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 THE HOWLAND/IMBODEN PROJECT: the howland/imboden project - An all instrumental jazz/rock/fusion project with a strong emphasis on songs, featuring current members of the band Chicago: Keith Howland on guitar and Tris Imboden on drums. |   DEVIL DOLL: queen of pain - sex and sorrow. 40's style torch jazz meets punk rock. angry and sexy. |  INGA SWEARINGEN: learning how to fly - Inga revives the art of scatting, imbuing these jazz standards with a rare vitality |  JACO: portrait of jaco - japanese version - This 2CD box-set is a one-of-a-kind collection that provides an amazing look back into the life and times of Jaco Pastorius, aka "The World's Greatest Bass Player." (Not Available In Stores) |  DARYL STUERMER: waiting in the wings - Guitarist with PHIL COLLINS & GENESIS. Contemporary Jazz-Rock fusion of picturesque, melodies with progressive rock passion. AUTOGRAPHED CD’S AVAILABLE WHILE THEY LAST |  JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS: paradise wobble - Obscure, Naughty & Lovely songs from the 1910s, 20s and 30s. Soulful, rustic, and authentically inspired interpretations of early 20th century novelty and hot-jazz tunes. |  JANET KLEIN: come into my parlor - Performing Obscure, Naughty, and Lovely songs from the 1910's, 20's and 30's. with singing and ukulele accompaniment in a girl-next door Depression Era style. |  PETER MAYER: stars and promises - A celebration of Christmas through song, featuring acoustic, folk and world music influences. |  MARY FOSTER CONKLIN: you'd be paradise - A mix of jazz and blues vocals, with a heavy emphasis on swing, story and lyric. Recently featured in the New York Times |  CAFE ACCORDION ORCHESTRA: dancing on the moon - world beat music of the kennedy era - an eclectic mix of french musette, vintage swing, latin and european music | | |||||||||||
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CD Baby Editor's Picks - Jazz | |||||||||||||||||||||
 MATTHEW PARRISH: circles - It's hard to say whether it's the delicately executed phrasing of their atmospheric gems, note-perfect and tender on every attack with sensual melodic lines that weave in and out, pulling the ear to and from the foreground to the background textures... or whether it's the driving, swinging, lilting, uptempo dazzlers with a perfect balance of class and sass- but either way, the Matthew Parrish debut is, without a doubt, one of the most inviting, open-armed jazz albums to dance into our warehouse. Brilliant. |  MICHAEL RABINOWITZ: ocean eyes - While it might not be the first instrument you think of for delivering a distinctive, cutting, but expressive jazz voice, the bassoon, joined by vibes, comes out of the confines of the classical, orchestral setting with a surprising elegance and exciting fresh texture. Once you hear it, it's strikingly natural- with the potential for buoyancy and punch, sass and back-talk, the voice of this lickety-split bassoon-vibraphone dialogue (matched by marimba as well as an impressive backing combo) makes for an album that is both eye-opening and easy to sink into. Brilliant. |  GORDON BECK QUARTET: experiments with pops - These guys put a new stamp on hard, swinging bebop and turn up the heat to "scorching" with their lickety-split. break-neck speed virtuosity on this multi-mood album. Dazzling, to say the least, this expressive jazz quartet shreds up the keys, strings and drums like few others, occasionally settling down into a wistful, twirling contrapuntal dream state. Doing their zesty, creative covers of favorites like, "Michelle," "These Boots Are Made for Walking," and 'Good Vibrations," and many others, their ability to weave rhythmically complex lines and intertwine them in a way that comes off as elegant as the original songs makes for a fresh and yet familiar album that we highly, highly recommend. |  MICHAEL LOWENSTERN: ten children - From the clarinetist of the Klezmatics, comes an exciting, mind-bending electro-acoustic album of visionary, daring, compelling pieces in what he calls, "Transparent Technology-driven Jazz." Propelled without genre boundaries and yet reaching into electronics, classical, jazz and vocal pop, this is truly an album that establishes a new ground for the instrument. From plaintive, long, lyrical lines that hang in space to driving, dazzling, flying fingers, this album takes you from laughter to excitement to pondering with integrity and creativity. Bravo! |  JOHN BASILE-JOHN ABERCROMBIE: animations - Didn't think you'd stumble onto jazz names you knew, eh? Heh heh, you thought wrong! In this stunning guitar duo album, these tracks are delivered by no less than John Basile and John Abercrombie in light, wistful and casually swinging numbers. With the carefree feeling of an impromptu jam session in your own living room and the refinement of carefully charted pieces with exceptional musical dialogue, "Animations" settles into the soul as easily as a glass of red. Definitely a must for the jazz connoisseur. | | ||||||||||||||||
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