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"This might just be one of the most intriguing of all of the Mozart multi-pianos concertos on record. Here we have a rare collaboration not found on any other recording between George Solti and Daniel Barenboim, where the two conductors face each other playing the concerto for two pianos K.365; the conducting of the English Camber Orchestra from the piano on this Decca recording is at the hands of George Solti."

"Survivors of the original hardbop era are an ever-dwindling fraternity, although attrition isn't surprising for musical school that had its start well over a half-century ago. At 86, pianist Freddie Redd is still thankfully amongst that persistent number. He was a member of the New York jazz subculture in the Fifties that also included peers like Jackie McLean, Tina Brooks, Kenny Drew and others. An allergy to studio recording kept his discography comparatively slim, but his performance schedule remained healthy. In 1959 Redd aligned with the city's Living Theater Company, composing the music for and starring in both the stage production and film version of Jack Gelber's influential play The Connection. He secured a record contract with Blue Note contemporaneously although..."