Recording News

Katharen Whalen, formerly of Squirrel Nut Zippers, Prepares to Unveil Dirty Little Secret

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

Katharine Whalen, former frontperson in the roaring nineties swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers, is planning her return to music following a short hiatus with her first solo album in seven years, Dirty Little Secret. The album is slated to hit the streets June 6 on M.C. Records.

Squirrel Nut Zippers met with worldwide success with their second album, Hot, which sold more than a million albums on the strength of the hit single “Hell." Riding high on that success, Whalen ...

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Pianist Greg Burk's First Solo CD Coming in June on 482 Music

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

On June 6th, 482 Music will release Rome-based pianist/composer Greg Burk's solo piano debut, The Way In (482-1048).

Burk's fourth outing as a leader in as many years further documents his trademark synergy of freedom and structure. The all-original program features reinterpretations of previously composed works, organically developed free improvisations and explorations of the non-traditional sound potential of the piano.

“Burk's seemingly paradoxical ability to sound both considered and unfettered is a marvel," wrote AllAboutJazz.com Senior Editor John Kelman of ...

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DJ Logic's Zen of Logic CD Hits Streets July 2006 on Ropeadope Records

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

Ropeadope Records Releases The Long Awaited DJ Logic Solo Record Entitled Zen of Logic July 2006

Beats meets West as one of the world's accomplished turntablists, DJ Logic, returns with Zen of Logic, the long-awaited follow-up to his 2002 Ropeadope/Atlantic release, The Anomaly.

Produced by longtime collaborator Scotty Hard (Wu-Tang, Prince Paul), Zen of Logic travels down many paths, all linked by two turntables and one mixer. From “Afro-Dub" (featuring Antibalas), “Ghetto Funk" (featuring John Medeski), “What is Jazz?" (featuring ...

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Liberty Ellman Releases "Ophiuchus Butterfly" on Pi Recordings

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

Street Date: May, 9, 2006

Guitarist/composer Liberty Ellman's second Pi recording as a leader, Ophiuchus Butterfly, is an initially striking and ultimately deeply satisfying set chronicling six musicians, ten pieces and one ambitious, personal and utterly mature sensibility. Ellman's guitar ability and style are undeniable here, but this isn't a “guitar" album.

“I've decided that the majority of my work will be writing my own music and creating albums," Ellman explains. “I'm interested in the idea of creating an album ...

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Odyssey the Band featuring James "Blood" Ulmer, Charles Burnham, and Warren Benbow Releases "Back in Time" on Pi Recordings

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

The role of the guitar in jazz has not mirrored its role in other modern musics. Few have risen to prominence on the instrument or grown out of the supporting role it has typically played in jazz. Of those who have, one of the most notable is James “Blood" Ulmer. From his first days as Ornette Coleman's Harmolodic guitarist in Prime Time, “Blood's" path to guitar innovator was a rather fast one. In the ten year period between '73, when ...

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Ubiquity Readies REWIND! 5 For Release May 9, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

THE ORIGINAL, TREND-SETTING, GENRE-BENDING, CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED SERIES IS BACK! UBIQUITY READIES REWIND! 5 FOR RELEASE ON MAY 9, 2006 FEATURING 100% EXCLUSIVE & UNRELEASED COVERS FROM PSAPP, ?UESTLOVE, J*DAVEY, HENRIK SCHWARZ, THE REBIRTH & MORE.

About Rewind! 5: The Rewind! concept is simple - a selection of artists, producers, and bands record new versions of classic, underground, or favorite tunes that inspired them. It's not just a blast from the past; it is also a look at the tracks ...

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Marta Gomez Releases "Entre Cada Palabra" on Chesky Records

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2006

Chesky Records is proud to announce the March 28, 2006 release of Entre Cada Palabra (Between Each Word), the new album from acclaimed Colombian vocalist and songwriter Marta Gomez.

Gomez' successful Chesky debut Cantos de Agua Dulce (Songs of Sweet Water) charted on Billboard's Top 10 Jazz Albums and was described by the magazine's reviewer as “...the essence of Latin cool."

The album also charted at #12 on the CMJ New World Chart and at #10 on the World Music ...

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JAI Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with 'Jazz Vocalists - Hear & Now'

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2006

JAZZ ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATES JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH WITH JAZZ VOCALISTS - HEAR & NOW

Two-disc set features 36 standards and contemporary classics by today's reigning voices available in stores April 24

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, Jazz Alliance International (JAI) is releasing Jazz Vocalists - Hear & Now. This stellar two-disc set to be released on Concord Records contains 36 standards and contemporary classics by today's top vocalists, and will be available in stores on April 24.

After the ...

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