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 FREDDIE HUBBARD'S BACK TO BIRDLAND, SONNY CLARK'S COOL STRUTTIN', BOBBY HUTCHERSON'S HAPPENINGS REISSUED

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1. FREDDIE HUBBARD'S BACK TO BIRDLAND, SONNY CLARK'S COOL STRUTTIN', BOBBY HUTCHERSON'S HAPPENINGS REISSUED
2. NEW RELEASES - TEMPO DREAMS VOLUME 2, STRANGE JAZZ UNIVERSE FEATURING RON BRUNER SR, RONNIE BURRAGE
3. NEW RELEASES - GEORGE DUKE'S BRAZILIAN GROOVE, KIRK LIGHTSEY, JACOB SZEKELY TRIO
4. JEFF LORBER CLASSIC ALBUMS REISSUED - WATER SIGN, WIZARD ISLAND, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, IT'S A FACT AND GALAXIAN

FREDDIE HUBBARD'S BACK TO BIRDLAND, SONNY CLARK'S COOL STRUTTIN', BOBBY HUTCHERSON'S HAPPENINGS REISSUED Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT FREDDIE HUBBARD - BACK TO BIRDLAND Freddie Hubbard comes storming home to his bebop roots on this 1981, West Wind release. When Hubbard, Richie Cole on alto saxophone, Ashley Alexander on double trombone, George Cables on piano, Andy Simpkins on bass, and John Dentz on bass dive head first into the seminal Gillespie/Parker tune "Shaw Nuff," it's almost as though the '60s and '70s never happened. They swim straight back to the source-lightning fast and with unbridled energy. On "Lover Man" (Ramirez/Davis/Sherman), Cole's subtle, heartfelt soloing meshes seamlessly with Hubbard's velvet flugelhorn. It is great to hear these tunes and this kind of playing updated in an era of such superior recording techniques. On the final track, Hubbard's own "Byrdlike," the sparks fly off trombone, sax, and trumpet in ever growing spirals. This is real; blistering be-bop for those of us that can't get enough. Recorded in 1981. Personnel: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet). Recording information: 08/1982. Personnel includes: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Richie Cole (alto saxophone); George Cables (piano); Ashley Alexander, Andy Simpkins, John Dentz, Med Flory. Personnel includes: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Richie Cole (alto saxophone); Ashley Alexander (trombone); George Cables (piano); Andy Simkins (bass); John Dentz (drums). ~ cduniverse