Deutsche Grammophon will release a live recording of Elvis Costello with the 52-member Metropole Orkest jazz orchestra, which was captured at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands in July, on February 24. My Flame Turns Blue features versions of Costello's Clubland and Watching The Detectives, a lyrical version of Charles Mingus' Hora Decubitus, and performances of other Costello compositions that haven't previously appeared on any of his official releases. The package will also feature a bonus disc featuring a 45-minute suite from Il Sogno.
Cape Town International Jazz Festival - 2006
The 7th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival, affectionately known as 'Africa's Grandest Gathering' and acknowledged as the biggest Jazz event on the African continent, will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday 31 March and Saturday 1 April 2006. Artists scheduled to perform include Manu DiBango & Soul Makossa Gang, the Chucho Valdés Quartet featuring Mayra Caridad Valdés, Latin Grammy Award winner Nestor Torres, Tina Schouw and Friends, Freddy Cole, Louie Vega's "Elements of Life" 12-piece project, featuring vocalists Blaze, Anane and Luisito Quintero on percussion, Terence Blanchard, Miriam Makeba, Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse, and Mario Canonge Trio featuring Horacio El Negro Hernandez.
Patti Labelle and Jill Scott are teaming up to record the single What About Love? from the Broadway musical version of "The Color Purple." The duet will be released as a bonus track on a cast album due Jan 24 via Angel Records.The cast recording is being produced by Jay D. Saks, while the single is produced by James Poyser.
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