Recording News

Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane "The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings" Due Out June 27

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2006

THE COMPLETE 1957 RIVERSIDE RECORDINGS OF THELONIOUS MONK & JOHN COLTRANE DUE OUT JUNE 27 AS A 2-CD SET PRODUCED & ANNOTATED BY ORIGINAL PRODUCER ORRIN KEEPNEWS “Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I learned from him in every way." --JOHN COLTRANE Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane-genius mentor and budding genius-joined forces in a fabled Monk-led quartet that worked steadily at ...

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Pete Zimmer Quintet: Burnin' Live at the Jazz Standard (TIP1102) CD Release June 13th + Live Appearances

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2006

Tippin' Records is pleased to announce the release of: Pete Zimmer Quintet: Burnin' Live at the Jazz Standard (TIP1102) featuring: Michael Rodriguez Trumpet/Flugelhorn Joel Frahm Tenor Saxophone Toru Dodo Piano David Wong Bass Pete Zimmer Drums

Release Date: June 13th, 2006

Confirmed Appearances:

July 8th Cornelia Street Cafe http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com NYC (Burnin' CD Release) 9pm ...

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Michael Musillami to Unveil New All-Star Quartet in September with Fragile Forms

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2006

On September 12th, Playscape Recordings will release Fragile Forms (PSR#030506), the first recording from Michael Musillami's Dialect, featuring guitarist/ composer Michael Musillami, pianist Peter Madsen, bassist Drew Gress and drummer Matt Wilson. A collection of four established leaders that hopes to tour as a working ensemble, this group performs Musillami's newest original compositions as well as reinventing his previously recorded material.

“'Big, brave and beautiful.' That was Michael Musillami's assessment of Fragile Forms when the smoke from the session cleared," ...

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Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Releases "The Phat Pack"

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2006

GORDON GOODWIN'S BIG PHAT BAND RETURNS WITH THE PHAT PACK A TOAST TO THE SWINGING VEGAS CREW AND MORE

In Stores June 13th (immergent)

On a mission to bring the music, persona and effortless cool of the Rat Pack and big band eras back to the modern world, The Big Phat Band releases The Phat Pack on June 13th (immergent), their tip of the hat to a sound that refuses to go out of style. “We in the ...

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Chris Smither's 'Leave the Light On' Draws from Blue and Folk, Poets and Philosophers

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2006

12th album due on Signature Sounds September 19

Chris Smither, whose songs have been covered by Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt, to name a few, is one of a handful of musicians active today who were on the scene during the folk/blues renaissance of the '60s. Born in Miami and raised in New Orleans -- where he first heard the blues -- before heading on to Boston at the onset of that city's late '60s musical greening, Smither ...

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Uncrowded Night: New CD from Jos Bowen

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2006

The Jos Bowen Quartet: Uncrowded Night

Jos Bowen - piano Greg Twombley - saxophones, flute and clarinet Pepe Gonzalez - bass Ken McNair - drums

CMCD-224 Released March 1, 2006

Nearly three years after his last choral klezmer extravaganza, composer and pianist Jos Bowen returns with an album of all original jazz compositions featuring his all-star band from Washington DC. Ken McNair is still blazing on the drums and Pepe Gonzalez is always a ...

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'Orobas Book of Angels Volume Four' Koby Israelite/John Zorn

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2006

Koby Israelite's third album Orobas is released on John Zorn's Tzadik record label as part of the “Archival Series."

Born in Tel Aviv, multi-instrumentalist Koby Israelite has been playing music since the age of nine. Conservatory trained on piano and keyboards, he was drawn to punk and heavy metal as a teenager, switched to drums and then got turned onto Jazz World Music and the Downtown Scene. For his third Tzadik CD, this tireless and ever creative musical spirit turns ...

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Alkimia: New CD Release by Franc O'Shea

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2006

Title: Alkimia Artist: Franc O'Shea Release: 06/06/06 Catalogue number: AZFO 001 Label: Azulah

Alkimia is a magickal journey through European, Eastern and African music that transports the listener to a place where cultural elements blend and transmute into a timeless experience.

Alkimia is a finely honed collection of compositions. Featuring the writing talents of Franc O'Shea, it reveals a plethora of world percussion instruments including cajons, tinajas, talking drums and tablas, set ...

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