Don Patterson - Dem New York Dues

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 1968
Time: 78:41
Size: 116,4 MB
Art: Front

( 6:57) 1. Little Shannon
( 6:39) 2. Opus De Don
( 7:28) 3. Dem New York Dues
( 9:22) 4. Sir John
( 9:48) 5. Stairway To The Stars
( 7:21) 6. Oh Happy Day
( 8:51) 7. Perdido
( 3:44) 8. Good Time Theme
(13:42) 9. Hip Trip
( 4:44) 10. Blue 'n Boogie

Despite claims to the contrary, organist Don Patterson was very much of the Jimmy Smith school, a hard-driving player with fine improvising skills but lacking a distinctive sound of his own. This CD (which reissues two complete LPs) features Patterson in prime form in a quintet with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook on tenor, and guitarist Pat Martino, and with a separate group that features trumpeter Virgil Jones and both George Coleman and Houston Person on tenors. Although "Oh Happy Day" is a throwaway, Patterson's spirited renditions of the blues and standards make this a fairly definitive example of his talents.~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/dem-new-york-dues-mw0000177249

Personnel: Organ – Don Patterson; Tenor Saxophone – George Coleman, Houston Person, Junior Cook; Trumpet – Blue Mitchell, Virgil Jones; Drums – Billy James; Frankie Jones; Guitar – Pat Martino

Dem New York Dues

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Newport Parker Tribute All Stars - From the Newport Jazz Festival Tribute to Charlie Parker

Styles: Jazz, Bop
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:14
Size: 111,2 MB
Art: Front

( 1:41) 1. Spoken Introduction By Father O'Connor
(11:22) 2. Buzzy
( 8:48) 3. Now's the Time
( 6:06) 4. Reminiscences: Father O'Connor And Musician
( 5:48) 5. Wee
( 0:26) 6. Closing Announcement By Father O'Connor
( 7:29) 7. Embraceable You
( 6:31) 8. Old Folks

Although it is not apparent from the outside of this CD, these performances are actually taken from two separate occasions. Trumpeter Howard McGhee, trombonist J.J. Johnson, Sonny Stitt (sticking to tenor), pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Arthur Harper Jr. and drummer Max Roach are heard at the 1964 Newport Jazz Festival jamming on three songs in tribute to Charlie Parker: "Buzzy," "Now's the Time" and "Wee." In-addition the MC, Father Norman O'Connor gets a few of the veterans to say a few words about Bird. The remainder of the CD features altoist Jackie McLean with his quartet at a studio session in 1967 performing searing ballad versions of "Embraceable You" and "Old Folks." A very interesting and well-rounded program, worth picking up.~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/from-the-newport-jazz-festival-tribute-to-charlie-parker-mw0000651975

Personnel: Bass – Arthur Harper, Jr., Scott Holt; Drums – Billy Higgins, Max Roach; Leader, Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean; Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Stitt; Trombone – J.J. Johnson; Trumpet – Howard McGhee

From the Newport Jazz Festival Tribute to Charlie Parker

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Charlie Hunter, Chinna Smith, Ernest Ranglin - Earth Tones

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:31
Size: 132,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:48)  1. Long Bay
(9:15)  2. What I Am
(4:13)  3. Mestre' Tata
(6:45)  4. Live Got the Handle
(5:07)  5. One Foundation
(7:23)  6. Fade Away
(6:31)  7. Passion Dance
(8:29)  8. Rivers Of Babylon
(3:56)  9. Island In the Sun

It's been nearly a decade since Charlie Hunter collaborated with other guitarists (the great T.J. Kirk band of the mid-'90s), but Earth Tones finds him revisiting the format with very different results. T.J. Kirk was a fun band, but there was a bit of shtick involved: they brought an outgoing fusion sensibility (and a good bit of humor) to the music of Thelonious Monk, James Brown, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Earth Tones is something far more sublime. Hunter got together with legendary Jamaican guitarists Ernest Ranglin and Chinna Smith for an easygoing set of (mostly) covers that largely tread the kind of Jamaican-flavored jazz that Ranglin's been known for for years. There are some reggae and dub elements here and there, but you'd be hard-pressed to call it a reggae album. Recorded with very few overdubs, the cooperative arrangements are perfect, with plenty of space for everyone and the players almost finishing each other's thoughts. Hunter's guitar always has a bit of Leslie effect on it (remember, he's throwing down the basslines at the same time!), Chinna sticks to acoustic, and Ranglin plays with his trademark clean electric sound, so it's really easy to pick out who's doing what and compare their different styles.

Ranglin's fluid melodic lines contrast nicely with Smith, who makes some surprising yet wonderful note choices and wild intervalic leaps in his solos. Sharing the spotlight, there's less of Hunter's soloing than on his "proper" albums, but his playing is always fantastic and he lays down some big fat basslines. Drummer Shawn Pelton is ultra-supportive on drums and contributes tasteful drum programming that sometimes bubbles up from underneath, while session percussionist Manolo Badrena adds just the right accents. This album has the casual feel of a one-off affair, but that certainly doesn't mean it's any less enjoyable than Hunter's myriad other projects. In fact, this would have to rank right up there with his best, although one wouldn't necessarily consider this a Charlie Hunter project; it's a true collaboration. Regardless, putting these guys together was a stroke of genius. ~ Sean Westergaard http://www.allmusic.com/album/earth-tones-mw0000703553

Personnel:  Acoustic Guitar – Earl "Chinna" Smith;  Drum Programming – Shawn Pelton;  Drums – Shawn Pelton;  Electric Guitar – Ernest Ranglin;  Guitar [8-String] – Charlie Hunter; Percussion – Manolo Badrena

Earth Tones

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Various Artists - João Gilberto Eterno

Styles: Bossanova
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:17
Size: 124,7 MB
Art: Front

1. Daniel Jobim - Garota de Ipanema (Dora Morelenbaum) (4:39)
2. Mônica Salmaso - Chega de Saudade (Guinga) (4:24)
3. Mario Adnet - Izaura (Antonia Adnet) (4:34)
4. Moreno Veloso - Bim Bom (2:37)
5. Jean Charnaux - Um Abraço no Bonfá (2:35)
6. ADNETs - Hô-Bá-Lá-Lá (3:09)
7. Joao Donato - Minha Saudade (Antonia Adnet) (2:47)
8. Rosa Passos - Doralice (2:32)
9. Goro Ito - João Marcelo (2:04)
10. Leila Pinheiro - Você e Eu (3:06)
11. ADNETs - Pra Que Discutir Com Madame (3:28)
12. Febian Reza Pane - Valsa (Bebel- Como São Lindos os Youguis) (3:20)
13. Joyce Moreno - Estate (5:46)
14. Mika Stoltzman - All of Me (Richard Stoltzman) (3:49)
15. Lisa Ono - Valsa da Despedida (Febian Reza Pane) (4:17)

Having had his arrangements and compositions recorded by an impressive list of artists ranging from Tom Jobim to Joyce to Leny Andrade, Mário Adnet has been more visible internationally since the '90s. In 1974, Adnet started to study music theory. Completing high school studies in the U.S., he moved to Austria and continued his musical studies at the Vienna School of Music. Adnet teamed up with Cláudio Nucci from 1977 to 1979. In the next year, he released his first album together with pianist and composer Alberto Rosenblit. In 1981, he was a finalist in TV Globo's MPB 81 and, until 1982, he was an arranger for Polygram. In 1983, he started to arrange for several artists like Joyce, Vinícius Cantuária, and Cláudio Nucci. His second album (and first solo one), the independent Planeta Azul (1984), was awarded by the Independent Producers Association. In 1990, Joyce, Lisa Ono, Clara Sandroni, Leny Andrade, and Trio da Paz launched his songs in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. In 1994, Tom Jobim recorded Adnet's arrangement of "Maracangalha" (by Dorival Caymmi) on his last CD, Antonio Brasileiro, which got a Grammy. Together with Djavan and Jorge Ben Jor, Adnet performed in 1994 in Miami. That same year, his CD Pedra Bonita (with special guests Tom Jobim, Joyce, Paulo Moura, Ivan Lins, Lisa Ono, and his sister Maúcha Adnet) was launched in Japan, where he performed the next year through several cities with Ono. In 1998, his soundtrack to the film Buena Sorte (Tânia Lamarca) won first prize in the II Brazilian Film Festival of Miami.~ Alvaro Neder https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mario-adnet-mn0000953716/biography

João Gilberto Eterno

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