Billy Peterson Band - Threshold Of Surrender

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1981
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:26
Size: 93,4 MB
Art: Front

( 6:05) 1. Gun Lap
(10:20) 2. Odin's Oarship
( 4:25) 3. Tracy
( 7:26) 4. California Extremes
(10:46) 5. Threshold Of Surrender
( 1:22) 6. Teresa

Billy Peterson is one of the premier, most celebrated bass players in the world. His uncompromising talents as a performer have brought him widespread recognition, as well as his plenty credits as a composer, arranger and producer. So it is no surprise that the world-renowned bassist is quite often also compared with a chameleon, but not only as he can fill many positions, but also as he is at home in several genres of music weather it be rock, pop, R&B, soul, jazz, folk or country.

Peterson´s contributions to the music scene are inestimable and his imagination and boundless enthusiasm behind the bass are singular and stunning. During his extensive musical career, the permanently in-demand bassist has worked with many internationally famous, acclaimed artists, among them Carlos Santana, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Prince, Les Paul or Steve Miller, just to name a few.
https://www.petersonbilly.com/index.php/about

Personnel: Bill Berg [Percussion] | Billy Peterson [Drums] | Billy Peterson [string bass] | Bob Rockwell [Tenor Saxophone] | Bobby Peterson [Piano] | Brian A. Grivna [Tenor Saxophone] | Dabba Albada [Percussion] | Dave Graff [Trombone] | Dave Karr [Alto Flute] | Dave Karr [Flute] | Greg Lewis [Trumpet] | Jim Ten Bensel [Trumpet] | Jon Englund [Trombone] | Mike Elliott [2] [Guitar] | Paul Lagos [Drums] | Steve Kimmell [Percussion] | Steve Wright [2] [Flugelhorn]

Threshold Of Surrender

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Bob Rockwell, Ben Sidran, Billy Peterson, Leo Sidran - Bob's Ben: A Salute to Ben Webster

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:37
Size: 144,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:26) 1. Prelude For Ben
(7:01) 2. Bye Bye Blackbird
(4:27) 3. Time On My Hands
(4:59) 4. Old Folks
(7:17) 5. This Can't Be Love
(4:52) 6. That's All
(3:40) 7. Sunday
(4:44) 8. Time After Time
(3:58) 9. Danny Boy
(4:26) 10. La Rosita
(4:07) 11. Tenderly
(5:13) 12. Bounce Blues
(3:21) 13. In The Wee Small Hours

Ben Webster was one of several giants of the tenor saxophone, though his contributions sometimes have not been as greatly appreciated as those of Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Bob Rockwell, an American expatriate who had been living and working in Copenhagen for a couple of decades, was honored with a stipend from the Ben Webster Foundation in the city to make a tribute recording in honor of the late saxophonist. Rockwell is well accompanied by pianist Ben Sidran, bassist Billy Peterson, and drummer Leo Sidran (the pianist's son).

Prior to the session, the leader sought out as many of Webster's original charts as he could find, and he decided to stick with Webster's choice of keys and tempi, also utilizing the same chord substitutions. But this is no mere carbon copy of Ben Webster's recordings. Though Rockwell has a big tone, he is not as breathy and manages to convey his own sound in spite of taking inspiration from Webster's arrangements. He does a beautiful job with the ballads, displaying a lyrical touch that the honoree would have enjoyed, especially in "Danny Boy" and "Old Folks," while overdubbing a harmony line in "La Rosita." All in all, a fine effort. By Ken Dryden
https://www.allmusic.com/album/bobs-ben-a-salute-to-ben-webster-mw0001434524

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Bob Rockwell; Piano – Ben Sidran; Bass – Billy Peterson; Drums – Leo Sidran

Bob's Ben: A Salute to Ben Webster

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Bob Rockwell - Shades of Blue

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:08
Size: 149,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:54)  1. Shades of Blue
(7:06)  2. Someday You'll Be Sorry
(7:41)  3. Wonder Why
(8:30)  4. Mr. Syms
(5:42)  5. Blue Tones
(7:34)  6. Pannonica
(6:54)  7. Let's Call This
(8:09)  8. Maids of Cadiz
(7:34)  9. On a Misty Night

Intense yet warm-toned tenor and soprano saxophonist Bob Rockwell ( born May 2, 1945 in Oklahoma) put together a dream quartet here on his 7th leader album having invited drummer Copeland to his highly successful trio (“ Born To Be Blue). “ These nine tracks constitute formidable evidence of Bob Rockwell’s exceptional ability and unswerving commitment to the music in which he believes …”

Personnel:  Bob Rockwell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone;  Andy LaVerne - piano;  Jesper Lundgaard - bass;  Keith Copeland - drums 

Shades of Blue

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Joe Bonner Quartet - The Lost Melody

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 53:21
Size: 86,9 MB
Art: Front

(7:14)  1. You And The Night And The Music
(9:11)  2. Easy Living
(7:57)  3. Vibeke
(4:57)  4. Have You Met Miss Jones?
(7:22)  5. The Lost Melody
(7:25)  6. The Song Is You
(9:12)  7. Manuella

A fine pianist who was originally heavily influenced by McCoy Tyner, Joe Bonner is an excellent interpreter of modal-based music and advanced hard bop. He studied music at Virginia State College and early on played with Roy Haynes (1970-1971), Freddie Hubbard (1971-1972), Pharoah Sanders (1972-1974), and Billy Harper (late '70s). Bonner, who recorded as a leader for Muse, Theresa, and most prominently Steeplechase, has been based in Colorado since the 1980s and remains a talented improviser. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-bonner-mn0000785721/biography

Personnel: Joe Bonner (piano); Bob Rockwell (soprano & tenor saxophones); Jesper Lundgaard (bass); Jukkis Uotila (drums).

The Lost Melody

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Ben Sidran, Bob Rockwell Quartet - Walk Pretty

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:40
Size: 136.6 MB
Styles: Smooth jazz
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[4:21] 1. That's My Girl
[5:36] 2. Walk Pretty
[6:16] 3. Rain Rain
[4:45] 4. Lady Sings The Blues
[4:38] 5. The Winter Of My Discontent
[4:42] 6. South To A Warmer Place
[4:09] 7. While We're Young
[3:30] 8. Lovers And Losers
[4:42] 9. If Someday Ever Happens Again
[5:41] 10. I Like It Here
[4:49] 11. A Long Night
[6:25] 12. Moon And Sand

Bass – Billy Peterson; Drums – Kenny Horst; Piano, Vocals – Ben Sidran; Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Bob Rockwell. Recorded and mixed by Steve Wiese, April 28 and 29, 2002 at Creation Audio in Minneapolis.

Around the time that Mark Winkler started rummaging through the Bobby Troup songbook, saxophonist Bob Rockwell, now living in Denmark, was itching to honor another undersung hero of American jazz and pop, Alec Wilder. Fortunately for us, Rockwell's first call went out to his singer-pianist pal Ben Sidran. Wading into the elegant complexity of Wilder's work, Sidran spent three months absorbing the fragile beauty of such classics as "The Winter of My Discontent," "While We're Young" and "Lady Sings the Blues." Then, together with Rockwell, bassist Billy Peterson and drummer Kenny Horst, he traveled to Rockwell's hometown of Minneapolis to lay down the 12 tracks that fill Walk Pretty (Go Jazz). Result? A superbly thoughtful and intelligent tribute that's as profound as it is lyrical. (Wilder devotees may question the absence of his most famous composition, "I'll Be Around." I suspect, though, that Rockwell and company wisely recognized the song's severe overexposure.) Fans of Sidran's spare, sandy vocals (imbued with a whip-smart worldliness worthy of Mose Allison) might be similarly disappointed to learn that he sings on only five selections. Consider it a case of quality exceeding quantity. Rambling from the relaxed confidence of the title track, through the sly restlessness of "Discontent" and "South to a Warmer Place" and on to the sweet que sera sera fatalism of "If Someday Ever Happens Again" and resigned desolation of "A Long Night," Sidran proves himself, yet again, an inveterately resourceful troubadour. ~Christopher Loudon

Walk Pretty

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Bob Rockwell - Reconstruction

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1990
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 67:01
Size: 107,6 MB
Art: Front

( 5:18)  1. Straight On
( 7:35)  2. All Or Nothinbg At All
( 7:26)  3. As Blues
( 7:30)  4. Jo
( 7:43)  5. Deedle Lum
(10:54)  6. How Long Has This Been Going On
( 8:49)  7. Reconstruction
( 4:34)  8. Love Eyes
( 7:09)  9. Serenata

Rockwell was raised in Minneapolis, and in his early career he toured the U.S. in various rock and rhythm and blues bands. He worked in Las Vegas in the late 1960s and early 1970s, then moved to New York City, where he played with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Tito Puente, Ben Sidran, Freddie Hubbard, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart, Rufus Reid, Victor Lewis, Ron McClure, Tom Harrell, Chuck Israels, John Hicks, Al Foster, Anthony Cox, Bill Dobbins, Keith Copeland, Clint Houston, and Richie Beirach.  After settling in Copenhagen, Rockwell released a large number of albums on jazz label SteepleChase Records. He has also worked in Europe with Ernie Wilkins, Kenny Drew, Alex Riel, Marilyn Mazur, Kenny Wheeler, Jan Kasperson, and Jesper Lungaard.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rockwell

Personnel: Bob Rockwell (soprano & tenor saxophones); Joe Locke (vibraphone); Rufus Reid (bass); Victor Lewis (drums)

Reconstruction

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Bob Rockwell Trio - Born To Be Blue

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:34
Size: 148,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:55)  1. Bye-Ya
(9:26)  2. Born To Be Blue
(6:13)  3. Gaslight
(6:02)  4. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
(6:18)  5. Bye Bye Baby
(8:09)  6. Jitterbug Waltz
(7:04)  7. The First Song
(8:02)  8. While We're Young
(6:22)  9. Dizzy's Business

Bob Rockwell (born May 1945, Miami, Oklahoma) is a jazz saxophonist. He was born in the United States but emigrated to Denmark in 1983, where he has lived since. Rockwell was raised in Minneapolis, and in his early career he toured the U.S. in various rock and rhythm and blues bands. He worked in Las Vegas in the late 1960s and early 1970s, then moved to New York City, where he played with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Tito Puente, Ben Sidran, Freddie Hubbard, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart, Rufus Reid, Victor Lewis, Ron McClure, Tom Harrell, Chuck Israels, John Hicks, Al Foster, Anthony Cox, Bill Dobbins, Keith Copeland, Clint Houston, and Richie Beirach. After settling in Copenhagen, Rockwell released a large number of albums on jazz label SteepleChase Records. He has also worked in Europe with Ernie Wilkins, Kenny Drew, Alex Riel, Marilyn Mazur, Kenny Wheeler, Jan Kasperson, and Jesper Lungaard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rockwell

Personnel:  Andy LaVerne (piano), Jesper Lundgaard (bass), Bob Rockwell (tenor sax, soprano sax)

Born To Be Blue

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Bob Rockwell & Jesper Lundgaard - Light Blue

Styles: Saxophone Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:23
Size: 150,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:22)  1. Bird Feathers
(5:53)  2. Tea for Two
(5:22)  3. Nobody Else But Me
(5:56)  4. Squeeze Me
(5:28)  5. Love Walked In
(5:33)  6. Caravan
(8:02)  7. Sweet Lorraine
(7:04)  8. Three Little Words
(6:04)  9. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
(5:23) 10. Crazy Rhythm
(3:05) 11. Light Blue
(3:05) 12. After You've Gone

Bob Rockwell (born May 1945, Miami, Oklahoma) is a jazz saxophonist. He was born in the United States but emigrated to Denmark in 1983, where he has lived since. Rockwell was raised in Minneapolis, and in his early career he toured the U.S. in various rock and rhythm and blues bands. He worked in Las Vegas in the late 1960s and early 1970s, then moved to New York City, where he played with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Tito Puente, Ben Sidran, Freddie Hubbard, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart, Rufus Reid, Victor Lewis, Ron McClure, Tom Harrell, Chuck Israels, John Hicks, Al Foster, Anthony Cox, Bill Dobbins, Keith Copeland, Clint Houston, and Richie Beirach. After settling in Copenhagen, Rockwell released a large number of albums on jazz label SteepleChase Records. He has also worked in Europe with Ernie Wilkins, Kenny Drew, Alex Riel, Marilyn Mazur, Kenny Wheeler, Jan Kasperson, and Jesper Lungaard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rockwell

Personnel: Bob Rockwell (soprano & tenor saxophones); Jesper Lundgaard (bass).

Light Blue

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