Keith Jarrett - Facing You

Styles: Piano Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:10
Size: 108,4 MB
Art: Front

(10:05)  1. In Front
( 5:55)  2. Ritooria
( 8:29)  3. Lalene
( 7:17)  4. My Lady, My Child
( 3:30)  5. Landscape For Future Earth
( 5:01)  6. Starbright
( 3:51)  7. Vapallia
( 3:00)  8. Semblence

Facing You is one of the most important recordings in contemporary jazz for several reasons, aside from being beautifully conceived and executed by pianist Keith Jarrett. It is a hallmark recording of solo piano in any discipline, a signature piece in the early ECM label discography, a distinct departure from mainstream jazz, a breakthrough for Jarrett, and a studio prelude for his most famous solo project to follow, The Köln Concert. Often meditative, richly melodic, inventive, and introspective beyond compare, Jarrett expresses his soul in tailored tones that set standards for not only this kind of jazz, but music that would serve him and his fans in good stead onward. In this program of all originals, which sound spontaneously improvised with certain pretexts and motifs as springboards, the rhapsodic "Ritooria," 4/4 love/spirit song "Lalene," and song for family and life "My Lady; My Child" firmly establish Jarrett's heartfelt and thoughtful approach. "Vapallia" cements the thematic, seemingly effortless, lighter but never tame aesthetic. "Starbright" is an easy-paced two-step tune signifying fully Jarrett's personalized stance. 

Straddling a more jagged, angular, and free edge, the pianist evokes the influence of Paul Bley during "Semblence" (sic). But it is the opening selection, an extended ten-minute opus titled "In Front," that truly showcases Jarrett at his playful best a timeless, modal, direct, and bright delight. A remarkable effort that reveals more and more with each listen, this recording has stood the test of time, and is unquestionably a Top Three recording in Keith Jarrett's long and storied career. ~ Michael G.Nastos https://www.allmusic.com/album/facing-you-mw0000192031

Facing You

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Don Lusher Big Band - The Very Best Of The Don Lusher Big Band

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:54
Size: 122,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. Peanut Vendor
(3:16)  2. Take The A Train
(3:09)  3. Opus 1
(2:35)  4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
(3:14)  5. Pennsylvania 65000
(3:17)  6. That's Right
(2:17)  7. D.L. Blues
(2:47)  8. Don't Get Around Anymore
(4:33)  9. Love For Sale
(3:20) 10. Carnival
(3:07) 11. Woodchoppers Ball
(2:52) 12. Tea For Two Cha Cha
(3:17) 13. Pinetops Boogie Woogie
(3:09) 14. Mission To Moscow
(4:05) 15. Shiny Stockings
(4:11) 16. One O'Clock Jump

Lusher grew up in a musical family, his grandfather, father and mother playing and singing in Salvation Army bands. Lusher learned to play trombone and pursued his musical interests at school. At the age of 18, he went into the army but contrived to keep up his playing by joining Salvation Army bands in any town he happened to be near. A visit to a camp he was at by Geraldo And His Orchestra, in whose trombone section was Ted Heath, convinced Lusher that once the war was over that was how he would make his career. In 1947, he left the army, bought a second-hand trombone, and joined a band led by an army friend in Tenby, Wales. He then joined Joe Daniels And His Hot Shots, but only a few weeks later the band folded. Lusher’s next professional engagement was with Lou Preager at London’s leading dancehall, the Hammersmith Palais. He then worked in a band led by Maurice Winnick at Ciro’s Club, following this with important and career-moulding engagements with th e Squadr onaires and the Ted Heath band, with which he visited the USA.

By the 60s Lusher was one of the UK’s best-known trombonists, touring extensively with prominent artists, such as Frank Sinatra. Subsequently, Lusher led big bands for special television and radio appearances and for limited concert work, activities which continued into the early 90s. He also established a reputation as an educator, working in this capacity in the USA, Japan and Australia as well as in the UK. Despite his international fame, Lusher never lost contact with his musical origins and regularly performed and recorded with brass bands.

An outstanding technician, Lusher’s flowing, precisely articulated playing style remained an object lesson to fellow trombonists in all areas of music. Throughout the 90s, he led the Ted Heath tribute band for numerous popular reunion concerts. In 2003, Lusher was awarded the OBE for Services To The Music Industry.

The Very Best Of The Don Lusher Big Band

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