Recording News

Benny Golson

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
January 26, 2009

Benny Golson celebrates his 80th birthday today. At the same time, he releases a new CD with a band in the mold of the Jazztet that he and Art Farmer led beginning in 1960. The Jazztet's success put Golson's composing and arranging abilities into the consciousness of listeners who may have been unaware of his history. He played a key role in the revitalization of Art Blakey's career. At 28, when he was seasoned but mainly known only in the ...

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Sun Spin: Bill Withers

Source: JamBase
January 26, 2009

LADIES & GENTS, THE CADILLAC OF LIVE RECORDINGS

Captured on a rainy night in 1972, Bill Withers Live At Carnegie Hall is everything a tremendous live document aspires to - intimate yet bold, seductive and entertaining, a frozen piece of time that retains a part of the evening's spark. Most artists are already at a significant disadvantage going up against Bill Withers in the early '70s, where his mingling of acoustic guitar, funk flavors, tough pop instincts and populist ...

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Sunday Soundtracking: Animal Collective, Goblin Cock, More

Source: All About Jazz
January 25, 2009

Wired.com gets more music than it knows what to do with, much of it excellent. So why not blast out a weekly heads-up on the cream of the sonic crop filling up the ol' inbox? Great idea, Wired.com! You should do that.

OK, we will. Let's call it Sunday Soundtracking, and disseminate it to the people on a day they can blast the tunes at their leisure. We will utilize handy playlist embeds, courtesy of the excellent gang at Imeem, ...

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Steve Martin Picks and Grins on Banjo Album

Source: Billboard Magazine
January 24, 2009

Steve Martin puts his new album, “The Crow: New Songs For the Five-String Banjo," “under the heading of I'm not getting any younger..." That led the actor/comedian/author/musician to work in earnest on “The Crow," which comes out Jan. 27 as a three-month Amazon.com exclusive and features 15 original Martin compositions recorded with guests such as Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Mary Black, Earl Scruggs, Tony Trischka, Tim O'Brien and Pete Wrenick. It was produced by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's John ...

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The Greencards Album

Source: JamBase
January 24, 2009

The Greencards: Fascination out April 21

The Greencards With two Australians and an Englishman, The Greencards are probably the least likely Austin-formed/Nashville-based band you've ever heard. The critically acclaimed band's love and respect for country, Americana, blues and bluegrass brought them together in 2003 and - now signed to Sugar Hill Records the co-ed trio will release their fourth album Fascination and tour extensively throughout 2009. They've already toured with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, earned the Americana Music Award ...

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Greyhounds:No Mas

Source: JamBase
January 23, 2009

By: Dennis Cook

Greyhounds make a sweet, hellacious racket for just three guys, the kinda music that makes club walls sweat and audiences claw at their clothes in search of release. Their charming gutbucket-y-ness recalls Buddy Guy ("Tight It Up"), slinkier Living Colour ("All Over (revised)"), and the throaty, hard blues of Los Lobos ("Don't Wait"), all given a nice head-snap swing that's very much their own. It's a laid-back but not lazy feel, relaxing into the pocket, then chasing ...

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Will Bernard:blue Plate Special

Source: JamBase
January 23, 2009

By: Sarah Moore

Blue Plate Special (Palmetto Records) serves up some well-rounded, tightly knit jazz funk with organ-heavy jams and finessed funk rhythms. Will Bernard, a fusion scene veteran, enlists the help of fellow jazz-funk heavyweights John Medeski (MMW, keys), Stanton Moore (Galactic, drums) and Andy Hess (Gov't Mule, bass). Bernard, however, is not necessarily the meat on this plate. Although the listener might expect Bernard's guitar to have the starring role, the organs and keyboards have more emphasis as ...

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Rush "Retrospective III" Scheduled for March Release

Source: Noble PR
January 22, 2009

Atlantic Records is pleased to announce details of the upcoming third installment in Rush's continuing compilation series. Retrospective III (1989-2008) arrives in stores on March 2nd in the UK (and March 3rd in North America) and features music from the rock trios last two decades with the label, including tracks taken from the albums Presto (1989), Roll the Bones (1991), Counterparts (1993), Test for Echo (1996), Vapor Trails (2002), and Snakes & Arrows (2007).

Retrospective III (1989-2008) will be released ...

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