Tete Montoliu - Tete Montoliu Interpreta a Serrat

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:20
Size: 126,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:12)  1. Con ho fa el Vent
(8:31)  2. Medley Marta: Marta, Una Guitarra, Cançó de Matinada, Me'n Vaig a Peu
(3:14)  3. Paraules d'amor
(4:36)  4. Els Vells Amants
(5:00)  5. Saps
(4:40)  6. Sota un Cirerer Florit
(3:51)  7. Quasi una Dona
(2:45)  8. Camí Avall
(2:56)  9. Manuel
(5:35) 10. El Meu Carrer
(2:28) 11. De Mica en Mica
(5:26) 12. No Hago Otra Cosa que Pensar en Tí
(3:00) 13. Conillet de Vellut

An outstanding veteran pianist from Spain, Tete Montoliu was born blind. He learned to read music in Braille when he was seven and developed impressive technique on piano. He recorded with Lionel Hampton in 1956, had his first session as a leader in 1958, and played with the touring Roland Kirk in 1963. Through the years, he also worked with such visiting Americans as Kenny Dorham, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Lucky Thompson, and even Anthony Braxton. Tete Montoliu's visits to the U.S. were very infrequent, but his SteepleChase albums (starting in 1971) are generally available; he also cut one date for Contemporary (1979) and recorded for Enja and Soul Note. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tete-montoliu-mn0000024907/biography

Tete Montoliu Interpreta a Serrat

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Kitty Kallen - But Beautiful

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:22
Size: 132,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:57)  1. But Beautiful
(2:44)  2. I'll Walk Along
(2:26)  3. Star Eyes
(3:26)  4. It's Been a Long, Long Time
(3:01)  5. Little Things Mean A Lot
(3:22)  6. My Colouring Book
(3:00)  7. It Could Happen To You
(3:06)  8. They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
(3:16)  9. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(3:24) 10. I'll Buy That Dream
(2:41) 11. I'd Never Forgive Myself
(3:04) 12. When They Ask About You
(3:02) 13. Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)
(2:55) 14. In The Chapel In The Moonlight
(3:35) 15. How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
(2:41) 16. Just Between Friends
(2:39) 17. Because You're Mine
(3:08) 18. I'm Old Fashioned
(2:46) 19. If I Give My Heart To You

Kitty Kallen was a band singer, and later a soloist, who lit up bandstands with a handful of top leaders during the '40s. She's remembered for three reasons: big-band fans know that she was the one who replaced Helen O'Connell in the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra in 1943, also that she sang the vocal chorus on a pair of Harry James hits, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "It's Been a Long, Long Time," and virtually everyone with a radio in 1954 knew that she recorded the year's most popular song, "Little Things Mean a Lot." Her career lasted more than 20 years, but it was sporadic at best, with the major successes listed above virtually the only popularity she achieved. Born in Philadelphia in 1922, she was a gifted mimic who won talent shows and also appeared on children's radio shows by the mid-'30s. Kallen was still a teenager when she began singing with bands (including Jan Savitt and Artie Shaw), and she earned her first full-time role in 1940 with Jack Teagarden's Orchestra. Two years later, she joined Tommy Dorsey, and appeared on several hits, including "Besame Mucho" and "Star Eyes" (plus a 1943 film, I Dood It). One year later, she had jumped ship again, this time to the Harry James band, where she struck gold again with a pair of dreamy Hit Parade toppers, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "It's Been a Long, Long Time." Two additional hits followed "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" and "I'll Buy That Dream" both of which were in the same mold as her previous features. After the end of World War II, during the late '40s, Kallen sang on several radio programs, appeared as a solo act in clubs nationwide, and recorded for labels including Musicraft and Signature. Nothing clicked in a big way until 1953, when a contract with Decca paid dividends with a pair of million-sellers, "Little Things Mean a Lot" (her signature song) and "In the Chapel in the Moonlight." Kallen proved popular on television, although by the mid-'50s, she began to be swept aside by rock-oriented pop music. She made brief comebacks in 1959 with Columbia and 1962 with RCA, but 1963 was the last year for her on the pop charts, with "My Coloring Book."~ John Bush https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kitty-kallen-mn0000099198/biography 

But Beautiful

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Michael Civisca - Blue Skies

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:56
Size: 126,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:53)  1. East Of The Sun
(3:56)  2. Nobody Else But Me
(3:27)  3. Honeysuckle Rose
(2:38)  4. How Deep Is The Ocean
(3:58)  5. Moonlight In Vermont
(2:29)  6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
(3:53)  7. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(3:54)  8. Love Walked In
(2:01)  9. Blue Skies
(3:39) 10. It's A Beautiful Evening
(3:00) 11. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
(3:53) 12. Ain't Misbehavin'
(2:54) 13. Here I'll Stay
(2:54) 14. My Funny Valentine
(2:16) 15. It Could Happen To You
(3:14) 16. All Of Me
(3:48) 17. As Time Goes By

Michael Civisca is a performer who sings the music of the Great American Songbook. His voice carries the warmth and style of a modern-day crooner. Michael is dedicated to the production of recordings and performances that spotlight the music of the great composers including Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, George and Ira Gershwin, and Irving Berlin. Civisca possesses a full-ranged baritone voice which he uses with finesse and discretion to fit the mood, tone and tempo of the song he's singing, Civisca is easily at home working with small trio groups, brassy big bands, or lush orchestras. Michael debuted March 17, 1997 with his first CD, 

A Collection of Great American Standards. The CD was picked up on national radio by May of that year. MJJ Music and Sony stepped up to the task of redistributing Michael's music to a national market. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/civisca

Blue Skies

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Victor Provost - Bright Eyes

Styles: Contemporary Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:38
Size: 134,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:58)  1. Eastern Standard Time
(7:13)  2. Ella Nunca Tiene Una Ventana
(4:22)  3. Fitt Street
(6:48)  4. Bright Eyes
(6:21)  5. Pan in Harmony
(6:05)  6. Homenaje
(6:08)  7. Fete Antillaise
(5:56)  8. Twenty
(1:01)  9. Intro for Chelle
(5:03) 10. Song for Chelle
(4:38) 11. La Casa de Fiesta

Just as Béla Fleck has done for the banjo and Laurie Anderson has done for the violin, steel pan player Victor Provost showcases his main instrument in contexts that are different from the one in which many listeners were first introduced to it. Although there are definitely Caribbean influences on Bright Eyes, Provost (who grew up on St. John in the Virgin Islands) is also deeply devoted to jazz. The result is a great jazz album that happens to feature steel pan as opposed to a great steel pan album that incorporates jazz. Provost and his band Alex Brown (piano), Zach Brown (bass) and Billy Williams Jr. (drums) get help from percussionist Paulo Stagnaro on six of the 11 cuts. Other guest contributors include Paquito D’Rivera (alto saxophone), Ron Blake (soprano saxophone), Tedd Baker (tenor saxophone), Joe Locke (vibraphone), Etienne Charles (trumpet) and John Lee (guitar). On the title track, Provost offers the same elegant mixture of hypnotic speed and seductive melodicism on steel pan that Locke has developed on vibraphone; the combination of the two instruments here is dazzling. The original tune “Twenty” illustrates the leader’s mastery of a slow tempo, while a fiery rendition of Tom Glovier’s “La Casa De Fiesta” becomes a high-octane blowing session for Provost, Alex Brown, Blake and Charles. We can’t wait to hear what Provost does next. ~ Bobby Reed http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/bright-eyes

Personnel:  Victor Provost - steel pan; Alex Brown - piano; Zach Brown - bass;  Billy Williams, Jr. - drums; Paquito D'Rivera - alto saxophone; Joe Locke - vibraphone; Ron Blake - soprano saxophone; Etienne Charles - trumpet; Paulo Stagnaro - percussion; Tedd Baker - tenor saxophone; John Lee - guitar

Bright Eyes

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