Chris Barber - Petite Fleur

Styles: Trombone Jazz 
Year: 1958/2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:44
Size:fron
Art: 85,4 MB


(2:46)  1. Petite Fleur
(3:05)  2. High Society
(3:19)  3. Everybody Love My Baby
(4:18)  4. Bugle Call Rag
(3:40)  5. Hushabye
(3:02)  6. Whistlin' Rufus
(2:18)  7. Tuxedo Rag
(3:53)  8. Majorca
(3:54)  9. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
(6:26) 10. When The Saints Go Marching In

"The legendary jazzman, Sidney Bechet, wrote “Petite Fleur” around 1952, when he was living in Paris, and just nine years later Chris Barber saw his version of the song become a hit in Britain and America." Barber, who was born in Hertfordshire in 1930, became one of the most popular figures on the traditional jazz scene during the 1950s, although he had been playing trombone around London clubs just after the war and had, in fact, formed his own band before deciding to team up with Ken Colyer. It was when Colyer left the band and Barber took over that he also began to experiment with small musical combinations within the framework of the band, and from this emerged a skiffle line-up that included Lonnie Donegan. Barber’s style of traditional jazz, his flair for choosing the right kind of personnel to work with, notably the clarinettist Monty Sunshine, has earned him world-wide acclaim and respect. “Petite Fleur” is an album that contains some memorable examples of his work during the days in the fifties when the trad jazz boom was at its height, and even today it makes easy and highly enjoyable listening. https://coverheaven.co.uk/chris-barber-jazz-band-petite-fleur/

Personnel:  Trombone – Chris Barber; Banjo, Guitar – Dick Bishop; Bass – Dick Smith;  Clarinet – Monty Sunshine; Drums – Ron Bowden; Trumpet – Pat Halcox

Petite Fleur

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Carol Kidd - That's Me

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:50
Size: 134,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:44)  1. That's Me
(4:10)  2. When the World Was Young
(2:33)  3. Little White Lies
(3:52)  4. This Bitter Earth
(3:24)  5. You Don't Bring Me Flowers
(3:46)  6. Night and Day
(5:27)  7. This Love of Mine
(3:50)  8. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
(6:09)  9. I Can't Get Started (With You)
(3:11) 10. Round Midnight
(8:05) 11. Judy Garland Medley: I'm Always Chasing Rainbows/Over the Rainbow/The Trolley Song
(2:40) 12. Let Me Sing and I'm Happy
(3:34) 13. Send In the Clowns
(3:16) 14. Down and Out Blues

For over a decade, jazz singer Carol Kidd has managed to consistently pull in accolades, "Best Awards," and honors from an arena consisting of all-time greats such as Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Kidd has known since she was five years old that she was a singer. While raising three children and running a hotel, she sang part-time all over Britain, performing on-stage and on television. Her full-time professional career began in 1990 when Frank Sinatra issued her an invitation to appear live with him at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, in front of a capacity crowd. British jazz lovers gave rave reviews and Kidd was invited to sing at London's internationally acclaimed Ronnie Scott's Club, where she was heard by Tony Bennett. The momentum of her success picked up and she was voted the Best Performer at the Edinburgh International Jazz. In 1990 she also signed with Linn Record, and the label released her debut album, The Night We Called It a Day. The album was voted Best Jazz Recording at the U.K. Musical Retailer's Awards. After being named Best Vocalist at the Cannes International Jazz Awards, Kidd began to receive invitations to appear all over Europe, the Far East, and the United States.

Kidd's respect for the integrity of lyrics often set her apart from other jazz singers, but it was her combination of big band songs and jazz, always sung in perfect pitch, that captured fans. Linn released her sophomore album, I'm Glad We Met in 1991, and Kidd continued performing worldwide throughout the '90s. In 1998, Linn released one album for her, and the Honest label released two more, including the extra popular All My Tomorrows. Honest also came out with a compilation, The Best of Carol Kidd, Vol. 1, in 1998. In April 1998, Kidd had the honor of presenting the prizes at The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, held at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. That same year she met with the Queen and Prince Philip in Windsor Castle at a Reception for the Arts, and she was also listed on The Queen's Birthday Honours List. This was followed in October 1998 by Prince Charles presenting her with the MBE (Services to Jazz) award in Buckingham Palace, and his also requesting that Kidd send him some of her CDs. Some of the other awards bestowed on Kidd during the '90s were: Best Vocalist from Cannes International Jazz Awards; Best Performer, from Edinburgh Jazz Festival; Best Vocalist, from U.K. Jazz Awards; and Best Jazz Recording, from U.K. Music Retailers Awards. In 2000, Linn released both the compilation Linn Box Two and the album Crazy for Gershwin, which reflected the world's love both for the endearing Gershwin songs and for Kidd. By 2001 three of her tracks had become theme songs for TV soaps in Asia where she had become a major star. In Korea, her rendition of "When I Dream" became the background music for the Korean film Shiri, and she held the number one spot week after week on the Asian Music Box charts over names like Britney Spears, Celine Dion, and Mariah Carey. Linn released A Place in My Heart, with Kidd singing with the legendary Robert Farnon Orchestra, in May 2001. Farnon (born in 1917, Toronto, Canada) lives in Europe and has decades of big band experience composing, arranging, and conducting popular and light music. Recording together, Kidd and Farnon pulled rave reviews with 12 favorite tracks such as "Pennies From Heaven," "The Sunny Side of the Street," "I Get Along Without You Very Well," and "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered." Kidd filled the rest of 2001 with three major concerts in Singapore and one in Cambodia, plus returning once again to her homeland to do a major concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. ~ Eleanor Ditzel https://www.allmusic.com/artist/carol-kidd-mn0000795936/biography

That's Me

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James Williams - After Ego

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1984
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:31
Size: 113,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:20)  1. Black Scholars
(6:49)  2. Alter Ego
(7:27)  3. Havana Days
(5:29)  4. Fourplay
(6:39)  5. A Touching Affair
(6:36)  6. Waltz For Monk
(6:43)  7. Beauty Within
(3:24)  8. Yours And Mine

Pianist James Williams learned a great deal from his stint with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and when he emerged from the group he was perfectly qualified to be a bandleader. His Sunnyside session features such up-and-coming players as guitarist Kevin Eubanks, the reeds of Billy Pierce and Bill Easley, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Tony Reedus on a set of original material. Five of the seven songs were composed by Williams, while the other two (including the memorable "Waltz for Monk") were contributed by Donald Brown. The frequently exciting music (high-quality modern hard bop) still sounds fresh. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/alter-ego-mw0000106677

Personnel:  Piano – James Williams; Double Bass – Ray Drummond; Drums – Tony Reedus; Guitar – Kevin Eubanks; Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Bill Easley; Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Billy Pierce

After Ego

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Pablo Held, John Scofield - The Trio Meets John Scofield

Styles: Piano And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:30
Size: 146,3 MB
Art: Front

(14:44)  1. Cameo
(18:06)  2. Kubrick / Camp Out
(15:37)  3. Nocturne
( 9:50)  4. Imaginary Time
( 5:12)  5. Marcie

This encounter between jazz-fusion guitar star John Scofield and young German pianist Pablo Held’s trio will be just the ticket for Scofield followers who know him for his imposing jazz credentials as well as his funky, jam-band ones. Two tunes here are Scofield’s, two are Held’s, and the finale is a delicate jazz-ballad interpretation of Joni Mitchell’s Marcie, which the guitarist paints with all the soft hues his famous textural creativity offers him. Scofield delves back into something near the jazz phrasing of Wes Montgomery or Kenny Burrell on Held’s Cameo, which begins with impressionistic trickles and guitar effects and shakes itself into fluent swing over Robert Landfermann’s bass-walk. 

Scofield’s own Kubrick/Camp Out starts with unaccompanied musings on slinky elisions and bluesy chords, moving on to mix swing, dissonant arco-bass improv, and a time-juggling piano solo. Imaginary Time, a collage of brightly chiming melody, stop-time breaks and sly buildups, brings the house down at Cologne’s Philharmonic Hall. It’s a fascinating fresh setting for a unique guitarist who always means business. ~ John Fordham https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/18/pablo-held-john-scofield-trio-meets-john-scofield-review

Personnel:  Pablo Held - piano, composer; Robert Landfermann - bass;  Jonas Burgwinkel - drums;  John Scofield - guitar, composer

The Trio Meets John Scofield

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