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Two Free MP3s by Mauricio de Souza and Bossa Brazil at All About Jazz
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Michael Ricci
Download two free tracks courtesy of percussionist Mauricio de Souza and his band Bossa Brazil; including “La Vamos Nos" from his latest album Different Directions. La Vamos Nos (6:45) Mauricio de Souza From: Different Directions (Pulsa Music) Firm Roots (6:21) Mauricio de Souza From: Here. There... (Pulsa Music) About Mauricio de Souza Born in Brasília, Brazil, Maurício de Souza is a jazz drummer who easily performs in both ...
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Produced By Bill Laswell, Mumpbeak, Self-Titled Debut On Rarenoise Features All-Star Cast
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Antje Hübner
New York - It is safe to say that you have never before heard anything quite like Mumpbeak. Throbbing with intensity and a sense of mystery and searching on each track and imbued with undeniable virtuosity, this powerhouse outing is a significant extension of the prog-rock legacy established by the likes of King Crimson, Yes, EL&P, Gentle Giant and others. Fueled by the formidable yet flexible backbeats of Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Naked Truth) and grounded by the humungous fuzz ...
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Jonathan Butler's Holiday Spirit Of Giving Gives Year-Round
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Singer-songwriter launches a foundation to reclaim children from drugs and poverty through music education in his native South Africa in conjunction with the release of “Merry Christmas To You.” Sherman Oaks, CA - It may only be the beginning of November, but two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jonathan Butler is in full holiday spirit with the release of his first Christmas album, “Merry Christmas To You,” and the launch of the Jonathan Butler Foundation in his South African homeland to fund music ...
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Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica Travels to a Future Moment Where American Music is as Exotic as its Past: Where Here Meets There to be released November 19, 2013 on CD and Audiophile Vinyl
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Michael Ricci
"...deliciously demented and entertaining in equal parts." —Wall Street Journal From the moment you see the album cover of Where Here Meets There by Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica, you step into an era that never existed. That’s because the album draws from the past and the future, from nearby and faraway. The musical adventurism of the 1950s and ’60s introduced armchair safari-ism long before “world music” became a thing. The American-based Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica explores the timbres, rhythms, instruments, and melodies ...
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Navajo Sunrise The New Album By Daniel Carter, William Parker and Federico Ughi
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Massimo Iudicone
Navajo Sunrise (RRJ1016 Rudi Records, 2013) by Daniel Carter, William Parker and Federico Ughi Daniel Carter: alto sax William Parker:, bass, shakuhachi Federico Ughi: drums Daniel Carter's relaxed phrasing moves naturally between Parker's earthly bass sound and Ughi's sensitive drumming. This trio's music seems to be possessed by a light and welcoming spirit. A constant flux of energy, a three way dialogue consumed within the time and space of one breath. Telling the story of the ...
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Composer/Arranger/Saxophonist Aaron Aranita Releases New Big Band CD
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Aaron Aranita
Released on October 21. 2013, the new CD entitled the Aaron Aranita Big Band features ten original songs arranged in the Count Basie Orchestra style with six vocalists. Al Romero, Garry Moore, Marcella Kalua, Alwyn Erub, Michael Chock and David Yamasaki are the Neo-Rat Pack fronting the 17 piece arrangements by Aaron Aranita. You Look So GoodThe Idea Of LoveThe Littlest ThingsI'm A Caffeine ManLet's Get JuicedLove PrescriptionWe Both Belong togetherWeedwack AttackHome moviesJust Use MeA String Of PearlsIn The Mood ...
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French New Wave (5-CD Box Set) Released On Jazz On Film Records
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Selwyn Harris
“Jazz was an integral part of the artistic scene that centred around the St-Germain-des-Pres. So it was only logical that the young, new wave directors made films by day using the same music they heard in the clubs at night.” Marcel Romano supervisor at Miles Davis’ Lift to the Scaffold studio recording, Dec. 1957) Jazzwise magazine Jazz on Film writer Selwyn Harris presents French New Wave produced, compiled, annotated by Harris and digitally remastered by the same engineer that produced ...
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Eric Clapton Unplugged Gets Amplified With 2-CD/DVD Collection
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1888 Media
Expanded And Remastered Version Of Eric Clapton’s Multi-Grammy Winning, Diamond-Certified Album Features Unreleased Music And Previously Unseen Rehearsal Footage 2-CD/DVD Collection Available October 15 LOS ANGELES, CA – Eric Clapton was already an acknowledged master of the electric guitar in January 1992 when he traded his signature Stratocaster for an acoustic Martin to record Unplugged. The live album captured the legendary guitarist, backed by a small band, performing acoustic versions of his own songs and several blues standards. Released later ...
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