Massimo Faraò, Mario Castellano - The Double Piano Sessions, Vol.1

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:12
Size: 154,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:42) 1. Beat's Up
(4:47) 2. I Tought About You
(4:10) 3. Flamingo
(5:29) 4. Twins Blues
(5:37) 5. Hymn to Freedom
(6:56) 6. Theme for Basie
(5:43) 7. These Are Soulful Days
(7:41) 8. Looking for the Light
(5:48) 9. September in the Rain
(5:26) 10. Canto anche se sono stontato
(5:41) 11. Fantasy
(5:07) 12. My One and Only Love

"The blackest of Italian pianists" was born May 16th, 1965, in Genoa. He studied piano with Maestro Flavio Crivelli and began his career collaborating with musicians from the Genoa Area, especially with the bassist Piero Leveratto. In 1993 he was invited for the first time in the USA. He plays with Red Holloway and Albert "Tootie" Heath on a tour on the West Coast. In the same year he founded "We love Jazz" Workshop, now become one of the biggest events in Europe for jazz teaching.

In 1994 he was hired by "Monad Records" in New York and back in the United States as pianoplayer and music director of Shawnn Monteiro's band, with Keter Betts and Bobby Durham. He has played in several european tours with the Nat Adderley Quintet, composed by Antonio Hart, Walter Booker and Jimmy Cobb. In 2001 he joined the Archie Shepp's "Just in Time" Quartet with Wayne Dockery and Bobby Durham.

Since 2001 he is the artistic director for the jazz division of AZZURRA MUSIC label. In 2003 he played at "Jazz Piano Festival" in Lucerne. In November 2004 he played in Japan, where his albums have become bestsellers. He played in Italy, France, Germany, Corsica, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, USA, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Dubai, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan, Yugoslavia,Canada. From 2014 he recorded 12 cd for Venus Records the famous japanese jazz label. He has recorded more than 2 hundred Cds with many Italian and foreign musicians. https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/massimo-farao

Personnel: Massimo Faraò piano; Mario Castellano piano; Davide Palladin guitar; Nicola Barbon bass

The Double Piano Sessions, Vol.1

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Ben Webster - That's All - Autumn Jazz Part.I, Part. II

Album: That's All - Autumn Jazz Part I
Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 104:38
Size: 249,1 MB

(3:47) 1. That's All
(2:42) 2. Cocktails For Two
(2:33) 3. How Deep Is The Ocean
(2:49) 4. The Ghost Of Dinah
(2:10) 5. Roses Of Picardy
(2:48) 6. Pennies From Heaven
(2:48) 7. Trouble In Mind
(2:49) 8. While We're Dancing
(3:05) 9. Sophisticated Lady
(3:56) 10. Poutin'
(2:54) 11. That's All>
(2:59) 12. Who
(3:02) 13. Tenderly
(3:06) 14. Stardust
(2:58) 15. Hotter Than 'Ell
(3:10) 16. Linger Awhile
(3:11) 17. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
(3:05) 18. Don't Get Around Much Any More
(3:20) 19. Cotton Tail
(3:24) 20. My Funny Valentine
(3:19) 21. The Single Petal Of A Rose
(3:31) 22. I Didn't Know About You
(3:55) 23. Sunday
(3:55) 24. Chelsea Bridge
(3:37) 25. Danny Boy
(3:38) 26. My Greatest Mistake
(5:51) 27. Fajista
(3:41) 28. There Is No Greater Love
(4:10) 29. Coal Train
(4:05) 30. Honey Hill
(4:04) 31. Midnight Blue

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Album: That's All - Autumn Jazz Part II
Time: 176:18
Size: 413,2 MB

(3:56) 1. What Am I Here For
(4:23) 2. Ev's Mad
(4:15) 3. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(4:14) 4. Prisoner Of Love
(4:11) 5. Jive At Six
(4:39) 6. Willow Weep For Me
(4:30) 7. We'll Be Together Again
(4:31) 8. Bounce Blues
(4:45) 9. All Too Soon
(4:47) 10. Prelude To A Kiss
(4:34) 11. Time After Time
(4:39) 12. De-Dar
(4:48) 13. Shine On Harvest Moon
(4:57) 14. When I Fall In Love
(4:49) 15. Early Autumn
(5:39) 16. For Bessie
(5:20) 17. Tangerine
(5:05) 18. Rosita
(6:17) 19. The Touch Of Your Lips
(5:42) 20. The Cat Walk
(5:47) 21. It Never Entered My Mind
(6:53) 22. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
(6:26) 23. Just Friends (Instrumental)
(6:44) 24. Blues For Yolande
(6:42) 25. Bye Bye Blackbird
(7:21) 26. Blues In B Flat
(7:38) 27. Who's Got Rhythm?
(8:12) 28. Blues For Mr. Broadway
(8:24) 29. Ash
(8:25) 30. The Kid And The Brute
(7:28) 31. What Is This Thing Called Love

Ben Webster was considered one of the "big three" of swing tenors along with Coleman Hawkins (his main influence) and Lester Young. He had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls) yet on ballads he would turn into a pussy cat and play with warmth and sentiment.

After violin lessons as a child, Webster learned how to play rudimentary piano (his neighbor Pete Johnson taught him to play blues). But after Budd Johnson showed him some basics on the saxophone, Webster played sax in the Young Family Band (which at the time included Lester Young). He had stints with Jap Allen and Blanche Calloway (making his recording debut with the latter) before joining Bennie Moten's Orchestra in time to be one of the stars on a classic session in 1932. Webster spent time with quite a few orchestras in the 1930s (including Andy Kirk, Fletcher Henderson in 1934, Benny Carter, Willie Bryant, Cab Calloway, and the short-lived Teddy Wilson big band).

In 1940 (after short stints in 1935 and 1936), Ben Webster became Duke Ellington's first major tenor soloist. During the next three years he was on many famous recordings, including "Cotton Tail" (which in addition to his memorable solo had a saxophone ensemble arranged by Webster) and "All Too Soon." After leaving Ellington in 1943 (he would return for a time in 1948-1949), Webster worked on 52nd Street; recorded frequently as both a leader and a sideman; had short periods with Raymond Scott, John Kirby, and Sid Catlett; and toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic during several seasons in the 1950s. Although his sound was considered out-of-style by that decade, Webster's work on ballads became quite popular and Norman Granz recorded him on many memorable sessions.

Webster recorded a classic set with Art Tatum and generally worked steadily, but in 1964 he moved permanently to Copenhagen where he played when he pleased during his last decade. Although not all that flexible, Webster could swing with the best and his tone was a later influence on such diverse players as Archie Shepp, Lew Tabackin, Scott Hamilton, and Bennie Wallace.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/ben-webster

That's All - Autumn Jazz Part I

Joe Beck & Ali Ryerson - Django

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:27
Size: 128,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:02)  1. People Make The World Go 'Round
(4:35)  2. Laura
(4:45)  3. Django
(4:12)  4. Carioca Blue
(4:55)  5. When I Fall In Love
(4:34)  6. Spain
(4:20)  7. Come Together / Alone Together
(3:50)  8. Tenderly
(4:01)  9. Hobo
(3:03) 10. It Takes Two
(4:51) 11. O Barquinho
(3:47) 12. Nardis
(3:26) 13. Danny Boy

Joe Beck and Ali Ryerson have been working as a team for more than four years, playing concerts and other gigs under the name Duo. This is their second album, and, with the name Django, one would assume it is in honor of guitarist Django Reinhardt. Instead, the set is dedicated to the members of the Modern Jazz Quartet, who pioneered chamber jazz, the style that dominates this session with flautist Ryerson. John Lewis' "Django" is one of the tunes on the agenda that they play within the chamber style. Ryerson's passion for Brazilian music is documented on her six albums for Concord Jazz. She gets to show her mastery of this tempo on "Carioca Blue" and "O Barquinho." Jazz veteran Joe Beck, one of the first to mix jazz and rock guitar, uses an alto guitar which he invented. It provides a strong harmonically mellow and rhythmic cushion upon which Ryerson carries the melody line with her expressive, buoyant flute. Their mutual comfort is evident on such tunes as the medley "Come Together"/"Alone Together" and expresses itself on a haunting rendition of "Tenderly." If anything, this album is epitomized by some striking improvising. The two generally take one chorus, stating the melody, and then let their collective imagination take over. That they play together rather than separately when they extemporize makes this album distinctive. And they do it successfully whether the tune be one by Miles Davis or Johnny Mercer. With just the two instruments, their inventive way of collaborating makes sure that the listener's attention will not drift away. Recommended. ~ Dave Nathan http://www.allmusic.com/album/django-mw0000321312

Personnel: Joe Beck (alto guitar); Ali Ryerson (alto flute).

Django

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