Jazz News: Eddie Palmieri in Spike’s new film; Dave Koz and Summer Horns on the plane; Tiny Vinyl goes big
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Eddie Palmieri always finds himself in the middle of the action, even after he was laid to rest last Wednesday in New York. One of his last projects was to contribute two songs to the soundtrack to the new Spike Lee-Denzel Washington film “Highest to Lowest.” A musical contributor that might be familiar to UK jazz fans is Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie. Mr. EP also appears in the film, performing a full song at a street festival.
Saxophonist Dave Koz is touring this summer with a group of all-stars called “Summer Horns.” On their recent leg to Seattle, the Alaska Air flight had an extended delay on the tarmac, so the players pulled out their instruments and performed right there on the plane, to the delight of the passengers.
He's got quite the horn line, including Marcus Anderson at alto sax, Leo P from TooManyZooz at baritone, Jeff Bradshaw at trombone, and Evan Taylor at trumpet. Their Stevie Wonder medley included “You Haven’t Done Nothin’,” “Superstition,” and “Living for the City.” (Marcus Anderson’s Facebook Music Reel page)
Vinyl records are outselling CDs, but the records keep getting smaller. Very small – like, 4 inches in diameter. The company Tiny Vinyl makes these small records that play at 33-1/3 rpm like an LP, offering one song per side. Four minutes max. And they weigh just 15 grams, a fraction of the normal 12-inch discs that weigh 140 grams or Stereophile 180-grams. Their source material is called “bio-attributed vinyl,” which is sourced from plants, not fossil fuels.
These discs will work with most manual turntables, but turntables that have auto-stop or auto-return features might not be compatible.
The first artists to use this format for their short singles include The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, and Notorious B.I.G., the Vince Guaraldi Trio, as well as many singles-oriented pop and country artists. The main distributor of Tiny Vinyl is Target. (SOURCE: Tiny Vinyl)
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