Kim Fairchild - Natural

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:06
Size: 70,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:00)  1. Confession Stripped
(2:44)  2. Hound Dog
(3:54)  3. The Other Woman
(5:27)  4. Somebody New
(4:04)  5. Crossroad
(3:02)  6. Naturally
(3:11)  7. Just Go
(4:41)  8. Confession

Kim Fairchild (born November 26, 1966 in New York ), is a Norwegian singer , actor and entertainer. The family moved to Bergen in 1968. Fairchild has participated in a number of Norwegian TV productions, such as Lollipop , Beat for beat , Good Morning, Norway! and TV2's Anniversary Show, as well as finishing second in the 1993 Melody Grand Prix with the song "Besides the Wind" with Stein Hauge . Together with her band "Kim Fairchild Band", now "Ruffmix", she has toured all over Norway and with her rough soul / jazz / rock has been compared to Aretha Franklinand Tina Turner. Translate by Google https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Fairchild

Natural

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Gary Smulyan Quartet - Royalty at Le Duc

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 87:45
Size: 201,1 MB
Art: Front

(12:50)  1. Thedia
( 8:45)  2. The Star-Crossed Lovers
(11:58)  3. Cindy's Tune
(11:16)  4. Serenity
(13:14)  5. Elusive
( 7:14)  6. Laura
(12:12)  7. Body and Soul
(10:12)  8. Verdandi

Royalty at Le Duc, the 12th album led by Gary Smulyan, captures the baritone saxophonist’s gift for herculean lines at savage tempos as well as his startling ability to make the rough and rugged horn sound downright tender. The album was recorded in November 2015 at the renowned Paris club LeDuc des Lombards, where Smulyan appeared with an international rhythm section that he assembled specifically for a European tour French pianist Olivier Hutman, Italian bassist Michel Rosciglione and Austrian drummer Bernd Reiter all of whom receive plenty of well-deserved solo space. The quartet opens with a blistering rendition of “Thedia” (one of two Thad Jones compositions covered here), with the group’s leader hurling himself into several choruses, announcing his authority with delightful verve. Then the tempo drops way back for the first of the album’s two ballads, “The Star-crossed Lovers.” (The other luxuriously slow tune is “Laura,” composed by David Raksin for the 1944 film of the same name, which Smulyan previously covered on his 1978 recording debut with Woody Herman.) 

The ballads are particularly noteworthy since Smulyan may be best-known for his quicksilver phrasing and dexterity, but here he offers genuinely romantic music without sounding saccharine. In addition, the quartet covers a song by Smulyan’s hero, Pepper Adams (“Cindy’s Tune,” which sports a quirky bebop head based on the changes of “Honeysuckle Rose”) and one by Joe Henderson (“Serenity,” taken at a nice stroll and highlighted by Reiter’s elegant brushwork). 

The album closes with a reading of “Body and Soul,” which the band takes at a cool groove a la Coltrane in 1960. (A lick in Smulyan’s solo also gives a slick little nod to Trane’s “Countdown.”) It’s all too easy to imagine the Parisian audience standing during that final applause. https://www.jazziz.com/gary-smulyan-quartet/

Personnel: Baritone Saxophone – Gary Smulyan; Bass – Michel Rosciglione; Drums – Bernd Reiter; Piano – Olivier Hutman

Royalty at Le Duc

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Slide Hampton - Drum Suite

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:36
Size: 143,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:21)  1. Fump
(5:09)  2. Lover
(8:26)  3. Like Someone In Love
(4:28)  4. Gallery Groove
(5:23)  5. Our Waltz
(3:35)  6. It's All Right With Me
(3:14)  7. Stella By Starlight
(6:55)  8. Drum Suite (Parts I-V)
(5:46)  9. Well You Needn't
(3:14) 10. Sleigh Ride

This album, originally released by Epic, features trombonist-arranger Slide Hampton's augmented octet but it was overlooked when it was released in 1962 despite the all-star personnel. Hampton's arrangements are forward-looking hard bop and among the key soloists are tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef (who is heard throughout in top form), drummer Max Roach and Hampton himself. The five-part "Drum Suite" is the most ambitious work but all of the arrangements have their unexpected moments, and Hampton's playing on an up-tempo "It's All Right with Me" is outstanding. This limited-edition Mosaic release, just a single CD, augments the original set with a version of "Well You Needn't" that was only out previously on an obscure sampler, plus a previously unreleased "Sleigh Ride" from the same dates. Overall the music is rewarding and if not quite essential, there are enough exciting moments (whether from the ensembles or the main soloists) to make this a recommended acquisition. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/drum-suite-mw0000495824

Personnel: Slide Hampton - trombone, arranger; John Bello, Hobart Dotson, Freddie Hubbard, Willie Thomas, Richard Williams - trumpet; Benny Jacobs-El - trombone; George Coleman - tenor saxophone; Yusef Lateef - flute, tenor saxophone; Jay Cameron - baritone saxophone; Tommy Flanagan - piano; Eddie Khan - bass; Vinnie Ruggiero, Max Roach - drums

Drum Suite Zippy

Drum Suite MC

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Vassar Clements - Hillbilly Jazz

Styles: Viola, Vocal, Jazz
Year: 1978
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:00
Size: 172,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:43)  1. San Antonio Rose
(4:27)  2. Texas Blues
(2:35)  3. Take Me Back To Tulsa
(4:36)  4. Delta Blues
(2:23)  5. Fais Do Do
(3:50)  6. Breakfast Feud
(2:42)  7. Browns Ferry Blues
(2:41)  8. It's Dark Outside
(2:59)  9. Panhandle Rag
(2:54) 10. Blues For Dixie
(3:33) 11. Sentimental Journey
(3:23) 12. Back Home In Indiana
(3:02) 13. Sitting On Top Of The World
(2:36) 14. Crazy Cause I Love You
(3:47) 15. Hang Your Head In Shame
(4:08) 16. Vassar's Boogie
(2:16) 17. Little Rock Getaway
(2:37) 18. Yellow Sun
(2:58) 19. Gravy Waltz
(2:09) 20. C Jam Blues
(3:57) 21. Tippin In
(2:26) 22. You All Come
(5:06) 23. Last Song For Shelby Jean

The name Hillbilly Jazz might sound like an oxymoron to some, but when you think about it, jazz and "hillbilly music" have made for a healthy combination from time to time. The seminal country singer Jimmie Rodgers featured Louis Armstrong as a vocalist on some of his classic 1920s recordings, and Western swing came about when, in the 1930s, Bob Wills and others combined jazz with country and bluegrass. 

Then, in the 1950s and early '60s, jazz and pre-rock pop influenced country-pop stars like Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson. Hillbilly Jazz was a project that, in 1991, drew on jazz, bluegrass, Western swing, blues, and country. With such talented players as fiddle great Vassar Clements, guitarist David Bromberg, drummer D.J. Fontana, and singer Gordon Terry on board, Hillbilly Jazz successfully turns its attention to everything from Wills' "San Antonio Rose" (a natural choice) to Duke Ellington's "'C' Jam Blues," Benny Goodman's "Breakfast Feud," and Les Brown's "Sentimental Journey." Improvisation is a high priority on Hillbilly Jazz, and a love of improvisation is one thing that jazz, bluegrass, and Western swing players have in common. This rewarding but little-known CD reminds listeners that jazz and "hillbilly music" can fit together quite nicely. ~ Alex Henderson https://www.allmusic.com/album/hillbilly-jazz-mw0000270449
 

Personnel:  Fiddle, Viola, Vocals – Vassar Clements; Bass – Ellis Padgett; Drums – D.J. Fontana; Electric Bass – Kenneth Smith; Guitar - David Bromberg, Sam Pruett; Guitar, Mandolin, Piano – Michael Melford; Piano – Benny Kennerson; Steel Guitar, Resonator Guitar – Doug Jernigan; Vocals – Gordan Terry

Hillbilly Jazz

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