Ray Brown Trio - Some of My Best Friends Are...Guitarists

Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Guitar Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:04
Size: 152,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:28) 1. Squeeze Me
(3:36) 2. I Want To Be Happy
(5:30) 3. Heartstrings
(3:13) 4. Blues for Ray
(5:12) 5. Fly Me To The Moon
(5:01) 6. The Song Is You
(7:47) 7. Little Darlin'
(6:01) 8. Blues For Junior
(4:27) 9. Tangerine
(6:04) 10. My Funny Valentine
(4:42) 11. Blues For Wes
(6:56) 12. Soulful Spirit

The fifth in Ray Brown's series of recordings pairing his working trio with several different musicians from the same family of instruments (although one volume was exclusively singers) features a half-dozen guitarists, ranging from fellow Oscar Peterson alumni Herb Ellis (who worked with Brown in the pianist's most famous trio) and Ulf Wakenius to veteran Kenny Burrell, as well as seasoned players like John Pizzarelli and Bruce Forman and the rising star Russell Malone. Each song sounds as if the group could be a working quartet, due to the great interaction between the trio and each guest. Pizzarelli shines in a bluesy, strutting take of Duke Ellington's "Just Squeeze Me" (erroneously labeled as Fats Waller's "Squeeze Me") which has a nice series of exchanges between the guitarist and the leader.

Ellis brings back memories of the Oscar Peterson Trio with a heated performance of "I Want to Be Happy" during which pianist Geoff Keezer is up to the task of carrying on where Ellis left off. Wakenius is the guest on a particularly moody take of "My Funny Valentine." Burrell, Forman, and Malone also fare nicely on each of their pair of tracks, so it's very easy to recommend this very enjoyable disc.~Ken Drydenhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/some-of-my-best-friends-are-guitarists-mw0000224992

Personnel: Ray Brown - Bass; Geoff Keezer - Piano; Karriem Riggins - Drums; Kenny Burrell, Herb Ellis, Bruce Forman, Russell Malone, John Pizzarelli, Ulf Wakenius - Guitar.

Some of My Best Friends Are...Guitarists

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Sinne Eeg - Remembering You

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:24
Size: 108,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:55)  1. Talking To Myself
(6:09)  2. Remembering You
(2:17)  3. Just You, Just Me
(6:18)  4. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
(3:26)  5. Up From The Skies
(5:20)  6. Moonbeam
(3:48)  7. Unpredictable Love
(3:05)  8. You and I
(5:30)  9. In a Sentimental Mood
(2:28) 10. It's Alright With Me
(5:03) 11. My One and Only Love

Sinne Eeg has blown away audiences and critics alike since her debut in 2003, the 2006 follow up as well as the most recent and critical acclaimed 'Kun en Drøm'. With tremendous success in her native Denmark and increasingly abroad, Sinne Eeg has already established herself as one of today's foremost Scandinavian jazz vocal singers. Her elegant vocal mesmerizes her audience and tells a story that you don't want to let go. As a singer she is influenced by Nancy Wilson, Betty Carter and Sarah Vaughan, but with her personal touch of soft darkness, Sinne keeps the Scandinavian melancholy settled in her music. http://www.reddotmusic.net/artists/1/

Personnel: Curtis Stigers (vocals); Jacob Fischer (guitar); Christian Ellegaard, Andreas Birk, Rune Tomsgaard Sorensen (violin); Bastian Schneider (cello); Peter Rosendahl (whistle); Marc Berthoumieux (accordion); Peter Fuglsang (alto saxophone); Randy Brecker (flugelhorn); Jacob Christoffersen (piano); Chris Minh Doky (acoustic bass); Rasmus Kihlberg (drums).

Remembering You

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Adrienne West - Live in Bremen

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:42
Size: 91,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:38) 1. Can You Dig It
(5:12) 2. They Call It Jazz
(5:13) 3. Make Someone Happy
(5:41) 4. Pearls
(3:45) 5. Close Your Eyes
(5:09) 6. The View
(3:10) 7. I Love Being Here With You
(6:50) 8. Both Sides Now

A native New Yorker, Adrienne is an internationally respected vocalist of many different genres. She has performed at jazz festivals and clubs all throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. Her performance formations range from duo(s) to big band. Adrienne also directs Masterclass Workshops designed for voice and performance. Past and present, she performs with prominent musicians including: Billy Cobham, Sebastian Altekamp, Enzo Zirilli, Peter Washington, Dado Moroni and more. Adrienne’s new live recording project, Live in Bremen, (marking her second album release on Dot Time Records) is due out April 15, 2022, and features Sebastian Altekamp on piano, Uli Wentzlaff-Eggebert on acoustic bass and Yonga Sun on Drums and Percussion.

Personnel: Adrienne West - Vocals; Sebastian Altekamp - Piano; Uli Wentzlaff-Eggebert - Bass; Yonga Sun - Drums, Percussion

Live in Bremen

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