DETROIT'S PREMIER INDEPENDENT BLUES & JAZZ LABEL | |  |
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 Our Latest Release!
Planet D Nonet -
"Old School"
Eastlawn Records
is proud to annouce a new release from PD9! A cool six song EP called "Old School"
because all the tunes are from the 20's & 30's. This is for true
swing fans! One tune by the Fletcher Henderson Orch, 3 tunes by Duke
Ellington & standards like "After You're Gone" & "Wrap Your
Troubles in Dreams."
| Planet D Nonet -
"Blowin' Away The Blues (Vol 2)"Planet
D Nonet - "Blowin' Away The Blues (Vol 2)" is now available for purchase or download!
Eastlawn Records
is thrilled to annouce another
rousing little big band blues party! Like Volume 1, it contains jump
blues and other blues related party music! On loan from the Back Door
Blues Band, singer Dan Devins delivers four strong tracks by the likes
of T-Bone Walker & Louis Jordan & our trombonist, T-Bone Paxton
sings one by Mr. Jordan as well. A swinging R&B bari sax/ trombone
instrumental by Detroit's Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams rounds out this
fine set of music.
Available now at CD Baby!
 Read the Reviews!"In
volume 2 of Blowin’ the Blues Away, the Planet D Nonet more than lives
up to the title of its new recording. The well-chosen repertoire, fine
horn and rhythm sections, and great vocals keep your toes tapping and
your fingers snapping. This little big band knows how to swing."
Leslie Keros
WHPK, "Crossroads: Where Jazz Meets Blues"
WDCB, "Blues Edition"
"I
debuted your new CD on my program and love it. Will continue to
give it some good spins. Everyone seems to get some good solo
space on the tunes which I enjoy. Being a long time T-Bone Walker
fan, I loved spinning two of his tunes that you recorded."
Robert Barclay, "The Juke Joint"
WCMU
"Those
guys from Rhode Island better watch out. With the addition of Dan
Devins' charismatic, melodic and powerful singing voice, these 9 guys
from Detroit are going to upset the balance of national jump blues
power."
Linda Yohn, Music Dir.
WEMU
“Classy,
solid and in the groove, Planet D hits all the right notes. The record
is a throwback to the days of the classic jump blues from Detroit.
I’m
sure the band would have given the orchestras’ of TJ Fowler, Todd
Rhodes, King Porter and Paul “Hucklebuck” Williams a run for their
money.”
Willy Wilson, “The Motor City Is Burning”
CJAM !
| Planet D Nonet - "We Travel the Spaceways; The Music of Sun Ra"
"Planet
D Nonet - We Travel The Spaceways; The Music Of Sun
Ra." is now available for purchase or download! Eastlawn Records
is proud to release the latest recording from the Planet D Nonet, "We
Travel The Spaceways; The Music of Sun Ra." Led by RJ Spangler &
James O'Donnell, this CD documents the bandleaders shared love of the
music of the legendary composer & pianist. It is a two CD set,
mostly culled from live recordings and features two wonderful sax
players (as well as former Detroiters): Salim Washington, who now lives
in NYC and Kenny Millions (Keshavan Maslak) who currently lives in
Florida.
Sun Ra covered the musical spectrum of jazz, from
early swing to 50's hardbop to modal and free jazz. All of that can be
found here.
Available now at CD Baby!
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| Planet D Nonet -
"Blowin' Away The Blues" | 
| A rousing little big band blues party! This 6 song EP is the debut recording for the Planet D Nonet, a down & dirty little swing band from Detroit. It contains jump blues and other blues related party music! Leaders RJ Spangler (drums) & James O'Donnell
(growl trumpet master) put together a fine nine piece band to celebrate
their favorite music from late 1920's to the early 1950's. Detroit's
queen of the blues, Miss Alberta Adams, guests on one track. Northern
Soul singer Buddy Smith lays down a hard hitting slow blues and top Detroit saxman Keith Kaminksi is featured on several great solos!
Now available at Amazon.com!
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| | Planet D Nonet -
"Ballads, Blues & Beyond" |  | Just as the name says, Ballads, Blues
& Beyond features great ballads by Tadd Dameron & Ellington
& Hodges, swinging blues by Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn &
King Porter, ending with an uptempo number by Sun Ra. The Planet D
Nonet is great little nine piece siwng band co-led by drummer RJ
Spangler and growl trumpet master James O'Donnell. Real Detroit swing
music.
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"The Little Big Band" |  | This two-song 45RPM vinyl single from PD9 features Buddy Smith on "Country Girl" and Keith Kaminski on "Honeydripper". The Planet D
Nonet is about swing, blues, space-age jazz and classic American songs
all served up with plenty of good humor. Check it out.
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| | Alberta Adams & The Rhythm Rockers -
"Detroit's Queen of the Blues" |  | | This four-song EP was voted Outstanding
Blues/R&B Recording, at the 2006 Detroit Music Awards. | |
| | Alberta Adams & The Rhythm Rockers -
"I'm On The Move" |
 | This Jump-Blues classic is the first CD by
Alberta on the Eastlawn Record label.
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| | Odessa Harris - "The Easy Life" |  | Her first recording in more than 30 years,
vocalist Odessa Harris showcases her wonderful voice on CD with 10 stellar
blues tracks on "The Easy Life".
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| Sun Sounds Orchestra
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"Open The Doors" |  | This first CD from SSO features seriously
cool Afro-centric and World Music. Check it out.
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| | Geno Parks
- "Live - On The Air" |  | R&B legend Geno Parks is featured on this
3-song mini CD recorded live on the Willy Wilson Show on WDET in
Detroit!
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