Recording News

Harpist/Bandleader/Composer Edmar Castaneda Releases New CD Titled “Entre Cuerdas” on Artist Share

Source: Two for the Show Media
July 23, 2009

If you have not heard about jazz harpist Edmar Castaneda - it is time you do. Castaneda is one of the most electrifying and innovative artists to come along in some time. Jazz harp? - Yes that is right –jazz harp. Castenada takes a whole new two-handed approach to the instrument and the genre itself. One listen to this release and you will see why he is becoming one of the most celebrated artists in jazz. The new CD titled ...

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Gerald Clayton - "Two Shade" Climbing the Charts

Source: Michael Ricci
July 23, 2009

Gerald Clayton's new Trio album, Two Shade was released on ArtistShare on July 1st. It has debuted on Jazz Week Radio at #25, leading the station in most increased spins, and was the 3rd most added album. “Two Shade" is Gerald's debut CD, and features a the dynamic trio work of Joe Sanders on bass and Justin Brown on drums. Two Shade showcases Clayton's compositions, with 11 original pieces, and a great take on the Dizzy Gillespie tune, “Con Alma". ...

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Jazz Legend Scott Lafaro Celebrated with Previously Unreleased Performances and Interviews: "Pieces of Jade" on Resonance Records' Heirloom Series

Source: DL Media
July 23, 2009

Jazz Legend Scott LaFaro Celebrated with Previously Unreleased Performances, Rehearsal Tape and Bill Evans Interview on Resonance Records - Heirloom Series' Pieces of Jade Pieces of Jade to be released with new LaFaro Biography: Jade Visions “His approach to the bass... it was a beautiful thing to see... He was a constant inspiration." --Bill Evans In the annals of jazz, it is rare that a musician garners both the respect and admiration of fans and musicians alike. In fact, there ...

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Mack Ave Records Presents "Detroit" by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Source: DL Media
July 23, 2009

MACK AVENUE RECORDS PRESENTS DETROIT, THE LATEST RELEASE BY THE JAZZ WORLD'S GREATEST LIVING ORCHESTRAL COMPOSER, GERALD WILSON A SIX-PART SUITE COMMISSIONED BY THE DETROIT INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL; TO BE PERFORMED AT THE 30TH ANNUAL DIJF ON WILSON'S 91ST BIRTHDAY To commemorate its 30th anniversary, the Detroit International Jazz Festival called on Gerald Wilson, the preeminent jazz orchestra composer and bandleader, to write a suite for Detroit. He recorded the piece with both his Los Angeles and New York orchestras ...

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The Phenomenal Handclap Band:Self-Titled

Source: JamBase
July 23, 2009

By: Aryeh Carni

The Phenomenal Handclap Band, fronted by DJs turned producers Daniel “The Witch Doctor" Collas and Sean “The Medicine Man" Marquand, is a Brooklyn-based collective with almost too much talent. Their self-titled debut album (released June 23 on Friendly Fire Records) features myriad talented and diverse musicians and vocalists, each boasting unique musical backgrounds.

Collas and Marquand's wide spectrum of musical influences garnered from their deejaying days is on visible display, as the album creates a fresh new ...

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Vic Chesnutt Album: W/ Fugazi and Godspeed Guys

Source: JamBase
July 23, 2009

Vic Chesnutt's At The Cut Out September 22

Vic Chessnutt At the Cut, the latest effort from Athens, GA-based singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, is due September 22 on Constellation Records. A collaboration with Fugazi's Guy Picciotto and members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion, At the Cut is the follow-up to Chesnutt's 2007 collaborative recording, North Star Deserter.

Recorded by former Arcade Fire member Howard Bilerman at Montreal's Hotel2Tango studio, At the Cut focuses on themes of cowardice, ...

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Bowie Joins Fan Remix Fun with "Space Oddity"

Source: HypeBot
July 23, 2009

Virgin/EMI is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Bowie's “Space Oddity" with the release of a commemorative digital EP and a new fane remix app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The EP features four versions of “Space Oddity" plus its original eight multi-track stems, enabling fans to remix the song using any software or a new iKlax “Remix David Bowie - Space Oddity" iPhone app.

Originally released on July 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 moon landings, “Space ...

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New Arrivals at JazzLoft.com

Source: Jazz Loft Publicity
July 22, 2009

Recent arrivals at The Jazz Loft

Jody Diamond In That Bright World (New World) Catalog: New Classical Price: $14.95 Listen Now

Margaret Lancaster io (New World) Catalog: New Classical Price: $14.95 Listen Now

Daniel Rosenboom If Plymouth Rock had Landed on the Pilgrims (New World) Catalog: New Classical Price: $14.95 Listen Now

Bill Evans Trio Umbria 1978/Quartet Hamburg 1972 (Disconforme) Catalog: Jazz Price: $18.95 ...

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