NEW RELEASES - FAR OUT JAZZ BOSSA & BLUES, JOSH LAWRENCE, JOHN TCHICAI / CECIL MCBEE / GARRISON FEWELL / CHARLIE K

FAR OUT JAZZ BOSSA BLUES (VARIOUS ARTISTS

Far Out Recordings has spent close to 20 years searching for the best Brazil has to offer from its rich musical history.  Now they have come up with an album of tracks comprised of our favourite Jazz, Bossa Nova & Blues selections, you know it’s going to be the cream of the crop.The album compiles some stunning original compositions by the likes of Joyce & Tutti Moreno, Azymuth and Leo Gandelman, sitting alongside some incredible re-workings of classic tracks by Barry Humphreys (Una Esta, by Alex Malheiros and Banda Utopia) and Carol King (It’s Too Late, performed by Sabrina Malheiros and orchestrated by Jose Roberto Bertrami). The Ipanemas are featured here from their recent undiscovered record with a jazz samba classic “A cara dele”. And as well as the finest Brazilian artists, the album also features tracks from the UK’s Sean Khan, Heidi Vogel, and J’s Bee from Japan. ~ Far Out 

JOSH LAWRENCE - ONE NIGHT IN ATLANTA

Josh Lawrence, a rising jazz trumpet star, composer, and performer who has recorded with the likes of Erykah Badu and Boyz II Men, is readying a new album, "One Night in Atlanta," for release Sept. 17, 2013.  The new album features the Philadelphia-based Lawrence in an unorthodox trumpet-bass-drums trio, where he is joined by bassist Chris Riggenbach and drummer Michael de Castro. Employing a warm, fat sound, Lawrence features the trumpet in a way rarely heard on jazz recordings. The result is seven lush, unhurried, and cool tracks, all of which are composed by Lawrence.“It’s a brave move to record a trio record with trumpet as the lead instrument and Josh Lawrence does it with confidence,” remarked noted jazz pianist Orrin Evans said. “Josh is truly a bright star on the new horizon.”

JOHN TCHICAI / CECIL MCBEE / GARRISON FEWELL / CHARLIE K – TRIBAL GHOST

The set's got a really beautiful sound – one that comes from the ringing guitar tones of Garrison Fewell, and the twin reeds of John Tchicai and Charlie Kohlhase – each of whom plays in a different channel of the recording! This approach gives the record a great sense of space from the start – as Tchicai plays tenor and bass clarinet, and Kohlhase plays alto, tenor, and baritone – with Fewell's guitar bridging the space and creating a resonance that really holds the whole thing together. And if that's not enough, the album's got some sublime bass work from Cecil McBee – often very subtle and soulful – plus just the right touch of drums from Billy Hart. The set's proof that they do still make 'em like they used to – at least in terms of spiritual avant sessions – and titles include "The Queen Of Ra", "Tribal Ghost", "Dark Matter", and "Llanto Del Indio". ~  Dusty Groove