Dizzy Reece - Nirvana: The Zen of the Jazz Trumpet

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:26
Size: 102,0 MB
Art: Front

( 1:06) 1. Introduction
( 6:41) 2. Ananda's Heart
(11:49) 3. Samadhi Junction
(10:23) 4. Maya's Dance
( 1:23) 5. Text
(13:01) 6. Nirvana

Alphonso Son "Dizzy" Reece is a hard bop jazz trumpeter with a distinctive sound and compositional style.

Reece was born January 5, 1931 in Kingston, Jamaica, the son of a silent film pianist. He attended the Alpha Boys School (famed in Jamaica for its musical alumni), switching from baritone to trumpet at 14. A full-time musician from age 16, he moved to London in 1948 and spent the 1950s working in Europe, much of that time in Paris.

He played with Don Byas, Kenny Clarke, Frank Foster and Thad Jones, among others. Winning praise from the likes of Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, he emigrated to New York City in 1959, but found New York in the 1960s a struggle. Too little heard-from in the intervening years, he had a reissue on Mosaic in 2004 that gave fans hope of a comeback.https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/dizzy-reece

Personnel: Trumpet – Dizzy Reece; Piano – Mike Longo; Bass – Lee Hudson; Drums – James Worth

Nirvana: The Zen of the Jazz Trumpet

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David Hazeltine - A World For Her

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:14
Size: 145,2 MB
Art: Front

(10:45) 1. My Foolish Heart
( 5:02) 2. This One's For Bud
( 9:52) 3. A World For Her
( 6:00) 4. Moment's Notice
( 8:58) 5. Soul Eyes
( 7:28) 6. Old Devil Moon
( 7:21) 7. What'll I Do
( 7:44) 8. Bitter Sweet

Pianist David Hazeltine is the leader of this straight-ahead quartet date, contributes two originals, and is in superior form, but tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson often steals the show. Jackson, who in other settings sometimes hints strongly at Joe Henderson, on this occasion looks more toward late-'50s John Coltrane, particularly on a beautifully interpreted version of "Soul Eyes" and Trane's "Moment's Notice."

Other highlights include an extended "My Foolish Heart," Hazeltine's rightfully boppish "This One's for Bud," and "What'll I Do." Hazeltine and Jackson are joined by bassist Peter Washington and either Louis Hayes or Joe Farnsworth on drums, with vibraphonist Steve Nelson making a guest appearance on "Old Devil Moon." The music is quite enjoyable and very well played, one of Javon Jackson's finest recordings and a superior outing for David Hazeltine. ~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-world-for-her-mw0000250980

Personnel: Piano – David Hazeltine; Bass – Peter Washington; Drums – Joe Farnsworth; Louis Hayes; Tenor Saxophone – Javon Jackson; Vibraphone – Steve Nelson

A World For Her

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Dr. John - Things Happen That Way

Styles: Vocal,Piano
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:04
Size: 91,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:37) 1. Funny How Time Slips Away
(3:52) 2. Ramblin' Man
(3:24) 3. Gimme That Old Time Religion (Feat. Willie Nelson)
(4:54) 4. I Walk On Guilded Splinters (Feat. Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real)
(2:59) 5. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
(4:12) 6. End Of The Line (Feat. Aaron Neville)
(3:24) 7. Holy Water
(3:59) 8. Sleeping Dogs Best Left Alone
(3:54) 9. Give Myself A Good Talkin' To
(3:44) 10. Guess Things Happen That Way

Interviewing the late Dr John aka The Night Tripper aka Dr John Creaux aka Mac Rebennack was a pleasure. Witty, erudite and b.s. free, he was reliably good copy. On one occasion he was an hour late and obviously, totally and spectacularly off his face. "If I nod out," he said, "kick me on the shin." The doctor was in... and out.

Things Happen That Way has turned out to be Dr John's last recorded studio album, and it rises to the occasion. It is the Night Tripper at his gumbo best, a joyous, uplifting mix of New Orleans funk, jazz, blues and country rock, a healing Americana which laughs at ethnic and regional boundaries. Listen to the impossibly funky arrangement of Hank Williams Sr.'s country classic "Ramblin' Man" and try not to gasp with delight. Another Williams song, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," is the only one of the ten tracks which is delivered mono-stylistically, in relatively straight country fashion.

Dr John is accompanied by a deeply empathetic band and chorus, plus a handful of guest artists. The Neville Brothers' Aaron Neville duets on vocals on the Traveling Wilbury's "End Of The Line," Willie Nelson duets on the traditional "Gimme That Old Time Religion" (on which he also adds a guitar solo), and his son Lukas Nelson and Promise Of The Real are the back-up band on a remake of "I Walk On Guilded Splinters," from the Night Tripper's voodoo-drenched debut, Gris-Gris, released on Atco in 1968 (check the YouTube below). Other Mac Rebennack originals are "Holy Water," "Sleeping Dogs Best Left Alone" and "Give Myself A Good Talkin' To." Solid gold, each of them. The album ends with an affecting reading of Jack Henderson Clement's "Guess Things Happen That Way."

Remarkably, Dr John lived a decently lengthy life, passing in 2019 aged 77 years, a span aided no doubt by his finally freeing himself from heroin thirty years earlier. Things Happen That Way is a fine epitath. By Chris May
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/things-happen-that-way-dr-john-rounder-records

Personnel: Dr. John: piano; Shane Theriot: guitar; Tony Hall: bass, electric; Carlo Nuccio: drums; David Torkanowsky: keyboards; Mark Mullins: trombone; Alonzo Bowens: saxophone, tenor; Leonard Brown: trumpet; Jon Cleary: voice / vocals; Herlin Riley: drums; Yolanda Robinson: voice / vocals; Jolynda Chapman: voice / vocals

Additional Instrumentation: Dr John: vocals, piano, keyboards, co-production; Shane Theriot: electric, acoustic, lap steel and baritone guitars, cardboard box drum, co-production; Jon Cleary: additional keyboards, Hammond B3 organ.

Things Happen That Way

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Lauren Meehan - Nature Boy

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:57
Size: 108,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:33) 1. Blue Skies
(4:04) 2. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
(3:40) 3. Nature Boy
(6:09) 4. Come Rain Come Shine
(4:08) 5. On the Sunny Side of the Street
(6:17) 6. Caravan (feat. Dave Albert)
(5:04) 7. When the Sun Comes Out
(3:01) 8. A Foggy Day
(5:56) 9. Over the Rainbow
(4:59) 10. I Wish You Love

Lauren's musical career ignited at an early age and became professional at the age of 16. Her musical influence began from the classic early Jazz and Swing era of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Billie Holiday and the Big Band sounds of Duke Ellington, The Dorsey Brother's Orchestras and Glen Miller. Modern inspiration which influenced her career came from the iconic Diana Krall and Broadway artist Linda Eder.

Lauren has appeared in the iconic Jazz clubs throughout New England, down the Eastern coast and Internationally in the U.K. She has had the privilege to perform with the Boston Pops, the Broadway touring cast of Phantom Swings, opening for comedian Don Rickles, and appeared at the famous Ryles Jazz Club with guest trumpeter extraordinaire Wayne Bergeron, among many more esteemed accolades. Lauren is a featured recording artist on two Big Band Albums, Bandwidth and Time After Time, and in 2022 released Nature Boy, a Jazz quartet combo album.https://www.laurenjmeehan.com/the-band

Nature Boy

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