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Count Basie and Kay Starr
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Count Basie fans tend to focus on his hard-driving “Super Chief" bands of the 1940s and his stylistic “New Testament" bands of the 1950s. And rightly so. But often overlooked is Basie's output during the 1960s, when he recorded more than 30 albums, many of them slam-bang swingers. Coming off his Roulette Records contract in the summer of 1962, Basie began to record for Reprise, starting with his first album with Frank Sinatra in October '62. Then he alternated between ...
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The Sax Section: Oh Gee!
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
From time to time, I post on albums that showcase saxophone sections. What can I say, I'm a sucker for reeds. The last time I posted on such an album was in June, when I wrote about Jay Cameron's International Sax Band from 1955 and provided a long list of my favorite sax section albums (go here). Here's the list thus far... Woody Herman's Four Brothers band (1947), Gene Roland's Boppers (1949), The Brothers!—Al Cohn, Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca ...
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On The Eve Of His 50th Year As A Composer/Entertainer, Indian Icon Bappi Lahiri Delivers Divine Power
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1888 Media
Los Angeles/Mumbai: With nearly 50 years of songwriting, composition, and performances under his belt, global icon Bappi Lahiri is set to release Divine Power, the most personal, soul-stirring album of his distinguished career. Honoring the deity Krishna with a compelling presentation of Shanti, Om, chanting and vocalizations, Divine Power is a transformational journey nonpareil and one that is setting itself up for consideration for New Age ‘Album of the Year.’ As a essential spiritual guide, Divine Power is a timeless ...
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Cedar Walton: V.I.P. Trio
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
It's fair to say that in the 1980s, Japan cared more about high-quality jazz recordings and live performances than the American market. Anyone who frequented record stores in the States then and into the 1990s surely recalls coming across impeccable Japanese reissues of American jazz albums on vinyl and CD. Back then, Japan was riding high, economically, and Japanese companies and individuals who loved jazz had the money to record high- end albums exclusively for the Japanese market. In 1988, ...
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Keyboardist / Arranger / Composer Pete Levin Releases New CD: "Möbius" (Lenny White Label) on September 25
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
CD release performance set for November 8 at The Cutting Room in NYC Featuring Lenny White, Tony Levin, Alex Foster and more! With A Nod To Gil Evans. Keyboardist-arranger-composer Pete Levin's ninth solo release, Möbius, was recorded live in the studio in two days, capturing the “no boundaries" spirit of Gil Evans. The music explores textural grooves ranging from straight-ahead bop to funk, world-beat, and the experimental. The disc features 10 tracks including eight originals, “I Mean You" by Thelonious ...
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Introducing Guitarist/Composer Pawel Ignatowicz - CD "Here And Now" - Release Date: Dec. 1st
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
A Fresh and Eclectic New Sound Mixed By Multi-Grammy Winning Dave Darlington! Darlington contributed to work by Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Brian Lynch and Eddie Palmieri. Here and Now (Mother of Invention Records) expresses Pawel's influence from acoustic, electric, drum and bass, Latin, Indian and minimal music. This exciting new CD features Pawel Ignatowicz on both electric guitar and acoustic guitar, guitar synth and electric sitar. The band includes Ferenc Nemeth on drums, Julian Shore on acoustic piano and keyboards, ...
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Audio Fidelity To Release Esquivel's "Other Worlds Others Sounds" On 180g Vinyl LP
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity is releasing Esquivel's Other Worlds, Others Sounds album on 180g Vinyl LP. Esquivel was a Mexican band leader, pianist, and composer for television and films and widely considered the king of a style of late 1950s-early 1960s quirky instrumental pop known today as lounge music. RCA contracted with Esquivel in late 1957 and brought him to record in Hollywood in early 1958. He was given five hours of studio time to record the album Other Worlds, ...
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Singer Songwriter Phillip Brandon Debuts With A Genre-Defying Musical Gift For The Planet: "The Story Begins"
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Inque Public Relations
Proud Morehouse Graduate Steps Out Making a Profound Musical Difference Springing forth following eight years of tours as “Narrator” with platinum selling rock band Trans Siberian Orchestra to a feature role in the life story of Gospel legend BeBe Winans, “Born For This: The Musical,” singer-songwriter Phillip Brandon is making good on the promise of his purposed and abundant gifts to share songs of love and optimism all his own via his powerful debut album, The Story Begins—a warm wraparound ...
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