Recording News

A Birthday Twist

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
November 23, 2010

Dave Brubeck has given us a present for his 90th birthday on December 6.The pianist and prolific composer has released a two-disc compilation called Legacy of a Legend, it's releasing coming three days after Brubeck resumed touring. (He had a three-month layoff after doctors gave him a pacemaker.) It's a 21-track compilation on Columbia/Legacy that spans work from 1954 to 1970, documenting the evolution of his quartet into its classic makeup with Brubeck, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, bassist Eugene Wright ...

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Saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh Releases Trio Album, "I Will Follow You" (Bee Jazz) - December 7, 2010

Source: Fully Altered Media
November 23, 2010

Featuring Longtime Guitar Collaborator Ben Monder And French Drum Legend Daniel Humair

December 7, 2010 (NYC)—With I Will Follow You (Bee Jazz), French-born, Brooklyn-based tenor and soprano saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh brings his singular vision to the fertile ground of improvised music. Bolstered by the broad color palate of virtuosic guitarist and longtime collaborator Ben Monder, and the masterful rhythmic orchestration of legendary drummer Daniel Humair, Sabbagh's lyricism and glowing sound serve as beacons in an improvised journey at ...

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Bird: Complete Savoy and Dial

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 23, 2010

What better time than Thanksgiving week to rave about Bird and a feast. Bird, of course, is alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, and the feast is Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings, an eight-CD set that was released in 2000. I finally grabbed a copy after years spent listening to the master takes in one form or another and was blown away by the package. Like you, I used to think that alternate takes of Parker's Savoy and ...

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The Trio featuring Toni Gates on Christmas album "Comfort & Joy"

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
November 23, 2010

Kansas City Musicians release Contemporary Jazz Christmas CD Comfort & Joy by The Trio: Toni Gates (vocals), Tom Ransom (guitar) and Clarence Smith (percussion) Comfort & Joy offers fresh new versions of your favorite Christmas songs! Arranged and produced by Thomas Ransom (guitarist), sung by noted vocalist, Toni Gates and rounded out with the skillful playing of percussionist, Clarence Smith, these delightful contemporary jazz versions will become your favorites of the holiday season! Preview “Mary Did You Know," “Drummer," “Faithful" ...

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Jacob Wise Trio Release Self Titled CD

Source: Michael Ricci
November 23, 2010

JAZZ GUITARIST RELEASES DEBUT CD OF ALL—ORIGINAL MUSIC Jacob Wise, a jazz guitarist from Austin, Texas, has released his self titled debut album. With nine original compositions, the album is a strong artistic statement. But it's not simply a traditional jazz CD. Although the warm sound of Wise's Gibson 335 comes from squarely within the modern mainstream style, the music features strong melodies and a wide range of influences, from the up-tempo samba of “I-35," to the Neil Young-style rock ...

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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Proudly Announces The New Recording from Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado and Noneto Iberico

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
November 22, 2010

New Nine Movement Composition Commissioned by The Chamber Music America-Doris Duke Foundation “New Works" grant program, To Be Released on February 15, 2011 CD Release Concerts March 25 & 26, 2011 The Jazz Gallery 290 Hudson Street, NYC 212-242-1063 Click Here for the Noneto Iberico Kickstarter Campaign Noneto Ibérico features: Perico Sambeat (saxophones & Flute), Loren Stillman (saxophones), Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Alan Ferber (trombone), Brad Shepik (guitar), Dan Tepfer (piano), Marc Miralta ...

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Unsigned Treasures: Murray Flint - The Journey (2010)

Source: Something Else!
November 22, 2010

By Nick DeRiso An album about dreams reclaimed, Murray Flint's The Journey traces his own road back from painfully debilitating tendonitis. After nearly a decade away from the guitar, Flint discovered the finger-style approach long associated with Merle Travis. The technique simultaneously sounds more complex, since the performer also includes bass and rhythm signatures, but also creates fewer pressure points: Flint performs with only the tips of his fingers. No surprise, then, that Flint's love of the instrument pushes out ...

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Melvin Gibbs announces weekly Free Music Download series

Source: Melvin Gibbs
November 22, 2010

Bassist/Producer Melvin Gibbs announces Phree-dem Downloads, his weekly free music series. Every Monday for the next 10 weeks Melvin will release a recording from his pool of projects which include collaborators such as keyboardist John Medeski, guitarist Jeff Parker, trumpeter Graham Haynes, singer Emilio Barreto, keyboardist Craig Taborn, guitarist Pete Cosey and others. Rhythmic and electric, Melvin's music is as much for the body as it is for the mind. The week one release is “Teo M" which features Graham ...

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