Recording News

Nonesuch Releases Brad Mehldau Live in Tokyo, September 14

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2004

Label debut highlights pianist's wide-ranging musical influences

Brad Mehldau recently was described by The Washington Post as “one of his generation's most gifted and thoughtful pianists." On his Nonesuch debut, Brad Mehldau Live in Tokyo, he interprets material from artists as varied as George and Ira Gershwin, Thelonius Monk, Nick Drake, and Radiohead. The record, which was recorded during a recent solo performance in Japan, will be released on September 14, 2004.

Mehldau first came to the attention of jazz ...

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World Jazz Band Siora Releases "Vis-a-Vis" on Miowan Records

Source: All About Jazz
August 27, 2004

Where can songs as distant in origin as an aria from “Carmen," an Israeli folk song, a Rumi poem in Farsi, a French Christmas carol, an Italian love song, and a Brazilian samba exist together in a borderless musical world? Using the universal language of jazz, Philadelphia's SIORA transcends boundaries, drawing us back to intimate human connection, while catapulting us “Face to Face" (Vis-a-Vis) into cultural counterpoints.

The SIORA sound is contemporary world jazz featuring the rich contralto of Phyllis ...

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New Releases from Six Degrees Records

Source: All About Jazz
August 26, 2004

9.14.04 dZihan & Kamien Orchestra Live in Vienna For this stunning live album, dZihan & Kamien put together a 22-piece “dreamteam" of master musicans from around the world. Live in Vienna features electrifying new interpretations of the downtempo duo's signature blend of cool jazz, dancefloor beats and Eastern strings.

9.28.04 Bossacucanova Uma Batida Diferente On Uma Batida Diferent (A Different Beat), Bossacucanova continue to mix the clasic sound of samba and bossa nova with contemporary electronic ...

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Sony / Legacy Upcoming Release Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
August 25, 2004

September 21 HERBIE HANCOCK (Columbia Legacy Jazz) Expanded editions of two significant Hancock albums from the late '70s. Never released in the U.S., The Piano is a rare solo piano recording, and the 2-CD collection VSOP: Live Under The Sky captures the amazing 1979 reunion of the superstar VSOP acoustic quintet that featured 4/5 of the Davis quintet: Hancock, Shorter, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams: with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. The two live-in-concert sets were ...

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50 DualDiscs from Silverline Records on November 2

Source: All About Jazz
August 25, 2004

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Favored Nations Acoustic Delivers Adrian Legg

Source: All About Jazz
August 24, 2004

New York, NY - Finger-style guitarist Adrian Legg has spent most of the past two years bringing his mesmerizing fretwork to audiences all over the world. Now he has returned and Favored Nations Acoustic is pleased to release Inheritance by Adrian Legg on September 21, 2004.

On Inheritance, his second release for Favored Nations and ninth overall, Legg blends his extraordinary virtuosity with a lush sonic arena of musical textures. A colorful mix of gentle contemplative ballads, percussive jams, rock-edged ...

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Mosaic Records: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman

Source: All About Jazz
August 24, 2004

Mosaic Records announces the release of The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)

Woody Herman's career as clarinetist, saxophonist, vocalist, sideman and bandleader was destined for greatness as soon as he hit the road back in 1932 with Tom Gerun's Californians. His magnetic stage presence, ability to sing novelty and ballad numbers as well as his agility on all saxophones was admired by other bandleaders whom he joined like Gus Arnheim and more importantly, ...

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UK Jazz Label Dune Records Enters Us Market With Sept 7th

Source: All About Jazz
August 24, 2004

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