Kip Traylor - A Lot Of Life To Live

Size: 82,1 MB
Time: 35:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Vocal Blues, Pop Blues, Pop
Art: Front

01. Lonely Avenue (3:12)
02. Make Your Move (2:57)
03. Waiting For You (3:34)
04. Learning You (2:51)
05. Beautiful Afternoon (3:21)
06. Love Song (2:57)
07. What Makes You You (2:59)
08. Back In Bed (3:21)
09. Losing Control (3:21)
10. The Last Time (3:10)
11. A Lot Of Life To Live (3:46)

From Montgomery’s Best Kept Secret to multiple Grammy nominations, Kip Traylor’s catchy songwriting, powerful vocal tone and honest lyrics are capturing listeners from coast to coast. Igniting with her humble beginnings at local venues and open mic nights, this up and coming singer songwriter has taken the blues world by storm with her 2012 LP, A Lot of Life to Live. Now back on the road and preparing to hit the studio again, Traylor is poised to turn herself into the genre’s hottest rising star.

Originally founded as a duo act, Traylor immediately drew the eyes and ears of her local scene, landing in the Montgomery Advertiser as the city’s Best Local Club Act in 2005. Following more local gigging and an EP release, she hit the road for a series of regional tours throughout the Southeast, then unveiling her debut acoustic record, The Live Sessions in 2008 and Beautiful Accident in 2010.

After teaming up with producer and co-owner of Great Moments In Music (GMIM Records) Tom Doane, Traylor hit the studio to record her latest full-band project, A Lot of Life to Live in 2012 .Joined by an all-star cast of keyboardist Coleman Woodson III, bassist Freddie Smith, drummer Josh Oswald and saxophonist Walt Hines, the album took shape while elevating her writing and arranging skills to new heights. Driven by early success of the title track, A Lot of Life to Live landed four 2012 Grammy nominations including Best Album, Best Blues Album, Best Vocal and Best Song.

Influenced by a wide variety of masterful songwriters such as John Mayer, Etta James, Ray Charles, Norah Jones, Adele, Ben Harper and others, Traylor crafts a sultry brand of bluesy rock with jazzy punctuation. The passion bleeds through in each and every track of the album, powered with personal, yet relatable lyrics which she masterfully expresses to her listeners.

A Lot Of Life To Live

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Jesse Peters - Face Time

Size: 109,2 MB
Time: 47:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Vocal Jazz, Soul Jazz
Art: Front

01. That Ain't Today (2:53)
02. Rockin Daddy (Feat. Dave Babcock) (4:27)
03. It's Over Now (3:51)
04. Don't Go To Strangers (3:58)
05. Change The World (3:53)
06. Face Time (Feat. Paul Thorne) (2:56)
07. PYT - Working Day And Night (4:14)
08. His Eye Is On The Sparrow (4:49)
09. Fragile (5:12)
10. Songbird (4:33)
11. I Got A Woman (3:21)
12. More (Bonus Track) (3:04)

Jesse Peters’ newest recording, Face Time, is jazz-edged-soul, embracing a vocal driven mix of original and standard tunes filled with energy, innovation, scope, and range. From an ethereal falsetto that captures the fragility and depth of vocal colour (Songbird, It's Over Now) to a cheeky commentary on our all-consuming digital world (Face Time); from the classic swing Jesse was known for as the vocalist/songwriter/pianist of the Peters Drury Trio (Don't Go To Strangers, That Ain't Today, More) to energetic romps that are tributes to Ray Charles and, yes, the King of Pop himself, Jesse has crafted a set of tunes that beg to be listened to with only the finest of wine, or an excellent scotch, in hand. Retro, classic, recorded live-off-the-floor, Face Time, is a tribute to Jesse's jazz and soul music influences, showing where this jazz vocalist has taken his talent over the years.

Face Time

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Roy Meriwether - Twilight Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 64:20
Size: 147.3 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[ 5:46] 1. Dear Miss Kayla
[ 5:23] 2. The All Nighter
[ 7:49] 3. Twilight Blues
[ 7:29] 4. A Signom Tribute
[ 6:06] 5. It Ain't Necessarily So
[ 6:54] 6. The Nearness Of You
[ 4:23] 7. If Ever I Would Leave You
[ 7:23] 8. Sara Jane
[ 2:43] 9. Flyin Boogie
[10:20] 10. Signom Tribute (Reprise)

Throughout the history of jazz there have been some truly extraordinary musicians who have made significant contributions. Among them is the prolific pianist Roy Meriwether. Roy's career has spanned several decades while consistently dazzling fans with his unique phrasing and dramatically complex piano performances. "Twilight Blues" is one of Roy's finest artistic accomplishment and one in which he comes full circle as an arranger and a jazz virtuoso. Yet, he never abandons his signature style which has garnered quotes such as "the man with the thundering left hand" and "the best left hand in jazz piano performing with style, his music is alive and jumps with spectacular arrangements."

Fans who have been following Roy's career have been privileged to experience the progression of a remarkable artist from his earlier recordings on Columbia Records such as "Soup & Onions/Soul Cookin'" "Popcorn & Soul" "The Stone Truth" and "Soul Invader," through the Capitol Records releases "Soul Night" and "Preachin'" on to his Fahrenheit titles "Xtensions," "Opening Night" and "This One's On Me." In this recording Roy features legendary tenor saxophonist Houston Person, who has many recordings to his credit and is a leader in his own right. Playing bass for Roy is Leon Dee Dorsey, the creative young bassist who has an extensive history with everyone from the likes of Frank Sinatra to Art Blakely. Finally there is the soulful Dave Meade, who is the consummate drummer on this CD.

From swing to funk you can find your dish!and plenty of it. A touch of history prevails when Roy pays homage to his late uncle, the great blues singer and pianist Big Maceo, by performing "Flyin' Boogie." Roy demonstrates that unmistakable stride style in the performance of this song; reminiscent of the juke points where Mr. Piano would stride across the keys while the drinks were poured. Excitement is the key component of what he creates musically. Roy's piano playing is rooted in Gospel, Blues, and Jazz and one can only marvel at the depth of his performances. "Twilight Blues" is delightful and a must listen for any true jazz fan.

Twilight Blues

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Catherine Russell - Sentimental Streak

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 46:33

Size: 106.6 MB

Styles: Jazz vocals

Year: 2008

Art: Front

[2:32] 1. So Little Time (So Much To Do)

[3:03] 2. I'm Lazy, That's All

[3:03] 3. Kitchen Man

[2:23] 4. Oh Yes, Take Another Guess

[3:13] 5. New Orleans

[3:17] 6. My Old Daddy's Got A Brand New Way To Love

[6:09] 7. South To A Warmer Place

[2:44] 8. Thrill Me

[2:56] 9. You Better Watch Yourself, Bub

[2:53] 10. I've Got That Thing

[3:16] 11. I Don't Care Who Knows

[3:20] 12. Broken Nose

[4:59] 13. Luci

[2:36] 14. You For Me, Me For You

On her second album, SENTIMENTAL STREAK, Catherine Russell turns back the clock to the era of blues, ragtime, and swing, summoning the ghosts of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and a young Billie Holiday. Russell may draw comparisons to contemporary old-time revivalists like Madeleine Peyroux, yet there's an exuberance and vitality to the singer's performances that give SENTIMENTAL STREAK the ring of authenticity. Suitable for playing softly in the background or turning up to jitterbug levels, Russell's trip down music's memory lane charms and seduces.

Catherine Russell (vocals); Larry Campbell (guitar, resonator guitar, mandolin, violin); Matt Munisteri (guitar, banjo); Rachelle Garniez (accordion); Erik Lawrence (saxophone); Steven Bernstein (trumpet, slide trumpet, cornet); Howard Johnson (tuba); Larry Ham, Brian John Mitchell (piano); Lee Hudson, Byron Isaacs (acoustic bass); James Wormworth (drums).

Sentimental Streak 

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Count Red Hastings - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 40:59
Size: 93.8 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1979/1991
Art: Front

[3:14] 1. Diga Diga Doo
[2:53] 2. Sugar Cane
[2:35] 3. Minor In The Diner
[3:22] 4. She's Funny That Way
[3:06] 5. Patches
[2:30] 6. Begin The Beguine
[2:53] 7. Candied Yam
[3:01] 8. Patches 2
[3:06] 9. Baboo
[2:14] 10. Minor In The Diner 2
[3:52] 11. Midnight Moan
[2:34] 12. Snap Case
[2:47] 13. Jumpin' With Pio
[2:44] 14. Danny's Jump

A fine tenor saxophonist who appeared on many sessions in the 1950s, Count Hastings only led two sessions of his own in his career, both for Gotham and released in full on this CD. The first two songs (from 1948) are with an unidentified rhythm section and include a barely recognizable "Begin the Beguine." The eight numbers from the January 4, 1950, session (including two alternate takes) often have Hastings teamed with fellow tenor George Kelly and some sparks fly. The music is early R&B but also has the influence of small-group swing and bebop. The material is mostly basic, but the playing is creative within the genre. Also included on this CD are two numbers apiece from altoist Danny Turner (no relation to the later Count Basie alto of the same name) and the completely forgotten (but worthwhile) tenor Eddie Woodland. Fun jump music. ~ Scott Yanow

Recording information: ??/??/1948-01/04/1950.

Count Red Hastings

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Astrid Seriese - Eclipse

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:37
Size: 141,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:26)  1. Eclipse
(3:35)  2. Yesterday Is Here
(2:54)  3. Roll With My Baby
(5:06)  4. Calling You
(3:33)  5. Tender as a Rose
(4:09)  6. I'm a Stranger Here Myself
(5:49)  7. Kloptiklokbop
(4:17)  8. Meantime
(3:35)  9. Only Women Bleed
(3:30) 10. Throw It Away
(3:41) 11. Oughta Be a Woman
(5:45) 12. A Child Is Born
(1:57) 13. Little Boy Blue
(5:19) 14. Celona Bar
(3:54) 15. We Believed in Love

Astrid Seriese ( The Hague , February 26 1957 ) is a Dutch jazz singer, actress and singing teacher . Seriese was born as the daughter of an Indian mother and a Dutch father as the youngest in a family of five children. After grammar school she attended initial training at the Conservatory in Amsterdam and the Academy for Cabaret in the same place. After a few years they stopped the conservatory.  In 1985 she sang-with Mathilde Santing and Julya Lo'ko - in the Dutch team at the Knokke Song Contest . She then formed a duo with Nedly Morales . In 1987 followed her acting debut in the Dutch film Blonde Dolly . 

The years that she performed in several theater productions and toured Europe. In Britain it was in 1991 on the BBC to see if player / singer in the musical television production "M is for Man, Music, Mozart" with video of Peter Greenaway and music of Louis Andriessen . (In the Netherlands broadcast by the AVRO .)  In 1992, she sings along in Fausto, the opera composer Harry de Wit . In 1993 her debut album came out showing crafted covers to hear. "Eclipse" The album is well received in the Netherlands. After a theater tour appeared in 1994 her second solo album "Secret World". Together with Peter Meuris Seriese composed the music in 1995 at the five-part NCRV series "Condemned". In the years that followed Seriese toured the Netherlands and they brought some albums. In 2000 she quit her own shows, because they could no longer financially for life.  In 2006 she began bassist Wim Processed and visual artist Mieke de Haan with performances under the title Charcoal Songs . Bio ~ Trasnslate by google http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_Seriese

Eclipse

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Greg Skaff - Ellington Boulevard

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:32
Size: 148,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:22)  1. Baku
(7:31)  2. Rambler
(6:06)  3. Super 80
(7:13)  4. Blues For Mr. T
(6:28)  5. Delphia
(9:13)  6. Inception
(7:15)  7. Poundcake
(6:45)  8. Isfahan
(7:35)  9. Highway 54

Recording studios can be cold and uninviting places. Without the ambience of a live room and an eager audience, some artists are challenged to capture the fire and the energy that results from the feedback of a receptive group of listeners. As wonderful as many studio recordings are, they don't always succeed in portraying what the group is really about. Watching Hudson Music's video of The Peter Erskine Trio Live at Jazz Baltica versus any of the trio's ECM recordings show, for example, a very different group. The sterility of the studio doesn't appear to be problematic for guitarist Greg Skaff. Add the clink of glass, the occasional cough and the scrape of chair against floor and Ellington Boulevard is so hot, so full of life that it could easily have been recorded in a club. It combines the energy of a live recording with the greater control over sound that is possible in the recording studio the best, then, of both possible worlds.  

Ellington Boulevard , released last year as Blues for Mr. T and now reissued by ZOHO Records, pays tribute to the late Stanley Turrentine, a one-time employer of Skaff and inspiration for this set of high octane bop, soul grooves and blues. Teamed with organist Mike Le Donne and drummer Joe Farnsworth, Skaff creates a set that moves from the more complex post bop of "Baku" to the comfortable swing of "Rambler" and the light shuffle of the title track. As a guitarist, Skaff's precedence lies in Wes Montgomery and Grant Green, but by way of George Benson and Pat Martino. With a tone that is less thick, less dark than Martino's he still tends to favour rapid sixteenth-note runs and the occasional repeated phrase for emphasis. But unlike Martino Skaff settles more gently into a ballad, as he does in his bluesy reading of Freddie Hubbard's "Delphia." Still, like Martino he also favours tempo shifts within a tune, as he does on the Hubbard piece. Le Donne is equally capable of navigating the sometimes circuitous charts that Skaff chooses. 

He swings the bottom end hard on McCoy Tyner's "Inception," yet is equally capable of greasy funk on Skaff's own "Poundcake." And Farnsworth, heard recently on Eric Alexander's Dead Center , proves that the best drummers have the breadth of vision to cover everything from the tender Ellington/Strayhorn ballad "Isfahan" to Skaff's soul jazz closer, "Highway 54." But what makes this a most satisfying date is how completely committed the trio is. 

The ring of truth is loud and clear on this recording; there's not a wasted phrase, nor a note that doesn't feel like the right and only choice. Ellington Boulevard is another fine record from Skaff, who, along with Vic Juris, Dave Stryker and Richie Hart, is leading the vanguard of contemporary post bop guitarists on the New York scene. ~ John Kelman   

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=15322#.UofEl-Jc_vs

Personnel: Greg Skaff (guitar), Mike Le Donne (Hammond B-3 organ), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

Ellington Boulevard

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Trijntje Oosterhuis - We've Only Just Begun CD1 And CD2

Styles: Jazz Pop
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:48 (CD1)
Size: 162,4 MB (CD1)
Time: 72:24 (CD2)
Size: 173,4 MB (CD2)
Art: Front

CD 1

(3:59)  1. Somebody Else's Lover
(4:34)  2. De Zee
(3:08)  3. Walk On By
(4:23)  4. Face In The Crowd
(3:47)  5. Good Day
(2:42)  6. I Wany You Back
(4:05)  7. I'll Say Goodbye
(2:50)  8. I Say A Little Prayer
(3:58)  9. Wereld Zonder Jou
(5:59) 10. See You As I Do
(3:37) 11. Goodmorning Heartache (Live)
(4:23) 12. Let Us Be Always (Live)
(3:45) 13. Standin' Strong Together
(3:20) 14. For Once In My Life (Live)
(5:43) 15. Ken Je Mij (Live)
(3:55) 16. Free
(3:32) 17. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

CD 2

(3:59)  1. Touch Me There
(3:59)  2. Kom Vlieg Met Me Mee
(3:13)  3. Nu Dat Jij Er Bent
(3:13)  4. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
(3:21)  5. Everything Has Changed (Imaani's Song)
(3:31)  6. Where Is The Love
(4:22)  7. One Moment Your Mind
(5:29)  8. Since We Got Back Our Power
(6:56)  9. Hifi (duet Wizards Of Ooze)
(4:06) 10. Love Me In Slowmotion
(3:59) 11. Brief Aan Jou (duet Opposites)
(6:38) 12. God Bless The Child
(5:15) 13. Fire & Rain
(3:32) 14. Music & Me
(3:50) 15. That's What Friends Are For
(3:14) 16. Ain't Who You Are
(3:39) 17. We've Only Just Begun

Trijntje Oosterhuis is one of the best pop/jazz singers from the Netherlands and she deserves a big shout out to the world. So this new compilation with the stuff she did in the last 15 years is a great way to do that. She is also known as Traincha, which makes is possible for non-native speakers to pronounce her name right to some extent.

Trijntje started out as the lead singer for the band Total Touch, which she co-founded with her brother Tjeerd Oosterhuis. Tjeerd is a skilled musician and is by now a good producer as well. This compilation contains the Total Touch singles Somebody Else's Lover, I'll Say Goodbye, Standin' Strong Together, Touch Me There, One Moment Your Mind and Love Me In Slow Motion from the two albums the band made in the 90s. The sound is kinda R&B from that decade, but the songs still are as strong as I remember them from back in those days. Strong vocals from Trijntje and her magnificent background vocalists on top of catchy songs. Good stuff.

She started singing as a solo artist by singing songs in Dutch. There's De Zee which is the 'title' song for the opening of the Amsterdam Arena, the football stadium of Ajax Amsterdam. It was followed by a duet with Marco Borsato called Wereld Zonder Jou, which would have been a great single when she could have sung it with a male vocalist who could actually sing. It still is a decent song, though. Next there is Vlieg Met Me Mee, which is the title songs for the Dutch film Abeltje, about a small boy traveling to New York and Africa in an elevator. Great song, even when Trijntje performs it nowadays. You can forget about the film, though. Very special is Ken Je Mij, which is a song Tjeerd wrote to the lyrics of father Huub Oosterhuis. The lyrics actually are a poem Huub wrote when Trijntje was born. Great song with a very emotional story. Further songs in Dutch are Nu Dat Jij Er Bent, which was recorded in honour of the birth of the Dutch crown princess Amalia van Oranje, and Brief Aan Jou for which Trijntje provided the chorus to this song of the one of the two rappers for the Dutch Opposites. All these songs prove the greatness of Trijntje’s voice as well as the fact that she should continue to record in Dutch as well.

Trijntje released a couple of solo cd’s with her own material, but is well known for her interpretations of other people’s songs as well as her jazz concerts and Blue Note recordings. She recorded cover albums with songs from Stevie Wonder (For Once In My Life), Michael Jackson (I Want You Back and Music & Me, the album was recorded as a way to express her grieve to the death of MJ), Billie Holliday (God Bless The Child) and Burt Bacherach. The last name is a bit special. Trijntje recorded an album with Bacherach covers together with The Metropole Orchestra, called The Look Of Love. Burt Bacherach heard the recording and was so impressed he wrote a new song for Trijntje, which lead to a second album with the new song Who’ll Speak For Love as the title track. Both albums show perfectly why the songs from Burt are so good and what a fantastic singer Trijntje is. One more shout out: the magnificent The Metropole Orchestra, which is the best orchestra in the world for these kinds of recordings ranging from pop and jazz (both as a full orchestra as well as the big band version) to classical. If you don’t believe me, ask the numerous artists that have recorded with them in the past, including Elvis Costello, Moke, Ivan Lins and Within Temptation. 

The compilation contains further duets with Lionel Richie (love the song, but once again should have had a better male vocalist), Frank McComb (nice song, but the weakest song from the big band album Sundays In New York), Raoul Midon (a bit dull) and Herman Brood (should have been left out here, this song does do nothing for me). To prove Trijntje is nowhere near retirement, the album includes a couple of new songs. Good Day is a nice upbeat song written by Jamie Cullum. Ain’t Who You Are shows some signs of Total Touch and Since We Got Back The Power is the kind of soul ballad Trijntje does best. So there it is, a great introduction to Trijntje. This album contains some songs that are so so, but since it is a double album it is worth every penny (or euro cent, as we say in The Netherlands). It shows Trijntje as a very versatile singer, with a unique place in the Dutch pop/jazz scene.  http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/47067/Trijntje-Oosterhuis-We%E2%80%99ve-Only-Just-Begun/

We've Only Just Begun Disc 1,Disc 2

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Ben Sidran - The Cat And The Hat

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1979
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:48
Size: 86,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:00)  1. Hi-Fly
(4:11)  2. Ask Me Now
(4:45)  3. Like Sonny
(4:28)  4. Give It To The Kids
(3:33)  5. Minority
(3:53)  6. Blue Daniel
(4:28)  7. Ballin' The Jack
(3:12)  8. Girl Talk
(4:14)  9. Seven Steps To Heaven

This album became the stuff of legend after the A&M Horizon label went out of busines just weeks after its release. The Steve Gadd feature on "Seven Steps to Heaven" has been transcribed and passed down to generations of drummers, and the versions of "Girl Talk" (with original lyrics to replace the Bobby Troup trops) and "Blue Daniel" (with original lyrics that became the song "Life's a Lesson") have been covered often.  http://bensidran.com/album/the-cat-and-the-hat

Ben Sidran - Piano, Vocals; Steve Gadd – Drums; Abe Laboriel – Bass;  Mike Mainieri – Vibraphone; Lee Ritenour – Guitar; Michael Brecker – Saxophone; Joe Henderson – Saxophone; Tom Harrell –Trumpet; Buzzy Feitenm – Guitar;  Luther Van Dross – Vocals;  Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion; Don Grolnick – Organ; Tom Scott – Saxophone; Pete Christlieb – Saxophone; Jim Horn – Saxophone; Jerry Hey – Trumpet;  Frank Floyd – Vocals; Mike Finnegan - Vocals

The Cat And The Hat

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