Stan Kenton - Lush Interlude And Kenton Touch

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2003
Time: 42:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 98,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:20) 1. Interlude
(4:19) 2. Collaboration
(4:03) 3. Opus In Pastels
(3:32) 4. A Theme For My Lady
(3:33) 5. Artistry In Bolero
(6:33) 6. Concerto To End All Concertos
(2:51) 7. Machito
(4:36) 8. Theme To The West
(4:13) 9. Lush Waltz
(4:32) 10. Artistry In Rhythm

A pair of Pete Rugolo-arranged classics from 1958, both featuring string sections and legendary West Coast jazz musicians like Red Mitchell, Shelley Manne and Laurindo Almeida! In fact, this pairing went together so well that we’re putting it out on a two-CD set, since the two albums didn’t fit on a single CD. "Lush Interlude" dramatically re-interprets the Kenton standards "Interlude," "Collaboration," "Opus in Pastels," "A Theme for My Lady," "Artistry in Bolero," "Concerto to End All Concertos," "Machito," "Theme to the West," "Artistry in Rhythm," and the new composition "Lush Waltz." "The Kenton Touch," meanwhile, features sparkling Bill Holman charts on "Salute," "Monotony," "Elegy for Alto," "Theme for Sunday," "Ballade for Drums," "Minor Riff," "The End of the World," "Opus in Chartreuse," "Painted Rhythm," and "A Rose for David." A Collectors’ Choice Music exclusive! By Editorial Reviews http://www.amazon.com/The-Kenton-Touch-Lush-Interlude/dp/B00008A8I8

Lush Interlude

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Stan Kenton - Kenton Touch
Styles: Jazz
Year: 2003
Time: 37:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 85,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:57) 1. Salute
(3:48) 2. Monotony
(3:12) 3. Elegy For Alto
(5:26) 4. Theme For Sunday
(3:08) 5. Ballade For Drums
(3:30) 6. Minor Riff
(2:31) 7. The End Of The World
(3:28) 8. Opus In Chartreuse
(5:25) 9. Painted Rhythm
(2:46) 10. A Rose For David

Dave Pell Octet - Jazz For Dancing And listening Disc 1, Disc 2

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2012
Time: 50:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 117,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:53) 1. How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
(4:04) 2. Memphis in June
(2:53) 3. Deep in the Heart of Texas
(4:24) 4. New Orleans
(2:55) 5. White Cliffs of Dover
(3:53) 6. Sunday In Savannah
(2:45) 7. Isle Of Capri
(2:53) 8. Shuffle Off to Buffalo
(3:37) 9. Paris in the Spring
(3:19) 10. On A Slow Boat To China
(3:23) 11. London in July
(2:32) 12. Flying Down to Rio
(2:49) 13. I Had the Craziest Dream
(3:24) 14. Jazz Wagner
(2:24) 15. Mike's Peak
(2:36) 16. Poopsie

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Dave Pell Octet - Jazz For Dancing And listening Disc 2
Styles: Jazz
Year: 2012
Time: 53:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 122,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:52) 1. Star Eyes
(2:43) 2. Klump Jump
(2:40) 3. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
(2:05) 4. On The Good Ship Lollipop
(3:28) 5. Can't We Be Friends
(3:33) 6. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
(3:30) 7. Love Is the Sweetest Thing
(2:13) 8. I've Got A Crush On You
(3:29) 9. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
(3:05) 10. Let's Do It
(3:09) 11. Just One More Chance
(4:19) 12. Who Walks In When I Walk Out
(3:11) 13. You can't pull the wool over my eyes
(4:54) 14. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
(4:31) 15. Solitude
(3:19) 16. I've Found A New Baby

The Dave Pell Octet was one of the most successful West Coast modern jazz combos in the 50s, playing a stimulating and swinging repertoire ideal for the groups aims. Dave Pell favoured variations on the melody rather than the harmonic emphasis heard in the work of his contemporaries. The deftly crafted arrangements, by Marty Paich, Shorty Rogers, Johnny Mandel, Wes Hensel, Bill Holman, Jack Montrose, André Previn, and Jimmy Giuffre, established the groups sound and personality, and offered shrewdly placed spots for its stellar soloists.

They were a hit everywhere, with concerts and teenage dances notable showcases for the unit. With three of its key personnel, Pell, Don Fagerquist and Ray Sims, honed by years as star soloists of Les Browns band, the Octets cohesion was remarkable. These originally Atlantic and Capitol sessions also featured the wonderfully swinging sound of Bob Gordons baritone sax. Elected New Star of the Year in the 1955 Down Beat critics poll, he was killed in an automobile accident two months after these recordings were made. His work here remains a brilliant display of his great talent. https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/dave-pell-albums/4717-jazz-for-dancing-and-listening-2-cd-digipack-edition.html

Personnel: Don Fagerquist (tp), Ray Sims (tb), Dave Pell (ts, b-cl), Bob Gordon, Marty Berman (bs), Donn Trenner, Paul Smith, André Previn, Claude Williamson (p), Tony Rizzi (g), Buddy Clark, Rolly Bundock, Mel Pollan (b), Bill Richmond, Jack Sperling, Irv Kluger (d), Roy Harte (bongos), Marty Paich, Wes Hensel, Johnny Mandel, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Jack Montrose (arr)

Jazz For Dancing And listening Disc 1, Disc 2

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Judith Owen - Come On & Get It

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:09
Size: 127,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:28) 1. Blossom's Blues
(2:52) 2. Satchel Mouth Baby
(3:37) 3. The Spinach Song
(2:55) 4. Tess's Torch Song
(5:57) 5. He's a Tramp
(3:52) 6. He's a Real Gone Guy
(3:03) 7. Big Long Slidin' Thing
(3:16) 8. Fine Brown Frame
(2:47) 9. Everything I've Got Belongs to You
(4:12) 10. Come on & Get It, Honey
(4:57) 11. Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
(3:28) 12. Why Don't You Do Right?
(3:03) 13. Snatch & Grab It
(3:36) 14. Long John Blues

Welsh singer-pianist Judith Owen now lives in New Orleans. She’s recorded and toured with Richard Thompson and she supported Bryan Ferry during his UK tour.

Owen became intrigued as a young girl by the risqué lyrics of female vocalists after finding records by Nellie Lutcher and Julia Lee that had been hidden by her father. Come On & Get It (Owen’s 13th album) celebrates these and kindred singers like Dinah Washington and Blossom Dearie who delivered similarly suggestive songs in the 40s and 50s. One of them, Julie London’s Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast, was actually first recorded in 1967, but no one’s complaining.

In keeping with the spirit of things, just as Julia Lee’s band was called “Her Boyfriends”, Owen refers to hers as “Her Gentlemen Callers”. On cornet is Kevin Louis who’s played with Jimmy Heath, Carmen Lundy and Gary Bartz amongst others. His splendid accompaniments are much in the manner of John Chilton’s trumpet playing with that other salty songster, George Melly. The excellent David Torkanowsky (Cyrille Aimée) is on piano; Lex Warshawsky (Cyrille Aimée and Adonis Rose) is on bass and in-demand Pedro Segundo (Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, Dennis Rollins and Kansas Smitty) is on drums. For a taste, try this: Blossom’s Blues.

Every song on the album is a gem delivered with crystal clear intonation by Owen and superb musicianship from the band. There are guest artists along the way who I understand to include 89-year-old Preservation Hall Jazz Band reedsman Charlie Gabriel, Donald Harrison Jr, Jason Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Evan Christopher and saxophonist Ricardo Pascal. I think they mostly feature in the recording’s three big-band numbers and there’s great saxophone playing on some of the tracks but unfortunately there’s a lack of detail about any of the artists on the promotional CD that I received. Perhaps more information will be on the commercially available issue. Either way, it’s a smashing album and highly recommended.https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2022/10/04/judith-owen-come-on-get-it/

Come On & Get It

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Gene Ammons - Gene Ammons Swinging the Jugg

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:18
Size: 74,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:17)  1. Swinging the Jugg
(5:44)  2. Round Midnight
(5:23)  3. Look of Love
(5:42)  4. Lover Man
(4:34)  5. Just the Blues
(6:35)  6. Confessing the Blues

Gene Ammons, who had a huge and immediately recognizable tone on tenor, was a very flexible player who could play bebop with the best (always battling his friend Sonny Stitt to a tie) yet was an influence on the R&B world. Some of his ballad renditions became hits and, despite two unfortunate interruptions in his career, Ammons remained a popular attraction for 25 years. Son of the great boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons (who was nicknamed "Jug") left Chicago at age 18 to work with King Kolax's band. He originally came to fame as a key soloist with Billy Eckstine's orchestra during 1944-1947, trading off with Dexter Gordon on the famous Eckstine record Blowing the Blues Away. 

Other than a notable stint with Woody Herman's Third Herd in 1949 and an attempt at co-leading a two tenor group in the early '50s with Sonny Stitt, Ammons worked as a single throughout his career, recording frequently (most notably for Prestige) in settings ranging from quartets and organ combos to all-star jam sessions. Drug problems kept him in prison during much of 1958-1960 and, due to a particularly stiff sentence, 1962-1969. When Ammons returned to the scene in 1969, he opened up his style a bit, including some of the emotional cries of the avant-garde while utilizing funky rhythm sections, but he was still able to battle Sonny Stitt on his own terms. Ironically the last song that he ever recorded (just a short time before he was diagnosed with terminal cancer) was "Goodbye."~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gene-ammons-mn0000160198/biography
 

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Gene Ammons; Drums  – Bob Guthrie; Guitar  – George Freeman; Organ  – Bob Pierce

Gene Ammons Swinging the Jugg

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