Recording News

Recent Recordings on Chicago Sessions

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2009

Recent recordings on Chicago Sessions

Larry Gray: 1, 2, 3 ... Intelligent, ultra-sensitive musicmaking from one of Chicago's pre-eminent bassists. If guitarist John Moulder does much of the heavy lifting here, there's no questioning the deft interactions among him, bassist Gray and drummer Charles Heath.

Steven Hashimoto's Mothra: Tradewind. For a band that's been around for a few decades, Hashimoto's Mothra sounds remarkably fresh. The work of newer recruits, such as guitarist ...

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Australian Jazz Organ - New Album

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2009

New Vintage Tunes for the Hammond Organ is perhaps a first for Australian Jazz—an album of entirely original material performed by an organ trio. The 10 tracks (and 2 bonus tracks), composed by Darren, run the gamut of the jazz spectrum in style. Swing, Funk, Boogaloo, Ballads & Blues all get a workout here, and while Darren's influences may be evident to Hammond fans, the music is undeniably original and fresh. Produced by legendary US organist Tony Monaco during a ...

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Bach in Havana

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2009

Sony Masterworks announces the signing of two-time Grammy-nominated Miami-based Cuban music group, Tiempo Libre, to an exclusive contract and will release Bach in Havana on Tuesday, May 5th. Uniting the two musical worlds of the band's Cuban childhoods, the CD connects the rhythm and sensibilities of Afro-Cuban music with the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach and features guest tracks by the Cuban legend Paquito D'Rivera and the Cuban born sax player Yosvany Terry. Multi Grammy winner Steve Epstein (Yo-Yo Ma, ...

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B.D. Lenz Packs New Album with Firsts

Source: DeBlaze & Associates
March 8, 2009

“Hit It and Quit features Will Lee, Joel Rosenblatt, and Nick Rolfe"

“Part of the reason for his accessibility is that he not only fuses jazz and rock, he complements it with warm chords of funk, soul, and rhythm and blues." - New York Times

“(Straight Up)... so damn near perfect that it makes a listener want to head straight up there in a pilgrimage to quality." - Jazz Improv

What: New CD release Hit It and Quit by B.D. ...

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CD: De Rose and Stamm

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
March 8, 2009

Dena De Rose and Marvin Stamm, The Nearness Of Two (Teatro Della Muse). On the heels of De Rose's splendid new trio CD comes the stealth release of the pianist and singer's impromptu partnership with Stamm. She and the trumpeter found themselves in the ancient town of Ancona on Italy's Adriatic coast. A jazz festival producer, Giancarlo Di Napoli (he's Italian), suggested that they do a concert. Stamm and De Rose had never played together until that evening. Indeed, De ...

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JazzLoft.com - Weekly New Arrivals

Source: Jazz Loft Publicity
March 8, 2009

Steve Coleman Resistance Is Futile (Label Bleu) Price: $34.95 Sophia Domancich Live at the Sunside (Marge) Price: $16.95 Jurgen Friedrich Pollock (Pirouet) Price: $15.95 Oregon Moon and Mind (Original Jazz Classics) Price: $16.95 Ray Barretto Indestructible (remastered) (Fania) Price: $13.95 The Thirteenth Assembly (un)sentimental ...

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Dylan Records Surprise 'Modern Times' Follow-Up

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2009

Dark new disc with a bluesy border-town feel arrives in April

I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver/And I'm reading James Joyce/Some people tell me I got the blood of the land in my voice," Bob Dylan sings in a leathery growl, capturing the essence of his forthcoming studio album — raw-country love songs, sly wordplay and the wounded state of the nation — in “I Feel a Change Coming On," one of the record's 10 new originals.

Set for late ...

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"Whisk! don't Churn"

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2009

Over the years Nicole Peyrafitte & Michael Bisio have developed an ongoing and challenging conversation based on their unconditional dedication to their chosen modes of expression:

Bisio as one of the finest contemporary double bass players across a spectrum of genres, Peyrafitte as atypical multimedia artist combining voice & visuals, poetry & cooking, video & performance.

This concert celebrates the CD release of the live recording of their November 20th 2008 concert at Justin’s on Lark. The CD offers a ...

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