Max Roach - Drums Unlimited

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop 
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:40
Size: 138,5 MB
Art: Front

( 3:36)  1. The Drum Also Waltzes
(12:47)  2. Nommo
( 4:23)  3. Drums Unlimited
( 5:24)  4. St.Louis Blues
( 3:05)  5. For Big Sid
(12:25)  6. In The Red (A Xmas Carol)

Other than a trio set with the legendary pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali, this set was Max Roach's only recording as a leader during 1963-67. Three of the six numbers ("Nommo," "St. Louis Blues" and "In the Red") find Roach heading a group that includes trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Jymie Merritt and, on "St. Louis Blues," Roland Alexander on soprano. Their music is essentially advanced hard-bop with a generous amount of space taken up by Roach's drum solos. 

The other three selections ("The Drum Also Waltzes," "Drums Unlimited" and "For Big Sid") are unaccompanied features for Max Roach and because of the melodic and logically-planned nature of his improvisations, they continually hold on to one's attention. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/drums-unlimited-mw0000312587

Personnel: Max Roach (drums); Roland Alexander (soprano saxophone); James Spaulding (alto saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Ronnie Mathews (piano).        

Drums Unlimited

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Caro Josée - Summer's Ease

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:42
Size: 107,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:49)  1. Cocomo
(2:26)  2. In Distress
(2:41)  3. All Forgotten Dreams
(4:33)  4. Mr. Django
(2:43)  5. If There's a Heaven
(5:37)  6. Isfahan
(4:52)  7. Like a Cha Cha
(3:10)  8. Louboutins
(2:18)  9. On the Sunny Side
(4:40) 10. Girl from Vietnam
(5:15) 11. Rain Down
(3:31) 12. Marguerite

Summer’s Ease stands for an attitude toward life because the stories I tell are mainly set in warmer regions. Whether Ibiza, Laguna Beach, Liguria or the Cote d’Azur, all of them are part of my life. These are the spots where I replenish energy, and with Summer’s Ease I take all the listeners along on my musical journey. http://www.carojosee.com/

Summer's Ease

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Steve Tibbetts - Exploded View

Styles: Guitar Jazz, Fusion
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:06
Size: 88,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:37)  1. Name Everything
(3:36)  2. Another Year
(5:17)  3. A Clear Day And No Memories
(4:31)  4. Your Cat
(1:59)  5. Forget
(4:56)  6. Drawing Down The Moon
(2:28)  7. The X Festival
(4:03)  8. Metal Summer
(5:35)  9. Assembly Field

Opening with a bang that builds to a thunderstorm, Exploded View is the definitive Steve Tibbets album. His electric guitar howls defiantly without a lot of power chords or convention, and his musicianship is top-notch, perhaps an Adrian Belew without the pop, plus a nod toward world music in production value. Tibbets scrapes and tears through the sky ("Name Everything," "Your Cat") with jaw-dropping intensity, but it would all be too much if there weren't such rich texture and softness folded into the disc as well. "Drawing Down the Moon" is a comparatively restrained piece with acoustic guitars, shakers, kalimba, congas, and a mixed bag of other percussives. A sort of unsettling warmth pulses throughout the track to pull the listener in and carry them along for a midnight desert drive. Another thing that sets this piece apart is its consistency in dynamics. On other tracks, the musicians run up and down the spectrum, but this one seems to be much more linear. Depending on your tastes, this could either be the best track on the album, or it may be the tame contradiction to the earthquake of music happening all around it. Either way, it's a welcome breather. The album is also a great showcase for Marc Anderson, a fantastic percussionist who shines here. He really understands the musical dialogue going on between himself and Tibbets' guitar. It's rare for one of them to lead or accompany the other  the symbiosis is such that you couldn't pry them apart with a crowbar, and any sheet music would still show their separate parts blurred together. The final minute of "A Clear Day and No Memories" is the only time Anderson leaves the room (probably to mop the sweat from his brow), and the tenderness of the acoustic guitar blooms like a single flower in a minefield. Songs like "The X Festival" give Anderson the almost impossible task of keeping up with himself, switching tempos, dynamics, and instruments repeatedly in a mere two-and-a-half minutes. The sweet harmonics of the tabla and the pounding waves of the bigger drums swell with urgency until the whole thing breaks apart with curious and unsettling abandon. Somewhere on the perimeter, Bob Hughes lays down the bass, but his contributions may be felt more than heard as he participates in the mix rather than adding anything new to it. Several moments have the feel of a tribal circle, accentuated by Claudia Schmidt, Bruce Henry, and Jan Reimer talented vocalists providing wordless chants and passionate upswells. Schmidt is an especially good match in aesthetics; she shows up again in 1994's The Fall of Us All, which really came the closest to recapturing the spirit of this album. Look for it. ~ Glenn Swan https://www.allmusic.com/album/exploded-view-mw0000188744

Personnel: Steve Tibbetts (guitar, kalimba, tapes); Claudia Schmidt, Bruce Henry, Jan Reimer (vocals); Bob Hughes (bass); Marc Anderson (congas, steel drum, percussion, berimbau); Marcus Wise (tabla).               

Exploded View

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Don Sebesky - Moving Lines

Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Big Band 
Year: 1984
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:47
Size: 96,5 MB
Art: Front

( 4:27)  1. Claire's Song
( 6:22)  2. Cherokee
( 5:16)  3. Moondreams
( 5:11)  4. I Go To Rio/Mardi Gras
(13:40)  5. Malaguena
( 6:50)  6. Skyliner

As a composer, arranger and conductor, he has worked with such orchestras as the London Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Pops, The New York Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic of London, and the Toronto Symphony.  His Broadway theater credits include Porgy and Bess (London production by Trevor Nunn), Sinatra At The Palladium, Sweet Charity, Kiss Me Kate (2000 Tony Award), Bells Are Ringing, Flower Drum Song, Parade, The Life, Cyrano, The Goodbye Girl, Will Rogers Follies,  and Sinatra At Radio City. Among his film credits are The Rosary Murders (starring Donald Sutherland), Hollow Image (starring Morgan Freeman), The Last of the Belles (starring Susan Sarandon), Let's Get Lost (starring Chet Baker “ Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival), The People Next Door (starring Eli Wallach and Julie Harris), Time Piece (Jim Henson Productions “ Academy Award nomination for Best Short Subject).  For television, Sebesky's work has included Allegra's Window on Nickelodeon (Emmy nomination), The Edge of Night on ABC (Emmy nomination), and Guiding Light on CBS (Emmy nomination).  As a recording artist, Sebesky's work includes nine recordings under his own name, all of which were GRAMMY nominated.  Included are Giant Box, Rape of El Morro, Full Cycle, Moving Lines, Symphonic Sondheim, I Remember Bill (1999 GRAMMY Award), and Joyful Noise (winner of two GRAMMY Awards in 2000). Sebesky has also created the music for many well known commercials.  Among the companies he has represented are:  Corning (Clio Award), Hanes, Hallmark, Dodge Trucks, General Electric (Clio Award), Hershey's, Cheerios, Calvin Klein (Clio Award), Nike, Oil of Olay, Pepsi and Kodak.  Sebesky is the author of the best selling orchestration text book, The Contemporary Arranger. http://www.donsebeskymusic.com/about.htm

Personnel:  Electric Piano, Conductor, Arranged By, Producer – Don Sebesky;  Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Jay Leonhart;  Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Alex Foster;  Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Clarinet – Roger Rosenberg;  Bass Trombone, Horn [Baritone], Tuba – Alan Raph;  Drums, Percussion – Jimmy Madison;  Electric Guitar [12 String], Acoustic Guitar [12 String] – Ken Sebesky;  Leader, Piano [Acoustic];  Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo Flute, Flute [Alto & Bass] – Eddie Daniels;  Trombone, Horn [Baritone] – Jimmy Pugh;  Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Barry Ries, Brian O'Flaherty

Moving Lines

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Jimmy Barnes - Soul Deeper Disc 1 And Disc 2

Album: Soul Deeper Disc 1

Styles: Vocal, Rock
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:30
Size: 84,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:35)  1. Land of 1000 Dances
(3:21)  2. Chain of Fools
(3:36)  3. What Becomes of The Broken Hearted
(3:51)  4. To Love Somebody
(3:06)  5. 634-5789
(2:56)  6. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
(2:42)  7. I Put a Spell on You
(2:33)  8. Money
(2:48)  9. Hold on I'm Comin'
(2:57) 10. Dancing in The Street
(3:24) 11. All The Young Dudes
(2:35) 12. Respect

Album: Soul Deeper Disc 2

Time: 16:24
Size: 37,7 MB

(2:10)  1. Rip it Up
(2:46)  2. I'll go Crazy
(3:18)  3. Who's Making Love
(5:24)  4. Is This Love
(2:44)  5. Hound Dog.

Soul Deeper... Songs From the Deep South is an album by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. Following the success of his 1991 album Soul Deep, Barnes returned with another album of soul covers. A special 2CD edition was released, featuring five bonus tracks. It was certified Platinum by ARIA in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Deeper..._Songs_from_the_Deep_South

Soul Deeper Disc 1 And Disc 2

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