Cynthia Sayer - Forward Moves (Feat. Kenny Davern & Vince Giordano)

Size: 118,9 MB
Time: 50:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Traditional Jazz Combo
Art: Front

01. Kiss Me Sweet (4:05)
02. Moonlight On The Ganges (3:06)
03. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (4:49)
04. Melancholy (4:23)
05. Douce Ambiance (4:04)
06. Blues In My Heart (5:07)
07. Kansas City Kitty (4:10)
08. Cryin' For The Carolines (5:08)
09. Forward Moves (4:16)
10. Crazy Man Blues (3:26)
11. Them There Eyes (3:46)
12. Is You Is, Or Is You Aint (Ma' Baby) (4:03)

This charming, joyous recording by stellar swing banjoist Cynthia Sayer was released in 1992. Back by popular demand, FORWARD MOVES showcases Sayer’s superb playing, vocal and arranging talents, as well as her illustrious side musicians:

Kenny Davern on clarinet
Peter Ecklund on cornet
Vince Giordano on bass saxophone
Greg Cohen on string bass

This CD was remastered by multi-award-winning engineer Alan Silverman of Arf! Digital

FORWARD MOVES is fresh and vibrant as when it was first released, thanks to Cynthia’s usual unique approach to early jazz styles.

Cynthia Sayer is regarded a one of the top 4-string banjoists in the world today. A member of Woody Allen’s jazz band for over 10 years, Cynthia’s solo career has taken her well beyond these New Orleans roots to become an acclaimed bandleader and guest artist. She has a unique and expansive approach to
the instrument which is all her own, and she is also a respected vocalist. Her eclectic repertoire ranges from swing and hot jazz to tango, western, classical, and more. Cynthia has worked with a variety of leading jazz and popular artists such as Dick Hyman, Wynton Marsalis, Marian McPartland, Bill Cosby, Warren Vaché, Les Paul, Wycliffe Gordon, Marvin Hamlisch, Bucky Pizzarelli, Scott Robinson, and many others. She has also played with some top bluegrass/roots/country artists,
including Tony Trischka, Bill Keith, Odetta, Eric Weissberg, Mike Marshall, and John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band).

Cynthia's extensive career includes performances in New York City's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, playing the White House, appearing with The New York Philharmonic, feature film and TV soundtracks, TV commercials, radio jingles, and numerous national TV and radio show appearances in the USA and
abroad. She plays at many music festivals in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Cynthia has accumulated numerous awards and honors, including induction into the National Banjo Hall of Fame. Her most recent CD release, “Attractions,” which includes legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, received two 2009 award nominations. She is also a subject of a PBS documentary about the banjo, expected to be aired in 2011. Cynthia endorses Ome banjos and GHS Strings.

Forward Moves

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Fernando Rusconi Hammond Organ Trio - Lost In Time

Size: 105,0 MB
Time: 45:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Jazz: Hammond Organ
Art: Front

01. Bajo Una Supersticion (5:01)
02. Joven Y Verde (5:16)
03. Lost In Time (5:45)
04. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues Are (3:25)
05. El Grosso (5:41)
06. Donde Estas (6:05)
07. Voy Hacia Vos (7:10)
08. No Me Extranes Tanto (3:57)
09. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (2:50)

The album Lost in time is a great gift of sound level international, as it could have been done anywhere in the United States, but no. this is Argentina, and its title reflects this idea to propose a music that knows no age or place time; it is alive and moves ...
Rusconi, is who does not know the name of Hammond in Argentina for the last few years; is the largest collector of these instruments, and a leading interpreter, knower of all its bells and possibilities.
This fourth and final album presented to complete the combo of this interesting instrumentalist and prolific composer, has just been published . And it appears as directly with the label jazz & funk. But the music does not stop with that. More danceable night if wants ; with a lot of groove . In this case the accompanying trio format: Timothy Cid in battery coming from the rock, and played with the band The Balls, Axel Krygier, and swing groups .
Same school for guitarist Ryan Anderson, born in USA ( ... )

If you drooling with things like Medeski Martin & Wood, why not give the right keyboardist Rusconi, guitarist and drummer Ryan Anderson Timothy Cid? This album is a journey hung sometimes flasher and energy at times before, but always attractive, especially with the opening of " Under a superstition," the power of " The grosso " pulse and soul of "I to you. " Elegant and refined, with the right amount of virtuosity and blood drive, one of those records that conquer the heart almost immediately ( ... )

Lost In Time

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Lisa Casalino - I'm Old Fashioned

Size: 98,7 MB
Time: 42:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. No Denying (3:08)
02. I'm Old Fashioned (4:12)
03. Lie To Me In French (4:17)
04. Optimistic (2:55)
05. I'll Never (6:46)
06. Call Waiting (2:42)
07. Is That On The Menu (3:31)
08. P.S. I Love You (6:15)
09. Charade (5:30)
10. Honeysuckle Rose (2:49)

Originally from Long Island, New York, and a graduate of the Crane School of Music, the dulcet sounds of Lisa Casalino's voice have been serenading Tampa Bay for nearly two decades. It was music education that brought Lisa down to Tampa from New York as she was hired to be the Choral Music Director for a brand new high school. Miss Casalino opened that school and taught for eight years before she decided to become a full time musician. With beauty, charisma, stage presence and talent, Lisa is the darling "Songbird" of Tampa and one of the most highly sought after Jazz Vocalists performing over 224 times in 2013 alone. Lisa's versatility to sing in many genres makes her the perfect match for any atmosphere, however it's her Jazz and Standards repertoire that have people coming back to see her time and again. Whether performing at jazz festivals, major charity events, or countless hotspots around the city, Lisa is the "it" girl and has all the characteristics of what a national and international singing sensation is!

Lisa Casalino's second album "I'm Old Fashioned" will be released May 2014. This record consists of six original tunes co-written by Lisa Casalino and international jazz guitarist Nate Najar along with four jazz standards we all know and love. Miss Casalino's melodies are reminiscent of Gershwin and her lyrics of Cole Porter. Witty, fun and diverse in styles, this record is one you will listen to over and over again. Lisa's debut CD "Introducing Lisa Casalino" has had worldwide appeal on Jazz Stations, Satellite TV and Radio. It was a great springboard for multiple television performances on Daytime Tampa, Studio 10 Tampa and 6 in the Mix Miami. Three original tunes written, nine favorite standards with unique arrangements and top-notch jazz musicians recording at Nola Studios in NYC were a winning combination.

I'm Old Fashioned

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Tom Ferris - Time Clock

Size: 102,0 MB
Time: 43:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Guitar
Art: Front

01. Time Clock (5:12)
02. Sign Of The Times (3:49)
03. Bluesmobile (5:09)
04. You Can Too (4:34)
05. Gattonsville (4:24)
06. Jamies Tune (4:13)
07. Road Runner (5:15)
08. Vittoria (4:52)
09. Scaffolding (4:01)
10. Wisteria (2:22)

Growing up in the 60sTom studied classical guitar from the age of eight. ”How lucky was I that we lived so close to a teacher who taught me the value of being able to read music, it was a springboard that has over the years opened so many musical doors for me.”

Even as a young guitarist he found himself working with musicians and entertainers both local and from abroad who had been stars of the industry for years. Artistes like Vera Lynn, Matt Monroe, Max Bygreaves, Cilla Back, Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch, the list goes on. There was even a season with The Australian Ballet Company performing in Michael Kamens “Caravan” ( a ballet based on the music of Duke Ellington).

Session work was also coming his way with calls to work on albums, jingles television and movie scores. Tom was the original guitar player and regular on Australias long serving soap opera “Home and Away”. He recalls, ”every Thursday the musicians including colleague and longtime friend Leon Gaer would arrive at the studio for an 8:30 am start and we’d manage to lay down a weeks worth of underscore in just three hours, the pressure was on and overdubs were frowned upon. We did that for three years straight”.

Television work as house guitarist includes Network Nines Midday Show, Network Tens Starsearch and appearances on many other productions.

Motion Picture soundtracks have also played a big part in Toms career and most recently he has worked with composers David Hirschfelder on the movie “Australia”, and with Basil Hogios on “Romulus My Father”, both internationally acclaimed.

A few years ago he decided it was time to devote more time to his own music and the result is three very diverse albums, “Waxhead”, “Declassified”(with Leon Gaer) and his latest “The Red Room” (with Stefan Nowak).

Time Clock

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Valerie Gillespie - Lush Life

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 72:44
Size: 166.5 MB
Styles: Straight ahead jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[6:20] 1. Beautiful Love
[4:37] 2. Dearly Beloved
[7:42] 3. Honeysuckle Rose
[5:43] 4. Lush Life
[7:00] 5. Tanga
[8:00] 6. Maiden Voyage
[4:35] 7. Almost Like Being In Love
[5:01] 8. Don't Explain
[6:18] 9. Caravan
[6:29] 10. It's Alright With Me
[5:39] 11. Jane's Song
[5:12] 12. You're Everything

Valerie Gillespie was born in the beautiful state of Pennsylvania, where at the ripe old age of eight she picked up a saxophone for the first time. She was paid for her first professional gig at the age of fourteen and has been playing ever since, though not strictly on stage. Valerie paid her dues in the university classrooms just like the rest of us, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh with a major in Classical Saxophone Not content to stop there, she went on to get her Masters Degree in Jazz Saxophone from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Being a well-rounded player is something that is very important to Valerie. She might be seen one night playing classical pieces with the Florida Orchestra, the next evening playing with a jazz band in the park, then on Sunday morning you will usually find her playing in church.

Valerie's newest CD is entitled "Lush Life", and it spans a wide variety of straight ahead jazz, from the beautiful title track, "Lush Life" which is a Billy Strayhorn ballad, to the high-energy samba of Dizzy Gillespie titled "Tanga". From the traditional jazz tunes "Honeysuckle Rose", and Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain", to the more contemporary works of Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" and Chick Corea's "You're Everything", this CD will take you on an historical jazz journey you won't soon forget.

Lush Life

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Chuck Hedges - Just For Fun

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 69:59
Size: 160.2 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[5:05] 1. Night And Day
[4:16] 2. Old Folks
[3:38] 3. On A Slow Boat To China
[3:54] 4. Black Butterfly
[4:19] 5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[4:24] 6. Come Sunday
[4:55] 7. Deep Purple
[6:25] 8. Poor Butterfly
[2:35] 9. On The Street Where You Live
[4:06] 10. Soon
[6:27] 11. Nina Never Knew
[5:21] 12. One Note Samba
[5:12] 13. If You Could See Me Now
[5:56] 14. Dinah
[3:19] 15. Just For Fun

Chuck Hedges was never someone to turn to for innovation; his swing recordings of the 1990s and 2000s sound like they could have been recorded in the 1940s. But the clarinetist can usually be counted on for quality, and Just for Fun is no exception. This CD is, for the most part, state-of-the-art small group swing which is ironic when you consider that it was recorded in 2000 (55 years after the swing era ended). Few surprises occur; Hedges excels by sticking with what he does best, and that means playing favorites like "Dinah" and "Deep Purple" very much the way that Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and their colleagues would have played them in the 1930s or 1940s. Hedges (who is joined by pianist Eddie Higgins, bassist Paul Keller, and drummer Ed Metz, Jr.) isn't oblivious to bop  his version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "One Note Samba," for example, is more bop than swing but as a rule, Just for Fun is faithful to the Goodman/Shaw school of swing clarinet playing. One could complain about the fact that Just for Fun offers so few surprises when it comes the choice of material. The two Duke Ellington gems that Hedges' quartet embraces on this album ("Come Sunday" and "Black Butterfly") have been recorded extensively, and while no one is suggesting that he should give up standards altogether, it would have been nice to hear the clarinetist interpret some of the Duke's lesser-known work  there are a wealth of great Ellington pieces from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s that didn't become standards and often go ignored. Regardless, Just for Fun is excellent. Hedges may not be the most adventurous jazzman in the world, but when it comes to playing swing with a lot of heart and warmth, he's unbeatable. ~Alex Henderson

Just For Fun

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Royal Dutch Jazz Band - Fine 'n Dandy

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 61:42
Size: 141.3 MB
Styles: Traditional jazz
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[5:53] 1. Bugle Boy March
[4:31] 2. The Gypsy
[6:03] 3. Chinatown My Chinatown
[4:22] 4. Delia's Gone
[4:51] 5. Fidgety Feet
[4:00] 6. Mood Indigo
[3:33] 7. Ole Miss
[4:27] 8. Heartaches
[4:21] 9. Blues My Naughty Sweety
[5:14] 10. Some Of These Days
[2:54] 11. You're Driving Me Crazy
[4:03] 12. Limehouse Blues
[4:01] 13. Royal Garden Blues
[3:24] 14. Hey Look Me Over

Hans Hooijmans - clarinet; Peter van de Geijn - cornet, vocals; Henk van Muijen - trombone, vocals; Robert Veen - Baritone sax; Hans Bos - banjo; Peter Krynen - double bass; Arnold van Gelder - drums.

Fine 'n Dandy

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Solitaire Miles - Melancholy Lullaby

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:44
Size: 132,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:54)  1. The Night Wind
(3:37)  2. How Little We Know
(5:17)  3. Tenderly
(2:21)  4. Stars Fell On Alabama
(5:49)  5. Darn That Dream
(5:32)  6. I Found A New Baby
(4:13)  7. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
(3:40)  8. Baby What Else Can I Do?
(4:45)  9. Nuages
(3:49) 10. Softy As In A Morning Sunrise
(3:02) 11. September In A Rain
(3:42) 12. Melancholy Lullaby
(4:07) 13. Out Of Nowhere
(3:45) 14. Me And The Moon
(1:04) 15. Blue Skies

“The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago.” ~ Louis Armstrong

I’ve spent most of my life listening to old swing and early jazz so this album is a compilation of popular American standards and also some lesser known songs that I’ve cherished over many years. Each selection is a discovery that I made along my musical journey, and some are abandoned melodies that I felt needed to be resurrected and restored. The project began in 2005 with countless happy hours spent hunting through stacks of ancient sheet music in the “Old Pop’s” collection at Chicago’s Harold Washington Library. It was a challenge to find some of these disregarded tunes like “Baby What Else Can I do” or “Say it with a Kiss” because they had only been recorded and released back in the 1930’s and 40’s, but the music librarians enjoyed the challenge and never failed to find any song that I asked for. After holding two public fundraisers to help pay for this project, I was able to record around 35 songs over several sessions with different groups of musicians in Chicago between 2008-11. Many of those songs appeared on my most recent album “Born to Be Blue, so these two albums are like sisters, similar in composition and tone, and I have tried to keep a common theme running between them. 

In 2011, I began recording the vocals using a vintage AEA Ribbon microphone, which gave my singing an old fashioned sound that I thought was more appropriate for this type of material. Legendary singers like Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee all recorded on Ribbons, and I hope I was able to capture a smooth and smoky feeling similar to early jazz and swing styling. Very old tunes like “The Night Wind” which hasn’t been recorded since vocalist Helen Ward laid it out with Benny Goodman in 1935, and “Melancholy Lullaby” which was recorded by Peggy Lee early on in her career, are complimented by the Ribbon’s dark, velvety sound, giving a more authentic feeling to these erstwhile songs. People ask me why I like to record older or more uncommon tunes and I’m not sure. Maybe it’s the antiquated lyrics or that they’re not performed very often, but I hope that I’ve been able to breathe some life back into these overlooked moments of the past. I think of myself as a music historian as well as a performer and so I’m very pleased to present a new recording from the late swing violinist Johnny Frigo and his accompanist and long time friend Joe Vito. 

Taken from my first recording session in 1996, this version of “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” was never released because of technical problems. It was difficult to edit tape in those days, but with modern digital processing, my engineers were able to get the sound from the old tape to match the clarity of my new digital recordings, allowing us to present a new song from these late, beloved players. I am so happy to be able to revive this unreleased gem and include it with these other tunes. This project is a mixture of material from several sessions recorded in three different studios over the course of 16 years, but the glue that holds it all together is the fine playing by the talented musicians involved and our passion for the material. I hope you enjoy this musical excursion as much as I enjoyed living it.  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/solitairemiles2

Melancholy Lullaby

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Bill Allred - The New York Sessions

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:25
Size: 152,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:27)  1. Lullaby Of Broadway
(4:04)  2. Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
(3:16)  3. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
(3:13)  4. Day By Day
(6:59)  5. Davenport Blues
(3:24)  6. I Want To Be A Sideman
(6:38)  7. Red Top
(5:38)  8. Always
(7:11)  9. This Can't Be Love
(5:12) 10. Angel Eyes
(5:16) 11. Muskrat Ramble
(4:22) 12. Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider
(5:39) 13. Sweet Sue - Just You

Bill Allred is an accomplished veteran trombonist who spent a good part of his career working at Disney World and serving as entertainment director at Rosie O'Grady's, though he has crossed paths with many jazz greats on live dates and record dates. These 2009 sessions feature him with some of his favorite New York-based musicians, several of whom are in constant demand, like guitarist Howard Alden, bassist Nicki Parrott, and cornetist Warren Vaché. Pianist Jeff Phillips, drummer Ed Metz, and Bill's son John Allred (who is also a fine trombonist) round out the excellent personnel. While many of the songs are decades-old warhorses, each is approached with a fresh look. The snappy interplay is a highlight of the brisk reading of George Gershwin's "Liza," while the Latin hook added to "Angel Eyes" and Allred's whimsical muted horn add a nice touch. The two Allreds shine in the bop setting of "Lullaby of Broadway" and the Dixieland favorite, "Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider." The leader shares the vocals with Parrott in Dave Frishberg's humorous "I Want to Be a Sideman." This is an all-around enjoyable disc that will please fans of mainstream jazz. ~ Ken Dryden   http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-new-york-sessions-mw0002026206.

Personnel: Bill Allred (vocals, trombone); Nicki Parrott (vocals); Howard Alden (guitar, banjo); Warren Vaché (cornet); Jeff Phillips (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Ed Metz, Jr. (drums).

The New York Sessions

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Manhattan Jazz Quintet - Someday My Prince Will Come

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:00
Size: 101,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:55)  1. Wheel Of Fortune
(5:20)  2. So What?
(5:36)  3. Someday My Prince Will Come
(5:39)  4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
(4:46)  5. The Wind Machine
(6:10)  6. Fly Me To The Moon
(5:11)  7. On the Sunny Side Of The Street
(6:18)  8. A Song For You

The Manhattan Jazz Quintet have been an on-again, off-again collective of New York City-based musicians who primarily record for the Japanese market. Co-founding members David Matthews (piano and arranger) and trumpeter Lew Soloff are still on hand, though the remainder of the group on this occasion consists of tenor saxophonist Andy Snitzer, bassist Charnett Moffett, and drummer Victor Lewis. Matthews' driving post-bop composition "Wheel of Fortune" provides an excellent introduction, though his scoring of "So What" is somewhat disappointing, as it doesn't make good use of Lewis' immense talent with its lazy funk backbeat. "Someday My Prince Will Come" opens with laconic opening statements by Snitzer and Soloff (the latter on muted horn), though it quickly transforms into a breezy waltz setting. 

One can feel the energy of a big band in the brisk arrangement of Sammy Nestico's "The Wind Machine," featuring Snitzer to good effect. The old warhorse "On the Sunny Side of the Street" also benefits from Matthews' scoring, transforming it into a hard bop cooker. Even pop artist Leon Russell's often syrupy "A Song for You" sounds good in the hands of The Manhattan Jazz Quintet. If there is a downside to this CD, it is the stingy 46 minutes of music, which seems rather brief in the 21st century for a jazz release. ~ Ken Dryden   http://www.allmusic.com/album/someday-my-prince-will-come-mw0000485807.

Personnel: Lew Soloff – Trumpet; Andy Snitzer - Tenor Saxophone; David Mathews – Piano; Charnett Moffett – Bass; Victor Lewis - Drums

Someday My Prince Will Come

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Cyrus Chestnut Trio - Moonlight Sonata

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:02
Size: 133,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:05)  1. Solfeggietto
(5:47)  2. Swan Lake
(7:20)  3. Prelude In E Minor
(5:26)  4. Siciliano
(4:50)  5. Moonlight Sonata
(5:33)  6. Love's Dream
(6:44)  7. Romance-From-Masquerade
(7:11)  8. Kinderszenen
(5:31)  9. Hungarian Dance No.5
(4:29) 10. Moonlight Sonata - Reprise

Cyrus Chestnut first studied piano with his father at the age of five, with official lessons beginning two years later. By the age of nine, he was enrolled in the prep program at the Peabody Institute. He graduated from Berklee with a degree in jazz composition and arranging. Chestnut took his time, working with a number of top-notch musicians (Jon Hendricks, Betty Carter, Terence Blanchard, and Donald Harrison) before finally recording his first solo CD at the age of 30. Chestnut enjoys mixing styles and resists being typecast in any one niche, though his gospel sound is apparent on a number of his recordings. 

His initial dates as a leader were recorded for the Japanese label Alfa (reissued on Evidence), and he became an Atlantic artist in 1994. A self-titled LP followed in 1998 with Tribute to Duke Ellington following a year later. In subsequent years, Chestnut remained busy, releasing Charlie Brown Christmas in 2000, the all-original Soul Food in 2001, You Are My Sunshine in 2003, Genuine Chestnut in 2006, and Cyrus Plays Elvis in 2007. The following year, he released Black Nile on Japan's M&I label.  https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/cyrus-chestnut-trio/id395862446#fullText.

Personnel: Cyrus Chestnut – Piano; Dezron Douglas – Bass; Neal Smith - Drums

Moonlight Sonata

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