Recording News

Susanna Lindeborg's Mwendo Dawa "A Taste of Four Free Minds" LJCD5248

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2008

Experience Mwendo Dawa! Jazz - free-form - fusion - avant garde - electro acoustic music or just Mwendo Dawa! The group from the start led and developed by Susanna Lindeborg and Ove Johansson is not only fronting these two musicians but also consists of four very strong personalities and four utterly skillful musicians and improvisers. SUSANNA LINDEBORG'S MWENDO DAWA is a Swedish quartet formed by Susanna Lindeborg, piano and keyboard together with Ove Johansson, tenorsax and EWI. The name MWENDO ...

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Darrell Scott:Modern Hymns

Source: JamBase
October 23, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

Modern Hymns (Appleseed Records) is five or six cuts above most cover tune sets, and in no small way lives up to the heavenly bent of its title, though in down to earth, fundamental ways that actually help the daily grind of living on the ground. Darrell Scott, a longtime session ace in Nashville and hit songwriter for likes of Travis Tritt, Dixie Chicks and Faith Hill, inhabits a superbly chosen collection of songwriter's songwriter fare, beginning ...

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Jenny Lewis:Acid Tongue

Source: JamBase
October 23, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

Offered up in a simple sleeve with musician credits and track titles on the back, Jenny Lewis' second solo effort, Acid Tongue (released September 9 on Warner Brothers), is strikingly different from the high gloss, new model Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac-esque music she's made in her day job with Rilo Kiley and her first solo record, Rabbit Fur Coat, where she sparred folkily with the Watson Twins. Acid Tongue is slicker than Rabbit Fur but not near as ...

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Nugroove Celebrates Stellar 2008 with Holiday CD

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
October 22, 2008

Santa is coming early this year and nuGroove has helped him stuff his sack with sizzling Grooves of the Season. Available exclusively at Circuit City, Grooves of the Season features some of the hottest rising stars and hitmakers in contemporary music today. From the sophisticated sax of “Silent Night" by Michael Lington to the funk-fortified “We Three Funky Kings" by guitarist Jay Soto, Grooves of the Season is jam-packed with enough tunes to groove the whole season long.

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"Lanky" the New Release by the Trachy/Lacy Collective

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2008

"An impressive debut. This band has developed a personal vocabulary that is very mature and subtle, displaying excellent taste throughout. Looking forward to hearing more in the future." --David Berkman The debut recording of the Trachy/Lacy Collective is cause for celebration. “Lanky" is a beautiful interweaving of musical sensibilities and personalities, a richly textured recording by an ensemble that balances spontaneity with precision, open improvisation with carefully crafted compositions. Indeed, these young musicians are mature beyond their years, having assimilated ...

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Singer/Songwriter Spencer Day Releases “A Better Way” a Free MP3 Highlighting the Importance of the Upcoming Election

Source: Jim Goyjer Associates
October 22, 2008

Uniquely American singer/songwriter Spencer Day has just released a free single “A Better Way” to highlight the importance of the upcoming election in two weeks. A free mp3 download is available on his website. Spencer Day said, “Election Day is approaching very quickly, and I feel very passionately about the future of our country. The politics of fear and distrust is eroding our sense of a shared future and a common good. In the current climate it is more critical ...

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Eric Van Aro Releases Independent Desert Motel Ep

Source: All About Jazz
October 21, 2008

It has been three years since Eric Van Aro released new music but as they say, good things come to those who wait. Friends was released in 2005 to worldwide acclaim and the new EP Desert Motel is a sure bet to follow in the wake of that success. The Italian/German born artist has used his time wisely in between releases and the final result is five classic tracks of pop-jazz showcasing Van Aro's talents as a pure entertainer and ...

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Alonzo Wright Releases Solo Debut Bitz of Pieces

Source: All About Jazz
October 21, 2008

After 20 years on the Jazz scene and working with some of the most well known names in the genre, saxophonist, Alonzo Wright, independently releases his debut solo album, Bitz of Pieces (Out Of The House Records) on October 15, 2008. The 11-song set, which includes one bonus track, features renowned musicians and contemporary Jazz and R&B vocalist Will Downing. Bitz of Pieces is available at CD Baby, Amazon and Napster. “Bitz of Pieces is a true labor of love, ...

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