Recording News

"The Future Lies Ahead" (Mort Sahl)

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
June 13, 2009

Stan Kenton could be grandiose in his music. Otherwise, for the most part, he was down to earth. In the 1950s following a concert, a reporter asked him, “Mr. Kenton, where is jazz going from here?"

“Well," Kenton said, “tomorrow night we'll be in Detroit."

That is still the best response I've found to a question that will continue to be asked and can never be answered. Atlantic Records called Ornette Coleman's first album for that label The Shape Of ...

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HDtracks Offers Free Download of Jazz and Blues Experience

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 13, 2009

From the Department of “Everyone Likes Free Stuff": The Web site HDtracks, which specializes in high-resolution music downloading, is offering a sampler album called Jazz & Blues Experience as a free download. The sampler features material from the Palmetto, Koch, Analogue, Light Without Heat, and Chesky Records labels, with tracks from organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, Harry “Big Daddy" Hypolite, guitarist Steve Vai, David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji.You can download Jazz ...

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Dialogues Concerning... Album Launch

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2009

A collision of styles, a clash of ideas compositional conversations from innovative Edinburgh artists. Dialogues Concerning is the new album from collaborative ensemble The Zack A. Moir Collective. Outstanding performers from diverse disciplines shape exhilarating combinations of original music and spoken word. Moir's beautifully tense textures and infectious melodies find a counterpoint in the dramatic, lyrical texts of Dave Fargnoli. Improvisational and inspirational, eclectic and restlessly inventive, the Collective will perform live to launch this unique album at Edinbrurgh's renowned ...

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Tim Brantley is Like "A Young Elton John" - Performing Songwriter Mag

Source: Seth Cohen PR
June 13, 2009

Performing Songwriter Magazine: “Think of Him as a Young Elton John with an Even Larger Heart on his Sleeve” “One of the Best Albums of 2009…is Here” PERFORMING SONGWRITER MAGAZINE JUNE 2009 Issue By Beth Walker “Georgia native Tim Brantley offers a refresher to the pop-rock scene with Goldtop Heights, his debut LP. The 10 self-produced, piano-driven arrangements are a cool throwback to the '70s with an urgency in the here and now, despite the retro feel. Each ...

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Motema Music Download Week at All About Jazz

Source: GoMedia PR
June 12, 2009

Download five free MP3s courtesy of Motema Music Includes tracks from the latest releases by Lynne Arriale and Charnett Moffett. Crawfish & Gumbo Lynne Arriale 04:04 From: Nuance The Awakening Charnett Moffett 04:58 From: The Art of Improvisation That's Earl Brother Roni Ben-Hur & Gene Bertoncini 04:22 From: Jazz Therapy Volume 1 Mad Love Painted On Water 04:07 ...

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Zero 7 Announces "Yeah Ghost"; Duo's Fourth Studio Album

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

Atlantic recording group Zero 7 has announced the details of their fourth studio album, “Yeah Ghost, “ which is due at all physical and online retailers in the U.S. on Sept. 8th. “Yeah Ghost" will see Zero 7 - aka Sam Hardaker and Henry Binns - teaming up with several guest vocalists, including soul/jazz artist Eska Mtungwazi, folk singer/songwriter Martha Tilston, and electronic hip-hop performer Rowdy Superstar. Their first album in three years, “Yeah Ghost" is the follow up to ...

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Jazz FM Releases "The Sound of Jazz FM 2009 Vol 1" on Monday June 15th

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

On Monday 15 June Jazz FM, the rapidly expanding radio station and UK's interactive home of jazz, releases this year's long-awaited compilation, The Sound of Jazz 2009 Vol 1. Compiled by three of the station's most prolific presenters, Ralph Tee, Steve Quirk and Mike Vitti, the album is an elegant reflection of Jazz FM's commitment to quality jazz with a selection of current jazz hits and soul classics. The double album boasts some of the biggest names in jazz and ...

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HDtracks Releases Free "Jazz & Blues Experience" Album in a CD-Quality Download

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2009

New York, NY -- HDtracks, the world’s pre-eminent high-resolution music downloading Website, offering spectacular CD and DVD audio quality downloads, announces the release of the FREE album Jazz & Blues Experience, available for download at hdtracks.com. Jazz & Blues Experience is a seven-track odyssey of music of some of today’s finest artists. Pioneered by David and Norman Chesky of Chesky Records, HDtracks offers customers a superior listening experience unparalleled in clarity and quality, as well as cover artwork and full, ...

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