Recording News

Paul Jones (Manfred Mann) Readies Solo Album; Eric Clapton Appears

Source: conqueroo
January 29, 2009

British vocalist’s solo album features Eric Clapton, Jake Andrews, Tony Marisco, Alvino Bennett, Ernie Watts and Mikael Rickfors, and is produced by Carla Olson

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Paul Jones is known to many as the singer and heart-throb of the British Invasion band Manfred Mann — the voice on mid-‘60s hits like “Do Wah Diddy,” “Pretty Flamingo,” “Come Tomorrow” and “Sha La La.” The new CD, Starting All Over Again, is his first solo album in decades. It will ...

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Freddie the Freeloader as Performed by Vocalist T.C. III is Now Featured for Free Download on AllAboutJazz.com

Source: JM Creative
January 29, 2009

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No BS! Brass - Alive in Richmond (2009)

Source: RVAjazz
January 29, 2009

By Roberto CurtisIn their sophomore album, Alive in Richmond, NO BS! Brass Band ventures into a sophisticated territory few bands in Richmond tend go. Thoughtfully composed, recorded and mastered, the surgical precision of these songs set a bar that seems hard to clear.As if the technique of the 11-15 musicians involved (several members have joined or left since it's inception almost three years ago) wasn't something to marvel at, the funky vibe surely is. Stefan Demetriadis ...

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Umphrey's McGee:Mantis

Source: JamBase
January 29, 2009

By: Brian Heisler

A new President; a new Umphrey's McGee album. That's the way the band would like to have you consider it anyway. And just as the Presidential inauguration is heavily anticipated, Mantis (released January 20 on SCI Fidelity) seems to be the most anticipated Umphrey's McGee album to date. The band's innovative approach to launching the album with pre-sales that encouraged loyal fans to coerce friends to buy the album via pre-sale in order to “unlock" tiers of ...

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Leopold and His Fiction:Ain't No Surprise

Source: JamBase
January 29, 2009

By: Dennis Cook

First off, it's always swell when no one in a band is named the same as their band; I call this a “Jacob Fred" for short. Secondly, having a “band" that consists of one multi-tasking dude and one other guy BUT still giving that “band" a name is also neat. Leopold And His Fiction manages these small, amusing feats but more importantly Daniel James is a wicked good songwriter-musician capable of evoking some primo ancestors over the ...

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Jolie Holland:The Living and the Dead

Source: JamBase
January 29, 2009

By: Sarah Moore

Tom Waits' darling Jolie Holland released her third studio album in October and it's perhaps her poppiest record yet. A founding member of the Be Good Tanyas, Holland's unique Southern-tinged coos and near-yodels still lift against any kind of backing instruments. Her country leanings are still present, but her sound is much less old-timey than her previous records. The initial track, “Mexico City," asks, “How many candles could I light for the living and the dead?" Holland ...

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The Five Corners Quintet - Dynamic Finnish Dancefloor Jazz Sophomore Release "Hot Corner"

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2009

"About as hip as you can get without throwing your back out" --ALL ABOUT JAZZ

In 2005, The Five Corners Quintet from Helsinki took the international dancefloor jazz scene by a storm. Chasin' the Jazz Gone By, their debut for Ricky-Tick Records, a label that was initially conceived of as a vehicle for releasing the very first TFCQ vinyl single, proved out to be both an artistic and a commercial success story. For once and for all, the album proved ...

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2 Brands, 12 Bands and Insound Join to Help Independent Radio

Source: HypeBot
January 28, 2009

Toyota's Yaris and Urban Outfitters have joined forces to release a 12 song compilation for 99 cents exclusively via Insound of bands a that participated in last year's 12 city tour of independent radio stations.

All profits from the Free Yr Radio compilation will be donated to partner radio stations and buyers of the album will be encouraged to add a tip on top of the 99 cents as a way to show their support of independent radio.

Participating stations ...

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