José Álvarez
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| 𝑱ᴀᴢᴢ 𝑳ᴏᴠᴇʀ 🎶 | Classical music listener | Compulsive collector | 積ん読 | 🇪🇺 ᴱᵁᴿᴼᴾᴱᴬᴺ 🇪🇺
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#classical | Toscanini In Memoriam is a box set of five LPs released by RCA Victor in 1957, the year the great conductor passed away | The selection includes a series of historic recordings of the maestro conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
#classical | Toscanini In Memoriam is a box set of five LPs released by RCA Victor in 1957, the year the great conductor passed away | The selection includes a series of historic recordings of the maestro conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
#jazzsky | Echoes Of The Inner Prophet is the 7th album by saxophonist Melissa Aldana, released by Blue Note | It is a great contemporary jazz album on which Aldana is accompanied by her group consisting of guitarist Lage Lund, bassist Pablo Menares, pianist Fabian Almazan and Kush Abadey on drums
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
#jazzsky | Echoes Of The Inner Prophet is the 7th album by saxophonist Melissa Aldana, released by Blue Note | It is a great contemporary jazz album on which Aldana is accompanied by her group consisting of guitarist Lage Lund, bassist Pablo Menares, pianist Fabian Almazan and Kush Abadey on drums
#classical | Dmitri Shostakovich | Symphony no. 13 for bass, bass choir and orchestra in B flat minor, Op. 113 | Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin | Recorded in 1971 | Released by Soviet label Melodiya (Мелодия).
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
#classical | Dmitri Shostakovich | Symphony no. 13 for bass, bass choir and orchestra in B flat minor, Op. 113 | Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin | Recorded in 1971 | Released by Soviet label Melodiya (Мелодия).
#classical | The Firebird, ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, first performed in Paris on June 1910, was the first international success of the composer’s career | In this album, the score is performed by the Orchestre de Paris under the direction of Seigi Ozawa, in a recording from 1973
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
#classical | The Firebird, ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, first performed in Paris on June 1910, was the first international success of the composer’s career | In this album, the score is performed by the Orchestre de Paris under the direction of Seigi Ozawa, in a recording from 1973
#jazzsky | In 1959 and 1961 Dave Brubeck released two albums, Time Out and Time Further Out, respectively, in which Brubeck explored different meters and rhythms that were unusual in jazz at the time. The quartet is completed by Paul Desmond on alto, bassist Eugene Wright, and Joe Morello on drums.
February 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
#jazzsky | In 1959 and 1961 Dave Brubeck released two albums, Time Out and Time Further Out, respectively, in which Brubeck explored different meters and rhythms that were unusual in jazz at the time. The quartet is completed by Paul Desmond on alto, bassist Eugene Wright, and Joe Morello on drums.
#jazzsky | In 1959 and 1961, pianist Dave Brubeck's group released two albums, Time Out and Time Further Out, respectively, in which Brubeck explored different meters and rhythms that were unusual in jazz at the time | This edition brings together the mono and stereo versions of the first album.
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
#jazzsky | In 1959 and 1961, pianist Dave Brubeck's group released two albums, Time Out and Time Further Out, respectively, in which Brubeck explored different meters and rhythms that were unusual in jazz at the time | This edition brings together the mono and stereo versions of the first album.
#classical | Ludwig van Beethoven | Violinkonzert D-dur Op. 61 | Yehudi Menuhin, violin • Philharmonia Orchestra London • Wilhelm Furtwängler | Recorded April 1953
February 4, 2026 at 11:02 PM
#classical | Ludwig van Beethoven | Violinkonzert D-dur Op. 61 | Yehudi Menuhin, violin • Philharmonia Orchestra London • Wilhelm Furtwängler | Recorded April 1953
#classical | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Vier Hornkonzerte KV 412, 417, 447, 495 | Alan Civil, horn • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • Rudolf Kempe, conductor | Recorded in 1967 | Release by RCA Victor - Deutscher Schallplattenclub.
February 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM
#classical | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Vier Hornkonzerte KV 412, 417, 447, 495 | Alan Civil, horn • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • Rudolf Kempe, conductor | Recorded in 1967 | Release by RCA Victor - Deutscher Schallplattenclub.
#classical | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Die Preußischen Quartette KV 575, 589, 590 und Streichquartett D-Dur, KV 499 | Performed by Melos-Quartett Stuttgart | Double album released by German label Intercord in 1973.
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
#classical | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Die Preußischen Quartette KV 575, 589, 590 und Streichquartett D-Dur, KV 499 | Performed by Melos-Quartett Stuttgart | Double album released by German label Intercord in 1973.
#jazzsky | Portrait of Sheila is the amazing 1963 debut album of singer Sheila Jordan, released by Blue Note Records | Jordan was backed by guitarist Barry Galbraith, Steve Swallow on bass and drummer Denzil Best | She did not record again as a leader for more than a dozen years.
February 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
#jazzsky | Portrait of Sheila is the amazing 1963 debut album of singer Sheila Jordan, released by Blue Note Records | Jordan was backed by guitarist Barry Galbraith, Steve Swallow on bass and drummer Denzil Best | She did not record again as a leader for more than a dozen years.
#jazzsky | In the Land of Hi-Fi is an album by Sarah Vaughan recorded in 1955 with Ernie Wilkins' orchestra, which included a young Cannonball Adderley, trumpeters Ernie Royal & Bernie Glow, trombonists Kai Winding & J. J. Johnson, pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Joe Benjamin, and Roy Haynes on drums.
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 PM
#jazzsky | In the Land of Hi-Fi is an album by Sarah Vaughan recorded in 1955 with Ernie Wilkins' orchestra, which included a young Cannonball Adderley, trumpeters Ernie Royal & Bernie Glow, trombonists Kai Winding & J. J. Johnson, pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Joe Benjamin, and Roy Haynes on drums.
#jazzsky | Charles Mingus reached one of the high points of his career in 1959 with Mingus Ah Um, his first album for Columbia | The attractive cover featuring an abstract work by Neil Fujita links Mingus' experimental jazz with the cultural avant-garde that was sweeping the USA in the late 1950s.
January 31, 2026 at 8:13 PM
#jazzsky | Charles Mingus reached one of the high points of his career in 1959 with Mingus Ah Um, his first album for Columbia | The attractive cover featuring an abstract work by Neil Fujita links Mingus' experimental jazz with the cultural avant-garde that was sweeping the USA in the late 1950s.
#NowPlaying | Two Against Nature is the 8th studio album by Steely Dan, their 1st studio album in 20 years, released on 2000 | The album won the group 4 Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Engineered Album Non-Classical, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 AM
#NowPlaying | Two Against Nature is the 8th studio album by Steely Dan, their 1st studio album in 20 years, released on 2000 | The album won the group 4 Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Engineered Album Non-Classical, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
#jazzsky | The album Ezz-thetics was recorded in NYC by the George Russell Sextet on May 8, 1961 | In addition to Russell himself on piano, the group included trumpeter Don Ellis, trombonist Dave Baker, Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, bassist Steve Swallow, and Joe Hunt on drums.
January 30, 2026 at 10:26 PM
#jazzsky | The album Ezz-thetics was recorded in NYC by the George Russell Sextet on May 8, 1961 | In addition to Russell himself on piano, the group included trumpeter Don Ellis, trombonist Dave Baker, Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, bassist Steve Swallow, and Joe Hunt on drums.
#classical | Inori (Japanese for "Adorations"), for one or two soloists with orchestra, is a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen, written in 1973–74 | Formel is a composition for chamber orchestra, written while he was still a student in 1951 | Double album released by Deutsche Grammophon
January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
#classical | Inori (Japanese for "Adorations"), for one or two soloists with orchestra, is a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen, written in 1973–74 | Formel is a composition for chamber orchestra, written while he was still a student in 1951 | Double album released by Deutsche Grammophon
#jazzsky | Mood is a debut studio album by pianist Robert Glasper recorded with bassist Robert Hurst and Damion Reid on drums | The record was released in 2004 by Spanish label Fresh Sound New Talent | The album was well received and convinced Blue Note Records to add Glasper to its selective roster
January 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
#jazzsky | Mood is a debut studio album by pianist Robert Glasper recorded with bassist Robert Hurst and Damion Reid on drums | The record was released in 2004 by Spanish label Fresh Sound New Talent | The album was well received and convinced Blue Note Records to add Glasper to its selective roster
#jazzsky | Circle in the Round is a 1979 compilation double album by Miles Davis | It compiled outtakes from sessions across Davis's career that, with one exception, had been previously unreleased | The recordings date from 1955 to 1970.
January 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
#jazzsky | Circle in the Round is a 1979 compilation double album by Miles Davis | It compiled outtakes from sessions across Davis's career that, with one exception, had been previously unreleased | The recordings date from 1955 to 1970.
#jazzsky | This album features the concert that Bird performed at Folkets Park, Helsingborg, on November 24, 1950, during his Swedish tour, accompanied by Thore Jederby on bass, Gosta Theselius on piano, Jack Noren on drums, and trumpeter Rolf Ericson | Unofficial release by Almanac Records.
January 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM
#jazzsky | This album features the concert that Bird performed at Folkets Park, Helsingborg, on November 24, 1950, during his Swedish tour, accompanied by Thore Jederby on bass, Gosta Theselius on piano, Jack Noren on drums, and trumpeter Rolf Ericson | Unofficial release by Almanac Records.
#jazzsky | This album brings together three of the greatest alto saxophonists in history: Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, and Benny Carter | They are accompanied on tenor saxophone by the equally great Ben Webster and Flip Philips and other great jazzmen | Recorded in LA, 1952.
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
#jazzsky | This album brings together three of the greatest alto saxophonists in history: Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, and Benny Carter | They are accompanied on tenor saxophone by the equally great Ben Webster and Flip Philips and other great jazzmen | Recorded in LA, 1952.
#jazzsky | Mingus at the Bohemia fixed a moment in time where Charles Mingus found his musical identity | The concert was recorded at Café Bohemia, NYC, on December 18, 1955, and Mingus's group (Eddie Bert, Mal Waldron, George Barrow & Willie Jones) featured Max Roach as a special guest.
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
#jazzsky | Mingus at the Bohemia fixed a moment in time where Charles Mingus found his musical identity | The concert was recorded at Café Bohemia, NYC, on December 18, 1955, and Mingus's group (Eddie Bert, Mal Waldron, George Barrow & Willie Jones) featured Max Roach as a special guest.
#jazzsky | Lover Man is an album by the Archie Shepp Quartet featuring vocalist Annette Lowman, recorded in the Netherlands in 1988 | Shepp plays tenor saxophone on the recording, while the rhythm section consists of Dave Burrell on piano, bassist Herman Wright, and Stephen McCraven on drums.
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
#jazzsky | Lover Man is an album by the Archie Shepp Quartet featuring vocalist Annette Lowman, recorded in the Netherlands in 1988 | Shepp plays tenor saxophone on the recording, while the rhythm section consists of Dave Burrell on piano, bassist Herman Wright, and Stephen McCraven on drums.
My wishes for the New Year
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
My wishes for the New Year
#jazzsky | Behind the iconic cover of Cool Struttin' lies an excellent fourth solo album by pianist Sonny Clark, accompanied on the session by a powerful group of hardboppers consisting of trumpeter Art Farmer, Jackie McLean on alto, bassist Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe on drums | Recorded in 1958
December 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#jazzsky | Behind the iconic cover of Cool Struttin' lies an excellent fourth solo album by pianist Sonny Clark, accompanied on the session by a powerful group of hardboppers consisting of trumpeter Art Farmer, Jackie McLean on alto, bassist Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe on drums | Recorded in 1958
#jazzsky | On "The Avant-Garde", Coltrane wanted to experiment with the new forms of jazz that Ornette Coleman was exploring, so he recorded this album on summer of 1960 backed by Coleman's band, consisting of trumpeter Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell on drums, and bassists Charlie Haden and Percy Heath.
December 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#jazzsky | On "The Avant-Garde", Coltrane wanted to experiment with the new forms of jazz that Ornette Coleman was exploring, so he recorded this album on summer of 1960 backed by Coleman's band, consisting of trumpeter Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell on drums, and bassists Charlie Haden and Percy Heath.