Wednesday, April 23, 2014

NEW RELEASES: JEF GILSON AND MALAGASY; JOE HENDERSON - THE STANDARD JOE; KELIS - FOOD

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JEF GILSON AND MALAGASY - GILSON ET MALAGASY Think Mulatu and Ethiopea, Fela Kuti and Nigeria - now think Malagasy and Madagascar! ...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

NEW RELEASES: JARED GOLD - JG3+3; THE FAR OUT MONSTER DISCO ORCHESTRA; MOONCHILD - PLEASE REVIEW

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JARED GOLD - JG3+3 Jared Gold's Hammond trio is nicely augmented here by three other horn players – as you might guess from the ...

NEW RELEASES: JERRY BERGONZI - INTERSECTING LINES; JD ALLEN - BLOOM; AJ AND THE JIGGAWATTS

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The title's a great one for this album – not just because tenorist Jerry Bergonzi always seems to have this forward-thinking, li...

NEW RELEASES: PETER BRENDLER - OUTSIDE THE LINE; ORRIN EVANS' CAPTAIN BLACK BIG HAND - MOTHER'S TOUCH; RALPH BOWEN - STANDARD DEVIATION

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PETER BRENDLER - OUTSIDE THE LINE Bassist Peter Brendler is at the helm of the set, but we're especially enamored of the trumpet w...

NEW RELEASES: KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE - ABSTRACT JAZZ JOURNEY; TRI 4TH - FIVE COLOR ELEMENTS; ROOT SOUL - DESTINY REPLAYED

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KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE - ABSTRACT JAZZ JOURNEY Kyoto Jazz Massive take us on an abstract jazz journey – in a style that echoes the same ...
Monday, April 21, 2014

SMOOTH JAZZ NEW YORK ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR SMOOTH CRUISE SERIES

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Smooth Jazz New York is pleased to announce a star-studded line up for the All New Smooth Cruise series, now in its 17th year. The 2014 ...
Friday, April 18, 2014

NEW RELEASES: MARK EGAN - ABOUT NOW; HANK MOBLEY - THE CLASSIC BLUE NOTE COLLECTION 1955-1961; JACKIE MCLEAN - 4, 5 AND 6

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MARK EGAN - ABOUT NOW Contemporary jazz bassist and composer Mark Egan has released his seventh recording as a leader on Wavetone...

RAMSEY LEWIS - COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1957-1960

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The albums on this four-disc set represent the first recordings by pianist Ramsey Lewis as a leader or in a featured-artist capacity. Al...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

JACQUES LOUSSIER RELEASES TWO 2-DISC RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTIONS

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In a career that spans more than a half century, pianist and composer Jacques Loussier has built an enormous body of work by blurring t...

VIKKI CARR - THE FIRST TIME EVER (I SAW YOUR FACE) EXPANDED EDITION / LOVE AGAIN: THE LOST COLUMBIA MASTERS

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VIKKI CARR - THE FIRST TIME EVER (I SAW YOUR FACE) She was born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona in El Paso, Texas, bu...

THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS - THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC SINGLES

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Initially created from the ranks of a group of ‘60s female background session singers that at one time included Dionne Warwick, her sist...

RECORD STORE DAY VINYL RELEASES: RICK JAMES & TEENA MARIE, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS, SAM COOKE

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RICK JAMES - YOU AND I (EXTENDED M+M MIX) / / RICK JAMES + TENNA MARIE - FIRE AND DESIRE (LIVE) Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is...

RECORD STORE DAY VINYL RELEASES - NICOLA CONTE, THE JBs, OTIS REDDING

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NICOLA CONTE PRESENTS VIAGEM 4 - LOST BOSSA AND SAMBA JAZZ CLASSICS FROM THE SWINGING 60s A fresh, breezy and brilliant compilation ...

RECORD STORE DAY VINYL RELEASES: CHOCOLATE MILK, LALO SHIFRIN BULLITT SOUNDTRACK, BIG MAMA THORNTON

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CHOCOLATE MILK - ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS A killer album of 70s New Orleans funk! Chocolate Milk were an amazing funk group i...

NEW RELEASES: CROWD COMPANY - NOW OR NEVER; RAY LUGO & THE BOOGALOO DESTROYERS - ¡QUE CHEVERE!; ALLIE WEBB - A LARK

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CROWD COMPANY – NOW OR NEVER Crowd Company rose from the ranks of London’s burgeoning funk/soul scene to assert themselves as an act...

DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP - JOSHUA REDMAN TO SERVE AS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

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Joshua Redman / Photo: Jay Blakesberg The Detroit Jazz Festival announces its 2014 Artist in Residence and world-class headlining acts...