The J Street Jumpers - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 54:33
Size: 124.9 MB
Styles: Swing, Jump blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[2:31] 1. Better Beware
[3:51] 2. Ain't But One
[3:08] 3. Night Life Boogie
[3:35] 4. That's How I Feel About You
[4:38] 5. Topsy
[2:54] 6. Jump, Jive And Wail
[2:59] 7. Gal With A Whole Lotta Loot
[3:14] 8. When I Get Low I Get High
[4:14] 9. Please Send Me Someone To Love
[3:32] 10. Momma, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
[2:40] 11. Onion
[2:57] 12. Going Back To New Orleans
[4:16] 13. Sure Had A Wonderful Time Last Night
[2:30] 14. The Big Question
[3:10] 15. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
[4:16] 16. At Last

This is a great album for anyone who likes great swing-blues music with a solid jazz feel. The arrangements are tight, the solos are first rate, and Marianna Previtti sings with her own style that builds on the wonderful jazz-blues singers of the past. Their version of Jump, Jive, and Wail is more than a match for the Louis Prima rendition featured on the recent Gap commercial. You can swing dance to most tunes and slow dance to the rest (as we do here around DC where the J Street Jumpers usually perform). Or just listen and enjoy swingin, wailing musicians perform the music so many of us love. ~/amazon

Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby

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Eva Simontacchi - Places

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 52:17
Size: 119.7 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[7:46] 1. I'm Glad There Is You
[6:15] 2. Invitation
[3:19] 3. Places
[2:53] 4. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[5:44] 5. For All We Know
[4:57] 6. Alone Together
[2:57] 7. Cheek To Cheek
[6:33] 8. Darn That Dream
[4:20] 9. Sun And Rain
[3:33] 10. It Could Happen To You
[3:55] 11. The Island

An extraordinary voice, endowed by a soothing and warm timbre, an ensemble that includes heavyweights of the Italian and international jazz scene, the suggestive trumpet of Tom Harrell, one of the most fascinating performers in our recent history. These are the ingredients of a great Italian production where tradition, modern style, freshness of arrangements and intensity of expression combine perfectly together. Repertoire that draws from the tradition of the American standards.

"A wonderful recording by a beautiful singer" ~Sheila Jordan

Roberto Cipelli : piano; Tom Harrell : trumpet and flugelhorn; Massimo Manzi : drums; Eva Simontacchi : vocals; Attilio Zanchi : doublebass.

Places

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Wild Bill Davis - Live At Sonny's Place 1985

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 65:15
Size: 149.4 MB
Styles: Hammond organ jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[5:52] 1. Satin Doll
[5:24] 2. Honeysuckle Rose
[6:39] 3. Azure Te
[6:06] 4. Stolen Sweets
[7:38] 5. Blues For New Orleans
[7:24] 6. St. Thomas
[7:52] 7. In A Mellotone
[6:18] 8. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
[7:03] 9. Jive Samba
[4:13] 10. Johnny Come Lately
[0:41] 11. April In Paris

Wild Bill Davis is the father of the Hammond organ in Jazz Music. As a legendary sideman with the likes of Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, Illinois Jacquet, Milt Larkin, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton and others, as well as a composer and arranger for Louis Jordan, Count Basie etc, he also lead his own groups and toured regularly. Here we present a rare glimpse of Will Bill Davis’ own group, performing live during the later part of his career. Here we have his regular trio group, with Clyde Lucas on drums and Chuckie Thompson on guitar and vocals, augmented by a then very young, alto sax & clarinetist Joey “G-Clef” Cavaseno. Sonny’s Place was a legendary Jazz club in Seaford, Long Island (New York) which at the time attracted many New York City artists or those who may have been traveling through the area.

Live At Sonny's Place 1985

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Arielle Dombasle - Amor Amor

Styles: Chanson
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:18
Size: 81,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:44)  1. Quien Sera
(2:41)  2. Amor Amor
(2:51)  3. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
(2:49)  4. Rhum And Coca Cola
(3:07)  5. El Tiburon
(4:10)  6. Quiereme
(2:04)  7. As Time Goes By
(3:43)  8. I Wish You Love
(3:03)  9. Cuando Calienta El Sol
(3:04) 10. Solamente Una Vez
(2:13) 11. Whispering
(2:42) 12. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas

Arielle Dombasle is a French film actress with more than 50 movies to her credit, and now she's trying her hand as a kind of torch singer. The vintage material and arrangements on Amor Amor certainly evoke an era of sophisticated bands and witty and heartfelt material, be it the classic "As Time Goes By" or "Quireme." With her breathy voice and accent and singing in both Spanish and English Dombasle makes the most of her abilities to generate a little heat and sensuality, and it helps that much of the material is familiar, like "Cuando Calienta el Sol." But, frankly, her interpretations of the standards don't bear comparison with the greats, even when she duets on "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" with Julio Iglesias. And her treatment of "Rhum and Coca-Cola" falls flat  it's not the Andrews Sisters and it's definitely not calypso. While it aims at being nostalgically chic, with several exotic shades of Cuba in some of the arrangements, it sadly never quite succeeds. ~ Chris Nickson  http://www.allmusic.com/album/amor-amor-mw0000479077

Personnel: Alexis Cárdenas, Zorica Stanojevic (violone); Julio Font (piano); Lionel Baracetti (marimba).

Amor Amor

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Orrin Evans - Liberation Blues

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:37
Size: 167,2 MB
Art: Front

(9:22)  1. Devil Eyes
(5:36)  2. Juanita
(5:48)  3. A Lil' D.A.B. A Do Ya
(6:21)  4. A Free Man?
(5:00)  5. Liberation Blues
(5:58)  6. Simply Green
(6:12)  7. Anysha
(6:46)  8. Meant To Shine
(7:36)  9. Mumbo Jumbo
(4:55) 10. How High The Moon
(2:03) 11. The Theme
(6:55) 12. Ther Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Orrin Evans, pianist, bandleader and notorious musical catalyst, is a bona fide, jazz original. Brimming with music and ideas, Orrin’s Liberation Blues debuts one of his most impressive projects yet, a new quintet lineup that includes Sean Jones, JD Allen, Luques Curtis, and Bill Stewart. The recording, made live at Smoke Jazz Club in New York City, occurred immediately following the passing of bassist Dwayne Burno, and the opening selections comprise the “Liberation Blues Suite” dedicated to his memory. Orrin explains, “In my eyes, Burno is now a ‘Free Man’ … but with that freedom, we’ve lost a great man right here on earth. 

So, there’s still a blues we feel missing our brother and friend.” Simply put, the playing is inspired. Sean Jones and JD Allen are a brilliant pairing and it is hard to miss Bill Stewart’s presence. Orrin says, “Let me do something that people wouldn’t expect, somethin’ that I wouldn’t even expect. Listen … now is the time for Bill Stewart.” After mining the compositions of Paul Motian, Trudy Pitts, Miles Davis, and, of course, Orrin Evans, the night concludes with a memorable encore visit from Philadelphia vocalist Joanna Pascale for a sultry version of “The Night has a Thousand Eyes.” http://www.smokesessionsrecords.com

Personnel: Sean Jones Trumpet (except on 7, 10, 11, 12); JD Allen: Tenor Saxophone (except on 10,11,12); Orrin Evans: Piano; Luques Curtis: Bass; Bill Stewart: Drums; Joanna Pascale (12 only).

Liberation Blues

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