Paul Poulton Project - Words

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:59
Size: 105.3 MB
Styles: Blues-jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:33] 1. Get Back Temptation
[2:47] 2. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
[4:29] 3. Words Were Said
[3:40] 4. Wade In The Water
[4:38] 5. I Can't Stand The Sadness
[3:43] 6. Long Gone
[3:19] 7. Get In The Spirit (Single)
[4:16] 8. Since I Laid My Burden Down
[3:10] 9. Scorn Of Fools
[2:48] 10. What's Big
[3:32] 11. Get Back Temptation (Radio Edit)
[3:58] 12. Too Many Things To Worry About (Single)

The Paul Poulton Project tour across the UK and the US digging their own rhythmic furrow. You'll get some modern-blues with some deep meaningful lyrics to touch your soul, coupled with some reggae, gospel, swampy stuff and a whiff of funk. Musicianship comes high up their list of priorities. Denise J Thompson plays rock-solid drums with heaps of flair and Karine Graham shows her mastery on bass guitar with coolness and poise. Both girls sing exquisite backing vocals.

Words

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Renee Olstead - Without You EP

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 15:18
Size: 35.0 MB
Styles: Vocal, Easy Listening
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:13] 1. Blue Moon
[3:22] 2. Leaving On Your Mind
[3:13] 3. Without You
[4:29] 4. Everything

Born in Houston, on June 18,1989, to Rebecca Lynn Jeffries and Christopher Eric Olstead, Renee developed a great love for music at an early age and honed her voice by singing along with the radio. Before long she was entering talent contests and appearing in local musical productions. Her aspirations for stardom were documented on video and became the subject of two E! television documentaries, The Making of a Child Star and The Journey Continues.

Without You

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Walt Weiskopf & Andy Fusco - Tea For Two

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 54:43

Size: 125.3 MB

Styles: Saxophone jazz

Year: 2005

Art: Front

[5:34] 1. Tea For Two

[4:26] 2. Budo

[7:25] 3. So In Love

[8:11] 4. The Peacocks

[4:44] 5. Sweet Melissa

[6:19] 6. Waltz For Judy

[5:41] 7. Shades Of Jazz

[5:57] 8. Adios

[6:23] 9. Unison

A Criss Cross mainstay in every sense of the word, tenor saxophonist Walt Weiskopf has developed a distinguished catalog, varying ensembles and his writing so that each album is an event in and of itself. For his ninth release for the label, Weiskopf teams with alto man Andy Fusco, and the pair locks in tight for a nimble quintet date consisting of a handful of originals and a few standards, including transcendent performances of Jimmy Rowles' The Peacocks and Keith Jarrett's Shades of Jazz.

In the rhythm section: pianist Joel Weiskopf, bassist Paul Gill, and drummer Billy Drummond. Recorded October 15, 2004 in Brooklyn, NY, USA by Max Bolleman

Tea For Two

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Beverley Staunton - Here's To You

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:50
Size: 107,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:25)  1. All Night Long
(5:06)  2. The Things We Did Last Summer
(5:20)  3. Here's To You
(4:09)  4. Green Dolphin Street
(3:33)  5. Lush Life
(3:03)  6. I Caught A Touch Of Your Smile
(4:38)  7. Charade
(4:16)  8. The Look Of Love
(3:56)  9. The Shadow Of Your Smile
(4:34) 10. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(4:47) 11. My Foolish Heart

Beverley Staunton is one of the music industry’s most versatile and sought out vocalists. From radio to television, the big screen to small screen and everything in between, Beverley’s style is truly unique, mesmerizing and real. Whether she’s singing vocals on recordings with : Bette Midler, Michael Buble, Julio Iglesias, Michael Crawford, Jessica Simpson, Roch Voisine, Barry Manilow or taking the lead on various children’s CD’s for Disney Records, it’s easy to hear Beverley’s range, power and perfection. Not just limited to the studio, Beverley’s unassuming soulful style has elevated such artists as: Lionel Ritchie, Nelly Furtado, Martina McBride, Dionne Warwick, Angelique Kidjo and James Taylor. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Beverley’s magnetic performances started at an early age, where she essentially grew up on stage and television. By the time she was a young adult she had become one of Canada’s top live and session singers. 

Television audiences were treated to Beverley’s musical talents on such shows as: The Tonight Show, Good Morning America, Canada AM, Regis & Kelly, Top of the Pops, Extra , and Grease:You’re The One That I Want. You can also hear Beverley’s remarkable voice on animated shows like “The Emperor’s New School” (ABC), “Kimpossible” (Disney), Seth Green’s “Robot Chicken” (Cartoon Network), movies such as Norbit (Dreamworks), Blades of Glory (Dreamworks) and commercials for Chevy, McDonald’s and Subway. Now residing in Los Angeles, Beverley has quickly found her place among the city’s top vocalists. You can tune in to ABC’s Emmy nominated “Dancing With The Stars” where she lends her vocal abilities every season singing everything from Pop, Jazz and Classical, not only in English, but also in French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Beverley Staunton is incomparable in the entertainment industry. Her charisma is electrifying and vocal delivery sensational. Clearly this is a woman who will live up to her unparalleled reputation for years to come. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/staunton

Here's To You

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The Drummonds Feat. Renee Rosnes - Letter To Evans

Styles: Jazz, Post-Bop
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:16
Size: 115,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:12)  1. You and The Night and The Music
(5:17)  2. My Romance
(8:22)  3. Pas De Trois
(4:38)  4. Too Young To Go Steady
(4:50)  5. Emily
(4:25)  6. I Hear A Rhapsody
(4:31)  7. Haunted Heart
(6:14)  8. How My Heart Sings
(5:44)  9. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Billy Drummond (her husband at the time), put together a fine tribute to the late pianist Bill Evans on these 2000 sessions, though they don't play any of his timeless compositions. Instead, they build upon his vast recorded legacy by interpreting standards and modern compositions that Evans enjoyed playing. While there is a touch of Evans' lyricism in Rosnes' playing, she is no mere copycat; while Ray Drummond's tasty, inventive basslines and Billy Drummond's light-handed percussion would have possibly been an excellent rhythm section for Evans. Rosnes' debt to Evans is most apparent in the upbeat treatment of Earl Zindars' "How My Heart Sings" and the brisk setting of "I Hear a Rhapsody." There are also a pair of tracks not associated with Evans. This CD was also issued by True Life as Pas de Trois, though with a slightly different track selection. ~ Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/letter-to-evans-mw0000775202

Personnel: Renee Rosnes (piano); Billy Drummond (bass instrument, drums); Ray Drummond (drums).

Letter To Evans

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Ramsey Lewis - Ramsey Lewis & His Gentle-Men Of Jazz

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:21
Size: 157,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:30)  1. Carmen
(5:22)  2. Delilah
(3:01)  3. I Get A Kick Out Of You
(4:03)  4. Please Send Me Someone To Love
(3:50)  5. Brother John
(4:48)  6. Black Is The Color
(2:47)  7. It Ain't Necessarily So
(5:27)  8. Seven Valleys
(3:39)  9. On The Street Where You Live
(4:12) 10. I'll Remember April
(4:03) 11. The Wind
(3:13) 12. Bie Mir Bist Du Schoen
(3:28) 13. My Funny Valentine
(5:45) 14. Fantasia For Drums
(2:58) 15. Dee's New Blues
(4:44) 16. Tres
(2:24) 17. Limelight

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has been referred to as “the great performer,” a title reflecting his performance style and musical selections that display his early gospel roots and classical training. They are coupled with his love of jazz and other musical forms. A native Chicagoan, Mr. Lewis began taking piano lessons at the age of four, studying the basics. He is quoted as saying, “It wasn’t until I started studying with the late Dorothy Mendelson that I responded to some of the startling things she was teaching me, such as ‘Listen with your inner ear,’ and ‘Make the piano sing.’ These concepts were revelations!” Except for records his father played around the house Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Mead Lux Lewis and others young Ramsey had no experience playing jazz. He was 15 years old when a fellow church musician, Wallace Burton, asked him to join his jazz band and took the time to coach and help the young musician learn the language of jazz.

Ramsey Lewis captivated fans with his first album “Ramsey Lewis and the Gentlemen of Swing” by the Ramsey Lewis Trio in 1956. By 1965, he was one of the nation’s most successful jazz pianists, topping the charts with “The In Crowd,” “Hang On Sloopy” and “Wade In The Water.” He has three Grammy Awards and seven gold records to his credit and he has been honored with three honorary doctorate degrees. He was “Person of the Week” on ABC Nightly News in February 1995 and received the NARAS Recording Governor’s Award in 2000. In 1996 Mr. Lewis performed at a State Dinner at the White House honoring the President of Brazil and was awarded the prestigious Lincoln Academy of Illinois “Laureate” Award in Springfield, IL in April 1997. He carried the Olympic torch, kicking off the Winter Olympics, on its route through Chicago in January 2002. Mr. Lewis’ most recent awards include the National Endowment for the Arts highest award in the field of music in the jazz category, the Jazz Master Award in January 2007 along with the Illinois honor of “Living Landmark” award in March 2007. Often called legendary, he concedes, “It’s a high honor when someone says so, but I don’t see myself that way. What keeps me enthusiastic and energizes me, is the realization that the more I learn, the more I find there is to know.”

In addition to recording albums and performing live, Mr. Lewis hosts WNUA-FM Chicago’s weekday morning drive-time radio show, “The Ramsey Lewis Morning Show,” for which he has been awarded R&R’s (Radio&Records) 1999 and 2000 Personality of the Year Award. “The Ramsey Lewis Morning Show” will also begin syndication nationwide in January 2007. He also hosts the syndicated “Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis,” a two-hour radio program that airs in over 75 cities throughout the U.S and also airs in London. In 2003, Mr. Lewis along with Larry Rosen (founder and former president of GRP Records) and Lee Rosenberg formed LRSmedia, the company that produced for the first time in forty years a series of thirteen one-half hour television programs. This acclaimed series “Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis” has aired on PBS featuring emerging and established jazz musicians. He is currently collaborating with the Joffrey Ballet Company, choreographer Donald Byrd and the Ravinia Festival to produce a ballet of original music that will premiere in June 2007 at the Ravinia Festival. Active in community affairs, especially on behalf of youth, he helped organize the Ravinia Festival’s Jazz Mentor Program and also serves not only as the Artistic Director for that festival’s jazz series but was elected Trustee in 2002. 

Mr. Lewis serves on the Board of Trustees of the Merit School of Music in Chicago as well. Early 2005 saw the formation of the Ramsey Lewis Foundation that will help provide youth with the opportunity to play musical instruments and develop those and other skills to enhance self-confidence and a sense of personal accomplishment. Mr. Lewis tours nationally and internationally in various musical configurations, but primarily performs with his trio composed of Larry Gray on bass and Leon Joyce on drums. His latest release is a gospel album on the Narada Jazz label entitled “With One Voice” (2005). Bio ~ Ted Kurland http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/ramseylewis

Personnel: Ramsey Lewis (piano, keyboards); Redd Holt (drums).

Ramsey Lewis & His Gentle-Men Of Jazz

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Hoagy Carmichael - Stardust Melody

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:15
Size: 152,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:30)  1. Stardust
(3:12)  2. Rockin' Chair
(2:40)  3. March of the Hoodlums
(4:27)  4. Washboard Blues
(3:11)  5. Cosmics
(3:13)  6. Lazy River
(3:11)  7. Daybreak
(2:44)  8. Come Easy Go Easy Love
(2:50)  9. Sing It Way Down Low
(2:41) 10. Riverboat Shuffle
(2:23) 11. Sing Me A Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
(3:27) 12. Georgia On My Mind
(2:59) 13. Rockin' Chair
(3:07) 14. Skylark
(2:54) 15. Bread and Gravy
(3:12) 16. Moon Country (Is Home To Me)
(2:58) 17. Judy
(5:07) 18. Rockin' Chair
(2:54) 19. Lazy Bones
(2:30) 20. Small Fry
(2:54) 21. Old Man Harlem

The definitive survey of songs from Hoagy's prime period, recorded by jazz stars and Hoagy himself! Includes his performances of Star Dust; Lazy River , and more (two unissued) plus Rockin' Chair Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden; Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance) Benny Goodman; Old Man Harlem Ethel Waters; Georgia on My Mind Mildred Bailey, and more. 21 tracks! ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Stardust-Melody-Hoagy-Carmichael/dp/B0000640NS

Personnel: Hoagy Carmichael (vocals, piano); Hot Lips Page, Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Jack Teagarden (vocals, trombone); Ethel Waters, Helen Ward, Mildred Bailey, Red McKenzie, Billy Eckstine (vocals); Mike Pingatore (guitar, banjo); Danny Barker , Clifton Best, Wilbur Hall, Allan Reuss, Roy Smeck, Carl Kress (guitar); Matty Malneck (violin, viola); Charles Strickfaden (violin, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Mischa Russell, Eddie Wolfe, Kurt Dieterle, Joe Venuti, John Bowman (violin); Andy Secrest (cornemuse); Chester Hazlett (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone); Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet); Scoops Carey, Sidney Arodin (clarinet, alto saxophone); John Cordaro (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Ray McDermott, Castor McCord, Peanuts Hucko, Benny Goodman (clarinet); Ernie Powell, Ben Smith , Benny Waters, Benny Williams (saxophone); Frankie Trumbauer (alto saxophone, C-melody saxophone); George Dixon (alto saxophone, trumpet); Arnold Brillhardt, William DePew, Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone); Arthur Rollini, William Randall, George Harper, Bud Freeman, Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone); Dick Dickerson (baritone saxophone); Chris Griffin , Manny Klein, Nate Kazebier, Nat Natoli, Bob Moore , Jesse Miller , Harry Jackson , Tommy Howell, Maurice McConnell, Harry Goldfield, Ray Lodwig (trumpet); Bix Beiderbecke, Bobby Hackett (cornet); Bill Rank, Gerald Valentine, Harry White, George Stevens, Jr., Boyce Cullen, Joe McLewis, Jack Fulton, Harold Matthews, George Hunt, Murray McEachern, Sunny Clapp, Tyree Glenn, Lee Howell (trombone); Irving Brodsky (piano, celesta); Dick Cary, George Marks, Reginald Beane, Jess Stacy, Roy Bargy, Earl Hines (piano); Harold McDonald (vibraphone, drums); Red Norvo (xylophone); Alfred Taylor, Herb Quigley, Gene Krupa, Rudolph Taylor , Joe Hudson, Big Sid Catlett (drums).

Stardust Melody

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