Recording News

John Scofield's "Piety Street" Tour Dates Announced

Source: Big Hassle
February 25, 2009

John Scofield's Piety Street Spring Tour Dates Announced New York, NY -- A principal innovator of modern jazz guitar, John Scofield has expressed himself in the vernacular of bebop, blues, jazz-funk, organ jazz, acoustic chamber jazz, electronically tinged groove music and orchestral ensembles with ease and enthusiasm. From early on, his versatility and technical mastery won him sideman gigs with Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Cobham/Duke among many. Regardless of the stylistic setting, his distinct guitar ...

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Jimmy Herring:Lifeboat

Source: JamBase
February 25, 2009

By: Eric Podolsky

With all the attention Jimmy Herring has gotten in the past 10 years or so for playing lead guitar with the titans of the jam scene (Phil, The Dead, Panic, and don't forget his Summer 2000 stint with the Allman Bros. right after Dickey left), it has been easy for many to peg him as a hired gun with awesome chops to spare, but perhaps lacking his own musical vision. With his painfully long-overdue solo album, Lifeboat ...

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Sonic Youth: The Eternal

Source: JamBase
February 25, 2009

Sonic Youth To Release The Eternal

Sonic Youth's 16th album, The Eternal, will be released on double vinyl, compact disc, and digital album by Matador Records on June 9. Produced by John Agnello and the band, The Eternal not only marks Sonic Youth's return to the independent label sphere (titles on their own SYR label excepted) after a long association with Geffen, but more importantly, ranks as one of their more inspired efforts in a 28 year career.

Recorded through ...

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Phil Ramone: Just the Way You Are

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
February 24, 2009

Last Friday, in my interview series with Phil Woods, I asked the alto saxophonist about his iconic solo on Billy Joel's Just the Way You Are (1977). In my post, I referred to the hit as “sudsy." A cascade of e-mails from Billy Joel fans followed. Most took me to task for implying the song was soft and for saying that Phil's soaring alto sax solo contributed mightily to the song's timeless popularity.

First, let me apologize if my post ...

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Michelle Shocked's New Album "Soul of My Soul" Loves to Tease

Source: conqueroo
February 24, 2009

May 12 release is a prelude to future multimedia collaboration between Shocked and sweetheart, fine artist David Willardson

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Two intense emotions — love and anger — dovetail on Michelle Shocked’s forthcoming recording Soul of My Soul, a passionate album in every sense. The 10-song collection is set for May 12 release on Mighty Sound, distributed by Megaforce/MRI through RED Distribution. It is a teaser for a future series of creative collaborations between Shocked and Willardson entitled ...

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Last.FM Denies Handing U2 Leak Listeners to RIAA

Source: Billboard Magazine
February 24, 2009

Last.fm founder Richard Jones responded forcefully today (Feb. 23) to accusations that the company had given user data to the RIAA in order to track illegal downloads of U2's upcoming album, “No Line On the Horizon." Jones’ refutation follows a similar denial made by the RIAA on Saturday. The controversy started with the leak of U2's “No Line On The Horizon" last week. The album appeared on file-sharing sites after Universal Music's Australian arm accidentally began selling downloads two weeks ...

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Booker T. Album Featuring Neil Young/Drive-by Truckers

Source: JamBase
February 24, 2009

Booker T. Finds a Groove in the Potato Hole New Album on Anti- Records featuring Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young Out April 21

Booker T. Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Booker T.'s new album Potato Hole will no doubt inspire hip-shaking and toe-tapping, but also some head-scratching over the disc's intriguing title.

In fact, the expression “potato hole" dates from the days of American slavery. Explains Booker: “people dug holes into the dirt floors of their slave cabins to ...

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Stax Revisits Roots of the Hip-Hop Generation with "The Soul of Hip-Hop, Volume 1"

Source: conqueroo
February 24, 2009

Fourteen-track collection due March 31, 2009 – includes original Stax hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s later sampled by contemporary hip-hop artists

All-Star Set Includes Isaac Hayes, Booker T & The MGs, The Emotions, William Bell, David Porter, The Bar-Kays, The Dramatics, Rufus Thomas, Little Milton and many more

LOS ANGELES, Calif. –Every creative act, no matter how edgy and forward thinking, has some precedent. Even the most progressive artist, no matter how groundbreaking, cannot deny a connection to an ...

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