Chick Corea Band Feat. Sadao Watanabe - Live Under the Sky...80

Styles: Piano And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2021
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:32
Size: 106,7 MB
Art: Front

(12:26) 1. Nice Shot
(11:52) 2. Someday My Prince Will Come
(16:17) 3. 500 Miles High
( 5:56) 4. Piano Solo

The Chick Corea Band featured here is a high energy quartet plus saxophonist Sadao Watanabe. In fact, the concert feels at times like a showcase for the world's preeminent Japanese jazz musician who was very much a local hero. The music is electric jazz with heavy Latin and funk elements rather than high concept fusion.

Bunny Brunel on fretless bass and Tom Brechtlein on drums were Corea regulars at the time and the addition of legendary (even then) percussionist Don Alias makes this 1980 Live Under The Sky performance something special. Performed at the Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan, 27 July 1980 and originally broadcast on NHK radio.By Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Under-Chick-Watanabe-Sadao-Corea

Personnel: Chick Corea(p, key), Sadao Watanabe(sax), Bunny Brunel(b), Tom Brechtlein(ds), Don Alias(perc)

Live Under the Sky...80

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Gerald Wilson Big Band - Moment Of Truth

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:32
Size: 93,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:47)  1. Viva Tirado
(4:26)  2. Moment Of Truth
(5:57)  3. Patterns
(2:58)  4. Terri
(2:41)  5. Nancy Jo
(5:40)  6. Milestones
(5:06)  7. Latino
(4:29)  8. Josephina
(3:25)  9. Emerge

Gerald Wilson's Pacific Jazz albums of the 1960s were arguably the most significant of his career. This CD reissues his second record of the period and has among its highlights the original version of "Viva Tirado" (a catchy number made into a surprise pop hit by El Chicano later in the decade) and a driving rendition of "MIlestones"; the other seven songs (six of which are Wilson's originals) are also quite enjoyable. Among the more notable soloists are trumpeter Carmell Jones, both Teddy Edwards and Harold Land on tenor, guitarist Joe Pass, and pianist Jack Wilson. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/moment-of-truth-mw0000654233

Personnel: Gerald Wilson - arranger and conductor; John Audino, Jules Chaiken, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Al Porcino  - trumpet; Lou Blackburn, Bob Edmondson, Lester Robertson, Frank Strong - trombone; Bob Knight - bass trombone; Joe Maini - alto saxophone; Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute; Teddy Edwards, Harold Land - tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz, Don Raffell - baritone saxophone; Jack Wilson - piano; Joe Pass - guitar; Jimmy Bond - bass; Mel Lewis - drums; Modesto Duran - congas

Moment Of Truth

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Althea Rene - Pastel Leather

Styles: Flute Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:04
Size: 69,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:00) 1. Pastel Leather
(3:37) 2. Blue Room
(4:03) 3. Tabula Rasa
(4:25) 4. Show You The Way
(4:42) 5. Seven Years Good Luck
(4:39) 6. Jamoca Almond
(4:35) 7. Gogo Bootz

Althea René is releasing her new project titled “Pastel Leather” in mid-October (her hit single “Pastel Leather” is the title track). The theme of the project is a particular duality of human behavior. Sometimes we are forced to exhibit a soft, polite, and forgiving demeanor while quietly maintaining a hard mentality and physical toughness. The project features a powerful lineup of guest artists like vibe master Warren Wolf, trumpeter Lin Rountree, producer/writer Demetrius “Krayon” Nabors, and jazz fusion icon Jeff Lorber. https://althearene.com/product/844053

Personnel: Flute: Althea René; Keyboard & Programming: Demetrius “Krayon” Nabors; Bass: Robert “Rob Bass” Skinner; Guitar: Gary Johnson; Drums: Nate Winn

Pastel Leather

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Anthony Strong - Easy Sailing

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:38
Size: 121,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:21) 1. Skylark
(4:02) 2. Maria
(3:03) 3. Do It The Hard Way
(3:30) 4. Lucky To Be Me
(3:27) 5. When You Wish Upon A Star
(3:52) 6. Look For The Silver Lining
(2:03) 7. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(3:25) 8. Comes Love
(3:56) 9. Celeste
(4:22) 10. Minute By Minute
(3:36) 11. Don't Dream It's Over
(3:50) 12. Any Old Place
(3:31) 13. Straighten Up & Fly Right
(4:05) 14. Yesterday
(1:28) 15. Nature Boy

Bringing together a lush string orchestra, timeless repertoire and a deep jazz sensibility, British singer-pianist Anthony Strong presents his 5th studio offering 'Easy Sailing' this November. With more than a decade of touring under his belt - from the Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl in the West to Shanghai and Beijing in the East - the record captures the dynamism of his live show, in full technicolour.
Fifteen carefully-crafted songs songs take the listener on a voyage from jazz legends Nat King Cole and Hoagy Carmichael to Musical Theatre great Leonard Bernstein and even The Beatles.
https://www.propermusic.com/gr004cd-easy-sailing.html

Easy Sailing

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