Kenny Rampton - Moon Over Babylon

Size: 130,3 MB
Time: 56:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Modern Creative Jazz
Art: Front

01. P.B. Funk (4:55)
02. Surrealsistic Cissy (6:14)
03. The Unknown Child Within (6:59)
04. Nature Boy (8:52)
05. Such Sweet Thunder (4:49)
06. Until Next Time (4:42)
07. Moon Over Babylon (6:41)
08. I'll Be Seeing You (3:35)
09. Full Gainer (5:13)
10. Lift Every Voice And Sing (4:42)

I recorded this CD several years ago, but didn't put it out until now, for personal reasons. It's filled with great music played by some of my very favorite musicians in NY and features six of my compositions as well as four "standards" (three arranged by myself and one arranged Earl McIntyre). The last two tracks feature the GREAT Jimmy McGriff on the organ, who I toured with for about 10 years, off and on. Also featured on "Moon Over Babylon" are Donny McCaslin (tenor), Clark Gayton (bone), Brad Leali (alto), Gene Jackson (drums), Ugonna Okegwo/Boris Kozlov/Andy Hess (bass), Ben Stivers/George Laks (keys), Bill Sims (vocal), Pat Cisarano (vocal), Papo Pepin/Joe Gonzales (percussion), Douglas Yates (bass clarinet), Bill Sims/Matt Chertkoff (guitar) as well as a choir comprised of Renee Manning, Pat Cisarano, Tricia Scotti, Carol Sims, Bill Sims, Tommy McDonnell and Irving Lous Lattin.

This CD is an honest, sincere expression of who I was and where I was at, when it was recorded. Although I've gone through many life changes and grown musically, spiritually and personally since then, I still feel that "Moon Over Babylon" is a terrific recording that deserves to be heard. I sincerely hope you agree!!!!

Trumpeter Kenny Rampton is a regular member of The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (under the direction of Wynton Marsalis), The Mingus Big Band (playing both lead and solo trumpet) and can be heard freelancing with many of the greatest musicians of our time at jazz clubs and festivals worldwide. As leader of the Kenny Rampton Sextet, he has performed internationally as well as in many of New York City’s finest jazz clubs. In August of 2010, Kenny performed the classic Miles Davis/Gil Evans rendition of “Porgy and Bess” as the guest soloist with The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (under the direction of Gunther Schuller).

Moon Over Babylon

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Kristen J. Lloyd - My Favorite Song

Size: 89,0 MB
Time: 37:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Vocal Jazz
Art: Front

01. Feel For You (2:03)
02. Summertime (2:16)
03. My Favorite Song (3:07)
04. I've Got You Under My Skin (3:51)
05. Dumb (4:06)
06. Slow Dance (4:13)
07. Distant As A Star (3:34)
08. Rescue Me (3:25)
09. Love And Dreams (2:56)
10. Pennies From Heaven (2:48)
11. Not Givin' Up (2:48)
12. What I'd Want To Say (2:40)

I have anxiously awaited the day I would finish my first jazz album, and here it is! It is definitely the most enjoyable CD I've ever recorded. Jazz has been my favorite style of music long before I could even play the guitar. Especially after growing up in a very musical, Jazz oriented family. I can recall countless hours I enjoyed listening to all the greats from Glenn Miller to Barney Kessel with my Grandpa, as well as watching him, my Dad and Uncles play "Pennies from Heaven" and " 'A' Train" 'til it was way past my bedtime. Playing and listening to Jazz music with my family is a tradition I hold dear to my heart, and the more time passes by changing my life and those loved ones around me, the more I appreciate the gift of Jazz and how playing it continues to bring me close to those treasured memories with my family.

The album "My Favorite Song" is a tribute to my family, to my husband (who is the reason "My Favorite Song" and "Rescue Me" exist), but most importantly to my Grandpa and for his significant role in my life. I don't think anyone else enjoyed listening to me play jazz as much as he did, and I only wish he was hear now to enjoy the music he inspired me to play. And thanks to all of you for your interest in my music! I hope listening to it brings you as much joy as creating it did to me.

My Favorite Song

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Ruby Johnson - I'll Run Your Hurt Away

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:01
Size: 130.6 MB
Styles: R&B, Soul
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. I'll Run Your Hurt Away
[2:36] 2. What More Can A Woman Do
[2:48] 3. Won't Be Long
[4:18] 4. The Love Of My Man
[2:31] 5. Why Not Give Me A Chance
[3:02] 6. It's Not That Easy
[2:29] 7. Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
[3:35] 8. Come To Me My Darling
[3:01] 9. It's Better To Give Than To Recieve
[2:18] 10. Keep On Keeping On
[2:56] 11. How Strong Is My Love
[3:11] 12. Need Your Love So Bad
[3:22] 13. Come To Me My Darling 2
[2:45] 14. Left Over Love
[2:40] 15. I'd Better Check On Myself
[2:17] 16. I'd Rather Fight Than Switch
[2:20] 17. No No No
[2:20] 18. If I Ever Needed Love (I Sure Do Need It Now)
[2:49] 19. When My Love Comes Down
[2:30] 20. Weak Spot

Between 1966 and 1967, singer Ruby Johnson cut more than two dozen R&B sides for Stax/Volt; for whatever reason, the label released only three singles before dropping Johnson from its roster. Twenty of those songs comprise I'll Run Your Hurt Away, a collection of should-have-been hits from this powerful voice. While Johnson recorded a few pop standards like Aretha Franklin's "Won't Be Long" and Ben E. King's "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)," the majority of her songs were composed by Stax in-house musicians and writers. All told, there's not a weak song here; Johnson is a great soul singer who deserved far better.

I'll Run Your Hurt Away

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Buck Clayton & Buddy Tate - Blow The Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 77:51

Size: 178.2 MB

Styles: Saxophone jazz, Trumpet jazz

Year: 2012

Art: Front

[5:24] 1. High Life

[5:33] 2. When A Woman Loves A Man

[5:14] 3. Thou Swell

[4:03] 4. Can't We Be Friends

[8:00] 5. Birdland Betty

[5:41] 6. Kansas City Nights

[6:27] 7. Rompin' At Red Bank

[6:31] 8. Blue Creek

[3:53] 9. A Swinging Doll

[4:34] 10. Dallas Delight

[8:06] 11. Don't Mind If I Do

[4:13] 12. Blue Breeze

[5:58] 13. Blue Ebony

[4:07] 14. Thou Swell 2

These two albums on one CD, featuring Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate, were originally released on the Swingville label, in 1960 : ‘Buck & Buddy’ and its sequel, ‘Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues’ are unique for being the only quintet studio albums the two made together. Clayton and Tate began playing together as far back as 1939. They met in the Count Basie orchestra, a band they’d both remain with for nearly a decade. Although they would continue playing and recording together extensively well into the mid-1970s.

On both works they are backed by the outstanding pianist Sir Charles Thompson and bassist Gene Ramey, while the drum chair is alternately filled by Mousey Alexander and Gus Johnson. A different version of “Thou Swell”, recorded in 1957 by both Clayton and Tate, has been added as a bonus.

Blow The Blues

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Airto Moreira & Flora Purim - Live In Berkeley

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 72:30
Size: 166.0 MB
Styles: Fusion, Brazilian jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[11:23] 1. Free (Feat. Helio Alves, Gary Brown)
[20:47] 2. La Fiesta (Feat. Helio Alves, Gary Brown)
[ 6:12] 3. Esquinas (Feat. Widor Santiago, Helio Alves, Gary Brown)
[14:16] 4. Light As A Feather (Feat. Widor Santiago, Helio Alves, Gary Brown)
[ 5:19] 5. Maria, Tres Filhos (Feat. Widor Santiago, Helio Alves, Gary Brown)
[ 7:29] 6. Anos Blue (Feat. Widor Santiago, Helio Alves, Gary Brown)
[ 7:00] 7. Airto's Pandeiro Solo - Improvisation 1

Live in Berkeley, recorded in 1990 in Berkeley, California is a robust and stimulating performance given by Airto Moreira on drums and percussion; Flora Purim on vocals; bassist, Gary Brown; pianist, keyboardist, Helio Alves and tenor and soprano saxophonist, Widor Santiago… [The performance was captured by] San Francisco radio personality, Bud Spangler – himself, a well known jazz musician, but was tucked away, not to be heard again for over twenty years. The recent rediscovery of this exquisite, majestic evening is now available for us to enjoy in these seven carefully selected tracks by Airto and Flora… Today, their music is still alive, fresh and filled with love.

For those who know Flora, an introduction is unnecessary. Her music has interwoven the life fabric of anyone with a passing interest in Latin and American jazz music for over 25 years. Her once-in-a-generation six-octave voice has earned her two Grammy nominations for Best Female Jazz Performance and Downbeat magazines Best Female Singer accolade on four occasions. Her musical partners have included Gil Evans, Stan Getz,

Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie and Airto Moreira, with whom she has collaborated on over 30 albums since moving with him from her native Rio to New York in 1967. Her musical genius was inbred thanks to a Russian émigré father who played violin and a mother who was a talented pianist in her own right. Before leaving Brazil to escape the repressive military regime of the time, she had mastered piano and guitar and liberated an exhilarating vocal talent. In New York, she and Airto became central to the period of musical expression and creativity, which produced the first commercially successful Electric Jazz groups of the 70s.

Live In Berkeley

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Paul Kuhn - The L.A. Session

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:34
Size: 111.2 MB
Styles: Jazz piano
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:27] 1. Almost The Blues
[2:31] 2. Just In Time
[3:12] 3. Close Your Eyes
[3:04] 4. You've Changed
[6:24] 5. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
[4:44] 6. Griff
[2:57] 7. Dinah
[3:10] 8. Speak Low
[4:21] 9. Emily
[2:57] 10. There Will Never Be Another You
[2:40] 11. My Heart Stood Still
[2:51] 12. Ornithology
[2:32] 13. People
[2:37] 14. As Time Goes By

'The L.A. Session' by the veteran German jazz pianist and vocalist Paul Kuhn was recorded at the legendary Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. Backed by an A-list rhythm section - drummer Jeff Hamilton and bassist John Clayton - he performs a set of classic jazz standards as well as two of his own compositions. With his unmistakable sense of rhythm and melody, Kuhn appears to absorb each individual note and transforms it into a very special art of timeless swing.

Recording information: Capitol Studios, Los Angeles (11/08/2011/11/09/2011).

Paul Kuhn (piano, vocals), John Clayton (bass), Jeff Hamilton (drums)

The L.A. Session

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Sara Bareilles - Brave Enough: Live At The Variety Playhouse

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 63:38
Size: 145.7 MB
Styles: Rock
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:54] 1. Love On The Rocks/Bennie & The Jets
[4:09] 2. Uncharted
[4:15] 3. Love Song
[5:04] 4. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
[4:49] 5. Manhattan
[3:47] 6. Let The Rain
[4:14] 7. I Just Want You
[6:40] 8. Come Round Soon
[6:22] 9. Once Upon Another Time
[3:41] 10. Brave
[4:54] 11. King Of Anything
[4:29] 12. Gravity
[5:13] 13. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Earlier this year, Sara Bareilles took on an entirely new challenge, touring the United States without the support of a band. Describing the tour as “the most terrifying thing” she could do, Sara began the month-long tour in Washington, DC and finished in her new home, New York.

The “Brave Enough” CD/DVD captures the intimacy and rawness of the entirely solo experience, filmed over the entirety of Sara’s show in Atlanta, Georgia at the Variety Playhouse. If you weren’t one of the lucky few to see the show live, this CD/DVD combo is surely the next best thing. Filmed live at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA during Sara’s "The Brave Enough Tour," which sold out nationally in three minutes, the DVD captures Sara’s entire May 20, 2013 performance. Celebrated by fans and media alike, the set features show highlight "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," Sara’s never-before-released breathtaking version of Elton John’s classic song!

Brave Enough: Live At The Variety Playhouse

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Carlos Do Carmo - Fado E Amor

Size: 86,8 MB
Time: 37:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Fado, Folk, World
Label: Universal Music
Art: Front

01. Por Morrer Uma Andorinha (With Camane) (4:05)
02. Julia Florista (With Mariza) (3:21)
03. Lisboa Oxala (With Carminho) (4:15)
04. Novo Fado Alegre (With Ana Moura) (2:49)
05. Pontas Soltas (With Ricardo Ribeiro) (3:58)
06. O Que Sobrou De Um Queixume (With Raquel Tavares) (3:13)
07. Calçada A Portuguesa (With Cristina Branco) (2:38)
08. Fado Do 112 (With Marco Rodrigues) (3:12)
09. Vou Contigo Coraçao (With Aldina Duarte) (3:52)
10. Nasceu Assim, Cresceu Assim (With Mafalda Arnauth) (2:50)
11. Loucura (With Lucilia Do Carmo) (3:09)

Carlos Carmo is a Portuguese fado singer whose career spans several decades, beginning in the early '60s and peaking during the '70s. Born Carlos Alberto Ascenção de Almeida on December 21, 1939, in Lisbon, Portugal, he is the son of fado legend Lucilia do Carmo. He made his recording debut in 1963 with a pair of four-song releases on Alvorada: Mário Simões e Seu Quarteto Apresentando Carlos do Carmo and Carlos do Carmo e Orquestra de Joaquim Luiz Gomes. A couple years later in 1965 he made some recordings with Decca: the four-song releases Fado Razão da Minha Vida and Fados do Meu Coração. Carmo's popularity grew with each passing year, and by 1969 he was releasing full-length albums on Alvorada, Decca, and Philips. He peaked in popularity during the '70s, when he released at least one, if not multiple, album(s) each year. Though Carmo's productivity steadily slowed over the years, he remained highly popular and toured internationally as a concert performer. In later years, his album releases often coincided with career milestones: for example, Ao Vivo no CCB: Os Sucessos de 35 Anos de Carreira (1999), Do Tempo do Vinil: 40 Anos de Carreira (2003), Ao Vivo no Coliseu dos Recreios de Lisboa: 40 Anos de Carreira (2004), and Fado Maestro: 45 Anos de Carreira (2008), the latter of which was especially successful, reaching the Top Five of the Portuguese album charts. Studio album such as À Noite (2007), on the other hand, were few and far between, though generally well received.

Fado E Amor

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