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Guitarist John Stein's New CD "Encounterpoint"

Source: All About Jazz
September 13, 2008

For two inspired days in the fall of 2007, guitarist John Stein brought together a virtuosic quartet from the far corners of the globe to tackle a repertoire he'd been saving for just the right players. The result is the aptly titled Encounterpoint, Stein's seventh recording and a dazzling exchange of musical thoughts and melodic ideas. “When I listen to this record, “ says Stein, “I hear the virtuosity of the musicians." Convened in Boston, Encounterpoint is truly an international ...

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Andrea Marcelli Trio-"Sundance" Art of Life Records MP3 Digital Download Release

Source: All About Jazz
September 13, 2008

Now available as an MP3 Digital Download release from Art of Life Records. Andrea Marcelli Trio-"Sundance" Thomas Clausen: piano Andrea Marcelli: drums Davide Petrocca: acoustic bass Produced by Andrea Marcelli Recorded on February 3rd, 2008 by Rainer Robben at the AudioCue TonLabor in Berlin, Germany and Mixed on February 8th and March 4th, 2008 by Rainer Robben and Andrea Marcelli. Digitally Mastered on March 31st, 2008 by Jan Erik Kongshaug at the Rainbow Studio in Oslo, ...

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Stanley Jordan:State of Nature

Source: JamBase
September 13, 2008

By: Greg Gargiulo

Residing in a class all his own, segregated from conventional strummers of the six-stringed instrument, guitar-tapping wizard Stanley Jordan has long spoken in an exclusive, self-constructed language. Using a technique he discovered through personal exploration, Jordan taps frets individually on the actual fret board rather than picking and strumming the strings further down, allowing for additional versatility and the ability to play two guitars simultaneously. While his evocative and innovative tongue may not challenge the greats of ...

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Blue Turtle Seduction:13 Floors

Source: JamBase
September 13, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

Sometimes the grooviest things hide in plain sight. Pigeonholed as a jam band some time ago, Blue Turtle Seduction is actually a first order 21st century party band, drawing heavily from the undulating slink of The Clash, the grinning hop of Outkast and the whiskey spilling acoustic rock of The Pogues. Anchored to interlocked vocals and a buoyant sway, 13 Floors is a good time, plain and simple, and a finely crafted studio effort that hints at ...

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Lionel Hampton and Quincy Jones

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 12, 2008

The September Jazz Times has my rather long review of Mosaic's box of Lionel Hampton's small-band recordings from the late 1930s and early forties. The five CDs contain a sizeable percentage of the best combo music of the period. From the review:

RCA Victor's formula was simple: put the exciting young vibraphonist, drummer and two-finger piano player Lionel Hampton in a studio with various combinations of his peers and see what happens. With a few exceptions, these were lightly ...

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Sony BMG Legacy Releases 17 Herbie Hancock Titles Digitally

Source: All About Jazz
September 12, 2008

This has been a year of success at the very highest level for Herbie Hancock. In a nearly 50-year recording career filled with many diverse achievements and awards, he was honored for the first time with a GRAMMY for Album Of The Year. The last time - and the only other time - a jazz album garnered this top award was in 1964 when Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto won for Getz/Gilberto. Beginning in 1962 with his Blue Note album ...

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Introducing "Raindrops," the Third Album from Inimitable Newfoundland Guitarist, Duane Andrews

Source: RGillettPR
September 12, 2008

Every raindrop tells a story Duane Andrews' music is born of an adventurous spirit and a love of music that transcends category. Uniting the Gypsy Jazz of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt with traditional Newfoundland music, classical training and contemporary composition, Duane's music soars. From this multiple award-winning guitarist, composer, producer and international touring artist comes a new album Raindrops. This is the best evidence yet of a truly unique musical vision. The title track of the album, Raindrops represents the ...

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New Jazz CD Features Progressive Rock and Classic Rock Tunes as Performed by Jazz Orchestra

Source: All About Jazz
September 12, 2008

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