Pepper Adams - Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1983
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:12
Size: 160,5 MB
Art: Front

(8:08)  1. Conjuration
(8:19)  2. Alone Together
(8:04)  3. Diabolique II
(7:37)  4. Claudette's Way
(6:44)  5. Dylan's Delight
(7:44)  6. Dr. Deep
(7:16)  7. Old Ballad
(6:56)  8. Quittin' Time
(5:44)  9. Dobbin
(2:35) 10. Tis

The great baritonist Pepper Adams is teamed up with the adventurous trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and veteran pianist Hank Jones for this live quintet date. Wheeler, although often associated with the avant-garde, has never had any difficulty playing changes and his strong style clearly inspired Adams. Together they perform three of the baritonist's originals, Thad Jones "Tis," Wheeler's "Old Ballad," and the standard "Alone Together." ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/conjuration-fat-tuesdays-session-mw0000265496

Personnel: Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn); Hank Jones (piano); Clint Houston (bass); Louis Hayes (drums)

Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session

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Irene Atman - Irene Atman

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:14
Size: 123,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:28)  1. Summer Me, Winter Me
(4:32)  2. Shall We Dance
(5:21)  3. If I Love Again
(4:21)  4. That's All
(3:46)  5. The Very Thought Of You
(6:04)  6. The Nearness To You
(3:37)  7. If I Were A Bell
(4:05)  8. What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life
(3:24)  9. Les Parapluies De Cherbourg
(3:44) 10. Simple Life
(4:46) 11. The Shadow Of Your Smile
(5:00) 12. My Foolish Heart

From Toronto, Canada, vocalist Irene Atman releases her self titled debut album presenting eleven time-honored classics from the Great American Songbook. Most definitely one of the best jazz vocals recordings I’ve ever heard. Possessing a voice that brings to mind some great singers, I asked myself where has she been and why has she not let the world hear her sooner. I concluded that if the legendary Barbra Streisand ever decided to sing jazz, she would sound like Irene Atman. That’s how good I believe this lady’s voice really is, truly mesmerizing. Let me add, that I have had the privilege of seeing Streisand live in concert (October, 2006, Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise) so I know of what I speak. Making this album so special is the selection of wonderful tunes like the Rodgers/Hammerstein “Shall We Dance,” Ray Noble’s “The Very Thought of You,” Carmichael’s “The Nearness of You,” “What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life,” and Johnny Mandel’s immortal “The Shadow of Your Smile,” just to name a few.

Atman interprets these classics with a stylish graceful elegance that leaves a memorable impression. The singer reaches with each song carrying the lyrics in warm fashion and hitting the high notes with ease. She even includes a Michel Legrand/Jaques Demy composition (“Les Parapluies de Cherbourg”) voiced in French. She begins the album with one of the best renditions of “Summer Me, Winter Me,” recorded and ends with the romantic Victor Young/Ned Washington love ballad of “My Foolish Heart.” Atman pulls off this musical treasure with the assistance of a fine sextet that includes co-arranger and producer Danny McErlain (piano), Duncan Hopkins (bass), Steve Heathcote (drums), Rob Piltch (guitar), Bob DeAngelis (sax and clarinet), John Macleod (trumpet) and Gary Binsted (bass) on selected tracks. An enchanting musical statement from Irene Atman. This release should garnish critical acclaim and calls from everyone who hears it, for more. https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/IreneAtman3

Personnel:  Danny McErlain (piano), Duncan Hopkins (bass), Steve Heathcote (drums), Rob Piltch (guitar), Bob DeAngelis (sax and clarinet), John Macleod (trumpet) and Gary Binsted (bass).

Irene Atman

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Jon Eardley - The Jon Eardley Seven

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:12
Size: 81,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:58)  1. Leap Year
(5:48)  2. There's No You
(8:05)  3. On the Minute
(5:16)  4. Ladders
(5:50)  5. Koo Koo
(5:12)  6. Eard's Word

The soft-toned trumpeter Jon Eardley (who was playing with Gerry Mulligan's Sextet at the time) holds his own with tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims and altoist Phil Woods on this excellent straightahead septet set; also in the group are trombonist Milt Gold, pianist George Syran, bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Nick Stabulas. The CD reissue (Eardley's third and final American session as a leader) features the excellent group on three of the trumpeter's originals, one apiece by Syran and Woods plus the standard "There's No You." ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-jon-eardley-seven-mw0000177102

Personnel: Jon Eardley (trumpet); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Milt Gold (trombone); George Syran (piano); Nick Stabulas (drums).

The Jon Eardley Seven

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Paul Bley Group - Live At Sweet Basil

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 1991

File: MP3@256K/s

Time: 55:21

Size: 101,8 MB

Art: Front

( 9:03)  1. Blues Waltz

(15:29)  2. Lover Man

(11:00)  3. When Will The Blues Leave?

(11:10)  4. My Old Flame

( 8:39)  5. My Foolish Heart

Live At Sweet Basil was recorded three years after The Paul Bley Group's Hot album. Both albums document live performances in New York City and have identical instrumentation, though the only member (besides Bley) constant in both lineups is drummer Barry Altschul. The guitarist for Live At Sweet Basil is John Abercrombie and the bass player is Red Mitchell. The group again visits Ornette Coleman's "When Will the Blues Leave," and outside of one of the pianist's originals, the set focuses on standards "My Old Flame," "My Foolish Heart," and "Lover Man." The last of these is a particularly gorgeous rendition that Bley starts alone as a slowly unfolding set of improvisations, before being joined by the rest of the ensemble. http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-sweet-basil-mw0000118062

Personnel: Paul Bley (piano, keyboards); John Abercrombie (guitar); Barry Altschul (drums).

Live At Sweet Basil

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