Recording News

Thomas Dolby Readies First New Studio Album in 20 Years

Source: conqueroo
May 7, 2010

A Map of the Floating City, set for late 2010, will be preceded by three digital EPs.

Guests include Mark Knopfler, Regina Spektor, Natalie MacMaster, Eddi Reader and Imogen Heap.

LONDON, U.K. -- Thomas Dolby, the iconic '80s star whose smash hits “She Blinded Me With Science" and “Hyperactive" helped define the MTV generation/revolution, is preparing to break his 20-year silence with a new album later this year titled A Map of the Floating City. The album features appearances by ...

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Trombone Shorty Stands Tall On 'Backatown'

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
May 6, 2010

By Tad Hendrickson

Last week I promised to get the lowdown on the recurring line from 'Treme' about “pride on Bourbon Street" from real-life Treme trombonist and trumpeter Troy “Trombone Shorty“ Andrews. But first, let's catch up on this real-life musician who appears in the show's first few episodes and also has a new album entitled 'Backatown.' While his roots are in the music and culture of New Orleans, he's transcended the life of a brass ...

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Razdaz Recordz Releases Amos Hoffman's Carving

Source: Michael Ricci
May 6, 2010

Guitar and oud player Amos Hoffman, who has been performing and recording as a member of Avishai Cohen's band for more than two decades, will release his second CD on Cohen's RazDaz Recordz on May 11th.

On Carving, Hoffman makes his musical statement in two languages--guitar and oud. From the up tempo, almost danceable oud featured on Brown Sugar, to the scat influenced guitar on Ras, the tracks on Carving weave between instruments and moods, continuing to explore the boundaries ...

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Pianist George Kahn to Release "Secrets From The Jazz Ghetto" in June

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
May 6, 2010

DIY Jazz Artist George Kahn shows once again that if you want something done right...

Los Angeles-based jazz pianist and composer, GEORGE KAHN, has been recording professionally since 1985. And, Mr. Kahn has been releasing a new commercial recording just about every two years on his own “Playing Records" label since 1998--almost like clockwork. He participated in the original digital music revolution of the '90s, using the Internet to promote his recordings at such digital distribution websites like the initial ...

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Songwriter Melanie Mitrano Releases Jazz Debut, "All Things Gold"

Source: Michael Ricci
May 6, 2010

All Things Gold, the debut jazz album from singer-songwriter Melanie Mitrano, represents a daring new direction for this classically-trained artist. "I’m not even sure how my lifetime as a classical musician led me here," the singer muses, "but thankfully I fell in with a group of smart, capable people who guided me well."

Those capable people include co-producer/pianist/bandleader Matt King, who heads a tight-ship rhythm section that includes veteran jazzmen Andy Eulau (bass) and Scott Neumann (drums). They are joined ...

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"Unreleased Art, Vol. V": Art Pepper in Stuttgart CD to be Released by Widow's Taste May 18

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
May 6, 2010

Thanks to the generosity of obsessive jazz collectors worldwide--and their sub rosa recordings--Laurie Pepper is able to bring Art Pepper's luminous and funky improvisations of one night in Stuttgart to the rest of the world nearly 30 years later. Volume V in the Unreleased Art series of Laurie's Widow's Taste label was recorded in Stuttgart, Germany in May 1981 with Art's “comeback" quartet--pianist Milcho Leviev, bassist Bob Magnusson, and drummer Carl Burnett. The CD will be released on May 18. ...

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Available Today -- Israeli Guitarist Yotam Fronts All-Star Lineup on JLP Debut, "Resonance" --Features Christian McBride, Aaron Goldberg, Greg Hutchin

Source: DL Media
May 6, 2010

Available Today -- Israeli Guitarist Yotam Fronts All-Star Lineup on JLP Debut, Resonance

Features Christian McBride Aaron Goldberg, Greg Hutchinson and Special Guest Roy Hargrove

On Resonance, his debut for Jazz Legacy Productions, accomplished Israeli guitarist-composer Yotam has one foot firmly planted in his bebop roots while also showcasing his love of Brazilian music, American blues, Jamaican reggae and Israeli folk songs. Tying this highly eclectic program together is Yotam's exceptional, rhythmically assured six-string work, which is marked ...

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Tia Fuller Releases Decisive Steps + MP3

Source: Giant Step
May 6, 2010

Alto/soprano saxophonist/flautist Tia Fullers newest Mack Avenue release, Decisive Steps, is a sumptuous CD of ten tracks that illustrate her artistic fearlessness. A member of Beyoncs band for four years, Fullers agile, buoyant and elegant full-bodied sax lines effortlessly improvise a number of moods and grooves, as evidenced by the take-no-prisoners tempo of the title track. The album also contains her ingenious reworking of two well-worn standards: I Cant Get Started and My Shining Hour.

Decisive Steps features Tias Beyonce ...

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