Recording News

John Coltrane - The Impulse! Albums: Volume One

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

Specially priced, limited edition 5 CD box set containing these five classic, influential John Coltrane albums: - Africa/Brass (1961) - Live At The Village Vanguard (1961) - Coltrane (1962) - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1962) - Ballads (1962) Each album newly remastered from the original master tapes. Tracks Disc 1 1. ...

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Verve Releases Yoav's "Charmed and Strange"

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

The acoustic guitar. Like drums or the human voice, this instrument is so common in Western popular music, it's easy to take for granted. Until you hear what it can do in the hands of an artist like Yoav. Charmed And Strange, the debut album from the London-based artist, incorporates myriad sounds: woozy vapor trails; clipped, modern club beats; Middle Eastern flourishes; flashes of quiet introspection reminiscent of Nick Drake; eerie outcries a la Jeff Buckley. ...

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Sneak Peek of Yazbek's 2/26 Evil Monkey Man Set for 2/9 at Lincoln Center

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 8, 2008

Rock/Pop/Blues/Opera Theatric-Palooza to Grace Lincoln Center, as Yazbek Preps 'American Songbook' Appearance for February 9th.

Event Offers Sneak Peek at Upcoming February 26th Release of 'Evil Monkey Man' CD -- a Complex Tour de Force, Reflecting the Dark Wit of its Esteemed Composer

Spring Tour Dates in the Works

After February 9th, Lincoln Center's 'American Songbook' series may never be the same, as esteemed composer/performer David Yazbek delivers his unorthodox mix of rock, pop, blues and theatricality. An atypical evening ...

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The Orchard by Lizz Wright

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2008

The largely self-penned The Orchard finds Wright mining her own experience to create an unmistakably personal musical statement. The warmth and resonance of Wright's gospel-trained contralto is matched by the intimacy and authority of such original compositions as “Coming Home," “My Heart," “Another Angel" and “When I Fall." Wright's interpretive skills are equally impressive on revelatory readings of the Ike and Tina Turner classic “I Idolize You," Sweet Honey in the Rock's “Hey Mann," the Led ...

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Blue Note Records Announces the March 25th Release of Lionel Loueke - Karibu

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2008

KARIBU is the stunning Blue Note debut from guitarist & vocalist Lionel Loueke. One of the most creative new voices in Jazz today, Loueke's star is on the rise. Born in Benin, West Africa, Loueke possess an instantly recognizable sound that blends his African roots with a modern Jazz concept that he's honed while performing with his mentors, the legends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter & Terence Blanchard. KARIBU (Swahili for welcome) features Loueke's trio of bassist ...

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Jazz from the Past? It Sure is a Blast

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2008

The year-end crush of reissues and boxed sets includes performances by Davis, Cole, Holiday, Parker and others. There's something for fans of all kinds, hard-core or not-so. THE year-end holiday season is always prime time for jazz boxed sets, reissues, offbeat collections and reminiscences. Record companies love the opportunity they provide to help the bottom line. And it turns out to be a win-win situation for jazz fans as well, with the release of newly packaged and annotated classic material, ...

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New James McMurtry Album on April 15, 2008, "Just Us Kids"

Source: conqueroo
January 5, 2008

Singer/songwriter makes a strong political statement on 'Just Us Kids' ...Joining McMurtry are the Heartless Bastards plus Jon Dee Graham, Ian McLagan and Timbuk3's Pat MacDonald

AUSTIN, Texas -- Lightning Rod Records will release singer/songwriter James McMurtry's new CD, titled Just Us Kids, on April 15, 2008. McMurtry's ninth album, which features 12 new songs, is a follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed and award-winning project, Childish Things.

McMurtry has long been known as fine storyteller, but he has lately received ...

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Cynthia Basinet Uncovered

Source: All About Jazz
January 4, 2008

Los Angeles, CA - Actress and singing sensation, Cynthia Basinet, knows a thing or two about show business and romance. Her passion-filled music could take audiences to heaven and back on a clear moonlit night.

Basinet is an ex-Ford supermodel, a mother, an activist, was partnered with a high profile actor in Hollywood, is a Nobel Peace Prize nominated humanitarian, a pioneer and entrepreneur of internet music distribution and has a sultry iconic jazz blues voice that is regularly mistaken ...

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