Recording News

Matt Richards' "Trio" Now Available on CD Baby

Source: Michael Ricci
January 28, 2010

Matt Richards' most recent release Trio is now available at CDBaby.com. The CD features Matt with his straight-ahead trio (Dave Kaczorowski - upright bass and Mike Morelli - drums) in a live performance at Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia PA. “It was one of those 'right place at the right time' situations when we did this date," Matt reveals. “Mike was actually subbing for our regular drummer and we didn't have the chance to get any original material together--I had ...

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'My Name is Khan': The Soundtrack

Source: Michael Ricci
January 28, 2010

Fox Searchlight Pictures (Slumdog Millionaire) presents MY NAME IS KHAN, the biggest and most anticipated new Indian motion picture of 2010, an epic romantic drama with universal appeal.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's musical score for the film reflects the myriad hues of the film. Music composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are India's must renowned and accomplished artists, and the trio has been responsible for some of the biggest hit soundtracks of the last decade. The album has Sufi inspired sounds and features amazing vocalists from the ...

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Chuck Wayne: String Fever

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 28, 2010

Had Charlie Christian not died of tuberculosis at age 25 in 1942, he certainly would have been the first guitarist to record bebop. His single-string attack on Up on Teddy's Hill with Dizzy Gillespie, captured live at Minton's in 1941, was clearly ahead of its time. But the solo was more blues than bop, a jazz form that hadn't been fully formed yet. The first bebop guitar solo recorded in a studio would come three years later, on February 9, ...

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Salvatore Bonafede Trio "Sicilian Opening" (Jazz Eyes)

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
January 28, 2010

After many releases ranging from trio to larger bands, featuring several jazz notables--from Joe Lovano and John Abercrombie to Enrico Rava--renowned Italian pianist and composer Salvatore Bonafede gets back to his roots with a trio featuring two fellow Sicilians now based in New York: Marcello Pellitteri on drums and Marco Panascia on electric and double bass. Out of folk clichs, the Salvatore Bonafede Trio takes Mediterranean melodies dipped into the bittersweet colours of their home-island and opens them up to ...

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Guitarist Frank Vignola Salutes Django Reinhardt with New CD

Source: Michael Ricci
January 27, 2010

100 Years of Django (Azica Records 72244) January 26, 2010 Release The Frank Vignola Trio: Frank Vignola, guitar Vinny Raniolo, guitar Gary Mazzaroppi, double bass Special Guest: Julien Labro, accordion “Django Reinhardt was one of the most influential guitarists of the last 100 years and was a prolific composer of almost 100 brilliant songs in his 20 years of recording. I chose 10 of my favorites spanning his brief life here on earth. I hope you ...

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New CD by Top Saxophonist Simon Peat

Source: Michael Ricci
January 27, 2010

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Doug Munro Releases New Solo CD: "Alone But Not Alone"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 27, 2010

Master guitarist Doug Munro is back with a new solo project In Munro's own words... “All the music included here was performed live in the studio with no over dubs. I used a 'loop station' to create the multiple parts. The listener experiences the entire process." This is a recording of spiritual songs. Songs from the spirit and for the spirit. With a 20 year career spent on the edge of the mainstream Doug Munro continues to explore the boundaries ...

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Sacred Choral Works - Songs of Praise: The Sacred Choral Music of Dave Brubeck

Source: Michael Ricci
January 27, 2010

Dave Brubeck, one of the most well-known jazz pianists of all time, has for some time explored new avenues in composition and performance--including his many choral compositions. This album features the first recording of Brubeck's Sacred Choral music (less “Sleep Holy Infant, Sleep") premiered by the Grammy-nominated Pacific Mozart Ensemble in concert. The album -- released January 26, 2010 -- also features another Grammy-nominated ensemble, Quartet San Francisco. Songs of Praise consists entirely of sacred music and opens with Brubeck's ...

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