Spyros Manesis - Undelivered

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:15
Size: 101.3 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:42] 1. Cold Inside
[6:44] 2. Not Yet
[5:53] 3. Amsterdam
[5:47] 4. On Green Dolphin Street
[5:08] 5. Falling
[4:54] 6. The Pinwheel
[5:20] 7. Undelivered
[5:44] 8. Exodos

With Joao Hasselberg on bass, Kaspars Kurdeko on drums and Spyros on piano, the trio which formed in Amsterdam in 2010 has recorded its debut album for the Portuguese label JACC Records. The album, Undelivered was officially released in Europe.

Greek pianist Spyros Manesis composes new music, arranges old jazz standards and plays the piano together with Portuguese double bassist João Hasselberg and Latvian drummer Kaspars Kurdeko, who embrace Spyros's musical ideas with deep musicality and remarkable dedication.

The understanding and the unique chemistry among the three musicians have helped the trio develop a distinguished sound characterized by lyricism, a wide range of dynamics and textures, a high level of musical interplay and a real improvisation spirit, which are elements that make their live performances unique musical experiences. Their debut album “Undelivered" is now released by JACC Records.

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The Brian Dickinson Quintet - The Rhythm Method

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:37
Size: 147.9 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[7:15] 1. Orion
[6:10] 2. Open Season
[7:30] 3. Bon Voyage
[5:46] 4. Moonshine
[6:44] 5. 'tude
[6:49] 6. Lennie's Loonies
[6:57] 7. Trane Trip
[5:22] 8. Stepping Out
[6:43] 9. It's Hugh Or Nolan
[5:17] 10. Raking Leaves

Brian Dickinson: piano; Kelly Jefferson: tenor sax; Luiz Deniz; alto sax; Neil Swainson: bass; Ted Warren: drums.

Toronto-based pianist Brian Dickinson explores the "quintet with a two sax front line" on The Rhythm Method. He takes his lead from the somewhat overlooked pianist/conceptualist Lennie Tristano, who broke the ground with his historic 1949 Capitol Sessions featuring Lee Konitz on alto sax and Warne Marsh on tenor sax; and with his 1956 recordings with Marsh and Ted Brown, both on tenor.

The set opens on Wayne Shorter's "Orion," featuring a sparkling extended solo by Dickenson that brings Shorter's collaborations with Herbie Hancock to mind, while alto saxophonist Luis Deniz stretches his lines, a la Lee Konitz, and tenor sax man Kelly Jefferson blows with a sharper, more powerhouse diction. "Bon Voyage, " a tune brimming with a floating loveliness, unrolls from the like a silken fabric from a smooth-rolling spool, with bassist Neil Swainson and drummer Ted Warren cushioning the rhythm with a nuanced grace. "'Tude" is more propulsive, popping and snapping, with a relentless verve.

"The Rhythm Method Suite" makes up the disc's last five turns. It serves as a spirited and exploratory tribute to the Tristano/Marsh school of music making—a cool, relaxed school that never has gone out of style, even if its roots aren't as acknowledged as they perhaps should be. And the group makes it seem so effortless—the circuitous piano solos, the flexible rhythms, the saxophone conversations—on this set of first rate compositions (all from Dickinson's pen), giving a classic, time-tested approach a compellingly beautiful, modern shine. ~Dan McClenaghan

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Coleman Hawkins - Body & Soul Revisited

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:54
Size: 169.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Swing, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. (It's No) Sin (Single Version)
[2:57] 2. And So To Sleep Again (Single Version)
[3:05] 3. Spellbound (Single Version)
[3:06] 4. Lost In A Fog (Single Version)
[2:27] 5. Carioca (Single Version)
[2:54] 6. Midnight Sun (Single Version)
[3:12] 7. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (Single Version)
[2:55] 8. I Can't Get Started (Single Version)
[2:25] 9. Ruby (Single Version)
[2:58] 10. Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart ) (Single Version)
[2:58] 11. My Blue Heaven
[3:34] 12. Honeysuckle Rose
[3:07] 13. Organ Grinder's Swing
[4:39] 14. Perdido
[3:40] 15. Sweethearts On Parade
[7:01] 16. The Man I Love
[1:24] 17. Foolin' Around
[5:36] 18. Time On My Hands
[5:10] 19. Ornithology
[4:22] 20. Body And Soul
[3:17] 21. Unlisted Blues

Hawkins had been the dominant tenor-saxophonist from the mid-'20s up until 1940, but even though he remained a major force, his influence was waning, due to the emergence of Lester Young and then Charlie Parker. By the early '50s he only recorded on an infrequent basis. Fortunately a few years later (partly due to the rise of Sonny Rollins whose original hero was Hawk), his fortunes were on the rise again. This Decca CD contains quite a variety of music. There are ten selections of melodic "mood" music from 1951-53 in which Hawkins mostly sticks to the melody (an exception is an excellent version of "If I Could Be with You"). Then the great tenor is heard in an occasionally exciting session with Cozy Cole's All-Stars; cornetist Rex Stewart steals the show with a couple of colorful solos. The best music on this CD is taken from a 1955 radio broadcast in which Hawkins plays "Foolin' Around" (based on the chords of "Body and Soul") totally unaccompanied and roars on "The Man I Love." This set concludes with three selections (one previously unissued) from a fine session led by clarinetist Tony Scott. ~Scott Yanow

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Ian Shaw - Change Partners

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 87:20
Size: 199.9 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:59] 1. Change Partners
[4:02] 2. It Could Happen To You
[3:03] 3. This Can't Be Love
[5:34] 4. The Echo Of A Song
[2:59] 5. I Wish I Were In Love Again
[4:15] 6. Goodnight Angel
[3:26] 7. I'll Be Seeing You
[3:22] 8. Taking A Chance On Love
[4:42] 9. My Heart Is Haunted
[5:35] 10. Time After Time
[3:59] 11. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[4:22] 12. You Are My Hearts Delight
[5:46] 13. It's Easy To Remember
[4:44] 14. Just Let Me Look At You
[5:17] 15. My Funny Valentine
[4:11] 16. Have You Met Miss Jones
[4:07] 17. Little Girl Blue
[3:24] 18. Where Or When
[3:37] 19. I Concentrate On You
[5:48] 20. With A Song In My Heart

Ian Shaw (born 2 June 1962) is a Welsh jazz singer, record producer, and stand up comedian. Shaw was born in St. Asaph, Wales, and took his music degree at the University of London. His career in performance began in the 1980s on the Alternative Cabaret Circuit, alongside such performers as Julian Clary, Rory Bremner, and Jo Brand. At the same time, he was playing in piano bars and at festivals in London and throughout Europe.

In 1990 he toured Europe and recorded with fellow singer Carol Grimes. Since this time, Shaw has regularly worked in duo settings with other singers, including Claire Martin, Linda Lewis, Liane Carroll, and Sarah Jane Morris. By the mid-1990s, he was regularly performing at the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and in 1995 released two albums on the club's Jazzhouse label: Ghosthouse and a tribute to Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart Taking It to Hart. In 1996, Shaw led his own 'Very Big Band' on a UK tour, and by the late 1990s he was performing regularly in the U.S. In 1999, he released In a New York Minute, the first of two albums on New York's Milestone Records label. This and Soho Stories, released in 2001, featured American musicians, including Cedar Walton, Lew Soloff, and Eric Alexander. On the album A World Still Turning (2003), he worked with Billy Childs and Peter Washington, and guest vocalist Mark Murphy.

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Anita O'Day - Verve Jazz Masters 49

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:57
Size: 109.8 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[2:27] 1. That Old Feeling
[3:44] 2. Boogie Blues
[3:38] 3. Angel Eyes
[3:45] 4. (Fly Me To The Moon) In Other Words
[3:33] 5. When The World Was Young
[2:13] 6. Ten Cents A Dance
[3:10] 7. Easy Come, Easy Go
[2:32] 8. The No Soap, No Hope, No Mouse, No House Blues
[2:47] 9. Just In Time
[2:52] 10. Old Devil Moon
[4:00] 11. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
[2:39] 12. Them There Eyes
[2:53] 13. If The Moon Turns Green
[1:50] 14. Johnny One Note
[3:20] 15. Waiter, Make Mine Blues
[2:28] 16. What Is This Thing Called Love

This is an excellent one-disc roundup of Anita O'Day's output for Clef, Norgan and Verve -- arguably her most important, most experimental period -- and it is especially valuable because Anita and her manager Alan Eichler made the selections themselves. It was during this decade of activity that O'Day made the transition from a spent former big-band thrush to an acclaimed jazz diva, despite the turmoil in her personal life and her feeling that she was playing second-fiddle to Ella in Norman Granz' recording stable. The selection is remarkably wide-ranging, sampling from twelve of O'Day's sixteen albums for Granz and his successor at Verve, Creed Taylor, with lots of loosely swinging mid- and uptempo numbers and ballads that can be alternately world-wise and innocent. Among the many highlights that illustrate the diversity of O'Day's Verve period are "No Soap, No Hope Blues," from O'Day's first rare ten-inch album for Granz; her saucy remake of "Boogie Blues" with the innovative Gary McFarland orchestra; and the sexy, swaggering title track of Waiter, Make Mine Blues. Anyone seeking an entryway into the tough yet vulnerable song world of Anita O'Day will get a lot of helpful direction from this album. ~Richard S. Ginnell

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Ana Caram - Não Ando Só

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:03
Size: 100.9 MB
Styles: Latin jazz. Christian
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. Ó Deus De Amor
[3:30] 2. Do Santo Sábado És Senhor
[2:33] 3. Bem De Manhã
[3:15] 4. Querido Jesus
[3:28] 5. Seu Maravilhoso Olhar
[3:37] 6. Saudade
[3:51] 7. Muito Além Do Sol
[4:03] 8. Abre, Senhor, Os Olhos Meus
[4:18] 9. Que Te Darei, Meu Mestre
[4:14] 10. Não Ando Só
[3:38] 11. Quero Estar Ao Pé Da Cruz
[3:00] 12. Ser Igual A Cristo
[1:46] 13. Dá-Me Tua Paz

ANA CARAM lent his voice to the world of popular music and is still known today. She has performed alongside big names and renowned audiences in Brazil and around the world.

After a turnaround in her life, decided to dedicate her voice and his talent to sing songs that, in some way, reveal his new spiritual experience. After some experiences with independent releases, he launches his first work with the label MusiCasa. (Translated from Portuguese.)

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Bill Laswell - In Dub

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 65:00

Size: 148.8 MB

Styles: World music, Reggae, Experimental

Year: 2015

Art: Front

[5:34] 1. Enharmonic

[5:40] 2. Residue

[3:42] 3. Occult Persuasion

[6:05] 4. Metabolic Regulator

[5:22] 5. Entretiens

[4:02] 6. Unveiled

[3:47] 7. Physica Subterranea

[4:42] 8. Spirals

[4:33] 9. Painting In Space

[4:58] 10. Hombre Invisible

[2:42] 11. Polarity, Pt. 1

[4:06] 12. Nonmatter

[5:52] 13. Enharmonic (Extended Version)

[3:49] 14. Polarity, Pt. 2

American bassist, composer and music producer Bill Laswell has an expansive and eclectic discography and has been involved in hundreds of recordings with many artists from across the world. Laswell's music is influenced by a plethora of musical genres, such as funk, world music, jazz, drum and bass, dub and ambient music. Starting in 1978, Laswell has built a reputation as an accomplished bass player and composer. He has also had a prolific career as a music producer and sound engineer, overseeing the recording process of diverse musical acts such as Sly and Robbie, Afrika Bambaataa, Bernie Worrell, Blind Idiot God, Henry Threadgill and Buckethead

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John Pizzarelli - My Blue Heaven

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:19
Size: 135.8 MB
Styles: Guitar & vocal jazz
Year: 1990/2008
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. My Blue Heaven
[3:46] 2. I'm An Errand Boy For Rhythm
[3:22] 3. It Could Happen To You
[8:02] 4. Oh, Lady Be Good
[2:32] 5. The Touch Of Your Lips
[4:05] 6. Can't Take You Nowhere
[2:51] 7. Take My Smile
[3:02] 8. That's What
[2:42] 9. Stray Horn
[2:45] 10. Best Man
[3:24] 11. Oh Me, Oh My, Oh Gosh
[3:10] 12. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[3:16] 13. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
[4:12] 14. Passion Flower
[4:25] 15. Zoot Walked In Morning Fun
[3:37] 16. Candy

Just prior to signing with RCA/Novus, John Pizzarelli recorded two sets for Chesky that featured him playing in the swing style that he would soon make quite popular. Although joined by all-stars (pianist Dave McKenna, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Connie Kay, his father, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, and flugelhornist Clark Terry) rather than his regular trio, Pizzarelli's likable vocals and relaxed guitar solos are not overshadowed. In fact, this is a delightful date, with memorable renditions of such songs as "I'm An Errand Boy for Rhythm," "Lady Be Good," "The Best Man," "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" and "Candy." Easily recommended to John Pizzarelli fans. ~Scott Yanow

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