Ethel Ennis - If Women Ruled The World

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:35
Size: 136.4 MB
Styles: Standards, Vocal jazz
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[5:05] 1. Spider Web
[4:59] 2. If Women Ruled The World
[5:54] 3. God Bless The Child
[4:43] 4. You Gotta Be
[5:33] 5. For Free
[4:41] 6. Sometimes I Don't Wanna Go Home
[6:31] 7. Tell It Like It Is
[4:08] 8. So Far Away
[3:12] 9. When I Need You
[5:47] 10. Willow Weep For Me
[4:07] 11. Nick Of Time
[4:49] 12. Hey You

This is a historic release on two levels. It was one of the first recordings of new jazz for Savoy in a couple decades (unfortunately the label's venture into recording new music did not last long) and it was singer Ethel Ennis' first recording in quite some time. For this project, she interprets a dozen songs written by women, ranging from "God Bless the Child" and "Willow Weep for Me" to more recent songs by Joan Osborne, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman, Carole King, and herself ("Hey You"). The performances range from swinging pieces to folk music with Ennis assisted by pianist Marc Copland, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, guitarist John Abercrombie, soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, and a couple different rhythm sections. This is a fine effort, making one wish that Ethel Ennis would record much more often. ~Scott Yanow

If Women Ruled The World

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Don Byas - All The Things You Are

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:19
Size: 140.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1996/2012
Art: Front

[ 6:50] 1. All The Things You Are
[ 6:18] 2. Walkin'
[ 7:37] 3. Don't Blame Me
[ 8:07] 4. Lady Bird
[ 7:27] 5. There'll Never Be Another You
[ 7:13] 6. Billie's Bounce
[ 7:16] 7. Moonlight In Vermont
[10:28] 8. A Night In Tunisia

Despite his bebop associations, Byas always remained deeply rooted in the sounds of swing. He started out by emulating Coleman Hawkins, but Byas always cited Art Tatum as his greater influence: “I haven’t got any style, I just blow like Art”. ~Clyde Hart

All The Things You Are

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Bellevue Cadillac - The Best Of Bellevue Cadillac: 20 Years Of Swing!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:56
Size: 183.0 MB
Styles: Retro Swing
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:32] 1. Black And White
[4:51] 2. Call Of The Wild
[4:15] 3. (Unknown) -3 Rules
[4:43] 4. One Girl 2 Pretty
[4:17] 5. Snake Charmer
[3:26] 6. Cruisin'
[4:02] 7. Guilty
[4:24] 8. Shoulda Woulda Coulda
[4:15] 9. Ships
[3:05] 10. Perfect Crime
[4:43] 11. Prozac
[3:53] 12. Must Be Love
[3:07] 13. Cuppa Joe
[5:21] 14. Havana Moon
[4:03] 15. Can't Win For Losin'
[4:31] 16. Hazel Eyes
[2:37] 17. Pay Pay Pay
[2:25] 18. Pull The Plug
[2:58] 19. Blow Wind Blow
[5:18] 20. Talkin' Jive (Who Knew)

Neo swing at it's best! 20 songs that swing from the kings of swing. wild and crazy drums, horns that come out blazing and LYRICS that are funny, topical,original and SMART! "put a bar in your car and drive yourself to drink" on the song prozac, just for starters. this is a PARTY CD! you'll swing, sway and tap your feet till the very end. The songs have been nominated on the grammy ballots 11 times! there are crime novel songs, caribbean songs, cuban, surf, dieselpunk, 20s jazz, new orleans whorehouse ballads with storylines that will tantalize. The horn arrangements are dazzling, the big bold upright bass is thumping and the hammond organ's deep throaty growl pulls you in with songs like PRZAC, PULL THE PLUG, and flatline 'em, CUPPA JOE, HAVANA MOON, PERFECT CRIME, SHIPS, and signature songs like, BLACK AND WHITE as well as CALL OF THE WILD. Nothing is held back, ALL the hits on one CD. Fasten your seat belt, turn up the volume and step on the gas...........ENJOY!

The Best Of Bellevue Cadillac: 20 Years Of Swing!

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Wynton Kelly - A Portrait Of Jenny

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 80:33
Size: 184.4 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Piano jazz
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[ 4:36] 1. Portrait Of Jennie
[ 2:45] 2. Escapade
[ 3:55] 3. Moving Up
[ 6:43] 4. Four On Six
[ 5:56] 5. Not A Tear
[ 7:08] 6. Speak Low
[ 2:50] 7. Studio Chatter And Count Off-It's All Right
[ 6:34] 8. Just Friends
[ 4:32] 9. On The Trail
[ 7:05] 10. I Remember Clifford
[10:10] 11. All The Things You Are
[ 3:09] 12. One For Joan
[ 9:00] 13. Stretchin' Out
[ 4:04] 14. Nadia
[ 1:59] 15. The Fall Of Love

A superb accompanist loved by Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly was also a distinctive soloist who decades later would be a strong influence on Benny Green. He grew up in Brooklyn and early on played in R&B bands led by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Hal Singer, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Kelly, who recorded 14 titles for Blue Note in a trio (1951), worked with Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lester Young during 1951-1952. After serving in the military, he made a strong impression with Washington (1955-1957), Charles Mingus (1956-1957), and the Dizzy Gillespie big band (1957), but he would be most famous for his stint with Miles Davis (1959-1963), recording such albums with Miles as Kind of Blue, At the Blackhawk, and Someday My Prince Will Come. When he left Davis, Kelly took the rest of the rhythm section (bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb) with him to form his trio. The group actually sounded at its best backing Wes Montgomery. Before his early death, Kelly recorded as a leader for Blue Note, Riverside, Vee-Jay, Verve, and Milestone. ~bio by Scott Yanow

A Portrait Of Jenny

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David "Fathead" Newman - Fire!: Live at the Village Vanguard

Styles: Flute And Saxophone Jazz

Year: 1989

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 68:09

Size: 156,3 MB

Art: Front

( 7:44)  1. Old Devil Moon

( 8:31)  2. Chenya

( 6:52)  3. Slippin' Down

( 7:32)  4. Wide Open Spaces

( 7:46)  5. Lonely Avenue

( 7:20)  6. Filthy McNasty

(12:43)  7. Blues for Ball

( 9:38)  8. Hard Times

For this excellent all-around date, David "Fathead" Newman and a fine rhythm section (pianist Kirk Lightsey, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, bassist David Williams and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith) are joined by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine on "Wide Open Spaces" (a tune that years earlier Newman had recorded with fellow tenor James Clay), altoist Hank Crawford on "Lonely Avenue" and both Turrentine and Crawford on two other songs. In addition, Newman takes "Filthy McNasty" as a flute feature and is showcased on the opening "Old Devil Moon." An enjoyable set of soulful, straight-ahead jazz. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/fire!-live-at-the-village-vanguard-mw0000199458

Personnel:  David "Fathead" Newman (flute, tenor saxophone); Steve Nelson (vibraphone);  David Williams (double bass);  Hank Crawford (alto saxophone);  Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Kirk Lightsey (piano); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums).

Fire!: Live at the Village Vanguard

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Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:43
Size: 164,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:09)  1. 'Round Midnight
(3:05)  2. Epistrophy
(3:20)  3. Misterioso
(3:02)  4. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(3:19)  5. April in Paris
(3:12)  6. Introspection
(2:53)  7. Humph
(3:06)  8. Ruby My Dear
(3:03)  9. Evonce
(3:07) 10. Monk's Mood
(3:00) 11. Thelonious
(2:57) 12. Well You Needn't
(3:00) 13. Off Minor
(2:41) 14. Who Knows?
(3:00) 15. Suburban Eyes
(2:56) 16. In Walked Bud
(2:49) 17. Flyin' Hawk
(2:41) 18. On the Bean
(8:58) 19. Charlie's Choice (Swing to Bop)
(8:16) 20. Stompin' at the Savoy

Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser" "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, which is particularly remarkable as Ellington composed more than 1,000 pieces, whereas Monk wrote about 70. His compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists, and are consistent with Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations.He was renowned for his distinctive style in suits, hats, and sunglasses. He was also noted for an idiosyncratic habit observed at times during performances: while the other musicians in the band continued playing, he would stop, stand up from the keyboard, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano. Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time, after Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, and Duke Ellington, and before Wynton Marsalis. more... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk

'Round Midnight

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Bobby Timmons Trio - In Person

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:18
Size: 120,2 MB
Art: Front

(7:57)  1. Autumn Leaves
(6:24)  2. So Tired
(4:46)  3. Goodbye
(0:56)  4. Dat Dere (Theme)
(6:48)  5. They Didn't Believe Me
(4:31)  6. Dat Dere
(6:12)  7. Popsy
(8:14)  8. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(5:30)  9. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
(0:56) 10. Dat Dere (Theme)

This enjoyable LP presents a relaxed, agreeable live date, but not one that generates sparks. Pianist Bobby Timmons, who made his name as a writer and invaluable part of the rhythm section in the Art Blakey and Cannonball Adderley bands of the late '50s and early '60s, is a different proposition in his role here as a leader. Although able and energetic, Timmons demonstrates little taste for adventure and, consequently, can sustain himself in the spotlight only intermittently. Still, with Timmons in the company of bassist Ron Carter and drummer Albert Heath, both in their early twenties at the time of this 1961 recording, there would seem to have been potential for great things something beyond the sum of the parts. As it is, Carter and Heath provide little more than reliable support relative to their superior skills.

Things may have sounded differently to the Village Vanguard audience, but on the LP Carter is uncharacteristically two-dimensional. His volume is about right, but the tone is rendered as an anonymous, mid-range pulsing. There is no sense of flesh, wood, and strings interacting with one another. Heath, predominantly using brushes, is also at about the right volume in the mix, but there are nuances missing and his snare is overemphasized. The players sound most together on the parts they've worked out, but the telepathy that distinguishes an excellent trio from an average one is missing in the group's improvisations. The result is a release that stops short of satisfying expectations. ~ Jim Todd  http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-person-mw0001956146

Personnel:  Bobby Timmons (piano);  Ron Carter (bass);  Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums).

In Person

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Janine Gastineau - All My Wildest Dreams

Styles: Vocal Jazz, Brazilian Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:09
Size: 155,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:29)  1. The Nearness of You
(4:23)  2. Blue Skies - In Walked Bud
(5:47)  3. Fragile
(4:52)  4. Take Five
(6:08)  5. It Never Entered My Mind
(5:52)  6. My Funny Valentine
(4:22)  7. Caravan
(6:32)  8. Summertime
(5:24)  9. Vivo Sonhando
(5:32) 10. Blame It On My Youth
(4:15) 11. Blue River
(4:24) 12. Insensatez
(5:04) 13. God Bless the Child

Multi-genre vocalist Janine Gastineau sings jazz, Brazilian MPB, French chanson & other music from Denver, Colorado. All My Wildest Dreams, her first solo album, reflects her gift for investing emotion and soul in everything she sings. "I adore the music of the Great American Songbook as well as the tunes of great jazz composers like Thelonious Monk," Gastineau says. "On All My Wildest Dreams, I wanted to include at least one tune by my very favorites among the many in the jazz pantheon: Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Monk, Hoagy Carmichael. Adding the two Jobim tunes was a no-brainer, because of my love for bossa nova & samba. Incorporating Brazilian rhythms in several tracks thanks to bassist & arranger Eduardo "Bijoux" Barbosa also reflects this growing passion of mine."

"I made this album with six musicians who are both my friends and frequent collaborators. Stellar sidemen all, they've performed and recorded with myriad jazz artists of national & international fame, so I'm honored to have them playing on my CD. These thirteen songs contain our collective joy for the music and a respect & affection for one another that I cherish."

"How did I get here? Well, I grew up listening to a bit of everything: Beethoven, Chopin & Tchaikovsky, Johnny Cash, Peter Paul & Mary, Barbra Streisand, the Ink Spots, the Beach Boys and the Mamas & Papas, Smokey & Stevie & Sly & Marvin, plus every Motown group on Top 40 radio. I studied classical voice in college, where I began singing in foreign languages: French, Italian, Latin & German, and in 2006 began my solo singing career. Singing, for me, is kinesthetic, intellectual, emotional and spiritual. 

The elements of a song melody, lyrics, harmonics, rhythm are all vehicles that connect you with the human condition. I try to bring that expression, that emotion, to every performance."  But jazz and Brazilian music remain Gastineau’s first and best loves, and make up much of what she performs year-round. “These two genres contain the most poetic, intricately constructed, and beautifully melodic songs ever written," she says. "Songs that demand strong musical chops, great technique AND the emotional honesty to bring them to fullest fruition. That’s why I never tire of singing them, and will forever consider myself a student of both genres. It's my biggest hope that hearing the songs on All My Wildest Dreams will inspire others to fall in love with them, too." http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/janinegastineau

All My Wildest Dreams

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