Hank Jones - Jam at Basie

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:02
Size: 147,5 MB
Art: Front

(8:25) 1. Cool Struttin'
(4:31) 2. Cotton Tail
(5:42) 3. Summertime
(5:47) 4. Have You Met Miss Jones
(7:09) 5. Road Song
(3:51) 6. In a Sentimental Mood
(6:37) 7. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
(5:49) 8. Twisted Blues
(7:18) 9. Moose the Mooch
(8:49) 10. Blue Monk

Jam At Basie is a very special record. It is the late Hank Jones' last live recording, made at a jazz spot in Japan called "Basie" in August 2009. In front of the appreciative audience, Jones, who had just turned 91, played with vigor, finesse and imagination with young and talented American musicians who belong to his grandchildren's generation. The performance is inspired throughout and everyone is given ample space to stretch out. It is astonishing and we are grateful for it that Jones played as well as ever at that age. It's all there in full glory the elegance, the beautiful and strong touch, the advanced sense of harmony and unique inflections.

This special recording was first released as super-limited, super-expensive Crystal Disc made of high-quality glass. Now it is finally made available on regular CD and vinyl LP. It is released by the new label ZZJA Plus, a partnership between Shoji "Swifty" Sugawara, the owner of Basie and well-known audiophile, and Yasohachi "88" Itoh, the renowned producer who has been associated with East Wind, Sony and his own Eighty-Eights labels.

The recording team consisting of top engineers at Sony Japan, pulled out all the stops to document these two-day concerts with the highest fidelity possible. First, they opted to record them analog, using rare Ampex 456 half-inch tapes and the Studer A820 tape recorder. Second, for the CD release, they mastered it in DSD. Third, they used all the techniques Sony has to make the regular, redbook CD sound better, including the blue laser diode cutting, green label coating and silver spattering. The result is an astonishingly high quality sound that will satisfy even the most demanding audiophiles.

It is only fitting that Hank Jones' last live recording was made in Japan, because the Japanese people loved him and he loved them back. He toured Japan numerous times and made many recordings for Japanese labels. He was so popular there that he was once featured on a television commercial. He passed away on May 16, 2010, but his legacy lives on, and we are eternally grateful for his artistry. Thank you, Hank Jones! http://www.eastwindimport.com/product-info.asp?ProductId=1409

Personnel: Hank Jones (piano); David Wong (bass); Lee Pearson (drums); Raymond McMorrin (tenor sax)

Jam at Basie

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Eydie Gorme - Blame It on the Bossa Nova

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:55
Size: 79,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:50) 1. One Note Samba
(2:53) 2. Melodle d'Amour
(2:50) 3. The Glft
(2:06) 4. The Sweetest Sounds
(2:43) 5. Dansero
(2:30) 6. Blame It on the Bossa Nova
(2:46) 7. Desafinado
(3:02) 8. The Message
(1:45) 9. Almost Like Being in Love
(1:47) 10. Moon River
(2:14) 11. The Coffee Song
(1:47) 12. I Remember You
(2:23) 13. Sweet Talk
(2:11) 14. Oba Oba

Edith Gormezano, better known as Eydie Gormé, was an American singer who sang for albums, television, broadways, stage concerts and in nightclubs. She performed both solo as well as along with her husband, Steve Lawrence. The duo met while working for the ‘Tonight!’ show with Steve Allen and became a successful team. In the 1950s and 1960s, she consistently released singles and albums. Some of her best-known work include ‘Blame It on the Bossa Nova’ and the Spanish album ‘Amor’. Along with her husband, she released the album ‘We Got Us’ which won a Grammy Award. Individually too, she won a Grammy for her single ‘If He Walked Into My Life’. During the latter part of her career, the couple created TV tributes for famous composers with one of them even bagging the prestigious Emmy Awards.

Eydie Gorme was born on August 16th 1928 in the Bronx, New York to parents who were Turkish-born Jews of Spanish descent. Her father, Nessim Garmezano, was an immigrant tailor who changed his name when he settled in the US. Her mother’s name was Fortune Gorme. Eydie had two older siblings by the name of Corene and Robert. Her two siblings were trained in music, however, since they did not do much in the field, Eydie, was not given music training. At the tender age of three, she debuted as a singer by participating in a children’s radio show being broadcast at a departmental store.

She went to William Howard Taft High School in The Bronx and graduated from there in 1946. While there, she prominently featured in school musicals. During weekends, she sang for a band led by her friend Ken Greengrass. After high school, she joined the City College of New York to study foreign trade and economics. She studied at nights and during daytime worked as an interpreter and later manager for a theatrical supply export company. During weekends though, she still continued to perform for the Greengrass band. After sometime, she quit her job to try her luck in singing. Her friend Ken Greengrass became her manager.More https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/eydie-gorm-47288.php

Blame It on the Bossa Nova

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Chris Flory, Mike LeDonne, Mark Taylor - Word On The Street

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:03
Size: 139.8 MB
Styles: Swing, Guitar jazz
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[5:40] 1. When You Grow To Old To Dream
[4:39] 2. Snibor
[6:38] 3. Comes Love
[5:05] 4. Crazy, He Calls Me
[4:53] 5. Taps Miller
[4:58] 6. You Don't Know Me At All
[6:10] 7. I'm A Fool To Want You
[7:10] 8. Going To Meetin'
[8:10] 9. Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care To Know)
[7:35] 10. The Touch Of Your Lips

Chris Flory (guitar); Mike LeDonne (organ); Mark Taylor (drums). Recorded at Sear Sound, New York, New York on September 22, 1996.

Especially inspired by guitarist Bill Jennings and organist Wild Bill Davis, Flory swings relentlessly, often serving up a generous blues helping. On this recording he opts for the organ trio format, relying on the talents of B-3 pilot Mike LeDonne and drummer Mark Taylor.

The tunes themselves, generally not associated with the organ trio, constitute one of the more obvious aspects that set this album apart. “Comes Love” gets a Latin make over and finds Flory swinging hard over clave rhythm rim shots and a lush organ cushion. He particularly burns on Basie’s “Taps Miller,” a brisk rhythm changes workout that also features LeDonne’s fancy footwork on the B-3’s pedals and Taylor’s tight, succinct fills. But Flory can also play it soft and sensitive, as he demonstrates on “I’m A Fool To Love You,” where he renders the melody with lyrical single notes and octaves before taking the tempo up a notch for the solos. A grooving, refreshing blend of tradition, subtle creativity, and fiery fretwork. ~Jim Ferguson

Word On The Street

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