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Dexofon Records is proud to announce the release of two great, and very different new CDs - just in time for your holiday listening enjoyment! Give the gift of music... WHEN IM GONE on Dexofon, and OUR TIME TO REMEMBER on Gau Records.

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WHEN IM GONE

OUR TIME TO REMEMBER

DISK TUM DERREI

ANOTHER FEELING

INSPIRATION

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WHEN IM GONE

	DCD-0813	"She and her band got it just right.... Dr. John and a horn section show up to add punch or sway to four of a dozen tracks. Oh, Lord, she's missed."  **** (4 stars)                               -Frank John Hadley  (Downbeat Magazine, Sept '09) "...she had me hooked from Jumpstreet"                                                 - liner reminiscence by Dick Waterman "Judy was the first of her generation of blues women, and still one of the best. To this day, her phrasing, tone and above all her originality are unmatched. A very important singer." -Dave Van Ronk Finally, from early 1980's sessions, the Judy Roderick CD, 4 songs with Mac Rebennack (aka Dr John). For those who remember the Judy Roderick & the Forbears cassette... this is the same set, remastered for Compact Disc, plus Judy's solo recording of "Floods" from 1976.
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	1. Gone to Memphis/Sweet Southern
	2. I'm So Glad
	3. Queen of the Street
	4. Surprises
	5. When I'm Gone
	6. Live in Love
	7. Your Eyes Remind Me
	8. (American) Money Blues
	9. Denver to Dallas
	10. Dream of You
	11. Shout Sister Shout
	12. Floods of South Dakota

 

 

 

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OUR TIME TO REMEMBER

GAU-2102		A distinctive and lyrical collection of tunes from the pen of Thiago de Mello, featuring Dexter Payne (clarinet, alto, harmonica) on 12 out of 14 tracks. In the company of Thiago de Mello, Haroldo Mauro, Cliff Korman, OUR TIME offers an expanded sound from the two recent Thiago de Mello/Payne collaborations – with the addition of bass (Leonardo Cioglio, Sergio Barrozo), drums (Helio Schiavo, Cesar Machado) and guitar (Romero Lubambo, Lula Galvão).– plus the added colors of Gabriel Grossi and Idriss Boudrioua ... and a special surprise! This album, released on GAU RECORDS, is dedicated to the marriage of Thiago's daughter, Janine, and her husband, Eckart. It is also available at: www.thiago-amazon.com
1. Chega pra La listen 2. Vou-me Embora listen 3. Heart to Heart   4. Going Home   5. Alone in Rio listen 6. Virgulino Lampião   7. Our Time to Remember listen 8. Não Sei o Que É Isso   9. Water Lily   10. Hot Samba in a Cold Night   11. Looking Inside   12. O Encontro das Aguas listen 13. Quando Eu Morrer   14. Samba da Meia Noite		Ready to ship! Samples available soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DISK TUM DERREI

(say "disk-TOOM-de HEY")

Disk Tum Derrei GAU-2101	This CD is the natural consequence of Another Feeling, refreshing "trio" recording of clarinet, piano and percussion – which was well received everywhere and aclaimed by many. (See below.) Here are more of Thiago de Mello's memorable compositions, featuring Dexter Payne – clarinet, Thiago de Mello – percussion, and three very special pianists: Haroldo Mauro Jr., Helio Alves and Cliff Korman.
listen 1. A Hug For Noel Rosa listen 2. Different Options listen 3. Fireplace listen 4. Chegada   5. Interlude (Disk-Tum-Derrei) listen 6. Everything Has Its Time   7. Desengano   8. Missing Home   9. Sei La   10. Waiting No More   11. Meu Bau Velho (O Galo Carijo)   12. Chorando y Sambando   ** Bonus Tracks   13. Lembrando Claudio Santoro   14. Canto do Alvorado	Order Now!! Alll major creditcards accepted   Price: $15 USD plus shipping ($3.00 domestic / $6 international) Mail order- Send check or money order to: Dexofon Records, POBox 4104, Bouilder, CO 80306

 

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I wish to express my gratitude to Thiago de Mello, whose compositions, musicianship and friendship have progressively changed my life and music for the better over the years since we met on a boat in the middle of the Amazon River. The current CDs, DISK TUM DERREI and ANOTHER FEELING, in which Thiago has invited me to participate are an inspration and an honor which I value deeply. Please visit his website, and discover more CDs by this prolific and talented composer, and know that Disk Tum Derrei and Another Feeling are available there, also. I would be remiss if I did not also acknowledge Arnaldo DeSouteiros, the visionary Brazilian producer who has worked for many years with Thiago, as well as other legendary figures in Brazil and the rest of the world. Arnaldo was instrumental in the conception of this CD, and there will be cause to celebrate as Another Feeling and Disk Tum Derrei are released in Brazil on JSR (Jazz Station Records). -Dexter Payne

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Have you ever walked alone through a quiet beautiful woodland and stepped into an open space full of nothing but warm and growing brightness, and felt like nature was a cathedral and you were seated in its front row? Another Feeling sounds just like that: completely, naturally, immaculate and beautiful.    read more...                           ALL ABOUT JAZZ - Chris M. Slawecki- Senior Editor

   
ANOTHER FEELING

Another Feeling DCD 012

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All compositions by Thiago de Mello (Gau Publishing-BMI) except "No Wolf at the Door" by Dexter Payne and Thiago de Mello (Clean Slate Music/Gau Publishing-BMI) and Urumutum/Swing Low (public domain, arranged by Thiago de Mello). Dexter, Thiago, Ithamara and JSR were all finalists in the

2006 Downbeat Readers Poll.

"ANOTHER FEELING is an exceptional album... world-class performance and composition!  
This album belongs in every music lovers collection. "      Richard 'Dick' Whetstone, Denver, CO             

 

'DeSouteiro describes [Luiz] Bonfá as this album's "spiritual godfather"; it was the legendary Bonfá who introduced DeSouteiro to veteran percussionist/composer/guitarist/pianist de Mello back in the 1980s. "I became very impressed by all of Thiago's qualities as a writer, arranger, bandleader and multi-instrumentalist," recalls the Rio de janeiro-based DeSouteiro, who first worked with de Mello when the master musician played percussion on Bonfá's The Bonfá Magic (which DeSouteiro produced) in 1991. De Mello and DeSouteiro went on to work together extensively, and Another Feeling is their most recent collaboration. DeSouteiro has seen de Mello perform in a variety of settings sometimes with his large Amazon ensemble, sometimes with smaller groups but for Another Feeling, he envisioned something de Mello had never done before: a Brazilian jazz album excluding both bass and regular drums. On this intimate, accessible, highly melodic effort, the basic format consists of Brazilian percussion, clarinet or alto sax (which are provided by the swinging yet delightfully lyrical Payne) and acoustic piano. Another Feeling is mostly instrumental, although singer Ithamara Koorax, DeSouteiro's wife since 1990 and a major vocal star in Brazil, is featured on four selections...

... De Mello suggested that instead of using only one pianist, they would employ different pianists at different times and the project's acoustic pianists range from two Americans (Richard Kimball and Cliff Korman) to two Brazilians (Haroldo Mauro Jr, and Helio Alves)...

With its combination of Brazilian and American participants, Another Feeling exemplifies what Payne describes as "cross-cultural collaboration." The union of Brazilian and American musicians has yielded excellent results in the past, ranging from guitarist Laurindo Almeida and alto saxophonist Bud Shank's groundbreaking Braziliance sessions of 1953 and 1958 to Stan Getz' bossa nova encounters with Jobim, Bonfá and the Gilbertos in the early 1960s and Another Feeling demonstrates that positive things can continue to happen when Brazilian and American players join forces.'

-from liner notes by Alex Henderson, Philadelphia-based journalist whose work has appeared in Billboard, Spin, Jazz Times, Jazziz, the L.A.Weekly. CD Review, HITS, Black Radio Exclusive (BRE), All About Jazz and numerous other well known publications over the years. Since 1996, he has written thousands of reviews for the All Music Guide's popular website and series of reference books.

 

"II've been listening to Another Feeling.  It really grows on you.  I'm just terrifically impressed with the whole production.  I think it is probably the recording of the year for me.  I liked it from the start...  But when I listened to it I was more and more taken with it, until finally I was listening to it every day. Right now, I think my favorite piece is the title piece, especially Korman's bluesy piano.  But the whole record is deeply satisfying.  I will probably have a new "favorite" piece next week. 

I love that low register clarinet.  But, as always, I'm especially pleased by the alto. It is great the way you can swing with such casual gentleness.  That seems like a Brazilian thing, to me -- to be so relaxed and low-key, yet play with such intensity.  I really enjoy the formation of those improvisations.  But then, I've always enjoyed the way you tell musical stories.  

Next week ... with Terry Conrad, I'm devoting most of the show to early Sonny Rollins, from the `50s into the late `60s.  But I think I'll spend some time playing Another Feeling.  I think the folks need to know more about this great record. Ithamara Koorax has a great voice, great style ...Thiago has a great spirit; you two [Thiago and Dexter] are well matched."    

Jon Jackson, writer/commentator, Missoula, MT
(Hear Jon Jackson on kufm.org:"Jazz Sessions"  2-4pm the last Thurs of every month.)

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INSPIRATION was included in the Recording Academy Entry List for possible Grammy nomination as Best Contemporary World Album.

"Fabulous CD... You guys are really doing some sweet stuff." – Mike Marshall

"...winning subtlety, fitting together like pieces of an intricate, intimate puzzle... the Brazilian whispers, and not just the carnival clamor." - Missoula Independent

" Relaxing and intellectual at the same time, 'Inspiration' might remind some American ears of the classic Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd collaboration, 'Jazz Samba'." -Bret Saunders, Denver Post

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                                          INSPIRATION tracks:                                                                              

listen	1. Coração Latino (Latin Heart)	3:25
listen	2. Nordestina No. 2	3:29
listen	3. Mais Uma Vez (Once More)   K-Ximbinho, L. Sousa (Peer International Corp BMI)	3:07
listen	4. Rapsodia in Choro	4:28
listen	5. Marte (Mars)	2:39
listen	6. Obrigado Paulinho da Viola	5:39
listen	7. Infinitivamente	4:06
listen	8. Radamés e Pelé        A. C. Jobim (Corcovado Music BMI)	4:28
listen	9. Canto dos Passaros (Song of the Birds)	6:25
listen	10. Inspiration	6:22
listen	11. Tema para K-Ximbinho	2:50	Return to Top

All compositions by Antonio Mello (Clean Slate Music BMI) except 3. & 8.

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Other CDs featuring Dexter Payne:

	Village Squared by Meg York & Veelah Order online from CD Baby
	Balkan brass band music - wild East European urban rhythms for your dancing/listening pleasure featuring sax/clarinetist Meg with Jesse Manno, Dave Willey, John Erickson and Dexter Payne.
	KAMBENG (Unity/Peace)  by Boubacar Dièbatè & Dialy Kounda
	"Kambeng produces a powerful and captivating sound."           -Robert Oyugi UJAMA NEWS Dexter has teamed up with griot from Senegal, Boubacar Dièbatè, with other West African and American musicians  to form the band Dialy Kounda. This CD also features Fara Tolno from Guinea, and Freddy Zahui from Ivory Coast. Boubacar has come to the US from a traditional Mandinka griot family, and his striking vocals and riveting kora (West African harp) touch listeners everywhere. This is a musical blend everyone can understand... click here to read reviews
	Originally released on Bantaba by Dancing Circle, Kambeng is hard to find but not impossible. E-mail disc(at)dexofon.com for info, or call (303) 604 2040.

 

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