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New album from saxophonist Lenny Sendersky glimmers with personality

Source: Lauren Rogers
November 2, 2011

"Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you," jazz legend Charlie Parker once said. It's a pint of wisdom that saxophonist Lenny Sendersky echoes on his latest album, Lenny Sendersky Quintet (Denmark 2005). There's a strong sense of liberation that fuels Sendersky's alto/soprano sax playing on the record; it glimmers with life and personality, free from any creative restraints. It's a smooth and soothing ride to the casual ear and a technically precise one for enlightened crowds. Both will walk ...

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Hart Ramsey returns with his latest Contemporary Jazz offering, "My Next Heartbeat"

Source: Kelly Krueger
November 2, 2011

Hart Ramsey returns with his second Contemporary Jazz album entitled My Next Heartbeat on November 8, 2011. My Next Heartbeat is the follow up to Hart's debut album Charge It To My Heart, and joining him once again are musical greats Eric Essix, Kelley O'Neal, and Rick Watford. My Next Heartbeat is co-produced by bassist Sean Michael Ray who has toured extensively with soul-extraordinaire Maxwell, John Waite, Alex Bugnon, Dionne Farris, and other notable artists in both the R&B and ...

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Darren Johnston's Gone to Chicago, "The Big Lift"

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
November 2, 2011

Yesterday, Darren Johnston with the Nice Guy Trio.... Today, Darren Johnston with Chicago guys. Darren Johnston's The Big Lift (PFR Porto Franco 031) came out late this past summer (2011) and it's worth tracking down. A great lineup doing some very good music....It's Darren on trumpet, Jeb Bishop on trombone, Jason Adasiewicz, vibes, Nate McBride, bass, and Frank Rosaly, drums. In other words, a kind of all-star Chicago lineup. The group goes through its paces with Ornette's “Love Call," Duke's ...

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Nils Petter Molvaer - Baboon Moon (2011)

Source: Something Else!
November 1, 2011

I had come into writing this review thinking I had already reviewed the prior release by pioneering fusion jazz trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær, Hamada (2009), but found that I hadn't. Odd, because I sure listened to it enough times when it was new. Today this Norwegian's newest one, Baboon Moon is out, and this time we're not going to let this go by without leaving a few comments about it. With a new record comes a new backing band. Longtime ...

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Todd Rundgren's Live Performance of Classic album 'Todd' Coming On DVD and CD

Source: conqueroo
November 1, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—By the time he recorded the eponymous Todd in 1973, Todd Rundgren had charted with such evergreen hits as “Hello It's Me," “I Saw the Light" and “We Gotta Get You a Woman," and had also been dubbed “Rock's Renaissance Man" by Rolling Stone after releasing studio masterpieces Something/Anything? and A Wizard, A True Star. Todd was a departure; the iconoclastic artist included pop ballads alongside medleys, anthems, and prog rock. The album is universally heralded as one ...

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Jeff Richman's "The Line Up" Now In Stores

Source: Josh Vittek
November 1, 2011

Contemporary jazz guitarist Jeff Richman today announced the release of his new CD, Jeff Richman and Chatterbox: The Line Up. The Nefer Records release features Mitchel Forman on keyboards, Joel Taylor on drums and Dean Taba on bass guitar. The new CD is distributed by City Hall Records and songs are available online at iTunes, Amazon, Abstract Logix, and your local music stores. The Line Up consists of 12 new tracks exploring and expanding the boundaries of contemporary jazz. Together, ...

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Enrico Rava - Tribe (2011)

Source: Something Else!
November 1, 2011

On his last outing, trumpet master Enrico Rava was in a New York state of mind. This time, for Tribe, his head, heart—and most notably—his entire band is firmly back in his native Italy. Rava is, as been mentioned here a time or two before, is a jazz superstar in Italy (and Europe in general). In a career that spans five decades, he has built a reputation mentoring under greats from outside his country, such as Steve Lacy and Don ...

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Pianist/Composer Enoch Smith Jr. Releases "Misfits," His 2nd CD as a Leader, Nov. 8

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
October 31, 2011

Pianist/composer Enoch Smith Jr. has taken his own unconventional path to a rising career in music, the latest chapter of which is the November 8 release of his CD Misfits. The new disc, on Smith's label Music4MyPeople Entertainment, is an engaging follow-up to his 2010 debut Church Boy. Misfits boasts eight originals by the Rochester, NY native, including “Wise Man," inspired by Ellis Marsalis; the instrumental “She Moves Me," written for his wife Gabriella; and “I Want You," composed for ...

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