Jazz & Blues Lounge

Ah, Tuesday, it’s such a lovely day. Seldom does Tuesday get much respect. People have football on Monday and they love to complain about it. They have Wednesday and the call it “hump day” and celebrate the fact that it is the middle of the week. On Thursday you have Must See TV or whatever they hell they are calling it today. For me it means watching Smallville, the Office and Lost. Then there’s Friday which is everyone’s day to party, I guess. For me, I always wondered why everyone was do damn …read more

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It is another Tuesday and that means new releases and reissues galore. Unlike last week, it seems that the record companies have plenty they want you to check out this coming week. This is, once again, from AllAboutJazz.com which is a great online magazine all about jazz (hence the name, I am gathering). There are some very in-depth CD and concert reviews. There are also stories much like you would find in a magazine on a newsstand.
So, please make a note of the new releases below. If you happen to contact any …read more

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The spring season has kicked into high gear and things are getting busy in the music world. Things are also getting busy amongst us here at b5media. So, I missed the normal release date when it came to the new releases and the reissues. Actually, this month so far the new releases are not as extensive as in previous weeks. It’s interesting to note that and I am not sure what that means.
Since I have found out that my use of the WDCB website has yielded some results, I want to point out I rely on …read more

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Happy Tuesday everyone!  It is new release and reissue day in the world of music, of course.  Once again, I wonder why Tuesday was picked.  Why not make it Monday or perhaps a Friday?  Was it just to make Tuesday feel better about itself? 
Once again this list was compiled with thanks to “AllAboutJazz.com.”  AllAboutJazz.com has a great website and lots and lots of great reviews and such.  More reviews than I could possibly write there so if you want to find reviews for many of these CDs below you can probably find them there.  Here is the list for the …read more

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Well, it is time for new releases and reissues as every week.  I still don’t know why Tuesday is the day for new releases and reissues, but there it is.  So, time to check out your favorite musical download site or make a trip to your music store or logon and get your favorite CDs via the mail or whatever it is you do.  Thanks to AllAboutJazz.com for providing me and this blog with the information listed below.
Also, it is the end of the month and that seems to have caused the music companies to release a HUGE amount of …read more

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I love the comments we get on this blog.  I love Claudia’s comment because I am dying to know how she ended up briefly dating Miles’ lawyer.  But anyway, we shall leave that mystery for the moment.
It is Tuesday and that means new releases and re-issues.  Thanks again to AllAboutJazz.com for this information:
New Releases 
Alvin Terry – The Art Of Boston (JKNM Records )
Alvin Terry – Art Of Boston, The (JKNM Records )
Andreas Oberg – My Favorite Guitars [CD+DVD] (Res )
Andreas Oberg – My Favorite Guitars (Resonance Records )
Arthur Lyman – Lyman 66/The Shadow Of Your Smile (Collectors’ Choice )
Arturo O’Farrill …read more

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It is now the month of April and that means that there are new jazz and blues albums out.  Of course, I cannot find a nice blues publication that lists all of the new releases and re-issues such as you can find at AllAboutJazz.com.  It’s a very cool site with lots of CD reviews and concert reviews.  It has just about everything a jazz nut could want.
So, without much further ado, here is the list of new releases and reissues for:
April 1, 2008
New Releases
- Age Of Innocence (Sbme Special MKTS. )
- Age Of Innocence (Sbme Special MKTS. )
80 Films – …read more

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Does anyone know how the day Tuesday became the day for new releases?  I remember back when I worked at a music store and every Tuesday was the busiest day of the week because it was the day when all of the new releases came in.  You just hoped it was light on customers so you could get all of the product out.  Now that I have written books, I have also found that Tuesday is a day when new books come out too.  Movies come out on Fridays, books and music on Tuesdays.
So, here is a listing of the …read more

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It is amazing the sheer number of new releases that come out in the jazz genre.  You wouldn’t think so.  Why?  Well, according to so many, jazz is not a popular genre and, therefore, somehow not relevant.  Needless to say, I disagree.
A great place to look for the latest releases in jazz, throughout the year, is AllAboutJazz.com.  Their list of new releases is truly staggering.  I can only hope to aspire to such a list.  I will settle for crediting them, pointing you to them, then “borrowing” some of the information they have there.
So, here are the new releases and …read more

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It’s been a bit slow since the first of the year as far as new releases and re-issues for 2008.  Maybe this this has something to do with the holiday thing.  All of the record companies like to have the new music out before Christmas and then take a bit of a break.  Now that it’s officially 2008 in earnest, and the third week in January, it looks like the new releases and re-issues are coming out. 
I got this list from a great website called “All About Jazz” which is, next to this blog, one of the best places to …read more

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