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Saxophonist Kirk Edwards Release 'SHOUT' Features Donald Vega
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
For the past eight years Kirk Edwards has studied jazz improvisation with the celebrated pianist Donald Vega. As an organic outgrowth of this association Kirk often shared original compositions with Donald. Mr. Vega would offer suggestions to enhance these songs and Kirk would implement those elements into the pieces. As the original compositions became more refined Donald suggested that Kirk record them, adding that he would also play on the recording with him. So, that was the genesis of Mr. ...
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James P. Johnson And “Carolina Shout”
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Today, February 2, is the birthday of James P. Johnson (1894-1955), who developed stride piano as an art form within an art form. In his time, piano cutting contests were proving grounds—most often in Harlem apartments—where competing pianists showed their stuff. If James P was playing, their stuff was likely not to be good enough. Johnson’s most famous composition was “Carolina Shout,” a test of a pianist’s swing, power and rhythm. He recorded it several times. Many pianists, critics and ...
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Shout! Factory to Reissue Two Acclaimed Donny Hathaway Live Albums July 17
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Chris M. Slawecki
Shout! Factory has announced plans to celebrate renowned soul artist Donny Hathaway with a new 2-Disc reissue titled Donny Hathaway Live + In Performance, to be released on July 17. The set features 2 albums of live material produced by Jerry Wexler & Arif Mardin, including the critically acclaimed Donny Hathaway Live album on Disc 1, and Donny Hathaway In Performance on Disc 2. A dedication written for Donny Hathaway Live + In Performance has been provided by Hathaway’s daughter, ...
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Buddy Guy - The Definitive Buddy Guy (Shout Factory, 2009)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Blues guitarist and vocalist Buddy Guy has become an iconic figure on the modern blues scene, after many years in the trenches, he has received a level of success few blues musicians have achieved. While it is impossible for a one disc compilation to encapsulate a career that has lasted for over fifty years, this collection does a fine job of demonstrating the facets that make up Guy the musician. There are selections from his lengthy partnership with the harmonica ...
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Richard Thompson - Dream Attic (Shout Factory, 2010)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Recording an album full of new material in front of a live audience is something of a gamble, but it has paid off handsomely for veteran guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson, his new album captures the energy of his always potent live performance and combines it was an excellent set of new songs to very good effect. He has a tight backing band consisting of Pete Zorn on guitars, flute, saxophone and mandolin, Michael Jerome on drums, Taras Prodaniuk bass, ...
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Shout! Factory Reissues
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JamBase
MAJORDOMO RECORDS TO REISSUE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION CATALOGUE
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Majordomo Records, a division of Shout! Factory, has teamed up with scuzz-blues pioneers The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion for a unique reissue campaign beginning in March 2010. The Blues Explosion's catalog will join Shout! Factory's elite, eclectic roster, which houses Rhett Miller, Von Bondies, Richard Thompson, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, among others.
“We're very honored to work with The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion," says Garson Foos, ...
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Shout! Factory to Release 5-CD Set of Hunter S. Thompson's Previously Unreleased Recordings
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All About Jazz
The Gonzo Tapes: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Featuring original cover artwork by Ralph Steadman, an introduction by Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney, an essay by Loren Jenkins, and notes and production by Don Fleming In Stores October 28 Los Angeles, CA – On October 28 Shout! Factory will make available the previously unreleased Gonzo Tapes in a newly produced collection titled The Gonzo Tapes: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, in concurrence ...
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Shout! Factory Acquires Hightone Records Catalog
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LRI Publicity
Catalog Titles To Be Incorporated Into Shout! Factory's Expansive Library Artists Include Buddy and Julie Miller, Tom Russell, Robert Cray, Dale Watson, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and More
Los Angeles, CA - Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform audio and video entertainment company devoted to revitalizing the very best of pop culture, is proud to announce the acquisition of the HighTone Records catalog. This announcement was made today by Shout! Factory's founding partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer, and Garson Foos. ...
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Shout! Factory Prepares Vee-Jay Records Box Set
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conqueroo
Deluxe four-CD box set with extensive liner notes features such Vee-Jay Records hitmakers as Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, The Four Seasons, Jerry Butler & the Impressions, The Staple Singers, Betty Everett, Little Richard, Billy Preston, Gene Chandler, Rosco Gordon, J.B. Lenoir, Joe Simon, The El Dorados, The Dells, Jimmy Hughes, The Spaniels and more
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Vee-Jay Records was the first successful African-American-owned record company. At various times in its 13-year tenure, it was bigger than Motown ...
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This American Life: Stories Of Hope & Fear on Shout! Factory
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All About Jazz
REVISIT THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF THE ACCLAIMED PEABODY AWARD* WINNING PUBLIC RADIO PHENOMENON
This American Life: Stories Of Hope & Fear
Two-Disc Compilation Boasts Stories by David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day) & John Hodgman (The Daily Show)
Contains Music by Thurston Moore, Blonde Redhead, Tortoise, RZA, Philip Glass, Calexico, Morcheeba, Mogwai and More
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Each week, some 1.7 million listeners tune-in to This American Life, an insightful, innovative radio program that broadcasts touching true-life stories ...
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