Recording News

Ty Showers - 5 for 5

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

Today, Ty Showers has released his 5th album in as many months on iTunes, Amazon.com, eMusic and Rhapsody. This compilation sounds and feels quite different from his previous 4 releases. These new tracks explore additional genres and musical instruments. His music has become even more accessible through the launch of tyshowers.com which is complete with bio, discography, and full streaming of past and future releases (works in progress that may change daily or weekly). On Ty's website you will hear ...

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Rundgren to Produce NY Dolls

Source: JamBase
December 2, 2008

GLAM BAM, THANK YOU, MAMS A CLASSIC PAIRING REUNITES 36 YEARS LATER

Yes, the boy wonder and the boys who taught boys they could dress like girls and still rock are together again. The surviving members of the New York Dolls and legendary producer Todd Rundgren are reuniting for the first time in almost 36 years. Rundgren, who produced the band's eponymous 1973 debut, which included the classics “Personality Crisis" “Trash" and “Looking For A Kiss," will ...

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Madeleine Peyroux New Album

Source: JamBase
December 2, 2008

CHARMING SONGBIRD COMES INTO SONGWRITING OWN ON NEW SET DUE NEXT MARCH

Smoky voiced singer Madeleine Peyroux's earthy new album Bare Bones will be released March 10, 2009 on Rounder Records. Peyroux had a hand in writing all the songs on Bare Bones, including collaborations with album producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell), Walter Becker (Steely Dan), Julian Coryell, Joe Henry, David Batteau and Sean Wayland. One song, “I Must Be Saved," was written entirely by Peyroux.

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West Coast Jazz: Get It While You Can

Source: Night Lights Classic Jazz
December 2, 2008

Jazz aficionados generally have little use for various-artist anthologies. They're seen as gateway collections for beginners, whereas hardcore veteran listeners tend to want all-inclusive single-artist monoliths replete with alternate takes, unissued masters, etc. (Sony/Legacy's Miles Davis series is an excellent example--even though the later electric boxes have drawn in some younger, non-aficionado buyers.) Exceptions are made, of course--particularly for comprehensive label overviews like Mosaic Records' Commodore trilogy and sets that document lesser-known but important milieus or periods, such as the ...

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Tony Adamo Reviewed by L.A. Jazz Scene's Jim Santella

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

Pop songs with R&B horns make Tony Adamo’s STRAIGHT UP DEAL sizzle with excitement. He sings with the bold character of a man who knows how to entertain, recalling pop singers Tom Jones, David Clayton-Thomas and Brook Benton as well as jazz singers Al Jarreau and Mark Murphy. His program, however, goes well beyond the pop and R&B arena into Jazz interpretations of standards such as “Milestones,” “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” ”Stolen Moments,” “In the WineLight,” and “Speak Low.” The band, ...

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Chopteeth: The Crazy Fools of Afrobeat

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

Crate-diggers, Demonstrators, Foot-tappers: Chopteeth, the Crazy Fools of Afrobeat, Call for Rhythmic Regime-Change in Washington, DC

Afrofunk band Chopteeth came from an unexpected place. Labor organizer and guitarist Robert Fox was mourning the sudden, heartbreaking death of a close friend in a car accident. It was a terrible, terrible thing, remembers Fox. I came back from this and thought, Wow, that could have been me! It made me assess whats important in life. After some soul searching, Fox realized that ...

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High-Definition Album Offered for Free Exclusively by Gibson Guitar and hdtracks.com

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

New York, NY - Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, has partnered with HDtracks.com to offer free, downloadable, high-definition music - a first of its kind collaboration for an instrument manufacturer. The exclusive offering to fans of Gibson Guitar, titled Gibson Presents: Hot Tones in High-Definition, is a diverse collection of music performed by the world's best guitarists and will be available as a FREE download at Gibson.com for a limited time.

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Susan Tedeschi on NY1 | Susan Tedeschi | News

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

Susan Tedeschi recently performed at New York's Irving Plaza and the TV crew at NY1 spent some time catching up with Susan. Read the review and watch the segment on the NY1 homepage Susan's new album, Back to the River is available now at Amazon! To BUY ringtones from your phone text the below codes to 30303: For Can't Sleep ...

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