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….JAZZ 88’s Arne Fogel series MINNESOTA’S VOICES: “CERTAIN STANDARDS” ended it’s six-months’ run on March 30th. The series features Arne’s stories from “The Great American Songbook” and performances of these songs by Arne and four of Minnesota’s top jazz vocalists: DEBBIE DUNCAN, CONNIE EVINGSON, MAUD HIXSON, and Minnesota born-and-raised (and current NYC resident) NANCY HARMS. Production: WILD SOUND STUDIOS in Minneapolis with music direction by TANNER TAYLOR and RICK CARLSON (for Maud Hixson), and MATTHEW ZIMMERMAN at the controls……

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….ARNE FOGEL is already set for new, original theatrical presentations at BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS (Feb. 23rd, 2013) & HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS (April 13th, 2013) during the 2012-2013 season. More info TBA…..

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…..Arne Fogel recently returned from Italy, where he contributed to a series of concerts and vocal workshops in the cities of Torino, Valenza, and Biella, in support of former Twin Cities’ vocalist NANCY HARMS….

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…..Arne Fogel, working under the supervision of BING CROSBY ENTERPRISES’ vice president for marketing and production ROBERT S. BADER, has written the extensive liner notes for the very first American release of Bing Crosby’s 1975 album “A SOUTHERN MEMOIR”. The album, produced by Crosby himself and originally released only in Great Britain, is now available in worldwide release.  See BINGCROSBY.COM for further info about this and other great new Crosby CD and DVD releases. …..Arne has also written the text for the “RADIO” section of BINGCROSBY.COM, the official website….

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……NOW AVAILABLE AT ROADRUNNER RECORDS IN MINNEAPOLIS: “BLUE SKY DAY” - THE STUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE BATCH, 1970 - 1973 (VOLUME 2 OF “THE LOST MUSIC OF MID-AMERICA”). READ A REVIEW ON THE “BATCH - IRONWEEDS” PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE! ….Also available now at stores THE ELECTRIC FETUS and TREEHOUSE RECORDS in Minneapolis, or order NOW from CDBABY!! - FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING “THE BATCH” (ARNE FOGEL, BARRY THOMAS GOLDBERG, GARY PAULAK, JAY LEE & WHIP LANE), - VISIT THEM AT MYSPACE!……..

…..”THE BATCH - WAIT ‘TIL TOMORROW” is the title for the special limited “Collector’s Edition” vinyl release of the “TRANSISTOR” CD. This special LP release from Europe contains a 4-page insert with bio, lyrics, photos, and a B/W poster. READ A REVIEW OR ORDER HERE! The original “Transistor” CD, a compilation of the “basement” recordings of THE BATCH, circa 1968-1971, is available at CD BABY, and also in the Twin Cities at ELECTRIC FETUS and TREEHOUSE RECORDS in Minneapolis, and now available at ROADRUNNER RECORDS in Minneapolis…..

….Selections from Arne’s CDs (“WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS” and “LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE!”) are frequently being featured before a national audience on “MUSIC CHOICE”, the cable-TV network that serves the entire country. Listen on their “Standards & Swing” channel. …..NY-based internet music channel “THE PENTHOUSE” also continues to play tracks from both CDs….

…………Also out now on CD: “MANGIA! ITALIAN DINNER NIGHT” is available as part of the LIFESCAPES CD collection, available at all TARGET stores. Arne Fogel performs Italian favorites as well as original songs by CHAN POLING. Also featured on the disc are DAN NEWTON (accordion), DEAN MAGRAW (guitar), and PETER OSTROUSHKO (mandolin). You can hear some of the tracks on Arne’s MYSPACE page…….

…….In addition to the “MANGIA!” CD, another recent Arne Fogel recording project is the demo disc of songs composed by American Classic-pop songwriter RICHARD A. WHITING……You can hear tracks from this and other sessions on Arne’s MYSPACE music player. The posted titles from “MANGIA!” (arranged by Chan Poling) are “MAMBO ITALIANO” and “CAPUCCINA”, while the Whiting tracks (featuring piano accompaniment by TANNER TAYLOR) consist of “SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY”, “I CAN’T ESCAPE FROM YOU”, and “MY IDEAL”.

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