THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER INTERNATIONAL DEBUT OF BELGIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER/PIANIST SUSAN CLYNES 'LIFE IS' SET FOR RELEASE FEB 18, 2014

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1. INTERNATIONAL DEBUT OF BELGIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER/PIANIST SUSAN CLYNES 'LIFE IS' SET FOR RELEASE FEB 18, 2014
2. HALIFAX MEETS DETROIT ON SINGER & SONGWRITER CRISSI COCHRANE'S NEW ALBUM LITTLE SWAY
3. JAMES BRANDON LEWIS - DIVINE TRAVELS
4. JEFF BALLARD TRIO WITH LIONEL LOUEKE & MIGUEL ZENON - TIME'S TALES
5. MIKE LONGO - STEP ON IT
6. THE DUKES OF SEPTEMBER: DONALD FAGEN, MICHAEL MCDONALD, BOZ SCAGGS LIVE AT LINCOLN CENTER
7. RONNIE BURRAGE - HEAL

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT OF BELGIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER/PIANIST SUSAN CLYNES 'LIFE IS' SET FOR RELEASE FEB 18, 2014 Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:23 AM PST "Life Is..." marks the international debut of Belgian singer/pianist Susan Clynes, on New York based  MoonJune Records. This release was compiled from three live concerts done at two different locations, each one with a unique band configuration. The Archiduc, an historic Art Deco bar in Brussels dating back to 1937, served as the backdrop for two of these performances. The first was done in trio format with Nico Chkifi on drums and Pierre Mottet on bass. The second was a more intimate solo performance at the Library of The Cultural Center of Bree. The third and final performance saw the return to the Archiduc, this time as a duet with Simon Lenski on cello. Each band configuration provided its own framework and pallet of tonal colors for these diverse sound portraits. "A Good Man" and "Ileana's Song" make playful use of the drumkit and bass. These clever songs lie somewhere between Slapp Happy-era Dagmar Krause, Elaine Di Falco's work with Thinking Plague, Annette Peacock and early period Kristin Hersh in her band, Throwing Muses. The chiefly instrumental piece, "Les Larmes", a composition about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is brimming with emotional expression making excellent use of the cello as a universal human voice.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER THE ESSENTIAL BOZ SCAGGS FEATURES 32 SONGS SPANNING 1969-2013

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1. THE ESSENTIAL BOZ SCAGGS FEATURES 32 SONGS SPANNING 1969-2013
2. ERIC DIVITO - THE SECOND TIME AROUND
3. HERBIE HANCOCK JAPANESE PRESSING SERIES REISSUED, FEATURES THE HEADHUNTERS & THE HERBIE HANCOCK TRIO
4. NEW RELEASES - SID TOURE, SIBA, THE NEWCOMERS
5. 3 COHENS - TIGHTROPE

THE ESSENTIAL BOZ SCAGGS FEATURES 32 SONGS SPANNING 1969-2013 Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:45 AM PDT Grammy Award®-winner Boz Scaggs' unique mix of blues and soul, rock, and sophisticated R&B all comes together on The Essential Boz Scaggs, a new collection of his work that will be available everywhere October 29th through Columbia/Legacy.. The Essential Boz Scaggs is the first 32-song, double-CD collection to track his solo career from 1969 (his seminal self-titled American debut LP on Atlantic Records, produced by  Rolling Stone editor/publisher Jann Wenner in Muscle Shoals, with Duane Allman on lead guitar) all the way to 2013 (his Memphis album, a tribute to that city's musical greats).  At the heart of this collection are 23 cuts that cover his near two-decade stay at Columbia Records starting in 1971, including 14 Hot 100 chart singles that established him on radio in the U.S.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER NEW RELEASES - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, MILES DAVIS, HUGH LAURIE

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NEW RELEASES - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, MILES DAVIS, HUGH LAURIE Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:21 PM PDT THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS This record represents the first recorded incarnation of the Doobies part II, the edition of the band featuring gravel-voiced keyboardist Michael MacDonald. It's clearly a transitional album, and a pretty big departure from the band's original style. You can hear the new direction most clearly on the album's two hit singles--the title tune and "It Keeps You Running." The closing track "Carry Me Away" marks the first appearance of the see-saw keyboard riffs later immortalized in "What A Fool Believes" (and later ripped off to good commercial effect by various MacDonald wannabes like Robbie Dupree). ... Full Description The rest of the album deals in various forms of funk. Japanese only SHM paper sleeve pressing. Features 2009 remastering. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC & Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. Warner.2009. Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California. The Memphis Horns: Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love, James Mitchell, Lewis Collins, Jack Hale. The Doobie Brothers: Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons (vocals, guitar); Michael McDonald (vocals, keyboards); Tiran Porter (vocals, bass); Keith Knudsen (vocals, drums); Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (guitar); John Hartman (drums). Additional personnel: Maria Muldaur (vocals); Novi (viola); Jesse Butler (organ); Richie Hayward (drums); Bobby LaKind (congas). ~cduniverse.com