Recording News

Great New Releases from Summit Records!

Source: Michael Ricci
April 16, 2010

Stan Kenton Alumni BandHAVE BAND WILL TRAVEL [SUMMIT 535]'Stan Kenton's legacy is in good hands... The music takes on new life and new meaning, as it should, to keep Stan's music alive and perpetuate the roots of American jazz history. Altogether, the ensemble and soloist work on the CD exhibits the band's love and respect for the man who brought us his own unique approach to jazz'.     - Sammy Nestico Ken Watters Yves Abel Andr ...

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Son Volt, "American Central Dust" (2009)

Source: Something Else!
April 16, 2010

By NICK DERISO Introspective, but brimming with a raw-boned optimism, “American Central Dust" finds a focused Jay Farrar asking questions -- and being OK when he doesn't always get them. That confidence of purpose, despite the unease of our fast-moving, recession-torn dynamic, seems to come from getting back to a stripped-down musical approach that once defined Son Volt and its leader -- both here and with his groundbreaking former alt-country band Uncle Tupelo.“American Central Dust," perhaps ...

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OM - Willisau (Intakt)

Source: Master of a Small House
April 16, 2010

Forbearers in the fringe mergers of free jazz and rock in the early the Seventies, the Swiss quartet OM blazed a trail in Europe for the better part of a decade before disbanding in favor of solo careers. For those listeners who weren't around for that heady first go round this summer of 2008 reunion set recorded at the titular annual jazz event suggests that while time may have passed, the foursome is still fearsome as a collective. The potential ...

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A Hoot - Fred Jackson

Source: Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
April 15, 2010

Tenor sax man Fred Jackson released only one album as a leader, but it was a fine one. Jackson got his start playing in Little Richard's band in the early 1950s. Later, he toured with rhythm-and-blues vocalist Lloyd Price, who was most famous for the single “Stagger Lee," and he also recorded with B.B King. In 1961, Jackson appeared on Baby Face Willette's Face to Face for Blue Note Records. His inventive playing on this album - he uses the ...

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Pete Francis New Release, "The Movie We Are In", Coming May 18th

Source: Mooney Marketing
April 15, 2010

New York City based singer-songwriter Pete Francis is set to release his new album The Movie We Are In on May 18. Pete decided that a new approach was key for his next record. Instead of his usual self-produced style of album making, he uprooted his life and assembled an entirely new crew with in Los Angeles with producer Jeff Trott (right hand man to Sheryl Crow as writer and guitarist).

Francis commented, “I wanted to bring a modern element ...

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Widespread Panic: Two Free Downloads from New Album

Source: JamBase
April 15, 2010

TASTE OF THE 'DIRTY' FOR FREE!

As part of Record Store Day (Saturday, April 17), Widespread Panic is giving away a 'Digital 45' for free. Side A is “North" and Side B is the title track “Dirty Side Down." Get 'em here.

Dirty Side Down, the 11th studio album from Panic, is comprised of 12 songs that incorporate Panic's unique blend of rock, jazz and blues inspired textures into songs flowing with melody, rhythm and emotion. The new album arrives ...

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Miike Snow Digital Deluxe Edition

Source: JamBase
April 15, 2010

MIIKE SNOW RELEASING DELUXE DIGITAL EDITION OF DEBUT ALBUM THROUGH iTUNES CONTAINS FIVE BONUS TRACKS INCLUDING TWO NEW SONGS AND THREE REMIXES

Miike Snow Miike Snow, the pop trio comprised of acclaimed Swedish producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg with American singer/songwriter Andrew Wyatt, have released a digital deluxe edition of their acclaimed self-titled debut album, available Tuesday April 13, 2010. The deluxe edition features new cover art and includes five bonus tracks including two new songs and ...

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Bassist/Composer Michael Janisch Releases Debut Album "Purpose Built" on Whirlwind Recordings.

Source: Two for the Show Media
April 15, 2010

Bassist/Composer Michael Janisch calls his new album Purpose Built, and with one listen to this debut recording it leaves no doubt to the listener why he is one of the premier creative musicians of his generation. One of the most productive and innovative young bassists on the jazz scene today, Janisch--whose has shared the stage with such jazz luminaries as Shirley Horn, Quincy Jones, Gary Burton, Joe Lovano and Mark Turner among numerous others--is constantly redefining the possibilities of his ...

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