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Tom McCormick
South Beat

South Beat CD cover.

Tracks
01 – South beat
02 – Iridescence
03 – Mantra
04 – User friendly
05 – Naima
06 – Barbara
07 – My foolish heart
08 – Blue cha
09 – Feel the spirit
10 – Alone together

Length: 58:28
All compositions by Tom McCormick except tracks 5, 6, 7 & 10. All arrangements by Tom McCormick.
Musicians
Tom McCormick: tenor & soprano saxophones; flute
Pete Wallace: piano
Nicky Orta: electric bass on tracks 1, 2, 4, 8 & 10
Eric England: acoustic & electric bass on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9
Carlomagno Araya: drums & percussion on tracks 1, 2, 4, 8 & 10
David Chiverton: drums on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9
Edwin Bonilla: congas & bongos
Humberto Ibarra: güiro
Doug Michels: trumpet & flugelhorn
John Kricker: trombone

Guest Artists
Jonathan Kreisberg: guitar on track 3
Leo Quintero: guitar on track 9
John Lovell: trumpet & flugelhorn solos on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8 & 10

Sample Track
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Website: www.tommccormickmusic.com
Record label: Manatee Records
Distribution: CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play


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Daniela Schächter
Vanheusenism: A Tribute to Jimmy Van Heusen

Vanheusenism CD cover.

Tracks
01 – Here's that rainy day
02 – Darn that dream
03 – Come fly with me
04 – Like someone to love/ Imagination
05 – The second time around
06 – Vanheusenism
07 – All the way
08 – Polkadots & moonbeams
09 – It could happen to you
10 – Call me irresponsible
11 – But beautiful
12 – I thought about you

Length: 76:38
Track 6 written by Daniela Schächter. All arrangements by Daniela Schächter.
Musicians
Daniela Schächter: vocals & piano
Mike Tucker: tenor saxophone
Michael O'Brien: acoustic bass
Mark Walker: drums

Sample Track
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Website: www.danielaschachter.com


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Nána Simopoulos
Skins

Skins CD cover.

Tracks
01 – For no reason
02 – Let fire burn me
03 – Inside
04 – Owl woman
05 – The pathway
06 – Anases
07 – Merely to know
08 – And ever

Length: 56:30
All compositions and arrangements by Nána Simopoulos.
Musicians
Nána Simopoulos: vocals on tracks 1-7; guitar on tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8; bouzouki on tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8
Ustad Sultan Khan: sarangi on tracks 4 & 8
Mary Ann McSweeney: bass on tracks 1, 4, 6 (arco), 7 & 8
Manos Loutas: bass on tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6
Royal Hartigan: drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8
Michalis Orphanidis: drums on tracks 2 & 5
Solis Barki: percussion on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 & 7; background vocals on track 5
Jamie Haddad: percussion on tracks 4 & 6
Greg Beyer: steel drums on track 4; percussion & berimbau on track 8
Dave Liebman: saxophone on tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7; wood flute on track 3
Charlie Tokarz: alto flute on track 2; saxophone on tracks 4 & 8
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxophone on track 6
Caryn Heilman: background vocals on tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7
Daví: background vocals on tracks 3, 5 & 7
Markos Simopoulos: background vocals on track 5

Sample Track
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Website: nana.net and YouTube
Record label: Na Records




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