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Relaunch Of Iconic 1950's Jazz Catalog, Bethlehem Records Announced By Verse Music Group & Naxos Of America
Classic Albums Will Be Restored & Remastered For CD, Digital, and 10” & 12” Vinyl Release First Reissue Set Debuts August 27, 2013 Bethlehem Records legacy is a lengthy discography that freshly and ambitiously captures and preserves an era of music, including West Coast Cool Jazz and East Coast Bop. Bethlehem Records roster of artists includes ...
Take Five With UroSoule
by AAJ Staff
Meet UroSoule:UroSoule is an infectious jazz/soul duo by Chicago based artists Paul Scherer and Agnieszka Iwanska. Their album, Colors, is a collection of sultry and sophisticated compositions co-written and produced by Paul Scherer. Scherer has assembled a collection of top sessions musicians from Philadelphia to Los Angeles in order to create a addictive blend ...
Take Five With Martin Zenker
by AAJ Staff
Meet Martin Zenker:Martin Zenker was born in Munich and has been a freelance bassist since 1987. Performance credits include Jimmy Cobb, Billy Hart, James Moody, Jim Snidero, Steve Grossman, Barbara Morrison, Peter King, Don Braden and many more. Now based in Hamburg, he was Professor of Bass and Jazz History in Seoul, South Korea ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Carmen McRae
All About Jazz is celebrating Carmen McRae's birthday today! Considered by jazz aficionados to be among the top ten female vocalists of all time, Carmen McRae\'s distinctive behind-the-beat phrasing, impeccable vocal control, and witty, sometimes acerbic way of conveying a lyric are what set her apart as a singularly great singer. She considered jazz great Billie ...
Madeline Eastman + Randy Porter: A Quiet Thing
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Recently one of the sports channels delivered a segment about a deep sea diver who plummets into and ascends from ocean depths unaided by air tanks. He does it all on his own breath. In that documentary, the diver speaks about the peak life experience he encounters with each daredevil dive. The metaphors of adventure, heightened ...
Sara Serpa: A Musical Journey
by Hrayr Attarian
Vocalist and composer Sara Serpa is one of the most original and innovative musicians to emerge since the turn of the century. She has already made an indelible mark on the modern music scene in the span of a mere four years. Her unique style of vocalese allows her to utilize the full range of her ...
Take Five With Sofija Knezevic
by AAJ Staff
Meet Sofija Knezevic:“Recognized as one of jazz's preeminent vocalists, young Sofija Knezevic (only 22) is one of the most significant singers in jazz today. While her singing is steeped in tradition, her improvisational virtuosity and creativity are breathtaking."--CNNInstrument(s):Voice, piano.Teachers and/or influences?Greatly influenced by Sarah Vaughan, Ella ...
Jazz on Film: Beat, Square & Cool
by Skip Heller
Again presenting eight film scores spread across five discs, packaged in a gorgeous box and enclosed with a beautifully illustrated and comprehensively notated booklet, the Moochin' About staff (who are also the force behind the excellent British magazine Jazzwise) have returned with their second installment of noir and near-noir jazz movie music. As with their previous ...
Take Five With Todd Gordon
by AAJ Staff
Meet Todd Gordon:In just a few years, Todd Gordon has established himself as “one of Britain's most popular singers and entertainers" (Scottish Television). An avid Beatles fan until the age of 11, his musical horizons broadened when he heard Frank Sinatra's Songs for Swingin' Lovers! album. From that moment, he collected almost every recording ...
Blue Note Live At The Roxy Vol.2
By Carmen McRae
Label: Blue Note
Released: 2012
Track listing: New York City; Just Like The Sun; Without A Reason; Music; Paint Your Pretty Picture; Them There Eyes; T'ant't Nobody's Bizness If I Do; You're Everything; Captain Midnight; Night Breeze; Piano Interlude; Always There; Presentation Of Proclamation; Medley:; Blue Note '76; Places And Spaces; (Fallin' Like) Dominoes;
