Blue Mitchell - Blue's Blues (Feat. John Mayall)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:25
Size: 126.9 MB
Styles: Bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1974/1991
Art: Front

[ 8:22] 1. Casa Blues
[ 7:31] 2. Just Mad Up
[ 7:03] 3. Blue's Blue
[ 9:55] 4. Granite And Concrete
[10:07] 5. I Didn't Ask To Be
[12:24] 6. Valerie

At the time that this Mainstream LP was recorded, Blue Mitchell was the featured trumpeter with John Mayall's blues group. Mayall returned the favor for Blue's set, playing harmonica with an electric octet headed by Mitchell. Among the sidemen are Herman Riley (on tenor and flute), keyboardist Joe Sample and guitarist Freddy Robinson. The material (all obscure originals) is primarily blues-oriented, and the music overall is listenable and funky, but not particularly memorable. Just an average date from these fine musicians. ~Scott Yanow

Blue's Blues (Feat. John Mayall)

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Jimmy Rosenberg - Trio

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:00
Size: 71.0 MB
Styles: Gypsy jazz guitar
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[2:37] 1. Just One Of Those Things
[1:42] 2. China Boy
[3:16] 3. Made For Wesley
[1:53] 4. Cherokee
[2:06] 5. Noto Swing
[3:42] 6. Chega De Saudade
[2:38] 7. Place De Broukere
[2:11] 8. Number One
[2:15] 9. Swing 48
[3:34] 10. Blue Bossa
[2:51] 11. Old Waltz
[2:10] 12. Georgia

Joseph "Jimmy" Rosenberg (born 10 April 1980, in Helmond) is a Dutch Sinto-Romani guitarist, known for his virtuoso playing of Gypsy jazz and other related styles. He was initially active in the Romani (Gypsy) cultural center of Sinti, and was inspired by his relative Stochelo Rosenberg, after the release of his trio's album "Seresta" (Hot Club Records, 1989). Jimmy Rosenberg's international reputation started with the British Channel 4 show (Django's Legacy, 1990) with the trio "The Gypsy Kids", who consisted of Falko Reinhart and Sani van Mullum. In 1995 he was in the trio together with Johnny Rosenberg on guitar and Rinus Steinbach on bass. With this group he toured in Oslo, New York City and the Django festival in Paris until he pursued a solo career in 1997. Rosenberg has often taken part in the Norwegian Django Festival in Oslo, his first attendance having been made at only twelve years of age.

In 2000 he made his debut at Carnegie Hall, as part of the Django Reinhardt Festival at Birdland, New York City. He has released many records, and has worked together with Norwegians such as Hot Club de Norvège, Ola Kvernberg, and Stian Carstensen. Internationally, he has worked and released records with Romane, Jon Larsen, Andreas Öberg, Bireli Lagrene, Angelo Debarre and Frank Vignola. He has also played with Willie Nelson. His life is documented in the Dutch film The Father, The Son, and the Talent (2007).The film is an account of Jimmy's relationship with his father and his struggles with drugs, in addition to live performances. It documents the high regard given Jimmy by artists such as James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Willie Nelson, including inviting him to play guitar with them. Jimmy says, about performing, "That feeling is beyond description. A lot of love goes into it. When I play at a concert after I've been very angry or very upset.. and I play it all out of my system, after the concert I feel as light as a feather. It was all gone and I felt happy and cheerful. And I would enjoy everything I did".

Trio

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Di Anne Price & Her Boyfriends - Love Come And Go

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:14
Size: 103.5 MB
Styles: Jazz/blues piano & vocals
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[4:33] 1. Sing Sing Sing
[3:55] 2. Love Come And Go
[3:06] 3. When You Love Me
[4:31] 4. Too Many Drivers
[2:45] 5. Reekin' With Love
[3:23] 6. I'm Not Drunk, I'm Just Drinkin'
[5:22] 7. Going Down Slow
[5:03] 8. Black Cat Blues
[4:22] 9. The Spinach Medley: I Didn't Like It The First Time
[8:08] 10. The Key Hole Song

Memphis pianist-vocalist Di Anne Price channels the spirit of classic blues divas Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter, Stippie Wallace, and Memphis Minnie. A profoundly soulful singer, her expressive voice is etched with pain or brimming with sly humor while tickling the ivories barrel piano style on two-fisted shuffles, rolling blues, and boogie woogie workouts. ~ Jazz Times

Love Come And Go m

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Duke Jordan Quartet - Duke's Artistry

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:35
Size: 113.5 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1976/1987
Art: Front

[5:50] 1. My Heart Skips A Beat #1
[6:37] 2. Midnight Moonlight
[5:48] 3. My Heart Skips A Beat #2
[4:54] 4. My Heart Skips A Beat #3
[8:17] 5. Lady Dingbat
[6:04] 6. Midnite Bump #1 2
[6:08] 7. Midnite Bump #1
[5:55] 8. Dodge City Roots

Bass – David Friesen; Drums – Philly Joe Jones; Flugelhorn – Art Farmer; Piano – Duke Jordan.

Duke Jordan’s long association with SteepleChase has produced a number of outstanding recordings and this is one of them, selected by Billboard as recommended jazz album. Having played with Charlie Parker in his best group in 1947, Jordan the quintessential bop player is a veteran but never stopped improving with age. As a prolific composer, Jordan contributed numerous intriguing tunes to the jazz literature.

Duke's Artistry

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Boilermaker Jazz Band - Slipped Disc

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:51
Size: 148.5 MB
Styles: Big band, Swing
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:46] 1. Slipped Disc
[4:13] 2. Rose Room
[3:55] 3. Taking A Chance On Love
[5:12] 4. Deep Purple
[3:14] 5. Flying Home
[5:03] 6. Memories Of You
[2:30] 7. Goody Goody
[4:05] 8. There's A Small Hotel
[3:58] 9. Lady Be Good
[2:33] 10. Seven Come Eleven
[3:52] 11. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
[5:17] 12. These Foolish Things
[4:13] 13. Airmail Special
[3:51] 14. Don't Be That Way
[3:50] 15. Why Don't You Do Right
[3:19] 16. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
[2:54] 17. Goodbye

Paul Cosentino- Clarinet; Jeff Bush- Trombone; Eric Emmons- Guitar; Jeff Lashway- Piano; Ernest McCarty- String Bass; Richard Strong- Drums; Jennifer McNulty- Vocals. Recorded January 14 & 15, 2015.

Was Benny Goodman really the “King of Swing”? Unfortunately, this marketing nickname has garnered more debate than it deserves. Who can say who really was the “King”? But one thing is certain: Benny Goodman played and recorded a LOT of really swinging music in his lifetime. He was one of the finest clarinet players who ever lived, and created a unique sound that is still recognizable and fresh today. None other than the great composer and bandleader Duke Ellington remarked in the early 1940’s in a statement that “swing has gone stale” that the only band playing anything interesting (other than his own of course) was the Goodman group.

Goodman developed a style born out of his upbringing in Chicago in the 1920’s that incorporated many influences. Jazz was all over Chicago, being played by the greats from his hometown and the recent transplants from New Orleans such as the fabulous Jimmie Noone who was one of his earliest heroes. Goodman also infused his music with the klezmer sounds of his own Jewish background, as well as classical music that he studied as a child. In fact, his early small band recordings were often referred to as “Chamber Jazz”.

Goodman also had the sense to surround himself with the best arrangers and side- men the jazz world had to offer, regardless of race. Fletcher Henderson arranged some of the most iconic big band masterpieces of the swing era, which Goodman and his men played to perfection. The Goodman small groups were the first openly integrated jazz group in the U.S. The fire of those early recordings featuring the amazing talents of Teddy Wilson on piano, Gene Krupa on drums, and later Lionel Hampton on vibes, is still thrilling. Goodman also stayed ahead of the curve by hiring Charlie Christian to perform with him on the new fangled electric guitar. This paring brought forth iconic riff tunes that hearken the be-bop era to come.

There were wonderful singers as well, starting with the swinging hit- maker Helen Ward, who recorded the earliest #1 chart topper- “These Foolish Things”- with the Goodman band in 1936. The band then brought on Liltin’ Martha Tilton who sang so many great Tin Pan Alley favorites with the big and small bands, as well as Cole Porter’s klezmer infused “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”. Arguably the greatest big band singer of all- Helen Forrest (who also sang with Artie Shaw and Harry James) chimed in with a #1 hit of her own: “Taking a Chance on Love” in 1940. And of course there was the iconic Peggy Lee with her sultry “Why Don’t You Do Right?” in 1942.

In recording the music of Benny Goodman, we have tried to pay homage to the great musicians, singers, composers and arrangers that made his music so wonderful. It is not our intent to copy, re-create or transcribe the recordings of the original Benny Goodman groups. (That would be an act of pure folly!!) It is our interpretation of these iconic themes- done our way, with of course a humble nod to those who first created it. We hope you enjoy it. ~Paul Cosentino, Boilermaker Jazz Band

Slipped Disc

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Curtis Fuller - Two Bones

Styles: Trombone Jazz

Year: 1958

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 39:35

Size: 91,1 MB

Art: Front

(7:48)  1. Fuss Budget

(4:40)  2. Oatmeal Cookie

(7:33)  3. Da-Baby

(5:39)  4. Pajama Tops

(4:00)  5. Slide's Ride

(4:12)  6. Loquacious Lady

(5:40)  7. Mean Jean

One of the hippest Curtis Fuller albums for Blue Note and one of the rarest too a set that was recorded in 1958, but only ever issued on vinyl in this rare Japanese pressing from the 80s! The date's quite unique as it features "two bones", that is, two trombonists both Curtis Fuller and Slide Hampton, the latter of whom makes a rare Blue Note appearance with a hard, heavy, soulful groove. Rhythm is from the trio of Sonny Clark on piano, George Tucker on bass, and Al Harewood on drums and the quality of the record is all super-high another one of those Blue Note mysteries as to why the label never issued the set at the time. Titles include "Pajama Tops", "Fuss Budget", "Oatmeal Cookie", "Da-Baby", and "Loquacious Lady". (SHMCD pressing.) © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/700816

Personnel:  Bass – George Tucker;  Drums – Al Harewood;  Piano – Sonny Clark;  Trombone – Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton

Two Bones

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Peter Bernstein & Joachim Schoenecker - Dialogue

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:40
Size: 123,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:19)  1. Stretch
(7:26)  2. Gone With The Wind
(6:43)  3. Lazy Bird
(5:14)  4. Along Came Betty
(6:09)  5. How Deep Is The Ocean
(5:06)  6. Visiting Darkness
(6:08)  7. Stella By Starlight
(5:53)  8. Song 4 2
(5:40)  9. Burglaria Blues

Born September 3rd, 1967 in New York City, guitarist Peter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. During that time he has participated in over 60 recordings and numerous festival, concert and club performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader, Peter has made five recordings for the Criss Cross Jazz label. The latest, Heart’s Content, features the all-star rhythm section of Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, and Bill Stewart. While a student at The New School, Peter met the legendary guitarist Jim Hall, who asked him to participate in his Invitational Concert as part of the 1990 JVC Jazz Festival. The event featured such guitarists as John Scofield and Pat Metheny and was released as a CD by Music Masters. Hall once noted that Peter “…has paid attention to the past as well as the future. He is the most impressive young guitarists I’ve heard. He plays the best of them all for swing, logic, feel and taste.”

That same year, Peter was discovered by alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson and took part in the first of four recordings with him. He was a regular member of his group throughout the 1990s. “Some people just have it.” Donaldson said. “…most of the time you have to teach someone what to do, but Peter knows it all.” Peter has also played with legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb (Cobb’s Mob), organist Larry Goldings, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Melvin Rhyne, drummer Bill Stewart, Joshua Redman, Diana Krall, Nicholas Payton, Lee Konitz, Tom Harrell, and Eric Alexander and performed in North America, Europe and Asia and making numerous television appearances. Peter has taught at the Julliard School, Berklee College of Music, North Texas State University, the New School Jazz Program and the Jazz Conservatory in Amsterdam.

Born in 1966 and living in Cologne, Joachim Schoenecker is already according to music magazine Jazz Podium – one of only a handful of people who have succeeded, with his début CD, in “rising, in just one step, to the level of master guitarist of the modern age of classical jazz”. Since the release of his second CD, “In the Moment”, with an all-star American line-up comprising Chris Potter, Adam Nussbaum and John Goldsby, he has been fêted by the specialist press as one of the most outstanding European jazz guitarists on the scene. Schoenecker’s own compositions have all the makings of classics. And even pieces from the pens of luminaries such as Bill Evans or even Billy Joel become one with the musical vision of this recording artist and his companions. Numerous appearances in German and European jazz clubs and festivals, as well as a raft of guest appearances in various line-ups with internationally renowned musicians are further proof of Joachim Schoenecker’s high-quality talent. Since 1999, he has also been teaching jazz guitar and ensemble playing at the University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig. With outstanding ease and clarity, Joachim Schoenecker masters even the most difficult passages and fast-paced runs. But his virtuosity, though much lauded by the specialist press, is only one element of his playing. Schoenecker’s remarkable feel for melodic development, harmony and dramaturgical form, his amazingly original instrumental voice and the clear, sometimes melancholy, structures of his compositions will most certainly win over even those listeners who are not aficionados of jazz. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/peterjoachim

Dialogue

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Skip Wilkins - Skip Wilkins Quintet

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:54
Size: 160,6 MB
Art: Front

( 6:40)  1. It Was Bound to Happen
(10:53)  2. Stephanie's Song
( 7:27)  3. No Parking
(10:49)  4. Would Aldous Huxleys
( 7:59)  5. The Hand-off
( 5:30)  6. Unforgotten
( 6:46)  7. One Last Look
( 7:16)  8. Longing
( 6:30)  9. Take the Fourth

Pianist/composer/bandleader Skip Wilkins is a talented musician working out of Eastern Pennsylvania, where he teaches at the Williams Center of the Arts in Easton in addition to making gigs in Philadelphia, the Poconos and New York City. He's recorded several albums with flutist Jill Allen and has compiled, over the years, an impressive catalog of original compositions, now available on Quintet, Vol. 1, soon to be followed by a companion volume.  Culled from three separate concerts given at his college, this recording documents the interworkings of a cohesive band playing over well-conceived material. Consisting of Wilkins, tenorist Paul Kendall, guitarist Tom Kozic, bassist Tony Marino and drummer Gary Rissmiller, the quintet makes music marked by an informality and intimacy gained only through close association and mutual respect. Wilkins has penned some very fine tunes here, including "It Was Bound to Happen (a two-beat funker with an expansive and lyrical phrase structure), "Stephanie's Song (a beautiful ballad in 3/4), and "Unforgotten (a pensive, exploratory ballad). 

There are some brisk up-tempo numbers, too Wilson likes to call them "rumbles over which the group members acquit themselves to forceful effect, as on "No Parking, when Kozic's guitar comes crashing out of the starting gate, only to catch a mellow stride at the solo's mid-stretch. The band (with a pinch-hitter on bass) gave New Yorkers a chance to sample its wares at a mid-December mid-afternoon concert at BigAppleJazz/EZ's Woodshed, a newish Harlem one-stop bop-shop created and curated by Gordon Polatnick. The camaraderie and compatibility suggested by the recording was immediately apparent on the bandstand. Wilkins and friends treated listeners to selections from the recording, as well as some from the yet-to-be-released Vol. II, setting these compositional gems in an aesthetically apposite musical jewel box. 

~ Tom Greenland https://www.allaboutjazz.com/skip-wilkins-quintet-vol-i-skip-wilkins-dreambox-media-review-by-tom-greenland.php

Personnel: Skip Wilkins: piano; Paul Kendall: tenor saxophone; Tom Kozic: guitars; Tony Marino: bass; Gary Rissmiller: drums.

Skip Wilkins Quintet

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Bob Thompson - Brother's Keeper

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:57
Size: 88,0 MB
Art: Front

(7:36)  1. Shooting Star
(5:23)  2. Undercover
(5:08)  3. Waiting For You
(5:24)  4. Brother's Keeper
(5:03)  5. My First Lady
(4:51)  6. Overjoyed
(4:28)  7. Vitoria

The music of West Virginia pianist Bob Thompson, active as a leader or sideman since the 1970s, ranges from electric and acoustic in a mostly dance-funk style to excellent modal jazz à la McCoy Tyner. In the late '80s Thompson also became house pianist for the Mountain Stage radio program, produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and widely distributed by National Public Radio. He recorded a number of albums for the Atlanta-based Ichiban label during the 1990s and into the 2000s while also establishing his own Colortones.com label for such releases as the 1998 holiday outing Joy to the World and the Bob Thompson Unit's Caught in the Act (1999), Homeland (2002), and Hit from the Git (2006). More Joy to the World and Bob Thompson "Live" on Mountain Stage followed on Colortones in 2007. ~ Michael G.Nastos http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-thompson-mn0000074042/biography

Personnel:  Piano, Synthesizer – Bob Thompson ;  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Kevin Eubanks;  Bass – Gerald Veasley;  Drums – Omar Hakim;  Keyboards [Keyboard Programming And Sampling] – Jay Hetler;  Violin – John Blake

Brother's Keeper

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