Don Byron & Aruan Ortiz - Random Dances And (A)tonalities

Size: 128,2 MB
Time: 55:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Contemporary Jazz
Art: Front

01. Tete's Blues (6:37)
02. Black And Tan Fantasy (5:38)
03. Musica Callada Book 1, V. ([M.M.] Crochet = 54) (6:53)
04. Joe Btfsplk (5:45)
05. Numbers (6:04)
06. Dolphy's Dance (4:11)
07. Violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002 Ii. Double (2:43)
08. Delphian Nuptials (4:35)
09. Arabesques Of A Geometrical Rose (Spring) (7:11)
10. Impressions On A Golden Theme (5:55)

Ortiz, who grew up in Santiago, Cuba, and has lived in the U. S. since 2002, is among the most creative pianists on jazz’s landscape. As a boy he was performing Cuban popular music. His studies broadened to include jazz, first in Europe, finally New York, where he now lives.
In Byron, Ortiz has found an unparalleled clarinetist, whose classical training and exquisite technique anchor a career spanning an unusually broad range of music that nevertheless reflects a focused line of musical inquiry. Byron was born in The Bronx, into a musical family of Antiguan descent. Some of his work has involved highly refined repertory ensembles devoted to early jazz, gospel or klezmer music. Other works assert unfettered new musical routes owing to no one style.
"Random Dances and (A)tonalities" reveals the imaginative leaps of two free-thinking minds. In both, we feel an implied swing, gentle yet with conviction, and shared values of erudition and compassion. We sense a clearly documented moment between two masterly musicians. ~by Larry Blumenfeld

Random Dances And (A)tonalities

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Josefine Cronholm - Ember

Size: 116,3 MB
Time: 50:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz/Folk Vocals
Art: Front

01. Sing (5:54)
02. From My Window (4:23)
03. Rain (5:35)
04. Horses (5:08)
05. Blackbird (5:09)
06. The Surrender (4:14)
07. On Your Wing (5:50)
08. The Wind Blows (9:30)
09. Love Song (4:19)

“The album’s title EMBER tells us about its content: the glow of life. It’s a tribute to life with all that it contains. Man, in his search for meaning and way through pain and chaos, zest for life and happiness. It has been 7 years since my last release. On the new album, the songs and texts are at the center of an acoustic universe, where the melody and the text work together with simplicity and warmth. In our attempt to capture the glow, we continue to burn ourselves, but it should not make us abandon the belief in what makes us living people.“ - Josefine Cronholm

Growing up with the nature close and as an audience she knew in a very early age that she wanted to sing and dance so by the age of 16 she moved to the city and started highscool where she studied theater, music and dance. Here she experienced the magic of the stage.

Her childhood and youth gave her a strong foundation in swedish folk and jazz.

During her time at the Rythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen she started to work with the British piano player Django Bates and recorded the acclaimed "Quiet Nights" (1998).

At the same period she founded her group IBIS and recorded two albums: "Wild Garden" in 2001 and "Hotel Paradise" in 2003. That year she also received the prize Swedish Jazz artist of the year 2003.

Her third soloalbum "Songs of the Falling Feather" was released 2010. In this production Josefine Cronholm wanted to leave the found and improvised and focus on the design and production. To obtain this she drew in the magnificent musician Henrik Lindstrand for support on the production.

ACT Music released this critically acclaimed record. She received The (Danish) Art Council Award for the album due to it extraordinary artistic qualities.

She began her work with Marilyn Mazur in 2001 as a member in Percussion Paradise and later in Cronholm/Mazur/Jonsson Trio and the quartet Celestial Circle with

John Taylor and Anders Jormin. Cd was released at ECM 2011. She is also a member in Mazurs eleven women orchestra "Shamania".

In 2013 a new Trio ARC is made with Paolo Russo and Thommy Andersson and the album is called "Archipelago".

Josefine Cronholm has also worked with artists like; New Jungle Orchestra, Kirk Knuffke, Kenny Werner, Ida Bach Jensen, Richard Galliano, Lelo Nika, Steen Rasmussen, Lotte Anker,

Frans Bak, Jacob Karlzon, Jacob Fisher, and many others.

Josefine Cronholm was born in the south of Sweden in 1971.

Since 1995 she is based in Copenhagen where she lives with her family.

Ember

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Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis - Una Noche Con Ruben Blades

Size: 223,8 MB
Time: 96:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Latin Jazz, Vocals
Art: Front

01. Carlos Henriquez Introduction ( 0:38)
02. Ban Ban Quere ( 6:28)
03. Too Close For Comfort ( 5:58)
04. El Cantante ( 8:42)
05. I Can't Give You Anything But Love ( 6:41)
06. Apoyate En Mi Alma ( 5:51)
07. Pedro Navaja ( 8:10)
08. Begin The Beguine ( 7:39)
09. Sin Tu Carino ( 7:48)
10. Ruben's Medley Ligia Elena - El Numero 6 - Juan Pachanga (12:03)
11. Patria (Encore) ( 6:55)
12. Don't Like Goodbyes (Bonus Track) ( 6:44)
13. Fever (Bonus Track) ( 5:52)
14. They Can't Take That Away From Me (Bonus Track) ( 7:03)

Late in 2014, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis welcomed a very special guest to their Manhattan stage: nine-time GRAMMY winning singer, songwriter, actor, and activist Rubén Blades. For one very special night music-directed by the JLCO s bassist and emerging master in the Latin jazz idiom (DownBeat) Carlos Henriquez the worlds of salsa and swing collided. Backed by one of the world s leading big bands, Blades took the audience on a tour through his greatest hits. In their write-up of the show, the New York Times said "Mr. Henriquez s arrangements delivered consistently... Radically beautiful. Now, Una Noche con Rubén Blades captures this historic concert in CD and digital formats. The album finds the Maestro singing some of his own beloved compositions, including Pedro Navaja, Patria, and El Cantante, as well as swinging through standards like Too Close for Comfort and Begin the Beguine, all while backed by the Downbeat Reader s Poll Big Band of the Year (2013, 14. & 15). Pick up this kaleidoscopic, momentous collaboration between two of our most soulful musicians.

Una Noche Con Ruben Blades 

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The Glenn Miller Orchestra - Great Songs Of The 60's

Size: 73,1 MB
Time: 31:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1965/2014
Styles: Jazz, Easy Listening
Art: Front

01. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (2:42)
02. People (2:36)
03. Everybody Loves Somebody (2:36)
04. Wives And Lovers (2:08)
05. Love Me With All Your Heart (2:57)
06. Downtown (2:19)
07. Mr. Lonely (2:30)
08. If Loved You (2:56)
09. Dominique (2:19)
10. Dear Heart (2:42)
11. Washington Square (2:39)
12. There! I've Said It Again (2:45)

This album is somewhat less successful than its predecessor, Glenn Miller Time -- 1965; that album featured Bobby Hackett on the trumpet solos and straddled the 1940s and the 1960s, dividing its repertory evenly between both decades with arrangements by George Williams that did the same, recalling the authentic Miller sound but retooling it slightly to take advantage of stereo and high-fidelity recording. And it was an instrumental album. Great Songs of the 60's, however, makes extensive use of the vocal group the Moonlight Serenaders, who push the recordings firmly in the direction of a sweet band sound at the expense of much of this orchestra's ability to swing. Moreover, the presence of numbers such as "Downtown" -- a song that Sinatra also stumbled over in the course of trying to record at around the same time -- and second-rate pop material such as "Everybody Loves Somebody" doesn't help matters any. "Wives and Lovers" shows what this band could do, in terms of making convincing '60s-based swing music, and the detour into Dixieland for "Washington Square" isn't bad, even if it isn't what one was really buying a record like this to hear, so there are bright spots, but they stand out a little less prominently here than those of the orchestra's earlier album. One also wishes that there were credits on this album, so listeners would know who plays the beautifully understated guitar on "Love Me with All Your Heart." Great Songs of the 60's was reissued in 2001 on CD paired with Glenn Miller Time -- 1965. ~by Bruce Eder

Great Songs Of The 60's

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Janet Seidel - You Are There

Size: 128,9 MB
Time: 55:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Younger Than Springtime (3:03)
02. I Wish You Love (5:58)
03. Darn That Dream (6:23)
04. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life (2:52)
05. The Very Thought Of You (5:13)
06. Days Of Wine And Roses (3:26)
07. It Might As Well Be Spring (5:07)
08. I Hadn't Anyone Till You (5:01)
09. Tennessee Waltz (2:45)
10. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (5:37)
11. Night And Day (8:13)
12. You Are There (1:53)

Born in Australia's bush country, Janet Seidel emerged as one of that country's leading cabaret and jazz vocalists. She appeared frequently at Australia's top jazz and hotel venues beginning in the early '80s, often working with bassist brother David Seidel. Janet Seidel also performed at jazz festivals in the U.S., working with such jazz notables as Harry Allen, Dan Barrett, Dave McKenna, and Michael Moore. Her first venture into cabaret came in 2000 when she put together and starred in Doris and Me, a tribute to Doris Day's singing career. Often working with saxophone player Tom Baker and with her brother, she has made numerous albums for the LaBrava label. Her double album The Way You Wear Your Hat was named vocal album of the year by Australia's national newspaper and was a finalist for the prestigious ARIA award. Her The Art of Lounge, Vol. 2 was similarly a finalist for that award for the AIRA Jazz Album of the Year.

Seidel did not have great range, but she used the tools she possessed with great skill and effectiveness. With her intimate style, great feel for the lyrics of songs she sings, Seidel was one of those vocalists who was as much a story teller as a singer. The way she handled the music came off as a fortuitous blend of Blossom Dearie and Doris Day with an occasional nod to Julie London, although she was somewhat jazzier than the latter two. Like Jeri Southern, Shirley Horn, and Diana Krall, she often doubled at the piano.

From the turn of the millennium through the decade of the 2000s, Seidel recorded prolifically, releasing such albums as Love Letters (2000), Doris & Me (2001), Don't Smoke in Bed (2002), Comme Çi, Comme Ça and The Art of Lounge, Vol. 3 (both 2003), Dear Blossom and Hooray for Christmas (both 2004), Moon of Manakoora and Delovely (both 2005), and We Get Requests and Charade: Henry Mancini Songbook (both 2007). In addition, her Live in Taipei DVD was released in 2011. Janet Seidel died from ovarian cancer in Sydney in August 2017; she was 62 years old. The numerous recordings she made evince an exquisite, gentle, and agile voice that honored each tune she sang, from classic standards to pop songs and novelties. ~by Dave Nathan

You Are There

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The Sazerac Swingers - Put The Jazz Back In Jazz

Size: 173,6 MB
Time: 74:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: New Orleans Jazz, Swing
Art: Front

01. We Put The Jazz Back In Jazz ( 4:50)
02. Gene's Po-Boys Part One ( 1:47)
03. The Sazerac Song ( 5:32)
04. How Does She Keep What's In It In It ( 1:48)
05. Brown Eyed Devil ( 5:18)
06. New Orleans Till I Die ( 3:09)
07. If There's A Jazz Club In Heaven ( 3:20)
08. What Did I Do Last Night ( 5:44)
09. The Cask Of Amontillado ( 5:24)
10. Gene's Po-Boys Part Two ( 1:01)
11. Fuck You! This Is Jazz! ( 5:50)
12. Nighthawks (Hasta Que Nos Corren De Este Bar) ( 3:26)
13. A Jazz Musician's Life ( 3:46)
14. The Count Of Rietberg ( 2:28)
15. My Neighbor's Cat ( 2:09)
16. Gum-Bo-Bah ( 4:17)
17. Gene's Po-Boys Part Three ( 0:56)
18. The Night Before The Storm (13:55)

Within no time, THE SAZERAC SWINGERS from Germany have established themselves as one of the leading European bands who play contemporary modern New Orleans Jazz the way it is really played in its birthplace today. Named after the City of New Orleans’ official drink, the Sazerac, established in 1804, the band just turns every show into an unforgettable party.

In 2013, THE SAZERAC SWINGERS released their debut album “Three Guys Named Louis” on Schubert Records. Overwhelming reviews in several European music magazines proved that it was worthwhile producing an album that only featured songs that had been popularized by the three great Louis’; that’s Armstrong, Jordan, and Prima.

In January 2015, THE SAZERAC SWINGERS, released their second album, entitled “It’s Never too Late for a Happy Childhood.” The album contains a number of original compositions, some of them co-written and co-performed by Fredy Omar, the “Latin King of New Orleans,” who also contributed a new version of his signature song “La Vampirita,” from the HBO series “Treme.” There are further outstanding guest appearances by African trumpet giant Terrence Ngassa, Austrian Swing pianist Frank Johnny Schütten, New Orleans multi-instrumentalist Ralph Gipson, and violin virtuoso Resul Barini.

In the last two years, the “Sazeracs” have toured Western Europe and the USA. They supported Dutch saxophone queen Candy Dulfer, and regularly perform with African star trumpeter Terrence Ngassa and New Orleans legend Kermit Ruffins. Headlining renowned German Jazz festivals such as Jazzfest Gronau, “VS Swingt,” and the “Hamburg Jazztrain,” they joined the company of artists like Ron Carter, Till Brönner, and Avishai Cohen on the billboards. In October of 2014 and November 2015, THE SAZERAC SWINGERS played two extended European tours featuring New Orleans rising star and two-time Grammy Award nominee Glen David Andrews on vocals and trombone.

Put The Jazz Back In Jazz

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Eric Le Lann & Jannick Top - Le Lann Top

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:35
Size: 129,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:15)  1. Middle access
(5:16)  2. Today
(6:34)  3. Spirit
(5:27)  4. It's so blue
(6:06)  5. Soul
(6:30)  6. Babylone
(7:08)  7. Back time trip
(5:18)  8. Mysterious city
(9:56)  9. The silent track

First of all a surprise, let's face it: this meeting between the capital trumpet player, native Breton and the master bassist, Marseille by birth, has something to surprise illico, no? ... especially as, if we played at the blind, why not (the famous blindfold test that is practiced between friends to get trapped), it's well Miles Davis (as defined by Laurent Cugny in his book Electric Miles: 1968 - 1975 , editions Birdland 1993), which would come out winner from the first title ... and more with Spirit (well, in the spirit of?) ... well, lost, it's him Eric Le Lann, with well-stocked jazz, faithful partner of Martial Solal (their Portrait in black and white and the different formations of the pianist) ... and Jannick Top, Christian Vander's accomplice in Magma, then accompanist and musical director of various variety stars. "Monsters" so that the press service compares to air and fire ! .... if you want. The two leaders have called on musicians such as guitarist and singer Lionel Louéké (heard with Herbie Hancock) and talented young drummer Damien Schmitt (plus some good guests) to perform original compositions co-signed. Scientific meeting of contrasting atmospheres, alternation of acoustic and electric music, diversity of colors (dark for the last two titles), an indisputable cohesion. All in all, a disc bursting with a beautiful energy ( Middle class ) or groovy at will ( It's so blue ) during which the trumpet player excels in the transmission of highs and other high-pitched and where the guitarist expresses the extent of his Early talent, supported by an irreproachable bassist and drummer as well as guests at their height. http://www.culturejazz.fr/spip.php?article405

Personnel:  Eric Le Lann (trumpet), Jannick Top (bass), Damien Schmitt (drums, percussion), Lionel Louéké (guitar, voice), Guests: Jean-Marie Ecay (guitar on 1 and 6), Olivier Hutman (keyboards out of 6), Fabien Colella (keyboards, computing), Bruno Ribera (sax, flute on 1 and 5), Christophe Nègre and Thomas Faure (sax on 1 and 5)

Le Lann Top

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Ebba Forsberg - True Love

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:58
Size: 114,9 MB
Art: Front

( 2:53)  1. Walk Alone
( 3:25)  2. That's How Much I Love You
( 4:00)  3. Addict
( 4:23)  4. Walking On Water
( 4:06)  5. This Pain
( 4:15)  6. Sometimes
( 3:15)  7. Evil I Know
( 4:13)  8. Red
( 5:39)  9. Daybreak
(13:45) 10. Deep Down

A singer, songwriter, and actress from Sweden, Ebba Forsberg's musical inspirations include some of the most iconic North American singer/songwriters to emerge in the '60s and '70s. Mixing acoustic reflection and the grittier side of adult contemporary, she released her solo debut, Been There, in 1997. Subsequent albums included tributes to Bob Dylan (2007's Dylan på Svenska), Tom Waits (2015's Om Jag Lämnar Dig), and Leonard Cohen (2009's Ta Min Vals and 2017's Take My Waltz). As an actress, she appeared in two Scandinavian TV series in the early 2000s. She has also written music for films, including 2005's Mun Mot Mun and 2011's Happy End. Born Ebba Maria Knigge Forsberg in Stockholm, Sweden in 1964, Forsberg and her family moved to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands when she was five years old. Her older sister Kajsa Ribbing returned to Sweden after a year, but Forsberg stayed in Tortola until she was 12, when the family relocated to South Africa. Over the next eight years, Forsberg took in South African culture, including its jazz and pop music, and taught herself how to play the piano and sing. As a young adult, she returned to Sweden, where she worked as a supporting musician and vocalist for several popular Swedish acts, including Eldkvarn, Ulf Lundell, the Nomads, and from 1993 to 1995, Traste Lindéns Kvintett. Eventually, Forsberg reunited with her sister and, with Forsberg writing the music and Ribbing writing the lyrics, the two collaborated on songs that formed the core of her solo debut. A demo tape led to a deal with Maverick Records, which released the Mats Asplen-produced Been There in 1997. It was reissued by Warner Bros. the following year. Forsberg followed it up with True Love in 2001, the same year she made her television acting debut in the series Anderssons Älskarinna (Andersson's Mistress), playing the title role. She returned to screens in the 2003 thriller series Talismanen. Forsberg then collaborated with Tobias Hylander on music for the 2005 film Mun Mot Mun before issuing her third solo album, 2006's Ebba Forsberg. An intimate English-language set, it charted at number 26 in Sweden. Her next album was a collaborative one with singer/songwriter Mikael Wiehe; Dylan på Svenska (Dylan in Swedish) saw release in 2007. Two years later, she followed it with Ta Min Vals: Ebba Forsberg Sjunger Leonard Cohen. The Dylan album reached number 22 on Sweden's albums chart, and the Cohen album marked her debut in the Top Ten. In 2011, Forsberg provided the score for the crime drama Happy End and released Falling Folding Flipping Feeling, an album of original songs. It also charted, reaching number 18. She climbed to number 12 with 2015's Om Jag Lämnar Dig: Ebba Forsberg Sjunger Tom Waits, ten Swedish-language covers of Waits' songs. In 2017, Take My Waltz revisited Leonard Cohen's music, this time in English. ~ Marcy Donelson https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/true-love/373620969

True Love

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Ryan Kisor - One Finger Snap: Incredible Ryan

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:07
Size: 117,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:01)  1. Horror Show
(5:51)  2. Blues For Warm
(7:10)  3. Tin Tin Deo
(5:06)  4. One Finger Snap
(6:13)  5. My Idial
(8:32)  6. Buffalo
(5:23)  7. Milestone
(6:47)  8. A Walk In The Park

One of the youngest of the so-called Young Lions, Ryan Kisor first gained attention when he won the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's first trumpet competition in 1990 at age 17. He had earlier studied trumpet with his father, played with a local band when he was ten, and started studying classical music two years later. Kisor discovered jazz at 14 and developed quickly, playing both jazz and classical music locally. In the summer of 1988, he was inspired at a jazz camp by Clark Terry. After winning the Monk contest, he was signed by Columbia, coming out with a couple of interesting if slightly premature CDs as a leader. Since that time, Ryan Kisor (whose originality has developed gradually) has freelanced around New York, most notably with the Mingus Big Band and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-finger-snap-incredible-ryan/486992244

Personnel:  Ryan Kisor (Trumpet);  Peter Zak (Piano);  John Webber (Bass);  Joe Strasser (Drums)

One Finger Snap: Incredible Ryan

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David Sanborn - Voyeur

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1981
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 29:47
Size: 69,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:37)  1. Let's Just Say Goodbye
(5:11)  2. It's You
(5:41)  3. Wake Me When It's Over
(3:41)  4. One in a Million
(3:14)  5. Run for Cover
(5:47)  6. All I Need Is You
(1:34)  7. Just for You

This 1980 recording is an excellent example of David Sanborn's music. The highly influential altoist is joined by familiar studio veterans (including guitarist Hiram Bullock and drummer Steve Gadd) with bassist/composer Marcus Miller being a key figure in creating the funky rhythms and colorful backgrounds. Miller, who shared the writing chores with Sanborn, not only contributed his powerful bass, but backed the altoist during a duet version of "Just for You" on piano. Easily recommended to fans of R&B-ish jazz. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/voyeur-mw0000188718

Personnel:  David Sanborn – alto saxophone, saxello;  Marcus Miller – bass, Moog bass, guitar, Fender Rhodes, Prophet Synthesizer, piano, bells;  Hiram Bullock – electric guitar, percussion;  Steve Gadd – drums;  Lenny Castro, Ralph MacDonald – percussion;  Buzzy Feiten – electric and acoustic guitar;  Buddy Williams – drums;  Tom Scott – flute, tenor saxophone;  Michael Colina – OBX & Prophet synthesizers;  Ray Bardani - gong;  Valerie Simpson, Patti Austin, Kacey Cisyk, Lani Groves - backing vocals;  Lani Groves, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Hamish Stuart - backing vocals.

Voyeur

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