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Karlowicz (1876-1909) and His Rebirth Symphony

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
May 18, 2011

There's good reason why you probably have never heard of composer Mieczyslaw Karlowicz. He was on the verge of international recognition and full musical maturity when he was killed in an avalanche while on a skiing trip. Fortunately for us he had created a small but very interesting body of work in the late-romantic vein. His Symphony in E Minor “Rebirth," Op. 7 is one particularly appealing example. We are again fortunate that Naxos is devoting a series of releases ...

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Patti Austin Releases Sound Advice, Her 18th Album, Via Shanachie Entertainment

Source: 1888 Media
May 18, 2011

Austin Creates Tapestry Of Diverse Songs With Powerful Messages From The Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Bill Withers, Brenda Russell And More! From the stirring, gospel-flavored intro of her inspiring reading of Des'ree's 1994 hit “You Gotta Be" to the final bars of a highly distinctive, ethereal and moody remake of the Depeche Mode staple, “Enjoy The Silence," Patti Austin has created what is destined to be another musical gem in a catalog ...

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OPEYE ORCHESTRA Free MP3 Download!

Source: Henry Kuntz
May 18, 2011

OPEYE ORCHESTRA Live at Tuva Space (HB CDR 5/6) Free MP3 Download! Two Outrageous Sets of World-Expansive Free Improvised Music! “Along with expanding the range of instruments available for improvisation in a cultural sense, (OPEYE has) been working to expand the formal bounds of improvisation itself. As a group, we have been consciously moving away from what I think of as a lowest common denominator approach to the ways players relate to each other in an improvisational setting. That is, ...

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New Release by Baritone Saxophonist Claire Daly, The Mary Joyce Project: "Nothing to Lose," Inspired by the Spirit of her Pioneering Ancestor, Will be Released in September

Source: GoMedia PR
May 18, 2011

Daly's Second Cousin, Mary Joyce, Owned Saloon in Alaska in the Early 20th Century, and Ran Supplies For the Allies by Dogsled in WW II In September, award-winning baritone saxophonist Claire Daly, will release The Mary Joyce Project: Nothing to Lose, a musical homage to her father's first cousin, Mary Joyce. A pioneer who made a 1,000 mile dogsled journey from Juneau to Fairbanks in 1935-36, the story of Joyce and her three month journey is an amazing tale of ...

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Levon Helm - Ramble at the Ryman (2011)

Source: Something Else!
May 18, 2011

We're reminded again on Ramble at the Ryman, a record both timeless and new, that Levon Helm was the loamy voiced, rail-jumping rhythmic center point of the Band, the yearning storyteller and gritty soul. Their records were drawn from continuity, bringing in dizzyingly diverse, age-old influences and performed in a chorus as if by brothers. That has always made a treasure hunt out of selecting any individual triumph. Not here. Recorded in the period just after Helm's acclaimed 2007 return ...

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Late Mali Guitarist Lobi Traoré on Live Recordings

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
May 17, 2011

We first met the legendary African singer/guitarist Lobi Traoré in one of the many dimly lit, grimy nightclubs of Bamako in Mali. Considered one of Mali's most exciting, original, and enigmatic guitarists, he immediately made an impact. His overdriven amp, ungrounded fuzzbox pedal and the occasional blast of feedback made for a raw electric blues soundscape distinctly African in its rhythm and phrasing. His soulful, hypnotic, improvisational style really hit us and we knew we had to capture the magic ...

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"Dave Digs Disney" Legacy Edition

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
May 17, 2011

Following jazz icon Dave Brubeck's 90th birthday on December 6, 2010, Columbia/Legacy continues the celebration with a greatly-expanded reissue of the 1957 classic Dave Digs Disney. Originally issued as a six-track album recorded in mono, Dave Digs Disney: Legacy Edition will now feature the album in both mono and stereo mixes, as well as an abundance of rare bonus tracks. The title is set for digital release on May 24, 2011. Dave Digs Disney is in many ways an important ...

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Alex Vittum Creates a Sound Poem for Drums-Percussion and Electronics on "Prism"

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
May 17, 2011

The drum set is not just that noisy contraption that disturbs parents' peace of mind for years at a stretch with barrages of cracks, crashes and ba-booms (and I must admit I was guilty of doing that to my folks while growing up). It is of course a MUSICAL instrument, capable of holding its own (in the right hands) with the violins, pianos, cellos and the rest for toneful invention. That this is so can be heard especially clearly in ...

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