Recording News

Fat Cat Big Band to Release Third Album in Debut Trilogy in October

Source: All About Jazz
July 17, 2009

After the simultaneous release of the first two records in the Fat Cat Big Band's debut trilogy in March 2009 Angels Praying for Freedom & Meditations on the War For Whose Great God is the Most High / You Are God [Smalls Records], Jade Synstelien and his 11-piece band are preparing to release the third record in October, entitled Face (Smalls).

Face,as well as the previous two albums will be distributed globally by Allegro Media (Late Set Records in Japan), ...

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Jazz Pianist Eldar Releases "Virtue" on August 25

Source: DL Media
July 17, 2009

JAZZ PIANIST ELDAR RELEASES “VIRTUE" ON AUGUST 25 PROGRESSIVE NEW COMPOSITIONS BY ELDAR FEATURING GUEST ARTISTS JOSHUA REDMAN AND NICHOLAS PAYTON Sony Masterworks is pleased to announce the release of Virtue, a new recording from jazz keyboard virtuoso Eldar, on August 25. His fourth album on Sony Masterworks, Virtue affirms his position at the forefront of contemporary jazz and is a fitting follow-up to his 2008 Grammy-nominated album, re-imagination.Partnered by bassist Armando Gola and Ludwig Afonso, Virtue features ...

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Mack Ave Records Releases "We Move" by Sachal Vasandani

Source: DL Media
July 17, 2009

ON SEPTEMBER 15, MACK AVENUE RECORDS RELEASES WE MOVE, THE CAPTIVATING SOPHOMORE CD BY SINGER-SONGWRITER SACHAL VASANDANI PRODUCED BY JOHN CLAYTON, DOUG WAMBLE, AL PRYOR AND SACHAL “It is very thrilling to have a new male jazz vocalist on the scene. Having toured with Sachal in Japan made me realize what a wonderful jazz singer he is. It's so good to know that jazz singing is alive and doing great because of this talented young man." --Sheila Jordan

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Aphrodesia: The New Afrobeat Generation

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2009

Aphrodesia isn't afraid to turn everything on its head and send it through the distortion pedals of their own sensibility. A slang term for Shanghai hookers becomes a tribute to women's value; wall-shaking amps create the perfect distortion for an age-old lamellophone; a cross-continent move spells inspiration not band demise; and a new-found freedom turns dedicated Afrobeat orthodoxy into free-wheeling fusion.

Precious Commodity (Shackrobeat Records) maps how far the high-energy eleven-piece Bay Area band has traveled from Afrobeat worshipers to ...

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Bassist John Lee's New Jazz Label, "Jazz Legacy Productions"

Source: DL Media
July 16, 2009

JAZZ LEGACY PRODUCTIONS, A NEW JAZZ LABEL FOUNDED BY BASSIST JOHN LEE AND DISTRIBUTED BY ALLEGRO, LAUNCHES WITH FOUR NEW RELEASES FEATURING VETERANS CYRUS CHESTNUT, HEATH BROTHERS AND STEVE DAVIS, AND THE DEBUT OF SAXOPHONIST SHAREL CASSITY JLP'S MISSION IS TO FILL A JAZZ VOID BY RECORDING THE UNDERDOCUMENTED AND UNDOCUMENTED THE CHESTNUT AND HEATH CDS STREET AUGUST 4; DAVIS AND CASSITY CDS ARRIVE SEPTEMBER 8 At a time when major jazz labels are shrinking their coverage and signings, and ...

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Pianist John Beasley Releases "Positootly!" On Resonance Records

Source: DL Media
July 16, 2009

In Demand Piano Veteran, Composer and Louisiana Native John Beasley Bows Second All-Star Release On Resonance Records Positootly!Follows His Acclaimed 2008 Release Letter To Herbie “To my ears, he's absolutely one of the best of his generation" --Bennie MaupinVeteran pianist-composer-arranger John Beasley gained invaluable bandstand experience on the road with such revered jazz elders as Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis while also recording with the likes of Chick Corea, Hubert Laws and Dianne Reeves ...

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Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge Set to Release "The Comet's Tail: Playing the Compositions of Michael Brecker" on August 11

Source: DL Media
July 16, 2009

Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge The Comet's Tail: Playing The Compositions of Michael BreckerSet for August 11 Release on MAMA RecordsWith performances by Randy Brecker, Danny Gottlieb, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Mike Mainieri, Adam Nussbaum, Mike Stern and Rob ThomasMAMA Records is proud to announce Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge's forthcoming release The Comet's Tail: Playing The Compositions of Michael Brecker. Led by Chuck Owen, The Comets Tail pays homage to ...

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Bjork: Voltaic DVD/CD/Vinyl

Source: JamBase
July 16, 2009

BJORK'S MULTI-MEDIA VOLTAIC OUT ON NONESUCH RECORDS

Bjork Bjork's Voltaic, a very special DVD/CD/VINYL recording, was released in the U.S. earlier this month by Nonesuch Records, full track listings are below. Voltaic is a lovingly packaged celebration of the past two years of activities surrounding Bjork's Volta her critically praised sixth studio album, which came out in 2007.

Bjork's band on the Volta tour included Mark Bell (LFO) on computers and keyboards and Damian Taylor on keyboards and programming. Also ...

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