Marie So - City Of Lights

Size: 100,8 MB
Time: 42:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Brazilian Jazz
Art: Front

01. Levres De Pluie (4:18)
02. The City Of Lights (4:16)
03. One Night In Paris (5:01)
04. Ce Que Le Puit Dit A La Source (4:32)
05. Le Masque Le Plus Beau (3:46)
06. A French Girl In California (5:14)
07. Cry Me A River (4:44)
08. Cuivre Noir Et Blanc (3:17)
09. Impression Soleil Levant (3:53)
10. Solea (3:40)

Marie So: Vocals
Christophe Trottet: Guitar
Emmanuel Garrouste: Piano
Philippe Gallet: Bass
Luca Scalambrino: Drums
Nicolas Dolce: Percussion

Rounding off series of musical trip, Marie So has just released a new album "Dans le coeur des gens".You can listen to three of Marie So's songs on the Ladies’ Jazz Compilation album (Warner), where she figures amongst a number of big names including Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Stacey Kent, Liz Wright.She is accompanied by a quintet composed of piano, bass, drums, percussion and guitar. On stage, she performs songs from her first album, all composed by her guitarist and song writer Christophe Trottet, as well as several songs from her second album, to be released this year.

Charismatic, sincere, sensitive, intimate, Marie So began her international career in 2006 when she released her first album “Chaque Jour ” (Nocturne) recorded in Brazil with Joao Bosco and musicians who play regularly with Sting and Gilberto Gil. The Marie So recipe : a mixture of bossa nova and samba rythms blended with a decidedly jazz swing and a large dose of spontaneity, simplicity and generosity all sung in French.Henri Salvador may no longer be with us, but Marie So plays tribute to his musical heritage with her original French-bossa nova touch. Marie So, the new French voice of Brazil. Not to be missed.

Tangerine Rhapsody

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Avalon Jazz Band - Je Suis Swing

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:44
Size: 127.6 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:37] 1. Ménilmontant
[3:21] 2. Coquette
[3:40] 3. Je Suis Swing
[3:43] 4. La Complainte De La Butte
[4:02] 5. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[2:53] 6. Stompin' At Decca
[3:24] 7. Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
[3:17] 8. C'est Si Bon
[3:32] 9. Songe D'automne
[2:32] 10. Le Soleil Et La Lune
[3:21] 11. Sweet Sue, Just You
[4:20] 12. Seule Ce Soir
[3:43] 13. J'ai Ta Main
[2:57] 14. Rosetta
[3:56] 15. Clair De Lune
[3:18] 16. Q'est-Ce-Qu'on Attend Pour être Heureux

Vocals – Tatiana Eva-Marie; Violin – Adrien Chevalier; Guitars – Olli Soikkeli & Vinny Raniolo; Clarinet – Evan Arntzen; Bass – Brandi Disterheft; Accordion – Albert Behar.

The world ambassadors of French hot jazz are presenting their highly anticipated first full-length CD “Je Suis Swing”, a tribute to the Zazou youth of 1930s and 40s Paris, with a mix of American and French jazz standards, sprinkled with hidden gems. They have traveled the globe from New York to Fiji, from hidden speakeasies to Lincoln Center, spreading France’s proverbial joie de vivre, led by singer Tatiana Eva-Marie, named one of her generation’s “finest rising vocalists” by magazine Vanity Fair. She will be joined by violin virtuoso Adrien Chevalier and young guitar wizard Olli Soikkeli, complementing her vocals with the iconic sound of the Hot Club De France. Their repertoire will include the music made famous by Charles Trenet, Yves Montand, Django & Grappelli, Jean Sablon and more, with original arrangements that reflect the innocent decadence of the Parisian jazz age.

Je Suis Swing

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Stephane Belmondo - Love For Chet

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:38
Size: 144,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:59)  1. You Can't Go Home Again
(5:59)  2. I Remember You
(6:11)  3. Love for Sale
(3:36)  4. La chanson d'Hélène
(5:46)  5. With a Song in My Heart
(6:38)  6. Daddy & I
(5:51)  7. Tarde
(3:55)  8. Seven Steps to Heaven
(5:23)  9. Say It So
(6:05) 10. If I Should Lose You
(5:46) 11. Blame It on My Youth
(2:23) 12. On Green Dolphin Street

Since the 1980s, French trumpeter Stéphane Belmondo has been a well-known figure in clubs, from Paris to New York. He has collaborated with jazz personalities such as Dee DeeBridgewater, Horace Silver and Lee Konitz. Above all, Belmondo knows what jazz is all about: with a profound respect for tradition, he explores new paths in complete freedom. Along with forays into classical music and that of Stevie Wonder, among others, his name remains inextricably linked to the musical experiments of the Belmondo Quintet. Belmondo’s distinctive sound flows naturally, like musical poetry; somewhere between Freddie Hubbard and Chet Baker. The latter needs hardly any introduction. The American trumpeter/singer Chet Baker made his mark on the history of jazz like no other, until passed away before his time in 1988. Belmondo’s fascination with Baker has now inevitably led to the tribute ‘Love For Chet’, to be released in spring 2015. http://www.gentjazz.com/en/concerts/stephane-belmondo-trio/

Personnel:  Stéphane Belmondo (trumpet, bugle), Jesse Van Ruller (guitar), Thomas Bramerie (contrabasse)

Love For Chet

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Claude Tissendier Quintet & Teddy Edwards - Three Tenors Session

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 38:45

Size: 88.7 MB

Styles: Saxophone jazz

Year: 2008

Art: Front

[6:04] 1. Sunset Eyes

[3:51] 2. Wheelin' And Dealin'

[7:13] 3. Midnite Creeper

[5:06] 4. Number One

[5:03] 5. Lovin' It, Lovin' It

[4:44] 6. T'n't' (Tiss And Teddy)

[6:43] 7. If I Had You/That's All/Tenderly

Claude Braud, Claude Tissendier (tenor saxophone) Philippe Milanta (piano) Pierre-Yves Sorin (bass) Vincent Cordelette (drums) and Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophone).

Featuring the French swinging bop tenor Claude Tissendier & 'the first' bop tenor Teddy Edwards. Features seven tracks recorded in 2002 in Paris, France, this is warm, soulful, & swinging jazz music!

Three Tenors Session

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Anne Ducros - Close Your Eyes

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:13
Size: 111,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:37)  1. You've Got A Friend
(2:54)  2. L'eau À La Bouche
(4:47)  3. Lately
(3:24)  4. In your Eyes
(4:58)  5. Faded Roses
(4:26)  6. Blackbird
(2:42)  7. Taking A Chance On Love
(7:05)  8. The Island
(3:09)  9. Close Your Eyes
(4:11) 10. Song Bird
(3:56) 11. Clopin Clopan

Anne Ducros is a French jazz singer born in 1959 in Longfossé ( Pas-de-Calais ). She has recorded seven albums under her name, has taken part in other recordings as a guest and has earned an excellent reputation in the vocal jazz community. She defines her approach in this way: "My quest is to try to find the perfect harmony between the instinctive power that can be developed with jazz and how to channel this instinct with classical erudition with A proper aesthetic will ".  She began her musical studies with classical singing at the Conservatory of Music of Boulogne-sur-Mer with Lyne Dourian. Then, in addition to studying law at the University of Lille , she studied singing with Yuri Lov Anoff and Mady Mesplé . She works on baroque music ( Bach , Couperin , Handel , Rameau ), the solos of the great voices of jazz like Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald , and the scat  . On a heart-stroke and thanks to the baroque and classical music that make her progress, she was introduced to jazz in 1986  and founded a quartet with which she presented herself in different competitions. In 1989 , with several awards, she recorded her first album, Do not You Take a Chance . His stage activity gained momentum, in the circuit of jazz clubs as in certain international scenes, sometimes in the company of René Urtreger ( 1992 ). Several encounters, such as the one with the bassist Ray Brown reinforce it in its artistic orientations .

His repertoire is eclectic, mixing modern and original arrangements of jazz standards , pop songs or compositions of classical musicians. During the years 1992 - 1993 she teaches vocal jazz at the ARPEJ of Paris and since 1994 she is director of Prélude , the first vocal jazz school in Paris. She also teaches courses and master classes around the world ( Aix-en-Provence , Le Havre , Chicago , Calvi , Brussels ...). It is within the community of musicians that its reputation spreads: one greets its stamp of contralto, its energy, its sense of the swing. The recognition comes thanks to the support of the violinist Didier Lockwood , which allows him to record Purple Song , accompanied by pianist Gordon Beck , published on the label Dreyfus Records in 2001 . Since then, she has recorded a new album on the same label every two years, but at the same time, she participates in many other recordings as a guest. In 1995, for example, Anne Ducros participates in the recording of Friday 14 with Luigi Trussardi and poses her voice on certain tracks of this album, released on the label Elabeth. In 2008 , she was hired as a singing teacher for Season 8 of Star Academy on TF1 (September 19 to December 19, 2008). When asked, on a special radio station ( TSF Jazz ), during a live interview of the Duke of Lombards on September 8, what can be the relationship between this reality show and jazz, she replies "I will Bringing jazz to an hour when, in general, it happens so little (...) The place of a jazz musician is wherever you want to share emotion, love, Happiness and joie de vivre (...) We were forced to move a few concerts, but it was extremely easy . In 2010 , Anne Ducros recorded Ella ... my dear , an album in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald which she particularly likes, whose arrangements are written by Ivan Jullien . In 2013, she released under the label NAÏVE Either way ... from Marilyn to Ella. In 2016, she meets the pianist and composer Robert Kaddouch in Paris, during a concert at the Sunside. It seems that the sound universe brought by the arrangements of this pianist opened new ways (voice). Translate by google https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Ducros

Close Your Eyes

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Anne Ducros - Piano, Piano

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:03
Size: 142,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:26)  1. Four
(4:45)  2. God Bless the Child
(6:25)  3. You Go to My Head
(5:00)  4. Les Feuilles Mortes
(5:20)  5. Never Let Me Go
(6:56)  6. Gnossienne No. 1
(4:21)  7. I Thought About You
(5:35)  8. My Foolish Heart
(5:14)  9. Moon and Sand
(3:59) 10. Just in Time
(4:41) 11. Body and Soul
(5:15) 12. Naima

There is little information about European jazz singer Anne Ducros within the liner notes to Piano, Piano, but she clearly endeared herself to each of the four guest pianists with whom she worked on her CD. She soars in the lush setting of "Never Let Me Go," where she packs an emotional punch, though her tripping over a few words slightly handicaps her interpretation of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child." One of Europe's greatest jazz pianists, Enrico Pieranunzi, joins her for the powerful rendition of "You Go to My Head" and a graceful take of "Moon and Sand." She came to the United States in order to work with Chick Corea, singing "Les Feuilles Mortes" (Autumn Leaves) in its original language in a terrific duet and adding some humorous horn-like scatting reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald on-stage. Both her lyrical "My Foolish Heart" and explosive "Body and Soul" are just as effective. Another veteran European pianist, René Urtreger, is paired with Ducros for a gently loping duet of "I Thought About You" and anchoring the rhythm section for another Ella-like scat exhibition in the swinging "Just in Time." Benoît de Mesnay, who doubles on piano and Fender Rhodes in "Four" (where she once again scats up a storm) and joins her for the swinging interpretation of "Naima," is evidently her regular accompanist. All in all, this is a very enjoyable effort. ~ Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/piano-piano-mw0000404358

Piano, Piano

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Michel Petrucciani / Ron McClure - Cold Blues

Styles: Piano Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:07
Size: 99,9 MB
Art: Front

(8:39)  1. Beautiful But Why?
(5:45)  2. Autumn Leaves
(6:20)  3. Something Like This
(6:58)  4. There Will Never Be Another You
(8:47)  5. I Just Say Hello!
(6:35)  6. Cold Blues

?Michel Petrucciani's last European recording before hooking up with Blue Note, this set of duets matches the tiny but powerful pianist with bassist Ron McClure. They perform post-bop explorations of four originals (including an ad-lib "Cold Blues"), "Autumn Leaves" and "There Will Never Be Another You." The interplay between the two musicians is impressive, but although McClure plays a prominent role, Petrucciani is clearly the dominant force. Worth searching for.
By Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/cold-blues-mw0000651592

Personnel: Michel Petrucciani (piano); Ron McClure (bass guitar).

Cold Blues

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Cyrille Aimée + Friends - Live at Smalls

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:00
Size: 155,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:56)  1. September in the Rain
(6:16)  2. Que Reste-Il ( I Wish You Love)
(6:36)  3. Yesterdays
(5:43)  4. East Village Inamorata
(9:38)  5. Love for Sale
(6:47)  6. I Was Beginning to See the Light
(6:07)  7. When I Was a Child
(5:29)  8. Lover Man
(7:40)  9. I Mean You
(5:46) 10. Stand by Me

Cyrille Aimée has consistently proven herself to be an unstoppable, undeniable talent in the modern age of jazz. Her culturally rich background has supplied her with the driving force of Dominican rhythm and the incredible swing of the French Gypsies. Taking these natural abilities with her across the world, she has received rave reviews and a loyal following in each country she graces with her voice. She was a finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition of 2010, performing in front of a jury of Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater. In 2007, Cyrille won both the first and public prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition. For her SmallsLIVE debut, she is accompanied by jazz legend Roy Hargrove as well as tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm. The rhythm section consists of pianist Spike Wilner, bassist Phil Khuen and drummer Joey Saylor. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Cyrille-Aimee-Friends-Live-Smalls/dp/B004NWHVT4

Personnel:  Cyrille Aimée – vocals;  Roy Hargrove – trumpet;  Joel Frahm – tenor sax;  Spike Wilner -  piano;  Phillip Kuehn – bass;  Joseph Saylor – drums

Live at Smalls

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Andrea Caparros Quartet - Piece Of Mind

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:53
Size: 121.1 MB
Styles: Latin jazz
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. Canção Da Sedução
[4:24] 2. Walking Alone
[5:45] 3. Holding The Tears In
[3:41] 4. Samba Para Paulinho
[7:19] 5. Peace Of Mind
[3:53] 6. Dream Of
[3:51] 7. Nosso Som
[8:31] 8. Les Pieds De Pia
[5:33] 9. Berimbau
[2:33] 10. Noa
[3:44] 11. Peace Of Mind (Radio Edit)

Born from a Brazilian mother and a musician father Andrea Caparros is rocked from a very young age by the rhythms of samba and bossa-nova. She studied jazz at the Conservatoire Régional de Toulon and the Institute of Professional Music Training (IMFP) of Salon de Provence. The pianist singer sharpens her sense of harmony and improvisation to write her own repertoire. While browsing the scenes she meets the musicians who accompany her today: Emile Melenchon, gold medalist in classical guitar and Jazz at Toulon Conservatory. We could hear him alongside rising artists of the new generation of French jazz like Laurent Coulondre, Gautier Garrigue, Bastien Ribot, Jérémy Bruyère. Arnaud Pacini, self-taught bassist and bassist with Jazz and African-American influences. Jessy Rakotomanga, drummer who turned early to improvised music and drummer, graduated at the Marseille Conservatory. (Translated from French.)

Piece Of Mind

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Cecil L. Recchia - Songs of the Tree (A Tribute to Ahmad Jamal)

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:11
Size: 94,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. Volga Boatmen
(5:08)  2. Naked City
(3:42)  3. Minor Moods
(2:50)  4. You're Blase
(2:43)  5. The Breeze and I
(3:53)  6. Time on My Hands
(4:27)  7. Autumn Leaves
(4:32)  8. Ahmad's Blues
(4:58)  9. The Party's Over
(5:32) 10. Poinciana

Following years of classical piano training and American literature studies at the Sorbonne, Cecil L. Recchia entered the world of jazz at the Paris CIM, institute for contemporary music and jazz. She then continued to develop her jazz acumen in master classes conducted by such jazz legends as Michelle Hendricks, Bob Stoloff, Barry Harris and Norma Winstone. Cecil created the Cid Azilis Project in 2007, a quartet in which she interprets an original repertory of personal compositions along with English and American poems by Shakespeare, Poe and Dickinson set to her own music. After making a splash with her quartet at the 2008 Sunset/Sunside Awards, Cecil L. Recchia has since become a regular on the Paris jazz scene. That same year, she performed live in “Jazz à la Récré” (EMI) for the release of the eponymous record also featuring Didier Lockwood and Hal Singer. 

This project was warmly received, particularly at the first edition of “Jazz for Kids” at the 2009 Villette Jazz Festival. It was followed by a second opus, “Noël en Jazz” in which Cecil is both lead vocalist and arranger. With « Songs of the Tree : a tribute to Ahmad Jamal » recorded with Vincent Bourgeyx, Manuel Marches and David Grebil, it offers a first successful opus, which quickly received a warm welcome from the public. Cecil continues to pursue a singing career in a variety of jazz and Brazilian music ensembles, alongside her ongoing activities as a vocal jazz coach. https://cecilrecchia.com/en/bio/

Songs of the Tree (A Tribute to Ahmad Jamal)

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Cecil L. Recchia - The Gumbo

Size: 89,4 MB
Time: 37:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: New Orleans Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. Jungle Blues (3:18)
02. Second Line (3:56)
03. Limehouse Blues (2:35)
04. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (3:59)
05. Big Butter And Egg Man (3:33)
06. Go To Mardi Gras (0:24)
07. Egyptian Fantasy (3:40)
08. New Orleans Blues (3:00)
09. Young New Orleans Blues (1:19)
10. Saint James Infirmary (2:52)
11. Lil' Liza Jane (0:34)
12. Sleepy Time Down South (2:46)
13. Bourbon Street Parade (When It's) (3:16)
14. Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing (2:37)

Following years of classical piano training and American literature studies at the Sorbonne, Cecil L. Recchia entered the world of jazz at the Paris CIM, institute for contemporary music and jazz.

She then continued to develop her jazz acumen in master classes conducted by such jazz legends as Michelle Hendricks, Bob Stoloff, Barry Harris and Norma Winstone. Cecil created the Cid Azilis Project in 2007, a quartet in which she interprets an original repertory of personal compositions along with English and American poems by Shakespeare, Poe and Dickinson set to her own music.

After making a splash with her quartet at the 2008 Sunset/Sunside Awards, Cecil L. Recchia has since become a regular on the Paris jazz scene.

That same year, she performed live in “Jazz à la Récré” (EMI) for the release of the eponymous record also featuring Didier Lockwood and Hal Singer.

This project was warmly received, particularly at the first edition of “Jazz for Kids” at the 2009 Villette Jazz Festival. It was followed by a second opus, “Noël en Jazz” in which Cecil is both lead vocalist and arranger.

With « Songs of the Tree : a tribute to Ahmad Jamal » recorded with Vincent Bourgeyx, Manuel Marches and David Grebil, it offers a first successful opus, which quickly received a warm welcome from the public.

Cecil continues to pursue a singing career in a variety of jazz and Brazilian music ensembles, alongside her ongoing activities as a vocal jazz coach.

The Gumbo

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Rose Betty Klub - Bleu

Size: 139,2 MB
Time: 59:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. Babe, Deep In My Heart (2:20)
02. I Hate You (4:43)
03. Hawaii Dream (2:55)
04. Back To My Sunnyboy (5:39)
05. Minnie Minnie (4:24)
06. Bridget (4:52)
07. Gloria (4:59)
08. Right N' Wrong (3:17)
09. Thelma (5:28)
10. Bleu (3:42)
11. The Wild (6:20)
12. Belly Dance (3:55)
13. Cocodildudi (2:52)
14. Happy Feet (3:47)

C'est avec fraîcheur que le Rose Betty Klub, ce quintet insolite de jeunes montpellierains, débarque sur la scène jazz. Avec son dernier album BLEU, de compositions originales, le Rose Betty Klub affirme son style : du jazz tombé dans un juke box ! Un jazz teinté de rhythm n' blues, de soul, de boogie woogie, de rockabilly et de blues.

Une énergie scénique généreuse, juste ce qu'il faut de gouaille, un style pulpeux et distingué qui en jette, Rose Betty a de l'aplomb et une voix qui en impose.

Fascinée depuis sa plus tendre enfance par les comédies musicales américaines, Marie Nosmas - alias Rose Betty - plonge avec bonheur dans le jazz et crée il y 5 ans le Rose Betty Klub.

La brune Rose Betty a cette présence évidente et vivante que l'on doit aux années théâtre qui ont précédé son arrivée sur la scène musicale. Avec son look de pin up et son allant charismatique, Rose Betty ne peut s'empêcher de parler, d'inventer, de danser, de bondir, de rire, entraînant le Klub dans cette douce folie ! Le Klub, autant de filles que de garçons, pulse comme un big band et se réinvente à chaque morceau. On y découvre Jon Da Costa Ferreira - alias Johnny Mustang - passionné de blues et de rock n'roll, avec sa belle guitare Gretch, à l'origine des compositions, la douce Naïma Girou - alias Brigitte Parker - assurant une solide rythmique à la contrebasse, Karl Moussavou - alias Kenny Wild - fougueux derrière sa batterie, et la toute dernière arrivée, c'est Ana Baldeck - alias Thelma Brooks - aux solos créatifs, envoûtée par son piano.

Drôles, énergiques, et faussement nostalgiques, les concerts du Rose Betty Klub sont une assurance contre la morosité.

On martèle du pied, on balance la tête, on se déhanche, l'idée est là : donner le swing, être rock n'roll, comme Cab Calloway ou Chuck Berry savaient si bien le faire.

Des petits clubs de jazz aux grandes scènes, comme en première partie de Ben l'Oncle Soul, Cyrille Aimée ou Raphaël Lemonnier, le RBK cultive inlassablement un univers joyeux et vivifiant, et c'est bien en live que cela prend tout son sens!

Bleu

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Sophie Alour - Time For Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:38
Size: 109.1 MB
Styles: Ballads, Saxophone jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:24] 1. Nos Cendres
[5:29] 2. I Loves You, Porgy
[4:19] 3. The Second Time Around
[4:49] 4. Left Alone
[4:39] 5. Skylark
[4:58] 6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
[3:54] 7. Stars Fell On Alabama
[4:33] 8. Answer Me
[3:57] 9. I'm Old Fashioned
[3:37] 10. A Time For Love
[3:54] 11. Comptine

Sophie Alour (ts,ss); Sandro Zerafa (g); Sylvain Romano (b); Dédé Ceccarelli (ds); Stéphane Belmondo (tp); Rhoda Scott (org); Glenn Ferris (tb); David El Malek (ts); Alain Jean-Marie (p). QUINTET ALLEGRIA: Anne-Cécile Cuniot flûte traversière; Catherine Coquet hautbois et cor anglais; Gaëlle Burgelin clarinette; Cécile Hardouin basson; Camille Lebrequier cor.

"Time for Love", Sophie Alour's new opus is an album devoted to ballads and especially those immortalized by Shirley Horn, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald or Nina Simone. Surrounded by the very best jazz musicians in France (Stéphane Belmondo, David El Malek (who is in charge of the musical direction of the project), and a wind quintet arranged by François Théberge, Rhoda Scott, Alain Jean-Marie, Dédé Ceccarelli) Sophie Alour confirms its sensitivity and expressiveness in the Jazz ballads. Time for Love is a great collective adventure that will hit the road of France and elsewhere, throughout the 2018/2019 season.

Time For Love

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Eric Le Lann & Jean Marie Ecay - Eric Le Lann & Jean Marie Ecay Play Jobim

Styles: Trumpet Jazz, Bossa Nova
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:58
Size: 99,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:45)  1. Olha Maria
(4:49)  2. Inútil Paisagem (If You Never Come To Me)
(2:44)  3. Desafinado
(2:35)  4. Luiza
(2:54)  5. Lígia
(3:12)  6. Águas de Março
(3:47)  7. Retrato Em Branco E Preto (Portrait In Black And White)
(3:37)  8. O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved)
(2:55)  9. Bras Dessus
(3:24) 10. Arabie
(2:43) 11. Meditação (Meditation)
(3:29) 12. Corcovado
(2:57) 13. Ana Luiza

Eric Le Lann had the idea of an album tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim following his participation in 2002 in the albumWinter Garden Henri Salvador very influenced by bossa nova. How to play the 2005 Jobim without falling into cliché, déjà vu? How to renew the genre after jazz giants like Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie  Byrd? Simply playing purer, simpler in. Le Lann has put a damper on his trumpet, Ecay took his acoustic guitar. They agreed to play songs little known, in the most pure way as direct as possible. Likewise, the sound is crisp, direct. As the attacker to the point, they go to the heart.

Ipanema girl is not the appointment. You will recognize from the standard "Corcovado", "Desafinado". The version of "Aguas do Março" now mell into my head to the original and to the French version of Georges Moustaki "Waters of March". Are also included a version of "Portrait in Black and  White" Eric Le Lann played in duo with Martial Solal in 1999. Vannes Jazz Festival Every musician is entitled to his composition. "Arm" to Ecay, "Arabia" for Le Lann, compositions that fit perfectly among the songs of Jobim. The dry sound of the trumpet of Le Lann mingles wet sound of the guitar of Ecay. An acoustic fusion. A music taste drip, note by note, in the early hours of the day and night. We were expecting this album forward. To listen every morning to make sure the day will be sunny. ~ Translate by google  http://www.citizenjazz.com/Eric-Le-Lann-Jean-Marie-Ecay.html

Eric Le Lann & Jean Marie Ecay Play Jobim

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Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:00
Size: 101,4 MB
Art: Front

( 4:55)  1. King Kong
( 4:03)  2. Idiot Bastard Son
( 5:36)  3. Twenty Small Cigars
( 7:17)  4. How Would You Like To Have A Head Like That
(19:25)  5. Music For Electric Violin And Low Budget Orchestra
( 2:42)  6. America Drinks And Goes Home

Not just an album of interpretations, King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa was an active collaboration; Frank Zappa arranged all of the selections, played guitar on one, and contributed a new, nearly 20-minute orchestral composition for the occasion. Made in the wake of Ponty's appearance on Zappa's jazz-rock masterpiece Hot Rats, these 1969 recordings were significant developments in both musicians' careers. In terms of jazz-rock fusion, Zappa was one of the few musicians from the rock side of the equation who captured the complexity not just the feel of jazz, and this project was an indicator of his growing credibility as a composer. For Ponty's part, King Kong marked the first time he had recorded as a leader in a fusion-oriented milieu (though Zappa's brand of experimentalism didn't really foreshadow Ponty's own subsequent work). Of the repertoire, three of the six pieces had previously been recorded by the Mothers of Invention, and "Twenty Small Cigars" soon would be. Ponty writes a Zappa-esque theme on his lone original "How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That," where Zappa contributes a nasty guitar solo. The centerpiece, though, is obviously "Music for Electric Violin and Low Budget Orchestra," a new multi-sectioned composition that draws as much from modern classical music as jazz or rock. It's a showcase for Zappa's love of blurring genres and Ponty's versatility in handling everything from lovely, simple melodies to creepy dissonance, standard jazz improvisation to avant-garde, nearly free group passages. In the end, Zappa's personality comes through a little more clearly (his compositional style pretty much ensures it), but King Kong firmly established Ponty as a risk-taker and a strikingly original new voice for jazz violin. ~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/album/king-kong-jean-luc-ponty-plays-the-music-of-frank-zappa-mw0000099048

Personnel:  Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin, baritone violectra; Frank Zappa – guitar; George Duke – piano, electric piano; Ernie Watts – alto and tenor sax;  Ian Underwood – tenor sax;  Buell Neidlinger – bass; Wilton Felder – Fender bass; Gene Estes – vibraphone, percussion;  John Guerin – drums;  Art Tripp – drums; Donald Christlieb – bassoon; Gene Cipriano – oboe, English horn; Vincent DeRosa – French horn, descant; Arthur Maebe – French horn, tuben; Jonathan Meyer – flute; Harold Bemko – cello; Milton Thomas – viola.

King Kong

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Clementine - Couleur Cafe

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:20
Size: 111,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:57)  1. Sabor A Mi
(4:35)  2. In The Stars (En Las Estrellas)
(4:00)  3. Couleur Cafe
(4:31)  4. Sina
(3:40)  5. J retourne Chez Moi
(4:27)  6. Caminhos Cruzados
(3:28)  7. Sandalia Dela
(3:42)  8. El Manicero
(3:57)  9. Fiel E Insistente
(4:31) 10. Retrato Em Branco E Preto
(2:18) 11. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
(5:08) 12. Bienvenido

Clémentine is a French singer and songwriter based in Japan. She debuted in France in 1988 with the single, "Absolument Jazz". In addition to many releases as a singer, she has appeared regularly on the entertainment segment for NHK Educational TV "French TV". Collaborates frequently with other artists, mostly in Japan. Recently she has often collaborated with her daughter, Solita, who is also a singer. Born in Paris but traveled widely as a child. With her father transferring first to Mexico and later around the world, she grew in touch with Bossa Nova and other local flavors of music. Returned to France and started Piano lessons at age 10 and Jazz school at age 12. Started her professional career in 1987 by sending a demo tape to Jazz greats Johnny Griffin and Ben Sidran, and was subsequently given an opportunity to record several songs with them. In 1988 released her first single, "Absolument Jazz" with CBS France. Signed a contract with Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 1990, and released many singles and albums. From 2003 to 2005 switched to the Epic Records Japan label, and from 2005 to 2008 to Toshiba EMI. Returned to Sony Music Entertainment in 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A9mentine_(musician)

Personnel: Clementine (vocals); Jean Louis Matiniel (accordion); Kenny Holmen (soprano & tenor saxophones); Mike Nelson (trombone); Bobby Peterson (clarinet, piano); Joan Griffin (guitar, cavaquinho, mandolin); Leo Sidran (piano, organ, acoustic & electric guitars); Jimmy B, Marcio Faraco (guitar); Anthony Coz (acoustic & electric basses); Mark Anderson (drums, percussion); Gordy Knutson (drums).

Couleur Cafe

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Cyrille Aimee - Move On: A Sondheim Adventure

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:47
Size: 116,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:00)  1. When I Get Famous (Intro)
(3:39)  2. Take Me to the World
(2:52)  3. Love, I Hear
(2:52)  4. Loving You
(3:05)  5. Marry Me a Little
(4:14)  6. Being Alive
(2:41)  7. So Many People
(4:08)  8. Not While I'm Around
(1:58)  9. They Ask Why I Believe in You
(5:27) 10. No One is Alone
(2:37) 11. Un Baiser d’Adieu (One More Kiss)
(5:08) 12. I Remember
(5:22) 13. Move On
(3:38) 14. With so Little to Be Sure Of

Cyrille Aimée's latest album may come as a shock to fans of the French vocalist. Gone is the light, bubbly approach that has been her hallmark. Aimée is now a "musical interpreter," no less, and is devoting a whole album to the late works of American composer Stephen Sondheim. Except for Adrien Moignard's acoustic guitar on "So Many People," she has discarded her marvelous manouche backing band, depriving her of the interplay that made her recent stint at New York's Poisson Rouge so enjoyable. She is now accompanied by American studio musicians and highly professional though they may be the chaleur and charm of her work is gone. Whether these songs deserve her devotion is also debatable. Sondheim is fast approaching his 90th birthday. We're a world away from West Side Story, first staged on Broadway in 1957, and from A Little Night Music and its hit "Send In The Clowns" from 1973. Sondheim's recent work is frankly stodgy, with an over emphasis on words and not enough attention paid to the music. "No One Is Alone" makes a philosophical point rather than entertains. "Marry Me A Little" is plain outdated. "So Many People" hints at the writer's confusion as an octogenarian in the modern world. Aimée copes pretty well. Occasional bursts of scat singing show she can still do jazz, and perhaps indicate nervousness concerning her change of direction. Her affection for these Sondheim songs seems genuine. Underneath her frothy French persona, Aimée is a tough cookie who will undoubtedly weather the storm should the rest of the world not share her enthusiasm. ~ Chris Mosey https://www.allaboutjazz.com/move-on-a-sondheim-adventure-cyrille-aimee-mack-avenue-records-review-by-chris-mosey.php

Personnel: Cyrille Aimée: vocals; Assaf Gleizner, Thomas Enhco: keyboards; Jeremy Bruyere: bass; Yoann Serra: drums; Abraham Mansfaroll: percussion; Rubin Kodhelj: cello; Adrien Moignard, Ralph Lavita, Diego Figueredo, Sebastien Giniaux: guitar; Rubin Kodhelj: guitar and cello; Warren Walker, Bill Todd: tenor saxophone; Maxime Berton: soprano saxophone; Patricia Bartley: alto saxophone; Wayne Tucker: trumpet; Mathias Levy, Fung Chern Hwej, Gregor Huebner: violin; Julie Goodale: viola.

Move On: A Sondheim Adventure

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Les Pommes De Ma Douche - Swing from Paris

Styles: Gypsy Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:24
Size: 133,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:34)  1. Scènes de Paris
(3:14)  2. I Love Paris
(3:10)  3. A Paris
(4:00)  4. Pigalle
(4:51)  5. J'aime Paris au mois de mai
(3:30)  6. Stranger in Paris
(3:30)  7. Swing from Paris
(4:15)  8. Ménilmontant
(5:56)  9. Où es-tu passé mon Saint-Germain-des-Prés
(4:11) 10. Fleur de Paris
(4:57) 11. Quel temps fait-il à Paris?
(3:35) 12. Paris Jadis
(3:26) 13. Paris Swing
(5:08) 14. Revoir Paris

With this fourth CD released in February 2008, Les Pommes de ma Douche, a quintet Blésois that no longer presents have decided this time to celebrate the popular Paris, that of Ménilmuche, Pigalle, the hill and the bastoche. And so it is 14 themes all dedicated to our capital that offers us here our five musicians in full form; while the Delaveau father and son ensure a still very effective rhythm, our three excellent soloists (Dominique Rouquier on guitar, David Rivière on accordion and Laurent Zeller on violin) very verve, compose very pretty solos. If the apples have never claimed to compete with the champions of style, their music is always borrowed nice notes, fun to play and a sense of swing! And then virtuoso point of view, after Tchavolo Schmitt in the first album, it is here the guitarist Raphaël Faÿs who comes to make sing his Argentines on two titles boosted by the maestria of the prestigious guest ( Swing from Paris , Paris once).  And as for the repertoire, beyond the inevitable expected of Trenet ( Ménilmontant, Revoir Paris ), Lemarque ( A Paris ), Aznavour ( I love Paris in May), Maurice Chevalier ( Fleur de Paris ), etc ... Apples had the delicacy to register us some pretty rarities like the deliciously nostalgic Where did you spend my St Germain des Pres signed Michel Legrand and Eddy Barclay or this very nice and very funny Paris Jadis de Caussimon, sung with a lot of heart by all the happy team ... A warm record to listen while strolling between the 18th and the 20th district ...! Translate by Google https://www.djangostation.com/Swing-from-Paris,906.html

Musicians: Dominique Rouquier: solo guitar; Pierre Delaveau: guitar; Laurent Delaveau: double bass; David Rivière: accordion; Laurent Zeller: violin; Guest: Raphaël Faÿs - guitar on 7 and 12

Swing from Paris

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Claude Tissendier Septet - Carrots for Hodges

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:45
Size: 131,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:06)  1. Sweetie Frog
(6:23)  2. Patte de lapin
(4:39)  3. Super Carl
(5:10)  4. Slow and Relax
(4:39)  5. Jump, Rabbit, Jump
(5:04)  6. Johnny Saxo
(4:55)  7. Carrots for Hodges
(3:16)  8. Green Eyes
(4:24)  9. Jumpin' in Etretat
(8:27) 10. Evening Blues
(4:38) 11. Gehod

CARROTS (the familiar name given by the musicians to the soprano saxophone) FOR HODGES (one of the greatest servants of the saxophone and alto saxophonist of Duke Ellington). Claude Tissendier (viola sax) pays tribute to Johnny Hodges' repertoire by composing 11 swing songs. 

The other members of the Septet: Claude Braud (tenor sax), Jean Etève (baritone sax), Michel Camicas (trombone), Stan Laferrière (piano), Pierre-Yves Sorin (bass), Vincent Cordelette (drums). Translate By Google https://www.placedeslibraires.fr/music/3322420071628-carrots-for-hodges-claude-tissendier-septet/

Carrots for Hodges

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Eric Le Lann, Paul Lay - Thanks a Million

Styles: Trumpet And Piano Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:03
Size: 97,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:31)  1. Dinah
(3:23)  2. Mack the Knife
(2:50)  3. Jubilee
(5:16)  4. Tight Like This
(4:19)  5. Thanks a Million
(4:52)  6. Azalea
(3:15)  7. Louison
(3:49)  8. Saint James Infirmary
(5:18)  9. I Surrender, Dear
(4:26) 10. Farewell to Louis

The trumpet player and the pianist played together on the album Life On Mars by Le Lann and then met on a cruise celebrating the arrival of the first jazz band in France in 1917. The idea of celebrating the DNA of the swing duo then appeared as a challenge as unexpected as obvious. Long before embarking on the bop, to pay homage to Chet Baker or David Boxie, Eric Le Lann , exceptional jazz storyteller began with the New Orleans, inspired by the 78t of the first grand master of the genre discovered in the record collection. his father. Pianist and outstanding composer of the new generation of French jazz, Paul Lay and his encyclopedic taste for the history of jazz piano, led him to study the art of Jelly Roll Morton and Earl Hines leading him straight to Louis Armstrong. The duo met to celebrate with rare elegance the Satchmo repertoire on the album Thanks a Million. In addition to two original titles, the choice of titles has landed on particularly outstanding pieces of Armstrong, not as a composer, which he was to a lesser degree but as an interpreter who would propel these songs in the galaxy of the tubes: What a Wonderful World, Dinah, Mack the Knife, St. James infirmary ... The duo lives, sings, swings, whispers, surprises and proclaims their attachment to Armstrong's precursor universe with sincerity and poetry. The melodic purity of the lines, the rhythmic accuracy of the accents, the harmonic intuition, the sense of listening and complementarity, the duo excels in this exercise yet perilous tribute to Armstrong. Translate by Google https://www.fip.fr/decouvrir/album-jazz/thanks-million-34248

Personnel:  Trumpet – Eric Le Lann;  Piano – Paul Lay

Thanks a Million

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