Massimo Farao and The Jazz Magicians Orchestra - Magic Swing: Tribute To The Music Of Count Basie

Styles: Piano, Big Band
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:12
Size: 86,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:12) 1. Deep Read
(4:07) 2. It's Oh So Nice
(5:45) 3. Lover Man
(3:48) 4. Moten Swing
(3:19) 5. Cute
(3:59) 6. Hay Burner
(6:19) 7. Told You So
(3:14) 8. We Be Jammin'
(3:25) 9. The Kid From Red Bank

A tribute to the Count Basie Orchestra, the pinnacle of swing jazz big band! The sound of the 18-piece Count Basie Orchestra is recreated by overdubbing the brass sections of the jazz musicians performing here. Just magic!
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Musicians: Massimo Farao, piano; Cesare Mecca, trumpet; Gianpiero Lo Bello, trumpet; Gianni Virone, sax; Claudio Chiara, sax; Luca Begonia, trombone; Gianfranco Marchesi, trombone; David E. Palladini, guitar; Nicola Barbon, bass; Bobo Facchinetti, drums.

Magic Swing: Tribute To The Music Of Count Basie

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Massimo Farao, Francesca Tandoi - The Double Piano Sessions, Vol. 2

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:40
Size: 176,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:54) 1. Beat's Up
(5:56) 2. Darn That Dream
(4:36) 3. F.S.R.
(5:02) 4. You Are My Everything
(3:56) 5. I'm Confessing That I Love You
(5:47) 6. If I Were a Bell
(6:40) 7. The Summer Wind
(4:17) 8. I Will Wait for You
(4:48) 9. O sole mio
(7:23) 10. Body and Soul
(6:25) 11. How Deep Is the Ocean
(6:10) 12. Bis Blues
(5:24) 13. Goodbye
(5:15) 14. Work Song

Francesca Tandoi started to play classical piano at an early age. After a few years she got very much interested in jazz music and became a big fan of swinging virtuoso piano players like, Oscar Peterson, Phyneas Newborn, Gene Harris, Bobby Timmons, and other musicians of that generation. She started her carrier as a teenager in Italy, especially in the jazz scene of Rome, her own city. She had the chance to play and perform with many great italian musicians, joining some of the most important italian jazz festivals all around the country. In 2009 she moved to the Netherlands and in 2013 she gradueted with a special mention at the “Royal Conservatory of The Hague” in jazz piano and singing.

After that she moved to the Conservatory of Rotterdam “Codarts” and got her Master degree in 2015 writing a thesis about “The art of rearranging jazz standards for jazz piano trio” . In Holland she started playing with some of the finest dutch and international jazz musicians and performed all around the world. Jazz festivals in Japan, Malesya, Indonesia, India. Tours all around Europe. Holland, Italy, Swiss, Germany, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Ukraine. She also performed in many important jazz festivals as North sea jazz festival, Maastricht jazz festival, Breda jazz festival, Bosendorfer gala 2013, and many others, both as accompanist and as a leader of her trio. With her trio (Frits Landesbergen on drums and Frans van Geest on double bass) she recorded three CD's for a japanise label: Atelier Sawano For Elvira (2014) Something blue (2015) Wind Dance (2016) https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Francesca%20Tandoi

The Double Piano Sessions, Vol. 2

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Denise King & Massimo Farao Trio - Musica Che Riscalda Il Cuore

Size: 178,7 MB
Time: 76:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. And I Love Her (3:51)
02. Corcovado (4:17)
03. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (2:50)
04. Georgia On My Mind (5:14)
05. Night And Day (2:30)
06. Say You, Say Me (3:07)
07. Ain't No Way (4:17)
08. Crazy (2:29)
09. Endless Love (2:57)
10. Easy (4:20)
11. You Don't Know Me (5:15)
12. Think (2:34)
13. Unchained Melody (4:06)
14. Let's Stay Together (2:50)
15. Lately (4:09)
16. Just The Two Of Us (3:55)
17. My Funny Valentine (5:13)
18. Teach Me Tonight (4:29)
19. You Send Me (4:21)
20. I'm A Fool To Want You (3:52)

Influenced by Nancy Wilson, Marlena Shaw and Sarah Vaughan, Denise King is an expressive, big-voiced singer who combines jazz with elements of R&B, blues and gospel. King was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she was exposed to R&B as a child and discovered jazz at 12 thanks to an uncle who was an avid record collector. After graduating from high school, the Philadelphian entered the medical field and earned her living as a technician and a family-planning counselor. King was in her early 30s when she started doing club gigs around Philly, and eventually, she became a full-time singer. Though she's no stranger to standards, one of King's strong points has been her ability to provide jazz interpretations of rock and soul hits -- in fact, she has turned everything from Santana's "Evil Ways" to Ruby & the Romantics' "Our Day Will Come" into swinging acoustic jazz. King started recording in the 1990s, offering Live In Japan: I Remember You in 1993, Now Ain't That Love in 1996 and Simply Mellow in 1997. ~by Alex Henderson

Musica Che Riscalda Il Cuore

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Massimo Farao,' Francesca Tandoi - La musica di Franco Califano

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:30
Size: 86,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:40) 1. Un Tempo Piccolo
(4:05) 2. Tutto Il Resto E' Noia
(4:51) 3. Semo Gente Di Borgata
(5:02) 4. La Mia Liberta'
(3:30) 5. Io Me Mbriaco
(4:45) 6. L'Ultimo Amico Va Via
(3:56) 7. Tac
(4:38) 8. La Vacanza Di Fine Settimana

MASSIMO FARAO'"The blackest of Italian pianists" was born May 16th, 1965, in Genoa. He studied piano with Maestro Flavio Crivelli and began his career collaborating with musicians from the Genoa Area, especially with the bassist Piero Leveratto. In 1993 he was invited for the first time in the USA. He plays with Red Holloway and Albert "Tootie" Heath on a tour on the West Coast. In the same year he founded "We love Jazz" Workshop, now become one of the biggest events in Europe for jazz teaching.

In 1994 he was hired by "Monad Records" in New York and back in the United States as pianoplayer and music director of Shawnn Monteiro's band, with Keter Betts and Bobby Durham. He has played in several european tours with the Nat Adderley Quintet, composed by Antonio Hart, Walter Booker and Jimmy Cobb. In 2001 he joined the Archie Shepp's "Just in Time" Quartet with Wayne Dockery and Bobby Durham. Since 2001 he is the artistic director for the jazz division of AZZURRA MUSIC label. In 2003 he played at "Jazz Piano Festival" in Lucerne.

In November 2004 he played in Japan, where his albums have become bestsellers. He played in Italy, France, Germany, Corsica, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, USA, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Dubai, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan, Yugoslavia,Canada. From 2014 he recorded 12 cd for Venus Records the famous japanese jazz label. He has recorded more than 2 hundred Cds with many Italian and foreign musicians.More.. https://www.massimofarao.com/massimofarao1

Personnel: Massimo Farao - piano; Francesca Tandoi - vocals; Davide Palladin - guitar; Cesare Mecca - trumpet; Nicola Barbon - bass; Bobo Facchinetti - drums

La musica di Franco Califano

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Alexandra Shakina - Mood Indigo

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:38
Size: 142,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:44) 1. Estate
(5:36) 2. I Could Have Told You
(6:29) 3. Isn't It Romantic?
(4:10) 4. Let's Face The Music And Dance
(3:13) 5. Love you Madly
(5:24) 6. Mood Indigo
(3:42) 7. Only Trust Your Heart
(5:07) 8. A Sleepin Bee
(4:00) 9. Take Love Easy
(3:02) 10. You Are The Top
(4:03) 11. Comes Love
(5:39) 12. I'm A Fool To Want You
(5:22) 13. I Thought About You

One of the Russian diva who sings in a jazz mood with a romantic husky voice, the long-awaited second album of Alexandra gives you a wonderful love song cocktail! Translate By Google https://www.venusrecord.com/v2/release/VHCD-1267.html

Personnel: Alexandra Shakina, vocals; Massimo Farao', piano; Nicola Barbon, bass; Gianni Cazzola, drums

Mood Indigo

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Massimo Faraò Trio - Luiza

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:26
Size: 123,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:08)  1. So In Love
(6:43)  2. Beautiful Love
(6:04)  3. Dear Old Stockholm
(5:06)  4. Luiza
(5:41)  5. Fly Me To The Moon
(7:06)  6. Someone To Watch Over me
(6:59)  7. E La Chiamano Estate
(4:47)  8. Blue Bossa
(4:47)  9. Stardust

Ferdinando Faraò belongs to one of the few Italian jazz dynasties. The son of an amateur drummer, he is the brother of piano player Antonio Faraò and the cousin of piano player Massimo Faraò. Inspired by his father's wide collection of jazz records and captivated by a concert of Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald that he had seen in Milan at the age of 10, he started to study the drums with the support of his family. By the age of 20 he had become the in-house drummer at Capolinea, Milan's most important jazz venue. In the '80s he played in the Claudio Fasoli Quartet and accompanied many North American musicians that toured Italy, such as Lee Konitz, Mal Waldron, Sal Nistico and Bob Mover. In the '90s he joined the quintet of Italian singer Tiziana Ghiglioni and has been increasingly involved in special audio-visual projects. His recording career as a solo artist started relatively late, in 1997, with the album Listening Self, featuring Pietro Tonolo on saxophone, Piero Leveratto on double-bass and Franco D'Andrea on piano. Faraò is a subtle drummer that leads from the back rather than putting himself under the spotlight. Also at ease on percussion and xylophone, he can provide a versatile and wide aural palette. 

A witty composer, he privileges midtempo compositions in which he often experiments with odd time signatures, sudden rhythmic shifts and sampling. Though constantly active as a sideman and teacher, Faraò didn't record as a leader again until 2004's large ensemble offering Eschersuite, the first album in a trilogy that was followed by Darwinsuite (2009) and Pollocksuite (2010). In 2015 he led the Artchipel Orchestra on the date Play Soft Machine and enlisted them again along with drummer Chris Cutler for To Lindsay: Omaggio A Lindsay Cooper. ~ Luigi Santosuosso https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ferdinando-fara%C3%B2-mn0001342062/biography

Personnel: Massimo Farao; piano; Aldo Zunino bass; Marco Tolotti drums

Luiza

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Massimo Faraò Trio - My Funny Valentine

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:07
Size: 127,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:12)  1. My Funny Valentine
(5:21)  2. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(4:03)  3. Dark Eyes
(4:15)  4. I Will Wait For You
(5:08)  5. La Comparsa
(5:37)  6. Felisidade
(6:04)  7. Summertime
(4:27)  8. Minor Swing
(3:50)  9. Work Song
(5:58) 10. Embraceable You
(5:07) 11. Bye Bye Blackbird

Massimo Farao studied with Flavio Crivelli and worked with local formations; In 1983, he first visited the United States, where he u. a. played with Red Holloway and Albert 'Tootie' Heath . In the 1990s he worked u. a. with Tony Scott , Adrian Mears , Johannes Enders , Jesse Davis , Franco Ambrosetti , on whose Enja albums Grazie Italia and Light Breeze he participated. He also played in the Nat Adderley Quintet on a European tour. In 1993 he recorded for Splasc (h) his debut album For Meon; his teammates were u. a. trumpeter Flavio Boltro and bassist Dado Moroni . 1995 followed the album Ciao Baby (on Monad ). In the trio with Ira Coleman and Jeff Tain Watts Farao played in 1998 in Brooklyn for Enja the album Black Inside ; 2000 followed (also on Enja) recorded in trio and quartet occupation album Thorn , in which Drew Gress , Jack DeJohnette and saxophonist Chris Potter participated. In 2001 he was (with Wayne Dockery and Bobby Durham ) a member of the quartet of Archie Shepp ; From 2001 to 2005 Farao was Artistic Director of the Jazz Department of the Label Azzrra Music . In 2003 he performed at the Jazz Piano Festivalin Lucerne. In 2006 he recorded an album with compositions by Ennio Morricone; In 2007 he toured Europe and the USA in a trio with Joey DeFrancesco. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Farao

Personnel: Massimo Farao' piano; Aldo Zunino bass; Marco Tolotti drums

My Funny Valentine

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Jimmy Cobb Italian Trio - With Respect to Bill Evans

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:31
Size: 116,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:34)  1. Show Type Tune
(4:11)  2. We Will Meet Again
(4:53)  3. Time Remembered
(4:06)  4. Peri's Scope
(4:25)  5. Very Early
(5:12)  6. Funkallero
(4:02)  7. The Opener
(5:18)  8. Bill's Hit Tune
(6:44)  9. Theme for Basie
(2:31) 10. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
(3:29) 11. After the Love Has Gone

Legendary jazz drummer, Jimmy Cobb, was born in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1929. A superb, mostly self-taught musician, Jimmy is the elder statesman of all of the incredible Miles Davis bands. Jimmy's inspirational work with Miles, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly and Co. spanned 1957 until 1963, and included the masterpiece “Kind of Blue”, the most popular jazz recording in history. He also played on “Sketches of Spain”, Someday My Prince will Come”, “Live at Carnegie Hall, “Live at the Blackhawk”, “Porgy and Bess”, and many, many other watermark Miles Davis recordings. The Miles recordings and live performances are not the only high points of Jimmy's quiet, but truly outstanding career. Jimmy did his first recording with Earl Bostic. Known from an early age as a great accompanist, Jimmy played extensively with Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Pearl Bailey, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderly, before joining Miles in 1957. Tony Williams took over the Miles drum chair in 1963 and Jimmy left Miles to continue to work with Miles' rhythm section, Winton Kelly and Paul Chambers behind Wes Montgomery. In addition to several Winton Kelly Trio Albums, the three did albums with Kenny Burrell, and J.J. Johnson, among others, before disbanding in the late 60's. Mr. Cobb then worked with Sarah Vaughn for 9 years. Jimmy then continued to freelance with several great groups throughout the 70's 80's and 90's including, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderly, Ricky Ford, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, George Coleman, Fathead Newman, The Great Jazz Trio, Dave Holland and Warren Bernhardt, and many, many others worldwide. (see list on succeeding pages). 

Eleana Tee produced a Television Special “So that Nobody Else Can Hear”, which aired on AandE in the early 90's featuring Jimmy playing and hangin' with Freddie Hubbard, Gregory Hines, Bill Cosby, Dave Leibman, Pee Wee Ellis, and others. Jimmy has played around the world from Newport to Monte Carlo, from LA to Japan. He has performed for President Carter, the Shah of Iran and many other dignitaries in his storied career and is quoted extensively in “Kind of Blue”, the Documentary of those legendary recording sessions. Now: Currently, Jimmy is not slowing down even a little. He splits any downtime between his New York City “digs” and his home in Woodstock, NY with his two children, Jaime and Serena, and long time partner and collaborator, Eleana Tee. However, he still tours with his own band, “Cobb's Mob” and combines with many incredible artists both old and new. Jimmy has just completed a “Four Generations of Miles” album with guitarist, Mike Stern, Ron Carter (bass), and George Coleman (tenor) for Chesky records. Jimmy is about to release his newest and long awaited solo album, “Yesterdays”, produced by Eleana Tee for Rteesan Productions. It features Michael Brecker on tenor, Marion Meadows on soprano, Roy Hargrove, trumpet and flugelhorn, Jon Faddis, trumpet, Eric Lewis, electric piano, Peter Bernstein, guitar, Jerry Mall, percussion and John Weber on bass. This album was done in Jimmy's two adopted home towns; recorded and shot in New York, and mixed and edited in Woodstock, NY. It includes a wide variety of arrangements ranging from a unique interpretation of Jimi Hendrix “Purple Haze” to ballads “Yesterdays” and blues (All Blues, Faddis, Monk) and standards, “Without a Song” and “Love Walked Right In”. This major musical statement will include several music videos and a complete television documentary. And as usual with Jimmy Cobb, you won't believe what's up next! https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/jimmycobb

Jimmy Cobb Italian Trio with Jimmy Cobb (drum), Massimo Faraò (piano) and Aldo Zunino (db) : a tribute to Bill Evans

With Respect to Bill Evans

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Alexandra Shakina - All The Way

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:29
Size: 176,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:08)  1. All The Way
(5:24)  2. Let Me Love You
(5:07)  3. Get Out Of Town
(4:38)  4. Dedicated To You
(4:48)  5. I Concentrate On You
(5:12)  6. Weaver Of Dreams
(6:19)  7. I'm Just Lucky So And So
(4:23)  8. That Old Black Magic
(6:41)  9. Come Fly With Me
(4:43) 10. Where Or When

The debut album from Russian vocalist Alexandra Shakina, performing standards with backing from the Massimo Farao' Trio.
 

Personnel:  Alexandra Shakina, vocals;  Massimo Farao', piano;  Aldo Zunino, bass;  Ruben Bellavia, drums

All The Way

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Denise King, Massimo Farao Trio - La Vie En Rose

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:09
Size: 124.0 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[5:47] 1. Save Your Love For Me
[4:35] 2. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[6:11] 3. Skylark
[5:08] 4. La Vie En Rose
[6:27] 5. Estate
[5:29] 6. The Very Thought Of You
[5:16] 7. My Romance
[3:23] 8. Let's Do It
[4:51] 9. I've Got A Crush On You
[5:15] 10. Do It Again
[1:42] 11. Where Or When

Denise King, vocals; Massimo Farao', piano; Aldo Zunino, bass; Steve Williams, drums.

Denise King is a singer whose naturally beautiful voice, vibrato and phrasing please musicians as well as fans. Listening to her warm tone, impeccable phrasing, and the absolute control she has of her voice is mesmerizing. Whether she’s singing a Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan standard, or an Aretha Franklin cover, she puts her heart and soul into every note. Denise has mastered the art of making a song her own no matter what the genre.

In the past 25 years, Ms King has sung at almost all of the top venues in Philadelphia, several in New York, Paris, Turkey, Brazil, Africa, Germany and Japan. She is a self-proclaimed torch bearer, a keeper of the flame holding the preservation and presentation of the traditional style of jazz singing close to her heart. No gimmicks, no pyrotechnics, just an intense focus on the melody and the lyrical content.

With a voice described as velvet smooth, warm and steeped in sophistication, she captivates you and holds you with every note. In this age of auto-tune, quick fixes and artistic gimickery, her love of people, performance style, and energy have ensured her a spot in the jazz community for a long time.

"Denise King sings pop and jazz standards with touches of the blues, soul and even gospel in a voice steeped in a sophisticated, swinging, sometimes soulful, satin style much like one of her idols, Sarah Vaughan." ~ All About Jazz

La Vie En Rose mc
La Vie En Rose zippy

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Jerry Weldon & Massimo Farao - What's New

Size: 118,7 MB
Time: 50:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. The Gypsy (5:18)
02. My Ship (5:55)
03. We Will Be Together Again (4:17)
04. They Can't Take That Away From Me (6:39)
05. What's New (5:44)
06. What A Difference A Day Made (3:43)
07. Indian Summer (4:09)
08. It's Easy To Remember (5:07)
09. Grace (4:35)
10. For All We Know (5:20)

One of the more beautiful, more subtle settings we've ever heard for the tenor of Jerry Weldon – a very relaxed ballad session cut with pianist Massimo Farao – done with crystal-clear sound, and a very late nite vibe! Over the years, Weldon's developed a really tremendous voice on the tenor – a mode that hearkens back to old giants of mid-century, but which also never does so in any sort of slavish, or easily-retro style – so that although Jerry's blowing at their level, he still really brings a lot of his own phrasing to the horn! This can be especially true on the mellower numbers, which can still have Weldon moving with the deft changes he brings to his work in a more driving setting – and while the piano of Massimo Farao is a perfect balance in terms of modesty and simple tone, it's really Jerry's work on the set that's blowing us away.

What's New

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Denise King & Massimo Farao Trio - Working With Music: No More Desperate Housewives

Size: 125,0 MB
Time: 53:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Another Star (3:22)
02. Think (2:35)
03. Falling In Love With Love (2:21)
04. I Wish (3:44)
05. (Simply) The Best (5:39)
06. I'm In The Mood For Love (2:57)
07. Our Love Is Here To Stay (2:15)
08. Desafinado (4:53)
09. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (2:47)
10. Love For Sale (3:02)
11. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours (2:39)
12. They Can't Take That Away From Me (2:56)
13. What'd I Say (2:53)
14. Lean On Me (3:15)
15. In The Midnight Hour (3:00)
16. Lovely Day (4:52)

Influenced by Nancy Wilson, Marlena Shaw and Sarah Vaughan, Denise King is an expressive, big-voiced singer who combines jazz with elements of R&B, blues and gospel. King was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she was exposed to R&B as a child and discovered jazz at 12 thanks to an uncle who was an avid record collector. After graduating from high school, the Philadelphian entered the medical field and earned her living as a technician and a family-planning counselor. King was in her early 30s when she started doing club gigs around Philly, and eventually, she became a full-time singer. Though she's no stranger to standards, one of King's strong points has been her ability to provide jazz interpretations of rock and soul hits -- in fact, she has turned everything from Santana's "Evil Ways" to Ruby & the Romantics' "Our Day Will Come" into swinging acoustic jazz. King started recording in the 1990s, offering Live In Japan: I Remember You in 1993, Now Ain't That Love in 1996 and Simply Mellow in 1997. ~ Alex Henderson

Working With Music

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Denise King & Massimo Farao - Between Us

Size: 107,4 MB
Time: 46:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Save Your Love For Me (5:16)
02. St. Luois Blues (6:43)
03. Amazing Grace (5:16)
04. Easy Living (5:37)
05. My Baby Just Cares For Me (3:21)
06. I'm A Fool To Want You (3:56)
07. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (6:35)
08. What A Difference A Day Made (4:20)
09. A Nightingale Sand In Berkeley Square (5:04)

Denise King is a Philadelphia vocalist who has made the world her oyster with her unique ability to navigate between rhythm and blues and sultry jazz standards. Discovered in the 1980s by an R&B songwriter-producer, King quickly found her way in the City of Brotherly Love with some of the top musicians in both popular and jazz settings. In the New Millennium, she has been shuttling back and forth between the U.S. and Europe delivering stellar performances on both continents. With her smooth and sultry voice, impeccable sense of timing, interpretive depth, and immersion in the tradition of the great singers, King brings out the best in any genre. For example, in just one of her albums, Fever, she is equally at home with Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave," the unsung ballad, "Never Let Me Go," the Shirelles' pop song, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," and the rocking "I've Got My Mojo Workin.'" She takes each song on its own merit while adding her unmistakable personal stamp. Among her various projects, she does a traveling Tribute to Sarah Vaughan, one of her idols with whom she shares many fine qualities. King also has a strong personality and life story that can be entertaining and at the same time cut deeply into the soul. ~by Victor L. Schermer

Between Us

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Massimo Farao Trio & Giampaolo Casati - Jazz Trumpet, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Size: 208,5+218,9 MB
Time: 89:46+94:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

Vol. 1:
01. Sandu (3:25)
02. L'appuntamento (3:18)
03. A Groovy Kind Of Love (3:13)
04. Hey Hey My My Into The Black (2:25)
05. You're So Vain (2:42)
06. Unchain My Heart (3:41)
07. Feels So Good (3:43)
08. Horse With No Name (3:37)
09. All Blues (5:27)
10. Sing, Sing, Sing (3:32)
11. Tiny Capers (4:18)
12. My Favourite Things (2:54)
13. Dolphin Dance (4:02)
14. Watermelon Man (3:52)
15. Blue In Green (3:55)
16. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (2:53)
17. Nightshift (3:17)
18. Tell Like It Is (2:21)
19. Cantaloupe Island (3:01)
20. You Can't Go Home Again (2:38)
21. Fair Weather (2:59)
22. Round Midnight (4:39)
23. The Preacher (3:07)
24. Easy Living (5:17)
25. I'll Be Seeing You (5:16)

Vol. 2:
01. Compared To What (4:29)
02. Hallelujah (3:05)
03. You're The Inspiration (3:12)
04. Time In A Bottle (3:18)
05. Leaving On A Jet Plane (1:54)
06. Midnight Train To Georgia (4:02)
07. Kiss And Say Goodbye (4:00)
08. I Got You Baby (3:46)
09. Da Doo Ron Ron (3:16)
10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry (3:11)
11. Wonderful World (2:17)
12. Wishing On A Star (3:47)
13. Blue Bayou (4:15)
14. Rise (3:38)
15. After The Love Has Gone (4:23)
16. Halleluja (4:26)
17. Never Said (3:04)
18. Unforgettable (4:15)
19. For Once In My Life (4:32)
20. Good Morning Heartache (4:39)
21. This Masquerade (3:50)
22. The Masquerade Is Over (5:45)
23. What A Wonderful World (3:02)
24. I Cover The Waterfront (5:04)
25. Avalon (2:54)

Massimo Farao (16th March 1965 in Genoa) is an Italian jazz - pianist. Massimo Farao studied with Flavio Crivelli and worked with local formations; In 1983 he visited the United States, where he among other things, with the first Red Holloway and Albert 'Tootie' Heath played. In the 1990s he worked with Tony Scott, Adrian Mears, John Enders, Jesse Davis, Franco Ambrosetti, at its Enja -albumsGrazie Italia and Light Breeze he participated. He also played in the Nat Adderley Quintet at a European tour. In 1993 he took for Splasc (h) his debut album For Meon; his teammates included the trumpeter Flavio Boltro and bassist Dado Moroni. In 1995 the album Ciao Baby (on Monad).

In Trio with Ira Coleman and Jeff Tain Watts played Farao 1998 Brooklyn for Enja album Black Inside a; 2000 followed (also on Enja) the recorded in trio and quartet album Thorn on which Drew Gress, Jack DeJohnette and saxophonist Chris Potter participated. In 2001, he was (with Wayne Dockery and Bobby Durham)member of the quartet of Archie Shepp; 2001-2005 was the artistic director of the jazz department Farao the label Azzrra Music. In 2003, he stepped on the Jazz Piano Festival in Lucerne. In 2006 he recorded an album with compositions by Ennio Morricone on; In 2007 he toured in a trio with Joey DeFrancesco through Europe and the USA.

Jazz Trumpet, Vol. 1
Jazz Trumpet, Vol. 2

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Denise King & Massimo Farao Trio - Songs With Love

Size: 159,7 MB
Time: 67:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. The Look Of Love (3:07)
02. Say You, Say Me (3:07)
03. Back To Black (3:38)
04. Dindi (4:09)
05. Sway (3:05)
06. The Girl Of Ipanema (3:34)
07. And I Love Her (3:51)
08. Night And Day (2:30)
09. Another Star (3:22)
10. I'm In The Mood For Love (2:57)
11. Our Love Is Here To Stay (2:15)
12. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (2:49)
13. Falling In Love With Love (2:20)
14. Fly Me To The Moon (3:01)
15. Georgia On My Mind (5:15)
16. Wave (4:38)
17. Give Me The Night (2:39)
18. Corcovado (4:18)
19. Guess Who I Saw Today (3:52)
20. Stuck On You (3:07)

Influenced by Nancy Wilson, Marlena Shaw and Sarah Vaughan, Denise King is an expressive, big-voiced singer who combines jazz with elements of R&B, blues and gospel. King was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she was exposed to R&B as a child and discovered jazz at 12 thanks to an uncle who was an avid record collector. After graduating from high school, the Philadelphian entered the medical field and earned her living as a technician and a family-planning counselor. King was in her early 30s when she started doing club gigs around Philly, and eventually, she became a full-time singer. Though she's no stranger to standards, one of King's strong points has been her ability to provide jazz interpretations of rock and soul hits -- in fact, she has turned everything from Santana's "Evil Ways" to Ruby & the Romantics' "Our Day Will Come" into swinging acoustic jazz. King started recording in the 1990s, offering Live In Japan: I Remember You in 1993, Now Ain't That Love in 1996 and Simply Mellow in 1997. ~ Alex Henderson

Songs With Love

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Massimo Farao Trio - Groovin'

Size: 162,4 MB
Time: 69:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. It's All Right With Me (5:49)
02. If I Should Lose You (8:41)
03. It's A Blue World (5:35)
04. For Sentimental Reasons (8:46)
05. Awful Mean (6:22)
06. Bye Bye Blackbird (7:13)
07. Sugar Ray (7:09)
08. The Nearness Of You (6:04)
09. Teach Me Tonight (7:39)
10. Temperance (6:37)

Personnel:
Massimo Farao': piano
Aldo Zunino: bass
Steve Williams: drums

Massimo Farao (16th March 1965 in Genoa) is an Italian jazz - pianist. Massimo Farao studied with Flavio Crivelli and worked with local formations; In 1983 he visited the United States, where he among other things, with the first Red Holloway and Albert 'Tootie' Heath played. In the 1990s he worked with Tony Scott, Adrian Mears, John Enders, Jesse Davis, Franco Ambrosetti, at its Enja -albumsGrazie Italia and Light Breeze he participated. He also played in the Nat Adderley Quintet at a European tour. In 1993 he took for Splasc (h) his debut album For Meon; his teammates included the trumpeter Flavio Boltro and bassist Dado Moroni. In 1995 the album Ciao Baby (on Monad).

In Trio with Ira Coleman and Jeff Tain Watts played Farao 1998 Brooklyn for Enja album Black Inside a; 2000 followed (also on Enja) the recorded in trio and quartet album Thorn on which Drew Gress, Jack DeJohnette and saxophonist Chris Potter participated. In 2001, he was (with Wayne Dockery and Bobby Durham)member of the quartet of Archie Shepp; 2001-2005 was the artistic director of the jazz department Farao the label Azzrra Music. In 2003, he stepped on the Jazz Piano Festival in Lucerne. In 2006 he recorded an album with compositions by Ennio Morricone on; In 2007 he toured in a trio with Joey DeFrancesco through Europe and the USA.

Groovin'

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Massimo Farao' Trio - Swingin'

Size: 166,9 MB
Time: 71:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Moanin' (8:09)
02. On A Clear Day (6:22)
03. Almost Like Being In Love (9:21)
04. Yours Is My Heart Alone (7:23)
05. I Hear A Rhapsody (4:41)
06. Just You Just Me (6:27)
07. Falling In Love With Love (8:01)
08. Azule Serape (6:37)
09. A Beautiful Friendship (8:58)
10. Harlem Blues (5:50)

Massimo Farao (16th March 1965 in Genoa) is an Italian jazz - pianist. Massimo Farao studied with Flavio Crivelli and worked with local formations; In 1983 he visited the United States, where he among other things, with the first Red Holloway and Albert 'Tootie' Heath played. In the 1990s he worked with Tony Scott, Adrian Mears, John Enders, Jesse Davis, Franco Ambrosetti, at its Enja -albumsGrazie Italia and Light Breeze he participated. He also played in the Nat Adderley Quintet at a European tour. In 1993 he took for Splasc (h) his debut album For Meon; his teammates included the trumpeter Flavio Boltro and bassist Dado Moroni. In 1995 the album Ciao Baby (on Monad).

In Trio with Ira Coleman and Jeff Tain Watts played Farao 1998 Brooklyn for Enja album Black Inside a; 2000 followed (also on Enja) the recorded in trio and quartet album Thorn on which Drew Gress, Jack DeJohnette and saxophonist Chris Potter participated. In 2001, he was (with Wayne Dockery and Bobby Durham)member of the quartet of Archie Shepp; 2001-2005 was the artistic director of the jazz department Farao the label Azzrra Music. In 2003, he stepped on the Jazz Piano Festival in Lucerne. In 2006 he recorded an album with compositions by Ennio Morricone on; In 2007 he toured in a trio with Joey DeFrancesco through Europe and the USA.

Swingin'

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Bobby Durham, Massimo Farao, Lorenzo Conte - Fascinating

Styles: Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:22
Size: 180,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:24)  1. Aranjuez Mon Amour (J.Rodrigo)
(4:43)  2. Recuerdos de Alhambra (F.Tarrega)
(3:13)  3. Romance (Jeux inter dits) (Trad.)
(6:26)  4. Adriana
(4:11)  5. Toccata (G.Rolland)
(5:25)  6. This masquerade (L.Russel)
(2:42)  7. Scarborought Fair (P.Simon-Garfunkel)
(6:04)  8. Badahmbe
(4:46)  9. Estrellita (P.Ponce)
(5:27) 10. Gelsomina (M.Galdieri-N.Rota)
(6:34) 11. Brutus Is Gone
(4:26) 12. Never on Sunday (M.Hadjdakis-B.Towne)
(4:21) 13. The Third Man Theme (A.Karas)
(5:34) 14. My funny Valentine (R.Rodgers)
(2:51) 15. Washington square (B.Goldtsein)
(5:07) 16. The Duck

Bobby Durham (February 3, 1937 – July 6, 2008) was an American jazz drummer. Durham was born in Philadelphia and learned to play drums while a child. He played with The Orioles at age 16, and was in a military band between 1956 and 1959. After his discharge he played with King James and Stan Hunter. In 1960 he moved to New York City, where he played with Lloyd Price, Wild Bill Davis, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Slide Hampton, Grant Green, Sweets Edison, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Rowles, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, in which he played for five years. While working with Basie he met Al Grey, and was a member of several of Grey's small ensembles. 

He accompanied Ella Fitzgerald for more than a decade, and worked with Oscar Peterson in a trio setting. Durham also played in trios with organists such as Charles Earland and Shirley Scott, and there was a resurgence in interest in Durham's work during the acid jazz upswing in the 1990s. Many of Durham's projects, both as sideman and as leader, have come due to his association with producer Norman Granz, who had him work with Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Harry Edison, Flanagan, and Joe Pass. Durham has led his own combos as well; he is noted for scat singing along with his drum solos. Durham has also performed often with pop and soul musicians such as Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Ray Charles, and Marvin Gaye. He died in Genoa, Italy, aged 71. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Durham_%28jazz_musician%29

Fascinating

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Massimo Farao Trio - Autumn Leaves

Size: 141,5 MB
Time: 60:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Piano Jazz
Art: Front

01. Corcovado (6:11)
02. Estate (6:55)Massimo Farao, piano
Aldo Zunino, bass
Marco Tolotti, drums
03. To Each His Own (5:35)
04. Chanson De Maxence (6:30)
05. Someday My Prince Will Come (4:59)
06. No Problem (5:15)
07. Cheek To Cheek (6:59)
08. Alone Together (5:29)
09. Autumn Leaves (7:32)
10. I Thought About You (5:21)

Personnel:
Massimo Farao: Piano
Aldo Zunino: Bass
Marco Tolotti: Drums

Recorded at Pianopiano Studios in Torino on February 11, 12, & 13, 2014.

Massimo Farao is an outstanding pianist who has performed with Nat Adderley, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Red Holloway, Tony Scott, Franco Ambrosetti, Jack DeJohnette, Chris Potter, and many more.

Autumn Leaves was recorded in a three day session in February 2014. The quality of each track is incredibly high. Farao's ardent style and passion are extremely appealing along with the plentiful harmonies he creates. The notes he plays are sparse, his arrangements are effortless, and the notes he does choose are beautiful. All of Farao's music--with his reliable ear for swing--exudes happiness.

Autumn Leaves

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Massimo Farao' - Roses Scatter in Beauty

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 2015

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 58:32

Size: 134,3 MB

Art: Front

(6:11)  1. Roses Scatter In Beauty - The Rose Of Versailles

(4:54)  2. Thanatos If I Can't Be Yours - Neon Genisis Evangelion

(5:32)  3. The Tears of Cleopatra - Cleopatra

(4:40)  4. Sailor Moon Theme - Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon

(5:32)  5. Marvelous Melmo - Fushigi Na Melmo

(5:58)  6. A Whisper of Flower - A Little Princess Sara

(7:46)  7. Soul's Refrain - Neon Genisis Evangelion

(5:56)  8. Love Squall - Lupin the Third

(6:02)  9. Love Theme - Lupin the Third

(5:57) 10. Cruel Angel's Thesis - Neon Genisis Evangelion

Massimo Farao (16th March 1965 in Genoa) is an Italian jazz - pianist. Massimo Farao studied with Flavio Crivelli and worked with local formations; In 1983 he visited the United States, where he among other things, with the first Red Holloway and Albert 'Tootie' Heath played. In the 1990s he worked with Tony Scott, Adrian Mears, John Enders, Jesse Davis, Franco Ambrosetti, at its Enja -albumsGrazie Italia and Light Breeze he participated. He also played in the Nat Adderley Quintet at a European tour. In 1993 he took for Splasc (h) his debut album For Meon; his teammates included the trumpeter Flavio Boltro and bassist Dado Moroni. In 1995 the album Ciao Baby (on Monad).

In Trio with Ira Coleman and Jeff Tain Watts played Farao 1998 Brooklyn for Enja album Black Inside a; 2000 followed (also on Enja) the recorded in trio and quartet album Thorn on which Drew Gress, Jack DeJohnette and saxophonist Chris Potter participated. In 2001, he was (with Wayne Dockery and Bobby Durham)member of the quartet of Archie Shepp; 2001-2005 was the artistic director of the jazz department Farao the label Azzrra Music. In 2003, he stepped on the Jazz Piano Festival in Lucerne. In 2006 he recorded an album with compositions by Ennio Morricone on; In 2007 he toured in a trio with Joey DeFrancesco through Europe and the USA. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Farao

Musicians:  Massimo Farao' – Piano;  Aldo Zunino – Bass;  Marco Tolotti - Drums

Roses Scatter in Beauty

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