Recording News

Bassist/Composer Colin Dean Releases New CD Titled "Shiwasu" from Roots and Grooves Music.

Source: Two for the Show Media
September 28, 2010

Shiwasu is the new release from bassist/composer Colin Dean. The new recording features Rachel Z on piano, Sean Nowell on tenor and soprano saxophones, and Colin Stranahan on drums. The original compositions on Shiwasu are deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, while also drawing inspiration from a wide variety of styles such as world music and hip-hop. Dean has an extraordinary writing style that crosses many musical genres to create a music he calls his own. Colin Dean is in ...

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Rhythmica release debut album: ‘Rhythmica’.

Source: Adam Sieff
September 27, 2010

Dune Music artists Rhythmica release their debut album in digital format on September 27 2010, with CD release set to follow in February 2011. Rhythmica are: Zem Audu—saxophones, Mark Crown—trumpet, Peter Edwards—piano, Pete Randall—double bass and Andy Chapman—drums There's a sense of destiny about Rhythmica. This is a brand new group from the same Tomorrow's Warriors development programme that has already produced some of the UK's most talked-about jazz groups including Empirical, Nu Troop, J-Life, Jade Fox and Zed-U, not ...

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Torben Waldorff's American Rock Beauty

Source: Clay Wilson
September 27, 2010

Torben Waldorff's latest ArtistShare CD “American Rock Beauty" has been receiving praise from fans and journalists alike for both it's compositions and improvisations. Joined by Donny McCaslin, Jon Cowherd, Matt Clohesy, and Jon Wikan, Torben leads the group through his beautiful tunes to areas that defy genre. To preview some tunes from “American Rock Beauty," simply redeem your certificate log in number (66-10371329-87302) by clicking here. To purchase “American Rock Beauty" as a mail order CD, or digital download, click ...

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Scott Colley - Empire (Cam Jazz, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 27, 2010

Scott Colley is one of the first call bassists on the modern jazz scene, having played with everyone from Andrew Hill to Chris Potter. On this album he is joined by a first class unit consisting of Ralph Alessi on trumpet, Bill Frisell on guitar, Craig Taborn on piano and Brian Blade on drums. The work on this album is atmospheric and subtle, with Frisell using effects to his guitar to add texture, and Blade keeping the percusssion shifting and ...

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Neil Young - Le Noise (2010)

Source: Something Else!
September 27, 2010

By Nick Deriso Even after a damaging season of loss, Neil Young remains, as always, restless and relentless—imbuing the modernistic, reverb-soaked “Le Noise" with a kind of anti-melancholy. He hasn't stopped searching for light in the darkness and, even now, somehow never sounds quite the same from album to album. This time, Young partners with producer Daniel Lanois (Peter Gabriel, the Neville Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, U2), recording alone with his guitar in an atmosphere that sounds ...

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1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (721-730)

Source: Groove Notes
September 27, 2010

Here is another 10 to add to the list.

Remember that there is no ranking system here, and if you don't see your favorite jazz album yet, it doesn't mean it won't show up.

Hopefully these lists will inspire you to seek some of these albums out that perhaps you haven't heard before, or revisit an old favorite. And as always, we want your thoughts on any or all of these albums. Either way, let's get started with this week, ...

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Recent Listening: Danilo Perez

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 27, 2010

Danilo Pérez, Providencia (MackAvenue). In what may well have been his most substantial and visionary contribution to world understanding and the progress of his nation, the late Mexican president José López Portillo said in a 1977 interview, “Everything is part of everything else." 1,500 miles to the south in Panama, Danilo Pérez was an 11-year-piano student. He may not then have been paying attention to the international relations pronouncements of foreign politicians, but when it comes to music, the adult ...

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James Cotton - Giant (Alligator, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 26, 2010

A legend on the blues scene for many years, harmonica player James Cotton began his career as a member of the Muddy Waters Blues Band, and cut a series of great early singles for the Sun Records label. He's barely slowed down since, and even though health problem have caused him to cede the singing duties to others, his harmonica playing remains as boisterous and powerful as ever. Cotton is supported on this album by Slam Allen and Tom Holland ...

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