Recording News

Nate Wooley and Paul Lytton - Creak Above 33 (Psi)

Source: Master of a Small House
May 12, 2010

A truism easily lost in the primacy of pedagogy, but some of the best musical moments occur when the getting from Point A to Point B remains a mystery. Trumpeter Nate Wooley comes to this conclusion in his brief, but fascinating notes to this release. His conclaves with British percussionist/electronicist Paul Lytton initiated a fundamental reassessment in his philosophy toward music-making. Lytton presaged this sea change through the formulation of what Wooley refers to as a “mind map", a hand-drawn ...

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Chris Byars - Bop-Ography (Steeplechase)

Source: Master of a Small House
May 12, 2010

On the occasion of his second Steeplechase outing Chris Byars cannily continues in a musical rich vein tapped on his first. Gigi Gryce counts as a current healthy obsession of the saxophonist and three of the composers' pieces grace the program. Another of Byars abiding interests concerns the work and legacy of vibraphonist Teddy Charles, a relatively recent recruit to his circle of collaborators thanks to a long-overdue return to active playing. Charles guests on just three pieces, but his ...

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Odean Pope - Odean's List (in + Out)

Source: Master of a Small House
May 12, 2010

Simple economics and logistics are long-standing enemies to Odean Pope's influential Saxophone Choir. The viability of his smaller group projects is less susceptible to such concerns and that difference plays out in his discography of the past decade. Only a single album, Locked and Loaded, chalks in the Choir column of his catalog compared to the dozen or so representative of more modest-sized formats. The tenorist splits something of the difference on this latest disc, convening an octet of colleagues ...

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Natalie John's Debut Album, "Unveiled," to be Released June 21st

Source: Michael Ricci
May 11, 2010

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American Idol Alum Delves into Progressive Rock with Chicago's District 97

Source: Lori Hehr Public Relations
May 11, 2010

American Idol alum delves into progressive rock with Chicago's District 97; just signed to premier prog rock label Laser's Edge

Ken Golden, President of Laser's Edge Group, announces the addition of Chicago's District 97 to the Laser's Edge label. The label will release the band's debut album Hybrid Child in Fall 2010.

Featuring 2007 American Idol finalist Leslie Hunt, District 97 mixes adventurous musical prowess with accessible catchy vocal melodies. The band features exceptional musicians including Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist ...

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Carmen Souza Savors Cape Verdean Swing & Red-Hot Sodade

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
May 11, 2010

Carmen Souza's voice purrs like kernels of corn swirling on a traditional wooden platter one moment and bursts with a perfect blue note the next. It rings like a red-hot solo and sighs like a ship-deck lament. It finds the sweet spot between Birdland and the white sands of Cape Verde, the archipelago far off the coast of West Africa.

Protegid (Galileo Music; June 8, 2010), the London-based musician and songwriter's latest album, lives in this magical Trans-Atlantic space, thoughtfully ...

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Yuko Ito is Reviewed by Latin Beat Magazine

Source: Kari-On Productions
May 11, 2010

YUKO ITOMania De Voc(Funny Baby Face Records)

A native of Tokyo, Japan, Yuko Ito started her early music career when she founded the female rock band “Sissy Boy" in Tokyo and produced two CDs- Marcy's Factory, and Kick Off Boys. In 1994, she relocated to the U.S. to continue her music education, earning a degree from the City College of New York in jazz vocal performance. The young vocalist's latest release documents her evolution, from her previously rebellious ...

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Joseph Patrick Moore Releases "To Africa with Love"

Source: Michael Ricci
May 11, 2010

Composer, producer and performer Joseph Patrick Moore weaves tribal rhythms into funk, pop and jazz melodies on his eighth solo release, To Africa With Love. Mr. Moore connects with some old friends and new ones in this dedication to the Land of the Sahara. The work itself contains 13 songs that range in genre from Contemporary Jazz to Funk to Rock to Contemporary.

Moore and company utilize funky blues man Charlie Wood to spark a contemporary version of the Meters ...

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