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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 20/52
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Walsh, Chuck Berry, John Scofield, Johnny Guitar Watson, Brian May, Pete Townshend, Alvin Lee, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Fripp, Eddie Van Halen, Marc Ribot
Chick Corea and Gary Burton record ‘The New Crystal Silence’ live in Sydney (2007)
'The New Crystal Silence' by Chick Corea & Gary Burton is a live album recorded on May 10 & 12, in Sydney, on July 7 in Molde, Norway and July 13, 2007 in Canary Island and released on February 5, 2008 by Concord.
We remember Billy Higgins. ‘Soldier Higgins’
This day (May 3, 2001), in Inglewood, California, died Billy Higgins, an American jazz drummer who played on over 700 recordings.
Stoned
From 'Let's Go Get Stoned' to 'Queen Of Diamonds', we have mixed 18 'Jazz & Blues' tunes around the theme of 'Stones'. It has Muddy Waters, Janis Joplin, Dinah Washington, John Scofield and many more.
FRE:SH CONTEMPORARY 02 (483 minutes – 10 albums)
Eight hours of newly released contemporary jazz albums. : Logan Richardson . Angelica Niescier, Florian Weber . Anne Paceo . Charles Lloyd & the Marvels . GoGo Penguin . Aly Keita, Jan Galega Bronnimann, Lucas Niggli . Aruán Ortiz Trio . Erik Truffaz . 3rd Force . Pierrick Pédron .
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With guitarist Pat Metheny, pianist Jason Moran, bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Nasheet Waits. On Blue Note Records.
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Angelica Niescier (alto), Florian Weber (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (drums), Ralph Alessi (trumpet) and Christopher Tordini (bass). On Intakt Records
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French drummer Anne Paceo with Emile Parisien on sax. It's Laurie Anderson meets modern Dadaism. On Laborie Jazz.
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One Broadway
From 'Give my regards to Broadway' to 'Broadway Bossa Nova', we have mixed 18 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Broadway'. It has Dave Brubeck, Herb Ellis. Bob Maize. Jimmy Smith , Mongo Santamaria, Peruchin & Charlie Palmieri and many more.
Astronomy Domine
From 'El Satelite' to 'Saturday Night On Saturn', we have mixed 17 'Jazz With a Slice Of Pop' tunes around the theme of 'Stars, Planets And Other Sky Items'. It has Benny Carter, Pat Metheny, Gene Ammons With Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Dinah Washington and many more.
Jazzin’Around The Shape of Jazz to Come
Starting and ending with Ornette Coleman's composition 'Lonely Woman', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue' tunes around the theme of 'Ornette Coleman'. It has Chet Baker, Lyambiko, Charles Mingus, Jimmy Rodgers and many more.
Jazzin the Samba
From 'Samba De Minha Terra' to 'Samba de Una Nota So (One Note Samba)' , we have mixed 18 'Jazzified Samba' tunes around the theme of 'Real Jazzmen Doing Brazilian Music'. It has Quincy Jones , Pat Metheny , Stan Getz , Eddy Harris and many more.
Jazz Dancing
From 'Unsquare Dance' to 'Carribean Fire Dance' , we have mixed 14 'Swing' tunes around the theme of 'Dancing with Jazz'. It has Ray Barretto, Nat Adderley, Donal Byrd, Joe Henderson and many more.
Some Girls Are Not from Ipanema
From 'La Ragazza Di Ipanema' to 'Les Filles De Cadiz' , we have mixed 17 'Jazz and Others' tunes around the theme of 'World Wide Girls'. It has Larry Carlton, Pery Ribeiro, Eden Ahbez, Katia Guerreiro and many more.
Ben Williams – Coming of Age
Released on April 21, 2015, "Coming of Age" is the second album by Ben Williams with special guests: Goapele, Christian Scott, Stefon Harris, ...
Fortunately, it was a very short search to add a new album to my collection. Ben Williams flawlessly offers an intoxicating mixture of contemporary jazz, R&B, pop and a sprinkle of hip-hop on his sophomore release. “Coming of Age” is a detailed piece of work that vibrantly illustrates the accomplished bassist’s musical growth through the ability to translate life experiences into his music.
That’s one of several small missteps, another being a solo bass interpretation of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” a song that jazz musicians should no longer be mining…
Fortunately, it was a very short search to add a new album to my collection. Ben Williams flawlessly offers an intoxicating mixture of contemporary jazz, R&B, pop and a sprinkle of hip-hop on his sophomore release. “Coming of Age” is a detailed piece of work that vibrantly illustrates the accomplished bassist’s musical growth through the ability to translate life experiences into his music.
That’s one of several small missteps, another being a solo bass interpretation of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” a song that jazz musicians should no longer be mining…
Nathan East – Nathan East
Released in March, 2014, "Nathan East" is the first solo eponymous album as leader by American bass player Nathan East.
Track Listing : 1.101 Eastbound (Marcel East, Nathan East
) - 05:24 . 2.Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder) - 04:05 . 3.Letter From Home (Pat Metheny) - 04:02 . 4.Moondance (Van Morrison) - 04:20 . 5.I Can Let Go Now (Michael Mcdonald) - 02:47 . 6.Daft Funk (Nathan East, Michael Thompson) - 04:47 . 7.Sevenate (Chuck Loeb) - 03:39 . 8.Can'T Find My Way Home (Steve Winwood) - 05:32 . 9.Moodswing (Bob James) - 05:08 . 10.Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder) - 04:26 . 11.Yesterday (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 04:26 . 12.Madiba (Nathan East, Chris Gero) - 08:22 . 13.America The Beautiful (Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 04:33Musicians : Nathan East
- Bass, Bass (Upright), Vocals . Carmen…Gilad Hekselman – This Just in
This Just In' is the fourth release by Israeli NYC-Based Guitarist Gilad Hekselman.