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It's More than
Do-Re-Mi: My Life in Music, ASCAP Board
member and film/tv composer John
Cacavas's new autobiography, traces
the life of Cacavas from his days as a teenage
bandleader through his career as a composer/conductor
for motion pictures and television. With
amusing anecdotes, Cacavas details his experiences
that have taken him from a small town in
South Dakota to Chicago, Washington, DC,
New York, London and his current life in
Beverly Hills. Along the way, the reader
learns about the machinations of Tin Pan
Alley, life in the United States Army Band,
conducting on the symphony orchestra circuit
and the trials and tribulations of the world
of Hollywood motion picture studios. The
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Action Action's debut album
Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion.
This new band from Long Island (NY) has a sound
that combines dark new wave with crunchy guitars
and truly unique songwriting by Mark Thomas
Kluepfel. For more information, go to http://www.victoryrecords.com/ActionAction/Ecard.html.
Astair's debut EP Don't
Whisper Lies. Brazilian-American siblings
Bruce and Erica Driscoll blend provocative rhythms
with sweet and sexy Europop melodies with a
Brazilian flavor. Written, recorded, and produced
in their own home studio, Bruce and Erica created
an impressive catalogue of tracks, which intermingle
the new hot Euro craze with a sound comparable
to the Cardigans, Lamb, and Everything But The
Girl. Astaire played select showcases in New
York City and embarked on a tour this year.
David M. Bailey's double-disc
entitled Hope, the anthology, greatest hits
of inspiration from the past 8 years. Writing
from his life experiences of having overcome
a terminal condition, the spirit of determination
and hope is at the root of his songs.
The Bangers' two new CDs.
The first CD Star Spangled Americans
features 4-song patriotic rock-n-roll, honoring
Independence Day with lyrics by Robert Battis
and Scott French. The second CD entitled Out
of This Universe is an 11 song rock-n-roll
CD featuring a highly diverse group of original
songs with sounds ranging from the great hit
music produced in the 70's, 80's, and 90's to
today's hit rock-n-roll music. For more information,
go to www.thebangers.com
The Black Bond AKA Triple 777's
debut single, "We Came Back Again," tells
a little of his experience in the British Army,
gives support to all armed forces personnel
wherever they may be serving worldwide and prays
for their safe return home. For more info, visit
www.theblackbond.com.
Burrito Deluxe's new country
CD, The Whole Enchilada, produced by
Summit Entertainment. The legendary members
Garth Hudson, Carlton Moody, Rick Lonow, ‘Sneaky
Pete' Kleinow and Jeff ‘Stick' Davis are
on an extensive tour of Ireland, the UK and
the U.S. The emotion played out on this album
ranges from the sweet, simple love song to poignant
tales of mournful regret to good times.
Peter Cincotti's new release
On the Moon on Concord Records. The
singer and pianist puts a contemporary, unique
and undeniably infectious twist on such classic
pop and jazz standards as "I Love Paris",
"St Louis Blues" and "Some
Kind of Wonderful." He also demonstrates
his talents as composer and arranger on this
album, such as his own composition "On
the Moon."
"Cowboy" Jack Clement's
new album of country music Guess Things
Happen That Way. He has written songs for
and produced countless artists including Johnny
Cash, Townes Van Zandt, Louis Armstrong, Waylon
Jennings and U2. Cash makes a guest appearance
on two tracks that Cowboy originally penned,
"Ballad of A Teenage Queen" and "Guess Things
Happen That Way."
Debra Davis' Complete,
including "Born to Love You" a duet
featuring 5-time Grammy winner Christopher Cross.
The track "Hiding Place" is a musical
twist on the best-selling novel Da Vinci Code.
The CD is packed with her most powerful material
yet and deals with the circle of life and all
the feelings therein.
Dead To Fall's sophomore album,
Villainy and Virtue. Recorded in Trax
East Studios with producer Eric Rachel, the
album combines Swedish metal nuances from their
first album Everything I Touch Falls To Pieces,
with hardcore-influenced death metal. Dead To
Fall hit the road this summer in support of
their new album with label mates Martyr AD and
Haste The Day.
Deryl Dodd's new album Stronger
Proof, recorded by Dualtone Records in
Nashville. The new release is a deeply satisfying
collection of country and twangy rock, which
contains ten originals plus a rendition of Kenny
Rogers' "Life or Something Like It." Deryl
Dodd's tour dates are available on www.dualtone.com/b2b.
Ginger Jackson's debut album
Ghetto-Bourgeois. An album filled with
Jazz, Hip-Hop, R&B, and Soul music for the
dual nature in all of us. To hear sampling of
the album, check out www.gingerjackson.com.
Charles Douglas' fourth album
Statecraft, featuring Joey Santiago
(The Pixies) on lead guitar. The album was recorded
in New York City by Sonic Youth producer Wharton
Tiers and was released this fall on Enabler
Records in the US and UK. Charles also sold
his first novel to MTV/Pocket Books (under the
pseudonym Alex McAulay) and MTV Films optioned
the movie rights.
Calvin Earl's first album
Gratitude. Earl continues the music
legacy from his ancestors and brings a better
understanding and respect for the African people
enslaved in America, who created this inspiring
music. For bookings and more information, go
to www.calvinearl.com.
Don Grusin's first solo album
in six years, The Hang, an assemble
of 18 performers from the realm of jazz, rock
and pop gathered for two nights of inspired
improvisation. The CD was released by Sovereign
Artists in California and features Patti Austin,
Phil Perry, Nelson Rangel, Natali Rene, Lee
Ritenour, Oscar Seaton, Ricardo Silveira, Sadao
Watanabe, Ernie Watts, and more. The Hang
runs the stylistic gamut from sizzling Latin
to sophisticated urban soul, from beguiling
African rhythms to extemporaneous contemporary
jazz.
Ben Herson's compilation of
West African Hip-Hop African Underground Vol.
1: Hip-Hop Senegal, featuring 14 tracks
from Underground Hip-Hop groups from Senegal
and released by Nomadic Wax this fall.
Marianne Kesler's newest release
Green Room (Soulthink Productions)
with relevant lyrics wrapped in artful acoustic-driven
pop/rock. Further information about this songwriter
and internationally touring artist, can be found
at www.coolspirit.net.
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Jack Lawrence's
memoir, They All Sang My Songs,
describes songwriter Lawrence's Jewish upbringing
in Brooklyn, his homosexuality, his various
career ups and downs, his personal and professional
relationships with the top performers of
his day with humor, wit, and candor. In
addition, the book contains his many lyrics
and the stories behind their creation. It
includes a foreword by Michael Feinstein.
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Rob Levit's new album Uncertain
Path, a trio that also features Franck
Russo on drums and Amy Shook on bass. The CD
mixes traditional jazz with prog-rock and sublime
balladry through 13 tracks with covers of "Fields
of Gold" by Sting and "Waiting in
Vain" by Bob Marley. Produced by Levit
and mastered at Airshow, the album features
original artwork by the artist.
Lowen & Navarro's first
studio album in six years, All The Time
In The World. Released by Red Hen Records
and co-produced by John Whynot. The CD features
14 new tracks in their inimitable style with
stories of the heart, mind and soul. All
The Time In The World brings a contemporary
eye to the trials and tribulations of modern
life and all that it entails.
Alan Merrill's two new albums.
The first, a solo album, Aleecat (MEC
Records) featured new Merrill compositions whereas
Boys In The Band (Polystar Records)
is a compilation re-issue by his Tokyo based
band, Vodka Collins.
Bernadette Moley's debut album
All I Want by GCG. The CD is a collection
of 12 songs entwined with Irish influences that
tell stories of her life, her friends and the
emotions that color her days.
Judith Owen's Christmas
in July, an EP of holiday tunes. Plans
are now underway for an early 2005 CD co-produced
by John Fischbach, known for his work with Stevie
Wonder.
Amy Beth Parravano's self-titled
CD, Full Service Love. The CD featuring
10 songs is released on her own Peridot Record
label and Parravano Music Publishing.
Kevin Ronkko's first edition
paperback book The Singing Drummer.
The 136-pages book is available at www.windstormcreative.com/windstorm/20457.htm.
Sharon Shannon's latest album,
Libertango. Compass Records released
her new album featuring friends of hers, such
as Sinead O'Connor, Kirsty McColl, and Pauline
Scanlon. Virtuoso accordionist, fiddler, and
bandleader, Sharon Shannon has walked a brave
and personal path through traditional Irish
music, inventively fusing it with reggae rhythms,
rock backbeats, and the aching twang of American
country and bluegrass.
The Slow Signal Fade's new
album Through The Opaque Air on Stroll
Music. Fronted by Sri Lankan singer Marguerite
Olivelle, the group recently performed at CMJ
Music Marathon in New York City. Visit www.theslowsignalfade.com
for more information.
Stratocruiser's new CD, Suburban
Contemporary, by Zip Record with Clay Howard
on vocals and guitar and Mike Nicholson on guitars,
bass, and keyboards. Also, the band has signed
for the Asian release of Suburban Contemporary.
Stratocruiser plans for a Japanese tour in early
2005. For more information, go to www.stratocruisermusic.com.
Augusta Read Thomas's second
self-produced recording in eight months. The
CD features her orchestral work "Words of the
Sea," performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
under the direction of Pierre Boulez, and "In
My Sky at Twilight," a work for soprano and
ensemble that was performed as part of the CSO's
MusicNOW series. The world premiere of "Words
of the Sea" was recorded in December 1996 and
"In My Sky at Twilight" was recorded in December
2002. The latter was released as the composer's
first CD single in November 2003. Thomas has
produced the CDs in order to take an active
role in dissemination of her own music. The
new recording is available through the CSO's
online store, www.symphonystore.com and the
composer's own website, www.augustareadthomas.com
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