Recording News

'Africa Straight Ahead' Spotlights the Best of the South African Jazz Scene

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2004

Scheduled to coincide with the historic ten year anniversary of the end of apartheid, AFRICA STRAIGHT AHEAD spotlights some of South Africa's leading jazz musicians playing their own compositions.

Set for release on February 24, AFRICA STRAIGHT AHEAD combines the sounds of hard bop, swing and soul with the essence of Africa. This latest recording in the Heads Up Africa series includes Darius Brubeck & Afro Cool Concept, Hotep Idris Galeta, Paul Hanmer, Moses Khumalo, McCoy Mrubata, Bheki Mseleku, Andy ...

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Keri Noble's Debut Album 'Fearless' on March 9th

Source: All About Jazz
January 9, 2004

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New Omar Sosa CD Release 'Pictures Of Soul' Duo Recording with Percussionist Adam Rudolph

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2004

Pictures of Soul is an improvised music collaboration between Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and Los Angeles-based percussionist Adam Rudolph. These two creative musicians have enjoyed each other's work at a distance for several years. Both share an appreciation of ritual trance music - music that leads us into altered states of consciousness. In April of 2002, when Sosa and his Septet arrived in Los Angeles for a run at the Jazz Bakery, it was possible for these kindred spirits to ...

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Skip Heller Signs With Hyena / New CD 'Fakebook' In Stores Feb. 24th

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2004

The Los Angeles-based, Philly born and raised guitarist, Skip Heller, has been making records that have sent waves through the jazz underground for years. From 1998's Couch, Los Angeles to last year's Homegoing, he's developed an approach that knows no boundaries--equally inspired by Gene Ammons as The Blasters, NRBQ as T-Bone Walker, The Dead Kennedys as Bill Evans. Skip Heller is the quintessential 21st century jazz artist, drawing from disparate influences and shaping them into a fresh and vital statement ...

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New Releases From Playscape Recordings

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2004

Armen Donelian Quartet Language (PSR#050292) Armen Donielian, piano/composer; Thomas Chapin, alto saxophone; Calvin Hill, bass; Jeff Williams, drums

Dedicated to the late Thomas Chapin, Quartet Language presents Donelian's two-night stand at New York's Visiones in May 1992 as it happened, with only minor editing for sequencing and track length. Available now for the first time, this recording is one of the only live documents of both Chapin's sideman work during his prime and the pianist/composer the All Music ...

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January 2004 Update from Concord Records

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2004

Happy New Year to you all. 2003 was a busy year for Concord, and we didn't slow down over the holiday season. Jazz vocalist and critics darling Karrin Allyson went back into the studio late in December. Ray Charles completed duets with a few more folks for his upcoming duets CD. And the talented Peter Cincotti is writing new songs for his soon-to-be-recorded CD, due out in the summer.

In the meantime, our release schedule for the months ahead is ...

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It's Miller Time: Drummer Jim Miller Releases "If It's Not One Thing..." on Dreambox Media

Source: All About Jazz
December 19, 2003

After being a sideman on more than two dozen jazz recordings, drummer Jim Miller finally releases a project as a leader, If it's not one thing... (DMJ-1029). “With his characteristic flexibility, one that makes it sometime seem as if he's physically steering the band around the turns of whatever tune is rolling past" (-Cadence), Miller presents a unique cymbal solo ("Sex Cymbals"), nine original compositions and a radical arrangement of “Cool" from West Side Story.

“Simms' City" is dedicated to ...

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482 Music Announces Two New Releases Coming February 17th

Source: All About Jazz
December 18, 2003

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