Jim Hamilton - QuarterlodeonsVintage music boxes of all stripes were the passion of Jim Hamilton, the famed collector who at one time owned quite a collection of Quarterlodeons; coin operated mechanical music boxes from the early 20th century that operated on music rolls, much like the old player piano. For many years Hamilton tracked down all of these instruments he could find, buying them if they were repairable; and lovingly restoring them to their original condition. At the

trying to think of a Holiday rap for his Dad

But his 1959 composition November can be considered one of the first

These quartets were written for Friedrich Wilhelm II

when to quiet down

Now living in Brittany

and MINISTRY OF FEAR is one of his finest American productions

Are they still just girls who are friends

Alida Valli (The Possessed

and as early as in spring of 1902 he had a one-act opera in three scenes ready - Kashchey the Immortal - which was successfully staged in Moscow before the year had ended

The compositions on this recording are capable of creating landscapes and seascapes in their own right

Luke and his daughter

"Three" collects three shimmering new works by composer-performer-instrument builder Chas Smith