Recording News

Sean Nowell - Stockholm Swingin' (2011)

Source: Something Else!
August 4, 2011

A blossoming career that started in Birmingham, Alabama recently had a stop all the way over in Stockholm, Sweden. For tenor saxophonist Sean Nowell's third album (all of which are on Posi-Tone Records, by the way), Nowell and drummer Joe Abba flew over to Sweden, joined Frederik Olsson (guitar), Leo Lindberg (piano), and Lars Ekman (bass), toured the country for two weeks, and ended the jaunt at the legendary Glenn Miller Cafe in the capital city. Stockholm Swingin' is a ...

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Human Element - The Human Element (2011)

Source: Something Else!
August 4, 2011

Easy comparisons arrive quickly as the new self-titled Abstract Logix debut release by Human Element spins, since the group has connections to the original pioneers who fused jazz and world music. In fact, this nascent supergroup includes ex-members of the Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola and Herbie Hancock bands. But Human Element's undulating post-modern groove is sent to new heights by the combined contribution of tribal vocals and compelling percussion by Arto Tuncboyaciyan. There are plenty ...

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Jazz Around Town: While It Has Cooled Down in Roc (at Least Today), the Jazz is Still Hot...

Source: Jazz@Rochester
August 4, 2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011 Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Tinted Image @ Strathallan Hotel, 7:30 pm

Friday, August 5, 2011 Jimmie Highsmith Jr., Smooth Jazz Trio @ Trinities Restaurant, 6:30 pm Side Project featuring Adrian Dematteo @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ The Pultneyville Grill, ...

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Brazilian jazz and classical music unite on Dumee & Dijkgraaf Quinteto’s new album

Source: Lauren Rogers
August 3, 2011

All it takes is one listen to “Cipriano" to be reeled in by the sublime guitar work of Jan Dumee. The fifth track from Dumee & Dijkgraaf Quinteto's new album, Heloisando, “Cipriano" features some of the dreamiest guitar playing that can be found on any record this year. Oddly enough, Dumee's relationship with the guitar was not instantly formed. “I've never particularly had a fondness for the instrument," Dumee admitted. “Usually it was the music itself that attracted me. I ...

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Sir Roland Hanna Piano Solo: Colors from a Giant's Kit

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
August 3, 2011

Like Jaki Byard, Roland Hanna was a pianist who had absorbed the entire jazz tradition and his playing reflected that. His posthumously released solo session, Colors from A Giant's Kit (IPO), finds him in the mood to cover a lot of ground. There are some quite fetching originals and well-chosen standards, from Duke through Trane. All of it shows us a more intimate side of Hanna that what you'd get, say, in his work with the Jones-Lewis band. His more ...

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Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousnes /Lord of Lords (Impulse!, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
August 3, 2011

After the death of her husband and bandleader, the legendary John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane continued to record for Impulse Records for another few years before retreating to her ashram to concentrate on her spiritual concerns. Spirituality has always been the prime concern of her music, and the selections move farther and farther away from jazz into a somber liturgical music that is nonetheless fascinating to listen to. The first part of this collection is very enjoyable because it focuses on ...

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Anastasia Barzee Sets Jazz-Infused Debut for 9/27, Features Steve Wilson on Multiple Tracks

Source: Seth Cohen PR
August 2, 2011

Acclaimed Singer/Actress Anastasia Barzee Readies Sophisticated Debut CD: 'The Dimming of the Day' is Set for 9/27 on Ghostlight Records Produced by Matt Pierson with Arrangements by Grammy Award-Winning Gil Goldstein, Contemporary Collection Features an Eclectic Mix of Broadway, Pop and Jazz-Infused Tracks, from Kate Bush to Paul Simon to Jimmy Webb to Randy Newman to Andrew Lloyd Webber to Rufus Wainwright and more Duet with Brian D'Arcy James is One of Many Highlights; Top Musicians Including Steve Wilson and ...

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Japanese guitarist Yuichi Tanaka releases remarkable solo gem with "A Hill of the Sun"

Source: Lauren Rogers
August 2, 2011

For those who heard Jazz Guitar Duo's 2008 effort, Chronicle, the velvety caress of Yuichi Tanaka's guitar playing is no longer a secret. Woefully unknown in the U.S., Tanaka is not a showy guitarist; his skills lie in his ability to convey peaceful beauty with subtle charm. After dazzling listeners as the other half of Jazz Guitar Duo, Tanaka has set off on his own, unveiling a remarkable solo gem with A Hill of the Sun. Born in Chiba, Japan ...

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