Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Frank Wess - Suprise, Surprise (Disc 1), (Disc 2)
Styles: Saxophone, Flute Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:09
Size: 168,5 MB
Art: Front
(11:06) 1. All Or Nothing At All
( 8:05) 2. A Beautiful Friendship
(18:14) 3. My Funny Valentine
(11:15) 4. Estoril Sol
( 8:23) 5. One For Amos
( 7:38) 6. Firm Roots
( 8:25) 7. Nada Mas
Album: Suprise, Surprise (Disc 2)
Time: 57:33
Size: 132,5 MB
(11:14) 1. It Could Happen To You
(14:33) 2. All The Things You Are
(12:56) 3. On Green Dolphin Street
( 8:27) 4. Cottontail
(10:21) 5. Surprise, Surprise
This double CD comprises organized tunes from Wess with his quartet as well as some loose jam sessions withguest soloists over a span of four days aboard the S/S Norway for the Floating Jazz Festival. Wess himself has never sounded better, on tenor sax and especially on flute. Master piano accompanist Richard Wyands lifts the music to a higher level, Lynn Seaton is rock-solid rhythmically and unique amongst melodically oriented bassists, and drummer Winard Harper gives it his all throughout, yielding world-class, swinging results. Beginning with a pair of of good swingers to warm up, "All or Nothing at All" and "A Beautiful Friendship" establish the leader in firm control. Fellow tenor saxophonist Frank Foster then steps up for the tour de force ballad "My Funny Valentine," running over 18 minutes.
Then Wess and the trio take over for the remainder of the side: a Sam Jones-written quick bopper on flute, "One for Amos," with Seaton's grinding vocals á la Slam Stewart on Howlin' Wolf vitamins; the classic Cedar Walton piece "Firm Roots" and Wess' composition "Nada Mas," on which flute dances to a bossa beat. On the second disc it's time to stretch out and improvise at length. Wess and Foster work out on tenors for the romping, stomping "It Could Happen to You." Flip Phillips joins Wess on tenors for the flailing, hard-swinging "Cottontail," Phillips' tart-sweet sound contrasting the more ribald feeling of the leader. Then, with Wess on tenor for the title track finale - another original by Wess -- the quartet dishes out an easy swinger signifying the end of a show. His light blue tenor is chirping brightly, indicating he has plenty left for some other time.~Michael G.Nastoshttps://www.allmusic.com/album/surprise-surprise%21-live-at-the-1996-floating-jazz-festival-mw0000039309
Personnel: Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Richard Wyands, piano; Lynn Seaton, bass; Winard Harper, drums
Special guests: Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath and Flip Phillips, tenor sax.
Then Wess and the trio take over for the remainder of the side: a Sam Jones-written quick bopper on flute, "One for Amos," with Seaton's grinding vocals á la Slam Stewart on Howlin' Wolf vitamins; the classic Cedar Walton piece "Firm Roots" and Wess' composition "Nada Mas," on which flute dances to a bossa beat. On the second disc it's time to stretch out and improvise at length. Wess and Foster work out on tenors for the romping, stomping "It Could Happen to You." Flip Phillips joins Wess on tenors for the flailing, hard-swinging "Cottontail," Phillips' tart-sweet sound contrasting the more ribald feeling of the leader. Then, with Wess on tenor for the title track finale - another original by Wess -- the quartet dishes out an easy swinger signifying the end of a show. His light blue tenor is chirping brightly, indicating he has plenty left for some other time.~Michael G.Nastoshttps://www.allmusic.com/album/surprise-surprise%21-live-at-the-1996-floating-jazz-festival-mw0000039309
Personnel: Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Richard Wyands, piano; Lynn Seaton, bass; Winard Harper, drums
Special guests: Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath and Flip Phillips, tenor sax.
Suprise, Surprise (Disc 1),(Disc 2)
Renee Rosnes - Live at the Jazzhus Dexter
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:06
Size: 166,1 MB
Art: Front
(10:05) 1. Hackensack
( 6:01) 2. Body And Soul
(10:07) 3. Summer Night
(12:29) 4. With a Little Help From My Friends
( 8:02) 5. Recorda Me
( 5:54) 6. You Known I Care
( 6:49) 7. Little Spirit
( 6:32) 8. Lexicon
( 6:03) 9. Title
Renee Rosnes is one of the premier jazz pianists and composers of her generation. Upon moving to New York City from Vancouver, Canada, she quickly established a reputation of high regard, touring and recording with such masters as Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, J.J. Johnson, James Moody, and legendary bassist Ron Carter. She was a charter member of the all-star ensemble, the SFJAZZ Collective, with whom she toured for six years.
Ms. Rosnes has released 17 recordings, and has appeared on many others as a sideman. In 2016, Written in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions) was named one of ten Best Jazz Albums of the Year by The Chicago Tribune, one of the Best Albums in all genres of music by The Nation, and was awarded a 2017 Canadian Juno (her fifth Juno award). JazzTimes wrote, “Ms. Rosnes delivers conceptual heft, suspenseful compositions and mesmerizing performances,” and DownBeat praised it as “an exceptional achievement” stating “Rosnes is a virtuoso composer.” The band’s most recent session, Beloved of the Sky (2018) draws inspiration for the title track from Canadian painter Emily Carr, and features master musicians Chris Potter, Steve Nelson, Peter Washington and Lenny White.
Renee has produced concerts at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Renee is also the music director for ARTEMIS, a new all-star international band featuring the vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, clarinetist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Allison Miller.
Over her 30 year career, Rosnes has collaborated with a diverse range of artists, from established masters such as Jack DeJohnette and tabla master Zakir Hussain, to younger giants such as Christian McBride, Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton and Melissa Aldana. She is a formidable composer and in 2003 was named SOCAN’s Composer of the Year. Her works have been performed and recorded by Phil Woods, JJ Johnson, Lewis Nash, Joe Locke, the Danish Radio Big Band, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, and trombonist Michael Dease.
From 2008-2010, Rosnes enjoyed her role as host of The Jazz Profiles, an interview series produced by CBC-Radio. Also in the role of jazz journalist, Renee has contributed two major cover story interviews for JazzTimes magazine, one with Wayne Shorter and his quartet (April 2013) and the other with the late pianist Geri Allen (September 2013).
Aside from her work as a leader, Rosnes is currently a member of bassist Ron Carter’s Quartet, and often performs with her husband, acclaimed pianist Bill Charlap. The couple released Double Portrait (Blue Note) of which Downbeat wrote: “The counterpoint and compatibilities are so perfectly balanced, the selections and arrangements so handsome, that ‘Double Portrait’ is a prize.” The piano duo was also featured on four tracks from the 2016 Grammy award winning album, Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap: The Silver Lining, The Songs of Jerome Kern. https://reneerosnes.com/biography/
Ms. Rosnes has released 17 recordings, and has appeared on many others as a sideman. In 2016, Written in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions) was named one of ten Best Jazz Albums of the Year by The Chicago Tribune, one of the Best Albums in all genres of music by The Nation, and was awarded a 2017 Canadian Juno (her fifth Juno award). JazzTimes wrote, “Ms. Rosnes delivers conceptual heft, suspenseful compositions and mesmerizing performances,” and DownBeat praised it as “an exceptional achievement” stating “Rosnes is a virtuoso composer.” The band’s most recent session, Beloved of the Sky (2018) draws inspiration for the title track from Canadian painter Emily Carr, and features master musicians Chris Potter, Steve Nelson, Peter Washington and Lenny White.
Renee has produced concerts at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Renee is also the music director for ARTEMIS, a new all-star international band featuring the vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, clarinetist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Allison Miller.
Over her 30 year career, Rosnes has collaborated with a diverse range of artists, from established masters such as Jack DeJohnette and tabla master Zakir Hussain, to younger giants such as Christian McBride, Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton and Melissa Aldana. She is a formidable composer and in 2003 was named SOCAN’s Composer of the Year. Her works have been performed and recorded by Phil Woods, JJ Johnson, Lewis Nash, Joe Locke, the Danish Radio Big Band, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, and trombonist Michael Dease.
From 2008-2010, Rosnes enjoyed her role as host of The Jazz Profiles, an interview series produced by CBC-Radio. Also in the role of jazz journalist, Renee has contributed two major cover story interviews for JazzTimes magazine, one with Wayne Shorter and his quartet (April 2013) and the other with the late pianist Geri Allen (September 2013).
Aside from her work as a leader, Rosnes is currently a member of bassist Ron Carter’s Quartet, and often performs with her husband, acclaimed pianist Bill Charlap. The couple released Double Portrait (Blue Note) of which Downbeat wrote: “The counterpoint and compatibilities are so perfectly balanced, the selections and arrangements so handsome, that ‘Double Portrait’ is a prize.” The piano duo was also featured on four tracks from the 2016 Grammy award winning album, Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap: The Silver Lining, The Songs of Jerome Kern. https://reneerosnes.com/biography/
Live at the Jazzhus Dexter
Harold Land - Promised Land
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:50
Size: 128,2 MB
Art: Front
( 8:33) 1. Inner Voice
( 7:16) 2. Ugly Beauty
( 9:17) 3. What's New?
(10:57) 4. Dark Mood
(12:30) 5. Like Someone In Love
( 7:14) 6. Mapenzi
Veteran tenor saxophonist Harold Land returns from a seven-year recording hiatus with Promised Land, featuring Mulgrew Miller on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. (Sadly, this would be one of Higgins's last sessions.) One would expect nothing other than beauty and grace from these four revered players, and that's what they deliver, aided by the Audiophoric label's "m-phoric" recording technology, designed to capture live acoustic performance with exceptional fidelity. (You'll need to increase your volume and give your ears a chance to adjust.) There's a bit of Coltrane and Joe Henderson in Land's playing and perhaps a bit of Charlie Rouse, too, as Monk's "Ugly Beauty" reveals. Miller is in excellent form, dueting with Land on a nine-minute-plus "What's New" and taking crisp, inventive solos throughout. The program is evenly split: three standards and three of Land's fairly straightforward, modal pieces.~David R.Adler https://www.allmusic.com/album/promised-land-mw0000003296
Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land; Bass – Ray Drummond; Drums – Billy Higgins; Piano – Mulgrew Miller
Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land; Bass – Ray Drummond; Drums – Billy Higgins; Piano – Mulgrew Miller
Promised Land
Nigel Price Organ Trio - Hit The Road
Time: 63:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Hammond Organ
Art: Front
01. Hit The Road (6:13)
02. Up Jumped Spring (7:55)
03. Chelsea Bridge (8:15)
04. Lover Man (8:40)
05. Dreamsville (7:30)
06. Go! (7:16)
07. Detour Ahead (7:18)
08. Bizzy Bee (6:37)
09. Hot Seat (Chas's Chair) (4:08)
Nigel Price, the British jazz guitarist devoted to such late guitar heroes as Wes Montgomery and Grant Green, cruises through some classic themes and compatible originals with the fine pairing of Pete Whittaker on Hammond organ and Matt Home on drums. But if Price and co tick all the boxes of this style, closer listening reveals their audacity and advanced techniques, particularly notable in the fluency with which they mix tempos and time signatures in between and sometimes within tracks. Up Jumped Spring splices two speeds of swing and fast-waltz passages; Chelsea Bridge gets a Latin feel; Lover Man is a fast samba with stop-start breaks but features some nimble swerves and a Django Reinhardt-like tone from the leader; and the delectable ballad Detour Ahead features the trio at their collective best. Saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos helps the band muscle through the hustling finale Hot Seat, a classic swing-to-bop gallop. This is a respectful celebration of a now-smooth tradition, but a very musical one. ~John Fordham
Hit The Road
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