Shirley Scott - Roll 'em: Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:44
Size: 91.0 MB
Styles: Organ jazz, Soul-jazz
Year: 1966/1994
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. Roll 'em
[3:42] 2. For Dancers Only
[2:49] 3. Sophisticated Swing
[3:52] 4. Sometimes I'm Happy
[3:56] 5. Little Brown Jug
[3:57] 6. Stompin' At The Savoy
[3:30] 7. Ain't Misbehavin'
[3:54] 8. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
[5:18] 9. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
[4:32] 10. Tippin' In

Bass – George Duvivier, Richard Davis; Drums – Ed Shaughnessy, Grady Tate; Guitar – Attila Zoller; Organ – Shirley Scott; Saxophone [Alto] – Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods; Saxophone [Baritone] – Danny Bank; Saxophone [Tenor] – Jerome Richardson, Bob Ashton; Trombone – Ernie Royal, Melba Liston, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Tom McIntosh; Trumpet – Clark Terry, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman, Thad Jones.

Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands is an album by American jazz organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

Roll 'em: Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands

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Johnny Griffin - All Through The Night

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:28
Size: 147.6 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2003/2012
Art: Front

[10:42] 1. Isfahan
[ 9:34] 2. Take My Hand
[ 6:25] 3. All Through The Night
[ 5:12] 4. Coming On The Hudson
[11:02] 5. Woe Is Me
[ 7:29] 6. Hush-A-Bye
[ 8:00] 7. If I Should Lose You
[ 6:01] 8. Out Of This World

Johnny Griffin was born in Chicago on April 24, 1928, and grew up on the South Side. He attended DuSable High School, where he was taught by the famed high school band instructor Capt. Walter Dyett, whose other students included the singers Nat (King) Cole and Dinah Washington and the saxophonists Gene Ammons and Von Freeman.

Mr. Griffin’s career started in a hurry: at age 12, attending his grammar school graduation dance at the Parkway Ballroom in Chicago, he saw Ammons play in King Kolax’s big band and decided what his instrument would be. By 14 he was playing alto saxophone in a variety of situations, including a group called the Baby Band with schoolmates, and occasionally with the blues guitarist and singer T-Bone Walker. At 18, three days after his high school graduation, Mr. Griffin left Chicago to join Lionel Hampton’s big band, where he switched from alto to tenor. From then until 1951 he was based in New York City but mostly on the road.

All Through The Night

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June Katz - Lulu's Back In Town... Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:14
Size: 89.8 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1987/1997
Art: Front

[3:03] 1. Brazil
[4:21] 2. Go 'way Baby Blues
[5:15] 3. No Not Much
[3:13] 4. Lulu's Back In Town
[5:46] 5. Out Of This World
[4:51] 6. Too Late Now
[2:38] 7. When Your Lover Has Gone
[5:12] 8. Smooth Sailin'
[2:00] 9. Somebody Loves Me
[2:50] 10. Without A Song

Vocalist June Katz, the "resident den mother of the West Coast jazz scene," has been an important force in the music community as both a performer, and a nurturer for fellow artists. A fixture at the Alma Street Café from 1986 to 1993, Katz became known for her uniquely passionate and honest brand of jazz stylings, displaying what singer Kate Hammett-Vaughan has termed a "depth of innocence." In addition to holding down the venue's headlining spot, Katz turned the café into an informal training ground for musicians, inviting both veteran and up-and-coming artists to play and collaborate nightly. One of these up-and-comers was local musician Ross Taggart, who notes, "Playing at the Alma Street Café was like going to college for me, playing sax and piano with the best musicians in town." For Katz, " the young musicians who perfected their craft while playing in or with her band" became her "extended family."

Lulu's Back In Town... Again

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Hank Williams - 20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:32
Size: 120.3 MB
Styles: Country
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[2:40] 1. Your Cheatin' Heart
[2:42] 2. Move It On Over
[2:45] 3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
[3:00] 4. Ramblin' Man
[2:24] 5. My Heart Would Know
[2:32] 6. Kaw-Liga
[2:42] 7. Cold, Cold Heart
[2:42] 8. Lovesick Blues
[2:09] 9. Honky Tonk Blues
[2:42] 10. Honky Tonkin'
[2:46] 11. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
[2:51] 12. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
[2:53] 13. Hey, Good Lookin'
[2:31] 14. Window Shopping
[2:22] 15. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
[2:41] 16. Half As Much
[2:22] 17. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)
[2:34] 18. You Win Again
[2:31] 19. Baby, We're Really In Love
[2:36] 20. Take These Chains From My Heart

This set, coming along as it did fairly early in the CD era, provides a very solid look at the genius of Hank Williams and is a fine place to start for anyone looking for an introduction. The price is right, sound is OK, and it has pretty much all of the most important material, and some curiosities as well. Arguably there are omissions, but that would be true in any singe CD overview. In this case, Williams' first single, "Six More Miles to the Graveyard," would have been a far better choice than, say, "My Heart Would Know." This one has the poetry, the easy Southern swing, proto-rockabilly, and hillbilly boogie ("Move It One Over" is one such example), and the magic of the voice itself for a fine price. This is a great purchase. ~Thom Jurek

20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits

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Jimmy Witherspoon - Hey Mrs. Jones

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz

Year: 1962

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 30:17

Size: 69,9 MB

Art: Front

(2:31)  1. Hey, Mrs. Jones

(2:30)  2. In the Dark

(2:37)  3. Tanya

(2:12)  4. I Ain't Mad at You, Pretty Baby

(2:19)  5. Have Faith

(2:18)  6. Lovey Dovey

(3:10)  7. I Don't Know

(2:24)  8. Warm Your Heart

(2:22)  9. Wee Baby Blues

(2:47) 10. If You Live the Life, You Pay the Price

(2:32) 11. Pink Champagne

(2:28) 12. The Masquerade Is Over

One of the many unfairly overlooked albums from Witherspoon's early career, Hey Mrs. Jones is a marvelous discovery, although its lack of stylistic unity, whilst showing Witherspoon's versatility, also accounts for a occasionally confusing listening experience. The best cuts on the album are priceless Witherspoon -- "The Masquerade Is Over" contains one of Witherspoon's most emotional and desperate performances, while "Have Faith" is a great gospel song, sung with genuine fervor. The album is marred slightly by a few novelty numbers, and it's hard to see anyone listening to "Pink Champagne" or "Lovey Dovey" many times, but this is a slight criticism of an album which is still one of Witherspoon's greatest.~Thomas Ward http://www.allmusic.com/album/hey-mrs-jones-mw0000232197

Personnel: Jimmy Witherspoon (vocals, guitar); Al Viola (guitar); Gerald Vinci, Darrel Terwilliger, Johnny Vidor Strings, Walter Wiemeyer, Walter Rower, Harry Hyams, Justin DiTullio, Stanley Harris, Al Barr, Jesse Ehrlich, Bobby Bruce (strings); Maurice Simon, Harold Land, Jay Migliori, Ted Nash, Ben Webster, William Green , Charlie Kennedy (saxophone); Conrad Gozzo , John Anderson Concert Orchestra , Gerald Wilson, Al Porcino, Martin Banks (trumpet); Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash , Frank Rosolino, Lew McCreary (trombone); Bill Miller (piano); Earl Palmer , Mel Lewis (drums).

Hey Mrs. Jones

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Miki Howard - I Choose to Be Happy

Styles: Vocal, Soul
Year: 2015
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 34:55
Size: 56,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:11)  1. Ain't Nobody Like You
(3:27)  2. Soon I'll Be Loving You Again
(7:57)  3. Come Share My Love
(5:40)  4. Pillow Talk
(7:23)  5. Days of Wine and Roses
(3:51)  6. Panther
(0:22)  7. I Choose to Be Happy

Miki Howard grew up in the church, where both of her parents were gospel singers. Her mother was also a member of the gospel group the Caravans and was acquainted with various entertainers. Howard's mother would take her to the homes of various stars such as Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples. While still in elementary school, Howard moved to Los Angeles with her mom. At the age of 15, she performed in a teen pageant. After the show, she met Side Effect member Augie Johnson, who happened to be in the audience and began working with Howard creatively. After a period of time, Howard became a Side Effect member -- upon the departure of Sylvia St. James. Howard's tenure with the group lasted a few years. During this time, she also had two children by Johnson. In addition to singing with Side Effect, she did background vocals for Wayne Henderson, Roy Ayers, Stanley Turrentine, and several other artists. After leaving Side Effect, Howard signed a deal with Atlantic. Her first hit for the label was the Billboard R&B Top Ten single "Come Share My Love." She followed that with the remake of Glenn Miller's 1940 hit "Imagination." Her success continued with two more Top Ten singles, "Baby Be Mine" and "That's What Love Is." The latter was a duet with Gerald Levert and was the result of the creative union Howard formed with Marc Gordon and Levert. Howard and Levert later became romantically involved, and that romance spawned one of Howard's biggest hits, "Love Under New Management." 

The song was written during their brief love affair, but was released after their romance had dissolved. In 1990, Howard signed a deal with Giant, which facilitated the release of her number one smash hit "Ain't Nobody Like You." Howard's lifeline at Giant was cut short due to an altercation her husband had at the label. She also made an appearance as Billie Holiday in a club scene in the Spike Lee movie Malcom X. Howard continued to issue albums throughout the '90s and early 2000s, a few of them heavy on  or wholly reliant upon covers. Her releases during these years included Femme Fatale (1992), Shining Through (1993), Live Plus (1996), Can't Count Me Out (1997), Three Wishes (2001), and Pillow Talk (2006).~Craig Lytle http://www.allmusic.com/artist/miki-howard-mn0000897205/biography

I Choose to Be Happy

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Stanley Jordan - State Of Nature

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:50
Size: 176,4 MB
Art: Front

(8:50)  1. A Place In Space
(7:56)  2. All Blues
(3:18)  3. Forest Garden
(5:50)  4. Insensatez (How Insensitive)
(7:34)  5. Mozart's Piano Concerto #21 (Andante in F Major)
(7:09)  6. Song For My Father
(0:33)  7. Mind Games #1
(7:26)  8. Ocean Breeze
(7:32)  9. Healing Waves
(0:49) 10. Mind Games #2
(6:51) 11. Sadow Dance
(0:34) 12. Mind Games #3
(6:29) 13. Prayer For The Sea
(5:54) 14. Steppin' Out

Guitarist Stanley Jordan has been dazzling audiences since the mid-1980s with his innovative, two-hand tapping approach. His 1985 Blue Note Records debut, Magic Touch achieved commercial success and secured his position in the music industry as a bona fide guitar hero. On State of Nature, Jordan's debut for the Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records, Jordan, along with bassist Charnett Moffett and drummers David Haynes and Kenwood Dennard, showcases his pioneering technique through a well conceived program of standards and original material. Highlights include the well arranged lengthy opener "A Place in Space" and the solo guitar tour de force "Andante from Mozart's Piano Concerto #21." For a handful of tracks, the California native adds another dimension to his jaw-dropping technical display by playing piano and guitar simultaneously. It turns out Jordan is no slouch as a pianist, improvising fluid right hand solos with the same emotional fervor he executes on guitar. 

As impressive as this is, however, the decision to showcase such an approach with tired, overdone selections like Miles Davis' "All Blues" and Horace Silver's "Song for My Father" proves to be uneventful. The disc closes with an uplifting romp through Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out," featuring soulful guitar licks and smooth vocalizing by Jordan's daughter Julia.~John Barron https://www.allaboutjazz.com/state-of-nature-stanley-jordan-mack-avenue-records-review-by-john-barron.php
 

Personnel: Stanley Jordan: guitar; Charnett Moffett: bass; David Haynes: drums; Kenwood Dennard: drums.

State Of Nature

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The Blackbyrds - Night Grooves

Styles: Vocal, Soul, Funk
Year: 1978
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:37
Size: 86,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:11)  1. Happy Music
(4:10)  2. Gut Level
(4:10)  3. Walking In Rhythm
(5:29)  4. Do It Fluid
(6:18)  5. Rock Creek Park
(7:16)  6. Supernatural Feeling
(4:00)  7. Soft And Easy

The Blackbyrds is an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and reformed in 2012 by Keith Killgo. The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard University students: Kevin Toney (keyboards), Keith Killgo (vocals, drums), Joe Hall (bass guitar), Allan C. Barnes (saxophone, clarinet), and Barney Perry (guitar). Orville Saunders (guitar), and Jay Jones (flute, saxophone) joined later. They signed to Fantasy Records in 1973 and are best known for their 1975 hit "Walking in Rhythm", which received a Grammy nomination, sold over one million copies by May 1975, and was awarded a gold discWith eight albums released for Fantasy from 1974 to 1980, The Blackbyrds became an inspiration to late 1970s and early 1980s British jazz-funk acts like Light of the World and Hi-Tension.More recently, they have made a significant impact on the hip-hop generation with Gang Starr, Da Lench Mobb, and Full Force sampling their music. In particular, their 1975 song "Rock Creek Park" from the City Life album has been sampled numerous times by groups and artists such as MF DOOM, De La Soul, Eric B. & Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A, Massive Attack, Ice Cube, Heavy D, Nas and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Tone Loc and Wiz Khalifa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blackbyrds

Night Grooves

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