Recording News

Chart Topping & Critically Acclaimed Soul Saxophonist Jackiem Joyner to Release His Highly Anticipated Third Self Titled CD on 8/3/10

Source: Michael Ricci
July 21, 2010

CHART TOPPING & CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SOUL SAXOPHONIST JACKIEM JOYNER TO RELEASE HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THIRD SELF TITLED CD An Unexpected Reunion With His Father After More Than Two Decades Provides Inspiration & Celebratory Mood On New Project LOS ANGELES--Soul and R&B Saxophonist Jackiem Joyner is back and ready for his close-up. It has already been a whirlwind year for this multi-dimensional saxophonist. Dramatic events offstage, such as reuniting with his father after 23 years, have inspired his work in the ...

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Hiroe Sekine - A-me (2010)

Source: Something Else!
July 21, 2010

By PicoEven as a small child growing up in Japan, jazz pianist Hiroe Sekine loved to pick out melodies she heard, such as the Japanese folk tunes emanating from her Mom's pedal organ. Today represents a culmination of that life long passion with the release of her debut album A-mé, which means “rain" in Japanese. Sekine chose to present a program of both standards and her own compositions for A-mé, but the first thing that grabs ...

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Allen Eager: Land of Oo-Bla-Dee

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
July 21, 2010

Jazz appreciation is a lifetime pursuit. Point being that no matter how many years you spend listening to this music, you will never run out of artists and recordings to dig. The sheer volume of jazz greatness that was created, particularly in the fertile 1940s and 1950s, is extraordinary. What's most astonishing, of course, is how much of this vibrant music was created on the spot. One saxophone giant whose name might not be familiar to you was Allen Eager. ...

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Frank Sinatra's "September of My Years" Reissued on Concord Records

Source: conqueroo
July 20, 2010

September of My Years set for release on August 31, 2010

LOS ANGELES, CA--Nearly a half-century after its initial release, Concord Records ushers in the bittersweet season of autumn with a digitally remastered version of Sinatra's September of My Years. On license from Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE), the album is set for release on August 31, 2010.

In the spring of 1965, Sinatra huddled with his arranger and friend, Gordon Jenkins, to record September of My Years, a collection of ...

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Pianist/Composer Mina Cho's Debut CD, "Originality," Due Sept. 7

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
July 20, 2010

Pianist Mina Cho was on track for a dazzling classical career when she first encountered gospel music as a university student in her native Seoul. She sought private study of her new passion, which led her to jazz, a scholarship at Berklee College of Music, and the recording of her first CD. The aptly-titled disc, Originality, reflects Cho's distinctive pan-American perspective and singular voice as pianist and composer. It will be released on Blink Music on September 7. “Mina's compositions ...

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Stanton Moore, "Groove Alchemy" (CD Review)

Source: Between the Grooves with Philip Booth
July 20, 2010

Galactic drummer Stanton Moore again was an unofficial MVP at this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, playing at the fest and around town with his day-job band, leading his own trio, working with Anders Osborne, and sitting in with Levon Helm.

Click here to read my review of the jazz-funk drummer's latest solo album, as published in Relix mag. Or see the full text below.

Galactic drummer Stanton Moore achieves an appealing synchronicity with organist Robert Walter and ...

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Music Hits Home: Phish, DMB, Allman Bros.

Source: JamBase
July 20, 2010

FEATURING UNRELEASED TRACKS BY DAVE MATTHEWS BAND & JESSE COLIN YOUNG AS WELL AS TRACKS BY PHISH, ALLMAN BROTHERS, LORI MCKENNA, STAIND & DROPKICK MURPHYS

Music Hits home Rounder Records is pleased to announce the release of Music Hits Home, out now. The album is a compilation of songs by some of today's top national and local New England artists all brought together for one purpose: to benefit Kevin Youkilis' charitable organization, Kevin Youkilis Hits for Kids, a charitable organization ...

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Brettina: New Sound of Jazz

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
July 20, 2010

What defines a female jazz vocalist today? Is it someone whose albums feature at least three American Songbook standards? Must the singer be backed by well-known jazz musicians? What about her sound? Does she have to be bluesy? Or is this checklist outdated? There's probably no concrete answer to these questions. I do know that I'm tired of hearing the same songs over and over again, no matter how good the singer's voice. For me, the singer known simply as ...

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