Alex Mendham and His Orchestra - Fascinatin' Rhythm

Styles: Big Band
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 49:33
Size: 47,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:35) 1. Fascinating Rhythm
(2:56) 2. Limehouse Blues
(3:16) 3. The Charleston
(3:14) 4. You're All The World To Me
(3:48) 5. The Mooche
(2:44) 6. Runnin' Wild
(3:02) 7. From Monday On
(2:39) 8. Pop Goes Your Heart
(2:57) 9. Jealousy
(3:04) 10. Better Think Twice
(3:17) 11. I Wouldn't Change You For The World
(3:18) 12. Doin' The New Lowdown
(2:58) 13. There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby
(3:08) 14. Won't You Stay For Tea?
(2:46) 15. When Day Is Done
(2:45) 16. I'll See You In My Dreams

Mesmerised from a young age by the music of a forgotten time, Essex-born musician, singer, and lyricist Alex Mendham made a name for himself, having burst onto the scene by forming his own orchestra at the tender age of just 20 (and refusing to slow down ever since!).

Alex Mendham spent his youth studying the saxophone and meeting the last surviving dance band musicians from the golden era, living links to the past, including the virtuoso Al Gallodoro, a star of 1920s Paul Whiteman fame. He also spent several years as protégé to Bob Wilber, himself a student of Sidney Bechet.

After the initial performances with his Orchestra, Alex soon realised what was needed was an authentic vocalist and frontman. He exchanged the saxophone for a conductor's baton and the rest as they say is history. https://www.alexmendham.com/alex-biography

Fascinatin' Rhythm

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Bob Seeley - Burnin' The Boogie!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:50
Size: 127.8 MB
Styles: Boogie woogie, Blues piano
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:37] 1. Burnin' The Boogie
[3:33] 2. Rockin' The Kid
[3:33] 3. John Doyle Software Strut
[2:17] 4. J.J. Boogie
[2:10] 5. Dr. Ted's Boogie Dream
[4:06] 6. Basement Boogie
[3:23] 7. Jammin' At The Arches
[4:52] 8. Marrakech Nights
[4:28] 9. Groovin' On I-75
[3:51] 10. Jivin' With Jim
[5:08] 11. Big Band Boogie Medley
[2:51] 12. Shout For Joy
[4:29] 13. Mama Take The Lobsters Off The Ice
[4:02] 14. Jack's Blues
[3:24] 15. Boogie At The Philharmonic

This is the fourth of a series of recordings from one of the world's premier boogie piano players, Bob Seeley. An inductee to the Boogie Woogie Hall of Fame in Cincinnati, Ohio USA, Bob is a classically-trained pianist whose early discovery of boogie woogie is our blessing. Born and raised in Detroit, he learned boogie, stride, and ragtime from recordings and folios. Among his great influences is Pat Flowers (Fats Waller's protégé) and the boogie pioneer Meade Lux Lewis - one of the three giants of boogie woogie (along with Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson).

Burnin' The Boogie!

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Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts (Deluxe Edition)

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 123:16
Size: 283,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:17) 1. Good Morning
(3:27) 2. Say Goodbye
(3:12) 3. Little Broken Hearts
(3:10) 4. She's 22
(4:06) 5. Take It Back
(3:42) 6. After The Fall
(2:59) 7. 4 Broken Hearts
(3:06) 8. Travelin' On
(3:28) 9. Out On The Road
(3:34) 10. Happy Pills
(4:25) 11. Miriam
(6:29) 12. All A Dream
(3:41) 13. Killing Time (Bonus Track)
(3:34) 14. I Don't Wanna Hear Another Sound (Bonus Track)
(3:22) 15. Out On The Road (Mondo Version / Bonus Track)
(4:15) 16. Miriam (Peter, Bjorn And John Remix)
(6:38) 17. Good Morning (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
(3:47) 18. She's 22 (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
(4:40) 19. Take It Back (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
(4:11) 20. After The Fall (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
(3:20) 21. Good Morning (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(3:32) 22. Say Goodbye (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(3:36) 23. Little Broken Hearts (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(3:26) 24. She's 22 (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(4:27) 25. Take It Back (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(3:55) 26. After The Fall (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(3:44) 27. Out On The Road (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(3:41) 28. Happy Pills (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(4:35) 29. Miriam (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(6:09) 30. All A Dream (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)
(3:32) 31. Black (Live At Austin City Limits, TX / 2012)

A decade ago Norah Jones defied expectations with her 5th studio album Little Broken Hearts, a striking collaboration with the producer Danger Mouse featuring the standout singles “Happy Pills” & “Say Goodbye” that arrived 10 years after her debut Come Away With Me prompting SPIN to call it “the second essential record of Norah Jones’ career.”

The newly expanded 31-track Deluxe Edition curated by Jones & Eli Wolf includes the original album plus rare bonus tracks, alternate versions, and remixes, as well as a previously unreleased live version of the album that was recorded for Austin City Limits in 2012.
https://store.bluenote.com/products/norah-jones-little-broken-hearts

Little Broken Hearts (Deluxe Edition)

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Barbara Thompson - First Light

Styles: Saxophone And Flute Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:42
Size: 179,2 MB
Art: Front

(14:27) 1. The Tie Game
( 6:43) 2. Threnody
(11:57) 3. The Awakening - First Light
(10:03) 4. The Awakening - Second Light
( 4:48) 5. The Awakening - Daylight
( 6:23) 6. Miguel The Speed Freak
( 5:27) 7. Favela
( 4:17) 8. Esmeralda's
( 6:52) 9. Touch Of Blue
( 6:40) 10. Black Pearl

Tremendous lost work from British saxophonist Barbara Thompson a wonderful 70s player who didn't always get her due! The set brings together material from three different sessions, all nicely different really demonstrating the range of expression that Thompson could bring to her work as she blows tenor, soprano, and flute here all in the company of very different groups!

The set begins with a combo that features Peter Lemer on piano a nicely avant group that also includes Johnny Dyani on bass and Laurie Allen on drums, plus some cool wordless vocals from Pepi Lemer at points too on the titles "Threnody" and "The Tie Game". Next is a very striking large ensemble directed by Neil Ardley with Thompson in a very hip lineup that also includes Howard Riley on piano and organ, Henry Lowther and Kenny Wheeler on trumpet and flugelhorn, Don Rendell on reeds, Bill LeSage on electric piano and vibes, and even Norma Winstone on a bit of voice as the group perform the longer "The Awakening" suite of tracks.

Last is the Jubiaba group with Lemer on electric piano, Bill LeSage on vibes, Ian Carr on trumpet, Trevor Tomkins on percussion, and Derek Wadsworth on both acoustic and electric trombones! Titles from that group include "Miguel The Speed Freak", "Favela", "Touch Of Blue", and "Black Pearl". © 1996-2023, Dusty Groove, Inc.
https://www.dustygroove.com/item/152958/Barbara-Thompson:First-Light

Personnel: Ian Hamer, Kenny Wheeler - trumpet, flugelhorn; Henry Lowther - trumpet, flugelhorn, violin; Derek Wadsworth - trombone; Don Rendell, Barbara Thompson - saxes, flutes; Charles Tunnell - cello; Howard Riley - piano, electric piano, organ; Bill LeSage - electric piano, organ, vibes, percussion; Jeff Clyne - bass

First Light

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Bernt Rosengren - Plays George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:09
Size: 126.3 MB
Styles: Bop, World Fusion
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[4:27] 1. Summertime
[2:37] 2. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
[1:46] 3. Porgy´s Entre The Cotton Hook
[2:08] 4. Gone, Gone, Gone
[1:47] 5. Overflow 1 & 2
[3:42] 6. My Man´s Gone Now
[2:50] 7. Leavin´ For The Promised Lan´
[1:27] 8. I Got Plenty O Nuttin´
[3:54] 9. The Buzzard Song
[6:12] 10. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
[3:30] 11. I Ain´t Got No Shame
[4:08] 12. It Ain´t Necessarily So
[4:19] 13. I Loves You Porgy
[2:42] 14. A Red Headed Woman
[2:23] 15. Clara, Clara
[0:57] 16. Porgy´s Theme
[3:43] 17. There´s A Boat Dat´s Leavin´ Soon For New York
[2:27] 18. Oh, Bess, Oh Where´s My Bess

Acoustic jazz has had a surplus of George Gershwin tributes over the years -- some of them quite memorable, some of them pretty routine. One of the most memorable examples of a jazzman embracing Gershwin's music in the 1990s was this 1996 date by veteran tenor saxophonist Bernt Rosengren. Leading an all-Scandinavian octet that includes Gunnar Bergsten on baritone sax, Tommy Koverhult on soprano sax, Hakan Nyquist on French horn, Sven Berggren on trombone and Peter Nordahl on piano, the Swedish improviser focuses entirely on the music from the 1930s musical Porgy & Bess and provides thoughtful arrangements that recall Miles Davis' orchestral work of the late 1950s.

Although the CD is entirely instrumental, Rosengren called it a "jazz opera" and saw the horns as portraying main characters from the play: while Bergsten is Porgy and Koverhult is Bess, the leader "plays" Sporting Life. But while lovers of the play will find that information of interest, even those who have never seen a production of Porgy & Bess will find Rosengren's arrangements of classics like "Summertime," "I Loves You So" and "It Ain't Necessary So" rewarding. In Sweden, this CD was exalted as one of the saxman's finest achievements, and those who made that claim weren't exaggerating. Coincidentally, Rosengren was born the very year Gershwin died (1937), which underscores the remarkable staying power Gershwin's songs have.By Alex Henderson

Plays George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess

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