Ahmad Jamal - Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse 1963-1964, 1965-1966

Emerald City Nights Live At The Penthouse 1963-1964 CD 1
Styles: Piano Jazz, Bop
Year: 2022
Time: 34:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 78,9 MB
Art: Front

(10:29) 1. Johnny One Note
( 7:20) 2. Minor AdJustments
( 6:06) 3. All Of You
(10:27) 4. Squatty Roo

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Emerald City Nights Live At The Penthouse 1963-1964 CD 2
Styles: Piano Jazz, Bop
Year: 2022
Time: 56:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 129,5 MB
Art: Front

(12:17) 1. Bogota
( 7:45) 2. Lollipops & Roses
( 8:16) 3. Tangerine
( 8:58) 4. Keep On Keeping On
(13:48) 5. Minor Moods
( 5:21) 6. But Not For Me

Emerald City Nights Live At The Penthouse 1963-1964 CD 1, CD 2

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Emerald City Nights Live At The Penthouse 1965-1966 CD 1, CD 2

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:02
Size: 179,5 MB
Art: Front

(15:06) 1. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
( 5:17) 2. Who Can I Turn To?
(10:33) 3. My First Love Song
( 9:26) 4. Feeling Good
(11:46) 5. Concern
( 5:43) 6. Like someone In Love
( 8:36) 7. Invitation
( 8:43) 8. Poinciana
( 2:47) 9. Whisper Not

Let's entertain the undisputed truth that Ahmad Jamal, all ninety-two years of him, is quite possibly the coolest cat on a warming planet and these companion double sets Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse (1963-1964), and Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse (1965-1966) take on a rather folklorish, must-have status.

With the blessing of His Coolness Jamal himself, Grammy-nominated producer and musical gumshoe Zev Feldman christens his new imprint, Jazz Detective, (itself a division of the Feldman-founded Deep Digs Music Group) in high, high fashion he has set as a standard with other crazy good releases by Cannonball Adderley Swingin' In Seattle Live At The Penthouse 1966-67 (Reel to Reel Recordings, 2019) and Bill Evans Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest (Resonance Records,2016) just to name two of many.

Stunning on every possible sensory level audio, graphics, liner notes, performance both sets (a third set of recordings from the Penthouse, 1966-1968 is planed for future release) simultaneously captures Jamal and his cohorts in hot performance mode and sets them free to be heard like all greats should be: At the top of their game. Riding the frothy crest of the jazz world at the time, Jamal, along with bassist Richard Evans and drummer Chuck Lampkin (Disc 1-2 '63) and bassist Jamil Sulieman Nasser (Disc 3-4 '63) set the fires burning early. Rodgers & Hart's show tune "Johnny One Note" gets a fierce recalculation as Jamal creates off the cuff, on the spot, in synch to a whole other rascal level of show tune. This here is what live jazz, on any given moment of any night in any city or backwater, is and should be. Genius revealed. Genius shared.

Evans's romping, "Minor Adjustments" rolls from the stage with a spry and wiry minimalism too impossible (or too improbable) to describe. Let's just say cool abounds. Cool abides and Johnny Hodges's wild ranging "Squatty Roo" is a fast-paced testament to that. Evans' "Bogota" with Nassar on bass for this 3/26/64 gig, snaps and recoils making for a swaying, rhythmic adventure. Jamal throughout pulls from Art Tatum, Erroll Garner, as well as his contemporary Ramsey Lewis, whose insights into Jamal and the times they played accentuates the beautiful packaging, as do essays and analysis by Hiromi, Kenny Barron, Jon Batiste, Marshall Chess , Penthouse broadcast engineer Jim Wilke, Feldman, Aaron Diehl and others in the know.

Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse (1965-1966) kicks off with another Rodgers/Hart show tune, "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" and the tune's inherent whimsy, when fused with Jamal's eccentric economy and the crackling pace of Nasser and Lampkin just skyrockets and ricochets from one end of the Penthouse to another. Hold tight as drummer Vernel Fournier engages in some playful wrangling to wrest control from Jamal on the pianist's own "Concern." Frank Gant picks up the drums and sets that soul/exotic hit single pace of "Poinciana," assuring Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse (1965-1966) is indeed as worthy and exciting a set as the earlier 63-64 set and promises greater heights for all future releases. By Mike Jurkovic
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/emerald-city-nights-live-at-the-penthouse-1963-1964-emerald-city-nights-live-at-the-penthouse-1965-1966

Personnel: Ahmad Jamal: piano; Jamil Nasser: bass; Chuck Lampkin: drums; Richard Evans: bass .

R.I.P.
Born Jul 2, 1930
Died April 16, 2023

Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse 1965-1966 Cd 1, Cd 2

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Buster Williams - Joined At The Hip

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:46
Size: 124,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:55)  1. Yardbird Suite
(5:54)  2. Joined At The Hip
(7:53)  3. Scrapple From The Apple
(3:12)  4. Magic Samba
(6:26)  5. What Is This Thing Called Love/Hot House
(5:19)  6. Leo
(5:13)  7. Moose The Mooche
(8:02)  8. Francis Dances
(4:48)  9. Relaxin At Camarillo

Buster Williams’ latest combo session, Joined at the Hip (TCB) is further evidence of his firm anchoring skill and tasteful, hornlike solos. It also reveals his disdain for the limelight, generously granting more stretch-out room to his colleagues-in this case, alto saxophonist Steve Wilson, pianist Carlos McKinney and drummer Ali Muhammad Jackson Jr. Since it evolved into a tribute to Charlie Parker, Wilson gets the Bird’s share of solo space and proves to be an outstanding descendant of Parker. The concept can be an ear-opener for the unhip: The quartet reveals the origin of “What Is This Thing Called Love?” when Wilson follows that melody with the Parker line from “Hot House.” More instructive is “Scrapple From the Apple.” No mere juxtaposition: McKinney plays “Honeysuckle Rose” straight while Wilson jauntily overlays the bop line as Williams and Jackson add a mild Latin accent. This is Wilson’s moment to shine, but you can’t take your ears off Williams’ growling walk, bent tones and impeccable intonation. https://jazztimes.com/reviews/bassology/buster-williams-quartet-joined-at-the-hip/

Personnel: Buster Williams (bass); Steve Wilson (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Carlos McKinney (piano); Ali Muhammad Jackson, Jr. (drums).

Joined At The Hip

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Ginger Baker - Unseen Rain

Styles: Jazz Fusion
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:54
Size: 99,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:51) 1. Rain and the Rhinoceros
(5:09) 2. Worlds Within Worlds
(5:18) 3. Open Secret
(5:59) 4. The Great Festival of Destruction
(5:36) 5. The Time of no Room
(4:22) 6. The Sign
(5:17) 7. Mirror of Steel
(5:19) 8. To Each His Darkness

This is an instrumental trio album with drummer Ginger Baker as leader and also featuring bassist Jonas Hellborg and pianist Jens Johansson. Baker is characteristically busy at the drum kit, but the three play off each other well, creating what is in essence a free-form jazz date. By William Ruhlmann
https://www.allmusic.com/album/unseen-rain-mw0000095174

Unseen Rain

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David Hazeltine Trio - Live In Cologne

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:06
Size: 122,1 MB
Art: Front

( 9:22) 1. Midnight Waltz
( 7:51) 2. Blues for Eddie
( 8:17) 3. I Wish I Knew
( 9:55) 4. My Ship
(10:08) 5. Ask Me Now
( 7:31) 6. Pearls

Biography

David Hazeltine is one of a handful of contemporary pianists who has mastered all of the major musical skills, from improvisation and technique, to accompaniment, arranging, and composition. Even more impressive, David is the rare artist able to innovate in each category. Thus it’s no surprise that he’s the most recorded contemporary jazz pianist of our time, having recorded thirty five cd’s as a leader and hundreds more as a sideman, on various major labels globally. A Milwaukee native, David was playing the clubs as a preteen, and before he’d even come of age he was already grabbing the attention and respect of jazz legends like Sonny Stitt, and Chet Baker. They urged him to make the move to New York City, which he did in 1992.

Beautifully complex and memorable

The mark of a true artist, David’s style appeals to a wide range of musical tastes and levels of sophistication. His melodies and harmonies are beautifully complex and memorable. As a composer and instrumentalist, he has developed a signature style that is readily recognizable. His cooperative group “One For All” featuring tenor great Eric Alexander, has attained critical acclaim with their impressive 16 cd discography, and live concerts worldwide including appearances at the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival.

Hazeltine is one of the most sought after pianists today. He has worked with some of the world’s most respected jazz legends including James Moody, Eddie Harris, Jon Faddis, Joe Henderson, Pepper Adams, Jon Hendricks, and Marlena Shaw. David is known for taking a familiar or unexpected song and making it new, making it his own. He effortlessly transfers this skill from song to stage. Whether he’s composing or interpreting, accompanying or leading, you are certain to end the set remembering the sounds of David Hazeltine.

Carrying the art forward

A brilliant teacher, David is also determined to carry the art forward to the next generation. Formerly an Associate Professor at Berklee, he currently teaches at SUNY-Purchase in New York. David is also a highly skilled clinician, and has served on the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Camp faculty for the past 15 years. His teaching has had a major impact on many of today’s young professional pianists including Ben Markley, who published his doctorate “The David Hazeltine Method” based on his lessons with Mr. Hazeltine. Hal Leonard has published the new “Real Book - Enhanced Edition”, featuring David’s own re-harmonizations of 200 well known standards. Lessons from David are also available on his online workshops; check out his sessions on harmony at www.jazzpianomastery.com, and on the essentials of bebop at www.mymusicmasterclass.com.
https://www.davidhazeltine.com/biography

Live In Cologne

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