Recording News

Preview Scott Colley's "Empire"

Source: Brian Camelio
July 19, 2010

Due for U.S. release on August 31st 2010, Scott Colley's upcoming album Empire features an impressive line up of Ralph Alessi on trumpet, Bill Frisell on guitar, Craig Taborn on piano and rhodes, and Brian Blade on drums. “Empire" is yet another strong example of Scott Colley's skills not only as an improviser, but also as bandleader and composer.

To preview the tune “Five-Two" from the upcoming release and view Scott's tour and press photos simply redeem your certificate number ...

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Ken Fowser and Behn Gillece - Little Echo (2010)

Source: Something Else!
July 19, 2010

By PicoIt's not unusual at all for the tenor sax and the vibraphone to appear on the same jazz record; we've heard these on countless jazz recordings. But by co-leading a record, saxophonist Ken Fowser and vibraphonist Behn Gillece gives us fairly rare opportunity to hear both instruments as the two lead voices sharing equal billing. Little Echo, which went on sale last Tuesday, is in fact the second album by this emerging duo, Full View being their ...

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Overlooked Treasures: Four Latin Jazz Albums That You've Got to Discover

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
July 19, 2010

Music consumption has changed drastically over the past ten years; from the Mp3 to the iPod and now streaming music services, we've found many ways to keep more music in our ears more often. Streaming music services have been helping me stay connected with music on a more regular basis recently, providing a dream worthy listening experience. It's not just the ability to hear music any where you go at any time of the day, the amazing part of the ...

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Album of the Week: Fields of Moons, Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
July 19, 2010

Fields of Moons Chris Washburne And The SYOTOS Band Jazzheads

There are many different sides to an artist's personality and recordings give them an opportunity to explore these various facets. Setting the right context inspires an artist to focus upon a certain musical approach without distraction. Specific instrumental combinations, repertoire collections, or new collaborators all bring out distinct aspects of an individual's musicality. Artists might touch upon several sides of their personality during an album, using a number ...

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Recent Listening: Kamuca and Konitz

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
July 19, 2010

Richie Kamuca & Lee Konitz, Live at Donte's 1974 (Cellar Door)

It's a hoot to hear the saxophonists channel their hero Lester Young in this recently discovered session recorded at the lamented Los Angeles club. “Lester Leaps In" begins and ends as a unison duet, complete with stop-time breaks, reproducing Young's 1939 solo on the master take of the piece with Count Basie's Kansas City Seven. In their own solos, Kamuca and Konitz leave no doubt about where they came ...

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Laya Project's Tsunami of Music: Sounds Embrace Survival from the Maldives to Myanmar

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 18, 2010

On a beach, a fisherman pours his heart into a love song for his wife, taken by the sea. A worn but beautiful woman, at first shy and retiring, sings an unexpectedly passionate welcome. A couple selling trinkets to sun-hungry tourists opens an arresting trove of traditional instruments and plays them with astounding zeal.

On the shores of great tragedy and destruction, the sounds and images of the just released Laya Project (EarthSync; July 13) reveal an abundance of life-affirming ...

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1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (671-680)

Source: Groove Notes
July 18, 2010

For those of you who have been following along with the list, you know that we add twenty albums each week. We are going to tweak things a bit for the remainder of the list, adding anywhere from 5 to ten albums at a time, but posting the lists a bit more frequently. Additionally, we will have links next to each album, so that if you find an album interesting, you can click on the link and buy it.

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Recent Listening: Whitted, Manricks, Saluzzi, O'Brien

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
July 18, 2010

Here is the new batch of short reviews —micro-reviews, perhaps—in which the Rifftides staff acknowledges some of the CDs that have attracted our attention lately. It would be impossible to hear all of every album that shows up. Even sampling a majority of them is a challenge. Evidence: these are some, only some, of the fairly recent arrivals. Whoever said jazz is dying hasn't talked to my FedEx, UPS and USPS deliverymen.

Pharez Whitted, Transient Journey (Owl). In his liner ...

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