Recording News

Gnawledge Records Remixes the Legacy of Moorish Spain on "Granada Doaba"

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
July 6, 2009

Pawn Shop Scavenging for the Roots of Flamenco Hip-Hop: Gnawledge Records Remixes the Legacy of Moorish Spain

Instead of angling for a record deal, Canyon Cody sent his demo to the US government and applied for a Fulbright scholarship. After he was awarded the prestigious grant, Cody headed to Spain with rapper/producer Gnotes and built a recording studio above a flamenco guitar shop in Granada. Over the next year, the Gnawledge Records duo collaborated with 16 local musicians, recording their ...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: New Album

Source: JamBase
July 6, 2009

SPEED OF LIFE ARRIVES IN SEPTEMBER

new album The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - the iconic and profoundly influential group often cited as a major Americana and roots music pioneer - have finished work on their first studio album in five years, Speed of Life. The new album, out September 22, finds the band at their laid back, ramshackle best, eschewing their frequent collaborative approach here for a set of songs anchored by the remarkably deft musicianship and diverse songwriting ...

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Reviews: Joe Lovano, Daryl Sherman, Fred Hersch and Miller Williams

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
July 6, 2009

Joe Lovano Us Five, Folk Art (Blue Note).

As noted in the Rifftides coverage of the Portland Jazz Festival, the saxophonist's Us Five band is a playground of reaction and interaction among diverse but finely attuned musicians. The ages of the other band members, who include two drummers, no doubt average half of Lovano's. If they provide him inspiration and rhythmic fire, it works both ways. In spirit, the music is based in the post-Coltrane ethos of three decades ago. ...

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Steve Lehman Octet's 'Travail, Transformation, and Flow'

Source: Michael Ricci
July 5, 2009

Call what saxophonist Steve Lehman does a variation on “math-jazz," with apologies to the time signature-hopping sub-genre that rose out of the mid-'90s indie rock scene.

Though nothing from this album will ever be confused with Don Caballero, Lehman makes the seemingly counterintuitive choice to introduce computer analysis into jazz in the hopes of greater exploring of spectral harmony between instruments.

What this involves is a whole lot of mind-scrambling physics and deep thought concerning frequency relationships and microtonal overtones, ...

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'Songs of Leonard Cohen': A Vinyl Reckoning

Source: Michael Ricci
July 5, 2009

Sundazed Records' new version of the singer-songwriter's classic debut is a great way to get reacquainted with vinyl records.

Tastemakers such as Bob Dylan, Jack White and T Bone Burnett might be at the forefront of championing the resurgent interest in vinyl albums and singles, but they're not the only enthusiasts celebrating the return of the format in today's digital era: Nielsen SoundScan reports that vinyl sales will top 2.8 million units this year, up about 900,000 from 2008, and ...

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CDs of Note...

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
July 3, 2009

Here's a dose of CDs of interest, as I head out for a week of travels to Freihofer's Jazz Festival in Saratoga NY and the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Yes, the sun is out today and my summer festival season is getting under way. Hope to see you here and/or there.Burgstaller Martignon 4, Mozart's Blue Dreams and Other Crossover Fantasies (Summit Records)Joe Burgstaller, a member of the Canadian Brass since 2001, teamed up with pianist Hector Martignon ...

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In a World of Female Bassists Mimi Jones Sets the Bar with Her Debut CD “A New Day”

Source: Sound Visions Media
July 3, 2009

With the musical world buzzing about Esperanza Spalding it’s no wonder that the timing is perfect for the release of yet another extraordinary female bassist, composer and vocalist.

Introducing Mimi Jones and her debut CD “A New Day” (Hot Tone Music) set for release on September 15th, 2009. Mimi Jones recently gave a sneak preview of her debut CD during the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival at the prestigious Kennedy Center along with performances featuring the world's top female ...

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Oran Etkin Featured as windowsmedia.com Emerging Artist

Source: GoMedia PR
July 2, 2009

Clarinetist and saxophonist Oran Etkin, whose debut CD, Kelenia, has been earning rave reviews from the likes of the New York Times, the Village Voice and the Boston Globe, has been selected as an Emerging Artist on Windowsmedia.com.

Windowsmedia.com is the digital media web resource available from the popular Windows Media Player, and features games, and video fun, as well as hot news from the entertainment industry.

As a Windowsmedia.com Emerging Artist, Oran joins the ranks of such up and ...

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