Monday, September 24, 2012

EUGE GROOVE - HOUSE OF GROOVE

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For centuries music has been utilized throughout the globe for its therapeutic and cathartic properties. Chart-topping multi-instrumental...
Friday, September 21, 2012

NEW RELEASES - STANLEY COWELL, CHARLES CHA CHA SHAW, MULLGREW MILLER & KLUVER'S BIG BAND

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STANLEY COWELL - IT'S TIME Sublime trio work from pianist Stanley Cowell – a player who's held us rapt with attention for decad...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

MASSIMO DE MATTIA - BLACK NOVEL

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There is something unique about Massimo De Mattia in the world of Italian jazz and improvisational music. After spending the 1980s learni...

PONCHO SANCHEZ AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD

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Given all the ups and downs the music industry has experienced in the past three decades, it’s remarkable to find anyone who still retain...

JAMES BROWN REISSUES - IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD, I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD), PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG

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JAMES BROWN - IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD James Brown, proud and loud – a smoking 60s album that provides a great li...

NEW RELEASES - DR. LONNIE SMITH, WADADA LEO SMITH / LOUIS MOHOLO, ELLIOT SHARP'S TERRAPLANE

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DR. LONNIE SMITH - THE HEALER Lonnie Smith's a musician who's really taken off in recent years – hardly content to rest on his ...

VINCE GUARALDI TRIO - A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS [2012 REMASTERED & EXPANDED EDITION]

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The new deluxe CD reissue features 24-bit remastering from original stereo masters and three holiday bonus tracks. A green vinyl LP editi...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

CHRIS RIZIK: FOR URBAN ADULT RADIO TO KEEP ITS AUDIENCES, IT MUST STOP UNDERESTIMATING THEM

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It began as a sanctuary, turned into a melting pot and now may be heading toward irrelevance. So goes the quarter century history of urban...

NEW RELEASES - THE BALEARIC SOUND OF SADE, JOSE JAMES, BRIAN OWENS

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THE BALEARIC SOUND OF SADE Sunkissed Records continues to turnout the choice Balearic cuts with the third installment of their The Bale...

NEW RELEASES- GIRLS FROM BAHIA, DOS CAFUNDOS, CARLOS LYRA

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GIRLS FROM BAHIA (QUARTETO EM CY) - PARDON MY ENGLISH A very groovy record with a very fitting title – especially once you hear the lyr...

NEW RELEASES - CLAUDIO SCOLARI PROJECT WITH DANIELE CAVALCA / SIMONE SCOLARI, MAX MERSENY, HELIOCENTRIC COUNTERBLAST

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CLAUDIO SCOLARI PROJECT WITH DANIELE CAVALCA / SIMONE SCOLARI - SYNTHESIS Synthesis is the second album from this young music project b...

ERIC VAN ARO RELEASES 'I'M NOT ALONE' (A TRIBUTE TO SAMMY DAVIS JR.)

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With his interpretation of the hit song "I'm Not Anyone," internationally acclaimed singer Eric van Aro  adds new emotiona...

MERYL SAUNDERS / JERRY GARCIA - KEYSTONE COMPANIONS: THE COMPLETE 1973 FANTASY RECORDINGS

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KEYSTONE COMPANIONS/ THE COMPLETE 1973 FANTASY RECORDINGS SPOTLIGHTS THE LEGENDARY MERL SAUNDERS/JERRY GARCIA COLLABORATION INCLUDING S...

PETE ESCOVEDO LIVE FROM STERN GROVE

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“What’s up, San Francisco? Are you ready to have a good time?” asks timbales player and band leader Pete Escovedo at the beginning of Liv...

ELLEN ROBINSON - DON'T WAIT TOO LONG

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Since her arrival from the East Coast in the late 1970s, Ellen Robinson has established herself as a protean figure on the active San Fra...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

NATHAN PACHECO RELEASES SELF-TITLED ALBUM

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With two PBS concert specials and a headlining North American tour on the horizon, singer Nathan Pacheco is set to release his self-title...

HERBIE MANN - MELLOW / HOLD ON, I'M COMING

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This two-disc set from Collectables features a pair of out of print Herbie Mann LPs: Mellow and Hold On, I'm Coming . Originally is...

NEW RELEASES – WEATHER REPORT, CHARLIE MINGUS, KLANG

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WEATHER REPORT – LIVE IN BERLIN 1975 A massive mid 70s live set from Weather Report – a record that has the group stretching out even ...