Recording News

Roy Campbell's Akhenaten Suite (Aum Fidelity/Arts for Art, Inc.) Available Today

Source: Improvised Communications
March 11, 2008

"If there's such a thing as an unassuming tour de force, Akhenaten Suite is one." --Bill Shoemaker, PointofDeparture.org

“Roy Campbell has composed a fully formed suite, one which is worth repeated listening sessions." --Mark Corroto, AllAboutJazz.com

On Tuesday, March 11th, Arts for Art, Inc., in cooperation with AUM Fidelity, will release the Roy Campbell Ensemble's Akhenaten Suite (AUM045), the first in a series of three CDs documenting world premiere performances from the 12th annual Vision Festival ...

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Concord Jazz Will Release Taylor Eigsti's "Let It Come to You" on May 6th

Source: GoMedia PR
March 10, 2008

Concord Jazz Will Release Taylor Eigsti's Let It Come To You On May 6th New Release Finds Pianist Honoring His Jazz Roots While Forging New Path Into The Future On May 6, 2008, 23 year old pianist, composer and bandleader Taylor Eigsti will release Let It Come To You, his sixth overall and second Concord Jazz release, marking yet another bold step forward for the Grammy-nominated musician. Let It Come To You is an impressive 11-song ...

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MPS Re-Releases (First Time on CD) in U.S. on March 25th

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2008

MPS is MOST PROMISING SOUND MARCH 2008 RELEASES WOLFGANG DAUNER “Free Action" ...feat. a.o. Jean-Luc Ponty and Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru) DON “SUGAR CANE" HARRIS “Sugar Cane's Got The Blues" ...feat. a.o. Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine), Volker Kriegel (Dave Pike Set) and Terje Rypdal GEORGE DUKE “Faces In Reflection" ...feat. Leon Ndugu Chancler (Santana) and John Heard CHARLIE MARIANO “Helen 12 Trees" ...feat. a.o. Jack Bruce (Cream), Jan Hammer (Mahavishnu Orch.) and ...

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Dice of Dixie - Finest Brand in Dixieland CD - Avalable 04/15/08

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2008

3 CDs of incredible players taking on the Dixieland sound. Description: This Collector's Box features the legendary Dice Of Dixe, excellent musicians who are also at home in modern styles, but feel a longing for expressing their love for Dixieland. Their music is concert-orientated, intelligent and their contemporary approach is free from puristic constraints. Their program features Songs from Armstrong, Lennon/McCartney and W.C. Handy to Duke Ellington. 3 CDs of incredible playing in the Dixieland style. Track Listing/Features: ...

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New CD by Emil Viklicky Trio: Ballads & More

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2008

EMIL VIKLICK TRIO Ballads and More ARTA Records Total time 69:30 Tracks: Always And Forever / Pat Metheny 4:04 I Fall In Love Too Easily / Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn 5:38 Dedicated To You / Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret 5:31 Highlands, Lowlands / Emil Viklick 7:18 Coral / Keith Jarrett 4:04 A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing / Billy Strayhorn ...

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Tony Adamo Reviewed by Soul Tracks

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2008

Sitting in the jazz cafe along with a few friends, sipping Chamomile tea, singer/visual artist Tony Adamo enters the stage offering us a sweet deal. He is offering his latest 14-track fusion CD, Straight Up Deal. What is his recipe? Add a taste of Michael Beck, sample some Santana, throw in the sentiment of Miles Davis, the style of Grover Washington, Jr. and the Lou Rawls-like vibrato of Tony Adamo. There you have it: an eclectic, high energy project of ...

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Omara Portuondo - Lagrimas Negras: Canciones Y Boleros CD - Avalable 03/18/08

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2008

This double CD is the result of an interpretive creation full of feeling, intimacy, and naturalness. Description: This double CD, “Lgrimas Negras (Black Tears), Canciones y Boleros", is the result of an interpretive creation full of feeling, intimacy, and naturalness. Omara returned to the Latin American popular classics, with a difficult to imagine ensemble consisting of Enriqueta Almanza's piano and that of the great Rubn Gonzlez, Richard Eges's flute, the bass of “Cachato", or the “Greco" and the “Guajiro" Mirabal's ...

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Members of the the Brooklyn Jazz Underground Announce the Launch of Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 8, 2008

BJURecords Kicks Off This Spring With Its First Three Releases From Alexis Cuadrado, Anne Mette Iversen and Bernard Emer Lackner Ferber - Available on April 22 “Consider this the opening shot in the latest revolution to hit New York's improv scene." --Time Out New York “Think of it as a mix-tape, a calling card from artists who operate in a small world but like to think big." --JazzTimes (on the BJU Compilation, Vol. 1) “Brooklyn jazz is happening and those ...

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