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Mike Neer: Steelonious
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I'm not a big fan of Thelonious Monk tribute albums. Heck, I'm not even keen on other musicians including his songs on their albums. No matter how accomplished the artist, Monk's music always feels like those paint-by-the-numbers coloring books from when I was a kid. Only Monk can bring the essential soul and turmoil to his music. It's a highly personal sound that requires his hand, his breathing and his mood. Everything else feels like a fake. In 2012, I ...
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Erroll Garner: Ready Take One
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
When Erroll Garner died in 1977, Martha Glaser, his long-time manager and the executor of his estate, refused to allow the pianist's unreleased Columbia material to be issued by the label. The long-running dispute dated back to 1960, when Glaser decided her client wasn't earning an appropriate sum based on the sales of his albums. She sued the label and was tireless in her defense and support of Garner's business interests. When Glaser died in 2014, the executors of her ...
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Mahalia Jackson: A Little Higher
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In the 1950s, R&B and rock 'n' roll was aimed squarely at the bottom half of the body while gospel took care of the rest. Blues shouting came out of gospel in the 1940s. So did the passion and conviction of jazz solos and jazz vocals. In the world of gospel singing in the 1940s and '50s, the Queen of Pews was Mahalia Jackson. Born in New Orleans in 1911, Jackson single-highhandedly turned church singing into a high art, lifting ...
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The Wee Trio Announces The Release Of Wee + 3, Plus Upcoming Tour Dates!
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
THE WEE TRIO Announces The Release of Wee + 3: James Westfall (vibes), Dan Loomis (bass), and Jared Schonig (drums), Joined by Very Special Guests: Nicholas Payton, Nir Felder, and Fabian Almazán Available September 30, 2016 on Bionic Records. iTunes Pre-Order! Wee + 3 Tour Dates: Oct 22: Sunnyvale Performing Arts Center, Sunnyvale, CA Oct 23: The Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA Oct 24: Academy of Music and Performing Arts at Hamilton High, Los Angeles, CA ...
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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Proudly Releases "Spirit Forward" From Bassist/Composer Michael Blanco - Available October 7
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
NYC CD Release Celebration: October 9 at The Cornelia Street Cafe, sets at 8:30 & 10 PM Michael Blanco Quartet: John Ellis: tenor saxophone; Lage Lund: guitar; Clarence Penn: Drums; Michael Blanco: bass/compositions. “Michael Blanco is a resourceful young bassist with two albums to his name, and a reputation confirmed by the caliber of his partners."—Nate Chinen, The New York Times The story of bassist/composer Michael Blanco's third album as a leader, Spirit Forward, available on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records ...
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Roland Kirk - Cuckoo Serenade
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
On Sept. 16 and 17, 1964. Roland Kirk recorded tracks for an important album for Mercury called I Talk With the Spirits. It's important because of its instrumental eclecticism, its spiritual qualities and its original compositions by Kirk and playing by the group. The music holds up gloriously. It's independent-minded, it's melodic and it's soulful. On these particular days, two songs were recorded—the album's title track and Serenade to a Cuckoo. The personnel on both songs featured Roland Kirk (c-fl,African ...
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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Proudly Releases "Of Water And Ghosts" From Bassist/Composer Daniel Foose, CD Release Celebration - Rockwood Music Hall On November 22
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Available October 7, 2016 CD Release Celebration at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3 November 22, 2016, 8:30 PM ($10, 2 drink minimum) Featuring Sebastian Noelle: guitar; Tomoko Omura: violin; Maria Im: violin; Allyson Clare: viola; Jennifer Devore: cello; Keita Ogawa: percussion; Daniel Foose: bass. In 2015 bassist/composer Daniel Foose returned to his ancestral home of the Mississippi Delta to write an album of music at the crossroads of history, race, and the natural world. Joining Foose ...
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Pianist Marc Hoffman Releases "Late September"
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Marble Arch PR
Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman, well-known throughout North Carolina for his compositions, teaching and performances, has announced the release on Late September, an all-original CD for jazz trio, Hoffman had a breakthrough jazz release with his well-received Curioso in 2010. Late September includes 11 new pieces with Hoffman on piano, supported by Zack Page on the upright bass and Brian Sullivan on drums. “The recording is crisp, clear and detailed, yet exudes a warm ambience,” says Gary Dalkin, a ...
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