Patrick Williams - Home Suite Home

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:37
Size: 115.9 MB
Styles: Big band swing
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[ 3:20] 1. 52nd & Broadway
[ 6:06] 2. Home Suite Home I. Elizabeth (The Beautiful Scientist)
[ 7:49] 3. Home Suite Home Ii. Greer (The Dreamer)
[ 7:47] 4. Home Suite Home Iii. Patrick B. (The Real Deal)
[ 4:33] 5. A Hefti Dose Of Basie (To The Memory Of Neal Hefti)
[ 3:47] 6. I've Been Around
[10:20] 7. Blue Mist (For Catherine)
[ 6:51] 8. That's Rich (For Buddy)

Patrick Williams: conductor; Dave Grusin: piano; Chuck Berghofer: bass; Peter Erskine: drums; Dean Parks: guitar; Dan Higgins: alto saxophone; Jeff Driskill: alto saxophone; Bob Sheppard: tenor saxophone; Tom Scott: tenor saxophone; Gene Cipriano: baritone saxophone; Wayne Bergeron: trumpet; Dan Fornero: trumpet; Bob Summers: trumpet; Michael Stever: trumpet; Arturo Sandoval: trumpet; Charlie Loper: trombone; Andy Martin: trombone; Bob McChesney: trombone; Craig Gosnell: bass trombone; Dan Grecco: percussion; Patti Austin: vocals (1); Frank Sinatra Jr.: vocals (6); Tierney Sutton: vocals (6).

Composer, arranger and band leader Patrick Williams leads some of the finest jazz musicians in L.A. on another exciting portrait of big band swing on Home Suite Home, an album that's far more personal than all of his previous works. Documenting a personal homage to his family and his first musical love, Williams pays tribute to his children and wife stating "I tried to capture the essence of the personality of my wife and three children in musical terms...""is truly a labor of love." In addition to the all-star list of players on his band, Williams augments the group with vocalist's Patti Austin, Tierney Sutton and Frank Sinatra, Jr. gracing the stage with the likes of pianist Dave Grusin, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, drummer Peter Erskine and long-time associate, saxophonist Tom Scott as special guests adding the final ingredients to his most ambitious and masterful musical project to date.

A prolific composer, the band leader offers eight original tunes leading off with "52nd & Broadway" featuring vocalist Austin fronting a full-on swinging orchestra. The tribute to his children is the center-piece of the disc and incorporated in the three-part suite beginning with his first homage, this time for daughter Elizabeth on "Home Suite Home I. Elizabeth (The Beautiful Scientist)" featuring sparkling solos from tenor men Scott and Bob Sheppard. "Home Suite Home II. Greer (The Dreamer)" is a far more subdued and humble piece of music highlighted by the sweet solos from Dan Higgins. The last homage, "Home Suite Home III. Patrick B. (The Real Deal) features a robust ensemble and showcases the chops of drummer Erskine, saxophonist Scott and trumpeter Michael Stever.

Williams pens the most ambitious track for his wife of 54 years dedicating "Blue Mist (For Catherine)" where trumpeter of note Sandoval leads the band on a delicate lush and introspective soft ballad conveying a warm message of love. One of the non-tribute pieces of the set that stands out here is, the swinging orchestral piece "I've Been Around" featuring a smart duet between vocalists Frank Sinatra Jr. and Tierney Sutton.

Aside from dedications to his family, Williams also includes a tip of the hat to trumpeter/composer and arranger Neal Hefti on "A Hefti Dose of Basie (To The Memory of Neal Hefti)" as the band dose a marvelous impersonation of the Basie orchestra featuring the stylish horn of trumpeter Stever taking the honors on lead. The last non-family tribute is a big band swinging chart entitled "That's Rich (For Buddy)" with various members of the band on solo excursions including drummer Erskine doing his best impersonation of the late great drummer Buddy Rich. When all is done, Patrick Williams' Home Suite Home, is far more than a tribute to family, friends and the music he loves, it's a tasteful creatively-designed flavor of big band swing performed with gusto that hits home. ~Edward Blanco

Home Suite Home

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Patrice Jégou - If It Ain't Love

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:51
Size: 154,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:19)  1. Lover Come Back to Me (A Cappella)
(2:40)  2. Jersey Bounce
(4:46)  3. Baubles, Bangles, And Beads
(5:08)  4. Yes We Can, Can
(5:34)  5. I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
(4:05)  6. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
(3:14)  7. If It Ain't Love
(4:42)  8. Estate (Summer)
(3:24)  9. Lover Come Back to Me
(3:40) 10. Waltz for Debby
(4:42) 11. Losing You
(3:04) 12. Just Squeeze Me
(3:53) 13. Where Do You Start?
(5:00) 14. Remembrances (In Memory of Stan Getz)
(4:25) 15. Please Send Me Someone to Love
(5:08) 16. It Might Be You

Listening to Canadian vocal artist Patrice Jégou's second album, If It Ain't Love, one would never think that she once was a world-class professional figure skater. One would also immediately discern that she and her similarly world-class musical partners have delivered a perfect-10 performance. Surrounded on the opener by Take 6's Mark Kibble and Alvin Chea, Jégou and the "sextet" burn a capella through a terrific send up of "Lover Come Back to Me." Backed by the swinging Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and a fine Count Basie-like arrangement by John Clayton, Jégou covers the old Benny Goodman horse, "Jersey Bounce" with flair. Things soften with a gorgeously lush rendition of "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" with Maestro Jorge Calandrelli's strings caressing Jégeou's vocal silk. The tone grows funk-gospel gumbo on Allen Toussaint's "Yes We Can, Can" (with Tata Vega joining Jégou) and followed by the highly inspirational "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today." Jégou and her friends soar celestial on both cuts. Across the session, Ms. Jégou demonstrates that she has very strong vocal chops, graceful lyric sensitivity, ace pitch and a killer groove feel. She works extremely well with all the various ensembles large, small and a capella.

That's the sign of a very talented artist. She's got the chops and the breadth to belt out Big Band swinging behind the Clayton-Hamilton unit ("If It Ain't Love," "Just Squeeze Me," "Please Send Me Someone to Love") or to go romantically seductive ("Estate" and "Remembrances"). She's a capella bella on "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"" and swings tail on a second send-up of of "Lover Come Back to Me" (both of these with the entire, Grammy-heavy Take 6 crew). Her performance of Bill Evans' classic, "Waltz for Debby" is dynamically dynamic and her take on Randy Newman's country-esque "Losing You" is sentimental, not saccharine. "Where Do You Start" is a Jégou-Calandrelli vocal gem that's as wonderful as Barbra Streisand's celebrated version (which was also done by Maestro Calandrelli). Stephen Bishop's "It Might Be You" from Tootsie (Warner Bros., 1983) is Jégou being pop pure that wraps a fine ribbon around the fifteen prior goodies. Kudos are due to the all-star cast of performers and arrangers, including Jorge Calandrelli, John Clayton, Mark Kibble, Mike Lang and David Paich. The production values all around are impeccable, as one would expect from Jégou and her entire star-quality family. It certainly is to our benefit that Patrice Jégou gave up skates for song. She is a very gifted and versatile talent and it's all here to relish. To paraphrase an old Tennessee Ernie Ford '50s pop tune: "You hear sixteen tunes and what do you get?" in the case of If It Ain't Love, possibly a small golden Gramophone. ~ Nicholas F.Mondello https://www.allaboutjazz.com/if-it-aint-love-patrice-jegou-prairie-star-review-by-nicholas-f-mondello.php

Personnel: Patrice Jegou: vocals; Mark Kibble: vocals (1, 8, 9), percussion (9); Alvin Chea: vocals (1); Take 6: vocals (6) ; The Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra (2, 7, 12, 15); Gilbert Castellanos: trumpet (2); Mike Lang: piano (3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16) Rhodes (4,14), Ramon Stagnaro: guitar (3, 13,), acoustic guitar (14); Kevin Axt: bass (3, 5, 8, 13); Ray Brinker: drums (3, 13); Luis Conte (3, 13): Percussion (3); David Lang: Wurlitzer (4); David Paich: Hammond B-3, piano (4); Dean Parks: guitar (4); Abraham Laboirel, Sr.: bass (4, 14); Steve Ferrone: drums (4, 14); Lenny Castro: percussion (4, 14); Tom Scott: tenor saxophone (3); Choir (4, 5): Bill Cantos (4), Kurt Lykes, Jamie McCrary, Jason Morales, Melodye Perry, Alfie Silas. Tiffany Smith, Tata Vega; Larry Koonse: acoustic guitar (5, 8), guitar (14); Michael Thompson: electric guitar (5, 8); John "J.R." Robinson: drums (5, 8); Yaron Gershovsky: piano (9), Boris Kozlov: bass (9); Cliff Almond: drums (9); Steve Patrick, Mike Barry: trumpets (9); Doug Moffet: tenor and baritone saxophone (9); Sam Levine: alto saxophone (9); Roy Agee: trombone (9); Greg Phillinganes: keyboards(16).

If It Ain't Love

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Tom Scott & The L.A. Express - Smokin' Section

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:05
Size: 160,3 MB
Art: Front

( 4:59)  1. Smokin' Section
( 4:48)  2. I'll Still Be Lovin' You
( 5:50)  3. Cruisin' Bayou
( 4:46)  4. Lonely One
( 6:07)  5. Ode to Billy Joe
( 5:35)  6. If I Could Cry
( 7:55)  7. A Short Visit
( 5:55)  8. Just Takin' A Walk
( 6:33)  9. Lost Again
( 6:10) 10. The Beat Is On
(10:23) 11. TCB in "E"

I am puzzled by the marketing of the new Tom Scott albumSmokin' Sectionas "Tom Scott & the L. A. Express," since there seems to be no identifiable group "feel" to this program, and the tunes were recorded with three different contingents of studio musicians. But this quibble aside, this is one of Scott's best albums in years. His traditional funky groove is present on several songs such as the opening title track (with Scott's trademark multi-sax-layered sound) and "Just Takin' a Walk" with horn section. Scott's past work on the lyricon is recalled on "Lost Again," only now he blows a wind synthesizer. "Lonely One" and "If I Could Cry" showcase Scott in sensitive ballad settings better than anything I can recall throughout his entire recording career. The compositions (six of the eleven are by Scott) are particularly inspired and well-realized, in contrast to the funky head charts we're used to hearing. 

The use of singer Patti Smyth on "Ode to Billie Joe" seems like curious choices on both counts, but it's surprisingly effective; Scott's tenor sax adorns the emotive delivery by Smyth. The closest thing to a "group sound" happens on the closing cut, which was recorded live at the Blue Note club in Tokyo; band alumnus Max Bennett's (who contributed some of the best tunes in the original L.A. Express' repertoire) "TCB in E" is therealsmokin' section of this disc. It kicks butt!!! (Windham Hill Jazz 11379) ~ Dave Hughes https://www.allaboutjazz.com/smokin-section-tom-scott-windham-hill-records-review-by-dave-hughes.php

Personnel: Tom Scott, saxophones, strings, horns, woodwinds, WX-5 wind synthesizer; Buzzy Feiten, Paul Jackson Jr., Dean Parks, Wah-Wah Watson, Robbie Nevil, guitar; Tim Heintz, Alan Pasqua, Robbie Nevil, Steven Dubin, keyboards; John Pena, Andre Berry, Chuck Berghofer, bass; Harvey Mason, Vinnie Colaiuta, drums; Lenny Castro, Alex Acuna, Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Gary Grant, Oscar Brashear, trumpet; George Bohannon, trombone; Pete Christlieb, tenor sax; Joel Peskin, baritone sax; Phil Perry, Patti Smyth, lead vocals; Robbie Nevil, Phil Perry, Lynne Scott, Terry Wood, backgound vocals.

Smokin' Section

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Don Ellis - Live At Monterey

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:56
Size: 147,4 MB
Art: Front

( 1:18)  1. Introduction By Jimmy Lyons
( 8:50)  2. 33 222 1 222
( 6:39)  3. Passacaglia And Fugue
( 6:26)  4. Crete Idea
(12:50)  5. Concerto For Trumpet
( 6:35)  6. 27/16
( 9:07)  7. Beat Me Daddy, 7 To The Bar
(12:08)  8. New Nine

The first effort by the Don Ellis big band, as with all of his other orchestral projects, has yet to be reissued on CD. One of the most exciting new jazz big bands of the period, Ellis' ensemble became notorious for its ability to play coherently in odd time signatures. One of the four originals heard on this acclaimed outing from the 1966 Monterey Jazz Festival is titled "33 222 1 222" to show how the band manages to perform in 19/4 time. The other selections are Hank Levy's "Passacaglia And Fugue," "Concerto For Trumpet" (in 5/4) and "New Nine." In addition to the time signatures, Ellis enjoyed utilizing unusual combinations of instruments; the instrumentation on this date consists of five trumpets, three trombones, five saxes, piano, three bassists, two drummers and a percussionist. Among the more notable sidemen are a young Tom Scott (who solos on alto) and tenor-saxophonist Ira Schulman. Highly recommended but unfortunately this album will be difficult to find. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-monterey-mw0000040544

Personnel:  Don Ellis - trumpet, arranger; Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Glenn Stuart, Paul Lopez - trumpet; Dave Wells, Ron Meyers - trombone; Terry Woodson - bass trombone; Ruben Leon - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute; Tom Scott - alto saxophone, saxello, flute; Ira Shulman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet; Ron Starr - tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet; John Magruder - baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet; David MacKay - organ, piano; Frank DeLaRosa, Chuck Domanico, Ray Neapolitan - bass; Alan Estes, Steve Bohannon - drums; Chino Valdes - bongos, congas; Hank Levy - arranger

Live At Monterey

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Don Ellis - Live In 3 2/3/4 Time

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:11
Size: 173,7 MB
Art: Front

(11:20)  1. Orientation
( 5:41)  2. Angel Eyes
( 5:53)  3. Freedom Jazz Dance
( 4:37)  4. Barnum's Revenge
( 9:03)  5. Upstart
( 8:27)  6. Thetis
( 5:31)  7. Bossa Neuva Nova
( 9:53)  8. Opus Five
( 4:40)  9. Seven Up
( 2:25) 10. Johnny One Note
( 7:38) 11. Freedom Jazz Dance

The Don Ellis Orchestra really came into its own during the period covered by this CD (1966-1967), playing perfectly coherent solos in ridiculous time signatures. At the time, the band consisted of five trumpets, three trombones, five reeds, piano, three basses, two drummers, and three percussionists. "Barnum's Revenge" has the ensemble playing a satirical brand of Dixieland in 5/4, "Orientation" goes back and forth between 7/8 and 9/8, and "Upstart" is in 11/8 (three and two-thirds beats to the measure!). Somehow everything swings with Ellis, Ira Schulman (on tenor and clarinet), Dave Mackay (on piano), and Tom Scott (on saxello) being the main soloists. In addition to the original six selections (recorded at the Pacific Jazz Festival in 1966 and at Shelly's Manne-Hole in 1967), there are five additional cuts, including an alternate version of "Freedom Jazz Dance." Fun music. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-3-and-2-3-4-time-mw0000067311

Personnel: Don Ellis - trumpet, arranger; Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Glenn Stuart, Bob Harmon - trumpet; Ron Myers, Dave Wells, Dave Sanchez - trombone; Terry Woodson - bass trombone; Ruben Leon - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute; Tom Scott - alto saxophone, saxello, flute; Joe Roccisano - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet; Ira Shulman, Ron Starr - tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet; John Magruder - baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet; David MacKay - piano;  Frank DeLaRosa, Chuck Domanico , Ray Neapolitan, Dave Parlato - bass; Alan Estes - drums, timbales;  Steve Bohannon - drums; Chino Valdes - bongos, congas; Mark Stevens - percussion

Live In 3 2/3/4 Time

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David Sanborn - Voyeur

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1981
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 29:47
Size: 69,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:37)  1. Let's Just Say Goodbye
(5:11)  2. It's You
(5:41)  3. Wake Me When It's Over
(3:41)  4. One in a Million
(3:14)  5. Run for Cover
(5:47)  6. All I Need Is You
(1:34)  7. Just for You

This 1980 recording is an excellent example of David Sanborn's music. The highly influential altoist is joined by familiar studio veterans (including guitarist Hiram Bullock and drummer Steve Gadd) with bassist/composer Marcus Miller being a key figure in creating the funky rhythms and colorful backgrounds. Miller, who shared the writing chores with Sanborn, not only contributed his powerful bass, but backed the altoist during a duet version of "Just for You" on piano. Easily recommended to fans of R&B-ish jazz. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/voyeur-mw0000188718

Personnel:  David Sanborn – alto saxophone, saxello;  Marcus Miller – bass, Moog bass, guitar, Fender Rhodes, Prophet Synthesizer, piano, bells;  Hiram Bullock – electric guitar, percussion;  Steve Gadd – drums;  Lenny Castro, Ralph MacDonald – percussion;  Buzzy Feiten – electric and acoustic guitar;  Buddy Williams – drums;  Tom Scott – flute, tenor saxophone;  Michael Colina – OBX & Prophet synthesizers;  Ray Bardani - gong;  Valerie Simpson, Patti Austin, Kacey Cisyk, Lani Groves - backing vocals;  Lani Groves, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Hamish Stuart - backing vocals.

Voyeur

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Diane Schuur - Diane Schuur Collection

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:12
Size: 115,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:35)  1. Love Dance
(2:57)  2. Easy To Love
(3:54)  3. By Design
(4:46)  4. The Very Thought Of You
(3:16)  5. Caught A Touch Of Your Love
(4:23)  6. How Long Has This Been Going On?
(4:53)  7. Louisana Sunday Afternoon
(4:56)  8. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(3:17)  9. Sure Thing
(3:54) 10. Teach Me Tonight
(3:53) 11. Funny (But I Still Love You)
(4:21) 12. I'll Close My Eyes

Released in 1989, Collection sums up Diane Schuur's first five GRP albums, a period when she achieved a level of acclaim that tailed off somewhat in the '90s. What has been gathered together here is often very impressive, her rich, full voice keening over carefully wrought, beautifully recorded lush backdrops (with real or electronic strings), swinging over some fine big bands, or coming to terms with '80s jazz funksters. Strangely, there is only one selection from her live-in-the-studio collaboration Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra, which is the best overall album from this period (it features guitarist Freddie Green's last recorded performance) while the other albums (Deedles, Schuur Thing, Timeless, Talkin' 'Bout You) get multiple representation. It's quite possible that Schuur has never topped the leadoff track, Ivan Lins' beguiling "Love Dance" with her sponsor Stan Getz weaving a magic spell, this is a great example of the right material meeting the right singer and the right backing. Dave Grusin, Johnny Mandel, Billy May, Pat Williams, and Jeremy Lubbock are the arrangers whose tracks were chosen and everything has the brilliant sonic sheen that turned on the audiophile crowd early in the CD era. ~ Richard S.Ginell https://www.allmusic.com/album/collection-mw0000200577

Personnel: Diane Schuur (vocals); Jose Feliciano (vocals); Howard Roberts , Steve Khan (electric guitar); Tom Scott (alto saxophone); Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Dave Grusin (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion); Mitchel Forman (piano, synthesizer); Richard Tee (Fender Rhodes piano); Larry Williams (synthesizer); Dan Dean (electric bass); Carlos Vega (drums, percussion); Moyes Lucas, Steve Gadd (drums).

Diane Schuur Collection

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Quincy Jones - Sounds & Stuff Like That

Styles: Swing, Big Band
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:45
Size: 82,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:16)  1. Stuff Like That
(3:31)  2. I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning
(5:13)  3. Love, I Never Had It So Good
(6:45)  4. Tell Me A Bedtime Story
(4:08)  5. Love Me By Name
(5:25)  6. Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
(4:24)  7. Takin' It To The Streets

With ears dead set on the trends of the moment but still drawing now and then on his jazz past, Quincy Jones came up with another classy-sounding pop album loaded with his ever-growing circle of musician friends. Disco was king in 1978 and Jones bows low with the ebullient dance hit "Stuff Like That" which is several cuts above the norm for that genre  along with a healthy quota of elegantly produced soul ballads. Yet amidst the pop stuff, Jones still manages to do something fresh and memorable within the jazz sphere with a gorgeous chart of Herbie Hancock's "Tell Me a Bedtime Story." Hancock himself sits in impeccably on electric piano, and violinist Harry Lookofsky painstakingly overdubs one of Hancock's transcribed solos on 15 violins. Despite the cast of hundreds that is now de rigueur for Quincy Jones, the record does not sound over-produced due to the silken engineering and careful deployment of forces. ~ Richard S.Ginell https://www.allmusic.com/album/soundsand-stuff-like-that%21%21-mw0000649592

Personnel: Nickolas Ashford (vocals, percussion); Yolanda McCullough (vocals, background vocals); Gwen Guthrie, Luther Vandross, Patti Austin, Tom Bahler, Valerie Simpson, Vivian Cherry, Chaka Khan, Charles May (vocals); David T Sounds; Walker, Eric Gale , Melvin Watson, Wah-Wah Watson (guitar); Gayle Levant (harp); Tom Scott (lyre, flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, lyricon); Jerome Reisler, John Wittenberg, Wilbert Nuttycombe, Carl LaMagna, Marvin Limonick, Betty LaMagna, Connie Kupka, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov, Harry Bluestone, Harry Lookofsky (violin); Meyer Bello, David Schwartz , Leonard Selic, Samuel Boghossian (viola); Gloria Strassner, Dennis Karmazyn (cello); George Young (flute, saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Bill Perkins, Bud Shank, Buddy Collette (flute, saxophone, tenor saxophone); Harold Vick (saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn); Howard Johnson (saxophone, tuba); David Tofani, Harold Fick (saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones (trumpet, flugelhorn); Chuck Findley, Bill Lamb, Oscar Brashear, Snooky Young (trumpet); Arthur Maebe, David Duke , Sidney Muldrow, Aubrey Bouck, Henry Sigismonti (French horn); Donald Waldrop, Jimmy Cleveland, Robert Payne, Bill Watrous, Charles Loper, Chauncey Welsch (trombone); Alan Raph (bass trombone); Roger Bobo, Tommy Johnson (tuba); Herbie Hancock (piano, electric piano, keyboards); Richard Tee (piano, organ, keyboards); Clark Spangler (synthesizer, programming); Michael Boddicker (synthesizer); Anthony Jackson (bass guitar); Steve Gadd (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Zachary Sanders, Bill Eaton, Frank Floyd (background vocals)

Sounds & Stuff Like That

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Tom Scott - Blow It Out

Styles: Saxophone And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:20
Size: 95,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. Gotcha
(4:27)  2. Smoothin'on Down
(4:39)  3. Dream Lady
(4:50)  4. I Wanna Be
(7:41)  5. Shadows
(5:04)  6. You've Got the Feel'n
(5:28)  7. Down to Your Soul
(5:32)  8. It's So Beautiful to Be

Blow It Out was among Tom Scott's best selling albums of the 1970s, but it was also among his weakest of the decade. The spontaneity and grit that defined his work with the L.A. Express is sorely missing on the album, a session plagued by excessive producing and arranging, bland material and appalling lack of improvisation. Scott's sax is consistently smothered by cliched, Bob James-ish arrangements. Fans of '70s cop shows may want to hear "Gotcha (Theme from 'Starsky & Hutch')," but on the whole, Scott's pop and R&B melodies are as schlocky as they are forgettable. Making a rare and unsuccessful attempt to sing on the R&B/pop number "Down to Your Soul" which sounds like fifth-rate Steely Dan Scott unveils a voice that's thin at best. Unquestionably, an L.A. Express date like Tom Cat would be a much better investment. ~ Alex Henderson https://www.allmusic.com/album/blow-it-out-mw0000204516   

Personnel:  Tom Scott - Saxes, Trumpet, Horns, Lyricon, Woodwinds, Vocals, Main Performer, Producer; Hank Cicalo - Recorder, Mixing, Engineer;  Chuck Rainey - Bass;  Gary King - Bass;  Eric Gale - Guitar;  John Tropea - Guitar;  Dennis Budimir - Guitar;  Ray Parker - Guitar;  Steve Gadd - Drums;  Rick Marotta - Drums, Drum Overdubs;  Chris Parker - Drums;  Dick "Slyde" Hyde - Bass Trumpet;  Chuck Findley - Trumpet;  Richard Tee - Piano, Clavinet, Organ, Fender Rhodes;  Kenny Ascher - Clavinet;  Hugh McCracken - Guitar;  Ralph MacDonald - Percussion, Cow Bell, Congas, Tambourine

Blow It Out

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Tom Scott - Apple Juice

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1981
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:37
Size: 100,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:14)  1. Apple Juice
(4:16)  2. Gonna Do It Right
(6:34)  3. We Belong Together
(4:25)  4. So White And So Funky
(7:16)  5. Gettin' Up
(6:12)  6. In My Dreams
(9:38)  7. Instant Relief

Although a bit streaky, this is one of Tom Scott's better recordings of the 1980s. A live set with guitarists Eric Gale (whose bluesy playing is a strong asset) and Hugh McCracken, keyboardist Richard Tee, electric bassist Marcus Miller, drummer Steve Gadd and percussionist Ralph MacDonald, Scott sounds fine when playing tenor, although his decision to use the anonymous-sounding lyricon on some numbers is a mistake. Also on the minus side are Dr. John's cameo appearance singing "So White and So Funky," the repertoire in general (which includes four forgettable Scott originals), and some of the less imaginative rhythms. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/apple-juice-mw0000465613

Personnel: Tom Scott - saxes,lyricon;  Eric Gale - electric and acoustic guitars;  Hugh McCracken - electric guitar;  Richard Tee - keyboards;  Marcus Miller - bass;  Ralph McDonald - percussion;  Steve Gadd - drums;  Dr.John - vocals(4)

Apple Juice

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Tom Scott - The Very Best Of Tom Scott

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:32
Size: 122.5 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:26] 1. Upbeat 90's
[4:23] 2. Only A Heartbeat Away
[5:40] 3. Reed My Lips
[5:04] 4. Anytime, Anyplace
[4:55] 5. Mazin'
[5:37] 6. Lost In Love
[5:09] 7. In Your Eyes
[4:33] 8. Chester & Bruce
[4:45] 9. Only You
[5:03] 10. Amaretto
[3:52] 11. Born Again

The Very Best of Tom Scott covers his recording career for the GRP label between 1987 and 1996 only, and is therefore misleading. The 11 cuts selected reveal different aspects of Scott's playing, but all but one, the bebop tune "Born Again," this set's last tune from the album of the same name, feature Scott in the various smooth jazz and jazz-funk settings. Scott's sound has been synonymous with the genre for three decades -- long before the genre had a name, in fact. Scott's session work alone would fill a box set, so it's difficult to narrow the man down to this one 11-track sampler. The collection's best tracks are the aforementioned (because it displays a completely different sound of the saxophonist's expertise), the title cut from 1994's Reed My Lips (with the late Grover Washington, Jr. on soprano), "Only You" (from 1996's Bluestreak, with Robben Ford, Joe Sample, Steve Gadd, and Ralph MacDonald), and the ballad "In Your Eyes" (also from Bluestreak). This is one of those sets for folks for whom smooth jazz is the only kind of jazz and who are looking for an introduction to his work. ~Thom Jurek

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Bill Meyers - All Things In Time

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:59
Size: 112.1 MB
Styles: Jazz/Funk/Pop
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[5:10] 1. High Tide (Feat. Larry Carlton, Lenny Castro & Vinnie Colaiuta)
[4:07] 2. Valdez In The Country (Feat. Sonny Emory & Munyungo Jackson)
[5:28] 3. All Things In Time (Feat. Paul Jackson Jr. & Munyungo Jackson)
[5:12] 4. Lite 'em Up (Feat. Curt Bisquera, Chris Severin, Luis Conte & Tom Scott)
[4:36] 5. Sky (Feat. Earth, Wind & Fire, Sonny Emory & Munyungo Jackson)
[5:44] 6. Changing Times (Feat. Barbara Weathers & Lenny Castro)
[6:04] 7. Marrakesh
[3:18] 8. I've Got The Feelin' (Feat. Chris Severin & Brandon Fields)
[6:45] 9. Across The Water (Feat. Dianne Reeves, Will Wheaton & Brandon Fields)
[2:30] 10. The Heart Remembers

This CD, hard as it is to obtain, is an INCREDIBLE MIX of Jazz. R&B, Pop and Fusion. It features several of the members of Earth, Wind & Fire (Meyers took over the arranging chores from legend Charles Stepney in the late '80's). He infuses World Beat and Brazillian melodies and writes in a very unique but only semi-commercial vein. This is very accessable music, much of it very rhythm/groove oriented. His vocals are pleasant and conveys the mood of the title track (with a tasty groove rhythm). "Valdez In The Country", Donny hathaway's killer hit, is redone here in a uptempo slamming way with finely tuned synth horns and George Duke-style keyboards. "All Across The Water" features Dianne reeves on vocals and has an Afro-centric rhythm feel. It just BREAKS DOWN midway into a SMOKIN Funk romp that you cannot help be pump th evolume on! There is even an update on James Brown's "I Got The Feelin'". But it's the WAY Bill Meyers arranges these tracks that makes this a standout Jazz/Funk/Pop blend that I, for one, certainly enjoyed and cannot stop playing. Thjis album IS a bit hard to categorize, I suppose. I agree that "IMAGES" is Meyer's orchestral tour de force, and is closer to an Alan Silvestri movie soundtrack album (which is STILL good). It IS beautifully done-also impossible to find. But ALL THINGS IN TIME is a fantastic update to Meyer's sound and style. Contemporary Jazz lovers (like me) will find it simply astonishing and beautifully executed. For the curious, to get an idea of Meyer's song style, listen to "RUNNIN" (from E,W&F's "All In All" album). THAT track, is essential Meyers at his Contempo best! ~Contemporary Media Intrispectives

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Jonathan Butler - Do You Love Me?

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:59
Size: 121,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:10)  1. Song for Elizabeth
(4:34)  2. Do You Love Me?
(4:33)  3. The Other Side of the World
(4:43)  4. Life After You
(4:05)  5. New Life
(4:16)  6. Dancing on the Shore
(4:29)  7. You Don't Belong To Me
(3:54)  8. The Way You Look Tonight
(4:18)  9. Amen
(4:01) 10. A Kiss
(5:26) 11. Lost to Love
(4:23) 12. My Only Joy

On Jonathan Butler's N2K Encoded Music debut, Do You Love Me, he continues his jack-of-two-trades approach, balancing R&B-based vocal tunes with easy, acoustic guitar-based instrumentals. While it's a friendly enough listen, Butler here doesn't display a powerful enough mastery of either format. His guttural, heartfelt vocal style reminiscent of Jon Secada can make even the most Lionel Richie-esque lyric seem deeper than it is (even a new song with a title like "The Way You Look Tonight"), but few of the adult-oriented vocal tunes here are as memorable or hooky as his best-known hit, "Sarah Sarah." "Do You Love Me?," for instance, should be a deep, emotional moment, but comes off as a pleasant, easily dismissed conversation. Fortunately, "You Don't Belong to Me" has more lyrical bite, nicely underscored with a percussive guitar line underneath his angry tone. Butler should put more of that pointed energy into his play-it-safe instrumentals, which generally gallop along smoothly without building much steam. The best one can do with this sort of album is like Butler a lot. ~ Jonathan Widran https://www.allmusic.com/album/do-you-love-me-mw0000595283

Personnel: Jonathan Butler (vocals, guitar, programming); Tom Scott (soprano saxophone, synthesizer); Kirk Whalum (tenor saxophone); Dave Grusin (Fender Rhodes); Larry Kimpel (bass, fretless bass, background vocals); Portia Griffin, Yvonne Williams, Earl Buffington (background vocals).           

Do You Love Me?

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Tom Scott, Paulette McWilliams - Telling Stories

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:12
Size: 131.0 MB
Styles: Crossover jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:13] 1. New York on Sunday
[4:14] 2. Trav'lin' Light
[4:34] 3. Tangled in Beethoven
[5:22] 4. You Go to My Head
[4:23] 5. Live the Life I Love
[3:41] 6. Life Is the Fountain
[3:53] 7. Stuck on You
[4:45] 8. Too Hot
[5:30] 9. Don't Be on the Outside
[4:37] 10. Don't Go to Strangers
[4:59] 11. You Facinate Me So
[6:56] 12. Ode to Billy Joe

Vocalist Paulette McWilliams (you've heard her before whether you know it or not) and veteran session pro Tom Scott swing hard on this collection of mostly standards. McWilliams has a killer range and Scott provides the tasteful and unpredictable arrangements while soloing on saxes for most of the tunes. One tune, "Too Hot" seems geared for airplay. A slick production with a sparseness that refreshing. Recommended for fans of serious jazz vocals and Scott's always distinctive playing! ~Mormovies/Amazon

Telling Stories

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Dianne Reeves - For Every Heart

Styles: Jazz, Vocal 
Year: 1984
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:20
Size: 128,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:45)  1. Sneaky
(4:06)  2. Who Knows Where Love Goes
(3:57)  3. For Every Heart That's Been Broken
(6:51)  4. Willow
(3:47)  5. Lovers
(6:50)  6. Sitting in Limbo
(4:02)  7. Be My Husband
(6:07)  8. Separate Vacations
(6:52)  9. Heed the Signs (of the Times)

Dianne Reeves has been one of the top singers in jazz ever since the late '80s. A logical successor to Dinah Washington and Carmen McRae (although even she can't reach the impossible heights of Ella and Sarah Vaughan), Reeves is a superior interpreter of lyrics and a skilled scat singer. She was a talented vocalist with an attractive voice even as a teenager when she sang and recorded with her high school band. She was encouraged by Clark Terry, who had her perform with him while she was a college student at the University of Colorado. There have been many times when Reeves has explored music beyond jazz. She did session work in Los Angeles starting in 1976, toured with Caldera, worked with Sergio Mendes in 1981, and toured with Harry Belafonte between 1983 and 1986. Reeves began recording as a leader in 1982 and became a regular at major jazz festivals. Her earlier recordings tended to be quite eclectic and many of her live performances have included original, African-inspired folk music (which is often autobiographical), world music, and pop.  After signing with Blue Note in 1987, however, and particularly since 1994, Reeves has found her place in jazz, recording several classic albums along the way, most notably I Remember, The Grand Encounter, The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan, and A Little Moonlight. In 2005, she appeared onscreen singing '50s standards in the George Clooney film Good Night, And Good Luck. When You Know was released in 2008. Reeves left Blue Note in 2009. After touring and an extended break, she eventually signed with Concord and began working on a new record produced by Terri Lynne Carrington. The pair enlisted an all-star cast including Esperanza Spalding, Sheila E, Robert Glasper, and George Duke (who passed away shortly after the album was completed). Beautiful Life was released just in time for Valentine's Day, 2014 ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dianne-reeves-mn0000211570/biography

Dianne Reeves (Vocal); Richard Cummings (Keyboards, Vocal #8); Don Menza (Saxophone); Tom Scott (Saxophone); Dan Carillo (Guitar); Angus Nunes (Bass); Larry Hall (Trumpet); Jon Bonine (Trombone); Charlie Davis (Trumpet); Bruce Paulson (Trombone); Neil Clarke (Percussion); Kenwood Dennard (Drums); Charles Veal Jr., Noel Pointer, Jeremy Cohen (Violin); Barbara Thomason, Linda Lipsett (Viola); Nancy Stein (Cello).

For Every Heart

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Oleta Adams - Evolution

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:14
Size: 131,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:42)  1. My Heart Won't Lie
(5:11)  2. Hold Me for a While
(4:45)  3. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
(5:16)  4. When Love Comes to the Rescue
(3:38)  5. I Just Had to Hear Your Voice
(4:14)  6. Come When You Call
(6:33)  7. Easier to Say (Goodbye)
(4:10)  8. Lover's Holiday
(5:04)  9. The Day I Stop Loving You
(5:33) 10. New York State of Mind
(3:42) 11. Evolution
(4:23) 12. Window of Hope

After the success of her debut, Adams doesn't change the formula for her second album. Which isn't a bad thing the stylish love ballads she sings are some of the best adult contemporary pop of the early '90s. 

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine http://www.allmusic.com/album/evolution-mw0000101891

Personnel: Oleta Adams (vocals, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, background vocals); Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Fred White , Rick Nelson, Paulette Brown (vocals, background vocals); Arnold McCuller, Bunny Hull (vocals); Michael Landau, Ray Fuller (guitar, piano, synthesizer); Aaron Zigman (strings, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Tom Scott (tenor saxophone); Chuck Findley (trumpet, flugelhorn); Fred Washington (fretless bass); Gota Yashiki, Richard Stevens (drums, programming); Richie Steves (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Carolyn Perry, Bunny Hill, Arnold McCutler, Jerry Knight, Lori Perry, Darlene Perry, Sharon Perry (background vocals).

Evolution

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David Garfield and Friends - Tribute to Jeff

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:34
Size: 157,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:55)  1. E Minor Shuffle
(6:02)  2. Let's Stay Together
(2:34)  3. Twenty-One Drum Salute
(6:27)  4. Lowdown
(7:06)  5. If Six was Nine
(5:37)  6. Bag's Groove
(5:31)  7. My Heart Wants to Know
(6:24)  8. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
(6:26)  9. Babylon Sisters
(1:30) 10. Stuffy
(5:52) 11. Jeff's Strut
(6:57) 12. Big Bone
(2:07) 13. Long Time No Groove

The tragic death of Princess Diana reminded everyone of the impact a single person can have, and in turn, Elton John's moving tribute at her funeral reflected the great role music can play as emotional catharsis. Tribute to Jeff by David Garfield & Friends achieves that for all those who participated, but is in many ways the antithesis of the rewritten "Candle in the Wind," vigorously celebrating the life of multiple Grammy-winning drummer and first-call L.A. session cat Jeff Porcaro rather than choosing to mourn the tragedy of his early death in 1992 at age 38. Though best known for his skinwork in the pop supergroup Toto, Porcaro's influence on the music scene ranged beyond the light pop/rock the band was known for; he grew up on jazz and his diverse timekeeping skills were tapped by everyone from Boz Scaggs, Bruce Springsteen, and Don Henley to Stan Getz and Larry Carlton. He was also the backbone of the longstanding L.A. club-hopping band Los Lobotomys, the fusion-oriented '80s and early-'90s answer to Tom Scott & the L.A. Express featuring pianist Garfield and Toto member Steve Lukather on guitar (Joe Sample would occasionally sit in on second keyboard). In his two decades on the scene, Porcaro made a wealth of friends from all genres, ranging from hard rock to soul, blues, and straight-ahead jazz. Garfield, a veteran of the L.A. scene known for his long-term stint as George Benson's musical director, recalls his late friend as "the ultimate team player, never a forefront kind of guy, with a special camaraderie with musicians." As ringleader, arranger, and producer of the project, as well as lead performer, Garfield succeeds in capturing that sort of ensemble spirit. With 75 musicians participating, the pianist faced a four-month logistical nightmare of studio schedule-crunching in L.A., Nashville, and New York, but, using Porcaro as a muse (by virtue of lighting candles and occasionally playing cassettes of the guest of honor's interviews), Garfield & Friends pull off the ultimate wake, a remarkably all-encompassing, frequently unpredictable overview that, well, Porcaro would have doubtless killed to play on. ~ Jonathan Widran http://www.allmusic.com/album/tribute-to-jeff-porcaro-mw0000026486

Personnel: David Garfield (spoken vocals, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, Mini Moog, Moog); Michael Landau (vocals, guitar); Will Lee (vocals, bass); Paulette Brown, Michael McDonald, David Pack, Jason Scheff, Boz Scaggs (vocals); Simon Phillips (spoken vocals, drums); Steve Lukather (acoustic & electric guitars); Paul Jackson Jr., Eddie Van Halen, Denny Dias, Fred Tackett (guitar); Tom Scott (alto, tenor & baritone saxophones); Jerry Hey (trumpet, flugelhorn); David Paich (piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes); David Benoit (piano); Emil Richards (vibraphone); Mike Porcaro (bass, cymbals); Nathan East (bass); Gregg Bissonette, Steve Gadd (drums); Luis Conte (conga, batas, percussion); Don Henley, Richard Marx (background vocals).

Tribute to Jeff

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Larry Carlton & Guests - All Star Jazz - The Jazz King

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:22
Size: 125,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:25)  1. Blue Day
(4:20)  2. Candlelight Blues
(5:54)  3. H.M. Blues
(3:53)  4. Love at Sundown
(4:31)  5. Lullaby
(5:45)  6. Magic Beams
(5:44)  7. When
(3:53)  8. Never Mind The Hungry Men's Blues
(7:21)  9. Love Light in My Heart
(4:31) 10. Lullaby (Instrumental Version)
(4:00) 11. Celebration

Like so many other Los Angeles studio musicians, guitarist and composer Larry Carlton was faced with a choice a number of years back: whether to go solo and develop a name for himself, or to continue the less risky, more lucrative existence of a session guitarist, making good money and recording with prominent musicians. Fortunately for fans of this eclectic guitarist, he chose the former, and has recorded under his own name for Warner Bros., MCA Records, GRP Records, and various other labels since 1978. Carlton's studio credits from the ''0s and early '80s include work with musicians and groups like Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Michael Jackson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Herb Alpert, Quincy Jones, Bobby Bland, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and literally dozens of others. Among his more notable projects as a session guitarist were Joni Mitchell's critically acclaimed Court and Spark album and Donald Fagen's Nightfly album. For much of the '70s, Carlton was active as a session guitarist, recording on up to 500 albums a year. Although he recorded a number of LPs under his own name as early as 1968's With a Little Help from My Friends (Uni) and 1973's Playing/Singing (Blue Thumb), he didn't land a major-label contract until 1978, when he signed with Warner Bros. Carlton began taking guitar lessons when he was six. His first professional gig was at a supper club in 1962. After hearing Joe Pass on the radio, he was inspired to play jazz and blues. Wes Montgomery and Barney Kessel became important influences soon after he discovered the jazz guitar stylings of Pass. B.B. King and other blues guitarists had an impact on Carlton's style as well. He honed his guitar-playing skills in the clubs and studios of greater Los Angeles while he attended a local junior college and Long Beach State College for a year until the Vietnam War ended. Carlton toured with the Fifth Dimension in 1968 and began doing studio sessions in 1970. His early session work included studio dates with pop musicians like Vikki Carr, Andy Williams, and the Partridge Family. In 1971, he was asked to join the Crusaders shortly after they'd decided to drop the word "Jazz" from their name, and he remained with the group until 1976. In between tours with the Crusaders, he also did studio session work for hundreds of recordings in every genre. But it was while he with the Crusaders that he developed his signature, highly rhythmic, often bluesy style. His credits include performing on more than 100 gold albums. 

His theme music credits for TV and films include Against All Odds, Who's the Boss, and the theme for Hill Street Blues. The latter won a Grammy award in 1981 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Carlton delivered his self-titled debut for Warner Bros. in 1978, shortly after he was recognized for his groundbreaking guitar playing on Steely Dan's Royal Scam album. (Carlton contributed the memorable guitar solo on "Kid Charlemagne.'') He released four more albums for Warner Bros., Strikes Twice (1980), Sleepwalk (1981), Eight Times Up (1982), and the Grammy-nominated Friends (1983), before being dropped from the label. He continued studio session work and toured in between, emerging again in 1986 on MCA Records with an all-acoustic album, Discovery, which contained an instrumental remake of Michael McDonald's hit "Minute by Minute." The single won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1987. Carlton's live album Last Nite, released in 1987, got him a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance. While working on his next album for MCA, On Solid Ground, Carlton was the victim of random gun violence, and was shot in the throat by gun-wielding juveniles outside Room 335, his private studio near Burbank, California. The bullet shattered his vocal cords and caused significant nerve trauma, but through intensive therapy and a positive frame of mind, Carlton completed work on On Solid Ground in 1989. He formed Helping Innocent People (HIP), a non-profit group to aid victims of random gun violence. Despite the tragedy foisted on him in the late '80s after he was shot, with a long period of hospitalization and rehabilitation, Carlton continued his active recording and performing schedule over the next two decades, beginning with a number of albums during the '90s on the GRP label: 1992's Kid Gloves; 1993's Renegade Gentleman; 1995's Larry & Lee (with Lee Ritenour); and 1996's The Gift. Carlton also released the 1995 holiday collection Christmas at My House on MCA. And in 1997 he replaced Lee Ritenour in the popular, contemporary jazz outfit Fourplay, first appearing on the group's 4 album in 1998. 

The 2000s found Carlton as active as ever, recording live and in the studio as both leader and collaborator for a variety of labels. Two albums on Warner Bros. began the decade, Fingerprints including guest appearances by Michael McDonald, Vince Gill, Kirk Whalum, and Vinnie Colaiuta  in 2000, and Deep Into It in 2001. A popular concert draw in Japan, Carlton could be heard as a collaborator on two live recordings from that island country during the decade, Live in Osaka (with Steve Lukather), issued in 2001 on the Favored Nations label, and Live in Tokyo (with Robben Ford) on 335 Records in 2007. Meanwhile, his albums as a leader continued, with Sapphire Blue and Fire Wire released by Bluebird/RCA in 2004 and 2005, respectively, and The Jazz King with Carlton leading an all-star band performing music he composed on commission to celebrate the 80th birthday and ascension to the throne of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej issued by Sony BMG in 2008. In 2009 Carlton appeared as guest guitarist on selected dates during Steely Dan's U.S. summer tour. Take Your Pick (with Tak Matsumoto) appeared in 2010. Always happy to meet with the press, Carlton has a sweet, peaceful personality, and listeners continue to hear it in his unique rhythmic and warm guitar chords and ringing guitar tones. Carlton was featured on and produced vocalist Michele Pillar's holiday album, I Hear Angels Calling, in 2011. Also appearing in 2011 was Larry Carlton Plays the Sound of Philadelphia, followed by Four Hands & a Heart, Vol. 1 in 2012. ~ Richard Skelly https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/larry-carlton/id29989

Personnel: Larry Carlton – guitars;  Abraham Laboriel – bass;  Earl Klugh – guitar;  Tom Scott – sax;  Nathan East – bass;  Abraham Laboriel, Jr. – drums;  Greg Mathieson – keyboards;  Michele Pillar – vocals;  Jeff Babko - keyboards

The Jazz King

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Harvey Mason - Funk In A Mason Jar

Styles: Jazz Funk
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:39
Size: 96,4 MB
Art: Front + Back

(5:13)  1. Pack Up Your Bags
(3:43)  2. Till You Take My Love
(3:36)  3. Space Cadets
(3:36)  4. Freedom Either Way
(1:56)  5. Funk In A Mason Jar
(8:31)  6. What's Going On?
(5:54)  7. Set It Free
(4:29)  8. Phantazia
(4:38)  9. Liquid

Throughout his career, Harvey Mason has been a busy studio musician and a highly versatile drummer able to excel in many different situations. Mason attended Berklee and graduated from the New England Conservatory. Early gigs included four months with Erroll Garner in 1970 and a year with George Shearing from 1970-1971. Soon after leaving Shearing, Mason moved to Los Angeles and quickly became established in the studios, working in films and television. In addition to his anonymous work through the years, Mason has often been part of the jazz world. He played with Herbie Hancock's Headhunters in 1973, Gerry Mulligan for a 1974 Carnegie Hall concert, Freddie Hubbard, Grover Washington, Jr. (appearing on Mister Magic), Lee Ritenour, Victor Feldman, George Benson (playing drums on "This Masquerade"), and Bob James, among many others. In 1998, Mason paid tribute to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in some local Los Angeles club gigs. The early 2000s found Mason continuing with his steady session work, as well as releasing two solo albums with 2003's Trios and 2004's With All My Heart. In 2014, Mason revisited his '70s Headhunters roots with Chameleon on Concord. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/harvey-mason/id917601#fullText

Personnel: Harvey Mason, Sr. Funk In A Mason Jar songs (drums); George Benson (vocals, guitar); Debra Laws, Eloise Laws, Julia Tillman Waters, Kim Hutchcroft, Merry Clayton, Paulette McWilliams, Stephanie Spruill, Venetta Fields (vocals); Walker, Jay Graydon, Al McKay, Lee Ritenour , Phil Upchurch, Ray Parker, Jr. (guitar); Dorothy Ashby (harp); Charles Veal (violin); Kenny Mason (trumpet); Bill Watrous (trombone); Chuck Findley, Emilio Castillo, Gary Grant, Richard Hyde, Greg Adams, Jerry Hey, Lenny Pickett , Seawind, Tom Scott, Tower of Power, Mic Gillette (horns); Dave Grusin, David Paich, Jerry Peters, Jorge Dalto, Ronnie Foster, Bob James (keyboards); Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Larry Williams (wind).

Funk In A Mason Jar

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Gerry Mulligan - The Age Of Steam

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1971
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:31
Size: 89,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:15)  1. One to Ten In Ohio
(5:10)  2. K-4 Pacific
(4:25)  3. Grand Tour
(8:38)  4. Over the Hill and Out of the Woods
(3:10)  5. Country Beaver
(4:16)  6. A Weed In Disneyland
(4:16)  7. Golden Notebooks
(4:17)  8. Maytag

During the 1952-65 period baritonist Gerry Mulligan was one of the most famous musicians in jazz but he spent the following five years at a lower profile, recording relatively little and not leading any significant bands. Age of Steam was a comeback record of sorts (although he had never declined), giving Jeru the opportunity to lead a big band again. The ensemble performs eight of his recent originals (the best known is "K4 Pacific"), featuring solos by Mulligan (who was now doubling on soprano), Tom Scott on tenor and soprano, Bud Shank on alto and flute, valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison. The highly enjoyable music (last available on this A&M CD in 1988) still sounds fresh and spirited.~Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-age-of-steam-mw0000201568

Personnel:  Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, piano); Harry “Sweets” Edison, Roger Bobo (trumpet); Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Ken Shroyer (bass trombone); Bud Shank (alto saxophone, flute); Tom Scott (tenor & soprano saxophone); Ernie Watts (tenor saxophone); Roger Kellaway (electric piano); Howard Roberts (guitar); Emil Richards (vibraphone); Chuck Domanico (bass); John Guerin (drums); Joe Porcaro (percussion, drums)

The Age Of Steam

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