Grab your ticket and hop aboard this fast-moving Night Train. Conducted by Oscar Peterson and manned by his consistently stellar trio-mates - drummer Ed Thigpen and bassist Ray Brown - this is one journey that you don't want to miss. The sonic stops they take with "This Could Be the Start of Something" and "Things Ain't what They Used to Be" are breathtaking. This is the ultimate, first-class trip for any refined jazz listener.

With its outstanding ensemble cast and wistful tone, The Big Chill was one of the first films to explore the bittersweet memories of the Woodstock generation. Released in 1983, the picture documents the lives of a group of high school friends nearly 15 years after the defining musical event of the 1960s. Matching the movie's nostalgic bent, The Big Chill: Original Soundtrack features ten treasured classics from the likes of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Temptations and Exciters. Songs like Marvin Gaye's "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World" serve as rhythmic complements to the film, as their classic melodies accompany the characters' journey from nostalgia to regret to salvation.

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Peter Tosh (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Bob Marley (vocals, guitar, percussion); Bunny Livingston (vocals, congas, bongos); Earl "Chinna" Smith (guitar, percussion); Junior Marvin (guitar, background vocals); Donald Kinsey, Al Anderson (guitar); Bernard "Touter" Harvey (piano, organ); Tyrone Downie (keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, background vocals); Earl Lindo (keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Aston Barrett (bass guitar, percussion); Carlton Barrett (drums, percussion); Joe Higgs (percussion, background vocals); Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (percussion); Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley (background vocals).

Full title: The Sound Of Music: 40th Anniversary Edition.
Music composed by Richard Rogers. Lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein.
Principal cast: Julie Andrews (Maria); Christopher Plummer (The Captain); Peggy Wood (Mother Abbess); Dan Truhitte (Rolf); Charmain Carr (Leisl); Nicholas Hammond (Friedrich); Heather Menzies (Louisa); Duane Chase (Kurt); Angela Cartwright (Brigitta); Debbie Turner (Marta); Kym Karath (Gretl).
Producer: Neely Plumb.
Reissue producer: Paul Williams.
Includes liner notes by Michael Matessino.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Personnel include: Muddy Waters (vocals, guitar); Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy (guitar); James Cotton (harmonica); Otis Spann (piano); Willie Dixon (upright bass).
Liner Note Author: Mary Katherine Aldin.
Recording information: 1948 - 1976.
Outside of Robert Johnson, there are few blues musicians as iconic as Muddy Waters. Chess's superbly selected and compiled DEFINITIVE COLLECTION is as close to a perfect compilation as listeners are likely to find on one disc. Arranged chronologically, the 24 tracks start with 1948's slinky "I Can't Be Satisfied" and end with 1976's "Crosseyed Cat." In between are the immortal Waters classics "Rollin' & Tumblin'," "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man," "I Just Want To Make Love To You," among others that changed the sound of the blues and helped birth a genre called rock & roll.

Recorded in the same year as the band's debut album,  Led Zeppelin II almost immediately followed its predecessor to the top of the charts. Featuring the booming, timeless swell of Robert Plant's vocals and Jimmy Page's electrifying rhythmic riffs, the album hooked a whole generation of fans. "Bring It On Home" presents impassioned blues at its gritty best, while "Moby Dick" grows in waves to a series of crashing crescendos. A brilliant effort that builds on the gripping momentum of the band's self-titled debut, this disc will keep you on the edge of your seat.    

Recording information: Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (01/19/1971).

Includes a DVD.

This 1999 reissue contains two bonus tracks not on the original release. Personnel: Carole King (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); James Taylor (acoustic guitar); Danny Kootch (guitar, congas); Barry Socher (violin); David Campbell (viola); Terry King (cello); Curtis Amy (flute, soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones); Ralph Schuckett (electric piano); Charles Larkey (acoustic & electric basses); Perry Steinberg (acoustic bass); Joel O'Brien, Russ Kunkel (drums); Merry Clayton, Julia Tillman, The Mitchell/Taylor Boy-And-Girl Choir (background vocals). Producer: Lou Adler. Reissue producer: Bob Irwin. Includes liner notes by James Taylor. All tracks have been digitally remastered. During the 60s Carole King was renowned for composing a succession of classic pop songs. A low-key recording career blossomed with the release of this album which successfully married this skill with the contemporary singer-songwriter movement. TAPESTRY is comprised of self-penned material and collaborations with either ex-husband Gerry Goffin or lyricist Toni Stern. King's unfussy vocal style enhances the simply stated yet astute material and in "It's Too Late" the singer expresses the breakdown of a relationship with percipient incisiveness. Such skill ensures the album's lasting popularity.

Personnel: Brian Eno (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion); Kurt Schwitters (vocals); Paul Rudolf (guitar, bass); Robert Fripp, Fred Frith, Phil Manzanera (guitar); Achim Roedelius (acoustic & electric pianos); Mobie Moebius (electric piano); Bill McCormack, Percy Jones, Brian Turrington (bass); Phil Collins, Dave Mattacks, Jaki Liebezeit, Andy Fraser (drums); Shirley Williams, Rhett Davies (percussion).
Engineers: Rhett Davies, Dave Hutchins, Conny Plank.
Recorded at Basing Street Studios, London, England and Conny's Studio, Cologne, Germany.
Personnel: Brian Eno (vocals, vocals, guitar, guitar, piano, piano, synthesizer, synthesizer, percussion, percussion); Kurt Schwitters (vocals, vocals); Paul Rudolph (guitar, guitar, bass guitar, bass guitar); Phil Manzanera, Robert Fripp, Fred Frith (guitar, guitar); Achim Roedelius (piano, piano, electric piano, electric piano); Mobile Moebius (electric piano, electric piano); Percy Jones, Brian Turrington, Bill McCormack (bass guitar, bass guitar); Dave Mattacks, Jaki Liebezeit, Andy Frazer, Phil Collins (drums, drums); Rhett Davies, Shirley Caesar Williams (percussion, percussion).
Engineers: Rhett Davies;Rhett Davies;Dave Hutchins;Dave Hutchins;Conny Planck;Conny Planck.
Recording information: Basing Street Studios, London, England; Conny's Studio, Cologne , Germany.
Eno's last glam-pop album before devoting himself entirely to ambient experimentation, BEFORE AND AFTER SCIENCE showcases two sides of Eno's musical personality. The first half of the disc is characterized by floppy, pop-tinged romps reminiscent of his earlier albums (and heralding later Eno-piloted projects such as the Talking Heads' SPEAKING IN TONGUES). Tunes like "Backwater" and "King's Lead Hat" (a song whose lyrics are reputedly about the Talking Heads, the title an anagram of the band's name) feature bouncy beats and keyboards, silly, riddle-like lyrics and Eno's Muppet-ish vocals. The second half is considerably more subdued: the tender, airy feeling of tracks like "Julie With" and "Spider and I" indicate Eno's softer, abstract, synthesizer-dominated direction. Taken together, the fine tracks of this disc frame two sides of Eno: the pop songster and the ambient composer.