Ramsey Lewis - Latin Soul Man: Manha De Carnaval

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:40
Size: 129.7 MB
Styles: Piano jazz, Soul jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:28] 1. Manha De Carnival
[2:45] 2. The Breeze And I
[3:26] 3. Samba De Orpheus
[3:33] 4. Thanks For The Memory
[2:32] 5. Dark Eyes
[2:39] 6. Billy Boy
[2:33] 7. Cielito Lindo
[2:09] 8. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
[2:30] 9. John Henry
[2:07] 10. Decisions
[3:12] 11. Come Back To Sorrento
[3:10] 12. Roda Moinha
[3:02] 13. Soul Mist
[3:19] 14. Suzanne
[4:51] 15. Generique
[3:38] 16. I Got Plenty Of Nothing
[4:28] 17. Greensleeves
[2:08] 18. Never On Sunday

Ramsey has been an iconic leader in the contemporary jazz movement for over 50 years, with an unforgettable sound and outgoing personality that has allowed him to cross over to the pop and R&B charts. The Ramsey Lewis Trio, with bassist Eldee Young and percussionist Redd Holt, became a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene, releasing their debut album, Ramsey Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, back in 1956. Lewis earned his first gold record, as well as a Grammy award for Best Jazz Performance, for their swinging version of Dobie Gray’s hit “The In Crowd.” He returned to the pop charts in 1966 with versions of “Hang On Sloopy” and “Wade In The Water.” Throughout the years, Lewis’ trio has undergone membership changes, all the while staying true to Lewis’ high musical standards.

Latin Soul Man: Manha De Carnaval

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Candi Staton - The Album

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 56:58

Size: 130.4 MB

Styles: R&B, Soul

Year: 2008

Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Young Hearts Run Free

[3:31] 2. Nights On Broadway

[3:01] 3. Stand By Your Man

[5:15] 4. Victim

[4:59] 5. Honest I Do

[4:23] 6. You Got To Love

[2:12] 7. I'd Rather Be An Old Man

[3:10] 8. I'm Just A Prisoner

[2:44] 9. Sweet Feeling

[2:45] 10. In The Ghetto

[3:58] 11. Run To Me

[5:03] 12. When You Wake Up Tomorrow

[3:52] 13. Suspicious Minds

[1:58] 14. Now You Got The Upper Hand

[2:49] 15. He Called Me Baby

[3:30] 16. Just When You Think It's Safe

She was once known as the First Lady of Southern Soul for a string of gritty southern fried Top Ten R&B hits (I'm Just A Prisoner, Stand By Your Man, In The Ghetto) she cut at the hallowed FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL during the early '70s and by the end of the decade she was hailed as a disco diva for her danceable chansons such as 1976's #1 R&B smash "Young Hearts Run Free." Then, for twenty years, Candi Staton exclusively sang gospel music before launching an Americana career with 2006's critically acclaimed CD "His Hands" (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy wrote the harrowing title track about domestic abuse).

The Album

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Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney 1951-52

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 35:42
Size: 81.8 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1986/1994
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. You Make Me Feel So Young
[2:53] 2. Don't Worry 'bout Me
[3:08] 3. My Old Flame
[2:14] 4. As Long As I Live
[2:57] 5. Too Much Conversation
[1:30] 6. If This Isn't Love
[2:07] 7. Our Love Affair
[1:24] 8. This Can't Be Love
[3:38] 9. I'll Never Forget You
[1:27] 10. Shine
[2:59] 11. I'm Only Ambitious For You
[3:19] 12. All The Pretty Little Horses
[3:00] 13. Thrill Me
[2:08] 14. Love And Nuts And Noodles

Rosie sings standards backed by a huge Hollywood orchestra on these for-radio-only recordings, made at a time when she was one of Columbia's hottest acts!

Rosemary Clooney 1951-52

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Dayna Stephens - Today Is Tomorrow

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 68:11
Size: 156.1 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[6:43] 1. Skylark
[6:36] 2. Kwooked Stweet
[5:53] 3. Radio-Active Earworm
[8:14] 4. De Pois Do Amor, O Vazio
[4:45] 5. Loosy Goosy
[7:33] 6. Black Narcissus
[6:26] 7. Haden's Largo
[6:00] 8. Hard-Boiled Wonderland
[8:27] 9. The Elite
[7:31] 10. Cartoon Element

A Bay Area native, tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens makes his auspicious debut on the Criss Cross label with Today Is Tomorrow --- a soaring, lyrical, deeply swinging collection of originals and jazz classics (Hoagy Carmichael's Skylark, Joe Henderson's Black Narcissus).

As a 2003 graduate of the Thelonious Monk Institute, Stephens had the opportunity to work with the likes of Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, who helped strengthen his complex sensibility as a composer and improviser. In recent years Dayna has appeared with the likes of Carlos Santana, Kenny Barron, Terence Blanchard, Gretchen Parlato and many others.

Joining Stephens on Today Is Tomorrow is a stellar cast, featuring Aaron Parks on piano and the sturdy rhythm section of Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. Supplementing the lineup are Julian Lage, one of the jazz scene's most exciting newcomers on guitar, and Michael Rodriguez, a fiery trumpeter with credits including Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Stephens pilots them through the set with finesse and heart, proving himself a player quickly on the rise.

Dayna Stephens (Ts); Michael Rodriguez (Tp / Flh) [2,6]; Julian Lage (G) [4,6,7]; Raffi Garabedian (Ts) [3]; Aaron Parks (P); Kiyoshi Kitagawa (B); Donald Edwards (D).

Today Is Tomorrow

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Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie - Roy And Diz

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:28
Size: 138,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:21)  1. Sometimes I'm Happy
(6:09)  2. Algo Bueno
(7:53)  3. Trumpet Blues
(7:13)  4. Ballad Medley: I'm Thru With Love / Can't We Be Friends / Don't You Think / I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) / If I Had You
(6:55)  5. Blue Moon
(6:18)  6. I've Found A New Baby
(5:31)  7. Pretty-Eyed Baby
(7:51)  8. I Can't Get Started
(7:12)  9. Limehouse Blues

This set features two sizzling horns mingling in a decidedly frenetic dance contest. These songs hop and bounce with enduring vitality. A definite coolness exists within the searing solos of the two trumpet kings as they empty their lungs, executing mind-spinning, scale-like passages and high notes, and there's a palpable sense of competition as they take turns performing their acrobatic brass-work. They can both propel notes from their horns like nobody's business, yet their tonal and stylistic differences create two distinct elements within the music. Bassist Ray Brown's tempos provide a cool structure for the flurries of notes the trumpets cast forth. Some of the most poetic moments from these 1954 recordings are when their collaboration intertwines them within the passages, but their supercharged blowing naturally finds a subtler ground and tact when they come together in a musical braid work that's no less affecting than their solos. http://www.allmusic.com/album/roy-and-diz-mw0000114909

Personnel: Roy Eldridge (vocals, trumpet); Dizzy Gillespie (vocals, trumpet); Herb Ellis (guitar); Oscar Peterson (piano); Louie Bellson (drums).

Roy And Diz

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Anne Burnell - Sunny Days And Dreamy Nights

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:04
Size: 137,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:32)  1. They Can't Take That Away from Me
(5:11)  2. Moment to Moment
(5:06)  3. Something I Can Feel
(6:04)  4. A Time for Love
(5:07)  5. Goin' Out of My Head
(4:20)  6. Too Late Now
(2:47)  7. San Juan
(5:48)  8. (They Long to Be) Close to You
(4:58)  9. Dreamsville
(5:12) 10. Right By You
(4:28) 11. I Got Lost in His Arms
(2:16) 12. The Best Things in Life Are Free
(4:09) 13. Don't Ever Leave Me

Anne Burnell’s new release "Summer Days & Dreamy Nights" celebrates the friendship between the Chicago singer/songwriter and renowned guitarist Henry Johnson who plays acoustic and electric on this 13 track set. Her last release “Blues in the Night", which featured arrangements by Count Basie Band veteran Bob Ojeda and paid tribute to the composer Harold Arlen, garnered airplay nationwide on numerous NPR and jazz radio stations charted top ten status on CMJ charts.  Anne performs at festivals and clubs throughout the midwest including 5 years at the Taste of Chicago, and Andy's Jazz Club. 

An accomplished pianist/vocalist/arranger, Mark is one of Chicago’s most sought after musicians, working with a wide array of talent, including Bobby McFerrin, Dave Frishberg, Connie Francis, Laurel Masse, Sharon McNight, Laura San Giocomo, Richie Cole, Mark Murphy, Howie Mandel, and Seth Myers. The Chicago Sun-Times hailed Mark’s work as “silky smooth and highly polished”, and Cabaret Hotline praised him as “one of the most talented pianists and arrangers I’ve seen”. In 2009 and 2010 Mark was a Master Instructor at the International Cabaret Conference at Yale University. He taught at Carnegie Mellon University for 10 years. Mark and his wife Anne were named in“Chicago’s Top Ten” for 2002 & 2003 by New York’s Cabaret Hotline. From Paris, Amsterdam to New York, they have delighted audiences the world over with their unique jazz/pop and a cappella stylings. They have performed at some of the Windy City’s top spots including Davenport’s, Park West and Drury Lane Water Tower Theatre with Chicago Cabaret Professionals. They sang the national anthem for the Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Chicago Fire, and the Special Olympics. Their acclaimed CD of duets “Little Things We Do Together” has been featured on Chicago radio stations WGN, WXRT, WDCB and nationally on Radio One Network. Bio ~ http://www.burnellmusic.com/bio.html

Sunny Days And Dreamy Nights

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Joe Venuti & George Barnes - Live At The Concord Summer Festival

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:53
Size: 115,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:57)  1. Sweet Georgia Brown
(8:30)  2. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
(4:23)  3. Too Close For Comfort
(3:13)  4. I Can't Get Started
(5:05)  5. Satin Doll
(2:51)  6. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
(5:40)  7. Take The A Train
(2:33)  8. Sophisticated Lady
(5:38)  9. C Jam Blues

Violinist Joe Venuti and guitarist George Barnes (joined by pianist Ross Tompkins, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jake Hanna) make for a very complementary team on this live session. Tompkins is featured on "Too Close for Comfort," Barnes is showcased on "I Can't Get Started," the ensemble romps on "Sweet Georgia Brown" and the full group plays a lengthy five-song Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn medley. Few surprises occur but there are enough fireworks to justify this album's acquisition, even by those who already own 20 Joe Venuti albums. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/venuti-barnes-live-at-the-concord-summer-festival-mw0000877180

Personnel:  Joe Venuti – violin; George Barnes – guitar; Ross Tompkins – piano; Ray Brown – bass; Jake Hanna - drums

Live At The Concord Summer Festival

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Barry Harris - Lonesome Lover

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:58
Size: 182,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:52)  1. Morning Coffee
(7:23)  2. If I Love Again
(5:01)  3. It's the Talk of the Town
(4:03)  4. What Is This Thing Called Love
(4:38)  5. One Down
(5:47)  6. If Someone Had Told Me
(3:47)  7. Curtain Call
(4:05)  8. There's No One but You
(7:35)  9. I've Got a Crush On You
(6:31) 10. My Heart Stood Still
(3:35) 11. I Should Care
(4:48) 12. Woodyn' You
(7:25) 13. Billie-Doo
(4:13) 14. Play Carol Play
(5:09) 15. Don't Blame Me

One of the major bop pianists of the last half of the 20th century, Barry Harris has long had the ability to sound very close to Bud Powell, yet he can also do convincing impressions of Thelonious Monk and has his own style within the bop idiom. He was an important part of the Detroit jazz scene of the 1950s, and has been a jazz educator since that era. Harris recorded his first set as a leader while in 1958, and moved to New York in 1960, where he spent a short period with Cannonball Adderley's Quintet. He also recorded with Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet, Yusef Lateef, and Hank Mobley, and was with Coleman Hawkins off and on throughout the decade (including Hawk's declining years). In the 1970s, Harris was on two of Sonny Stitt's finest records (Tune Up and Constellation), and made many recordings in a variety of settings for Xanadu. Barry Harris has mostly worked with his trio since the mid-'70s, and he has recorded as a leader for Argo (1958), Riverside, Prestige, MPS, Xanadu, and Red. Bio ~ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/barry-harris/id278042#fullText

Lonesome Lover

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