Recording News

John "Drumbo" French Reunites Captain Beefheart Alumni for Solo Album

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
October 20, 2008

John “Drumbo" French has reunited fellow Magic Band alumni Bill Harkelroad (aka “Zoot Horn Rollo"), Mark Boston (aka “Rockette Morton"), Greg Davidson (aka “Ella Guru"), and John Thomas for a solo recording of all new compositions entitled 'City of Refuge'. The self-produced album was recorded in London and at various locations in the U.S., and lands stateside November 18th on Proper Records. “I think 'City of Refuge' is important because it re-visits a style of music that was founded by ...

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Boz Scaggs to Release New Album "Speak Low"

Source: Special Ops Media
October 20, 2008

Five years after his first volume of standards, But Beautiful, debuted at # 1 on the Billboard Jazz chart, GRAMMY award winning musician Boz Scaggs offers his second volume of standards and ballads, aptly titled Speak Low (out September 30 on vinyl and wide release on October 28th via Decca). The multi-dimensional singer, whose 1976 album Silk Degrees was one of the landmark pop titles of the decade, began working on Speak Low several years ago. He'd settled on most ...

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Sun Spin: Chicago Transit Authority

Source: JamBase
October 20, 2008

OUR WEEKLY LOOK AT CLASSIC ALBUMS GRABS THE BUS BACK TO A WINDY CITY GREAT'S DEBUT

This week in 1976, Chicago scored their first No. 1 hit with “If You Leave Me Now." However, the song was the group's eleventh Top 10 single in a career that was off to the races from day one. Such was the freshness and sculpted togetherness of their self-titled 1969 debut, when they were still known as the Chicago Transit Authority, ...

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Kenny Wesley Releases His Debut Ep "Im Sorry"

Source: All About Jazz
October 19, 2008

Classically-trained singer/songwriter Kenny Wesley may be new to the music industry, but he is far from amateur. Originally from Jacksonville, North Carolina, he has opened for Anthony David and has shared the stage with countless legendary artists such as Yolanda Adams, Mike Phillips, Jean Carne and Gordon Chambers. His songs have been featured on national television: in 2004, his song and video “Epiphany", co-written by Timothy Butler, was featured on ABC's The View. College brought Kenny to his home of ...

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Rock and Raaga Launches Jazz Junction

Source: All About Jazz
October 19, 2008

Jazz Junction was formed in Goa in the year 2004 by virtuoso jazz bassplayer Colin D'Cruz. Over the years, the band's personnel continously changed to include some of the most accomplished local as well as visiting international jazz artistes. Colin always believed that the most magical moments in jazz always happen in concert as opposed to clinical studio sessions. One good reason why Jazz Junction's debut album is recorded live in it's truest sense. All ten tracks in this album ...

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Red & Byrd Shine Among Pearls

Source: All About Jazz
October 18, 2008

By CHRIS SLAWECKI Newly digitized in the RVG Remaster series, John Coltrane's Black Pearls demonstrates how profoundly the choice of sidemen can shape one's sound. By the time of this '58 recording, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor had much experience running alongside 'Trane. They served as the rhythm section for Coltrane's Settin' The Pace quartet, for example, plus all three played in various combinations, with and without Coltrane, for numerous Miles Davis sessions. Black Pearls ...

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New Release Coming Soon from Impressus Records

Source: All About Jazz
October 18, 2008

Coming soon! Edus Tonus, a new CD release on Impressus Records. Featuring Edoardo Marraffa (tenor sax/sopranino), and Tonino Miano (piano). About Impressus Records A bold duo with a pungent, forward-pushing sound where familiar lines are often blurred into a tumultuous outpouring of dynamic gestures, creating an overall texture of unequivocal character.

IMPRESSUS RECORDS [From Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere, from in- + premere to press] Welcome! My name is Tonino Miano. I am a pianist/composer and the founder of ...

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Bill Howland Jazz Piano CD Release

Source: All About Jazz
October 18, 2008

Bill Howland announces the release of his second solo piano CD Moon Rays (Graycat Productions). Moon Rays features a selection of classic jazz recordings including: Stella By Starlight, (Victor Young); Everytime We Say Goodbye, (Cole Porter); Im Old Fashioned, (Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern); The Girl From Ipanema, (Antonio Carlos Jobim); and others. The title song, Moon Rays, is an original composition by Mr. Howland. Bill has recently relocated to Charleston, South Carolina from Brewster, Massachusettts, where he played regularly throughout ...

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