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The Top 100 Contemporary Jazz Songs – #93 | Urban Knights – The Rose


 
Here’s another entry into the collection otherwise known as “The Top 100 Contemporary Jazz Songs” on T.U.M.S.
 
The single you are about to hear has to be one of the most startling yet revealing arrangements ever made for cjazz. The focus of the composition is spiritual by nature, but the entire track seemingly will stick with your ears for a long time to come.

Al Green’s Greatest Hits Release Now In Dolby Atmos


 
Al Green’s Greatest Hits Release
Now In Dolby Atmos!
Certified Mixing By
Across The Road Studio
Danny Jones / David Ehninger
 
Houston, TX (February 20 2024) – Across The Road LLC announced this week that Al Green’s historic album “Al Green – Greatest Hits” is now officially available in Dolby Atmos for music at Apple Music. The album joins a virtual who’s who of music royalty releasing both historic and new music in this amazing new spatial audio format.

James Brown’s Unreleased Single “We Got To Change” (3-Track EP) | Coming February 16th, 2024 | LISTEN!


 
JAMES BROWN
UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES TO ISSUE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED JAMES BROWN SONG
“WE GOT TO CHANGE” ON FEB. 16
 
Three-Track We Got To Change EP
Features Storming J.B.’s Lineup Starring Brothers Catfish and Bootsy Collins and “Funky Drummer” Clyde Stubblefield
 
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 (Santa Monica, CA) – UMe/Republic Records will release James Brown’s We Got To Change, a three-track EP featuring the previously unheard title track, on Feb. 16.

Fathom Events Presents New Film “Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive” | Arriving in Theaters Feb. 13th, 2024 | WATCH NEW TRAILER!


 
IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE FEB 13TH GALENTINE’S DAY 2024
GLORIA GAYNOR: I WILL SURVIVE
 
A Journey of Faith, Hope, and a Magnificent Second Act
 
NEW YORK, New York (December 11, 2023) – In celebration of what has come to be known as “Galentine’s Day,” Fathom Events proudly presents “Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive,” a story about the extraordinary life of two-time Grammy-winning artist and global legend Gloria Gaynor.

Omnivore Recordings Announces Reissue of The Mighty Clouds Of Joy’s “Kickin’” LP | Coming Dec. 8th, 2023 | WATCH NEW TRAILER!


 
Omnivore Recordings Announces Reissue of
The Mighty Clouds Of Joy’s Kickin’
out on December 8
 
1975 R&B, Gospel Classic Includes Single Edit of the #1 Billboard Disco Action Track “Mighty High” Plus Two Bonus Tracks
 
October 30, 2023: On December 8, Omnivore Recordings will release the reissue of The Mighty Clouds Of Joy’s 1975 R&B, Gospel classic album, Kickin’.

Founding Member of Kool & The Gang, George Brown to Release New Memoir “Too Hot: Kool & The Gang & Me” on July 11th, 2023


 
KOOL & THE GANG FOUNDER GEORGE BROWN PENS MEMOIR TOO HOT: KOOL & THE GANG & ME OUT JULY 11
 
Founding member of Kool & The Gang, George Brown is set to release his memoir Too Hot: Kool & The Gang & Me on July 11th. As a self-taught drummer and songwriter who has spent six decades making music, touring the world, and navigating fame’s wild ride as an African American trailblazer,

Rhino to Release Special 6-LP Vinyl Collection “Otis Redding – Otis Forever: The Albums & Singles (1968-1970)” on June 9th, 2023


 
OTIS REDDING
OTIS FOREVER: THE ALBUMS & SINGLES (1968-1970)
 
6-LP Multi-Color Vinyl Boxed Set
Exclusively At Rhino.com
 
Also Available As 6-LP Black Vinyl Set
 
Four Posthumous Studio Albums Combined With
A Collection Of 24 Album Singles In Mono
 
Limited To 1,000 Copies, The Set Will Be Available On June 9
 
LOS ANGELES – Otis Redding’s reign as the King of Soul was cut short more than 55 years ago when the Georgia-born singer-songwriter perished in a plane crash en route to play a show. The Big O was gone too soon, but generations of fans still cherish the musical legacy he left behind.

The Top 100 Contemporary Jazz Songs – #95 | Checkfield – Through The Lens


 
The power of Contemporary Jazz Music…
 
So many styles, contrasts…angles.
 
A jazz group that was formed in San Diego back in 1982 – Checkfield, did just that when they released obscure, home run hitter “Through The Lens” (1988-American Gramaphone Records). A single that steadily grew in popularity over the years from the initial release date, title track “Through The Lens” is the embodiment of what a well composed, well rounded, openly instrumental cjazz single should sound like. It ages like fine wine…

Mercury/UMe Releases Digital-Only 40th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Donna Summer’s “She Works Hard For The Money” | WATCH NEW HD VIDEO!


 
DONNA SUMMER’S SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY IS CELEBRATED WITH EXPANDED, DIGITAL-ONLY 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION – AVAILABLE NOW
 
New Additions to the Iconic Pop/R&B/Soul Artist’s Chart-Busting 1983 Solo Album Include 4 Bonus Tracks Making Their Digital Debut
 
HBO Original Documentary, Love To Love You, Donna Summer, Debuts May 2023
 
Los Angeles, CA – March 3, 2023 – Today, Mercury/UMe releases a digital-only 40th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of Donna Summer’s all-time classic solo album, She Works Hard For The Money.

Capitol/UMe Releases “From The Capitol Vaults (Vol. 3)” by Nat King Cole Digitally | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
CAPITOL/UMe RELEASES FROM THE CAPITOL VAULTS (VOL. 3) BY NAT KING COLE DIGITALLY TODAY
 
THIRD VOLUME IN THE SERIES COLLECTS FOURTEEN RARE TRACKS JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
 
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Few voices in music history have elicited such romance and suave cool as the celebrated smooth vocals of NAT KING COLE.