Steve Kaldestad with The Mike Ledonne Trio - Straight Up

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:00
Size: 108,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:44)  1. Beautiful Friendship
(5:41)  2. Meaning of the Blues
(5:47)  3. Let It Go
(5:04)  4. Barbados
(5:04)  5. Warm Valley
(5:05)  6. Sweet Siggi
(4:11)  7. Ligia
(8:20)  8. Blues Straight Up

Renowned Canadian saxophonist Steve Kaldestad teams up with an all-star trio from New York featuring Mike LeDonne on piano, John Webber on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums for a romp through and some underplayed jazz standards and two originals by Steve . “Straight Up” is unapologetically swinging and grooving from the first note. Straight ahead jazz at its finest. http://stevekaldestad.com/audio/details/straightup/

Personnel:  Steve Kaldestad – Tenor Saxophone;  Mike LeDonne – Piano;  John Webber – Bass;  Joe Farnsworth – Drums

Straight Up

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Steve Kaldestad (Feat. Renee Rosnes, Peter Washington & Lewis Nash) - New York Afternoon

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:42
Size: 135,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:40)  1. Punjab
(5:54)  2. O bebado e a equilibrista
(8:26)  3. Put on a Happy Face
(5:53)  4. Wishful Thinking
(4:27)  5. Beatriz
(4:36)  6. Yeah!
(7:15)  7. I've Just Seen Her
(7:17)  8. Icelight
(6:10)  9. Blues for David

Since moving to Vancouver in 2008, Steve Kaldestad has become one of the most in-demand saxophonists on the scene, performing as a sideman with Jesse Cahill’s Nightcrawlers, Jodi Proznick’s quartet, and many other groups. Steve has released 3 CDs on the Cellar Live label to great acclaim including Straight Up featuring the Mike LeDonne Trio and the brand new release, New York Afternoon with the Renee Rosnes Trio. Originally from the prairies, Steve spent the ’90s in Montreal, obtaining his Bachelors and Masters degrees from McGill University. During this time Steve was awarded a grant to study with Lee Konitz in New York for a year. In 2000, he began an eight year stint in London, England and joined the Kate Williams Quartet, the Matt Wates Sextet, the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, the Gareth Lockrane Septet, and played regular gigs in the BBC big band, the Humphrey Lyttelton Group and others. He has also played and/or recorded with Denzal Sinclaire, Mike LeDonne, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein, the Karl Jannuska Group, Kevin Dean and many others. Steve now resides in Port Moody, BC and teaches at Capilano University, and directs the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music Big Band. Steve is a D’addario artist. http://stevekaldestad.com/about/

Personnel: Steve Kaldestad (tenor saxophone); Renee Rosnes (piano); Peter Washington (acoustic bass); Lewis Nash (drums).

New York Afternoon

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