Dan Nimmer Trio - Horizons

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:17
Size: 146,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:25) 1. Lisa
(6:34) 2. Rain
(5:01) 3. Teef
(3:52) 4. Horizons
(5:40) 5. On Green Dolphin Street
(4:29) 6. South Seas
(3:31) 7. Theme From M.A.S.H.
(5:01) 8. Open Sesami
(5:43) 9. Flamenco Sketches
(4:43) 10. Mr. Lucky
(5:53) 11. Old Forks
(3:26) 12. The Fall Of Love
(4:53) 13. Untitles #5

An old soul in a young body, Dan Nimmer plays with the spirit, the passion and the soul of someone who has been on the planet much longer. With prodigious technique and an innate sense of swing, his playing often recalls that of his own heroes, specifically Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Erroll Garner and Art Tatum. As a young man, Mr. Nimmer's family inherited a piano and he started playing by ear; he was, if you will, "called" by the instrument. He studied classical piano and eventually became interested in jazz.

In 2005, Mr. Nimmer became a member of Wynton Marsalis's Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, both in which he has been a member ever since. In addition to Wynton Marsalis, Mr. Nimmer has performed and or recorded with Jimmy Cobb, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon,Chick Corea, George Benson, Houston Person, Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Jon Faddis, Benny Golson, Brian Lynch, Lewis Nash, Peter Washington,Fareed Haque and many more.https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/143117/Dan_Nimmer_Trio-Horizons-Single_Layer_Stereo_SACD

Personnel: Dan Nimmer - piano; David Wong - bass; Pete Van Nostrand - drums

Horizons

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Aga Zaryan - Looking Walking Being

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:34
Size: 143,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:42) 1. Cherry Tree Avenue
(4:48) 2. Looking Walking Being
(5:02) 3. Let Me
(4:02) 4. For The New Year, 1981
(5:06) 5. The Stars Are As Lonely As Us
(7:42) 6. Seeking My Love
(4:04) 7. February Evening In New York
(5:53) 8. My Name
(6:32) 9. Temptation Game
(5:23) 10. Waiting The Moon
(4:40) 11. What Is This Thing Called Happiness
(6:36) 12. The Thread

Aga Zaryan (born Agnieszka Skrzypek January 17, 1976) is an internationally recognized jazz vocalist of the new generation. She is known for her distinctive style, class and intimate approach to singing, with a characteristic lightness of phrasing and warm, slightly matte-toned voice. Aga Zaryan has been successful in integrating ambitious artistic goals with popular appeal, recording four albums to date, all of which have earned gold, platinum or multi-platinum status in Poland. Aga was also named Jazz Vocalist of The Year in the European Jazz Forum Magazine's yearly Jazz Top readers' poll in 2007, 2008 and 2009. She has appeared in clubs and at festivals in Poland, England, the USA, Germany, Israel, France, Sweden, Norway, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Turkey, Portugal, Russia and Iceland. https://www.last.fm/music/Aga+Zaryan/+wiki

Personnel: Aga Zaryan (Vocal); David Doruzka (Guitar); Michal Baranski (Bass); Lukasz Zyta (Drums); Munyungo Jackson (Percussion)

Looking Walking Being

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Harry Connick, Jr. - Harry For The Holidays

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 63:37
Size: 145.6 MB
Styles: Holiday
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[3:31] 1. Frosty The Snowman
[3:20] 2. Blue Christmas
[3:15] 3. The Christmas Waltz
[3:04] 4. I Wonder As I Wander
[3:55] 5. Silver Bells
[5:08] 6. Mary's Little Boy Child
[3:53] 7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
[3:39] 8. The Happy Elf
[5:55] 9. I'll Be Home For Christmas
[4:39] 10. I Come With Love
[3:46] 11. Nature Boy
[3:20] 12. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
[3:25] 13. I'm Gonna Be The First One
[3:43] 14. This Christmas
[4:04] 15. Nothin' New For New Year
[4:51] 16. Silent Night

Ten years after his first holiday-themed album, When My Heart Finds Christmas, pianist/vocalist Harry Connick, Jr. found the spirit again with Harry for the Holidays. Still centered on Connick's vocals, this foray into "tinsel tunes" is more jazz oriented than his 1993 release and allows for his growth as a performer, arranger, and conductor. Like a Brooks Brothers' suit worn at Mardi Gras, Connick's writing for his big band and full orchestra mixes New Orleans rhythms with crisp, swinging arrangements that call to mind '60s Michel Legrand and Quincy Jones. Nothing Connick has done before can quite prepare you for the screaming trumpets and rollicking second-line-style swing of his leadoff take on "Frosty the Snowman." In fact, most of the classic standards here, including "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "Silver Bells," get highly unexpected treatments as on "Santa Clause Is Coming to Town," which is worked up into a funky, brass-band "go-go" dance number. Similarly tasty is "I'll Be Home for Christmas," which not only features some of the best crooning the Will and Grace star has ever done, but also a beautifully modest Count Basie-inspired piano solo. There is also an appealing balance to Harry for the Holidays between songs of Christmas nostalgia and heartfelt ruminations on what the season means in a deeper sense. Throw in four original compositions that touch on Scott Walker-esque orchestrated pop, Tin Pan Alley songcraft, and country -- yes, that is the George Jones dueting with Connick on "Nothin' New for the New Year" -- and not only do you have one of the best holiday albums in years, but easily the best album of Connick's career. [Harry for the Holidays was reissued in 2005 as a dual disc CD/DVD with additional audio tracks, video clips and an interview on the DVD side.] ~Matt Collar

Harry For The Holidays

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Diane Schuur - Midnight

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:30
Size: 111,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:58)  1. Meet Me, Midnight
(4:49)  2. When October Goes
(3:49)  3. Stay Away From Bill
(4:18)  4. I'll Be There
(4:12)  5. Consider The Point From Both Ends
(3:31)  6. What Is Love?
(4:06)  7. He Loved Me
(2:39)  8. Southwind
(3:31)  9. Our Love Will Always Be There
(3:32) 10. No Heartache Tonight
(3:58) 11. Good-bye My Love
(4:02) 12. Life Is Good
(2:59) 13. Anytime

Diane Schuur has been singing for an adoring public since the age of nine. Those who have praised and supported her talent include Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, B.B. King, Stan Getz and Leonard Feather. She has been nominated five times for Grammy Awards and has received two, for Timeless in 1986 and Diane Schuur with the Count Basie Orchestra in 1987.  Midnight is a video-enhanced CD, Schuur’s third release for Concord Records and her first under the tutelage of Barry Manilow and his co-producer, co-writer and arranger, Eddie Arkin. Over the course of a year, Manilow, Arkin and their lyricists Marty Panzer, Bruce Sussman and Adrienne Anderson composed thirteen songs for Schuur; two of the selections feature lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

The attempt to create and maintain a smoky, after-hours ambience is generally successful, with good variety, order and pacing; Dan Higgins’ alto sax solos are especially poignant and communicative. The chemistry between Manilow and Schuur seems felicitous; the CD is produced and polished to a slick sheen, with big-name jazz and soul soloists, well-harmonized arrangements, and an orchestra of glistening strings conducted by Jorge Calandrelli. Schuur’s vocal instrument is in its usual fine form, with good rhythmic and harmonic sensibilities, three-plus octave range, and impeccable intonation (although her emotional intensity sometimes causes her to over-sing and her vibrato to become tremulous). The guest appearances by Allyson, McKnight and Manilow each fit their respective selections and arrangements to a tee. Those who like their music lush, polished, dramatic and emotional are apt to find this CD to their liking. Those who like an edge to their jazz, a spirit of adventure and unpredictability, would probably do well to look elsewhere. ~ J.Robert Bragonier  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/midnight-diane-schuur-concord-music-group-review-by-j-robert-bragonier.php

Personnel: Diane Schuur (vocals, piano); Phillip Ingram, Yvonne Williams (vocals, background vocals); Karrin Allyson, Barry Manilow, Brian McKnight (vocals); Eddie Arkin, Oscar Castro-Neves, Anthony Wilson (guitar); Gayle Levant (harp); Dan Higgins (flute, alto saxophone); Tommy Morgan (harmonica); Bill Liston (clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet, flugelhorn); Andy Martin (trombone); Alan Broadbent, Randy Kerber (piano); Alan Estes (vibraphone, percussion); Harvey Mason, Sr. , Peter Erskine (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).

Midnight

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Art Blakey - Roots & Herbs

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:14
Size: 142,9 MB
Art: Front

(7:06)  1. Ping Pong
(6:05)  2. Roots And Herbs
(7:51)  3. The Back Sliders
(7:30)  4. United
(6:45)  5. Look At The Birdie
(6:55)  6. Master Mind
(7:12)  7. The Back Sliders (alt take)
(5:58)  8. Ping Pong (alt version)
(6:48)  9. United (alt version)

Originally recorded in 1961, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers' Roots & Herbs was first released in 1970 and then reissued on CD in 1999. Like many titles in the Blue Note catalog, this fine Blakey outing was initially shelved by Alfred Lion for unknown reasons; thankfully, considering Blakey's large array of available Blue Note albums, this wasn't necessarily a crisis. But now that it's out once again with a 24-bit digital makeover, Roots & Herbs is definitely a welcome addition to the drum master's CD catalog. Having already been a magnet for such talented hard bop players and writers as Hank Mobley, Benny Golson, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver (who helped form the original group), and Kenny Dorham, the Messengers' lineup of 1961 featured one of Blakey's best rosters: In addition to trumpeter Lee Morgan, who would alternate in the early '60s with Freddie Hubbard, the band featured tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianists Walter Davis, Jr. and Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. Feeding off six early compositions by Shorter (the CD also includes three alternate takes), all the players reel off topnotch solos atop Blakey's fluidly galvanizing swing beat. Highlights include "Ping Pong," "Look at Birdie," and "Master Mind," compositions that, in their fetchingly askew way, nicely foreshadow the wealth of ideas to come from Shorter's pen throughout the '60s. ~ Stephen Cook  http://www.allmusic.com/album/roots-herbs-mw0000254919

Roots & Herbs

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