Mike Fageros - Mars In October

Size: 87,6 MB
Time: 37:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2005
Styles: Jazz: Hammond Organ, Bebop
Art: Front

01. Mars In October (3:15)
02. Footprints (6:36)
03. Tribute To Paul Yeargers (4:50)
04. These Are Soulful Days (2:43)
05. Dear Luis (3:35)
06. In A Mellow Mood (4:50)
07. Little Sunflower (7:39)
08. Mr. Jimmy Smith (4:09)

Texas guitarist Mike Fageros is a relative unknown in the larger spectrum of the "music business". This release "Mars in October", is a melange of originals and classic jazz standards like Shorter's "Footprints" and Hubbard's "Little Sunflower", not to mention "These are Soulful Days" as well. If you are a jazz lover or a guitarist, you will definately find something appealing on this CD.

Wes Montgomery fans will love the rendition of "In a Mellow Mood" and as well, fans of the late Hammond B3 Organist Jimmy Smith will love the treatment of the tune re-arranged by Mike entitled simply, "Mr. Jimmy Smith". The track is a medium tempo swing based on alternate blues changes with a few organ riffs thrown in for good measure as "Jimmy" would have liked.

This CD will be his second release and more effort has been put into this creation than any previous project. His teaming up with the "Young Lion", Houston drummer Jovol Bell has given his career new direction. That and with the addition of sidemen DeLover Axel and Kato Mc Kay (Al McKay's son) utilizes the guitar trio to its utmost. With few overdubs, and many live cuts, the real music comes through, similar to many of the Blue Note Albums in the 60's. The result is self evident in the final product, jazz guitar playing at its best.

Mars In October

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Interstatic - Arise

Size: 105,4 MB
Time: 45:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Modern Jazz, Jazz Rock
Art: Front

01. Doozy Mugwump Blues (5:39)
02. Caerbannog (5:17)
03. Alpha Dog (4:07)
04. Iwato (4:45)
05. Frank'll Fix It (5:51)
06. In The Beginning (4:53)
07. Alexa (4:43)
08. Wonderfall (4:24)
09. Doozy (Reprise) (5:30)

Its beginnings may have been a little closer to the jazz side of the jazz-rock equation with Anthem (PVY Records, 2011), but British expat keyboardist Roy Powell's and trio with Norwegian guitarist Jacob Young and drummer Jarle Vespestad has, since changing its moniker to InterStatic with the release of its first album on UK's RareNoiseRecords label, InterStatic (2012), ratcheted up the energy, the volume and the rock quotient. If InterStatic was the trio's first shot across the bow, then Arise is InterStatic's true statement of intent.

The trio continues to explore the space first innovated by drummer Tony Williams in his late '60s/early '70s Lifetime band with organist Larry Young and newly emigrated guitar legend-in-the-making, John McLaughlin, but just like fellow Nords Elephant9, InterStatic has far more up its sleeve. While Lifetime's Emergency! (Polydor, 1969) is a clear precedent and inspiration for InterStatic and Arise, it's far from the only one; if Lifetime's record was a dense, jagged and jumbled affair that never got off the ground as it deserved, InterStatic uses far cleaner lines and crisper delineations to make music that sometimes swings and sometimes rocks but is always delivered with 120% energy and commitment.

Arise is bookended by two versions of the rocking, anthemic "Doozy Mugwump Blues," two of three tracks contributed by Young to Powell's six along with the more aggro-toned "In the Beginning." From the gritty opening guitar chords, and Vespestad's four-on-the-floor bass drum and near-military march snare drum support, "Doozy" is so diametrically opposed to the music Young has been making for ECM—from 2004's Evening Falls through to Forever Young, released earlier this year—as to almost suggest a completely different guitarist, though Young's recent ECM date did demonstrate a simmering hint of the more searing capabilities that define his work with InterStatic.

Powell's episodic "Frank'll Fix It"—at times a two-chord wonder that rocks righteously but elsewhere something altogether knottier and more idiosyncratic—may be eminently less hummable than "Doozy," but is nevertheless an even more captivating listen. Its harsher extremes, with Vespestad's thundering kit and a breathtaking central line—played in unison by Powell and the positively grunge-toned Young—demonstrates, in a just a single bar, InterStatic's staggering virtuosity. It's a rare, explicit example of an undercurrent that is rarely used as anything more than a means to a more decidedly collective end.

Vespestad is always the perfect accompanist for any context—from his early groundbreaking days with noise improv unit Supersilent and more muscular work with Farmers Market, heard most recently on the stellar Slav to the Rhythm (Division, 2012), to the paradoxically whisper-quiet quality of his work with pianist Tord Gustavsen, seen just a month ago at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal—and he's no less ideal here. Whether effortlessly shifting meters on Powell's jagged "Caerbannong," the keyboardist soloing on an uncredited synth with bubbling and burbling electro-sonics, or swinging with fierce intensity on "Alpha Dog," where Young delivers an incendiary solo, making crystal clear that his undeniably fine ECM recordings are but one aspect of a much broader purview, Vespestad is InterStatic's foundation and the glue that keeps it all together He even references the influential Jon Christensen's delicate cymbal work on Powell's "Iwato," were Young's soaring guitar and Powell's dark chords suggest another InterStatic touchstone in Terje Rypdal's classic Descendre (ECM, 1980).

But reference points only serve to contextualize the music of a trio that has, increasingly, asserted its own voice in the three years since Anthem, honing it even further with regular gigs at Oslo's small but wonderfully funky Sound of Mu. As InterStatic continues to evolve a jazz of the most progressive kind, Arise is, perhaps, a call-to-arms for those who've not yet acquainted themselves with this freewheeling, high octane trio. A group that seems to gain strength and resolve with each recording, if Arise is any indication, the future for InterStatic is filled with even greater promise and possibilities. ~John Kelman

Personnel: Roy Powell: Hammond organ; Jacob Young: electric guitar; Jarle Vespestad: drums.

Arise

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Freddy Cole - Singing The Blues

Size: 105,3 MB
Time: 44:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Label: High Note
Art: Front

01. Muddy Water Blues (3:24)
02. This Time I'm Gone For Good (4:59)
03. Another Way To Feel (4:05)
04. Goin' Down Slow (2:53)
05. Meet Me At No Special Place (4:55)
06. All We Need Is A Place (4:10)
07. My Mother Told Me (3:46)
08. Singing The Blues (3:51)
09. The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men (5:15)
10. Pretending (3:37)
11. An Old Piano Plays The Blues (3:57)

Journeyman jazz vocalist/pianist Freddy Cole digs deep into a burnished, bluesy vibe on 2014's Singing the Blues. The album follows up his similarly engaging 2013 effort This and That, and also brings to mind the 2010 Grammy-nominated Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B. Backing Cole this time out is a superb ensemble of musicians including pianist John di Martino, drummer Curtis Boyd, bassist Elias Bailey, and guitarist Randy Napoleon. This is urbane yet earthy vocal jazz performed by a true master of the genre. ~Review by Matt Collar

Singing The Blues

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Christine Pedi - Good To Mama

Size: 101,7 MB
Time: 43:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Easy Listening
Art: Front

01. When You're Good To Mama (4:00)
02. Thanks A Lot But No Thanks (3:44)
03. But Not For Me (4:33)
04. A Spoonful Of Sugar (3:30)
05. Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home (4:15)
06. Count Your Blessings - Pennies From Heaven (5:06)
07. Down With Love (2:26)
08. Dear Friend (3:23)
09. If I Were A Bell (2:20)
10. Mama A Rainbow (2:25)
11. Lady Is A Tramp (2:55)
12. Vodka (4:49)

It's pure serendipity that Christine chose to name this cd GOOD TO MAMA then soon after was singing the title tune on Broadway in CHICAGO the musical. An actress & multiple award winning cabaret artist Christine brings her comedic flair, warmth & wit to these treasured gems from the American popular songbook. She's joined by jazz guitar legends Bucky & John Pizzarelli (BUT NOT FOR ME and IF I WERE A BELL.) Arrangments courtesy of her long time music director Matthew Martin Ward, Tedd Firth & Fred Barton. Well known in New York Theatre for her longtime association with the comic, satirical musical revues FORBIDDEN BROADWAY and NEWSIcal the MUSICAL, her uncanny impressions & comic characters have garnered glowing reviews and a Drama Desk nomination. She's also appeared on Broadway in LITTLE ME with Martin Short, TALK RADIO with Liev Schrieber, and her love of the musical theatre can be heard daily on Sirius XM radios ON BROADWAY channel where she's been a host for over a decade.

Good To Mama

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Hank Crawford - Cajun Sunrise

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 36:11
Size: 82.8 MB
Styles: Soul jazz, Hard bop
Year: 1980/2013
Art: Front

[5:01] 1. What A Difference You've Made In My Life
[3:53] 2. I Don't Want No Happy Songs
[6:10] 3. New York's One Soulful City
[3:26] 4. Take This Job And Shove It
[4:11] 5. Just The Way You Are
[3:29] 6. Daytime Friends
[4:03] 7. Evergreen
[5:54] 8. Cajun Sunrise

Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (Dec. 21, 1934 – Jan. 29, 2009) was an American R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, soul jazz alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charles before embarking on a solo career, during which he released many well-regarded albums for jazz record labels CTI Records and Milestone Records.

Randy Brecker (tp); Fred Wesley (tb); Hank Crawford (as); Ronnie Cuber (bs); Cliff Carter, Steve Robbins (key); Hiram Bullock, Joe Caro (g); Cliff Morris (banjo); Will Lee (el-b); Steve Gadd (d); Sue Evans (perc)

Cajun Sunrise

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Amy Yassinger - Sometimes I'm Happy

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 42:55
Size: 98.3 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:53] 1. Sometimes I'm Happy
[3:58] 2. One Fine Day
[3:44] 3. On A Slow Boat To China
[3:08] 4. Get Happy
[4:51] 5. Rainbow Connection
[3:18] 6. I've Never Been In Love Before
[3:12] 7. Where Do You Start
[4:58] 8. Love For Sale
[4:27] 9. In My Life
[3:00] 10. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
[4:20] 11. Make Someone Happy

Fresh-faced, poised and professional Jazz vocalist Amy Yassinger (nicknamed the “jazz singer”) has been building her singing career for a decade. As a bandleader and recording artist, her music has been heard in festivals, events and cruises both in America and overseas. What sets Amy apart from other Jazz vocalists in her age group, is her versatility and ability to dissect a song and make it her own. In addition to singing the classics of the Great American Songbook, Amy can nail contemporary songs effortlessly. Not only can she improvise over a melody, but she can take any ballad and rip your heart out. Her first album, “Sometimes I’m Happy”, features the unparallelled talents of Jeremy Kahn on piano, George Fludas on drums, John Tate on bass, Doug Rosenberg on Saxophone, and Chris Siebold on guitar. It has received rave reviews and radio play in the Chicagoland area. Her Jazz album, “Sometimes I’m Happy” has sold internationally and is now being distributed by Warrior Records.

Born and raised in Chicago, Amy discovered her passion for Jazz as a teenager after having spent a summer at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her studies in Jazz continued at the University of Miami in Florida, followed by a Master’s Degree from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Amy branches out into other genres of music as more opportunities have come her way, but always holds onto her love for Jazz. She has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as a backup vocalist for Charice Pompengco and Usher. She is regularly seen performing with her own ensemble or as the lead vocalist for The Shout Section Big Band. Her Jazz album, “Sometimes I’m Happy”, appeared on a television show entitled “Taped with Rabbi Doug”. When she is not performing or recording in Chicago, she is working as an educator, teaching a variety of private voice students.

Sometimes I'm Happy

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John McNeil Quintet - Things We Did Last Summer

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 74:26

Size: 170.4 MB

Styles: Trumpet jazz, Straight ahead jazz

Year: 1983/1995

Art: Front

[ 9:29] 1. C.J

[ 8:48] 2. Where's Rialto

[ 8:35] 3. Jigsaw

[ 9:26] 4. Alone Together

[10:26] 5. Things We Did Last Summer

[ 7:03] 6. They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful

[ 9:06] 7. Shadow Falls

[11:30] 8. Scorpitarius

This is the fifth recording by John McNeil (b. March 23, 1948 in Eureka, CA) on SteepleChase. During the summer of 1983 John toured Europe as a member of the staff of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz School.

McNeil led this exciting group consisting of the fellow “teachers” of the school at the graduation concert.

Things We Did Last Summer

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Tony Monaco - Furry Slippers

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 55:57
Size: 128.1 MB
Styles: B3 Organ jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:52] 1. Furry Slippers
[8:13] 2. Boogie Blue
[4:04] 3. Chillin'
[6:00] 4. Unresolved
[6:13] 5. Magenta Moon
[9:41] 6. Speak Low
[6:34] 7. Round Midnight
[4:42] 8. I'll Drink To That
[5:34] 9. But Beautiful

The monster of the B3 is back with his ninth recording! Heralded as one of the best B3 players in the world, the incredible Tony Monaco presents a recording of all-new music, this time joined by critically acclaimed guitarist Fareed Haque!

First studio recording in over two years. Features the great Fareed Haque on guitar. Also features the mesmerizing piano of Asako Itoh. Voted Best World Guitarist by readers of Guitar Player magazine, Fareed helps establish this as the most unique Tony Monaco recording yet.

Furry Slippers

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Erin McKeown - Distillation

Styles: Guitar, Folk
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:51
Size: 94,0 MB
Art: Front

(1:48)  1. Queen Of Quiet
(4:25)  2. Blackbirds
(2:16)  3. Didn't They?
(3:01)  4. La Petite Mort
(4:04)  5. The Little Cowboy
(4:53)  6. Daisy And Prudence
(4:46)  7. Fast As I Can
(2:19)  8. You Mustn't Kick It Around
(5:55)  9. How To Open My Heart In 4 Easy Steps
(3:36) 10. Dirt Gardener
(3:44) 11. Love In 2 Parts

Distillation is an excellent name for this album. Rather than being of derivative of roots music, bluegrass, country blues, and folk, McKeown distills these genres. She melted down these styles, incorporated the spirit of them, and came up with her own voice. All but one track here is original. They reach back into remote, rustic regions for sounds and ideas. McKeown is a mirror that reflects it all in new form. The Virginia native comes up with a sound that is part gypsy jazz, part blues, part folk-pop. The one cover is an excellent rendition of a Tin Pin Alley classic, "Mustn't Kick It Around." ~ Tom Schulte  http://www.allmusic.com/album/distillation-mw0000099202

Personnel: Erin McKeown (acoustic guitar); Dave Chalfant (acoustic guitar); Lorne Entress, Dave Hower (drums); Ed Mckeown, Katryna Nields, Ben Demerath, Beth Amsel (background vocals).

Distillation

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Charles Rutherford's Jazz Pacific Orchestra - Note Walker

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:08
Size: 166,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. Tenor Time
(8:04)  2. Rebel Rouser
(5:55)  3. Songs For Pepper
(3:14)  4. My Funny Valentine
(4:18)  5. Ornithology
(7:10)  6. Who Asked
(2:51)  7. All Of Me
(7:43)  8. Where Did Summer Go
(9:36)  9. Note Walker
(5:43) 10. Concord Blues For Blue
(4:09) 11. I Thought About You
(8:43) 12. Sambiana

Liner Note Author: Charles Rutherford.
Personnel includes: Christine Rosander (vocals); Jeff Jorgenson, Jerry Pinter (tenor saxophone); Brian Williams (baritone saxophone); Ron Stout, Bob Bennett, Kai Palmer (trumpet).
Personnel: Christine Rosander (vocals); Paul Bastin, Jeff Jorgenson, Brian Williams , Everett Carroll, Jerry Pinter (flute, saxophone); Bob Bennett, Kai Palmer, Don Clark, Ron Stout, Matt Fronke (trumpet, flugelhorn); Benjamin Olariu, Francisco Torres, Mike Zelazo, Corey Wicks, Len Wicks, Jim Boltinghouse (trombone); Bob Swaaely, Sy Eubank (piano); Eric Stiller (electric bass); Ray Price (drums).

JazzTimes (5/96, p.116) - "...Section work has that precision `pop!,' and when these guys HIT! it can be, almost, thrill enough to wake the dead."
Jazziz (10/95, p.38) - "...Rutherford's band is awesomely tight..."  http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1462325&style=music

Notewalker

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Natalie Jean - Natalie Jean

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:42
Size: 115,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:09)  1. You Are My Everything
(3:51)  2. Guitar
(4:24)  3. I Found You
(4:37)  4. Whiskey
(3:27)  5. My Man
(4:56)  6. In The Mood
(4:30)  7. Falling Again
(3:59)  8. Through With You
(3:44)  9. Misbehaving
(4:28) 10. I Surrender
(3:15) 11. Boxed
(4:16) 12. I'm Not Ready

Natalie Jean is excited to announce the much-anticipated release of her second album, titled simply, ‘Natalie Jean.’ Natalie Jean is a dynamic artist who grew up loving music.  She enjoyed singing with her Haitian father - who was also an artist himself - and her love for music further blossomed when she began to write her own poetry. Natalie takes inspiration from her daily life and hopes to touch the lives of others through her music. She is currently based in Kensington, MD. This year, Natalie Jean’s songs have received over 20 nominations, including the Artists in Music Awards, LA Music Awards, The Indie Music Channel Awards, The Indees, American Songwriting Awards, Hollywood Music and Media Awards, and the Akademia Music Awards.  She was named one of the Top Five Vocalists in the Singer Universe Vocalist of the Month for June 2014. Her album ‘Natalie Jean’ features a fiery collection of jazz and blues songs filled with passion such as ‘You Are My Everything’ and ‘My Man.’ Inspired by Lena Horne, Celine Dion, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald, her beautiful voice and melodies will surely leave you wanting for more! Be sure to check her out live in upcoming shows near you.  http://www.natalie-jean.com/

Natalie Jean

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Sammy Davis, Jr. - Lonely Is The Name

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1968
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 29:21
Size: 54,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:15)  1. Lonely Is The Name
(3:28)  2. Up Up And Away
(2:43)  3. The Good Life
(3:02)  4. Shake Shake Shake
(2:50)  5. We'll Be Together Again
(2:38)  6. Don't Take Your Time
(3:26)  7. Children, Children
(3:05)  8. Medley: Uptight / You've Got Your Troubles
(2:16)  9. All That Jazz
(2:34) 10. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

For Lonely Is the Name (1968), Sammy Davis, Jr. once again blended his interminable hipness with a batch of popular standards and fresh interpretations of selections that he had previously delivered in a distinctly different style. Although Davis' emphasis remained ensconced within orchestral and big band-backed melodies for a decidedly adult-oriented audience, his take on "Up, Up and Away" and the medley pairing Stevie Wonder's "Uptight" with "You've Got Your Troubles" is evidence that he was trying to broaden his appeal. Driving that point home is the sassy and swinging "Shake, Shake, Shake," which is arguably over the top when considering modern pop and soul music in 1968. The uptempo and soaring arrangement isn't unified when juxtaposed against the comparatively syrupy title track "Lonely Is the Name" or the cool and refined balladry of the noir-tinged "Children, Children." Those incongruities aside, this collection has a few bright moments, particularly on "We'll Be Together Again" and Cole Porter's ageless "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" both of which had been recorded by Davis and Laurindo Almeida (guitar) on their 1966 collaboration Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays. Another revisitation is an unquestionable return to form on the Benny Carter composition "All That Jazz" from the motion picture A Man Called Adam (1966). Of course, Davis had starred in the film, but it was Mel Tormé's (vocal) be-boppin' that gave the number a boost in the context of the movie. Here, Davis gets his chance, taking the tune to a new and similarly jazzy place, giving the Velvet Fog a run for his money with his own deliciously improvised scat vocal. [In 2004 Collectors' Choice Music included Lonely Is the Name as one of their entries in the restoration of Davis' classic 1960s Reprise Records catalog.] ~ Lindsay Planer  http://www.allmusic.com/album/lonely-is-the-name-mw0000672032

Lonely Is The Name

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