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New CDs and DVDs In May

John Hilderbrand — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:50:09 +0000

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 |
Jim Beard w/ Vince Mendoza – Revolutions
Incognito – Live in Jakarta DVD

May 12
Return To Forever – Live at Montreux 2008 DVD / Blu-ray
Stanley Clarke Trio w/ Hiromi and Lenny White – Jazz in the Garden |
Candy Dulfer – Funked Up! |
Charnett Moffett (feat. Will Calhoun) – The Art of Improvisation

May 19
Richard Elliot – Rock Steady |
Nicola Conte – Rituals |
Terri Lyne Carrington – More To Say… (Real Life Story: NextGen) |

May 26
Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez – Quartet Live!
Diana Krall – Live In Rio DVD / Blu-ray

New Jazz in April

John Hilderbrand — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:00:21 +0000

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 |
Rudder – Matorning
Jeff Kashiwa – The Very Best of Jeff Kashiwa |
Jack DeJohnette – Music We Are (with John Patitucci and Danilo Perez)

April 14
Bernie Williams – Moving Forward |
Medeski Martin & Wood – Radiolarians II |

April 21
Down to the Bone – Future Boogie
Grant Geissman – Cool Man Cool

April 28
Chick Corea and John McLaughlin – Five Peace Band (with Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett, and Brian Blade)
Spyro Gyra – Down the Wire
Melody Gardot – My One and Only Thrill
U-Nam – Unanimity
Marion Meadows – Secrets

New Music in March

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:37:06 +0000

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, Nils, and Philippe Saisse.

Try It Out Tuesdays – The Rippingtons

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:41:08 +0000

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 bassist and no percussionist. Long-time Ripps saxman Jeff Kashiwa returns as a “special guest.”

Check out a couple of tracks from it (Windows Media Player required):

> Paris Groove
> Modern Art

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New Music DVDs

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:08:48 +0000

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.

2009 Contemporary Jazz Preview

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:08:07 +0000

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 the latest Incognito release;
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Live;
Walter Beasley – Free Your Mind

February
Joe Zawinul – 75 – two-disc live set;
Pieces of a Dream – Soul Intent;
Mike Stern – New Morning The Paris Concert;
The Bad Plus Joined by Wendy Lewis – For All I Care

March
Marion Meadows – TBD;
Chuck Loeb – Between 2 Worlds;
Yellowjackets – New Morning The Paris Concert

April
Candy Dulfer; Hiroshima

May
Spyro Gyra; Zap Mama; Stanley Clarke/Hiromi/Lenny White

June
Alexander Zonjic, Andy Narell

August
Najee; Mike Stern; Joe Zawinul DVD

September
Take 6 – a new holiday recording

September 30 New Releases – Lorber, Take 6, Bernard…

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:00:46 +0000

Jeff Lorber – Heard That
Some nice pop-jazz gems; guests include Rex Rideout, trumpeters Rick Braun and Ron King, and Gerald Albright.
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Will Bernard – Blue Plate Special
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Take 6 – The Standard
A good Take 6 recording, enhanced by guest artists George Benson, Al Jarreau, Jon Hendricks, Roy Hargrove, Till Brönner, Aaron Neville, and the late Ella Fitzgerald. “While we sing lyrics that always exemplify our spiritual and moral convictions, what we really are at the core is a jazz vocal group,” says Dave Thomas, a member of the Take 6 lineup since 1985. “So we decided to do an album of jazz standards, a record that will stand up as the jazz vocal album for all time.”
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Jason Miles – 2 Grover With Love
Follow-up to the best-selling tribute to Grover Washington, Jr., To Grover With Love
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Bela Fleck & the Flecktones – Jingle All the Way
read my post on this

September 23rd Releases – Kenny Garrett, Fourplay, Spyro Gyra

John Hilderbrand — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:17:41 +0000

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 evolved.”
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Fourplay – Energy
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Spyro Gyra – A Night Before Christmas
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Herbie Hancock – Then and Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock
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September Releases Part 3: New on 9/16

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:08:50 +0000

Javon Jackson – Once Upon A Melody
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Patricia Barber – The Cole Porter Mix
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Promises Made: The Millennium Promise Jazz Project (with Kirk Whalum)
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Nuspirit Helsinki – Our Favorite Things
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Dave Koz – Greatest Hits
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Ari Hoenig – Bert’s Playground
Check out this drummer whose wide array of influences include punk, funk, heavy metal, and jazz
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September Releases Part 2: Russell Gunn and George Colligan on 9/9

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:54:17 +0000

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 are some samples on Russell’s MySpace page. As I write this, a download was not available at Amazon.com or iTunes. What’s up with that?
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George can play many different styles of jazz, from fusion with his Mad Science to acoustic trio. His new Runaway recording has Edward Blanco at AllAboutJazz raving. Check it out now on:
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