Paul Bley, Tiziana Ghiglioni - Lyrics

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1991
Time: 52:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 120,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:38) 1. Beginning
(3:50) 2. Long Ago (And Far Away)
(3:05) 3. Close
(5:55) 4. Don't Blame Me
(4:10) 5. Clime
(5:53) 6. Yesterdays
(4:19) 7. Current
(5:09) 8. Lover Man
(4:56) 9. Soulful
(5:09) 10. The More I See You
(5:03) 11. Ending V

Recorded in 1991, this disc gorgeously assembles two of the most lyric "voices" on one CD, Canadian pianist Paul Bley and Italian chanteuse Tiziana Ghiglioni, performing solo and duet in a series of originals and standards. Of the 11 tunes, Bley composed six, all of which are piano solos, which serve as preludes or postludes --depending on your point of view -- to the duets on the standards by Kern, Gershwin, Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh, etc. Bley's compositions are all lyric songs, or songs without lyrics that follow a conventional form and are adorned by his usual lush pointillism. From "Beginning" to "Clime" to "Soulful," Bley digs very deep for the melodic invention only he can put across, stringing lines of arpeggios next to open mode chords and tying them together in a chromaticism of his own design. His triplets give way to staggered ninths and flatted fifths before working themselves out in a lyric line that is as complex as it is stunningly beautiful. As for the duets with Ghiglioni, she proves Bley's perfect foil -- especially on tunes like Gershwin and Kern's "Long Ago and Far Away." Ghiglioni allows the song to come through her voice; she has no need to "make it her own" by taming or twisting it to fit her oracular talent. She allows Bley to bring her the changes and she takes the melody elegantly, letting it come from her mouth as a song, not a vehicle for vocal stylishness. The same goes for "Lover Man," one of the finest versions ever recorded: As she allows the lyric to drip from her emotions and not vice versa, Bley picks it all up and polishes the tune, as the singing needs no assistance. The final duet, "The More I See You," is a revelation in symbiotic musicianship. Ghiglioni just barely anticipates Bley's line as he holds back a fraction of a second to change the shape of his chord voicing to highlight the depth and dimension in Ghiglioni's singing. The song becomes not a sentimental piece of jazz' nostalgic past, but a living, breathing hymn to longing. And you can't ask for more than that. ~Thom Jurek

Lyrics

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Roberto Rabosio - Rudimental Sound

Styles: Jazz Fusion
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:06
Size: 92,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:56) 1. Theory Book
(4:24) 2. Play on It
(5:30) 3. In Memory
(5:34) 4. The Bear Tower
(5:33) 5. Hanging Bicycle
(4:23) 6. National Road 36
(5:30) 7. The Valley of Time
(4:13) 8. Mountain Village

Born in Milan on 27/2/1959 at the age of 14, the first group "Inferno Canto primo" mainly based on progressive rock and jazz rock in the company of Roberto Muru, Rosario Santagata and the late Paolo Davola. In that particular period (1975) I was very fascinated by Giulio Capiozzo of the "Area" imitating his setting (as far as I could) and I was passionate about the study of multi-composited rhythms to then discover and search for all the great jazz drummers and Fusion.

Thanks to my friend Mauro Garavello I began to study at the "Capolinea" with maestro Enrico Lucchini, legend in the field of national jazz music teaching. Between the end of the 70s and the early 80s I try a rock experience and then Fusion with other friends including Claudio Asquini, Danilo, Nico Napolitano, Luciano Casazza, Stefano Doro, Claudio Stabile, faithful friend and percussionist. In the same period the Time Limit fusion band comes to life with Roberto Muru, Stefano Doro, Claudio Stabile, Stefano Borroni, Adelmo and Bruno Costanzi and on some occasions Beppe Pini and Nicolò Fragile.

In the second half of the 80s to mid 2020 my experience began with the Jazz Fusion Milano XX Century project founded by Roberto and Maurizio Capitanio with Stefano Doro, Alessandro Fasola, Shah Bellati Replaced by Claudio Stabile and Davide Radice. Currently, in addition to playing drums, I also dedicate myself to composition and musical collaborations with various musicians in the world underground jazz fusion scene.Translate by Googlehttps://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/roberto-rabosio

Rudimental Sound

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Frank Catalano - Live At Birdland

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:08
Size: 168,7 MB
Art: Front

(12:36) 1. Cold Duck Time
(11:41) 2. Birdland At Midnight
( 6:37) 3. He Never Sleeps
( 8:28) 4. Love Will Tear Us Apart
(13:25) 5. Mister MC
(10:01) 6. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
(10:16) 7. Mundo Espiritual

In 2022, Legendary Saxman Frank Catalano will be touring the USA, Europe and Asia extensively as well as releasing a collection of recordings from his many performances at New York’s legendary Birdland Jazz Club. These recordings feature Herbie Hancock Headhunters alum Mike Clark and will be Frank’s 5th album on the Ropeadope label. A documentary was made about Frank by Belgian director Colin Donner. The film is titled “Sugar Jazz” and will premiere at the Tokyo Liftoff Film Festival.

“Tokyo #9” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Charts, has garnered millions of streams and topped the Spotify and Apple Music playlists. “Love Supreme Collective” debuted at #1 on the iTunes Jazz Charts and honors John Coltrane. Frank recorded “Bye, Bye, Blackbird” with David Sanborn and teamed up with Jimmy Chamberlin of The Smashing Pumpkins to release “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”. Frank’s Savoy/Columbia recording “Bang!” debuted at #12 on the Billboard Jazz Charts, while his recording, “Mighty Burner” was on the Billboard Charts for 20 straight weeks.

When Frank was 18, he signed to Delmark Records and did a string of critically acclaimed recordings with Randy Brecker, Von Freeman, Ira Sullivan, Willie Pickens, and Paul Wertico amongst others. Frank’s co-led album with Von Freeman, “You Talking To Me,” has become a cult classic. Catalano is the only known saxman to have performed with Miles Davis, Charles Earland, Elvin Jones, Junior Wells, Randy Brecker, Stan Getz, Betty Carter, Tito Puente, Tony Bennett, Les Claypool, and Louis Bellson while still in high school!

Frank has been profiled by countless media including: The New York Times, Forbes, Downbeat, CMJ, JazzIz, Jazz Times, NPR, PBS, Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, etc. As a sideman, Catalano has been heard by millions of people thanks to his collaborations with Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Maurice Joshua, Destiny’s Child, John Legend, Tony Bennett, Seal, and others.

Frank has received his fair share of accolades, recently winning an IMA award at Lincoln Center and being inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame. He has appeared on 3 Grammy-winning and 11 Grammy-nominated recordings, plus in 2007 he received a Tech Grammy Award as part of the Yamaha Corporation for his numerous patents and developments. He was also the youngest saxophonist to be voted into the Downbeat Critics Poll at age 19.

No stranger to adversity, Frank cut off his right middle finger in an automobile accident. After several surgeries and much effort, Catalano relearned his signature technique, making him one of the most in-demand musicians today. He regularly donates his musical services to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Peoples Music School, and Off The Street Club.

Catalano loves composing music and holds a BA in Classical Composition from De Paul University. Frank is the spokesperson for Drambuie Scotch and has a signature cocktail named after him, “The Catalano Sidecar”, which has been trademarked and is featured at hundreds of clubs and music venues. Frank owns hundreds of vintage saxophones and is on the Board of Directors for the National Saxophone Museum in St Louis. Frank and his wife Sona split their time between their homes in Chicago and New York. https://www.jazznearyou.com/madison/frank-catalano-quartet-tour-celebrating-the-release-of-new-album-live-at-birdland-at-19-00-on-may-15

Personnel: Frank Catalano on sax; John Roothaan on piano; Greg Geary on Bass; Kurt Lubbe on drums

Live At Birdland

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Sylvia Brooks - Signature

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 38:32
Size: 62,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:27) 1. Your Heart is as Black as Night
(4:46) 2. Catch 22
(4:18) 3. Red Velvet Rope
(3:55) 4. Over and Done
(3:47) 5. The Boy That Lived There
(3:34) 6. Sixteen
(3:59) 7. The Flea Markets of Paris
(4:26) 8. Holding Back Tears
(6:16) 9. Boogie Street

Since her captivating debut in 2009, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in film- noir inspired femmes fatale. On this - Signature (Rhombus Records) - her fourth album, she embraces the most challenging role of all, defining herself with a set of beautifully crafted original songs.

Her evocative lyrics and emotionally direct delivery imbue the music with hard-won authenticity. Whether looking back with wry affection on her walk-on-the-wild-side youth or lamenting a lost love, Brooks brings bracing honesty and poise to the material.

Artistically, she is collaborating with Southern California's most creative accompanists: ace pianists Tom Ranier, Jeff Colella, and Christian Jacob designed beguiling, harmonically rich settings for her incisive lyrics. The stellar rhythm section tandem of drummer Ray Brinker and bassist Trey Henry appear on almost every track. Also featuring cellists John Waltz, lead cellist for The Los Angeles Opera Company, Stephanie Fife and Mike Kaufman.

Highlights include the cautionary tale "Red Velvet Rope" which is set to a sensuous Latin groove by cuatro master Kiki Valera, scion of a legendary Cuban musical clan. And she sways through swingtown, from the witty "Catch 22" to the passionately romantic "The Flea Markets of Paris." The two songs she includes by other artists, Melody Gardot's bluesy, organ-driven "Your Heart Is as Black as Night" and the Leonard Cohen/Sharon Robinson erotic lament "Boogie Street" seem to raise the temperature of her own work. This album marks a quantum leap reflecting years of concentrated effort.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/SingerSongwriter-Sylvia-Brooks-Releases-Signature-20220602

Signature

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Frank Kimbrough Trio - Lonely Woman

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:58
Size: 139,9 MB
Art: Front

( 7:28)  1. Northwest
( 4:54)  2. Lonely Woman
( 7:44)  3. House Party Starting
( 8:27)  4. 727
( 4:13)  5. Falling Waltz
(10:36)  6. The Peacocks
( 5:34)  7. Pete & Repete
( 6:39)  8. 20 Bars
( 5:21)  9. Lonely in London

One of Frank Kimbrough's strong points has been his flexibility. The acoustic pianist can play with the crystalline elegance of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, but he's also quite capable of taking it "outside" and acknowledging the avant-garde contributions of Cecil Taylor and Marilyn Crispell. Kimbrough generally favors "inside" post-bop playing on Lonely Woman, an impressive trio date featuring bassist Ben Wolfe and drummer Jeff Williams. This threesome played around New York's Greenwich Village regularly in the late 1980s, and their strong rapport was a definite advantage when they entered the studio in 1988 to record this album. 

Kimbrough is at his most poetic and Evans-minded on Jimmy Rowles' "The Peacocks" and Wolfe's melancholy "Lonely In London," but things become very angular and abstract on Herbie Nichols' "House Party Startin'" and Wolfe's "Pete And Repeat." Also quite impressive is Kimbrough's haunting, introspective take on Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman." This CD is clearly among the pianist's finest achievements.~Alex Henderson http://www.allmusic.com/album/lonely-woman-mw0000177601

Personnel:  Piano – Frank Kimbrough;  Bass – Ben Wolfe;  Drums – Jeff Williams

Lonely Woman

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The Frank Kohl Quartet - Reform

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1981
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 39:27
Size: 37,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:43) 1. All in Time
(5:49) 2. I Know I'll See You Again
(6:02) 3. Fall Again
(4:10) 4. Seagate
(5:46) 5. Reform
(4:22) 6. Folk Song
(5:31) 7. Island Song
(3:00) 8. Until We Meet Again

Jazz Guitarist, Frank Kohl was born and raised in the NYC metro area. He began playing guitar at age 7. He started his journey into jazz by joining his award winning high school jazz band. Musicians such as: Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Pat Martino and Jim Hall were milestones along the way of his musical development. One of his greatest influences was at a jazz club in NY called Rapsins. Here he could listen to uncompromised, cutting edge jazz of the highest level with musicians like: Linc Chamberlin- guitar, Lyn Christie- bass, Dave Liebman- sax. Later Frank became A student of Linc and soon he was performing with Lyn Christie.

"I remember around this time going to see Tony Williams Lifetime with John McLaughlin and organist Larry Young. My idea of what jazz was forever changed. I knew then that anything was possible in jazz"

In 1972 Frank attended Berklee College of Music and graduated in 1976 with honors. Students and teachers at that time in Berklee were: John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Gary Burton. After Berklee, Frank moved back to NY and performed professionally. In 1981, he released first LP "Reform" The Frank Kohl Quartet featuring Bassist Michael Moore. Around 1983 Frank moved to the San Francisco Bay area and performed his music for years And became a member of Don McCaslin Sr's band Warmth.

In 1990 Frank moved to Seattle where he lives today performing at NW jazz clubs such as: Tula's, Boxley's, Egan's, The Jazz Station.Frank also spends time in NY recording and performing at clubs like Small's, The Metropolitan Room, The Bean Runner.

In 2008 Frank recorded his second CD, "Coast to Coast" The Frank Kohl Quartet in NY with brother and pianist, Tom Kohl. It received rave reviews from Cadence Magazine, All About Jazz, Mike Stern, to name a few. In 2013 Frank recorded his 3rd CD, "Invisible Man" The Frank Kohl Quartet on Pony Boy Records featuring NY bassist Steve LaSpina.

Members of Frank's quartet vary, in Seattle you can hear him with: Bill Anchell, John Hansen, Jeff Johnson, Steve Luceno, Matt Jorgenson, Greg Williamson and others. In NY: Steve LaSpina, Tom Kohl, Steve Roane, Jon Doty And others.https://frankkohl.com/bio

Reform

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Charles Mingus - The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott's

Styles: Bop, Post Bop
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 145:32
Size: 334,2 MB
Art: Front

( 1:01) 1. Introduction
(30:44) 2. Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress (Then Silk Blues)
(19:52) 3. Noddin' Ya Head Blues
(29:57) 4. Mind-Reader's Convention In Milano (Aka Number 29)
( 0:44) 5. Ko Ko (Theme)
(35:00) 6. Fables Of Faubus
( 7:35) 7. Pops (When The Saints Go Marching In)
(18:33) 8. The Man Who Never Sleeps
( 2:02) 9. Air Mail Special

After the emotional and economic bankruptcies of the late 1960s that nearly took him out of the picture entirely, 1972 broke well for Charles Mingus. He had re-signed with Columbia and delivered the revered Let My Children Hear Music. (He would, a year later, be part of the great Clive Davis jazz purge of 1973 which included Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, and, some argue Ornette Coleman.) Grants and commissions were coming in and his music, in all its bold, gnarly, swooning vehemence, was being performed far and wide. His irascible, erotic, and essential autobiography, Beneath the Underdog, had finally been published. More and more, Sue Mingus was becoming the edifying force in his life, a beacon for his health, his creativity, his business. Most importantly, as first evidenced by Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert (Columbia, 1972) it was all coming together for him onstage.

Even though his multiple demons (all the usual human foibles but magnified by genius) were never too far from the forefront of his garrulous self, history, while it often casts shade on even our most beloved icons, has been kind to Mingus. He's recognized in the same breath as Duke Ellington, Charles Ives, and Claude Debussy. Now, just in time for a loud and rowdy celebration of his 2022 centennial (April 22) and Record Store Day (April 23) another very sweet slice of history is heard gloriously on The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's.

Why it takes fifty years for music of this muscle and magnitude to be released is just one of the great eternal questions, but here it is so let's rejoice. Fully authorized by Jazz Workshop, Inc., and given the full Resonance Records grand treatment: interviews with Charles McPherson, Eddie Gomez, Christian McBride; anecdotes from Mary Scott, Sue Mingus, and Fran Lebowitz, as well as archival and production liner notes. But it's the music that spins the head, spikes the pulse, and whips the carpet out from under one. It's what Mingus would want.

So it's the two nights in August at the end of a successful European run and the players are in flux but wasn't flux at the crux of Mingus' most inspired moments? Nineteen year old trumpeter Jon Faddis was not only trying to hone his young brilliance, he was trying to do so through the Mingus maze. Little known pianist John Foster succeeds Jaki Byard and drummer Roy Brooks has taken over for Mingus stalwart Dannie Richmond, who left to soak in some short lived pop rock with Mark Almond Band. It begins as most great jazz moments do. Immediately. Ronnie Scott intros the sextet. Mingus rumbles a happy birthday, thanks the audience for letting their claps be recorded, and it's off to the races with the unapologetic zest and swagger of "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues," a full half hour of stunning, multi-part alchemy. Foster proves he's up to the task, keeping up with the turns and tides precipitated by alto saxophonist Charles McPherson and his tenor counterpart, Bobby Jones.

Variation upon variation. Creation on the fly. "Ysabel's Table Dance" (one of the many glories from Tijuana Moods (RCA, 1962) knits in and out of the general creative mayhem. There's some church, some New Orleans, some breakdowns and fanfares. Faddis and Foster, with Jones on soprano sax, hold court, hand off. Mingus guides and goads. It's an unstoppable momentum that moves into a burly bass solo intro "Noddin' Ya Head Blues" a slow, low down blues that brings Foster to the vocal forefront telling his woman "I need it every morning, I need it every night" as the horns slink and slur. So expansive is the setting that Brooks gets a musical saw solo, as well he should.

Spoiler alert: From here The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's just gets better and better. Cascading for another riotous half hour, the recently minted Mingus twister "Mind-Readers' Convention in Milan" puts one and all to the test and just can't be described with any real justice. It needs to be heard. It needs to be experienced.

Though by its very nature any jazz moment can be considered one of kind, the barely contained madcappery that ensues in this truly one-for-the-ages performance of the seismic "Fables of Faubus" is the stuff of legend. It noodles, it sprawls, it quarrels. It reaches for the London skies and returns to the stage with ether to burn. Mingus roils as Faddis blows beyond his years, the saxophones cut and weave, Foster veers from stride to barroom to bop and Brooks drives headlong into the hijinks. In a word, remarkable. Ditto The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's.~Mike Jurkovic https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-lost-album-from-ronnie-scotts-charles-mingus-resonance-records__7280

Personnel: Charles Mingus: bass, acoustic; Charles McPherson: saxophone, alto; Bobby Jones: saxophone, tenor; Jon Faddis: trumpet; John Foster: piano; Roy Brooks: drums.

The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott's

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Deanne Matley - The Alberta Lounge (Hommage Oscar Peterson)

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:09
Size: 94,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:34) 1. The Alberta Lounge
(4:08) 2. Mas que Nada
(5:10) 3. I Cant Give You Anything But Love
(3:54) 4. Gee Baby Ain I Good To You
(3:46) 5. Merci Pour Ça (Je Ne Sais Pas)
(5:06) 6. The Land Was White (When Summer Comes)
(3:02) 7. How Come You Do Me Like You Do
(3:53) 8. If You Were Here Today
(3:25) 9. Tristeza
(5:05) 10. Hymn To Freedom

Welcome to The Alberta Lounge, where National treasure Oscar Peterson was discovered in Montreal. Alberta, the province where Deanne grew up and started her full-time music career ten years ago!

Inspired by the great Canadian jazz legend, The Alberta Lounge features two new tunes of Deanne's ("The Alberta Lounge" and "If You Were Here Today"). She also made sure to include two of Oscar's originals, the haunting ("Hymn To Freedom") and tender ballad ("When Summer Comes"). The rest were chosen from his vast repertoire, such as Lionel Hampton and Jeri Jones's tune ("Je ne Sais Pas,") for which Deanne had the utmost honour of writing original French lyrics. The album also has a remarkable jazz-funk cover of Jorge Ben Jor's ("Mas Que Nada" ), which Deanne sings in Portuguese and adds vocal harmonies for extra fun.

Deanne recruited some of Montreal's premier jazz talent for the project, including pianist Taurey Butler, bassist Morgan Moore, and drummer Richard Irwin. Also guesting on the album are long-time Canadian pals pianist Paul Shrofel and guitarist Steve Raegele.

Throughout, Deanne shines as a first-rate vocal stylist. Her contemporary style is still deeply rooted in the jazz tradition but is unafraid of pushing the envelope. This anniversary album is a dedication to all Canadians. To quote Oscar, "People are Canada's greatest resource."https://deannematley.bandcamp.com/album/the-alberta-lounge-lp

Personnel: Deanne Matley - Vocals; Taurey Butler - Piano; Morgan Moore - Bass; Richard Irwin - Drums; Paul Shrofel - Piano; Steve Raegele - Guitar

The Alberta Lounge (Hommage Oscar Peterson)

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Gene Bertoncini With Bill Charlap & Sean Smith - Gene Bertoncini

Styles: Guitar And Piano Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:59
Size: 180,2 MB
Art: Front

( 8:28)1. Japanese Maple
(9:39) 2. Medley; Lullaby Of The Leaves/Summer Night
(9:45) 3.Ellington,StrayhornMedley; Lush Life/Chelsea Bridge/In A Sentimental Mood
( 9:34)4. Dream Dancing
(10:10)5. You Can't Go Home
( 9:42)6. Emily
( 9:30)7. My Funny Valentine
(11:07)8. Medley; Sophisticated Lady/ All The Things You Are

The Floating Jazz Festival, organized by Chiaroscuro owner Hank O'Neal, has produced many outstanding live sessions, this trio date takes its place among the very best. Not satisfied with just tackling familiar standards, guitarist Gene Bertoncini's group opens with bassist Sean Smith's captivating ballad "Japanese Maple." The leader's classically flavored arrangement of "My Funny Valentine" is refreshing. Several tracks are devoted to long but well played medleys. Pianist Bill Charlap rounds out this outstanding trio, whose playing throughout seems to have mesmerized the audience into devoted silence, less they miss a moment of music. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/gene-bertoncini-mw0000047219

Personnel:  Bill Charlap (piano), Gene Bertoncini (guitar), Sean Smith (bass).

Gene Bertoncini

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Nicole Zuraitis - All Wandering Hearts

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:51
Size: 100,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:40) 1. Make it flood
(4:55) 2. The way home
(4:08) 3. I would die 4 u
(4:58) 4. Overdrive mind
(3:11) 5. What a wonderful world
(5:25) 6. Gold
(4:03) 7. Sugar spun girl
(4:48) 8. Rock bottom
(3:14) 9. Lullabye
(4:26) 10. Send me on my way

Nivoli Zuraitis has a heart full of soul and a voice full of sunshine. She's got a mix of things on her mind with her fourth album, everyday themes and weighty matters alike, and yet they ultimately come out sounding exuberant in her hands. The fundamental optimism is one key asset of All Wandering Hearts, even if her variety of jazzy coffee-shop balladry is no less eloquent in the spots when things get more somber.

The too-spirited-for-AOR "Make It Flood" starts off with subtly buoyant optimism to balance out its depiction of life's trials, and the set's original pieces keep that bright spirit as they touch on themes of change, loss, family and modern-day burnout. It's dressed up with an instrumental backing somewhere between contemporary jazz and the livelier side of adult-contemporary singer-songwriter pop. Husband Dan Pugach keeps the rhythms light yet propulsive while Alex Busby Smith's sprightly electric bass stays in step; the small cast of other players is likewise just as subtly energetic as needed.

While a recurrent string backing gives a dash of grandeur to back up several pieces, usually staying on the right side of bombastic, Zuraitis keeps any vocal theatrics on the judicious side. Her delivery maintains an intimate tone that remains relatable throughout; here she's an actress as much as a singer, conveying emotional shades without quite emoting. The positivity comes out most in the sporadic covers here, from a rubato "What a Wonderful World," rich in its wistful simplicity, to the reinvented '90s alt-rock staple that soars to the finish on clever new jazzy chordings and sweeping guitar. If "Sugar Spun Girl" crosses the line into cutesy or "Rock Bottom" leans trite (though genuine), those moments are temporary enough not to derail things. Hearts still gives all kinds of weary hearts a refreshing lift.~ Geno Thackara https://www.allaboutjazz.com/all-wandering-hearts-nicole-zuraitis-dot-time-records

Personnel: Nicole Zuraitis: voice / vocals; Idan Morim: guitar; Dan Pugach: drums; Alex Busby Smith: bass; Carmen Staaf: piano; Thana Alexa: voice / vocals; Elise Testone: voice / vocals; Chase Potter: various.

All Wandering Hearts

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Michael Dease - Best Next Thing

Styles: Trombone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:19
Size: 129,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:56) 1. Rainbow People
(4:42) 2. Parker's Brood
(4:47) 3. Tiktaalik
(4:06) 4. Doxy
(6:09) 5. Charly Jaye
(5:40) 6. Glory
(4:53) 7. One for Dease
(7:19) 8. With Love
(5:43) 9. Horse Trading
(6:00) 10. Lullaby for Rita

Michael Dease keeps the music moving forward toward the "Best Next Thing" on his ninth album for Posi-Tone. With clear purpose, Trombonist Michael Dease gathers together an assemblage of exceptional musicians to help him interactively explore the essence of the blues and reframe the abstract truths of jazz as the "Best Next Thing" for today's audience of listeners. Providing support in bringing this vision to fruition, the session features an all-star lineup of musicians including trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Boris Kozlov, and powerhouse drummer Rudy Royston.

As a band leader, Dease makes sure the entire session stays insightfully straight forward and refreshingly melodic throughout while he conducts his topnotch crew through a series of his new compositions and some inventive arrangements of selections crafted by Dease's musical mentors. With this latest release, Michael Dease not only confirms his status as a virtuoso soloist and one of the biggest stars in jazz today, but also demonstrates that he is clearly an artist for jazz fans to rely upon to bring them the "Next Best Thing" in jazz for years to come.https://posi-tone.com/bnthing/bnthing.html

Personnel: Michael Dease - trombone; Alex Sipiagin - trumpet; Rudresh Mahanthappa - alto sax; Renee Rosnes - piano; Boris Kozlov - bass; Rudy Royston - drums

Best Next Thing

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Rick Fay & Friends - Rolling On

Styles: Vocal And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:05
Size: 140,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:14)  1. I Double Dare You
(5:09)  2. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
(3:04)  3. In the Dark
(5:20)  4. Somebody loves me
(2:47)  5. Ballad For Eddie
(5:04)  6. Can't We Be Friends?
(4:07)  7. Roll on, Mississippi, Roll On
(6:30)  8. Possum Jump
(4:31)  9. Tishomingo Blues
(5:26) 10. Manoir De Mes Reves
(3:38) 11. Plain and Simple
(2:24) 12. Echoes of Spring
(3:35) 13. Day Dream
(4:10) 14. Come Back Sweet Papa

Rick Fay's series of Arbors releases, which really got going in 1991, are superior examples of Dixieland and small-group swing. On this set Fay sticks to tenor and soprano (leaving his clarinet in the case), welcoming such major players as trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso, trombonist Dan Barrett, clarinetist Chuck Hedges, pianist-arranger Dick Cary and guest-guitarist Howard Alden (who makes a couple of rare appearances on banjo) to his octet. 

The music is played with plenty of spirit and, although all of the music but three originals was already quite vintage at the time, the musicians come up with many fresh statements. Among the highlights are "I Double Dare You," a Dick Cary arrangement of Bix Beiderbecke's "In The Dark," "Somebody Loves Me," "Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On," and "Come Back Sweet Papa." ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/rolling-on-mw0000026400

Personnel: Rick Fay (vocals, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Howard Alden (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo); Paul Scavarda (guitar, banjo); Chuck Hedges (clarinet); Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet); Dan Barrett (trombone); Dick Cary (alto horn, piano); Joe Ascione (drums).

Rolling On

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Juan Dhas - Embracing Clarity

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 52:49
Size: 49,0 MB
Art: Front

( 8:53) 1. Free
( 7:10) 2. Motive
( 5:13) 3. Premonition
( 6:20) 4. Light in the Dark
( 7:22) 5. Wired
( 6:21) 6. Let Go
(11:26) 7. Andean Sky

Guitarist Juan Dhas's full name is Juan Diego Chandra Dhas which gives some idea of his initial life influences through his Colombian mother and Indian father. After getting a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in 2010, and graduating in 2014, Dhas recorded Embracing Clarity, which is only available digitally due to financial constraints.

Blessed with seemingly endless guitar technique in both hands (see here), Dhas can do whatever he wishes technically. However, on his seven original compositions he frequently underplays the technical and emphasizes emotion and story telling.

Dhas and his highly sympathetic band (pianist Benjamin Furman, bassist Alex Gorchesky and drummer Aaron Lawson), all of whom participated in the arrangements, have created music that floats over an inner core of intensity and fire. The "clarity" of the album's title is immediately evident both in Dhas' guitar lines and the way the very tight band's individual parts fit together -and the sum is much more than the parts.

The overall effect is very attractive and more than a bit mesmerizing, while the music seems to fly by as it ebbs and flows while always moving forward. There is a gloss and sheen to Dhas' music, caused partly by his physical guitar sound, but also by the ethereally ambiguous harmony that is many times coupled with a driving groove. Guiding the beautiful sounds and emotions is an intelligence which can be clearly sensed.

As a début effort, Embracing Clarity is very impressive in that Dhas exhibits a distinct musical personality at such an early stage of development. From the musical evidence, he knows what he wants to say and how he wants to say it, and there is no doubt that Dhas will continue to grow, but always from this solid and joyful musical core -and it is this core which reaches out and touches.~Budd
Kopman https://www.allaboutjazz.com/embracing-clarity-juan-dhas-self-produced-review-by-budd-kopman

Personnel: Juan Dhas: guitar; Benjamin Furman: piano/keyboards ; Alex Gorchesky: Bass; Aaron Lawson: drums
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Embracing Clarity

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Pearl Bailey - Pearl Bailey at Her Best

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:42
Size: 73,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:12) 1. Come Rain or Come Shine (St. Louis Woman)
(3:00) 2. Takes Two to Tango
(2:17) 3. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
(2:43) 4. The Man That Got Away
(3:04) 5. Fifteen Years
(2:40) 6. I've Got the World on a String
(3:08) 7. Love for Sale
(1:44) 8. There's a Little Bit of Bad on Every Good Little Girl
(3:02) 9. Solid Gold Cadillac
(2:23) 10. That Certain Feeling
(2:35) 11. Hit the Road to Dreamland
(2:48) 12. Zing Went the Strings of My Heart

Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer, and author After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952.

In 1976, she became the first African-American to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 17, 1988. Bailey was born in Newport News, Virginia to the Reverend Joseph James and Ella Mae Ricks Bailey. She was raised in the Bloodfields neighborhood of Newport News and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in nearby Norfolk, the first city in the region to offer higher education for black students. Blues singer Ruth Brown was one of her classmates. Bailey later moved to Philadelphia with her mother and siblings.

Bailey made her stage-singing debut at the age of 15. Her brother Bill Bailey was beginning his own career as a tap dancer and suggested that she enter an amateur contest at the Pearl Theatre in Philadelphia. Bailey won and was offered $35 a week to perform there for two weeks. However, the theater closed during her engagement and she was not paid. She later won a similar competition at Harlem's famous Apollo Theater and decided to pursue a career in entertainment. She was also known to have performed in the church choir at St Peter Claver Catholic Church in Brooklyn, at the behest of Msgr Bernard J. Quinn, More..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Bailey

Pearl Bailey at Her Best

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Maria Pia De Vito, Danilo Rea, Joni Mitchell, Aldo Romano, Enzo Pietropaoli - So Right

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:35
Size: 153,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:29)  1. Amelia
(5:08)  2. Big Yellow Taxi
(5:11)  3. Little Blue Birds
(5:22)  4. So Right
(5:16)  5. God Must Be A Boogie Man
(6:17)  6. River
(4:41)  7. Harlem In Havana
(3:05)  8. Since Your Love Died
(5:44)  9. Woodstock
(4:54) 10. Miskin
(8:19) 11. A Case Of You
(2:58) 12. The Sweetest Medicine
(4:05) 13. The One-eyed Man

Following her successful full house U.S. debut at the Blue Note, this release includes two additional astounding scat tracks (#2 & 13) by Maria Pia De Vito, and an elegantly re-styled booklet filled with photos by Alessandro D'Urso. "When De Vito cut loose with startling intervallic leaps, complex internal overtones and keening, swooping, racing runs, it was a rush. She blew wild and free across Mitchell's already counter-intuitive bar lines. But also on every song, before her solo flights, De Vito did full justice to Mitchell's lyrics. Working in a language other than her own, like an accomplished actress, she brought Mitchell's words to life with altered, personalized meanings." (Thomas Conrad)

So Right: lyrics, melodies, great musicians. An album of songs performed and partly written by four of the most prominent figures in international jazz. From the re-reading of songs by Joni Mitchell, new original songs are sought and written: an excellent union between the language of songwriting and the universal world of jazz, skilfully performed by great artists. An intense and elegant interpretation by one of the leading Italian jazz vocalists, the unequaled Maria Pia De Vito.  http://www.camjazz.com/releases/8024709779526-so-right-cd.html

So Right

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Lee Konitz Quartet - Ideal Scene

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:39
Size: 111.4 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz, Cool
Year: 1986/1993
Art: Front

[ 6:06] 1. Chick Came Around
[ 7:40] 2. Tidal Breeze
[10:17] 3. Silly Samba
[ 4:36] 4. Ezz-Thetic
[ 7:28] 5. If You Could See Me Now
[ 3:07] 6. Stare-Case
[ 9:22] 7. Stella By Starlight

This Soul Note release features Lee Konitz with his 1986 quartet, a unit that also includes pianist Harold Danko, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Al Harewood. Konitz, listed as playing soprano on the album but actually sticking exclusively to alto, not only interprets three veteran standards ("Ezz-thetic," "If You Could See Me Now" and "Stella by Starlight") but also three of Danko's then-recent originals and his own "Chick Came Around." The subtle but swinging music is harmonically advanced and full of surprising twists; no predictable bebop here. More than most members of his musical generation, Lee Konitz has continued to keep his music and improvising style fresh and enthusiastic while retaining his own original musical personality through the years. ~Scott Yanow

Ideal Scene

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Erena Terakubo - New York Attitude

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:55
Size: 133,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:36)  1. New York Attitude
(7:52)  2. One For You
(4:15)  3. Star Eyes
(6:16)  4. Oriental Folksong
(5:26)  5. That's The True
(5:25)  6. Invitation
(7:26)  7. This Here
(4:34)  8. Fascination
(6:33)  9. Del Sasser
(5:28) 10. Body And Soul

Erena Terakubo is the next emerging star in a long list of young and gifted musicians hailing from the land of "The Rising Sun" who, may have thankfully, chosen jazz music as a possible career choice. Barely 20 years old and from Sapporo, Japan, this alto saxophonist caught the ear of jazz luminaries like renowned saxophonist Sadao Watanabe and Grammy award-winning bassist Eddie Gomez among others, then later signed with King Records, a major Japanese jazz label, for her first album which, unfortunately, was not released in the United States.

Accordingly, and under an exclusive license from Four Quarters Entertainment, King Records presents New York Attitude as Terakubo's American debut. Young Terakubo makes an impressive entrance in the US jazz market fronting a dynamite quintet that features legendary pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Ron Carter. Her sparkling statements on a pair of originals and a selection of classic tunes like "Body and Soul," "Star Eyes" and "Invitation," and soulful interpretations of the Bobby Timmons piece "This Here," the Sam Jones standard "Del Sasser," as well as Wayne Shorter's "Oriental Folksong," belies her youth and limited experience giving ample testimony of her extraordinary abilities on the instrument. Coming out swinging on Barron's quick-paced tempo title piece, Terakubo quickly establishes herself with a perky performance on alto serving notice that this is her show, while Barron and drummer Lee Pearson provide splendid back up. 

The saxophonists' high register sound is on display throughout the recording beginning on Watanabe's "One For You," where incidentally, Barron and Carter lend superb solo statements. Other innovative arrangements include a spicy rendition of the classic "Star Eyes," as well as a new reading of Shorter's "Oriental Folksong" and "Del Sasser" two compositions that include contributions from trumpeter Dominick Farinacci and the evergreen standard "Body and Soul." Teaming up with a group of accomplished players for a performance, will most probably make an average player sound good, here though a talented player is made to sound extraordinary. Japanese-born Erena Terakubo is a gifted musician with burnished skills on the saxophone who surrounded by this group of jazz masters presents a sharp and vibrant musical experience that is a pleasure to hear. Serving as the perfect introduction to an American audience, New York Attitude captures an exciting new artist delivering the best of straight ahead jazz like a seasoned veteran. ~ Edward Blanco  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/new-york-attitude-erena-terakubo-king-record-co-ltd-review-by-edward-blanco.php#.U9BkIbFryM0

Personnel: Erena Terakubo: alto saxophone; Kenny Barron: piano; Ron Carter: bass; Lee Pearson: drums; Dominick Farinacci: trumpet, flugelhorn (4, 7, 9).

New York Attitude

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Grant Green Jr - Thank You Mr. Bacharach

Styles: Guitar Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:12
Size: 71,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:53) 1. Wives and Lovers
(6:18) 2. Anyone Who Had A Heart
(4:25) 3. Walk On By
(4:29) 4. The Look of Love
(4:41) 5. Here I Go Again
(5:23) 6. I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Guitarist and singer Grant Green Jr. has kept it funky with his Masters of Groove music project (with Bernard Purdie and Rueben Wilson) and his own jazz and original funk band. His newest project, a tribute album to Burt Bacharach, was born from hearing his late father’s (jazz great Grant Green) homage to him in his Blue Note Records days.

“He is one of my favorite American composers,” Grant says. “His sense of melody in a song like ‘Alfie’ is beautiful and timeless.”

Grant says his love for all types of music made him the multidimensional musician that he is today. The self-proclaimed Led Zeppelin and Johnny Cash fan recalls how one-time pop songs such as “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Misty,” and “Stella by Starlight” later became jazz standards.

“Basically that’s what I’m doing with the Burt Bacharach stuff, he says. “It’s great material that you want to put your own spin on.”

While Bacharach is an inspiration, he has many others. Grant Jr. spent part of his childhood in Detroit where Motown legends would jam at his house, and New York City, where he had a bird’s eye view of the jazz scene.

His Detroit neighbors included Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight along with members of the Four Tops and the Temptations. Miles Davis was known to join impromptu jam sessions in their home.

The musicianship of Grant’s father, however, has had the greatest sway over him. “He highly influenced me,” Grant says. “He’s why I play the guitar.”

The elder Grant, who inspired the likes of Carlos Santana and George Benson, was not interested in his son following in his footsteps. He preferred that young Grant become a doctor or a lawyer. But from adolescence the son had studied his father playing the guitar, and at age 17 Grant gained his musical respect.
https://patch.com/georgia/duluth/calendar/event/20221008/1904659/thank-you-mr-bacharach-grant-green-jr-plays-burt-bacharach

Thank You Mr. Bacharach

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Sarah Vaughan, Michel Legrand - Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1973
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 38:54
Size: 62,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:02) 1. The Summer Knows
(3:55) 2. What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?
(3:13) 3. Once You've Been In Love
(3:06) 4. Hands Of Time (Brian's Song)
(3:06) 5. I Was Born In Love With You
(2:10) 6. I Will Say Goodbye
(2:47) 7. Summer Me, Winter Me
(3:21) 8. His Eyes, Her Eyes
(3:07) 9. Pieces Of Dreams
(4:13) 10. Blue, Green, Grey And Gone
(3:30) 11. Wave
(3:18) 12. Deep In The Night

A meeting that worked better than anyone might expect. Vaughan was still her dynamic, charismatic vocal self, while Legrand didn't obscure or dilute her singing, and also effectively supported her in his own way.~Ron Wynnhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/with-michel-legrand-mw0000271518

Personnel: Sarah Vaughan - vocals; Pete Christlieb, Bob Cooper, Bernard Fleischer, Bill Hood, Jerome Richardson, Bud Shank - flute, reeds (multiple); Vincent DeRosa, Bill Hinshaw, Sinclair Lott, Dick Macker, Arthur Maebe, Richard Perissi, George Price, Ralph Pyle - French horn; Bobby Knight, Charles Loper, Grover Mitchell, George Roberts, Frank Rosolino, Lloyd Ulyate - trombone; Al Aarons, Gary Barone, Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Chuck Findley - trumpet; Tommy Johnson - tuba; Dave Grusin, Arthur Kane, Mike Wofford - keyboards; Larry Bunker - percussion; Tommy Tedesco - guitar; Chuck Rainey - bass guitar; Chuck Berghofer, Ray Brown, Bob Magnusson - double bass; John Guerin, Shelly Manne - drums; Michel Legrand - arranger, conductor, piano.

Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand

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Erena Terakubo - A Time For Love

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:09
Size: 119,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:12)  1. Time After Time
(4:06)  2. Folklore
(5:22)  3. Road Song
(5:11)  4. A Time For Love
(4:54)  5. Won't Have To Say Goodbye
(3:43)  6. Golden Oolong
(4:52)  7. 88
(5:09)  8. Soon
(6:34)  9. On A Misty Night
(7:02) 10. In A Sentimental Mood

A Time For Love is a wonderful snapshot of this rapidly developing artist. There are many highlights on this recording. One of them is "On A Misty Night", an elegant song written by Tadd Dameron. It's a perfect composition for Erena and the group. She tips her hat to Sonny Stitt weaving dynamic lines into the fabric of the song. The solos on this tune are wonderful from everyone in this strong crew of first-rate musicians. Listen to Lewis Nash's ride cymbal throughout this track and you will understand why he is considered one of the best! The title track on A Time For Love is a superb song that brings out the best playing in everyone. I love David Hazeltine's melodic musical statement on the tune. Erena comes through with her passionate alto melting into the core of the song, grooving hard throughout. "88" is a heartfelt, upbeat song written for Yasohachi "88" Itoh. In his lifetime he produced recordings for Art Farmer, Roy Haynes, Clark Terry, Count Basie, Hank Jones, Tony Williams, Abbey Lincoln, Terumasa Hino, and many more. Yasohachi's love for jazz and ear for excellent talent moved him to record and produce Erena first three records. He surrounded her with some of the world's best jazz musicians including Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, Jimmy Cobb, and Ron Carter and introduced the world to Erena Terakubo in grand fashion! If A Time For Love is your introduction to Erena Terakubo, enjoy going on a musical journey. You will be moved by her skills and passionate sound. As Phil Woods said to after hearing her for the first time, "Who the hell is that?" It's Erena Terakubo! The traditions of this music are in good hands. Through her passion, creativity, and dedication, Erena has already become a world-class jazz musician. http://www.erenaterakubo.com/

Personnel: Erena Terakubo, Saxophone;  David Hazeltine, piano;  David 'Happy' Williams, bass;  Lewis Nash, drums

A Time For Love

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Europe Jazz Quartet - Mind Power: Jazz Vibes - The Greatest Sounds

Styles: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 106:48
Size: 246,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:42) 1. Someone to Watch over Me
(5:07) 2. My Funny Valentine
(4:13) 3. Fly Me to the Moon
(7:10) 4. Moon River
(5:51) 5. In a Sentimental Mood
(4:06) 6. I've Got You Under My Skin
(6:11) 7. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
(4:48) 8. As (Chet's) Time Goes By
(7:08) 9. Summertime (In Georgia)
(4:52) 10. A Foggy Day
(4:13) 11. As (Rons's) Time Goes By
(4:33) 12. Love for Sale (Chet's)
(4:25) 13. Just Friends
(7:33) 14. Nature Boy
(6:13) 15. Somewhere over the Rainbow
(5:51) 16. Everytime We Say Goodbye (To Freddie)
(4:24) 17. Autumn Leaves
(5:30) 18. Days of Wine & Roses (Clark)
(4:14) 19. Misty
(3:36) 20. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Regina Belle - Love Forever Shines

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:47
Size: 168,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:25) 1. Love Forever Shines
(4:13) 2. Can't Nobody
(4:38) 3. Who Touched Me
(7:53) 4. God Is Good
(5:37) 5. Almost Slipped
(4:34) 6. I Hope He Understand
(5:26) 7. Victory
(3:47) 8. God Said
(5:08) 9. Good To Be Loved
(6:25) 10. Come Into This Place
(4:28) 11. Coming Out Of This
(6:21) 12. I Call On Jesus
(3:34) 13. My Destiny
(6:11) 14. I'll Never Leave You Alone

Like a lot of R&B luminaries, Regina Belle cut her teeth on gospel. And like dozens of her contemporaries who set it aside when Grammys and gold records started trickling in, she rediscovered it at a point in her career when the pop charts seemed less scalable. But Love Forever Shines, the throaty singer's debut gospel album, proves it's never too late to return to the sound that gave you liftoff. "God Is Good," the first single from this hefty batch, will have doubters swaying in their seats, arms up-stretched, and believers belting in the aisles. Like Melvin Williams of The Williams Brothers, who guests here throughout, Belle busts out a spiritual certainty that benefits from maturity.

She's an artist who's been there, seen that, and she's saved some of her boldest, most bewitching moments see "Almost Slipped," "Can't Nobody" and "Who Touched Me"for this record. Jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul make appearances, but at the end of a long set of praising, cherishing and reaching for the vocal rafters this is a pure contemporary gospel project. Fans of the genre will wish she had abandoned her days of Peabo Bryson and Johnny Mathis duets for a walk down this path decades ago.~Tammy La Gorcehttps://www.allmusic.com/album/release/love-forever-shines-mr0000981296

Love Forever Shines

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Sant Andreu Jazz Band & Scott Hamilton - Sant Andreu Jazz Band & Scott Hamilton (Compilation)

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 158:25
Size: 364,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:49) 1. Jim
(5:36) 2. Shiny Stockings
(5:49) 3. Laura
(4:20) 4. September in the Rain
(4:23) 5. Eu sei que vou te amar
(5:54) 6. It's De-Lovely
(4:22) 7. As Long as I Live
(3:53) 8. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
(4:27) 9. Águas de Março
(5:46) 10. Falling in Love with Love
(6:40) 11. Insensatez
(5:15) 12. Nobody Else but Me
(4:09) 13. Vip's Boogie
(5:04) 14. Makin' Whoopee
(4:06) 15. My Baby Just Cares for Me
(6:59) 16. Meditaçao
(5:38) 17. I Could Write a Book
(5:30) 18. Everything Happens To
(6:41) 19. A Secret Love
(5:35) 20. China Boy
(3:57) 21. Georgia on My Mind
(4:22) 22. Ill Wind
(4:10) 23. Love You're Spell
(6:13) 24. Chelsea Bridge
(4:10) 25. Day Dream
(4:02) 26. A Kiss to Build a Dream
(5:03) 27. Minor Swing
(3:51) 28. When You're Smiling
(5:44) 29. Jump for Joy
(5:57) 30. You Go to My Head
(5:45) 31. He's My Guy

Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a youth jazz band from Barcelona, featuring 7- to 20-year-olds. The bandleader is Joan Chamorro. The band was founded in 2006 at Escola Municipal de Música de Sant Andreu. The band has performed at numerous concerts and festivals in Catalonia, and other regions of Spain as well as in neighbouring countries. They released their first live CD/DVD Jazzing: Live at Casa Fuster in 2009, featuring alongside established jazz musicians, the precocious 14-year-old, Andrea Motis among other young talents.

2010 was a breakthrough year for the band, with appearances at more than 20 festivals including Valls, Terrassa, Girona, Barcelona, Platja d'Aro, and venues like el Jamboree, Palau de la Música Catalana, JazzSi, Hotel Casa Fuster, featuring international performers like Dick Oatts, Ken Peplowski, Bobby Gordon, Perico Sambeat, Ignasi Terraza, Matthew Simon, and Esteve Pi. The band also released their second recording Jazzing vol.2.

In 2012 the film director Ramón Tort made the documentary A film about kids and music based on the band's work and efforts. The film was awarded best feature film at the Lights. Camera. Help. festival in Austin, Texas, US in 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Andreu_Jazz_Band

Musicians: SAXOS: Sander Theuns, Shanti Ming, Elian Sabogal, Koldo Munné, Lola Peñaranda, Alba Esteban

TROMPETES: Martí Costalago, Max Munné, Gerard Peñaranda, Elsa Armengou , Martha Vives, Alba Armengou

TROMBONS: Hugo Vlach, Luc Martín, Perot Rigau, Clàudia Rostey, Max Tato

BASE RÍTMICA: Anna Ndiaye (piano), Jordi Herrera (contrabaix), Nils Theuns (bateria)

Van formar part de la big band:Abril Saurí (bateria i veu), Andrea Motis (trompeta, saxo i veu),Arnau Julià (bateria), Arnau Sánchez (trombó), Carla Motis (guitarra), Carles Vázquez (saxo), Dani Téllez (trombó), Eduard Ferrer (saxo), Èlia Bastida (violí, saxo tenor i veu), Eva Fernández (saxo i veu), Eva Garín (trombó), Helena Pañart (saxo i veu), Irene Mata (saxo i flauta), Irene Reig (saxo), Iscle Datzira (saxo), Iván Cervantes (bateria), Jan Domènech (piano), Jan Rodríguez (contrabaix), Jaume Ferrer (saxo), Joan Aleix Mata (bateria), Joan Codina (trombó), Joan Mar Sauqué (trompeta), Joan Martí (saxos, flauta, clarinet i veu), Joana Casanova (saxo i veu), Magalí Datzira (contrabaix i veu), Marc Ferrer (piano), Marc Martín (piano), Marçal Perramon (saxo i clarinet), Martí Ibáñez (trompeta), Max Salgado (trompa), Max Vernet (trombó), Miquel Casanova (contrabaix), Miranda Fernández (piano i veu), Nil Galgo (saxo i clarinet)Noa Galgo (trompeta)Pablo Fernández (trompeta)Pablo Ruiz (bateria)Pau Galgo (contrabaix)Paula Berzal (trombó)Paula Esteban (trombó i veu)Raul Castro (trombó)Rita Payés (trombó i veu), Ruth Margüenda (trompeta i veu), Simon Palazzi (piano), Ton Felices (contrabaix), Víctor Carrascosa (trompeta).

Sant Andreu Jazz Band w/Scott Hamilton

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Cyrus Chestnut - My Father's Hands

Styles: Piano Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:53
Size: 112,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:24) 1. Nippon Soul Connection
(5:19) 2. Thinking About You
(4:05) 3. Cubano Chant
(4:42) 4. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
(4:14) 5. Yesterday
(3:23) 6. I Must Tell Jesus
(6:31) 7. Working Out Just Fine
(4:15) 8. There Will Never Be Another You
(2:58) 9. But Beautiful
(5:57) 10. Epilogue

Cyrus Chestnut is a mainstreamer, his straightahead sound owing a good deal to gospel and the blues as main building blocks and you find all the ingredients of his sound here. Swing is to the heart of it all and to the fore straight off. I'm thinking in my head from yesteryear John Hicks and Oscar Peterson as simpatico to the Chestnut sound. And if you dig Ronnie Scott's musical director pianist James Pearson you will also get what Chestnut does if so far unfamiliar with this fantastic instrumentalist. Bassist Peter Washington, a straightahead legend of the music (like his generation's very own Ron Carter and brilliant last year with Bill Charlap), is on most of the tracks and the fine drummer Lewis Nash likewise.

The classic 'Cubano Chant' introduced to jazz by its writer Ray Bryant on a 1956 recording (and followed up the same year by Cal Tjader) really exposes us to the touch of Nash. And that is just one superb highlight of a record that is all about supreme musicianship, refinement and the art of the trio. It isn't going to change the world but will warm your soul whether on the Paul McCartney classic 'Yesterday' or the melting balm of Jimmy Van Heusen's 'But Beautiful.' What a tender tribute to Cyrus' dad McDonald Chestnut from his son. My Father's Hands so very winningly is.https://www.marlbank.net/posts/cyrus-chestnut-my-father-s-hands-high-note.

Personnel: Cyrus Chestnut (p); Peter Washington (b, except track 6); Lewis Nash (ds,except track 6)

My Father's Hands

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Bob McHugh - Uptown

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:43
Size: 111,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:45) 1. You Don't Know What Love Is
(4:29) 2. Gone with the Wind
(4:47) 3. Remembering Norman
(4:15) 4. I Remember You
(4:54) 5. Like Someone in Love
(5:33) 6. Willow Weep for Me
(2:59) 7. Steamboat Rag
(3:42) 8. Uptown
(4:36) 9. Guilty
(3:49) 10. It's You or No One
(3:48) 11. Remembering You

Bob McHugh born Robert Ernest McHugh jazz pianist,composer and educator. He has recorded for Outstanding Records, Alliance Records, Perception Records and Lunge Music. He has performed with Ray Mantilla, Ron Naspo, Andrew Cyrille and Joe Morello. Bob was the favorite artist on Sky Jazz , and Anima Jazz in Pisa, Italy . He has made guest appearances on local New York radio stations. McHugh performed at the Stony Hill Inn in Hackensack, New Jersey from . He was the Commissioned composer for NJMTA state piano competition, . The National Federation of Music Clubs has included his original compositions as 'required compositions' for National Festivals . His compostions are on the required list for NYSSMA state festivals . He has won an ASCAP grant every year since 1989, and is currently featured on ASCAP's Jazz Podcast #4. McHugh's music is published by Manduca Music Publications, and Voice of the Rockies.

McHugh has performed at The Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ, the Newark Museum, the New York Public Library and Lincoln Center. In 1985, Bob's recording of his original composition "Uptown" was added to the BBC's playlist. He was a featured performer in the documentary "The Art Of Worship" filmed at Riverside Church in New York City. He composed music for a television presentation of "The International Black Arts Festival"https://www.last.fm/music/Bob+McHugh/+wiki .

Uptown

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Frank Sinatra - The 100th Birthday Swing Album

Album: The 100th Birthday Swing Album Part I
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 123:19
Size: 286,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:11) 1. I've Got The World On A String
(2:37) 2. You And The Night And The Music
(3:15) 3. The Lady Is A Tramp
(2:54) 4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
(2:11) 5. All Of Me
(1:58) 6. When You're Smiling
(2:57) 7. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
(2:13) 8. Taking A Chance On Love
(2:51) 9. Young At Heart
(3:43) 10. I've Got You Under My Skin
(2:00) 11. Almost Like Being In Love
(1:58) 12. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(3:01) 13. From Here To Eternity
(2:16) 14. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
(2:58) 15. (Love Is) The Tender Trap
(2:42) 16. A Foggy Day
(3:40) 17. Night And Day
(3:00) 18. You Make Me Feel So Young
(2:33) 19. Yes Indeed!
(2:06) 20. When I Take My Sugar To Tea
(2:41) 21. Ol' Mac Donald
(2:48) 22. Nice 'N' Easy
(2:39) 23. River Stay Away From My Door
(3:53) 24. It's Nice To Go Traveling
(2:56) 25. Begin The Beguine
(2:27) 26. Get Happy
(2:33) 27. I've Heard That Song Before
(2:49) 28. South Of The Border
(2:40) 29. Bye Bye Baby
(3:02) 30. Melody Of Love
(3:05) 31. Three Coins In The Fountain
(2:57) 32. I'm Walking Behind You
(3:14) 33. Autumn In New York
(2:42) 34. Walking In The Sunshine
(3:13) 35. Meet Me At The Copa
(2:28) 36. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
(3:02) 37. Learnin' The Blues
(2:24) 38. Jeepers Creepers
(2:35) 39. You Do Something To Me
(2:49) 40. Zing! Went the Strings Of My Heart
(2:40) 41. Lover
(2:38) 42. Day By Day
(2:34) 43. I Thought About You
(2:28) 44. Sunday
(2:39) 45. Love And Marriage

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Album: The 100th Birthday Swing Album Part II
Time: 120:06
Size: 278,7 MB

(2:44) 1. Anything Goes
(2:41) 2. Don't Be That Way
(3:31) 3. Mood Indigo
(3:00) 4. I'll Be Around
(3:23) 5. Sentimental Journey
(2:10) 6. Let's Fall In Love
(2:12) 7. A Fine Romance
(3:20) 8. Come Fly With Me
(2:43) 9. Pennies From Heaven
(2:49) 10. I Can Read Between The Lines
(2:06) 11. Be Careful, It's My Heart
(2:14) 12. I Never Knew
(2:57) 13. September In The Rain
(2:32) 14. Have You Met Miss Jones
(3:39) 15. Granada
(1:50) 16. Falling In Love With Love
(2:10) 17. It's A Wonderful World
(4:07) 18. That Old Black Magic
(2:17) 19. It's Only A Paper Moon
(1:57) 20. Don't Take Your Love From Me
(1:46) 21. S'posin
(2:45) 22. Ring-A-Ding Ding
(2:53) 23. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
(2:14) 24. Always
(2:49) 25. Blue Moon
(3:09) 26. Don't Cry Joe
(2:47) 27. Last Dance
(2:19) 28. American Beauty Rose
(3:20) 29. Moonlight On The Ganges
(3:26) 30. In The Still Of The Night
(2:07) 31. Paper Doll
(2:41) 32. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(1:29) 33. Should I
(3:03) 34. Brazil
(2:23) 35. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
(4:11) 36. You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You
(2:52) 37. The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)
(2:00) 38. My Blue Heaven
(2:43) 39. The Song Is You
(2:59) 40. Let's Face The Music And Dance
(2:00) 41. It All Depends On You
(2:06) 42. The Curse Of An Aching Heart
(2:24) 43. You'd Be So Easy To Love
(2:37) 44. Stars Fell On Alabama
(2:21) 45. I Concentrate On You

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of The Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice 'n' Easy (1960).

Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and released the tracks "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's collaboration with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later and recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and reached success in 1980 with "New York, New York". Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until a short time before his death in 1998.

Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and received critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town (1949), Guys and Dolls (1955), High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, though before Kennedy's death Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections led to his being snubbed.

While Sinatra never formally learned how to read music, he had an impressive understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He went on to marry Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After his death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.

Sinatra died with his wife at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998, aged 82, after a heart attack. Sinatra had ill health during the last few years of his life, and was frequently hospitalized for heart and breathing problems, high blood pressure, pneumonia and bladder cancer. He was further diagnosed as having dementia. He had made no public appearances following a heart attack in February 1997. Sinatra's wife encouraged him to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and his final words were, "I'm losing." Sinatra's daughter, Tina, later wrote that she and her sister, Nancy, had not been notified of their father's final hospitalization, and it was her belief that "the omission was deliberate. Barbara would be the grieving widow alone at her husband's side." The night after Sinatra's death, the lights on the Empire State Building in New York City were turned blue, the lights at the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor, and the casinos stopped spinning for a minute.

Sinatra's funeral was held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, on May 20, 1998, with 400 mourners in attendance and thousands of fans outside. Gregory Peck, Tony Bennett, and Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., addressed the mourners, who included many notable people from film and entertainment. Sinatra was buried in a blue business suit with mementos from family members cherry-flavored Life Savers, Tootsie Rolls, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, stuffed toys, a dog biscuit, and a roll of dimes that he always carried next to his parents in section B-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.

His close friends Jilly Rizzo and Jimmy Van Heusen are buried nearby. The words "The Best Is Yet to Come", plus "Beloved Husband & Father" are imprinted on Sinatra's grave marker. Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by Billboard in the month of his death.https://www.last.fm/music/Frank+Sinatra/+wiki

The 100th Birthday Swing Album Part I

The 100th Birthday Swing Album Par II

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Art Farmer & Donald Byrd - 2 Trumpets

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:42
Size: 98,1 MB
Art: Front

( 7:42) 1. The Third
( 7:38) 2. Contour
( 5:13) 3. When Your Lover Has Gone
(14:29) 4. Dig
( 6:39) 5. Round Midnight

2 Trumpets is an album by trumpeters Art Farmer and Donald Byrd, recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label. They are joined by Jackie McLean in the front line for the uptempo pieces but have a ballad quartet track apiece. In a contemporaneous review, Billboard was positive, commenting that it is a "very enjoyable LP for the modern jazz customer".

In Ron Wynn's review for Allmusic, he stated: "This nice date puts two top trumpets together".The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it two-and-a-half stars out of four, describing it as "capable but routine".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Trumpets

Personnel: Art Farmer – trumpet; Donald Byrd - trumpet; Jackie McLean – alto saxophone; Barry Harris – piano; Doug Watkins – bass; Art Taylor – drums

2 Trumpets

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Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck - Take Five

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz 
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:32
Size: 90,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:55)  1. When I Was Young
(3:03)  2. In Your Own Sweet Way
(3:03)  3. Too Young for Growing Old
(3:06)  4. Ode to a Cowboy
(4:42)  5. There'll Be No Tomorrow
(4:48)  6. Melanctha
(2:38)  7. It's a Raggy Waltz
(2:38)  8. Oh, So Blue
(5:30)  9. Lord, Lord
(2:59) 10. Travellin' Blues
(2:21) 11. Take Five
(1:44) 12. Easy as You Go

Around the time that she was participating in Dave Brubeck's Real Ambassadors, singer Carmen McRae appeared at Basin Street East with the backing of Brubeck's trio (no Paul Desmond on this set). The resulting live album finds McRae mostly interpreting the lyrics of Iola Brubeck; all dozen songs except Desmond's "Take Five" are Dave Brubeck originals. This interesting set finds McRae's voice in prime form, and her vocal versions of such songs as "In Your Own Sweet Way," "Ode to a Cowboy," "It's a Raggy Waltz" And "Travellin' Blues" are definitive.
~Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/take-five-live-mw0000265922

Personnel:  Carmen McRae – vocal;  Dave Brubeck – piano;  Paul Desmond - alto saxophone;  Gene Wright – bass;  Joe Morrello - drums

Take Five

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Eric Reed - The Swing and I

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:12
Size: 156,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:38)  1. The Swing and I
(7:03)  2. The Gemini Suite: The First Man - 'Scotty'
(2:25)  3. The Gemini Suite: The Second Man -'Frank Marshall'
(3:18)  4. The Gemini Suite: The Fourth Man -'Holden Caulfield'
(3:50)  5. Felix the Cat
(8:52)  6. Ahmad's Blues
(4:40)  7. Ka-Boose
(0:50)  8. Frenzia
(7:21)  9. A Spoonful of Sugar
(3:56) 10. Listen Here
(0:27) 11. Uncle Lucius' Interlude
(5:33) 12. Old Flame
(3:42) 13. Healing Hand
(2:34) 14. Evergreen
(3:22) 15. Big Dogs
(3:12) 16. Let Us Go into the House of the Lord
(0:58) 17. Acknowledgement
(1:25) 18. Praise #1

Pianist Eric Reed is one of a large number of talented musicians who emerged from Wynton Marsalis' bands to pursue a rewarding solo career in his own right. Born in Philadelphia in 1970, Reed's first exposure to music came through his father, a minister and local gospel singer; he began playing piano at age two and soon discovered jazz, quickly developing into a musical prodigy. He entered music school at age seven, and resisted classical training in favor of jazz, inspired early on by Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis, Art Blakey, and Horace Silver. Four years later, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where he digested enough jazz history that he was able to begin playing around the city's jazz scene as a teenager, both as a leader and a sideman for the likes of Gerald Wilson, Teddy Edwards, John Clayton, and Clora Bryant. He first met Wynton Marsalis at age 17, and toured briefly with the trumpeter the following year (his first and only at Cal State-Northridge). In 1989, Reed officially joined Marsalis' band as the replacement for Marcus Roberts; the following year, he issued his debut album as a leader, A Soldier's Hymn, on Candid, with backing by his regular trio of bassist Dwayne Burno and drummer Gregory Hutchinson.

In 1991 and 1992, Reed worked with Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson as a sideman, returning to Marsalis' group by the end of 1992. He cut a pair of well-received albums for MoJazz, It's All Right to Swing and The Swing and I, in 1993 and 1994, and in 1995 embarked on his first tour as leader of his own group. Two more dates for Impulse!, 1996's Musicale and 1997's Pure Imagination, found his style maturing and his critical and commercial success growing; he also spent 1996-1998 playing with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. 1999's Manhattan Melodies, his first outing for Verve, was a colorful and sophisticated tribute to New York City; that year, he also undertook the most prominent of several film-scoring projects, the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence comedy Life. Reed also continued to record with Marsalis up into the new millennium. 2001 brought the acclaimed Happiness on Nagel-Heyer, and the next year saw two releases, the well-received From My Heart and a duet album with frequent cohort Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, We. He recorded and played frequently during subsequent years, including a second volume with Gordon (We, Vol. 2) and several sessions for Savant. In 2009, Reed released the gospel-inspired Stand! and returned the following year with Plenty Swing, Plenty Soul, a duet album with Cyrus Chestnut. Beginning with 2011's The Dancing Monk, Reed embarked on an ongoing recording project of Thelonious Monk's music; a theme he revisited on 2012's Baddest Monk and 2014's The Adventurous Monk.~Steve Huey http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eric-reed-mn0000799352/biography

Personnel: Eric Reed (piano); Eddie Bailey (vocals); Ben Wolfe, Rodney Whitaker (acoustic bass); Greg Hutchinson (drums); Denise Morgan, Suzzane Williams, Beverly Taylor (background vocals).

The Swing and I

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