THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER DAVID WHITE JAZZ ORCHESTRA - THE CHASE

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1. DAVID WHITE JAZZ ORCHESTRA - THE CHASE
2. ESTHER PHILLIPS - BABY, I'M FOR REAL!: 4 CLASSIC ALBUMS 1971-1974
3. NEW RELEASES: OHIO PLAYERS - BACK; THE EMINENT STARS - SITTIN' IN WITH THE EMINENT STARS; EURO CINEMA - FUNKSTAMATIC
4. LOUIS ARMSTRONG - ICON 2
5. NEW RELEASES: THE FLOACIST - RISE OF THE PHOENIX MERMAID; OTIS TRIO - 74 CLUB; PIERRE DORGE & THE NEW JUNGLE ORCHESTRA - TJAK TJAKA TCHICAI

DAVID WHITE JAZZ ORCHESTRA - THE CHASE Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:14 PM PDT Trombonist and composer David White formed his powerhouse 17-piece ensemble, the David White Jazz Orchestra, in 2007 and introduced them to the jazz world four years later with his well-received debut, Flashpoint. "White clearly knows his jazz history," wrote one reviewer, "and strikes a perfect balance by incorporating his musical influences while defining his own progressive style." White now returns with a follow-up disc, The Chase, containing six new originals performed by his New York City-based orchestra, many of whose members have been associated with him musically since their high school days in Buffalo, New York two decades ago. The ensemble, while steeped in big-band traditions, takes the music in exciting new directions rife with vibrant voicings and rhythmic variety. White's Mister Shepherd imprint will release the disc on April 8.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER NEW RELEASES: ZARA MCFARLANE - IF YOU KNEW HER; ISLAND RECORDS PRESENTS ROOTS: 37 ESSENTIAL ROOTS ANTHEMS; CATHERINE RUSSELL - BRING IT BACK

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1. NEW RELEASES: ZARA MCFARLANE - IF YOU KNEW HER; ISLAND RECORDS PRESENTS ROOTS: 37 ESSENTIAL ROOTS ANTHEMS; CATHERINE RUSSELL - BRING IT BACK
2. JAZZ MEETS SPORTS WITH CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, BERNIE WILLIAMS, KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR AND OTHERS
3. NEW RELEASES: LADY DAISY - IN MY HEADPHONES; NOSTALGIA 77 - A JOURNEY TOO FAR; ALEJANDRO SANTOYO - NEW WORLD
4. NEW RELEASES: ASHLEY BEEDLE - MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC - THE ASHLEY BEEDLE RE-EDITS; BAMA LOVE SOUL PRESENTS - ON DECK 2 FUTURE SOUL CLASSICS FOR THE NEW B-BOY GENERATION; OHIO PLAYERS - EVERYBODY UP
5. 92Y JAZZ IN JULY FESTIVAL FEATURING CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT, BILL CHARLAP, CHRISTIAN SANDS, DICK HYMAN AND MORE
6. DIONNE WARICK 4 ALBUMS IN ONE: WINDOWS OF THE WORLD / IN THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS / PROMISES, PROMISES / SOULFUL
7. DIONNE WARWICK 4 ALBUMS IN ONE: HERE I AM / LIVE IN PARIS / HERE WHERE THERE IS LOVE / ON STAGE & IN THE MOVIES
8. DIONNE WARWICK 4 ALBUMS IN ONE: PRESENTING DIONNE WARWICK / ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART / MAKE WAY FOR DIONNE WARWICK / SENSITIVE SOUND OF DIONNE WARWICK
9. DIONNE WARWICK 4 ALBUMS IN ONE: I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN / VERY DIONNE / DIONNE / JUST BEING MYSELF

NEW RELEASES: ZARA MCFARLANE - IF YOU KNEW HER; ISLAND RECORDS PRESENTS ROOTS: 37 ESSENTIAL ROOTS ANTHEMS; CATHERINE RUSSELL - BRING IT BACK Posted: 11 Feb 2014 02:03 PM PST ZARA MCFARLANE - IF YOU KNEW HER If You Knew Her is Zara McFarlane's follow-up album on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings. This new, emotionally charged body of work sees her blossoming as a lyrically conscious songwriter, cementing what her debut album Until Tomorrow revealed - an artist composing original songs, telling her own stories (a rarity among jazz singers), demanding attention for their daring brilliance. Over half the tracks are stripped bare, revealing Zara's voice in all its variety and subtlety. Leaving her full trio behind, she performs in different settings, most poignantly with just understated accompaniment from the dazzling pianist Peter Edwards or, as on the album's opening masterpiece, "Open Heart," with just bass and hang. Yet when she employs her full impressive band, magic is made. "Woman in the Olive Groves," one of the album's stand-out tracks, is a spellbinding thought-provoking song and a standard in the making. The albuma also includes some unexpected covers including a wonderful jazz reworking of "Police and Thieves," the Junior Murvin classic. ~ Giant Step