Benny Carter - Skyline Drive and Towards

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:53
Size: 170,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:04)  1. Doozy
(4:35)  2. I'm The Caring Kind
(7:03)  3. Easy Money
(4:21)  4. Gorgeous! Georg!
(4:34)  5. Stompin' At The Savoy
(6:05)  6. I Want To Be Happy
(6:00)  7. Love For Sale
(8:10)  8. When Lights Are Low
(3:29)  9. I'd Love It
(3:10) 10. I Never Knew
(3:07) 11. Symphony In Riffs
(2:47) 12. Some Of These Days
(2:48) 13. Gloaming
(2:50) 14. My Buddy
(3:04) 15. I'm Coming Virginia
(2:50) 16. I'm In The Mood For Swing
(2:47) 17. Sugar

The bulk of this CD reissues a brilliant 1982 session featuring altoist Benny Carter with the tenors of Plas Johnson and Jerome Richardson, plus a variety of top European mainstream players including altoist Arne Domnerus, clarinetist Putte Wickman, trumpeter Jan Allen, and pianist Bengt Hallberg. Some of the music is reminiscent of Carter's famous European four-saxophone session of 1937, and these renditions of "Doozy" and "Easy Money" are quite definitive and exciting. In addition to the eight original selections on the LP, eight other numbers from the 1929-1939 period have been added to the set to double its length. 

These include examples of Carter's work on both alto and trumpet with McKinney's Cotton Pickers, the Chocolate Dandies, and Lionel Hampton in Europe in the 1930s, and with Teddy Wilson/Billie Holiday ("Sugar"). All in all, this CD acts both as a reminder of how strong Carter's 1982 date was, when he was a mere 75, and as a retrospective of his musical legacy. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/skyline-drive-and-towards-mw0001011137

Skyline Drive and Towards

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Paul Asaro, The Fat Babies - What A Heavenly Dream: The Fats Waller Rhythm Project

Styles:  Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:27
Size: 125,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:27)  1. Truckin
(3:56)  2. You're My Dish
(3:29)  3. Abdullah
(3:16)  4. Got No Time
(3:55)  5. Baby Brown
(3:29)  6. Your Feet's Too Big
(5:01)  7. Lonesome Me
(3:40)  8. I Wish I Were Twins
(4:11)  9. Sweet and Slow
(3:12) 10. I'll Dance at Your Wedding
(4:14) 11. Blue, Turning Grey Over You
(3:24) 12. Don't Let It Bother You
(2:59) 13. Winter Weather
(5:08) 14. Ain'tcha Got Music

In this highly-anticipated release, Paul Asaro and The Fat Babies pay homage to the recordings of "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm. Asaro, already well known to jazz aficionados for his long association with Leon Redbone, takes center stage here with piano and vocals that recall the humor, wit, and sublime pianistic talents of Waller without ever resorting to slavish imitation. With him are The Fat Babies, favorites on the Chicago jazz scene, who fully capture the spontaneous excitement of the original Waller recordings with a fresh twist. In addition to Asaro at the piano, the band includes Andy Schumm, cornet; John Otto, clarinet; Jake Sanders, guitar; Beau Sample, bass; and Alex Hall, drums. CD includes a 12-page illustrated booklet with liner notes by Paul Asaro. https://rivermontrecords.com/products/2222?variant=39571024335

What A Heavenly Dream: The Fats Waller Rhythm Project

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