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Masterworks Jazz Concludes The Celebration Of The 40th Anniversary Of CTI Records With The Release Of Four More Classic Reissues

Source: Elisa Peimer
September 30, 2011

FROM ESTHER PHILLIPS, HANK CRAWFORD, JOHNNY HAMMOND AND LONNIE SMITH All Available for the First Time on CD ON OCTOBER 4TH Also available, critically acclaimed CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box set and California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium 2-CD set featuring previously unreleased tracks, and 24 reissues of classic CTI albums Masterworks Jazz concludes its celebration of the 40th Anniversary of CTI Records with reissues of four more classic CTI / Kudu albums available on October 4, 2011. ...

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Sabir Mateen's Quartet Gives Us "Just a Little Something," Volume One

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
September 30, 2011

Tenor-reedman Sabir Mateen, through a long tenure with drum-giant Sunny Murray, with his own groups and other significant associations, has proven to be one of New York's prime avant jazz figures in recent years. He's absorbed the free tradition and realized his original, personal version of it. Albums made with his own groups can come in and out-of-print rapidly, which is a sign of the times. So when one comes along it's important to grab it while you can. A ...

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A 1970s' Artifact?: Records You Simply Couldn't Hide From

Source: Something Else!
September 30, 2011

By Mark Saleski Back in the 1970s, there were a handful of records you just couldn't get away from. They This was a good thing if you liked the particular record. If not, well, you were kinda screwed ... and god forbid your girlfriend/boyfriend had something on your “hate list" ... bad scene there. Heck, I spent the better part of one year putting up with my girlfriend's Shaun Cassidy album. Why? (C'mon, you know why!) So, here are the ...

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The Spanish Donkey -Xyx (Northern Spy, 2011) ****

Source: Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
September 30, 2011

By Paul Acquaro You could try approaching XYX actively listening to every nuance and rhythmic shift, analyzing and digesting every note. Or, you could let it wash over you, letting its sonic sandpaper exfoliate your mind. Either way, you will not be able to escape the tingling rawness it inflicts. I've tried both approaches, during the same listening session. The tracks “Mid-Evil" and “XYX," coming in at 38 and 22 minutes respectively, give ample time to tune in and out, ...

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Joe Blessett: Chillin Out

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 30, 2011

I'm often asked where I think jazz is headed and which jazz musicians are pushing the envelope without boring the listener. My answer to the first question is, “I don't know." Until jazz artists start speaking the language of today's diverse music buyers and jazz fans allow the music to move beyond lighthouse status, the art form may simply languish as live performances of what we've already heard on recordings—only not as good. My answer to the second questions is ...

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Download Two Free MP3s by Trumpeter Jon Crowley

Source: Michael Ricci
September 29, 2011

Download two free MP3s from trumpeter and composer Jon Crowley. Download MP3 Now | Purchase Music

From the album: At The Edge by Jon Crowley

About the album/track: Personnel: Jon Crowley- Trumpet, Jeremy Udden- Alto Sax, Julian Pollack- Rhodes, Julian Smith- Bass, and Ziv Ravitz- Drums.

Editor's comments: This is the first I've heard of Jon's music, and it's an introduction I'm thrilled to make. His sound on trumpet is ethereal, like a strong gust of wind that can be ...

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Paris Toon "Baptism by Fire" CD Jazz Soul Classic

Source: Toon
September 29, 2011

It's rare that you hear an artist create a personal album these days, what with most of today's mainstream entertainers usually having their lyrics manufactured by anyone else other than themselves. That's not the case, however, with Phoenix based artist Paris Toon. Paris, known as the brainchild behind jazz/soul/funk band Mother's Favorite Child, created his own project based on life, love, and pain...literally. It took Paris Toon a year and a half to create Baptism by Fire, and the result ...

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John Coltrane "The Impulse! Albums: Volume Five" On Hip-O Select / Verve

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
September 29, 2011

Saxophonist and composer John Coltrane died unexpectedly in July 1967, already a legend at the age of 40. Having recorded prolifically, Coltrane left behind in the Impulse Records vault a treasure trove of great music that demanded to be heard. The John Coltrane Impulse! Albums Volume 5 set picks up where Volume 4 left off, collecting the next five Coltrane albums released posthumously, with each of them in their original configuration: Live in Seattle, Sun Ship, Transition, Infinity (with Alice ...

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