Recording News

Singers, Part 2

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
April 13, 2009

The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings (Fantasy). The first CD of the set reissues Fantasy's The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album from 1975 and Improv's Together Again from 1976. It also has two previously unissued songs from the Together Again sessions, “Who Can I Turn To" and a rollicking run through Cole Porter's “Dream Dancing" In which Bennett blends into the end of Evans' solo as if the singer were an extension of the piano. Bennett's delighted laughter at the end ...

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Pianist Markelian Kapedani Releases "Balkan Piano" on Red Records

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2009

Markelian Kapedani was one of the most emblematic exponents of the Albanian social and cultural renewal in the years following the fall of the Berlin wall.

One of the basic and peculiar aspects of his art is the extraordinary ability to create a wonderful fusion between the great formal tradition of the Western Classic Music and the folk elements of the Balkan Music through a very energetic jazz imprint.

Kapidani was the performer (with his The Song of Jazz quartet) ...

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Del-Lords' First Three Albums Reissued on American Beat/Collectors' Choice

Source: conqueroo
April 12, 2009

Bandmates Scott Kempner (Dictators), Eric Ambel (Joan Jett), Frank Funaro (Cracker) and Manny Caiati re-invigorated rock'n'roll...and may have stumbled into inventing Americana

LOS ANGELES, CA In New York in the mid-'80s, four veteran New York musicians united to form the Del-Lords: Scott Kempner from the Dictators, Eric Ambel from Joan Jett's Blackhearts, future Cracker drummer Frank Funaro and thundering bassist Manny Caiati. Key songwriter Kempner said his vision “was to create a band that would feature four singers performing my ...

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Old Hollywood Glamour - Tamela D'Amico 'Got a Little Story'

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2009

Jazz songstress Tamela D'Amico's much anticipated album, Got A Little Story drops Tues. April 14th!

The buzz that's been going around is “Timeless, evocative, sexy, and sassy, Tamela D ’Amico is fresh voice for your old favorites. A deconstructed and reinvented classic. The new identity of old school—Sinatra in heels!"

While I agree with this, I must point out that I have seen her perform live many times and she has her own evocative sound and stage presence, not to ...

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An Exclusive Early Listen to Bob Dylan's New Album, 'Together Through Life'

Source: All About Jazz
April 11, 2009

Bob Dylan is on a roll. After taking seven years to pen “Time Out Of Mind," another four to make “Love and Theft," and then touring for half a decade while musing on “Modern Times," he is delivering a follow-up album of new material faster than at any point since 1990.

Back then, critics were hardly on tenterhooks waiting for the man's latest tunes, either. But what a difference a good decade-plus of career rehabilitation can make. News of Dylan's ...

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Dave Matthews Band's 'Big Whiskey' is a Toast to Leroi Moore

Source: All About Jazz
April 11, 2009

From the bluesy sax solo that opens the album, to the inspired songs and performances throughout, it's clear that this one's for LeRoi.

Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, the Dave Matthews Band's first album since 2005, is due June 2 on RCA. The album shows a number of inspirations: producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), the band's maturation and a focus on creating a studio project on a level with the band's potency as one of the ...

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Derek Trucks Band: Live EP

Source: JamBase
April 10, 2009

THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND SUPPORTS 'RECORD STORE DAY' WITH THE RELEASE OF LIVE, LIMITED EDITION EP ALREADY LIVE IN STORES APRIL 18

The Derek Trucks Band In honor of “Record Store Day," The Derek Trucks Band will release Already Live (Sony/Victor Records) - a five song EP consisting of live recordings from the band's latest and critically acclaimed album Already Free, as well as fan favorites from their live performances such as “My Favorite Things" and ...

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The Smoky Tango and Sultry Boleros of Federico Aubele

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

The Taste of a First Kiss: The Smoky Tango and Sultry Boleros of Buenos Aires' Federico Aubele's Creative Songwriting

“It's such a vast and huge theme, love. You can approach it in different ways," reflects Buenos Aires-born songwriter and guitarist Federico Aubele, whose new album Amatoria will be released by ESL Music (May 19, 2009). “Love is such an important thing for every human being, whether we notice it or not. We all experience it at least once in life. ...

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