Charnett Moffett - Internet

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:27
Size: 168,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:51)  1. G.E.M.
(3:12)  2. Icon Blues
(3:48)  3. PTL
(4:25)  4. Kings and Queens
(1:54)  5. Coral
(4:39)  6. Free Raga
(5:31)  7. Jubilant
(4:59)  8. Rain Drops
(4:12)  9. Triumph
(5:20) 10. Mr. O. C.
(3:24) 11. Wishful Thinking
(6:10) 12. Happy Dreams
(3:36) 13. Internet
(5:48) 14. Universal March
(4:22) 15. Enjoy Your Life
(2:51) 16. Star-Spangled Banner
(4:18) 17. RAS

Nine years have passed since Charnett Moffett 's debut album, later featured in the role of bass player of Ornette Coleman and McCoy Tyner. As for its ninth CD as a leader, two distinct reads are required for the attention of the reviewer, called to evaluate both the expressive brilliance of musicians and the goodness of the project. Of course, Moffett's exquisitely solos are characterized by two salient features: a sharp double-bass effect, accompanied by a powerful and frustrating phrasing, though exuberant. Although energetic and dynamic, his music is not up to the solo figure and will arouse the interest of those who love crossover sounds, cross between canonical jazz and fusion.  Not to be exploited in all the expressive potentials is his remarkable trio, featuring the excellent pianist Stephen Scott, who is also involved in the acidic and granular side of the electric instrumentation. It is pleasing (re) to listen to an underrated artist whose tracks had been lost after the encouraging engravings for the Verve of the '90s. To him and to his wise use of the organ in jazz style, it is best to have a pleasant disc, but not very original on the compositional level. Translate by google ~ AAJ Italy /staff https://www.allaboutjazz.com/internet-charnett-moffett-piadrum-records-review-by-aaji-staff.php

Personnel: Eric McPherson: drums; Charnett Moffett: bass guitar, vocals, fretless bass, acoustic bass, bass; Maria Sartori-Spencer: vocals.

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Karen Lane and Paul Malsom - Can't Help It

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:26
Size: 117,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:16)  1. I Can't Help It
(4:59)  2. Água De Beber
(4:47)  3. Missing
(3:45)  4. Everything Falls Apart
(5:11)  5. Desafinado
(4:49)  6. It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
(4:58)  7. Song for My Father
(4:35)  8. Is This Love
(4:30)  9. Nature Boy
(4:59) 10. Mas que nada
(3:37) 11. Baby Come Home

Karen Lane originally from Perth Western Australia, moved to Sydney in1990. Her initial grounding was the graveyard shift in seedy Kings Cross, with 10 piece original soul funk band, The Hard Word. Her first foray into Jazz quickly followed with the formation of The Eclectics, a sophisticated lounge trio playing standards. She won coveted slots, including headline at 1993 Western Australia¹s York Jazz Festival, and support for the elite British jazz pianist, Julian Joseph, during his 1994 Australian tour, at Sydney¹s premier jazz club the Basement. In 1993 Lane formed her first original band Deluge and between 1994 and 1997 established her song writing and band leading credentials culminating in the debut of her original acid jazz band, Substance, at the prestigious Bacardi Club for the 1995 Sydney International Arts festival. During this period she also wrote and produced music for a NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) dance production "Appetite" which was featured at the Melbourne International Arts Festival. From her experience as one of the few song writing and band leading females in an Australian music scene dominated by mass marketed, made to order young popstars, Lane conceived the idea that became Bloomers, an independent recording project for women singer songwriters. She secured government funding and recorded 17 women from around Australia. The Bloomers compilation CD was released with considerable national print, radio and TV coverage in August 1998 through Roadshow/Warners music. In 1997, before Lane relocated to Singapore she recorded her original album titled "Sheherazade 1001 nights", and was subsequently invited back to Australia to perform at the 1998 Go Girl! Festival celebrating International Women¹s Day, to a 10,000 strong crowd in The Domain Sydney. In Singapore Lane worked extensively singing sessions, writing and performing in various jazz clubs and hotels including the renowned Raffles Hotel. Since moving to London in 2000, she has steadily established a UK audience and released two UK band albums 'Once In A Lifetime' in 2002, and 'Taste' in 2004. After appearing succesfully as a duo with Paul Malsom, the UK guitarist, at The Sevenoaks Festival, they decided to record this album of their favourite songs from the live concert. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/malsonlane

Personnel: Karen Lane - (vocals), Paul Malsom - (guitars), Nic France - (percussion), Jo Fooks - (saxophone).

Can't Help It

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Bob Brookmeyer - The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:47
Size: 91,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:40)  1. Rocky Scotch
(5:07)  2. Under the Lilacs
(5:49)  3. They Say It's Wonderful
(4:49)  4. Potrezebie
(5:46)  5. Revelation
(4:29)  6. Star Eyes
(4:25)  7. Nobody's Heart
(4:38)  8. Loup-Garou

This CD reissue has four selections apiece from two different bands, both of which feature subtle interplay and cool tones. Bob Brookmeyer plays valve trombone and piano on two songs apiece with his 1955 quartet, a group also including guitarist Jimmy Raney, bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Mel Lewis. The other half of this disc is actually led by vibraphonist Teddy Charles who features Brookmeyer on both of his instruments along with bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Ed Shaughnessy; Nancy Overton takes a vocal on "Nobody's Heart." Although the overall set is not all that essential, the music is pleasing and reasonably creative. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-dual-role-of-bob-brookmeyer-mw0000203311

Personnel: Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone, piano); Nancy Overton (vocals); Jimmy Raney (guitar); Teddy Charles (vibraphone); Mel Lewis, Ed Shaughnessy (drums).

The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer

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Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:16
Size: 96,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:57)  1. Do It Again
(3:10)  2. Dirty Work
(3:48)  3. A3 Kings
(4:12)  4. Midnite Crusier
(2:54)  5. Only A Fool Would Say That
(4:38)  6. Reelin'In The Years
(3:30)  7. Fire In The Hole
(4:22)  8. Brooklyn
(3:40)  9. Change Of The Guard
(5:00) 10. Turn That Heartbeat Over Again

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan's debut, Can't Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. All of these are hallmarks of Steely Dan's signature sound, but what is most remarkable about the record is the way it differs from their later albums. Of course, one of the most notable differences is the presence of vocalist David Palmer, a professional blue-eyed soul vocalist who oversings the handful of tracks where he takes the lead. Palmer's very presence signals the one major flaw with the album  in an attempt to appeal to a wide audience, Becker and Fagen tempered their wildest impulses with mainstream pop techniques. Consequently, there are very few of the jazz flourishes that came to distinguish their albums  the breakthrough single, "Do It Again," does work an impressively tight Latin jazz beat, and "Reelin' in the Years" has jazzy guitar solos and harmonies  and the production is overly polished, conforming to all the conventions of early '70s radio. Of course, that gives these decidedly twisted songs a subversive edge, but compositionally, these aren't as innovative as their later work. Even so, the best moments ("Dirty Work," "Kings," "Midnight Cruiser," "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again") are wonderful pop songs that subvert traditional conventions and more than foreshadow the paths Steely Dan would later take. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine http://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-buy-a-thrill-mw0000195859

Personnel: Walter Becker (vocals, guitar, electric bass, bass guitar); Donald Fagen (vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards); David Palmer (vocals, keyboards); Jim Hodder (vocals, drums, percussion); Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields (vocals, background vocals); Jeff Baxter (guitar, steel guitar, Spanish guitar); Denny Dias (guitar, sitar, electric sitar); Elliott Randall (guitar); Jerome Richardson (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Snooky Young (flugelhorn, horns); Victor Feldman (keyboards, percussion); David Paich (keyboards); Shirley Matthews (background vocals).

Can't Buy A Thrill

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Ian & Sylvia - So Much For Dreaming

Styles: Vocal, Folk
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:48
Size: 89,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:56)  1. Circle Game
(2:58)  2. So Much For Dreaming
(3:51)  3. Wild Geese
(3:24)  4. Child Apart
(3:58)  5. Summer Wages
(2:35)  6. Hold Tight
(2:52)  7. Cutty Wren
(3:35)  8. Si Les Bateaux
(3:29)  9. Catfish Blues
(3:19) 10. Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies
(3:01) 11. January Morning
(2:45) 12. Grey Morning

Ian & Sylvia's adjustment to folk-rock was sometimes fine, sometimes awkward, and this was another inconsistent, though generally worthwhile, effort. Highlights include "Circle Game," one of the very first recorded covers of a Joni Mitchell composition. Tyson's "Wild Geese" and "Child Apart" count as some of their better unheralded tunes, and the occasional muted orchestration worked well on "Circle Game" and the melancholy title track. On the other hand, the attempts at blues were abominable, the traditional ballads anachronistic, and some of the material (especially Fricker's) undistinguished. ~ Richie Unterberger  http://www.allmusic.com/album/so-much-for-dreaming-mw0000643815

Personnel: Ian Tyson (vocals, guitar, autoharp); Sylvia (vocals); David Rae (guitar); Robert Bushnell (electric bass); Al Rogers (drums).

So Much For Dreaming

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