Fabie Anstee Trio - Home

Size: 119,6 MB
Time: 50:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Vocal Jazz, Traditional Jazz Combo
Art: Front

01. Speedy (2:59)
02. Wish You Were Here (4:38)
03. You Got It (3:57)
04. Home (4:00)
05. You're Kind of Lovely (4:34)
06. Me, Myself, And Goodbye (2:51)
07. Some Rainy Days (4:23)
08. That's Just Fine (3:57)
09. Lump of Coal (4:11)
10. One More Time (3:31)
11. No Money, Just Whiskey (3:53)
12. All I Have to Say (3:15)
13. Old Chicago Town (4:32)

The Fabie AnsteeTrio are a group of Chicago musicians who compose and perform original tunes in the style of early-to-mid-twentieth century popular music. With a fresh voice in today’s songwriting landscape, their music pays tribute to the tradition of the Great American Songbook. It is their hope to bring the craft of songsmanship back into the public musical consciousness so that they can share the music that they love with the world.

Derbhile Fabie is an accomplished Irish vocalist and keyboard player based in Chicago. Influenced by great jazz singers such as Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O’Day, she delivers sincere renditions of our original tunes that evoke memories of long ago.

Rob Anstee (bass) has been composing original music since the early 90s when he began studying composition at the University of Chicago. Rob is a huge fan of Cole Porter, Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, Duke, Basie, and the rest.

CL Fabie rounds out the trio on drums. A longtime fixture in the Chicago music scene, Chris has been teaching and performing on drums, percussion, and guitar since the early 90s, and continues to be recognized for his musicianship and originality.

Home

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Sam Broverman - Leftover Dreams

Size: 136,0 MB
Time: 58:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Vocal Jazz
Art: Front

01. Until The Real Thing Comes Along (4:50)
02. Please Be Kind (3:05)
03. Oh, You Crazy Moon (2:48)
04. Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week (3:22)
05. A Month Ago - Like Someone In Love (3:34)
06. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (5:34)
07. It Could Happen To You (3:25)
08. Here's That Rainy Day (3:48)
09. Teach Me Tonight (4:01)
10. All The Way (5:18)
11. Come Dance With Me (3:29)
12. All My Tomorrows (5:28)
13. Call Me Irresponsible (4:13)
14. Empty Tables (2:28)
15. A Sammy Cahn Song (2:41)

Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen were both born in 1913, which marks 100 years since their birth at the time that this album was recorded. The contributions of these two exceptional songwriters make up two essential chapters in the American Songbook. This album presents some of their greatest songs, while also representing the range of their careers. After learning a bit about the lives of Cahn and Van Heusen, I felt that a natural way to present these songs would be in the order they were written, creating something of a musical biography.
Cahn had 27 and Van Heusen had 14 Oscar nominated songs, 11 of which they wrote together, and 3 of which won Oscars; 2 are on this album, All The Way, 1957, and Call Me Irresponsible, 1963. Cahn's first hit Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, was with Saul Chaplin in 1937, adapted from the Yiddish theatre. The first two songs on the album are Cahn/Chaplin songs. The next several songs are from the 1940s, during which Cahn's main collaborator was Jule Styne, and Van Heusen's was Johnny Burke. Cahn and Van Heusen teamed up in the mid 1950s and wrote together into the 60s. The later part of the album includes several of their songs from that period.
Empty Tables is a sad, poignant, beautiful song by Van Heusen and one my very favorite song writers Johnny Mercer. The song was written in 1974, not long before Mercer died, and a few years after the death of Judy Garland. Mercer and Garland were romatically involved over a period of years after they met on the set of The Wizard of Oz. It is believed that Mercer wrote a number of his greatest songs with Garland in mind, and it is my belief that he wrote Empty Tables as an epilogue to their relationship.
I wrote the final song on the album as a thank you from me to Sammy Cahn in particular and to all the great songwriters of the American Songbook. Their musical and cultural influence are immeasurable and their songs will endure forever and will enlighten and entertain us time after time. ~Sam Broverman

Leftover Dreams

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Wilson Phillips - Christmas In Harmony

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:18
Size: 87.7 MB
Styles: Holiday, Rock
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
[3:09] 2. Little Drummer Boy
[3:23] 3. Warm Lovin' Christmastime
[2:49] 4. When A Child Is Born
[2:38] 5. Christmastime
[3:01] 6. Silent Night
[2:45] 7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
[3:12] 8. Silver Bells
[2:56] 9. Sleigh Ride
[3:36] 10. Joy
[2:54] 11. Winter Wonderland
[3:21] 12. The Christmas Song
[1:20] 13. Our Prayer

Reuniting for a Christmas album six years after their 2004 comeback California, Wilson Phillips are in fine 1990 form on Christmas in Harmony. Much of that may be due to the presence of producer Glen Ballard, who produced their eponymous '90s smash (and co-wrote much of it too, including "Hold On" and "You're in Love" ), and he gives Christmas in Harmony the same bright, cheerful sheen as Wilson Phillips. He's so successful at re-creating the early-`90s vibe that the album could be mistaken as a relic from 1992, but that's a plus: anybody looking for a Wilson Phillips holiday album will want something that sounds like their classic hits, and so this does, turning everything from "Silver Bells" and Roy Wood's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" into crisp, clean, adult contemporary pop. Perhaps it's not a Christmas album for everyone, but for those who want Wilson Phillips sunnily harmonizing for the holidays, Christmas in Harmony will satisfy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Recording information: Carnie And Rob's Studio; The High Window; The Manor, Los Angeles, CA; Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA.

Wilson Phillips (vocals); David Levita (guitar); Kim Hutchkroft (saxophone); Zac Rae (keyboards); Glen Ballard (synthesizer); Blair Sinta (drums).

Christmas In Harmony

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The Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina Quartet - Pacific Standard (Swingin') Time!

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 74:45
Size: 171.1 MB
Styles: Swing, Easy Listening
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:04] 1. All The Things You Are
[3:31] 2. How High The Moon
[3:50] 3. Yesterdays
[4:38] 4. Gone With The Wind
[2:55] 5. Ill Wind
[2:39] 6. A Foggy Day
[3:25] 7. On Green Dolphin Street
[3:22] 8. Satin Doll
[4:18] 9. Darn That Dream
[4:13] 10. The Song Is You
[3:14] 11. Misty
[3:05] 12. In A Mellow Tone
[2:34] 13. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
[2:16] 14. Autumn In Rome
[4:07] 15. When Lights Are Low
[4:00] 16. Streets Of Dreams
[2:44] 17. Never On Friday
[1:51] 18. 's Wonderful
[4:48] 19. Scrapple From The Apple
[3:21] 20. Playin' It Cool
[3:47] 21. You Are Too Beautiful
[2:53] 22. Runaway

The Buddy De Franco-Tommy Gumina Quartet made a sensational debut at Hollywood’s “Pick-a-Rib” night club in March 1960, playing assertive, driving modern jazz. In this new setting, Buddy’s fleet, fluid clarinet gained an exciting, fresh context with jazz accordion virtuoso Tommy Gumina. Besides the mutually enhanced over-all sound of clarinet and accordion, the appealing arrangements De Franco and Gumina devised reveal a shared outlook. It firmly placed the emphasis on melody and rhythm, lyricism and stimulation, as much as on their dazzling technical accomplishments.

The quartet’s first two albums, “Pacific Standard (Swingin’!) Time,” and “Presenting...” reflect this. Not only is De Franco warmed by Gumina’s strongly swinging attack, but both he and Gumina are also pushed hard by the sturdy rhythm support of bassists Bob Stone and Bill Plummer, and drummers Frank De Vito and John Guerin. Together they delivered straightforward, thoughtfully conceived and beautifully played unpretentious small-group jazz, with a character all its own.

Buddy De Franco (clarinet), Tommy Gumina (accordion), Bob Stone, Bill Plummer (bass), Frank De Vito, John Guerin (drums).

Pacific Standard (Swingin'!) Time

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Carole King - The Legendary Demos

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 39:06
Size: 89.5 MB
Styles: Soft rock
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:24] 1. Pleasant Valley Sunday
[2:51] 2. So Goes Love
[2:17] 3. Take Good Care of My Baby
[2:51] 4. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
[3:12] 5. Like Little Children
[2:21] 6. Beautiful
[1:48] 7. Crying in the Rain
[3:23] 8. Way Over Yonder
[3:15] 9. Yours Until Tomorrow
[3:28] 10. It's Too Late
[2:59] 11. Tapestry
[4:01] 12. Just Once in My Life
[4:09] 13. You've Got a Friend

Carole King's influence as a songwriter and as a monolithic force in the history of American pop music is far-reaching and inarguable. In the minds of many, King's story begins with Tapestry, her 1971 solo breakthrough album that went on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide and spawned a stream of FM radio classics for generations to come. What some people don't know about is her tireless work as a songwriter leading up to her own incredible solo work, penning songs that would become huge hits for everyone from the Monkees to James Taylor to the Turtles. The Legendary Demos gathers together for the first time ever the working demonstrational tapes King made of her compositions, the same tapes that these bands would reference when learning and recording their versions of the songs, as well as personal rough drafts of songs that would later appear on Tapestry. Recorded hastily and stored for decades on tiny plastic reels, there's a rawness and urgency to these recordings. Often put to tape in the course of an afternoon, directly after conception with the help of various session musicians, these demos are crackling with a triumphant sense of carefree spontaneity. The intimacy of these tracks is what makes them truly special. Tracks from the Tapestry era like "It's Too Late," "Beautiful," and "You've Got a Friend" capture all the breezy lushness of their studio versions with more Spartan arrangements of piano and vocals way up front. Their softly powerful delivery gives the feeling of an incredibly gifted friend casually practicing in the next room. Earlier demos cut when King was in her teens working as a staff songwriter at Brill Building contemporary Aldon Music give up a haunting rendition of "Crying in the Rain," a spare and focused "Take Good Care of My Baby," and a downright majestic piano and vocal version of "Just Once in My Life," all huge hits for the Everly Brothers, Bobby Vee, and the Righteous Brothers, respectively. The songs are already familiar staples, but King's lilting, almost instinctively brilliant performances shed light on the true spirit of her songs. Her soulful vocals on "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" resound with more verve and yearning than her later Tapestry version and arguably more immediacy and reaching than even Aretha Franklin's legendary version. The Legendary Demos is a fantastic example of a collection of unreleased material that really works rather than some lackluster hodgepodge of archived filler. Even the occasionally marred or crunchy fidelity of some of these songs doesn't detract from their potency. If anything, it adds to the fly-on-the-wall feeling of listening in on a true genius at different phases of her genre-shaping development. ~ Fred Thomas

The Legendary Demos

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Grant Geissman - Bop! Bang! Boom!

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 65:24
Size: 149.7 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:43] 1. Boom!
[5:36] 2. The Singularity
[5:27] 3. Q Tip
[6:00] 4. Un Poco Espanol
[6:18] 5. Go To The Window
[5:59] 6. Good Morning, Mr. Phelps
[3:37] 7. $25 Stella
[5:29] 8. Texas Shuffle
[6:09] 9. Samba En Menor
[4:29] 10. Guitarism
[6:15] 11. Take Yer Time
[5:16] 12. Off The Grid

Grant Geissman's lengthy career as a guitarist and composer started in the early '70s. His résumé includes the guitar solo on flugelhornist Chuck Mangione's 1978 hit single "Feels So Good," a discography of around 15 albums as leader and compositions for TV such as the theme for the CBS comedy Two And A Half Men. Bop! Bang! Boom! is the final installment of a trilogy that also includes Say That! (Futurism, 2006) and Cool Man Cool (Futurism, 2009). As before, it features a strong core band plus guest appearances from Geismann's friends and colleagues including saxophonist Tom Scott, guitarists Larry Carlton and Albert Lee, and Brian Wilson collaborator Van Dyke Parks, on accordion.

The single defining characteristic of the music on this album, all written by Geissman, is its lack of a single defining characteristic—except, perhaps, its immediate likeability. There are a couple of smooth Latin tunes, "Samba En Menor" and "Un Poco Español," while there's a slow, swampy, blues, "Take Yer Time," which features Geissman's TV music writing partner Dennis C Brown and TV producer Chuck Lorre in a three-guitar lineup.

"Boom!" provides some funk, with lovely unison lines from Geismann and Brian Scanlon on tenor saxophone, "The Singularity" is rooted in bebop, "Q Tip" mixes funk and boogie into an irrepressibly danceable tune, and there's even a spot of electric sitar on the Indian-influenced "Go To The Window." The lyrical "Guitarism," on which Geissman overdubs two guitars and palmas (flamenco-style handclaps), is the album's gentlest and prettiest number, though it's in a close run with the sweet "Good Morning, Mr Phelps," which features Scanlon on soprano sax. "$25 Stella" is a slinky, accordion-led Cajun number, on which Geissman adds a spiky solo played on the 1966 Stella acoustic guitar which has been in his family for three generations (and which may or may not have originally cost the titular sum). The tune is additionally distinguished by the accordion duo of Parks and Doug Lacey, and underpinned by the warm bass notes of Trey Henry's tuba. Cheekily, Geissman follows up with "Texas Shuffle," pretty much the same tune but reworked as an up-tempo guitar shuffle featuring Lee, Carlton and Geissman, all delivering fine solos.

Bop! Bang! Boom! might well be subtitled How To Have Fun With A Guitar, Some Friends And A Cool Bunch Of Tunes. To remain in keeping with the retro-style of artist Miles Thompson's wonderful sleeve design, it seems only fair to award Bop! Bang! Boom! the prestigious epithet of "Groovy!" Which is, of course, very high praise. ~Bruce Lindsay

Grant Geissman: guitars, electric sitar, palmas; Brian Scanlon: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute; Emilio Palame: piano, Fender Rhodes; Trey Henry: acoustic bass, tuba; Ray Brinker: drums; Alex Acuna: congas, bongos, percussion; Brian Kilgore: percussion; Tom Scott: tenor saxophone(3), alto saxophone (12); Tom Rainier: piano (2, 9); Corey Allen: piano (11); Jim Cox: Hammond organ (3, 12); Greg Mathieson: Hammond organ (8); Michael Finnigan: Hammond organ (11); Russell Ferrante: Fender Rhodes (4, 6); Doug Lacey: accordion (7); Van Dyke Parks; accordion (7); Albert Lee: guitar (8); Larry Carlton: guitar (8); Dennis C Brown: guitar, harmonica (11); Chuck Lorre: guitar (11); Leland Sklar: electric bass (11); Kevin Axt: acoustic bass (2, 4, 6, 8, 9).

Recording information: General Confusion Music, Sherman Oaks, CA (07/12/2011-11/19/2011); Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA (07/12/2011-11/19/2011); Johnny Lee Schell's Ultra Tone Studios, Studio City, CA

(07/12/2011-11/19/2011); Lafx, North Hollywood, CA (07/12/2011-11/19/2011); Larry's Log Cabin, Franklin, TN (07/12/2011-11/19/2011).

Bop! Bang! Boom!

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Cecil Brooks III - Hot D.O.G.

Styles: Straight-ahead/Mainstream
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:32
Size: 128,1 MB
Art: Front

( 6:32)  1. Penn Relays
( 7:57)  2. Sunny
( 4:43)  3. Hey Joe
( 6:23)  4. Don't Know Why
( 5:52)  5. Tu Tu
( 5:05)  6. Heaven
( 7:54)  7. Theme from "Mannix"
(10:43)  8. They Long to Be Close to You
( 0:20)  9. Cecil Brooks III Introducing the Band

Cecil Brooks III frequently performs with this unit at his Cecil's Jazz Club & Restaurant in West Orange, New Jersey. The trio abides by a free-spirited, good-timey jazz gait, and is not concerned with reinventing the proverbial wheel. It's a good bet that the patrons got their monies' worth via these perky and tightly-woven spins on jazz and pop standards. The musicians also dish out a sprightly jazz-waltz rendering of "Theme from, Mannix," from the popular 1960s and '70s TV detective series starring Mike Connors.

Brooks holds the fort down with crisp and powerful drumming during these straightforward and unpretentiously executed works. With Bobby Hebbs' pop classic "Sunny," the trio does indeed parallel the song title with a radiant and at times, spunky workout, enamored by guitarist Matt Chertkoff's weeping chord progressions. Then Brooks lays it all out towards the finale with a vividly poetic solo.

The band works within a breezy methodology amid some hot and nasty riffing by organist Kyle Koehler, who also delves into some heated call-and-response mechanisms with his band mates. On the Burt Bacharach/Hal David hit "They Long To Be Close To You," the artists get knee-deep into the classic jazz-organ combo format, spiced with the soloists bluesy phrasings. They inject a prominent groove quotient into the parts of the whole as memorable hooks are equalized by the soloists' buoyant exchanges, nicely exploiting Brooks' nifty arrangements.

~ Glenn Astarita   http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=34439#.UptDjeJc_vs

Personnel: Cecil Brooks III: drums; Kyle Koehler: organ; Matt Chertkoff: guitar.

Hot D.O.G.

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Amanda Wood - My Love

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:10
Size: 118,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:47)  1. Unchain My Heart
(3:32)  2. Do It Again
(4:06)  3. Autumn Leaves
(3:38)  4. Minute By Minute
(4:54)  5. Still Standing
(4:36)  6. Fly Me to the Moon
(3:29)  7. I'm Yours
(3:37)  8. This Magic Moment
(4:00)  9. Don't Explain
(3:13) 10. Teach Me Tonight
(4:29) 11. Spanish Lullaby
(3:29) 12. On My Way to You
(5:14) 13. My Love

Amanda is one of Western Canada's most celebrated vocalists because of her talent for delivering unforgettable performances; combining the dazzle of the voice with the entertainment value of old Hollywood. 

2013 has been a year of excitement especially since Amanda just recently realized a dream by winning a major competition with the Vancouver Canucks and singing in front of 19,000 fans at Rogers Arena.  The performance was such a success that she has been asked to come back and has enjoyed a very warm reception from the media and fans!  2012 found Amanda touring and performing all over China with resident gigs in both Beijing and Hong Kong.

November 12th, 2013 will see the release of Amanda Wood's highly anticipated new album, "My Love." Having worked with multi-Grammy award winners on her dream project she often reflects on what got her to this exciting stage of her career. Amanda has worked hard for years developing her voice, stage presence and songwriting. Amanda was thrilled to receive personal advice from Michael Buble, encouraging her to be brave and take an independent route to accomplish her goals.  http://www.ticketstonight.ca/includes/events/index.cfm?action=displayDetail&eventid=8699

My Love

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Buhaina's Delight

Styles: Hard Bop
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:19
Size: 145,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:58)  1. Backstage Sally
(6:16)  2. Contemplation
(9:21)  3. Bu's Delight
(6:35)  4. Reincarnation Blues
(6:38)  5. Shaky Jake
(5:11)  6. Moon River
(6:04)  7. Backstage Sally (Alternate Take)
(6:56)  8. Bu's Delight (Alternate Take)
(5:03)  9. Reincarnation Blues (Alternate Take)
(5:13) 10. Moon River (Alternate Take)

Arguably the finest lineup of the Jazz Messengers (with the possible exception of the Lee Morgan edition), this incarnation of the band Blakey, saxophonist Wayne Shorter (here playing tenor), young trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Cedar Walton, and bassist Jymie Merritt  set the tone for the hard bop movement of the '60s. This release features six classic modern-jazz icons and four alternate takes. Starting with Shorter's "Backstage Sally," the band jump into a happy, staccato horn chart and the groove-style shuffle that was their signature sound. Shorter's tenor-led ballad "Contemplation" finds the brassmen solidly behind him as he unleashes a breathtaking solo, while the Fuller-penned "Bu's Delight" is a supersonic hard bopper featuring Blakey's cage-rattling drum breaks and a formidable Walton solo. Written and led by Shorter, "Reincarnation Blues" is another good swinger, with counterpoint and unison lines sprinkled in together. The stunner of the set is Walton's "Shaky Jake," a low, moaning melody with deep-blue harmony soaring over a groove shuffle. 

On "Moon River," a frisky bopper featuring substantial solos from Hubbard and Fuller and a joyous arrangement modified from the original blue waltz, the song's staggered phrases are introduced and interrupted by drum breaks. The second takes of "Moon River" and "Backstage Sally" are fairly close to the first takes, while the alternate versions of "Reincarnation Blues" and "Bu's Delight" run one to two minutes shorter than the originals. Overall, you won't find a better representation of what modern mainstream jazz sounds like. Blakey and his band are on it from start to finish. ~ Michael G.Nastos  http://www.allmusic.com/album/buhainas-delight-mw0000082899

Buhaina's Delight

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Richard 'Groove' Holmes - Somethin' Special

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:08
Size: 109,6 MB
Art: Front

(9:12)  1. Something Special
(5:46)  2. Black Groove
(3:11)  3. Me & Groove
(5:17)  4. Comin' Through The Apple
(6:30)  5. I Though I Knew You
(5:27)  6. Carma
(5:41)  7. Blow The Man Down
(6:01)  8. Satin Doll

Somethin' Special is a laidback, funky classic which features Richard "Groove" Holmes trading licks with pianist Les McCann, saxophonist Clifford Scott and guitarist Joe Pass, who makes one of his first recorded appearances on this album. It's a fine, infectious album, highlighed by Holmes and McCann's stylish solo. Blue Note's 1997 CD reissue features two bonus cuts, including one that features saxophonist Ben Webster. ~ Leo Stanley   http://www.allmusic.com/album/somethin-special-mw0000098677

Personnel: Richard Groove Holmes (organ); Clifford Scott (alto & tenor saxophones); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton (trombone); Les McCann (piano); Joe Pass, Gene Edwards (guitar); Ron Jefferson, Leroy Henderson (drums).

Somethin' Special

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Romano Mussolini Trio - Mirage

Styles: Hard Bope
Year: 1974
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:18
Size: 92,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:27)  1. The Twitch
(5:29)  2. Omaggio A Oscar Peterson
(3:50)  3. Sweet Elisabeth
(4:19)  4. Hong Kong
(8:44)  5. Mirage
(5:20)  6. Blues For Alexandra
(6:06)  7. Rachel's Lullaby

b. 26 September 1927, Carpena, Forlì, Italy, d. 3 February 2006, Rome, Italy. The third and youngest son of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, who was executed by partisans at the end of World War II, he played piano under a pseudonym (Romano Full) in his early years. By the early 50s he was becoming known outside Italy thanks to festival appearances and his work as an accompanist to visiting jazzmen. Among the visitors were Lars Gullin and Chet Baker (reportedly, Baker, worried over how to handle his first meeting with Mussolini, stuck out his hand and blurted out, ‘Sorry to hear about your Dad!’). Mussolini regularly led his own small groups, usually playing in a boppish mode; he also developed a technically accomplished solo style. The most famous of these was the Romano Mussolini All Stars, which toured internationally with artists including Baker, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. At the time of his death in February 2006, he was the last surviving child of Benito Mussolini. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/romano-mussolini-mn0000282890/biography

Mirage

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Ben Cassara - Sister Moon

Size: 136,5 MB
Time: 58:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Vocal Jazz
Art: Front

01. Sister Moon (6:02)
02. Nobody's Heart (5:42)
03. Pretty Women (4:37)
04. I Concentrate On You (3:44)
05. Save Your Love For Me (5:27)
06. Walkin' After Midnight (3:24)
07. When October Goes (6:03)
08. Devil May Care (3:37)
09. I Wished On the Moon (5:36)
10. I'll Wind (5:33)
11. Close Your Eyes (3:49)
12. And We Were Lovers: Two for the Road (5:05)

"Cassara...gives a song a unique distinctive flavor all it's own...incredibly intimate..." Will Friedwald music critic for The Wall Street Journal and author of numerous books on music including "A Biographical Guide To The Great Jazz and Pop Singers."

Ben's debut CD features New York based musicians Tedd Firth on piano, David Finck on bass and Bob Malach on sax, with arrangements done by Firth and Cassara. The CD shows a passion and dedication in molding contemporary and classic songs from The Great American Songbook with jazz sensibilities. All the musicians set the mood for the perfect light night album that you can listen to over and over again.

Songs include: Sting's "Sister Moon", Cole Porter's "I Concentrate On You," Buddy Johnson's "Save Your Love For Me" and the poignant Manilow/Mercer tune, "When October Goes."

Sister Moon

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Kyoko Saegusa - We Are Love (Feat. Bobby Porcelli)

Size: 119,5 MB
Time: 51:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Vocal Jazz
Art: Front

01. Days of Wine and Roses (3:46)
02. The Gentle Rain (4:02)
03. You Are Too Beautiful (4:40)
04. What a Diff'rence a Day Made (3:59)
05. Narayama (4:18)
06. Moonlight (5:06)
07. Yesterdays (4:19)
08. Something to Live For (5:00)
09. Return to Paradise (4:08)
10. Detour Ahead! (4:58)
11. Easy to Love (3:35)
12. You Must Believe in Spring (3:21)

Kyoko Saegusa's latest CD,'Trust Your Heart" offers the listener a quality that is refreshingly different from the typical Jazz recording: low-keyed but deeply-felt singing, imbued with a haunting melancholy yet offering at the same time a kind of visionary
peace and happiness, all within the context, mostly, of beautiful, somewhat over-looked old standards, a swinging beat, and some finger-poping piano playing by the masterful Keith Ingham. A truly enjoyable, interesting musical journey! ~Tom B (Jazz singer)

We Are Love

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