Oscar Brown, Jr. - Movin' On

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:05
Size: 75.7 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1972/2002
Art: Front

[3:09] 1. A Dime Away From A Hotdog
[4:29] 2. Walk Away
[3:28] 3. Feel The Fire
[4:23] 4. A Ladiesman
[3:41] 5. No Place To Be Somebody
[3:17] 6. To Stay In Good With You
[3:25] 7. Gang Bang
[3:15] 8. First Lady
[3:55] 9. Young Man

Oscar Brown, Jr.'s vocal and lyrical talents shine on this reissue of his 1972 album Movin' On. Brown's witty, politically conscious scats meld art and humor into innovation. Movin' On's nine songs, including highlights like "A Dime Away from a Hot Dog," "Ladiesman," and "No Place to Be Somebody" enhance Brown's reputation as an inventive jazzman. ~Heather Phares

Movin' On

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Eddie Cano - Eddie Cano Quintet

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 29:00
Size: 66.4 MB
Styles: Latin jazz
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Poinciana
[2:37] 2. S'wonderful
[2:44] 3. Dancing In The Dark
[2:23] 4. For You
[2:20] 5. It's Easy To Remember
[1:42] 6. Mimi
[2:18] 7. I Don't Know Why
[2:32] 8. Time Was
[2:17] 9. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
[2:29] 10. Crazy Rhythm
[2:21] 11. Moonlight In Vermont
[2:26] 12. Catalina

Edward "Eddie" Cano (June 6, 1927 – January 30, 1988) was an Afro-Cuban jazz and Latin jazz pianist born in Los Angeles, California. He began his musical career with Miguelito Valdés and his orchestra. Cano has worked with many other notable musicians including Bobby Ramos, Les Baxter, Jack Costanzo, Buddy Collette, and Tony Martinez. He was also first president of the Hispanic Musicians Association. He also recorded a slew of albums for various labels, including Reprise Records and RCA Records. He also explored boogaloo and tropical music. Eddie Cano died from an apparent heart attack on January 30, 1988.

Cano spent most of his career trying to find the balance between jazz and Latin jazz styles. He found an appreciative audience for a series of albums under his own name released in the '50s and '60s by labels such as Atco, Reprise, and RCA, his following similar to that of vibraphonist Cal Tjader and bandleader Les Baxter. Cano also drew on dance crazes such as the cha cha and the Watusi to promote his efforts. His family was rich musically, Cano's father a bass guitarist, his grandfather a member of the Mexico City Symphony. Cano studied bass with his grandfather and private teachers, also studied piano and trombone, spent two years in the Army beginning in 1945, and then began hitting stages in a group led by Miguelito Valdés.

Eddie Cano Quintet

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Anita O'Day, Cal Tjader - Time For 2

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:45
Size: 72.7 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1962/1999
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Thanks For The Memory
[2:59] 2. It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream
[2:46] 3. Just In Time
[2:21] 4. Under A Blanket Of Blue
[2:48] 5. That's Your Red Wagon
[3:02] 6. Peel Me A Grape
[2:26] 7. An Occasional Man
[2:20] 8. The Party's Over
[2:23] 9. I Believe In You
[1:54] 10. Mr. Sandman
[3:23] 11. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
[2:32] 12. I'm Not Supposed To Be Blue Blues

In another experiment, producer Creed Taylor teams O'Day with the alternately Latin and bop-grounded quartet of vibraphonist Cal Tjader -- and he gets some amazing performances from this team. O'Day sounds as if she is delighted with Tjader's polished Afro-Cuban grooves, gliding easily over the rhythms, toying with the tunes, transforming even a tune so locked into its trite time as "Mr. Sandman" into a stimulating excursion. Indeed, O'Day's freewheeling phrasing becomes downright sexy on "That's Your Red Wagon" and Dave Frishberg's delicious parody of a spoiled honeybunch, "Peel Me a Grape." Also, thanks to Taylor's obsession with good engineering and tasteful applications of reverb, O'Day's voice sounds much fuller and more attractive in his productions than on her Norman Granz-produced albums. ~Richard S. Ginnell

Time For 2

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Jim Rotondi - Blues For Brother Ray

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:46
Size: 118.5 MB
Styles: Post bop
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[6:06] 1. What'd I Say
[5:56] 2. Baby, It's Cold Outside
[5:11] 3. Brother Ray
[5:44] 4. Cry Me A River
[6:59] 5. One Mint Julep
[7:22] 6. Makin' Whoopee
[8:21] 7. Lonely Avenue
[6:04] 8. Georgia On My Mind

Jim Rotondi isn't the first jazz artist to pay tribute to Ray Charles. Singer Roseanna Vitro, for example, paid tribute to the soul icon on her 1997 session Catchin' Some Rays: The Music of Ray Charles. But it is safe to say that paying tribute to Charles isn't an idea that has been beaten to death in the jazz world; there haven't been nearly as many jazz tributes to Charles as there have been jazz tributes to Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, or George Gershwin. And on Blues for Brother Ray, Rotondi offers a hard bop/post-bop instrumentalist's take on Charles' repertoire. Joining Rotondi on this 52-minute CD are tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, guitarist Peter Bernstein, organist Mike LeDonne, and drummer Joe Farnsworth; because the album prominently features an organist and focuses on songs associated with a major R&B legend, one naturally expects to hear some soul-jazz -- and sure enough, the soul-jazz factor is quite strong on groove-oriented but improvisatory performances of "Lonely Avenue" (which absolutely oozes with blues feeling), "What'd I Say," "One Minute Julep," and "Makin' Whoopee." But Rotondi goes for more of a post-bop approach on "Cry Me a River," which finds LeDonne's organ playing taking on a Larry Young-minded quality (as opposed to the Jimmy Smith/Jack McDuff/Richard "Groove" Holmes aesthetic LeDonne usually favors on Blues for Brother Ray). And "Georgia on My Mind" is a major surprise; instead of performing the Hoagy Carmichael standard as a slow ballad, Rotondi transforms it into ultra-fast bop. A consistently engaging acknowledgement of Charles' legacy, Blues for Brother Ray is easily one of the best albums in Rotondi's catalog. ~Alex Henderson

Blues For Brother Ray

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Duke Pearson - Bag's Groove

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:18
Size: 103.7 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1961/1987
Art: Front

[4:42] 1. I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande, Take 5)
[5:24] 2. Say You're Mine (Take 4)
[4:47] 3. Le Carrousel (Take 3)
[5:45] 4. Exodus (Take 1)
[4:59] 5. Bags Groove (Take 1)
[5:28] 6. Jeannine
[4:29] 7. I'm An Old Cowhand (Take 3)
[5:27] 8. Say You're Mine (Take 3)
[4:14] 9. Le Carrousel (Alternate Take)

Pianist Duke Pearson sounds a lot like Bud Powell in spots during this trio outing with bassist Thomas Howard and drummer Lex Humphries (particularly on "I'm an Old Cowhand") but shows more individuality in his writing. His most famous song "Jeannine" is heard in one of its earliest versions and Pearson's other two originals "Say You're Mine" and "Le Carrousel" are both somewhat memorable. For the CD reissue of Duke Pearson's third trio session in two years, the original six-song program is augmented by three previously unreleased alternate takes. Recomended for straightahead jazz collectors. ~Scott Yanow

Bag's Groove

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Lee Morgan - The Rumproller

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:27
Size: 95,7 MB
Art: Front

(10:25)  1. The Rumproller
( 9:17)  2. Desert Moonlight
( 6:52)  3. Eclipso
( 7:19)  4. Edda
( 7:31)  5. The Lady

A great album by Lee Morgan  and one not to pass up! The Rumproller often gets too easily lumped next to The Sidewinder because of an obvious title and cover similarity to that hit record but like that one, the album's far more than jazz cliche – and shows Lee Morgan to be one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 60s. The set starts off with the title cut, "The Rumproller" hard-wailing soul bop, in the manner of Lee's most popular work but then it easily flows into more sensitive material that has a freer, lyrical feel like the great original tune "Eclipso" and Wayne Shorter's "Edda" both of which are superb. Lee is astounding, as always, on trumpet and the rest of the group includes the great Ronnie Matthews on piano, plus Joe Henderson, Victor Sproles, and Billy Higgins. (80s DMM pressing. Cover has some sticker residue, a number of creases, and a small tear at the bottom of the spine.) https://www.dustygroove.com/item/7557

Personnel:  Lee Morgan – trumpet;  Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone;  Ronnie Mathews – piano;  Victor Sproles – bass;  Billy Higgins - drums

The Rumproller

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Alan Broadbent Trio - Moment's Notice

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 2007

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 56:10

Size: 130,3 MB

Art: Front

(6:27)  1. Flamingo

(6:13)  2. Marmaduke

(4:56)  3. Soul Eyes

(5:12)  4. Chi Chi

(7:11)  5. Willow Weep for Me

(4:55)  6. Lady Love

(6:44)  7. My Old Flame

(6:30)  8. Along Came Betty

(7:58)  9. Moment's Notice | Naima

In person, in bands like Charlie Haden’s Quartet West, Alan Broadbent can be a startling piano player, capable of impulsive outbursts. He makes damn fine piano trio records, one after the other, but they only hint at his live persona. They are more conservative, and more about his exceptional skill level, which is able to translate even momentary creative reflexes into something pianistic and elegant. His tight trio here is his regular working Los Angles-based unit, with bassist Putter Smith and drummer Kendall Kay. The overall mood is one of reflective quietude, even on headlong lines like Charlie Parker’s “Marmaduke” and Coltrane’s title track.Broadbent is a special ballad player. His rendering of Mal Waldron’s “Soul Eyes” communicates fervent adoration. He touches in the parameters of “My Old Flame” in careful, significant chords and spare right-hand gestures that eventually become long twisting lines like meandering thoughts. “Willow Weep for Me” is a halting waltz, a contemplation that almost sounds too private to be shared. One complaint: Smith should take a vow of verbal silence when he solos. His mutterings are not only distracting, they sound slightly demented.~Thomas Conrad http://jazztimes.com/articles/21215-moments-notice-alan-broadbent

Moment's Notice

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Richie Cole - New York Afternoon: Alto Madness

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:38
Size: 79,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:38)  1. Dorothy's Den
(4:05)  2. Waltz For A Rainy Be-Bop Evening
(6:52)  3. Alto Madness
(4:43)  4. New York Afternoon
(3:12)  5. It's The Same Thing Everywhere
(4:59)  6. Stormy Weather
(5:07)  7. You'll Always Be My Friend

This Muse album features the group that altoist Richie Cole and the late singer Eddie Jefferson co-led in the mid-'70s. They had a mutually beneficial relationship, with Cole learning from the older vocalist and Jefferson gaining extra exposure from associating with the popular young saxophonist. Their spirited set, which has two Jefferson vocals, is highlighted by "Waltz for a Rainy Be-Bop Evening," "New York Afternoon," "Stormy Weather" and "Alto Madness."~Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-afternoon-alto-madness-mw0000308734

Personnel: Richie Cole (alto saxophone); Eddie Jefferson (vocals); Vic Juris (guitar); Mike Tucker (piano, electric piano); Rick Laird (electric bass); Eddie Gladden (drums); Ray Mantilla (percussion).

New York Afternoon: Alto Madness

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