Thursday, September 14, 2017

NEW RELEASES: ARTURO ROMAY – HEART TO HEART; NAVASHA DAYA – LOM NAVA LOVE; NATASHA AGRAMA - HEART OF INFINITE CHANGE

ARTURO ROMAY – HEART TO HEART

Immerse yourself into the Smooth Jazz and World Music of acclaimed instrumentalist, Arturo Romay. On Heart To Heart, his first album since 2010, the multi-talented Venezuelan-born composer and guitarist, who has performed with Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony and other Latin music greats, comes into full spectrum with his acoustic mastery and special blend of sensual jazz, infectious rhythms, and moving melodies. You’ll discover exquisite musicianship on this new set of contemporary songs… from intimate and romantic, to jazzy and atmospheric. Guitar great, Joe Walsh of The Eagles, penned a personal note to Arturo after sitting and listening to him play, “You are incredible, I wish you all the success you deserve.” Discover Arturo Romay and you too will connect Heart To Heart. ~ www.smoothjazz.com

NAVASHA DAYA – LOM NAVA LOVE

Mindblowing work from Navasha Daya – a singer you might know for her key role in the group Fertile Ground many years back – still one of the most important contemporary acts we've ever stocked at Dusty Groove! Here, Navasha returns as a tremendous soul star on her own – working on these incredible songs of righteous power – in a full concept album dedicated to black families and their quest for freedom in America! Some of the songs are quite topical, others are very universal – and the musical approach here is a mix of deep funk, contemporary soul, and even some surprising 60s and 70s elements – all composed and produced by Fanon Hill, who's Daya's key musical partner on the album. There's still all the jazziness and warmth that we love in the music of Fertile Ground, but the style is also nicely different – and the whole thing is a tremendous statement of power from this always-compelling singer. Titles include "I Am Because We Are", "Operation 666 Poverty", "I Too Dream Of Things Beautiful", "Better Than This", "It's Still About Freedom", "Baltimore Stand Strong", and "Whose Child".  ~ Dusty Groove

NATASHA AGRAMA - HEART OF INFINITE CHANGE

A fantastic young jazz singer, and one who really has her own style very firmly in place – one of those rare talents that comes along once in a blue moon, and makes us instantly sit up and go "wow", right after hearing just a few notes! Natasha Agrama is steeped in many of the best jazz traditions, but wraps them up all into a unique strand that instantly makes her music very special, and very personal – definitely jazz vocals at the core, but with lots of contemporary inflections and wonderful instrumentation – served up by a mix of classic and present talents who include Ronald Bruner on drums, Thundercat on bass, George Duke on Fender Rhodes, Stanley Clarke on bass, and Austin Peralta on piano and Rhodes. The set begins with a wonderful take on Joe Henderson's "Black Narcissus", then rolls into a great update of Mingus' "Goodbye Porkpie Hat", before taking on Bilal's "All Matter", and transforming older standards "Lover Man", "I Wonder What Became Of Me", and "In A Sentimental Mood".  ~ Dusty Groove


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