Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle - Rock Star Benchpress
(CD) Hyena Records, 2009-02-10

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Lil' Tae Rides Again
(CD) Hyena Records, 2008-04-08

Info :
Lil Tae Rides Again, but even better Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey rides again. After laying fairly low in 2007, JFJO have re-emerged with a new album that will blow the minds of even those use to having their minds blown by the Tulsa trio. Joining the band for this record is underground electronic music producer Tae Meyulks. Together they leaped head first into an ambient alternate universe, creating a record that will tickle corners of the mind you didn't even know you had. It's beautiful and sprawling and very much a true jazz odyssey. We can't wait for people to start hearing it.

Download a free mp3 of "Tae Parade" here.

Pre-order JFJO's Lil Tae Rides Again before its April 8th street date on either CD or 180 gram vinyl and we'll send you a free bonus disc of "live" recordings from JFJO's 2007 fall tour that were hand-selected, mixed and mastered by Reed Mathis.

Place your order here.

Tracklisting :
01. Autumnal
02. Winter Clothes
03. Tether Ball Triumph
04. Carpool
05. Tae Parade
06. Santiago Lends A Hand
07. Waking The Reluctant Genius
08. Scuffle In The Hallway
09. The Votes Are Counted
10. Recovering The Time Capsule
11. Goodnight Ollie

Links :
jacobfred.com (official site)
myspace.com/jacobfredjazzodyssey
hyenarecords.com/jacobfred
myspace.com/hyenatherecordlabel

Marco Benevento - Invisible Baby
(CD) Hyena Records, 2008-02-12

Info :
Marco Benevento's debut studio album Invisible Baby was released this past Tuesday. If we don't say so ourselves, it's hands down one of the best records to come out in the first half of in 2008. Marco is joined by Reed Mathis on bass and Matt Chamberlain and Andrew Barr on drums. Pick up a copy here and now!

Here's some of the nice stuff that's being said...

"The new Benevento record will appeal to fans of Thelonious Monk, Air, Radiohead and Phish...tunes like 'Bus Ride' and 'Are You The Favorite Person Of Anybody' are ambient soundscapes winking at the psychedelic." - New York Press

"Benevento is something of an iconoclast on the piano. He knows his Monk and his Basie, but he prefers to play like a rock star, bashing power chords into the ivories and hooking up with others who straddle the rock-jazz line. Is it jazz? Is it rock? Hard to say, but it hardly matters." - The Boston Globe

"Invisible Baby is an eight track masterpiece." - The Late Greats

"Invisible Baby will twist your synapses, feed your head, and turn on your love light. It will, in short, make you feel glad to be alive." - All About Jazz

Tracklisting :
01. Bus Ride
02. Record Book
03. Atari | Download MP3
04. The Real Morning Party | Download MP3
05. You Must Be A Lion
06. If You Keep On Asking Me
07. Ruby
08. Are You The Favorite Person Of Anybody? | Download MP3

Note : features Matt Chamberlain (Fiona Apple, Tori Amos) and Andrew Barr (The Slip) on drums, and Reed Mathis (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) on bass.

Links :
marcobenevento.com
beneventorussoduo.com
myspace.com/beneventorussoduocom
marcobenevento.com
hyenarecords.com/marcobenevento
Watch videos on hyenarecords.com/marcobenevento/promo
Official Duo page on facebook.com
Also, Duo Fan Community page on Facebook: facebook.com
Promotional video on youtube.com/watch?v=1SXLw7nJXgQ
Benevento, Russo, Mike Dillon and Bobby Previte "Gimme Some" Lovin on youtube.com/watch?v=ziFA9y52pA4

Mushroom with Eddie Gale – Joint Happening
(CD) Hyena Records HYN9359, 2007-06-26

Tracklisting :
01. Peace
02. I Don't Need To Fight, To Prove I'm Right - I Don't Need To Be Forgiven
03. I Was Torn Down At The Dance Place - Shaved Head At The Organ
04. Border Crossing
05. Selling Oakland By The Pound
06. Our Love
07. The Spirit

Links :
myspace.com/mushroomoakland
paisleypop.com/mushroom
myspace.com/pat_thomas (Mushroom leader)
hyenarecords.com/mushroom_jointhappening.htm
hyenarecords.com/mushroom.htm
myspace.com/hyenatherecordlabel
Complete discography on wellers.demon.co.uk

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet - Husky
(CD) Hyena Records, 2006-06-27

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet came roaring out of Seattle in 2002 led by the infamous tenor saxophonist who founded bands like Critters Buggin' and The Dead Kenny G's, while serving as an integral member of Les Claypool's Frog Brigade and Garage A Trois. The septet, which boasts a five-front horn line, delivers their long-awaited debut studio album, Husky, on HYENA Records. The collection, which was recorded at the legendary Sound Factory in Los Angeles, CA, was well worth the wait. ST7 conjure a gigantic sound, yet are equally capable of nimble, dancing harmonies that can be as refined and delicate one moment as they are muscular and bruising the next. They draw on elements of hip-hop and funk, while being equally inspired by the big band sounds of Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. In its sum, Husky's cutting edge vision for composition, arrangement, improvisation and rhythm sets the standard for modern jazz in the 21st century."

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - The Sameness of Difference
(CD) Hyena Records HYN9343, 2005-10-11

Tracklisting :
01. Have You Ever Been To Electric Ladyland
02. Slow Breath, Silent Mind
03. Isobel
04. The Maestro
05. Santiago
06. Fables of Faubus
07. The Spark That Bled
08. Don't Let It Bring You Down
09. In Your Own Sweet Way
10. Davey's Purple Powerline
11. Halliburton Breakdown
12. Wonderful
13. Happiness Is A Warm Gun | MP3 sample

Note : pre-orders were granted a free bonus CD "Improvisations For The Ghost"

Links :
jfjo.com (official site)
myspace.com/jacobfredjazzodyssey
hyenarecords.com
myspace.com/hyenatherecordlabel
brianroyhaas.com
myspace.com/brianhaas
myspace.com/jahsmart
myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecomreedmathis
JFJO on YouTube
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey on YouTube
Download JFJO live shows
Watch JFJO live shows

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Walking with Giants
(Hyena 2004)

Le premier album studio acoustique de Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey est disponible dans une superbe édition digipack avec en bonus un DVD "Live At Yoshi's" de 4 titres... Le funk-rock teinté de jazz des débuts (il y a bien longtemps, environ 10 ans, le groupe était constitué alors de 8 membres) a donc désormais fait sa mue en jazz acoustique, plus précisément en trio, piano (Brian Haas), basse (Reed Mathis) et batterie (Jason Smart). Si les noms de Charles Mingus ou de Thelonious Monk déclanchent le haussement du sourcil chez vous, c'est votre came. Pour les plus jeunes ou les plus up-to-date, on parlera de Medeski Martin & Wood (en moins funk) ou The Bad Plus (en moins punk), histoire de situer le contexte musical: jazz, fusion, post-bop, quelques beats rock et surtout beaucoup d'improvisation.

links :
• Download MP3s : de nombreux tracks sont disponibles sur leur site officiel
• Download "Nibbles" MP3 from "Slow Breath Silent Mind"
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