Libby Kirkpatrick

"Heroine" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)Please send $15.00 to Heart Music, P..O. Box 160326, Austin, texas 78716

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With sophisticated arrangements and unique instrumental choices through her partnership with producer and musician Rob Halverson, Libby’s songwriting maturity shines. Halverson’s quirky use of instrumentation together with Libby’s creative songwriting and vocal acrobatics create new sounds reminiscent of the creative input of George Martin. Rob and Libby’s production and songwriting talents combine to create dark, intimate story with subtle, yet surprising sounds that become more pronounced with each new listening. U2’s Bono said to Elvis Costello in an interview that “intimacy is the new punk rock.” If that is true, then Libby Kirkpatrick re-emergence post-motherhood with “Heroine” places her square in the middle of the post-punk Intimacy music genre.

“This Austin-based songstress possesses a clear voice that weaves itself unexpectedly through a melody, and a firm command of acoustic guitar... she easily shares the lineage of Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, or Ani DiFranco." —Carrie Havranek, The Village Voice, NY


Darin Layne Trio

"The Fisherman" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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“The Fisherman” , which was recorded live with no overdubs, reflects his originality and versatility. Intended to be a double album, the first half represents a more introspective “ECM” style, while the second half brings a more aggressive rock flavor. In sum, Layne shrewdly melds chops and poise with a sophisticated approach, all firmed-up by the rhythm section’s compassionate support.

“Austin’s Darin Layne and his confident fingers fly across the fretboard, then the next minute he might choose to calmly caress the neck of chosen guitar. His latest CD “ The Fisherman” takes a jam-band approach to his signature jazz sound, fusing the styles of Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Grant Green with his own originality”
-Jay Trachtenberg 90.5 K.U.T./Austin Chronicle


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Will Taylor and Strings Attached

"Collaborations" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

 

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Featuring Shawn Colvin, Eliza Gilkyson, Patrice Pike, Ian Moore, Slaid Cleaves, Ruthie Foster, Guy Forsyth, Libby Kirkpatrick, Sara Hickman and Barbara K. Creating sensual rhythms with tabla---an instrument known for it's worldly, Indian and middle-eastern colors---violist and arranger Will Taylor imbues popular American song with melodic depth and lushness, and the haunted sophisticated ambience of exquisitely ornate cellos, violins, piano and trumpet. Boundary-breaking, risk-taking and at times as gentle as aural arms that wrap around you, the emotionally seductive lyrics move metaphorically from moonlight to skin, love to loss, truth to solace.


Libby Kirkpatrick

"Goodnight Venus" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Goodnight Venus (UPC # 000206002921) “ featuring drummer Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls), bassist Sara Lee (Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco) and guitarist Mitch Watkins (Lyle Lovett) Goodnight Venus features Libby’s soaring vocals over pastoral embellishments of flugelhorn, swelling electric guitar and cello, over grooving and swinging folk-soul-pop songs. "Goodnight Venus is sumptuous....her voice is so striking....there really isn't one song that's below superb. Brilliant." - Modern Dance Music Review Magazine " Her unique vocal performance is artfully done. This album is full of surprises and a captivating listen.****(four stars)" - Roots Music Report " Though her sculpted voice has been compared to Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin and Joan Osborne, Kirkpatrick is in a class of her own. Her textured voice is like nothing else out there;it's very unique. she's great!" - Singer Magazine

Monte Montgomery

"Mirror" enhanced CD $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Monte Montgomery (guitar/vocals), Phil Bass (drums), Chris Maresh (bass)Abra Moore (backgound vocal)Lloyd Maines (steel pedal) and Stephen Bruton (backgound vocal) features "When Will I" (inc video from Austin City Limits), "Took Too Long", Hopin' You'd Slow Down, I Know You By Heart", "Mirror" and "Whirlwind".

Monte Montgomery is perhaps the most original acoustic rock guitarist/vocalist you will ever see. He was picked as one of the best undiscovered guitarist in the U.S. by Guitar One Magazine (March 2000) and Performing Songwriter has chosen "Mirror" as one of the 12 Best Independent Releases of the Year (March 2000). He has won best acoustic guitarist at the Austin Music Awards during SXSW for the sixth year in a row. He has full page color advertisements as spokesman for Alvarez guitars in Guitar World, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar World, Guitar One and Performing Songwriter since October, 1999."Austin, Texas, has once again unleashed a phenomenal guitar slinger on the world. This time, however, the trouble comes on acoustic guitar. His impassioned attack evokes every great player he has ever loved. He slaps the neck like Michael Hedges, taps Van Halen-esque false harmonics, soars melodicallly like Eric Johnson and strums with the brutal attack of SRV." - Jude Gold, Guitar Player Magazine


Monte Montgomery

"1st and Repair" (enhanced CD) $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Monte Montgomery (guitar/vocals), Phil Bass (drums), Chris Maresh (bass) includes four videos on enhanced CD On February 24th,1998, Heart Music released "1st and Repair" the debut album from talented newcomer Monte Montgomery. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Monte Montgomery is a remarkably accomplished guitar player and songwriter who possesses a wide range of styles. Included on "1st and Repair" are the bluesy "Pocket Change", the reggae-influenced "Love Come Knockin'", the soulful edge of "Love to the People", and the pop-rockin' "Last Goodbye", the first single to be released off "1st and Repair". He is being seen on national television shows: Austin City Limits, CD Highway and Texas Music Cafe. "Montgomery has pushed the acoustic-electric further into the realm of virtuoso rock guitar than anybody before him." - Jude Gold, Guitar Player Magazine

Libby Kirkpatrick

"Winged" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Winner of the 1999 Telluride Bluegrass Festival "Troubadour" award for Vocals and Songwriting, Libby Kirkpatrick's "Winged" shows her growth and development as a uniquely powerful and original singer-songwriter. Favored as her best work to date, the self-released "Winged" features songs like "Vaulted Heart" "To A Child" "Wait" "Silver Road" "White Eyelashed Girl". "Winged" shows her growth and development as an extremely powerful and refreshingly original singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist. Stunning audiences with her wide vocal range, serious command of dynamics, and her award-winning open-hearted lyrics, "Winged" is favored as her best offering to remarkably capture the essence of her solo-acoustic live performances. Her signature fluttering falsettos and perfect-pitch vocal improvisations combine with her passionate metaphorical imagistic writing style for a very emotive presentation. This is her contemporary folk-rock solo acoustic singer-songwriter masterpiece.

Libby Kirkpatrick "Songs From The Ether" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Voted "Best Album" in the Female Vocals category of the 1999 Boulder Community Media awards, "Songs From The Ether" also garnished a review in CMJ's A&R Pick column. Acoustic singer songwriter Libby Kirkpatrick presents her recording debut with this self-recorded award-winning solo acoustic (with some cello) demo. Featuring "Crying" "Proprioception" "Jupiter" "Universe" and "What Is That?"

“...this is very strong material. Libby Kirkpatrick is good – at times very very good,and her voice and songs are solid assets which an album stripped this bare canprove beyond a shadow of a doubt” - Music Reviews Quarterly, Fall 1999

"Libby Kirkpatrick's self-released debut "Songs From The Ether" speaks effortlessly to any romantic...As a whole, the album has an honest, sorehearted tone...recommended! - Brenda Linguiti, CMJ New Music Report "A & R Pick"


Doug Hall

"Jihi" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Pianist Doug Hall gives a lush, fluid, and profoundly detailed approach to his beautiful and dynamic compositions. As conveyed through the brightness and exquisiteness of his notes, you sense inner joy channeling through him. Featuring some of New York cities finest John Hebert (Andrew Hill, Kenny Werner) on bass, Bruce Hall (Bob Belden) on drums and Adam Kolker (Ray Barretto Band) on saxophones, “Jihi” was recorded at The Studio in New York City and engineered by the talented JimAnderson.

The compositions on Jihi range from ballads such as “Under the Rainbow” and “Be From You,” showcasing Doug's beautifully developed harmonies, to high energy and steady tension-driven themes such as “Darkstream,” displaying a free-flowing urban feel while still swinging throughout. “After the Fact” demonstrates Doug's ability to completely change tactility throughout the song while keeping it seamlessly together. This music is resplendent ensemble playing with sensitive yet commanding voices on
each instrument.

"Simply stated, Hall offers the best of both worlds thanks to his shrewd compositional pen and penchant for injecting off-kilter yet largely memorable hooks into his works. Fervently recommended." - Glenn Astarita Allaboutjazz.com


Doug Hall Trio

"Three Wishes" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Featuring Marc Johnson and Bruce Hall. Born into a musical family in Dallas, Texas, Doug Hall began studying piano at age six and made his orchestral debut with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at age nine. At the age of twelve, he became interested in jazz, and for the next several years competed in classical piano competitions and performed with orchestras, including another performance with the Dallas Symphony at age fifteen, and at the same time writing compositions for his high-school jazz ensemble. After graduating a year early, he was awarded a Memorial Composition Scholarship from North Texas State University and entered college at sixteen.

“Musicianship that is unerringly thoughtful... a set of engaging interplay” – JazzTimes

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Carla Helmbrecht

"Be Cool Be Kind" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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"'Be Cool Be Kind’ is about letting the beauty you love be what you do,” says Carla Helmbrecht of her latest release featuring Ernie Watts (from the Charlie Haden Quartet). “It’s about making peace with the past, about remembering to laugh at yourself, about expecting the worst, but instead finding the joy you’ve always dreamed of. It’s about passion and love in life.”

The lyrical expressions of Ernie Watts on sax, exchanging a romantic dialogue of call and response, combined with the warmth and intimacy of Carla’s voice bring a maturity to her music, and reveal a closer look at the dynamics of love and romance from a woman’s innermost vantage. The title track “Be Cool Be Kind” is one of three original compositions co-written by Carla Helmbrecht that shows her talents as a composer and lyricist outside of her creative renderings of un-ordinary standards. Carla’s stellar accompanyment includes: Ernie Watts on sax (Charlie Haden Quartet/Rolling Stones), Joe LaBarbera on drums (Bill Evans Trio / Tony Bennett), Peter Horvath on piano (Joe Henderson/Aretha Franklin), Clay Jenkins on trumpet (Stan Kenton/Count Basie/Buddy Rich), Larry Koonse on guitar (Cleo Laine, Mel Torme), Tom Warrington on bass (Stan Getz/Hank Jones) and Michael Spiro on percussion (Ella Fitzgerald/Gilberto Gil). Carla Helmbrecht currently resides in San Francisco, CA.

Carla Helmbrecht

"One For My Baby" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Heart Music/Street Sweepers Music was proud to announce the 1994 national debut release of jazz vocalist Carla Helmbrecht's "One For My Baby". With tasteful and sometimes surprising arrangements, One For My Baby offers the listener a distinct flavor of an era passed, with a unique, timely and sensual twist. Carla is joined by a host of accomplished jazz musicians for this collection of traditional jazz standards (and a few non-traditional selections), allowing all involved to interact freely with one another and stretch out. Among these well-known and world-class musicians are Clay Jenkins (Trumpet & Flugelhorn, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Harry James, Buddy Rich), Kim Richmond (Alto sax & Clarinet, LA Studio musician, Kim Richmond Big Band, Natalie Cole) and Chris Seiter (Trombone, Bob Mintzer, Brecker Brothers, Mel Lewis, Thad Jones, Toshiko Akioshi).

Elias Haslanger

"Kicks Are For Kids" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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[1998] Elias Haslanger (saxophone), Ellis Marsalis (piano), Fredrick Sanders (piano), Edwin Livingston (bass), J.J. Johnson, Tito Carillo (trumpet)

"Elias's CD (Kicks) is very much in the Jazz group concept of the 90's. It is obvious he has spent the time to reach a level of excellence that is commendable." --Ellis Marsalis

"Combining an intensity and lyricism reminiscent of early Coltrane with an inherent sense of fun and adventure" .
--Steve Graybow, Billboard Magazine


Elias Haslanger

"For The Moment" (enhanced CD) $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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[1997] Elias Haslanger (tenor sax) w/Fredrick Sanders (piano), J.J. Johnson (drums), Edwin Livingston (bass), Jeff Haley (bass). Tenor saxophonist Elias Haslanger has a full, rich tone that belies his years and a propulsive, swinging style that will make you move. Rooted in tradition while infusing today's rhythms and harmonies. Elias has played with such artists as Roy Hargrove, Harry Connick, Jr., Ellis Marsalis, Wes Anderson, Ryan Kisor, The Maynard Ferguson Big Band, and The Four Tops.

"Unlike many young players, Haslanger offers more than just dazzling chops; he has real poise, balancing passion and pathos, instinct and intelligence. And his first original composition, the title song (For The Moment), is a quirky little piece that
bodes well for the future."
--John Morthland, Texas Monthly


Elias Haslanger

"Standards"

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[1994] Elias Haslanger (saxophone), James Polk (piano), Jeff Haley (bass), Steve Schwelling (drums).

"Outstanding!! He can purr and he can growl...bursting with energy...pretty broad player. Haslanger is clearly in the forefront of the young new, fresh players. He has respect for tradition as well as being himself. He is a merger of the past and the future." --Herb Wong, JazzTimes

 

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Joe LoCascio

"Close To So Far" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Joe LoCascio on piano, Tim Solook (drums), John Adams (bass). With the grandness of his piano sound, from pulsations to flurries, LoCascio's dancing lyricism, his adventurous melodic progressions, and the cohesiveness of the Trio creates positive energy and elegant artistry. The abstract becomes textures and colors that are multi-layered and convey a strong sense of melody. The level of playing demonstrated has the ability to appeal to the most sophisticated jazz listener certain complexities and nuances that might otherwise be lost
on the novice. With this being his 10th CD, (his first with Chet Baker) Joe LoCascio has reached the pinnacle of his art, making "Close to So Far" the summit of his development as a composer.

Joe LoCascio

"Home" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Joe LoCascio (solo piano). LoCascio seems to work from the inside out, beginning at the core of a composition and moving masterfully toward its periphery, exposing previously hidden aspects of the tune with each exploratory step forward. This enlightened process expands every tune it touches but it is especially effective on standards. With LoCascio as your musical guide, every tune is new, no matter how well you think you know a classic composition.Home features some of these classic compositions such as "Star Crossed Lovers, Theme From "Picnic", Passion Flower, Amazing Grace, Funny Girl, All The Things You Are and Staiway To The Stars.

Joe LoCascio

"A Charmed Life" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Joe LoCascio (piano, Ed Soph (drums), John Adams (bass). A Charmed Life presents 12 originals in an intensely interactive piano trio setting, featuring long time colleagues Ed Soph on drums and John Adams on bass. Tunes range from the flat-out swinginÇ title track "A Charmed Life" to the rollicking "Cross Country" and the introspective "It's GettinÇ Awful Lonely Out Tonight". LoCascioÇs compositional style and musical approach are always dynamic, expressive, intelligent and passionate. His approach to rhythm and counter-melodies, space and tonal control is distinctive and intensified by the interplay between LoCascio, Adams and Soph.

Joe LoCascio

"Silent Motion" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Joe LoCascio (piano), John Adams (bass), Ed Soph (drums). Silent Motion, which returns Joe to his acoustic traditional jazz roots, contains all originals by LoCascio in a trio setting, featuring long time colleagues Ed Soph on drums and John Adams on bass. Highlights of LoCascioÇs personal style include a rhapsodic approach to rhythm, counter- melodies, and a keen sense of drama through the use of space, dynamics and tonal control. His passionate, creative and intelligent approach to performance and composition has yielded a strong, original voice.

Tony Campise

"Strange Beauty" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Tony Campise (tenor, alto & soprano sax, flute & bass flute), Joe LoCascio (piano), John Adams (bass), FredHamilton (guitar), Ed Soph (drums). Tony Campise's Strange Beauty displays the lyrical side of Campise with ballads such as "Try To Remember", "Stardust" & "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry". There are also seven exciting new originals and a burning version of "The Flintstones". "Big, breathy tenor tone".."Fat, juicy, soulful wail".."Liquid and breathless tenor stylings" all describe Campise's bluesy approach to jazz.

Tony Campise

"Ballads, Blues, Bebop & Beyond" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Tony Campise (alto & tenor sax, flute, bass flute), Erich Avinger (guitar), Dennis Dotson (trumpet), John Mills (tenor & baritone sax), Joe LoCascio (piano), Sandy Allen (piano), Doug Hall (piano), Evan Arredondo (bass), Chris Maresh (bass), Dave Morgan (bass), A.D. Mannion (drums), Steve Summer (drums). Ballads, Blues, Bebop & Beyond is reminiscent of some of the jazz greats (Coltrane, Miles & Mingus) during the late 1950s period. Campise personalizes some of their classic standards such as "Lush Life", "Teo", "Impressions" and "Haitian Fight Song", while adding a few of his own originals.----

"Ballads, Blues, Bebop & Beyond is smokin'... big, breathy tenor tone ...one of the finest reed blowers in the nation." --Rick Mitchell, Houston Chronicle & Request


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"Ballads, Blues, Bebop" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Tony Campise (alto & tenor sax, flute, bass flute, voice), Mitch Watkins (guitar), Erich Avinger (guitar), Dennis Dotson (trumpet), John Mills (tenor sax), James Polk (piano), Joe LoCascio (piano), Sandy Allen (piano), Doug Hall (piano), Evan Arredondo (bass), Chris Maresh (bass), A.D.Mannion (drums)

"Campise plays the saxophone like a devil with angelwings...fiery...passionnate...breathtaking" --Tim Carman, Houston Post
"In my imagination, I see saxophonist Tony Campise driving the Indy 500 motor race in the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. He is outrageous. He is daring. He accepts no boundaries. He drives backwards into the pits. He races with a wild smile, celebrating the boundless possibilities in each moment." --Mike Pope, Saxophone Journal


Tony Campise

"Once In A Blue Moon" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Tony Campise's Once in a Blue Moon was voted for nomination as "Best Jazz Album of the Year" and "Best Instrumental Solo" by
NARAS for the 1992 Grammies. The album won the Honorable Mention as "Best Jazz Album of the Year" by NAIRD. Once in a
Blue Moon was in the top twenty of Billboard Jazz charts for three months, while reaching #3 on Gavin and R&R in the national radio charts. "Once in a Blue Moon" was picked as one of the top ten releases from Austin in the 90's by Austin American Statesman/ DownBeat Magazine writer Michael Point.
"His energetic and endlessly expressive musical creations echo a historic tradition and update it to the space age, embellishing and expanding the classic sound with brilliant new extrapolations." -Michael Point, DownBeat Magazine

Tony Campise

"First Takes" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Featuring many Standards like Mihanovich's "Sometime Ago, "When Sunny Gets Blue", Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", Jobim's "How Insensitive", Ellington's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't good" and "Prelude To a Kiss".

"Smooth, fat sound... so much soul and expression that he could build an entire solo on a single bent note... Campise's approach is timeless!" --Bob McCullough, Boston Phoenix


Erich Avinger

"Poets, Misfits, Beggars and Shamans" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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"Avinger's music blends elements of rock, jazz, andblues into a real jam. Erich has a unique style, one that clearly raises him to master level. He is up there with guitar greats from the jazz, rock, and blues world. Compared to JEFF BECK, ERIC
JOHNSON, and PAT METHENY already, you can add other greats like STEVIE RAY VAUGHN, PHIL KEAGGEY, R. SMITH, C. SANTANA, and many other truly great guitar geniuses. 'Poets, Misfits, Beggars, and Shamans' is a powerful product, one that presents inspired jams, clean notes, and a personal style. Now if only the mass public can get a taste of this great talent. A great guitar based CD. Must listening. Recommended.
" -- The Critical Review

"Moments of easy octave leaps, scalar runs and singing legato abandon...builds to a hair-raising crescendo with Avinger unveiling his nastiest grunge tones...an impressive instrumentalist." - Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes Magazine
 

Erich Avinger "Si" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)
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"...without a doubt, one of the finest guitar based albums that I have listened to in a long time... brilliant."
-- Option Magazine

"If you’re adventurous and open to innovative compositions, here’s someone to take notice of... he’s going places"
-- L.A. Jazz Scene
 

Erich Avinger

"Heart Magic" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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"An excellent synthesis of all that is the guitar from a jigger of Django, a hint of Hendrix, to moments of Metheny, all overlaid in compositional counterpoint worthy of the masters." -- Kaleidophonics Syndication

“Avinger is one of those rare artists who creates his own art... extraordinary beauty in the compositions that causes one to return again and again... a genuine originality that transcends style and pierces to the heart.” -- Aaron Howard, Public News
 

Fred Hamilton

"Looking Back On Tomorrow" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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As a guitar professor at the University of North Texas, Fred Hamilton is a consummate guitarist and composer who is able to incorporate influences and cross genres with ease and subtlety. His debut release, Looking Back on Tomorrow showcases eleven jazz originals with David Friesen and Ed Soph. Hamilton has recorded and/or performed with Art Lande, David Liebman, Peter Erskine, Bill Frisell and others.

"What a velvet touch! Hamilton's round tone, probing lines, and compelling jazz originals make a delicious trio album...Though he never calls attention to his chops, you can tell he's got a monster set-everything's splendidly articulated and swinging. It's wonderful to hear head, hands, and heart so in sync." --Guitar Player Magazine

 

Jae Sinnett

"The Better Half" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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Having grown up in the black church environment, Jae was heavily influenced by the power and spirit of gospel and early R&B music. “The Better Half” reflects those influences. Here are a few cuts that, in Jae Sinnett’s words, best exemplifies
the soul and passion of “The Better Half”.

"An emphasis is on sleek, sophisticated, New York `90's-style repertoire, offered with a feeling. He's a lively, not overly loud drummer, and the band shines." --Howard Mandel, Downbeat

 

Jae Sinnett

"Listen" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

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"Listen boasts a stellar lineup...Chestnut infuses the music with his typicallybuoyant touch...the horns are colorfully deployed not only on the Sinnett compositions `Lemon's Aide' and `Lost After Found,' but also on the band's thoroughly engaging reprise of the pop standard `On the Sunny Side of the Street'...Sinnett provides a neat, efficient, crisp pulse with coloristic accents. The solos he contributes to the trio arrangements provide shape and texture as well as rhythmic momentum."
--Mike Joyce, The Washington Post

"Also an accomplished composer, Sinnett lets his formidable chops speak for the music first and foremost. Pianist guest star Cyrus Chestnut unleashes a high-energy complement to Sinnett's driving style." --Jeff Potter, Modern Drummer

 

Tod Vullo

"Uh Huh" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

 
After a ten year association with the Kirk Whalum band, Tod pursues his first love - straight-ahead jazz. Tod has played with Arnett Cobb, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Ray Brown, Monte Alexander, Emily Remler, Charlie Byrd,
Hank Crawford and still works extensively with Herb Ellis. Uh-Huh presents 10 carefully selected songs with classic standards like "My Romance", "Old Folks" and Cherokee" while covering Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Hank Mobley, Neal Hefti and even Stevie Wonder.

"A First Class guitarist." -Charlie Byrd "One of my favorite players." -Herb Ellis

 

Beth Ullman & Rich Harney

"Aren't We The Lucky Ones" $15.00 including shipping (USA only)

 
This duo, award-winning jazz vocalist Beth Ullman and pianist/vocalist Rich Harney, first gained national attention when they won MUSICIAN Magazine's Best Unsigned Bands contest with Branford Marsalis among the all-star panel of judges. Their debut release, Aren't We the Lucky Ones, showcases their unique chemistry and style on a collection of standards and swingin' originals.

"Ullman and Harney work together like the proverbial hand in glove--he's a superb pianist and she's got an exquisite instrument which is used as an instrument as well as vehicle for communicating lyrics...this release (is) an odds-on favorite for the Recommended list." --Cadence Magazine