Recording News

All You Need is Some Imagination

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2007

It's said that when John Lennon began learning how to play the guitar in the mid-1950s, he actually detested jazz. This can be dismissed as an adolescent prejudice. At the time in postwar England, traditional jazz, or “trad" as the Brits called it, was vying with rock 'n' roll for the affection of both clubgoers and aspiring musicians. The young Lennon, whose inspirations were Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, and Elvis Presley, had sworn allegiance to that particular team. ...

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"Dirty Sexy Money' Star Produces Album

Source: Michael Ricci
August 6, 2007

Peter Krause (HBO's “Six Feet Under"), starring in ABC's “Dirty Sexy Money" this fall, has executive produced “The Tamela D'Amico Album." Mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 31, when Tamela D'Amico and Her Big Band will perform songs from her debut jazz CD release produced by Grammy winner Jimmy Hoyson and arranged by Grammy nominee Chris Walden. D'Amico, like Michael Buble, is a throwback to another era. She burst onto the Los Angeles jazz scene, winning a Fabulous Finds vocal ...

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Bruce Hornsby Calls Jazz "Meeting" with Christian McBride and Jack DeJohnette

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2007

NEW YORK - Bruce Hornsby refuses to be counted among the pop stars trying on jazz for size. “I can see why someone may want to make an album that goes down easy and why a record company would want to put it out because it's a quick way to make a sale," said Hornsby, who makes his all-instrumental jazz debut with Camp Meeting, due August 7 via Legacy. “But my record is just the opposite. I have two of ...

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New Lipstick-Records Release and Digital Re-Releases

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2007

Announcements from JAZZLINE and LIPSTICK Records Most albums from the jazz labels LIPSTICK and JAZZLINE are now available (or will become available soon) through i-tunes and other online music-retailers. NEW ALBUM: “Music by the Lost Souls" immediately available online (through i-tunes) worldwide and on CD in Germany and Switzerland Modern acoustic jazz that is based on hardbop and new jazz traditions but has its own original style centered on moody modern compositions by the leader - bassist Tobias von Glenck ...

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Trombonist / Bandleader Josh Roseman Releases New Constellations on Accurate Records, September 2007

Source: Allegro Media
August 6, 2007

NEW WORKS RECORDED LIVE AT THE BIRDLAND CLUB IN VIENNA INFLUENCED BY ROSEMAN'S ADMIRATION FOR SKA LEGEND DON DRUMMOND TAKE ON A BOLD AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --- August 7, 2007 - BROOKLYN, NY: Josh Roseman has recorded and toured with the creme de la creme of progressive modern jazz: Dave Holland, Dave Douglas, Steve Coleman and Don Byron, to name but a few. In and outside of these contexts, Roseman projects a big personality, with a kaleidoscopic, ...

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Guitarist Ronny Smith Serves His Country and Makes Beautiful Music

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
August 6, 2007

Simply Stated: Ronny Smith is a man on a mission. Currently on tour in musical service to his country, Smith has been heating up the stage as a key member of the Army Band.

Born in Baltimore Maryland, Smith learned to play by ear as a youngster to the sounds of Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and George Benson. As Smith grew as a guitarist and learned to read music, he tore up the stage for various jazz ensembles throughout his ...

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'ASR Records Announces Release of New CD by Alaadeen

Source: ASR Records - Publicity Division
August 4, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Liner Notes and Biography By Scott Yanow -- Alaadeen, who is equally skilled and original on tenor and soprano saxophones, has made a major impact on the Kansas City jazz scene ever since he settled in K.C. in the early 1970s. He has the ability to caress melodies with a great deal of warmth, yet is never shy to stretch himself and take chances, pushing the music forward. He is heard at his very best on his recent ...

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Lonnie Jordan "War Stories"

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2007

On July 24, 2007, Fantasy Records will release War Stories, a new album from Lonnie Jordan, founding member of the legendary and influential group War. The 14-track album, his Fantasy Records debut and first solo recording since 1978, sees Lonnie revisit some of his classic catalogue, breathing new life into some of his most popular songs including “Deliver the Word," “Don't Let No One Get You Down," “The World is a Ghetto," and “Baby Brother." Lonnie covers The Stones' “Paint ...

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