The King Is Born. On March 23, 1956, music history was written. On that day, the debut album of a young musician named Elvis Presley was released. Elvis, who was still quite unknown at the time, thrilled audiences not only with his voice but also with a new kind of hip-swinging during live performances. Enthusiasm soon turned into hysteria. The plain name of the debut, Elvis Presley, was not to stand in the way of what followed. Elvis Presley was the first rock‘n‘roll album to make it to...

Unique Christmas. It is something very special when the legends of jazz put their (Christmas) mantle on well-known Christmas carols and then let them shine in new splendor. This is true for the virtuoso instrumentalists on saxophone, trumpet, piano, clarinet and vibraphone as well as for the great voices of jazz. The intelligent arrangements exude the magic of Christmas without any kitsch, but still with a lot of feeling, charm and extraordinary skill. For all those who like to do without the...