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Renaissance Woman Ranee Lee to re-release beautifully re-mastered “Deep Song: A Tribute to Billie Holiday” on Justin Time Records

13 Friday Jul 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Jazz, Mainstream-Traditional Jazz, Music, New Music, Press Release, Tribute Album, Vocals, What's New?

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“Lee isn’t afraid musically of plumbing the deep blue moods Holiday could never really escape.” –Peter Goddard, The Toronto Star

Ranee Lee, DEEP SONG . A Tribute to BILLIE HOLIDAY

Streaming Tracks From Deep Song

Ranee Lee is a true Renaissance woman. In addition to a career as a jazz singer that has taken her to stages in front of her fans around the globe, Lee is also a songwriter, award-winning actress, children’s book author, and jazz educator. Despite that resume, Lee actually got her start as a dancer. In an interview with Peter Kerr of The Montrealer, she said, “I was dancing with an Afro-Cuban touring dance troupe. We were in a small town in Ontario, and had to extend the length of our performance to fill the time allotted for the show. I was chosen to sing some songs with the band to fill that time, and the audience loved it! Continue reading →

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Justin Time Records Releases Album’s From Two of Montreal’s Most Esteemed Performers

16 Thursday Feb 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Mainstream-Traditional Jazz, New Music, Straight Ahead Jazz, What's New?, World Music

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OLIVER JONES’, LIVE IN BADEN, SWITZERLAND AND QUARTANGO’S, EL FUEGO, AVAILABLE NOW

Oliver Nelson and Quartango

Available now from Canada’s Justin Time Records are albums from two of the label’s Montreal-based veterans – the brilliant pianist, organist, composer and arranger, Oliver Jones, and the virtuosic tango-inspired quartet, Quartango. A previously unreleased live recording by Jones is unmasked after 22 years and is aptly titled, Live in Baden, Switzerland, while Quartango’s El Fuego, marks 25 years as a group.

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