Cootie Williams - They'll Never Take The Good Years

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:13
Size: 176.8 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:27] 1. On The Street Where You Live
[3:28] 2. Just In Time
[3:30] 3. Always
[3:42] 4. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
[3:17] 5. Summit Ridge Drive
[3:40] 6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[3:40] 7. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
[4:17] 8. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
[3:07] 9. Mack The Knife
[3:15] 10. When The Saints Go Marching In
[3:18] 11. I'll See You In My Dreams
[2:54] 12. Contrasts
[3:39] 13. Caravan
[3:56] 14. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
[2:37] 15. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
[3:12] 16. Air Mail Special
[3:21] 17. There's No You
[3:40] 18. My Old Flame
[2:36] 19. I Found A New Baby
[3:22] 20. Swingin' Down The Lane
[3:01] 21. New Concerto For Cootie
[3:15] 22. Drop Me Off In Harlem
[2:49] 23. Blue Skies

Cootie Williams was a jazz trumpeter best known for his longtime work and recorded legacy with composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.

"Cootie" Williams was born in July 24, 1908(?) in Mobile, Alabama. He was a self-taught trumpeter, and toured with several bands, including Lester Young's family band, before moving to New York in 1928. The next year he joined Duke Ellington's band and over the years participated in numerous classic jazz recordings. He died in 1985 in New York City.

They'll Never Take The Good Years

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Anna Wilson & Friends - Countrypolitan Duets

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:12
Size: 96.6 MB
Styles: Contemporary country, Vocal jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:49] 1. You Don't Know Me (With Matt Giraud)
[2:28] 2. Walkin' After Midnight (With Lady Antebellum)
[3:39] 3. Just For What I Am (With Connie Smith)
[5:33] 4. You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (With Rascal Flatts, Ray Price)
[3:34] 5. Night Life (With Larry Carlton)
[3:47] 6. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (With Keith Urban)
[2:48] 7. You Can Depend On Me (With Rick Braun)
[3:45] 8. Cherokee Maiden (With Billy Dean)
[4:28] 9. Welcome To My World (With Matt Dusk)
[3:20] 10. I Will Never Know (With Lloyd Green)
[3:57] 11. For The Good Times (With Kenny Rogers)

As top country songwriters, Anna Wilson and her husband, Monty Powell, carry considerable water in Nashville, and that allows them to indulge as a side project Wilson's career as a jazz singer, with Powell as her producer, on their own Transfer Records label. It also gives them access to some of the country artists they've written for, such as Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban, who are among her duet partners on this album, devoted to jazz arrangements of country standards. Others, such as veterans Connie Smith, Ray Price, Billy Dean, and Kenny Rogers, doubtless were only too happy to join in, along with noted jazz and country instrumentalists Larry Carlton, Rick Braun, and Lloyd Green. Wilson has a warm, bouncy voice well suited to these swing arrangements of, for instance, Patsy Cline's "Walkin' After Midnight" (with the members of Lady Antebellum providing jazzy backgrounds). With Smith and Price, Wilson joins in on remakes of their old hits "Just for What I Am" and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" (the latter with Rascal Flatts joining in on background vocals). It would be easy to envision the duet with Urban on Danny O'Keefe's "Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues" actually becoming a country hit, which the song never quite has done previously, despite several minor country chart placings. On the whole, however, the album is a pleasant throwback to earlier styles of pop, country, and jazz. ~William Ruhlmann

Countrypolitan Duets

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Bobby Caldwell - Baby It's Cold Outside

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 81:24
Size: 186.4 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. Stuck On You
[3:37] 2. Fools Rush In
[5:03] 3. Even Now
[3:54] 4. In The Name Of Love
[4:49] 5. Baby, It's Cold Outside
[4:09] 6. Good To Me
[3:43] 7. First Time
[4:03] 8. At Last
[4:10] 9. My Flame
[4:23] 10. Your Precious Love
[4:05] 11. Where Is Love
[3:21] 12. Angel Eyes
[3:39] 13. All The Way
[4:44] 14. Lovelite
[4:26] 15. Stay With Me
[3:37] 16. Next Time (I Fall In Love)
[3:46] 17. All Or Nothing At All
[4:29] 18. Extra Mile
[3:20] 19. Young At Heart
[3:52] 20. Let It Be Me

Contemporary jazz singer/guitarist Bobby Caldwell was born August 15, 1951, in Manhattan, NY; his parents, Bob and Carolyn, were the hosts of the television variety show Suppertime and exposed the child to a wide variety of musical influences. Caldwell began studying piano and guitar at age 12; he initially pursued a career in rock & roll but was equally adept at playing jazz and R&B and at 17 took his band on the road to play the Las Vegas circuit. From there the group moved on to Los Angeles, but despite recording an album titled Kathmandu, Caldwell enjoyed little success and eventually returned to his parents home in Miami. There he began work on his 1978 breakthrough album What You Won't Do for Love, scoring a hit single with the title cut. Efforts including a 1979 self-titled LP, The Cat in the Hat, and Carry On followed, and although Caldwell enjoyed a strong following at home, he became a superstar in Japan. He shifted creative gears with 1996's Blue Condition, a collection of big band-era standards; the similarly themed Come Rain or Come Shine followed three years later. ~bio by Jason Ankeny

Baby It's Cold Outside

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Al Cohn, Jimmy Rowles - Heavy Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:58
Size: 109.8 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1977/2006
Art: Front

[6:35] 1. Them There Eyes
[6:56] 2. Sweet And Lovely
[6:55] 3. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
[7:09] 4. Taking A Chance On Love
[8:08] 5. These Foolish Things
[5:53] 6. Bar Talk
[6:18] 7. For All W Know

This duet set by tenor saxophonist Al Cohn and pianist Jimmy Rowles is a classic and has fortunately been reissued on CD. From the start (with Cohn ripping through an unaccompanied chorus on "Them There Eyes") through the six standards (including a previously unissued version of "For All We Know") and the ad-lib blues "Bar Talk," the momentum and excitement of this encounter never slows down. Cohn and Rowles' swing-oriented styles, wit and ability to come up with fresh ideas on older songs are quite complementary; they continually bring out the best in each other. This highly recommended set is a real gem, a highpoint in both of the musicians' long careers. ~Scott Yanow

Heavy Love

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Danilo Rea And Matrux_m - Reminiscence

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:41
Size: 138,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:31)  1. Rothko
(7:20)  2. Falling Flowers
(7:13)  3. Silence
(4:40)  4. Where The Shadow Sings
(5:53)  5. Aurora
(4:15)  6. Terra E Acqua
(5:26)  7. The Land By The Sea
(4:00)  8. South Passage
(1:39)  9. Aurora (reprise 1)
(4:36) 10. Back To The North
(3:28) 11. Tramonto
(5:34) 12. Aurora (reprise 2)

"Reminiscence" is the result of the meeting of two extraordinary musicians, the pianist Danilo Rea and performer Maurice Martusciello, coming from different musical genres: jazz and electronics. Starting from free interpretations of some of the most famous songs of the composer Gustav Mahler and making use of the extraordinary voices of the soprano Silvia Colombini and baritone Gian Paolo Flakes, jazz pianist Danilo Rea and electronic artist Maurizio Martusciello aka Martux have created a disk unique, almost a concept - album where they can, starting from contamination between jazz, lyrical, and electronics, to create a music governed only by the lyricism and inspiration, an indefinable music, which transcends all boundaries between genres , over the ambient - jazz and contemporary classical.  Translate by Google  http://www.ibs.it/disco/8015948301166/%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd-align=-left--val/reminiscence.html

Personnel:  Danilo Rea – piano;  Martux_m - electronics, Virus Sinth, drums 6 objects;  Silvia Colombini - vocals (2, 4, 6, 10);  Gian Paolo Fiocchi - vocals (4, 7)

Reminiscence

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Brigitte Zarie - Make Room For Me

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:26
Size: 93,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. See You Again (feat.RandyBrecker)
(3:40)  2. What's Wrong With Me
(3:21)  3. Make Room For Me
(3:44)  4. Take It Easy (Featuring Jeff Golub)
(3:41)  5. Happiest Day Of My Life
(4:19)  6. The Story Of Love
(3:21)  7. Call On Love
(4:17)  8. Money,Money,Money,Money
(3:21)  9. Make Room For Me (French Vers.)
(3:37) 10. Dance With You
(3:21) 11. I Love Las Vegas

From the beginning, Brigitte Zarie has been as unforgettable as her music. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, she had the benefit of being raised in a home that thrummed with the rhythms and melodies that shaped her into the artist she would become. With parents originally from Casablanca, Morocco her father was a multi-instrumentalist while her mother was a singer she was exposed to the world of jazz at an early age, and developed a love for classic artists like Frank Sinatra and Stan Getz. “I used to go to sleep listening to ‘Strangers In The Night’ or break up with a boyfriend and cry myself to sleep with the music of Stan Getz in the background,” she says. And as one of ten children, there was no shortage of other people to play and sing with. “My brother Joe used to play guitar and make me sing and make up words to everything he would play,” says Brigitte. “So I was writing songs since day one.” 

A defining moment for Brigitte occurred when her family traveled to Buffalo, NY when she was a child. “My parents had a big van so we slept in it one night, and across the street was a jazz club. I remember hearing this be bop music, and loving it while my folks were asleep. I was really stunned by what I heard. I tried to stay up and listen to every note that was played. I can still hear and see that night as clear as day. I know I was supposed to be in that exact spot, listening to that music for a reason.” From that moment on, Brigitte answered her calling, knowing exactly what she wanted to do with her life: devote it to creating the music that she was so struck by as a young girl. She kept singing and crafting songs, many of which were recorded by other artists. 

She played in bands and was a featured vocalist in films and commercials. She even explored other musical genres. But throughout it all, jazz remained her utmost passion, and soon she chose to focus exclusively on her own material. “Douglas Cross wrote ‘I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” she states, unabashedly, “but it was his heart that he left, not mine.” Seeking to express the experiences of her own life, she penned the songs that would become her debut CD “Make Room For Me,” a searingly emotional collection that offers a freshness and originality uncommon in the world of jazz. Brigitte Zarie carries forth the classic jazz musical tradition in her own unique and distincive way. She brings bold determination, sassiness, originality, and unwavering insight to every song she writes. The result is a listening experience that is warm and uplifting. And a work of art that is timeless. Brigitte Zarie. A songwriter who moves the heart, stirs the soul, and is the voice of whole new generation of jazz. http://brigittezarie.com/bio/

Make Room For Me

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Don Lanphere Quintet - Don Loves Midge

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1984
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:14
Size: 142,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:11)  1. And The Angels Sing
(4:22)  2. Easy Living
(4:52)  3. I Remember Clifford
(2:51)  4. Try A Little Tenderness
(4:10)  5. Poor Butterfly
(3:00)  6. I'll Never Be The Same Again
(5:11)  7. Once In A While
(5:05)  8. Old Cape Cod
(3:02)  9. God Bless The Child
(3:37) 10. Gone With The Wind
(4:05) 11. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
(5:16) 12. Everything I Have Is Yours
(2:16) 13. Put Your Dreams Away
(5:34) 14. Soon
(3:08) 15. My Foolish Heart
(2:26) 16. There's A Sweet, Sweet Spirit In This Place

A native son of the Pacific Northwest, saxophonist Don Lanphere was one of the region's jazz icons. He learned to play at home on his father's alto sax. As a teenager he idolized Coleman Hawkins and gigged with name touring bands whenever they came to Washington. Lanphere began his music studies at Northwestern University in Illinois and played with local bandleader Johnny Bothwell. At the age of nineteen Lanphere and the band answered the Big Apple's beckon-call and headed for New York. 

After a short time in the city, Lanphere was fired for stealing Bothwell's girl, Chan Richardson. He secured a job with Fats Navarro and recorded some excellent sides, then explored the big-band and swing scene. He played Carnegie Hall with Woody Herman's Second Herd, moved on to Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five, and gigged with the bands of Claude Thornhill, Charlie Barnet and Billy May. Lanphere also made friends with Charlie Parker and recorded the altoist at home with some friends. Those legendary tapes became known as "The Basement Sessions"... and Lanphere's girl, Chan, later became Mrs. Charlie Parker.

Like so many of his contemporaries, Lanphere soon got hooked on narcotics and alcohol. Much of the 1950s was a haze of confusion and he eventually quit the business, returned to Wenatchee and worked in his father's store. In 1969, after he and his second wife, Midge, became born-again Christians, Lanphere dusted off his horn and began playing again. He slowly worked his way back into gigging, and in 1982 he landed a contract with the Scottish label Hep Records which resulted in some fine recordings (Don Loves Midge, 1984). In 1996 he moved to Origin Records, which issued five recordings up through 2003's Where Do You Start? He encouraged young Washingtonians like trumpeter Jon Pugh and pianist Marc Seales, and collaborated with singer Jay Clayton and guitarists Larry Coryell and Mimi Fox.

In his later years Lanphere became an educator, took up the soprano sax as a double, frequently guested at Bud Shank's Port Townsend Jazz Seminar, and held down a regular gig at Tula's in Seattle. He performed with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO Live, 2002, Origin), and co-hosted a radio show with his friend, Bud Young, until Lanphere fell ill with hepatitis C earlier this year. Lanphere's website and cadre of friends proclaimed him as "Seattle's Jazz Grandpop", a title he wore proudly and had more than earned over two decades of serving the Northwest jazz community. On October 9, 2003, Don Lanphere passed away at Group Health Eastside Hospital in Redmond, Washington at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Midge. ~ Todd S. Jenkins  http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=1066843510

Personnel: Don Lanphere (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Camille Peterson (harp); Jonathan Pugh (trumpet); Marc Seales (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Chuck Deardorf (upright bass, electric bass); Dean Hodges (drums).

Don Still Loves Midge

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George Cables - My Muse

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:16
Size: 133,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:04)  1. Lullaby
(5:10)  2. You're My Everything
(7:12)  3. You Taught My Heart to Sing
(8:28)  4. Helen's Song
(5:38)  5. My Muse
(7:03)  6. My One and Only Love
(5:40)  7. But He Knows
(5:47)  8. The Way We Were
(6:03)  9. My Old Flame
(5:07) 10. Hey It's Me You're Talkin' to

Pianist George Cables' relationship with the late Helen Wray must have been one joyous romance. Contrary to the expectations of an album dedicated to a departed loved one, My Muse is a collection of uplifting and, frankly, happy-sounding originals and standards. Take away the personal context and you'd swear Cables and company were just enjoying the gig.Cables is an elegant pianist. He has the rare capability to play with great drama, but without ever becoming hard or abrasive. And of course he can swing with impeccable pace and timing, employing his deft sophistication that makes even simple passages sound structured and perfect. When he's playing hard, as on "You're My Everything," the melody is at the forefront, never giving way to percussive, McCoy Tyner-like thunder. Cables is grace on eighty-eight keys.

But if their deliveries differ, Tyner is clearly on Cables' list of favored composers. "You Taught My Heart to Sing" is a perfect vehicle to showcase Cables' skill with a romantic ballad. His performance is finely wrought, sensitive and densely layered without ever becoming baroque. Cables packs a lot of playing into every song, but never overdoes it. The real meat of My Muse is Cables' originals. There are four, and they're all first-rate. "Lullaby" is just that: a short, softly stated and beautiful melody to open the record. "Helen's Song" opens with Cables playing a nuanced solo variation on the melody, but it quickly solidifies as bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Victor Lewis join in. The tune unfurls with a mid-tempo bounce quietly, at first, and then, following the first bridge and solo chorus, building into a happy (there's that word again) venture through collaborative musical charm. Then, when it seems as if the band couldn't get any happier, it dives right into the title track, with its vampy syncopated rhythm and Cabels' fat and lush ten-finger bridge chords. 

It's simply a fun tune. It might have been the long lost Vince Guaraldi masterpiece that never made it into a Charlie Brown special. The final original, "But He Knows," features a broken waltz brushed out by Lewis under the descending scale of the statement. Cables makes great use of the lower register, often overlaying Essiet's bass lines. The result is a full, opulent sound of fully realized music. The balance of the date covers a top-notch selection of jazz and popular music's finest composers, including Tyner, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and Marvin Hamlisch. Don't confuse "happy" with "light." There is a lot of great playing and terrific music on My Muse. Cables, Essiet and Lewis weave all of these sources into a seamless, well thought-out and, yes, happy-sounding album. ~ Greg Simmons  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/my-muse-george-cables-highnote-records-review-by-greg-simmons.php

Personnel: George Cables: piano; Essiet Essiet: bass; Victor Lewis: drums.

My Muse

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