Recording News

Daniel Martin Moore:stray Age

Source: JamBase
January 21, 2009

By: Dennis Cook

To reference Nick Drake as a touchstone for a new, young singer-songwriter is such a hoary cliche now that I wouldn't dare breath dear departed Nick's name if Daniel Martin Moore didn't remind me of him so very deeply. There is a branch of music that seems plucked from some greater firmament than most common fare. There is the soft slap of creek water, the breath of winter wind, the quick fading heat of a kiss - ...

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First Album: Keller Williams

Source: JamBase
January 21, 2009

Editor's Note: This is the second installment of our new “First Album" column. As the name suggests, it's an opportunity for some of our favorite artists to tell you in their own words about the first album they ever dropped the needle on. Each week we'll offer up another musician's “First Album" experience.

First Album: Keller Williams

The first album I bought with my own money was Destroyer by KISS. It was an actual record and I was ever so ...

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Benny Golson Releases New Album on Concord Jazz

Source: On Target Media Group
January 20, 2009

The new album from sax legend and Grammy Lifetime Achievement award winner Benny Golson hits stores this week via Concord Jazz (CD & digital). New Time, New ‘Tet is Golson’s first new studio recording in five years and elaborates the traditional jazztet concept; combining Golson’s new compositions with standard jazz repertoire. The album features classics like Thelonious Monk’s “Epistrophy,” Sonny Rollins’ “Airegin,” and Grammy-winning vocalist Al Jarreau reprises Golson’s classic “Whisper Not.” ...

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Eclectic Rockers MarsupiaL Defy Genres with Fourth CD

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 20, 2009

Asheville, NC - The progressive music community is buzzing with the anticipated new CD release by MarsupiaL, one of the most pioneering ensembles to emerge from North Carolina in many years! Defying genre labeling, MarsupiaL's special blend of progressive rock, jam-band, southern roots and jazz transcends any preconceived classification. Mick Skidmore of Relix Magazine explains, “The band operates as a tight-knit family and has a common philosophy of crossing all available musical boundaries. In the past five years, this quartet ...

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Gemini Soul Releases - Dark Skin Babies: The Movement - January 20, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2009

San Francisco, CA -- Gemini Soul, are known for their eclectic blend of jazz funk-fusion with an electronic element called “Cyber Jazz," announced the upcoming release of their new double album Dark Skin Babies: The Movement. Dark Skin Babies: The Movement will be released on January 20, 2009 and will be available at CD BABY, Amazon and iTunes.

Dark Skin Babies: The Movement is a two CD set, which contains 20 tracks of non-stoppable experimental jazz funk-fusion at its best. ...

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'Let Freedom Ring' Includes Civil-Rights Classics

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2009

Backtracking: Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, James Brown and many others are heard on the three-disc boxed set.

If there was still skepticism six months ago that an African American could be elected president of the United States, imagine how unlikely the prospect felt to Nat King Cole a half-century ago when he recorded the song “We Are Americans Too."

Cole's recording session came just one month after some white supremacists assaulted him on stage during a concert in April ...

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Abstract Logix Announces Plans for John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension Live DVD

Source: Abstract Logix
January 20, 2009

Cary, NC - Abstract Logix is announcing that it will be releasing a DVD of the live performance of John McLaughlin’s and his fusion-filled 4th Dimension band filmed in Belgrade during the group’s last European tour. The official street date for the DVD will be sometime in April. However, the DVD will be available for sale to those that attend the upcoming U.S. concert tour of the Five Peace Band which features guitarist McLaughlin, keyboard player Chick Corea, bassist Christian ...

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New U2 Single Hits Radio, iTunes

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2009

U2's new single, “Get on Your Boots," has hit radio all over the world this morning (Jan. 19) and is also available for sale from Apple's iTunes Music Store. In addition, U2's official Web site is streaming the song.

“Get on Your Boots" is driven by a garage-y guitar and bass riff that immediately blasts from the speakers. The guitar drops out for the first part of the verse, as Bono sings about “submarines, gasoline" and not wanting “to talk ...

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