Enrico Pieranunzi - New Visions

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:22
Size: 129,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:25) 1. Free Visions 1
(3:20) 2. Night Waltz
(6:46) 3. Anne Blomster Sang
(6:35) 4. You Know
(2:02) 5. Free Visions 2
(4:06) 6. Free Visions 3
(6:46) 7. Alt Kan Ske
(4:08) 8. Free Visions 4
(5:07) 9. Brown Fields
(4:12) 10. Dreams and the morning
(4:40) 11. One for Ulysses
(5:10) 12. Orphanes

The story behind this recording began in the summer of 2018 when Enrico Pieranunzi played with Ulysses Owens, Jr. For the first time: two awesome concerts during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival that cast a breathtaking spell over the audience. Enrico Pieranunzi was encouraged to study music from a young age. His father was a jazz guitarist. He studied classical music until 1973 when he became a Professor of Music, and maintained that post for two years.

In 1975 he left his teaching practice and played in trios and small ensembles. He has recorded over 60 albums. He has also been prolific as a session musician. Heralded as a "powerhouse of a showman" (Glide Magazine), a "legitimate jazz triple threat" (Critical Jazz) and a drummer who "take[s] a back seat to no one" (The New York Times), performer, producer and educator Ulysses Owens Jr. #goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond. The Trio is rounded out by bassist Thomas Fonnesbaek, who has performed with and recorded alongside some of the finest musicians in the industry.By Editorial Reviews
https://www.amazon.com/New-Visions-Enrico-Pieranunzi-Trio/dp/B07TPYXP9Z

Personnel: Piano – Enrico Pieranunzi; Bass – Thomas Fonnesbæk; Drums – Ulysses Owens Jr.

New Visions

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Macy Gray - Stripped

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:07
Size: 118,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:11) 1. Annabelle
(5:04) 2. Sweet Baby
(4:17) 3. I Try
(5:17) 4. Slowly
(4:57) 5. She Ain't Right for You
(4:11) 6. First Time
(6:41) 7. Nothing Else Matters
(3:24) 8. Redemption Song
(5:16) 9. The Heart
(6:49) 10. Lucy

One of the most iconic and instantly recognizable voices in music history is back in a way you've never heard before. Macy Gray makes her Chesky Records debut with her new Jazz infused album, Stripped. Paired with an awe inspiring jazz ensemble that includes Ari Hoenig, Daryl Johns, Russell Malone, and Wallace Roney, Macy's voice is given the space and freedom to truly shine.

Featuring new original songs, intriguing covers, and stunning new arrangements of her classic hits like "I Try," there's something for everyone on this timeless recording. Part of the Chesky Binaural + Series, all recorded with a single microphone, the band appears right before you with this spacious, lush and multi-dimensional recording. Now headphone users will hear the same three-dimensional sound and imaging as audiophiles have for the past 25 years with Chesky Recordings.

Also these new Binaural+ Series albums capture even more spatial realism for the home audiophile market, bringing you one step closer to the actual event. You will hear some of the most natural and pure cool music ever recorded.By Editorial Reviews
https://www.amazon.com/Stripped-Macy-Gray/dp/B01ICF70B6

Personnel: Macy Gray...Vocals; Ari Hoenig...Drums; Daryl Johns...Bass; Russell Malone...Guitar; Wallace Roney...Trumpet

Stripped

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Yelena Eckemoff - Lonely Man and His Fish

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 87:14
Size: 207,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:15) 1. Lonely Man
(7:09) 2. Pet Store
(6:32) 3. First Evening at Home
(3:43) 4. Breakfast fro Two
(5:58) 5. Man and His Fish
(4:51) 6. Accident
(7:11) 7. In Hospital
(7:06) 8. Into the Wild
(5:05) 9. Life in the Pond
(6:55) 10. Survivor
(6:03) 11. Empty House
(8:59) 12. Song for Spark
(5:07) 13. Call of Friendship
(6:12) 14. Dreaming Together

A Moscow-raised, classically-trained pianist, Yelena Eckemoff made the move to the United States in 1991, after being bitten by the jazz bug via a Dave Brubeck concert she attended in Moscow in 1987. In 2010, after settling with her family in rural North Carolina, she released Cold Sun (L & H Records), a trio outing featuring bassist Mads Vinding and drummer Peter Erskine. She followed up this fine debut with several more albums, all on her L & H Label, teaming again with drummer Erskine, bassist Arild Andersen, drummers Marilyn Mazur and Billy Hart, saxophonist Mark Turner and vibraphonist Joe Locke.

So, how does a young mother from Moscow, settled in rural North Carolina, unknown in the jazz world, connect with and eventually employ such a top-of-the-line list of jazz players to help her present her artistic vision? The guess here, formed after a phone conversation with the artist, a fearless directness combined with a guileless personal approach, a bit of friendly, low-key audacity, unwavering determination, and a justified confidence in the quality of the art she is creating.

2015 was a breakout year for Eckemoff. Two of her finest albums, Lions and Everblue, both on L & H Records, came out that year two all-star ensembles showcasing Eckemoff's superior compositions and her themed approach to making albums. She continues in that tradition on Lonely Man And His Fish, music built around Eckemoff's story about a retired orchestral trumpeter player (the lonely man) and his retirement present pet fish, Spark.

Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke plays the lonely man part; Japanese flautist Masaru Koga supplies the voice of Spark. The story, included in the liner booklet, has the feel of a simple children's tale. Much of the music has a whimsical quality, with engaging melodies and complex, classical-like harmonies. Trumpeter Knuffke sounds quintessentially American, drawing from funk and New Orleans traditions; flautist Koga brings in the Eastern tinge, and the rhythm section Eckemoff, bassist Ben Street and drummer Eric Harland are impeccable and imaginative in their support and their embellishments to the story-telling.

The 2 CDs worth of music on Lonely Man And His Fish brims with joy and the exhilaration of creation. Eckemoff's theme-based offerings take another step forward in complexity and positivity. What might be next for the pianist-composer? It is impossible to say; she follows her muse from pride of lions to nocturnal animals, from colors to wildflowers, from the desert to blooming tall phloxes inspirations from unlikely places transformed into marvellous works of art. By McClenaghan
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/lonely-man-and-his-fish-yelena-eckemoff-l-and-h-production

Personnel: Yelena Eckemoff: piano; Kirk Knuffke: cornet; Masaru Koga: flute; Ben Street: bass; Eric Harland: drums.

Lonely Man and His Fish

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Tom Collier - Boomer Vibes Volume 1

Styles: Jazz, Bop
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:39
Size: 162,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:08) 1. Magic Fingers
(6:07) 2. At Last
(6:35) 3. Both Sides Now
(5:34) 4. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
(6:44) 5. People Make The World Go Round
(7:30) 6. Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Morning)
(6:40) 7. There's Always Something There To Remind Me
(6:28) 8. Wild Horses
(6:09) 9. One Fine Day
(6:04) 10. Yes It Is
(6:35) 11. As Tears Go By

Boomer Vibes, the first of three volumes to be issued on Summit Records over the next 18 months, is the culmination of nearly 70 years of having a microphone (or two) placed in front of my marimba or vibraphone and committing my musical performance to 78rpm phono disc, recording tape, and lastly, computer.

Unlike all previous album projects I've recorded over the past forty years, Boomer Vibes, Volume One (and two and three) represent my first recordings of songs I didn't compose. Instead, over the past year, I recorded three albums worth of songs from the 1960's and 70's that were especially important in my life for one reason or another. This album is also my first "do it yourself" album in over ten years. I play every instrument on Boomer Vibes, Volume 1

Tom Collier: Vanderplas electric vibes, acoustic vibes, marimba, xylophone, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, synth bass, drums programming https://tomcolliervibes.com/news

Boomer Vibes Volume 1

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