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New Release By Estrella Acosta: Esquina 25
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Estrella Acosta
Cuban vocalist Estrella Acosta just released her third album on the eStar label, named Esquina 25. Joined by internationally acclaimed musicians like Leonardo Amuedo, Carlos Irarragorri and Gerardo Rosales she creates an energetic, yet intimate and personal style, rooted in the sounds of her native Cuba. “I enjoyed every note of the cd... very fresh arrangements and your voice fits them perfectly. I loved the work of the tresero, as well as the bassist, the guitarist, the tenor player and the ...
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The Sally Cats Are "On The Prowl" With Winning Covers On New Ep
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Eric Taylor
The Santa Barbara-based Sally Cats consist of regional vets, professional musicians who have no doubt paid their dues. Although the group is mainly rooted in jazz, folk and blues influences break through the surface, perhaps no more than on their new EP On the Prowl. Here vocalist Sally Barr again casts a mesmerizing presence; her singing brims with real emotion but she is also able to strike different tones and juggle various styles with equal efficiency; she’s a winner. Covering ...
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Hymie Schertzer: All the King's Saxes
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Woody Herman routinely receives plaudits for employing a killer sax section in the late 1940s. But Benny Goodman also featured a tight bunch of reeds during the same period and into the '50s I'm a reed guy and a big fan of albums that are sax-section centric. I light up when I hear the sound of tightly voiced saxophones that swing easy. My “Sax Sectioin" iTunes folder includes the following recordings... Al Cohn and the Sax Section (1956) Zoot Sims ...
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Leith Stevens: Jazz Scores
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
West Coast jazz of the early 1950s had its own sound but it also had a particular look. White T-shirts, open shirts, tan chinos, hollow features and a hungry look replaced chalk-striped suits, wide ties and the twinkling eye of an entertainer. The casual, dangerous feel of Los Angeles jazz musicians was celebrated in the photography of William Claxton, Bob Willoughby, Dave Pell and others. Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Hampton Hawes and others in those images seemed like bruised outsiders ...
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"Five And More," 3rd CD By The Fiveplay Jazz Quintet, To Be Released Sept. 17 By Auraline Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Mainstays of the San Francisco Bay Area jazz scene since the 1980s, the members of the adventurous quintet FivePlay share a long musical history stretching back to their student days at Berklee in Boston. Co-led by husband and wife Tony Corman (guitar) and Laura Klein (piano) and also including reedman Dave Tidball, bassist Paul Smith, and drummer Alan Hall, the band has now completed work on its third album, Five and More, to be released September 17 on the Auraline ...
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Jazz Vocalist Alma Micic Covers Sweet Child O'Mine
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Alma Micic
New York-based vocalist Alma Micic has released her second single from the upcoming album “Tonight", produced by guitarist Doug Wamble who also plays on this track. Here is what Alma says on her new record: “I really took my time with this material. We recorded over time at Doug’s house, talking about what the songs meant to me and how I wanted that projected. All the original songs featured were written within one year, are all part of the same ...
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Unreleased Rare Recordings Of Guitar Legend Tommy Bolin To Be Released On New Compilation - Whirlwind
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Los Angeles, CA: A spectacular collection of rare and unreleased recordings from famed guitarist of Deep Purple, James Gang and the Billy Cobham band, Tommy Bolin will be released on August 13th by Purple Pyramid Records. Whirlwind, produced by Greg Hampton and Johnnie Bolin, features rare material from Bolin's jazz-rock band Energy, an epic 26-minute version of “Marching Powder” (here called “Marching Bag”) from his first solo album Teaser, as well as songs Tommy was preparing for his third solo ...
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Legacy Announces Herbie Hancock: The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988
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Michael Ricci
Deluxe box set features all 31 albums (across 34 CDs) released by Columbia Records; Includes first U.S. release of 8 albums which originally appeared on CBS/Sony (Japan) Box set arrives in stores November 12, 2013 Herbie Hancock: The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988 brings together, for the first time, the master musician's complete Columbia Records and CBS/Sony Japan catalog. The deluxe 34-CD box set arrives in stores November 12, 2013, through Columbia/Legacy a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Hancock's catalog ...
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