Recording News

Chicago's Flippomusic Releases the First Jazz Setting of the Tao Te Ching: "Tao Tunes" (Oppilf Records)

Source: Dave Flippo
October 3, 2011

Dave Flippo's modern jazz quintet Flippomusic has been blending various ethnic music with jazz since 1992. Their most recent project creates an ethnic collaboration through the ancient Chinese texts, the “Tao Te Ching" to create Tao Tunes. Flippo has adapted several translations into lyrics and set them in a wide range of styles. The CD, on Oppilf Records, is due for release on November 27th. Players include Dan Hesler-sax/flute, Dave Flippo-keys/vocals, Donn De Santo-bass/vocals, Heath Chappell-drums; Guest artists include: Larry ...

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Contemporary jazz vocalist Anne Walsh released her latest album "Go," on September 27th with original songs and lyrics written by the artist

Source: Sabrina Gaffney
October 3, 2011

Is there time to explore and reflect on musical beauty in the frenetic pace of modern life? It's a question vocalist Anne Walsh asks on her latest CD “Go," which was released September 27th on AtoZink Music. “The title sums up my wish to move forward as an artist, and strike out into areas of the musical art-form that I haven't had the opportunity to explore in the past, “ said Walsh. Her and husband Tom Zink created this memorable ...

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The Art Of The Torch Singer, Piers Ford Reviews Man In The Long Black Coat and Durga Rising

Source: Barb Jungr
October 3, 2011

There are three elders at the top of the tree when it comes to British female singers who have an instinctive ability to tell the whole story in a song: Norma Waterson, June Tabor and Barb Jungr. Forget any ungallant connotations. I use the word simply to connote wisdom and an almost forensic approach to their craft. If Waterson is the benevolent earth mother, Tabor is the cool, all-seeing and often bleak eye at the centre of life's storm. Jungr, ...

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Canadian band Clear builds bridge between folk, jazz, and rock

Source: Lauren Rogers
October 3, 2011

The recent buzz over Canada's indie music scene, taken to dizzying heights with the Grammy coup from the Arcade Fire, has neglected to shed light on the country's jazz offerings. Considering that jazz hasn't stirred the imagination of young music fans in decades, that isn't such a shock. However, Clear might be the band to build a bridge between the graying temples of the jazz crowd and the adventurous tastes of collegiate hipsters. A trio featuring vocalist Sue Johnson, guitarist ...

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Vibraphonist/percussionist Alfredo Chacon's new album is a "Magic Place" of Latin jazz, fusion, and soul

Source: Lauren Rogers
October 3, 2011

The Magic Place of vibraphonist/percussionist Alfredo Chacon is an enticing one, brimming with exotic colors and island scenery. Those who feel that jazz music can provide an escape from the daily pressures of life can find relief by soaking in Chacon's irresistibly upbeat Latin grooves. But Magic Place isn't just focused on Brazilian jazz; rather, Chacon uses Latin music as the foundation for which he layers on his other influences, namely fusion and soul. The result is a record with ...

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Taeko Kunishima's New Album "Late Autumn" is out Now on the 33Jazz Label

Source: Michael Ricci
October 3, 2011

Taeko Kunishima's third album finds the pianist (born in Shizuoka, Japan, now based in London) in a mood both lyrical and risk-taking. These nine original compositions fully display Taeko's way with a melody, but this is jazz with a thoroughly contemporary sound. Opener “To The Hebrides" is a meditative piano solo, quickly followed by the driving riff of “Return To Life": Paul Moylan's powerful double bass and Max Hallett's shoot-from-the-hip drums are united in urgency. Sean Corby's eloquent trumpet switches ...

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"Elevation" - 2011 Album from Lawson Rollins

Source: Shore Fire Media
October 2, 2011

“Masterful, Genre Busting" Guitar Virtuoso Lawson Rollins' New Album Elevation Confirmed For Oct 18 Release Globe-Spanning Album Was Recorded In Iran, Nepal And The U.S. Lawson Rollins, the renowned genre crossing and Billboard-charting guitarist, will release his newest album Elevation (Infinita Records) Oct 18. It features Rollins' virtuosic guitar playing, guest performances by nearly 20 world music masters and was recorded in far-flung locales such as Nepal, California, Virginia, and Iran. The thirteen original tracks on the album were written ...

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Nheap - "Clouds Under the Table" Free Download

Source: Michael Ricci
October 2, 2011

Nearly two years in the making, and following the critically acclaimed Skymotion (selected as one of the best albums of 2009 by various blogs), Clouds Under the Table marks a new cornerstone in Nheap career. Featuring haunting melodies, quirky rhythms, organic electronics, postrock and jazz suggestions, dynamic live drums playing and a biggest sound, this album will find its place among listeners who think creative music can also be warm. FREE download at acustronica.com.

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