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A "Yo Miles!" (Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith) Two-Fer! - Shinjuku and Lightning (2010)
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Something Else!
By S. Victor Aaron Since very early on we've eagerly pounced on records that re-image that dense, impenetrable period of Miles Davis between about 1969 and 1975 when he first defined fusion jazz and then kept redefining it again and again. This is music that doesn't come easily to most people; they must go to it, get inside of it and slather themselves with it. Even then, many folks might not “get it." I'd admit that there's a few cuts ...
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Amm - Uncovered Correspondence (Matchless, 2010) ****a1/2
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Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
By Stef It is given to very few artists to have created a language entirely their own, but that is what the British band(?) AMM has done over the years, in various line-ups and configurations, with Eddie Prévost on drums as the only unifying element since 1965, and with John Tilbury on piano for the last two decades, here with just the two of them. You may like them or not, but they have made history, and they still do, ...
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Tubby Hayes: Tubby the Tenor
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Few English saxophonists could out-swing Tubby Hayes. In fact, many American jazz reed players of the '50s and '60s struggled to keep up. Listening to Hayes' recordings today without knowing who was playing would likely leave you guessing for hours. One of his most exciting albums (and there are many) is Tubby the Tenor, which was recorded on October 4th and 5th in 1961 in New York for Epic, Columbia's jazz and pop subsidiary. Hayes was accompanied on the dates ...
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Jessy J, Disney and Selmer Team Up - New CD Coming
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Cheryl Hughey Promotions
Jessy J completes her third solo album, returns from Dubai Jazz Festival and gears up for appearances at Disney's Jazz Celebration “both Latin influences as well as mainstream jazz come to her as effortlessly as a spray of Latin samba capping a jazz wave. And it's a tide that seems set to keep on going." —Entertainment Editor Bill Dean, The Gainesville Sun Los Angeles, Calif. / March 9, 2011 Jessy J has announced she will be releasing a new CD ...
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Bryant Thompson Releases "Puzzle Pieces"
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Cheryl Hughey Promotions
BryCel Productions is proud to announce the release of Puzzle Pieces by pianist/composer Bryant Thompson. A stellar production of seamless quality, Puzzle Pieces serves as another reminder of the insane talent that has been pouring out of the Atlanta area. With a complete complement of the city's finest musicians that forms a sideman list too large to mention, Thompson doesn't pull any punches with this release. The grooves simmer in a powerful stew that's rich in texture and bountiful in ...
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Nonesuch Releases Jazz Quartet James Farm’s Self-Titled Debut Album on April 26
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Nonesuch Publicity
New band features Joshua Redman (saxophone), Aaron Parks (piano), Matt Penman (bass), and Eric Harland (drums), all of whom composed pieces for the record “James Farm could be one of those rare breakthrough bands—Miles and Brubeck did it long ago—that appeals to a significant audience beyond the jazz audience." —San Jose Mercury News James Farm is a collaborative band featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland. On its self-titled debut album—due April 26, ...
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"An Evening with Sutton Foster - Live at the Cafe Carlyle" out March 15th on Ghostlight Records
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Seth Cohen PR
20-Song tour de force An Evening With Sutton Foster—Live at the Cafe Carlyle, set for March 15th release by Ghostlight Records “The radiance of Julia Roberts and the zany spunk of Holly Golightly: that only begins to describe the seductive charms of Sutton Foster" (NY TIMES—Stephen Holden) Tony Winner Sutton Foster's triumphant sold-out run at New York's famed Cafe Carlyle comes home to listeners on March 15th, as Ghostlight Records proudly releases her 20- song tour de forceAn Evening With ...
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