Dutch Swing College Band - Digital Dutch

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:23
Size: 137,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:31) 1. West Side Stomp
(4:17) 2. Buddy Bolden Blues
(3:05) 3. Papa Dip
(3:31) 4. Sidewalk Blues
(3:18) 5. A Clarinet Case
(3:24) 6. Louisiana
(3:59) 7. My Gal Sal
(3:04) 8. Coney Island Washboard
(3:04) 9. Perdido Street Blues
(2:50) 10. Tail-spin
(3:06) 11. Gate Mouth
(3:17) 12. Perdido
(5:42) 13. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
(4:11) 14. Chicago
(7:57) 15. Drum Blues

The Dutch Swing College Band has endured numerous personnel changes in its more than fifty-year history as one of the Netherlands' top jazz ensembles. Although no members remain from the original group, the latest lineup continues to honor the tradition-rooted approach of the founders.

Bob Kaper (1939- ) replaced clarinet player Peter Schilperoort during an illness in 1966, and remained with the band; he has led the Dutch Swing College Band since Schilperoort's death in 1990. The fourth leader in the group's history, Kaper succeeds Frans Vink, Jr. (1945-46), Joop Schrier (1955-60), and Schilperoort (1946-55; 1960-1990). Kaper previously led the Beale Street Seven, a group he founded in 1957.

An amateur group from 1945 until turning professional in 1960, the Dutch Swing College Band reached their early peak in the late '40s, when they were tapped to accompany such jazz musicians as Sidney Bechet, Joe Venuti, and Teddy Wilson.

The New Melbourne Jazz Band recorded an album, A Tribute to the Dutch Swing College Band, featuring music associated with the Holland-based group.by Craig Harris
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dutch-swing-college-band-mn0000130996/biography

Personnel: Bob Kaper / alto sax (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 9 to 12, 14, 15), bass saxophone (tracks: 6), clarinet (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10, 13); Henk Bosch Van Drakenstein / banjo (tracks: 6, 8); Peter Schilperoort / baritone sax (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15), clarinet (tracks: 3 to 5, 9, 11, 14), soprano sax (tracks: 5, 6, 8, 10, 13); Henk Bosch Van Drakenstein / bass (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9 to 15); Rod Mason / bass saxophone (tracks: 6), clarinet (tracks: 4), cornet (tracks: 1 to 15), tuba (tracks: 8), vocals (tracks: 7, 14); Huub Janssen / drums (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 15), washboard (tracks: 6, 8); Fred Murray / piano (tracks: 1 to 15); Dick Kaart / trombone (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 15).

Digital Dutch

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Roland Hanna - Bird Tracks: Remembering Charlie Parker

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1978
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:55
Size: 124,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:08) 1. Donna Lee
(4:15) 2. My Little Suede Shoes
(2:10) 3. Lady Bird
(5:00) 4. Barbados
(4:53) 5. Ornithology
(3:02) 6. Pastel
(5:11) 7. Little Willie Leaps
(2:51) 8. Good Bait
(3:15) 9. Anthropology
(5:32) 10. Lover Man
(4:38) 11. Confirmation
(4:28) 12. Half Nelson
(4:27) 13. Dear Old Stockholm

A talented pianist with a style diverse enough to fit into swing, bop, and more adventurous settings, Roland Hanna was one of the last in an impressive line of great pianists who emerged in Detroit after World War II (including Hank Jones, Barry Harris, and Tommy Flanagan). After serving in the Army and studying music at Eastman and Juilliard, Hanna made a strong impression playing with Benny Goodman (1958).

He worked with Charles Mingus for a period in 1959, and went on to generally lead his own trios. Hanna was an integral part of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis orchestra (1967-1974), and in 1974 helped found the New York Jazz Quartet (with Frank Wess). He was given knighthood (thus the "Sir") from the President of Liberia in 1970 in recognition for a series of concerts held to benefit Liberian children. Hanna recorded many solo dates and often with a trio, but also composed many works for groups of varying sizes both for jazz groups and classical ensembles.

His piece "Oasis" for piano and orchestra was performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1993. In addition to his busy performing schedule, Hanna was also an active educator and tenured professor at Queens College in New York. After almost half a century of performing and recording, Sir Roland Hanna passed away at the age of 70 on November 13, 2002 after suffering a heart attack. By Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/roland-hanna-mn0000011819/biography

Bird Tracks: Remembering Charlie Parker

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Tim Carman Trio - Key Lime

Styles: Bop
Year: 2022
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 42:05
Size: 39,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:11) 1. Blues For Bob
(6:02) 2. Scoochie
(1:50) 3. Key Lime
(4:17) 4. Not A Tear
(4:37) 5. Driftin'
(4:14) 6. Buster Rides Again
(5:32) 7. Sonnymoon For Two
(5:12) 8. Insomnia
(3:07) 9. Buster Rides Again (Live)

"Key Lime, Tim Carman Trio’s debut LP, is no-frills, timeless, B3 organ trio jazz. Inspired by 60s icons like Big John Patton, Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff, Ben Dixon, Donald Bailey, Roy Haynes, Kenny Burrell, and Grant Green. Tim Carman (drums), Ken Clark (organ), and Steve Fell (guitar) harken back to an age where blues, gospel, jazz, and soul music combined and simmered in barrooms across the country.

Tim Carman, who’s main gig is playing drums with the heavy-blues trio GA-20 (Colemine/Karma Chief Records), crafted the idea for the project in 2020 while off the road due to tour cancellations. Immersed in some of his favorite 60s records, Tim sought to fill a void he noticed in the current jazz world.

With a runtime just shy of 40 minutes the LP is a healthy dose of original tunes, like the laid back “Blues For Bob” and Ken Clark original “Insomnia,” lesser known jazz gems, like the blazing “Scoochie (Hancock) and lone ballad “Not A Tear” (Stevenson), and jazz classics, like Rollins’ “Sonnymoon For Two” and a unique take on Powell’s “Buster Rides Again.”

Recorded live in a single day, the trio captures and creates a fresh spin on the old-school feel and off-the-cuff nature of some of their favorite 60s Blue Note, Verve, and Impulse! recordings. Best spun at late night cocktail parties with spirits aplenty. "

Credits: Tim Carman - Drums; Steve Fell - Guitar (Electric); Ken Clark - Electric Organ

Key Lime

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Michael Blake - Dance of the Mystic Bliss

Styles: Saxophone, Flute Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:09
Size: 136,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:50) 1. Merle the Pearl
(5:38) 2. Le Coeur du Jardin (The Heart of the Garden)
(6:38) 3. Little Demons
(6:26) 4. Love Finally Arrives
(4:08) 5. Topanga Burns
(5:06) 6. Sagra
(7:56) 7. Prune Pluck Pangloss
(7:34) 8. The Meadows
(8:02) 9. Weeds
(3:50) 10. Cleopatra

This is saxophonist Michael Blake's new group, Chroma Nova, which contains guitar, violin, cello, bass and two Brazilian percussionists. They play a set of compositions, inspired by Blake's late mother, dancer Merle Blake, which rely on fluid rhythms and textures taken in many different directions.

Blake is often the main solo voice here but he also blends in with the other instruments to create all kinds of intriguing sonic fabrics. For example, "Topanga Burns" starts with a stately clockwork pattern from Blake's soprano sax and Christopher Hoffman's cello. The music then changes into a blast of violin, hand percussion and fuzz guitar before Blake's soprano comes swirling back into the foreground. "Prune Pluck Pangloss" begins with flute and steely bowed strings before pizzicato violin and the intricate patterns of percussionists Mauro Refosco and Rogerio Boccato bring in a tenser mood. Blake's tenor saxophone then dominates with a broadly rhapsodic solo over Guilherme Monteiro's electric guitar chords.

Blake's comfort within the group shows in the way he navigates all the twists and angles of these compositions. His flute sings brightly over the droning strings and formal dance patterns of "The Meadows" while his tenor sax dances effortlessly over a tricky mesh of Latin rhythms and string accents on "Little Demons." On "Weeds" he plays tenor sax snugly over a menacing up-and-down rhythm vamp before Hoffman's digging cello and Monterio's heavy, scouring rock guitar take over. On the closing track "Cleopatra" Blake blows sorrowful soprano sax into a thick noirish fog of cavernous sound.

In the end, Blake brings Latin, Middle Eastern, and other elements together here into fresh compositions with a flair for the unusual. Chroma Nova has the lightness and flexibility of a dance troupe and they really make the leader's music come to life. This is an album one can listen to many times and always hear something new. By Jerome Wilson
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/dance-of-the-mystic-bliss-michael-blake-self-produced

Personnel: Michael Blake: saxophone, tenor; Guilherme Monteiro: guitar; Mauro Refosco: percussion; Rogerio Boccato: drums; Skye Steele: violin; Chris Hoffman: cello; Michael Bates: bass.

Additional Instrumentation: Michael Blake: soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute; Skye Steele: rabeca, gonji.

Dance of the Mystic Bliss

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Teddy Grace - Teddy Grace 1937-1940

Styles: Vocal, Swing
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:25
Size: 65,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:34) 1. I've Taken a Fancy to You
(2:53) 2. I'll Never Let You Cry
(3:01) 3. Goodbye, Jonah
(2:43) 4. Tears in My Heart
(3:09) 5. Love Me or Leave Me
(3:06) 6. Downhearted Blues
(2:44) 7. Crazy Blues
(2:49) 8. Monday Morning
(2:51) 9. Betty and Dupree
(2:53) 10. Arkansas Blues
(3:09) 11. Down Home Blues
(2:53) 12. Gulf Coast Blues
(2:54) 13. Oh Daddy Blues (You Won't Have No Mamma at All)
(2:56) 14. You Don't Know My Mind
(2:59) 15. Low Down Blues
(2:57) 16. Graveyard Blues
(2:55) 17. Hey Lawdy Papa
(2:46) 18. Mama Doo-Shee (Blues)
(2:26) 19. Gee! But I Hate to Go Home Alone
(2:37) 20. Sing (It's Good for Ya!)
(2:17) 21. See What the Boy's in the Back Room Will Have
(2:44) 22. I'm the Lonesomest Gal in Town

Even veteran swing collectors might be unaware of the enjoyable recordings that the unfortunately obscure but very talented Teddy Grace made during her relatively brief career. This valuable CD has 22 of the 30 selections that she made as a leader (leaving off two sessions) and finds Grace very much at ease, whether interpreting swinging, lesser-known material, a series of high-quality blues, or period pieces.

The supporting cast which includes such notables as cornetist Bobby Hackett, trumpeters Charlie Shavers and Max Kaminsky, trombonist Jack Teagarden, clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman, and pianist Billy Kyle, among others speaks for the high esteem in which she was held during the era. By Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/album/1937-1940-mw0000628303

Personnel: Vocals – Teddy Grace; Bass – Pete Peterson; Clarinet – Pee Wee Russell; Drums – Morey Feld; Guitar – Eddie Condon; Piano – Dave Bowman; Tenor Saxophone – Bud Freeman; Trumpet – Max Kaminsky; Valve Trombone – Brad Gowans

Teddy Grace 1937-1940

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