Recording News

Rocco Ventrella CD: Tribute to Grover Washington, Jr.

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2005

Featured Artist: Rocco Ventrella CD Title: Tribute to Grover Washington, Jr. Year: 2005 Record Label: Roven Productions Style: Contemporary Jazz Musicians: Rocco Ventrella (alto saxophone), Vito Di Modugno, (bass), Alex Milella (guitar), Gino Palmisano (keyboard, piano programming), Saverio Petruzzellis (drums) Review: Few jazz musicians have epitomized the sound of contemporary jazz as did the late Grover Washington, Jr. Considered by many to be the savior of modern-day jazz because of his ability to cross the lines between R&B, popular and ...

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Tommy Peltier's Musical Life

Source: All About Jazz
July 21, 2005

Tommy Peltier's Musical Life Born in New Orleans many years ago, Tommy started playing trumpet at the age of 10. At the age of 13, he moved to Hollywood, Ca. with his mother. After one year of college, was drafted into the U.S. Navy. He spent two years playing in the Navy Band where he honed his arranging and playing skills. After the Service he hooked up with Bill Plummer, Charles and Joann Brackeen and Don Joham. Howard Rumsey, manager ...

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Stomu Yamasta/Steve Winwood/Al DiMeola/Michael Shrieve- Go and Go Live Sessions

Source: All About Jazz
July 21, 2005

2005 Release, available only as an import Stomu Yamashta who was an exceptional percussionist and keyboardist from Berklee had an great inclination for fusion, jazz rock in mid-seventies, put this over the top group of exceptional and equally adventurous musicians featuring Steve Winwood (ex- Traffic, Blind Faith, Spencer Davis Group) and Michael Shrieve (Santana, Jonas Hellborg/Shawn Lane); guitarist Al DiMeola, bassist Rosko Gee (ex-Can, Traffic) and Klaus Schulze on the synthesizers. ! This has been a classic record and thankfully ...

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Next Stop: NYC subway musician compilation drops this week

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2005

FOLLOW THE TRACKS TO SONGS FROM THE UNDERGROUND: NYC SUBWAY A Compilation Featuring the Best NYC Subway Performers (New York, NY- July 7th, 2005) Headset Productions, a New York based artist development company, is set to release Songs from the Underground: NYC Subway late this summer. The album, which will be distributed nationally through traditional and alternative outlets, is a compilation disc of musicians and artists who share their talents with commuters and hone their craft in the subways of ...

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Inside Passages with Ingrid Jensen, on Artist Share

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2005

July 20, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Inside Passages with Ingrid Jensen, on ArtistShare Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen has been highly visible on the jazz scene for over 12 years, making award winning recordings, performing globally at festivals and clubs, and establishing herself as a first rate educator at high-schools, universities and jazz camps. She currently has four CDs out as a leader and can be heard on countless others, including Grammy award winning Maria Schneider's, Concert in the ...

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New Michael Musillami Trio CD Coming September 6th

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2005

LONGMEADOW, MA -- On September 6th, guitarist/composer Michael Musillami will release Dachau (Playscape Recordings PSR#020505), the second recording by his working trio with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller. The band will celebrate the release of their newest disc, which also features guest appearances by pianist Peter Madsen, saxophonist Tom Christensen and trumpeter Dave Ballou, with a Northeast tour in November and a European tour in January 2006. Dachau takes its name from the Musillami-penned title track, inspired by ...

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HVW8 'Music Is My Art' CD / DLP Available 9/13

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

WORLD RENOWNED MONTREAL / LOS ANGELES-BASED PAINTERS HVW8 TO RELEASE MUSIC IS MY ART ON UBIQUITY SEPTEMBER 13, 2005

Following up on Ubiquity’s much hyped Music Is My Art 12” from late Spring 2005 is the full-length compilation of the same name and eclectic musical vibe compiled by the Montreal / Los Angeles-based HVW8 Art Installation crew. Music Is My Art is an album of next level electronic, soul and hip hop from around the world including Plantlife, Rich Medina, ...

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Tubby Hayes Quartet-"Commonwealth Blues" CD - 1965 BBC Transcription Disc Recordings

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2005

Tubby Hayes Quartet-"Commonwealth Blues" Art of Life Records AL1016-2 CD Featuring Gordon Beck, Johnny Butts and Jeff Clyne. The complete unedited and previously unreleased 1965 BBC transcription recordings. Now available for ordering via our web site's secure server!! Recorded in the summer of 1965 at Kensington Studios in London, England by the BBC and subsequently sent to Spanish radio stations as Radio Transcription discs to be broadcast only on Spanish radio in the late 1960's. These previously unreleased studio recordings ...

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