Recording News

Fifty Years Ago Today: Ornette Coleman's "Turnaround"

Source: Straight No Chaser
February 24, 2009

Ornette Coleman was becoming well known in the Los Angeles jazz scene in the 1950's, supporting himself with menial jobs during the day and blowing bebop in the clubs at night. Deeply dissatisfied with following the pack, he began to play with others who felt the same way - , trumpeters Don Cherry and Bobby Bradford, drummers Ed Blackwell and Billy Higgins, and bassist Charlie Haden. His first album, The Music Of Ornette Coleman - Something Else!!!!, had Cherry and ...

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Meryl Romer Sounds "So Sure" on New Release

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 24, 2009

New York, New York -- For Meryl Romer being sure of her abilities as a vocalist comes as second nature and on her debut release So Sure. The singer embodies that driving spirit and exudes confidence at every twist and turn on all 12 tracks. The CD will be released on Lady Pearl Music April 4, 2009. As comparisons to legends such as Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald are lavished upon her Ms. Romer takes it all in stride and ...

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Jake Hertzog Releases Jazz Fusion Instrumental Album "Chromatosphere"

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 24, 2009

New York, New York -- Jake Hertzog is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader that has just realized his potential with an all instrumental jazz fusion release titled Chromatosphere on That’s Out Records, which will be released April 7, 2009. This is Jake’s first full length solo recording and it promises to be well received by the media and smart jazz listeners everywhere.Hertzog has been seen performing on nationally renowned programs and with top acts such as The Naked Brothers Band ...

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"Firefall Reunion Live" Celebrates Thirty-Two Years of Platinum Rock & Roll

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
February 24, 2009

Denver, Colorado -- Classic rock fans worldwide have long awaited Firefall Reunion Live. With one magical concert, Firefall brings back a younger time where melodies rule and musicality soars. Original Firefall members joined the current band, together for twenty years, in front of a sold-out hometown crowd at the Boulder Theater on April 9, 2008 for this memorable and satisfying live performance. The list of recognizable songs is impressive: “Just Remember I Love You," “Strange Way," “Cinderella," “You Are The ...

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Debut CD from Ambience Features Classic Jazz Sounds and Leah Natale on Vocals

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2009

SEATTLE, WA - Ambience, a Seattle based Jazz group, has released their debut CD titled, The Second Set. Ordering info and locations can be found on the Ambience website at: ambiencejazz.net The Second Set, features Jazz and Samba classics from the golden era of American music as well as Brazilian and other Latin genres. Ambience, is a Seattle based Jazz group that features Leah Natale on vocals, George Stone on guitar, Burt Boice on bass and Chris Busa on winds. ...

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Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack

Source: JamBase
February 23, 2009

By: Greg Gargiulo

Slumdog Millionaire paints a graphic, gritty and realistic picture of life in some of the lowliest neighborhoods of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. It reveals plots of land that remain grounded in poverty while rapid technological and architectural transformations occur in their surroundings. It displays a culture very much still rooted in tradition, yet struggling to balance it with the demands of modernization. Packed to the brim with friction, pain, loss, strife, love, humor and aesthetic beauty, it ...

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JazzLoft.com Daily Arrivals

Source: Jazz Loft Publicity
February 21, 2009

Various Artists Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-vous in Young Nuyorica (LP) (Honest Jons) Catalog: Other Genres Price: $19.95  Vinyl Candi Staton Who's Hurting Now? (LP) (Honest Jons) Catalog: Other Genres Price: $16.95  Vinyl Reuben Wilson Blue Mode (LP) (Blue Note) Catalog: Jazz Price: $13.95  Vinyl Duke Pearson Sweet Honey Bee (LP) (Blue Note) Catalog: Jazz Price: $13.95  Vinyl Hank Mobley Workout ...

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Bob Rodriguez's "Portraits" on Art of Life Records (CD & MP3 Download Release)

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2009

Following the 2008 release of the duo recording, Ripples (Art of Life AL1034), with guitarist Scott Sherwood, Portraits is Bob Rodriguez's fourth release as a leader and finds him in a solo piano setting. Bob performs his unique solo piano arrangements of Bill Evans “Waltz for Debby", Rodgers & Hart's “Spring Is Here", Kern & Hammerstein's “All the Things You Are" and Thelonious Monk's “'Round Midnight" in addition to five of his own compositions. Portraits was recorded on July 16, ...

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