Sonny Stitt - Legends of Acid Jazz

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1971
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:06
Size: 167,9 MB
Art: Front

(11:10) 1. Turn It On
( 7:59) 2. Bar-B-Que Man
( 9:28) 3. Miss Riverside
( 3:54) 4. Cry Me a River
( 4:02) 5. There Are Such Things
( 7:26) 6. Goin' to D.C.
( 5:34) 7. Aires
( 6:43) 8. Black Vibrations
( 6:27) 9. Calling Card
( 2:23) 10. Where Is Love?
( 7:55) 11. Them Funky Changes

This CD reissues the complete contents of two former Lp's by saxophonist Sonny Stitt: Turn It On and Black Vibrations. These are rather unusual entries in Stitt's huge discography in that Sonny often sounds like a guest performer on his own sessions rather than the leader. During the earlier date, Stitt uses an electrical device (a Varitone) on his tenor that waters down his tone a bit. With organist Leon Spencer, guitarist Melvin Sparks and drummer Idris Muhammad setting down unrelenting grooves on most of the five numbers (including the 11-minute title cut), Stitt only seems to be making cameo appearances although trumpeter Virgil Jones gets in a few good solos on three of the numbers.

The later date (which also has some good Jones trumpet) finds Stitt playing acoustically and switching to alto on two of the six jams, but once again it is the nonstop chugging of Sparks, Muhammad and either Leon Spencer or guest organist Don Patterson that fuels the fire. It is silly to call these soul jazz outings "acid jazz" since Sonny Stitt's solos are essentially bebop, but the grooves are danceable and funky.~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/legends-of-acid-jazz-mw0000190589

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Sonny Stitt; Drums – Idris Muhammad; Guitar – Melvin Sparks; Organ – Don Patterson , Leon Spencer; Trumpet – Virgil Jones

Legends of Acid Jazz

---

Glenn Zottola - Classic Arrangements / I Got Rhythm

Album: Classic Arrangements
Size: 67,6 MB
Time: 28:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Big Band
Art: Front

01. Teach Me Tonight (3:47)
02. Angel Eyes (3:33)
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine (4:00)
04. You Make Me Feel So Young (2:04)
05. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (3:13)
06. Try A Little Tenderness (3:17)
07. If I Should Lose You (2:26)
08. Autumn In NY (4:36)
09. Street Of Dreams (1:56)

Any album that pays homage to the music associated with the “Chairman of the Board,” must be carefully designed for Frank Sinatra is a one-of-kind icon leaving his mark on American culture and history. Glenn Zottola’s Alto/Sinatra does exactly that, performing the music of Sinatra in an instrumental album where the saxophonist plays the featured role, a vocal role of sorts, fitting within his concept of “singing through the horn,” where on this album - through his alto saxophone voice - Zottola becomes Sinatra. Zottola grew up in a musical family listening to Sinatra and watching his TV
shows during the 60s. The voicing through the horn concept of this album was born in the early years where his father, a classical music conductor, played opera music at home leaving an impact on the young future musician.

Alto saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird” Parker served as one of Zottola’s main influences throughout his career, leading to his tribute album Reflections of Charlie Parker but, it was Parker’s playing in big band settings that inspired Zottola to integrate this approach to the Sinatra project. Thus is born Alto/Sinatra, an instrumental jazz album of music from the Sinatra songbook. The main feature: an alluring lead alto saxophone, the support: an amazing big band topped off by an occasional string section - all producing a sophisticated mature jazz sound that the Chairman himself would be proud of.

Zottola is one of the few jazz musicians to have had the pleasure of performing with Sinatra and did so on television playing alongside saxophonist Tommy Newsome, trumpeter Edward “Snooky” Young and the entire Tonight Show NBC Orchestra in a one-session dream come true. Deciding what to record from the lengthy Sinatra repertoire was not easy however, noting that Sinatra used some of the greatest arrangers for his music, Zottola chose a few of the legend’s greatest hits with arrangements from such song masters like Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, Billy May, Don Costa and Torrie Zito.

Classic Arrangements

---

Album: I Got Rhythm
Size: 99,2 MB
Time: 37:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Mainstream Jazz
Art: Front

01. Jeepers Creepers (3:04)
02. I Only Have Eyes For You (3:43)
03. April In Paris (3:35)
04. Just One Of Those Things (3:27)
05. I May Be Wrong (2:25)
06. Don't Take Your Love From Me (3:44)
07. What Is This Thing Called Love (3:20)
08. The Man I Love (3:45)
09. Lover Come Back To Me (3:00)
10. My Heart Stood Still (3:47)
11. I Got Rhythm (3:06)

Rhythm Section 1: (I Only Have Eyes For You; April In Paris; What Is This Thing Called Love; The Man I Love; Lover Come Back To Me; I Got Rhythm) - Nat Pierce, Piano; Barry Galbraith, Guitar; Milt Hinton, Bass; Osie Johnson, Drums

Rhythm Section 2 (I May Be Wrong) - Don Abney, Piano; Jimmy Raney, Guitar; Oscar Pettiford, Bass; Kenny Clarke, Drums

Rhythm Section 3 (Jeepers Creepers; Just One Of Those Things; Don’t Take Your Love From Me; My Heart Stood Still) - Don Abney, Piano; Mundell Lowe, Guitar Wilbur Ware; Bass; Bobby Donaldson, Drums

My thanks to my friend Les Silver of RS Berkeley Instruments for providing me with the Virtuoso Vintage Tenor and Stan Getz Legend Mouthpiece which I used on this album, both truly a joy to work with. Thanks also to Robert Polan and Kristen McKeon of Rico Reeds for allowing me to test literally dozens of reeds before recording. As any saxophone player will tell you, without a good reed all is for naught. - Glenn Zottola

I Got Rhythm

---