Recording News

Alessandro Bottura's “Morning Grooves” Featuring the Hit Instrumental Song “Mayday Mayhem"

Source: MusicDish Network
April 15, 2009

The multi-talented Italian Bass Player Alessandro Bottura has released his brand new CD entitled Morning Grooves, which features his RadioIndy chart-topping single “MayDay Mayhem.” The album contains nine smooth fusion songs of rock, jazz, and pop instrumentals, including another radio favorite “Stern Memories” that has listeners mesmerized when they hear the hard hitting bass playing reminiscent of the Jaco Pastorius masterpieces of early 70's. “Morning Grooves was recorded in Modena, Italy and co-produced via the internet through collaboration with Mark ...

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Kyle Eastwood Now

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2009

Kyle Eastwood, France's #1 Jazz artist release of NOW, offers a cool twist of genre jumping selections that swirl a post-modern jazz sensibility with a hip Euro electronica lounge vibe.

Eastwood's Now is an interesting hybrid of style. The title track is the most successful with its addictive chugging rhythms of Manu Katche on drums and co-writer Michael Stevens on piano. “I Can't Remember" with Ben Cullum's wispy vocals and Eastwood's bass shines on “Leave It," throbbing sensually under Cullum's ...

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Genesis: 1970-75 Vinyl Box Set

Source: JamBase
April 15, 2009

GENESIS, IN THE BEGINNING: GENESIS 1970 - 1975 (6 LP VINYL BOX SET )

In the beginning - there was vinyl.

After upgrading the Genesis catalog of studio albums with a trio of comprehensive boxed sets, Rhino brings the band's early years back to their LP origins with GENESIS 1970-1975, a vinyl boxed set that contains five albums with lead singer Peter Gabriel.

Each Genesis vinyl album contains new stereo mixes done by Nick Davis. They are presented in heavyweight ...

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Larry McDonald: 1st Solo Album

Source: JamBase
April 15, 2009

Legendary Reggae Drummer Larry McDonald Releases First Solo Album Of 40-Year Career Drumquestra Out 6/2 On MCPR Music, Features Toots Hibbert “Head Over Heels" Single Featuring Dollarman Out 4/7

Larry McDonald Jamaican percussion master and legendary reggae sideman Larry McDonald will release his album Drumquestra, the first solo record of his four-decade career, on June 2 via MCPR Music. The album was produced by Sidney Mills (Sly & Robbie, Steel Pulse).

Drumquestra is a wonderfully unabashed ...

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George Harrisons Career-Spanning Greatest Hits out June 16th

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2009

George Harrisons first-ever career-spanning greatest hits collection will be released on June 16th.

The announcement of Let It Roll: The Music of George Harrison comes just hours after the Beatles guitarist posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles today, April 14th.

The compilation will feature songs from throughout Harrisons career, from live takes of his biggest Beatles hits to his storied solo career. Harrison was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

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Brooklyn's East West Quintet Releases New CD, Vast

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
April 15, 2009

East West Quintet - don't be fooled by the name. This genre-bending ensemble from Brooklyn, NY is more likely to rock than to swing, utilizes both acoustic and electronic instruments, and is commonly found performing with not five but six band members.

Formed in 2003 as a hard-bop ensemble in the mold of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, the group quickly changed course, incorporating musical elements from their early punk, rock, and hip-hop experiences. Through years of experimentation and growth, the ...

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Genre-Bending Fiddler Casey Driessen's 'OOG' CD Release

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
April 15, 2009

GENRE-BENDING FIDDLER CASEY DRIESSEN 2ND ALBUM OOG SET FOR MAY 12 RELEASE .

With one Grammy nomination and two years of solo touring under his belt for 3D, his debut release on Sugar Hill Records, inventive genre-warping fiddler Casey Driessen went back into the studio.

On his independently released follow-up, Oog (Red Shoe Records, May 12 release), Driessen goes beyond the “look-at-me" attitude of a predominantly instrumental record and focuses energy towards his talents as a composer and producer. Drawing ...

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Veteran Saxophone Master Steve Elson Releases Mott & Broome

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 15, 2009

Steve Elson is Mr. Saxophone. He plays the soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones with equal amounts of energy and preciseness, not to mention his additional range with the clarinet. With the release of Mott & Broome on Lips and Fingers Music scheduled to drop April 28, 2009, Elson has good reason to be excited.

Mott & Broome is destined to be another jazz classic to remember. Elson wrote all thirteen tracks on the recording, which offers a nice blend of ...

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