Recording News

Putumayo Presents "Rhythm & Blues" -- Out February 9th

Source: Michael Ricci
January 12, 2010

Features tracks from The Emotions, Irma Thomas, Sam Moore, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, James Hunter and The Quantic Soul Orchestra

Putumayo's newest release, Rhythm & Blues, features first generation soul legends and rising stars of the retro R&B revival. Scheduled for release on February 9th, it's the labels first album exclusively dedicated to the genre. The 60s and 70s rhythm and blues of The Four Tops, Sam Cooke and The Supremes, among others, became a global phenomenon and ...

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Hiromi Chronicles Her World Travels on Her First Solo Piano Recording

Source: Michael Ricci
January 12, 2010

Place To Be set for release on January 26, 2010 If all the world is indeed a stage, pianist-composer Hiromi Uehara has played on just about every corner of it. Since the beginning of the decade, she has supported her impressive body of studio work with an ambitious tour schedule that has electrified audiences throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and elsewhere with performances that have pushed the limits of piano jazz to new frontiers of compositional and technical skills. Each ...

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New Jimi Hendrix Album! "Valleys of Neptune" Coming in March from Experience Hendrix + Sony Legacy

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

12 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED FULLY REALIZED JIMI HENDRIX STUDIO RECORDINGS AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE Experience Hendrix LLC & Legacy Recordings Launch Monumental Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project With Collection Documenting Pivotal Creative Period in 1969 Valleys of Neptune Available Everywhere Tuesday, March 9 Experience Hendrix LLC and Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Recordings launch their monumental 2010 Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project on Tuesday, March 9, with the release of Valleys of Neptune, a newly curated album of ...

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Rendezvous: Jazz Electropop Band Debut Album

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

Heard any jazz lately? Whether you're a jazz newbie or a true-blue jazz buff, the band Rendezvous has something special for you.

Working closely with David Bascombe (producer/ mixer for Korn, Kylie Minogue, Moby, Natalie Imbruglia, and many more), Rendezvous is sure to leave their mark in the world of music. About five years ago, Hagai Izenberg and Itai Simon (now known as the jazz-electronica band Rendezvous) wowed music fans around the globe after they released their first EP. This ...

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New Jimi Hendrix Song, 'Valleys of Neptune,' to Premiere on Spinner

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
January 11, 2010

During his short four-year term as rock royalty before his untimely death, Jimi Hendrix released only three official albums with the Experience, followed by just one live release with his newly formed Band of Gypsys in 1970. Many posthumous albums, compilations and box sets have followed but few have been quite as exciting or revealing as Monday's announcement that 12 fully-realized, previously-unreleased studio recordings are finally ready to see the light of day. The first of these tracks, 'Valley of ...

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"Best of 1st International Jazz Solo Piano Festival 2009" - CD Release

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

Jan Matthies Records releases a live recording from the 1st International Jazz Solo Piano Festival at Konzerthaus Berlin, Germany. The event took place on 28th March 2009 on a Steinway & Sons Concert Grand - Model D.

The 12-page booklet contains Liner Notes by Howard Mandel, President of The Jazz Journalists Association and senior contributor DOWNBEAT Magazine:

“Best of 1st International Jazz Solo Piano Festival 2009 institutes a high standard for international solo jazz piano"

“Mathias Claus, Bob Albanese and ...

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Legendary Saxophonist Giuseppi Logan Releases First Album in 45 Years

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

Legendary saxophonist Giuseppi Logan will release his first album in 45 years on NYC's Tompkins Square label, February 23, 2009. Logan recorded two albums for the ESP label in the mid-60's featuring Eddie Gomez, Don Pullen and Milford Graves; The Giuseppi Logan Quartet and More. The Giuseppi Logan Quintet, recorded in September 2009, reunites Logan with two of his closest collaborators from the '60's--pianist Dave Burrell and drummer Warren Smith. Also joining him on the session are Francois Grillot, bass ...

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Pre-Order Saxophonist Brent Gallaher's Upcoming CD "Lightwave"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

Saxophonist Brent Gallaher's latest recording, Lightwave, is in the final stages of production and is due to be released in March 2010. It features the talents of Dan Karlsberg on piano, Steve Whipple on bass and Anthony Lee on drums.

If you would like to pre-order the CD, please visit Brent Gallaher's website. Gallaher is offering a free copy of his last CD, Vanessa's Song for anyone who pre-orders Lightwave.

For your listening pleasure, please check out the link below ...

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