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Chanson: Amanda McBroom Sings Jacques Brel

Source: Muse Media
July 14, 2009

NEW AMANDA MCBROOM CD CHANSON: AMANDA MCBROOM SINGS JACQUES BREL, SET FOR RELEASE JULY 14TH BY LML MUSIC/GECKO RECORDS

CD is Jazz/Cabaret Vocalist/Composer's Eighth Release and Pays Homage to Legendary French Singer-Songwriter Jacques Brel

Chanson: Amanda McBroom Sings Jacques Brel, the stunning new CD from critically-acclaimed Jazz/Cabaret vocalist and composer Amanda McBroom ("The Rose"), is set for release July 14th by LML Music/Gecko Records. Featuring a stellar cast of musicians including Mark Isham on horns, Chanson: Amanda McBroom Sings Jacques ...

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Terence Blanchard's New CD "Choices"

Source: Muse Media
July 14, 2009

Terence Blanchard's New CD Choices Set For Release August 18th on Concord Jazz

Follow-up To Grammy Winning A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) Is First Complete CD The World-Renowned Trumpet Player and Film Composer Has Recorded In New Orleans and Features Guests Dr. Cornel West and Bilal.

Life is all about expansion and evolution. We make choices every day, none of which are right or wrong. They are simply choices that allow us to explore the variety ...

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Gerald Clayton's Two Shade Released!

Source: Michael Ricci
July 14, 2009

After much anticipation, the new Gerald Clayton trio record, Two Shade has been released on ArtistShare. The album features 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".

At the age of 25, Clayton is already a veteran of the Jazz music scene and has built a strong following through his extensive work with the top musicians in the field ...

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Two Free MP3 Downloads from Rudresh Mahanthappa

Source: All About Jazz
July 13, 2009

Download two free MP3s from rising star Alto-saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa.

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The story has been told before. While still in college, Indian-American saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa was given a CD of Kadri Gopalnath's Saxophone Indian Style as a joke by his older brother. But Mahanthappa was impressed by Gopalnath's ability to translate the microtonal intricacies of South Indian Carnatic music to the saxophone, which eventually resulted in their highly praised collaboration, Kinsmen (Pi Recordings, 2008). [ More ]

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David Berkman Quartet Live at Smoke

Source: Michael Ricci
July 13, 2009

DAVID BERKMAN QUARTET Live at Smoke (Challenge)

Heres an album underlining the importance of the small jazz club Smoke, on Broadway and 106th Street, just as that club has found itself in a serious fix. Smoke was flooded by the buildings sprinkler system after it was set off by smoke or fire last week on an upper floor of the building. The club needs thorough reconstruction and a new sound system yet still hopes to reopen this week. Hear this ...

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Lindsey Horner – the Sidemen Chronicles: Allison Miller

Source: All About Jazz
July 13, 2009

Lindsey Horner's new ArtistShare project Undiscovered Country is derived from a large variety of influences and styles.

This exciting, genre bending project is made possible by a stellar team of sidemen. This week, we'll be focusing on the drums, played by Allison Miller. Allison has a most impressive resume, and her energy will undoubtedly bring a great vibe to the project.

In Lindsey's own words:

Allison Miller is one of the finest drummers around. We've played together with Susan McKeown ...

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Recent Listening: Martial Solal

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
July 13, 2009

Martial Solal Live at the Village Vanguard (CamJazz). The CD's subtitle is I Can't Give You Anything but Love. In this recital, the French pianist gives his listeners more than love. We get architectural thinking, drollery, daring, virtuosity that includes astonishing mastery of meter, and chord voicings that illuminate like fireworks. Solal was 80 when this was recorded in 2007. His command of the instrument and his intellectual resources were in full operation. He interprets seven standards with insights into ...

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Bjork in Full-Throated Plumage, Jazz in a Calmer Key

Source: Michael Ricci
July 12, 2009

There has been no shortage of live Bjork documentation in recent seasons. So lets file Voltaic, released by Nonesuch a couple of weeks ago, under the category of Things We Didnt Think We Needed.

Available in five configurations, from a single CD to a multiple CD-DVD-LP set, it chronicles a typical frenzy of activity following the release of Bjorks 2007 album, Volta. The principal CD, recorded in one pass at a studio in London, features live versions of the songs ...

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