Recording News

"Tony Bennett: A Swingin" Christmas Featuring the Count Basie Big Band'

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2008

Tony Bennett records his first holiday CD in forty years since his 1968 release of “Snowfall, “ and this latest project, “Tony Bennett: A Swingin' Christmas Featuring The Count Basie Big Band' is destined to become an annual favorite of the season. Featuring 11 tracks, Tony swings such classics as “I'll Be Home for Christmas, “ “Winter Wonderland, “ “Santa Claus is Coming to Town, “ and the CD introduces his daughter, Antonia, who duets with Tony on “I've Got ...

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Charlie Haden - Best Debut Week Ever

Source: All About Jazz
October 6, 2008

Charlie Haden Family & Friends: Rambling Boy has earned legendary bassist Charlie Haden his best-selling debut in over half a century of making music. The album ranked #2 on Billboard's bluegrass chart, and landed in the overall Top 100, as well as riding near the top on Amazon's bestsellers all week. The record has been earning critical praise, as well. It's scored raves from Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and NPR, where Haden was the ...

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Matthew Herbert Returns with His Big Band on "There's Me and There's You"

Source: Pitch Perfect PR
October 6, 2008

MATTHEW HERBERT, ELECTRONIC INNOVATOR & SONIC EXPLORER, RETURNS WITH HIS BIG BAND ON THERE'S ME AND THERE'S YOU Matthew Herbert’s dazzling new album, There’s Me and There’s You will be released October 28, 2008 on !K7. There's Me and There's You is the most seductive, sophisticated and subversive collection of protest songs ever recorded. Blending lush jazz instrumentation, soulful vocals, fascinating rhythms and a secret underground arsenal of outlandish samples, as well as featuring the cream of British jazz musicians, ...

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Robin Avery - The Miami Based Singer/Songwriter and Community Activist Speaks Volumes to an Environmentally Conscious World on Her Inspirational New Single "Light the Way"

Source: Creativity in Music
October 6, 2008

THE MIAMI BASED SINGER/SONGWRITER AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST SPEAKS VOLUMES TO AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WORLD ON HER INSPIRATIONAL NEW SINGLE “LIGHT THE WAY” Avery, Who Received Widespread Critical Acclaim And Airplay With Her Recent Debut Album ‘The Way You Hold Me’, Is Deeply Devoted To Animal Rescue As Well As The Work Of Environmental And Human Rights Organizations Like Amnesty International, The Southern Poverty Law Center, Heart To Heart And The Nature Conservancy. With the release of her sweeping and inspiring ...

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Nurse with Wound:Huffin' Rag Blues

Source: JamBase
October 6, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

Bessie Smith never sang this one but that doesn't diminish the otherworldly, warped 78 rpm-ness of Nurse With Wound's latest. Ostensibly the brainchild of Brit Steven Stapleton, NWW is impossible to stuff into any ordinary descriptive language. There's something of advanced intellectual music experiments (a la John Cage) but also gothic tinges, bits of Ornette and Eno, all out industrial noise, things approaching stupefied pop and ambient landscapes, but in NWW's 25 year existence you could count ...

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Spencer Brewer's New CD "Cinematic"

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2008

Spencer Brewer is not only a multi-million-selling composer, pianist and producer, but also a connoisseur of many of the greatest film scorers of all time. For his latest contemporary instrumental recording, Cinematic, Brewer has turned his talents to creating a collection of original material specifically meant to evoke visual imagery and also serve as his homage to movie music. “I have been a fan of film music since I was a small boy, “ explains Brewer, “and as a tribute ...

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ECM's "Touchstones" Series Reissue Program: 20 Titles Now Available

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2008

Great music and full-dimensional sound at download price, cardboard covers with original artwork: 40 popular titles from ECM's almost four decades offer aficionados the opportunity to plug gaps in their collections and invite new listeners to explore one of the great catalogues in jazz. “Touchstones" give low-threshold access to a label which, according to the New York Times, provides “one current ideal of contemplative improvised music". The first forty titles underline the breadth of the artistic spectrum. They revisit debut ...

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Art Tatum is Front Man in New L.A. Big Band Album

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

Pianist Art Tatum was once described as “the greatest soloist in jazz history, regardless of instrument." He passed away in 1956, the year before stereo recordings. Imagine being able to collaborate with Tatum today, to have him as the front man for your big band in new arrangements and recordings. This was the dream of bandleader Gordon Goodwin, realized with his big band in their new album, “Act Your Age," available September 30. Gordon Goodwin hosting the “Live at The ...

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