Eric Alexander Trio - Just One Of Those Things

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:05
Size: 129,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:47)  1. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(6:44)  2. Just One Of Those Things
(6:19)  3. Wise One
(6:47)  4. Beautiful Love
(6:42)  5. You Say You Care
(4:56)  6. We've Only Just Begun
(7:55)  7. Stardust
(3:54)  8. Russian Lullaby
(5:58)  9. Bessie's Blues

Steady progress of new releases at constant pace Eric Alexander (Born in 1968, Gilesberg, Ill.) It is the first time that this format is passed through in this format, it is the first battle produced by trio with bass and drums. The tenor of a thick and richly sturdy tone is barking fiercely in spiritual and aggressive at times and lurking and at one time it reflects a strange melancholy emotion with half hesitation to the lazy & relaxing, and it is quietly astounding A delicious painting adorned, middle-heavy and serious, yet gentle warmth also drifts ambitious battle content. A brilliant, martial arts and singing abundant full of directorial ritual hard boiled • bop performances!, Has been developed toughened, dressed in bass and drums, drilling and sharpening with a sharp turn There are also places like to come out, extremely strong support of outstanding support, reliable support, alexander, Alexander 's gentle health stance that puts deer and core in place "Kiyoshi" direct sphere improvising blow, Even though I am powerful, I will show myself for the first time in a mature sense of unraveling complaints modal and dynamic brave fighting action moderate and dynamic and action roaring and gentle surging blows that exquisitely disappeared from Liki, like mellow smoothly drawing streamline shapes, crossed freely and flexibly, Elegant and dizzying relaxation also shows everywhere, it shows powerful and deeply natural sounds of everything, awesome, deep sound image, and it is quite vivid in sweeping walks.

Personnel: Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone); Deszlon Douglas  (bass); Neal Smith (drums)

Just One Of Those Things

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Janet Seidel, Tom Baker - Doodlin'

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:32
Size: 128,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:23)  1. Doodlin'
(3:23)  2. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(3:49)  3. Lady Be Good / The President
(3:39)  4. Lonely One
(3:01)  5. The Best Thing For You
(3:05)  6. Baby It's Cold Outside
(3:04)  7. In A Gypsy Tea Room
(3:41)  8. I Was Doing All Right
(4:30)  9. Stairway To The Stars
(4:22) 10. Where Or When
(3:52) 11. Jitterbug Waltz
(4:45) 12. Dedicated To You
(3:01) 13. I've Got Just About Everything I Need
(3:16) 14. You And I
(4:35) 15. Two Sleepy People

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. ~ Dave Nathan https://www.allmusic.com/artist/janet-seidel-mn0000420852/biography

Personnel:  Janet Seidel and Tom Baker, vocals ; Paul Williams, tenor sax and clarinet ; Ian Date, acoustic guitar ; Glenn Henrich, vibraphone ; David Seidel, double bass ; Billy Ross, drums ; Janet Seidel, piano.

Doodlin'

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Junior Mance, Joe Temperley - Music of Thelonious Monk

Styles: Piano And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:14
Size: 153,2 MB
Art:

(9:07)  1. Blue Monk
(8:19)  2. Little Rootie Tootie
(7:25)  3. Ba-Lue Bolivar Blues-Are
(9:13)  4. Ask Me Now
(7:48)  5. I Mean You
(6:51)  6. Rhythmaning
(7:46)  7. Straight No Chaser
(9:42)  8. Hackensack

In November of 2000 aboard a ship adrift on the Atlantic Ocean, reedman Joe Temperley joined pianist Junior Mance's Floating Jazz Festival Trio in what proved to be a perfect setting for a tribute to the music of Thelonious Monk. Like Monk, the waters beneath them were capable of powerful swings and torrents, and also like Monk, their music was pronounced amid a shroud of relative isolation. Throughout this live set, Temperley and Mance joined by the gifted rhythm section of bassist Peter Washington and veteran drummer Mickey Roker drive Monk's music to deserved heights and moody lows. The opener, "Blue Monk," is given a gin-soaked treatment by Temperley's swaying bass clarinet, which is then reinforced by an appropriately blue-hued Mance solo and finally cemented by Washington's spot-lit rolls and picks. On "Ask Me Now," Temperley cedes the floor to the trio, leaving them to take on one of Monk's more lyrical and melancholic works. They do so ably and with utmost care evoking an image of Monk as the delicate dynamo he was. 

Another highlight is the group's work on the infectiously swinging "Rhythm-A-Ning." Mance pulls out all the stops from gate to gate, while Temperley, on baritone sax, flutters and flips his way through with remarkable dexterity. From start to finish, it is evident that these four know their Monk. In fact, so familiar are they with the material that they infused it with a charming, lived-in quality which few other ensembles could manage. Their approach to the artist is hardly revolutionary, but rather warm, intimate and accustomed. It's hard to say whether Monk ever sailed the seas on a sprawling cruiseliner, but thanks to Mance, Temperley and company we now know that setting would have agreed with him just fine. ~ Riel Lazarus https://www.allaboutjazz.com/monk-junior-mance-chiaroscuro-records-review-by-riel-lazarus.php

Personnel: Joe Temperly: saxophone; Junior Mance: piano ; Peter Washington: bass; Mickey Roker: drums.

Music of Thelonious Monk

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Benny Goodman - B. G. In Hi Fi

Styles: Clarinet Jazz 
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:23
Size: 149,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:15)  1. Let's Dance
(3:38)  2. Air Mail Special
(3:27)  3. Ain't Misbehavin'
(3:05)  4. Get Happy
(3:00)  5. Slipped Disc
(3:07)  6. Jersey Bounce
(3:25)  7. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
(2:51)  8. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
(2:51)  9. Blue Lou
(3:30) 10. Jumpin' At The Woodside
(3:15) 11. Stompin At The Savoy
(3:05) 12. Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today
(3:54) 13. Rose Room
(3:10) 14. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
(3:28) 15. Rock Rimmon
(3:01) 16. You're A Sweetheart
(3:26) 17. Somebody Stole My Gal
(3:43) 18. (I Would) Do Anything For You
(3:08) 19. Big John's Special
(2:55) 20. Let's Dance

On this all-around excellent CD, Benny Goodman performs a dozen selections (mostly Fletcher Henderson arrangements) with a big band filled with sympathetic players in 1954 and eight other numbers with a pair of smaller units that also feature pianist Mel Powell and either Charlie Shavers or Ruby Braff on trumpets. Although the big-band era had been gone for almost a decade, Benny Goodman (then 46) plays these swing classics with enthusiasm and creativity and shows that there was never any reason for anyone to write him off as "behind the times."~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/bg-in-hi-fi-mw0000199310

Personnel: Clarinet – Benny Goodman; Bass – George Duvivier; Drums – Robert Donaldson; Guitar – Steve Jordan; Piano – Mel Powell; Saxophone – Boomie Richman, Al Klink, Hymie Shertzer, Paul Ricci, Sol Schlinger; Trombone – Cutty Cutshall, Vernon Brown, Will Bradley; Trumpet – Bernard Privin, Carl Poole, Chris Griffin, Ruby Braff

B. G. In Hi Fi

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