LATESTCD! JOYCE COOLING: Revolving Door Better than ever, Joyce Cooling’s 7th career album is cool and hot. This award winning San Francisco-based guitarist brings on REVOLVING DOOR. It shows off her renowned fluid, swinging, finger-picked bluesy-jazz technique. Her songwriting is lyrical, soulful, and inventive with intricate interplay of hooky melodies and deep harmonies. With her writing partner Jay Wagner, she’s created many top radio hits – expect more from REVOLVING DOOR. BUY NOW: Amazon.com PREVIOUSCDS! THIS GIRL'S GOT TO PLAY THIS GIRL'S GOT TO PLAY, Joyce Cooling Group's first release on their new label, Narada Jazz. Those folks at the label seem as pumped up about this as we are! Over at their website <www.narada.com>, they're saying stuff like, "Exceptional chops, coupled with a simmering vibe and stand-out songwriting give guitar phenom Joyce Cooling's Narada Jazz debut an edge that's sassy, sexy, and savvy". They're excited about signing JCG and we're excited to have her on a label with a roster of artists like Narada has. Here's a chunk from Narada Jazz PR about the new CD: "Writing has always been an integral part of who I am as a musician. Both Jay and I absolutely love composing and it is impossible to imagine our lives without it. When we start putting songs together, it is very much a collaborative process - a back and forth ping pong game." This held true as Cooling and Wagner began preparing all the original tunes for her Narada Jazz debut, THIS GIRL'S GOT TO PLAY. "The time leading up to the album was, musically speaking, a very restless one for me. I was anxious to experiment with new ideas." Shirking complacency, Cooling enjoys testing her comfort level. "For me, it's a good thing to be on the edge. It keeps me focused and looking forward to the next project." With straight-ahead roots and a Brazilian jazz background, she boldly branches out on THIS GIRL'S GOT TO PLAY with harmonies, sophisticated melodies, and - for the first time - a stronger emphasis on vocals. "I love to sing and lyrics can sometimes reach people in completely different ways than an instrumental melody can." Cooling's tendency to drift outside the mainstream is reflected in the album's title track - a virtual narrative of her zest to be on the edge. "This song is loosely autobiographical," she confides. "As a kid, I just had to play music. All I wanted was to be in a band." She adds, with a slight grin, "No, I wasn't a cheerleader in high school." A microcosm of Cooling's creativity is the song, Camelback. "Jay and I were experimenting with sounds and this quirky little groove inspired the whole track. The loping feel conjured up what it might be like to ride a camel." The Wizard draws upon Cooling's passion for Brazilian music." We love Hermeto Pascoal and, just as we started to write this tune, we had gone to one of his shows and done a workshop with him. He looks like a wizard with long white hair and musically....well, it just goes without saying that he is one. The song seemed a natural fit with his spirit." THIS GIRL'S GOT TO PLAY is a powerful statement by an artist at the top of her game. "This is a cross-roads album and I really wanted to go for it without any regrets." Giving it an edge that's strong, sexy, and savvy, Cooling boldly declares who she is and what she can do...and man, oh man, can she play. It has hit the streets and is now in the stores, so be the first on your block to pick up a copy. The first single, "Expression", immediately made radio's "most added track" list and is steadily climbing the charts! BUY NOW: Amazon.com STILLAVAILABLE CAMEO CAMEO. Catch a glimpse of how it all began! Cameo is Joyce and Jay's very first released recording, featuring the sounds from their Brazilian Jazz days. "It was the old days - 1988 to be exact", says Cooling, "and we just went in as a band and recorded. When we came out of the studio, which was basically a basement with an 8-track recorder, we had a record. Because we all had thousands of hours playing together live, it just worked. Pure and simple." It seems as though everyone else agreed. After hearing Cameo the Gavin Report raved, "We're knocked out", and all of the Bay Area Jazz/Adult stations and The Wave in Los Angeles unanimously added multiple tracks. Cameo and the follow up live performances received more "knockout" reviews from the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, and the Oakland Tribune to name a few. With help from their then bandmates, Claudio Amaral, Rubens Moura, Helio Garcia plus other special guests, Cameo captures the feel and swing of Brazil mixed with pop and jazz. Written, produced and arranged by Cooling and Wagner, Cameo provides a real look at, well, how it all began! BUY NOW: Amazon.com ALSOAVAILABLE THIRD WISH THIRD WISH. Third Wish, released on GRP/Verve Records, provides the best of both worlds - accessible, groove oriented contemporary jazz mixed with substance, creativity, great songs and awesome playing. "It's smooth jazz with a brain." Featuring the jazz-funk hit single, "Mm-Mm Good", which boasts a stellar guest appearance by label mate, Al Jarreau, this release is Cooling's and producer/keyboardist Jay Wagner's best effort yet. Joined again by band mates Billy Johnson and Gary Calvin, Third Wish also includes great performances by David Garibaldi, Peter Michael Escovedo, Helcio Milito, Bill Ortiz and others. Mixed by Steve Sykes and mastered by Brian Gardener, this CD rocks! BUY NOW: Amazon.com KEEPING COOL KEEPING COOL. As in her debut recording, San Francisco-based guitarist Joyce Cooling and her producer/partner Jay Wagner showcase their eclectic musical tastes, surrounding the new album's in-the-pocket smooth jazz gems with spirited excursions into bossa nova and samba, funky blues, house music, film scores and more. Cooling's vocals highlight two tracks with a warmth that really hits you where you live. She's joined by Wagner on keyboards and vocals, Gary Calvin on bass, Billy Johnson on drums and Peter Michael Escovedo III on percussion. Richard "Einstein" Corsello adds his mixing artistry along with Brian Gardner's superb mastering to make this one sparkle. BUY NOW: Amazon.com PLAYING IT COOL PLAYING IT COOL. Guitarist Joyce Cooling brings an invigorating breath of fresh air to the world of contemporary jazz with her debut CD, "Playing It Cool". An elegant, joyous commingling of jazz, funk, pop and world music, "Playing It Cool" features a stunning collection of songs by Cooling and musical partner and producer, Jay Wagner, in a scintillating soundscape of expression and emotion. "Playing It Cool" comes to life with more than a little help from our friends ... Ray Obiedo, Peter Michael Escovedo, David Garibaldi, Gary Calvin, Richard "Fancy Pants" Corsello, Darryl Anders, David Belove, Jorge Pomar, John Santos, Michael Spiro and Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering. BUY NOW: Amazon.com
	Downloadable Samples: RealAudio is RealCool! It allows you to listen to the music as it is downloading. RealAudio requires the basic RealAudio Player software, which is available, for free, at www.realaudio.com. Click on the samples below ...or put it on AutoPilot! Check out our RealAudio SampleSamplers for This Girl's Got to Play, Third Wish, Playing It Cool and Keeping Cool. Just click and let your RealAudio Player motor on through a whole series of JGC song samples, (Some not listed above! :-D ). Great for listening to while you cruise the rest of the site! JC One-Stop Sample Shop. "Download all you want: We'll digitize more!" Avg. Running Time: 1 minute RealAudio From "This Girl's Got to Play"   Camel Back RA Expression RA Green Impala RA Natural Fact RA No More Blues RA Take Me There RA Talk RA The Wizard RA This Girl's Got to Play RA Toast and Jam RA     From "Third Wish" Third Wish RA Tamba RA Mm Mm Good RA Daddy O RA Don't Mind If I Do RA Jelly On My Jacket RA It'll Come Back To Me RA East Side RA Whenever the Rain Falls RA It's All Because of Loving You RA     From "Keeping Cool" Callie RA Coasting RA Ain't Life Grand? RA Out of a Movie RA Before Dawn RA China Basin RA Simple Kind of Love RA Little Five Points RA Gliding By RA . From "Playing It Cool"   Savannah: RA After Hours: RA Say You Will: RA Firefly: RA Imagine That: RA Thanks a meg to Reid Snider for all the help with the RealAudio.
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