The Foreign Exchange's Leave It All Behind now available on vinyl!

Raleigh-slash-Wilmington duo The Foreign Exchange--aka Phonte and Nicolay--slated its second long-player, and arguably one of 2008's best contemporary R&B records for a staggered release: digital first, then CDs, and now, vinyl. If you missed it the first time around, here's a chance to catch it on a trendsetting format.

From a Nicolay Music press release:

Calling all vinyl-enthousiasts and FE-collectors! The 2xLP Gatefold edition of "Leave It All Behind" will be in stores this Tuesday, January 13th.This is a one-time pressing of only 1000 copies and there will be no future re-presses. Each copy is individually numbered.

NOTE: Phonte and Nicolay have signed a little over 80 copies to be sold exclusively through Nicolay Music! Click here to visit the Nicolay Music webstore.

Jazz drummer Joe Chambers to teach at UNC-Wilmington

Famed jazz drummer Joe Chambers has been appointed a Thomas S. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Jazz in UNC-Wilmington's Department of Music, Wilmington's Star News Online reports. The New York-based percussionist made his name as a session musician for the Blue Note label, recording alongside such luminaries as Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea and Charles Mingus.

Stream the New Foreign Exchange

Leave It All Behind, the sophomore LP from The Foreign Exchange (Phonte of Little Brother with Wilmington-based producer Nicolay), recently went on sale digitally on iTunes, but it's streaming for free on Myspace. The 2xCD version of the album is available Tuesday, and a deluxe vinyl edition is on the horizon as well.