Recording News

Miles Davis Masterly Kind of Blue Turns 50

Source: All About Jazz
October 6, 2009

One of the greatest records ever made continues to define jazz music. Miles Davis's recording session in 1959 for Kind of Blue.

It's a record that sounds like it was made yesterday. It's as hip as anything on the planet. It's the accumulation of everything that ... modern jazz is about. Quincy Jones

Jimmy Cobb could hardly imagine he would be making history when he arrived at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio 50 years ago for the first ...

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B.J. Thomas' Scepter Sides Reissued on Collectors' Choice

Source: conqueroo
October 6, 2009

Eight LPs to be reissued on four individual CDs with rare bonus tracks. Including such hits as “Hooked on a Feeling,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” and “Rock ’n’ Roll Lullaby,” which featured Duane Eddy .

B.J. Thomas is best known for his huge pop hits like “Hooked on a Feeling” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” But few realize that his support network during his years on Scepter Records (1966-’73) included legendary writers and producers — people ...

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Prestige Releases New Coltrane Box Set - Side Steps

Source: On Target Media Group
October 6, 2009

Side Steps the third and final set in a series of Coltrane Box Sets, hits stores today via Prestige Records. The 5-CD set captures Coltrane in a supporting role, as a sideman to leaders like Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Tadd Dameron and others. The collection of 43 tracks represents the entirety of Coltrane’s session work as a Prestige sideman, from mid-1956 to early 1958, with the exception of his work with Miles Davis (which is featured in The ...

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Garage a Trois: New Album/Tour

Source: JamBase
October 6, 2009

GARAGE A TROIS Featuring SKERIK, MIKE DILLON, MARCO BENEVENTO & STANTON MOORE To Release POWER PATRIOT On OCTOBER 27 Through THE ROYAL POTATO FAMILY Tour Dates Announced For November and December

Garage A Trois Garage A Trois is a collaboration between four of the most visionary improvisers of the time: Skerik on saxophones, Mike Dillon on vibes, Marco Benevento on keyboards and Stanton Moore on drums. And while improvisation is at the heart of what this ...

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Pianist Pamela Hines Releases "This Heart of Mine"

Source: Michael Ricci
October 6, 2009

John Lennon meets Duke Ellington. That’s the innovative merging created by jazz pianist Pamela Hines on her new solo CD release, This Heart of Mine, on Spice Rack Records. Jazz critic Scott Yanow says, “As is obvious from listening to this music, nothing is missing. During the well paced and consistently intriguing program, Pamela Hines performs fresh and often-surprising versions of songs." The first refreshing musical surprise is the first track where Hines has merged “Reflections in D" by Duke ...

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Barbra Streisand, Diana Krall Labor For 'Love'

Source: All About Jazz
October 6, 2009

Ever since word got out that Diana Krall would produce Barbra Streisand's new album, music fans have wondered how two of the most admired artists of their respective generations would forge a creative camaraderie.

“We ate a lot," Streisand reports. “There's something about recording that makes me want to eat. We would bring in Italian food, or go out to dinner. Diana taught me how to roll a piece of chicken with cheese inside and put it in the microwave." ...

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CD Release: "Backward Compatible" by Steve Shapiro & Pat Bergeson, Featuring Vocalist Annie Sellick

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
October 5, 2009

New York vibist Steve Shapiro and Nashville guitarist have released their third recording, Backward Compatible, on the Apria label. Also joining them once again is the fine jazz vocalist Annie Sellick. Respected studio musicians, Steve Shapiro & Pat Bergeson have worked with artists such as: Alison Krauss, Madeleine Peyroux, Steely Dan, Bill Frisell, Lyle Lovett, Bill Evans, They Might Be Giants, Spyro Gyra, Chet Atkins, and Michael McDonald. Their collaborative sound is an original mix of retro and modern, infused ...

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Fred Hamilton Releases "Afternoon of the Soul"

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2009

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