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SUE SHERIFF is a vocal jazz musician who performs in the greater Portland, Maine area. She has been entertaining audiences young and old since she was six. Some of her vocal influences include classics such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O 'Day and Carmen McCrae. She loves to sing jazz standards from the 1930's - 1950's along with more current material. Her rich tones marry the elegance and swing of the classic tunes well, bringing them to life for her captive audiences.

Inspired by her children, Sue previously released a nationally acclaimed CD of original children's songs in 1998. Following the success of that album, she released a second album in 2005. In 2008, she self-published an illustrated children's book and accompanying CD with original songs entitled In Harmony and Other Songs of Peace.

Sue recently returned to her passion for jazz and began singing in local venues as well as throughout New England. She is a welcome performer on any stage.

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Caz Plak Reissues Okay Temiz's Landmark Album, 'Drummer Of Two Worlds'

Caz Plak Reissues Okay Temiz's Landmark Album, 'Drummer Of Two Worlds'

Source: Matthew Hutchison

One of Turkish Jazz's most sought-after and sampled records is coming back to life. Caz Plak's partnership with notable jazz drummer Okay Temiz reaches a third stage with the long-awaited reissue of his landmark album, Drummer of Two Worlds. Initially released in Turkey, Scandinavia, and the United States in 1980, Caz Plak's modern reintroduction of a Turkish Psychedelic Jazz essential will see its reissue on vinyl on March 1st for the first time in almost half a century. The Drummer ...

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Steve Holt Celebrates 40th Anniversary Digital Reissue Of Debut Album 'The Lion's Eyes'

Steve Holt Celebrates 40th Anniversary Digital Reissue Of Debut Album 'The Lion's Eyes'

Source: Steve Holt

Jazz fans and music enthusiasts alike are in for a treat as Steve Holt, JUNO-nominated musician and renowned jazz pianist, announces the digital reissue of his debut album, The Lion's Eyes, on December 22, exactly 40 years after its original vinyl release. Originally nominated for a JUNO award, “The Lion's Eyes" showcases Holt's talent on the piano and features a stellar lineup of musicians, including Bob Mover on alto saxophone, Charles Ellison on trumpet, Steve Hall on tenor saxophone, Michel ...

Music Industry

Five More Reissues From Candid

Five More Reissues From Candid

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Between 1960 and 1961, jazz author and critic Nat Hentoff worked for Candid Records as its A&R chief and in-studio producer. During that two-year period, he recorded 34 albums. What makes the albums special is that they were without commercial constrictions, meaning artists were free to record originals and with groups of their chosing. Many of the albums produced by Nat were released soon after they were recorded while others sat on the shelf for decades before the label's ownership ...

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Three More Re-issues From Candid

Three More Re-issues From Candid

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Just out are three new spectacular re-issues from the Candid label. I posted about this previous re-issues here and here. As noted, the short-lived label was founded in 1960 as a subsidiary of Cadence Records. Its early output was overseen by jazz author and critic Nat Hentoff, who served as Candid's A&R director. In essence, he decided whom to record and how the record should sound and look. The label operated from 1960 to 1964, at which point its parent ...

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Landmark Album From Jazz Guitar Legend Louis Stewart Re-Issued

Landmark Album From Jazz Guitar Legend Louis Stewart Re-Issued

Source: Dermot Rogers

Out on His Own, the 1977 solo album by Louis Stewart—Ireland’s major contribution to world class jazz guitar playing—is to be reissued on the reactivated Livia Records on February 24. Recorded when Stewart was playing at his formidable peak and alternating between touring with saxophonist and legendary jazz club owner Ronnie Scott and making trips back to play in packed Dublin clubs bars, Out on His Own is aptly named. Tracks feature Stewart playing alone and to his own rhythm ...

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Jazz Dispensary And Vinyl Me, Please Announce A Second Collection Of Reissues

Jazz Dispensary And Vinyl Me, Please Announce A Second Collection Of Reissues

Source: Michael Ricci

Jazz Dispensary is thrilled to partner with Vinyl Me, Please for a second installment of album reissues, following our inaugural collaboration, in 2020. This latest bundle continues our sonic journey with four cosmically funky catalog gems from the early to mid-’70s. The reissues include Bayeté’s boundary-pushing debut, Worlds Around the Sun; Gary Bartz’s uplifting The Shadow Do; Idris Muhammad’s sumptuous Peace and Rhythm; and Melvin Sparks’ cinematic sophomore album, Spark Plug. Offering an elevated listening experience, these carefully selected albums ...

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Soaring Music Is Excited To Pursue Its Song's Christmas Canon Destiny

Soaring Music Is Excited To Pursue Its Song's Christmas Canon Destiny

Source: Greg Nathan

New Christmas Song Released A cherished '50s Christmas song that only a few have heard. “In 2020, preceding the first pandemic holidays, SMP released the original 2004 production of Charles's 'I Want a Doll' to help make the season bright, intending to put smiles on faces in a world that needed a good reason to smile." Donna Courtell playfully sings “I Want a Doll," according to Greg Nathan, owner/president of Soaring Music Publications, the label for “I Want a Doll." ...

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The Beatles: 'Revolver' Reissue

The Beatles: 'Revolver' Reissue

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Revolver was recorded between April and June in 1966 and released that August 5th. I was 9 when Revolver came out but the album never wound up in my hands. I'm not sure why. The omission might have had to do with my gift-giving extended family's disapproval of an album named for a gun. Or maybe it was because I was in day camp that July. Or perhaps it was the confusion created by the minuscule gap between Yesterday and ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!

Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are familiar. Raney would be much better known today if she did not spend most of her time as a well-respected voice teacher, living in ...

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Five Reissued Candid Albums

Five Reissued Candid Albums

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Formed in 1960 as a subsidiary of Archie Bleyer's Cadence Records, the Candid label was headed by Nat Hentoff, who was given complete control of who and what he wanted to record. By then, Nat was well established as one of the country's leading jazz writers and civil rights activists. Nat recorded 34 albums, among them important records by a range of jazz artists, including Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little, Phil Woods, Don Ellis and blues artists ...

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