Jeremy Pelt - November

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:08
Size: 121,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:14)  1. Mata
(8:09)  2. Avatar
(5:42)  3. Clairvoyant
(5:55)  4. Dreamcatcher
(5:34)  5. Phoenix
(5:44)  6. Rosalie
(3:54)  7. Monte Cristo
(6:05)  8. Nephthys
(6:48)  9. 466-64 (Freedom Fighters)

In the same way that Roy Hargrove's Earfood (Emarcy, 2008) updated Lee Morgan's Cornbread (Blue Note, 1965), so Jeremy Pelt's November updates Miles Davis' Miles Smiles (Columbia/Legacy, 1966). If creativity and art can be evaluated on both the vertical and horizontal, Morgan's and Davis' offerings represent horizontal progressions of the art of jazz into new areas, where Hargrove's and Pelt's are vertical elaborations of those previous collections. Jeremy Pelt (with his band Wired) last offered Shock Value: Live at Smoke (MaxJazz, 2007), an exploration of the style Miles generated with Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It's About That Time (Legacy, 2001). Pelt returns to a fully acoustic format on November, but this music is no more wooden than Miles' groundbreaking second quintet recordings were. 

November is a fully realized post-bop suite, a jazz Also Sprach Zarathustra. "Mata" is five-plus minutes of introduction, a free form recital with no resolution. Here and throughout the disc we can hear the spirit of the late Anthony Tillman Williams, who's drumming for Miles Davis, continues to touch all aspects of jazz percussion almost 50 years later. Pelt's compositions are all tightly angular and anxious, both probing and airy. His trumpet is tart and sweet, the tone very much his own. The choice of JD Allen on tenor saxophone was a deeply thoughtful one as Allen is one of the finest post bop tenor's performing. As a collection, November is a compelling listening experience from beginning to end. Do you miss Nefertiti (Columbia/Legacy, 1967)? Not any more. 

~ C.Michael Bailey http://www.allaboutjazz.com/november-jeremy-pelt-maxjazz-review-by-c-michael-bailey.php

Personnel: Jeremy Pelt: trumpet; JD Allen: tenor saxophone; Danny Grissett: piano; Dwayne Burno: bass; Gerald Cleaver: drums.

November

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Jim Snidero - MD66

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:39
Size: 123,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:15)  1. MD66
(9:38)  2. Recursion
(5:48)  3. Free Beauty
(6:08)  4. Unified
(6:27)  5. Who We've Known
(6:42)  6. Un4Scene
(4:35)  7. Blue in Green
(6:02)  8. Purge

Over the course of the past three decades alto saxophonist and composer Jim Snidero has been constantly pushing himself to explore new territories and expand his outlook. In 1989 (!) his extraordinary album Blue Afternoon made its way into The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1001 Best Albums. Later on he made his mark in the sax-with-strings department, not only playing at the top of his game, but also composing and arranging all of the music on the project. Most recently he's impressed more than a few listeners with a spate of fine albums on Savant. On this his latest release, Snidero tackles open modal forms and uses his unfettered imagination as a portal into free(r) territory, and takes his soloing to the next level by working an inside/outside approach that's rooted in the structure and style of each song but radical enough to move in wildly unexpected directions. This is a musical promised land where revelations, whether subtle or seismic in nature, are guided by revolution. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/MD66-Jim-Snidero/dp/B01ICUPAHM

Personnel:  Jim Snidero (alto saxophone);  Alex Sipiagin (trumpet);  Andy LaVerne (piano);  Ugonna Okegwo (bass);  Rudy Royston (drums).

MD66

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Dizzy Reece - Blues In Trinity (Remastered)

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:33
Size: 109,3 MB
Art: Front

( 6:47)  1. Blues In Trinity
( 3:04)  2. I Had The Craziest Dream
(10:39)  3. Close Up
( 6:37)  4. Shepherd's Serenade
( 6:02)  5. Color Blind
( 4:46)  6. 'Round About Midnight
( 4:03)  7. Eboo
( 5:31)  8. Just A Penny

One of the few American releases cut by the legendary British trumpeter Dizzy Reece and a great one! The album was strange for Blue Note, in that it was a joint US/UK session featuring American players Donald Byrd and Art Taylor, along with great Brit players Reece, Tubby Hayes, Terry Shannon, and Lloyd Thompson. Hayes is especially excellent here, and the record captures him at the peak of his young imaginative powers. With a two-trumpet frontline held down by Byrd and Reece, Hayes' tenor solos cut through hard and clean, with a deep soulful sound that makes him the most sparkling player on the session. Titles include "Close Up", "Blues In Trinity", "Color Blind", and "Round Midnight". © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/515086/Dizzy-Reece:Blues-In-Trinity

Personnel: Dizzy Reece - trumpet; Donald Byrd - trumpet; Tubby Hayes - tenor saxophone; Terry Shannon - piano; Lloyd Thompson - bass; Art Taylor - drums

Blues In Trinity

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Darcy Cooke - Careless love

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:35
Size: 86,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:30) 1. Moonglow
(5:00) 2. Can’t help lovin’ dat man
(3:07) 3. My heart belongs to daddy
(3:33) 4. And so it goes
(2:36) 5. What is this thing called love
(5:54) 6. I know you oh so well
(4:13) 7. I can’t give you anything but love
(4:37) 8. Lies of handsome men
(5:00) 9. Careless love - St. Louis blues

Darcy Cooke is a classically trained jazz vocalist who has been performing nearly all her life. As a regular in DC area jazz bars, piano lounges, music venues, and private events, she has enjoyed performing with many of DMV’s great musicians such as Chris Grasso, Wayne Wilentz, David Jernigan, Harry Appelman, Keith Butler, Jr, Wade Beach, and more. Additionally, she has shared the stage with many of the area’s top vocalists. She studied music, voice, and theater while attending the Shenandoah Conservatory and has trained with multiple vocal coaches and top jazz singers in the DMV area.

With a love of jazz and a background in theater and stage performance, Darcy’s repertoire is expansive, ranging from jazz standards of the Great American Songbook to blues, to show tunes to cabaret and pop. Darcy is currently working on her first solo album to be released in 2022.
https://www.reverbnation.com/darcycooke?popup_bio=true

Careless love

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