The Reese Project: Blue Etude with 2 bonus tracks (Wyndfall 2002 & 2006)
jazz, jazz blues, original, latin jazz
2002 Grammy nomination for "Best New Jazz Composition"
Re-released in 2006 featuring 2 bonus tracks, "Cookin' with Emeril" by Tom Reese & "Blue Dali" by Aaron Walker.
This engaging CD delights each listener. It's appeal crosses boundaries, & is enjoyed by hard-core jazz fans & novice jazz listeners alike. It earned a spot in the top 20 of the ‘02 Grammies. Blue Etude had 5 #1 radio hits & reached #43 on Gavin’s national jazz charts, staying in the top 60 for five weeks. The song, "Duncan’s Waltz" (included on Blue Etude), was #1 on WRTI-Philadelphia Frank Johnson’s Hot 11 list (new releases) for 2 weeks, being in the top 3 for five weeks. Other #1 hits were in jazz hot spots New Orleans, LA, Chicago & Detroit. The title track to "Blue Etude" was selected to be played on the weather channel.
"One of the best jazz/blues albums ... inventive & soaring music that transported this reviewer to new heights. Blue Etude is not to be missed!" Richard Fuller, Metaphysical Reviews
"...beautifully recorded jazz that offers creative compositions, tight performances, & eye-opening surprises. And that's what the best jazz is all about." Chet Williamson, Rambles.net
Performers: Tom Reese (flute); Kirk Reese (piano); Laurie Haines Reese (cello); Johnny DeFrancesco (guitar); Bobby Brewer (guitar); Paul Klinefelter (bass); Glenn Ferracone (drums); Jeff Stabley (congas); Jake Thro (keyboards); Aaron Walker (drums). Guests: Johannes Dietrich (violin/viola on track 2), Jesse Yawn (vocal on track 3).
Tracks:
- Levi's Blues (6:17) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI Blue_Etude.m3u
- Autumn Samba (3:16) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI
- Blue Tuesday (7:32) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI lyrics
- Fall Blues (6:35) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI
- Loose Goose Blues (6:07) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI
- Blue Etude (4:40) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI
- Duncan's Waltz (5:21) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI
- Blues for Mr. "B" (5:45) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI
- Cookin' with Emeril (3:35) by Tom Reese (Sugarbeet Pub) BMI
- Blue Dali (7:57) by Aaron Walker (Hippy Dip Pub) BMI
All music & lyrics by Tom Reese, except Blue Dali, by Aaron Walker.
Official Release Date: 2000
© 2002 & 2006 Wyndfall Records
 
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The Reese Project's Blue Etude: Top Ranked Radio Lists
Gavin Jazz Charts: #43 Week of 9/7/00, #47 Week of 8/31/00, Chartbound Week of August 24, 2000
KRSC & WHBN / Dave Butler “Innervisions” (southern states): #1 Top Album for the Year 2000. #1 Top Album for the Year 2001
WRTI / Frank Johnson: Monday Night New Releases -- Hot 11: #10 Top 100 Jazz Tracks of 2000 (Duncan’s Waltz), #1 Week of 10/16/00 (Duncan’s Waltz), #1 Week of 10/9/00 (Duncan’s Waltz), #2 Week of 10/2/00 (Duncan’s Waltz), #3 Week of 9/26/00 (Duncan’s Waltz)
WWOZ / Jay Bernstein, Star Gate, New Horizons in Jazz (New Orleans, LA): #1 Week of 10/25/00 (Loose Goose Blues & Autumn Samba), #1 Week of 10/18/00 (Loose Goose Blues & Autumn Samba), #3 Week of 10/9/00 (Loose Goose Blues & Autumn Samba)
WHBQ / Victor Shoe: Funk at 5 (Detroit, MI): #1 for one week (Levi’s Blues)
“Nothin' but the Blues" (Oklahoma City, OK): #1 for two weeks (Blue Tuesday)
Stations that spun “Blue Etude” between June & November 2000:
KABF (Robert Griffin), Little Rock, AR
KBEM (Kevin O’Connor), Minneapolis, MN
KCCK (Bob Stewart), Cedar Rapids, IA
KIOS (Mike Jacobs), Omaha, NE
KJZZ (Blaise Lantana), Phoenix, AZ
KKUP (Brad Stone), Cupertino, CA
KLON (Helen Borgers), Long Beach
KRSC (Dave Butler), Southern States
KSDS (Joe Kocherhans), San Diego, CA
KSJS (Kara Moore), San Jose, CA
KSMF (Eric Allan), Ashland, OR
KSUT (Ron Fundingsland), Ignacio, CO
KTAO (Ed Sotelo), Taos, NM
KUAZ (Steve Hahn), Tucson, AZ
KUNV (Kim Linzey), Las Vegas, NV
KUVO (Ando O), Denver, CO
KVNF (Cady Pennetta), Paonia, CO
WAER (Eric Cohen), Syracuse, NY
WBUQ (Mimi Schneider), Pittsburgh, PA
WCPN (Bobby Jackson), Cleveland, OH
WEAA (Gary Dawkins), Baltimore, MD
WESM (Yancy Carrigan), Princess Anne, MD
WGMC (Tony Gasparre), Rochester, NY
WHBN (Dave Butler), Southern States
WHBQ (Victor Shoe), Detroit, MI
WHOV (Kevin Anderson), Hampton, VA
WKGC (Wally Crawford), Panama City, FL
WNOP (Jeff Shire), Cinncinnati, OH
WRTI (Jessica Wiznowski), Philadelphia, PA
WTUL (Lenny Bertrand), New Orleans, LA
WUAL (Kathleen Suhanin), Tuscaloosa, AL
WUSF (Bob Seymour), Tampa, FL
WUTC (Mark Colbert), Chattanooga, TN
WWOZ (Duane Bershears), New Orleans, LA
WWVU (Brad Waldo), Morgantown, WV
WXTS (John Kuschell), Toledo, OH
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