Chrystel Wautier - Before A Song

Size: 112,2 MB
Time: 48:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Before A Song (4:10)
02. B Town (4:12)
03. You Make Me Feel So Good (4:13)
04. Every Step (4:04)
05. Continuum (3:53)
06. Milagre (4:30)
07. A Gospel Tune (4:24)
08. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues (5:10)
09. Fill In (4:10)
10. Family Tree (4:43)
11. Eternal Life (4:39)

Chrystel Wautier is a young Belgian singer, considered as one of the most promising artists of her generation.
Initially influenced by the "Soul" and "R'n B" music, she discovers the Jazz at a masterclass in 1999.

Born in 1980, she learns musical theory and traditional piano at the academy at the age of 7 and continues to study jazz piano in a private school.
Her father, preacher and musician, initiates her in "Gospel" music at the Protestant church. There she develops the skill of accompaniment. In 2000 she enters the Conservatory of Jazz in Brussels and studies with Anca Parghel. She obtains her first prize in 2002 and starts her career as a singer playing everywhere in Belgium with her first quartet with Raphaël Debacker, Sam Gerstmans and Yves Peeters. She gets known and starts to sing with some important Belgian jazz musicians such as Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, Paolo Radoni, Philippe Aerts, Michel Herr, Richard Rousselet, Mimi Verderame etc...

It's in 2005 that she finds a real musical identity in her trio with Quentin Liègeois and Sam Gerstmans. In 2007, after 2 years of work and concerts (Belgium, Morocco…), they record their first album "Between Us" with guest musicians, Guy Cabay and Jean-Paul Estiévenart.

Chrystel Wautier also appears as a backing vocal singer working with Inno De Sadjo "Afro-Soul-Jazz experiment", Tutu Puane "Songbirds" and "Krazy Mess Groovers" (Stars of Europe, Eurovision 2007).

Before A Song

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Meta Roos - Meta Sings Ella

Size: 110,0 MB
Time: 47:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Sweet Georgia Brown (3:14)
02. Can Anyone Explain (2:58)
03. By Strauss (2:25)
04. A-Tisket A-Tasket (1:53)
05. Body And Soul (3:51)
06. Organ Grinder's Swing (2:33)
07. It Might As Well Be Spring (4:59)
08. Lullaby Of Broadway (2:28)
09. Tenderly (2:52)
10. All Of Me (2:57)
11. Mr. Paganini (You'll Have To Swing It) (3:55)
12. Goody Goody (2:36)
13. Dream A Little Dream (3:22)
14. Can't Buy Me Love (2:36)
15. Bewitched (4:13)

Wiveca Margaret "Meta" Roos, born February 23, 1954 in Boda in Dalarna, is a Swedish jazz singer and revue artist.

Meta Roos was born and raised in Boda Kyrkby in Boda parish, Dalarna, but lives since 2002 in Bålsta Uppsala County. She debuted at the age of sixteen when she began singing with various dance bands in Dalarna, the greatest success she achieved with Nippe Sylwéns Band. Since 1984, she earned a living as an artist full time. In the 1980s, she sang in a dance orchestra Rosary that became popular throughout Europe.

Roos played a New Year show in Borlänge and came a few years later Peter Flack in Örebro, where she starred in four revues.

Meta Roos has performed as a singer in several films, his debut was in 1994. She sang the theme song A world full of life in the Walt Disney film The Lion King, and made mother Vesslas voice in The Animals of Farthing Wood. She has sung with several famous big bands in Sweden and toured with his own show My life as a singer. Meta Roos is also well known from the popular radio show Tele Chip Arna. ~Automatic translation

Meta Sings Ella

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Engelbert Wrobel, Paolo Alderighi, Nicki Parrott, Stephanie Trick - From Joplin To Jobim

Size: 147,7 MB
Time: 62:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova
Art: Front

01. The Cascades (4:01)
02. Blueberry Hill (4:52)
03. Tico Tico No Fuba (4:54)
04. September Song (4:30)
05. Agitation Rag (2:50)
06. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (4:07)
07. Doralice (4:23)
08. Thanks For The Memory (3:43)
09. Liza (4:18)
10. Aquarela Do Brasil (2:54)
11. Donna (4:30)
12. The Girl From Ipanema/Wave/Aqua De Beber (7:23)
13. Willie El Gato (3:29)
14. Swingin' Ladies Boogie (3:05)
15. Il Profumo Del Mondo (3:46)

These jazz unique cast composed by two world-class pianists Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi and the well known bassist and vocalist Nicki Parrott and clarinetist and saxophonist Engelbert Wrobel, present their new release entitled "from Joplin to Jobim". The repertoire ranges from early ragtime through swing, blues and boogie woogie to Bossa. A joyful and groove entertainment to the jazz fans.

Engelbert Wrobel (clarinet, saxophone, GER)
Stephanie Trick (piano, USA)
Paolo Alderighi (Piano, IT)”
Nicki Parrott (bass, vocal, AUS)

From Joplin To Jobim                

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Roderick Allen - Elevation Music

Size: 125,0 MB
Time: 53:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Smooth Jazz
Art: Front

01. I'm On My Way (Coming Back To You) (Feat. Eric Marienthal) (3:47)
02. Night Flight (Feat. Ashley Aluv Doe & Marcus Anderson) (4:40)
03. First & Goal (Feat. Eric Marienthal) (4:23)
04. How Long (Feat. Marcus Anderson) (4:37)
05. Elevation Music (Feat. Stanley Thompson) (4:29)
06. Turn It Around (Feat. Marcus Anderson & Stanley Thompson) (5:08)
07. Partly Cloudy (Feat. Bob Baldwin) (4:45)
08. Altitude (Feat. Richard Boulger) (4:27)
09. Tabatha's Song (Feat. Reggie Buie) (4:54)
10. My Name Is Roderick (3:57)
11. Broken Glass (3:58)
12. La Brisa De Noche (Feat. Quamon Fowler & Russ Corvey) (4:22)

Roderick Allen is an American-born music composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, & instrumental recording artist currently residing in Durham, North Carolina. Although a versatile musician, he has a strong preference for the urban-contemporary characteristics of smooth jazz. Born in 1971 in Fayetteville, NC, Mr. Allen became greatly influenced by the works of Stevie Wonder, James “D -Train” Williams, & George Duke. As a juvenile growing up in Raeford, NC, Fayetteville, NC, and Ft. Lee, VA, he took an interest in playing keyboards and piano after his best friend Stanley Thompson, began writing and recording original songs. Roderick soon found himself surrounded by very talented musicians and singers. This would ultimately play a significant role in his development as a musician and producer. In 1990 Roderick enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and after settling at Camp LeJeune, NC, he began performing with local bands. Although his skills as a musician earned him positions in countless performing groups, it is his ability to compose and arrange intriguing original music that has gained him the most notoriety. Recently, one of his songs, JUST ME & MY BABY featuring Shameka Henderson, was drafted as the closing theme for a fledgling television sitcom. In 2004, an online radio station facilitated his climb to the #13 position on its Top 100 Jazz Artists of 2004, an independent chart largely occupied by some of the biggest names in smooth jazz. Since then, he has worked tirelessly building his brand and bolstering his repertoire of quality smooth jazz compositions as heard on his debut album entitled ELEVATION MUSIC. ELEVATION MUSIC is a production of tranquil smooth jazz keyboards and sultry up-tempo grooves featuring award-winning saxophonists Marcus Anderson & Eric Marienthal. The album was released on Oct 9th 2015 and just four days later, it became the #1-selling jazz album in both the Smooth Jazz and Jazz fusion genres on Amazon for several days.

Elevation Music

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Nikki Lerner - The Things We Never Say

Size: 100,6 MB
Time: 43:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz/Soul/R&B Vocals
Art: Front

01. Selah (4:14)
02. Can We Start Over (4:27)
03. I Rise (3:39)
04. Let Us Talk Through The Night (6:11)
05. Choosing To Fall (3:42)
06. Never Gets Old (4:49)
07. Tell Me (4:10)
08. Love Pursues (4:17)
09. One Of These Days (3:32)
10. Let Me Say Goodbye (4:12)

The Things We Never Say is just that... a collection of meaningful songs that we, as people, don't normally have the courage to say but words that are nevertheless essential to remain engaged as humans and build relationship with one another. May you not only experience the sound of my season, but find your story represented in these songs. Enjoy! -Nikki

Features guitarist Mark Lettieri (Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin) on Let Me Say Goodbye, I Rise, and Tell Me, & guitarist Bob Lanzetti (Snarky Puppy) on Never Gets Old.

The Things We Never Say

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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Together

Styles: Saxophone And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:03
Size: 171,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:48)  1. Groovin' High
(2:53)  2. Dizzy Atmosphere
(3:21)  3. Salt Peanuts
(3:02)  4. Shaw 'Nuff
(3:16)  5. Hot House
(3:18)  6. Slim's Jam
(4:24)  7. Dizzy Atmosphere
(4:22)  8. Shaw 'Nuff
(5:41)  9. Groovin' High
(5:08) 10. A Night In Tunisia
(4:07) 11. Dizzy Atmosphere
(5:20) 12. Groovin' High
(5:51) 13. Confirmation
(3:27) 14. Bloomdido
(3:25) 15. An Oscar For Treadwell
(3:37) 16. Mohawk
(3:26) 17. My Melanholy Baby
(2:32) 18. Leap Frog
(3:56) 19. Relaxin' With Lee

Born on October 21, 1917, in Cheraw, South Carolina, Dizzy Gillespie, known for his "swollen" cheeks and signature (uniquely angled) trumpet's bell, got his start in the mid-1930s by working in prominent swing bands, including those of Benny Carter and Charlie Barnet. He later created his own band and developed his own signature style, known as "bebop," and worked with musical greats like Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Earl Hines, Charlie Parker and Duke Ellington. Gillespie's best-known compositions include "Oop Bob Sh' Bam," "Groovin' High," "Salt Peanuts," "A Night in Tunisia" and "Johnny Come Lately." Gillespie died in New Jersey in 1993. Today, he is considered one of the most influential figures of jazz and bebop. http://www.biography.com/people/dizzy-gillespie-9311417

Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas. From 1935 to 1939, he played the Missouri nightclub scene with local jazz and blues bands. In 1945 he led his own group while performing with Dizzy Gillespie on the side. Together they invented bebop. In 1949, Parker made his European debut, giving his last performance several years later. He died a week later on March 12, 1955, in New York City.  http://www.biography.com/people/charlie-parker-9433413

Together

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Rosie Carlino - What Matters Most

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:15
Size: 120,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:07)  1. More In Love
(3:24)  2. Talk To Me
(3:28)  3. Wave
(4:26)  4. Love Like Ours
(4:16)  5. You'll See
(2:57)  6. If It's The Last Thing I Do
(3:18)  7. Don't Go To Strangers
(3:57)  8. If Only For A Moment
(3:37)  9. I Was Telling Him About You
(3:44) 10. Is It Over Yet?
(4:08) 11. Heartache
(3:08) 12. Who's Sorry Now
(3:37) 13. If I Love Again
(3:00) 14. What Matters Most

I grew up in Pennsylvania in what was then a little town called Blue Bell. I am the youngest of eight children from an Italian-Irish home. From my earliest recollections, all I ever wanted to do was sing. So I did from morning to night sharing my days with a small pony named Lollipop. We’d spend our days wandering the fields and woods and neighborhoods of Blue Bell, and I would sing him all of my favorite songs. (Lollipop might have had his favorites, but he never shared them with me.) I sang songs like The Shadow of Your Smile, Who Can I Turn To, What Kind of Fool Am I, and Don’t Rain on My Parade --great songs, great times. My whole family loved to sing. My Dad and mother were both singers, and we all shared in their love of music. We sang in the evenings around the piano with my mom at the keys; we sang doing dishes; we sang at family gatherings. It gave us so much joy and kept the family connected while the natural stress of seven siblings took it’s toll. My dad would bring home songs for us to listen to songs by Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jimmy Durante, Eydie Gorme, and Vikki Carr. It was always such a treat to see my dad come up the walk with an album in his hand.

When I was about 12, my mother arranged for me to study voice lessons with a woman who shared my unusual first name, Rosina. I thought it was very special. Rosina taught me the beginning techniques and lifelong joy of singing. One evening in the spring of my eighth grade year my mother told me I had a vocal scholarship audition to an area high school. Wow, this was great. I won that scholarship, and it changed my life. I went to high school and sang and sang. I felt so free. I actually met my husband in my junior year. But as I moved closer to graduation and what I knew was my opportunity to pursue my one and only dream, my father decided that the pursuit of a singing career was not what he wanted for his youngest daughter. What a blow for me. I could never have crossed my very strong-willed Italian father at that age, and I didn’t. To make sure I didn’t, I developed a throat issue that kept me from singing until I was in my thirties and well into my own family.

As I moved forward in my twenties, I looked at other areas of life that might prove interesting. I married my high school sweetheart. I went to Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School and became an administrative assistant working for some wonderful people. But it surely wasn’t for me. I kept looking. I received my Real Estate license. That wasn’t it. I read the phone book hoping something else would spark my soul. Nothing did. I attended a variety of colleges trying out any and every direction I hadn’t ventured before. I studied communications, home economics, sewing, fashion design, flower arranging, horticulture and landscape design. Then I became pregnant with my first daughter, so I put school aside for a while. After my second daughter was born, I continued to look for the thing that would replace music in my life. My only outlet at this point for singing was for my children in the evenings. What a joy it was to sing, to share, and to be heard. I always taught my children that they could and should try a bit of everything so they would know what made their own hearts sing. I shared all my pursuits with them, I was never afraid to try something new. I felt that if someone else could do it, then so could I.

I collected large stones for our gardens; mowed the field for the ponies. I kept exploring. I dabbled in pottery, and taught the girls to throw pots and bowls and plates. I learned weaving and spinning, knitting and embroidery and taught them the workings of the wheel and the sensitivities of the wools. I pursued painting and woodworking and filled our home with both my and my children’s creations. Then with eleven great years as a mother under my belt, I decided I’d go to art school. But again it wasn’t meant for me. I became pregnant with my son. What a change in my late thirties to start again with a baby. It was both wonderful and challenging. I was filled again with the wonder of a baby and quickly made aware of how much less energy I had to chase him around. But I did it and he flourished. The children taught me so much about myself. Not only did their personal exploration into friendships, fashion, personal style, and life change their lives, it awakened me too. As my oldest daughter prepared to leave for college I knew it was time time for me to sing again. I could no longer teach my children to follow their hearts when I wasn’t doing it for myself. So I began to sing again both with my voice and in my heart. As I came out of my warm and safe cocoon, I began my journey of inviting more of the world into my life through my music. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rosiecarlino2

What Matters Most

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Jim Rotondi Quintet - New Vistas

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:22
Size: 136,2 MB
Art: Front

(8:23)  1. Blues Nouveau
(7:39)  2. John Force
(6:42)  3. Firewater
(7:30)  4. My Love Waits
(6:54)  5. Autumn Chill
(8:40)  6. Isn't It a Pity
(7:10)  7. Assisi
(6:19)  8. Stranger Than Fiction

Aptly titled to be sure, Jim Rotondi's New Vistas offers somewhat of a new direction for this hard bop trumpeter, who finds himself mixing it up with a cast of new friends. Although he had included a few cuts with Larry Goldings on B3 for his debut Criss Cross release, this session also marks the first time that Rotondi has opted for an organ combo approach that goes beyond the norm with a little extra help from Chris Potter. In fact, many of the saxophonist's statements could arguably be considered some his best recorded work to date, and Rotondi is no less commanding as the leader of this crack team. Three of the eight cuts here are from Rotondi's pen, with "Stranger than Fiction" being a familiar chart cut previously by the group One For All. The lead off track, "Blues Nouveau," sets a healthy pace with Bill Stewart's drum pulse responsive to each soloist's every move. An updated boogaloo line with a sagacious tag, "John Force" finds the pots on for a healthy simmer, and even within this familiar framework Rotondi and Potter avoid the clichés with solo spots that each tell a story. Of course, this type of groove also provides the perfect setting for Peter Bernstein's single note runs and Sam Yahel's beefy chordal backing.

As a balance to the more fiery numbers, Rotondi weighs in with rewarding updates of Buster Williams' "Firewater" and Duke Pearson's "My Love Waits," the former benefiting from Yahel's light touch and melodic approach and the latter providing a spotlight for Rotondi's poetic brilliance. It's worth mentioning here as well that our leading man wisely chooses to vary the solo format on each number to avoid monotony and a jam session mentality, something even more important in an ensemble that boasts several lead instrumentalists. The most forward-thinking cut here is Chris Potter's "Assisi," which proves that the saxophonist's writing is as adventurous as his playing. 

Not merely a loose structure to blow over, Potter's line builds momentum as it progresses, its tag used as an interlude between solos. By contrast, from Bernstein's pen we get "Autumn Chill," a lively waltz tempo with a sunny disposition and chock full of the guitarist's lyrical gifts. With New Vistas , Jim Rotondi has found yet another side of his personality to share, and it's clear that there was a sense of mutual inspiration from everyone on board. Although often intangible and hard to put into words, this is the kind of record that just clicks from the get-go and keeps yielding new rewards with subsequent spins. I wouldn't be surprised to see it pop up on a few "end of the year" lists. I know it's one of the best records I've heard this year. ~ Andrew Hovan  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/new-vistas-jim-rotondi-criss-cross-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php

Personnel: Jim Rotondi (trumpet and flugelhorn), Chris Potter (tenor sax and flute), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums)

New Vistas

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Woody Herman - Giant Steps

Styles: Clarinet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1973
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:01
Size: 89,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:03)  1. La Fiesta
(4:50)  2. A Song For You
(3:53)  3. Freedom Jazz Dance
(5:37)  4. The Meaning Of the Blues
(3:28)  5. The First Thing I Do
(4:31)  6. Think On Me
(4:03)  7. Giant Steps
(3:08)  8. A Child Is Born
(4:24)  9. Be-Bop And Roses

Woody Herman always went out of his way during his long career to encourage younger players, often persuading them to write arrangements of recent tunes for his orchestra. On this recording one gets to hear his band interpret such selections as Chick Corea's "La Fiesta," Leon Russell's "A Song for You," "Freedom Jazz Dance," "A Child Is Born" and "Giant Steps"; what other bandleader from the '30s would have performed such modern material? With strong solo work from tenors Gregory Herbert and Frank Tiberi, trumpeter Bill Stapleton and Herman himself, this is an impressive effort. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/giant-steps-mw0000188305

Personnel: Woody Herman (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Joe Beck (guitar); Gregory Herbert (flute, alto flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone); Harry Kleintank (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Steve Lederer, Frank Tiberi (tenor saxophone); Bill Stapleton (trumpet, flugelhorn); Larry Pyatt, Gil Rathel, Walt Blanton, Bill Byrne (trumpet); Geoff Sharp, Jim Pugh (trombone); Harold Garrett (bass trombone); Andy LaVerne (electric piano); Wayne Darling (electric bass, bass guitar); Ed Soph (drums); Ray Barretto (congas).

Giant Steps

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