Recording News

Frankie Valli's Solo Recordings Reissued on Four Twofer CDs by Collectors' Choice

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2008

Eight albums on four CDs feature such hits as “Can't Take My Eyes Off You," “My Eyes Adored You" and “Grease"; guests and songwriters include The 4 Seasons, Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer, Bob Crewe, Patti Austin, Jim Keltner and the London Symphony Orchestra

Having reissued a goodly portion of The 4 Seasons' album catalog, it made perfect sense for Collectors' Choice Music to go back and sweep through lead singer Frankie Valli's solo albums. Four twofer CDs containing eight complete ...

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Resonance Records Releases 1st U.S. CD from Swedish Guitar Phenom Andreas Oberg - "A Tribute to His Favorite Guitarists"

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2008

Swedish jazz guitarist Andreas Oberg has been seizing increasing attention for his seamless blend of virtuosity and musicality in recent years. His career officially moves several notches upward and outward with the release of his first American album on April 8th, fittingly entitled My Favorite Guitars, on the new Resonance Records label. On its dozen luminously produced and improvisation-fueled tracks, Oberg pays tribute to many of his guitaristic inspirations, including Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Pat Martino ...

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Renowned Keyboardist/Composer Mike Garson Releases "Conversations with My Family" on Resonance Records

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2008

Featuring Stellar Cast of Labelmates on this Gorgeously Rendered Project Conversations with My Family, the auspicious new album from celebrated keyboardist Mike Garson debuts on jazz producer, engineer and entrepreneur George Klabin's Resonance Records imprint. This collection of original works, some of them dating back 30 years and others written as recently as during the Conversations sessions themselves, heralds Garson's arrival in the front rank of jazz piano performance and composition. Based on Garson's longtime practice of creating music inspired ...

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Fennario: Garcia/Hunter Tribute

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2008

LOVING HOMAGE TO GREAT SONGWRITING DUO INCLUDES LARRY CAMPBELL AND DAVID GRISMAN

Fennario NYC singer-songwriter Emory Joseph pays tribute to the Grateful Dead songwriting team of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter with his upcoming release, Fennario - Songs by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter (arriving August 19 on Iris Records). For Fennario, Joseph carefully selected and recorded material that had never been released on studio albums and re-interpreted some of the best-loved Garcia/Hunter material. The wide range of ...

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Larry Ochs and Orkestrova - The Mirror World (Metalanguage, 2008) ****

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2008

Some years ago, I might have put this CD away after ten minutes, because of its weird soundscapes with instruments weaving apparently uncoordinated sounds into even more indiscernible textures. Today, I find it has a staggering beauty, an unusual aesthetic and a fragile sadness, which is rare. That Larry Ochs is capable of great music, is no longer a mystery. Here, he takes on a real project, a tribute to the film of avant-garde director-painter Stan Brakhage, who was most ...

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Mario Pavone's Trio Arc, Featuring Paul Bley and Matt Wilson, Released Today

Source: Improvised Communications
June 3, 2008

Playscape Recordings is proud to announce the June 3rd release of Mario Pavone's Trio Arc (PSR#100807), which documents the first collaboration between the veteran bassist/composer and legendary pianist, and former Pavone mentor, Paul Bley in 35 years. The release of this entirely improvised trio session, featuring frequent collaborator Matt Wilson on drums, also marks the 40th anniversary of Pavone's recorded debut on Bley's 1968 LP, Canada (Radio Canada).

“Honestly, it felt remarkably similar to our work together 40 years ago," ...

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Previously Unreleased Live Concert by Legendary Pianist Gene Harris Debuts from Newly Formed Resonance Records as the First Release of Their Heirloom Series

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2008

The Heirloom Series of Resonance Records makes an auspicious debut with Gene Harris: The Quartet Live in London, an outstanding and unexpected addition to the late pianist's catalog of buoyant, hardswinging discs. Based on previously unreleased tapes provided by his widow Janie Harris, Live in London is also the only available recording of Harris in action with his British quartet. This group performed together exclusively in the U.K., where hometown audience support and remarkable musicianship elevated their performances to match ...

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Pianist John Beasley Sets Sail on Resonance Records's Maiden Voyage with His Herbie Hancock Tribute CD, "Letter to Herbie"

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2008

Features Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride and Jeff “Tain" Watts Jazz pianist John Beasley embarks upon a supremely inspired effort with his new album, Letter to Herbie, taking its cues from both the philosophies and compositions of music great Herbie Hancock. The 10-song CD features Beasley reshaping classic works from across several decades of Hancock's catalog while also contributing originals that bear the stamp of his ideologies. Beasley is primarily showcased in a trio format flanked by first-call bassist Christian McBride ...

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