This is a career-spanning double-disc compilation by American contemporary jazz/film composer, arranger, producer, performer and band leader Dave Grusin.

Track list:
1. "Now I Have Someone" – 5:32 – 1962
2. "Kaleidoscope" – 5:52 – 1965
3. "Whew" – 2:10 – 1967/1968
4. "Fuzz" – 1:52 – 1972
5. "Main Title From 'The Yakuza'" – 3:17 – 1974/1975
6. "Shine On" – 9:45 – 1974/1975
7. "Condor! (Theme From '3 Days Of The Condor')" – 3:34 – 1975
8. "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow" – 4:18 – 1976
9. "Playera" – 8:45 – 1977
10. "The Electric Horseman" – 0:40 – 1979
11. "Theme From 'The Champ'" – 2:32 – 1979
12. "Something Funny Goin' On (Theme From '...And Justice For All')", featuring Zack Sanders and the N.Y. Jailhouse Ensemble on vocals – 2:33 – 1979
13. "Running Sequence" – 1:51 – 1979
14. "Mountain Dance" – 6:15 – 1980
15. "On Golden Pond (Main Theme)" – 3:46 – 1981/1982
16. "Lake-Song" – 3:40 – 1981/1982
17. "She Could Be Mine" – 5:17 – 1982
18. "Main Title Theme From 'Author! Author!'" – 1:57 – 1982
19. "About" – 4:21 – 1982
20. "An Actor's Life (Main Title From 'Tootsie')" – 4:28 – 1982/1983
21. "It Might Be You (Theme From 'Tootsie')", featuring Stephen Bishop on vocals – 4:15 – 1982/1983
22. "Serengeti Walk (Live Version)", featuring the NY-LA Dream Band – 6:19 – 1983
23. "The Way He Makes Me Feel (Studio Version)", featuring Barbra Streisand on vocals – 4:10 – 1983
24. "Thankful n' Thoughtful", featuring Phoebe Snow on vocals – 4:10 – 1984
25. "Theme From 'St. Elsewhere'" – 4:15 – 1984
26. "Bossa Baroque" – 4:22 – 1984
27. "Early A.M. Attitude", featuring Lee Ritenour on guitar – 4:57 – 1985
28. "Main Title From 'Lucas'" – 2:41 – 1986
29. "Running" – 1:48 – 1986
30. "On Golden Pond (Main Theme) '87" – 3:35 – 1987
31. "An Actor's Life (Main Title From 'Tootsie') '87" – 5:05 – 1987
32. "River Song", featuring Don Grusin on keyboards – 5:13 – 1988
33. "Fiesta" – 2:23 – 1988/1989
34. "Old Bones" – 6:13 – 1989
35. "Welcome To The Road" – 5:33 – 1989
36. "Main Title From 'Havana'" – 3:03 – 1990
37. "Main Title From 'The Firm'" – 3:47 – 1993
38. "Siciliana", featuring Julian Lloyd Webber on cello & Lee Ritenour on guitar – 2:12 – 2000

A Story Of Music

...or in my opinion, the quintessential solo gig. The audio recording of this request concert was created to honor my absolutely favorite music artist of all time.

Track list:
1. ["Passion And Hope" by Stevie Be Zet] [0:00:00]
2. "Drum Introduction" [0:04:34]
3. "Hang In Long Enough" [0:08:14]
4. "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" [0:12:52]
5. "Don't Lose My Number" [0:16:21]
6. "You'll Be In My Heart" [0:21:04]
7. "One More Night" [0:25:20]
8. "We Wait And We Wonder" [0:31:07]
9. "Do You Remember?" [0:38:54]
10. "Another Day In Paradise" [0:44:33]
11. "Both Sides Of The Story" [0:50:08]
12. "Separate Lives" (featuring Bridgette Bryant) [0:58:33]
13. "In The Air Tonight" [1:03:39]
14. "Timbantiocha" [1:12:01]
15. "Find A Way To My Heart" (featuring Amy Keys) [1:17:10]
16. "It Don't Matter To Me" [1:22:51]
17. "Dance Into The Light" [1:27:01]
18. "I Missed Again" [1:31:31]
19. "Behind The Lines" [1:37:43]
20. "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" [1:42:04]
21. "You Can't Hurry Love" [1:46:56]
22. "Two Hearts" [1:49:50]
23. "Sussudio" [1:52:57]
24. "A Groovy Kind Of Love" [2:00:13]
25. "Easy Lover" (featuring Arnold McCuller & Fred White) [2:03:41]
26. "Always" [2:08:26]
27. "Take Me Home" [2:12:49]

These songs with their respective performances show where Phil Collins belongs:

...in the heart of the world!

In The Heart Of The World

...or in my opinion, the quintessential band gig. Imagine the first Saturday of July when summer season has just started. Imagine a playground with a capacity for one hundred thousand hardest core Genesis fans worldwide. Imagine Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson in their natural habitats. Imagine the clock has struck quarter past eight post meridiem. And now we're here:

Track list:
1. ["Screen Overture"] [0:00:00]
2. "Duke's Intro" [0:01:16]
3. "No Son Of Mine" [0:04:49]
4. "First Medley (Dance On A Volcano, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, The Musical Box, Firth Of Fifth, I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe), That's All, Illegal Alien, Your Own Special Way, Follow You Follow Me, Stagnation)" [0:11:47]
5. "Land Of Confusion" [0:30:58]
6. "Home By The Sea/Second Home By The Sea" [0:35:57]
7. "Hold On My Heart" [0:48:07]
8. "Second Medley (In The Cage, The Cinema Show, Riding The Scree, ...In That Quiet Earth, Apocalypse In 9/8, As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs)" [0:53:45]
9. "Throwing It All Away" [1:16:24]
10. "Domino (In The Glow Of The Night, The Last Domino)" [1:22:23]
11. "Mama" [1:33:43]
12. "Drum Duet" [1:40:25]
13. "Los Endos" [1:46:16]
14. "I Can't Dance" [1:52:35]
15. "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" [1:59:12]
16. "Invisible Touch" [2:02:48]
17. "Turn It On Again" [2:08:16]

This is an audio recording of how my absolutely favorite Genesis concert would be like:

...a night in heaven's stadium!

In Heaven's Stadium

Assuming my emotions being under control
It wasn’t my intention that I met you at all
But since you’d crossed my way
You’d been the brightest light on any single day

The moment when we talked remembering from my mind
I realized your gracefulness in any kind
Had felt that you were the one
I’d searched you since the first time having seen the sun

If I had known the right way what to say
Without your need being compelled to turn me down
I’d never meant asking too much of you
But please believe me
Night and day were yearning
To make you understand how much you meant to me

Oh, even if it didn't seem to you so true
I looked for every unobtrusive way to be with you
Not given you did good to me
Although I would’ve wished it deeply bad to be

If I had known the right way what to say
Without your need being compelled… compelled to turn me down
I’d never meant asking too much of you
But please believe me
Night and day were yearning
To make you understand how much you meant to me

Every day looking for a moment
Accepting the sorrow of intense
Keeping until the next day
To do it right without any sense

Had always feared the moment you were gonna leave
And didn't know the circumstances how I would believe
Hoped for relief from my pain
Because the reality of never meeting you again

Written and performed by Landi Schorsch.
℗ & © 2024

Confessional Note

Thanks to artificial intelligence, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson came together for one time to sing along:

Assuming my emotions being under control
It wasn’t my intention that I met you at all
But since you’d crossed my way
You’d been the brightest light on any single day

The moment when we talked remembering from my mind
I realized your gracefulness in any kind
Had felt that you were the one
I’d searched you since the first time having seen the sun

If I had known the right way what to say
Without your need being compelled to turn me down
I’d never meant asking too much of you
But please believe me
Night and day were yearning
To make you understand how much you meant to me

Oh, even if it didn't seem to you so true
I looked for every unobtrusive way to be with you
Not given you did good to me
Although I would’ve wished it deeply bad to be

If I had known the right way what to say
Without your need being compelled… compelled to turn me down
I’d never meant asking too much of you
But please believe me
Night and day were yearning
To make you understand how much you meant to me

Every day looking for a moment
Accepting the sorrow of intense
Keeping until the next day
To do it right without any sense

Had always feared the moment you were gonna leave
And didn't know the circumstances how I would believe
Hoped for relief from my pain
Because the reality of never meeting you again

Written by Landi Schorsch.
℗ & © 2024

Confessional Note ['Six Pack' Version feat. Elton, Freddie, George, Phil, Paul & Michael]

Track list:
1. "Rise And Fly" [00:00]
2. "Cinnamon's Joy" [05:59]
3. "Happiness In The Cold" [10:15]
4. "New Year's Dream" [15:43]
5. "Hot And Freezy" [19:55]
6. "So Christmas Has Come" [24:39]
7. "The Color Of Fall" [29:04]
8. "Luminous Night" [38:11]
9. "Eyes Of Hope" [44:14]
10. "Gifting You" [48:37]
11. "Rock 'n' December" [53:38]
12. "Candle Of Silence" [58:12]

This collection showcases a blend of festive themes and emotional reflections of a religious and secular nature, aiming to capture the spirit during and around Advent. The listener is invited to enjoy this music with its convivial motifs and melodies as part of their jubilant celebrations.

Apart from this work Phil Collins has not released any other dedicated Noël. However, he contributed to respectively themed tunes and compilations throughout his career. Notably, he was part of the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" with Band Aid in 1984, which has become a significant holiday song, but did not spawn a similarly devotional album.

Everyone a peaceful time and all the best for the New Year!

Year End's Diary

Track list:
1. "Possessed By Love" [00:00]
2. "Cold Storm" [05:58]
3. "Fall From Above" [11:23]
4. "Divided Notion" [15:45]
5. "On Fire" [19:50]
6. "Our Moment" [23:24]
7. "Water On The Head" [28:24]
8. "False Wall" [32:44]
9. "Insane Minds" [37:01]
10. "Diagonal Wandering" [41:37]
11. "Deluded Trust" [46:04]
12. "Heart Of The Universe" [51:19]

The main musical themes in this collection reflect a blend of emotional depth, experimental sounds and innovative production techniques that distinguish it from Phil Collins' previous works. It continues his tradition of delving into intuitive narratives, but it does so through a contemporary lens. The lyrics and melodies often convey feelings of longing, pensiveness and survivable contemplation, which are hallmarks of his songwriting. It also showcases a variety of tuneful styles, ranging from rock to pop to rather unconventional areas.

This diversity gives back Collins' willingness to push boundaries and juggle with different genres while maintaining his signature stamp. In terms of content, these songs may touch on philosophical concepts related to reality, existence and human experience. This introspective quality invites its listener to a view on their own life plus environment.

In summary, this album represents a notable evolution in Phil Collins' artistic journey, combining his established instinctive storytelling with groundbreaking methods and issues relevant to present audiences.

Confessional Note

Landi Schorsch

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