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…
Just for fun, we started sharing some of the original David Bowie music videos for the tracks featured on Mike Garson’s “The Bowie Variations” on Twitter. They’ve been a real hit, and so we thought it would be fun to share them here on the blog as well. We posted the originals from the first five songs featured on “The Bowie Variations” on Wednesday, and for your weekend, we’ll feature videos from four more tracks.…
MIKE GARSON The Bowie Variations RR-123 “Whatever Mike lends his hands to invariably becomes something magical.”–David Bowie. Beginning in 1972, super-versatile pianist Mike Garson performed, toured internationally and recorded with one of the most creative figures in popular music, David Bowie. Garson writes, “When I met David, I sensed that he was an immense artist and a songwriter with a flair for great melodies and unique harmonies. The Ziggy Stardust tour changed the course of…
We’ve been posting about this release for quite some time (what can we say, we get excited about an album with TWO world premiere recordings), so we wanted to give a recap today in case you missed any of these previous posts! Album information and Samples of ALL the tracks! Pictures from the Recording Session Composer Lukas Foss Chris Brubeck’s “Time for Three” Michael Gandolfi talks about his work “Line Drawings” A post on the…
The Concord Chamber Music Society Premieres New Recordings Brubeck, Gandolfi and Foss RR-122 The prestigious Concord Chamber Music Society, featuring musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, mark their debut on Reference Recordings with two premiere recordings. These new works by Chris Brubeck and Michael Gandolfi, two of America’s most-commissioned composers, are both accessible and adventurous. Rounding out the program, the Lukas Foss duo for violin and piano, Central Park Reel, hints cheerfully at a kind…
Brand New EyesDoug MacleodFRESH! FROM REFERENCE RECORDINGS FR-703“MacLeod is one of the finest songwriters, storytellers and performers in the blues.” Sing Out! Brand New Eyes Something Dark is Walking The Train of Change Midnight in Memphis Zu-Zu Woman One Eyed Owl Somewhere South of Somewhere (instrumental) I Rolled a Nickel The Nature of the Man Some Old Blues Song (aka I Can Count on My Blues)* Welcome In Your Home *The original title was Some…
We’ve been hinting at it for awhile, but today we’re telling you straight out, we’ve got a new Jazz release coming out next month (9/14) featuring Mike Garson on piano and Jim Walker on the flute in a crystalline-pure recording of soothing, meditative jazz called PIED PIPER (RR-121)! The album will feature 12 original Mike Garson compositions, new high resolution digital remastering, and an eco-friendly digipak! For those that aren’t familiar with Jim Walker, he’s…
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…
We have begun the countdown to the release of Britten’s Orchestra (see the countdown clock on the sidebar), and so to kick it off, we thought we’d share a great and fun review of the last Kansas City Symphony album Tempest.