Anna Bonomolo - Jazz In Progress

Size: 134,5 MB
Time: 57:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Easy Listening, Pop/Rock
Art: Front

01. Round Midnight (5:56)
02. Ain't No Sunshine (4:16)
03. For Once In My Life (2:58)
04. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life (3:50)
05. Roxanne (4:44)
06. What A Wonderful World (6:12)
07. Human Nature (4:05)
08. Tenderly (4:26)
09. A Song For You (4:22)
10. Teardrop (5:21)
11. If I Were Your Woman (4:07)
12. Impressioni Di Settembre (4:48)
13. Why (2:43)

Jazz and Pop classics performed and sung with Italian soul, including a creative interpretation of the original language version of the hit "The World Became the World" by Patty Smith (original title: "Impressioni di Settembre").

Anna Bonomolo is an Italian singer with a soulful, black voice who has worked with famous musicians including Artie Traum (Bob Dylan's late guitarist ), the Irish group The Chieftains, Sarah Jane Morris, and others. This album features music that listeners have enjoyed in live European concerts, and is now offered as a high quality studio recording. Let Anna in your soul with her unique voice accompanied by the best European musicians of our time.

Personnel:
Diego Spitaleri PIANO-Filippo Rizzo ARRANGEMENTS and BASS-Sebastiano Alioto DRUMS- Riccardo Lo Bue DOUBLE BASS- Miriam Alasia VIOLIN- Roberto Alasia CELLO- Roberto Gervasi ACCORDION- Tony Remy GUITARS

Jazz In Progress

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Martinho Da Vila - Duetos

Size: 187,2 MB
Time: 80:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Brazilian Rhythms, MPB
Art: Front

01. O Nega (Feat. Sally Nyolo) (3:51)
02. Danadinho Danado (Feat. Simone) (Ao Vivo) (5:27)
03. Pelo Telefone (Feat. Vo Maria) (Ao Vivo) (2:42)
04. Nota De Cem (Feat. Tunico Ferreira) (Ao Vivo) (3:33)
05. Dar E Receber (Feat. Katia Guerreiro) (3:41)
06. Uma Casa Nos Ares (La Casa En El Aire) (Feat. Rosario Flores) (3:07)
07. Um Dia Tu Veras (Un Jour Tu Verras) (Feat. Nana Moskouri) (2:47)
08. Um Beijo, Adeus (Prima Dammi Un Bacio) (Feat. Mafalda Minnozzi) (5:11)
09. O Amor Da Gente (Feat. Negra Li) (3:42)
10. Madeleine, I Love You (Madalena Do Jucu) (Feat. Madeleine Peyroux) (4:30)
11. Nossos Contrastes (Feat. Cidade Negra) (4:56)
12. De Uma Chance Ao Amor (Take A Chance On Love) (Feat. Eliana Pitman) (4:58)
13. Por Ti America (Feat. Fito Peez) (3:56)
14. Filosofia De Vida (Feat. Ana Carolina) (3:34)
15. Agradeço A Vida (Gracias A La Vida) (Feat. Paula Tribuzy) (5:13)
16. Jobiniando (Feat. Maíra Freitas) (2:55)
17. Lara (Feat. Mart'nalia) (5:18)
18. O Amor Da Gente - Casa De Bamba (Feat. Juju Ferreirah) (3:35)
19. Que Bom! (Feat. Analimar Ventapane) (3:43)
20. Cuca Maluca (Feat. Ovidio Britto) (3:22)

An important composer of the samba of the hills, Martinho da Vila has written many successful sambas-enredo (the vehicles for the parades of the samba schools during the Carioca Carnival). As a composer and interpreter, he has recorded more than 30 LPs and CDs, some of which have sold over one million copies. His songs have been recorded by many interpreters, among them Simone, Beth Carvalho, Roberto Ribeiro, and Alcione.

At 13, da Vila began to frequent the Escola de Samba Aprendizes da Boca do Mato. At 15, he wrote the samba de terreiro "Piquenique." In 1957, he began to write one samba-enredo per year for his samba school's parade, beginning with "Carlos Gomes" in that year, and following with "Tamandaré" (1958), "Machado de Assis" (1959), "Rui Barbosa na Conferência de Haia" (1960), and nine others in subsequent years. Along with the role of composer, he also was the mestre de harmonia of that school. In 1965, the school paraded to his samba "Construtores da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro," and in the next year he moved to G.R.E.S. Unidos de Vila Isabel (where he developed a new style of samba-enredo) and adopted the nickname Martinho da Vila. In 1967, he participated in the III FMPB with the partido-alto "Menina moça." In the same year, he appeared in the show A Fina Flor do Samba, at the Teatro Opinião (Rio), singing his songs. The samba school Unidos de Vila Isabel paraded in the same year with his "Carnaval de ilusões" (with Gemeu). In 1968 and 1969, he continued to have his sambas-enredo sung by escolas de samba, having Eliana Pittman sing (with Rodolfo de Souza) his "Laiá do cais dourado" in the latter year. In 1968, he appeared in the show Samba Autêntico, No. 1 and in the IV FMPB, with "Casa de bamba." The samba was included on his first LP, released in the same year through RCA Victor. The group A Voz do Samba (of whom he was a member) recorded an LP with his songs in 1970. "Segure tudo" reached the hit parade in 1972, and with "Canta, canta, minha gente" and "Disritmia," he broke sales records in 1974. He continued composing the annual samba-enredo for the Unidos da Vila Isabel throughout the following years. His Tá delícia, tá gostoso (Sony, 1995) album sold 1.5 million copies. He had an entire album dedicated to his compositions by singer Simone in 1996 (Café com leite). He launched new talents of the samba community, like the groups Compassos da Vila and Roda de Saia, and the sambistas Agrião and Tiago Mocotó. Active as a black awareness proponent, he promoted interchanges with Africa in shows, lectures, and albums.

Duetos

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Earlene Davis - Earlene Davis

Size: 53,5 MB
Time: 22:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998/2008
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Somewhere Along The Way (2:15)
02. Time After Time (2:43)
03. Old Friend (3:41)
04. Until It's Time For You To Go (2:13)
05. Picnic (2:39)
06. I'm A Fool To Want You (2:38)
07. Don't Pull The Shade (2:33)
08. You Go To My Head (1:56)
09. At Last (2:08)

The First full-length album by Earlene Davis, who plays "Andrea Carmichael" on the hit Fox show "Glee". A sultry jazz style reminiscent of a 1940s nightclub.

Earlene Davis was born on April 27, 1956 in Oregon, USA as Earlene Marie Davis. She is an actress, known for Shannon's Deal (1989), Glee (2009) and An Old Man's Gold (2012). She has been married to Gary Epp since June 23, 1984.

Earlene Davis

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Robin Phillips - Sing. Play... For Pleasure

Size: 106,0 MB
Time: 45:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Art: Front

01. Don't Get Scared (2:47)
02. All Of Me (4:05)
03. Doodlin' (Feat. Ian Shaw) (4:05)
04. No More Blues (3:16)
05. Moody's Mood For Love (Feat. Anita Wardell) (3:22)
06. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (Feat. Brandon Allen & Steve Fishwick) (2:56)
07. Night In Tunisia (4:16)
08. Let's Get Lost (Feat. Steve Fishwick) (4:11)
09. Billie's Bounce (Feat. Sam Mayne) (2:39)
10. That Old Black Magic (Diaper Pin) (5:00)
11. Jackie (Feat. Anita Wardell & Albert Garza) (2:52)
12. Parker's Mood (5:32)

Robin Phillips is forging a name for himself on the London and UK jazz scenes. He is one of few singer/pianists to concentrate equally on both disciplines and using them together to create a unity only possible when done by a single person. His latest studio album, ‘Sing. Play.. for Pleasure’, demonstrates this approach, as he becomes the first performer to record a vocalese album, where he plays as well as sings the vocalese tunes.

The album, to be launched at the revered Pizza Express jazz club in Soho, London on 2nd Feb 2014, features Tim Thornton (Rising Star, British Jazz Awards 2013) on bass and Chris Draper on drums, both regular performers at the Ronnie Scott’s jazz club’s Late Late Shows. It also features an impressive collection of guest artists including award-winning vocalist Ian Shaw, vocalese specialist and award-winning vocalist Anita Wardell (Best Vocalist, British Jazz Awards 2013), Brandon Allen (tenor sax), Steve Fishwick (trumpet), Sam Mayne (alto sax), and Albert Garza (tenor sax).

The Sing. Play. album project is inspired by the work of one of the originators of the artform, 1950s/60s singer King Pleasure, who drew Robin to the artform with his clever lyrics and smooth vocal delivery.

“I was looking into the various vocalese artists as part of my development as a singer and was blown away by the beauty of his voice and the intelligence and humour of his work. It was around the same time as I was trying to decide the theme for my next studio album. Realising that Pleasure was being forgotten about in the genre, and after a few people suggested combining the voice and hands for a unique project, I was sold, but it meant a lot of work ahead!”..

The album also features the work of vocalese legends Jon Hendricks, Eddie Jefferson, and Annie Ross.

Robin’s previous studio album ‘Old Street, New Groove’ (2010) gave a collection of jazz standards funky re-harmonisations, and he is also a proponent of researching and bringing back into use the classic ‘verses’ to the many jazz standards that originated in stage shows. He performs over 200 times a year in London, the UK and in Europe and current performances include a collection of tunes from all of these projects.

Sing. Play... For Pleasure

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Sarah Moule - Something's Gotta Give

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:54
Size: 114,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:28)  1. Something's Gotta Give
(3:56)  2. How Was It For You?
(3:19)  3. I'm Old Fashioned
(4:00)  4. Save The Photographs
(4:00)  5. That Old Black Magic
(3:23)  6. What Love Knows
(3:09)  7. Jeepers Creepers
(3:27)  8. Days Of Wine and Roses
(3:02)  9. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(4:29) 10. Down
(3:26) 11. You're So Now
(3:19) 12. Trav'lin' Light
(2:51) 13. High Noon
(3:59) 14. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

Not only does England's Sarah Moule boast a stunning vocal spectrum-simultaneously tough and tender, warm and cool, sweet and salty-but she's surely done more than any contemporary performer to preserve, protect and promote the stellar work of lyricist Fran Landesman. On her richly praised debut, It's a Nice Thought, Moule showcased Landesman's work with composer Simon Wallace. Now she's back with another half-nod to Landesman, whose songs fill seven of the 14 tracks on Something's Gotta Give (Linn), the balance of the album devoted to the words of Johnny Mercer.

Moule does a superlative job of interleaving such Mercer classics as "That Old Black Magic," "Days of Wine and Roses" and "Trav'lin' Light" with the poetic likes of Landesman's misty "Save the Photographs," wittily sophisticated "How Was It for You?" and self-indulgently desolate "Down." But the cherry on this rich layer cake is Moule's closing rendition of Landesman's most famous composition, the hauntingly gorgeous "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most." ~ Christopher Loudon   http://jazztimes.com/articles/15773-something-s-gotta-give-sarah-moule

Something's Gotta Give

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Lorraine Feather & Stephanie Trick - Fourteen

Styles: Vocal, Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:34
Size: 102,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:18)  1. Pour On The Heat
(4:06)  2. Bat Boogie
(3:42)  3. New York City Drag
(2:43)  4. Rules Of The Park
(3:58)  5. Vive Le Boogie Woogie
(4:08)  6. Dreamily
(2:50)  7. Let's Do This
(3:04)  8. Pretzel Man (The Contortionist)
(3:23)  9. Imaginary Guy
(3:25) 10. Carolina Shout
(2:27) 11. The Tango Lesson
(3:55) 12. Timeless Rag
(3:30) 13. California Street

Composing lyrics to established jazz standards those jazz instrumental compositions that have become established in the canon, Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight" is the most famous example is an artform all it own. Classic composers/interpreters include Eddie Jefferson, Babs Gonzales, King Pleasure (Clarence Beeks) and Jon Hendricks. There have been recent vocalese contributions made by a new generation that includes most recently Dorian Devins on The Procrastinator (Self Produced, 2013)

Nouveau Stride is vocalist/lyricist Lorraine Feather and pianist Stephanie Trick. Feather, well known for her clever and inventive lyrics for Tales of the Unusual (Jazzed Media, 2012), plies her special trades here with the rich tradition of stride piano playing. That is where Trick comes in, being a precocious young virtuoso of such a piano style. And all of the great Harlem stride players are represented: James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington (yes, Duke Ellington) and Willie "The Lion" Smith. The project is studiously ambitious, with Trick practiced to a high shine and Feather having done her homework on the book. ~ C.Michael Bailey   

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=44360#.UwO-SoVQE9c

Personnel: Lorraine Feather: vocals and lyricist; Stephanie Trick: piano.

Fourteen

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George Mraz - Jazz

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:51
Size: 132,2 MB
Scans:

(5:19)  1. Moonlight in Vermont
(5:43)  2. Cinema Paradiso Love Theme
(8:01)  3. Infant Eyes
(6:44)  4. Happy Saint
(4:26)  5. Foolish Door
(8:00)  6. Your Story
(7:43)  7. Spring Is Here
(1:06)  8. Pepper
(5:43)  9. Time Remembered
(2:46) 10. The Peacocks
(1:13) 11. Cinema Paradiso (Reprise)

You couldn't have asked for a more sensitive, intuitive acoustic bassist in the '70s, '80s, and '90s than George Mraz. From Stan Getz and Joe Henderson to Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Rowles, and Tommy Flanagan, the Czech bassist has accompanied one heavyweight after another since arriving in the U.S. in 1968. But surprisingly, Mraz didn't record as a leader until 1991. His first two albums, 1991's Catching Up and 1995's My Foolish Heart, were recorded for the Japanese Alfa label, and it wasn't until 1995's Jazz that Mraz finally recorded for an American label as a leader. Much of this excellent hard bop/post-bop CD finds him leading a trio that includes Richie Beirach on acoustic piano and Billy Hart on drums, although the trio becomes a quartet when tenor saxman Rich Perry steps in on Wayne Shorter's "Infant Eyes" and Mraz's brief "Pepper" (written for baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams). When Beirach shows us his lyrical side on Jimmy Rowles' "The Peacocks," Bill Evans' "Time Remembered," and the standard "Moonlight in Vermont," you can't help but admire Mraz's tremendous sensitivity in fact, Mraz enjoys as strong a rapport with Beirach as he did with Flanagan and Peterson. Produced by Todd Barkan, Jazz makes you wish that a U.S. label had recorded Mraz as a leader long before 1995. ~ Alex Henderson   http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-mw0000182147

Personnel: George Mraz (strings); Rich Perry (tenor saxophone); Larry Willis, Richie Beirach (piano); Billy Hart (drums).

Jazz

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