Recording News

Peter Karp and Sue Foley Collaborate on New CD and Tour

Source: Just Roots PR
January 11, 2010

Blind Pig Records has announced the signing of U.S. singer/songwriter Peter Karp and Canadian Juno award winner Sue Foley for a joint recording project entitled “He Said - She Said."

“He Said - She Said" is an inspired collaboration of original songs adapted from correspondence the two shared through letters written over a two year period.

These letters started as a casual exchange between two committed performers sharing their common bond of the loneliness of the road, the pain of ...

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Barefoot Truth Sets Optimistic "Threads" CD for 2/16

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 11, 2010

Unbridled Optimism Drives Roots-Rock Music of Barefoot Truth 4.5 Million Spins on Pandora Radio Bode Well for Up-and-Coming Band Upbeat CD, Out February 16th, Sees the 'Threads' Between Environment and People Mixing a strong environmental message with the lofty theme of humankind's interconnectedness, roots-rockers Barefoot Truth deliver a buoyant, reggae-infused album of hope and inspiration on 'Threads'. Their upcoming release, set for February 16th, will be accompanied by a U.S. tour - see itinerary below. Barefoot Truth started as an ...

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"The Funky Way of Emil Viklicky" Reviewed in UK Vibe!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

Here is an interesting keyboardist deserving of wider recognition. Born in 1948 in the then-Czechoslavakia, Emil Viklicky made his album debut in 1975 in the middle of the jazz-fusion/rock period internationally and the album sold over 30,00 copies within the country. During 1977/1978, Viklicky was awarded a one-year scholarship to study at the prestigious Boston Berklee College of Music, and here he came into contact with a number of fellow students who would go on to become established jazz musicians, ...

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New MCG Jazz CD by Guitarist Sheryl Bailey, Due for Release Feb. 2, Pays Tribute to Emily Remler

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
January 9, 2010

A New Promise, the sixth and latest CD by Sheryl Bailey, represents something of a homecoming for the New York-based guitarist. It's her first collaboration with producer Marty Ashby and the MCG Jazz label, which is affiliated with the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild in Sheryl's hometown of Pittsburgh. And the project is a tribute to guitarist Emily Remler (1957-1990), whom Bailey first saw perform at the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Festival in 1984 and whose originality and musicianship deeply impressed and ...

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John Ellis & Double-Wide to Release "Puppet Mischief" on Obliqsound

Source: Calabro Music
January 9, 2010

JOHN ELLIS & DOUBLE-WIDE Make PUPPET MISCHIEF - Second Album From NEW ORLEANS-Inspired Band

To Be Released FEBRUARY 23 On OBLIQSOUND

Brooklyn, NY -- Brooklyn saxophonist John Ellis is gearing up for a busy 2010. On February 23, ObliqSound will release Puppet Mischief, the second album with his New Orleans-based band Double-Wide, which in addition to Ellis features Brian Coogan on organ, Matt Perrine on sousaphone and Jason Marsalis on drums, plus special guests Gregoire Maret on harmonica and Alan ...

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Mack Avenue Imprint Sly Dog Records to Release 6 Titles by Late Singer-Songwriter Kenny Rankin

Source: DL Media
January 7, 2010

MACK AVENUE RECORDS TO RELEASE SIX TITLES BY THE LATE SINGER-SONGWRITER KENNY RANKIN ON THE SLY DOG IMPRINT

Celebrating Kenny's 70th Birthday (February 10) MIND-DUSTERS FAMILY LIKE A SEED SILVER MORNING INSIDE THE KENNY RANKIN ALBUM Kenny Rankin came into the larger public consciousness in the early 1970s. It was the era of the singer-songwriter, and although he fit the profile, Rankin transcended that genre. ...

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Charlie Apicella & Iron City Release New Album Sparks in March 2010

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 6, 2010

New York, New York -- After the success of the 2009 release Put The Flavor On It you would think guitarist and band leader Charlie Apicella would be hard pressed to duplicate such an outstanding recording. With Sparks due to drop in March, listeners and critics alike will be heaping the praise upon the Iron City ensemble as if they were the second coming of the great funky organ bands such as Booker T. and the MGs This is a ...

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The Layers of Master Percussionist Jerry Leake Emerge on "Cubist"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 6, 2010

Jerry Leake produced his new album like a mad rhythm scientist. He was methodic and resourceful, precisely mixing and pouring one ingredient into the next. It could have ended in disaster with sonic fragments left strewn about haplesslybut it did not. Cubist (Rhombus Publishing; Jan 1, 2010) comes to life with mathematical precision and beauty where each composition resounds its exclusive musical “soul." Cubist reflects and retracts not only music but also people and their experiences. “You can almost feel ...

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