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New Jazz and Blues from Delmark - Available in October

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Delmark New Releases Street Date October 23, 2007

Nicole Mitchell
Black Unstoppable (Delmark DVD 1575 / DE 575)

Nicole Mitchell has been celebrated for bringing an exciting new approach to flute improvisation. Co-president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Mitchell is the founder of the critically acclaimed Black Earth Ensemble. #1 in Downbeat magazine's critic's poll for “Rising Star Flutist 2006 and 2007," Mitchell has performed with creative luminaries including George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, James Newton and Muhal Richard Abrams. Awarded “Chicagoan of the Year 2006" by the Chicago Tribune, Mitchell does a variety of residencies, workshops and panel discussions in Europe, Canada and the U.S. with a focus on creative music. Nicole Mitchell, flute; David Boykin, saxophone; David Young, trumpet, Jeff Parker, guitar; Tomeka Reid, cello; Josh Abrams, bass; Marcus Evans, drums; Ugochi, vocals. DVD is live at the Velvet Lounge, CD is studio recording of the same new compositions.



Ari Brown
Live at The Green Mill (Delmark DVD 1577 / DE 577)

In reviews of Ari's first two Delmark albums, Ultimate Frontier (Delmark 486) and Venus (504), writers often used phrases like “overwhelming emotional immediacy" (Down Beat), “rare depth of feeling" (Jazziz) and “raw emotion and ferocity" (JazzTimes). Ari carries on the Chicago tenor sax and the AACM traditions. He melds them into his own voice and no matter how far out he takes the music it still remains accessible and enjoyable. Live at The Green Mill features the same rhythm section Ari's been working with for over ten years: brother Kirk Brown, piano; Yosef Ben Israel, bass; Avreeayl Ra, drums. Also featured on a few tracks are Pharez Whitted, trumpet and Dr. Cuz, percussion. DVD also features commentary/interview track.

Brad Goode
Nature Boy (Delmark DE 578)

Jazz trumpeter Brad Goode is a former Chicagoan who now resides in Colorado, where he teaches at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He led the house band at The Green Mill for a dozen years and made numerous appearances at The Jazz Showcase with Joe Henderson, Eddie Harris, Lee Konitz, James Moody, Red Rodney, Ira Sullivan and others. Of his previous Delmark CD, Down Beat said “Goode shows more range of expression than ever on Hypnotic Expression (Delmark 567) ***1/2. Nature Boy contains 12 songs including four new Goode compositions. Brad is accompanied by Jeff Jenkins, piano; Johannes Weidenmueller, bass; and Todd Reid, drums. Also available: Shock Of The New (Delmark 440).

Jimmy Blythe
Messin' Around Blues (Delmark DE 792)

In 1915 Jimmy Blythe moved from his native Kentucky to Chicago. He found a great deal of work as a pianist for Paramount, Vocalion and Gennett. Blythe was prolific and accompanied many jazz and blues artists such as Ma Rainey and Blind Blake on their recordings. He also produced hundreds of piano rolls for use in nickelodeons for the Capitol Music Roll Company of Chicago. He led dozens of recording sessions often with southside musicians like Johnny Dodds. Blythe is considered one of the first Boogie Woogie piano players, but he was a versatile musician who could handle many diverse styles. His song, “Chicago Stomp", is generally considered to be the first recorded example of Boogie Woogie. Jimmy Blythe died suddenly of epidemic meningitis in 1931 just months after these piano rolls were recorded. With help of digital technology these rolls will sound more full and rich than ever before.

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