Lisa Ono - The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim: Ipanema

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 50:17
Size: 115.1 MB
Label: Deckdisc
Styles: Brazilian jazz vocals
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. Garota De Ipanema
[3:07] 2. Samba De Uma Nata
[2:18] 3. Brigas Nunca Mais
[3:24] 4. Sabia
[4:12] 5. Bonita Demais
[2:35] 6. Fotografia
[3:34] 7. Falando De Amor
[3:22] 8. A Felicidade
[3:14] 9. Aguas De Marco
[3:23] 10. Olha Pro Ceu
[2:41] 11. A Correnteza
[3:51] 12. Insensatez
[3:40] 13. Samba Da Avido
[2:40] 14. Agua De Beber
[4:08] 15. Two Kites

After creating a huge number of bossa nova albums featuring music from other world music genres, Japanese singer Lisa Ono returned to her musical roots with an album dedicated specifically to Brazilian bossa nova master Antonio Carlos Jobim. To celebrate (posthumously) the composer's 80th birthday, Ono recorded a wide collection of Jobim's greatest pieces. "The Girl from Ipanema," "One Note Samba," and "Agua de Beber" are all present, though "Corcovado" is surprisingly absent, despite it being a favorite performance for Ono.

The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim: Ipanema  

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Eagles - 2 albums: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (Remastered) / Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Remastered)

Album: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (Remastered)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 43:13
Size: 98.9 MB
Label: Rhino/Elektra
Styles: Country rock
Year: 1976/2013
Art: Front

[3:30] 1. Take It Easy
[4:10] 2. Witchy Woman
[6:21] 3. Lyin' Eyes
[4:14] 4. Already Gone
[3:33] 5. Desperado
[4:50] 6. One Of These Nights
[2:52] 7. Tequila Sunrise
[4:47] 8. Take It To The Limit
[4:18] 9. Peaceful Easy Feeling
[4:33] 10. The Best Of My Love

Digitally remastered by Steve Hoffman (1993). Engineers: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk, Allen Blazek. The Eagles: Glenn Frey (guitar, vocals, piano), Bernie Leadon (guitar, vocals, banjo), Don Felder (guitar, vocals), Randy Meisner (bass, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals). Personnel: Bernie Leadon (vocals, guitar, banjo); Glenn Frey (vocals, guitar, piano); Don Felder (vocals, guitar); Don Henley (vocals, drums); Randy Meisner (vocals).

Recording information: Criteria Studios, Miami, FL; Island Studios, London, England; Olympic Sound, London, England; REcord Plant, L. A., CA. The Eagles: Bernie Leadon (vocals, guitar, banjo); Glenn Frey (vocals, guitar, piano); Don Felder (vocals, guitar); Randy Meisner (vocals, bass); Don Henley (vocals, drums).

Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (Remastered)

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Album: Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Remastered)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:03
Size: 105.5 MB
Label: Rhino/Elektra
Styles: Rock, Country rock
Year: 1982/2013
Art: Front

[6:31] 1. Hotel California
[4:25] 2. Heartache Tonight
[3:04] 3. Seven Bridges Road
[4:10] 4. Victim Of Love
[5:31] 5. The Sad Cafe
[4:45] 6. Life In The Fast Lane
[4:53] 7. I Can't Tell You Why
[5:04] 8. New Kid In Town
[3:40] 9. The Long Run
[3:56] 10. After The Thrill Is Gone

With the Eagles having officially disbanded in May 1982, leaving behind eight Top 40 hits that followed the release of the spectacularly successful Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Asylum Records naturally compiled a second hits collection for fall 1982 release. Seven of those hits were included (the exception being the seasonal "Please Come Home for Christmas"), along with three LP tracks, one each from One of These Nights, Hotel California, and The Long Run. Disdained by longtime fans and by the Eagles themselves, the collection was perfect for listeners who knew the band through number one radio hits like "New Kid in Town," "Hotel California," and "Heartache Tonight." It also spared them having to buy mediocre albums like The Long Run and Eagles Live just to have copies of the best-known songs from those releases. No wonder, then, that over the years, Eagles Greatest Hits, Volume 2 achieved multi-platinum status. ~ William Ruhlmann

Glenn Frey (vocals, guitar, piano); Don Felder, Joe Walsh (vocals, guitar); Randy Meisner, Timothy B. Schmidt (vocals, bass); Don Henley (vocals, drums).

Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Remastered)

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Wilson Phillips - California

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:38
Size: 88.5 MB
Label: Columbia
Styles: Pop, Rock
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:11] 1. You're No Good
[3:57] 2. Old Man
[3:37] 3. California
[3:59] 4. Already Gone
[3:38] 5. Go Your Own Way
[2:39] 6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
[3:15] 7. Monday Monday
[3:44] 8. Get Together
[2:58] 9. Doctor My Eyes
[1:59] 10. Dance Dance Dance
[1:52] 11. In My Room
[3:46] 12. Already Gone (Acoustic)

As the offspring of 1960s California pop royalty (Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Mamas & Papas' John and Michelle Phillips), female vocal trio Wilson Phillips seems uniquely qualified to turn out a comeback album (after 12 years of silence) featuring covers of L.A. -centric hits from the '60s and '70s. Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good" is ripe for revival, and here it gets a bit of a pumped-up Britney Spears-style treatment. Neil Young's "Old Man" is also the recipient of techno-friendly modernization. The trio's take on the Eagles' "Already Gone" sounds like a natural fit for contemporary-country radio. Unsurprisingly, the most faithful renditions are the strongest--Joni Mitchell's title cut and the Youngbloods' pacific anthem "Get Together." The girls dig into the catalogs of their parents too, for a "Monday, Monday" that owes more to Sheryl Crow than to the Mamas & the Papas, and a zesty romp through the Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance." The most affecting moment on CALIFORNIA, though, is the closing track, where Brian Wilson joins his daughters and their pal for a piano-and-vocal version of his classic "In My Room."

Chynna Phillips, Wendy Wilson, Carnie Wilson (vocals); Dean Parks (electric guitar, mandolin); Robert Bonfiglio (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore (pedal steel guitar); John Gilutin (Hammond b-3 organ); Roger Manning (Mellotron); David Rolfe, Larry Klein (bass guitar); Russ Kunkel (drums, tambourine).

California

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Various Artists - Jazz For A Mellow Morning (2-disc set)

Jazz for a Mellow Morning, as released by Savoy Jazz in 2003, is a continuation of the popular Jazz For series released by 32 Jazz in the late '90s. Those discs contained songs from the catalog of the Muse label from the '70s, '80s, and '90s, and so does this disc. The 17 tracks are spread over two discs, and jazz giants like Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Cedar Walton, and Ron Carter all contribute tracks and brush shoulders with jazz middleweights like Mulgrew Miller, Larry Coryell, and Buster Williams. As the title suggests, the songs are relaxed and the mood is swinging in a polite and sophisticated way. Although the songs date from well beyond jazz's peak years, the performances are uniformly solid and the disc is a nice low-priced collection of mellow jazz perfect for relaxing a morning away. ~ Tim Sendra

Album: Jazz For A Mellow Morning (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 50:53
Size: 116.5 MB
Label: Savoy Jazz
Styles: Instrumental jazz
Year: 2003

[5:20] 1. Arturo O'Farrill - Poinciana
[5:40] 2. Larry Coryell - Yesterdays
[7:14] 3. James Moody - Morning Glory
[4:36] 4. Jaki Byard - Gaeta
[6:22] 5. Cedar Walton - As Long As There's Music
[3:25] 6. Buster Williams - My Funny Valentine
[6:50] 7. Joe Chambers - Early Minor
[6:35] 8. Kenny Barron - Delores Street, S.F
[4:47] 9. Quartette Indigo - Footprints

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Album: Jazz For A Mellow Morning (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 49:22
Size: 113.0 MB
Label: Savoy Jazz
Styles: Instrumental jazz
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[9:27] 1. Buster Williams - The Enchanted Flower
[6:00] 2. Mulgrew Miller - My Man's Gone Now
[4:56] 3. Junior Cook - Detour Ahead
[8:03] 4. Kenny Barron - Here's That Rainy Day
[5:34] 5. Ron Carter & Houston Person - Good Morning Heartache
[4:02] 6. Bobby Hutcherson - Love Letters
[6:22] 7. Kenny Burrell - So Little Time
[4:56] 8. Pete Loraca Sims - Bliss

this 2-album set combined in one link.
Jazz For A Mellow Morning (Discs 1 & 2)

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Stefanie Schlesinger - What Love Is

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label: Enja
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:59
Size: 116,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:02)  1. Why Shouldn't You Cry
(6:34)  2. I Wish
(3:55)  3. Baiao Kathrin
(4:14)  4. Luz Do Sol
(5:30)  5. Cry Me A River
(4:15)  6. Watch You Sleepin'
(5:29)  7. Sing Me Softly Of The Blues
(4:44)  8. Estate
(3:16)  9. You Don't Know What Love Is
(2:42) 10. Laudate
(5:14) 11. Send In The Clowns

Stefanie Schlesinger received her first piano lessons at age 9 and started studying classical singing at age 12. In 2002 she took her finals at the Music Academy Augsburg/Nuremberg as a "diploma singer" after also getting lessons in acting, playing the piano and elocution. Stefanie not only appeared in musical and opera productions but also premiered solo works of contemporary classical music. Further experiences include classical choir singing, gospel workshops with Ronnell Bey and jazz ensemble singing with Holli Ross. For quite a while now, 25-year-old Schlesinger has been feeling at home as a jazz vocalist. Thanks to her technical skills and unusual sensibility for melodies and lyrics, she offers a special magic of her own. Again and again, her fragile and melancholy art of ballad singing has been moving audiences to tears.

Because of her thoroughly trained voice and her love for subtle details Stefanie is able to master even difficult and rare songs con bravura and create emotional images of beauty full of warm and tender colors. For her international debut CD "What Love Is" Stefanie Schlesinger chose a mixture of exquisite standard songs and Brazilian moods. She comes up with her own lyrics for Carla Bley's "Sing Me Softly Of The Blues" and also shows her "classical side" on "Laudate" accompanied by the vibraphone and a string quartet. The musicians involved are select individual players who - in changing line-ups - react with empathy to this young singer's distinctive nuances. The outstanding American-European rhythm trio of Bob Degen, Isla Eckinger and Jarrod Cagwin has already proven its worth on the last recordings by Dusko Goykovich ("In My Dreams", ENJ-9408 2) and Charlie Mariano ("Deep In A Dream", ENJ-9423 2). The full band is completed by Brazilian guitar player Pedro Tagliani and - of course - the sophisticated vibes and marimba player Wolfgang Lackerschmid who also brought in some of his very refined and emotional compositions like "Why Shouldn't You Cry", "I Wish", "Baiao Kathrin", "Watch You Sleepin'" and "Laudate".

(http://www.enjarecords.com/cd.php?nr=ENJ-9434).

What Love Is

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The Ben Webster Quintet - Soulville

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 48:44

Size: 111.6 MB

Label: Verve

Styles: Saxophone jazz

Year: 1957/2003

Art: Front

[8:02] 1. Soulville

[7:13] 2. Late Date

[4:15] 3. Time On My Hands

[8:25] 4. Lover, Come Back To Me

[4:40] 5. Where Are You

[4:29] 6. Makin' Whoopee

[3:30] 7. Ill Wind

[2:55] 8. Who

[3:05] 9. Boogie-Woogie

[2:05] 10. Roses Of Picardy

On this 1957 date, Webster is teamed up with the great Oscar Peterson Quartet. Supporting Webster on each track, this music lays "in the pocket" (as musicians would say) quite well. Much of this is due to drummer Stan Levey's buoyant swing. Webster himself is heard on two simple blues numbers of his own penning including the title track and "Late Date." Other songs include the standards "Lover Come Back To Me," "Where Are You," and "Makin' Whoopee." Perhaps the most riveting tune on SOULVILLE, however, is the beautiful ballad "Time on My Hands." Indeed, Webster is one of the most brilliant instrumental balladeers jazz has ever produced. No one can get that airy (even sultry) tone quite like Webster. Finally, as an intriguing bonus, we hear Webster perform three tunes in duet with Levey. Intriguingly, Webster plays piano on these tracks! Using an antiquated stride/boogie woogie style, Webster shows that his talent reaches beyond the saxophone.

Recorded in Hollywood, California on October 15, 1957.

Ben Webster (tenor saxophone, piano); Oscar Peterson (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Stan Levey (drums).

Soulville

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Judy Butterfield - How Long Has This Been Going On

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:24
Size: 129.1 MB
Label: Valley Entertainment
Styles: Easy Listening, Cabaret
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:10] 1. What Is This Thing Called Love Love
[2:53] 2. Boom Boom
[3:41] 3. All I Want
[3:54] 4. Teach Me Tonight
[4:01] 5. A Sleepin' Bee
[2:37] 6. I Got Rhythm
[4:35] 7. All The Things You Are/How Long Has This Been Going On
[2:42] 8. Stuff Like That There
[3:38] 9. It Ain't Me Babe
[4:38] 10. Learnin' The Blues
[3:59] 11. If I Fell
[5:29] 12. Long Ago And Far Away
[4:40] 13. Please Send Me Someone To Love
[5:21] 14. Once In A Blue Moon/All The Things You Are

The San Francisco Chronicle hails eighteen year old Judy Butterfield as a young entertainer "on her way toward the rainbow" reminiscent of "a mix of Elizabeth Taylor and Scarlett O'Hara." A protégé of "Queen of Cabaret" Andrea Marcovicci, she made her New York debut at the age of fourteen at the Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention. Her signature show Judy Sings Judy: Songs of a Young Garland is directed by acclaimed Cabaret Director Clifford Bell and premiered at the famed Empire Plush Room in April 2005. Judy's first CD, Judy Sings Judy: Live at the Empire Plush Room was released by Fynsworth Alley (www.fynsworthalley.com) in September of 2005.

She has performed at the famous Cinegrill at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, at The Gardenia, in San Francisco's tribute to Stephen Sondheim and with the Hillfest Orchestra in Peabody Massachusetts. Judy will be a freshman at Barnard College in New York this fall. She has appeared in The American Conservatory Theater's production of Shed a Little Light: The Music of James Taylor, and in A.C.T.'s A Christmas Carol. She was nominated for a 2006 MAC Award for New York Female Debut Performance, and received the Julie Wilson Award at the Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention Opening Night Gala in New York City

How Long Has This Been Going On

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Big Band Jazz Terrassa & Judy Niemack - What's Goin' On

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 61:42

Size: 141.3 MB

Label: Temps

Styles: Big Band, Vocal jazz

Year: 2007

Art: Front

[6:03] 1. New York Stories

[5:25] 2. Some Other Time

[3:57] 3. Them There Eyes

[4:55] 4. Fever

[4:35] 5. Love For Sale

[4:21] 6. One More Time

[4:51] 7. Night In Tunisia

[5:11] 8. The Man I Love

[4:49] 9. What's Going On

[3:35] 10. I Wish You Love

[6:59] 11. Angel Eyes

[6:56] 12. Cherokee

"New York Stories" was originally an instrumental by Jeanfrancois Prins. He asked me to write a lyric about the Big Apple, where we met. When the Spanish "Jazz Terrassa Big Band" proposed recording a CD with me, I suggested working with Peter Herbolzheimer, with whom I often perform in Germany. In this song, we celebrate the excitement arriving in New York City, which for jazz musicians is the musical center of the world.

What's Goin' On?

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Debbie Cunningham - The Rest of Your Life

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label: Indie
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:20
Size: 101,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:17)  1. My Funny Valentine
(3:34)  2. I Thought About You
(4:09)  3. How Much I Love You
(3:18)  4. When I Look In Your Eyes
(3:46)  5. Overjoyed
(4:39)  6. The Way He Makes Me Feel
(3:11)  7. What's New
(3:32)  8. Just In Time
(4:41)  9. The Nearness of You
(3:13) 10. (Our) Love Is Here To Stay
(4:54) 11. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life

What a glorious sound Debbie makes on this album. “The Rest of Your Life” is a collection of timeless jazz classics souped up by Mrs. Cunningham and her talented friends. What I love about this album is her vocal fearlessness. She’s not afraid to open her mouth and place the notes exactly where she wants them. There are a hundreds of “My Funny Valentine” renditions floating around and her sassy version is rather refreshing. Kudos to John Swana, on trumpet. 

The playfullness of the lyrics is echoed in her sensuous, playful delivery. You can tell she had fun with it. Each of the 11 tracks on this album are an absolute elegant treat. “The Way He Makes Me Feel” made me picture myself in a sepia toned reality where everything is sophisticated. This is a very professional, romantical and sophisticated effort. Debbie’s voice has a firm command of human emotion. Anyone that knows me knows that I take my Stevie Wonder very very seriously. I couldn’t wait to get to “Overjoyed” just to see if she might have messed my boy’s classic up. NOPE. She nailed it. Her backing instrumentalists ( Piano: Barry Sames; Drums: Wilby Fletcher) should be given props here as well for their remarkable musicianship.~Mut Asheru ( Unsigned - The Magazine Dec 2, 2008).

“Some singers’ entire careers are spent searching for that delicate, delicious connection with their listeners when a song becomes an intimate statement one is compelled to hear. Debbie Cunningham grabbed it right from the start on her CD, ‘The Rest of Your Life’. Such sensitive delivery, her choice of songs, the arrangements and accompanists belie the fact this is her debut disc. WOW!”~Greg Lee – (WMOT-FM, Jazz-89 Nashville Apr 13, 2007)

“Soulful,sultry,smooth”, “delicate,delicious”, “elegant and sophisticated”, lyrical and intimate”, “Romantic”, “soothing”, “powerful and engaging”, “an exquisite taste of jazz, “Eloquent”, “Totally ear friendly”, “Soothing – yet never sleepy”~What FANS ARE SAYING…… (Apr 21, 2007).(http://debbiecunninghamjazz.com/reviews/).

The Rest of Your Life

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