Mark Knopfler - Privateering CD 1 And CD 2

Styles: Country
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:16 (CD 1)
Size: 103,6 MB (CD 1)
Time: 44:51 (CD 2)
Size: 102,7 MB (CD 2)
Art: Front

CD 1

(3:19)  1. Redbud Tree
(4:01)  2. Haul Away
(5:14)  3. Dont Forget Your Hat
(6:18)  4. Privateering
(4:18)  5. Miss You Blues
(3:31)  6. Corned Beef City
(4:52)  7. Go, Love
(4:53)  8. Hot Or What
(4:26)  9. Yon Two Crows
(4:19) 10. Seattle

CD 2

(5:23)  1. Kingdom Of Gold
(4:00)  2. Got To Have Something
(5:13)  3. Radio City Serenade
(3:36)  4. I Used To Could
(4:14)  5. Gator Blood
(3:26)  6. Bluebird
(4:57)  7. Dream Of The Drowned Submariner
(5:18)  8. Blood And Water
(4:45)  9. Today Is Okay
(3:56) 10. After The Beanstalk

Since officially embarking on a solo career in 1995, former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has been quietly and consistently amassing an unassuming horn of plenty, maintaining his prior outfit's penchant for fusing meticulously crafted English blues-rock with sardonic, radio-ready AOR pop, while introducing elements of traditional folk and country with the effortless gait of an artist who has spent his years as both a student and a professor. On Privateering, his seventh solo outing, Knopfler has crafted his most ambitious and pugnacious collection of songs to date, going all in on a two-disc set that pits all of the aforementioned influences against each other without ever succumbing to the convenience of their architectures. Upon first spin, Privateering feels a little like a garage sale, offering up long cold plates of once warm, late-night porch jams that feel like pre-studio session warm-ups, but the album's stately yet schizophrenic nature, which pits lo-fi, studious, yet ultimately forgettable exercises in rote American blues like "Hot or What" and "Gator Blood" with amiable, highway-ready rockers ("Corned Beef City") and incredibly affecting, spooky folk-pop ballads like "Redbud Tree," "Kingdom of Gold," and the magnificent "Dream of the Drowned Submariner," all three of which owe a couple of polite high fives to Dire Straits songs like "The Man's Strong" and "Brothers in Arms," reveals an artist in complete control of his arsenal. Could the album use some trimming? Sure, but Knopfler is that rare gunslinger who can make even the wildest shot look like it was completely intentional, and his steady voice, mercurial lyrics, and instantly recognizable guitar tone, that latter of which falls somewhere between the rich, lucid beauty of David Gilmour and the Pan-like spell-casting of Richard Thompson, provide just the right amount of ballast to keep a ship as big as Privateering buoyant. 

~ James Christopher Monger 

 http://www.allmusic.com/album/privateering-mw0002397295

Privateering CD 1
Privateering CD 2

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Darin Layne Trio - The Fisherman

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:18
Size: 117.5 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:51] 1. Spinning
[3:38] 2. Away
[1:40] 3. The Fisherman
[4:08] 4. Chayenne
[2:21] 5. Early Morning
[5:57] 6. See Five
[3:11] 7. What Is There
[4:01] 8. Big Fatty
[3:46] 9. K.B
[3:45] 10. Mixbeatme
[3:10] 11. Whippit
[4:22] 12. Candy Girl
[2:40] 13. Break Me
[4:41] 14. West

"Austin's Darin Layne and his confident fingers fly across the fretboard, then the next minute he might choose to calmly caress the neck of chosen guitar. His latest CD "The Fisherman" takes a jam-band approach to his signature jazz sound, fusing the styles of Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Grant Green with his own originality" ~Jay Trachtenberg

The Fisherman

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April Hall - Room For Two

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 54:47
Size: 125.4 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Amazing Love
[2:56] 2. Honeysuckle Rose
[6:13] 3. To Whom It May Concern
[2:36] 4. I Want To Be Happy
[4:57] 5. Black Coffee
[5:09] 6. You've Changed
[2:41] 7. The Best Thing For You
[7:30] 8. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
[3:35] 9. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
[5:30] 10. I Guess I'll Hang Out My Tears To Dry
[3:37] 11. My Baby Just Cares For Me
[6:12] 12. That's All

pril Hall's new jazz album, Room for Two, is a bold and intimate exploration of the art of the duo. Every aspect of it is a duet; the way it was recorded, the improvised album art, the poetry written for each track, and the songs themselves. Room for Two is a homage to the days of vinyl, when albums themselves were works of art. The unique pairings of one voice with one instrument exposes a rich landscape of normally hidden musical subtlety, revealing every detail of the actual performance.

Every duo is different, from the playful call and response on "Honeysuckle Rose" to the deeply honest conversation of "To Whom It May Concern"; from the swinging rhythms of "Amazing Love" to the soulful mingling of melodies on "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You"; but what always stays the same is Hall's masterful interpretation and stunning vocal performance.

April Hall combines her deep roots in southern gospel and blues with an urban soulfulness and sophistication. Her voice, described as "Glorious" by the Boston Globe, is an instrument of astonishing beauty and versatility, capable of ranging from the purest whisper to the most powerful soul-drenched delivery. But her masterful performances are always centered on bringing every song to life through emotional interpretation, playful phrasing, and rock solid rhythm. "The exquisite, soulful vocals of April Hall deliver every lyric with emotion and conviction." ~ Jazz Times Magazine

On this recording she is featured in duets with Gray Sargent on guitar (Tony Bennett), Tim Ray on piano (Lyle Lovett, Jane Siberry), Marty Ballou on bass (Jay McShann, Jimmy Witherspoon), Tom Hall on saxophone (Club d'Elf, Bruce Katz), Les Harris, Jr. on drums (Diana Krall, Paul Broadnax), Mark Poniatowski on bass (Junior Watson, Janiva Magness), Joe Barbato on accordion (Luciana Souza, Kenny Barron), and Marshall Wood on bass (Tony Bennett, Anita O'Day). With original cover illustrations by Lennie Peterson and original poetry selections by James Cudworth.

Room For Two

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Mary Lou Williams - Zoning

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 59:02

Size: 135.2 MB

Styles: Piano jazz

Year: 1974/1995

Art: Front

[3:27] 1. Syl-O-Gism

[4:03] 2. Olinga

[2:07] 3. Medi, No. 2

[4:39] 4. Gloria

[2:22] 5. Intermission

[6:50] 6. Zoning Fungus, No. 2

[3:26] 7. Holy Ghost

[4:56] 8. Medi, No. 1

[4:37] 9. Rosa Mae

[4:55] 10. Ghost Of Love

[6:37] 11. Praise The Lord

[6:35] 12. Gloria 2

[4:22] 13. Play It Momma

All songs written or co-written by Mary Lou Williams except "Olinga" (Dizzy Gillespie) and "Holy Ghost" (L. Gales). Contains 13 tracks, including two previously unreleased tracks. Mary Lou Williams emerged in the early '70s after a long period in which she worked in the Catholic church to resume her always stimulating career as a jazz pianist. On this CD reissue, one of her finest recordings of her later years has been brought back and augmented by two previously unissued performances. Williams performs in duos and trios with bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Mickey Roker, uses Zita Carno on second piano during a couple of the more avant-garde pieces, and also performs some trios with bassist Milton Suggs and Tony Waters on congas. Rather than sounding like a veteran of the 1920s, Mary Lou Williams sounds 40 years younger, shows the influence of McCoy Tyner, and hints at free jazz in spots. An often surprising set of modern jazz. ~ Scott Yanow

Recorded at A&R Studios, New York, New York from January to March 1974. Originally released on Mary Records (M-103).

Mary Lou Williams (piano); Leon Thomas, Sonny Henry (vocals).

Zoning      

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Jackson Browne - The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (2-disc set)

Before this double-disc dose of Jackson Browne's best came along, the influential troubadour's most extensive career summary was the 15-song THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR. This truly definitive anthology contains just about everything on that disc and plenty more. Browne helped define the 1970s singer/songwriter idiom, and that process is carefully documented here, as on the precociously world-weary "These Days" and the soulful, Van Morrison-like "Doctor My Eyes." The collection follows Browne through the years, as he toughens up his sound with more of a rock edge ("Running on Empty," "Boulevard") and adds a sociopolitical edge to his lyrics ("Lives in the Balance," "I am a Patriot"). Through it all, Jackson's humanity and humility, not to mention his lyrical song-craft, shine.

Jackson Browne (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano); David Lindley (acoustic & electric guitars, slide guitar, fiddle); Kevin McCormick (acoustic guitar, bass); Clarence White (acoustic guitar); Jesse Ed Davis (electric guitar); Sneaky Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar); Craig Doerge (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, Mini-Moog synthesizer); David Paich, Elton John (piano); Benmont Tench (Hammond B-3 organ); Jai Winding (organ, synthesizer); Doug Haywood (organ, background vocals); Michael Utley (organ); Leland Sklar, Chuck Rainey (bass); Russell Kunkel (drums, congas); Jeff Porcaro (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); Vonda Shepard, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Glenn Frey, Dan Fogelberg, Don Henley, J.D. Souther, Bonnie Raitt (background vocals).

Album: The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 77:20
Size: 177.0 MB
Styles: Rock, Folk rock
Year: 2004

[3:18] 1. Doctor My Eyes
[3:23] 2. Jamaica Say You Will
[4:11] 3. Rock Me On The Water
[3:40] 4. Take It Easy
[4:38] 5. These Days
[4:05] 6. Red Neck Friend
[5:56] 7. For Everyman
[4:47] 8. For A Dancer
[6:55] 9. Fountain Of Sorrow
[5:35] 10. Late For The Sky
[6:20] 11. Before The Deluge
[6:01] 12. Your Bright Baby Blues
[5:50] 13. The Pretender
[3:34] 14. Here Come Those Tears Again
[5:35] 15. The Load-Out
[3:23] 16. Stay

The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Disc 1)

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Album: The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 70:16
Size: 160.8 MB
Styles: Rock, Folk rock
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[4:56] 1. Running On Empty
[3:54] 2. You Love The Thunder
[4:22] 3. Somebody's Baby
[4:53] 4. Tender Is The Night
[4:24] 5. Lawyers In Love
[5:46] 6. In The Shape Of A Heart
[5:38] 7. Lawless Avenues
[4:19] 8. Lives In The Balance
[4:10] 9. I Am A Patriot
[6:04] 10. Sky Blue And Black
[5:15] 11. I'm Alive
[5:39] 12. The Barricades Of Heaven
[4:55] 13. Looking East
[5:56] 14. The Naked Ride Home

The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Disc 2)

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Herb Alpert & Lani Hall - Steppin' Out

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 62:41
Size: 143.5 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz, Trumpet jazz, Easy Listening
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Puttin' On The Ritz
[4:13] 2. Jacky's Place
[5:03] 3. Our Song
[4:04] 4. Green Lemonade
[3:29] 5. I Only Have Eyes For You
[4:01] 6. Good Morning Mr. Sunshine
[4:25] 7. Oblivion
[3:29] 8. What'll I Do?
[4:02] 9. Cote D'azur
[2:38] 10. La Vie En Rose
[3:17] 11. It's All In The Game
[4:42] 12. Europa
[3:07] 13. And The Angels Sing
[4:34] 14. Skylark
[3:51] 15. Migration
[4:38] 16. The Lonely Bull

The 16-song set features Alpert on trumpet and vocals, his wife Lani Hall on vocals, Bill Cantos on keyboards, Michael Shapiro on drums and percussion, Hussain Jiffry on bass, Coco Triuisonno on bandoneon, and Ramon Stagnaro on acoustic guitar. The album includes versions of such classics as Puttin' on the Ritz, I Only Have Eyes For You, What'll I Do and La Vie En Rose mixed with originals by Alpert and Jeff Lorber. Closing out the album is a 50th anniversary version of Alpert and the Tijuana Brass' hit The Lonely Bull.

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall produced the bulk of the album, while Puttin’ on the Ritz was produced by Randy “Badazz” Alpert and Herb Alpert. Jacky’s Place, Green Lemonade, Côte d’Azur, and Migration were produced by Jeff Lorber and Herb Alpert, and co-produced by Lani Hall, with additional guitar Paul Jackson Jr.

Steppin' Out

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Xandra Willis - To Be With You

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:32
Size: 113,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:23)  1. My Shining Hour
(4:28)  2. We'll Be Together Again
(3:38)  3. To Be With You
(5:15)  4. As Time Goes By
(4:03)  5. It's All Right With Me
(6:48)  6. Whenever He Comes By
(4:22)  7. That Day
(3:11)  8. I Mean You
(5:08)  9. There Will Never Be Another You
(4:28) 10. In a Mellow Tone
(2:54) 11. My Love Is as a Fever
(2:49) 12. Solitude

Xandra was born in 1972 in Capelle aan den IJssel , where she grew up in a musical family . The love of music is in her genes so it is not surprising that Xandra after highschool opted for the " singing light music " at the Rotterdam Conservatory . In the years that she studied there she was taught by Coco York , Laura de Bekker , Jan Heije and Peggy Larson . Her IVTS technique lessons she got from Alberto ter Doest and Harjo Pasveer . Improvisation classes she attended at Wies Ingwersen . That those lessons of great value have been proved in 1997 when Xandra won the Erasmus Jazz price . The price is awarded to the best jazz student at the Rotterdam Conservatory annually. Then a year later she graduated Cum Laude in 1998 she received in the same year also the Esso price .

After graduating Xandra was guest lecturer at the Rotterdam Conservatory where she to this day is involved as include external expert in singing exams . In addition to her work at the Conservatory has Xandra with various formations in the soul, gospel and pop genre occurred over the world . So they came in response to her first CD called " To Be With You " (2005 ) with various orchestras in Moscow , St. Petersburg , Switzerland , France , Luxembourg and Germany . With her own band she was on the best stages of Netherlands De Doelen and including the North Sea Jazz Festival . Xandra has occurred with the big names in the music world as Michiel Borstlap , Ed Verhoeff , Bart van Lier , Rob Kreeveld and the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra .

With the Amsterdam gospel formation Loud and Proud Xandra still occurs with great regularity at various events . Xandra moved in 2008 to Ridderkerk - Rijsoord where the possibility of bringing home to create a beautiful singing workshop . Besides the pop chancels that Xandra directs and workshops she gives throughout the country , it opened the doors of her Singing Workshop in 2008. Here are individual , dual and group lessons given to amateurs and professionals. In 2009 Xandra and her husband Dirk became proud parents of son Luuk . And who knows , he has been with the same musical genes ..... ! 

Translate by google  http://www.xandrawillis.nl/wie%20is%20Xandra.html

To Be With You

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The Hot Club Of Cowtown - Tall Tales

Styles: Western Swing Revival
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:18
Size: 96,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:11)  1. Draggin' The Bow
(2:43)  2. Emily
(2:44)  3. Darling You & I Are Through
(2:29)  4. I Can't Tame Wild Women
(3:27)  5. When I Lost You
(2:52)  6. You Can't Take It With You
(2:22)  7. Wildcat
(3:30)  8. Always & Always
(2:38)  9. I Laugh When I Think How I Cried Over You
(1:59) 10. Joe Bob Rag
(3:25) 11. There'll Be Some Changes Made
(2:55) 12. Red Hot Mama
(2:23) 13. Bonaparte's Retreat
(3:03) 14. Polkadots & Moonbeams
(2:31) 15. Sally Goodin'

Kicking in with the instrumental bluegrass fiddle number "Draggin' the Bow," things get hotter when the Hot Club of Cowtown add a heap of period-style originals into their Western swing mix. There's the Bourbon Street sound of "Emily" and "Darling You and I Are Through," and then there are the standards like "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" and "Always and Always." Old-timey country ("I Laugh When I Think How I Cried Over You" and "Red Hot Mama") is yet another style in the Hot Club's bag of successful tricks, which are authentic yet somehow absolutely fresh -- and something to aspire to for the pack of neo-roots bands. ~ Denise Sullivan http://www.allmusic.com/album/tall-tales-mw0000244152

Tall Tales

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Zaz - Recto Verso

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:21
Size: 103,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:00)  1. On ira
(2:44)  2. Comme ci, comme ça
(3:10)  3. Gamine
(3:20)  4. T'attends quoi
(2:17)  5. La lessive
(3:44)  6. J'ai tant escamoté
(2:41)  7. Déterre
(3:11)  8. Toujours
(3:04)  9. Si je perds
(2:36) 10. Si
(2:40) 11. Oublie Loulou
(2:53) 12. Cette journée
(3:13) 13. Nous debout
(2:41) 14. La lune

Three years after her masterpiece debut "Zaz", the talented French singer-songwriter releases her sophomore album. 

"Recto Verso" has good potential, it's "sunny", romantic and the vocals by Zaz are exceptional once again, but it lacks freshness at times and inspiration. A decent record but not special enough to become a classic. http://musicourt.blogspot.com.br/2013/05/zaz-recto-verso.html

Recto Verso

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Susie Meissner - I'm Confessin'

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 69:01
Size: 158.0 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:31] 1. Close Your Eyes
[5:27] 2. I'm Confessin'
[3:12] 3. I Love You
[4:56] 4. Just Squeeze Me
[4:07] 5. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
[4:03] 6. Tangerine
[6:25] 7. The Nearness Of You
[4:43] 8. How About You
[5:39] 9. Skylark
[3:36] 10. On A Slow Boat To China
[4:50] 11. Embraceable You
[8:12] 12. Detour Ahead
[4:25] 13. Day By Day
[5:50] 14. A Time For Love

Susie sings and swings with a lush tone and playful rhythm. Growing up in Buffalo, N.Y., Susie surrounded herself in music through piano and vocal lessons, choirs, glee clubs, school musicals, and performances with local professional singing groups. Her grandmother played stride piano and her sheet music from the 20’s and 30’s inspired Susie to look back into the Great American songbook. In her youth, Susie began to explore the world of jazz through the recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, and after witnessing the performances by jazz greats such as Earl “Fatha” Hines, Kenny Burrell and Nancy Wilson, her interest was piqued and she started down the jazz discovery road.

Susie began her early professional career in dinner theatre (earning $7 a night!) where she became smitten with the words and music of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hart. Susie’s warm and effortless articulation puts an intimate spin on her jazz repertoire.

Meissner’s 2009 debut CD release, “I’ll Remember April,” with trumpet sensation Brian Lynch, features her fresh and intimate vocals in a collection of much-loved jazz and Brazilian standards. Her passion and exuberance for this music is unmistakable, and her CD was chosen by W.R. Stokes of the Jazz Journalist’s Association as “one of the top 20 Jazz Vocal CDs of the year.” Susie’s new release “I’m Confessin’” includes Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, one of the true greats on the jazz scene today. Her natural swing, ability to caress a ballad, and impressive versatility really shine on this recording. Of her appearance at the IRIDIUM in New York City, Joe Lang of Jersey Jazz Journal wrote “she’s as impressive in live performance as she is on her recording.” Susie is scheduled to appear at other top venues in the coming year.

To date, Susie has recorded or performed with Jazz greats including Wycliffe Gordon, Brian Lynch, Joe Magnarelli, John Swana, Freddie Hendrix, Martin Wind, Dean Johnson, Tim Horner, Lee Smith, Byron Landham and Matt Wilson.

Susie Meissner - vocals; Wycliffe Gordon - trombone; John Shaddy - piano; Dean Johnson - bass; Tim Horner - drums; Greg Riley - tenor and soprano sax; Freddie Hendrix - trumpet and flugelhorn; Paul Meyers - guitar.

I'm Confessin' (see comments)

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Ed Reed - I'm A Shy Guy

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:47
Size: 116,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:40)  1. I Just Can't See for Lookin'
(3:05)  2. Baby Baby All The Time
(3:42)  3. Unforgettable
(2:50)  4. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
(3:32)  5. I'm A Shy Guy
(4:47)  6. That's The Beginning Of The End
(3:48)  7. Meet Me At No Special Place (And I'll Be There At No Particular Time)
(4:07)  8. I'm Lost
(3:28)  9. 'tis Autumn
(3:16) 10. It's Only A Paper Moon
(4:50) 11. That Ain't Right
(2:57) 12. I Realize Now
(3:43) 13. This Will Make You Laugh
(2:56) 14. Straighten Up And Fly Right

San Francisco vocalist Ed Reed is a bona fide contemporary of West Coast jazz luminaries: Art Pepper, Frank Morgan, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray and Hampton Hawes. Unlike that august group, Reed remains to tell his story, and by proxy, theirs' in the bargain. Like this same group, drugs (and in the case of Gray, murder) suspended Reed's musical career. Unlike Pepper and Morgan, who staged much heralded late-career comebacks, Reed did not first record until 2007 at age 78. Neither "late bloomer" nor "rising star" adequately describe Reed any more than "senior" or "elderly" do. These terms might apply to mere mortals, but Reed is something else. When he entered the studio to record his debut Ed Reed Sings Love Stories (Blue Shorts Records) he was fully-formed as a singer and performing from a lifetime of anticipating that very moment.

Since Love Stories, Reed has released The Song Is You (Blue Shorts Records, 2008), Born To Be Blue (Blue Shorts Records, 2011) and the present I'm A Shy Guy: A Tribute to the Cole Trio & Their Music. Reed's performance remains at an amazing, even otherworldly, level. Co-producer and jazz vocalist and educator in her own right, Laurie Antonioli reveals of the Cole sessions:

"On the first day of most recording projects, it takes time to get people settled, get the sound right and hopefully you'll get a few tunes out of the deal. This is not what happened with the "Nat" session. On day one, from the very first song it was all there. The sound, the band, the tempos and interaction. But most importantly Ed was in fine voice and was a real pro like Sinatra or something. I think there are at least five first takes from that first day... My involvement, aside from some minor technical things on the vocal end, was simply to say "Let's keep going." The flow was magical and everyone could feel it... The next day the bulk of the recording was finished."

The danger with such sessions is that it all seems too easy and truly exceptional jazz singing, particularly male jazz singing, is anything but. That said, Reed stepped up and made this recording an effortless affair. Supported by a piano-guitar quintet, Reed spins through better and lesser known Cole book inclusions. Bobby Troupe's "Baby Baby All The Time" and Cole's timeless "Unforgettable" join "It's Only A Paper Moon" and "Straighten Up And Fly Right as the better known pieces. "Can't See For Lookin,'" "That's The Beginning of the End" and "Meet Me At No Special Place" represent the pithier and lesser known Cole classics that comprise this excellent collection where Ed Reed sings Cole like Ed Reed and not someone imitating Cole. It is this touch that makes I'm A Shy Guy: A Tribute to the King Cole Trio & Their Music so exceptional. ~ C.Michael Bailey   http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=45434#.UlV4QRBsidk

Personnel : Ed Reed: vocals; Randy Porter: piano; Anton Schwartz: tenor saxophone; John Wiitala: bass; Akira Tana: drums.

I'm A Shy Guy

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Jacqui Dankworth - Live to Love

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:52
Size: 133,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:01)  1. Live to Love
(5:16)  2. Malala
(4:48)  3. We Do Need Love
(4:51)  4. Palladium
(3:48)  5. All Is Quiet
(2:53)  6. Simple As
(5:57)  7. Sweet Devotion
(3:37)  8. It's Tomorrow's World
(4:33)  9. I Took Your Hand
(3:41) 10. A Certain Kind of Eden
(3:13) 11. Someday We'll All Be Free
(3:46) 12. Be Kind
(4:27) 13. Something's Gotta Give
(1:56) 14. It's Tomorrow's World (Reprise)

After 2011's It Happens Quietly, devoted to her late father John Dankworth's favourites, Live to Love – which vocalist Jacqui Dankworth is touring around the UK until December – is a return to her broader, more pop and gospel-inclusive agenda. Dankworth is just as subtle as on It Happens Quietly, but delivers some determinedly personal lyrics here with a renewed clarity and aplomb. Devoted to the power of love, her originals on love's enemies (like violence and greed, as on the anthemic Malala or the eventually gospelly We Do Need Love) are stronger musically than lyrically. But the reverential All Is Quiet (one of three guest spots for the Brodsky String Quartet) and keyboardist Charlie Wood's swinging Simple As are haunting and hip, respectively, while Donny Hathaway's Someday We'll All Be Free is reflectively soulful and Wayne Shorter's Palladium rhythmically bewitching. However, it is I Took Your Hand, featuring the Brodskys and an alternately soaring and sonorous Dankworth on Lorraine Feather's lyrics to an Enrico Pieranunzi melody, that is the standout.  http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/26/jacqui-dankworth-live-to-love-review

Live to Love

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George Braith - Extension

Styles: Soul Jazz
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:32
Size: 86,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:57)  1. Nut City
(7:22)  2. Ethlyn's Love
(6:58)  3. Out Here
(6:39)  4. Extension
(6:03)  5. Sweetville
(4:30)  6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Pushing to the side the double sax that became his trademark, George Braith turned in his strongest record with Extension. Largely freed from the restraints of the dueling horns, Braith is able to explore the outer reaches of his music. He still remains grounded in soul-jazz any guitar-organ combo is bound to have soul-jazz roots  but he pushes the music toward adventurous hard bop, often with rewarding results. His compositions are fully realized, with interesting melodic statements and plenty of opportunities for him and mainstays Grant Green on guitar and Billy Gardner on organ to stretch out. And when Braith does reach back for the double-sax technique, such as on the title track, it works because its otherwordly tone is better suited to this searching, adventurous music, than on the more basic fare that dominated Two Souls in One. The double horns do make Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" sound a little awkward, but even that song is redeemed by excellent solos. Nevertheless, it's the originals, and the way the quartet of Braith, Green, Gardner, and drummer Clarence Johnston executes them, that make Extension the definitive Braith album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine  http://www.allmusic.com/album/extension-mw0000462312

Extension

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Conte Candoli & Lee Morgan - Double Or Nothin'

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:25
Size: 106.3 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 1957/2003
Art: Front

[4:36] 1. Reggie Of Chester
[5:07] 2. Stablemates
[4:40] 3. Celedia
[5:41] 4. Moto
[4:39] 5. The Champ
[7:44] 6. Blues After Dark
[5:52] 7. Wildwood
[3:56] 8. Quicksilver
[4:06] 9. Bye Bye Blues

Rare recordings produced by Howard Rumsey with his incredible Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars and Charlie Persip's Jazz Statesmen.

"There was only a short week in which to record, so we made a date for a double session at Liberty's fabulous new studios... Lee Morgan and Frank Rosalino flipped into some original dance steps at the sound of the playbacks. It was a happy date." ~ Howard Rumsey

Recorded in Hollywood, California in 1957. Personnel: Conte Candoli, Lee Morgan (trumpet); Benny Golson, Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone); Frank Rosolino (trombone); Wynton Kelly, Dick Shreve (piano); Red Mitchell, Wilfred Middlebrooks (bass); Charlie Persip, Stan Levey (drums).

Double Or Nothin'

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Lisa Hindmarsh - Chamomile Tea & Other Delights

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 47:24

Size: 108.5 MB

Styles: Vocal jazz

Year: 2007

Art: Front

[4:11] 1. Single Man

[4:00] 2. Where Did This Love Go Wrong

[3:17] 3. Funny, I Never Noticed Before

[3:10] 4. Why Wasn't I Advised

[3:50] 5. He Comes To Me

[4:08] 6. Are There Any More

[5:02] 7. Chamomile Tea

[5:17] 8. Fellas, Look At Me Now

[5:19] 9. I Can't Get Over Him

[6:06] 10. A Guy Like You

[2:59] 11. Love Is A Simple Thing 3

This is the second album in which Lisa Hindmarsh matches her matchless talent to the original songs of Dana Paul Robinson. As with the first CD, entitled "Hello Again", this one also features the superb arrangements and piano playing of Michael Frank. The performances - recorded live - also include some very persuasive percussion playing and some gorgeous horns.

All who have heard this recording rave about the quality of production, the dazzling prowess of the vocalist, and the power and delight of the melody and lyrics. Indeed, the reception is so encouraging Lisa, Mike and Dana have taken steps to produce a third CD.

Chamomile Tea & Other Delights

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Etta Jones - So Warm

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:27
Size: 89.4 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1996/2006
Art: Front

[4:18] 1. Unchained Melody
[3:32] 2. I Laughed At Love
[3:07] 3. You Don't Know What Love Is
[3:34] 4. Hurry Home
[2:02] 5. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
[1:57] 6. You Better Go Now
[3:03] 7. And This Is My Beloved
[4:04] 8. I'm Through With Love
[2:42] 9. If You Were Mine
[2:48] 10. Can You Look Me In The Eyes
[3:33] 11. How Deep Is The Ocean?
[3:42] 12. All My Life

An excellent singer who is always worth hearing, Etta Jones grew up in New York and at 16, toured with Buddy Johnson. She debuted on record with Barney Bigard's pickup band (1944) for Black & White, singing four Leonard Feather songs, three of which (including "Evil Gal Blues") were hits for Dinah Washington. She recorded other songs during 1946-1947 for RCA and worked with Earl Hines (1949-1952). Jones' version of "Don't Go to Strangers" (1960) was a hit and she made many albums for Prestige during 1960-1965. Jones toured Japan with Art Blakey (1970), but was largely off record during 1966-1975. However, starting in 1976, Etta Jones (an appealing interpreter of standards, ballads, and blues) began recording regularly for Muse, often with the fine tenor saxophonist Houston Person. She died from complications of cancer on October 16, 2001, the day her last album, Etta Jones Sings Lady Day, was released. ~bio by Scott Yanow

So Warm

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Denise Jannah - The Madness Of Our Love

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:19
Size: 119,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:10)  1. Dearly Beloved
(3:43)  2. Wide Awake
(7:54)  3. 'Round Midnight
(5:43)  4. My Favorite Things
(2:39)  5. The Madness Of Our Love
(2:41)  6. Just You, Just Me
(4:36)  7. Le Sourir De Mon Amour
(5:02)  8. My Foolish Heart/I Fall In Love Too Easily
(4:05)  9. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
(3:06) 10. If Only
(5:22) 11. Harlem Nocturnes
(4:14) 12. Teach Me Tonight

An eclectic singer with three previous jazz albums, Denise Jannah has performed with such widely disparate organizations as the Willem Breuker Collective, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, the Dutch Metropole Orchestra and starred in major productions of A Night At The Cotton Club and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Her attractive voice and crystal-clear delivery bring standards into instant focus while offering spirit and soul with distinction.
Supported by a veteran piano trio, Jannah toys with the beat. She never loses control, but moves in and out of time with the band again and again. Her four compositions reveal a penchant for employing meters as tools for driving home desired themes. Jannah’s waltz, "If Only," sweeps along easily with pleasant thoughts of what the future may hold, while "Wide Awake" swings to a steady 4/4 beat of sober tradition. "The Madness of our Love," in 5/4 time, flows seamlessly with grace, while "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" surprises with an unusual 7/4 meter. Bassist Ira Coleman gives away the riffed secret, as drummer Carl Allen tempers with crisp, percussive logic. Up-tempo and with Brazilian overtones, the arrangement serves to showcase Jannah’s scat singing alongside her lyric delivery. Caressing the lyric of "’Round Midnight," she tells a convincing story. Elsewhere, with other familiar standards, Denise Jannah treats each song with respect while interpreting lyrics and making sure that her audience will remember the enjoyable session. ~ Jim Santella  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=5726#.UkDGHRAkI5c

Personnel: Denise Jannah- vocals; Bert van den Brink- piano; Ira Coleman- bass; Carl Allen- drums; Khalil Bell- shaker on "Le Sourire de mon Amour."

The Madness Of Our Love

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Cheryl Bentyne & Mark Winkler - West Coast Cool

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:53
Size: 130,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:13)  1. Take 5/Drinks on the Patio
(3:42)  2. An Occasional Man
(2:58)  3. Let's Get Lost
(4:48)  4. Talk of the Town/Girl Talk
(4:24)  5. West Coast Cool
(4:13)  6. Something Cool
(4:52)  7. Route 66/Alright, Okay, You Win/Straighten up and Fly Right
(3:47)  8. Señor Blues
(4:02)  9. Lemon Twist
(3:16) 10. This Could Be the Start of Something Big
(3:15) 11. Hungry Man
(4:06) 12. All About Ronnie/Trouble Is a Man
(4:20) 13. In a Lonely Place
(3:52) 14. Cool (Unreleased Live Track)

In 2010, veteran Los Angeles singer/lyricist Mark Winkler joined forces with the The Manhattan Transfer's lead singer, multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Cheryl Bentyne, playing the music of the '50s and '60s commonly known as West Coast Jazz at venues throughout California and elsewhere. West Coast Cool is this remarkable duo's music-only version of their live show, turning its passion for the music into a vocal tribute of one of the most important styles in jazz history.

Defining the style may not be so clear, but general agreement concludes that it developed around the sounds coming out of the Los Angeles and San Francisco jazz scenes at the time, and was a bit mellower than the hard bop beats and rhythms of the East Coast, emerging as the cooler side of jazz. Winkler and Bentyne explore the music of Bobby Troup, Neal Hefti, Frank Loesser and others in bringing the cool style front and center, supported by a seasoned cast of musicians as they present a collection of duets on eighteen songs compressed into fourteen tracks of gorgeous medleys, several Winkler originals and a blend of cover tunes.

The date opens up with a medley of Paul Desmond's classic "Take 5," with the singers voicing Lola Brubeck's lyrics (Dave Brubeck's widow), then merging the piece with Winkler and Rich Eames' "Drinks On The Patio." Pianist Eames is part of the ensemble that performs on eleven of the pieces and arranges most of the tracks. Other superb medleys find the vocalists merging portions of well-known tunes like Troup's "Route 66" with Nat "King" Cole's "Straighten Up And Fly Right," and "Talk Of The Town" with the Hefti/Troup standard (and Winkler favorite), "Girl Talk."

Of the several solo pieces, Bentyne's sweet vocals marvel on "An Occasional Man" and on "All About Ronnie," while Winkler distinguishes himself on Loesser/Jimmy McHugh's exuberant "Let's Get Lost" and on the Marilyn Harris love ballad, "In A Lonely Place." The swing is on with several songs including "Hungry Man," featuring the great Bob Sheppard on tenor saxophone making his own substantial statement, while Tamir Hendelman's arrangement of Steve Allen's buoyant "This Could Be The Start Of Something Big" makes quite a splash.

The set ends appropriately with a taste of how the duo sounds in one of its many shows, with a live recording of another Harris/Winkler collaboration, "Cool." It's a swinging finale and final homage to the cool West Coast jazz sound of the past, re-imagined and resurrected by the smooth and vibrant vocals of Winkler and Bentyne, who together take that oft-used phrase "dynamic duo," to a much higher level.~ Edward Blanco  

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=45185#.UlNSjRBsidk

Personnel: Cheryl Bentyne: vocals; Mark Winkler: vocals; Rich Eames: piano (1, 2, 4-8, 10); Tim Emmons: bass (1, 2, 4-8, 10); Dave Tull: drums (1, 2, 4- 8, 10); Bob Sheppard: saxophones, flute (1, 2, 4-8, 10, 11); Nolan Shahead: trumpet (3); Anthony Wilson: guitar (9); Joe Bragg: Hammond B3 organ (9); Mark Ferber: drums (9); John Mayer: piano (11); Kevin Axt: bass (11); Ron McCurdy: drums (11); Eli Brueggeman: piano: (14); George Koller: bass (14); Mark Kelso: drums (14).

West Coast Cool

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Anne Drummond (Feat. Benny Green, Brandi Disterheft & Kassa Overall) - Revolving

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:24
Size: 86,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:29)  1. French Folk
(3:29)  2. Elan
(5:25)  3. Harold Land
(4:05)  4. Rustic Room
(1:00)  5. Interlude (French Folk)
(4:18)  6. Magic Beans
(4:39)  7. Early
(0:44)  8. Interlude (Revolving)
(5:37)  9. Revolving
(2:33) 10. Um a Zero

“...(Drummond's) fine technique is imbued with spirit and imagination.”
-JazzTimes

New York-based flutist and pianist Anne Drummond established her career with multiple recordings and international tours with Kenny Barron, Stefon Harris and many others throughout the early 2000s. With "Revolving," she draws from her repertoire of favorite originals to create a warm and diverse recording. Playing alto and soprano flutes as well as piano, she executes her concise, colorful melodies with an ease that is also reflected in the artistry of her world-class bandmates. Pianist Benny Green offers sweeping satisfaction with two of his first recorded originals. Percussionist Keita Ogawa lays down worldly grooves, and Brandi Disterheft serves the music with exceptional bass work. Guitarist Vic Juris, cellist Dave Eggar, drummer Kassa Overall, and pianist David Chesky also contribute great meaning and insight to this eclectic and sweeping set of original compositions.
http://originarts.com/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=82647

Revolving

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Gene Ludwig - Soul Serenade

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 60:32
Size: 138.6 MB
Styles: Organ jazz
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[8:51] 1. Duff's Blues
[7:37] 2. Freddie Freeloader
[8:16] 3. Please Send Me Someone To Love
[9:01] 4. Soul Serenade
[6:23] 5. Rejoicin'
[7:49] 6. You Don't Know What Love Is
[6:08] 7. On A Misty Night
[6:23] 8. My Shining Hour

Gene Ludwig comes from the romantic school of Hammond B3 organ players and, with more than 40 years at the job, he is part of the organ tradition. His playing is relaxed, laid-back, drenched with a mix of blues and soul. He understands that the organ quartet can be one of the most pleasurable listening experiences in jazz. With an extremely large range of tone colors and timbres, the organ quartet can musically express the full range of human emotions, from romantic and sultry, to highly charged beat excitement, to soul-drenched melancholy. This potential is fully realized by Ludwig and his quartet on the appropriately titled Soul Serenade. With J. Willis and Don Aliquo Jr. sharing tenor sax duties, Ken Karsh kicking with well-placed guitar licks, and Tom Wendt on drums, this album falls foursquare into the organ combo arena led by more well-known -- but not more able -- B3 artists Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, and Jimmy Smith. The play list was obviously constructed to bring out the best this group can offer. On "You Don't Know What Love Is," buttressed by the heartrending tenor sax of Aliquo, the quartet pulls out every ounce of feeling from this tune. In contrast, matters get moving at a swinging pace on "Freddie the Freeloader." Karsh's guitar gets full opportunity to explore the extemporizing possibilities of this Miles Davis classic. The title tune "Soul Serenade" is the organ counterpart of Gloria Lynne's ardent vocal version of 1965, making it a highlight of the album. Willis' slightly honking sax gives this cut an authentic R&B flavor. Tadd Dameron's "On a Misty Night" is the vehicle for Aliquo to brandish his dexterity at running through chord changes. "Duff's Blues" is pure swing, with Tom Wendt's drums getting plenty of attention. Some of the younger Hammond B3 organ practitioners on today's scene would do well to listen to this album to hear how the instrument can sound with its edges rounded a bit. Highly recommended. ~ Dave Nathan

Live Recording Recorded at Stargate Studios, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 7, June 10 & July 2, 1999.

Gene Ludwig (Hammond B-3 organ); J. Willis, Don Aliquo, Jr. (tenor saxophone); Ken Karsh (guitar); Tom Wendt (drums).

Soul Serenade

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