George Shearing - Grand Piano

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:00
Size: 91,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:31)  1. When a Woman Loves a Man
(4:48)  2. It Never Entered My Mind
(4:44)  3. Mack the Knife
(3:31)  4. Nobody Else But Me
(2:43)  5. Imitations
(2:39)  6. Taking a Chance on Love
(4:50)  7. If I Had You
(3:16)  8. How Insensitive
(3:50)  9. Easy to Love
(5:04) 10. While We're Young

George Shearing recorded frequently while on Concord but this was his first full-length session of unaccompanied solos for the label. Most of the ten selections are interpreted as ballads (Shearing takes an effective vocal on his original "Imitations") but he does cook a bit on "Nobody Else but Me" and "Easy to Love." 

However the emphasis is on slow thoughtful tempos and introspective improvising. 

~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/grand-piano-mw0000649726

Personnel: George Shearing (piano).

Grand Piano

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Polly Gibbons - Bang Bang

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:20
Size: 134,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:16)  1. My Favorite Things
(5:23)  2. Bang Bang
(6:31)  3. You Dont't Know What Love Is
(4:54)  4. You've Got A Friend
(2:24)  5. Speak Low
(4:19)  6. In The Wee Small Hours Of Morning
(4:52)  7. Bridge Over Troubled Water
(3:09)  8. Honeysuckle Rose
(4:00)  9. Ain't That Love
(3:42) 10. Dark End Of The Street
(3:20) 11. You Send Me
(5:25) 12. The Masquerade Is Over
(6:00) 13. The Way

At 25 years old, Polly Gibbons is one of the most talked about young singer/songwriters in the UK – her nomination for a BBC Jazz Award is clear indication of her success, along with ongoing performances at some of the top UK venues and international festivals. Raised with 5 siblings on a musical Suffolk farm, people quickly became aware of her vocal talent. By the age of 5, Polly had already co-written her first song – a song which was selected from thousands to be recorded at Air Studios in London. Polly co-wrote her debut album, “What’s The Real Reason” with Ola Onabule, who also produced it on his label, Rugged Ram Records. A highly anticipated collection of lyrically refreshing songs, the album reflects Polly’s main influences of jazz, soul and hip hop. Polly shimmers in song with an instinctive soulfulness and maturity that belies her years. Her understanding of heartfelt delivery in the tradition of the genre, are notched up a level by the quirky insight of her lyrics. Whilst you’re grooving to the jazz tinged hip-hop beats of her tunes, you will also be taken in by the down to earth British humour in her words. Bursting at the seams with wit, incisive intellect and absolute honesty about Polly and the world she inhabits, her songs are delivered via one of the warmest sultriest voices you’ll hear in a very long time. With an innate vocal versatility, Polly has been invited to record on various projects including a track with hip hop group Vinyl Dialect, on Wall of Sound's Bad Magic label. In addition, Polly has co-written and performed a song on a British Soul compilation album, 'Diggz Presents Random Soul’ on Random Records. Most recently Polly featured alongside such jazz luminaries as Jaqui Dankworth, Ian Shaw and Gwyneth Herbert on an album entitled ‘The Music of BB Cooper’. Polly has spent many occasions over the last 4 years recording and performing with renowned artist and producer, Ian Shaw. http://www.hideawaylive.co.uk/polly-gibbons-quartet-3110

“This talent is one in a million... miss her gigs at your peril!” Ian Shaw

“Polly Gibbons’ melismatic, gospel-fired tribute to Ray Charles was remarkable” The Evening Standard (Ronnie Scott’s Review)

“A soulful voice that will capture your heart” Claire Martin

“There’s a rare sense of joy in her voice, not to mention a depth of blues feeling...” Evening Standard (Pizza Express Review)

“A soulful young jazz vocalist destined to be a star!” Time Out

“One of the most auspicious debuts of recent times” Jazzwise

Bang Bang

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Phil Woods & Jon Eardley - Pot Pie

Styles: Saxophone And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:57
Size: 96,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:14)  1. Pot Pie
(5:26)  2. Open Door
(6:35)  3. Mad About the Boy
(5:20)  4. Robin's Bobbin
(5:12)  5. Cobblestones
(4:57)  6. Toos Bloos
(4:49)  7. Sea Beach
(4:20)  8. Horseshoe Curve

Phil Woods was only 22 at the time of this program (reissued on CD), but he was already an explosive and very talented bop-oriented altoist. This obscure set, one of his earliest recordings, has seven group originals, plus the lone standard "Mad About the Boy," and is full of excitement. Woods, trumpeter Jon Eardley, pianist George Syran, bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Nick Stabulas all display both youthful energy and a strong knowledge of Charlie Parker's innovations, making this an essential, if little-known acquisition for bop collectors. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/pot-pie-mw0000087380

Personnel:  Phil Woods, alto saxophone;  Jon Eardley, trumpet;  George Syran, piano;  Teddy Kotick, bass;  Nick Stabulas, drums.

Pot Pie

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Paolo Sapia - Mostly Music

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:51
Size: 158,9 MB
Art: Front

(10:12)  1. Desire
( 5:46)  2. Where Are We Now?
( 6:27)  3. Old Folks
( 7:29)  4. 621 Willoughby Ave
( 6:41)  5. Don't Follow the Crowd
( 5:55)  6. Planet P
( 4:49)  7. Stapled Mates
( 6:30)  8. Saudade De Bahia
( 6:00)  9. On a Clear Day
( 7:57) 10. Pure Imagination

Paolo is originally from Italy and he has played Jazz Piano professionally for years, playing in several Jazz Festivals and Jazz Clubs such as the Blue Notein Milan, the Italian Way of Jazz, Trenzano Jazz Festival, Ottagono Jazz Festival among others. In 2004 Paolo decided to start playing the Alto Sax and in 2005 he moved to New York after receiving a scholarship at the Jazz and Contemporary Music program at the
New School University in New York , after that he received a MA degree from The Queens College in New York City as well. 

From Blue Note to the Kennedy Center in Whashington D.C or the Italian Cultural Institute Paolo has performed, recorded, and studied with a broad range of musicians: Jimmy Cobb, Eric Mcpherson, Antonio hart, Kevin Hays, Bob Mover, Jeremy Manasia, Mark Turner, Reggie Workman, Quincy Davis, Sam Harris, Eden Ladin, Marco Panascia, Harold O’neil, Vincent Herring, Joseph Lepore, Luca Santaniello. Philip Dizak, Peter Zak, Rafal Sarnecki, Joel Holmes, Wayne Escoffery, Reggie Quinerly, Mike Eckroth, Jimmy Owens and many others. In June 2013 Paolo has recorded his first album as leader to be released soon “Mostly Music” featuring an amazing band which includes the great Jimmy Cobb on Drums, Philip Dizak on Trumpet, Peter Zakon Rhodes and Piano and John Webberon Bass. http://paolosapia.com.s105549.gridserver.com/wp-content/uploads/Paolo_Sapia_Bio_2013.pdf

Mostly Music

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Michael Bublé - Nobody But Me

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:58
Size: 103,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. I Believe in You
(4:06)  2. My Kind of Girl
(2:59)  3. Nobody But Me
(2:42)  4. On an Evening in Roma (Sott'er Celo de Roma)
(3:24)  5. Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow
(3:31)  6. The Very Thought of You
(3:42)  7. I Wanna Be Around
(3:23)  8. Someday (feat. Meghan Trainor)
(3:15)  9. My Baby Just Cares for Me
(4:20) 10. This Love of Mine
(3:01) 11. Nobody But Me (Alternate w/Trumpet Version)
(2:53) 12. Take You Away
(4:15) 13. God Only Knows

The crooner defies expectations on his self-produced seventh LP. While Nobody But Me still features plenty of big band romance (as well as a stirring cover of The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows”), the acoustic pop of “I Believe In You” and rap-enriched “Nobody But Me” (which features a verse from The Roots’ Black Thought) prove that Bublé’s much more than a throwback. ~ iTunes Review https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nobody-but-me-deluxe-version/id1143638809

Nobody But Me

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