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Gunther Schuller: 'Moon Dreams'
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In all, there were three studio recording dates for what would eventually become known as the Birth of the Cool. The Miles David Nonet recorded on January 21, 1949, April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950. On the last date, Gunther Schuller was hired in place of Sandy Siegelstein—Claude Thornhill's French hornist—who could not make the session. Nor could Junior Collins, the hornist on the first date. Though the nonet was scheduled to record some of their moodiest pieces on ...
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Sarah Vaughan: Misty in '58 And '64
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In July 1958, Sarah Vaughan was in Paris on tour with her trio when she took three days off to record Vaughan and Violins (Mercury). There was a full orchestra for the date, complete with woodwinds and strings arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. Joining were pianist Ronnell Bright, Vaughan's accompanist; Richard Davis, her bassist; and Zoot Sims, blowing obbligatos behind her. On the first date of the session (July 7), Vaughan recorded Misty, which she aced so thoroughly that ...
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Dean Brown Addresses "Unfinished Business" On New Recording, All-Star Cast Featured On Guitarist’s Fourth CD As A Leader
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Dean Brown
On Unfinished Business, veteran guitarist Dean Brown, whose scintillating six-string work can be heard on over 200 recordings as a sideman, steps out with his fourth dynamic outing as a leader. Joining him on this eclectic offering, which ranges from hard-hitting funk to lovely ballads, soothing samba flavored grooves, Latin-tinged jams, greasy organ-fueled blues and cool jazz, are longstanding colleagues Marvin “Smitty” Smith on drums and Gerry Etkins on keyboards. Their intuitive sense of simpatico blends nicely on this highly ...
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New Release From Baritone Saxophonist Frank Basile
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Frank Basile
Baritone saxophonist Frank Basile has just released his third album as a leader: Modern Inventions.. The recording features a sextet of frequent collaborators including trumpeter Fabien Mary, tenor saxophonist Alex Hoffman, pianist Ehud Asherie, bassist David Wong, and drummer Pete Van Nostrand. Basile composed three original compositions for this date and penned all new arrangements specifically for this band. The recording was made right after a string of gigs the band did in New York City, and the music was ...
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Saxophonist Jeff Coffin & The Mu'tet To Release 6th CD, "Into The Air, Sept. 4
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Saxophonist/composer Jeff Coffin has maintained a singular balancing act for the last 15 years: His demanding, high-profile stints with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and Dave Matthews Band provide a creative counterweight to his thriving careers as bandleader and educator. Since 2001, he’s led the one-of-a-kind Mu’tet, whose 6th CD, Into the Air, expresses off his unique, wide-ranging musical passions and will be released by Ear Up Records on September 4. “This is not easy music to play, but these ...
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Unconscious Collective Album Announced!
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Sean Mehl
Tofu Carnage Records is pleased to announce the upcoming album by Dallas-based ritualistic improv jazz-rock trio, Unconscious Collective, due out on October 13th! Pre-orders are available now and will come with a FREE bonus DVD featuring exclusive artist profiles, interviews, and performance footage. Witnessing Unconscious Collective live is a voyeuristic act of ritualistic transmogrification, one that transcends the interpersonal though unwavering cries of sacrifice and rebirth, demanding a deeper spirituality and self-awareness. In an arrangement of improvisations and musical compositions, ...
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Hudson City Records Releases "Northern Light" By The Scott Healy - Glenn Alexander Quartet
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Scott Healy
Los Angeles pianist and composer Scott Healy has teamed up with NYC guitarist and composer Glenn Alexander and released a quartet record from the vault. Recorded live in the studio to 2-track in New York in December, 1991, Northern Light features Kermit Driscoll on bass and Jeff Hirshfield on drums. This record features the compositions of Scott and Glenn, and reflects the pacing, sound and style of much of the original jazz in the early 1990's. A melding of the ...
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"Tranceformation In Concert”: October 9 Release By Connie Crothers / Ken Filiano / Andrea Wolper
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
TranceFormation, the improvising trio of Connie Crothers (piano), Ken Filiano (bass), and Andrea Wolper (voice), subverts expectation on several counts. From the first moment, this seemingly traditional bass-vocal-piano formation leaves tradition behind: there are no assumed or assigned roles, no leader, no side players. Instead, three strongly individual “voices" join to make music cooperatively as they weave in, out, and among one another, extending, bending, and experimenting with the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. The music and words are ...
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