Dave Douglas - Parallel Worlds

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:57
Size: 145,4 MB
Art: Front

(1:29)  1. Sehr Bewegt
(9:14)  2. Parallel Worlds
(5:35)  3. In Progress
(7:04)  4. Remains
(6:51)  5. Piece For Strings
(6:00)  6. Ballad In Which Macheath Asks Everyone To Forgive Him
(5:51)  7. Loco Madi
(7:08)  8. On Your Leaving
(9:24)  9. For Every Action
(4:18) 10. Grand Choral

Trumpeter Dave Douglas is attracting attention among fans and critics on the underground and avant-garde/free music trail. He shows what the hype is all about on this session with some surging solos, high-note explosiveness and impressive playing. But Douglas doesn't merely spew unconnected lines or flashy solos; his playing is a vital part of several originals that feature an intriguing violin/cello/bass backing section. The compositions range from loose, spacy tunes to animated, fierce ones. This isn't another hard bop outing or a completely free-wheeling session; instead, it's got elements of both, and a departure as well. It requires close scrutiny and a completely open mind, because Dave Douglas is following no direction except his own. ~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/parallel-worlds-mw0000623085

Personnel:  Dave Douglas: trumpet; Mark Feldman: violin; Erik Friedlander: cello; Mark Dresser: bass; Michael Sarin: drums

Parallel Worlds

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Dave Miller Trio, Rebecca DuMaine - Deed I Do

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:16
Size: 94,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:14)  1. Deed I Do
(3:15)  2. Moonlight Saving Time
(4:07)  3. I Love Being Here With You
(3:24)  4. I Like Men
(4:09)  5. Quiet Nights
(2:54)  6. Problem
(3:16)  7. Trolley Song
(3:12)  8. Isn't This a Lovely Day
(3:19)  9. Frim Fram Sauce
(2:49) 10. Rhode Island
(2:58) 11. All I Do Is Dream of You
(3:33) 12. The Boy Next Door

Dave Miller's first recording on Summit reached #12 on the JazzWeek radio chart, here he brings the vocals of Rebecca Dumaine and the 'great American songbook' for an absolute wonderfully performed, very enjoyable recording! Traditional standards from the Great American Songbook never grow old and are indeed given new life on this marvelous outing! ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Deed-Dave-Miller-Rebecca-Dumaine/dp/B006RY5EAY

Personnel: Rebecca DuMaine: vocals; Dave Miller: piano.

Deed I Do

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Arne Domnérus - Happy Together! Disc 1 And Disc 2

 Album: Happy Together! Disc 1

Styles: Saxophone And Clarinet Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:08
Size: 99,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:46)  1. Fine and Dandy
(8:43)  2. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
(6:56)  3. That Old Black Magic
(6:39)  4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(6:30)  5. I Have the Feeling That I Have Been Here Before
(8:32)  6. Moanin'

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Album: Happy Together! Disc 2

Time: 45:28

Size: 104,9 MB

(8:46)  1. Broadway

(8:37)  2. Topsy

(6:15)  3. Barney Goin' Easy

(5:00)  4. Move

(5:40)  5. Three and One

(5:22)  6. Don't You Know I Care

(5:45)  7. S.A.S.

A pair of major Swedish veterans (clarinetist Putte Wickman and altoist Arne Domnerus) join forces with the talented young pianist Jan Lundgren, guitarist Rune Gustafsson, bassist Jesper Lundgaard and drummer Aage Tanggaard to perform two CDs full of straight-ahead music. Although Wickman and Domnerus (who switches to clarinet on "Barney Goin' Easy") sound fine during these live performances (which have announcements in Swedish), the emphasis is generally on slower tempos, and the interpretations are not as fiery or competitive as one might hope. Pleasing but not essential music, with some of the brighter moments occurring on "Fine and Dandy," "Moanin'," "Broadway" and "Move." ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-together%21-mw0001004133

Personnel: Putte Wickman - Clarinet; Arne Domnerus - Saxophone; Jan Lundgren - Piano; Rune Gustafsson - Guitar;  Jesper Lundgaard -Bass;  Aage Tanggaard - Drums.

Happy Together! Disc 1 And Disc 2

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Don Covay - See Saw

Styles: Vocal, R&B
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:29
Size: 74,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:00)  1. See Saw
(2:03)  2. The Boomerang
(2:33)  3. Everything Gonna Be Everything
(2:35)  4. Fat Man
(2:43)  5. Precious You
(2:56)  6. Iron out the Rough Spots
(2:51)  7. Please Do Something
(2:46)  8. I Never Got Enough of Your Love
(2:08)  9. The Usual Place
(2:37) 10. A Woman's Love
(2:45) 11. Sookie, Sookie
(2:26) 12. Mercy, Mercy

Don Covay rides his most creative crest as a solo artist with this hearty collection of songs. The settings are simplistic for Atlantic Records, which recorded similar artists in lusher settings. But rawness is what makes these recordings arresting. A guitarist as well as a singer, Covay's pickings aren't buried in the mix, and you don't need a Geiger counter to detect the grooves. Most impressive are "See Saw," "Mercy Mercy," "Sookie, Sookie," and "Boomerang," a call to dance with the feeling of Major Lance singing a Curtis Mayfield song. On "Fat Man," you wonder if he's singing about his old Washington, D.C., buddy Billy Stewart. The two began their careers with the Rainbows. ~ Andrew Hamilton https://www.allmusic.com/album/see-saw-mw0000838700

Personnel: Don Covay (vocals).

See Saw

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Giovanni Hidalgo - Traveling Through Time

Styles: Latin Jazz, World Fusion 
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:45
Size: 128,8 MB
Art: Front

( 6:09)  1. La Maquinita
( 6:49)  2. Un Cha
( 4:28)  3. Timba y Bateria
( 6:23)  4. Timba y Bateria II
(10:39)  5. Enea
( 5:39)  6. Enea II
( 4:28)  7. Drum Solo
( 3:25)  8. Timba Solo
( 7:41)  9. Juntos

Giovanni Hidalgo is a renowned Puerto Rican conga player and Traveling Through Time is his 7th studio album as a leader.  This album was released late in 2014 under Incipit Records.  It features Giovanni Hidalgo and Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez on percussion and drums. With nothing but percussion on here, one might think that Traveling Through Time would become either boring or tiring.  That couldn’t be farther from the truth.  With two percussionists of this caliber, magic has happened here.  The album grooves and keeps things interesting, never remaining in one place for too, too long, yet retaining the drive and energy that is essential to anything Latin.  It’s an extraordinarily layered album as well.  There’s something to be discovered with every listen.  It sometimes is hard to believe that Traveling Through Time features just two people.  

The opening track, “La Maquinita,” sprints in roaring with a complex rhythmic melody (admittedly a weird word to be using without melodic instruments, but trust me there’s a melody) that sounds as though it could be a percussion ensemble of four or five people. In sum, then, Traveling Through Time is a gem.  For an album that relies entirely on percussion, Giovanni Hidalgo and Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez created something wonderfully energetic and interesting. https://elliottmusicreview.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/giovanni-hidalgo-traveling-through-time/

Traveling Through Time

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