Tony O'Malley - Back At The Bag

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:29
Size: 133.9 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[5:35] 1. Back At The Bag
[5:40] 2. Fall In Love
[3:11] 3. Millie Baby
[5:21] 4. Hey Girl
[3:57] 5. Common Sense
[4:55] 6. You Just Can't Smile It Away
[4:24] 7. Leave
[4:04] 8. True To My Soul
[3:26] 9. Fine And Beautiful
[5:10] 10. Bein' Green
[5:16] 11. Living In The Bubble
[4:09] 12. Learning Curve
[3:17] 13. If I Could Only..

The ball started rolling for this project back in January 2011, when top sound engineer Haydn Bendall suggested we get together to make a record. Astonishingly, the wheels were in motion within a few weeks when Tony Cronk offered to finance the recording of the bunch of songs at Ralph Salmins' lovely little studio in Welwyn Garden City. That was at the end of February 2011, with Neil Hubbard & Adam Phillips featuring on guitars, Mel Collins on sax, Steve Pearce on bass and Ralph Salmins on the drums. With the invaluable help of Gary McCulloch & Mark Lewis, several sessions of overdubs followed in Haydn's studio at Strongroom Studios in Shoreditch, East London. But it wasn't until the owner of the Bag O'Nails Club in London, Malik Ishmuratov, stepped in to help that we were able to finish the recordings in October 2014.

Finally, special words of thanks are due to a fine Yorkshireman. Without Mike Henderson's loyalty and assistance, this project could never have been completed. Cheers, Mike! In fact, big love and huge thanks go to ALL contributors, family and friends, especially Haydn, and to all the great musicians and singers who gave of themselves so generously. Here's to the next one...Tony

Back At The Bag

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Tony O'Malley - My Foolish Heart

Styles: Vocal and Piano Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:36
Size: 130,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:16)  1. Steppin' Out With My Baby
(3:56)  2. If I Fell
(3:16)  3. Smile
(2:56)  4. Hey, Good Lookin'
(4:15)  5. My Foolish Heart
(4:12)  6. Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner
(4:23)  7. Rockin' Chair
(4:58)  8. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
(3:58)  9. Isn't This a Lovely Day?
(4:05) 10. Georgia On My Mind
(7:16) 11. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered
(5:10) 12. Deep, Deep Trouble
(4:49) 13. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Recorded at KD Studios in Chiswick, London, April 14th - 28th, 2003, re-mixed at Pajoland Studios, Gooik, Belgium, February 2004, before Tony and his family uprooted to Tbilisi in the country of Georgia.

About his second album collaboration with Marty Townsend, Tony says:- "Working with Marty has been a fantastic experience. Such a knowledgeable musician, full of great ideas and then he gives you a solo to die for! I'm so glad we had the good fortune to find Marty while we were living in Belgium, and to have recorded two albums together is very much the icing on the cake!"

About Pino Palladino:- "It goes without saying that Pino is one of the most gifted bass-players on the planet, but the thing about Pino is he's such a lovely guy! That apart, he plays EVERY note as though he means it - seems to think about all the little nuances needed for any given song. In a nutshell, working with Pino is almost as good as something else...."

Of Ian Thomas, Tony says:- "Ian (Yanto) is not only a beautiful musician, he's a drummer as well! And on top of that, he's a big cuddly bear! Work on this project was made easy because of Yanto's great talent and professionalism. We also had a lot of fun....!"  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/omalley4

Personnel:  Tony O'Mallet:  Vocal & Piano;  Marty Townsend:  Guitar; Pino Palladino:  Bass; Ian Thomas: Drums

My Foolish Heart

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