Lawrence Sieberth - New New Orleans

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:01
Size: 117,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:26) 1. St. Louis Blues
(5:43) 2. New Orleans
(3:43) 3. We All Scream for Ice Cream
(3:55) 4. Buddy Bolden's Blues
(4:28) 5. Do You Know What It Means
(4:08) 6. Bald Head
(3:12) 7. Up a Lazy River
(4:05) 8. I Can't Get Started
(3:55) 9. Beale Street Blues
(5:03) 10. Amazing Grace
(4:07) 11. Keep On G'wine
(3:10) 12. On the Sunny Side of the Street

Personnel: Lawrence Sieberth – Piano

Larry Sieberth has been an ace sideman on the local modern jazz scene for decades, rarely drawing attention to himself despite consistently tasty work. In recent years he’s been plumbing traditional jazz waters and now we have this album of traditional solo piano. All cuts here are from the trad jazz canon save the James Booker-affiliated “Keep on Gwine” and Professor Longhair’s “Bald Head.” Booker is the main stylistic influence, with more modern touches appearing only here and there on the intros. All in all, this is a very suave affair, and whets the appetite for more Sieberth piano work. In the meantime, check out his playing on the Booker tribute on STR from a few years ago, Patchworks a pair of rambunctious duets with Leigh Harris that are among the finest tracks she ever recorded. https://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/product/lawrence-sieberth-new-new-orleans/

New New Orleans

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Lillian Boutté - Music is My Life

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:59
Size: 100,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:32) 1. Hey Bartender
(4:07) 2. Music Is My Life
(3:32) 3. Georgia Grind
(4:11) 4. I Cried for You
(4:03) 5. For All We Know
(3:56) 6. All of Me
(3:26) 7. Cakewalking Babies from Home
(3:28) 8. Go Back Whree You Stayed Last Night
(5:35) 9. He Touched Me
(4:19) 10. This Little Light of Mine
(3:45) 11. Am I Blue

The title of this CD, Music Is My Life, is an apt summation of the life of songstress Lillian Boutte. She and her husband,Thomas L'Etienne, who plays alto and tenor saxophone and clarinet in her band, have spent thousands of hours on the road in Europe, performing gospel and traditional jazz. Boutte, who is from New Orleans, was born and bred in that tradition. She first toured Europe as a star in the musical One Mo'Time, married a German musician ,and settled in Hamburg, Germany. Her husband, like many Europeans, holds traditional jazz and its makers in reverence. The other members of her music friends, as she calls them, are also Europeans. They include Hans Knudsenon piano, Arild Holm on banjo, Bob Culverhouse on bass, and Loren Houlind on drums. The play list on this CD is a mix of popular standards, blues, and gospel, all done up in Boutte's jazzy style. She takes a song like "All of Me" and turns it into a work of jazz art. Her rendition of "He Touched Me" reflects the depth of her feeling for her gospel roots. The ballads "I Cried for You" and "For All We Know" are perfect vehicles for showcasing the soft and subtle way that the vocalist engages in a song."Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" shows her bluesy side. One can understand upon hearing Lillian Boutte sing why music is her life.~ Sharon Witmer https://www.allmusic.com/album/music-is-my-life-mw0000616054

Music is My Life

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Curtis Fuller - Jazz...It's Magic

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:15
Size: 92,7 MB
Art: Front

( 4:53) 1. Two Ton
(13:43) 2. Medley ; a) It's Magic b) My One And Only c) They Didn't Believe Me
( 5:44) 3. Soul Station
( 7:18) 4. Club Car
( 8:35) 5. Upper Berth

Trombonist Curtis Fuller's recordings for Savoy in the 1950s, like those of labelmates Hank Mobley, Milt Jackson, Wilbur Harden, Donald Byrd, and others, were prototypes in the development of hard bop. The next stage would come with the subsequent work of many of the same artists for Blue Note, where improved recording technique, greater attention to writing and arranging, and a more generous policy with respect to preparation and rehearsal time helped bring in the classic hard bop era of the late '50s and early '60s. On Fuller's Jazz...It's Magic!, the hard bop prototype is still under refinement, but it's easy to enjoy the music in its essential elements: elegant, bluesy melodies; earthy, yet sophisticated, solo work; and fresh treatments of standards. For this 1957 date, Fuller is joined by the appealingly urbane Tommy Flanagan (piano), the versatile Louis Hayes (drums), and George Tucker (bass), whose loping but solid style resembles Paul Chambers'. Joining the trombonist in the frontline is the relatively obscure alto player Sonny Red, who has a clean, expressive, melodic approach to the Charlie Parker legacy that provides many of this CD's best moments. Three Fuller originals, Frank Foster's "Upper Berth," and a medley of ballad standards make up the program. If there are any misgivings about the album, it would be the long medley (over 13 minutes), which drags on the overall pace. That said, Red's and Flanagan's solo spots on the medley are superb, but the listener's attention can be expected to wander by the time the trombonist finally steps up for his three choruses.~ Jim Todd https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazzits-magic%21-mw0000232650

Personnel: Curtis Fuller – trombone; Sonny Red – alto saxophone; Tommy Flanagan – piano; George Tucker – bass; Louis Hayes – drums

Jazz...It's Magic

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Willie Jones III - Fallen Heroes

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:42
Size: 114,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:58) 1. Something for Ndugu
(3:39) 2. Fallen Hero
(4:42) 3. C.T.A.
(3:56) 4. Trust
(6:19) 5. Truthful Blues
(8:36) 6. Annika's Lullaby
(6:06) 7. To Wisdom, the Prize
(7:01) 8. I've Just Seen Her
(5:20) 9. Jackin' for Changes

Drummer Willie Jones III just keeps on winning us over more and more with each new release serving up his own music on his own label, and really keeping a strong fire burning throughout! The set begins with a strong drum solo, dedicated to Ndugu Chancler but right after that, Willie holds strong as a very powerful leader commanding a great array of talent in the group, in the way that Art Blakey might have during the classic Jazz Messengers years! Like Blakey, Jones seems to bring out a special sort of spirit in the musicians a great lineup that includes George Cables on piano, Steve Davis on trombone, Jeremy Pelt on trumpet, and both Sherman Irby and Justin Robinson on alto playing in shifting lineups, but always keeping things strong as the group moves through tunes by Larry Willis, Jimmy Heath, Jeremy Pelt, and Jones himself. Renee Neufville turns in a great vocal performance on "Trust" and other tunes include "Something For Ndugu", "Fallen Hero", "CTA", "Annika's Lullaby", and "To Wisdom The Prize". © 1996-2021, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/980251

Personnel: Willie Jones III drums; Jeremy Pelt trumpet; Sherman Irby alto saxophone; George Cables piano; Gerald Cannon bass,Steve Davis trombone (6); Justin Robinson alto saxophone (9); Isaiah Thompson piano (9); Renee Neufville vocals (4).

Fallen Heroes

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