Recording News

Fresh Sound Records Releases "The Unquiet" by Double Bassist Matt Penman

Source: All About Jazz

Matt Penman, 27, started his musical endeavors at the age of 6 when his mother, a classical piano teacher, deemed him mature enough to cope with the inherent difficulties of a parent-child teaching situation. She was of course wrong and spent the next 10 years discovering this. Not a very rewarding period for Mrs Penman but one in which she may well look back on with rosy-tinted nostalgia in light of Matt’s later achievements. It was during this period that ...

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Sam Most & Al Viola sparkle in this new, live! recording

Source: All About Jazz

Two vital but often overlooked virtuosi, in the relaxed atmosphere of a “lounge gig," put on a dazzling display of melodic and rhythmic brilliance in “Pacific Standard Time, the new CD from UFO-BASS records. In a program of nine standards, the pair, backed by bassist Richard Simon, deliver chorus after wonderful chorus of mature yet playful improvisations, relfecting their combined experience of over a century of sophisticated music-making. Long acknowledged as one of the pioneers of jazz flute (along with ...

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Jazz Vocalist Kris Adams Releases New CD, Weaver of Dreams

Source: All About Jazz

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 28, 2002

BOSTON, MA -- On Tuesday, June 18th, Jazzbird Records will release Weaver of Dreams, the sophomore solo effort by jazz vocalist, Kris Adams. The follow-up to her well-received 1999 debut, This Thing Called Love (Jazzbird), Weaver of Dreams documents the versatility of her working group of the last few years with ten original arrangements of jazz standards for quartet, quintet and ...

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Bernard Allison Announces New Album Release

Source: All About Jazz

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Bernard Allison, one of the most acclaimed young blues artists today, will release Storms Of Life, his second album for Tone-Cool Records, on August 13. In making the album, Allison turned to noted producer David Z, known for his work with bluesmen Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang and Chris Duarte, as well as Fine Young Cannibals, Big Head Todd & the Monsters and Jody Watley.

The son of the late blues legend Luther Allison, Bernard has earned a ...

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Palmetto Releases Bassist Scott Colley's Initial Wisdom

Source: All About Jazz

"Scott Colley ranks with the most solid bass backbones in jazz. Along with his mellifluous invention, his skills enhance the glorious bedrock of the art form." -- Stuart Troup, New York Newsday

His forceful lines, graceful touch, assured sense of swing and sensitive support have made Scott Colley the bassist of choice for a variety of jazz greats. Guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Andrew Hill have regularly relied on Colley to supply a firm yet interactive foundation for their respective ...

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Down To The Bone Makes GRP Debut With Crazy Vibes And Things

Source: All About Jazz

UK-based outfit to release new album on May 21st

On Tuesday, May 21st, 2002, the UK-based jazz/groove outfit Down To The Bone will release Crazy Vibes and Things, their debut on GRP Records. Down To The Bone's trademark sounds are in place on Crazy Vibes and Things, which was produced and arranged by Down To The Bone mastermind Stuart Wade.

The album features the same tight community of musicians that have been performed on past Down To The Bone albums ...

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Tom Harrell Live at the Village Vanguard Captures The Excitement Of The Trumpeter/Composer's 2001 Performances At The Fabled Greenwich Village Club

Source: All About Jazz

Harrell’s First Live Recording With His Working Band To Be Released May 7 On RCA/Bluebird

In the wake of being voted Composer of the Year in the 2001 Down Beat Readers Poll, Tom Harrell is now finding the kind of acclaim for his compositional gifts that he has long known as an instrumentalist. His latest recording for RCA/Bluebird, Tom Harrell Live at the Village Vanguard, captures the great moments from his November 2001 engagement at the Greenwich Village club in ...

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Logic? Cd release - jazz/fusion - influences include Wayne Krantz, Allan Holdsworth, and Chick Corea

Source: All About Jazz

Australian based jazz/fusion ensemble Logic? announces the release of its self-titled CD! The album is currently distributed throughout Australia by Vorticity Music who also carry such artists as Allan Holdsworth, Bob Berg, Dave Weckl and Chad Wackerman.

Logic? features Glenn Cannon : guitar, Tim Wilson : saxophones, Darryn Farrugia : drums, and Craig Newman : bass. The group has performed at festivals throughout Australia, and supported international acts such as the Yellowjackets. Members of the ensemble have performed and toured ...

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