Sylvia Bennett - Sonrie

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:18
Size: 90,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:28) 1. Mirada De Amor
(3:12) 2. Besame Mucho
(3:22) 3. Por Ti
(3:56) 4. Sonrie
(2:38) 5. Quien Sera
(3:04) 6. Somos Novios
(2:40) 7. Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado
(3:44) 8. Tanto Vivir
(3:54) 9. Perfidia
(3:43) 10. La Sombra De Tu Amor
(2:39) 11. El Reloj
(2:53) 12. Sabor A Mi

Inspired by her passion for Latin music and culture, Sonríe realizes one of Sylvia Bennett’s most cherished dreams: a Spanish language recording of timeless classics. Lose yourself in the Grammy nominated artist’s sultry voice a voice first discovered by jazz legend, Lionel Hampton, and lauded by U.S. Presidents and critics alike. Sonríe is an irresistible Latin seduction, a tropical concoction as intoxicating as a first kiss.

“Grammy award winning vocalist Sylvia Bennett releases Sonríe, a jazz standards release with a new twist, well a Latin tinged one at least. In an era where a high percentage of jazz vocalists focus on the technique and articulation of the notes, it is refreshing to hear a master of song stylings put her spin on classic jazz standards completely sung in Spanish. So what about the authenticity you ask? Italian born, Bennett an always striving for perfection and reaching new heights (no wonder Lionel Hampton hired her permanently) artist procured a language coach (Juan Angelogianopulos) to make sure her journey would be flawless, and I must say that it is. Bennett shines; she lures the listener in with her luxurious voice and golden pipes, then sets the mood and delivers just the right atmosphere no matter the language for the listener.” http://www.sylviabennett.com/music_sonrie.html

Sonrie

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Herb Ellis - Late Date

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 102:38
Size: 234.9 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[4:03] 1. Detour Ahead
[4:51] 2. Somebody Loves Me
[4:50] 3. Blues For Junior
[4:49] 4. Royal Garden Blues
[7:16] 5. Late Date
[3:20] 6. Clo's Blues
[6:04] 7. Patti Cake
[7:16] 8. Blues For Janet
[3:31] 9. Sweet Lorraine
[6:18] 10. Have You Met Miss Jones
[3:44] 11. It Could Happen To You
[6:01] 12. Soft Winds
[4:29] 13. Makin' Whoopee
[4:09] 14. A Simple Tune
[2:59] 15. Tin Roof Blues
[5:38] 16. Big Red's Boogie Woogie
[7:05] 17. Pap's Blues
[4:41] 18. Sweetheart Blues
[4:20] 19. Phil's Tune
[3:49] 20. Ellis In Wonderland
[3:15] 21. Les Tricheurs

An excellent bop-based guitarist with a slight country twang to his sound, Herb Ellis became famous playing with the Oscar Peterson Trio during 1953-1958. Prior to that, he had attended North Texas State University and played with the Casa Loma Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey (1945-1947), and the sadly under-recorded trio Soft Winds. While with Peterson, Ellis was on some Jazz at the Philharmonic tours and had a few opportunities to lead his own dates for Verve, including his personal favorite, Nothing But the Blues (1957). After leaving Peterson, Ellis toured a bit with Ella Fitzgerald; became a studio musician on the West Coast; made sessions with the Dukes of Dixieland, Stuff Smith, and Charlie Byrd; and in the 1970s became much more active in the jazz world. He can be heard on the first three releases issued by the Concord label, interacting with Joe Pass on the initial two, and he toured with the Great Guitars (along with Byrd and Barney Kessel) through much of the 1970s into the '80s. After a long series of Concord albums, Ellis cut a couple of excellent sessions in the 1990s for Justice, as well as 1999's Burnin' on Acoustic Music. After battling Alzheimer's disease, Herb Ellis died at the age of 88 at his home in Los Angeles on March 28, 2010. ~ Scott Yanow

Late Date

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Beverly Kenney - Snuggled On Your Shoulder

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1954
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:50
Size: 80,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:54)  1. Tea For Two
(1:43)  2. There Will Never Be Another You
(2:44)  3. The Things We Did Last Summer
(1:54)  4. Moe's Blues
(2:48)  5. Can't Get Out Of This Mood
(1:57)  6. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
(2:15)  7. Snuggled On Your Shoulder
(2:46)  8. That's All
(2:13)  9. Ball And Chain (Sweet Lorraine)
(2:02) 10. A Foggy Day
(2:14) 11. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
(2:26) 12. Violets For Your Furs
(1:57) 13. Mountain Greenery
(4:53) 14. Almost Like Being In Love

Notes for original 2006 Japanese issue.
Beverly Kenney was born in Harrison, New Jersey on January 29,1932, and began her professional singing career in Miami Beach in 1953. The following year she joined the Dorsey Brothers band, but only remained with them for a few months before going solo again. In 1955 alone she recorded three albums, accompanied by the likes of groups led by Ralph Burns, Johnny Smith and a small contingent from Basie band for the small but prestigious Roost label. And there were appearances in a number of top clubs, like Chicago's Mister Kelly's, and on major national TV shows such as Steve Allen's. In 1957 she signed with a major label, Decca. But by 1960, it was all over. Beset by changing mass tastes in music (Kenny once wrote a song entitled "I Hate Rock and Roll"), suffering money woes, and complicated by undiagnosed manic depression, on April 16th of that year she committed suicide It is somehow fitting that issue of this previously unreleased vocal-piano set, the first "new" material by Beverly Kenney in nearly half-a-century should occur in Japan where critics and fans have long continued to revere and appreciate her.~Bill Reed

Notes for 2010 re-issue:

Whether there is a connection or not, in the ensuing years following the release of "Snuggled" and of two subsequent SSJ Records (Japan) issues of unreleased Kenney, there continues an ever-increasing interest in the singer. More surprisingly, in the West she is also starting to become something of a known musical quantity. But there is little doubt about the impact on public awareness regarding Kenney that resulted from the article by New York broadcaster Jonathan Schwartz in the November '92 issue of GQ magazine. The five songs listed as "alternate versions" appeared on Kenney's first and third (of three) Roost label recordings. These albums were followed by three more albums and a handful of singles on Decca. According to those who were around the singer at the time, the making of her third release for that outfit, Like Yesterday, was an especially trying time. She was only able to complete the sessions with the help and guidance of a psychotherapist. Shortly afterward, she took her own life.~B.R. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/BeverlyKenney

Note: Two of these tracks, Violets for Your Furs and Mountain Greenery were never performed by the Kenney on any other recording.

Snuggled On Your Shoulder

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