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Max Roach Meets the Backbeat
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Modern jazz survived and flourished in the 1950s largely because many gifted artists didn't sell out. Imagine what would have happened if Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Bill Evans decided to open music stores or take jobs at universities rather than tour and record? Or if artists like Max Roach, Jimmy Cleveland, Monk Montgomery and Gigi Gryce had chosen to record R&B singles instead of jazz albums. Actually, the latter hypothetical did take place in 1953. ...
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Wes Montgomery "In The Beginning" Is 26-Track, 2-CD Rarity Collection 1949-58 On Resonance
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conqueroo
RESONANCE RECORDS PRESENTS IN THE BEGINNING BY JAZZ GUITAR ICON WES MONTGOMERY, A 26-TRACK COLLECTION OF RARE AND NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED TRACKS SPANNING 1949-1958 ONLY THE THIRD ISSUE OF PREDOMINANTLY UNHEARD MONTGOMERY MATERIAL SINCE HIS PASSING IN 1968; INCLUDES COMPLETE, NEWLY DISCOVERED 1955 RECORDING SESSION FOR EPIC RECORDS PRODUCED BY QUINCY JONES In the Beginning due out May 12, 2015 in two-CD deluxe digi-pack and separate three-LP set; features booklet with previously unpublished photos, plus essays and recollections from Quincy Jones, Pete ...
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Composer-Arranger Oded Lev-Ari - Producer Of Anat Cohen, Marty Ehrlich, Duchess And More - Makes Leader Debut With Inspired Chamber Jazz Of Threading
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Threading - to be released via Anzic Records on April 28, 2015 - presents Lev-Ari's instrumental and vocal works played by an all-star 11-piece band including Anat Cohen and Matt Wilson Composer-arranger-producer Oded Lev-Ari has crafted acclaimed albums by the likes of hit band 3 Cohens, clarinet icon Anat Cohen and woodwind sage Marty Ehrlich, as well as rising-star singers Amy Cervini, Melissa Stylianou and vocal trio Duchess. Now the Tel Aviv-born, New York-based Lev-Ari steps out with the first ...
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Legacy Recordings Celebrates Billie Holiday's 100th Birthday
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Michael Ricci
Legacy Recordings Celebrates Billie Holiday's 100th Birthday with Release of The Centennial Collection, 20 Essential Lady Day Recordings, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Newly Curated Anthology Brings Together 20 Career-Defining Performances, Originally Released from 1935-1945 New York, NY – Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings is celebrating the 100th birthday of Billie Holiday with the release of The Centennial Collection—a newly curated single disc anthology showcasing 20 of the incomparable American blues and jazz singer/composer's finest recordings. Billie Holiday: The Centennial Collection will ...
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10 CD Discoveries of the Month
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Great jazz albums remain hard to come by, but an increasing number are leaving me impressed. It seems more care is going into their production with the explicit purpose of hooking and holding listeners. Wow, what a novel concept. Here are 10 albums that caught my ear... Charles McPherson: The Journey (Capri). The alto saxophone legend delivers a gorgeous collection of deep ballads and searing standards. McPherson is joined by Keith Oxman on tenor, Chip Stephens on piano, Ken Walker ...
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Who Was Jane Fielding?
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Back in 2012, I posted on Jane Fielding, a husky-voiced vocalist who recorded just two albums—Introducing Jane Fielding (1955) and Embers Glow (1956)—along with two songs performed on Bobby Troup's Stars of Jazz in 1957. Then she disappeared. At the end of the post, I originally asked Ms. Fielding to reach out to me. In February I heard from Jane's daughter, Tina. Here's what she said in her email... “I just found the wonderful story you wrote about my Mom. ...
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Vocalist Joanna Pascale Embraces Deep Emotional Connections with Lesser Known Repertoire on "Wildflower"
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All About Jazz
Vocalist Joanna Pascale Embraces Deep Emotional Connections with Lesser Known Repertoire on Wildflower – Available May 5 Produced by Pianist Orrin Evans and Featuring Christian McBride, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gregoire Maret, Bilal, Cyrus Chestnut and more “Wildflowers grow under the most unlikely circumstances,” says vocalist Joanna Pascale. “You find them in the most unlikely places. From the beginning, that’s how my journey has been.” Whether referring to the lesser-known repertoire to which she’s drawn or to the singer herself, nurtured in ...
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Ximena Sariñana Announces New Album, U.S. Tour With Juanes
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Matt Gross
XIMENA SARIÑANA, ACCLAIMED MEXICAN RECORDING ARTIST AND ACTRESS, TO RELEASE DELUXE EDITION OF NEW ALBUM, NO TODO LO PUEDES DAR, IN THE U.S. ON APRIL 14; ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR WITH JUANES Sariñana’s Artistry Continues to Evolve on Third Album, Following GRAMMY-Nominated Debut, Mediocre (2008), and Acclaimed Self-Titled, English-Language Album on Warner Brothers (2011) Even though she is still just 29, Ximena Sariñana is a remarkably mature artist. With her debut album, Mediocre (2008), she not only became one of the ...
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