Mimmo Langella - Funk That Jazz

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:48
Size: 102.6 MB
Styles: Guitar rock-jazz, Fusion
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[5:11] 1. Follow Me Now
[6:09] 2. Scò
[5:57] 3. Up Two
[4:09] 4. The Gig Una Razza
[6:56] 5. The Harmony Of The Soul
[5:12] 6. In The Air
[4:05] 7. Come On
[7:06] 8. Jean Paul

"Langella continues the musical journey begun some years ago with the record "The Other Side". The jazz/blues influences absorbed after all these years merge naturally into a fine blend of styles on the rhythmic territory of black music roots (with pleasand hints of modern electro-lounge trends), colored with "retro" timbres so warm and "alive" that, when the listener closes their eyes, they seem to be there in the studio during the recording sessions. The bandleader shows great maturity in conducting the combo, accommodating his partners and relegating his fine guitar technique in the sevice of his music. The music of Langella is once again personal, fresh and melodically engaging; the phrases of the neapolitan guitarist are articulated in the rhythm that has the naturalness of one." Funk That Jazz features guest guitarist Scott Henderson on "Up Two" and "The Harmony Of The Soul"

Funk That Jazz

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Kelly Dickson & Werner Kristiansen - Doodlin'

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 40:24
Size: 92.5 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[5:00] 1. Beautiful Love
[6:53] 2. Gentle Rain
[3:21] 3. Like Someone In Love
[4:36] 4. If I Should Lose You
[3:17] 5. Doodlin'
[5:32] 6. My One And Only Love
[3:22] 7. I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm
[4:02] 8. That Was Then
[4:17] 9. To Michael Brecker

Doodlin’ is vocalist Kelly Dickson’s second New York jazz recording. This album is a collaboration with Norwegian guitarist Werner Kristiansen and features the great George Garzone on Saxophones throughout. Recorded in January 2007 the trio was also joined by Jeff Pedraz on Double Bass and Pete Zimmer on drums.

Doodlin’ comprises a selection of jazz standards as well as two originals compositions, one written by Kristiansen and the second penned by Garzone honoring the late Mike Brecker.

Doodlin'

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Jimmy Bosch - A Million!

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:30
Size: 129.4 MB
Styles: Latin jazz, Salsa
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[ 4:26] 1. Bailalo Si Te Atreves
[ 7:08] 2. Maracayero
[ 5:19] 3. Foreclosure Ejecucion De Una Hipoteca
[ 4:38] 4. Mujeres Mandan
[ 4:01] 5. Te Adoro Mami
[ 6:26] 6. Cuantas Veces
[ 6:20] 7. Quedate
[ 5:12] 8. Alma Compartido
[12:57] 9. Foreclosure -Long Version-Ejecucion De Una Hipoteca

Jimmy Bosch is known throughout the world to be a powerful force as a trombonist, as a composer, as an entertainer and as the producer of his own records for his own Independent record label, JRGR Records, Inc. People all over the world who follow Jimmy know to expect something different from the norm. He does it his way and his records are like no other records in the world.

“A MILLON,” is Jimmy’s 4th solo record release. On this record, he introduces yet another lead vocalist, a true young “Sonero” from Puerto Rico. He also presents a female, singing lead on one track. And if that’s not enough, he wrote and sang a Bolero himself on this production. A powerful song about the love between a mother and her son, audiences will no doubt be moved by its delivery and its sincerity.

People worldwide refer to Bosch as Salsa’s Brutal Trombone, “a real person”, “awesome”, “extraordinary”, “most expressive”, “great soloist,” etc. Considered one of today’s most important composers/lyricists in Salsa music, his songs are thought provoking, educational, inspiring, socially reflective and even comedic. His ability to conquer the rhythmic complexities with his heartfelt and gifted trombone playing styles has placed him in the Royal Court of the music world, covering the Salsa, Latin Jazz and World music genres.

Appearing on over 70 recordings, Bosch has made records and/or toured with his 11 piece band as well as with Israel Cachao Lopez, Ruben Blades and Son del Solar, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, Willie Colon, Manny Oquendo y Libre, Paquito D’Rivera, Oscar De Leon, Jose Alberto “El Canario,” Marc Anthony, FANIA Allstars, Eddie and Charlie Palmieri, Steve Turre, Incognito, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Jon Faddis, Arturo O’farril and the list goes on.

A Million!

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The Ed Bickert Trio - Out Of The Past

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:33
Size: 149,4 MB
Art: Front

(7:49)  1. Con Alma
(8:01)  2. Soft Winds
(9:00)  3. When Sunny Gets Blue
(5:28)  4. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
(5:26)  5. Where Is The One
(4:52)  6. Deep In A Dream
(5:34)  7. Have You Met Miss Jones
(7:34)  8. Skating In Central Park
(9:46)  9. Nica's Dream

Ed Bickert was born in Hochfeld, Manitoba on November 29th, 1932, and raised in Vernon, British Columbia. His early interest in guitar was in part influenced by his musical household (his mother and father played piano and guitar in country bands). He was self-taught, developing an interest in jazz harmony by studying and analyzing Stan Kenton records. Via radio broadcasts from the American West Coast, he heard and was influenced by Nat “King” Cole Trio guitarist Oscar Moore, Barney Kessel and Les Paul. In his early teens he gained experience by playing onstage with his parents. In 1952 Ed moved to Toronto, working as a radio station engineer and playing after-hours jazz clubs on the side. Shy and retiring, he was slow to work himself into the Toronto jazz circuit, but by 1955 he was a regular club performer and in 1957, he made his first studio recording date, appearing on Moe Koffman's fluke hit single Swinging Shepherd Blues. 

In the 60s, Ed worked regularly with Koffman and other major figures of Canadian jazz. He was invited to be a founding member of Rob McConnell's Boss Brass in 1968 and has played with that unit ever since, as well as becoming increasingly in demand as a session guitarist. In 1974, on the recommendation of the legendary Jim Hall, the equally legendary Paul Desmond sought out Ed to form a performing quartet, marking Desmond's return to the musical stage after an absence of seven years. Desmond, a jazz star who had seen the world and played with the best, was utterly blown away by Ed's playing, and determined to record with him; this marked Ed's first session for an American label, with consequent wider exposure. During the next three years [Desmond's last], the Desmond-Bickert quartet performed frequently, and many of these gigs were recorded. (Lucky for us! Paul and Ed brought out the best in each other, and their records together constitute a high-water mark in jazz.)

In 1979, Ed recorded a duo album with his fellow Desmond Quartet alumnus Don Thompson the album won the 1980 Juno Award for Best Jazz Recording of the Year. In the 80s, Ed continued to work regularly with Koffman and McConnell. Furthermore, he signed with Concord Jazz Records, which meant even greater exposure in the States. For Concord, he frequently backed up Rosemary Clooney, toured with the Concord Jazz All-Stars, and [finally] began to record as a session leader on a regular basis. In 1983, Ed also became co-leader of a dual-guitar quartet with Lorne Lofsky, an arrangement that lasted a full ten years. The 90s have seen Ed go on unstoppably working with Canada's jazz élite, hotly sought after by fellow musicians but shunning the limelight, playing like God on that same old, worn, creamy-yellow Tele. And finally, on January 7, 1997, our Governor-General appointed Ed as a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his “distinguished service” to Canadian music. This entitles Ed to wear a medal like the one pictured over there, and to append to his name the honorific CM. (Chances are he greeted the news with an “aw shucks” worthy of Gary Cooper...) Bio ~ http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/edbickert

Personnel: Ed Bickert (guitar); Terry Clarke (drums); Don Thompson (bass)

Out Of The Past

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The Jive Bombers - Jump! With The Jive Bombers

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:37
Size: 95,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:39)  1. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
(3:18)  2. We're Gonna Make It
(7:45)  3. Theme For Coleman Hawkins (feat. Alex Dean)
(3:55)  4. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
(3:02)  5. Harlem Nocturne (feat. Bobby Brough)
(2:47)  6. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird
(2:34)  7. Goin' Out the Back Way (feat. Del Dako)
(4:02)  8. Person To Person
(2:53)  9. On Revival Day
(3:54) 10. Hallelujah I Love Her So
(3:42) 11. St Louis Blues

The Jive Bombers (who are not to be confused with the rockabilly group bearing the same moniker) are best known for their Savoy single "Bad Boy" which reached number seven on the R&B charts in 1957. The group Earl Johnson, Al Tinney, William Tinney (aka "Pee Wee"), and lead vocalist Clarence Palmer were formed from the membership of two other vocal acts: Sonny Austin & the Jive Bombers and the Palmer Brothers. They were originally known as the Sparrows again, these weren't the Sparrows who recorded "Why Did You Leave Me?" for Jay Dee when they recorded early in their career for Coral in 1949; they later changed names back to the Jive Bombers when they switched over to Citation Records in 1952.  The Jive Bombers' "Bad Boy" (written by Avon Long and Lillian Hardin Armstrong, better known perhaps as "Lil Hardin" and wife of Louis Armstrong from 1924-1938) was their only charting hit, it peaked at number 36 on the pop/number seven on R&B in 1957. Clarence Palmer's beautifully sung classic has been re-recorded by a number of artists, including the Escorts ('50s), Mink Deville, Ringo Starr, Sha Na Na, and many more. It was later featured prominently in the John Waters-directed movie, Cry Baby. Bio ~ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-jive-bombers/id62048189

Jump! With The Jive Bombers

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Loston Harris - Swingfully Yours

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:51
Size: 86,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:26)  1. Kiss And Run
(3:04)  2. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(3:13)  3. I'm Old Fashioned
(2:52)  4. Hey You With The Crazy Eyes
(6:20)  5. How About You
(4:24)  6. I've Got The World On A String
(4:08)  7. 9:26 Special
(4:39)  8. The Lamp Is Low
(2:40)  9. You Can't Love 'Em All

The liner notes for Loston Harris’ Swingfully Yours set a clear agenda. “This recording is all about swing,” declares the pianist and singer, a mainstay at New York’s famed Carlyle Hotel. “No torch songs or ballads, just tunes with tempos that make you wanna tap your toes.” Harris delivers on his promise with this nine-track collection, his quartet deep in the pocket of their frontman’s all-swing, all-the-time marching orders.Harris isn’t out to re-conceptualize the standards that make up the setlist for Swingfully Yours. This is old-school small-group swing, with a bounce and ebullience that works for laidback listening as well as it would for the dance floor. Harris’ work on the 88s is crisp and elegant, simultaneously devoted to pace and melodic clarity. 

But he’s unafraid to lay down hammer-blow block chords on “Hey You With the Crazy Eyes,” and he burns through a finger-busting solo on his own instrumental arrangement of Earl Warren’s “9:20 Special.” While perhaps not as stylistically distinctive as his piano, Harris’ vocals, smoky-smooth with a minimum of croon, caress Ralph Freed’s legendary lyrics for “How About You?,” and he brings a pleasing breathiness to Cahn and Van Heusen’s “You Can’t Love ’Em All.” Tenor saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith offers a fine, full tone whether soloing or comping behind Harris’ vocals. Gianluca Renzi works his bass’ natural woodiness for all it’s worth on “Kiss and Run,” and Carmen Intorre Jr.’s slick snare shots and sharp ride cymbal give the music a splashy energy throughout. Swingfully Yours runs a brisk 39 minutes, but Harris and his ensemble pack every second with pure, no-nonsense swing. ~ Matt R.Lohr  http://jazztimes.com/articles/132473-swingfully-yours-loston-harris

Personnel: Loston Harris (vocals, piano); Ian Hendrickson-Smith (tenor saxophone); Carmen Intorre (drums).

Swingfully Yours

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