Boots Randolph - A Whole New Ballgame

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:57
Size: 135.0 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. I'm Beginning To See The Light
[5:40] 2. Billy's Bounce
[3:18] 3. I'll Be Seeing You
[4:08] 4. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
[3:31] 5. Candy
[6:16] 6. Basically Blues
[4:33] 7. 'round Midnight
[3:53] 8. Dream Dancing
[3:49] 9. Stompin' At The Savoy
[5:55] 10. Cry Me A River
[5:09] 11. L-O-V-E
[3:38] 12. You'll Never Know
[3:43] 13. I'll Walk Alone
[1:10] 14. Nature Boy

Boots Randolph will always be best-known for his cornball pop hit "Yakety Sax" and for his association with country music, but he has long loved swinging jazz. Years ago he recorded an effective jazz album with Richie Cole called Yakety Madness! Randolph's huge tone, influenced by Illinois Jacquet, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Coleman Hawkins, perfectly fits into the idiom, and on A Whole New Ballgame, he performs no-nonsense jazz. Although the occasional synthesized strings of keyboardist Jason Webb sounds a little cheesy in spots, Randolph is heard throughout in top form. He displays very impressive technique, knows the songs well and swings hard without going too over the top. The rhythm section is fine in support, with pianist Steve Willets and guitarist Roddy Smith having solo space, but Randolph is the main show, really blowing up a storm on "L-O-V-E," an up-tempo "Take Me out to the Ballgame" and "Basically Blues." Recommended. Unfortunately, Radolph died about a month after this was released. ~ Scott Yanow

Recording information: The Groovhouse, Nashville, TN (02/2006-04/2006).

Boots Randolph (tenor saxophone); Boots Randolph; Mark Stallings (Hammond b-3 organ); Jason Webb (keyboards); Tim Smith (bass guitar); Ray VonRotz (drums, drum, percussion); Roddy Smith (guitar); Steve Willets (piano).

A Whole New Ballgame

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Patty Cronheim - Days Like These

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:01
Size: 107.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[4:36] 1. Estando Aqui
[4:39] 2. Stella By Sunlight
[4:27] 3. Don't Work Anymore
[6:37] 4. Summertime
[4:18] 5. Superstition
[3:10] 6. Doggone Blues
[6:17] 7. I Feel The Heat
[4:25] 8. Made For Love
[5:07] 9. Days Like These
[3:21] 10. Bye Bye Blackbird

Patty Cronheim’s determination comes wrapped in a petite five-foot-two-inch package of toughness, humor and a sense of wonder. Since she was a little girl, she has had music in her bones. It took her a few years to shape it into the sounds she heard inside and put a band together. Now, she’s getting her music out into the world.

Patty grew up on the New Jersey shore. When she was eight, she was on an outing in the family car with her parents, brother and two sisters. They were singing together, as they often did. To the surprise of her mother and father, she broke into harmony. It had never happened before. She’s not sure where it came from. “My dad practically stopped the car,” she said. “They turned around and it was, ‘Oh, my god, what are you doing?’ I said, ‘I’m just singing.’ To them, it was like I’d hung the moon. I just did it.”

Just doing it seems to be the Cronheim way. She just goes down to the Jersey shore to pursue a favorite pastime of her childhood, swimming in the Atlantic. The bigger the waves, the better, even if they are powered by a storm. Patty has negotiated a significant amount of chop. She is past it and she’s mellow—in her dynamic way. She put hard work and study into developing her singing career amidst demanding circumstances. She has a masters degree in science from Columbia University, in nutrition and exercise physiology. A divorced mother, she raised two children alone while working as an eating disorder therapist and continuing to write music. “It’s simpler now,” she said, “all good.” The goodness includes her happy new marriage, “to a nice, calm guy.”

Patty’s composing grew out of the piano study she began as a girl. It got a big shot of inspiration in the 1970s when she belonged to one of those mail-order record clubs that relentlessly kept LPs coming unless you returned the “don’t send” card. She listened to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Muddy Waters, whoever showed up in the Cronheim mailbox. ~Doug Ramsey

Days Like These

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Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - Live In New York

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 60:04
Size: 137.6 MB
Styles: Swing, Violin jazz
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[ 5:31] 1. Fascinating Rhythm
[ 5:11] 2. Cherokee
[11:17] 3. Anniversary
[ 8:05] 4. Ain't Misbehavin'
[ 5:12] 5. M & W Rag
[ 6:32] 6. Funky Swing
[ 4:25] 7. Fiddler Going Home
[ 5:24] 8. Gypsy Fantastic
[ 3:07] 9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[ 5:15] 10. Tiger Rag

A product of America's rich aural folk tradition as well as classical music, Mark O'Connor's creative journey began at the feet of a pair of musical giants. The first was the folk fiddler and innovator who created the modern era of American fiddling, Benny Thomasson; the second, French jazz violinist, considered one of the greatest improvisers in the history of the violin, Stephane Grappelli. Along the way, between these marvelous musical extremes, Mark O'Connor absorbed knowledge and influence from the multitude of musical styles and genres he studied. Now, at age 49, he has melded and shaped these influences into a new American Classical music, and a vision of an entirely American school of string playing. As The Los Angeles Times recently noted, he has "crossed over so many boundaries, that his style is purely personal."

Violinist/composer/fiddler Mark O'Connor is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and surely one of the brightest talents of his generation. Mark brings us his latest Hot Swing Live In NY on Omac Records

Live In New York

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Noa Lur - Badakit

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:49
Size: 100,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:53)  1. Cry Me a River
(3:29)  2. The Lady Is a Tramp
(7:57)  3. I Remember
(5:56)  4. Un Poco Mas
(4:56)  5. Throw It Away
(6:05)  6. Angel Eyes
(3:23)  7. Nica's Dream
(1:21)  8. Bobira
(4:44)  9. Badakit

Noa Lur (Bilbao, Spain,1983) is a 29 year old singer who began at the age of 7 to study ballet. Seven years later she took up musical training at the Conservatory of Bilbao where she studied singing technic, music theory and piano with the renowned opera singer Maria Bravo. Apart from that, she also supported these lessons with voice control sessions provided by Dr. Susana Ruiz and she had her first experiences on stage working on young artists tv shows for ETB1 and ETB2. At the age of 19, Noa moved to Madrid with the intention of becoming a great jazz vocalist. During this period, she attended acting classes at "La Lavandería" performing school, modern dance classes at "UCM" University and also modern and jazz singing classes with different teachers. In addition, she got a degree of Audiovisual Communications at the Complutense University of Madrid. It is during these years that she forges her experience on the stage and grows as a jazz vocalist working with different jazz, blues and funk bands so that she became a regular in the scheduling of Madrid Clubs. When she was 24 years old, Noa spent two years working as musical theater principal actress-singer for DBN Productions and WEP Entertainment, touring Italy, Portugal, Greece, Africa, Turkey, Malta… During this period and with two daily performances, she played “Cabaret”, “All That Jazz”, “Queen”, “The Prince of Egypt”, "Moulin Rouge" and other great music with a fantastic group of singers, dancers, acrobats… 

Once she returned to Spain and having enriched and improved her skills as an artist, she resumed her jazz bands in Madrid and the Basque Country and combined this practice with studying a Master of Event and Leasure Management at the University of Deusto, fact that leaded her to work at Universal Music Spain. Thanks to her academic training and experience as an artist, she was quickly promoted to Jazz Marketing Manager. Noa became product manager of artists like Christian Scott, Jose James, Lizz Wright, Erykah Badu or Ella Fitzgerald having great success with her initiatives and campaigns. Furthermore she was designated part of the Jury of the XIV edition of the Spanish Music Awards organized by Fundación Autor. This exciting but hard work didn´t allow her to spend on stage as much time as she aimed so she decided to left the company to pursue her true passion: jazz singing..

Since then, Noa Lur has taken part at festivals in Madrid "Festival de Jazz de Madrid", "Festival Ellas Crean", "La noche en vivo", and at others in the Basque Country and Cantabria as "Santurtzi Jazz & Blues" , "Sanbar Blues Festival", "Festival Noches de Jazz" and international festivals as “Nomme Jazz” where she got finalistat best young jazz singer. She´s been always surrounded by great artists like: Reinier Elizarde "El Negrón", Luis Guerra, Luis Vega, Bobby Martinez, Levin Ocaña, Gustavo Gregorio, James Peñalver, Michael Olivera, Ruben Salvador, Javier Martinez, Jon Celestino and many others. Furthermore, Noa has worked as dubber and announcer making music spots for Spotify and also has recorded soundtracks for short movies as "Mala Suerte" directed by the famous spanish humorist Ángel Martín. As for latest projects we could highlight her participation in the recording of Gustavo Gregorio´s "La Película de Gregorio" along with musicians like Bobby Martinez, Jorge Vera, Federico Lechner and others, and her participation as chorus girl for other projects as the album "Respirar" by Guillermo Garmendia. Currently, Noa acts in jazz clubs and festivals with her "Noa Lur Quartet" composed by pianist Luis Guerra, bassist Reinier Elizarde "El Negrón" and drummer and percussionist Michael Olivera. Besides, she continues persistently to develop her singing skills at the music school “Taller de Músicos” of Madrid, where Romina Balestrino, argentinian prestigious vocal coach, teaches and supports her. Apart from that she also studies music theory and harmony with Patricia Colaço and piano with Sebastian Jumilla.

Noa Lur has recorded her first album at Infinity Studios in Madrid. This album is made up of personal voice and piano interpretations of some great standards and own compositions, accompanied by renowned national and international artists: Moisés Sánchez, Reinier Elizarde, Luis Guerra, Levin Ocaña, Luis Vega, Oreka TX and others. Though it´s a piano and voice album it also includes some special guests of other instruments, fact that brings a touch of different color to the whole work. https://beta.indabamusic.com/people/067290636?tab=overview

Badakit

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Various Artists - Blue Note Trip 9: Heat Up/Simmer Down by DJ Maestro - CD 1 And CD 2

Styles: Soul Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:00 (CD1)
Size: 158,0 MB (CD1)
Time: 69:22 (CD2)
Size: 158,8 MB (CD2)
Front: Front

CD 1

(6:15)  1. Cannonball Adderley - Fun In The Church
(6:11)  2. Bobbi Humphrey - Uno Esta
(6:13)  3. Lonnie Smith - People Sure Act Funny (Rudy Van Gelder 24Bit Mastering) (2004 Digital Remaster)
(3:34)  4. Donald Byrd - (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
(5:21)  5. Grant Green - The Windjammer
(4:51)  6. Candido - Money Man
(5:01)  7. Bud Powell - Duid Deed
(2:48)  8. Ben Sidran - About Love
(2:18)  9. Patti Drew - Hard To Handle
(3:38) 10. Lou Donaldson - Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud)
(2:28) 11. Peggy Lee - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
(6:00) 12. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - African Sweets
(2:29) 13. Eddie Gale - The Rain
(2:00) 14. Ella Fitzgerald - Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)
(4:05) 15. Marc Moulin - Where Is It?
(4:01) 16. Horace Silver - Wipe Away The Evil
(1:37) 17. June Christy - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

CD 2

(0:29)  1. Cannonball Adderley Sextet - A Few Words From Cannonball
(2:46)  2. Brisa Roché - Dans Le Vert De Ses Yeux
(4:02)  3. The Three Sounds - Black Sugar
(4:46)  4. Horace Silver - Strange Vibes
(3:30)  5. Raul Midón - Never Get Enough
(4:42)  6. Lou Blackburn - Song Of Delilah
(3:29)  7. Nancy Wilson - I'm In Love
(3:43)  8. Willie Bobo - Capers
(4:13)  9. Dianne Reeves - Sky Islands
(2:23) 10. Machito - Congo Mulence
(2:50) 11. Bobby Womack - California Dreamin'
(3:47) 12. Cassandra Wilson - VooDoo Reprise
(2:37) 13. Bobby McFerrin - Thinkin' About Your Body
(3:41) 14. 100% Pure Poison - Windy C
(4:04) 15. Donald Byrd - Witch Hunt
(3:36) 16. Carmen McRae - Can't Hide Love
(5:26) 17. Lou Rawls - Season Of The Witch
(2:32) 18. Amos Lee - Give It Up
(3:42) 19. Letta Mbulu - Pula Yetla
(2:55) 20. Lee Morgan - The Delightful Deggie (Big Band Version)

Like the other Blue Note Trip compilations mixed by Martijn Barkhuis, aka Maestro, Heat Up, Simmer Down emphasizes the Blue Note catalog but also draws from other labels in the EMI family, including Capitol and EMI-Manhattan. While the graphic design points toward the ‘60s, the selections span several decades. Most of the tracks are, of course, strong  the ‘60s and ‘70s picks in particular, from Bobbi Humphrey's Mizell production “Uno Esta” to Nancy Wilson's “I’m in Love” (sampled three decades after release by Erykah Badu's “Honey”). This plays out like another sampler, more like a grab bag than a cohesive listen  something that comes through with abrupt transitions and deeply contrasting tracks, as heard between Ben Sidran's “About Love” and Patti Drew's version of Otis Redding's “Hard to Handle,” two of the Capitol picks.~Andy Kellman  http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-note-trip-heat-up-simmer-down-mw0002178576

Blue Note Trip 9: Heat Up/Simmer Down by DJ Maestro cd1
Blue Note Trip 9: Heat Up/Simmer Down by DJ Maestro cd2

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Madeleine Peyroux & William Galison - Got You on My Mind

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:51
Size: 96,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:34)  1. Back In Your Own Backyard
(3:17)  2. J'ai Duex Amours
(3:04)  3. Flambee Mantalbanese
(4:18)  4. Got You On My Mind
(3:41)  5. Jealous Guy
(3:04)  6. The Way You Look Tonight
(3:19)  7. Rag for Madi
(4:42)  8. Playin'
(5:09)  9. Shoulda Known
(4:05) 10. Heaven To Me
(4:32) 11. Heaven Help Us All

The trippy, cinematic journey that is William Galison and Madeleine Peyroux's new album, Got You On My Mind , opens with the bright, swinging glee of "Back In Your Own Backyard." It sways through the happily plaintive "J'ai Deux Amours," swaggers through a Charlie Chaplin-in-Technicolor "Rag For Madi," and continues on this diversely scenic escapade for eleven deeply touching tracks. Meanwhile, hallucinations of a passionate Josephine Baker sauntering past Montmartre cafés, a dust-kickin' John Lennon strolling through a corn field and lovers everywhere, aching with tumult, dancing with blissful indulgence flash through the mind.

Peyroux's husky, full-throated voice brings to mind one iconic, white gardenia-wearing lady. The way her inflection lilts up and quivers for a few suspended moments, like in "Heaven To Me" when she breaks the word "heaven" in two, make you think Billie Holiday must be standing behind her breathing through Peyroux's brown locks. Other times, she sings with a lovely, tarnished allure, cut with a hint of tartness like a Granny Smith apple, like on the samba-infused "The Way You Look Tonight."

In July, Peyroux sang and played guitar at the Blue Note with her band (keyboardist Adam Holzman, bassist Andy McKee, drumer Ben Perowski). Her ageless presence oscillated between youthful, adolescent exuberance, to the bittersweet melancholy of a woman who has known a broken heart quite intimately. She connected with her audience, locking eyes until you began to wonder if you were the one in the song who gave her those flowers.

Seven tracks on the album feature Galison's harmonica. At times mournful, at times wild, he always displays superb control over the tiny instrument, whether weaving through Peyroux's vocals in "Heaven To Me," rambling out a boogie-down solo in "J'ai Deux Amours," mingling with Brad Terry's clarinet in "Rag For Madi," or mixing with Shawn Pelton's drums, Tony Garnier's bass and Brian Mitchell's piano to create the fully heart wrenching universe of "Jealous Guy."

Galison also sings and plays guitar on the disc. He turns out a fierce electric solo on "Playin'" and chugs along on acoustic guitar or dobro during the standards. "Shoulda Known" shows up like a weird dream. He sings the tale of the frog and the scorpion in a gentle folk voice. Carly Simon even pays a visit.

There may be an odd combination of tone and atmosphere on Peyroux's long-awaited followup to her 1996 Dreamland , but who doesn't want to leap into the French carnival panache of Heinz Jeromim's accordion on "Flambee Montalbanese," then call out to providence in a desperate plea to save mankind as Galison and Peyroux duet along to Jean Baptoste Bocle's Hammond B3 in "Heaven Help Us All".~ Celeste Sunderland  

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=14919#.UjHO1T9vA1I

Personnel: Tracks with Peyroux and Galison: Madeleine Peyroux: vocals and rhythm guitar; William Galison: harmonica, acoustic and electric guitars, dobro, vocals; James Wormworth: drums; Conrad Korsch: acoustic and electric bass; Jean Baptiste Bocle: B3 organ. Tracks with Galison: William Galison: guitars, harmonica, vocals; Shawn Pelton: drums, percussion; Tony Garnier: acoustic and electric bass; Brian Mitchell: piano, organ.

Got You on My Mind

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Gary Burton & Friends - Six Pack

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:02
Size: 155,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:13)  1. Anthem
(6:19)  2. Six Pack
(5:42)  3. Summertime
(6:15)  4. Jack's Theme
(4:30)  5. Lost Numbers
(6:11)  6. Double Guatemala
(6:06)  7. Asphodel
(3:57)  8. Redial
(6:53)  9. Invitation
(6:10) 10. My Funny Valentine
(5:44) 11. Something Special
(4:59) 12. Guitarre Picante

Gary Burton's peculiar connection and affinity for great guitarists is a proven historical fact, as he has been responsible for bringing such fantastic musicians to the world stage as Larry Coryell and Pat Metheny. On Six Pack, he joins with six different six-stringers for some decidedly varied modern jazz. Kurt Rosenwinkel makes like Metheny on the first track, the up-tempo Mitch Forman composition "Anthem." Any predictability to the song disappears in the presence of the rhythm section of Jack DeJohnette, Steve Swallow, and Mulgrew Miller. One doesn't generally think of the vibes as a blues instrument, and to be fair, it's really not, but Burton gives it the old college try on the title track, where his vibes intersect surprisingly well with Bob Berg's tenor sax and B.B. King's guitar. There is absolutely nothing weighty about this song at all, but it is fun and swinging nevertheless (who says jazz has to be serious all the time?). John Scofield also shows up on the track, and his distinctive tone and phrasing work perfectly in this setting. Other selections include such notables as Jim Hall, Ralph Towner, and Kevin Eubanks, and all of their contributions are solid in their own way. One sometimes wishes that this record was a little less GRP, with Larry Goldings' keyboards and Berg's sax being the most frequent offenders, but there are plenty of hot moments on Six Pack that make this record worth searching out, especially for fans of jazz guitar. Where else will listeners find all of these great players on a single record?~ Daniel Gioffre   http://www.allmusic.com/album/six-pack-mw0000088778           

Six Pack

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Fernando Alvim - Os Fados E As Cançoes Do Alvim

Size: 127+144 MB
Time: 53:26+60:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Fado, World, Folk
Label: Universal
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Passaro Voz (feat. Ana Moura) (2:28)
02. Alguem Viu Por Ai A Margarida (feat. Camane) (2:37)
03. Meu Amor Vem Ver O Rio (feat. Carminho) (3:01)
04. Tatuagem De Rimas (feat. Ricardo Ribeiro) (3:15)
05. Cedo (feat. Cristina Branco) (3:30)
06. Para Ca, Para La (feat. Pedro Moutinho) (1:51)
07. Fado Do Sol Errado (feat. Ana Sofia Varela) (3:36)
08. Ha Dias Em Que Eu Fico Assim (feat. Rodrigo) (2:49)
09. Jardim Da Saudade (feat. Ana Moura) (2:25)
10. Sete Silabas De Chita (feat. Helder Moutinho) (4:37)
11. Tantos Fados, Tanta Vida (feat. Filipa Pais) (2:10)
12. Se Eu Disser Adeus (feat. Pedro Moutinho) (2:49)
13. Os Versos De Um Fado (feat. Gisela Joao) (2:13)
14. Se Ela Um Dia Voltar (feat. Camane) (2:47)
15. Meu Rio, Meu Fado (feat. Rodrigo) (2:23)
16. No Vao Da Minha Janela (feat. Helder Moutinho) (4:09)
17. Saudade, Alegria (feat. Vicente Camara) (3:23)
18. Fado Alvim (Dedicado A Fernando Alvim) (Feat. Carlos Do Carmo) (3:16)

CD 2:
01. Sabores Da Noite (Feat. Antonio Zambujo) (3:33)
02. Fim De Tarde A Sonhar (Feat. Cristina Branco) (4:18)
03. Impossivel Adeus (Feat. Vitorino) (2:38)
04. Um Olhar Lisboa (Feat. Filipa Pais) (4:39)
05. Luminoso (Feat. Marta Dias) (4:32)
06. Mim (Feat. Fafa De Belem) (3:16)
07. Tango De Los Celos (Feat Ricardo Ribeiro) (2:17)
08. Um Canto De Saudade (Feat. Rui Veloso) (3:52)
09. Marcha Dos Fadistas E Canto Do Pastor (Feat. Rao Kyao) (2:51)
10. O Tempo A Cantar (Feat. Marco Rodrigues) (3:14)
11. De Mim Para Mim (Feat. Amelia Muge) (3:00)
12. Balada Para Ines (Feat. Manuel Freire) (2:53)
13. A Guitarra Portuguesa Encontra O Jazz (3:19)
14. Os Beijos Que O Mar Nao Ve (Feat. Fafa De Belem) (3:34)
15. Pobre De Quem (Nao Tem Uma Ilusao) (Feat. Filipa Pais) (5:01)
16. Quadrinhas Submarinas (3:08)
17. Improviso Tropical (4:32)

Fernando Alvim is a name of importance in the history of Portuguese music. 25 years of partnership with Carlos Paredes dictate certainly an important part of his legacy. And it was this legacy that Fernando Alvim himself wanted to work. The Fates and the Songs of Alvin is more than a tribute album. It's an album of a life. It is the album that everyone wanted to attend.
Carlos do Carmo / Ana Moura / Cristina Branco / Camané / Rui Veloso / Vitorino / Marco Rodrigues / Carminho among many others.

On this album carved to honor Fernando Alvim, it turns out to be him paying honor to those who he most appreciates in the music world today.
It is a hard split between the fates of Fernando Alvim, composed exclusively for this album, sung by the most prestigious singers and poems by destinctive personalities.
The second disc is devoted to songs. At his other roots as jazz, bolero, tango, among other genres.

Os Fados E As Cançoes Do Alvim CD 1
Os Fados E As Cançoes Do Alvim CD 2

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