Recording News

The Treasures of Blue Note - Available on LP+CD in One Package!

Source: All About Jazz
November 12, 2008

Blue Note Records is proud to unveil the first in our series of vinyl + bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note vaults.

These 12 classic Blue Note bestsellers are now available with a CD and LP in one package - CD for the car or computer, and a warm analog LP for the home sound system!

Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by noted mastering engineer, Ron McMaster. Each ...

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Neil Halstead:Oh! Mighty Engine

Source: JamBase
November 12, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

There's something so unforced and inviting about Neil Halstead's solo work. In Mojave 3 he soars and swoops with wide prairie scope but there's spectacular hush to the albums that bear his name. Six years on from his 2002 solo debut, Sleeping On Roads, not a lot has changed. Halstead invites us on a stroll through the park dotted with conversations whose meaning and ramifications only emerge long afterwards. As with Sleeping, it's one easy-to-like gem after ...

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'Relaxation Suite,' Latest CD from Steven Halpern

Source: All About Jazz
November 11, 2008

Steven Halpern, the multi-million selling recording artist, composer, producer and pioneering sound healer, today released Relaxation Suite, the latest achievement in a 33-year career of contemporary instrumental, ambient and atmospheric music for physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. RELAXATION SUITE offers 70 minutes of deep physical relaxation, stress relief and inner peace. Featuring Grammy -nominated cellist and composer David Darling, whose soulful cello joins Halpern's grand piano and Rhodes' electric piano to create an experience that is as beautiful as it ...

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William Fitzsimmons' "The Sparrow And The Crow": "A Near-Masterpiece" – Raves Boston Herald

Source: Seth Cohen PR
November 11, 2008

BOSTON HERALD Kevin R. Convey, November 7, 2008 The Sparrow and the Crow Powerfully heart-wrenching and yet so delicate you fear a breath might blow it right out of the CD player, singer-songwriter Fitzsimmons’ chronicle of his divorce is a near- masterpiece. Recalling both the cornhusker folk-rock of early Joe Henry and the doomed intimacy of Nick Drake, “The Sparrow and the Crow” makes art and beauty out of tragedy without selling the tragedy short - ...

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New York Electric Piano - King Mystery (Buffalo Puppy, 2008)

Source: RVAjazz
November 11, 2008

by Dean ChristesenThe most interesting instrumentation in a contemporary jazz album of 2008 goes to New York Electric Piano. Originally a trio of Fender Rhodes, bass, and drums, the group's fourth record adds to it Leon Guenbaum's unique Samchillian keyboard, acoustic piano, saxophones and flutes, male and female vocals, and “soundscape." The same flame that heats the trio's first three releases engulfs King Mystery, which burns brighter with the added ensemble members.Pianist Pat Daugherty, bassist Tim ...

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Miles Stiebel Releases "Excellent Distraction"

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
November 10, 2008

Radio and Street Date: January 2009 From Presidential galas to celebrations for foreign dignitaries, Miles Stiebel is one of the most requested performers in the special events industry. But don't let this distract you from this band leader's progressive musicality. In his second release, Miles Stiebel has created an Excellent Distraction for the sophisticated jazz listener with a collection of originals and covers from one of the East Coast's hottest working bands. What makes Excellent Distraction different than many of ...

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Putumayo's "Women of Jazz" Now Available!

Source: Press Dept
November 10, 2008

Putumayo Celebrates the Rich Tradition of Women in Jazz with a Collection of Extraordinary Female Vocalists including Cassandra Wilson, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Stacy Kent and more Putumayo's latest release, Women of Jazz, showcases the originality and artistry of ten exceptional female vocalists from North America. This collection offers extraordinary artists from several eras legends who have inspired today's generation, stars of the contemporary jazz world and young women just now starting to make their mark on jazz history. Women ...

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Putumayo's "A Jazz & Blues Christmas" Available Now

Source: Press Dept
November 10, 2008

Putumayo Livens Up the Holiday Season with New Jazz and Blues Christmas Collection Featuring Ray Charles, B.B. King, Ramsey Lewis, Charles Brown and Other Exceptional Artists Putumayo delivers the perfect package of soulful jazz and blues to liven up the holiday season. A Jazz & Blues Christmas, which will be released on October 14th, offers a memorable array of classic holiday songs by jazz and blues legends and lesser-known artists. B.B. King opens the album with Christmas Celebration, a rollicking, ...

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