Recording News

Recent Listening: Martin, Strickland, Felten

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
October 8, 2009

Brand New: In Brief

Joe Martin, Not By Chance (Anzic). Martin is a versatile and rounded bassist who has collaborated with a wide range of musicians at the heart of the 30-something generation of jazz players in New York. Here, he enlists two fellow members of that generation's elite, pianist Brad Mehldau and saxophonist and clarinetist Chris Potter. The drummer, several years younger, is Marcus Gilmore, an accompanist who listens, reacts and adjusts. All of the tunes but Jaco Pastorius's ...

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Multiple Award Winning Composer / Violinist Catya Mar Releases New Album

Source: 1888 Media
October 8, 2009

Catya Mar, Hollywood Music Award nominee, Billboard World Song Contest winner, now nominated for the Hollywood Music in Media Award, will release a new album, Destination Love in February 2010.

Catya Mars new album Destination Love will be released worldwide in February 2010 and pick up where her previous critically acclaimed album, “Remembering The Day", left off. Uplifting, sensual and touching instrumental songs, that will guide the listener to a place of tranquility and joy. Her violin is the mesmerizing ...

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Maria Neckam's New Album Now on Blue Music Group

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2009

Austrian-New Yorker vocalist and songwriter Maria Neckam new release, 'Crossing and Blending', is now available on Blue Music Group. This remarkable 63-minute entirety features edgy original melodies by Neckam and one track by the pianist on the album, Franz von Chossy. Off Beat Magazine has reviewed 'Crossing and Blending' as an ambitious release “that ranges through the breadth of her stylistic tropes and suggests that she's going to be a special voice', and Jazz.com goes even further by stating that ...

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Kevin Mackenzie: East of East 7th Street

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2009

Forthcoming release of a new CD by guitarist Kevin Mackenzie: East of East 7th Street ‘There’s bite as well as understated elegance in Mackenzie's soloing’ (The Herald) “a conspicuously inventive soloist." (The Scotsman) “Mackenzie demonstrates a composer's ear and vision that equals his improvising skills” (The Guardian) This CD from Kevin Mackenzie unites him with New York based musicians Ben Perowsky, Boris Kozlov and Donny McCaslin. The twelve original compositions were recorded on a two-day session in Brooklyn NY . ...

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"You Look Like a Movie Star, and I Believe I'm Lucky--Spending Time with You."

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2009

The new CD Pretty by Whitman Rinaldo has great songs and playful lyrics, in the vein the Kinks, U2, Beatles and UB40. The Northern Virginia/ Washington DC guitarist's CD has been released under the CreateSpace record label.

The title track, “Pretty," is a Beatlesque song dedicated to his late mother Mary Anne Rinaldo Her face is on cover, from 50 years ago very much resembling Grace Kelly. The album is an homage to her and other wonderful women in his ...

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Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor Sessions

Source: Michael Ricci
October 7, 2009

When Franklin Cohen, the principal clarinetist of the Cleveland Orchestra, was to be featured playing Mr. Shaw's Concerto for Clarinet, he listened to Mr. Shaw's recording of the work and said he found his playing unbelievable. “Shaw is the greatest player I ever heard," he said. “It's hard to play the way he plays. He makes so many incredible shadings." “Begin The Beguine" “Frenesi" “Stardust - They Are Landmarks In Jazz When band leader Artie Shaw put down his clarinet ...

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New Ian Wilson Album "Double Trio" Just Released

Source: Michael Ricci
October 7, 2009

An exciting and imaginative new large-scale work from Irish composer Ian Wilson on Ireland's Diatribe label is a cunning mix of jazz and classical music, resulting in a unique piece making the best of both worlds.

'Double Trio' is written for three improvisers playing saxophone, double bass and drums and three classical musicians playing violin, vibraphone and harp and takes its initial inspiration from speech rhythms and melodies. The material comes from a number of interviews composer Ian Wilson conducted ...

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Willerm Delisfort Debut Album

Source: Michael Ricci
October 7, 2009

Willerm Delisfort debut Solo Album, Freedom Riders is now available online. Willerm career extends the continuum of musical styles that ranges from Jazz, Gospel, R&B and many more. Because of this, Willerm's versatility has created a high demand for him with prominent jazz, rap, soul, and fusion artists including 2009 Best World Guitarist Fareed Haque, Grammy Award winning artist T-Pain, Corey Wilkes, Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Heath, David Sanchez, George Freeman, Red Holloway, Javon Jackson, Melton Mustafa Sr, Peter Erskine, Public ...

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