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Jazz Magnet Records To Release 2 CD / Book David X. Young's Jazz Loft 1954 - 1965

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz Magnet is pleased to announce the release of David X. Young's Jazz Loft 1954 - 1965 (Jazz Magnet JAM-2002) a unique document of a special time in the history of jazz.

For over a decade, David X. Young's artist's loft in New York City's Flower District flourished as the legendary after hours Mecca for some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Miles Davis and Bill Evans were among the ...

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Somewhere In France "Live" In 1993 Ray Bryant On Solo Piano Laid Down "Take The A-Train," "Slow Freight," "Good Morning Heartache" and More

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In Stores September 26th on Label M.

One of the first calls Joel Dorn made when forming Label M was to his old friend, the great jazz pianist, Ray Bryant. He was looking for any old concert tapes Ray might have had of himself. Within a week Ray arrived with a garbage bag full of cassettes he found in an old china closet. It was from that stash that this gem of a concert was discovered. Ray was given the ...

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Boxed Set (Concerts Inedits) from Michel Petrucciani and Richard Galliano

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Dreyfus Records Presents Two New, Unprecedented 'Live' 3-CD Sets From Jazz Masters Michel Petrucciani and Richard Galliano

Renowned for its commitment to presenting musical artistry in full flower, Dreyfus Records proudly announces the release of two unprecedented 3-CD boxed sets, one each from late pianist Michel Petrucciani and accordion virtuoso Richard Galliano, and both entitled Boxed Set (Concerts Inedits), to be released September 12. The collections feature the jazz masters in three different contexts--performing solo, as part of a duo ...

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Jimmy Haslip's Red Heat Contains Red Hot Latin Jazz

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MIKE NOCK with MARTY ERLICH TO HEADLINE NAXOS JAZZ LABEL SHOWCASE

Source: All About Jazz

Mike Nock, pianist/composer extraordinaire and A&R Director for Naxos Jazz, will be in NYC to record in September. He'll also give a rare NYC performance with Marty Erlich at the SoHo Caviarteria, 310 West Broadway, NY, NY; Saturday, September 16th. Many Naxos Jazz artists will also be performing that night, including Sarah Jane Cion, Donny McCaslin, Dave Phillips, Ron McClure, Gordon Brisker, Barbara Sfraga, and more. Reception: 5:30 - 6:30PM, performances: 7PM

A native Australian, Mike Nock lived and gigged ...

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Happy Birthday, Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings

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Savoy To Release 8 CD Charlie Parker Set The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings (1944-48) Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Celebrates the Be Bop Innovator's Birthday

Savoy pays homage to the legacy of Charlie Parker with the October 24 release of the highly anticipated 8 CD boxed set, Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings (1944-48). Produced for reissue by the multi-Grammy award winning producer and annotator, Orrin Keepnews, the box contains all of ...

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Chuck Rainey Coalition performs at The Baked Potato Hollywood

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SUN RAS OTHER-WORLDLY CAREER DOCUMENTED ON FIVE CDs

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Series By Evidence Music Chronicles Sun Ras History Through His Own El Saturn Label; Also, Rare Philly Jazz Recording Is Rescued

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- Evidence Music is readying a highly-anticipated series of five CD packages, including a 2-CD box of unreleased albums, by Sun Ra, the colorful jazz bandleader whose association with interplanetary travel, ancient Egypt, and big band and electronic keyboard innovation made him one of the 20th Centurys most influential and eccentric musical icons. ...

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