On 2nd May 2011, trumpeter-composer Ambrose Akinmusire released his tour de force Blue Note debut, ‘When The Heart Emerges Glistening’. With one of the most captivating jazz albums of recent times, from the most exciting and visionary trumpeter of today, Ambrose Akinmusire has delivered an exceptional debut that establishes him undoubtedly as one of the most [...]
Ambrose Akinmusire | When the Heart Emerges Glistening
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Traincha | This Girl’s In Love
‘This Girl’s In Love’, sees Dutch artist Traincha revisiting classic tracks from the Burt Bacharach songbook. The collection features the very best of two song book albums Traincha recorded with Burt Bacharach and the Metroplole Orchestra. This compilation was compiled exclusively for the UK. Traincha, who was part of the 90′s girl group ‘Total Touch’, [...]
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Priscilla Ahn | A Good Day
Priscilla Ahn is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She released her debut album ‘A Good Day’ on Blue Note Records in 2009. The album features Ahn artfully balancing youthful whimsy and grown-up sophistication, playing guitar and singing in a warm, welcoming, and stunningly self-assured voice. In the current trend of ‘girl singers’, Ahn certainly creates her own [...]
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Stacey Kent | Raconte-Moi…
The ability to tell a story, capture an emotion, a mood, hone it and share it like a secret with her audience; these are the qualities that make Stacey Kent so special. Her latest release, ‘Raconte Moi…’ was released on May 31st 2010. The all-French album entitled revisits great classics of the French musical heritage [...]
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Hindi Zahra | Handmade
Hindi Zahra is a charismatic and talented young singer/songwriter whose signature style is a unique blend of blues, world music, folk and jazz. Half French, half Moroccan, she splits her time between Paris and London. Handmade, the debut album includes 11 tracks all composed by Hindi Zahra.
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Amos lee – Mission Bell
Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Amos Lee has announced the January 24, 2011 release of Mission Bell, his fourth album for EMI’s Blue Note Records, and his richest and most fully formed album to date. Mission Bell, which was produced by Joey Burns of the acclaimed band Calexico, displays both range and cohesion, an array of emotions unified [...]
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Ambrose Akinmusire – When The Heart Emerges
On April 5, trumpeter-composer Ambrose Akinmusire will release his tour de force Blue Note debut, When The Heart Emerges Glistening. Co-produced by Akinmusire and his label mate and mentor Jason Moran, the 12 song set (10 of which were composed by Akinmusire) features his quintet—tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Harish Raghavan, [...]
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Amos Lee | Mission Bell
On January 24th 2011, Amos Lee released his fourth album for Blue Note Records, his richest and most fully formed album to date. ‘Mission Bell’, which was produced by Joey Burns (of the acclaimed band Calexico), displays range, cohesion and an array of emotions unified by Lee’s eclectic taste, and distinctive vocals. With a remarkable [...]
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