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Recent Listening: Jordan, Longo, Garrett

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2008-11-20 09:05:00 by Rifftides in Rifftides
...recent CDs, some more recent than others Sheila Jordan , Winter Sunshine (Justin Time). The first word in the CD's title may refer to Jordan's age, the second to the quality of her singing. She is seventy-nine and sounds thirty. Part of her schtick in this live recording at Montreal's Upstairs club is to tell the audience how tired she is,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Two Recent Prokofiev Recordings

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2008-01-24 00:00:00 by newmusicrebloggers in New Music reBlog
...recent solo recordings give a better impression of Bronfman's pianism, selections from his Tchaikovsky Seasons and Balakirev's Oriental fantasy Islamey . I was already sorry to miss Bronfman's Shriver Hall recital last month, where he played Islamey (the same program as the December 17 recital at Carnegie Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, Piano...
 
 
 
 
 
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Recent Listening, In Brief...Continued

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2008-07-22 08:05:00 by Rifftides in Rifftides
...recent years--in turn show their debts to Lutoslawski. Cheng soars through these demanding compositions with touch, articulation and dynamics that may overcome any resistance you have to contemporary "classical" music. The deftness and feeling she brings to the "Chorale" section of Salonen's Three Preludes reminded me of something. I dug out...
 
 
 
 
 
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Recent Listening: Rollins, Melvoin-Park, Harper, Gonzalez

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2008-11-14 09:05:00 by Rifftides in Rifftides
...recent post . It's an impossible assignment, but they're a game bunch. Herewith, brief reviews of approximately 0.06% of the accumulated mass of discs Sonny Rollins , Road Shows, Vol. 1 (Doxy/Emarcy). In some of these previously unreleased concert performances, the tenor saxophonist reaches peaks of the intensity, drive, inventiveness and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Recent Listening, Continued

2007-12-14 09:06:00 by dramsey in Rifftides
 
...recent intensive work alongside Cohn's guitarist son Joe. Rebecca Kilgore and Eddie Erickson are guests on several of the pieces, singly and together. Erickson is good. Kilgore is remarkable, one of the best interpreters of superior songs since Frank Sinatra Jennifer Higdon , City Scape, Concerto for Orchestra , Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Recent Top Music 2.0 Stories

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2007-12-13 08:22:37 by Bruce Houghton in hypebot
...Recent contradictory digital moves by Universal caused Hypebot to ask "Will The Real Doug Morris Please Stand Up The slow march to DRM free has become a sprint . Join the discussion Join the debate on which new record label models will survive
 
 
 
 
 
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An Auspicious Trend In recent days I am pleased...

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2008-01-05 07:55:00 by Editor in
...recent days I am pleased to notice in a number of political speeches, by a diverse group of candidates, an emphasis on the arts, on music, and dance, sculpture, and literature as things to be actively fostered in education. It is about time and most welcome! "Math and science" important as they are, are not enough; they never were. We sure do...
 
 
 
 
 
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FIREBRAND EMCEE NYOIL PREPS LONG AWAITED JULY 8th RELEASE OF DEBUT ALBUM "HOOD TREASON;" CAUSES A FRENZY WITH HIS RECENT NAS COMMENTS

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2008-04-29 14:09:00 by BIG CED in Everything BIG CED
...RECENT NAS COMMENTS To date, very little has been officially disclosed regarding Staten Island, NY's outspoken and enigmatic emcee known as "NYOIL." Many, however, are familiar with him through the incendiary viral video phenomenon, "Y'all Should All Get Lynched," the controversial track featuring photos of A-list hip-hop luminaries Three 6...
 
 
 
 
 
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FIREBRAND EMCEE NYOIL PREPS LONG AWAITED JULY 8th RELEASE OF DEBUT ALBUM HOOD TREASON; CAUSES A FRENZY WITH HIS RECENT NAS COMMENTS

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2008-04-29 18:11:16 by bigced in The Hip Hop Cosign
...RECENT NAS COMMENTS To date, very little has been officially disclosed regarding Staten Island, NYs outspoken and enigmatic emcee known as NYOIL. Many, however, are familiar with him through the incendiary viral video phenomenon, Yall Should All Get Lynched, the controversial track featuring photos of A-list hip-hop luminaries Three 6 Mafia,...