Sunday, February 6, 2022

Michela Lombardi - Small Day Tomorrow

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:50
Size: 100,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:22) 1. Comes Love
(2:19) 2. It isn't so Good
(4:56) 3. Some Other Time
(4:38) 4. Small Day Tomorrow
(2:19) 5. Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
(5:37) 6. The Meaning of the Blues
(4:07) 7. You Are There
(5:20) 8. Everything Must Change
(3:01) 9. That's All
(4:35) 10. Lunatic Lullaby
(2:32) 11. You Are There(Al Take)

Elegant, delicate, intense. The Tuscan Michela Lombardi is among the top ten Best Italian Jazz Vocalists according to the "Jazzit Award 2011", she has often been mentioned in the "Best Voice" section in the Top Jazz polls of the "Musica Jazz" magazine and the Jazz Magazine Italia has dedicated her the cover of February 2008 with Tierney Sutton and Anne Ducros.

He has recorded two discs with Phil Woods also composing some lyrics, he has signed a song with Burt Bacharach, he teaches jazz singing in three Italian conservatories, in his last two discs - "Solitary Moon" with the Piero Frassi trio together with Gabriele Evangelista and Andrea Melani , and “Live To Tell” with the Riccardo Fassi trio together with Luca Pirozzi and Alessandro Marzi - Steven Bernstein, Emanuele Cisi and Don Byron play as special guests.

He presented "Live To Tell" at the "jazzahead!" 2017 in Bremen (Germany) with the Riccardo Fassi trio and Alex Sipiagin special guest obtaining a final standing ovation, won the Ciampi 2010 prize and obtained the Special Mention at the 2007 Crest Jazz Vocal Concours, sang in duo with Danilo Rea, inaugurated the 2009 jazz season at the Tel Aviv Opera House with Nicola Stilo 5tet, she sang at the Duc des Lombards in Paris with her 4tet guest Nico Gori, she won the audience award as composer at the Piacenza Jazz Note di Donna 2009, she composed lyrics for a song by Kenny Wheeler who wanted her to sing it with him on stage (Bargajazz 2007), was conducted in bigband by Massimo Nunzi with the Operaia Orchestra (Arezzo, December 2014) and performed with the Barga Jazz Big Band,

He has sung / collaborated, among others, with: Kelvin Sholar, Byron Landham, Philip Harper, Matt Garrison, Michael Baker, Alex Sipiagin, Tom Kirkpatrick, Gabriele Evangelista, Bernardo Guerra, Andrea Tofanelli, Fabio Morgera, Riccardo Arrighini, Aldo Zunino, Massimo Faraò, Francesco Ponticelli, Giovanni Ceccarelli, Stefano Nunzi, Andrea Nunzi, Carlo Battisti, Alberto Marsico, Alessandro Minetto, Francesco Puglisi, Pietro Tonolo, Mattia Barbieri, Petra Magoni, Stefano Bollani, Marco Tamburini, Danilo Rea and many others. https://www-michelalombardi-it.translate.goog/singer/biography

Personnel: Vocals – Michela Lombardi; Baritone Saxophone – Alessandro Riccucci; Drums, Percussion – Riccardo Jenna; Guitar – Luca Giovacchini; Harmonica – Federico Bertelli; Piano, Vocals – Piero Frassi

Small Day Tomorrow

Aaron Goldberg - Worlds

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:13
Size: 136,1 MB
Art: Front

( 8:05)  1. Lambada de Serpente
( 8:31)  2. Taurus
( 2:27)  3. Kianda's Song
( 5:05)  4. Unstablemates
( 5:10)  5. Modinha
( 5:28)  6. Salvador
( 4:26)  7. Oam's Blues
( 6:57)  8. Inutil Paisagem
(11:01)  9. Oud To Omer
( 1:58) 10. Between Worlds

Man, am I glad that pianist Aaron Goldberg and I never tried to apply for the same job. I'm not a musician, but you should see this guy's CV. While he was double-majoring at Harvard in history and science plus mind, brain and behavior, he was working with Betty Carter, gigging weekends in Boston and winning all kinds of awards, including the formidable-sounding Clifford Brown/Stan Getz Fellowship. After graduation (magna cum laude), he moved to New York and played with a bunch of top names, among them Joshua Redman. What next? Goldberg was a member of Wynton Marsalis's quintet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Ah, well, now we're onto something: he's one of those young fogeys, all chops and no soul. But, you know, the problem with this critique of the young conservatives is that, sure, Stanley Crouch (an intellectual guru to some) can be a pompous ass, but most of the players are damn good and indeed quite soulful. (And don't misunderstand me, Mr. Crouch: I mean that you are an often brilliant pompous ass.)
So, what about Worlds, Goldberg's third recording as leader? Is he stuck in the past? It's true that, listening to this album, you might think history had stopped with Everybody Digs Bill Evans. But for as long as the record is playing, these guys will have you convinced that maybe history should have stopped in 1958. Goldberg's playing is just delectable from start to finish. Admirers of Cecil Taylor or Marilyn Crispell might feel a kind of guilty pleasure digging his apparently retrograde style, but no guilt is necessary, and there's nothing retrograde about the style, either. The upside of the postmodern character of contemporary jazz is that all these stylistic strata can be sampled simultaneously. If you value the great piano trios, of which Evans's was surely the avatar, then go ahead and wallow in this trio's mastery of the idiom. And Goldberg's embrace of explicit and implicit Brazilian references contributes mightily to the unity and exuberance with which that mastery is expressed.

An essential ingredient in this record's success is the endlessly inventive interplay among the trio members: bassist Reuben Rogers and especially drummer Eric Harland play just as well as the leader, reminding us of the critical role played by bassists and drummers in great piano trios of times past. (Their CVs are not included in the press kit, but I'm reasonably confident that between them they hold a couple of biotechnology patents and/or Ivy League diplomas.) Plenty of young players are remarkably good sidemen, but it's relatively unusual that so young a leader can convey and communicate so coherent a musical vision over the length of an album. ~ Jeff Dayton-Johnson http://www.allaboutjazz.com/worlds-aaron-goldberg-sunnyside-records-review-by-jeff-dayton-johnson.php

Personnel: Aaron Goldberg: piano; Reuben Rogers: bass; Eric Harland: drums; Luciana Souza: vocals (3); Kurt Rosenwinkel: guitar (9).

Worlds

Deni Hines & James Morrison - The Other Woman

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:25
Size: 154,4 MB
Art: Front + Back

(3:29)  1. I Only Have Eyes For You
(5:21)  2. Lady Sings The Blues
(3:04)  3. Too Darn Hot
(4:51)  4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
(4:45)  5. All The Kings Horses
(3:06)  6. Them There Eyes
(3:34)  7. The Man I Love
(3:25)  8. Summertime
(4:58)  9. The Other Woman
(4:01) 10. Strange Fruit
(5:07) 11. God Bless The Child
(2:54) 12. Wake Up
(3:44) 13. The Very Thought Of You
(3:46) 14. Turn Me On
(6:41) 15. (Tired Of Being) Other Woman
(4:34) 16. Someone To Watch Over Me

The Other Woman; World renowned Jazz artist James Morrison and leading Soul/RNB singer Deni Hines join forces and show off their exceptional, diverse talents with the release of The Other Woman. The Other Woman is a dynamic 16 track album, covering some of the most respected female Jazz artists in history, such as Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin. An unique and dynamic album in every sense, The Other Woman is truly a 'must have' release from two of Australia's most talented artists.  http://www.birdland.com.au/catalogue/category634/p46959

Antti Sarpila - Encore Live : The Buck Clayton Legacy

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:12
Size: 177,2 MB
Art: Front

( 7:37)  1. All The Cats Join In
( 5:16)  2. Buckin' The Blues
( 5:32)  3. Toot Sweet
( 7:49)  4. Robbins Nest
( 6:23)  5. Professor Jazz
( 3:35)  6. Fiesta In Blue
(11:10)  7. Jumpin' At The Woodside
( 6:48)  8. Blue And Sentimental
( 6:51)  9. Sabine's Jazz Arena
( 5:13) 10. Lean Baby
(10:52) 11. Rock-A-Bye Basie

The arrangements, the compositions, and the joy of Buck Clayton's playing are celebrated during this live concert. The music looks back toward both the trumpeter's work as a member of Count Basie's Orchestra and his legendary Columbia jam sessions of the 1950s. The interesting mainstream group mixes together a few lesser-known Europeans  trombonist Jerry Tilitz, Antti Sarpila on reeds, pianist Brian Dee and bassist Len Skeat with trumpeter/arranger Randy Sandke (who does a superb job of taking Clayton's place), the tenors of Harry Allan and Danny Moss, baritonist Scott Robinson and drummer Butch Miles. The music really swings and has among its many highlights "All the Cats Join In," "Robbins Nest," "Jumpin' at the Woodside" and "Rock-A-Bye Basie." ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-buck-clayton-legacy-encore-live-mw0000045775

Personnel: Randy Sandke (trumpet); Antti Sarpila (clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Danny Moss, Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); Scott Robinson (baritone saxophone); Jerry Tilitz (trombone); Brian Dee (piano); Butch Miles (drums).