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George Duke: An Appreciation by A. Scott Galloway

From Adderley to Zappa…and All the Space Between:
An Appreciation of George Duke
 
by A. Scott Galloway
 
Some losses leave unfathomable fissures in the foundation of family, community and industry. The transition of George Duke at age 67 from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is such a loss. The proof lies in the first 48 hours of homage that swept across social media – emanating as much from the hearts of folks who knew him as among the warmest, funniest and most generous of men to walk the earth as from musicologists who strained to mainline the panoramic palette of his musical breadth and depth. The passing of George Duke demands that one ponder long and hard of the experience, wisdom, perspective and personality that has ascended. Yet voluminous traces have been left behind for generations to study and enjoy long into the future. It is “the future” that the electric keyboard and synthesizer wizard always had his third eye locked on…heart anchored in ancient reveries of Afro-acoustic ivories…and The Spirit ever in it.
 
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Concord Music Group to Reissue John Coltrane’s “Afro Blue Impressions” on Aug. 20th, 2013

John Coltrane’s
‘Afro Blue Impressions’
Expanded Version Coming from Concord/Pablo


Concord
Music Group will reissue a remastered and expanded edition of John
Coltrane’s Afro Blue Impressions album on August 20, 2013. Enhanced by
24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, three bonus tracks, and new liner
notes, the new reissue celebrates the 40th anniversary of Pablo Records,
the jazz label founded by Norman Granz in 1973.

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Deluxe 4 CD Box Set, Jimi Hendrix – “Purple Box” Coming Aug. 20th, 2013

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Box
 
LEGACY RECORDINGS AND EXPERIENCE HENDRIX LLC RELEASING NEWLY EXPANDED EDITION OF THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE “PURPLE BOX”
 
New US Edition of “The Rolls Royce of posthumous Hendrix sets” features
 
4 previously unreleased tracks
 
Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix LLC will release a newly expanded edition of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, the legendary “Purple Box,” which Rolling Stone’s David Fricke proclaimed “The Rolls Royce of posthumous Hendrix sets.” The box set earned RIAA Gold Album sales status in the US and has enjoyed widespread critical and commercial success throughout the world. The new four CD boxed set, which includes the entire 2000 original edition in addition to four tracks eagerly sought by fans of the legendary guitarist, will be available Tuesday, August 20, 2013.

Background Singer Kevin Owens to Release New Book “So Amazing” This Fall 2013

Kevin Owens - so amazing
 
SUCCESSFUL BACKGROUND SINGER KEVIN OWENS CHRONICLES
32-YEAR JOURNEY ON STAGE AND BEHIND THE SCENES OF
THE LATE GREAT SUPERSTAR LUTHER VANDROSS and RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN WITH THE RELEASE OF “SO AMAZING”
 
A NEW BOOK SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE THIS FALL
 
Compelling Memoir Takes a Look at Life in the Music Industry through
The Eyes of KEVIN OWENS who toured with the iconic LUTHER VANDROSS for over Two Decades as one of his key Background Singers
 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, August 1, 2013 – Over seven years in the making, SO AMAZING: Through The Eyes of Kevin Owens (My 32 Years On The Road With Luther Vandross and Ray, Goodman & Brown), a compelling new memoir written by R&B singer KEVIN OWENS, makes its highly anticipated book release debut this Fall.

New Jazz Release: “Herbie Hancock – The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988” | Coming Nov. 12th, 2013

Herbie Hancock
 
Legacy Announces Herbie Hancock:
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
1972-1988
 
Deluxe box set features all 31 albums (across 34 CDs) released by Columbia Records; Includes first U.S. release of 8 albums which originally appeared on CBS/Sony (Japan)
 
NEW YORK, July 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Herbie Hancock: The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988 brings together, for the first time, the master musician’s complete Columbia Records and CBS/Sony Japan catalog. The deluxe 34-CD box set arrives in stores November 12, 2013, through Columbia/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

The Destiny’s Child Video Anthology (16 Short Music Films) on DVD | Coming June 4th, 2013

Music World/Columbia/Legacy Recordings Announce The Release Of The Destiny’s Child Video Anthology, A Career-Spanning Collection Of 16 Iconographic Short Music Films That Define An Era



The First-Ever Destiny’s Child Video Anthology Arrives Tuesday, June 4


NEW YORK, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Music World Entertainment, Columbia Records, and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, proudly announce the upcoming release of the Destiny’s Child Video Anthology, the first-ever career-spanning collection of sixteen iconic short music films that define the look and sound of a pivotal era (1998-2004) of musical and cultural history.  The DVD will be available starting June 4, 2013.

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Sly & The Family Stone 4 CD Box Set, “Higher!” Coming Aug. 27th, 2013

Sly & The Family Stone’s Career Celebrated With Deluxe 4-CD Box Set,
Higher!

  
Features 17 previously unreleased tracks; box set offers the chance to experience the songs you know and love but often in alternate versions, including mono singles, demos, instrumental tracks, live concert and television recordings, and more

NEW YORK, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The music of Sly & The Family Stone is celebrated with a new 4-CD box set, Higher!, available everywhere August 27th through Epic/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

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New Jazz Release: Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions (7 CD Collection) | Coming June 4th, 2013

MOSAIC RECORDS CELEBRATES
WOODY SHAW WITH
THE COMPLETE M– — USE SESSIONS



7-CD Limited Edition Collection, Available June 4

“There’s a great trumpet player…he can play different
from all of them.” – Miles Davis

“The thing about Woods is that he’s done his homework. He’s hip to
Louis Armstrong, plays intervals, and runs backwards so to speak. He breaks it down, plays atonal, and then comes back and plays real trumpet.
Woods covers the whole spectrum!” – Dexter Gordon

Mosaic Records is set to release Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions on June 4, 2013. “Through a wide variety of styles, personnel, repertoire, and forms of instrumentation, this 7-CD limited edition box set presents a complete narrative of iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw’s musical and artistic growth over a 13-year period with Muse Records, from 1974 to 1987,” after having moved from San Francisco to New York.

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International Superstar Gloria Estefan Returns to Sony Music Entertainment

Gloria Estefan Reunites With
Sony Music Entertainment



One of The Most Successful and Influential Global Recording Artists Returns to Her Longtime Home


MIAMI, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Music Entertainment is proud to announce the return of international superstar Gloria Estefan to her longtime label home.

The globally renowned seven-time Grammy award winning singer, songwriter and actress is resuming her incredibly successful, time-tested alliance with Sony Music via a multi-album agreement to develop a diverse array of new projects.

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The Newport Jazz Festival® Gala Recording (CD) 2012 is Available Now

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Announces Release of
Newport Jazz Festival® Gala Recording 2012 Powered by ArtistShare®


Dianne Reeves

First-ever CD Produced by Newport Jazz Festival® Features

Dianne Reeves, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Anat Cohen, Steve Wilson, Lewis Nash, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Lionel Loueke, Edmar Castañeda, Ingrid Jensen and Peter Martin

NEWPORT, RI, April 2, 2013 – George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ today announced the release of the Newport Jazz Festival® Gala Recording 2012 powered by ArtistShare®.

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