Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader - Bamboleate

Styles: Latin Jazz, Salsa, World Fusion
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:21
Size: 76,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:25)  1. Bamboleate
(2:30)  2. We've Loved Before
(5:39)  3. Resemblance
(5:23)  4. Mi Montuno
(3:53)  5. Samba do Sueno
(3:48)  6. Guajira Candela
(5:38)  7. Pancho's Seis por Ocho
(3:02)  8. Come and Get It

The second album pairing Palmieri and Tjader, Bamboleate moves beyond El Sonido Nuevo into the respective territories of each artist. "Bamboleate" is the Latin cooker ones expects from Palmieri but didn't find on the more subdued El Sonido Nuevo. "Semejanza" is an equally affecting jazz lilt led by Tjader. Framed by a melody that could have come straight off the Vince Guaraldi Trio's Charlie Brown Christmas album, it has an equally indelible, locomotive rhythm. Tjader's samba, "Samba de Los Suenho," is a welcome departure from the relative rigidity of El Sonido Nuevo. Also vital are the vocal tracks (Palmieri's), but the blatant channel-switching in "Guajira Candela" is an abuse of stereo separation. "Pancho's Seis por Ocho" is typical of the deep, midtempo Afro rhythm of Bamboleate and El Sonido Nuevo. 

Trombonist Mark Weinstein contributes the closing "Ven y Recibelo (Come an' Get It)," a mod/soul cooker on par with the best of Verve all-stars Tjader, Ogerman, Winding, and Schifrin. Finally, the album was reissued in 1977 as Tico LPS-88806 and distributed by Fania. The reissue at least features illustrations of Tjader and Palmieri by Jose Vargas. 

~ Tony Wilds https://www.allmusic.com/album/bambol%C3%A9ate-mw0000273328

Personnel:  Eddie Palmieri - piano, writer; Cal Tjader - vibraphone, writer;  Barry Rogers - trombone;  Mark Weinstein - trombone, writer; George Castro - flute; Bobby Rodríguez - bass;  Kako - timbales;  Manny Oquendo - percussion; Tommy López - conga;   Ismael Quintana - chorus; Willie Torres - chorus

Bamboleate

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Barbara Rosene - All My Life

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:12
Size: 115,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:04)  1. All My Life
(3:56)  2. Till Then
(4:00)  3. Stairway to the Stars
(2:57)  4. (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know
(4:23)  5. Fools Rush in
(3:21)  6. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to
(4:05)  7. Blame It on My Youth
(2:56)  8. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
(3:56)  9. Trust in Me
(5:50) 10. You Are Too Beautiful
(3:40) 11. What Is There to Say
(3:31) 12. It Could Happen to You
(3:25) 13. I'll Look Around

On her first two recordings, Deep Night and Ev'rything's Made for Love, both made for the Stomp Off label, Barbara Rosene showed how comfortable and natural she is singing material from the 1920s. Rather than copying her predecessors, she sounds very much like herself. All My Life moves Rosene up to the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, displaying her talents as a creative and warm swing singer. Her beautiful voice perfectly fits the material, as does her subtle improvising. Backed by a fine jazz quintet that includes trumpeter Simon Wettenhall, Peter Martinez on clarinet and tenor, and pianist Tom Roberts, Rosene makes the vintage material sound fresh, lively, and sometimes touching. Among the highlights are such superior songs as "Till Then," "Fools Rush In," "Trust in Me," and "It Could Happen to You." While listening to these tunes, it becomes clear that Barbara Rosene really knows the meaning behind the lyrics, and she sometimes brings out hidden beauty in even the most familiar songs. Even on the sadder ballads, All My Life is a musical joy. It is highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-my-life-mw0000145781

All My Life

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Don Byron - Music for Six Musicians

Styles: Clarinet Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:16
Size: 143,1 MB
Art: Front

( 1:45)  1. 'Uh-Oh, Chango!' / White History Month
( 5:47)  2. Shelby Steele would be mowing your lawn.
(10:00)  3. (The press made) Rodney King (responsible for the LA riots)
( 5:32)  4. 'I'll chill on the Marley tapes...'
( 6:53)  5. SEX/WORK (Clarence/Anita)
( 2:30)  6. La Estrellita
( 9:49)  7. '...that sucking sound...' (for Ross Perot)
( 4:38)  8. Crown Heights
( 4:31)  9. The Allure of Entanglement
( 8:46) 10. The Importance of being SHARPTON

Like its 2001 sequel, this 1995 outing delves heavily into Latin rhythms and boasts ambitious, well-wrought compositions, not to mention extraordinary playing  particularly from the unsung pianist Edsel Gomez and Byron himself, on both bass and B flat clarinets. The sextet also features Graham Haynes on cornet, Kenny Davis on electric bass, Jerry Gonzalez on congas, and Ben Wittman on drums. Four special guests appear (guitarist Bill Frisell, bassists Lonnie Plaxico and Andy Gonzalez, drummer Ralph Peterson), although the where-and-when particulars aren't spelled out on the disc packaging. Byron is clearly preoccupied with race politics here; most of his titles mention headline grabbers of the 1990s, from Shelby Steele, Clarence Thomas, and Ross Perot to Rodney King and Al Sharpton. The poet Sadiq begins the album with a reading of his tendentious "White History Month," which Byron sets against a winding clarinet chorale, "'Uh-Oh, Chango!'" Ultimately, however, the politics are more of an undercurrent than a central theme. Hip grooves and raucous interplay prevail, although Byron sets a more contemplative tone with "SEX/WORK (Clarence/Anita)," which has the flavor of a classical theme. Byron furthers the classical allusion with a virtuosic, unaccompanied reading of Manuel Ponce's "La Estrellita" and a fabulous duet with Edsel Gomez, "The Allure of Entanglement.~ David R.Adler https://www.allmusic.com/album/music-for-six-musicians-mw0000122190

Personnel:   Clarinet, Clarinet [Bass] – Don Byron; Bass [Electric] – Kenny Davis; Congas – Jerry Gonzalez; Cornet – Graham Haynes;  Drums – Ben Wittman; Piano – Edsel Gomez

Music for Six Musicians

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George Colligan, Jesper Bodilsen - Twins

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:08
Size: 140,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:04)  1. Twins
(6:52)  2. Nobody else but me
(6:40)  3. Behind the door
(6:32)  4. Wrap your troubles in dreams
(9:18)  5. Consolation
(4:43)  6. Scandinavian rhythm
(6:26)  7. Heavens of a hundred days
(8:13)  8. So tender
(6:16)  9. Arioso

As a composer and pianist of considerable merit, George Colligan has been written about here before, as he has developed quite a catalog of releases for both the Spanish Fresh Sound and Danish SteepleChase labels. Able to remake himself in subsequent works, his efforts for SteepleChase range from savvy trios ( Activism with Dwayne Burno and Ralph Peterson and Stomping Ground with Drew Gress and Billy Hart) to audacious hard bop quintets highlighting the work of peers such as tenor man Mark Turner (i.e. The Newcomer and Constant Source ). Managing to create quite a good deal of excitement in the duo format of just piano and bass, Colligan has hit his stride once again with Twins, featuring Danish bass virtuoso Jesper Bodilsen. Recorded by SteepleChase front man Nils Winther in Denmark during the winter of 2000, this collection of nine pieces clocks in at just a tad over an hour and includes not only two Colligan originals, but also some well-chosen pieces from fellow pianists Keith Jarrett, James Williams, and John Stetch. "Arioso" swings energetically in an advanced style. Even a swing chestnut like "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" takes on an unsullied and contemporary face via Colligan's sophisticated harmonic sense. The remarkable thing is that as technically proficient as he is, Colligan's playing is always presented with grounded passion and logic. In other words, he has really developed his own voice. A real keeper all the way around, Twins is yet another fine collection to add to Colligan's already imposing body of work. ~ C.Andrew Hovan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/twins-george-colligan-steeplechase-records-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php

Personnel: George Colligan (piano) & Jesper Bodilsen (bass)

Twins

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