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Donald Fagen's New Album: Morph the Cat

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2006

Donald Fagen's upcoming album Morph The Cat is just your average soulful and sexy masterpiece about love, death and homeland defense.

“There's nothing sexier than the Apocalypse," Fagen explains helpfully. “I suppose you could call this album Apocalypse Wow. The darkly beautiful third solo effort from Fagen--the longtime co-leader of Steely Dan--follows 1981's classic The Nightfly and 1993's acclaimed Kamakiriad, and represents the latest installment in what now appears to be a powerful and at times deeply personal trilogy. “The ...

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Heartworn Highways features Texas Singer/Songwriters in Early Setting

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2006

TWENTY PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS FROM THE BIRTH OF AMERICANA REMASTERED FOR NEW SOUNDTRACK: HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS

Released To Coincide With the Film's 30th Anniversary, Companion Album to Legendary Documentary Features Very First Recordings by Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell and John Hiatt, plus Front-Porch-Intimate Performances by David Allan Coe, Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark

IN STORES VIA HACKTONE/SHOUT! FACTORY ON MARCH 14th

LOS ANGELES -- HackTone Records and Shout! Factory announce the CD release of Heartworn Highways, the whiskey-warm companion album ...

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Grammy Nomination for Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion CD

Source: All About Jazz
January 5, 2006

GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR SAMMY FIGUEROA & HIS LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION'S DEBUT CD, “AND SAMMY WALKED IN" ON SAVANT RECORDS

Legendary percussionist Sammy Figueroa and his band The Latin Jazz Explosion have been nominated for a GRAMMY Award for his debut Savant Records release, “...AND SAMMY WALKED IN", in the Best Latin Jazz Album category. The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on CBS.

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Eliott James Releases CD Cinematic Life

Source: All About Jazz
January 3, 2006

Los Angeles, CA--Eliott James is set to release his new album Cinematic Life on January 10, 2006. Cinematic Life features the cello, harp, piano, upright bass, guitar, and some sounds of nature such as falling rain and chirping birds. Atmospheric tracks like “Deep Forest Rain" and “Midnight Desert Run" paint the necessary visuals for you. He creates his own personal cinema for the body, mind, and spirit without uttering a word. It is very effective way to express art, nature, ...

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New Rob Bargad Organ Trio, Piano Trio CDs

Source: All About Jazz
January 1, 2006

Europe-based pianist/organist Rob Bargad has two new CDs out on Central Station Music, a new label based in Austria (near Innsbruck). One features Rob on Hammond organ with colleagues Klemens Marktl-drums and Michael Erian-tenor sax. The band is “JOHNSON 3" and the CD is What About Love?. And the latest release from the Rob Bargad Piano Trio (Klemens Marktl-drums and Matthias Pichler-bass) is called Mom's Good Wishes.

These CD's can be ordered from the online shop at: http://www.central-station-music.com

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Mosaic Records-JazzTimes Promotion, New Selects and Price Change, New TB Box Sets

Source: All About Jazz
December 30, 2005

NEW SUBSCRIBERS - Get a one-year subscription to JazzTimes for Only $5. Order $50 or more from Mosaic Records and get a whole year of JazzTimes for just $5.00!. This offer is open ONLY to New Subscribers of JazzTimes and expires January 31st. International subscriptions are $20; Canadian subscriptions are $10. That's a full year (10 issues) of JazzTimes. After you purchase $50 or more, go to JazzTimes Promotion Button on the left and click the Buy button. Your subscription ...

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Tom Tallitsch - Duality (Tenor Saxophone - debut CD release)

Source: All About Jazz
December 29, 2005

Tom Tallitsch - Duality

Tenor saxophonist Tom Tallitsch is one Philadelphia's musical gems. He has lived in the Philly-area for nearly ten years. In that time he has established himself as a major player on the Philadelphia jazz scene, working in such top clubs as Ortlieb's and Chris's Jazz Caf and Zanzibar Blue, and has become a prominent jazz educator.

“Duality is more than a milestone - it's a moment in time," says Tallitsch. He has described this album as ...

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The Jazz Discography - Announcing CD-ROM Version 6.0

Source: All About Jazz
December 28, 2005

Order The Jazz Discography CD-ROM Version 6.0 by December 31st and take advantage of our 10% discount.

We are pleased to announce that The Jazz Discography CD-ROM Version 6.0 has now published (see http://www.lordisco.com/ for full details).

It is the most comprehensive general jazz discography ever published. Find all you want to know about virtually any jazz recording ever released: more recording sessions, more leaders and groups

Including enhanced search functions, CD-ROM 6.0 has almost 10,000 new recording sessions and ...

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