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Donald
Rubinstein - "Maya"
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Soldiers
40 Temples
Shadygrove
Tjanitas Dreaming
Wierd Train
Haven
Miles Away
Four Hands
Fear & Strong
Batman's Dead
Sometimes Love
Blue Manic Cathedral
Maya
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Following the great response
to Donald Rubintein's first CD for Rhombus Records, "Time
Again" with Bill Frisell, Rhombus now continues Donald's
music with "Maya".
"A terrific collection of 13 wildly diverse tunes by
the mult-talented Donald Rubinstein and friends, performed
on instruments ranging from harmonica to computer, from tenor
sax to baroque violin. Each song heads off in a different,
and usually unexpected, direction but they're all held together
somehow by a subtly dark and sometimes eerie vibe. Rubinstein's
voice fits in well with that vibe, and his stories and lyrics
are engaging. The variety of well made, well played music
on this disc is impressive -- it's a rich and satisfying piece
of work".
- Irving Bellemead, Splendid eZine
"His (Rubinstein's) singing voice reminds me of a tired,
more world weary Bruce Springsteen. In the singer/songwriter
vein, I'd rather hear Rubinstein than any of the more popular
artists".
- Robert Iannapolo, Cadance
"Sigmund Freud on music .. emotionally demonstrative,
pain-stakingly recorded material for the soul". -
Evan O'brien, MRO
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Donald
Rubinstein - "The Painted
Stranger"
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Gone
Love Is a Game
Redemption
Bad Dreams
Cries Like An Angel
True Faith
Dark Spaces
Blue Racer
Without Love
Peace Will Ever Come
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Following the great response
to Donald Rubintein's first CD for Rhombus Records, "Time
Again" with Bill Frisell, Rhombus now continues Donald's
music with "The Painted Stranger".
"You won't be sure how to take it at first - unless
you're of a mind not completely pop/rock - but it will make
you listen. This isn't background music. It's cool. It's night.
It's looking for an audience in a theatre of alleys. Imagine
John Lennon making an album in the late 60s with Yoko that
you actually want to listen to more than once. That's still
this. Freeing and relaxing. Beautiful pieces which defy labeling.
A ghost in a sometimes dead world of music baying at the moon
and ass cheeks. Worth relishing".
- Ben Ohmart, Music Dish
"Donald is crazy. Like Charlie Parker was crazy. Like
Kerouac and Bob Dylan are crazy. Perfect crazy. Full of surprises.
I can't say anything better about anybody. Crazy on this idiot
planet is as good as it gets. Donald is even better. A monster
artist (not bad for a yankee)".
- Terry Allen
"You've got to appreciate the sheer volume of the man's
output; it's enough to make Bob Pollard look like Tom Scholz
.. Rubinstein's ambition is hard not to admire .. truly memorable".
- Keven McAlester, New Times, Los Angeles
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Nicky
DePaola - "Uptown Mood"
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It's Alright With Me
The Way You Look Tonight
The
Lady Is A Tramp
How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Teach
Me Tonight
Pennies From Heaven
Luck Be A Lady
Until The Real Thing Comes Along
Fly
Me To The Moon
One For My Baby
I've
Got You Under My Skin
Mack The Knife
After You've Gone
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
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Rhombus Records is proud
to announce our 3rd release for Nicky DePaola.
The all standards set features Nicky in the same setting as
his live concerts backed by some of the best Jazz players in
the San Francisco area featuring Shota Osaba on Piano and Ernie
Watts on Sax.
The 13 song set features standards "A Day in the Life
of a Fool", "Angel Eyes", "Who Can I Turn
To" and "Fly Me to the Moon".
The CD was produced by Jerry Stucker, who also added Guitar
on several tracks.
We feel this is Nicky's best album to date, and captures
the energy of his live performances.
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Mike Bardash - "Polygon"
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Brass Tacks
Late in the Game
D's Blues
Impulse
Kenny's Klave
And Then What
Leading Edge
Around the Edges
Trailing Edge
Sugar High Rondo
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From the opening strains of Polygon, Pianist/Composer Mike Bardash's remarkable new Rhombus
Records release, the listener will be fully aware that an exciting and unpredictable journey lies ahead.
A Pianist of consumate artistry, Bardash's playing is placed totally within the context of the music
which showcases his extaordinary imaginative vision as a composer.
Funky and straight ahead hard bop, soul jazz, structered avant garde, and solo blowing are all
flavors in this magical stew of creativity and adventure. - M. Kahn
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The
Mike Bardash Trio - "Harlequin"
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Let
My People Go
Red
Shirt
Steps
The Loudmouth
Harlequin
Black
Orpheus
The Way You Look Tonight
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Pianist/Composer Mike
Bardash previews his debut CD, HARLEQUIN for Rhombus
Records. Featuring originals and standards in a Piano, Bass
& Drums format with Mike on Piano, Darryl Hall on Bass and
Charles Hopkins on Drums, with Deji Coker, Alto Sax on Steps
and Harlequin, and Doc Bridges, Percussion on Black Orpheus.
Mike also does a pretty solo Piano version of the standard,
The Way You Look Tonight.
Tracks include Standards: Let My People Go, Black Orpheus,
and The Way You Look Tonight. Originals include: the title
track Harlequin, written by Mike.
Mike Bardash Trio's "Harlequin" is new music by
a new artist worth checking out.
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Tom
Schuman - "Into Your Heart"
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Find
A Way
Yvonne
Quality
Time
Portrait Of My Father
Mysterious
Ways
Samba
For Two
Because Of You
Shinjuku
Past Stories
Easy Kill
Third Spirt
Nothing More To Say
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Spyro Gyra Keyboardist
Tom Schuman's solo project, INTO YOUR HEART was released in
2002 with rave reviews. Now in conjunction with Tom's new release,
SCHUMAN NATURE, Rhombus Records is re-releasing INTO YOUR HEART
and both CDs are available exclusively through Rhombus.
INTO YOUR HEART is an all original project and features Tom
playing almost all of the music with just a few sidemen and
singers on a number of tracks.
Tom Schuman's release INTO YOUR HEART shows just how versatile
he is."
- Jazz Review.com.
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Tom
Schuman - "Schuman Nature"
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Neferitti
Portrait Of Adrian
Moon
Germs
Marion
Waltz For Debby
Faces
In The Clouds
Ruby, My Dear
Search For Peace
Thelma
Faye
For The Moment
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You know him from Spyro
Gyra, where he has mastered the keyboards for nearly 30
years.
But long before Spyro Gyra, Tom was raised and schooled in the
original jazz traditions: Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Ahmad
Jamal, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughn,
Thelonius Monk and more. Come take a journey in jazz, pure and
natural with SCHUMAN NATURE.
SCHUMAN NATURE features award-winning Drummer, Cora C. Coleman,
and Bassist Extraordinaires, Dwayne Dolphin and Ameen Saleem.
Tom Schuman is a talented composer, as can be seen from his
contributions to Spyro Gyra for nearly 30 years and his previous
solo releases, Extremities and Into Your Heart.
He continues his trend with SCHUMAN NATURE offering four new
original compositions that more than hold their own next to
standard favorites: Neferiti, Waltz for Debby, Search for
Peace, Moon Germs, and Ruby, My Dear.
Tom Schuman's return to his roots is a bountiful harvest
for us all.
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