Journey To Italaque Part II.

JOURNEY TO ITALAQUE Part II.

An Andean Adventure in Four Parts
By Henry Kuntz
Part Two: El Condor Pasa
(Synopsis: With the goal of attending a festival of panpipe ensembles in the remote but musically renowned village of Italaque, Bolivia, on May 3, 1986, my travel companions Josh, Patrick and I rode the back of a truck for a [...]

Journey to Italaque Part I.

JOURNEY TO ITALAQUE Part I.

An Andean Adventure in Four Parts
By Henry Kuntz
Part One: Finding the Way
In South America, where seasons run counter to those in the north, it was the fall of 1986. As I crossed the Peruvian border into Bolivia — in the midst of a five-week trip — little did I know that [...]

new artists records

Connie Crothers
reorganized in 1987 the New Artists label as a cooperative record company. She has participated in the expansion of this label to include an extensive catalog of CDs, all expressive of the company’s premise and label identity – improvised original music. New Artists Records was featured in the July 2000 Issue of Jazz [...]

Dick Twardzik – 1954 Improvisations – NA1006

Dick Twardzik
1954 IMPROVISATIONS
NA1006
Dick Twardzik, piano | Jack Lawlor, bass | Peter Littman, drums

Tracklist: 1. Warming Up 2. Nice Work If You Can Get It 3. ‘Round Midnight 4. Get Happy 5. It Could Happen to You 6. All the Things You Are 7. Yesterdays 8. Original 9. Our Love is Here to Stay 10. I [...]

Dhamma Ace Yamashita – NA1036

Dhamma Ace Yamashita
NA1036
Dhamma Ace Yamashita, Guitar
Yamashita gives a solo guitar performance where he mixes his sensitive style of Western playing with aural images of the Orient. it is a totally improvised session that finds him in a reflective, introspective mood. No titles are provided, but each selection is an intricate investigation into the soul of [...]

Harry Schulz – Havin’ A Ball – NA1032

Harry Schulz
HAVIN’ A BALL
NA1032
Harry Schulz, vocals: | Andy Fite, guitar; | Rich Califano, bass; | Roger Mancuso, drums
Tracklist: 1. Havin’ A Ball 2. Embraceable You 3. All Of Me 4. Foolin’ Myself 5. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You 6. They Can’t Take That Away From Me 7. All The Things You Are 8. Star Eyes [...]

Linda Satin – The Way I Am – NA1028

Linda Satin
THE WAY I AM
NA1028
Linda Satin, voice | Connie Crothers, piano | Andy Fite, guitar
Tracklist: 1. More Than You Know 2. Embraccable You 3. Pennies from Heaven 4. Cry Me A River 5. Lover Man 6. Ghost Of A Chance 7. Crazy He Calls Me 8. I Can’t Believe That You Are In Love With [...]

Bob Casanova – Connie Crothers – Just For The Joy Of It – NA1026

Bob Casanova with Connie Crothers
Just for the Joy of It
NA1026
Bob Casanova, voice; | Connie Crothers, piano
Tracklist: 1. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To 2. Loverman 3. When You’re Smiling 4. These Foolish Things 5. Out Of Nowhere 6. Lament 7. Willow Weep For Me 8. I’ll Remember April 9. Wild Is The [...]

Bob Casanova – From The Inside Out – NA1023

Bob Casanova
From the Inside Out
NA1023
Bob Casanova, singer | Andy Fite, guitar | Boel Dirke, piano | Charley Krachy, tenor saxophone | Rich Califano, Lynn Seaton, Alex Gressel, bass | Carol Tristano, Roger Mancuso, drums | Gary Levy, alto saxophone
Tracklist: 1. There Will Never Be Another You 2. Body and Soul 3. Stella by Starlight 4. [...]

Lonnie Leibowitz – Terra’s Ascension – NA1040

Lonnie Leibowitz
Terra’s Ascensíon
NA1040
Lonnie Leibowitz – Solo Piano Improvisations
Tracklist: 1. Terra’s Ascension (Tower 1) 6:18 2. Forgiveness 3:44 3. Solar Sonata 2:38 4. Pleiadian Soundscape 3:45 5. Arcturian Soliloquy 4:02 6. Inner Earth 3:25 7. Germination 3:00 8. Lucid Dream Suite: 1- Entrance 3:36 2- Play 2:07 3- Transcendence 2:52 4- Soul Travel 4:35 9. Prelude [...]