Showing posts with label Hugh McCracken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hugh McCracken. Show all posts

Friday, April 20, 2018

Ray Bryant Trio - Play The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:50
Size: 153.0 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2000/2013
Art: Front

[4:58] 1. Gotta Travel On
[7:54] 2. I'm A Just Lucky So & So
[7:56] 3. Slow Freight
[5:00] 4. C Jam Blues
[6:48] 5. Stick With It
[6:06] 6. St. Louis Blues
[8:27] 7. C. C. Rider
[6:49] 8. Please Send Me Someone To Love
[6:29] 9. After Hours
[6:17] 10. Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Bass – Ray Drummond; Drums – Kenny Washington; Harmonica, Guest – Hugh McCracken; Piano – Ray Bryant. Recorded on September 13th and 14th 1999.

Ray Bryant came from a musical family and became known to fellow musicians as the house pianist at the Philadelphia Blue Note Club, he later worked and recorded with many of the giants in the jazz world including Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis and Coleman Hawkins. He is also an accomplished accompanist working with singers like Carmen McRae. He is at his best working in a trio or even as a solo pianist where he excels with his blues and gospel laden playing.

Play The Blues mc
Play The Blues zippy

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Georgie Fame - The Blues And Me

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 54:47
Size: 125.4 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues, Blues-jazz vocals
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[4:17] 1. The Blues And Me
[3:31] 2. I Want To Know
[3:25] 3. Maybe It's Because Of Love
[4:29] 4. How Long Has This Been Going On
[4:12] 5. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
[3:52] 6. Roll With My Baby
[3:49] 7. The Woodshed
[4:26] 8. Bluesology
[5:50] 9. Everybody Cryin' Mercy
[4:21] 10. Blues For Ann-Marie
[4:48] 11. I Almost Lost My Mind
[3:46] 12. Passed Me By
[3:56] 13. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues

For Georgie's sophmore release on Go Jazz, we focussed on the blues, enlisting modern blues masters like Dr. John and Stanley Turrentine to add some color, and relying on the same good-time production values (get engineer James Farber to set up the mics and turn the dials, have the baddest rhythm section in town lay the grooves down and order a nice lunch) that worked the first time around. ~Ben Sidran

Recorded at The Power Station, Skyline Studios, New York, New York; Abbey Road Studios, London, England.

Georgie Fame (vocals, piano, organ); Dr. John (vocals, piano); Hugh McCracken (guitar); Phil Woods, Pete King (alto saxophone); Bob Malach, Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Alan Rubin (trumpet); Keith O'Quinn (trombone); Paul Shaffer, Ben Sidran (piano); Mike Manieri (vibraphone); Will Lee (bass); Grady Tate (drums).

The Blues And Me