Recording News

Ubiquity Vibrations | Roy Ayers | Album

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2008

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At the Bohemian Caverns in Washington D.C. | Ramsey Lewis Trio | Album

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2008

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Inner City Blues | Grover Washington Jr. | Album

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2008

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James Carter Debuts on Emarcy Records May 20 with "Present Tense"

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 25, 2008

Ever since he arrived in New York City from his native Detroit at age 21, James Carter's awesome virtuosity on a number of instruments and his postmodernist embrace of the past, present, and future of jazz have been causing listeners' jaws to drop. A consistent winner and/or runner-up in Down Beat polls, the now-39-year-old musician most recently placed at number one on baritone saxophone and at nine on tenor saxophone in the magazine's Readers Poll, and at number two on ...

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New Red Toucan Releases: "Iro Iro" and "Nad / Reed"

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2008

Two brand new releases from Red Toucan Records, a lost gem and a large ensemble to be discovered. Iro Iro Steve Cohn: piano, shakuhachi, perc. Masahiko Kono: Trombone Tomas Ulrich: Cello Kevin Norton: Drums, vibes & perc. “The Iro Iro band was formed during a period when I wished to bring some new ensembles together and used the Knitting Factory in New York to do it. I was currently still working with my chamber ...

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Martial Solal to Release "Longitude" on CAM Jazz

Source: Calabro Music
April 25, 2008

"On this wonderful record, Martial Solal navigates the longitude and latitudes of music with supreme command and assurance." --Dan Morgenstern

The dictionary defines longitude as “the angular distance east and west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, England, and is measured in degrees, minutes and seconds." Longitude is also the title of Martial Solal's new Cam Jazz trio CD (with twins, bassist Francois and drummer Louis Moutin) ...

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Bernie Pearl Celebrates 50 Years in Blues Music with Old School Blues, a Double Disc CD Feat. Acoustic & Electric Blues

Source: Teresa Conboy PR
April 24, 2008

As a testament to his 50 years playing blues music guitarist Bernie Pearl has released Old School Blues, a double disc CD featuring acoustic and electric blues. The solo acoustic side features ten songs (seven played on a Martin, three on a National) that include two with Michael Barry on upright bass. The electric side was recorded with Pearl's longtime band of Barry on upright and electric bass, Albert Trepagnier Jr. on drums and Dwayne Smith on piano. Each disc ...

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Accomplished Performance Artist Solidad Decosta Releases Solo Piano Improv Album "My Own Private Revolution"

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2008

Musician/performer/media artist Solidad Decosta has released her first album of solo piano improvisations. Described as “Equal parts Brecht and Ornette with a dash of Keith Jarrett," this album is a true find for aficionados of jazz, experimental and free improvisation.

Ordering is available via CD Baby and Kunaki.com, and in addition, is Creative Commons licensed for attributable, non-commercial, share-alike purposes.

CD Title: My Own Private Revolution Label: Garrulous Workers/Solidad Decosta Categories: Jazz, Experimental, Free Improvisation

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