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Don Grolnick & Michael Brecker-"Hearts and Numbers" Art of Life CD & Digital Download Release
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Michael Ricci
Art of Life Records is pleased to present the CD reissue of pianist and composer Don Grolnick's first solo album, “Hearts and Numbers—featuring Michael Brecker," which was originally recorded and released in 1985 on Hip Pocket Records and has been out of print for over twenty years. Featuring saxophonist Michael Brecker, guitarist Hiram Bullock, synthesizer programmer Clifford Carter, drummer Peter Erskine, drummer Steve Jordan, bassist Tom Kennedy, bassist Will Lee, guitarist Bob Mann, bassist Marcus Miller and guitarist Jeff Mironov. ...
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The Beatles' "Across The Universe" Featured On Mimi Betinis' Debut Album "All That Glitters"
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Stephen M. Thornton
"ALL THAT GLITTERS" ALBUM SHOWCASES NINE ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS AS WELL AS A STRIKING RENDITION OF THE BEATLES' “ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" Chicago can lay claim to being the birthplace of “power pop" thanks to the late 1970's group Pezband. The local musicians, who garnered international accolades from the media and fans, had that description bestowed upon them by an executive at their record label, searching for a way to identify the band's unique and fresh sound. And so, a whole genre ...
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One Track Mind: Haley Dreis, "All for You" (2010)
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Something Else!
Photograph by Clayton BozardBy Nick DeRiso Haley Dreis likes to fiddle with expectations. You wouldn't expect a classically trained violinist to dabble in pop music. And you wouldn't expect the self-confident nuance of “All For You" from someone who only began writing mainstream songs three years ago. Yet she does both on the captivatingly poised and radio-ready “All For You" (listen here, and download it for free), exploring the frustrations inside every heart. Dreis, a music performance major at the ...
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The Friday Morning Listen: Pink Martini - Joy to the World (2010)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski It's that time of year again. The time when you're afraid to go into that store, afraid to watch the television, afraid to turn on the radio—for fear of hearing “Jingle Bell Rock." Or “The Christmas Song." Or “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer." Take your pick, because everybody seems to have a Christmas tune that they detest. Heck, I've got a friend who will only listen Vince Guaraldi's music from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Everything ...
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The Best of 2010, Part 1: The Mainstream
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Something Else!
From where I sit, Roky Erickson's True Love Cast Out All Evil qualifies for the comeback record of the year. By Pico We begin this series by covering the kind of music most music critics cover when making lists: the Great Mainstream. What defines “mainstream" depends on who you ask, naturally. I slot all rock, soul and pop here, including artists who are slotted here even if they didn't necessarily make a “mainstream" record. For instance, John Mellencamp's No Better ...
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Jazzwax List: 8 Pop Sax Solos
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Rock, pop and disco tracks of the '60s, '70s and '80s were routinely peppered by horns. The saxophone, in particular, was most often added to give a slick track an earthy authenticity. In many cases, the sax solo would be written into the song's break halfway through to provide a funky feel. Or it would come at the end, to pick up where the vocal left off. [Pictured: Roger Ball of Average White Band] Here are eight pop saxophone solos ...
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Shueh-li's new single "I'm leaving you a message" is all about starting again
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Shueh-li Ong
Australian-born Singapore recording artist, Shueh-li Ong (pronounced Shelley) releases a new single after retreating to her Nashville home studio, Summer of 2010. Best known for the way she melds electronic-pop-rock-jazz genres “Singapore's 1st & only diva of the theremin" (a title given by the Straits Times) weaves in the sci-fi instrument with synths, piano, guqin and playful use of auto-tuning in a song that tells the story of an individual disconnected from a relationship and life while fixated on another ...
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Ray Lamontagne: Live - Fall 2010 EP
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JamBase
5 SONG EP OUT EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES DECEMBER 21 Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs' will release Live—Fall 2010, a five song EP, exclusively through iTunes on December 21, 2010. Live—Fall 2010 will include three songs from the Grammy nominated, God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise. Today, VEVO will premiere a two song performance of “Beg Steal Or Borrow" and “Henry Nearly Killed Me" from their upcoming appearance on the new season of Live from The Artist Den. Click ...
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