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Early Praise for Jeff Ray's The Walkup

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2003

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Savoy Records To Issue Vintage Blues Anthologies

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2003

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Drummer Leobadis Gonzalez presents "La Siega"

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2003

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George Kahns' "Midnight Brew" is Spinning

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2003

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Guitarist John Basile Releases "It Was A Very Good Year" on Underhill Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2003

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Guitarist Will Sellenraad Rekindles '60s Jazz-Funk with "Star Hustler"

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2003

Following up on his debut recording, Will Sellenraad & Root Down bring it back home with a funky, modern take on the great organ trios of the 1960s, a la Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Lonnie Smith, and others.

Incorporating elements of soul jazz through to the Meters, Soulive and beyond, Star Hustler (see review) is music for your heart and head to keep your ass shakin' all night long. Recorded live to half-inch analog tape and digitally mastered.

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Bluebird Presents: "Take This Hammer" & "Poor Man's Heaven", Vol. 5 & 6 of RCA Victor's Esteemed Reissue Series

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2003

The acclaimed reissue series continues with two outstanding new releases:

Vol 5: Take This Hammer: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Leadbelly Vol. 6: Poor Man's Heaven: Blues & Tales of the Great Depression

CDs In Stores on May 6

In August 2002, Bluebird inaugurated When The Sun Goes Down one of the most important reissue series of the compact disc era. In its first four volumes, When The Sun Goes Down presented roots-music treasures from the archives of the ...

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Mike Kaplan Nonet Releases "How's That?" on Semi-Sweet Records

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2003

How's That?, the debut CD recording of the Mike Kaplan Nonet, bridges the gap between modern big-band and small-group jazz and will delight fans of both. Long a favorite of audiences in the New York City metro area, the band spotlights the highly inventive and exciting compositions and arrangements of Kaplan, performed with fire, precision, spunk and sensitivity by an ensemble of top NYC area improvisers. The Nonet features 6 horns out front and a flexible, intuitive rhythm section. The ...

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