Recording News

Two Classic Kenny Rankin Recordings Reissued; Silver Morning and the Kenny Rankin Album

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 21, 2007

AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH ON-LINE RETAILER CD BABY Two of Kenny Rankin's seminal recordings, 1975's Silver Morning and 1976's The Kenny Rankin Album, long sought-after by collectors, are now available on CD exclusively through CDBaby.com. This release marks the first time Silver Morning has been available on CD. Silver Morning is regarded as one of Rankin's finest recordings in a career that spans over three decades. Critic Steve Matteo called it “one of the best and most representative albums of that ...

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Saxophonist Tim Cunningham Revs up with "Manchester RD"

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
February 21, 2007

Soulful and sexy, this R&B saxophonist shows both a tender and funky side in MANCHESTER RD. The CD kicks off with the grooving title-track that serves as a testament to the saxman's ability to burn up the keys on the horn, while songs like “Sadie" and “Heart, Mind & Soul" show a level of emotional maturity that can only be gained by paying dues on the bandstand. All twelve songs in MANCHESTER RD. were written and arranged by Cunningham. The ...

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Warren Benbow's New CD "L. A. Odyssey" at Itunes Store

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2007

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Clarinetist/Composer James Falzone to Release New CD in April

Source: Improvised Communications
February 20, 2007

On April 17th, Chicago-based clarinetist/composer James Falzone will release his second CD, The Sign and the Thing Signified (Allos Documents 002), an eclectic collection of new compositions written for his six piece Allos Musica ensemble. The recording takes its name from Falzone's longstanding interest in semiotics (the study of signs and symbols) and features bassoonist Katherine Young, violist Amy Cimini, cellist Kevin Davis, bassist Brian Dibblee and drummer/percussionist Tim Mulvenna. Inspired by the otherwise disparate musical legacies of figures such ...

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John Pisano's Guitar Night / New CD from Mel Bay Records

Source: Mel Bay Publications
February 19, 2007

In 1997, during a series of performances at Papashon in Los Angeles, jazz guitarist John Pisano persuaded the club to begin featuring a different guitarist each week. The event became known as Guitar Night, and while the setting has since moved to Spazio, John still presides over the popular weekly series, now entering its tenth year.

John Pisano's Guitar Night, the first double CD from Mel Bay Records, features sixteen live tracks by thirteen top players, including Peter Bernstein, Corey ...

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Check out "Mirror" - The Debut Recording from Guitarist/Composer Miles Okazaki

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 15, 2007

ON APRIL 3 GUITARIST/COMPOSER MILES OKAZAKI OFFICIALLY RELEASES HIS DEBUT RECORDING - Mirror Available at www.milesokazaki.com, or www.CDBaby.com Catch Miles Okazaki At The Jazz Gallery (290 Hudson Street) -Thursday, April 12, sets at 9:00 & 10:30, $12, with Miguel Zenon & David Binney (alto saxes), Christof Knoche (reeds), Jon Flaugher (bass) and Dan Weiss (drums) “...Okazaki composed all of the music on “Mirror," his ambitious and involving debut. He also produced the album, created its striking cover illustrations ...

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British Jazz Superstar Neil Cowley Releases Debut Album in the U.S.

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 15, 2007

On March 20, 2007 HideInside Records Proudly Releases Displaced from The Neil Cowley Trio Neil Cowley (piano, compositions), Richard Sadler (double bass), Evan Jenkins (drums) “a triumph ... an absolute feast... Debut of the year" - Mojo (4*'s) “Thrilling.. dynamic...one of the most distinctive debuts you're likely to hear this year" - Jazzwise (4 *'s) “When the energy of Neil Cowley's piano comes booming out of your speakers it's impossible not to think of early clash... Think punk's energy and ...

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Delmark Jazz & Blues CDs Available Again

Source: All About Jazz
February 15, 2007

Delmark Records in Chicago announces our next batch of reissues now available on CD again, including a remixed and remastered legendary early AACM session from reedist Joseph Jarman with Muhal Richard Abrams and Fred Anderson, originally recorded in 1968. Available for the first time on CD with bonus tracks will be one of the first recordings on Delmar(k), an enthusiastic live recording from 1957 from the St. Louis traditional jazz band, the Dixie Stompers; in the hot New Orleans style ...

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