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Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 3:32am |
Sun Ra Centennial Arkestra to Release Live Album
Performance documents 2014 tour
By JazzTimes
The Sun Ra Centennial Arkestra, under the direction of Marshall Allen, will release Live at the Babylon
(In+Out Records, Sept. 4), the only live recording from the group’s
2014 Centennial Dream Arkestra tour. The album was recorded at
Istanbul's Babylon music club, marking the hundredth birthday of the
Arkestra's founder, Sun Ra.
According to a press release, Live at the Babylon is “an aural
illustration of the enthusiasm of the brothers Mehmet and Ahmet Uluğ,”
two “tenacious Sun Ra fans … who wanted to bring the Sun Ra Arkestra to
Istanbul for the first time since 1990.” The pair drove the band on a
flatbed trailer down the arterial road to Taksim Square and the nearby
concert hall they had booked. “The unusual promotion campaign drew
thousands of curious spectators,” the release reports. “Sun Ra's
blessing turned out to be fruitful with the concert being a great
success. In consequence, the Uluğ brothers founded the music promotion
enterprise Pozitif and later on the Babylon. An Istanbul myth had come
to life. Therefore, this CD/DVD special edition is dedicated to the late
Mehmet Uluğ, whose untimely death occurred in 2012.”
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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 at 2:03pm |
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah to Release New Album, “Stretch Music”
Music will be accompanied by release of associated app
By JazzTimes
Trumpeter, composer and producer Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah will release his eighth studio album, Stretch Music
(Introducing Elena Pinderhughes), on Sept. 18. The release, on
Ropeadope Records and Adjuah’s newly formed label Stretch Music, will be
accompanied by the launch of the first interactive Stretch Music App. The Stretch Music App (powered by Tutti Player) is described in a press release as “an interactive music player of the Stretch Music
recording. It gives musicians the ability to completely control their
practicing, listening and learning experience by customizing the player
to fit their specific needs and goals.” The app has the capability to
mute, solo, pan and fade any instrument chosen along with tempo control,
looping and sheet music for each part.
In support of the new album and app, Adjuah will tour throughout Asia, Europe and North and South America.
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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 at 2:03pm |
Eric Marienthal and Chuck Loeb Release Duets Album
First-time co-led project for saxophonist and guitarist
By JazzTimes
Saxophonist Eric Marienthal and guitarist Chuck Loeb are releasing a duets album, Bridges,
today (August 21) on Peak Records/Shanachie Entertainment. Loeb is a
current member of Fourplay and collectively he and Marienthal have
worked with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Stan Getz, Chick Corea and
B.B King. Although Loeb and Marienthal have collaborated with one
another on stage and in the studio previously, Bridges is their first co-led project.
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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 at 2:04pm |
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey to Release Live Album, Comic Book
Band will also tour from Sept.-Nov.
By JazzTimes
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey has announced the release of a new live album, The Battle for Earth, and a limited-edition comic book. The Battle for Earth was recorded live in Denver, Colo., over two nights in October 2014 and expands on material from 2014's Worker, as well as the trio’s classic tunes like "Tetherball Triumph," "Sean's Song" and more.
The new music will be accompanied by JFJO’s first comic book.
Conceived by the band’s Chris Combs and drawn by artist Joe Cappa, the
comic tells what is described ion a press release as “an original,
amusing sci-fi-jazz epic that is equal parts ‘Space Is the Place’ and
"Yellow Submarine.’"
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey will tour to accompany the release. Dates are below.
Sept. 19 - WestFest - Oklahoma City, OK
Sept. 22 - The Vanguard - Tulsa, OK - w/ Thundercat
Sept. 26 - Taloa Music and Art Fest - Guthrie, OK
Oct. 9 - Oddly Correct - Kansas City, MO - w/ Mark Southerland
Oct. 10 - Oddly Correct - Kansas City, MO
Oct. 16 - The Howlin' Wolf - New Orleans, LA - w/ Mike Dillon, Youngblood Brass
Oct. 22 - The Outpost - Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 23 - The 1up - Denver, CO - w/ Skerik
Oct. 24 - The 1up - Denver, CO - w/ Skerik
Oct. 30 - Doc's Lab - San Francisco, CA - w/ Skerik
Oct. 31 - Doc's Lab - San Francisco, CA - w/ Skerik
Nov. 5 - Earshot Jazz @ Royal Room - Seattle, WA - w/ Skerik
Nov. 6 - Earshot Jazz @ Royal Room - Seattle, WA - w/ Skerik
Nov. 7 - The Goodfoot Lounge - Portland, OR - w/ Skerik, Wil Blades and DJ Logic
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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 at 2:05pm |
Kamasi Washington's "The Epic" Coming to Vinyl
3-LP Set out October 2 via Brainfeeder
By JazzTimes
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington is releasing his debut album, The Epic,
as a three-LP vinyl set. The set includes three black 180 gram vinyl
records in individual 3mm spine-sleeves with custom artwork, with the
full set housed in a rigid outer slipcase. The set also includes two 12"
poster inserts featuring artwork by KC Woolf Haxton with a story
adaptation and calligraphy by Kenturah Davis. Masters were half-speed
cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering.
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Posted: 25 Aug 2015 at 1:11am |
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap to Release Jerome Kern Tribute Album
Sept. 25 release date for collaboration
By JazzTimes
RPM/Columbia Records will release The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern,
a new collaboration between Tony Bennett and jazz pianist Bill Charlap,
on Sept. 25. The release continues Bennett’s album releases celebrating
the Great American Songbook.
Also featured on the recording are pianist Renee Rosnes (Charlap’s
wife), bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington.
Kern (1885-1945) is considered one of the 20th century's most
important American composers of musical theater and popular music. He
produced more than 700 songs, creating musical elements used in more
than 100 stage works, collaborating with such lyricists and librettists
of the era as P.G. Wodehouse, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields,
Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg and many others. His
compositions include "Ol' Man River," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man,"
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Long Ago and Far
Away" and many more.
THE SILVER LINING: THE SONGS OF JEROME KERN
Musicians:
Vocals: Tony Bennett
Pianos: Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes
Bass: Peter Washington
Drums: Kenny Washington
Arranged by Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap
Tracks in Alphabetical Order (14 total)
All The Things You Are (Single Piano)
Dearly Beloved (Trio)
I Won't Dance (Trio)
I'm Old Fashioned (Trio)
Look For The Silver Lining (Piano Duet)
Long Ago And Far Away (Piano Duet)
Make Believe (Single Piano)
Nobody Else But Me (Trio)
Pick Yourself Up (Trio)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (Piano Duet)
The Song Is You (Piano Duet)
The Way You Look Tonight (Single Piano)
They Didn't Believe Me (Trio)
Yesterdays (Trio)
*Single piano is Bill Charlap
*Piano duet is Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes
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Mose Allison’s “Final” Live Album Due Sept. 18
“American Legend” includes Allison classics
By JazzTimes
Pianist and vocalist Mose Allison will release what’s described
in a press release as his “final live recording,” on Sept. 18, via Ibis
Recordings. On the album, American Legend, Live in California,
Allison, 87, is supported by drummer Pete Magadini and bassist Bill
Douglass. Allison, a 2013 NEA Jazz Masters inductee, and his trio
perform tracks such as "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy," "Your Mind is on
Vacation," "I Don't Want Much," "Ever Since the World Ended" and "City
Home." In all, there are 12 original Allison songs as well as some of
his favorite standards including songs by Percy Mayfield, Duke
Ellington, Big Joe Williams and John D. Loudermilk.
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015 at 3:23am |
GUITARIST/COMPOSER GILAD HEKSELMAN TO RELEASE HOMES from www.jazzcorner.com
His Fifth Album as a Leader Available on the JazzVillage Label (distr.
harmonia mundi)October 9 (North America) & October 2 (Europe)
Homes Features Gilad Hekselman - Guitars, Joe Martin - Bass,
Marcus Gilmore - Drums (except track 10), Jeff Ballard - Drums (tracks 3, 10)
CD RELEASE CELEBRATIONS:
For a full list of Gilad's extensive tour dates please visit www.GiladHekselman.com
Gilad Hekselman - guitar, Joe Martin - bass, Marcus Gilmore - drums
October 2: The Cornelia Street Cafe - NYC
October 5: Smalls Jazz Club - NYC
November 6: The Bronx Museum, NY (w/Reuben Rogers & Ferenc Nemeth)
GILAD HEKSELMAN TRIO: HOMES
The Gilad Hekselman Trio's new recording, Homes, fills you with quiet
enthusiasm. You listen to it - or rather experience it as a
contemplative contrast to the artist's complex identity in a globalized
world: identification with his origins, the variety of places he has
lived and worked, his musical models and influences, his place among
family and friends, and his place within the history of his art. This
recording reflects Gilad's relationships with his many homes; physical,
geographic, musical and spiritual.
With this opus 5 (on JazzVillage, distributed by harmonia mundi) the
six-string prince is celebrating a dozen years since his arrival in New
York City, and also a decade of making music with his bandmates,
double-bass player Joe Martin, and drummer Marcus Gilmore. The
triumvirate is featured on Gilad's Words Unspoken, Hearts Wide Open and
This Just In. On these essential recordings, and now with Homes, one
could find abundant evidence that these formidable musicians form the
ideal trio.
TENDER TRIO SUITE
Homes is a true suite in musical terms: the prelude is repeated in the
finale and the twelve tracks pass through a number of diverse moods.
The dominant feeling is one of great tenderness. That is no doubt the
keyword for this CD - and there is a story behind it.
In 17th century Paris, the first feminist writers invented an imaginary
"geography of love" map. On their wonderful "Carte du Tendre" (the
Tenderness Map, a huge publishing success at the time), the heart and
body were depicted as countries, emotions as rivers, various stages of
love were cities, and passion, a wild sea. In the same way Homes is the
intimate mapping of a young musician on the threshold of a musical
zenith, who loves life and love as much as the music and instrument he
plays - you feel that all of this mingles easily within this artist.
One piece, "Verona", is actually dedicated to the city of Romeo and
Juliet near Venice and the mythical "home" of all lovers. Full of
contrast, this piece really develops like a love affair, alternating
gentleness with exaltation. It is also a fine example of the impressive
cohesion of a trio establishing itself as one of the very best in jazz
today.
THE TRIO
Virtuoso Joe Martin, with his powerful, woody sound, was the pillar of
the Mingus Big Band (a supreme honor he fully deserved), prior to
revealing his talent as a composer on the album, "Not by Chance",
recorded with Brad Mehldau, Chris Potter and Marcus Gilmore. In
addition to his essential participation in this trio, he also holds the
bass chair in Anat Cohen's Quartet, Mark Turner's Quartet, and is simply
one of the most sought-after bassists on the NYC scene.
Marcus Gilmore is the grandson and fortunate heir of Roy Haynes, one of
the last of the great historic jazz drummers - still active at 90 years
of age. In both men can be found the same miraculously magical balance
between cymbals and skins, as well as the same ability to shape and
color music that can conjur gasps and other communiqué of delight from
audiences.
But if we really want to find models for Gilad Hekselman's trio, we look
at those of Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans or Keith Jarrett whom Gilad
listened to so much. Over the years, the fusional human and musical
relationship they developed and the exceptional interplay they achieved,
are precisely what make the biblically accented lament, "Eyes to See",
so marvelous.
GILAD HEKSELMAN AND THE MUSIC ON HOMES
In New York jazz clubs or anywhere else in the world, bebop,
three-quarters of a century after it was invented in Manhattan, remains
the trial by fire for young jazz players. It's a sport: get it wrong
and you risk losing face. Just listen to Bud Powell's "Parisian
Thoroughfare", because when it comes to bebop, Gilad Hekselman and his
friends are serious customers, as Parisian jazz-speak has it. Gilad's
trio provides a joyously exhilarating version of this piece. You can
just imagine the exchange of knowing glances between them: besides the
fact Gilad says that Paris is one of his favorite cities, this track is a
pinnacle of controlled speed and a high point on the album.
There are other very different tracks which reveal a more "psychedelic"
side to Gilad's playing; Jimi Hendrix inevitably comes to mind listening
to "Space" and "Cosmic Patience", together a sort of day-dreamy waltz
of the cosmos, deceptively slow and quiet and which wildly take off at
the end.
To those who have compared him, often wrongly, to Pat Metheny, Gilad
Hekselman has a fine retort; his spare and graceful "Last Train Home" (a
duo with special guest Jeff Ballard) is without a doubt the best
performance as yet recorded.
Gilad Hekselman's guitar style is extremely varied, reflecting his
career. We can hear him "naked", ideally sober, in "Home E Minor", a
solo worthy of the classical guitar greats. This also reminds us that,
for a musician, a key (in this case E minor) can in itself be a "home".
Among his musical "Homes", there is Africa. It is there in the title
"KeeDee", which is the central drum used by people from southern Ghana
and Togo. Like the three musketeers who were really four, Jeff Ballard
comes in to wind up the trio on "KeeDee", and it ends in fireworks.
Brad Mehldau's drummer (and before that drummer with Ray Charles then
with Metheny) has enormous fun with Marcus Gilmore.
Brazil is there too, mixing in more discreetly. With impressive
counterpoint artistry, the trio surpasses itself in an overwhelming
performance of a bossa nova masterpiece, "Samba em Preludio": magical
music by Baden Powell to a poem by the "Rimbaud of Rio", Vinicius de
Moraes. Nobody has ever sung better of love at a distance.
Here we are, back again at the heart of the "Tenderness Map", the
geography of love which definitely seems to be the theme of this CD: a
universal love as expressed in the sublime "Dove Song" dedicated to the
emblematic dove of peace.
Pertinently pointing out what in Gilad's music is new and interesting,
critic and philosopher Michel Contat sees in it, a blessing in these
times of trouble and fear: that music should express "peace and love"
without sounding mawkish is probably the best way to rise above all
that.
Please Visit: www.GiladHekselman.com, www.JazzVillageMusic.com
Press Enquiries on Gilad Hekselman and Homes, Please Contact:
Jason Paul Harman Byrne at Red Cat Publicity - 646 259 2105, redcatjazz@mac.com
www.RedCatOnTheLoose.blog...
More Information: http://www.giladhekselman.com
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Laurie Antonioli's "Varuna," A Duo Session with Pianist Richie Beirach, Due from Origin Records Sept. 18 from http://www.jazzcorner.com
Since
returning to her native Bay Area in 2006 from a period of living and
working in Europe, vocalist Laurie Antonioli has concentrated her
creative energies on her American Dreams band, which backed her on last
year's breakthrough Origin Records release Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light. For her new Origin CD, Varuna,
Antonioli returns to an important chapter in her musical life by
recording intimate sessions with her collaborator of more than 25 years,
the esteemed pianist Richie Beirach. The CD, Antonioli's 6th as a
leader, will be released September 18.
"I've been sitting on these sessions until the time was right," says the vocalist of Varuna,
which was recorded in Leipzig, Germany (Beirach's home base) nearly 10
years ago and completed in Berkeley in 2012. "We do some of Richie's
brand-new original material, with my lyrics, as well as several
standards completely reimagined. The Resolution Suite features
three pieces improvised by Richie and me with bassist Pepe Berns. The
poem on ‘Revelation' happened in the moment, and ‘Exaltation' was
inspired by Coltrane's ‘sheets of sound.'"
"Laurie is the real deal," says Beirach, "with a rich, elegant alto
voice, great intonation and phrasing, and most of all, that unteachable,
unexplainable element of humanity in every note she sings. Piano
and voice is very intimate, with no place to hide but incredibly free
and capable of magic moments. I love working with Laurie because it's
truly like breathing from the same source of air. Especially on this CD,
we are as one mind, one will, and one musical entity."
Antonioli and Beirach's first recorded encounter, in 1992, was a
startlingly inventive date released by Nabel Records in 2005 as The Duo Session.
With Antonioli holding down a professorship at Austria's KUG University
between 2002 and 2006 and Beirach teaching in Leipzig, they performed
regularly in top clubs and concert halls around Europe. The prolific
Beirach gave Antonioli his latest original tunes so she could write
lyrics to them, an activity that has formed the backbone of their
creative partnership. "Writing lyrics to Richie's music feels like an
extension of our conversations," says the vocalist. "And knowing what he
had in mind often informs the storyline." Varuna features three
of these songs: the hauntingly cinematic "Inside My Dreams"; the
sensuous ballad "My Love"; and the gently flowing title track, which
establishes a shimmering feel that pervades the entire album.
Varuna, the Vedic god who lives in celestial waters, is also the name of
the recently discovered dwarf planet near Pluto. The album's themes of
time and space are echoed throughout -- longing for home in "Over the
Rainbow," the night wind in "Summer Night," the unseen presence of a
loved one in "You're an Angel Now" (Laurie's lyrics to John Patitucci's
music).
Early on in her career, Laurie Antonioli was a protégée of Joe
Henderson, Mark Murphy, and Pony Poindexter, who recruited the
22-year-old singer for an extensive European tour that turned into an
eight-month sojourn in 1980.
Following the release of her 1985 recording debut Soul Eyes, a
duo album with George Cables, Antonioli was one of the Bay Area's most
visible singers, booked at leading venues and festivals with her own
band, performing regularly with Bobby McFerrin, and sitting in with
luminaries like Tete Montoliu, Jon Hendricks, and Cedar Walton at
Keystone Korner.
Laurie's second album, 2004's Foreign Affair, is a bracing blend
of post-bop jazz and Balkan music created with players from Serbia,
Albania, Germany, and the U.S. Her fourth, American Dreams
(2010), was inspired by feelings that arose during her years abroad and
features a number of her collaborations with Austrian pianist Fritz
Pauer.
Her brilliant 2014 Joni Mitchell tribute, Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light,
appeared on numerous best-album-of-the-year lists and received
particularly cherished accolades from Ms. Mitchell herself, who invited
Antonioli to perform at SFJAZZ's May 2015 gala celebration in Mitchell's
honor (alongside Kris Kristofferson, Kurt Elling, and Patti Austin,
among others).
For the last nine years Antonioli has served as the Chair of the Vocal
Program at Berkeley's California Jazz Conservatory (formerly the
Jazzschool). She created a unique eight-semester curriculum for the
Vocal Department's degree program as well as overseeing hundreds of
artists in workshops and concerts she organizes. "I enjoy the
opportunity to pass on what I've learned and implement a program that is
both organic and academically sound. That said, artistry is elusive and
not necessarily something that can be taught, which is a very
provocative challenge. I'm motivated to contribute what I can to
preserve this delicate, complex, and soulful art form."
Laurie Antonioli and her American Dreams band will be appearing 9/6 at
JoniFest in Greenville, SC; 10/10 at the California Jazz Conservatory in
Berkeley; and 11/20 at the Unitarian Church in Berkeley, before
entering Fantasy Studios 12/14 to record their next album. Antonioli and
Beirach are planning a European tour, with dates to be announced, in
April 2016. More Information: http://www.laurieantonioli.com
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ANIMATION’s Final Album, “Machine Language,” to Be Released Sept. 25th
Group was founded by late Bob Belden; Kurt Elling and Bill Laswell guest
By JazzTimes
Machine Language, the final recording by ANIMATION, the
group founded and led by the late composer and musician Bob Belden, will
be released Sept. 25 on Rare Noise Records in multiple formats. The
group for this session features Belden on saxophone and flute, Peter
Clagett on trumpet, Roberto Verastegui on keyboards, Bill Laswell on
electric bass, Matt Young on drums and Kurt Elling guesting as narrator.
The album was recorded over three days in the autumn 2014 at
Laswell's Orange Studios in New Jersey, mixed by James Dellatacoma and
mastered by Mike Fossenkemper. Belden died on May 20th this year.
TRACKS
1. A Child's Dream
2. Machine Language
3. Eternality
4. Consistent Imperfection
5. Soul Of A Machine
6. Genesis Code
7. Evolved Virtual Entity
8. DisappearAnnihilation
9. The Evolution Of Machine Culture
10. Dark Matter
11. TechnoMelancolia
12. A Machine's Dream
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Clarinetist Oran Etkin to Release Benny Goodman Tribute
Album’s instrumental lineup honors Goodman’s ’30s setup
By JazzTimes
Clarinetist, bandleader and composer Oran Etkin will release What's New? Reimaging Benny Goodman,
his debut for Motéma Music, on Sept. 25 (it is already available via
iTunes). Produced by Etkin and Matt Pierson, the album features Etkin on
clarinet, bass clarinet and saxophone; Sullivan Fortner on piano; Steve
Nelson on vibes; Matt Wilson on drums; and guest vocalist Charenee
Wade. The instrumentation is intended to honor that of Goodman's 1930s
recordings. Etkin will feature this music on an international tour that
includes the New York City premiere on October 30 at Dizzy's Club
Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Tour Dates
September 11 - Portsmouth Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
September 13 - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT
October 30 * CD RELEASE * Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, NY
November 7 - Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Cape May, NJ
November 26-27 - NDR Concert Series, NDR Studios, Hamburg, Germany
November 30-December 1 - Pizza Express, London, England
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Ola Onabulé - "It's The Peace That Deafens"
Release Date: September 18, 2015 On Dot Time Records!
Following
up on his recent UK chart success with the re-mix of Soul Town, Ola
Onabule's new album "It's The Peace That Deafens" is his 8th studio
album and marks a departure from his previous two releases featuring a
largely acoustic set uniting Jazz, Soul and world influences. The Album
contains 12 evocative songs about identity, reconciliation and
nostalgia. Words, melodies and rhythms that walk a delicate tightrope of
paradoxes, born of both a childhood and adulthood immersed in two
disparate cultures, on two different continents and at two different
times. Ola stated recently that "It's The Peace That Deafens" is as much
a work of exploration as it is a declaration.
Spanning over two decades, Ola's career has been a testament to his
passion and perseverance. Ola has blazed his own trail at every step:
first turning away from expectations and leaving behind an education in
law, then choosing to work outside the system of big record labels, he
has gone on to build recording studios, set up his label Rugged Ram
Records, and tour tirelessly around the world. Now a regular presence at
some of the world's premier festivals and concert halls as well as
featuring with award winning symphonic orchestras and big bands, Ola
looks forward to taking this new album to wider audiences around the
world. More Information: http://www.ola-onabule.co.uk/
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Randy Brecker to Release Album of Pop Covers
Songs originally by Springsteen, Simon, James Brown, etc.
By JazzTimes
Randy Brecker will release a new album, RandyPOP!, on
the Piloo label on Sept. 18. The live recording features what the
trumpeter calls “de-ranged” versions of nine pop, rock and R&B songs
whose original versions —recorded by such artists as Bruce Springsteen,
James Brown, Donald Fagen and Paul Simon—featured Brecker. The new
arrangements are by Kenny Werner, who contributes keyboards. Also
featured are David Sanchez (tenor saxophone), Adam Rogers (guitar), John
Patitucci (bass), Nate Smith (drums) and vocalist (and daughter) Amanda
Brecker. The album was recorded at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York,
and was produced by Werner, Brecker and Jeff Levenson.
Track List
New Frontier, 11:49 (by Donald Fagen from Nightfly)
Let Me Just Follow Behind, 13:09 (by Moogy Klingman from Bette Midler's Songs For the New Depression)
I Can't Quit Her, 12:22 (by Al Kooper from Blood Sweat and Tears' Child is Father to the Man)
Hello, It's Me, 9:41 (by Todd Rundgren from Something/Anything)
Ghost Writer, 7:53 (by Garland Jeffreys from Ghost Writer)
Think, 2:23 (by James Brown from Make it Funky/The Big Payback)
I've Got A Bag Of My Own, 5:29 (by James Brown from Make it Funky/The Big Payback)
Meeting Across The River, 5:34 (by Bruce Springsteen from Born to Run)
Late In The Evening, 9:34 (by Paul Simon from One Trick Pony)
For further information, visit Piloo Records or Randy Brecker.
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Julian Lage Plans New Trio Release in ‘16
Telecaster-centric album will mix pre-bebop and original songs
By Jeff Tamarkin
Guitarist Julian Lage will release his first album with his new
trio of bassist Scott Colley and drummer Kelly Wolleson in early 2016 .
In an exclusive interview with JazzTimes, Lage announced that the album, to be titled Holiday,
will be produced by singer-songwriter Jesse Harris. “It’s a collection
of 11 or 12 songs,” Lage said. “Some are originals and some are
pre-bebop era songs: Jack Teagarden stuff, stuff that Bix [Beiderbecke]
would have played. It’s kind of a Telecaster record. It’s very driven by
my relationship with that instrument. I found that a lot of older songs
had a vibrancy similar to early electric guitar. It wasn’t yet
formalized. It was kind of pre-Great American Songbook era, pre-guitar sound,
per se. Somehow that makes it sound kind of fresh to me. Early turn of
the century writing mixed with early ’50s electronics. It’s kind of a
cool combination.”
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Girls In Airports, who recently signed to Edition Records, are rising stars of Denmark’s young jazz scene and feature saxophonists Martin Stender and Lars Greve (who also plays clarinet), keyboardist Mathias Holm, percussionist Victor Dybbroe and drummer Mads Forsby.
Together they explore a wide variety of influences that meld jazz,
soundscapes, folk melodies and indie rock attitude. Having released
three albums since forming in 2009, their fourth album, and first on
Edition, Fables is set for release on 18 September.
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“Big Band Holidays” Album Due from Wynton and JALC Orchestra
René Marie and Cécile McLorin guest
By JazzTimes
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records will release Big Band Holidays,
a compilation of holiday classics performed live by the Jazz at Lincoln
Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Special guests include vocalists
René Marie and Cécile McLorin Salvant. The album will be released on
CD, limited edition 180g vinyl and digital formats on October 30. Track Listing:
1. Jingle Bells
2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant
3. White Christmas
4. ‘Zat You Santa Claus? featuring René Marie
5. A Cradle in Bethlehem
6. We Three Kings
7. What Child Is This? featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant
8. Merry Christmas Baby
9. It’s Easy to Blame the Weather featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant
10. I’ll Be Home for Christmas featuring René Marie
11. Good Morning Blues featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant
12. Band Introductions
The 2015 Big Band Holidays U.S Tour
Featuring The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Denzal Sinclaire and Audrey Shakir
December 2 – Portland, ME – Merrill Auditorium
December 3 – Orono, ME – University of Maine, Collins Center for the Arts
December 4 – Providence, RI – The Vets
December 5 – Hartford, CT – The Bushnell
December 8 – Rochester, NY – Eastman Theatre / Kodak Hall
December 10 – Newport News, VA – Ferguson Center for the Arts
December 11 – Chapel Hill, NC – Memorial Hall
December 12– Bethesda, MD – The Music Center at Strathmore
December 17 – 19 (includes matinee and evening performances on
December 19) – New York, NY – Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Frederick P. Rose Hall
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Legacy to Release 4-CD Set of Rare Sinatra Broadcasts
Includes 91 previously unreleased live performances
By JazzTimes
Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings has announced the Nov. 20 release of Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955),
a 100-plus-track, four-CD deluxe box set culled from rare radio
broadcasts and rehearsals, restored from the original recording masters.
The set includes a 60-page book featuring an introductory essay by
singer, pianist and archivist Michael Feinstein; a personal remembrance
by Frank’s eldest daughter Nancy Sinatra and an essay by Sinatra
historian and box set producer Charles L. Granata. The package was
designed by art director Maria Marulanda, who created the 2007
Columbia/Legacy box set Frank Sinatra: A Voice in Time.
According to a press release, the box set includes material from the
compilers’ Sinatra broadcast transcription collections and “the world’s
most prestigious archives and sound recording repositories including
the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library for the Performing
Arts at Lincoln Center, the Paley Center for Media, the Michael
Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative archive and the University
of Colorado’s Glenn Miller Archive.” Included are dozens of rare
photographs and recording artifacts that help to illustrate the scope of
Sinatra’s radio career.
The set includes samples of Sinatra’s radio work from the first 20
years of his career, from his first radio performance in 1935 (singing
“S-H-I-N-E” with the Hoboken Four) to his last weekly series in 1955 (The Frank Sinatra Show,
featuring rare performances with an in-studio quintet). The set also
includes dozens of songs that were never officially recorded by Sinatra,
and, according to the release, “dozens of unusual (and unrecorded)
arrangements of Sinatra’s most prized songs.”
Legacy has also partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to create
a single CD consisting of an additional 26 rare, previously unreleased
radio recordings (not available on the box set) to be offered
exclusively at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and
through their website. Visit Smithsonian Sinatra for information regarding this companion release.
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Barb Jungr records new album in New York
Earlier this month Barb Jungr recorded Shelter From The Storm at Sears Studios in New York, due for release on Linn Records in early 2016.
Shelter From The Storm sees Barb, one of the UK's finest
interpreters of song, join hands across the Atlantic with Laurence
Hobgood, the American progressive and contemporary jazz piano virtuoso.
This exciting new album project was recorded with Calum Malcolm at the
controls and is co-produced by Calum, Laurence and Barb. Supporting
musicians include Michael Olatuje on bass and percussionist Wilson
Torres.
In his first major collaboration since his work with Kurt Elling (with whom he won a GRAMMY for the album, Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman), Laurence Hobgood said: 'I'm
not just thrilled to be collaborating with Barb Jungr; I'm energised,
inspired and downright giddy at having (been) matched with a "musician's
singer" - a superb vocalist whose musical intelligence is its own
formidable, evolved force with which to reckon. And the reckoning is a
blast!'
Shelter From The Storm includes three original songs by Barb
and Laurence, alongside material by Dylan, Cohen, Mitchell, Springsteen,
Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, Peter Gabriel and Bacharach and
David.
The release will be supported by a major UK, European and Stateside tour in 2016.
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KEIKO MATSUI To Release "LIVE IN TOKYO" CD/DVD on October 2 Via Shanachie Entertainment(Published: October 01, 2015) Concert Showcases SOUL QUEST, Her Most Recent Critically Acclaimed Studio Album
Special Guests Include Guitarist Chuck Loeb and Saxophonists Kirk Whalum & Tom Braxton
U.S. Tour Oct 9 - Nov 15 Covers Boston, Washington DC, Cleveland & Seattle
Los Angeles, CA: On October 2, Shanachie Entertainment will release "Live In Tokyo," the definitive concert experience from contemporary jazz icon Keiko Matsui. Recorded during a sold-out stop on her 2014 Soul Quest World Tour, the CD/DVD release showcases her stunning live show like never before.
Captured in a state-of-the-art theater in the TV Asahi EX Tower building in the vibrant nightlife district of Roppongi in Minato, Tokyo, the extraordinary 74-minute journey showcases the prowess of a truly transcendent artist at her peak powers. Deftly leading the bristling affair, Matsui hypnotically gallops through electrifying extended excursions of "Dream Seeker," "Black Lion," and "Stingo," all from her critically-acclaimed album Soul Quest.
Joining the improvisational mastery is long-time collaborator Chuck Loeb who adds soaring guitar on "Caricias" and "Proof" while saxophonist Kirk Whalumreprises his guest appearance on "Affirmation," from Matsui's album The Road... Elsewhere, Keiko delights the crowd with fan favorites "Forever, Forever," "Safari" and "Bridge Over The Stars" before Loeb & Whalum re-join the ensemble for a show-stopping encore of "Antartica: A Call to Action" and"A Night with Cha Cha," both cornerstones of Soul Quest.
The companion DVD chronicles the action in high definition, as this historic night unfolds before a rapturous audience. Extras on the 3-hour, 16-minute DVD include behind-the-scenes footage at the conclusion of the concert, a bonus performance of "Midnight Stone" (Adapted w/ "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor") and a 13-minute alternate live version of "Caricias".
With over 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. over her 25-year recording career, Keiko Matsui is one of the most recognized artists in contemporary jazz. Her elegant piano melodies and spell-binding grooves have universal appeal, cementing her legacy as one of the preeminent entertainers in the world. To celebrate Tokyo, Keiko will embark on a U.S. Tour from October 9 to November 15, with select shows from Boston to Seattle.
TOUR DATES Oct 09 - Boston, MA @ Scullers Oct 10 - Boston, MA @ Scullers Oct 16 - Akron, OH @ The Tangier Oct 17 - Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere Oct 18 - Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head On Stage Oct 24 - Nov 1 - Eastern Caribbean; Capital Jazz Cruise Nov 12 - Seattle, WA @ Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Nov 13 - Seattle, WA @ Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Nov 14 - Seattle, WA @ Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Nov 15 - Seattle, WA @ Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Feb 21-28 - Eastern Caribbean; Dave Koz & Friends at Sea
KEIKO MATSUI LIVE IN TOKYO
CD 1. Dream Seeker 2. Black Lion 3. Forever Forever 4. Caricias (ft. Chuck Loeb) 5. Proof (ft. Chuck Loeb) 6. Affirmation (ft. Kirk Whalum) 7. Soul Quest 8. Safari 9. Stingo 10. Bridge Over The Stars 11. Antarctica: A Call to Action (ft. Kirk Whalum & Chuck Loeb) 12. A Night with Cha Cha (ft. Kirk Whalum & Chuck Loeb) 13. Deep Blue
DVD 1. Dream Seeker 2. Black Lion 3. Forever Forever 4. Caricias (ft. Chuck Loeb) 5. Proof (ft. Chuck Loeb) 6. Affirmation (ft. Kirk Whalum) 7. Soul Quest 8. Safari 9. Stingo 10. Bridge Over The Stars 11. Antarctica: A Call to Action (ft. Kirk Whalum & Chuck Loeb) 12. A Night with Cha Cha (ft. Kirk Whalum & Chuck Loeb)
DVD EXTRAS 1. Before the Doors... (11:12) 2. The Memories 9:01) 3. Midnight Stone Adapted w/ En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor (6:32) 4. Caricias (13:39)
Total DVD Running Time: 3 hr 16 min
iTunes: http://apple.co/1PJX8Q7 Amazon: http://amzn.to/1NXRbAa
http://twitter.com/keikom... http://www.facebook.com/k... More Information: http://www.keikomatsui.com
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Rounding out the 50th anniversary year of the release of John Coltrane’s seminal album, A Love Supreme, comes news that all Coltrane fans have been waiting years for. The Impulse! label is releasing for the first time on 20 November every take and overdub from the two-day Love Supreme sessions that took place at Rudy van Gelder’s studio from 9-10 December 1964,
from which the original album was produced and first released in
February 1965. On the 9 December Coltrane recorded sessions for the
four-part ‘Love Supreme’ suite, which formed the classic album with his
quartet of pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones. The sessions on the 10 December added saxophonist Archie Shepp and second bassist Art Davis for additional takes of the tracks recorded the day before, two of which were released on the 2002 Love Supreme Deluxe Edition,
along with the only know live recording from the Antibes festival in
July 1965. Now, with the discovery of further lost session reels, A Love Supreme – The Complete Masters will be available from 20 November in 2CD and 3CD
formats. The 2 CD set will include the original album together with two
previously unreleased mono reference tracks from Coltrane’s own
collection and seven additional unreleased takes from both sessions,
including all six takes of ‘Acknowledgment’. The set will also include a 32 page book by noted writer Ashley Kahn, author A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album, which will feature Coltrane’s musical sketches, notes and ‘A Love Supreme’ poem. The 3CD Super Deluxe Edition
set includes all of the above plus the 1965 live at Antibes disc and is
presented in a larger format with additional sleeve notes by Carlos Santana. from www.jazzwisemagazine.com
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