Don Ellis - New Ideas

Styles: Trumpet, Piano Jazz
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:51
Size: 103,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:34)  1. Natural H.
(4:20)  2. Despair To Hope
(8:16)  3. Uh-huh
(5:05)  4. Four And Three
(7:57)  5. Imitation
(2:18)  6. Solo
(7:06)  7. Cock And Bull
(5:12)  8. Tragedy

On this 1961 quintet set for Prestige (with vibraphonist Al Francis, pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Charlie Persip), Don Ellis experiments with time, new chord structures, and free improvisation; a highlight is his brief unaccompanied workout on the free-form "Solo." Ellis, who switches to piano during part of "Tragedy," already had a sound of his own, although he would change the direction of his music within a few years. Even over 40 years later, his thoughtful musical experiments of the early '60s are often quite fascinating to hear. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/new-ideas-mw0000203642

Personnel:  Don Ellis - trumpet, piano (8); Al Francis - vibraphone (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8); Jaki Byard - piano (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8); Ron Carter - bass (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8); Charlie Persip - drums (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8)

New Ideas

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Lisa Ono - Bossa Carioca

Styles: Vocal, Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:42
Size: 101,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:35)  1. So Danço Samba
(2:51)  2. Samba Do Soho
(3:42)  3. Chega De Saudade
(3:07)  4. Samba Do Carioca
(4:10)  5. Corcovado
(3:50)  6. Maria E Dia
(2:51)  7. Os Dois
(2:15)  8. Samba De Verão
(3:14)  9. Ela é Carioca
(3:48) 10. Diz A Ela
(3:31) 11. O Barquinho
(3:24) 12. Saudade
(4:23) 13. Palpite Infeliz

Lisa Ono is one of the best Japanese interpreters of contemporary bossa nova. A singer, violonista (acoustic guitar player), and songwriter, she has had her albums released internationally. To date, she has recorded 12 albums (Catupiry, 1989; Nanã, 1990; Menina, 1991; Serenata Carioca, 1992; Namorada, 1993; Esperança, 1994; Minha Saudade, 1995; Rio Bossa, 1996; Essência, 1997; Bossa Carioca, 1998; Dream, 1999; and Pretty World, 2000) with special appearances by top artists like Tom Jobim, Sivuca, Paulo Moura, Danilo Caymmi, and Toots Thielemans. Having lived in Brazil until she was ten, she took advantage of her father's connections he was a nightclub owner in the city of São Paulo and was Baden Powell's manager. Moving back to Japan, he opened the Saci Pererê nightclub, where Lisa Ono began to perform the Brazilian repertory, especially samba and bossa nova. She also founded the label Nanã, which promotes Brazilian music in Japan. ~ Alvaro Neder https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lisa-ono-mn0000413875/biography

Bossa Carioca

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Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1973
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 83:20
Size: 191,4 MB
Art: Front

( 5:04)  1. On Green Dolphin Street
( 5:38)  2. Hymn To Freedom
( 9:04)  3. Trieste
( 9:09)  4. Love For Sale
( 8:46)  5. Something
(16:30)  6. How Insensitive
( 4:55)  7. Judy, Judy, Judy
( 5:31)  8. After Hours
( 6:08)  9. Sawin' Wood
( 6:22) 10. Lil' Darling
( 6:07) 11. Monk's Tune

Gene Harris in three different periods the past, present, and future served up here in a record issued under Gene's name as a leader, but which still continues the vibe of the later records by the Three Sounds! Most of the work is trio material with just Gene on acoustic piano, John Halton on acoustic and electric bass, and Carl Burnett on drums and percussion but there's a fluid, reaching sort of feel that definitely echoes some of the larger productions that Harris was recording at the time not full strings or heavy electrics, but a really complex approach to the material nonetheless! 

Tracks include "Judy Judy Judy", "Trieste", "How Insensitive", "Love For Sale", "Sawin Wood", "Something", and "Monk's Tune".  © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/4647/Gene-Harris:Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow

Personnel:  Gene Harris - piano, arranger; Johnny Hatton - bass, electric bass; Carl Burnett - drums, percussion

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

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George Duke - Jazz Moods: Round Midnight

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:35
Size: 112,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:47)  1. Sweet Baby
(2:58)  2. Stay Awhile
(4:26)  3. Love Reborn
(4:26)  4. Just for You
(6:00)  5. Corine
(4:15)  6. You (Are the Light)
(4:50)  7. Summer Breezin'
(4:34)  8. Touch And Go
(4:43)  9. I Need You Now
(4:09) 10. Thinking of You
(4:21) 11. Lady

Keyboardist/composer George Duke has been through a myriad of stylistic changes over his long career, from straight-ahead jazz to fusion to funk and R&B, not to mention being a key member of Frank Zappa's band for a while. The George Duke presented on this compilation is the slicker, more accessible one who enjoyed pop success as an R&B tunesmith and lite-jazz merchant. 

The smooth soul sound of the hit "Sweet Baby," recorded during Duke's partnership with Stanley Clarke, wouldn't sound out of place on a Maze album, while synth-flavored cuts "Corine" and "Love Reborn" are closer to Bob James/Dave Grusin territory. Duke took yet another detour in 1979 with his BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR album, from which two cuts are included here, but the emphasis is on vocal-oriented mainstream R&B ballads delivered with a soft touch and a veteran craftsman's skill. https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-moods-round-midnight-mw0000745724

Jazz Moods: Round Midnight

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Jimmy Smith - Talkin' Verve: Roots Of Acid Jazz

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:06
Size: 169,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:49)  1. Blues 3+1
(6:24)  2. Ode To Billie Joe
(2:16)  3. The Organ Grinder's Swing
(3:21)  4. The Ape Woman
(4:26)  5. Satisfaction
(6:42)  6. Funky Broadway
(8:42)  7. Mellow Mood
(3:57)  8. Burning Spear
(5:31)  9. One Mint Julep
(4:46) 10. Hobo Flats
(4:15) 11. Groove Drops
(5:27) 12. TNT
(4:46) 13. Blues In The Night
(7:40) 14. The Sermon

Designed to appeal to hip-hop and acid jazz fans, not jazz purists, Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz collects 14 tracks Jimmy Smith cut for Verve during the late '60s. Comprised of pop covers and funky workouts, the music is "jazzy," not jazz there's little improvisation on the record, but there is a lot of hot vamping, with Smith creating dense, funky chord clusters and bluesy leads. 

It's music that is devoted to the groove, and while a few of these cuts fall flat "Ode to Billie Joe" has no funk in it, no matter how hard you try but for the most part Talkin' Verve is soulful fun. Not much of this sounds like acid jazz, especially since the rhythms are a little stiff, but it's enjoyable lite funk, and it's more palatable in the compilation than it is on their original albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine https://www.allmusic.com/album/talkin-verve-roots-of-acid-jazz-mw0000646824

Personnel:  James Oscar "Jimmy" Smith - vocals, organ; Johnny Pate, Oliver Nelson, Lalo Schifrin - arranger, conductor; Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone, reeds; George Dorsey - alto saxophone; Budd Johnson, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone; Marvin Halladay - baritone saxophone; Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Clark Terry – trumpet; Bill Berry – flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, Bernie Powell, Billy Byers, Ernie Tack, Quentin Jackson, Urbie Green – trombone; Paul Faulise - bass trombone; Donald Corrado, Earl Chapin, Bill Correa - French horn; Don Butterfield – tuba;  Jerome Richardson, Plas Johnson – reeds; Billy Butler, Kenny Burrell, Thornell Schwartz, Wes Montgomery, Bill Suyker – guitar; Bob Bushnell, Ben Tucker, Carol Kaye – bass; Donald Dean, Grady Tate, Herbie Lovelle, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Larry Bunker, Mel Lewis, Bill Rodriguez – drums; Victor Pantoja, Ray Barretto – congas; George Devens, Bobby Rosengarden, Phil Kraus - percussion

Talkin' Verve: Roots Of Acid Jazz

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