Jazz Podcast N. 42

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Cover art: Juliette by Thomas Couture

PLAYLIST
1. Akiko Tsuruga - Meanie Queenie (CD: Sweet and Funky)

CD available on CD BABY

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2. Craig Pilo- Early Cynical Mystery


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3. Cruise Control - Infinity (CD: City Life)


CD available on CD BABY

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4. Ed Johnson - Samba 2 Tom (CD: The Other Road)


CD available on CD BABY

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5. Katie Bull - Which? (CD: The Story So Far)

CD available on CD BABY

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FREE MP3 TRACK! Kindly provided by Ioda Alliance:

Akiko Tsuruga
"Meanie Queenie" (mp3)
from "Sweet and Funky"
(18th & Vine)

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Background Music: The Ragtimers - Sister Kate

Best Jazz CDs of 2007

This list should be considered to get an idea of last tendencies in jazz, rather than as absolute values. As usual,by clicking on the iTunes icon, if you have installed Apple's multimedia player, you can listen to some samples of mentioned records.

1. Michael Brecker - Pilgrimage



2. Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette - My Foolish Heart: Live at Montreux



3. Carla Bley - The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu



4. Ibrahim Ferrer - Mi Sueño



5. Kurt Elling - Nightmoves



6. David Torn - Prezens



7. Joshua Redman - Back East



8. Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters



9. David Murray Black Saint Quartet - Sacred Ground



10. Ron Carter - Dear Miles

B. B. King - Kansas City 1972

This is pure blues, in 1972 B. B. King was in great shape and this is the recording of a memorable concert. It kind of feels like you're there, in Kansas City while you're listening to this record; King talks to the public, he introduces, joking, his great musicians and plays wonderfully his guitar Lucille. A record that no blues lover should be without.




Artist: B. B. King
Album: Kansas City 1972
Year: 1972
Label: Charly Music

Available on iTunes



My opinion: 9/10

Jazz Podcast N. 41

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Cover Art: Passage To Northwest - Johnn Everett Millais

PLAYLIST
1. The Saltman/Knowles Quintet - Journey Around My Room (From CD - It's About The Melody)
Available on iTunes



2. The Mishka Spiro Trio - Swan Song (From CD Awesome in New York)
Available on iTunes


the songwriter for The Mishka Spiro Trio, Scott Fivelson, has just published a very funny satirical novel called Tuxes available at www.beachsidepress.com.

3. Curios - Very Loved (From CD Hidden)
Available on iTunes



4. Geoff Lapp Trio - Zack In The Box (From CD Stained Glass)
Available on CDBaby
Available on iTunes



5. Daniel Smith - Scrapple From The Apple (The Swinging Bassoon)
Available on iTunes




Background music by Outsounds

All songs played with permission by artist, manager or label.

IMSLP.ORG closes down

IMLSP.ORG, the Internet Music Score Library Project has closed down, the founder of the site sadly announces:

On Saturday October 13, 2007, I received a second Cease and Desist letter from Universal Edition. At first I thought this letter would be similar in content to the first Cease and Desist letter I received in August. However, after lengthy discussions with very knowledgeable lawyers and supporters, I became painfully aware of the fact that I, a normal college student, has neither the energy nor the money necessary to deal with this issue in any other way than to agree with the cease and desist, and take down the entire site. I cannot apologize enough to all IMSLP contributors, who have done so much for IMSLP in the last two years.

There were more than 10.000 music scores in the public domain on the site
I must add I am not surprised at all, as I wrote in my previous post I re-started playing piano, and I was so happy to find on IMSLP the whole Mikrokosmos by Bartok, a serie of studies divided in 6 volumes, very popular among piano students. It was an old Sovietic edition with titles in cyrillic, but all the studies were there. The problem is: Bartok died in 1945, 62 years ago, therefore Mikrokosmos does not comply with the rule life+70 years and it's not in the public domain. But this is not the only case. I really hope they open again, but being more careful about published scores.

This is my new digital piano, an Orla Stage Partner. keyboard with 88 hammer action keys, it definitely feels like a real piano. Various sounds including two different acoustic pianos, Rhodes piano, harpsichord, vibes, strings, brass and a wonderful organ at a reasonable price. Orla is an Italian brand which produces mainly very good organs much used in chuches.
As you can see I have already put the Hanon method on it, as with this instrument I am a little rusty and I need to practise.

Jazz Podcast N. 40

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Cover Art: Silvestro Lega - L'educazione al lavoro


PLAYLIST

1. Daniel Smith - Blue Monk ( From CD Bebop Basoon)
Available on iTunes

http://www.danielsmithbassoon.com/


2. Monk's Music Trio - Straight No Chaser (From CD Monk On Mondays)
Available on CDBABY


3. Eugene Maslov - Nardis (From CD Where The Light Comes From)
Available on CDBABY
Available on iTunes

http://www.eugenemaslov.com/
http://www.myspace.com/138824182


4. Bluesforce - Night Funk (From CD NIO)
This CD is available for FREE, released under the Creative Commons License
http://www.bluesforce.net/
http://www.myspace.com/bluesforce


5. Sandy Kastel - Cry Me A River (From CD This Time Around)
Available on CDBABY
Available on iTunes

http://www.sandykastel.com/
http://www.myspace.com/sandykastel

All songs played with permission by artist, manager or label.