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Monday, November 26, 2012

Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 20 - November 26th, 2012 #jazz


TW - LW - Artist - Album - (Label)
1 - 2 - Euge Groove - "House Of Groove" - (Shanachie)
2 - 1 - Paul Brown - "The Funky Join" - (Woodward Ave)
3 - 6 - Nils - "City Groove" - (Baja/TSR)
4 - 3 - Richard Elliot - "In The Zone" - (Artistry/Mack Ave.)
5 - 4 - Fourplay - "Esprit de Four" - (Heads Up)
6 - 7 - Jonathan Fritzen - "Magical" - (Nordic Night)
7 - 5 - Chris Standring - "Electric Wonderland" - (Ultimate Vibe)
8- 8 - Gerald Albright/Norman Brown" - "24/7" - (Concord)
9 - 9 - Nicholas Cole - "Endless Possibilities" - (Cutmore)
10 - 10 - Brian Culbertson - "Dreams" - (Verve)
11 - 12 - Peter White - "Here We Go" - (Concord)
12 - 11 - Lee Ritenour - "Rhythm Sessions" - (Concord)
13 - 14 - Four80East - "Off Duty" - (Boomtang)
14 - 15 - David Benoit - "Conversation" - (Heads Up)
15 - 13 - Julian Vaughn - "Breakthrough" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
16 - 16 - Vincent Ingala - "Can't Stop Now" - (Vincentingala.com)
17 - 17 - Jeff Kashiwa - "Let It Ride" - (Native Language)
18 - 18 - Jackiem Joyner - "Church Boy" - (Artistry)
19 - 20 - Jessy J - "Hot Sauce" - (Heads Up)
20 - 21 - George Benson - "Guitar Man" - (Concord)

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Monday, November 19, 2012

Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 20 - November 19th, 2012 #jazz


TW - LW - Artist - Album - (Label)
1 - 2 - Paul Brown - "The Funky Join" - (Woodward Ave)
2 - 1 - Euge Groove - "House Of Groove" - (Shanachie)
3 - 4 - Richard Elliot - "In The Zone" - (Artistry/Mack Ave.)
4 - 3 - Fourplay - "Esprit de Four" - (Heads Up)
5 - 6 - Chris Standring - "Electric Wonderland" - (Ultimate Vibe)
6 - 5 - Nils - "City Groove" - (Baja/TSR)
7 - 7 - Jonathan Fritzen - "Magical" - (Nordic Night)
8- 8 - Gerald Albright/Norman Brown" - "24/7" - (Concord)
9 - 10 - Nicholas Cole - "Endless Possibilities" - (Cutmore)
10 - 9 - Brian Culbertson - "Dreams" - (Verve)
11 - 13 - Lee Ritenour - "Rhythm Sessions" - (Concord)
12 - 11 - Peter White - "Here We Go" - (Concord)
13 - 12 - Julian Vaughn - "Breakthrough" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
14 - 16 - Four80East - "Off Duty" - (Boomtang)
15 - 14 - David Benoit - "Conversation" - (Heads Up)
16 - 15 - Vincent Ingala - "Can't Stop Now" - (Vincentingala.com)
17 - 18 - Jeff Kashiwa - "Let It Ride" - (Native Language)
18 - 17 - Jackiem Joyner - "Church Boy" - (Artistry)
19 - 26 - Najee - "The Smooth Side Of Soul" - (Shanachie)
20 - 23 - Jessy J - "Hot Sauce" - (Heads Up)

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 20 - November 12th, 2012 #jazz


TW - LW - Artist - Album - (Label)
1 - 3 - Euge Groove - "House Of Groove" - (Shanachie)
2 - 1 - Paul Brown - "The Funky Join" - (Woodward Ave)
3 - 7 - Fourplay - "Esprit de Four" - (Heads Up)
4 - 4 - Richard Elliot - "In The Zone" - (Artistry/Mack Ave.)
5 - 6 - Nils - "City Groove" - (Baja/TSR)
6 - 2 - Chris Standring - "Electric Wonderland" - (Ultimate Vibe)
7 - 5 - Jonathan Fritzen - "Magical" - (Nordic Night)
8- 14 - Gerald Albright/Norman Brown" - "24/7" - (Concord)
9 - 13 - Brian Culbertson - "Dreams" - (Verve)
10 - 11 - Nicholas Cole - "Endless Possibilities" - (Cutmore)
11 - 12 - Peter White - "Here We Go" - (Concord)
12 - 8 - Julian Vaughn - "Breakthrough" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
13 - 16 - Lee Ritenour - "Rhythm Sessions" - (Concord)
14 - 23 - David Benoit - "Conversation" - (Heads Up)
15 - 15 - Vincent Ingala - "Can't Stop Now" - (Vincentingala.com)
16 - 18 - Four80East - "Off Duty" - (Boomtang)
17 - 9 - Jackiem Joyner - "Church Boy" - (Artistry)
18 - 17 - Jeff Kashiwa - "Let It Ride" - (Native Language)
19 - 20 - George Benson - "Guitar Man" - (Concord)
20 - 10 - The Rippingtons - "Built To Last" - (Peak/eOne)

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Friday, November 09, 2012

Esperanza Spalding To Host "A Night For Freedom" #jazz

 ESPERANZA SPALDING TO HOST
“A NIGHT FOR FREEDOM”
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR FREE THE SLAVES
City Winery New York on Tuesday, December 4 at 8:00 pm
Bassist, vocalist, composer and bandleader Esperanza Spalding today announced that she will host and perform at a benefit concert for Free the Slaves, a human rights organization dedicated to eradicating slavery and human trafficking worldwide, at City Winery in New York City on Tuesday, December 4 at 8:00 pm. In addition to a live auction and merchandise sale, various ticket levels will be available, including a VIP meet and greet with Spalding. 100% of ticket sales, live auction items, and merchandise will go to Free the Slaves this special evening. City Winery is located at 155 Varick Street, New York, NY. For tickets, please visit: http://www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/a-night-for-freedom-intimate-concert-featuring-esperanza-spalding-to-benefit-free-the-slaves-12-4.html
Spalding will be joined by an exciting lineup of musical friends. In addition to vocalists Bobby McFerrin and Gretchen Parlato – along with other special guests to be announced soon – she will incorporate two groups for the show: a jazz quartet and the Chamber Music Society band.
“This intimate concert with Esperanza is meant to shine a light on the issue of slavery and highlight Free the Slaves’ work ending slavery around the world,” says Sarah Gardner of Free the Slaves. “As this year marks the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, we want to alert the public that the job is not done – there are still millions enslaved around the globe, and we need everyone's help in bringing slavery to an end once and for all. Free the Slaves is grateful to Esperanza and her team for dedicating her time and voice to this critical problem. And, even more importantly, we are thankful she is sending the message that there is hope – we can end slavery if we work together and listen to the needs of survivors and let them lead our efforts.”

Spalding says, “We come together to celebrate the power of freedom with an eclectic night of music from around the world. I so admire the work that Free the Slaves is doing to abolish slavery – in particular, their philosophy of breaking the cycle of slavery. With their help, former slaves have access to local education and become empowered to create change in their communities and find sustainable freedom.  In turn, they can then pass along life saving information to future generations and others still affected by slavery. I'm SO excited and grateful to be able to use my music to bring people together for this very worthy cause."
Esperanza Spalding has become the first lady of jazz. She played with Stevie Wonder for President Obama at the White House and went on to become the first jazz musician to win a Best New Artist Grammy® with Chamber Music Society. Spalding’s latest release, Radio Music Society, her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet, has spent over thirteen weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart.
About Free the Slaves:
Free the Slaves is an international human rights non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating slavery and human trafficking worldwide. A pioneer of the modern anti-slavery movement, Free the Slaves was formed in 2000 in response to Kevin Bales’ groundbreaking book, Disposable People, which documented an estimated 27 million men, women and children enslaved in the world. Today, Free the Slaves operates in 600 communities in six countries (India, Nepal, Ghana, DR Congo, Haiti and Brazil) as well as in the U.S. and at the international level. Free the Slaves has more than 10 years of experience in addressing the root causes of slavery through liberation; partnerships with grassroots organizations; community organizing and sustainable rights-based development. Free the Slaves also conducts cutting-edge research, targeted advocacy and public awareness-raising campaigns. For more information, visit: www.freetheslaves.net/

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Monday, November 05, 2012

Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 20 - November 5th, 2012 #jazz


TW - LW - Artist - Album - (Label)
1 - 3 - Paul Brown - "The Funky Join" - (Woodward Ave)
2 - 4 - Chris Standring - "Electric Wonderland" - (Ultimate Vibe)
3 - 2 - Euge Groove - "House Of Groove" - (Shanachie)
4 - 5 - Richard Elliot - "In The Zone" - (Artistry/Mack Ave.)
5 - 1 - Jonathan Fritzen - "Magical" - (Nordic Night)
6 - 6 - Nils - "City Groove" - (Baja/TSR)
7 - 8 - Fourplay - "Esprit de Four" - (Heads Up)
8 - 9 - Julian Vaughn - "Breakthrough" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
9 - 10 - Jackiem Joyner - "Church Boy" - (Artistry)
10 - 11 - The Rippingtons - "Built To Last" - (Peak/eOne)
11 - 16 - Nicholas Cole - "Endless Possibilities" - (Cutmore)
12 - 13 - Peter White - "Here We Go" - (Concord)
13 - 7 - Brian Culbertson - "Dreams" - (Verve)
14 - 14 - Gerald Albright/Norman Brown" - "24/7" - (Concord)
15 - 12 - Vincent Ingala - "Can't Stop Now" - (Vincentingala.com)
16 - 19 - Lee Ritenour - "Rhythm Sessions" - (Concord)
17 - 15 - Jeff Kashiwa - "Let It Ride" - (Native Language)
18 - 20 - Four80East - "Off Duty" - (Boomtang)
19 - 18 - Anita Baker - "Lately" - (Blue Note/Capitol)
20 - 17 - George Benson - "Guitar Man" - (Concord)

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Thursday, November 01, 2012

Trumpeter Dennis Angel takes a retro ride upon “Timeless Grooves” #jazz

The Jason Miles-produced album is a jazzy R&B throwback; radio grooving to “Forever Funk”

Having successfully released more than a half dozen diverse singles that charted and received radio spins around the globe, trumpeter Dennis Angel will release his debut album, the vintage sounding “Timeless Grooves,” on November 13th [Delayed by Hurricane Sandy] via Timeless Grooves Records. Angel wrote eight songs for the varied 10-track set produced by keyboardist Jason Miles (Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross) that brings something refreshing and unique to the contemporary jazz scene.

Angel has a way of gracefully emoting pristine pop melodies from his horn over the type of laidback grooves that bring to mind jazz-funk hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s. After experimenting and dabbling in a wide array of straight-ahead and contemporary jazz, hip hop, R&B and pop to construct an eclectic variety of instrumental and vocal singles, Angel knew he needed a producer to curate the sound for his first album. Enter Miles, who gave Angel the freedom to create and encouraged the trumpeter to also play flugelhorn on the set. Giving the well-crafted material a distinctive R&B edge, Miles (keyboards, synth bass, percussion) recruited “some of the very best players in the studio to play live” including guitarists Romero Lubambo, Nick Moroch, Dean Brown, and Will Bernard, bassist Amanda Ruzza, and drummer Brian Dunne. Joel Mofsenson plays acoustic piano on the vocal tracks and arranged two of the compositions. Long-time Angel collaborator Gottfried Stoger plays saxophones and deftly arranged the remaining compositions based on the classic American form.

While Angel and Miles toiled away in the studio in the spring and summer on “Timeless Grooves,” the single “Rio On My Mind” was released as an appetizer. Radio stations instantly embraced the idyllic soul-infused fiesta spotlighting Angel’s flugelhorn and classy acoustic guitar licks from Lubambo. As a follow-up, the groovy “Forever Funk,” on which Angel and Stoger engage in a Soul Train line-like trumpet and sax strut, was just serviced as a single. Angel’s 16 year-old daughter, Rebecca Angel, delivered a heartfelt vocal performance on the empowering “A Song In Harmony,” co-written by the pair. One of two covers, The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood” receives a beautiful 3/4-time treatment with elegant etchings courtesy of Angel’s flugelhorn and Lubambo’s acoustic guitar along with a sterling performance by Stoger on soprano sax. Flugelhorn and tenor sax top the marquee on the leisurely paced “Vegas Vibe,” which bodes to become a radio favorite. Charismatic baritone vocalist DeForest Raphael pledges allegiance on the patriotic “I Did All This” and is featured on the clever bebop rapper “From Bebop To Hip Hop,” the latter of which charted when released as a single in 2010.

 “Releasing ‘Timeless Grooves’ represents a life-long dream come true for me. After playing the trumpet my whole life, the album embodies my personal contribution to the music scene, which I believe adds something new and fresh to the contemporary jazz genre. We want to bring back some of the great trumpet and sax R&B sounds from the ‘60s and ‘70s and give it a more contemporary feel. The songs have catchy melodies that came to me during quiet times of just putting my trumpet to my lips. For me, the heart of a song is a simple yet memorable melody, which is what I tried to incorporate into each recording,” said Angel.

While in high school, Angel was trained by world renowned trumpeter William Vacchiano and had to decide between studying music at The Julliard School and pursuing a law degree. He chose law school and based his highly respected suburban New York City law practice on the motion picture industry where he works with the major studios. However, he never stopped playing his trumpet and performed at Carnegie Hall in a brass choir. In 2009, Angel wrote and recorded the witty “The Wall Street Recession Time Blues” after the market crash. This timely track garnered considerable airplay and media attention from the likes of the Boston Herald. Encouraged, Angel continued to crank out new singles, which also were welcomed at radio. Some were tongue-in-cheek numbers such as “I Need Smooth Jazz” and “Daddy, Can I Drive Your Car?” while others displayed the true talent behind the soulful grooves (“Dizzy Izzy”). Collaborating with the veteran Miles elevated Angel’s recordings to the next level. Energized, he is looking forward to performing music from “Timeless Grooves” in a concert setting. Additional information is available at www.dennisangelband.com.

Angel’s “Timeless Grooves” contains the following songs:
 “Forever Funk”
“Vegas Vibe”
 “Norwegian Wood”
 “Rio On My Mind”
“A Song In Harmony”
 “When Love Is In The Air”
 “I Did All This”
“The Breeze”
“Can’t Help Falling In Love”
 “From Bebop To Hip Hop”

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