Halie Loren - After Dark

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:03
Size: 140,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:56)  1. After Dark
(4:27)  2. Waters of March
(4:17)  3. Gray to Grand
(4:28)  4. La Vie En Rose
(4:17)  5. Thirsty
(4:06)  6. Bye Bye Blackbird
(5:50)  7. Ode To Billie Joe
(3:53)  8. Tango Lullaby
(4:17)  9. Beyond the Sea
(3:38) 10. In a Sentimental Mood
(4:36) 11. Happier Than the Morning Sun
(4:35) 12. Give Me One Reason
(4:38) 13. It's You
(3:56) 14. Time to Say Goodbye

Halie Loren conceives a new style of jazz singer on her fourth album, After Dark. While the lively alto is not averse to putting her own stamp on evergreens like "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "In a Sentimental Mood," her conception also extends to songs borrowed from various branches of the pop/rock era including folk-rock singer/songwriters (Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason" and Joni Mitchell's "Carey"), pop/R&B (Stevie Wonder's "Happier Than the Morning Sun"), and country-pop (Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe"). She is also willing to take on material closely associated with notable interpreters (Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Waters of March," Edith Piaf's "La Vie en Rose"), and to mix in the occasional composition of her own. The package is not as eclectic as all that might make it seem, since Loren sticks to one of two sets of backup musicians, either cutting in her own studio in Eugene, Oregon, with her stage trio (pianist Matt Treder, bassist Mark Schneider, and percussionist Brian West) or outside Nashville with such noted local jazzers as guitarist Jack Jezzro and bassist Jim Ferguson. They find the jazz feel in such seemingly unlikely material as "Ode to Billie Joe," given a bass/drums accompaniment with some sax work by Bryan Cumming, and "Give Me One Reason," which actually is simple enough to provide a platform for improvisation. Throughout, Loren sings with a light touch, even when she's dipping into Portuguese, French, or Italian. When she takes on the classical crossover standard "Time to Say Goodbye," the nominal closing song ("Carey" is billed as a "bonus track"), it has none of the histrionics applied by the likes of Andrea Bocelli. Loren and her musicians never lose sight of their duty to entertain, and that keeps this lengthy, varied set floating along to its conclusion. ~ William Ruhlmann https://www.allmusic.com/album/after-dark-mw0002073052

Personnel: Vocals – Halie Loren, John Shipe (2) (tracks: 9); Baritone Saxophone – Bryan Cumming; Bass, Backing Vocals – Mark Schneider (6); Cello – Dale Bradley; Clarinet – Denis Solee (tracks: 9); Drums, Percussion – Brian West (2); Piano – Matt Treder

After Dark

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Beegie Adair - Winter Romance

Styles: Piano, Christmas
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:38
Size: 112,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:00)  1. I'll Be Home For Christmas
(3:54)  2. Winter Wonderland
(4:10)  3. Merry Christmas Darling
(3:59)  4. Sleigh Ride
(3:27)  5. Santa Baby
(4:51)  6. A Winter Romance
(4:07)  7. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
(3:58)  8. A Child Is Born
(3:41)  9. Mistletoe And Holly
(4:32) 10. Snowfall
(4:25) 11. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
(3:28) 12. Auld Lang Syne

For her Christmas album, pianist Beegie Adair engages an orchestra to back her usual trio. That action pushes the genre designation for her music from "jazz" to "easy listening." Although generally defined as a jazz artist, Adair is on the more conservative side, usually playing the melodies of the standards she likes to fill her albums with, while adding only brief improvisational sections and embellishments. Here, the string arrangements don't leave much room even for that, making this instrumental pop with a holiday bent and almost no jazz content. Of course, it's a pleasant recording of some very familiar material, festive and occasionally playful ("Santa Baby") as well as sentimental. Most artists use their Christmas albums simply to present seasonal music in their established styles; Adair goes beyond that somewhat by adding the orchestra, but this album still sounds like what her followers would expect. ~ William Ruhlmann https://www.allmusic.com/album/winter-romance-mw0001778192

Personnel:   Piano – Beegie Adair;  Bass – Roger Spencer; Cello – John Catchings, Sari Reist; Clarinet – Lee Levine; Contrabass [String Bass] – Jack Jezzro; Drums – Chris Brown; Flute – Erik Gratton; French Horn – Beth Beeson, Jennifer Kummer;  Guitar – Jack Jezzro; Harp – Mary Alice Hoepfinger; Keyboards – Jeff Steinberg; Oboe – Ellen Menking;  Orchestra – The Jeff Steinberg Orchestra; Percussion – Eric Darken;  Tenor Saxophone – Denis Solee;  Viola – Jim Grosjean, Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell;  Violin – Conni Ellisor, David Angell, Karen Winkelmann, Pam Sixfin;  Violin, Concertmaster – David Davidson

Winter Romance

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Denis Solee - All Of You

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:18
Size: 96.9 MB
Styles: Smooth jazz
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:35] 1. Mack The Knife
[3:42] 2. All Of You
[3:10] 3. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
[4:24] 4. That Old Black Magic
[3:47] 5. I'm Beginning To See The Light
[2:55] 6. Exactly Like You
[3:23] 7. Lover
[3:24] 8. On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
[4:04] 9. Love For Sale
[2:59] 10. Thou Swell
[3:46] 11. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
[3:04] 12. This Can't Be Love

Denis Solee has been around for some time and plays a great saxophone. This, along with the backup of the Beegie Adair Trio, makes for very pleasant listening.

All Of You mc
All Of You zippy

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Denis Solee & The Beegie Adair Trio - Gershwin On Sax

Size: 120,7 MB
Time: 51:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. But Not For Me (3:37)
02. They Can't Take That Away From Me (4:27)
03. Embraceable You (5:07)
04. Love Is Here To Stay (3:08)
05. Summertime (4:55)
06. 's Wonderful (3:31)
07. The Man I Love (4:19)
08. How Long Has This Been Going On (5:06)
09. Fascinating Rhythm (3:03)
10. It Ain't Necessarily So (4:46)
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It (4:36)
12. Someone To Watch Over Me (4:35)

Multi-reed player/saxophonist Denis Solee has lived in Nashville since 1974. Interested and skilled in all types of music, he has played in military bands, symphony orchestras, Broadway shows, big bands, and small groups. He has appeared on radio, TV, films, and recordings for artists from Ray Stevens to Ray Charles; Mel Tillis to Mel Torme; Louis Bellson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Sarah Vaughn, Amy Grant, Liberace, Aretha Franklin…. and the list goes on. While he makes a living playing virtually all types of music, Denis in the last few years has focused more on his major interest: big bands and small jazz ensembles. Denis has 4 of his own albums on the Green Hills Music label and just recently released his newest CD - "Sinatra on Sax" for Village Square Music. Denis teaches ensembles at The Nashville Jazz Workshop, and is responsible for the transcriptions and arrangements performed by these ensembles.

Gershwin On Sax

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Jeff Steinberg Jazz Ensemble - Jazz & Cocktails: An Intoxicating Mix Of Jazz For Happy Hour

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:04
Size: 117,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:38)  1. Just The Way You Look Tonight
(3:38)  2. Fly Me To The Moon
(3:17)  3. Manhattan
(3:44)  4. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(4:40)  5. Love For Sale
(4:01)  6. 'S Wonderful
(3:46)  7. East Of The Sun
(3:35)  8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(3:44)  9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(4:06) 10. Too Close For Comfort
(4:24) 11. It Could Happen To You
(3:33) 12. Too Marvelous For Words
(3:52) 13. As Time Goes By

An intoxicating mix of instrumental jazz for happy hour.  After more than thirty-five years as a composer, arranger/orchestrator, pianist, producer and music educator, Jeff Steinberg's work continues to span the professional spectrum, which includes spectacular Jazz, Big Band, and Orchestral recordings as well as original scores for advertising, television, and film.  Upon graduating from the Berklee School in 1969, he joined The Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Buddy DeFranco and toured the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Japan. Since then, he has worked with such luminaries as Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Perry Como, and Michel Legrand, and produced and arranged music for the advertising campaigns of General Motors, McDonald's, ALCOA, The Monsanto Company, TimeLife and others. He has arranged, conducted, and performed with and for The London Symphony, Scottish National Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, the orchestras of Nashville, Detroit and Tampa, as well as Randy Newman, Anne Murray, Art Garfunkel, Roberta Flack, Michael Feinstein, Olivia Newton-John, and Paul Anka.  Steinberg has served as a frequent POPS Conductor for The Nashville Symphony and other symphony orchestras across the country. As producer/arranger of exciting up and coming artists, Jeff also fronts The Jeff Steinberg Jazz Ensemble on piano. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Cocktails-Jeff-Steinberg/dp/B00GOYHPF4

Personnel: Jeff Steinberg (piano, vibraphone); Jack Jezzro (guitar); Denis Solee (flute, alto saxophone); George Tidwell (trumpet, flugelhorn);  Jim White (drums).

Jazz & Cocktails:  An Intoxicating Mix Of Jazz For Happy Hour

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Denis Solee, The Beegie Adair Trio - Sinatra On Sax

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:22
Size: 124.5 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:37] 1. Come Fly With Me
[4:29] 2. You Make Me Feel So Young
[3:24] 3. Strangers In The Night
[4:07] 4. The Way You Look Tonight
[4:15] 5. All The Way
[3:50] 6. New York, New York
[3:23] 7. The Lady Is A Tramp
[3:12] 8. I've Got The World On A String
[4:21] 9. Young At Heart
[3:01] 10. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
[4:44] 11. Witchcraft
[4:13] 12. Summer Wind
[3:48] 13. I've Got You Under My Skin
[3:52] 14. One For My Baby

Beegie Adair has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in Jazz. She has interviewed them too, when she hosted her own radio show, "Improvised Thoughts" in the 1990's - and her own star continues to rise. Her extensive collection of songwriter series CD's are critically acclaimed and her international releases have made her a sensation.

Denis Solee has lived in Nashville since 1974 and his superb playing on saxophone, clarinet, and flute has been heard and recorded in virtually every style of music. Denis has played in military bands, symphony orchestras, Broadway shows, big bands, and small groups. He has appeared on radio, TV, films, and recordings for artists from Ray Stevens to Ray Charles; Mel Tillis to Mel Torme; Louis Bellson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Sarah Vaughn, Amy Grant, Liberace, Aretha Franklin.... and the list goes on. Denis has released four CD's as a leader, including 2007's "Sinatra on Sax" with the Beegie Adair Trio.

Sinatra On Sax

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The Jeff Steinberg Jazz Ensemble - Jazz Blends: A Robust Blend of Instrumental Jazz With Your Coffee

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:33
Size: 107,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:05)  1. How About You
(3:50)  2. That Old Black Magic
(4:15)  3. Black Coffee
(3:16)  4. Old Devil Moon
(3:40)  5. But Not for Me
(4:17)  6. Taste Of Honey
(4:07)  7. You're the Cream In My Coffee
(4:30)  8. I'll Never Fall in Love Again
(3:56)  9. Coffee Song
(3:41) 10. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
(4:02) 11. Stars Fell on Alabama
(3:48) 12. Teach Me Tonight

After more than thirty-five years as a composer, arranger/orchestrator, pianist, producer and music educator, Jeff Steinberg's work continues to span the professional spectrum which includes spectacular Jazz, Big Band, and Orchestral recordings as well as original scores for advertising, television, and film.Upon graduating from the Berklee School in 1969, he joined The Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Buddy DeFranco and toured the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Japan. Since then, he has worked with such luminaries as Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Perry Como, and Michel Legrand, and produced and arranged music for the advertising campaigns of General Motors, McDonald s, ALCOA, The Monsanto Company, TimeLife and others. He has arranged, conducted, and performed with and for The London Symphony, Scottish National Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, the orchestras of Nashville, Detroit and Tampa, as well as Randy Newman, Anne Murray, Art Garfunkel, Roberta Flack, Michael Feinstein, Olivia Newton-John, and Paul Anka. Steinberg currently serves as a frequent POPS Conductor for The Nashville Symphony and other orchestras. As producer/arranger of exciting up and coming artists, Jeff also front The Jeff Steinberg Jazz Ensemble on piano. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Blends-Robust-Instrumental-Coffee/dp/B00DPKQB0U

Personnel:  Jeff Steinberg – piano; Denis Solee - tenor sax, baritone sax & flute; George Tidwell - trumpet & flugelhorn; Jack Jezzro – guitar; Jay Patten - alto sax; Jim Ferguson – bass; Jim White - drums

Jazz Blends

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Denis Solee With The Beegie Adair Trio - Trav'lin' Light

Styles: Piano And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:39
Size: 99,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. Route 66
(4:06)  2. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
(4:02)  3. Chicago
(2:51)  4. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
(3:21)  5. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
(3:55)  6. Stars Fell On Alabama
(3:04)  7. Let's Get Away From It All
(3:12)  8. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
(3:50)  9. Two For The Road
(3:23) 10. Manhattan
(3:23) 11. Take The ''A'' Train
(4:05) 12. Trav'lin' Light

Tenor Sax master Denis Solee teams with legendary pianist Beegie Adair and her trio for this suberb collection of timeless classic songs. Songs include Route 66, Do You Know The Way To San Jose, Chicago, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, Back Home In Indiana, Stars Fell On Alabama, Lets Get Away From It All, Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?, Two For The Road, Manhattan, Take The "A" Train and Trav'lin' Light. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Travlin-Light-Denis-Solee-withThe-Beegie-Adair-Trio-/160377662784

Trav'lin' Light

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Denis Solee - Blues In The Night

Styles: Traditional Jazz Combo
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:58
Size: 124,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:32)  1. Harlem Nocturne
(4:31)  2. Blues In The Night
(3:52)  3. Theme From The Pink Panther
(4:33)  4. Body Heat
(3:53)  5. Laura
(4:20)  6. Dreamsville
(4:32)  7. Theme From Perry Mason
(4:07)  8. Melancholy Serenade
(5:56)  9. 'Round Midnight
(3:51) 10. On Green Dolphin Street
(5:02) 11. Theme For Ernie
(4:43) 12. You Don't Know What Love Is

Sultry tenor sax and orchestra performing film noir classics and bluesy standards.

Personnel: Denis Solee (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jack Jezzro (guitar); Mary Alice Hoepfinger (harp); Connie Ellisor, Karen Winkelmann, Pam Sixfin, Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, David Davidson , David Angell (violin); Elizabeth Lamb, Jim Grosjean, Monisa Angell (viola); John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina (cello); Erik Gratton (flute); Lee Levine (clarinet); Ellen Menking (oboe); Beth Beeson, Jennifer Kummer (French horn); Lori Mechem, Beegie Adair (piano); Jeff Steinberg (keyboards); Chris Brown (drums); Eric Darken (percussion).

Blues In The Night

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Matt Belsante - When You're Smiling

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:49
Size: 107,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:56)  1. When You're Smiling
(3:25)  2. Nothing But the Best
(4:37)  3. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
(3:01)  4. On the Sunny Side of the Street
(4:01)  5. The Nearness of You
(3:08)  6. It's Only a Paper Moon
(3:18)  7. Make You Feel My Love
(3:00)  8. They Didn't Believe Me
(2:32)  9. Exactly Like You
(4:59) 10. Skylark
(3:47) 11. Nothing Can Change This Love
(3:25) 12. More
(4:32) 13. Angel Eyes

Matt Belsante performs like a seasoned entertainer well beyond his years. An old soul with a distinctly modern sound, you can hear the respect and appreciation for the material in his smooth as silk voice.
Maybe it was the old Sinatra records that he used to listen to with his Grandfather. Or maybe it was the steady diet of Coltrane, Ellington, Basie and Fitzgerald that he was fed at home. Whatever it was, Matt knew it was in his bones, a part of his DNA that would ultimately lead this young artist to pursue a dream of his own. Just out of grade school, Matt picked up the tenor sax at the age of twelve and became a standard fixture in his middle school and high school jazz bands. But the sax wasn't his only instrument: he soon found he had a talent for using his voice. By his senior year of High School, Matt had won the prestigious Louis Armstrong Jazz Award in both the vocal and instrumental categories, the first student from his school to achieve such a feat.

That affirmation was a turning point for Matt, as he realized that his true passion was for using his voice to interpret a song. He grabbed a guitar, taught himself to play and began composing his own music the summer before he entered Nashville's Vanderbilt University. Before the first day of class commenced, the late Vanderbilt/Blair school of Music director, Billy Adair, had already recruited Matt to sing for the Blair Big Band. Soon, Matt was directing himself, leading the Dodecaphonics, an all-male a cappella group on campus. The rising star eventually came to the attention of Nashville's well-heeled music industry following a performance of the Nashville Jazz Orchestra. That night, the NJO performed a Sinatra tribute, and Matt sang many as if he was channeling Sinatra himself. That performance landed him a televised appearance as a featured entertainer for the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant 2006, which eventually lead him to Green Hill Music, where he recorded an album of Christmas classic (White Christmas), and followed that with a spectacular non-seasonal collection of standards (Blame It On My Youth). The titles quickly became two of the label's top selling releases.

CBL Properties and KMT Creative Group tapped Matt to become both the voice and the face of the campaign. As a result, Matt was featured in a series of spots on television, radio and internet. Matt's latest collaboration with Green Hill, teams him with GRAMMY nominated producer, Jack Jezzro, acclaimed arranger and orchestrator, Jeff Steinberg and the exciting new jazz pianist, Mason Embry. A collection of traditional jazz and Big Band standards, as well a couple of pop and R&B classics, When You're Smiling boasts Matt's best vocal work to date. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/When-Youre-Smiling-Matt-Belsante/dp/B00QTVKD2Y

Personnel: Jack Jezzro (guitar); Janet Darnall, Conni Ellisor, Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, David Davidson , David Angell (violin); Chris Farrell , Elizabeth Lamb (viola); Sari Reist, Anthony LaMarchina (cello); Denis Solee (flute, alto saxophone); Sam Levine (flute, tenor saxophone); Matt Davich (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Doug Moffett (clarinet, baritone saxophone); Ellen Menking (oboe, English horn); Mike Haynes , Jeff Bailey , Steve Patrick (trumpet); Barry Greene, Roy Agee (trombone); Mason Embry (piano); Joshua Hunt (drums).

When You're Smiling

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Jack Jezzro & Friends - Rio Nights

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:45
Size: 122,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:28)  1. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
(3:48)  2. I've Got A Crush On You (feat. Denis Solee)
(4:31)  3. This Masquerade (feat. Beegie Adair)
(4:19)  4. Makin' Whoopee
(3:40)  5. Blue Bossa (feat. Leif Shires)
(4:37)  6. Can't Take My Eyes Off You (feat. Sam Levine)
(3:37)  7. Sunny
(4:02)  8. You And The Night And The Music (feat. Lori Mechem)
(4:50)  9. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (feat. Sam Levine)
(3:43) 10. Tea For Two
(4:02) 11. The Shadow Of Your Smile (feat. Beegie Adair)
(3:23) 12. Watch What Happens (feat. Leif Shires)
(4:38) 13. Bossa Nova Nights

An internationally recognized guitarist and composer, Jack Jezzro is a multifaceted and successful studio musician. He has produced over 100 albums, earned a Grammy nomination and five Dove award nominations. Starting out as a member of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and attending the Eastman School of Music, Jezzro eventually moved to Nashville where he now resides. Also an accomplished double bassist, Jezzro performs regularly with Nashville String Machine, an in-demand studio group recording with many top artists. As a studio musician, Jezzro's recording credits include work with Faith Hill, Matchbox Twenty, Randy Travis, and many others. His work can also be heard on numerous motion picture soundtracks including Con Air, Pocahontas, and The Green Mile. Bio ~ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jack-jezzro/id200096162

Personnel: Jack Jezzro (guitar); Sam Levine (soprano saxophone); Denis Solee (tenor saxophone); Leif Shires (trumpet); David Huntsinger (piano, keyboards); Lori Mechem, Beegie Adair (piano); Eric Darken (percussion).

Rio Nights

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Denis Solee - Sax And Romance

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:24
Size: 104,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:43)  1. When I Fall In Love
(4:49)  2. The Nearness Of You
(4:44)  3. Willow Weep For Me
(3:33)  4. It Had To Be You
(4:43)  5. My Romance
(4:19)  6. Georgia On My Mind
(4:08)  7. My One And Only Love
(5:17)  8. Body And Soul
(4:54)  9. The Very Thought Of You
(4:08) 10. You Don't Know Me

Master of saxophones, flute, and clarinet, Denis Solees career includes playing on hundreds of recordings, commercials, TV shows, and film scores. His long list of recording credits includes projects by major artists including Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Bela Fleck, Amy Grant, Michael McDonald, Roy Orbison, and many more. Denis has appeared in concert with Natalie Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Marvin Hamlisch, Bob Hope, Liza Minnelli, Mel Torme, and a vast group of others.   http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/solee2

Sax And Romance

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