Jimmy Witherspoon - 'Spoon / Hey, Mrs. Jones

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 63:51

Size: 146.2 MB

Styles: Urban blues/Jazz vocals

Year: 2015

Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Lover Come Back To Me

[2:24] 2. A Blues Serenade

[2:43] 3. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

[2:47] 4. Ain't Misbehavin'

[2:46] 5. We'll Be Together Again

[2:45] 6. I'll Always Be In Love With You

[2:12] 7. Just A Sittin' And A Rockin'

[2:49] 8. Just One More Chance

[2:32] 9. Music, Maestro, Please

[3:28] 10. It Only Happens Once

[2:57] 11. I'm Beginning To See The Light

[3:28] 12. Don't Worry 'bout Me

[2:19] 13. Hey, Mrs. Jones

[2:30] 14. In The Dark

[2:34] 15. Tanya

[2:10] 16. I Ain't Mad At You, Pretty Baby

[2:18] 17. Have Faith

[2:17] 18. Lovey Dovey

[3:08] 19. I Don't Know

[2:22] 20. Warm Your Heart

[2:21] 21. Wee Baby Blues

[2:45] 22. If You Live The Life, You Pay The Price

[2:31] 23. Pink Champagne

[2:49] 24. The Masquerade Is Over

Twofer: Spoon + Hey, Mrs. Jones (2 LPs on 1 CD). Jimmy Witerspoon (vcl), with Bob Florence & H.B.Barnum Orchestras feat. Gerald Wilson, Conrad Gozzo (tp), Si Zentner, Frank Rosolino (tb), Lanny Morgan (as), Teddy Edwards, Ben Webster (ts), Gerry Wiggins (p), Al Viola (g), Jimmy Bond (b), Earl Palmer (d).

Jimmy Witherspoon was more than just a pitch-perfect blues belter, able to bend a note or a phrase with great expressiveness, with the attack and blues feeling to stamp his individuality on the idiom. He was also blessed with the musicality, taste, sheer jazz feel and lyric smoothness that allowed him to perform persuasively in more sophisticated settings. Both sides of his musical personality are encompassed in two late-50s, early-60s albums made in stellar company. The first, Spoon, was produced by David Axelrod in 1959 for Hollywoods HiFi Records, but the label cancelled its jazz series before the album came out. Spoon wouldnt see the light until 1961, when Reprise took over the master and released it. It was a great two-date session featuring a swinging all-star orchestra arranged and conducted by Bob Florence, and with such soloists as Teddy Edwards, Gerald Wilson, Lanny Morgan and Gerry Wiggins.

Reprise later recorded Hey, Mrs. Jones!, giving Witherspoons forceful, vigorous and exuberant voice an excellent backing by the fresh, deft arrangements of H.B. Barnum. In a wide-ranging program strings and rhythm feature on some pieces, and a brassy big band on others, with Spoons vocals garnished by good solos from tenors Harold Land and Ben Webster. Together, these albums amply show the range of one of the greatest of all blues singers.

'Spoon Mrs. Jones    

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Ben Sidran - Nick's Bump

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 48:08

Size: 110.2 MB

Styles: Smooth jazz

Year: 2003

Art: Front

[3:28] 1. Little Sherry

[4:34] 2. Cryin' Blues

[7:11] 3. Black Jack

[5:01] 4. Blue Panther

[0:20] 5. The Cats

[5:57] 6. Zambia

[5:07] 7. Mean Greens

[5:50] 8. Listen Here

[6:31] 9. Blue Minor

[4:04] 10. Nick's Bump

Groove-oriented jazz didn't start with the organ combos and soul-jazz groups of the '60s and '70s; plenty of grooving occurred with Dixieland in the '10s and '20s and swing in the '30s and early to mid-'40s. But soul-jazz did remind the jazz world that it was still OK for an improviser to groove -- that not everything had to be as complex and demanding as John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" or Sonny Rollins' "Oleo." And those soul-jazz and jazz-funk grooves of the '60s and '70s continue to hold up well after all these years, which is why Ben Sidran celebrates that era on this 2003 date. Although Sidran is known for his singing, he favors an instrumental setting on Nick's Bump; this time, Sidran uses the Hammond organ and the electric piano to get his points across -- and he savors the funkier side of post-swing jazz whether he is embracing Sonny Clark's "Blue Minor," Donald Byrd's "Black Jack," or three Eddie Harris compositions ("Listen Here," "Mean Greens," and "Cryin' Blues"). If Nick's Bump sounds dated, it is dated in the positive sense -- dated as in remembering how rewarding a particular era was and being faithful to the spirit of that era. Nick's Bump recalls a time when soul-jazz players realized that jazz was losing more and more listeners to R&B and rock -- and that the only way to win over those Marvin Gaye, Rolling Stones, and James Brown fans was to groove and be accessible. Soul-jazz, unfortunately, didn't restore the mass appeal that jazz enjoyed during the Great Depression and World War II, but it was a noble effort -- one that Sidran happily remembers on Nick's Bump, which falls short of essential but is still an infectious, enjoyably funky demonstration of what he can do in an instrumental setting. ~Alex Henderson

Nick's Bump

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Betty Carter - I'm Yours, You're Mine

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:43
Size: 123.0 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[ 7:40] 1. This Time
[ 9:33] 2. I'm Yours, You're Mine
[ 6:27] 3. Lonely House
[ 7:42] 4. Close Your Eyes
[ 7:15] 5. Useless Landscape
[ 4:48] 6. East Of The Sun
[10:17] 7. September Song

I'm Yours, You're Mine is a 1997 studio album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter. Recorded in January 1996, this was the last album that Carter recorded before her death in February 1998.

Howard Reich, writing in the Chicago Tribune said that "No doubt Betty Carter's singing is an acquired taste, but to those who have acquired it, she's a uniquely appealing artist. The elongated lines, exotic colors and unusual ornaments she brings to every cut on this recording...attest to the singular nature of Carter's singing.

I'm Yours, You're Mine

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Illinois Jacquet - Bosses Of The Ballad: Illinois Jacquet And Strings Play Cole Porter

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:01
Size: 171.8 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1965/2005
Art: Front

[2:35] 1. I Love You
[6:16] 2. Las Vegas Blues
[2:35] 3. Get Out Of Town
[4:30] 4. Harlem Nocturne
[6:43] 5. Can't We Be Friends
[3:15] 6. So In Love
[5:06] 7. Achtung
[4:04] 8. I Concentrate On You
[5:56] 9. Have You Met Miss Jones
[3:27] 10. You Do Something To Me
[3:50] 11. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
[5:42] 12. Lullaby Of The Leaves
[3:15] 13. Use Your Imagination
[3:26] 14. All Through The Night
[3:12] 15. Begin The Beguine
[3:20] 16. It's All Right With Me
[3:27] 17. Do I Love You
[4:11] 18. I've Got You Under My Skin

Bossess of the Ballad (subtitled Illinois Jacquet and Strings Play Cole Porter) is an album by saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded in 1964 and released on the Argo label featuring Cole Porter compositions performed by Jacquet and an orchestra.

Bosses Of The Ballad: Illinois Jacquet Plays Cole Porter

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Donald Byrd - 'Mustang!'

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:00
Size: 91,8 MB
Art: Front

(8:31)  1. Mustang
(5:27)  2. Fly Little Bird Fly
(5:54)  3. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
(6:43)  4. Dixie Lee
(7:43)  5. On the Trail
(5:39)  6. I'm So Excited by You

Trumpeter Donald Byrd made many worthwhile records during the sixties. Mustang, the first of four terrific Blue Note sessions Byrd made with ill-fated alto sax man Sonny Red between 1966 and 1967, is one of the great ones. Much of the success of this recording is due in no small part to Red's top-drawer participation. Pianist McCoy Tyner and under-valued tenor great Hank Mobley are exceptional throughout as well. All excel on the "Sidewinder" groove of the title cut, the "Watermelon Man" funk of the excellent "Dixie Lee," the familiar Blue Note bop of Byrd's "Fly Little Bird Fly" and "I'm So Excited By You" and the well-done covers of Grofe's "On The Trail" and Ellington's "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good." The CD also includes two similar bonus tracks ("Gingerbread Boy" and "I'm So Excited By You") recorded by Byrd in 1964 with Jimmy Heath (in place of Red and Mobley) on tenor. Mustang is excellent jazz and a most highly recommended purchase. Next, let's hope Blue Note plans to release Byrd's excellent Blackjack, another superb Byrd-Red collaboration from 1967 featuring Cedar Walton and Billy Higgins.~Douglas Payne http://www.allaboutjazz.com/mustang-donald-byrd-blue-note-records-review-by-douglas-payne.php?width=1920 

Players: Donald Byrd (trumpet) with Sonny Red (alto sax); Hank Mobley (tenor sax); McCoy Tyner (piano); Walter Booker (bass); Freddie Waits (drums); Jimmy Heath (tenor sax), Joe Chambers (drums).

Mustang!

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Salena Jones - Salena Jones Meets Kenny Burrell & Richie Cole

Styles: Vocal, Guitar And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:40
Size: 148,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:31)  1. It Dont Mean A Thing
(4:39)  2. Mr Bojangles
(3:30)  3. I ll Never Be Free
(4:01)  4. Wave
(3:24)  5. In A Sentimental Mood
(4:27)  6. Without You
(3:28)  7. You Fascinate Me So
(4:27)  8. We re All Alone
(5:08)  9. Stormy Weather
(5:18) 10. Georgia On My Mind
(5:43) 11. When I Fall In Love
(4:05) 12. Bridges
(5:20) 13. If I Should Lose You Now
(4:18) 14. Love Letters
(4:12) 15. For All We Know

Born in Newport News, VA, in 1944, Salena Jones (real name: Joan Elizabeth Shaw) would over the course of a 60-plus-year career become one of the leading vocalists of swing music, performing in a number of countries in Europe and Asia and recording a number of albums. Jones got her first break at the famed Apollo Theater in New York, winning a talent contest that resulted in a record deal. She spent the early part of her career touring and performing with such leading lights as Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington.

Her first forays overseas, to Spain and the U.K., were in the mid-'60s and were to begin a life spent mostly outside the rather fickle confines of the United States. In 1978, she made her first appearance in Japan and performed there on an annual basis. By the first decade of the 21st century, she had performed on most continents, recorded more than 40 albums, and sang at the 2006 Shanghai International Jazz Festival.~Chris True http://www.allmusic.com/artist/salena-jones-mn0000290681

Personnel:  Salena Jones – Vocal;  Kenny Burrell – Guitar;  Richie Cole – Saxophone.

Salena Jones Meets Kenny Burrell & Richie Cole

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Bill Frisell - Ghost Town

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:56
Size: 145,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:19)  1. Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa
(6:33)  2. Ghost Town-Poem for Eva
(6:28)  3. Wildwood Flower
(0:47)  4. Creep
(5:44)  5. Variation on a Theme (Tales from the Farside)
(5:10)  6. Follow Your Heart
(3:27)  7. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
(5:00)  8. What a World
(3:14)  9. My Man's Gone Now
(3:20) 10. Outlaw
(2:30) 11. Whan I Fall in Love
(2:48) 12. Big Bob
(5:34) 13. Winter Always Turns to Spring
(4:02) 14. Justice and Honor
(0:50) 15. Fingers Snappin' and Toes Tappin'
(2:04) 16. Under a Golden Sky

While Bill Frisell has released plenty of albums under his own name, this is his first true solo album the first on which he plays all of the instruments himself. These include electric and acoustic guitar, six-string banjo, and bass, as well as the occasional looped sample. To call the music he creates on this album "introspective" would be something of an understatement. This won't come as a complete surprise to his fans there has always been a gentle and meditative quality to his music, and even when he's gotten wild with his trio or with downtown pals like John Zorn or Vernon Reid, those moments of abrasive abandon have always seemed like detours from his more natural, but no less inventive and interesting, sweetness and good humor. But there's a darkness around the edges this time out that is unusual, as if he's lonely playing by himself and a little bit unnerved at the thoughts and feelings he's being forced to face on his own. His rendition of the A.P. Carter classic "Wildwood Flower" starts out with an extended Delta-blues introduction, which is a pretty unusual choice. There are other cover versions, including Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and Gershwin's "My Man's Gone Now," both of which deeply explore the emotional wreckage described by the songs' lyrics; his own compositions, such as the vaguely surfy "Variation on a Theme" and the slightly ominous "Big Bob," seem to be cut out of similar cloth. 

There are moments of light relief, such as the gently lovely title track and the brief banjo interlude "Fingers Snappin' and Toes Tappin'," but the overall mood here is relatively dark, though consistently beautiful. ~ Rick Anderson http://www.allmusic.com/album/ghost-town-mw0000603707

Solo performer: Bill Frisell (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, loops).

Ghost Town

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Teddy Wilson - Moments Like This

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:00
Size: 182,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:26)  1. Alone with You
(3:09)  2. Moments Like This
(3:01)  3. I Can't Face the Music
(3:06)  4. Don't Be That Way
(2:57)  5. If I Were You
(3:17)  6. You Go to My Head
(3:12)  7. I'll Dream Tonight
(2:53)  8. Jungle Love
(3:15)  9. Now It Can Be Told
(2:57) 10. Laugh and Call It Love
(2:46) 11. On the Bumpy Road to Love
(2:52) 12. A Tisket A Tasket
(3:06) 13. Everybody's Laughing
(2:48) 14. Here Is Tomorrow Again
(2:42) 15. Say It with a Kiss
(3:12) 16. April in My Heart
(3:03) 17. I'll Never Fail You
(3:11) 18. They Say
(2:56) 19. You're So Desirable
(3:03) 20. You're Gonna See a Lot of Me
(2:48) 21. Hello, My Darling
(2:56) 22. Let's Dream in the Moonlight
(3:09) 23. What Shall I Say
(3:03) 24. It's Easy to Blame the Weather
(3:10) 25. More Than You Know
(2:50) 26. Sugar (That Sugar Baby of Mine

Teddy Wilson had a wonderful gift for musical paraphrase and melodic symmetry. His light-fingered, mellifluous approach to the piano was unparalleled among his peers. Art Tatum was a virtuoso genius, and Earl Hines was a great practitioner of stride piano stylings, but Wilson's subtle and dynamic playing made his brand of swing especially popular among '30s jazz audiences. Moments Like This features classic performances from Chu Berry, Benny Carter, Roy Eldridge, and Ben Webster among others, and many fine vocal selections from Nan Wynn and the great Billie Holiday, including gorgeous renditions of "You Go to My Head," "On the Bumpy Road to Love," "Let's Dream in the Moonlight" and other romantic classics. The band swings with elegance, and Wilson supports each vocalist with the kind of charm and musical insight that few before or after have equaled. http://www.allmusic.com/album/moments-like-this-mw0000080097

Personnel: Teddy Wilson (piano); Billie Holiday (vocals, background vocals); Nan Wynn (vocals); Allan Reuss, Al Casey (guitar); Ernie Powell (clarinet, cornet); Pee Wee Russell (clarinet); Benny Carter (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Edgar Sampson, Johnny Hodges, Tab Smith, Nuncio "Toots" Mondello (alto saxophone); Chu Berry, Gene Sedric, Lester Young , Ben Webster, Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone); Harry James, Jonah Jones, Roy Eldridge (trumpet); Bobby Hackett (cornet); Benny Morton, Trummy Young (trombone); Cozy Cole, Jo Jones , Johnny Blowers (drums).

Moments Like This

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