Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Rashied Ali & Arthur Rhames - The Dynamic Duo (Remember Trane And Bird) Disc 1, Disc 2
Styles: Vocal, Piano and Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:14
Size: 165,6 MB
Art: Front
(16:49) 1. Introduction By Rashied Ali
(23:19) 2. Mr. PC
( 5:59) 3. I Want To Talk About You
(16:06) 4. Giant Steps/Impressions/Tune Up
( 9:59) 5. Extra, Extra - Read All About It (1)
Album: The Dynamic Duo (Remember Trane And Bird) Disc 2
Time: 52:17
Size: 120,0 MB
( 7:17) 1. Giant Steps / Lazy Bird / Moments Notice
( 7:51) 2. Extra, Extra - Read All About It (2)
( 2:47) 3. Acknowledgement
( 2:41) 4. Resolution
( 6:29) 5. Pursuance
(10:11) 6. Homage Charlie Parker - Medley
(14:59) 7. The Work Of The Master
For some, Interstellar Space was the end of John Coltrane and for others, just the beginning. As many people dislike Rashied Ali for being Trane's last drummer as like him for that same reason. Indisputable though is that Interstellar Space began the examination of new possibilities for the duet format, apart from the typical piano/bass example. Ali continued to explore this arrangement after the death of his mentor on albums like Duo Exchange with late saxophonist Frank Lowe and in his current duo with altoist Sonny Fortune (in residency at Sweet Rhythm this month). Ayler Records, continuing a spate of exciting archival live albums, has released another chapter in Ali's saxophone duet history, this time as a double disc set with, sadly, another late player, tenor Arthur Rhames.
The performance was recorded in 1981 at the Willisau Jazz Festival. Given Rhames' relative obscurity, the first disc begins with Rashied Ali narrating liner notes over a 17-minute exposition by himself and Rhames. The rest of the set consists of material by Coltrane including "Mr. PC," "Giant Steps," "Impressions" and even a brief reading of most of A Love Supreme (all interesting choices as they all predate Ali joining Coltrane's group). The Eckstine standard "I Want to Talk About You," Miles' "Tune Up" and four pieces ostensibly improvised by Rhames and Ali are thrown in for good measure.
Unlike Interstellar Space , where Ali's desperate attempts to hang on are part of the charm, The Dynamic Duo presents an Ali almost fifteen years older and playing with a saxophonist near his age when he was recording with Coltrane. Ali may have matured, but never at the expense of the muscular aggressive style that makes him a perfect foil for horn players. Despite being viewed as a "free" drummer, players like Trane, Lowe, Rhames or Fortune can rely on him to follow the flow of their ideas as carefully as they do and surprise with his empathetic support.
The sound reproduction is quite good, helped by the two very distinct ranges of the instruments involved (Rhames does also contribute some piano to the set). What makes this music particularly appealing is the presentation of mostly actual tunes, a rare opportunity to focus on the melody and rhythm of jazz without the softening effect of harmony and counterpoint. Rhames can just blow (and does, furiously, from the 23-minute "Mr. PC" to the end) and Ali can react solely to him, creating a more visceral and monolithic sound. The medley style of the set makes one marvel not only at Rhames' remarkable facility and tone, even at high speeds, but at both musicians' stamina. Even the slower numbers do not lack for vitality, the duo format leaving no room to hide behind lush chords. Rhames may no longer be with us, but rest assured that Ali has not come close to finishing what he started.~ ANDREY HENKINhttps://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-dynamic-duo-remember-trane-and-bird-rashied-ali-ayler-records-review-by-andrey-henkin
Personnel: Rashied Ali: drums, vocals; Arthur Rhames, tenor saxophone, piano.
The performance was recorded in 1981 at the Willisau Jazz Festival. Given Rhames' relative obscurity, the first disc begins with Rashied Ali narrating liner notes over a 17-minute exposition by himself and Rhames. The rest of the set consists of material by Coltrane including "Mr. PC," "Giant Steps," "Impressions" and even a brief reading of most of A Love Supreme (all interesting choices as they all predate Ali joining Coltrane's group). The Eckstine standard "I Want to Talk About You," Miles' "Tune Up" and four pieces ostensibly improvised by Rhames and Ali are thrown in for good measure.
Unlike Interstellar Space , where Ali's desperate attempts to hang on are part of the charm, The Dynamic Duo presents an Ali almost fifteen years older and playing with a saxophonist near his age when he was recording with Coltrane. Ali may have matured, but never at the expense of the muscular aggressive style that makes him a perfect foil for horn players. Despite being viewed as a "free" drummer, players like Trane, Lowe, Rhames or Fortune can rely on him to follow the flow of their ideas as carefully as they do and surprise with his empathetic support.
The sound reproduction is quite good, helped by the two very distinct ranges of the instruments involved (Rhames does also contribute some piano to the set). What makes this music particularly appealing is the presentation of mostly actual tunes, a rare opportunity to focus on the melody and rhythm of jazz without the softening effect of harmony and counterpoint. Rhames can just blow (and does, furiously, from the 23-minute "Mr. PC" to the end) and Ali can react solely to him, creating a more visceral and monolithic sound. The medley style of the set makes one marvel not only at Rhames' remarkable facility and tone, even at high speeds, but at both musicians' stamina. Even the slower numbers do not lack for vitality, the duo format leaving no room to hide behind lush chords. Rhames may no longer be with us, but rest assured that Ali has not come close to finishing what he started.~ ANDREY HENKINhttps://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-dynamic-duo-remember-trane-and-bird-rashied-ali-ayler-records-review-by-andrey-henkin
Personnel: Rashied Ali: drums, vocals; Arthur Rhames, tenor saxophone, piano.
The Dynamic Duo (Remember Trane And Bird Disc 1, Disc 2
Matt Dusk - The Way It Is
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:54
Size: 139,8 MB
Art: Front
(3:29) 1. I Won't Dance
(4:23) 2. Something's Gotta Give
(6:23) 3. If I Had You
(4:48) 4. She's Funny That Way
(4:52) 5. Come Dance With Me
(4:13) 6. Just One Of Those Things
(4:03) 7. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(5:26) 8. On The Street Where You Live
(5:07) 9. I'm Confessin
(5:01) 10. I Thought About You
(5:11) 11. Change Partners
(3:48) 12. Tangerine
(4:05) 13. Charade
Multi-award-winning, Platinum-selling artist Matt Dusk has been enthralling audiences around the world for years, leaving in his wake a series of radio hits, acclaimed albums, and a loyal fan base that continues to grow with every passing year. He has had three number one radio hits: All About Me, Back in Town and Good News, is an alumnus of the St. Michael’s Choir School and studied under jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson at York University. Dusk has been awarded three GOLD albums: Two Shots, Good News and JetSetJazz and three PLATINUM albums: My Funny Valentine, Just The Two of Us and Old School Yule! Notable award nominations include, five JUNO awards, one ADISQ, one Róze Gali: Muzyka and a Dimond from Trójka PR3 in Poland. https://www.mattdusk.com/
Crooners like Toronto’s Matt Dusk has taken what he has learned from the greats and molded it for a modern audience.~ LA Times
Blending distinctly Sinatra-esque swagger, Dusk is waist deep in grandiose arrangements that are dripping with Sin City excess and turns the clock back some four decades with excellence.~ Jazz Times
Matt Dusk impressively brings Las Vegas back to the glory days as the standards singer sounds remarkably like Rat Packer Frank Sinatra.~Billboard
Musicians: Matt Dusk / vocals; Pat LaBarbera / tenor sax; Mark Eisenman / piano; Steve Wallace / bass; John Sumner / drums
Crooners like Toronto’s Matt Dusk has taken what he has learned from the greats and molded it for a modern audience.~ LA Times
Blending distinctly Sinatra-esque swagger, Dusk is waist deep in grandiose arrangements that are dripping with Sin City excess and turns the clock back some four decades with excellence.~ Jazz Times
Matt Dusk impressively brings Las Vegas back to the glory days as the standards singer sounds remarkably like Rat Packer Frank Sinatra.~Billboard
Musicians: Matt Dusk / vocals; Pat LaBarbera / tenor sax; Mark Eisenman / piano; Steve Wallace / bass; John Sumner / drums
The Way It Is
Champian Fulton Trio - I'll See You In My Dreams
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:53
Size: 140,7 MB
Art: Front
(5:25) 1. All Of You
(3:59) 2. Baubles, Bangles & Beads
(5:42) 3. Blues For J.McShann
(4:45) 4. Body And Soul
(5:03) 5. Every Now And Then
(4:01) 6. I've Got A Crush On You
(3:49) 7. Happy Camper
(3:52) 8. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
(4:39) 9. I'll See You In My Dreams
(5:37) 10. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
(5:47) 11. Opus De Funk
(8:07) 12. Pennies From Heaven
Champian Fulton (born September 12, 1985) is an American jazz singer and pianist. Champian Fulton was born in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1985. Her father, Stephen Fulton, was a jazz trumpeter who was often visited by musician friends such as Clark Terry and Major Holley. At the age of five, she took piano lessons from her grandmother. After trying trumpet and drums, she returned to piano and singing. When her father was hired to run the Clark Terry Institute for Jazz Studies, the family moved to Iowa. She went to jazz summer camp, where she founded the Little Jazz Quintet. One of their performances was Clark Terry's seventy-fifth birthday party. One of her early influences was Dinah Washington, particularly the album For Those in Love, which she played often as a young girl. She also admired Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Sonny Clark, Red Garland, Hampton Hawes, Wynton Kelly, Thelonious Monk, and Art Tatum.
Fulton graduated from high school in 2003, then attended State University of New York at Purchase, where she studied with trumpeter Jon Faddis. After graduating, she moved to New York City to pursue a career as a pianist and vocalist. Fulton has performed in New York City venues, including Birdland, Smalls Jazz Club, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, the Carlyle Hotel, Cleopatra's Needle, and Shanghai Jazz, New Jersey. At some of those venues she played with Jimmy Cobb, Scott Hamilton (musician), Frank Wess, Lou Donaldson, and Louis Hayes.
She has performed at jazz festivals and events across the U.S., including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Detroit Jazz Festival, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and the Chicago Humanities Festival. Internationally, she has performed at jazz clubs, jazz festivals, and other venues, including Ascona Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (Scotland), Sunset-Sunside Jazz Club (France), Bansko International Jazz Festival (Bulgaria), Gouvy Jazz & Blues Festival (Belgium), Jamboree Jazz (Spain), Tanjazz (Morocco), Hot Jazz (Israel), Cellar Jazz (Vancouver, Canada), Yardbird Suite (Edmonton, Canada), JazzTone (Germany), and the Ystad Jazz Festival (Sweden).
She has worked with the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Litchfield Jazz Camp, and Rutgers University. In late 2015, she joined the faculty of the Jazz Arts Academy (in association with the Count Basie Theatre Education Department) to offer workshops in jazz vocals and jazz piano during the summer. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Champian_Fulton#/Discography
Personnel: Champian Fulton, piano; Hans Backenroth, bass; Kristian Leth, drums
Fulton graduated from high school in 2003, then attended State University of New York at Purchase, where she studied with trumpeter Jon Faddis. After graduating, she moved to New York City to pursue a career as a pianist and vocalist. Fulton has performed in New York City venues, including Birdland, Smalls Jazz Club, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, the Carlyle Hotel, Cleopatra's Needle, and Shanghai Jazz, New Jersey. At some of those venues she played with Jimmy Cobb, Scott Hamilton (musician), Frank Wess, Lou Donaldson, and Louis Hayes.
She has performed at jazz festivals and events across the U.S., including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Detroit Jazz Festival, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and the Chicago Humanities Festival. Internationally, she has performed at jazz clubs, jazz festivals, and other venues, including Ascona Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (Scotland), Sunset-Sunside Jazz Club (France), Bansko International Jazz Festival (Bulgaria), Gouvy Jazz & Blues Festival (Belgium), Jamboree Jazz (Spain), Tanjazz (Morocco), Hot Jazz (Israel), Cellar Jazz (Vancouver, Canada), Yardbird Suite (Edmonton, Canada), JazzTone (Germany), and the Ystad Jazz Festival (Sweden).
She has worked with the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Litchfield Jazz Camp, and Rutgers University. In late 2015, she joined the faculty of the Jazz Arts Academy (in association with the Count Basie Theatre Education Department) to offer workshops in jazz vocals and jazz piano during the summer. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Champian_Fulton#/Discography
Personnel: Champian Fulton, piano; Hans Backenroth, bass; Kristian Leth, drums
I'll See You In My Dreams
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)