Sue Raney - Late In Life

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:55
Size: 117,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:05) 1. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(4:44) 2. At Last
(2:16) 3. Till Him
(5:02) 4. Late In Life
(2:31) 5. You Are Not My First Love
(3:10) 6. The Second Time Around
(4:07) 7. It Amazes Me
(4:36) 8. You Taught My Heart To Sing
(4:21) 9. On My Way To You
(3:11) 10. Something New In My Life
(4:58) 11. My Ideal/Long Ago And Far Away
(3:30) 12. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
(4:17) 13. When I Look In Your Eyes

I will always remember the day I was with Shelly Markham and he shared his new CD, Things Ive Learned Along the Way. He especially wanted me to listen to one of the songs he had written (with lyrics by Adryan Russ) called Late in Life. I played it and began to get tears in my eyes. It was the most moving and remarkable moment. The song touched me so much, I knew I had to sing it. A few weeks later, I called Shelly and told him that I would like their song to be the title song of my new CD. I asked him, also, if he would be my music director and produce the CD. Fortunately, he said yes and we began to choose songs that followed the same subject mattersongs that tell stories of meeting someone when you least expect ita happening that becomes the most wonderful event of someones life, and the blessing of everything one has always hoped and wished for.

Shelly became not only my producer, but also my arranger and orchestrator providing his innovative musical ideas, his devotion to making everything as perfect as possible (which he did). I am grateful to him for his great talent and enduring friendship. This CD is also a dedication to my most wonderful husband, Carmen, whom I did meet later in my life and felt, when I met him (and still feel), very lucky that we found each other. Thanks to Andy Waterman and Umbrella Media for creating a perfect studio situation, and for lending his expertise to every song. From the beginning of this project to the end result, each moment of this endeavor was, without a doubt, some of the most rewarding musical adventures I have ever had the privilege of experiencing. https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/sue-raney-albums/6252-late-in-life-digipack-edition.html

Personnel: Sue Raney (vcl), Shelly Markham (p), Jeff Driskill (as, ts, cl, fl), Barry Zweig (g), Kevin Axt (b), MB Gordy (d, perc)

Late In Life

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Steve Coleman and Five Elements - Havesting Semblances and Affinities

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:55
Size: 121,5 MB
Art: Front

( 8:33) 1. Attila 02 (Dawning Ritual)
( 5:43) 2. Beba
( 7:26) 3. Clouds
(14:05) 4. (Middle of Water)
( 6:49) 5. Flos Ut Rosa Floruit
( 3:33) 6. Attila 04 (Closing Ritual)
( 6:42) 7. Vernal Equinox (Initiation)

As the founder of the M-Base movement, alto saxophonist Steve Coleman has been at the forefront of advances in jazz composition for 25 years. Culled from traditions with roots in the diverse music of the African Diaspora, M-Base's intricate fusion of syncopated rhythms and polyphonic harmonies has provided a vivacious, forward-thinking alternative to staid conventions for over two decades. A veteran scene leader and mentor, Coleman has aided the careers of peers like Geri Allen, Greg Osby and Cassandra Wilson, as well as nurturing the development of such heavyweight modernists as Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman and Rudresh Mahanthappa. Coleman's seminal innovations are also manifest in the work of former students such as Ravi Coltrane and Jason Moran, yet for the past few years Coleman's own output has been relatively sparse.

A concept album inspired by the passage of time and seasonal renewal, Harvesting Semblances and Affinities is Coleman's first widely available domestic release in almost a decade, and a persuasive reminder of his visionary artistry. A philosophical polymath, Coleman transposes the cyclical progression of the seasons into a labyrinthine opus of tetrachord progressions, contrapuntal polyphony and shifting polyrhythms. Arranging these multi-layered compositions into a fluidly expansive suite, he circumvents preconceived notions of cerebral impenetrability with an accessible program that gracefully modulates from the primal ("Beba") to the sublime ("Clouds").

The album's ritualistic deportment is superbly executed by a stellar incarnation of Coleman's venerable Five Elements ensemble. Trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, trombonist Tim Albright and vocalist Jen Shyu are veterans of this flagship unit, while bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Tyshawn Sorey are ubiquitous rhythm partners in the New York scene. Of all the sidemen, Sorey has garnered the most acclaim as a budding composer, though his skills as an improviser remain his primary talent. Unleashing pneumatic maelstroms of unbridled virtuosity on the session's funkiest cuts, he reveals a longstanding debt to M-Base with some of his best playing on record.

Coalescing into a kaleidoscopic array of timbres, Shyu's mellifluous vocalese provides constant counterpoint to the thorny staccato interplay of the three horn frontline. Her wordless vocals, culled from folk traditions around the globe, balance the sextet's urban tonality with a humanistic air. On a lush interpretation of Danish composer Per Norgard's "Flos Ut Rosa Floruit," she transcends concepts of Eastern and Western harmony with her euphonious delivery of the Latin text, imbuing the album's sole cover with a universal spirituality.

Coleman allows his sidemen a modicum of solo space, contributing a few stunning intervallic alto runs himself. The project's focus is dynamic group interplay however, and each statement is concise and thematically related to the written material far removed from the informality of a blowing session. Filled with cantilevered rhythms, intertwining melodies and oblique harmonies, Harvesting Semblances and Affinities is one of the strongest albums of Coleman's career and compelling proof of his continued importance in the development of contemporary jazz.~Troy Collins https://www.allaboutjazz.com/harvesting-semblances-and-affinities-steve-coleman-pi-recordings-review-by-troy-collins

Personnel: Steve Coleman: alto saxophone; Jonathan Finlayson: trumpet; Tim Albright: trombone; Jen Shyu: vocals; Thomas Morgan: bass; Tyshawn Sorey: drums; Marcus Gilmore: drums (5); Ramon Garcia Perez: percussion (5).

Havesting Semblances and Affinities

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Brian Bromberg - Jaco

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:45
Size: 133,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:48) 1. Come on, Come Over
(7:40) 2. Continuum
(4:52) 3. Teen Town
(6:57) 4. A Remark You Made
(2:54) 5. Portrait of Tracy
(6:12) 6. Three Views of a Secret
(3:44) 7. The Chicken
(5:59) 8. Tears
(4:52) 9. Slang
(4:49) 10. Come on, Come Over (instrumental)
(4:52) 11. Teen Town (Piccolo Bass)

If you look closely at this CD's cover photo of acoustic and electric bassist Brian Bromberg, you'll see that it's styled exactly like that of legendary bass player Jaco Pastorius's first solo recording from 1976. For Bromberg, who played with Stan Getz, Horace Silver, and Lee Ritenour, the magical and mercurial Pastorius was to the electric bass what Jimi Hendrix was to the guitar. On this tribute, with keyboardist Jeff Lorber, saxophonists Bob Mintzer and Eric Marienthal, and percussionist and (ex-Jaco bandmate) Alex Acuna, Bromberg extends and elaborates on Pastorius's unique blend of jazz fusion, world, and soul influences. Bromberg skillfully reinterprets Pastorius's brilliant bass lines on the acoustic and electric bass and changes up the groove on a number of his compositions. "Continuum" and "Three Views of a Secret" are redone with Afro-Caribbean tinges and a funky big-band feel. The two versions of "Teen Town" rock with hip-hop-friendly backbeats, while "The Chicken" and "Come On, Come Over" recall Pastorius's love for the rhythm & blues stars Sam & Dave. The tour de force of the CD is "Slang(ish)," a solo spotlight where Bromberg shows off advanced string-tapping skills that would have made his idol proud.~Eugene Holley Jr. https://www.amazon.ca/Jaco-Brian-Bromberg/dp/B00006LHYJ

Jaco

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Jimmy Durante - The Great Schnozzle

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:16
Size: 166,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:07) 1. Inka Dinka Doo
(3:07) 2. Can Broadway Do Without Me?
(2:59) 3. Hot Patatta
(2:42) 4. Umbriago
(3:14) 5. Durante, The Patron of the Arts
(3:12) 6. Start off Each Day With a Song
(3:03) 7. Who Will Be With You When I'm Far Away?
(3:11) 8. So I Ups to Him
(2:48) 9. Joe Goes Up-I Come Down
(3:08) 10. Jimmy, The Well Dressed Man
(3:18) 11. There Are Two Sides to Every Girl
(3:13) 12. G'wan Home, You Mudder's Callin'
(3:01) 13. I'm Feeling Mighty Low
(3:00) 14. I'll Do the Strutaway in My Cutaway
(3:02) 15. I'm the Guy Who Found the Lost Chord
(2:56) 16. Little Bit This, Little Bit That
(3:07) 17. Chidabee, Chidabee, Chidabee (Yah! Yah! Yah!)
(3:03) 18. It's My Nose's Birthday
(3:01) 19. (I'll Never Forget) The Day I Read a Book
(3:03) 20. Fugitive from Esquire
(4:44) 21. The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart
(3:14) 22. A Real Piano Player
(2:51) 23. Inka Dinka Doo

Jimmy Durante's jokes weren't always that funny, but his personality and appearance could breathe vitality into practically any worn-out punchline. The comedy skits and songs on The Great Schnozzle are occasionally a hoot, but Durante's humor was more fun to watch, and some of the tracks leave one yearning for the visual portion. Mastered from vintage 78s and acetates from 1929-1949, The Great Schnozzle includes Durante's most famous song, "Inka Dinka Do," in two versions, and 21 other tracks of piano-pounding, word-mangling craziness. Durante was a one-of-a-kind character, and the possessor of real musical talent to boot.~ Greg Adams https://www.allmusic.com/album/great-schnozzle-mw0000046531

The Great Schnozzle

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