Caity Gyorgy - Featuring

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:37
Size: 153,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:09) 1. I Feel Foolish
(6:06) 2. Cover Up
(4:52) 3. It Might As Well Be Spring
(5:04) 4. Start Again
(5:34) 5. A Moment
(7:54) 6. Look The Other Way
(4:20) 7. I Miss Missing You
(4:35) 8. 'Tis Autumn
(4:47) 9. My Cardiologist
(6:11) 10. Ideal
(4:57) 11. I Never Knew
(4:14) 12. The Feeling Is Mutual
(4:48) 13. It's Pronounced George

Caity Gyorgy (pronounced like George) is a JUNO Award Winning Canadian vocalist, composer, and lyricist who is known for singing bebop and swing music.

Being called one of JazzFM91’s 8 Canadian Women in Jazz You Need to Know, Caity has performed at popular clubs and jazz festivals across Canada including the Toronto Jazz Festival, the Calgary Jazz Festival, the Medicine Hat Jazz Festival, and the Jazz Bistro in Toronto, Upstairs Jazz in Montreal, and Frankie's Jazz in Vancouver.

Caity has worked and recorded with many luminaries in the Canadian jazz scene including Allison Au, Pat LaBarbera, Jocelyn Gould, Bryn Roberts, Christine Jensen and Virginia MacDonald.

In addition to performing, she is also an avid writer and composes songs in the style of the Great American Songbook. Her compositions have been sung by other vocalists around the world, and she was recently crowned the Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Jazz category for her song "Secret Safe”.

She has independently released her debut album “No Bounds”, which features guitarist Jocelyn Gould, her self titled EP, and several singles. On July 9th 2021 she released an EP of original music arranged for her 10 piece band entitled "Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy" on the Brooklyn based label la reserve. This EP was named one of CBC Music's favourite Canadian Jazz albums of 2021 and received the JUNO for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the 2022 JUNO Awards. Her next album, entitled "Featuring”, will be released on la reserve on November 4th, 2022.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/caity-gyorgy

Personnel: Caity Gyorgy: Vocals, Compositions, Arrangements; Felix Fox-Pappas: Piano; Thomas Hainbuch: Bass; Jacob Wutzke: Drums

Featuring

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Dave Liebman - The Elements: Water

Styles: Saxophone And Flute Jazz
Year: 1997/2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:01
Size: 133,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:32) 1. Water: Giver Of Life
(7:10) 2. White Caps
(4:27) 3. Heaven's Gift
(2:09) 4. Bass Interlude
(7:06) 5. Reflecting Pool
(8:56) 6. Storm Surge
(1:19) 7. Guitar Interlude
(4:13) 8. Baptismal Font
(5:58) 9. Ebb And Flow
(1:14) 10. Water Theme (Reprise)
(8:53) 11. Dave Liebman's Reflections On "Water"

Soprano sax icon and modern jazz pioneer Dave Liebman teams up with the equally talented and famous jazz guitarist Pat Metheny for their first ever recording. Liebman’s “”The Elements: Water” represents the first in a projected series of recordings dedicated to the elements. Liebman states in the liners: ...The music “all derives from the opening solo guitar theme” and continues with: “Every composition is based on a different harmonic aspect of this melody”. The first piece “Water: Giver Of Life” is where Pat Metheny subtly imposes the melody through pensive acoustic guitar passages which is a precursor for this albums recurring thematic statements. Throughout the entire project, the themes become reworked or harmonically restructured.

On “White Caps”, Liebman picks up the tenor sax as his phrasing is furious and stinging while displaying a richly textured luminous sound atop a somewhat laid back funk beat. Liebman and Metheny trade a few choruses that suggest turbulence or rapid movement. “Heaven’s Gift” is a straight four swing as Liebman, on soprano spars with Metheny while the class rhythm section of Cecil McBee (b) and Billy Hart (d) provide a rock-bottom foundation yet remain loose and flexible when called upon. “Reflecting Pool” is one of the best tracks on the album. Here, Liebman’s utilization of the wood flute projects ambiance that seems solemn or spiritual. Pat Metheny’s use of the 48 string Pikasso-Guitar enhances the already vivid imagery, which at times becomes lifelike. The stillness of a reflecting pool is captured in artistic fashion.

The albums recurring theme is generally linear, brief and simple in scope which affords Liebman and Metheny some breathing room or some extra space to implement harmonic and thematic reconstruction. Perhaps Liebman’s personalized approach was to convey “water” as an element, which represents the core substance or element of all living creatures and the earth we inhabit. This notion may correspond to the intentional similarities given to these compositions although; no two tracks sound identical yet the common bond or denominator adheres to the one theme concept.

“Storm Surge” is a fast paced burner while “Baptismal” features Liebman on Tenor Sax as his lush sound is optimized by a dash of reverb on top of Metheny’s endearing steel string acoustic guitar work. Everyone let’s loose on the free jazz romp “Ebb & Flow”. Here, Cecil McBee stirs the pot with super quick walking bass lines, which catapults this piece into forward motion. One minor gripe lies with Pat Metheny’s “Synclavier” or Synth-Guitar. This reviewer feels that Metheny needs to find a new toy or digital guitar. Metheny has worn out his welcome with this contraption that sounds jaded and predictable. On the other hand Metheny’s acoustic and straight-ahead electric guitar work is fabulous throughout this recording.

The last track is an interview with Liebman conducted by Bob Karcy of Arkadia Records. Here, Liebman provides insight about the mindset, music and musicians regarding this particular project as “The Elements: Water” is all about lucid imagery rendered through composition and fine ensemble work. *** 1/2 By Glenn Astarita
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-elements-water-dave-liebman-arkadia-jazz-review- glenn-astarita

Personnel: Dave Liebman, soprano, tenor saxophones, wood flute; Cecil McBee, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Pat Metheny, guitars.

The Elements: Water

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Mal Waldron - Searching in Grenoble : The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (Live)

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 103:23
Size: 237,6 MB
Art: Front

(23:25) 1. Mistral Breeze / Sieg Haile
(10:05) 2. Here, There And Everywhere
( 2:28) 3. Russian Melody
( 5:34) 4. Petite Gémeaux
( 6:37) 5. Fire Waltz
( 8:32) 6. You Don't Know What Love Is
( 8:49) 7. Soul Eyes
( 7:34) 8. It Could Happen To You
( 6:16) 9. Russian Melody
( 9:40) 10. I Thought About You
( 7:24) 11. Snake Out
( 6:51) 12. All Alone

Searching In Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert is a previously unissued recording of jazz icon Mal Waldron's mesmerizing performance at the “Five Days of Jazz" series in Grenoble, France on March 23, 1978.

Waldron was Billie Holiday’s final accompanist, played on classic sessions with John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Jackie McLean among others, and recorded dozens of solo albums as a leader before his passing in 2002.

Originally produced by the legendary André Francís and transferred from the original Radio France tapes, this is the first official release of this music in cooperation with the Mal Waldron Estate and Ina (The Institut national de l'audiovisuel). The beautifully designed, deluxe 2-CD set includes photos by K. Abe, Brian McMillen and Raymond Ross; an extensive 24-page booklet with a heartfelt statement by Mal's daughter Mala Waldron, plus essays by producer/"Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman, journalist Adam Shatz and Ina's Pascal Rozat; and interviews with modern jazz piano luminaries Ran Blake and Matthew Shipp. Searching In Grenoble features classic Waldron originals such as “Soul Eyes" and “All Alone," and jazz standards “You Don't Know What Love Is," “It Could Happen to You" and “I Thought About You.”

The 2-CD set will be available worldwide September 23rd on Tompkins Square (TSQ5906), and was produced for release by Zev Feldman and Josh Rosenthal. Tompkins Square has released jazz recordings by Sonny Clark, Ran Blake, Calvin Keys, Bola Sete, Giuseppi Logan, Charles Gayle, and Bern Nix among others. By TOMPKINS SQUARE https://www.allaboutjazz.com/news/mal-waldron-searching-in-grenoble-the-1978-solo-piano-concert/

Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (Live)

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Paul Cosentino's Boilermaker Jazz Band - Jive at Five

Styles: Big Band, Swing
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:58
Size: 156,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:16) 1. Jive At Five
(3:57) 2. Too Darn Hot
(4:29) 3. Taffy
(3:29) 4. Almost Like Being In Love
(6:11) 5. Black And Tan Fantasy
(4:24) 6. S'posin
(4:17) 7. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
(6:03) 8. Wabash Blues
(2:59) 9. The Jeep Is Jumpin'
(4:02) 10. Always
(4:32) 11. Pyramid
(4:03) 12. Wings And Things
(3:38) 13. I Love You
(3:30) 14. Moon Ray
(4:02) 15. Rock A Bye Basie
(4:57) 16. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Most of the pro jazz musicians I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing have majored in music at college. This seems like a smart move: if you’re going to make your living playing jazz, then dedicating a few years to perfecting that art makes sense right? Still, not all of these musicians get to enjoy full-time music careers spanning four decades, in which they release more than a dozen albums while headlining countless festivals, galas and dances.

And while many aspire to playing venues like Lincoln Center, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel or the Smithsonian or events like the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, International Lindy Hop Championships or Edinburgh International Festival few can boast of having played all six. It is, as per Paul Cosentino’s 2011 record, Nice Work If You Can Get It and he still can, thirty-five years after first founding his Boilermaker Jazz Band.

The bandleader majored in business with a minor in music, which might help explain how he has spun his talent for both clarinet and sax into a jazz-making career which shows no sign of slowing down, well into its fourth decade. Jive at Five is his veteran outfit’s latest offering, treating listeners to another sixteen tracks from their unparalleled repertoire, with inputs from reed masters like Johnny Hodges and Artie Shaw as well as favorite composers including Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

As might be expected from a band which has played both prestigious sit-down concerts and the world’s biggest swing dance events, the track list is a many-tempoed medley of quick and slow tunes. Jitterbugs can get a groove on to the likes of “Wings and Things,” “Too Darn Hot” (with a sultry vocal by Erin Keckan), and title track “Jive at Five,” cooling off with the likes of “Wabash Blues” and “Black and Tan Fantasy.” They’re all expertly rearranged, but the Boilermaker take which stopped me in my tracks was that of “Pyramid.”

In the original’s first few bars, a melodious lone trumpet is quickly joined by a reed section which stretches the boundaries of crunchy chord voicings toward the realms of plain “out of tune.” In this version, Cosentino’s breathy clarinet joins that initial horn and the two dance around one another before synchronizing in a brief duet on the melody and then parting ways like the swirling desert sands evoked by Juan Tizol’s Orientalist masterpiece. And the beautiful bowed bass solo from 1:15 to 1:50 is a mirage enticing, entrancing and gone all too soon.

Keckan contributes vocals to two more Cole Porter classics “I Love You” and “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye” as well as Irving Berlin’s “Always,” Louis Jordan’s “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby,” and Lerner/Lowe’s “Almost Like Being In Love.” Her voice is an ideal partner to Cosentino’s cornet, combining laser-like precision of pitch with a vibrato-rich, breathy warmth. All tracks are mixed and mastered with the perfectionism one might expect from a team with decades of experience in the business of recording flawless jazz.

Jive at Five takes its well-deserved place amongst the Boilermaker Jazz Band’s critically acclaimed output, and would make a fine addition to any jazz fan’s record collection. It can be had for the criminally low price of $9, via their Bandcamp page, where the band’s entire discography can be had for just $99. And why not? It’s nearly Christmas after all. You can treat yourself, safe in the knowledge that you won’t get as much band for your buck anywhere else.By Dave Doyle https://syncopatedtimes.com/paul-cosentinos-boilermaker-jazz-band-jive-at-five/

Jive at Five

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