Recording News

Erik Friedlander Tosses Away the Bow on His New Release "The Broken Arm"

Source: GoMedia PR
October 2, 2008

CD Is A Burning Trio Set Steeped in the Influences of Oscar Pettiford and the Small Group Feel of Herbie Nichols On his new release, The Broken Arm, cellist Erik Friedlander spotlights his unique pizzicato playing--higher and more incisive than the bass, warmer than the piano, but similarly rhythmic and able to freely engage in the give-and-take that is so essential to the jazz. “While there have been a few groundbreaking practitioners, notably bassist Oscar Pettiford, the cello has a ...

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The UFO Has Landed - Listen to the Ry Cooder Anthology

Source: 1888 Media
October 2, 2008

Rhino takes a joy ride through Ry Cooder's prolific career with a two-CD collection of his work as a solo artist and soundtrack composer. On October 28, The UFO Has Landed: The Ry Cooder Anthology will be available at all retail outlets, including rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $29.98. The collection will also be available the same day at all digital outlets for a suggested list price of $16.99. Jump on board the UFO with this exclusive listening ...

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Rock and Raaga Launches E-Fusion

Source: World Improvised Music
October 2, 2008

Goa based record label Rock and Raaga has released the Brown Indian Band's debut album titled E-Fusion. The Brown Indian Band led by bassplayer Colin D'Cruz, features accomplished Indian classical musicians in concert with jazz virtuosos. Indian classical music and jazz are both forms of improvised music. Indian classical music is linear and improvisation is based on just one raga (scale). Jazz on the other hand has a broader palette where multiple scales are often used to improvise through harmonic ...

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Cold Spring Jazz Quartet Releases New CD

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2008

Cold Spring Jazz Quartet is delighted to announce the release of their second CD, Urban Pastoral. For over a decade CSJQ has appeared regularly in nightclubs, restaurants and concert venues in the Baltimore-Washington area, winning a broad and loyal following. The new disc is sure to enhance the group’s reputation as one of the region’s most popular and respected jazz groups. The title reflects the group’s versatility and range of influences. The selections on Urban Pastoral showcase their contemporary polish ...

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Black Top Records Catalog Reissued by Hep Cat, a Division of Collectors' Choice Music

Source: conqueroo
October 1, 2008

Los Angeles Hep Cat Records, the roots label of the Collectors Choice Music family, has launched a reissue initiative for Black Top Records, an influential 80s and 90s blues label with New Orleans roots. The project began this past summer with re-releases by Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets (Talk To You By Hand), James Harman Band (Two Sides to Every Story), Rick L.A. Holmes Holmstrom (Lookout!), Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers (Blues in the Dark) and Ronnie Earl & ...

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Thievery Corporation: The Bonus Round

Source: JamBase
October 1, 2008

By: Chris Clark

Thievery Corporation Thievery Corporation has effectively become a household name over the years. Rising from the Washington D.C. underground and into the international spotlight, Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have taken eclectic sounds from all corners of the globe and fashioned them into an exquisitely refined and decadently delivered anthology of life's rhythms. Dating back to 1996, they have taken a wholly organic approach to making music, incorporating a vast, dexterous inventory, ...

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A Profound Gas: Peter Gunn

Source: Night Lights Classic Jazz
October 1, 2008

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Miles Davis Classic "Kind of Blue" Still Kicking at 50

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2008

As record albums go, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue may not be the biggest seller of all time, but it has influenced generations of jazz and other musicians and is about to celebrate its 50th birthday. The 1959 oeuvre sold more than three million copies and was named No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time in any genre, let alone jazz. Davis' horn has been silent for 17 years, but mention the ...

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