By John Hilderbrand on May 3, 2009 in candy dulfer, chick corea, dvd, fusion, new releases, nu jazz, pat metheny, smooth jazz, stanley clarke | 0 Comments
Here is a list of new CDs and DVDs coming in May that I’m aware of. Click to order the CD from Amazon.com, or to download MP3s. Your purchases through these links help the site! May 5 Poogie Bell Band – Get on the Kit
By John Hilderbrand on Apr 2, 2009 in new releases | 0 Comments
Here is a list of new releases coming in April that I’m aware of. Click to order the CD from Amazon.com, or to download MP3s. Your purchases through these links help the site! April 7 Cassandra Wilson – Closer To You – The Pop Side | Paul Brown and Marc Antoine – Foreign Exchange | [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Mar 31, 2009 in chick corea, contemporary jazz, fusion, new releases, stanley clarke | 0 Comments
Earlier this month, I posted some of the new contemporary jazz and jazz-related videos that have come out this year. Below are some of the new CDs that came out this month. On the carousel to order the latest from Diana Krall, Gregg Karukas, Chris Botti, the Rippingtons, Sean Jones, Chuck Loeb, Return To Forever, [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Mar 10, 2009 in new releases, rippingtons, smooth jazz | 1 Comment
The new Rippingtons recording, Modern Art, is out today. The Rippingtons is a Russ Freeman project that I very much enjoyed in the 80s and 90s. Freeman has kept it going for over 20 years with above-average pop-jazz compositions and a changing roster of musicians. Modern Art marks some changes in the group: a new [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Mar 3, 2009 in bob james, david sanborn, dvd, new releases, smooth jazz, wayne shorter | 1 Comment
Here are some new DVDs you might be interested in. Some are already available and the rest will be out by the end of the month. Clicking through and buying these through Amazon.com earns the site a commission. Amazon.com Widgets
By John Hilderbrand on Nov 4, 2008 in candy dulfer, christmas, contemporary jazz, incognito, joe zawinul, new releases, remixes, smooth jazz, stanley clarke, yellowjackets | 0 Comments
One constant in the contemporary jazz world is the planning and reliable execution of Heads Up recordings. I just got the list for 2009 and it’s another winner for contemporary jazz fans. I’ll elaborate more in later posts but here’s what’s on the schedule: January Incognito – More Tales Remixed – remixes of songs from [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 30, 2008 in christmas, contemporary jazz, new releases, smooth jazz, tributes | 0 Comments
Jeff Lorber – Heard ThatSome nice pop-jazz gems; guests include Rex Rideout, trumpeters Rick Braun and Ron King, and Gerald Albright. Buy the CD or DRM-free download at Amazon Buy the download from iTunes Will Bernard – Blue Plate Special Buy the CD at Amazon Buy the download from iTunes Take 6 – The StandardA [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 23, 2008 in christmas, contemporary jazz, fusion, herbie hancock, kenny garrett, miles davis, new releases, smooth jazz, tributes | Comments Off
Kenny Garrett – Sketches of MD: Live At The Iridium. “I wanted to document the band I took on the road for Beyond the Wall while we were working with Pharoah and also write some new songs,” says Kenny of this new recording which features Pharoah Sanders. “The idea of doing the Miles-related songs just [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 16, 2008 in contemporary jazz, new releases | 0 Comments
Javon Jackson – Once Upon A Melody Buy the CD or DRM-free MP3 download at Amazon.com Buy the download from iTunes Patricia Barber – The Cole Porter Mix Buy the CD at Amazon.com Buy the download from iTunes Promises Made: The Millennium Promise Jazz Project (with Kirk Whalum) Buy the CD at Amazon.com Nuspirit Helsinki [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 9, 2008 in contemporary jazz, new releases | 0 Comments
There are a couple of other new releases out today that I didn’t list on my first post. In stores now are the latest recordings from Russell Gunn and George Colligan. I wasn’t able to quickly find a press release on Russell’s new one but I think the title says it all: Love Stories. There [...]
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