Maud Hixson - Don't Let A Good Thing Get Away

Size: 112,0 MB
Time: 48:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Vocal Jazz, Pop Jazz
Art: Front

01. Don't Let A Good Thing Get Away (3:29)
02. I'm All Smiles (3:23)
03. Growing Up Is Learning To Say Goodbye (3:15)
04. Old World Charm (4:14)
05. The Time Has Come (3:54)
06. The Kind Of Man A Woman Needs (6:00)
07. Just A Little Love Song (2:27)
08. The Spider And The Fly (4:05)
09. Where Do The Lonely Go? (4:01)
10. Not Exactly Paris (4:18)
11. Why Did I Choose You? (6:07)
12. Childhood's End (3:21)

Twelve tracks, featuring the standards "I'm All Smiles" and "Why DId I Choose You?", originally written for the 1965 Broadway musical version of The Yearling, plus a handful of unpublished material that has never been recorded before, along with lesser-known gems from this gifted composer's song catalog. Pianist Tex Arnold has written new arrangements and is joined by vocalist Maud Hixson, cornetist Warren Vaché, bassist Steve LaSpina, and guitarist Gene Bertoncini. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Nola Recording Studios in New York City, February 4-8, 2013.

Don't Let A Good Thing Get Away

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Stef Scaggiari - Our Little Place

Size: 108,9 MB
Time: 46:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Vocal Jazz
Art: Front

01. Here And After (5:07)
02. I Wish (3:41)
03. You Write Your Song (6:17)
04. It Ain't Necessarily So (5:29)
05. Why'd You Run From Me (4:17)
06. Our Little Place (5:31)
07. Let's Face The Music And Dance (5:26)
08. But Not For Me (3:27)
09. You Don't Know Me (3:44)
10. Hard Times (3:50)

"Our Little Place" is the latest in a series of strong releases by the talented singer/pianist Stef Scaggiari (pronounced ska-JAR-ee--think Italian). Stef presents four originals along with six beautifully arranged classic songs. The production is top notch-- a great sounding vocal album. If you like the work of Dianna Krall, Al Jarreau, and Keith Jarrett, you're gonna love this collection. Stef's music is heard every week on Week-end Edition Sunday on National Public Radio. His discography includes nine recordings on the Concord label, plus more recent Stefco Music releases including "Sing Your Song" and "Cross-over". "Our Little Place" showcases Stef's many talents as singer, musician, composer and producer.

Our Little Place

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Kenny Davis - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:15
Size: 131.1 MB
Styles: Mainstream jazz
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[1:19] 1. 1st Arrival
[5:27] 2. Fearless
[5:48] 3. Deliverance
[3:59] 4. Too High
[0:29] 5. Journey (Interlude 1)
[6:28] 6. Elviry
[6:11] 7. Tenderly
[6:10] 8. Wrapped In Love
[0:46] 9. Journey (Interlude 2)
[4:51] 10. Attitude
[3:08] 11. Before Sunrise
[7:19] 12. What Lies Beyond
[1:26] 13. Journey (Interlude 3)
[3:47] 14. Gone Too Soon

Master jazz bassist Ron Carter who did the liner notes for the CD stated: "To all listeners of wonderful music, don't pass this CD by!!!

He's had an illustrious career since moving to New York in the mid-1980s and hitching a gig with drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. and contemporary mainstreamers Out of the Blue (OTB), but he's waited until now to release an album under his own name. An impressive résumé includes work with M-Base collective saxophonist Steve Coleman's Five Elements; performing—and, on one song, arranging—credits on singer Cassandra Wilson's Grammy Award-winning Blue Light 'Til Dawn (Blue Note, 1993); and subsequent work with artists ranging from Art Farmer and Robin Eubanks to Don Byron and Onaje Allan Gumbs. All this and more contributes to the unerring success of Kenny Davis.

At a time when many artists are distancing themselves from the American tradition, Kenny Davis remains reverential yet unmistakably modern. Davis—focusing on double-bass with a robust tone and deep, flexible sense of time rooted in bass icons like Paul Chambers and Ron Carter—contributes all but two of the album's 14 tracks, but his approach to the cover material is equally personal. Stevie Wonder's "Too High" opens with a thematically virtuosic yet effervescently swinging bass solo that, bolstered by drummer Billy Kilson's ever-empathic interaction, pushes the bar even higher than that set by the duo's fiery opening salvo, "1st Arrival." But Davis goes even further here, with an arrangement that manages to turn Wonder's already knotty tune into even greater intricacy, all the while swinging at a fast clip that challenges pianist Geri Allen and saxophonist Javon Jackson to keep up...which, of course, they do. Walter Gross' enduring "Tenderly" is taken at a more relaxed pace, but grooves no less viscerally, with a particularly potent solo from Davis' ex-OTB band mate, saxophonist Ralph Bowen.

Davis' own writing is equally compelling, and demonstrates a broad scope. "Fearless" begins with an 11/8 vamp and serpentine head yet, with Allen playing counterpoint to Bowen and guitarist David Gilmore
's winding theme, it's another cooker when it gets to the solos, with the saxophonist and guitarist finding their way through Davis' sophisticated changes, anchored by the muscular rhythm team of Davis and drummer Ralph Peterson.

It's hard to call Kenny Davis a debut when the bassist has appeared on so many significant recordings. Still, focusing as it does on his inimitable excellence as a performer and equally compelling compositional skills, Kenny Davis is the first release to make so crystal clear how this established but, in some ways, still emerging, deserves to be watched. ~John Kelman

Kenny Davis

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Ben Sidran - I Lead A Life

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 43:36

Size: 99.8 MB

Styles: Soul-jazz

Year: 1972/2006

Art: Front

[3:20] 1. Chances Are

[3:40] 2. Lust

[3:28] 3. It Don't Pay To Worry Like That

[3:03] 4. Eliyahu

[8:04] 5. When A Woman Say She Ready

[2:37] 6. I Lead A Life

[5:41] 7. Devil Comes To Las Vegas

[3:33] 8. Talking About Money

[3:42] 9. Slippery Hip

[6:23] 10. Back Down On State Street

This was a handcrafted project -- the rehearsals were done in my living room, the recording was done around the corner, and the songs (like "Chances Are" and "Back Down on State Street") were written for friends of mine. ~Ben

Ben Sidran - Piano, Vocals; James "Curley" Cooke - Guitar; Clyde Stubblefield - Drums; Gavin Christopher - Vocals; John Almond - Flute; Cheeba Switzer - Vocals; Blue Mitchell - Trumpet; Dennis Oliver - Bass; George Brown - Drums; Tim Davis - Percussion; Charles Davis - Saxophone; Jim Gordon - Saxophone.

I Lead A Life

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The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet - Plays Music From South Pacific

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 63:03
Size: 144.3 MB
Styles: Showtunes, Jazz vocals
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:52] 1. A Cock-Eyed Optimist
[3:02] 2. Younger Than Springtime
[4:26] 3. Bloody Mary
[4:18] 4. Twin Solilioquies
[5:42] 5. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Outa My Hair
[3:33] 6. There Is Nothin' Like A Dame
[2:37] 7. Dities Moi
[5:27] 8. A Wonderful Guy
[1:46] 9. Happy Talk
[1:40] 10. Honeybun
[6:22] 11. Some Enchanted Evening
[5:44] 12. You've Got To Be Carefully Taught
[3:42] 13. My Girl Back Home
[5:24] 14. This Nearly Was Mine
[5:22] 15. Bali Ha'i

The multi-award-winning Rodgers & Hammerstein musical South Pacific had been languishing in obscurity until its Lincoln Center revival in 2009. Harry Allen and Joe Cohn decided to give these tunes their own jazz take, something that had been done before, but not to this extent of swinging and bopping them. With vocalists Rebecca Kilgore and Eddie Erickson, this island setting of a postcard love affair gone wrong via bigotry is rendered in heartfelt tones by the singers, and jammed on by the instrumentalists in a carefree manner that easily reflects the idea of a getaway-from-reality holiday. Though not done with Latin trim, the story lines expressed by Kilgore and Erickson do take the tropical setting into account, contrasting the ins and outs of love versus lust far from home. Kilgore is particularly miffed at her man during the more commercially known "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," but easily turns around with cute praise for "A Wonderful Guy." Erickson is much more under a swoon on several tracks like the corny, fluffy "Honeybun," sounding very much like

Jack Sheldon, but has to concede he has everything but the girl for "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" and readily admits to cheating on "My Girl Back Home." Most of the songs are in easy swing mode, but "Twin Soliloquies" is a Brazilian lover's paradise song, "Some Enchanted Evening" is an eight-plus-minute discourse on the blues as they question the pairing, and "You've Got to Be Taught" represents a preachy cautionary tale on hormonal overflow. There are three strictly instrumental numbers: the good bopper for Allen "Bloody Mary," the ballad for the cool tenor man "Dite-Moi," and the exceptional feature for Cohn "Happy Talk" (where his co-leader follows along). John McDonough includes some detailed liner notes about the three-pronged history of South Pacific, including the Broadway stage show in the late '20s to early '30s, the film version in 1958, and current activities in reviving it. A credible effort by these reliable musicians gives the tunes further cachet, not updated by any means but given new life and accented with a skeptical, doubtful, and timeless warning about life and instant love affairs. ~Michael G. Nastos

Harry Allen - Sax (Tenor); Joe Cohn - Guitar; Eddie Erickson - Vocals; Joel Forbes - Bass, Bass Instrument; Rebecca Kilgore - Vocals; Chuck Riggs - Drums.

Plays Music From South Pacific

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Laurie Krauz - Catch Me If You Can

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 60:34
Size: 138.6 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[4:37] 1. Day Dream
[4:05] 2. Daryl's Things All The Things You Are
[3:42] 3. When Will I Know
[5:37] 4. Ducksoup
[6:19] 5. Some Enchanted Evening
[2:35] 6. Please Don't Do It In Here
[5:28] 7. Sugar In My Bowl
[5:35] 8. My Foolish Heart
[2:41] 9. Birthday Blues
[7:41] 10. Love Is Here To Stay
[4:34] 11. So Many Stars
[3:52] 12. Catch Me If You Can
[3:42] 13. When You're Smiling

Laurie Krauz thrills audiences with her award-winning, blues-influenced jazz vocals and her powerful emotional range. Blazing new musical territory, Laurie Krauz combines improvisational elements with the passion and sensuality found in other forms of music to create a unique, soulful jazz -- “she creates a mood and weaves a musical story with every cell of her being.” Named one of the top 500 jazz vocalists of all time in a book by noted jazz critic, Scott Yanow, slated to be published in 2006 (tentatively entitled The Jazz Singers/Backbeat Books), Laurie released her first CD, Catch Me If You Can (LML Records) in 2001 to much critical acclaim.

Along with The Daryl Kojak Trio, Catch Me If You Can features jazz legend George Coleman on tenor sax and has been receiving accolades throughout the jazz world ("Jazz aficionados should welcome this impressive debut album from a singer who will certainly be making her mark on the jazz scene for years to come." – Michael Laprarie, JazzReview.com). Catch Me If You Can has enjoyed substantial national airplay (including featured airplay in New York on world-renowned WBGO) as well as forays into select international markets (including The Netherlands, Russia and Brazil).

Laurie has performed live with a number of jazz luminaries including George Coleman, Harold Mabern, Cameron Brown and Warren Vaché and has appeared at such legendary venues and events as JVC Jazz Festival, The Blue Note, Birdland and Iridium. Her work has received frequent rave reviews including The New York Daily News ("… the scat's meow." – W. Wong) and Time Out Magazine ("You won't believe your ears – this jazz singer's velvety voice is a wonder to behold." – H.S. Jolley). Live radio performances and interviews have included: Jim Lowe & Friends (syndicated nationally); David Kenney's Everything Old Is New Again (WBAI-FM, New York); and Jeff Duperon's Straight Ahead (WRTI, Philadelphia). Laurie has participated in a number of commercial projects including: a singing appearance on The Cosby Show; solo vocals on Good Night Blue, a CD released by the Nickelodeon TV program Blues Clues; and various television and radio jingles and videos. In June 2000, her life was chronicled as the cover story for Cabaret Scenes Magazine (Getting Off The Fast Track by Peter Leavy).

Catch Me If You Can

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Laura Crema - Spring Is Here

Styles: Vocal

Year: 2007

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 58:38

Size: 134,2 MB

Art: Front

(5:07)  1. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing

(5:27)  2. Autumn Serenade

(3:05)  3. Blackbird

(5:19)  4. Estate

(4:59)  5. A Ghost Of A Chance

(3:04)  6. New Day

(5:57)  7. Lazy Afternoon

(6:07)  8. So In Love

(5:21)  9. Skylark

(5:37) 10. Spring Is Here

(4:14) 11. Summer Night

(4:17) 12. Tenderly

Maximum Jazz together with EMI Music Canada are proud to announce that Laura Crema's "Spring is Here" was named Vocal Jazz Recording of the Year in the 2007 Village Voice Jazz Poll Ballots by Jazz Journalist James Hale (Downbeat, Coda). The annual poll by the one and only Village Voice combines ballots from 577 critics' Top 10 lists to acknowledge the best albums of 2007.

"Vancouver jazz vocalist Laura Crema and trumpeter/producer Brad Turner make for a powerful combination. Hers is a wonderfully deep, expressive voice and Turner has surrounded her with some great players and sounds. This is quite the inspired treat!"-The Vancouver Province "All great jazz singers have at least three qualities in common. The first is that unique timbre that sets their voice apart. The second is the material they choose to sing. And the third is the fresh ideas and insights they bring to those songs. Laura Crema has all three in spades!-CBC Radio

"Vancouver's Laura Crema has an ageless quality to her dry, dark voice.." --Downbeat Magazine

"She has a knack for bringing out a tune's inherant emotional contours"-Coda Magazine

"An uplifting and atmospheric album, the most impressive offering yet from this accomplished West coast singer."-The Edmonton Journal

"Vocalist Laura Crema is poised to take center-stage on the international jazz scene."-Flutenotes

"Crema makes low notes glow like coals" -Mark Andrews, The Vancouver Sun

"Vocalist Laura Crema is poised to take center-stage on the international jazz scene. Possessed of a powerful voice with great depth and resonance, she bring a warm and strongly emotive approach to classic torch songs." - Tom Keenliside, flutenotes

"Laura Crema's sultry vocals pull you deep into the dark, smokey room of some 40's speakeasy where torch songs spoke volumes from the heart.......unadulterated musical silk, and not to be missed." -Sue Braiden, CBC radio

"...Crema's rich, vibrant voice held the audience spellbound with a set that ranged from Cole Porter to Elvis Costello".... -Paul Grant, Host of CBC Radio's Hotair

"Crema is a true artist,..she knows when to hold the note like a longing memory and when to let it go like a painful betrayal. " -Gregory J. Robb, All About Jazz

"...a lush, unique instrument, with an affinity for ballads, such as the CD's ("Almost Blue") stunning title track"-George Evans, Planet Jazz   http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7535825&style=classical&fulldesc=T

Spring Is Here

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Cathi Ogden - Souvenirs from Stockholm

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:59
Size: 120,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:15)  1. One of You
(3:56)  2. By the Sea
(3:46)  3. Birthday
(5:51)  4. Drinking Again
(3:31)  5. My Philosophy
(3:48)  6. Trouble Times Two
(4:02)  7. Like Young
(3:52)  8. It's Not Me
(3:19)  9. My Funny Valentine
(6:49) 10. State of You
(4:11) 11. Meaninglessnessism
(5:33) 12. Breathe

Jazz singer and song-writer Cathi Ogden is back in Sydney to launch her new Jazz album 'SOUVENIRS FROM STOCKHOLM'. The album is described by her producer Grant Windsor as being "Swing meets Beatnik; witty and soulful, inspired by Blossom Dearie".
Cathi lives in London where she is famous for being the face of the Aussie themed UK insurance brand Sheilas' Wheels. This is a far cry from her life's work as a jazz singer and songwriter, but it makes for a highly entertaining story."This Aussie stood out on Jazz Fm's INSPIRED compilations with her very delicious soulful offering I can't last a day...it deserves wider recognition..." http://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/cathi-ogden-album-launch/67541

Souvenirs from Stockholm

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