David Caldwell-Mason - Nascent

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:37
Size: 126,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:59) 1. God Only Knows
(5:39) 2. I Should Care
(4:13) 3. Dancing Song
(6:47) 4. Sweet Lou
(5:29) 5. Love Song From The Rhodopes
(4:34) 6. Nor Egrets
(7:36) 7. Nascent
(4:36) 8. Three Reasons
(5:27) 9. One Of These Things First
(5:12) 10. Breathe

"The word nascent conjures the feeling of arriving, or beginning, but also hints at future potential. That feeling of push and pull gets at the fundamental nature of improvisation - the present is always becoming the past, just as the future arrives, becoming briefly, the present.

Original music written by Caldwell-Mason, jazz standards, Bulgarian folk music, as well as haunting renditions of Nick Drake and Brian Wilson songs, are woven into a cohesive musical tapestry, emphasizing the importance of simplicity, motivic development, and expressiveness. David's longtime trio is joined by guest saxophonist Jeremy Powell on two songs."

Personnel: David Caldwell-Mason, piano; Pablo Menares, bass;Felix Lecaros, drums; Jeremy Powell, tenor sax (tracks 4 and 10 only)

Nascent

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Octokats - Playboy Swings

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:56
Size: 166,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:02) 1. Lady In Cement
(3:02) 2. Cheek To Cheek
(5:16) 3. Just Friends
(3:27) 4. Jazz Wagner
(4:09) 5. Violets For Your Furs
(3:36) 6. Blue Skies
(3:10) 7. Boplicity
(3:05) 8. Groovin' High
(3:54) 9. Four
(5:04) 10. Work Song
(5:38) 11. Angel Eyes
(5:31) 12. 'Deed I Do
(3:54) 13. Kiss Me And Kill Me With Love
(2:56) 14. Old Devil Moon
(3:31) 15. Rudy Tootie
(3:25) 16. Something For Cat
(6:09) 17. Green Dolphin Street

West Coast jazz refers to various styles of jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. West Coast jazz is often seen as a sub-genre of cool jazz, which featured a less frenetic, calmer style than bebop or hard bop. The music tended to be more heavily arranged, and more often composition-based.

We, the Octokats, have resurrected this relaxed sytle of jazz here in Southern Ontario. The very essence of COOL can be found in this style of music. One of the most famous West Coast Jazz Musicians is Dave Pell. We modeled our octet after the Dave Pell lineup. The instrumentation for his octet consisted of Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums.

To hear a sample of our music please preview this video we made at our first gig at Chalker’s Pub in Toronto on March 24, 2013.http://www.octokats.com/?page_id=56

Personnel: Sarang Kulkarni (Baritone/Alto Saxophones); Gary Martin (Alto/Tenor Saxophones); James Shea (Trumpet/Flugelhorn); Michael Kearns (Trombone); Stephen Landsberg (Guitar); William Bryant (Piano); Mauro Bellotto (Upright Bass); John Collin (Drums); Alan Reid (Drums)

Playboy Swings

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Clifford Jordan - Mosaic

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:40
Size: 180,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:06)  1. Sunrise In Mexico
(5:20)  2. Extempore
(4:49)  3. Down Through The Years
(4:05)  4. Quittin' Time
(4:46)  5. One Flight Down
(3:56)  6. Windmill
(5:00)  7. Don't You Know I Care?
(4:59)  8. Mosaic
(3:54)  9. Cumberland Court
(4:52) 10. A Story Tale
(5:39) 11. You're Driving Me Crazy
(3:28) 12. Defiance
(6:03) 13. Prints
(5:03) 14. Hip Pockets
(5:16) 15. They Say It's Wonderful
(5:16) 16. If I Didn't Care

Two excellent early Clifford Jordan albums, Starting Time and A Story Tale, are reissued in full on this single CD. Jordan, whose sound was just beginning to become quite distinctive in 1961, is heard with a quintet also including trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Wilbur Ware, and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath, and on a set with altoist Sonny Red, Tommy Flanagan or Ronnie Mathews on piano, bassist Art Davis, and drummer Elvin Jones. 

With the exception of four selections, all 16 tunes are group originals. Best-known are Walton's "Mosaic" and "One Flight Down," but all of the music is high-quality hard bop. Dorham and Red are both in excellent form, constantly challenging Jordan. Fine if formerly obscure music. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/mosaic-mw0000010913

Personnel: Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone); Sonny Red (alto saxophone); Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Ronnie Mathews, Tommy Flanagan, Cedar Walton (piano); Wilbur Ware (acoustic bass); Elvin Jones, Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums).

Mosaic

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Keiko Lee - Voices4

Styles: Vocal, Piano Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:59
Size: 175,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:35) 1. Fly Me To The Moon (Remix)
(4:46) 2. I.g.y.
(5:05) 3. Here, There And Everywhere
(4:09) 4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Feat. Exile Atsushi)
(5:47) 5. Distance
(5:00) 6. Feel Like Makin Love (Feat. Raul Midón)
(4:33) 7. Amaku Kiken Na Kaori
(5:15) 8. All At Once
(3:24) 9. Theme From New York, New York
(4:15) 10. Sweet Love
(4:01) 11. I Look To You
(4:52) 12. Smile (Feat. Koji Tamaki)
(4:49) 13. Umi O Miteita Gogo
(5:18) 14. The Golden Rule (Feat. Sadao Watanabe)
(5:56) 15. The Nearness Of You
(4:07) 16. This Love Will Last

Keiko Lee is a Korean jazz pianist and singer. Born in Handa City, Japan, Lee's musical career began as an accompanist in the jazz clubs of Nagoya. Her own singing, however, soon began to attract notice, and she has become a prominent performer and recording artist.https://www.last.fm/music/Keiko+Lee/+wiki

Voices4

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