Jason Palmer -][- Nothing to Hide [SteepleChase]

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Jason Palmer - Nothing To Hide

Jason Palmer -][- Nothing to Hide – [SteepleChase, 2010] – Review –

Hold up, wait just a minute … this album is absolutely supreme. You know, the irony of it all on occasion to my dismay miss some of those hidden pieces in the puzzle during my journey to discover fresh sounds. With that said, I’m extremely excited about trumpeter Jason Palmer’s latest album on SteepleChase Records titled “Nothing to Hide.”

Back in 2007 trumpet sensation Jason Palmer solidified his spot in the music industry and released the distinctive “Songbook.” In essence, Palmer with this project demonstrates why he’s a dominate voice as composer and player in the game to reckon with. He continues this dialogue with another tasty collection of gems that unleashes his purpose to express in volume a cohesive blend of jazz annunciated with turbo-charged bop-ology and colorful melodies and mind-bending phrases like any thoroughbred champion would on one of the finest records this year.

With “Nothing to Hide,” Palmer and the crew speaks the language of jazz loud and clear with recurring statements throughout features a surprisingly gifted cast of players including Michael Thomas, Greg Duncan, Lim Yang and Lee Fish as co-contributors to the cause to play jazz with a deliberate and expressive attitude. —Rob Young | The Urban Flux

At your leisure, please visit trumpeter Jason Palmer’s spot on the web http://www.jasonpalmerjazz.wordpress.com/ to find out more about this star on the horizon.

Original Release Date: January 1, 2010

New Music by fusion group Mezzoforte

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Mezzoforte - Volcanic

Greeting’s jazz/fusion enthusiasts we’re honored to inform you that new sounds are on the way by one of Europe’s premier instrumentalist Mezzoforte and their long awaited new project titled “Volcanic.” Ironically the album title “Volcanic” was influenced by a volcanic eruption in Iceland a few years ago.

According to their blog, the twelve new compositions on this album were mixed and mastered by the talented five members that make up this amazing ensemble.

Volcanic is scheduled to be released in November (2010).

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama [Hardcover]

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Aimed at young children, Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters offers brief glimpses of how the contributions of a single person can touch lives, inspire others and sometimes, change the course of history. Written before he became president, Obama here chooses a baker’s dozen Americans to illustrate traits such as courage, creativity and intelligence that he sees in his daughters and encourages young people to find and develop in themselves. Those chosen – including George Washington, Jackie Robinson, Billie Holliday, Cesar Chavez, Helen Keller & Sitting Bull – capture ethnic diversity and include a good balance of men and women.

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While the text is sparse, the President has a nice turn of phrase and the accompanying artwork by Loren Long is simply wonderful. Best of all, though, is the subject, which offers a great jumping off point for parents to talk to their children, not only about the people profiled, but of their own talents and opportunities and of the importance of contributing to society.

I have something of a love affair with cover art and I just want to note that the cover of this book really appeals to me. The image of two young girls (Sasha and Malia Obama with their dog, Bo, but representative of all children) marching along with a spring in their step beautifully conveys an air of optimism and confidence – two things I long to see in all children and that our country could use more of at this time.

Highly recommended. –Mary Kate | Amazon

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