Recording News

Jazz Singer David Floodstrand #1 at Download.com

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2007

Jazz Singer David Floodstrand's accapella version of “The Way You Look Tonight" is number one in the “Vocalese" charts at Music. Download.com. David Floodstrand is a DJ and Producer who also writes his own music has been gaining attention and a following in both traditional and Nu Jazz circles for his accapella vocals, scat singing, and blending of Jazz with various contemporary dance styles including Downtempo, Broken Beat, and Nu Jazz styles. Mr. Floodstrand has worked with such diverse artists ...

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Harlem Homecoming Now Available for Digital Download

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 15, 2007

Reedist Salim Washington's latest release, Harlem Homecoming (Ujam 126), is now available for digital download at itunes.com. Check out what the critics have to say about the unique sounds of this recording: “... Anyone eager to have their faith restored-and those suffering from jaded ear syndrome-will be doing themselves a favor by hearing this one..." Nic Jones, All About Jazz “...Salim Washington leads them through a set of creative originals that establishes the ensemble's flight patterns. An equally unique soloist, ...

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Mosaic Records Releases Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2007

OFTEN UNDER-RATED, ALMOST FORGOTTEN - BUT NOT BY US! THE DREAM CHU BERRY COLLECTION WE HAD TO CREATE. We like to think that every Mosaic set adds something noteworthy to the archive of collected jazz. Our sets might reveal more than you ever knew existed from a favorite artist; provide an outlet for our personal love of an overlooked original; or provide, at last, the definitive library of an acknowledged giant. Those are the measures we aim to accomplish each ...

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Ryan Oliver "Convergence" Art of Life Records

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2007

Art of Life Records is proud to present 28-year-old Canadian saxophonist Ryan Oliver's debut recording. Joining Ryan on “Convergence" are Duncan Hopkins on acoustic bass, Bob McLaren on drums, Bernie Senensky on piano and Jake Wilkinson on trumpet. The album features three standards, “It's Easy to Remember" by Rodgers & Hart, “The End of a Love Affair" by Edward C. Redding and “Mamacita" by Joe Henderson, as well as six original songs composed by Oliver. “Convergence" was recorded and mixed ...

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Eilen Jewell's National Debut CD Due out on Signature Sounds on July 10

Source: conqueroo
April 12, 2007

Once in a great while, you put on a CD by an artist you've never heard of before and time stops. The voice is new, yet timeless. The lyrics are all original yet feel immediately familiar, lived-in, knowing. And the melodies -- expertly performed by a first-rate band -- carry the easy groove.

This is the story of Eilen (rhymes with feelin') Jewell, as she prepares to release her national debut album Letters From Sinners and Strangers on Signature Sounds ...

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Legacy Records to Release Leonard Cohen's Re-Issues & Anjani's "Blue Alert"

Source: Special Ops Media
April 10, 2007

Legacy Records will release Cohen's first three albums, Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs From A Room, and Songs Of Love And Hate on CD April 24th and in conjunction with the release of the reissues Legacy will also release Anjani's Blue Alert, which was produced by Cohen, on the same date. Audio Stream Anjani: Blue Alert The liturgy of timeless songs to be found on Cohen's first three albums has mystified poets and professors for ages. And so ...

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Soul-Jazz Saxophonist Jamie Williams "Overjoyed" to Have Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson on His Debut CD

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
April 10, 2007

Soul-jazz saxophonist Jamie Williams “Overjoyed" to have Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson on his debut CD After Hours previewed at radio by cover of Stevie Wonder classic “Dreams do come true" and “Timing is everything" are just a couple of time-honored clichs that come to mind when you hear Jamie WilliamS' story. Ever since he was a young teenager, the saxophonist dreamed of recording an album. In the making for the past ten years, After Hours, his debut collection of R&B, ...

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Georg Graewe, Ernst Reijseger & Gerry Hemingway: Sonic Fiction on Hatology 638

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2007

Georg Graewe -piano, Ernst Reijseger -cello & Gerry Hemingway -percussion This trio's music is easier characterized than described, since the wealth of colors, moods, textures, and melodies is fluid enough to shift not only from piece to piece, but moment to moment. There is, for me, a European aesthetic at work here, a blend of modern and historic sources with the added bittersweet spice of folk elements from the soil. It's a delicate, demanding juggling act, drawing on past experiences ...

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