Unsung Heroes Garners 5 Star Review In Downbeat!

August 1st, 2011

Unsung Heroes – 5 Star Review in Downbeat!

My Unsung Heroes recording project continues to gain plaudits from the critics. One of the most notable of these appeared in the July 2011 issue of Downbeat, arguably still the most prestigious jazz publication extant. Reviewer Eric Fine gave Unsung Heroes the honor of its highest possible rating, the coveted 5 stars. This is my first 5 star rating, and in my experience very rare for a “straight ahead” jazz CD in this day and age. Thanks to Eric and Downbeat for this recognition of UH’s quality!

Unsung Heroes has been getting good reviews all around. If you’d like to sample some of the critical opinion, I’ve pulled some of it together here:

UH Play Alongs Now Available, Audio Stems Coming

I’m still chipping away at the mountain of additional Unsung Heroes content to come, but some significant progress has been made! I’m happy to announce that all the Unsung Heroes Vol. 1 play alongs are ready for download through the website and Bandcamp page. They’re available for all the Unsung Heroes instrumentation as well as being suitable for other axes such as trombone and guitar. Play along with the original performance as recorded, or stretch out for more choruses with alternate versions cutting out the other horn solos! Charts for your instrument are included. You can download UH play alongs here:
http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/I’m happy to report success in my trial run on the Unsung Heroes audio stem project, and I will be getting these multi track audio file versions up for download as soon as possible! We are going to have some fun with these. Cryptic? – perhaps, but stay tuned….

Buy The Unsung Heroes CD at: http://hollisticmusicworks.com/store/cds/unsung-heroes-cd1/
or through Amazon and CD Baby

Download Unsung Heroes Music at: http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/

 

 

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Unsung Heroes Vol. 1 Play Alongs Now Available!

May 22nd, 2011

At long last I’ve finished the first volume of play along versions for the Unsung Heroes Project! Each instrument is represented in a “minus one” format: trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax (or trombone), piano (or guitar), bass, and drums. For the horn versions, as well as the piano version, two different versions are provided for most tunes: a version identical to the album version minus the play along instrument, and a version without other horn solos so the home player can “stretch out” a little more. Charts are included with each album, as well as the original Unsung Heroes downloadable booklet. These play alongs are released in downloadable format only through my Bandcamp page or through the Hollistic MusicWorks store.

Store Link: http://hollisticmusicworks.com/store/play-alongs/

Bandcamp Individual Album Links:
Trumpet: http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/album/unsung-heroes-play-alongs-vol-1-trumpet
Alto Sax: http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/album/unsung-heroes-play-alongs-vol-1-alto-sax
Tenor Sax/Trombone: http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/album/unsung-heroes-play-alongs-vol-1-tenor-sax-or-trombone
Piano/Guitar: http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/album/unsung-heroes-play-alongs-vol-1-piano-guitar
Bass: http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/album/unsung-heroes-play-alongs-bass
Drums: http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/album/unsung-heroes-vol-1-play-alongs-drums

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Unsung Heroes Project On Sale and On Line! + Progress Report

October 23rd, 2010

The Unsung Heroes Project , Volumes 1, 2 and 3,  is finally live and online in its finished form! Thank you, everyone, for hanging in there patiently while I’ve been putting the final touches on the digital art and such.

Listen to all the music and buy the digital version (including full downloadable booklet) at http://brianlynch.bandcamp.com/

Next up is completing the design for the physical CD of Vol.1. I hope to have that ready in about a week to 10 days. Knowing how the process goes with manufacturing, I would say about a month from the time I turn in the materials will be when I have CDs in my hands. So, maybe around Dec. 1st? – I’ll have it ready in time for Christmas.

Play along track “prints” are being generated here at Hollistic Studios whenever I have spare hours – it’s a fairly simple process but time consuming since there’s 5 to 10 possible variations of “minus one” for each performance. It’s coming along – the trick is to figure out a way to master all this stuff cleanly, efficiently, and without undue expense. The multi track stem project will be addressed once I’ve achieved more traction on the play alongs.

Video? My man Nick Myers has been working away on the footage and achieving great results with the raw material synced up to the tracks. He’s a little less that halfway there; we’ve got seven videos up now for streaming on Vimeo. When all the tracks have been mated to image, then we’ll get to hooking up the DVD. The documentary is in process but a little farther back in the queue.
Here’s one of the Vimeo videos:
Access more Unsung Heroes videos at:
Household Of Saud:  http://vimeo.com/16032400
Terra Firma Irma:http://vimeo.com/15920034

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Unsung Heroes Vol. 1 Advance Download Now On Sale!

August 31st, 2010

check the store for details….

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Read the “Unsung Heroes” Liner Notes Here!

August 31st, 2010

http://hollisticmusicworks.com/hear/unsung-heroes-project-liner-notes

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