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Jake Shimabukuro Trio
Jake Shimabukuro Trio

Tracks

01 – When the masks come down
02 – Twelve
03 – Resistance
04 – Lament
05 – Red crystal
06 – Morning blue
07 – Summer rain
08 – Wish you were here
09 – Fireflies
10 – Waialae
11 – On the wing
12 – Strong in broken places
13 – Landslide

Length: 47:41

Musicians

Jake Shimabukuro: ukelele
Nolan Verner: bass
Dave Preston: guitar
Rachel James: vocal on track 13

Sample Track

Here's a sample track from Jake Shimabukuro Trio. This is Fleetwood Mac's “Landslide,” featuring Rachel James on the vocal. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)

Website: jakeshimabukuro.com
Record label: Music Theories Recordings
Distribution: jakeshimabukuro.com, Amazon, and Gobuz

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Amber Weekes
Pure Imagination

Tracks

01 – Pure imagination
02 – It's all right with me
03 – When he makes music
04 – The snake
05 – Gotta be this or that
06 – Brown baby
07 – After you've gone
08 – When October goes (bossa nova)
09 – Mister Kicks
10 – The way he makes me feel
11 – Just squeeze me (but don't tease me)
12 – Gone at last

Bonus track
13 – When October goes (ballad)

Length: 51:26
Producers: Trevor Ware (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 11); Mark Cargill (tracks 3, 8, 10 & 13); Kenny Sara (track 12). Arrangers: Trevor Ware (tracks 4, 5, 6 [with Amber Weekes], 9 & 11); Brian Swartz (tracks 2 & 7); Mark Justin (track 12). Strings on tracks 2, 3 (including violin solo), 8, 10 & 13 arranged and conducted by Mark Cargill. Horns on tracks 5, 9 & 11 arranged by Brian Swartz. Background vocals on track 12 arranged by Kenny Sara.

Musicians

Amber Weekes: vocals on all tracks; finger snaps on track 4; background vocals and handclaps on track 12
Justo Almario: flute on track 1
Mitchell Long: guitar on tracks 1, 9 & 11
Don Littleton: percussion on track 1
Peter Smith: piano on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 11
Trevor Ware: bass on tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 11; bass, background vocals and finger snaps on track 4
Charles Ruggerio: drums on tracks 2, 7, 9 & 11
Curtis Taylor: trumpet on tracks 2, 5, 7, 9 & 11
Keith Fiddmont: tenor saxophone on track 2; alto and tenor saxophones on tracks 5, 7, 9 & 11
Dale Fielder: baritone saxophone on track 2
Munyungo Jackson: percussion on tracks 2, 3, 8, 9 & 10
Tony Campodonico: piano on tracks 3, 8, 10 & 13
Jeff Littleton: bass on tracks 3, 8, 10 & 13
Nathaniel Scott: drums on tracks 3, 8, 10 & 13
Paul Baker: harp on tracks 3, 10 & 13
Ramon Stagnaro: guitar on tracks 3, 8, 10 & 13
Gabriel “Slam” Nobles: vibraphone on tracks 3 & 8
David Jackson: percussion on tracks 3, 8 & 10
Scotty Barnhart: trumpet on track 4
Danilo Lozano: flute on track 8
Nick Mancini: vibraphone on track 11
Mark LeVang: accordion on track 13

Special Guests

Sue Raney: vocals on track 1
Mon David: vocals on track 10

— Bucjump Brass Band on “Gone at last” —
Jeff Kaye: trumpet
Robbie Hiokie: trombone
Randall Willis: tenor saxophone
Louis Van Taylor: baritone saxophone
Vince Tividad: sousaphone
Mark Justin: piano
Kenny Sara: bass and snare drums; background vocals and handclaps

Sample Track

Here's a sample track from Pure Imagination. This is the bonus track, “When October goes,” written by Barry Manilow and Johnny Mercer. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)

Website: www.amberweekes.com
Record label: Amber Inn Productions
Distribution: CDBaby, Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, and Deezer

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Christopher Hollyday & Telepathy
Dialogue

Tracks

01 – Dialogue
02 – Text tones
03 – You make me feel so young
04 – Kiss me right
05 – On the trail
06 – Paid time off
07 – Pau de arara
08 – Dedicated to you
09 – Minor pulsation

Length: 44:36
Tracks 1, 2 & 6 written by Christopher Hollyday.

Musicians

Christopher Hollyday: alto saxophone
Gilbert Castellanos: trumpet
Joshua White: piano
Rob Thorsen: bass
Tyler Kreutel: drums

Sample Track

Here's a sample track from Dialogue. This is “Pau de arara,” written by Luiz Gonzaga and Guio de Morais, and arranged by Lalo Schifrin. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)

Website: christopherhollyday.com
Record label: Jazzbeat Productions
Distribution: christopherhollyday.com/shop