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Erik Friedlander Celebrates His 50th Bithhday with Free Download of New Digital Single, "Aching Sarah"

Source: GoMedia PR
June 29, 2010

Prolific Cellist and Composer Will Fill his Fiftieth Year with Numerous Performances and Both Digital, Vinyl and CD Releases

New York cellist and composer Erik Friedlander will turn 50 this year. One of the most acclaimed artists on the New York music scene for the past two decades, Friedlander is celebrating his birthday on July 1 with two performances at the Montreal Jazz Festival and the release of a single, “Aching Sarah," which will be available for free as a ...

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John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Roillins Get 'Definitive' 2-CD Sets on Concord

Source: conqueroo
June 29, 2010

Two-disc sets capture some of the finest jazz recorded in the 1950s

All three collections to be released on August 24, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Following up on the success of The Definitive Vince Guaraldi, Concord Music Group has assembled three new titles in the Definitive series showcasing some of the most influential figures in modern jazz. The Definitive John Coltrane on Prestige and Riverside; The Definitive Thelonious Monk on Prestige and Riverside;The Definitive Sonny Rollins on Prestige, Riverside ...

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EMI to Release Lennon Collectors Set

Source: All About Jazz
June 29, 2010

EMI Music will commemorate the 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth Oct. 5 with a flight of new releases, including a stripped-down remix of the late ex-Beatle's bestselling album, a hits compilation, a themed four-CD box and a comprehensive 11-CD collectors set.

Overseen by Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, so-called “Gimme Some Truth" campaign (named after his 1971 song) kicks off with release of eight remastered solo studio titles. Among these will be the remixed edition of “Double Fantasy," the 1980 ...

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Tassos Spiliotopoulos Releases "Archipelagos" on F-IRE Records

Source: Michael Ricci
June 28, 2010

Originally from Greece, Tassos Spiliotopoulos moved to London in 2000 and has studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (Mmus) and Trinity College of Music (Bmus, Hons). During that time Tassos also attended seminars at the School for Improvisational Music in New York City where he studied and performed with Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane, Brad Shepik, Jim Black and Drew Gress. During the past few years Tassos has been touring with his own band as well as numerous ...

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Harvey Lavine: The Goof and I

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
June 29, 2010

Tenor saxophonist and arranger-composer Al Cohn wrote The Goof and I in late 1946 or early 1947. The title of the bebop melody with I Got Rhythm sensibilities and On Moonlight Bay overtones was named for baritone saxophonist Harvey Lavine [pictured], who Cohn coined “The Goof" for being absentminded. But there were reasons why Lavine was forgetful.

I asked Neal Spritz and Carrie Lavine to kindly shed light on their late father and the song's name. Neal wrote the following: ...

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Evan Parker - Whitstable Solo (Psi)

Source: Master of a Small House
June 29, 2010

Nearly four decades deep into the Evan Parker solo performance precedence and despite what some critics might contend the saxophonist is still finding fresh things to say on both straight horn and curved. A confluence of new recording space (St. Peter's Church, Whitstable), trusted engineer (Adam Skeaping) and extra-disciplinary collaborators (artist Polly Read and film-maker Neil Henderson) help make this set recorded in the summer of 2008 special. Parker states a preference for the pristine acoustics of the space in ...

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Michael Jaeger Kerouac - Outdoors (Intakt)

Source: Master of a Small House
June 29, 2010

Michael Jaeger's ensemble makes explicit reference to one of the founding fathers of Beat poetry, but the Swiss tenorist is also careful to note that his actual inspiration source rests in the Dizzy Gillespie's composition of the same title. Now five years on since their inception the foursome is well-oiled improvisation machine. Pianist Vincent Membrez, bassist Luca Sisera and drummer Norbert Pfammatter don't answer well to the summary of sidemen. Jaeger's name adorns the case spine, but the session is ...

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Jack Walwrath - Heavy Mirth (Steeplechase)

Source: Master of a Small House
June 29, 2010

The pleasures of a working band in action are profusely accessible on this latest session under the leadership of trumpet player Jack Walrath. Bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Jonathan Blake are the only holdovers from his last Steeplechase effort, the ballad peppered Ballroom, but the band was several tours steeped by the time they hit the studio together. Pianist Orrin Evans and tenorist Abraham Burton sound like natural fits in their respective roles take to the nine originals with nary ...

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