Recording News

Earl Swope: The Lost Session

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 27, 2008

Once again, iTunes is hiding the great stuff. This time, the e-retailer has overlooked one of trombonist Earl Swope's best small-group recordings. The iTunes download in question is entitled Lennie Tristano: Out On a Limb. All of the tracks feature pianist Tristano, of course, but seven have long been known in the Swope discography as The Lost Session. More on Swope (1922-1968) plus comments from saxophonist and band-mate Hal McKusick in a moment.

The Lost Session date was recorded in ...

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Leonardo Granados and Edward Simon Launch the "Bolero" Project

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2008

Venezuelan percussionist/vocalist Leonardo Granados and pianist Edward Simon have recently launched the “Bolero” project on ArtistShare and together along with a stellar group of musicians, are embarking on what is sure to be a very exciting. Edward grew up playing boleros, accompanying Leonardo when they were both young. It's a music that's near and dear to both musicians and they envision this project as a gift or form of payback to two very special people in their lives; Edward's father ...

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Ray Charles' Post-1960 Catalog to be Reissued by Concord Music Group

Source: conqueroo
November 26, 2008

Los Angeles, CA Concord Music Group announced that it has entered into an exclusive arrangement with the Ray Charles Foundation to develop the artists post-1960 catalog, which contains his classic work for the ABC and Tangerine labels. Many of the masters will be made available digitally for the first time ever, including such iconic recordings as Georgia On My Mind, Hit the Road Jack and Crying Time among many others.

The reissue program will kick off with the digital-only release ...

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Beatles on iTunes Talks Stall

Source: PC Magazine
November 26, 2008

LONDON (Reuters) - Talks to put The Beatles' catalog on Apple's iTunes online music store have stalled, former Fab Four member Paul McCartney told the BBC. The Beatles is one of the few big acts left whose music is not available on iTunes, but the settlement of a trademark dispute between Apple and The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd last year was seen as finally clearing the way. “We'd like to do it," McCartney was quoted as telling the BBC ...

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"Give It One" the World's First French Horn Big Band CD

Source: All About Jazz
November 26, 2008

Cala Records announces the release of Give It One, with The London Horn Sound Big Band the first-ever big band of French horns. Featuring nineteen of Londons finest horn players and pianist Gwilym Simcock, Britain's Jazz Musician of the Year, Give It One covers the jazz spectrum with a dazzling array of standards and new compositions. The sound of this unique ensemble is extraordinary, like no big band ever heard before. Conductor of Give It One and Artistic Director of ...

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Hawk and Rabbit: Vogue Sessions

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 26, 2008

Coleman Hawkins never stood still creatively. No matter what recording date the tenor saxophonist was on, you hear a slightly different artist each time. To be sure, Hawkins' gruff attack and take-charge sound are always present and unmistakable. But if you listen carefully, you'll hear his phrasing shift depending on the year and musicians on the date. Hawk also was one of the few swing-era superstars who made the shift to bebop in the mid-1940s, jumping back to swing in ...

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Jack Nimitz

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
November 26, 2008

Jack Nimitz, Yesterday And Today (Fresh Sound). “Yesterday" was 1957, when the distinctive baritone saxophonist recorded a long-playing album for ABC-Paramount. The LP sat unissued for half a century. “Today" was early last year, when Nimitz went into the studio to record new music to add to the 1957 material and round out a compact disc. Nimitz's tone has more heft and his soloing more aggressiveness than fifty years ago. In both instances, his playing is superb.

In New York ...

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Eric McFadden: Oh, Come to Me

Source: JamBase
November 26, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

I'm blacking out in the morning/ Stay numb all day Sliding down on the edge of a razor/ I've got a lifetime to pay I'm keeping up with destruction/ I've got a foot in the grave I kiss the mouth of corruption/ I've got a lifetime to pay Give me one bad reason why I should and I will

Eric McFadden Eric McFadden is ...

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