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Bill Holman: Jive for Five
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Bill Holman in the 1950s was largely a West Coast big band saxophonist and arranger. Occasionally, he broke away and led small-group recording sessions. In May and June of 1958, Bill recorded with a quintet for Hollywood's Andex Records, a Keen subsidiary founded by John and Alex Siamas in 1957. John Siamas had made his money in the aerospace industry and started a series of short-lived labels as a business hobby. The labels didn't last long. The album was Jive ...
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Phillip Brandon Crosses Musical Boundaries On Sunny New Ep
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Eric Taylor
With the spring melting the icy chill of winter, the self-titled EP of Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Phillip Brandon delivers an appropriately sunny ambience, feel-good vibrations pulsing through an electrifying powder keg of funk, jazz, and R&B. With musical inspirations as wildly diverse as Journey and Luther Vandross. Oddly enough, Brandon’s music crosses the boundaries between them both, venturing unafraid in giving his soulful approach a feisty guitar kick. Brandon, who has been involved with The Trans Siberian Orchestra and “The ...
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New Ruben Blades CD, "Tangos," Set For Release June 24th
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Muse Media
Tangos, the stunning new CD from Ruben Blades, is set for release via Sunnyside Records on June 24th. The best songs are those that provide messages that reach beyond the genre into which they are born. There are lyrics that can move people deeply, even when the composer and listener are separated by oceans. The tremendous poet, composer and actor Rubén Blades is the sort who can plumb the depths of human emotion. Over his industrious and varied career, Blades ...
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Concord Music Group Reissues Vince Guaraldi's "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"
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conqueroo
Remastered vinyl and CD recordings mark 50th anniversary of the soundtrack to a TV documentary that never aired LOS ANGELES, CA: Most of us recall A Charlie Brown Christmas—the classic animated special that originally aired on network television during the holiday season of 1965—as the moment when pianist Vince Guaraldi first breathed life into the entire Peanuts gang with a series of compositions that have since become as iconic as the characters themselves. But a year earlier, Guaraldi had scored ...
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French Prog Legends Clearlight To Release Highly Anticipated New Cd The Impressionist Symphony Featuring Members Of Gong, The Muffins, Spirits Burning And Others
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Paris, France - Much to the excitement of progressive rock fans worldwide, legendary French prog ensemble Clearlight featuring Cyrille 'Clearlight' Verdeaux will be releasing their first new album in decades on March 24, 2014! 'The Impressionist Symphony' focuses on the artistic style of impressionism, painting and music as well with a Ravel, Satie and Debussy influence merged with Cyrille's progressive music experience and linked with the French impressionist school of painting. Featuring guest appearances by Steve Hillage (GONG), Tim Blake ...
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Gene Roland: Swingin' Friends
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Over the course of his career, Gene Roland appeared on 230 recording sessions either as an instrumentalist or arranger. He began recording in 1944 with Stan Kenton, and his contributions to the band included Tampico, Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin', Easy Street, I Get a Kick Out of You, Jump for Joe, Opus in Chartreuse and a good chunk of the Stan Kenton at the Tropicana album in 1959. In the 1960s, he played mellophonium in the band. Roland was actually the ...
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Percussionist Edwin Bonilla Releases "El Elegido"
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Maritza Chong
Miami, FL: Sonic Projects is proud to present Grammy and Latin Grammy Award nominee Edwin Bonilla's latest release “El Elegido." What better way to continue his outrageously successful, Grammy Nominated hot salsa album “Homenaje a los Rumberos" than with this amazing single and soon to be released album! His previous production received outstanding reviews from renowned music critics like All About Jazz, Allmusic.com, AOL Radio and The Miami Herald; not to mention the undeniable title of “best album salsa of ...
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"The Chase," Second CD By The David White Jazz Orchestra, To Be Released April 8
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Trombonist/composer David White formed his powerhouse 17-piece ensemble, the David White Jazz Orchestra, in 2007 and introduced them to the jazz world four years later with his well-received debut, Flashpoint. “White clearly knows his jazz history,” wrote one reviewer, “and strikes a perfect balance by incorporating his musical influences while defining his own progressive style.” White now returns with a follow-up disc, The Chase, containing six new originals performed by his New York City-based orchestra, many of whose members have ...
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