Recording News

Gimme Five: Forgotten Jazz Gems from Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Ron Carter/Jim Hall, Oliver Nelson and Nat Adderley

Source: Something Else!
September 29, 2010

By Nick Deriso Even a passing fan can purchase with some confidence the touchstone jazz recordings of the last century. But what next? How to explore deeper into the legacy? SomethingElse! is here to help, with an ongoing guide to what we like to call “if/then" jazz listening ... IF YOU LIKE ... Charles Mingus' The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady THEN TRY ... Duke Ellington—Money Jungle (1962) A turbulent, challenging mix of new originals and standards like “Solitude" ...

Continue Reading...

Zappa's Congressional Testimony Released on CD

Source: JamBase
September 30, 2010

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY On September 19th, 2010, Zappa Records released Congress Shall Make No Law . . . It is a CD containing Frank Zappa's 1985 remarks against the censorship of free expression by artists. The hearings, influenced in no small part by the then newly-formed Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) headed by Susan Baker and Tipper Gore to promote a rating system for recorded music, in response to such Bills as H.R. 2911 concerning the collection of ...

Continue Reading...

Saxophonist/Composer Greg Ward's Fitted Shards Release of "South Side Story" on 19/8 Records

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
September 29, 2010

19/8 Records Releases SOUTH SIDE STORY, The Debut Recording from Saxophonist/Composer GREG WARD Greg Ward's Fitted Shards South Side Story Features: Greg Ward—Alto saxophone, compositions Rob Clearfield—Keyboards, piano, synth Jeff Greene—Upright/Electric bass Quin Kirchner—Drums/percussion Greg Ward's Fitted Shards CD Release Concerts for South Side Story: October 9, 2010: The Green Mill 4802 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL, tel 773 878 5552 November 7, 2010: The Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, ...

Continue Reading...

Jovino Santos Neto Explores North & South America on New Adventure Music Release

Source: GoMedia PR
September 29, 2010

On October 19, Adventure Music will release Veja O Som/See the Sound, the highly anticipated new release from acclaimed pianist Jovino Santos Neto. The two-CD set pairs the Latin Grammy-nominated Santos Neto with a host of guest artists in a series of duet performances that melodically symbolize music's power to unite. As he says in the CD's liner notes, “This project was born from a phone conversation I had with Adventure Music founder Richard Zirinsky, Jr. exactly one year ago...I ...

Continue Reading...

Roy Gaines & His Orchestra: ­"Tuxedo Blues" Streets November 1

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 28, 2010

Jazz, blues, R&B and soul—legendary guitarist/vocalist/composer Roy Gaines, who has made a name for himself as a versatile master craftsmen playing music beyond category in a career spanning over seven decades, brings his vast wealth of experience all together on Tuxedo Blues. Fronting a full size jazz orchestra, the likes of which is seldom heard these days, Gaines recalls the glory days of the big bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Earl Hines and Billie Eckstine, with a sound that ...

Continue Reading...

Christmas Comes Early For Bing Crosby Fans

Source: Jonas Music Services
September 28, 2010

Christmas Comes Early For Bing Crosby Fans: Bing Crosby Archive Opens Up Vault Once Again

New Bing Crosby CD Releases Set For November 9th From Collectors' Choice Music: The Crosby Christmas Sessions (CD) & Bing Sings the Great American Songbook (CD)

Continue Reading...

Eddie Henderson Paints Childhood Memories On His Furthermore Recordings Debut, "For All We Know"

Source: DL Media
September 28, 2010

Charlie Parker said that “if you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn," and on Eddie Henderson's soulful, sublime and swingin' new CD For All We Know (Furthermore Recordings, October 12) you can hear all of the inventions, dimensions, places and spaces of his artistry, which, like fine wine gets better as time goes by. Joining Henderson on this dynamic pianoless date are guitarist John Scofield, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Billy Drummond, moving and grooving on ...

Continue Reading...

Have You Met Oscar Hamilton?

Source: ISL Public Relations
September 28, 2010

Have you met Oscar Hamilton? He has a foul attitude, is always dressed for formal occasions, and is amassing an army of followers from the animal kingdom. “Animal kingdom," you ask? Yes. Though Oscar Hamilton sounds like a name that belongs to a movie star, social elite, or a dignified statesman, quite the opposite is true. Oscar is a penguin... an ANGRY penguin. Sick of being fed rotten fish and put on public display for the amusement of humans, he ...

Continue Reading...