Barbara Kozelj - Around Prague 1922-1937The city of Prague was a cultural hotspot in the 1920s and 30s. Three population groups, enriched by emigrants from Russia, the Ukraine, Germany and Austria, competed with one another but also inspired each other. This was the city of the composers on this recording by Werner Herbers and the Ebony Band, long known as champions of unknown or forgotten music from the first half of the 20th century. In the repertoire on this album we hear the old and the

and impressions packed into a collection of songs that changed the world

original readings that shed new light on the keyboard player's Bible" -BBC Music Magazine (on J

the only true consistent requirement being that they represent the best and most adventurous of their ilks

buoyant style of writing would be much finer than the empty stiffness we now have

Recorded live in Tokyo on 20 May 2009 with the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tadaaki Otaka

and Massenet

Every note is alive and vibrant

country chart entries from these years

this music is a longing of sorts

Since the release of II

These three Spanish-language films

this CD compiles all 18 tracks from the two versions and adds an additional seven cuts from the Crown vaults for a total of 25 blasts of early Rock/Blues/R&B