The Soul Jazz Dynamiters | Self-Titled

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European Jazz, Germany, Jazz, The Soul Jazz Dynamiters

The Soul Jazz Dynamiters | Self-Titled – [Blisstone, 2009]

The Soul Jazz Dynamiters - Self-Titled

Original compositions in a charming old school design take a sharp look into the future. Four outstanding musicians from southern Germany, known for their own creative projects, such as bartmes, lejeune matin or the European Groove Orchestra and for their participation in internationally renown acts like Dephazz, Jon Sass‘ Sassified, Ack van Rooyen or the Hessen Radio Jazz ensemble. —Blisstone

This gem by The Soul Jazz Dynamiters is exclusively for music lovers who adore sounds with the old school flavor. I’m simply enthralled to hear and see the musicians from Europe (Germany) wrap their heads and voices around jazz. In this case, the bands influence is “Soul Jazz.” They’ve done a superb job in capturing the essence of this sound via their rhythmic yet odd-metered compositions and killer arrangements throughout this ten track session! ~ Rob Young | The Urban Flux

..:: Source: Blisstone.de ::..

Randy Crawford and Joe Sample Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album

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African American, Female Vocalist, Joe Sample, Piano, Randy Crawford

Randy and Joe - No Regrets

After more than 30 years of superlative collaborations in the studio and on the stage, contemporary jazz masters Randy Crawford and Joe Sample have been recognized for a musical simpatico rarely seen in modern music. No Regrets, the duo’s latest effort, has received a Grammy® nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

The collection is the follow-up to 2007’s critically acclaimed Grammy® nominated Feeling Good, which peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart and spurred a successful tour around the world. With Sample’s stylish, uncluttered arrangements and Crawford’s bell-clear, soul-drenched vocals, fans couldn’t get enough and demanded more.

Crawford and Sample are supreme musical storytellers, and that’s even more apparent on No Regrets. Just as they did on Feeling Good, the two handpicked the material with legendary producer Tommy LiPuma, whom Sample and Crawford know very well. They have worked with LiPuma individually and collectively for more than 30 years.

..:: Source: TheUrbanMusicScene.com ::..