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Greetings jazz enthusiasts, we’re into the third week of April with another promising crop of New Jazz Releases. Trombone Shorty makes his statement with Backtown as our Featured Album of the Week. Check out fusion guitarist John McLaughlin’s new cut “To The One” we also have “Earthglow” by keyboardist David Benoit. The return of pianist Vince Guaraldi awaits us with another classic tale of “Peanuts 60th Anniversary”, also trumpeter Wallace Roney serves up a tasty gem titled “If Only for One Night,” and then jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon delivers the goods as only like she can with “Homefree.” Finally, get on board with hip-hop influenced trumpet sensation Maurice Brown, he’s back with “The Cycle of Love” all these and more this week at The Urban Flux!

Featured Album of the Week

Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews - Backatown

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews .:|:. Backatown – [Verve Forecast, 2010]

In 2010 alone, 24-year-old New Orleans singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist and all-around musical powerhouse Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews has signed with Verve Forecast Records and performed on Good Morning America and ESPN’s SportsCenter in the run-up to the Super Bowl. He has seen recordings he contributed to earn a Grammy® award (Buckwheat Zydeco’s “Lay Your Burden Down”) and an Oscar® nomination (Dr. John’s “Down In New Orleans” from the hit Disney film ‘The Princess and the Frog’). He has taped two appearances – as himself – for the upcoming HBO series ‘Treme’ from ‘The Wire’ creator David Simon, and played with his band Orleans Avenue as honored guests on Saints owner Tom Benson’s float in a victorious post-Super Bowl Mardi Gras parade.

Below we have list of this weeks jazz releases, also check out Amazon.com extended lists of more imports, vinyl and re-issues.

New Music Releases

-))- To The One by John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension

-))- Earthglow by David Benoit

-))- Peanuts Portraits: Peanuts 60th Anniversary by Vince Guaraldi

-))- Live in Marciac by Wynton Marsalis and Richard Galliano

-))- Late Works by John Zorn and Fred Frith

-))- If Only for One Night by Wallace Roney

-))- Homefree by Nnenna Freelon

-))- Live At Smalls by Ryan Kisor Quintet

-))- Brasilianos 2 by Hamilton de Holanda Quintet

-))- The Inside Songs Of Curtis Mayfield – Live In Rome by William Parker

-))- Boiling Point by Brandon Wright

-))- The Cycle of Love by Maurice Brown

-))- Orchestrion by Pat Metheny (Vinyl)

-))- Creative Orchestra – Bolzano 2007 by Anthony Braxton & Italian Instabile Orchestra

-))- The Other Place by Curios

-))- Willow Weep For Me by Mishka Adams

-))- Doug Wamble by Doug Wamble

-))- 82% Chance Of Rain by Andrew Oliver Sextet

-))- Abstract Realism by Peter Epstein & Ide Fixe

-))- Motives by Wellstone Conspiracy

-))- Backatown by Trombone Shorty

-))- Between The Lines by Dave Stapleton Quintet

-))- Speak by Speak

-))- Bloor Street by Secret Quartet

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