Freddie Hubbard - Ballads

Styles: Trumpet Jazz 
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:59
Size: 110,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:27)  1. Body And Soul
(6:26)  2. But Beautiful
(6:07)  3. Mirrors
(6:37)  4. Weaver Of Dreams
(7:47)  5. I Wished I Knew - Remastered
(4:48)  6. Cry Me Not
(9:42)  7. Lament For Booker

Freddie Hubbard's early years on Blue Note found him quickly developing from a Clifford Brown hard bopper to a more original stylist. This sampler (released as a 1997 CD) finds Hubbard emphasizing his warm sound on seven ballads including "Body and Soul," "But Beautiful" and his own "Lament for Booker." The material is drawn from seven of his excellent Blue Note sessions, all of which are also individually available in full. Nice music played with such sidemen as tenors Wayne Shorter, Tina Brooks, Hank Mobley and Jimmy Heath, altoist James Spaulding and pianists Cedar Walton, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock, among others. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/ballads-mw0000024386

Ballads

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Liv Stoveland - Close Your Eyes

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:34
Size: 99,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. Close Your Eyes - 1
(4:54)  2. Remind Me
(2:15)  3. Four
(3:20)  4. Old Devil Moon
(4:37)  5. Angel Eyes
(3:46)  6. Come Rain or Come Shine
(3:32)  7. Daydreaming
(4:15)  8. Undecided
(6:03)  9. They All Laughed
(3:35) 10. Recordame
(2:52) 11. Close Your Eyes - 2

Liv Gudrun Stoveland Woie (born 12 March 1965 in Lillesand, Norway) is a Norwegian soprano and singing teacher. Stoveland was raised in a musical family. This brought her to a classical education as soprano at the Agder musikkonservatorium, and eventually a diploma from the Norwegian Academy of Music. She has participated in numerous productions in musical genres such as opera and church music, and has also taken up jazz. She has recited solo concerts and has performed as soloist in works such as Handel's "Messiah", Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" and "Requiem" by Brahms. She has a large repertoire in songs and lieder, and has sung Grieg, Sibelius, R. Strauss and Hugo Wolf numerous times. In recent years she has mostly sung classical baroque music and toured with "Stabat Mater" by Vivaldi on the Amalfi Coast in Italy in autumn 2013. Her debut album Close your eyes was released in 2009. A second album is on the way 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liv_Stoveland

Close Your Eyes

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Herb Alpert - Beyond

Styles: Vocal, Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1980
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:24
Size: 93,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:14)  1. Kamali
(3:00)  2. The Continental
(4:49)  3. Reach For The Stars
(3:27)  4. Interlude (For Erica)
(3:38)  5. Red Hot
(6:01)  6. Beyond
(4:25)  7. That's The Way Of The World
(4:03)  8. Keep It Goin'
(5:43)  9. The Factory

Naturally, the wild success of "Rise" would lead anyone to the temptation of repeating oneself, and at first, this follow-up LP does plenty of that, grafting the same slow, hand-clapping beat onto several numbers. But Alpert won't sit still for long, and he comes through with some startling things that wake up the record midway through. The funky, percolating party beat of "Red Hot" starts the engine, which is pushed to an electrifying degree by the sequencer-driven, Echoplexed, hard-charging title track, where we hear Alpert's distinctive horn through a metallic electronic buffer. The most amazing track is the finale, "The Factory," a terrifying, relentlessly grinding depiction of a soulless foundry that must have shocked sedate former TJB fans who bought this album on a lark, expecting happy music from the past. Bold stuff indeed, and it did make some impact on the charts, though not nearly to the degree of Rise. ~ Richard S.Ginell https://www.allmusic.com/album/beyond-mw0000854674

Personnel: Trumpet – Bob Findley , Herb Alpert; Vocals – Herb Alpert, Randy Badazz;  Flugelhorn – Herb Alpert ; Synthesizer – Herb Alpert ;  Bass – Abraham Laboriel, Robert Russell; Drums – Kevin Calhoun, Manolo Badrena, Steve Gadd, Steve Schaeffer; Guitar – Chris Pinnick , Dana Barry , Johnny Guitar Watson , Peter Frampton, Tim May, Tommy Tedesco; Keyboards – Andy Armer , Michael Boddicker, Mike Lang; Marimba – Julius Wechter; Percussion – Herb Alpert, Randy Badazz; Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts; Trombone – Bill Reichenbach 

Beyond

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George Colligan - Small Room

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:52
Size: 163,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:51)  1. I Love Music
(7:25)  2. Afterthought
(6:28)  3. Exile's Gate
(4:35)  4. Elves
(6:10)  5. The Dolphin
(6:02)  6. When Your Lover Has Gone
(4:49)  7. Small Room
(4:21)  8. Rule's End
(3:37)  9. Voyage
(5:29) 10. Quincy
(6:37) 11. Some Other Time
(5:22) 12. Caravan
(4:59) 13. Only Trust Your Heart

Time out for a personal pitch regarding one of the most imaginative up-and- coming pianists on the contemporary jazz scene. Thirty-year-old New Jersey native, George Colligan has compiled quite a resume, what with offers for sideman gigs from Gary Thomas, Lee Konitz, Freddy Cole, Billy Hart, and Steve Wilson, not to mention a magnificent spate of recording activity that includes two sessions as a leader for Fresh Sound and another baker's dozen for SteepleChase. Problem is that very few outside the immediate circle have any familiarity with Colligan at all, and that's a shame because he's such a stimulating player. While his past efforts for SteepleChase have put him in either trio (please check out Activism ) or large group settings (sample The Newcomer ), the recently-issued Small Room is a tour-de-force for Colligan's talents as a solo pianist. A virtual textbook on developing a set, the thirteen selections performed here bring out many sides of Colligan's personality and keep the attention level at peak performance. Along the way, you'll find everything from the mainstream swing of Kenny Barron's "Voyage" to more exploratory cuts such as "Afterthought" and Gary Thomas' "Exile's Gate." The lush romantic side also beams through with radiant takes of "Some Other Time" and "Only Trust Your Heart." Clocking in at a tad bit over seventy minutes, Small Room was recorded in Denmark by SteepleChase owner and producer Nils Winther in 1998 and the overall recording quality is absolutely grand- focused, yet not too dry. As someone who as a rule typically avoids solo discs, the highest compliment I can give this set is that I never once reached for the remote and that's saying a lot! ~ C.Andrew Hovan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/small-room-george-colligan-steeplechase-records-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php

Personnel: George Colligan – piano

Small Room

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Ken McIntyre - The Complete United Artists Sessions (Disc 1), (Disc 2)

Album: The Complete United Artists Sessions  (Disc 1)

Styles: Flute, Oboe, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:16
Size: 159,7 MB
Art:

( 7:25)  1. Miss Ann
( 7:31)  2. Lois Marie
( 5:04)  3. Chittlin's And Cavyah
( 6:15)  4. Permanentity
( 4:50)  5. Tip Top
( 3:23)  6. Kaijee
( 5:39)  7. Reflections
( 5:07)  8. Say What
( 4:21)  9. 96.5
(10:09) 10. Arisin'
( 3:28) 11. Laura
( 5:59) 12. Speak Low

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Album: The Complete United Artists Sessions  (Disc 2)

Time: 66:01

Size: 152,0 MB

( 5:26)  1. Cosmos

( 6:49)  2. Sendai

( 6:57)  3. Undulation

(10:36)  4. Turbospacey

( 7:08)  5. Bootsie

( 7:46)  6. New Time

( 7:22)  7. Naomi

( 8:49)  8. Someday

( 5:03)  9. Mercedes

Ken McIntyre, a very underrated multi-reedist, developed fairly original styles on alto, flute, bass clarinet, oboe and bassoon. He made two fairly well-known sessions for New Jazz in 1960 and recorded for SteepleChase from 1974-78. However, McIntyre's pair of United Artists records from 1962-63 (his only dates as a leader during 1961-73) have been long overlooked. This double CD from 1997 has all of the music from the original LPs, plus eight previously unreleased cuts. All of the selections except "Laura" and "Speak Low" are McIntyre compositions. The advanced hard bop originals (which show the influence of the avant-garde) tend to be complex, sometimes using tricky time signatures, and lack memorable melodies, but they swing.

The leader mostly plays his dry-toned alto, with a bit of flute and oboe, and with the exception of a few spots by pianist Jaki Byard, the backup musicians are mostly supportive and do not stand out. One set has McIntyre and a pianoless rhythm section joined by a dozen strings. His string writing is inventive and shows some otherwise unrealized potential. The other selections are either with a quartet or a quintet (the latter with trombonist John Mancebo Lewis). This obscure but stimulating set grows in interest with each listen. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-united-artists-sessions-mw0000024851

Personnel: MAKANDA KEN MCINTYRE (flute, alto saxophone, oboe); JOHN MANCEBO LEWIS (trombone); JAKI BYARD, ED STOUTE (piano); AHMED ABDUL-MALIK, RON CARTER, BOB CUNNINGHAM (bass); WARREN SMITH, LOUIS HAYES, BEN RILEY, EDGAR BATEMAN (drums); 13-piece string orchestra

The Complete United Artists Sessions (Disc 1),(Disc 2)

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