Recording News

Lisa Sokolov's "Presence" Five Stars Best of 2004 Down Beat Magazine

Source: All About Jazz
December 21, 2004

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PD3's second CD 'Into the Blue' has wide appeal

Source: All About Jazz
December 21, 2004

PD3, the jazz-fusion trio led by guitarist Pete Downes, have released their second CD Into the Blue. It gets UK retail distribution from January 31st 2005 through New Note distribution & OT Records and is available now via their website Pete Downes.

An independent act, PD3 has found critical acclaim since the release of their debut CD Street Scene in January 2004 and Into the Blue is a real development of their sound. When heard, it is sure to lead ...

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Gershwin's "Summertime" has never been this hot!!

Source: All About Jazz
December 17, 2004

A Fantastic Evening of Song with songs from the 1930's History of Music was performed by Karmyn Tyler, new artist from Texas. Her new CD which boasts of unique arrangements of Gershwin's “Summertime" and Frank Wildhorn/Jack Murphy's “Big Time" can be purchased from http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/karmyn and you can get clips from 5 of the songs on Karmyn's website: http://www.karmyntyler.com. The following are music reviews: Reviving 20's and 30's music, Karmyn's beautiful and powerful voice showcased her newly released CD entitled “Karmyn ...

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City Rhythm Orchestra's "Vibrant Tones" -- Sales Brisk at CD Baby

Source: All About Jazz
December 17, 2004

Limehouse Records has re-stocked CD Baby with more pre-release copies of Vibrant Tones, the new 2-disc (CD & DVD) set featuring the 16-piece City Rhythm Orchestra with special guest Joey De Francesco on the Hammond B3 Organ. It includes a sizzling studio recording on CD and an exciting live performance captured on DVD. The first shipment sold out quickly!

Limehouse Records has also supplied previously released City Rhythm discs, including Goin' to Town and Strikes Again. All CDs are shipped ...

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Jeremy Ellis "Lotus Blooms" available February 22, 2005

Source: All About Jazz
December 16, 2004

Ubiquity Records to release Jeremy Ellis's “Lotus Blooms" on February 22, 2005.

Following the hotly collected 12" “Lotus Blooms / Bombakiss" teaser released earlier this year, live performances around the country, and an appearance on Roy Davis Jr's “Chicago Forever," Jeremy Ellis (aka Ayro) delivers the 17 track long-player Lotus Blooms, an album of insatiable future funk. The Detroit Experiment keyboardist/vocalist balances jazz licks with Detroit bounce, future beats and classic soul on Ubiquity's first full-length artist album of the ...

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Dubtribe Sound System "Baggage" Out February 1, 2005

Source: All About Jazz
December 15, 2004

Dubtribe Sound System's masterful long-player “Baggage" to see a much-awaited domestic release on Imperial DUB! February 1, 2005 following the album's UK release on house music heavyweight, Defected Records.

How is house music relevant today? To most, “house" is a contemptuous expression used by a puerile few to specifically exclude themselves from the now retired “electronica" genre. To music historians, “house" is a type of music created in (or around) Chicago in the middle 1980's, championed by the likes of ...

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Norweigian Vocalist Inger Marie Gundersen Debuts with "Make this moment"

Source: All About Jazz
December 14, 2004

Inger Marie Gundersen is from Arendal in Norway, and Make this moment is her first CD. Produced and released in Norway by “Kultur & spetakkel records", a small independent label. The CD has been well received in Norway, expecially among the radios. It will be released in the Philippines early 2005. Producer Lars Martin Myhre says that never did he get a bigger surprise than when Inger Marie Gundersen made her debut in a recording studio. She was displaying a ...

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Guitarist Andrew Cheshire's "The Four Ages of Bob" - A Peek Inside

Source: All About Jazz
December 14, 2004

This short story was reprinted from the liner notes of Andrew Cheshire's latest release, The Four Ages of Bob.

The CD is currently available at CD Baby.

I got the idea for the title “The Four Ages of Bob" after thinking quite a lot about the times we live in today. Every era presents us with new trends and new challenges, and we are constantly trying to adapt and adjust to those trends as we also try to cope with ...

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