Recording News

"Up the Turret Mil" out Now on Loyal Label

Source: All About Jazz
November 23, 2008

On his first solo recording, Rich Johnson explores a mix of trumpets, guitars, and pianos with laptop glitch, sampling, and musique concrète. Many of the songs began as experiments with laptop and electronic-acoustic treatments on the trumpet, and bridge Johnson’s many influences – from free jazz to folk music. Based in NYC, Johnson was part of the Sept 2008 Festival of New Trumpet Music, has toured in the US and China, and has performed at some of NYC's best music ...

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Album of the Week: Roots Propaganda, the Paul Carlon Octet

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
November 23, 2008

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John Brown's Body:Amplify

Source: JamBase
November 23, 2008

By: B. Getz

There have been many changes since we last heard a studio offering from John Brown's Body. In three years, we've seen several new members join the group, along with the departure of two founding members, guitarist/vocalist Kevin Kinsella and the late bassist Scott Palmer (RIP). The new record, Amplify (Mri), is the first record that Elliot Martin has taken control of, and the new collection adds his unique flame and righteous steez to the music. Amplify is ...

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Oasis:Dig out Your Soul

Source: JamBase
November 23, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

This is one fine rock 'n' roll album - full of sharp teeth, big ideas and even bigger guitar crescendos. It really should come as no surprise since Oasis hasn't made an outright bad album yet. One may quibble over various chapters but there's no mistaking the artistry and conscious intent of their music. In the group's vernacular, Dig Out Your Soul (released October 6 on Reprise) is the vibe of “Cigarettes & Alcohol" with the musing ...

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New Orleans' Basin Street Signs Jeremy Davenport

Source: All About Jazz
November 22, 2008

Basin Street Records President Mark Samuels has announced that the recording label signed an exclusive recording agreement with trumpeter/vocalist/composer Jeremy Davenport. The first recording of this two-record deal is scheduled to begin next month with a proposed spring 2009 release date.

Davenport's discography includes the eponymous Jeremy DavenportMaybe In A Dream (Telarc) in 1998. He was also featured on the soundtrack to the Luke Perry film Life Breath, and on the RCA Victor compilation The Only Jazz Album You'll Ever ...

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Touring Ry Cooders American West

Source: Michael Ricci
November 22, 2008

WHEN Ry Cooder and I got to El Mirage Dry Lake, it was 110 degrees and heading to 117, hot enough to cook your head inside your hat. The Mojave Desert in daylight will cut the gizzard right out of you, Tom Joad once said, which is why the Okies crossed it at night.

I put away the map and Ry pulled the S.U.V. through the gate and stopped. The gravel road fell away below us and vanished into the ...

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Art Blakey: Like Someone in Love

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 22, 2008

August 1960 was a grueling month for Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. When the hard bop quintet went into the studio to record on August 7th for Blue Note, the Messengers completed five tracks, each requiring a greater number of takes than the previous one. When time ran out, the group and producer Alfred Lion agreed to return on August 14th to record again. Bobby Timmons, the group's pianist, and Blakey couldn't make it any sooner. Timmons was leading ...

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Neil Young and Drive-by Truckers to Back Booker T. on Album

Source: JamBase
November 22, 2008

Neil Young & Drive-By Truckers To Back Booker T. Jones on New Album

Booker T. “Green Onions" soul guru Booker T. Jones is at work on a new album that finds Neil Young and the Drive-By Truckers backing him. This is Jones' first solo album in 20 years and is expected to hit shelves in early 2009. At this point details are sketchy, some reports claiming the album to be all instrumental while other sources suggest they are looking for ...

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