Recording News

Alaadeen "New Africa Suite" CD Release Party

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE QUOTES: “Ahmad Alaadeen has the sound of peace in his horns. This reflects his philosophy about life; he is a man of peace. While listening to ‘Grace’, from his ‘New Africa Suite’, I was both intrigued and soothed at the same time. His solos flow seamlessly out of the melodies of each composition with a thematic development that will have you wondering where the solo ...

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Dancing Dogs Kick Up A Restless Racket On 'Patience'

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2005

Don’t try to pigeonhole Dancing Dogs. It won’t work. Their instrumental mélange is an extraordinary feat of genre mashing that combines everything from fusion and be-bop to funk, R&B, Afro-cuban, and Latin jazz idioms. Think King Sunny Ade meets the Crusaders meets Chucho Valdes and you’d at least be on the right track. Throw in a little Neville Brothers and a battery of rock guitar licks and you’d be closer still. But the fact remains, there’s so much color in ...

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Blue Toucan Music To Release Hendrik Meurkens' New CD, 'Amazon River'

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2005

Blue Toucan Music is proud to announce the release of acclaimed harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens' new album of Brazilian classics new and old with Amazon River (release date: August 23). Featuring special guest/legends Dori Caymmi, Paquito D'Rivera and Oscar Castro-Neves, Amazon River also includes an extended, rotating ensemble that explores classics by Jobim, Caymmi and Toninho Horta as well as four engaging originals by Meurkens.

Critics and fans alike have celebrated the “new jazz harmonica voice" of Hendrik Meurkens, a ...

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Sushi Money - the debut album by artist/singer/songwriter, Jhing

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2005

The Chitlin' Circuit Entertainment Group of West Hills, California, wants you to have some SUSHI MONEY. Actually, Sushi Money by artist JHING is a modest budget “Cool Jazz" record that's making noise around the world. Jhing, a singer/songwriter with model good looks has people talking. This buzz is mostly driven by her magazine style website called JHING.COM which is complete with articles and an ever changing cover that features photos of Jhing in different outfits and locations. Totally involved in ...

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Tubby Hayes Quartet-Commonwealth Blues CD available now

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2005

The Tubby Hayes Quartet “Commonwealth Blues" (Art of Life AL1016-2 CD) Tubby Hayes: Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Vibes Gordon Beck: Piano Johnny Butts: Drums Jeff Clyne: Acoustic Bass The complete unedited and previously unreleased 1965 BBC transcription recordings. Recorded in the summer of 1965 at Kensington Studios in London, England by the BBC ...

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A Tribute to Mahavishnu Orchestra available on AbstractLogix.com

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2005

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Tootsie Tunes CD released

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2005

A new CD entitled “Tootsie Tunes" has been released by Richard Freitas. Tootsie Tunes is a collection of 14 original, new, stride jazz piano tunes with a touch of rag. Influenced by the genius of such artists as Fats Waller, James P. Johnson and Willie “The Lion” Smith, pianist/composer Richard Freitas has put his own twist on this swinging, happy, and totally irresistible music of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Tootsie Tunes is availabe at Cdbaby.com John Gilbert of Ejazznews.com writes: ...

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Buy Sean Wayland CDs here

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2005

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