Kyle Asche Organ Trio –
Five Down Blues (Cellar Music): “Mr. Asche’s highly anticipated third CD as a leader, Five Down Blues places him in the company of of working band of Pete Benson on organ and drummer George Fludas. This swinging album includes original compositions by Kyle Asche as well as tunes by Horace Silver, John Patton, Horace Silver and more!” (https://randysrecords.com/UPC/875531020182) Smooth interactions by all players and nice variety. Click here to listen to samples of the songs on this release.
Mike Clark & Michael Zilber –
Mike Drop (Sunnyside): “Sometimes there are musicians who seem to be fated to collaborate. They can come from different places and, even different generations, but their connection will be immediate and deep. This is the type of relationship that has developed between legendary drummer Mike Clark and stellar saxophonist Michael Zilber. Their friendship and musical cohesiveness can be felt immediately upon hearing their new reco
By 1971, prolific songwriters/producers
Leon Huff had a catalog of R&B and pop hits including The Soul Survivors Expressway to Your Heart, The Intruders Cowboys to Girls, and Jerry Butler s Only the Strong Survive, and a network to help move the product released by their number of boutique record labels. But minor success wasn t enough for the inseparable twosome, so they longed for an opportunity to bridge their love of music, humanity and keeping their ear to the streets under a larger brand, for a broader audience.
Their ship eventually came in. Gamble and Huff landed a deal with
Andra Day –
United States vs Billie Holiday (Warner Bros): “Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. In 2015, she released her debut album, Cheers to the Fall. At the 2016 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the single, “Rise Up”, was nominated for Best R&B Performance. To promote “Rise Up”, she performed the song on The View, the performance earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder, who is partially credited for her discovery, in an ad for Apple TV in late 2015. In 2021, she portrayed Billie Holiday in the biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Her stage name was inspired by Holiday, whose nickname was “Lady Day”. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andra Day) Her
Cellar stellar: Vancouver jazz label celebrates 20 years of making records What began as tenor sax player Cory Weedsâ vehicle to promote his live venue turned into two decades of releases on his Cellar Live label
Author of the article: Stuart Derdeyn
Publishing date: Apr 30, 2021  â¢Â April 30, 2021  â¢Â 7 minute read  â¢Â âWhat started out as a live label to compliment the Cellar sort of turned into an international label that continues to thrive and adjust to all the changes in the music business,â says Cory Weeds, the man behind the two-decade-old Cellar Live label. Photo by Cellar Music Group /PNG
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