.jpg "Arturo Sandoval - Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)") Each of us has someone who has made a difference in our life, for jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval that someone was famed jazz musician, Dizzy Gillespie. His latest release, Arturo Sandoval: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) on the Concord Music Group label, is his tribute to a master musician, and a dear friend who made a vast difference in his life.
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 Jeff Lorber Fusion - Galaxy is a compilation of eleven tracks that takes the listener through jazz fusion circa 1978 through 2012. With an exemplary list of musicians such as Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip, Eric Marienthal, Vinnie Colaiuta, Lenny Castro, Paul Jackson, Jr., and more, the release takes on an expression of the members creating a fusion that may start a new movement.
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 Jazz guitar master Gerry Beaudoin is back to his roots with his latest release Gerry Beaudoin - The Return. Gerry is joined by Jesse Williams on bass, and Les Harris Jr. on drums, with special guest Harry Allen on saxophone, and the result is a release that is vibrant, poignant, sassy, and pure gold.
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 Blues singer, songwriter, guitarist Kirsten Thien captivates on her release, Kirstein Thien - Delicious, on the Screen Door Records label. Pick up a copy of the CD, sit back, and take a big bite, Kirsten Thien - Delicious, is simply delicious, and definitely satisfying.
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 Mocean Worker - Candygram for Mowo! is an electro-funk and fun release on the Mowo! Inc. record label that makes you feel good. Mocean (pronounced Motion) Worker is the recording moniker for jazz musician, bass guitarist, vocalist, producer, Adam Dorn, son of the late Grammy-award winning producer Joel Dorn, for whom he dedicates the album. Mocean Worker is joined on the release by special guests, Lyrics Born, Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter, Mindi Abair, John Ellis, Steven Bernstein, and Hal Willner.
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 Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield - A Love Letter to New Orleans on the Basin Street Records label is a 14-track release that will captivate your heart. Irvin Mayfield is joined by Los Hombres Calientes and a "who's who" of talented musicians including Ellis Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Cyril Neville, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Kermit Ruffins, Rebirth Brass Band, John Boutté, Big Chief Bo Dollis, Sr., and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, to name but a few.
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 Musician, maestro, and clarinet extraordinaire Dr. Michael White's latest release Adventures in New Orleans Jazz Part 1 blends music from Africa, the Caribbean, and other genres, as he looks at the influences on and of New Orleans Jazz.
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 Clear out the room and let the dancing commence with Kermit Ruffins' latest release Kermit Ruffins - Happy Talk. With a Who's Who of supporting musicians from Dr. Michael White, to Corey Henry, Percy Williams, Mark Mullins, and more, the release lives up to Kermit's belief, music was made for dancing.
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 2012 Grammy Nominated Rebirth Brass Band - Rebirth of New Orleans on the Basin Street Records label captures the heart and soul of New Orleans Jazz. Close your eyes and you can almost picture the steamboats cruising on the Mississippi River, the taste of beignets and chicory coffee, and dancing "the second line" in a brass band parade.
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 Showing that time can stand still, spry 90-year-old jazz extraordinaire Chico Hamilton’s latest release Chico Hamilton: Revelation is 22 tracks and over 77 minutes of music pleasure. The release blends different formats against Chico’s unique use of tempo and pace that results in a sound that is pure platinum.
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 Rhythm and Blues artist Shane Dwight writes from the heart
for his 12-track release, Shane Dwight - A Hundred White Lies
on the R-Tist Records label,
based on the ups and downs of his own life.
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evolution%20continues.jpg "Chicago Blues a Living History - The (R)Evolution Continues") Chicago Blues: A Living History - The (R)evolution Continues with Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Magic Slim, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Zora Young, Mike Avery is a 2-disc magical blues release that captivates from the opening hot guitar licks and continues to track 22 with music from the ‘40s to the late 90s.
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 Chris Bergson lays it on the line with his latest release, Chris Bergson Band - Imitate the Sun,
which is pure blues genius. Chris Bergson is by joined the talented
Jay
Collins, Bruce Katz, Matt Clohesy, and Tony
Leone, with special guests Kenny Rampton, and Chris
Karlic on this memorable album.
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 Jazz drummer and composer Jeff "Tain" Watts' latest release, Family, released on the Dark Key Music label is a celebration of family, friends, and life, which is apropos, given his recent marriage to fellow musician, jazz trumpeter Laura Kahle. The 9-track album features all new material composed by Jeff "Tain" Watts and is pure jazz genius.
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 Trumpeter, composer, arranger Laura Kahle makes her debut release as a leader with Circular, on the Dark Key Music record label. The 11-track album of original compositions makes the most of the talents of Laura Kahle, Orlando le Fleming, husband Jeff"Tain" Watts, Yosvany Terry, JD Allen, Claudia Acuña, and Monte Croft.
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 Sultry Singer
Songwriter Dana Fuchs adds another notch to her impressive
credentials with Dana Fuchs - Love to Beg, her debut Ruf Records
label release. A stunning rocker with a voice reminiscent of the legendary Janis
Joplin, Dana Fuchs captivates with her lyrics and music
co-written with Jon Diamond and her powerful delivery.
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 Bluesman
extraordinaire Al
Basile clearly delivers on
his eighth release, Al Basile - The
Goods. Joined by an impressive team of Duke Robillard,
Brad Hellen, Bruce Bears, Mark Teixeira, Doug James,
and The Blind Boys of Alabama - Jimmy Carter, Ben
Moore, Joey Williams, Al Basile - The Goods
will have blues lovers' scrambling to pick up a copy to add to their
collections.
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 Ian Shaw, two time BBC Jazz Awards winner for Best Jazz Vocalist, presents a compilation of creatively arranged jazz, pop, and blues classics on Ian Shaw - The Abbey Road Sessions. Honed from a series of live sessions, the release showcases Ian Shaw's mastery of arrangements layered against his striking vocals.
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 With her fifth solo release Jude Johnstone - Quite Girl, Jude
Johnstone has crafted another memorable chapter in her library of songs
written as short stories with musical accompaniment. Imposing lyrics,
emotionally charged arrangements, and a guest list of musicians such as Emmylou
Harris, Clarence Clemons, Maxayn Lewis, Jimmy LaFave, Susan
Cowsill, John Cowsill, and John David Souther, makes this
release one for the collectors of music with heart, soul, and depth.
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 Gordon Johnson's latest release, Gordon Johnson - Trios No. Five
is his fifth release in his series of jazz trios that features some of the
brightest talents on piano and drums, and backed by Gordon's extraordinary bass
work.
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 Big Joe Maher and The Dynaflows are back at
it again with their latest release Big Joe and the Dynaflows - You Can't
Keep a Big Man Down, which
combines blues, jazz, Chicago blues, a bit of New Orleans, Texas
blues, and more on this animated release that sings about neighbors, cousins,
troubles, love, and survival.
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 The GRAMMY® Winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra's
latest release, Spanish Harlem Orchestra - Viva La
Tradicion, has the
orchestra in fine "voice" on this energetic and passionate Latin jazz release.
Move the furniture before you start playing Viva La Tradicion, you will need
room to dance.
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 Cassandra Wilson surprises everyone with her
latest release Cassandra Wilson - Silver Pony
where she includes a selection of live tracks, something she has not done since
1991, and adds in special guests Ravi Coltrane and John
Legend on a release that crosses genres with some Jazz, Blues, and
Delta Blues.
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 Marcus Miller - A Night in Monte-Carlos featuring Marcus Miller, Roy
Hargrove, Raul Midón, and the L'Orchestre
Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo was a evening of surprises, musical
magic, jazz, blues, pop, rock, and more; as you know with Marcus Miller, there
is no status quo.
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 Sue Richardson - Fanfare is
fifteen original tracks and a walk through a selection of genres from jazz,
samba, swing, rock and more. British jazz artist, singer, songwriter, trumpeter
Sue Richardson shines like never before, and her vocals are as powerful and
captivating as her trumpet.
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 Saxophonist Tommaso Starace's release Tommaso Starace Quartet - Blood and
Champagne is a fusion of jazz and blues that was inspired by everyday
events and books he read, and the resultant arrangements are influential,
expressive, and perceptive.
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 Stanley Abernathy - It Ain't
Easy Bein' Me is a reflection of the times, traveling, and personal
beliefs, each of which has shaped the music and the person behind Stanley
Abernathy. The release is a little bit of blues, a little bit of jazz, and a
whole lot of Stanley's
horns.
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 Ray Blue's latest release Ray
Blue - Berries and Blues melds Ray's love of blues, jazz, and African
folk rhythms into a tight sound with soul and feeling. Ray has an uncanny
ability to capture everyday experiences and project them through his music.
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 The latest release from Joe
Louis Walker - Joe Louis Walker's Blues Conspiracy -
Live on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise is another in a long
line of must have releases. Recorded live with a long list of multi-talented
musicians the release rocks from the opening track and cruises on through track
eleven; they must have had to issue lifejackets during the sets as the group
had the boat rocking and rolling.
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 Lee Ritenour's 6 String
Theory is more than a tribute to the guitar, it is
a testament to how versatile and fluid the instrument is in the hands of
twenty
of the most talented guitarists in the world including Lee
Ritenour, Taj Mahal, John Scofield,
George
Benson, Keb' Mo', Joey Bonamasso, Mike
Stern, B.B. King, Slash,
Neal Schon, and Pat Martino to name but a
few of the
many talents on this super-star album released on the Concord Music Group
label.
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 Dwight Twilley - Green
Blimp is 12 rock and pop infused tracks that
reprise the creative lyrics, strong melodies, and progressive
arrangements that
have become the standard of the legendary rocker Dwight Twilley.
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 Jane Monheit is at home with her latest release Home
where she imparts her interpretation of some of her favorite jazz
standards,
and along with a special group of musicians, they have crafted a release
from
the heart, for the heart.
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 Sultry Jazz Vocalist
Jane Monheit takes time
out from
touring to speak with Luxury Experience
about
her latest 12-track album, Home, released on the Concord Records
label.
Aptly named Home, the jazz standard album has a
comfortable,
cozy, feel to it, like sharing an evening with a dear friend.
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 The blues, along
with some funk and Zydeco, have never been in better hands than that of
Elvin
Bishop and his 1959 Gibson Stereo ES 345 Guitar, on the release Elvin Bishop - Red Dog Speaks.
The
release contains Elvin's cutting wit, powerful blues grooves, and an
all-star
cast of musicians.
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 Long, sultry, summer days require cool refreshment to quench
one's thirst; and the jazz album David Benoit Earthglow,
produced
by five time GRAMMY® nominated composer and pianist David
Benoit and Clark Germain on the Heads Up
International
label, a division of Concord Music Group,
is as satisfying as an ice-cold glass of lemonade on a sweltering day.
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 Herbie Hancock - The
Imagine Project shows how music's influences
mirror
cultures and societal times. Assembling an international super group of
musicians, Mr. Hancock allows his music to be the single art form that
brings
different cultures together with a common bond of peace, love, and
caring for
all.
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 Jeff Lorber Fusion - Now
is the Time is a look at the
roots of jazz fusion, circa late 1970's to early 1980's, but with the
opportunity to infuse 20+ years of musical influences into a release and
style
that is as much now as it was then. Jeff's arrangements, with the
assistance of
noted musicians such as Jimmy Haslip, The Blood Sweat &
Tears
Horns, Randy Becker, Eric Marienthal, Paul Jackson
Jr.,
and Vinnie Colaiuta, are like a fine wine, the balance is
perfect.
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 Max Wild - Tamba is a journey to the roots of music drawing on the influences of the African rhythms and specifically the Zimbabwe beat and their effect on rock-n-roll and jazz. Tamba is an innovative, creative, and refreshing blend of styles and influences with danceable undertones.
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 Mindi Abair - In Hi-Fi Stereo
is Mindi's musical back to the future with
10 original tracks influenced by the golden age of Rhythm and Blues,
Soul, and Funk,
the 1960's and 1970's.
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 Josefina Sanner - Love
Case
Scenario, the latest release by the Swedish pop singer and
songwriter, is a compilation of short stories told through her creative
arrangements, communicative lyrics, and captivating voice.
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 Arturo Sandoval - A
Time for Love is a look at
Arturo's classical influence with a jazz flavor showing that the trumpet
is an
instrument of love as he works his magic in a symphonic setting.
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 Jade Ell - Ellen, Mourning This
Morning is a release full of tight lyrics and polished
arrangements,
Jade shines like never before. Through her storytelling, this pop, rock,
folk
diva has recorded an emotionally inspiring and elegant release.
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 Shakura
S'Aida
- Brown Sugar is straight ahead sassy blues with a rich sound;
Shakura's vocals take you to the depths of blues despair with a smile on
your
face.
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 The release Coco Montoya - I
Want It All Back
melds genres from blues, pop, funk, rock, soul, and rhythm and blues
seamlessly
in creative arrangements and melodies complementing Coco's
distinctive guitar work and vocals.
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 The release Johnny A. - One
November Night features
a guitarist who is gifted and blessed with the talent to emulate a
vocalist's
ability for phrasing lyrics through his creative melodies and distinct
chord
changes. From fiery hot licks to touching melodies, Johnny A's guitar
work is
as unique and distinct as you will ever hear.
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 Find the Rhythm! A Guide for the
Salsa Dancer
by Alex Wilson and Lee Knights is a must for anyone interested
in learning about and connecting with the music, and not just merely
learning
the dance steps. Alex Wilson is a
Latin musician, composer, arranger, producer, and educator, Lee
Knights is a salsa dancer, salsa instructor, performer, and
choreographer; together they make a formidable team to share the passion
of the
music - Salsa.
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