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Listen Up! Previews: Paul McCartney and Wings, "A Trip to Lagos" (2010)

Source: Something Else!
October 29, 2010

Here's a free download of “A Trip To Lagos," part of a new re-release package for Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 smash “Band on the Run," set for Nov. 2. McCartney personally supervised all aspects of this new reissue, with remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who recently remastered the complete Beatles catalog. The three-disc special edition features a DVD, plus nine bonus audio ...

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The Friday Morning Listen: Rosanne Cash - The List (2009)

Source: Something Else!
October 29, 2010

By Mark Saleski For many years, I was very comfortable with the statement: “I hate country music." It was easy to say because there was so much evidence all around: Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Faith Jill and all of that—it was really just pop music with belt buckles, boots, and big hats. I guess I was pushing back against the popularity of it. Still, there was more than a hint of disingenuousness on my part because a) I owned a ...

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Guitarist Ben Tyree Releases Long-Awaited BT3 - "re:Vision" CD on His Own Sonic Architectures Label, Featuring an All-Star Cast!

Source: Michael Ricci
October 28, 2010

Release Date: November 6, 2010 From a lifetime of pushing boundaries, leading award-winning projects, and collaborating with a multitude of musical luminaries, guitarist Ben Tyree, releases the groundbreaking, improvisational sci-fi/jazz/funk album, Ben Tyree/BT3—re:Vision, featuring all original material. em>re:Vision showcases Tyree's trio, BT3, blazing through an adventurous and bombastic set of high-octane, guitar-driven compositions, alongside special guests John Medeski (organ), DJ Logic (turntables), Steve Jenkins (bass), V. Jeffrey Smith (tenor saxophone), and Stacy Dillard (tenor saxophone). BT3, formed in 2009, has ...

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Susie Arioli "Christmas Dreaming" - new album in stores November 2, 2010

Source: Vivo Musique Internationale
October 28, 2010

Montreal—Susie Arioli is back with Christmas Dreaming, a brand new album to be released on November 2. True to her inimitable style, and still accompanied by Jordan Officer on guitar, Susie invents a very personal way of celebrating the Holidays with a Christmas album of bewitching charm. With over 200 000 copies sold worldwide between her five previous albums, Susie Arioli demonstrates once again her exceptional flair for selecting songs. The singer offers a choice of some great classics and ...

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Guitarist and Composer Michael-Louis Smith's Debut Album “Portrait of MLS” Now Available!

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2010

Jazz guitarist and composer Michael-Louis Smith has released his debut “Portrait of MLS." The album consists of seven original compositions by Smith including the jazz/pop favorite “Up in the Air" and features some of the leading jazz musicians in NYC including long time collaborators Stacy Dillard on tenor and soprano saxophone, Theo Hill on piano as well as new friends Gregg August on bass and Rudy Royston on drums. The album has been described as a “propitious debut that announces ...

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Opening Day Proudly Presents "Spirit Dance," The New Album Featuring David Braid and the Canadian Brass

Source: Graziella D'Amelio
October 28, 2010

ALBUM RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 2010 Multi-award winning Canadian pianist David Braid is joined by the legendary Canadian Brass for Spirit Dance, a new album featuring jazz-inspired compositions for piano and brass quintet written by Braid. Inspired by everything from whirling dervishes to Frederic Chopin's Nocturnes to a walk in Beijing, Braid has created an array of new sounds that are intimate, spontaneous and warm. Spirit Dance is an exceptional fusion of jazz and classical aesthetics. This is the first ...

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Scott Amendola Trio - Lift (Sazi Records, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
October 28, 2010

Drummer and percussionist Scott Amendola is a mainstay on the San Francisco jazz and improvisation scene leading his own bands and collaborating with the likes of Nels Cline and Charlie Hunter. He leads a trio on this album with another exciting guitarist, Jeff Parker, who is active in the Chicago scene, and bassist John Shifflett. The music is multi-faceted, with aspects of groove, jazz and improvised sound-scapes all included. The album begins with “Tudo de Bom" opening with a drum ...

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One Track Mind: Gail Jhonson, "Do Something Else" (2010)

Source: Something Else!
October 28, 2010

By Nick Deriso It's no surprise that a performer who got her start working with funny funkster Morris Day settles into a lightly swinging keyboard groove from the first on “Do Something Else." Why do anything else? After all, Gail Jhonson wrote the book on neo-soul piano. Literally: her published works include Funk Keyboards and Dictionary of Keyboard. But there is more to “Do Something Else" than bubbly Jeff Lorber-style smooth jazz. Jhonson brings all of her many talents to ...

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