Passion, Grace And Fire - John McLaughlin/ Al Di Meola/ Paco De Lucia

Advantages: artists in unfamiliar surroundings
Disadvantages: nothing

...grandi sogni (Edoardo Bennato) 14. Granada (Jon Secada, Luciano Pavarotti) 15. Mediterranean sundance (Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin) 16. Gesú bambino (Joan Osborne, Luciano Pavarotti) 17. Live like horses (Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti) My favorit is definetly the number 12, an interpretation of Mozart’s La ci darem la mano. I mean from Sheryl Crow and Luciano Pavarotti. If it wouldn’t say her name on the cover, you would never guess, that this is Sheryl. Her voice is blending with Pavarotti’s in a perfect mix. This is actually, what I like about this CD. The artist perform a kind of music, they would never dare to try otherwise. I mean, who would connect the Kelly’s to the Ave Maria? Or that one of the biggest tenors of our time performs 'Living like horses'? And I like live-coverages when... Read review

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Advantages: All good strong performances with some absolutely glorious
Disadvantages: Some of the arias do not show the singers at their best

...acts Habanera: La voila... L'amour est oiseau rebelle Composed by Georges Bizet Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra with Yelena Obraztsova Conducted by Giuseppe Patane >Yelena Obraztsova has a fine strong voice and is quite subtle in places. Her voice is not smooth - very different from say the Carmen of Leontyne Price or Grace Bumbry - rather she is powerful and vivid - a performance that you either love (for all the passion and excitement) or hate (quite a hard voice and manner). Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30 Che faro senza Euridice Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra with Agnes Baltsa Conducted by Riccardo Muti > Baltsa gives a full force performance here, very different from the famous performance by Kathleen Ferrier, very italianate and her... Read review

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Advantages: One of the greatest bassists to ever walk the planet
Disadvantages: Jazz isn't for everyone

...the frets from his Fender guitar and filled in the spaces with putty. And so the legendary fretless bass style of Jaco Pastorius was born. Thorugh the late seventies and early eighties Jaco collaborated with many musicians on many different albums - notably Joni Mitchell's Hejira and Al Di Meola's solo stuff. He released the album I'm reviewing - Jaco Pastorius - in 1976 and from then on released a further 9 solo albums, 6 albums with Weather Report and collaborated on around 18 albums. In the mid eighties it was starting to become obvious that Jaco was suffering from bi-polar disorder alongside a hefty drug and alcohol abuse problem. This meant that his music began to suffer as his behaviour became more and more erratic which pushed him to become an outcast in the music business. After sneaking onstage at a Carlos Santana gig on September 11th... Read review

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