Maynard Ferguson - Live From London

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:47
Size: 136,3 MB
Art: Front

(14:36)  1. A Night In Tunisia
( 8:39)  2. In A Mellow Tone
( 8:08)  3. St. Thomas
( 3:53)  4. Fox Hunt
( 7:22)  5. Rhythm Method
( 8:18)  6. My One And Only Love
( 7:48)  7. Glenn's Den

Utilizing a 13-piece band that includes ten horns, Maynard Ferguson performs bebop with his Big Bop Nouveau on this CD. All of the music is fairly basic, using common chord changes and charts that leave plenty of room for solos. Ferguson shows at age 65 that he still has most of his outstanding range and, assisted by a trumpet section full of screamers, the performances are boisterous and sometimes a bit bombastic. Chip McNeill takes a passionate soprano solo on "A Night in Tunisia," Matt Wallace has a couple of rewarding spots on tenor and trumpeter Walter White fares well on "Fox Hunt," but it is the leader who gives this music its main personality.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-from-london-mw0000110888

Personnel:  Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, flugelhorn;  Chris Brown - drums;  Matt Wallace - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone;  Christian Jacob - piano, keyboards;  Roger Ingram - trumpet;  Brian Thompson - trumpet;  Chip McNeill - soprano & tenor saxophones;  Dave Pietro - alto saxophone
Ed Sargent - percussion.

Live From London

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Brother Jack McDuff - A Change Is Gonna Come

Styles: Soul Jazz
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:23
Size: 86,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:19)  1. Down In The Valley
(3:07)  2. A Change Is Gonna Come
(3:34)  3. Hotcha
(2:35)  4. What'd I Say
(4:42)  5. No Tears
(2:36)  6. Gonna Hang Me Up A Sign
(5:52)  7. Minha Saudade
(4:20)  8. Same Old, Same Old
(7:15)  9. Can't Find The Keyhole Blues

This album is an elegant mix of soul and sambas, interspersed with a pair of distinctly blues-focused pieces. Jack McDuff's Hammond B-3 organ surges and trills and rocks, at times seeming to talk as the lead instrument on renditions of works as different as Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" and Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come." His calls and responses with the five-man brass section on several of the tracks here comprise another highlight, but even the slow numbers, such as "No Tears," offer virtuoso playing by McDuff. The tempo and texture shifts throughout keep this record continually interesting to the listener, and the range of influences, from jazz to gospel with side trips into the blues (culminating with a seven-minute epic in the latter genre), gives a lot of great playing for everybody.~ Bruce Eder https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-change-is-gonna-come-mw0000378740

Personnel:  Jack McDuff - organ;  Johnny Grimes, Harold Johnson - trumpet;  Richard Harris - trombone;  Danny Turner - alto saxophone;  Arthur Clarke, George Coleman - tenor saxophone;  Buddy Lucas - baritone saxophone James Oliver - guitar;  Cornell Dupree - guitar, congas;  Jimmy Tyrell - bass;  Joe Dukes, Bernard Purdie - drums;  Warren Smith - percussion

A Change Is Gonna Come

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Naoko Terai - The Standard II

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:23
Size: 157,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:03)  1. Charade
(5:02)  2. California Dreamin'
(4:37)  3. Beautiful Love
(5:05)  4. Overjoyed
(5:33)  5. A Taste Of Honey
(4:51)  6. A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(3:40)  7. Pick Yourself Up
(5:19)  8. Daydream Believer
(4:27)  9. Twilight Time
(3:45) 10. Are You Lonesome Tonight
(6:01) 11. Going Out Of My Head
(5:22) 12. The Summer Knows
(3:59) 13. South Of The Border
(4:32) 14. All The Way

Naoko Terai ( Japanese, Terai Naoko , born May 1, 1967 ) is a Japanese jazz violinist. Naoko Terai studied the violin when she was four years old and began working in the Japanese jazz scene in the 1990s. In 1995 she participated in the album Things Unseen by pianist Kenny Barron ; In 2000 she was honored as Newcomer of the Year by the magazine Swing Journal . She played since then u. a. with Herbie Hancock , Wayne Shorter , Michael Brecker . In 1996 she presented her debut album Thinking of You ; her third album Princess T was produced by Lee Ritenour . At All For You (2005) Richard Galliano was a guest musician. Terai, who works with her own quartet of Naoki Kitajima (piano), Kunio Tanaami (bass) and Go Nakazawa (drums), performed in 2012 with Richard Galliano in the context of the Paris exhibition Jazz en Japan. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoko_Terai

The Standard II

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Richie Cole - Cool 'C'

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1981
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:52
Size: 127,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:25)  1. Back To Bop
(7:35)  2. Willow Weep For Me
(5:45)  3. Blue Bossa
(4:35)  4. Someday My Prince Will Come
(4:35)  5. Autumn Leaves
(5:01)  6. Cool 'C'
(4:55)  7. On Green Dolphin Street

Recorded during his first visit to Japan, this out-of-print LP features altoist Richie Cole playing five bop standards, his own "Cool 'C"' and pianist Himiko Kikuchi's "Back to Bop." Cole is joined by eight brass players, a rhythm section and two percussionists, all of whom are fine Japanese musicians. The results are generally hard-swinging bop with enough humor and color to hold one's interest. The focus is on Cole throughout and he makes a rare appearance on tenor during "On Green Dolphin Street."~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/cool-c-mw0000897790

Personnel:   Saxophone – Richie Cole;  Trombone – Hitomi Uchida, Michio Kagiwada, Toshinobu Kawashima;   Trumpet – Masahiro Kobayashi, Shin Kazuhara, Yoshikazu Kishi;   Piano – Himiko Kikuchi;   Drums – Motohiko Hino;   Drums – Motohiko Hino

Cool 'C'

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