Cinzia Roncelli And Francesco Cafiso - My Shining Hour

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:59
Size: 137,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:53)  1. My Shining Hour
(4:48)  2. Time After Time
(6:15)  3. Fair Weather
(4:06)  4. I'm Old Fashioned
(6:42)  5. Chan's Song
(5:51)  6. So In Love
(6:14)  7. Moon River
(4:50)  8. All or Nothing At All
(3:59)  9. This Can Be Love
(5:39) 10. Skylark
(7:37) 11. Every Time We Say Goodbye

An anthology of classic without borders and age and a large number of excellent musicians Sicilians by birth or artistic election - a "guest" of the speech torrential Francesco Cafiso - ply the recording debut of Cynthia Roncelli , vocalist and teacher seated in Lombardy. Undici tracks that run through much of the history of jazz navigating between notes by Kenny Dorham, with the mellow ballad Fair Weather (so dear to the great Sheila Jordan ), those of Hancock with Chan's Song (drawn from the soundtrack of the famous film by Tavernier , 'Round Midnight), here in the nuanced lyricism; and still slipping nell'intellettualizzato arrangement of So In Love Cole Porter and, almost obligatory, in the melodic cells, with a consistent matrix " blue ", of Moon River by Harry Mancini. On the same middle register, the other executions, without giving or subtract res nova . And this also seem to suffer the elastic vocal talents of goo Roncelli. Translate by Google
http://www.jazzitalia.net/recensioni/myshininghour.asp#.U9M6qvldUrV

My Shining Hour

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George Van Eps & Howard Alden - Keepin' Time

Styles:  Guitar Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:53
Size: 133,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:29)  1. Blue Skies
(6:31)  2. Satin Doll
(6:47)  3. It Had To Be You
(5:04)  4. Body And Soul
(5:24)  5. How High The Moon
(2:17)  6. Honeysuckle Rose
(5:30)  7. I Cover The Waterfront
(2:27)  8. The Chant
(5:28)  9. Willow Weep For Me
(4:05) 10. Kay's Fantasy
(5:26) 11. More Than You Know
(4:21) 12. I Got Rhythm

Guitarists George Van Eps (a veteran of the 1930's) and Howard Alden (36 at the time of this recording) had made three prior CD's before cutting a fine quartet date with bassist Michael Moore and drummer Jake Hanna. The two guitarists can easily be told apart for Van Eps (the inventor of the seven-string guitar) plays some of the most beautiful chords in the world while Alden often contributes single-note solos. Highlights of the disc include Alden's two renditions of Van Eps songs ("The Chant" and "Kay's Fantasy"), Van Eps' two features and such swing standards as "Blue Skies," "How High The Moon," "I Cover The Waterfront" and a duet rendition of "More Than You Know." All of the music is quite relaxed (with nothing over a slow-medium pace) but has plenty of inner fire. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/keepin-time-mw0000188555

Personnel: George Van Eps, Howard Alden (7-string guitar); Michael Moore (bass); Jake Hanna (drums).

Keepin' Time

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Cyrus Chestnut - Midnight Melodies

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:24
Size: 182,7 MB
Art: Front + Back

( 4:54)  1. Two Heartbeats
( 4:09)  2. Pocket Full Of Blues
( 5:10)  3. To Be Determined
( 6:57)  4. Bag's Groove
( 7:15)  5. Hey, It's Me You're Talkin' To
( 7:21)  6. Chelsea Bridge
( 8:32)  7. U.M.M.G.Upper Manhattan Medical Group
( 8:34)  8. I Wanted To Say
( 6:38)  9. Giant Steps
(14:28) 10. Naima's Love Song
( 3:20) 11. The Theme

This nearly perfect piano trio set by Cyrus Chestnut, captured at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in New York, is his first live recording date. It retains all of the feeling and power of his thrilling live performances but also benefits from Smoke's Steinway B that Cyrus claims is the best piano in the city. “It's just my ticket. We connect. It's warm and it's sharp at the same time with a lot of earth in it. I like clubs like the Jazz Standard or Smoke, where you can sit down at the piano and get down-home, because that's the kind of audience they attract.”http://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/66408/cyrus-chestnut/midnight-melodies

Personnel: Cyrus Chestnut, piano; Curtis Lundy, bass; Victor Lewis, drums

Midnight Melodies

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Carl Fontana - The Great Fontana

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1985
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 58:42
Size: 108,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:27)  1. Shoutin' On A Riff
(6:23)  2. It Might As Well Be Spring
(5:47)  3. Soon
(6:17)  4. I Thought About You
(5:09)  5. Showcase
(7:14)  6. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
(4:18)  7. Always
(6:02)  8. Expubident
(7:26)  9. What's New?
(5:35) 10. America The Beautiful

Considering his ability and strong reputation, it is very surprising that this was trombonist Carl Fontana's first recording date as a leader. Fifty-seven at the time, Fontana's fluent horn matches well with tenor saxophonist Al Cohn, pianist Richard Wyands, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Akira Tana. The CD reissue of the Uptown release expands the original six-song program to ten. An excellent effort from an underrated but talented bop-based trombonist. ~ Scott Yanow  

http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-great-fontana-mw0000204790              

Personnel: Al Cohn - tenor sax, Richard Wyands - piano, Ray Drummond - bass & Akira Tana - drums.         

The Great Fontana

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