Recording News

Michael Wolff Plans Aug/Sept NY Trio Dates

Source: Seth Cohen PR
July 21, 2008

Michael Wolff plans NY trio dates for August and September. New CD in the works --more details will be announced soon...

August 8, 2008 The Rubin Museum Michael Wolff Trio 150 W 17th St., New York, NY Tickets: $18 in advance, $20 day of. Box Office phone: 212.620.5000 x344.

September 19 and 20, 2008 Knickerbocker Michael Wolff Trio 33 University Place, New York, NY ...

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Danilo Perez-Claus Ogerman Collaboration Due from Emarcy August 26

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
July 21, 2008

In his work with the Wayne Shorter Quartet and with his own trio, Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Perez has been acclaimed for his Pan-American originality and musical fearlessness. On his new orchestral CD “Across the Crystal Sea," which was arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman, Perez draws deeply on his lyrical gifts. Produced by Tommy LiPuma, with renowned engineer Al Schmitt at the controls, the new CD will be released by Emarcy/Universal on August 26. The Panamanian-born pianist found “Across the ...

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In Hard Times, Songs a Tribute to Workers

Source: Michael Ricci
July 21, 2008

Bluegrass singer Del McCoury has a funny new song called “40 Acres and a Fool" about a city slicker who hits it big in the stock market and moves to the country to become a rancher.

Of course, the guy doesn't know a bull from a steer, and his money and arrogance only rankle the other farmers. The song wouldn't be such a hoot if it didn't have some truth to it, and that's why McCoury put it on “Moneyland," ...

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Toots Thielemans in from the Storm: Music of Jimi Hendrix

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2008

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The Major Works of John Coltrane

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2008

John Coltrane - The Major Works of John Coltrane (Impulse, 1992)

This two CD set brings together some very intense and transitional music recorded by John Coltrane in 1965. This was a fascinating period in his career, as his longtime quartet with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on drums was in the process of dissolving, and his role as a mentor to the younger “New Thing" musicians led him to seek out new collaborators ...

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Is "Sunday Morning" the Best Wake-up Tune Ever?

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2008

SUNDAY MORNING

Whether you're fighting off a brutal hangover or just welcoming daylight into your field of vision after a good night's sleep, it's hard to beat The Velvet Underground's 1966 classic. “Sunday Morning" has the magical capacity to soothe you into waking life, which is weird considering it was added to the band's seminal 1967 debut after it was almost in the can. It's one of the release's most memorable tunes, but still feels like an afterthought, over four ...

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Girl Talk Feed the Animals Pay-What-You-Want

Source: Michael Ricci
July 20, 2008

Mash up Model Pay-What-You-Want Download

When the Pittsburgh-based musician who calls himself Girl Talk announced that his new collection of songs, Feed the Animals, would be released on a pay-what-you- want download basis, it didn't get quite the same level of attention that Radiohead got when that band did the same thing last October. That makes sense: Aside from being first, Radiohead also happened to be a chart-topping critics' darling that had sold millions of records over the course of ...

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Joe McPhee: "Sweet Freedom - Now What?" On Hatology

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2008

Joe McPhee: tenor & soprano saxophones and alto clarinet; Lisle Ellis" double bass; Paul Plimley: piano. Sweet Freedom - Now What? Hatology 602 “A Timeless Protest, Updated" 14 years have passed since the recording of Sweet Freedom - Now What? Today the world is a very different and infinitely more dangerous place. The Berlin Wall has fallen only to have new ones rise up in Israel and along the US southern border with Mexico (to name a few). ...

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