Recording News

Tom Braxton Releases Highly Anticipated CD "Endless Highway"

Source: Sound Visions Media
September 16, 2009

Saxophonist and composer Tom Braxton's latest release, Endless Highway, takes you on the ride of your life.

Joined by an outstanding array of instrumentalists and vocalists, this recording is a toe-tapping, colorful, groove- oriented excursion with a sophisticated urban flavor that will make you feel like dancing and singing all day long. Endless Highway, his second release on the San Diego-based Pacific Coast Jazz label, lifts Braxton to a new level of artistry as he pays homage to his friend ...

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New from ECM in September

Source: ECM Records
September 15, 2009

John Abercrombie QuartetWait Till You See HerRelease date: September 8John Abercrombie guitar; Mark Feldman violin; Thomas Morgan double-bass; Joey Baron drums This is the fourth release by the Abercrombie Quartet which has become one of the most widely-admired groups in contemporary jazz. It is both a deeply swinging group and an adventurous one--with a range that can encompass everything from standards to bebop and from free play to chamber music. The quartet extends the ...

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MMW Box Set Due 11/24

Source: JamBase
September 15, 2009

MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD RELEASE BOX SET ON INDIRECTO RECORDS NOVEMBER 24 Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set to Include Radiolarians I, II, III Unreleased Live Material, Bonus Tracks, Vinyl, Remixes and Feature Length DVD

MMW Medeski Martin & Wood culminate their two-year Radiolarian Series with a comprehensive box set of material entitled Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set, which Indirecto Records will release on November 24. The box set will include: Radiolarians I, II and III complete with bonus ...

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Balkanbeats: From Bosnia to Berlin

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2009

BalkanBeats, A Night in Berlin (Piranha Musik) Robert Soko Connects His People through BalkanBeats Digital Release: Oct. 30th

The crowd is dancing wildly. Suddenly the rhythm stops, the drums fall silent. Only the trumpet moans, then changes into a looping oriental melody. The drums start again. The crowd jumps up, dancers shout in desperate ecstasy.

This is BalkanBeats, igniting for one night in Berlin each month, in one of the epicentres of the city's nightlife, a ...

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Ray Charles Christmas Album Features Freddie Hubbard, Betty Carter

Source: conqueroo
September 15, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- Concord Records caps a year in which it reissued many of Ray Charles' classic albums (Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, A Message From the People and The Genius Hits the Road) with the artist's only Christmas album of his entire career, The Spirit of Christmas. Concord's digitally remastered reissue marks the first time the album has been available in more than 12 years. Street date is October 6, ...

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Ross Hammond's "An Effective Use of Space" Released

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2009

With aid from Lisa Mezzacappa on bass and John Hanes on drums, the music glides easily between the sleepy and bombastic, sensual and aggressive Rachel Leibrock, Sacramento News and Review

Ross Hammond's new album “An Effective Use of Space" (Prescott, 2009) is a mix of solo and trio pieces. Released 9/04/2009, the trio session was recorded by Myles Boisen in Oakland CA, in May 2009. Solo selections were recorded at Studio Wha? in Sacramento. The cover art was ...

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Bassists, Mimi Jones Reveals Her Distinctive Style with Her Debut CD “A New Day”

Source: Sound Visions Media
September 15, 2009

Released today on Hot Tone Music, September 15, 2009

The debut CD, “A New Day” (Hot Tone Music), co- produced by bassist and composer Mimi Jones, is already receiving excellent reviews and attention as it receives it's official release. Jazziz Magazine features one of Ms Jones’s tracks in their current issue and said, “Mimi Jones displays a sure hand and a distinctive style on her fresh sounding debut.” She was recently the featured artist on the cover of “No Treble ...

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The Informant!/Marvin Hamlisch

Source: CineMedia Promotions
September 15, 2009

The Soundtrack from the Upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures Film, composed by Marvin Hamlisch, Hits Digital Stores August 25 New Line Records will release the official soundtrack from the Warner Bros. Pictures film “The Informant!” via digital download on Tuesday, August 25. The soundtrack features 14 memorable tracks from the motion picture, which will be released nationwide on Friday, September 18. The innovative music on the soundtrack was composed by Oscar® winner Marvin ...

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