Recording News

Alex Coke's "Its Possible"

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2008

It's Possible is a CD of duos and trios featuring Alex Coke on flute, bass flute, piccolo, tenor sax, khaen, and toys, with Tina Marsh, voice, toys and Steve Feld, ashiwa bass box, and toys.

Alex is an original member of Austin's Creative Opportunity Orchestra, and Tina its vocalist and Artistic Director. They have collaborated in the large group setting with CO2 for many years, and have also recorded in smaller groups formats, most recently as New Texas Swing.

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Putumayo Presents "A Jazz & Blues Christmas"

Source: Press Dept
September 17, 2008

Putumayo Livens Up the Holiday Season with New Jazz and Blues Christmas Collection Featuring Ray Charles, B.B. King, Ramsey Lewis, Charles Brown and Other Exceptional Artists Release Date: October 28, 2008 (Release dates vary by country) Putumayo delivers the perfect package of soulful jazz and blues to liven up the holiday season. A Jazz and Blues Christmas, which will be released on October 14th, offers a memorable array of classic holiday songs by jazz and blues legends and ...

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Test of Time Releases "Love for Sale" by Great Jazz Trio

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2008

Test of Time Records proudly announces the release of the remastered Love For Sale by the Great Jazz Trio. This album was originally released in 1976 and is now available on Cd for the first time here in the U.S. Upon Hank Jones’ request, Buster Williams was asked to play acoustic bass on this particular session. (The Village Vanguard sessions where Ron Carter would reunite with Hank Jones and Tony Williams resulting in three live albums ...

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Dave Percell: A New Zeal Behind Nylon Strings

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2008

Acclaimed Latin Jazz, and Funk Guitarist Dave Percell has just emerged to the Jazz scene with a newly released solo album, Eternal Traveler. This new, yet exceptionally talented guitarist has delivered a new CD with nothing less than a brilliant display of what a #1 hit CD should contain. It's very rare that one can listen to a CD and actually enjoy all of the tracks, but I guarantee that not one song on this CD is a filler. Every ...

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Guitarist Jimmy Herring's Debut Record with Greg Osby and Derek Trucks

Source: Abstract Logix
September 17, 2008

Lifeboat is the first solo album from American guitar phenomenon Jimmy Herring, known for his amazing guitar work with the Allman Brothers, The Dead, Phil Lesh, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead and currently holding down the lead guitar chair for Widespread Panic.

Lifeboat features saxophonist Greg Osby as well as young guitar sensation Derek Trucks.

The official date for the release is October 21, 2008. The album can be preordered through Abstract Logix.

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"Tina!," the New Compilation Featuring Two New Tracks from Tina Turner

Source: Special Ops Media
September 17, 2008

Tina Turner made headlines around the world in May when she announced that she would tour this fall and winter. To complement the eight-time Grammy Award winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s long-awaited return to arenas throughout North America, Capitol/EMI will release Tina! on September 30, a new 18-track CD and digital collection of Turner’s top hits, rare live recordings and two exclusive new tracks. In addition to featuring all of the career-spanning hits Turner will perform at ...

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Sony BMG Masterworks Releases "O'Reilly Street" by James Galway & Tiempo Libre

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2008

Sony BMG Masterworks announces the first recording in a new, exclusive partnership with the world's leading flute player, Sir James Galway - O'Reilly Street, available worldwide on September 16 2008. The album reflects an exciting collaboration between Galway and the hot, two-time Grammy-nominated Cuban music group, Tiempo Libre, acclaimed for its high-voltage timba music, an exuberant combination of Latin jazz and Cuban son. Typical of Galway's innovative approach to both his life and his career, O'Reilly Street has an unusual ...

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Lindsey Buckingham: Extracting the Essential

Source: JamBase
September 17, 2008

Stream Buckingham's new single “Did You Miss Me" with Windows or QuickTime.

By: Dennis Cook

Lindsey Buckingham If he'd done nothing else outside of Fleetwood Mac people would know the name Lindsey Buckingham. As guitarist, singer and songwriter with that band since the mid '70s, he's been responsible for a good deal of their world wide success, including contributing heavily to the era defining, 30 million-plus selling Rumours, where he wrote three of the most recognizable pop hits of all-time ...

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