Ruby Braff - Cornet Chop Suey

Styles: Cornet Jazz, Swing
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 59:31
Size: 137,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:09) 1. Cornet Chop Suey
(4:29) 2. Nancy with the Laughing Face
(5:12) 3. Ooh, That Kiss
(4:33) 4. Do It Again
(4:55) 5. Love Me or Leave Me
(4:38) 6. It’s the Same Old South
(4:31) 7. It Had to Be You
(3:45) 8. I Must Have That Man
(4:14) 9. Sweet and Slow
(6:24) 10. Shoe Shine Boy
(4:34) 11. High Society Medley
(7:03) 12. Lover, Come Back to Me

For this Concord CD, the great veteran cornetist Ruby Braff is joined by guitarist Howard Alden, bassist Frank Tate and (on five of the twelve numbers) clarinetist Ken Peplowski and drummer Ronald Zito. Braff has never recorded a dull album and his highly expressive playing is the main reason to acquire this disc although Alden is also in particularly good form. Highlights include a rapid rendition of "Cornet Chop Suey," "Do It Again," an unusual instrumental version of "It's the Same Old South," an emotional "It Had to Be You" and a medley of songs from the film High Society. By Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/album/cornet-chop-suey-mw0000116513#review

Personnel: Cornet – Ruby Braff; Bass – Frank Tate (2); Clarinet – Ken Peplowski (tracks: 3, 6, 7, 10, 12); Drums – Ronald Zito* (tracks: 3, 6, 7, 10, 12) Guitar – Howard Alden

Cornet Chop Suey

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Ida Nielsen - More Sauce, Please!

Styles: Funk, Soul
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:53
Size: 87,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:17) 1. Been Trying
(3:37) 2. Bounce Like A Grandma
(4:38) 3. Bounce Back
(3:44) 4. Ninja
(2:28) 5. More People Like You
(3:43) 6. Glorious Disco
(3:23) 7. Shake It Off
(1:28) 8. Slappadibopbop
(3:02) 9. Kuku Put Some Sauce On It
(4:54) 10. Its Gone
(3:34) 11. Give Me A Bit Of...

The audaciously funky and multi-talented Danish bassist-singer-songwriter-bandleader Ida Nielsen, a former member of two of Prince’s backing bands New Power Generation and the four-piece rock-edged 3rd Eye Girl is set to release her sixth album as a leader overall and fourth since the passing of her former mentor in April 2016. Playing her signature 4-string Sandberg California electric bass with typical authority while fronting all the vocals and also supplying multiple keyboard parts, Nielsen combines slamming funk beats, slap bass virtuosity, agile rapping, catchy pop hooks and tons of attitude on More Sauce, Please!

From the hard-hitting opener, “Been Trying,” featuring slick turntable scratching by Congolese DJ Amazulu Nanga and a burning alto sax solo from her countryman Jakob Elvstrøm, to the orchestral pop rap closer, “Give Me A Bit Of…,” More Sauce, Please! throbs with high energy and bristles with stunning musicianship by the multi-talented bandleader. Added to the potent mix are the adept rapping of Son of Light on the slow-chugging funk of “Bounce Like a Grandma,” the playful call-and-response between Ida and Finnish beat boxer/scratch maestro Felix Zenger on the slamming rock-funk number,“Ninja,” the infectious ‘70s flavored “Glorious Disco” and the mondo-slap bass and two-handed tapping showcase, “Slappadibopbop,”

Nielsen showcases her own formidable rapping chops by spitting some rapid-fire rhymes on “Kuku Put Some Sauce On It,” and she supplies multi-layered vocal harmony on the entrancing “More People Like You.” Her meditation on love lost, “It’s Gone,” features some telling lines from rapper Victor Danos while Ida’s exhortation to “tap into emancipation” on “Shake It Off” reads like an optimistic anthem for her fellow funkateers: “If your life sucks, whatcha gonna do? (Shake it off!)/If your heart breaks, whatcha gonna do? (Shake it off!)/If you’re stress level’s going through the roof, whatcha gonna do? (Shake it off!).”

Nielsen also pays tribute to Prince on the Minneapolis styled funk number, “Bounce Back,” which features her singing in Prince-like falsetto, a la “Kiss” or “Cindy C,” and also carries a rampaging slap bass solo in mid-song. “I learned so much from Prince that it is difficult to boil down to a few lines,” she explained, “but what I usually say about the whole experience is that it was a huge gift and the most magical musical journey ever, and an ongoing learning experience beyond all imagination.’” Ida, who dedicated her 2016 album TurnItUp to her late mentor, added, “The most important thing Prince taught me was to play with my heart, always!”More........
https://bassmagazine.com/ida-nielsen-releases-new-album-more-sauce-please/

More Sauce, Please!

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Bill O'Connell - Live in Montauk

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:18
Size: 136,4 MB
Art: Front

( 6:29) 1. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Live) (Feat. Randy Brecker)
(10:25) 2. Sparks (Live)
( 6:01) 3. Moanin' (Live)
( 8:59) 4. No Rhyme Or Reason (Live)
( 9:21) 5. One Finger Snap (Live)
( 6:41) 6. Ripty Boom (Live)
(11:19) 7. Tip Toes (Live) (Feat. Randy Brecker)

After years of gigging in the New York City area, while honing his credentials as a first-call contemporary jazz pianist, Bill O'Connell and his family moved to Montauk, the easternmost point on Long Island, where he expressed his appreciation of the area's many wonders by recording this impressive album at the celebrated Gosman's Dock, during the annual Hamptons Jazz Festival in August 2021.

It is essentially a quartet date with trumpeter Randy Brecker sitting in on two numbers, Duke Ellington's oft- recorded "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" and O'Connell's nimble finale, "Tip Toes." The other members of the quartet are tenor saxophonist Craig Handy, bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Billy Hart, none of whom need be introduced to reasonably well-informed jazz enthusiasts.

O'Connell is cheerful and congenial at the keyboard, which well suits his choice of material and seems to please his companions too, as everyone plays with vigor and enthusiasm. Brecker, who remains at the top of his game after more than half a century in the spotlight, delivers typically sharp and resourceful solos on his two numbers, while Handy is as brash and outspoken as ever, reining in his more frenzied instincts most of the way (indulging them only on O'Connell's well-named "Sparks" and fast-moving "Tip Toes").

The group opens with O'Connell's Latinized arrangement of "Do Nothing," which precedes "Sparks," Bobby Timmons' well-traveled "Moanin'" (whose preamble is taken at a livelier-than-usual pace) and O'Connell's wistful ballad, "No Rhyme or Reason." Herbie Hancock's "One Finger Snap" is sunny and invigorating, Debriano's "Ripty Boom" a colorful and charming blues waltz. "Tip Toes" is the sort of finger-popping closer that leaves an audience pleading for more, and O'Connell and his companions lend it all the earnestness and energy they can muster.

O'Connell is persuasive throughout, Handy an able partner, Debriano and Hart a sturdy rhythm component. Together, they made sure the audience at Montauk was not short-changed, a promise that holds true for anyone who is moved to check out the recorded narrative of that splendid concert. By Jack Bowers https://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-in-montauk-bill-oconnell-savant-records__24171

Personnel: Bill O’Connell: piano; Craig Handy: tenor saxophone; Santi Debriano: bass; Billy Hart: drums

Special Guest: Randy Brecker: trumpet (tracks 1 & 7)

Live in Montauk

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