Julia Boman - My Favourite Things

Size: 119,9 MB
Time: 51:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Jazz: Vocals
Art: Front

01. Angel Eyes (6:52)
02. My Favourite Things (4:40)
03. Ty So Mnoj (You Are With Me) (5:41)
04. Every Now And Then (5:00)
05. Another Star (5:41)
06. Tumescent (5:22)
07. Indian Summer Russian Spring (6:47)
08. Part-Time Lover (5:38)
09. Letnij Bljuz (Summer Blue) (6:04)

Julia Boman is a singer/songwriter from Estonia, currently based in France. She has won several prizes in music competitions in Estonia, among which the second prize in the national TV competition “Kaks Takti Ette 2003? performing her own composition « Share the Moon ».

In 2004 she released a CD of original music called « VAGABOND », for which she was nominated for Tartu Culture Awards 2004. The CD features a number of recognised Estonian jazz musicians Sven Kullerkupp, Tanel Ruben, and Raul Vaigla. She performed in various festivals and clubs, as well as on TV and radio.

Since 2006, Julia has been living in France, studying vocal jazz and improvised music at Conservatoire de Strasbourg. She has formed a quintet with Rick Hannah, (guitar, USA), Erwin Siffer (piano, France), Anne List (double bass, France) and Raphael Sonnetag (drums, France) performing original music and arrangements of jazz standards. In 2010, Julia Boman Band has been selected to the finals of the vocal jazz competition Crest Jazz Vocal.

CD de Julia Boman Mars 2011 In 2011, Julia Boman released her second album called « MY FAVOURITE THINGS ». The album offers an intimate interpretation of selected jazz standards (« Angel Eyes », « My Favourite Things », « Indian Summer ») and the singer’s own compositions in English and Russian (« Ty so mnoj », « Every Now and Then » and « Letnij Bljuz »).

In 2011, together with a piano player, Jean-Baptiste Aubert, Julia formed a duo « Akt » performing poetry and improvised music.

My Favourite Things

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Leon Redbone - Flying By

Size: 82,7 MB
Time: 34:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Vaudevillian, Ragtime, Jazz, Blues
Art: Front

01. Just You And I (2:16)
02. Baby Won't You Please Come Home (2:32)
03. Wanna Go Back Again Blues (3:25)
04. Main Street (2:35)
05. Get Out Get Under The Moon (3:19)
06. Police Dog Blues (2:26)
07. I'll See You In My Dreams (2:50)
08. Where Shall I Be (2:28)
09. When The Lights Are Soft And Low (3:05)
10. Mr. Jelly Lord (4:06)
11. Save Your Sorrow (3:21)
12. But Where Are You (2:20)

With the release of FLYING BY, the enigmatic Leon Redbone releases his first full album in over a decade.

The standard bearer of pre-World War II ragtime, jazz and blues sounds, the neo-Vaudville crooner serves up a blend of a dozen carefully picked nuggets including the traditional: "Police Dog blues," "I'll See You In My Dreams," and "Baby Won't You Please Come Home." Redbone brings the rarely heard Irving Berlin number "Where are You?" into the present shining a light on this rare gem.

With support from Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks and accompanist Paul Asaro, Leon Redbone reemerges with perhaps his most traditional album since his debut ON THE TRACK, from the era when he was lighting up Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and leading popular music fans to the music of a bygone era.

FLYING BY was produced by longtime producer Beryl Handler.

Flying By

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Gnaposs - Gnaposs Groove

Size: 95,6 MB
Time: 41:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz, Funk, Blues, Fusion
Art: Front

01. Dislocado's Groove (4:33)
02. Heartbreacker Groove (3:46)
03. Philadelphia Cheese (3:30)
04. Lumbago's Groove (3:46)
05. Vacileta's Groove (3:46)
06. Yiiihaaa...Ha!!! (2:55)
07. Canonigo's Groove (6:08)
08. Ilektronika Groove (4:48)
09. Last Minute Groove (2:52)
10. Good Mood Blues (5:05)

Members: David Muñoz Gnaposs guitar and vocals, Jordi Franco Franky bass, Arecio Smith keyboards, Pere Foved drums.

Gnaposs is one of the longest running funk and groove bands in the country. Founded in Los Angeles (California) at the beginning of the millennium, the group’s credentials are provided by their fourteen-year career. Led by David Muñoz, every time they visit the Jamboree their concerts become a real celebration. This time there is even more reason for this because they are including new tracks from their latest album in their live performance.

Gnaposs Groove

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Hope Gatling - A Story Of A Girl

Size: 98,4 MB
Time: 42:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Contemporary, Vocals
Art: Front

01. A Story Of A Girl (2:33)
02. It's You (3:06)
03. A Song For You (6:03)
04. Walk On (4:19)
05. Beautiful Girl (5:18)
06. In The Mirror (Feat. Tanya R. Liverman & Winston Byrd) (3:42)
07. Never Let Me Fall (5:30)
08. Always (2:44)
09. Great Is Your Love (4:42)
10. Walk On (Feat. Shai Boogie) (4:19)

"A Story of A Girl" is a neo-soul album with a refreshing jazz-inspired sound. Special features on this album include music by Martin Blockson, Winston Byrd, David Sampson, Edward James, and special performances byTanya Liverman and Shai Boogie.

Hope D. Gatling, a native of Hampton, VA was born in 1982. She graduated from Heritage High school and continued her education, earning a Bachelors Degree in Music Media from Norfolk State University.

Some of Hope's accomplishments come from her favorite memories including her first song she wrote in high school for their reflections contest, entitled, "Attached." She won first place and best original composition.

Hope never wanted to sing as a young girl. She was very shy and no one knew she had talent, except for her chorus teacher, Ms. Simmons, who took her to Norfolk State to audition for a scholarship. Hope received a partial vocal scholarship. Hope then auditioned for the Spartan Choral and was accepted.

Since she was discovered for her talent, Hope opened up for Lee Williams, sang background vocals on a mini tour for Choklate Moore, and sang background vocals for Edward James.

Hope is also known for singing jazz standards for banquets, weddings, and numerous events in Hampton Roads. As she embarks upon her own project release, Hope's message is to reach deep within her soul and inspire others, especially the youth through her gifts.

A Story Of A Girl

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Mary Lofstrom - My Secret Joy

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 43:06
Size: 100.4 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[5:40] 1. No Stranger To You
[4:51] 2. She Rarely Wants Me
[4:01] 3. I Wish I Had A Motorcycle
[6:42] 4. I'm Your Debutante
[5:25] 5. I Can't Believe It's Happening Again/Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
[3:51] 6. Sunday Driver
[4:43] 7. Slave To You
[4:12] 8. Headed Down Again My Love
[3:37] 9. Big Barn Feel

Mary Lofstrom makes her songwriting debut in the jazz genre. These nine songs borrow from the jazz and blues tradition but add flavors of irony, humor and heartbreak. Lofstrom's fun with lyrics is evident in the popular 'I Wish I Had a Motorcycle' and 'Sunday Driver'.

It is unusual to have such wit and storytelling present in the genre of vocal jazz and Lofstrom's contribution is refreshing and original. Many fans put 'My Secret Joy' in their favorite CD listening rotation.

My Secret Joy

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Toots Thielemans - Toots Thielemans Plays Bluesette & Other Hits

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 41:47
Size: 95.7 MB
Styles: Harmonica jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:49] 1. Bluesette
[3:03] 2. I Loves You Porgy
[3:06] 3. You're Driving Me Crazy
[2:28] 4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
[3:04] 5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[3:17] 6. Stranger In Paradise
[2:39] 7. Isn't It Romantic?
[2:25] 8. Long Ago And Far Away
[2:39] 9. Penthouse Serenade
[2:29] 10. Love Walked In
[5:16] 11. Isn't It Romantic? 2
[2:36] 12. Homesick That's All
[2:31] 13. This Is Always
[3:17] 14. Stairway To The Stars

Toots Thielemans is an extraordinary musician, famous for his hit composition “Bluesette” and his work with Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Michael Franks, Edith Piaf, Miles Davis, Astrud Gilberto, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker, to name but a few. His inimitable harmonica sound has been heard by millions on several soundtracks, such as “Midnight Cowboy”, “Turkish Delight”, “French Kiss”, and the TV series “Sesame Street”.

Toots Thielemans Plays Bluesette & Other Hits

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Hendrik Meurkens & Gabriel Espinosa - Celebrando (Feat. Anat Cohen, Antonio Sanchez)

Styles: Brazilian Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:20
Size: 126,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:01)  1. La Esperanza
(4:51)  2. Slow Breeze
(3:04)  3. Frenzelosa (Choro No. 2)
(6:13)  4. Odessa in April
(4:52)  5. Pa Rio
(6:33)  6. Out of Reach
(5:17)  7. La Puerta
(4:26)  8. She Lives in Brazil
(4:58)  9. Maya Roots
(5:48) 10. Mountain Drive
(3:13) 11. Celebrando

Harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens and bass virtuoso Gabriel Espinosa collaborate for a tribute of Brazilian jazz on Celebrando, which means "celebrating" in both Portuguese and Spanish. It's an appropriate title for this album, as it celebrates the distinctiveness of the genre and the influence it has had on musicians, audiences and the development of world music. It also pays a special salute to the many stellar musicians appearing on the album, all of whom have devoted a portion of their careers exploring the music. Completing the theme of the session, the recording also serves to celebrate the 100th album from Jochen Becker's New York-based label, Zoho Music. The international significance of this project cannot be overlooked, considering that the German-born Meurkens joins the Mexican-born Espinosa on this special album, also featuring Israeli-born saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen and Mexican-born drummer Antonio Sanchez as special guests. Rounding out the personnel are three Americans, a Russian pianist (Misha Tsiganov) and the only Brazilian-born player of the crew, drummer Mauricio Zottarelli. What they share in common is an affinity for Brazilian jazz and a willingness to lend their collective voices to this celebration. Alison Wedding is an enchanting scat singer who opens the set with the light Espinosa bossa, "La Esperanza," supported by Tsiganov's tender Fender Rhodes phrasings and Meurkens' brisk harmonica lines. The delightful "Slow Breeze" mirrors the starter but at a slower tempo, once again featuring Wedding's scatting vocals, Tsiganov on piano and trumpeter Jim Seeley. 

Cohen lends her clarinet to the choro-styled "Frenzelosa (Choro No. 2)" as she also does on "Pa Rio" and the earthly "Maya Roots," a three-part harmony mixing the voice, clarinet and harmonica. Cohen's only performance on tenor comes with Tsiganov's "Out Of Reach," where she tears off one solid solo after another. Meurkens' "Odessa In April," a reprise from previous recordings, is clearly one of the melodic gems of the disc featuring more vocal scatting over Seeley's gorgeous flugelhorn and tasteful harmonica. The bassist delivers a humbling vocal performance on the beautiful "La Puerta," singing Luis Demetrio's lyrics in Spanish to Meurkens harmonica accompaniment. The pianist showcases his mettle on his other contribution of the album, "She Lives In Brazil" a romping up-tempo samba where his quick right hand delivery is superb. Seeley on the muted horn and Wedding's well-placed scatting along with Meurkens' furious harmonica performance, are the other highlights of this piece. The album begins to wind down with "Mountain Drive," one of Meurkens most popular tunes first performed on Amazon River (Blue Toucan Records, 2004), and closes with Espinosa's festive title trackpenned, oddly enough, for 2012, the year of the Mayans. Nevertheless, while the music of Celebrando reveals no obvious clues to the celebrant nature of the recording, Meurkens and Espinosa provide many resounding reasons to celebrate the wonderful world of Brazilian jazz. ~ Edward Blanco   http://www.allaboutjazz.com/celebrando-zoho-music-review-by-edward-blanco.php#.U2QysleS-PM

Personnel: Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica; Gabriel Espinosa: bass, vocals (5-9, 11); Anat Cohen: clarinet (3, 5, 9), tenor saxophone (6); Jim Seeley: trumpet, flugelhorn; Alison Wedding: vocals; Molly Blythe: background vocals; Misha Tsiganov: piano, Fender Rhodes; Antonio Sanchez: drums; Mauricio Zottarelli: drums (1, 4, 8, 10, 11), percussion.

Celebrando

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The Manhattan Transfer - The Chick Corea Songbook

Styles:  Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:37
Size: 128,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:15)  1. Free Samba
(3:11)  2. Spain. Prelude
(6:37)  3. Spain (I Can Recall)
(5:16)  4. One Step Closer
(1:16)  5. Children's Song #15
(6:52)  6. 500 Miles High
(4:21)  7. Another Roadside Attraction
(3:55)  8. Time's Lie
(2:32)  9. La Chanson Du Bebe
(1:46) 10. Ragtime In Pixiland
(6:15) 11. The Story Of Anna & Armando
(8:16) 12. Free Samba

It would be challenging for any ensemble to reinterpret the music of Chick Corea, but adding a larger vocal component did not deter the Manhattan Transfer in their attempt. Where the group picked some famous material, new pieces, and a few obscurities, this is not a comprehensive look at Corea's book. What the ensemble does offer is a wide-ranging view of Corea's more Latin-oriented themes, a few of the keyboardist's true cherry songs, and an expansion of where Corea's music might go if enhanced by a choir. Since Flora Purim and Gayle Moran are the only significant singers to grace Corea's music over the decades, their soaring presence has to be addressed, not to mention that the Transfer's vaunted, richly harmonic acumen is clearly present and accounted for. With assistance from keyboardist and music director Yaron Gershovsky and many guest instrumentalists (including Christian McBride, Edsel Gomez, John Benítez, and Vince Cherico), the group brings these tunes to life in a new reality. As might naturally be expected, Al Jarreau's lyrics to "Spain" show up, albeit three times in an adaptation of "I Can Recall" in a funky, plodding beat much slower than the original; the new composition, a five-minute "Free Samba" in choral carnival style with some counterpoint, English prose, and Corea alongside Airto joining in; and an inflated, extended version that allows everyone to fully stretch out. 

Pianist/arranger Fred Hersch appears on the excellent "Time's Lie" with Tim Hauser taking center stage on Neville Potter's lyric, while the kiddish "Children's Song #1" has lyrics by Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne in layers of counterpoint. "Children's Song #15" is much more spare, with Lou Marini's flute and Joe Passaro's marimba shading a one-minute wordless vocal. Then there's the most well-revered "500 Miles High," as rich angelic voices reach for the heavens in wordless refrains holding tension and a modicum of energy, again quite unlike the initial famous version done by Return to Forever with Purim. In a minimalist 6/8 metered mode, "Another Roadside Attraction" is warmer and percussion-driven, while Hauser again steps away from the others for his wordsmithing during "One Step Closer," a swinger with finger snaps and the whistling of Hi-Lo's veteran Don Shelton. A take on "Armando's Rhumba" retitled "The Story of Anna & Armando" for Corea's parents has Siegel's delightful lead extravagantly expressing gratitude. As ambitious as this project is, with Corea's full blessing and endorsement, it falls short of being essential. Nonetheless, it is pleasing from start to finish, quaint and charming in its own way. ~ Michael G.Nastos   http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-chick-corea-songbook-mw0000826997

Recording information: Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ; Broken Wave Studios, Glendale, CA; Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA; Moonpeople Studios, Northridge, CA.

Personnel: Yaron Gershovsky (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, programming); John Benítez (vocals, electric bass); Janis Siegel (vocals); Don Shelton (whistling); Ramón Stagnaro (acoustic guitar); Lou Marini (flute, alto flute); Steve Tavaglione (soprano saxophone, EWI); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Robert Rodriguez , Mike Panella (trumpet); Conrad Herwig (trombone); Fred Hersch, Edsel Gomez (piano); Scott Kinsey (keyboards); Bais Haus (synthesizer, drum programming); Joe Passaro (marimba); Gary Wicks (acoustic bass, electric bass, fretless bass); Christian McBride, John Herbert (acoustic bass); Jimmy Earl (electric bass); Gary Novak, Steve Hass, Vince Cherico, Billy Drummond (drums); Luis Quintero (congas, timbales, percussion); Airto, Alex Acuña (percussion); Scott Gilmore, Janet Vrudney, Jack Bryant (hand bells).

The Chick Corea Songbook

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Helen Sung - Going Express

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 56:25
Size: 106,4 MB
Art: Front

(8:16)  1. Going Express
(4:18)  2. Bitter
(6:02)  3. Love For Sale
(7:44)  4. Hope Springs Eternally
(7:27)  5. In Walked Bud
(7:55)  6. Eronel
(8:47)  7. Bittersweet
(5:53)  8. Lotus Blossum

Whether an artist is performing in a play or playing music, doing so live onstage is one of the most challenging acts. Every nuance is captured by an eager audience and, in the case of Going Express, a sensitive sound engineer. There is no room for error; every slip can be fatal. Pianist Helen Sung makes short work of these concerns, however, navigating the music in spritely fashion and with the delicate touch of slender fingers like feathers on the weighted keyboard. Going Express is a dramatic turnout, and features a fine ensemble that includes bassist Lonnie Plaxico, drummer Eric Harland and saxophonist Seamus Blake. So spectacular are the musicians' responses to the music that there are surprises at every turn: Plaxico with his masterful, groaning arco playing when least expected, Harland with his delicate brushes and rumbling mallets that suddenly turn the heat on from a cool break in the music, and the wail of Blake's soprano saxophone every so often, to inform short memories of his astounding manipulation of the reed in his mouthpiece. However, it is ultimately Sung who takes the breath away with her prodigious talent as an instrumentalist, interpreter of music and composer in her own right. The Texas-born, globetrotting Sung has deep roots in fields of the dreamy idioms of classical and jazz. She can sound a blue note with such elemental sadness that her art seems to spring from her very soul. 

Hers is a decidedly feminine voice, given to softness as well as a breathless excitement when she discovers something that wows her. Her feelings spring forth for all to feel and hear, as she lets fly with a generous ebullience that also puts warmth and childlike wonder in her playing. Sung experiences music in her heart and informs musicians and audiences of this with pulsations and fibrillations that are so real that sighs, gasps and breaths must be held or else emotions will be overwhelmed with utter splendor. Her phrases are short and sometimes she repeats them with dampers on. She plays these as if she were taking a breath, sighing, or jabbering excitedly. Yet she can sustain longer lines too, with leonine grace, stretching and relaxing just as if she were informing the lines with an interminable exhalation. Sung says that "Going Express" is typical of her character a racy sense of wanting to swallow the moment whole. However she can also be pensive as her thoughts unfold on "Hope Springs Eternally." Her interpretations of Thelonious Monk's "In Walked Bud" and "Eronel" are spectacular. Sung never tries to play Monk as Monk, but draws the emotions out of the music, making it her own, before she again pirouettes through it. On this album, however, her finest moments could well be in the manner in which she plays Meshell Ndegeocello's marvelous chart, "Bitter," which is so filled with pathos that its drama makes Sung's music something to die for every time she plays. ~ Raul D’Gama Rose   http://www.allaboutjazz.com/going-express-helen-sung-sunnyside-records-review-by-raul-dgama-rose.php#.U2XJR1eS-PM
 

Personnel: Helen Sung: piano; Seamus Blake: tenor and soprano saxophones; Lonnie Plaxico: bass; Eric Harland: drums.

Going Express

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Chet Baker & Stan Getz - West Coast Live Disc 1 And Disc 2

Styles: Trumpet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:15 (Disc 1)
Size: 155,6 MB (Disc 1)
Time: 57:39 (Disc 2)
Size: 132,8 MB (Disc 2)
Art: Front

Disc 1

(3:01)  1. My Funny Valentine
(5:08)  2. Strike Up The Band
(6:20)  3. The Way You Look Tonight
(4:50)  4. Yardbird Suite
(4:25)  5. Yesterdays
(4:10)  6. Winter Wonderland
(5:29)  7. Come Out Wherever
(4:36)  8. Move
(3:43)  9. What's New
(5:44) 10. Half Nelson
(3:57) 11. Little Willie Leaps
(6:07) 12. Soft Shoe
(9:40) 13. Whispering

West Coast Live - Disk 1

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Disc 2

( 3:41)  1. Bernie's Tune
( 5:35)  2. All The Things You Are
( 4:19)  3. Winter Wonderland
( 5:26)  4. Gone With The wind
(17:44)  5. All The Things You Are
(12:08)  6. Darn That Dream
( 8:42)  7. Crazy Rhythm

One of the most infamously acrimonious musical unions transpired between two of the leading purveyors of West Coast cool jazz: Chet Baker (trumpet) and Stan Getz (tenor sax). Their paths crossed only a handful of times and West Coast Live captures two of their earliest encounters in Los Angeles at the Haig on June 12, 1953, and the Tiffany Club on August 17, 1953. These recordings have been issued in Europe and Japan ad infinitum in varying degrees of quality, completeness, and often sporting erroneous data. However, enthusiasts should note that West Coast Live is the only release derived from producer/engineer Dick Bock's own master reels. For two men who purportedly would rather not be in the same room at the same time, Baker and Getz are able to create some legitimately brilliant improvisation. For the Haig set, Getz had been brought in to co-lead a quartet with Baker for an incarcerated Gerry Mulligan. Musically the results vacillate. There are moments of sheer inspiration, such as the musical cat and mouse demonstrated on "Strike up the Band" or the straight-ahead driving-bop lines the two bandy on "Yardbird Suite," which includes tasty solos from Carson Smith (bass) and Larry Bunker (drums). There are likewise the brass entanglements that plague "The Way You Look Tonight" as well as the opening of "Winter Wonderland," which suffers from the "too many cooks" syndrome. The second and shorter set is taken from a recording session held during the afternoon hence the lack of an audience response after each number at the Tiffany Club. Baker's quartet at the time featured Russ Freeman (piano) and Shelly Manne (drums), as well as Carson Smith (bass), who reprised his role at the heart of this quintet. All three tracks contain very little in the way of interaction between Baker and Getz, featuring more of the support trio than the two co-leads. ~ Lindsay Planer   

http://www.allmusic.com/album/west-coast-live-mw0000099636

Personnel: Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet); Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Russ Freeman (piano); Carson Smith (bass); Larry Bunker, Shelly Manne (drums).

West Coast Live - Disk 2

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