Recording News

New Studio Album of Barbra Streisand

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2009

Columbia Records proudly announces the release of Love Is The Answer, the eagerly-awaited new studio album from Barbra Streisand, available everywhere on Tuesday, September 29. The first full-length collection of new studio recordings from eight-time Grammy award winner Barbra Streisand since 2005's Guilty Pleasures, and first new Barbra Streisand album since Live In Concert 2006, Love Is The Answer presents the artist as a cabaret and jazz singer of emotional clarity, depth and maturity, offering the listener a warm and ...

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Anne Walsh's Brazilian Jazz-Pop Confections Turning Heads

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
June 23, 2009

A celestial voice with a refreshing outlook arrives on the jazz-adult pop scene with today's (June 16) release of Pretty World by Anne Walsh from A To Zink Music. Her classically-trained voice gracefully guides a dozen dreamy compositions brimful of hope, optimism and romance. Walsh's classy collection of elegant standards, sensual Brazilian jazz rhythms and dramatic ballads enchants with warmly produced live instrumentation meticulously performed by noted musicians. For her debut jazz outing--previous releases include concept albums of lullabies (the ...

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Kurt Elling Releases New Live Album

Source: On Target Media Group
June 23, 2009

The new live CD from Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, is in stores today (CD & digital) via Concord Jazz. Dedicated to You is Kurt Elling's eighth overall album and second release on Concord Jazz. The 12-track live collection features an all-star cast of musicians including saxophonist Ernie Watts, The Laurence Hobgood Trio and string quartet, ETHEL. The album was recorded in January 2009 at the Allen ...

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Eyal Maoz - Asaf Sirkis Duet: "Elementary Dialogues" (Ayler Records)

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2009

Liner notes by Lukas Ligeti: Eyal Maoz and Asaf Sirkis share a long history of collaboration. Beginning at school in their hometown of Rehovot, Israel, their friendship and musical association continued through numerous bands in Israel and has persevered despite the fact that they eventually both emigrated and now live on different sides of the Atlantic, becoming mainstays of the creative music scenes of London (Sirkis) and New York (Maoz). Individually, Maoz leads a number of bands in New York, ...

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The Kevin Hays Trio Releases Instrumental Jazz Covers on You’Ve Got a Friend

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 23, 2009

New York, NY -- You’ve Got A Friend is Kevin Hays’ first release for 2009. The album was released on the Jazz Eyes label May 1st. An all instrumental foray into the realm of cover tunes, the CD features pop and jazz classics interpreted by the trio in their own special way.

The title track, a Carole King penned composition made famous by James Taylor, appropriately kicks off the album. From that point forward a who’s who of music makes ...

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Radiohead Reissues: Kid A, Amnesiac, Thief

Source: JamBase
June 23, 2009

CAPITOL/EMI TO RELEASE EXPANDED “COLLECTORS EDITIONS" OF RADIOHEAD'S KID A, AMNESIAC AND HAIL TO THE THIEF ON AUGUST 25 2CD “Collectors Editions" and Limited Edition 2CD+DVD “Special Collectors Editions" To Include Live Recordings, TV Performances and Other Rarities

Radiohead On August 25 (in an obvious ploy to bank off former label subjects), Capitol/Emi will re-release Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail To The Thief in expanded “Collectors Edition" and limited “Special Collectors Edition" packages. Each ...

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Tom Russell: New CD with Calexico

Source: JamBase
June 23, 2009

Blood And Candle Smoke In Stores September 15, National Tour To Follow

Tom Russell With a career stretching back nearly four decades, and a catalog of more than 20 albums, Tom Russell is already considered one of the great singer/songwriters of our time. Nevertheless, his newest album, Blood and Candle Smoke, a collection of powerful observations and deliberations, takes his work to another level entirely with tremendous songwriting and a new, contemporary spark. Set for a September 15 release on ...

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Living Colour: New Album

Source: JamBase
June 22, 2009

FIRST NEW STUDIO WORK IN FIVE YEARS ARRIVES IN SEPTEMBER

Living Colour Living Colour will release their first new studio album in five years entitled The Chair In The Doorway on September 15 via Megaforce Records. The legendary downtown NYC rock band, who exploded out of CBGB's in the late '80s, landing all over MTV, the cover of Rolling Stone and stadium stages around the world with their Grammy Award-winning, ...

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