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Duke Ellington: Complete Columbia

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 15, 2012

I fully appreciate Duke Ellington's importance and contribution to jazz. But for the longest time I've never been overly nuts about his music. For years, I felt that a large percentage of his works were wound too tight, oppressively mannered and sticky-fancy in places. But that's largely ignorance talking, since I've never really given Ellington a serious chance. [Photo above of Duke Ellington at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival by Don Hunstein] Part of my resistance stems from an event ...

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The Howling Brothers Deliver Brendan Benson-Produced "Howl" (On His Readymade Records Label) On First National and International Release

Source: conqueroo
November 15, 2012

Genre-busting first-quarter 2013 release features guest appearances from Warren Haynes and Jypsi NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Meet the Howling Brothers, a Nashville-based band that likes to keep one foot in tradition — and use the other to kick it right out the door. On Howl, their first album for Brendan Benson’s Readymade Records label (through Thirty Tigers) set for March 5, 2013 release, they effortlessly dispel all kinds of preconceived notions — starting with the myth that Nashville means just country. ...

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Shuggie Otis Returns with Concert Dates & New 2-CD Set

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
November 14, 2012

Shuggie Otis is a musician’s musician, a reclusive genius from Los Angeles whose name has been spoken in reverential tones by his peers for more than four decades. After a long absence, Shuggie returns as a concert headliner on “The Shuggie Otis Rite” tour with dates in Europe followed by a rare appearance at the Echoplex in Los Angeles on December 5. Tickets went on sale November 3, 2012. Although an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Shuggie is best known for writing “Strawberry ...

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Super Hi-Fi - Dub To The Bone (out 12/4 on Electric Cowbell)

Source: Press Junkie PR
November 14, 2012

You might not associate the trombone with the classic dub reggae sounds of Lee “Scratch” Perry, King Tubby, and Scientist. Super Hi-Fi, the Brooklyn-based ‘Afro-Dub’ band led by songwriter-producer-bassist Ezra Gale, is about to change that. Dub To The Bone, the band’s debut album, uses not one but two trombones to create sonic tapestries drenched in the warmth of analog tape. “Trombones are like violas,” says Gale. “They’ve always been under-appreciated instruments and even the butt of a lot of ...

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Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 14, 2012

Organist Shirley Scott recorded seven albums in 1961— most of them the usual organ-trio suspects for Prestige: Blues intermingled with standards plus a couple of dates with new husband and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. But in November, Scott deviated from the norm for one date—Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver, with Henry Grimes on bass and Otis “Candy" Finch on drums. The session seems as though it was of her choosing and even insistence, since she recorded Hip Twist with Turrentine ...

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After 10 Years Of Perfecting Her Stagecraft, Mary Gauthier Releases "Live At Blue Rock"

Source: conqueroo
November 14, 2012

Due out February 7 on In The Black, album captures dynamic concert recorded in Wimberley, Texas. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In conversation and in public, Mary Gauthier comes off as a practical, no-nonsense woman. Stoic, even. Which wouldn’t seem unusual, except for the fact that her songs carry so much emotional punch, they can leave you staggering. She has a way of burrowing into that hole so many of us carry inside our souls, and emerging with universal truths that show ...

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Guitar Virtuoso James Williams To Release New CD "Eclectic Shred" Featuring Symphony X And James Labrie Members

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
November 12, 2012

Plano, TX - Much to the excitement of guitarists around the world, guitar virtuoso James Williams will be releasing his new solo CD 'Eclectic Shred' on October 30, 2012. Featuring guest appearances by Mike LePond from Symphony X and Matt Guillroy from James Labrie/Yngwie Malmsteen, and to be released on the Eclectic Shred label, the new CD by James Williams is an exercise in guitar wizardry, the likes of which have not been heard before! “Quality songs, quality players. Just ...

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Buck Owens' "Honky Tonk Man" And Don Rich's "Sings George Jones" Trace Development Of Bakersfield Sound

Source: conqueroo
November 10, 2012

Owens’ 18 tracks from the Hee Haw era and Rich’s only solo album were never released until now. Street date is January 23. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The San Joaquin Valley city with a population of just over 300,000 served as the Western counterpart to Nashville from the ’50s on through the ’70s, producing such stars as Buck Owens & The Buckaroos, Merle Haggard, and the Maddox Brothers & Rose. Owens and Haggard topped the country charts for decades while retaining ...

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