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Songstress Erin Muir Introduces a Hauntingly Seductive New Voice to Independent Music Scene with Eclectic Debut Album "Poet's Lovely Daughter"

Source: Gorgeous PR, Inc
August 19, 2009

SONGSTRESS ERIN MUIR INTRODUCES A HAUNTINGLY SEDUCTIVE NEW VOICE TO INDEPENDENT MUSIC SCENE WITH ECLECTIC DEBUT ALBUM “POET’S LOVELY DAUGHTER” To the uninitiated, singer-songwriter ERIN MUIR’s upcoming release Poet’s Lovely Daughter may sound like the work of a well-established artist – masterful, mature and confident, the record puts Muir’s accomplished songwriting and uncanny, haunting voice on full display. What a surprise, then, to find that this eclectic ten-track album is the artist’s ...

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Derek Smith Unites Steel Pan and Vibraphone in an Album That Captures the Musical Expression of Latin Jazz Masters

Source: Michael Ricci
August 19, 2009

In his second album, Derek Smith pays tribute to legendary musicians who developed the infectious rhythms and sounds that have come to define Latin jazz. The spirit of this genre is innovation, and Smith exemplifies that spirit in Latin Expression by uniting the melodic brightness of the steel drum with the soulful resonance of the vibraphone. Smith uses the unique instrumentation to capture the musical expression of Latin jazz masters, such as Rafael Hernandez, Mario Bauza, Antonio Carlos Jobim and ...

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Saxophonist/Composer Fred Hess Releases New Big Band CD as a Leader: “Hold On” (Dazzle Records 202), on August 17

Source: Michael Ricci
August 19, 2009

SAXOPHONIST/COMPOSER FRED HESS RELEASES NEW BIG BAND CD AS A LEADER: “HOLD ON” (DAZZLE RECORDS 202), ON AUGUST 17 Big Band features Ron Miles, John Gunther, Marc Sabatella, Ken Filiano, and Matt Wilson When you take this disc for a spin, you just might want to Hold On tight during its exciting 78-minute ride through the modern, big-band tradition. As a leader, tenor saxophonist/composer Fred Hess is best known for his smaller-ensemble CDs. But the Pennsylvania native, who grew in ...

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Beatles Catalogue Remastered

Source: JamBase
August 19, 2009

The Beatles' Entire Original Recorded Catalogue Remastered By Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music Will Be Available September 9

The Beatles The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have announced the release of the original Beatles catalogue, which has been digitally remastered for the first time, for worldwide CD release on September 9, the same date as the release of the widely anticipated The Beatles: Rock Band video game. Each of the CDs is packaged with replicated ...

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What's New? Bill Holman, Always

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
August 19, 2009

Months ago, Bill Kirchner sent a note about examples he was using in one of his New School classes for emerging composers. I set it aside, meaning to enlarge upon it. I just came across the tickler file reminding me. Clearly, my tickler system needs work. Here is Kirchner's message. Where possible, I've added links.

Yesterday, I brought some scores/recordings to my New School comp/arr class for the students to check out. Among them were Bob Brookmeyer's “The Nasty Dance" ...

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The Sweet Remains Evoke Wilco and CSN on 'Laurel & Sunset'

Source: Seth Cohen PR
August 19, 2009

The Sweet Remains Deliver Soulful Harmonies, Contemporary Pop/Rock Melodies & Multi Singer-Songwriting on Debut CD With rich three-part harmonies and a distinctive, modern sound, The Sweet Remains deliver an eminently listenable folk-rock debut that finds its home somewhere on the road where Wilco meets Crosby, Stills & Nash. On their album ‘Laurel & Sunset’, The Sweet Remains put a contemporary spin on the ageless tradition of overlapping vocals and shared songwriting, and show that in a time when the music ...

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Soul/Jazz Singer Amy Serrata Collaborates with Willie Norwood on Debut Album

Source: Michael Ricci
August 19, 2009

Singer + Songwriter, Amy Serrata creates music intended to heal and bring people together. Amy’s interest in singing arose at an early age listening to the sounds of Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong to name a few. She sung in choir and started singing lessons at the age of 10 years old when she attended Nido De Aguilas, an international school in Santiago, Chile. As she got older she sung in several gospel choirs and through ...

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Jon Secada Returns to His Roots with Release of "Expressions: The Jazz Album"

Source: Michael Ricci
August 18, 2009

Multiple Grammy Winner Jon Secada Returns to His Roots with Release of Expressions: The Jazz Album, September 22, 2009

On September 22, 2009, Grammy winner Secada returns to his roots (no, not his Latin roots, his Jazz roots) with the release of Expressions: The Jazz Album (The Orchard), which will coincide with the kick-off of a week-long engagement at Feinstein's at Loews Regency in New York, a national PBS television special with Jim Brickman (Beautiful World) and, his fourth season ...

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