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Steve Allee Big Band
Full Circle

Full Circle CD cover.

Tracks
01 – Circle city
02 – The avenue
03 – Brothers

Naptown Suite
04 – Zeebs
05 – Full circle
06 – Ransom Place
07 – Space

Length: 48:12
All songs composed by Steve Allee.
Musicians
Steve Allee: piano and Fender Rhodes; piano solo on track 5
John Clayton: conductor
Michael Stricklin: flute, soprano and alto saxophones
Matt Pivec: clarinet and alto saxophone; tenor saxophone solo on track 1; alto saxophone solo on track 2
Chip McNeill: clarinet and alto saxophone; tenor saxophone solo on track 5
Rob Dixon: soprano and tenor saxophones
Ned Boyd: bass clarinet and baritone saxophone
Jim Pugh: lead trombone; solo on track 3
Zach Granger: trombone
Rich Dole: trombone
Jared Rodin: bass trombone
Joey Tartell: lead trumpet/flugelhorn
John Raymond: trumpet/flugelhorn; trumpet solo on tracks 4 & 5
Derrick Gardner: trumpet/flugelhorn
Ansyn Banks: trumpet/flugelhorn; trumpet solo on tracks 2 & 6
Jeff Conrad: trumpet/flugelhorn
Rusty Burge: vibraphone and percussion; vibraphone solo on track 2
Sandy Williams: guitar; solo on track 1
Brian Kilgore: percussion
Jeremy Allen: bass; solo on track 5
Steve Houghton: drums; solo on track 2
Erin Benedict: vocals

Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Full Circle. This is Steve Allee's composition, “Circle city.” (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: stevealleejazz.com
Videos: youtube.com and youtube.com
Record label: Jazzville Records
Distribution: Bandcamp, Amazon, and Spotify.



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Mike Freeman ZonaVibe
Circles in a Yellow Room

Circles in a Yellow Room CD cover.

Tracks
01 – Valentine
02 – Funky chai cha
03 – Circles
04 – El cuarto amarillo
05 – Back slap
06 – Midwinter day
07 – Marble race rematch
08 – River watch
09 – Wellspring
10 – The trek

Length: 59:32
All compositions by Mike Freeman.
Musicians
Mike Freeman: vibraphone, marimba, triangle, tamborine, sleigh bells, flapper toys, owl whistle, kalimba, and hand claps
Guido Gonzalez: trumpet and flugelhorn
Jim Gailloreto: tenor sax and bass clarinet
Ruben Rodriguez: electric bass
Roberto Quintero: congas, bongos, güiro, maracas, and shakers
Joel Mateo: drums

Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Circles in a Yellow Room. This is “Circles,” written by Mike Freeman. (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.jazzvibe.com
Videos: youtube.com
Record label: VOF Recordings
Distribution: www.jazzvibe.com, Bandcamp, Apple Music, Amazon, and Spotify.



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Ron Rieder
Día Precioso!

Día Precioso! CD cover.

Tracks
01 – Blue skies
02 – Beautiful day
03 – I fell into a meme
04 – Dizzy hechizo
05 – Birthday song
06 – Dança festiva
07 – Funday
08 – Volver a amar

Length: 32:48
All songs composed by Ron Rieder. Tracks 2 & 7 arranged by Ron Rieder; all other arrangements by Ricardo Monzón.
Musicians
Fernando Brandão: flute
David Harris: trombone
Mike Tucker: tenor saxophone
Alain Mallet: piano
Fernando Huergo: bass
Mark Walker: drums
Ricardo Monzón: percussion
Yaure Muniz: trumpet on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6
Greg Hopkins: trumpet on tracks 2 & 7
Claudio Ragazzi: guitar on tracks 7 & 8
Queralt Girant: cello on track 8
Alex Roitman: bandoneon on track 8

Sample Track
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Website: ronriedermusic.com
Videos: youtube.com
Record label: Meson Records
Distribution: Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.





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