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News: Recording

The Delfonics - La-la Means I Love You: The Definitive Collection (1997)

December 28, 2011

"Philly soul" was a phrase used to describe and categorize a distinctive style of music produced and pressed on the Philly Groove label located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Delfonics, who pioneered the sound, released a chain of hit singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s, which all appear on this aptly christened audio documentation. Set ...

News: Award / Grant

For a Night, Jazz Shines in America

December 28, 2011

Sonny Rollins receives Kennedy Center Honor on CBS television It actually happened a few weeks ago, the night Theodore Walter Rollins was among people from the arts receiving the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., in front of the President and First Lady and hundreds of people associated with the arts. But the event aired tonight ...

News: Trends

Believe It, or Not: Major Labels Say Sales Improved in 2011...

December 28, 2011

Everyone loves a good fairytale for the holidays, so here's another one. Ahead of the official count, major labels are now claiming a slim 1 percent album sales increase over last year, based on preliminary stats from Nielsen Soundscan. The 'bottom' is being powered by heavy-sellers like Adele, Michael Buble, Justin Bieber, Jason Aldean, and Drake, ...

News: Music Industry

Creed Taylor: Time is on My Side

December 27, 2011

You know Time Is On My Side as a 1964 Rolling Stones hit. But a year before Mick growled the lyrics into a studio mike, jazz trombonist Kai Winding [pictured] recorded the song first for producer Creed Taylor at Verve as a single. It never appeared on an LP. The song was written by Jerry Ragovoy, ...

News: Career

10 Tips to Advance Your Music Business Career [best of Hypebot 2011]

December 27, 2011

No matter where you are in your career, it's important to look back at the basics. It allows you to think like a beginner again; back to when you could visualize the most possibilities. The following ten tips, taken from a NARIP event in San Francisco, will help move forward your career in the music business—however ...

News: Music Industry

Dec 28 - Mack Waldron's 70th Birthday at Tula's

December 27, 2011

Jack Waldron, owner of Tula's Jazz Club, will be celebrating his 70th birthday this Wednesday, December 28, with a night of music at his club. Music will be lead by vocalist Greta Matassa and Kelley Johnson, but you can plan on it evolving into a all-start jam session. There is no cover for working jazz musicians, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Shows I'll Never Forget: Pat Metheny, March 26, 2005

December 25, 2011

After experiencing the first two minutes of this Pat Metheny Group concert, there was no doubt that Boston-area fans just plain love the man. Pat walked out onto the stage (wearing what has become his trademark horizontally-striped shirt) and was greeted by a thunderous two-minute standing ovation. This was before a single note was played! So, ...

News: Recording

Album of the Week: El Cumbanchero, Mark Weinstein

December 24, 2011

El Cumbanchero Mark Weinstein Jazzheads Cuba's musical history is vast and it holds a wide number of styles and approaches, but in many cases, Latin Jazz continues to investigate only a small slice of that musical horizon. In the early days of the style, Latin Jazz was built upon dance traditions, a ...

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News: Music Industry

The Voice Project: Rescuing Child Soldiers

December 24, 2011

Music has been a central element in The Voice Project's ongoing program to rescue child soldiers from forced conscription in the Lord's Revolutionary Army in Uganda. Combatants are welcomed home with messages in music by women of northern Uganda who have experienced the upheavals of war. The Voice Project is currently building an FM radio network ...

News: Music Industry

Rhapsody Hits 1 Million U.S. Subscribers, Thanks to Invisible DRM. CEO Shaves Head.

December 24, 2011

By Eliot Van Buskirk, Evolver.fm On the heels of its purchase of Napster, Rhapsody announced on Thursday that it now has one million subscribers in the United States, which it says makes it the most popular premium (i.e. paid) unlimited music service in the country. [Photo: Rhapsody CEO Jon Irwin made good on a pledge to ...