Sunday, March 15, 2015

Marian McPartland - 2 albums: Bossa Nova + Soul / From This Moment On

Album: Bossa Nova + Soul
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:17
Size: 71.6 MB
Styles: Bop, Bossa Nova, Piano jazz
Year: 1962/1990
Art: Front

[6:17] 1. Love For Sale
[4:08] 2. With You In Mind
[2:46] 3. Stranger In A Dream
[3:22] 4. Sweet And Lovely
[2:48] 5. Coming Home Baby
[2:32] 6. Tell Me
[3:32] 7. Green Dolphin Street
[2:49] 8. Straight No Chaser
[3:00] 9. Baby You Should Know

Marian McPartland, who is joined by bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Dave Bailey along with Ralph Dorsey and Bob Crowder on percussion, plays an above-average set of sophisticated bop-oriented jazz. She contributed three forgotten originals, jams on a few standards (including Tucker's hit "Comin' Home Baby") and plays an early Wurlitzer electric piano on three numbers. The music is pleasing if not all that memorable. ~Scott Yanow

Bossa Nova + Soul

Album: From This Moment On
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:04
Size: 87.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1979/1992
Art: Front

[4:12] 1. From This Moment On
[5:25] 2. Emily
[4:28] 3. Sweet And Lovely
[5:43] 4. Ambiance
[3:27] 5. You And The Night And The Music
[3:30] 6. If You Could See Me Now
[3:50] 7. Lullaby Of The Leaves
[3:23] 8. No Greater Love
[4:01] 9. Polka Dots And Moonbeams

This is a relaxed and tasteful trio outing by pianist Marian McPartland, bassist Brian Torff and drummer Jake Hanna that has been reissued on CD. No surprises occur on the pianist's "Ambiance" or the eight standards and the music never really commands one's attention but the performances are pleasing, harmonically sophisticated and lightly swinging. ~Scott Yanow

From This Moment On

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