Marty Grosz and Destiny's Tots - Sings of Love and Other Matters

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:36
Size: 141,8 MB
Art: Front

( 3:00)  1. With Plenty of Money and You
( 3:07)  2. How Can You Face Me?
( 3:41)  3. Lonesome Me
( 3:30)  4. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
( 4:50)  5. All My Life
( 3:28)  6. I'm in the Market for You
( 3:16)  7. The Panic Is On
( 3:33)  8. I Wish I Were Twins
( 3:52)  9. A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
( 3:37) 10. My Very Good Friend the Milkman
( 3:36) 11. Breakin' the Ice
( 4:10) 12. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
( 3:04) 13. I'm Building up to an Awful Letdown
( 3:24) 14. You've Been Taking Lessons in Love
(10:21) 15. The English Blues

Marty Grosz, a Fats Waller-inspired vocalist, a masterful chordal acoustic guitarist and a frequently hilarious comedian, is well showcased on this Jazzology CD reissue of a set originally cut for the Statiras label. Featured with his Destiny's Tots (a group not dissimilar to his Orphan Newsboys), Grosz sings such bright numbers as "With Plenty of Money and You," "I'm In the Market for You," "I Wish I Were Twins," "My Very Good Friend the Milkman," "I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown," and "You've Been Taking Lessons In Love." Hot solos are provided by Dick Meldonian (on tenor, alto and baritone), Dan Barrett (doubling on trombone and cornet), pianist Keith Ingham and bassist Phil Flanigan. Highly recommended to classic jazz fans. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-of-love-other-matters-mw0000411161

Personnel:  Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Marty Grosz; Piano – Keith Ingham; Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Dick Meldonian; Acoustic Bass [String] – Phil Flanigan;  Trombone, Cornet – Dan Barrett 

Sings of Love and Other Matters

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Dick Meldonian, Sonny Igoa - The Jersey Swing Concerts 1980-1982

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:00
Size: 116.8 MB
Styles: Classic big band, Swing
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[4:36] 1. Jump The Blues Away
[3:39] 2. You Gotta Try Harder
[5:45] 3. In A Mellow Tone
[4:26] 4. Love For Sale
[2:52] 5. Close As Pages In A Book
[3:44] 6. Road Stop
[4:15] 7. No Sweat
[2:32] 8. It Had To Be You
[3:31] 9. When You Done Went
[3:17] 10. Three Little Words
[3:28] 11. Jeep's Blues
[2:38] 12. I'll Never Say Never Again Again
[3:26] 13. Spring Is Here
[2:45] 14. Chicago

Dick Meldonian is a fine swing-based soloist who has never gained that much fame but has always impressed his fellow musicians. He started playing clarinet when he was eight and tenor at 11. Meldonian led his first group in 1944 and officially became a professional in 1949. Early associations included tours with Freddie Slack, Charlie Barnet (1950-1951), and Stan Kenton (1952). He also worked with Shorty Rogers, Nat Pierce, Elliot Lawrence, and Bill Russo, among others. Meldonian became a New York studio and session musician and has appeared in many settings, including with Erroll Garner (1957) and Gerry Mulligan (1960). He is best known for his work as the leader of the Jersey Swingers quartet in the late '70s and for the big band that he co-led with drummer Sonny Igoe starting in the early '80s. Meldonian recorded as a leader (both with combos and with big bands) for Progressive and Statiras. ~bio by Scott Yanow

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