Cal Tjader - Black Orchid

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:43
Size: 171.0 MB
Styles: Latin jazz, West Coast jazz
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[2:15] 1. Mi China
[3:10] 2. Close Your Eyes
[4:39] 3. Mambo At The M
[2:38] 4. Contigo
[2:27] 5. Bonita
[4:32] 6. The Lady Is A Tramp
[3:23] 7. Black Orchid
[3:43] 8. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
[2:07] 9. I've Waited So Long
[3:25] 10. Out Of Nowhere
[5:19] 11. Cuajira At The Blackhawk
[3:16] 12. I Want To Be Happy
[3:54] 13. The Nearness Of You
[3:48] 14. Pete Kelly's Blues
[3:51] 15. A Minor Goof
[3:20] 16. Undecided
[3:20] 17. Philadelphia Mambo
[4:10] 18. Flamingo
[3:59] 19. Stompin' At The Savoy
[3:18] 20. Laura
[4:00] 21. Lullaby Of Birdland

This CD has all of the music originally on the two LPs Cal Tjader Goes Latin and The Cal Tjader Quintet. Since each album had two sessions apiece, the CD does a fine job of giving one a sampling of the influential vibraphonist's popular Latin jazz groups of the era. Among the key sideman are flutist Paul Horn; Jose "Chombo" Silva on tenor; pianists Lonnie Hewitt, Vince Guaraldi, and Manuel Duran; and Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo on percussion. The music (a mixture of Latinized standards and newer originals) is quite appealing, showing why this infectious blending of bop with Latin rhythms has always been one of the most accessible styles of jazz. ~Scott Yanow

Black Orchid

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Terry Hanck - Always

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:08
Size: 107.9 MB
Styles: Soul-blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:39] 1. Cupid Must Be Stupid
[3:35] 2. The First Time Around
[4:37] 3. Good Good Rockin' Goin' On
[3:32] 4. My Last Teardrop
[2:56] 5. Stingy
[3:47] 6. When I Get My Shit Together
[3:34] 7. Quicksand
[4:21] 8. Always
[5:17] 9. Good Kind Of Lovin'
[3:08] 10. Live To Love
[5:11] 11. Peace Of Mind
[2:26] 12. Deep Fried Twinkies

“Exciting, tenor sax-driven blues and soul. This Chicago native, now based in South Florida, is steeped in those genre’s traditions as a musician, singer and songwriter Hanck’s choice of material and his presentation are impeccable. He starts this album with Elvin Bishop’s “Right Now is the Hour,” and he does it proud. The slow burn of “T’s Groove” is hot enough to cook a thick steak on. Vocally, Hanck drips 1950s soul on the first half of “My Last Teardrop,” then punches it into overdrive. If soul/blues is your bag, grab this." ~Bob Gottlieb

Always

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Jutta Hipp - Jutta's Swing

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:52
Size: 98.1 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[7:39] 1. Wee Dot
[6:13] 2. Violets For Your Furs
[6:20] 3. Almost Like Being In Love
[8:46] 4. Just Blues
[6:49] 5. Down Home
[7:03] 6. Too Close For Comfort

“As Hipp…matured artistically, she had defined her own artistic standards and revolted when pressured to record music she did not like. She also suffered from severe stage fright throughout her career. Thus being the featured artist at a large performance venue was more of a daunting chore for Hipp than a joyful public celebration of her talent.” ~ All About Jazz

The lore of jazz is filled with stories of musicians of prodigious gifts who appeared on the scene in a starburst and disappeared back to whence they came just as quickly; leaving behind perhaps a few recordings and the often faulty memories of those who worked with them. Pianist Jutta Hipp epitomizes these musicians.

Ms. Hipp was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1925. She learned to play the piano as a child, but in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War she studied painting at the Leipzig Kunstakademie. By this time her interest in jazz had begun. When the Soviets took over what would become East Germany in the late ’40’s, she moved with her family to Munich. There, Jutta began to play piano professionally, starting her own group. In the early 50’s, she joined a group led by saxophonist Hans Koller.

Jutta's Swing

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Aurélie Agostini - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:58
Size: 131,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:24)  1. Heartbreaker
(4:58)  2. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
(3:48)  3. Walk On By
(3:14)  4. Je T'attends
(3:10)  5. I Say a Little Prayer
(4:30)  6. These Foolish Things
(2:54)  7. Do You Know
(3:44)  8. Un Ano de Amor
(3:23)  9. A Natural Woman
(4:16) 10. It's Not Unusual
(4:16) 11. Amado Mio
(4:24) 12. I Wish You Love
(5:27) 13. You've Got a Friend
(4:25) 14. That's What Friends Are for

After opera singing studies in the Master Radio France, Aurélie Agostini quickly noticed by professional musicians, began a career as a chorister. In Paris she sails recording studios in television studios. On stage she accompanied the great names of French song as Claude Francois, Mike Brant, Michel Polnareff, Joe Dassin, Mort Shuman and many others. A flawless journey that gives him the opportunity to participate in several musicals with the Grand Magic Circus Jerome Savari and a passage in the Grand Orchestre du Splendid. Today, with the help of his talented musicians, Aurélie Agostini pays homage to some great French composers, English, Americans she loves such as Michel Legrand, Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Becaud, Nino Ferrer, the bee Gees, Carole King and Burt Bacharach. Aurélie Agostini offers us some key works, it interprets this time as a soloist and in a Jazzy register This gives this album of covers, an original color, emotional and sensitive. ~  Serge André  Translate by google  http://www.aurelie-agostini.com/aurelie-bio-000.html

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life

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Webster Young - For Lady

Styles: Cornet And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:33
Size: 104,4 MB
Art: Front

(7:03)  1. The Lady
(7:08)  2. God Bless The Child
(7:48)  3. Moanin' Low
(8:58)  4. Good Morning Heartache
(7:15)  5. Don't Explain
(4:18)  6. Strange Fruit

While trumpeter Webster Young pays tribute to Billie Holiday on this, his only studio date as a leader, the set is equally a tribute to Young's musical role model, Miles Davis. Young has Miles' soft-focus tone from the early to mid-'50s and, according to Ira Gitler's liner notes, he is actually playing Miles' cornet on the date. The similarities between the two players make this 1957 session a satisfying companion to Miles' work circa 1951-1953. Young is nicely matched here with tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, with the two of them using a pleasantly blowsy approach to weave loose, discursive counterpoint around each other. Guitarist Joe Puma distinguishes the set with thoughtful, understated playing that calls to mind Kenny Burrell's own Prestige dates from this period. Pianist Mal Waldron, drummer Ed Thigpen, and bassist Earl May infuse the performances with a cohesive, relaxed swing. 

They give each other lots of space, and Waldron makes astute choices in his chord selection, phrasing, and comping strategies. The tracks comprise five pieces associated with Holiday and one Young original, written in homage to Lady Day. True to Holiday's approach, the mood is world-weary, bordering on bleak, but with breaches of light like those that would briefly suffuse Holiday's songs. "Strange Fruit" is the one track that misses the mark. Where Holiday allowed the stark irony of the lyrics to carry the song, Young's instrumental version labors the point by including an execution squad drum roll. This could have been effective had it been limited to the intro and ending, but when Thigpen's martial snare also crops up midsong it breaks the subtle, macabre atmosphere of the piece. ~ Jim Todd  

http://www.allmusic.com/album/for-lady-mw0000087852

Personnel: Webster Young (trumpet, cornet); Joe Puma (guitar); Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone); Mal Waldron (piano); Ed Thigpen (drums).

For Lady

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Barbara Brussell - Lerner In Love: The Lyrics Of Alan Jay

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:40
Size: 165,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:05)  1. It's Time for a Love Song
(3:01)  2. Almost Like Being in Love/On the Street Where You Live
(3:29)  3. Come to Me, Bend to Me/The Heather on the Hill
(2:20)  4. From This Day On
(4:09)  5. Show Me
(2:33)  6. You're All the World to Me
(4:28)  7. Too Late Now
(2:11)  8. Thank Heaven for Little Girls
(3:42)  9. Gigi
(4:42) 10. I Could Have Danced All Night/Dance a Little Closer
(4:31) 11. There's Always One You Can't Forget
(2:54) 12. Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here!
(4:13) 13. I Loved You Once In Silence/before I Gaze At You Again
(2:33) 14. If Ever I Would Leave You
(3:17) 15. What Did I Have That I Don't Have?
(2:37) 16. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
(2:00) 17. Anyone Who Loves
(3:41) 18. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
(4:05) 19. You Haven't Changed At All
(3:59) 20. One More Walk Around The Garden
(2:59) 21. My Last Love/here I'll Stay

Fellow fans of Alan Jay Lerner are in for some rich listening with this handsomely produced CD. Fresh, intimate arrangements and Brussell's warm, sensative vocals let more than two dozen Lerner lyrics shine out in all their glory. Along with familiar standards are some delicious rarities, such as "You Haven't Changed at All," a personal favorite from The Day Before Spring. Brussell gives lyrics and music equal attention, making this one of the most enjoyable cabaret recordings in recent years. 

Kudos to pianist Tedd Firth, producer/arranger Todd Schroeder and executive producer Frank Skillern for such a classy presentation and to Ms. Brussell for such a worthy tribute to a master Broadway lyricist and his gifted composing colleagues. http://www.musicals101.com/cd2005.htm

Personnel:  Barbara Brussell (Vocal), Todd Schroeder (piano), Gene Bertoncini (guitar); Robert Kyle (saxophone); Warren Vaché (trumpet); Steve LaSpina (bass instrument); Peter Grant (drums).

Lerner In Love: The Lyrics Of Alan Jay

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Ben E. King - Stand by Me -The Ultimate Collection

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:08
Size: 127,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:52)  1. Stand By Me
(2:31)  2. Save The Last Dance For Me
(2:23)  3. I (Who Have Nothing)
(3:03)  4. That's When It Hurts
(2:30)  5. I Could Have Danced All Night
(2:16)  6. First Taste of Love
(2:35)  7. Dream Lover
(2:49)  8. Moon River
(2:56)  9. Spanish Harlem
(3:03) 10. Amor
(2:05) 11. I Count the Tears
(2:47) 12. Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
(2:31) 13. This Magic Moment
(2:17) 14. Young Boy Blues
(2:49) 15. It's All In the Game
(4:08) 16. Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1
(3:43) 17. On the Street Where You Live
(3:06) 18. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
(2:13) 19. Show Me the Way
(2:19) 20. Here Comes The Night

Available on cassette only, this brief set features some of Ben E. King's leads with the Drifters and a handful of solo efforts. Three solo monsters are included: the stalking "Stand by Me," fan favorite "Don't Play That Song," and the everlasting "Spanish Harlem." His stint with the Drifters is best represented by the popular "Save the Last Dance for Me" and the lilting "This Magic Moment." King's '70s smash "Supernatural Thing Pt. 1" is disappointing in this context because "Pt. 2" is omitted. Perfect for casual fans of Ben E. King and the Drifters who only need an appetizer. More serious fans should seek the many single- and double-disc sets for a better picture. ~ Andrew Hamilton  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ultimate-collection-stand-by-me-best-of-ben-e-king-ben-e-king-with-the-drifters-mw0000194477

Personnel: Ben E. King (vocals, guitar).

Stand by Me-The Ultimate Collection

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