Recording News

Bireli Lagrene's New Album Due November 11th on Dreyfus Jazz

Source: Now Forward Music
September 19, 2008

Birli LAGRNE (with Hadrien Feraud): Electric Side (Dreyfus Jazz) in stores 11/11/2008

Electric Side, the new album by guitar great Birli Lagrne, finds the artist reconnecting with his jazz/rock persona, in the spirit of his 1980's collaborations with Jaco Pastorius.

The sound is an exciting and unique update on contemporary jazz sounds, featuring wonderful new Birli Lagrne compositions, and an incredible cover of Herbie Hancock's “Jack Rabbit."

For the recording, Birli has recruited bassist Hadrien Feraud, the “young Jaco" (John ...

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JJ Grey and Mofro: Move It On

Source: JamBase
September 19, 2008

By: Andrew Bruss

JJ Grey JJ Grey & MOFRO have been gradually making a name for themselves since the early side of this decade, and following this summer's release of their fourth studio album, Orange Blossoms, it looks like things are going to keep getting bigger and bigger for the front porch soul man from Jacksonville, Florida. The 2007 release of Country Ghetto saw JJ Grey's music break out into a larger audience with the help of quality promotion and ...

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Donna the Buffalo:silverlined

Source: JamBase
September 19, 2008

By: Brian Robbins

Don't expect any surprises out of Donna The Buffalo's new disc, Silverlined (Sugar Hill). Just expect to be tickled with a nice serving of front-porch music. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, DTB offers up the sort of musical stew they mastered years ago.

Don't get me wrong; there's nothing boring here, folks, not at all. The worst thing you can say is, “Jeez, that song sounds familiar" on the first pass through the album, and there's not a ...

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Andrea Brachfeld Releases "Into the World: A Musical Offering" on Shaneye Records

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2008

Shaneye Records proudly presents Andrea Brachfeld's latest release Into the World: A Musical Offering featuring Mike Longo, longtime musical director for Dizzy Gillespie, Paul West, worldwide known bassist extraordinaire, and Brian Lynch, Eddie Palmieri's trumpet player. The music on the CD ranges from Latin Jazz to Salsa, Yoruban and Hebrew chants, to straight ahead jazz. Andrea's original compositions comprise the majority of the tracks and her compositional skills as well as technical versatility on the flute are outstanding. This CD ...

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SF Jazz Records Announces the Release of SFJAZZ Collective Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
September 18, 2008

SFJAZZ Records today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective’s fifth limited- edition (5,000 copies) set, Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ—the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival (October 3 through November 9, 2008)—the deluxe, numbered 3-CD set is the definitive record of this all-star jazz ensemble’s fifth year. Live 2008 features the Collective’s entire 2008 repertoire, including new arrangements of the work ...

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Dungen Album/Tour

Source: JamBase
September 18, 2008

DUNGEN'S 4 OUT 9/30 ON KEMADO National tour kicks off at CMJ

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Dungen 4 is the brilliant new studio album from Sweden's Dungen. Lead by frontman Gustav Ejstes, 4 focuses on the extremes of Dungen's sound separated into two entities. Blazing, raw guitar workouts have their own time and place, but now, with Ejstes bringing the piano forward as the lead instrument, stirringly orchestrated, jazz-cooled compositions swirl alongside cinematic undertones - kinda like a ...

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The UFO Has Landed: The Ry Cooder Anthology - 34-Track Set Spans 38 Years

Source: 1888 Media
September 18, 2008

RY COODER'S MUSICAL JOURNEY Rhino's Double-CD The UFO Has Landed: The Ry Cooder Anthology Includes 34 Songs From The Virtuoso Guitarist's Eclectic Career Available October 28 From Rhino Records LOS ANGELES -- 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 www.rhino.com, for a suggested list ...

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Test of Time Releases "Holy Mama" by Junior Mance

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2008

Test of Time Records proudly announces the release of the remastered Holy Mama by the Junior Mance. This album was originally released in 1976 and is now available on CD for the first time here in the U.S. This work by the Junior Mance-led trio, with Martin Rivera on bass and Salvatore LaRocca on drums, was recorded on May 3rd and 4th, 1976 at New York’s Vanguard Studios. It is being released on CD for the ...

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