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Kai Bruckner – electric and acoustic guitars
Christian Kogel – electric and acoustic guitars
Andreas Walter – bass
Jerry Granelli – drums, percussion

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco
Mixed at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording engineer: Christian Jones
Mixing engineer: Judy Clapp
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

A Songline / Tone Field Production
on Intuition Music

Design: Gwen Terpstra
paintings by Fritz Scholder

REVIEWS

“Granelli is a veteran, first-rate jazz drummer with a spiritual bent. Broken Circle is his second album at the helm of UFB, a quartet the 56-year-old founded with three young German jazz-rockers. UFB’s special virtue is its integration of two contrasting layers: the heavy, blues-based fire of electric guitarists Kai Bruckner and Christian Kogel, and the airy rhythms of Granelli and bassist Andreas Walter. The guitarists full-throttle attack never gets oppressive; Granelli and Walter’s springy foundation keeps things supple and fluid.”

– Tony Scherman, People Magazine

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Kai Bruckner – electric and acoustic guitars
Christian Kogel – electric and acoustic guitars
Andreas Walter – bass
Jerry Granelli – drums, percussion

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Principal Studio, Muenster, Germany
Mixed at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording engineer: Sascha Van Oertzen
Mixing engineer: Judy Clapp
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

Intuition Music

REVIEWS

“News From the Street spans Granelli’s musical roots and long affection for Delta-flavored blues, with tunes from Bill ‘Honky Tonk Doggett, Ry Cooder, and Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown set against more contemporary artists: Jimi Hendrix, Rinde Eckert, and Bruce Hornsby. Doggett’s jump-blues ‘Honey Boy’ begins the disc with a funky hook, layered with skittery electric guitars and fat bass, backlit by Granelli’s crystalline drumming; Cooder’s ‘Big Love’ pairs acoustic and electric guitars drenched in steamy bayou ambiance; and Eckert’s translucent, porcelain waltz, “Ellen Waltzing,” is an exquisite piece of wistful, Bill Evans-style romance. Throughout News Granelli’s sparse, delicate drumming shines in thoughtful, inspired meditations and shi fting dynamics of resonant phrasing, rhythmic execution, and masterful, precision timekeeping.”

– JAZZIZ

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Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone
Julian Priester – trombone
David Friedman – vibes, marimba
Anthony Cox – bass
Jerry Granelli – drums, electro-acoustic percussion

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Studio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Recording, mixing and mastering engineer: Carlos Albrecht

Intuition Music

REVIEWS

“Granelli’s fascinating material weaves intrigue and mystery, unusual voicings and colors, often making sparing use of exotic electronics, indeed take us other places. Surprises are constant; there isn’t a predictable track or texture on the record. Bassist Anthony Cox rounds out this superb date (he has a sensational duet with Granelli’s “steel pans”) and … band. What a trip!”

–JazzTimes

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Jerry Granelli – drums
Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone
Julian Priester – trombone
Bill Frisell – guitar, banjo
Robben Ford – guitar
Anthony Cox – bass

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at London Bridge Studio, Seattle
Mixed at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Recording engineer: Rick Parashar
Mixing engineers: James Farber and Mark Slagle

ITM Pacific

REVIEWS

“Like the novel, the music layers a collage of jazz, blues and New Orleans influences over an unsettling haunting tone. The unifying core is blues, as heard in various permutations. Expect surprising interpretations: a Johnny Hodges blues becomes mysterious while a Screamin’ Jay Hawkins stomper is made serene…. Granelli shows clear vision. In Slaughter, a fellow musician describing Bolden’s never recorded sound could just as well be praising the strengths of this disc: ‘There was pain and gentleness – everything – crammed into each number.’ “

– Modern Drummer

SPOTIFY ITUNES AMAZON Dino Saluzzi – bandoneon, voice (tracks 2 and 4), percussion (track 4)
David Friedman – marimba, vibraphone, percussion (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
Anthony Cox – acoustic and electric bass

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded and Mixed at Principal Studio, Muenster, Germany
Mastered at Studio N, Cologne, Germany

Recording and mixing engineer: Sascha Von Oertzen

Intuition Music

REVIEWS

“Here is music that is so deeply affecting that it’s as if it is coming from inside the listener. Enchanting, spirited, it is music of uncommon depth – beautiful and subtly exciting. The music’s superior quality comes in equal parts from the players, the instrumentation and the compositions.” – Bob Protzman, The St. Paul Pioneer-Press

“One of the most beautiful albums of 1995.” – Larry Kelp, San Francisco Chronicle

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Dave Holland – bass
Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
Jack DeJohnette – drums

produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded and mixed at Power Station, New York
Recording and mixing engineer: James Farber

ECM Records

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Produced by Lee Townsend

recorded in Boudha and St. Paul

Six Degrees Records

Choying Drolma – voice
Steve Tibbetts and Marc Anderson – instruments and engineering
additional vocals by Lodro Sangmo and Sherab Palmo

REVIEWS

Washington Post
By Mike Joyce

“No one can accuse guitarist Steve Tibbetts of not following his bliss.
Selwa is as much a sonic pilgrimage as anything else, a serene and spiritual sequel to the 1997 recording “Cho,” which paired Tibbetts for the first time with the Tibetan Buddhist nun and vocalist Choying Drolma…

He doesn’t collaborate with her so much as commune, subtly deploying an array of acoustic and electric guitars to accent her prayers and homages…
there’s plenty of inventive guitar work just the same, slowly moving in and out of focus or needling its way through a weave of percussion. Meanwhile, on “Song of Realization,” Drolma transcends all: “I do not recognize this earth / It is an assembly hall adorned by flowers / I do not recognize me to be me / I am the supreme victor, the wish-fulfilling jewel.”

The Absolute Sound
By Derk Richardson

“Those holding preconceived notions about Tibetan chants – that they are too esoteric to enjoy as […]

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Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco
Mixed at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording engineer: Christian Jones
Mixing engineer: Judy Clapp
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi

Songline / Tone Field Series on Intuition 1998

All compositions by Shweta Jhaveri

Design: Gwen Terpstra
Photography: Kirstie Laird

Shweta Jhaveri – vocals
Jenny Scheinman – violin
Will Bernard – electric and acoustic guitars, dobro
Bill Douglass -bass
Jim Kassis – drums, percussion

REVIEWS

“To say that Anahita is an inspired update on the theme of East meets West – with Shweta Jhaveri singing age-old North Indian-style raga songs in a contemporary setting of guitar, violin, bass, and drums – would be to damn with faint praise. Beyond beautiful, this is creative music-making of the highest order, not so much crossing musical and cultural borders as blurring them altogether. Jhaveri is a world-class talent, and the deep, subtle sympathy among the vocalist and violinist Jenny Scheinman, guitarist Will Bernard, bassist Bill Douglass, and drummer Jim Kassis blesses every poetic, impeccably produced note here. From the sanguine dreaminess of the opening “Invocation” to the more desolate drones of finale “A Nost Dawn,” Jhaveri’s otherworldly voice weaves a serpentine […]

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Vinicius Cantuária – vocals, percussion and acoustic guitar
Bill Frisell – electric and acoustic guitars, loops

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recording Engineers: Jason Lehning and Adam Muñoz
Mixing Engineer: Adam Muñoz
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Production Assistance: Adam Blomberg

Recorded at Avast Recording, Seattle and Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Entertainment One Music/Naïve, 2011

All Songs Composed by Vinicius Cantuária and Bill Frisell
Warner Chappell/BMI – Friz-Tone Music/BMI

REVIEWS

The guitars of Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária melt together in my car speakers as if impossibly designed to echo the beauty in this very moment…
For those familiar with these two artists, either individually or in their previous collaborative incarnations including Frisell’s own Intercontinentals or Cantuária’s absorbing Horse and Fish, their high level of artistic integrity and deep level of musical simpatico is a given. However, on Lágrimas Mexicanas their collaboration reaches a milestone with their first true duet record. In fact, Frisell and Cantuária are the only two musicians on the entire record, credited with vocals, percussion, acoustic and electric guitars and loops. The only outside contribution comes in the form of production from long time […]

1. Cliche do Cliche x.mp3
2. Ela e Carioca x.mp3
3. Agua Rasa x.mp3
4. Ordinaria
5. Quase Choro
6. Rio
7. Normal
8. Nova de Sete
9. Irapuru
10. Caju

Vinicius Cantuaria – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards

with guests:
Caetano Veloso – – vocal on Agua Rasa
David Byrne – vocal, guitar on Rio
Bill Frisell – guitar on Ele e Carioac, Quase Choro and Nova de Sete
Brad Mehldau – piano on Quase Choro and Nova Sete
Marc Johnson – bass on Ele Carioca, Quase Choro, Nova de Sete and Caju
Joey Baron – drums on Cliche do Cliche, Agua Rasa, Rio, and Caju
Paolo Braga – drums, percussion on Ela a Carioca, Ordinaria, Normal, Irapuru, and Caju
Jenny Scheinman – violin on Cliche do Cliche, Oridinaria, Normal, Irapuru and Caju
Michael Leonhart – trumpet on Ordinaria and Rio
Peter Scherer – keyboards on Normal AMAZON

produced by Lee Townsend, Soli and Vinicius Cantuaria

recording engineers: Soli and Joe Ferla
mixing engineer: Joe Ferla
mastering engineer: Greg Calbi
additional recording by Stewart Lerman, Adam Muñoz, Tucker Martine, Walter Costa, Soli and Matthew Kane.

TransparentMusic

REVIEWS

Maybe the changes started when Caetano Veloso cut “Billie Jean,” more than 15 years ago. The sensual poets of poise were coming north from […]