Recording News

Rosanne Cash New Album: W/ Boss, Elvis, Rufus, Tweedy

Source: JamBase
July 10, 2009

ROSANNE CASH TO RELEASE HER NEW ALBUM, THE LIST, OCTOBER 6 SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE ELVIS COSTELLO, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JEFF TWEEDY AND RUFUS WAINWRIGHT

Rosanne Cash Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will release her 12th studio album, entitled The List, on Manhattan Records on October 6, 2009. The new LP features Cash's contemporary interpretations of 12 classic songs culled from a list of essential country tunes that her legendary father Johnny gave her in 1973, filtered through her own unique, ...

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Ray Charles: Country and Western

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
July 10, 2009

I don't really think of Ray Charles' Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vols. 1 and 2 as country albums. Like everything Charles took on, the music he recorded in 1962 was more about his take on an established genre than an attempt to mimic it. But in some ways, Modern Sounds isn't really an interpretive album either. When put in perspective with the racially charged times in 1961 and 1962, Modern Sounds becomes a civil rights statement--a calming ...

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George Harrison:Let It Roll: Songs of George Harrison

Source: JamBase
July 10, 2009

By: Ron Hart

Over the last ten years, Capitol/EMI has been notorious for treating its reissue campaign of George Harrison's post-Beatles catalog like some kind of under-appreciated stepchild whose parents force ugly new clothes and disgusting new food onto. First was the 30th Anniversary reissue of the Quiet One's masterpiece, All Things Must Pass, from early 2001, considered by many to be the single greatest work by a Beatle outside of the band itself. In addition to the ghastly “colorization" ...

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Greg Worzel Launches New Label with Debut CD from Teen Singer

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 10, 2009

Via email, keyboardist Greg Worzel tells StLJN that he's launching a new independent jazz label called Prospect Records. Based in the St. Louis suburb of O'Fallon, MO, the new imprint will make its debut with Like Someone In Love, the first recording from 17-year-old vocalist Emily Nicole (pictured).Worzel has worked previously with singer Anita Rosamond and produced her CD Timeless. He's also the producer of Nicole's debut, which will be introduced at a CD release party that will ...

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Candye Kane-Superhero Blues Vocalist Wins the Battle

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2009

Hollywood, CA-July 6, 2009-Candye Kane Superhero is the name of the original song and the title of her recently released CD for Delta Groove records.

Superhero is Candye’s tenth CD and most significant to date. After fighting off deadly pancreatic cancer over the last year, it is an understatement to say that this recording is a miracle. The title of the CD applies literally and the blues never sounded more relevant for Candye and her fans. ...

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Mon David Makes Jazz Dreams Come True

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
July 10, 2009

New York, New York-July 7, 2009 -- Mon David has staked his claim to his own little piece of the worldwide musical rock with a great reputation in the industry and a sparkling new recording Coming True. The new release transcends the invisible barriers that we tend to put up intentionally or by habit without thinking about what theres to miss.

Jazz is complex by nature and ever changing. Experienced artists like Mon David have the ...

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Salaam's Self-Titled Album Releases August 11

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
July 10, 2009

From Iraqi Maqam to Robert Johnson: Middle Eastern Band Salaam Creates a New American Sound

Suave Saudis in small-town America and belly-dancing Hoosier housewives. Trumpets and pianos that take on quarter tones. Iraqi tunes that channel the ghosts of American bluesmen. A good old family band, but with a serious series of twists.

Welcome to the world of Salaam, the brainchild of a Chicago-born Iraqi-American on a tireless quest for her roots, a dedicated spouse who dove merrily into the ...

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'Louis and Keely' Releases Cast Album

Source: Michael Ricci
July 9, 2009

The little musical that could, “Louis and Keely: Live at the Sahara" has gone from a matchbook-size hit at Sacred Fools Theatre to a major (and revamped) stage event directed by Taylor Hackford at the Geffen Playhouse.

The latest phase in the musical's life will take place July 22 when the show's producers release the official cast album featuring 18 songs performed by the leading stars, Jake Broder and Vanessa Claire Smith.

Recorded at Capitol Records in the same studio ...

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