Recording News

A Jimi Hendrix Treasure in 'Valleys of Neptune'

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2010

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One-Note Wonders

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2010

The best performances of Terry Riley's 1964 minimalist classic In C come off like great sex: variations are gradually introduced and then withdrawn from a rhythmic structureand when it's all over, you have a trancelike “what just happened?" kind of hum in your head.

Created as a shot across the bow of midcentury atonal complexity, In C is typically driven by a pianist who pounds out a C note, in different octaves, for the entire piece, while a group of ...

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Oscar Peterson: Duo Sessions

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
February 9, 2010

The farther back in time you go, the more glorious pianist Oscar Peterson sounds. Like sliding a bar to and fro on the computer screen to find just where the hues are richest in a digital image, the Oscar Peterson Story is perhaps sweetest between 1949 and 1951. During this period, Clef Records' producer Norman Granz paired the mighty Peterson with just a bass--Ray Brown or Major Holley. The resulting recordings remain unrivaled for their ferocious sensitivity and grace.

This ...

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NYNDK CD Release Performance at Scandinavia House on February 20th, 2010.

Source: Two for the Show Media
February 9, 2010

The transatlantic jazz collective NYNDK returns to New York to celebrate their new Jazzheads release titled “The Hunting of The Snark" at Scandinavia House on February 20th, 2010.

NYNDK is:

Chris Washburne - trombone

Ole Mathisen - saxophones

Soren Moller - piano

Per Mathisen - bass

Tony Moreno - drums

LISTINGS INFORMATION: NYNDK

Scandinavia House - 58 Park Ave (@ 38th St)

New York - NY / Saturday, February 20, 2010- Set 7:30 to 9:30 PM

For information ...

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On March 9, 2010 - Motema Music Will Release Rufus Reid's out Front

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 9, 2010

Motema Music to release RUFUS REID'S OUT FRONT featuring Steve Allee and Duduka Da Fonseca “Reid is the man to call for any musical situation that demands both the utmost skill and impeccable taste...his luscious sound and buoyant swing can levitate an ensemble clear off the bandstand."- The New Yorker “His work is a virtual catalog of modern bass technique, tempered by his infallible musicianship.  The man has taste...he consistently offers up an earthy tone, flawless intonation, and fluid fingerwork.  Plus, you can ...

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Top Ten Electric Miles Davis Recordings

Source: Goings on @ Urban Nerds
February 8, 2010

I decided to list my top ten favorite Miles Davis recordings of the electric period. Miles is not just one of the biggest musicians of all time, but one of the biggest artists of all time—regardless of discipline. His entire career output is of the highest quality, extremely forward thinking, and extremely varied. I am a big fan of all of his periods, but the area I think he his going to be remembered the most is for his revolutionary ...

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Postal Service Offers "Love Letters from Ella"

Source: Michael Ricci
February 8, 2010

Serenade that special someone in your life this Valentine's Day with classic love songs featuring acclaimed music artist Ella Fitzgerald. On sale for a limited time at select Post Offices nationwide, Love Letters from Ella is a collection of the jazz singer's most cherished love songs, recorded with some of her favorite collaborators - including Count Basie and his orchestra, Joe Pass and Andre Previn. This special edition, first released in 2007, also boasts a full reproduction of Fitzgerald's commemorative ...

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Kelley Suttenfield CD Release and Signing

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 8, 2010

Monday March 1, 2010, 6-7pm Mini-CD Release and CD signing BARNES & NOBLE Cool Mondays Series 1972 Broadway (@ 66th Street) New York, NY No cover/minimum “Smoky, sultry fumes emanate from Kelley Suttenfield's vocals like liquid fire. Here's a gal who puts her entire being into the songs cradling the lyrics in her vocals and stoking the embers in the verses with a velvety touch. Her ...

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