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Guitarist Sheryl Bailey Releases "Bull's Eye!" with Gary Versace and Ian Froman

Guitarist Sheryl Bailey Releases "Bull's Eye!" with Gary Versace and Ian Froman

Source: All About Jazz

Bull's Eye! - the newest release from guitarist, Sheryl Bailey. The much-anticipated follow up to her trio's smash debut, The Power of 3!.

Nine new compositions that allow the band to create their unique sound, and develop their special rapport and interaction. This is not your typical groove-based guitar/organ trio; this is a modern jazz power trio dedicated to expanding the post-bop language, from the lineage of the Grant Green/Larry Young/Elvin Jones sound.

Here she opens up with, “Old and ...

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CD Release Commemorates First Blues Song, Swindle

CD Release Commemorates First Blues Song, Swindle

Source: All About Jazz



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Cuban Fishes Make Good Dishes

Cuban Fishes Make Good Dishes

Source: All About Jazz

November 2004 will see the release of “Cuban Fishes Make Good Dishes" by Random Chance Records. The album is a collaboration between Amsterdam-based jazz flautist Mark Lotz and the Afro-Cuban singing group Shango's Dance. Recorded in Havana and Amsterdam, the CD could be succinctly called “Santeria meets Eurojazz." Multi-layered percussion, vocals and a jazz quartet combine to produce music that is both traditional and inventive. Especially of note are the tracks “Hueso's Groove." featuring Cuban great Hueso Linares and the ...

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As One's "Out of the Darkness" CD/DLP to be released 10/26

As One's "Out of the Darkness" CD/DLP to be released 10/26

Source: All About Jazz



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Ian Hendrickson-Smith Releases "Still Smokin'" on Sharp Nine Records

Ian Hendrickson-Smith Releases "Still Smokin'" on Sharp Nine Records

Source: All About Jazz

Street Date September 21, 2004

Alto saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith follows up his debut CD (Up in SMOKE! SHP 1025) with another live recording from NYC's SMOKE Jazz Club entitled Still Smokin'.

Hendrickson-Smith is rejoined by first-call pianist David Hazeltine and drummer Joe Strasser and has added New York heavyweights Peter Washington, Ryan Kisor and Peter Bernstein to the mix. Hendrickson-Smith's big, open, bluesy sound is reminiscent of alto masters Cannonball Adderley and Jackie McLean. The band's conception, in ...

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