Alex Sipiagin - Hindsight

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:07
Size: 167,9 MB
Art: Front

(10:08) 1. Very Early I
(10:11) 2. Hindsight
( 8:34) 3. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
( 8:49) 4. Linear Passage
(10:19) 5. Second Shot
( 5:22) 6. Light Blue
( 9:26) 7. Upstream
(10:14) 8. Ver Early II

Trumpeter Alex Sipiagin sticks with a quintet lineup on his second Criss Cross outing, but this time opts for guitar over piano. Tenor saxophonist Chris Potter remains in place from the first session; Adam Rogers, who is finally gaining wider exposure, ably fills the chair previously occupied by Dave Kikoski; and a new rhythm section appears, with Boris Kozlov on bass and Gene Jackson on drums. The music is magnificent, and thankfully the takes are nice and long, giving the soloists more than enough room to push the envelope.

In addition to four strong originals, Sipiagin offers an elevated reading of Mingus' "Reincarnation of a Lovebird," two equally stirring takes of Bill Evans' "Very Early," and a priceless flügelhorn/acoustic guitar duet on Monk's "Light Blue." Sipiagin's orchestrations are ceaselessly probing and imaginative; there are times, like on the out-blues title track, when the harmonized lines he plays with Potter sound like three horns. Combining the rigors of painstaking composition with the frenzied inspiration of the hottest blowing date, Sipiagin gives listeners some of the most potent and engaging mainstream jazz of the era. By David R. Adler https://www.allmusic.com/album/hindsight-mw0000226313

Hindsight

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Ronnell Bright - Bright Flight

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:57
Size: 93,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:15)  1. Randail's Island
(3:28)  2. Sallye
(4:21)  3. People Will Say
(2:46)  4. Liza
(2:34)  5. It Never Entered My Mind
(4:18)  6. For Pete's Sake
(5:58)  7. Toasted 'Ammond
(2:58)  8. It Could Happen To You
(4:45)  9. How Little We Know
(3:21) 10. Bohemia,U.S.A.
(3:09) 11. I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face

One of the few albums as a leader from pianist Ronnell Bright recorded with Joe Benjamin on bass and Bill Clark on drums  with compelling tunes that include "Randall's Island", "Bohemia USA", and "Toasted Ammond". (Red label pressing with deep groove. Cover has ring & edge wear, split seams held with clear tape, and some faded marker and correction fluid on front.)  © 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. 

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Personnel:  Ronnell Bright (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Bill Clark (ds)

Bright Flight

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Margaux Vranken - Songbook

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:36
Size: 86,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:41) 1. Ballade
(3:51) 2. Oneiro (Feat. Erini)
(3:45) 3. A Light Within (Feat. Lior Tzemach, Stacy Claire & Aneta Nayan)
(3:44) 4. Songbook (Feat. Stacy Claire & Aneta Nayan)
(5:06) 5. Back In Schaerbeek (Feat. Lior Tzemach, Stacy Claire & Aneta Nayan)
(3:30) 6. Untitled (Feat. Lior Tzemach)
(3:52) 7. Good To See You
(4:23) 8. Distance
(4:09) 9. Song For Tamara (Feat. Tamara Jokic)
(2:31) 10. Goodbye (Feat. Stacy Claire)

"Songbook" is a set of instrumental and/or vocal songs that reflect the full color palette of Margaux Vranken's compositional work.

This album is the result of several collaborations with artists whose work Margaux admires. Longtime musical companions, Fil Caporali (Brazil, bass), Daniel Jonkers (Netherlands, drums), Tom Bourgeois (France, saxophone) and Lior Tzemach (Israel, guitar) joined the “Songbook” project quite naturally and brought their musicality and their personality. Aneta Nayan (Poland, vocals), with whom Margaux has worked regularly for almost 10 years, wrote almost all of the lyrics for this project.

As usual, Margaux invited singers to come and put their voices on her compositions. On this opus, we discover Stacy Claire (France, vocals) (“Goodbye, “Songbook”), as well as Aneta Nayan (Poland, vocals) (“A Light Within”). "Songbook" is in line with the album "Purpose": a set of moods, emotions and musical surprises all in finesse and sophistication.

“Songbook” is the third collaboration between Belgian label Igloo Records and pianist-composer MargauxVranken.https://jazzinbelginbe.translate.goog/evenements/63003/river-jazz-margaux-vranken-songbook_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Songbook

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Barney Kessel - Whatever You Want

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:25
Size: 174,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:13) 1. By The Beautiful Sea
(6:31) 2. My Man's Gone Now
(2:26) 3. Sweet Georgia Brown
(5:59) 4. Flowersville
(2:14) 5. Summertime
(3:57) 6. The Gypsy's Hip
(4:58) 7. Free As A Bird
(3:07) 8. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
(2:56) 9. Don't Blame Me
(4:25) 10. Wall Street
(2:10) 11. Heartaches
(5:07) 12. Opus 711
(4:47) 13. My Funny Valentine
(2:43) 14. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(6:43) 15. Joy Spring
(3:46) 16. How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
(2:33) 17. It Ain't Necessarily So
(4:00) 18. If You Dig Me
(3:41) 19. I Wanna Be Loved By You

One of the finest guitarists to emerge after the death of Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel was a reliable bop soloist throughout his career. He played with a big band fronted by Chico Marx (1943), was fortunate enough to appear in the classic jazz short Jammin' the Blues (1944), and then worked with the big bands of Charlie Barnet (1944-1945) and Artie Shaw (1945); he also recorded with Shaw's Gramercy Five. Kessel became a busy studio musician in Los Angeles, but was always in demand for jazz records. He toured with the Oscar Peterson Trio for one year (1952-1953) and then, starting in 1953, led an impressive series of records for Contemporary that lasted until 1961 (including several with Ray Brown and Shelly Manne in a trio accurately called the Poll Winners).

After touring Europe with George Wein's Newport All-Stars (1968), Kessel lived in London for a time (1969-1970). In 1973, he began touring and recording with the Great Guitars, a group also including Herb Ellis and Charlie Byrd. A serious stroke in 1992 put Barney Kessel permanently out of action, but many of his records (which include dates for Onyx, Black Lion, Sonet, and Concord, in addition to many of the Contemporaries) are available, along with several video collections put out by Vestapol. Kessel was diagnosed with inoperable cancer in 2001, which eventually took his life in May of 2004. He was 80 years old.By Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/barney-kessel-mn0000784527/biography

Whatever You Want

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