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Digital Music Service Rdio Increases Catalog to over 18 Million Songs

Rdio increases catalog to over 18 million songs; adds new partners TuneCore and
CD Baby

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Partnerships with top independent music aggregators connect over a quarter-million artists to fans in 13 countries


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Rdio (www.rdio.com), the digital music service started by the creators of Skype, today announced two landmark music deals with CD Baby and TuneCore, the largest aggregators of independent music, bringing Rdio’s catalog to over 18 million songs.

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Blue Note Releases Six Jazz Classics In High Definition Audio For The First Time On HDtracks

Blue Note Releases Six Jazz Classics In High Definition Audio For The First Time On HDtracks

 

Albums by John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, and Larry Young Digitally Remastered from Original Analog Masters


NEW YORK, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Note/EMI is pleased to announce today’s high definition, master-quality audio release of six classics from the label’s legendary catalog on HDtracks (www.HDtracks.com).  John Coltrane’s Blue Train, Eric Dolphy’s Out To Lunch, Herbie Hancock’s Maiden Voyage, Wayne Shorter’s Speak No Evil, Horace Silver’s Song for My Father, and Larry Young’s Unity have been digitally remastered for the first time in 96kHz/24bit and 192kHz/24bit from their original analog multi-track masters. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Legacy Announces Complete Album Collection Box Sets for Etta James, The Brecker Brothers and Sarah Vaughan

Legacy Announces New Complete Album Collection Box Sets In August By
Four Legends Of Jazz And Blues: Michael And Randy Brecker (the Brecker
Brothers), Etta James, And
Sarah Vaughan


The ultimate
year-round jazz festival from Legacy Recordings continues to set a new
industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the
Sony Music archives family of labels, by the greatest names in modern
jazz:
THE BRECKER BROTHERS – THE COMPLETE ARISTA ALBUMS COLLECTION (Arista/Legacy) – 8 titles, 8 CDs;
ETTA JAMES – THE COMPLETE PRIVATE MUSIC BLUES, ROCK ‘N’ SOUL ALBUMS COLLECTION – (Private Music/RCA/Legacy) – 7 titles, 7 CDs;
SARAH VAUGHAN – THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUMS COLLECTION (Columbia/Legacy) – 4 titles, 4 CDs.


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Concord Music Group to Release Booker T. & The MG’s “Green Onions” on July 24th, 2012

CONCORD MUSIC GROUP RELEASES BOOKER T. & THE MGs’ ‘GREEN ONIONS’ AS PART OF ITS STAX REMASTERS SERIES



JULY 24, 2012, RELEASE DATE CELEBRATES 50th ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK R&B INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Title track inducted into GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1999 and Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2012


LOS
ANGELES, Calif. — Concord Music Group will release Booker T. & the
MGs’ Green Onions as part of its Stax Remasters series on July 24, 2012.
Enhanced by 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, two live bonus tracks
and newly written liner notes by Grammy Award-winning Stax historian Rob
Bowman, the reissue not only spotlights one of the most entertaining
and influential soul and R&B recordings of the 1960s, but also
reaffirms the album’s enduring nature a half-century after its original
release.
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Herb Reed, The Platters Founder – Dead at 83

Herb Reed, The Platters Founder And Rock And Roll, Vocal Group And Grammy Halls Of Fame Member, Dead At 83



Reed was the last surviving member of the legendary vocal quintet


BOSTON, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — As founder and naming member of the legendary group The Platters, Herb Reed racked up an impressive list of achievements. He and his group performed sold-out shows in more than 100 countries; made nearly 400 recordings and sold millions of albums, earning the group membership in the Rock and Roll, Vocal Group and Grammy Halls of Fame. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Hidden Beach to Release New Jill Scott Collection: “Crates: Remix Fundamentals Vol. 1 – Spring Summer Feeling” on June 26th, 2012

CRATES: REMIX FUNDAMENTALS VOLUME 1

In stores on June 26th  


Hidden Beach kicks off the summer with the launch of a new remix compilation series entitled CRATES: REMIX FUNDAMENTALS VOLUME 1 SPRING SUMMER FEELING. The first volumes of this series will be eclectic collections of Jill Scott hits remixed and re-grooved by some of the music industry’s best DJs and Producer/Remixers. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Sade’s “Bring Me Home | Live 2011” DVD Captures #1 on Music Chart

Sade’s Live DVD/CD ‘Bring Me Home – Live 2011’ Captures # 1 Spot On Music DVD Chart

 

NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Heralded as one of last year’s must-see tours by fans and critics alike, ‘Bring Me Home – Live 2011’ secures the # 1 spot on the music video DVD chart. Available on Blu-ray, DVD/CD, and download, ‘Bring Me Home – Live 2011’, directed by Sophie Muller, features 22 of Sade’s timeless hits performed live on the visually stunning stage for which Pollstar named “Most Creative Stage Production” and “2011 Major Tour of the Year Award.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Fusion Group Return To Forever | “The Mothership Returns” (Coming June 19th, 2012)

THE MOTHERSHIP RETURNS ON JUNE 19


 
EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE 3-DISC SET BY PIONEERING FUSION GROUP
RETURN TO FOREVER


New York, NY (May 14, 2012)—On June 19, get ready for a landing that will shake the foundations of progressive jazz/rock fusion forever. In 2011, keyboardist/pianist Chick Corea, acoustic and electric bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White welcomed legendary acoustic and electric violinist Jean Luc-Ponty and acoustic and electric guitarist Frank Gambale into Return To Forever, the band that took what Miles Davis taught to jump-start the jazz/rock fusion genre in 1973 (along with Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report) with their album, Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Legacy Presents 3 New Box Sets of The Greatest Players in Jazz | Coming July 30th, 2012

Legacy’s Complete Albums Collections Presents Three New Box Sets By Four Of The Greatest Composers/Leaders/Players In Jazz: Charles Mingus, The Thelonious Monk Quartet, Weather Report With Joe Zawinul And
Wayne Shorter


 
Available starting July 30, 2012


NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Columbia and RCA archives by the greatest names in modern jazz:

    CHARLES MINGUS – THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA & RCA ALBUMS COLLECTION (Columbia/Legacy) – 7 titles, 10 CDs.
    THE THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET – THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION (Columbia/Legacy) – 6 titles, 6 CDs.
    WEATHER REPORT – THE COLUMBIA ALBUMS 1971-1975 (Columbia/Legacy) – 6 titles, 7 CDs. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Documentary “Down The Rhodes” – The Fender Rhodes Story is Now Available on DVD | WATCH VIDEO FEAT. GEORGE DUKE!

“DOWN THE RHODES” – The Fender Rhodes Story A film documenting the history of the Fender Rhodes Electric Piano The project is a historical tribute to the instrument that captured generations of musicians and public alike with its unique sound and musical qualities with 46 interviews (musicians and technicians interviewed …

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