Music Minus One (MMO)

This album was truly a joy to do. The idea for the album was reinforced by a conversation I had with John Travolta at a party several years ago. I was talking to John about Stan Getz and how I wanted...

Accompaniment: Sam Baron, 2nd flute; Roberto di Domenica, 3rd flute; Robert Conant, harpsichord - A 2 CD set that includes three classics of the chamber repertoire for flute. The Kuhlau E-flat trio is...

Accompaniment: John Wustman, piano - Gorgeous high-voice German Lieder from Franz Schubert, the master of the form. These are all classics of their genre and you can join renowned accompanist John Wus...

Accompaniment: The Chamber Brass Players: Jay McAlister, tuba; Maurice Peress, trumpet; Alan Raph, trombone; James Spear, trumpet; Brooks Tillotson, horn - This superior collection of late Renaissance...

The five talented musicians of Pacific Coast Horns have performed their varied, and sometimes whimsical, brass and vocal repertoire since 1985. A resident Disney quintet known as the Bellhops, the gro...

Accompaniment: The Benny Goodman Rhythm Section: George Duvivier, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums - This album of jazz duets let you play along with saxophonist Zoot Sims and a rhythm section consisting...

Accompaniment: Weber Concertino: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra/Emil Kahn; Beethoven Trio: Richard Mattson, violoncello; Robert Conway, piano - Carl Maria von Weber, great innovator and orchestrator who...

Accompaniment: various orchestras - Jim Odrich has created stunning piano-and-orchestra arrangements for these standards for piano with ensemble backgrounds. A real treat for pianists of all levels!

Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra - A lovely, popular concerto full of melody and gorgeous orchestration, especially notable for its beautiful use of woodwinds to complement the piano. Rea...

Accompaniment: The Illinois Brass Quintet - A wonderful collection of baroque music for brass ensemble, drawn from such composers as Bach, Händel and Purcell.

Accompaniment: State Wind-Orchestra of the Ukraine - This great 20th-century concerto by Armenian composer Alexander Arutiunian has become one of the essential elements of all trumpeters' repertoire....

Accompaniment: Vienna Festival Orchestra - These are the two concerti for solo violin that have survived in this form. The adagio of the E-major concerto is superb in its exquisite simplicity and emot...

Accompaniment: David Miller, violoncello; Peter Basquin, piano - This trio is an exciting and passion-filled musical ride. The violin is pitted against a strong, almost virtuosic piano part. Highly re...

Accompaniment: Vienna Symphony Orchestra - Felix Mendelssohn worked on this concerto for six years. It is truly one of the most beautiful and popular in concerto literature??eloquent, passionate, loft...

Music Minus One presents a masterpiece concerto by Bach, who originally composed this classic 'triple' concerto for three violins, strings and continuo. We are happy to offer it as closely as possible...

Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra - From Bach to Dvorak, this collection of classics arranged presents a unique treat, spanning two hundred years of great music, arranged for Alto Sax and co...

Accompaniment: George Duvivier, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums - 18 exciting student duets performed by Burt Collins, trumpet, George Duvivier on bass and Bobby Donaldson, drums, and YOU! You have a cha...

Our finest vocalists have come to be identified with specific songs throughout their careers. Since many instrumentalists similarly have come to love these songs, we decided to create albums devoted t...

Blowin' The Blues Away is a departure from my past fifteen simply because this is a jazz album designed as such from its inception back in 1964 when Irv Kratka asked the legendary jazz pianist and com...

Accompaniment: Tim Laughlin's New Orleans All-Stars - Many people consider New Orleans the birthplace of jazz. After all Louis Armstrong was born and played there, as well as Joseph 'King' Oliver, the...

I am so proud and honored to present you a great Music Minus One volume released with my name which showcases the beautiful and lush string writing of the legendary composer/arranger Neal Hefti. These...

Accompaniment: Arnold Groß, keyboards; Greg Burrows, drums - This Suite, when first introduced, was performed by Claude Bolling and Jean-Pierre Rampal. It swiftly became the most successful chamber mu...

Accompaniment: Bob Wilber All Stars: Bob Wilber, clarinet; Buck Clayton, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Bud Freeman, tenor sax; Dick Wellstood, piano; Abdul Malik, bass; Panama Francis, drums - One...

A complete audio soundbook devoted to the new sounds in drumming. Learn the basic beats accopanied by an all-star rock band. Parts are played and demonstrated by Mike Ricciardella, the phenominal drum...

Among the biggest successes for the Gershwins were Lady Be Good (from which came 'Fascinatin' Rhythm'), Oh Kay (which debuted 'Someone To Watch Over Me'), Strike Up The Band, Funny Face, Show Girl, Gi...