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Motéma Music to Release Jazz/Soul Singer Gregory Porter’s “Water” & “Be Good” on Vinyl | Nov. 26th, 2013

Gregory Porter Vinyl Release 2013
 
MOTÉMA MUSIC RELEASING GREGORY PORTER’S WATER AND BE GOOD ON VINYL ON NOVEMBER 26th
 
Water Will Include Opolopo’s Remix of “1960 What?” as Bonus Track
 
In 2010, when Motéma Music was still a fledgling label, albeit one with an already impressive roster that included such lauded artists as Lynne Arriale, Rufus Reid and Marc Cary, President Jana Herzen signed a relatively unknown vocalist by the name of Gregory Porter. At the time, the Brooklyn-based vocalist was already developing quite a buzz, incited by his weekly SRO residency at St. Nick’s Pub in Harlem.

Royalty Exchange Announces Auction Feat Catalog of R&B Singer/Producer Kashif

Kashif
 
Royalty Exchange Announces Auction Featuring Catalog Of R&B Icon Kashif
 
Song Royalties Include Top 10 Hit Singles From Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
 
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Royalty Exchange, the online marketplace for music and entertainment royalties, today announced the upcoming auction of royalties from the catalog of iconic R&B singer, songwriter, producer and six-time Grammy nominee, Kashif.

“The Essential Boz Scaggs” Collection (2 CD) | Coming Oct. 29th, 2013

Boz Scaggs’ Collection, THE ESSENTIAL BOZ SCAGGS, Tracks Hitmaking Career Over Course Of Five Decades  

32-song, double-CD multi-label package spans 1969 to 2013, includes 23 Columbia Records single and album tracks, plus cuts from Virgin and 429

Available everywhere October 29, 2013, through Columbia/Legacy


NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Grammy Award®-winner Boz Scaggs’ unique mix of blues and soul, rock, and sophisticated R&B all comes together on THE ESSENTIAL BOZ SCAGGS , a new collection of his work that will be available everywhere October 29th through Columbia/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

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New Jazz Release: Bob James | “Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982 (2 disc)” | Avail NOW

Jazz CollectibleBob JamesRhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982 (2 disc set)Available NOW We’re talking about some SERIOUS Jazz-Funk music here listeners….Check this out: For those of you seeking to play back or collect some masterful piece of “Fender Rhodes” art (music) of the 70’s and early 80’s, this next collective may …

Wynton Marsalis to Release “The Spiritual Side of Wynton Marsalis” on Oct. 22nd, 2013

Wynton Marsalis Personally Compiles And Produces The Spiritual Side Of
Wynton Marsalis   

Rich collection of spiritually inspired works recorded 1988 to 2002, originally released on Columbia Records and Sony Classical, available everywhere October 22

Concurrent with 16-city “Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration Tour,” October 3-27, featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, conductor Damien Sneed, and 70-voice Chorale Le Chateau

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Pulitzer Prize and nine-time Grammy Award®-winning musician, and Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis digs into his rich collection of spiritually inspired recordings at the Columbia and Sony Classical labels for The Spiritual Side Of Wynton Marsalis (http://smarturl.it/marsalisspirit_amzn).

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Mosaic Records to Release “The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-1941)” on Oct. 8th, 2013

Mosaic Records Celebrates
30th Anniversary Year
with The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald
Decca Sessions (1934-1941)



Spectacular Collaboration of Two Legends
Set for October 8 Release


Throughout the glorious history of jazz, special collaborative relationships have been a rich source of profound musical creativity. Ellington/Strayhorn, Bird & Diz; Miles and Trane; and the list goes on. But no relationship has had a greater impact upon both the lives and legacies of the partners more than that of Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb.

Concord Records to Release “Ray Charles Forever” (Deluxe CD/DVD Collection) on Sept. 24th, 2013 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
CONCORD RECORDS SET TO RELEASE DELUXE CD/DVD TITLED RAY CHARLES FOREVER ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
 
LOS ANGELES, CA – Ray Charles will be commemorated on September 23, 2013, his 83rd birthday, with a United States Postal Service Music Icons Forever® Stamp.

New DVD Release: The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story (Coming Nov. 5th, 2013)

Bette Midler, Aretha Franklin, Norah Jones, Daryl Hall, Willie Nelson, Barry Gibb, Chaka Khan and Phil Collins, Among Others Featured In

The Long Awaited Grammy Nominated Film

 

The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story

Arriving on DVD and Digital Platforms on November 5, 2013 from Shelter Island

“Amazing is an Understatement. He was Brilliant”
–Aretha Franklin

 
NEW YORK – September 17, 2013—Hailed as one of the music industry’s greatest producers, arrangers and composers, Arif Mardin created musical magic that won him countless awards as well as great friendships with illustrious talents such as Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan, Phil Collins and the Bee Gees, among many others.

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Stax Records to Release “Songs From Scandal: Music for Gladiators” on Sept. 3rd, 2013

SONGS FROM SCANDAL:
MUSIC FOR GLADIATORS



SOUL CLASSICS FEATURED IN THE HIT TV SERIESSET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2013 VIA STAX RECORDS


LOS ANGELES, CA – August 13th, 2013 – The twists and turns of the American political system have long been turned into storied tales of deception, turmoil and mystery chronicling the dark underbelly of American culture. This year’s hottest political thriller, ABC’s Scandal, is a vivid example. But it was not just power, politics and drama that inspired writer, creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice) to bring this story to life – the classic soul music of the 1970s was a dynamic and influential force as well.

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Verve Music Group & Naxos of America to Re-launch ’50’s Jazz Catalog, Bethelehem Records

Relaunch of Iconic 1950’s Jazz Catalog, Bethlehem Records, Announced by Verse Music Group & Naxos of America



Classic Albums will be Restored & Remastered
for CD, Digital and 10” & 12” Vinyl Release
First Reissue Sets Debuts August, 27, 2013

Verse Music Group & Naxos of America are happy to announce the reissue of iconic 1950’s Jazz catalog, Bethlehem Records.


Bethlehem
Records’ lengthy discography contains over 250 albums that freshly and
ambitiously captured an era of music, including West Coast Cool Jazz and
East Coast Bop.

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