Bobbi Wilson - Wanderlust

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:05
Size: 106,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:36) 1. Angel Eyes
(4:03) 2. Let's Not Care
(2:48) 3. How Insensitive
(5:10) 4. Grown Up Girl
(2:52) 5. Salton Sea
(5:25) 6. 'Round Midnight
(7:26) 7. Again
(2:01) 8. The Fall
(5:00) 9. You Don't Know What Love Is
(4:31) 10. I Could Have Told You
(4:08) 11. The Devil I Know

"Wanderlust" is the long awaited debut album from sultry songstress, Bobbi Wilson. This collection of songs will delight with both re-imagined jazz standards and original tunes. From the tender rendition of 'How Insensitive', backed by nylon stringed guitar, to the upbeat brass backed 'Grown up Girl', this disc will appeal to anyone who loves great music, not only jazz fans. Bobbi is currently based near Atlanta, Georgia.https://www.amazon.com.au/Wanderlust-Bobbi-Wilson/dp/B009SX9B14

Wanderlust

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VA - Jazz Yule Love

Styles: Hard Bop, Holiday
Year: 2002
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 50:56
Size: 50,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:30) 1. We Three Kings
(4:00) 2. White Christmas
(5:38) 3. Winter Wonderland
(3:03) 4. Sleigh Ride
(4:22) 5. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
(3:29) 6. Christmas Heart
(4:03) 7. O Tannenbaum
(2:47) 8. Silent Night
(3:33) 9. O Come All Ye Faithful
(4:14) 10. A Child Is Born
(6:58) 11. Joy to the World
(2:19) 12. Angels We Have Heard on High

While in the studio the previous year with many of the legendary artists on his roster, working on their individual projects, Crusaders legend and Mack Avenue Records president Stix Hooper had a festive idea: get the likes of Terry Gibbs, Cedar Walton, Pete Jolly, George Shearing, Les McCann, Teddy Edwards, Eugene Maslov, and Kenny Burrell to take five and stir up the Christmas spirit with a Yuletide tune.

The resulting compilation, Jazz Yule Love, is an instant classic, a swinging traditional jazz sampler that showcases these cats at the peak of their game, being highly creative and improvisational amid the comfort of tunes everyone knows (and a McCann original everyone might not). Jolly's take on "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is especially hard-driving, and Gibbs' lighthearted take on "White Christmas" reminds you of the childlike joys of the season.

Jolly tones down for a reading of "O Tannenbaum" that invokes the subtle old arrangement of Vince Guaraldi. Overall, a beautiful and festive way to become familiar with the label and with some of the greatest jazz players of all time.By Jonathan Widran https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/jazz-yule-love-mr0000305943

Jazz Yule Love

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George Freeman - The Good Life

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:55
Size: 116,9 MB
Art: Front

(11:05) 1. If I Had You
( 7:39) 2. Mr. D
( 6:03) 3. Up and Down
( 5:53) 4. Lowe Groovin'
( 3:56) 5. 1, 2, 3, 4
( 9:47) 6. Sister Tankersley
( 6:30) 7. The Good Life

For guitarist George Freeman, The Good Life has also been a long life. He was a nimble-fingered ninety-five-year-old plectrist when this splendid album was recorded in May and June 2022, which makes it all the more grievous to know it would be organ maestro Joey DeFrancesco's last recording date; he died of a heart attack some three months later at the relatively young age of fifty-one.

Freeman leads two trios here, the first with DeFrancesco on organ and Lewis Nash on drums (tracks 1-3), the second with Christian McBride on bass and Carl Allen on drums. Freeman plays a smooth and mellow guitar, using well-shaped single-note runs to underline his candid and always engaging point of view. DeFrancesco, meanwhile, is his usual incredibly animated and fleet-fingered self, lending ardor and intensity to what is already an admirable session. Nash is a remarkably astute and steady timekeeper, as is Allen. When McBride takes over for DeFrancesco, on the fourth track, there is a perceptible difference in modulation but none in musicianship. The beat simply goes on.

Freeman, DeFrancesco & Nash open with a soft and soulful reading of the standard "If I Had You," maintain that posture on the shuffling blues "Mr. D," and close with the album's lone flag-waver, "Up and Down," on which Nash and DeFrancesco brandish their superior chops while Freeman keeps pace in his more laid-back manner. "Lowe Groovin,'" which introduces the second trio, is relaxed and meditative, unlike the buoyant "1, 2, 3, 4," which follows. "Sister Tankersley" is another pensive anthem, as is "The Good Life," which closes the session. Allen is unassuming yet steady as a rock, while McBride's deep-toned bass is outstanding whether soloing or comping.

Although this album could have benefited from more up-tempo moments, that is a small complaint, as everything on offer is exemplary. So, four stars for all-around excellence, plus an unreserved recommendation. By Jack Bowers
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-good-life-george-freeman-highnote-records

Personnel: George Freeman - Guitar; Joey DeFrancesco: organ, Hammond B3; Christian McBride: bass; Lewis Nash: drums; Carl Allen: drums.

The Good Life

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The Jazz Couriers - England Greatest Combo... The Message From Britain

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:41
Size: 179,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:26)  1. Mirage
(2:45)  2. Easy to Love
(3:05)  3. Whisper Not
(4:33)  4. Autumn Leaves
(5:31)  5. Too Close for Comfort
(7:18)  6. Yesterdays
(3:50)  7. Love Walked In
(2:31)  8. Last Minute Blues
(7:52)  9. After Tea
(3:47) 10. Stop the World, I Want to Get Off
(4:01) 11. In Salah
(4:09) 12. Star Eyes
(4:38) 13. The Monk
(6:19) 14. My Funny Valentine
(6:01) 15. Day in, Day Out
(5:45) 16. If This Isn't Love

In April 1957 the formidable British tenor men Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott teamed up to form a group which they called The Jazz Couriers. During their more than two and a half years together, the Couriers devel- oped into an extremely close-knit unit, widely acclaimed throughout Britain and the rest of Europe. Tubby Hayes (1935-1973) was born in London, the son of a violinist who started him on that instrument. Switching to tenor at 12, he began playing in jazz clubs when he was 14, and at 16 launched into four years with various name bands. 

He doubled on vibes, baritone and flute and acknowledged Sonny Rollins and Johnny Griffin as major influences. Ronnie Scott (1927-1996), one of the early leaders of the modern jazz movement in England, was also a Londoner with a big-band background. His main influences were Charlie Ventura, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins. Crisp, accurate, inventive and irresistibly swinging, The Jazz Couriers not only boasted of two of the top solo horn players in Europe in Scott and Hayes, it also had the advantage of having a superb rhythm section in which the contribution of master pianist, Terry Shannon, was outstanding.By Editorial Reviews http://www.amazon.com/Couriers-England-Greatest-Message-Britain/dp/B00K9NB4FS