Lyman Woodard Organization - Don't Stop The Groove

Size: 110,9 MB
Time: 47:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1979/2009
Styles: Jazz/Funk, Hammond Organ
Art: Front

01. Don't Stop The Groove (7:13)
02. Disco Tease (7:29)
03. Ron's Song (5:56)
04. Theme In Search Of A Sportspectacular (6:58)
05. Down Lowe (6:57)
06. Kimba (6:21)
07. Djarum (6:53)

Detroit jazz-funk trio the Lyman Woodard Organization were taking their own crack at a “Detroit sound” at the same time Motown was making the Jackson 5 a dance floor staple.

Recorded live January 26, 1979 at Cobb's Corner, Detroit, Michigan, with brilliant trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, this record captures the show stopping power of the Lyman Woodard Organization’s live performances. Perfectly blending their R&B-styled jazz and funky grooves, it is our pleasure to preserve this performance.

Don't Stop The Groove

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Catherine Russell - Harlem On My Mind

Size: 122,1 MB
Time: 52:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Harlem On My Mind (4:13)
02. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (4:08)
03. Swing! Brother, Swing! (2:30)
04. The Very Thought Of You (5:03)
05. You've Got The Right Key But The Wrong Keyhole (3:52)
06. Don't Take Your Love From Me (4:49)
07. Blue Turning Grey Over You (3:07)
08. You're My Thrill (4:40)
09. I Want A Man (3:52)
10. When Lights Are Low (4:47)
11. Talk To Me, Talk To Me (3:16)
12. Let Me Be The First To Know (5:00)
13. Goin' To Town (2:58)

With her sixth album, Harlem On My Mind, Grammy® Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell journeys to the blue heart of the great African American songbook. Swinging forth with soulful interpretations, Russell taps the golden age of Harlem, as befits this vibrant daughter of jazz. Vocalists Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Dinah Washington provide inspiration where tunesmiths like Benny Carter, Irving Berlin, Andy Razaf and Fats Waller once ruled the roost of a renaissance which continues to reverberate. Of the title track, Russell says, “It’s about not forgetting your roots,” which also serves as her modus operandi for the entire 12 song collection. “The album is comprised of songs from artists who played at The Apollo in Harlem, where all African American artists of note appeared.”

Russell is a native New Yorker, born into musical royalty. Her father, the late Luis Russell, was a legendary pianist/composer/bandleader and Louis Armstrong’s long-time musical director. Her mother, Carline Ray, was a pioneering vocalist/guitarist/bassist who performed with International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Mary Lou Williams, and Sy Oliver. Russell notes, “My mother was born and raised in Harlem and my father led one of the leading orchestras in Harlem, which was part of the inspiration for this album.

Harlem On My Mind

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Dylan Taylor With Mike Clark & Larry Coryell - One In Mind

Size: 150,7 MB
Time: 64:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz: Jazz Fusion
Art: Front

01. The One Or The Nine (4:24)
02. Loft Funk (6:59)
03. Jumbo Liar (5:15)
04. Song For Dennis (5:04)
05. Excerpt (From War And Peace) (5:23)
06. John's Abbey (9:17)
07. Hittin' And Missin' (7:35)
08. Alabama Rhap Corollary (5:20)
09. Jem'n'eye'n (8:25)
10. The Dragon Gate (6:41)

Personnel:
Larry Coryell - Guitar
Mike Clark - Drums
Dylan Taylor - Bass

Bassist/Cellist/Composer and Arranger Dylan Taylor is a veteran mainstay of the greater Philadelphia area Jazz scene. During his busy career Dylan has provided the bottom anchor for name artists such as Lee Konitz, Freddie Hubbard, Mose Allison and Larry Coryell, and taken part in steady local Jazz engagements in Center City's better hotels with pianist Tom Lawton's trio at the Four Seasons and saxophonist Tony Williams' quartet at the RitzCarlton.

Taylor has recorded extensively for the C.I.M.P. label on respective releases with saxophonist Bobby Zankel, vibraphonist Khan Jamal and Vocalist Kelly Meashey, and was a longtime member of Bobby Zankel's "little big band," The Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, with recordings on Dreambox Media.

Dylan studied bass with Al Stauffer, Dennis Sandole, Buster Williams (under an NEA Jazz study Fellowship) and John Pattitucci at City College of New York, where he also studied composition with Mike Holober. In 2013 Taylor's musical score for the feature film Takao Dancer was premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Taylor's first self-produced project as leader, 2013's Sweeter for the Struggle, features his friend Larry Coryell and three of Dylan's original compositions. On both the recording and at the CD release concert, the legendary guitarist joined top Philadelphia Jazz talents including the aforementioned Tom Lawton and Bobby Zankel; one of the tunes, Art the Messenger (inspired by drummer Art Blakey), encapsulates Taylor's spiritual feelings regarding both his musicmaking/ bandleadingapproach and his overall worldview: Specifically, that positive hope combined with the musical diversity displayed in his compositions weaving together AfroCuban,fusion, straight ahead, blues and avantgarde canplay a part in a larger message of connecting us all individually to something bigger than ourselves, a sum truly greater than its parts. As Dylan Taylor states, "I hope that my music can contribute in some way to this process.

One In Mind

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Lolo Gervais - Under A Lolo Moon

Size: 134 MB
Time: 23:44
File: FLAC
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Tainted Love (3:17)
02. Higher Love (3:18)
03. Wild Women (3:27)
04. I Will Survive (Autumn Leaves) (4:22)
05. Angel Eyes (2:16)
06. Dynamite (4:07)
07. Teach Me Tiger (2:54)

Stirring up a mix of classic modern pop, rock and soul tunes into a fun Neo Vintage party soundtrack— vocalist Lorraine Gervais belts out over the backdrop of a mean ragtime/boogaloo/stride piano, standup bass, horn riffs, gypsy guitar & slammin drumbeats — creating a great party wherever they end up.

Lolo Gervais takes tunes of one style and then recreates them into roaring 20's, swinging 30's, New Orleans funky boogaloo style, swanky 50's & 60's, classic early Motown & beyond. Everything is fair game as they bend musical genres into whole new grooves that are hot to hear and fun to play.

Think Paula Abdul meets Louis Armstrong, or Daft Punk, Michael Jackson and Sting running headlong into a funky 1920's swing, Kenny Loggins grooving over an old New Orleans style beat, or Pharrel Williams, the Clash, and Train gettin all jazzed up into 50's swank with a touch of old school Jackson 5 or African Highlife grooves laid over the top. A great rhythm ride down the track of a party you want to go to!

Lolo Gervais began in 2015 after Lorraine Gervais & Jacob Aginsky, as kindred musical spirits who've separately worked alongside the likes of Zap Mama, Mavis Staples, Pink, Chris Isaak, Etta James, Taj Mahal, Charlie Hunter & Pete Escovedo, realized that they both gravitated towards taking tunes from one era and antiquing them into anything from classic swing to vintage funky boogie beats of all kinds. Under Jacob's music direction with Lorraine as frontswoman and a hot rhythm section behind them— the band goes off into musical territories where few others dare…

Under A Lolo Moon

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Kat Gang - Love & The Lack Thereof

Size: 110,7 MB
Time: 47:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. You're All The World To Me (4:27)
02. You've Really Got A Hold On Me (3:43)
03. Love And The Lack Thereof (3:15)
04. They Were You (4:45)
05. My Shining Hour (4:51)
06. Then I'll Be Tired Of You (6:11)
07. Wings And Fangs (5:40)
08. Nobody's Heart (Belongs To Me) (2:12)
09. Oh, But I Do! (3:53)
10. The Sweetest Sounds (3:12)
11. It's The Last Dance (5:17)

Love and the Lack Thereof is a beautifully crafted and passionate example of some of the best vocal jazz available today. The album features Kat Gang's romantic, sly, and swinging take on lesser-known gems from the American Songbook, from the Lerner and Lane classic "My Shining Hour" to the bittersweet "Nobody's Heart (Belongs To Me)" by Rodgers and Hart. The musicianship here is outstanding, with Mike Renzi leading the way as pianist/ arranger alongside Jay Leonhart on bass and Buddy Williams on drums. Guest appearances by Harry Allen on saxophone and Warren Vache on flugelhorn add spirit and depth. The album was one of the last recordings ever made at the historic Nola Recording Studios, with the great Jim Czak as engineer.

Love & The Lack Thereof

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Mark Turner & Baptiste Trotignon - Dusk is a quiet place

Styles: Saxophone And Piano Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:50
Size: 112,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:56)  1. Bolero
(8:14)  2. Left Hand of Darkness
(3:26)  3. Only One
(7:57)  4. Von Gott Will ich nicht lassen / Winter Solstice / Herliebster Jesu, Was Hast Du Verlochen
(6:44)  5. Wasteland
(9:13)  6. Sonnet for Stevie
(5:17)  7. O Do Borogodo

After 'Share' and 'Suite...' two Franco-American albums that pianist Baptiste Trotignon released a few years ago, 'Dusk is a quiet place' marks the reunion with New York saxophonist Mark Turner. 

This album was co-directed by two artists who blended their styles to offer dusky and dreamy music, mainly composed of ballads, except for a short final wild samba evoking Sao Paulo nights. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Dusk-Quiet-Place-Turner/dp/B00BJ6AKS6

Personnel: Mark Turner (tenor saxophone); Baptiste Trotignon (piano).

Dusk is a quiet place

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Branford Marsalis - Scenes In The City

Styles: Saxophone Jazz

Year: 1984

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 41:04

Size: 95,5 MB

Art: Front

(6:48)  1. No Backstage Pass

(5:51)  2. Scenes In The City

(8:56)  3. Solstice

(6:50)  4. Waiting For Tain

(7:00)  5. No Sidestepping

(5:36)  6. Parable

Branford Marsalis's debut as a leader is ambitious yet consistently successful. On "Scenes of the City," his narrative is in the same spirit of some of Charles Mingus's recordings of the 1950s. Otherwise the music is in the modern mainstream vein with Marsalis (on tenor and soprano) hinting strongly at Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane, along with a touch of Sonny Rollins. The backup crew includes such notable young lions as pianist Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Kirkland, bassist Charnett Moffett, and drummers Jeff "Tain" Watts and Marvin "Smitty" Smith in addition to bassist Ron Carter. It's an impressive start to a notable career. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/scenes-in-the-city-mw0000188339

Personnel: Branford Marsalis (soprano & tenor saxophones); John Longo (trumpet); Robin Eubanks (trombone); Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Kirkland (piano); Ron Carter, Ray Drummond, Charnett Moffett, Phil Bowler (bass); Marvin Smith, Jeffrey Watts (drums).

Scenes In The City

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Flip Philipp - Duffin'

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:51
Size: 116,6 MB
Art: Front

(8:26)  1. Ed Thigpen
(7:17)  2. Odd Caravan
(5:35)  3. Green's
(6:43)  4. Vic's Field
(4:53)  5. Wes Licks
(8:11)  6. Monks Idea
(5:06)  7. On the Dogwatch
(4:38)  8. Clinker Some

The Titel of Flip Philipp´s last Album is a hommage to grant green´s long time organ player Brother Jack McDuff. Even tough the Compositions are inspired by him and his workingfield. The tunes come easy,floating and provide a hard swing for the soloist. Exceptional the flexible comping of organist Renato Chicco who supported jerry Bergonzi in his former musical Career. The Mixture of Vibes with Guitar supported by the foamy chords of the Hammond give the tracks a fresh and sunny west coast feeling. One can quickly find out where the roots of the tunes of this work lay.The spacey ballad Monk´s Idea and the odd meter waltz Green´s bear out of the tradition of blue note . In Flip Philipp ATS Records has one of the more rare contemporary phenomena in jazz- a thouroughly skilled vibes player who recognizes the virtues of clarity and spereness as well as the need to keep attuned to the individual,expressive needs and directions of his colleagues. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/flipphilipp1

Duffin'

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Gil Evans - New Bottle Old Wine

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:15
Size: 91,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:22)  1. St Louis Blues
(3:18)  2. King Porter Stomp
(4:37)  3. Willow Tree
(4:32)  4. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
(4:14)  5. Lester Leaps In
(4:06)  6. 'Round About Midnight
(5:14)  7. Manteca!
(6:50)  8. Bird Feathers

Gil Evans' second album as a leader (a World Pacific set that has been reissued by Blue Note) features his reworking of eight jazz classics including "St. Louis Blues," "Lester Leaps In" and "Struttin' with Some Barbecue." Evans' charts utilize three trumpets, three trombones, a french horn, a prominent tuba, one reed player, altoist Cannonball Adderley and a four-piece rhythm section. Most memorable is a classic rendition of "King Porter Stomp" featuring the exuberant altoist Cannonball Adderley, who is the main soloist on most of the selections. Other key voices include Evans' piano, guitarist Chuck Wayne and trumpeter Johnny Coles. This is near-classic music that showed that Gil Evans did not need Miles Davis as a soloist to inspire him to greatness. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-bottle-old-wine-mw0000194405

Personnel: Gil Evans (piano, arranger, conductor); Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Johnny Coles, Louis Marcel, Ernie Royal, Clyde Reasinger, Frank Rehak (trumpet); Joe Bennet, Tom Mitchell (trombone); Julius Watkins (French horn); Harvey Phillips, Bill Barber (tuba); Jerry Sanfino (reeds); Chuck Wayne (guitar); Paul Chambers (bass); Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones (drums).

New Bottle Old Wine

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