Kevin Mahogany - Old New Borrowed And The Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:11
Size: 108.0 MB
Label: Mahogany Jazz
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[6:26] 1. I'm Still Swinging
[3:52] 2. Autumn Leaves
[5:14] 3. I'm Walkin'
[5:02] 4. Tony Bennett
[2:00] 5. You Better Know It
[4:56] 6. The Big Rubout
[3:58] 7. Serenade In Blue
[6:17] 8. When I Fall In Love
[4:32] 9. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
[4:49] 10. His Eye On The Sparrow

Whether you are looking for a CD to add to your collection or Introduce a friend to listening to jazz you will not want to miss ' OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND THE BLUES". Just like it says it is a combination of tunes you have heard before and some you have not. New tunes, and old tunes..... and don't forget the BLUES ! Kevin Mahogany gives you a collection of tunes that will be a perfect addition to your collection or a intro to jazz for the younger listener.

Old New Borrowed And The Blues

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Carmen Lundy - Moment To Moment

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:20
Size: 101.5 MB
Label: Arabesque
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[6:20] 1. Invitation
[4:56] 2. Don't You Worry Your Head About It
[4:47] 3. You'll Always Have A Part Of Me
[4:34] 4. Samba De Laplaya
[3:24] 5. As One
[4:25] 6. A Time For Love
[9:54] 7. Big Girls
[5:57] 8. Moment To Moment

Carmen Lundy began her professional career as a jazz vocalist and composer when there were very few young, gifted and aspiring jazz vocalists on the horizon. Three decades later, Ms. Lundy is celebrated throughout the world for her vocal artistry and is highly regarded for her jazz innovation. Her contribution of over 80 self-penned published compositions now comprises the New Jazz Songbook.

Having recorded more than twelve albums as a leader, Carmen has also performed and recorded with such musicians as brother and bassist Curtis Lundy, Ray Barretto, Kenny Barron, Bruce Hornsby, Mulgrew Miller, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kip Hanrahan, Courtney Pine, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Marian McPartland, Regina Carter, Steve Turre, Geri Allen, Robert Glasper and the late Kenny Kirkland. Ms. Lundy's 2005 release, the critically acclaimed “Jazz and The New Songbook-Live at The Madrid”, features some of the jazz world's best known musicians paying tribute to Ms. Lundy.

Carmen Lundy's work as a vocalist and composer has been critically acclaimed by The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, as well as numerous foreign publications. As a composer, Ms. Lundy's catalogue numbers over eighty published songs, one of the few jazz vocalists in history to accomplish such a distinction, and has led to the first publication of the Carmen Lundy Songbook (2007). Her songs have been recorded by such artists as Kenny Barron ("Quiet Times"), Ernie Watts ("At The End Of My Rope"), and Straight Ahead ("Never Gonna Let You Go").

Carmen Lundy (vocals); Kevin Eubanks (guitar); Chico Freeman (tenor saxophone); Onaje Allan Gumbs (piano, keyboards); Kenny Davis (acoustic bass, electric bass); Buddy Williams (drums); Mayra Casales (percussion).

Recording information: Sorcerer Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY (04/10/1991-04/18/1991); Sorcerer SOund, New York, NY (04/10/1991-04/18/1991).

Moment To Moment

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The Spitfire Band - Big Band Swing Things

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 39:17
Size: 90.0 MB
Label: Alanna
Styles: Big Band
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. Skyliner
[3:03] 2. It Happened In Monterey
[3:04] 3. Thou Swell
[3:00] 4. Days Of Wine And Roses
[2:47] 5. Caravan
[3:03] 6. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
[3:46] 7. If I Were A Bell
[2:53] 8. Marie
[2:49] 9. Brazil
[3:02] 10. One
[3:07] 11. Something's Gotta Give
[3:06] 12. Chattanooga Choo Choo
[2:32] 13. By Myself

This is a partial reissue of a disc the Canadian-based Spitfire Band did for Columbia several years ago called In Flight; it's a partial reissue because not all the tunes from the original session have been included, thus providing a meager 40 minutes of music. It's a bit misleading not to include this information on the back cover of the album so that prospective purchasers are aware they are in a sense buying a used car. The good news is that Alanna Records has remastered the album, as it has done for other Spitfire Band releases. As a result, the sound is wonderfully clear and crisp, just right for big band music. And the arrangements are all familiar. Charlie Barnet is honored with "Skyliner," Xavier Cugat with "Brazil," and Tommy Dorsey with "Marie," although the trombone solo here is not nearly as smooth as Dorsey's. There is also a vocal solo, with the band helping out, as they did when Jack Leonard sang the original. And the train still pulls out of the station like it did on Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo," which was number one on the pop charts in 1941. But there's no Tex Beneke and Modernaires' vocal like there was way back then. The Laurie Bell Singers do a credible job on "If I Were a Bell." Not all cuts are from the 1940s big band era. The Count Basie Orchestra's 1966 arrangement of "Days of Wine and Roses" is given a reworking. The Spitfire Band is made up of excellent musicians, several of whom are also part of Rob McConnell's Boss Brass aggregation. This is a great album to play in the car while on a trip and you need something to keep the adrenaline flowing so you don't fall asleep (or to drown out the kids). ~ Dave Nathan

Big Band Swing Things

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Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:55
Size: 123.4 MB
Label: Reprise
Styles: Rock
Year: 1969/1990
Art: Front

[3:47] 1. Coming Your Way
[4:54] 2. Closing My Eyes
[3:52] 3. Showbiz Blues
[3:30] 4. My Dream
[2:50] 5. Underway
[8:59] 6. Oh Well
[2:24] 7. Although The Sun Is Shining
[3:30] 8. Rattlesnake Shake
[6:58] 9. Searching For Madge
[2:47] 10. Fighting For Madge
[4:31] 11. When You Say
[2:21] 12. Like Crying Like Dying
[3:25] 13. Before The Beginning

There were 2 different versions of this LP, each with slightly different tracks. The CD contains all tracks from both versions. Led by singer-guitarist Peter Green, the first version of Fleetwood Mac was one of England's premier bands and possibly the greatest white blues band ever to emerge from the '60s blues revival.1969's THEN PLAY ON is their best album and Green's pinnacle achievement. Heavily influenced by Otis Rush, Green had an unusually lyrical style for a blues musician, able to draw on flamenco, folk, even classical guitar--all of which make an appearance in the ambitious instrumental coda to his major opus, "Oh Well." Despite the inclusion of superior modern blues songs like "Rattlesnake Shake" and "Show-Biz Blues," THEN PLAY ON is notable for its instrumentals. Standout cuts range from the dream-like voyages "My Dream" and "Underway" to virtuosic three-guitar jams like "Searching For Madge" and "Fighting For Madge," both of which feature Green's inspired guitar work.

Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwin (vocals, guitar); John McVie (bass); Mick Fleetwood (drums); Christine Perfect (background vocals).

Then Play On

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Irene Nachreiner & Her Latin Jazz Band - A Song of You

Styles: Latin Jazz, Brazilian Jazz
Label: Self Released
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:16
Size: 112,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:45)  1. Dance With Me
(3:23)  2. The Waiting Song
(3:56)  3. A Song Of You
(3:49)  4. Triste
(3:34)  5. TinTim For TinTim
(3:19)  6. Change The World
(3:22)  7. South Seas Samba
(3:52)  8. S'Wonderful
(3:29)  9. Fragillidad
(3:59) 10. Like A Lover
(3:08) 11. It's Too Darn Hot
(4:00) 12. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
(2:20) 13. Bim Bom
(3:15) 14. La Foule

Irene, a daughter of Russian and Irish immigrants raised in Los Angeles, came to singing Brazilian music through a trip to the South Sea Islands. That's quite a cultural mix-up, so maybe it's not surprising that her vocal approach is so deliberate and matter of fact; she still seems to be a dutiful student of the form, not wanting to make any mistakes. She doesn't, but neither does she swing. In fact, although she makes a point of using the word "jazz" in the name of her backup band, this isn't jazz singing at all, or rather, it is only jazz in the very broad sense that categorizes nearly all non-rock/pop aimed at adults as "jazz." On the other hand, Irene's Latin Jazz Band does earn its name, even if it might be called "Her Bossa Nova Band" more accurately. 

Core members Marco Tulio (acoustic guitar) and Cristiano Novelli (drums/percussion) actually are Brazilian, as is pianist Rique Pantoja, called a "special guest" in the album's press release although he plays on 12 of the 14 tracks, and bassist Daniel Groisman is from Argentina. Together, they play samba and bossa nova arrangements with the appropriate feel, and do some authentic jazz soloing, along with reed player Scott Martin. The selections include covers of Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto, plus some Latinized versions of Gershwin and Porter show tunes and a few adequate originals. Irene makes a pleasant and unassuming frontwoman, able to switch languages easily and keep up with her musicians, even if she never seems to relax with music that should be relaxing. 

This is the second self-released album by an artist likely to be encountered in Los Angeles clubs or at vacation spots, where listeners can pick up her CDs as souvenirs of an enjoyable night out, and for that they should satisfy. This isn't Getz/Gilberto, but it's not bad. ~William Ruhlmann  

http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-song-of-you-mw0000818844

A Song of You

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Holly Near - With A Song In My Heart

Styles: Folk
Label: Calico Tracks Music
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:14
Size: 101,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:18)  1. Love Is Here to Stay
(3:08)  2. The Best Is Yet to Come
(2:34)  3. Just in Time
(4:21)  4. Isn't This A Lovely Day
(4:24)  5. The Nearness Of You / My Romance
(2:30)  6. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(2:19)  7. Where Or When
(2:23)  8. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
(4:04)  9. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
(2:30) 10. The Very Thought Of You
(1:52) 11. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To/ Easy To Love
(3:38) 12. I've Got The World On A String
(2:41) 13. Old Devil Moon
(2:39) 14. With A Song In My Heart
(0:44) 15. Reprise: When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful

Despite her excellent voice and interpretive ability, Holly Near would not seem like the best candidate to record an album of classic pop standards, if only because the underlying social attitudes of such songs are at such variance from her own, a point driven home in 1983 when she put together a medley of standards on the Lifeline album and questioned the "unhappy together" line in "Come Rain or Come Shine." 

Her sleeve note on this album indicates that she remains ambivalent and still doesn't really approve of the material, apologetically stating that one reason to sing these songs is "to keep some sweet innocence in our revolution." Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, and their contemporaries were rarely sweet and never innocent. Still, Near has chosen some of their more straightforwardly romantic songs, and her very skepticism lends her an interpretive distance that accentuates the sophistication of the lyrics; many cabaret singers work hard to achieve the same effect. Whether she knows it or not, it's okay that Near doesn't believe that "Love Is Here to Stay" or that "The Best Is Yet to Come": Ira Gershwin and Carolyn Leigh didn't, either.~William Ruhlmann

http://www.allmusic.com/album/with-a-song-in-my-heart-mw0000036716.

With A Song In My Heart

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Jay Leonhart - Sensitive To The Touch

Styles: Jazz

Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:54
Size: 227,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:06)  1. Ding Dong The Wicked Witch Is Dead
(7:52)  2. Accentuate The Positive
(8:21)  3. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(8:50)  4. My Shining Hour
(5:44)  5. Let's Fall In Love
(5:15)  6. Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
(4:35)  7. Get Happy
(7:43)  8. I've Got The World On A String
(5:34)  9. Ill WInd
(8:53) 10. If I Only Had A Brain
(3:57) 11. As Long As I Live

Feeling very much at home in a swing setting, Jay Leonhart takes on Harold Arlen, making Arlen's hits zip to new life on Sensitive to the Touch. From the clarinet, bass, drum opening of "Ding Dong the Wicked Witch Is Dead" to the sax, bass, vocalizing of the last tune, "As Long as I Live," this band swings hard. 

Leonhart and clarinetist/saxophonist Ken Peplowski have such obvious synchronicity, while pianist Ted Rosenthal and drummer Grady Tate don't hesitate to jump right into the fray. ~Sunsh Stein

http://jazztimes.com/articles/10849-sensitive-to-the-touch-the-music-of-harold-arlen-jay-leonhart .

Sensitive To The Touch

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