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News: Recording

Sun Ra - The Paris Tapes, 1971 (Art Yard, 2010)

July 10, 2011

Since the end of the re-issue series of Sun Ra recordings by Evidence Records, many groups have picked up the mantle and continued to release material, some legally and some a bit less so. The British label Art Yard (along with Atavistic) do a wonderful job releasing material in a fine manner, with excellent sound quality ...

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News: Recording

George Benson "Benson Burner"

July 10, 2011

When guitarist George Benson's Warner Bros. debut Breezin' was issued in March 1976, it immediately became a hit; indeed one of the largest hits jazz has ever known. Guided by the successful hit single “This Masquerade" (Leon Russell's 1972 original, previously covered by Helen Reddy and The Carpenters), Breezin' went on to win three Grammy awards ...

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News: Interview

Something Else! Interview: Steve Cropper, of Booker T. and the MGS

July 9, 2011

Steve Cropper, a seminal soul figure and guitarist in Booker T. and the MGs, pays tribute to childhood musical heroes the 5 Royales with Dedicated, set for release on August 9. Cropper, who has often credited 5 Royales guitarist Lowman “Pete" Pauling as a key influence, shot to fame as a guitarist and producer at Memphis' ...

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News: Recording

Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways (2006)

July 9, 2011

By Derrick Lord Four large letters printed across the top of a black and white photo on a CD cover: CASH. A picture of him sitting quietly, microphone hanging before him, head bowed, eyes closed and listening to the music track over headphones. Waiting for his cue to sing, it is hard to tell if the ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #290: Kris Davis

July 9, 2011

Pianist Kris Davis is part of several ensembles, including her trio with John Hebert and Tom Rainey on Good Citizen (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2010) and a trio with Ingrid Laubrock and Tyshawn Sorey on the eponymous Paradoxical Frog (Clean Feed, 2010). In this interview, Davis talks about learning to leave space in the music; her ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Around Town: While Technology May Fail Me, the Jazz Goes On ....

July 9, 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011 The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Groove Dogs @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Friday, July 8, 2011 Summer Jazz Studies Big Band Concert @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 3:00 pm Johnny Matt & Jon Sieger @ Wegmans Eastway, 5:30 ...

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News: Music Industry

How to Structure a Company to Succeed in the Current Music Industry

July 9, 2011

With all the challenges in the music industry, what kind of company structure would best suit this industry? Frank Woodworth has ideas on how to structure a music company on Music Think Tank. He details the current problems in the music ecosystem and proposes a basic structure. “The possibilities for content in the future are limited ...

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News: Recording

Tab Benoit - Medicine (2011)

July 9, 2011

Since his 1992 debut Nice And Warm, you always know exactly what you'll get from a Tab Benoit record: honest, rough-and-ready electric blues with a dash of Cajun seasoning, soulful bayou ballads and a two-step or two thrown in for good measure, In many ways, that can sum up Benoit's new offering, Medicine, too. I'm still ...

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News: Recording

Duncan Sheik - Daylight (2003)

July 9, 2011

By Tom Johnson I fell hard for Sheik's highly developed melodic sense on Phantom Moon, a moody, dark, mostly acoustic album of songs about the psyche written by a friend and playwright. I stepped back through his small catalog to Humming and found the album almost as beguiling, and only his debut, self-titled album left me ...

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News: Recording

Steve Macfarlane - Happy Daze (2011)

July 9, 2011

With Happy Daze, singer/songwriter Steve Macfarlane whisks us back to the lushly sophisticated melodies of Burt Bacharach and Neil Sedaka, perhaps his clearest inspiration. It's a tricky thing, since both so often risked sounding mushy or maudlin, but Macfarlane is largely successful at recreating their timeless pop sensibility. Macfarlane, co-owner of Liverpool, England's Parr Street Studios ...