Allan Vaché, Antti Sarpila, Ken Peplowski - Summit Meeting

Size: 181,3 MB
Time: 78:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Clarinet And Saxophone Jazz
Art: Front

1. Original Dixieland One Step (6:29)
2. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry (3:29)
3. Air Mail Special (4:50)
4. These Foolish Things (4:15)
5. Cherry (9:53)
6. Royal Garden Blues (5:25)
7. You'll Always Be Mine (3:09)
8. Nuages (3:23)
9. A Shanty In Old Shanty Town (4:48)
10. Yellow Dog Blues (5:30)
11. Who's Sorry Now (8:05)
12. I've Started All Over Again (4:48)
13. Blues # 3 (7:57)
14. Bye Bye Blues (6:41)

The day before this CD was made, clarinetists Allan Vache and Antti Sarpila recorded the enjoyable Swing Is Here in Hamburg, Germany. Ken Peplowski, himself a notable clarinetist, was in town and was hoping to sit in, so another session was arranged for the following day. Pianist Mark Shane, bassist Len Skeat and drummer Joe Ascione keep the proceedings moving while the three clarinetists play many heated passages. Sarpila doubles on soprano, while Peplowski contributes some tenor, but it is when all three are matching wits on clarinet that this set approaches the classic level. Highlights of the Dixieland/swing material include "Original Dixieland One Step," "Air Mail Special," "Royal Garden Blues" and "Bye Bye Blues." A clarinet fanatic's dream.~Scott Yanowhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/summit-meeting-mw0000066372

Personnel: Allan Vache (clarinet); Antti Sarpila (soprano saxophone, clarinet); Ken Peplowski (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Mark Shane (piano); Len Skeat (bass); Joe Ascione (drums)

Summit Meeting

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Gary Smulyan - Hidden Treasures

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:48
Size: 137,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:30)  1. Stretch In F
(7:08)  2. Wail Bait
(5:30)  3. Bud's Idea
(3:09)  4. A Woman Always Understands
(5:48)  5. House Of Chan
(6:24)  6. Omicron
(6:19)  7. A Rose For Wray
(6:46)  8. Off The Cuff
(5:43)  9. Jahbero
(8:27) 10. Fifth House

Hidden Treasures smokes from the very first cut. Joined here by bassist Christian McBride and drummer Billy Drummond, Gary Smulyan makes a major statement with every new release. He eschewed smaltz for hard swing on Gary Smulyan with Strings. On Blues Suite he played fiery baritone sax with a brass section. He led a straight-ahead, take-no-prisoners quintet on The Real Deal.  On Hidden Treasures his pared-down ensemble produces such a plethora of rhythmic and harmonic colors that a piano isn't missed. The gritty might of Smulyan's blowing is like a blast of coffee chased by McBride's brown sugar arco and pizzicato flights and Drummond's smooth chocolate milk accompaniment, stirring a fine blend on sticks and brushes throughout.  Their groove on Quincy Jones' "Wail Bait" strolls the tempo a notch lower than the high-velocity opener. McBride shares the melody line with Smulyan on "Bud's Idea" with striking ease. "A Woman Always Understands" is a brief romantic reverie; Phil Woods' "House of Chan" is a showcase yet again for McBride's mastery, finding Smulyan spurred by breaks and Drummond's bebop bombs.

On Donald Byrd's "Omicron," the three players trade inspired eights, fours and twos. The bossa "A Rose for Wray" by Harold Vick has Smulyan in the mood with a sly embedded quote of "I Love You." Judicious use of space is the place on Jim McNeely's unorthodox "Off the Cuff." Tadd Dameron's "Jahbero," based on the "All the Things You Are" changes, takes the trio right back into the pocket. John Coltrane's "Fifth House" rounds out a select set of tunes that are hidden treasures by virtue of their relative obscurity. But they've found a home on this top-flight recording by Smulyan. You may find that each song has an air of familiarity, since each is actually based on a better-known composition. ~ Greg Thomas  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/hidden-treasures-gary-smulyan-reservoir-music-review-by-greg-thomas.php
 

Personnel: Gary Smulyan: baritone saxophone; Christian McBride: bass; Billy Drummond: drums.

Hidden Treasures

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Ellyn Rucker - This Heart Of Mine

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 1988
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:03
Size: 135,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:29) 1. I Never Get Enough Of You
(4:40) 2. Sweet Lorraine (Ball & Chain)
(5:06) 3. At Long Last Love
(6:32) 4. Waltz For Debby
(3:48) 5. Get Out Of Town
(8:48) 6. Born To Be Blue
(4:14) 7. Stompin' At The Savoy
(5:35) 8. All This & Heaven Too
(5:50) 9. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
(6:56) 10. Solo Medley (Turn Out The Stars - This Heart Of Mine)

Pianist/vocalist Ellyn Rucker's second Capri release (a trio outing with bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith) is even better than her first. A particularly strong pianist soloist who is also the perfect accompanist for her soft-toned vocals, Rucker has long fallen into the "underrated" category due to her decision to live in Denver. However, as she shows throughout this CD, she is a world-class performer who deserves to be much better-known.~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-heart-of-mine-mw0000269973

Personnel: Ellyn Rucker - Piano, Vocals; Red Mitchell - Bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith - Drums

This Heart Of Mine

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Curtis Stigers - This life

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:08
Size: 135,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:43) 1. (What's so funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
(5:58) 2. You're all that matters to me
(5:58) 3. I don't wanna talk about it now
(4:59) 4. I wonder why
(3:35) 5. This life
(4:43) 6. Keep me from the cold
(4:24) 7. Summertime
(4:26) 8. Don't go far
(7:11) 9. Tonight will be fine
(7:41) 10. Swingin' down at 10th & main
(4:23) 11. Never saw a miracle

Curtis Stigers is kicking off 2022 by revisiting some of his biggest hits for new album ‘This Life’, released on 25th February. For ‘This Life’ Stigers has revisited his early successes (and a couple of later ones) and put a jazz spin on them including ‘I Wonder Why’ and ‘You’re All That Matters To Me’. The repertoire includes a new version of Nick Lowe’s ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding), which Stigers originally recorded in 1992 for the smash hit film soundtrack of ‘The Bodyguard’ starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.

Also included is a fresh rendition of ‘This Life’, the Emmy-nominated theme song Curtis co-wrote and recorded in 2008 for the popular TV show ‘Sons Of Anarchy’. “I don’t tend to look back much, musically speaking”, Curtis Stigers states in the liner notes to his new album ‘This Life’. “However, this time I set out with a plan to record songs from my previous twelve studio albums that I now play live in concert in a distinctly different way than I recorded them originally. Songs and arrangements grow and evolve from their recorded versions over time, as we play them again and again for audiences.” Pip Ellwood-Hugheshttps://entertainment-focus.com/2021/12/14/curtis-stigers-revisits-his-hits-on-new-album-this-life/

This life

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