Recording News

Lina Allemano Four's New CD "Gridjam" is Now Available!

Source: All About Jazz
November 14, 2008

Lina Allemano Four's new CD Gridjam is now available! Read the latest reviews and purchase CDs at her website.

About Lina Allemano Lina Allemano is a Toronto based jazz trumpeter, improviser and composer with an established and active career performing, recording and touring internationally. Her trumpet playing, compositions, and artistic vision have gained her recognition in the media as being “adventurous, expressive, compelling, forward thinking, inventive, and sophisticated". As well as fronting her band Lina Allemano Four and the improvising ...

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Mosaic Records Returns to the Vinyl Biz

Source: Night Lights Classic Jazz
November 13, 2008

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Bill Evans: Solo Sessions 1963

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 13, 2008

Back in October, I wrote about Bill Evans' Alone (Again), which I said at the time was my favorite solo album by the pianist. I have since reconsidered and have a new entry (two, in fact). More in a moment. It has been well documented that Evans was not completely comfortable playing solo piano. He preferred the company of bass and drums when recording, mostly for the conversational push and pull that the other instruments provided. I also think Evans ...

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Ray Lamontagne:Gossip in the Grain

Source: JamBase
November 13, 2008

By: Eric Zimmermann

Ray LaMontagne's third album, Gossip in the Grain (RCA Victor) was billed as an artistic step forward for the reclusive singer-songwriter from New England's backwoods. But the change here is marginal, and that's a good thing. There are few unforced errors to be found in this subtle, textured if at times placid collection of songs.

LaMontagne's debut, Trouble, garnered well-earned comparisons to Van Morrison. Both warm and heart wrenching, Trouble, on the strength of the sensational title ...

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Straight No Chaser – Free Holiday MP3

Source: On Target Media Group
November 12, 2008

A cappella 10-piece Straight No Chaser have just released their Atlantic Records debut, Holiday Spirits, a captivating collection of 14 classic and original Christmas songs. The group is offering fans a free mp3 featuring two new tracks from the album. Originally formed a dozen years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon after their 1998 performance of “The 12 Days of Christmas” became a YouTube sensation last Christmas, receiving more than seven ...

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Now Thats What I Call Marketing: Pop Hits and More

Source: Michael Ricci
November 12, 2008

Bob Mercer and Jeff Moskow, who help package the CD series Now Thats What I Call Music!, which has released 29 volumes in the United States.

Its one of the oldest formulas in the record business, but some things never go out of style: Take a dozen or two of the biggest radio hits and bundle them as a handy, snapshot-of-the-moment compilation. One series of such albums, Now Thats What I Call Music!, has been a reliable blockbuster for 10 ...

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Jonatha Brooke Sets Original Music to Woody Guthrie Lyrics "The Works" on Bad Dog Records

Source: Toolshed
November 12, 2008

"Brooke has dedicated herself to the well-made song." --New York Times “Brooke is pure folk clarity cut with pure rock opacity." --Rolling Stone There's More True Lovers Than One (MP3) When Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora invited Jonatha Brooke into the famous Woody Guthrie Archives, the intention was for Brooke to set Guthrie's lyrics to one or two songs, becoming the first woman ever to do so. The end result is a full-length album of previously unheard lyrics by Guthrie set ...

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Glows in the Dark's John Carpenter Set Available for Download

Source: RVAjazz
November 12, 2008

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