Jazz & Blues Lounge

I know this is a day late. That’s what happens when your critical lifeline, AllAboutJazz.com, goes down and won’t come up during the time I slot to write this particular blog. That’s what happened to me on Tuesday and I had to go with another blog about the Chicago Jazz Festival. I hate it when my personal schedule gets disrupted.
It’s a busy week for new releases and reissues. So, without further ado, here is the list from the fine folks at AllAboutJazz.com:
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
NEW RELEASES
32 Festival De Jazz De Vitoria-Gasteiz – 32 Festival De Jazz …read more

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The new releases are here again. If you recall, and you can page down if you don’t, I was talking about the website called AllAbouJazz.com for one of the best places on the web for jazz information and news. I raved about thta yesterday, and today I am using them because it is the big day for new releases and reissues.
It’s another impressive list and I want to thank the AllAboutJazz.com people for providing all of this information on a regular basis. They really do a great job and you should check them out.
NEW RELEASES
Tuesday July 22, …read more

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Can you believe it’s July 15 already? I know, I keep harping on how fast things are flying this year, or every year, but it’s so true. It seems like just yesterday that everyone was complaining about how brutal the winter was and I was slipping and falling on the ice while trying to get into my car. Now, it’s brutally hot and there are severe thunderstorms every other day and everyone is complaining about the heat.
One thing always helps and that’s being able to tell you about the new releases and various re-issues that …read more

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The summer is speeding past like a speeding bullet. Nothing makes that slow down just a little bit more than a cool jazz or blues album or tune to add to your collection. I do not have a record player myself, but when I worked at the jazz radio station, we would sometimes get the tunes on vinyl. I actually learned how to cue up a record just like the old-time DJs. There was just something cool, so very cool and warm, about listening to those jazz tunes on vinyl. It’s how I first listened …read more

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It is officially July. I know, as I have said here many times in the past few weeks, I can’t belive it either. Still, the month does start off on a Tuesday and that means new and reissued jazz music for you and your collection. Start copying down some names and start visiting your favorite place for music.
Once again, I need to give credit to the great folks at “AllAboutJazz.com” for providing the information below. I still can’t recommend that site highly enough and encourage you to check it out and support them.
Tuesday July 1, 2008
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I can’t believe how fast this year has gone so far. I cannot believe it is now summer and we are almost in the month of July. Who the heck hit the Fast-Forward button on my life and why didn’t they bother to tell me about it? It will be the 4th of July very soon and then, before you know it, the damn holiday season will be here again.
Sheesh! It’s just not fair, I tell ya.
Thankfully we have AllAboutJazz.com and their wonderful list of jazz new releases and reissues to keep us entertained even as …read more

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Yes, I know, this is supposed to be my time to tell you about the jazz and blues festivals all over the Midwest. I will stil get around to that, but thankfully there is plenty of exciting news to go around and keep you entertained. It is now Tuesday and that means it is new releases and reissus day.
These are jazz albums, of course. I have yet to find a nice comprehensive list like this for the blues fans. Thanks to AllAboutJazz.com for the information that you find below. Again, a great website …read more

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Well, you have made it to another Tuesday. I am starting to feel like there has been a definite switch from Jazz to Blues around here lately. What can I say, for some reason the event and festival planners around here seem to have wanted to start off the season with Blues Festivals galore. Plus, I have recently just discovered blues music for real and I am kind of excited about it.
But, I still love jazz and Tuesdays at least give me the chance to dwell in the music I love for a bit even …read more

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Well, I am a day late here. I have visions of people wandering around the jazz section of their particular music store of choice, lost, hopeless and helpless. I hope that didn’t happen to you, my faithful readers. With the death of Bo Diddley and the Chicago Blues Festival this week, my attentions have just been divided and elsewhere. Sorry about that.
So, a day late, but not quite a dollar short, here are the new releases and reissues in the jazz world for this week. A special thanks, as always, to AllAboutJazz.com for the information …read more

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Is it really the last week in the month of May, already? Wasn’t it just New Years Day like, yesterday? At this rate the holidays will be here in the blink of an eye. I will be celebrating my niece’s birthday before I know it. Jeez, who hit the Fast-Forward button?
Anyway, AllAboutJazz.com has a great list of CD reviews and they have this great list of new releases and reissues. It’s a cool website filled with lots of news and other things too. It is mostly volunteer and they are currently looking for volunteers, …read more

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