Sylvia Vrethammar, Magnus Lindgren - Vortex

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:34
Size: 122,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:05) 1. Round Midnight
(3:26) 2. The Look of Love
(3:00) 3. Love for Sale
(4:28) 4. Corcovado
(3:43) 5. My Love
(4:05) 6. A Felicidade
(4:08) 7. Te Quiero Amor
(4:48) 8. Who Cares?
(4:26) 9. Why Do People Fall in Love?
(5:05) 10. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
(4:05) 11. Spooky
(7:08) 12. Cry Me a River

Singer Sylvia Vrethammar continues to celebrate her 50 years as an artist. Since her debut in 1967 in Rune Öfverman's Trio until today, she has moved easily between jazz, pop, hits and bossa nova. At Vortex , she has brought together six of her favorite jazz musicians: Magnus Lindgren (saxophone, flute), Ulf Wakenius (guitar), Jan Lundgren (piano), Joel Lyssarides (piano) Hans Backenroth (bass) and the German pianist and organist Frank Chastenier. The songs were created during three separate studio sessions with three different trio formations. Instead of arrangements, the end result has been achieved through improvisation in the moment.

We get to listen to a string of pearls of compositions that have always been close to Vrethammar's with authors such as Burt Bacharach, George Gershwin, Richard Rogers, Paul McCartney and Antônio Carlos Jobim. With her directly recognizable, airy, easily veiled voice, the singer makes elegant reinterpretations of the famous melodies. She has been synonymous with the South American rhythms since the early 70's when she was a great success at the song festival in Rio. Especially her Jobim interpretations breathe presence and soul: Corcovado with Lyssarides and Lindgren and A Felicidade with Wakenius and Chastenier. Lundgren and Backenroth come in particularly good harmony with the singer in Bacharach's The Look of Love and Gershwin's Who Cares? .Vortex is only available through digital streaming services.(Translate By Google) By Patrik Sandberg https://orkesterjournalen.com/sylvia-vrethammar-vortex/

Vortex

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Enric Peidro Swingtet - Keep That Swing in Your Soul

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:06
Size: 129,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:06) 1. Tickle Toe
(3:51) 2. Thru' for the Night
(3:35) 3. Wine O Junction
(4:17) 4. Straight Life
(4:33) 5. All the Cats Join In
(3:36) 6. The Blues I Like to Hear
(3:23) 7. 9:20 Special
(3:36) 8. Indiana
(3:50) 9. Tea for Two
(3:52) 10. Flying Home
(3:51) 11. Jacquet Bounce
(2:50) 12. At Big Mama Swing
(5:00) 13. Rockin Steve
(5:39) 14. How Can You Lose

Tenor saxophonist, Enric Peidro is a self-taught musician. He began his journey of becoming a professional musician at age fourteen. Peidro’s sound and phrasing are deeply rooted in the swing-era, and he has often been touted as the “keeper of the flame” among classic jazz lovers all over Spain. His unpretentious approach is the cornerstone of his sound, firmly footed in the traditional jazz idiom. As a leader he has recorded fourteen CDs under his own name and contributed to approximately 35 CDs and counting as a sideman. Peidro’s latest work is titled Keep That Swing in Your Soul. He is joined by Paul Evans: trumpet; Pedro Ortuño: trombone; Richard Busiakiewicz: piano; Andrés Lizón: bass and Simone Zaniol: drums.

Opening up with Lester Young’s “Tickle Toe,” the swinging sextet makes a joyful sound that is exciting and authentic. A piano figure from Busiakiewicz leads to the well-arranged melody. Peidro solos first, his time-feel and tone are sublime. His lines flow through the harmony with ease and authority. Evans’ solo follows, his rhythmic playfulness evokes a spirited feeling. Busiakiewicz’s solo statement is like glass, shimmering rhythm and smooth lines. The short chorus is excellent, sharing space with Zaniol to speak his musical language on the skins. This band is all about swing and beautifully played melodies through an exciting arrangement.

“Indiana” begins with a cleanly played horn figure above the rhythm section’s hits. Instantly the clarity and balance of the band can be heard. When the well-known melody enters, it instantly signals this arrangement is authentic in character and phrasing. The band is swinging! The arrangement is full of written backgrounds and sections that give space to both the soloist and ensemble playing. The writing is excellent. Peidro’s solo tone is smooth and warm, as his lines clearly define the chord structures. In fact, all the soloist are first-rate. The best part of this track is the stimulating horn solos. Evans and Peidro get more time in the spotlight and their playing is captivating.

What Peidro has created is a lovely adoration of traditional jazz, played at a highly creative and poignantly articulate level. His relentless commitment to traditional jazz is expanded by his desire to carve out his personal sound in the idiom. His language on the saxophone is inspired and his fluidity is seamless. Keep That Swing in Your Soul is aptly titled and joyfully executed. A welcomed addition to the jazz cannon. By Sylvannia Garutch https://thejazzword.com/2019/01/enric-peidro-keep-that-swing-in-your-soul/

Personnel: Enric Peidro Tenor sax; Paul Evans Trumpet; Pedro Ortuño Trombone; Richard Busiakiewicz Piano; Andrés Lizón Bass; Simone Zaniol Drums

Keep That Swing in Your Soul

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Richard 'Piano' Scott & His New Orleans Jazz Band - Jambalaya Town

Size: 166,8 MB
Time: 71:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland, Vocals
Art: Front

01. Jambalaya Town (5:10)
02. Take A Little Trip To New Orleans (Feat. Gerald French) (4:08)
03. Still The Same (4:09)
04. Crazy Kinda (Feat. Cristina Perez Edmunds) (3:39)
05. Behind Closed Doors (Feat. Chuck Brackman) (5:17)
06. I've Got My Heart Set On You (Feat. Barry Foulon) (4:54)
07. April Fool (Feat. Cristina Perez Edmunds) (3:44)
08. Potted Hibiscus (Feat. Tom Fischer) (4:04)
09. The Day You Were Born (To Rex) (Feat. Bruce Brackman) (4:59)
10. The Ghost Of Pirate Jean Lafitte (6:09)
11. Festival Louisiane (3:23)
12. Is Your Sister Half As Mean As You (Feat. Gerald French) (4:16)
13. I Won't Be Afraid (Feat. Anais St. John) (4:21)
14. Paintin' My Apartment Blue (Feat. Cristina Perez Edmunds) (3:54)
15. Song For Anita (Feat. Tom Fischer) (4:12)
16. Philip The Jar (Feat. Cristina Perez Edmunds) (4:46)

New Orleans is the birthplace of Jazz, and the city is still a destination for both Jazz enthusiasts and for those who want to develop their own musical styles. Richard "Piano" Scott is an example of a very talented musician who has embraced the New Orleans style of jazz piano, and now it is permanently infused in his own style. The stride piano mastery of Jelly Roll Morton is clearly an inspiration to the way Richard plays, but so are the works of more recent New Orleans greats like James Booker and Professor Longhair. The result is a very spirited, exciting expression of musical mischief and joy.

Richard has called New Orleans his home since 2000 and performs nightly on Bourbon Street. This 2014 album represents his abilities, along with a cast of many great players who also spend countless late evenings in the crowded, crazy jazz halls of the Crescent City. This album captures the ability of great musicians to blend together as if spiritually connected, while at the same time, improvising musical lines and coming up with an unrehearsed freshness that is constantly evolving and changing shape.

There are some fantastic vocalists that must be mentioned as well. Richard Scott demonstrates his personal and blues-inspired approach to singing in songs like "Still the Same". Drummer Gerald French shows off his own powerful and soulful voice in songs like "Take a Little Trip to New Orleans" and "Is Your Sister Half as Mean as You". Special guest Kristina Perez knocks the ball out of the park with her talents as well. She is featured on songs like the country ballad "Painting my Apartment Blue", and the 1920's style "Philip the Jar".

What really sells the album are the songs, though. Richard is the sole songwriter, and his songs are fun and refreshing. This is an enjoyable album for anyone, and a perfect reminder of the upbeat, fun style of music musicians like Richard Scott and his band are sharing with smiling listeners every night down in the French Quarter.

Jambalaya Town

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Etienne Charles - Kaiso

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:17
Size: 162,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:20)  1. Kaiso
(7:19)  2. J'ouvert Barrio
(6:14)  3. Russian Satellite
(8:15)  4. Congo Bara
(6:47)  5. Ten to One is Murder
(6:50)  6. Teresa
(5:54)  7. Kitch's Bebop of Calypso
(5:57)  8. Rose
(4:05)  9. My Landlady
(5:16) 10. Margie
(8:14) 11. Sugar Bum Bum

With Kaiso, trumpeter Etienne Charles revisits his robust Trinidad-Tobago roots, brilliantly exposing their beauty, mystery and fascinating flavors. The fruits of Charles and crew's labor blossom from multiple Caribbean grooves into a highly energized performance, with more jazz-tinged interpretations than his prior outing, the highly acclaimed Folklore (Self-Produced, 2009).  The title tune, from an African word loosely defined as "proceed" (as in "play on"), is dark and hard. With the frontline boiling hot over a pulsing harmonic and rhythmic base, it announces, musically, that this effort will stray in a different, more complex musical direction. "J'overt Barrio" embraces a Latin feel as it weaves across genres and tempos; a New Orleans-style musical gumbo, consisting of Creole, African, and Caribbean musical flavors spiced with whistles and chants. Charles' tone is sweetly robust and a supreme joy throughout. His marvelous playing intentionally childlike and playful showcases his masterful abilities. His classical training and the influence of Miles Davis ("Congo Bara") and Wynton Marsalis are pleasantly obvious. Guadeloupean tenor saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart adds a fine touch. Calypso master, Mighty Sparrow's "Russian Satellite" prances over a cool melody line before forging straight ahead. Alto saxophonist Brian Hogans generates boppish ideas and faux quotes that fire and pop, while the fine rhythm section lays a terrific, swinging foundation here and elsewhere.

Charles shows he can stretch out with the best on Mighty Sparrow's "Ten to One is Murder." Giving props to Marsalis and the bebop classic, "Salt Peanuts," Charles and Hogans fly on this burner, with guest pianist Monty Alexander and bassist Ben Williams both delivering heated solos. "Kitch's Bebop of Calypso" channels Charlie Parker, as Lord Superior's vocal and Hagans' solo confirm. Lord Superior's voice and Charles' cup-muted trumpet smile on the catchy calypso, "My Landlady," while bassist Ben Williams, drummer Obed Calvaire and percussionist Ralph MacDonald push without letting up. The lush orchestral prelude on Sparrow's "Teresa" sets up a luscious bossa nova melody, played with heart by Charles, while "Rose" showcases the orchestra's woodwinds flitting around Charles' calypso-dancing horn; two selections that are more accessible and, consequently, distinctive from the rest of the session. Charles' duo with Alexander on Lord Kitchner's "Margie," rounds out a trio of romantic beauties, and "Sugar Bum Bum," a jaunty calypso tip-of-the-hat to the Caribbean woman, perfectly seals this exotic date. Kaiso is an enticing recording by an extraordinary musician who is looking back historically and into his musical future. Whether calypso, straight-ahead, bebop or the mixture of all, Etienne Charles and his team show they have enough talent to cook up some truly spicy and wonderfully entertaining music. As they say in the Caribbean, "kaiso." ~ Nicholas F.Mondello https://www.allaboutjazz.com/kaiso-etienne-charles-culture-shock-music-review-by-nicholas-f-mondello.php
 

Personnel: Etienne Charles: trumpet, flugelhorn, cuatro, percussion, vocals; Brian Hogans: alto saxophone, piano (6), vocals; Jacques Schwarz-Bart: tenor saxophone, vocals; Sullivan Fortner: piano, vocals; Ben Williams: bass, vocals; Obed Calvaire: drums, vocals; 3 Canal: vocals (2); Monty Alexander: piano (5, 7, 9, 10); Ralph MacDonald: percussion (6-8, 11); Lord Superior: vocals (7, 9), guitar (7, 9).

Kaiso

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Jerry Bergonzi, The Modern Jazz Trio - Straight Gonz

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:58
Size: 101,4 MB
Art: Front

( 3:25) 1. I See You
( 4:46) 2. Xtra Xtra
(11:38) 3. All of You
(10:56) 4. Body and Soul
( 9:49) 5. Ayaz
( 3:21) 6. Don't Look Back

Few saxophone players today trace the lineage from John Coltrane to today’s modern jazz scene as clearly American saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi. Now aged 72, but playing as strong as ever, the tenor giant rejoins The Modern Jazz Trio for Straight Gonz, their 6th album together. For more than a decade this Nordic supergroup has toured internationally in collaboration with star soloists including Dave Liebman, Tim Hagans & George Garzone. This latest outing was captured live at Denmark’s Dexter Jazz Club and showcases 4 Bergonzi originals alongside two timeless jazz standards: Cole Porter’s All of You and Johnny Green’s Body and Soul.

Bergonzi joined Dave Brubeck’s Quartet almost 50 years ago and, in the following years, has played on most of the world’s biggest stages and recorded for renowned labels including Blue Note & Atlantic Records. As one of the original modern jazz educators, his series of books Inside Improvisation have inspired a generation of players and this mix of authentic jazz tradition and modern jazz methodology is on full display on Straight Gonz.The album is pulled together by prolific drummer & bandleader Anders Mogensen whose 30-year career has seen him tour with a ‘who’s who’ of the jazz world, winning various Grammy’s along the way. https://jazzfuel.com/project/jerry-bergonzi-straight-gonz/

“Michael Brecker called Jerry ‘the best tenor player in the world’ for me, it’s is a dream to record with him.” Anders Mogensen

Straight Gonz