CD (J) $29.99
2008 reissue JAPAN ONLY RELEASE. Recorded live at Paradise Theater in Boston, on September 11, 1978. Tunes include "Alaska", "Time To Kill", "The Only Thing She Needs", "Carrying No Cross", "Thirty Years"/"In Dead Of Night" and "Caesar's Palace Blues". John Wetton, voice & bass; Eddie Jobson, electric violin, keyboards & electronics; Allan Holdsworth, guitars & Bill Bruford, drums & percussion. Packaged in a mini album sleeve, with digital mastering for superior sound quality. A must for Holdsworth fans!!!

CD (J) $34.99
2007 release. Finally available after a 6 month wait!! Exhivision returns after a 3 year hiatus with another dose of fusion brilliance, led by Prism guitarist, Akira Wada. In addition to Wada, the quartet includes: Hiroyuki Namba (keyboards), Toshimi Nagai (bass) & Kohji Hasegawa (drums). Definitely check this band out!!

CD (E) $24.99
2008 release. On his latest album, an ambitious orchestral project with the title Revolutions, Beard draws with the Netherlands Metropole under the direction of the conductor and arranger Vince Mendoza some of his earlier compositions gain. These large scale revisions of pieces like "Parsley Trees", "Troll Bridge Crossing" and "Holodeck Waltz" (Song of the Sun), "Holiday for Pete and Gladys" (Lost at the Carnival), "In All Her Finery" (Truly ...) and "Hope" and "Trip" (Advocate) confirm the depth of Beards superior compositional skills. And even if along the way certain influences show - a hint of Aaron Copeland here, a little Burt Bacharach and a healthy dose of Joe Zawinul - show his compositions, each of which has its own orbit circling, but an undeniable individuality. Musicians: Jim Beard, piano, synthesizer; Bob Malach, tenor saxophone; Rudd Bruels, trumpet; Jon Herington, guitar; Paul van der Fairies, soprano saxophone; Bar van Lier, trombone; Bill Evans, soprano saxophone; Leo Janssen; tenor saxophone;Marco Doctor, latin and ethnic percussion; The Metropole Orchestra, Vince Mendoza: conductor.

CD (A) $16.99
2008 release. Superb debut release from Australian keyboardist, Phil Turcio, best known for his work with Virgil Donati's "On the Virg" & bassist, Ric Fierabracci's "Hemispheres" cd. The cd features an all-star fusion cast including: Will Kennedy, drums; Gary Meek, sax; Ric Fierabracci & Craig Newman, bass; Dave Weckl, drums (Dave also mixed the cd) & Simon Patterson, guitar. You may remember Simon Patterson and Craig Newman from their 2004 cd release "Project 3".

2CDs (D) $19.99
2008 release. This ultimate collection is the first to include the definitive tracks from RTF's albums, "Hymn Of The 7th Galaxy", "Where Have I Known You Before", "No Mystery" & the entire "Romantic Warrior" in 1 double cd package. All tracks have been digitally remixed & remastered from the original session tapes for quantum leap sonic improvement. Also includes a 20 page booklet with rare photos and personal retrospectives. A must for any RTF fan!!! Disc 1: "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy", "After the Cosmic Rain", "Captain Senor Mouse", "Theme to the Mothership", "Space Circus Part I & II", "The Game Maker", "Vulcan Worlds", "The Shadow Of Lo", "Beyond the Seventh Galaxy", & "Song to the Pharoah Kings". Disc 2: "Dayride", "Sofistifunk", "No Mystery", "Celebration Suite Part I & II", "Medieval Overture", "Sorceress", "The Romantic Warrior", "Majestic Dance", "The Magician" & "Dual of The Jester And The Tyrant Part I & II". Chick Corea, keyboards; Stanley Clarke, basses, keyboards & percussion; Bill Connors, guitars; Al Di Meola, guitars & Lenny White, drums & percussion.

CD (E) $34.99
2008 release. AUDIOPHILE IMPORTS EXCLUSIVE !! "Fruit From The Loom" is the first release from drummer Billy Cobham (under his own name) since the1998 release "Focused". It is intended to be the first of four releases in this music series in which Cobham will be revisiting the music he has created throughout his career as well as re-connecting with the musicians who helped him create his past sonic offerings. Some of the pieces he has re-worked for this release are Spectrum, Crosswinds, and the Grammy-nominated Zanzibar Breeze. Among the old friends Billy has invited to appear on this recording are: Ernie Watts (sax), Dave Samuels (vibraphone, marimba), Guy Barker (trumpet), Victor Bailey (bass), Brian Auger (organ) and guitarists Dean Brown & Jean-Marie Ecay. Past and current members of Culture Mix, Cobham's multi-national quintet round out the supporting cast. They include Stefan Rademacher (bass), Junior Gill (steel pan), Marco Lobo (percussion) and Christophe Cravero (piano). String flavors also color several of the tunes with violinists Johan Renard and Aurelien Guyot. Five members of the explosive Nigerian percussion ensemble, Okuta Percussion join Billy in a rhythmic tour-de-force on "Thoughts from Okuta". Some of the more recent compositions by Billy Cobham finally make their appearance on this studio recording like "Florianopolis", "Clitter Clatter", "Eggshells Still On My Head" and "Cat in the Hat". And of course, no Cobham solo album would be complete without a solo piece from the master himself which he calls "Sambu du Militairstrasse". As an added bonus, Mr. Cobham has personally hand signed every copy. This CD is currently only available at his concerts and thru Audiophile Imports. Special thanks to Cobham expert Ted E. Bear!!

CD (J) $29.99
2008 release. Japanese fusion band Trix continue the one word cd titles with their 5th studio release "Style". Musicians: Takeshi Hirai, guitar; Mitsuru Sutoh, bass; Hiroshi Kubota, keyboards & Noriaki Kumagai, drums.

4CD SET (E) $64.99
2008 release. An amazing package of work from George Duke-6 of his legendary 70's fusion albums for MPS Records, including the double LP set "Solus"/"The Inner Source" which has never been issued on CD. This set begins with some sublime trio work from Duke, rooted in jazz then moving into some hipper latin style grooves. The other albums in the set, "Faces In Reflection", "Feel", "I Love The Blues She Heard My Cry", "The Aura Will Prevail" and "Liberated Fantasies", trace Duke's evolution from straight ahead jazz into funky fusion and soul.This amazing set features a whopping 64 titles (all 24 bit digitally remastered) and includes a 24 page booklet with complete notes on all the music, photos and recollections from Duke himself. "Solus"/"Inner Source" personnel: George Duke, piano, electric piano, keyboards & trombone; John Heard, bass; Dick Berk, drums & percussion; Luis Gasca, flugel horn & trumpet; Jerome Richardson, flute, tenor & soprano sax; James Leary, bass & Armando Peraza, congas. "Faces In Reflection" personnel: George Duke, keyboards; John Heard, bass & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, drums. "Feel" personnel: George Duke, keyboards, synthesizer bass, vocals; Obdewl'l X, guitar; John Heard, bass; Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, drums & percussion; Airto Moreira, percussion & Flora Purim, vocals. "I Love The Blues She Heard My Cry" personnel: George Duke, keyboards & vocals; Bruce Fowler, trombone; John Wittenberg, violin; George Johnson, Lee Ritenour, Daryl Stuermer, guitar; Johnny "Guitar" Watson, guitar & vocals; Byron Miller, bass& guitar; Tom Fowler, bass; Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, drums, congas & voice: Airto Moreira, percussion; Emil Richards, percussion, marimba; Ruth Underwood, marimba, percussion & congas; Flora Purim, vocals & voice; Janet Ferguson Hoff, vocals; Amanda B. Recordwether, Debra Fay, Pat Norris, Donna Correa, Larry Robinson, Roger Dollarhide, voice. "The Aura Will Prevail" personnel: George Duke, piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer, electric bass; Alphonso "Slim" Johnson, bass; Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, drums, congas & voice; Airto Moreira, percussion; Sylvia St. James, Kathy Woehrie, Gee Janzen, vocals. "Liberated Fantasies" personnel: George Duke, keyboards, synthesizer & vocals; David Amaro, Daryl Stuermer, George Johnson, guitar; Al "Embamba" Johnson, bass; Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, drums, roto-toms, vocals, Emil Richards, marimba; Airto Moreria, percussion; Napoleon Murphy Brock, vocals; Janet Ferguson Hoff, Bonnie Bowden Amaro, Rasid Duke & Ruth K. Underwood, vocals.

CD (J) $29.99
2008 release. Compilation of demos and unreleased recordings from legendary bassists, Jaco Pastorius, featuring recordings from 19 year old Jaco's trio "Woodchuck",demo recordings from Jaco's 1976 debut album, solo live 1976 and more. Track list is as follows: 1 "Havona" (demo), 2 "Kuru" (demo), 3 "Continuum" (demo), 4 "Tell Daddy" (Woodchuck), 5 "Soul Intro/The Chicken" (Word of Mouth Big Band), 6 "Portrait of Tracy" (bass solo), 7 "Mr. Fone Bone" (Word of Mouth Big Band), 8 "Opus Pocus" (demo), 9 "The Chicken" (Woodchuck), 10 "Balloon Song" (demo),11 "Liberty City" (Word of Mouth Big Band). Personnel: Track #1 Jaco Pastorius (bass), Alex Darqui (keyboards), Bobby Economou (drums), recorded at Criteria Studio in Miami, August, 1974; Track #2, #3, #10 Jaco Pastorius (bass), lex Darqui (keyboards), Bobby Economou (drums), Don Alias (percussion), recorded at Criteria Studio in Miami, August, 1974: Track #4, #9 Jaco Pastorius (bass), Billy Burke (organ), Bob Herzog (drums, vocal*), recorded Live at the Flying Machine in Ft. Lauderdale, 1970) *--- only #4; Track #5, #7, #11 Jaco Pastorius (bass), Don Alias (percussion), Bobby Mintzer (sax), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Peter Erskine (drum), Othllo Molineaux (steel drum), Toots Thielmans (harmonica), Lew Soloff (trumpet), Jon Faddis (trumpet), Ron Tooley (trumpet), Wayne Andre (trumpet), David Bargeron (tuba), David Tyler (trombone), Bill reichenbach (bass trombone), Mario Cruz (sax, clarinet, flute), Randy Emerick (sax), Aran Luvin (sax, trumpet), Frank Wess (sax, oboe), Peter Gordon (french-horn), John Clarke (french-horn), recorded Live at Kool Jazz Festival in New York, June 27, 1982; Track #6, Jaco Pastorius (bass), recorded Live at Berlin Jazz Days in Germany, November 6, 1976; Track #8 Jaco Pastorius (bass), Alex Darqui (keyboards), Sir Cederik Lucious (steel Drums), Don Alias (percussion), recorded at Criteria Studio in Miami, August, 1974.

CD (D) $14.99
2008 release. It has been 5 years since Howe's last release "Extraction". On "Sound Proof", Greg has assembled a hot new band that has jelled together to create a freshly unified sound. This record is a veritable smorgasbord of hot chops as each player never fails to impress on these awesome jazz/rock/fusion compositions. Howe is an enormously gifted player who combines elements of rock, blues and latin music with jazz influences resulting in a stylized fusion sound. Includes a great funk fusion cover of "Tell Me Something Good". Greg Howe, guitar; John Reshard, bass; Gianluca Palmieri, drums & David Cook, keyboards. Guest: Dennis Hamm, keyboards.

CD (D) $15.99
2008 release. Reissue of the debut Raging Honkies cd. The best in punk/grind/grunge music from this power trio. Michael Landau, guitar/vocal; Teddy Landau, bass & Abe Laborial Jr., drums.

CD (D) $15.99
2008 release. Reissue of the second Raging Honkies cd. Musicians: Michael Landau, guitar, vocal; Teddy Landau, bass & Abe Laroriel Jr., drums.

CD (D) $13.99
2008 release. Now available domestically "Ever Changing Times" is certainly another musical gem to be added to the list of top quality productions featuring Lukather's classic trademarks: exquisite playing, finely crafted productions and a very diverse range of music styles, encompassing the heartfelt ballads, straight-ahead rockers and fusion extravaganza. The result of this new studio effort, Luke's 4th, are 11songs (1 instrumental) which incorporate all aspects Steve Lukather is well known for. Influences on this cd include: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd and of course Toto. Musicians: Steve Lukather, guitars, vocals, Trev Lukather, guitars, bgv's, Abe Laboriel Jr., drums, bassists John Pierce, Leland Sklar, & Phil Soussan, Jeff Babko, keyboards, Steve Weingart, Randy Goodrum, Steve MacMillan, Olie Romo, Jyro Xhan, synths, Greg Mathieson, Hammond organ, Steve Porcaro, keys, orchestation and arrangement, Lenny Castro, percussion, Joseph Williams, Bill Champlin, Bernard Fowler, Sharolette Gibson & Tina Lukather, background vocals.

CD (D) $15.99
2008 release. "Floating Point" is a western style jazz fusion album played by (for the most part) Indian musicians. Fans of McLaughlin's classic fusion albums will find plenty to enjoy on this new cd project. It's 8 tracks are rich in memorable melodies, but also full of lengthy guitar solos, stunning percussion work and heavy duty instrumental workouts. Each track features a core band of McLaughlin on guitar and guitar synth, young phenom Hadrien Feraud on bass and 3 great musicians from India-Ranjit Barot on drums, Sivamani on percussion and Louiz Banks on keyboards. The disc features guest contributions from renowned Indian players including Hindustani slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya, zitar (electric sitar) player Niladri Kumar, electric mandolinist U. Rajesh, Naveen Kumar & Shashank on bamboo flute & Shankar Mahadevan, vocals. George Brooks contributes some great sax work to the opening track.

CD (D) $16.99
2008 release. "Istanbul In Blue", Fahir's follow-up to "IF", is a wide ranging set that includes jazz/rock/fusion, Turkish music influences, some acoustic interludes and sections that are completely unclassifiable. Internationally acclaimed award winning composer, arranger and pianist, Fahir Atakoglu has gathered together an all-star cast for the cd: Fahir Atakoglu, piano, Rhodes, synthesizers, voice; Bob Franceschini, tenor sax, soprano sax, alto flute, bass clarinet; Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, drums, congas; Anthony Jackson, contrabass; Wayne Krantz, guitar (4 tracks) & Mike Stern, guitar (4 tracks). When one considers the great variety to be heard throughout "Istanbul In Blue" and the perfect mix of melodies, grooves and improvisations, Fahir Atakoglu's future is certainly one to watch closely.

CD (D) $14.99
2008 release. Drummer, composer Frank Briggs is joined by an All-Star group of musical soul mates on his first solo release. Inspired by a spectacular desert oasis, "China Ranch" takes us on a journey of musical exploration and virtuosity as expressed by an artist blessed with curiosity, compassion . . . and serious chops. Briggs' musical credentials run wide and deep: He's a best-selling author of how-to drumming books and videos as well as a touring and studio drummer for some of the biggest names in Pop, Rock and R&B. "China Ranch" is flavored by this wide range of experience and is also influenced by musical idols such as Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Pat Metheny, and many others."All the musicians on "China Ranch" were picked for their individual strengths and each song was cast carefully to highlight them." The line-up includes: guitarists Brian Price, Mark Doyle, Jeff Miley & Frank Gambale (1 track); keyboardists Kit Walker, Steve Weingart, Mitchel Forman & Jeff Babko, bassists Ric Fierabracci, Jimmy Earl, Chris Golden & Travis Carlton, percussionist Michito Sanchez and Frank Briggs, drums & additional keys. Highly recommended !!!!

(A)DVD $49.99
2005 release. Brett Garsed, Australia's guitar phenom produced this half live, half instructional DVD. During the instructional segment Brett shows his original approach to hybrid picking; left hand legato technique; ear training & interval recognition; fretboard coverage; modal improvisation; and slide guitar for standard tuning. Brett performs live with his band featuring Stuart Fraser, guitar; Craig Newman- (known for his work with the band Logic and Simon Patterson) bass; and Angus Burchall, drums. Bonus Features include Brett performing live at Musician's Institute in Hollywood, CA with T. J. Helmerich, on guitar; Kevin King, keys; Ric Fierabracci, bass, and Virgil Donati, drums; along with early live footage of Brett playing in Australia with John Farnham. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN UNCODED NTSC DVD PLAYABLE ON ALL U.S. DVD PLAYERS. Running Time: 120 Minutes.

(E)3 DVDS, 1 CD $99.99
2005 release. Check out Gary Husband the visionary, on both drums and keys on two different projects. 'Gary Husband's Force Majuere-Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall London' features Gary playing drums and piano with an all star band including Jerry Goodman, on electric violin, Randy Brecker, trumpet; Elliot Mason, trombone, bass trumpet; Jim Beard, keys; Matthew Garrison, bass; and Arto Tuncboyacian, percussion, recorded live in London England on March 5, 2004. The concert is over two hours in length and also included is an additional seventy five minutes of bonus audio tracks. Special Features include: Interviews; Outtakes; and Behind The Scenes Footage; with a running time of 235 minutes. 'Gary Husband and the Mondesir Brothers' features Gary Husband on keys and drums recorded live in the studio with Michael Mondesir on bass, and Mark Mondesir on drums. The trio perform original material and during one incredible fifteen minute track on the DVD Gary starts the song playing keys then joins Mark for an intense drum duet. DVD running time: 70 minutes; CD running time: 50 minutes. PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE REGION ONE NTSC DVDS PLAYABLE ON ALL U.S DVD PLAYERS. Why not purchase these two incredible dvds together and save 15.00?