SPECIALITIES NEW RELEASES release date: 26th AUGUST 2016
MARIUS NESET
JAZZ WORLD MUSIC BLUES ROCK/POP SOUNDTRACKS
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RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
Snowmelt MARIUS NESET & LONDON SINFONIETTA Marius Neset burst onto the scene with his first album as leader in 2011, and was instantly hailed as combining “Brecker's power and Garbarek's tonal delicacy” and being “on his way to being one of the biggest new draws on the circuit” (Guardian). The album "Snowmelt" is his most ambitious, cherished and personal project to date. In these concentrated works, Neset has sought out chaos and dissonance, he has also been drawn to lyricism and tenderness, and then worked at finding a balance between the extremes, using compositional methods which subliminally bring out the continuities between them. The three main compositions on “Snowmelt” are the fruit of intense work during the period from 2012 to 2015. Given Neset's long, considered process, the scale of the undertaking, and the sheer amount of work, time and thought that have gone into his compositions, it comes as no surprise that each listen brings seems to bring more revelations. There is always something more here for the listener to discover and unravel.
Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ACT9035-2 Barcode: 614427903525 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Marius Neset - tenor and soprano saxophones Ivo Neame - piano Petter Eldh - bass Anton Eger - drums London Sinfonietta conducted by Geoffrey Paterson
Legendary US jazz magazine DOWNBEAT has selected Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset as the ONLY European name in its “25 FOR THE FUTURE” list of young and upcoming musicians destined to shape the future of jazz. UK Premiere at LSO St Luke's on 18th November, as part of the London Jazz Festival Track listing: 1. Prologue 2. Arches of Nature: Sirens 3. Arches of Nature: Acrobatics 4. Arches of Nature: Circles 5. Arches of Nature: Caves 6. Arches of Nature: Paradise 7. Arches of Nature: Rainbows 8. Arches of Nature: Pyramiden 9. The Storm is Over 10. Introduction to Snowmelt 11. Snowmelt All music composed and arranged by Marius Neset
RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
Colors for the Masters STEVE TURRE Trombonist and composer Steve Turre shows off his full spectrum of sounds on his latest album, Colors for the Masters. The album’s ten songs, evenly split between jazz standards and original tunes that carry the torch for the tradition, offer a dazzling array of hues played in tribute to and alongside some of the elders that have inspired Turre. The leader’s own trombone virtuosity is only one color in a palette that also includes a variety of mutes and his wholly original conch shell artistry. Colors for the Masters teams Turre with a rhythm section of legendary elders, each of whom shaped the trombonist’s distinctive voice: pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Jimmy Cobb. On four tunes the band is joined by saxophonist Javon Jackson, like Turre an alumni of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers; and for the album’s final tune, a stirring rendition of Jobim’s “Corcovado” on which Turre shows off his innovative shell playing, virtuoso percussionist Cyro Baptista also joins in. Together, they pay electrifying homage to other, departed luminaries like John Coltrane, J.J. Johnson, and Thelonious Monk.
Label: Smoke Sessions File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSR1606 Barcode: 888295365628 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Steve Turre - trombone and shells Kenny Barron - piano Ron Carter - bass Jimmy Cobb - drums plus guests: Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone Cyro Baptista - percussion
Track listing: 1. Taylor Made (Steve Turre) 6:22 2. Quietude (Steve Turre) 5:43 3. JoCo Blue (Steve Turre) 5:17 4. Coffee Pot (J.J. Johnson) 5:09 5. Reflections (Thelonious Monk) 6:54 6. Mellow D for R.C. (Steve Turre) 5:56 7. Colors for the Masters (Steve Turre) 5:52 8. When Sunny Gets Blue (Marvin Fisher/Jack Segal) 7:20 9. United (Wayne Shorter) 5:05 10. Corcovado (Antônio Carlos Jobim) 7:18
RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
Latin American Songbook EDWARD SIMON The music of Latin America has long been some of the world’s most beloved, whether Brazilian bossa nova, Argentinean tango, Cuban bolero or irresistible songs from Chile, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Pianist Edward Simon – a native of Venezuela who has made a name for himself over decades in America as a jazz pianist, bandleader and composer-arranger, along with being a Guggenheim Fellow and member of the hit SFJAZZ Collective – has created fresh, supple interpretations of melodies from all these countries for Latin American Songbook. The album – the San Francisco Bay Area-based pianist’s 14th – sees Simon leading his working trio with bassist Joe Martin and drummer Adam Cruz. The trio’s subtly virtuosic performances brim with lyricism, color and groove, giving instrumental voice to songs originally made famous by such singers as Caetano Veloso, Mercedes Sosa and Carlos Gardel.
Label: Sunnyside Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSC1418 Barcode: 016728141826 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack EDWARD SIMON - piano JOE MARTIN - bass ADAM CRUZ - drums
Track listing: 1. LIBERTANGO (ASTOR PIAZZOLLA) 6:35 2. ALFONSINA Y EL MAR (ARIEL RAMIREZ) 9:05 3. CAPULLITO (RAFAEL HERNANDEZ) 9:12 4. VOLVER (CARLOS GARDEL) 8:46 5. GRACIAS A LA VIDA (VIOLETA PARRA) 7:33 6. CHEGA DE SAUDADE (ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM) 6:50 7. EN LA ORILLA DEL MUNDO (MARTIN ROJAZ) 8:10
RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
Into the Mystic DAVID HELBOCK TRIO The Austrian pianist David Helbock belongs to the generation of jazz musicians who are heading off in their own individual directions, pushing the boundaries, radically re-configuring our understanding of what old and new music is, re-aligning composition and improvisation, and challenging common pre-conceptions about style and personality. “These days jazz musicians often take pop songs as their point of departure,” says Helbock. “Speaking frankly, it doesn’t matter what you cover, whether it’s pop, classical music, world music - whatever. But what does matter is what you then make of it.”
Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ACT9833-2 Barcode: 614427983329 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack David Helbock - piano Raphael Preuschl - bass ukulele Reinhold Schmölzer - drums
Helbock draws on a wide range of sources of inspiration to make his music. Incidents in everyday life and nature are in there, but also a wealth of musical influences, and written texts of all kinds. Now, however, the musical storyteller Helbock feels he has reached the point when it is right to tie all these threads together, and to concentrate on the mystical heart of what it is to make music. In this trio recording with Raphael Preuschl, on the very rare bass ukelele, and Reinhold Schmölzer on drums, Helbock is adventuring “Into the Mystic” on several levels. The album is enriched by all kinds of mythology, from sagas about the gods of ancient Greece, to the cosmology of the earth, and a multitude of literary, filmic and artistic inspirations. Track listing: 1. Beethoven #7, 2nd Movement (Ludwig van Beethoven) 2:45 2. The Soul 4:43 3. Spiritual Monk 5:17 4. Exodus To Star Wars I (Ernest Gold & John Williams) 2:09 5. Louverture (Raphael Preuschl) 4:17 6. Eros 4:52 7. Exodus To Star Wars II (Ernest Gold & John Williams) 2:44 8. Mother Earth 5:04 9. Into The Mystic 6:25 10. Exodus To Star Wars III (Ernest Gold & John Williams) 2:34 11. A Child Is Born (Thad Jones) 4:16 12. Masks 3:40 13. Star Wars Theme (John Williams) 5:01 14. The World Needs More Heroes 3:07
RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
The Groove Governor JIMMY RUFFIN Elemental Music proudly presents, for the first time ever on CD, Jimmy Ruffin’s The Groove Governor. Although it didn’t chart, "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow" has a good chorus and should have done better. The producer employs a spoken intro on Burt Bacharachs' "This Guy's In Love With You," to good effect. "Living in a World I Created for Myself" has hit qualities but failed to make the grade. The backing vocals, aptly done by the Originals, are magnificent throughout. Jimmy Ruffin (1936-2014) was an American soul singer, and elder brother of David Ruffin of The Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 hits "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold On (To My Love)".
Label: Elemental Music File Under: Soul Catalogue No: 88513 Barcode: 8435395501108 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
Track listing: 1. LET’S SAY GOODBYE, TOMORROW 3:12 2. MARIA (YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE) 3:08 3. HONEY COME BACK 3:11 4. OUR FAVORITE MELODY 3:18 5. LIVING IN A WORLD I CREATED FOR MYSELF 3:25 6. IF YOU WILL LET ME, I KNOW I CAN 3:10 7. THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU 4:51 8. ON THE WAY OUT (ON THE WAY IN) 2:44 9. TAKE A LETTER MARIA 2:48 10. YOU GAVE ME LOVE 3:00 11. JUST BEFORE LOVE ENDS 3:19 12. GATHERING MEMORIES 3:12
RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
Michelle BUD SHANK Celebrated alto saxophonist and flutist BUD SHANK (1926-2009) rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton’s Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. He spent the 1960s as a first call studio musician in Hollywood. In the 1970s and 1980s he performed regularly with the L. A. Four. Shank ultimately abandoned the flute to focus exclusively on playing jazz on the alto saxophone. He is also well known for the alto flute solo on the song “California Dreamin’” recorded by The Mamas & the Papas in 1965. Michelle is one of the few Shank recorded with the great CHET BAKER, here playing flugelhorn instead of the usual trumpet.
Label: Elemental Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 88514 Barcode: 8435395501115 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack BUD SHANK - alto sax & flute CHET BAKER - flugelhorn ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY BOB FLORENCE
Track listing: 1. MICHELLE 2. PETITE FLEUR (Little Flower) 3. GIRL 4. AS TEARS GO BY 5. YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BE SO NICE 6. LOVE THEME, UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG 7. SOUNDS OF SILENCE 8. TURN! TURN! TURN! 9. YESTERDAY 10. BLUE ON BLUE
RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
Soulin' LOU RAWLS This Elemental Music release presents Lou Rawls classic album Soulin’. Lou Rawls began his roll onto the R&B and pop charts with this 1966 work. He was now doing soul material, songs where his gospel background and instincts took over, and he simply wailed, soared, and shouted, rather than interpreting or working with blues progressions. He scored a huge hit with “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing” and had finally found a successful formula. Rawls (1933-2006), also voice actor, songwriter, and record producer, is best known for his singing ability: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had “the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game”. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his song “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”. He was a three-time Grammy-winner, all for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Label: Elemental Music File Under: Other Genres Catalogue No: 88515 Barcode: 8435395501122 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
Track listing: 1. A WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN 2:41 2. LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING 2:17 3. SO HARD TO LAUGH, SO EASY TO CRY 3:20 4. YOU’RE THE ONE 2:39 5. DON’T EXPLAIN 2:57 6. WHAT NOW MY LOVE 3:58 7. MEMORY LANE 2:19 8. OLD MAN’S MEMORIES (Monologue) 2:11 9. IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR 2:49 10. GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY (Monologue) 0:16 11. OLD FOLKS 2:21 12. AUTUMN LEAVES 3:00 13. ON A CLEAR DAY (You Can See Forever) 2:38 14. BREAKING MY BACK (Instead of Using My Mind) 2:23
RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
Them Changes RAMSEY LEWIS Elemental Music proudly presents this remastered edition of Ramsey Lewis album Them Changes. Born in 1935, Lewis is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. He has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career. Recorded in 1970, Them Changes and has the leader both on acoustic and electric piano, backed by a band featuring Phil Upchurch on electric guitar.
Label: Elemental Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 88516 Barcode: 8435395501139 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack RAMSEY LEWIS - piano, keyboards PHIL UPCHURCH - electric guitar CLEVELAND EATON - electric bass MORRIS JENNINGS - drums
Track listing: 1. THEM CHANGES 6:33 2. DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS 7:25 3. OH HAPPY DAY 7:25 4. DO WHATEVER SETS YOU FREE 8:00 5. SOMETHING 5:12 6. SEE THE END FROM THE BEGINNING, LOOK AFAR 6:15 7. THE UNSILENT MINORITY 3:52
RELEASE DATE 26TH AUGUST 2016
Doing It To Death THE J.B.'s
Label: Elemental Music File Under: Other Genres Catalogue No: 88517 Barcode: 8435395501146 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
This Elemental Music reissue presents the acclaimed early 1973 LP Doing It to Death by The J.B.’s. The legendary supporting cast of musicians behind JAMES BROWN earned a reputation as the tightest, best-drilled instrumental ensemble of the funk genre. Although the name J.B.’s is most often associated with the three hornmen who led the band (Maceo Parker, Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, and Fred Wesley), Doing It to Death also featured the original J.B., James Brown himself, who produced the 5-song album, composed and arranged all the tracks, and performed as the lead vocalist. Lodged in a deep groove between the band’s debut LP Food for Thought (1972) and the more complex and at-times political Damn Right, I Am Somebody (from 1974), Doing It to Death is one of the greatest groove jams of all time and marks the return of Maceo Parker to the group. Among the highlights of this essential funk release are the record’s title track, “Doing It to Death” (a long vocal jam that topped the R&B charts in 1973), and the provocative “You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I’ll Be Straight” (whose groove is interestingly teased two times before it arrives in full form). This incredible album is a perfect example of how James Brown’s funk machine could stop the world when they hit a groove. Track listing: 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE J.B.’S 0:25 2. DOING IT TO DEATH [Parts 1 & 2] 12:11 3. YOU CAN HAVE WATERGATE JUST GIMME SOME BUCKS AND I’LL BE STRAIGHT 0:15 4. MORE PEAS 13:46 5. LA DI DA LA DI DAY 5:39 6. YOU CAN HAVE WATERGATE JUST GIMME SOME BUCKS AND I’LL BE STRAIGHT 0:15 7. SUCKER 8:10 8. YOU CAN HAVE WATERGATE JUST GIMME SOME BUCKS AND I’LL BE STRAIGHT [Parts 1 & 2] 6:29