Franco Ambrosetti - Gin and Pentatonic

Styles: Fluegelhorn, Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:19
Size: 156,8 MB
Art: Front

(10:44)  1. Miss, Your Quelque Chose
( 4:22)  2. More Wings for Wheelers
( 8:10)  3. Yes or No
(13:16)  4. Gin and Pentatonic
( 6:17)  5. Autumn Leaves
(10:54)  6. Ode to a Princess
(14:35)  7. Atisiul

Franco Ambrosetti has had dual careers as a very successful businessman, and as a fine trumpeter and flügelhornist inspired by Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis. His father Flavio Ambrosetti was an excellent saxophonist. Franco had piano lessons for eight years but is self-taught on trumpet, which he did not take up until he was 17. In 1972, he was one of the founders of the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, and through the years he has recorded quite a few worthy hard bop-ish albums for Enja in addition to leading his own groups. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/gin-pentatonic-feat-michael-brecker-kenny-kirkland/1360388464

Personnel:  Franco Ambrostetti, Fluegelhorn, trumpet;  Michael Brecker, tenor sax;  John Clark, french horn;  Kenny Kirkland, piano;  Buster Williams, bass;  Daniel Humair, drums;  Lew Soloff, trumpet;  Michael Mossman, trumpet;  Steve Coleman, alt sax;  Alex Brofsky, french horn;   Howard Johnson, tuba, bariton sax, piano

Gin and Pentatonic

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Ithamara Koorax - Autumn In New York

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:09
Size: 163,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:55)  1. I Fall In Love Too Easily
(6:28)  2. Walking Down The Street
(9:01)  3. Autumn In New York
(7:14)  4. You Were Born To Be Mine
(6:24)  5. She Was Too Good To Me
(8:08)  6. How Insensitive
(4:33)  7. Unisphere
(8:17)  8. You Don't Know What Love Is
(6:39)  9. Goodbye
(7:27) 10. You Were Born To Be Mine

Ithamara Koorax has a beautiful voice and a wide range. She often emphasizes long tones on this set, picking the best note for the right moment and holding it. The music alternates between heartfelt slow ballads and a more medium-tempo pace, with Koorax's haunting voice usually in the forefront. The trio is excellent, pianist Jurgen Friedrich has many short solos, and the repertoire is strong. This Japanese release has an alternate version of Jobim's "You Were Born to Be Mine" at the set's conclusion. Highlights include a slow "I Fall in Love Too Easily," the happy "Walking Down the Street," Dave Brubeck's "Unisphere," and a coolly emotional "Goodbye." Ithamara Koorax deserves to be much better known, for she has a sound of her own. ~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/autumn-in-new-york-mw0001374909

Autumn In New York

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Teddy Edwards - Teddy's Ready

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:08
Size: 92,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:53)  1. Blues in G
(5:51)  2. Scrapple from the Apple
(4:01)  3. What's New?
(4:19)  4. You Name It
(7:24)  5. Take The "A" Train
(7:06)  6. The Sermon
(4:30)  7. Higgins' Hideaway

Tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards' debut for Contemporary (which has been reissued on CD in the OJC series) gives listeners a strong sampling of the underrated tenor's talents. Edwards, a contemporary of Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray but sometimes overlooked due to his decision to spend most of his life living in Los Angeles, is showcased on a quartet set with the obscure but talented pianist Joe Castro, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Billy Higgins. Performing three standards, three originals (of which "Higgins' Hideaway" is most memorable), and Hampton Hawes' "The Sermon," Edwards has a chance to stretch out and he makes the most of the opportunity, creating some excellent straight-ahead music.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/teddys-ready-mw0000617292

Personnel:  Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone;  Joe Castro - piano;  Leroy Vinnegar - bass;  Billy Higgins - drums

Teddy's Ready

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Les McCann - Comment

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 1969
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:40
Size: 75,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:30)  1. How Many Broken Wings
(5:09)  2. Can't We Be Strnagers Again
(5:01)  3. Unless It's You
(4:11)  4. What I Call Soul
(5:27)  5. Comment
(2:52)  6. Baby, Baby
(6:28)  7. Yours Is My Heart Alone

The godfather of contemporary jazz-soul chills, changing the pace from his electrifying collaborations with Eddie Harris  Swiss Movement and Second Movement  that preceded and followed this mellow set of mostly love songs, which includes four selections from the pens of Helen and Kay Lewis (aka the Lewis Sisters). Two cuts, "Baby, Baby" and "Can't We Be Strangers Again," were originally done by Motown's Miracles and Edwin Starr & Blinky respectively. "How Many Broken Wings" and "What I Call Soul" are the sisters' other contributions, and McCann executes them to perfection. 

The keyboardist plays with an underlying intensity on Bill Evans' "Unless It's You," while the title track is good hard bop. Atlantic Records hasn't reissued this LP, so you have to rummage the Goodwills, online sites, and flea markets for a copy.~ Andrew Hamilton https://www.allmusic.com/album/comment-mw000001186

Personnel:  Les McCann - piano, electric piano, vocals;  Jimmy Owens, Joe Wilder, Richard Williams - trumpet (tracks 2, 4 & 6);  Dick Griffin, Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 2, 4 & 6);  Seldon Powell - soprano saxophone, alto flute (track 3);  Richard Landry - baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6);  Roberta Flack - vocals, piano (tracks 1 & 2);  Junior Mance, (track 6), Richard Tee (track 4) - piano;  Roland Hanna - harpsichord (track 3);  Margaret Ross - harp (track 3);  Billy Butler - guitar (track 5);  Ron Carter - bass (tracks 1-3, 6 & 7), electric bass (tracks 4 & 5);  Billy Cobham (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7), Donald Dean (track 5) - drums;  William Fischer - arrangement, director (tracks 1-3, 6 & 7);  Selwart Clarke - concertmaster (tracks 1, 3 & 7)

Comment

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David Clayton-Thomas - A Blues For The New World

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:31
Size: 127,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:49)  1. A Blues For The New World
(5:18)  2. Second Chance
(4:01)  3. Calico Girl
(3:39)  4. Common Ground
(4:43)  5. Itr's All So L.A.
(3:28)  6. Politics
(4:58)  7. Sounds So Sweet
(4:43)  8. Holy Moses
(4:16)  9. Frank And Margie
(3:43) 10. It Ain't Free
(4:25) 11. What If I Told You
(4:15) 12. The Sky's The Limit
(3:08) 13. The Lights On Broadway

David Clayton’s new album A Blues For The New World is an album steeped in superior musicianship, solid material and of course great vocals.? However, in today’s world of the quick fix will it take hold at radio?? Does he need it to DCT authored some superb songs with Blood Sweat & Tears. Mega hits in fact. ?This cd sounds like an album he and his killer band made for the sheer musicality of it all.? Believe me it shows.? With the recent success of Boz Scagg’s Memphis album and unknown veteran soul singer Charles Bradley hitting the charts is David Clayton-Thomas poised for more radio airplay??With songs as good as the gospel “Holy Moses”, the adventurous and most bluesy track, “Sounds So Sweet” and the excellent tracks “Second Chance”, “Politics” and the superb arrangement to “The Sky’s The Limit”, who knows? 

Fans should know this cd is not a 12 bar blues album or even a mainstream hybrid R&B cd in the vein of Bonnie Raitt.?It instead draws on DCT’s extensive blues and gospel background from the sixties heyday with the Shays all the way through Blood Sweat & Tears?What it is and what it does show is that David Clayton-Thomas is still making vital original music.~ John Emms is a veteran music journalist, radio host and songwriter. http://www.davidclaytonthomas.com/david-clayton-thomas-a-blues-for-the-new-world/

A Blues For The New World

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