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Afro-Latin Dance Percussionist: Carlos GoGo Gomez
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Chris M. Slawecki
Carlos GoGo Gomez, New Paradigm Global Music (KidLat Records) Preacher/Martial Artist/Musician With Smooth Electronica Release Date: Feb 01, 2011 Smooth Electronica artist and Latin percussionist Carlos “Go Go" Gomez is three things: master musician, priest, and martial artist. Now after decades as a sought-after rock, pop, and Latin player and as a spiritual seeker, he has found a groove-heavy way to merge these three paths on New Paradigm Global Music (Kidlat Records; February 01), a richly layered, multi-faceted sonic journey ...
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Xpress Quartet "Don't Wake up the Volcano" Album Release
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Michael Ricci
The neo-fusion ensemble Xpress Quartet released its debut album “Don't Wake Up The Volcano." This freshly pressed CD features ten tracks that will take a listener through a mystic trip from funky and groovy 70's to scandinavian jazz and even to the modern neo soul—on the album's last track “Hello-Goodbye" Xpress Quartet features the amazing Estonian singer Laura. Listen and have fun, this stuff will keep you guessing all the way through! Personnel: Vladimir Vysotsky—keyboards/programming Danel Aljo—saxophones
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Tom Van Der Geld and Children at Play "Patience"
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Sound Insights by Doug Payne
Patience is the second of four of Tom van der Geld's “Children at Play" albums recorded between 1973 and 1980. The group's first record, Children at Play (issued 1975), and the last, Out Patients (1980), were issued by the West German JAPO ("Jazz by Post") label that has something to do with ECM Records (several of the JAPO titles have been reissued by ECM). Patience, the group's second record, and Path, the group's third recording, were issued by ECM. Each ...
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Big Apple Blues - Brooklyn Blues (2010)
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Something Else!
By Nick DeRiso Big Apple Blues came by this vintage sound honestly. They put down tracks for Brooklyn Blues in an old hometown studio, Excello Recording, playing live before analog equipment on throwback instruments. Then they picked out a series of cuts by giants of the genre. Included on this Stone Tone release are covers of songs by Chess Records legends like Howlin' Wolf and Willie Dixon, as well as tracks by a pair of former Muddy Waters harmonica-playing sidemen ...
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Robbie Robertson Readies First Album in over a Decade
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JamBase
HOW TO BECOME CLAIRVOYANT OUT APRIL. 5, 2011; FEATURES ERIC CLAPTON, ROBERT RANDOLPH, TOM MORELLO, STEVE WINWOOD, TRENT REZNOR On April 5, 2011, 429 Records will release How To Become Clairvoyant, Robbie Robertson's fifth solo album and his first record in more than 10 years. Guitar virtuosos Eric Clapton (who co-wrote three tracks with Robertson), Tom Morello and Robert Randolph guest on the album, which Robertson co- produced with Marius de Vries. How To Become Clairvoyant also features Steve Winwood ...
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The O'Farrill Brothers Release New CD Titled "Giant Peach" on ZOHO Records.
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Two for the Show Media
Jazz Brothers. It's a rich vein in the history of jazz—Cannonball and Nat Adderley, Wes and Buddy Montgomery, Art and Addison Farmer, just to name a few. Now get prepared to hear the latest members of this illustrious fraternity. The O'Farrill Brothers, Zack on drums, Adam on trumpet, carry the O'Farrill family's musical tradition on into a third generation. They are following in the footsteps of their famous grandfather Chico O'Farrill (1921�), one of the seminal figures in the creation ...
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Andy Friedman Prepares 'Laserbeams and Dreams' CD for April 5
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conqueroo
Records intimate third album live in studio with noted producer/guitarist David Goodrich (Chris Smither) and rising-star bassist/composer Stephan Crump (Rosetta Trio) NEW YORK, N.Y.—On April 5, 2011, artist and songwriter Andy Friedman will release his third studio album, Laserbeams and Dreams (City Salvage Records). Produced by noted guitarist and producer David Goodrich (Chris Smither, Peter Mulvey), the album was recorded in Friedman's Brooklyn neighborhood and cut in 24 hours with one overdub and mixed in the studio. Complementing Friedman's “art-damaged, ...
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