Brew Moore - Zonky

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:42
Size: 112,2 MB
Art: Front

(15:56) 1. Gene's Blues
( 0:17) 2. Introduction
(10:34) 3. I Should Care
( 0:10) 4. Introduction
(13:41) 5. Donna Lee
( 0:15) 6. Introduction
( 7:48) 7. Zonky

Brew Moore once said that "Anyone who doesn't play like Lester Young is wrong," a philosophy he followed throughout his career. In the early '50s, he recorded on a session with fellow tenors Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, and Allan Eager; at the time, they all sounded identical. Moore was the only one of the five who did not change his sound through the years. During 1942-1948, he worked with local bands in New Orleans and Memphis, moving to New York in 1948 and playing with Claude Thornhill's Orchestra (1948-1949). During the next few years, he freelanced, working with Machito, Kai Winding, and Gerry Mulligan, among others. In 1954, he moved to San Francisco, where he led his own groups and played with Cal Tjader. Moore, whose cool sound became out of fashion, moved to Copenhagen in 1961 and, other than three years in New York (1967-1970), stayed overseas until his death. He recorded as a leader for Savoy (1948-1949), Fantasy (1955-1957), Jazz Mark, Debut, SteepleChase, Sonet, and Storyville.~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brew-moore-mn0000624818/biography

Personnel: Brew Moore, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums.

Zonky

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Barcelona Clarinet Players - Black Pool Suite

Styles: Jazz, Bop
Year: 2021
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 54:49
Size: 52,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:00) 1. Welcome to Black Pool
(1:46) 2. Interlude 1
(3:56) 3. Home Sweet Home
(6:51) 4. Ready, Steady, Go!
(2:21) 5. Interlude 2
(6:53) 6. The Long Wait
(5:56) 7. Alone
(1:35) 8. Interlude 3
(7:00) 9. Don't Fool with Mrs K
(7:56) 10. The Spell
(1:11) 11. Interlude 4
(6:20) 12. The Three Graces

Innovation, fusion, interdisciplinary nature or pedagogy are some of the concepts that best describe the creative line of the BCP.

The Group, formed in 2010, includes four members of the Barcelona Municipal Wind Band (Banda Municipal de Barcelona). Shortly after its formation, the BCP were invited to participate in the Fifth National Clarinet Congress and the Second European Clarinet Congress held in Madrid in December 2011, and later in festivals such as Festival Otoño Musical Soriano, Fira Tárrega, Fiestas de la Mercè de Barcelona, Sirga Festival of Contemporary Music or Summer Festival of Mao. They have performed at the main Music Halls in Spain such as Palau de la Música de Valencia, Auditori de Barcelona or ADDA, and in countries such Austria, Belgium, France, USA or Mexico. https://caline.com/barcelona-clarinet-players/

Black Pool Suite

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Eric Reed - Manhattan Melodies

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:18
Size: 129,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:18)  1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
(4:17)  2. Theme From New York, New York
(6:02)  3. Manhattan Melodies
(7:16)  4. Harlemania: Drop Me Off In Harlem/ Halem Nocturne/ Take The 'A' Train
(6:30)  5. New York City Blues (AKA Doc's Blues)
(3:24)  6. Letter To Betty Carter
(5:09)  7. Blues Five Spot
(3:15)  8. Puttin' On The Ritz
(6:48)  9. Englishman In New York
(7:17) 10. NYC Medley: Autumn in New York/ Skating in Central Park/ Central Park Wes

On this basic piano trio CD, Eric Reed is quite assertive on many different levels. His piano playing is maturing, growing stronger and deeper, stripping himself of clichés and past influences. He's chosen to take established songs and standards and modify them to his liking. A fine rhythm section of bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Gregory Hutchinson moves the music forward, and, as you might expect, the songs are based on his New York, New York experience. You'd be hard pressed, upon hearing his take of the old Harpers Bizarre Merseybeat Top 40 hit "59th St. Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" to recognize it from the original. Reed has re-harmonized it beautifully into a modern jazz vehicle for his own melodic trappings. 

The title track has some McCoy Tyner-like strength, but it's coming from the sinewy fingers of Reed, and he tosses in some stride piano during his take on Thelonious Monk's "Five Spot Blues," a neat idea. His "NYC Blues" is elegant, soulful and swinging. He changes up "Puttin' on the Ritz" in an Afro-Cuban mode, helped by percussionist Renato Thomas, and goes tender and serene on "Englishman in New York." For "A Letter to Betty Carter" the trio is joined by vocalist Dianne Reeves. There are two medleys; one "Harlemania" has a more modernistic Duke Ellington flavor, while "NYC Medley" includes a witty 5/4 run through of "Autumn in New York," a pensive "Skating in Central Park" and a meditative "Central Park West." Reed's playing is quite attractive. He knows no bounds and touches on all of the aspects of the tradition on this, perhaps his best of the several CDs he's released. If you like quality and quantity in your jazz piano players, Eric Reed is your man these days. ~ Michael G.Nastos  http://www.allmusic.com/album/manhattan-melodies-mw0000239678

Personnel: Eric Reed (piano); Dianne Reeves (vocals); Reginald Veal (bass); Gregory Hutchinson (drums); Renato Thoms (percussion).

Manhattan Melodies

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Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads VI

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:00
Size: 128,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:20) 1. So In Love
(6:46) 2. Say It
(6:10) 3. Let The Silence Speak
(5:48) 4. Moon And Sand
(6:00) 5. You're My Thrill
(5:23) 6. Hush-A-Bye
(4:59) 7. Estate
(5:46) 8. I See Your Face Before Me
(4:09) 9. Bright Moments
(5:34) 10. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life

The jazz quartet composed of saxophonist Eric Alexander has been recording the Gentle Ballads series since 2004. This time, this series has been released to the sixth series, and it can be released to the sixth series. Of course, it is attractive, except for Eric Alexander's wonderful colors In addition to the Shifeng playing, there are also co-production performances by several members, and the selected music is all very lyrical and pleasant. However, this album Eric Alexander has different partners, namely John Di Martino, a famous pianist, Dezron Douglas, a bass player, and Wille Jones, a drummer. Although the partners are different, they are also quite in tune when listening carefully, and the music content is similar to The previous albums are just as good! And I like the sixth Hush-A-Bye the most. This song has a beautiful melody and Eric Alexander's seductive playing, which makes me listen to it again and again. In addition, the ninth Bright Moments is quite special, not only lyrical, but also a little bit The feeling of jumping skin is worth recommending to everyone.

If you have listened to the records released by Venus, you will know that the recordings are of high quality, but this time I listened to this Gentle Ballads VI, I think the sound is better and better than before. The first one I have heard a few instruments are very transparent and clear. The texture, the sound and video are exquisite and embossed, do you really know it has something to do with the Diptyque DP 160 ELEGANCE pair of speakers? Of course, there are loudspeakers that can broadcast beautiful sound, but without the beautiful sound recording, it is difficult for me to have such a beautiful sound. After that, I flipped through the information on this Gentle Ballads VI CD. Venus Records will record in different studios, and this time this recording was recorded at Tedesco Studio in New York in June 2021. The sound engineer was Tom Tedesco, and Venus was found. Check out the previous releases to see if they were produced in the same studio. Finally, I found Aaron Heick's Smooth Operator was recorded in the same studio with the same engineer in January 2021, and this CD has been shared with you before. , the sound is also outstanding. Does this Gentle Ballads VI sound have anything to do with the studio and the sound engineer? I'm going to spend some more time looking into it, but in any case, the Gentle Ballads VI and Smooth Operator, if you like lyrical jazz and have a requirement for recording, these two CDs should be fine.Translated By Google https://www-hifi388-com

Personnel: Eric Alexander - Saxophone; John Di Martino - Piano; Dezron Douglas - Bass; Wille Jones - Drums

Gentle Ballads VI

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