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Joe Diorio and Sonny Stitt

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 19, 2010

Guitarist Joe Diorio recorded only two albums with saxophonist Sonny Stitt. Both are among my favorite Stitt recordings thanks to Diorio's extraordinary swinging rhythm guitar playing and soulful fills. The first of the pair was Move on Over (1963) and the second was My Main Man (1964). Both were recorded for the Argo label and both featured Stitt in peak form on alto and tenor saxophones. On these dates, Diorio provides aggressive, rhythmic chord comping and ringing guitar solos that ...

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Notes from the Net: Bitches Brew Turns 40; New CDs from Vijay Iyer and the Bad Plus; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 17, 2010

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest: We start, as usual, with some Miles Davis news, much of it related in some way to this year's 40th anniversary re-release of Bitches Brew. The website LAist has a look at a panel discussion on the 40th anniversary of ...

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Listening Tip Corrected: Ingrid Jensen, Benny Green

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 19, 2010

A dyslexia attack a week ago caused the Rifftides proprietor to alert readers to a radio broadcast last Sunday that, in fact, will take place this coming Sunday, September 19. The only way to make amends is to correct the mistake and post the item again. The entire Rifftides staff is on vacation this week, more or less, but this may give the impression that we're on the job. On his Jazz Northwest program this weekend, Jim Wilke will be ...

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'Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward' out 9/21 on Ghostlight Records

Source: Seth Cohen PR
September 15, 2010

Ghostlight to Release 'Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward' Barnes & Noble In-Store and Lincoln Center Appearance are Confirmed Pre-Sales Now Online, Release Date is 9/21 Ghostlight Records is proud to confirm the September 21st release of 'Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward.' Two-time Tony Award winner Ebersole, whose soprano voice was heard singing Noel Coward songs between scenes of the most recent Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit, has teamed up with Musical Director Larry Yurman on an album of Coward tunes. ...

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Jammin' at Whitley Bay (July 9, 2010)

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
September 14, 2010

Jazz musicians know that great truth: if you stay up late, you can always sleep tomorrow. Although the players at a jazz party might seem to have an exhausting schedule, many of them are fueled by the encounters with their peers and heroes—thus, an after-hours jam session often happens. I was lucky enough to be awake for this one and have a fully-charged video camera. The session took place at the “Victory Pub" in the Village Hotel Newcastle, the comfortable ...

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Dmitry Baevsky "Down With It" (Sharp Nine Records)

Source: Marina Chassé
September 21, 2010

Sharp Nine is pleased to add the formidable young altoist Dmitry Baevsky to its roster of hard- hitting, straight-ahead artists. The St. Petersburg native has been honing his craft in New York for more than a decade and the results are here for all to enjoy. With a crack young rhythm section of Jeb Patton, David Wong and Jason Brown—and joined by trumpet phenom Jeremy Pelt on four tunes—Baevsky presents a killer program that features Monk's “We See," Bud Powell's ...

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Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew' Turns 40 and Gets the Box Set Treatment

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
September 17, 2010

I've gone on record more than once saying I lean more toward John Coltrane than Miles Davis. Yet such is the magnitude of Davis' legacy that it is impossible for either jazz fan or jazz critic to avoid spending considerable time listening to the trumpeter. No jazz musician I can think of was recorded more often. No leader I can think of had more of his sidemen go on to become stars in their own right. No jazz artist moved ...

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Short Takes - CDs of Note

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
September 16, 2010

Bands led by trumpeters are in the spotlight... Miles Davis, Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Columbia/Legacy) Two weeks after releasing its three-disc Legacy Edition of Miles Davis's genre-smashing Bitches Brew project that pulled jazz together with the commercial rock world, Columbia/Legacy is out with a Collector's Edition. The boxed set includes CDs containing the original recording plus six bonus tracks, a previously unissued performance by Davis's evolving septet at Tanglewood in August 1970 and a DVD of a previously ...

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