The George Shearing Quintet - Mood Latino

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:41
Size: 81,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:23)  1. Blue Moon
(1:40)  2. Day By Day
(2:39)  3. Yesterday's Child
(2:17)  4. Salud
(3:06)  5. You And The Night And The Music
(2:51)  6. Tintilin
(2:58)  7. The Night Is Young And You Are So Beautiful
(2:48)  8. Jackie's Mambo
(3:17)  9. All Through The Day
(2:21) 10. Say Si Si
(2:52) 11. Blue Rainbow
(2:24) 12. Te Arango La Cabeza

During his Capitol years, pianist George Shearing recorded several Latin-flavored albums which generally found his popular piano-vibes-guitar-bass-drums Quintet augmented by the congas of Armando Peraza. For this particular album not only is Peraza added to the group but so are a couple of other percussionists and an unidentified flutist. The Quintet sound is still quite dominant during the rhythmic easy-listening set with the music ranging from "Blue Moon" and "You and the Night and the Music" to "Jackie's Mambo" and "Say 'Si Si'." The performances on this LP have not yet been reissued on CD. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/mood-latino-mw0000872116

Personnel:  George Shearing (piano);  Gary Burton (vibraphone);  Armando Peraza (congas);  John Gray (guitar);  Bill Yancey (bass);  Vernel Fournier (drums)

Mood Latino

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John Gray & Herb Ellis - The Guitar Of John Gray

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 31:36
Size: 72.4 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. One Note Samba
[2:10] 2. Caravan
[2:40] 3. Moonlight In Vermont
[1:57] 4. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[3:10] 5. Comme Ci, Comme Ca
[2:42] 6. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[2:24] 7. Witchcraft
[3:06] 8. Where Am I To Go?
[2:35] 9. Cherokee
[2:41] 10. When Your Lover Has Gone
[2:30] 11. Memphis In June
[2:46] 12. Love Is Just Around The Corner

A really great little album – one of the few sessions recorded during Capitol's "Dimensions In Jazz" years, and one that features a twin-guitar lineup that's very cool! Guitarist John Gray's in the lead, handling all solos, and he's backed by a trio that features Herb Ellis on rhythm guitar, plus bass and drums. Gray's got a raspy, almost rock-like tone that's a strong contrast to Ellis' smoother lines – which makes for a sparkling groove that's almost a bit like what you'd hear if Santo & Johnny cut some jazz! Titles include "Caravan", "Comme Ci, Comme Ca", "One Note Samba", "Memphis In June", and "Witchcraft".

John Gray, guitar; Herb Ellis, Guitar; Don Bagley, Bass; Bob Neel, drums.

The Guitar Of John Gray

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