Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Johnny Lytle - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 36:49
Size: 84.3 MB
Styles: Vibraphone jazz
Year: 1970/2008
Art: Front

[3:58] 1. Memphis To K.C.
[7:21] 2. Mine
[3:12] 3. Walk A Soul Mile
[3:34] 4. Bag A Bones
[5:44] 5. Babo
[5:33] 6. One For Carter
[3:26] 7. Big Wheel
[3:58] 8. Save Your Love For Me

This LP has never been on CD before, and the original LP was never released outside of Europe. This was one of a series of European-only LPs featuring various jazz musicians. Fans have been clamoring for this album for quite some time. The date of this release is thought to be around 1970.

Johnny Lytle (vibes); Albert Dailey (keys); Chester Thompson (drums). The rest of the musicians are unknown, though instruments include piano, organ, conga, drums, electric guitar, and upright bass. Not every instrument is featured on every track.

What we have is a collection of funky soul-jazz/R&B, much of it with a distinctly down-home feel. "Mine" is somewhat of a departure, as it wades heavily into Cal Tjader-esque Latin-jazz territory, and it's a real pleasure, clocking in at a satisfying 7:20. "Babo" is a uptempo funky mod workout, which has appeared on some funky compilations. "Walk A Soul Mile" is a easy-grooving funk excursion that could have been a contender for a Sanford & Son theme song, and has been confirmed as a Johnny Lytle composition. It's not unlike Organ Combo music which is being played in some bars to this very day. The tracks I've mentioned are fantastic, but in reality every track is a winner. ~Jasper/amazon

Johnny Lytle

Lisa Lindsley - Everytime We Say Goodbye

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:25
Size: 110,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:58)  1. Nearness of You
(4:24)  2. Don't Explain
(3:48)  3. Alice in Wonderland
(4:55)  4. Inside a Silent Tear
(6:35)  5. The Very Thought of You
(3:08)  6. It's Only a Paper Moon
(8:30)  7. Everytime We Say Goodbye
(3:35)  8. Why Don't You Do Right
(7:29)  9. Girl from Ipanema

The jazz vocals standard repertoire is a durable one because it is populated with well-conceived and finely-crafted songs from the Great American Songbook. Of equal importance are the song's lyrics, cleverly constructed, and the melody, hook-filled. This song collection exists as a mountain to be climbed by any singer who believes him- or herself capable, willing and worthy. It is an assemblage of songs that has flooded the vocals market so that it is hard to separate the truly exceptional from the merely okay because of an unfavorable signal-to-noise ratio.

One way to separate jazz singing wheat from chaff is the presence of elegant simplicity. It is this quality that Lisa Lindsley's debut, Every Time We Say Goodbye, has in copious amounts, due to the fortunate intersection of a music savvy/recording naive singer in Lindsley; the availability of empathetic support in pianist George Mesterhazy and bassist Fred Randolf; and the presence of emotional challenge in the singer's life. The result is a sonic alchemy that is simple and pure a quicksilver and equally elusive.

Lindsley comes to singing later in life than most of her peers. This benefits her in that she has a lifetime of experiences through which to sing these familiar tunes, revealing new elements in the songs. She sings them simply, presenting the melodies in a relaxed and listener-friendly way. Her exquisitely balanced voice is what gives Lindsley license for such straight and compelling interpretation, interpretation that would be banal and boring in less talented voices. Lindsley's take on Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" is so perfect, and Mesterhazy's arrangement and support so certain and nuanced, that it is hard to believe that such a performance level can be sustained for an entire disc.

But Lindsley manages to do exactly that. "The Very Thought of You," "It's Only A Paper Moon" and the title song all are delivered as in "Nearness," evenly measured, cool with a slight finish of melancholy. Mesterhazy and Randolf fit hand-in-glove in their accompaniment and encouragement. Mesterhazy's experience with another noted singer, the late Shirley Horn, is very evident as he sprinkles all of his playing with the blues; but it is only a distilled whiff that never overpowers the direction of the pieces.  There is always room for more standards recordings, specifically when they are as finely forged as Every Time We Say Goodbye. ~C.Michael Bailey  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=38833#.UjSpFT8kI5c

Personnel: Lisa Lindsley: vocals; George Mesterhazy: piano, melodica, keyboards; Fred Randolf: bass.

Luis Miguel - Mis Boleros Favoritos

Styles: Latin World
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:30
Size: 108,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:31)  1. No Me Platiques Mas
(3:27)  2. La Barca
(3:20)  3. La Gloria Eres Tu
(3:48)  4. No Sé Tú
(3:52)  5. Historia De Un Amor
(3:09)  6. Somos Novios
(3:00)  7. Solamente Una Vez
(3:59)  8. El Dia Que Me Quieras
(3:00)  9. El Reloj
(3:02) 10. Por Debajo De La Mesa
(3:17) 11. Encadenados
(3:03) 12. Sabor A Mi
(3:24) 13. Perfidia
(3:32) 14. Hasta Que Vuelvas

This compilation album reunites on one CD all the greatest boleros from the "Romances" series (six albums, starting with 1989's Romance and ending with 2001's Mis Romances). After four albums in which Luis Miguel recreated the classic tunes from the genre, this album is supposed to close this era. Some of the greatest hits in Spanish, in any genre, are included here, like "No Sé Tú," "Somos Novios," "El Día Que me Quieras," and "Solamente una Vez."

There's only one new song: the bonus track "Hasta Que Vuelvas." The first edition included a bonus DVD with seven videos. For any die-hard fan, this is the only reason to buy this album. If you don't have any of the "Romances" series' boleros, and you are looking for classic songs and good vocal performances, then this is the right album for you.~ Iván Adaime  
http://www.allmusic.com/album/mis-boleros-favoritos-mw0000662437

Red On Blue - A Place of Hope and Mysteries

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:55
Size: 103,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:07)  1. A Place of Hope and Mysteries
(5:20)  2. The Last One
(3:22)  3. The Peacock
(3:26)  4. Family Tree
(3:41)  5. Summer Storms
(4:50)  6. Shaky Way
(4:15)  7. Ocean
(4:51)  8. A Certain Feeling
(4:13)  9. Close to You
(3:40) 10. Shaky Way (Radio Edit)
(4:04) 11. The Last One (Radio Edit)

The singer-songwriter Bernadette Kube was born in East Berlin as the child of two artists. Her mother was a classic dancer, her father did pantomime. Most of her turbulent childhood, she spent in the theatre or on the Baltic Sea. Was it the mute art of her parents which drove her to the microphone? The family is still puzzling it over. She did not start singing secretly in the bath, but out loud in Toms Blues Band, a wild Blues group, whose drummer repeatedly fell into his instrument – tactfully indeed but drunk as a skunk. After this excessive time, she recovered with Jazz’n Kids, an old time jazz band. The specific tonality of the older men was thoroughly charming but unalterable. She learnt to be brave and dutiful – musically of course. She devotedly eavesdropped on stories told with the wisdom of age, and she was allowed to go on tour to Italy twice. It is not only her love of handmade pasta which has stood the test of time. She is still firm friends with the older men. It is the film director Michael Schorr („Schultze gets the blues“), who challenged her and brought her into contact with the world of jazz once again. In a short film he cast her as his protagonist’s „the singing girlfriend”. The difficult but appealing art of interpreting standards was part of her programme from then on. She joined the Swinghouse Jazz Band of Wolfgang Riemer. There she learnt how to sing alongside brass and stand her ground against wild pianists. „What, that was too fast? You aint seen nothing yet girl!” At the same time, she studied dramatics and New German Literature in Berlin and Paris. During her studies already, she founded the Bernadette Kube Quartett. By now, she had more than a dozen standards in her repertoire. She appeared in relevant Berlin clubs like A-Trane, b-flat, Grüner Salon, Quasimodo, Schlot and Zapata. When a graphic artist and equally incorruptible jazz expert she was friends with shouted “write something of your own!” in a heated discussion, she took it to heart. And in fact, she started plotting her own songs. In 2006 Bernadette Kube founded Red On Blue. Just a year later, they contributed two songs to the sound track of the film "Schröders wunderbare Welt" (Schröder's wonderful world) by director Michael Schorr a success, which Red On Blue owe to their stylistic experiment in the area of trip hop and downbeat. With Red On Blue Bernadette Kube regularly appears on the Berlin club scene. Gigs with striking large instrumentation were interspersed with duo appearances in an intimate atmosphere. She searches and collects. She seems to be on a journey. She really enjoys this work.~Bio  https://www.facebook.com/RedOnBlue.de/info.

Bernadette Kube – vocals;  Hein Schneider – piano; Marcus Klossek – guitar; Jan Lange – bass; Sascha Bachmann - drums


A Place of Hope and Mysteries

Michael Feinstein & George Shearing - Hopeless Romantics

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:37
Size: 137,1 MB
Art: Front + Back

(3:01)  1. I Had The Craziest Dream
(3:26)  2. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
(4:23)  3. This Heart Of Mine
(4:01)  4. At Last
(4:13)  5. I'll String Along With You
(4:04)  6. You're My Everything
(4:12)  7. The More I See You
(4:37)  8. Serenade In Blue
(4:37)  9. I Know Why (And So Do You)
(4:11) 10. September In The Rain
(3:43) 11. Shadow Waltz
(3:19) 12. There Will Never Be Another You
(4:45) 13. I Only Have Eyes For You
(3:52) 14. You'll Never Know
(3:05) 15. You're My Everything (Alternate Version)

It's a shame that songwriter Harry Warren's name is not as well known as some of his contemporaries like Cole Porter or Irving Berlin. For whatever reason, writing dozens of hit songs like "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" and winning three Academy Awards wasn't enough to get the name recognition he deserved. Hoping to change that, Michael Feinstein pays tribute to the often-ignored composer on Hopeless Romantics, a collection of Warren songs performed by Feinstein and pianist George Shearing. With both musicians quite familiar with the Warren catalog, Feinstein and Shearing decided to focus their attention specifically on Warren's more romantic songs. Therefore, popular upbeat hits like "Jeepers Creepers" and "Lullaby of Broadway" were set aside in favor of softer tunes like "At Last" and "I Only Have Eyes for You." Of course, this approach is a perfect fit for Feinstein, who has crooned thousands of American standards in his subdued cabaret style. The bonus this time around, though, is to have famed jazz pianist Shearing provide the accompaniment. The pairing works fine, especially when Shearing gets to riff a little on slightly more midtempo songs like "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me," but no matter how impeccable and gorgeous Shearing's work is, the album's low-key approach leaves little room for him to shine. Even one of Shearing's most famous snappy songs, "September in the Rain," is reduced to a maudlin ballad. It still works, but the magic of this pairing is something that would be more appreciated in a concert setting where each performer has room to move. As it is, working within the romantic theme and the confines of the studio provides little variety in either tone or tempo. But rising above it all are Warren's songs, and it is beneficial that Feinstein resurrects beautiful yet forgotten tunes like "Shadow Waltz." Of course, Feinstein is pitch-perfect and squeezes every ounce of good sentimentality out of each lyric, much in the way he did on his brilliant 2003 disc, Only One Life: The Songs of Jimmy Webb. This collection, however, is a little too quiet and mannered, but Feinstein and Shearing still do a great service by bringing these tunes back to the forefront. After hearing Hopeless Romantics, the name of Harry Warren should remain imbedded in the listener's memory.~ Aaron Latham  
http://www.allmusic.com/album/hopeless-romantics-mw0000168692

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Frank Vignola Trio With Lynn Clapp - Franklynn Swing

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:07
Size: 105.6 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz, Easy listening
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:50] 1. Franklynn
[4:49] 2. I've Found A New Baby
[3:52] 3. Georgia On My Mind
[4:01] 4. Hot Toddy
[3:41] 5. I'm Confessin'
[4:01] 6. The Nearness Of You
[5:28] 7. Moon Glow
[3:41] 8. Beaumont Rag
[3:30] 9. Undecided Now
[4:03] 10. Wabash Blues
[4:05] 11. Main Street Breakdown

The making of this CD is the fulfillment of a life long dream. While at the 2009 Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention (CASS) In Nashville, I , along with all the other guitar enthusiasts, got excited and pumped about music/guitars. Great impromptu jam sessions crop up everywhere! After the Friday night show, Frank, Vinny, Gary and I met up in the hotel lobby and began playing. We enjoyed ourselves and entertained others who sometimes joined in on an instrument or just joined in the groove. When we finally broke up the party at 3 a.m., Frank said we ought to record this! So, we did. ~Lynn Clapp

Special thanks to Frank Vignola, Vinny Raniolo, Gary Mazaroppi, Scott Rouse, Ricky Scaggs Recording Studio, Broadway Sound, Todd McCoig and AMG Media, Jean-Phillippe, and Art Wachter.

Franklynn Swing

Carolyn Leonhart - Chances Are: The Romantic Music Of Robert Allen

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 55:36
Size: 127.3 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Vocal
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:33] 1. Chances Are
[5:04] 2. I Don't Regret A Thing
[3:43] 3. Come To Me
[4:44] 4. You Are Never Far Away From Me
[3:22] 5. Everybody Loves A Lover
[6:16] 6. Meantime
[4:07] 7. It's Not For Me To Say
[3:41] 8. Play For Keeps
[4:13] 9. It Could Have Been Worse
[6:02] 10. No Such Luck
[3:59] 11. Teacher, Teacher
[2:47] 12. I'm Loving You A Lot
[2:57] 13. Moments To Remember

2008 release from one of the most accomplished and versatile singers of her generation. Leonhart is best known to the wider world as having performed with the reformed Steely Dan and as a member of the trip-hop group Wax Poetic. This album focuses on her interpretations of the songs of Robert Allen, the songwriter who died in 2000 and wrote many hits for Perry Como and Johnny Mathis.

Carolyn Leonhart (vocals); David Andrew Mann (saxophone); Tony Kadleck (trumpet); Clint DeGanon (drums).

Chances Are: The Romantic Music Of Robert Allen

k.d. lang - Watershed

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:54
Size: 89.1 MB
Styles: Contemporary country
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. I Dream Of Spring
[2:51] 2. Je Fais La Planche
[3:26] 3. Coming Home
[3:27] 4. Once In A While
[3:38] 5. Thread
[4:26] 6. Close Your Eyes
[4:17] 7. Sunday
[3:30] 8. Flame Of The Uninspired
[3:37] 9. Upstream
[3:07] 10. Shadow And The Frame
[2:30] 11. Jealous Dog

WATERSHED is the first album K.D. Lang has ever produced by herself, and as such, it sounds like a culmination of nearly every sound the Canadian singer-songwriter has ever explored in her career, save the manic rockabilly cowpunk of her debut album, 1987's ANGEL WITH A LARIAT. The lush, torchy feel of 1992's INGENUE and the jazzier direction of her later albums are the most obvious touchstones for the warmth and intimacy of WATERSHED, with the wistful opener "I Dream of Spring" and the cocktail lounge balladry of "Sunday" the most obvious standouts in that category. Elsewhere, the country-tinged sway of the harmony-heavy "Flame of the Uninspired" and the semi-rustic banjo-led folk of "Jealous Dog" recall the sound of SHADOWLAND and ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG, while the gentle Brazilian pulse of "Upstream" and the minimalist electronics of "Shadow and the Frame" point towards new areas of exploration. One of Lang's finest and most self-assured records, WATERSHED is an essential listen.

Recording information: Art Kitchen; Glenwood Studios; Jungle Room; The Hut.

k.d. lang (vocals, guitar, banjo, harp, piano, keyboards, percussion, drum programming); Ben Mink (guitar, acoustic guitar); Greg Leisz (guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar); Teddy Borowiecki (guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, vibraphone, programming, drum programming); David Piltch (guitar, acoustic bass, electric bass, drums, percussion, programming, drum programming); Grecco Buratto, Bryan Sutton (guitar); Noam Pikelny (banjo); Jon Hassell (trumpet); Danny Frankel (drums, percussion); Lynne Earls (programming, drum programming).

Watershed

Alan Moorhouse Orchestra - Come Swing With Me

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 39:31
Size: 90.5 MB
Styles: Swing, Easy Listening
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:05] 1. Bolero
[3:21] 2. Charmaine
[2:30] 3. Come Swing With Me
[2:56] 4. Dance Ballerina Dance
[2:12] 5. Here And Now
[3:00] 6. Lorraine
[3:02] 7. Love Is Blue
[2:30] 8. Black Satin Ribbons
[2:27] 9. Boom Bang A Bang
[2:54] 10. Can't Take My Eyes Off You
[2:14] 11. Edelweiss
[2:18] 12. Gentle Persuasion
[2:41] 13. I Don't Know What To Do
[2:23] 14. Little People
[2:49] 15. A Man Without Love

Come Swing With Me

Sylvia Syms - Then Along Came Bill: A Tribute to Bill Evans

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:19
Size: 140,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:25)  1. Like Someone in Love
(4:38)  2. My Romance
(5:05)  3. A Sleepin' Bee
(5:16)  4. I Believe in You
(5:42)  5. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
(5:22)  6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
(3:37)  7. How About You?
(4:00)  8. The Touch of Your Lips
(5:11)  9. My Foolish Heart
(4:51) 10. But Beautiful
(5:18) 11. Nobody Else But Me
(3:28) 12. After You, Who?
(3:17) 13. Lucky to Be Me
(2:04) 14. Waltz for Debby

Sylvia Syms sang everything from cabaret to pop and jazz during her long career, and this tribute to the pianist Bill Evans, recorded nearly a decade after his death and just a few years prior to her passing at the age of 79, is a fine effort. Accompanied by Evans' longtime bassist Eddie Gomez, Evans' final drummer Joe LaBarbera, pianist Mike Renzi, and several guests who recorded with the late pianist on occasion, Syms brings out the essence of each of the 14 songs, though only one is an Evans' composition. 

Syms, who often described herself as a saloon singer and counted Frank Sinatra among her admirers, has a slightly smoky voice with a touch of vibrato due to being in her late seventies, but she knows how to make the most of her pipes. Renzi wisely doesn't attempt to mimic Evans' style at the keyboard, while the guests include flugelhornist Art Farmer, harmonica player Toots Thielemans, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and drummer Grady Tate (who spells LaBarbera on four tracks). Among the highlights are the soft bossa nova treatment of "The Touch of Your Lips," the playful rendition of "A Sleepin' Bee," and the touching finale of "Waltz for Debby."~Ken Dryden  
http://www.allmusic.com/album/then-along-came-bill-a-tribute-to-bill-evans-mw0000676814
 

Lynne Arriale Trio - Arise

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:16
Size: 117,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:04)  1. Frevo
(6:29)  2. American Woman
(5:58)  3. Arise
(6:35)  4. Lean on me
(4:54)  5. Esperanza
(5:15)  6. Change the world
(5:34)  7. The fallen
(5:55)  8. Upswing
(5:30)  9. Kum ba ya

Pianist Lynne Arriale continues to grow as a pianist and as an individualist with each recording. Arise is her strongest set to date. Her well-rounded program is highlighted by the blues "American Woman," the sensitive ballad "Arise," and a Latin romp during "Esperanza," but each of the nine selections (which include four of her originals) is rewarding. On the slower material, Arriale sometimes sounds a little like Keith Jarrett, but she has her own voice on the blues and the more intense pieces. Her close interplay with bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Steve Davis results in the three musicians often thinking as one. This is an excellent effort, making one look forward to Lynne Arriale's continuing musical growth.~ Scott Yanow  
http://www.allmusic.com/album/arise-mw0000023617

Jim Rotondi - The Move

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:11
Size: 140,1 MB
Art: Front

(7:26)  1. Progress
(6:26)  2. Blues For KD
(5:47)  3. Julie Ann
(6:23)  4. The Coat
(6:44)  5. For Cedar
(9:05)  6. Too Late Now
(9:04)  7. DH
(4:54)  8. The Look Of Love
(5:18)  9. I Wish I Knew

During his 13-year association with Criss Cross, which includes six prior leader dates and another five with the nonpareil hard bop collective One For All, trumpeter Jim Rotondi has consistently maintained high standards of excellence in his playing and writing. The Move is no exception - Rotondi's strong sextet, all long-time colleagues (Ralph Bowen, tenor sax; Mike DiRubbo, alto sax; David Hazeltine, piano; John Webber, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums), play the stimulating charts with heat, creative spirit, and deep craft, each member stamping themselves as personal voices in the mainstream jazz timeline.~Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/The-Move-Jim-Rotondi-Sextet/dp/B002ZXZJQU



Lino Patruno - Bix Lives (Feat. Dick Sudhalter)

Size: 143,4 MB
Time: 62:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: New Orleans Jazz
Art: Front

01. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (5:51)
02. It Had To Be You (6:48)
03. Royal Garden Blues (6:30)
04. I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll (5:16)
05. If We Never Meet Again (4:30)
06. Honeysuckle Rose (3:55)
07. At The Jazz Band Ball (7:20)
08. Smiles (4:42)
09. Neverthless (4:26)
10. The Love Nest (4:32)
11. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (4:47)
12. Linger Awhile (3:45)

Lino Patruno has been in show-biz for many years. His experience ranges from concert jazz performances, studio recordings, TV and cabaret actor, theatre and cinema, to bandleader, film music composer,jazz festival organizer and television presenter.
Lino Patruno began his career in the first of the jazz bands active in Milan in the 50’s.
Among the bands he led,are the notable “Riverside Jazz Band” in the 50’s and 60’s and the “Milan College Jazz Society” in the 70’s.

His greatest success came about, however, in his participation in the TV show “Portobello”.
With Pupi Avati, he wrote the screenplay of the film “Bix” which represented Italy in the 1991 Cannes Festival, producing the soundtrack arranged by Bob Wilber.
Among the International Festivals in which he has taken part, we remember that of Sanremo (Italy) in 1963, that of Nice (France) in 1976 and 1977, Breda (Holland) in 1978, in Switzerland (Lugano, Lucern, Bern), in Italy (Pompei, Palermo), Dusseldorf (Germany), all in the 80’s, and in USA (Davenport-Iowa and Libertyville-Illinois) in the 90’s.
Lino Patruno lives in Rome, where he is also involved in cinema. Among the films in which he has taken part, we remember “Amarcord” directed by Fellini, and “ The Last Days of Mussolini” directed by Carlo Lizzani with Rod Steiger and Henry Fonda, and among the sound-tracks he has composed: “Guerra di Spie” directed by Duccio Tessari with Jean Rochefort and Marisa Berenson, “Crimson Dawn” directed by Marcello Aliprandi with Franco Nero, of which he was also Producer.

Bix Lives

Monday, September 16, 2013

Boots Randolph - A Whole New Ballgame

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:57
Size: 135.0 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. I'm Beginning To See The Light
[5:40] 2. Billy's Bounce
[3:18] 3. I'll Be Seeing You
[4:08] 4. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
[3:31] 5. Candy
[6:16] 6. Basically Blues
[4:33] 7. 'round Midnight
[3:53] 8. Dream Dancing
[3:49] 9. Stompin' At The Savoy
[5:55] 10. Cry Me A River
[5:09] 11. L-O-V-E
[3:38] 12. You'll Never Know
[3:43] 13. I'll Walk Alone
[1:10] 14. Nature Boy

Boots Randolph will always be best-known for his cornball pop hit "Yakety Sax" and for his association with country music, but he has long loved swinging jazz. Years ago he recorded an effective jazz album with Richie Cole called Yakety Madness! Randolph's huge tone, influenced by Illinois Jacquet, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Coleman Hawkins, perfectly fits into the idiom, and on A Whole New Ballgame, he performs no-nonsense jazz. Although the occasional synthesized strings of keyboardist Jason Webb sounds a little cheesy in spots, Randolph is heard throughout in top form. He displays very impressive technique, knows the songs well and swings hard without going too over the top. The rhythm section is fine in support, with pianist Steve Willets and guitarist Roddy Smith having solo space, but Randolph is the main show, really blowing up a storm on "L-O-V-E," an up-tempo "Take Me out to the Ballgame" and "Basically Blues." Recommended. Unfortunately, Radolph died about a month after this was released. ~ Scott Yanow

Recording information: The Groovhouse, Nashville, TN (02/2006-04/2006).

Boots Randolph (tenor saxophone); Boots Randolph; Mark Stallings (Hammond b-3 organ); Jason Webb (keyboards); Tim Smith (bass guitar); Ray VonRotz (drums, drum, percussion); Roddy Smith (guitar); Steve Willets (piano).

A Whole New Ballgame

Patty Cronheim - Days Like These

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:01
Size: 107.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[4:36] 1. Estando Aqui
[4:39] 2. Stella By Sunlight
[4:27] 3. Don't Work Anymore
[6:37] 4. Summertime
[4:18] 5. Superstition
[3:10] 6. Doggone Blues
[6:17] 7. I Feel The Heat
[4:25] 8. Made For Love
[5:07] 9. Days Like These
[3:21] 10. Bye Bye Blackbird

Patty Cronheim’s determination comes wrapped in a petite five-foot-two-inch package of toughness, humor and a sense of wonder. Since she was a little girl, she has had music in her bones. It took her a few years to shape it into the sounds she heard inside and put a band together. Now, she’s getting her music out into the world.

Patty grew up on the New Jersey shore. When she was eight, she was on an outing in the family car with her parents, brother and two sisters. They were singing together, as they often did. To the surprise of her mother and father, she broke into harmony. It had never happened before. She’s not sure where it came from. “My dad practically stopped the car,” she said. “They turned around and it was, ‘Oh, my god, what are you doing?’ I said, ‘I’m just singing.’ To them, it was like I’d hung the moon. I just did it.”

Just doing it seems to be the Cronheim way. She just goes down to the Jersey shore to pursue a favorite pastime of her childhood, swimming in the Atlantic. The bigger the waves, the better, even if they are powered by a storm. Patty has negotiated a significant amount of chop. She is past it and she’s mellow—in her dynamic way. She put hard work and study into developing her singing career amidst demanding circumstances. She has a masters degree in science from Columbia University, in nutrition and exercise physiology. A divorced mother, she raised two children alone while working as an eating disorder therapist and continuing to write music. “It’s simpler now,” she said, “all good.” The goodness includes her happy new marriage, “to a nice, calm guy.”

Patty’s composing grew out of the piano study she began as a girl. It got a big shot of inspiration in the 1970s when she belonged to one of those mail-order record clubs that relentlessly kept LPs coming unless you returned the “don’t send” card. She listened to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Muddy Waters, whoever showed up in the Cronheim mailbox. ~Doug Ramsey

Days Like These

Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - Live In New York

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 60:04
Size: 137.6 MB
Styles: Swing, Violin jazz
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[ 5:31] 1. Fascinating Rhythm
[ 5:11] 2. Cherokee
[11:17] 3. Anniversary
[ 8:05] 4. Ain't Misbehavin'
[ 5:12] 5. M & W Rag
[ 6:32] 6. Funky Swing
[ 4:25] 7. Fiddler Going Home
[ 5:24] 8. Gypsy Fantastic
[ 3:07] 9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[ 5:15] 10. Tiger Rag

A product of America's rich aural folk tradition as well as classical music, Mark O'Connor's creative journey began at the feet of a pair of musical giants. The first was the folk fiddler and innovator who created the modern era of American fiddling, Benny Thomasson; the second, French jazz violinist, considered one of the greatest improvisers in the history of the violin, Stephane Grappelli. Along the way, between these marvelous musical extremes, Mark O'Connor absorbed knowledge and influence from the multitude of musical styles and genres he studied. Now, at age 49, he has melded and shaped these influences into a new American Classical music, and a vision of an entirely American school of string playing. As The Los Angeles Times recently noted, he has "crossed over so many boundaries, that his style is purely personal."

Violinist/composer/fiddler Mark O'Connor is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and surely one of the brightest talents of his generation. Mark brings us his latest Hot Swing Live In NY on Omac Records

Live In New York

Noa Lur - Badakit

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:49
Size: 100,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:53)  1. Cry Me a River
(3:29)  2. The Lady Is a Tramp
(7:57)  3. I Remember
(5:56)  4. Un Poco Mas
(4:56)  5. Throw It Away
(6:05)  6. Angel Eyes
(3:23)  7. Nica's Dream
(1:21)  8. Bobira
(4:44)  9. Badakit

Noa Lur (Bilbao, Spain,1983) is a 29 year old singer who began at the age of 7 to study ballet. Seven years later she took up musical training at the Conservatory of Bilbao where she studied singing technic, music theory and piano with the renowned opera singer Maria Bravo. Apart from that, she also supported these lessons with voice control sessions provided by Dr. Susana Ruiz and she had her first experiences on stage working on young artists tv shows for ETB1 and ETB2. At the age of 19, Noa moved to Madrid with the intention of becoming a great jazz vocalist. During this period, she attended acting classes at "La Lavandería" performing school, modern dance classes at "UCM" University and also modern and jazz singing classes with different teachers. In addition, she got a degree of Audiovisual Communications at the Complutense University of Madrid. It is during these years that she forges her experience on the stage and grows as a jazz vocalist working with different jazz, blues and funk bands so that she became a regular in the scheduling of Madrid Clubs. When she was 24 years old, Noa spent two years working as musical theater principal actress-singer for DBN Productions and WEP Entertainment, touring Italy, Portugal, Greece, Africa, Turkey, Malta… During this period and with two daily performances, she played “Cabaret”, “All That Jazz”, “Queen”, “The Prince of Egypt”, "Moulin Rouge" and other great music with a fantastic group of singers, dancers, acrobats… 

Once she returned to Spain and having enriched and improved her skills as an artist, she resumed her jazz bands in Madrid and the Basque Country and combined this practice with studying a Master of Event and Leasure Management at the University of Deusto, fact that leaded her to work at Universal Music Spain. Thanks to her academic training and experience as an artist, she was quickly promoted to Jazz Marketing Manager. Noa became product manager of artists like Christian Scott, Jose James, Lizz Wright, Erykah Badu or Ella Fitzgerald having great success with her initiatives and campaigns. Furthermore she was designated part of the Jury of the XIV edition of the Spanish Music Awards organized by Fundación Autor. This exciting but hard work didn´t allow her to spend on stage as much time as she aimed so she decided to left the company to pursue her true passion: jazz singing..

Since then, Noa Lur has taken part at festivals in Madrid "Festival de Jazz de Madrid", "Festival Ellas Crean", "La noche en vivo", and at others in the Basque Country and Cantabria as "Santurtzi Jazz & Blues" , "Sanbar Blues Festival", "Festival Noches de Jazz" and international festivals as “Nomme Jazz” where she got finalistat best young jazz singer. She´s been always surrounded by great artists like: Reinier Elizarde "El Negrón", Luis Guerra, Luis Vega, Bobby Martinez, Levin Ocaña, Gustavo Gregorio, James Peñalver, Michael Olivera, Ruben Salvador, Javier Martinez, Jon Celestino and many others. Furthermore, Noa has worked as dubber and announcer making music spots for Spotify and also has recorded soundtracks for short movies as "Mala Suerte" directed by the famous spanish humorist Ángel Martín. As for latest projects we could highlight her participation in the recording of Gustavo Gregorio´s "La Película de Gregorio" along with musicians like Bobby Martinez, Jorge Vera, Federico Lechner and others, and her participation as chorus girl for other projects as the album "Respirar" by Guillermo Garmendia. Currently, Noa acts in jazz clubs and festivals with her "Noa Lur Quartet" composed by pianist Luis Guerra, bassist Reinier Elizarde "El Negrón" and drummer and percussionist Michael Olivera. Besides, she continues persistently to develop her singing skills at the music school “Taller de Músicos” of Madrid, where Romina Balestrino, argentinian prestigious vocal coach, teaches and supports her. Apart from that she also studies music theory and harmony with Patricia Colaço and piano with Sebastian Jumilla.

Noa Lur has recorded her first album at Infinity Studios in Madrid. This album is made up of personal voice and piano interpretations of some great standards and own compositions, accompanied by renowned national and international artists: Moisés Sánchez, Reinier Elizarde, Luis Guerra, Levin Ocaña, Luis Vega, Oreka TX and others. Though it´s a piano and voice album it also includes some special guests of other instruments, fact that brings a touch of different color to the whole work. https://beta.indabamusic.com/people/067290636?tab=overview

Badakit

Various Artists - Blue Note Trip 9: Heat Up/Simmer Down by DJ Maestro - CD 1 And CD 2

Styles: Soul Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:00 (CD1)
Size: 158,0 MB (CD1)
Time: 69:22 (CD2)
Size: 158,8 MB (CD2)
Front: Front

CD 1

(6:15)  1. Cannonball Adderley - Fun In The Church
(6:11)  2. Bobbi Humphrey - Uno Esta
(6:13)  3. Lonnie Smith - People Sure Act Funny (Rudy Van Gelder 24Bit Mastering) (2004 Digital Remaster)
(3:34)  4. Donald Byrd - (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
(5:21)  5. Grant Green - The Windjammer
(4:51)  6. Candido - Money Man
(5:01)  7. Bud Powell - Duid Deed
(2:48)  8. Ben Sidran - About Love
(2:18)  9. Patti Drew - Hard To Handle
(3:38) 10. Lou Donaldson - Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud)
(2:28) 11. Peggy Lee - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
(6:00) 12. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - African Sweets
(2:29) 13. Eddie Gale - The Rain
(2:00) 14. Ella Fitzgerald - Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)
(4:05) 15. Marc Moulin - Where Is It?
(4:01) 16. Horace Silver - Wipe Away The Evil
(1:37) 17. June Christy - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

CD 2

(0:29)  1. Cannonball Adderley Sextet - A Few Words From Cannonball
(2:46)  2. Brisa Roché - Dans Le Vert De Ses Yeux
(4:02)  3. The Three Sounds - Black Sugar
(4:46)  4. Horace Silver - Strange Vibes
(3:30)  5. Raul Midón - Never Get Enough
(4:42)  6. Lou Blackburn - Song Of Delilah
(3:29)  7. Nancy Wilson - I'm In Love
(3:43)  8. Willie Bobo - Capers
(4:13)  9. Dianne Reeves - Sky Islands
(2:23) 10. Machito - Congo Mulence
(2:50) 11. Bobby Womack - California Dreamin'
(3:47) 12. Cassandra Wilson - VooDoo Reprise
(2:37) 13. Bobby McFerrin - Thinkin' About Your Body
(3:41) 14. 100% Pure Poison - Windy C
(4:04) 15. Donald Byrd - Witch Hunt
(3:36) 16. Carmen McRae - Can't Hide Love
(5:26) 17. Lou Rawls - Season Of The Witch
(2:32) 18. Amos Lee - Give It Up
(3:42) 19. Letta Mbulu - Pula Yetla
(2:55) 20. Lee Morgan - The Delightful Deggie (Big Band Version)


Like the other Blue Note Trip compilations mixed by Martijn Barkhuis, aka Maestro, Heat Up, Simmer Down emphasizes the Blue Note catalog but also draws from other labels in the EMI family, including Capitol and EMI-Manhattan. While the graphic design points toward the ‘60s, the selections span several decades. Most of the tracks are, of course, strong  the ‘60s and ‘70s picks in particular, from Bobbi Humphrey's Mizell production “Uno Esta” to Nancy Wilson's “I’m in Love” (sampled three decades after release by Erykah Badu's “Honey”). This plays out like another sampler, more like a grab bag than a cohesive listen  something that comes through with abrupt transitions and deeply contrasting tracks, as heard between Ben Sidran's “About Love” and Patti Drew's version of Otis Redding's “Hard to Handle,” two of the Capitol picks.~Andy Kellman  http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-note-trip-heat-up-simmer-down-mw0002178576

Madeleine Peyroux & William Galison - Got You on My Mind

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:51
Size: 96,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:34)  1. Back In Your Own Backyard
(3:17)  2. J'ai Duex Amours
(3:04)  3. Flambee Mantalbanese
(4:18)  4. Got You On My Mind
(3:41)  5. Jealous Guy
(3:04)  6. The Way You Look Tonight
(3:19)  7. Rag for Madi
(4:42)  8. Playin'
(5:09)  9. Shoulda Known
(4:05) 10. Heaven To Me
(4:32) 11. Heaven Help Us All

The trippy, cinematic journey that is William Galison and Madeleine Peyroux's new album, Got You On My Mind , opens with the bright, swinging glee of "Back In Your Own Backyard." It sways through the happily plaintive "J'ai Deux Amours," swaggers through a Charlie Chaplin-in-Technicolor "Rag For Madi," and continues on this diversely scenic escapade for eleven deeply touching tracks. Meanwhile, hallucinations of a passionate Josephine Baker sauntering past Montmartre cafés, a dust-kickin' John Lennon strolling through a corn field and lovers everywhere, aching with tumult, dancing with blissful indulgence flash through the mind.

Peyroux's husky, full-throated voice brings to mind one iconic, white gardenia-wearing lady. The way her inflection lilts up and quivers for a few suspended moments, like in "Heaven To Me" when she breaks the word "heaven" in two, make you think Billie Holiday must be standing behind her breathing through Peyroux's brown locks. Other times, she sings with a lovely, tarnished allure, cut with a hint of tartness like a Granny Smith apple, like on the samba-infused "The Way You Look Tonight."

In July, Peyroux sang and played guitar at the Blue Note with her band (keyboardist Adam Holzman, bassist Andy McKee, drumer Ben Perowski). Her ageless presence oscillated between youthful, adolescent exuberance, to the bittersweet melancholy of a woman who has known a broken heart quite intimately. She connected with her audience, locking eyes until you began to wonder if you were the one in the song who gave her those flowers.

Seven tracks on the album feature Galison's harmonica. At times mournful, at times wild, he always displays superb control over the tiny instrument, whether weaving through Peyroux's vocals in "Heaven To Me," rambling out a boogie-down solo in "J'ai Deux Amours," mingling with Brad Terry's clarinet in "Rag For Madi," or mixing with Shawn Pelton's drums, Tony Garnier's bass and Brian Mitchell's piano to create the fully heart wrenching universe of "Jealous Guy."

Galison also sings and plays guitar on the disc. He turns out a fierce electric solo on "Playin'" and chugs along on acoustic guitar or dobro during the standards. "Shoulda Known" shows up like a weird dream. He sings the tale of the frog and the scorpion in a gentle folk voice. Carly Simon even pays a visit.

There may be an odd combination of tone and atmosphere on Peyroux's long-awaited followup to her 1996 Dreamland , but who doesn't want to leap into the French carnival panache of Heinz Jeromim's accordion on "Flambee Montalbanese," then call out to providence in a desperate plea to save mankind as Galison and Peyroux duet along to Jean Baptoste Bocle's Hammond B3 in "Heaven Help Us All".~ Celeste Sunderland  
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=14919#.UjHO1T9vA1I

Personnel: Tracks with Peyroux and Galison: Madeleine Peyroux: vocals and rhythm guitar; William Galison: harmonica, acoustic and electric guitars, dobro, vocals; James Wormworth: drums; Conrad Korsch: acoustic and electric bass; Jean Baptiste Bocle: B3 organ. Tracks with Galison: William Galison: guitars, harmonica, vocals; Shawn Pelton: drums, percussion; Tony Garnier: acoustic and electric bass; Brian Mitchell: piano, organ.

Got You on My Mind

Gary Burton & Friends - Six Pack

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:02
Size: 155,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:13)  1. Anthem
(6:19)  2. Six Pack
(5:42)  3. Summertime
(6:15)  4. Jack's Theme
(4:30)  5. Lost Numbers
(6:11)  6. Double Guatemala
(6:06)  7. Asphodel
(3:57)  8. Redial
(6:53)  9. Invitation
(6:10) 10. My Funny Valentine
(5:44) 11. Something Special
(4:59) 12. Guitarre Picante

Gary Burton's peculiar connection and affinity for great guitarists is a proven historical fact, as he has been responsible for bringing such fantastic musicians to the world stage as Larry Coryell and Pat Metheny. On Six Pack, he joins with six different six-stringers for some decidedly varied modern jazz. Kurt Rosenwinkel makes like Metheny on the first track, the up-tempo Mitch Forman composition "Anthem." Any predictability to the song disappears in the presence of the rhythm section of Jack DeJohnette, Steve Swallow, and Mulgrew Miller. One doesn't generally think of the vibes as a blues instrument, and to be fair, it's really not, but Burton gives it the old college try on the title track, where his vibes intersect surprisingly well with Bob Berg's tenor sax and B.B. King's guitar. There is absolutely nothing weighty about this song at all, but it is fun and swinging nevertheless (who says jazz has to be serious all the time?). John Scofield also shows up on the track, and his distinctive tone and phrasing work perfectly in this setting. Other selections include such notables as Jim Hall, Ralph Towner, and Kevin Eubanks, and all of their contributions are solid in their own way. One sometimes wishes that this record was a little less GRP, with Larry Goldings' keyboards and Berg's sax being the most frequent offenders, but there are plenty of hot moments on Six Pack that make this record worth searching out, especially for fans of jazz guitar. Where else will listeners find all of these great players on a single record?~ Daniel Gioffre   http://www.allmusic.com/album/six-pack-mw0000088778