Recording News

Nora McCarthy Releases an Exquisite Duet CD

Source: All About Jazz
January 11, 2009

Known as a brilliant improviser with a warm and highly expressive voice, Nora McCarthy will release her newest recording, Circle Completing, January 15, 2009. The set of duets with pianist John di Martino sums up Ms. McCarthy’s colorful story so far, is a tribute to the legendary singer Jimmy Scott, and is a consistently surprising look at life’s lessons. “One has to experience life before singing these types of songs,” says Nora. Circle Completing, which is comprised of three of ...

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Top Vinyl Sellers for 2008

Source: HypeBot
January 11, 2009

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John Mayall:Live at the Marquee 1969

Source: JamBase
January 11, 2009

John Mayall is an often overlooked and misunderstood musical figure who began his career in the 1960s. Remembered by many casual fans as simply the namesake for the band that helped launch the careers of guitarists Peter Green and Mick Taylor and provided a safe haven for Eric Clapton while he escaped from the limiting pop-sound that The Yardbirds had moved towards. But Mayall was much more than just a stopover for blues hungry musicians on their way to bigger ...

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South African Pianist Hotep Idris Galeta Honors President-Elect Barack Obama with New Album

Source: All About Jazz
January 10, 2009

South African jazz pianist Hotep Idris Galeta honors President-elect Barack Obama with Funkin' for Obama, made available for download on CDBaby today, and featuring the Cape Town Digital Jazz Band.

The South African jazz pianist Hotep Idris Galeta was born in Crawford, Cape Town and grew up exposed to the rich music culture in and around the city. After meeting Abdullah Ibrahim, then known as Dollar Brand, at a high school jazz concert, the two became close friends and Brand ...

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Isaac Hayes' "Black Moses" and "Juicy Fruit" Albums Reissued on CD

Source: conqueroo
January 10, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Isaac Hayes’ epic 1971 album Black Moses, which captured the artist at the peak of his popularity, will be reissued on Stax Records on February 24, 2009. The release is a complete replication of the original Black Moses package, folding out into a cross-shaped image of the artist. The album was re-mastered from the original tapes. New liner notes are by Rob Bowman, the Grammy Award-winning Stax scholar and author of Soulsville U.S.A: The Story of ...

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Anthony Braxton & Italian Instabile Orchestra CD Now Available!

Source: All About Jazz
January 9, 2009

Anthony Braxton & Italian Instabile Orchestra Creative Orchestra (Bolzano) 2007 Rai Trade Records

Available now at The Jazz Loft for $15.95.

Superbly recorded live at Alto Adige Jazz Festival in Bolzano, Italy in June of 2007.

Considering that we just listed some dozen discs (including several box sets) from Mr. Braxton that were released in the past year, I shouldn't have been surprised to find yet another treasure in the mail this week from the fine ...

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Joshua Redman Charts a New Direction With 'Compass'

Source: Michael Ricci
January 9, 2009

The saxophonist calls his two bassists-two drummers album 'definitely an exercise in letting go.'

A marquee name on the contemporary jazz scene since winning the Thelonious Monk Institute's Jazz Saxophone Competition in 1991, Joshua Redman has played electric, acoustic, rock, funk and just about every musical style fit for a celebrated jazz saxophonist. But before his new album, “Compass," due out this week, Redman had never performed in an acoustic “double-trio" setting, an unconventional, rhythm-heavy configuration where a soloist is ...

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MyMajorCompany Gets $4.1 Million for Fan Funded Releases

Source: HypeBot
January 9, 2009

MyMajorCompany, which like Sellaband and others empowers fans to finance recordings for artists they like, has received a $4.1 million investment from Stephane Courbit, a former Endemol France executive in return for a 49% stake in the company. The funds will be used to expand the French based service into the UK. Former EMI CEP Alain Levy is also advisor to the company.

MyMajorCompany fans have already funded a single from Gregoire, whose album went on to sell 240,000 copies. ...

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