Recording News

Capitol Records Schedules Digital Release of World Without Walls by Ancient Future to Celebrate Reunion Concert June 7, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
May 25, 2011

First Digital Release of Classic 1990 Recording by Ancient Future featuring Tabla Master Zakir Hussain Sepia photo for print (14.7" x 9.7" sepia jpg, 7.2 MB). Ancient Future circa 1990. Photo by Irene Young. Pictured: Matthew Montfort (guitars), Jim Hurley (violin), Doug McKeehan (keys), Ian Dogole (percussion). On June 7, 2011, the exact lineup of Ancient Future that performed on the band's influential World Without Walls and Asian Fusion recordings will reunite to perform for the first time in over ...

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Starlicker - Double Demon (2011)

Source: Something Else!
May 24, 2011

I don't know if it's a trend of not, but lately I've noticed a lot more unconventional trios in jazz. By “unconventional" I mean without the bassist, and the usual premise I've heard for doing this is to allow more freedom. Trying out uncommon configurations is an interesting and often stimulating tactic used to open up the music and go down new corridors when we live in a time when there are so few previously unexplored vistas left. One player ...

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Album Review: Pinnacle by Freddie Hubbard

Source: Groove Notes
May 24, 2011

The end of 2008 was a tough time for me as it related to jazz, primarily because the jazz world lost Freddie Hubbard due to complications from a heart attack right before 2009. As a trumpet player myself, Hubbard was my biggest influence, but he also struck me as a “survivor." Both Clifford Brown and Lee Morgan were lost before their time, and Freddie tore through the 70's with mind-blowing recordings (both live and studio) when jazz needed a trumpeter ...

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Boubacar Traore CD Release: "Mali Danhou" June 14

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
May 24, 2011

Down Home in Bamako: Boubacar Traoré and the Mischievously Subtle Guitar Blues of Mali Denhou

Boubacar Traoré took his guitar and strode out into the fields outside of Bamako, Mali. There, in the country quiet, he wrote a dozen new songs in a month. “Town is too noisy. And I didn't go to the bush, but I left my guitar here, on my farm. Because I know here, I'm on a leash," Traoré told a recent interviewer.

That leash, that ...

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Concord Music Group Showcases the Work of Pianist/Keyboardist/Composer Chick Corea in Two-Disc Set

Source: conqueroo
May 23, 2011

The definitive Chick Corea on Stretch and Concord spans three decades of innovative and brilliant sessions. Collection to be released June 7, 2011 in celebration of Corea's 70th birthday. Since his earliest recordings in the 1960s, pianist, keyboardist, and composer Chick Corea has consistently taken the creative process to a level that transcends conventional musical doctrines. After spending his formative years with artists as diverse as Miles Davis, Herbie Mann, Stan Getz, and Sarah Vaughan, Corea helped redefine the boundaries ...

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Celebrating Peggy Lee's 91st Birthday - Capitol/EMI To Digitally Debut 22 Classic Albums

Source: Keyboard
May 23, 2011

CAPITOL/EMI TO DIGITALLY DEBUT 22 CLASSIC PEGGY LEE ALBUMS COMMEMORATING MUSIC & FILM LEGEND'S 91ST BIRTHDAY On Tuesday, May 24, Capitol/EMI will commemorate what would have been Peggy Lee's 91st birthday on May 26 by digitally releasing 22 classic albums from the legendary singer's Capitol Records catalog for the first time, including several out-of-print titles. The albums will be available for download purchase from all major digital service providers. Praised for her distinctive and sophisticated singing style, Peggy Lee is ...

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New England Jazz Ensemble to Release Fifth CD at June 5 Concert Featuring Giacomo Gates, Ali Ryerson

Source: Ed Bride Associates
May 23, 2011

The 16-piece Big Band Celebrates 20th Birthday In Performance at Hartford's Polish National Home HARTFORD, CT—"It's a Grand Night for Swinging," The New England Jazz Ensemble's long-awaited fifth CD will be released on June 5, 2011, at a concert at the Polish National Home in Hartford. The 4pm concert also features guest vocalist Giacomo Gates and flute soloist Ali Ryerson. The concert includes jazz and blues standards that have been arranged by Jeff Holmes, John Mastroianni, and Walt Gwardyak, all ...

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Celebrated Russian TV Personality Oleg Frish Debuts "Great American Songbook"

Source: Muse Media
May 23, 2011

RECORDED WITH PATRICK WILLIAMS BIG BAND Recorded at Legendary Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood, “Bring Me Sunshine" Spotlights Soviet Entertainer's Passion for American Classics Los Angeles, CA—Oleg Frish is probably one of the most famous men in America that you've never heard of. Of the five million Russians living in the United States, Frish is one of the best known personalities and is often described as the Merv Griffin of Russian-American entertainment—a versatile and well regarded TV and radio host ...

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