Kim Nalley - Ballads For Billie

Size: 100,4 MB

Time: 38:45

File: MP3 @ 320K/s

Released: 2006

Styles: Jazz Vocals

Art: Front

01. Don't Explain (5:08)

02. Them There Eyes (2:21)

03. Crazy He Calls Me (2:45)

04. Fine & Mellow (3:25)

05. I'll Be Seeing You (3:50)

06. I Cover The Waterfront (3:13)

07. Body And Soul (4:32)

08. The Man I Love (2:43)

09. God Bless The Child (2:47)

10. Lover Man (4:26)

11. Strange Fruit (3:29)

Kim Nalley doesn't just sell a song. Her body dancing as her remarkably full and flexible voice sails all around and through the melody, Nalley sells the whole room - and then some.

You don't need those gardenias in her hair to realize that her tuneful, buoyant, sexy and joyfully jazzy Rrazz Room debut is one helluva tribute to Billie Holiday.

That's right, joyful. Anyone looking for an evening with the cracked husk of a voice but still fine stylings of Holiday's final years will have to go elsewhere. Nalley's "The Heart of Lady Day," which opened Thursday, celebrates the young songbird who made her voice one of the greatest of jazz instruments.

Nalley is the woman for the job. A fine vocalist, she has the range - 3 1/2 octaves - to cover everyone from Bessie Smith, whose earthy tones infuse her version of a very, young Holiday on "'Taint Nobody's Business," to the vocal pyrotechnics of Ella Fitzgerald - as she does, hilariously, in her and Holiday's takes on "Fine and Mellow." And she performs with a generosity of spirit that embraces and energizes the entire audience.

She's also a first-rate jazz historian, sketching the story of sexually abused child Eleanora Fagan's rise to jazz stardom and some of her problematic career as Lady Day between songs - just as her song stylings, and those of brilliant pianist Tammy Hall (at the head of a strong quartet), trace the development of jazz from the '30s to '50s.

The 90-minute Rrazz Room set is an abridged version of a longer tribute Nalley developed after playing the young Holiday in the play "Lady Day in Love." Thursday, she was still shaping the show on the fly, editing the song list as she went along.

It scarcely matters which songs get left out and which included. Every one Nalley and her band perform is a classic. She doesn't imitate Holiday so much as channel her spirit - at its most spirited and musically inventive - whether in evoking the familiar swing from rapid phrasings to a long drawl, swooping from angelic highs to guttural low notes or delighting in a rapid scat duet with drummer Kent Bryson.

This is the Billie Holiday of my youth, the one who sang in the club downstairs when I was an infant in Greenwich Village and whose 78s were the soundtrack of my childhood. Nalley makes her sing again. ~Robert Hurwitt. San Francisco Chronicle

Ballads For Billie

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Melvin Rhyne - Front And Center

Size: 129,5 MB
Time: 55:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: Jazz: Hammond Organ
Art: Front

01. King David 1 (3:37)
02. Yesterday's Child (5:22)
03. All Blues (5:40)
04. When Lights Are Low (5:49)
05. I Hear A Rhapsody (6:13)
06. A.P.J. (4:33)
07. Bamboo (5:51)
08. I Want To Talk About You (4:30)
09. Bones (4:54)
10. Jordu (5:03)
11. King David 2 (3:50)

Hammond B-3 master Melvin Rhyne's eighth Criss Cross release as a leader is another sterling chapter in his association with guitarist Peter Bernstein. Their exquisite rapport is assisted by another one of Rhyne's longtime colleagues, drummer Ray Appleton.

The trio skillfully maneuvers through a program of choice items from the American Popular Songbook, classic jazz compositions like 'All Blues' and 'Jordu', as well as Rhyne's originals.

Readily moving from blues to ballads to up-tempo burners, Rhyne and company make this an essential addition to his impressive discography.

Front And Center

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Carolyn Dolan & Peter Supersano - How Deep Is The Ocean

Size: 133,0 MB
Time: 57:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. What If I Loved You (2:34)
02. You Got What It Takes (4:19)
03. How Deep Is The Ocean (Feat. Ron Starr) (4:36)
04. Summer Soft (4:25)
05. I Was Doing All Right (4:34)
06. Everybody's Talking (3:45)
07. Waiting In Vain (Feat. David Grantham) (4:45)
08. Eggplant (Feat. Ron Starr) (4:26)
09. But Beautiful (5:59)
10. Another Star (5:19)
11. So Nice (Summer Samba) (2:55)
12. Blue Light Boogie (4:31)
13. Peace (4:54)

The Debut Album, "How Deep is the Ocean," marks a definitive era of music. Introducing, Carolyn Dolan vocalist and harmonica player, Peter Supersano pianist and arranger, together with the talented guest musicians, have re-created an anthology of music from the past sixty years.
Beginning with the album's first cut and the most recent composition, "What If I Love You (2000), to Gershwin's, "I Was doing All Right" (1937), captures the sound of the Big Band Swing era - while the Jump Blues period of the 1940's marks Louie Jordan's, "Blue Light Boogie."
The album crosses over into classic R & B of the 1960's with a Joe Tex tune, "You Got what it Takes" re-created with a New Orleans feel. We also included a classic '60's Bossa Nova, "So Nice" and a mambo influenced, "Everybody's Talking."
Moving into the 1970's, we followed in the footsteps of Stevie Wonder's "Summer Soft and Another Star," Michael Franks, "Eggplant," and a funk - jazz version of Bob Marley's, "Waiting in Vain."
The album is balanced out by three sultry Jazz ballads, "But Beautiful" (1947), "Peace" (1959) and the earliest song and title track, "How Deep is the Ocean" written by Irving Berlin in 1932.

Carolyn Dolan and Peter Supersano have been performing together for over a decade. Together with Carolyn's soulful vocals and bluesy harmonica, and Peter's accomplished musicianship as a pianist, their methodical arrangements are a kind of storytelling...
Retelling, "How Deep Is the Ocean" is a reflection of the past through its present interpretation.
It is the first chapter of thirteen hand-picked songs that capture a moment in time, with a great appreciation for the artist who created them. Enjoy!

How Deep Is The Ocean

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Nick Finzer - The Chase

Size: 146,0 MB
Time: 62:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Straight-ahead/Mainstream
Art: Front

01. Life Happens (5:06)
02. Spheres Of Influence (6:42)
03. All Hype (5:50)
04. Steadfast (6:35)
05. The Chase (4:42)
06. Acceptance (7:26)
07. While You're Gone (6:11)
08. Why Aren't You Excited (6:04)
09. Search For A Sunset (7:35)
10. Just Passed The Horizon (Intro) (1:03)
11. Just Passed The Horizon (5:10)

The trombone's gone through a few good times and a few bad times as a front-line jazz instrument. Thankfully, for all lovers of this particular horn, these times are good times. Nick Finzer is one of the players responsible, a trombonist and writer with flair and variety. The Chase, his second album, helps to ensure that the good times will stick around.

Finzer's a member of Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, racking up a few million You Tube hits with the band's trademark reinterpretations of tunes like Radiohead's "Creep" and Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer." The tunes on The Chase are Finzer originals. Fresh and engaging, they're straight-ahead numbers for the most part, performed by a tight, sympathetic, sextet—with the exception of pianist Glenn Zaleski all of the players also appeared on Finzer's debut album, Exposition (Outside in Music, 2013). Tenor player Lucas Pino's an excellent partner for Finzer. He's credited solely with "saxophone" on the album sleeve, but the rich, woody, tone of the clarinet (and on the melancholy, sweet-natured "Steadfast" the bass clarinet) do seem to put in a few appearances.

Bassist Dave Baron and drummer Jimmy Macbride drive the pace on the up-tempo title track. As the title suggests, this is a fast, racy, tune: Finzer and Pino engage in tight duo playing, guitarist Alex Wintz and Zaleski solo with verve. "Search For A Sunset" is smooth-as-silk romantic. The up-tempo swing of "Just Passed The Horizon" brings it all to a joyous close.

It's the early hours of the morning—a quarter to three, perhaps—Wintz and Pino are absent, the barman wants to go home and the rhythm section is idly jamming in the corner. Finzer's still at the bar, his trombone muted as he takes the lead on "While You're Gone"—a delicious slice of jazz trombone that harks back to Tricky Sam Nanton. There are no words, but Finzer's at his most lyrical, his trombone at its most voice-like as it tells its tale, ably assisted by Zaleski and Baron's empathic solos. It's a fine example of the art of musical storytelling, the communication of emotion and narrative. Yep, good times for the trombone and good times for Finzer. ~by Bruce Lindsay

Personnel: Nick FInzer: trombone; Lucas Pino: saxophone; Alex Wintz: guitar; Glenn Zaleski: piano; Dave Baron: bass; Jimmy MacBride: drums.

The Chase

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Mark Winkler - Jazz And Other Four Letter Words

Size: 108,6 MB
Time: 46:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. My Idea Of A Good Time (4:47)
02. I'm Hip (3:19)
03. Nice Work If You Can Get It (3:50)
04. Your Cat Plays Piano (5:03)
05. I Chose The Moon (4:31)
06. Have A Good Time (4:09)
07. I Wish I Were In Love Again (3:55)
08. Jazz And Other Four Letter Words (4:13)
09. I Never Went Away (3:38)
10. In A New York Minute/The Great City/Autumn In New York (5:10)
11. Stay Hip (3:57)

Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist/lyricist Mark Winkler has a distinct way of having a great time and he makes it well-known on Jazz and Other Four Letter Words. Released on Café Pacific Records, the disc features a coterie of highly regarded West Coast musicians including John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, Bob Sheppard and guest vocalist Cheryl Bentyne of The Manhattan Transfer.

Mark Winkler either wrote or co-wrote several of the songs for this project including the title track, “I Chose The Moon,” “My Idea of a Good Time,” and “Stay Hip.” He lets it rip on two duets with Cheryl Bentyne during which they sound off in beatnik parlance on “I’m Hip,” and are cool and jazzy together on the Rodgers and Hart evergreen titled “I Wish I Were in Love Again.” Bob Sheppard plays a memorable solo on “I Wish I Were in Love Again” while pianist Jamieson Trotter comps skillfully on this delightful arrangement.

Winker’s rich, baritone vocals are enticing on the opening track and give you several reasons to keep listening. “My Idea of a Good Time” is indicative of his consummate songwriting skills while “Jazz and Other Four Letter Words” speaks to present day sensibilities. The way Winkler associates other four letter words to the word jazz - i.e. cool, beat, snap, drop, bass, warm, etc.- in such a creative way is sure to endear both new and veteran fans to his approach to storytelling. He finds new meanings in “I Never Went Away,” and makes this evergreen new again while his interpretation of “Nice Work If You Can Get It” reaches a new plateau of vocal hipsterism.

Melody, rhythm and harmony are definitely friends of Mark Winkler. He swings on the medley “New York Minute/The Great City/Autumn in New York” as he tells the story of The Big Apple in the span of five minutes. This “cocktail of blues and berets” is such a great metaphor for the NYC jazz scene and the approach Winkler takes during his resonant phrasing and concise harmonic progressions are what makes this medley worth several listens.

Mark Winkler's timing and tempo, his sense of swing and swagger, his selection of songs and guest musicians are just a few reasons why Jazz and Other Four Letter Words works as the 14th release in his excellent catalogue of recordings. Check it out!

Jazz And Other Four Letter Words

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Irene Atman - Long Distance

Size: 99,8 MB
Time: 39:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Wherever You Are (5:09)
02. Palermo (3:49)
03. It's Time (5:06)
04. Deux Yeux Bleus (2:48)
05. Still (4:23)
06. Outside Of The Dark (4:24)
07. All These Years (3:52)
08. Walk It Like You Talk It (2:54)
09. Remembering (4:45)
10. Fly (2:41)

They say long distance relationships never work, but that's not the case with Canadian jazz vocalist Irene Atman and global nomad Roger Frankham. After a chance meeting in a New York supper club in 2009, Roger contacted Irene five years later to discuss joining forces to create original music that pays homage to the 'Great American Songbook' and explores both the jazz and pop elements of that genre. With both living on different continents at the time, this would be an international collaboration. After hearing Roger's music, Irene couldn't wait to get into the studio. Long Distance features ten new songs with music composed by Roger and performed by Irene, who also crafted the lyrics to three of the songs. New Zealand-based singer-songwriter Bruce Brown contributed his signature sophisticated lyrics for five more of the tunes. Additional lyrics came from acclaimed performer and recording artist Lucy Desoto from Alice Springs in central Australia, and Vince & Laure-Lou Mehl, gifted musician-songwriters in Versailles, France. Joining Irene are some of North America's finest jazz musicians, with multiple recording sessions taking place in Toronto and Los Angeles over nine months. The songs were arranged by Mark Kieswetter, Rich Eames and Grammy-winning producer Brent Fischer. Made by musicians from Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand and France, this album is one project that can truly be described as - Long Distance!

Long Distance

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Lou Donaldson - The Artist Selects

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:59
Size: 169.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Soul Jazz, Saxophone jazz
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. Cheek To Cheek
[3:10] 2. Cookin'
[3:55] 3. Lou's Blues
[5:19] 4. Dorothy
[4:50] 5. Herman's Mambo
[6:39] 6. Blues Walk
[5:49] 7. The Masquerade Is Over
[9:04] 8. Funky Mama, Pt. 1
[7:16] 9. Caracas
[4:22] 10. What Will I Tell My Heart
[6:52] 11. Alligator Boogaloo
[8:16] 12. Peepin'
[5:20] 13. Caravan

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson selected these 13 tracks as his personal favorites that he recorded for Blue Note between 1952 and 1968. During those 16 years, Donaldson embraced bebop, hard bop, and soul-jazz, thanks in part to the cavalcade of legendary musicians who passed through his band, including Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Art Blakey, George Benson, and Grant Green. The collection boasts such solid Donaldson-penned tracks as "Cookin'," "The Blues Walk," "Funky Mama," and "Alligator Boogaloo," which became a hit in 1967. While collectors will have little use for this set, it's perfect for the curious listener. ~Al Campbell

The Artist Selects

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Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl: The Best Of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:55
Size: 91.4 MB
Styles: AM pop, Sunshine pop
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. Woman, Woman
[3:13] 2. Young Girl
[2:39] 3. Lady Willpower
[2:25] 4. Daylight Stranger
[2:22] 5. Over You
[3:07] 6. If We Only Have Love
[2:20] 7. All That Matters
[2:33] 8. Looking Glass
[3:07] 9. Angelica
[2:44] 10. Let's Give Adam And Eve Another Chance
[2:50] 11. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
[2:37] 12. Keep The Customer Satisfied
[3:13] 13. Life Has Its Little Ups And Downs
[3:24] 14. Gentle Woman

Gary Puckett & the Union Gap were just about the most stolidly conservative rock band of the late '60s. Their blend of string-heavy ballads and Gary Puckett's limpid, über-masculine vocal style made Jay & the Americans sound like radicals. When even bands like the Four Seasons were going groovy and recording topical concept albums,the Union Gap were happy to keep chugging down the middle of the road. Elvis was a big fan apparently, and it is easy to see why as they share the same affinity for jump-suit-bursting theatrics and crocodile tear-stained hokum. Elvis had the gravity to pull it off, however; Puckett not so much. This collection has less tracks than Looking Glass: A Collection but is more effective a summary of the band's career. It contains their three biggest hits, the creepily pedophilic "Young Girl" (the liner notes mention Puckett has people coming up to him all the time saying they fell in love to the song), "Lady Willpower," and "Woman, Woman." It also has a handful of less successful singles and album tracks like the overblown "Looking Glass," the very silly "Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance," and yet another song about young girls, "This Girl Is a Woman Now." The last four songs come from Puckett's solo career and are even more solidly in the middle of the road. His version of Dusty Springfield's classic "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" is pure supper club and his take on Simon & Garfunkel's "Keep the Customer Satisfied" is like Tom Jones minus the camp appeal. This is the best collection of the band's work on the market; however, unless you have found yourself under the Union Gap's dubious charms already, you should steer clear. Especially if you are a young girl. ~Tim Sendra

Young Girl: The Best Of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

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Alison Bentley - Songs Of Leonard Bernstein & Irving Berlin

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:47
Size: 111.7 MB
Styles: Standards, Vocal jazz
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[4:13] 1. Let Yourself Go
[4:21] 2. Reaching For The Moon
[4:58] 3. Cool
[6:29] 4. Lucky To Be Me
[3:32] 5. Puttin' On The Ritz
[5:33] 6. Morning Sun
[6:04] 7. Blue Skies
[3:52] 8. For The Very First Time
[4:26] 9. Let's Face The Music And Dance
[5:14] 10. America

British singer Alison Bentley's third album is devoted to the songbooks of Leonard Bernstein and Irving Berlin. Not all that original, you might say, but she did make a few unusual selections like "Reaching for the Moon" and "For the Very First Time" to spice up the track list, while hanging on to crowd-pleasers like "America" and "Puttin' on the Ritz" to make sure the listener doesn't get lost. Bentley wears her deep alto voice like a silk dress. Sensual and warm, she displays restraint in her vocal ornaments and ear-pleasing accuracy. The backup band consists of pianist Dave Frankel, bassist Dave Jones, and drummer Paul Cavaciuti, with Steve Waterman and Martin Speake adding trumpet and alto sax solos to a few songs. The arrangements stretch the envelope of some of these familiar tunes, but they never break out of the vocal jazz mold. Take for example "Puttin' on the Ritz": The singer puts a lot of bounciness in it, turning it boppier than swing. The same applies to "Cool," given a mischievous facelift. "America," concluding the album, is turned into a surprising samba. But the highlight is "Blue Skies," sung with heart and embellished by a creative trumpet solo. Some jazz fans will say that Bentley's voice lacks distinctive features, but she does a more than convincing job both as singer and arranger, which is enough to make this CD quite enjoyable. ~François Couture

Songs Of Leonard Bernstein & Irving Berlin

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Sant Andreu Jazz Band - Live At Casa Fuster Barcelona

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:06
Size: 165.1 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:03] 1. Cute
[5:50] 2. Some Of These Days
[4:12] 3. Basin Street Blues
[5:14] 4. China Boy
[3:19] 5. Splanky
[2:39] 6. When You're Smiling
[3:39] 7. Tiger Rag
[5:05] 8. In A Sentimental Mood
[3:09] 9. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
[2:09] 10. Bill Bailey
[6:22] 11. Careless Love
[3:12] 12. Shiny Stockings
[3:08] 13. Petite Fleur
[4:07] 14. The Sheik Of Araby
[5:25] 15. Black And Tan Fantasy
[5:15] 16. That's A Plenty
[4:25] 17. You Need To Rock
[1:45] 18. Turtle Walk

"The Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a dream come true. It is the result of sharing my passion for jazz with its members (most of whom are between 10 and 16 years old), of believing that they can do as well or better than me, of feeling like the most advanced student rather than the teacher, and of not putting limits on their abilities. The band was formed in 2006, in the heart of the Escola Municipal de Música de Sant Andreu. Since then it has gradually developed into what it is today: a large, open musical group that is constantly evolving." ~Joan Chamorro

“These young people are very lucky to have someone like Joan Chamorro. It is hard to find someone who can teach people to play with so much heart and with such a wide range of musical forms. They play everything with confidence, from the oldest sounds to swing. I am incredibly impressed. I will tell everyone about these young people when I get to New York” ~Scott Robinson

With Joan Chamorro, Dani Alonso, Juli Aymí, Josep Mª Farràs, Curro Gálvez, Ricard Gili, Carlos Martín, Pepe Robles, Clara Sallago, Ignasi Terraza, Josep Traver, Sergi Vergés.

Live At Casa Fuster Barcelona

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Steve Dobrogosz & Anna Christoffersson - Covers

Styles: Vocal And Piano
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:09
Size: 152,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:20)  1. Ave Maria
(4:30)  2. Jealous Guy
(4:12)  3. Ooh Child
(6:12)  4. Like A Hurricane
(5:21)  5. Just The Way You Are
(5:45)  6. I Have Nothing
(4:47)  7. Through The Morning, Through The Night
(4:00)  8. Somewhere
(5:26)  9. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
(5:23) 10. A Song For You
(5:50) 11. Dig Me A Grave
(6:20) 12. All Around
(3:56) 13. Akikazeni

When utsökte Steve Dobrogosz do not write their own music, dedicated to the successful scaling down others, find hidden structures in the dusty pop for instance. With singer Anna Christoffersson he has also formed a popular duo with live taste. Their new cover collection on the album is a bit flat. Most of the interpretations with few exceptions, do not add anything new. Christofferson's voice is nice, but not really the life weight that is required in this mästarsamling. Ave Maria followed by Lennon's Jealous Guy are therefor a bit hard to digest as the start. How were you there? Translate by google ~ Ulf Johansson  http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/recensioner/skivor/1.496255-steve-dobrogosz-anna-christoffersson-covers

Pianist Steve Dobrogosz and singer Anna Christoffersson has chosen a repertoire beyond jazz with Schubert's Ave Maria, and Leon Russell with a connection to blues and gospel and restoring the piano in rock. Marvin Gaye's I heard it through the grapevine may have been a special source of inspiration. There are strong feelings and careful eye for musical DEVICES individuality. 

The song is somewhat uneven, it happens that Christoffersson lets air through at the expense of the timbre of the voice. Translate by google ~ Ingrid Strömdahl  http://www.svd.se/anna-christoffersson-och-steve-dobrogosz_5682663

Covers

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Chris Barber, Rod Mason's Hot Five - Jazz Holiday

Styles: Trombone and Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:07
Size: 104,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:25)  1. Jazz Holiday
(2:57)  2. Riverside Blues
(2:57)  3. Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa
(4:56)  4. Lazy River
(4:17)  5. Papa Dip
(3:16)  6. West End Blues
(2:59)  7. Cornet Chop Suey
(4:06)  8. Trombone Cholly
(2:53)  9. Snake Rag
(4:22) 10. You Gotta Beat Me To Keep Me
(3:02) 11. My Mama's in Town
(3:23) 12. Ory's creole trombone
(2:27) 13. Muskrat Ramble

Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber (born 17 April 1930) is a British jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit, he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Chris Barber's band. His providing an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner makes Barber a significant figure in the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s. 

More Bio..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Barber

An excellent trad jazz trumpeter influenced by Louis Armstrong but having a sound of his own, Rod Mason has recorded quite a few worthwhile albums although little of his work is readily available in the United States. Mason, who has played dixieland-oriented music throughout his career, is the son of Frank "Pop" Mason who played drums with the Savannah Orchestra in England during 1928-31. Mason has performed with the who's who of British trad including Cy Laurie (1959), Monty Sunshine (1962-66), Acker Bilk (1970-71), the Dutch Swing College Band (mid-1980's) and Chris Barber (who appeared as a guest on one of Mason's records) but he is most notable as a bandleader. Phil Mason, who has headed a sextet called his Hot Five along with a new Savannah Orchestra, has worked extensively in Holland and Germany in addition to England and recorded as a leader (starting in 1974) for WAM, Black Lion, Jeton and Timeless. Bio ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rod-mason-mn0000243799/biography

Jazz Holiday

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Budapest Jazz Orchestra - Everything's Alright

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:43
Size: 123,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:43)  1. Just For Basie
(8:53)  2. Upper Manhattan Medical Group
(7:02)  3. Silver In The Black
(5:28)  4. Everything's Alright
(5:12)  5. Let's Have A Chet
(7:54)  6. My Romance
(6:59)  7. Doxy
(5:29)  8. Last Chance

In 1998, he founded the Budapest Jazz Orchestra really big breakthrough for the national jazz scene, since it was created Hungary's first professional big band, the sound of which is the America of the '20s brought about. During the dynamic development of the band walking through stages of major music genres of contemporary music he has now recognized globally has grown into reprezentálójává. The BJO excellent work of proof in the last 15 years, during which time a number of concerts, national and international recognition, and countless foreign artist added color to the band's range. The BJO creed-ja: nurtured by the contemporary jazz, big band music cultivating the Contact the roots of the genre and make it public property values ??and professional experience to pass on to the young generation of musicians. Accordance with the purpose, the task of the Budapest Jazz Orchestra foundation of 13 years ago held the improvised and contemporary genres of Hungarian music culture domestic and international interpretation for the representation of Hungarian art values ??at a high level.

The band followed by the standard 17-member big band line-up: saxophone - Kollmann Gabor Arpad Dennert, Ákos Csejtei, Zoltan Zana, George Varga; Francis -Schreck trombone, Gabor Skerlecz, Frolov Akos Nagy Viktor Daniel; Peter -Tulkán trumpet, Hungarian Ferenc Aron Koos-Hutás Balázs Pecze ,; piano - Attila Juhasz; guitar - Land Nicholas;bass - Lime Victor; Drum - Andrew Mohay.

Operation of the BJO as a priority for-profit performing arts organization that operates as a BJO Office. BJO musicians not only professional jazz musicians, but many of them of significant domestic eMeRTon and Artisjus award-winning artist. However, several members of the BJO also artist-teacher, each member of the Franz Liszt University of Music, some other important national music education institutions teach. It serves as the basis for the fact that the band does not just focus on the big band genre of concert promotion, but their experience of passing it to the younger generations. The Budapest Jazz Orchestra is a regular participant in the domestic and foreign jazz festivals: the only Hungarian big bands, which invited He received the most prestigious festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Cannes MIDEM festival. They played the Marciac Jazz Festival, the Jazz & Blues Festival in Ceska Lipa, but also the already famous concerts in Porgy & Bess Club in Vienna too - in addition to several other major venues. At the present moment the most important current possibilities in the big band was invited by two Danish Jazz Festival as well - both Aarhus and Copenhagen. The BJO the prestigious national arts festivals Permanent participant, just a few examples of the many options: Budapest Spring Festival, Sziget Festival, Kapolcs Palace of Arts Festival -Szving, Jazz Spring, Debrecen Jazz Festival, Festival of Louis Armstrong Bank. Starting from the band's performances of traditional big band of jazz genre -végigkísérte all the way from the early 20s to the present.

While previously only found true popularitásra a very short period of golden age of swing era, Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman - and the band's repertoire holds great bands like authors and works that are generally given less publicity, eg. Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Tomy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, Buddy Ritch, Charles Mingus, etc. . big band st premiere in respect of a permanent element of the concerts presented the BJO members and other contemporary composers and instrument vote, for example: Károly Binder, Peter Eötvös, Linden Viktor Miklos Malek, Olah Kalman, Bela Lakatos Szakcsi, Gyorgy Szabados, Tommy Vig George Vukán, Peter Wolf, Bela Mercenary creations, some of whom work on CD released by the BJO elodásában. In addition, the BJO the Hungarian Jazz Association instrumentation and songwriting competition for home-band. The BJO's work - the jazz ensembles in a unique way - many internationally recognized artists worked together, it became internationally known through which the BJO big band's. Some examples are the highest in the world-famous guest: Joe Lovano (USA), Pat Appleton (Germany), George Duke (USA), Peter Erskine (USA), Ladislav Fidrám (Croatia), Thomas Gansch (Austria), Jasper van't Hof ( The Netherlands), David Kweeksilver (Netherlands), Butch Lacy (Denmark), Mark Nightingale (UK), Tony Lakatos (Germany), Dave Liebman (USA), Kevin Mahogany (USA), Al Di Meola (USA), Bob Mintzer (US ), Ed Neumeister (USA), Ken Peplowski (USA), Chris Potter (USA), Harry Sokal (Austria) Tommy Vig (USA). The band welcomes the opportunity to co-arts collaborations, like to participate musicians crossover trials creation.

In 2007, the BJO was asked in the second part of the cartoon music of Cat on feljátszására. Miklos Malek performance of her composition was a world premiere on the one hand, on the other hand, the cinema and the big band genre of the meeting. The art of the theater the moment the connection is continuous: the BJO regular contributor to the music of the Hungarian Theatre. In addition to the above, the BJO from the beginning a close collaboration with the Army Ensemble. Many members of the BJO teach lower middle and higher schools of jazz Hungary as well. Utilizing this opportunity every year, organized by the BJO will be held at Balatonboglári jazz camp. The camp is designed in addition to individual sessions with jazz stylish interplay of orchestral formation and awareness of the game. Members of the Budapest Jazz Orchestra led by an experienced individual sessions to learn the skills of the orchestra play happens. Great emphasis will be given lessons employing more young musicians: Section test (saxophone, trumpet, trombone, Section rhythm), band practice, big band full trial. The Budapest Jazz Orchestra's founder and organizer of the now 11 times took place in Budapest Big Band Meeting and Festival event. The festival is an important feature of its domestic palette is the most important aspect of these genres of professional event. The festival also has several aims: not only meeting the domestic big band formations, but also point the way for the amateur big band ensembles. Translate by google .. More  http://budapestjazzorchestra.hu/a_zenekar/biografia/

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Phil Woods Little Big Band - Evolution

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1988
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 55:04
Size: 88,5 MB
Art: Front

( 5:13)  1. Hal Mallet
( 7:12)  2. Alvin G
(10:10)  3. Black Flag
( 5:44)  4. Thaddeus
( 8:51)  5. Which Way Is Uptown
( 6:32)  6. Song For Sisyphus
( 5:05)  7. Miles Ahead
( 6:13)  8. Rain Go Away

This release is somewhat special for the Phil Woods Quintet (consisting of the altoist/leader, trumpeter Tom Harrell, pianist Hal Galper, bassist Steve Gilmore and drummer Bill Goodwin) is joined by trombonist Hal Crook (who would take Harrell's place in the near future), baritonist Nick Brignola and tenor saxophonist Nelson Hill to form the "Phil Woods Little Big Band." Woods contributed five of the eight songs (which are played along with selections from Crook, Jerry Dodgion and Miles Davis) and, since the chatty liner notes make no mention of it, chances are that he also wrote the colorful arrangements. 

The consistently inventive horn solos (which are often concise) and the telepathic communication by the rhythm section (which had been together for years) makes this a particularly notable release even among the dozens of excellent Phil Woods recordings. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/evolution-mw0000652982

Personnel: Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn), Nick Brignola (baritone saxophone), Hal Crook (trombone), Nelson Hill (tenor saxophone), Hal Galper (piano), Steve Gilmore (bass), Bill Goodwin (drums).

Evolution

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