Monday, January 20, 2014

Mallu Magalhaes - Highly Sensitive

Size: 103,5 MB
Time: 44:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Indie Folk/Pop, Bossa Nova, MPB
Art: Front

01. You Know You've Got (3:41)
02. My Home Is My Man (3:47)
03. Highly Sensitive (2:03)
04. Lonely (3:15)
05. Velha E Louca (2:46)
06. Angelina, Angelina (2:24)
07. Youhuhu (3:18)
08. Cena (2:21)
09. Make It Easy (4:23)
10. Sambinha Bom (2:54)
11. In The Morning (1:56)
12. You Ain't Gonna Lose Me (2:58)
13. Tchubaruba (Bonus Track) (3:17)
14. Soul Mate (Bonus Track) (3:00)
15. Baby, I'm Sure (Bonus Track) (2:04)

Maria Luiza de Arruda Botelho Pereira de Magalhães (São Paulo, August 29, 1992) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician. Mallu first came to notice through her MySpace page and became known for both her own songs and those of renowned artists. She found herself gracing the covers of major newspapers such as Folha de S. Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo and Jornal do Brasil, and was featured in Rolling Stone, Istoé, Época among others. In just two years of her career, she became the subject of countless blogs, packed shows, attracted critical attention, and had more than 4 million hits on her MySpace page. In 2008 she released her first eponymous album and in 2009 she released her second album, also self-titled.

Review:
There’s no immediate tipoff that Mallu Magalhães is Brazilian on her United States debut album, “Highly Sensitive.” Ms. Magalhães, who is 21, sings the opening songs in American-accented English, casually slurring words and not worrying unduly about exact pitch. Most of her music is 1960’s-loving indie rock that can lean toward folk-pop or make room for a distorted lead guitar, and she has a gift for writing lightheartedly affectionate ditties with a personal skew. “I’m messy but I’m totally yours/My clumsy hands will hold you,” she promises in “Lonely.”

So when Ms. Magalhães switches to Portuguese in the opening verse of “Highly Sensitive” — a tune that lands somewhere between skiffle and the Strokes — an American listener’s first reaction might well be a double take: What’d she say?

“Highly Sensitive” is actually a compilation from the three albums she released in Brazil in 2008, 2009 and 2011, mostly from her 2011 album, “Pitanga.” Even as a teenager, she showed a sensibility of her own: winsome, sly, glancing northward.

Her debut, released when she was 16, was produced by Mario Caldato Jr., a Brazilian-American who has worked with Beck and the Beastie Boys, and it included songs in both English and Portuguese. The producers on her next two albums, Kassin (who emerged from the collective called the Plus 2s) and Marcelo Camelo, kept her music lean and playful. “In the Morning,” from 2011, accompanies her sleepy singsong with little more than plinking piano, an occasional glockenspiel, a few buzzing guitar notes and what sounds like the ratcheting of a windup toy.

Of course, Ms. Magalhães’s knowing nonchalance also eases nicely into bossa nova, low-key samba or retro Brazilian pop when she sings in Portuguese. Although she’s a star in Brazil, she sounds as if she’s singing just to herself, and maybe a friend. It makes her a charmer.

Highly Sensitive

Paul Toshner - We Sang Together

Size: 112,7 MB
Time: 48:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Vocals Jazz, Pop, Swing
Art: Front

01. I've Got You Under My Skin (3:28)
02. Both Sides Now (4:56)
03. An Artist (3:34)
04. Gran Torino (3:14)
05. Let Me Cry (2:49)
06. And So It Goes (2:03)
07. One For The Road (4:07)
08. Mr Bojangles (3:37)
09. Evaporated (3:46)
10. A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall (3:20)
11. Philosophy (3:12)
12. The Wichita Lineman (2:06)
13. Wonderful Tonight (3:06)
14. Beautiful Sunshine (2:45)
15. Da Da Da Da Dum (1:50)

An interactive musical show, from the timeless Sinatra classics, to the purest originals. Sit back and listen / join him around the piano. Paul delights with a musical show covering over 8 decades of music with dexterity, artistry, and an improvised twist.

We Sang Together

Mimi Fox - Standards, Old And New

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 50:01
Size: 114.5 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:01] 1. This Land Is Your Land
[4:23] 2. 500 Miles High
[7:38] 3. I Can't Get Started
[5:00] 4. Have You Met Miss Jones
[4:16] 5. She's Out Of My Life
[3:49] 6. She's Leaving Home
[6:32] 7. Cry Me A River
[6:16] 8. Moonlight In Vermont Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
[4:41] 9. Four On Six
[3:21] 10. Blowin' In The Wind

"Standards, Old and New" is the second in a series of recordings of solo guitar gems that highlight Mimi's "consummate mastery" of the instrument and reveals the beauty and excitement of these classic compositions. From swinging and harmonically sophisticated, to lush and tender, this is a collection that is bound to inspire years of repeated listens. "...a prodigious talent who has not only mastered the traditional forms but has managed to reinvigorate them." ~ Guitar Player Magazine

Standards, Old And New

Aurore Quartet - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:39
Size: 109.1 MB
Styles: Gypsy jazz, Swing
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:07] 1. Pent Up House
[2:57] 2. Swing 42
[3:16] 3. Stompin' At Decca
[5:24] 4. Czardas
[4:51] 5. Nuages
[3:18] 6. Double Concerto
[3:17] 7. Sweet Sue
[5:15] 8. Beautiful Love
[2:47] 9. Sweet Georgia Brown
[4:18] 10. Sosnica
[3:36] 11. Swing 39
[4:27] 12. Swing Gitan

Formed in September 2004, The Aurore Quartet is fronted by the glamorous, talented Aurore Voilque on violin and vocals and completed by the dynamic trio of Siegfried 'Ziggy' Mandace and Darko Andelkovic on guitars, and Pierre Frasque on double bass. Mixing their diverse musical backgrounds, this joyful band brims with lyricism and humour, touching the heart and soul of their audience and taking them on a musical trip to 30s and 40s swing and Gypsy folk repertoires. With their own very personal interpretations and memorable compositions, The Aurore Quartet enthralls and lifts the spirits! Joining them as guest musicians on this live recording are Gypsy Jazz virtuoso Ritary Gaguenetti and rising vocal star Phillipa Leigh, helping to create an eclectic and exhilarating musical feast!

Aurore Voilque: Violin and Vocals; Siegfried ‘Ziggy' Mandacé: Guitar; Darko Andelkovich: Guitar; Pierre Frasque: Double Bass; Ritary Gaguenetti: Guitar; Phillipa Leigh: Vocals.

Aurore Quartet

Kendra Shank - Reflections

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:03
Size: 132.9 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[5:53] 1. Alone Together
[5:52] 2. I'm Never Sure
[5:51] 3. Reflections (Aka "Reflections In D")
[4:57] 4. This Is New
[6:02] 5. Throw It Away
[5:22] 6. When Springtime Turns To Fall
[6:40] 7. Let It Be
[4:01] 8. Papillon Des Nuits (Aka "Cuban Waltz")
[9:49] 9. A Timeless Place (Aka "The Peacocks")
[4:12] 10. The Silence Of A Candle

Reflections is jazz vocalist Kendra Shank's second CD for the Jazz Focus label and it is one that speaks for itself. The vocalist, joined by pianist Frank Kimbrough, Dean Johnson on bass, and Tony Moreno on drums and percussion, interprets ten songs that compliment her excellent vocal experimentation. Since her selection as a Talent Deserving Wider Recognition by the Downbeat International Critics' Poll in 1999, Kendra Shank has continued to feature her highly lauded impressionistic approach and here she indulges her listeners on such rare gems as Duke Ellington's "Reflections," and international favorites such as "Let It Be." Her sensuous phrasing on "This Is New" is as innovative and alluring as her guitar playing on "The Silence of the Candle." Both artistic traits continue to endear her to adult, contemporary, and folk audiences around the world and have evolved beautifully since her first CD on Mapleshade, Afterglow. ~ Paula Edelstein

Recorded at Acoustic Studios, Brooklyn, New York on April 28 and 29, 2000. Includes liner notes by Terry Teachout.

Kendra Shank (vocals, guitar); Frank Kimbrough (piano); Dean Johnson (bass); Tony Moreno (drums, percussion).

Reflections

Sony Holland - Sanssouci

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:45
Size: 127,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:46)  1. My Foolish Heart
(3:54)  2. Curiosity
(2:59)  3. Those Dancing Days Are Gone
(5:12)  4. Sanssouci
(3:33)  5. What A Difference A Day Made
(3:03)  6. Little Tune
(4:34)  7. When I Find You
(5:02)  8. Les Feuilles Mortes
(4:53)  9. You Don't Know What Love Is
(3:24) 10. You're Always With Somebody New
(3:38) 11. Too Many Beautiful Girls
(4:18) 12. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
(4:24) 13. My Romance

Twin-Cities-spawned ace chanteuse Sony Holland is back at it, keeping the airwaves safe for smooth, cool jazz ballads with her new album Sanssouci (Van Ness Records), following the brilliant Out of This World (Van Ness Records) from 2009.  Holland is the quintessential artist, honoring an ageless genre while marking her mark on it. Her calling cards are flawless phrasing, sultry tonality, and bright energy. Her music allures. With the same, rich textures, for instance, Lani Hall used to infuse Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66 with subtle grace and hypnotic sensuality. Holland has that kind of commanding presence, that kind of irresistible artistry. That kind of heat.  

She's joined on Sanssouci by Jerry Holland (guitar), David Hughes (bass), Kendall Kay (percussion), Robbie Kondor (keys), and Wolf Sebastian (cello), a combo that fits the velvet vocalist like a proverbial glove. The boys provide excellent, flowing accompaniment that showcases Holland to best possible effect. She is seamless. Together, Sony Holland and her band make it all seem effortless, make magic like it's nothing, bring some pretty marvelous stuff.  Holland's take on the old standard "My Foolish Heart" is a fine opener for Sanssouci, signing in with her trademark style. She holds down a breezy, lilting groove. Gleaming highs. Rich low tones. In between she fairly dances on air. It's a recurring quality throughout the album. "Too Many Beautiful Girls," by Jerry Holland, is innovative, a doo-wop melody that swerves into samba and winds up a very smoky affair. 

The Rodgers and Hart chestnut "My Romance" gets a refreshing going over, soft and laid back. Holland's singing is superb. Fluid. In fact, enchanting. "Those Dancing Days Are Gone" blends reggae and jazz to a tantalizing T.  Out of This World, aptly titled, captures cool jazz at its finest. On standards like "Old Devil Moon" and "I've Got You Under My Skin," and on Jerry Holland originals "It's An Understatement," "I'll Lead The Way," and "By The Sea." On everything, the band swings, and Sony Holland sings like a dream. This album is a splendid follow-up improving, as it were, on perfection. Holland broadens her textures, gets a little more sinewy and, in general, intrigues beyond belief. All said, with Sanssouci, Sony Holland continues establishing herself as a siren of the first order.   
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2011/03/24/music-sony-hollands-sanssouci-improves-upon-perfection

Paulette Dozier - With You

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:23
Size: 75,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:26)  1. Only You
(3:51)  2. Groovin' With Marvin
(2:56)  3. Fever
(3:31)  4. Nature Boy
(2:56)  5. Ode to Billie and Freddy
(3:34)  6. With You
(1:56)  7. Just In Time
(3:27)  8. Alfie
(3:52)  9. I'm In Love
(3:50) 10. Walk On By

The name Dozier is no stranger to the music industry and Paulette Dozier continues the legacy bringing her own unique style to the songs she interprets. Paulette is keenly drawn to nostalgic songs of the 40s, and with contemporary rhythms to revitalize the sound, new flavor is added to all of her tunes taken from the golden era.

Paulette's contribution to producing original music has always been as a lyricist. When writing in collaboration with her pianist, Mike Levine, Paulette finds inspiration through his skillful style of playing reminiscent of legendary greats like Earl Hines. Levine's old school technique brings out the best in her, and knowing how much she enjoys creating new riffs, he gives her the measures to express herself. Mike dresses their songs with a hint of soul, a touch of gospel and lots of jazz while Paulette draws on her romantic experiences to define the essence of their tunes. Her fondness for 40s music and his playing style make a winning combination for rejuvenating timeless classics and creating songs destined to become classics.

Dozier has been singing professionally since the age of 23 and she feels that venue variety is one of the keys to building a great performer. What makes her the engrossing entertainer that she is is her experience having performed in a range of venues including those from the small, over crowded, smokey nightclub where brushing up against an overly enthusiastic spectator was expected; to forums that house 20,000 screaming fans like El Poliedro de Caracas. Either place, she commands the stage and has always been highly appreciated by those who see her in action.

This eye-catching jazz stylist and scat singer is quite versatile in the talent arena. She's also an actress, model and voiceover performer. Yet, it doesn't matter if she's contracted for a role in a theater musical, hired to lead a flamboyant revue or simply relaxing in a laid back jam session with a musician like guitarist Paco de Lucia, her signature jazz style accompanies her.

Paulette Dozier is a grand performer who builds upon an old school foundation with drive, and she is definitely an act not to be missed.  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulettedozier

With You

Bob Wilber & Kenny Davern - Summit Reunion

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:53
Size: 160,4 MB
Art: Front

( 5:40)  1. As long as I live
( 6:12)  2. Lover come back to me
(11:25)  3. St. Louis Blues
( 4:59)  4. Black and blue
( 6:30)  5. Should I
( 3:09)  6. Palesteena
( 6:20)  7. Old fashioned love
( 7:51)  8. On the sunny side of the straat
( 5:46)  9. Limehouse blues
(11:59) 10. Jazzspeak

Throughout his long career, Bob Wilber has done a lot to keep classic jazz alive. A bit misplaced (most jazz players of his generation were much more interested in bop and hard bop), Wilber (along with Kenny Davern, Ralph Sutton, and Dick Wellstood) was one of the few in his age group to stick to pre-bop music. In high school he formed a band that included Wellstood, and as a teenager he sat in at Jimmy Ryan's club in New York. Early on he became Sidney Bechet's protégé and led his own young group, the Wildcats (with whom he made his recording debut). The close association with the dominant Bechet led to a bit of a personality crisis in the 1950s as Wilber sought to find his own voice. He studied with Lennie Tristano and formed the Six, a group that tried to modernize early jazz. When that ended, he played Dixieland with Eddie Condon, and in 1957 joined Bobby Hackett's band for a year. Wilber freelanced throughout the 1960s, in 1968 became a founding member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band, and in 1973 he formed Soprano Summit with Kenny Davern, one of the top swing-oriented groups of the decade. A few years later the band broke up and Wilber teamed up with his wife, singer Pug Horton, in Bechet Legacy (which also featured either Glenn Zottola or Randy Sandke on trumpet).

In addition, Bob Wilber has worked with the New York Jazz Repertory Company, released music on his own Bodeswell label, wrote the authentic soundtrack to the movie The Cotton Club (1984), in 1988 led a band at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's famous concert, and authored his frank memoirs, Music Was Not Enough. Influenced on soprano, clarinet, and alto by respectively Bechet, Goodman, and Johnny Hodges, Wilber has long had his own sound on each of his instruments. He recorded frequently through the years for many labels, including Arbors in the '90s and 2000s. ~Bio  
https://itunes.apple.com/br/artist/bob-wilber/id70646967#fullText

Tchavolo Schmitt - Live in Paris

Styles: Gypsy Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:16
Size: 159,1 MB
Art: Front + Back

(5:47)  1. It had to be you
(4:09)  2. Them there eyes
(6:04)  3. Valse à Dora
(6:17)  4. Coucou
(4:50)  5. Les valseuses
(8:21)  6. Jardin d’hiver
(4:29)  7. The Sheik of Araby
(9:01)  8. Billet doux
(8:06)  9. Daphné
(4:49) 10. Sweet Georgia Brown - Dorado Schmitt
(7:18) 11. Les yeux noirs

Initiated at the age of 6 to the guitar by his mother while his father practiced the violin, he joined his family in Strasbourg in 1965 . Tchavolo Schmitt develops over the years virtuosity in the manouche style and his fame quickly exceed the limits of Alsace , the region of origin, and is becoming an influential musician amongst his peers he finds particularly the Gate Montreuil or Chope des Puces in Saint-Ouen , mythical places of gypsy swing.  He turned professional in 1979 , a year in which, after leaving Paris to return to his Alsatian roots, he joined the "Hot Club da Sinti" group to join it including violinist Wedeli Köhler , the guitarist and bassist Schmeling Lehmann Jani Lehmann. A single record in LP, today collector will be launched in 1981 . He participated in several projects such as the film Latcho Drom , of Tony Gatlif in 1992 . 

He also plays with his brother and cousins Gogo Berbedes Mandino Reinhardt , Sony Reinhardt , Hono Winterstein and Dorado Schmitt . It is with the latter that we find in 1993 in the "Gypsy Reunion" also with Patrick Saussois and Gino Reinhardt . In 2000 he released his first album under his own name, with the friendly support and active participation of Romane the pump : this is' So ... Here!. This album was followed in 2001 Miri Familia. His attack and his unique phrasing are dedicated in 2002 with Swing , soundtrack Tony Gatlif where Tchavolo Schmitt himself plays the role of Miraldo that he inspired a guitar teacher, colorful character like her. The film known to the general public. In 2004 , Angelo Debarre joined forces with him to produce a disc tribute to Django Reinhardt entitled Memoirs, and in 2005 he released a new album in entitled Loutcha. 

He subsequently saves Seven Gypsy Nights and finally his Live in Paris, a masterpiece "must ... a special warmth as expressions Tchavolo go with his game" , "it is not gypsy jazz manouche but who plays jazz " captured in concert at the Alhambra (Paris) the 20 September 2008 . Regarded as the worthy heir of Django Reinhardt , he says too worship to accept parentage, he continued a family and career marked by numerous international collaborations. ~ Bio 

Live in Paris

Chris Catena Big Band Experience - The Swing Factor

Size: 85,1 MB
Time: 36:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Swing Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. This Cat's On A Hot Thin Roof (2:21)
02. Steppin' Out With My Baby (Feat. Katiuscia) (2:10)
03. Black Hole Sun (Feat. Destination Mars) (4:33)
04. You And I (4:13)
05. The Lady Is A Tramp (Feat. Katiuscia) (3:21)
06. Dirty Boogie (3:18)
07. Eye Of The Tiger (4:02)
08. Kissing A Fool (Feat. Katiuscia) (4:47)
09. New Year's Day (Feat. Destination Mars & Susan Greene) (4:53)
10. Hot For Teacher (Feat. Destination Mars) (2:40)

With this album the Italian rock singer, Chris Catena wants to expand his musical horizons by offering a collection of covers of pop / rock and classical rearranged in Swing, in the best British tradition.
In this crazy experiment, as defined by the same artist from Rome, the rocker relies on the participation of some major musicians such as Steve greet Francesco Santalucia, Katie, Susan Greene, Fernando Petry, Paul Alexander Maurens, Lance Allen, Claudio Ferrarini, the Destination Mars, JP, Alessandro Cataldi, Max Spurrier, Baby Gun, the Are U Experienced Orchestra.
The album is produced by the same Chris Catena and was mixed at the Rough Machine Industry studios in Rome by Fabrizio Frezza and mastered by Gregg Calbi in NY.

The Swing Factor

Leonieke Scheuble - Debut

Size: 114,5 MB
Time: 49:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Soul-Jazz
Art: Front

01. Moanin' (4:02)
02. I Want Jesus To Walk With Me (5:48)
03. Ain't No Sunshine (3:20)
04. Sunny (3:25)
05. Blue Monk (2:40)
06. Angel Eyes (4:33)
07. Au Privave (3:03)
08. Slow Freight (2:16)
09. Cry Me A River (4:49)
10. Morning (3:20)
11. Cold Duck Time (3:04)
12. Summertime (6:29)
13. I'm So Glad (2:10)

2013 International Women in Jazz "Youth in Action" award winner, Leonieke Scheuble:

Leonieke (phonetically pronounced “lay-o-nee-ka”) started to play piano after being inspired by Ray Charles through the 2004 biographical film, “Ray”.
At the age of 7, she began studies with Jazz pianist, Steve Ash.

As her love of Jazz, Soul and Gospel motivate her to develop her musical skills, Leonieke has been afforded some wonderful opportunities at a very young age.

Among them, would be winning the 2013 International Women in Jazz “Youth in Action” Award -eligible to female jazz musicians under 18 years of age presented in performance at St. Peter’s Church in Manhattan (The Jazz Church).

A two-time featured artist at The Watchung Arts Center, Leonieke was also featured at the 2012 FusionFest, and has performed in Jazz Vespers along with Steve Turre, Tim Ries and Bill Crow.
She is often invited to sit in at various New York City Jazz Clubs.

In July of 2012, Dr. Lonnie Smith met Leonieke and watched a youtube of her performing on piano. After learning that she had an interest in jazz organ, he arranged for a Hammond organ to be delivered to her as a gift. Earlier that year, Bob Belden, (former A&R Blue Note records) introduced her to Herbie Hancock and has since become a mentor, guiding her mainly through recordings. Radio station WBGO Jazz 88.3FM featured Leonieke in interview along with trombonist Coleman Hughes in an hour long special entitled, “The Future of Jazz (10/2/13).

On October 13 2013, she recorded her debut CD engineered by Trustees Award Grammy winner, Rudy Van Gelder, widely recognized as one of the most important engineers in music history. She returned to his studio again on November 17th and was joined by Jazz drumming legend, Jimmy Cobb.

Leonieke aspires to continually grow musically, composing more of her own music.

This recording, entitled "debut", features Leonieke on both the Hammond B-3 organ and a Steinway concert grand piano. She is joined by Tim Givens on double bass and her sister Natasha Scheuble on vocals. Jimmy Cobb and her dad, Nick Scheuble share the drum responsibiliies. It is recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and his assistant Maureen Sickler and is produced by the gifted composer/pianist Cecilia Coleman.

Debut