Recording News

Borah Bergman & Giorgio Dini New CD

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2008

Seven extemporaneous improvisations, played in an afternoon in July 2007, - an outstanding performance of the historical New Yorker pianist Borah Bergman in duo with bassist Giorgio Dini: after the released CDs with Thomas Chapin, Anthony Braxton, Evan Parker, William Parker, Hamid Drake and many other known names of the 'New Stream' of world Jazz, the very first Borah's recording in duo with double bass. You can't miss it. The near-80 year old Brooklyn-born Borah Bergman is one of the ...

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Dr. John Offers Love Letter to Post-Hurricane New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2008

Iconic American musician and unofficial ambassador to New Orleans, the legendary Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennack, Jr.) has signed a multi-record agreement with the Savoy Label Group's 429 Records which will release “City That Care Forgot" on June 3rd. With the help of guests such as Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Ani Di Franco and Terence Blanchard, Dr John fuses the blues, funk and soul in his distinctive and irrepressible swamp-voodoo style and comes up with a bold and heartfelt homage ...

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Music Video for "In the Heights" OCR Gets World Premiere via broadway.com

Source: Seth Cohen PR
May 16, 2008

World Premiere Music Video Previews Latin/Salsa/Hip-Hop-Infused Original Broadway Cast Recording for “In The Heights" 13 TONY NOMINATIONS TOP THE FIELD Broadway.com's Exclusive Video Goes Live Today Two-CD Set Out June 3rd A World Premiere video for showstopper '96,000' serves as a dynamic preview of the 'In The Heights' Original Broadway Cast recording. Nominated for 13 TONY Awards -- including Best Musical and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) -- 'In The Heights' features Latin, Salsa and Hip-Hop-infused music, conceived and ...

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Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere Summit Album Coming On Stax Records, July 29

Source: conqueroo
May 16, 2008

Joined on Nashville sessions with bassist Shake Anderson and drummer Chester Thompson, with co-producer Jon Tiven

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- What would happen if you combined Steve Cropper, the Memphis- weaned Stax guitar powerhouse who also wrote and co-wrote many soul classics, with Felix Cavaliere, the singer, songwriter and keyboardist whose soulful voice and songs helped form the Rascals? The world is about to find out when Stax Records releases Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere's Nudge It Up a Notch on ...

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Disco Diva Donna Summer's Studio Album

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2008

Donna Summer's Crayons Is Her First Album With New Music In 17 Years/ Crayons with all its songs co-written by Donna Summer, is an international banquet of musical delights and surprises. Singer/songwriter/pop culture icon Donna Summer has been working hard on Crayons, her bold and long-awaited new collection of songs, the artist's first full-length studio album of newly-penned material since 1991's Mistaken Identity and her first new release since VH1 Presents: Live & More Encore!, the CD (and DVD) companion ...

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Frank Sinatra Nothing but the Best CD in Stores Now!

Source: Special Ops Media
May 15, 2008

As one of the 20th century's most iconic entertainers, Francis Albert Sinatra made an indelible mark on the world. In the 10 years since his passing, Sinatra's legacy not only endures but also continues to grow in stature. As the first initiative under the newly established Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE), a partnership between the Sinatra Family and Warner Music Group, FSE has partnered with Reprise, Warner Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment, Turner Classic Movies, and the United States Postal Service ...

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Ghostlight Preps Hit CDs for Music of the 'New Broadway'

Source: Seth Cohen PR
May 15, 2008

The Music of the 'New Broadway' Hits the Big Time: 'In The Heights' and 'Passing Strange' Combine for 20 Tony Award Nominations Blockbuster CD Releases to Showcase the Next Generation of Broadway Stars Ghostlight President Kurt Deutsch Envisions a Contemporary 'United Artists' For Broadway Ghostlight Records is a label on the rise, with plans to release the cast recordings of two of Broadway's hottest shows, BEST MUSICAL TONY nominees IN THE HEIGHTS (13 nominations overall) and PASSING STRANGE (7 nominations ...

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Borah Bergman & Giorgio Dini New CD: "One More Time"

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2008

Seven extemporaneous improvisations, played in an afternoon in July 2007, - an outstanding performance of the historical New Yorker pianist Borah Bergman in duo with bassist Giorgio Dini: after the released CDs with Thomas Chapin, Anthony Braxton, Evan Parker, William Parker, Hamid Drake and many other known names of the 'New Stream' of world Jazz, the very first Borah's recording in duo with double bass. You can't miss it. The near-80 year old Brooklyn-born Borah Bergman is one of the ...

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