Lillie Huddleston - How Long Has This Been Going On

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:14
Size: 105.9 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. One Note Samba
[8:01] 2. How Insensitive
[5:08] 3. Embraceable You
[3:06] 4. Anything Goes
[6:00] 5. Nature Boy
[2:30] 6. Summertime
[5:22] 7. You Don't Know What Love Is
[5:25] 8. Song For My Father
[5:52] 9. How Long Has This Been Going On
[2:01] 10. Let's Face The Music And Dance

Lillie was born into a musical family in Greenville, Mississippi. The daughter of a high school band director and jazz bandleader, her first musical experiences included jazz and classical music as well as sacred choral literature. Lillie has been a professional performer for over 15 years, discovering the jazz genre as a vocalist as an undergraduate music education major at Mississippi University for Women. Lillie continued her musical studies at Georgia State University earning a Master of Music degree with a concentration in music education.

Lillie is no stranger to the stage having numerous dramatic and musical theatre credits including a film cameo in Sweet Home Alabama. (See the DVD alternate ending) Her musical theatre experience segued into a love of the Great American Songbook. She has developed a powerful personal style strongly influenced by Nancy Wilson, Carmen McCrae, Shirley Horne and many others. Her delicate treatment of ballads is evident in "You Don't Know What Love Is" from her debut recording release, How Long Has This Been Going On.

Ms. Huddleston has been a featured vocalist at the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the Stone Mountain Jazz Jamboree, Callenwolde Jazz on the Lawn, and the Jocada Museum of Jazz History.

How Long Has This Been Going On

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The Pete Jolly Trio - Timeless

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 62:58

Size: 144.2 MB

Styles: Piano jazz

Year: 2000

Art: Front

[11:52] 1. Milestones

[ 4:40] 2. Tea For Two

[12:35] 3. That Old Devil Moon

[10:11] 4. Don't Worry About Me

[ 7:25] 5. Stars And Stripes Forever

[ 7:02] 6. I Should Care

[ 9:11] 7. Hey Jude

Pete Jolly has been one of the most active & talented pianists working in the Los Angeles area for the past 40 years. This version of his trio is a little different than his regular trio, as it features Nick Ceroli on drums. Recorded at Donte's by George Jerman in July of 1969, this fine program is another of the great live sets captured by George during the mid to late 1960s. Jolly's playing is energetic & inventive; the trio is well-rehearsed & tight.

Timeless 2000

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Leon Spencer - Where I'm Coming From

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:16
Size: 76.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Soul-jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[5:32] 1. Where I'm Coming From
[6:43] 2. Superstition
[5:11] 3. Give Me Your Love
[6:16] 4. Trouble Man
[5:18] 5. Keeper Of The Castle
[4:13] 6. The Price A Po' Man's Got To Pay

Leon Spencer's final recording is an understated but very groovy document that features keyboard solos with a restrained horn section and funky rhythm guitar providing tight and tasty support. Covers of contemporary tunes by Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Steve Wonder and The Four Tops simmer without ever coming to the boil, but it is the Spencer originals that come alive, particularly the title track that closes the album (recorded during sessions for his previous LP "Bad Woman Walking") which is the highlight. Strangely for a Rudy Van Gelder engineered recording the overall sound is a little flat with very little bottom end which actually gives it a refreshingly under-produced feel. This is a near peak for rare-groove releases and is certainly worth checking out. ~Adam Maiorano

Where I'm Coming From

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Montenia - Each And Every Day

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:00
Size: 146.5 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[6:32] 1. Throw It Away
[3:34] 2. I Thought About You
[2:44] 3. I Get A Kick Out Of You
[4:30] 4. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[3:18] 5. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[4:42] 6. I've Got You Under My Skin
[6:31] 7. I Wish You Love
[5:11] 8. Corcovado
[4:35] 9. Misty
[5:01] 10. A Foggy Day
[3:54] 11. Honeysuckle Rose
[3:33] 12. Somebody Loves Me
[9:48] 13. Everything Must Change

Montenia - Each And Every Day with the Wade Mikkola Trio Plus One. Direct from Finland. First time available in North America and many other locations worldwide!!

Montenia has appeared many times in Scandinavia, but most often in Helsinki, Finland with the Wade Mikkola Trio Plus One (Lasse Hirvi, piano; Wade Mikkola, bass; Tomi Parkkonen, drums; and Joonatan Rautio, tenor saxophone). "Each And Every Day" was recorded on December 12, 1999 at the Happy Jazz Club Storyville on a night with Montenia and her backing musicians in splendid form. Familiar standards and other musical gems are on hand, all performed to summon up a variety of emotions the very same ones we all face and experience "Each And Every Day."

Hard to categorize but easy to snap your fingers to, or just relax to and lyrically savor like a musical sauna, Montenia frequently reminds listeners of many famous singers, but she actually has always been completely and uniquely herself, creating grooves, conveying moods, and thrilling listeners.

Each And Every Day

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John Abercrombie & Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette - Gateway

Styles: Guitar Jazz

Year: 1975

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 41:35

Size: 95,9 MB

Art: Front

( 7:51)  1. Back-Woods Song

( 2:11)  2. Waiting

(10:59)  3. May Dance

( 4:50)  4. Unshielded Desire

( 4:46)  5. Jamala

(10:55)  6. Sorcery 1

Guitarist John Abercrombie was one of the stars of ECM in its early days. His playing on this trio set with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette is really beyond any simple categorization. Abercrombie's improvisations are sophisticated yet, because his sound is rockish and sometimes quite intense (particularly on the nearly 11-minute "Sorcery 1"), there is really no stylistic name for the music. Holland contributed four of the six originals while DeJohnette brought in the other two (one of which was co-written with Abercrombie). The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive although listeners might find some of the music to be quite unsettling. It takes several listens for one to digest all that is going on, but it is worth the struggle. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/gateway-mw0000197160

Personnel:  John Abercrombie: guitar;  Dave Holland: bass;  Jack DeJohnette: drums

R.I.P.

Born: December 16, 1944

Died: August 22, 2017

 

Gateway

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Pamela Rose - Morpheus

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:30
Size: 139,2 MB
Art: Front

(1:30)  1. Into The Dream
(4:38)  2. My Beloved
(3:45)  3. Walls
(4:01)  4. I Knew You When
(0:43)  5. Into The World
(3:46)  6. Guns of Love
(4:57)  7. Please Don't Make Me Say Goodnight
(4:32)  8. Into The Glade/I'll Get Over You
(5:31)  9. Old Ones
(5:21) 10. Louise, Louise
(5:00) 11. Into The Heart/That Ain't No Way To Treat A Lover
(4:34) 12. You Have No Idea
(0:39) 13. Into The Wood
(3:19) 14. Always
(1:14) 15. Into The Moon
(6:54) 16. Bring Down The Moon

An acoustic masterpiece, a journey through time, joined together with rich hypnotic segues, strong songs (featuring co-writers Mary Ann Kennedy, Pat Bunch, Randy Sharp, Terry Burns and others), and powerful production...a classic work by a classic artist. Pam is a Two Time Grammy Nominee, whose songwriting and performing come full circle in this classic debut solo record. After two CD with Mary Ann Kennedy as duo Kennedy Rose (signed to Sting's private label Pangaea Records), Rose releases "Morpheus", which combines the powerful Kennedy Rose influence with shades of Eva Cassidy to Samuel Barber. Woven together with rich orchestral sequence segues "Morpheus", is captivating, from beginning to end....a "must have" for anyone who likes the individual strong song, or the uniquely produced body of work...a musical journey of the heart. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/pamrose2

Morpheus

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Bobby Timmons - Easy Does It

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:57
Size: 91,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:53)  1. Easy Does It
(4:38)  2. Old Devil Moon
(5:52)  3. A Little Busy
(4:54)  4. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance
(3:32)  5. Pretty Memory
(6:31)  6. If You Could See Me Know
(5:01)  7. I Thought About You
(3:33)  8. Groovin' High

Pianist Bobby Timmons, who became famous for his funky originals and soulful playing, mostly sticks to more bop-oriented jazz on this trio set with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Jimmy Cobb. He provides three originals (none of which really caught on) and is in excellent form on five standards, with highlights including "Old Devil Moon," "I Thought About You," and "Groovin' High." The Riverside CD reissue shows that Timmons was a bit more versatile than his stereotype; in any case, the music is excellent. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/easy-does-it-mw0000615260

Personnel:  Bobby Timmons – piano;  Sam Jones – bass;  Jimmy Cobb - drums

Easy Does It

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Marc Copland - Better By Far

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:33
Size: 143,7 MB
Art: Front

(8:55)  1. Day and Night
(6:25)  2. Better by Far
(4:33)  3. Mr DJ
(9:40)  4. Gone Now
(5:20)  5. Twister
(8:29)  6. Room Enough for Stars
(5:16)  7. Evidence
(8:08)  8. Dark Passage
(5:43)  9. Who Said Swing

Marc Copland got his start in jazz in New York City as a sometimes plugged-in alto saxophonist, working with drummer Chico Hamilton's Quartet, and releasing an overlooked album, Friends (Oblivion Records, 1973) featuring his own quartet. Then he went away, and came back as a pianist, and has since shaped himself into one of finest jazz piano guys around, an artist with a supple touch, a feel for intricately gorgeous melodies and a deep immersion into complex harmonies. In 2015, after a fruitful career that shifted from one record label to another, Copland started his own Inner Voice Records, and offered up the maiden release, Zenith (2015), a quartet affair with Ralph Alessi on trumpet, with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Joey Baron rounding out the rhythm section. The year 2017 finds Copland offering up his second release on the label, Better By Far, a reconvening the Zenith quartet. The music consists of three group improvisations, five Copland compositions, and a Thelonious Monk tune, "Evidence." Two of Copland's most significant teamings over the years have been with guitarist John Abercrombie, and now with trumpeter Alessi. Where Copland's brush paints sound with a developed delicacy of touch, shimmering chords, and gorgeous, amorphous shapings, Alessi uses brighter colors and sharper edges. Especially edgy are the group improvisations, like "Mr. DJ," that opens with Baron's soft drum whispers, joined by Alessi's stabs of metallic notes, Copland's percussive ruminations. "Twister" is a more fluid, more introspective, darker-toned piece that builds momentum along the way. Speaking of dark tones, the Copland-penned "Gone Now," has a pensive, melancholy mood similar to that of Gershwin's "Gone, Gone, Gone," from the masterpiece, Porgy And Bess (1938). "Room Enough For Stars" floats. It's a beautiful ballad like only Copland can write, featuring Alessi in a patient laying down of the melody, and a piquant bass turn by Gress; while Thelonious Monk's "Evidence" finds the group in a more playful mood an energetic romp that stretches the Monkian angularity with an appealing malleability. With Better By Far Marc Copland and Company continue to create the highest level of jazz. ~ Dan McClenaghan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/better-by-far-marc-copland-innervoice-jazz-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan.php

Personnel:  Marc Copland: piano;  Ralph Alessi: trumpet;  Drew Gress: bass; Joey Barron: drums.

Better By Far

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