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News: Recording

Relaunch Of Iconic 1950's Jazz Catalog, Bethlehem Records Announced By Verse Music Group & Naxos Of America

August 15, 2013

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 ...

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Take Five With UroSoule

by AAJ Staff
August 4, 2013

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 ...

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Take Five With Martin Zenker

by AAJ Staff
July 12, 2013

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 ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Carmen McRae

April 8, 2013

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 ...

Article: Album Review

Madeline Eastman + Randy Porter: A Quiet Thing

Read "A Quiet Thing" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 9, 2013

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 ...

Article: Interview

Sara Serpa: A Musical Journey

by Hrayr Attarian
January 29, 2013

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 ...

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Take Five With Sofija Knezevic

by AAJ Staff
January 29, 2013

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 ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Jazz on Film: Beat, Square & Cool

by Skip Heller
January 24, 2013

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 ...

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Take Five With Todd Gordon

by AAJ Staff
January 4, 2013

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 ...

Album

The Ultimate Lady Jazz

By Carmen McRae

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2012
Track listing: Disc 1; Don't Know Why; You Don't Know What Love Is; Watermelon Man; Teach Me Tonight; Smile; What A Wonderful World; Cry (If You Want To); I Do Care; Do For Love; Spinning Wheel; Everything Has Changed (Imaani's Song); Easy Come, Easy Go (Radio Mix); Empty Bed Blues; Don't Waste Your Time (Live); Água De Beber; The Girl From Ipanema; I Get A Kick Out Of You; Le Sourire De Mon Amour; Disc 2; I Wish You Well; Feel Like Making Love; Love For Sale; Havin' Myself A Time; Cry Me A River; After You've Gone; Skyliner; What A Little Moonlight Can Do; It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Anything Goes; Fine Brown Frame; All Of Me; Jazz In My Soul; Hum Drum Blues; This Can't Be Love; On Green Dolphin Street (Medley); What Is This Thing Called Love?; Children Go Where I Send You; On A Slow Boat To China; Night And Day; Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado); Someday My Prince Will Come (Vocal); Red Sails In The Sunset; Detour Ahead; My Favourite Things; The Beat Goes On (Live) (Remix);