Recording News

NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston To Release A New CD With His African Rhythms Sextet, "The Storyteller: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola"

Source: DL Media
September 28, 2010

For over five decades, pianist, composer, bandleader and NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston has enjoyed a distinguished career in music. With over 46 CDs as a leader, Weston has continued to perform his Africa-inspired jazz throughout the world and has been the recipient of many international awards and honors. This fall, Weston is set to release a new live album with his African Rhythms sextet, The Storyteller: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, his debut for Motéma Music (available November 9). ...

Continue Reading...

Lost Journal Inspires New Album; Singer/Songwriter Geoffrey Armes Releases “Inside A Wall”

Source: ISL Public Relations
September 28, 2010

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter GEOFFREY ARMES' next album, “Inside a Wall," is slated to be released on October 28th, 2010. Now a resident of NYC, the British musician spent the majority of his adult life globe trotting, picking up a wide array of musical and cultural influences, evident in his music. ARMES' work has been described as an enticing fusion of jazz, ambient, electro-acoustic, and world music. “Multi-colored strands of sound weave a beautiful space; a cathedral of sound a flow ...

Continue Reading...

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - Natural Selection (Sunnyside, 2010)

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

After making a name for himself with some excellent albums featuring his electric guitar playing (notably 2009's Things to Come) Rez Abassi decided to move into a different direction forming an all acoustic quartet that was featured at the Newport Jazz Festival with Bill Ware on vibraphone, Stephan Crump on bass and Eric McPherson on drums. The group achieves an intimate and thoughtful sound that is very interesting to listen to. “Lament" opens the album with a nice rhythm, featuring ...

Continue Reading...

Greg Ward's Fitted Shards - South Side Story (2010)

Source: Something Else!
September 28, 2010

By Pico Unless they have already been a key player in an established band, debut album of jazz solo artists tend to be uninspired affairs. Not yet finding their own identity, these neophytes often fall back on mimicking their major influences, making very competent but unexceptional records. Even most of the best musicians start off slow; they will often show the potential but not realize it until later on. That's not alto saxophonist Greg Ward, however. On Tuesday, this Chicago ...

Continue Reading...

One Track Mind: Kimya Dawson, "Tire Swing" (2006)

Source: Something Else!
September 28, 2010

By Mark Saleski There are so many ways we discover music: from a film soundtrack, the radio (Internet, satellite, earthbound), word of mouth, advertising. Most of these can be thought of as happy accidents. Is there such a thing as an “unhappy accident"? This is the short story of how I came to discover Kimya Dawson. I was reading the comments section of an online magazine and saw an entry for the film Juno. I hadn't seen the movie yet, ...

Continue Reading...

The Who: Live at Leeds 4 CD Box Set

Source: JamBase
September 28, 2010

LEGENDARY LIVE ALBUM TO BE REISSUED IN A 4 CD BOX SET To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1970 release of The Who's Live at Leeds, Geffen/Universal will release a “Super Deluxe" 4 CD box set on November 16. Having been reissued and expanded from the original six tracks twice before (in 1995 and 2001), the new set will include the complete 150 minute version of the February 14 Leeds University concert, as well as a double CD of ...

Continue Reading...

The Rat Pack: Two Albums Celebrating 50th Anniversary

Source: JamBase
September 28, 2010

COMPILATION SPOTLIGHTS VEGAS-ERA HITS AND FESTIVE HOLIDAY CLASSICS To commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Rat Pack, Reprise Records and Capitol/EMI will release two essential collections: The Very Best Of The Rat Pack (Reprise) on November 9, and Christmas With The Rat Pack (EMI/Capitol) on October 5, available at all retail outlets (CD and digital), including sinatra.com. THE VERY BEST OF THE RAT PACK

Come Fly With Me—Frank SinatraAin't That A Kick In The Head—Dean MartinToo Close For Comfort—Sammy Davis ...

Continue Reading...

Jazzwax Mindblowers (Vol. 11)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 28, 2010

For those of you who are new to JazzWax, at the end of each quarter I feature a roundup of my favorite quotes from legends I've interviewed over the past three months. It's sort of a greatest hits feature that gives you a taste of what you might have missed. [Photo: The Dream of Fire, c. 1961, by Yves Klein] For the other 10 Mindblowers in this series, simply scroll down the right-hand column to the “Best Quotes" list. And ...

Continue Reading...