Jim Tomlinson Feat. Stacey Kent - The Lyric

Styles: Vocal And Saxophone Jazz 
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:11
Size: 136,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:09)  1. Manhã De Carnaval
(3:50)  2. Corcovado
(4:55)  3. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
(3:59)  4. If I Were A Bell
(5:16)  5. I Got Lost In His Arms
(6:32)  6. What Are You Doing The Rest Of your Life?
(4:41)  7. Cockeyed Optimist
(3:45)  8. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
(4:38)  9. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
(4:55) 10. Outra Vez
(3:21) 11. Jardin D'Hiver
(3:55) 12. Something Happens To Me
(5:09) 13. Stardust

Jim Tomlinson originally intended to make this outing an instrumental CD, but when he had the opportunity to work with his wife, vocalist Stacey Kent, he quickly adapted most of the session to include her. The English tenor saxophonist chose time-tested material from standards and a few bossa novas, playing all of them with a lyrical sound reminiscent of the late giant Stan Getz, particularly in "'Manha de Carnaval" and"Corcovado." Kent's sweet voice complements her husband's band very well, catching the playfulness of "If I Were a Bell" and savoring the thoughtful tempo of "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top." Pianist David Newton, one of Europe's most underrated jazz pianists, anchors the rhythm section (with bassist Dave Chamberlain and drummer Matt Skelton), providing perfect backgrounds for the couple, with his lush playing in "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" especially standing out. Highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lyric-mw0000466832

Personnel: Jim Tomlinson (tenor saxophone); Stacey Kent (vocals); David Newton (piano); Dave Chamberlain (double bass); Matt Skelton (drums).

The Lyric

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Dexter Gordon - Settin' The Pace

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:16
Size: 165.5 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1998/2009
Art: Front

[2:55] 1. Blow Mr. Dexter
[2:52] 2. Dexter's Deck
[3:06] 3. Dexter's Cutting Out
[2:40] 4. Dexter's Minor Mad
[2:42] 5. Long Tall Dexter (Alternate Take)
[3:00] 6. Long Tall Dexter
[3:11] 7. Dexter Rides Again
[3:06] 8. I Can't Escape From You (Alternate Take)
[3:15] 9. I Can't Escape From You
[2:51] 10. Dexter Digs In (Alternate Take)
[2:55] 11. Dexter Digs In
[2:48] 12. Dexter Digs In (Previously Unissued)
[5:52] 13. Setting The Pace
[2:40] 14. So Easy
[2:41] 15. Dexter's Riff
[3:03] 16. Dexter's Mood (Previously Unissued)
[2:50] 17. Dexter's Mood
[3:39] 18. Dextrose (Previously Issued)
[2:47] 19. Dextrose
[3:25] 20. Index (Previously Unissued)
[3:03] 21. Index
[3:45] 22. Dextivity (Previously Unissued)
[2:59] 23. Dextivity

This single CD has most but not all of Dexter Gordon's Savoy recordings. While there are previously unheard extra alternate takes included ("Dexter Digs In," "Dexter's Mood," "Dextrose," "Index" and "Dextivity") time limitations resulted in the already issued alternates to "Blow Mr. Dexter," "So Easy" and "Dexter's Riff" being left out. Hopefully, the latter three takes will be issued eventually on a sampler; in the meantime, completists should hold on to their earlier Arista/Savoy two-fer. Gordon's four Savoy sessions (which feature a lot of "originals" based on the chord changes of blues and standards) found him introducing his hard tone and fairly distinctive style to a wide audience, making him one of the first full-fledged bop tenors. The supporting cast (which includes on various dates trumpeter Fats Navarro, baritonist Leo Parker and pianist Bud Powell) is strong, and it is noteworthy that now the discographies of Powell and Navarro have been slightly expanded. Highly recommended. ~Scott Yanow

Settin' The Pace

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Eric Reed - Blue Trane

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:52
Size: 139,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:27)  1. Blue Train
(6:00)  2. Isotope
(7:29)  3. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
(3:23)  4. Reflections
(6:51)  5. You're Sensational
(5:02)  6. Cool Struttin'
(4:18)  7. Waltz For Zweetie
(4:03)  8. I Remember Clifford
(4:56)  9. Blue Silver
(5:20) 10. You Go To My Head
(5:59) 11. Maiden Voyage

Pianist Eric Reed is one of a growing number of talented musicians who have emerged from Wynton Marsalis' bands to pursue rewarding solo careers in their own right. Born in Philadelphia in 1970, Reed's first exposure to music came through his father, a minister and local gospel singer; he began playing piano at age two and soon discovered jazz, quickly developing into a musical prodigy. He entered music school at age seven, and resisted classical training in favor of jazz, inspired early on by Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis, Art Blakey, and Horace Silver. Four years later, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where he digested enough jazz history that he was able to begin playing around the city's jazz scene as a teenager, both as a leader and a sideman for the likes of Gerald Wilson, Teddy Edwards, John Clayton, and Clora Bryant. He first met Wynton Marsalis at age 17, and toured briefly with the trumpeter the following year (his first and only at Cal State-Northridge). In 1989, Reed officially joined Marsalis' band as the replacement for Marcus Roberts; the following year, he issued his debut album as a leader, A Soldier's Hymn, on Candid, with backing by his regular trio of bassist Dwayne Burno and drummer Gregory Hutchinson.                

Over 1991-1992, Reed worked with Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson as a sidelight, returning to Marsalis' group by the end of 1992. He cut a pair of well-received albums for MoJazz, It's All Right to Swing and The Swing and I, during 1993-1994, and in 1995 embarked on his first tour as leader of his own group. Two more dates for Impulse!, 1996's Musicale and 1997's Pure Imagination, found his style maturing and his critical and commercial success growing; he also spent 1996-1998 playing with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. 1999's Manhattan Melodies, his first outing for Verve, was a colorful and sophisticated tribute to New York City; that year, he also undertook the most prominent of several film-scoring projects, the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence comedy Life. Reed also continued to record with Marsalis up into the new millennium. 2001 brought the acclaimed Happiness on Nagel-Heyer, and the next year saw two releases, the well-received From My Heart and a duet album with frequent cohort Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, We. ~ Steve Huey  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eric-reed-mn0000799352/biography    

Blue Trane

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Sheila Jordan - Triotrio Meets Sheila Jordan

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:27
Size: 131,8 MB
Art: Front

(8:06) 1. The Bird / Confirmation
(6:00) 2. If I Should Lose You
(7:33) 3. Memories Of You
(5:19) 4. Workshop Blues
(5:03) 5. Everything Happens to Me
(8:44) 6. Hanky Panky
(5:49) 7. Fair Weather
(6:52) 8. All Gods Chillun Got Rhythm / Little Willie Leap
(3:57) 9. The Crossing

The late journalist/author Chris Sheridan’s liner notes for Sheila Jordan’s first album “Sheila” declares, “This recording is an acutely personal statement. Only rarely in the history of jazz have a singer‘s feelings been so affectingly bared ... only a few vocalists have had the grit to subordinate technique and »style« to expressiveness ...

And the experience is breathtaking.” Mr. Sheridan’s assertion from 1977 still rings true and even more so. Sheila Jordan at the age 92 does not show any sign of slowing down or taking it easy. Her intensely creative power is evident throughout this album presented in a cross-generational collaboration with trioTrio consisting of three young elite instrumentalists of the New York scene. https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/90723/triotrio/triotrio-meets-sheila-jordan

Personnel: Sheila Jordan (vocals, except tracks 3 & 6); Jacob Sacks (piano); David Ambrosio (bass); Vinnie Sperrazza (drums)

Triotrio Meets Sheila Jordan

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