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Audiophile Audition Reviews Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss
Audiophile Audition‘s Lee Passarella published a wonderful review of the Concord Chamber Music Society’s release of music from Chris Brubeck, Michael Gandolfi, and Lukas Foss. We’ll share some quotes centering on each composer, but we encourage you to read the review on AudAud.com. From Audiophile Audition: “…Musically, the entrance of the players one by one gives the piece a nice, improvisatory feel, like a jam session coming together in an especially ad hoc manner. It’s…
End of Summer Sale Reminder
Just a friendly reminder that you still have Two Weeks Left to take advantage of our End of Summer Sale! End of Summer Sale! It is becoming an end-of-summer tradition — we’re having a SALE! Buy two or more items and save 20% on your entire order! EVERYTHING on our site is eligible* and the more you order, the more you save! Sale ends on the first day of autumn, September 23rd at NOON Pacific…
Reference Records LPs Are Ready!
Reference Recordings LPs: The Reference Mastercuts Series TWO NEW RELEASES September 2, 2011 For many years, RR has been searching the world over for the best possible vinyl mastering, plating and pressing facilities so we could re-enter the LP market. We now have a production chain that will allow us to produce LPs to meet our high standards and satisfy our demanding customers, who have been waiting for these LPs for a long time! Assembling…
End of Summer Sale!
End of Summer Sale! It is becoming an end-of-summer tradition — we’re having a SALE! Buy two or more items and save 20% on your entire order! EVERYTHING on our site is eligible* and the more you order, the more you save! Sale ends on the first day of autumn, September 23rd at NOON Pacific Daylight Time! For other news and to order securely online, visit RR’s website *sale does not include sets that already…
Chris Brubeck on Composers Datebook
Last Saturday, Chris Brubeck and his piece Danza del Soul, found on our Concord Chamber Music Society release, was featured on American Public Media’s program “Composers Datebook.” Take a listen: Composers Datebook (8/20): Chris Brubeck’s Danza del soul
WRUV Radio Reviews Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss
Just wanted to share a quick review from the Burlington, Vermont radio station WRUV. You’ll notice the part that made us smile at the very end. Brubeck/Gandolfi/FossConcord Chamber Music Societyreview by Laima “Varied and interesting works by Chris Brubeck (son of Dave), Lukas Foss and Michael Gandolfi. Brubeck’s pieces are jazz inflected, Foss’ as the title suggests (Central Park Reel) is bluegrassy, and Gandolfi’s are abstract and lyrical. Play all!“ Brubeck, Gandolfi and Foss RR-122…
Recording Sessions Video
As promised, we have a behind-the-scenes video from the the Dallas Wind Symphony recording sessions. We hope you enjoy it (and please remember that you’re hearing the audio as it was picked up from a digital camera’s microphone after coming through the monitor speakers).
Dallas Wind Symphony Recording Sessions Day 2
The second day of the recording sessions went fantastically and were filled with great musical moments, fun, and a lot of hard work on the part of the RR staff, the DWS staff, and of course the DWS musicians. Here’s a look behind the scenes of today’s sessions: Getting ready for the next session Where the magic happens RR fans should recognize the logo on this… HDCD Getting ready to start again Warm-up time! Jerry…
Day One of Dallas Wind Symphony Recording Sessions
Day one of the Dallas Wind Symphony recordings went extremely well, and as promised, we’ve got a look behind the scenes for you. The musicians warming up along with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band Just about to start Resetting the Stage A look at the Meyerson The famous organ of the Meyerson Keith changing the stage Backstage with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band RR Team hard at work Jerry Junkin and Tam Henderson after the…
Dallas Wind Symphony Recording Sessions
If you’re not dialed into all of RR’s social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, this blog) already, now’s the time. We are in Dallas, Texas today through the weekend for recording sessions with the Dallas Wind Symphony, and we’re going to be taking you with us behind the scenes! We’ll be doing some live tweeting during the recordings (follow us and the hashtag #RRdws11), and posting pictures and information on the blog and Facebook Page. And…
Amazon Review of Concord Chamber Music Society Release
We had a customer review on Amazon.com for the Concord Chamber Music release that had some great parts we just had to share! From “Dingane”: “I will start this off by saying please read the accompanying booklet. It provides insight into the Concord Chamber Music Society and the composers Brubeck, Gandolfi, and Foss. Additionally the back cover picture has a stunning picture of the Mechanics Hall venue. I would love to have a 16×20 of…
Boston Globe Reviews Concord Chamber Music Album
Boston.com (The Boston Globe) has published a quick review of RR’s recent Concord Chamber Music Society release. We’ll excerpt it here, and let you read the full thing on Boston.com. “In its first CD, the Concord Chamber Music Society, a fine group of Boston Symphony musicians (launched and directed by violinist Wendy Putnam), has enshrined pieces by three composers that have appeared on recent programs. All three composers have ties to the Boston area; two…
The Bowie Variations – The Originals Part Two
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.…
Behind the Scenes of an Upcoming Release
We are excited to give a “behind-the-scenes” look at one of our upcoming releases featuring flutist Viviana Guzman and guitarist Jérémy Jouve. Making of Album of French Music with Viviana & Jeremy from Viviana Guzman TV on Vimeo. “Interview of the making of the album of French music with flutist Viviana Guzman and guitarist Jeremy Jouve for the Audiophile Record Label, Reference Recordings at Skywalker Sound with Grammy Award Winning Sound Engineer, Keith O. Johnson.”…
Independent Ethos Interviews Mike Garson
Independent Ethos has an exclusive interview with Mike Garson and they are talking about none other than his newest Reference Recordings release “The Bowie Variations.” From Independent Ethos: “Now comes Garson to step forward with a tribute album to Bowie, entitled The Bowie Variations For Piano. There is probably no other side musician more qualified to interpret Bowie’s music than the classically trained jazz musician who happens to be, as Bowie once put it, ‘the…