Pete Candoli - Blues, When Your Lover Has Gone (Remastered)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:25
Size: 99.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1963/1986
Art: Front

[3:42] 1. When Your Lover Has Gone
[3:08] 2. Blues In The Night
[4:02] 3. Frankie And Johnny
[4:50] 4. Lonesome Lover Blues
[3:21] 5. Careless Love
[3:37] 6. Cry Me A River
[4:33] 7. Feelin' Mean And Lowdown
[3:40] 8. Misty
[2:58] 9. Lost Lover Blues
[4:39] 10. Willow Weep For Me
[4:49] 11. Empty Mattress Blues

Bass – Red Mitchell; Drums – Alvin Stoller; Guitar – Al Hendrickson; Piano – Jimmy Rowles; Saxophone – Ted Nash; Trombone – Milt Bernhart; Trumpet – Pete Candoli. Recorded at United Studios in Hollywood, 1961.

Considering his long career, trumpeter Pete Candoli has led relatively few sessions. He did cut four albums from 1959-1961, but has only headed one set since then. This out-of-print but worthy LP features Candoli with fellow L.A.-based studio players (trombonist Milt Bernhart, tenor saxophonist Ted Nash, pianist Jimmy Rowles, guitarist Al Hendrickson, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummer Shelly Manne). Although ostensibly a program of blues, half of the songs are merely bluesy rather than actual blues. Candoli sounds fine and is heard in prime form throughout the relaxed set. ~Scott Yanow

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Hot Club De Suede - Live

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:59
Size: 109.9 MB
Styles: Gypsy jazz
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Minor Swing
[8:03] 2. Manoir De Mes Reves
[3:24] 3. Oh, Lady Be Good
[3:08] 4. Limehouse Blues
[4:31] 5. Djangology
[3:35] 6. It Don't Mean A Thing
[6:23] 7. September Song
[3:28] 8. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[3:57] 9. Blues Claire
[4:23] 10. Honeysuckle Rose
[3:45] 11. Sweet Georgia Brown

Andreas Öberg, Guitar; Jimmy Rosenberg, Guitar; Martin Sjöstedt, Bass.

This album is a rarity – a souvenir from Jimmy’s tour in Sweden in December 2002, when things went wrong. Andreas Öberg was the new guitar talent that year, and had invited Jimmy for some gigs in Sweden, before we had scheduled a studio recording in Norway the subsequent week (the amazing Django’s Tiger album). It was arranged for a live recording with Jimmy and Andreas in order to promote their future tours, like Hot Club de Norvège had done in Norway for ten years already. The expectations were mile high, but it turned out that Jimmy, once again, was on a space trip of his own. Rhythm guitar player Per Frydenlund was on his way to Max Brandt’s Café at Torshälla, when he got a phone call that the concert was cancelled, Jimmy was simply too far out. However, Jimmy insisted upon playing, and this is how it sounded – Jimmy on a bad day. Nevertheless, there are glimpses of greatness in this album, and guitar players will no doubt find new Jimmy licks, not to mention an impressive snapshot of the marvellous Andreas Öberg as a young man, on his way to the stars, but not there quite yet. One and a half years later Jimmy collapsed on stage, and without him the guitar World will never be the same again. So forget all the imperfections in this rare recording, and think for a moment about how fragile the existence in fact is, and how lucky we are that sometimes a great artist like Jimmy Rosenberg is born, and amaze us – for a while – with visions from places beyond our everyday life. ~Jon Larsen

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Helen Humes - Songs I Like To Sing!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:40
Size: 88.5 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz/blues
Year: 1960/2011
Art: Front

[3:21] 1. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
[2:56] 2. Don't Worry 'bout Me
[3:25] 3. Mean To Me
[3:51] 4. Every Now And Then
[2:57] 5. I Want A Roof Over My Head
[2:43] 6. St Louis Blues
[3:09] 7. You're Driving Me Crazy
[3:22] 8. My Old Flame
[4:07] 9. Million Dollar Secret
[2:58] 10. Love Me Or Leave Me
[3:06] 11. Imagination
[2:40] 12. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

One of the high points of Helen Humes' career, this Contemporary set (reissued on CD) features superior songs, superb backup, and very suitable and swinging arrangements by Marty Paich. Humes' versions of "If I Could Be With You," "You're Driving Me Crazy," and "Million Dollar Secret," in particular, are definitive. On four songs, she is backed by tenor great Ben Webster, a rhythm section, and a string quartet; the other numbers find her joined by a 14-piece band that includes Webster and Teddy Edwards on tenors along with altoist Art Pepper. This classic release is essential and shows just how appealing a singer Helen Humes could be. ~Scott Yanow

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Duende Libre - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:32
Size: 154.6 MB
Styles: World music, Fusion
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[6:13] 1. Rio Pescadores
[5:51] 2. Forgotten Well
[5:42] 3. Michel
[6:59] 4. Funkination
[4:39] 5. Razzle Dazzle
[8:00] 6. Sevilla
[5:43] 7. Moon Waltz
[4:20] 8. For The Rekkerd
[4:42] 9. Salif
[8:37] 10. Still
[6:41] 11. Sinister Minister

Alex Chadsey: piano, keyboards; Farko Dosumov: electric bass, voice; Jeff “Bongo” Busch: drums, percussion, Chava Mirel: voice.

As world music proliferates into the mainstream, there are countless musicians attempting to capture its exotic rhythms and enticing melodies, some succeed, others falter. Taking their name from a Federico Garcia Lorca lecture on artistic inspiration and creation, Duende Libre's self-titled release manages to incorporate some of the essence of world music in what they term as global jazz fusion. The group's leader, composer and pianist is Alex Chadsey, accompanied by bassist Farko Dosumov, and drummer Jeff Busch. Moving to Seattle in search of stimulus and challenges, Chadsey fell into the Latin musical circuit and began to hone his playing and composing skills, eventually forming Duende Libre.

The repertoire covers a colorful palette of influences as the Veracruz inspired "Rio Pescadores," which has a Caribbean connotation accented by the mid-section piano montuno. Vocalist Chava Mirel adds her swaying chanting to "Forgotten Well," that has a touch of flamenco coplas in its mysterious cadence. Named after the famous city in Spain, "Sevilla" draws from classical as well as folkoric sources, Chadsey and Dosumov cleverly weaving these two threads into fine soloing. "Michel," and "Razzle Dazzle," catches Chadsey switching to electric piano for an urbane sound, which goes full funk mode in "Funkination."

As with any calculated arrangement, it's on the tempered ballads as "Moon Walk," that one can appreciate the approach to refinement and technique. Written in honor of African music legend Salif Keita, the relaxing "Salif," continues the laid back ambiance. They travel to the edge of Jamaican dancehall on "Still," which exhibits a strong shade of Santana in its assertive organ lines, and wrap it up with "Sinister Minister," an upbeat carnival revelry defined by sharp cowbell accents from drummer Busch, and aggressive bass lines.

Duende Libre is an exciting debut record that displays a multi-faceted band willing to take chances and allow the music to take them where it will. What sets them apart from studio session players, is that they perform with a zest that comes from their cross-cultural associations. World music is street music, and it's that element that sparks life into this release. ~James Nadal

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Ben Webster, Harry Edison - Essential Sextet Jazz Masters

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 144:11
Size: 330.1 MB
Styles: Bop
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Alone Together
[8:41] 2. Sunrise Blues
[3:30] 3. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
[6:51] 4. Just A Mood
[3:26] 5. Makin' Whoopee
[3:55] 6. Moonlight In Vermont
[3:36] 7. Willow Weep For Me
[5:53] 8. Blues For The Blues
[4:50] 9. Willow Weep For Me
[6:51] 10. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
[3:21] 11. Louise
[3:21] 12. Love Is Here To Stay
[3:26] 13. Bidin' My Time
[7:14] 14. Walkin' With Sweets
[3:35] 15. Hollering At The Watkins
[9:29] 16. Blues For Bill Basie
[7:01] 17. The Night Is Blue
[5:59] 18. Used To Be Basie
[5:06] 19. Opus 711
[2:31] 20. Moon Song
[3:44] 21. How Deep Is The Ocean
[3:31] 22. K.M.Blues
[7:21] 23. Easy On The Eyes
[7:36] 24. Blues For Piney Brown
[8:13] 25. Studio Call
[4:48] 26. Blues For The Blues
[7:01] 27. Taste On The Place

Ben Webster (ts), Harry Edison (tp), Jimmy Rowles (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Alvin Stoller (d).

You are getting the fruits of collaborations between Sweets and Ben Webster during 1956-57, including tracks from albums led by both Red Norvo and Woody Herman. This compilation is identical in content to a 2-CD set titled Complete Sextet Studio Sessions. The key difference is the tracks in this compilation are scattered and interleaved, whereas the tracks on the CD version are grouped by source albums and sessions.

The CD set is sequenced that way and the listening experience is enhanced (in my opinion) when you hear the tracks from each session in that order. On the other hand, this MP3 version has almost the same sound quality as the CD set for a fraction of the cost. Either way, if you are a Ben Webster or Sweets Edison fan you win. ~Mike Tarrani

Essential Sextet Jazz Masters 

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Bobby Selvaggio - Unspoken Dialogue

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:54
Size: 153,2 MB
Art: Front

(7:22)  1. Forgotten Man
(7:18)  2. Follow The Leader
(6:39)  3. Like Tears In Rain
(8:46)  4. Jungle Animals
(8:25)  5. None Left Behind
(8:19)  6. Alone Together
(7:21)  7. Spy Movie
(5:17)  8. On The Outside Looking Out
(7:21)  9. Today's A New Day

Listening to Unspoken Dialogue by saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio raises the old debate of composer versus improviser. Of the nine tracks found here, eight were penned by Selvaggio, plus "Alone Together by Arthur Schwartz. Is he a player or a writer? Perhaps arranger is his strongest suit.

Selvaggio's compositions are keen to animate his fellow musicians on this recording, especially the adroit humor that is Kenny Werner's piano and the exuberant trumpet/flugelhorn of Paul Tynan. This ensemble recalls the early Wynton/Branford Marsalis or Bobby Watson bands. That is, the 21st century offspring of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Like fellow musician Joe Lovano, Selvaggio is both Cleveland-born and a second generation jazz musician. He has been a member of Lovano's 52nd Street Nonet, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and the Village Vanguard Orchestra. This is his fourth release as a leader.  That influence is best found in the composition "Jungle Animals. The Selvaggio/Tynan two-horn attack opens into a cheeky and changing path of a melody. Selvaggio shares the track with soloing partners Tynan and Werner. Werner maintains the architecture for Selvaggio to muscle his solo alongside Tynan's very snappy trumpet. This post-bop is both clever and intellectual without sounding dry or academic. Likewise the animated "Spy Movie is a combination muted Miles meets Ennio Morricone at cartoon time, full of funky runs down back alleys.

Selvaggio writes music to gain the most from this specific configuration of players, whether it is a song in full flight like the rambunctious "On The Outside Looking In or the more intimate "Follow The Leader. The latter, taken at a slower pace, never lacks for intensity. He sits in on a nice duo piece, "Like Tears In Rain, where Werner opens with the interior piano strings. Selvaggio's soprano wraps Werner's chamber piano playing with a warmth that is quite difficult to coax out of a the straight horn. Is Selvaggio a better player, composer, or arranger? The answer to all three is yes, as this is a near-perfect recording.~ Mark Corroto https://www.allaboutjazz.com/unspoken-dialogue-bobby-selvaggio-playscape-recordings-review-by-mark-corroto.php

Personnel: Bobby Selvaggio: alto and soprano sax; Kenny Werner: piano; Paul Tynan: trumpet, flugelhorn; Ben Street: bass; Matt Perko: drums; Jamey Haddad: drums and cahon.

Unspoken Dialogue

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Gloria Estefan - Into The Light

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:38
Size: 158,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:03)  1. Coming Out Of The Dark
(4:23)  2. Seal Our Fate
(4:01)  3. What Goes Around
(4:39)  4. Nayib's Song (I Am Here For You)
(4:34)  5. Remember Me With Love
(4:46)  6. Heart With Your Name On It
(3:43)  7. Sex In The 90's
(4:29)  8. Close My Eyes
(4:15)  9. Language Of Love
(3:52) 10. Light Of Love
(4:14) 11. Can't Forget You
(4:37) 12. Live For Loving You
(3:29) 13. Mama Yo Can't Go
(4:09) 14. Desde La Oscuridad (Coming Out Of The Dark - Spanish Version)
(4:18) 15. Don't Wanna Lose You (Portuguese Version)
(4:59) 16. Words Get In The Way [Live]

In early 1990, when she was one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Gloria Estefan suffered a broken vertebrae when her tour bus was struck in an accident, and her miraculous recovery from that near tragedy greatly informed her successive album, Into the Light. Though often noted as a "comeback" album, that descriptor is misleading. Yes, Into the Light is a comeback -- a comeback from her accident, that is. It's not a comeback in the sense that her previous album, Cuts Both Ways, had been a failure or even a disappointment. No, Estefan hadn't fallen off, so to speak, with that album. Quite the opposite. It was a monster hit, breaking into the Top Ten and scoring a couple of high-charting ballads: "Don't Wanna Lose You" and "Here We Are." 

It also marked a drastic shift away from the unabashed dance-pop of her Miami Sound Machine output toward a more respectable adult contemporary appeal. This shift affected not only her image but also her audience as a result, and that shift is even more apparent on Into the Light. In fact, the shift seems complete, as this is full-fledged adult contemporary album with serious themes and toned-down production. It sounds pleasant while playing, for sure, smoothly gliding from one song to the next, highlighted by a pair of memorable singles: the hit ballad "Coming Out of the Dark" and the cooing singalong "Live for Loving You." But there's not much else here that's all that exciting. In fact, Into the Light is so streamlined and safe that it seems plain and even bland, if not outright boring. Sure, Estefan's work with Miami Sound Machine had been silly and adolescent at times, but it was fun and lively, too. For every cheeseball song like "Surrender" or "Love Toy," you would get a pop gem like "1-2-3" or "Betcha Say That," not to mention the token slow-dance ballads and get-on-your-feet jams. But to lament the end of Miami Sound Machine is beside the point, for Estefan would move on after Into the Light to make occasionally exciting albums like Mi Tierra. The thing is, from this point forward in her career, Estefan's best work would almost always be Latin in nature. Yet for those listeners not interested in the sticky-sweet dance-pop of Miami Sound Machine or the Latin confetti of her latter-day highlights, there are albums like Cuts Both Ways and Into the Light, albums that aim for widespread adult contemporary appeal. And as far as those such albums go, they don't get much more inspired than this "comeback" album, which admittedly was wonderfully triumphant upon its 1991 holiday season release, when it soared to number five on the Billboard 200 chart, driven largely by its chart-topping lead single, "Coming Out of the Dark."~ Jason Birchmeier https://www.allmusic.com/album/into-the-light-mw0000313994              

Into The Light

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Mike Lipskin with Willie 'The Lion' Smith - California Here I Come

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1971
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:32
Size: 90,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:52)  1. California Here I Come
(4:20)  2. Mule Walk
(2:41)  3. Stan And Mike's Blues
(3:40)  4. Echo Of Spring
(3:25)  5. Carolina Shout
(3:55)  6. I'm Comin' Virginia
(6:39)  7. Sheik Of Araby
(3:07)  8. Thou Swell
(2:39)  9. Snowy Mornin' Blues
(4:12) 10. Old Fashioned Love

Willie "The Lion" Smith was a legend among the Harlem stride pianists, on this long unavailable LP he shares a few pointers with protégé Mike Lipskin. The title track is at first dominated by their conversation over the music, but their romping duo rendition simulates what an old-fashioned cutting contest might have sounded like. Their duets of "Carolina Shout" and "The Sheik of Araby" are equally enjoyable. Both pianists are represented on solo tracks and Lipskin fronts a quartet with underrated clarinetist Stan Monteiro, the odd choice of electric bassist Chuck Rainey, and the surprising inclusion of drummer Elvin Jones, who plays a duo on brushes with Lipskin on "Snowy Mornin' Blues." Overdue for appearance on CD, but unlikely with the death of producer Bob Thiele in 1995.~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/california-here-i-come-mw0000852933    

Personnel:  Piano – Mike Lipskin, Willie "The Lion" Smith;  Bass – Chuck Rainey;  Clarinet – Stan Monteiro;  Drums – Elvin Jones

California Here I Come

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Georgie Auld - Swingin' In The Land Of Hi-Fi

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:18
Size: 158,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:17)  1. In The Land Of Hi-Fi
(2:27)  2. For You
(2:24)  3. Until The Real Thing Come Along
(3:12)  4. Tippin' In
(2:27)  5. Sunday Kind Of Love
(3:56)  6. I May Be Wrong
(3:07)  7. Swingin' In Moore Park
(2:49)  8. If I Loved You
(2:37)  9. Dinah
(2:49) 10. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(3:00) 11. My Blue Heaven
(3:00) 12. Love Is Just Around The Corner
(2:55) 13. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
(2:29) 14. Blue Lou
(2:47) 15. Too Marvelous For Words
(2:47) 16. Sweet Sue
(2:29) 17. Laura
(2:14) 18. I Get A Kick Out Of You
(2:54) 19. Rosetta
(2:31) 20. Sweet Lorraine
(2:27) 21. Old Rockin' Chair
(2:33) 22. Got A Date With An Angel
(3:06) 23. Prisoner's Song
(2:51) 24. Frankie And Johnny

Georgie Auld was an accomplished saxophonist, who cut his musical teeth with Bunny Berigan's band in 1937 then moving on to The Artie Shaw Orchestra in 1939, he also served with Jan Savitt & The Benny Goodman sextet. Musicians in the Georgie Auld orchestra & on this disc include Maynard Ferguson, Skeets Herfurt, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner & Barney Kessel to name a few. When 'In The Land Of Hi-Fi' was originally issued which makes up the first half of this disc, it was described as a jazz classic.~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Swingin-Hi-Fi-ORIGINAL-RECORDINGS-REMASTERED/dp/B000FEBVXQ 

Personnel:  Georgie Auld - tenor saxophone, bandleader;  Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Ray Linn - trumpet;  Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner - trombone;  Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz - alto saxophone;  Ted Nash, Babe Russin - tenor saxophone;  Chuck Gentry - baritone saxophone;  Arnold Ross - piano;  Al Hendrickson, Barney Kessel - guitar;  Joe Mondragon, Joe Comfort - bass;  Alvin Stoller, Irv Kottler - drums.

Swingin' In The Land Of Hi-Fi

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Take 6 - Iconic

Styles: Vocal, R&B 
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:28
Size: 95,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:13)  1. Back In Love Again
(4:04)  2. Can't Stop The Feeling
(4:14)  3. Change The World
(4:17)  4. Sailing
(3:10)  5. Don't Know Why
(3:56)  6. Got To Get You Into My Life
(4:25)  7. All This Love
(4:29)  8. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
(3:59)  9. Roof Garden
(4:37) 10. Nothing But The Blood

Veteran genre-blurring vocal group Take 6 earns its first No. 1 on any Billboard chart, as the act’s new album, Iconic, debuts atop the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart (dated May 12). The album sold a little more than 1,000 copies in the week ending May 3, according to Nielsen Music. The new album features Take 6’s reworks of such familiar songs as Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” Christopher Cross’ “Sailing,” Eric Clapton's "Change the World" and Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why.” Iconic is Take 6’s sixth top 10 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums tally. 

The group has also logged top 10s on Top Gospel Albums, along with top 40 efforts on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Holiday Albums chart. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8455707/take-6-iconic-jazz-albums-chart

Iconic

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