The Brandon Fields Trio | One People

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Brandon Fields, Jazz, Saxophone

The Brandon Fields Trio | One People – [Blue Star Records, 2009]

The Brandon Fields Trio, One People

Born in Indiana and raised by music loving parents in Santa Ana, California, Brandon started playing the piano at age five, violin at eight and was enamored with the alto saxophone by ten. He began working as a freelance musician while still a teenager, and moved to the Los Angeles area in 1982 to embrace the inspiring local club and studio scene.

Brandon Fields

Brandon’s debut recording The Other Side Of The Story came out in 1986 demonstrating what would become the common thread connecting his original recordings, a multifaceted take on songwriting and a high level of interaction with his talented bandmates. Three additional concept albums followed, including A Coffehouse Christmas, Higher Ground (the music of Stevie Wonder), and most recently Fields and Strings, a beautiful collection of standards released in late 1999 on Paras Records.

..:: Source: BrandonFields.com also, his MySpace.com page ::..

Convert Your iPhone Into Wireless Laptop Numpad

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Apple, iPhone

iPhone Numberkey

The most selling laptops in the market have 15 inch screen, they all lack the numpad because there is no space to fit in. The netbooks are selling like hotcakes and same is the case with them. I didn’t find the need for numpad until I started working with Office Excel 2010.

A good wireless numberpad from Logitech cost around $40, but if you have an iPhone you can spend only $2 and convert your iPhone into a wireless numpad. NumberKey is a small app that can convert your iPhone into a wireless touch number keypad.

It can connect via both WiFi and direct wireless connection(ad-hoc) with Windows and Mac. You will need to install the NumberKey Connect app on the system. Once installed, it will automatically detect your iPhone and show the status. Hit Connect to establish a connection, make sure the app is running on iPhone at the same time.

..:: Source: Addictivetips.com … also, Balmuda.com ::..

VA | Blue Note Revisited

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African American, Jazz, Nu Jazz

The remnants stitched to the fabric of the old school versa the rebirth of the new skool are intoxicating, seductive, and mind jolting rhythms yielding only to our sometimes dysfunctional imagination. The elements interwoven in this project clings to the outer-edges of these glorious original masterpieces on Blue Note Revisited is probably one of the hippest recordings that derived from the intergalactic playground of the “DJ Re-mixes.” Well at least, from my perspective I dig this mix very, very much …. ~ The Urban Flux

Various Artists | Blue Note Revisited – [Blue Note Records, 2004]

VA, Blue Note Revisited

Blue Note represents a goldmine of raw brain matter in the continuing mind-meld between dance-world spinners and the jazzmen of old. Like kids jumping into a pile of leaves, 13 DJs delve into the label’s vaults to connect Donald Byrd fusion and Wayne Shorter hard-bop with a hodgepodge of tricky needlework. The newcomers keep up with the old hats, combining respect for the originals with a jolt of modern momentum. Some take a soft approach; Kyoto Jazz Massive deconstructs and rebuilds Eddie Henderson’s “Kudu” with kicked-up rhythms and reverence for the song’s marvelous Patrice Rushen keyboard solo. Meanwhile, DJ Cam brings some nice flow via Erik Truffaz, who provides extra flava on Byrd’s funk-jazz workout “The Emperor.” Going all the way out, Matthew Herbert’s skittery, left-field style totally transforms Michel Petrucciani’s noodling “Caravan.” A challenging piece of jazz-dance, Blue Note Revisited artfully avoids down-tempo clichés, doing justice to the explorative nature of these artists and the wax they’ve left behind. — Matthew Cooke

..:: Source: Amazon.com ::..

Baptiste Trotignon | Share

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Baptiste Trotignon, European Jazz, Piano

Baptiste Trotignon | Share – [Sunnyside Records, 2009]

Music is about sharing: an artist sharing his music with his/her band mates, and an artist and/or group sharing the music with the listener. The great musicians like French pianist Baptiste Trotignon an inventive and inspiring artist who has performed with the Moutin Reunion Quartet, Stefano Di Battista and Aldo Romano, (and Grand Prize winner of the 2002 Martial Solal Piano Competition), understands that simple, yet complex truth. And the proof can be heard on his incredible Sunnyside debut, Share, featuring an international cast of sidemen including New Zealand/New York bassist Matt Penman, and American drummers Eric Harland and Otis Brown III, with special guests Tom Harrell on flugelhorn and tenor saxophonist Mark Turner.

One could easily conclude this all-star lineup would sound exactly like an all-star date: with lots of flashy playing but no interaction. But Trotignon s compositional genius, as evidenced in the CD s eleven tracks, reveals his gift for writing musical structures that fully explore the capabilities and talents of his bandmates.

..:: Source: Amazon.com ::..

Greg Lyons | Smoke Signals

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Greg Lyons, Jazz, Saxophone

Greg Lyons | Smoke Signals – [Overtone, 2009]

Greg Lyons, Smoke Signals

Greg Lyons was born in Newcastle in the north-east of England to rather nomadic parents who arranged that he started roaming the planet at a very early age. By the time he left school he had lived in 4 separate locations in England, in India and finally in central Scotland where he developed his fascination with music and started his career playing bass in bands of various styles in the late 70s.

A collection of Lyons originals and one Beatles re-working recorded in July 2009 in London. The material is very groove-orientated and explores some odd meters in a very refreshing way.

Recorded in July 2009 in London with a great band featuring Pierre De Bethmann on piano and Rhodes, Dudley Phillips on bass, Nic France on drums and John Parricelli on guitar.

..:: Source: CDBaby.com ::..