Terri Lyne Carrington shares new single “Throw It Away”, from forthcoming album "new STANDARDS vol. 1"

Interdisciplinary artist, activist, and educator Terri Lyne Carrington releases “Throw It Away,” the second preview of her forthcoming new STANDARDS Vol. 1 (out on Candid Records on September 16th), a newly recorded album of 11 songs composed by women.

“Throw It Away” is a heartfelt tribute to Abbey Lincoln’s original and showcases Carrington on drums, Kris Davis (piano), Linda May Han Oh (bass), and Matthew Stevens (guitar and co-producer) bolstered by Negah Santos (percussion) and guest vocalists Somi and Melanie Charles, who give a stirring performances as a powerful duet. Over a sultry, latin-tinged groove, Charles expertly communicates Lincoln’s message of positivity and gratitude in hard times: “throw it away, throw it away / give your love / live your life / each and every day.”

Listen to “Throw It Away” (Composed by Abbey Lincoln) HERE

• Watch the album teaser HERE
• Pre-order / Pre-save album HERE

Brimming with inspired and adventurous pieces that explore the limitless universe of jazz, new STANDARDS - Vol. 1 also highlights contributions from special guests Ambrose Akinmusire, Ravi Coltrane, Val Jeanty, Samara Joy, Julian Lage, Michael Mayo, Elena Ptinderhughes, and Dianne Reeves. Carrington previously released a recording of Brandee Younger’s “Respected Destroyer” upon announcing the project last month.

In addition to new STANDARDS Vol. 1, Carrington will also release New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets By Women Composers on September 15, published by Hal Leonard. Developed by Carrington, New Standards features compositions by a dazzling list of 100 women jazz titans, contemporary stars, and award winners: esperanza spalding, Nubya Garcia, jaimie branch, Diane Reeves, Maria Schneider, Mary Lou Williams, Brandee Younger, Alicia Coltrane, Nicole Mitchell, Cassandra Wilson, Cecile McLorin Salvant to name a few. From pieces that go back to 1922, to some composed by Berklee Jazz and Gender Justice students, to selections from the global landscape of jazz, New Standards offers an alternative to what the canon has consisted of to date and is a part of the larger corrective work that needs to be done to illuminate the fact that there are and always have been women composers in jazz.

Following the release of the album and book in September, Detroit’s Carr Center will host New Standards as the first part of the forthcoming larger exhibition Shifting the Narrative: Jazz and Gender Justice, from October 13 to November 27. Curated by Carrington, it will feature live performances, panel discussions, a photo exhibit, archival material and artwork created by many contemporary jazz artists on the theme of “new standards” as well as the installation’s three other sections: The Female and Non-binary Gaze, Invisible Labor, and Geri Allen and Mary Lou Williams In Conversation. Programs will be designed to engage with the residents and students of Detroit and its surrounding areas.

Carrington also produced a live album that will be released on September 9 (Candid Records), titled Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival. Recorded in 2017, it features Wayne Shorter (saxophone), esperanza spalding (bass, vocals), Leo Genovese (piano) and Carrington (drums). Listen to “Midnight In Carlotta,” the latest single from the spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime recording here.

Last year, Carrington launched Next Jazz Legacy in partnership with New Music USA and Berklee’s Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, an organization that strives for a more inclusive jazz future. New Standards is a continuation of her ground-breaking work to raise the voice of women and non-binary artists in jazz and call for inclusivity.

"new STANDARDS vol. 1" Tracklist:

1) Wind Flower (Sara Cassey)

2) Circling (Gretchen Parlato)

3) Uplifted Heart (Shamie Royston)

4) Moments (Eliane Elias)

5) Continental Cliff (Patricia Perez)

6) Throw It Away (Abbey Lincoln)

7) Respected Destroyer (Brandee Younger)

8) Two Hearts (Lawns) (Carla Bley)

9) Unchanged (Marta Sanchez)

10) Ima (Anat Cohen)

11) Rounds (Live) (Marilyn Crispell)

See the New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets By Women Composers, by last name here

About Candid Records

Between 1960 - 1963 founder, A&R man, and producer Nat Hentoff recorded over 30 extraordinary albums for the new Candid Records label. One cannot underestimate the breadth of these recordings - From bebop, to the avant-garde, to blues. Candid sat dormant for years until Black Lion Records founder and producer, Alan Bates, bought the label in 1989. Picking up where Hentoff left off, Bates recorded, and acquired a wide variety of jazz artists. He signed American treasures like legendary journey-man pianist Kenny Barron, the great organist Shirley Scott, and saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr., and with a keen eye for emerging talent, he helped launch the careers of Jamie Cullum and Stacey Kent. The next phase of Candid Records is happening now. Titles from the Hentoff years are being restored and remastered. There’s new music from Stacey Kent (Songs From Other Places), a Best Latin Jazz Album Grammy win for Brazilian pianist (and vocalist) Eliane Elias’ Mirror Mirror album with the legendary Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés, and an album from jazz giant Wayne Shorter with Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding and Leo Genovese (Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival.) Today’s Candid is not only committed to its legacy but looks forward to defining its future with the quality of music that is synonymous with its heritage. Learn more at www.candidrecords.com

About The Carr Center

The Carr Center, located in the historic cultural centre of midtown Detroit, is one of the leading multidisciplinary Black arts presenters in the country. Celebrating 30 years of artistic excellence, the Center’s core programs include: The Carr Center Artists’ Hub, home to local and regional artists as well as special guest artist residencies, Carr Center Presents...a series of lives, live stream and on-demand performances, film, and visual arts programs, the Carr Virtual Center, which includes interactive galleries and a digital theatre, extending all our presentations to a global audience, and The Carr Center Arts Academy, our educational umbrella with classroom instruction, summer intensive studies and early career professional development programs. Through the years, the Carr Center has created and presented a variety of innovative programs and initiatives for artists and audiences in collaboration with partners like Comcast, the City of Detroit, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, University Musical Society of the University of Michigan, Detroit Opera House, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. For more information about the Carr Center, click here.

About Hal Leonard

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard is the world's largest publisher and distributor of music performance and instructional materials, with a catalogue of over one million products in both physical and digital form. Hal Leonard represents many of the world's best-known and most respected publishers, artists, songwriters, and arrangers. The company is also a major distributor of music gear and technology products, selling and marketing the most popular software, hard goods, and accessories available today. Its products are sold in more than 65 countries throughout the world through Hal Leonard offices and a large network of distributors. Hal Leonard is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, and has domestic offices in Winona, MN and Austin, Boston, and San Francisco. It also has offices abroad in Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, and the Netherlands, as well as in London and Bury St. Edmunds in England.

About the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice

The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice was founded in 2018 by Terri Lyne Carrington, who serves as its Artistic Director. Its mission is to support and sustain a cultural transformation in jazz, with the commitment to recruit, teach, mentor, and advocate for musicians seeking to study and/or perform jazz, with gender justice and racial justice as guiding principles. The institute fosters creative practice and scholarship in jazz within an integrated and egalitarian setting and seeks to fully engage in the pursuit of jazz without patriarchy, with the intention of making a long-lasting cultural shift in jazz and other music communities.

The institute welcomes students of all identities and works to address gender inequities at the college and in the jazz community through curriculum, recruitment, residencies, performances, research, and public engagement. It also cultivates partnerships with other educational and performing arts institutions to further advance the institute's mission of cultural transformation