Recording News

Jean-Michel Pilc Trio - 'True Story' CD Release Performance at the Iridium in NYC Wednesday May 26th, 2010.

Source: Two for the Show Media
May 25, 2010

Jean-Michel Pilc Trio - 'True Story' CD Release

May 26th, 2010 - 8:00 PM & 10:00 PM

Jean-Michel Pilc, piano / Boris Kozlov, bass / Billy Hart, drums

“a musical genius at work." -Eric Brace, The Washington Post

“Pilc ranks among today's titans of the instrument" -Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

“Mr Pilc seems to have dropped from the sky fully formed, with technique and his ideas in place. He is a physical and densely harmonic player, a splashy stunner who ...

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A World-Class Voice Comes Home American-Born, London-Based Vocal Sensation Jos James Makes His U.S. Debut with His Stellar Standards Set for All We Know

Source: Verve Label Group
May 24, 2010

"A labor of love" is how Jos James describes his release For All We Know, his first American release and his first for the Impulse! label. A collaboration between James and noted Belgian pianist Jef Neve, the album finds the charismatic young singer applying his warm, rich baritone to a sterling assortment of jazz and pop standards, including such timeless favorites as “Tenderly," “Body and Soul," Billy Strayhorn's “Lush Life" and George and Ira Gershwin's “Embraceable You."

Although For All ...

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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records to Release Taboo, from Sunny Jain

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
May 23, 2010

“Powering it all with shifting tempos, a vast array of percussive colors and rhythmic aplomb is bandleader Jain, bringing worlds together in seamless fashion...a fresh concept with brilliant execution." - Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes “Jain intrepidly leads his band into a lush, undiscovered sonic territory that glistens with the exoticism of newness without falling into world-beat fusionist cliches." - New York Press BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release TABOO, From SUNNY JAIN (Available now at ...

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1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (621-640)

Source: Groove Notes
May 24, 2010

Here is another 20 to add to the list.

Remember that there is no ranking system here, and if you don't see your favorite jazz album yet, it doesn't mean it wont show up.

Every week I will offer up twenty more, in no particular order and with no ranking system or common theme (other than jazz of course).

Hopefully these lists will inspire you to seek some of these albums out that perhaps you haven't heard before, or revisit ...

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Legendary Mike Clark Readies 'Carnival of Soul' for 6/10 on Owl Studios

Source: Seth Cohen PR
May 24, 2010

Legendary Drummer Mike Clark's 'Carnival of Soul' is a Propulsive, Joyful Jazz/Funk Collection

Joined by Top Musicians, Clark Pays Homage to an Unsung Genre: B3 Organ Trios

Owl Studios to Release New CD on June 10th

Legendary drummer Mike Clark's upcoming 'Carnival of Soul' is a propulsive, joyful collection of jazz/funk tracks that pays homage to one of Clark's beloved genres, the B3 Organ Trio. He comments:

“In my early twenties I had my own organ trio gig in a ...

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Ellen Honert Takes You on a Journey with Hummingville

Source: Kari-On Productions
May 24, 2010

By Abraham Laboriel

Listen to this performance in its entirety and be moved. Not sound bites and samples, but the work as a whole. Not bits and pieces, but an entire rainbow's arc from beginning to end. Not just skimming the surface, but diving in to sample the depths. This recording captures the collective energy of artists gathered to support the creative work of Ellen Honert.

Her rich palette of vocal colors and nuanced phrasing is supported at every turn ...

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Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden "Jasmine" (ECM)

Source: Michael Ricci
May 24, 2010

Music can be hypnotic when it is sufficiently unlike normal human behavior and discourse as to make you uncomfortable and engage your judgment.

That is to say music that isn't obviously lyrical or evocative or romantic, or any particular mood; music that proceeds down one road long and single-mindedly enough to make you start asking questions. How long can these musicians go on like this? Whats the purpose? Is this penance or prayer? Is this how they are all day? ...

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Gregorian B.C. Set to Release Debut CD

Source: Michael Ricci
May 24, 2010

Calling the music of Gregorian BC “hard rock" does not do it justice. He earned the nickname “The Conquistador of Music" due to his eclectic musical mix: combining his love of Gregorian chant and Flamenco guitar with rock and blues, BC has created a whole new genre of music. Growing up among the corn fields of Iowa, the young lad adopted the motto: “I'm gonna do it whether people like it or not!" and saw himself as a risk taker. ...

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