Paul Bley, Tiziana Ghiglioni - Lyrics

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1991
Time: 52:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 120,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:38) 1. Beginning
(3:50) 2. Long Ago (And Far Away)
(3:05) 3. Close
(5:55) 4. Don't Blame Me
(4:10) 5. Clime
(5:53) 6. Yesterdays
(4:19) 7. Current
(5:09) 8. Lover Man
(4:56) 9. Soulful
(5:09) 10. The More I See You
(5:03) 11. Ending V

Recorded in 1991, this disc gorgeously assembles two of the most lyric "voices" on one CD, Canadian pianist Paul Bley and Italian chanteuse Tiziana Ghiglioni, performing solo and duet in a series of originals and standards. Of the 11 tunes, Bley composed six, all of which are piano solos, which serve as preludes or postludes --depending on your point of view -- to the duets on the standards by Kern, Gershwin, Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh, etc. Bley's compositions are all lyric songs, or songs without lyrics that follow a conventional form and are adorned by his usual lush pointillism. From "Beginning" to "Clime" to "Soulful," Bley digs very deep for the melodic invention only he can put across, stringing lines of arpeggios next to open mode chords and tying them together in a chromaticism of his own design. His triplets give way to staggered ninths and flatted fifths before working themselves out in a lyric line that is as complex as it is stunningly beautiful. As for the duets with Ghiglioni, she proves Bley's perfect foil -- especially on tunes like Gershwin and Kern's "Long Ago and Far Away." Ghiglioni allows the song to come through her voice; she has no need to "make it her own" by taming or twisting it to fit her oracular talent. She allows Bley to bring her the changes and she takes the melody elegantly, letting it come from her mouth as a song, not a vehicle for vocal stylishness. The same goes for "Lover Man," one of the finest versions ever recorded: As she allows the lyric to drip from her emotions and not vice versa, Bley picks it all up and polishes the tune, as the singing needs no assistance. The final duet, "The More I See You," is a revelation in symbiotic musicianship. Ghiglioni just barely anticipates Bley's line as he holds back a fraction of a second to change the shape of his chord voicing to highlight the depth and dimension in Ghiglioni's singing. The song becomes not a sentimental piece of jazz' nostalgic past, but a living, breathing hymn to longing. And you can't ask for more than that. ~Thom Jurek

Lyrics

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Roberto Rabosio - Rudimental Sound

Styles: Jazz Fusion
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:06
Size: 92,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:56) 1. Theory Book
(4:24) 2. Play on It
(5:30) 3. In Memory
(5:34) 4. The Bear Tower
(5:33) 5. Hanging Bicycle
(4:23) 6. National Road 36
(5:30) 7. The Valley of Time
(4:13) 8. Mountain Village

Born in Milan on 27/2/1959 at the age of 14, the first group "Inferno Canto primo" mainly based on progressive rock and jazz rock in the company of Roberto Muru, Rosario Santagata and the late Paolo Davola. In that particular period (1975) I was very fascinated by Giulio Capiozzo of the "Area" imitating his setting (as far as I could) and I was passionate about the study of multi-composited rhythms to then discover and search for all the great jazz drummers and Fusion.

Thanks to my friend Mauro Garavello I began to study at the "Capolinea" with maestro Enrico Lucchini, legend in the field of national jazz music teaching. Between the end of the 70s and the early 80s I try a rock experience and then Fusion with other friends including Claudio Asquini, Danilo, Nico Napolitano, Luciano Casazza, Stefano Doro, Claudio Stabile, faithful friend and percussionist. In the same period the Time Limit fusion band comes to life with Roberto Muru, Stefano Doro, Claudio Stabile, Stefano Borroni, Adelmo and Bruno Costanzi and on some occasions Beppe Pini and Nicolò Fragile.

In the second half of the 80s to mid 2020 my experience began with the Jazz Fusion Milano XX Century project founded by Roberto and Maurizio Capitanio with Stefano Doro, Alessandro Fasola, Shah Bellati Replaced by Claudio Stabile and Davide Radice. Currently, in addition to playing drums, I also dedicate myself to composition and musical collaborations with various musicians in the world underground jazz fusion scene.Translate by Googlehttps://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/roberto-rabosio

Rudimental Sound

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Frank Catalano - Live At Birdland

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:08
Size: 168,7 MB
Art: Front

(12:36) 1. Cold Duck Time
(11:41) 2. Birdland At Midnight
( 6:37) 3. He Never Sleeps
( 8:28) 4. Love Will Tear Us Apart
(13:25) 5. Mister MC
(10:01) 6. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
(10:16) 7. Mundo Espiritual

In 2022, Legendary Saxman Frank Catalano will be touring the USA, Europe and Asia extensively as well as releasing a collection of recordings from his many performances at New York’s legendary Birdland Jazz Club. These recordings feature Herbie Hancock Headhunters alum Mike Clark and will be Frank’s 5th album on the Ropeadope label. A documentary was made about Frank by Belgian director Colin Donner. The film is titled “Sugar Jazz” and will premiere at the Tokyo Liftoff Film Festival.

“Tokyo #9” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Charts, has garnered millions of streams and topped the Spotify and Apple Music playlists. “Love Supreme Collective” debuted at #1 on the iTunes Jazz Charts and honors John Coltrane. Frank recorded “Bye, Bye, Blackbird” with David Sanborn and teamed up with Jimmy Chamberlin of The Smashing Pumpkins to release “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”. Frank’s Savoy/Columbia recording “Bang!” debuted at #12 on the Billboard Jazz Charts, while his recording, “Mighty Burner” was on the Billboard Charts for 20 straight weeks.

When Frank was 18, he signed to Delmark Records and did a string of critically acclaimed recordings with Randy Brecker, Von Freeman, Ira Sullivan, Willie Pickens, and Paul Wertico amongst others. Frank’s co-led album with Von Freeman, “You Talking To Me,” has become a cult classic. Catalano is the only known saxman to have performed with Miles Davis, Charles Earland, Elvin Jones, Junior Wells, Randy Brecker, Stan Getz, Betty Carter, Tito Puente, Tony Bennett, Les Claypool, and Louis Bellson while still in high school!

Frank has been profiled by countless media including: The New York Times, Forbes, Downbeat, CMJ, JazzIz, Jazz Times, NPR, PBS, Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, etc. As a sideman, Catalano has been heard by millions of people thanks to his collaborations with Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Maurice Joshua, Destiny’s Child, John Legend, Tony Bennett, Seal, and others.

Frank has received his fair share of accolades, recently winning an IMA award at Lincoln Center and being inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame. He has appeared on 3 Grammy-winning and 11 Grammy-nominated recordings, plus in 2007 he received a Tech Grammy Award as part of the Yamaha Corporation for his numerous patents and developments. He was also the youngest saxophonist to be voted into the Downbeat Critics Poll at age 19.

No stranger to adversity, Frank cut off his right middle finger in an automobile accident. After several surgeries and much effort, Catalano relearned his signature technique, making him one of the most in-demand musicians today. He regularly donates his musical services to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Peoples Music School, and Off The Street Club.

Catalano loves composing music and holds a BA in Classical Composition from De Paul University. Frank is the spokesperson for Drambuie Scotch and has a signature cocktail named after him, “The Catalano Sidecar”, which has been trademarked and is featured at hundreds of clubs and music venues. Frank owns hundreds of vintage saxophones and is on the Board of Directors for the National Saxophone Museum in St Louis. Frank and his wife Sona split their time between their homes in Chicago and New York. https://www.jazznearyou.com/madison/frank-catalano-quartet-tour-celebrating-the-release-of-new-album-live-at-birdland-at-19-00-on-may-15

Personnel: Frank Catalano on sax; John Roothaan on piano; Greg Geary on Bass; Kurt Lubbe on drums

Live At Birdland

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Sylvia Brooks - Signature

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 38:32
Size: 62,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:27) 1. Your Heart is as Black as Night
(4:46) 2. Catch 22
(4:18) 3. Red Velvet Rope
(3:55) 4. Over and Done
(3:47) 5. The Boy That Lived There
(3:34) 6. Sixteen
(3:59) 7. The Flea Markets of Paris
(4:26) 8. Holding Back Tears
(6:16) 9. Boogie Street

Since her captivating debut in 2009, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in film- noir inspired femmes fatale. On this - Signature (Rhombus Records) - her fourth album, she embraces the most challenging role of all, defining herself with a set of beautifully crafted original songs.

Her evocative lyrics and emotionally direct delivery imbue the music with hard-won authenticity. Whether looking back with wry affection on her walk-on-the-wild-side youth or lamenting a lost love, Brooks brings bracing honesty and poise to the material.

Artistically, she is collaborating with Southern California's most creative accompanists: ace pianists Tom Ranier, Jeff Colella, and Christian Jacob designed beguiling, harmonically rich settings for her incisive lyrics. The stellar rhythm section tandem of drummer Ray Brinker and bassist Trey Henry appear on almost every track. Also featuring cellists John Waltz, lead cellist for The Los Angeles Opera Company, Stephanie Fife and Mike Kaufman.

Highlights include the cautionary tale "Red Velvet Rope" which is set to a sensuous Latin groove by cuatro master Kiki Valera, scion of a legendary Cuban musical clan. And she sways through swingtown, from the witty "Catch 22" to the passionately romantic "The Flea Markets of Paris." The two songs she includes by other artists, Melody Gardot's bluesy, organ-driven "Your Heart Is as Black as Night" and the Leonard Cohen/Sharon Robinson erotic lament "Boogie Street" seem to raise the temperature of her own work. This album marks a quantum leap reflecting years of concentrated effort.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/SingerSongwriter-Sylvia-Brooks-Releases-Signature-20220602

Signature

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