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Dave Douglas & Keystone: MOONSHINE

Moonshine, the newest album from trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas' Grammy-nominated band Keystone, is an album that moves musical genres forward into uncharted territory. The evolutionary/revolutionary aspect is found in the vibrant alchemy between Douglas' avant-garde leaning compositions, the relentless, polyrhythmic funk of drummer Gene Lake and bassist Brad Jones, the Sun-Ra-esque sonics of Adam Benjamin who plays a highly modulated Fender Rhodes and the post-post blowing of the front line featuring Douglas and saxophonist Marcus Strickland. But what puts this one over the top is the true integration of a DJ, in this case DJ Olive, into the constantly shifting improvisations of a cutting edge band. Rolling Stone called Keystone's 2005's self titled album, "a modernist requiem." Moonshine takes it a step further: a modernist recipe for the future sound of electronics, jazz, and new composition.

"I think of it as Green Beat," says Douglas with a grin, referring to the organic way that the rhythms of vinyl, laptop, and drum set coalesce in this infectious, grooving new album. One forgets all the elements that go into this hybrid music, as each piece amounts to a masterpiece of modern jazz-informed composition and performance.

There are many details buried in these tracks, and perhaps the most remarkable thing is that the basis for this recording was a single performance in front of a live studio audience. The state-of-the-art mutli-track recording of this session makes possible a hybrid of the best parts of studio isolation and live excitement. It allowed Greenleaf Music to raise to the highest level the post-production of these recordings.

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Drew Gress, THE IRRATIONAL NUMBERS

With The Irrational Numbers, composer/bassist Drew Gress adds another stellar album to his already impressive discography of smart and uncompromising modern jazz. Utilizing the same core group of players who appeared on Gress' previous Premonition album, 7 Black Butterflies, Gress demonstrates, and continues to develop a rare alchemy in jazz: the seamless merging of serious harmonic and melodic structuralism with free and open-ended improvisations. On previous efforts, he has emphasized the blowing. After all, this is a group of musicians who can, and will, play anything. With "The Irrational Numbers," however Gress leans more on the compositions and on his own emphatic bass playing (there are 6 Gress solos on the album). The effect is to step back and view an important work of art from a completely different perspective. You see what you saw before but it is enhanced and enlivened by the different angle. Among the 10 new Gress compositions on the album, "Chevelle," "Your Favorite Kind," "By Far," and "True South," are standouts.

"The Irrational Numbers" features Tim Berne on saxophone, Tom Rainey on drums, Craig Taborn on piano, Ralph Alessi on trumpet Drew Gress on bass and electronics. David Torn, who produced 7 Black Butterflies, is back and adds his brilliant touch.

"Patricia Barber, The Premonition Years: 1994-2002 is one of the coolest vocal box sets you'll encounter anywhere for quite a long while ... Brilliant." -Buffalo News
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Premonition Records is pleased to announce the release of its first two Box Sets. These beautifully packaged and amazing sounding compilations celebrate the two most recorded artists on Premonition: vocalist/pianist Patricia Barber and tenor saxophone legend Von Freeman. The recordings from which these sets were compiled were incredibly well received in their time and in fact drove Premonition's 5 year joint imprint relationship with one of jazz's most important labels, Blue Note Records. The numerous bonus tracks and addition material Premonition has included make these very special releases indeed. Read all about Patricia and Von at www.premonitionrecords.com.

As a very special offer, Musicstem is now offering Best Poker Room Texas Hold Em Omaha Poker Poker Uk both box sets for the low low price of $49.98. That's five CDs packed with over 300 minutes music, including 8 bonus tracks, and two, rare and historical video clips. The sets also include 16- page booklets including long-form essays by noted critic Neil Tesser and beaut iful slipcase packaging designed by the great Steve Byram. For you audiophile fans, the re-release of this material was supervised by the Grammy-winning New York engineer Jim Anderson and re-mastered from analog sources by one of New York's finest mastering engineers, Alan Silverman. Anderson, who did all the original Barber recordings, says "these tracks have never sounded better." Can you say "Christmas gift"?

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$10 Titles	$12 Titles
Dave Douglas & Keystone, Live in Sweden	Dave Douglas & Keystone, Keystone
Kneebody, self-titled	Dave Douglas Quintet, Live at the Bimhuis
	Dave Douglas Quintet, Meaning & Mystery
	Dave Douglas, Mountain Passages
	Patricia Barber, Cafe Blue
	Patricia Barber, Companion
	Patricia Barber, Modern Cool
	Patricia Barber, Nightclub
	Patricia Barber, Verse
	Von Freeman, Good Forever
	Von Freeman, Live At The Dakota
	Von Freeman, The Great Divide
	Von Freeman, The Improvisor

$5 Titles	$6 Titles	$7 Titles
Terry Callier, Live at Mother Blues	John McLean, Easy Go	Dave Douglas, Leap Of Faith
Ann Dyer, Revolver: A New Spin	Bobby Broom, Stand!	Dave Douglas, Magic Triangle
Juba Collective	Magic Sam, Live
Carey Bell, Blues Harp	Lin Haliday, Delayed Exposure	Braxton/Jarmon, Together Alone
Sunnyland Slim, Smile On My Face	Ira Sullivan, Nicky's Tune	Douglas/Sclavis/Lee/van der Schyff, Bow River Falls
Roosevelt Sykes, Gold Mine	John Young, Serenata	Robert Walter, There Goes the Neighborhood
		Terry Callier, First Light