Recording News

Antonia Bennett To Release Debut Record, "Natural", On Mesa/Bluemoon

Source: 1888 Media
August 13, 2010

Los Angeles, CA: Natural, the debut record from singer Antonia Bennett, will be released by Mesa/Bluemoon on Tuesday, August 17. The 6-song EP introduces Bennett as a gifted interpreter of jazz classics with an impeccable and accessible vocal style. “[Antonia] conjures echoes of Billie Holliday and Rickie Lee Jones, with a hint of Betty Boop." The New York Times Like her legendary father Tony Bennett, Antonia embraces the warm, timeless sound of the standards and also like her dad did ...

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International Trio The Jazz Organism Release CD "Live in Dublin"

Source: Michael Ricci
August 13, 2010

The Jazz Organism has released Live in Dublin, the first live album by this formidable trio of Jeremy Sawkins (Sydney, Australia)—guitar, Jonathan Mele (NYC, USA)—drums and Justin Carroll (Dublin, Ireland)—hammond organ. All three musicians are well-seasoned performing veterans in the jazz field. This album was recorded live during one of their performances at Dublin's jazz club JJ Smyth's. Featuring compositions by Jeremy Sawkins, Live in Dublin also includes a beautiful version of the classic “Old Folks." Members of The Jazz ...

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Hard Bop Icons - The Cookers - Resurrect The Spirit of Mid '60s Tradition on Debut Release, "Warriors" - August 31

Source: DL Media
August 12, 2010

Jazz Legacy Productions Effort Features Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, and Craig Handy Jazz veterans, colleagues and kindred spirits Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, George Cables, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart forge a world-class union on their auspicious debut for Jazz Legacy Productions. Along with trumpeter David Weiss saxophonist Craig Handy, they are collectively known as The Cookers. Taking their group name from a 1965 Blue Note album by the late, great trumpeter Freddie ...

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"Crescent Boulevard" a New CD from Trumpeter/Composer Erik Jekabson

Source: Michael Ricci
August 12, 2010

San Francisco Bay Area trumpeter Erik Jekabson has released his second CD, Crescent Boulevard following up his debut CD Intersection on Fresh Sound/New Talent. Crescent Boulevard features a cast of Bay Area musicians and Jekabson's original compositions except for one standard, “My Shining Hour." Having toured with Galactic, John Mayer, Illinois Jacquet, the Woody Herman Big Band, Eddy Louiss and the Howard Fishman Quartet, Jekabson has developed a strong musical personality and the music on Crescent Boulevard reflects that—full of ...

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Crowded House - Intriguer (2010)

Source: Something Else!
August 12, 2010

By Nick Deriso Crowded House, beginning with their engaging breakthrough 1987 hit “Don't Dream It's Over," were shot through with a complexity, and a melancholy, that belied their own supposed goals of becoming pop stars. Yet, in the wake of the 2005 suicide of drummer and co-founder Paul Hester, never have they had so much to be melancholy and complex about. That leads to a purpled, impressionistic sentiment on “Intriguer," only Crowded House's second release since Hester's passing. Perhaps understandably, ...

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Devon Allman's Honeytribe: Space Age Blues

Source: JamBase
August 12, 2010

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Horace Silver: Ecaroh

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 12, 2010

One of pianist Horace Silver's most haunting and sophisticated compositions is Ecaroh, a song that defied convention and gravity, for that matter. The song packs an eclectic punch, shifting restlessly between major and minor keys and employing several brooding rhythms that build with drama and mystery. There's the mildly Latin introduction, which halts abruptly and springs into swing before resolving in funk. The song's urgent motifs never seem to repeat, and yet they do, in variation. To me, Ecaroh (pronounced ...

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Lewis/Gregory/Wiltrout Release New CD "First Takes"

Source: Michael Ricci
August 12, 2010

The Charleston, SC, based collective trio Lewis/Gregory/Wiltrout is proud to release their debut album, First Takes. The trio consists of Robert Lewis on tenor saxophone, Gerald Gregory on keyboards and organ, and Ron Wiltrout on drums. The album is available on-line through CD Baby and can also be downloaded from iTunes and other portals.

The album is an attempt to capture the free-wheeling spirit of a live club date. All of the tunes were recorded on the first take, with ...

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