Various - Argentine Hot Jazz Vol. 1

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:16
Size: 133.4 MB
Styles: Latin rhythms, Big band
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:39] 1. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - Vitamina B
[2:29] 2. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - Boogie Del Burrito
[3:13] 3. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - Boogie De Los Patitos
[2:54] 4. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - El Expresso A Buguilandia
[2:54] 5. Orquestra Jazz Casino - Boogie Casino
[2:55] 6. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - Guin Guin Gun
[2:46] 7. Barry Moral Y Su Orquestra De Jazz - Cortaron El Viejo Manzano
[2:50] 8. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - Superdixieland
[2:37] 9. Barry Moral Y Su Orquestra De Jazz - Los Muchachos Vuelven
[2:44] 10. Barry Moral Y Su Orquestra De Jazz - Boogie Tropical
[2:34] 11. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - Los Monitos Bailan Boogie
[2:42] 12. Hector - El Boogie Boogie Llego Al Pueblo
[2:54] 13. Mario Cesari Conjunto De Jazz - El Vaquero Smith
[3:00] 14. Eduardo Armani Y Su Orquestra - Mama Lavame Con Ritmo
[3:03] 15. Ahmed Ratip Y Sus Cotton Pickers - Yo Se Que Tu Sabes
[3:16] 16. Orquestra Jazz Casino - El Jazz Me Entristece
[2:38] 17. Washington Bertolin Y Su Sexteto De Jazz - El Tercer Hombre
[2:30] 18. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - Yanquele
[2:35] 19. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - Juancho El Vendedor
[2:21] 20. Feliciano Brunelli Y Su Orquestra - El Boogie Woogie Del Amor
[2:33] 21. Varela-Varelita - Marcianita

Argentine Hot Jazz Vol. 1

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Frances Faye - I'm Wild Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:08
Size: 75.9 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1955/2014
Art: Front

[2:30] 1. Toredor
[2:43] 2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[2:24] 3. He's Funny That Way
[3:06] 4. I've Got You Under My Skin
[1:50] 5. My Heart Sings
[2:23] 6. Somebody Loves Me
[3:02] 7. September In The Rain
[3:12] 8. These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You
[2:44] 9. Love For Sale
[5:39] 10. Medley: Little Girl Blue/Where Or When/Embraceable You/Exactly Like You
[3:30] 11. Out Of This World

Herbie Harper, Tommy Pederson, Maynard Ferguson, Frank Rosolino (Trombones); Al Hendrickson (Guitar); Jerry Wiggins (Piano); Red Mitchell (Bass); & Chico Hamilton (Drums).

In the late 1930s, Faye co-starred in the Bing Crosby and Martha Raye vehicle Double or Nothing; Faye played the sister of Raye, and they perform a nightclub act together. A musical highlight is the performance of "After You," with both gals plus Crosby. As a singer, Faye was considered to be on the level of a Dinah Washington, in terms of power and not at all of the cutesy-cutesy female pop singer variety. When she played her own keyboard accompaniment, club owners sometimes complained that she had pounded the piano so hard that all that remained of parts were sawdust. Faye could do the type of romantic material that more commercial performers such as the bubbly Doris Day were known for, but also included obscure songwriting gems in her repertoire as well as funky, naughty rhythm & blues numbers. ~Excerpt from the bio by Eugene Chadbourne

I'm Wild Again

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The Hilltoppers - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:23
Size: 69.6 MB
Styles: Vocal group
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[1:56] 1. Maybe You'll Be There
[2:50] 2. Why Baby
[2:14] 3. That Old Feeling
[2:48] 4. I Can't Get Started
[2:45] 5. The Gypsy
[2:39] 6. Whispering Grass
[2:11] 7. With Every Breath I Take
[2:10] 8. I'm Glad For Your Sake
[2:34] 9. Faded Rose
[2:11] 10. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
[2:04] 11. Trouble In Mind
[2:20] 12. So Tired
[1:36] 13. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Perhaps the greatest male vocal group of the Interlude Era, The Hilltoppers, had a very inauspicious beginning. They began as a vocal trio with the members being Jimmy Sacca, Seymour Spiegelman, and Donald McGuire who were students at Western Kentucky University in the town of Bowling Green. One of Sacca's acquaintances was a pianist in a territory band in the area named Billy Vaughn. A song written by Vaughn was given a run through by the trio, and through various rehearsals Vaughn himself was added to the vocal mix and the trio was now a quartet. As the story goes, the guys gathered around a piano in the corner of the campus auditorium at something like one a.m. on a spring night in 1952 and tape recorded the new song called "Trying". The tape was then given to a local radio deejay who liked the tune and soon got in touch with Randy Wood the head of Dot Records in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. Wood listened to the tape and was duly impressed and signed the quartet to his label. The group then took their name from the Western Kentucky University athletic teams nickname, The Hilltoppers.

The Hilltoppers

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Ruby Braff, Dick Hyman - Music From My Fair Lady

Styles: Cornet And Piano Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:09
Size: 123,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:54)  1. Wouldn't It Be Loverly
(3:54)  2. With A Little Bit Of Luck (slow)
(2:29)  3. With A Little Bit Of Luck (fast)
(4:11)  4. I'm An Ordinary Man
(6:16)  5. The Rain In Spain
(4:46)  6. I Could Have Danced All Night
(4:06)  7. Ascot Gavotte
(5:06)  8. On The Street Where You Live
(3:53)  9. Show Me
(5:14) 10. Get Me To The Church On Time
(3:14) 11. Without You
(4:00) 12. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

The many Lerner & Loewe songs written for the play My Fair Lady have long been rightfully acclaimed. Even with several decades of fine recordings, this duet set by cornetist Ruby Braff and pianist Dick Hyman is one of the finest interpretations of the famous music. Braff and Hyman come up with new ideas during melodic versions of such songs as "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "On the Street Where You Live," and "Get Me to the Church on Time," among others. Every Braff-Hyman collaboration is well worth getting, and this set is no exception. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-from-my-fair-lady-mw0000202744

Personnel: Ruby Braff (cornet); Dick Hyman (piano).

Music From My Fair Lady

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Jaclyn Guillou - To the City

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:39
Size: 142,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:04)  1. Sunny Sunday
(4:30)  2. To The City
(4:02)  3. Little Red Shoes
(4:47)  4. Hiding Town
(5:15)  5. California
(5:16)  6. All or Nothing at All
(5:16)  7. That's All (Feat. Denzal Sinclaire)
(3:52)  8. Sweethearts In Love
(5:55)  9. Attends
(4:05) 10. Honey Blues
(3:51) 11. O Pato
(3:01) 12. No Moon at All
(4:39) 13. You Are (Bonus Track)

"To The City, the debut studio CD of Jaclyn Guillou is polished and playful. Jaclyn’s voice has rhythm, movement, and unique expression. When you layer this over a cast of players who can sculpt notes with their instruments, you have an album that is so rich with dimension you need a pair of 3D glasses to listen to it. There are a number of standout tracks on this CD one of which is “That’s All”. Guest vocalist Denzal Sinclaire raises the bar high with his impeccable phrasing which is met every step of the way by Guillou and Evan Arntzen’s clarinet. Little Red Shoes is fun song that highlights some of the playfulness of the album. The smooth tinkling of the vibes is a good contrast to the fullness of Chris Davis’s trumpet and Rod Murray on trombone. The title track To the City has a cosmopolitan feel to and when you listen you will hear shades of Guillou’s story in every line. Jaclyn Guillou has surrounded herself with outstanding musicians that support her beautifully without giving up any of their own presence, making this album interesting to listen to. There is a reason she was chosen as a Galaxy Rising Star...Jaclyn Guillou is the whole package." ~ ! Earshot (review by Shelley Gummeson)

"Guillou sings with a purity that keeps this jazz-pop grounded. Piano-based with some savory touches of clarinet and trumpet, To The City sounds playful yet classic. It’s possible to imagine Guillou has a sparkle in her eyes and it’s that kind of joy the album radiates." ~ The Province (review by Tom Harrison)

"BC has produced another rising star, someone perhaps to follow in the footsteps of international jazz artist Diana Krall in the years to come." ~ Review Vancouver

“Guillou’s originals have the brassy, mellow glow of jazz standards as if they were plucked straight out of the vault and given a gently modern spin.” ~ Slocan Valley Current http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jaclynguillou

Personnel:  Vocals – Jaclyn Guillou;  Piano – Randy Porter;  Vibraphone – Tom Beckham;  Bass – Michael Rush;  Drums – Joe Poole;  Piano (tracks 1, 5) – Bruno Hubert;  Vocals (track 7) – Denzal Sinclaire
Trumpet (tracks 3,4, 8, 10, 13) – Chris Davis;  Tenor Sax (tracks 3, 10) & Clarinet (track 7) – Evan Arntzen;  Trombone (track 3) – Rod Murray;  Percussion (track 8, 9, 11) – Rafael Geronimo

To the City

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The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra - Swingin' The Century

Styles: Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Year: 1999
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 45:41
Size: 88,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:02)  1. Swingin' The Century
(3:00)  2. The Shim Sham Song
(3:18)  3. Camp Hollywood Special
(3:10)  4. When We Dance
(2:38)  5. I'm Fallin' In Love Again
(3:17)  6. Hep Hop
(3:28)  7. Blues In The Night
(2:38)  8. Somebody Loves Me
(2:35)  9. Lets' Get Married
(3:21) 10. Oh, Lady Be Good
(3:21) 11. Boogie Woogie Rhumba
(2:45) 12. Maze Of Death
(2:16) 13. At The Coconut
(3:50) 14. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(2:53) 15. Jeep Jockey Jump

The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra is a swing band for today, with its own distinctive songs and sound  light-hearted, energetic, witty, romantic feel good music. Our third Cd Swingin' The Century has been spun with great enthusiasm by DJs and dance teachers in LA, SF, NY, and DC! The band recorded at famed Capitol Studios A and B in Hollywood, using a combination of vintage microphones and modern technology to create a distinctive sound that fits Elliott’s retro-style arrangements. As on the second record, the vocal quartet Bill’s Lucky Stars is featured prominently, and lead singer Cassie Miller steps out on three solos as well. Its 15 tracks include ten of Bill Elliott’s brand-new original songs as well as five classic tunes from the first swing era. Songs include "Swingin' the Century," "Oh Lady Be Good," "Blues in the Night,"Camp Hollywood Special," and "The Shim Sham Song." http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/belliottswing

Personnel: Michael Lescault, Cassie Miller (vocals); Barry Zwieg (guitar); Don Shelton , Bob Reitmeier (clarinet); John Reilly, Gene Burkert, Ray Herrmann (reeds); Jay Mason (alto saxophone); Roger Neumann, Jeff Driskill (tenor saxophone); Chuck Erdahl (baritone saxophone); Darrel Gardner, Donald Clarke, Gary Halopoff, Jeff Bunnell, Wayne Bergeron, John Grab (trumpet); Charlie Morillas, Andy Martin , Bruce Otto (trombone); Brad Dutz (bongos).

Swingin' The Century

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Jonathan Butler - Story Of Life

Styles: Vocal, Guitar, Jazz Funk
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:16
Size: 102,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:47)  1. Story Of Life
(4:01)  2. Let's Stand Together
(5:07)  3. What Would You Do For Love?
(4:53)  4. After All This Time
(4:22)  5. Suite 830
(4:40)  6. Can't Let Go
(4:24)  7. Through It All
(4:59)  8. Following The Light
(3:59)  9. Sunset Ride
(4:00) 10. So In Love

Jonathan Butler's Story of Life focuses on the South African singer/guitarist's vocal and songwriting skills. The album's smooth atmosphere is enhanced by Butler's backing band, which features players like Fourplay bassist Nathan East and pianist George Duke; this silky style is especially evident on romantic tracks like "Through It All," "So in Love," and "Suite 830," which also features saxophonist Candy Dulfer. ~ Heather Phares  http://www.allmusic.com/album/story-of-life-mw0000668803

Personnel: Jonathan Butler (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesized bass & strings, programming); Michael Thompson, Michael Landau (guitar); Suzie Katayama (cello); Candy Dulfer (alto saxophone); George Duke (Fender Rhodes piano); Greg Phillinganes (electric piano, keyboards); Gregory Wachter (keyboards, programming); Richard Page (keyboards); Nathan East, Abraham Laboriel, Neil Stebenhaus, Larry Kimpel (bass); Will Kennedy (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Peter Mokran (programming); Tracy Nelson, Earl Buffington, Mervyn Warren (background vocals).

Story Of Life

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