Recording News

'Our New Orleans' Benefit Record on Nonesuch Records

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2005

Our New Orleans, Nonesuch Album of Newly Recorded Songs by New Orleans Musicians, Benefits Hurricane Katrina Victims; Proceeds Will Go to Habitat for Humanity Featured artists include Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeco, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Randy Newman, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Wild Magnolias, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and others Our New Orleans to be released November 22 Nonesuch Records is releasing a benefit album of newly recorded songs featuring artists from the New Orleans music community—across a wide variety of ...

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Secada, Pizzarelli, Caldwell on Mister Rogers Tribute CD

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2005

Memory Lane Syndication, Inc. is proud to announce the release of ‘Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers, ’ a starry musical tribute to the amazing song- writing talents of Mister Fred Rogers. The release, which features an audio CD and “making of” music DVD featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with all of the artists, is slated to be available nationwide on retail store shelves the week of October 25th. Twelve top artists - who together have earned more than ...

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New Africa Suite is now at iTunes

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

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Herbie Hancock's 'Possibilities'

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2005

Herbie Hancock recently released an album that marks a milestone in his career – a collaborative effort with today’s top pop artists called Possibilities. He describes Possibilities this way: “This is real collaboration that we’re doing here. It’s all been decided at the session,” and calls the album, “a record without borders, woven like a tapestry with many colors.” Each track reflects old-school, anything-goes, face-to-face sessions—real time, real music, real emotions, real thrills. Tracklisting: “Stitched Up” featuring John ...

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Vocalist Ron Kaplan Releases 'Saloon' (The Ron Kaplan*Weber Iago Album) on Kapland Records

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2005

Aptly entitled, this session embraces the musical perennials of a long ago era. Remniscent of a distant time and place, these classic selections are sure to awaken the intimacy of a nostalgic moment from the past. alluring, enchanting, and provocative with a backdrop of clanking glassware, ringing registers, soft whispers, and occasional lauhter, we are invited to embrace an abiance common to the milieu... Saloon. Santa Cruz vocalist Ron Kaplan's musical style is reminiscent of the great jazz vocalists of ...

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Max Nagl Ensemble new CD: Quartier Du Faisan

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2005

hatOLOGY 621 : Max Nagl Ensemble · Quartier Du Faisan by Max Nagl, Clemens Salesny, Franz Hautzinger, Lorenz Raab, Martin Ptak, Clemens Wenger, Josef Novotny, Achim Tang, Lukas Knöfler and Luis Ribeiro (2 x saxophones, 2 x trumpets, trombone, piano & electronics, double bass, drums & percussion)

Quartier du Faisan isn't merely a compilation of stylistic curiosities but a clear stance on modern orchestra music, an eccentric version of an alpine big band. Perhaps this isn't jazz at ...

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Theo Joergensmann Fellowship CD on hatOLOGY

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2005

hatOLOGY 616: Theo Joergensmann Fellowship by Charlie Mariano–alto saxophone, Petras Vysniauskas–soprano saxophone, Theo Jörgensmann–clarinet, Karl Berger–vibraphone & piano, Kent Carter–double bass and Klaus Kugel–drums

Recorded in 1998...the three pieces fall comfortably into a long-form, open presentation of thematicimprovisation that feels even older – with its roots, say, in the freeing of forms that occurred during the 60's – while making allusions to and referencing details to be found throughout the history of jazz.This is neither an act of ...

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"My best CD ever!" Ulf Wakenius- Notes From The Heart(ACT)

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

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