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George Schuller Pays Tribute to Keith Jarrett's American Quartet on New CD

Source: Improvised Communications
May 13, 2008

“Embracing the lyricism inherent in Jarrett's writing, Schuller's ensemble offers one of the most euphorically adventurous albums in recent memory. Effortlessly moving between freedom and formal structure, Circle Wide embraces the same malleable, inside-outside aesthetic that the American Quartet excelled at. Like Before, Somewhat After invokes the bittersweet intensity of Jarrett's formative work, making this richly rewarding tribute one of Schuller's most beautiful and accessible albums." --Troy Collins, AllAboutJazz.com

Playscape Recordings is proud to announce the May 13th ...

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T Bone Burnett's Tooth of Crime Release

Source: All About Jazz
May 13, 2008

T Bone's New Album, Tooth Of Crime To Be Released May 13 On Nonesuch

T Bone's new album is an outgrowth of a long-running collaboration with playwright Sam Shepard that began with the 1996 musical staging of his noted play Tooth of Crime (Second Dance) in New York. The songs are distillations of modern conflicts and personal drama in a modern hyper-reality. Following Burnett's highly praised 2006 album The True False Identity, this new collection is the realization of years ...

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Boney James & American Idol Top 3 Finalist Syesha Mercado Release Exclusive Digital Single

Source: On Target Media Group
May 13, 2008

Boney James & American Idol's Syesha Mercado Release Exclusive Internet Only Single Gonna Get It. Urban Jazz Icon and American Idol's Last Woman Standing Release iTunes Exclusive on May 12, 2008 Los Angeles, CA- On May 12th two-time Grammy Award nominee Boney James and current American Idol Top 3 finalist Syesha Mercado join forces to release the soulful uptempo groover “Gonna Get It" exclusively on iTunes. Written by James and critically acclaimed R&B singer-songwriter Rahsaan Patterson, Gonna Get ...

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Free MP3 Download: Peter Paulsen's "Tight Lipped" from Change of Scenery

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2008

Download “Tight Lipped," a free MP3 from Peter Paulsen's latest release Change of Scenery.

Download: Tight Lipped Peter Paulsen 7:37 From: Change of Scenery

About Peter Paulsen Peter Paulsen was a student of Dr. Irving Cohen at West Chester University as a recipient of the Rob Simon Memorial Award. He went on to study with Homer Mensch of the Julliard School and graduate studies at Temple University with Michael Shahan of the ...

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Ghostlight's Passing Strange is First-Ever Bway Digital Release

Source: Seth Cohen PR
May 12, 2008

First-Ever iTunes 'Digital Exclusive Release' Set for a Broadway Original Cast Album Rock Musical PASSING STRANGE Confirmed for May 27th via Digital Download; Brick and Mortar Retail to Follow in July “Truly Unlike Anything You've Seen on Broadway" (USA Today) The acclaimed rock musical PASSING STRANGE will be the first-ever Broadway show to get a 'Digital Exclusive Release' via iTunes, as Ghostlight Records confirms a May 27th download date for the Original Cast Recording. Brick and Mortar retail availability is ...

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Album of the Week: La Patilla, Aquiles B??ez

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2008

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Steve Winwood's Nine Lives

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2008

The miracle of Steve Winwood's voice in the Sixties His churning R&B hits with the Spencer Davis Group and in the bucolic psychedelia of the first Traffic records, was that a white English teenager could sound so black and adult. The wonder of “I'm Not Drowning," the acoustic, rolling blues that opens his new album, is that Winwood, almost 60, sings the fighting words with the ecstatic force of his youth. His voice is a deeper, huskier shade of British ...

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Singer Minh Tuyet Dreams Big in Little Saigon

Source: Michael Ricci
May 10, 2008

Call it a musical fairy tale. Minh Tuyet grew up nearly destitute with her six siblings in Vietnam. The family barely had money for food, and “new" clothes were sewn together from scraps of fabrics. In tough times, she and her siblings would find comfort and happiness by singing their favorite songs while pretending they were stars. Today, Tuyet is among the top-selling artists on the thriving Vietnamese music scene. Her sister, Ha Phuong, a singer who married a wealthy ...

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