Didier Lockwood - 'Round About Silence

Styles: Violin, Saxophone And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:05
Size: 130,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:32)  1. Remember Alby
(4:35)  2. La Javalseuse
(2:19); 3. Grenouille
(4:44) 4. Sao Luis
(5:46)  5. Madiva
(3:30)  6. Extrasystoles
(4:06)  7. 'Round About Silence
(4:56)  8. Bossa Pour Didier
(4:44)  9. Nicou
(4:22) 10. Epique Ou Rien
(3:11) 11. Hati
(4:17) 12. Rue De La Forêt
(2:39) 13. Ballade Des Fées
(2:18) 14. Jour De Pluie

Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist. He was born in Calais and studied classical violin and composition at the Calais Conservatory. However, his brother Francis made him receptive to forms of music other than the classical and he quit his studies in 1972. Didier was entranced by the improvisation of Jean-Luc Ponty on Frank Zappa's King Kong album and took up the amplified violin. He joined the progressive rock group Magma, touring and notable featured on their 1975 Live/Hhaï album. Lockwood was also influenced by Polish violinist Zbigniew Seifert and Stéphane Grappelli, whom he joined on tour. Didier Lockwood in concert (1992)He has also played with Quebecois fusion group Uzeb on their Absolutely Live album.

He is famous for exploring new musical environments and for performing various sound imitations on his amplified violin, such as seagulls or trains.On July 23, 1982, in Montreux, Switzerland, he performed in concert with guitarist Allan Holdsworth, drummer Billy Cobham, bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, and keyboardist David Sancious.Didier Lockwood created a string instruments improvisation school, CMDL (Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood), in 2001.He is married to singer Caroline Casadesus Throughout 2006 Didier has been touring with Martin Taylor the Jazz guitarist. In these performances it is noticeable to see that he is very involved in improvisation. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/didierlockwood

Personnel: Didier Lockwood / violin, alto sax (10,13), trumpet (7,13), mandolin (5); Benoît Sourisse / piano;  Marc-Michel Le Bévillon / double bass; André Charlier / drums;  Caroline Casadesus / vocals (4,7); Biréli Lagrène / guitar (2,8); Marc Berthoumieux / accordion (4,11); Eric Séva / soprano (5,7) tenor (10) saxes; Dominique Marc / tenor sax (13); Damien Verherve / trombone (10); Claude Egéa / trumpet; fluegelhorn (10)

'Round About Silence

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Jeanie Lambe And The Danny Moss Quartet - Blue Noise Session

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:54
Size: 160,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:02)  1. Long Ago And Far Away
(3:40)  2. Just Squeeze Me
(4:55)  3. Black Coffee
(2:32)  4. Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night In The Week
(5:31)  5. I Get Along Without You
(2:41)  6. Don't Go Away Mad
(4:26)  7. Just One Of Those Things
(4:25)  8. Mad About The Boy
(4:08)  9. Love For Sale
(3:41) 10. Honeysuckle Rose
(4:31) 11. The Thrill Is Gone
(3:29) 12. Day In, Day Out
(3:27) 13. Here's That Rainy Day
(3:15) 14. A Foggy Day In London Town
(4:54) 15. It Never Entered My Mind
(3:13) 16. Come Rain Or Shine
(4:02) 17. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
(2:53) 18. Do I Love You

Born 23 December 1940, Scotland. Lambe sang at the age of 17 with the Clyde Valley Stompers and then for many years she worked in the London area with a variety of bands including Kenny Ball, Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Alex Welsh. Gradually, her fame spread, partly owing to appearances at many international jazz festivals where she often sang with small groups led by her husband Danny Moss. With him, she spent time in Australia, residing there at the start of the 90s but continuing to tour annually either in America or Europe. During her career Lambe has sung with modern and mainstream jazz musicians including Monty Alexander, Ben Webster, Budd Johnson, Oscar Peterson, Wild Bill Davison, Kenny Davern, Joe Pass and Buddy Tate. Over the years, Lambe’s voice has subtly darkened, adding greater texture to an already fluid musical instrument.By Bio http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeanie-lambe-mn0000232729.

Personnel: Jeanie Lambe, Danny Moss, John Pearce, Len Skeat, Phil Flanigan, Ed Metz, Jr., Charly Antolini.

Blue Noise Session

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Brian Lynch - Tribute to The Trumpet Masters

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:24
Size: 155,5 MB
Art: Front

( 7:12)  1. Woody Shaw
( 7:51)  2. Eclipse
( 7:27)  3. Bus Stop Serenade
( 7:49)  4. Tom Harrell
( 6:05)  5. Elusive
(10:48)  6. Search for The New Land
( 6:05)  7. Tribute to Blue
( 9:19)  8. Charles Tolliver
( 4:44)  9. Opening Statement

From stints with Horace Silver and Art Blakey to those with such Latin luminaries as Hector LaVoe and Eddie Palmieri, trumpeter Brian Lynch has learned his lessons well. First turning a few heads with his solid series of dates as a leader for Criss Cross, Lynch made the move to the fledgling Sharp Nine label in 1995. There he would record his first volume of quartet recordings, Keep Your Circle Small, to be followed two years later with the multifaceted Spheres of Influence. Spheres would prove to be a hard act to follow, owing to its elaborate and far-ranging implications, yet Lynch’s second set of quartet recordings as documented on the newly issued Tribute to the Trumpet Masters is far from being any kind of letdown. In fact, it not only acts as a solid homage but also testifies to Lynch’s talent as a lead voice. There have been relatively few records in the jazz annals sporting just a trumpeter with rhythmic backing (standouts for this reviewer would have to include Kenny Dorham’s Quiet Kenny and Ted Curson’s Fire Down Below ). The instrument is a demanding one and it’s often easier to include a saxophone in the front line to balance out the leadership chores. But as he did on Keep Your Circle Small, Lynch once again proves that the quartet setting can be a viable one for trumpet.

Lynch has also shrewdly avoided just picking out tunes by the trumpeters he’s chosen to spotlight. Out of the nine cuts on the disc, over half of them are Lynch originals and each one sports a title that lays claim to the artist being feted. The most impressive of these are the sprightly “Woody Shaw” and the propulsive bossa of “Tom Harrell,” which recalls such Harrell compositions as “Moon Alley” and “Sail Away.” Freddie Hubbard’s “Eclipse” provides a magnificent ballad forum for Lynch and both Booker Little’s “Opening Statement” and Lee Morgan’s “Search For the New Land” are valuable pieces seldom if ever done by modern day players. Lynch is extraordinary throughout in both lead and solo statements, with motivated backing coming from pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Essiet Essiet, and drummer Carl Allen. In fact, this may be Miller’s finest work of recent vintage; he absolutely tears it up on the aforementioned “Woody Shaw.” So while there may be a few years of delay between releases from Lynch, they’re always worth the wait and his recent Sharp Nine dates have yet to disappoint. ~ C.Andrew Hovan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tribute-to-the-trumpet-masters-brian-lynch-sharp-nine-records-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php

Personnel: Brian Lynch- trumpet, Mulgrew Miller- piano, Essiet Essiet- bass, Carl Allen- drums

Tribute to The Trumpet Masters

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