Recording News

Saxophone Groove Merchant Karl Denson Kicks out 'Lunar Orbit' with the Karl Denson Trio (KD3)

Source: Allegro Media
August 13, 2007

Those who have heard KARL DENSON'S tenor sax playing with his band TINY UNIVERSE, have seen him alongside the seminal acid jazz band GREYBOY ALLSTARS or even in a more regimented setting performing with LENNY KRAVITZ tend to be persuaded that he is one of the pioneers who will be keeping jazz vital with-in many varied musical scenes.

Unlike other players who are easily pigeonholed, Denson is a formative visionary with a jazz philosophy fueled by his joy in getting ...

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Tineke Postma's "A Journey That Matters" Set for US Release on 9/10

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
August 13, 2007

Acclaimed Dutch Saxophonist's 3rd Album As A Leader, To Be Distributed By Koch, Features Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington A Journey That Matters, the third album as a leader by the award- winning Dutch saxophonist and composer Tineke (pronounced TEE-na-ka) Postma and the first recording on the new label Foreign Media Jazz, is set for release in the U.S. on September 10, 2007. The CD -- which has already received rave reviews in the Netherlands where it was released in June ...

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"Turbulence," the New CD from the Contemporary Jazz Group Airborne

Source: All About Jazz
August 13, 2007

Turbulence, the 5th CD from Airborne, the multi-cultural contemporary jazz group from New Haven, Coonecticut, stays right on course with today's jazz radio formats but never plays it safe. They keep a musical atmosphere of contemporary jazz that is intense and complex. Yet still it awakes a spirit of peaceful serenity and a beautiful jazz sound of island passion and urban emotion.

Jazz industry experts have often talked about the state of smooth jazz and its radio format. Many agree ...

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'70s Diva Thelma Houston Gives Her Favorite Songs a Woman's Touch

Source: All About Jazz
August 12, 2007

Thelma Houston, the dynamic voice behind the disco anthem “Don't Leave Me This Way," is back with her first album in over 17 years. In a clever twist, Houston uses A Woman's Touch (in stores August 14th via Shout! Factory) to transform songs made famous by some of the biggest singers - male singers - in R&B and pop.

The new CD was entirely conceived by Thelma Houston, as well as executive produced by Thelma in ...

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Tony Adamo Blowin' up the Charts at Soulradioonline

Source: All About Jazz
August 12, 2007

Station Update August 10, 2007 SoulRadioOnLine

This week we are continuing to feature music from four CD's they are as follows:

Strokeland Superband's-"Bumped Up To First Class" Doc Kupka,Tower Of Power BlowZones-"BlowZone" Tony Adamo's- “Straight Up Deal" (featuring Tower Of Power Horns,Past and Present) Herman Matthew's-"Home At Last"

We had a major change to the song list today, adding eighty (80) new songs. With that in mind, we have decided to provided the entire current rotation song list. The list ...

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"Airborne" New CD "Turbulence" Has Been Released on Tilt Records

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2007

Turbulence the 5th CD from the contemporary jazz group “Airborne" roars in like the wind and sea on a force of excitement and high energy contemporary jazz that is intense and complex. Yet still it awakes a spirit of peaceful serenity and a beautiful jazz sound of island passion and urban emotion. Turbulence has been released on Tilt Records. Hot rhythms softly cruise on a cool sea of music and soulful voices. Music that is sensitive, straight from the heart, ...

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Robben Ford 'Truth' out Now on Concord Records

Source: On Target Media Group
August 8, 2007

Blues veteran and virtuoso guitarist Robben Ford returns with Truth, out now on Concord Records.

Widely recognized by peers and critics alike for his mastery of the guitar. Robben's impressive rsum includes performances with such heavyweights as Jimmy Witherspoon, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and Miles Davis.

Ford was named one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine. His latest Concord Records release, Truth, presents blues as they are today: in a powerful setting only a ...

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Grammy-Winning Composer Maria Schneider Releases "Sky Blue" Available Only at MariaSchneider.com

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
August 7, 2007

"...among the most arresting, accomplished music of the new century." --THE OTTAWA CITIZEN

“...she puts together stories that speak with the clarity of Ernest Hemingway and the musical grace of Aaron Copland." --PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE

“It seemed impossible for Schneider to top her Grammy-winning Concert in the Garden, but she's done just that with Sky Blue. She has elevated her music to a seemingly impossible height." --ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM

When composer/orchestra leader Maria Schneider won a Grammy for 2004's acclaimed Concert in the ...

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