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The independent record label CAM Jazz will begin its new release season on Jan. 27. By spring, the company will announce which, if any, recordings it will reissue in 2009 from the newly acquired Black Saint, Soul Note and DDQ (Dischi della Quercia) catalogs, which feature artists like Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Dave Douglas, Anthony Braxton and the World Saxophone Quartet, among others.
The label’s announced releases include: Martial Solal’s Live At The Village Vanguard, set for Jan. 27; Enrico Pieranunzi’s Dream Dance and an untitled release by the Francesco Cafiso Quartet, both set for March; and Edward Simon’s Blossom and Kenny Wheeler’s Now And Now Again, due out in May.
More info: camjazz.com
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