Stefon Harris & Blackout - Evolution - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

32 years after Duke Ellington's passing, vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris gives US a remarkable new album of suites inspired by Ellington AFRICAN TARANTELLA.. DANCES WITH DUKE. Comprised of Harris's enlightening re-orchestrations of three movements from Duke's NEW ORLEANS SUITE and two from his QUEENS SUITE, as well as three pieces from Harris's own suite THE GARDNER MEDITATIONS. Album Tracks 1. Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the Delta 2. Portrait of Wellman Braud 3. Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies 4. Sunset and the Mocking Bird 5. The Single Petal of a Rose 6. Memoirs of a Frozen Summer 7. African Tarantella 8. Dancing Enigma 9. Unlisted

Vibraphonis Stefon Harris, saxophonist David Sanchez and trumpeter Christian Scott cross the divide of language, politics and culture on their new recording, NINETY MILES. The CD/DVD includes a sneak peek of the forth coming documentary, NINETY MILES, and two bonus live performances. Album Tracks 1. Nengueleru 2. E'cha 3. City Sunrise 4. The Forgotten Ones 5. Black Action Figure 6. Congo 7. And This Too Shall Pass 8. Brown Belle Blues 9. La Fiesta Va 1. Sneak Peek of the Documentary Ninety Miles 2. City Sunrise [Live] 3. La Fiesta Va [Live]

Dr. Lonnie Smith -InchEvolutionInch - Blue Note Jazz - Dr. Lonnie Smith, legendary Hammond B-3 organ master, is set to his first Blue Note album in 45 years w/ the 1/29/2016 of Evolution. Special guests incl. Robert Glasper & Joe Lovano. Smith first made a name for himself in the late 1960s as a sideman w/ saxophonist Lou Donaldson on albums incl. Alligator Bogaloo & soon after as a leader w/ his own soul-jazz classics incl. Think! & Turning Point. Smith & his Evolution band will perform at NYC Winter Jazzfest in January 2016. Album Tracks 1. Play It Back 2. Afrodesia 3. For Heaven's Sake 4. Straight No Chaser 5. Talk About This 6. My Favorite Things 7. African Suite