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ARKADIA JAZZ PRESENTS "THANK YOU JOE!" A TRIBUTE TO JAZZ GIANT JOE HENDERSON

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Arkadia Jazz is proud to announce the fourth release in their Grammy nominated “Thank You" series, a tribute to tenor giant Joe Henderson called Thank You Joe!. Consisting of a stellar group of today's brightest stars in the jazz world (Eric Reed on piano, Javon Jackson on tenor saxophone, Terrell Stafford and Randy Brecker on trumpet, Steve Nelson on vibes, Carl Allen on drums and Rodney Whitaker on bass), Thank You Joe! is a testament to enduring legacy of one ...

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The Berkeley Item - #89 (News from Fantasy Jazz)

Source: All About Jazz

This time next month, Fantasy will ship ten more 20-bit titles from the Contemporary and Riverside catalogs, namely:

“HAMPTON HAWES Trio," SHELLY MANNE/"My Fair Lady," SONNY ROLLINS/"Way Out West," ART PEPPER “Meets the Rhythm Section," “The Poll Winners" (Kessel, Manne, Brown), CANNONBALL ADDERLEY “In San Francisco," CHET BAKER/"Chet," BILL EVANS/"Waltz for Debby," WES MONTGOMERY/"Incredible Jazz Guitar," and “THELONIOUS MONK with JOHN COLTRANE."

Singer JOHNNIE TAYLOR, who died 5/31 at the age of 62, will be the subject of a 3-CD ...

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A NEW BIOGRAPHY ON CHARLES MINGUS

Source: All About Jazz

IN A NEW BIOGRAPHY ON CHARLES MINGUS, ACCLAIMED JAZZ CRITIC GENE SANTORO STRIPS AWAY THE MYTHS SURROUNDING “JAZZ'S ANGRY MAN" AND REVEALS HIM AS MORE COMPLEX THAN EVEN HIS LOVERS AND CLOSE FRIENDS KNEW

Charles Mingus was one of the most innovative jazz musicians of the 20th century, and ranks with Ives and Ellington as one of America's greatest composers. By temperament, he was a high-strung and sensitive romantic, a towering figure whose tempestuous personal life found powerfully coherent expression ...

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Jazz Bassist Burgher "Buddy" Jones Dies at 76

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New Releases From Verve Records-- June

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MICHEL CAMILO, one of the premier pianists of Latin jazz, and the famed flamenco guitarist TOMATITO converge on “Spain." The combination of these passionate and rhythmic styles performed by two masters is an unsurpassed treat. http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/verve/

JOAO GILBERTO has been called the father of the Bossa Nova. Sit back and relax to the whispery vocals and hypnotic guitar work from this icon of Brazilian music on his intimate and captivating new release, “Joao Voz e Violao." ...

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