Recording News

Pianist Hiromi Kasuga Releases "New York Callin'"

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2009

Hiromi Kasuga releases New York Calling CD in the United States. New York Calling is a mix of mostly original compositions and unique arrangements of a few Jazz standards. There's also a special touch from a 1970 classic movie theme originally composed by Henry Mancini. In her latest work Hiromi explains: “New York calls me to achieve my dream and that is to express my music." The CD includes solo, trio, quartet and quintet with highly accomplished musicians from the ...

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Tom Harrell "Prana Dance" Release, Tour and Contest Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Prana Dance (Highnote Record, HCD 7192)

Tom Harrell - trumpet & flugelhorn Wayne Escoffery - soprano & tenor saxophones Danny Grissett - piano & Fender Rhodes Ugonna Okegwo - bass Johnathan Blake - drums

Track List: Marching; Prana; Sequenza; Maharaja; The Call; Ride; The Sea Serpent; In the Infinite

A salient constant in Tom Harrell's career has been his commitment to advancing his artistry. Recording as a leader since 1976, he has ...

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St. Patrick's Day Jazz: Going Green

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

When is a holiday not actually a holiday in America? Well, when it's Saint Patrick's Day.

Although March 17 is a national holiday in Ireland and, according to Wikipedia, a public holiday in Montserrat, Newfoundland and Labrador it's not an official U.S. holiday, which makes it perhaps the most celebrated non-government-sanctioned holiday in our country, right up there with Mardi Gras.

It's a day when everybody is Irish. Everybody wears at least a splash of green, many get ...

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nuGroove Records Eight CDs Top Thirty Billboard's Smooth Jazz Sales Charts

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
March 17, 2009

On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, eight CDs on the nuGroove Records label made the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Sales Charts. Four of these nuGroove releases, made the Top Thirty on the chart (#4 Michael Lington - Heat; #5 Gail Jhonson - Pearls; #15 Bob Baldwin -NewUrbanJazz.com and #26 Shilts - Jigsaw Life).

Since its reemergence on the contemporary jazz scene under the direction of David Chackler in January 2007, nuGroove has progressively established itself as a haven for new, independent music. ...

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Concord Set to Release 'The Very Best of Prestige'

Source: On Target Media Group
March 17, 2009

Concord Music Group are set to launch a year-long 60th anniversary celebration of Prestige Records, with a full slate of assorted CD releases and other special bonuses, beginning next week (March 24th) with the release of The Very Best Of Prestige Records 2-CD set.

The Very Best Of Prestige Records is a 2-CD set of classic tracks from the legendary labels catalog featuring the iconic Jazz artists of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, and more. ...

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New Rashied Ali Quintet CD "Live in Europe"

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

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Nat King Cole is Reinterpreted on 'Re: Generations'

Source: Michael Ricci
March 17, 2009

The Roots, Cut Chemist, will.i.am, TV on the Radio and others take on the singer's hits. Carole Cole says her late father 'would be excited about this.' It was 50 years ago that Nat King Cole went to Brazil and was greeted with staggering street-side ovations. “There was so much affection, it's hard to describe what it was like," said Carole Cole, one of the late singer's daughters. “It was almost like the entire population of Rio de Janeiro turned ...

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Lori Jenaire is Climbing R&B Jazz Charts with "California Dreamin' "

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

R&B and Jazz singer Lori Jenaire has taken the jazz world by storm with her remake of the Mamas and Papa’s smash California Dreamin. Since Fruitions release three weeks ago, she has consistently been on the R&R Jazz Indicator charts steadily climbing from her debut at #26. Currently, Jenaire is currently #7 on the Smooth Jazz.com indie chart with numbers of spins reaching 200.

Radio & Records Magazines Carole Archer describes Jenaires California Dreamin as (a) swingin sultry version, (that) ...

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