George W. Carroll - "Life Is Good"

Vocalist/ Pianist/ Composer George W. Carroll's CD Life Is Good is now available on Rhombus Records. George W. Carroll is a popular artist that performs regularly in the Sarasota, FL area.

Life Is Good features Jazz standards and originals by George's big band and small combo. Arrangements are by Frank Mantooth and showcase Greg Abate on Saxes, Dan McMillion on Trumpet, and George on Piano and Vocals.

Sample MP3s and download at Amazon Music:

Almost Like Being in Love
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Angel Eyes
A Foggy Day
Night and Day
Fly Me to the Moon
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Come Rain or Come Shine
Georgia on My Mind
Alone Togther
Someone to Watch over Me
Till I Found You
Millennium
Life Is Good

Seventh Heaven - "Seventh Heaven"

Sometimes the music is just so great that it simply must be preserved and presented for the enjoyment of a larger audience. Seventh Heaven was produced to meet this objective and features ten striking jazz original compositions written, arranged and performed by a truly outstanding group of world-class jazz musicians including Michael Stephans (Drums), Tom Garvin (Piano), John Patitucci (Bass), Bob Sheppard (Saxes) and Bob Ojeda (Cornet). Included are eight straight-ahead jazz tunes by the ensemble and two stunning solo piano compositions by Tom Garvin.

This obscure but timeless gem from 1984 sounds as if it were recorded yesterday.
The hard bop originals (several of which should be revived), high musicianship,
and consistently rewarding solos make this a milestone in the careers of Tom Garvin,
Bob Sheppard, Bob Ojeda, John Patitucci and Mike Stephans. Great music!
- Scott Yanow

Sample MP3s and download at Amazon Music:

Pumpkins
Randi's Song
Flash
Ways and Means
Rush Hour
Elaine
Head's Up
Soul Dance
Jane
Ebullition

Failing Sun - "Void"

Los Angeles Inland Empire Rock Group Failing Sun's first full length CD, Void, is now available on Rhombus Records. Group members are: Brett Cohen–Guitar, Dan King–Bass, and Josh Merritt–Vocals.

The group has a unique sound, all their own, and has been compared to Nirvana for their energy and creativeness.

The first single, So Long, will be released in early 2011, watch for it!

Sample MP3s and download at Amazon Music:

Mistakes
Space
Motivation
Bound for Disaster
Numb
Violent Sleep
Water and Slavery
Reactor
Leaving
All You Know
One Night
So Long
The Shattered

Tom Culver Sings Johnny Mercer - "I Remember You"

Los Angeles based Jazz singer Tom Culver presents a program of all Johnny Mercer tunes on his new CD for Rhombus Records, I Remember You. All the songs featured were written or co-written by Johnny Mercer.

Some of the very best Musicians in Los Angeles are featured on I Remember You, including: Karen Hernandez–piano, Rick Hils–Piano, Ricky Woodard–Sax, Jack La
Compte–Drums, Nolan Shaheed–Trumpet, Jim Jedikin–Sax/Flute, Lou Shoch–Bass,
Don Littleton–Congas, Garryck King–Drums, Tom Bethke–Guitar, and Geoff Nudel–Sax.

Tom Culver calls I Remember You the "Gone With The Wind of CDs. They had to put a restraining order on me or I'd still be in the studio. It's very hard to put the brakes on when recording Mercer and his brilliant co-writers".

His boy-next-door vocal performance has a lot in common with the unique grit found in Tony Bennett's timbre. - L.A. Jazz Scene

Sample MP3s and download at Amazon Music:

Dearly Beloved
Out of This World
Day in - Day Out
Drinking Again
On the Atchinson, Topeka and the Santa Fe   
Fools Rush In
Skylark
One for My Baby
Harlem Butterfly
I Remember You