Recording News

Picking Up the Horn

Source: Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
July 28, 2010

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Sonny Rollins was in his apartment in Greenwich Village, six blocks from the World Trade Center, when the first plane hit. He pulled out his old black-and-white TV, which he hadn't used in years, and hooked it up just in time to see the second plane hit. He ran downstairs and out on the street, and saw the hysteria and panic first-hand. No one knew what to do exactly or where to go. ...

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New Cassandra Wilson CD set for release September 28th

Source: Muse Media
July 27, 2010

NEW CASSANDRA WILSON ALBUM, “SILVER PONY," SET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 28TH ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS; ALBUM FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS TERENCE BLANCHARD, COMMON AND JOHN LEGEND Los Angeles, California. Silver Pony, the stunning new album from multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop chanteuse Cassandra Wilson, will be released by EMI's Blue Note Records on September 28th. Wilson, whose remarkable, husky-tinged vibrato has created a trademark sound for her as an artist, will be touring worldwide in support of the release which features special ...

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Guitarist Jerry Jennings Highly Collectable CD Featuring Guitar Legend Ronnie Montrose Gets Reissued

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
July 27, 2010

Carmichael, CA--Much to the anticipation of guitarists and music aficiandos worldwide, one of the great lost guitar albums of the 2000's by guitarist Jerry Jennings is finally getting re-released. Featuring rock legend Ronnie Montrose, Jerry Jennings 'Shortcut To The Center' CD had a very limited run in the early 2000's and until now has been difficult to find. The instrumental album features an array of styles that range from classic fusion, to reggae, to melodic rock, and to a style ...

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The Genius Of Miles Davis: 43-CD Collection Assembles All Eight Multi-CD Box Sets Released Between 1996 and 2007, Winners of Eight Grammy Awards

Source: Michael Ricci
July 27, 2010

HOUSED IN AN ACTUAL TRUMPET CASE! Eight original box sets packaged in an individually-numbered, full-size trumpet case (21½" x 11" x 8"), with extras: replica of Miles' trumpet mouthpiece, previously unseen lithograph by Miles, exclusive t-shirt, and more 21-pound box set not available at standard retail; AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY at GeniusOfMilesDavis.com for $1199.00; pre-order now for September 14, 2010 delivery date The consummate artistry of Miles Davis and the scope of his musical vision at Columbia Records is paid the ultimate ...

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Gov't Mule: Mulennium

Source: JamBase
July 27, 2010

MULENNIUM OUT AUGUST 3; '99-00 NYE SHOW FEATURES ORIGINAL MULE LINEUP, BLUES LEGEND LITTLE MILTON AND THE BLACK CROWES' AUDLEY FREED

Gov't Mule December 31, 1999 ushered in a new century and millennium and called for something truly magical--and that night's Gov't Mule show at Atlanta's historic Roxy Theatre delivered it. What made this New Years Eve show so extraordinary? For starters, Little Milton, one of Warren Haynes' most important influences, joins Gov't Mule for six songs including “I Can't ...

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Grateful Dead Warner Bros. Vinyl Box

Source: JamBase
July 27, 2010

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 21 FROM GRATEFUL DEAD/RHINO; DELUXE BOX SET FEATURES FIVE WARNER BROS. RECORDS STUDIO ALBUMS

Grateful Dead Between 1967 and 1970, the Grateful Dead recorded five studio albums for Warner Bros. Records that formed the psychedelic canon on which the band's live legend was built. The albums spotlighted the early core lineup of Jerry Garcia, Ron “Pigpen" McKernan, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart.

Grateful Dead and Rhino will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Workingman's Dead ...

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Gerardo Frisina new album "Join The Dance"

Source: Francesco Soragna
July 26, 2010

After the great success gained with his last productions and the numerous dj sets around Europe, dj and producer Gerardo Frisina presents his new album titled Join The Dance, follow up to Note Book, the acclaimed 2007 album featuring both unreleased tracks and the most significant remixes of the last several years. From the title of this album, one might immediately assume that this is a release aimed at the dancefloor. This however, is not strictly an invitation to dance. ...

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One Track Mind: Tom Waits "Please Wake Me up" (1987)

Source: Something Else!
July 26, 2010

After listening to certain Tom Waits songs, I get to thinking about what the man might have stored in his garage. Sure, it's become sort of a cliché, doing a mental inventory of Waits' collection of bullhorns and whatnot, but it sure is fun.Even more fun is doing an inventory of my own garage to see if there might be any intersections. I don't have a megaphone from an old navy battleship but there might be something of ...

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