Michael Buble - Christmas

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:43
Size: 118.4 MB
Styles: Holiday
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:25] 1. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
[2:50] 2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
[2:39] 3. Jingle Bells
[3:36] 4. White Christmas
[2:51] 5. All I Want For Christmas Is You
[1:59] 6. Holly Jolly Christmas
[3:51] 7. Santa Baby
[3:50] 8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
[3:07] 9. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
[3:46] 10. Silent Night
[3:41] 11. Blue Christmas
[3:17] 12. Cold December Night
[4:24] 13. I'll Be Home For Christmas
[3:59] 14. Ave Maria
[4:23] 15. Mis Deseos Feliz Navidad

Except for a 2003 EP, Michael Bublé hadn't released a holiday album until 2011's Christmas, which coincided with a television special on NBC, A Michael Bublé Christmas. The album was produced by David Foster, Bob Rock and Humberto Gatica, and featured duets with Shania Twain, the Puppini Sisters, and Thalía, among others. Along with holiday favorites ("Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," "White Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"), Christmas also features "Cold December Night," an original from Bublé. Special editions included three bonus tracks and an exclusive ornament within extended packaging.

Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Germano Studios, New York, NY; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; LionShare Studios, Los Angeles, CA; The Warehouse, Vancouver, B. C., Canada.

Christmas

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Clora Bryant - Gal With A Horn

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 28:13
Size: 64.6 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz, Bop
Year: 1957/1985
Art: Front

[2:48] 1. Gypsy In My Soul
[3:29] 2. Makin' Whoopee
[3:53] 3. Man With A Horn
[4:32] 4. Sweet Georgia Brown
[3:47] 5. Tea For Two
[4:31] 6. This Can't Be Love
[3:05] 7. Little Girl Blue
[2:05] 8. S'posin'

This VSOP CD (which reissues a Mode LP from 1957) features Bryant heading a quartet (comprised of pianist Roger Fleming, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Bruz Freeman) that is sometimes augmented by Walter Benton on tenor and trumpeter Normie Faye (who sticks to section work). Bryant, who also sings, does a fine job of interpreting eight standards, with the highlights including "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Tea for Two," and "This Can't Be Love." ~Scott Yanow

Clora and her two brothers were raised by her father, Charles Bryant, whom she credits for her success. She took up the trumpet at 15 in Denison, Texas, and in 1944 she won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University, a historically black college near Houston. She played in the Prairie View Co-Eds, an all-girl swing band that toured the South and Northeast.

The next year she moved to California and continued her musical education by listening to recordings and sitting in at jazz clubs. In 1956 her friend, trombonist Melba Liston, was playing in Dizzy Gillespie’s band. After telling Dizzy about Clora, Melba introduced them, and they became lifelong friends. In 1957 she cut her only record: Clora Bryant … Gal with a Horn. ~Susan Fleet

Gal With A Horn

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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Mama Mama Blues: The Best Of Louis Jordan

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:44
Size: 123.0 MB
Styles: R&B, Jump blues, Blues-jazz
Year: 2005/2012
Art: Front

[3:07] 1. Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues)
[2:49] 2. Mister Lovingood
[3:10] 3. Ration Blues
[2:57] 4. The Things I Want I Can't Get At Home
[2:56] 5. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
[3:17] 6. Do You Call That A Buddy
[3:11] 7. T-Bone Blues
[3:08] 8. Paper Boy
[2:24] 9. Reconversion Blues
[2:46] 10. Choo Choo Ch'boogie
[2:49] 11. Let The Good Times Roll
[2:39] 12. Fore Day Blues
[3:13] 13. Hard Lovin' Blues
[2:46] 14. Buzz Me Again
[3:22] 15. Early In The Morning
[3:13] 16. Daddy-O
[3:14] 17. Lemonade
[2:38] 18. Caldonia

Most people associate Louis Jordan with up tempo boogie based rhythym & blues tunes like Calendonia, saturday night fish fry, choo choo choo boogie and others. This collection has a few of those too, but the main focus is the slower blues tunes. Louis did plenty of blues over his years with Decca records, and this collection features a number of them. As a matter of fact, "I'm going to move to the outskirts of town", a slow blues was his first hit with the tympani five.If you're into Louis' jump tunes, give a listen to the man do some blues. A side of Louis that sadly gets little mention. This collection could go a ways to correct that. ~Rick from Boston/amazon

Mama Mama Blues: The Best Of Louis Jordan

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Giacomo Gates - Fly Rite

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:37
Size: 134.2 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[5:13] 1. Senor Blues
[4:24] 2. Girl Talk
[4:31] 3. But Not For Me
[5:26] 4. Spinnin' (Speed Ball)
[4:47] 5. I Cover The Waterfront
[5:00] 6. Baby, You Should Know It
[6:46] 7. Jeannine
[6:14] 8. You Go To My Head
[3:26] 9. Fly Rite (Epistrophy)
[6:01] 10. How I Wish (Ask Me Now)
[6:44] 11. Night In Tunisia

Male jazz singers seemed like a endangered species in the '80s and '90s; for every noteworthy male jazz singer who came along, there seemed to be 50 to 100 women who were taking up jazz singing. The very fact that Giacomo Gates was a jazz-singing male in the '90s made you want to at least check him out and satisfy your curiosity, and thankfully, he had solid albums like Fly Rite to back himself up. Joined by trumpeter/flügelhornist Jim Rotondi, pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Ben Riley, the smoky-voiced, expressive Gates brings a saxophone-like approach to bop classics like Thelonious Monk's "Ask Me Now" (for which he embraces Jon Hendricks' lyrics), Horace Silver's "Señor Blues," and Duke Pearson's "Jeannine." Quite adept at scat singing and vocalese, Gates is well-served by such influences as Mark Murphy, King Pleasure, and Eddie Jefferson but makes it clear that he's very much his own man. And Gates' lyrics to Monk's "Epistrophy" and Lee Morgan's "Speedball" let us know that he isn't a bad lyricist either. The singer was in his late forties when this CD was recorded, but he was still quite obscure. One hoped that Fly Rite would make him better known. ~ Alex Henderson

Recording information: Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY (01/22/1998).

Giacomo Gates (vocals); Jim Rotondi (trumpet, flugelhorn); David Hazeltine (piano); Ben Riley (drums); Peter Washington (bass).

Fly Rite

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Polly Gibbons - Moanin'

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:23
Size: 147,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:42)  1. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
(5:52)  2. Black Coffee
(5:49)  3. Don't Explain
(5:17)  4. Something Real
(7:29)  5. God Bless The Child
(5:47)  6. Moanin'
(5:37)  7. Everything Must Change
(4:40)  8. Hallelujah
(4:30)  9. Saving Grace
(4:07) 10. Comes Love
(4:31) 11. Happies Day
(3:57) 12. Tell Me Who's Wrong

Polly Gibbons is a talented, 24-years-old British jazz/soul singer who received the prestigious BBC Jazz Award in 2006. With her powerful, soulful voice, she is already performing at some of the top UK venues and international festivals. Quick to find new talent, Japanese producer Makoto Kimata invited to come to Italy and record her Japanese debut CD with young, talented Italian musicians. Gibbons agreed on the condition that she would bring her trusted musical partner and pianist Tim Lapthon with her. 

From the beginning of the opener, James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," the listener would realize that she is a real vocal talent. Her voice is powerful, soulful, bluesy and emotional. She bravely tackles Billie Holiday's  her main jazz influence classics "Don't Explain" and "God Bless The Child," and impressively, she more than stands on her own. The straight-forward but tasteful, contemporary arrangements by Lapthon and the cast of Italian musicians support Gibbons effectively. This CD is a real find: I'm sure this will be remembered as one of the best vocal albums of 2008, and we will be hearing a lot more from Ms. Gibbons in the future. Very highly recommended!  

http://www.eastwindimport.com/product-info.asp?CategoryName=Gibbons%2C+Polly&ProductID=518

Personnel : Polly Gibbons (vocal); Antonio Iasevoli (guitar); Stefano Cantarano (bass); Alessandro Marzi (drums); Marcello Allulli (tenor sax); Francesco Fratini (trumpet)

Moanin'

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Gill Manly - The Lies of Handsome Men

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:27
Size: 127,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:31)  1. The Lies of Handsome Men
(3:37)  2. Peel Me a Grape
(4:10)  3. Before Love Went Out of Style
(3:11)  4. Witchcraft
(3:28)  5. Windmills of Your Mind
(3:14)  6. Stolen Moments
(4:15)  7. Mad World
(3:42)  8. Woman Talk
(3:20)  9. Charade
(3:26) 10. A Single Woman
(3:35) 11. Second Time Around (feat. Buddy Greco)
(3:42) 12. Wild is the Wind
(4:21) 13. Go Away Little Boy
(4:15) 14. How Insensitive
(2:32) 15. Not Like This

It's been 30 years since Gill Manly began singing jazz standards around the clubs and bars of London, after a few years honing her skills in West End musicals and fringe theatre. She has garnered much praise during that time, working with fellow singers Mark Murphy and Ian Shaw, among others. The Lies Of Handsome Men is only her third album a decade-long absence from the music business between her debut, Detour Ahead (Parrott Records, 1995), and With A Song In My Heart (Linn Records, 2009) may go some way to explaining the scarcity. The beauty of Manly's voice and the relationship between that voice and Simon Wallace's piano across these 15 songs leads to a fervent hope that such scarcity is at an end.

Wallace, who was lyricist Fran Landesman's long-term songwriting collaborator, is a sensitive and unselfish accompanist who also produced this album. All of these songs are Manly's personal favorites, selected from her "personal treasure trove." Manly delivers the lyrics with such emotion and honesty that it's easy to believe that these songs are autobiographical, even with the knowledge that someone else wrote them all. Of course, some of these narratives may well touch on Manly's personal experiences she describes Francesca Blumenthal's title track as "a tongue-in-cheek biographical nod to my past" but even when she sings standards like "Witchcraft" or "Charade," she brings an individuality to each song.

Guest singer/pianist Buddy Greco joins Manly for Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen's "Second Time Around." It's not really a duet Manly sings the first half of the song, Greco the second but Greco's piano playing is stylish and, while his voice lacks the strength of past years, his phrasing remains strong.

In such sterling musical company a couple of songs Tears For Fears' rather portentous "Mad World" and Rod McKuen's "A Single Woman" are less impressive, despite the quality of Manly's vocals. But never fear, for the highlights are many: Oliver Nelson and Mark Murphy's soulful "Stolen Moments," Landesman's lovely "Before Love Went Out Of Style" (with music by Dudley Moore) and the world-weary grace of John Scott and Caryl Brahms' "Woman Talk" are all standout performances.

The finest performance of all is Manly's interpretation of Dmitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington's "Wild Is The Wind." Wallace's accompaniment is spacious and considered; a perfect foundation for Manly's restrained yet heartfelt vocal. It's a striking example of "less is more," and it just might be the benchmark interpretation of this great song. ~ Bruce Lindsay  

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=42971#.UqdvIeIufkc

Personnel: Gill Manly: vocals; Simon Wallace: piano; Buddy Greco: piano and vocals (11).

The Lies of Handsome Men

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Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum

Styles: Country
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:49
Size: 98,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:50)  1. Love Don't Live Here
(3:07)  2. Lookin' For A Good Time
(4:40)  3. All We'd Ever Need
(3:34)  4. Long Gone
(4:16)  5. I Run To You
(3:21)  6. Love's Lookin' Good On You
(3:45)  7. Home Is Where The Heart Is
(3:50)  8. Things People Say
(3:06)  9. Slow Down Sister
(4:45) 10. Can't Take My Eyes Off You
(4:30) 11. One Day You Will

2008 debut album from the Country trio consisting of two guys and a girl: co-lead singers Charlie Kelley and Hillary Scott with multi-instrumentalist Dave Haywood. The group is a songwriting collective who co-wrote most of the songs on this self-titled album. Some of the album's highlights include "Long Gone," "I Run to You," "Home Is Where the Heart Is," and the first single "Love Don't Live Here." ~ Editorial Reviews  

http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Antebellum/dp/B0014CBXOK/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5

Lady Antebellum

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Wynton Marsalis & Ellis Marsalis - Joe Cool's Blues

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:41
Size: 152,6 MB
Art: Front + Back

(4:41)  1. Linus & Lucy
(4:38)  2. Buggy Ride
(3:19)  3. Peppermint Patty
(4:53)  4. On Peanuts Playground
(4:58)  5. Oh, Good Grief!
(4:42)  6. Wright Brothers Rag
(4:24)  7. Charlie Brown
(4:50)  8. Little Red-Haired Girl
(4:38)  9. Peble Beach
(6:35) 10. Snoopy & Woodstock
(4:24) 11. Little Birdie
(4:08) 12. Why, Charlie Brown
(9:29) 13. Joe Cool's Blues (Snoopy's Return)

For this CD, Wynton and Ellis Marsalis perform music both old and new that is heard on the Peanuts television specials. Wynton's septet (altoist Wessell Anderson, Victor Goines on tenor, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Eric Reed, bassist Benjamin Wolfe, and drummer Herlin Riley in addition to the trumpeter-leader) jam on several of Marsalis' compositions, Ellis Marsalis' trio performs six of Vince Guaraldi's themes and, on "Little Birdie," an all-star group (including three of the Marsalises but not Wynton) back Germaine Bazzle's vocal. The music is reasonably enjoyable but not too substantial, worth getting even if it is not one of Wynton's more significant albums. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/joe-cools-blues-mw0000124956

Joe Cool's Blues

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