David Hobson, Rachael Beck - My Baby Just Cares For Me

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:36
Size: 92,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:27)  1. Get Happy
(3:19)  2. Baby, It’s Cold Outside
(2:26)  3. Almost Like Being In Love
(2:30)  4. I Got Rhythm
(4:42)  5. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
(2:48)  6. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
(2:35)  7. Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
(5:24)  8. The Sound Of Music Medley
(2:50)  9. Stranger In Paradise
(3:06) 10. My Baby Just Cares For Me
(2:42) 11. But Not For Me
(4:41) 12. Truly Scrumptious

In a must-have Mother’s Day release from ABC Music, two of Australia’s best-loved singers combine for their first recording together. Featuring favourites from screen and stage, the album includes classics such as ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’, ‘Get Happy’ and ‘Stranger in Paradise’. Rachael Beck is one of Australia’s most well-known and prolific stage and TV performers; David Hobson has enjoyed a career in opera and on the concert platform that has included numerous best-selling recordings and awards. Their first recording collaboration is sure to be one of the year’s finest releases. https://www.abcmusic.com.au/discography/my-baby-just-cares-me

My Baby Just Cares For Me

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Richard "Groove" Holmes, Les McCann - Players

Styles: Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:04
Size: 159,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:34)  1. That Healin' Feelin'
(4:30)  2. God Bless the Child
(3:24)  3. Next Spring
(6:21)  4. Them That's Got
(4:23)  5. How Long Blues
(8:13)  6. Good Groove
(5:57)  7. Willow Weep for Me
(5:18)  8. Just Friends
(3:12)  9. C.C. Rider
(4:08) 10. Licks a Plenty
(9:10) 11. Deep Purple
(4:43) 12. St. James Infirmary
(4:04) 13. Seven Come Eleven

Revered in soul-jazz circles, Richard "Groove" Holmes was an unapologetically swinging Jimmy Smith admirer who could effortlessly move from the grittiest of blues to the most sentimental of ballads. A very accessible, straightforward, and warm player, Holmes was especially popular in the black community and had been well respected on the Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey circuit by the time he signed with Pacific Jazz in the early '60s. He started receiving national attention by recording with such greats as Ben Webster and Gene Ammons. Best known for his hit 1965 version of "Misty," Holmes engaged in some inspired organ battles with Jimmy McGriff in the early '70s before turning to electric keyboards and fusion-ish material a few years later. The organ was Holmes' priority in the mid- to late '80s, when he recorded for Muse (he also had stints throughout his career with Prestige Records and Groove Merchant). Holmes was still delivering high-quality soul-jazz for Muse (often featuring tenor titan Houston Person) when a heart attack claimed his life at the age of 60 in 1991 after a long struggle with prostate cancer. He was a musician to the end, playing his last shows in a wheelchair. ~ Alex Henderson https://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-groove-holmes-mn0000848952/biography

Players

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Ima - Smile

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:49
Size: 97,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:19)  1. At last
(3:58)  2. Smile / What a wonderful world
(3:20)  3. Jardin d'hiver
(3:45)  4. Que sera sera
(3:07)  5. Fire
(2:57)  6. Petite fleur
(2:57)  7. Le sourire de mon amour
(3:44)  8. Gracias a la vida
(3:51)  9. Laisse-moi t'aimer
(3:19) 10. Un homme (C'est beau)
(3:52) 11. Et pourtant
(3:34) 12. Reviens

French Canadian singer Ima was born Marie-Andre Bergeron on May 11, 1978. Growing up on the southern bank of Montreal, Ima spent much of her spare time learning dance, theater and song, ultimately choosing to focus on theater. In her adult life she took part in a number of successful film projects, including appearances in The Bone Collector and Eye of the Beholder. Not entirely satisfied with her dramatic career, she decided to turn her attentions to music, taking the performance name Ima, for imagination. After five years Ima recorded her first single, a song called "In Your Eyes" that was featured on an album dedicated to late Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna, Tribute to Ayrton Senna Her participation in a series of singing contests in 2000 and 2001 put Ima in contact with François Guy, who strongly encouraged her to make a record in French. Under the direction of drummer/industry veteran Dominique Messier (Celine Dion, Lara Fabian), Ima assembled repertoire from the country's finest songwriters for her 2002 self-titled debut release. A few years and some regional touring later, Ima set to work on her follow-up project with collaborators Tino Izzo and Alessandro Cerondolo. Pardonne Moi Si Je T'aime was released in 2005. Though targeting her French-speaking audience had treated her well, Ima chose a different direction for her third time out in 2007. Smile featured repertoire drawn from the jazz genre, sung primarily in English. Ima has since maintained a busy regional touring schedule in support of the project, which has earned slots on airplay charts throughout Canada. ~ Evan C.Gutierrez https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ima-mn0001322547/biography

Smile

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