Recording News

Persian Folk, Funk and Psychedelia Win New Generation of Fans

Source: Michael Ricci
April 5, 2010

Enthusiasts in L.A. have compiled the 16-track 'Pomegranates.' It's their way of sharing tunes rediscovered from the 1960s and '70s. It might not have been your typical party-time call and response, but the sold-out crowd at Cinefamily last week was as enthused as any frat house -- ready to thrust fists and shake hips in homage to Persia's pop past. “I say... 'Disco!' You say 'Iran'!" “Disco!" ... “Iran!" “Disco" ... “Iran!" Hundreds were at the Fairfax Avenue theater to ...

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Sony Masterworks New Release: 'Best of Classic Meets Cuba'

Source: Michael Ricci
April 4, 2010

Sony Masterworks Releases Klazz Brohters & Cuba Percussion's Best of Classic Meets Cuba March 30, 2010

During a concert tour of Cuba, three classically trained musicians from Germany - concert pianist Tobias Forster, his brother, bassist Killian Forster and drummer Tim Hahn, a.k.a. the Klazz Brothers - began playing music with two of the most dynamic percussionists on Havana's rich musical scene, timbales master Alexis Herrera Estevez and conguero Elio Rodrigez Luis. The chemistry was powerful and instantaneous, resulting in ...

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Steve Miller Band: First New Studio LP in 15 Years

Source: JamBase
April 4, 2010

THE GANGSTER OF LOVE - OR MAURICE TO HIS FRIENDS - RETURNS!

Steve Miller Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records has announced a new deal with the Steve Miller Band and Miller's new imprint Space Cowboy Records. Recorded at film producer George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, Bingo! (arriving June 15) is the band's first studio album in 17 years. A true return to Miller's roots, Bingo! echoes his early years in the Chicago music scene and features carefully chosen and crafted tracks performed ...

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R&B Songstress Corinne Bailey Rae Undergoes a "Sea" Change

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2010

No one could have planned the album that became Corinne Bailey Rae's sophomore work, even though the determined young Brit tried mightily to impose her vision on The Sea. Life, and death, however, intervened. Rae, who'll showcase the album on a five-week North American tour beginning Tuesday in Los Angeles, says she wanted “a heavier, more aggressive, more dynamic record that would have more contrast" than her self-titled 2006 debut album. “I wanted to co-produce it, I wanted to record ...

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Barry Cleveland Reinvents the Protest Album with All-Star Avant-Rock Lineup on "Hologramatron" (Moonjune)

Source: Michael Ricci
April 4, 2010

New York, N.Y. 00 When Barry Cleveland isn't talking guitar with people like Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Ry Cooder, Tony Iommi, and John Frusciante, he's busy recording globally acclaimed progressive rock and world fusion music. For more than 25 years, his epic compositions and virtuoso, eclectic guitar work have been celebrated by critics and listeners alike. And for the last decade, he's served as a key editor at Guitar Player magazine, holding court with the world's most important musicians and ...

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Frank Zappa: Greasy Love Songs out 5/1

Source: JamBase
April 3, 2010

ZAPPA RECORDS TO RELEASE GREASY LOVE SONGS CD MAY 1 CELEBRATING 1968's CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS

Frank Zappa Another Anniversary Frank Zappa Audio Documentary project/object celebrating Zappa's Cruising With Ruben & The Jets. The Doo Wop and Pachuco references mark this as Zappa's homage to the music and culture of his teenage world in 1950's Southern California. Contains Original 1968 Vinyl Stereo Mix, Interviews and Related Rarities.

Greasy Love Songs is due out May 1 on ...

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Christian Scott Releases New CD - Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Source: On Target Media Group
April 3, 2010

The new CD from trumpeter Christian Scott, Yesterday You Said Tomorrow hits stores today (CD & digital) via Concord Jazz Records. Purchase Christian Scott's new album Yesterday You Said Tomorrow at a Borders store and receive an exclusive 5 track bonus disc Five For Freddie, a tribute to Freddie Hubbard. bord ers.com Listen to the Album now on AOL: music.aol.com Tune in tonight at 12:35am to watch Christian ...

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Berklee's Jazz Revelation Records Celebrates Release of New CD

Source: Michael Ricci
April 2, 2010

Berklee's student run label Jazz Revelation Records celebrates the release of its seventh compilation CD, Birds of a Feather, with a concert at the Berklee Performance Center on Thursday, April 22. The concert will feature seven of the label's most exciting student artists: Christoph Huber, Tom Kain, Utar Dundarartun, Kazuyo Kuriya, Lihi Haruvi, Nathan Cepelinski, and Roy Guzman. The Seventh Annual Jazz Revelation Records CD Release Concert is $10 ($5 for seniors), and begins at 8:15 p.m. at the Berklee ...

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