Antonella Vitale & Andrea Beneventano Trio - Songs in My Heart

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:17
Size: 148,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:55)  1. Cherokee
(4:24)  2. When Your Lover Has Gone
(4:17)  3. Blue in Green
(6:02)  4. Eu e o Vento
(1:19)  5. Canoeiro
(7:04)  6. Take the a Train
(3:04)  7. Arrivederci
(6:46)  8. The Shadow of Your Smile
(3:03)  9. But Beautiful
(2:36) 10. Preludio
(5:02) 11. What Is This Thing Called Love
(5:15) 12. With a Song in My Heart
(6:31) 13. You Go to My Head
(2:51) 14. Moon River

The first we’ve ever heard from singer Antonella Vitale a deep-voiced singer with a really great small combo sort of vibe and an ability to sing equally well in English and Italian! Most of the music here is in English as the tunes are older jazz standards but there’s a few Italian numbers that are especially nice, and which feature writing by Vitale herself, which is a very nice surprise! Backing is mostly by a trio, but a really lively one with sublime work on acoustic bass from Francesco Puglisi, who really gives the music a soulful finish and players include Andrea Beneventano on piano and Alessandro Marzi on drums plus guest accordion from Antonella Salis on a few tracks. Titles include “Blue In Green”, “Take The A Train”, “Canoeiro”, “Eu E O Vento”, “But Beautiful”, “Preludio”, and “The Shadow Of Your Smile”. ~ Dusty Groove  http://www.dustygroove.com/item/711745

Personnel: Antonella Vitale – Vocal; Andrea Beneventano – Piano; Antonello Salis – accordion; Giancarlo Maurino - soprano sax; Alessandro Marzi – Drums

Songs in My Heart

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Dick Hyman - Electrodynamics

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:22
Size: 74,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:48) 1. Stompin' at the Savoy
(2:54) 2. The Sweetest Sounds (from 'No Strings')
(3:07) 3. I Left My Heart in San Francisco
(2:53) 4. Fly Me to the Moon
(3:02) 5. Paradise
(2:57) 6. Side by Side
(2:31) 7. Mack the Knife (from 'Three Penny Opera')
(2:43) 8. Satin Doll
(2:30) 9. Shadowland
(2:28) 10. Big Ben Bossa
(2:08) 11. This Is All I Ask
(2:16) 12. Till We Meet Again

In spite of the laudatory liner notes praising the capabilities of the then-new Lowrey organ, and the presence of such solid jazz musicians as keyboardist and leader Dick Hyman, bassist Bob Haggart, and drummer Osie Johnson, this session is a bit of a disappointment. Hyman, primarily known for his recordings on piano, is actually a fine organist, though he needs to be heard on a pipe or theater organ to truly appreciate his abilities on the larger keyboard. The program is dominated by standards, along with a fine original by Hyman, but the bland arrangements, no doubt requested by producer Enoch Light to market a less-demanding audience, make it seem more like a cheesy lounge record. While this Command LP is a step above similar recordings made during this period, there are dozens of more interesting dates available by Dick Hyman, though it probably won't be extremely difficult for devoted fans to find this long out of print record.~Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/electrodynamics-mw0000865340?msclkid=18b6c7a7a7c611ecb0bfd223ed4ed33f

Personnel: Organ [Lowrey] – Dick Hyman; Bass – Bob Haggart; Drums – Osie Johnson; Guitar – Al Casamenti, Tony Mottola; Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Bongos, Congas, Bass Drum, Bells, Cowbell [Brazilian & Tuned] – Bob Rosengarden, Phil Kraus

Electrodynamics

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Pierrick Menuau - Togetherness Ensemble

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:19
Size: 129,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:37) 1. 5 – 6
(7:21) 2. Don Song
(6:14) 3. El Gato
(3:31) 4. Chris's Mood
(5:59) 5. Moca
(6:30) 6. The Fourth Movement
(3:22) 7. Hirsute
(7:28) 8. Parietal Art
(3:49) 9. Yo!
(4:41) 10. Can I Take My Hand Back
(4:42) 11. Cherry Switch

The Togetherness Ensemble is a leading torch-bearerfor today's free and adventurous jazz. For his first album under his name, saxophonist Pierrick Menuau has surrounded himself with eminent collaboratorsfrom the French jazz scene: Yoann Loustalot (trp), Julien Touery (p), Sébastien Boisseau (ctb), Christophe Lavergne (b).

The eleven tracks on the album manage to transcend eras and styles. The quintet accesstheir memory as much asthey do their imagination, in order to find an extension to personal compositionsbeyond fashions and labels. By thus fanning the embers of History, the quintet’s spirit of freedom remains intact, especially through the continuous balance the 5 soloists manage to strike, and their constantly renewed inspiration through the pieces. “The sourceof this music is a record by Don Cherry, “Togetherness” (1965), a set of two concerts in France with Gato Barbieri, Karl Berger, Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark and Aldo Romano. Almost an early draft for the two upcoming masterpieces of the African-American cornet player: “Complete Communion” and “Symphony For Improvisers”.

“The sourceof this music is a record by Don Cherry, “Togetherness” (1965), a set of two concerts in France with Gato Barbieri, Karl Berger, Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark and Aldo Romano. Almost an early draft for the two upcoming masterpieces of the African-American cornet player: “Complete Communion” and “Symphony For Improvisers". Pierrick Menuau and his friends delivera personal vision of it, by revisitingthe fourth movement of the original suite, as if purified from the dross of period approximation, and by givingpersonal visions of this universe, composed by the members of the quintet. I had attended in May 2018, at the Europajazz festival in Le Mans, a concert by this band, which concluded a series of dates spread over more than six months. Santi DeBriano and Barry Altschul were part of the band then, on bass and drums. I was won over.

On rediscovering this music- with two new members in the group- the listening pleasure remains the same. It's lively, precise, daring and very free. Each moment breathes deeply the spirit of the collective, and yet theindividuality of the players is palpable in the compositions as well asin the improvisations. A very beautiful way of fully modellingthe idealof togetherness- all for one, one for all- the quintessence of the collective spirit. A magnificent demonstration of what remains one of the core ideas in jazz. »https://www.parisjazzclub.net

Personnel: Pierrick Menuau, ténor sax; Yoann Loustalot, trompette; Julien Touéry, piano; Sébastien Boisseau, double basse; Christophe Lavergne, drums

Togetherness Ensemble

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Judy Carmichael - Pearls

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:37
Size: 148,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:20)  1. Lulu's Back in Town
(3:33)  2. Squeeze Me
(4:11)  3. The Pearls
(4:12)  4. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter)
(3:23)  5. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
(3:53)  6. Everybody Loves My Baby
(3:28)  7. Sugar
(2:35)  8. Mule Walk Stomp
(3:24)  9. Ain't She Sweet
(3:47) 10. California, Here I Come
(3:02) 11. Little Rock Getaway
(3:19) 12. Lulu's Back in Town (Take 1)
(3:34) 13. Squeeze Me (Take 1)
(4:12) 14. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter)
(3:51) 15. Everybody Loves My Baby (Take 1)
(3:48) 16. Sugar (Take 2)
(3:31) 17. Ain't She Sweet (Take 2)
(3:28) 18. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Take 2)

The CD reissue of what was originally a Statiras set by pianist Judy Carmichael expands the original ten song program to 18. Carmichael teams up with cornetist Warren Vache, guitarist Howard Alden and bassist Red Callender for a spirited set of classic jazz and swing standards. Seven of the eight "new" selections are actually alternate takes so this CD is really two records in one. However when the songs played are of the caliber of "Lulu's Back in town," "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" and "Everybody Loves My Baby," one does not really mind hearing two versions. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/pearls-mw0000089559

Personnel: Judy Carmichael (piano); Howard Alden (guitar); Warren Vaché (cornet).

Pearls

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