Recording News

New Buster Williams Live Album Available for Download

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2008

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Joey Sommerville Steps up to the Majors

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2008

Atlanta, GA-Atlanta's brilliant trumpeter, Joey Sommerville has signed with Three Keys Music, headed by Marcus Johnson and distributed by Koch Distribution. Joey's latest album, “Like You Mean It" will be released worldwide on May 12th. The CD's title track is an infectious Latin flavored party jam that has rocketed up to become the second most-added song to jazz station playlists nationwide. The song made waves high on the Indie jazz chart, catching the attention of industry insiders including Johnson. He ...

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Concord Releases 5th Installment of Keepnews Collection Series

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2008

On June 6, 2008 the Concord Music Group will release part four of its historic reissues series, Keepnews Collection, which spotlights classic albums by jazz titans put on the map by the legendary producer Orrin Keepnews. An icon of the jazz world who continues to be actively involved, Keepnews provides insider insight into the music's history through this reissue series. The Keepnews Collection serves jazz aficionados who are looking to add to their collections as well ...

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Michael Dessen Trio - Between Shadow and Space (Clean Feed, 2008) ****

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2008

I have been checking how many trombone-bass-drums trios I know, and there aren't many, but that has probably says more about my knowledge than about their existence. Steve Swell has a few, so does Julian Priester, Jeb Bishop has one and there is of course BassDrumBone, with Ray Anderson, with several CDs. Now there is the Michael Dessen Trio, and one which can stand its ground in the list of the above bands. The trombonist has a great sense of ...

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Aimee Mann Album

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2008

Aimee Mann Aimee Mann has collaborated with critically acclaimed visual artist Gary Taxali on her seventh solo release @#%&! Smilers, to be released on June 3, 2008 on her own SuperEgo Records. Taxali has contributed 17 original illustrations for the packaging of the CD, art directed by Aimee Mann and Gail Marowitz, and designed by Marowitz and Ed Sherman. Los Angeles art gallery La Luz De Jesus will host a showing of the 17 new artworks which will kick off ...

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Apollo Sunshine To Release Shall Noise Upon September 2

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2008

Apollo Sunshine Apollo Sunshine, the trio who've already wooed Beantown with their virtuosic instrumental talents, will be releasing their third full-length, Shall Noise Upon, this September 2 on Headless Heroes (but for those who can't wait/never-learned-or-have-forgotten-how- to-play-CDs, vinyl and digital will be coming out August 5!).

The album was recorded last summer in a supposedly spirit-inhabited house in the Catskills, and perhaps it was the presence of said spirit that, er, inspired the ...

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New CD Release by Walter Duda

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2008

Notes From The Coast is the latest release by pianist and composer Walter Duda, who has achieved significant radio air play of his music world wide. The CD contains all original compositions and was produced in New York City by Jeff Jones (Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Dr. John). Featured musicians include bassist Will Lee (David Letterman Show, CBS), drummer Chris Parker (Stuff, Saturday Night Live, NBC), guitarists John Tropea (Blues Bros., Deodato) and Tim DeHuff and saxophonist Bill ...

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Usher Closing in on No. 1 Album Debut

Source: All About Jazz
May 31, 2008

Usher's Here I Stand continues to charge its way towards a No. 1 debut on next week's Billboard 200 album chart, as it will once again lead Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart when it is released later today (May 30).

Unweighted sales of Stand through the close of business Thursday (May 29) were 267,000. Depending on weekend sales, Usher has a chance to meet or possibly exceed the year's best sales week -- when Mariah Carey's E=MC2 bowed with 463,000 in ...

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