Thursday, September 08, 2005

JAZZ CHILL MUSIC NEWS

BLUE NOTE TO RELEASE MORE MUSIC FOR LOVERS CDs
Blue Note Records has announced the release of a series of Music For Lovers CDs due on January 24, 2006. Artist confirmed for these editions are Earl Klugh, Hank Mobley, Jimmy Smith, Horace Silver, Stanley Turrentine, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, and Lee Morgan, as well as a Various Artists compilation.

100 YEARS OF JAZZ GUITAR 4-CD BOX SET
Columbia/Legacy has released the boxed set Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar, a 4-CD anthology of definitive jazz guitar recordings. The set includes 78 songs covering the period from 1906 through 2001 and it includes virtually every major jazz guitarist of the era. The collection includes contributions from the following artists: Vess Ossman, Bill Frisell, Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Tai Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Grant Green, George Benson, Pat Martino, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana and Jimi Hendrix. For more information check out www.jazzguitarbox.com.

DUETS CD FROM DIONNE WARWICK
Dionne Warwick’s next album of duets will include 40 songs to celebrate her four decades in music. The album will include contributions from George Benson, Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross. No release date has been disclosed as of yet.

KCRW - SOUNDS ELECTICO
Live music performances from the KCRW radio studios have been captured for the Sounds Electico album. Sounds Electico brings together Latin music’s platinum-selling artists alongside the alternative acts that KCRW listeners have come to know well. Among the artists whose live performances appear on the album are Julieta Venegas, Brazilian Girls, Manu Chao, Ozomatli, Café Tacuba, Kinky, and Jorge Drexler. And speaking of live shows, Yerba Buena will appear at the KCRW studios for a performance on Friday, September 30.

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