Tina Ferris - Caught In The Moment

Size: 125,2 MB
Time: 53:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Blues Jazz
Art: Front

01. Can't Get Out Of This Mood (2:50)
02. The Very Thought Of You (2:28)
03. Who Will The Next Fool Be (4:28)
04. Tenderly (4:23)
05. The Blues Are Out Of Town (2:56)
06. Serenade In Blue (4:21)
07. Mood Indigo (3:03)
08. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (3:50)
09. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (5:24)
10. What Will I Tell My Heart (4:56)
11. The Nearness Of You (2:19)
12. There's No You (2:44)
13. You Don't Know What Love Is (3:25)
14. The Man I Love (3:33)
15. I Fall To Pieces (2:40)

As a woman in her seventh decade putting together her first CD, I have been asked why now have you decided to record? Since that question will come up again , I will attempt to answer it here. A saying comes to mind when you don't know where you're going every road takes you there. Inner-city Detroit may not have been the ideal place to grow up, but grow up there I did, and there were some benefits to the experience. Detroit was a melting pot in the 50's and great music filled the air. I listened to rhythm and blues, jazz, country and gospel music. I was also influenced by the music of my culture which was Greek. My mother played piano and my aunts Alice and Kiki would sing beautiful Greek love songs. Music was in the air that I breathed and I sometimes would skip a day of school just to stay home an listen to music. When I was sixteen I was supposed to meet with Berry Gordy (Motown mogul) I never went to meet him cause I was too insecure about my abilities as a singer. Later on my friend Don Z who was a disc jockey on late night radio encouraged me to become a singer but I didn't have the confidence to pursue a career at that time either . I married in my mid- twenties, and left for California where I raised my family. I recently got back to doing what I always loved "singing". this CD is the result of some great musicians offering to play for me.

Caught In The Moment

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Neha - The Dreamer

Size: 126,2 MB
Time: 53:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Swing
Art: Front

01. The Dreamer (5:04)
02. Whole (5:08)
03. The French Man (4:46)
04. Dreaming In Indigo (3:36)
05. The Darkness (5:27)
06. Breathe In (3:48)
07. Baby Come Home To Me (6:22)
08. On To You (4:25)
09. Some Lovin' (3:28)
10. The Willow Tree (1:53)
11. Dans Ma Rue (4:12)
12. Way Back Then (5:24)

Neha’s music has that nostalgic quality to it, one that will have you feeling like you’re sitting in a Parisian street café sipping a glass of champagne. Her arrangements are thoughtful and complex, and her sumptuous powerhouse of a voice will leave you awed at the 5’2 framed young Indian woman.

The Dreamer, produced by Neha and mastered by award-winning engineer Mark Donahue, is the singer-songwriter’s debut album, arriving as a delicate and fresh surprise, chock-full of lasting impressions. Neha (pronounced NEY-ha) penned eleven of the twelve tunes on her album, demonstrating her prowess as an artful songwriter.

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Economics, Neha spent four years post-college working for the tech giant, Google, Inc in the Bay Area. She penned some of her first tracks from her cubicle, and spent much of her free time hitting the jam sessions and songwriting open mics in San Francisco before quitting to pursue her Masters degree at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music.

An account of all things reverie, The Dreamer openly explores Neha’s deepest personal thoughts and wants. Songs like “The Dreamer,” and “Way Back Then” explore her desire to go against cultural and social expectations of her, while songs "The Darkness" and "Whole" give us an intimate understanding of who Neha is as a person. Other songs like "The Willow Tree," and "The French Man" play on her innocence and penchant for day dreaming, delivered through charming lyrics and wispy vocal lines.

Backed-up by her exceptionally talented six bandmates whom she met at NEC (Connor Baker - drums, Evan Allen - piano, Dorsey Bass - bass, Bobby Spellman - Trumpet, Katie Seiler - vocals, Rachel Panitch - violin and vocals), The Dreamer is a tenderly crafted record, a definitive smorgasbord of Neha’s life experiences. Rooted in her love affair with jazz, folk, blues, and her mother’s long standing classical Indian musical training, the record results in a gorgeously personal and open account of Neha's life and deepest vulnerabilities, painted in piercing melodies and whimsically crafted arrangements.

"Music is as necessary to me as food or air" says the first generation Indian-American singer-songwriter. "Leaving the life I led in San Francisco [at Google] and starting all over was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but definitely the most gratifying as well. I spent so much of my life dancing around [creativity], wishing I could be part of that community of creating music and art, but never had the courage to follow through. Finally I just realized I owed it to myself to really go for it, head first. Everyone should have the chance to pursue what they've always envisioned for themselves."

Don't miss this singer-songwriter's debut album.

The Dreamer

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Butch Miles & Howard Alden - Soulmates

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:30
Size: 180,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:52)  1. Lady Be Good
(5:06)  2. Did You Call Her Today
(6:57)  3. The Claw
(4:10)  4. Azalea
(4:26)  5. Them There Eyes
(7:00)  6. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
(6:08)  7. Tico Tico
(5:43)  8. Jubilee
(5:03)  9. Barney's Blues
(5:10) 10. What A Little Moonlight Can Do
(6:19) 11. Gone With The Wind
(7:20) 12. Funkallero
(8:10) 13. Tickle Toe

Butch Miles has made relatively few recordings as a leader during his long career, especially when compared to the prolific output of co-leader Howard Alden during the 1980s and 1990s, but this very enjoyable concert in Hamburg's Amerika Haus is available again as a limited-edition reissue, following its initial issue in 1995. Miles clearly knows how to propel a band, having previously served with Count Basie and the Dave Brubeck Quartet while Alden was in the process of becoming one of the most in-demand guitarists of the 1990s because of his effortlessly inventive playing and encyclopedic knowledge of songs. Trumpeter Randy Sandke, tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, and bassist Frank Tate were frequently collaborators with Alden on recording dates or in touring packages of various editions of the George Wein All Stars. The guitarist's wife, Terrie Richards Alden, adds her flirty vocals to a swinging take of "Them There Eyes," coasts along with Tate's tasty bass introduction to "I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me," and takes a subtle approach to the brisk "What a Little Moonlight Can Do." Although the instrumental repertoire is primarily swing in nature, with imaginative treatments of warhorses like "Lady Be Good" and "Jubilee," they explore less familiar territory such as Duke Ellington's lovely "Azalea" (a delicious Alden-Sandke duet), Barney Kessel's "Barney's Blues" (a feature for the rhythm section alone), and Bill Evans' tricky "Funkallero" (which includes Alden's brief but humorous detour into Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse"). All of the musicians on this highly recommended CD are in top form throughout this memorable concert. ~ Ken Dryden   http://www.allmusic.com/album/soulmates-mw0000059914

Personnel:  Butch Miles - drums; Howard Alden - guitar; Randy Sandke - Trumpet; Harry Allen - tenor sax; Frank Tate - bass; Terrie Richards Alden - vocal

Soulmates

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Steve Kuhn Trio - Life's Magic

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1986
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 65:38
Size: 105,4 MB
Art: Front

( 4:14)  1. Little Old Lady
( 7:50)  2. Two By Two
(10:12)  3. Jitterbug Waltz
(12:03)  4. Ulla/Trance
( 6:10)  5. Yesterday's Garden
( 6:32)  6. Mr. Calypso Kuhn
( 4:52)  7. Never Let Me Go
(13:41)  8. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

Steve Kuhn leads an all-star trio with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster in this compilation of 1986 performances recorded over several nights at the Village Vanguard. First issued on Black Hawk and subsequently re-released in 2012 with a new cover, this is one of the many highlights of the pianist's vast discography. Opening with a spry, playful take of "Little Old Lady," Kuhn follows with his loping, bluesy "Two by Two" and Fats Waller's lyrical "Jitterbug Waltz," the latter showcasing Carter's intricate bass and Foster's light touch with brushes. His brisk setting of "Yesterday's Gardenias" (a song recorded by Glenn Miller in the 1940s) takes it far from its roots, turning this ballad into an engaging post-bop vehicle. The pianist's "Mr. Calypso Kuhn" puts the spotlight on Foster, opening with an intense solo, followed by the addition of Carter and, finally, the leader. Kuhn's luxurious, spacious take of "Never Let Me Go" conveys the song's message even without its lyrics. The disc closes with an extended workout of "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" that leaves the entranced audience wanting more. ~ Ken Dryden   http://www.allmusic.com/album/lifes-magic-mw0000649606

Life's Magic

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