Recording News

Billy Martin and John Medeski Release Duets Album on Amulet Records

Source: Allegro Media
March 1, 2007

Percussion Meets Hammond as Two Thirds of Medeski Martin & Wood Take Time to Collaborate

Billy Martin and John Medeski have celebrated their almost twenty-year-long musical relationship by releasing a duets album entitled Mago.

The album, which was produced by Martin and recorded over a span of two days in July, 2006, features Martin on drums and Medeski on Hammond B3 organ. Mago's highlights include expansive free-flowing spontaneous compositions that Martin and Medeski showcase with immense grace and passion; the ...

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Ubiquity Records to Release Nostalgia 77's 'Everything Under the Sun' on April 10

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2007

UBIQUITY RECORDS TO RELEASE: NOSTALGIA 77 Everything Under The Sun* on April 10, 2007

*Licensed from Tru Thoughts for simultaneous release in North America on Ubiquity Records

Ben Lamdin, the driving force behind Nostalgia 77, teams up with vocalists to create a beautiful cosmic jazz album that sounds as much classic, spiritual & Impulse-influenced as Cinematic Orchestra & Koop.

“I think a lot people find jazz intimidating and inaccessible and this hasn't been helped by certain musicians trying to rarify ...

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Phil Soussan Releases "Vibrate" CD

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2007

PHIL SOUSSAN Vibrate (Puss In Blue, 2006)

Bass player Phil Soussan has worked with many artists including Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page, Toto, Billy Idol, Vince Neil, John Waite, Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter and Richie Kotzen. During those times he was also active in writing songs for them, most notably, Ozzy's biggest hit single “Shot in the Dark." Phil recently released his debut solo CD, Vibrate, a collection of 12 songs written over the last couple of years that ...

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Cinematic Orchestra to Release First Studio Album in Five Years

Source: Motormouthmedia
February 28, 2007

Group heads in new direction with stunning guest vocalists Fontella Bass, Patrick Watson, and Lou Rhodes June 5th sees the release of the first full studio album by Jason Swinscoe's Cinematic Orchestra since 2002's Everyday. Entitled Ma Fleur, the record was written as the soundtrack to a specially commissioned screenplay for an imagined film (which may or may not yet be made). The album will be released by Domino Recordings in the North America and Ninja Tune in Europe. Shortly ...

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New CDs by Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, Percussionist Sammy Figueroa and Vocalist Pamela Luss Set for March 13th Release on Savant Records

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
February 28, 2007

(New York, NY - February 28, 2007) Savant Records announces the March 13th release of new CDs by saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, percussionist Sammy Figueroa and vocalist Pamela Luss. Wayne Escoffery makes an authoritative Savant debut with Veneration (SCD 2081), recorded live in June 2006 at the New York City jazz club Smoke with the 32-year-old saxophonist joined by vibraphonist Joe Locke, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Lewis Nash. A native of London who has lived in ...

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Juliette Greco - Le Temps D'Une Chanson - On Sunnyside Records

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2007

Juliette Greco Le Temps d'une Chanson (The Moment For A Song) to be Released On Sunnyside Records

Featuring Arrangements by Gil Goldstein and Gerard Jouannest With Guest Soloists including Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Rufus Reid, Scott Colley, Daniel Sadownick and Wallace Roney

With her long, black hair, arresting eyes, and dark, aquiline features, the immortal chanteuse and actress Juliette Greco has reigned as the Grande Dame of French music for over six decades, under a number of titles, from the ...

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'Sandinista! Project' CD Taps Smithereens, Camper Van Beethoven, Amy Rigby, Wreckless Eric, Willie Nile

Source: conqueroo
February 28, 2007

THE SANDINISTA! PROJECT PAYS TRIBUTE TO ONE OF ROCK'S MOST COMPLEX AND AMBITIOUS ALBUMS

2-CD set honoring the epic Clash release to be issued May 1 on 00:02:59 Records

Features The Smithereens, Camper Van Beethoven, Jon Langford & Sally Timms, Amy Rigby, Katrina Leskanich (Waves), Wreckless Eric, Willie Nile, Matthew Ryan, Stew, Sex Clark Five, Sid Griffin & Coal Porters and many more; profits to benefit two Clash-backed charities.

BOSTON, MA -- Sandinista!, recorded by The Clash in 1980, was ...

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New Concord Jazz Releases in Stores Now

Source: On Target Media Group
February 28, 2007

New Concord Jazz Releases in Stores Now: Paul Brown White Sand & Benny Reid Findings available now!

Paul Brown's White Sand features a lineup of stellar guest artists including Al Jarreau, Boney James, David Benoit drummer Bobby Caldwell and more. The album features seven powerful originals and three unique reworkings of recognizable classics. White Sand is a celebration of the great soul sounds from different eras (60's soul jazz through 70's old school and modern hip-hop), that influenced the producer/guitarist's ...

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