George Kuo's new album "Kiho'alu: Stories in Song, Vol. 1" is part of an effort to achieve a common mission that George Winston and Kuo shared of having as many people in the universe getting to hear this most beautiful music of a traditional Hawaiian folk art being perpetuated over generations.
“Eastern Montana”, the first in a series of posthumous releases from acclaimed solo pianist George Winston, was inspired by the surroundings of his childhood growing up in Miles City and Billings during the 1950s. Winston described Montana with its beautiful topography and wonderful people as “the greatest feeling of love and inspiration I have ever had.” Winston’s legacy as one of the foremost instrumental composers of our time perseveres with his latest studio album "Eastern Montana" sure to become a Winston classic.
When the influential punk band The Dictators decided to get back together, the plan was to record immediately to reestablish the band creatively. With that they decided on a fun song to cover - the 1972 hit from The Osmonds' "Crazy Horses".
“All of It” was one of the rare Allen Toussaint instrumentals that's in the style of the music of the legendary New Orleans group the Meters. It was originally released in 1996 on Toussaint's NYNO Records release "Connected". Krown brought in the original guitar player from the Meters and from the Toussaint version of the song Leo Nocentelli to recreate not only the Toussaint feel but the intended feel of the Meters. The end result is a New Orleans styled funky piano instrumental.
Bluesman Doug MacLeod released his new EP Raw Blues 1 today. MacLeod described the record's creation, "Producer Andreas Werner wanted to record me like I play live - just sit down in front of the mics and play. And that’s what I did. So what you got here is the ‘no frills’ raw blues feeling caught in the moment."
