Recording News

New Release: Simple Structures by Dave White

Source: Michael Ricci
December 20, 2010

AudioMoxie is pleased to announce the release of simple structures, the new album by Portland composer and multi-instrumentalist, Dave White. While many of the compositions in this collection make use of contemporary jazz elements, others exhibit musical traces of classical, new age and avant-garde concrete music. This recording is a culmination of many years of Daves work, study, and artistic expression. Individual tracks are now available for download on iTunes and other reputable online stores. For superior sound quality and ...

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Larry Reni Thomas's Best Jazz Releases of 2010

Source: Larry Reni Thomas
December 20, 2010

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The Best of 2010, Part 2: Blues 'N' Roots

Source: Something Else!
December 19, 2010

Nobody plays it like Buddy, as his Living Proof testifies. By Pico This part of the Year End series is typically the shortest, and not because there's less excellent blues and roots records than other kinds of music, but because I regrettably have little time leftover to delve into these idioms as much as I'd like to after soaking in all the jazzy stuff. Luckily, Mark and Nick have been taking up the slack quite well, as you will soon ...

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Christmas CDs: Matt Wilson, Matassa/Anderson

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
December 20, 2010

The other day a man who acted on last year's Rifftides recommendation of Carla Bley's Carla's Christmas Carols let me know that he was disappointed in the album. Indeed, he was offended by it. In the review, I described the “tenderness, wit, harmonic brilliance, wide dynamic range and wry sense of nostalgia" in Bley's arrangements of traditional holiday songs. My friend said that he likes his Christmas songs straight, without “all those minors." I refrained from a discussion of the ...

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Spinefarm Records To Release Blackmore's Night's 'Autumn Sky' In The US January 18th

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
December 18, 2010

New York—With a career spanning nearly two decades, the band of minstrels has gained cross over success all over the world with its new genre of “Ren and Rock" music. The lyrics, written by award winning Singer/Songwriter Candice Night, are inspired by nature and the myths and fairy tales they encounter on their international travels. The melodies, composed and arranged by Grammy nominated Ritchie Blackmore, encompass musical structure and the essence of melodies from the early 1600s. And then they ...

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Buddy Guy - The Definitive Buddy Guy (Shout Factory, 2009)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
December 18, 2010

Blues guitarist and vocalist Buddy Guy has become an iconic figure on the modern blues scene, after many years in the trenches, he has received a level of success few blues musicians have achieved. While it is impossible for a one disc compilation to encapsulate a career that has lasted for over fifty years, this collection does a fine job of demonstrating the facets that make up Guy the musician. There are selections from his lengthy partnership with the harmonica ...

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Mitch Seidman, with Claire Arenius and Jamie Macdonald - Triangulation (2010)

Source: Something Else!
December 18, 2010

By Nick DeRiso On Triangulation, Boston-based guitarist Mitch Seidman has complete command of both the bebop R&B fission and the gentlemanly poise of early idol Kenny Burrell. That means tunes of lyrical strength and technical skill, linked by this remarkable ability to blend seamlessly with his fellow musicians across a varied soundscape. For all its congeniality, though, Triangulation is marked by a pleasing unwillingness to fall into mimicry. Unlike so many, Seidman and Co. haven't let their deep appreciation for ...

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The Chris Zamora Group's Hot New CD Release "Silent City" is Now Available

Source: Michael Ricci
December 20, 2010

SILENT CITY is the latest from The Chris Zamora Group. Now Available in Fine Internet Stores Chicago guitarist Chris Zamora and his group just released their first CD "Silent City" and is now in internet stores. Listen to the inner city flavors from all of the original compositions. From Jazz, Fusion, Funk, Bop, Latin to R&B, this album is packed and ready to be a part of your CD library.

About Chris Zamora Chris Zamora's musical influences and ...

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