Karen Aoki - Karen's Swingin' Party!

Styles: Vocal, Swing
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 26:18
Size: 60,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:13) 1. Sing Sing Sing / With A Swing
(4:19) 2. Sunday Morning
(4:13) 3. La Isla Bonita
(2:44) 4. It Don't Mean A Thing
(4:23) 5. Isn't She Lovely
(2:58) 6. Ooh Shoobee Doobee
(3:25) 7. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby

Mainly on live tour activities, after working on the main cast of BS Asahi TV's jazz music program, radio cross fm, Love FM, Inter FM, Kobe Kiss FM, Radio Takasaki, and now FM Kumamoto and Internet radio JJazz, Net Serves as a navigator at. Two albums won the "Adlib Award (Club / Dance Category)" from the jazz magazine ADLIB. Received the Best Debutante Award, which is a newcomer category of the 2010 Best Dressed Award. In charge of the insert song for the popular movie "Retribution of the Andalucia Goddess" starring Yuji Oda, which was released in June 2011. Appeared on NHK E-Tele "3 Months Topic English Conversation" -Enchanted Standard Jazz Edition-and became a hot topic.

Successful first performance in New York in the summer of 2012. In the fall of the same year, he was in charge of the insert song for the Fuji TV drama "Wonderful Single Life". In September 2012, the duet song "Ginza no Koi no Monogatari" was recorded on Tachi Hiroshi's album and appeared on NHK's music program SONGS. In December 2012, he released the album "Trancurity", a collection of love songs with jazz arrangements of famous movie music songs. In the summer of 2013, she sang the insert song of the movie Galileo "Midsummer's Equation" and the theme song of the NHK Saturday drama "Taiyo no Wana" in the fall of the same year. In the summer of 2014, she sang the main theme song of the Fuji TV drama "Lunch Face-Lover at 3:00 pm on weekdays" starring Aya Ueto. In January 2015, he released the album "Eternal Melody", which covers famous songs that he wants to sing forever. In October 2015, released a duet album "Lost In Rio" with jazz singer Matt Dusk who lives in Canada. In November 2015, succeeded in the 2DAYS performance at Blue Note Tokyo.

In the fall of 2016, it was decided to sing the opening theme of the TOKYO MX TV anime "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond Is Unbreakable". In the fall of 2016, she sang the opening theme of the anime "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond Is Unbreakable". In the summer of 2017, he released his first album "The Calling" with all original songs. In the fall of the same year, he sang the song "All the way" in the Fuji TV drama "Detective Yuggami". Spring 2018 Singing the main theme song of the Fuji TV drama "The Count of Monte-Cristo: Brilliant Revenge". Singing the insert song of the movie "Confidence Man JP" released in May 2019. Singing the insert song of the movie "Brave Gunjyo Senki" released in 2021. 2021 Started the transparent project, a collaboration project between pianist Wataru Sato and painter Yumihiko Amano.~ Translate By Google https://karenaoki.com/

Karen's Swingin'Party!

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Lionel Hampton - Air Mail Special

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1954
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:54
Size: 73,2 MB
Art: Front

( 7:38) 1. Air Mail Special
( 6:13) 2. Soft Winds
( 6:51) 3. It's Only a Paper Moon
(11:11) 4. The Way You Look Tonight

This impossible-to-find LP from the 1950s contains two fine selections featuring a quartet comprised of Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Buddy Rich but is most memorable for the other two numbers which add the great clarinetist Buddy DeFranco to the band. Their version of "It's Only a Paper Moon" is remarkably uptempo and really swings hard; Hampton challenges his fellow legends to some spectacular playing.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/air-mail-special-mw0000277498

Personnel: Vibraphone, Leader – Lionel Hampton; Bass – Ray Brown; Clarinet – Buddy DeFranco; Drums – Buddy Rich

Air Mail Special

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Lillian Boutté - He Touched Me

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:18
Size: 129,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:58) 1. I'll Fly Away
(3:40) 2. It Don't Cost Very Much
(4:35) 3. At the Cross
(5:30) 4. Somebody Bigger Than You and I
(2:46) 5. The Storm Is Passing Over
(4:21) 6. Lead Me Guide Me
(3:33) 7. Up Above My Head
(5:01) 8. Come Sunday
(3:00) 9. Right Now I Feel Alright
(4:44) 10. He Looked Beyond My Faults
(4:10) 11. Hold On
(5:08) 12. He Touched Me
(3:24) 13. Didn't It Rain
(1:23) 14. Our Father

When singer Lillian Boutté was named “New Orleans Musical Ambassador” in 1986, she was the second jazz legend in the city's history to be accorded this honor the first having been none other than Louis Armstrong. “Ambassador Lillian” is a loquacious and outspoken defender of her hometown. She has been working extensively to help Katrina victims, doing benefits and organizing relief funds for musicians, many of whom have lost everything. Also very active in this cause is her brother John Boutté a highly heralded singer in his own right and possessor of one of the finest voices in America. The siblings grew up in the Seventh Ward along with eight other sisters and brothers, steeped in the neighborhood culture of the city that is now threatened by extinction in the wake of Katrina.

It has always been Lillian's driving desire to bring the musical heartbeat of her home town nearer to the ears of the world. Over a timeframe of twenty years and with the backing of her albums featuring jazz, pop, blues, soul and gospel, she has succeeded in conveying the city's unique atmosphere to an international audience. For this extended period, she has been touring almost nonstop, doing concerts, club dates and festivals all over the world. Music was Lillian's life right from the start. At the tender age of 11, she won her first singing contest. During her musical studies at New Orleans' Xavier University, she sang in the gospel choir, before being discovered by Allen Toussaint, who used her as a background singer when producing the likes of James Booker, Patti Labelle, the Neville Brothers, the Pointer Sisters and Dr. John.

Then she went on a five-year world tour as an actor, singer and dancer in the musical “One Mo' Time”. At the same time, she made her first solo recordings, and could be seen in two movies: alongside Professor Longhair, Allen Toussaint and Tuts Washington in the critically-acclaimed Stevenson-Pallifi documentary “Piano Players Barely Play Together”, and in a bit part in Alan Parker's “Angel Heart”. Together with blues legend Brownie McGee, she can also be heard on the soundtrack of that movie. Lillian also sang at the Tennessee Williams memorial service in St. Louis cathedral in her native New Orleans, and America's high and mighty were treated to her interpretation of the national anthem in the Superdome.

In 1992 she spearheaded 45 of her New Orleans music friends and brought the sounds of Cajun, Soul, R & B, Gospel traditional N.O. Brassbands and as well New Orleans cuisine to 22 cities in Germany under the title SPIRIT OF LOUISIANA. In 1993 she originated the project GOSPEL UNITED in co-operation with 2 Danish organizers, where she was able to show her musical and social influences. Lillian Boutté worked with local legend Dr. John, with whom she produced the albums “The Jazz Book,” in 1993, and “But...Beautiful,” in 1995. Together with Munich pianist and singer Christian Willisohn, Lillian Boutté recorded the albums “Lipstick Traces,” (’92) “Come Together,” and album “You've Gotta Love Pops,” in 2000. She also released “Music Is My Life,” in 2000.

Critics have compared Lillian Boutté with Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson. In Europe, where she established a residence, she and her husband Thomas L'Etienne and her band “Music Friends” have already aquired a large following. Her newest show and record “That Don't Keep Me From Cookin In A 'Gumbo Pot '” is a tribute to New Orleans music with the sounds of Sassafras, Mardi Gras, funky creole blues, smoky bars and jumpin' jazz featuring 'new' New Orleans songs by Phil Parnell, Lillian Boutte, Ed Frank and others. An internationally acclaimed Jazz, Gospel and Blues singer,Lillian's unique charismatic personality, stunning voice and love for the music encapsulate an unforgettable experience for anyone who can appreciate a genuine artist. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/lillianboutt

He Touched Me

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Frankie Valli - A Touch Of Jazz

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:18
Size: 99,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:43) 1. Try A Little Tenderness
(4:13) 2. Day By Day
(5:45) 3. Don't Take Your Love From Me
(4:13) 4. I'll Remember April
(5:55) 5. All Or Nothing At All
(5:02) 6. How High The Moon
(5:00) 7. We'll Be Together Again
(3:49) 8. Jeepers Creepers
(3:33) 9. The Last Request

The original Jersey boy himself, Frankie Valli, is a true American legend. His incredible career with the Four Seasons, as well as his solo success, has spawned countless hit singles. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons have sold over 100 million records worldwide. On his latest solo outing, Valli turns to a passion of his-jazz. Featuring world-renowned jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco, A Touch of Jazz showcases Valli's indelible voice on some of his favorite tunes from the American Songbook.~ Opiniones editoriales https://www.amazon.com/Touch-Jazz-Frankie-Valli/dp/B0942DW3VX

Personnel: Frankie Valli - Vocal; Joey DeFrancesco - Organ

A Touch Of Jazz

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