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Raoul Bjorkenheim, Bill Laswell, Morgan Agren - Blixt (Cuneiform, 2011) ****a1/2
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Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
By Paul Acquaro I suppose that Blixt is best described as a rock power trio. Working with industrial strength rhythms, thickly distorted leads and dark enveloping bass, the trio moves through a series of tough minded improvisations bracketed by short heads. However, as tough and stormy as the tunes may get at times, the musicianship and sensibilities of all involved provide enough nuance and sophistication to keep even the heaviest moments buoyant. That being said, the album begins with a ...
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Infinitum Nihil And Lakeshore Records To Release The Soundtrack For "The Rum Diary"
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CineMedia Promotions
Soundtrack Features Original Music by Christopher Young With Songs Performed by The JD Band, Dean Martin, and Patti Smith Los Angeles, CA: Johnny Depp's company Infinitum Nihil will release The Rum Diary—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack through Lakeshore Records digitally on October 28th and in stores on November 29, 2011 in conjunction with the release of the film by FilmDistrict on October 28th. The soundtrack features original music by Christopher Young (Spiderman 3, Drag Me To Hell) with songs performed by ...
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Benoit Delbecq and Francois Houle Reunite on "Because She Hoped"
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GoMedia PR
Third CD from Acclaimed Pianist and Clarinetist Released on Songlines Recordings Released on November 8 Pianist Benoit Delbecq and clarinetist Francois Houle, who last collaborated as a duo on 2002's Dice Thrown, have once again joined forces on Because She Hoped, their third recording as a duo on Songlines Recordings. Because She Hoped was released on November 8. Both musicians have a long and storied history with the label. Houle, who is based in Vancouver, Canada (as is Songlines), was ...
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The Ron Paley Big Band shuffles musical styles on bold new album
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Lauren Rogers
The Ron Paley Big Band is so big that not one musical style can contain them. On their latest album Bring 'Em Back!, the group accomplishes the nearly impossible task of marrying the Big Band sound with the unexpected. Considering that one of the record's most startling tracks, “Hot Rock Big Band," manages to stitch together elements of hip hop, jazz fusion, and progressive rock in a Big Band context, that might be putting it mildly. The album title certainly ...
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Gerry Mulligan: Mosaic Select
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Gerry Mulligan is easily one of jazz's most underrated artists and composer-arrangers. The word “underrated" may seem strange when applied to an established monster like Mulligan, but think about it: Here's a guy who arranged for Gene Krupa, Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis and Elliot Lawrence before heading West in 1952 and starting the piano-less quartet with Chet Baker. Then came his ambitious tentet followed by his swinging sextet with Bob Brookmeyer and Zoot Sims—all while arranging for Stand Kenton and ...
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Christmas with New Orleans Ladies of Jazz Album Release; Germaine Bazzle, Leah Chase, Stephanie Jordan and the Music Alive Ensemble
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Sylvain Music Notes
I Saw Three Ships—Digital Release November 14th NEW ORLEANS—Rachel Jordan Music announces the upcoming release of its second album 'Christmas with New Orleans Ladies of Jazz and Music Alice Ensemble; I Saw Three Ships.' The LP features New Orleans' renowned jazz divas; Germaine Bazzle, Leah Chase, and Stephanie Jordan performing their favorite holiday tunes with the Music Alive Ensemble String Octet and Jazz Quintet. The LP is scheduled for online debut beginning on November 14, 2011 at RachelJordanMusic.com with hard ...
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Boston, MA-based vocalist Kimberly Keating reveals deep-seated affection for music on new CD
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Lauren Rogers
As a creative talent, Stevie Wonder is nearly untouchable; his distinctive soulful expressions and honeyed melodies are nearly impossible to reach. Yet Boston, MA-based vocalist Kimberly Keating not only covers Wonder's 1985 smash “Overjoyed" on her new album, but she spikes it with a Latin twist that reinvigorates the song. Furthermore, Keating's crystalline delivery echoes the awe-inspiring prettiness of the original. Her performance on that tune alone, which she also named the record after, reveals her deep-seated affection for music. ...
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Curtis Fuller, "The Story of Cathy and Me," 2011
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
Mr. Curtis Fuller, a giant of the trombone, the hard-bopping master on countless sessions from the '50s on... He is still doing it, though not as energetically and not as consistently as in his prime. Hey, he is not a young man. And with age comes a kind of reflective wisdom that you can dig for yourself on his new disk, The Story of Cathy and Me (Challenge 73309). It's a heart-felt tribute to his late wife and how much ...
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