Rodney Whitaker - Ballads & BluesThis album is underpinned with the sensibility that people used to call "mainstream" it features bassist Whitaker & his elite young quintet, inc. Ron Blake, Stefon Harris, Wycliff Gordon, Eric Reed & Carl Allen; three of the musicians are members of the Wynton Marsalis Septet.

Tying the album together is the power of three

All four albums made the US Country charts

the Chrysalis

and "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music

these works invite us to appreciate the versatility of this extraordinary artist

but they demonstrate that

It features all his US and UK pop hits

sitting alongside Delius's Quartet on their debut recording (1984)

Texas-born quartet

is transforming the world

delivers a collection of traditional and original tunes that showcase their impeccable musicianship and tight harmonies

Generations release