Recording News

In-Store for Ebersole; Raves for "Sunday in New York"

Source: Seth Cohen PR
June 6, 2008

NY DAILY NEWS: “It Is Sensational"

Rave Reviews for Sunday In New York by Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch

Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch have earned rave reviews for their new CD, 'Sunday In New York'. Howard Kissel of The New York Daily News said “it is sensational," and Steven Suskin of Playbill praised it as “an irrepressible ride." NY Blade said that Ebersole has “more interpretive power than just about any other singer I can bring to mind. Wow." ...

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Tsuyoshi Ichikawa: "The Solo Guitar of Tsuyoshi Ichikawa" on Art of Life Records

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2008

Art of Life Records is pleased to welcome Japanese guitarist Tsuyoshi Ichikawa to its roster of recording artists which includes guitarists Stephen D. Anderson, Lenny Breau, Joe Diorio, Carl Filipiak, Ted Greene, Randy Runyon and Jimi Tunnell. Having studied the guitar with the legendary guitarist Ted Greene for four years beginning in 1995, Tsuyoshi has just recorded his first album as a leader of his own solo guitar arrangements of eight well-known Jazz standards. All songs were recorded and arranged ...

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Buy 10 Jazz SACDs for $99.99 in Linn Records Summer Promotion

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2008

Linn Records announces two amazing new SACD collections; our 10 disc Jazz collection or our 10 disc Classical collection. More than 50% off - available throughout June 2008.

This is a great opportunity to try some new albums for a fantastic price. This is a collection that will broaden your SACD collection or provide a great starting point for new collectors. We have also made it easier to purchase both collections with a new Complete Collection. This limited edition promotion ...

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Mike Gordon Tour/Album

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2008

MIKE GORDON SUMMER 2008 TOUR

Mike Gordon In support of his upcoming solo album, The Green Sparrow (more details below), Mike Gordon will embark on a headlining club tour beginning August 3 in Philadelphia, PA. The 20-plus date tour will include select festivals and will coincide with the release of his new album out August 5 on Rounder Records. Gordon and his band will play a special intimate warm-up show at The Iron ...

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The Rave Tesar Trio's "You Decide" Available Now!

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2008

New York pianist and composer Rave Tesar has been on the scene since the early 1980s. His strong playing, highlighted by his inventive improvisational skills, has made him an in-demand session player for years. His acoustic trio for this straight-ahead recording is rounded out with Kermit Driscoll (Bill Frisell, John Zorn, Patti Austin) on bass and Rave's brother Bill (Dave Douglas, Ellery Eskelin, Angela Bofill) on drums. They present ten of Rave's compositions, expertly recorded. They are, without exception, finely ...

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Martin Fabricius Trio, "When Sharks Bite", is Now Available in the US.

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2008

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Usher Scores Second Best Sales Debut Of 2008

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2008

Four years after his Confessions rocked the charts, Usher returns to The Billboard 200 at No. 1 with Here I Stand.

With 433,000 U.S. copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the LaFace/Zomba album is the second biggest debut this year behind the 463,000 start of Mariah Carey's E=MC2.

Here I Stand was led by the single Love in This Club featuring Young Jeezy, which was No. 1 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Usher's Confessions started at the ...

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Dreyfus Records Focuses on New Music from India

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2008

If any further proof were still needed that the boundaries between East and West have been obliterated, two new albums being released by Dreyfus Records on July 22nd will more than suffice. Niladri Kumar's Zitar and U. Shrinivas' Samjanitha define the term Indian fusion, although neither can be constrained by category quite that easily. These are recordings that pay homage to tradition while rocketing fearlessly into the future, folding together established genres such as rock, jazz, electronica and world music ...

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