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Two Joseph Williams related projects CD's available soon!!

We will have two Joseph Williams related new release soon. As everybody knows, Joseph was the 3rd lead singer of TOTO and recorded 2 albums: "Fahrenheit" and "The Seventh One". After leaving Toto, Joseph released two solo albums; "I'm Alive" and "3". In 1998, he recorded an a-capella album together with Bobby Kimball, Jason Scheff and Bill Champlin entitled “California Dreamin” followed the year after by a second album "Naturally". In 1999, he also briefly re-joined Toto in the memorable “XX” tour. Since then, Joseph basically concentrated on his work for films until 2003, when he accepted a proposal to be involved in the Vertigo project.

The first Joseph related release is "Two of Us", the suspended release known as "Beautiful Music edition 1 organized by TBC" originally scheduled to be released in October 2002. This is Romantic Love Songs collection album featuring Joseph's tender voices basically With only a piano as backing music. Joseph beautifully covers great tunes such as Boz Scaggs' "We Are All Alone", Richard Marx's "Now and Forever", Vanessa Williams's "Save The Best For Last", Bryan Adams's "（Everything I Do）I Do It For You", and Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me".

Label: WHD Entertainment, Japan (IECP-10038)
Release Date: May 24, 2006
Producer: Joey Carbone
Tracks:
1. Don’t Want To Miss A Thing 2. Unchained Melody 3. Because You Loved Me
4. Now And Forever 5. Your Song 6. （Everything I Do）I Do It For You
7. Have I Told You Lately （Have I Told You Lately That I Love You）
8. Can’t Fight This Feeling 9. We’re All Alone 10. Can’t Help Falling In Love
11. Save The Best For Last

The Second one is "Vertigo / 2", Joseph's melodic rock project's 2nd effort. The successful first album of this project was released in 2003 together with producer Fabrizio Grossi. The new album simply entitled “2” is another threat for the melodic rock fans and a real must for all lovers of the sound of Toto and of course for all those who have enjoyed Vertigo’s chapter 1. Once again songs have been supplied by long-time friend Joey Carbone and Joseph this time did also contribute to the songwriting with the mega-AOR uptempo "I Want To Live Forever". Some other songs were eventually selected through some of Joseph most contemporary influences and preferences. On Vertigo “2”, Joseph and Fabrizio are joined by world class players such as Alex Masi on guitars, Virgil Donati (Soul Sirkus, Ring of Fire) on drums and Jason Scheff (Chicago, background vocals on “Hold Me”). The resulting record, is another threat for the melodic rock fans and a real must for all lovers of the sound of Toto and of course for all those who have enjoyed Vertigo’s chapter 1.

Label: Frontiers Records, Italy (FRCD290) (Japan: King Records)
Release Date: June 9, 2006
Producer: Fabrizio Grossi
Tracks:
1. In The Blink of An Eye 2. All For You 3. Hold Me 4. Part Of Me
5. Holy 6. I Wanna Live Forever 7. Save It All Alone
8. Picking Up The Pieces 9. Together (Good-Bye So Long) 10. There’s A Reason.

Alessi / Just Like That

Alessi Bros., Bobby and Billy has now entered in their new era with their brand-new studio album "Just Like That"! Since Alessi Bros. came back with their self-released album "Hello Everyone" in December 2003 which broke their long silence, they aggressively promoted the album in Europe in 2004. They visited Amsterdam, Netherlands doing radio interviews and press. Thus, they could have the opportunity to play a welcome back party promoting the album "Hello Everyone" and further had several live perfomances at the Summerjam music Festival in Nijmengen on July 3rd and 2 shows in Groningen on the 5th and 6th of July in the Jazzclub "De Spieghel"in Netherlands (Alessi Bros. Blue Sky Tour). Bros spent Easter of 2005 in Holland and had a blast playing with Dutch bandmates and did also some TV shows. In the Summer of 2005, they had a special live performance, doing a real Barnaby Bye reunion show in New York. Around then, EMI Records released the 1st single "Anybody" from the upcoming album "Just Like That".
And now in the spring of 2006, Alessi Bros. has just released their brand-new studio album "Just Like That". All 12 songs on this brand-new album is well-produced / well-arranged by the brothers. Really brilliant pop album, and some of them slightly reminding you of mid 60's Beatles. In other territories except several European countries, you can order this wonderful album at Alessi Bros. Official Website.

Label: Pink Records, Netherlands [Ededn Roc Records] (PRCD 200604)
Release Date: March 30, 2006
Producer: themselves
Co-producer: Stephen Marcuccio
Additional Musicians:
Guitar: Peppy Castro, Erwin Van Ligten
Drums: Mike Ricciardella
Background Vocals: Beau Alessi, Darla Alessi
Tracks:
1. Just Like That 2. Oh 3. Livin' With A Broken Heart
4. Anybody 5. No Goodbyes 6. Over & Done
7. Hold Me Close 8. You Don't Know What It Feels Like
9. Another Last Time 10. Stow Away
11. No Gettin' Around My Love 12. Louieville

Another Night At The Baked Potato 2005

Let me inform you of Greg Mathieson's new album The Jazz Ministry / ANOTHER NIGHT AT THE BAKED POTATO" release, recorded live at the Baked Potato on March 11th, 12and April 8th 2005. This double CD's release contains three new tunes and great performances of favorites from the last live album "Mathieson, Laboriel, Landau & Colaiuta / Live At The Baked Potato 2000". For this time, the band "The Jazz Ministry" includes Greg on keyboards, Michael Landau on guitars, Abraham Laboriel Sr. on bass and Abraham Laboriel Jr. on drums.

Label: LMNOP Music, USA
Release Date: April 10, 2006
Tracks:
(Set 1 / Disc 1)
1. The Source
2. Goyo
3. Song For My Grandfather
4. MB
5. Q T π
(Set 2 / Disc 2)
1. I Don't Know
2. Slow Glide
3. Greg's Groove
4. HB "A Nice Place To Live"
5. LMNOP

This exciting double live CD is now available Greg Mathieson's Official Website!