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Josie Falbo
Kickin’ It

Kickin' It CD cover.

Tracks
01 – Get a kick out of you
02 – Autumn nocturne
03 – Flor de lis
04 – Love dance
05 – I just found out about love
06 – Yellow days
07 – Brigas nunca mais
08 – Social call
09 – Lazy afternoon
10 – Estamos Aí
11 – Chelsea bridge

Length: 53:04
All tracks arranged and orchestrated by Carey Deadman, except tracks 3, 7 & 10 (arranged and conducted by Marshall Vente); and track 2 (arranged by Carey Deadman and Chris Sargent; orchestrated by Carey Deadman).
Musicians
Josie Falbo: vocals on all tracks; scat solo on track 1; vocal solo on track 8
Steve Duncan: trombone 2 and solo on track 1; trombone on track 2
John Wojciechowski: tenor sax 1 and solo on track 1
Scott Burns: tenor sax 2 and solo on track 1
Jeremy Kahn: piano on tracks 1, 4, 5, 6; solos on tracks 4 & 6
Eric Hochberg: bass on tracks 1 & 8
Bob Rummage: drums on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 8
Carey Deadman: trumpet 1 on tracks 1, 5 & 6; trumpet 2 on tracks 3 & 7; flugelhorn on track 7
Rob Parton: trumpet 1 on track 1
Dave Katz: trumpet 2 on track 1
Mark Olen: trumpet 3 on track 1
Chad McCullough: trumpet 4 on track 1
Dan Johnson: lead trombone on tracks 1 & 2; trombone on tracks 5 & 6
Tim Coffman: trombone 3 on track 1; trombone on track 2
Tom Matta: bass trombone on track 1; trombone on track 2
Ken Partyka: lead alto sax on track 1
Dan Nicholson: alto sax 2 on track 1
Ted Hogarth: baritone sax on track 1
Chris Sargent: piano and solo on track 2
Lawrence Kohut: bass on tracks 2, 5 & 6; electric bass on track 4
Jim Gailloreto: flutes on clarinet on track 2; soprano sax and solo on track 3; soprano and alto saxes on track 3; alto sax and solo on track 5; alto sax on track 6; alto sax and flute on track 7
Sharon Jones: principal French horn on tracks 2 & 6
Mary Jo Neher: French horn on tracks 2 & 6
Phil Stanley: French horn on tracks 2 & 6
Matthew Oliphant: French horn on tracks 2 & 6
John Blane: tuba on tracks 2 & 6
Bobby Everson: percussion on track 2
Rich Trelease: percussion on tracks 2 & 4; additional drums on track 6
Fareed Haque: guitar and solos on tracks 3 & 7
Marshall Vente: piano on tracks 3 & 7
Scott Mason: electric bass on tracks 3 & 7
Kirk Garrison: trumpet 1 on tracks 3 & 7; flugelhorn on track 7
Andy Baker: trombone on tracks 3 & 7
Steve Eisen: tenor sax on tracks 3 & 7; flute and solo on track 7
Linda Van Dyke: baritone sax on tracks 3, 5 & 7; bass clarinet on track 7
Geraldo de Olivera: percussion on track 3 & 7
Luiz Ewerling: percussion on track 3 & 7
Tom Hipskind: drums on track 4
Kraig McCreary: guitar on track 4
Paul Mutzabaugh: guitar on track 4
Marty Tilton: trumpet 2 on tracks 5 & 6
Jim Massoth: tenor sax on tracks 5 & 6
Geoff Bradfield: tenor sax and solo on track 8
Steve Million: piano and solo on track 8


Crystall String Section on tracks 1, 2, 4 and 6
Shawn Stengel: conductor
Michèle Lekas: concertmaster

VIOLINS
Sam Battista, Hermine Gagné, Renée-Paule Gauthier, Vladimir Gebe, Yuriy Geyer, Lauren Lai, Jesus Linarez, Kjersti Nostbakken, Eric Pidluski, Janis Sakai, Emi Tanabe, Azusa Tashiro
VIOLAS
Rebecca Swan (principal), Bethany Pereboom, Benton Wedge, Jay Pike, Susan Price
CELLI
Mark Lekas (principal), Kerena Fox

Julie Spring: Harp

Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Kickin’ It. This is “Brigas nunca mais,” written by Tom Jobim with Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes and English lyrics by Paul Sonnenberg, and arranged by Marshall Vente. (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.josiefalbo.net
Videos: youtube.com
Distribution: www.josiefalbo.net, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify.



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Steve Houghton Group
And Then Some

And Then Some CD cover.

Tracks
01 – And then some
02 – Faraway
03 – Waltz for Bill
04 – Don't you worry 'bout a thing
05 – Make someone happy
06 – Blue comedy
07 – Peau douce
08 – Fictionary
09 – Lawns

Length: 54:43
Track 1 written by Steve Allee. Track 2 written by Rusty Burge.
Musicians
Steve Houghton: drums
Larry Koonse: guitar
Rusty Burge: vibes
Steve Allee: acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes
Jeremy Allen: acoustic and electric bass
Erin Benedict: vocals

Sample Track
Here's a sample track from And Then Some. This is Rusty Burge's composition, “Faraway.” (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: houghtonmusic.com
Videos: youtube.com
Distribution: Bandcamp, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, and Pandora.



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Ashley Maher
Tree to Tree

Tree to Tree CD cover.

Tracks
01 – Music
02 – Salt and pepper
03 – American in Dakar
04 – Till the day
05 – Galon de leche
06 – Dangerous
07 – Reading the rings
08 – Ever given
09 – Nénam

Length: 38:00
All songs written by Ashley Maher except track 3 (G. Sumner) and track 9 (Amina Doucourè, Ken Ngom, and Ashley Maher).
Musicians
Ashley Maher: vocals
Papis Konate: keyboards
Jean Mermose (Jj Mozart): keyboards
Amady Sidibé: guitar
Thierno Sarr: bass
Willy Bousset: bass
Abdoulaye Lo: drums
Babacar Seck: sabar
Alioune Seck: percussion
Samba Ndokh Mbaye: tama
Isaac Degbey: drums
Amina Doucourè: guest vocals
Ken Ngom: guitar
Mildah (Peljacerel Miambanzila): trumpet
Sylvain Boco: trombone

Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Tree to Tree. This is “American in Dakar,” an adaptation/translation of Gordon Sumner's “Englishman in New York.” (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: ashleymaher.com
Videos: youtube.com
Record Label: Spin Wild Records
Distribution: Bandcamp and all streaming platforms.





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