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Little Richard's Specialty Hits, Demos and Videos Enhance Concord Reissue
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Fifteen-song disc also features a never-before-heard interview with Specialty Records founder Art Rupe about the discovery of the rock 'n' roll legend Original album placed #50 in Rolling Stone's Greatest Albums of All Time. LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Rock 'n' roll may date back to Jackie Brenston's “Rocket 88" in 1951 and perhaps further to blues/swing hybrids of the 1940s. But many would contend that Little Richard's “Tutti Frutti," recorded at Cosimo Matassa's studio in new Orleans in September 1955, was the ...
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Guitarist Mike Lorenz's "Of the Woods" Available Now!
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Mike Lorenz
Philadelphia guitarist Mike Lorenz has released his debut full-length CD, Of the Woods, available now on iTunes, CDBaby and BandCamp. Of the Woods highlights seven of Lorenz's original compositions performed in quartet and quintet setting and featuring pianist Matt Mitchell, alto saxophonist Mike Cemprola, bassist Brian Howell and drummer Matt Scarano. A CD release show is scheduled for Friday, February 10th, 2012 at the Moonstone Arts Center in Philadelphia, PA as part of the Lucky Old Souls @ Moonstone concert ...
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Duke Ellington - The Great London Concerts (1963)
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Something Else!
When Duke Ellington strolled out on stage for this 1958 date, it had been 25 years since he'd previously appeared in Europe. Still, though he was kept away by a war and a drawn-out dispute between the U.S. and Brit's musicians unions, you could say Ellington had made quite an impression with that earlier 1933 show in London. Incredibly, fans showed up for this performance with programs from the last concert. The date already had more than its share of ...
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Trumpeter/Composer John Raymond Releases Debut CD "Strength and Song"
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Two for the Show Media
"A dynamic and soulful musician, both as a trumpet player and a composer. John Raymond uses his knowledge of the jazz tradition to forge a style that honors the masters of our music as well as being creative, unpredictable and compelling. John has a unique voice, and he is definitely saying something that is worth listening to." —Jon Faddis, World-Renown Trumpeter & Educator “John is among the more expressive and inventive of the young cats on the scene now." —Scott ...
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Sony Music's Popmarket.com Releases Complete Albums Collections By Jazz Masters Stanley Clarke & George Duke
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Michael Ricci
Stanley Clarke—The Complete 1970s Epic Albums Collection and The George Duke Band—The Complete 1970s Epic Albums Collection Both titles available for pre-order at Popmarket.com in advance of January 24, 2012, release date The Ultimate Jazz Festival continues as Sony Music's PopMarket.com presents Complete Albums Collections from the Epic Records archives by two of the greatest names in modern jazz—Stanley Clarke and George Duke. These box sets contain the most famous and successful albums in these artists' respective careers, nearly all ...
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The Wee Trio - Ashes to Ashes: A David Bowie Intraspective (2012)
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Something Else!
A finely judged treatment of David Bowie's music, done without hewing too closely to the old sides—and without fear of going too deep into his catalog for material. Along the way, the Wee Trio gives us a new understanding of Bowie's sometimes overlooked way with a pop tune. But, more importantly, Ashes to Ashes is such a complete recording that it holds up even if you don't consider yourself a Bowie completist. That's perhaps best heard on the title track ...
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Carolina Chocolate Drops Working with Buddy Miller on Follow up to Grammy-Winning Smash
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Something Else!
The Carolina Chocolate Drops are working with producer Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Solomon Burke) on a follow up to 2010's Grammy Award—winning label-debut Genuine Negro Jig. The album became an out-of-nowhere sensation, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard bluegrass chart, No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers and folk charts, and earning year-end recognition on the Official Something Else! Top 10 for 2010. The Carolina Chocolate Drops' new project, called Leaving Eden, is due February 28 on ...
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Gimme Five: Jazz's Greatest Final Recordings from John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Others
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Something Else!
"Thank you very much, you make me feel so wonderful. It's been a pleasure being here but I really must go now, it's so hot."—Clifford Brown at the end of his final performance, June 25, 1956. Jazz history is full of personal tragedies; so many of the greats who for various reasons, left us far too soon. For some of these legends, the last music they made adds a poignancy to their deaths. It's something that allows fans to take ...
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