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Ray Charles' "Singular Genius" Compiles 106 Hits and B-Sides
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conqueroo
106 recordings on five compact discs totaling 53 singles are housed in handsome linen- textured collectors' box LOS ANGELES, CA: With the release of Ray Charles' Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, on November 15, 2011, Concord Records will make available for the first time the artist's collection of ABC-Paramount singles during this prolific period (1960-1972). The digitally remastered deluxe 106-song collection presents the A and B sides of 53 singles, including 11 #1 hits, such Grammy Award winners “Hit ...
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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records To Release "The Drop And The Ocean" From Drummer/Composer Rob Garcia
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records To Release THE DROP AND THE OCEAN from Drummer/Composer ROB GARCIA Release Date: September 27, 2011 “The Drop and the Ocean on the Brooklyn Jazz Underground label, is an elastic, adventurous statement from the drummer Rob Garcia." —The New York Times Rob Garcia 4 appearing in celebration of The Drop and the Ocean Sat, Oct 1: Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, with Dan Tepfer (piano), Noah Preminger (saxophones) & Chris Lightcap ...
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Roy Haynes and His "Roy-Alty": The Elder Statesman of Jazz Looks Back...And Ahead
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
Roy. . . Haynes. I hear in my mind Sarah Vaughan saying that on an old LP, setting up a gem of a short Roy solo. He's been at the forefront of jazz so long it makes the head whirl. Important to Bebop from the late '40s and a force for what came after, whether with Trane, Gary Burton, Alice Coltrane, Pat Metheny (and too many more to name), or one of his many groups. And of course it's not ...
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Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece - Duotone (2011)
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Something Else!
Last year we investigated a strong post-bop excursion by the potent, up-and-coming partnership of tenor saxophonist Ken Fowser and vibraphonist Behn Gillece. Little Echo (2010) swung like mad and put into sharp focus the tight rapport of Fowser and Gillece that is at the center of their post-bop achievements. Continuing what seems to becoming tradition for the duo, the rhythm section is entirely swapped out from the prior record, yet the momentum is maintained. For this outing, Donald Vega mans ...
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Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion - Urban Nature (2011)
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Something Else!
Rock fans know him for his work with David Bowie and the Average White Band, jazz fans from moments alongside Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins (they're on tour now), soul and pop fans from turns with Chaka Khan and Mariah Carey. But Sammy Figueroa's real passion, this record makes clear is Latin jazz. A move from New York City, where he was long a first-call percussionist, to South Florida sparked this career turn. The stark contrast of those two environs ...
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The Rolling Stones Announce Deluxe Reissue of Some Girls
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JamBase
CLASSIC STONES ALBUM TO GET THE REISSUE TREATMENT THIS NOVEMBER The Rolling Stones are pleased to announce the release on November 21, 2011 of the re-mastered, expanded, Super-Deluxe, Deluxe and Digital editions of Some Girls, the groundbreaking album which introduced the music of the Rolling Stones to a whole new generation of fans. Justly considered one of the finest works by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Ronnie Wood, Some Girls topped the US charts over three ...
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Jazzsnap: Ray Linn (C. 1940s)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Here's Ray Linn, on of the great section trumpeters of the big band era, ready for some long ball in sunny California. It could be 1941 based on the license plate. Or the “1" in the plate's date could be a “7," as in '47. This snapshot comes from Betty's fabulous collection of photos, sent along by her friend Chris. Betty has donated all of her prints, including this one, to Rutgers University's Institute of Jazz Studies. But since she ...
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Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
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Chris M. Slawecki
The explosive transformation of Miles Davis' “second great Quintet" with Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums) is laid bare on Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Volume 1. Culled from original state-owned television and radio sources in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, and Sweden, the program spans five northern European festival performances over the course of nine days in October-November 1967. The audio shows consist entirely of previously unreleased ...
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