Music CD Distribution for Gift Shops and Book Stores


April Avenue Music is a gift music CD distributor, offering music CD wholesale distribution 
for giftware retailers, bookstores, and specialty shops located across the USA and Canada.

Create a pleasant shopping ambiance 
with soothing music that sells itself. 

  • Start with a small opening order.

  • Use very little display space.

  • Earn attractive margins. 

  • Carry just the titles that turn over fastest in your store.

  • Play our free  store-play demo CDs on your existing CD player.*

  • Create a pleasing ambience in your store with familiar tunes from Broadway shows, Hollywood movies, and the radio.

  • Purchase in confidence. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! **

 

Scroll down to view a suggested opening order.

Our music offers a beautiful, refreshing ambience that puts your customers at ease, making their shopping experience more enjoyable, and encouraging them to stay longer and discover all that your store has to offer.  Tailor-made for gift shops and bookstores, April Avenue Music CDs are recorded at a relatively even volume level so as not to disturb the conduct of your business. Yet their appeal stimulates  impulse music purchases  and repeat sales.   

Simply display our CDs, play our full-length demos in your store, and enjoy our refreshing music. When your customers ask about the music they have been hearing in the background, introduce the particular CD that has been playing, and explain that it is available for purchase - from you! It's that simple: Play, enjoy, and sell!

If you would like to learn more about our CDs, you can browse our web site and listen to our numerous music samples. Or consider the suggested opening order shown below. Remember, we do not post wholesale prices on this web site. 

To find out how easy it is to place a  small trial order , please phone us now at 1 800 567-8878 or use our contact form. We will be pleased to provide wholesale pricing and help you choose suitable CDs for your store . 

 

* Demo copies are not to be sold or given away, and remain the property of April Avenue Music.

** April Avenue Music has been producing and marketing music CDs for giftware retailers since 1990. Our guarantee has never changed: If you are not happy with our CDs for any reason, you may return any or all of your purchase to us for a credit or refund at your option within one year of the original invoice date. Returns must be authorized in advance. A re-stocking charge of up to 5% may apply. If you purchased our product from one of our distributors, please contact them regarding their particular return policies.

 

Suggested Opening Order

To start out, please consider purchasing from among the following best-selling CDs. In order to receive a complimentary store-play demo, please purchase at least 4 of each title that you choose. Phone us now at 1 800 567-8878 for wholesale pricing and other details. To view more CDs, click on the links at the top right side of this page.

  

Any Dream Will Do

John Arpin, piano solo


A collection of favorite tracks from our other John Arpin CDs, including:

Fly Me To The Moon, Cabaret, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Killing Me Softly With His Song, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, The Entertainer, Unchained Melody, Tomorrow, Memory, Mame, Climb Every Mountain, Any Dream Will Do, Georgia, Days Of Wine And Roses

Put On a Happy Face

John Arpin, piano solo

A collection of favorite tracks from our other John Arpin CDs, including:

Blue Moon, Stardust, Cheek to Cheek, Getting To Know You, There's A Small Hotel, Misty, I Didn't Know What Time It Was, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing, It Had To Be You, Put On a Happy Face, Over The Rainbow, I've Got You Under My Skin, Have You Met Miss Jones?

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The Look Of Love is in Your Eyes

Alden David & Michael James, piano, keyboards, and percussion

Settle into an easy groove while you hum along with these charming melodies of romance. 

The Look of Love, Sailing, The More I See You, Black Bird, Our Day Will Come, This Masquerade, Goin’ Out of My Head, Norwegian Wood, Nature Boy, Tonight I Celebrate My Love, After the Lovin’, Open Arms

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Stardust

Alden David, piano solo

Canadian poet of the piano Alden David brings his sophisticated, elegant touch to this charming collection of romantic classics, including:

When I Fall In Love, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Misty The Summer Knows, How Do You Keep The Music Playing, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing, This Masquerade, Stardust, Unforgettable, What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?, Someone To Watch Over Me, As Time Goes By

Evoking an atmosphere of quiet intimacy, Stardust affords the ideal ambiance for your most treasured moments of friendship and reflection.

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That's What Friends Are For 

Alden David & Peter Triggvi, piano and keyboards

Piano, sax, guitar & keyboards.  

Two superbly talented Canadian artists take turns with magically inspired renditions of:

Unchained Melody, Take My Breath Away, Memory, Rhythm Of The Rain, That’s What Friends Are For, Up Where We Belong, Georgia On My Mind, Evergreen, I Don’t Know How To Love Him, Arthur’s Theme, Music Of The Night, Tears In Heaven

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You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Alden David, piano solo.  

Stardust, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Way You Look Tonight, Misty, Our Love Is Here To Stay, Taking a Chance on Love, Ain't Misbehavin', Unforgettable, When I Fall in Love, Over the Rainbow, As Time Goes By.

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You Decorated My Life

Alden David, piano & keyboards.  

A collection of favorite tracks from other Alden David CDs, including:

You Decorated My Life, Snowbird, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, Behind Closed Doors, Someday Soon, Hopelessly Devoted to You, Carolina In My Mind, Could I Have This Dance, Leaving on a Jet Plane, Summer Breeze, Crazy, Take Me Home Country Roads. Orchestrated piano.

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Take My Breath Away

Alden David, Peter Triggvi & Paul Christopher, piano and keyboards

Add cheer to your day with this collection of favorite melodies. A collection of favorite tracks from other CDs by Christopher, David & Triggvi, including:

You've Got a Friend, Arthur's Theme, If, Take My Breath Away, To All The Girls I've Loved Before, Handyman, How Deep Is Your Love, In My Life, I Don't Know How to Love Him, Hey Jude, Surfer Girl, Rhythm of the Rain, Saving All My Love For You, Something. Orchestrated piano.

 

 

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Up Where We Belong

Alden David, Peter Triggvi & Paul Christopher, piano and keyboards

A collection of favorite tracks from other CDs by Christopher, David & Triggvi, including:

Wind Beneath My Wings, Morning Has Broken, Memory, Can't Help Falling in Love, Do You Know Where You're Going To, Up Where We Belong, Feelings, From a Distance, If, A Whole New World, The Rose, The Greatest Love of All, Unchained Melody, Music of the Night. Piano and keyboards.

 

 

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Yellow Brick Road

Alden David & Peter Triggvi, piano and keyboards

A collection of favorite tracks from other CDs by David & Triggvi, including:

Yesterday, Close to You, Killing Me Softly With His Song, If You Leave Me Now, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Year of the Cat, I Write The Songs, Fool On The Hill, Just The Way You Are, Longer, California Dreamin', The Long And Winding Road, Fire and Rain, This Guy's In Love With You, Your Song. Piano and keyboards.

 

 

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Always On My Mind  

Di Scherling – Piano & Keyboards 

A compilation of favorite songs from Di’s previous releases. Use the Listen button on the left to sample tracks from this CD.

Tunes you will hear on this CD:

Albums on which these tunes were originally released: 

Always On My Mind

 Country After Midnight

Allegheny Moon

 For the Good Times

You Needed Me

 Legends & Heroes

Tennessee Waltz

 For the Good Times

Your Cheatin' Heart

 Legends & Heroes

He'll Have To Go

 For the Good Times

Talking In Your Sleep

 Country After Midnight

Mockingbird Hill

 For the Good Times

Help Me Make It Through The Night

 Country After Midnight

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

 For the Good Times

Crazy

 Legends & Heroes

Green Green Grass of Home

 For the Good Times or Legends & Heroes

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

 Country After Midnight

Release Me

 For the Good Times

Softly and Tenderly

 Returning the Gift

 

 

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 Unchained Melodies

Di Scherling – Piano & Keyboards 

A compilation of favorite songs from Di’s previous releases. Use the Listen button on the left to sample tracks from this CD.

Tunes you will hear on this CD:

Albums on which these tunes were originally released: 

Somewhere My Love

 Sunset on Pelican Lake

Music Box Dancer

 Sunset on Pelican Lake

Unchained Melody

 Country After Midnight

Autumn Leaves

 Back In Time

Danny Boy

 For the Good Times

The Great Pretender

 Back In Time

If Tomorrow Never Comes

 Legends & Heroes

Edelweiss

 Sunset on Pelican Lake

All I Have To Do Is Dream

 Back In Time

Sometimes When We Touch

 Country After Midnight

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?

 For the Good Times

Moon River

 Back In Time

Chariots of Fire

 Sunset on Pelican Lake

Amazing Grace

 Returning the Gift

 

 

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An Affair to Remember

Emile Pandolfi, solo piano

Romance and quiet passion emanate from this, Emile Pandolfi's third album of pieces for solo piano. Under his sensitive and caring touch, these timeless melodies come to life in ways that are sometimes gentle, sometimes thrilling, always moving, and always genuine. These fine performances will evoke and perhaps inspire your own sweetest moments, and help you to remember them in music again and again.

1. Ebb Tide 
2. How do You Keep the Music Playing?
3. An Affair to Remember 
4. Until It's Time For You to Go
5. Unchained Melody 
6. Once Upon a Time
7. Theme from Nicholas and Alexandra 
8. Smile 
9. What I Did for Love
10. If You Go Away
11. Theme from Beauty and the Beast
12. I'll Be Seeing You 

 

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By Request

Emile Pandolfi, solo piano

Rippling runs, trills, and arpeggios create a cascading waterfall of musical excitement. Classically trained from age five, Emile Pandolfi has been delighting audiences in nightclubs, cruise ships and concert halls for over two decades. It was at the request of his many fans that he made this recording. We hope that you enjoy listening to By Request as much as he enjoyed recording it.

1. Somewhere In Time
2. Les Miserables Medley
3. Romeo And Juliet Are Wed
4. Dr. Zhivago 
5. Send In The Clowns 
6. Memory
7. Somewhere Out There
8. Phantom Of The Opera Medley 
9. Chariots Of Fire
10. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
11. Can You Read My Mind?
12. Theme From Ice Castles 
13. Brian's Song 

 

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Days of Wine and Roses

Emile Pandolfi, solo piano

From the first note to the last on this timeless collection of classic movie theme songs, Emile Pandolfi will take your heart on a musical journey. With melodies as rich and elegant as your favorite bottle of Bordeaux, and velvety smooth arrangements that stir the soul, Days Of Wine & Roses will become an essential ingredient of a romantic evening.

Fans old and new will drink in the passionate interpretations and fall in love with Pandolfi all over again. 

1. Nadia's Theme 
2. Charade
3. The Summer Knows
4. Moon River 
5. The Way We Were
6. Terms of Endearment 
7. Evergreen
8. The Sweetheart Tree
9. Theme From Forest Gump
10. A Day in the Life of a Fool
11. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
12. Days Of Wine & Roses

 

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Remember Me

Emile Pandolfi, solo piano

The songs in this collection were chosen with care from the wealth of beautiful music that came out of the 30's and 40's. For Emile, these tender and sweet pieces are indelibly associated with fond memories of his Mom and Dad who often filled their home with such music.

Emile has presented these pieces in a romantic and gentle style in the hopes that you, the listener, may find yourself recalling pleasant moments from your own past, or perhaps creating wonderful moments in your present and future.

1. Someone to Watch Over Me 
2. September Song 
3. Stella By Starlight
4. My Funny Valentine
5. Laura 
6. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
7. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
8. La Vie En Rose
9. Dream 
10. Stardust 
11. Where or When
12. Two Sleepy People

 

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Unforgettable Love Songs

Emile Pandolfi, solo piano

Emile Pandolfi's elegant touch on the piano continues to touch the hearts of those who have experienced his exquisitely sensitive arrangements of popular standards.

Unforgettable Love Songs features not only the standards Emile is known for, but also examples of his mastery of classical music. Emile's critically acclaimed concerts include both popular and classical pieces, so it seems only appropriate to include a little Chopin in this latest compilation drawn from 11 albums.


1. Dr Zhivago from By Request 
2. Edelweiss from Some Enchanted Evening
3. When You Wish Upon a Star from Once Upon a Romance
4. What I Did for Love from An Affair to Remember
5. Nocturne #2 in Eb Op. 9 #2 from Chopin
6. Could I Have This Dance from Country Impressions
7. Love Changes Everything from Nights on Broadway
8. Try to Remember from It Might As Well Be Spring 
9. Deep Purple from Foolish Heart 
10. My Funny Valentine from Remember Me
11. Berceuse Op. 57 from Chopin
12. Unforgettable from Second Time Around
13. If Ever I Would Leave You from Some Enchanted Evening
14. Send In the Clowns from By Request 

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Life is Beautiful

Bronn Journey, harp

1. The Feather Theme (Forrest Gump) 2:39
2. The Days of Wine and Roses 4:23
3. The Green Leaves of Summer (The Alamo) 3:0
4. Looking Through the Eyes of Love (Ice Castles) 3:39
5. Theme from M*A*S*H 3:38
6. Moonlight Becomes You (Road to Morocco) 4:10
7. Theme from Schindler's List 2:56
8. My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) 4:23
9. The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha) 0:0
10. Claudia's Theme (Unforgiven) 4:10
11. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Butch Casdidy & the Sundance Kid) 3:8
12. Misty (Play Misty for Me) 3:46
13. Theme from New York, New York 3:45
14. Buongiorno Principessa (Life is Beautiful) 3:10
15. Anne's Theme (Anne of Green Gables) 2:58

 

Reflections

Bronn Journey, harp

Reflections is an album that is both positive and uplifting. Through the soothing sounds of his harp, Bronn Journey draws us closer to the goodness we all seek. The serenity and calm of his arrangements reflect the good that is found in song, and demonstrate to us once again that through music, the world can be a better place.

The Homecoming, Morning Has Broken, Born Free, He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother, Music Box Dancer, The Prayer, Whispering Hope, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Brian's Song, Candle In The Wind, You'll Never Walk Alone, I Believe Vincent (Starry, Starry Night), Amazing Grace 

 

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The River Is Wide

Bronn Journey, harp

Classic songs of faith on harp, supported by thoughtful & touching arrangements for keyboard, guitar & violin. 

Hymne / Be Still My Soul
Abide With Me
When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Christ Is Coming
On Eagle’s Wing / His Eye Is On The Sparrow
There Is A Redeemer
Be Thou My Vision / The River Is Wide
The Old Rugged Cross
Fairest Lord Jesus
Blessed Assurance
My Jesus I Love Thee / I Need Thee Every Hour
Jesus Love Me / Children Of The Heavenly Father / O How He Loves You And Me

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On Eagles Wings

Steve Hall, piano and keyboards

Uplifting inspirational music with piano, harp, guitar, flute, strings, percussion, and soft bagpipes. 

On Eagle's Wings / Wind Beneath My Wings, Morning Has Broken, Simple Gifts, I Believe, It Is Well With My Soul, Shall We Gather at the
River/Deep River, All Things Bright and Beautiful / For the Bounty of the Earth, Holy, Holy, Holy / Fairest Lord Jesus / What a Friend We Have
in Jesus, Be Thou My Vision / Brother James Aire, Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us, Climb Every Mountain from the Sound of Music, Pie Jesu, O God, Our Help in Ages Past/A Mighty Fortress, Is Our God, We are One in the Spirit / El Shaddai, You'll Never Walk Alone, Blest Be the Tie that Binds / Pass It On, Let There Be Peace on Earth, Amazing Grace

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To find out how easy it is to place a  small trial order , 
please phone us now at  1 800 567-8878 or use our contact form. 
We will be pleased to provide wholesale pricing and help you 
choose suitable CDs for your store. 

 

 

 

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