Recording News

Gold Note Music Presents "Burt Bacharach Songbook" the New CD from Carol Duboc

Source: Miller Wright & Associates
July 28, 2009

Featuring Three-Time Grammy Nominee Hubert Laws GOLD NOTE MUSIC has announced the latest release from CAROL DUBOC, hailed as “one of the most interesting and dynamic jazz singers of her generation” by Jazz Times Magazine. The platinum-selling vocalist, songwriter and arranger will introduce her new Burt Bacharach Songbook in stores and online on August 18, 2009. Ms. Duboc, who also serves as producer and arranger, brings her unique jazz sensibility to a collection of contemporary pop classics by fellow ...

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"A New Beginning" for Veteran Chart Maker

Source: Michael Ricci
July 28, 2009

A New Beginning, the powerful new release from Lone Star saxophonist Don Diego has blown through like a Texas tornado. This cool new release is welcome relief for a hot Texas summer. Mr. Diego's previous release “Razz" was on the Billboard charts for 26 weeks and was covered by artists in genres from pop to jazz including R&B hipsters Toni! Tony! Ton! Mr. Diego has recorded with jazz greats Gerald Albright and Kurt Whalum.

Mr. Diego draws obvious comparisons to ...

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Lindsey Horner: The Sidemen Chronicles with Rob Thomas

Source: Michael Ricci
July 28, 2009

Renowned bassist Lindsey Horner is hard at work on his newest ArtistShare project, Undiscovered Country. It features a stellar lineup of musicians, all providing their own, unique voices to the project. This week, we'll be looking more in depth at Rob Thomas, who will be playing violin on the album. Rob Thomas is widely considered to be one of the most original, technically adept and powerful violinists playing jazz and contemporary music. JazzTimes calls him “a violinist of exceptional creative ...

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20 Year Old Seth Glier's "The Trouble with People" out November 3

Source: Seth Cohen PR
July 28, 2009

20-Year Old Seth Glier Has a Voice for the Ages Glier’s Silky Vocals Evoke Comparisons to Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall MPress Records Sets Digital Release for October 6th via iTunes, Brick-and-Mortar Release is November 3rd; Major Tour is Set 20-year old Seth Glier’s voice catches you off guard, like the first time you heard Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall sing ‘Holding Back The Years’. Glier backs up this ‘aha’ moment with an album’s worth of diverse material – showcasing his rich ...

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Iconoclasts Random Touch Find "A Way from the Heard" with New CD Release

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
July 28, 2009

Algonquin, IL - Random Touch's Scott Hamill (guitars), James Day (keyboards) and Christopher Brown (drums/vocals) first collaborated in the 1970's. Pure improvisation was one among many sound experiments. Over time it became the preferred mode for music making. With the music of A Way From the Heard (Token Boy Records, 2009) Random Touch has arrived at a new level of expression. Rock and symphonic music are more fully merged on much of the album, and their long developed technique of ...

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40th Ann Space Oddity EP

Source: JamBase
July 28, 2009

David Bowie And Virgin/EMI Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Space Oddity With Commemorative Digital EP and iPhone/iPod touch App

David Bowie To celebrate the 40th anniversary of David Bowie's Space Oddity Virgin/EMI will release a commemorative digital EP and a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The digital EP, available now for download purchase from all major digital service providers, features four versions of “Space Oddity" plus its original eight multi-track stems, enabling fans to remix the ...

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Taking Woodstock Soundtrack

Source: JamBase
July 28, 2009

Soundtrack To Ang Lee's New Comedy Taking Woodstock About The Road To The 1969 Event Includes Unforgettable Songs By The Artists Who Played Woodstock

Taking Woodstock the new film directed by Oscar winner Ang Lee was inspired by the memoirs of Elliot Tiber, who with his family inadvertently played a role in making the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it was, 40 years ago this summer. The Taking Woodstock soundtrack, with songs from many ...

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Recent Listening: Kuhn, Alexander, Griffin, Assadullahi

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
July 28, 2009

Steve Kuhn, Mostly Coltrane (ECM). Kuhn pays homage to John Coltrane, who briefly employed him in 1960 when the pianist was on the doorstep of his career. His tribute encompasses elegiac, earthy and wildly exploratory facets of the great saxophonist. It may remind listeners that, despite a relatively low profile, Kuhn is a major pianist of our time. His grasp of the nature, or natures, of Coltrane's music is evident throughout. His keyboard touch, his fluidity, the flow and density ...

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