+ + + News - September 2013 + + + (Mike Viola, Paul McCartney, Kelly Jones)

Mike Viola - Ghoul (Trading Cards)

Here's the deal: 24 trading cards including 24 biographical stories about Mike Viola - each with one unreleased song (download). 

Get it now! 

Individual packs and ultra-limited autographed boxes available! Each pack contains 5 cards. So, if you get doubles - trade them! And: collect them all!

http://mikeviola.com/store/

Paul McCartney - New 

The latest record of Sir Paul McCartney - "New" - will be out October 14, 2013. "New" is also the first track - and it sounds promising:

Kelly Jones - Alta Loma

Alta Loma is the latest record of Kelly Jones. Its official release will be later this year. It was also available on the tour this summer. Find out more about the record and Kelly at the official website.

 

Robbie Williams - Swings Both Ways

The Great American Songbook was sifted though by Robbie Williams again:
The successor to Robbie's most successful album to date, 2001's Swing When You're Winning, features a mix of swing covers and new material as well as duets with some of pop's biggest names, including Lily Allen, Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Olly Murs and Rufus Wainwright.

Release: November 15, 2013

 

The Great American Songbook (Series) - Today

In the recent years there were a couple of artists that were inspired by The Great Amercian Songbook:

Robbie Williams

Mr. Williams was famous for his part in Take That and the following solo career. In 2001 he released a very different record. With "Swing When You're Winning" he paid tribute to the Great American Songbook.

The album was recorded at the Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and was released under the Capitol label. The album was certified as 7 times Platinum in the UK. Sadly there was no follow up. It's a beautiful record - if you like it, watch out for the Live At The Albert Hall DVD, too.

Harry Connick Jr.

Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. has sold more than 25 million records. This year he released a great live performance (In Concert On Broadway):

Michael Bublé

Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. If you don't know him, listen here:

Tom Gaebel

Tom Gaebel is a surprisingly good German singer and leader of a big band. In addition to singing and arranging music, Gaebel writes lyrics in English.