Southside Johnny - Detour Ahead: The Music Of Billie Holiday

Size: 148,8 MB
Time: 63:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. Don't Explain (4:56)
02. Ain't Nobody's Business (7:27)
03. Lover Man (6:48)
04. Detour Ahead (5:51)
05. Billie's Blues (8:22)
06. Crazy He Calls Me (4:25)
07. These Foolish Things (6:07)
08. Do Nothin Till Ya Hear From Me (4:52)
09. In My Solitude (5:04)
10. You Don't Know What Love Is (6:24)
11. I Thought About You (3:31)

Southside Johnny's tribute to the incomparable Billie Holiday. Recorded over two days in early January of 2017, "Detour Ahead: The Music of Billie Holiday" is just that; John's tribute to the great Lady Day. Arranged, produced and mixed by Asbury Jukes saxophonist John Isley, the album is a 10 song offering of all original arrangements and interpretations of some of Billie's most classic songs as well as a few hidden gems.

Detour Ahead

---

Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra - Kopfkino (Feat. Julia Oschwesky)

Size: 134,0 MB
Time: 58:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz, Vocals
Art: Front

01. The Summer Of My Discontent (The Summer Of My Disco Tent) ( 9:55)
02. Out Of This World (11:50)
03. Fee Fi Fo Fum ( 8:55)
04. It's The Peace That Deafens ( 7:16)
05. One Two Three Ten ( 9:46)
06. Ataraxia (10:25)

The Ed Partykas Jazz Orchestra (EPJO) was launched in Berlin in 2007. Its trademark is an unmistakable, and in all likelihood globally unique, mix of musical personalities. "Old stars" from the European big band establishment play side by side with newcomers from the young and hip jazz scenes of Berlin, Amsterdam, Vienna and Prague. Musicians from the USA, Germany, Austria, Holland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic get together – each of them brings their own musical language, and adds their unique national sound into the mix.

As on their previous CD Hits! Vol.1 (MONS Records), the singer and composer Julia Oschewsky plays a prominent role on the current album Kopfkino.
"Her voice adds a clarity and intensity that had been lacking in the sound of the orchestra so far" enthused Ed Partyka, "and it definitely colours my arrangements in a very special way."

"Kopfkino" – it means fantasies, and the sequences of events and occurrences that play out in your own imagination.
Ed Partyka purposely chose this title for the new album by the Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra, and he uses the concept as a synonym for his composition (The Summer Of My Discontent (Summer In My Disco Tent)) and arrangements.
Composers such as Wayne Shorter (Fee Fi Fo Fum), Harold Arlen (Out Of This World), Ola Onabule (It’s The Peace That Deafens), Julia Oschewsky (One Two Three Ten) and Joris Roelofs (Ataraxia) all have their say; Ed Partyka puts his stamp on their work with his unmistakeable arrangements and inimitable musical ingenuity.

"This music invites you to (day) dream. The dense texture of the orchestration, the melodically improvised solos, and the bright-sounding voice of Julia Oschewsky fire up the imagination. A feeling of sad beauty infuses the music and the whole power of the orchestra is revealed in my dramatic arrangements" said the artist.

Kopfkino

---

Raquel Tavares - Roberto Carlos Por Raquel Tavares

Size: 128,1 MB
Time: 54:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Fado Pop, Fado Canção
Art: Front & Back

01. Voce (2:56)
02. Como E Grande O Meu Amor Por Voce (3:48)
03. Sua Estupidez (4:13)
04. De Tanto Amor (Feat. Ana Carolina) (3:13)
05. A Distancia (3:55)
06. Debaixo Dos Caracois Dos Seus Cabelos (Feat. Caetano Veloso) (4:21)
07. Palavras (3:09)
08. Fera Ferida (5:12)
09. Detalhes (5:01)
10. Cavalgada (3:48)
11. Nao Se Esqueça De Mim (3:44)
12. Olha (3:22)
13. Do Fundo Do Meu Coraçao (4:02)
14. Emoçoes (3:46)

"Roberto Carlos By Raquel Tavares" is based on the repertoire of one of the greatest artists in the world, Roberto Carlos, and features contributions by Caetano Veloso in "Debaixo Dos Caracois Dos Seus Cabelos" and Ana Carolina in "De Tanto Amor". The project received the gold certificate in Portugal, where it stayed for several weeks in the first place among the best-selling albums.

Raquel Tavares is a Portuguese fado singer. Its name gained notoriety in Portugal for the first time in 1997, year in which, at age 12, it won in the Great Night of the Fado. In 2006 she released her first album "Raquel Tavares" and in the same year she received the Amália Rodrigues Award for 'Revelação Feminina', from the Amália Rodrigues Foundation. In 2007, Casa da Imprensa awarded him the 'Revelation Prize' of the year. With the success and subsequent releases, Raquel has performed in several countries like Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Marocco, Germany, Belgium, Holand, Scotland, England, Ireland, Uruguai, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China and recently, Australia.

Roberto Carlos Por Raquel Tavares

---

Siril Malmedal Hauge & Jacob Young - Last Things

Size: 103,0 MB
Time: 40:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Bounce With Me (3:39)
02. I Will (3:55)
03. Little Wing (2:53)
04. Skylark (3:48)
05. Last Things (3:48)
06. Deep River (5:19)
07. So In Love (4:08)
08. No Moon At All (2:57)
09. Lilac Wine (4:50)
10. Ballad Of The Sad Young Men (5:30)

The duo of Siril Malmedal Hauge and Jacob Young arose after they were both invited to participate as studio musicians on a record recording in 2016.
A few weeks later Siril called to Jacob and wondered if they should do anything more, something Jacob had already had in mind. Thus it became reality. They started working and did some sporadic performances together before going to the studio and playing for the result "Last Things".

Siril's unique talent and formidability as a vocalist takes immediate focus when listening to her. Siril and Jacob are both comfortable in much of the classic jazz repertoire, but at the same time they are not afraid to explode with songs from other genres.

"Beautiful, melodious and melancholy" - Fredrik Wandrup, Dagbladet

"Duo debut with crafts and art.
A young singer and a tanned guitarist performs as a duo in a ballad-dominated jazz / pop / original repertoire. "- Terje Mosnes, Jazzinorge.no

Last Things

---

VA - JazzInFado

Size: 100,5 MB
Time: 39:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Latin Jazz, Fado, Fusion
Art: Front

01 Carlos Do Carmo - Lisboa Menina E Moça (4:57)
02 Helder Moutinho - Estranha Forma De Vida (3:59)
03 Carminho - Escrevi Teu Nome No Vento (4:30)
04 Antonio Zambujo - Veio A Saudade (3:55)
05 Raquel Tavares - Limao (4:17)
06 Marco Rodrigues - Solidao (3:47)
07 Ana Bacalhau - Fado Portugues De Nos (3:13)
08 Cuca Roseta - Coimbra (3:23)
09 Maria Berasarte - A Nadie Se Lo Confieso (3:26)
10 Joana Almeida - Tudo Isto E Fado (4:16)

The best fado songs, their best performers and some of the most important musicians in Latin jazz today are joining an innovative album, "JazzInFado". This album seeks to widen the frontiers of fado, bringing together great fado singers, including Carlos do Carmo, Hélder Moutinho, Carminho, António Zambujo, Raquel Tavares, Marco Rodrigues, Ana Bacalhau, Cuca Rosetta, Maria Berasarte and Joana Almeida, who interpret emblematic themes of history of fado allied to the harmonies of Latin jazz.

"JazzInFado" celebrate the six years since the fado was raised to Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

The idea of joining these fado greats to jazz harmonies came from Óscar Gomez, a Cuban musician and producer, currently living in Spain, a five-time Grammy winner, a member of the Board of the Latin Grammy Academy and whose productions have sold more than 20 million records worldwide.

"I always liked being a transgressor and a rebel," says the producer. "What we did was to bring fado to jazz and harmoniously enrich it [...] and enter rhythms of the Caribbean, Flemish, Brazilian, bossa nova and tango. Enter the rhythms worked in Latin jazz and enrich the harmonies a little, always respecting, obviously, the melodies and the lyrics ".

"JazzInFado" was recorded between Madrid and Lisbon and on the recordings the fadistas were accompanied by mostly Cuban musicians, as is the case of Pepe Rivero or Ivan "Melon" Lewis.

"JazzInFado" is a unique object that highlights the immense richness of fado, but showing how this music also dialogues in an innovative way with jazz.

JazzInFado

---

Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross - Sing The Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Songbook

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:36
Size: 109.0 MB
Styles: Vocalese, Jazz vocals
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:28] 1. Lil Pony
[5:26] 2. Come Home
[2:15] 3. Twisted
[2:57] 4. Gimme That Wine
[2:32] 5. Farmer's Market
[2:15] 6. Cloudburst
[3:34] 7. Jackie
[5:47] 8. In Summer
[2:25] 9. Centerpiece
[3:45] 10. Doodlin'
[3:48] 11. Stockholm Sweetnin'
[6:46] 12. Music Is Forever
[3:31] 13. Jumpin' At The Woodside

Jon Hendricks (born September 16th 1921) is a renowned jazz vocalist, lyricist and exceptional improviser. Lambert, Hendricks and Ross went on to become one of the most successful vocal groups of all time. They toured the world and inspired other singers such as The Manhattan Transfer, and the New York Voices to perform vocalese, the setting of lyrics to instrumental music. The legacy of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross continues to live on. As the primary lyricist of the group Hendricks proved to the world that he had a tremendous gift for words.

Sing The Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Songbook mc
Sing The Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Songbook zippy

---

Triosence - Hidden Beauty

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:41
Size: 125.2 MB
Styles: Jazz
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[4:44] 1. As If It Was Yesterday
[6:32] 2. Hidden Beauty
[5:10] 3. Sad Chilean
[4:15] 4. Hit By Life
[5:18] 5. Thaisinha
[4:48] 6. Day At Scarlett's
[5:27] 7. Some Things Never Change
[4:07] 8. Out Of Reach
[6:41] 9. Juquei
[4:01] 10. Leave Me Here
[3:32] 11. Basically It's All Quite Simple

Bernhard Schüler (piano) Matthias Nowak/Ingo Senst (bass) and Stephan Emig (drums) have caused a sensation within the music press for some years now. They have been called “the new leading standard”, “an example of musical trinity”, “a highlight that touches you deeply”, “their music makes the sun rise in the west” to name only a few of the positive responses to the trio.

Formed in 1999, triosence has won almost every Jazz competition there is to win in Germany. After receiving the 1st prize at the German federal competition “Jugend jazzt” they won the Ostsee (Baltic Sea) Jazz Festival Prize, a CD recording contract with the German national radio network “Deutschlandfunk”, the “Kulturförderpreis” of the city of Kassel and many more. Furthermore they were nominated for the German Record Review Award and for being the best newcomers of the German International Jazz Charts. Since their debut CD release of “First Enchantment”, in Japan the band has been regarded as one of the most successful newcomer jazz bands and the German magazine “stern” (star) calls them “the new faces of German Jazz”.

The “trio-essence” lies within the emancipation of piano, bass and drums, achieved by Bernhard Schüler’s original compositions and by the strong individuality of the three musicians. Each instrument can take the lead. Thus, they have a much wider spectrum of sound than traditional trios normally have. There are influences of Jazz, Fusion, Folk, Pop and World. The emphasis on melodies and their clarity creates a fresh and new style that the band has coined songjazz. This not only satifies connoisseurs of jazz music, but also people having less background with jazz.

Hidden Beauty mc
Hidden Beauty zippy

---

John Stevens - Red

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:37
Size: 83.9 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:20] 1. Come Fly With Me
[2:40] 2. My Blue Heaven
[4:43] 3. Someone To Watch Over Me
[3:00] 4. Here, There And Everywhere
[2:57] 5. All Of Me
[4:09] 6. This Love
[4:04] 7. I Only Have Eyes For You
[3:05] 8. Let's Fall In Love (Feat. Erika Christensen)
[2:46] 9. It Had To Be You
[3:18] 10. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[2:29] 11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore

John Stevens was on "American Idol" before I started watching -- I think I was scheduled to work on those nights. "Red" sounded interesting from the reviews and is a genre I enjoy. Maroon 5's "This Love" is one of the most interesting tracks on the CD. Like Paul Anka's several recent outings, Stevens takes a pop song and reinvents it, making it into a lush Spanish-flavored ballad, "Touching your tender lips, moving my fingertips over every inch of you because I know that's what you want me to do." Some of the standards work better for me than others. "The Shadow of Your Smile," like many standards, has been recorded by numerous artists. Think about a song that's been recorded by Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Bobby Darin, Marvin Gaye, Astrud Gilberto, Dexter Gordon, Jack Jones, Brenda Lee, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Rivers, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sarah Vaughn, Bobby Vinton, Nancy Wilson and Stevie Wonder! What can John Stevens bring to it? He does well with this lovely ballad, his voice hushed and thin polishes the lovely melody. "All of Me" also fares extremely well here with Stevens' enthusiastic delivery and the punchy arrangement. Steve Tyrell, known now as the lead from the "C.S.I." TV series, has a long musical history, finding B.J. Thomas and producing "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head." He does a great job here making John Stevens sound like a confident young singer. A couple tracks work less well for me. The Beatles' "Here, There & Everywhere" sounds like a male version of Claudine Longet's thin wispy voice. "Someone to Watch Over Me" may tend to make you fall asleep. However, most of this disc is well done. Whether Stevens develops his skills and earns the popularity of Michael Buble or my favorite in this genre, Peter Cincotti, remains to be seen. Enjoy! ~Lee Armstrong

Red mc
Red zippy

---

Kate Ceberano - Nine Lime Avenue

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:35
Size: 99.8 MB
Styles: Adult contemporary
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[4:31] 1. Heroes
[4:34] 2. Raspberry Beret
[4:44] 3. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
[4:30] 4. Love My Way
[4:16] 5. The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
[3:33] 6. Throw Your Arms Around Me
[3:16] 7. Brass In Pocket
[3:58] 8. If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too
[2:32] 9. Roxanne
[3:36] 10. Go Your Own Way
[4:01] 11. It Must Be Love

2007 release from the Australian vocalist, one of the finest female voices to emerge from the Land Down Under. Over two decades in the business, Ceberano is an Aria Award winner, a best-selling artist and even won first place on Australia's Dancing With The Stars in 2006. Nine Lime Avenue is a collection of covers that inspired Kate in the early '80s as she pursued her career in music. Features 11 tracks including the first single, a cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Go Your Own Way'.

Nine Lime Avenue mc
Nine Lime Avenue zippy

---

Lee Morgan - Here's Lee Morgan

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:44
Size: 164.2 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 1960/1993
Art: Front

[5:20] 1. Terrible T
[7:47] 2. Mogie
[5:39] 3. I'm A Fool To Want You
[6:09] 4. Running Brook
[6:19] 5. Off Spring
[6:26] 6. Bess
[6:59] 7. Terrible T (Take 6)
[7:29] 8. Mogie (Take 2)
[5:56] 9. I'm A Fool To Want You (Take 1)
[6:50] 10. Running Brook (Take 4)
[6:43] 11. Bess (Take 3)

Bass – Paul Chambers; Drums – Art Blakey; Piano – Wynton Kelly; Tenor Saxophone – Cliff Jordan; Trumpet – Lee Morgan. Recorded at Bell Sound Studio B, NYC, February 8, 1960.

The original set is augmented by very rare and unreleased alternative takes. The music is good solid hard bop that finds Lee Morgan (already a veteran at age 21) coming out of the Clifford Brown tradition to display his own rapidly developing style. Matched with Clifford Jordan on tenor, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Blakey, Morgan's album could pass for a Jazz Messengers set. Recommended.

Here's Lee Morgan mc
Here's Lee Morgan zippy

---

Horace Parlan - Musically Yours

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:42
Size: 111.5 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 1979/1994
Art: Front

[6:15] 1. Alone Together
[6:17] 2. Memories Of You
[5:38] 3. Musically Yours
[7:02] 4. Ill Wind
[5:22] 5. Lullaby Of The Leaves
[5:47] 6. Ruby My Dear
[6:29] 7. Jitterbug Waltz
[5:48] 8. Nardis

Piano – Horace Parlan. Recorded November 26, 1979.

Horace Parlan has recorded many albums for SteepleChase since moving permanently to Copenhagen in 1973. Parlan tends to sound at his best in a trio where he can draw inspiration from his sidemen, so this often-sparse set of unaccompanied piano solos, despite some good moments, is not his most essential outing. However, Parlan's chordal style is quite distinctive on the five jazz standards (including "Alone Together" and "Lullaby of the Leaves") and his own "Musically Yours," and his fans will be interested in what was his first purely solo date; another record issued later on (The Maestro) also resulted from the same day. ~Scott Yanow

Musically Yours mc
Musically Yours zippy

---

Louis Petrucciani - The Librarian

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:17
Size: 106.0 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 1990/2009
Art: Front

[7:14] 1. Little Esther
[6:13] 2. Sweet Georgia Bright
[5:02] 3. The Librarian
[5:25] 4. For Old Time Sake
[8:12] 5. Billy's Bossa
[4:16] 6. Around The Blues
[3:14] 7. Izabo
[5:24] 8. Stella By Starlight
[1:13] 9. E.D

Bass – Louis Petrucciani; Drums – Eliot Zigmund; Piano – Horace Parlan, Michel Petrucciani; Saxophone – Bob Malach. Recorded and mixed at Gimmick Studio, Yerres, France by Hervé Leguil.

Member of a famous family of musician, know nowadays worldwide, Louis PETRUCCIANI, active on the jazz scene for more than four decades, is today one of the a major figure in European jazz. After a strong classical formation, enriched by the intense and assiduous practice of jazz with the family trio, he left France to work the double bass in the USA in Rochester, where he worked with Chuck Israel and Percy Heath.

Back in France, he works with Barre Philips during 3 years and with Bobby Few, Eliot Zigmund, Bob Malach, Lee Konitz, Sangona Everett, Claude Nougaro, Bernard Lubat, Aldo Romano, Alain Jean -Marie, Talib Kibwe. He also workes with his father Tony and his brother Michel with whom he played countless time. He participated to more than twenty albums as an accompanist, five albums with his brother Michel, including a live album in Japan with Lenny White .He is the author of five albums under his name and a DVD. Louis distills today with a flawless instrumental expression, through a musical narration that literally takes you away, a music that tells us about life, stars, love and humor as well. Served by perfect mastery of this magnificent instrument that is the double bass, it leads us to reverence our life as it should be.

The Librarian mc
The Librarian zippy

---

Renee Geyer - Swing

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:46
Size: 102.5 MB
Styles: Big band, R&B
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:52] 1. Baby Please Don't Go
[3:37] 2. I Got Rhythm
[2:19] 3. I Wanna Be Around
[2:51] 4. Fly Me To The Moon
[3:25] 5. Comin' Home Baby
[3:43] 6. Alfie
[4:08] 7. Say I Love You
[5:20] 8. What A Wonderful World
[5:08] 9. My Funny Valentine
[5:24] 10. Somewhere
[5:55] 11. It's A Man's Man's World

Acoustic Bass – Philip Rex; Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Julien Wilson; Alto Saxophone, Flute – Lachlan Davidson, Tim Wilson; Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Paul Williamson; Bass Trombone – Simon Scerri; Drums, Percussion – David Beck; Electric Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Bruce Haymes; Guitar – Sam Lemann; Piano – Sam Keevers; Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Carlo Barbaro; Trombone – David Palmer*, Jordan Murray, Nick Mulder; Trumpet – Eamon McNelis, Gianni Marinucci, Greg Spence, Ross Irwin, Scott Tinkler.

‘Swing’ is a first for Renee. The album is her Big Band interpretation of evergreen classics as well as Calypso remakes of two of her own hits. ‘Say I Love You’ and ‘It’s a Mans Man World’. The latter, a cover of the James Brown classic, was her very first hit song nearly 40 years ago. ‘Swing’ is also Renee’s first album for Robert Rigby’s Fanfare Records label.

“The album is a collection of wonderful songs delivered by Renee in a tour de force,” says Rigby. “On this record she had a great deal especially with her great friend Paul Kelly on a classic Mel Torme song ‘Comin’ Home Baby’.” The album features arrangements by Paul Williamson and Dave Palmer. ~Paul Cashmere

Swing mc
Swing zippy

---

Nikolaus Neuser 5tet - Pink Elephant

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:21
Size: 108.4 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[4:26] 1. Happy Vamping
[2:34] 2. Hypertorus
[4:59] 3. Eigene Tat
[1:44] 4. Tiergarten
[6:42] 5. Dekonstrukt
[6:12] 6. Einweinfrei
[3:11] 7. Pfrümmff!
[1:52] 8. Immer Leiser
[7:07] 9. Pink Elephant
[4:52] 10. Kropsky..
[2:33] 11. In Fremder Schrift
[1:04] 12. Jalla, Jalla

Three winds, bass and drums. A harmony instrument is not needed here, as the Berlin quintet of the trumpeter Nikolaus Neuser moves confidently through free tonalities. That's probably free jazz in the real sense - but provided with a strong rhythmic push and fed with a clear thematic material. Both clearly increase the fun of the free thing for the listener. Above all, the themes of the bandleaders can captivate - sober, witty, rhythmically diverse motif collages, which again and again remind of the great archetype of such composing: Ornette Coleman's "Congeniality". Neuser's tonal-atonal improvisation on the trumpet is also worth listening to. The saxophonist Silke Eberhard works at his side more explosively, however, who is also able to develop longer free solos with astonishing stringency. (Translated from German.) ~Hans-Jürgen Schaal

Pink Elephant mc
Pink Elephant zippy

---