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Reinaldo Brahn & Jim Brock in Review
Reinaldo Brahn & Jim Brock in Concert Last week, the Charlotte, North Carolina website, “Creative Loafing Charlotte” posted a review of Brasileiro Soul artists Reinaldo Brahn and Jim Brock’s latest concert. From the CLCT.com Vibes Music Blog: “Brazilian transplant Reinaldo Brahn and Charlotte’s Jim Brock hit the stage in the simplest manner, each seated on stage and looking relaxed, before presenting a complex mix of Brazilian soul and diverse percussion at the Evening Muse on…
Brasileiro Soul Samples
For fun today, we’ve got some samples from our new RR release Brasileiro Soul! Track 1: Alma de atriz (Soul of an Actress)Track 2: A Procura da Razão (Search for a Reason)Track 7: Anjo de Julho (Angel of July)Track 11: Out of the BlueTrack 14: Tempo (Time) A New RR Recording Reinaldo Brahn Brasileiro Soul This collection of fourteen original songs penned by this new artist is rich and complex music, with gorgeous lyrics in…
New Release – Brasileiro Soul
A New RR Recording Reinaldo Brahn Brasileiro Soul Reinaldo Brahn, vocals & acoustic guitar; Jim Brock, percussion; Tim Gordon, winds; Steve Kim, electric bass; Al Sergel, drums; Mark Stallings, keyboards; Dustin Hofsess, electric guitar; Jon Thornton, trumpet/flugelhorn Reference Recordings is proud to announce Brasileiro Soul, a Brazilian jazz/pop album from versatile singer/songwriter/guitarist Reinaldo Brahn. Reinaldo Brahn during the Recording Sessions This collection of fourteen original songs penned by this new artist is rich and complex…
A Taste of What You Get from Jim Brock and Reinaldo Brahn
Reinaldo Brahn’s RR release is one week away, and to give you a taste of what to expect we thought it would be fun to share a video of a live performance with him and Jim Brock (also featured on the album). Reinaldo BrahnBrasileiro Soul featuring Jim Brockpercussion RR-124Release date: October 11, 2011 Also available as HR-124: HRx® DVD Data Disc containing .wav files. True high resolution music,176.4 kHz/24 bits. Reference Recordings is proud to…
Re-Run Post – Reinaldo Brahn & Jim Brock In Studios
Just for fun, we wanted to do a re-posting, or “re-run,” of the blog from Tam Henderson after the Brasileiro Soul recording session. As we announced last week, Brazilian guitarist/singer/songwriter Reinaldo Brahn, along with percussionist Jim Brock, will be releasing Brasileiro Soul October 11. Since we orginally posted these photographs and reflections by Tam Henderson all the way back in February, we thought it would be good to bring them back to the forefront. So…
New Upcoming RR Release – Brasileiro Soul
We are pleased to announce our latest CD release, Reinaldo Brahn’s Brasileiro Soul featuring Jim Brock, percussion Reinaldo BrahnBrasileiro Soul featuring Jim Brockpercussion RR-124Release date: October 11, 2011 Also available as HR-124: HRx® DVD Data Disc containing .wav files. True high resolution music,176.4 kHz/24 bits. Reference Recordings is proud to announce Brasileiro Soul, a Brazilian jazz/pop album from versatile singer/songwriter/guitarist Reinaldo Brahn. Talented young Brazilian singer-songwriter-guitarist, Reinaldo Brahn, plays rich and complex music, with a…
News from Reference Recordings
Posted by Tam Henderson Most of last week, Keith Johnson, Sean Martin and I were in Charlotte, NC recording a new project at Reflection Sound Studios, scene of several RR past successes. The music is a new genre for us, featuring a talented young Brazilian singer-songwriter-guitarist, Reinaldo Brahn. The songs sound to me unusually rich and complex for “popular” music, with tasty arrangements for woodwinds, trumpet, electric guitar, keyboards (piano & synth), electric bass, drums,…
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 in this sale. And today our featured sale item is a remastered HDCD! LETTERS FROM THE EQUATOR RR-56 – newly remastered with HDCD Master percussionist Jim Brock features…
Some Insight from Jim Brock
We recently released a re-mastered, HDCD version of master percussionist Jim Brock’s album “Letters from the Equator” and today we thought we’d share a brief statement from Jim Brock about the album: After the success of Tropic Affair, I was asked to make another recording for the San Francisco based label Reference Recordings. I thought how nice it would be to do a co-bill with the guitarist Van Manakas. Van and I were fortunate to…
Letters from the Equator – Original Customer Reviews
Since we’ve recently re-released a remastered version of Jim Brock’s album “Letters from the Equator,” we thought we would share some of the original customer feedback! “Brock Rocks”By Gerard Dionne “high eq” Jim Brock embodies the the first generation of American drummers who were as influenced by Third World Music (well before it was known as such) as by the music Boomers heard on the radio in the 50s and 60s. He’s a true master…
Jim Brock – After Sunrise
One of the best parts of remastering older albums in our catalog is the ability to “re-discover” these artists and albums! So today, we’re going to share another great Jim Brock video! Make sure to get your copy of the new Letters from the Equator album!
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.
Letters from the Equator – Remastered
The Equator Redux LETTERS FROM THE EQUATORRR-56 – newly remastered with HDCD Master percussionist Jim Brock features the music of guitar wizard Van Manakas, with bass, drums, keyboards and winds. From the Tango stylings of Argentina to the celebrations of Brazil, LETTERS FROM THE EQUATOR, takes the armchair traveler on an exciting journey into the furthest regions a sound system can reproduce. “Prof.” Keith Johnson has made a new high-resolution digital transfer from the original…
Valentine’s Week – Tropic Affair
It’s getting close to Valentine’s Day, so we wanted to share some of our “love” themed back-catalog albums with you. To start, we want to feature our Jazz album “Tropic Affair” featuring master-percussionist Jim Brock. Master percussionist Jim Brock and “Prof.” Johnson have created soundscapes so real, you can step inside the music. Vibrant, steamy and sensual, this contemporary instrumental jazz has more than a touch of the tropics. Produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Don…