The Blue Vipers Of Brooklyn - Permanent Magic

Size: 101,8 MB
Time: 43:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Ragtime, Retro Jazz, Retro Swing
Label: Gimme-A-Buck Productions
Art: Front

01. Blue Drag (3:39)
02. Nadine (2:36)
03. Stay A Little Longer (2:29)
04. Georgia (4:11)
05. Some Of These Days (3:16)
06. Don't Pretend (3:22)
07. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (2:40)
08. You Can Depend On Me (4:25)
09. Viperation (3:33)
10. Permanent Magic (2:18)
11. Hey Good Lookin (3:10)
12. Nightlife (4:15)
13. All Night Long (2:46)
14. Happy Trails (1:11)

The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn are an early jazz, swing, and blues band, composed of acoustic guitar/vocals, upright bass, homemade washboard percussion, trumpet and saxophone. Their repertoire of witty songs from 1920's and 30's is augmented by original tunes with moving yet often bawdy lyrics and catchy 4 part vocal harmony.
“I Love them. They set a great tone for any event.” Bette Midler 5/2010
“The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn provided fantastic entertainment.”
Willie Nelson 6/2007
Awards
Featured in New York Magazine Weddings “The Ultimate New York
Wedding Planer” “The Best Bands” Winter 2010
2007- “Subway Idol” contest winners. A month long live performance feature on FOX’s nationally syndicated “The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.” Voted the top spot by the studio audience and viewers at home.
Notable Performances
2010 - Target Free Thursdays David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project 15th Birthday ‘Hulaween’ Party at The Waldorf Astoria featuring Paul Simon, Bette Midler’s NYRP Picnic hosted by Nathan Lane. The Vipers’ performance was personally requested by Bette Midler; appeared performing in a May episode of MTV’s “The City”; American Roots Music Symposiums, Gruyeres Switzerland
2009 - Frankie Manning’s 95th Birthday Festival, Manhattan Center Studios; Hogg’s Breath, Green Parrot, Blue Heaven, Key West FL; Target First Saturday Festival, The Brooklyn Museum; Wedding reception for Lisa Loeb, New York City
2008 - The Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester, NY; Tropical Heatwave Festival, Tampa, Florida; Long Beach Jazz Festival, Long Beach NY; Bayshore Harbor Festival, Bayshore NY; Brooklyn Public Library Concert Series; Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition Art show; Pierson Park Jazz Concerts, Tarrytown NY; Fort Green Market Concerts, Brooklyn NY; Garrison Art Center Fair, Garrison NY; Ukiah Sundays in the Park Festival, Ukiah CA; Summer Nights! Live Concert Series, Windsor CA; Roots Americana Festival, San Jose CA; Babylon Village Arts Festival, Babylon NY; Summer Hummer Concert Series, Wynnewood PA; featured on WAMC Northeast Public Radio show "Performance Place"
Tropical Heatwave Festival, Tampa, Florida
2007 - “Soundcheck” with John Schaefer on WNYC radio; “Hey Mr. Jesse” featured on Yehoodi.com radio; September Concert” commemorating 911; “Keep America Growing” sponsored by Farm Aid, NYC. The Vipers played for Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Farm Aid board of directors; the 2nd and 3rd annual “People Building Peace Concert” sponsored by Peace Boat at the United Nations in NYC
2006- “Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Roots of American Music Festival,” Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC

Permanent Magic

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Gregory Agid Quartet - Mystery Blues

Size: 122,1 MB
Time: 53:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Mainstream Jazz
Art: Front

01. Mystery Blues (5:53)
02. Rose Room (6:01)
03. Chelsea Bridge (6:59)
04. Spy Boy (5:12)
05. Summers' Song, Pt. 1 (2:19)
06. Summers' Song, Pt. 2 (5:19)
07. Swag (6:34)
08. Lost Love (5:33)
09. Two Hours (4:21)
10. Bumps (4:53)

Thank you very much for supporting the Mystery Blues. This recording is dedicated to the musical masters that inspire us to contribute to this great musical tradition. The history, his story, has brought us the mystery of the present, my story. The Mystery Blues is the tale of our musical journey and serves as launching point to the mystery of the experiences that lie ahead. Thank you for sharing in our journey.

Gregory Agid- Clarinet
Joshua Starkman- Guitar
Max Moran- Bass
Darrian Douglas- Drums
Alexi Marti- Percussion (Track 10)

Mystery Blues

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Bill O'Connell - Triple Play Plus Three

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:50
Size: 137.0 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[6:44] 1. Sweet Sophie Rose
[6:41] 2. Bill's Blues
[4:39] 3. Crazy Samba
[5:47] 4. 'Round Midnight
[6:09] 5. Non-Sense
[5:48] 6. Lake Road
[5:47] 7. Cobblestones
[5:47] 8. Speak Low
[5:26] 9. Mr. Ep
[6:59] 10. La Playa

Pianist Bill O'Connell's Triple Play (Savant, 2008) turned traditional notions of piano trio instrumentation on their head, and this album is a logical outgrowth and expansion of that particular project. While that outing had a consistent three man line-up that married O'Connell's piano with conga drummer/percussionist Richie Flores' engaging rhythm work and the fine flute playing of Dave Valentin, Triple Play Plus Three uses Valentin's spot as a revolving hot seat. The flautist returns for three numbers, including a mellow alto flute feature ("Lake Road") and an energetic romp dedicated to the great Eddie Palmieri ("Mr. E.P."), but elsewhere, his position is assumed by two equally elite Latin jazz musicians.

Vibraphonist Dave Samuels and Paquito D'Rivera, who keeps his saxophone in its case here and sticks to clarinet, take turns filling Valentin's vacated post, and they both bring something fresh and different to this format. Samuels' solos place him front and center in the mix, but his ensemble play is all about blending into the overall musical mesh. Whether coasting through an unhurried, odd-metered blues ("Bill's Blues") or fighting his way through an up-tempo muscle-flexing number ("Non-Sense"), Samuels always knows when to say his piece or simply step back into the shadows.

D'Rivera's two appearances aren't nearly enough, but they paint O'Connell as one who believes in the "always leave them wanting more" mindset. "Sweet Sophie Rose"—named after O'Connell's daughter—is a lively number that manages to showcase all three men as soloists, while also highlighting the strong rapport shared between them as a single unit, and their take on "'Round Midnight" rivals the best of them.

While the A-list artists that occupy the rotating spot may help to bring attention to this album, the connection between O'Connell and Flores is really at the heart of this project. Both men view rhythm as a language unto itself, rather than a subtext for presenting melody, and they don't need a third person to help them prove it. O'Connell and Flores go at it mano a mano on what may be the most rhythmically potent "Speak Low" that has ever been recorded, and it proves to be one of the standout tracks on the album.

Bill O'Connell: piano; Richie Flores: congas; Paquito D' Rivera: clarinet (1, 4); Dave Samuels: vibraphone (2, 5, 7, 10); Dave Valentin: flute (3, 9), alto flute (6).

Triple Play Plus Three

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Norma Valles - Every Time We Say Goodbye

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:48
Size: 104.9 MB
Styles: Easy listening
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:17] 1. Everytime We Say Goodbye
[4:37] 2. The Nearness Of You
[3:26] 3. As Time Goes By
[4:19] 4. My Funny Valentine
[2:02] 5. Anything Goes
[3:23] 6. Stormy Weather
[3:19] 7. Summertime
[3:00] 8. It Had To Be You
[4:13] 9. Sabor A Mi
[3:23] 10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
[1:38] 11. It's De-Lovely
[3:09] 12. When I Fall In Love
[2:55] 13. Misty
[3:00] 14. I'm Always True To You (In My Fashion)

Norma's career began in 1998 as a soloist. She was invited numerous times to perform the National Anthem at major sporting events, during the playoffs, locally, nationally and internationally. She was also invited to sing the Mexican National Anthem when international teams visited the U.S.. She later joined a local Dallas group "Grupo Cariño" singing Norteño Music. In May 2002, as a soloist once again, she recorded her first CD "Ahi Te Va" (Here It Goes) featuring a mix of mariachi music and spanish love ballads that captured the attention of a devoted fan base. Her first English language recording effort was in 2004 "Reflections of Romance" and in January 2005 released her 2nd English language CD, "Every Time We Say Goodbye". In 2006 she released Noel (Christmas music in English) and Campanas De Belen (Christmas music in Spanish). She also cut a cd titled Living Like A Mustang with country favorites (some originals) for Fan Appreciation day at Lone Star Park (Horse Racing Track in Grand Prairie TX.

Every Time We Say Goodbye

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Patrick Prouty - Rustbelt

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:32
Size: 129.4 MB
Styles: Straight ahead jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[5:01] 1. Morganic
[5:05] 2. Rustbelt
[9:06] 3. L' Etranger De Poulet
[6:51] 4. Music Menu Minorism
[5:09] 5. Forty-Four
[5:45] 6. Michigan Central Station
[6:04] 7. Detroitational
[5:29] 8. You & I And The Autumn
[7:59] 9. For Tomorrow

Rustbelt is the sophomore effort from Detroit based composer/bassist Patrick Prouty. It showcases eight original Prouty compositions through the lens of his hometown, Detroit. He brought together his regular drummer, Bill Higgins along with legendary organist/pianist Bill Heid and recent double lung transplant recipient saxophonist Scott Petersen for this session. The music is hard swinging, sometimes brooding, yet very friendly much like the city that inspired it.

Rustbelt

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Laura Crema - Almost Blue

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:48
Size: 104,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:46)  1. Almost Blue
(2:47)  2. I Remember You
(5:41)  3. Young And Foolish
(4:17)  4. Like Someone In Love
(4:28)  5. Stormy Weather
(4:21)  6. All Of You
(4:38)  7. Comes Love
(3:04)  8. From This Moment On
(4:52)  9. In Love In Vain
(5:51) 10. The Meaning Of The Blues

A native of Vancouver, vocalist Laura Crema possesses a lush, unique instrument with great depth and resonance, her influences are broad and diverse as she blends jazz with popular music and improvisation. Laura Crema graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in Fine and Performing Arts, and Economics. She has studied at the Banff Centre for the Arts with legendary jazz vocalists Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton and in Washington State with Nancy King and Kurt Elling. She has trained in extended voice with master teacher Richard Armstrong and studied music at Vancouver Community College. Laura is an accomplished dancer, choreographer and interdisciplinary performer. She has received numerous awards and grants including an "Emergence" Canada Council Grant for her work in the interdisciplinary arts. 

She has performed and worked with RADIX Theatre, the Karen Jamieson Dance Company, Touchstone Theatre, Olivia Thorvaldson, Grant Strate, Deborah Dunn, Catherine Lee,... composers she has worked with include, Jeff Corness, Peter Hannan, Ron Samworth, Cam Wilson and George McFetridge. She has presented her own Choreography at "Dancing on the Edge", "Women in View" and the "Single Solos Dance" Festivals. She was featured, along side five of Canada's finest jazz vocalists, at the 2001 DIVAS FOR LIFE concert benefit at the Vogue Theatre. Laura Crema was featured in CBC Radio's Studio One Jazz Series during the Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2002 and 2004 and she has also been showcased on CBC's "Hotair", "After Hours", "Coastal Grooves", "Richardson's Roundup", "North by Northwest" and Alberta's CKUA. Laura's CD "Almost Blue" was released under the Maximum Jazz record label/Universal Canada and has received excellent reviews and radio airplay in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. "Almost Blue" has been featured in Air Canada's Enroute magazine.  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lauracrema

Almost Blue

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Willie Nelson - To All The Girls...

Styles: Country
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:21
Size: 151,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:02)  1. Willie Nelson Feat. Dolly Parton - From Here to the Moon and Back
(3:47)  2. Willie Nelson Feat. Miranda Lambert - She Was No Good for Me
(2:38)  3. Willie Nelson Feat. The Secret Sisters - It Won't Be Very Long
(4:19)  4. Willie Nelson Feat. Rosanne Cash - Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
(4:57)  5. Willie Nelson Feat. Sheryl Crow - Far Away Places
(3:07)  6. Willie Nelson Feat. Wynonna Judd - Bloody Mary Morning
(3:56)  7. Willie Nelson Feat. Carrie Underwood - Always on My Mind
(3:13)  8. Willie Nelson Feat. Loretta Lynn - Somewhere Between
(4:13)  9. Willie Nelson Feat. Alison Krauss - No Mas Amor
(3:31) 10. Willie Nelson Feat. Melonie Cannon - Back to Earth
(3:11) 11. Willie Nelson Feat. Mavis Staples - Grandma's Hands
(3:40) 12. Willie Nelson Feat. Norah Jones - Walkin'
(2:01) 13. Willie Nelson feat. Shelby Lynne - Till the End of the World
(4:36) 14. Willie Nelson Feat. Lily Meola - Will You Remember Mine
(4:22) 15. Willie Nelson Feat. Emmylou Harris - Dry Lightning
(3:17) 16. Willie Nelson Feat. Brandi Carlile - Making Believe
(4:39) 17. Willie Nelson Feat. Paula Nelson - Have You Ever Seen the Rain
(2:43) 18. Willie Nelson Feat. Tina Rose - After the Fire Is Gone

To All The Girls... finds Willie reunited with his two greatest loves: beautiful music and talented women.
Decades of heartfelt performances and compositions in popular music have long solidified Willie's reputation as one of country s greatest romantics. To All The Girls...continues Nelson's musical relationships with some of the most talented women in country, pop and soul.

Among the centerpieces of To All The Girls... is the emotional duet with Dolly Parton, "From Here To The Moon and Back," a song Parton wrote for the 2012 motion picture Joyful Noise. Willie also tackles the Bill Withers' classic "Grandma's Hands" with Mavis Staples, duets with Sheryl Crow on the Great American Songbook selection "Far Away Places," and brings a new shade to his self penned classic "Always on My Mind" with Carrie Underwood.

Willie is also joined by familiar contemporaries including Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Norah Jones, Loretta Lynn and Roseanne Cash. To All The Girls... reunites Willie with producer Buddy Cannon, who worked with Willie on his most recent successful releases, Heroes and Let's Face The Music and Dance. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/All-The-Girls-Willie-Nelson/dp/B00E9JLQB0

To All The Girls...

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Sue Bell - Only Love

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:04
Size: 126,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:37)  1. Let There Be Love
(4:55)  2. Too Late Now
(2:19)  3. Exactly Like You
(4:25)  4. With Every Breath I Take
(4:43)  5. May I Come In
(2:32)  6. Let's Get Away From It All
(5:34)  7. It Never Entered My Mind
(3:22)  8. If I Had You
(4:52)  9. Small Day Tomorrow
(4:28) 10. If It Wasn't For Your Love
(2:29) 11. You Can't Lose A Broken Heart
(3:31) 12. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
(5:05) 13. You Taught My Heart To Sing
(4:05) 14. The Summer Knows/Summertime

Sue Bell is a jazz vocalist from Seattle, Washington. She is proof that the area produces some of the best musicians in the industry. Her release, Only Love, is an exercise in smooth vocals, with a sound that is not equaled by many female vocalists of the last decade. Her soft, soothing voice comes across like an instrument, quiet tones, yet strong presence. The integrity of her talented vocals is sure, and the selections are flawlessly executed; from soft, flowing , emotion triggering songs to quick- pulsed, swinging tunes that make your feet move almost involuntarily. The musicians accompanying her on this project fit in such a way that it seems they are connected at the soul.

None are overpowering, and they provide the perfect environment for her comforting, soulful voice to thrive. Subtle piano and sax, guitar that flows with a natural feel, bass that is unassuming yet strong, trumpet that complements Sue's vocal "instrument". Getting down to it, Sue Bell is fresh and at the same time, familiar. Her versatility is apparent, and she has shown that in the different selections on the cd. A lovely collection of music by a lovely and talented vocalist this project gives the listener a reason to keep listening. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7748284&style=music&fulldesc=T

Only Love

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Tony DeSare - PiANO

Styles: Vocal, Piano Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:47
Size: 95,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:46)  1. A Lot to Say
(3:16)  2. Just One of Those Things
(3:09)  3. New Orleans Tango
(4:00)  4. Faithfully
(4:03)  5. You Give Love a Bad Name
(3:39)  6. Chemistry
(5:33)  7. Where Love Lives
(4:40)  8. Autumn Leaves
(4:33)  9. Christmas for You and Me
(2:07) 10. Nothing Left to Say
(3:55) 11. I Love a Piano

Triple threat composer, vocalist, pianist musician Tony DeSare’s latest album, PiANO, adds a fourth threat, sonic experimentalist. As he explains on the album’s back cover, “PiANO is the result of over two years of experimentation and recording” on his Yamaha acoustic. “Every sound you hear on this album (other than my own voice) originated from somewhere in, on, or under the piano.” So for example, the kettle drum sound on one track was produced by setting one mic on the soundboard and a second under the keyset. DeSare then used a closed fist to strike under the keyset while holding down the sustain pedal. He describes how he got guitar and bass sounds as well. Complicated? I’ll say.
Worth the effort? Well, it does give the artist complete control over process, and at the very least that assures that the end product realizes his vision. On the other hand, there is a price in the loss of spontaneity that puts too much emphasis on a kind of technical perfection. Dwelling too much on the mechanics may drain the emotion from the music.

More often than not, DeSare avoids falling into this trap. His vocals combine some of the best elements of pop, jazz, and cabaret. His piano work is dynamic. His original tunes are witty and charmingly melodic. His covers, both of classics and contemporary pieces, put his own spin on them while managing to keep to their original spirit.

Of the album’s 11 songs, five are covers and six are originals. Contemporary tunes include what he calls his attempt to “capture the intimacy” of Journey’s “Faithfully,” and a rhythmically inventive reading of “You Give Love a Bad Name.”

From the Great American Songbook, he does an instrumental version of the hoary “Autumn Leaves” that may make some of us forget the Roger Williams pop hit with it back in 1955. It is a jazzy version that develops the song without any of the pomposity of the Williams version. He adds a bonus medley of Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano” and “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” with a little of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”

His swinging nod to Cole Porter’s “Just One of those Things” makes a nice comment on his own salute to the lyricist, implicit in “Chemistry.” As you listen, you can’t help but hear the patented Porter wit in your imagination. DeSare’s “New Orleans Tango” combines the tango rhythms with a bit of blues. “A Lot to Say,” which opens the album, is a rocker and “Nothing Left to Say,” which would cleverly bookend the album were it not for the bonus track, is a catchy, syncopated toe-tapper. Worth the effort? If you can come up with an album like PiANO, you bet your life it is. ~ Jack Goodstein   http://blogcritics.org/music-review-tony-desare-piano/

PiANO

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