Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Emil Richards - Wonderful World Of Percussion

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:38
Size: 99,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:45)  1. Good Grief
(4:57)  2. Enjoy
(5:41)  3. Sheep Lie
(5:34)  4. Underdog Rag
(2:53)  5. Venezuela-la
(3:54)  6. Celesta
(3:28)  7. Alive in Five
(4:52)  8. Yo Yazz
(4:59)  9. Amos
(1:30) 10. Bells of Hollywood

Wonderful World of Percussion is an imaginative and innovative tour de force by studio great, concert showman and now recording artist Emil Richards. The pieces range from zany to romantic, played on percussion instruments that go from African rhythm log to xylophone. Richards gives full voice to the potential of each instrument and destroys the stereotype that percussion's role is to provide rhythm and texture. 

Instead, Richards' percussion pieces are alive with the melody and countermelody that one would expect from music written for any other group of instruments. Richards' works are clear expressions of his knowledge and interest in world music and jazz. https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/wonderful-world-of-percussion-mr0000927278

Wonderful World Of Percussion

Sylvia Bennett - This Love Is Real

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 25:21
Size: 58,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:32)  1. This Love Is Real
(4:00)  2. Lorilee
(3:04)  3. It’s Impossible (NE Version)
(3:54)  4. Shadow of Your Smile (HB Version)
(3:40)  5. One-Sided Love
(3:56)  6. Where or When (SF Version)
(3:13)  7. Lorilee (Pop)

“Man, the lady can sing! Her magic gets to the ears and the hearts of the audience.” ~ Lionel Hampton

She’s one part jazz, one part pop, and one part sultry. If you like Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, and Rosemary Clooney, you’ll LOVE Sylvia Bennett.

Italian born and American raised Sylvia Bennett is a Grammy nominated international recording artist and song–writer who has performed at Presidential Inaugurations and opened for such renowned artists as Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jackie Mason, Dizzy Gillespie, Barry Gibb and David Brenner. Discovered by the legendary Lionel Hampton, she has since captivated audiences and critics alike with her sultry, honeyed tones and seductive blend of jazz and pop. She’s the inimitable, unforgettable Sylvia Bennett.

Sylvia and Lionel Hampton’s first recording project was the Grammy nominated Sentimental Journey. A second project, There Will Never Be Another You, was a CD/DVD tribute she dedicated to her beloved mentor and would be followed by nine more CDs: Songs From the Heart (featuring Boots Randolph, Ed Calle, and Kirk Whalum), It’s Christmas Time, Smile, Sonríe, C’est Si Bon, Best Love Songs, It’s All About Love, For You and I Wish You Love. It’s All About Love, Sylvia’s first CD of all original music, reached #24 on the 2016 SmoothJazz.com Year End Top 50 Album Chart. In 2017, Sylvia Bennett teamed up with Grammy award winner Paul Brown after their mutual friend and music colleague, Sandy Shore Founder/President/CEO of Smooth Jazz Global Radio, brought them together. They recorded a unique and modern rendition of the timeless classic, Baby, It’s Cold Outside, at Afterhours Music, in North Miami with Sylvia’s long–time producer, Hal S. Batt. It reached #18 in the Mediabase Adult Contemporary Holiday Chart, #26 in the Mediabase Adult Contemporary Chart, and #20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Indicator Chart.

Because it’s all we need... because it’s the answer and because it never fails, Sylvia Bennett wishes everyone love on her latest recording I WISH YOU LOVE. Dipping into her collection of favorites from the classic songs that she’s romanced over the years in several languages, this luciously arranged and produced set by Hal S. Batt, is all in English and features some amazing special guests including the one and only bass master, Nathan East on an impeccable cover of “It’s Impossible” and Chart–topping Smooth Jazz trumpeter Rick Braun on a highly enjoyable run of “C’est Si Bon,"” or as we like to call it, “C’est Si Braun.” Really, it’s all you need to get by. Love that is... and this wonderful assortment of love songs falls into that category as well. Find out for yourself! In addition to recording and creating new products for the Sylvia Bennett Gift Collection, she loves to perform in front of a live audience and has created a range of shows that cover everything from Broadway to pop and from swing to international. She sings in English, Spanish, and French but regardless of the language her goal remains the same: to bring people joy through music and song! http://www.sylviabennett.com/bio.html

This Love Is Real