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Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 (#251)

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2012

This set is expected to be released late May/early June “Almost all of the recordings Hawkins made throughout a 45 year period were outstanding examples of improvisation, but among them were masterpieces by which all jazz tenor saxophone solos will forever be judged.” —John Chilton, The Song Of The Hawk The Coleman Hawkins Set You’ve Been Waiting For The saxophone was patented more than a half century before jazz developed but their affinity for each other might be nearly perfect. ...

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Rudi Records New Release: "Black Novel" By Massimo De Mattia

Source: Massimo Iudicone
May 2, 2012

Black Novel by Massimo De Mattia RRJ1008 - Rudi Records 2012 Distrib. Goodfellas Massimo De Mattia: flutes Luigi Vitale: vibraphone, marimba Denis Biason: guitars Alessandro Turchet: double bass Bruno Cesselli: piano Liner Notes by Flavio Massarutto There is something unique about Massimo De Mattia in the world of Italian jazz and improvisational music. After spending the 1980s learning and playing with talented peers and the saxophonist Tom Kirk, ...

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Jimbo Mathus to Release "Blue Light," a Six-Song Ep on Fat Possum's Big Legal Mess Records July 20

Source: conqueroo
May 2, 2012

Mississippi musician, veteran of Squrrel Nut Zippers and South Memphis String Band, will tour in May OXFORD, MS: The late Memphis producer Jim Dickinson once called Jimbo Mathus “the singing voice of Huck Finn." Outside the South, Mathus is likely best known as the ringleader of the defunct hyper-ragtime outfit Squirrel Nut Zippers, or as the catalyst for Buddy Guy's breakthrough Sweet Tea in 2001 and Guy's Grammy-winning Blues Singer album. This July, Mathus will soon release a six-song vinyl ...

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BJURecords To Release New CD From Pianist/composer Jeremy Siskind

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
May 1, 2012

BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release FINGER-SONGWRITER The Sophomore Recording From Pianist/Composer JEREMY SISKIND Available May 15 FINGER-SONGWRITER features: Jeremy Siskind (piano, compositions), Nancy Harms (vocals) and Lucas Pino (woodwinds) UPCOMING EVENTS: May 30 @ 8:00 PM - Jeremy Siskind Solo Recital at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, performing works by Debussy, Michael Jackson, and music from Finger-Songwriter, 881 7th Ave, NYC Every Tuesday night in June - Jeremy Siskind with special guests at The Kitano, 66 Park Ave @ ...

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Bett Butler Releases American Sampler

Source: Bett Butler
May 2, 2012

THE AWARD-WINNING SONGWRITER JOINS VIRTUOSO BASSIST/COMPOSER JOËL DILLEY IN AN INTIMATE EXPLORATION OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK. “What might well be the most honest, haunting and intense version of 'Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?' committed to CD.” —Jim Beal, San Antonio Express-News “Breathes new life into old songs with fresh arrangements and a flair for the exotic.” —KUT Radio host Jay Trachtenburg, Austin Chronicle SAN ANTONIO TX: Jazz vocalist/pianist Bett Butler―better known for her off-beat songwriting about dark subject ...

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Nonesuch Releases New Pat Metheny "Unity Band" Record, June 12; Saxophonist Chris Potter, Drummer Antonio Sanchez, and Bassist Ben Williams Join Guitarist Metheny

Source: Michael Ricci
May 1, 2012

First Metheny-led band in 30 years to feature sax also embarks on 39-city summer & fall tour For the first time since his 1980 release 80/81, guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded with a band that features tenor saxophone. Unity Band, due from Nonesuch on June 12, 2012, introduces a new Metheny ensemble with Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, longtime collaborator Antonio Sanchez on drums, and the up-and-coming Ben Williams on bass. The album features nine new Metheny compositions. ...

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Eddie Gomez - Per Sempre (2012)

Source: Something Else!
May 1, 2012

Always an impressive technician, Gomez has an identifiably soulful sound—sometimes from the very first plucking of his bass. That has carried him through an impressive array of settings, from traditional trios and fusion-infused amalgams all the way over into the delicate lyricisms of chamber jazz. The forthcoming Per Sempre fits squarely into the latter category, as Gomez settles into a program marked by sweet grace notes, diaphanous beauty but perhaps not enough variety. Recording in Bologna, Italy, Gomez is joined ...

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Bap Kennedy Enlists Mark Knopfler in Making of New CD, "Sailor's Revenge"

Source: conqueroo
April 30, 2012

Released on Proper American on June 5, album unites American, Irish traditions LONDON, U.K. — Bap Kennedy's solo career has been distinguished by fruitful partnerships with the brightest and best. His 1998 solo debut, Domestic Blues, was produced by Steve Earle, who has hailed the Belfast-based artist as “the best songwriter I ever heard." After Lonely Street (2000), a tribute to two of Kennedy's childhood musical heroes, Hank Williams and Elvis Presley, he recorded The Big Picture (2005) at the ...

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