Massimo Faraò, Francesca Bertazzo - The Jazz Vocals Serie, Vol. 1

Styles: Piano,Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2021
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:23
Size: 117,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:08) 1. But Not for Me
(7:31) 2. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
(6:30) 3. I Ve Got the World on a String
(4:20) 4. Too Late Now
(4:46) 5. Lullaby of the Leaves
(5:59) 6. Over the Rainbow
(7:40) 7. Oh Lady Be Good
(5:17) 8. Turn out the Stars
(5:08) 9. Nobody Else but Me

Francesca Bertazzo Hart was reported among the best new talents in the 2003 referendum organized by the magazine Musica jazz. In 1997 she graduated in jazz singing at the C.P.M. of Milan with full marks and best known under the guidance of Tiziana Ghiglioni and Francesca Olivieri for vocal technique, repertoire, interpretation and scat; with Roberto Cipelli and Attilio Zanchi for theory and harmony. He has also participated in various seminars studying with: Maurizio Caldura, Mark Murphy, Bob Stoloff (Berklee School of music), Jay Clayton, Rachel Gould, Paul Jeffrey, Roseanna Vitro, Barry Harris, Kate Baker, Nancy Marano, Anne Marie Moss, Rich De Rosa, Chris Rosenberg etc.

In 1996 he took part in a seminar studying with Sheila Jordan and won a scholarship to follow courses at the Manhattan School of Music college in New York. In 1997 she moved to America and remained there for almost four years, working her way up in New York clubs. He sang: in the "Ronald Westray Ensemble" directed by the trombonist Wynton Marsalis, in the "Jason Lindner Big Band" which includes personalities of the caliber of Mark Turner, Antonio Hart and Greg Tardy, in the gospel-jazz group "Look and Live " directed by saxophonist Richard D'Abreu and in several other small formations with Steve Kirby and Greg Williams (both bassists who have played with Elvin Jones), Joshua Wolff, Steve Hass, Nick Russo, Gerry Dial, Terry Roche, Eric Lewis, John Ormond, Bill Kennedy, Dwayne Burno, Ugonna Ukuego, Rick Germanson, Mike Hawkins, etc..

Francesca is a versatile artist capable of creating a whole between vocal experiments, bebop improvisations and interpretations of American standards. In recent years he has worked with various Italian musicians including Fabrizio Bosso, Marcello Tonolo, Robert Bonisolo, Ares Tavolazzi, Massimo Manzi, Bruno Cesselli etc. Among the most relevant projects is the CD "Silver Friends", a tribute to music by Horace Silver, with Ettore Martin on sax, Alberto Marsico on Hammond B3 organ and Enzo Carpentieri on drums. In addition to concert activity, Francesca Bertazzo Hart teaches jazz singing at music schools: George Gershwin, Thelonious Monk in Vicenza and L.A.M.S in Verona; she also collaborates with the New School of New York as a teacher and assistant. Translatae By Google
http://www.jazzitalia.net/Artisti/francescaBertazzoHart.asp#.ZDrbK9eZOpo

The Jazz Vocals Serie, Vol. 1

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Bucky Pizzarelli And Strings - So Hard To Forget

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:52
Size: 142,2 MB
Art: Front + Back

( 4:47)  1. Laura
( 4:02)  2. Slow Burning
(11:48)  3. Duke Ellington Medley :  Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me In a Sentimenta
( 5:20)  4. It's Easy to Remember
( 3:34)  5. Sonatina in A : First Movement
( 2:25)  6. Sonatina in A : Second Movement
( 4:07)  7. My One and Only Love
( 3:11)  8. Prelude to a Kiss
( 5:17)  9. Wabash One More Time
( 5:08) 10. Tarantella Opus 87a
( 2:25) 11. Test Pilot
( 8:20) 12. Boots Blues
( 1:22) 13. Last Night When We Were Young

Several well-known jazz musicians have used string quartets to complement their performances over the decades, and many have come up with resultant syrupy mixes drowning individuality via over-production. Thankfully, this collaboration between legitimate jazz string players and legendary veteran guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli does not suffer from sucrose saturation, as these sessions were conceived and played with large amounts of taste, class, and substance. Cellist Jesse Levy, violist Valerie Levy, and violinists Aaron Weinstein and Sara Caswell all are very capable of swinging this program of standards along quite well, while Pizzarelli's seven-string amplified or acoustic guitar has more than enough fuel to keep the songs moving along in a interesting manner without forcing or dragging them into a saccharine morass. Bassist Jerry Bruno, a longtime collaborator of Pizzarelli, is added to five cuts, while the repertoire includes American popular songs, works of Duke Ellington, legitimate Spanish classical works, and the music of George M. Smith. This is Pizzarelli's seventh recording for the Arbors label as a leader, and his 30th project for them overall, proof of his endurance and continuing interest in making good music consistently through the decades of his golden years. 

The technique of counterpoint between Pizzarelli and the strings crops up on the fun, '30s hot jazz-flavored Smith composition "Test Pilot," while the other Smith number, "Slow Burning," has the leader and Bruno conversing with the strings replying in slight refrains. Employing mainly the solo format, Pizzarelli's take of "It's Easy to Remember" is a ballad, deepened by the late-arriving strings sadly agreeing that separation is inevitable, while the short closer, "Last Night When We Were Young," has the guitarist pulling out harmonic chord flourishes of pensive introspection. Duke Ellington's music is lovingly interpreted in a 12-minute medley where Pizzarelli bends bluesy notes and chords, and does a polite version of "Prelude to a Kiss" alongside second guitarist Frank Vignola.

Federico Torroba's Sonatina in two movements is a classical bolero waltz, with a changed up George Gershwin Americana-styled second part, while Tarantella Opus 87a is a lithe Italian chamber piece in 2/4 instead of the typical 6/8 time. Bouncy, upbeat, and happy, "Wabash One More Time" is the best swinger, while Pizzarelli's "Boots Blues" is a straightforward, easygoing tune, with help from Vignola and solos by both the exceptional violinists. This CD is a pleasant listening experience that yields more upon additional playings, best heard with significant others or ideally at dinner. It is also another fine effort in the long and illustrious career of one of the truly great jazz guitarists of all time.By Michael G.Nastos  http://www.allmusic.com/album/so-hard-to-forget-mw0000801885.

Personnel: Bucky Pizzarelli (acoustic guitar, 7-string guitar); Frank Vignola (guitar); Sara Caswell, Aaron Weinstein (violin); Valerie Levy (viola, cello); Jessy Levy, Jesse Levy (cello); Jerry Bruno, Martin Pizzarelli (bass instrument).

So Hard To Forget

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Nouvelle Vague feat. Alonya - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Styles: Bossa Nova
Size: 108,7 MB
Time: 46:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Art: Front

1. What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (3:19)
2. People Are People (3:34)
3. You Spin Me Round (2:59)
4. Only You (2:13)
5. She's In Parties (3:56)
6. The Look Of Love (3:59)
7. Shout (3:29)
8. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (3:16)
9. Rebel Yell (4:26)
10. Breakfast (3:59)
11. Girls On Film (3:27)
12. Rapture (4:54)
13. This Charming Man (3:20)

When they released Should I Stay or Should I Go?, Nouvelle Vague were as seasoned as the 1980s new wave hits they turned into bossa nova-flavored pop on their 2004 self-titled debut album. They celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nouvelle Vague's release by steering away from the experiments with original material on I Could Be Happy their last album with late founding member Marc Collin and getting back to basics. They do this cleverly on a reworking of the Specials' "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend," transforming the original's creeping jealousy into flirtatious cocktail-party banter backed by a swaying bossa nova rhythm and synths that sparkle like champagne.

For better or worse, Should I Stay or Should I Go?'s theatricality also reflects the years the group spent touring after I Could Be Happy. Nouvelle Vague spotlight the camp in Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round" and Duran Duran's "Girls on Film," giving them a winking, cabaret-like shimmy, while the title track sounds like something from an awkward reggae revue. Their flair for the dramatic fares much better on "Breakfast," which magnifies the brooding of the Associates' original to gothic grandiosity, and on the James Bond theme-worthy version of Bauhaus' "She's in Parties." Along with the candy-coated '60s girl group pop makeover of Yaz's "Only You" and the silky

Bacharach-meets-bossa nova reinvention of ABC's "The Look of Love," these are some of the finest examples of how Nouvelle Vague can bring out something special in well-known songs. Their willingness to go to extremes when they reimagine these songs is another tradition they continue on Should I Stay or Should I Go?, and once again, it doesn't always work; for example, a crowing rooster detracts from an otherwise winsome rendition of the Smiths' "This Charming Man." As uneven as it can be, Should I Stay or Should I Go? still boasts enough highlights to make it one of the more enjoyable albums of Nouvelle Vague's career.By Heather Phares,
https://www.allmusic.com/album/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-mw0004147941#review

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

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Ernestine Anderson With The Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra - Boogie Down

Styles: Jazz, Vocal, Big Band
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:47
Size: 102,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:09)  1. Boogie Down
(6:39)  2. That Sunday That Summer
(4:40)  3. Love Walked In
(4:32)  4. Only Trust Your Heart
(2:16)  5. Day By Day
(4:45)  6. Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
(3:24)  7. Wait Till You See Him
(6:17)  8. One Mint Julip
(8:01)  9. Le Blues

A solid but unspectacular effort, this CD matches singer Ernestine Anderson with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. The big band is mostly heard in the background (except on the instrumental "Le Blues"), with the spotlight otherwise totally on the vocalist. Anderson sounds fine, but the material (which ranges from Al Jarreau's "Boogie Down" to "Love Walked In" and "One Mint Julep") offers few surprises, and she is not really smoothly integrated into the big band. However, the music still has its enjoyable moments.By Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/boogie-down-mw0000204454

Personnel: Ernestine Anderson (vocals); Jim Hershman (guitar); Jeff Clayton (flute, oboe, alto saxophone); Bill Green (clarinet, alto saxophone); Herman Riley, Rickey Woodard (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jack Nimitz (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Clay Jenkins, Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown , Snooky Young (trumpet, flugelhorn); George Bohannon, Thurman Green, Ira Nepus (trombone); Maurice Spears (bass trombone); Larry Fuller (piano); Jeff Hamilton (drums).

Boogie Down

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