Recording News

Concord Music Group Introduces "The Very Best Of" Jazz Series

Source: conqueroo
May 30, 2012

First five titles include the works of the Miles Davis Quintet, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Sonny Rollins, and Chet Baker LOS ANGELES, CA: Concord Music Group launches a new series of jazz compilations for the summer of 2012 that showcases the very best tracks culled from the recordings of some of the most influential artists in the history of the genre. The first five titles in the “The Very Best Of" series — which highlight the work of the Miles ...

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Six Degrees Announces Niyaz's "Sumud"

Source: Press Junkie PR
May 30, 2012

Struggle as a metaphor is something every human can relate to. One of the most prolific and challenging forms of struggle in the world today is the plight of ethnic and religious minorities, which is the topic of Niyaz’s third album, Sumud (pronounced soomood) forthcoming on Six Degrees Records. Translating from Arabic as ‘steadfastness,’ lead singer Azam Ali chose this philosophical term as a symbolic reminder that, as she explains, ‘every human being should inherit the right to live with ...

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Inspired Bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith And A Stellar Ensemble Pause For “Reflection”

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
May 29, 2012

The soul, jazz and gospel album scheduled for release July 17 will be prefaced by the radio single “Blessed Be Your Name” Nashville, TN: A beatific album of hymns and inspired originals shepherded by bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith and anointed by an accomplished minion of 23 musicians, Reflection will be released July 17th on Groove Therapy Records. Smith produced and arranged the offering of soul, contemporary jazz and gospel selections that comprise the second solo album from the in-demand bassist. ...

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Bob Mintzer Big Band's "For The Moment": New MCG Jazz CD Due June 19

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
May 29, 2012

The Grammy Award–winning Bob Mintzer Big Band has explored diverse styles of music in its illustrious 25-year recording history—from New York and Afro-Cuban to Count Basie and John Coltrane. On the band’s new MCG Jazz CD, For the Moment, which is scheduled for release June 19, saxophonist/composer/arranger/bandleader Mintzer puts the spotlight on Brazilian music. While some of the tunes are directly from the Brazilian songbook—“Corcovado” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “Berimbau” by Baden Powell, and two newer tunes by Chico Pinheiro—others ...

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All Good Funk Alliance Release "Jack of All Trades"

Source: Press Junkie PR
May 27, 2012

All Good Funk Alliance are no strangers to Fort Knox Recordings, they have been releasing music and remixing with us since the beginning. Frank Cueto and Rusty Belicek are the masterminds behind AGFA. They have built a solid reputation and a signature sound, creating a definitive catalog of tracks that have rocked many dance floors worldwide. All Good Funk Alliance is back with the release of their latest full length album, Jacks Of All Trades, coming out on Fort Knox ...

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Jef Stott Releases "Arcana"

Source: Press Junkie PR
May 27, 2012

There’s a luminescent, nearly indescribable feeling you get when walking through the Playa, Burning Man’s center, after sundown. In this empty desert 50,000 people have joined forces with too much diesel and an endless supply of imagination to, as San Francisco-based artist Jef Stott says, share in this “container for radical self-expression.” The sentiment is so powerful that Stott devoted the opening song (and many of the following tracks) to it on his forthcoming record, Arcana (Six Degrees Records).

“Deep ...

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Celebrates 1st Anniversary With Release Of Live Double-Disc Album "Everybody's Talkin"

Source: Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
May 25, 2012

Everybody’s Talkin’ — released on May 22 — is the title of the uplifting, energy-packed sophomore recording by Tedeschi Trucks Band, the 11-piece ensemble led by husband-wife team Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi that recently marked their first anniversary with a Grammy win for their debut album Revelator. TTB (as their fans know them) shows off a stunning rate of musical progress on Everybody’s Talkin’, eleven tracks selected from a year’s worth of concerts from around the globe plus one ...

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Bassist/vocalist Anthony Caceres Inspired By Earth, Wind & Fire

Source: Lauren Rogers
May 25, 2012

Q: When did it start for you, the decision to become a vocalist? A: I decided to pursue singing seriously back in 2006 while I was on tour with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Up to that point I was primarily a sideman performing on electric bass and upright bass with many different groups. Q: Was jazz always your primary music of choice? A: Growing up as a child, jazz wasn't always my music of choice even though it was in ...

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