Thursday, July 02, 2015

NEW RELEASES: DAVE KOZ - COLLABORATIONS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION; NINA SIMONE - AT THE VILLAGE GATE; GIACOMO GATES - EVERYTHING IS COOL

DAVE KOZ - COLLABORATIONS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION

9x Grammy® nominee Dave Koz has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and established himself as a platinum-selling artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host and instrumental music advocate. He is marking the 25th Anniversary of his recording career with this collection of musical collaborations throughout his career (Concord and Capitol), along with three new songs: "Good Foot" featuring Jeff Lorber; "Game of Thrones Theme" (Scott Bradlee) and the hit theme song from Disney's movie: Frozen, "Let It Go." Also includes (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher featuring Kenny Lattimore and Rick Braun; When Will I Know For Sure featuring Boney James; So Very Hard to Go featuring Michael McDonald and Summer Horns; (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Rod Stewart featuring Dave Koz; Let Me Count the Ways featuring Stevie Nicks, This Guy's In Love With You featuring Herb Alpert, Linus and Lucy David Benoit and Dave Koz, Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song) featuring Luther Vandross. All You Need Is Love featuring Eric Benét, Johnny Mathis, Heather Headley, Richard Marx, Jonathan Butler, Maysa, BeBe Winans, Gloria Estefan and Stevie Wonder, Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song) Toby Keith featuring Dave Koz and Marcus Miller, Think Big featuring Brian Culbertson and Keb' Mo', and Apartment 2G: I Hear Her Playing Music Barry Manilow featuring Dave Koz. ~ Amazon

NINA SIMONE - AT THE VILLAGE GATE

It was said that to fully appreciate the splendour of Nina Simone, you had to see her perform live. Since her touring schedules didnt always allow for worldwide tours, her record company at the time (Colpix) very thoughtfully ensured there was plenty of live material out on the market her first seven album releases featured no fewer than three live albums! What each and every one proved was the Colpix had a point (and it should be pointed out that Nina had full creative control, meaning she decided what she released). Nina Simone performing live was almost like being hit with an electric shock when Nina started singing or playing, everyone stopped and took notice. At The Village Gate features an interesting mix of folk material with traditional African American songs, including House of the Rising Sun, which of course became something of a signature song for The Animals. ~ Amazon


GIACOMO GATES - EVERYTHING IS COOL

Giacomo Gates approaches jazz singing with a showman's poise and an aficionado's zeal. With his deep, cognac baritone and his vintage-hipster lexicon, his phrasing and his bearing, he upholds a distinctly masculine ideal of deceptively easy nonchalance. Gates is known as the modern day heir to Eddie Jefferson, the godfather of vocalese. Here he uses the style sparingly, but to great advantage. never showboating by using the challenging technique. Gates’ considerable chops are always at the service of the song. Backed by his go-to pianist, John di Martino and guitarist Tony Lombardozzi leading the rhythm section and Grant Stewart out in front on saxophone, Giacomo sings and swings his way through a dozen tunes – some familiar favorites, some rarely heard gems. He may be soft and subtle or he may be hip and humorous but one thing Giacomo Gates is not, is predictable. ~ Amazon


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