Charlie Christian - The Genius Of The Electric Guitar

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 49:06

Size: 112.4 MB

Styles: Bop, Guitar jazz

Year: 1987/2006

Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Rose Room

[2:44] 2. Seven Come Eleven

[2:59] 3. Till Tom Special

[3:12] 4. Gone With What Wind

[2:48] 5. Boy Meets Goy (Grand Slam)

[3:17] 6. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)

[2:58] 7. Wholly Cats

[3:00] 8. Royal Garden Blues

[3:21] 9. As Long As I Live

[3:04] 10. Benny's Bugle

[3:04] 11. Breakfast Feud

[2:54] 12. I Found A New Baby

[2:45] 13. Solo Flight

[1:42] 14. Blues In B

[5:04] 15. Waiting For Benny

[3:20] 16. Air Mail Special

Charlie Christian's tragic death at the age of 23 is a firmly entrenched fact of jazz mythology. On The Genius of the Electric Guitar, which consists of various tracks recorded with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra, Christian's revolutionary guitar playing is clearly displayed. In keeping with the era, each of these 16 songs is relatively short, with each soloist allowed only a chorus or two to make their statements. Paucity of time troubles Christian and his compatriots not a whit, however, and they let loose with concise, swinging lines. Of the other soloists on display here, Lionel Hampton and Goodman himself play admirably, but Christian is in a different league altogether, his sophistication remarkable. Exhibit A: his solo in "Rose Room." Logically constructed and rhythmically varied, it is nevertheless eminently singable. Supplementary evidence, for those not convinced, can be found on "Seven Come Eleven," "Solo Flight," and "Air Mail Special." Towards the second half of the disc there is a tendency towards more meandering, hookless charts, such as the studio throwaways "Blues in B" and "Waiting for Benny." The inclusion of these tracks, but the omission of the sides Christian recorded with his own quintet, is a puzzling choice on the part of reissue producers Bob Altshuler and Michael Brooks, and mars what is otherwise a first-rate selection of material. Nevertheless, The Genius of the Electric Guitar is a fine introduction, not just to Charlie Christian's brilliant and all-too-brief career, but to jazz guitar in general. ~Daniel Gioffre

The Genius Of The Electric Guitar

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Inge Brandenburg - Don't Blame Me

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 40:25

Size: 92.5 MB

Styles: Vocal jazz

Year: 2014

Art: Front

[2:12] 1. S'wonderful

[2:53] 2. Lover Come Back To Me

[3:26] 3. Give Me The Simple Life

[2:55] 4. Pennies From Heaven

[3:36] 5. Secret Love

[5:44] 6. Don't Blame Me

[2:27] 7. That Old Black Magic

[4:15] 8. Lover Man

[2:34] 9. Dancing On The Ceiling

[4:27] 10. Summertime

[2:55] 11. There'll Never Be Another You

[2:56] 12. S'wonderful

Europe's Best Jazz Singer in concert 1958-1962: Ten unreleased concert recordings and two live recording sessions of IngeBrandenburg (1929-1999), voted for Europe's best female jazz singer at the festival of Juan-Le-Pins 1960. The singer live in Berlin and Frankfurt with piano trio, combo or orchestra, featuring Rolf Lüttgens Trio, RIAS Orchestra/ Werner Müller, RIAS combo and Dieter von Goetze trio. Soulful vocal jazz including S'Wonderful, Lover Come Back To Me, Secret Love or Summertime. Limited vinyl LP and 6-page-digipack CD, carefully restored and remastered in 2014, comes with unreleased archive photos and new sleeve notes.

Don't Blame Me

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Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra - Jazz Tempo

Styles: Jazz, Post-Bop, Big Band
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:33
Size: 169,4 MB
Art: Front

( 5:18)  1. Bright Eyes
( 4:13)  2. Sugarloaf Mountain
( 5:25)  3. The Days of Wine and Roses
( 3:10)  4. Indian Summer
( 5:56)  5. Camel Driver
( 3:12)  6. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
( 4:47)  7. Low Down
( 3:22)  8. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
( 6:24)  9. Evil Eyes
( 3:46) 10. Basie
( 5:50) 11. Turn Out the Stars
( 5:20) 12. Souse of the Border
(12:14) 13. A Frame For the Blues
( 4:29) 14. It Only Happens Every Time

Per usual we're pushing mostly big band jazz mostly in the post-bop mainstream manner. Here are a couple more of Holman's splendid works, a couple of beauties by Thad Jones, and some jewels from the Basie book two of which are thanks to John Vermeuen's very keen ear! We're pleased to be adding Slide Hampton's distinctive writing to the mix as well as a beautiful bossa nova by Alan Broadbent and a savory exotic dish from Phil Wilson that's an unforgettable ride. For us, this issue tops off with Bill Evans' "Turn Out The Stars," an eloquent eulogy to Evans' father. 

This exquisite arrangement was written by Bill Dobbins for tenorman Bryan Olsheski and we know you'll agree that its beauty is beyond description. For your enjoyment we tender all of the above in Jazz Tempo. Thanks for listening! ~ Vaughn Wiester http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/vaughnwiester

Personnel: Saxes - John Vermeulen, Jay Miglia, Bryan Olsheski, Joe Grasiosi, Bob LeBeau;  Trumpets - Erik Gimbel, Larry Everhart, Jim Powell, Bob Larson, Phil Winnard;  Trombones - Ryan Hamilton, Matt Ellis, John Hall, Bill England;  Tuba - Sean Maloney;  French horns - Scott Strohm, John Busic;  Guitar - William Flynn;  Piano - Jim Luellen;  Bass - Larry Cook;  Drums - Steve Schaar

Thank You Mat!

Jazz Tempo

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Christina Gustafsson - Moments Free

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:05
Size: 123,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:28)  1. Moments free Master 2
(3:41)  2. In a Crowd Of a Million
(4:57)  3. This Love
(6:43)  4. Circles
(4:26)  5. A Peaceful Day
(2:37)  6. Daydream
(5:09)  7. What A Waste
(3:26)  8. How Life Fools Me
(0:17)  9. Interlude
(3:36) 10. A Broken Dream
(3:43) 11. Dont Be Sorry
(5:52) 12. Something Unexpected
(4:03) 13. In The Corner Of My Eye

Although the 37-year-old singer Christina Gustafsson has been performing in her native Sweden for quite a few years, Moments Free is her long overdue recording debut. She wrote all but one selection (the pop song "Daydream") and sings throughout in English without any real accent. The music is certainly diverse, from swinging jazz and ballads to folk music and pop that slightly recalls Norah Jones. Gustafsson's voice is quite attractive and flexible, and she shows consistent enthusiasm, clearly loving singing. In addition, her lyrics are quite intelligent and occasionally insightful. Her backup group is impressive, with guitarist Max Schultz getting a fair amount of solo space and the musicians having a very good feel for her originals. Clearly Christina Gustafsson has a potentially significant future, no matter which direction she ultimately decides to take. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/moments-free-mw0001096186

Personnel: Christina Gustafsson (vocals); Erik Söderlind, Max Schultz (guitar); Magnus Lindgren (bass flute, clarinet, bass clarinet); Daniel Karlsson (piano); Martin Höper (background vocals).

Moments Free

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Billy May's - Naughty Operetta!

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:44
Size: 71,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:13)  1. Serenade
(2:15)  2. Italian Street Song
(3:03)  3. Desert Song
(2:15)  4. Rose Marie
(2:56)  5. I'll See You Again
(2:21)  6. She Didn't Say Yes
(2:54)  7. Vilia
(2:20)  8. Huguette Wlatz
(2:44)  9. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
(2:35) 10. One Kiss
(4:03) 11. March of the Toys

The last of the great arrangers who wrote regularly for Frank Sinatra, Billy May had several varied careers in and out of jazz. His first notable gig was as an arranger/trumpeter with Charlie Barnet (1938-1940), for whom he wrote the wah-wah-ing hit arrangement of Ray Noble's "Cherokee." Later, he worked in the same capacities for Glenn Miller (1940-1942) and Les Brown (1942) before settling into staff jobs, first at NBC studios, then at Capitol Records, where he led his own studio big band from 1951 to 1954. His arrangements for Sinatra, beginning with Come Fly With Me (1957) and ending with Trilogy (1979), are often in a walloping, brassy, even taunting swing mode, generating some of the singer's most swaggering vocals. May also did extensive scoring for television, film, and commercials. 

Although May was largely inactive in the '80s and '90s , he unexpectedly surfaced in 1996 with some typically bright big band charts for comic Stan Freberg's The United States of America, Vol. 2 (Rhino), 25 years after his contributions to Vol. 1. The veteran arranger died quietly at home on January 22, 2004 at the age of 87. Bio ~ Richard S.Ginell  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-may-mn0000769388/biography

Naughty Operetta!

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Michael Wolff Trio - 2 AM

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:04
Size: 133,2 MB
Art: Front

( 3:15)  1. U'n'I
( 5:52)  2. The Conversation
( 4:27)  3. Jamaican Turnaround
( 5:16)  4. Mama Tell Me
( 5:29)  5. 2 AM
(10:13)  6. Nat Is Here
( 7:41)  7. Poppy
( 4:47)  8. Thanatos
( 5:26)  9. The Mews
( 5:32) 10. Nita

Michael Blieden Wolff (born July 31, 1952) is an American jazz pianist, composer, producer, and recording artist. He was honored as a Steinway Artist and obtained a Broadcast Music, Inc. award. Wolff has Tourette syndrome; he is the chairman of the Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) and is involved in mentoring children with Tourette's through the chapters of the TSA.

Wolff was the musical director for jazz singer Nancy Wilson and later became the bandleader for the Fox syndicated late night talk show Arsenio Hall (1989–94), where he met his wife when she appeared as a special guest. Wolff provided the score and co-produced The Tic Code (1999). He also co-starred and produced the music for the film The Naked Brothers Band (2005). By early 2007, it became the pilot to the Nickelodeon musical comedy series of the same name, which he co-starred in with his sons Nat and Alex and earned a BMI Cable Award for producing the series' music. Wolff was the leader of the jazz band Impure Thoughts. Reconstructed as Wolff & Clark Expedition, it is a jazz-funk group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wolff

Personnel:  Michael Wolff – piano;  Christian McBride, John B. Williams (#3,4) – bass; Tony Williams, Terry Lyne Carrington (#3,4) - drums

2 AM

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