Branford Marsalis - Crazy People Music

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:38
Size: 148,2 MB
Art: Front

( 8:36)  1. Spartacus
(12:49)  2. The Dark Knight
(10:40)  3. Wolverine
( 6:19)  4. Mr. Steepe
(11:11)  5. Rose Petals
( 9:19)  6. Random Abstract(Diddle-It)
( 5:41)  7. The Ballad Of Chet Kincaid

Branford Marsalis (on tenor and soprano) performs four of his originals, Bob Hurst's "The Dark Knight," Keith Jarrett's obscure "Rose Petals" and "The Ballad of Chet Kincaid" (co-written by Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones) on this outing with his 1990 quartet. It's an impressive group that also includes pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Hurst and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. "Ballad" would catch on to a general audience, but on the others Marsalis is heard throughout in prime form, sounding more original and pushing himself. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/crazy-people-music-mw0000204117

Personnel: Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Kenny Kirkland (piano); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums).

Crazy People Music

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Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing!

Styles: Vocal, Swing, Big Band 
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:25
Size: 159,7 MB
Art: Front

(6:12)  1. The Busy Woman's Blues
(3:11)  2. Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing
(4:06)  3. Big Fine Daddy
(5:06)  4. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
(3:46)  5. Now Or Never
(3:41)  6. I've Got A Feelin'
(3:59)  7. Roll The Boogie
(4:10)  8. Honey Pie
(6:10)  9. I Want A Little Boy
(3:25) 10. Blow Me A Fat Note
(5:06) 11. Voo-It
(3:32) 12. He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped
(4:06) 13. Hootie Blues
(5:15) 14. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
(4:11) 15. Sent For You Yesterday
(2:20) 16. Winter Wonderland

If you like swinging big-band blues, this is a no-lose proposition. The eight-member backup outfit consists of jazz veterans who have played with giants like Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton, and Duke Ellington; lead singer Smith, a kid by comparison, only sounds as if she lived through the big-band era. Half a dozen of the San Francisco group's sparkling originals fit right in with classics first popularized by the likes of Helen Humes, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, and Count Basie. The spirited performances benefit from first-rate musicianship, a sense of humor, and the group's refusal to try to update the genre they call home. As they prove on every one of the 16 tracks, this music works just as well today as it did in the '20s, '30s, '40s, and '50s. ~ Jeff Burger http://www.allmusic.com/album/everybodys-talkin-bout-miss-thing-mw0000528428

Personnel: Lavay Smith (vocals); Jules Broussard (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Rev. Ron Stallings (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Herman Riley (tenor saxophone); Allen Smith, Bill Ortiz (trumpet); Dan Armstrong, Marty Wehner (trombone); Chris Seibert, Chris Siebert (piano); Sly Randolph, Mark "Anarchy" Lee, Mark Lee (drums); Michael Spiro (congas); Jesús Diaz (bongos).

Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing!

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Kenny Drew - Kenny Drew Trio

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:25
Size: 97,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:53)  1. Caravan
(6:04)  2. Come Rain or Come Shine
(5:42)  3. Ruby My Dear
(4:03)  4. Weird-O
(4:39)  5. Taking a Chance on Love
(5:14)  6. When You Wish Upon a Star
(5:25)  7. Blues for Nica
(6:22)  8. It's Only a Paper Moon

Kenny Drew, with the assistance of bassist Paul Chambers (whose bowed solos are always welcome) and drummer Philly Joe Jones, explores six standards and two of his originals. Although Drew would have to move to Europe in the early '60s in order to get the recognition he deserved, it is obvious (in hindsight) from this enjoyable date that he was already a major improviser. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-kenny-drew-trio-mw0000188071

Kenny Drew Trio: Keny Drew (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums).

Kenny Drew Trio

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Jackie Wilson - The Soul Years 1965-1975

Styles: Vocal, Soul
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:33
Size: 113,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:23)  1. Whispers (Gettin' Louder)
(2:53)  2. The Fairest Of Them All
(2:25)  3. My Heart Is Calling
(3:00)  4. Who Am I?
(2:46)  5. You Brought About A Change In
(2:45)  6. Since You Showed Me How To Be
(2:58)  7. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) H
(2:55)  8. I Get The Sweetest Feeling
(2:53)  9. The Who Who Song
(3:44) 10. What A Lovely Way
(2:55) 11. (I Can Feel These) Vibrations
(2:22) 12. Try It Again
(3:18) 13. Because Of You
(2:43) 14. You Got Me Walking
(2:49) 15. (We Got To Find) The Fountain
(2:36) 16. (My Love Is) Growin' Tall
(2:57) 17. Nobody But You

After ruling the pop and R&B charts in the late '50s and early '60s, Jackie Wilson revived his somewhat dormant career with slick, immaculately sung Chicago-soul productions such as "Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" (1966), "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (1967), and "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" (1968). The Soul Years offers these high points along with a stack of entertaining, if slight, tracks covering the period from "Whispers" to the end of Wilson's career in 1975. While not everything here ranks with his greatest work, the disc provides a revealing look at this master vocalist's final decade of recording. ~ Rickey Wright  https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Years-Jackie-Wilson/dp/B00000DI1D

The Soul Years  1965-1975

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