Recording News

Chopin: 1 Composer, 2 Centuries, Many Picks

Source: Michael Ricci
May 29, 2010

The classical music world, embarked on a bicentennial tour through the Romantic era, is just now preoccupied with the melancholic master Frdric Chopin, born near Warsaw in 1810.

Beloved by pianists for his abundant legacy, he is cherished by countless others for the teeming worlds of color and emotion he conjured. The classical music critics of The New York Times have combed through the many recordings devoted to Chopin and selected their favorites.

Anthony Tommasini

HOROWITZ PLAYS CHOPIN, VOL. 1 ...

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Tom Braxton "Open Road" Single Hits Radio May 31st

Source: Sound Visions Media
May 28, 2010

"Open Road" is the perfect summer release for your vacation road trip or family get-a-way. And while you're listening you may even catch a concert as Tom Braxton hits the “open road" to perform at various venues around the country.

“Open Road" is one of the tracks from his latest release “Endless Highway" on the Pacific Coast Jazz label. Joined by an outstanding array of musicians, this recording is a toe-tapping, colorful, groove-oriented excursion with a sophisticated urban flavor that ...

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Saxophonist Tim Warfield's "A Sentimental Journey" Released May 28, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
May 28, 2010

Criss Cross Jazz artist, Tim Warfield, introduces a new recording, with a strikingly clever perspective to “classic" repertoire from the Great American Songbook. Reaching as far back as the early 1920's, the music displays an ardent sensuality, and a feeling of history and celebration. A Sentimental Journey features, trumpeter extraordinaire, Terell Stafford, the dynamic Hammond B-3 organist Pat Bianchi, and the perpetual swinger from Philadelphia, drummer Byron Landham.

Assured and gracefully, Warfield and company, navigate through updated arrangements of such ...

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Josef Koumbas: Waiting -- To Return to Cuba

Source: Michael Ricci
May 27, 2010

Born of an Irish mother and a Greek Cypriot father in London in 1944, Josef Koumbas formed his first band at the tender age of 12. He went on to spend 3 years in Australia, fascinated by the art and music of the aborigines. He visited Cuba in 1990, arriving with a Ronnie Scotts group from London UK, for what was to be one of Cuba's best loved International Jazz Festival. During that visit he met many of Cubans top ...

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Eric Krasno: Reminisce

Source: JamBase
May 27, 2010

ERIC KRASNO'S REMINISCE AVAILABLE NOW ON ROYAL FAMILY RECORDS JUNE 10 CD RELEASE PARTY TO BENEFIT PAUL NEWMAN'S HOLE IN THE WALL GANG CAMP

Kraz Founding member and guitarist of beloved bands Soulive and Lettuce, Eric Krasno is taking his fifteen plus year career in a new direction with his first solo record, Reminisce (Royal Family Records).

Recorded in Brooklyn, NY and at Soulive drummer Alan Evan's PlayOnBrother studios in Western Massachusetts, the album features longtime collaborators Adam ...

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Carlos Barretto Lokomotiv - Labirintos (Clean Feed)

Source: Master of a Small House
May 27, 2010

Something of a musical chameleon, bassist Carlos Barretto is also a Clean Feed staple. This set marks his ninth outing for the Portuguese label as either leader or sideman. Guitarist Mario Delgado and drummer Jose Salgueiro are regular colleagues who rejoin him here. The music is typically eclectic, pulling in sturdy threads of rock, funk, folk and admixtures of three with jazz improvisation. The principal snag to my enjoyment of the set lies in the contributions of Delgado, a plectrist ...

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The Roots: New Album Details Free MP3 Download

Source: JamBase
May 27, 2010

HOW I GOT OVER OUT JUNE 22

The Roots will be dropping their long-awaited new full-length album on June 22, titled How I Got Over. The album will feature Jim James, Joanna Newsom, members of the Dirty Projectors, Patty Crash, John Legend and Blu, as well as members of the Legendary Roots Crew.

Download the MP3 of “Dear God 2.0" for free here.

How I Got Over Tracklisting Interlude 1 feat. ...

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Various - Lagos Disco Inferno (Academy)

Source: Master of a Small House
May 27, 2010

After a steadily snowballing start, African music reissues are now a full-fledged niche industry. Labels like Syllart, Soundway, Strut and African Analog continue to narrow the gap between collectors and casual consumers with a slew of edifying collections. With this disc crate-digging guru Frank Gossner aka DJ Voodoo Funk goes in the opposite direction. The first several releases on Academy were straight reissues of LPs. This compilation culls from a dozen platters to create a listening experience similar to one ...

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