Recording News

Creaking Tree Guitarist Brad Keller Releases Solo Album "House on Fire"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

In April 2001 Toronto-Based Musician/Composer/Producer Brad Keller co-founded The Creaking Tree String Quartet. After three award winning CD's and performing throughout most of Canada and the U.S. Keller has released his first CD under his own name entitled House On Fire. Keller decided to assemble some of Toronto's finest musicians to perform his latest compositions featuring a variety of different instumentations including piano, b3 organ, double bass, drums, tenor sax, banjo, violin and mandolin. House On Fire is an all-instrumental ...

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Frank Macchia Releases "Folk Songs for Jazzers" - Download Five Free MP3s!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

Now Available - Folk Songs for Jazzers, Frank Macchia's latest CD is a 13 piece band that wails on Frank's original arrangements of classic Folk Songs Gone Wild!

CD Release Party at Vitello's Jazz Club on Jan. 11, 2010!

Frank and the whole band will be doing a very special one night only show at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club in Studio City, CA on January 11, 2010 for the release of his new CD Folk Songs for Jazzers. The ...

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Meral Guneyman & Dick Hyman Release "Danzas Tropicales"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

The award-winning and classical trained pianist Meral Guneyman, along with the iconic jazz arranger, composer and pianist Dick Hyman, present Danzas Tropicales, a fluid collection of piano compositions dedicated to Latin dance rhythms. Guneyman and Hyman create a sound which captures a signature blend of Latin fervor and sophisticated elegance. Danzas Tropicales features an array of lively rhythms, ranging from the original title piece, composed by Hyman himself, to an exciting spectrum of Latin-American classics spanning the past century, including ...

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Kathy Sanborn's New Album to be Released in April 2010 by Pacific Coast Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
January 3, 2010

Singer-songwriter Kathy Sanborn's musical goal was to create the feel-good album of 2010, and many contemporary music fans believe she's succeeded with Small Galaxy, Sanborn's new album on the Pacific Coast Jazz label that will hit the stores in April 2010.

The cheerful tunes of Small Galaxy are infectious and fresh. From tap-your-feet tracks like the title song, “Small Galaxy," to the inspirational “Himalaya," the new album shines with positive vibes. “Be Coolin'" is a tropical laid-back pleasure, while “Catalunya ...

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Bill McBirnie - Mercy (Featuring Robi Botos) - Tracking Info and Critiques

Source: Michael Ricci
January 3, 2010

Below is some recent tracking information as well as some further critical reaction to Bill McBirnie's new acoustic jazz flute release, Mercy (featuring Robi Botos).

TRACKING INFORMATION:

Mercy has been achieving some active rotation and is filtering upwards in various spin-cycles, per the following: (1) - Mercy has reached the “Top 40 New Releases" at the web site of US-syndicated Jazz DJ, Bob Parlocha. (2) - Mercy is currently a “Featured Release" at Canada's Premier Jazz Station, JazzFM91. (3) - ...

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Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2009

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
January 3, 2010

Here are the Best Jazz Albums of 2009...1. Ella Fitzgerald, Twelve Nights in Hollywood (Verve).The best jazz album of 2009 was recorded in 1961 and '62, a four-CD boxed set of Ella Fitzgerald and her trio, performing live in a small club on the Sunset Strip. The 77 tracks, all previously unissued (!), catch the First Lady of Song at the peak of her career and in top form, the club's intimacy sparking some of her most ...

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Cook's Corner: 2009 Year in Review

Source: JamBase
January 3, 2010

By: Dennis Cook

I listened to a lot of music this year, approximately two new albums per day, give or take. Some might call this 'heroic,' others 'ludicrous,' and others still 'grotesque.' But, all this listening isn't some sort of record geek machismo; it's an honest-to-god drive to find the best, coolest, most enriching music that can be foundand then share what truffles I've sniffed out with y'all. Of ...

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John Gilbreath's Best of 2009

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
January 3, 2010

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