Joan Chamorro - Joan Chamorro Presenta La Magia De La Veu

Size: 167,3 MB
Time: 71:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Desafinado (3:46)
02. Jim (5:15)
03. After You've Gone (3:34)
04. On A Sentimental Side (3:57)
05. What Is This Thing Called Love (2:55)
06. Stars Fell On Alabama (4:46)
07. How Deep Is The Ocean (4:13)
08. East Of The Sun (3:57)
09. Lady Sings The Blues (5:16)
10. I'll Remember April (3:59)
11. Poor Butterfly (5:01)
12. Mad About The Boy (4:48)
13. Ain't Misbehavin´ (2:23)
14. I Remember Clifford (6:25)
15. Night And Day (3:48)
16. Gloomy Sunday (3:59)
17. How High The Moon (3:32)

In this show, Joan Chamorro serves up a tribute to the voice, to four great divas of jazz; Dinah Washington, Sara Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. This is a homage, from the voices of Eva Fernández, Andrea Motis, Magalí Datzira and Rita Payés, all of whom have risen up from the fertile soils of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band.

With arrangements especially for the occasion, the show revolves around the characteristic repertoire of these jazz greats and serves as a platform for enjoying together on one stage the voices of these four young jazzwomen, three of whom has their own CD among the collection Joan Chamorro presenta.

Accompanied by the de-luxe trio of Ignasi Terraza (piano), Josep Traver (guitar) and Esteve Pi (drums), Eva Fernández, Andrea Motis, Magalí Datzira and Rita Payés thrill us all with a musical journey through past and present, with an updated, personal and unique style.

Joan Chamorro Presenta La Magia De La Veu

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Steve Wilson & Wilsonian's Grain - Live in New York: The Vanguard Sessions

Size: 141,2 MB
Time: 60:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Well You Needn't (8:51)
02. Spot It You Got It (8:41)
03. Chrysalis (9:37)
04. Perry Street (9:25)
05. Spheresophically (8:43)
06. If I Were A Wind Of Spring (6:52)
07. Patterns (8:24)

Personnel:
Steve Wilson: saxophones
Orrin Evans: piano
Ugonna Okegwo: bass
Bill Stewart: drums

This is how sax master Steve Wilson describes the origins of Wilsonian’s Grain, the ensemble of old friends formed back in 2008. He was interested in revisiting some of his earlier work that he felt could use some further exploration, he explains, with what he calls “a new band of old friends. It’s like putting on old socks with new shoes.” While I’m not quite sure I buy the analogy, I am quite sure I buy the music. That is if the quartet’s debut album, a live set recorded last May at New York’s legendary Village Vanguard, is any indication of what they are capable of. Forgive me but, I’m tempted to say the shoes fit, and resisting temptation was never my strong point.

Steve Wilson & Wilsonian’s Grain Live in New York: The Vanguard Sessions, set for release in March, has Wilson heading up a talented crew of inventive musicians including pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Ugonna Okegwo, and drummer Bill Stewart in a seven-track bop attack built atop the musical foundation laid down by the giants of the past. Wilson’s “old shoes” can stand with the best. Listen to Evans’ piano on his original composition “Spot It You Got It.” Listen to Stewart’s killer solo work on Joe Chamber’s “Patterns” which closes the album. Listen to Okegwo on Wilson’s “Perry Street.” They do great solo work throughout, but when they work together, they shine.

Thelonious Monk’s “Well You Needn’t” makes for a powerful opening number and sets the tone for the rest of the set. Wilson and the Grain take no prisoners. The track opens with the bass, and then the sax takes the theme, while the drums drive the action. It is an explosive performance, with some stunning solo work from Wilson and Evans. Wilson’s original pieces, “Chrysalis” and “Spheresophically” and Migiwa Miyajima’s “If I Were a Wind of Spring” complete the hour-long set. ~Jack Goodstein

Live in New York

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Barbora Tellinger - Jazz Live 2012

Size: 140,5 MB
Time: 60:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. The Best Thing For You (2:21)
02. One Note Samba (3:49)
03. Part-Time Love (2:41)
04. On The Street Where You Live (4:44)
05. No More Blues (6:20)
06. D.O.A. (4:35)
07. Achmadi 25 (6:31)
08. Georgia On My Mind (3:19)
09. It Don't Mean A Thing (2:07)
10. What Women Do (4:37)
11. Nursery Lies (3:09)
12. Honeysuckle Rose (8:42)
13. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered (3:46)
14. Please Acknowledge (3:59)

For more than 25 years Barbora Tellinger has been a professional singer, composer, teacher, voice artist and actress throughout Southern Africa, on stages and in studios, in musicals, cabaret, pop, rock and jazz bands.

Her career began in the protest theatre days of the Black Sun in 1980s Johannesburg, moved through the revolutionary Afrikaans Voelvry movement, onto the famous NO.58 in Hillbrow, enjoyed many collaborations with some of the country’s finest musicians and has been focused on jazz and education since 2005.

She has performed on stages from Cape Town to Windhoek, NAPAC, PACT the Civic, The State Theatre, CAPAB and PACOFS, Ellis Park and the Sun City Superbowl.
It might be quicker here to name the musicians she hasn’t worked with, and easier to name the studios she hasn’t worked in.
Apart from the many recordings with other artists, personal studio projects include a solo album – Barbie and the Dolls, BLOMKRAG – Boere Country, and two albums of Deep Fine Leg, an accoustic harmony ensemble.

For three years she was jazz vocal lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology School of Music, and has been teaching at the University of Pretoria since 2008.
A respected singer and vocal coach, her non-contrived vocal technique has been adopted by many professionals and teachers throughout Southern Africa and beyond. Her passion for jazz has made her an effective teacher with several successful jazz graduates now working in the music industry. She has also trained numerous recording and theatrical artists.

In 2012 she released the album – Live at the Musaion, a Jazz Recital. Collaborating with some of the greats – John Fresk, Marc Duby, Rob Watson – it cemented her reputation as a formidable force in the South African jazz arena.
The following year brought her next album – Jazz, Live 2012.
In 2014 she completed a studio album with her pianist of preference, John Fresk. Tellinger & Fresk, DEUCE, is available through iTunes and at live performances.

Tellinger & Fresk perform live throughout the country, and their playful and intimate shows continue to thrill audiences far and wide.

Jazz Live 2012

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Kevin Eubanks & Stanley Jordan - Duets

Size: 111,2 MB
Time: 47:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Morning Sun (4:06)
02. Summertime (5:11)
03. Nature Boy (5:40)
04. Someone Like You (5:10)
05. A Child Is Born (6:12)
06. Old School Jam (4:29)
07. Vibes (4:14)
08. Blue In Green (3:10)
09. Lights (5:02)
10. Goin' On Home (4:28)

Guitarists Stanley Jordan and Kevin Eubanks team up for the 2015 Mack Avenue release Duets. An intimate, relaxed album, Duets features the esteemed journeyman artists playing both acoustic and electric instruments on a handful of classic standards, originals, and newer pop tunes. Rather than a cutting session, Duets works more as a laid-back conversation in which both musicians revel in the warmth of each other's sound. While they share a similar style, favoring a clean, unaffected approach to the guitar, there are enough differences in each player's sounds to easily distinguish them on a given track. Jordan favors his innovative touch and tap technique, while Eubanks digs deep into his rounded, woody sound; both of them employ various dynamic volume swells and neck slides. Eubanks and Jordan have led varied, highly successful careers playing music that's often difficult to pin down, touching upon jazz, fusion, instrumental pop, classical, and R&B. Not surprisingly, Duets is marked by this eclecticism and features a wide-ranging list of songs from across the musical spectrum. Primarily, they accompany each other on guitar, but on a handful of tracks, including the duo's soulful rendition of Adele's "Someone Like You," Jordan plays piano and guitar at the same time to wonderful effect. The piano and guitar technique also adds layers of harmonic depth to their poignant, measured arrangement of Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born." Interestingly, Jordan sets his guitar aside completely, choosing instead to fully embrace his inner Bill Evans and accompany Eubanks on piano on their soulful, yearning version of Miles Davis' "Blue in Green." Also engaging are the pair's reworkings of unexpected contemporary pop songs like Ellie Goulding's "Lights"; an electronic pop anthem, Jordan and Eubanks deftly strip the song down to a few simple melodic motifs that capture the atmospheric vibe of Goulding's original, while shading the song with a nuanced soul-jazz romanticism. Ultimately, it’s that kind of creativity and technical skill, matched by Jordan and Eubanks' passion for sound, that make Duets such an enveloping listen.

Duets

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Clara Haberkamp Trio - You Sea!

Size: 98,9 MB
Time: 39:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Crossover Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Manipulator (4:28)
02. Nicht Rot, Nicht Weib, Nicht Blau (4:14)
03. You Sea! (3:30)
04. Glass (6:03)
05. Passing Stranger (4:04)
06. Apart (4:54)
07. Anni (4:49)
08. Interlude (2:05)
09. White Cloud (5:14)

Personnel:
Clara Haberkamp - piano, vocals, composition
Tilo Weber - drums
Dan Peter Sundland - e-bass

The pianist, composer, and singer Clara h. k. (* 1989 in Unna) lives in Berlin. In the years 1998 to 2006, she won several times at the competitions "Jugend jazzt" and "Jugend musiziert" at the country level.

From 2006 to 2009, she was a member of the Landesjugendjazzorchester NRW. Toured it with the Big Band to Southeast Asia, Malta, Israel and Estonia. Later she was the pianist in the switched (Bujazzo).

From 2009 to 2013, she studied piano at the jazz Institute Berlin (Hanns Eisler/UdK) at Hubert nut, Wolfgang Köhler, Susanne Grützmann, David Friedman, Greg Cohen and John Hollenbeck. Parallel to the studies she took further lessons in singing and composition. In October 2014, it has begun her master's degree in composition at the Wolf Kerschek HfMT Hamburg. Within the framework of cooperation between the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and the NDR will take on 2016 their compositions Big Band with the NDR.

She won the 2011 "Jazz Baltica Prize" with her own trio. Her solo LP "One Hundred Dreams" on the label "Edition lane play" on vinyl was released in may 2012. The debut album of Clara h k followed by trios "not red, not white, not blue".

2013 Haber Kamp went with actor and singer Gustav Peter Wöhler and his German-speaking program "About me" on tour. The eponymous album was released in the spring of 2013 on the label Kurt music.

Since 2012 plays and touring it with the songwriter and artist Susanne "the Popette" Betancor.

The second album of Clara h. k. trio "You Sea!" will appear on March 20, 2015 on the label LAIKA of records.

You Sea!

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Smooth Jazz All-Stars - Smooth Jazz All Stars Play The Music Of Sam Smith

Size: 89,4 MB
Time: 37:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Together (2:51)
02. I've Told You Now (4:05)
03. Safe With Me (3:28)
04. Nirvana (3:35)
05. Lay Me Down (3:38)
06. Latch (3:37)
07. Money On My Mind (3:25)
08. Not In That Way (3:09)
09. Leave Your Lover (3:04)
10. I'm Not The Only One (3:25)
11. Stay With Me (3:17)

The Smooth Jazz All-Stars are an eclectic mix of talented jazz musicians who transform popular music of the past and present into smooth rhythms and beats for any occasion. we dedicate tributes to a range of artists in genres from pop to r&b to gospel.

Play The Music Of Sam Smith

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Jay McShann - Just A Lucky So And So

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 48:42

Size: 111.5 MB

Styles: Piano blues/jazz

Year: 1983/1996

Art: Front

[3:56] 1. When I Grow Too Old To Dream

[8:22] 2. Georgia On My Mind

[3:23] 3. Basin Street Blues

[9:07] 4. Red Sails In The Sunset

[6:28] 5. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever

[4:25] 6. Lazy River

[5:33] 7. Once Upon A Time

[7:24] 8. Just A Lucky So And So

Recording Date: August 24, 1983

Pianist/vocalist Jay McShann was having a full-fledged comeback at the time of this Sackville date, which has been reissued on CD. Teamed with Jim Galloway (who doubles on soprano and baritone), bassist Don Thompson and drummer Terry Clarke, McShann is in a particularly good mood on such standards as "When I Grow Too Old to Dream," "Red Sails in the Sunset" and even "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." This set gives one a good sampling of Jay McShann's timeless playing. ~Scott Yanow

Just A Lucky So And So

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Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Neck And Neck

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:18
Size: 87.7 MB
Styles: Country-pop
Year: 1990/2006/2014
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. Poor Boy Blues
[3:23] 2. Sweet Dreams
[6:27] 3. There'll Be Some Changes Made
[4:11] 4. Just In Time
[3:16] 5. So Soft, Your Goodbye
[3:24] 6. Yakety Axe
[3:53] 7. Tears
[3:19] 8. Tahitian Skies
[2:59] 9. I'll See You In My Dreams
[3:22] 10. The Next Time I'm In Town

Backing Vocals – Vince Hill; Bass – Edgar Meyer, Steve Wariner; Drums – Larrie Londin; Drums, Bass, Keyboards – Guy Fletcher; Fiddle, Mandolin – Mark O'Connor; Pedal Steel Guitar, Resonator Guitar [Pedabro, Dobro] – Paul Franklin. Recorded at CA Workshop & Sound Emporium.

Working with Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler had a rejuvinating influence on Chet Atkins. Knopfler has Atkins moving toward his country roots, but both guitarists still play with a tasteful, jazzy sensibility -- however, Atkins has abandoned the overt jazz fusion pretensions that sank most of his '80s records. With its direct, understated approach, Neck and Neck is the most focused and arguably the most rewarding record Atkins has released. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Neck And Neck

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Art Farmer - To Duke With Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:59
Size: 91.5 MB
Styles: Bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1975/2005/2015
Art: Front

[7:01] 1. In A Sentimental Mood
[5:33] 2. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
[7:10] 3. The Star Crossed Lovers
[7:24] 4. The Brown Skin Gal In The Calico Gown
[6:22] 5. Lush Life
[6:26] 6. Love You Madly

Recorded less than a year after Duke Ellington's death, this Inner City LP (originally cut for the Japanese East Wind label) features flugelhornist Art Farmer performing five Ellington pieces along with Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life." With impeccable support by pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Billy Higgins, Farmer sounds melodic, lyrical, swinging and typically inventive on such numbers as "In a Sentimental Mood," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "The Brown Skin Gal" and "Love You Madly." This tasteful set (which is long out-of-print) features Art Farmer at his best. ~Scott Yanow

To Duke With Love

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Teddi King - Bidin' My Time

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:53
Size: 73.0 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1956/2004/2011
Art: Front

[2:32] 1. Bidin' My Time
[3:11] 2. Once Too Often
[3:03] 3. That Old Feeling
[2:51] 4. The I'm Not Supposed To Be Blue Blues
[2:07] 5. Careless Love
[2:32] 6. For All We Know
[2:22] 7. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
[2:25] 8. I'm In Love With The Honorable Mr. So And So
[3:03] 9. I Can't Get Started
[2:22] 10. Love Walked In
[3:02] 11. I Poured My Heart Into A Song
[2:17] 12. Taking A Chance On Love

Theodora King came into this world in Boston, Massachusetts on September 18, 1929, and at an early age knew she wanted to be a singer - specifically a jazz vocalist - citing greats like Mildred Bailey, Mabel Mercer and Lee Wiley as her primary influences. As Teddi King she came out on top at a singing competition sponsored by Dinah Shore which was held at the Tributary Theatre in Boston, and this led to her involvement with a touring show specifically designed to entertain military personnel in the late 1940s. In 1949 she linked up with the Boston-based Nat Pierce orchestra and, if you can find them, can be heard on jazz cuts like Crown Pilots, Oh, You Crazy Moon, Indian Summer, Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, You Don't Know What Love Is, Goodbye Mr. Chops, Seersucker Blues and It Might As Well Be Spring.

Part way through 1952 she joined the George Shearing aggregation (be sure to check out the CD The George Shearing Quintet: Live At Birdland With Teddi King), and in 1954 cut three albums for Storyville, including one with the Beryl Booker Trio, before spending some time performing in Las Vegas prior to inking a deal with RCA Victor. In addition to registering three hit singles with RCA in 1956/57 (see the excellent CD Teddi King - Mr. Wonderful:The Complete RCA Singles (1956-1958) which contains both sides of those hits), she cut three fine albums there, including this one, Bidin' My Time (RCA Victor LPM 1146) with Al Cohn & His Orchestra, which first came out in 1956. ~AvidOldiesCollector

Bidin' My Time

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James Carter - Chasin' The Gypsy

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 54:13

Size: 124.1 MB

Styles: Post bop, Saxophone jazz, Gypsy jazz

Year: 2000

Art: Front

[5:36] 1. Nuages

[6:33] 2. La Derniére Bergére (The Last Shepherdess)

[7:27] 3. Manoir De Mes Reves Django's Castle

[6:52] 4. Artillerie Lourde (Heavy Artillery)

[3:59] 5. Chasin' The Gypsy

[8:01] 6. Oriental Shuffle

[7:15] 7. I'll Never Be The Same

[4:37] 8. Avalon

[3:49] 9. Imari's Lullaby

Just when you had him pegged as a rip-snorting tenor and bari monster with a wicked penchant for ferocious overblowing, he comes across as a shameless romantic on Chasin' the Gypsy, his lovely ode to Django. Still, Carter's characteristic bravado, tenor squeals, trills and remarkable displays of multiphonics are still intact here, even in the lush setting of "The Last Shepherdess" and "Django's Castle." Carter nicely grafts his own sense of swagger onto Django's swing-era aesthetic on "Heavy Artillery," which features some very frisky exchanges between Regina Carter's Joe Venuti/Stuff Smith-styled violinand Carter's blowtorch bass sax. The two also joyously unite on the lithe title track, a giddy homage that has Carter soaring effortlessly on soprano sax while Jay Berliner and Romero Lubambo chunk appropriately behind him on guitars.

Django's melancholy "Oriental Shuffle" is a showcase for Carter's F-mezzo soprano sax, while Regina Carter flashes her considerable chops and musicality on a tender reading of "I'll Never Be the Same." Then the sparks fly on a spirited Hot Clubish rendition of "Avalon," with the two Carters engaging in some explosive violin and tenor sax call-and-response as the tune heats up.Carter is given brilliant support throughout by bassist Steve Kirby and drummer Joey Baron, whose instincts are always right on, whether he's swinging fervently with sticks or conjuring up an alluring mood with brushes. Accordionist Charlie Giordano adds coloristic touches throughout, and Lubambo helps convey a tasteful Brazilian vibe with his soothing nylon-string guitar work. Lubambo's moving duet with Carter on the lovely closer "Imari's Lullaby" is a lyrical highlight. ~Bill Milkowski

Chasin' The Gypsy

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Blood, Sweat & Tears - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:28
Size: 104.1 MB
Styles: AM rock, Contemporary pop-rock, Jazz rock
Year: 1969/1989/2014
Art: Front

[ 2:27] 1. Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie (First Movement)
[ 5:06] 2. Smiling Phases
[ 3:08] 3. Sometimes In Winter
[ 3:04] 4. More And More
[ 4:03] 5. And When I Die
[ 5:51] 6. God Bless The Child
[ 4:04] 7. Spinniing Wheel
[ 4:17] 8. You've Made Me So Very Happy
[11:49] 9. Blues Pt 2
[ 1:35] 10. Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st Movement-Adapted From 'trois Gymnopedies)

Recording Date: August 2, 1968 - October 22, 1968

The difference between Blood, Sweat & Tears and the group's preceding long-player, Child Is Father to the Man, is the difference between a monumental seller and a record that was "merely" a huge critical success. Arguably, the Blood, Sweat & Tears that made this self-titled second album -- consisting of five of the eight original members and four newcomers, including singer David Clayton-Thomas -- was really a different group from the one that made Child Is Father to the Man, which was done largely under the direction of singer/songwriter/keyboard player/arranger Al Kooper. They had certain similarities to the original: the musical mixture of classical, jazz, and rock elements was still apparent, and the interplay between the horns and the keyboards was still occurring, even if those instruments were being played by different people. Kooper was even still present as an arranger on two tracks, notably the initial hit "You've Made Me So Very Happy." But the second BS&T, under the aegis of producer James William Guercio, was a less adventurous unit, and, as fronted by Clayton-Thomas, a far more commercial one. Not only did the album contain three songs that neared the top of the charts as singles -- "Happy," "Spinning Wheel," and "And When I Die" -- but the whole album, including an arrangement of "God Bless the Child" and the radical rewrite of Traffic's "Smiling Phases," was wonderfully accessible. It was a repertoire to build a career on, and Blood, Sweat & Tears did exactly that, although they never came close to equaling this album. ~William Ruhlmann

Blood, Sweat & Tears

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Bill Allred - Allred Hot & Blue I&II

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:27
Size: 154.4 MB
Styles: Trombone jazz, Dixieland
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[6:20] 1. Sugar
[6:47] 2. I'll Never Be The Same
[6:13] 3. On A Slow Boat To China
[3:48] 4. Seems Like Old Times
[3:34] 5. Some Of These Days
[4:22] 6. St. Louis Blues
[4:17] 7. Singing The Blues
[4:39] 8. My Honey's Lovin' Arms
[4:39] 9. Old Folks
[6:40] 10. Indian Summer
[5:53] 11. The Song Is You
[4:55] 12. Too Little Time
[5:14] 13. Dinah

1984: BILL ALLRED - leader, trombone; MILT HINTON bass; BUTCH MILES drums; EDDIE HIGGINS piano; DAVY JONES cornet; JACK MATESE clarinet.

1996: BILL ALLRED - leader, trombone; BUCKY PIZZARELLI guitar; JOHNNY VARRO piano; LOU MAURO – bass; WARREN SAUER – drums; TERRY MYERS – reeds; BOBBY PICKWOOD – trumpet; ALLAN VACHE clarinet; DAVY JONES cornet; JACK MATESE clarinet.

This recording spans a little over twelve years, with a compilation of two different sessions, one in 1984 and one in 1996. Bill Allred, one of the world's finest trombonists, has assembled two amazing bands of different musicians and instrumentation, and somehow, with his unique talents as a leader and musician, he makes it all fit together seamlessly. His swinging, authoritative trombone style is the gravy that makes this meal a feast for anybody's ears. Supported by such greats as Milt Hinton, Eddie Higgins, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Butch Miles, Bill plays some unique and exciting choruses on standards and swing tunes that will delight you. These timeless songs and wonderful musicians will make this album a "regular" in your listening library.

Allred Hot & Blue I & II

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Jimmy Forrest - Most Much!

Styles: Hard Bop, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:13
Size: 113,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:46)  1. Matilda
(7:43)  2. Annie Laurie
(4:25)  3. Autumn Leaves
(2:40)  4. My Buddy
(5:13)  5. I Love You
(5:37)  6. Soft Winds
(8:48)  7. Robbins' Nest
(6:37)  8. Most Much
(3:19)  9. Sonny Boy

Jimmy Forrest was a very consistent tenor, able to infuse bop and swing standards with soul and his distinctive tone. With the assistance of pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Tommy Potter, drummer Clarendon Johnson and Ray Barretto on congas, Forrest explores mostly veteran tunes, such as a jumping "Annie Laurie," and the calypso "Matilda," a sentimental "My Buddy," "Robbins Nest," and even "Sonny Boy." Enjoyable music from the warm tenor. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/most-much-mw0000204074

Personnel: Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone); Hugh Lawson (piano); Tommy Potter (bass); Clarendon Johnson (drums); Ray Barretto (congas).

Most Much!

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Victor D'Angelo And Harlem River Jazz - Dance With Us

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:28
Size: 134,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:04)  1. Something's Gotta Give
(5:27)  2. Willow Weep For Me
(5:48)  3. You're My Thrill
(4:11)  4. How Insensitive
(5:21)  5. A Night In Tunisia
(5:10)  6. Love For Sale
(4:19)  7. It's Delovely
(4:32)  8. Cry Me A River
(4:56)  9. Lost In A Fog
(3:30) 10. My Reverie
(7:14) 11. Don't Explain
(4:51) 12. Come Sunday

The Dance With Us album is a colabaration with some wonderful jazz artists from New York City. They are Lafayette Harris Jr.(Piano and Band leader), Paul Beaudry (Bass), Dion Parson (Drums and Percussion), Ron Jackson (Guitar) and Victor Provost (Seel Pan). The band has been playing together for years at the famous Lenox Lounge (Jazz Club in Harlem). 

When they got together in the studio it was like recording a live album. The general comments about the album are: Great music, great vocals, and a wonderful concept album, Dance with Us/Harlem River Jazz

The vocalist is quoted as saying, "Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald have inspiried me and still do." http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/victordangelo

Dance With Us

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