Joanie Pallatto & Marshall Vente - Two Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:25
Size: 179.5 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[4:11] 1. Help
[6:07] 2. People Make The World Go Round
[4:45] 3. Straighten Up And Fly Right
[3:35] 4. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
[5:55] 5. Desafinado
[5:35] 6. My Funny Valentine
[4:28] 7. Vacation
[4:26] 8. You May Laugh
[7:53] 9. Berimbau
[4:40] 10. Walk On By
[4:29] 11. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
[4:36] 12. Snowfall
[5:49] 13. No Moon At All
[4:54] 14. Don't Misunderstand
[6:55] 15. Charade

“YOU’RE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE some very special musical moments – piano by Marshall Vente, Chicago’s Dutch master, blended with Joanie Pallatto’s palette – classic Italian passion and contemporary street smarts. It is a perfect pairing. Captured fresh and aged in a decade of musical friendship.” ~Bruce Bendinger

On “Two Again”, Chicago pianist/arranger Marshall Vente joins forces with Chicago vocalist/producer Joanie Pallatto in a new collection of 15 songs. Pallatto’s exquisite vocals are wrapped in the lush and creative arrangements of pianist Vente as he strokes the keys of the Baldwin SD-10 9′ concert grand creating his own personal orchestra.

Two Again

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Eddie Higgins Trio - Amor

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:29
Size: 122.4 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[5:02] 1. Begin The Beguine
[3:49] 2. Moon Was Yellow
[4:45] 3. Tristeza De Amor
[6:25] 4. Pensativa
[4:07] 5. Historia De Un Amor
[5:05] 6. Jalousie
[3:51] 7. Carinhoso
[5:19] 8. Amor
[4:43] 9. Perfidia
[5:35] 10. Morning
[4:39] 11. Copacabana Night

A solid bop-based pianist, Eddie Higgins has never become a major name, but he has been well-respected by his fellow musicians for decades. After growing up in New England, he moved to Chicago, where he played in all types of situations before settling in to a long stint as the leader of the house trio at the London House (1957-1969). Higgins moved back to Massachusetts in 1970 and went on to freelance, often accompanying his wife, vocalist Meredith D'Ambrosio, and appearing at jazz parties and festivals. Eddie Higgins has led sessions of his own for Replica (1958), Vee-Jay (1960), Atlantic, and Sunnyside; back in 1960, he recorded as a sideman for Vee-Jay with Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter.

Amor

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Lee Morgan - Cornbread

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 38:52

Size: 89.0 MB

Styles: Hard bop, Trumpet jazz

Year: 1965/1990

Art: Front

[8:57] 1. Cornbread

[8:50] 2. Our Man Higgins

[6:20] 3. Ceora

[7:55] 4. Ill Wind

[6:47] 5. Most Like Lee

This session (reissued on CD by Blue Note) is best known for introducing Lee Morgan's beautiful ballad "Ceora," but actually all five selections (which include Morgan's "Cornbread," "Our Man Higgins," "Most Like Lee," and the standard "Ill Wind") are quite memorable. The trumpeter/leader performs with a perfectly complementary group of open-minded and talented hard bop stylists (altoist Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley on tenor, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Larry Ridley, and drummer Billy Higgins) and creates a Blue Note classic that is heartily recommended. ~Scott Yanow

Cornbread   

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John Pizzarelli - Naturally

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:04
Size: 116.9 MB
Styles: Guitar, vocal jazz
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. Splendid Splinter
[3:59] 2. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
[3:56] 3. Oh, Lady Be Good
[3:32] 4. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
[5:20] 5. Baby Medley Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You Baby, Baby, All The Time
[3:21] 6. Seven On Charlie
[3:37] 7. Slappin' The Cakes On Me
[4:47] 8. Nuages
[4:03] 9. I Cried For You
[2:52] 10. Naturally
[3:05] 11. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[2:30] 12. Headed Out To Vera's
[5:56] 13. Your Song Is With Me

John Pizzarelli's second Novus CD features the singer/guitarist with his regular trio (which also has pianist Ken Levinsky and brother Martin Pizzarelli on bass), an expanded rhythm section (including father Bucky Pizzarelli on rhythm guitar) and as many as 15 horns. Among the other soloists are tenors Scott Robinson, Harry Allen and Frank Wess, clarinetist Walt Levinsky and trumpeters Clark Terry and Tony Kadleck. Pizzarelli, who sings about half the songs, takes plenty of fine, melodic guitar solos. Most of the repertoire is comprised of swing standards -- including "I'm Confessin'," "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" and "I Cried for You" -- but the highlights also include a four-song "Baby" medley, "Seven on Charlie" (based on "Solo Flight"), and Dave Frishberg's clever "Slappin' the Cakes on Me." ~Scott Yanow

Naturally

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Nannie Porres - All The Things You Are

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:15
Size: 99,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:28)  1. Black Jack
(4:57)  2. I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him
(3:46)  3. Lover Come Back To Me
(3:57)  4. Quiet Nights
(4:17)  5. All The Things You Are
(5:46)  6. Willow Weep For Me
(4:31)  7. Don't Explain
(4:49)  8. Blue Monk
(4:15)  9. Your Love Is So Doggone Good
(2:23) 10. That's All There Is

Sweden has been a fertile breeding ground for outstanding jazz players. Many Swedish jazz musicians have attracted attention well beyond the country's borders. But there is at least one well-kept secret in the Swedish jazz conclave, vocalist Nannie Porres. Porres first gained recognition in the 1950s as an 18-year-old working with a group called Jazz 57, which included, among others, the then-youngish tenor saxman Bernt Rosengren. He and other members of that group are present on this 1986 LP released by the Dragon label. The long Porres/Rosengren association is felt immediately on "Don't Explain," when the tenor man ruminates at the edges of Porres' vocalizing, before breaking out in a doleful solo. 

The record's varied play list is structured so that Porres has the freedom to show her complete mastery of her profession. Kicking off with a bluesy, down-in-the-gutter rendition of Ray Charles' "Black Jack," she conquers a program of well-known ballads, jazz classics, and some not-so-familiar material. One mannerism that is present in all of the cuts is her special way of addressing the lyrics so that their meaning is conveyed to whoever is listening, including the other musicians. Her years of singing this material have made her very precise in what she wants to do with the music. Porres wears this music like a pair of comfortable slippers. Although not well-known in the U.S., she has influenced the younger generation of singers in her own country, including Lina Nyberg. Dragon would do well to reissue this LP on CD, to allow many more to experience and enjoy the special talent of Nannie Porres. ~ Dave Nathan  http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-things-you-are-mw0001022782

All The Things You Are

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The Harry Allen Quartet - Blue Skies

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:57
Size: 153,7 MB
Art: Front

(7:00)  1. Linger Awhile
(6:20)  2. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(5:35)  3. What Are you Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
(5:45)  4. Hummin' Along
(9:11)  5. How Insensitive
(6:00)  6. Nobody Else But Me
(4:40)  7. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
(6:40)  8. Shine
(5:17)  9. Why Must You Go?
(6:47) 10. Carolyn's Kitchen/Blue Skies
(3:36) 11. The September Of My Years

11 cuts over 67 minutes in which Allen (tenor sax) and company (John Bunch, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Duffy Jackson, drums) lay out gently on a collection of ballads, including a couple from Allen himself. The recording is live to two-track analog tape, and sounds beautiful indeed  producer/engineer John Marks even recommends using a sound pressure meter to properly set playback volumes to match the original performance. This is an old-fashioned album, very much a clubland toe-tapper Allen is pictured on the front cover against a city skyline, dressed in an outfit that wouldn't have been out of place in 1958. It's a lot of cheerful fun, with some actual humorous playing on a couple of tracks Allen's soloing on "Nobody Else But Me" is genuinely funny, almost a send-up of the upside-down-and-backwards school of virtuoso playing. Good stuff, overall. Yes, there are the standard drum and bass solos, and the usual equal time for the piano, but this is kept relatively polite, leaving the main field for Allen's smoky tenor sax. ~ Steven McDonald  http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-skies-mw0000615642

The Harry Allen Quartet: Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); John Bunch (piano); Dennis Irwin (bass); Duffy Jackson (drums).

Blue Skies

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Kai Winding, Curtis Fuller - Bone Appétit

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1980
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:58
Size: 151,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:55)  1. Niçoise (Take 2)
(6:05)  2. Bone Appetit (Take 2)
(6:02)  3. Baja Iberia (Take 2)
(4:02)  4. Entonces
(7:29)  5. Bone Appetit
(6:57)  6. La Valse Bonita
(6:09)  7. A Minor Doodle (Take 1)
(6:04)  8. Niçoise (Take 1)
(6:03)  9. Baja Iberia (Take 1)
(6:17) 10. A Minor Doodle (Take 2)
(4:51) 11. Bone Appetit (Take 1)

One of the finest trombonists to emerge from the bebop era, Kai Winding was always to an extent overshadowed by J.J. Johnson, although they co-led one of the most popular jazz groups of the mid-'50s. Born in Denmark, Winding emigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 12. He had short stints with the orchestras of Alvino Rey and Sonny Dunham, and played in a service band in the Coast Guard for three years. Winding's first burst of fame occurred during his year with Stan Kenton's Orchestra (1946-1947), during which his phrasing influenced and was adopted by the other trombonists, leading to a permanent change in the Kenton sound. He also participated in some early bop sessions, played with Tadd Dameron (1948-1949), and was on one of the Miles Davis' nonet's famous recording sessions.

After playing with the big bands of Charlie Ventura and Benny Goodman, he formed a quintet with J.J. Johnson (1954-1956); the two trombonists (who sounded nearly identical at the time) had occasional reunions after going their separate ways. Winding led a four-trombone septet off and on through the latter half of the 1950s and into the '60s, was music director for the Playboy clubs in New York, and during 1971-1972 worked with the Giants of Jazz (an all-star group with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, and Thelonious Monk). Although he recorded frequently both as a leader and a sideman throughout his career, most of Winding's sessions are not currently available on CD. 

~ Bio  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kai-winding/id72717#fullText

Personnel: Kai Winding (trombone); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Hank Jones (piano); Jimmy Cobb (drums)

Bone Appétit

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Bill Watrous - The Tiger of San Pedro

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:09
Size: 98,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:44)  1. Dirty Dan
(5:12)  2. Quiet Lady
(4:47)  3. Tiger of San Pedro
(4:28)  4. Somewhere Along the Way
(7:56)  5. T.S., T.S.
(8:21)  6. Passion at Three O
(5:36)  7. Sweet Georgia Upside Down (Swe

Trombonist Bill Watrous' second and final big-band album for Columbia is the equal of his first. With such soloists as Watrous, trumpeter Danny Stiles, and either Tom Garvin or Derek Smith on keyboards, this well-rounded set (which includes ballads, Latin pieces, the rockish "T.S. T.S.," and some heated workouts) was finally reissued on CD in July 2007, along with the earlier Manhattan Wildlife Refuge. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-tiger-of-san-pedro-mw0000490492

Personnel: Bill Watrous (trombone); Ed Xiques (flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Paul Eisler (flute, alto saxophone); Frank Perowsky (flute, tenor saxophone); George Triffon, Danny Stiles, Dean Pratt (trumpet, flugelhorn); Sam Burtis (trombone); Derek Smith , Tom Garvin (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, organ); Frank Malabé (congas).

The Tiger of San Pedro

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David Newton - Halfway To Dawn

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:37
Size: 139,1 MB
Art: Front

(7:16)  1. Dreamsville
(5:45)  2. I Wish
(6:48)  3. Halfway To Dawn
(5:24)  4. Tricotism
(4:16)  5. Scotch Blues
(7:13)  6. Bright New Day
(6:26)  7. Last Night When We Were Young
(7:43)  8. You Do Something to Me
(9:42)  9. Kiss and Tell

Born 2 February 1958, Glasgow, Scotland. As a child Newton took lessons on piano, clarinet and bassoon, but while studying at the Leeds College of Music he decided to concentrate on piano. After playing in various bands as a semi-pro, he secured his first professional engagement leading a trio at a restaurant in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1978. Around this time Newton also played in numerous other bands, ranging musically from traditional jazz to funk, from strict-tempo dance bands to classical. In the early 80s he worked extensively in the theatre, especially with Scarborough-based playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Newton then returned to Scotland, and from a base in Edinburgh quickly established himself as a rising star of the jazz world. He played in backing groups for many visiting jazzmen, including Art Farmer, Bud Shank, Shorty Rogers and Nat Adderley. He also recorded with Buddy De Franco. 

By the late 80s he had settled in London, recording with Alan Barnes, the Jazz Renegades, Martin Taylor, with whom he toured India, and also playing club dates with Andy Cleyndert, Don Weller, Spike Robinson and others. At the end of the decade he became accompanist and musical director to Carol Kidd, recording with her and making numerous concert appearances. During the 90s, Newton worked to great effect with Clark Tracey and Tina May. An outstanding talent, Newton’s wide-ranging experience has ensured that he is at home in most musical settings. Despite his eclecticism he has developed a distinctive and distinguished personal style. ~ Bio  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-newton-mn0000810716/biography

Personnel: David Newton (piano), Matt Miles (bass), Steve Brown (drums)

Halfway To Dawn

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