Recording News

Guitar Legend Wayne Krantz Teams up with Abstract Logix Music

Source: Abstract Logix
January 15, 2009

Guitar icon Wayne Krantz has signed with Abstract Logix to release his first studio album in thirteen years.

Wayne will return with his highly respected trio which features Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, Sting) on drums and Tim Lefebvre on bass which so successfully set the city of New York abuzz over its fantastic gigs at the 55 Bar. The new album, yet unnamed, will be recorded in March.

Wayne Krantz ,ex sideman with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Chris ...

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Liza Lee Jazz Artist New CD, Anima with a Personal Mission

Source: Michael Ricci
January 15, 2009

Jazz artist Liza Lee’s new CD, Anima, is due to be released January 27, 2009, on the Jazz Doll Records label. It is an extremely personal CD.

In 2006 her promising jazz career as a recording artist, performer and composer was taking off with the breakout critically acclaimed release of her first CD Scarlet Mark, when 29-year-old Liza suffered a stroke.

Now, having made a full comeback, Liza (pronounced the same as the famous Minnelli) is back with a new ...

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Eliane Elias Releases New Album on Blue Note Records

Source: On Target Media Group
January 14, 2009

Released this week via Blue Note/EMI in celebration of the 50th anniversary of bossa nova, the New York-based Eliane Elias pays tribute to the music of her homeland on her 21st recording, Bossa Nova Stories; a sublime 14- song collection that captures the cool and alluring spirit of bossa nova. Recorded at London’s historic Abbey Road Studios, the album features seven tracks with full orchestration beautifully arranged and conducted by Rob Mathes (Carly Simon, Elton John, Tony Bennett). Bossa Nova ...

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MMJ: Live at the Palms

Source: JamBase
January 14, 2009

My Morning Jacket to Release New Digital EP Live at the Palms Available on iTunes

My Morning Jacket Capped off by their already legendary New Year's Eve performance at Madison Square Garden (read our review here), 2008 was truly a momentous year for My Morning Jacket. The quintet released their fifth album: the beautiful, haunting, and mercurial Evil Urges, which has already attained classic status. Never known to rest for too long, the band is ready to unveil ...

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Jazz CD Shopping in Paris

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 14, 2009

It's been about five years since I went record shopping. The old-fashioned kind, where you run fingers through CDs, listen to samples of them on headphones, and ask salespeople questions and get knowledgeable answers. Of course, I shop for CDs all the time in New York, but online, which is certainly satisfying but much less fun. At Amazon, you usually know what you want before you arrive, and joy comes when albums on your wish list turn out to be ...

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Ray Charles "America the Beautiful" Gets Inauguration Day Digital Release

Source: conqueroo
January 14, 2009

Charles’ American Standard Kicks Off Concord Music Group’s 2009 Reissue Project

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Concord Music Group today announced that it will digitally release Ray Charles’ signature rendition of “America the Beautiful” on January 20, Inauguration Day in America. The song, offered digitally for the first time, will be made available via all digital music retailers.

Charles recorded “America the Beautiful” in 1972 at his landmark Los Angeles recording studio, R.P.M. for his A Message From the People album. ...

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The Blue Note 7 Release Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records

Source: On Target Media Group
January 13, 2009

Blue Note Records released Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records this week to commemorate the label’s 70th anniversary. The eight-song collection features classic Blue Note repertoire re-envisioned by The Blue Note 7, an all-start tribute band comprised of current jazz luminaries. The all-star septet includes pianist, musical director and current Blue Note recording artist Bill Charlap with trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, alto saxophonist/flutist Steve Wilson, guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist Peter Washington and ...

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Ari Hest's Trailblazing "Twelve Mondays" CD out 3/10

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 13, 2009

Ari Hest Drives Trailblazing Career with ’Twelve Mondays’ CD, set for March 10th Release Performing Songwriter Magazine Praises Hest for “Challenging the Industry At Large” Many singer-songwriters toil for months on their Macs, trying to make a demo that sounds polished enough to score them a record deal with a major label. But Ari Hest has done the exact opposite, as he continues to defy the conventional route of a musician. Already signed to a major, he opted out of ...

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