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Bassist/Composer Robert Sabin's "Humanity Part II" To Be Released By Ranula Music July 14

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
June 19, 2015

For his bewitching new album Humanity Part II, bassist, composer, and film music aficionado Robert Sabin assembled a brass-heavy tentet in service of a dark, glacial, cinematic sound. The CD, Sabin’s third in ten years, will be released on his Ranula Music label July 14. “I love the way film music invokes states of mind that you carry from the film, things beyond the music itself,” says Sabin, whose 2007 album, Romero, grew out of his obsession with the zombie ...

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Tim Kuhl Releases Album & Show

Source: Tim Kuhl
June 19, 2015

Digital Release: June 30 Vinyl Release: First week of August, 2015 Flying Moonlight Records is pleased to announce the release of 1982, Tim Kuhl’s follow-up effort to 2012’s critically acclaimed St. Helena. 1982 is a darker, electronic effort, concepted and composed on an iPad while touring the world playing drums for Sean Lennon’s The GOASTT. While on a break from traveling, Kuhl brought the songs to co-producer and NYC engineer Joshua Valleau (WOLVVES, John Legend, etc.) and together ...

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Maria Schneider: The Thompson Fields

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
June 19, 2015

Maria Schneider Orchestra, The Thompson Fields (artistShare) Maria Schneider leads a band of eighteen of the best musicians in New York and keeps winning awards for being on the leading edge of composers and arrangers. Yet, her orchestra’s first album in eight years does not draw its primary inspiration from big city life or the yeasty New York jazz scene. The music reflects the peacefulness and the sometimes-volatile atmosphere of the heartland where she grew up. Memories of the small ...

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Bar De Nuit (Night Bar) New Album by Daniel Roure

Source: Daniel Roure
June 17, 2015

French cabaret, French pop and chanson have a long and rich history, from Edith Piaf’s classic recordings of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s to the soundtrack of the 1966 film Un Homme et une Femme (A Man and a Woman). And in recent years, the chanson tradition has been kept alive by younger vocalists such as Amélie les Crayons, Coralie Clément, Camille Dalmais and Keren Ann. Some masters of chanson are from France, while others might hail from Belgium, Luxembourg ...

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Abbey Rader Releases First Album With West Coast Quartet

Source: Kai Rader
June 16, 2015

The Abbey Rader West Coast Quartet was formed in January 2015 when Abbey Rader, Peter Kuhn, Kyle Motl and Drew Ceccato met in California for the first time. Rader and Kuhn are both practicing Buddhists, and the common ground created an ever-present air of spirituality. First Gathering was born out of Rader’s desire to create music based on the Four Noble Truths, the guiding principles of Buddhism. These teachings speak to fundamental truths about human existence and provide a path ...

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Monday Recommendation: Antonio Sanchez

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
June 16, 2015

Antonio Sanchez, Three Times Three (CamJazz) Sanchez is inevitably associated with his improvised solo drum sound track of last year’s hit film Birdman. The essential part he played in the movie brought him to the attention of millions unlikely to have known him from his work with Pat Metheny, Danilo Pérez and Miguel Zenón. Here, Sanchez collaborates with musicians from the top ranks of jazz who are masters at listening, adapting and melding. The three trios have different personalities, but ...

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Thelonious Monk on Riverside

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
June 15, 2015

Two history-making deals were signed in New York for pennies on the dollar. The first was in 1626, when Peter Minuit (whose last name in French means “midnight") paid Native Americans $23 for Manhattan. The second came in March 1955, when Riverside Records producer Orrin Keepnews bought out Prestige's contract with Theonious Monk (composer of 'Round Midnight) for $108.27. All of the fruits of Orrin's deal (encouraged by Monk, who owed that amount to Prestige's Bob Weinstock) can be found ...

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Scottish Bassist And Composer Euan Burton Releases "Too Much Love" The Deluxe Edition With Two Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks

Source: Emma Perry Publicity
June 13, 2015

Whirlwind Recordings announces the release of the Too Much Love – Deluxe Edition album from Euan Burton & Occurrences. Too Much Love was released in November of 2014 to critical acclaim and the new Deluxe Edition contains an additional two bonus tracks that were previously unreleased. It’s available as a digital album only on the Whirlwind site, but customers who purchase CDs will get an immediate download of the full Deluxe Edition digital album. For customers who prefer to purchase ...

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