Fred Wesley, Leonard Corradi, Tony Match - Generations

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:21
Size: 131.3 MB
Styles: Soul/Jazz/Funk
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Eight Counts For Rita
[7:29] 2. Road Songs
[6:11] 3. The Old Man
[5:32] 4. Back At The Chicken Shack
[5:45] 5. Slide Man
[5:27] 6. Midnight Special
[5:44] 7. The Sidewinder
[5:43] 8. Got My Mojo Working
[7:15] 9. House Party
[5:24] 10. Caravan

Drums – Tony Match; Organ [Hammond B3] – Leonardo Corradi; Trombone, Vocals – Fred Wesley. Live performance recorded during June 2014.

It was supposed to be a one night affair. A French promoter had assembled international top musicians to pay homage to the late great organist Jimmy Smith. In one combination the elder statesman of the Funk trombone Fred Wesley met two young musicians who could be his son and grandson: British drummer Tony Match and the new Hammond star Leonardo Corradi from Italy. The chemistry was just right and the three of them decided to keep on performing as a unit. After several succesful tours which took them throughout Europe they finally release a live-CD and with Generations they have found a very fitting band name. The repertoir features besides tunes from Jimmy Smith classics from the Blue Note mid -sixties era by the likes of Lee Morgan. Fred Wesley´s most famous tune House Party finds a jazy new setting. Relaxed, spirited and extremely groovy and if you want to test your friends: most likely they will think is is a very good live recording from the sixties.

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Tony Bennett - Viva Duets

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:52
Size: 111.9 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:36] 1. The Best Is Yet To Come (with Chayanne)
[4:02] 2. The Way You Look Tonight (with Thalia)
[2:01] 3. Steppin' Out With My Baby (with Christina Aguilera)
[3:06] 4. For Once In My Life (with Marc Anthony)
[2:42] 5. Are You Havin' Any Fun (with Dani Martin)
[4:34] 6. Blue Velvet (with Maria Gadu)
[3:20] 7. The Good Life (with Franco de Vita)
[3:00] 8. I Wanna Be Around (with Ricardo Arjona)
[3:51] 9. Who Can I Turn To (with Gloria Estefan)
[2:38] 10. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (with Michael Bose)
[4:00] 11. The Very Thought Of You (with Ana Carolina)
[2:16] 12. Just In Time (with Juan Luis Guerra)
[3:15] 13. Cold, Cold Heart (with Vicenteco)
[2:37] 14. Rags To Riches (with Romeo Santos)
[3:47] 15. Return To Me (Regresa A Mí) (with Vicente Fernandez)

VIVA DUETS is the third duets-themed project from 17-time Grammy winner Tony Bennett, following the platinum selling and critically praised DUETS and DUETS II CDs. Featuring many top names in the Latin recording industry, VIVA DUETS finds Bennett performing his greatest hits with a celebrated roster of artists including Marc Anthony, Christina Aguilera, Ricardo Arjona, Chayanne, Franco De Vita, Gloria Estefan, Vicente Fernández, Juan Luis Guerra, Dani Martín, Romeo Santos, Thalía and Vicentico. A truly international endeavor, VIVA DUETS, features performances in English and Spanish, with artists representing nine countries and three continents.

Tony Bennett is known for recording duets live and VIVA DUETS was no exception, with sessions recorded in Ft. Lauderdale, New York, and in the case of famed Mexican performer Vicente Fernández, on his 400 acre ranch in Guadalajara. All of the tracks are from Bennett’s extensive hit catalog, with the exception of the duet with Vicente Fernández, which features an English/Spanish version of the song, "Return To Me," originally recorded by Dean Martin. VIVA DUETS presents Bennett's classic songs with an international flavor that will generate widespread appeal for this unique multi-lingual presentation. Working with this unprecedented list of Latin artist, many of whom he met for the first time in the recording studio, Bennett commented, “Each of these artists were so warm and welcoming that there was an instant rapport. Latin music has always been about melody and harmony and a lot of soul, so there was a very close artistic connection with each duet guest. I am absolutely thrilled about the record.”

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The Bill Holman-Mel Lewis Quintet - Jive For Five

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:00
Size: 98.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1959/1985
Art: Front

[7:47] 1. Out Of This World
[6:55] 2. Mah Lindy Lou
[6:24] 3. Liza
[6:28] 4. The Beat Generation
[6:44] 5. 502 Blues Theme
[8:39] 6. Jive For Five

Bass – Wilford Middlebrook; Drums – Mel Lewis; Piano – Jimmy Rowles; Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman; Trumpet – Lee Katzman.

For a brief time, tenor saxophonist Bill Holman and drummer Mel Lewis led a hard-swinging quintet based in Los Angeles. Trumpeter Lee Katzman, pianist Jimmy Rowles and bassist Wilford Middlebrook complete the group, a band that benefits greatly from the arrangements of Holman. Rowles contributed "502 Blues Theme," Holman brought in two songs, and the unit also performs the obscure "Mah Lindy Lou" and two originals. This album (originally on the Andex label) serves as proof that not all jazz recordings from Los Angeles in the 1950s are quiet and cool. ~Scott Yanow

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Dick Katz - In High Profile

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:35
Size: 88.3 MB
Styles: Bop, Swing
Year: 1984/2016
Art: Front

[4:08] 1. Laverne Walk
[4:43] 2. Crazy She Calls Me
[4:49] 3. A Few Bars For Basie
[4:26] 4. But Not For Me
[5:56] 5. Cousin Mar
[4:48] 6. Friday The 13th
[5:16] 7. Lament
[4:25] 8. No Matter What

Bass – Marc Johnson; Drums – Al Harewood; Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess; Piano – Dick Katz; Trombone – Jimmy Knepper.

Through the years, pianist Dick Katz through played an important role behind the scenes on many recording dates, including notable sets by Helen Merrill and Lee Konitz. He has led relatively few sessions of his own, making this quintet outing with Frank Wess (mostly on flute but taking "A Few Bars for Basie" on tenor), trombonist Jimmy Knepper, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Al Harewood a special occasion. Actually, the horns sit out on four of the eight selections, which are more spontaneous trio features, while the full band tracks sport Katz's colorful arrangements. Highlights of the now out-of-print set include Oscar Pettiford's "Laverne Walk," "Crazy She Calls Me," John Coltrane's "Cousin Mary," and Thelonious Monk's "Friday the 13th." ~Scott Yanow

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Sonia Cat-Berro Quintet - Keep In Touch

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:53
Size: 130.2 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[6:05] 1. Doodle-Ee-Oo The Song
[6:52] 2. Follow Me If You Can
[5:37] 3. Journey Through Life
[3:41] 4. Let Yourself Go / Puttin On The Ritz
[6:45] 5. Inside
[4:41] 6. Forget About It
[5:31] 7. So Clear
[5:03] 8. Everything Happens To Me
[5:28] 9. Meandering Way
[7:04] 10. Angel Glow

Sonia Cat-Berro is a jazz singer. With that we say the meaning of the swing. The intimate closeness of the sentence and the rhythm. Also says his approach of the sensual. But even if we had said it, we would not have said everything. It should be added that while Sonia-Cat Berro has assimilated what she owes to those who preceded her, she is also a singer of jazz rooted in her time, who looks and listens right in front of her modern jazz that is practiced in today's clubs and with which she creates her own aesthetic. And Sonia Cat-Berro is certainly part of this generation of jazz that will seek his inspiration as much at Joshua Redman than at the Pink Floyd or the heroes of English pop. You just had to sing that jazz. ". ~Jean-Marc Gélin, Jazz News.

Raised to the music and jazz of Monk, Mingus, and Ella Fitzgerald at the bottle with the perfect disco of a music lover father, and after a childhood punctuated by piano lessons, dance, theater and choir, Sonia Cat -Berro joins studies in literature and history at the Sorbonne. Studies that she abandons in full partiels to return to the CIM, the oldest jazz schools in Paris and join the passion that animates and nourishes it really: jazz.

She meets the future fine flower of Parisian jazz, studies singing, piano, harmony and develops musical qualities recognized today by her peers, who see in her more than a singer we accompany: a true musician. The intimacy with the vocal work, the research on the instrument which is the body, gave birth to a flawless musicality and an elegant, solid vocality without ever forcing, mixture of naturalness, authenticity and sophistication where the Mannerism has no place: a true sound, a phrasing, a stage energy that make it unlike any other. (Translated from French.)

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Stuff Smith (With Svend Asmussen & Paul Olsen) - Hot Violins

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:21
Size: 133.6 MB
Styles: Violin jazz
Year: 1967/1991
Art: Front

[6:04] 1. C-Jam Blues
[8:57] 2. Caravan
[5:40] 3. Timme's Blues
[4:19] 4. Oh, Lady Be Good
[6:09] 5. Hello Copenhagen
[5:42] 6. Swingin' Softly
[5:56] 7. One O'clock Jump
[6:15] 8. How High The Moon
[4:55] 9. Swingin' Bach
[4:19] 10. Stand By Blues

Violinist Stuff Smith is heard on this CD during three different dates from his later years when he lived in Copenhagen. Best are four hard-swinging collaborations with fellow violinist Svend Asmussen, including a charming version of "Lady Be Good" that has both of the fiddlers singing. In addition, Smith performs two of his originals in 1967 with the Kenny Drew Trio (seven months before his death) and matches up with violinist Poul Olsen (who sounds a bit like Stuff) on four numbers, including a riff-filled "One O'Clock Jump." An excellent and well-recorded release by the exciting swing violinist Stuff Smith. ~Scott Yanow

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Jerry Bergonzi - By Any Other Name

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:42
Size: 150,9 MB
Art: Front

( 7:22)  1. PG 2013
( 6:00)  2. Of A Feather
( 8:14)  3. First Lady
( 6:42)  4. Sprung
( 9:42)  5. Deek
( 8:15)  6. Wilbur
( 8:12)  7. A Granny Winner
(11:13)  8. 114 W. 28th Street

Jerry Bergonzi has been in a groove in the studio, turning out a succession of first-rate albums for Savant that have solidified his status as one of America’s premier living tenor saxophonists. He still isn’t well known beyond the East Coast, where his duties at New England Conservatory keep him most of the year. But even if this collection of originals explicitly based on jazz classics fails to give him the commercial boost of higher-profile concept albums, it casts intriguing light on his post-Coltrane sensibility. In addition to relying on staples such as “Giant Steps,” “I’ll Remember April” and “Bye Bye Blackbird,” By Any Other Name distinguishes itself from its predecessors through Bergonzi’s rewarding frontline pairing with trumpeter Phil Grenadier and the leader’s overdubbing himself on piano on all eight tracks. (On his 2010 album, Three for All, he overdubbed himself on soprano saxophone.) The horns impart a close-knit bop-school chemistry reminiscent of Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown, while Bergonzi’s keyboard comping adds color and texture without getting in the way of his tumbling phrases and closed-in intensity on tenor.mThe inspiration Bergonzi the composer finds in the classic tunes is mirrored by the inspiration Bergonzi the saxophonist finds in the sounds of past tenor greats ranging from Joe Henderson (on the more soulful settings) to Stan Getz (on the liquid melodies). With the support of bassist Will Slater and Armenian drummer Karen Kocharyan (a tandem that has also backed another Boston tenor legend, George Garzone), Bergonzi and the boldly expressive Grenadier provide textbook improvising. “Sprung,” based on “Joy Spring,” is a particular delight, adding a hard-edged potency to the Clifford Brown favorite without losing its melodic appeal.~ Lloyd Sachs https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/jerry-bergonzi-by-any-other-name/

Personnel: Jerry Bergonzi (tenor saxophone, piano); Phil Grenadier (trumpet); Karen Kocharyan (drums).

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John Hicks - Friends Old and New

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:11
Size: 117,5 MB
Art: Front

(7:54)  1. Hicks Tone
(5:56)  2. I Want to Talk About You
(5:00)  3. Bop Scotch
(6:32)  4. True Blue
(6:43)  5. It Don't Mean a Thing
(7:29)  6. Nutty
(6:25)  7. Makin' Whoopee
(5:08)  8. Rosetta

'92 session with pianist John Hicks playing in various combo settings with some excellent musical associates. Bassist Ron Carter, tenor saxophone dynamo Joshua Redman, trumpeter Clark Terry, trombonist Al Grey, and drummer/vocalist Grady Tate are among the friends who join Hicks for some powerhouse numbers.~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/friends-old-and-new-mw0000611938  

Personnel:  John Hicks – piano;  Greg Gisbert – trumpet;  Clark Terry – trumpet;  Al Grey – trombone;  Joshua Redman – tenor sax;   Ron Carter – bass;  Grady Tate – drums

Friends Old and New

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Major Holley - Major Step

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:52
Size: 142,9 MB
Art: Front

( 5:49)  1. Major Step
( 7:38)  2. Yes Indeed
( 7:54)  3. Red Dressed Baby
( 4:42)  4. Blues for Alice
( 5:50)  5. What Am I Here For
( 6:30)  6. The Fuzz
( 7:18)  7. Old Folks
( 6:03)  8. Lester Leaps In
(10:04)  9. Buzzy

Major Holley was best known for using the Slam Stewart trademark of singing along with his bowed bass solos, although he sang in unison while Stewart vocalized an octave above his bass. Otherwise, Major Holley (known as "Mule") was a fine supportive bassist. He originally played violin and tuba, but switched to bass while playing in Navy bands. He played with Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, and Ella Fitzgerald in the mid- to late '40s, and in 1950 did a series of duet recordings (never reissued) with Oscar Peterson. After a period working for the BBC in England, he toured with Woody Herman (1958), played with the Al Cohn-Zoot Sims quintet (1959-1960), and worked in the studios, in addition to appearing on some jazz recordings and having a stint with Duke Ellington (1964). Major Holley taught at Berklee (1967-1970), freelanced in New York, and recorded with everyone from Roy Eldridge and the Lee Konitz Nonet, to Quincy Jones; he even met up on two records with Slam Stewart. 

~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/major-step/292157145

Personnel:  Major Holley  double bass;  Rein de Graaff  piano;  Joe Van Enkhuizen tenor saxophone;  Han Bennink  drums.

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Lynne Arriale Trio - Give Us These Days

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:31
Size: 117,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:18)  1. Woodstock
(6:24)  2. Appassionata
(5:46)  3. Finding Home
(5:12)  4. Give Us These Days
(5:17)  5. Slightly off Center
(5:20)  6. Another Sky
(6:01)  7. Let It Be
(5:02)  8. Over and Out
(5:06)  9. Take It with Me

Whether as a soloist or leader of the ensembles Lynne Arriale’s artistry and influence are profound, have elevated her stature as composer, arranger and performer to a renown shared by few other jazz musicians. Jazz, especially as played by a small ensemble such as the Lynne Arriale Trio, breaks with the tradition to speak with one voice and grants the musicians an opportunity for individual creativity and spontaneous interaction. Therefore, it may be more accurate to characterize jazz performance as a musical conversation among the players shared with an audience. Jazz, the most democratic music, charges each musician with an obligation to accompany and support the others, but it also grants each one a number of occasions to lead the band with a solo. Group interaction as practiced by this trio is a fine blend of virtuoso playing, individual assertiveness, selflessness, cooperation and a shared commitment to fashion an ensemble sound greater than the sum of its parts. “Give Us These Days” is ambitious in its conception and its unbridled sense of wonder. Evolved from the creative genius that foretold her reputation as an extraordinary piano poet and composer, the six original tunes and three arrangements on this CD chart a new course for the trio. It leads, ever so gently, to the chambers of the heart, there to reflect upon the precious and ephemeral nature of existence. What emerges is the theme of this record, brilliantly illuminated by the title track: Given the unpredictability and impermanence of life, savor each moment. Her playing on these pieces is powerful; informed by rigorous classical training, prodigious technique, and seemingly boundless creativity. There is more; a quiet morality nurtured by her unflagging devotion to this music, unfettered by ego, and lifted by a palpable sense of spiritual equanimity. Lynne’s fellow presenters are both from the Netherlands; double bassist and co-producer, Jasper Somsen and drummer Jasper van Hulten. Jasper Somsen known for his signature sound, feel and lyricism. Jasper van Hulten brings propulsive energy to the group, focused by his sensitivity to the subtleties and conventions of trio drumming. The last word in this remarkable musical discourse is given over to Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits’ Take It With Me, a delicate and winsome farewell lovingly sung by vocalist Kate McGarry. The masterful duet by Kate and Lynne perfectly conveys the song’s message of humility and gratitude; a most fitting end to this memorable production, and to life itself.

Give Us These Days

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