Silky Denims: 09/15/17

Friday, September 15, 2017

Little Willie Jackson & His Original Honeydrippers - Jazz Me Blues

Size: 153,1 MB
Time: 64:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Jazz Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Watts Local (2:37)
02. Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night (2:43)
03. Jackson's Boogie (2:46)
04. I Ain't Got Nobody (2:27)
05. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (2:49)
06. Fst (2:47)
07. Black And Blue (2:51)
08. The Peanut Vendor (2:54)
09. Someday, Somehow, Somewhere (2:48)
10. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (2:32)
11. Let's Jump (2:37)
12. Muddy Water (2:37)
13. Little Willie's Boogie (2:53)
14. You Can Depend On Me (2:37)
15. 58th St Jump (2:38)
16. There'll Be Some Changes Made (2:25)
17. Baby (2:42)
18. Shasta (2:42)
19. St Louis Blues (Alt) (2:32)
20. My Baby's Blues (2:36)
21. St Louis Blues (2:38)
22. The Peanut Vendor (Alt) (2:57)
23. Jackson's Boogie (Alt) (2:51)
24. Muddy Water (Alt) (2:33)

This is a comprehensive anthology of Jackson's late-'40s Modern sessions: both sides of six 1947-1948 singles, plus a dozen previously unreleased cuts (including some alternate takes). It's another in what is apparently a never-ending series of Ace compilations showcasing early Modern artists pivotal to the transition between swing jazz and jump blues, even if they (like Jackson) are virtually forgotten half a century later. Unlike some, perhaps most, of such Modern artists, Jackson might be more accurately classified as a jazz musician than a blues/R&B one. Boogie instrumentals are mixed with vocal outings in the Louis Armstrong/Cab Calloway mold, often favoring jazz and pop songs that, even by 1948, were on the verge of passing out of fashion. Jackson was a pleasantly passable singer with a slightly lower-than-normal register, though no great shakes. The recordings are more notable for the playing of the Honeydrippers, who, of course, are more known for their work on more famous records by Joe Liggins. The best numbers on the disc are those that are the bluesiest and loosest, such as the instrumentals "Jackson's Boogie" and "Watts Local," or "The Peanut Vendor" with its Mardi Gras-type rhythms. "Black and Blue" has some (muted) racial commentary in its doleful lyrics about the problems of being black, though these are subtle enough that it can almost be missed on casual hearing, and certainly too subtle to qualify this as an out-and-out protest song. The sound is very good considering the age of the source recordings. ~by Richie Unterberger

Jazz Me Blues

Manu Le Prince - In A Latin Mood

Size: 118,3 MB
Time: 51:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Latin Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. In A Latin Mood (3:59)
02. Dreams Of Peace (5:26)
03. Serenade (4:46)
04. Sempre Voltar (5:14)
05. Like Castles In The Air (3:17)
06. Sail Away (4:43)
07. Paris Et Rio (4:32)
08. Avarandar (4:55)
09. Twilight Dream (5:26)
10. Let The Music Take Care Of You (3:49)
11. Il Faut Tourner La Page (4:49)

As years go by, Manu Le Prince stands out today as one of the most beautiful voices of latin jazz in France. A singer known for her warm and sensuous vocal timbre, she is also an accomplished lyric writer and composer, so adding to her interpretations of standard jazz songs a very personal touch giving them a new dimension. Born in Paris with anglo-argentinian origins and brazilian by heart, Manu has been living between Paris and Rio during the latest 25 years, mixing intimately the Jazz music that rocked her childhood with brazilian music. Manu has been so following a path to success that started with her performances with Christian Vander's mythical french jazz band MAGMA, until more recently, through her collaboration with renowned brazilian peformers such as trombonist Raul de SOUZA or Hermeto PASCOAL.

Manu Le Prince has recorded several albums, the latest one "BossaJazz for Ever", Tribute to the founder of the Bossa Nova Johnny Alf (4 stars on on the french review Jazzman), wich starred at the New Morning (Paris) and at the Sesc Pinheiros (Sao Paulo) amongst other cities.

Since 2016, Manu Le Prince is working on her new project "In a Latin Mood" in collaboration with the great argentinian percussionist and arranger Minino Garay along a very fine team of some of the best musicians in Paris, and also written with new modern french jazz composers Baptiste Trotignon, Gregory Privat, Giovanni Mirabassi, adding a also musics from Kenny Barron and Milton Nascimento.

In A Latin Mood

Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis - Handful Of Keys

Size: 140,0 MB
Time: 60:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Jingles ( 3:44)
02. Lulu's Back In Town (12:01)
03. Four By Five ( 8:39)
04. Very Early ( 8:03)
05. The Strawberry ( 9:15)
06. Hymn To Freedom ( 5:48)
07. All Of Me ( 7:21)
08. Temperance ( 5:50)

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guests take you through 100 hundred years of jazz piano on Handful of Keys. Star pianists Joey Alexander, Dick Hyman, Myra Melford, Helen Sung, Isaiah J. Thompson, and the JLCO's own Dan Nimmer grab hold of all 88 keys and reveal the full extent of the piano's evolution over the 20th century.

Recorded on opening night of the 2016-17 Jazz at Lincoln Center season, Handful of Keys showcases a band in full stride, burning through electric arrangements of beloved compositions from James P. Johnson, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, and more. With guests ranging in age from 13-year-old prodigy Alexander (recently featured on '60 Minutes') to 89-year-old American treasure Hyman, Wynton Marsalis and the JLCO survey jazz piano's past and give the stage to several prodigies who are taking the instrument in bold new directions.

Handful Of Keys

Sara Moller - Forgettable

Size: 102,1 MB
Time: 41:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. So Simple (2:33)
02. Lullaby (4:47)
03. Now I Know (4:20)
04. Once I Built (2:32)
05. Love Lost (4:25)
06. This Saddest World (2:46)
07. Start All Over (5:01)
08. Hold Me (3:29)
09. We're Going Down (2:54)
10. And You Wait (2:13)
11. There's Nothing Between You And The Sky (3:24)
12. The Fruit And The Bloom (3:25)

Swedish artist Sara Möller creates her own musical world where folk and chanson meet jazz and blues. Her songs, with lyrics both in Swedish and English, are both original and classical in their sound. Her debut album Världen Kom Tillbaka (World, Come Back, Konfonium Audio/Border Music) was released in 2014. The release consert was at Rönnells Antikvariat in Stockholm. The album was played in the Swedish Radio and was acclaimed both in Swedish and international music press (see reviews under “press”) She has performed at several stages in Stockholm, among all Izzy Youngs Folklorecenter and Theater Pero. In August 2015 she performed at Stockholm Culture Festival at Skeppsbron in central Stockholm.

Forgettable

Brandon Willis - Impact

Size: 101,7 MB
Time: 39:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Smooth Jazz
Art: Front

01. All I Need (3:40)
02. Fire It Up (3:56)
03. Seduction (4:01)
04. Impact (3:42)
05. Melrose St (3:55)
06. In The House (3:23)
07. Its Always Been You (3:00)
08. Next Friday (4:12)
09. Bring It On (4:41)
10. When Were Together (4:28)

Brandon Willis is a 25 year old saxophonist from Newcastle, Washington that brings a soulful sound and charismatic persona to the northwest jazz scene. Under the tutelage of nationally acclaimed saxophonist Darren Motamedy, Brandon has played for years in the Seattle area. Six months before he was born, his parents attended a jazz concert by local smooth jazz artist Darren Motamedy. Sixteen years later in 2008, Brandon was performing alongside Motamedy at local jazz clubs as he pursues a career in music.
A recent graduate of the University of Washington with a B.A. in Political Science, his eagerly anticipated debut album titled “First Time” is now available. Developed with the likes of pianist/arranger Eugene Bien, Kenny G’s touring guitarist John Raymond, and keyboardist Donyea Goodman, Brandon aims to re-vitalize contemporary jazz with his abundant instrumental talent.

In November of 2012, Brandon was presented with the opportunity to open for Grammy nominated saxophonist Gerald Albright & Grammy winning guitarist Norman Brown at Seattle University; a performance that he calls one of his most inspired to date. Click on the Video tab to watch an excerpt from the concert.

Following the successful debut of Brandon Willis’s album “First Time”, he spent the next few years playing shows around the U.S preparing for his second album. In a genre saturated with sax players Brandon took the next step by finding a producer | songwriter capable of making him stand out from the crowd. He found GRAMMY® nominee, producer and label owner Nate Harasim. They quickly began working on the “Brandon Willis | Harasim” sound, prevalent on the new single “IMPACT” and make an “IMPACT” it does. With Harasim’s production and Willis’s sax playing, a #1 hit isn't far off. Brandon signed with M1 Records in late 2016 after showing President Nate Harasim and Vice President Sandy McGraw a promising outlook on the “New” contemporary jazz sound.

They are currently preparing for Brandon’s March 2017 album release with live performances being booked , and a national radio tour being scheduled. An old school boots on the ground approach to the music, performance and artistry is set to make a big “IMPACT” in a genre that needs fresh, energetic, young talent.

Impact

Victoria Rummler - Take Two

Size: 108,5 MB
Time: 46:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. 20th Century Fox Theme (0:25)
02. Love Is Here To Stay From An American In Paris (Feat. Federico Casagrande) (3:34)
03. Theme From Le Ballon Rouge (Feat. Dano Haider) (2:59)
04. The Pink Panther Theme From The Pink Panther (Feat. Guilherme Monteiro) (3:11)
05. Smile From Modern Times (Feat. Lionel Loueke) (6:04)
06. Frankly From Franly (Feat. Federico Casagrande) (4:06)
07. Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud From Lift To A Scaffold (Feat. Dano Haider) (3:02)
08. C'est Le Vent, Betty From Betty Blue (1:05)
09. I Wanna Be Loved By You From Some Like It Hot (Feat. Nguyen Le) (4:11)
10. Casablanca From Casablanca (Feat. Guilherme Monteiro) (3:21)
11. La Chanson D'Helene From Les Choses De La Vie (Feat. Federico Casagrande) (3:43)
12. Theme From Le Ballon Rouge From Red Ballon (Feat. Federico Casagrande) (3:02)
13. Cantina Theme From Star Wars (Feat. Dano Haider) (2:18)
14. Chanson De Delphine From Les Demoiselles De Rochefort (Feat. Dano Haider) (5:11)

It all started with a commission from the Théâtre du Bois d’Arcy near Paris, to do a jazz performance with a theme. I spontaneously chose “cinema,” probably due to the strong connection between jazz standards and movies. It also felt like an amusing challenge to juxtapose genres and make each piece a kind of short film for the ears. Since that first performance, the project has rolled around in my head, hibernated, and periodically resurfaced. Today it has finally emerged from my mind’s egg.

In the past, movie music meant lush orchestration, so in recording this album I decided to pull a musical u-ey: only voice and guitar, with as little arrangement as possible. The idea of working with different guitarists felt natural in light of the sweeping differences between the pieces, and it was thrilling to work with no less than five masters of the instrument: Lionel Loueke, Nguyên Lê, Federico Casagrande, Guilherme Monteiro and Dano Haider. Each of the songs reflects some aspect of my personal or creative journey. Cut! That’s a wrap! ~Victoria Rummler

Take Two

Stan Getz - Quartets (Remastered)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:01
Size: 93.9 MB
Styles: West Coast jazz, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1950/1984
Art: Front

[2:53] 1. There's A Small Hotel
[3:14] 2. I've Got You Under My Skin
[3:18] 3. What's New
[2:54] 4. Too Marvelous For Words
[2:51] 5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[2:41] 6. My Old Flame
[2:41] 7. My Old Flame (Altenate Take)
[2:55] 8. Long Island Sound
[2:47] 9. Indian Summer
[2:39] 10. Mar-Cia
[2:33] 11. Crazy Chords
[3:14] 12. The Lady In Red
[3:13] 13. The Lady In Red
[3:02] 14. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

After gaining initial fame with Woody Herman's band, Stan Getz went solo in the late '40s, hitting his zenith during the bossa nova craze of the early '60s. Before scoring with "Girl From Ipanema," though, Getz established himself with a slew of fine dates for Prestige and Verve, including this one from 1950. At the time, Getz's cool, Lester Young-inspired sound was becoming more distinct and harmonically varied, featuring the beautifully mellifluous tone he would soon turn into his trademark. Getz's airy approach is optimally heard on Quartets' many ballad standards, including stellar versions of "My Old Flame" and "What's New." He even pens the standout ballad of the set, "Mar-cia," while demonstrating his varied writing skills with the original swinger "Crazy Chords." Other highlights include medium cookers like "There's a Small Hotel" and "Too Marvelous for Words" and the Latin-tinged "Lady in Red" (a sort of minor classic and admittedly one of Getz's favorites). Getz is ably supported by top players throughout, including pianist Al Haig, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Roy Haynes. Although the sound is not crystal clear (this is, after all, the early days of the LP), Quartets is still a very enjoyable set. Those new to his work, though, might want to start in with later, better-sounding releases on Verve, like Stan Getz Plays or Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio. ~Stephen Cook

Quartets (Remastered)

Stephen Bennett - 2 albums: More Beatles / Even More Beatles

Album: More Beatles
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:15
Size: 94.4 MB
Styles: Folk, New Age
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:48] 1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
[3:00] 2. Obla-Di Obla-Da
[3:59] 3. Across The Universe
[2:07] 4. Can't Buy Me Love
[3:55] 5. Let It Be
[2:02] 6. For No One
[2:45] 7. With A Little Help From My Friends
[2:33] 8. Your Mother Should Know
[2:50] 9. Mother Nature's Son
[2:54] 10. Michelle
[2:57] 11. Oh Darling
[2:52] 12. Day Tripper
[2:13] 13. She Loves You
[2:13] 14. Eleanor Rigby

A second collection of music from the greatest band ever by the greatest harp guitarist ever. Mostly solo harp guitar (11 out of the 14 tunes), with 6-string solo for 2 more and one duet.

More Beatles

Album: Even More Beatles
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:22
Size: 78.7 MB
Styles: Folk, New Age
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:57] 1. I Should Have Known Better
[2:39] 2. Birthday
[2:02] 3. Good Day Sunshine
[2:50] 4. I Saw Her Standing There
[2:15] 5. Lady Madonna
[2:20] 6. I'm Looking Through You
[3:15] 7. You Never Give Me Your Money
[1:44] 8. I Will
[2:42] 9. When I'm 64
[3:24] 10. Don't Let Me Down
[2:34] 11. And I Love Her
[2:43] 12. Because
[2:49] 13. Walking In The Park With Eloise

Stephen is one of our absolute favorite harp guitarists; in fact, one of our favorite musicians, period. As one of the finest composers of our generation - whether it be on 6-string acoustic, bottleneck or his main instrument, the Dyer-style harp guitar - his music will make you smile, laugh and cry. He tours the world as a soloist, and is a frequent participant in several major guitar festivals. Oh, and he won National Championships in both flat- and finger-style guitar. He’d win harp guitar also if they had the category! ~http://www.harpguitarmusic.com

Even More Beatles

Julie London - Your Number, Please

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:26
Size: 88.0 MB
Styles: Vocal, Torch songs
Year: 1959/2010
Art: Front

[2:42] 1. Makin' Whoopee
[3:10] 2. It Could Happen To You
[3:19] 3. When I Fall In Love
[2:20] 4. It's A Blue World
[3:05] 5. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[4:06] 6. One For My Baby
[3:53] 7. Angel Eyes
[3:14] 8. Our Love Is Here To Stay
[2:59] 9. The More I See You
[2:56] 10. A Stranger In Town
[3:11] 11. Two Sleepy People
[3:25] 12. Learnin' The Blues

One in a long series of Julie London records, this set features the sultry but subtle singer on a dozen standards, each of which she dedicates to a different male singer. No dates or personnel information are given other than the LP stating that Andre Previn arranged for the backing orchestra. Although not essential, this is a worthwhile set, with London adding sensuality to such songs as "Learnin' the Blues," "When I Fall in Love," "The More I See You," and "Angel Eyes." ~Scott Yanow

Your Number, Please

John Swana & Friends - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:47
Size: 141.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[ 9:41] 1. Oleo
[ 7:52] 2. Before You
[ 7:16] 3. Darn That Dream
[ 6:19] 4. Out Of My Dreams
[ 6:19] 5. You Don't Know What Love Is
[ 8:42] 6. Straight, No Chaser
[ 5:28] 7. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
[10:07] 8. Pendulum At Falcon's Lair

John Swana (Tp / Flh); Tom Harrell (Tp / Flh)l Billy Pierce (Ts)l Mulgrew Miller (P)l Ira Coleman (B); Billy Drummond (D). Recorded December 15, 1991 in New York City, NY, USA by Max Bolleman

John Swana is one of the most exciting trumpeters to arrive for a decade,” declares Mark Gardner, co-author of Blackwell's Guide to Recorded Jazz. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Swana took up Trumpet at the age of 11. He was drawn to jazz at the age of 17 after hearing Dizzy Gillespie, and the interest developed into a passion while he was in college. There he began transcribing the solos of Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, and Tom Harrell.

John Swana can be heard on recordings with: Benny Golson, Grover Washington Jr., Charles Fambrough, Craig Handy, Tito Puente, Bill O'Connell, Lenny White, Ricky Sabastian, Marlon Simon, Ed Simon, Dave Valentin, Cafe', Art Webb, Adam Holtzman, Ralph Bowen, Ron Blake, Peter Bernstein, Carl Allen, Mulgrew Miller, Benny Green, Kenny Barron, Tim Warfield, Lewis Nash, Clarence Penn, Kevin Hays, Chris McBride, Uri Caine, Peter Leitch, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Ralph Peterson, Bobby Zankel, and Tom Harrell.

John Swana & Friends

Kate Daniels - Atmospherics

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:32
Size: 104.3 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:02] 1. Get Out Of Town
[5:08] 2. A Night In Tunisia
[3:30] 3. Whisper Not
[4:48] 4. You Don’t Know What Love Is
[3:21] 5. Beautiful Love
[3:35] 6. I Thought About You
[4:25] 7. Nature Boy
[6:14] 8. Angel Eyes
[4:10] 9. Witchcraft
[3:05] 10. Port Of Amsterdam
[3:14] 11. Don’t Worry About Me

London-based singer Kate Daniels has coined a musical genre of her own – jazz noir. On this self-produced album, her stated aim was to recreate the dark mood of the films she loved while growing up – particularly The Third Man. Shored up by an experienced crew of British jazz talent, Atmospherics is actually not as downbeat as that. On tunes such as the rim-shot clattering A Night in Tunisia and the folky Nature Boy, the music has a stripped- down quality whose sparseness creates space for the music to breathe, and freshens up material that might otherwise sound over-familiar; elsewhere, as on I Thought About You, a rollicking Tom Waits-style rendition of the Jacques Brel tune Port of Amsterdam and Don’t Worry About Me, Daniels’s background in folk music and cabaret shines through, to pleasing effect.

For me, the violin has not always been the most welcome instrument in jazz, but here, in the swinging and confident hands of Mike Piggott, it’s one of the best things about the album. Entwined with John Etheridge’s guitar, it lends several tracks a convincing Hot Club/gypsy jazz vibe. The styles vary: Beautiful Love and the Anita O’Day-inflected Whisper Not are pretty much straight-ahead piano trio tunes, whilst Angel Eyes marks the single appearance of a Fender Rhodes.

Daniels’s vocal delivery is breathy, dramatic and confident. An effortless style like this is always testament to years of actual effort. And it’s good to hear Witchcraft performed by a woman: despite famous versions by everyone from Sinatra to Mark Murphy, Carolyn Leigh’s lyrics never quite sound right coming from a man. Having said that, there are one or two instances (e.g. Angel Eyes, Nature Boy) where the last note of a vocal phrase isn’t precisely on pitch - an ever-present danger with minimalist arrangements that leave the singer exposed. However, as the title indicates, this album is all about atmosphere, and the playing of John Horler, Alec Dankworth and Winston Clifford is every bit as good as you’d expect. ~Peter Jones

Atmospherics

Bobby Hackett - Soft Lights And Bobby Hackett (Expanded Edition)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:40
Size: 102.3 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:08] 1. Soft Lights And Sweet Music
[2:49] 2. Bobby's Blues
[2:24] 3. I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me)
[2:24] 4. You Turned The Tables On Me
[2:45] 5. Under A Blanket Of Blue
[2:53] 6. How About You
[2:16] 7. Easy To Love
[3:01] 8. That Old Black Magic
[2:32] 9. Someday You'll Be Sorry
[2:42] 10. The Song Is You
[3:26] 11. It's All Right With Me
[2:33] 12. Sleep
[2:51] 13. Bewitched (Bonus Track)
[6:49] 14. All Through The Night (Bonus Track)
[3:00] 15. Lazy River (Bonus Track)

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an American jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet, and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hackett is probably best known for being the featured soloist on some of the Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.

Hackett was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He made his name as a follower of the legendary cornet player Bix Beiderbecke: Benny Goodman hired him to recreate Bix's famous "I'm Coming Virginia" solo at his (Goodman's) 1938 Carnegie Hall concert. In the late 1930s Hackett played lead trumpet in the Vic Schoen Orchestra which backed the Andrews Sisters. Hackett can be heard on the soundtrack to the 1940 Fred Astaire movie Second Chorus. In 1939 the talent agency MCA asked Hackett to form a big band with its backing. Unfortunately the band failed and Hackett was in substantial debt to MCA after it folded. Hackett joined the bands of Horace Heidt and then Glenn Miller to pay down this debt. To make matters worse, his lip was in bad shape after dental surgery, making it difficult for him to play the trumpet or cornet. Glenn Miller came to Hackett's rescue, offering him a job as a guitarist with the Miller Band. "When I joined the band and I was making good money at last, jazz critics accused me of selling out. Hell I wasn't selling out, I was selling in! It's funny, isn't it, how you go right into the wastebasket with some critics the minute you become successful". Despite his lip problems, Hackett could still play occasional short solos, and he can be heard playing a famous one with the Glenn Miller Orchestra on "A String of Pearls".

A dream come true for Hackett was his inclusion in Louis Armstrong's 1947 Town Hall Jazz Concert. In 1954, Hackett appeared as a regular on the short-lived ABC variety show The Martha Wright Show, also known as The Packard Showroom.

However, what made Hackett something of a household name was his being hired by Jackie Gleason as a cornet soloist for some of Gleason's earliest mood music albums. Starting in 1952, Hackett appeared on Gleason's first Capitol Records album, Music for Lovers Only. The record – as well as all of Gleason's next 10 albums - went gold. Hackett went on to appear on six more Gleason LPs. This association led directly to Hackett signing with Capitol for a series of his own albums.

Soft Lights And Bobby Hackett (Expanded Edition)

Mccoy Tyner - New York Reunion

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:38
Size: 173,5 MB
Art: Front

( 9:48) 1. Recorda Me
( 7:09) 2. Miss Bea
( 8:04) 3. What Is This Thing Called Love?
( 6:36) 4. My Romance
(12:11) 5. Ask Me Now
( 9:16) 6. Beautiful Love
(10:34) 7. A Quick Sketch
(10:56) 8. Home

Pianist McCoy Tyner and tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson had not recorded together in over two decades when they finally met up for this Chesky CD. With strong assistance from bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, Tyner and Henderson make for a perfect team on four originals by group members (including the tenor's classic "Recorda Me") and four superior standards. The advanced hard bop music is as rewarding as one would expect. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-reunion-mw0000119834

Personnel: McCoy Tyner (piano); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Ron Carter (bass); Al Foster (drums).

New York Reunion

Melody Gardot - The Absence

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:31
Size: 133,0 MB
Art: Front

( 4:13) 1. Mira
( 3:00) 2. Amalia
( 3:46) 3. So Long
( 4:24) 4. So We Meet Again My Heartache
( 5:25) 5. Lisboa
( 3:47) 6. Impossible Love
( 3:32) 7. If I Tell You I Love You
( 3:38) 8. Goodbye
( 4:52) 9. Se Voce Me Ama
( 2:35) 10. My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way
(18:13) 11. Iemanja

If Melody Gardot's 2009 sophomore effort, My One and Only Thrill, sustained the sultry, atmospheric vibe of her critically acclaimed 2006 debut, her 2012 follow-up, The Absence, is a bit of a creative departure for the vocalist. Apparently inspired by her world travels, and specifically by a trip that brought her to the desert around the city of Marrakech, the album moves her away from smoky, small-group jazz and into a bright, if still bedroom-eyed, rhythmically exotic sound. Produced by guitarist/composer Heitor Pereira, the album is a lush, somewhat orchestral album that finds Gardot delving into various Brazilian, Spanish, and African-influenced sounds including bits of samba, tango, bossa nova, and calypso that evince her global journey. However, rather than simply making a standards album, Gardot continues her all-original approach, offering up new literate and passionately delivered compositions that bring to mind the work of such similarly inclined artists as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paul Simon, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and others. Although there are a few name musicians who help add spice to Gardot's musical caravan here, including percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, drummer Peter Erskine, and bassist John Leftwich, primarily it is still Gardot's burnished and yearning vocal style that takes the helm on these tracks. ~ Matt Collar http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-absence-mw0002353010

Personnel: Melody Gardot (vocals, piano); Heitor Pereira (vocals, guitar, piano, percussion); Jo Ann Turovsky (harp); Alyssa Park, Serena McKinney, Katia Popov, Helen Nightengale, Phillip Levy , Tamara Hatwan , Lisa M Absence album for sale. Sutton , Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Sarah Thornblade, Roger Wilkie, Tereza Stanislav (violin); Marlow Fisher, Matthew Funes , Brian Dembrow, Keith Greene, Roland Kato, Dave Walther , Darrin McCann, Andrew Duckles (viola); Paula Hochhalter, Christina Soule, Dennis Karmazyn, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, Armen Ksajikan, Martin Tillman, Stephen Erdody , Andrew Shulman, Cecilia Tsan (cello); Dan Higgins (flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet); Coco Trivisonno (bandoneon); Larry Goldings (melodica, piano); Ron Kerber (clarinet); Jessica Pearlman (oboe); Harry Kim, Ramon Flores (trumpet); Andrew Lippman (trombone); Jim Keltner, Peter Erskine (drums); Paco Arroyo, Yolanda Arroyo, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Alfie Silas-Durio, Ali Witherspoon, Louis Price, Phil Roy, Tata Vega, Bill Cantos, Bill Maxwell (background vocals).

The Absence

Randy Brecker - Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:06
Size: 141,0 MB
Art: Front

( 2:30) 1. Introduction - Movement 1
( 3:13) 2. Introduction - Movement 2
( 2:51) 3. Introduction - Movement 3
(10:27) 4. Nostaglic Journey
(10:45) 5. Let's All Go To Heaven
( 2:26) 6. Piano Introduction To No Words
( 9:39) 7. No Words
(12:54) 8. Magic Seven
( 5:18) 9. Blue Rain

Trumpeter Randy Brecker's jazz credentials are of the highest order. The Brecker Brothers, the group he co-led with younger brother/saxophonist Michael Brecker, was one of the most successful jazz/funk/fusion groups of the 1970s and '80s. But jazz snobbery/elitism never ran in the family. Brecker has played and recorded with seemingly everybody, from the original Blood, Sweat and Tears on its debut, Child is Father to the Man (Columbia Records, 1968), to albums by Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Dire Straits and Aerosmith. With a funk/fusion background and lots of work in the rock world, Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite, a classical-leaning "jazz with strings" outing, is something of a surprise.The story of Michael Brecker's tragic and untimely death in 2007 from leukemia, and the search for a blood marrow donor, led to tracing the Brecker family roots to Poland's Tykocin area. The ancestral search was aided by Polish pianist/composer Wlodek Pawlik, whom Randy met in Germany in 1994 when Pawlik played with the Western Jazz Quartet. That meeting and the subsequent quest for Brecker bloodlines ultimately led to Pawlik's writing on this superb meeting of classical and jazz worlds. Though Brecker's name is the big one profile-wise and physically, on the CD cover the smaller lettering beneath his name states "The Music of Wlodek Pawlik." This suite, where Brecker blows with clean precision in front of Pawlik's trio and the Symphony Orchestra of Bialystok's Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, feels and sounds like serious art, more so than any number of great "jazz with strings" recordings on the shelf. It's less jazzy and more attuned to the classical side than Charlie Parker with Strings (Verve Records, 1950), the grandfather of the genre; Paul Desmond's Desmond Blue (RCA Victor, 1961); or Art Pepper's Winter Moon (Galaxy/OJC, 1980). The journey begins with a three part introduction, with the unaccompanied Pawlik painting delicate teardrops on "Movement 1." He is joined by a subtle backdrop of strings on the inward "Movement 2," leading into an enlivened, driving symphonic sound on "Movement 3." Brecker and Pawlik's trio mates, bassist Pawel Panita and drummer Cezary Konrad, make their appearance on the title cut, a beautiful tune that showcases Brecker's striking tone and deft navigation of the composition, as well as Pawlik's intricate pianism and tight trio interplay. The upbeat "Let's All go to Heaven" possesses the jazziest mood of the set, with the trio and Brecker sounding especially inspired and in the groove. "No Words," preceded by another gorgeous piano intro, is a soft ballad, the sort that Chet Baker was so good at delivering. Brecker does his own tangy, heartfelt delivery, backed by just the right subtle touch of string accompaniment, with a searching piano solo slipped in the middle. "Magic Seven" marries classical grandeur with jazz guts and fire, and "Blue Rain" gets into a jazz grooves on the upbeat closing to this musical journey. Nostaglic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite is a magnificent CD that presents both a new side to Randy Brecker and a fine introduction to Wlodek Pawlik. ~ Dan McClenaghan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/nostaglic-journey-tykocin-jazz-suite-randy-brecker-summit-records-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan.php

Personnel: Randy Brecker: trumpet; Wlodek Pawlik: piano; Pawel Panita: bass; Cezary Konrad: drums; The Symphony Orchestra of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic in Bialystok, conductor: Marcin Nalecz-Niesiolowski.

Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite

Michel Bisceglia - The Night And The Music

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:44
Size: 140,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:46) 1. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(6:46) 2. I Loves You, Porgy
(7:30) 3. Night And Day
(3:41) 4. What Is This Thing Called Love
(6:25) 5. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(6:33) 6. Easy To Love
(6:21) 7. Someone To Watch Over Me
(4:14) 8. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(6:43) 9. I Love You
(6:40) 10. Summertime

”Michel Bisceglia’s artistry, prowess and vocabulary at the piano delivers a well versed slant on the traditions of modern jazz. He has taken an astute look at all the masters of his instrument and developed a uniqueness, all his own. I highly recommend the Michel Bisceglia trio. Our audience loved him.” ~ John Nugent - Rochester International Jazz Festival

Pianist, composer and arranger Michel Bisceglia is one of the most important and most vigorous musicians from Belgium. As a composer and musician he worked with jazz icons such as Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Toots Thielemans and Dewey Redman. He was also nominated twice as Best Belgian Musician of the year, in 1999 and 2002. Only rarely this trio finds the time to perform their exquisite music live on stage. Michel Bisceglia took his time to develop his most personal project. Since 1997 he recorded only five albums with his trio, but they played worldwide on famous jazz festivals such as the Rochester International Jazzfestival (USA), Jarasum International Jazz Festival (South Korea), Hong Kong International Jazz Festival (HK) the Guimaraes Jazz Festival (Portugal) with Dewey Redman Quartet, Ulverston Music Festival in the UK. Each one of those five albums is an absolute masterpiece. As Michel Bisceglia describes it himself: “They are exercises in subtilized meditations on intangible melodies.” A typical characteristic of Michel Bisceglia is working with artists outside the jazz world. His most notable coproduction in this regard was released with the famous Belgian DJ Buscemi on Blue Note Records. http://www.michelbisceglia.org/bio/

Personnel: Piano – Michel Bisceglia; Acoustic Guitar – Angelo Bisceglia; Bass – Werner Lauscher; Drums – Lieven Venken; Piano [Tuned] – Jan Boon

The Night And The Music

Tim Bowman - Smile

Styles: Guitar Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:41
Size: 123,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:34) 1. Heart and Soul
(4:12) 2. Smile
(5:07) 3. Happiness Is
(3:51) 4. Wanda Patrice
(5:09) 5. Glory to Glory
(5:00) 6. Columbus, Ga
(3:53) 7. Yes, No and Yes
(4:31) 8. Friends
(4:03) 9. Watchout
(4:39) 10. Flyin' Away
(3:59) 11. Just Another Day
(4:38) 12. My Prayer

Tim Bowman calls his disc Smile, and thus it follows naturally that the guitarist would create songs and moods that would provoke that response from the listener. Titles like "Happiness Is...," a bright, retro-soul charmer featuring Bowman's chipper electric lines and occasional wah-wah accents, tell the basic story; it's pleasant, uplifting music that only occasionally extends beyond simple cheery emotions with some well crafted improvisations. He toys with various acoustic tones on "Heart and Soul," sometimes bringing Peter White's lightheartedness to mind as synth strings waft through. The title track is in some ways the ultimate smooth jazz radio track a snappy guitar melody offset by some rich harmonic undertones and a lush solo by saxman Dave McMurray. His liner notes reveal his Christian faith, and it's no surprise that the best tracks here have more of a gospel influence. He gives gospel singer Fred Hammond's "Glory To Glory" a likeable reading, which allows some stretching on electric, even if it's over a very synthesized groove. The church roots truly come alive on the buoyant and funky "Columbus GA," on which Bowman blends his own low electric tones with the muted trumpet musings of Jesse McGuire all bouncing happily over the shimmering organ foundations of Bryan Bowman. The moody closer "My Prayer" isn't quite as inspired, but it's still a nice display of Bowman's rich and soulful sense of balladry. ~ Jonathan Widran http://www.allmusic.com/album/smile-mw0000621496

Personnel: Tim Bowman (Guitars, Keyboards); Terrance Palmer, D'Andre Thomas, Al Turner (Bass); Philmore Bouldes (Keyboards); Bryan Bowman (Keyboards, Organ, Piano); Al Duncan (Piano Electric); Elijah "Double Portion" Lewis (Keyboards, Piano); David McMurray (Saxophone); Jesse McGuire (Trumpet); Ron Otis (Drums); Jeff Webb (Percussion); Dana Davis (Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Piano Electric); Howard Smith (Vocals, Vocals Background).

Smile