Recording News

Legendary Flower Kings Vocalist Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion To Release Second Album 'Powerplay'

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
February 17, 2012

Sweden—Much to the excitement of the progressive rock community around the world, legendary Flower Kings vocalist Hasse Fröberg and his group Musical Companion are releasing a new album. 'Powerplay' is the second album by Swedish progrockers Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion. About a year after the release of their critically highly acclaimed debut 'Futurepast' (Sept. 2010), the band entered the studio to cut the backing tracks for 'Powerplay' (April 2012). The line-up of the band is still the same, Hasse ...

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Real Gone Music Announces March Reissues

Source: conqueroo
February 16, 2012

Real Gone Music, the reissue label that has won many critical kudos in its initial months of operation, has announced its March 2012 releases. Featured are B.J. Thomas' The Complete Scepter Singles, Frankie Avalon's Muscle Beach Party: The United Artists Sessions, The Tubes' Young & Rich/Now, Rick Springfield's Beginnings, David Axelrod's Messiah, Wishbone Ash's Live Dates II and Clint Eastwood's Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites. Street date for all is March 27, 2012. From his 1966 recording of Hank ...

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John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Mike Stern and others on the New Gary Husband Album

Source: Souvik Dutta
February 16, 2012

Multi-dimensional drummer, keyboardist, composer and arranger Gary Husband hits his stride with Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2, his latest release on Abstract Logix Records. Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2 features an explosive all-star line-up of guest musicians such as John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Jan Hammer, Robin Trower, Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Mark King, Alex Machacek and Mike Stern. Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2 does not merely pick up where 2010's Volume 1 left off. Volume 2 expands upon Husband's musical ...

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New Torben Waldorff Project "Wah-Wah" on ArtistShare

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 16, 2012

Torben Waldorff's 4th project Wah-Wah on ArtistShare has been launched. The recording will take place in Brooklyn in April, and the CD will ship July 6th. Wah-Wah is another album of original Torben Waldorff music, now in a guitar quartet setting, with Torben Waldorff on guitar, Gary Versace on keys, Matt Clohesy on bass and Jon Wikan on drums. The music will be available as mp3 download or CD, or as premium offers that supports the project immensely. Ordering the ...

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Gregory Porter's "Real Good Hands" Selected as iTunes Single of the Week

Source: GoMedia PR
February 16, 2012

Soulful Track from Grammy Nominated Vocalist's Second CD on Motema Music, Released February 14, Available for Free Download “Real Good Hands," a track from Be Good, internationally acclaimed vocalist Gregory Porter's sophomore release on Motema Music, has been selected by iTunes as its Single of the Week for the week of February 14. “Real Good Hands," will be available for free download on iTunes from February 14 through 20. Porter's 2010 debut release, Water, racked up a continuing stream of ...

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Guitarist Kyle Walz Exhilarates With Collection Of Jazz And R&B Covers

Source: Graham Taylor
February 15, 2012

There is a double meaning in the title of guitarist Kyle Walz's latest album, Lifted Standards. On one hand, it's a reference to the fact that the record is a collection of covers; in other words, these songs are 'lifted' from other artists. But in a subjective sense the music can really lift the spirits. Until spring rolls along, Lifted Standards delivers exhilarating waves of pure sunshine, much of it beaming from Walz's incandescent playing. Walz looks not only to ...

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Carole King to Reissue Four Classic Albums on Concord

Source: conqueroo
February 15, 2012

Carole King will release reissues of four classic albums—Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980), Touch the Sky (1979), Welcome Home (1978), and Simple Things (1977)—on February 28 via her own Rockingale Records label and Concord Music Group. Each includes the original photography and album notes and, aside from Pearls, has never been previously released on CD in the United States.

Carole King is one of the primary architects of the singer-songwriter movement of the early 1970s, thanks in large ...

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Motéma Proudly Releases Solo The Compelling New Recording From Lynne Arriale

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 15, 2012

"Lynne Arriale's brilliant musicianship and bandstand instincts place her among the top jazz pianists of the day" —The New York Times Motéma Proudly Releases SOLO, The Compelling & Intimate New Solo Piano Recording FromPianist/Composer LYNNE ARRIALE LYNNE ARRIALE—ON TOUR: Lynne's “Solo," featuring Omer Avital, bass/oud & Anthony Pinciotti, drums March 11—Bach Dancing and Dynamite, Half Moon Bay, CA March 13-14—Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA March 15-16—Dazzle, Denver, CO March 17—Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, Canada March 18שrd Sunday Jazz Series, Moline, IL ...

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