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Alexis Cole and the Taipei Jazz Orchestra
Jazz Republic: Taiwan, the United States, and the Freedom of Swing

Jazz Republic: Taiwan, the United States, and the Freedom of Swing CD cover.

Tracks

01 – Common ground
02 – Begin the beguine
03 – Uptown girl
04 – I've grown accustomed to his face
05 – Bye bye blackbird
06 – Here's that rainy day
07 – Moon river
08 – People will say we're in love
09 – Corcovado
10 – Beyond the sea
11 – You make me feel so young

Length: 55:19
Arrangements: (1) Matt Harris, (2) Rich DeRosa, (3, 4) Scott Arcangel, (5) John Farley, (6) Ted Firth, (7) David Hazeltine & Scott Arcangel, (8, 9, 10) Chris Walden, (11) Alexis Cole, Scott Arcangel & Ben Stivers.

Musicians

Alexis Cole: vocals
Gene Aitken: conductor
Cheng-Yu Jimmy Lee: director

The Taipei Jazz Orchestra

Teresa You: piano
Kaoru Uno: piano on track 4
Daniel Chen: guitar
Ikeda Kinya: bass
Yi-Hsuan Kuo: drums
Jhih Yu Shih: percussion

WOODWINDS
Ruby Pan, Justin Liao, Chia-Chi Chang, Sean Wang; Cheng-yu Jimmy Lee (track 2)
TROMBONES
Ya-Ying He, Wang-Yih Cheng, Jung-Hui Hsieh; Michael Wang (tracks 6 & 8)
TRUMPETS
Hawaii Liang, HunagXian, Tsai Kai Lin, Szu-Yu Shao

Featured Artists

Brandon Fields: tenor sax on tracks 1 & 3
Tom Ranier: piano and clarinet on track 7
James Linahon: trumpet on track 10
Jeff Benedict: alto sax on track 11

Guest Artists

(on tracks 3 & 4)
Yin-An Hsu: 1st violin
Wei-Yu Cheng: 2nd violin
Kai-Ting Chan: viola
Yi-Hsin Kuo: cello
Ming-Hsuan Mao: oboe
Kai-Lun Huang: tuba
Tony BC Huang: contra alto clarinet

Sample Track

Here's a sample track from Jazz Republic. This is the Ivan Lins/Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza tune “Common ground” arranged by Matt Harris with English lyrics by Paul Winter, John Guth, and Michael Holmes. (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: alexiscole.com
Videos: www.youtube.com
Record label: Tiger Turn
Distribution: Tiger Turn, alexiscole.com and all streaming platforms

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Natalie Jacob
Sooner or Later

Tracks

01 – Exactly like you
02 – Wave
03 – I could write a book
04 – Smile
05 – East of the sun (and west of the moon)
06 – What a little moonlight can do
07 – Corcovado
08 – I've got you under my skin
09 – Sooner or later
10 – No more blues (Chega de saudade)

Length: 45:09
All arrangements by Tamir Hendelman, except track 6 (Scotty Barnhart).

Musicians

Natalie Jacob: vocals
Scotty Barnhart: trumpet
Tamir Hendelman: piano
Anthony Wilson: guitar
Carlitos Del Puerto: bass
Clayton Cameron: drums
Kevin Winard: percussion

Sample Track

Here's a sample track from Sooner or Later. This is the Rodgers and Hart tune “I could write a book,” arranged by Tamir Hendelman. (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.nataliejacob.com
Videos: www.youtube.com
Distribution: www.nataliejacob.com

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Brian Landrus
Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn

Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn CD cover.

Tracks

01 – Agra
02 – Chelsea Bridge
03 – A flower is a lovesome thing
04 – Daydream
05 – Praise God
06 – Prelude to a kiss
07 – Come Sunday
08 – The Telecasters
09 – Lotus blossom
10 – Lush life
11 – Isfahan
12 – Star-crossed lovers
13 – Warm valley
14 – Sophisticated lady

Length: 52:23
All arrangements by Brian Landrus except track 10 (Gregory Hopkins) and track 13 (Ayn Inserto).

Musicians

Brian Landrus: baritone sax, bass sax, bass clarinet, contra alto clarinet, piccolo, C flute, alto flute, bass flute
Dave Stryker: electric and acoustic guitars
Jay Anderson: acoustic bass
Billy Hart: drums

Sample Track

Here's a sample track from Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn. This is “Daydream,” composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and arranged by Brian Landrus. (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: brianlandrus.com
Videos: www.youtube.com
Record label: Palmetto Records/ BlueLand Records
Distribution: brianlandrus.com/albums, Bandcamp, and Amazon