Andrea Celeste - My Reflection

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:11
Size: 143,7 MB
Art: Front

( 4:23) 1. Real
( 3:56) 2. My Reflection
( 3:28) 3. I Don't Wanna Play This Game
( 3:29) 4. It Ain't Necessarily So
( 4:23) 5. The Power Of Our Love
( 5:09) 6. I'm Glad There Is You
( 4:27) 7. A Thought Away
( 4:55) 8. Seven Days
( 3:49) 9. Blue Is The Colour Of Love
( 3:26) 10. There's No Other Place
( 3:02) 11. Take My Hand
( 2:31) 12. Stand By Me In The Night
(12:06) 13. You Say Goodbye

It's surprising to hear the debut of a mature vocalist, gifted with a deep and expressive voice, only to find that she is but 21 years old and wrote most of the songs on My Reflection. Italian vocalist Andrea Celeste began studying piano and classical singing at the age of eleven, and was later trained in gospel choirs and seminars by American singer Cheryl Porter. My Reflection was recorded in 2007 with some of Italy's finest jazz musicians.

The songs, in English, deal with some of the most banal aspects of love and relationships, more with the peaks than the valleys. Celeste sings with wise and elegant phrasing and a warm and expressive voice, portraying an innocent belief in the power of the romantic word. Her ability to entrust herself fully in the hands of her accompanying musicians, wins attention time after time. Robero "Robbo" Vigo's wise production spices each song with new color, mainly by adding new musicians to the core trio of pianist Gianluca Tagliazucchi, bassist Dino Cerruti and drummer Rodolfo Cervetto heard on "I Don't Wanna Play This Game," where Massimo Currò's guitar adds a relaxed and breezy touch, not far from the sound of Pat Metheny.

Celeste's readings of the Gershwin brothers' standard "It Ain't Necessarily So" and Jimmy Dorsey's "I'm Glad There Is You" are masterful. Accompanied by pianist Dado Moroni and bassist Pietro Leveratto on the former and pianist Andrea Pozza on the latter, Celeste opts for a straightforward approach to singing the words, knowing that her strong voice is enough to carry the lyrics and nothing more is needed beyond a minimalist sketching of the melody. She resurrects Sting's "Seven Days" with beautiful and playful phrasing, recalling Sting's ability to write intelligent lyrics.

Celeste manages to sound far too optimistic for someone her age on her original tracks the lovely opener, "Real," that resurfaces in a slightly different version as a hidden bonus track; the more meditative "A Thought Away" and "There's No Other Place," both aided by Robero Izzo's folksy violin; and the believable sadness conveyed in "You Say Goodbye." Throughout, Celeste's voice is captivating, conveying a wide spectrum of colors and shades, with an assured vocal command and elegant presentation.~ EYAL HAREUVENI https://www.allaboutjazz.com/my-reflection-andrea-celeste-philology-jazz-records-review-by-eyal-hareuveni

Personnel: Andrea Celeste: vocals; Gianluca Tagliazucchi: piano; Dino Cerruti: double-bass; Rodolfo Cervetto: drums; Dado Moroni: piano; Andrea Pozza: piano; Enzo Zirelli: drums; Ricardo Fioravant: double-bass; Pietro Leveratto; double-bass; Stefano Cabrera: cello: Roberto Izzo: violin; GNU Quartet: Marco Moro: bass flute; Massimo Curr

My Reflection

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Michel Petrucciani - Solo Live

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:51
Size: 128,3 MB
Art: Front

( 4:25) 1. Looking Up
( 4:02) 2. Besame Mucho
( 2:22) 3. Rachid
( 4:07) 4. Chloe Meets Gershwin
( 3:40) 5. Home
( 3:07) 6. Brazilian Like
( 4:11) 7. Little Piece In C For U
( 3:21) 8. Romantic But Not Blue
(11:29) 9. Trilogy In Blois (Morning Sun, Noon Sun And Night Sun In Blois)
(10:08) 10. Caravan
( 4:54) 11. She Did It Again - Take The A Train - She Did It Again

Solo Live, released shortly after his death, marks pianist Michel Petrucciani's lasting solo gift to the jazz world. Though clearly a virtuoso on his instrument, his playing always seemed to reflect as much respect for the audience as it did for his own talent. At its essence, Petrucciani's music is remarkably buoyant, decidedly joyful, improvisationally aggressive, and, above all, intended to evoke an emotional response on the part of the listener. His amazing reading of Ellington's "Caravan" is characteristic of this unique style. However, the pianist may best be remembered for his original compositions and three of his most memorable are included here.

"Looking Up," as the title would suggest, is overtly optimistic and inherently hopeful. "Home" is a clearly enunciated statement of warmth and comfort. "Brazilian Like" is orchestral and melodic to the point at which the tune remains in one's head long after its conclusion. Petrucciani closes the album with the medley of "She Did It Again/Take the A Train/She Did It Again" his original sandwiched around Strayhorn's classic.A befitting set-closer for this extraordinary musician.~Brian Bartolini https://www.allmusic.com/album/solo-live-mw0000048924

Personnel: Piano [Steinway Piano, Model D] – Michel Petrucciani

Solo Live

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Frank Foster & The Loud Minority Band - Well Water

Styles: Saxophone Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:10
Size: 133,5 MB
Art: Front

( 7:19) 1. Joy Spring
( 9:51) 2. Cecilia Is Love
( 9:10) 3. Simone
( 6:11) 4. There'll Be A Time
(10:17) 5. Someone's Rocking My Jazz Boat
( 7:33) 6. Well Water
( 7:46) 7. Three Card Molly

The music on Well Water sat unreleased for 30 years but was worth the wait. Frank Foster's Loud Minority Orchestra only made a few records during its decade or so of existence and Well Water is one of its best. Listeners expecting the music to be similar to that of Foster's former boss Count Basie should realize that Foster's playing by 1977 was more strongly influenced by John Coltrane than by Lester Young, and that his writing is much more modern than that usually heard in the Basie band or even in the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. The performances do swing in their own way and include dynamic solos by the altoist C.I. Williams, both Foster and Bill Saxton on tenors, trumpeter Charles Sullivan and pianist Mickey Tucker. With Elvin Jones (making one of his few appearances with a big band) driving the ensembles and inspiring the soloists, this is an exciting effort. The closing number, "Three Card Molly," is a Foster quintet feature in which the leader switched to soprano. Highly recommended.~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/well-water-mw0000572228

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Frank Foster; Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Earl May; Alto Saxophone, Flute – C.I. Williams, Leroy Barton; Baritone Saxophone – Kenneth Rogers; Drums – Elvin Jones; Piano – Mickey Tucker; Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Doug Harris; Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Bill Cody ; Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Bill Saxton; Trombone – Bill Lowe, Charles Stephens, Janice Robinson , Kiane Zawadi; Trumpet – Cecil Bridgewater, Don McIntosh, Joe Gardner, Kamau Adilifu, Sinclair Acey

Well Water

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The Michel Petrucciani Trio - One Night in Karlsruhe (Live)

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:35
Size: 179,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:38)  1. 13th
(8:22)  2. There Will Never Be Another You (From "Iceland")
(8:48)  3. In a Sentimental Mood
(6:48)  4. One for Us
(9:26)  5. Mr. K.J.
(6:20)  6. Embraceable You (From "Girl Crazy")
(8:35)  7. She Did It Again
(7:01)  8. La champagne
(6:23)  9. Giant Steps
(9:09) 10. My Funny Valentine (From "Babes in Arms")

The SWR Jazzhaus label is sitting on a huge stash of unreleased live jazz recordings made for radio and television broadcast in Germany, going back to the early 1950s. Over 40 titles have appeared to date. One Night in Karlsruhe is especially good news. Only a few previously unknown Michel Petrucciani recordings have come to light since his death at 36 in 1999. Great jazz players are respected but few have been loved like Petrucciani. To see him on his piano bench, his 50-pound body severely stunted and crippled by osteogenesis imperfecta, grinning with joy, his hands unleashing torrential piano romanticism, was to believe in the invincibility of the creative human spirit. In this 1988 concert he plays with the best rhythm section of his life, Gary Peacock and Roy Haynes. They had made Michel Plays Petrucciani for Blue Note 10 months earlier. Petrucciani has been compared to Peacock’s regular employer, Keith Jarrett. His chops were close, even if he lacked Jarrett’s harmonic inventiveness. He also reversed Jarrett’s priorities: Petrucciani put passion first, intellect second. “There Will Never Be Another You” is an eight-minute ascent in piano variations that find ecstasy and catharsis. No one made the piano a medium of ecstasy like Petrucciani. Even “Giant Steps,” John Coltrane’s notoriously difficult set of chord progressions, is cause for jubilant celebration (and confirms Petrucciani’s virtuosity). 

When he played a ballad, his natural fire was barely contained within his gift for lyricism. On this night the ballads are swept up and overwhelmed by energy. “My Funny Valentine” may be the fastest on record. “Embraceable You” is begun slowly by Peacock but Petrucciani smokes it. Only “In a Sentimental Mood” stays rapt. Petrucciani holds it back, hinting at it, touching its edges. It is a dawning revelation when Ellington’s melody gradually coalesces. ~ Thomas Conrad https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/michel-petrucciani-trio-one-night-in-karlsruhe-swr-jazzhaus/

Personnel:  Piano – Michel Petrucciani; Bass – Gary Peacock; Drums – Roy Haynes

One Night in Karlsruhe

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Dawn Lambeth - Midnight Blue

Size: 177,9 MB

Time: 76:45

File: MP3 @ 320K/s

Released: 2004

Styles: Jazz Vocals

Art: Front

01. If I Were You (4:29)

02. Too Marvelous For Words (5:22)

03. I Didn't Know About You (7:02)

04. I Saw Stars (3:59)

05. Midnight Blue (7:21)

06. More Than You Know (5:51)

07. Nice Work If You Can Get It (4:04)

08. 100 Years From Today (7:25)

09. You Leave Me Breathless (5:25)

10. Sugar (5:47)

11. Don't Worry About Me (5:04)

12. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) (6:09)

13. There's A Small Hotel (5:28)

14. Goodnight My Love (3:14)

As Confucius says, isn't it a pleasure to have an old friend visit from afar? Dawn Lambeth's singing on this recording not only brings to mind the great singers of the classic jazz era, it establishes her as a worthy heir to their legacy. In relation to her contemporaries, Dawn is an aberration, she remains true to the disciplines of melody, intonation and musical craftsmanship that were the standards of the era of Bing Crosby, Maxine Sullivan, Lee Wiley and so many others. To lovers of the music of the Swing Era, her singing is like a visit from an old friend, a happy reminder of a bygone era.

Dawn's focus is on the music of the 1930s and '40s, a period of refined songwriting and the first flowering of the soloist's art in jazz. For this recording she has assembled a collection of songs and musicians that represent the best qualities of that era. The composers represented here, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Rodgers & Hart, the Gershwins and others of lesser fame, define the phrase "Great American Songbook." She is accompanied by two musical aggregations, one a conventional swing septet, the other a smaller group reminiscent of the "gypsy swing" collaborations between guitarist Django Reinhardt and American musicians in the late '30s. Featured soloists in the septet include pianist Ray Skjelbred and saxophonist John Smith, while the small group features guitarist Paul Mehling (of the Hot Club of San Francisco). The result is a perfect blend between singer and accompaniment.

Personnel:
Dawn Lambeth, vocals
Clint Baker, guitar
Mike Baird, clarinet and tenor saxophone
Marc Caparone, cornet
Jeff Hamilton, drums
Paul Mehling, guitar
Ray Skjelbred, piano
John Smith, soprano & alto saxophone
Tom Wilson, string bass

Midnight Blue

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Erin O'brien - Songs From The Heart Of Erin O'brien

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:57
Size: 89,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:20) 1. My Foolish Heart
(3:10) 2. Let Me Love You
(2:50) 3. Forbidden Love
(3:27) 4. Love Letters
(3:12) 5. This Love Of Mine
(3:20) 6. I'm Glad There Is You
(3:28) 7. When I Fall In Love
(3:41) 8. These Foolish Things
(2:56) 9. Maybe It's Because
(2:59) 10. My Romance
(3:09) 11. Ev'ry Time
(3:18) 12. Where's The Happy Ending

Erin O'Brien (January 17, 1934 – May 20, 2021) was an American actress and singer, active during the mid-twentieth century and best known as the leading lady of arguably the first made-for-TV movie,[citation needed] Girl on the Run, which also served as the pilot for the television series 77 Sunset Strip written by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., which played briefly in theaters before airing on television on October 10, 1958. The daughter of a milk delivery man, Vincent O'Brien, and his wife, Betty, she was the oldest of 14 siblings, with seven sisters and six brothers. She was born in Hollywood, grew up in Long Beach, California, and was a graduate of St. Anthony High School.

At 15, O'Brien had a notable encounter singing to Helen Keller, who was staying at a nunnery in Pasadena: "The sister surrounding Keller's bed encouraged a frightened O'Brien to continue [singing]. Finally Keller reached up and held her hand to O'Brien's throat to feel the vibrato. Keller began crying. 'Afterward she kept kissing my hand again and again and again.'" Shortly after finishing high school, O'Brien sang with a choir directed by Walter Schumann. For three years, O'Brien appeared on a five-day-a-week television show hosted by Al Jarvis which also featured Betty White. After that, she toured as a singer and eventually became a winner on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts on television, which led to a one-year contract on The Tonight Show.

O'Brien was the leading lady in episodes of such television shows as Bat Masterson with Gene Barry, Sugarfoot, Cheyenne with Clint Walker. Maverick with James Garner, episode: "Stage West", Colt .45, The Asphalt Jungle, Laramie, Tombstone Territory, Death Valley Days, and Perry Mason, and onscreen In Like Flint. She was deemed too short to star opposite Gene Kelly in Marjorie Morningstar; Natalie Wood was hired instead. O'Brien was a singer on The Frank Sinatra Show[? on CBS-TV (1950-1952), The Eddie Fisher Show on NBC-TV (1957-1959), and the syndicated The Liberace Show (1958-1959).? She entertained troops with Bob Hope, Jayne Mansfield, and Frances Langford in 1957 and was the face of advertising campaigns for Schlitz and later, Smirnoff.

According to the Internet Movie Database, O'Brien was a featured solo singer on The Steve Allen Show from 1956 to 1958. Her films include Onionhead with Andy Griffith (1958) and John Paul Jones with Robert Stack (1959). In 1958, O'Brien released an album, Songs From the Heart of Erin O'Brien on Coral Records. On June 16, 1951, O'Brien married public relations practitioner James Fitzgerald. They had three sons and divorced on January 17, 1963. She had two children by her second husband, Kanan Awni, whom she married twice. She died on May 20, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_O%27Brien_(actress)

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Simona Bencini & L.M.G. 4tet - Spreading Love

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:08
Size: 119,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:12) 1. Spreading Love
(5:16) 2. The Man I Love
(4:51) 3. When You Told Me Goodbye
(6:10) 4. Solitude
(6:27) 5. Geraldine
(5:01) 6. Capoeira
(6:02) 7. You Don't Know What Love Is
(4:40) 8. I'm Just Lucky So-And-So
(5:23) 9. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(3:02) 10. Stay

Simona Bencini cannot be defined as a jazz singer tout court, but a flexible singer who has made contamination and transversality her stylistic code: from the soul-funk of Dirotta su Cuba to the songwriting of Pacifico and Elisa, from the jazz of Stefano Bollani and Lmg 4tet at the swing of the Parco della Musica Jazz Orchestra. Accompanied by Lmg 4tet, the Apulian quartet with which she recorded her first jazz record "Spreading love", Simona Bencini returns with "UNFINISHED", an album of unreleased jazz songs completed during the 2020 lockdown with a vintage and refined style. The album features several featuring by important Italian jazz players who have collaborated with Simona over the last few years: from Fabrizio Bosso to Antonio Faraò, from Julien Oliver Mazzariello to Mario Rosini. There will therefore be surprises and guests during the evening!Translate By Googlehttps://www.bluenotemilano.com/evento/concerto-simona-bencini-7-ottobre-2021-milano/

Personnel: Simona Bencini voce; Mimmo Campanale batteria; Giorgio Vendola contrabbasso; Mario Rosini piano; Gaetano Partipilo sax

Spreading Love

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Patrick Cornelius - Acadia: Way of the Cairns

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:14
Size: 113,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:23) 1. Way of the Cairns
(6:56) 2. Star Party
(3:38) 3. Blueberry Mountain
(6:44) 4. Seawall Sunrise
(6:25) 5. Darkest Night
(5:04) 6. Valse Hesitante
(4:43) 7. Personal Beehives
(4:54) 8. On the Precipice
(4:23) 9. Ten Years Later

No, this is not an ECM album, though, looking at the sleeve art, you would be excused from thinking it was trying to pass itself off as one. Half of the Acadia quartet is indeed European: Estonian-born, German-based pianist Kristjan Randalu and Luxembourg-born, US-based drummer Paul Wiltgen. The other half is American: alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius and US-born, London-based double bassist Michael Janisch. The music itself is a genuinely transatlantic affair, though the US is the dominant partner: Cornelius' vigorous straight-ahead playing and composing are the key sculpting elements, supported by Janisch's forceful presence. The band began life in the late 2000s as The Transatlantic Collective. Ten years after its last performance it reformed as Acadia, recording this album in the spring of 2019.

Acadia calls itself a collective, too. But this, like the sleeve design, is a bit confusing. The album is billed as by Cornelius, not Acadia; Cornelius wrote six of the eight tunes; and Cornelius is the producer (the other three musicians are given as co-producers). Just saying. No caveats about the music though. Its future facing trajectory is a kind of fast-forwarded update of alto saxophonist Jackie McLean's direction in the mid 1960s: firmly in the straight-ahead tradition but stretching the envelope venturesomely and mostly muscularly. Two non-Cornelius tunes provide a shift in dynamics: Randalu's "Valse Hésitante" and Wiltgen's closer, "Ten Years Later," are each somewhere between wistful and reflective.

It all makes for a satisfying mix, equal parts cerebral and visceral. Cornelius says that, while writing the material for the album, he had in mind America's National Parks, to which the album is dedicated. These, together with wider ecological concerns, have been the motivator of several late 2010s albums, kicking off with the trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's America's National Parks (Cuneiform, 2016). Acadia: Way Of The Cairns is a fine addition to the oeuvre.~Chris May https://www.allaboutjazz.com/acadia-way-of-the-cairns-patrick-cornelius-whirlwind-recordings

Personnel: Patrick Cornelius: saxophone, alto; Kristjan Randalu: piano; Michael Janisch: bass; Paul Wiltgen: drums.

Acadia: Way of the Cairns

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Buddy Collette - The Polyhedric

Styles: Bop, Post Bop, Cool Jazz
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:17
Size: 78,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:34) 1. Orfeo Negro
(4:14) 2. Blues For Nicola
(5:15) 3. Mounya Labeli Matatoo
(4:12) 4. Paddy
(4:07) 5. A Taste Of Fresh Air
(4:23) 6. Pickford Street
(3:31) 7. Skater For Mater
(5:59) 8. Blues

A rare European date from reedman Buddy Collette and arguably one of his hippest albums ever! The set was recorded in Milan in 1961, and features a great lineup not only of Italian players, but which also includes the legendary Dusko Goykovich on trumpet bringing in a nicely harder sound next to Buddy's work on flute and alto sax! Tracks have a well-arranged feel the tighter structures of the Italian jazz scene of the time, but with sharper edges than Buddy's 50s work in LA and given that Collette wrote nearly every number on the set, the album's a great discovery of his deep talents as a writer. In addition to Goykovich on trumpet, other musicians include Renato Sellani on piano, Dino Piana on trombone, Jimmy Pratt on drums, Gianni Basso on tenor, and Franco Cerri on guitar and Armshed Shobey plays a bit of bongos on a few tracks, adding in a nicely exotic feel. Titles include "Skater For Mater", "Blues", "A Taste Of Fresh Air", "Pickford Street", "Paddy", and "Blues For Nicola".© 1996-2021, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/749893/Buddy-Collette:Polyhedric

The Polyhedric

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Dawn Lambeth - Let's Get Lost

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:40
Size: 171,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:29)  1. Let's Get Lost
(5:07)  2. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck
(4:12)  3. My Blue Heaven
(4:04)  4. If You Were Mine
(3:25)  5. They All Laughed
(4:12)  6. C'est Si Bon
(4:33)  7. Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)
(4:28)  8. Give Me The Simple Life
(4:07)  9. With A Song In My Heart
(4:00) 10. Dream Man
(4:07) 11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(3:39) 12. It Could Happen To You
(4:00) 13. I Wish I Were Twins
(4:52) 14. I May Be Wrong (But, I Think You're Wonderful)
(5:00) 15. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
(2:31) 16. Let's Misbehave
(4:37) 17. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(3:08) 18. Blue Room

Dawn brings her lilting effervescent style to this new collection of standards and oft-overlooked gems. She is joined by an exceptional ensemble of West Coast musicians, with their collective good humor and love of 30’s style small group swing. With her CD, "Let's Get Lost", the young vocalist Dawn Lambeth showcases her love for and dedication to the wonderful popular songs of the 1930&'s and 40's. Dawn and her band play elegant, classic-styled swing music with creativity and vitality. Backed by an all-star group featuring the Teddy Wilson-inspired piano of Chris Dawson and master guitarist John Reynolds, Dawn’s silky, pure voice brings to mind chanteuses of the past such as Connie Boswell, Mildred Bailey and Jo Stafford. 

Dawn specializes in early jazz and swing, the joyous and romantic melodies of the twenties and thirties. She's a classic jazz vocalist in every sense of the word, bringing out the beauty of timeless melodies and the wit of great lyrics. Dawn is fortunate to have some of the best on the West Coast accompanying her. In addition to Dawson’s piano and Reynolds’ guitar, Dawn’s recording features the sophisticated clarinet of Bob Reitmeier, the swinging Kansas City saxophone of John “Butch” Smith, and the searing swing trumpet of Marc Caparone. They’re all supported by the solid bass and guitar of Clint Baker and Jeff Hamilton, one of the finest swing drummers working today.  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lambeth2

Personnel: Bob Reitmeier:clarinet, Marc Caparone:cornet and bass, John Smith:soprano and alto saxophone, Chris Dawson:piano, Dave Caparone:trombone, Clint Baker:bass and guitar John Reynolds:guitar, banjo, and whistling, Jeff Hamilton:drums and piano

Let's Get Lost

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Janice Hagan - Hey Big Spender

Styles: Jazz, Cabaret
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:44
Size: 126,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:01)  1. Danke Schoen
(4:16)  2. Hey, Big Spender
(4:02)  3. Mambo Italiano
(3:18)  4. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
(3:33)  5. One Mint Julep
(3:54)  6. These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
(3:59)  7. Route 66
(4:10)  8. Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too)
(3:30)  9. I Got a Crush on You
(3:54) 10. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
(4:04) 11. Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
(4:23) 12. That Old Black Magic
(3:33) 13. The Song Is You
(3:59) 14. I Get a Kick out of You

Suave, nostalgic cocktail bar favorites are delivered with a twist by songstress Janice Hagan. Includes such memorable songs as Danke Shöen, Route 66 and One Mint Julep. Instrumentation includes guitars, drums, bass, piano, trumpet, trombone, saxophone & clarinet. ~ Editorial Reviews   http://www.amazon.com/Hey-Big-Spender-Smooth-Tunes/dp/B0000E332D

Personnel: Janice Hagan (vocals); Tony Paglia (vocals); Ross Woolridge, Ross Woolridge (clarinet); Pat Kilbride (bass instrument); Kenny Vehkavaara (guitar); Steve Wingfield (tenor saxophone); Chase Sanborn (trumpet); William Carn (trombone); Attila Fias (piano); Randy Cooke (drums).

Hey Big Spender

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Jacob Young - Forever Young

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:55
Size: 170,7 MB
Art: Front

(8:31)  1. I Lost My Heart To You
(6:47)  2. Therese's Gate
(7:49)  3. Bounce
(5:55)  4. We Were Dancing
(7:35)  5. Sofia's Dance
(7:04)  6. Comeback Girl
(6:37)  7. 1970
(6:15)  8. Beauty
(9:34)  9. Time Changes
(7:43) 10. My Brother

While all groups aim for the kind of collective chemistry that can make, for example, five people speak with a single voice, how they get there can vary significantly. In some cases there's instantaneous chemistry; in other cases, it comes from pre-existing relationships amongst various permutations and combinations of its members; in still other instances it is something that simply develops over time. On Forever Young, guitarist Jacob Young leverages both the relationships that have come before amongst the members of his quintet and a clear and immediate connection shared by its five members. A fine addition to an ECM discography that began with Evening Falls (2004) and continued with Sideways (2008) two recordings that featured a completely different lineup Forever Young leverages the strengths of what came before while simultaneously asserting its own independence. If anything, Forever Young provides Young with even greater freedom than on his previous ECM outings, where he was the sole chordal instrument. Here, Young recruits pianist Marcin Wasilewski's trio a group that, despite being on the shy side of forty, has been together for two decades and has, consequently, evolved both a chemistry and a language all its own, both in collaboration with trumpeter Tomasz Stanko on recordings including Suspended Night (ECM, 2004) and Lontano (ECM, 2006), as well as with its own triptych of superlative standalone releases (also on ECM), the most recent being Faithful (2011).

With a second chordal instrument in the mix, Young is relieved of the responsibility of constantly supporting his fellow band mates, though it's not as if he's abandoned the role entirely; in fact, one of Forever Young's biggest strengths is how Young and Wasilewski manage to continually complement each other without ever running into one another, a rare quality also shared by guitarist John Abercrombie and pianist Marc Copland on 39 Steps (ECM, 2013). On the deceptive "Sofia's Dance" deceptive because, although it's largely based on a simple, two-chord Phrygian vamp with a theme that begins as a similarly straightforward melody, its conclusion adds an unexpected Mid-Eastern-tinged twist Young's nylon-string guitar meshes empathically with Wasilewski's accompaniment during saxophonist Trygve Seim's characteristically taciturn solo, and gently underscores the pianist's own feature. But the chemistry doesn't stop there. Seim an ECM leader in his own right, with a slowly growing discography that includes the masterful large ensemble music of Sangam (2005) and more intimate duo date with pianist Andreas Utnem, Purcor: Songs for Saxophone and Piano (2010) has a shared history with Young on the guitarist's pre-ECM recordings Pieces of Time (Curling Legs, 1997) and Glow (Curling Legs, 2001), as well as with Wasilewski and his trio's bassist, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, as members of drummer Manu Katche's quintet heard on Playground (ECM, 2007).

The intervening years since Sideways have seen Young demonstrate a much broader, more electrified purview, in particular in his collective trio with expat British keyboardist Roy Powell and Norwegian drummer Jarle Vespestad (Tord Gustavsen Quartet, Farmers Market), first with Anthem (PVY, 2011) and, more recently, with the trio renamed as InterStatic and releasing even more extreme music on the upstart British label RareNoiseRecords. But here, on Forever Young, while the guitarist does mix some electric guitar work with the acoustic instruments that have helped to define his previous two ECM recordings, like Evening Falls and Sideways, it's a warmer, hollow body tone that continues to assert the importance of the late Jim Hall on Young's formative years. While there are hints of the darkness and melancholy that made his previous ECM outings so appealing, with Wasilewski's trio in tow Forever Young also demonstrates a more outgoing nature on tracks like "Bounce," where Young's muted electric guitar chords drive a change-heavy song with a brighter disposition. "We Were Dancing" follows, with Young employing a similar supporting approach before opening up into one of his most impressive solos of the set, a slightly tart-toned electric feature that allows the guitarist's virtuosic abilities freer rein.

If Forever Young proves anything, it's that the tendency to whitewash anything coming out of Norway as "Nordic Cool" is just that: whitewashing. Young may adhere to a generally sparer approach with his ECM recordings, but if there's a single word to describe his music it's warm, whether it's his own tone, the refined elegance of Wasilewski's trio or the patiently unfolding energy of Seim's playing throughout the set. It's also a recording whose language speaks clearly to at least some adherence to the American tradition, especially on pieces like the brighter "1970" and "Time Changes." For those unfamiliar with Young's extracurricular activities, Forever Young demonstrates an ability to simmer in a way that his previous ECM recordings did not. It also represents a first outing by a quintet with plenty of potential; hopefully six years won't have to pass before this intimate yet delicately expressionistic quintet can once again reconvene.~John Kelman https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jacob-young-forever-young-by-john-kelman.php

Personnel: Jacob Young: guitars; Trygve Seim: tenor and soprano saxophones; Marcin Wasilewski: piano; Slawomir Kurkiewicz: double bass; Michal Miskiewicz: drums.

Forever Young

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Charles Kynard - Your Mama Don't Dance

Styles: Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk
Year: 1973
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:15
Size: 74,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:47) 1. Superstition
(3:12) 2. The World Is a Ghetto
(3:29) 3. Momma Jive
(5:10) 4. I Got So Much Trouble
(2:41) 5. Your Mama Don't Dance
(5:35) 6. Zambezi
(3:29) 7. Summer Breeze
(3:50) 8. You've Got It Bad Girl

Charles Kynard is an organist whose jazz-funk leanings rival his predecessors and peers, though not eclipsing them. Solid, though never flashy. He also plays electric bass. Kynard's album Reelin' With the Feelin' has been sampled and appears on several acid jazz releases. Hammond virtuoso and electric-bass player, Kynard didn't become too famous for two reasons: he just played in his local L.A. instead of touring, and he recorded very few sessions. Nevertheless, his artistry was enormous and his recordings are true gems.

He was too busy to devote himself to a successful career as a jazz musician. During the day he worked with mentally retarded children, at night he played at local clubs and on sunday he played organ at his church. Even so, he had time for his wife and children. Kynard was a master at different styles. Playing funk he could have rivalled Richard 'Groove' Holmes in speed and accuracy; his blues were delightful and when it came to slow down he knew how to add an airy touch letting the others play. His recordings were scarce but he shared studio with top notch artists like Les McCann, Houston Person, Grant Green and Idris Muhammad. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/charles-kynard

Personnel: Charles Kynard - organ; James Kartchner, Jerry Rusch - trumpet; George Bohanon, David Roberts - trombone; Arthur Adams - guitar; Chuck Rainey - electric bass; Paul Humphrey, Raymond Pounds - drums; Richard Fritz - arranger, conductor

Your Mama Don't Dance

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Ehud Asherie - Swing Set

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:48
Size: 114,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:51) 1. You Any Me
(4:43) 2. Lonesome Road
(4:30) 3. Samba De Gringo
(5:58) 4. Slip 'N Stride
(5:00) 5. Since I Fell For You
(6:06) 6. Lush Life
(4:24) 7. A Quick One
(6:43) 8. Everything I Got
(4:18) 9. Pie-Eyed Blues
(4:11) 10. Porter's Love Song

Ehud Asherie returns to the scene with "Swing Set" a groovy piano trio date with bassist Neal Miner and drummer Phil Stewart. With this disc, his second effort for Posi-Tone, Ehud builds upon the momentum from his last release "Lockout" and cooks up a nice blended program of originals (like "Samba de Gringo" and "Slip 'n Stride" ) along with timeless classics (such as "Lush Life" and "Lonesome Road"). https://www.posi-tone.com/Swing_Set/Ehud_Asherie1.html

Personnel: Ehud Asherie - piano; Neal Miner - Bass; Phil Stewart - drums

Swing Set

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Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Blue Lights

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:00
Size: 92,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:39)  1. Little Jr. Detroit
(5:06)  2. Charade
(3:11)  3. Quintessence
(4:18)  4. Sticky Wicket
(3:47)  5. Transfusion
(2:41)  6. The Cooker
(2:50)  7. Dallas Blues
(5:50)  8. Blues For Dinner
(3:37)  9. Killer Joe
(5:57) 10. Blue Lights

An excellent early album by organ player Billy Larkin, and his first version of the Delegates, which included drummer Mel Brown. As an added bonus, the great tenor player Clifford Scott joins them on most of the tracks here, and the recording is one of his best sessions away from Bill Dogget. 

The tracks are short, hard, and very in-the-pocket – like the tracks on the group's Pigmy album, which is also from the same time. This is the kind of stuff that was played to death over and over on south side jukeboxes in the 60's. Check out cuts like "Sticky Wicket", "Transfusion", and "The Cooker", and it's easy to see why! (Black label pressing. Cover has a split top seam.)  © 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/8872/Billy-Larkin-The-Delegates:Blue-Lights

Personnel:   Billy Larkin - organ;   Clifford Scott - saxophone, flute;  Hank Swarn - guitar;  Mel Brown - drums.

Blue Lights

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Simona Bencini - Unfinished

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:30
Size: 105,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:22) 1. Moonlight on my mind
(4:48) 2. While my time is running through
(4:58) 3. Wondrous child
(4:56) 4. A flash of light
(3:50) 5. You are the music
(5:53) 6. Angel's lullabye
(0:44) 7. Intro bruno
(6:11) 8. Non so se tu
(4:43) 9. It don't mean a thing

Simona Bencini is a famous Italian singer. In the 90s his voice climbed the most important Italian record charts with numerous successful singles and important collaborations. He is the historical voice of Fiorentina live on Cuba, jazz band. Here on the simonabencini website it is possible to read the story of this legendary singer: starting from the biography at the beginning, passing through private life to unpublished curiosities. Simona was born on August 31, 1969. She was born in Florence, the capital of Tuscany. He lived there with his mother, his father and Alberto, his brother. His love of music begins at an early age with the influence of his family, who are all musicians. His grandfather and also his mother are both singers. His musical career starts early; he is only seventeen when he joins a choir. Simona starts singing in the musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, staged by a company of friends at her own expense.

Graduated with honors from the Technical Institute for Tourism, she continues her studies in Political Science at the University. However, he cannot help but cultivate this innate and growing love of music and singing and continue to practice it in an interpretive and vocal style that is close to that of soul music.A few years ago it joined the Club World Casino, where the most popular online casino games are available. She enjoys playing various online casino games, but slots are her all-time favorite because they often offer her attractive free spins without a deposit. To find out more about the types of bonuses, go togamesonlinenews.info and find the best one for your needs. In the summer of 1993, Simona Bencini participated in the formation of Matte in Transferta, a group made up of four great acoustic singers, including her friend Irene Grandi, Rossella Ruini and Emy Berti. He met them in a famous Italian casino, they have since become close friends. Now this site https://playtech-casinos.ca is a Canadian online casino that has taken enormous inspiration from Italian establishments and their culture in the way of gambling. It has amazing games and even bigger offers.

Starting as a backing vocalist, she joined the Diretta Su Cuba (Hijack on Cuba) Group in 1990 and later became the lead solo vocalist. He made his debut as a singer for the group in 1992. The Diretta Su Cuba group, formed by Rossano Gentili and Stefano De Donato, is a funky-soul group, a genre that was practiced very little at the time, but which immediately achieved considerable success in Tuscan musical competitions. Her dark and powerful voice, her captivating stage presence added to the fresh and original Italian groove and funk. The partnership with producer Pierpaolo d'Emilio created an explosive mix: they signed their first record deal in 1994 with L'abel Urlo (CGD). In the same year in June, they released their first single "Jealousy", which became an instant hit on All Radios. The debut album “Diretta Su Cuba” went platinum. In the same year, they released five singles from the same album, in addition to the song Jealousy, the other songs were solo Baci (only Kisses), Liberi di - Liberi da (Free Of - Free From), Dove Sei (Where are You) and Legami (Tie me up). The song Baci solo sees the collaboration with the speaker of Radio Montecarlo, Nick The Nightfly.

In 1996 their second work Nonostane Tutto was released, a natural continuation of the first album, enriched by a string orchestra and the horn section of Demo Morselli. After having released their album, The following year Dirotta Su Cuba took part in the Sanremo Festival with “it went like this”, alongside a legend of the oral organ, Toots Thielemans. For the occasion, their first collection comes out (that's how it went), with a funky reinterpretation of a famous Delirium song, Jesahel. In these three years, Dirotta Su Cuba regularly played live in many places, with a 12-piece band. During these long tours, Simona has definitively begun to highlight her skills as a front-woman, transforming the concerts into real parties of contagious euphoria and painting her image as a famous Italian singer.Learn more about Hijacking Cuba in our special article about them at simonabencini.com.

Simona decided to leave the group in 2000 to try her luck as a solo singer, inaugurating the new phase of her life with the album “Sorgente”. In 2006 she returned to the Sanremo Festival with the song "Storm", and later made a very successful collaboration with another famous Italian singer Elisa. In 2010 she was chosen by the director Massimo Romeo Piparo to interpret Maria Maddalena in the musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar' staged in the most famous Italian theaters from October 2010 to February 2011. Her fame was immense that even online casinos have shared the interest in involving his music in games. Visit this site and discover the best French online casinos for real money fun and seek out this Italian beauty. In 2016 the band released a new album containing a revised version of their cornerstone debut album Diretta Su Cuba with the addition of six previously unreleased songs. After various television programs in 2019, he is now in the cast of Now Or never 2019, the second edition, directed by Amadeus. https://simonabencini-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=nui,sc

Unfinished

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Laura Fygi - Gold

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:36
Size: 166,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:14)  1. Take A Bow
(4:52)  2. Lately
(3:36)  3. How Insensitive (Insensatez)
(2:46)  4. Let There Be Love
(3:38)  5. Dream A Little Dream
(3:26)  6. Sabor A Mi
(4:01)  7. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
(4:07)  8. Good Morning Heartache
(3:53)  9. Still Crazy
(4:18) 10. Still
(3:59) 11. Triste
(3:38) 12. For Once In My Life
(4:03) 13. You Do Something To Me
(4:14) 14. Dindi
(4:05) 15. It's Crazy
(4:21) 16. Disse Alguém (All Of Me)
(5:00) 17. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
(4:23) 18. How You Gonna See Me Now

Everywhere that Laura Fygi visits, she is a veritable vision of exotica. In her home country of the Netherlands, they know her as the woman who was raised in Uruguay as the daughter of an Egyptian belly dancer; in the Far East she is the emancipated Western lady who many others aspire to be. But wherever she may be, there is one common factor in all of those locations: that instantly recognisable voice which has won her hearts all over the globe. Since her dance hits with the girl group Centerfold in the early 1980s, Laura has travelled down numerous musical pathways, such as jazz, Latin, and chansons, not shying away from any genre or style. That wilful quest for renewal has rendered collaborations with such music luminaries as the late Toots Thielemans, Michel Legrand and Michael Franks. Laura has also been presented with various gold and platinum discs and awards, as well as playing the lead role in Singapore of her favourite musical Victor/Victoria.

Laura has performed throughout Europe, South America and Asia. As a Dutch singer, she even managed to conquer the Chinese market, a unique achievement! In 2012 she signed a contract with one of China’s largest record companies and recorded the CD Flower specifically for the Asian market. It contains original Chinese compositions that Laura had arranged in her own style. Some songs were translated into English and French, but she also sang four songs in the original Chinese! What is the secret of her success? It is the combination of a number of things. First of all she has a husky voice with a beautiful diction and great timing, which has already been compared to that of Peggy Lee, and the intimacy of Julie London . She has an international appearance  which enables her to perform in Ronnie Scott ‘s Jazz club in London’s Soho with the same ease as on the biggest stages in most of the world cities.  She looks beautiful and is as Latin as Jazzy . But the most important thing Laura is a storyteller, someone who knows how to turn a song into a story that touches you directly from her heart to yours. While it still swings like crazy! In 2015 Laura celebrated her 25th anniversary as a solo artist but there is no way of stopping her! Previously being under contract with Universal Music Netherlands, her career has moved to the Asian part of the world so the next step was a logical one… She recently signed a worldwide record deal with Universal Music in Asia and this year a brand new CD will be released titled Jazz Love. Laura selected a number of popular pop songs and had arrangements written in her own unique style. Bossa, swing, soft jazz, songs from Sade, the Beatles, Alicia Keys and Don McLean gain a whole new dimension! The jazz diva still has many plans of which performing is her favorite activity. She will make sure people have a good time and that is what she does best, entertaining! https://www.laurafygi.com/biography/

Gold

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Amy McConnell & William Sperandei - Accomplice

Size: 130,2 MB
Time: 55:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Where Do I Begin (6:03)
02. L-O-V-E (5:04)
03. Dance Me To The End Of Love (3:41)
04. Wild Is Love (4:21)
05. Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:23)
06. On The Street Where You Live (4:25)
07. If I Fell (3:58)
08. Petite Fleur (3:26)
09. Charade (4:49)
10. Les Parapluies De Cherbourg (4:01)
11. Don’t Forget Me (2:18)
12. I Wish You Love (4:11)
13. Une Histoire D’amour (6:05)

Jazz singer Amy McConnell and trumpet player William Sperandei have followed up their JUNO nominated debut album Stealing Genius with an even more arresting offering, Accomplice.

Accomplice sees the pair taking on repertoire from composers of the 60s and 70s like Legrand, Brel, Loewe & Mancini. McConnell and Sperandei push the stylistic boundaries of jazz by taking these much loved, complex melodies and putting them in a fresh context influenced by the sound of vintage French pop and electronica. Their groovy takes on favourites like L-O-V-E, Where Do I Begin? and Wild Is Love embrace non-traditional jazz rhythms and instrumentation to dramatic and compelling effect.

Accomplice

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Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Pigmy

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:41
Size: 88,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:43)  1. The Peeper
(3:01)  2. Foxy Little Ghoul
(4:38)  3. There Is No Greater Love
(4:32)  4. Cristo Redentor
(3:15)  5. Hainty
(2:23)  6. Pigmy
(3:43)  7. Ice Water
(5:18)  8. Grooveyard
(3:12)  9. Old Country
(4:51) 10. Watch Your Motives

Organist Billy Larkin and The Delegates immediately came to the attention of the Los Angeles jazz audience when their first record was released, but they also picked up a larger audience when the teenagers discovered they could dance to it. Just as Ramsey Lewis, they had an appeal that far exceeded just the jazz listener. Basically a jazz trio with heavy emphasis on the blues, Billy Larkin and The Delegates was a versatile and dynamic group that reached into all corners of music to come up with a style and an approach that is both fresh and distinctive.

Personnel:  Billy Larkin (org), Hank Swarn (g), Mel Brown (d), Clifford Scott (sax, fl)

Pigmy

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Youn Sun Nah - Immersion

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:19
Size: 101,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:53)  1. In My Heart
(3:05)  2. The Wonder
(3:38)  3. Isn't It a Pity
(3:41)  4. Here Today
(2:47)  5. Mystic River
(3:00)  6. Sans toi
(3:22)  7. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
(2:58)  8. God's Gonna Cut You Down
(3:57)  9. You Can't Hurry Love
(3:28) 10. Asturias
(1:45) 11. I'm Alright
(3:36) 12. Invincible
(6:02) 13. Hallelujah

K-Music, London’s annual celebration of Korea’s dance, theatre, music and contemporary warpings of traditional arts, opened this week and runs for a month with the launch gig fittingly delivered by a style-blending star, the astonishing Seoul-born singer Youn Sun Nah. The show was a startling fusion of her homeland’s traditions, remoulded Latin scat, chanson, petrifying abstract noise, and personal angles on western icons such as Tom Waits and Randy Newman. Its power spectacularly contrasted with this inimitable performer’s shy demeanour and the simple duo format of her regular partnership with Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius. Youn Sun Nah opened with the Nine Inch Nails classic Hurt, her pealing voice sometimes nuanced by delicate vibrato, sometimes taking on a silvery tingle like a metal-stringed instrument. Her own Lament (from 2013’s Lento) joined ballad sonorities and dramatic diva power over Wakenius’s punchy strumming, while on two Latin-improv scat duets, in unison with a flying guitar line, she resembled Flora Purim in hyperdrive. On My Favourite Things, she simmered slowly and unaccompanied, amiably slipping “fish and chips” into the traditional list. On A Sailor’s Life, she harmonised electronically with herself in flawlessly inflected English-folk mode, and caressed the reticent, silvery melody of a traditional song she called a Korean blues. She delivered Tom Waits’ Jockey Full of Bourbon through cupped hands in a staggering low rasp, and brought the crowd to its feet with her casually reverential Randy Newman encore, Same Girl. A discreet, diminutive vocal giant, Youn Sun Nah keeps insisting on an agenda that’s always her own. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/22/youn-sun-nah-review-korea-singer-union-chapel-london

Immersion

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Andrea Caparros Quartet - Piece Of Mind

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:53
Size: 121.1 MB
Styles: Latin jazz
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. Canção Da Sedução
[4:24] 2. Walking Alone
[5:45] 3. Holding The Tears In
[3:41] 4. Samba Para Paulinho
[7:19] 5. Peace Of Mind
[3:53] 6. Dream Of
[3:51] 7. Nosso Som
[8:31] 8. Les Pieds De Pia
[5:33] 9. Berimbau
[2:33] 10. Noa
[3:44] 11. Peace Of Mind (Radio Edit)

Born from a Brazilian mother and a musician father Andrea Caparros is rocked from a very young age by the rhythms of samba and bossa-nova. She studied jazz at the Conservatoire Régional de Toulon and the Institute of Professional Music Training (IMFP) of Salon de Provence. The pianist singer sharpens her sense of harmony and improvisation to write her own repertoire. While browsing the scenes she meets the musicians who accompany her today: Emile Melenchon, gold medalist in classical guitar and Jazz at Toulon Conservatory. We could hear him alongside rising artists of the new generation of French jazz like Laurent Coulondre, Gautier Garrigue, Bastien Ribot, Jérémy Bruyère. Arnaud Pacini, self-taught bassist and bassist with Jazz and African-American influences. Jessy Rakotomanga, drummer who turned early to improvised music and drummer, graduated at the Marseille Conservatory. (Translated from French.)

Piece Of Mind

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Harold Land - Westward Bound

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:13
Size: 168,2 MB
Art: Front

( 6:17) 1. Vendetta
( 9:20) 2. Beep Durple
( 8:38) 3. Happily Dancing Deep Harmnoies Falling
(10:38) 4. My Romance
(11:07) 5. Triplin' The Groove
(11:27) 6. Autumn Leaves
( 4:54) 7. Who Can I Turn To
( 7:07) 8. Beau-Ty
( 2:43) 9. Blue 'n' Boogie

Contains previously un-issued live recordings of unsung tenor saxophone hero Harold Land from The Penthouse in Seattle from 1962, 1964 and 1965 with stellar musicians including Hampton Hawes, Carmell Jones, Buddy Montgomery and Philly Joe Jones. Released in partnership with the Harold Land Estate, the remastered audio was captured from direct transfers of the original Penthouse's tape reels. Westward Bound! includes an extensive booklet with rare photos; essays by jazz historian Michael Cuscuna, co-producers Zev Feldman and Cory Weeds, and pianist Eric Reed; plus interviews with tenor saxophone giant Joe Lovano and the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins.

About the Artist: Harold Land was a legendary hard bop/post-bop tenor saxophonist. Land developed his hard bop playing with the Max Roach/Clifford Brown band. His first recording was as the leader of the Harold Land All-Stars, for Savoy Records in '49. In '54 he joined the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, with whom he was at the forefront of the hard-bop/bebop movement. He moved to Los Angeles in '55 and co-led groups with Bobby Hutcherson, Blue Mitchell, and Red Mitchell. In the early '80s through to the early '90s he worked regularly with the Timeless All Stars; a group sponsored by the Timeless jazz record label.

The group consisted of Land on tenor, Cedar Walton on piano, Buster Williams on bass, Billy Higgins on drums, Curtis Fuller on trombone and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes. Over his career he was a sideman on albums from Roy Ayers, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Freddie Hubbard, Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, Donald Byrd, Dinah Washington and countless others. Land was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles and joined the UCLA Jazz Studies Program in 1996 to teach instrumental jazz combo. ''Harold Land was one of the major contributors in the history of the jazz saxophone,'' said jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, founder and director of the UCLA Jazz Studies Program.~Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Westward-Bound-Harold-Land/dp/B08X5GPPV7

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land; Bass – Monk Montgomery; Drums – Joseph Rudolph Jones, Mel Lee; Piano – Buddy Montgomery, Hampton Hawes, John Houston; Trumpet – Carmell Jones

Westward Bound

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Fiona Ross - Fierce And Non Compliant

Styles: Vocal, Keyboards
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:03
Size: 130,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:53) 1. Fierce and non-compliant
(4:09) 2. For my dad
(4:49) 3. Woke up this morning so I can't complain
(4:37) 4. Be on my side
(4:11) 5. I followed my heart
(4:50) 6. Don't say
(3:43) 7. Feel
(4:19) 8. Use the right words
(4:07) 9. Just tell me when
(5:36) 10. I don't want it
(3:51) 11. Socialising with misery
(3:57) 12. I thought I saw your heart
(3:56) 13. Doing my thing

Award winning vocalist, pianist, composer and producer Fiona Ross has become known for creating her own contemporary Jazz sound using fast paced Latin Jazz, vintage jazz club and a little neo soul along with heart wrenching ballads that demonstrate that ‘Her style is poetic and the messages ooze with Millennial angst’ (Jazz weekly). She came to the world’s attention as ‘the artist that gave Ed Sheeran his ‘first push’ (Daily Express), but has very quickly established herself as an artist in her own right and has received incredible reviews across the globe for all of her four albums.

Her live performances have seen her perform at prestigious venues including 606 Club, Pizza Express, Bulls Head, Nells Jazz and Blues and Toulouse Lautrec and her music is played on radio stations all over the world including 40 stations in the USA as well as in Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Australia and Spain.

Fiona is also a member of the Jazz Journalist association and is a senior writer for Jazz in Europe and a creative writer Jazz Quarterly. She has interviewed Steve Gadd, Maxine Gordon, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eric Bibb, Roseanna Vitro and Kyle Eastwood, to name a few. As Head of the British Academy of New Music, Fiona was responsible for the training of the likes of Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora and Jess Glynne, to name just a few but left her role there to establish herself as an artist in her own right. https://jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/2020/03/fiona-ross-fierce-and-non-compliant/

Personnel: Fiona Ross (vocals, keyboards); Gibbi Bettini (guitar); Derek Daley (bass); Marley Drummond (drums); Loren Hignall (saxophones); Adam Brown (trumpet); Adam Hayes (percussion); Ashaine White (backing vocals) with Snow Owl (bass); Kim Cypher (saxophone); Adam Cooper (vocals); Marco Piccioni (guitar)

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Richard 'Groove' Holmes - Somethin' Special

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:08
Size: 109,6 MB
Art: Front

(9:12)  1. Something Special
(5:46)  2. Black Groove
(3:11)  3. Me & Groove
(5:17)  4. Comin' Through The Apple
(6:30)  5. I Though I Knew You
(5:27)  6. Carma
(5:41)  7. Blow The Man Down
(6:01)  8. Satin Doll

Somethin' Special is a laidback, funky classic which features Richard "Groove" Holmes trading licks with pianist Les McCann, saxophonist Clifford Scott and guitarist Joe Pass, who makes one of his first recorded appearances on this album. It's a fine, infectious album, highlighed by Holmes and McCann's stylish solo. Blue Note's 1997 CD reissue features two bonus cuts, including one that features saxophonist Ben Webster. ~ Leo Stanley https://www.allmusic.com/album/somethin-special-mw0000098677

Personnel: Richard "Groove" Holmes – organ; Les McCann – piano; Clifford Scott – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone; Joe Pass – guitar.

Somethin' Special

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Angela Hagenbach - Feel the Magic

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label:  Harvest Media Group,LLC
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:55
Size: 137,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. Love for Sale
(5:19)  2. Peel Me a Grape
(3:50)  3. Obsession
(3:36)  4. Nice and Easy Does It
(5:42)  5. Feel the Magic
(3:37)  6. Retribution
(6:03)  7. So Many Stars
(4:05)  8. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(7:00)  9. Retrato Em Branco e Preto
(4:44) 10. Easy to Love
(6:14) 11. Something Cool
(6:03) 12. Baby, Baby All the Time

Internationally known model turned jazz vocalist, Angela Hagenbach's third album for her Amazon label finds her in the company, although not exclusively, of many of the musicians with whom she has worked on previous albums. These include the important rhythm section of Joe Cartwright, Danny Embrey, Gary Helm, and James Jeffrey. What is striking about Hagenbach are the dramatic alterations to her voice she is able to make from one track to another to conform it to the way she wants to deliver a tune. And she does this with ease, without any diminishment in the quality of her singing. On "Peel Me a Grape," her voice is enticingly light, while on "Retrato em Branco e Preto," one has to take a look at the liner notes to see whether a new singer has been recruited for this tune; her voice drops to a lower register, resulting in a husky, smoky rendition of this Antonio Carlos Jobim Brazilian classic. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is the vehicle not only for some well-done scatting, but it allows Hagenbach to show her ability to fool around with the lyrics, adding some new ones without damaging the theme of one of Duke Ellington's greatest. "Baby, Baby, All the Time" shows Hagenbach's blues side, as she rides into the chorus on top of Cartwright's lead in piano. Unlike June Christy's renowned sorrowful version of "Something Cool," Hagenbach's borders on the defiant. On "Easy to Love," she recalls Anita O'Day. On other tunes, she shows touches of Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae. With her excellent range, perfect pitch, and her unerring sense of what she's singing, there is no reason why Hagenbach shouldn't become one of jazz's foremost vocalists, and to get there in a hurry.~Dave Nathan 

http://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-the-magic-mw0000331169 .

Feel the Magic

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Youn Sun Nah - Voyage

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:13
Size: 126,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:44)  1. Dancing With You
(5:01)  2. The Linden
(4:06)  3. Calypso Blues
(4:25)  4. My Bye
(3:42)  5. Jockey Full Of Bourbon
(6:01)  6. Voyage
(3:46)  7. Please Don't Be Sad
(4:32)  8. Shenandoah
(3:31)  9. Come, Come
(5:18) 10. Frevo
(5:05) 11. Inner Prayer
(4:58) 12. India Song

Although her UK debut at London's Vortex was in May 2009, South Korean singer Youn Sun Nah has been a figure on the French jazz scene since the mid '90s when she moved there to study jazz and French chanson.Voyage, her sixth release sees her deftly accompanied by some of the top names in European jazz. One phrase into "Dancing With You" and it's clear that here is a remarkable voice. Sun Nah possesses the sensuousness of Melody Gardot, the quirky, theatrical air of Björk, and the blues of a Parisian chanteuse. On the opening "Dancing With You," Ulf Wakenius accompanies softly on acoustic guitar and Lars Danielsson's melodica brings a Parisian feel to a tender love song. Half the tracks are Sun Nah originals and reveal her to be a romantic at heart. Her songs are tinged with a sweet melancholy, like the lovely "My Bye," which features a plaintive solo from trumpeter Mathias Eick. The Norwegian also features on the beautiful title track, where all the nuances of Sun Nah's voice soothing yet fragile are heard. Eick's solo is sensitive and gently paced, providing perfect sympathetic background. Danilesson's "The Linden"with its melancholy air and brushes like a gentle breeze could have been written for Sun Nah. Sun Nah's cover songs are rhythmically more engaging and reveal the impressive range and operatic quality of her voice. Egberto Gismonti's classic "Frevo" sees Sun Nah scatting bebop style with tremendous facility and reaching a flamenco-like passion. Nat "King" Cole's "Calypso Blues" is a sheer delight, with Danielsson laying down a gorgeous groove over which Sun Nah's sultry voice plays with the lyrics, reaching a falsetto which might just crack glass.

Tom Waits could probably retire on the royalties received from covers of his songs, and here Sun Nah takes on "Jockey Full of Bourbon." With Wakenius sounding slightly Marc Ribot-ish, and a swinging groove courtesy of Daneilsson and percussionist Xavier Desandre-Navarre, it is a tad too faithful in spirit to the original to really stand out, but is enjoyable nevertheless. More interesting is the quirky original "Please, don't be sad," which features what sounds like facial percussion and Wakenius' darkly funky guitar punctuation. "Shenandoah" is a long way from Korea, but Sun Nah brings a haunting beauty to this classic of the American songbook. "Inner Prayer," another beautiful original, has a touch of Americana about it and Sun Nah's delivery is yearning and vulnerable, underpinned by washing cymbals and Eick's fragile, puffs-of-air trumpet solo. The final track, Carlos D'Alessio's seductive and moody "India song," sees Sun Nah caressing the lyrics in French, accompanied by bass and minimal acoustic guitar.  The French may well have been keeping Youn Sun Nah a secret all these years. A voice this special with songwriting skills to match may breed jealousy. Unfortunately for the French, Youn Sun Nah's talent is too great to confine and the rest of the world awaits a chance to hear this unique talent. ~ Ian Patterson https://www.allaboutjazz.com/voyage-youn-sun-nah-act-music-review-by-ian-patterson.php

Personnel: Youn Sun Nah: vocals; Ulf Wakenius: guitars; Lars Danielsson: acoustic bass, cello, melodica; Xavier Dessendre-Navarre: percussion; Mathias Eick: trumpet.

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McCoy Tyner - Focal Point

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:45
Size: 101,6 MB
Art: Front

(7:57) 1. Mes trois fils
(6:57) 2. Parody
(5:36) 3. Indo-serenade
(9:00) 4. Mode for dulcimer
(5:59) 5. Departure
(5:14) 6. Theme for Nana

Although McCoy Tyner recorded with consistent excellence beyond his brilliant and definitive work with John Coltrane, the pianist's Milestone legacy (1972-81) cemented his individual place in the jazz pantheon. Focal Point is a 1976 Milestone date now reissued on OJC that enhances Tyner's then working trio of Charles Fambrough on bass and Eric Gravatt on drums with the commanding reeds of Gary Bartz, Joe Ford and Ron Bridgewater and Guilherme Franco's colorful, exotic percussion. Here, Tyner explores a neat half dozen of his exceptional originals and elicits some of his most powerful, energetic personal pianism. Stand outs include "Mes Trois Fils," the very Tyneresque "Mode for Dulcimer" (with Tyner on the eponymous instrument and Franco subtly working the tabla), the Tyner-Gravatt duet of "Parody" and the Tyner-Ford-Fambrough-Gravatt-Franco "Theme For Nana." A little overdubbing occurs, but the result is still a tight, simpatico septet that understands and thrives on Tyner's unique conceptions.~Douglas Payne https://www.allaboutjazz.com/focal-point-mccoy-tyner-fantasy-jazz-review-by-douglas-payne

Players: McCoy Tyner: piano, dulcimer; Gary Bartz: clarinet, sopranino, soprano sax, alto sax; Joe Ford: flutes, soprano sax, alto sax; Ron Bridgewater: soprano sax, tenor sax; Charles Fambrough: bass; Eric Kamau Gravatt: drums; Guilherme Franco: congas, percussion, tabla.

Focal Point

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Ana Velinova & Walter Martella - Softly

Size: 109,5 MB
Time: 47:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Say It (4:36)
02. I Get Along Without You Very Well (4:32)
03. Moon River (4:45)
04. Where Or When (5:02)
05. Blue Orchids (4:26)
06. Mood Indigo (6:37)
07. Estate (4:50)
08. What I Did For Love (4:00)
09. Didn't We (3:56)
10. For All We Know (4:34)

Jazz vocalist, conductor, composer and poet Ana Velinova has inspired audiences around the world. Vocally outstanding, stylistically elegant, innovative and emotionally raw Ana delivers her music effortlessly, leaving the audience bewildered and mesmerized.

Ana has enjoyed an international career working in diverse musical genres such as jazz, modern, classical and gospel. During her years as a fixture of New York City's avant-garde music scene, she formed the group Ensemble Gergana and released 'The Witch,' her first recording of original music. Most current recordings include:

'The Thief', which features Ana’s original compositions, as well as a creative exploration of Gypsy In My Soul and an elegantly powerful rendition of Joao Bosco’s O Bebado E A Equilibrista

'Softly' an intimate interpretation of timeless jazz ballads recorded live in a duo format with pianist Walter Martela

'InhalExale' an EP featuring one of Canada's most celebrated jazz musicians, Brad Turner on trumpet.

With a repertoire extending from Mozart and Stravinsky to Ellington, Monk and Jobim, as well as her own compositions, Ana has shared the stage with many accomplished artists including Bob Moses, Neil Swainson, Don Thompson, Brad Turner, Misha Piatigorsky, Willard Dyson, Ross Taggart and Eric Dozier.

In addition to her performance career Ana is well known for her entrepreneur work as a conductor, educator and event's producer. Ana currently holds the position of Head of Jazz Voice for the Jazz Department of the Victoria Conservatory of Music in Canada. She presides as conductor of the Victoria Conservatory of Music Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and has worked with the One Human Family Gospel Choirs in Canada and the USA as a vocal coach and director. Ana is also the Founder and first conductor of the Bulgarian Children's Choir and School "Gergana" in New York City which recognized her with the distinction of adopting her Bulgarian name. The Gergana Choir has given hundreds of concerts including performances at the Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall).

Ana holds a Master's Degree in Jazz and Contemporary Classical Voice Performance from the Longy School of Music in Boston, undergraduate diploma in Vocal Jazz from the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles and a diploma in classical guitar from the National Music School in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ana has also studied opera and classical art song in New York with world-renowned sopranos Stefka Evstatieva and Lucy Shelton.

Softly

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Amy Lowrey - Fallen For You

Size: 107,0 MB
Time: 45:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Devil May Care (3:43)
02. It's Not (5:15)
03. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (3:50)
04. Willow Weep For Me (4:12)
05. Lullaby Of Birdland (3:15)
06. Do Nothin' 'Till You Hear From Me (4:53)
07. Who Will Buy (3:03)
08. Fallen For You (3:46)
09. I'll Be Your Mirror (2:45)
10. Spooky (3:12)
11. Walk On By (3:06)
12. Different Drum (4:52)

A debut vocalist, plus a posse of Austin's most talented players, create an addicting collection of 40's swing, 60's jazz, and fresh arrangements of 70's pop.

Amy Lowrey is a jazz singer who also loves making new arrangements of pop tunes. For her debut album FALLEN FOR YOU, she chose songs with a strong narrative personality, including the Duke Ellington jazz standard "Do Nothing Till you Hear from Me," Sheila Nicholls' "Fallen for You" about the longing for a love that will never happen, as well as the deeply resonant "It’s Not" by Aimee Mann, about the hesitation that can hold you back just when you want to move ahead.

Produced by Mady Kaye and recorded and mixed by The Eastside Flash at Flashpoint Studios in Austin, Texas, FALLEN FOR YOU features jazz swing tunes in minor keys, as well as vintage and contemporary pop tunes with new arrangements. World-class Austin musicians, including guitarist Mitch Watkins and saxophonist John Mills among others--well, all of them are terrific--solo on the album.

Fallen For You

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Joe Farnsworth - Beautiful Friendship

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 71:16

Size: 163.2 MB

Styles: Standards, Hard bop

Year: 1999

Art: Front

[8:29] 1. Eddie's Mood

[5:51] 2. A Beautiful Friendship

[9:15] 3. Joobie

[6:40] 4. Lament

[7:56] 5. I'm Not So Sure

[8:29] 6. Something In Common

[9:40] 7. I See You, Brother

[7:21] 8. Melancholee

[7:31] 9. Joe's Tempo

Joe Farnsworth (D); Cedar Walton (P); Eddie Henderson (Tp / Flh); Eric Alexander (Ts); Steve Davis (Tb); Nat Reeves (B).

For his debut session, drummer Joe Farnsworth assembled a crew that mixes veterans Eddie Henderson and Cedar Walton with Farnsworth's regular running mates from the Criss Cross stables: tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and trombonist Steve Davis, along with bassist Nat Reeves. The mood is definitely Blue Note bop, and as such fits well within the Criss Cross catalog. By soliciting tunes from his sidemen, Farnsworth put together a strong program that elicits fully engaged playing from all the participants. Alexander especially digs in on his own "Joobie," a duet with Farnsworth, and one of two tracks here dedicated to the memory of Farnsworth's late brother, James, a bebop baritone saxophonist. With the set opening and closing with compositions dedicated to participants, the recording has a warm fraternal feeling. Musically, Farnsworth keeps the session moving with steady time, showing why he's so in demand by both veterans and his peers. ~David Dupont

Beautiful Friendship

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