Sonny Stitt Quartet With Don Patterson - Low Flame + Feelin's

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:43
Size: 186,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:59) 1. Low Flame
(5:25) 2. Put Your Little Foot Right Out
(6:02) 3. Cynthia Sue
(4:40) 4. Donald Duck
(3:43) 5. Close Your Eyes
(4:59) 6. Silly Billy
(2:55) 7. Baby, Do You Ever Think Of Me?
(7:52) 8. Fine And Dandy
(3:48) 9. O Sole Mio
(3:56) 10. Feelin's
(2:21) 11. Nightmare
(6:23) 12. S'posin'
(3:15) 13. Look Up
(3:52) 14. Goodnight Ladies
(5:20) 15. If I Should Lose You
(4:53) 16. Hollerin' The Blues
(5:13) 17. Stretch Pants

Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of complete original albums showcasing Sonny Stitt in a quartet setting with organist Don Patterson: Low Flame and Feeling's. on the two LPs, the group is completed by Paul Weeden on guitar and Billy James on drums. While Stitt and Patterson cut plenty of albums together, the sessions included here mark the entire recorded output by this exact quartet. Essential Jazz Classics. https://www.amazon.ca/Low-Flame-Feelins-Sonny-Stitt/dp/B00E22768Q

Personnel: Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Stitt; Drums – Billy James; Guitar – Paul Weeden; Organ – Don Patterson

Low Flame + Feelin's

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Motoshi Kosako, Paul McCandless - Place in the Heart

Styles: Harp, Post Bop
Year: 2010
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 72:10
Size: 69,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:31) 1. Inner Nature
(6:11) 2. Night Follows the Day
(6:31) 3. Unopened Gift
(6:07) 4. Waltz for Terra
(4:57) 5. Crossroads
(4:55) 6. Babbling of Drunkard
(6:07) 7. Barking At the Moon
(5:22) 8. Idle talk
(6:24) 9. Spanish Stairs
(4:37) 10. No Sure Sense
(4:06) 11. Place in the Heart Part 1 & 2
(9:21) 12. Place in the Heart Part 3 & 4

Born in Matsuyama City, Motoshi Kosako started his musical career playing piano and guitar with professional jazz bands in Japan. In 1997 he moved to the United States, where he is currently the principal harpist of Stockton Symphony Orchestra, and where he received the ''Best of Sacramento''-award from Sacramento Magazine, which described that “Kosako plays with a fluid, modern style that evokes Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea.”. Mr. Kosako has released six albums: ''Celestial Harp I'', ''Celestial Harp II'', ''Living Harp'', the jazz trio-album ''Naked Wonder'' with Bill Douglass (bass, Chinese bamboo flute) and Daryl van Druff (drums), the duo-album ''Place In The Heart'' with Grammy-award winning Paul McCandless (oboe, English horn, soprano sax, bass clarinet), and the current release ''On The Way Home''. https://www.musicians-corner.net/Motoshi-Kosako-A-thought-on-musicians-role-in-society/

This album should be one of the most unique duo collaborations in history of Jazz. Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless and innovative harpist-improviser Motoshi Kosako create very fresh sounding ensemble together. All tunes are original compositions and feature lyrical and virtuosic improvisation of McCandless and Kosako. Recorded in 2010. https://motoshikosako.bandcamp.com/album/place-in-the-heart

Personnel: Motoshi Kosako; harp; Paul McCandless; oboe, English horn,soprano sax, bass clarinet

Place in the Heart

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Jack Jones - The Jack Jones Christmas Album

Styles: Christmas
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:15
Size: 82,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:43)  1. Sleigh Ride
(2:40)  2. White Christmas
(3:32)  3. The Village Of St. Bernadette
(2:00)  4. My Favorite Things
(2:54)  5. I'll Be Home For Christmas
(4:13)  6. Medley: Angels We Have Heard On High / Silent Night / Adeste Fideles
(2:55)  7. Do You Hear What I Hear?
(2:34)  8. Lullaby For Christmas Eve
(2:34)  9. The Christmas Song
(1:39) 10. Mistletoe And Holly
(2:06) 11. The Christmas Waltz
(5:19) 12. Medley: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / It Came Upon A Midnight Clear / The First Noel

For his second seasonal collection, recorded in 1969 (following 1964's The Jack Jones Christmas Album), Jack Jones took a more eclectic, contemporary approach, including spiritual (if not specifically holiday) songs like the socially conscious "Some Children See Him" (which posited a multi-racial Christ child) and the recent Edwin Hawkins Singers hit "Oh Happy Day." "Little Altar Boy" was also given a gospel arrangement, while "O Little Town of Bethlehem" was rendered a cappella with chorus. "Christmas Day" from the recent musical Promises, Promises may have seemed like a standard-in-the-making, though it did not become one. Still, Jones sounds more comfortable on traditional fare like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Silver Bells." ~ William Ruhlmann https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-jack-jones-christmas-album-mw0000121613

The Jack Jones Christmas Album

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Deborah Silver - The Gold Standards

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:00
Size: 91,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:29) 1. Teach Me Tonight
(4:29) 2. The Nearness Of You
(2:55) 3. The Glory Of Love (Feat. Ann Hampton Callaway)
(2:23) 4. I Could Have Danced All Night
(3:20) 5. I've Got A Crush On You (Feat. Jack Jones)
(3:05) 6. Ain't Misbehavin'
(2:26) 7. Never On Sunday
(3:14) 8. On A Slow Boat To China
(2:32) 9. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
(2:43) 10. Pennies From Heaven
(2:38) 11. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
(2:41) 12. It All Depends On You
(3:01) 13. I Could Write A Book

A gifted vocalist whose repertoire embraces jazz, pop, and the Great American Songbook, Deborah Silver offers a fresh take on classic material with her second album, 2016's The Gold Standards. Teaming with producers Steve Tyrell and Jon Allen (who've worked with Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, and Kristin Chenoweth) and arranger Alan Broadbent (best known for his work with Paul McCartney, Michael Bublé, and Barbra Streisand), here Silver interprets old standards, show tunes, and popular favorites with a warm, personable approach. The Gold Standards also includes duets with Grammy-winning singer Jack Jones and acclaimed jazz artist Ann Hampton Callaway.~Mark Deming https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-gold-standards-mw0002985553

The Gold Standards

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Jack Jezzro - Cocktail Party Bossa Nova

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:42
Size: 131,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. A Foggy Day
(4:02)  2. Wave
(3:46)  3. Mack the Knife
(3:26)  4. The Girl from Ipanema
(3:01)  5. One Note Samba
(3:28)  6. Sway
(4:14)  7. On Green Dolphin Street
(4:12)  8. The Days of Wine and Roses
(3:27)  9. Samba of Brazil
(3:37) 10. What a Diff'rence a Day Made
(4:39) 11. My Little Boat
(3:49) 12. Never on Sunday
(3:43) 13. Beautiful Love
(3:36) 14. The Shadow of Your Smile
(3:56) 15. Bossa Nova Dance

Jack Jezzro is a musician and producer who has enjoyed a long and successful career as a studio musician, accompanying a wide variety of major artists on their recordings, as well as crafting his own albums in which he shows off his talent and versatility as a guitarist. Jezzro was born in Rivesville, West Virginia on December 2, 1957. He had a keen interest in music from an early age, starting to play the piano when he was just three. He taught himself to play guitar from listening to records by Chet Atkins, and in his teens, he learned to break down the individual parts from songs he loved by Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, and the Doobie Brothers. After high school, Jezzro studied at West Virginia University; their music school didn't have a program for the guitar, but Jezzro could also play the bass, and his skills on the instrument led to him to a membership in the Charleston Symphony Orchestra while still attending WVU. Jezzro went on to attend the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he was mentored by noted bassist James VanDemark. Just as he did at WVU, Jezzro soon joined the local symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, as a bassist, while also honing his chops as a jazz guitarist. In 1981, he relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where he became the bassist with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, a position he held for ten years. In the mid-'80s, he made his way into the prestigious world of session work when he became part of the Nashville String Machine, a string section for hire that regularly appeared on recordings by some of the major stars of country and pop music, from Garth Brooks and Faith Hill to Bruce Springsteen and Matchbox 20. In 1988, Jezzro stepped out as a solo artist with the release of his first album as a headliner, Step on It, which was released in Japan by Pony Canyon Records. (A revised edition of the disc was released in the United States as A Day's Journey.) Over the next 30 years, Jezzro would release a steady stream of jazz, country, pop, Latin, and inspirational albums (most through the Green Hill label) that focused on his tasteful but expert guitar work and his interplay with other musicians. Jezzro also continued to work steadily as a session player and a producer, overseeing his own sessions as well as those of other Green Hill artists. His work as an artist and producer has earned him one Grammy nomination and seven Dove Award nominations to date. The prolific bassist has played on or produced over 300 albums, and in 2017 alone, he produced By Request: Most Requested Songs for jazz pianist Beegie Adair, released his own album Sinatra on Guitar, and brought out a sequel to his 2010 album Christmas Jazz titled Christmas Jazz 2. ~ Mark Deming https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jack-jezzro-mn0000779112/biography

Cocktail Party Bossa Nova

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Anastasia Gilliam - Slip Beneath The Covers Vol 1

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:32
Size: 77,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:13)  1. Georgia On My Mind
(4:31)  2. Going to California
(3:37)  3. The Voice
(3:22)  4. What a Wonderful World
(4:37)  5. Cry Me a River
(3:23)  6. At Last
(1:56)  7. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
(3:57)  8. What's Going On
(2:53)  9. Crazy

For over 15 years fans have been begging Anastasia for a cd of cover tunes. People Love the way she can take a song, breathe some of her magic into it & create something unique to make it her own in a way that most have never witnessed before. “Slip Beneath the Covers” Volume 1 is the first in a series of cover CDs due to be released by the artist from 2007-2009. “I wanted to begin the series on a slightly romantic note, so I compiled a list of some of my favorite songs & the rest seemed to come naturally.”

People from all over the world travel to the lush, tropical island of Maui to frolic in this South Pacific paradise, not knowing what to expect when they stop off for some live music & one of those “blue foo-foo drinks with the umbrella” at one of the local night clubs. Much to their amazement, they come to find that they too have just discovered one of the best kept secrets of the Hawaiian islands!

Anastasia performed with her band, The VooDoo Suns for over 7 years & also juggled 3 duet projects, each with their own special attributes. Three guys, three different instruments, three different genres of music to explore with each of them. R&R, R&B, Jazz, Country, Originals & beyond. Her voice is so versatile that it’s hard to put her into just one category. “I wanted to perform all kinds of music & I wanted to take everything back to the essential basics. There is something pure & authentic in music performed with just a voice, guitar & percussion or a piano or keyboard to accompany it. That thought was the inspiration behind my duet projects. It’s been so well received & so many people wanted to take home a part of what they’d experienced that making a series of cover CDs was the logical next step.” http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/anastasiagilliam

Slip Beneath The Covers  Vol 1

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Andrée Pagès - Swings Both Ways

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:00
Size: 135.1 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. Nature Boy
[2:43] 2. It's Crazy
[5:01] 3. Lover Man
[3:31] 4. Get Out Of Town
[3:44] 5. St. Louis Blues
[4:40] 6. Sophisticated Lady
[6:23] 7. Born To Be Blue
[3:03] 8. Moonglow
[5:43] 9. My Man's Gone Now
[3:20] 10. He's Funny That Way
[9:28] 11. 'round Midnight
[3:02] 12. Yesterdays
[4:06] 13. What's Her Name

For 25 years, from New York to Macau, Andree Pages and Jay Elfenbein have played together in “Swings Both Ways” ensembles, from duo to quintet, playing a repertoire of American jazz standards, French chansons, bossa novas and old blues—songs by Duke Ellington, the Gershwins, Coltrane, Jacques Brel, Charles Trenet, Jobim, Nina Simone and Ray Charles, and originals.

The two recently returned to the U.S. after 4 years in France, where they played the Petit Journal de Montparnasse, Le Cave du Jazz, and La Tête des Trains, and performed widely in public and private venues in the Fontainebleau area.

Swings Both Ways

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