Sonny Criss - I'll Catch The Sun

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1969
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:46
Size: 82,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:26)  1. Don't Rain on My Parade
(8:11)  2. Blue Sunset
(4:45)  3. I Thought About You
(6:05)  4. California Screamin'
(5:43)  5. Cry Me a River
(5:33)  6. I'll Catch the Sun

Altoist Sonny Criss made some of his finest recordings for Prestige during the mid- to late '60s; I'll Catch the Sun was the seventh and final. Since this CD reissue is only 35 minutes long, it is overly brief, but the straight-ahead music (featuring Criss with pianist Hampton Hawes, bassist Monty Budwig, and drummer Shelly Manne) is often excellent as the altoist performs two blues, two standards (including a passionate "Cry Me a River"), and two forgotten pop tunes from the era. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/ill-catch-the-sun-mw0000626431

Personnel:  Sonny Criss - alto saxophone;  Hampton Hawes - piano;  Monty Budwig - bass;  Shelly Manne - drums

I'll Catch The Sun

---

Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry - 3 In Jazz (Remastered)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:11
Size: 80.6 MB
Styles: Bop
Year: 1963/1994
Art: Front

[2:57] 1. Hello, Young Lovers
[2:54] 2. Gentle Wind And Falling Tear
[3:44] 3. You Are My Lucky Star
[3:13] 4. I Could Write A Book
[3:01] 5. Sounds Of The Night
[2:26] 6. Cielito Lindo
[3:09] 7. Stella By Starlight
[2:58] 8. Blue Comedy
[5:41] 9. There Will Never Be Another You
[2:32] 10. Blues Tonight
[2:31] 11. When My Dream Boat Comes Home

This CD, a straight reissue of an RCA LP, has three unrelated but consistently interesting sessions that were recorded in 1963. Three selections with tenor-saxophonist Sonny Rollins (the only performances currently available elsewhere) are rather free (and fascinating) versions of standards and also feature cornetist Don Cherry, bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Billy Higgins. Vibraphonist Gary Burton's quartet (with trumpeter Jack Sheldon, bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Vernell Fournier) is fine if not overly memorable on their four numbers but flugelhornist Clark Terry (with pianist Hank Jones, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Osie Johnson and Willie Rodriguez on Latin percussion) is in superior form, playing with great exuberance on "When My Dream Boat Comes Home" and "Cielito Lindo." Well worth picking up. ~Scott Yanow

3 In Jazz (Remastered) mc
3 In Jazz (Remastered) zippy

---

Lighthouse All Stars - Eight Brothers

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:54
Size: 160.0 MB
Styles: West Coast jazz
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[5:05] 1. Back To The Basie-Ics
[7:56] 2. Yesterday, Today And Forever
[5:24] 3. Unfinished Dream
[6:55] 4. Magic Man
[7:34] 5. Eight Brothers
[4:40] 6. Stray Horns
[6:49] 7. Like It Is
[6:11] 8. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
[4:35] 9. The Essence Of Tenderness
[6:33] 10. Double Trouble
[8:05] 11. No Additives, No Preservatives

Alto Saxophone – Bud Shank; Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Bill Perkins; Bass – Monty Budwig; Drums – Larance Marable; Piano – Pete Jolly; Tenor Saxophone – Bob Cooper; Trumpet – Conte Candoli; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Shorty Rogers. Recorded at Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, California 13/14th January 1992.

The title track of this album refers to the members of the Light House All Stars, men who have come through the jazz wars in Los Angeles to emerge at the peak of their abilities. This, one of two great Candid sets, features some of the true giants of West Coast Jazz. Compositions and arrangements by Shorty Rogers and Bud Shank, Conte Candoli, Bob Cooper et al are featured prominently. The Lighthouse was truly a coast jazz beacon, especially during the 1950s. It was one of those special places where the elements were right for creative magic and the memories and the music of the Lighthouse All Stars still hold generations enthralled.

Eight Brothers 

---