Album: In Search of Wonders Disc 1
Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:33
Size: 116,5 MB
Art: Front
( 8:44) 1. The Transitory Nature
(13:35) 2. It May Backfire
( 7:09) 3. Post Nubes
( 7:04) 4. Fuchsia Brown Eyes
( 5:30) 5. In Search of Wonders
( 1:38) 6. Almost Home (Intro)
( 6:50) 7. Almost Home
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Hristo Vitchev Quartet - In Search of Wonders Disc 1, Disc 2
Album: In Search of Wonders Disc 2
Time: 50:22
Size: 116,2 MB
(8:03) 1. Falling in Orange
(7:25) 2. Old Theme
(9:30) 3. It Is Here, Somewhere
(2:22) 4. Stay (Prelude)
(6:15) 5. Stay
(9:07) 6. Without Words, As the Full Moon Shines
(6:35) 7. The Invisible Stairway
(1:03) 8. We Search for Wonders
Bulgarian-born San Franciscan jazz guitarist/composer Hristo Vitchev leads an experienced quartet on this double-CD collection of attractive modern jazz. This is his seventh release as a leader, and the third with this quartet (allowing for a change in the drum chair), following Familiar Fields (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2013) and Song For Messsambria (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2009). His influences are eclectic, but the chamber jazz sound of tracks like the piano solo "Stay (Prelude)" and the guitar/piano duet "We Search For Wonders" are balanced by a more generally energetic sound. "Old Theme" even includes a section where the players trade fours, an unexpected nod towards bebop performance practice in what is otherwise a contemporary jazz program..
Vitchev is joined by pianist Jasnam Daya Singh (also a duet partner on Heartmony (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2012) and The Secrets of an Angel (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2009), bassist Dan Robbins, and drummer Mike Shannon. Their long playing history shows: they sound like a band, listening and responding, each member actively contributing to the sound. The program opens with "The Transitory Nature," a melodic, pastoral song that recalls the Pat Metheny Group. Vitchev's compositions share a sunny, melodic, extroverted quality with Metheny's writing, and his playing has the same qualities. A fine technician, he never indulges in technical display for its own sake
"It May Backfire" features an infectious flamenco-tinged theme, lending the whole tune a unique rhythmic groove. Other rhythmic treats include the distinctive rhythm of "Without Words, As the Full Moon Shines" (which gives drummer Shannon a chance to shine soloing under a vamp), and the subtle bossa of "The Invisible Stairway" (where the usual bossa nova rhythm is implied, rather than stated directly).
The group took the music on the road before recording it, which gives the performances a comfortable, lived-in quality. What they lose in the energy that can come from responding to new material, they gain in all the players being confident enough in their parts to be able to relax and listen to each other, and arrangements that have had time to evolve and find their own level. Vitchev has provided the quartet with a fine set of tunes that does not overstay its welcome over the course of a double album.
Personnel: Hristo Vitchev: guitar; Dan Robbins: bass; Jasnam Dava Singh (Weber Iago): piano; Mike Shannon: drums.
Vitchev is joined by pianist Jasnam Daya Singh (also a duet partner on Heartmony (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2012) and The Secrets of an Angel (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2009), bassist Dan Robbins, and drummer Mike Shannon. Their long playing history shows: they sound like a band, listening and responding, each member actively contributing to the sound. The program opens with "The Transitory Nature," a melodic, pastoral song that recalls the Pat Metheny Group. Vitchev's compositions share a sunny, melodic, extroverted quality with Metheny's writing, and his playing has the same qualities. A fine technician, he never indulges in technical display for its own sake
"It May Backfire" features an infectious flamenco-tinged theme, lending the whole tune a unique rhythmic groove. Other rhythmic treats include the distinctive rhythm of "Without Words, As the Full Moon Shines" (which gives drummer Shannon a chance to shine soloing under a vamp), and the subtle bossa of "The Invisible Stairway" (where the usual bossa nova rhythm is implied, rather than stated directly).
The group took the music on the road before recording it, which gives the performances a comfortable, lived-in quality. What they lose in the energy that can come from responding to new material, they gain in all the players being confident enough in their parts to be able to relax and listen to each other, and arrangements that have had time to evolve and find their own level. Vitchev has provided the quartet with a fine set of tunes that does not overstay its welcome over the course of a double album.
Personnel: Hristo Vitchev: guitar; Dan Robbins: bass; Jasnam Dava Singh (Weber Iago): piano; Mike Shannon: drums.
In Search of Wonders
Ulla Haesen - Prendila Così
Styles: World Music
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:13
Size: 97,6 MB
Art: Front
(1:24) 1. Soittajapaimen
(4:36) 2. Prendila Così
(4:41) 3. Bambina
(3:36) 4. Anna Verrà
(4:01) 5. Amarsi Un Pò
(3:47) 6. E La Chiamano Estate
(3:40) 7. Napule È
(5:12) 8. Outra Vez
(5:33) 9. Rapaz De Bem
(5:38) 10. Caruso
Prendila Così
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:13
Size: 97,6 MB
Art: Front
(1:24) 1. Soittajapaimen
(4:36) 2. Prendila Così
(4:41) 3. Bambina
(3:36) 4. Anna Verrà
(4:01) 5. Amarsi Un Pò
(3:47) 6. E La Chiamano Estate
(3:40) 7. Napule È
(5:12) 8. Outra Vez
(5:33) 9. Rapaz De Bem
(5:38) 10. Caruso
"Prendila Così" is the title of the new album by guitarist and songwriter Ulla Haesen, about which we have already reported several times in SOUL TRAIN @ soultrainonline.de. What Ulla Haesen describes in the accompanying booklet as chic as well as excellent as a “musical arc that extends from the Nordic climate of Finland to the heart and soul of Italy to samba, swing and sway of Brazilian rhythms”, plays skillfully but also modestly through the tidy acoustic guitar playing by Ulla Haesen and shows character and a firm interpretational hand from the beginning, which is at the same time and above all based on modesty.
Haesen takes on material from songwriting giants such as Lucio Battisti, Pino Daniele or Antonio Carlos Jobim, to name just a few, all of them impressive personalities, about which we repeatedly reported in SOUL TRAIN, sometimes in detail and intensively. Recorded in the Hansa Haus Studios in Bonn by none other than Klaus Genuit (who reported on SOUL TRAIN), Ulla Haesen's “Prendila Così” once again shows her extremely sensitive and sometimes beautiful, melodic S (a / e) ite, but also the cohesive one , warm, discreetly designed guitar playing and Haesen's delicate but expressive, unobtrusive voice, which flow together naturally in one direction. The ten titles of the multilingual “Prendila Così” by Ulla Haesen show a strong cohesion and play Haesen's characteristics as a constantly advancing singer / songwriter and acoustic guitar player as well as composer and singer unobtrusively and sensitively and allow for many other such easy, at the same time demanding publications like this one hope - nice thing.~ Translated to English using Google Translator... http://www.soultrainonline.de/ulla-haesen-prendila-cosi/
Haesen takes on material from songwriting giants such as Lucio Battisti, Pino Daniele or Antonio Carlos Jobim, to name just a few, all of them impressive personalities, about which we repeatedly reported in SOUL TRAIN, sometimes in detail and intensively. Recorded in the Hansa Haus Studios in Bonn by none other than Klaus Genuit (who reported on SOUL TRAIN), Ulla Haesen's “Prendila Così” once again shows her extremely sensitive and sometimes beautiful, melodic S (a / e) ite, but also the cohesive one , warm, discreetly designed guitar playing and Haesen's delicate but expressive, unobtrusive voice, which flow together naturally in one direction. The ten titles of the multilingual “Prendila Così” by Ulla Haesen show a strong cohesion and play Haesen's characteristics as a constantly advancing singer / songwriter and acoustic guitar player as well as composer and singer unobtrusively and sensitively and allow for many other such easy, at the same time demanding publications like this one hope - nice thing.~ Translated to English using Google Translator... http://www.soultrainonline.de/ulla-haesen-prendila-cosi/
Prendila Così
Matt Chandler, Ross Stanley, Eric Ford - Astrometrics
Size: 155,2 MB
Time: 66:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Funk, Cool Jazz
Art: Front
01. Funk Work (8:11)
02. The Sting (5:32)
03. El Diablo (7:16)
04. Doctor's In The House (7:18)
05. Intricate Facade (8:46)
06. Scene Of No Scene (8:30)
07. 5 Bar Short (8:36)
08. Dirty Rat (7:20)
09. A Change Of Scene (Of No Scene) (5:09)
Astrometrics
Time: 66:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Funk, Cool Jazz
Art: Front
01. Funk Work (8:11)
02. The Sting (5:32)
03. El Diablo (7:16)
04. Doctor's In The House (7:18)
05. Intricate Facade (8:46)
06. Scene Of No Scene (8:30)
07. 5 Bar Short (8:36)
08. Dirty Rat (7:20)
09. A Change Of Scene (Of No Scene) (5:09)
Guitarist Matt Chandler has worked with a diverse range of artists including Youth (Killing Joke, The Orb), Arno Carstens, Fake, Poly Styrene and more recently accompanied Ozark Henry on his European tour.
His innovative style is supported by a career that has spanned genres from jazz to punk, folk to electronica.
Based in London, this is album is Matt's current project and includes the respected musicians Ross Stanley on Hammond Organ and Eric Ford on drums.
His innovative style is supported by a career that has spanned genres from jazz to punk, folk to electronica.
Based in London, this is album is Matt's current project and includes the respected musicians Ross Stanley on Hammond Organ and Eric Ford on drums.
Astrometrics
Lina Nyberg - So Many Stars
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:23
Size: 152,3 MB
Art: Front
(4:29) 1. Suddenly
(4:45) 2. So Many Stars
(4:22) 3. The End
(5:39) 4. I'll Be Seeing You
(4:34) 5. Nothing New
(6:50) 6. My Castle
(5:11) 7. For All We Know
(6:33) 8. Once I Was Like You
(2:23) 9. On the Street Where You Live
(5:06) 10. Going to Chicago
(7:09) 11. Lost But Still
(5:46) 12. Ordinary Day
(3:29) 13. Alone
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:23
Size: 152,3 MB
Art: Front
(4:29) 1. Suddenly
(4:45) 2. So Many Stars
(4:22) 3. The End
(5:39) 4. I'll Be Seeing You
(4:34) 5. Nothing New
(6:50) 6. My Castle
(5:11) 7. For All We Know
(6:33) 8. Once I Was Like You
(2:23) 9. On the Street Where You Live
(5:06) 10. Going to Chicago
(7:09) 11. Lost But Still
(5:46) 12. Ordinary Day
(3:29) 13. Alone
Lina Nyberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1970 and raised in an artistic home. She discovered jazz at age 14 and at 18 years of age Lina began singing with Swedish senior jazz stars such as Bernt Rosengren, Nisse Sandström, Fredrik Norén Band, and others. In 1990 Lina built her own first constellation “Lina Nyberg Kvintett” consisting of Per “Texas” Johansson, Esbjörn Svensson, Dan Berglund and Mikel Ulfberg. After gratuating from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm as a Master of Fine Arts in 1993 she released her first CD- Close (Prophone records). A duo recording with late pianist Esbjörn Svensson. An instant success and Swedish jazz classic. This was also the beginning of a very fruitful cooperation with the brilliant producer and owner of Prophone records, late Erland Boëthius.
Lina and her quintet received the prestigious Swedish Grammis award for her CD “when the smile shines through” in 1995. “OPEN” released in 1998 and recorded with bassist Palle Danielsson and pianist Anders Persson, among others, was nominated for a Swedish Grammis and received raving reviews.Over the years Lina Nyberg has collaborated with various jazz musicians such as John Taylor, Marilyn Crispell, Palle Danielsson and Rigmor Gustafsson. She has toured in Scandinavia, parts of Europe, Vietnam, Canada and Brazil. A couple of times Lina also has toured Japan with Yasuhito Moris Scandinavian Connection. The Brazilian connection is also very strong to Lina and she has produced two cds dedicated to Brazil and its vast musical landscape, Brasilien (Prophone) 2003 with world famous bassplayer Anders Jormin and Brasil Big Bom 2007 (Caprice records) with big band and the great Swedish saxophonist Magnus Lindgren.
Lina Nyberg is one of Sweden’s most creative and innovative jazz singers. For more than 15 years she has been attracting consistent and widespread attention, mostly in Scandinavia, but also in other parts of the world. As a solo artist and producer she has released 16 CDs. Her main constellation right now is Lina Nyberg Band featuring an all-star band: Cecilia Persson, piano, David Stackenäs, guitar, Josef Kallerdahl, bass and Peter Danemo, drums.In September 2011 Lina Nyberg and her band released their latest Cd Palaver (Moserobie Records). The Cd recieved fantastic reviews and was selected by Chicago Reader writer Peter Margasak as the Vocal CD of the year. The music is a blend of influences from Brazilian Tropicalia, European Free form, modern classical composers, the American songbook and old school jazz.
Lina and her quintet received the prestigious Swedish Grammis award for her CD “when the smile shines through” in 1995. “OPEN” released in 1998 and recorded with bassist Palle Danielsson and pianist Anders Persson, among others, was nominated for a Swedish Grammis and received raving reviews.Over the years Lina Nyberg has collaborated with various jazz musicians such as John Taylor, Marilyn Crispell, Palle Danielsson and Rigmor Gustafsson. She has toured in Scandinavia, parts of Europe, Vietnam, Canada and Brazil. A couple of times Lina also has toured Japan with Yasuhito Moris Scandinavian Connection. The Brazilian connection is also very strong to Lina and she has produced two cds dedicated to Brazil and its vast musical landscape, Brasilien (Prophone) 2003 with world famous bassplayer Anders Jormin and Brasil Big Bom 2007 (Caprice records) with big band and the great Swedish saxophonist Magnus Lindgren.
Lina Nyberg is one of Sweden’s most creative and innovative jazz singers. For more than 15 years she has been attracting consistent and widespread attention, mostly in Scandinavia, but also in other parts of the world. As a solo artist and producer she has released 16 CDs. Her main constellation right now is Lina Nyberg Band featuring an all-star band: Cecilia Persson, piano, David Stackenäs, guitar, Josef Kallerdahl, bass and Peter Danemo, drums.In September 2011 Lina Nyberg and her band released their latest Cd Palaver (Moserobie Records). The Cd recieved fantastic reviews and was selected by Chicago Reader writer Peter Margasak as the Vocal CD of the year. The music is a blend of influences from Brazilian Tropicalia, European Free form, modern classical composers, the American songbook and old school jazz.
In March 2011 Lina Nyberg was awarded the prestigious Jazzmusician of the Year-prize by the Swedish Radio and in October 2011 she was the Guest of Honour at the Umeå International Jazz Festival.2014 she released her latest CD “The Sirenades” a project including composing music for Norrbotten Big Band on commission and her own quintet. The Cd got a wonderful reception from the press.She was awarded the prestigeous “Lars Gullin Award” and also the Bert Levin award of 75.000 swedish kronor. Lina was nominated as the Jazz composer of the year by the Swedish Radio Jazzkatten jury. http://www.linanyberg.se/?page_id=45
So Many Stars
George Robert, Tom Harrell Quintet - Cape Verde
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:24
Size: 161.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1995/2014
Art: Front
[ 8:45] 1. Streets
[ 7:22] 2. Softly
[12:36] 3. Morning Star
[ 8:38] 4. Cape Verde
[ 9:58] 5. Missing You
[10:29] 6. Sail Away
[12:34] 7. Fast Lane
Cape Verde
Time: 70:24
Size: 161.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1995/2014
Art: Front
[ 8:45] 1. Streets
[ 7:22] 2. Softly
[12:36] 3. Morning Star
[ 8:38] 4. Cape Verde
[ 9:58] 5. Missing You
[10:29] 6. Sail Away
[12:34] 7. Fast Lane
Alto Saxophone – George Robert; Bass – Reggie Johnson; Drums – Byron Landham; Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Tom Harrell; Piano – Dado Moroni. Recorded live in Rheinfelden, Switzerland on September 24-25, 1992.
This is the fifth and final release by the George Robert/Tom Harrell Quintet, taped during a pair of Swiss concerts in 1992. As in previous outings, the alto saxophonist and trumpeter/flüegelhornist are in top form and each musician also contributed strong originals as well; the potent rhythm section includes the underrated pianist Dado Moroni, bassist Reggie Johnson, and drummer Byron Landham. Harrell's snappy post-bop strut "Streets" features his flüegelhorn, plus fines solos by Robert and Johnson. An extended version of "Sail Away," an emotional driving samba that is also one of Harrell's best known compositions, is another highlight. Robert's rich ballad "Softly" also has a Latin feel to it, while his hard bop "Cape Verde" is clearly inspired by Horace Silver. The only work not composed by either co-leader is "Morning Star," by Rodgers Grant; this highly enjoyable work features an extensive solo by Moroni. The Robert/Harrell Quintet knew how to go out on top! ~Ken Dryden
This is the fifth and final release by the George Robert/Tom Harrell Quintet, taped during a pair of Swiss concerts in 1992. As in previous outings, the alto saxophonist and trumpeter/flüegelhornist are in top form and each musician also contributed strong originals as well; the potent rhythm section includes the underrated pianist Dado Moroni, bassist Reggie Johnson, and drummer Byron Landham. Harrell's snappy post-bop strut "Streets" features his flüegelhorn, plus fines solos by Robert and Johnson. An extended version of "Sail Away," an emotional driving samba that is also one of Harrell's best known compositions, is another highlight. Robert's rich ballad "Softly" also has a Latin feel to it, while his hard bop "Cape Verde" is clearly inspired by Horace Silver. The only work not composed by either co-leader is "Morning Star," by Rodgers Grant; this highly enjoyable work features an extensive solo by Moroni. The Robert/Harrell Quintet knew how to go out on top! ~Ken Dryden
Cape Verde
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