Recording News

Mark Huggett's "Max Roach Park" Now Avaliable

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2006

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Russ Lorenson Releases "A Little Travelin' Music" on LML Music

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2006

RL Productions and LML Music announce the release of jazz vocalist Russ Lorenson's debut CD, A Little Travelin' Music, beginning today, May 9, 2006.

The CD features songs from Lorenson's acclaimed jazz/cabaret show of the same name, and includes duets with special guests Klea Blackhurst and fellow LML recording artist Shawn Ryan. Also featured on the CD are San Francisco Bay Area jazz musicians Kelly Park on piano, Reid Whatley on bass, Jack Dorsey on drums, and Tony Malfatti on ...

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Bob Reynolds - Can't Wait for Perfect / Fresh Sound New Talent #255

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2006

IN GOOD COMPANY: YOUNG SAXOPHONIST JOINS LABEL THAT LAUNCHED BRAD MEHLDAU, KURT ROSENWINKEL, THE BAD PLUS

Saxophonist/Composer Bob Reynolds Releases His Fresh Sound New Talent Debut, Can't Wait For Perfect, Available May 9th, 2006

“An amazing musician ... some of the freshest, most compelling and most soulful music I have heard recently"--Joshua Redman “This CD sounds amazing!! Bob is one hell of a saxophonist!"--Michael Brecker

Three-time winner of ASCAP's Young Jazz Composer Award, Bob Reynolds' debut CD on the label ...

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Mark Weinstein's New CD Release "O Nosso Amor"

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2006

Mark Weinstein's New CD Release O Nosso Amor on Jazzheads Records Available May 9th, 2006

“Weinstein, of course, is a jazzman, and a legend at that, particularly in the Afro-Latin/Afro-Cuban jazz sphere"--Shifra Tanzt

Mark Weinstein offers to the world his spectacularly beautiful new recording O Nosso Amor, a project that gloriously combines the superb musicianship and compositional talent of this brilliant jazz innovator. O Nosso Amor (the follow up to the critically acclaimed Algo Mas) displays the magic ...

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Jazzed Media to release new Terry Gibbs/Hubert Laws CD

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2006

Jazzed Media is pleased to announce the upcoming release of jazz vibraphonist Terry Gibbs' latest CD with special guest Hubert Laws. Terry Gibbbs is recognized as one of the greatest jazz vibraphone players since the 1940's. Terry is joined by special guest Hubert Laws on flute. The new Terry Gibbs CD Findin' the Groove will be released by Jazzed Media in the Fall of 2006.

Jazzed Media is an independent jazz label based in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area producing ...

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Daniel Smith Releases "BeBop Bassoon" on Zah Zah Records

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2006

Daniel Smith BeBop Bassoon Zah Zah ZZCD 9820 Street Date: June 1, 2006 On BeBop Bassoon, Daniel Smith introduces the jazz world to his unique sound on the first ever compact disc recording of straight ahead bop classics on the deep voiced horn. The most recorded bassoon soloist in the history of music, Smith has spent a lifetime bringing his challenging instrument to the fore - stretching the boundaries of the bassoon's repertoire beyond ...

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Jamie Davis Releases "It's A Good Thing" on Unity Music

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2006

Jamie Davis It's A Good Thing Unity Music 2517 Street Date: June 13, 2006 Jazz vocalist Jamie Davis, a veteran of the Count Basie Orchestra, confirms his position in the pantheon of great male vocalists that have sung with that esteemed ensemble on It's A Good Thing, a world class recording featuring the superb singer fronting a first rate big band, made up of members of the Basie organization and some of ...

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Jerry Vivino Walkin' with the Wazmo

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2006

Jerry Vivino Walkin' with the Wazmo Zoho Music 200607 Street Date: June 13, 2006

In the great tradition of the three Louies--Armstrong, Prima and Jordan--Jerry Vivino is a jazz musician at heart with an eye on the entertainment factor. “My live show is pretty much Louis Prima meets Sonny Rollins meets Louis Jordan," says the tenor sax and flute doubler. “I try to make people leave the gig feeling happy. I get a great ...

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