Recording News

Jazz Pianist/Composer Tom Wetmore Debuts with "The Desired Effect," Jan. 17

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
December 19, 2011

The buoyant grooves and graceful melodies heard on the forthcoming CD The Desired Effect serve to introduce a fresh new voice in jazz—Tom Wetmore, whose Crosstown Records will release the pianist/composer's exceptional debut, The Desired Effect, on January 17. The 29-year-old Massachusetts native has been active on the New York scene since 2005, leading his own traditional jazz trio as well as his eclectic sextet. He's also performed and/or recorded with Clark Terry, Slide Hampton, T.K. Blue, Bernard Purdie, and ...

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Stanley Clarke veteran produces immaculate new holiday single from L.A.-based artist Sean Patrick

Source: Graham Taylor
December 19, 2011

The shimmering beauty and soulful warmth of Sean Patrick's holiday single, “A Gift of Christmas," are the hallmarks of a timeless classic. Amidst overplayed staples and cookie-cutter newcomers, “A Gift of Christmas" is the real deal. Opening with cozy piano, Patrick's heartfelt croon opens the door to sparkling sleigh bells and lush synths; when his velvety smooth voice begins to ascend, it's a breathtaking moment, capturing the season's childlike sense of wonder and spiritual depth.

Born in Santa Maria, California, ...

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Aimee Mann - One More Drifter in the Snow (2006)

Source: Something Else!
December 18, 2011

I am now going to indulge in a little misty-eyed gaze into the crystal ball: Til Tuesday's album Voices Carry came out in 1985. I was living in an apartment in southern New Hampshire. What I remember about “Voices Carry," the song, is that it played several times a day (if not at least once per hour) on MTV. I can remember Aimee Mann's shock of spiky blond hair and perfect face. Her voice had that catch in it that ...

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Renegade Foxxx is Back with "Drinkin' the Night Away"

Source: Susan Blond, Inc.
December 17, 2011

Music Impresario Renegade Foxxx Drops New Club Anthem Just In Time For New Years Eve New York, NY: Renegade Foxxx, the multi-talented artist and executive, returns with an infectious track to bring 2011 to a close with a bang. “Drinkin' The Night Away" is an up tempo anthem, showcasing the joys of forgetting your troubles and getting lost in a night of partying. Since his single “Way Down" started buzzing throughout the industry, the New Jersey native, who splits his ...

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Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue

Source: JamBase
December 17, 2011

FIRST FULL ALBUM OF PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD MONTGOMERY MUSC IN OVER 25 YEARS With a lot of sleuthing and a team of experts on the case, long lost tapes of Wes Montgomery have been discovered and restored. Resonance Records will release Echoes of Indiana Avenue—the first full album of previously unheard Montgomery music in over 25 years—on March 6, 2012, which would have been Montgomery's 88th birthday. Over a year and a half in the making, the release will provide a ...

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Rudi Records Releases "When We Forgot The Melody"

Source: Massimo Iudicone
December 16, 2011

When We Forgot The Melody Dimitri Grechi Espinoza: alto saxophone Tito Mangialajo Rantzer: doublebass (RRJ1006 Rudi Records 2011) The title When We Forgot The Melody suggests a period of leave, even a little ironic, of the melody. As a matter of fact the path, that in this work leads towards the uncharted territory of improvisation, gives way to the constant return of a melodic breath, which is never a limit, never a homesickness, but a fertile ...

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Geri Allen - A Child is Born (2011)

Source: Something Else!
December 16, 2011

Whereas Geri Allen's solo piano debut for Motema, 2010's Flying Toward the Sound, focused on musical inspirations Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Cecil Taylor, the follow up travels in more personal circles. A Child Is Born, featuring both traditional and original Christmas music, focuses on the intimacies of family, of faith and of caring. Allen, who serves as an associate professor of jazz and contemporary improvisation at the University of Michigan when she's not touring, dedicates this new project to ...

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Katalyst Entertainment Releases New CD "Cosmic" by Vocalist Dwight Trible!

Source: OUTHOUSE pr
December 16, 2011

On December 15th 2011 Kataltst Entertainment releases Cosmic the long awaited new CD from vocalist Dwight Trible. With Cosmic the theme is love and from the opening track Speak To Us Of Love which Dwight says “was inspired by the text on love from the famous Kahlil Gibran book The Prophet" right through the closing track, Dwight's own treatment of the 60's soul classic Ooh Child sung here “because it is a song of hope" the spirit of love is ...

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