Monday, January 15, 2018

Eileen Howard - All Kinds Of Weather

Size: 100,6 MB
Time: 40:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Come Rain Or Come Shine (4:39)
02. Summer Me, Winter Me (5:07)
03. It's Easy To Remember (5:08)
04. Orange Colored Sky (3:04)
05. How Deep Is The Ocean (3:35)
06. When The Sun Comes Out (5:17)
07. 'Round Midnight (5:13)
08. Blue Skies (4:15)
09. That's All (3:47)

Eileen Howard, a popular Columbus, Ohio actor and singer, debuts her first CD of jazz standards, recorded with the Erik Augis Trio, solidifying her 15-year reputation as an outstanding singer.

Howard recorded nine jazz standards on her CD "All Kinds of Weather" with Erik Augis on keys, Derek DiCenzo on bass and Matt Wagner on drums. Arrangements by Augis and Howard give the songs a fresh and unique feel.

Howard's sultry, smooth jazz vocals shine on laid-back ballads like 'Summer Me, Winter Me' and positively glow on the tune 'How Deep is the Ocean', arranged with deceptive simplicity for solo piano and voice. She swings with upbeat fun on 'Orange Colored Sky' and 'Come Rain or Come Shine'. Her passionate renditions of ''Round Midnight', 'It's Easy to Remember', and 'When the Sun Comes Out' evoke the memory of lost love. In short, an outstanding first release.

Fritz the Night Owl, Deejay on WJZA-WJZK Smooth Jazz Radio, featured the CD in March and April. He had this to say about "All Kinds of Weather":
"Backed by the always-swingin' Eric Augis Trio, Eileen breezes her way thru a varied selection of standards with ease. A terrific voice, fresh interpretations of well-known lyrics, and solid jazz sensibilites all contribute to this superb collection."

All Kinds Of Weather

Denis Solee & The Beegie Adair Trio - Gershwin On Sax

Size: 120,7 MB
Time: 51:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. But Not For Me (3:37)
02. They Can't Take That Away From Me (4:27)
03. Embraceable You (5:07)
04. Love Is Here To Stay (3:08)
05. Summertime (4:55)
06. 's Wonderful (3:31)
07. The Man I Love (4:19)
08. How Long Has This Been Going On (5:06)
09. Fascinating Rhythm (3:03)
10. It Ain't Necessarily So (4:46)
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It (4:36)
12. Someone To Watch Over Me (4:35)

Multi-reed player/saxophonist Denis Solee has lived in Nashville since 1974. Interested and skilled in all types of music, he has played in military bands, symphony orchestras, Broadway shows, big bands, and small groups. He has appeared on radio, TV, films, and recordings for artists from Ray Stevens to Ray Charles; Mel Tillis to Mel Torme; Louis Bellson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Sarah Vaughn, Amy Grant, Liberace, Aretha Franklin…. and the list goes on. While he makes a living playing virtually all types of music, Denis in the last few years has focused more on his major interest: big bands and small jazz ensembles. Denis has 4 of his own albums on the Green Hills Music label and just recently released his newest CD - "Sinatra on Sax" for Village Square Music. Denis teaches ensembles at The Nashville Jazz Workshop, and is responsible for the transcriptions and arrangements performed by these ensembles.

Gershwin On Sax

Jan Marie & The Mean Reds - Released

Size: 100,2 MB
Time: 39:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014/2017
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. Polly Wolly Doodle All The Day (3:10)
02. Ain't Nobody's Business (3:35)
03. Mama Goose Cut Loose (3:19)
04. Down By The Riverside (4:02)
05. Wade In The Water (3:00)
06. I've Been Workin' On The Railroad (4:58)
07. Everybody Loves My Baby (4:30)
08. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (4:38)
09. St. James Infirmary (3:25)
10. Amazing Grace (4:35)

Personnel:
Jan Marie: vocals
Scott Aruda: trumpet
Rusty Scott: piano, Hammond B3 organ
Phil McGowan: drums
Justin Meyer: bass

Since her induction to the jazz world seven short years ago, Jan Marie has made a name for herself as a regular crowd-seducing chanteuse. Jan Marie has been compared to late, great jazz pioneers such as Anita O'Day, Nina Simone, Etta James, and even modern jazz marvels as Eva Cassidy and Amy Winehouse.

The Mean Reds is a 5-piece band playing a variety of vintage and "new vintage" music, including swing, blues, jazz, gospel, r&b, and soul. Comprised of highly skilled long-time jazz/blues musicians, and led by powerhouse frontwoman Jan Marie on lead vocals, The Mean Reds mix genres with plentiful ease, coaxing even the most left-footed of folks to take the dancefloor.

The Mean Reds sound is unique. Combining growling trumpet, upright bass, drums/washboard, piano and sometimes even Hammond B3 organ with Jan Marie's black coffee voice makes for a uniquely gritty yet saccharine tincture.

Released

Alma Swing - Rythme Futur: French-American Swing & Gypsy Jazz

Size: 113,5 MB
Time: 48:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz: Gipsy Jazz
Art: Front

01. Bossa Dorado (5:35)
02. Je Ne Sais Pas (3:18)
03. Minor Swing (3:14)
04. Nuits De Saint Germain Des Pres (2:52)
05. Manoir De Mes Reves (4:50)
06. Rythme Futur (2:40)
07. Tango Saffico (4:17)
08. Nuages (4:43)
09. Douce Ambiance (3:28)
10. It Don't Mean A Thing (3:23)
11. Limehouse Blues (Old Feeling Version) (3:22)
12. Bossa Dorado (Live) (6:13)

Personnel:
Lino Brotto - Lead Guitar
Mattia Martorano - Violin
Diego Rossato - Rhythm Guitar
Beppe Pilotto - Double Bass

Remarkable experience of musical research, Alma Swing follows a typical european tradition, which was (between the Thirties and the Forties, as still today) hot jazz. This genre was contaminated by the manouche culture of the North Europe gypsies, as well as by the parisian popular fashion and the afro-american swing craze. Apart from the US events, Alma Swing holds in the aesthetic bases of a string jazz with direct reference to Django Reinhardt's guitar style and Stéphane Grappelli's finesse. Those were certainly among the main heroes of french jazz. Thanks to a variety of program and show proposals, Alma Swing opens to the current time the most peculiar contents of this music, from the repertory and the executive procedures, carried out by means of the typical set of instruments and the melting pot of jazz and gypsy idioms. According to a rétro orchestra silhouette and to an acoustic line up, where the typical manouche guitars and the fiddle are protagonists, Alma Swing plays with personality the suggestions of an age impressed in the vinyl and in the grammophons voices, remarking the contemporary wide success of music.

Alma Swing - Rythme Futur 

Ray Anthony - The New Ray Anthony Show

Size: 181,1 MB
Time: 76:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1960/2017
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals, Big Band
Art: Front & Back

01. Peter Gunn Opening Theme (Live) (0:25)
02. Just In Time (Live) (2:34)
03. Night Train (Live) (2:16)
04. Almost Like Being In Love (Feat. Diane Hall) (Live) (2:15)
05. Tres Chic (Live) (2:33)
06. Come Back To Sorrento (Live) (3:04)
07. Baby You've Got What It Takes (Feat. Annita Ray) (Live) (2:38)
08. Mr. Anthony's Boogie (Live) (1:23)
09. One O'clock Jump (Live) (2:10)
10. Too Marvelous For Words (Live) (2:47)
11. Why Don't You Do Right (Feat. Annita Ray) (Live) (2:14)
12. Alright, Okay, You Win (Live) (2:31)
13. TV Themes Medley Dragnet - The Man With The Golden Arm - M Squad Theme - Colonel Bogie March - Peter Gunn Theme (Live) (4:36)
14. Mack The Knife (Live) (3:02)
15. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (Feat. Diane Hall) (Live) (2:30)
16. When The Saints Go Marching In (Live) (2:19)
17. Peter Gunn Closing Credits (Live) (0:16)
18. Haul Off And Rock (Live) (2:03)
19. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Live) (2:11)
20. Be-Bop Baby (Live) (2:03)
21. Jailhouse Rock (Live) (2:16)
22. Rock Around The Rock Pile (Feat. Med Flory) (Live) (1:55)
23. Big Band Boogie (Live) (2:21)
24. Ev'rytime (Feat. Sue Raney) (Live) (2:45)
25. The Girl Can't Help It (Feat. Med Flory) (Live) (1:58)
26. Pete Kelly's Blues (Live) (2:49)
27. Sound Off (Live) (2:33)
28. Dragnet (Live) (2:49)
29. Gunsmoke (Live) (2:20)
30. Peter Gunn (Live) (1:49)
31. Fallout (Live) (2:07)
32. Walkin' To Mother's (Live) (2:12)
33. Dreamsville (Live) (2:22)

Recorded live in Las Vegas, Ray Anthony has dropped his big band and come up with a small instrumental group featuring Anthony as both trumpet player and singer, plus thrushes Diane Hall and Annita Ray. It's an exciting combination, and the result makes for an exciting disk. Anthony and ensemble comes through solidly on Night Train, Peter Gunn Theme, Just in Time and other familiar songs. Bonus tracks include a plethora of tracks from Ray Anthony's EP output including the original Peter Gunn, Walkin' to Mother's, Pete Kelly's Blues and songs from the film The Girl Can't Help It.

The New Ray Anthony Show

Nat King Cole - St. Louis Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:35
Size: 74.6 MB
Styles: Jazz-blues vocals
Year: 1958/2011
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Overture (Medley) A) Love Theme B) Hesitating Blues
[1:49] 2. Harlem Blues
[2:34] 3. Chantez Les Bas
[3:14] 4. Friendless Blues
[2:36] 5. Stay
[2:39] 6. Joe Turner Blues
[2:55] 7. Beale Street Blues
[2:43] 8. Careless Love
[2:10] 9. Morning Star
[3:04] 10. Memphis Blues
[3:15] 11. Yellow Dog Blues
[2:25] 12. St. Louis Blues

Hall of Fame innovative singer & jazz pianist Nat King Cole was a distinctive vocalist whose smooth baritone stylings generated his big-selling career popular music success for Capitol records: the distinctive Capitols records building in Hollywood is know as the ‘building Nat Cole built’ through his many hits. But it was as a jazz and soul song stylist that Cole created his early success with songs such as “Get Your Kicks on Route 66”. On Cole’s acting debut as legendary blues man W. C. Handy in the movie “St Louis Blues”, he also joins forces with arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle and his orchestra to produce these winsome tunes based on the music from the soundtrack.

The 'best of the best' begins with a lovely, soaring “Overture (Medley) Love Theme” which is a beautiful brass & reed-driven, string-laden theme that gives way to Cole singing the lovely, “Hesitating Blues” with great lyrics, all wrapped within the same track. Songs from St Louis Blues contains some marvelous blues and popular music that could have been lost in time, but have made the jump to MP3 as a tribute to W. C. Handy based on the musical prowess of Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle, and a bevy of talented musicians in the orchestra with strings. Cole’s persuasive, gentle “Stay” pleads for someone who is leaving. “Memphis Blues”, the awesome 'song within a song' “Yellow Dog Blues”, and the famous “St. Louis Blues” are outstanding examples of Cole’s smooth blues 'with an edge' delivery. My Highest Recommendation. ~RBSProds.

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Elza Soares, Marku Ribas, Banda Luar De Prata - Chega De Saudade OST

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:47
Size: 107.1 MB
Styles: Soundtrack
Year: 2008/2016
Art: Front

[4:46] 1. Não Deixe O Samba Morrer
[3:26] 2. De Noite Na Cama
[2:30] 3. Um Calo De Estimação
[3:43] 4. Você Não Vale Nada
[3:01] 5. Tequila
[2:27] 6. Bebete Vãobora
[4:26] 7. Lama
[3:56] 8. Sonata Ao Luar
[3:38] 9. Mulheres
[3:22] 10. Bambino
[3:07] 11. Cha Cha Cha
[3:14] 12. Como Uma Onda (Zen Surfismo)
[2:37] 13. Mon Amour, Meu Bem, Ma Femme
[2:27] 14. Chega De Saudade

Elza Soares was born on June 23, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Elza da Conceição Soares. The Brazilian response to Sarah Vaughn. She is considered the gretest singer of samba alive.

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Dick Meldonian, Sonny Igoa - The Jersey Swing Concerts 1980-1982

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:00
Size: 116.8 MB
Styles: Classic big band, Swing
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[4:36] 1. Jump The Blues Away
[3:39] 2. You Gotta Try Harder
[5:45] 3. In A Mellow Tone
[4:26] 4. Love For Sale
[2:52] 5. Close As Pages In A Book
[3:44] 6. Road Stop
[4:15] 7. No Sweat
[2:32] 8. It Had To Be You
[3:31] 9. When You Done Went
[3:17] 10. Three Little Words
[3:28] 11. Jeep's Blues
[2:38] 12. I'll Never Say Never Again Again
[3:26] 13. Spring Is Here
[2:45] 14. Chicago

Dick Meldonian is a fine swing-based soloist who has never gained that much fame but has always impressed his fellow musicians. He started playing clarinet when he was eight and tenor at 11. Meldonian led his first group in 1944 and officially became a professional in 1949. Early associations included tours with Freddie Slack, Charlie Barnet (1950-1951), and Stan Kenton (1952). He also worked with Shorty Rogers, Nat Pierce, Elliot Lawrence, and Bill Russo, among others. Meldonian became a New York studio and session musician and has appeared in many settings, including with Erroll Garner (1957) and Gerry Mulligan (1960). He is best known for his work as the leader of the Jersey Swingers quartet in the late '70s and for the big band that he co-led with drummer Sonny Igoe starting in the early '80s. Meldonian recorded as a leader (both with combos and with big bands) for Progressive and Statiras. ~bio by Scott Yanow

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Howard Paul, Jody Espina - The Presidents

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:45
Size: 141.3 MB
Styles: Straight ahead jazz
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[6:08] 1. Mercy Mercy Mercy
[8:30] 2. If You Never Come To Me
[6:39] 3. When Sonny Gets Blue
[6:16] 4. All The Things You Are
[6:26] 5. In Your Own Sweet Way
[7:07] 6. Girl From Ipanema
[5:16] 7. Comin' Home Baby
[5:03] 8. The Americanization Of Emily
[4:02] 9. The Foolish Things
[6:13] 10. Softly, As In The Morning Sunrise

The Presidents is a collaboration bringing Paul and Espina together on stage and incorporating top players they’ve both worked with in the past. Mark Peterson (bass), Karl Latham (drums) and special guest Andres Forero (percussion) bring their own world class sensibility to the quartet. Straight ahead and American Songbook standards performed on the finest instruments by the hardest working guys in jazz!

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Coleman Hawkins All Stars - Swingville

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:19
Size: 96.9 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1960/1997
Art: Front

[ 5:56] 1. You Blew Out The Flame
[ 8:59] 2. More Bounce To The Vonce
[ 6:54] 3. I'm Beginning To See The Light
[ 8:08] 4. Cool Blue
[12:19] 5. Some Stretching

Ostensibly a jam session with ABA head-solos-tail formatting, Hawkins proves again and again why his sound is not only the epitome of jazz, but forever timeless. Trumpeter Joe Thomas and trombonist Vic Dickenson are by no means showboats, and they cannot steal the spotlight from Bean. But Tommy Flanagan threatens to on occasion, as he asserts himself on solos with a fervor that goes beyond Hawkins. Bubbling under all this virtuosity, bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Osie Johnson do their swinging thing with open ears and instruments always at the ready to fire. They start with "You Blew Out the Flame In My Heart," and it seems a bit of a breeze for these jazz experts. Hawkins plays the melody by himself the first time through, then Thomas and Dickenson join in on invitation. The deep blue, slightly vibratoed, soulful resonance of the leader is unmistakable as always, and Flanagan is his usual tasteful and precise self. They switch up on the end melody, with the brass fronting the line while Hawkins improvises, then takes back the tuneful departing chorus. Johnson wrote "More Bounce to the Vonce," a peppy gospel-soul tune reminiscent of "Travel On." Flanagan is featured with no horns, then they join with phrases similar to "Lil' Liza Jane." All save bass and drums get a solo over nine minutes. Hawkins leads the melody of "I'm Beginning to See the Light" with staccato brass punctuations of harmony, and Dickenson's solo displaying that he not only plays notes, but also embodies pure rhythmic swing. The easy swing of "Cool Blue" has growling trombone, squeaky-clean trumpet and moaning tenor. Thomas and the underappreciated Emmett Berry are good case studies for comparison; here Thomas exemplifes the virtue of unrushed construction of a solo. Hawkins and Johnson claim co-writing credit on the 12-minute-plus "Some Stretching," a good old soulfully swinging jam over just a couple of tonal notes. The trio uses double stops for Hawkins' leadoff solo, and then he digs in for an elongated full count extended by numerous not-so-foul tips. Hanging with every pitch and waiting in the wings is Flanagan, whose masterful pianistics are worth the wait while the others hit singles. It's Flanagan who delivers the grand salami. The demonstrative yet subtle Hawkins is in full flight here, with the equally elegant Thomas and naturally subdued Dickenson in lock step. What a joy they must have been to hear together at a club or concert date, if in fact it happened in this small-group setting. ~Michael G. Nastos

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