Ian McDougall Sextet - Burnin' The House Down

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:13
Size: 106,6 MB
Art: Front

(10:17)  1. Strivin' for a Riff
( 7:45)  2. I Mean You
( 4:10)  3. Royal Blue
( 2:05)  4. Undecided
( 5:43)  5. When Joanna Loved Me
( 2:45)  6. Hi Lili Hi Lo
(13:25)  7. O.S. Blues

Canadian trombonist Ian McDougall is perhaps best known for his work with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass Ian was lead trombone and soloist for twenty years. He was also a founding member, soloist, lead trombone, and arranger for the Brass Connection. His compositions and arrangements in both jazz and classical idioms are performed internationally. Ian now resides in Victoria, BC, where he performs regularly with his quartet and sextet, and is also busy teaching and writing. Ian McDougall was born in Calgary, Canada, and grew up in Victoria, leaving there in 1960 to tour in Great Britain with the John Dankworth Band. He returned to Canada in 1962 and began a lengthy career as a freelance player, composer and arranger in Vancouver and in Toronto where, until 1991, he was also the lead and solo trombonist with Rob McConnell's Juno and Grammy award-winning Boss Brass.Two suites composed by Ian have been recorded by that group The Pellet Suite (The Boss Brass Again, UMB GEN1-12), and The Blue Serge Suit(e) (Brassy and Sassy, Concord Jazz, CCD 4508). Ian also was lead trombone and composer/arranger for The Brass Connection, who won the Juno award for best Jazz album in 1982. Since the early 1980's McDougall has become even more involved in composition, and his works have been performed by the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, the Lafayette String Quartet, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Rob McConnell Tentet, and the Toronto Cantata Chorus,among others. Ian now resides in Victoria, where he continues to play, compose, and teach. He taught trombone, composition, and jazz studies at the University of Victoria, leaving there in 2003 as Professor Emeritus. Ian was awarded the University of Victoria's "Distinguished Alumni" award in 2004. The past decade has included tours in Canada and abroad, both as a soloist and with his groups, to Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Denmark, Holland, the USA, Germany, and England, where Ian was music director for two BBC Big Band broadcasts. Over the years, Ian has been invited to be a performer and clinician at three International Trombone Association conventions, in Nashville, Rochester, and in Las Vegas. Also, in the past decade, Ian has been featured as leader on six CDs. His latest double CD is entitled "In a Sentimental Mood," and features the music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington with Ian joined by his quartet. http://www.ianmcdougall.com/biography.html

Burnin' The House Down

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McCoy Tyner - Beautiful Love

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:07
Size: 139,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:44)  1. Beautiful Love
(5:32)  2. Suddenly
(3:56)  3. Giant Steps
(6:11)  4. Darn That Dream
(3:48)  5. Rhythm-A-Ning
(4:50)  6. You Taught My Heart to Sing
(5:09)  7. Bluesin' with Bob
(6:17)  8. Monk's Dream
(4:26)  9. Naima
(7:08) 10. Miss Bea
(4:39) 11. Rio
(4:23) 12. Lady from Caracas

McCoy Tyner is in top form in this solo concert recorded at the 1991 Warsaw Jazz Festival, playing with added energy throughout the set. Although he does play two John Coltrane compositions (a runaway "Giant Steps" and lush "Naima") and a pair of Thelonious Monk's songs (a romp through "Rhythm-A-Ning" and a jaunty "Monk's Dream"), plus moving interpretations of two standards ("Beautiful Love" and "Darn That Dream"), the focus is primarily on his own works. Although Tyner isn't as well-known a composer as his late boss, he has composed many memorable songs, especially the touching ballad "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (which Sammy Cahn contributed lyrics to, making it popular with a number of jazz vocalists). 

Other highlights include the buoyant "Miss Bea" (a tribute to Tyner's mother), the exotic "Lady from Caracas," and the dazzling "Suddenly." This is one of the lesser-known CDs in McCoy Tyner's discography, though it has been reissued numerous times by different labels under various titles. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/immortal-concerts-beautiful-love-mw0000607160

Beautiful Love

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Beegie Adair - Winter Romance

Styles: Piano, Christmas
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:38
Size: 112,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:00)  1. I'll Be Home For Christmas
(3:54)  2. Winter Wonderland
(4:10)  3. Merry Christmas Darling
(3:59)  4. Sleigh Ride
(3:27)  5. Santa Baby
(4:51)  6. A Winter Romance
(4:07)  7. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
(3:58)  8. A Child Is Born
(3:41)  9. Mistletoe And Holly
(4:32) 10. Snowfall
(4:25) 11. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
(3:28) 12. Auld Lang Syne

For her Christmas album, pianist Beegie Adair engages an orchestra to back her usual trio. That action pushes the genre designation for her music from "jazz" to "easy listening." Although generally defined as a jazz artist, Adair is on the more conservative side, usually playing the melodies of the standards she likes to fill her albums with, while adding only brief improvisational sections and embellishments. Here, the string arrangements don't leave much room even for that, making this instrumental pop with a holiday bent and almost no jazz content. Of course, it's a pleasant recording of some very familiar material, festive and occasionally playful ("Santa Baby") as well as sentimental. Most artists use their Christmas albums simply to present seasonal music in their established styles; Adair goes beyond that somewhat by adding the orchestra, but this album still sounds like what her followers would expect. ~ William Ruhlmann https://www.allmusic.com/album/winter-romance-mw0001778192

Personnel:   Piano – Beegie Adair;  Bass – Roger Spencer; Cello – John Catchings, Sari Reist; Clarinet – Lee Levine; Contrabass [String Bass] – Jack Jezzro; Drums – Chris Brown; Flute – Erik Gratton; French Horn – Beth Beeson, Jennifer Kummer;  Guitar – Jack Jezzro; Harp – Mary Alice Hoepfinger; Keyboards – Jeff Steinberg; Oboe – Ellen Menking;  Orchestra – The Jeff Steinberg Orchestra; Percussion – Eric Darken;  Tenor Saxophone – Denis Solee;  Viola – Jim Grosjean, Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell;  Violin – Conni Ellisor, David Angell, Karen Winkelmann, Pam Sixfin;  Violin, Concertmaster – David Davidson

Winter Romance

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Aaron Heick, William Jay Stein, Michael Rosen - Jazz at Midnight

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 13:30
Size: 32,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:33)  1. Rainy Days and Sundays
(1:16)  2. Streets of Detroit
(2:23)  3. Casting Dreams
(1:10)  4. Moody Manhattan
(1:09)  5. Reflections on the City
(1:34)  6. Everything Happens to You
(2:12)  7. West Seventy Seventh Street
(1:08)  8. Blue Haze

Seattle-born Aaron Heick is currently a freelance saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist living in New York City. He became a long-time member of R&B diva Chaka Khan's touring band, following what was to be a one-time recording session. Over the past 20 years, Aaron has also worked with a diverse group of artists including Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, Donald Fagen, Vonda Shepard, Cyndi Lauper, Ben E. King, Bobby Caldwell, Vanessa Williams, Manhattan Transfer, Steps Ahead, Jim Beard, Dennis Chambers, Grover Washington Jr. and Ray Baretto. Saxophonist Aaron Heick has immersed himself in a musical community as diverse as the City of New York itself. In addition to his eight-year association with Chaka Khan, he has maintained a role as an active member of the New York studio scene. Between his frequent tours to Europe and Japan, Aaron Heick also finds time to sub regularly on Broadway. It seems there is no one specific definition for Aaron Heick's work as a saxophone player. His musical pursuits are as varied as his interests. The one constant in his musical life is the saxophone. http://www.mymusicbase.ru/PPB/ppb40/Bio_4076.htm

Jazz at Midnight

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Laura Dickinson 17 - Auld Lang Syne

Styles: Vocal, Christmas
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:20
Size: 96,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:06)  1. Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season
(3:12)  2. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
(2:46)  3. Christmas Is Starting Now (From Phineas & Ferb)
(3:41)  4. Peace and Joy (From Sofia the First)
(3:11)  5. The Man with the Bag
(5:02)  6. Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me
(2:54)  7. A Marshmallow World
(4:23)  8. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
(4:21)  9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
(3:46) 10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
(3:53) 11. Auld Lang Syne

In 2017, Laura won three GRAMMY® awards for her work as a female music producer and vocal contractor. In 2018, Michael Bublé's Nobody But Me album was nominated in the Traditional Pop category, which Laura was honored to work on as vocal contractor with a featured vocal on the first track. Dickinson’s sophomore album ventures into a classic, holiday mood with her 17-piece big band comprised of Los Angeles’ finest session musicians. She hand-selected her favorite arrangers and oversaw every detail in creating this timeless winter love letter. Laura Dickinson’s debut album, One for My Baby  To Frank Sinatra With Love, showcases the powerhouse vocals that have won her countless accolades on Emmy-award winning TV shows along with her talents as an arranger and multi-instrumentalist. In her mind, Laura heard Sinatra's classics in a fresh new way. It's those inspired arrangements played by a full big band and a lush string section that make One for My Baby a romantic romp of sonic bliss. A native of Southern California, Laura simultaneously infuses a unique freedom and laser-beam vocal precision into every song she performs. An in-demand vocal contractor and voice actress in Hollywood, her soaring vocals can be heard in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, War For The Planet Of The Apes, Sing, the Pitch Perfect franchise, Justin Timberlake & Chris Stapleton’s Say Something music video, A Christmas Story Live, on commercials for Maybelline, Target, and Priceline along with hit shows such as Modern Family, Son Of Zorn and Supernatural. However, it's her award-winning work on Disney Channel's animated hits Phineas and Ferb, Jake and The Never Land Pirates and Sofia The First that bring her the most attention. With a wink, Laura will introduce herself as "I'm your nine year-old daughter's favorite singer." Between her recording career, live performances, leading her own big band, and her responsibilities as a vocal director and vocal contractor for Disney TV Animation, Laura enjoys vocal contracting the most. Her recent contracting credits include Michael Bublé's Nobody But Me album and several international tours, The Simpsons' creator Matt Groening’s Disenchantment, Milo Murphy's Law, Pickle and Peanut, Elena Of Avalor and Amazon's The Last Tycoon starring Kelsey Grammer and Matt Bomer. She recently toured the United States with UK space rockers Spiritualized, sang on the MTV VMAs with Florence + The Machine, performed on Ellen with Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman, performed on the The Talk with Andy Grammer, and opened for many artists including Tony Bennett, Lyle Lovett and Bob Newhart. Her newest and upcoming recording credits include Paul McCartney’s new album Egypt Station, Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It-Ralph 2, The Nun, The Christmas Chronicles with Kurt Russell, and Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4. http://www.lauradickinson.com/about.php

Auld Lang Syne

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