Ella Fitzgerald and Andre Previn - Nice Work If You Can Get It

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 1983
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:08
Size: 83,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:10) 1. A Foggy Day
(5:15) 2. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(3:54) 3. But Not For Me
(2:47) 4. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
(5:01) 5. How Long Has This Been Going On
(4:31) 6. Who Cares
(4:57) 7. I've Got a Crush On You - Someone to Watch Over Me - Embraceable You
(3:28) 8. They Can't Take That Away From Me

Don't be put off by the Al Hirschfeld image on the front of this one because the record's a nicely laidback effort that gets way past the show biz cover! The sound here is extremely spare and Ella's singing with only the piano of Andre Previn for accompaniment possibly the first time she ever worked this way, in a manner that has all the intimacy of a late nite, small club performance. The tunes are all Gershwin numbers, but presented in ways that differ greatly from Ella's Verve Songbook reading of them a few decades before and titles include "A Foggy Day", "Nice Work If You Can Get", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", and "But Not For Me". © 1996-2022, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/587233

Ella Fitzgerald, who in the late '50s recorded the very extensive George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, revisits their music on this duet outing with pianist André Previn. Her voice was past her prime by this point, but she was able to bring out a lot of the beauty in the ten songs, giving the classic melodies and lyrics tasteful and lightly swinging treatment. Nice Work If You Can Get It is not an essential CD but is a reasonably enjoyable outing.~Scott Yanowhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-mw0000188151

Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald - vocals; André Previn - piano; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - double bass

Nice Work If You Can Get It

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Caro Emerald - Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:28
Size: 106.4 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:47] 1. That Man
[4:03] 2. Just One Dance
[3:27] 3. Riviera Life
[3:51] 4. Back It Up
[5:31] 5. The Other Woman
[2:45] 6. Absolutely Me
[3:52] 7. You Don't Love Me
[3:01] 8. Dr. Wanna Do
[4:29] 9. Stuck
[4:15] 10. I Know That He's Mine
[3:45] 11. A Night Like This
[3:38] 12. The Lipstick On His Collar

2010 debut album from the Dutch Jazz vocalist. Caro Emerald is the new kid on the block, but, boy, does she sound like she's been around! A voice so seductive and sultry, it's hard to believe she just recorded her debut album, a mix of 1950's-inspired ballroom Jazz, cinematic Tangos, groovin' Jazz tracks, infectious Mambos and banging beats.

Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor

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Brew Moore - The Brew Moore Quintet

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:02
Size: 92,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:55) 1. Them There Eyes
(4:05) 2. Them Old Blues
(5:03) 3. Tea For Two
(4:40) 4. Rose
(4:23) 5. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
(4:21) 6. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Thread)
(4:21) 7. Rotation
(3:24) 8. I Want A Little Girl
(4:46) 9. Five Planets In Leo

That Brew Moore was a disciple of Lester Young is a cliché ¢y now, but too few are aware of how good a saxophonist Brew Moore could be. The Brew Moore Quintet was originally recorded in 1956. It has been recently re-mastered, presenting Moore in a relaxed setting playing solo after solo of swinging, soulful jazz.

Moore is obviously very comfortable with this attentive San Francisco band. These musicians play a supportive role, highlighting Moore's extended solo work while adding their own concise solo statements. Dickie Mills on trumpet is a consistently interesting contributor with a warm, bluesy tone. Pianist John Marabuto adds thoughtful solos throughout. Max Hartstein and Gus Gustofson on bass and drums are tasteful and low-key, providing a solid, swinging foundation.

During the late 1940's and early 1950's, Brew Moore was a young, talented tenor on the New York scene before moving to the West Coast and later to Europe. His erratic career has not been well documented but we can be thankful for this recording of standards and blues. Moore's rhythmic and melodic gifts are most evident on slower and medium tempo numbers. His long solos on "I Want A Little Girl" and "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me" are particularly memorable. In short, this is a warm, appealing session that gets better and better with repeated listening. Moore may sound at times like Lester Young, but on this recording I'd say he sounds like "late" Lester Young on a night when the ideas were flowing and the local band was tight.~ Mike Neely https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-brew-moore-quintet-brew-moore-fantasy-jazz-review-by-mike-neely

Personnel: Brew Moore, tenor saxophone; Dickie Mills, trumpet; John Marabuto, piano; Max Hartstein, bass; and Gus Gustofson, drums.

The Brew Moore Quintet

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Barcelona Clarinet Players - Fantasias Barcelonicas: A Tribute to Paquito D'Rivera

Styles: Jazz, Tango
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:40
Size: 133,2 MB
Art: Front

(8:37) 1. A Farewell Mambo
(3:46) 2. Monk-Tuno
(6:05) 3. Kites over Havana
(9:36) 4. The Elephant and the Clown
(4:01) 5. Wapango
(5:35) 6. Cuban Sharks
(3:26) 7. La Fleur de Cayenne
(6:00) 8. La sombra del viento
(4:25) 9. Mamblues pal Tete
(4:40) 10. Choro Gaudiano
(1:24) 11. Bachrinets

From my very first visit in the summer of 1980, the city of Barcelona fascinated me in all it's senses, from Montjuic, Las Ramblas and the monumental cathedral of La Sagrada Familia to the Palau de la M sica, La Boquer a market and Plaza de Espa a. This must have influenced positively in my relationship with the members of the "Barcelona Clarinet Players," which was love at first sight that began in 2018 during my conversation with the outstanding Cuban-Spanish pianist Pepe Rivero at the AIE headquarters in Barcelona. That afternoon they told me about the arrangement they had made of my "Afro" for a music program for children, so when I got back home I started sending them pieces of mine adapted from versions for previous formats, such as "Cuban Sharks", "A Farewell Mambo", "The Elephant and the Clown", "La Fleur de Cayenne","Kites over Havana" or "Wapango".

All of this until one fine day the restless Barcelona Clarinetists got excited at commissioned me an original work for this very special musical ensemble."Fantas as Barcel nicas"was born, moved by three emblematic Catalan artists whom I have admired for years: The inspired novelist Carlos Ruiz Zaf n, who narrated the mysteries of the night in Barcelona, the charismatic pianist Tete Montoliu, whose sense of swing and jazz improvisation are an indispensable part of the soundtrack of the city where Mir and Caball were born; and finally the brilliant architect Antoni Gaud , who with his amazing and luminous style, fills the streets of his native land with unrepeatable architectural gems. The fact that this extraordinary group of fellow clarinetists decided on recording a CD with works of my own honors me by offering me the opportunity to sing publicly my love for this magical city and my devotion to some of his most beloved children.~ Paquito D'Rivera, December 2021 https://sirenrecords.com/UPC/016728456128

Fantasias Barcelonicas: A Tribute to Paquito D'Rivera

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