Buck Clayton Jam Session - How Hi The Fi

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:35
Size: 125,3 MB
Art: Front

(13:50)  1. How hi the fi
(14:10)  2. Blue moon
(13:47)  3. Sentimental journey
(12:46)  4. Moten swing

The first of the famous Buck Clayton jam sessions, the exciting music on this long out-of-print LP has been reissued as part of a Mosaic box set. Two songs ("Sentimental Journey" and "Moten Swing") are from a December 1953 session in which the trumpeter/leader is teamed with trumpeter Joe Newman, trombonists Urbie Green and Benny Powell, altoist Lem Davis, Julian Dash on tenor, baritonist Charlie Fowlkes, pianist Sir Charles Thompson, guitarist Freddie Green, bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones. However it is "How Hi the Fi" (cut along with "Blue Moon" on March 31, 1954) that is most memorable. Buck and fellow trumpeter Joe Thomas, trombonists Urbie Green and Trummy Young, clarinetist Woody Herman, Davis and Dash, Al Cohn on second tenor, pianist Jimmy Jones, guitarist Steve Jordan, bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones are all in inspired form. The most memorable soloists are the rambunctious Trummy Young, the harmonically advanced chordings of Jimmy Jones and an exuberant Woody Herman who was rarely heard in this type of jam session setting. 

With Clayton having worked out some ensemble riffs for the horns beforehand and plenty of space left for spontaneity, this music has plenty of magic.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/how-hi-the-fi-mw0000868476

Personnel:  Buck Clayton – trumpet;  Joe Newman (tracks 3 & 4), Joe Thomas (tracks 1 & 2) – trumpet;  Urbie Green, Benny Powell (tracks 3 & 4), Trummy Young (tracks 1 & 2) – trombone;  Woody Herman – clarinet (tracks 1 & 2);  Lem Davis – alto saxophone;  Al Cohn (tracks 1 & 2), Julian Dash – tenor saxophone;  Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone (tracks 3 & 4);  Jimmy Jones (tracks 1 & 2), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks 3 & 4) – piano;  Steve Jordan (tracks 1 & 2), Freddie Green (tracks 3 & 4) – guitar;  Walter Page – bass;  Jo Jones – drums.

How Hi The Fi

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Tokunbo - Queendom Come

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:14
Size: 117,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:18)  1. Ask The Wind
(4:10)  2. Homecoming
(3:47)  3. Heartbleed
(3:23)  4. Apple Pie
(4:32)  5. Gypsy Girl
(3:53)  6. Every Time The Doorbell Rings
(5:07)  7. Queendom Come
(4:50)  8. Birthday
(3:19)  9. Betty
(3:14) 10. Catch Me If You Can
(3:31) 11. Drop Out
(4:46) 12. Your Sea
(4:18) 13. Silhouettes

Tokunbo was the Voice of TokTokTok, the highly acclaimed darling of the German jazz scene, with 13 albums, five German Jazz Awards and a Grand Prix SACEM to its name. With global tours and high-profile concerts with the NDR Pops Orchestra and the Babelsberg Filmorchestra – as well as tv guest appearances, amoungst them the prestigious talkshow ‚WDR Zimmer Frei‘ and ‚ARTE One Shot Not‘ – Tok Tok Tok shot from newcomer to household name in record time. In 2014, Tokunbo released her much-acclaimed, solo-debut album ‚Queendom Come‘, together with a pan-European tour. Her new album ‚The SWAN‘ which gained a grant from German government’s ‘Initiative Musik’ foundation, is now set for release. http://swan.tokunbo.de/#about

Queendom Come

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Tommy Flanagan Trio - Overseas

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:50
Size: 127,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. Relaxin' At Camarillo
(3:46)  2. Chelsea Bridge
(6:00)  3. Eclypso
(4:22)  4. Beat's Up
(2:33)  5. Skal Brothers
(7:08)  6. Little Rock
(2:15)  7. Verdandi
(4:44)  8. Delarna
(6:29)  9. Willow Weep For Me
(4:36) 10. Delarna (take 2)
(2:11) 11. Verdandi (take 2)
(6:18) 12. Willow Weep For Me (take 1)

This studio session represents one of Tommy Flanagan's earliest dates as a leader, recorded while he was in Stockholm, Sweden. Bassist Wilbur Little and a young Elvin Jones on drums provide strong support, but the focus is on Flanagan's brilliant piano. The brilliant opener is a potent brisk run through Charlie Parker's "Relaxin' at Camarillo," followed by a faster than typical "Chelsea Bridge," which the leader playfully detours into another Billy Strayhorn composition ("Raincheck") for a moment, while also featuring Jones' brushwork in a pair of breaks. Flanagan's approach to the venerable standard "Willow Weep for Me" is steeped in blues, backed by Little's imaginative accompaniment. The bulk of this date is devoted to Flanagan's compositions, though only one, "Eclypso," remained in his repertoire for long. This engaging piece alternates between calypso and bop, with Jones switching between sticks and brushes. "Beat's Up" has the obvious influence of Bud Powell, while the extended blues "Little Rock" opens with a sauntering bass solo. This album has been released under various titles on several labels, including DIW, Dragon, Met, and Prestige, though Fantasy reissued it with three alternate takes in 1999. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/overseas-mw0000671961

Personnel:  Tommy Flanagan – piano;  Wilbur Little - bass;  Elvin Jones - drums

Overseas

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Behn Gillece - Walk Of Fire

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz 
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:11
Size: 137,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:59)  1. Walk Of Fire
(5:16)  2. Fantasia Brasileira
(6:06)  3. Bag's Mood
(5:11)  4. Dauntless Journey
(5:40)  5. Battering Ram
(6:55)  6. Reflective Current
(4:50)  7. Something New
(6:35)  8. Specter
(6:35)  9. Break Tune
(5:59) 10. Celestial Tidings

Vibraphonist Behn Gillece thrives on the camaraderie of modern hard-bop. He came to prominence co-leading various ensembles with tenor saxophonist Ken Fowler, frequently changing rhythm sections on their four discs together for Posi-Tone. Walk of Fire is Gillece’s third for the label as the sole leader since then. It might just be the best of the bunch and, not coincidentally, features a septet, his largest working group thus far, performing 10 of his original tunes. Gillece writes sturdy melodies with familiar chord changes, so that a galvanizing frisson can be established by different textures slotted into the arrangements. The themes surge as a procession of soloists take turns against the template. It doesn’t hurt that the three-member horn section consists of Posi-Tone headliners both established (trombonist Michael Dease, saxophonist Walt Weiskopf) and up-and-coming (trumpeter Bruce Harris). Their solo transitions are seamless and buttery on the opening title song and “Dauntless Journey”compositions that retain a simmering pace, a relaxed tension arising from the taut communication of pros at work. Gillece indulges two of his longstanding affections: the creamy sophistication of Brazilian music, on the samba “Fantasia Brasileira”; and the quicksilver stroll of Milt Jackson on “Bags Mood,” neatly abetted by some laidback phrasing from Harris. The rhythm section snares the spotlight at various points in passing: Jason Tiemann’s drum and cymbal fills on “Battering Ram,” Adam Birnbaum’s extended piano solo to cap “Something New,” and a sans-horns quartet rendition of “Reflective Current.” Gillece is a tasteful four-mallet stylist who prefers to gracefully surf the mainstream current rather than dazzle with speed and affectation. That said, when you pay attention, both his ensemble work throughout the disc and his solos on tracks like “Walk of Fire,” “Bags Mood” and “Specter” steadily unveil the depth of his abundant technique and dogged imagination. The camaraderie here includes the listener.~ Britt Robson  https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/behn-gillece-walk-of-fire/
 

Personnel:  Behn Gillece - vibraphone;  Michael Dease - trombone;  Walt Weiskopf - tenor sax;  Bruce Harris - trumpet;  Adam Birnbaum - piano;  Clovis Nicolas - bass;  Jason Tiemann - drums.

Walk Of Fire

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