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Hideo Shiraki Plays Silver
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Hideo Shiraki was a Japanese drummer who led a hard-bop quintet in Tokyo in the late 1950s and 1960s. Given Blue Note's strong distribution in Japan, Shiraki's group was widely popular there but not very well known here. In Sept. 1962, Shiraki recorded Hideo Shiraki Plays Horace Silver. The band, billed as the Hideo Quintet Plus One, featured Naoya Omata (tp), Akira Fukuhara (vtb), Hidehiko “Sleepy" Matsumoto (ts,fl), Yuzuru Sera (p), Hachiro Kurita (b) and Hideo Shiraki (d). The arrangements ...
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Shorty Rogers: "Dementia"
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
There were plenty of kitsch horror films made and released in 1953, including The Neanderthal Man, It Came From Outer Space and The Magnetic Monster. Among the exceptions, however, was Dementia, later known as Daughter of Horror. Completed in '53, the film wasn't released until '55 thanks to a tangle with Hollywood censors. The neo-expressionist film was directed by John Parker and starred Adrienne Barrett, both of whom are virtually unknown today. Comedian Shelly Berman can be seen as a ...
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Linton Garner: "Thanks"
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
When pianist Erroll Garner was growing up in Pittsburgh, Pa., he was overshadowed by his older brother Linton. In 1944, Erroll moved to New York and began his trio and solo career. Linton, meanwhile, played with Fletcher Henderson in the 1940s, followed by Billy Eckstine, Earl Coleman, Babs Gonzales, Fats Navarro and others. He led his own trio from the 1950s to the '70s, touring often in Canada. In 1974, Linton Garner moved to Vancouver. Erroll died in 1977 and ...
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Vocalist / Violinist Anna Nash Releases "Anna 2.0"
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Plaza Mayor Company ltd
Anna Nash and the Rondo Veneziano Group revisit Pop and Traditional Italians songs Anna Nash is a singer and violinist with artistic skills that range from the classical repertoire to opera to pure jazz culminating in a multi-faceted performer who can present a varied set of classical and modern selections. Always in search of new sounds, Nash has undertaken a new adventure with Anna 2.0 covering both jazz to pop. Track Listing Fly 1214 Puccini Meets Lounge Coralli Adagio in ...
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Shannon Murray, alias Saxman, Releases "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of…"
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Plaza Mayor Company ltd
Plaza Mayor Company is proud to announce the return of the internationally acclaimed jazz artist Shannon Murray, alias Saxman, with his new recording Cool West Coast Jazz: The Stuff that Dreams are made of… The soulful Californian's new album of original jazz compositions are inspired by Hollywood's Film Noir genre of the 1940s. Film excerpts, photos, and animations projected during the concert add a rich visual narrative to Saxman's West Coast Cool sound. Track Listing: The Stuff That Dreams Are ...
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Hadar Noiberg - January Performances & New Release "From The Ground Up" On Dot Time Records
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Dot Time Records recently signed the exciting flutist Hadar Noiberg to their growing roster of world-class artists. Most recently, Noiberg was asked to perform at the prestigious 2016 JazzAhead Festival in Bremen, Germany this coming April as part of her European tour. You can make your reservation now for her upcoming regional January 2016 performance dates: January 7 - Rockwood Music Hall, NYC - CD Release Party! January 26 - JCC, Washington, D.C. January 28 - Regattabar, Boston January 30 ...
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Famed Bassist Chuck Israels Signs With Dot Time Records - New Release "Garden Of Delights"
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Dot Time Records is excited to announce the signing of composer, arranger and bassist Chuck Israels. Best known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1961 through 1966, he is also recognized for his pioneering accomplishments in the Jazz Repertory as Director of the National Jazz Ensemble from 1973 to 1981. Chuck's first release with Dot Time Records is entitled Garden of Delights, and will be released on April 15, 2016. In addition during the next year, Dot ...
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Nicolas Bearde's "Invitation," Produced By Nat Adderley Jr., Due January 29
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Nicolas Bearde is a San Francisco Bay Area treasure. As a charter member of Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra ensemble as well as the innovative vocal sextet SoVoSó, he’s long been internationally recognized as a versatile and fearless vocal improviser, charismatic performer, and distinctive jazz and soul stylist. While Bearde has drawn on his love for both R&B and jazz on his previous four CDs, Invitation, the singer’s fifth release on his own Right Groove Records label, is his first entirely straight-ahead ...
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