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Grammy Winning Vocalist Cheryl Bentyne Releases "The Gershwin Songbook"
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Clay Wilson
With her first ArtistShare recording “The Gershwin Songbook," the Grammy Winning vocalist Cheryl Bentyne puts a unique stamp on the monumental compositions of George and Ira Gershwin. While Bentyne has set an incredibly high standard on numerous solo recordings and releases with The Manhattan Transfer, “The Gershwin Songbook" holds strong in comparison and will surely be a gem in any listener's collection. To preview tunes from Cheryl Bentyne's “The Gershwin Songbook," simply redeem your certificate log in number (258-750325128-83298) by ...
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma Releases "For The Love Of Ornette"
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma
We are extremely pleased to announce the U.S. release of Jamaaladeen's newest and most exciting recording to date, For The Love Of Ornette featuring Ornette Coleman, Tony Kofi, Wolfgang Puschnig, Yoichi Uzeki, Justin Faulkner, Wadud Ahmad and David “Fingers" Haynes on Jamaaladeen's JAM-ALL PRODUCTIONS label. “I remember playing my bass guitar in my high school latin/jazz band. I remember staying in my room for many hours, not wanting to go outside and play with the other kids, only wanting to ...
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David Reaston's 10 Guitar Project Releases Self-Titled Debut Album
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Michael Ricci
The 10 Guitar Project have released their self-titled debut album, which is available to buy/download through CDBaby, iTunes and other online stores. The 10 Guitar Project is a unique orchestra of ten electric guitarists and a drummer, based in Sydney, Australia. First assembled by David Reaston in 2007, the group features the combined guitar talent of Aaron Flower (2007 National Jazz Awards Winner, The Alcohotlicks, BAZ), Ben Hauptmann (2007 National Jazz Awards 2nd prize, The Alcohotlicks), Carl Dewhurst (Winner of ...
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Liudas Mockunas and Ryoji Hojito - Vacation Music (Nobusiness Records, 2010)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
This is an interesting album, two musicians from different cultures who find common ground in improvisation and make an exciting and thought provoking album in the process. Japanese pianist (also using percussion and voice) Ryoji Hojito met saxophonist and bass clarinetist Liudas Mockunas for an compelling musical dialogue. Recorded half in the studio and half in concert the performance begins with “Sunday" which is a short prelude for saxophone or bass clarinet and piano, with the music developing in a ...
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Daniel Bernard Roumain - Etudes 4 Violin and Electronix (2007)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski Not long after receiving Etudes 4 Violin & Electronix, I got up one morning before the alarm went off, and settled myself down to some coffee. The idea was to catch up on the reading material that had stacked up over the past few months. What ended up happening over the next 10 minutes or so was that I stared a hole through an advertisement featuring a reproduction of Edward Hopper's painting “Nighthawks." Hopper's artwork has always ...
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Playing Hard to Get: Hank Jones and Jakob Bro
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
As noted in a Rifftides review last week, record companies from abroad often come to the United States to make CDs of American musicians. Conversely, it is not unusual for Americans to record when they are touring overseas. Either way, some of the best work of US artists is done for labels that Stateside record stores —the few remaining—are unlikely to stock. The Internet then becomes the source of last resort for CDs or downloads. Two further instances of hard-to-find ...
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Alma Records' November Releases Include Volume Four in the Label's In-The-Moment Series of 'One Take" Recordings, Once Again Featuring Joe DeFrancesco, And Auspicious Debut From Pianist Mario Romano
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GoMedia PR
One Take, Volume 4 Brings Together Talents of Joey DeFrancesco, Robi Botos, Vito Rezza and Phil Dwyer Valentina, from Romano's Quartet, Features Pat LaBarbera, Mark Kelso and Roberto Occhipinti Alma Records will close out 2010 with inspired November 9 releases from newcomer Mario Romano and B3 virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco. The critically acclaimed Joey DeFrancesco returns to the Alma fold for One Take: Volume 4 , the latest in the label's series of CD/DVD releases that captures the spontaneous energy and ...
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