Dan Barrett, Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes - Watch Out!

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:50
Size: 162,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:52) 1. This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
(3:22) 2. Lazy River
(4:25) 3. Lonely Moments
(4:30) 4. It Takes Time
(3:47) 5. In a Little Gipsy Tea Room
(4:42) 6. The Pearls
(4:26) 7. Im An Old Cowhand
(4:30) 8. There I've Said It Again
(3:09) 9. Bye Bye Baby
(3:26) 10. The Waiter and The Porter and the Upstairs Maid
(4:38) 11. Rockin' Chair
(4:05) 12. When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues
(3:08) 13. Watch Out
(4:18) 14. A Hundred Years From Today
(3:08) 15. Skrontch
(5:26) 16. Canadian Sunset
(3:52) 17. Fugue For Tinhorns

The cover of this CD features the foursome known as BED wearing very serious, almost menacing facial expressions. So...Watch Out! (The inside photos are much less threatening). Once again, the quartet has mined rich, largely-forgotten material from America’s great musical past. Where else could you go to hear The Waiter, The Porter, And The Upstairs Maid? Or how about Duke Ellington’s hip tribute to a Harlem dance step: Skrontch? Dan, Eddie, and Joel offer their take on Jelly Roll Morton’s one-of- a-kind composition, The Pearls. Rebecca calls their hand, and raises the pot with her Western Swing version of I’m An Old Cowhand. There are many other terrific selections in this special collection of seventeen songs. https://danbarrett.bandcamp.com/album/watch-out

Personnel: Rebecca Kilgore Vocals; Dan Barrett Trombone; Eddie Erickson Guitar; Joel Forbes Bass

Watch Out!

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Enric Peidro & Jonathan Stout - Sweet as Bear Meat

Styles: Saxophone And Guitar Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:49
Size: 121,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:39) 1. It shouldn't happen to a dream
(2:52) 2. Exactly Like You
(4:12) 3. My Heart Stood Still
(5:21) 4. Sweet As Bear Meat
(4:16) 5. Black Velvet
(3:31) 6. Johnny Come Lately
(3:28) 7. Memories Of You
(3:39) 8. Frisky
(3:10) 9. Let The Zoomers Drool
(3:51) 10. Taps Miller
(3:04) 11. Once In a While
(4:00) 12. Surf Board
(3:41) 13. When You're Smiling
(2:58) 14. I Never Knew

In today's world of barnstorming Big Band dance groups and conservatory modern jazz ensembles, it can be easy to forget the laid-back side of Swing. The breathy, reedy, after-hours lilting of sax greats like Prez, Hodges, and Webster. The intimate musical conversations of virtuosos chilling like close friends, like family. The rhythm section sitting so far in the pocket you either want to get up and dance, or just lean back, sip a cocktail, and float in it. Enric Peidro and Jonathan Stout have clearly not forgotten. Peidro, as usual, plays the "plumbing" like butter, and Stout, unsurprisingly, turns his guitar into the perfect companion. They lilt, they swing, they chill like family. This album is 14 beautiful, living, small-group swing songs, with all the glory of modern fidelity, and the passion of new voices honoring their pioneers. It's not just music for dancing it's music for dancing effortlessly. https://enricpeidro.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-as-bear-meat

Personnel: Enric Peidro: Tenor sax; Jonathan Stout : Acoustic and electric guitar; Richard Busiakiewicz: Piano; Andrés Lizón: Bass; Simone Zaniol: Drums

Sweet as Bear Meat

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Ernie Krivda & The Fat Tuesday Big Band - The Band That Swings

Styles: Saxophone Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:09
Size: 99,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:25)  1. 'S Wonderful
(3:07)  2. Under Paris Skies
(3:06)  3. One O' Clock Jump
(2:21)  4. Sunny Side Of The Street
(2:50)  5. I Should Care
(4:32)  6. Undecided
(3:41)  7. Boogie Blues
(2:17)  8. Watch What Happens
(8:03)  9. Irv's At Midnight
(2:32) 10. Thou Swell
(3:06) 11. Vine Street Rumble
(1:52) 12. Apple Honey
(1:08) 13. Melancholy Serenade

Tenor saxophonist Ernie Krivda has been a favorite of jazz audiences in his native Cleveland, Ohio for some time, but wider recognition has unjustly eluded him. His fourth CD for Koch (and second with the Fat Tuesday Big Band) is a masterpiece of swing with a nice mix of choice arrangements and plenty of hot solos. A very refreshing take of "'S Wonderful" avoids the obvious paths, while Ernie Wilkins' Basie-era chart of "One O'Clock Jump" is in good hands with Krivda and his band. Krivda adds a campy vocal to "On The Sunny Side of the Street" and wrote the Basieflavored "Irv's at Midnight" as well. This is a very fun date worth picking up. ~ Ken Dryden   http://www.allmusic.com/album/band-that-swings-mw0000667774.

Personnel: Ernie Krivda (vocals, tenor saxophone); George Shernit (alto saxophone, flute, clarinet); Dave Sterner (alto saxophone); Chirs Burge, Tom First (tenor saxophone); Dick Ingersoll (baritone saxophone); Keith Powell, Joe Miller, Steve Enos, Brad Goode (trumpet); Garney Hicks, George Carr, Chris Anderson (trombone); Paul Abel (bass trombone); Joe Hunter (piano); Lee Bush (guitar); Sherry Luchetti (bass); Rick Porrello (drums).

The Band That Swings

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Bob Mintzer - Horn Man

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:17
Size: 79,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:25)  1. Horn Man
(4:47)  2. Just In Case
(4:14)  3. Latin Boogie
(3:38)  4. Whole Wheat Groove
(5:13)  5. Fancy Pants
(6:00)  6. Sambosis
(4:47)  7. Truth
(1:08)  8. Farewell

A versatile soloist influenced by Michael Brecker on tenor, Bob Mintzer gained experience playing with Deodato, Tito Puente (1974), Buddy Rich, Hubert Laws, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (1977). In addition to leading his own bands starting in 1978, Mintzer worked with Jaco Pastorius, Mike Mainieri, Louie Bellson, Bob Moses, and the American Saxophone Quartet. He has guested with several philharmonic orchestras and led a fine big band in New York since the mid-'80s. Mintzer, a member of the Yellowjackets since 1991 (where his bass clarinet in particular adds a great deal of color to the group), recorded regularly for DMP for a decade before moving to TVT for 1998's Quality Time. Homage to Count Basie followed in fall 2000. Live at MCG, which featured vocalist Kurt Elling, and Old School New Lessons, both of which were benefit albums for the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, appeared in 2004 and 2006, respectively. In 2007, Mintzer released the small group session In the Moment. He returned to a big-band setting for 2008's Swing Out and 2012's For the Moment. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-mintzer-mn0000765221/biography

Horn Man

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Kristin Korb - In The Meantime

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:07
Size: 120,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:42)  1. Lucky To Be Me
(4:01)  2. I Got It Bad
(5:17)  3. You Fascinate Me So
(2:50)  4. Lover Come Back To Me
(5:52)  5. Ain't Misbehavin'
(5:39)  6. Better Than Anything
(7:54)  7. Tears Of The Sun
(4:52)  8. Love Walked In
(5:27)  9. If I Am Ever Yours
(5:28) 10. Tomorrow's Another Day

This doesn’t have to be a stressful time, biting our fingernails, waiting for things to happen. Today, you could make a new friend, drive down the coast and feel the wind in your hair, or bump into the love of your life. Good stuff is just a moment away. Be open to the change, and walk into it singing. Kristin Korb’s CD: In The Meantime is meant to comfort, encourage, and elevate your spirit to be present in the world. It explores the adventures that can find you if you are open to them, in the meantime. What are you waiting for?  http://www.kristinkorb.com/album/in-the-meantime/

Personnel:  Llew Matthews (pn), Larry Koonse (g), Steve Barnes (d), Nick Mancini (v), Bob Sheppard (s),  Kristin Korb (vo)

In The Meantime

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Various - Swingin' Talkin' Verve

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:54
Size: 128.0 MB
Styles: Swing, Big Band
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[ 2:34] 1. Quincy Jones - Air Mail Special
[ 2:32] 2. Louis Jordan - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
[ 3:15] 3. Lionel Hampton - Flying Home
[ 3:16] 4. Buddy Rich - Dateless Brown
[ 3:19] 5. Gene Krupa Big Band - Let Me Off Uptown
[ 3:24] 6. Harry James & His Orchestra - Crazy Rhythm
[ 2:53] 7. Lionel Hampton - The Blues Ain't News To Me
[10:03] 8. Buddy Rich - Jumpin' At The Woodside
[ 2:23] 9. Harry James & His Orchestra - Back Beat Boogie
[ 3:15] 10. Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
[14:24] 11. Benny Goodman - Sing Sing Sing Pts. 1 & 2
[ 4:29] 12. Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Caldonia

Verve was never much of a label for the kind of music that would sound familiar to those looking for a good swing revival compilation. Still, the label scoured its vaults and came up with Swingin' Talkin' Verve, a variant on their usual series of proto-acid jazz (read: soul-jazz, Afro-Cuban, jazz-funk, etc.). The results aren't bad at all, although several of the tracks don't date from the '40s golden age of swing. Included are Gene Krupa's "Let Me Off Uptown," Buddy Rich's "Jumpin' at the Woodside," Quincy Jones' "Air Mail Special," and Harry James' "Back Beat Boogie." ~Keith Farley

Swingin' Talkin' Verve

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Various - Patchwork: A Tribute To James Booker

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:31
Size: 136.3 MB
Styles: Jazz-blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[3:55] 1. Leigh Harris - All Around The World
[3:37] 2. Henry Butler - Dr. James
[4:29] 3. Josh Paxton - Papa Was A Rascal
[3:15] 4. Marcia Ball - If You're Lonely
[3:28] 5. Tom McDermott - Keep On Gwine
[5:14] 6. Leigh Harris - Please Send Me Someone To Love
[4:52] 7. Sandford Hinderlie - Angel Eyes
[4:03] 8. Josh Paxton - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
[2:35] 9. Marcia Ball - Classified
[3:37] 10. Tom McDermott - Pops Dilemma
[3:58] 11. Josh Paxton - Minuet In Funk
[3:09] 12. Marcia Ball - All By Myself
[4:03] 13. Henry Butler - Booker Time
[2:55] 14. Joe Krown - Miss Celie's Mood
[3:01] 15. Tom McDermott - One For Booker
[3:14] 16. Leigh Harris - Providence Provides

Certainly one of the most flamboyant New Orleans pianists in recent memory, James Carroll Booker III was a major influence on the local rhythm & blues scene in the '50s and '60s. Booker's training included classical instruction until age 12, by which time he had already begun to gain recognition as a blues and gospel organist on radio station WMRY every Sunday. By the time he was out of high school he had recorded on several occasions, including his own first release, "Doing the Hambone," in 1953. In 1960, he made the national charts with "Gonzo," an organ instrumental, and over the course of the next two decades played and recorded with artists as varied as Lloyd Price, Aretha Franklin, Ringo Starr, the Doobie Brothers, and B.B. King. In 1967, he was convicted of possession of heroin and served a one-year sentence at Angola Penitentiary (referred to as the "Ponderosa"), which took the momentum out of an otherwise promising career. The rediscovery of "roots" music by college students during the '70s (focusing primarily on "Fess" by Professor Longhair) provided the opportunity for a comeback by 1974, with numerous engagements at local clubs like Tipitina's, The Maple Leaf, and Snug Harbor. As with "Fess," Booker's performances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivals took on the trappings of legendary "happenings," and he often spent his festival earnings to arrive in style, pulling up to the stage in a rented Rolls Royce and attired in costumes befitting the "Piano Prince of New Orleans," complete with a cape. Such performances tended to be unpredictable: he might easily plant some Chopin into a blues tune or launch into a jeremiad on the CIA with all the fervor of a "Reverend Ike-meets-Moms Mabley" tag-team match.

Patchwork:A Tribute To James Booker 

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