Recording News

Multi-Instrumentalist Suzanne Stewart Releases "Jazzscapes"

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2002

Suzanne Stewart has just released her CD “Jazzscapes". Songs presented on this recording are “Night and Day", “Hairdo" (original tune co-written with former Allman Brothers bassist David “Rook" Goldflies), “Lush Life", “Small Day Tomorrow", “I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues", “Yardbird Suite", “Moondance", “Familiar Blues", “Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most", “Shaker Song", and “Sun Goddess". There is a very rare guest appearance from world class clarinetist, Buddy DeFranco included on this recording performing on mutual friend ...

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Eugene Grey Captures the Spirit of Wes Montgomery

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2002

Greyphone Records along with The Orchard is releasing a new CD Timeless by their artist Eugene Grey, Jamaica's premier guitarist, retail and internet wide on July 30, 2002. This album features mostly jazzy instrumental interpretation of popular R&B and reggae hits with a tropical feel. Grey's biggest influence is another guitar great out of Jamaica, Ernest Ranglin, a mentor as well as a good friend.

The sites the CD will be available for purchase are amazon.com, cdnow.com, guitar9.com and theorchard.com ...

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Pianist/Composer Kerry Politzer Releases Distinctive New CD "Watercolor"

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2002

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Bobby Few Releases "Few And Far Between: Live At Tonic" on Boxholder Records

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2002

On a June afternoon a few days after his triumphant solo piano performance at the fifth annual Vision Festival in New York City (just released by Boxholder Records as Continental Jazz Express), Bobby Few met with saxophonist Avram Fefer and bassist Wilber Morris to perform and record this trio performance at Tonic. In his four-star review of Few and Far Between in the June issue of Down Beat, James Hale writes:

“Bolstered by the sturdy bass of Wilber Morris, saxophonist ...

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Khaeon World Music Releases Trio Mundo's "Carnaval"

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2002

"Manolo Badrena is simply a great musician with a rare creative gift" - Joe Zawinul

TRIO MUNDO is an exciting new collaboration between percussionist Manolo Badrena, guitarist Dave Stryker and bassist Andy McKee. The music is an organic mixture of these musicians' diverse influences, combining Jazz with Latin and World Music.

Puerto Rican born percussionist Manolo Badrena is best known for his work with Weather Report, recording their platinum-selling album Heavy Weather, which included the mega-hit “Birdland". Manolo's unique sounds ...

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Valve Trombonist Mike Fahn Releases "Close Your Eyes...and Listen" on Sparky1 Productions

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2002

The legendary jazz journalist Leonard Feather once wrote that Mike Fahn “is without question one of the few contemporary masters of the valve trombone." He further praised Mike for his “bronzed, burnished sound, technique and ideas to spare, with each note in the right place at the right instant."

And indeed, heavyweights like Shorty Rogers, Maynard Ferguson and Andrew Hill have all called upon his prodigious talents. But virtuosity aside, Fahn's new CD, Close Your Eyes...and Listen for Sparky1 Productions ...

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Morris Code's Brand New Release "Code A La Mode"

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2002

MORRIS CODE “Code a la Mode"

Peggy Morris saxes/flute/vocals Bob Morris basses/keyboards Chris Ceja drums Aaron Lindsey keyboards Mathias Claus keyboards on Sneek'n Richard Parks guitars Don Safranek percussion goosebumps 6:04 mr. tofoolio 4:22 fughedaboudit 5:27 world song 7:59 sweet dreams 6:15 inside out 7:48 sneek'n 6:28 full circle 5:23 ...

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Karrin Allyson Releases "In Blue" An Extraordinary Musical Exploration Of The Blues On Her New Concord Records CD In Stores August 13th

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2002

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