The Music Pages | January 2009


	Cat. No.: 179 2305 Barcode: 0602517923058 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: January			James Ryan \| Bitter Sweet ARTISTS James Ryan tenor saxophone, saxello, flute James Hauptmann drums & cymbals Brendan Clarke double bass with special guest Ben Hauptmann classical guitar, banjo TRACK LISTING Bitter Sweet Ask Me Now I Get Along Without You Very Well So Glad You’re Here You Dig? Brew Drew? In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Hope Renewed Feather Slippers Frazer St I Cover the Waterfront Smooth groove with a unique edge – this new album from the James Ryan Trio captures the inimitable sound of one of Australia’s finest jazz ensembles. Bitter Sweet shines a spotlight not only on Ryan’s superb artistry on sax and flute, but also on his genius as a composer, with eight original tracks that will draw you back again and again. Ryan also adds his special touch to classics by Hoagy Carmichael, Thelonious Monk and standards from the ‘Great American Songbook’. With James Hauptmann on drums and Brendan Clarke on bass, and featuring special guest Ben Hauptmann on classical guitar and banjo, Bitter Sweet is pure jazz magic. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 178 3731 Barcode: 0602517837317 Label: Verve CD Release Date: January			Jazzanova \| Of All The Things ARTISTS Jazzanova TRACK LISTING Look What You're Doin' To Me Let Me Show Ya I Can See Lie Little Bird Rockin' You Eternally So Far From Home What Do You Want? Lucky Girl Gafiera Morning Scapes Dial A Cliché The six-member group Jazzonova belongs to the circle of innovators celebrated worldwide on dance floors, in NuJazz Broken Beat, in modern folk and soul. DJs and vinyl freaks around the globe worship Jazzanova. Their remixes of Masters At Work, Fat Freddys Drop, 4hero and Ursula Rucker are cherished by afficionados. However, even for such different artists as Lenny Kravitz, Common, Azymuth or Calexico, did the six men from Berlin display their artistry by being able to treat distingushed source material with respect, and yet lend all of them an unmistakable Jazzanova sound. The ability to find a common thread between different styles of music is not only highly respected in the international world of music, but also motivates the group to continue to constantly move forward. Their music is authentic, and works equally well “at the Montreux Jazz Festival as well as at your girlfriend's cousin’s illegal underground club,” writes WaS cultural editor Cornelius Tittel. Where other producers have eight pseudonyms with which they try to hit the same stylistic spot over and over, the six DJs of Jazzanova are able to produce a respectful, otherworldly and unpredictable style mix. RETURN TO THE TOP