Eric Le Lann, Paul Lay - Thanks a Million

Styles: Trumpet And Piano Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:03
Size: 97,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:31)  1. Dinah
(3:23)  2. Mack the Knife
(2:50)  3. Jubilee
(5:16)  4. Tight Like This
(4:19)  5. Thanks a Million
(4:52)  6. Azalea
(3:15)  7. Louison
(3:49)  8. Saint James Infirmary
(5:18)  9. I Surrender, Dear
(4:26) 10. Farewell to Louis

The trumpet player and the pianist played together on the album Life On Mars by Le Lann and then met on a cruise celebrating the arrival of the first jazz band in France in 1917. The idea of celebrating the DNA of the swing duo then appeared as a challenge as unexpected as obvious. Long before embarking on the bop, to pay homage to Chet Baker or David Boxie, Eric Le Lann , exceptional jazz storyteller began with the New Orleans, inspired by the 78t of the first grand master of the genre discovered in the record collection. his father. Pianist and outstanding composer of the new generation of French jazz, Paul Lay and his encyclopedic taste for the history of jazz piano, led him to study the art of Jelly Roll Morton and Earl Hines leading him straight to Louis Armstrong. The duo met to celebrate with rare elegance the Satchmo repertoire on the album Thanks a Million. In addition to two original titles, the choice of titles has landed on particularly outstanding pieces of Armstrong, not as a composer, which he was to a lesser degree but as an interpreter who would propel these songs in the galaxy of the tubes: What a Wonderful World, Dinah, Mack the Knife, St. James infirmary ... The duo lives, sings, swings, whispers, surprises and proclaims their attachment to Armstrong's precursor universe with sincerity and poetry. The melodic purity of the lines, the rhythmic accuracy of the accents, the harmonic intuition, the sense of listening and complementarity, the duo excels in this exercise yet perilous tribute to Armstrong. Translate by Google https://www.fip.fr/decouvrir/album-jazz/thanks-million-34248

Personnel:  Trumpet – Eric Le Lann;  Piano – Paul Lay

Thanks a Million

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Jean DuShon - Make Way For Jean Dushon

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:20
Size: 83,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:40)  1. I'm Thru With Love
(2:59)  2. The Best Is Yet To Come
(4:59)  3. Don't Explain
(2:41)  4. Hitch Hike
(2:53)  5. Night Song
(2:56)  6. More
(2:53)  7. Evenin'
(2:36)  8. Early One Morning
(3:47)  9. Lorna's Here
(3:06) 10. Baia
(2:46) 11. If Ever I Should Leave You

Jean Du Shon revisits her jazz roots on her Chess/Argo debut. Previous labels ABC Paramount, Okeh, and Atlantic recorded Du Shon as an R&B/soul artist.

Three-fifths of the Lou Donaldson Quintet also signed to Argo Herman Foster (piano), Earl May (bass), and Bruno Carr (drums) accompanies the lovely songbird on 11 well-arranged tracks. The tasty morsels include Lee Adams and Charles Strouse's "Lorna's Here" from Golden Boy; Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe's "If Ever I Should Leave You"; and Arthur Herzog and Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," "The Best Is Yet to Come," and "Night Song." ~ Andrew Hamilton https://www.allmusic.com/album/make-way-for-jean-du-shon-mw0000855121

Personnel: Vocals – Jean DuShon; Bass – Earl May; Drums – Bruno Carr; Piano – Herman Foster

Thank You Flyingfinger! 

Make Way For Jean Dushon

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Mike Longo - Talk With The Spirits

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 1976

Time: 43:59

Size: 100,9 MB

Art: Front

( 7:50)  1. Wyyowa

( 6:25)  2. Roma

( 7:08)  3. The Proclamation

( 9:14)  4. Angel Of Love

(13:19)  5. Talk With The Spirits

Pianist Mike Longo, still best known for his longtime membership in Dizzy Gillespie's group (1966-73), had his recorded debut as a leader on this Pablo LP (not yet reissued on CD). Longo gathered together an impressive sextet also including trumpeter Virgil Jones, tenor saxophonist Harold Vick, guitarist George Davis, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Mickey Roker, and also welcomed Dizzy himself, who made cameo appearances on conga and a vocal, but not on trumpet. The music, five of Longo's originals, is less memorable than the solos, but this remains a fine effort that ranges from lightly funky to straight-ahead. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/talk-with-the-spirits-mw0000878801

Personnel:  Piano, Written-By – Mike Longo; Bass – Bob Cranshaw; Congas, Vocals, Producer – Dizzy Gillespie; Drums – Mickey Roker; Guitar – George Davis;  Saxophone [Tenor] – Harold Vick; Trumpet – Virgil Jones

Talk With The Spirits

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The Nashville All-Stars - Playing the Hits of Garth Brooks, Vol. 1

Styles:  Big Band
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:36
Size: 133,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:37)  1. Callin' Baton Rouge
(4:21)  2. Friends in Low Places
(3:43)  3. The Dance
(3:59)  4. Mom
(3:25)  5. Unanswered Prayers
(3:39)  6. If Tomorrow Never Comes
(2:30)  7. Two of a Kind (Workin' on a Full House)
(3:40)  8. The Thunder Rolls
(3:08)  9. People Loving People
(3:52) 10. Rodeo
(4:25) 11. The River
(3:33) 12. Two Pina Coladas
(4:46) 13. That Summer
(3:02) 14. Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
(3:25) 15. Good Ride Cowboy
(3:24) 16. What She's Doing Now

The Nashville All-Stars is an exclusive instrumental performance group selected from the best of Nashville’s world-class studio and touring musicians. Curated by Grammy Award-winning Nashville producer Charlie Peacock, The Nashville All-Stars are bringing the musical history, virtuosity and songs of Music City to concert fans around the globe. The “It City” now has its own “It Band.” Comprised of Grammy Award-winners in multiple categories, the All-Stars are associated with many of Nashville’s brightest stars including Jack White, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Amy Grant, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, TobyMac and The Civil Wars. These instrumentalists have played on thousands of Nashville-centric recordings, selling millions and earning multiple Gold & Platinum status. Beyond Nashville, their credits include a diversity of artists such as Eric Clapton, Chris Cornell, Peter Frampton, Donna Summer, Kirk Whalum, Snarky Puppy, Dave Matthews Band and Don Henley. Joining the All-Stars are a selection of Nashville’s premiere vocalists, though none more stunning and celebrated than the remarkable RUBY AMANFU (uh-mon-foo). Ruby first came to national attention as a bright star on NBC’s The Sing-Off, it was her iconic and riveting duet performance of “Love Interruption” with Jack White on the 2013 Grammy Telecast that gave her international attention. A guest slot on Beyonce’s 2016 “Lemonade” cemented Ruby’s reputation as Nashville’s newest vocal ambassador. NPR pop critic Ann Powers has written that she’s “all about the chills when Ruby Amanfu sings” and no description could be more spot-on. The Nashville All-Stars repertoire includes songs made famous by Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Chet Atkins, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Boots Randolph, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Joe Tex, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Sonny James, Tammy Wynette, Mark O’Connor, Bela ´ Fleck, Eric Clapton, Amy Grant, The Civil Wars, Kings of Leon, Jack White, Paramore, Sixpence None the Richer, Chris Stapleton, Alison Krauss and Taylor Swift. https://www.charliepeacock.com/nashville-all-stars

The Nashville All-Stars are: Jerry Mcpherson – guitar (2016 ACM Guitarist of the Year Nominee, over 900 recording credits); Gordon Kennedy – guitar & vocals (1997 Grammy Song of the Year “Change the World”); Jeff Coffin – saxophone (3X Grammy Award-winner, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, DMB member); Andy leftwich – fiddle & mandolin (4X Grammy Award-winner, 17 year member of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder); Matt Menefee – banjo & mandolin (Big & Rich, Warren Haynes, Chessboxer); Scott Mulvahill – bass & vocals (Nashville rising star, member of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder); Marcus finnie – drums (Keb’ Mo’, Kirk Whalum, Donna Summer); Charlie peacock – keyboards & vocals (4X Grammy Award-winner)

Playing the Hits of Garth Brooks, Vol. 1

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