Cat. No.: 722 3162
Barcode: 0888072231627
Label: Concord CD
Release Date: 28 October

GEORGE BENSEN & AL JARREAU | Givin' It Up

TRACK LISTING

1  Breezin'

2  Mornin'

3  'long Come Tutu

4  God Bless The Child

5  Summer Breeze

6  All I Am

7  Ordinary People

8  Let It Rain

9  Givin' It Up For Love

10  Every Time You Go Away

11  Four

12  Don't Start No Schtuff

13  Bring It On Home To Me

Though it has taken three decades, the pairing of singer /guitarist/ songwriter George Benson with vocalist extraordinaire /songwriter Al Jarreau - peerless music legends who both sprang from jazz into the international R&B and pop mainstream - was pure destiny.   Both have earned multiple Gold and Platinum albums, totalling millions of copies sold, along with coveted GRAMMY® awards in both the pop and jazz categories.

Painstakingly prepared by Benson and Jarreau, Givin' It Up touches on every style and mood fans could imagine from this stellar event of musical matchmaking.    It crackles with inventive covers of standards ranging from the 1940s (Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child"); the 1960s (Sam Cooke's "Bring it on Home to Me" featuring a surprise cameo by pop legend Paul McCartney); the 1970s (Seals & Crofts' "Summer Breeze"); and the 1980s (Daryl Hall's "Everytime You Go Away").

The album also features sizzling jazz jams on two Miles Davis classics: the classy swing of "Four," with lyrics by the great Jon Hendricks and featuring Stanley Clarke on upright bass; and the lowdown blues of "Tutu," rewritten as "Resurrection Blues" by Jarreau and set to Marcus Miller's dynamic original music (a homage to Bishop Desmond Tutu), featuring Miller himself on electric bass and special guest Herbie Hancock in scorching form on acoustic piano. "What I played on my solo were some new things I've been practicing but didn't know where I was going to use them, says Benson. And Herbie's solo is outstanding!"

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Cat. No.: 476 5704
Barcode: 0028947657040
Label: ABC Jazz CD
Release Date:
25 November

FIONA BURNETT | Fiona Burnett Imagine

ARTISTS

Fiona Burnett soprano saxophone

Leonard Grigoryan electric, acoustic and nylon string guitars

Christopher Hale acoustic bass guitar

Andrew Gander drums

Alex Pertout percussion

TRACK LISTING

1  LENNON/McCARTNEY: Blackbird

2  MOREY/CHURCHILL: Some Day My Prince Will Come

3  LEONARD COHEN: Hallelujah

4  NEIL FINN: Don't Dream It's Over

5  PETER GREENBAUM: Black Magic Woman

6  NEIL FINN: Pineapple Head

7  JOHN LENNON: Imagine

8  LENNON/McCARTNEY: Eleanor Rigby

9  HARBURG/ARLEN: Over the Rainbow

Soprano saxophonist Fiona Burnett has a strikingly original and expressive musical voice. Her dynamic and virtuosic improvisations have wowed listeners on her many CDs, and Imagine, with the Fiona Burnett Electric Band, will continue this practice.   Featuring new takes on well-loved standards such as Over the Rainbow, Don't Dream It's Over, and the title track Imagine, this album will delight all jazz enthusiasts.

MARKETING PLANS

National Radio Promotion on ABC Classic FM
Print Advertising
Extensive reviews and airplay

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Cat. No.: 170 6575
Barcode: 0602517065758
Label: Emarcy CD
Release Date:
4 November

ESBJORN SVENSSON TRIO | Tuesday Wonderland

TRACK LISTING

1 Fading Maid Preludium

2 Tuesday Wonderland

3 The Goldhearted Miner

4 Brewery Of Beggars

5 Beggar's Blanket

6 Dolores In A Shoestand

7 Where We Used To Live

8 Eighthundred Streets By Feet

9 Goldwrap

10 Sipping On The Solid Ground

E.S.T. is a phenomenon: A jazztrio, which sees itself as a popband that plays jazz, which broke with the tradition of leader and sidemen in favour of equality within its members, which not only plays jazz-venues but also venues usually reserved for rockbands, which uses light effects and fog-machines in their live shows, which gets a whole audience to sing-a-long with jazz-standards as eg. Thelonius Monk's "Bemsha Swing", is a trio that goes beyond the scope of the usual classic jazztrio.

E.S.T will be in Australia in January 07 as part of the Sydney Festival.

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Cat. No.: 987 8519
Barcode: 0602498785195
Label: Verve CD
Release Date:
4 November

ORABELLE | Riverside Battle Songs

TRACK LISTING

1. See Line Woman

2. High On A Mountain

3. Heaven's Pearls

4. Fall Back

5. Dream The Fall

6. Blue Northern Lights

7. Reach For Love

8. Troubles Of The World

9. Riverside

10. Northern Star

11. Gone Today

12. Everything Is Broken

Verve Forecast will release Riverside Battle Songs, a new album from Ollabelle.   Drawing inspiration from a deep well of rural American roots music, this quintet offers a collection of rich melodies and five-part harmonies that honour the spirit and substance of the folk-rock tradition.

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