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1956: The Year Elvis Presley Skyrocketed To Global Fame!
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Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
Young Man With The Big Beat Traces Elvis' Every Step In The Year That He Transformed From A Rockabilly Singer To The King Of Rock And Roll 5-CD Super-Deluxe Box Set Features Studio & Live Recordings, An Unreleased Live Concert, Interviews, And A Lavishly-Illustrated, Day-By-Day Timeline Of Elvis In 1956 Deluxe set available now for pre-order at ELVIS1956.COM; Advance orders through this website will also receive an exclusive replica vinyl 7" of Elvis' first 45rpm EP for RCA Records Also ...
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Cimphonia 1998 Part 2, Lest We Forget
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
I reviewed CIMPhonia Part One just about a year ago on these pages. Today we look at the second volume. It has the same lineup, essentially what is known today as Trio X (Joe McPhee, soprano sax and trumpet, Dominic Duval, acoustic bass, and Jay Rosen, drums) plus some well-chosen bright lights of avant jazz: Mark Whitecage, reeds, Paul Smoker, trumpet, David Prentice, violin, and the late Peter Kowald, acoustic bass. As before the churning virtuoso two-bass tandem is one ...
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Jon Crowley - At the Edge (Lonely Crow Records, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Trumpeter Jon Crowley is always looking to improve his sound and musical conception. Whether it is through continuous practice and gigging or playing with his rock 'n' roll side project Red Light Growler, Crowley is a musician who refuses to stand still. This album is a fine example of the evolution of his work. His first record, Connections, from 2009, was an expertly played post-bop acoustic date, refracting the music of the free-bop bands of the 1960's through postmodern jazz. ...
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Ramsey Lewis - Ramsey, Taking Another Look (2011)
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Something Else!
I skipped right to this album's new edit of “Sun Goddess," a timelessly accessible 1970s R&B fusion number—already singing the familiar wordless chorus from the original by Ramsey Lewis with Earth Wind and Fire: Way-ohhh, waaaaaay-ooooooooh. In 1974, the sessions for the Sun Goddess album marked a reunion with Earth Wind and Fire leader Maurice White, a former member of the second Ramsey Lewis Trio. The tune became a huge crossover hit, eventually charting on the Pop Singles, Black Singles ...
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Johnny "H" Smith: Opus de Funk
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Organist Johnny “Hammond" Smith isn't as well known todayas organists like Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott, Don Patterson and Charles Earland. I'm not sure why. Perhaps his name was too close to Johnny Smith's (the guitarist) and John Hammond's (the producer). Nevertheless, Smith was a high-energy player with enormous soul power and restraint. His recording career roughly divides into two parts—his jazz-soul sessions for Riverside and Prestige in the '60s and his jazz-funk CTI records of the '70s for ...
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New York Latin Jazz Pianist Bill O'Connell Releases "Triple Play Plus Three" on Zoho Records.
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Two for the Show Media
New York Latin Jazz pianist Bill O'Connell's “Triple Play Plus Three" is an innovative spin on the traditional jazz trio format, featuring percussionist Richie Flore and a rotating cast of celebrity guests—all multiple GRAMMY winners—clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, vibraphonist Dave Samuels, and flutist Dave Valentin. “Triple Play Plus Three" presents eight lively, virtuosic O'Connell originals, plus two 20th century classics by Thelonius Monk ('Round Midnight") and Kurt Weill ("Speak Low"). Thelonious Monk's signature composition 'Round Midnight, has been totally re-harmonized by ...
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Neal Morse Announces Massive 2 DVD/3 CD Set - "Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles"
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Nashville, TN: Neal Morse is renowned for amazing live performances with some of progressive rock's most accomplished musicians. With Live in Los Angeles, Neal throws down the gauntlet: 2 DVDs and 3 CDs of his incredible Testimony 2 tour, live at the Whittier Theater in Los Angeles, California. For the first time since the original Testimony, Neal's music is performed by the original musicians who created it: Mike Portnoy, Randy George, Eric Brenton, Rick Altizer and Mark Leniger. And with ...
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Vibraphonist-composer Dave Shank Assembles Veteran Crew For His Latest Swinging Quintet Offering, "Soundproof"
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Michael Ricci
On Soundproof (to be released September 27th by Rhombus Records), vibraphonist Dave Shank showcases ten new compositions that feature the highly interactive, swinging interplay of a stellar quintet comprised of bassist John Patitucci, pianist Barry Miles, drummer Terry Silverlight and saxophonist Mike Migliore. From start to finish, Shank and his veteran crew exhibit a remarkable chemistry with a penchant for collective improvisation in the moment. Sparks fly on all the solo choruses throughout, but it's the remarkable cohesion of the ...
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