Chuck Mangione - The Milleniuim Collection: The Best Of Chuck Mangione

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:44
Size: 177.9 MB
Styles: Crossover jazz
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[12:06] 1. Land Of Make Believe
[ 6:27] 2. Bellavia
[ 5:29] 3. Main Squeeze
[ 4:51] 4. Chase The Clouds Away
[ 9:37] 5. Feels So Good
[ 6:23] 6. Hide & Seek (Ready Or Not Here I Come)
[14:06] 7. Children Of Sanchez
[ 5:21] 8. Hill Where The Lord Hides
[ 7:11] 9. Fun And Games
[ 6:09] 10. Give It All You Got

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - Chuck Mangione gathers ten of the jazz-pop maestro's best-known performances, including "Land of Make Believe," "Feels So Good," "Chase the Clouds Away," and "Children of Sanchez." As with the other Mangione compilations available, 20th Century Masters focuses on his '70s heyday, and while this collection doesn't offer anything particularly different, it's also a good starting point for anyone interested in one of crossover jazz's pioneering, and most successful, artists. ~Heather Phares

The Milleniuim Collection: The Best Of Chuck Mangione

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Jo Lawry - I Want To Be Happy

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 61:39

Size: 141.1 MB

Styles: Jazz vocals

Year: 2009

Art: Front

[5:35] 1. The Water Is Wide

[1:37] 2. Prelude To Happiness

[3:25] 3. I Want To Be Happy

[4:46] 4. February

[5:04] 5. I Only Have Eyes For You

[2:27] 6. Small House

[2:04] 7. I Could Have Danced All Night

[5:52] 8. Until

[2:29] 9. I'm Old Fashioned

[6:27] 10. Can't Smile Without You

[3:27] 11. In A Spin

[1:35] 12. Love Is Now (Memoria E Fado)

[5:53] 13. Loro

[6:02] 14. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry

[4:49] 15. Tried And Tried

Australian vocalist Jo Lawry is quickly establishing herself among the top tier of current jazz vocalists. And she's doing it—at least some of the time—by being a sideman. Lawry hails from Adelaide, Australia. She's been in the U.S. for several years now pursuing advanced degrees in jazz, but she hasn't spent all her time studying. She's also managed to collect an impressive list of resume credits as a performer, including performing and recording with Kate McGarry, Fred Hersch, Donny McCaslin and others.

Lawry's debut album, I Want To Be Happy (Fleurieu, 2008), features original compositions and creatively reworked tunes from the jazz and pop songbooks. Lawry stands out from the pack because of her clear melodic and harmonic ideas and her incredible intonation.

I Want To Be Happy

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Art Tatum - The Collection

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:59
Size: 100.7 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:49] 1. Blue Skies
[3:07] 2. Tea For Two
[2:29] 3. I Cover The Waterfront
[3:17] 4. In A Sentimental Mood
[3:09] 5. Stormy Weather
[2:12] 6. Tiger Rag
[3:06] 7. Tenderly
[2:14] 8. I Got Rhythm
[2:47] 9. Dardanella
[2:39] 10. Begin The Beguine
[2:44] 11. Somebody Loves Me
[3:34] 12. Body And Soul
[3:15] 13. Deep Purple
[3:55] 14. Mine
[2:34] 15. Sweet Lorraine

Art Tatum was a highly influential 20th century jazz pianist known for his ornate arrangements and radical reinventions of pop standards.

Born on October 13, 1909, in Toledo, Ohio, Art Tatum was largely self-taught as a pianist despite being legally blind. He became a star in New York City in the 1930s, winning fans with his versions of pop favorites and wowing peers with his technique. After cutting a series of solo and group recordings late in his career, Tatum died from kidney disease in Los Angeles, California, on November 5, 1956.

The Collection

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Classics IV - The Very Best Of Classics IV

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 26:18
Size: 60.2 MB
Styles: AM Pop
Year: 1989
Art: Front

[2:53] 1. Spooky
[2:08] 2. Mary, Mary Row Your Boat
[2:33] 3. Everyday With You Girl
[2:58] 4. Change Of Heart
[2:45] 5. Traces
[2:49] 6. Stormy
[2:06] 7. 24 Hours Of Loneliness
[2:33] 8. Something I'll Remember
[2:44] 9. Soul Train
[2:44] 10. Sunny

This band (members of which later formed the Atlanta Rhythm Section) scored big on the late-'60s/'70s charts with their soul-inflected soft rock. Here are their top hits Spooky; Stormy; Traces; Everyday with You Girl; Change of Heart; Soul Train , and more!

The Very Best Of Classics IV

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Helen Schneider - Dream A Little Dream

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:11
Size: 105,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:52)  1. Dream A Little Dream
(4:34)  2. The Man I Love
(3:58)  3. Girl Talk
(4:21)  4. In My Solitude
(3:19)  5. Only You
(3:55)  6. Where Or When
(2:53)  7. You Go To My Head
(3:43)  8. Everybody Loves My Baby
(2:51)  9. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
(3:56) 10. Sway
(2:47) 11. I Only Have Eyes For You
(3:56) 12. Love For Sale

Helen Schneider has spread herself out during her career, studying classical piano in her youth; singing blues, rock, and pop; performing in various musicals; and finally turning to standards a few years prior to the making of this CD. There's little doubt that she is a trained singer, as she always hits her notes and enunciates clearly, yet this album leaves little lasting impression, compared to many singers who have covered these well-known works. 

Approaching these selections from a cabaret viewpoint, Schneider is a bit too breathy on slower ballads like "Dream a Little Dream" and "You Go to My Head," sometimes adding annoying little comments at the end of a line. She proves more appealing in the sparse setting of "In My Solitude," with pianist Frank Chastenier as her sole accompanist. Also adding to the dullness of the CD are the arrangements (by Till Bronner, Christian von Kaphengst, and Christoph Adams), which rarely give the instrumentalists a chance to solo with any feeling. Schneider's fans will probably enjoy this disc, though she is likely to win few new ones with this bland effort. ~ Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/dream-a-little-dream-mw0000807926

Personnel: Helen Schneider (vocals); Daniel Stelter (guitar, acoustic guitar); Torsten Goods (guitar, electric guitar); Jo Ambros (acoustic guitar); Gregoire Peters (flute); Felix Wahnschaffe (saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Lutz Häfner (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Till Brönner (trumpet, brass, Fender Rhodes piano, programming); Christoph Adams, Frank Chastenier (piano); Christian VonKaphengst (acoustic bass); Peter Lubke (drums); Rolo Rodriguez (percussion).

Dream A Little Dream

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Jimmy Mcgriff - The Big Band: A Tribute To Basie

Styles: Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:31
Size: 83,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:26)  1. Hob Nail Boogie
(3:55)  2. Cherry Point
(3:45)  3. Swingin' The Blues
(3:29)  4. Cute
(4:04)  5. Every Day I Have The Blues
(3:32)  6. Blues Go Away
(2:55)  7. Avenue C
(4:30)  8. L'il Darlin'
(3:14)  9. Splanky
(4:36) 10. Slow But Sure

Organist Jimmy McGriff's debut recording for the Solid State label (which has been reissued on a 1996 Laserlight CD) was also his first of many with a big band. McGriff pays tribute to the Count Basie Orchestra by performing ten songs from the Basie book (both of the 1940s and '50s) with a large group that includes many Basie veterans. The orchestra is mostly used as a prop, however, for McGriff is generally the main soloist on such tunes as Buster Harding's "Hob Nail Boogie," "Swingin' the Blues," "Cute," "Avenue C" and "L'il Darlin.'" Matching the leader's powerful organ with a big band was a logical idea and one that would be successfully repeated quite a few times in the future. This budget CD gives one a good sampling of Jimmy McGriff's playing. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/big-band-a-tribute-to-basie-mw0000611109

Personnel: Jimmy McGriff (organ); Kenny Burrell, Barry Galbraith (guitar); Frank Wess, Jerome Richardson (alto saxophone); Frank Foster , Billy Mitchell , Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone); Seldon Powell (baritone saxophone); Richard Gene Williams , Ernie Royal, Irvin "Marky" Markowitz, Joe Newman Quartet , Thad Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Burt Collins (trumpet); Eddie Bert, Dick Hixson, J. Alan Johnson , Tom McIntosh, Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise (trombone); Tony Studd (bass trombone); Grady Tate, Mel Lewis (drums).

The Big Band:  A Tribute To Basie

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Mary Coughlan - Long Honeymoon

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:11
Size: 101,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:53)  1. It Never Entered My Mind
(3:55)  2. Blues Got the World
(4:03)  3. I Cover the Waterfront
(3:08)  4. Lucky Day
(4:19)  5. The Thrill Is Gone
(3:41)  6. Long Honeymoon
(4:06)  7. Detour Ahead
(2:58)  8. Charlie
(2:53)  9. I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard
(3:57) 10. These Boots Are Made for Walking
(3:44) 11. Dark Clouds
(3:28) 12. Maybe You'll Be There

Irish torch singer Mary Coughlan was born in Galway in 1956; after enduring a painful adolescence that included bouts with drugs and alcohol as well as a stay in a mental hospital, she relocated to London at the age of 19, living in a hippie squat. After several lean years of waitressing and sweeping streets, Coughlan returned to Ireland in 1974, where a chance encounter with Dutch musician Erik Visser helped point her towards a singing career; specializing in jazz and blues, she began slowly earning a reputation on the pub circuit, which resulted in a handful of television appearances. From there, she and Visser moved on to sold-out concert dates, and in 1985 Coughlan finally recorded her debut LP, Tired and Emotional, a major hit in her native land. 

A number of other records followed in the years to come, and she became a critical favorite throughout much of Europe; with 1997's After the Fall, Coughlan made her U.S. debut, soon earning a devoted following on American shores as well. Three years later, Coughlan issued the vibrant tribute album Sings Billie Holiday. Long Honeymoon appeared in spring 2001. ~ Bio  https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/mary-coughlan/id68546525#fullText

Personnel:  Mary Coughlan – Vocals;  Greg Cohen - double bass;  Joel Helleny – trombone;  Robert Malone - acoustic guitar;  Conor Brady - guitar, kora;  Wayne P. Sheehy - drums, percussion
Louis Stewart – guitar;  Peter O'Brien – piano.

Long Honeymoon

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Danny Grissett - Stride

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:13
Size: 140,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:29)  1. Stride
(7:15)  2. Viennese Summer
(8:45)  3. Etude Opus 10: No. 6 In E-Flat Minor
(6:36)  4. Two Sleepy People
(8:25)  5. Close Quarters
(8:05)  6. Scene
(6:50)  7. It Takes Two To Know One
(8:44)  8. Some Other Time

Danny Grissett gets under your skin...I mean that in a good way! While I was familiar with Danny, I had not really "listened" to Grissett until I heard some of his Fendor Rhodes work on Tom Harrell's Roman Nights. Danny Grissett also turned in some captivating work on the Jeremy Pelt release, "The Talented Mr. Pelt." There is something truly unique to Grissett's piano work not to mention his compositions. Grissett wields a deft hand of sensitivity but can unleash a brilliant sonic attack on your senses at a moments notice.  "Stride" is the fourth release on the Criss Cross label for Grissett as a leader where he is joined by bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Marcus Gilmore. "Stride" is a unique fusion of the American songbook with European overtones carefully placed among three Grissett originals and works from Nicholas Peyton and the legendary Tom Harrell. This is a lyrically driven trio with a sense of purpose and swing yet with intriguing hints of melancholy and introspection allowing the release to have depth of musical character not often heard from younger players such as Grissett. There have been some tremendous piano trio recordings released this year. "Stride" is a sleeper...Artistically gifted and technically proficient Grissett is the future of jazz piano. 

~ Brent Black  http://www.criticaljazz.com/2011/07/danny-grissett-stride-criss-cross-2011.html

Personnel: Danny Grissett (piano); Marcus Gilmore (drums).

Stride

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