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Jeannette Lambert releases new album of jazz standards

Source: Lambert
April 26, 2011

MONTREAL, QC (CANADA)—On May 5th, 2011, Jazz From Rant will release Montreal jazz vocalist Jeannette Lambert's 9th recording as a leader, Born to be Blue (rant 1141), featuring her longtime collaborators, her brother guitarist Reg Schwager, her husband drummer Michel Lambert and bassist Neil Swainson. The recording features a return to the jazz standards Jeannette and Reg began performing when they were teenagers, with many of the selections recorded now for the first time. Drawing on her background singing and ...

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Pianist/Composer Lisa Hilton releases "Underground" on April 25, 2011

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
April 26, 2011

Pianist/Composer Lisa Hilton releases UNDERGROUND on April 25, 2011 featuring Larry Grenadier, Nasheet Waits and J.D. Allen Critically acclaimed pianist/composer/band leader Lisa Hilton's thirteenth stateside release finds her, once again, working with a stellar line—up of top flight jazz musicians: Larry Grenadier (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums) and J.D. Allen (tenor sax), imbuing UNDERGROUND, and Hilton's compositions with straight ahead jazz that has warmth, beauty and soul. “I'm a fan of traditional jazz, but I am not a traditionalist," Hilton explains. ...

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Australian Trio Woolhouse - Michailidis - Robertson release album of atmospheric, enigmatic contemporary jazz

Source: Lauren Rogers
April 26, 2011

Hailing from Australia, the trio Woolhouse—Michailidis—Robertson is quite unlike many acts in the jazz scene today. Instead of following a straightforward rhythmic path, the band has liberated themselves from any sort of musical boundaries, delivering free-flowing grooves that produce layers of atmosphere and texture. Consisting of pianist Jeremy Woolhouse, guitarist Lucas Michailidis, and bassist Ben Robertson, the group was formed in 2006. Categorizing itself as contemporary jazz, the band certainly defines the literal meaning of that title. Their debut album, ...

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George Shearing "Bossa Nova"

Source: Sound Insights by Doug Payne
April 26, 2011

The Japanese branch of EMI Toshiba has just issued 50 budget-priced CDs as part of its “Jazz 999 Best & More" series, including the tremendous George Shearing Bossa Nova, the late pianist's lovely 1963 album, his first such experiment in the Brazilian fad that swept the Western world in the early half of the 1960s. Caught up in the Bossa Nova craze that swept through jazz and popular music in the early 1960s, pianist George Shearing makes—perhaps—the first of his ...

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Joel Douek's Soundtrack for "The Wildest Dream"

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
April 26, 2011

When you think about it, a good movie soundtrack gives the opportunity for any old average everyday person to be exposed to forms of music that might not otherwise reach his or her ears. While a person is busy watching a movie they get the music without having the pressure of a “pure listening" situation. Historically the orchestral soundtrack was a given, though the early days of the medium sometimes found an orchestra recorded in less-than-ideal conditions, playing less-than-ideal music. ...

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Robert Johnson: Complete Tracks

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 26, 2011

There's something haunting about Robert Johnson's voice. The blues singer-guitarist sounds at once cock-sure and frightened, giving his recordings the feel of both perspiration and a cold sweat. As I wrote in Friday's Wall Street Journal review (here), Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Sony/Legacy) continues to illustrate that given a chance, simplicity and passion will trump technique and quantity every time. Johnson recorded only 29 master tracks, yet he was one of the most powerful influences on jazz, folk and ...

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Nektar's Classic Album "Remember The Future" Gets Re-Released With Bonus Live Disc

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
April 26, 2011

Philadelphia, PA—Considered one of the greatest 'prog' albums ever to be recorded, Nektar's 'Remember The Future' (#5 in Billboard in 1973) has been re-released by Philadelphia's ItsAboutMusic.com. Fans of the progressive rock genre are rejoicing with the new reissue of Nektar's classic album, along with the added bonus CD of an unreleased live concert from 2007 and a full live performance of 'Remember The Future.' The main driving force behind Nektar Roye Albrighton discusses the concept behind 'Remember The Future': ...

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The Headhunters' "Platinum" Set for 6/14 on Owl, Bravura CD Features Snoop Dogg, George Clinton

Source: Seth Cohen PR
April 25, 2011

Bridging Genres and Generations: A Hip-Hop Album for Jazz Fans, A Jazz Album for Hip- Hop Fans—The Legendary Headhunters Deliver a Bravura Collection Platinum is Set for June 14th Release by Owl Studios Guest Artists Include Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Killah Priest, Jaecyn Bayne, Private Pile and More The Legendary Headhunters have delivered a dramatic, sweeping new CD that bridges genres and generations, as it deftly moves from Hip-Hop to Jazz to Funk to Rap to R & B. Under ...

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