Herb Alpert & Lani Hall -][- I FEEL YOU [Concord Jazz]

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Female Vocalist, Herb Alpert, Jazz, Lani Hall, Trumpet

At a glance, the talented Herb Alpert can be easily viewed as one of the coolest musicians and shrewdest businessmen in the music industry. As co-founder of A&M Records (with his partner Jerry Moss), Alpert conjured up a massive among of hits to become one of the best selling instrumentalist in history. Fast forward, with his Concord Jazz debut “I FEEL YOU” Herb teams up with his soulmate and the original voice of Sergio Mendes’ Brasil ’66 Lani Hall on vocals to record 14 timeless classics and shape them perfectly to fit their own unique style seamlessly. —Rob Young

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall - I Feel You

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall -][- I FEEL YOU – [Concord Jazz, 2011]

I Feel You is a thrilling collaboration that blends Alpert and Hall’s vocal and instrumental gifts to perfection. The songs cover several reinterpreted classics spanning four decades. Recorded in Los Angeles, it is the duo’s first studio album in almost ten years. The songs selected by Alpert and Hall include such classics as Van Morrison’s “Moondance” and Peggy Lee’s “Fever” as well as two Beatles tunes “Here Comes The Sun” and “Blackbird.” All the songs on I Feel You are filled with unique and innovative arrangements along with skilled improvisations which breathe fresh life into them. Also on the album is a reinvented version of the Tijuana Brass hit, “What Now My Love.”

“Each song is like a flower opening up, exposing new color and fragrance, strength and fragility,” commented Hall. “I think the key to a great song is always the melody and Lani thinks it’s an equally expressive lyric which is one of the reasons we’re a good team. The songs on I Feel You reflect honesty and our mutual commitment to all the songs we do together is to make them sound fresh,” added Alpert. The outcome of their complementary philosophy is 14 songs on I Feel You that marry the essence of their shared gifts. –Product Description

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This Week @ THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE FEBRUARY 28 – March 7, 2011

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BEN WALTZER, JACOB ANDERSCOV, Jon Irabagon, Liam Sillery, The Cornelia Street Café

The Cornelia Street Café is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist’s café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more

Awards & Distinctions:
Zagat Nightlife – Award of Distinction
New York Post’s Must Bar
Poetry Calendar’s Best Poetry Series in New York
Time Out’s Top 100 Restaurants
The Village Voice’s Best of New York Food
Village Arts Award Inspired Cuisine
Where Magazine Best Neighborhood Ambiance
Waterford Crystal Award of Distinction Best Wine-By-The-Glass Program.

Conrad Herwig -][- Another Kind of Blue: Latin Side of Miles Davis [Halfnote Records]

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Brian Lynch, CONRAD HERWIG NONET, Dave Valentin, Jazz, Paquito D'Rivera

CONRAD HERWIG NONET featuring PAQUITO D’RIVERA, BRIAN LYNCH, and DAVE VALENTIN

Conrad Herwig - Another Kind of Blue (Latin Side of Miles Davis)

Conrad Herwig -][- Another Kind of Blue: Latin Side of Miles Davis – [Halfnote Records, 2004]

With Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis, trombonist Conrad Herwig reimagines one of the seminal albums in jazz history – timeless compositions crafted and showcased within the framework of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. It is a companion piece to his pathfinding release, The Latin Side of John Coltrane, and it finds him reveling in the company of featured bandmates who draw inspiration and energy from the spirit of Miles.

Selections include the entire Kind of Blue repertoire – including “So What,” Freddie Freeloader,” and “All Blues” – plus bonus track “Petits Machins” from Miles’s Filles De Kilimanjaro. Group members include Mario Rivera, Edsel Gomez, John Benitez, Robby Ameen, and Richie Flores. –Product Description | Amazon.com

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