Recording News

Sol Do Meio Dia (ECM 1116)

Source: Between Sound and Space - An ECM Records Resource
January 31, 2011

Egberto Gismonti Sol Do Meio Dia Egberto Gismonti guitars, piano, kalimba, percussion, flute, voice Nana Vasconcelos berimbau, percussion Ralph Towner guitar Collin Walcott tabla Jan Garbarek soprano saxophone Recorded November 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher Inspired by his time spent with the Xingu Indians of the Amazon, to whom the album is also dedicated, Sol Do ...

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Mystery Street Records Set to Release "Nine Lives"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
January 31, 2011

New Orleans — Mystery Street Records is proud to present Nine Lives, A Musical Adaptation (Volume 1) by Colman deKay and Paul Sanchez, a two CD collection of 24 original songs, set for release March 1, 2011. Over one hundred musicians (mostly from New Orleans) perform on the album, including Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, John Boutte, Lillian Boutte, Wendell Pierce (from HBO's Treme), Broadway star and Tony Award winning actor/singer Michael Cerveris, Kevin Griffin, Michelle Shocked, Harry Shearer, Shamarr Allen, ...

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My Song (ECM 1115)

Source: Between Sound and Space - An ECM Records Resource
January 31, 2011

Keith Jarrett My Song Keith Jarrett piano, percussion Jan Garbarek tenor and soprano saxophones Palle Danielsson bass Jon Christensen drums Recorded November 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher From the moment we step into the transport of Keith Jarrett's European quartet, we know we are in for a comforting ride filled with lush scenery and temperate climes. “Questar" opens ...

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Adam Pieronczyk - Komeda: The Innocent Sorcerer (Jazzwerkstatt, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
January 31, 2011

Composer and pianist Krzysztof Komeda was a legend in both jazz and film music, most well known for the Penguin crowned album Astigmaticand soundtrack work for several Roman Polanski movies. This album by talented tenor and soprano saxophonist Adam Pieronczyk takes a detailed look at eight Komeda compositions arranged by the leader for a band including Gary Thomas on tenor saxophone, Nelson Veras on guitar, Anthony Cox on bass and Lukasz Zyta on drums and percussion. The music has a ...

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Forgotten Gems: Phil Collins - Face Value (1981)

Source: Something Else!
January 31, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Face Value is a fulcrum for fans of both Phil Collins and the band he had just begun leading, Genesis. Thought of, if its thought of at all anymore, as a divorce record (thanks to its two hits, “I Missed Again" and “In the Air Tonight"), Face Value is something much different in the listening. Rather than wallowing in what must have been a devastating turn of events, Collins instead offers a brisk variety of musical settings. ...

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Dean Magraw's Red Planet "Space Dust" CD Release Party at Artists' Quarter (St. Paul), May 13-14

Source: Michael Ricci
January 30, 2011

Master guitarist Dean Magraw presents his trio, Red Planet, in a stunning new CD, Space Dust, including many original compositions that the band has been playing live since 2003. Space Dust exemplifies the magical direction that these three experienced jazz musicians have continually created. The disc opens with the band setting fire to the Coltrane tune, “Africa," travels through the Jimi Hendrix classic, “Little Wing," Trane's “Saturn," then six original compositions and concludes with a unique interpretation of the “The ...

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Waves (ECM 1110)

Source: Between Sound and Space - An ECM Records Resource
January 30, 2011

Terje Rypdal Waves

Terje Rypdal electric guitar, keyboard, synthesizer Palle Mikkelborg trumpet, fluegelhorn, RMI, tac piano, ring modulator Sveinung Hovensjø basses Jon Christensen drums, percussion Recorded September 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher One is often tempted to appreciate Terje Rypdal through the lens of some icy Nordic mystique that, while certainly supported by the sleeves that adorn his ...

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Times Square (ECM 1111)

Source: Between Sound and Space - An ECM Records Resource
January 30, 2011

Gary Burton Times Square Gary Burton vibes Steve Swallow bass guitar Roy Haynes drums Tiger Okoshi trumpet Recorded January 1978 at Generation Sound Studio, New York Engineer: Martin Wieland Produced by Manfred Eicher Of vibraphonist Gary Burton's roving quartets of the seventies, the assembly on Times Square is unique for the presence of Tiger Okoshi. The Japanese trumpeter's collaborations with Burton caught the attention of many ...

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