New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Workman Entertainment & Public Relations) BFM
Digital is commemorating the first anniversary of BFM Jazz with a special compilation album, "A Year with BFM Jazz 2011," featuring tracks from the label's top players including Steve Gadd and The Tierney Sutton Band.
Utilizing their established footprint in the digital marketplace with a network of more than 250 digital stores worldwide, BFM
Digital created BFM Jazz to insure that talented and seasoned jazz musicians had a home and advocates for their music. As changes in the music industry were affecting major labels, BFM Jazz is built upon a commitment to support the creative community and distribute quality music.
"BFM Jazz was created after years of working with some of the best names in Jazz through BFM Digital. Many of these artists self-released incredible albums with no label support to bring awareness to them. We launched BFM Jazz to offer full marketing, PR and radio support for these releases to help them reach their full potential," says Michele Ito, GM of BFM Jazz.
BFM Jazz kicked off a strong year with "Live at Voce," a live album from one of the most influential drummers of all time, Steve Gadd & Friends. Gadd has recorded legendary drum tracks such as "Aja" (Steely Dan), "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" (Paul Simon), "Late in the Evening" (Paul Simon) and "Nite Sprite" (Chick Corea.)
To bring the first year to a close, BFM Jazz released The Tierney Sutton Band's "American Road" in September, full of the bands' take on Americana classics. Downbeat Magazine stated that "Sutton's luminous alto has seldom sounded so pure" as on her ninth release.
Other BFM Jazz releases, included on the compilation, are Bob Sheppard's "Close Your Eyes," Luis Conte's "En Casa de Luis," Larry Goldings' "In My Room," Alan Pasqua's "Twin Bill" and John Daversa's "Junk Wagon: Big Band Album."
A Year with BFM Jazz 2011 track list:
1. Sister Sadie (Steve Gadd and Friends)
2. Water Pots (Luis Conte)
3. Conga
Melody (Luis Conte)
4.
Surface Tension (Bob Sheppard)
5. Brain Fog (Bob Sheppard)
6. Crawdaddy (Larry Goldings)
7. Libre (Larry Goldings)
8. The Bridge (Part 1) (John Daversa)
9. Junk Wagon (John Daversa)
10. Wayfaring Stanger (Tierney Sutton Band)
11. Oh Shenandoah/The Water is Wide (Tierney Sutton Band)
12. Vindarna Sucka Uti Skogarna (Alan Pasqua)
13.
Grace (Alan Pasqua)
To purchase A Year with BFM Jazz, click here: http://www.bfmjazz.com/store/cd_detail/33
