Recording News

Jon Irabagon Featuring Barry Altschul - Foxy (2010)

Source: Something Else!
September 6, 2010

By Pico When Jon Irabagon signed with the mighty Concord Records after bagging the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition for saxophone, you might assume that he would have left behind his wild side to become a more “serious" player. But his continued involvement in the gangsta jazz group Mostly Other People Do The Killing quickly dispelled any such notion. On September 14, J.I. further makes another statement that fame and acclaim hadn't changed him with his followup to the ...

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Anita Gravine: A Lotta Coffee

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 5, 2010

In the beginning, Stash Records specialized in songs from the '20s, '30s and '40s that dealt with drugs and sex. The first Stash compilation of old recordings, in 1976, was called Reefer Songs. Another of the label's big sellers was Copulatin' Blues. Eventually, founder Bernie Brightman, began making original recordings by jazz artists, including singer Chris Connor and pianist Hilton Ruiz. To his eternal credit (he died in 2003), Brightman also recorded two albums by Anita Gravine, an artist whose ...

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The Friday Morning Listen: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)

Source: Something Else!
September 4, 2010

By Mark Saleski A friend of mine, who is just beginning to dip his toe into the pool of jazz, asked me if I thought he was “ready" for Bitches Brew. That's a tricky question, no matter who is doing the asking. The generic answer, suitable for use in nearly any situation, is a definite “maybe." Some might say it's a mighty big leap from Kind Of Blue to Bitches Brew. Indeed, the two albums sound nothing like each other, ...

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Kirk Whalum's Donny Hathaway Tribute out Now: Everything is Everything

Source: Giant Step
September 2, 2010

Donny Hathaway would have been 65 years old on October 1, 2010. Tenor saxophonist Kirk Whalum's work has similarly crossed the boundaries between R&B, gospel and jazz with an emotional immediacy that is beyond compare. Kirk's new release, Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway brilliantly exhibits 8-time Grammy nominee Kirk's singular interpretive skills. Highlights include “You Had To Know," featuring a heartfelt performance by Donny's daughter, Lalah Hathaway, and Musiq Soulchild's retro take on “We're Still Friends."

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Huey Lewis and the News: Soulsville

Source: JamBase
September 3, 2010

FIRST ALBUM IN NINE YEARS Soulsville is the first new album in nine years from Huey Lewis and the News. The new album was recorded in the city's historic Ardent Studios. Recorded with their long time horn section in Memphis, Soulsville features 14 classic songs from the vault of Stax Records, including “Respect Yourself" and “Got To Get You Off My Mind." For the album cover, Memphis folk artist Lamar Sorrento has created a striking, affectionate caricature of a Memphis ...

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HBO's Treme Soundtrack out 9/28

Source: JamBase
September 3, 2010

SOUNDTRACK FEATURES TROMBONE SHORTY, SOUL REBELS BRASS BAND, DR. JOHN, STEVE ZAHN, AND OTHERS A digital release date and a tracklisting has been unveiled for the soundtrack to the first season of the NOLA-based HBO show Treme. Treme: Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 1 will have a digital release on September 28, with a physical CD release is expected later in the fall. The soundtrack features Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, and others. Check out the ...

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Kings of Leon: Album Cover/Tracklist/Single

Source: JamBase
September 3, 2010

NEW SINGLE “RADIOACTIVE" PRE-ORDER STARTING SEPTEMBER 14; ALBUM DROPS OCTOBER 19 RCA Records is excited to announce that “Radioactive" will be the first single from Kings of Leon's new album, Come Around Sundown. It is set to impact radio on September 13, with the video premiering on kingsofleon.com and Vevo the week before (September 8). Come Around Sundown will be released on October 19, but available for pre-order via iTunes starting September 14. Fans who pre-order the record will receive ...

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Dynamic Cellist Erik Friedlander Completes 50th Year Celebration with September 18 release of "Fifty"

Source: GoMedia PR
September 2, 2010

Fifty Miniatures for Improvising Quintet (Skipstone) Will Be Released on September 18, Rounding Out Strong, Eclectic Series of Single, Digital and Album Releases “Erik Friedlander can do things with a cello that should have a reasonable listener fearing for her life." —Jascha Hoffman, PITCHFORK MEDIA Erik Friedlander's haunting new CD Fifty is a collection of 50 miniature pieces— little worlds— some wild and free, some carefully constructed like line drawings, others lush watercolor landscapes. The piece was written during a ...

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