Red Garland - Blues In Mambo

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 74:57

Size: 173.0 MB

Styles: Piano blues

Year: 2011

Art: Front

[5:14] 1. Lover

[7:22] 2. Blues In Mambo

[8:10] 3. Manteca

[5:13] 4. Five Ô Clock Whistle

[9:15] 5. East Of The Sun

[7:11] 6. Exactly Like You

[6:45] 7. S'Wonderful

[6:57] 8. Estrellita

[5:54] 9. Lady Be Good

[5:27] 10. You'd Be So Nice To Come

[7:24] 11. Ahmad's Blues

Largely self-taught, Red Garland established a reputation as a solid post-bop mainstream player in the 50s, playing with many of the most famous jazz musicians of the time. He achieved international fame in the late 50s as part of the Miles Davis quintet. He went on to lead his own groups, but then retired in 1968, a victim the declining demand for jazz. He reemerged in 1976 and performed regularly until his death in 1984.

Garland was known for his eloquent middle-of-the-road style. A fertile, often moving improvisor, he developed a characteristic block chord sound by combining octaves with a fifth in the middle in the right hand over left-hand comp (accompanying) chords. The style has been much imitated.

ED GARLAND-PIANO, PAUL CHAMBERS-BASS, ART TAYLOR-DRUMS, RAY BARRETTO-CONGAS. RECORDED, JUNE 27, 1958.

Blues In Mambo

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Denis Chang - Nature Boy

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 55:32
Size: 127.2 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. Pour Jimmy Them There Eyes
[3:48] 2. I've Found A New Baby
[6:01] 3. Stardust
[2:04] 4. Some Of These Days
[3:16] 5. Donna Lee
[2:07] 6. Improvisation No 5
[2:35] 7. Oui
[2:32] 8. Rosetta
[3:51] 9. Danse Norvegienne
[5:00] 10. Minor Swing
[5:20] 11. Seul Ce Soir
[2:05] 12. Valse De Wasso
[4:47] 13. Cherokee
[3:01] 14. Rue De Pierre
[5:18] 15. Nature Boy

Denis Chang was already an avid musical explorer when he discovered Django Reinhardt at 19. An exceptional player in the gipsy swing style, he is no mere copyist but is open to bebop, fusion, latin, pop, rock, blues And classical for inspiration. On fifteen tunes -- including Stardust, Cherokee, Nature Boy And Charlie Parker's Donna Lee, Chang employs a range of instrumentation to support his guitar work in addition to his rhythm guitarists: accordeon, tenor sax, Hammond organ & percussion.

Solo guitar: Dennis Chang (1-15), Ritary Gaguenetti (4,5), Frank Gambale (15); Rhythm guitar: Lou Boustani (1,7,8,10,11,12,13), Jesse Barksdale (2,3,9), Roberto Rosenman (2,3,9), Hervé Gaguenetti (4,5,15); Vocals: John Labelle (3), Jeanne Rochette (11), Dawn Tyler Watson (15); Violin: Drew Jurecka (2,3); Rhodes, Hammond B-3: Vanessa Rodrigues (11,15); Accordion: Marin Nasturica (1,10,13); Tenor saxophone: Sean Craig (3,5,7,8,9,10,13); Trombone: Nadav Nirenberg (11); Electric bass: Lauréat Cormier (15); Upright bass: Alex Bellegarde (1,4,5,7,8,10,12,13), Chris Bartos (2,3,9); Percussions: Ben Caissie (1,3,7,8,10,11,12,13); Drums: Isaac Dumont (15).

Nature Boy

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Jim Owens & Brett Stamps - Bad To The Bone

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 67:15
Size: 154.0 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Trombone jazz
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[5:45] 1. Blues For J & K
[5:49] 2. Summertime
[6:09] 3. Blackbird
[5:11] 4. In A Mellow Tone
[4:55] 5. Alone Together
[6:06] 6. Ants In Your Pants
[5:18] 7. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
[4:10] 8. Stella By Starlight
[5:37] 9. Embraceable You
[4:35] 10. Lucky Southern
[4:27] 11. Where Or When
[5:32] 12. 1 17 Am
[3:35] 13. Four Brothers

Victoria Records presents "BAD TO THE BONE", featuring Brett Stamps (trombone) and Jim Owens (trombone), Cody Henry and Jim Martin also featured on last track (trombone), Miles Vandiver (drums), Zeb Briskovich (bass), Reggie Thomas (piano) and Rick Haydon (guitar). Our local music store sold out of this recording as soon as it became available. You're in for some great listening to some hot jazz!

Some of us can't get enough of a good thing and such is the case with the Brett Stamps recordings. "Bad to the Bone" is the 2008 release by two fine trombonists, Brett Stamps and Jim Owens. It is a tribute album to the music of Kai Winding and J.J. Johnson. The musicians heard on this CD are all well known in the St. Louis metro area: all but Jim Martin teach at SIUE; Jim teaches at Webster U. in the suburb of Webster Groves. Bill Becker, executive producer, arranged for the men to record this fabulous music. Ross Gentile, of radio station WSIE fame, is a tireless promoter of jazz in the St. Louis area. All these men are responsible for this terrific CD and its popularity with local jazz aficionados. ~J. Lovins/amazon

Bad To The Bone

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Mack Avenue Superband - Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival 2013

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 60:43
Size: 139.0 MB
Styles: Mainstream jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[11:07] 1. Liberty Avenue Stroll
[ 7:24] 2. All Blues
[ 6:27] 3. Guantanamera
[11:36] 4. Breakthrough
[ 7:35] 5. Nuages
[ 7:07] 6. Oh Daddy Blues
[ 9:23] 7. Honky Tonk

Mack Avenue SuperBand’s Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival – 2013 documents a concert at the Motor City’s capacious Hart Plaza by an ensemble of leaders culled from Mack Avenue Records’ extraordinary artist roster. It’s the second configuration of the group, which debuted at the 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival, mixing veteran stars with mid-career leaders and up-and-comers. The resulting album, Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival – 2012, received critical kudos for the fiery chemistry and soloistic derring-do contained therein.

For the follow-up, Al Pryor, Mack Avenue’s Executive Vice President for A&R, assembled a slightly pared-down unit. Back for round two are vibraphonist Gary Burton, trumpeter Sean Jones, guitarist Evan Perri, and the rhythm section of pianist Aaron Diehl, bassist (and music director) Rodney Whitaker and drummer Carl Allen. Joining the mix are veteran soul/jazz saxophone giant Kirk Whalum and the sensational vibraphonist-marimbist, Warren Wolf. The results are no less scintillating—a program as cohesive and precise as a studio recording, but infused with energetic vibrations emanating from the several thousand hip, enthusiastic fans who attended the free concert.

Whitaker attributes the bandstand discipline and simpatico in part to his determination to follow collective, inclusive principles in organizing the program. “I solicited everyone’s input,” he says. “With artists at this level, you don’t need to dictate every moment. Sometimes it’s more important to listen and facilitate, and not always try to be the boss. When you have a conversation with everyone about what music we’re playing and the direction we want to go, everybody buys in, and they make it sound like a band. We put together a set list two months before the concert took place.”

Whitaker discerns several common denominators that promoted camaraderie. One is the role of gospel music in the musical development of Whalum, Jones, Wolf, Diehl, Allen and himself during formative years. “Everyone—not just those who grew up in church—tries to tell a story in the way they play, in the way they try to touch an audience and say something to them,” he says. “They put together their solos to get across a message that music is not just about notes, but has some greater meaning, whatever you may translate that to mean.”

(Carl Allen – drums 1, 2, 4, 7; Gary Burton – vibes 2, 7; Aaron Diehl – piano 1, 4-7; Kevin Eubanks – guitar 2, 7; Tia Fuller – alto sax 1, 4, 7; Sean Jones – trumpet 1, 4, 7; Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocals 6; Evan Perri – guitar 5, 7; Diego Rivera – tenor sax 7; Alfredo Rodríguez – piano 3; Rodney Whitaker – bass 1, 2, 4-7)

Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival

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Lisa Bassenge - Going Home

Styles: Vocal, Jazz Pop
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:29
Size: 138,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:20)  1. Like a Virgin
(4:59)  2. Caravan
(5:15)  3. I'm Through with Love
(4:37)  4. Besame Mucho
(5:57)  5. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
(1:57)  6. Fly Me to the Moon
(4:20)  7. Gee Baby
(4:54)  8. I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You
(4:14)  9. Gigolo
(5:04) 10. A Hard Day's Night
(3:05) 11. Guess Who I Saw Today
(5:03) 12. De Doo Doo Doo de Da Da Da
(4:39) 13. Going Home

After three highly anticipated albums, Lisa Bassenge's trio is back with a new CD that takes its inspiration from a wide variety of jazz and popular music.  Features gorgeous renditions of songs made popular by Madonna, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, The Beatles, The Police, Don Redman, and more.  Lisa Bassenge has built a solid following in Berlin. She presents an interesting repertoire ranging from Duke Ellington to Madonna, and is a young singer with a personal vision who utilizes new ways of expression.  Bassenge has released seven previous recordings of various projects, always attempting to reveal the eternal truths in pop songs--A Sigh, A Song (2002), Three (2004), and various albums with the groups Micatone and Nylon.~Editorial Reviews(http://www.amazon.com/Going-Home-Lisa-Trio-Bassenge/dp/B000059QD8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350412834&sr=8-1&keywords=Lisa+Bassenge-Going+Home).

Personnel: Lisa Bassenge (vocals); Daniel Mattar (vocals); Soren Fischer (trombone); Andreas Schmidt (piano); Paul Kleber (double bass).

Going Home

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Manhattan Transfer - Couldn't Be Hotter

Styles: Vocal Jazz, Swing
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:30
Size: 178,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:46)  1. Old Man Mose
(3:42)  2. Sing Moten's Swing
(3:06)  3. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
(3:41)  4. Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'Mine)
(5:38)  5. Up A Lazy River
(5:32)  6. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
(4:32)  7. Stars Fell On Alabama
(5:03)  8. Gone Fishin'
(5:29)  9. Blue Again
(7:51) 10. Clouds (Adapted from 'Nuages')
(3:08) 11. Stompin' At Mahogany Hall
(6:43) 12. Nothing Could Be Hotter Than That
(3:14) 13. It's Good Enough To Keep
(4:19) 14. Don't Let Go
(4:15) 15. Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone
(8:25) 16. My Foolish Heart

Last year the Manhattan Transfer made its Telarc debut with the live Couldn't Be Hotter. Terrific as the disc was, it turns out the title was merely prescient of the follow-up studio release Vibrate, the group's first in four years. Drawing on all of Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and Cheryl Bentyne's individual and collective talents, and echoing such eclectically brilliant group accomplishments as Swing, Bop Doo-Wopp, Vocalese, Tonin' and Pastiche (which, though it predates Bentyne's arrival in 1979, remains classic MT), Vibrate can best be described as a triumphant "greatest skills" collection.

The opener, Brenda Russell's "Walkin' in N.Y.," recalls the breezy retro sophistication of the Transfer's long-ago "Tuxedo Junction" days. It's followed by Rufus Wainwright's cheekily romantic "Greek Song," which, with its mixed Asian and European accents, is strongly reminiscent of the pre-Bentyne Transfer's dazzling, cross-cultural treatment of "On a Little Street in Singapore" on Pastiche. The cunning title track, another Wainwright delight, follows, blending an old-fashioned tango with a conventional tale of heartbreak and longing, and then twisting both in the chords of modern contrivances. "Doodlin'" is yet another fine example of the Transfer's ability to channel the tightly choreographed vivacity of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross while making the tune distinctly its own. Their creamy "Embraceable You," dripping in strings, is gorgeously reminiscent of the Tommy Dorsey days of the Pied Pipers; "I Met Him on a Sunday" infuses the Shirelles' hit with plenty of rib-sticking N'awlins gumption; and "First Ascent," cowritten by Alan Paul (with Billy Hulting and Bob Mair) and set to a deliciously cacophonous Afro-Latin rhythm, is an homage to creative inspiration that is itself an inspired creation. Then there's "The New JuJu Man," based on Miles Davis' "Tutu," which shows off these four vocalese masters at their most imaginatively incendiary. Put 'em all together and, indeed, the Transfer couldn't be hotter. ~ Christopher Loudon  http://jazztimes.com/articles/15114-couldn-t-be-hotter-manhattan-transfer

Manhattan Transfer: Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser (vocals)
Personnel: Wayne Johnson (guitar); Larry Klimas (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Yaron Gershovsky (keyboards); Tom Brechtlein (drums).

Couldn't Be Hotter

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Charlie Ventura & Bill Harris - Live At the Three Deuces

Styles: Saxophone and Trombone Jazz
Year: 1947
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:49
Size: 119,1 MB
Art: Front

(10:25)  1. Characteristically B. H.
( 5:37)  2. Blue Champagne
( 8:11)  3. Frolic Sam
( 9:26)  4. High On an Open Mike
( 6:54)  5. Body and Soul
( 7:56)  6. The Great Lie
( 3:17)  7. Everything Happens To Me

Charlie Ventura and Bill Harris made their mark among fellow jazz musicians but both died in obscurity. The reappearance of these historic live performances from 1947 are important parts of their discography, most of them transcribed by collector Jerry Newman during gigs at the Three Deuces. Unlike 78 rpm discs of the era, the musicians get a chance to stretch out at length. Ventura's boppish tenor sax shows the influence of swingers like Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster, yet he is clearly speaking a new language on the instrument. Harris is a bit more economical with his notes but no less effective an improviser. The rhythm section features pianist/arranger Ralph Burns, bassist Bob Leininger and the tragic but gifted drummer Dave Tough. While this isn't a complete compilation of their material from this period, it represents most of the highlights. Highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-three-deuces-1947-mw0000082005

Personnel: Charlie Ventura (tenor saxophone); Bill Harris (trombone); Ralph Burns (piano); Bob Leininger, Curley Russell (bass); Dave Tough (drums).

Live At the Three Deuces

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Terry Gibbs - Launching A New Band 1959

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:45
Size: 84,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:45)  1. Opus Nº 1
(3:01)  2. Moten Swing
(2:35)  3. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
(3:28)  4. Let's Dance
(3:29)  5. Stardust
(2:54)  6. Cottontail
(2:29)  7. Begin The Beguine
(2:44)  8. Jumpin' At The Woodside
(3:03)  9. Prelude To A Kiss
(3:53) 10. Don't Be That Way
(3:26) 11. Midnight Sun
(2:52) 12. Flyin' Home

Terry Gibbs began his career at the age of 12 after winning the Major Bowes Amateur Hour Contest and subsequently began touring professionally. He spent many years as a drummer and percussionist playing gigs until his affinity for bebop motivated him to turn down a scholarship to Julliard as a timpanist and return to the vibes. Six decades of inspirational vibe playing and technique, Gibbs is recognized as one of the best ever to grace the genre of bop. After World War II, Gibbs toured with Chubby Jackson, Buddy Rich and Woody Herman. He co-led a sextet with Louie Bellson and Charlie Shavers; and in 1950, he formed his own band for Mel Torme's TV show. In 1951, he joined the Benny Goodman Sextet. Subsequently, he toured with his own band where he won acclaim as “# 1 Vibraphonist in the world,” in both the down beat and Metronome polls from 1950 to 1955. Gibbs also played a role in breaking down the sex barrier in music, using pianists Terry Pollard, who he often featured in vibe duos, and Alice McLeod, who later married John Coltrane. Settling in Los Angeles in 1957, he formed his big band known as “The Dream Band.”

Comprised of Mel Lewis, Joe Maini, Frank Rosolino, Conte Candoli and Richard Kamuca, they were named “Best Band in the World” in the Downbeat '62 Critic's Poll. Gibbs returned to New York in the early sixties only to move back to LA to take a position as Music Director for the Regis Philbin Show. This gave him the opportunity to compose the music and conduct a sextet. He later served as Music Director/Composer for the ABC TV show, Operation Entertainment and for Steve Allen, building a substantial ASCAP rating. Gibbs also taught Steve Allen to play the vibes. Gibbs, throughout his illustrious career has enjoyed world acclaim playing with greats such as clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Max Roach, Art Blakely, Elvin Jones and Tito Puente. Co-leading a quintet, he had an unprecedented nomination in four categories of the Playboy Jazz Poll: Best Vibraphonist, Best Quartet, Best Big Band and Best Band Leader. 

His association with DeFranco has spanned 18 years and is still an invigorating collaboration today. With 65 albums to his credit, winner of 3 major jazz polls and creator of 300+ compositions (recorded by Gibbs, Nat Cole, Les Brown, Cannonball Adderly, Count Basie, George Shearing, etc.), Gibbs has left an indelible mark in the world of vibes. Terry Gibbs plays the Yamaha YV-3710 vibraphone. Bio ~ http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/terrygibbs

Personnel:  Vibraphone – Terry Gibbs; Alto Saxophone – Charlie Kennedy, Joe Maini ; Baritone Saxophone – Jack Schwartz Bass – Joe Mondragon , Max Bennett ; Piano – Pete Jolly ; Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman, Med Flory Trombone – Bob Enevoldsen, Frank Rosolino, Vern Friley ; Trumpet – Al Porcino, Conte Candoli, Phil Gilbert, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson 

Launching A New Band

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