Recording News

Blue Note Records Presents Joe Lovano's "Symphonica"

Source: All About Jazz
July 17, 2008

The saxophone maestro Joe Lovano has enjoyed a stellar career recording for Blue Note Records, launching into new territory with different sized ensembles from album to album while rarely retreading the steps of his past musical adventures. Whether he's been in a trio fascination, a quartet marvel or a killer nonet setting, Lovano has upped the ante with each album, not only furthering his reputation as one of the world's premiere saxophonists but also forwarding jazz expression with imaginative might. ...

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Two New Fania Releases

Source: All About Jazz
July 17, 2008

I LIKE IT LIKE THAT This past May, Fania Records released the first remix collection I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, pairing up the hottest dance scene remixers with legendary tracks by Fania artists like Pete Rodriguez, Hctor Lavoe, Willie Coln and Rubn Blades. This album marks the first time the label has remixed its classics tracks, taking the Fania flavor up a notch. Released May 6, 2008. Star tracks include Aaron Jerome's remix of Pete Rodriguez's “I like it Like ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Records to Release Six Archival Recordings

Source: All About Jazz
July 17, 2008

Monterey Jazz Festival Records, in collaboration with the Concord Music Group, will issue the second wave of six never-before-released, archival live recordings taped on the Arena stage of the world-famous Monterey Jazz Festival. The releases are slated for August 5, 2008, seven weeks prior to MJF's celebration of its 51st annual presentation of world-class jazz, September 19-21, 2008.

Four of the historic releases will be year-specific recordings, including Art Blakey and the Giants of Jazz/1972; Shirley Horn/1994; Tito Puente & ...

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Chante Moore Love the Woman CD Now Available

Source: Special Ops Media
July 17, 2008

Don't miss the CD release of Chante Moore Love The Woman in stores now “Ain't Supposed to Be This Way" Audio Stream Following two highly successful albums with her husband, Kenny Lattimore, Grammy nominee Chante Moore returns with her long awaited first solo CD in nearly a decade, Love The Woman, due June 17th on Peak Records. Known for numerous hits over the past fifteen years including “Love's Taken Over," “It's Alright," and her top five smash “Chante's Got A ...

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Carole King:tapestry (Legacy Edition)

Source: All About Jazz
July 17, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

A blur of sunshine '60s pop, cocktail jazz, '70s ennui, post Dylan openness and white gospel, Tapestry (Sony Legacy) endures because every aspect of it is thoughtful, well turned and almost cellularly satisfying. Originally released in March 1971, it was an instant sensation. King's dozen perfect concoctions were a weather report for the oncoming decade, and as beautiful and blue sky as many were feeling, the horizon was tinged with gray clouds. If Tapestry revealed one thing ...

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Metallica: Buy Our Album, Play It on 'Guitar Hero'

Source: PC Magazine
July 17, 2008

Every song from Metallica's upcoming album “Death Magnetic" will be available for gamers to download and play on “Guitar Hero III" and its sequel “Guitar Hero World Tour" on the same as-yet-unannounced day it is released to retail, the band said on its Web site. Microsoft also mentioned the availability during the E3 gaming conference underway in Los Angeles. A dedicated Metallica “Guitar Hero" game in the vein of the recent Aerosmith title is also in the offing, but it's ...

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Aimee Mann: I Know There's a Word

Source: All About Jazz
July 17, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

You've got a lot of money but you cannot get your bills paid The sacrifice is worth it just to hang around the arcade You found yourself a prophet but you left him on the boardwalk Another chocolate Easter bunny, hollowed out by your talk

Aimee Mann Aimee Mann travels great distances in just a few words. From her first hit, with 'Til Tuesday in 1985 (the ubiquitous “Voices Carry") through ...

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10 Latin Jazz Perspectives of John Coltrane

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
July 17, 2008

When asked to make a short list of the most influential figures in jazz, almost any jazz fan or musician would place John Coltrane near the top of the list. The power of his tone and the strength of his technical virtuosity impressed even the most sophisticated listener. The depth of his musical curiosity drove him to build new harmonic structures that challenged the world and then destroy them in order to find artistic freedom. The honesty of his improvisational ...

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