The Al Cohn Quintet - The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bob Brookmeyer

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 39:43

Size: 90.9 MB

Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz

Year: 1956/2005

Art: Front

[3:21] 1. The Lady Is A Tramp

[3:33] 2. Good Spirits

[4:19] 3. A Blues Serenade

[2:53] 4. Lazy Man Stomp

[2:46] 5. Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)

[3:36] 6. Chloe

[3:43] 7. S-H-I-N-E

[2:33] 8. Back To Back

[3:46] 9. So Far So Good

[3:51] 10. Winter

[2:38] 11. I Should Care

[2:37] 12. Bunny Hunch

Al Cohn and Bob Brookmeyer appeared on a number of record dates together, each appearing as a sideman with the other, in addition to joint appearances on a number of Manny Albam-led sessions, among others. But this disc, initially issued by Coral on LP in 1957, was one of the hardest to acquire until its 2005 reissue as a limited-edition CD. With the assistance of pianist Mose Allison, bassist Teddy Kotick, and drummer Nick Stabulas in the rhythm section, Cohn and Brookmeyer inspire one another throughout the sessions. Brookmeyer contributed the upbeat "Good Spirits" and breezy "Lazy Man Stomp." Cohn's strong originals include the cool ballad "Winter" and the swinging "Back to Back." They also update a number of standards from earlier decades, including Brookmeyer's exotic setting of "Ill Wind" (a terrific feature for Cohn) and Cohn's surprisingly uptempo setting of the usually hackneyed "Chloe." Since this CD reissue will no longer be available after March 2008, cool jazz fans are advised not to miss this edition. ~Ken Dryden

Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer

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Roxy Heartfelt & The Heart Throbs - Let's Face The Music And Dance EP

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 17:54
Size: 41.0 MB
Styles: Jazz-blues vocals
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:39] 1. Let's Face The Music And Dance
[3:13] 2. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
[3:18] 3. You Don't Move Me No More
[3:43] 4. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
[4:59] 5. Love For Sale

Roxy Heartfelt play Jazz, and Blues, Swing and Latin. The band has developed over the past 4 years to become a cohesive and solid rhythmic unit. All of us enjoy playing together immensely. There is space and room to solo, great melodies, and excellent musicianship.

Ex Jive Bomber Roz Hatfield becomes Roxy Heartfelt, a sultry singing sensation who really knows how to party. The Throbs provide sophisticated 3 part vocal backing and drive a house rockin’ rhythm all the way home from Memphis, Tennessee, via New York, Chicago and LA. Collectively, The Throbs boast a wealth of musical experience having run the gamut of the entertainment industry from concert halls to pubs and clubs, as well as live theatre, television to radio broadcasting.

Let's Face The Music And Dance

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Eddie Money - Playlist: The Very Best Of Eddie Money

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:57
Size: 118.9 MB
Styles: Album Rock
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:30] 1. Baby Hold On
[3:29] 2. Take Me Home Tonight Be My Baby
[4:37] 3. Walk On Water
[4:07] 4. The Love In Your Eyes
[3:51] 5. I Wanna Go Back
[3:09] 6. Think I'm In Love
[3:08] 7. Two Tickets To Paradise [single Version]
[3:04] 8. Maybe I'm A Fool
[3:07] 9. Shakin'
[4:20] 10. Fall In Love Again
[3:37] 11. The Big Crash
[3:22] 12. Endless Nights
[4:59] 13. Peace In Our Time
[3:30] 14. I'll Get By

Playlist: The Very Best of Eddie Money features 14 tracks defined on the back jacket as "the life-changing songs, the out-of-print tracks, the hits, the fan favorites everyone loves, and the songs that make the artists who they are." Money is no stranger to "greatest-hits" collections, most of which cover all of the pop/rock legend's biggest radio hits like "Shakin'," "Two Tickets to Paradise," "Think I'm in Love," "I Wanna Go Back," "Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby," and "Baby Hold On," all of which appear here. Listeners looking for a little more than just gravy may be disappointed, but this Playlist doesn't miss a beat. ~James Christopher Monger

Playlist: The Very Best Of Eddie Money

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Kenny Rankin - A Song For You

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:57
Size: 100.6 MB
Styles: Standards, Adult Contemporary
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[6:08] 1. When The Sun Comes Out
[3:24] 2. Where Do You Start
[3:45] 3. 'round Midnight
[4:10] 4. She Was Too Good To Me
[4:26] 5. Spanish Harlem
[5:23] 6. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
[3:28] 7. The Way You Look Tonight
[3:16] 8. I've Just Seen A Face
[3:57] 9. Love Walked In
[5:55] 10. A Song For You

The great Kenny Rankin makes a subtle shift in stylistic focus on this label debut, titled A Song for You. The recording shows just how rewarding the marriage of songs from the Great American Songbook with the smooth jazz style can be when played by a talent of Rankin's stature. His singing explores new musical trails on such great compositions as Harold Arlen's "When the Sun Comes Out," the Lorenz Hart favorite "She Was Too Good to Me," and "Love Walked In" by George & Ira Gershwin. Rankin also reprises his vocal version of "'Round Midnight," the Thelonious Monk standard previously released on his 2001 CD Haven't We Met?. This vocal version is performed with harmonically viable guitar strumming, with Rankin making it a much easier task than one who may be trying to de-emphasize the difficult piano stylings associated with Monk. Other songs deserving noteworthy mention are the subtle sensuality of "Spanish Harlem" and "I've Just Seen a Face" by Lennon/McCartney. The results of this great variety of musical planning are distinctly even and make for nearly an hour of great smooth jazz fused with excellent material from the songbooks of some of the world's greatest composers. ~Paula Edelstein

A Song For You

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Marilyn Scott - Nightcap

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:06
Size: 93,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:02)  1. I Wished On A Moon
(4:00)  2. Smile
(4:59)  3. Here's That Rainy Day
(5:28)  4. Stardust
(4:04)  5. Isn't This A Lovely Day
(5:16)  6. Here's To Life
(5:04)  7. Yesterdays
(6:10)  8. If It's The Last Thing I Do

Over the course of seven previous recordings, while establishing herself as a premier adult contemporary singer/songwriter, Marilyn Scott has carried on a quiet but steady love affair with the Great American Songbook. Her rendition of "The Look of Love" (from 1998's Avenues of Love) earned producer George Duke a Grammy nomination for Best Arrangement with vocals. Earlier recordings feature stunning versions of the classics "Let Me Be the One," "The Summer Knows," and "You Don't Know Me." On this much too short but still very satisfying collection, Scott's flirtation with pop standards evolves beautifully into a life-changing romance with the help of some of Los Angeles' most acclaimed studio musicians and jazz performers Brandon Fields (sax), Rick Baptist (trumpet), Ray Fuller (guitar), Brian Bromberg (upright bass), Dan Higgins (flute), Brazilian guitarist Dori Caymmi, and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums). Nightcap also marks the first time that frequent collaborator Duke has produced and arranged an entire Scott recording. The choices are inspired, from the coolly swinging Brazilian romance of "I Wished on the Moon" (from the Billie Holiday catalog) to the tender trio arrangement of "Smile" and understated poetry of "Stardust" (featuring Duke on piano and Rhodes). Scott skips through a nice variety of moods the heartfelt melancholy of "Here's that Rainy Day" balancing the optimistic "Isn't This a Lovely Day," with her bright vocal cruising gracefully over Bromberg's throbbing bass. The soulful big-band brass textures on "If It's the Last Thing I Do" adds a classy closing touch. ~ Jonathan Widran http://www.allmusic.com/album/nightcap-mw0000166040

Personnel: Dori Caymmi (vocals, guitar); Dean Parks, Ray Fuller (guitar); Dan Higgins (flute, tenor saxophone); Brandon Fields (alto saxophone); Rick Baptist (trumpet); George Duke (keyboards); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).

Nightcap

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Earl Klugh - Ballads

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:31
Size: 196,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:41)  1. This Time
(4:58)  2. Waltz For Debby
(2:40)  3. If You're Still In Love With Me
(3:45)  4. The April Fools
(5:13)  5. Rayna
(2:59)  6. Natural Thing
(2:49)  7. Waiting For Cathy
(4:34)  8. Julie
(3:50)  9. Nature Boy
(3:36) 10. Dream Come True
(5:09) 11. The Shadow Of Your Smile
(4:12) 12. Christina

While this collection of ballads from past Klugh releases has many pleasant moments, it's so pastoral and calming that each song fades into another one without making much impression. As background music, they're effective. Klugh's solos are well constructed, marvelously articulated, and his lines and phrasing sublime. The material covers an impressive range of genres, from jazz to pop, originals and standards. Those who enjoy untaxing material should find this another delightful Klugh collection; others seeking visceral fare should look elsewhere. ~ Ron Wynn http://www.allmusic.com/album/ballads-mw0000105266

Personnel:  Earl Klugh (guitar), Greg Phillinganes (electric piano, keyboards); Dave Grusin (keyboards); Lee Ritenour (electric & 12 string guitars); Paul Jackson (electric guitar); Charles Meeks, Anthony Jackson, David Saltman (bass); James Bradley Jr., Victor Lewis, Harvey Mason, Raymond Pounds (drums), Ralph MacDonald, Paulinho Da Costa, Dr. Gibbs (percussion).

Ballads

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Joe Beck & John Abercrombie - Coincidence

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:04
Size: 157,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:45)  1. Beautiful Love
(4:57)  2. Vingt-six
(5:43)  3. I Should Care
(4:40)  4. Israel
(4:48)  5. How Deep Is The Ocean
(5:49)  6. Mikey Likes It
(5:09)  7. Ma Funny Valentine
(4:47)  8. All Blues
(7:23)  9. My Romance
(5:58) 10. The Turnaround
(5:59) 11. Just A Waltz
(8:01) 12. Things Ain't What They Used To Be

His ECM albums may be more overtly modern and left-of-center but, based on a 2004 AAJ interview, when John Abercrombie is at home practicing, it's usually in the context of jazz standards. For those who feel such well-trodden material has little left to offer in the way of either challenge or modern interpretation, the guitarist's duet with Joe Beck, Coincidence, will go a long way to encouraging naysayers to reconsider. Like Abercrombie, Beck is a guitarist with a sizable discography as a sideman. His discography as a leader is smaller, however, and hasn't received the same attention as Abercrombie's 35-year association with ECM. But what the public doesn't know is the public's loss, as this program of standards and originals makes clear that these two guitarists are ideally matched. This pairing doesn't have the same eclecticism as Abercrombie's duet albums with Ralph Towner, but there's the same deep level of communication, with both players' ears wide open. There's also no mistaking Abercrombie's generally softer attack and Beck's slightly sharper, more often effected sound, but Abercrombie can be heard in the left channel, while Beck is in the right.

Traditionalists will be happy to hear an ambling version of "Beautiful Love" open the set, but it's a signal of things to come that the theme doesn't appear until both guitarists have taken solos and the tune is winding down. Nine of the twelve tunes may be standards, but the duo's approach is not always what one might expect. There may be no rhythm section, but with a 4/4 reinvention of Miles Davis' classic "All Blues" featuring Beck's funky rhythm playing behind Abercrombie's overdriven solo, one can almost feel the backbeat. Beck's bluesy "Mikey Likes It" might be screaming out for a shuffle, but it's to both guitarists' credit that, while their arrangements could be done with full group, they don't need to be; between them, Beck and Abercrombie provide all the rhythm, harmony, color and melody required. Abercrombie's impressionistic, rubato ballad "Vingt-six," first heard on The Third Quartet (ECM, 2007) takes more liberties with time. That the two guitarists feel so in touch with its inherent elasticity speaks volumes on a tune that's closer in aesthetic to the Abercrombie/Towner discs, though Beck's more percussive and cascading solo approach is a clear differentiator. Abercrombie's "Just a Waltz," from his duet DVD with pianist Andy LaVerne, The Art of the Duo (Mel Bay, 2006), is more straightforward at least, at first. Where it ultimately leads is further proof that it's possible to combine the traditional with the modern, as both guitarists apply a more sophisticated harmonic approach and a lyricism that's undeniable but far from predictable.While guitar duos aren't uncommon, the empathic interplay and nothing-to-prove selflessness of Coincidence is a strong addition to that tradition. Reverential of things past, it makes no bones about being firmly rooted in the present, with an unmistakable eye on the future. ~ John Kelman https://www.allaboutjazz.com/coincidence-joe-beck-whaling-city-sound-review-by-john-kelman.php

Personnel: Joe Beck: guitar; John Abercrombie: guitar.

Coincidence

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