Recording News

Latest No Age Ep Available as a Free Stream

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

It's not out until Oct. 6, but Sup Pop released No Age's upcoming EP online today as a free stream. Fans who register with the site can listen to the latest from the local noise rock outfit and purchase the album at a discounted price.

Dubbed “Losing Feeling," the four track EP will be released on vinyl and as a digital download, but will not be getting the CD treatment. Sub Pop is offering the vinyl pre-order for $8. On ...

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Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer Conjure a New Sound

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2009

On August 25th, E1 Music will release The Melody of Rhythm, an unparalleled collaboration between banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck, composer and double-bass master Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain.

Arguably the world's greatest tabla player, followed by a 19-city tour of North American concert halls in September and October.

An understanding of musical tradition has led all three of these musical explorers to this common crossroad. “When I play with Zakir, I’m not an Indian musician but I can learn enough ...

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Julian Lennon's Atlantic Years Reissued on Noble Rot Through Collectors' Choice

Source: conqueroo
August 6, 2009

Titles include The Secret Value of Daydreaming (featuring the hit “Stick Around”), Mr. Jordan and Help Yourself

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — When a son of John Lennon announces his own musical career and shows up looking and sounding very much like his iconic dad, critics and listeners alike are bound to react with arms firmly folded. But Julian Lennon’s gifts as a songwriter quickly broke down skepticism and sent the young artist soaring up the American album and singles charts. ...

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Abbey Lincoln - Golden Lady

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2009

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Texas Alligator Blues Band Releases Debut CD

Source: Michael Ricci
August 6, 2009

It may seem ironic that a band from Pennsylvania would name themselves after a piece of Texas history, but listening to the Texas Alligator Blues Band, it all makes sense. Their new album, Voodoo Fury, just released nationwide this week!

Their self-titled genre, Texas Alligator Blues, was named after the alligators that actually migrated over the Louisiana land bridge to the Texas side. Historically, blues music developed over sectarian lines of Christian gospel in the Southeastern United States at ...

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New Rez Abbasi Disc, "Things to Come" out August 25 on Sunnyside

Source: Fully Altered Media
August 6, 2009

Pakistani-American Guitarist Rez Abbasi Releases Things to Come, August 25th on Sunnyside Records Album Features Stunning Composition and Improvisation From Culturally Diverse Top New York Musicians (Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer, Johannes Weidenmueller, Dan Weiss + Special Guests Kiran Ahluwalia and Mike Block) Sunnyside Records is pleased to present Things to Come, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi’s latest solo project and first for the prominent jazz label. Imagine if you will, a four year old boy arriving in Los Angeles, CA ...

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Stefon Harris and Blackout Return with "Urbanus" on Concord Jazz, August 25

Source: Fully Altered Media
August 6, 2009

Concord Jazz today announced the release of vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris’s 7th album as a bandleader and Concord debut, Urbanus. The new release picks up where 2004’s Evolution left off in that it features Blackout, his scintillating ensemble that’s as versed in modern jazz as it is with rhythms, melodies and soundscapes associated with R&B, pop, hip-hop and funk. The 10-track-album will be available August 25, 2009. The GRAMMY-nominated musician has been hailed as “one of the most important young artists ...

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Critically Acclaimed Songstress Courtney Fortune Releases "Speak Love"

Source: Costa Communications
August 6, 2009

Young chanteuse has a textured, sultry, arrestingly mature torchsinger's delivery. Earshot Jazz Magazine

Critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter, Courtney Fortune releases her debut CD Speak Love on Aug. 18, 2009, through Origin Records. The album, produced by Grammy-nominated artist Chris Walden, features the rich tones of Fortune’s voice and several songs written by the singer. The tracks are a combination of genres, fusing jazz, pop and folk to create a unique sound. The music revitalizes and inspires loyal jazz patrons and ...

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