Cristina Zavalloni - Special Dish

Size: 139,0 MB
Time: 59:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Black Is The Color (1:55)
02. Canto Fones (8:06)
03. Vacanze Romane (4:47)
04. Sweet Dreams (3:17)
05. Ixelles (4:45)
06. To Yasemi (4:19)
07. My Favourite Things (7:08)
08. L'America (2:54)
09. Doralice (3:30)
10. Elison Parade (3:59)
11. Ingorgo (4:43)
12. Don't Talk (4:52)
13. Poinciana (4:52)

Personnel:
Cristina Zavalloni - Vocals
Cristiano Arcelli - Sax
Daniele Mencarelli - Bass
Alessandro Paternesi - Drums

Special Dish is the result of a collaboration between Cristina Zavalloni together with Cristiano Arcelli, Alessandro Paternesi and Daniele Mencerelli; the members of the Radar Band which was brought together under the aegis of the Egea label, with which Zavalloni recorded La Donna di Cristallo (2012).
Mencarelli, Paternesi and Arcelli understand pop and folk stock, are classically trained and have strong leanings towards jazz and improvisation; three factors making them, in Cristina Zavalloni’s eyes, ideal travelling partners for more than an incursion into what she describes as an ‘international repertoire’.

Special Dish

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The Funky Organics - The Funky Organics

Size: 123,7 MB
Time: 52:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz/Funk/Soul, Hammond Organ
Art: Front

01. Mojowinder (4:01)
02. Cissy Strut (5:22)
03. The Lizard (4:55)
04. Lentil Soup (5:21)
05. Silly (4:32)
06. Groove With Me (5:42)
07. Soul Bossa (4:36)
08. Funk Time (6:22)
09. Fungi Groove (6:01)
10. Grease Ball (5:44)

Staying true to the Chicken Coup mission statement, this CD is funky, cool, tap-your-toes B3 organ rock! On this very hip recording from an accomplished and polished player, the tunes are accessible, catchy, and downright tasty.

Educated at world renowned music school Indiana University, jazz trumpeter Rick Savage has lived and worked in and around New York City for the past 25 years. He is proud to be a part of 2 cd projects for 2012; for free jazz enthusiasts "INNERrOUTe" & for straight ahead jazz enthusiasts, legendary drummer Eliot Zigmund's "Trio EZ".

Rick also has a rich composing background. He recently scored "A Whole New Day" for Cinemax, staring James Gandolfini. Other composing credits include jingles & industrial films for Nissan & Pfizer. Rick's experiences as a former band member/studio musician for the following well known artists, set the stage for the makings of an extremely versatile musician.

Rick has performed and/or recorded with Tania Maria, Gerry Mulligan, Jack McDuff, Mel Lewis, Nancy Wilson, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Toshiko Aikioshi, Warne Marsh, Randy Brecker, Michael Jackson, Daniel Ponce, Nestor Torres, Henry Mancini and many others.

The Funky Organics

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Denny Earnest - Earnest Jazz Ballads: Pat Felitti Piano

Size: 101,2 MB
Time: 43:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Why Don't You Love Me (All The Time) (4:19)
02. How I Long For (3:52)
03. Nod To Thelonius (3:26)
04. On This Velvet Afternoon (4:16)
05. Rose (4:03)
06. Watch The Leaves Turn (4:03)
07. Forest From The Tree's (3:40)
08. Lost (3:56)
09. Hold You In My Arms (2:59)
10. Beautiful Girl (4:29)
11. Life Goes On (4:09)

Continuing to draw on his unique take on his "New American Songbook", Denny carves out 11 more songs, all ballads here, with piano by NY's Pat Felitti, and Upright Bass added by Bill Watson. Vocals are playfully done by Denny in the Frank style, with all the hubris and swank of the 60's Reprise classics.

Pianist Pat Felitt (NYC) does great work here reminiscent of Bill Evans, as on "Beatiful Girl", and at times like Kenny Baron "Nod to Thelonius", classically trained his work ethic shines through on all tracks.

Bill Watson of Kent Ohio rumbles on the Upright Bass, a long time cohort of Denny's, a member of the Deadly Earnest Band back in the good old days, 80's... currently plays also with the "Numbers Band", and Rachel Brown and the "Beatnik Playboys" fine writers and players also.

Earnest Jazz Ballads

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BWB - BWB

Size: 101,4 MB
Time: 43:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz, Soul, Funk
Art: Front

01. Triple Dare (3:57)
02. Bust A Move (5:08)
03. Bwb (5:02)
04. Bolly Bop (4:11)
05. I Want You Girl (4:38)
06. Lemonade (4:05)
07. Memphis Steppin' (4:26)
08. Hey Baby (4:19)
09. North Star (4:37)
10. Turn Up (2:47)

You can almost smell the tangy barbecue sauce dripping from the forthcoming third album "BWB" by chart-topping trio BWB, who throw down like a sweaty garage band at a Memphis backyard house party on their debut for the Artistry Music label arriving April 22. It's the first time the band made up of GRAMMY® winners Norman Brown (guitar, vocals) and Kirk Whalum (saxophone, flute, vocals) and Rick Braun (trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, vocals) cooked up a festive, sticky-fingered feast of ten new contemporary jazz, R&B, soul and funk joints. Braun produced the session in his suburban Los Angeles-area home studio where the band moved in with their families and lived together for an entire week. The result is a collaborative disc celebrating brotherhood and live music. The tantalizing title track is the first radio cut, which enters Billboard's Top 10 on next week's singles chart and appears to be ticketed for the top spot.

Anytime the three solo stars get together to record, it's an instant candidate for event album of the year in the contemporary jazz world. BWB has been itching to record original material ever since they first recorded as a high-wattage trio in 2002 when they released a collection of covers entitled "Groovin'." Over a decade later, they reunited as a combo in 2013 with "Human Nature," paying tribute to Michael Jackson's songbook and scoring their first No 1 hit with "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)." This time around, they decided to compose the material entirely on their own, creating party jams specifically with their spirited live shows in mind.

BWB

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Rosie Carlino - The Letting Go

Size: 128,4 MB
Time: 55:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. What Do I Do With Me (3:13)
02. All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart (3:33)
03. On My Way To You (4:27)
04. Why Should I Care (4:48)
05. Like A Fool (3:26)
06. If I Didn't Care (5:28)
07. Close To You (4:30)
08. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (3:30)
09. I'll See You In My Dreams (3:59)
10. That Old Feeling (4:17)
11. There Will Never Be Another You (5:18)
12. My Favorite Year (4:15)
13. The Letting Go (4:14)

"Rosie Carlino sings from her heart on this intimate recording, choosing beautiful standards from the American Songbook that musically express her personal journey through some of Life’s most poignant transitions."

"Rosie Carlino is a jazz singer who performs from her heart. Impeccable phrasings, not hurried, unwavering vocals, a gorgeous voice and a beautiful spirit."

The Letting Go

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Victor Feldman - Rio Nights

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 1987

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 43:32

Size: 100,0 MB

Art: Front

(4:16)  1. In My Pocket

(4:20)  2. I Am Happy

(5:26)  3. Don't Ask Oscar

(4:30)  4. Skippin'

(4:12)  5. Welcome To The Party

(5:08)  6. You Gave Me The Runaround

(3:39)  7. Ruby Jubilation

(7:36)  8. Basin Street Blues

(4:22)  9. Rio

Victor Feldman was a child prodigy who was a professional from the age of seven and sat in on drums with Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band in 1944 when he was ten. He was active in his native England through the bebop years (mostly on drums), debuting as a leader in 1948. By 1952, Feldman was getting better-known for his vibes playing and he recorded extensively during the 1950s. After touring with Woody Herman (1956-1957), he decided to move to the U.S. in 1957, where he worked at the Lighthouse with Howard Rumsey. Feldman recorded (on vibes and piano) for Mode, Contemporary, and Riverside during 1957-1961, a period in which he became a busy studio musician. Feldman was with Cannonball Adderley's Quintet (mostly as a pianist) for six months in 1960-1961 and recorded with Miles Davis in 1963 (who offered him a job with his new quintet and recorded his original "Seven Steps to Heaven"), but remained in L.A. and the studios. He cut jazz dates for Choice, Concord, Palo Alto, and TBA and in the 1980s up until his death he led a soulful crossover group (the Generation Band) that often featured his son, Trevor Feldman, on drums.~Scott Yanowhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/victor-feldman/id2753987#fullText

Personnel: Victor Feldman (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Fred Tackett (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Hubert Laws (flute); Eddie Karam (marimba); Chuck Domanico (upright bass, electric bass); Harvey Mason, Sr., Trevor Feldman (drums).

Rio Nights

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Lisa Lynn - Ten Cents A Dance

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:11
Size: 104,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. Comes Love
(2:44)  2. Deed I Do
(2:48)  3. I Love Paris
(3:38)  4. I Wanna Little Sugar In My Bowl
(3:25)  5. Miss Jenny's Ball
(2:53)  6. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(3:38)  7. After You've Gone
(2:51)  8. All Of Me
(4:51)  9. You Don't Know What Love Is
(3:00) 10. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(4:13) 11. Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me
(3:09) 12. Bye Bye Blackbird
(4:32) 13. Ten Cents A Dance

A wonderful blend of jazz standards, Lisa Lynn has been described as a sultry, bluesy, bust your heart in half singer. Like many others before her, Ohio-born vocalist Lisa Lynn felt she'd never realy found a home until she his New Orleans. 

She's been in that music loving city since the 1990s, and has performed, to popular acclaim in more than a dozen top jazz clubs and other prominent musical venues around the town. Lisa has one CD under her own name to her credit, and is currently putting the finishing touches on two others. Offbeat magazine called her first effort, "Ten Cents A Dance," "sultry, bluesy, and even down home gutbucket....but with accent on the drama."http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisalynn

Ten Cents A Dance

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Kenny Wheeler - One of Many

Styles: Straight-ahead/Mainstream
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:26
Size: 120,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:12)  1. Phrase 3
(5:25)  2. Anticipation
(5:59)  3. Aneba
(3:16)  4. Any How
(4:05)  5. Canter #5
(3:06)  6. Ever After (Duo version)
(5:13)  7. Now and Now Again
(6:58)  8. Old Ballad
(6:26)  9. Fortune's Child
(5:41) 10. Even After

In a 2001 Norma Winstone interview, the British vocalist referred to Kenny Wheeler as "the Duke Ellington of our time." Wheeler, whose reputation has grown almost in spite of his own quiet humility, may not possess Ellington's populist cachet, but that doesn't mean the trumpeter's music is any less distinctive or groundbreaking, and with no small reach: his music, studied in detail at universities around the world; his large ensemble work, grist for many a big band. Not being a household name needn't mean lack of significance, with Wheeler's place in jazz history long since assured as one of the most important composers of the last half century. Equally influential on his instrument with immaculate control facilitating the peppering of his unmistakably melancholic lyricism with sudden leaps into the stratosphere there's no denying the harsh realities of age. The 81 year-old Wheeler may be predisposed to the middle range of his flugelhorn on One of Many, but he can still surprise, executing thrilling intervallic leaps during "Anticipation," the second of nine charts appearing, for the first time, on this, Wheeler's fifth recording for the Italian Cam Jazz label since the sublime delicacy of his duo debut with pianist of choice, John Taylor, Where Do We Go From Here? (2004).

Taylor is back for One of Many, bringing the kind of comfortable chemistry the two have shared dating back to Wheeler's early large ensemble recording, Song for Someone (Psi, 1973). But the wildcard in this trio set is surely Steve Swallow, who last collaborated with Taylor on New Old Age (Egea, 2005). Swallow has intersected with Wheeler before, but this is the first time he's appeared on one of the trumpeter's recordings and the first time Wheeler has used an electric bass on any of his Cam or ECM releases. More than the obvious change in complexion especially with Swallow's instrument, whose warm, full-bodied tone also possesses a unique clarity in the upper register it's the bassist's comfortable dual-role as contrapuntal melodist and rhythmic and harmonic anchor that makes One of Many stand out in Wheeler's discography. Nowhere is this more evident than on "Now and Now Again," reprised from The Widow in the Window (ECM, 1990). On that quintet session, Dave Holland's robust double-bass kept things firmly in ballad territory; here, Swallow keeps it equally simple, but occasionally moves seamlessly into a double-time feel, lending the track a different kind of swing. Wheeler sticks to flugelhorn throughout this elegant, largely low-to-mid-tempo set, though the trio does turn the heat up on "Anticipation," where Swallow's upper-register playing intertwines with Wheeler for its serpentine melody, leaving Taylor largely responsible for maintaining forward motion. Returning to more straightforward blowing after the string-driven Other People (CAM Jazz, 2008) doesn't mean less compositional weight, only that there's greater emphasis on the trio's interpretive interaction. Another superb entry in the discography of an artist whose career has been marked by consistency and the sound of surprise, One of Many is, well, one more reason why comparing Wheeler to Ellington is astute and right on the money.~John Kelman http://www.allaboutjazz.com/one-of-many-kenny-wheeler-cam-jazz-review-by-john-kelman.php
 

Personnel: Kenny Wheeler: flugelhorn; John Taylor: piano; Steve Swallow: electric bass.

One of Many

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Aaron Heick & Romantic Jazz Trio - Europe

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:53
Size: 155,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:13)  1. Europe
(6:34)  2. Harlem Nocturne
(5:48)  3. Summer's Gone
(4:34)  4. Comin' Home, Baby
(8:10)  5. Moon and Sand
(5:11)  6. O Que Sera
(5:24)  7. And I Love Her
(6:44)  8. Infant Eyes
(6:29)  9. Where or When
(7:11) 10. Star-Crossed Lovers
(5:32) 11. Doin' Alright

Sometimes it takes extremely talented and worthy musicians a long time before releasing an album in which they lead. Some of the musicians never do. Luckily, Aaron Heick got together with the Japanese label Venus Records to release his first album under his own moniker. Easily one of the best modern alto saxophonists in the United States, Heick has performed and recorded with stars such as Chaka Khan, Barbra Streisand, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, and Richard Bona. In this one-horn quartet setting with the extraordinary John di Martino and his Romantic Jazz Trio, Heick shows his phenomenal technique, solid sound, and emotionally charged soulfulness. Some of the selections on this album include Carlos Santana's "Europe," flutist Herbie Mann's funky "Comin' Home, Baby," a song by the Beatles "And I Love Her," and the evocative "Infant Eyes," written by Wayne Shorter. There are also two original compositions by Heick himself. The powerful performances from the musicians are heightened by the classic sound produced by Venus' engineering team. This is a fantastic and solid debut from an incredibly talented musician's musician!

http://www.elusivedisc.com/Aaron-Heick-Romantic-Jazz-Trio-Europe-Single-Layer-Stereo-Japanese-Import-SACD/productinfo/VENSA0065/

Personnel:  Aaron Heick, alto saxophone;  John Di Martino, piano;  Boris Kozlov, bass;  Willie Martinez, drums

Europe

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