Recording News

Will Holshouser Trio CD Release

Source: All About Jazz

Accordionist Will Holshouser's new CD “Reed Song" features trumpeter Ron Horton and bassist David Phillips, with guest Kevin Norton on percussion. It's on the Clean Feed label and is distributed in the US by North Country. Available online at www.cadencebuilding.com. CD release show will be Monday Sept 9th at the Knitting Factory in New York (8 pm & 9:30 pm, $8 cover, 74 Leonard St, for info call 212-219-3055.)

“Successfully showcased the range and beauty of the accordion . . ...

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Cannonball Adderley Reissued on Joel Dorn's New Imprint HYENA

Source: All About Jazz

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Cannonball Adderley, Les McCann and Eddie Harris are names synonymous with jazz for the people, having more in common with old school soul, juice-joints and feeling good then the academia, concert halls and political correctness that’s often associated with the state of traditional jazz in the present day. The four artists are icons of the music, able to match exquisite chops with the ability to entertain; relying as much on the visceral as the intellectual. On September ...

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Columbia/Legacy Set To Release The Monumental 20-CD Boxed Set The Complete Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991, A Documentation Of Every Live Performance Davis Made At The Montreux Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz

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Red Giant Records Releases Black Water by Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa

Source: All About Jazz

“Described as “a talent to keep a steady eye on" by New Yorker magazine, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa has been capturing" the attention of press and artists alike since his arrival in New York City five years ago. While steadily forging a path with his own groups, and landing auspicious sideman work with the likes of David Murray, Steve Coleman, Jack DeJohnette,and Greg Osby, Rudresh has been honing his composing skills and developing his own vocabulary through the fusing of ...

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Soul Note Releases Greg Burk Trio Debut September 17th

Source: All About Jazz

CONTACT: Scott Menhinick, Media Relations for Mr. Burk Improvised Communications (781) 893-9424 [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 21, 2002

SOUL NOTE RELEASES GREG BURK TRIO DEBUT SEPTEMBER 17TH BOSTON, MA -- On Tuesday, September 17th, the internationally renowned Soul Note label will release Boston-based pianist, composer and Berklee College of Music educator Greg Burk's first trio recording, Checking In, featuring New York bassist Jon Robinson and percussion legend ...

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Duke Ellington 1969: All-Star White House Tribute

Source: All About Jazz

On April 29, 1969, Duke Ellington was honored at the White House on his 70th birthday and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Richard Nixon. The music that was played in concert that evening by an all-star ensemble is now being released on record for the first time!

The musicians: Louie Bellson, Bill Berry, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Urbie Green, Jim Hall, Earl Hines, Milt Hinton, J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones, Mary Mayo, Gerry Mulligan, Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, and ...

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Sony Legacy Reissues Charlie Christian, Herbie Hancock and Weather Report

Source: All About Jazz

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN - “The Genius Of The Electric Guitar" (Columbia Legacy Jazz) - IN STORES SEPT. 24.

4-CD boxed set from the legendary '30s guitarist. Features 27 tracks previously unissued in the U.S.! Charlie Christian was to the guitar what Robert Johnson was to the blues. Both were figures shrouded in myth, urban legend and brilliance ... geniuses who were with us only briefly and left eternal legacies. Charlie Christian singlehandedly created the language of the electric guitar which flowed ...

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Jean-Luc Ponty's 'Live at Semper Opera' set for July 23; U.S. tour to follow

Source: All About Jazz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JEAN-LUC PONTY TO RELEASE 'LIVE AT SEMPER OPERA' ON JULY 23, 2002; LEGENDARY JAZZ VIOLINIST TO EMBARK ON U.S. TOUR

Jean-Luc Ponty, the pioneering jazz violinist, will release a new in-concert CD, 'Live at Semper Opera,' on July 23, 2002, on his own JLP Productions Inc. label, distributed through Navarre Corp. 'Live at Semper Opera' is the third live album he's released as a solo artist in a trailblazing career that's spanned nearly 40 years. Ponty will ...

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