Fantastic set of New music you will be hearing on Jazz 88 in the coming days and that we debut LIVE on The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw, Monday, September 17, 2012 6-8 PM PT! The complete list with some hand-picked videos (thanks Chad!) after this taste from Lionel Loueke and the split...
CLIFTON ANDERSON – “AND SO WE CARRY ON” – {Daywood Drive}
(Trombonist, with his latest offering that showcases six new original
compositions and three newly arranged standards. Backed by his working group
with a large list of special guests).
http://youtu.be/59pCxG1WR3o
ERIC BASCOM – “NO ENEMY” – {Self-released}
(Composer/self-taught guitarist from Massachusetts leading an ensemble. A self-
released album, the date consists of all original compositions and arrangements).
CHERYL BENTYNE – “LET’S MISBEHAVE” – {Summit}
(Vocalist, covering the Cole Porter songbook. She says Porter’s ability to
cover “the human condition” seemed like the right fit for her new release, as she
is a recent cancer survivor).
GRAHAM DECHTER – “TAKIN’ IT THERE” – {Capri}
(Guitarist, leading a great 4tet, rounded out with Tamir Hendelman, John
Clayton and Jeff Hamilton. Session includes a mix of standards; jazz
classics and some well penned originals.
KURT ELLING – “1619 BROADWAY” – {Concord Jazz}
(Grammy-winning singer/lyricist, with a date that honors the legendary Brill
Building Project, a location that the London Telegraph called “the most important
generator of popular songs in the Western world”. The Brill building served as a
creative home for more than 160 tenants associated with the pop-music industry.
The new release is an eleven-track collection featuring renditions of classic songs
that came out of the Brill Building.)
JON HAMAR – “HYMN” – {Origin}
Seattle bassist, with his maiden release on Origin Records leads a trio, bolstered
by Todd DelGiudice and Geoffrey Keezer. Eschewing the traditional piano
trio format, Hamar explores the textural, dynamic and melodic possibilities of