THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER NEW RELEASES: GIL MELLE QUARTET - QUADRAMA; THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - BOSSA NOVA USA; BILLY HIGGINS - SOWETO

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NEW RELEASES: GIL MELLE QUARTET - QUADRAMA; THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - BOSSA NOVA USA; BILLY HIGGINS - SOWETO Posted: 07 Apr 2014 06:03 AM PDT GIL MELLE QUARTET - QUADRAMA Sublime work from one of the true originals of 50s jazz! Gil Melle was a baritonist – but with a sound and approach that was completely unique – very different than bigger names on the instrument, like Jimmy Giuffre or Pepper Adams. He had an icy touch that was surprising for the instrument, crafted carefully in well-written compositions with longtime partner Joe Cinderella, an equally compelling guitarist who's working with Melle on this quartet session that also includes Shadow Wilson and George Duvivier. The tracks aren't as way-out as some of Melle's work, but they've got an edge that's undeniable – and which clearly set the tone for some of Jimmy Giuffre's work of the same period. Titles include "Walter Ego", "Full House", "Quadrama", and "Rush Hour In Hong Kong". (SHMCD pressing.) ~ Dusty Groove

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER LAURA ANTONIOLI LAUNCHES INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR NEWEST PROJECT - SONGS OF SHADOW, SONGS OF LIGHT: THE MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL

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1. LAURA ANTONIOLI LAUNCHES INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR NEWEST PROJECT - SONGS OF SHADOW, SONGS OF LIGHT: THE MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL
2. ANGELIQUE KIDJO TO RELEASE "EVE" IN JANUARY 2014
3. NNENNA FREELON & THE JOHN BROWN BIG BAND
4. GUIDA DE PALMA AND JAZZINHO - VELUDO
5. KEVIN COEHLHO - TURN IT UP
6. NEW RELEASES - ANOUSHKA SHANKAR, U-NAM & NIVO DEUX, CHARLES WATERS QUARTET
7. SUZANNA SMITH - HALFWAY BETWEEN HEAVEN & LOVE
8. MARVIN GAYE - THE ESSENTIAL VINYL COLLECTION / MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 1980

LAURA ANTONIOLI LAUNCHES INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR NEWEST PROJECT - SONGS OF SHADOW, SONGS OF LIGHT: THE MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL Posted: 23 Oct 2013 01:52 PM PDT Laurie Antonioli is a jazz singer who has garnered a reputation as a true original as well as an innovative collaborator in the sophisticated world of eclectic jazz. With four albums currently in release, she is now soliciting funding through an Indiegogo campaign for her newest project, "Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light: The Music of Joni Mitchell." The campaign launched on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 and is scheduled to conclude on Sunday, December 1, 2013. Antonioli is requesting $38,000 in order to cover immediate expenses for recording, mixing, and mastering, with a stretch goal of an additional $19,000 to cover promotion and distribution expenses. Donors can contribute from $10 on up, with "perks," or rewards for donations, ranging from digital downloads and copies of the new album to rare Joni Mitchell memorabilia. Large-scale donors will receive invitations to special concerts and can even attend the recording sessions at the legendary Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.