Recording News

"Freedom Riders" CD Review by indie-music.com

Source: Michael Ricci
October 28, 2009

Although he may not be a familiar name to most, Willerm Delisfort makes jazz that must be heard. All three of his selections are excellent. “Modalic Blues" is a live recording, which is driven by particularly noteworthy bass, while harmonized saxophones nudge the gentler “The Island of Ziesha" along. Delisfort doesn't take centerstage until “Tuskegee Experiment", however, which is where his piano playing truly shines. This one features wonderful saxophone and trumpet interplay, as well as standout bass once again. ...

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Celebrate Cuneiform Records Download Week: Free MP3s by Wadada Leo Smith, Ergo, Zevious, Jason Adasiewic and Beat Circus

Source: Michael Ricci
October 27, 2009

Download five free MP3s courtesy of Cuneiform Records.

She Haunts Me (3:41) Ergo From: Multitude, Solitude Cuneiform Records South Central L.A. Kulture (4:50) Wadada Leo Smith From: Spiritual Dimensions Cuneiform Records Where's the Captain? (5:10) Zevious From: After the Air Raid Cuneiform Records Hide (4:26) Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown From: Varmint Cuneiform Records ...

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Sugar Blue's "Threshold" Explores Alternate Musical Routes

Source: conqueroo
October 27, 2009

Known for harmonica work on Rolling Stones' “Miss You," Blue branches out with new album, out January 26, 2010

NEW YORK, NY -- “We have chosen the title Threshold because the tunes open new musical territory for us," says bluesman Sugar Blue of his new album, due out January 26, 2010 on Beeble Music. The album follows the acclaimed 2007 album Code Blue, which hinted at a widening musical path.

In addition to Sugar Blue on harmonica and ...

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Eddie Palmieri: Azucar Pa' Ti

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
October 27, 2009

By the mid-1960s, Latin-jazz was in rapid transition. Americans' appetite for Cuban dance music had cooled as tensions between Fidel Castro and the United States heated up in the early 1960s. At the same time, new forms of Latin music were emerging from the Puerto Rican neighborhoods of New York's Spanish Harlem and South Bronx. Largely influenced by the surging popularity of soul and funk, this new Latin music featured chunkier beats and new instrument configurations. The sound would eventually ...

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Sila and the Afrofunk Experience: Black President

Source: JamBase
October 27, 2009

By: Eric Liebetrau

“Mr. President, I got something to say/ People are hungry for change," sings Victor Sila in “Black President," the title track of his band's latest album. “I am change. You are change. We are change." To be sure, Sila and the Afrofunk Experience know the importance of political and cultural change, as well as the possibilities of music as a tool for bringing it about.

Raised in Kenya by his grandmother, Victor Sila Mutungi was introduced to ...

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Ben Sidran to Release "Dylan Different"

Source: Michael Ricci
October 26, 2009

Dylan Different is an unusual sort of Bob Dylan tribute album. Jazz icon Ben Sidran adds his musical style and a lifetime of reflection to 12 of Dylan's most memorable songs ("Highway 61 Revisited," “Tangled up in Blue" and “Blowin' in the Wind" among them).

Dylan Different was recorded in an Alsatian farm house with French musician/singer Rodolph Burger as well as Italian bassist Marcello Gioullianai and Alberto Malo, a Spanish drummer currently living in Switzerland. The European aspect of ...

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Renee Manning Releases "All Grown Up"

Source: Michael Ricci
October 26, 2009

Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Renee Manning is known for her robust voice, rich tones and impeccable time making her truly a musician's vocalist. Her new release, All Grown Up, showcases those attributes in a soothing, quieter set parallel to the powerful big band selections she's known for. Her debut in the jazz world as a singer with the Mel Lewis Orchestra (from 1983-1989) was the longest tenure of any vocalist associated with the organization. By chance, Mr. Lewis heard Renee ...

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CD Reviews: Memory and "The New Thing"

Source: See! Hear! by Richard Kamins
October 26, 2009

Historicity - Vijay Iyer Trio -  (ACT) - In a year that has been filled with excellent recordings, few have received more press than pianist Vijay Iyer's first piano trio CD.  Deservedly so - this is an impressive program, filled with sparkling interplay, visceral intensity, and songs that make one think about the creative musician's role in the arts and society.  Much has been made of the material Iyer chose to record, from M.I.A.'s “Galang“ to Julius Hemphill's “Dogon A.D." ...

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