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Bob Weir, Gov't Mule, Moe. on Warren's the Benefit Vol 4
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JamBase
ALSO FEATURING JOHN HIATT, ROBERT RANDOLPH, JERRY JOSEPH, DAVE SCHOOLS AND MORE Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Volume 4, a 2-disc live benefit concert featuring Gov't Mule, Bob Weir & Friends, John Hiatt & The Goners, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, moe. and more will be released December 6 via Evil Teen. The Benefit Volume 4 was recorded at the 14th annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville, NC on December 21, 2002. Proceeds from the album will Benefit ...
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Etta James: Heart and Soul
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
When Etta James lashed out at Beyoncé in 2009 for singingAt Last at President Obama's inauguration party, most critics assumed James didn't like Beyoncé's interpretation of her 1961 hit. Or that she was envious of the invite. Truth is James probably didn't have a beef with Beyoncé's delivery at all. Case in point: James had recently publicly praised Beyoncé's depiction of her in the movie Cadillac Records. Instead, James' acidicwords more likely came from resentment—not of Beyoncé but of a system ...
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New album from Italian composer Stefano Isola a progressive work that aims for the stars
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Lauren Rogers
The music of Stefano Isola defines transcendence. On his latest album Music for Different Spaces, the Italian composer plunges listeners into otherworldly terrain. But this is not icy, high-brow experimentation; rather, Isola is committed to the melodic strands of smooth jazz in his visionary songwriting. The result is a progressive work that aims for the stars but keeps its heart grounded. It's obvious that Isola has a yen for film soundtracks, and that particular fascination is well-documented on this record. ...
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Brian Landrus/the Landrus Kaleidoscope - Capsule (2011)
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Something Else!
Brian Landrus is one of the fast rising artists on the NYC jazz scene; so much so that it was only in 2009 his debut album Forward came out and now in 2011, we are here talking about his third release of 2011, Capsule. This master of the low instruments like the baritone sax, bass clarinet and bass flute, has a unique, natural sound for these instruments that never sound labored or forced. That's one of his unique attributes that ...
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Muddy Waters - Electric Mud (Cadet/Chess, 1968)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Released under the direction of the young second generation Chess Records producer Marshall Chess on the Cadet imprint, this album was designed to help the great bluesman Muddy Waters connect with the young, white audiences that were flocking to the psychedelic ballrooms like the Fillmore and Winterland in the late 1960's. Apparently is was a successful venture, purportedly selling in the neighborhood of 150,000 copies. Whom it was not popular with was the blues cognoscenti of the era. They found ...
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Herb Pomeroy: Pramlatta's Hips
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of the best albums by the Herb Pomeroy Orchestra wasrecorded live at the El Morocco in Worcester, Mass., in 1980. It's also among the rarest. Even many fans of the Boston trumpeter and bandleader are probably unaware of the LP's existence. Released on Shiah Records, Pramlatta's Hips never made it onto CD, which is truly a shame. However, I suspect that after this post, someone will figure out a way to make it available as a download. Shiah Records ...
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Happy 50th Birthday, Wynton Marsalis - Legacy Recordings Announces Swinging Into The 21st for October 18th
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Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
11-CD DELUXE BOX SET COMMEMORATES HIS MAMMOTH ALBUM RELEASE CAMPAIGN OF 1999-2000 ALSO: 14-track SELECTIONS FROM SWINGING INTO THE 21st single CD available on same date As Pulitzer and 9-time Grammy Award-winner Wynton Marsalis eases into his 50th birthday on October 18, 2011, he casts his memory back a dozen years to 1998-99. With the new millennium on the way, Wynton began to lay plans with Columbia Records and Sony Classical for an unprecedented release of nine major album projects ...
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Etta James - Heart and Soul: A Retrospective (Hip-O, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Etta James was American singer who covered many genres, dabbling in jazz and rock 'n' roll while concentrating the bulk of her energies on blues and rhythm and blues. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had quite a bit of success and this four compact disc boxed set covers the majority of her most well known work. Taking songs from several labels including Modern, Argo, Chess, Warner Brothers, Fantasy, Island, Private Music, and RCA Records labels, the compilation covers music ...
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