Recording News

Musician Richard Collins Celebrates 50 Years of Guitar

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2009

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Sonny Landreth Reissues 'Levee Town' CD with Unreleased Tracks

Source: conqueroo
April 3, 2009

Originally released in 2000, the album features guests John Hiatt, Bonnie Raitt and Michael Doucet of BeauSoleil.

Sonny Landreth's 2000 release Levee Town, originally issued on Sugar Hill Records, will be reissued on April 21, 2009 on Landreth's own Landfall Records, distributed by Ryko through Virtual Label.

The re-mastered reissue will contain five previously unreleased tracks from the original sessions (“Pedal To Metal,” “Road A Plenty,” “Old Flame,” “Fare You Well” and a co-write with Will Jennings, “For Who We ...

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Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey Duo Album Coming On Bar/None Records June 9

Source: conqueroo
April 3, 2009

hERE aND nOW is the first new collaboration in almost two decades by Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey, the acclaimed songwriters of the dB’s. Scheduled for release June 9 on Bar/None Records, the album features legendary saxophonist Branford Marsalis on two tracks: the single “Early in the Morning” and Peter’s ode to New Orleans, “Begin Again.”

Drum aces Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Son Volt, the Mountain Goats) and Logan Matheny (Roman Candle, The Rosebuds) and percussionist Gary Greene (Hootie and the ...

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Enthralled by Jazz, Joni Mitchell Set New Moods

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2009

Joni Mitchell deserves more credit for her early-'80s output. Mitchell's work took an unexpected turn with Mingus, her streaky and often brilliant 1979 collaboration with jazz bassist Charles Mingus.

Before it, she was the sharp-eyed songwriter stringing songs about troubled relationships across vast open prairie. After it, she sounded wiser and hipper, a jazz sophisticate whose melodies came bunched in waves and bursts of scat-singing capriciousness.

According to conventional wisdom Before is where the world-changing stuff can be ...

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Freddie Hubbard Unissued Live CD Release by Blue Note

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2009

Blue Note To Release Previously Unissued Live Freddie Hubbard Disc

As part of its continuing series of unearthing previously unissued archival music by jazz legends, on June 2nd Blue Note Records is planning a June 2 release of Without A Song Live In Europe

(1969) by the late trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who passed away last December at the age of 70.

Recorded at shows in England and Germany, the album features seven tracks performed with pianist Roland Hanna, bassist Ron ...

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Go: Organic Orchestra Concert and Download

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2009

GO: ORGANIC ORCHESTRA will be performing a new series of concerts @ Roulette, New York city

MONDAYS May 11, 18, 25, 2009 8:30pm

It will be our 3rd year developing this prototypical concept at our triannual series @ Roulette and 8th year of the existence of the Go: Organic Orchestra concept. 42 musicians will be participating in performing new music.

Details: Roulette 20 Greene St. (between Canal and Grand) 2 blocks west ...

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Genesis 1970 - 1975 - 6LP Vinyl Box

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2009

GENESIS, IN THE BEGINNING In the beginning - there was vinyl.

Audio Sampler

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 gatefold sleeves that feature the original ...

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Guitarist/Composer Oren Neiman to release "Frolic and Detour"

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2009

Soon to be released: Oren Neiman Frolic and Detour A new album to be released beginning of April 2009 by Oren Neiman's quartet. Frolic and Detour features nine new compositions of Neiman's and continue his blending of modern jazz sensibilities and middle eastern and other various rhythms. The album also features Kenny Warren on trumpet, Doug Drewes on bass, and Kenny Shaw on drums. Look for it soon at CD Baby and showcased at All About Jazz. CD Release Parties ...

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