Mark Knopfler
4) Privateering
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Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and former Dire Straits front man Mark Knopfler unveils his first ever double album. Each of these original songs captures the essence of several locations around the globe as well as first class musicianship.
5) Get lucky
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Mark Knopfler returns with his first new solo album in two years. It features the tracks You Can't Beat the House; The Car Was the One; and Piper to the End.
6) Tracker
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The much-travelled craftsman prefers to reside wherever the song takes him, from writing room to rehearsal space, recording studio to concert hall. Recorded in true Mark Knopfler style.
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Starting with his own unlikely beginnings in Middle England, John Illsley recounts the rise of Dire Straits from humble origins in London's spit-and-sawdust pubs to the best-known venues in the world, the working men's clubs to Madison Square Garden, sharing gigs with wild punk bands to the Live Aid stage at Wembley until, ultimately, the shattering demands of touring on a global scale and living life in the spotlight took their inevitable toll.
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Mark Knopfler's ninth solo studio album features unhurriedly elegant new songsinspired by a wide range of subjects, including his early days in Deptford with Dire Straits, a stray football fan lost in a strange town, and the compulsion of a musician hitching home through the snow. Mark has a poet's eye for tellingdetails that infuse his songs with his unique psychogeography.
12) Croz
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Rock legend David Crosby releases his first new solo studio album in over twenty years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is joined by guests including Mark Knopfler and Wynton Marsalis on some of the tracks.
20) Impressions
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Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall in Love, Chris Botti has become the largest selling American jazz instrumental artist. On his album Impressions, Chris Botti performs with superstars Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, and Mark Knopfler.
" ... A musical-cornucopia treasure chest of jazz standards, famous classical masterpieces and soon-to-be instant favorites, due to the contributions from featured...