Recording News

Stan Harrison Praised by Critics in JazzTimes

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 15, 2008

"He Has a Hefty Tone that Sometimes Barks in Raspiness with a Rhythm-and-Blues Soulfulness" “The Rare Artist Who Still Knows How to Serve the Song Rather Than...the Showboating and Overplaying that Plague so Many Instrumentalists" Harrison to Perform with THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS at The Beacon in New York, 2/2/08 Critics continue to weigh in on 'The Optimist', by rock/jazz saxophonist Stan Harrison. Soon to be seen in JAZZTIMES Magazine, Harrison has performed with and/or appeared on albums by some ...

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Frank Macchia Releases "Landscapes" with Prague Orchestra

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
January 15, 2008

CACOPHONY RELEASES LANDSCAPES, NEW CD BY GRAMMY NOMINATED COMPOSER/ARRANGER/SAXOPHONIST FRANK MACCHIA

Featuring Macchia with the Prague Orchestra in a Sonic Jazz Journey

Cacophony, Inc. announces the January 15 release of Landscapes, Grammy-nominated composer/ arranger/saxophonist Frank Macchia's sonic travelogue around the world. Featuring orchestral jazz with saxophone improvisations, the music on the CD is composed and arranged by Frank Macchia and performed by the Prague Orchestra and conducted by Adam Klemens.

The CD focuses on an original six-movement suite for orchestra ...

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Former Zappa Alumnus Bob Harris CD Reissue Featuring Guitar Legend Steve Vai Now Available

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 14, 2008

New York, NY - The Great Nostalgia, the 1986 solo record by Frank Zappa's 1980 band vocalist/keyboardist Bob Harris, has just received its CD debut on Crossfire Publications. Originally self-released on Harris' Mastahna label, The Great Nostalgia has been expanded by six bonus tracks and has been remastered and/or remixed from the original session tapes. The 1980 Zappa lineup with Bob Harris also included guitarists Steve Vai, Ray White and Ike Willis, keyboardist Tommy Mars, bassist Arthur Barrow and drummer ...

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Michael Wolff Adds New Tour Dates; CD "Was Worth the Wait"

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 14, 2008

"Angular, Cerebral, Impressionist and Very Deconstructionist; Full of Intriguing Twists and Turns... This CD Was Worth the Wait; Wolff Really Turns the Songs Inside Out Both Melodically and Harmonically" Additional Spring Tour Dates Confirmed JAZZIZ MAGAZINE Michael Wolff Trio - jazz, JAZZ, jazz Pianist Michael Wolff is something of a musical chameleon, playing everything from vocal pop to worldbeat over the course of his career. So you can excuse him if the title of his latest disc comes on a ...

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Tom Tallitsch's 2nd Album "Medicine Man" to be Released 2/19/07 on OA2 Records

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2008

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Reissues of Ben Vaughn, Jim Carroll and Wednesday Week on Noble Rot/Collectors' Choice Music

Source: conqueroo
January 11, 2008

Three CDs in Digi-Paks With Liner Notes Due for Release on January 29

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Noble Rot, the label subsidiary of Collectors' Choice devoted to preserving great early indie-rock albums of the '80s and '90s, will release three new reissues on January 29: Praying Mantis bv Jim Carroll, Beautiful Thing by Ben Vaughn and What We Had by Wednesday Week. Keeping in Noble Rot's tradition, the reissues will be packaged in cardboard Digi-Paks with liner notes.

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Dreyfus Jazz Celebrates the Life & Career of Roy Haynes with Four-CD Box Set

Source: All About Jazz
January 11, 2008

New York, NY -- On October 11, 2007, Paris-based independent label Dreyfus Jazz released A Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story, an exquisitely assembled four-disc boxed set (3 CDs + bonus DVD) celebrating the career of legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes.

A Life in Time not only tells Roy's story - it tells a thrilling story of jazz, and all of its glorious changes. Featuring highlights of Roy's work as a sideman and as a bandleader, this one-of-a-kind collection ...

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Saxophonist/Composer Russ Nolan Proudly Announces the Release of His New Album, with You in Mind

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 9, 2008

Saxophonist/Composer Russ Nolan Proudly Announces The Release of His New Album, With You In Mind Featuring The Kenny Werner Trio: Kenny Werner (piano), Johannes Weidenmuller (bass), Ari Hoenig (drums) “Two Colors, Russ Nolan's first album as a leader, was an impressive debut; With You in Mind is a flying leap. Inasmuch as it finds the saxophonist seamlessly integrating himself into a longstanding trio, the new album reminds me of some of those classic Prestiges and Blue Notes of the 1950s ...

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