Sarah Vaughan - In The City Of Lights (Disc 1), (Disc 2)

Album: In The City Of Lights (Disc 1)
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:42
Size: 126,0 MB
Art: Front

(8:23) 1. Hi-Fly
(2:36) 2. Summetime
(2:31) 3. Just Friends
(8:22) 4. Wave
(1:58) 5. On A Clear Day
(6:22) 6. If You Could See Me Now
(3:30) 7. I've Got The World On A String
(3:35) 8. Fascinatin' Rhythm
(9:40) 9. But Not For Me/Our Love Is Here To Stay/Embraceable You/Someon
(1:32) 10. There Will Never Be Another You
(6:08) 11. Misty

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Album: In The City Of Lights (Disc 2)
Time: 36:39
Size: 84,4 MB

(8:31) 1. My Funny Valentine
(3:33) 2. From This Moment On
(6:13) 3. Send In The Clowns
(4:15) 4. Sassy's Blues
(3:49) 5. Tenderly
(6:06) 6. Scat Chase (Sassy's Blues)
(4:09) 7. Once In A While

Probably more than any of her contemporaries with whom she is most often compared, Sarah Vaughan's voice not only survived the vicissitudes of years of performing, but matured remarkably well. Her performance at this concert assured all that she could still go from bluesy growls through crystal clarity to sounding cute at the higher range. The Paris concert turned out to be a love fest between Vaughan and her audience. Starting off with a lengthy warmup by the trio, featuring Frank Collett's piano on "Hi-Fly," Vaughan makes a dramatic entrance singing "Summertime" a capella, establishing the vocal framework for the remainder of the concert. Vaughan is fully aware that her voice and persona are special. She is not all reluctant to use them to milk that last droplet of applause from the audience.

All of the songs on the playbill are from Vaughan's standard repertoire. There's nothing here she hasn't done before and they are as comfortable as a favorite pair of slippers. Her poignant renditions of "Send in the Clowns" and an upbeat "Just Friends," continue to be gems in the hands of Ms Vaughan. One of the highlights of the concert is a medley of favorite Gershwin tunes, "But Not for Me," "Our Love Is Here to Stay," "Embraceable You" and "Someone to Watch Over Me." The 2,500 plus people who attended the Chetelet concert that evening would not let Vaughan leave the stage. There was encore after encore, all of which are included on this 2-CD album, released by Justin-Time Records who are due significant kudos for releasing this previously unavailable Sarah Vaughan concert.~Dave Nathan https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-city-of-lights-mw0000605424

Personnel: Sarah Vaughan - vocals; Frank Collett - piano; Bob Maize - double bass; Harold Jones - drums

In The City Of Lights (Disc 1),(Disc 2)

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Jacqui Naylor - Lucky Girl

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 52:55
Size: 121.2 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Lucky Girl
[4:48] 2. Nothing Could Be Better Than You
[3:42] 3. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
[3:10] 4. Since I Love You
[2:45] 5. It Was Supposed To Work Out
[3:43] 6. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
[3:00] 7. Dreamin' Prayin' Wishin'
[3:23] 8. Moon River
[4:25] 9. Sunshine And Rain
[2:51] 10. I Promise
[3:29] 11. Angel Eyes
[3:54] 12. Close The Door
[2:50] 13. You're My Favorite Person
[4:10] 14. I Can't Make You Love Me
[3:53] 15. Beautiful

Jacqui Naylor has never been afraid to keep listeners guessing. She performs straight-ahead vocal jazz so convincingly that some admirers think that she is really a jazz singer at heart; she performs folk-rock and adult alternative so convincingly that other admirers believe that she is really a singer/songwriter at heart. And Naylor doesn't become any easier to categorize on Lucky Girl, which not only contains vocal jazz and folk-rock/adult alternative performances, but also moves into soul territory at times. This 2011 release finds Naylor putting her spin on a variety of familiar songs, which range from Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff's "Close the Door" (a major solo hit for the late Teddy Pendergrass in 1978, which was two years after he left Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) to Henry Mancini's "Moon River" to Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart." And Naylor still has fun with "acoustic smashing," which is her term for combining songs in unorthodox ways. For example, her interpretation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" borrows the melody of George Benson's "Breezin'"; it's not what one expects from that Tin Pan Alley standard, but Naylor makes the two songs sound like a perfectly natural combination. And she even manages to surprise us on the Matt Dennis warhorse "Angel Eyes," which is one of those great but overdone standards that has been absolutely beaten to death over the years. Naylor's unlikely version is surprisingly funky; rarely does one hear "Angel Eyes" performed with such an overt R&B influence.

The original songs (Naylor co-wrote nine of the CD's eleven tracks with pianist and longtime collaborator Art Khu) aren't any less surprising; one never knows if a Naylor/Khu original will favor straight-ahead jazz or folk-rock/adult alternative. Naylor's sense of adventure is alive and well on Lucky Girl, which is yet another creative triumph for the hard-to-categorize vocalist. ~ Alex Henderson

Recording information: San Pablo Recorders, Berkeley, CA.

Jacqui Naylor (vocals); Art Khu (guitars, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ); Jon Evans (lap steel guitar, percussion); Chloe Scott (flute); Josh Jones (drums, percussion).

Lucky Girl

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The Filthy Six - More Filth

Styles: Acid Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:17
Size: 138,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:53) 1. Blind Man Boogaloo
(5:13) 2. Mr Morris
(3:38) 3. Watch What You're Doin' To Me
(7:23) 4. Supernova
(4:44) 5. Polaroid
(6:25) 6. Yes, Oui, Si
(4:38) 7. The Scamp
(3:35) 8. Watch What You're Doin' To Me (ft Brendan Reilly)
(6:26) 9. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (ft Brendan Reilly)
(5:03) 10. Iguana Strut
(8:15) 11. Dear John

The Filthy Six are one of the most exciting, authentic Soul Jazz outfits in the UK today and have established themselves as one of the most electric live acts on the scene. Their soaring horns, blistering guitar and gut-wrenching Hammond are fuelled by one of the hardest grooving rhythm sections around, producing a hip-shakingly powerful mixture of jazz, funk and boogaloo totally in keeping with the finest traditions of the Blue Note sound. Led by trumpeter Nick Etwell (Tom Jones, Mavis Staples, Foo Fighters) this crack unit of erudite musical gunslingers have worked with some of the biggest names in music including Amy Winehouse, Beck, David Axelrod, Mark Ronson, Jill Scott, Jack White, Dionne Warwick, Mumford & Sons, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Ronnie Spector, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Antibalas, Spiritualized and the Atomic Bomb Band to name but a few.

These instrumental groove merchants fuse boundless energy and incredible musicianship to create tight, funky music that moves the mind, body and soul whilst simultaneously tearing the roof off every venue they play. March 2016 saw the release of their third studio album More Filth on the legendary Acid Jazz label, with the band taking the album out on the road for short tours in the UK and the US. Receiving airplay on BBC 6Music (Huey Morgan, Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show), BBC Radio London and Jazz FM, the album is undoubtedly their filthiest yet, jam packed full of Soul Jazz workouts and heavy funk grooves scientifically engineered to have you moving and grooving so hard you’ll burn holes in not 1 but 2 pairs of boots and a large chunk of that dance floor too. Bad. Ass. https://bandonthewall.org/artist/the-filthy-six/

More Filth

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