Various - Buddy Holly: Listen To Me

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 43:49

Size: 100.3 MB

Styles: Rock

Year: 2011

Art: Front

[3:57] 1. Stevie Nicks - Not Fade Away

[2:26] 2. Pat Monahan - Maybe Baby

[2:42] 3. Brian Wilson - Listen To Me

[2:05] 4. Imelda May - I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love

[3:04] 5. Jackson Browne - True Love Ways

[2:49] 6. Cobra Starship - Peggy Sue

[3:27] 7. The Fray - Take Your Time

[1:49] 8. Ringo Starr - Think It Over

[2:27] 9. Chris Isaac - Crying Wishing Hoping

[2:32] 10. Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be The Day

[2:02] 11. Jeff Lynne - Words Of Love

[2:25] 12. Lyle Lovett - Well All Right

[3:27] 13. Natalie Merchant - Learning The Game

[2:39] 14. Patrick Stump - Everyday

[2:52] 15. Zooey Deschanel - It's So Easy

[2:58] 16. Eric Idle - Raining In My Heart

Songmasters has launched a series called Listen to Me which pays tribute to the true, great and original icons of rock music. Listen To Me: Buddy Holly inaugurates the series in an album produced by Peter Asher, featuring music greats Stevie Nicks, Pat Monahan, Brian Wilson, Imelda May, Jackson Browne, Cobra Starship, The Fray, Ringo Starr, Chris Isaak, Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Lynne, Lyle Lovett, Natalie Merchant, Patrick Stump, Zooey Deschanel, Eric Idle.

Buddy Holly, the true, great, and original recording artist featured in Listen To Me programs this year, continues to be an essential component of rock ‘n’ roll’s historical catalog as seen from Universal Music Enterprises (UME) continuous sales of its Buddy Holly: Millennium Collection, which is the No. 1 seller of the Holly catalog. More than fifty years later, new fans continue to discover the genius of Holly and his accolades continue to grow through projects such as Listen To Me: Buddy Holly.

Buddy Holly: Listen To Me

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Térez Montcalm - Here's To You: Songs For Shirley Horn

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 63:27

Size: 145.3 MB

Styles: jazz vocals

Year: 2011

Art: Front

[6:29] 1. Here's To Life

[4:40] 2. Nice'n'easy

[6:32] 3. If You Love Me

[4:21] 4. Rules Of The Road

[4:59] 5. A Song For You

[3:52] 6. The Great City

[8:09] 7. A Time For Love

[3:38] 8. Just In Time

[5:40] 9. One At A Time

[4:11] 10. How Am I To Know

[5:45] 11. Isn't It A Pity

[5:05] 12. You Won't Forget Me

Terez Montcalm is a French Canadian vocalist who is little known in the US. She performs mostly in Canada and France. She is primarily a jazz artist, who has a bit of a Janis Joplin like rock edge to her live performances. In this album she sets aside the guitar and concentrates purely on the slow and varied tempos of these Shirley Horn ballads near and dear to her. Her voice is absolutely unique and a pleasure to my ears. Her delivery on these songs is masterful. In an interview, she was once asked to what she attributes her unique vocal sound. She said most people's vocal cords are like spaghetti, but hers are thicker like fettuccine, thus giving her voice its deep, rich qualities. Why she isn't better known and appreciated is a mystery to me. ~Robert A. Jackson

Here's To You: Songs For Shirley Horn

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Hamilton All Star Jazz Band - Stompin' At The Tivoli

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:08
Size: 174.3 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[5:43] 1. Pump It Up
[6:02] 2. Red Tape Blues
[4:04] 3. Rockin' In Rhythm
[5:03] 4. Come Rain Or Come Shine
[8:47] 5. Mike's Bossa
[5:21] 6. Imagination
[4:53] 7. Moten Swing
[9:01] 8. Quest
[5:08] 9. Caravan
[3:15] 10. Never Been In Love Before
[8:44] 11. Dorian Way
[6:21] 12. Over The Rainbow
[3:40] 13. Intermission Riff

Formed in 1984 by lifelong Hamilton resident Dr. Russ Weil, the HASJB has developed into one of the premier amateur big band organizations in Canada. The HASJB has an impressive record, having been twice named the most outstanding band in its class in Canada. It is the recipient of 10 consecutive regional gold awards, 3 national gold awards, an award of excellence at the Clark Terry Jazz Festival at the University of New Hampshire, 3 awards of excellence at the Tri-C Jazz Festival in Cleveland, Ohio and standing invitations to many of the world’s great jazz festivals.

In 1995, 2000, 2003, 2007, and 2012 the band performed at the world -famous Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, an event that has over the years, been graced by the greatest names in jazz. The band has played eight concerts in Montreux and has made appearances at jazz festivals in Vienne, Avignon, Juan-les-Pins, Aix les-Bains, Aix-en-Provence and Reims in France along with Freiburg in Germany, SanRemo in Italy and additional concerts in Brienz, Switzerland. Special appearances came at the request of the Federal Minister for Canadian Heritage and the Canadian Ambassador to France to promote Canadian culture by performing an all-Canadian program in 2000 and 2003 at the Canadian Embassy in Paris and again at the Ambassador’s home for a private diplomatic function to celebrate Canada Day 2000. In 2003 and 2012, the tour included a special concert for the Juno Beach Memorial to Canadian Veterans in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France, with a program featuring the music of WWII. In 2007, the HASJB was the headline act in Ste. Die-de-Vosges, France for the 400th anniversary of the naming of the Americas by the scholars of Ste. Die.

In 1998, the HASJB was featured at the International Association for Jazz Education Conference in New York City, an event attended by some 8000 jazz artists and educators from all over the world. In Canada, they have performed for the Prime Minister, the Governor General and at a special celebration for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in Hamilton before over 15,000 appreciative fans.

Stompin' At The Tivoli

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Lee Morgan - Caramba

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:27
Size: 101.8 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1968/1996
Art: Front

[12:22] 1. Caramba
[ 7:29] 2. Suicide City
[ 6:10] 3. Cunning Lee
[ 5:59] 4. Soulita
[ 6:26] 5. Helen's Ritual
[ 5:59] 6. A Baby's Smile

Until its 1996 reissue, this was one of the most obscure of all Lee Morgan Blue Note albums. A transitional effort that finds the trumpeter gradually moving beyond hard bop into more modal music, the date starts out with the surprisingly derivative title cut which is very similar to Eddie Harris' "Listen Here." Of the other selections, "Soulita" has the catchiest melody while Cal Massey's slow ballad "A Baby's Smile" was previously unreleased. While Morgan and his fine rhythm section (pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Billy Higgins) are in typically swinging form, Caramba is most notable for featuring the young Bennie Maupin. Sticking exclusively to tenor, Maupin (who would be much more distinctive within a year) mixes together Joe Henderson and Wayne Shorter in winning fashion. Although not essential, this CD is a welcome reissue. ~Scott Yanow

Caramba

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Heather Keizur - J'ai Deux Amours

Size: 148,1 MB
Time: 63:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. J'ai Deux Amours (5:11)
02. Comment Allez-Vous (3:12)
03. Les Parapluies De Cherbourg (4:35)
04. La Vie En Rose (6:15)
05. Look Of Love (4:04)
06. Plus Je T'embrasse (4:07)
07. Fais-Moi Valser (5:25)
08. You And I (5:25)
09. Les Feuilles Mortes (5:14)
10. I Love Paris (4:36)
11. Hymne À L'amour (4:36)
12. Never Let Me Go (7:12)
13. Deed I Do (3:52)

Romantic is the mood of this collection of French and English love songs sung in the sometimes sultry, sometimes soulful voice of new jazz vocalist Heather Keizur on this unique album featuring a string quartet, mandolin and a melodica in addition to the masterful accompaniment of piano, saxophone, bass and drums.

Heather Keizur has a lot of love and life in your voice. Her beautiful voice is joined on this album by some world class players: Steve Christofferson on piano and melodica, David K Mathews on piano, Michael Zisman on bass and mandolin, Akira Tana on drums, Joe Cohen on sax, Jeremy Cohen on violin, Philip Santos on violin, Keith Lawrence on viola, and Joseph Hebert on cello.

The stories in these songs come through with passion. Heather's voice is beautiful and mature and her timing is
exquisite. Her songs provide a romantic mood and a touch of Paris.

J'ai Deux Amours

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Larry Carlton & David T. Walker - @ Billboard Live Tokyo

Size: 164,1 MB
Time: 70:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Burnable (Live) (10:33)
02. Nite Crawler (Live) ( 6:42)
03. March Of The Jazz Angels (Live) ( 6:51)
04. Soul Food Cafe (Live) ( 7:48)
05. A Place For Skipper (Live) ( 7:56)
06. 10PM (Live) (10:18)
07. The Well's Gone Dry (Live) ( 8:01)
08. Feel Like Makin' Love (Live) ( 4:27)
09. My Baby By My Side (Live) ( 8:19)

For the first time, guitar greats Larry Carlton and David T. Walker share the stage. Recorded at the Billboard Live in Tokyo Japan, this album features classics composed by Larry as well as David T. You will enjoy taking a step back in time with tracks like the Crusaders The Well's Gone Dry and the groovy blues tune My Baby By My Side.

The @ Billboard Live Tokyo

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The Bosman Twins - When Lions Roar

Size: 154,4 MB
Time: 65:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Soul Jazz
Art: Front

01. Manisfestation (3:25)
02. Life Moves Forward (3:50)
03. Pootie (5:17)
04. Cruising Through The Mall (5:22)
05. Many Moons (7:28)
06. Seclusion (3:27)
07. Mariposa (5:36)
08. My Daddy Was A Horn Playa (Feat. Cheryl D.S. Walker) (6:04)
09. When Lions Roar (6:50)
10. Bosz (4:56)
11. Everything Must Change (4:37)
12. DB Blues (4:48)
13. Tuned In (4:12)

"When Lions Roar" is the Bosman Twins’ inaugural foray into original compositions and features many of the jazz worlds finest musicians, including Jeff Anderson, Montez Coleman, Eric Slaughter and Ptah Williams. The album also features guests artists Daryl Darden, Robert U. Griffin, Jr. and Longineu Parsons, Jr.

The sophisticated, stylish and Emmy Award winning identical twins Dwayne and Dwight Bosman are nationally and internationally known among jazzdom's best. The Bosman Twins interpret jazz in all of it's permutations, shapes and sounds. Think Jazz and think about sharp riffs, or sudden wails that burst into searing melodies. If you think Coltrane, Gershwin and Charlie Parker and Miles Davis; New Orleans, Kansas City, Chicago or the legendary 52nd Street in the Big Apple you will think of The Bosman Twins who embody all things jazz. The Bosman Twins mesmerize with smooth melodies, grove with funky rhythms and electrify audiences with their straight ahead.

The Bosman Twins have been the subject of jazz themed articles in several publications, including national Geographic, Ebony, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Riverfront Times, St. Louis Magazine, Take Five Magazine and TV Guide. Standouts at the Soho Jazz Festival in London, the Twins have also played extensive European dates with the Legendary Fontella Bass, and over the years they have performed with other great entertainers such as Curtis Mayfield, Roy Ayers, Lester Bowie and have shared the stage with Branford Marsalis, Freddie Cole and many others.

When Lions Roar

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Callie Cardamon - Time And The Weather

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:58
Size: 99,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. Blue Tomorrow
(4:21)  2. Time & The Weather
(4:00)  3. Spanish Wine
(3:59)  4. Sometimes I Need A Mother
(5:20)  5. Algiers
(3:57)  6. Steady
(4:31)  7. Sweet Tuesday
(3:27)  8. Simple Pleasure
(6:56)  9. Lifetime To Lifetime
(3:02) 10. Rainbow Street

A beautiful, moody, savvy collection... Cardamon's voice is as lush and seductive as any I've heard in some time. Her material is strong and here's an item Cardamon co-wrote all 10 tracks. . .this is my needle in the haystack album of the year. Best get up with Callie and savor her classy wares. Definitely one of the most righteous debuts in recent memory. ~ Philip Van Vleck, The Spectator

Callie Cardamon's "Time and the Weather" is nothing short of spectacular!" ~ Female FYI

Cardamon's vocals hold their own in the context of a very demanding style of singing. 

~ Icon Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Time-Weather-Callie-Cardamon/dp/B00002MZ76

Time And The Weather

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Gene Harris, Scott Hamilton Quintet - At Last

Styles:  Piano and Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:53
Size: 160,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:44)  1. You Are My Sunshine
(4:13)  2. It Never Entered My Mind
(5:00)  3. After You've Gone
(6:57)  4. The Lamp Is Low
(5:13)  5. At Last
(7:01)  6. Blues For Gene
(6:10)  7. I Fall In Love Too Easily
(6:38)  8. Some Of These Days
(5:34)  9. Stairway To The Stars
(6:17) 10. Sitin' In The Sandtrap

As part of Concord Records’ programme to release classic recordings on hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) comes At Last , a 1990 session that finally realized pianist Gene Harris’ wish to record with tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton. For fans of mainstream jazz that leans to the West Coast sound, this is a fine record that swings comfortably; safe, but full of life. Harris, who has released over thirty-five recordings as a leader and over seventy as a sideman, has an easy-going style that owes much to Oscar Peterson but is less rambunctious. Hamilton, who emerged in the ‘70s as one of the few young saxophonists who wasn’t lured in by the fusion movement, has a similar number of recordings as a leader and well over a hundred as a guest, including work with Charlie Byrd, Ruby Braff, Rosemary Clooney and Woody Herman. He combines the swing of Zoot Sims with the warmth and sentimentality of Ben Webster’s more romantic side. Guitarist Herb Ellis, who has recorded well over a hundred albums in a long career that has included work with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Coleman Hawkins and Stan Getz, is a remarkable player with a rich dark tone and formidable chops. 

Bassist Ray Brown, who graced literally hundreds of recordings with legends including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday and Charlie Parker, was no less of a giant himself when he sadly passed away in 2002. His robust tone and impeccable time made him the first call bassist for artists too many to count. Drummer Harold Jones, who has worked with artists including Ernestine Andersen, Count Basie and Sarah Vaughan, has a relaxed sense of swing that makes him the perfect choice for this set of mainly standards. 

Together the quintet demonstrates an effortless ability to swing; as much felt as heard, they bring a grace and elegance to the material. Brown’s “Sittin’ in the Sandtrap” may be simple stuff, but Brown’s relentless yet relaxed walk and Jones’ subtle shadings provide an ideal vehicle for Hamilton, Harris and Ellis to strut. “After You’ve Gone” is an up-tempo burner that features especially nimble work from Hamilton, while the light bossa groove of “The Lamp is Low” exposes the more tender side of his playing. Milt Jackson’s “Blues for Gene” gives Brown a rare chance to solo, demonstrating his typical lyricism and broader sense of time; Ellis plays just behind the beat, delivering a solo that is perfect in construction; Harris’ solo comes from Peterson by way of Art Tatum. This group is not necessarily about a daring sense of adventure or moving things forward; what it is about is a relaxed and pleasantly engaging sound that fits comfortably and entices with its familiarity. An inspired mainstream performance with exceptional remastered sound, At Last is a fitting addition to Concord’s continuing series of reissues. ~ John Kelman  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/at-last-gene-harris-concord-music-group-review-by-john-kelman.php

Personnel: Gene Harris (piano), Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass) Harold Jones (drums)

At Last

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Heads Of State - Search for Peace

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:08
Size: 156,5 MB
Art: Front

( 5:46)  1. Impressions
( 4:32)  2. Uncle Bubba
(11:41)  3. Search for Peace
( 7:28)  4. Capuchin Swing
( 7:21)  5. Soulstice
( 9:26)  6. Crazy She Calls Me
( 7:23)  7. Summer Serenade
( 6:55)  8. Lotus Blossom
( 7:33)  9. I Wish I Knew

Heads of State is an all-star group featuring saxophonist Gary Bartz, pianist Larry Willis, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Al Foster. The quartet's debut album, Search for Peace, will be released July 17 by Smoke Sessions Records. JazzTImes is pleased to present this exclusive album preview for a limited time only. http://jazztimes.com/sections/AlbumPreviews/articles/164384-jt-album-preview-heads-of-state-s-search-for-peace

In the distinguished roster of jazz clubs in Buffalo history, the most unjustly unsung, by far, was Bemo Crockett’s Revilot Club on East Ferry Street near Jefferson. It operated magnificently in an era when jazz was not yet flourishing in Buffalo as it would soon when W. D. Hassett’s Downtown Room in the Statler and Ed Lawson’s Tralfamadore took hold and changed Buffalo live jazz listenership in a big way.

The Revilot once known as the Bon Ton was a wonderful club which booked the cream of early 1970s jazz musicians. Some of its best moments were predictable groups led by Herbie Hancock, Elvin Jones, Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, for instance. But some were as unpredictable as can be. Who would have expected drummer Roy Haynes to assemble one of the most powerful quartets heard live at the time? Almost as unpredictable was a group led by alto saxophonist Gary Bartz who was seldom considered a jazz star even though some amazing records called “Harlem Bush Music” were made by a group called Gary Bartz’s NTU Troop (named after a noun suffix in Bantu language).

In keeping with his life of total unpredictability in jazz, here in the 21st century, featuring alto saxophonist Bartz, is a powerhouse quartet of musicians who call themselves Heads of State and are veteran jazz musicians who all had experience playing in bands that played Bemo Crockett’s Revilot Club.

Bartz is the lead solo voice with pianist Larry Willis, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Al Foster. You don’t find a more well-traveled quartet of jazz musicians than this. But, in its straightforward mainstream way, it is a wonderful way to reintroduce Bartz, an unusual alto saxophonist who must now be understood to be almost singular. The alto is an instrument usually thought to be utterly beholden in jazz to Charlie Parker ever since he and Dizzy Gillespie overturned jazz with bebop in the 1940s. Bartz, though, in 2015, is a lyrical player--a singer on his instrument but one with a lusty tone rather than the exquisite sound of, say, Johnny Hodges (whom Duke Ellington used to refer to as his band’s “Lily Pons.”)

Bartz is very much his own player when you hear him in the 21st century. When this band played the Smoke Club at first, they were booked as the Larry Willis All-Stars but one listen to this disc and it’s obvious why Bartz was one of the most stellar of all performers at the Revilot Club in the early ’70s. Timeless music, beautifully played. 

~ Jeff Simon http://buffalo.com/2015/06/25/news/music/disc-reviews/disc-review-heads-of-state-search-for-peace/

Personnel: Gary Bartz (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Larry Willis (piano); Al Foster (drums); Buster Williams (bass).

Search for Peace

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Kenny Barron Super Trio - Super Standard

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:42
Size: 155,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:28)  1. All of Me
(7:20)  2. Bye Bye Blackbird
(5:03)  3. Cherokee
(3:59)  4. Cleopatra's Dream
(6:48)  5. Doxy
(8:11)  6. Misty
(5:51)  7. Stolen Moments
(4:21)  8. Summer Night
(5:33)  9. Sunset and the Mockingbird
(5:47) 10. Sweet and Lovely
(6:18) 11. Willow Weep for Me
(3:02) 12. Yesterdays

Super Trio is the name given by the Japanese Venus label to a trio of Manhattan based musicians, consisting of pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Jay Leonhart, and drummer Al Foster. Contractual reasons may have prevented the CD's release under Barron's name and like many Venus dates, this is not a working trio, but one assembled for the record date. As one of the busiest pianists around, Barron has a wealth of music at his fingertips and he doesn't disappoint with fresh approaches to standards and jazz compositions that make up this session. Leonhart occasionally shows a sense of humor in his solos, while Foster is a capable drummer who has worked with many stars, in addition to occasionally recording as a leader. The driving "All of Me" is a nice switch from the typical relaxed arrangement, while the Latin-flavored take of Bud Powell's "Cleopatra's Dream" swings. Barron's scoring of "Misty" proves lyrical and spacious, while he personalizes Duke Ellington's rarely performed "Sunset and the Mockingbird" with his distinctive touch. It is difficult not to think of Art Tatum when one sees "Willow Weep for Me" followed by "Yesterdays," but Tatum was not on Barron's mind for these performances. The former is a showcase for Leonhart's masterful arco playing, with the latter being a bouncy post-bop rendition of this old chestnut. ~ Kenny Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/super-standard-mw0000744618

Personnel: Kenny Barron, piano; Jay Leonhart, bass; Al Foster, drums

Super Standard

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