Lisa Boray & Friends - Wow!

Size: 102,9 MB
Time: 43:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2005
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Feelings Too (2:29)
02. Language Of Love (4:18)
03. Fever (4:17)
04. Snowwhite Baby Seal (1:45)
05. How Do You Do It (3:22)
06. Papa Can You Hear Me (4:01)
07. Dance With The Angels (4:24)
08. Make Sure You're Sure (3:24)
09. Don't Be Too Careful (3:33)
10. Lover Come Back To Me (3:08)
11. Satisfaction (4:16)
12. Round Midnight (4:57)

Lisa Boray, one of Dutch most versatile singers/composers. In addition to an active career as a singer and composer, Lisa is also the vocal coach of many famous Dutch singers.

"Lisa & Friends'is an important concept with great jazz music. Her 'Friends' are none other than Harry Emmery on bass, Hans Jansen on keyboards and Ton p 't Hof.

Wow!

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Terry Bartolotta Group - Slow Burn

Size: 134,5 MB
Time: 57:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Mainstream Jazz
Art: Front

01. Suspicious Character (7:16)
02. Out Of Nowhere (7:46)
03. Downtown Strut (5:41)
04. Rays (5:32)
05. Swagger (7:50)
06. Slow Burn (4:17)
07. Nocturne (4:40)
08. Skylark (7:17)
09. Blues For Horace (7:21)

Slow Burn is a collection of original songs and jazz standards that draw from the jazz tradition but are played with a contemporary interpretation. It was recorded at IV Labs Studio, and mixed and mastered at Schwab Studio in Chicago. TBG is comprised of James Davis on trumpet, Alex Beltran on tenor sax, Joel Kelsey on bass, Lucas Gillan on drums, and Terry Bartolotta on guitar.

Jazz guitarist, composer/arranger, and educator Terry Bartolotta has been teaching and performing in the Chicago area since 2006. Since starting guitar at the age of eleven, he has studied with a long list of guitarists and other musicians over the years including: Fareed Haque, Bobby Broom, Art Davis, Ron Perrillo, Don Tisch, Jim McPhedran, and Tom Matta. Bartolotta received his Bachelor's in Music from Northern Illinois Univ. in 2006, and his Master's in Music from DePaul Univ. in 2009. As a member of both the NIU Jazz Ensemble and the DePaul Jazz Ensemble, he has performed with masters like: Phil Woods, Jim McNeely, Charles McPherson, Claudio Roditi, and Rodney Whitaker.

Bartolotta has performed with acclaimed local musicians like: Rose Colella, Paul Marinaro, Elaine Dame, Abby Riccards, Art Davis, Chris White, Alex Beltran, Joe Policastro, and Chris Madsen. Also, he leads the Terry Bartolotta Group which has been performing original compositions and jazz standard songs at Andy's Jazz Club, the Green Mill Lounge, Uncommon Ground, and Jerry's in Chicago. In 2012, the group celebrated the release of their debut cd, Above the Clouds. Since then the album has been played on NPR's "All Things Considered" as well as many other regional stations such as: WDCB Glen Ellyn, Northwestern Univ. Radio, WHPK Univ of Chicago Radio. More recently, the group was featured at the 2014 Elkhart Indiana Jazz Festival.

In addition, Bartolotta freelances throughout the Chicago area as a teacher maintaining his own private guitar lesson studio in Chicago and the North Shore area. Also, he teaches private guitar lessons in Hinsdale as part of Learn to Make Music, and he is an adjunct music professor at Harold Washington College.

Slow Burn

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Sant Andreu Jazz Band - Jazzing 5

Size: 173,7 MB
Time: 73:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Big Band, Vocals
Art: Front

01. All Of Me (2:11)
02. Roseta (4:27)
03. Night And Day (3:54)
04. West Coast Blues (4:00)
05. Moody's Mood For Love (6:54)
06. Twenty For Hours A Day (3:08)
07. Close Your Eyes (3:12)
08. I Cant' Get Started (6:02)
09. Save Your Love For Me (5:46)
10. That's All (3:44)
11. Lush Life (4:58)
12. I Don't Mean A Thing (3:15)
13. Old Folks (4:59)
14. After You've Gone (5:45)
15. On A Sentimental Side (3:37)
16. Imagination (2:43)
17. Feeling Good (5:10)

Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a youth jazz band from Barcelona, featuring 7- to 20-year-old children and teenagers. The bandleader is Joan Chamorro.

The band was founded in 2006 at Escola Municipal de Música de Sant Andreu. The band has performed at numerous concerts and festivals in Catalonia and neighbouring countries. They released their first live CD/DVD Jazzing: Live at Casa Fuster in 2009, featuring alongside established jazz musicians, the precocious 14-year-old, Andrea Motis, among other young talents.

2010 was a breakthrough year for the band, with appearances on more than 20 festivals including Valls, Terrassa, Girona, Barcelona, Platja d'Aro, and legendary venues like el Jamboree, Palau de la Música Catalana, JazzSi, Hotel Casa Fuster, featuring international performers like Dick Oatts, Ken Peplowski, Bobby Gordon, Perico Sambeat, Ignasi Terraza, Matthew Simon, and Esteve Pi. The band also released their second recording Jazzing vol.2.

In 2012 the film director Ramón Tort made the documentary A film about kids and music based on the band's work and efforts. The film was awarded best feature film at the Lights. Camera. Help. festival in Austin, Texas, in 2013.

Jazzing 5

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Don Aliquo & The Beegie Adair Trio - Too Marvelous For Words

Size: 161,6 MB
Time: 69:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Bebop
Art: Front

01. Johnny Come Lately (6:23)
02. This Can’t Be Love (4:42)
03. Day Dream (7:32)
04. Bye-Ya (7:10)
05. Isfahan (8:42)
06. All Of Nothing At All (8:37)
07. I Hear A Rhapsody (7:01)
08. If You Could See Me Now (6:29)
09. Too Marvelous For Words (4:44)
10. It Never Entered My Mind (8:20)

Personnel:
Don Aliquo: Saxophone
Beegie Adair: Piano
Roger Spencer: Bass
Chris Brown: Drums

If anyone doubts the timelessness of classic jazz, one listen to saxophonist Don Aliquo and pianist Beegie Adair’s Too Marvelous for Words will convince them otherwise. “We were visualizing vintage, mid-Fifties, Be-Bop feel” states Beegie – and they fully captured it. Sometimes that intent can create a somewhat nostalgic feel, losing the immediacy that is at the core of all great jazz. In the hands of these two masters, quite the opposite occurred. The listener is instead transported into the mindset of that spectacular era, complete with all of the excitement, urgency, and joy of adventurous discovery that were its hallmarks.
A key reason for this is the remarkable empathy among all the musicians, creating the synergy that is so essential for jazz at its highest levels. The outstanding bass and drums tandem of Roger Spencer and Chris Brown respectively are the regular members of Beegie’s trio, contributing greatly to the sense of seamless cohesiveness and unity of purpose that fuels this entire album. While Don has performed often with the two of them over the years, he had performed far less frequently with Beegie before this date. But their profound connection is simply stunning, sounding as if they’ve been playing together regularly for years. Their interplay is so symbiotic that it often seems like they are dancing.

Playing mostly tenor, along with two pieces on alto, Don’s sound on both instruments is full-bodied and robust. His sensational phrasing is so articulate and emphatic that the stories he tells are vividly hewn, fascinating tales. His sound is steeped in the vernacular of the powerhouse saxophonists, but utterly singular and with a completely modern flair. Beegie, internationally loved and renowned, is a marvelous pianist, with an understated but dynamic style and a consummate sense of unfettered and always inventive swing, whether soloing or in ensemble support. Spencer’s deeply resonant sound and inspired playing gives the music a full, but always buoyant bottom. Combined with Brown’s sensitive, subtly vigorous but never overpowering sense of drive and swing, their impeccable time and taste locks every piece into a perfect groove.

The repertoire is sublime, combining wonderful items from the Great American Songbook with classic works from four of the jazz legacy’s greatest composers. That all but one of these compositions were originally written between 1937 and 1952 (the exception being Isfahan, one of the final Strayhorn/Ellington collaborations in 1966) is further testimony to the aforementioned timelessness of this music. Without losing sight of the era they were trying to capture, the exceptional arrangements make every piece modern, vital, refreshing, exhilarating and completely of the moment. The ten pieces include seven lively swingers, ranging from gentle to surging, and three lovely ballads.

There are three items from the unparalleled Billy Strayhorn – another collaboration with Duke; and his own Johnny Come Lately, which opens the album in a loping groove with a staggered approach that creates a somewhat Monk-ish feel. Isfahan is an almost-ballad in soft swing that grows bouncier as it moves along; and the exquisite Day Dream is built on Beegie’s lushly rich piano with Aliquo playing tenor, evoking the heart-wrenching beauty that Johnny Hodges always brought to this piece on alto.
Don brings his own passionate alto styling to Tadd Dameron’s beautiful If You Could See Me Now, an emotive and heartfelt rendition with a deep tinge of blue. Don also plays alto – with Beegie in a splendid Red Garland-ish swing mode – on the playful and joyously up-tempo This Can’t Be Love, one of two Rodgers & Hart songs included here. The other, a poignant and deeply moving version of It Never Entered My Mind showcases Don’s sumptuous tenor sax balladry.

Captivating rhythmic approaches are at play on the richly syncopated Fragos, Baker and Gasparre hit song I Hear a Rhapsody, and the Latin-flavored, ostinato driven All or Nothing at All (Arthur Altman) that features a tour-de-force tenor solo – powerfully visceral and daring, but never losing its rich lyricism. Beegie lays down a deeply grooved and funky bounce on Thelonious Monk’s Bye-Ya, and provides terrific interplay with Don’s fluid and punchy tenor work.

While Nashville is far more famous for another form of music, with jazz artists like these four on its scene, country music may have to move over a bit and make some room.

Too Marvelous For Words

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Kenny Rogers - Once Again It's Christmas

Size: 102,9 MB
Time: 37:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Country Pop
Art: Front

01. Once Again It's Christmas (3:54)
02. There's A New Kid In Town (Feat. Winfield's Locket) (3:48)
03. Here It Is Christmas - Baby, It's Cold Outside (Feat. Jennifer Nettles) (2:53)
04. Little Drummer Boy (3:13)
05. Back To Bethlehem (3:33)
06. Winter Wonderland (3:39)
07. Some Children See Him (Feat. Alison Krauss) (1:26)
08. I'll Be Home For Christmas (2:43)
09. Children, Go Where I Send Thee (Feat. Home Free) (4:31)
10. That Silent Night (Feat. Jim Brickman) (3:40)
11. The Light (4:08)

Kenny Rogers knows we're already halfway to Christmas: the Country Music Hall of Famer has announced the release of his first new holiday album in 17 years. Due this fall, Once Again It's Christmas marks Rogers' sixth seasonal LP and his first since 1998's Christmas From the Heart.

Joining Rogers on the holiday project are Alison Krauss, who sang with the Gambler on his Number One single (with Billy Dean) "Buy Me a Rose," in 1999. Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, who performed the iconic "Islands in the Stream" duet with Rogers at the 2013 CMA Awards, vocal group Home Free (who make their Grand Ole Opry debut this Friday, July 17th), pianist-songwriter Jim Brickman and sibling duo Winfield's Locket also appear on the album.

"I can't tell you how much fun it was recording a Christmas record again," Rogers says in a statement. "I'm excited for people to hear it. I feel like this is a special group of songs — both old and new — and I was particularly lucky to be joined by many talented guest artists and musicians who each have something unique to say."

Christmas has been an integral part of Rogers' life on the road since 1981, when he released his first-ever holiday-themed LP, simply titled Christmas, which surpassed sales of two million and earned double-platinum status. The singer's annual Christmas & Hits Tour is a 34-year tradition that will continue this winter. The concert trek, stretching across the U.S. and Canada, features Linda Davis and includes performances of holiday favorites along with some of the more than 20 Number One singles the country-pop crooner has enjoyed throughout his 50-plus-year career.

"Christmas is my favorite time of year," Rogers says. "It's a very important season for me, especially now that I have twin boys who just turned 11 years old. It's reminded me of how you see it through different eyes when you're a parent. It's wonderful."

Rogers' Christmas collections, including Once Upon a Christmas, the 1984 duet album with Dolly Parton – which also sold more than two million copies – account for some of the more than 120 million albums he has sold worldwide in the past seven decades. ~By Stephen L. Betts

Once Again It's Christmas

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Phyllis Chapell - Naked World

Size: 106,8 MB
Time: 45:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals, World Fusion
Art: Front

01. I Only Have Eyes For You (5:17)
02. El Talisman (3:51)
03. Song To A Seagull (6:07)
04. Entrudo (4:58)
05. Water (A-E-I-O-U Reprise) (6:24)
06. Quand Tu Dors Pres De Moi (5:56)
07. So In Love (4:15)
08. Mi Ha-Ish (4:49)
09. This Moment (4:01)

Billie Holiday meets Joni Mitchell when multilingual vocalist Phyllis Chapell performs her soulful music. "Naked World" is the third solo release from Chapell, but the seventh if you include her time with the world-renowned jazz ensemble, Phyllis Chapell & SIORA. Named one of the best jazz vocalists of all time by Scott Yanow of Jazz Times, Downbeat, and All Music Guide, Phyllis has a voice that can only be described as “beautifully unique.”

After the death of her long-time musical partner in SIORA (Dan Kleiman), and her husband (Mark), Phyllis Chapell has reinvigorated her life and spirit and has embarked on a new musical journey with the help of Emmy-award winning producer/composer Rodney Whittenberg. The “Naked World” CD reflects
this new phase of her life--embracing the past, present and future with inspiration, joy and passion.

"Vocalist Phyllis Chapell has a voice to die for...If capuccino had a voice, it would be hers."

"Creating a soundscape that needs no translation...“ Straight No Chaser, UK

“The haunting quality of Phyllis Chapell’s voice, the range of her repertoire and her presence onstage, enthralled the audience ...” Paul Pines, Festival Organizer, Lake George Jazz Weekend, Lake George, NY

“Phyllis Chapell is an elegant singer who will steal your heart away if you let her....her music is tasteful, eclectic and real." West Chester Local

"SIORA delivers a repertoire of indigenous tunes, as well as original compositions, with assurance, insight and affection…Chapell goes beyond singing--extending lyrics into sonic possibilities." Jazz Review

Naked World

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Joe Henderson - The Standard Joe

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:32
Size: 159.2 MB
Styles: Post bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1993/2010
Art: Front

[ 9:18] 1. Blue Bossa
[ 9:37] 2. Inner Urge
[12:48] 3. Body And Soul
[ 8:43] 4. Take The 'A' Train
[ 8:49] 5. 'round Midnight
[ 5:17] 6. Blues In F (In 'n Out)
[14:57] 7. Body And Soul

For at least his fourth recording in six years heading a pianoless trio, the great tenor Joe Henderson (along with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Al Foster) is heard on his own "Inner Urge," an original blues, two lengthy versions of "Body and Soul" and three other jazz standards. This Italian import is particularly recommended to listeners not that familiar with Henderson's playing, for he brings new life to these often overplayed compositions. ~Scott Yanow

The Standard Joe  

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Kaye Grable - Tenderly

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:50
Size: 91.2 MB
Styles: Jazz piano
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. I Wish You Love
[3:11] 2. All The Things You Are
[2:54] 3. Tenderly
[2:42] 4. The Things We Did Last Summer
[2:03] 5. Watch What Happens
[2:52] 6. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
[3:21] 7. Love Theme From 'laura'
[3:49] 8. Don't Blame Me
[2:50] 9. Theme From 'a Man And A Woman'
[2:09] 10. I'm Beginning To See The Light
[3:22] 11. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
[3:10] 12. Our Love Is Here To Stay
[3:13] 13. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

Raised in Missouri and Began piano lessons at age 3. Was performing professionally by age 13 as part of a duo piano team, and as solo artist. Received performance degree from Arkansas State University and New England Conservatory. Have been church pianist and organist since age 9 and have worked with numerous Christian artists for 40 years. Pursued love for jazz music after graduating and moving to Dallas, TX. Have performed with Robert Goulet, The Lennon Sisters, John Gary, Gennifer Flowers, Phyllis Diller and numerous big bands, as well as a fabulous career with The Kaye Grable Trio booking such prestigious rooms as The Fairmont Hotel, The Mansion, The Cipango Club, and The Dallas Country Club, to name a few. Began teaching piano lessons at age 13 and continue the love of teaching piano today.

Tenderly

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Dave Pike - Limbo Rock

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:59
Size: 176.2 MB
Styles: Vibraphone jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:24] 1. Limbo Rock
[3:37] 2. My Little Suede Shoes
[4:56] 3. Jamaica Farewell
[4:38] 4. Samba Lero
[4:26] 5. Carnival Samba
[3:54] 6. Matilda
[5:11] 7. Serenade
[7:41] 8. La Bamba
[3:53] 9. Ginha
[3:09] 10. Mambo Bounce
[3:43] 11. St. Thomas
[4:44] 12. Cattin' Latin
[6:03] 13. Sausalito
[4:01] 14. Melvalita
[5:35] 15. Sono
[3:42] 16. Calypso Blues
[5:14] 17. Philumba

Dave Pike has been a consistent vibraphonist through the years without gaining much fame. He originally played drums and is self-taught on vibes. Pike moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1954 and played with Curtis Counce, Harold Land, Elmo Hope, Dexter Gordon, Carl Perkins, and Paul Bley, among others. After moving to New York in 1960 he put an amplifier on his vibes. Pike toured with Herbie Mann during 1961-1964, spent 1968-1973 in Germany (recording with the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland big band), and then resettled in Los Angeles, playing locally and recording for Timeless and Criss Cross. ~bio by Scott Yanow

Limbo Rock

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John Sheridan & His Dream Band - Dream Band, Make Me Some

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:19
Size: 161.0 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[3:30] 1. I'll See You In My Dreams
[7:24] 2. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
[3:50] 3. Dream Man
[3:50] 4. It's The Dreamer In Me
[3:57] 5. Dream Dancing
[3:06] 6. I Had The Craziest Dream
[4:08] 7. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
[3:56] 8. Dream Of You
[5:02] 9. Deep In A Dream
[3:31] 10. I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams
[4:59] 11. Harlem Lullaby
[3:18] 12. Gotta Get Some Shut-Eye
[3:24] 13. Dreamsville
[2:50] 14. Please Keep Me In Your Dreams
[4:29] 15. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
[5:56] 16. Sleep, Come On And Take Me
[3:02] 17. Dream

Pianist, arranger John Sheridan has put together an octet with a rhythm section that has a lively bounce. He’s got bright soloist stepping out of shifting sections that really swing. This is an octet with a big band sound that’s having infectious fun, theme-y fun.

John Sheridan:Dream Band, Make Me Dream Some More cover a line-up of songs like “Dream Dancing,” “Gotta Get Some Shut-Eye,” and “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” Get the drift? Vocalist Rebecca Kilgore steps in on five of the seventeen cuts to deliver some, dare I say, dreamy vocals. Really. John Sheridan’s arrangements are consistently exquisite accompaniments to her fine singing.

The rhythm section of John Sheridan, Reuben Ristrom, Phil Flanigan, and Jeff Hamilton is outstanding, providing a swing beat with flexibility and sophistication. Jeff Hamilton, on drums, is a particular pleasure to listen to for his touch and taste. The soloists are a very well balanced bunch with big ears. Two notable solos are Ron Hockett’s clarinet solo on “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” and John Sheridan’s piano solo on “Dream a Little Dream of Me.” These are two almost arbitrary choices among a wealth of outstanding solos. This band plays together with a flair for the upbeat in beautifully arranged interactions, especially among the horns and reeds. John Sheridan gets the best out of players who sound like they’re having a great time with the music. This band will get you out onto the dance floor or just might coax you out into the moon glow of a balmy summer night. Take a chance, leave your worries behind – it’s Dream Time . . . Highly Recommended. ~Mike Neely

John Sheridan, leader, piano, arranger, vocal (one track); Randy Reinhart, cornet, trumpet, trombone; Dan Barrett, trombone, cornet; Brian Ogilvie, tenor and alto sax, clarinet; Ron Hockett, clarinet, alto sax; Reuben Ristrom, guitar; Phil Flanigan, bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums; Rebecca Kilgore, vocals (five tracks).

Dream Band, Make Me Some

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Marcus Printup - Homage

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:25
Size: 150,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:26)  1. Weather Bird
(7:06)  2. Nardis
(6:36)  3. Mr. Kenyatta
(5:47)  4. Later
(4:23)  5. Liquid Streets
(5:36)  6. Con Alma
(7:27)  7. Mr. Clean
(5:33)  8. Sunday
(7:28)  9. Theme for Maxine
(6:58) 10. Nostalgia
(5:59) 11. Tiny Capers

Marcus Printup goes the tribute album route on Homage, saluting 11 trumpet kings who have influenced and inspired him. It’s the kind of project that must be hard to resist for young veterans like him who have had the time to absorb those influences and want to give something back to their idols. The challenge is to unify diverse styles and sounds into a personal statement, and to avoid creative holding patterns.

The 45-year-old trumpeter is at his best with songs in his hard-bop wheelhouse, including Freddie Hubbard’s buoyant, funkified “Mr. Clean” and Lee Morgan’s bright, streaming “Mr. Kenyatta.” Printup also fares well with a pair of ballads: Roy Hargrove’s wistful “Liquid Streets” and Woody Shaw’s Mingus-like “Theme for Maxine,” which draws heat from tenor saxophonist Greg Tardy’s reliable intensity, a fire that splits the difference between John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter.

Printup’s duo reading of “Weather Bird,” with pianist Aaron Diehl, inevitably falls far short of the historic recording by Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines; more pragmatically, it makes for an uneasy lead-in to the Miles Davis classic “Nardis.” As a whole, Homage feels a bit routine following A Time for Love, Printup’s unabashedly romantic effort featuring harpist Riza Hequibal (now his wife). But he’s such an assured soloist and he has such a spirited band behind him (including bassist Corcoran Holt and drummer Alvin Atkinson), the album’s pure pleasures outweigh its shortcomings. ~ Lloyd Sachs  http://jazztimes.com/articles/30418-homage-marcus-printup

Personnel: Marcus Printup (trumpet); Gregory Tardy (tenor saxophone); Aaron Diehl (piano); Alvin Atkinson (drums).

Homage

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Lina Nyberg, Esbjörn Svensson - Close

Styles: Vocal

Year: 2013

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 66:57

Size: 153,7 MB

Art: Front

(4:56)  1. Little Unhappy Boy

(4:28)  2. Close

(4:30)  3. Here, There and Everywhere

(5:01)  4. Never Let Me Go

(3:53)  5. In Your Own Sweet Way

(6:11)  6. You Can Have Him

(4:03)  7. Waiting

(4:20)  8. Ruby My Dear

(5:25)  9. I Wish I Didn't Love You So

(4:41) 10. You Let My Love Grow Cold

(6:01) 11. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

(4:12) 12. I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You

(5:45) 13. May I Come In

(3:23) 14. Waltz For the Lonely Ones

Lina Nyberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1970 and raised in an artistic home. She discovered jazz at age 14 and at 18 years of age Lina began singing with Swedish senior jazz stars such as Bernt Rosengren, Nisse Sandström, Fredrik Norén Band, and others. In 1990 Lina built her own first constellation “Lina Nyberg Kvintett” consisting of Per “Texas” Johansson, Esbjörn Svensson, Dan Berglund and Mikel Ulfberg. After gratuating from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm as a Master of Fine Arts in 1993 she released her first CD- Close (Prophone records). A duo recording with late pianist Esbjörn Svensson. An instant success and Swedish jazz classic. This was also the beginning of a very fruitful cooperation with the brilliant producer and owner of Prophone records, late Erland Boëthius. Lina and her quintet received the prestigious Swedish Grammis award for her CD “when the smile shines through” in 1995. “OPEN” released in 1998 and recorded with bassist Palle Danielsson and pianist Anders Persson, among others, was nominated for a Swedish Grammis and received raving reviews.

Over the years Lina Nyberg has collaborated with various jazz musicians such as John Taylor, Marilyn Crispell, Palle Danielsson and Rigmor Gustafsson. She has toured in Scandinavia, parts of Europe, Vietnam, Canada and Brazil. A couple of times Lina also has toured Japan with Yasuhito Moris Scandinavian Connection. The Brazilian connection is also very strong to Lina and she has produced two cds dedicated to Brazil and its vast musical landscape, Brasilien (Prophone) 2003 with world famous bassplayer Anders Jormin and Brasil Big Bom 2007 (Caprice records) with big band and the great Swedish saxophonist Magnus Lindgren. Lina Nyberg is one of Sweden’s most creative and innovative jazz singers. For more than 15 years she has been attracting consistent and widespread attention, mostly in Scandinavia, but also in other parts of the world. As a solo artist and producer she has released 16 CDs. Her main constellation right now is Lina Nyberg Band featuring an all-star band: Cecilia Persson, piano, David Stackenäs, guitar, Josef Kallerdahl, bass and Peter Danemo, drums.

In September 2011 Lina Nyberg and her band released their latest CD – PALAVER (Moserobie Records). The CD recieved fantastic reviews and was selected by Chicago Reader writer Peter Margasak as the Vocal CD of the year. The music is a blend of influences from Brazilian Tropicalia, European Free form, modern classical composers, the American songbook and old school jazz.In March 2011 Lina Nyberg was awarded the prestigious Jazzmusician of the Year-prize by the Swedish Radio and in October 2011 she was the Guest of Honour at the Umeå International Jazz Festival.2014 she released her latest CD “The Sirenades” a project including composing music for Norrbotten Big Band on commission and her own quintet. The Cd got a wonderful reception from the press.She was awarded the prestigeous “Lars Gullin Award” and also the Bert Levin award of 75.000 swedish kronor. Lina was nominated as the Jazz composer of the year by the Swedish Radio Jazzkatten jury.  http://www.linanyberg.se/?page_id=45

Personnel:  Piano – Esbjörn Svensson;  Vocals – Lina Nyberg

Close

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Lino Patruno - Celebrating 50 Years In Jazz

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:35
Size: 164,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:58)  1. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
(9:01)  2. If I Had You
(4:52)  3. I Love You
(7:01)  4. Ballads Medley
(5:36)  5. I'll See You In My Dreams
(5:40)  6. Hindustan
(5:11)  7. I'll Be A Friend With Pleasure
(5:03)  8. Smiles
(2:41)  9. Nobody's Sweethearts
(4:05) 10. Neverthless
(5:25) 11. Honeysuckle Rose
(4:02) 12. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
(2:33) 13. Weary River
(2:19) 14. Idolizing
(3:01) 15. If You Knew Susie

Born in Crotone, in Calabria , he moved at a young age before to Rome and then to Milan , the center of the jazz movement Italian , where he began performing in 1954 , and founded several jazz bands including the Riverside Jazz Band . Subsequently he passes in Milan College Jazz Society. In 1964 , together with friends Nanni Svampa , Roberto Brivio and Gianni Magni , he gives life to the Owls. Disbanded the group, Patruno went on to perform with Svampa, devoting himself to the theater and to the recording of jazz records in the company of some of Musicians More World, Come Albert Nicholas , Joe Venuti , Bill Coleman and others. In 1977 he took part in the TV Portobello conducted by Enzo Tortora on Rai 2 . In 1997 he wrote the music of the film I love you Mary of the Plains Carlo. With Pupi Avati wrote the story and screenplay for the film Bix who represented Italy at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991 , also taking care of the soundtrack arranged by Bob Wilber .

Among the International festival of the United Nations which took part Patruno remember that of Sanremo in 1963 , to Nice in 1976 and 1977 , that of Breda ( Netherlands ) in 1978 , those of Pompeii, Palermo, Lugano, Lucerne, Berne, Sargans, Dusseldorf, Varadero (Cuba), all in the eighties , to Davenport (Iowa, USA), and Libertyville (Chicago) in the nineties , those in Ascona ( 1998 / 2003 ). Lino Patruno lives in Rome , where he is also involved in film . Also a member of the Jury of the David di Donatello. Among the films he took part remember Amarcord by Federico Fellini, Mussolini: The last act of Charles Lizzani Crime and Porta Romana of Bruno Corbucci; between the soundtracks he has composed: War spies Duccio Tessari and Memory test Marcello Aliprandi with Franco Nero, of which he also produced; between the soundtracks for the theater: I love Maria with Carlo Delle Piane (later also film), Arranged in all of and with Maurizio Micheli, Crimes of the Heart, directed by Nanni Loy and Romulus the Great Mariano Rigillo directed Roberto Guicciardini. As an actor in theater, as well as shows the Owls, took part in Pellegrin who go to Rome with Nanni Svampa, Captain Fracasse by Theophile Gautier with Giancarlo Zanetti and Edoardo Siravo and The Lady in Blues directed by Bruno Maccallini with Cristina Aubry.

In December 2001 he received the investiture of the Academic Music conferred by the European Academy for Economic and Cultural Relations since 2003 and holds seminars on the History of Jazz at House of Jazz, to ' University of Rome and History of Soundtracks the NUCT (University of Cinema and Television) of Rome at Cinecitta. In 2006 he received the Golden Globe Foreign Press Award for Fregene Fellini and the nomination for the David di Donatello for Best Original Song for the film Forever Blues produced, directed and starring Franco Nero which is also interpreter.

Lino Patruno records for Jazzology , the prestigious record label based in New Orleans . CDs that achieved in recent years has recorded with some of the great names in jazz classic today: Randy Reinhart , Ed Polcer , Randy Sandke , Jon-Erik Kellso , Tom Pletcher , Dan Barrett , Bob Havens , Allan Vache , Evan Christopher , Jim Galloway , Mark Shane , Howard Alden , Bucky Pizzarelli , Frank Vignola, Marty Grosz , Andy Stein , Frank Tate , Ed Metz Jr , Joe Ascione , Vince Giordano , David Sager , Rebecca Kilgore and others.

Lino Patruno performs with his Jazz Show with: Michael Supnick (cornet, trombone, vocals), Gianluca Galvani (cornet, tuba), Fabrizio Cattaneo (trumpet, vocals), Alberto Collatina Ficini Carlo , Luciano Invernizzi (trombone, vocals ), Gianni Sanjust (clarinet), Claudio Perelli (clarinet, saxophone), Giancarlo Colangelo (saxbasso), Giorgio Cuscito (piano, tenor sax), Adriano Urso (piano), Laura Fedele (piano, vocals), Guido Giacomini, Aldo Zunino (bass), Osvaldo Mazzei, Riccardo Colasante, Walter Ganda (drums), Mauro Carpi (violin), Clive Riche (voice).

In 2010 is next to Arisa Malamorenò performing the song in an episode of the 60th Sanremo Festival. In May 2011 he was invited to represent the ' Italian to New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival . Not since 1977 , when it was invited pianist Giorgio Gaslini , that no other musician of jazz Italian had been invited.  Translate by Google  https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lino_Patruno

Celebrating 50 Years In Jazz

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Zizi Possi - Estrebucha Baby

Styles: Brazilian Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:21
Size: 90,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:16)  1. Estrebucha Baby
(3:43)  2. Reconheço (Te Conosco)
(3:33)  3. Quem Diria (You've Changed)
(3:43)  4. Dedicado a Você
(3:52)  5. That's All I Want from You
(4:44)  6. Não Minto Pra Mim
(4:00)  7. Você é
(3:46)  8. Não Me Deixe Mal
(3:41)  9. A Vida Corre (Anema e Core)
(3:59) 10. Meu Erro

Zizi Possi opened different paths during her career. She had her first hit with an MPB tune ("Pedaço de Mim" by Chico Buarque) and then with a series of pop ballads during the '80s; but finally in the '90s, she found her way with a repertory of classics of Brazilian music in highly polished acoustic renditions. There are variations apply, as in Per Amore, which is completely devoted to Italian romantic songs (sung in the original idiom). Singing alone since she was a child, Possi started to take piano classes at five. At 20, she abandoned the strong composition program at the State University of Bahia and started working as an actress in a musical when she discovered herself as a singer. 

In 1978, she left for Rio, where she was invited by Roberto Menescal to record (at the time he was Polygram's A&R) her first album (Flor do Mal). Possi' first hit was the title track of the second album, Pedaço de Mim (Chico Buarque), from Buarque's musical A Ópera do Malandro, in which she participated that same year. In the '80s, Possi expanded her pop repertory at the expenses of MPB, having success with "Asa Morena" (Zé Caradípia, 1982). Other hits of that decade were "Perigo" (Nico Resende/Paulinho Lima, 1986), "A Paz" (Gilberto Gil/João Donato, 1987); "É A Vida Que Diz" (Marina), and "O Amor Vem Pra Cada Um" (a version for "Love Comes to Everyone" by George Harrison). The LP Estrebucha Baby (1989) represented a different, almost experimental phase, being the first time that "Meu Erro" (Herbert Vianna) was recorded not as rock or pop (as it was written), but as a densely interpreted song, which worked as an endorsement for a genre that was being incorporated into MPB under mixed feelings. In 1990, the show Sobre Todas As Coisas (piano/voice/percussion) represented the finding of an internal coherence after taking different paths. Rewarded by the success enjoyed during the tour, she accepted Marcos Suzano's suggestion of incorporating Lui Coimbra's cello, recording the album Sobre Todas As Coisas (1991). 

The esthetics of an acoustic sound and the classics of Brazilian music were paid even further tribute on Valsa Brasileira (1993) and on her subsequent albums. Valsa Brasileira had two hits, "Bom Dia" (Swami Jr./ Paulo Freire) and "Lamento" (Pixinguinha). ~ Alvaro Neder  https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/zizi-possi/id13083662#fullText

Estrebucha Baby

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Michael Dees - One Single Rose

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:49
Size: 107,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:47)  1. What'll I Do?
(4:21)  2. More Love
(3:41)  3. Lately
(3:10)  4. You Can't Be True
(5:04)  5. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
(3:22)  6. Where Do You Start
(4:12)  7. You Were Meant For Me
(4:37)  8. How Deep Is The Ocean?
(4:40)  9. One Single Rose
(3:38) 10. But Beautiful
(2:38) 11. This Happy Madness
(4:32) 12. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

With his ultra-smooth vocals and easygoing persona, Michael Dees is the consummate lounge singer. Voted Best New Male Singer at the International Popular Song Festival in 1968, Dees has gone on to sing in such films as A Walk in the Rain, Day of the Locust, The Happy Ending, Buddy Buddy, Sabrina, and Slow Dancing in the Big City. His vocals were featured on two episodes of The Simpsons. Dees' ability to re-create the vocals of Frank Sinatra came in handy when HBO produced the original biopic The Rat Pack in 1998. Refused use of the original recordings by Sinatra's estate, the cable network turned to Dees, whose singing provided some of the film's best moments. Dees released his debut solo album, One Single Rose, in 2002. ~ Craig Harris  https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michael-dees/id101885243#fullText

Personnel: Michael Dees (vocals); Oscar Castro-Neves (acoustic guitar); Paul Viapiano (electric guitar); Hubert Laws (flute); Ray Pizzi (woodwinds); Sal Marquez (trumpet); George Gaffney (piano); Joe Scott (keyboards); Enzo Todesco (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).

One Single Rose

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