Irene Kral - The Band And I / Steveireneo!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:53
Size: 144.0 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:10] 1. I'd Know You Anywhere
[3:40] 2. Detour Ahead
[2:35] 3. Comes Love
[1:59] 4. Everybody Knew But Me
[2:52] 5. Lazy Afternoon
[2:58] 6. What's Right For You
[2:43] 7. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
[2:55] 8. Memphis In June
[2:04] 9. This Little Love
[2:32] 10. The Night We Called It A Day
[2:29] 11. It Isn't So Good
[2:11] 12. Something To Remember You By
[2:21] 13. Too Late The Spring
[2:26] 14. Run (Don't Walk)
[2:27] 15. The Best Time Of The Day
[2:28] 16. Yes
[2:46] 17. There He Goes
[3:03] 18. And Even Then
[3:02] 19. Houseboat
[2:02] 20. Cool Blue
[2:30] 21. What Is A Woman
[2:49] 22. Spring Is Where You Are
[2:58] 23. Impossible
[2:42] 24. Pleasant Dreams

Twofer: Tracks #1-12 from the United Artists 12" LP "The band and I" (UAS 5016); Tracks #13-24 from the United Artists 12" LP "Steveireneo!" (UAS 6052). Irene Kral (vcl), with Herb Pomeroy, Lenny Johnson, Joe Newman (tp), Urbie Green (tb), Charlie Mariano, Zoot Sims, Danny Bank (saxes), Joe Venuto (vib), Ray Santisi, Hank Jones (p), Jimmy Raney (g), John Neves (b), Jimmy Zitano, Charlie Persip (d).

The Band and I was the debut album of the great Irene Kral. On it the outstanding young vocalist, who first came to prominence with Maynard Fergusons band, had the benefit of Herb Pomeroys celebrated big band which, though it had never featured a vocalist before, gave her a backing that no orchestra composed of studio musicians could match. She responded with innate jazz feeling, sensitive phrasing and a warm, unaffected sound. Singer and big band are well served by the excellent Al Cohn and Ernie Wilkins charts.

On Steveireneo!, her second album, she handles a dozen of Steve Allens songs with complete command. Under the direction of Al Cohn, the band ideally complements her singing; Cohns well-conceived arrangements are, like everything he did, extremely musical. And the front-rank East Coast personnel consistently deliver fine solos in a savoury showcase for a superior singer.

The Band I/Steveireneo!

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Rob Parton's Jazztech Big Band - Just One Of Those Things

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:35
Size: 147.9 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[5:19] 1. Lickety Split
[4:15] 2. Prelude To A Kiss
[4:50] 3. Heads Up
[5:29] 4. Infant Eyes
[5:22] 5. Black Nile
[4:09] 6. Joy Spring
[5:53] 7. You've Changed
[6:33] 8. It Might As Well Be Spring
[5:15] 9. I'll Close My Eyes
[4:51] 10. Just One Of Those Things
[4:42] 11. It Never Entered My Mind
[7:53] 12. Knee Deep In Rio

Rob Parton, leader, trumpet, flugelhorn; Scott Wagstaff: trumpet; Kirk Garrison: trumpet; Mike McGrath: trumpet; Terry Connell: trumpet; Bob Frankich: alto sax; Bob Rzeszutko: alto sax (1, 3, 6, 8-10, 12); Ken Partyka: alto sax (2, 4, 5, 7, 11); Mark Colby: tenor sax; Brian Budzik: tenor sax; Ted Hogarth: baritone sax, bass clarinet; Tom Garling: trombone; Tim Coffman: trombone (1-3, 6, 8-10, 12); Andy Baker: trombone (2, 4, 5, 7, 11), Brian Jacobi: trombone; Tom Matta: bass trombone; JoAnn Daugherty: piano (1, 3, 6, 8-10, 12), Don Stille: piano (2, 4, 5, 7, 11); Tim Fox: acoustic, electric bass; Bob Rummage: drums (1-7, 9-11), Tom Hipskind: drums (8, 12); Evan Ryan, percussion.

There aren't many big bands that are as consistently impressive in a studio as they are in person. Here's one that is—trumpeter Rob Parton's strapping, Chicago-based JazzTech Big Band. Parton's secret? It's not hard to comprehend. Enlist the best players one can find, give them bright and elaborate charts to sink their chops into, then stand aside and let 'em roar. Except Parton does much more than stand aside. He also quarterbacks the ensemble's superlative trumpet section and produces splendid solos on both trumpet and flugelhorn ("You've Changed, Wayne Shorter's "Infant Eyes ). It never hurts the cause to have sharp-shooting soloists, and Parton has rounded up and deputized a number of the Chicago area's fastest and most sure-handed gunslingers. Tenor saxophonist Mark Colby scores well-aimed bull's-eyes on Tom Garling's "Lickety Split and Cole Porter's "Just One of Those Things," as do trombonist Tim Coffman on Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss, trumpeter Terry Connell on Clifford Brown's "Joy Spring, pianist JoAnn Daugherty on "I'll Close My Eyes, and bass trombonist Tom Matta on his seductive arrangement of Rodgers and Hart's "It Never Entered My Mind. Colby, trumpeter Kirk Garrison, bassist Tim Fox and drummer Tom Hipskind empty their side arms on the breezy finale, "Knee Deep in Rio.

Trombonist Tom Garling composed and arranged "Lickety Split, "Heads Up and "Rio, and solos smartly with Daugherty on "Heads Up, Colby on "Black Nile and alto Bob Frankich on Don Schamber's sunny arrangement of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "It Might as Well Be Spring. Schamber also scored "I'll Close My Eyes, complementing admirable charts by Paul McKee ("Kiss, "Infant Eyes, "Black Nile ), Matta ("Joy Spring ), Chris Madsen ("One of Those Things ) and the late Frank Mantooth ("You've Changed ). Brass and reeds combine formidable power with due respect for color and dynamics, while the rhythm section, anchored on ten tracks by drummer Bob Rummage, on two by Hipskind, performs with the impeccable timing and reliability of a Swiss watch. Daugherty, the band's newest member, makes an auspicious debut as she shares keyboard duties with veteran Don Stille, while Fox and percussionist Evan Ryan provide indispensable balance. On Just One of Those Things, Parton's intrepid JazzTech Big Band readily enhances its proven stature as a world-class jazz ensemble. An early pacesetter in the Record of the Year sweepstakes. ~Jack Bowers

Just One Of Those Things

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Horace Silver - The Very Best

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:35
Size: 111.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[6:45] 1. Doodlin'
[4:19] 2. The Preacher
[6:59] 3. Senor Blues
[6:14] 4. Soulville
[6:15] 5. Sister Sadie
[7:13] 6. Song For My Father
[4:59] 7. The Cape Verdean Blues
[5:47] 8. The Jody Grind

As part of Blue Note's Very Best series, pianist Horace Silver is spotlighted on eight tracks recorded between 1954 and 1966. This set includes the Silver-penned classics "The Preacher," "Song for My Father," "Doodlin'," and "The Jody Grind." Silver's backing bands include fellow Blue Note alumni Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Blue Mitchell, Joe Henderson, and Junior Cook, among others, making this a quality sampler for the novice at a mid-line price. ~Al Campbell

The Very Best

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Various - Blue Note Beach Classics Presented By Jose Padilla (2-Disc Set)

Blue Note Beach Classics Presented By Jose Padilla is Jose's 18th album release and is a stunning representation of modern ambient, jazz and breaks. This new compilation album features tracks from French jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani to Oscar-and Grammy-winner Herbie Hancock.

Album: Blue Note Beach Classics (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:53
Size: 127.9 MB
Styles: Jazz
Year: 2012

[6:19] 1. Michel Petrucciani - Brazilian Suite #3
[6:18] 2. Andrew Hill - Poinsettia
[3:43] 3. Stacey Kent - Samba Saravah
[5:08] 4. Chico Hamilton - The Morning Side Of Love
[6:20] 5. Lee Morgan - Ceora
[9:15] 6. Herbie Hancock - Dolphin Dance
[4:25] 7. Chet Baker - I've Never Been In Love Before
[2:58] 8. Stan Getz - Autumn Leaves
[6:47] 9. Grant Green - Hurt So Bad
[4:37] 10. Bobbi Humphrey - Blacks And Blues

Blue Note Beach Classics (Disc 1)

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Album: Blue Note Beach Classics (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:26
Size: 145.2 MB
Styles: Jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[5:30] 1. Quasimode - Waltz Ga Kikoete Feat. Miyuki Hatakeyama
[4:16] 2. Cannonball Adderley - Hummin'
[5:15] 3. Ike Quebec - Blue Samba
[4:08] 4. Miles Davis - Dear Old Stockholm
[6:52] 5. Big John Patton - The Shadow Of Your Smile
[7:33] 6. Donald Byrd - (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
[2:51] 7. Chet Baker - Moonlight Becomes You
[3:03] 8. Nancy Wilson - How Insensitive (Insensatez)
[4:21] 9. Jackie Mclean - Don't Blame Me
[5:46] 10. Horace Parlan - On The Spur Of The Moment
[6:48] 11. Donald Byrd - Book's Bossa
[6:57] 12. Dexter Gordon - Le Coiffeur

Blue Note Beach Classics (Disc 2)

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Bill Risby Trio - Looking Up

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:12
Size: 167.6 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[ 6:13] 1. Seek And You Will Find
[ 9:57] 2. Looking Up
[ 4:18] 3. Let Me Off!
[ 4:46] 4. Somalia
[ 9:26] 5. Away With You
[ 7:53] 6. Mass For Almassy Prelude Viii
[ 8:13] 7. Lost
[11:04] 8. A Gift
[11:20] 9. I' Ll Be Seeing You

Double Bass – Gary Holgate; Drums – Hamish Stuart; Piano – Bill Risby.

Few listeners will not succumb to the spell cast by the fragile beauty of Bill Risby's 'Seek And You Will Find'. Risby weights each note with the assurance of an expert concert pianist performing a Satie Gymnopedie, yet loads them with such a tangible sense of vulnerability that the emotional power stops you dead. We hear too little of Risby in such contexts. it was worth the 11 year wait since his lovely debut, STORIES, for this one, which, after that solo opening, is a collaboration with bassist Gary Holgate and drummer Hamish Stuart. The gentle tentative beginning to 'Looking Up' heralds a slow motion, building intensity over the next 10 minutes into something like a full blown spiritual. The upward energy slant continues with the abrupt drum punctuations and racing bass riff of 'Let Me Off!!' A rather folorn ballad called 'Lost' flutters into freer territory in mid-stream. Risby leaves us with the Celtic melancholy of 'I'll Be Seeing You'. If nothing quite rises to the heights of the first piece, this is still one fine album. ~John Shand

Looking Up

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Monica Borrfors & Sweet Jazz Trio - A Certain Sadness

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:23
Size: 124.5 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2001/2009
Art: Front

[5:36] 1. A Certain Sadness
[2:48] 2. For All We Know
[4:33] 3. Violets For Your Furs
[6:13] 4. Embraceable You
[4:09] 5. Yesterdays
[4:36] 6. I´ve Grown Accustomed To His Face
[4:13] 7. My Ideal
[5:28] 8. Once Upon A Summertime
[4:01] 9. Somebody Loves Me
[4:51] 10. My Foolish Heart
[2:47] 11. That Old Feeling
[5:02] 12. You´ve Changed

Monica Borrfors one of Sweden's foremost jazz singers and chamber jazz group Sweet Jazz Trio by Peter Nordahl and Patrik Boman of the record company Arietta brought together on a CD which was released in early September 2001 under the name "A Certain Sadness". Monica Borrfors that usually leads his own quintet - since 1980 - sings to the accompaniment of guitarist Mats Larsson, contra bassist Hans Backenroth and cornet player Lasse Törnqvist Sweet Jazz Trio.

Guest artist in three of the numbers is the English top trumpeter Guy Barker, who has played in Sweden with Peter Nordahl Trio and Patrik Boman Seven Piece Machine. In a number guest plays baritone saxophonist Gunnar Bergsten - Grammy winner who also received Lars Gullin price.

A Certain Sadness

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Michael Kaeshammer - No Filter

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 27:59
Size: 64.1 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:00] 1. Letter From The Road
[3:27] 2. Nothing Seems To Reach You
[3:48] 3. Late Night Train (Feat. Denzal Sinclaire)
[2:15] 4. Westcoast Spirit
[5:03] 5. Everybody Catches Love Sometime (Feat. Randy Bachman)
[3:48] 6. Sweet Grace (Feat. Joel Parisien)
[3:13] 7. Back Into The Pen
[3:23] 8. Talk To Me, Baby

No Filter is the eleventh album from MICHAEL KAESHAMMER. This is the sound of an artist following his muse completely unhindered by thoughts of commercial imperatives or genre constraints. The prolific Vancouver Island-based singer/songwriter/pianist/producer has earned a loyal international following as a triple threat. He’s a piano virtuoso with a technical mastery of many different styles, an eloquent singer/songwriter, and a charming and engaging performer.

On No Filter, Michael mixes his well-crafted and melodic original songs with a couple of evocative piano instrumentals, and the result is a delightfully varied collection. Kaeshammer has completely come to terms with his eclectic taste in music, something showcased on the record. “The songs here are just things I wanted to write,” he explains. “If they sound as if they have been influenced by a lot of different things, then that is just the way it is. To me, it just sounds like my music.”

No Filter

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