Maria Pia De Vito, Danilo Rea, Joni Mitchell, Aldo Romano, Enzo Pietropaoli - So Right

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:35
Size: 153,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:29)  1. Amelia
(5:08)  2. Big Yellow Taxi
(5:11)  3. Little Blue Birds
(5:22)  4. So Right
(5:16)  5. God Must Be A Boogie Man
(6:17)  6. River
(4:41)  7. Harlem In Havana
(3:05)  8. Since Your Love Died
(5:44)  9. Woodstock
(4:54) 10. Miskin
(8:19) 11. A Case Of You
(2:58) 12. The Sweetest Medicine
(4:05) 13. The One-eyed Man

Following her successful full house U.S. debut at the Blue Note, this release includes two additional astounding scat tracks (#2 & 13) by Maria Pia De Vito, and an elegantly re-styled booklet filled with photos by Alessandro D'Urso. "When De Vito cut loose with startling intervallic leaps, complex internal overtones and keening, swooping, racing runs, it was a rush. She blew wild and free across Mitchell's already counter-intuitive bar lines. But also on every song, before her solo flights, De Vito did full justice to Mitchell's lyrics. Working in a language other than her own, like an accomplished actress, she brought Mitchell's words to life with altered, personalized meanings." (Thomas Conrad)

So Right: lyrics, melodies, great musicians. An album of songs performed and partly written by four of the most prominent figures in international jazz. From the re-reading of songs by Joni Mitchell, new original songs are sought and written: an excellent union between the language of songwriting and the universal world of jazz, skilfully performed by great artists. An intense and elegant interpretation by one of the leading Italian jazz vocalists, the unequaled Maria Pia De Vito.  http://www.camjazz.com/releases/8024709779526-so-right-cd.html

So Right

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Lee Konitz Quartet - Ideal Scene

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:39
Size: 111.4 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz, Cool
Year: 1986/1993
Art: Front

[ 6:06] 1. Chick Came Around
[ 7:40] 2. Tidal Breeze
[10:17] 3. Silly Samba
[ 4:36] 4. Ezz-Thetic
[ 7:28] 5. If You Could See Me Now
[ 3:07] 6. Stare-Case
[ 9:22] 7. Stella By Starlight

This Soul Note release features Lee Konitz with his 1986 quartet, a unit that also includes pianist Harold Danko, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Al Harewood. Konitz, listed as playing soprano on the album but actually sticking exclusively to alto, not only interprets three veteran standards ("Ezz-thetic," "If You Could See Me Now" and "Stella by Starlight") but also three of Danko's then-recent originals and his own "Chick Came Around." The subtle but swinging music is harmonically advanced and full of surprising twists; no predictable bebop here. More than most members of his musical generation, Lee Konitz has continued to keep his music and improvising style fresh and enthusiastic while retaining his own original musical personality through the years. ~Scott Yanow

Ideal Scene

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Erena Terakubo - New York Attitude

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:55
Size: 133,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:36)  1. New York Attitude
(7:52)  2. One For You
(4:15)  3. Star Eyes
(6:16)  4. Oriental Folksong
(5:26)  5. That's The True
(5:25)  6. Invitation
(7:26)  7. This Here
(4:34)  8. Fascination
(6:33)  9. Del Sasser
(5:28) 10. Body And Soul

Erena Terakubo is the next emerging star in a long list of young and gifted musicians hailing from the land of "The Rising Sun" who, may have thankfully, chosen jazz music as a possible career choice. Barely 20 years old and from Sapporo, Japan, this alto saxophonist caught the ear of jazz luminaries like renowned saxophonist Sadao Watanabe and Grammy award-winning bassist Eddie Gomez among others, then later signed with King Records, a major Japanese jazz label, for her first album which, unfortunately, was not released in the United States.

Accordingly, and under an exclusive license from Four Quarters Entertainment, King Records presents New York Attitude as Terakubo's American debut. Young Terakubo makes an impressive entrance in the US jazz market fronting a dynamite quintet that features legendary pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Ron Carter. Her sparkling statements on a pair of originals and a selection of classic tunes like "Body and Soul," "Star Eyes" and "Invitation," and soulful interpretations of the Bobby Timmons piece "This Here," the Sam Jones standard "Del Sasser," as well as Wayne Shorter's "Oriental Folksong," belies her youth and limited experience giving ample testimony of her extraordinary abilities on the instrument. Coming out swinging on Barron's quick-paced tempo title piece, Terakubo quickly establishes herself with a perky performance on alto serving notice that this is her show, while Barron and drummer Lee Pearson provide splendid back up. 

The saxophonists' high register sound is on display throughout the recording beginning on Watanabe's "One For You," where incidentally, Barron and Carter lend superb solo statements. Other innovative arrangements include a spicy rendition of the classic "Star Eyes," as well as a new reading of Shorter's "Oriental Folksong" and "Del Sasser" two compositions that include contributions from trumpeter Dominick Farinacci and the evergreen standard "Body and Soul." Teaming up with a group of accomplished players for a performance, will most probably make an average player sound good, here though a talented player is made to sound extraordinary. Japanese-born Erena Terakubo is a gifted musician with burnished skills on the saxophone who surrounded by this group of jazz masters presents a sharp and vibrant musical experience that is a pleasure to hear. Serving as the perfect introduction to an American audience, New York Attitude captures an exciting new artist delivering the best of straight ahead jazz like a seasoned veteran. ~ Edward Blanco  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/new-york-attitude-erena-terakubo-king-record-co-ltd-review-by-edward-blanco.php#.U9BkIbFryM0

Personnel: Erena Terakubo: alto saxophone; Kenny Barron: piano; Ron Carter: bass; Lee Pearson: drums; Dominick Farinacci: trumpet, flugelhorn (4, 7, 9).

New York Attitude

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Grant Green Jr - Thank You Mr. Bacharach

Styles: Guitar Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:12
Size: 71,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:53) 1. Wives and Lovers
(6:18) 2. Anyone Who Had A Heart
(4:25) 3. Walk On By
(4:29) 4. The Look of Love
(4:41) 5. Here I Go Again
(5:23) 6. I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Guitarist and singer Grant Green Jr. has kept it funky with his Masters of Groove music project (with Bernard Purdie and Rueben Wilson) and his own jazz and original funk band. His newest project, a tribute album to Burt Bacharach, was born from hearing his late father’s (jazz great Grant Green) homage to him in his Blue Note Records days.

“He is one of my favorite American composers,” Grant says. “His sense of melody in a song like ‘Alfie’ is beautiful and timeless.”

Grant says his love for all types of music made him the multidimensional musician that he is today. The self-proclaimed Led Zeppelin and Johnny Cash fan recalls how one-time pop songs such as “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Misty,” and “Stella by Starlight” later became jazz standards.

“Basically that’s what I’m doing with the Burt Bacharach stuff, he says. “It’s great material that you want to put your own spin on.”

While Bacharach is an inspiration, he has many others. Grant Jr. spent part of his childhood in Detroit where Motown legends would jam at his house, and New York City, where he had a bird’s eye view of the jazz scene.

His Detroit neighbors included Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight along with members of the Four Tops and the Temptations. Miles Davis was known to join impromptu jam sessions in their home.

The musicianship of Grant’s father, however, has had the greatest sway over him. “He highly influenced me,” Grant says. “He’s why I play the guitar.”

The elder Grant, who inspired the likes of Carlos Santana and George Benson, was not interested in his son following in his footsteps. He preferred that young Grant become a doctor or a lawyer. But from adolescence the son had studied his father playing the guitar, and at age 17 Grant gained his musical respect.
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Thank You Mr. Bacharach

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