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Hal Gaylor: The Trio, '61
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The history of modern jazz is stocked with sensational trios. These include the Nat King Cole Trio, the Red Norvo Trio, the Oscar Peterson Trio, the Thelonious Monk Trio, the Jimmy Giuffre 3, the Horace Silver Trio, the Ahmad Jamal Trio, the Wes Montgomery Trio and the Bill Evans Trio among many others. Now add one more: a group known briefly simply as The Trio. Formed by bassist Hal Gaylor, the group featured Gaylor, Walter Norris on piano and Billy ...
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Tenor Saxophonist/Composer Anton Schwartz To Release "Flash Mob" Jan. 28
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Terri Hinte Publicity
With Flash Mob, his first new recording in seven years, the expressive and swinging tenor saxophonist/composer Anton Schwartz delivers a disc notable for its well-crafted tunes, riveting ensemble work, and abundance of attitude. Schwartz’s Antonjazz label will release the CD, his fifth since his 1998 debut When Music Calls and first since 2006’s Top 5 radio staple Radiant Blue, on January 28. An audiophile recording, Flash Mob is available as a standard CD and also from HDtracks in high-resolution 96kHz ...
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Stereo Experiments West
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
By 1960, the 12-inch album was as commonplace in record-buyers homes as a knife and fork and the stereo format—introduced in 1958—was gaining traction, particularly among single males hoping to impress dates. Meanwhile, the movie industry was having a significant influence on the West Coast's top musicians, who increasingly were being contracted to record soundtracks. As a result, a growing number of West Coast jazz albums began to sound like incidental music for film. With stereo still in its infancy, ...
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Swiss Neo-Prog Band Clepsydra To Release Limited Edition CD Box Set
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Switzerland – Much to the excitement of prog fans worldwide, Swiss neo-prog ensemble Clepsydra will be releasing a limited edition box set containing the group's critically acclaimed albums 'Hologram', 'More Grains of Sand', 'Fears' and 'Alone'. To be released in January 2014 by Swiss label Galileo Records LTD, and distributed and marketed by Gonzo MultiMedia, the 4-CD box set titled '3654 Days' will contain all 4 albums meticulously remastered. Also added, an hour of additional unreleased and bonus material. This ...
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Bugles Media Releases "Away With Words" The Debut Album From Louisville Jazz Trumpeter Craig Tweddell
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Craig Tweddell
Bugles Media is proud to announce the launch of our new record label with the global release of Away With Words, the debut album from Louisville jazz trumpeter Craig Tweddell. With a set list of ten swingin' originals from the pen of the leader, Away With Words boasts a smokin' quintet blowin’ straight-ahead jazz with a modern twist. Accompanying the leader is a group of top tier musicians who are no strangers to the Louisville music scene. Playing the Fender ...
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Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Boxed' Set Features Six CDs & New Artwork
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conqueroo
Even the most in-depth exploration of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Fantasy Records catalog wouldn’t necessarily reveal that they hailed from the Bay Area. Their glorious brand of stripped-down roots rock seemed to emanate straight from the murky swamps of Louisiana and smoky juke joints dotting the outskirts of Memphis, with a fierce musical attack that was raw and primal. CCR was one of the most important and commercially popular bands of the late 1960s and early ’70s, defined by John Fogerty’s ...
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Dewa Budjana's New Album "Joged Kahyangan" Features Larry Goldings, Peter Erskine, Jimmy Johnson, Bob Mintzer, Janis Siegel
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Leonardo Pavkovic
Boasting a stellar lineup of modern jazz icons Larry Goldings, Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Johnson and Peter Erskine (and featuring guest vocalist, the fabulous Janis Siegel), Indonesian guitar maestro Dewa Budjana's sixth solo album — his second for MoonJune Records — is a progressive jazz master-class session of huge proportions. Overflowing with moments of elegance, grace, depth and invention, Joged Kahyangan is Dewa's musical interpretation of the beauty of heaven. Featuring eight exquisitely-crafted, -arranged and -executed gems, Budjana and friends have ...
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Legacy Announces Record Store Day Exclusives for November 29th
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Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is rolling out an incredible line-up of collectible 12" and 7" vinyl releases created especially for Record Store Day's Back to Black Friday 2013, celebrated this year at the nation's independent record stores on Friday, November 29, 2013. For RSD Back To Black Friday 2013, Legacy is offering a range of historic and classic releases catering to connoisseurs of timeless sounds, from rare Bob Dylan Side Tracks to the roots of ...
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