Threestyle (feat. Magdalena Chovancova & Robert Fertl) - Music for the Soul

Styles: Saxophone Jazz, Smooth Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:48
Size: 119,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:05) 1. What's Going On
(4:11) 2. I'll Be Around
(5:08) 3. Me and Mrs Jones
(4:45) 4. Grandmas Hands
(4:05) 5. So Tired of Being Along
(4:25) 6. To Know You Is to Love You
(4:49) 7. Let's Do It Again
(4:11) 8. Back Stabbers
(3:38) 9. Let's Stay Together
(4:11) 10. Cruisin
(3:57) 11. Let the Music Play
(4:17) 12. Superfly

Threestyle feat. Magdalena Chovancova is focusing on their own compositions in various styles including Smooth jazz, Latino, Soul, Funk, R&B. Threestyle has released 10 solo albums, over 400 single releases and has reached #1 on the US Billboard Charts, #1 on the US SmoothJazzNetwork Top 20, #1 on the US Groovejazzcharts, #1 on the Wave.fm Charts. Winner of Global Music Awards, Hollywood Music In Media Awards and Akademia Music Awards.

The band has collaborated with musicians, including Paul Brown , Gail Jhonson (Jazz in Pink), Katja Rieckermann (Rod Stewart ) , Mack (Queen, ELO, Rolling Stones ), Nils, Jimmy Haslip, James L. Manning , Latonya Black, Lew Laing, Chris Troy, Marcus Anderson,Roberto Vally, Julian Vaughn, Matt Marshak, Chris de Burgh, Chris Norman, Brosis, Raid Said Fred and continues to tour the world on a regular basis, from the U.S. (Catalina Jazz Club Hollywood, Perfect Note Birmigham, Palm Springs, Seal Beach-Spaghettini) Seabreeze Jazz Festival Panama City Beach to South Africa (Shiraz Jazz Festival, China (Expo Shanghai), Indonesia, Brazil, Australia to the Carribbean and throughout Europe (Augsburg SmoothJazz Festival, Liburnia Jazz Festival Croatia, Hungarian Pannonhalma Jazz Festival and more).

Europe’s #1 Billboard charting , Hollywood music awarded Threestyle, founded by German guitarist Robert Fertl and Czech Republic’s Magdalena Chovancova who plays saxophone and flute for the ensemble. Their project, currently based in Germany, features Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets, Jeff Lorber) Katja Rieckermann from the Rod Stewart Band, James Manning (Chaka Khan), Nils, Paul Brown(2x Grammy Winner), along with an assortment of European A-Listers! Threestyle truly personifies Smooth Jazz with killer originals and a sophisticated, modern spin with their blend of smooth, nu, funk, soul and chill jazz! The band continues to tour the world on a regular basis, from the U.S. to South Africa, to the Caribbean and extensively throughout Europe!

Magdalena was born in Ostrava, Czech Republic. She began to play the piano at the age of 6. Later on she learned to play the saxophone and flute. Still in her teens, she won several national music competitions and began recording and touring together with other musicians and bands. After her studies in Prague, she moved to Germany where she founded the Threestyle band together with Robert Fertl (guitar, bass, trumpet) and her twin sister Gabriela Chovancova (drums, vibraphone). Since that time they have been touring the world on regular basis.

Robert Fertl was born in Bavaria-Germany. He began playing the guitar at the age of 6. Later on he learned to play the trumpet . while studying in Munich Robert made rapid progress, winning National Guitar Competition with his own compositions, as well as First Place in the National Jazz Competition in Berlin. Robert record his first vinyl LP with the age of 18 years, together with his longtime teacher and mentor Richard Klimeck. After his studies in Germany he moved to Los Angeles 1989 to study the jazz guitar at the Musicians Institute Hollywood Los Angeles USA. During that period he played with several Los Angeles local bands and musicians. http://www.threestylejazz.com/Reviews_Bio.html

Music for the Soul

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Lucy Reed - Basic Reeding

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:13
Size: 117.3 MB
Styles: Traditional pop, Standards
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. You're The Cause Of It All
[4:02] 2. The Touch Of Your Lips
[3:27] 3. I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out
[3:47] 4. Pete Kelly's Blues
[3:25] 5. A Child Is Born
[2:10] 6. The Umbrella Man (Tuda Lumma) The Gravy Waltz
[3:58] 7. I Ain't Got Nobody
[3:21] 8. The Swing Song
[3:05] 9. Winter Moon
[4:27] 10. Get Outta My Life, Baby
[3:14] 11. The Music Machine
[3:51] 12. One Morning In May
[3:03] 13. Lulu's Back In Town
[6:15] 14. Young And Foolish

"Lucy Reed has mellowed over the years - in this CD she comes across as a seasoned professional. Her voice is smooth and easy to listen to, the songs were artfully chosen - new and refreshing even in the 90s. Highly recommended."

Basic Reeding

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Amber Weekes - A Lady with a Song - Amber Weekes Celebrates Nancy Wilson

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2024
Time: 51:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 119,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:16) 1. My Gentleman Friend
(5:15) 2. Save Your Love For Me
(4:11) 3. A Lady With A Song
(3:43) 4. Ten Good Years
(4:01) 5. What A Little Moonlight Can Do
(4:22) 6. Midnight Sun
(5:39) 7. Suppertime
(4:27) 8. Wave
(3:43) 9. Guess Who I Saw Today
(3:31) 10. I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco
(3:34) 11. The Best Is Yet To Come
(3:51) 12. You're Gonna Hear From Me
(3:06) 13. Wasn't It Wonderful

A memorable jazz singer based in Southern California, Amber Weekes has always been a storyteller who puts a lot of heart and honest feelings into her interpretations of superior standards taken from a wide variety of sources.

The same can be said of Nancy Wilson (1937–2018). The beloved singer was discovered by Cannonball Adderley (with whom she made a classic album), recorded a string of jazz-inspired albums for Capitol in the 1960s, had great success in the pop world, and was an influential household name during her final 50 years.

In her homage to Nancy Wilson, Amber Weekes and her producer, arranger, and conductor Mark Cargill chose songs from Wilson’s huge repertoire that convey a wide variety of emotions and styles. With a top-notch background group that on various songs includes pianists Tony Campodonico and Andy Langham, bassists Jeff Littleton and John B. Williams, and drummers Fritz Wise and Oscar Seaton, several horns and (on “Suppertime”) a gospel choir, plus such featured guests as guitarists Russell Malone and Paul Jackson Jr, and tenor-saxophonists Gerald Alright and Rickey Woodard, the singer creates some of her most inspiring performances.

An up-tempo “My Gentleman Friend” begins the program in a joyful mood. The new version of the classic “Save Your Love For Me” has a light bossa rhythm and singing by Amber that is both swinging and soulful. Lesser known are “A Lady With A Song” (recorded by Wilson in 1989) and the 1965 song “Ten Good Years” during which Amber sings the rapid lyrics with confidence.

Irving Berlin’s “Suppertime” which deals with a lynching, is often sanitized in other versions but Amber added a spoken word section during which she frankly explains the horrible situation. Among the other highlights are “What A Little Moonlight Can Do” which the singer takes a bit slower than is typical, her excellent ballad singing on “Midnight Sun,” Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Wave” which has Cargill contributing a violin solo, Nancy Wilson’s trademark song “Guess Who I Saw Today” which Amber manages to make her own, and the good-humored “I’m Always Drunk In San Francisco.” A Lady With A Song concludes with a happy and determined “The Best Is Yet To Come,” Amber’s heartfelt ballad singing on “You’re Gonna Hear From Me,” and the spirited jazz waltz “Wasn’t It Wonderful.”

The latter piece was one of the songs that Amber Weekes sang for her parents with her sister when she a child. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Amber had parents who were both singers. She was exposed early on to all types of music, from Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles to the Beatles, Barbra Streisand, Motown, classical music, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Billie Holiday. A professional singer as a teenager, she has since taken lessons from Sue Raney for many years. Amber has worked in virtually every Southern California club in addition to Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, New York’s New Rochelle Jazz Festival and the Hampstead Jazz Club in London. Her earlier recordings include ‘Round Midnight Reimagined, Pure Imagination, and The Gathering.

With the release of A Lady With A Song, which features Amber Weekes at her best, one of today’s greats pays homage to a legend. Source: JIM EIGO, JAZZ PROMO SERVICES
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/news/amber-weekes-celebrates-nancy-wilson-on-her-new-release-a-lady-with-a-song/

A Lady with a Song - Amber Weekes Celebrates Nancy Wilson

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