Archive for Jazz Kaleidoscope
Enjoy the Music features Three “Reference Recordings”
EnjoyTheMusic.com author A. Colin Flood has been running a new series on Test Tracks and Test CDs, and he has included a nice feature on Reference Recordings and three of our recordings (including a short mention of a fourth): “These days, you can get test tracks as either compact discs (CDs), downloadable tracks or applications. The driving force behind Reference Recordings (RR) is Keith de Osma Johnson (KOJ). He makes some of the very highest-quality…
Some Friendly Advice from Reference Recordings
We came across a New Zealand ebay-esque site that was trying to sell our Mike Garson Jazz Hat album, and we were a little surprised to see that they were selling it for more than what you would pay buying directly from ReferenceRecordings.com. So, we thought we would bring that up with you to remind you to buy directly from us as much as possible! 🙂 Plus we’re still pretty proud of this album, and…
Celebration Sale!!!
We are having a celebration sale between now and May 24th! So to get you as excited about this as we are, we’re highlighting the items that you can save 15% on when you buy 3 or more! We’ve got releases encompassing all of our available formats and genres in this sale. And today our featured sale item is our recent sampler Jazz Kaleidoscope! JAZZ KALEIDOSCOPE RR-910 HDCD – Now Available Top tracks by Dick…
The Red Norvo Quintet
As you should know by now, we have recently released the compilation Jazz Kaleidoscope. On this release, the very first track features the Red Norvo Quintet performing Rhee Waahnee. So today we thought we would tell you a little about the album this track comes from, and share a great video we came across on YouTube! THE FORWARD LOOK The Forward Look was one of our early releases (1981), and is a live performance captured…
Clark Terry – “Mumbles”
We attempted to share this video earlier this week, but for whatever reason, the embedded video didn’t show. So, though many may have already seen it, we wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to enjoy Clark Terry in this video. And remember that Clark Terry is featured on our newest release Jazz Kaleidoscope!
Jazz Kaleidoscope: Jim Brock – O Vazio
As you know (or should know) we released a new jazz compilation Jazz Kaleidoscope, and we also re-released a remastered HDCD version of Letters from the Equator by Jim Brock. So today we’re going to cover both new releases with a video of Jim Brock’s “O Vazio” which is included in the Jazz Kaleidoscope album, and the video gives you a look at the featured artist on Letters from the Equator.
Jazz Kaleidoscope
JAZZ KALEIDOSCOPE RR-910 HDCD – Now Available Top tracks by Dick Hyman, Clark Terry, Red Norvo, Mike Garson, The Hot Club of San Franciso, Jim Brock and The Blazing Redheads. Jazz covers a lot of musical territory, and many of its varied styles are represented here. Stride piano from the 1920s rubs shoulders with swing from the 1940s, classic combo sounds from the 1950s, salsa-flavored dance music, and recently-created pieces that stretch the very boundaries…
Hot Club of San Francisco
We’re getting excited for the upcoming release of our new Jazz sampler (info coming very soon), so today we wanted to share a fun video of The Hot Club Of San Francisco doing a free street performance! The sampler will feature tracks from our album with The Hot Club Of San Francisco, Yerba Buena Bounce
Thinking About Bix – Dick Hyman Video
As we let on in our 100th posting, we will be releasing a Jazz compilation entitled “Jazz Kaleidoscope” soon. So, to get you in the mood, we wanted to share a video of our artist Dick Hyman performing “Thinking About BIx” which is track 1 on his latest Reference Recordings release “Thinking About Bix.”