Twenty celebrates a humble milestone in the career of New York native, arranger, producer, and entrepreneur Bob Baldwin and represents 20 discs in 25 years, which has been a great journey for Baldwin, also radio host of NewUrbanJazz Lounge, now over 453,000 listeners weekly. “I remember growing up listening to great records by Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones, then actually meeting Herbie (in LA) and Mr. Hubbard (at the Blue Note/NYC) back in the late '70's, this has a profound impact on my career, and as a result, I wanted to salute them both on a couple of pieces “Butterfly” and “Chameleon” (Hancock) and “Red Clay” (Hubbard). “For me, it's always been about pushing that envelope because I don't really think it's possible to be totally original anymore because of the huge mass of music in the universe,” says Baldwin, “however, the challenge is still to maintain your own voice so that when people hear your music, they say, 'Oh, that's Herbie or Quincy,' or hopefully, 'that's Bob Baldwin on the keys. The disc is part of that evolution of honing your voice, and using great musicians to bring the best out of you, and vice versa.'
The album, which features Marion Meadows, Joey Sommervile, and Ragan Whiteside, among others, is chock-full of drummers ike Lil' John Roberts, Poogie Bell and PFunk drummer Benjamin Cowan, which adds a cool dose of jazz funk drumming. Ballads like “Music Changed My Life” and “On and On” urge you to turn up the blue light, while party tracks “Turn the Club Up,” and the anointed 100 Million+ viewer YouTube sensation Sweet Brown who joins on the theme song “Ain't Nobody Got Time Fo' Dat.” Baldwin elaborates, “That track is funny AND funky!” Twenty is a must-have for your Baldwin collection, and if this is your first taste of this artist, there's plenty of catalog with which to familiarize yourself! ~ amazon.com
ELVIS PRESLEY - ELVIS AT STAX: DELUXE EDITON
Chronicles the 40th Anniversary of Elvis' historic hometown studio sessions of July and December 1973. Deluxe 3-CD Box Set marks the first gathering of 28 masters and 27 outtakes in one comprehensive package. The last major studio sessions in the career of Elvis Presley have finally been gathered together for the first time in one comprehensive package, as Elvis At Stax: Deluxe Edition. The deluxe 3-CD box set, a 40th anniversary chronicle of a dozen nights that Presley spent at Stax Recording Studios in his hometown of Memphis in July and December 1973. Elvis At Stax; Deluxe Edition bristles with energy and dynamism. The proof is in the six consecutive singles that the Stax sessions produced, all of which skirted the Top 40 from 1973 to 1975. In effect, they rivaled some of the hottest streaks that Presley had charted a decade earlier. The Stax singles still resonate today: "Raised On Rock" b/w "For Ol' Time Sake" (Hot 100 #41, country #42); "I've Got A Thing About You Baby" b/w "Take Good Care Of Her" (Hot 100 #39, country #4); "Promised Land" b/w "It's Midnight" (Hot 100 #14, country #9); "If You Talk In Your Sleep" b/w "Help Me" (Hot 100 #17, country #6); "My Boy" b/w Thinking About You (Hot 100 #20, country #14); and "Mr. Songman" (B-side of "T-R-O-U-B-L-E," Hot 100 #35, country #11). ~ amazon.com
Jacques Lesure, one of the premier jazz guitarists on the west coast, releases his debut CD When She Smiles on WJ3 Records. This recording showcases his interpretations of jazz classics such as Horace Silver's Gregory Is Here, Miles Davis' Blue and Green and Sonny Rollins' Sonnymoon For Two, and Lesure's own composition, When She Smiles. Lesure is joined on this CD by Eric Reed (piano), Willie Jones III (drums) and Mike Gurrola (bass). Lesure has shared the stage with jazz icons including Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine and Les McCann. ~ amazon.com
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