Recording News

Drummer/Composer Bill Stewart Releases New CD "Incandescence" on Pirouet Records

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 31, 2008

Pirouet Records/ Release Date: April 1, 2008 Bill Stewart-Incandescence Bill Stewart - Drums Larry Goldings -Hammond Organ, Accordion Kevin Hays - Piano Drummer/Composer Bill Stewart releases new CD “Incandescence" (PIT3028) on Pirouet Records One set of drums and two sets of keyboards - that's a combination with a lot of possibilities. A unique music in which each piece presents a new challenge. Here are three musicians who are on the case, with ...

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New Bob McHugh CD: "Together on a Summer Afternoon"

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

A Note from Bob McHugh. On a beautiful sunny August afternoon we four musician friends decided to get together in engineer Chris Badami's studio to play and record some songs that we liked. We hadn't really rehearsed beyond playing the music on a few gigs. We chose the songs for their possibilities; some were interesting, some challenging, and some just fun. We decided that because the session was for our enjoyment there would be no fretting over note perfect renditions ...

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Bobby Watson and Live & Learn "From the Heart" Available Now

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

New York, NY - Palmetto Records recently released From The Heart, the newest album from saxophonist, composer, producer and educator, Bobby Watson and his Live & Learn band. Recorded at Maggie's Farm in January 2007, From The Heart features original compositions by Bobby Watson, as well as compositions by bandmates Harold O'Neal (p) and Warren Wolf, (v). Live & Learn also includes Leron Thomas (tpt), Curtis Lundy (b), and Quincy Davis (d). Bobby Watson says: “The interaction between the old ...

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New Record from Moss (featuring Bleckmann, Eldridge, Kinhan, McGarry & Souza) on Sunnyside Records

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

Release Date: April 8, 2008 Individually, they are five phenomenal and distinctive vocalists: Theo Bleckmann, the effusive German-American Meistersinger known for his brilliant collaborations with Meredith Monk, Steve Coleman, and Laurie Anderson; Peter Eldridge, a eclectic vocalist, composer, and member of the New York Voices; Lauren Kinhan, known for her charismatic voice, genre bending originals, and her dedicated years as a member of the New York Voices; Kate McGarry, a vocal polymath at home with the folk tradition and the ...

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New Release from Criss Cross Jazz: "Bright Moments" by John Swana

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

For his tenth Criss Cross date as a leader, trumpeter John Swana presents his first twin-tenor sextet.

Swana, tenor saxophonists Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart, pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington have intersected on many occasions, but never together in a group. The result is an effortless blend of ingrained chemistry with the sound of surprise inherent in first encounters.

Like 2005's Philly Gumbo Vol. 2, Bright Moments focuses largely on original material with a couple ...

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Jazz Pianist Sumi Tonooka's Long Ago Today Released on Artists Recording Collective Records

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 29, 2008

Featuring Tonooka with Bassist Rufus Reid and the late drummer Bob Braye “Fierce, fascinating composer and pianist . . . a thoughtful, fresh voice . . . delicate and articulate . . . driving and dramatic." -- Leslie Gourse, Jazz Times “Tonooka . . . opened her set with a crackling interpretation of Thelonious Monk's “Eronel." The dispatch with which Tonooka negotiated Monk's precipitous lines left no doubt that she is among the best of today's jazz pianists. . . ...

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Early Louis Armstrong - New Remastering Technique Reveals Stunning Sound

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2008

Pristine Audio demonstrates a stunning new remastering process with this issue of early Armstrong recordings: Louis Armstrong - The Early Years Louis Armstrong (cornet, trumpet, vocal) featuring: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra Clarence William's Blue Five Eva Taylor Bessie Smith Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, Hot Seven, Savoy Ballroom Five, his Sebastian Cotton Club Orchestra, his Orchestra This collection represents the first ...

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Album of the Week - Father and Son, Negroni's Trio

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2008

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