Eddie Calvert - The Man With The Golden Trumpet

Styles: Trumpet Instrumental
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:17
Size: 171,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:47)  1. Around The World
(2:22)  2. Cherry Pink And Apple Bloss
(2:46)  3. O Mein Papa
(3:01)  4. John And Julie
(3:31)  5. London By Night
(2:29)  6. Mandy
(2:44)  7. Midnight
(2:09)  8. Sucu Sucu
(2:40)  9. Zambesi
(3:10) 10. I Love Paris
(3:43) 11. I'm Getting Sentimental Ove
(2:25) 12. Softly As A Morning Sunrise
(2:20) 13. Serenata
(2:54) 14. Tenderly
(1:51) 15. Wonderful Copenhagen
(2:47) 16. Memories Of You
(2:37) 17. On A Slow Boat To China
(2:47) 18. Roses Of Picardy
(2:10) 19. Spanish Flea
(1:37) 20. The Poor People Of Paris
(3:16) 21. Vilia
(2:37) 22. Stranger In Paradise
(2:15) 23. Spellbound
(2:38) 24. Oh My Beloved Daddy
(2:10) 25. April In Portugal
(3:01) 26. Little Serenade
(2:32) 27. Summertime
(2:43) 28. My Son,My Son

Eddie Calvert, known as the man with the golden trumpet, was born in Preston, Lancashire on the 15th March 1922 as Albert Edward Calvert. As a child he was exposed to his family's love of brass band music and he learned to play many brass instruments but concentrated on the trumpet. He joined the Preston Town Silver Band at the age of 11 but the war interrupted his musical career and by the late 1940s he returned to play in various amateur brass bands, eventually moving to the professional circuit with the dance bands Geraldo and Billy Ternet. Going solo, he appeared on TV with the Stanley Black Orchestra. He signed to the Columbia label, part of the EMI group and released an instrumental trumpet version of the German song Oh Mein Papa which had most famously been covered in English as Oh My Papa by Eddie Fisher. Calvert's instrumental easily won the chart battle in the UK and it remained at no.1 for nine weeks at the beginning of 1954. Over a year later he was involved in another chart battle for supremacy with the song Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White and this time it was much closer with both his and a very similar trumpet version by Perez Prado reaching no.1 in the Spring of 1955. Several other hits followed including a version of Stranger In Paradise, John And Julie and Mandy, while Little Serenade was his final hit in June 1958. When the 1960s provided no change of fortune, Calvert moved away to settle in South Africa where he lived out the remainder of his life, dying on the 7th of August 1978. 

~ Sharon Mawer http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-calvert-mn0000793645

The Man With The Golden Trumpet

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Leata Galloway - The Naked Truth

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1988
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:30
Size: 102,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:01)  1. With Every Beat Of My Heart
(5:23)  2. Fascination
(5:27)  3. Shades Of Blue
(4:39)  4. Heartache (Don't Discriminate)
(3:40)  5. Cry Me A River
(6:21)  6. One Of These Nights
(5:50)  7. You'll Never Get To Heaven
(3:27)  8. I'm Scared Of You
(5:40)  9. The Naked Truth

Exploring territory quite foreign to that on her early-'80s debut set, Leata Galloway proves herself an assured song stylist on The Naked Truth. The opening power pop-soul, mid-tempo number, "With Every Beat of My Heart" released as a single is a glorious cross between the raw grit of Tina Turner and the lushness of Nancy Wilson. Gliding with serene melody and lyrics true to life, "Heartache (Don't Discriminate)" is another peak moment. Occasionally, Nick Martinelli's production is a bit too glossy; for the most part, however, the sound here is thoroughly relaxing and durably arranged. This is one of the most impressive early efforts to blend contemporary R&B and jazz into the format that gradually blossomed into R&B-driven smooth jazz. Galloway's inspired, passionate performances throughout insure that the songs don't fall victim to the banality sometimes associated with that subgenre. The cohesive listening experience that results makes one wonder why this gem of an album didn't get nearly the commercial clout it deserved. ~ Justin Kantor http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-naked-truth-mw0000195817

Personnel : Leata Galloway – Vocals;  Toots Thielemans – Harmonica;  Wilton Felder - Sax Tenor;  Ron Kerber - Saxophone, Horn;  Jeffrey Lego, Richard Kerber, Robert Hagglund, Douglas Dupre, Marcus Johnson, Steve Wise, Dennis Wasko, Gary McKeen, Robert McAllister – Horn;  Linda Lawley, Angel Rogers, Armand Pocoroba, Carolyn Mitchell Vocals (Background);  James K. Lloyd, Preston Glass, Curtis Dowd, Jr., Dennis Richardson – Keyboards;  Donald Robinson - Flute, Keyboards, Piano, Keyboards;  Randy Bowland – Guitar;  Randy Cantor - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Strings;  Doug Grigsby – Bass Guitar;  Daryl Burgee, Jim Salamone – Drums;  Mayra Casales, Pablo Batista - Percussion

The Naked Truth

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Herb Alpert - Keep Your Eye On Me

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:50
Size: 104,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:11)  1. Keep Your Eye On Me
(3:56)  2. Hot Shot
(4:53)  3. Diamonds
(3:14)  4. Traffic Jam
(5:26)  5. Cat Man Do
(4:32)  6. Pillow
(3:54)  7. Our Song
(5:55)  8. Making Love In The Rain
(3:51)  9. Rocket To The Moon
(2:53) 10. Stranger On The Shore

The unbelievable sales success of this record is a testament to Herb Alpert's extraordinary ability to keep his ear to the ground no doubt aided by his position as vice-chairman and co-owner of A&M Records and adapt to the times. At a time when A&M's Janet Jackson was blazing up the charts, Alpert journeyed to Minneapolis and cut some tracks with Jackson's producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, producing the others himself in a mostly similar techno-pop vein. Presto!, three Top Ten R&B singles came out of the album, "Keep Your Eye on Me," "Making Love in the Rain," and the number one hit "Diamonds." The flashy, trashy "Diamonds" no doubt was aided on its rush up the charts by Jackson and Lisa Keith's bouncy lead vocals; it's really their record and that of Jam and Lewis, despite Alpert's top billing. Jackson and Keith also take the lead in the simple-minded lyrics of "Making Love in the Rain," which nevertheless has a haunting effect accented by Alpert's muted musings through an electronic gauze. At first, this seems like a gleaming digital machine of a record, loaded with repetitive sampling effects and drum machines churning out that ubiquitous '80s backbeat. But the techno stuff gradually gives way to Alpert's humane trumpet, which in a touching valentine to the '60s on Acker Bilk's "Stranger on the Shore," is eventually allowed to soar unimpeded over the electronics. ~ Richard G.Ginell http://www.allmusic.com/album/keep-your-eye-on-me-mw0000188950

Personnel:  Herb Alpert (harmonica, trumpet, flugelhorn, celesta); Jellybean Johnson (vocals, percussion); Janet Jackson, Lisa Keith, Terry Lewis (vocals, background vocals); James Greer, Jerome Benton, Lani Hall (vocals); Michael Landau (guitar); John Barnes (tuba, organ, keyboards); Laythan Armor (keyboards, bass synthesizer, drums, percussion, programming); Les Pierce (keyboards, drums, programming); Roy Bittan (keyboards); Chuck Domanico (acoustic bass); Jimmy Jam (bass guitar, drums, percussion, keyboard programming); Steven Schaeffer (drums, percussion); Jeff Porcaro (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); David Eiland (keyboard programming, sampler).

Keep Your Eye On Me

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David Benoit - Every Step Of The Way

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1988
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:02
Size: 112,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:03)  1. Every Step Of The Way
(3:33)  2. Shibuya Station
(5:02)  3. The Key To You
(4:33)  4. Remembering What You Said
(2:45)  5. Once Running Free
(4:40)  6. ReBach
(5:16)  7. Sao Paulo
(5:34)  8. No Worries
(4:52)  9. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
(4:25) 10. Painted Desert
(4:14) 11. Saturdays

One of the more popular performers in the idiom somewhat inaccurately called "contemporary jazz," David Benoit has mostly performed light melodic background music, what critic Alex Henderson has dubbed "new age with a beat." Benoit has done a few fine jazz projects (including a tribute to Bill Evans and a collaboration with Emily Remler) but most of his output for GRP has clearly been aimed at the charts. He studied composition and piano at El Camino College and, in 1975, played on the soundtrack of the film Nashville. After recording with Alphonse Mouzon and accompanying singer Gloria Lynne, he was signed to the AVI label when he was 24, recording sets that paved the way for his later output. In 1986, Benoit signed as a solo artist with GRP, a relationship that would last until 2003. Albums like 1989's Waiting for Spring and 1999's Professional Dreamer showcase his smooth, lyrical style, while projects like his 2000 tribute to Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts scores, Here's to You, Charlie Brown!: 50 Great Years!, demonstrate where his own tastes lie. A decade after their first joint venture, Benoit and Russ Freeman collaborated on Benoit/Freeman Project 2, released by the Concord-associated label Peak in 2004. For 2005's Orchestral Works he was joined by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and members of the Asia America Symphony Orchestra. He released two studio albums including Full Circle in 2006 and Standards, which appeared later that same year. In 2008, Benoit paid tribute to some of his musical idols with the album Heroes. The album saw him covering songs by Elton John, the Beatles, Dave Brubeck, and others. Two years later, Benoit delivered the Clark Germain-produced electronica-inflected album Earthglow, and in 2012, he returned with Conversation, which featured the classical trio-meets-jazz-trio title track taken from his "Music for Two Trios" suite. In 2014, Benoit contributed to former Ambrosia guitarist David Pack's Napa Crossroads set with Alan Parsons, Ray Manzarek, Larry Carlton, Mindi Abair, and others. Benoit shifted focus on his next outing. Deciding to record an all-originals vocal album, he collaborated with lyricists Lorraine Feather, Mark Winkler, and Spencer Day. Released in the June of 2015, 2 in Love featured Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Jane Monheit. She was also featured heavily on Believe, a Christmas recording that appeared just four months later. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/every-step-of-the-way/id19683771

Personnel:  David Benoit - piano, synthesizer;  Russ Freeman – guitar;  Randy Waldman – keyboards;  Grant Geissman – guitar;  Nathan East – bass;  Bob Feldman – bass;  Neil Stubenhaus – bass;  Michael Landau – guitar;  David Pack – vocals;  John Robinson – drums;  Harvey Mason – drums;  Stanley Clarke – bass;  Mike Fisher – percussion;  Sam Riney – saxophone;  Tony Morales - drums

Every Step Of The Way

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Rachid Taha - Live

Styles: World
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:49
Size: 181,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:54)  1. Menfi
(6:39)  2. Nokta
(6:22)  3. Ida
(8:59)  4. Ya Rayah
(6:46)  5. Medina
(8:59)  6. Bent Sahra
(5:41)  7. Barra Barra
(6:46)  8. Foqt Foqt
(5:06)  9. Ala Jalkoum
(7:46) 10. Voila Voila
(8:45) 11. Garab

Rachid Taha rules the rai music scene with a hip sound that gathers up both the desert rhythms of North African traditional music and the unbridled energy of rock and electronic dance music. A genuine global star, Taha plays to the masses in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and some Americans have been lucky enough to see this galvanizing performer in midsize clubs. In either setting there is a heady atmosphere of a wild Algerian frat party that is barely under control. Recorded during a single show in Brussels while touring behind the excellent Made in Medina (five of the set's 11 songs are from this album), Live features great tunes performed by Taha's working band and a few special guests. Live also captures the essence of the Taha performance. Sometimes bantering good-naturedly with the crowd in French, sometimes whipping them into a cheering frenzy, Taha proves that he is the consummate entertainer. This album is what live music is all about great music, good times, and hanging out with people. ~ Tad Hendrickson https://www.amazon.com/Rachid-Taha-Live/dp/B000062Y9H

Live

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