Panama Francis & His Savoy Sultans - Gettin' In The Groove

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:46
Size: 120.8 MB
Styles: Swing, Big band
Year: 1979/2004
Art: Front

[6:07] 1. Song Of The Islands
[2:39] 2. Stitches
[3:00] 3. Rhythm Dr Man
[3:03] 4. Frenzy
[5:50] 5. Checkered Hat
[3:08] 6. Boats
[3:14] 7. Little John Special
[8:28] 8. Blues I Bea's Flat
[3:56] 9. Clap Hands Here Come Charlie
[3:05] 10. Gettin' In The Groove
[2:54] 11. Second Balcony Jump
[3:27] 12. Looney
[3:49] 13. Harlem Congo

Gettin'In The Groove

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Tiny Grimes - Some Groovy Fours

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:17
Size: 128.8 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 1974/2002
Art: Front

[4:48] 1. Tiny's Boogie Woogie
[8:07] 2. Tee-Nine-Sy
[4:24] 3. Swinging Mama
[5:17] 4. I Found A New Baby
[4:54] 5. Lester Leaps In
[4:56] 6. Body And Soul
[5:06] 7. Blues For Hugues
[2:53] 8. He'll Never Sweat
[6:27] 9. Frankie And Johnny Boogie
[9:21] 10. Morgantini With Mime No. 2

Double Bass [Contrabajo] – Roland Lobligeois; Drums [Batería] – Panama Francis; Guitar – Tiny Grimes; Piano – Lloyd Glenn. Grabación efectuada el 13 de mayo de 1974. Una selección del Hot Club de Barcelona.

With the exception of a Sonet album from 1977, this was guitarist Tiny Grimes' last recording as a leader. Grimes is surprisingly still in peak form and is well showcased in a quartet with pianist Lloyd Glenn, bassist Roland Lobligeois and drummer Panama Francis. Although there are some blues, as usual, Grimes also gets to stretch out "Lester Leaps In" and "I Found a New Baby," which show how strong a swing-based improviser he could be. This music was last available in the U.S. on a Classic Jazz LP, although it has been reissued on CD in France. ~Scott Yanow

Some Groovy Fours mc
Some Groovy Fours zippy

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Bob Wilber Quintet Feat Clark Terry - Blowin' The Blues Away

Styles: Clarinet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:21
Size: 85,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:23)  1. After Midnight
(2:53)  2. Please Blues Go On Away From Here
(3:09)  3. Soulful Serenade
(4:34)  4. Basie Eyes
(3:41)  5. The Maryland Farmer
(4:18)  6. Baptist Blues
(5:39)  7. Where Will I Go
(4:25)  8. La Valse Bleue (The Blue Waltz)
(3:14)  9. Blue Rhumba

This quintet date matches together Bob Wilber (doubling on clarinet and tenor) with flugelhornist Clark Terry, pianist Dick Wellstood, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Panama Francis. Wilber's last album as a leader until 1969 consists of nine blues-oriented originals and was also issued (with the horn solos cut out) in the Music Minus One series. This Lp (if it can be found) is worth picking up but since Wilber was suffering a bit of an identity crisis at the time, the music is not really all that essential. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/blowin-the-blues-away-mw0000906886

Personnel:  Bob Wilber (clarinet and saxophone); Clark Terry (flugelhornist);  Dick Wellstood (piano);  George Duvivier (bass); Panama Francis (drums).

Blowin' The Blues Away

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Sam 'The Man' Taylor - Jazz For Commuters / Salute To The Saxes

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:49
Size: 153.0 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[5:03] 1. Bucks County Bounce
[8:29] 2. Long Island Railroad Blues
[3:03] 3. Westchester Waltz
[3:40] 4. Rockland County Round Trip
[3:11] 5. Westport Wail
[4:10] 6. Lester Leaps In
[3:51] 7. Body And Soul
[6:30] 8. Air Mail Special
[4:19] 9. All Too Soon
[3:31] 10. Flyin' Home
[2:32] 11. Taylor Made
[2:29] 12. Sam's Blues
[2:34] 13. Ride, Sammy, Ride
[2:51] 14. Do-A-Lu
[2:27] 15. Road Runner
[2:38] 16. Lock Out
[2:46] 17. The Big Beat
[2:32] 18. Cloudburst

Charlie Shavers, Thad Jones (tp), Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Sam Taylor, Georgie Auld (ts), Budd Johnson (ts, bs), Haywood Henry (bs), Hank Jones (p), Barry Galbraith, Billy Bauer (g), Milt Hinton (b), Panama Francis (d). All sessions recorded in New York. Album tracks were recorded on October 15 & 22, 1958. The Bonus tracks (11-17) came from different sessions cut between March, 1955 and June, 1956

Sam The Man Taylor is a saxophonist as adept at swinging jazz as he is at the blues and R&B for which he is most famous. With his unending drive and energy, he stood out in the bands he was in, including those of Cootie Williams, Cab Calloway and others. During the 50s he spent much of his time playing R&B sessions, but he also performed and recorded often with his own combo and, ten years later, he achieved wide recognition in Japan thanks to his ballads.

This CD, however, presents an exultant Taylor, deeply rooted in the most genuine jazz, during a swinging 1958 session with great jazzmen like Charlie Shavers, Georgie Auld, Budd Johnson and Hank Jones. As a bonus, there is an example of his more rocking side, fronting a group that exudes Taylors typically soulful essence.

Jazz For Commuters/Salute To The Saxes

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Jimmy Witherspoon & Panama Francis' Savoy Sultans - S/T (Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:15
Size: 137.9 MB
Styles: Urban blues, Jazz-blues
Year: 2002/2008
Art: Front

[3:47] 1. Sent For You Yesterday
[7:07] 2. I Want A Little Girl
[3:52] 3. Don't You Miss Your Baby
[4:41] 4. Good Morning Blues
[6:18] 5. Moten Swing
[5:16] 6. Goin' To Chicago
[4:37] 7. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
[3:17] 8. I May Be Wrong(Boogie Woogie)
[3:15] 9. Rain Keeps Falling Down
[3:07] 10. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
[3:52] 11. Sent For You Yesterday
[3:20] 12. I May Be Wrong (Take 1)
[3:07] 13. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Take 1)
[4:31] 14. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Take 2)

Recording Date: May 19, 1980 & May 25, 1980. Jimmy Witherspoon (vcl), Francis Williams (tp), George Kelly (ts), Bill Easley (as), Bobby Smith (as), Red Richards (p), John Smith (g), Bill Pemberton (b) & Panama Francis (d).

Including some of Jimmy Witherspoon's finest performances, the Definitive Black & Blue Sessions is a handsomely compiled 14-track set of Witherspoon's tenure with bandleader Panama Francis. Often neglected in the artist's impressive body of work, the release of this disc calls for a reappraisal. Although nearing the end of his career, Witherspoon is in fine voice, and his work on "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," in particular, is astonishing. Panama Francis' Savoy Sultans provide fine musical accompaniment, intuitively knowing when to hold back and when to dominate. As befits such great music, the disc is handsomely annotated and packaged. ~Thomas Ward

Jimmy Witherspoon & Panama Francis' Savoy Sultans

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Sam 'The Man' Taylor - Jazz For Commuters / Salute To The Saxes

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:37
Size: 152.5 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz, swing
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:19] 1. All Too Soon
[3:03] 2. Westchester Waltz
[4:10] 3. Lester Leaps In
[2:34] 4. Ride, Sammy, Ride
[3:51] 5. Body And Soul
[8:29] 6. Long Island Railroad Blues
[5:01] 7. Bucks County Bounce
[2:48] 8. Do-A-Lu
[2:32] 9. Taylor Made
[3:40] 10. Rockland County Round Trip
[2:29] 11. Cloudburst
[2:46] 12. The Big Beat
[6:30] 13. Air Mail Special
[2:27] 14. Rood Runner
[2:29] 15. Sam's Blues
[3:11] 16. Westport Wail
[2:38] 17. Look Out
[3:31] 18. Flyin' Home

All sessions recorded in New York. The album tracks were recorded on October 15 & 22, 1958. The Bonus tracks (tracks 11-18) came from different sessions cut between March, 1955 and June, 1956. Charlie Shavers, Thad Jones (tp), Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Sam “The Man” Taylor, Georgie Auld (ts), Budd Johnson (ts, bars), Haywood Henry (bs), Hank Jones (p), Barry Galbraith, Billy Bauer (g), Milt Hinton (b), Panama Francis (d).

Sam “The Man” Taylor is a saxophonist as adept at swinging jazz as he is at the blues and R&B for which he is most famous. With his unending drive and energy, he stood out in the bands he was in, including those of Cootie Williams, Cab Calloway and others. During the 50s he spent much of his time playing R&B sessions, but he also performed and recorded often with his own combo and, ten years later, he achieved wide recognition in Japan thanks to his ballads. This CD, however, resents an exultant Taylor, deeply rooted in the most genuine jazz, during a swinging 1958 session with great jazzmen like Charlie Shavers, Georgie Auld, Budd Johnson and Hank Jones. As a bonus, there is an example of his more “rocking” side, fronting a group that exudes Taylor’s typically soulful essence.

Jazz For Commuters/Salute To The Saxes

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