Bob Mintzer Big Band - Camouflage

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:06
Size: 139,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:38)  1. Techno Pop
(6:23)  2. Mr. Fone Bone
(8:28)  3. A Long Time Ago
(1:46)  4. After Thought
(7:54)  5. Camouflage
(5:47)  6. One Man Band
(9:39)  7. Truth
(6:10)  8. Hip Hop
(8:18)  9. In The Eighties

Good '86 big band set led by tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist Bob Mintzer, a fine player and arranger. These recordings are in a conventional format, with polished ensemble sections and good, occasionally great solos. They are well produced and mastered, but the material and style tend to be conservative.~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/camouflage-mw0000649651

Personnel:  Bob Mintzer (Saxophone, Bass Clarinet); Lawrence Feldman, Bob Malach, Roger Rosenberg (Saxophone); Pete Yellin (Alto Saxophone); Randy Brecker, Laurie Frink, Bob Millikan, Marvin Stamm (Trumpet); Keith O'Quinn, Chris Seiter, Bob Smith, David Taylor (Trombone); Don Grolnick (Piano); Peter Erskine (Drums); Zev Katz (Bass); Frank Malabé (Percussion).

Camouflage

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Kate Rusby - The Girl Who Couldn't Fly

Styles: Vocal, Guitar, Folk
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:52
Size: 114,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:40)  1. Game of All Fours
(4:15)  2. The Lark
(3:29)  3. No Names
(3:22)  4. Mary Blaize
(4:52)  5. A Ballad
(3:24)  6. You Belong to Me
(4:04)  7. Elfin Knight
(5:40)  8. Bonnie House of Airlie
(4:24)  9. Moon Shadow
(4:14) 10. Wandering Soul
(3:51) 11. Fare Thee Well
(4:30) 12. Little Jack Frost

Yorkshire singer/songwriter Kate Rusby has been quietly resurrecting English folk music for the last ten years with a grace, wit, and reverence that others have attempted yet failed to achieve. 2004's Underneath the Stars was a triumph of contemporary music both new and borrowed, an acoustic symphony of brass, guitars, and Rusby's mesmerizing voice. Listeners craving a sequel will find much to love in The Girl Who Couldn't Fly, another collection of traditional ballads and self-penned charmers that firmly establish Rusby as the Alison Krauss of British folk music. Produced again by John McCusker, her renditions of songs both old and new are presented with an effervescence that belay their sometimes wistful and often sexual, as in the bawdy opener, "Game of All Fours" natures. Rusby's own compositions ("Elfin King," "Little Jack Frost," and "The Lark," just to name a few) are marvels of timelessness. Like June Tabor and Gillian Welch, she's got one hand on the pulse of history and the other on a heart that contains a very old soul. Here's to hoping that those hands continue to pen such lovely tales.~ James Christopher Monger https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-girl-who-couldnt-fly-mw0000181513

The Girl Who Couldn't Fly

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Terry Gibbs - The Latin Connection

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:58
Size: 103,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:21)  1. Scrapple from the Apple
(4:37)  2. For Keeps
(5:01)  3. Groovin' High
(4:21)  4. Chelsea Bridge
(4:33)  5. Sing Sing Sing
(5:11)  6. Kick Those Feet
(5:26)  7. Good Bait
(4:41)  8. Flamingo
(5:44)  9. Sweet Young Song of Love

Vibraphonist Terry Gibbs sounds fine on this Latin jazz date, which also includes altoist Frank Morgan, pianist Sonny Bravo, bassist Bobby Rodriguez and three percussionists, including Tito Puente playing timbales on three of the nine numbers. Most of the tunes are bop and swing standards (such as"Scrapple From the Apple," "Groovin' High," "Good Bait" and "Sing, Sing, Sing") and have excellent spots for Gibbs, Morgan and the percussion section. A fine date.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-latin-connection-mw00002675

Personnel: Vibraphone, Arranged By – Terry Gibbs;   Alto Saxophone – Frank Morgan;  Bass – Bobby Rodriguez;  Bongos, Percussion – Johnny Rodriguez;  Congas, Percussion – Jose Madera;  Piano – Sonny Bravo;  Timbales – Orestes Vilato, Tito Puente .

The Latin Connection

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Johnny Griffin - Live In Tokyo

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:37
Size: 130,2 MB
Art: Front

(18:53)  1. All The Things You Are
(17:08)  2. When We Were One
( 3:47)  3. Wee
(16:47)  4. The Man I Love

The great tenor Johnny Griffin really gets a chance to stretch out on this two-LP set. Joined by pianist Horace Parland, bassist Mads Vinding and drummer Art Taylor for this Tokyo concert, Griffin digs into three standards and a pair of his originals; all except for a rapid "Wee" are at least 16 minutes long. 

Griffin's long cadenza on "The Man I Love" is a highlight.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-tokyo-mw0000094442

Personnel:  Johnny Griffin (saxophone), Horace Parlan (piano), Art Taylor (drums), Mads Vinding (bass).

Live In Tokyo

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Louis Hayes - Louis at Large

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:35
Size: 141,4 MB
Art: Front

( 6:42)  1. Check In
( 5:19)  2. Rio
( 6:24)  3. Hen and Hub
(10:00)  4. My Ship
( 6:53)  5. Teef
( 7:33)  6. Dear Lou
( 5:49)  7. Dream Surreal
( 6:34)  8. My Old Flame
( 6:21)  9. Perambulation

For Louis Hayes' first domestic release in nearly 20 years the veteran drummer assembled a group consisting of tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson, trumpeter Riley Mullins, pianist David Hazeltine, and bassist Santi Debriano, took them into the studio, and recorded this collection of no-nonsense, high energy hard bop. Best known for his stints in the groups of Horace Silver (1956-59) and Cannonball Adderley (1959-65), Hayes is at his cymbal ridin', snare drum poppin' best, and the other musicians are up to the task, with Mullins' go-for-broke, high note filled solos giving Louis at Large much of its flavor. Favorites include the uptempo burners "Check In" written by Mullins and Hayes, and Mullins' "Hen and Hub," dedicated to Hayes' former bandmates Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard, the bop blues "Teef," which also appeared on Hayes' self-titled 1960 debut recording, and an uptempo arrangement of the standard "My Old Flame," with a medium tempo bridge throughout. This a welcome return to an American label for Hayes.~ Greg Turner https://www.allmusic.com/album/louis-at-large-mw0000082109

Personnel:  Louis Hayes - drums;  Riley Mullins - trumpet;  Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone;  David Hazeltine - piano;  Santi Debriano - bass.

Louis at Large

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