AtysJean Baptiste Lully's Atys, a tragdie en musique, became known as the 'king's opera' due to Louis XIV's fondness for it. The work stands as a testament to the Sun King's courtly refinement, as well as his moves to make France the center of European artistic culture. The opera's themes of romantic dilemmas and ultimate tragedy, set amidst the poetic atmosphere of Ovid's classical mythology, create the perfect vehicle for a narrative filled with

Thomas' career never really found itself on a firm footing again and only one more studio album followed - 1988's reunion with Thiele and Purdie for "The Leon Thomas Blues Band" - meaning that "Full Circle" was the final album from him as a contemporary singer

Great No One - Live3

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With the scales of power thus readjusted

sending notes back and forth as we worked alone but together to mix the album

Doug Hinrichs (Percussion)

Larry Washington on congas and producer Vince Montana

get ready for a double scoop of Tamako goodness as Tamako and her friends prepare to finish high school

Joe Murphy

a quiet young mechanic who has grown obsessed with the beautiful newcomer

de Solaun's exuberant idiomaticism

loneliness and isolation