Tuesday, April 19, 2016

VA - Jazz On A Summer's Day OST

Size: 176,8 MB
Time: 75:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1960/2006
Styles: Jazz: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band
Art: Front

01. Jimmy Giuffre - Train And The River (4:37)
02. Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (3:29)
03. Sonny Stitt - Loose Walk (2:54)
04. Anita O'Day - Sweet Georgia Brown (4:26)
05. Anita O'Day - Tea For Two (3:43)
06. George Shearing Quintet - Rondo (2:15)
07. Dinah Washington - All Of Me (4:17)
08. Gerry Mulligan - Catch As Catch Can (3:50)
09. Big Maybelle - I Ain't Mad At You (3:46)
10. Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen (3:53)
11. Chico Hamilton - Chico's Chiquittas (5:48)
12. Louis Armstrong - Up A Lazy River (3:06)
13. Louis Armstrong - Tiger Rag (2:02)
14. Louis Armstrong - Rockin' Chair (3:33)
15. Louis Armstrong - When The Saints Go Marching In (1:44)
16. Mahalia Jackson - Everybody's Talkin' (1:59)
17. Mahalia Jackson - Didn't It Rain (3:24)
18. Mahalia Jackson - The Lord's Prayer (4:14)
19. Unknown - Intro Rehersal Interview (2:39)
20. Eli's Chosen Six - When Saints Go Marching (0:50)
21. Chico Hamilton Quintet - Rehersal (0:45)
22. Eli's Chosen Six - Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home (2:01)
23. Nathan Gershman - Rehersal (2:12)
24. Eli's Chosen Six - Maryland, My Maryland (Version 1) (1:12)
25. Louis Armstrong - Interview With Louis Armstrong (2:15)
26. Eli's Chosen Six - Maryland, My Maryland (Version 2) (0:53)

Jazz On A Summer’s Day is one of the greatest jazz movies ever made.

Filmed over the four days of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival the film not only captured inspired performances from the biggest names in jazz at the time, but also the style and fashions of late Fifties America.

Includes performances by Thelonious Monk, Anita O'Day, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, Gerry Mulligan and concludes with the peerless gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

Jazz On A Summer’s Day was the only film made by leading stills photographer Bert Stern (Vogue magazine, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn), his photographer’s eye for the subject matter and his picture composition being apparent in the film’s series of unforgettable images of the performers, the audience and the picturesque setting of Rhode Island.

This set includes an hour long CD of music highlights from the movie. This soundtrack CD was recently chosen as one of the all-time classic albums by Mojo magazine in its compendium, The Mojo Collection.

Jazz On A Summer's Day

Tina Ferris - Out Of The Blue

Size: 108,4 MB
Time: 46:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. Don't Misunderstand (4:06)
02. You Better Go Now (3:03)
03. All The Things You Are (3:34)
04. Out Of The Blue (3:16)
05. Close To You (3:18)
06. Am I Blue (2:32)
07. Mean To Me (2:44)
08. Didn't We (2:06)
09. You've Changed (3:58)
10. I Should Care (2:56)
11. It Never Entered My Mind (4:12)
12. Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues (3:30)
13. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (2:53)
14. Something Cool (3:51)

"Out Of the Blue" is my second album and features songs from "The Great American Songbook" plus one original tune which gave the album its name. This album tells a romantic tale of love found and love lost. A story we all know so well. I have some of the best jazz musicians who live in the San Francisco Bay Area accompanying me on this album. These songs create the feeling of an intimate evening at a small jazz club.

Out Of The Blue

Brian Bromberg - Full Circle

Size: 168,0 MB
Time: 72:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Jazz Me Blues (2:22)
02. Full Circle (8:46)
03. Sneaky Pete (7:01)
04. Saturday Night In The Village (5:25)
05. Boomerang (9:54)
06. Havana Nights (Aka Havana Nagila) (8:32)
07. Bernie's Bop (8:09)
08. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough (5:56)
09. Naw'lins! (8:21)
10. Susumu's Blues (5:48)
11. Washington And Lee Swing (2:18)

Personnel:
Arturo Sandoval: Trumpet
Alex Acuña: Percussion
Bob Sheppard, Doug Webb, Kirk Whalum: Saxophone
Otmaro Ruíz, Randy Waldman, Mitch Forman: Piano

Renowned jazz bassist Brian Bromberg is back with Full Circle, his first album since 2012.

In the interim between albums, Bromberg suffered an injury that left him with a back broken in two places and requiring rehabilitation to be able to walk. Full Circle is a testament to his recovery.

A desire to play music with his late father, a drummer, inspired Bromberg, who copied an acetate of his father and some buddies playing music and the overdubbed his bass, so that he could play as “part” of his dad’s group on two songs. These songs open and close the album.

“A few really amazing things happened to me when I was recording those tracks with my father; those tracks originally were recorded before I was born, so it was such a trip playing with my Dad before I was even on this planet! When I was playing with him I realized at that moment where I got my time feel and swing from, it was effortless to play with him, mind-blowing actually,” Bromberg said. “I guess the experience that inspired the whole concept of this album was feeling his time feel and swing inspired me to start playing drums again, because it felt so good.”

Bromberg played not only bass on the album, but also drums and piccolo bass, on which he created a “guitar”-like sound. And, while the album features a slew of originals, it also includes a jazz cover of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough.”

Full Circle

Andy Meadows - Modern Day Crooner

Size: 99,0 MB
Time: 36:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals, Swing
Label: Oscar Records
Art: Front

01. Just One Of Those Things (4:04)
02. You're Something Special To Me (3:22)
03. Never Be The Same (3:16)
04. One For My Baby (4:03)
05. House Of Blue Lights (3:38)
06. Trouble With A Ten (2:52)
07. You Don't Know Me (2:52)
08. I Don't Wanna Know (4:23)
09. The Way You Look Tonight (3:35)
10. Drunk On A Stool (4:37)

With his second full length CD on Oscar Records, Andy Meadows shows why many consider him one of the most versatile and talented crooners in the Lone Star State. With a playful duet on, "House of Blue Lights" a soulful rendition of Sinatra's classic, "One for my Baby" and a few originals that blend right in among the classics, this CD doesn't disappoint. Make yourself and Old Fashion, call up your favorite gal, and throw this album on!

Modern Day Crooner

Kevin Eubanks - The Messenger

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:22
Size: 129,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:40)  1. The Messenger
(5:47)  2. Sister Veil
(5:40)  3. Resolution
(4:27)  4. JB
(4:18)  5. 420
(5:33)  6. Led Boots
(6:00)  7. M.I.N.D.
(3:50)  8. Queen Of Hearts
(5:30)  9. The Gloaming
(4:09) 10. Loved Ones
(5:23) 11. Ghost Dog Blues

It's a shame that so few people only know guitarist Kevin Eubanks as the always-smiling, lick-delivering bandleader and guitar sidekick on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was sharing the stage with drummer Art Blakey and recording with drummer Billy Hart long before he ever did the daily grind in television studios, but time has an unfortunate way of rewriting history. Eubanks added volumes to Leno's program during his tenure with the comedian-turned host, both in terms of music and personality, but his creativity was shackled in such a restrictive setting; now, his mind is free to roam wherever he pleases. Eubanks left the land of late night television in 2010 and immediately announced his return to jazz with the worth-the-wait Zen Food (Mack Avenue Records, 2010). Now, he's back with a follow-up that's both slick and mellow at the same time.

It's hard to know exactly what to make of an album that contains a funky rewrite of saxophonist John Coltrane's music with a vocal bass line ("Resolution"), a sensitive solo guitar number ("Loved Ones") and a plain-as-day, but pleasing-as-anything blues ("Ghost Dog Blues"), but then again, this is Kevin Eubanks; if his time on television proved anything, it marked him as a versatility man and he's game to show that quality here. His music can be alternately moody ("Sister Veil"), powerful ("420") or peaceable ("The Gloaming"), and he's one of the only artists who can really be funky without being overly forceful ("JB"). His take on guitarist Jeff Beck's "Led Boots" proves to be the only misstep, as it's stripped of its potency and made into a bit of nonsensical jamming with the presence of Alvin Chea's vocal bass work; Chea is phenomenal on "Resolution," but a bit over-the-top here.

Eubanks' instincts about personnel decisions help to further the diversity at play in the music. His working quartet, which was also featured on Zen Food, controls the scenery and intensity, but the guests help to change the sonic identity of each number. Percussionist Joey De Leon Jr. adds a rumbling Latin presence to the title track, Chea has his day on the aforementioned tunes, and Eubanks' horn wielding siblings join the program in a few places; they never disappoint. Robin Eubanks' electronically shadowed trombone work on "JB" is an absolute gas and trumpeter Duane Eubanks immediately takes the baton and runs with it. Their appearances, both together and on separate tracks, help to make the argument that the Eubanks brothers are due for an official family offering. Eubanks sought "to communicate the breadth of his artistic influences" with this album and he can rest knowing that he accomplished his mission. The Messenger is Kevin Eubanks' wonderfully open personality filtered into music.~Dan Bilawskyhttp://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-messenger-kevin-eubanks-mack-avenue-records-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php
 
Personnel: Kevin Eubanks: acoustic guitar, electric guitar; Bill Pierce: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (1-5, 7-9, 11); Rene Camacho: bass (1-7, 11); Robin Eubanks: trombone (4, 8); Duane Eubanks: trumpet (2, 4, 5); Alvin Chea: vocals (3, 6); Joey De Leon, Jr.: congas, percussion (1, 5).

The Messenger

Wynton Kelly Trio - It's All Right

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:33
Size: 91,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:51)  1. It's All Right
(5:30)  2. South Seas
(5:59)  3. Not A Tear
(4:37)  4. Portrait Of Jennie
(3:52)  5. Kelly Roll
(2:06)  6. The Fall Of Love
(3:53)  7. Moving Up
(4:31)  8. On The Trail (from The Grand Canyon Suite)
(2:57)  9. Escapade
(3:11) 10. One For Joan

The Wynton Kelly Trio (consisting of the pianist, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb) are augmented by guitarist Kenny Burrell and percussionist Candido on this 1997 CD reissue. The music is essentially easy listening jazz with concise versions of ten numbers, including a rendition of Charles Lloyd's "One for Joan" that was only previously out in Europe. In addition to the one "new" selection, a few unnecessary false starts for "Kelly Roll" have been included. A brief "The Fall of Love" finds the group joined by a steel drum band, although it makes little impression. The best are "Portrait of Jeannie" and "On the Trail," but overall, this effort is not too essential.~Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/its-all-right!-mw0000028160

Personnel: Wynton Kelly (piano); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Paul Chambers (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums); Candido Camero (congas).

It's All Right

Dorothy Donegan - Live At The Widder Bar

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:30
Size: 146,3 MB
Art: Front

( 5:09)  1. Lover
( 7:42)  2. Tea For Two/Honeysuckle Rose
(10:19)  3. Autumn In New York/ I Can't Get Started/ On Green Dolphin Street
(12:42)  4. Makin' Whoope/ Warsaw Concerto/Darn That Dream/All Blue/ Sweet Lorraine
( 4:51)  5. Take The A Train
(12:35)  6. Prelude To A Kiss/ Mood Indigo/Perdido/Take The A Train
(10:09)  7. Like Someone In Love/ Here's That Rainey Day/For Once In My Life/In The Mood

After years of obscurity, pianist Dorothy Donegan finally started to gain some recognition in the mid-1980s. A brilliant pianist whose playing often takes unusual and unexpected turns (she always keeps her bassist guessing), Donegan is fond of not only putting together unlikely medleys, but suddenly switching styles altogether. 

For this live session with bassist Jimmy Woode and drummer Norman Fearrington, Donegan mostly sticks to a modern mainstream style, but her song quotes are very surprising and she somehow makes a medley out of "Like Someone In Love," "Here's That Rainy Day," "For Once In My Life" (a la Erroll Garner) and "In the Mood."~Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-widder-bar-mw0001011148

Personnel: Piano – Dorothy Donegan;  Bass – Jimmy Woode;  Drums – Norman Fearrington

Live At The Widder Bar

Sue Sheriff - Better Than Anything

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:00
Size: 110,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:16)  1. The Face That I Love
(3:00)  2. Can't Get out of This Mood
(4:11)  3. Remembering the Rain
(3:15)  4. Better Than Anything
(3:33)  5. Turn out the Stars
(4:40)  6. Devil May Care
(3:54)  7. Where Did the Summer Go
(3:15)  8. Beloved (Daahoud)
(5:25)  9. If You Went Away
(2:35) 10. Whisper Not
(5:57) 11. The Lonely Night (Night Lights)
(4:55) 12. All Blues

It was in one of those art pieces often used to close an hour out on National Public Radio where a jazz vocalist was being interviewed about the durability and longevity of the "Great American Songbook." The singer remarked that as long as listeners age and have life experience, the standards composed between 1920 and 1960 will always be rediscovered...one must have lived to properly appreciate these songs. Age, experience, life...these are what have been distilled to their essence in these great songs. Life experience is also one of the principal elements necessary for singing these songs. While many fine singers exist, educated in the conservatory, there is an authenticity rendered from life alone that lends a potent seasoning the art of singing. Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan never saw the New School. But they did see real life, up close and personal. That is something you don't learn in the conservatory. There are also those artists among us, that had day jobs and pursued their respective arts on a semi- professional to professional basis. Portland, Maine vocalist Sue Sheriff is just such a voice. With her, there is a new sheriff in town: just not new like you think. Sheriff's brand of jazz singing is like that of Louise Van Aarsen (Destiny (Self Produced, 2012)) and that is their brand of jazz singing is for grownups by grownups. The two also share a most important teacher and benefactor in one Rebecca Parris, the modern queen of the jazz ballad. Parris has a knack for pointing artists in a direction and allowing nature to take care of the rest.

Sheriff lived a complete life in a variety of formats: wife, mother, real estate professional. Sheriff also remained creatively busy. Inspired by her children, she began writing children's songs, releasing her first collection Love Buddies in 1998. A second children's album in 2005 entitled Believe in Yourself which morphed into a show. In 2008, Sheriff expanded her expression, published an illustrated children's book and accompanying CD with original songs entitled In Harmony and Other Songs of Peace. For the past five years, Sheriff has worked locally with pianist Pete Blue as the doo "Sue n' Blue." This latter experience led to a good part of the repertoire presented on her jazz debut Better Than Anything. Better Than Anything is a delightful mix of standard and not-so-standard tunes that reveal a wide stylistic appeal. On ballads like, "Remember the Rain" and "Turn Out the Stars" Sheriff displays all lessons learned from Rebecca Parris, principally, a potent musical momentum at slow tempi and a perfectly balanced midrange as its vehicle. "Where did Summer Go" and "If You Went Away" are enhanced by Bill Vint's tart flute in the former and Mike Turk's superb jazz harmonica in the latter. 

As fine as Sheriff's aptitude for ballads is, her grasp to the upbeat is better. While ballad singing has its own unique challenges, it is equally difficult to master the drama and dynamics to address the swinging pieces. The title piece and "Devil May Care," provocative vehicles for Bob Dorough. Sheriff captures Dorough's ebullience, magnifying it a mirthful spotlight. Sheriff slays to instrumental standards-cum-vocalese vehicles, Clifford Brown "Daahoud" and Miles Davis' "All Blues." With those, Sue Sheriff shows she has arrived and is the new sheriff in jazz town.~C.Michael Bailey http://www.allaboutjazz.com/better-than-anything-sue-sheriff-self-produced-review-by-c-michael-bailey.php
 
Personnel: Sue Sheriff: vocals; Chris Taylor: piano; Gene Roma: drums; Peter Kontrimas: bass; Mike Turk: harmonica; Bill Vint: saxophones and flute.

Better Than Anything