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John Scofield: Swallow Tales
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The first time guitarist John Scofield recorded with bassist Steve Swallow was on drummer Bill Goodwin's Solar Energy in March 1979. Then came John's Bar Talk, with John, Steve and Adam Nussbaum on drums in 1980. Even 40 years ago, John and Steve were made for each other. The title was a wonderful play on words—relaxed talk at the bar over drinks and talk within musical bars. On the album, John and Steve kibitz on their instruments, pecking and plucking ...
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Nu Jazz Records Releases The First Album From The Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition: The Finalists
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Nu Jazz Publicity
Nu Jazz Entertainment—a long time producer of high quality audio and video content in the genre of jazz—announced the June 2020 release of the first recording from the critically acclaimed 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition, entitle The ELLIS MARSALIS International Jazz Piano Competition presents: THE FINALISTS, exclusively on Amazon’s Digital store and as a CD on June 19, 2020, and on other digital services world-wide on July 14, 2020 on Nu Jazz Records About The Ellis Marsalis International ...
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Charlie Parker: Now's the Time
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1957, two years after Charlie Parker's death at age 34, Norman Granz's Verve label began releasing a series of albums called The Genius of Charlie Parker. They were eight, 12-inch versions of 10-inch albums issued on his Clef label in the early 1950s. The larger vinyl versions included alternate takes. One of those albums was Now's the Time: The Quartet of Charlie Parker Vol. 3, which featured Parker in two different quartet settings. They are among his purest and ...
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Heistheartist Is Back On The Scene With A Brand New Studio Release: “Boom (Love Version)”
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LeeMann Bassey
Artist and performer Heistheartist is back with a brand new studio release, Boom (Love Version). What’s special about this project is that it captures the artist’s incredibly diverse mindset, pushing him to stretch the boundaries of his creativity and explore styles as diverse as smooth jazz, fusion, and more. The release sports some incredible production aesthetics. The recording quality hits the mark, and each element in the mix is utterly balanced, going for a powerful and contemporary tone, that’s catchy ...
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TRRC Presents Eva Cortés "Todas Las Voces"—July 17th Debut Release With All-Star Band!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
TRRC Presents Eva Cortés Todas las Voces July 17th Debut Release with All-Star Band! “My music is nothing but a reflection of what my life has been." Honduran/Spanish singer, songwriter and composer Eva Cortés delivers a revelatory set of flamenco and blues-tinged Latin jazz on her newest record, Todas las Voces. Working for the second time with producer, arranger and trombonist Doug Beavers (Eddie Palmieri, Spanish Harlem Orchestra), Cortés has brought aboard a flight of top-shelf ...
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"The Monk Project" By Saxophonist Dan Willis & Velvet Gentlemen Due July 17 From Belle Avenue Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Dan Willis puts his idiosyncratic spin on the tunes of the godfather of jazz idiosyncrasy with the July 17 release of The Monk Project (Belle Avenue). The saxophonist/multi-reedist’s fourth album with his ensemble Velvet Gentlemen—guitarist Pete McCann, keyboardist Ron Oswanski, bassist Evan Gregor, and drummer John Mettam (with special guests bassist Kermit Driscoll and drummer Ian Froman)—is an intriguing and highly exploratory set of performances that, like Thelonious Monk’s compositions, could never be mistaken for the work of anyone else. ...
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Emilia Vancini And Augusto Pirodda Album Release: "And If You Fall, You Fall"
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Emilia Vancini
Benelux-based duo Emilia Vancini (voice) and Augusto Pirodda (piano) released their album titled And if you fall, you fall on May 30th. After a collaboration of more than a decade, the two Italian expat musicians entered the studio in July 2019 to record an album that is truly in the moment and captures the spontaneity of their approach to the standard jazz repertoire. The album features a collection of jazz standards and is the result of nine hours of live ...
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California Jazz Vocalist Beth Duncan To Release Her Third Album, I'm All Yours, July 24
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Vocalist Beth Duncan applies her warm, robust contralto to a collection of finely crafted tunes on her long-awaited third album, I’m All Yours, set for a July 24 release on Saccat Records. While the album’s ten tracks are an eclectic bunch, they are all the work of composer and lyricist Martine Tabilio, a friend of Duncan’s for over a decade. Saxophonist-flutist Jacám Manricks provides the arrangements and joins a band led by acclaimed pianist Joe Gilman, and featuring guitarist Steve ...
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