new releases
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Lalah Hathaway Stax |
Self Portrait Released Aug 18 2008 |
www.lalahhathaway.com |
| Lalah Hathaway, daughter of classic soul legend Donny Hathaway releases her new solo album on Stax entitled ‘Self Portrait’. The album contains 12 original songs and featuring guest vocalist Rahssaan Patterson and bassist Marcus Miller. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Curios Impure Music |
Closer Released Sept 1 2008 |
www.curiosmusic.com |
| The follow-up to last year’s critically acclaimed debut Hidden, Closer takes the dynamic, melodic musical world of Curios to a new level. Led by pianist and composer Tom Cawley and featuring bassist Sam Burgess and drummer Joshua Blackmore, Curios’ musical world is self-contained and yet utterly expansive, shifting effortlessly from moments of real beauty to passages of fiery explosiveness. To download the press release click here. For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Karrin Allyson Concord Jazz |
Imagina: Songs of Brasil Released Sept 1 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| As a singer, Karrin Allyson’s diction is flawless, her phrasing conversational, her tempo swinging, her improvisation teeming with scat and vocalese. Yet while Allyson has covered an enormous breadth of repertoire, this is the first time she has devoted an entire album to the music of Brazil. Half the songs here were penned by Antonio Carlos Jobim, including two sumptuous bossa novas and features songs sung fully in Portuguese, as well as Brazilian songs with English translations. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Aaron Parks Blue Note |
Invisible Cinema Released Sept 8 2008 |
www.myspace.com/aparksmusic |
| Stunning debut album for 24 year-old Brooklyn based pianist and keyboardist Parks, who first came to attention, like Lionel Loueke, in the band of Terence Blanchard. A powerfully concieved work, Invisible Cinema, draws on Parks’ many infuences from Bjork to Bartok and Radiohead to Me’shell Ndegeocello. Electric stuff! To download the press release click here. For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Joe Lovano Blue Note |
Symphonica Released Sept 8 2008 |
www.joelovano.com |
| Tenor titan Lovano’s 20th Blue Note recording is a bold and beautiful orchestral project recorded largely in concert with the WDR Radio Big Band and Orchestra from Cologne, Germany, with the music arranged and conducted by Michael Abene, the musical director of the big band. Largely Lovano originals the album features one cover, Charles Mingus’ “Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love”. To download the press release click here. For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Patricia Barber Blue Note |
Cole Porter Mix Released Sept 15 2008 |
www.patriciabarber.com |
| Sublimely intimate but hugely expressive investigation of the brilliant songs of Cole Porter by the wonderfully artful singer/pianist and composer Patrica Barber. She breathes fresh life into his music as well as contributing three typically intelligent originals. Like her label mate Wilson, Barber is a genuine one off and Cole Porter Mix is unmissable. To download the press release click here. For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Zoe & Idris Rahman Manushi Records |
Where The Rivers Meet Released Sept 22 2008 |
www.zoerahman.com |
| Where Rivers Meet finds Mercury Music nominated pianist Zoe Rahman collaborating with her brother, clarinettist, Idris Rahman on some unique, utterly beguiling jazz-inspired interpretations of Bengali music: including the songs of Rabindranath Tagore, Abbasuddin and Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee amongst others. To download the press release click here. For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Milton Nascimento/Jobim Trio Blue Note Brasil |
Novas Bossas Released Sept 29 2008 |
www.bluenote.com |
| A sublime new recording that finds one of Brasil’s greatest voices supported by Daniel Jobim, piano, Paulo Braga drums, Paulo Jobim guitar and bassist Rodrigo Villa in a well-paced program of classic Bossa Novas given a fresh twist. Click here to download the Press Release PDF For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Chante Moore Peak Records |
Let it Come to You Released Sept 29 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| Chante Moore returns with her long awaited first solo CD in nearly a decade, Love The Woman, which sees her reunite with her longtime musical mentor, producer George Duke. She is in vintage form on a sultry passionate ballads; she demonstrates her breathtaking skills as a jazz vocalist all the while her classy R&B stylings continues to demonstrate her distinctive soulful style that has made her one of the most admired and respected female artists over the past two decades. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Wolfgang Muthspiel 4tet Material Records |
Earth Mountain Released Oct 6 2008 |
www.materialrecords.com |
| Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel has been making a name for himself as one of Europe’s finest musicians. In October 2007, Muthspiel invited Swiss pianist Jean-Paul Brodbeck to join his band and perform a new repertoire of songs Muthspiel had written for quartet. On 'Earth Mountain', Muthspiel and Brodbeck engage in a constant harmonic dialogue. The new pieces - at times leaning towards hip-hop and rock grooves - create a dense and earthy band sound, both inviting and daring. To download the press release click here. For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Philip Clemo All Colours Arts: aca001 |
The Rooms Released Oct 20 2008 |
www.philipclemo.com |
| Philip Clemo’s new album The Rooms is a hypnotic journey into sonic space featuring 22 musicians including B J Cole (pedal steel), Henry Lowther (flugelhorn and trumpet), Chloë Goodchild (voice), Theo Travis (saxophone and flute), Clive Bell (Asian flutes) and a Prague String quartet. The sessions were recorded by veteran sound engineer Phill Brown, who has worked with Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and Bob Marley, amongst many others. Click here to download the Press Release PDF For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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reissues
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Sonny Criss The RVG Remasters |
This is Criss Out September 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| In 1966 Sonny Criss was brought to New York for a recording session with a rhythm section handpicked for their ability to swing and for their understanding of the bebop methods that drove Criss. To many listeners, This Is Criss! was a revelation; it presented a fully matured soloist who had overcome the uneven conception and time problems that many of them remembered from his brilliant but erratic earlier work. With Walter Davis, Paul Chambers, Alan Dawson. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Miles Davis The RVG Remasters |
The Musings of Miles Out September 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| As Miles Davis’s first session with Red Garland and Philly Joe Jones, this line-up was the forerunner of the Miles Davis Quintet. On "A Night in Tunisia" Philly Joe used special sticks with little cymbals riveted to the shaft. Also with Oscar Pettiford.
For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Red Garland Trio The RVG Remasters |
Groovy Out September 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| Red Garland was an important member of the Davis quintet as a soloist, interactive accompanist, and keeper of the repertory. Being in Miles's group gave Garland the exposure he otherwise would not have gotten. Once his talent was established, he was signed to Prestige as a recording leader in his own right. Groovy was the third in Red's trio series for Prestige and it has the usual fine mix of jazz standards, ballad standards, blues ballads, and just plain blues - an object lesson in finding and maintaining a groove. With Paul Chambers, on bass, and drummer Arthur Taylor.
For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Modern Jazz Quartet The RVG Remasters |
Concorde Out September 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| This was the first MJQ session done specifically for 12-inch (earlier sessions were released on 78s, 45s, EPs, and 10-inch LPs) and was also Connie Kay's first recording with the group after replacing Kenny Clarke. "I'll Remember April" was done at a separate session because John Lewis, the perfectionist, was dissatisfied with the first version. Also with Milt Jackson and Percy Heath.
For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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John Coltrane The RVG Remasters |
Dakar Out September 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| In ’57, Coltrane went through an astonishing period of artistic growth John Coltrane. He had moved from virtual obscurity to acclaim as the tenor saxophone innovator of the decade in the Miles Davis Quintet. With the interestingly contrasted baritone saxophonists Cecil Payne and Pepper Adams, and a rhythm section of great smoothness and swing, Dakar is a gem in the Coltrane discography. Also with Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor.
For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Sonny Rollins Keepnews Collection |
Freedom Suite Out October 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| “As passionate, talented, multifaceted and variable as this album would lead you to believe, I am glad to be able to say that this remarkable artist remains one of the greatest and most creative of all tenor saxophone players and improvisers." (Orin Keepnews liner notes)
Personnel: Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, bassist Oscar Pettiford, drummer Max Roach
Includes 3 bonus tracks.
For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Wes Montgomery Keepnews Collection |
Incredible Jazz Guitar Out October 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| Though he was never able to read music notation Montgomery possessed an unfailing command of the blues and of ballad tempo and was an impressive composer. There were at least three unique aspects to his performing style, comments Keepnews: he played with his thumb, never used a pick… and his solos almost invariably included two elements routinely referred to as ‘impossible’—his use of octaves and of pianistic block chords.
Personnel: Wes Montgomery on guitar and pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath.
For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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McCoy Tyner Keepnews Collection |
Fly with the Wind Out October 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| In his liner notes, Orrin Keepnews says of Tyner, “He was, and still remains, one of the most powerful pianists I have ever heard; having learned to merge that strength with a very personal form of lyricism—an unusual, unique combination. To me, it is this linking of power and beauty—in both the writing and the playing here—that distinguishes Fly With the Wind and makes it possibly my personal favorite among the 17 albums that I worked on with this extraordinary artist.”
Personnel: McCoy Tyner on piano and various others, including flutist Hubert Laws, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Billy Cobham
Includes 2 bonus tracks. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Bill Evans Keepnews Collection |
Sunday at the Villiage Vanguard Out October 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| June 25, 1961, yielded two live records, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby, the final two documents of Evans' first, and best, trio, with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. Sunday at the Village Vanguard may be the ultimate monument to LaFaro's talent, who died just 10 days after the recording; it features two of his compositions, "Gloria's Step" and "Jade Visions," and he plays lengthy and dazzling solos on nearly every track.
For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Thelonious Monk Keepnews Collection |
Thelonious Himself Out October 2008 |
www.concordmusicgroup.com |
| This, you might say, is an album of undiluted Monk …. Monk, alone in the recording studio, offering highly personal versions of some standards and some of his own tunes. The overall tone is reflective, tempos relaxed and a good deal of that sometimes deceptive feeling of searching for an idea to explore, of unexpectedly finding in a single note or phrase the impetus for a full chorus that follows.
For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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