Le Volume Courbe - Planet Ping Pong - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This recording, the fifth CD for pianist & veteran Bay Area Jazz DJDick Conte is a loving tribute to his late friend and mentor Bill Evans. They became friends in the 60's, joining for several interviews over the years on KJAZ, including his last, shortly before he passed on September 15, 1980. Coincidentally BLUE IN GREEN was recorded at Fantasy studio D on September 14th 2018, the day before ceasing operations the next day on the anniversary of Bill's passing.Bassist Steve Webber appears on four of the CDs, 2 Quartets with Saxophonist Steve Heckman, and 2 Trio including the latest.BLUE IN GREEN was co-produced by Dick and veteran drummer and band leader Akira Tana, who has recorded and performed with numerous jazz legends.Akira replaced the late drummer and jazz author Bill Moody who played on the previous CDS.Included are four Conte originals, Song for Bill, Munay Blue, (for a granddaughter) Sicily, and Christina's Castle solo (for a daughter).Also standards associated with Bill Evans including the Miles Davis collaborations Blue in Green and All Blues.Also included Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, My foolish heart (solo), Come Rain or Come Shine, Gentle Rain and Slow Hot Wind (medley) I'm getting Sentimental Over You Yesterdays, Yours Is My Heart Aloneand closes out with That's All and Some Other Time.DC Jazz 55 was recorded in Fantasy Studio D in Berkeley on the Yamaha chosen and used by Evans for numerous recording sessions.

Rembold / Meier / Schroder - Ping Pong-Swing Csardasever [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2012

To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Planet Mu has marked the occasion by collecting together fifteen tracks by their current roster including an exclusive Basic Rhythm remix of DJ Nate and seven yet-to-be-released tracks from forthcoming albums. The compilation features tracks by Ital Tek, Bogdan Raczynski, Ripatti, RP Boo, Konx-om-Pax, Jana Rush, Gábor Lázár, East Man, Eomac and more...01 East Man & Streema - Know Like Dat02 RP Boo - Finally Here (ft. Afiya)03 Konx-om-Pax - Rez (Skee Mask Remix)04 Ital Tek - Deadhead05 Gábor Lázár - Source06 DJ Nate - Get Off Me (Betta Get Back) (Basic Rhythm Remix)07 Ripatti - Flowers08 Speaker Music - Techno Is A Liberation Technology (ft. AceMo)09 Jana Rush - Mynd Fuc10 Rian Treanor - Closed Curve11 Bogdan Raczynski - tteosintae12 RUI HO - Hikari13 FARWARMTH - Shadows In The Air14 Meemo Comma - Tif'eret15 Eomac - All The Rabbits In The Tiergarten