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Gerry Gibbs and the Electric Thrasher Orchestra - Play the Music of Miles Davis 1967-1975 (2010)

Source: Something Else!
April 8, 2010

By PicoI freakin' love the music of Miles Davis. I once named a dog “Miles Davis." I've written tons about Miles Davis. Even compare most every artist who's doing something cool and expansive to Miles Davis. And when a musician takes on a project projecting the music of Miles Davis, I'm gonna listen to it and chances are, I'll dig it. Especially that dark, enigmatic early electric period of 1969-1975. Former Miles sideman Dave Liebman did that a ...

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Pete Robbins' Silent Z Live to be Released May 25 on Hate Laugh Music

Source: Fully Altered Media
April 8, 2010

Pete Robbins' “siLENT Z Live" To Be Released May 25, 2010 On Saxophonist's Own Hate Laugh Music

Release Shows Scheduled For May 28 at Tea Lounge in Park Slope, Brooklyn May 29 at Cornelia Street Cafe in East Village

Live recordings may be a cliche in rock music, but in jazz--as bandleader Pete Robbins notes--they are the very measure of the music. They reveal exactly what a group is made ...

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Jazzwax List: 7 Tax Tunes

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 8, 2010

Today marks the start of The JazzWax List. This list will appear at random, and its theme will vary depending on the day, my mood and my interests. Mostly, the list will feature stuff I like and highly recommend. What the lists will have in common is music--jazz, soundtracks, soul, country, disco--you name it. I may stray occasionally, but not often. The point is to have some fun and to turn you on to things you may not be aware ...

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New Album by Angelique Kidjo + MP3 Download

Source: Giant Step
April 8, 2010

Deemed Africa's premier diva by Time, Angelique Kidjo follows up her Grammy-winning Djin Djin with Oyo. On the album, Kidjo collaborates with Bono one of the continents most ardent supporters joined with John Legend on a version of Curtis Mayfields Move on Up. The focus on Oyo is the music that shaped Kidjos artistic formation, including Lakutshn Llanga, a lullaby made famous by Kidjos hero, Miriam Makeba; Yoruban interpretations of Otis Reddings Ive Got Dreams to Remember and Santanas Samba ...

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Available Today -- "Inner Dance," Guitarist-Composer Fabrizio Sotti's New Release on E1 Music

Source: DL Media
April 8, 2010

AVAILABLE TODAY -- INNER DANCE GUITARIST-COMPOSER FABRIZIO SOTTI'S NEW RELEASE ON E1 MUSICSOTTI'S DEBUT ON THE LABEL PAYS HOMAGE TO WES MONTGOMERY AND JIMMY SMITHDriven by the dynamic interplay between Fabrizio Sotti's colorful electric and acoustic guitar and Sam Barsh's bluesy Hammond B-3 organ, the Italian born artist/composer's highly anticipated E1 Music debut Inner Dance beautifully recalls the spirit of the mid-60s albums by his guitar hero Wes Montgomery and organ ...

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Pianist Jimmy Amadie Features Three Saxophone Giants, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, and Lew Tabackin, on "Kindred Spirits"

Source: DL Media
April 8, 2010

ON MAY 11, PIANIST JIMMY AMADIE WILL RELEASE HIS 7TH CD, KINDRED SPIRITS ON TP RECORDINGS, FEATURING SAXOPHONISTS LEE KONITZ, JOE LOVANO AND LEW TABACKINVeteran pianist Jimmy Amadie adds another chapter to his remarkable life story with Kindred Spirits, featuring an all-star lineup on a tailor-made selection of blazing swing and tender ballads. Each track features a collaboration with one of three saxophone giants: Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, and Lew Tabackin. As always, Amadie calls ...

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Jazzitalia CD Review: Allison Adams Tucker "Come with Me"

Source: Michael Ricci
April 8, 2010

Allison Adams Tucker - Come With Me Kamau Kenyatta - piano/arrangement; Peter Sprague - guitar; Evona Wascinski - bass; Dylan Savage - drums; Fabio Oliveira - percussion; Louisa West - flute; Reiko Obata - Japanese koto harp; Ray Suen - violin; Derek Cannon - trumpet; Patrick Berrogain - French guitar; Danny Green - Brazilian piano; Allison Adams Tucker - vocals “an exceptional slice of music from all corners of the world performed by one of the better vocalists around..."

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Cookin' in the Kitchen Radio Release -- Bringing a Tasty Album of Jazzy Tunes to a National Audience

Source: Michael Ricci
April 8, 2010

This September, Anne Mironchik will celebrate the official, national radio release of her first, full-length, jazz CD of original music, “Cookin' in the Kitchen". Or will she? Between now and July 4th, Independence Day, Anne is offering this independently produced album first on Kickstarter.com!. Your purchase there will mean you get the music first, and you get first notice about her official album release celebration and it will allow Anne to aggressively ...

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