Shorty Rogers & The Giants - You Shorty, Me Tarzan!

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:42
Size: 129,4 MB
Art: Front

( 3:25)  1. The Elephant Wail
( 1:40)  2. Los Barbaros
( 3:05)  3. Paradise Found
( 1:55)  4. Trapped
( 2:14)  5. Los Primitivos
( 3:24)  6. Oomgawa
(17:33)  7. Tarzanic Suite
( 3:19)  8. Mountain Greenery
( 4:57)  9. Martian Lullaby
( 4:08) 10. Bluesies
( 2:16) 11. Big Band Blues
( 1:15) 12. I Want To Be Happy
( 6:26) 13. The Three Little Bops

2010 release, the fourth installment in the Giant Steps label's series of classic recordings by legendary modernists Shorty Rogers & the Giants. Assembled is the rare percussive soundtrack to Tarzan the Ape Man that featured the likes of Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Frank Rosolino and other famed West Coasters. Said Shorty: "At first, I was slightly apprehensive when MGM approached me to write and record the soundtrack for a Tarzan movie, but I needn't have concerned myself. They just said, make it exciting with plenty of drumming, and left me alone to get on with it. So I approached it as if I was really making a new Giants album, which is what it really was. I don't want to sound discourteous, but the album we made was much better that the actual movie". Also included is an equally rare 'live' appearance by the Big Band version of the Giants from an appearance on the TV show the Stars of Jazz. Giant Steps. ~Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/You-Shorty-Tarzan-Rogers-Giants/dp/B0032BVEIG

Personnel:  Trumpet, Conductor, Composed By – Shorty Rogers ;  Bass – Buddy Clark, Joe Mondragon ;  Drums – Carlos Rosario, Chach Gonzales, Chico Guerrero, Frank Capp, Modesto Duran ;  Piano – Pete Jolly ;  Saxophone – Bill Holman, Bill Hood, Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper, Bud Shank, Chuck Gentry;  Trombone – Bob Enevoldsen, Frank Rosolino, Harry Betts, Marshall Cram;  Trumpet – Al Porcino, Buddy Childers, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell

You Shorty, Me Tarzan!

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Conte Candoli - Powerhouse Trumpet

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:07
Size: 79,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:26)  1. Toots Sweet
(4:12)  2. Jazz City Blues
(5:43)  3. My Old Flame
(6:25)  4. Full Count
(3:09)  5. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
(3:58)  6. Four
(5:11)  7. Groovin' Higher

Powerhouse Trumpet, which was also previously issued under the title Groovin' Higher, is an immaculately performed set of straight-ahead bop finding trumpeter Conte Candoli in fine form. 

The 1999 Rhino reissue has been digitally remastered from the original tapes.~ Steve Suey https://www.allmusic.com/album/powerhouse-trumpet-mw0000255948

Personnel:  Conte Candoli - trumpet;  Lou Levy - piano;  Bill Holman - tenor saxophone;  Leroy Vinnegar - bass;  Lawrence Marable - drums

Powerhouse Trumpet

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Conte Candoli & Lou Levy - West Coast Wailers

Styles: Trumpet And Piano Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:04
Size: 94,9 MB
Art: Front

(8:19) 1. Love Come Back To Me
(4:19) 2. Comes Love
(3:39) 3. Lover Man
(3:29) 4. Pete's Alibi
(5:54) 5. Cheremoya
(5:00) 6. Jordu
(5:28) 7. Flamingo
(4:52) 8. Marcia Lee

Trumpeter Conte Candoli and pianist Lou Levy had only occasional opportunities to work as leaders before this 1955 session they recorded together for Atlantic Records. Both made the most of the chance, fronting a quintet that also included tenor saxophonist Bill Holman, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Lawrence Marable.

The group got out of the gate quickly (following a contemplative piano intro, that is) on a quickstep bop reading of the Sigmund Romberg operetta tune "Lover Come Back to Me," which quickly established that a commonplace of jazz ensembles would hold no matter whose name is in large print on the cover, it's the group that's performing, and other people will get their chance to shine, too.

While the rhythm section contented itself with supporting (though Marable often made his drums noticeable), Holman got more solo time than his sideman credit would indicate, at least on this track. Levy and Candoli got to make their statements up front, of course, but this was really a five-headed beast and, from the sound of forceful bop compositions like Candoli's "Pete's Alibi," it's one that should have been given more of a hearing than just one album. By William Ruhlmann
https://www.allmusic.com/album/west-coast-wailers-mw0000558663

Personnel: Conte Candoli - trumpet; Lou Levy - piano; Bill Holman - tenor saxophone; Leroy Vinnegar - bass; Lawrence Marable - drums

West Coast Wailers

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Peggy Connelly - Hollywood Sessions

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:56
Size: 108,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:03)  1. You Make Me Feel So Young
(2:42)  2. Trouble Is a Man
(3:08)  3. Where Did the Gentleman Go
(2:26)  4. I Have Said Goodbye to Spring
(2:54)  5. What Is There to Say
(2:30)  6. Trav'lin' Light
(3:18)  7. Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
(3:17)  8. Alone Together
(2:42)  9. I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
(2:25) 10. Fools Rush In
(2:10) 11. Ev'rytime
(2:47) 12. Gentleman Friend
(4:27) 13. It Never Entered My Mind
(2:59) 14. Why Shouldn't I
(3:14) 15. That Old Black Magic
(2:45) 16. He Was Too Good to Me

By the time she was 15, Peggy Connelly (1931-2007) had a lovely voice that won her jobs singing with competitive big bands in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. At 18, she went in search of work as a model and singer, and after a difficult start, she moved to Hollywood. Once there, she landed two significant opportunities. The first involved her appearance in motion pictures and TV shows. The second and more important opportunity was the start of her career as a single recording artist. When she sang, Connelly put to good use her beautiful, round tone and commendable lack of artifice to project the intent of any song with lucidity. She was Frank Sinatra’s girlfriend for over two years, and their relationship opened many doors for her with musicians and the Hollywood studios. Even though Connelly had few significant opportunities in her career to show off her talent as a singer, the times she did resulted in these magnificent recordings. Sinatra, not very fond of praising his colleagues, had no qualms about praising Connelly. When he first heard her sing Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, he said: “Hi, beautiful lady, you are wonderful.” https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/peggy-connelly/6707-hollywood-sessions.html

Personnel:  Peggy Connelly (vcl), Marty Paich, Russell Garcia (dir), Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Stu Williamson (tp), Russ Cheever (ss), Charlie Mariano (as), Bill Holman (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (bs), Al Hendrickson (g), Jimmy Rowles (p), Harry Babasin, Max Bennett (b), Roy Harte, Stan Levey (d), Jack Costanzo, Ramón Rivera, Willy Gallardo (perc)

Hollywood Sessions

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Tommy Alexander - Tommy Alexander Presents His Golden Trombones (Remastered)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:14
Size: 71.5 MB
Styles: Big band, Vocal jazz
Year: 1958/2010
Art: Front

[2:36] 1. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Feat. Bob Manning)
[2:11] 2. All Of Me (Feat. Bob Manning)
[2:35] 3. That's All I've Got To Say
[2:21] 4. Tea Time
[2:01] 5. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
[2:53] 6. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
[2:53] 7. Sunday Kind Of Love (Feat. Bob Manning)
[2:16] 8. Lullaby Of Birdland
[3:38] 9. Gone With The Wind
[3:27] 10. I Could Write A Book (Feat. Bob Manning)
[1:54] 11. Almost Like Being In Love
[2:22] 12. Minor Effort

This classic 1958 audiophile recording features West Coast pianist/arranger Tommy Alexander leading a big band featuring a trombone section with the superb Bob Manning featured as guest vocalist on "Come Rain Or Come Shine," "All Of Me," "Sunday Kind Of Love" and "I Could Write A Book." West Coast jazz legend Bill Holman helps out on arrangements. All selections newly remastered.

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The Bill Holman-Mel Lewis Quintet - Jive For Five

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:00
Size: 98.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1959/1985
Art: Front

[7:47] 1. Out Of This World
[6:55] 2. Mah Lindy Lou
[6:24] 3. Liza
[6:28] 4. The Beat Generation
[6:44] 5. 502 Blues Theme
[8:39] 6. Jive For Five

Bass – Wilford Middlebrook; Drums – Mel Lewis; Piano – Jimmy Rowles; Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman; Trumpet – Lee Katzman.

For a brief time, tenor saxophonist Bill Holman and drummer Mel Lewis led a hard-swinging quintet based in Los Angeles. Trumpeter Lee Katzman, pianist Jimmy Rowles and bassist Wilford Middlebrook complete the group, a band that benefits greatly from the arrangements of Holman. Rowles contributed "502 Blues Theme," Holman brought in two songs, and the unit also performs the obscure "Mah Lindy Lou" and two originals. This album (originally on the Andex label) serves as proof that not all jazz recordings from Los Angeles in the 1950s are quiet and cool. ~Scott Yanow

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Jack Costanzo - The Versatile Mr. Bongo Plays Jazz, Afro & Latin

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:56
Size: 130.4 MB
Styles: Jazz, Afro, Latin rhythms
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[5:30] 1. Bottlabud
[4:14] 2. Satin Doll
[4:08] 3. Maggie
[5:55] 4. G And J Blues
[3:24] 5. Mambo Costanzo
[2:49] 6. Yukon Mambo
[3:17] 7. Burley Q Bongo
[2:06] 8. The Continental
[2:41] 9. Equinox
[2:44] 10. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
[2:36] 11. Blue Prelude
[2:47] 12. Young Man With A Horn
[2:11] 13. Diga Diga Doo
[2:26] 14. Street Scene
[2:07] 15. El Diablito
[2:30] 16. Man With The Golden Arm
[3:07] 17. Barney Google
[2:15] 18. Row Row Row

Jack Costanzo (bongos, conga), Rolf Ericson (tp), Bill Holman (ts), Gerald Wiggins (p), Joe Comfort (b), Lawrence Marable (d), Eddie Cano (p), Herbie Harper (tb), Jimmy Salko (tp), Tonny Terran (tp), Shelly Manne (d).

The one man most responsible for the growth of the bongo craze in jazz music is "Mister Bongo", Jack Costanzo. He was the first bongo drummer to join a jazz orchestra when in 1947 he became part of the Stan Kenton organization. His musicianship was so unique that Kenton even had 'Bongo Riff' written to feature Costanzo.

This CD contains the most outstanding recordings Mr. Bongo made under his own name. The first 6 tunes were the first Jack recorded as a leader in 1954. On the following 12 tracks, all recorded in summer of 1956, Jack Costanzo sets his unique percussive sound to a setting of swinging brass and it takes all the brilliance of five trumpets to answer the articulate and exciting rhythm patterns Jack lays down.
This CD is full of provocative and stimulating numbers. It is a great introduction to the many facets of The Versatile 'Mr. Bongo'.

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Jimmy Rowles - Weather in a Jazz Vane

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:59
Size: 114,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:37)  1. The Wind And Rain In Your Hair
(2:56)  2. The Breeze And I
(2:45)  3. When The Sun Comes Out
(3:30)  4. Throwin' Stones At The Sun
(3:37)  5. Heat Wave
(4:18)  6. Let It Snow
(5:09)  7. Winter Weather
(4:42)  8. Some Other Spring
(5:11)  9. Too Hot For Words
(3:51) 10. Throwin' Stones At The Sun (Take 3)
(3:57) 11. Throwin' Stones At The Sun (Take 4)
(4:21) 12. Let It Snow (Take 3)

The focus is on Jimmy Rowles's piano throughout this relaxed and well-rounded reissue of an Andex session. Rowles is joined by trumpeter Lee Katzman, valve trombonist Bob Envoldsen, Bill Holman on tenor, altoist Herb Geller, bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Mel Lewis for renditions of nine superior standards, all of which have references to seasons, weather or the sun in their titles. Highlights include "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair," "When the Sun Comes Out," "Some Other Spring" and Rowles's spontaneous vocal (his first on record) on "Too Hot for Words."~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/weather-in-a-jazz-vane-mw0000036696

Personnel: Jimmy Rowles (piano); Herb Geller (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Bill Holman (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Lee Katzman (trumpet); Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone); Mel Lewis (drums).

Weather in a Jazz Vane

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Ray Brown - Bass Hit!

Styles: Jazz, Bop
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:38
Size: 124,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:04)  1. Blues For Sylvia
(4:00)  2. All Of You
(4:28)  3. Everything I Have Is Yours
(3:42)  4. Will You Still Be Mine
(4:52)  5. Little Toe
(4:46)  6. Alone Together
(2:30)  7. Solo For Unaccompanied Bass
(4:09)  8. My Foolish Heart
(5:36)  9. Blues For Lorraine
(2:50) 10. After You've Gone
(4:49) 11. After You've Gone (Complete Takle)
(3:01) 12. After You've Gone
(2:44) 13. After You've Gone (Complete Takle)

Since he played on some of the earliest Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker records in 1945, Brown is regarded as the father of modern bass playing. He made his name at that time with the groundbreaking role he played on Gillespie's One Bass Hit. He has been a leading virtuoso for half a century and his tone and dexterity are still something to wonder at, as was shown in an unforgettable master class that he gave to students for a BBC television broadcast. His "Solo for Unaccompanied Bass" here is another dazzling performance. Elsewhere, he's in an unusual setting before an all-star West Coast big band playing a set of arrangements by Marty Paich. Brown bites powerfully into his featured role, notably in an incredibly fast "After You've Gone," and he's helped by key soloists like trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison (reprising his role on Sinatra's albums) and clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre. If you're a bass player, be careful with this album. It might make you want to give up. ~ Steve Voce https://www.amazon.com/Bass-Hit-Ray-Brown/dp/B00000JNP2

Personnel: Ray Brown (bass); Marty Paich (arranger, conductor); Jack Dulong, Herb Geller (alto saxophone); Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Bill Holman (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn, Pete Candoli (trumpet); Herbie Harper (trombone); Jimmie Rowles (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Mel Lewis, Alvin Stoller (drums).

Bass Hit!

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Bobby Scott - The Compositions Of Bobby Scott

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:21
Size: 105,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. Dot
(2:57)  2. Kwan Youen
(3:49)  3. Moon Tan
(4:16)  4. Betty
(4:10)  5. Aunt Sarah
(4:09)  6. Cerebellum
(2:19)  7. Wigwam
(4:03)  8. The Creed
(2:59)  9. Table Cloth Stomp
(2:59) 10. A Parable
(2:35) 11. The Wig
(2:45) 12. Count Bill
(4:36) 13. Makin' Whoopee (bonus track)

29 January 1937, New York City, New York, USA, d. 5 November 1990, New York City, New York, USA. Scott was a pianist, singer, composer, arranger, teacher and record producer. He also played several other instruments such as cello, bass, vibraphone, accordion and clarinet, but was mainly known for his jazz piano work and vocals. He attended Dorothea Anderson Follette’s School of Music, and then in 1949 studied composition with Edward Moritz, a former pupil of Claude Debussy. Despite his early classical training, Scott turned to jazz in his teens, and played with small bands led by the likes of Louis Prima, Tony Scott and Gene Krupa, with whom he cut some sides for Verve Records. From 1954, he recorded under his own name for labels such as Bethlehem, Savoy, Atlantic and ABC, and in 1956 had a US Top 20 hit with ‘Chain Gang’, written by Sol Quasha and Hank Yakus (not the Sam Cooke song). In 1960, Scott wrote the title theme for Shelagh Delaney’s play A Taste Of Honey, which became popular for pianist Martin Denny and, when Ric Marlow added a lyric, for Tony Bennett. It was also included on the Beatles’ first UK album. The song won a Grammy in 1962, and three more when Herb Alpert took it into the US Top 10 in 1965. In the early 60s Scott was the musical director for Dick Haymes for a time, and, as a pianist, arranger and record producer for Mercury Records, also maintained a close working relationship with Quincy Jones. Scott played piano on most of Jones’ Mercury albums, and accompanied Tania Vega and John Lee Hooker on Jones’ soundtrack music for the film The Color Purple (1986). As a producer, Scott supervised sessions for important artists such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bobby Darin, Harry Belafonte and Sarah Vaughan. He discovered and recorded guitarist/vocalist Perry Miller, who changed his name to Jesse Colin Young, and he is also credited with taking singer Bobby Hebb back to Mercury, although Scott left the label before Hebb released his biggest hit, ‘Sunny’, in 1966.

Scott’s compositions included ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ (lyrics by Bob Russell), a hit for Neil Diamond (in 1970) and for the Hollies a year earlier and again in 1988, when it featured impressively in a UK television commercial for Miller Lite Lager; ‘Where Are You Going?’ (with Danny Meehan), sung by Joe Butler in the film Joe (1970); and ‘Slaves (Don’t You Know My Name?)’, performed by Dionne Warwick in the movie Slaves (1969). Scott also composed incidental music for the play Dinny And The Witches, and several pieces for harp and string trios, including ‘The Giacometti Variations’, so-called because it was part-used as a radio advertisement for the Giacometti Exhibition held at the New York Museum of Modern Art. His compositions for guitar included ‘Solitude Book’ and ‘The Book Of Hours’, the latter recorded with Brazilian guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima. For Sentimental Reasons displayed Scott simply as an accomplished pianist, who also sang. He died of lung cancer in the year of its release. http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Bobby-Scott.html

Personnel: Bobby Scott (arranger, piano); Hal McKusick, Charlie Mariano (alto saxophone); Bill Holman (tenor saxophone); Al Epstein, Jimmy Giuffre (baritone saxophone); Ronnie Woellmer, Conte Candoli (trumpet); Eddie Bert, Frank Rosolino (trombone); Milt Hinton, Max Bennett (bass); Osie Johnson, Stan Levey (drums).

The Compositions Of Bobby Scott

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Stan Kenton - Portraits On Standards

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 1954

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 41:19

Size: 95,5 MB

Art: Front

(2:41)  1. You And The Night And The Music

(2:55)  2. Reverie

(2:50)  3. I've Got You Under My Skin

(2:39)  4. Autumn In New York

(2:52)  5. April In Paris

(2:21)  6. How High The Moon

(2:58)  7. Crazy Rhythm

(2:59)  8. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

(2:46)  9. Baia

(3:04) 10. Street of Dreams

(3:12) 11. Don't Take Your Love From Me

(2:32) 12. More Love Than Your Love

(2:34) 13. Alone Too Long

(2:03) 14. The Lady In Red

(2:47) 15. Under a Blanket of Blue

While most of Stan Kenton's recordings in the 1950s tend to be complex and sometimes bombastic, his versions of standards could often be sentimental and very melodic. This LP from the Creative World catalog (music originally released by Capitol) alternates between ballads and boppish romps, mostly featuring the 1953-1954 orchestra, a band that could often swing hard. With such major soloists as altoist Art Pepper (featured on "Street of Dreams"), trumpeter Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims on tenor, altoist Lee Konitz, and trombonist Frank Rosolino, Kenton's orchestra could hold its own with any big band of the period. The arrangements (all by either Bill Russo or Kenton) showcase these talents at their best. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/portraits-on-standards-mw0000588250

Personnel: Stan Kenton (piano); Ralph Blaze, Joe Gibbons, Sal Salvador, Laurindo Almeida (guitar); Vinnie Dean, Harry Klee, Lee Konitz, Art Pepper, Ronnie Lang, Bud Shank (alto saxophone); Bart Calderell, Bill Holman, Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone); Bob Gioga, Tony Ferina, Hank Levy (baritone saxophone); Conte Candoli, Don Dennis, Don Fagerquist, Ernie Royal, Ruban McFall, John Howell , Don Paladino, John Coppola , Maynard Ferguson, Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers (trumpet); Milt Bernhart, Bob Fitzpatrick, Frank Rosolino, Harry Betts, Herbie Harper, Bill Russo (trombone); George Roberts (bass trombone); Stan Fletcher (tuba); Shelly Manne, Stan Levey (drums).

Portraits On Standards

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Stu Williamson - Stu Williamson

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:08
Size: 89,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:24)  1. Pee Jay
(4:21)  2. Just Friends
(3:45)  3. Darn That Dream
(6:05)  4. Hungry Child
(4:26)  5. Big Red
(5:01)  6. Red Cross
(3:15)  7. Talk Of The Town
(3:53)  8. Oom's Tune
(4:54)  9. Rose Bud

The younger brother of pianist Claude Williamson, Stu Williamson was a fixture on West Coast jazz dates of the 1950s. He moved to Los Angeles in 1949 and spent periods playing with Stan Kenton (1951), Woody Herman (1952-1953), and Kenton again (1954-1955), in addition to shorter stints with Billy May and Charlie Barnet. The mellow-toned Williamson, best-known for his association with Shelly Manne (off and on during 1954-1958), was on a countless number of sessions up until 1968 when he dropped out of the music scene. A drug addict, Stu Williamson spent most of his last two decades struggling outside of music. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/stu-williamson-mn0000526195/biography

Personnel:  Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano;  Baritone Saxophone – Jimmy Giuffre;  Bass – Leroy Vinnegar;  Drums – Mel Lewis;  Piano – Claude Williamson;  Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman;  Trumpet – Stu Williamson

Stu Williamson

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Ray Brown - The Man: Complete Recordings 1946-1959 (2-Disc Set)

Ray Brown had not reached his 19th birthday when he arrived in New York in 1945 and made an immediate impact as a member of the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet. The following year he was part of the memorable Gillespie big band that included James Moody, John Lewis, and Kenny Clarke. More or less simultaneously, Brown and the late Oscar Pettiford became the first significant representatives of the bass in the bebop revolution’s first generation. The second stage of his career as a nationally known artist lasted from 1948 to 1951, when his own trio accompanied Ella Fitzgerald (then Mrs. Brown). The third, of course, began in 1951, when his alliance with Oscar Peterson turned out to be one of the happiest and most durable in modern jazz. This set contains all the recordings he did as a leader, from his early be-bop days in the Forties, to the late Fifties, when every jazz poll considered him the top bass player in the field.

Album: The Man: Complete Recordings 1946-1959 (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:53
Size: 134.8 MB
Styles: Bop, Mainstream jazz
Year: 2011

[2:56] 1. For Hecklers Only
[3:03] 2. Smokey Hollow Jump
[3:07] 3. Boppin' The Blues
[2:33] 4. Moody Speaks
[1:54] 5. Slow Down
[2:18] 6. Blue Lou
[3:34] 7. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
[4:51] 8. Little Toe
[3:59] 9. All Of You
[4:27] 10. Everything I Have Is Yours
[4:45] 11. Alone Together
[2:40] 12. After You've Gone
[3:42] 13. Will You Still Be Mine
[4:07] 14. My Foolish Heart
[0:19] 15. Bass Introduction
[4:41] 16. Blues For Sylvia
[2:59] 17. Blues For Lorraine
[0:21] 18. Bass Conclusion
[2:29] 19. Cat Without A Playmate

CD 1 Sources: Tracks #1-4 were originally issued on different Savoy 78 rpm discs: Savoy 976, MG 9012, MG 12110 & SJL 2225; Track #5 is a previously unreleased Clef recording; Tracks #6-7 from the 78 rpm Clef 8936; Tracks #8-11 & #13-19 from the 12" LP "Bass Hit!" (Verve MGV-8022); Track #12 not included on the previous album.

Personnel in CD 1: Tracks #1-4: Ray Brown Octet: Ray Brown (b), Izzie Goldberg (alias Dizzy Gillespie), Dave Burns (tp), John Brown (as), James Moody (ts), Milt Jackson (vib), Hank Jones (p) and Joe Harris (d). Recorded in New York, on September 25, 1946. Tracks #5-7: Ray Brown Trio: Ray Brown (b), Hank Jones (p) and Buddy Rich (d). Recorded in New York, April & July 1950. Tracks #8-12: Ray Brown Big Band: Ray Brown (b), Pete Candoli, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Ray Linn, Conrad Gozzo (tp), Herbie Harper (tb), Herb Geller, Jack Dulong (as), Bill Holman (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts & bs), Jimmy Rowles (p), Herb Ellis (g) and Alvin Stoller (d). Marty Paich (arranger & conductor). Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, on November 21, 1956. Tracks #13-18: Same personnel, but Conrad Gozzo (tp) and Mel Lewis (d), replaced Candoli and Stoller. Recorded at Radio Recorders, on November 3, 1956. Track #19: Ray Brown unaccompanied bass solo.
Recorded at Radio Recorders, on November 23, 1956.

The Man: Complete Recordings 1946-1959 (Disc 1)

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Album: The Man: Complete Recordings 1946-1959 (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:40
Size: 152.6 MB
Styles: Bop, Mainstream jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[12:06] 1. Body And Soul
[ 2:48] 2. Bass Ball
[ 5:30] 3. Bric-A-Brac
[ 6:37] 4. Upstairs Blues
[ 4:35] 5. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
[ 6:13] 6. The Nearness Of You
[ 8:03] 7. Take The A Train
[ 6:28] 8. Cool Walk
[ 8:58] 9. Jim
[ 5:18] 10. Mighty Cool Penthouse

CD 2 Sources: Track #1 originally issued on the 12" LP "Historic Jazz Concert At Music Inn" (Atlantic 1298); .Track #2 originally issued on the double 12" LP "The Playboy Jazz All Stars" (Playboy PB-1957): Tracks #3-9 from the 12" LP "This Is Ray Brown" (Verve MGV-8290): Track #10 originally issued on the 12" LP "The Playboy Jazz All Stars, Vol.3" (Playboy PB-1959).

Personnel in CD 2: Track #1: Ray Brown (b), Oscar Pettiford (cello), Herbie Mann (fl), Dick Katz (p) and Connie Kay (d). Recorded live at "Music Inn", Lenox, Massachussetts, on August 30, 1956. Track #2: Ray Brown Trio: Ray Brown (b), Herb Ellis (g) and Stan Levey (d). Recorded at Radio Recorders, on July 31, 1957; Tracks #3-9: Ray Brown Quintet: Ray Brown (b), Jerome Richardson (fl), Oscar Peterson (org, p on #5 & 7), Herb Ellis (g) and Osie Johnson (d). Recorded in New York, on February 27 & 28, 1958; Track #10: Ray Brown Trio: Ray Brown (b), Hank Jones (p) and Ed Thigpen (d). Recorded in New York, on July 10, 1959.

The Man: Complete Recordings 1946-1959 (Disc 2)

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Hal McKusick, Eddie Bert, Ronnie Woellmer, Milt Hinton, Frank Rosolino, Conte Candoli, Charlie Mariano, Jimmy Giuffre, Bill Holman, Stay Levey, John Murtaugh & Marly Flax - The Compositions Of Bobby Scott

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:48
Size: 173.6 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:12] 1. Betty
[3:45] 2. Moon Tan
[4:05] 3. Aunt Sarah
[4:04] 4. Cerebellum
[3:33] 5. Dot
[3:59] 6. The Creed
[2:55] 7. The Tablecloth Stomp
[2:55] 8. A Parable
[2:52] 9. Kwan Youen
[2:31] 10. The Wig
[2:37] 11. Count Bill
[2:14] 12. Wigwam
[3:35] 13. Sally's Pound Cake
[4:20] 14. Every Woman
[5:11] 15. Woodville
[4:16] 16. Myrt
[4:10] 17. Box Car Blues
[5:01] 18. The Good Ship Linda
[3:00] 19. The Old Man
[6:24] 20. Theme Iii

After an impressive debut as a pianist in 1953, Bobby Scott was 17 when, a year later, he conducted the first of a series of three genuinely creative albums dedicated to his own works, all now compiled on this CD. A man of many moods, bursting with creativity, his compositions are full of a fine feel for harmonic textures and melodically interesting lines.

But also among the outstanding aspects of these sessions are the soloists given ample scope by the writing; Hal McKusick, Eddie Bert, Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Charlie Mariano, Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre, Marty Flax and the little known Ronnie Woellmer and John Murtaugh are prime examples of the best of the East and West Coast jazzmen of the era. With Scott also shining as pianist on the second and third dates, this collection is a unique portrait of his precocious talent.

Personnel on #1-5: Bobby Scott, conductor; Ronnie Woellmer, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Al Epstein, baritone sax; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums. Recorded in New York City, November 1954

Personnel on #6-12: Bobby Scott, piano & conductor; Conte Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Bill Holman, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, baritone sax; Max Bennett, bass; Stan Levey, drums. Recorded in Hollywood, January 1955

Personnel on #13-20: Bobby Scott, piano; John Murtaugh, tenor sax; Marty Flax, baritone sax; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Howie Mann, drums. Recorded in New York City, October 1956

The Compositions Of Bobby Scott

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Bill Holman - Jazz Erotica

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:28
Size: 95,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:35)  1. Way Down Under
(4:22)  2. Blue Jazz
(4:00)  3. Angel Eyes
(3:21)  4. Stella By Starlight
(4:33)  5. Star Eyes
(4:28)  6. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
(3:45)  7. Linger Awhile
(4:40)  8. Things We did Last Summer
(4:06)  9. If You Were No One
(4:35) 10. Indiana

Richie Kamuca recorded less than a dozen dates as a leader prior to his death (one day shy of his 47th birthday) in 1977, and this long out of print LP release by HiFi in 1959 may be the hardest one to find. The tenor saxophonist leads a strong octet, with trombonist Frank Rosolino, trumpeters Conte Candoli and Ed Leddy, pianist Vince Guaraldi, bassist Monte Budwig, drummer Stan Levey, and baritone saxophonist Bill Holman, who wrote the arrangements, too. The charts are good examples of cool jazz and feature rich ensembles behind the soloists, especially on standards like "Angel Eyes" and "Indiana." "Blue Jazz" (oddly credited to the leader on the label but Holman in the liner notes) and a brisk "Stella By Starlight" feature Kamuca in a stripped-down setting with the rhythm section. Expect to pay a premium price for this LP. ~ Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-erotica-mw0000897741

Personnel: Richie Kamuca (tenor saxophone); Bill Holman (baritone saxophone); Conte Candoli, Ed Leddy (trumpet); Frank Rosolino (trombone); Vince Guaraldi (piano); Stan Levey (drums

Jazz Erotica

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