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John Vanore &<br />
ABSTRACT TRUTH<br />
Contagious Words<br />
“Contagious Words is a<br />
strong example of<br />
what a thoroughly modern<br />
large jazz ensemble can<br />
accomplish: great music<br />
with fascinating arrangements<br />
and first-rate individual<br />
performances.”<br />
—Greg Simmons,<br />
All About Jazz<br />
johnvanore.net<br />
JAZZ<br />
The Smithsonian Anthology<br />
The long-awaited successor to the<br />
milestone Smithsonian Collection<br />
of Classic Jazz originally released in<br />
1973, this updated collection once<br />
again offers a wellspring resource<br />
for educators, students, musicians,<br />
beginners and afficionados. Scores<br />
of leading jazz scholars, performers<br />
and writers collaborated in selecting<br />
the recordings and producing the<br />
incisive annotations. 111 tracks, 6<br />
CDs, nearly 8 hours of music, 200-<br />
page book with historical photos.<br />
888-FOLKWAYS || FOLKWAYS.SI.EDU<br />
Vix Records<br />
The new label from 5-time<br />
Grammy Award-winning<br />
musician VICTOR WOOTEN.<br />
Vix Records’ first release, A<br />
Show Of Hands 15, is now<br />
available at all digital oulets!<br />
Stay tuned for lots of new music.<br />
info@VixRecords.com<br />
facebook/VixRecords<br />
Shawn Maxwell<br />
Urban Vigilante<br />
“His timbre [has a] keening,<br />
bittersweet urgency and swirling<br />
overtones and nearly physical<br />
presence…these devices help<br />
mold an edgy and powerful<br />
improvisatory style.” —Neil Tesser<br />
Available at CDBaby and iTunes<br />
www.chicagosessions.com<br />
Rich Halley Quartet<br />
Requiem for a Pit Viper<br />
“Freewheeling and satisfying”<br />
—Eric Fine, DownBeat<br />
“One of the more profound<br />
statements that can be<br />
made in these times.”<br />
—Bill Shoemaker, Point of Departure<br />
Recent release: Live at the<br />
Penofin Jazz Festival<br />
featuring Bobby Bradford<br />
Available at CDBaby,<br />
Amazon and iTunes<br />
www.richhalley.com<br />
Jeff Fairbanks’<br />
Project Hansori<br />
Mulberry Street<br />
Asian-infused big band originals on<br />
this multiple award-winning debut.<br />
“This is simply a dazzler throughout.”<br />
—Chris Spector, Midwest Record<br />
Anne Mette Iversen Quartet<br />
Milo Songs<br />
“There’s an amazing amount of<br />
variety in this inspired extrapolation<br />
on a child’s inspiration. Interplay<br />
within the quartet is consistently<br />
alive on a high plane of delight<br />
and imaginative nerve.”<br />
—Jay Harvey, The Indianapolis Star<br />
www.bjurecords.com<br />
SEPTEMBER 2011 DOWNBEAT 43
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