Tuesday, August 26, 2014

NEW RELEASES: ETTA JAMES ROCKS THE HOUSE; TRIO 3 & VIJAY IYER / OLIVER LAKE / REGGIE WORKMAN / ANDREW CYRILLE; CHARLES LLOYD - MANHATTAN STORIES

ETTA JAMES - ROCKS THE HOUSE

Blues, soul, jazz, R&B, and rock vocalist Etta James needs no introduction. An icon from early rock 'n' roll's pantheon of divas, she has inspired 5 decades of listeners and fellow artists with her vocal stylings. From Janis Joplin to Beyonce, her expressive and guttural style has been imitated but never quite matched. Best known for the lush 1961 rendition of the ballad At Last - a slow-dance staple at wedding celebrations everywhere, Etta is also celebrated for having recorded one of the best live albums of all time, Rocks the House. Recorded in 1963 at the New Era Club in Nashville, James is captured at her performance peak. The foundation for her reputation as a fiery no-holds-barred performer was firmly established in this recording. Jackpot Records is honored to release this momentous record on stellar blue vinyl, with the original album artwork and including 3 bonus tracks which have only ever been released previously on CD. Her powerful version of Something's Got a Hold on Me will shake you. Her impassioned version of All I Could Do Is Cry will break you. ~ Amazon

TRIO 3 & VIJAY IYER / OLIVER LAKE / REGGIE WORKMAN / ANDREW CYRILLE

One of the most famous live blues albums ever. First time on vinyl including bonus tracks. Pressed on BLUE vinyl and mastered by Kevin Gray (Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles). Three 'heavy weights' of American jazz Oliver Lake, Reggie Workmann and Andrew Cyrille make up the band Trio 3. For their 6th album on Intakt Records they have added pianist Vijay Iyer to the line-up. The 43 year old musician is after Irène Schweizer, Geri Allen and Jason Moran the fourth guest piano player cooperating with Trio 3. In the summer of 2013 Lake, Workman, Cyrille invited Vijay Iyer for a week long residency in New York's Jazzclub 'Birdland', before they recorded the CD ""Wiring"" in Sear Sound Studio. Amiri Baraka wrote in the liner notes to this recording: ""If you want to hear real music not some kind of shallow 'entertainment' this is your number, four great musicians trying to change your world. There is nothing superficial or frivolous in this music, it is organic and necessary! Within this actual quartet, a flood of emotional worlds. Each a way of seeing 'into things'." ~ Amazon


CHARLES LLOYD - MANHATTAN STORIES

Two 1965 New York Concerts, Disc 1 recorded at Judson Hall & Disc 2 recorded at Slugs' Saloon. A remarkable and previously unrecorded quartet featuring three jazz giants: guitarist Gábor Szabó, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Pete La Roca. 'It was a specific time and place'; Lloyd told Manhattan Stories annotator Don Heckman. 'We all felt like the boundaries were being dissolved and we could do or try anything. This is a music of freedom and wonder -- we were young and on the move.' The Judson Hall recording comes from the archives of Resonance founder George Klabin, whose trove has previously yielded treasures from Bill Evans and Jimmy Giuffre. The Slugs' performances were recorded by Bjorn von Schlebrugge, who accompanied Lloyd to his Manhattan gigs. Deluxe 2 CD Digi-Pack Edition contains a rich booklet with liner notes by Stanley Crouch, Willard Jenkins, Don Heckman & Michael Cuscuna. Mastered for CD and vinyl by Bernie Grundman. A must have for Charles Lloyd fans, jazz collectors & audiophiles! Featured artists: Charles Lloyd: saxophone & flute; Gábor Szabó: guitar; Ron Carter: bass; and Pete La Roca: drums. ~ Amazon


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