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Smokey Robinson to Release Duets CD “Smokey & Friends” in Sept. 2014 | LISTEN!

Smokey Robinson - Smokey & Friends
 
Legendary Singer-Songwriter Smokey Robinson
To Release Duets Album
“Smokey & Friends”
This September On Verve Records
 
ROBINSON TO BE JOINED BY AN ALL STAR ROSTER OF ARTISTS INCLUDING ELTON JOHN AND JAMES TAYLOR
 
LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legendary Motown icon and Grammy® award-winning singer-songwriter, Smokey Robinson is set to release his highly anticipated duets album, Smokey & Friends this September 2014 on Verve Records.

George Benson’s “Breezin'” to be Released on Multichannel 5.1-Surround Sound Hybrid SACD

George Benson SACDMockupslipcase
 
Audio Fidelity To Release Jazz Legend George Benson’s ‘Breezin’ On Multichannel 5.1-Surround Sound Hybrid SACD
 
“A landmark album that gave birth to a new form of jazz.”
 
Camarillo, CA – Jazz fans worldwide are buzzing with excitement over the release of ‘Breezin’ by legendary jazz singer and guitarist George Benson on Multichannel 5.1-Surround Sound Hybrid SACD from Marshall Blonstien’s Audio Fidelity. George Benson’s ‘Breezin’ is the best-selling jazz album of all time. It is a true virtuoso performance: a four-time Grammy nominee and two-time winner, the first album by a jazz artist to earn platinum certification.

Resonance Records to Release 2-CD Archival Discovery by Charles Lloyd, “Manhattan Stories,” September 9th, 2014

Charles Lloyd
 
Two previously-unreleased performances by the always-extraordinary saxophonist Charles Lloyd and the band he was leading in 1965–guitarist Gábor Szabó, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Pete La Roca–are showcased for the first time in this forthcoming Resonance Records set. “Manhattan Stories” features the pristine sound quality, extensive liner notes, and meticulously designed artwork that have become the label’s trademarks.
 
Richmond, CA (PRWEB) June 23, 2014
 
In the words of a classic TV show, there are eight million stories in the Naked City. Resonance Records uncovers a pair of long-untold tales from New York City’s fabled jazz past on “Manhattan Stories,” due for release on September 9.

Sam Cooke’s “Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964” to be Released on Vinyl | June 24th, 2014

Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
 
SAM COOKE’S PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND 1951-1964 TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME ON JUNE 24th, 2014
 
Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964, a career-spanning 31 track collection of music pioneer Sam Cooke’s greatest works, is being released by ABKCO Records for the first time ever as a vinyl double album on June 24. Originally released in 2003 as a CD/Super Audio CD hybrid, Portrait of a Legend has never before been available on LP, the dominant format at the time of Cooke’s greatest success.

Legacy Recordings Releases “Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection” | Digital Avail Now | CD Arrives June 23rd, 2014

Legacy Recordings Releasing Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection, Featuring Iconic Vocal Recordings Fused With New Brazilian Grooves via Production Vision of The Berman Brothers



Celebrates the All In One Rhythm™ Theme of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ With 12 New Brazilian Arrangements of Classic Tracks By Bill Withers, the Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, and More

Tracks From This Innovative Album Are Set To Be Included in ESPN’s Comprehensive 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Coverage Starting June 12th

Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection Digital Release Now Available; 12″ Vinyl Due May 27th; CD Arrives On June 23rd


NEW YORK, May 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection, an innovative collection of 12 beloved vocal recordings re-experienced through new samba and bossa nova arrangements created by iconic Brazilian musicians and The Berman Brothers.

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New DVD Release: Jimi Hendrix | Blue Wild Angel “Live At The Isle of Wight” (Blu-ray) – Coming June 17th, 2014

Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Isle...
 
Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle of Wight to be Released on Blu-ray for the First Time Ever on June 17th, 2014
 
Tuesday, June 17 will mark the first Blu-ray release of Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle of Wight, the enrapturing film that documents the guitar legend’s August 1970 performance before an audience of 600,000.  It was the largest show attendance-wise he would ever play and came just 18 days before his untimely death.

The Michael Jackson Channel to Launch Exclusively on SiriusXM

Michael Jackson - Xscape
 
The Michael Jackson Channel to coincide with the release of the new Michael Jackson album, “XSCAPE”
 
New, limited-run channel celebrating Michael Jackson’s legendary solo music career to feature music and insights from producers on the new album
 
NEW YORK, May 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — SiriusXM announced today that it will launch The Michael Jackson Channel, an exclusive, limited-run channel dedicated to the King of Pop’s extensive solo musical career.
 

SRI Records Acquires Rights to Recordings of Jackie Wilson, Early Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley and Early Ike & Tina Turner

Jackie Wilson, Ike & Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley Songs Go to SRI Records



SRI Records has acquired the exclusive rights to the recordings of Jackie Wilson, early Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley and the early recordings by Ike & Tina Turner.


Los Angeles, CA, April 2014 –(PR.com)– SRI Records is pleased to announce that the label has acquired the exclusive rights, through a representative of Jackie Wilson’s estate, to release all of Wilson’s original recordings on SRI Records. In addition the label has also been granted the rights to all of the early Ike & Tina Turner recordings, a wonderful lost Marvin Gaye album and the Bob Marley catalog.

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Savoy Jazz to Release 3 New Midline “Jazz For” Compilations April 15th, 2014

Savoy Jazz To Release Three Midline “Jazz For” Compilations April 15th



New Editions to Best Selling Jazz Midline Series of All Time Are:

“Jazz for Spring”
“Jazz at the Movies”
“Jazz in the Afternoon with Cole–Celebrating the Songs of Cole Porter”


SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Savoy Jazz is set to release three new editions in its successful Jazz For midline series of compilations:  Jazz for Spring, Jazz at the Movies and Jazz in the Afternoon with Cole—Celebrating the Songs of Cole Porter (celebrating the 50th Anniversary of his death in 2014).

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Shanachie Records to Release Classic Reggae Album “East of The River Nile” by Augustus Pablo on April 15th, 2014

AUGUSTUS PABLO’S
“EAST OF THE RIVER NILE”
ONE OF TOP 50 REGGAE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME



SHANACHIE RELEASES REGGAE ALBUM CLASSIC ON VINYL APRIL 15, 2014


Augustus Pablo is a legendary figure in reggae music, widely acknowledged, along with King Tubby and Lee “Scratch” Perry as one of the  prime architects of dub music, which has had a profound influence on hip-hop and electronica. Pablo was also a first-rate producer who launched the careers of such reggae legends as Jacob Miller and Hugh Mundell. He was also a highly-skilled multi-instrumentalist who played not only on his own recordings but as a session man on a number of great roots reggae recordings of other artists.

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