The recording label Ride Symbol Records has been re-vitalized. Label founder Donald Elfman has joined forces with former Koch associate, music media expert and musician David Preiser to release and provide distribution for jazz recordings.
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Danny Tobias: Silver Linings
Danny Tobias’ Silver Linings is just that – a gracious and warm reminder of how good it is to be alive. Fourteen heartfelt and swinging tunes with originals, standards and some tunes you might not know played by an all-star quintet – Danny on trumpet, flugelhorn and alto horn; Scott Robinson on tenor, trumpet, flute …

The Claire Daly Band: Rah! Rah!
Acclaimed baritone saxophonist Claire leads her band and presents a celebration of the unforgettable multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Says Daly, “He was a unique human, as devoted as he was eccentric.” Claire and her band – Eli Yamin on piano, Dave Hofstra on bass and Peter Grant on drums – play a mix of Kirk’s …

Dan Rose and Claudine Francois: New Leaves
Dan Rose’s consummate artistry and superb taste are perfectly served in this set of intimate duets with another remarkable musician, Claudine Francois. They work delicate and tasteful wonders on bold, new originals and pointedly chosen covers and demonstrate how true communication and fine listening can create timeless expression. MORE HERE

Nate Kahn: Time Painter
The quality about Nate Kahn and his music that immediately appeals is that he’s fluent in the vocabularies of a host of different genres and styles but is pinned down by none of them. One listen to this recording will reveal influences as diverse as Steely Dan, jazz fusion, Lynrd Skynrd, horn-driven funk, blues, ballads, …