Oscar Peterson - Soul Espanol

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:53
Size: 86.7 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 1966/2015
Art: Front

[2:24] 1. Mas Que Nada
[3:42] 2. Manha De Carnaval
[5:13] 3. Call Me
[4:00] 4. How Insensitive
[4:32] 5. Carioca
[2:22] 6. Soulville Samba
[4:17] 7. Amanha
[4:12] 8. Meditation
[3:17] 9. Samba Sensitive
[3:50] 10. Samba De Orfeu

Bass – Sam Jones; Drums – Louis Hayes; Percussion – Harold Jones, Henley Gibson, Marshall Thompson; Piano – Oscar Peterson.

Oscar Peterson augmented his regular working trio of the time (bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes) with Henley Gibson on congas, Marshall Thompson on timbales, and Harold Jones as an added percussionist for this release, which focuses mostly on the music of Brazilian composers (so the title Soul Espanõl is a bit misleading). With the surge of interest in bossa nova and samba, Peterson's interpretations of songs like "Manha de Carnaval," "How Insensitive," "Meditation," and "Samba de Orfeo" have stood up very well against similar jazz recordings of the mid-'60s. Peterson's "Soulville Samba" has a gospel flavor, while his "Sensitive Samba" is more laid-back; Vincent Youmans' decades-old "Carioca" also fit in nicely. This is an enjoyable, if not essential, part of Oscar Peterson's considerable discography. ~Ken Dryden

Soul Espanol

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The Gramophone Allstars Big Band - Jazzmaica

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:07
Size: 96.4 MB
Styles: Reggae, Funk, Jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[5:05] 1. Scambalena
[4:28] 2. Color Him Father
[3:29] 3. Miracles
[5:30] 4. Can't Get Enough
[1:30] 5. Wise Two
[5:49] 6. Sophisticated Babylon
[4:53] 7. I Wish
[4:35] 8. (When) Twistin' I Love Him So
[2:29] 9. If You Can Want
[4:15] 10. Funky Kingston

The Gramophone Allstars publica el seu quart disc, ‘Jazzmaica’, on busca el punt de trobada entre la música afroamericana dels seixanta i els ritmes jamaicans. El grup, ampliat ara fins al format de big band, explora i reescriu el camí recorregut dècades enrere pels músics de l’illa caribenya en descobrir per les emissores nord-americanes els hits del soul, el funk o el rhythm & blues. Aquestes són ara les matèries primes del projecte ‘Jazzmaica’: temes clàssics de Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke o Ray Charles al costat d’altres referents potser menys reivindicats com The Winstons, Jackson Sisters o Smokey Robinson. Els seus temes prenen una nova dimensió gràcies als sorprenents arranjaments, en clau jamaicana i amb la potència d’una big band. Tot un repte musical que, amb 15 músics sonant alhora, eleva a la màxima potència l’energia i l’explosivitat d’unes cançons que van néixer amb l’objectiu de fer ballar. ‘Jazzmaica’ representa l’aposta més ambiciosa en la trajectòria de The Gramophone Allstars. Una personalitat musical que ja s’ha plasmat en els discos ‘Just delightin’ (Silver Bullets, 2008), ‘Simbiosi’ (Liquidator, 2010) i ‘Levitant a la deriva’ (Liquidator, 2011). Sis anys de treball intens que els ha dut a tocar al principal festival europeu de l’escena jamaicana, el Rototom Sunsplash, a fer de backing band del reconegut Mr. T-Bone o a penjar un soldout en la presentació del darrer disc a l’Auditori de Barcelona.

Jazzmaica

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Isabella Lundgren - It Had To Be You

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:40
Size: 86.3 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:50] 1. La Vie En Rose
[3:13] 2. It Only Happens When I Dance With You
[4:36] 3. It Had To Be You
[2:58] 4. I Cried For You
[3:48] 5. Blues In The Night
[3:27] 6. Don't Ever Leave Me
[3:20] 7. You Belong To Me
[5:20] 8. If I Should Lose You
[4:10] 9. Time After Time
[2:53] 10. Reach For Tomorrow

Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Klas Lindquist; Bass – Anders Johnsson; Drums – Magnus Fritz; Guitar – Ola Bengtsson; Harmonica – Luciano Mosetti; Trombone – Dicken Hedrenius; Trumpet – Peter Asplund; Vocals – Isabella Lundgren.

Isabella Lundgren, born and raised in small town Karlstad, Sweden moved to New York city at the age of 18 to study music at the New School university for jazz and contemporary music. She quickly became a part of the citys musical scene and collaborated with a wide range of musicians, stretching from classical jazz to contemporary pop and blues. To mention a few: Gavin Degraw, Moby´s The little death, Woody Allens bandleader Eddy Davis, Dan Barrett, Fabrizio Sotti and Mino Cinuelo. She moved back to Sweden at the age of 23 where she released her debut album ”It had to be you” alongside pursuing her mastersdegree in Theology. Isabellas cd won great acclaim from both critics and the public and she was given four scholarships that year and made a great name for herself on the Swedish jazz scene. In Sweden she has worked together with Peter Asplund, Magnus Lindgren, Jan Lundgren, Nisse Landgren, Claes Jansson, Bengan Jansson, to name a few.

Isabella writes and performs music with heart and soul that opens doors to the past as well as to the present. Together with Carl Bagges dynamic trio she takes on music from the american songbook, the blues tradition and her original compositions, that hopefully will warm your heart and stir you´re thoughts.

It Had To Be You

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Sonny Stitt - Soul Classics

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:14
Size: 119.6 MB
Styles: Soul jazz
Year: 1988/2006
Art: Front

[7:11] 1. Soul Shack
[6:39] 2. When Sunny Gets Blue
[5:50] 3. Night Crawler
[3:49] 4. Goin' Down Slow
[5:14] 5. Night Letter
[4:05] 6. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
[8:34] 7. Walk On By
[3:27] 8. Lover Man
[7:22] 9. Goin' To D.C

Sonny Stitt (alto, tenor & Varitone saxophones); Virgil Jones (trumpet); Hank Jones (piano); Jack McDuff, Don Patterson, Gene Ludwig, Leon Spencer (organ); Eddie Diehl, Pat Martino, Grant Green, Billy Butler, Melvin Sparks (guitar); Leonard Gaskin, George Duvivier (bass); Herbie Lovelle, Art Taylor, Billy James, Idris Muhammad, Randy Gelispie (drums); Ray Barretto (congas).

Fine playing, frequently galvanizing solos.1988 reissue of cuts from 1962-1972. ~ Ron Wynn

Soul Classics

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Flora Purim - The Flight

Styles: Vocal

Year: 1994

File: MP3@224K/s

Time: 55:55

Size: 90,4 MB

Art: Front

(4:13)  1. Aviao (Airplane)

(3:25)  2. Perfume De Cebola (Fragrance Of Onion)

(6:03)  3. My Song For You

(5:16)  4. Maca (Apple)

(3:39)  5. Branco E Preto (White And Black)

(4:27)  6. Meu Mestre Coracao (Tutor Heart)

(5:36)  7. Rainha Da Noite (Queen Of The Night)

(5:16)  8. Tarde (Late Afteroon)

(4:47)  9. Radio Experienca (Radio Experience)

(3:52) 10. Dois Irmaos (Two Brothers)

(5:22) 11. Dona Olympia (Mrs Olympia)

(3:54) 12. Finale

Influenced by both traditional Brazilian singers and the improvisations of American jazz divas like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Flora Purim was one of the most adventurous singers of the 1970s. After meeting and marrying her husband, percussionist Airto Moreira, in their native Brazil, Purim moved with him to the U.S. in the late '60s. Though she worked with Stan Getz and pianist Duke Pearson before the decade ended, it wasn't until joining Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Stanley Clarke, and Moreira in the original Return to Forever in 1972 that she became well known in the States. Purim showed considerable promise on Forever classics like "500 Miles High" and "Light As a Feather" and lived up to it when she went solo with 1973's Butterfly Dreams. Ranging from superb to passably decent, Purim's Milestone dates of the mid- to late '70s kept her quite visible in the jazz world. Purim's work grew erratic and uneven in the 1980s, and she wasn't recording as often (though she did provide one album for Virgin and three with Moreira for Concord's Crossover label). Purim didn't record very often in the early to mid-'90s either, but she continued to be highly regarded in Brazilian jazz circles. ~ Alex Henderson http://www.allmusic.com/artist/flora-purim-mn0000184637/biography

The Flight

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Jeff Parker Trio - Bright Light In Winter

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:26
Size: 112,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:32)  1. Mainz
(4:49)  2. Swept Out To Sea
(5:10)  3. Change
(5:31)  4. Freakadelic
(3:13)  5. The Morning Of The 5th
(5:01)  6. Occidental Tourist
(6:07)  7. Bright Light Black Site
(5:22)  8. Istvan
(6:38)  9. Good Days

Chicago-based guitarist Jeff Parker has cut his proverbial teeth with the Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and remains an active member of that group. His own work is very much in the spirit of the AACM's musical philosophy, but enhanced by his unique vision that draws from all sources of improvised music including but not limited to jazz.  His third release as a leader, Bright Light in Winter, finds the guitarist in a lean setting with fellow Chicago Underground Orchestra members, drummer Chad Taylor and bassist Chris Lopes, blurring the distinction between composition and improvisation on nine originals by the members of the trio.  The music is generally modal and edgy with the right amount of dissonance to keep things engaging. "Swept Out to Sea," for example, is a minor-key sonata, with Parker logically building on the melody in an almost baroque structure.  All three musicians are masters of utilizing pauses and silent intervals to enhance and punctuate their notes and beats. The calypso "Bright Light Black Site" features Lopes' richly hued strings together with Taylor's lightly percussive cymbals weaving a shell into which Parker pours his sparse and lyrical textures.

The blending of genres is present throughout the album as on the Tzigane-esque "Istvan" that opens with Lopes' rich, horn-like bass solo, buoyed by Parker's occasional and properly timed strumming. Taylor keeps time and creates a hypnotic vamp that adds to the tune's mystery. These explorations are not limited to world music, but also expand to rock in a couple of fusion pieces. On the quietly balladic "Change," Taylor's rocking percussion is featured, while Parker and Lopes' duet is like a psychedelic dance adorned by the electronic accents. This sublime and contemplative record is best appreciated when heard from beginning to end in a single sitting; conceptually and harmonically, the tracks bleed into each other, creating a cohesive entity that is much more than just the sum of its parts. ~ Hrayr Attarian https://www.allaboutjazz.com/bright-light-in-winter-jeff-parker-delmark-records-review-by-hrayr-attarian.php
 

Personnel:  Jeff Parker: guitar and electronics;  Chris Lopes: bass, flute and electronics;  Chad Taylor: drums, percussion.

Bright Light In Winter

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Dave Ballou, Greg Gisbert & Tim Hagans - Jam Session, Vol. 22

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:51
Size: 143,6 MB
Art: Front

(10:13)  1. One Finger Snap
( 9:54)  2. Like Someone In Love
(12:40)  3. Mamacita
( 2:27)  4. Ballad Medley : Body And Soul
( 2:19)  5. Ballad Medley : Stella By Starlight
( 2:56)  6. Ballad Medley : Angel Eyes
( 9:56)  7. Joy Spring
(11:23)  8. Solar

Trumpeter Dave Ballou is one of the few contemporary players who straddles the line between mainstream or progressive jazz and creative improvised musics. Ballou originally attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1986 before achieving his master's at the University of New Hampshire in 1991. Since graduation, Ballou has been very active on the East Coast scene and in Europe and Japan, playing solo and with small and large ensembles, big bands, and symphonies. He has a small but growing discography as a leader almost exclusively for the Danish-based Steeplechase label. Ballou has worked prominently with Orange Then Blue, Gunther Schuller, Michael Formanek, Maria Schneider, Andrew Hill, Satoko Fujii, Dave Liebman, Sheila Jordan, Joe Lovano, Michael Jefry Stevens, John Hollenbeck, Oliver Lake, Denman Maroney, Nate Wooley, Jacob Garchik, Tom Rainey, Rabih Abou-Khalil, and Andy Biskin. In recent years Ballou has been incorporating electronics into his sound, and has been teaching as an assistant professor at Towson University in Maryland. ~ Michael G. Nastos https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/dave-ballou/id160815107#fullText

Personnel: Dave Ballou (trumpet, flugelhorn); George Colligan (trumpet, piano); Greg Gisbert, Tim Hagans (trumpet); Darren Beckett (drums).

Jam Session, Vol. 22

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