Recording News

The latest disc from Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Source: All About Jazz
July 12, 2006

The latest disc from Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, The Phat Pack, showcases more of the hot licks that fans have come to know and love. In addition to the playful jazz of such tracks as “Whodunnit?" and “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes", the Big Phat Band teams up with guest vocalist Dianne Reeves, fresh from winning a Grammy for her work on the soundtrack to the Oscar winning film “Good Night and Good Luck." In true “Rat Pack" fashion, ...

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New CD by The Swing Legacy

Source: All About Jazz
July 11, 2006

The Swing Legacy has a new CD entitled Even the Chickens Are Dancing (Mephistopheles TSL-05).

Their web site, www.swinglegacy.com gives details about payment options, plus you can sample sound clips from the CD.

This CD presents some of the most interesting and exciting items from The Swing Legacy's repertoire of original arrangements. Over half the songs feature vocalist Debby Larkin, whose sunny, commanding musical personality fits perfectly with the band's exuberant style. Many of the numbers have a pronounced Count ...

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The Extensive Catalogue of Trombonist Michael Davis

Source: All About Jazz
July 11, 2006

Hip Bone Music, is proud to feature the extensive catalogue of trombonist Michael Davis. Trombonist-composer Michael Davis does it all. Hailed as one of today's premier instrumentalists, he has established himself as a first-call sideman, both in the studio and on the concert stage, for the entertainment world's biggest stars, including the Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nelly, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. In the field of music education, he has served as a clinician around the world, while ...

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Jiggs Whigham's CDs and New Method Book with Play-Along CD

Source: All About Jazz
July 11, 2006

TrombonesOnline.com in association with Jiggs Whigham, is proud to feature Jiggs Whighams' CDs & new method book with play-along CD.

Jiggs Whigham is an internationally acclaimed trombonist, band leader and educator. This versatile performer, born Oliver Haydn Whigham III (the nickname Jiggs was given by his grandfather) in Cleveland Ohio on 20 August 1943, first came to the attention of critics and fans at 17, as featured soloist and first trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, directed by Ray McKinley. ...

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Great Recordings By Trombonist Bill Watrous

Source: All About Jazz
July 11, 2006

TrombonesOnline.com in association with Bill Watrous, is proud to feature the great recordings by trombonist Bill Watrous!

One of the finest bop-oriented trombonists of the past 30 years, Bill Watrous has had a low profile since moving to Los Angeles in the 1980s despite remaining quite active. Possessor of a beautiful tone and remarkable technique, Watrous has been constantly overlooked in jazz popularity polls of the past two decades. His father was a trombonist and introduced Bill to music. He ...

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Ubiquity to Release New Quantic Album in 2 Weeks

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2006

UBIQUITY RECORDS TO RELEASE QUANTIC'S 4TH SOLO ALBUM, “AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO ANSWER," ON JULY 25 IN NORTH AMERICA

Quantic's fourth solo album chronicles the ever-widening musical world of the Brighton-based producer, record collector, musician and DJ, broadening his musical palette of hip hop, jazz, funk and soul while still delivering the trademark funky grooves. Quantic is joined on the new album by Portland-based MC Ohmega Watts, Noelle Scaggs (The Rebirth), & Tempo (Candela All Stars) alongside Puerto Rican-based trumpeters Major ...

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ISWHAT?! Drops New Album, "The Life We Chose" / Available August 31 on HYENA

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2006

ISWHAT?! DROPS NEW ALBUM, THE LIFE WE CHOSE AVAILABLE AUGUST 31, 2006 ON HYENA RECORDS

“...bridging the gab between avant-garde jazz of the sixties, politically charged poetry slams of the seventies, and the raw rap sound of the eighties." - GLIDE MAGAZINE

Brooklyn, NY - Don't adjust your speakers. That is the legendary riff to Led Zeppelin's “Kashmir" wailing on a tenor saxophone underneath the spitfire rhymes of Napoleon Maddox that you're hearing. And the old man getting ...

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Hal Galper's new trio album Agents of Change

Source: All About Jazz
July 9, 2006

Following his seven year hiatus from performing and touring, Hal Galper reemerges with his new CD Agents Of Change. With bassist Tony Marino and drummer Billy Mintz, Hal has created a radical departure from his previous recordings.

Playing in what is called the “rubato" style, they have fashioned an unique approach to interpreting an eclectic mix that includes three Galper originals “Waiting For Chet," “Sonar," and “Liquid Audio," as well as unexpected versions of the Tin Pan Alley evergreens “How ...

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