Recording News

All Whitecage & Levine CDs $10 - Acoustics CD Sale - Limited Time

Source: Michael Ricci
December 6, 2009

LIMITED TIME SALE $10 - ALL CDs IN-STOCK ON VARIOUS LABELS

Just in time for the holidays, Mark Whitecage and Rozanne Levine at Acoustics are clearing out their inventory of CDs to offer you a great deal - for a limited time, available directly from Acoustics, all Whitecage and Levine recordings, in stock and on a variety of labels, are on sale for $10 each, no minimums/no maximums.

Some are in very limited quantities, ...

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Eddie Allen and His Jazzy Brass for the Holidays Released on DBCD Label

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 5, 2009

New York, New York -- Eddie Allen has been busy this year and what better way to conclude it than to release some holiday jazz. Allen is leading the way once again on Jazzy Brass For The Holidays which was recently released on DBCD November 3, 2009. Joining Eddie on trumpet are Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet), Clark Gayton (trombone), Marshall Sealy (French horn), Kenny Davis (acoustic bass) and Carl Allen (drums and glockenspiel). ...

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"It's Christmas Time in the City" Helps Benefit Covenant House

Source: Michael Ricci
December 5, 2009

NEW YORK, NY - Blue Planet Records announced today that proceeds from jazz singer/songwriter Michael Tinholme's It's Christmas Time in the City will benefit Covenant House, the largest nonprofit agency in the Americas helping homeless, trafficked and sexually exploited kids. “I remember more than one Christmas I spent on the streets as a teenager," says Tinholme. “Thankfully there were people who came into my life to help when I needed it most. Covenant House has always been a place where ...

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Putting the Cool in Yule: Classic and New Holiday Jazz

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
December 4, 2009

By Tad Hendrickson

Christmas music is as much a part of the holiday season for many of us as the decorations, trees and presents. It comes in two forms for the most part: the stuff that is played every year at home, and the stuff that provides forced ambiance of cheer that can seem way too ubiquitous from Halloween to New Year's. Of course, tastes vary, and one family's classic can be another's atrocity. Jazz is ...

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James King's "Allen's Odyssey"

Source: Michael Ricci
December 3, 2009

Allen's Odyssey by James King Comments by Ron Kearns Allen's Odyssey, the new album by bassist/composer/band leader James King defies the normal assumptions made about music of this type being released. Sometimes recordings by bass players and drummers are (incorrectly) thought not to be as good as recordings by horn players, guitarists or pianists. It's as if being part of the “back line" means taking a back seat. Ignore the fact that bassists are the only members of ...

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Yes in My Backyard: Download Peter Evans' "Micro"

Source: Michael Ricci
December 3, 2009

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Queens trumpeter Peter Evans blats on the bleeding edge of out-jazz while also circling the fringes of noise-punk, sound design, and Rothko-like colors of pure tone. Although his music leans towards the dissonant and disorienting, Evans has a tender, forgiving touch with his instrument--a gentle love cry that towers over both the herky-jerky bluster of his quintet and the punkjazz splattercore of side-project Mostly ...

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Alessandro Magnanini Releases "Someway Still I Do" on Schema Records

Source: Michael Ricci
December 3, 2009

Alessandro Magnanini, the songwriter who penned “This Is What You Are" and “No Mercy For Me" on Mario Biondi's Handful of Soul has released his debut album Someway Still I Do. Magnanini states, “The main sources of inspiration for his album are the great adult pop productions of the past> I take easy listening melodies and filter them through a jazz approach and a more cultured language. The melodies are identified with the arrangements by excellent artists such as Claus ...

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New CD from Daniel Smith "Blue Bassoon" Due on Summit Records

Source: Michael Ricci
December 3, 2009

The New York Daily News says that Daniel Smith is the greatest bassoon player of his generation. That says it all coming from a publication in a city that serves as the hotbed of jazz for a worldwide audience. Blue Bassoon on the Summit Records imprint hits the streets January 12, 2010. The anticipation in the jazz community will be gathering momentum prior to this landmark release. Blue Bassoon offers up thirteen solid tracks of bebop, post-bop and blues standards ...

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