Ari Ambrose - Settling In

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:11
Size: 150,3 MB
Art: Front

(9:34)  1. Fun X 4
(9:18)  2. Country Living
(8:11)  3. How Deep is the Ocean
(9:03)  4. I Remember You
(7:08)  5. Hope and Cope
(8:52)  6. Midnight Moments
(5:44)  7. Polkadots And Moonbeams
(7:19)  8. Airegin

Ari Ambrose, since his recording debut as leader on SteepleChase's “Introducing Ari Ambrose” some 15 years ago, has maintained his musical perspectives of modernism on tradition and has polished them to perfection on this new album.

“…With so many 9of the young tenor voices continuing to follow John Coltrane or Sonny Rollins or turning toward free-form abstraction, it's refreshing to find Ambrose employing the tradition, taking it back and bringing it forward, … offering something different in what often seems to be a world of clones.” (Will Smith – JazzT9imes on Whatever Happens ) “Ari Ambrose's Waiting is totally lacking in pretension. An exceptional example of mainstream modern jazz,…” (David Franklin-JazzTimes)

Personnel:  Ari Ambrose (tenor saxophone);  Nir Felder (guitar);  Jay Anderson (bass);  Anthony Pinciotti  (drums)

Settling In

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Helen Sheppard - Oyster Love

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:28
Size: 104,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:18)  1. The Baraka
(3:09)  2. Oyster Love
(5:22)  3. When You're In Love
(3:19)  4. Brown Lady
(2:58)  5. The Key
(0:35)  6. Three Wise Monkeys
(4:21)  7. Catching Dynamite
(4:41)  8. Only You
(4:22)  9. Emily Louise
(3:32) 10. Let The Day Slip By
(4:52) 11. Stay
(2:53) 12. Long Time No See

Vocalist Helen Sheppard dedicates "Oyster Love" to all lovers past, present and future. Influenced by Cole Porter, Billie Holiday, Jobim, Gershwin, Bacharach and others, Sheppard has tried to let their subconscious direct her writing. She says: "Gone are the days of 'lovin' dat man' no matter what he does and being a victim of circumstance. I present an alternative to the notion that the blues are caused by someone or something else in my songs I tell the story of how I came to realize that I have created all my troubles and if I want a better life then I had better make it that way myself.  This album was recorded live in two days at "The Premises Studio" Hackney Road, London with no overdubs. Produced by Leo Feigin. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Oyster-Love-HELEN-SHEPPARD/dp/B0002FE7ZC

Personnel: Helen Sheppard (vocals, guitar); Zoe Rahman (piano); Riaan Vosloo (double bass).

Oyster Love

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Walter Bishop, Jr's 4th Cycle - Keeper of My Soul

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1973
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:01
Size: 87,7 MB
Art: Front

(6:23)  1. Soul Village
(4:37)  2. N'Dugu's Prayer
(5:47)  3. Summertime
(7:47)  4. Those Who Chant
(4:46)  5. Keeper of My Soul
(3:13)  6. Blue Bossa
(5:26)  7. Sweet Rosa

Digitally remastered edition of this 1973 album from the Bop/Jazz pianist. On Keeper of My Soul, Bishop plays acoustic and electric pianos and organ with a sense of uplift, a quality characterizing the best soul-jazz of the day. Opening number 'Soul Village' is a fascinating union of jazz and funk; today, it still sounds fresh in its immediacy. Here Bishop brings personality to his playing of a plugged-in piano, no easy task, while young saxophonist Ronnie Laws, a few years away from his descent into the disco-fusion abyss, captures in his solo some of the saxophone-generated warmth associated with his mentor, David Fathead Newman. The little-remembered vibraphonist Woody Murray handles himself well, and the funk rhythm section cooks. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Keeper-Soul-Walter-Cycle-Bishop/dp/B0081ZYVEW

Personnel:  Walter Bishop Jr. – piano;  Ronnie Laws – flute, saxophone;  Woody Murray – vibraphone;  Gerald Brown – bass, electric bass;  Bahir Hassan – drums;  Shakur M. Abdulla – congas, bongos

Keeper of My Soul

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Eddie Calvert - Lonely Nights

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:47
Size: 74,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:57)  1. Easy To Love
(2:22)  2. What Is This Thing Called Love
(2:27)  3. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
(2:20)  4. Taking A Chance On Love
(2:24)  5. Falling In Love With Love
(3:00)  6. Love In Bloom
(2:46)  7. The Man I Love
(2:21)  8. Why Do I Love You
(2:27)  9. One Night Of Love
(2:56) 10. A Little Love,A Little Kiss
(2:28) 11. Love Is The Sweetest Thing
(3:15) 12. Love Me Or Leave Me

Eddie grew up within a family to whom the music of his local brass band featured highly. He was soon able to play a variety of instruments though he was most accomplished on the trumpet. After World War II, he graduated from playing as an amateur in brass bands to professional engagements with popular dance orchestras of the day including that of Geraldo, and he soon became renowned for the virtuosity of his performances. Following his exposure on TV with the Stanley Black Orchestra, an enthusiastic announcer introduced him as the 'Man With The Golden Trumpet'an apt description that remained with him for the remainder of his musical career. Eddie's style was unusually individualistic, and he became a familiar musician on BBC radio and TV during the 1950s. He started to make records for the Columbia label and his popularity can be assessed from the success of his records, which included two UK number ones, 'Oh Mein Papa', followed more than a year later by 'Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White'. He was thus the first British instrumentalist to achieve two number ones. The magnificent 'Oh Mein Papa', which also sold well in the USA, topped the UK singles chart for no less than nine weeks (a British chart record}, and was successful enough to provide him with the first ever 'gold disc' awarded for an UK instrumental track. Further chart entries were secured with 'John And Julie', taken from the soundtrack of the movie; plus 'Mandy', Eddie's last major hit. Other recordings include 'Stranger In Paradise' in 1955; 'The Man with the Golden Arm' in 1956; and 'Jealousy' in 1960. As the music scene entered the less innocent age of the 1960s, Eddie's beautiful musical renditions became less appreciated by record buyers. By 1968 Eddie had become a little disillusioned by his dwindling fortunes and left Britain, making South Africa his home. Eddie died in 1978 aged 56. https://www.last.fm/music/Eddie+Calvert/+wiki

Lonely Nights

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Herb Alpert - Music Vol. 1

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:43
Size: 90,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. Flamingo
(3:05)  2. Unforgettable
(3:52)  3. Michelle
(3:08)  4. C'est Si Bon
(3:05)  5. I'm Yours
(3:18)  6. Cheek To Cheek
(2:40)  7. Just A Gigolo
(4:01)  8. Witchcraft
(3:21)  9. Sugarfoot
(2:55) 10. Strike Up The Band
(3:34) 11. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
(2:16) 12. Imagine

Having enjoyed a career resurgence since returning to regular touring and recording in 2007, trumpeter and pop icon Herb Alpert celebrates his ten-year run with 2017's vibrant Music, Vol. 1. As with his more recent releases, Music, Vol. 1 finds him reworking a set of well-curated standards and 20th century pop classics in an electronic-tinged, often dance-oriented style. Included are songs by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, the Beatles, and others. The difference this time out is that rather than working with any of his longtime collaborators, here Alpert recorded with veteran Dutch producer Jochem van der Saag (Andrea Bocelli, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé). The result is an album of kinetic, highly animated arrangements reminiscent of the trumpeter's classic '60s easy listening tracks, but with a modern twist. For fans of Alpert's albums since 2009's comeback Anything Goes, there is plenty to enjoy here, including his Parisian-chanson-meets-midtempo-ska rendition of the Beatles' "Michelle" and his similarly genre-bending swing-meets-electro-reggae take on the standard "Strike Up the Band." We also get similarly effective transmutations like the hip-hop-infused "Unforgettable" (which also features Alpert's boyish vocals), a '90s-style new jack swing version of "You Stepped Out of a Dream," and a jaunty, lounge-ready version of "C'est Si Bon." While the album has a generally lighter emotional tone than Alpert's Grammy-nominated 2016 effort Human Nature, we do get his lovingly rendered, orchestral-synth accented take on John Lennon's "Imagine." Ultimately, with Alpert having entered his octogenarian decade, it's life-affirming to hear him continue to deliver such buoyant and creatively engaged albums as this. ~ Matt Collar http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/music-vol-1-mr0004741235

Personnel: Herb Alpert (vocals, trumpet); Jochem van der Saag (keyboards, synthesizer, programming).

Music Vol. 1

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