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Guitar Renegade Eli Cook Covers Blues Legends On "Ace, Jack, & King"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
May 30, 2011

VA—When you think of hot blues slide guitarists names like Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, and Ry Cooder come to mind. But one new-generation axe master stands alone—guitar renegade Eli Cook. Much to the elation of Eli Cook fans across the globe, the blues guitar prodigy is preparing to release his fifth album Ace, Jack, & King, tackling tunes like “Catfish Blues," “Driftin," and “Crow Jane." Eli's interpretation of blues legends Skip James, Charles Brown, Rev. Gary Davis and Nick Drake ...

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Sonny Rollins - Plus Four (1956, Reissue)

Source: Something Else!
May 30, 2011

By Mark Saleski Ever have a dream where the impossible has suddenly come true? No, I don't mean something like you've won the lottery, or you finally hooked up with that special someone. No, I'm talking about the impossible. In my case, it was my guitar playing ability. For a brief moment, I could play whatever I wanted. At the time, I had been making a real attempt at internalizing jazz improvisation, and let's just say that the going was ...

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New Release by Loga Ramin Torkian: "Mehraab" (Digital Out Now; CD Available June 7)

Source: Press Junkie PR
May 29, 2011

Iranian born composer and multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian is internationally recognized for his ground-breaking work with world music groups Niyaz and Axiom Of Choice, both of which he co-founded. Born in Tehran, Iran, Loga moved to the United States as a teenager after the Iranian Revolution. This major transition would fuel much of his musical and artistic expression in the years to come as he struggled to reconcile the bonds of tradition and culture with his own personal experiences. A ...

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"Hammock House": "Africa Caribe" Produced & Mixed by Joaquin "Joe" Clausell

Source: Press Junkie PR
May 29, 2011

Fania Records announced the release of a deluxe 2-disc set entitled Hammock House 'Africa Caribe' produced and mixed by the legendary Joaquin “Joe" Claussell. The project is a perfect marriage between old and new, a fresh take on classic sounds from the Fania archives. Late last year, Fania Records hand delivered the original multi-tracks (recording tapes) in a battered cardboard box to Joe Claussell's NYC studio. Inside was a round metal reel wrapped with many feet of rolled magnetic tape, ...

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Louie Belogenis Trio - Tiresias (Porter Records, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
May 29, 2011

The deep-seated and haunting nature of the music links this album to Albert Ayler's free-jazz masterpiece Spiritual Unity, not the least because both sessions share the same drummer, the great free percussionist Sunny Murray. Louie Belogenis' sandpaper raw saxophone tone and sparse use of swirls and slurs make him a natural heir to Ayler, but it is his patience and ability to let the music breathe that really allows this session to thrive. Nowhere is this more evident than their ...

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Neil Young - Living with War (2006)

Source: Something Else!
May 29, 2011

By Mark Saleski The debate had become predictable; maybe a little sad, too. An artist was coming out with a protest record. You could hear the bluster from miles away. Folks twisted themselves into spittle-flecked knots in the attempt to dress down the album as insincere, misguided, vain, self-absorbed—go ahead, pick your own adjective. Add to this the obligatory “They're just musicians, they should keep their mouths shut" line of reasoning and well, there's your template for debate. I'm not ...

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Phi Yaan-Zek resurrects ghost of Frank Zappa on genre-bending new album

Source: Lauren Rogers
May 29, 2011

When rock & roll iconoclast Frank Zappa passed away in 1993, he left behind a spirit of adventure in music that was as revolutionary as it was irreverent. There won't be another like him. However, that doesn't mean there will not be any artists who won't even come close. Zappa's successor just might be a relatively unknown guitarist from London, England named Phi Yaan-Zek. Yaan-Zek's latest album, Dance with the Anima, a collaboration with drummer Marco Minnemann, is a genre-bending ...

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Singer Judy Wexler's "Under a Painted Sky" Debuts June 14 (Jazzed Media)

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
May 29, 2011

Singer Judy Wexler's UNDER A PAINTED SKY (Jazzed Media, June 14 release) follows her acclaimed Dreams and Shadows (profiled on NPR, reached #2 on the JazzWeek Radio Chart) with another marvelous, out-of-the-box collection of tunes. Once again the band is anchored and organized by piano great Alan Pascua. With contributions fromtop tier musicians like Bob Mintzer, Bob Sheppard, and Alex Acuna, the music here shows what happens when some of the best, most creative forces in jazz work together. Judy ...

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