Recording News

Jim Hall Live! Volumes 2-4 to be released as a Limited Edition box set - ArtistShare fan-funded project

Source: Clay Wilson
November 20, 2011

Over three hours of unreleased music form the Jim Hall Live! performances (1975) will be included as a box set in Jim's latest fan-funded project. In this new ArtistShare adventure listeners will join Jim in discovering new music from the Jim Hall—Live! performances at Bourbon St. in Toronto (1975). The original recording was released on Horizon many years ago and Don Thompson has recently discovered over three hours of previously unreleased music from that week. ArtistShare will be creating a ...

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Legacy Recordings Announces Now, Then and Forever, the Ultimate Earth, Wind and Fire Album Coming January 31, 2012

Source: Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
November 19, 2011

New Single Disc Collection Reveals A-List Favorites, Premieres “Guiding Light," The New EWF Track Legacy Recordings proudly announces the release of Now, Then & Forever, the ultimate single-disc celebration of Earth, Wind & Fire, the iconic American soul-funk-fusion powerhouse which Rolling Stone said “changed the sound of black pop." EWF has been getting parties started across the planet since the group's Chicago inception in 1969 and 2012 promises to be another banner year for the band, beginning with the release ...

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Jason Adasiewicz - Spacer (Delmark, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
November 19, 2011

Re-united with his Sun Rooms group featuring Nate McBride on bass and Mike Reed on drums, Jason Adasiewicz furthers his claim on being the pre-eminent vibraphonist on the progressive jazz scene. A mainstay in Chicago jazz groups as both a leader and valued member of collective ensembles, he is continuing the forward thinking jazz tradition on the vibraphone created by the likes of Walt Dickerson and Khan Jamal. This trio has developed a near telepathic empathy, like the best piano ...

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The Who - Quadrophenia- The Director's Cut (Super Deluxe Edition) (Geffen, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
November 19, 2011

The progressive rock opera Quadrophenia has been my favorite album by The Who since I discovered it in college. This is one of those “overkill" reissues, really aimed at the true believer fan, containing not only the original double album re-mastered, but discs of demos and surround sound mixes, along with a hardcover book and other related ephemera. I didn't have the money (or the attention span) to purchase the whole set, so I was thrilled that the most of ...

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Andrew Cyrille and Haitian Fascination - Route de Fra Res (2011)

Source: Something Else!
November 19, 2011

Brooklyn-born to Haitian parents, drummer Andrew Cyrille had gone on to record with Mary Lou Williams, Coleman Hawkins and Roland Kirk before beginning a decade-plus stint in Cecil Taylor's band during some of Taylor's most creative periods. Cyrille's legacy only grew further as a leader and co-leader of groups that included the likes of Billy Bang, David S. Ware, Milford Graves and Rashied Ali. After a five decade career that put him in the elite among drummers of modern and ...

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The Doors: L.A. Woman 40th Anniversary Reissue

Source: JamBase
November 19, 2011

40TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OF L.A. WOMAN ALBUM; AND NEW DVD/BLU-RAY ON JANUARY 24, 2012 Fans of iconic rock band The Doors are in for something special. The group's final album, 1971's L.A. Woman, with the signature hits “L.A. Woman," “Love Her Madly" and “Riders On The Storm"—is being celebrated with a special two-CD release from Rhino and a behind-the-scenes DVD/Blu-ray from Eagle Rock Entertainment. The L.A. Woman 40th anniversary edition (Rhino 2-CD) features a never-before-heard song, “She Smells So Nice," ...

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Otis Taylor: New Album

Source: JamBase
November 19, 2011

HAUNTING, HYPNOTIC GROOVES FROM ICONOCLASTIC TRANCE BLUESMAN OTIS TAYLOR Otis Taylor isn't defined by any single category. A musical alchemist and a true innovator, Taylor has never been afraid to experiment beyond the blues tradition. He's a master craftsman who has created his own signature “trance blues" style by melding haunting guitar and banjo work, syncopated rhythms and a combination of gruff vocals, shouts and yells with raw passion. “When I sing, I just do what I do," Taylor says. ...

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Album of the Week: Piazzolla in Brooklyn, Pablo Aslan Quintet

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
November 19, 2011

Piazzolla In Brooklyn Pablo Aslan Quintet Soundbrush Records

It's actually pretty difficult to judge something like musical quality; your personal conclusions all tend to be based around your perspective. Different people arrive into their conclusions from diverse backgrounds and varying experiences that color their opinions about music. Studied musicians make conscious choices about their artistic priorities, and as a result, they judge performances based upon their personal priorities. Our cultural reference points make a big difference ...

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