Recording News

New CD by the Hot Club of San Francisco

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2008

The Hot Club of San Francisco, in its 20-year history, has released ten adventurous, critically acclaimed CDs in the passionate gypsy-jazz style that traces its origins to guitarist Django Reinhardt and his Quintette du Hot Club de France. On their new CD, “Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt and the Impressionists, “ the Bay Area quintet explores classical treatments of several compositions by Django as well as early 20th century French classical music that may have inspired the gypsy guitarist during his ...

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Erin Bode to Release Christmas CD

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 16, 2008

Singer Erin Bode has a new Christmas-themed CD coming out next month. It's called A Cold December Night, and Bode and her band will promote the release at live gigs in St. Louis throughout the holiday season, starting with a recently announced two-night engagement at Jazz at the Bistro on Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13. Other details about A Cold December Night - including the exact release date, track listing, personnel and so on - are ...

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BLVD:sounds for People

Source: JamBase
October 16, 2008

By: Nick Boeka

The recent addition of skillful linguist MC Souleye and San Francisco's livetronica three-piece, BLVD, has served up some new beats to fill out the group's ever-evolving musical palette. Their fourth release, Sounds for People, finally catalogs this union of sounds that many fans have been witnessing live over the last year-and-a-half. Feeling the groove, Souleye combines his conscious wordsmithing and fast-paced flows with the soundscapes painted by intelligent programming and beats (Dylan McIntosh), thick, deep bass (Tripp ...

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The Music Tapes:...For Clouds and Tornadoes

Source: JamBase
October 16, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

Like some cracked wax cylinder spinning on a golden needle, big RCA dog style speaker cone vibrating with alien yet homey noises, The Music Tapes aren't like the other children. Oh, maybe the Cheap Suit Serenaders if they drank more absinthe. How else the complaints about reindeer tracks and befuddled singing saw? This is old time-y in the same way that steam powered zeppelins and rocket packs are old time-y - i.e. some wonderful fictitious universe where ...

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Soul/Blues Sax Man/Singer Terry Hanck Releases "Always"

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

I love this record! Terry has some really good originals here, the arrangements are cool and the performances great. —Tommy Castro One of the most formidable saxophonists in the blues and soul business. —Lee Hildebrand, San Francisco Chronicle and Living Blues contributor “Terry Hanck is the funkiest, sexiest, most prolific and talented singer/songwriter/musician on the earth. He has to be Jr. Walker's bastard child." —Tracy Nelson Jump back, Jack! Soul and blues hipster, singer/sax man, Terry Hanck and his new ...

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The Sound of the Smiths (45 Tracks) Arrives from Rhino

Source: 1888 Media
October 15, 2008

THE SOUND OF THE SMITHS Rhino Offers A Major New Smiths Collection Of Classic Recordings And Rarities The Smiths Full Catalog Will Also Be Released Digitally Available From Rhino November 11 LOS ANGELES -- Rhino announces the release of THE SOUND OF THE SMITHS, a new collection of classic and rare recordings that will be available November 11. The compilation was completed with the full cooperation of Morrissey, who provided the title, and Johnny Marr, who personally supervised the mastering. ...

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Blue Note Records 2008 Releases

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

As 2008 winds downs, Blue Note Records is already looking ahead to 2009 and a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the label's founding by Alfred Lion, as well as the 25th anniversary of Blue Note's relaunch under current President Bruce Lundvall. But first we wanted to recap another remarkable year of new releases—Jazz & Beyond—for your year-end consideration... JAZZ Eliane Elias, Something for You (Jan. 15) -- The Brazilian pianist/vocalist Eliane Elias' heartfelt tribute to the great Bill Evans ...

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Innova Recordings Releases Barry Schrader's "Monkey King" CD

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

Barry Schrader's Monkey King CD has been released by Innova Recordings on Innova 703. The CD contains music inspired by the five elements of ancient Chinese tradition in Wu Xing – Cycle of Destruction, and by stories from the great Chinese classic Journey to the West. Wu Xing - Cycle of Destruction deals with the Chinese concept of Wu Xing, the five elements in ancient Chinese tradition: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. These are important in Chinese astrology, medicine, ...

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