Recording News

"Commander Stride" album by OMNIUM available at iTunes

Source: All About Jazz
November 5, 2006

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Gigi MacKenzie Soars with Skylark

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
November 4, 2006

Los Angeles, CA - Gigi MacKenzie, daughter of famous television and recording artist Gisele MacKenzie, releases debut CD on Morpheus Music label after tragic fire. This CD literally came up from the ashes of disaster, said Gigi MacKenzie. After having recorded the entire CD, Gigi received a call one night that the studio, which contained all of the masters for the CD and all her instruments, had been destroyed by a fire. The whole record was gone said the vocalist. ...

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New Fay Victor CD Coming on ArtistShare in January

Source: Improvised Communications
November 2, 2006

On January 2nd, 2007, New York-based vocalist/composer Fay Victor will release her fifth recording as a leader, Cartwheels Through The Cosmos (ArtistShare AS 0061). Recorded without overdubs, the all-original program documents the vibrant and inclusive sound of her working quartet, the Fay Victor Ensemble, featuring guitarist Anders Nilsson, bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Michael “TA" Thompson.

“As boldly inventive as she is bewitching, vocalist Fay Victor is a compelling presence on any bandstand," writes jazz critic and author Bill Milkowski ...

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The new album "Macbeth" from the swedish pianotrio MusicMusicMusic is out now!

Source: All About Jazz
November 2, 2006

On the 9th of October 2006 the Swedish Jazz Trio “MUSICMUSICMUSIC" released their third album Macbeth on Hoob Jazz.

MMM has become acclaimed through their joyful and open approach to jazz music. The genre or the traditional setting of the pianotrio is of no particular importance for MMM. The ideas, the energy, the improvisation and the expression is what it's all about.

The original compositions of Fabian Kallerdahl (Jazz in Sweden- winner 2006) on the Macbeth were also used in ...

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Four Seasons / Frankie Valli Reissued on Collectors' Choice on January 9

Source: conqueroo
October 31, 2006

ELEVEN OUT-OF-PRINT ALBUMS BY FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS ARE REISSUED ON COLLECTORS' CHOICE

From their Vee-Jay origins to Valli's post-Four Seasons work, this series keeps the rarities of Jersey's #1 vocal group in print

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Throughout the '60s, there was rarely a moment that the Four Seasons didn't have a hit record on the radio. With songs like “Sherry," “Rag Doll," “Walk Like a Man" and “Working My Way Back to You," the Four Seasons ...

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Riverside Records to Release "The Riverside Profiles" on 11/7

Source: All About Jazz
October 30, 2006

On November 7, Riverside Records, an imprint of the Concord Music Group, will release a compilation series of original recordings from its Fifties and Sixties all-star roster of jazz innovators,Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Cannonball Adderley, and Wes Montgomery. Co-founded by Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews, the New York-based Riverside existed from 1952-64 and was one of the triumvirates of independent jazz labels, along with Blue Note and Prestige, recording the young and vital jazz talent of the day ...

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NYC Blues Devils Release New CD

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
October 30, 2006

The NYC Blues Devils are an eclectic group of musicians who've banded together to reinvent old-time American music. The music and instrumentation of NYC Blues Devils declares a new era in great musical Americana. From the band's conception, The NYC Blues Devils have been creating a songwriting style all their own. They are old fashioned but edgy - unplugged and acoustic, but as big and exciting as any modern electric pop band. You hear the sounds of Chicago blues, New ...

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Terje Lie's New CD "Traveler" Is Out!

Source: All About Jazz
October 30, 2006

Los Angeles-based saxophonist, singer, and melody-maker supreme Terje Lie's latest CD Traveler on TCat Records has just been released and features original compositions by Terje. It will be enjoyed equally by smooth jazz and jazz fans, as well as by anybody who likes uplifting and, at the same time, deeply grooving music with catchy melody interspersed with laid-back, reflective, and romantic tracks.

Besides Terje Lie himself, it features Los Angeles heavyweight musicians David Garfield on keyboards (Michael McDonald, George Benson, ...

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