Emilie-Claire Barlow - Live In Tokyo

Size: 120,5 MB
Time: 52:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (4:36)
02. All I Do Is Dream Of You (4:15)
03. Águas De Março (Waters Of March) (5:26)
04. Surrey With The Fringe On Top (4:48)
05. (I've Got) Just About Everything I Need (4:16)
06. Sunshine Superman (4:00)
07. Like A Lover (4:42)
08. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets (4:23)
09. These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (5:30)
10. The Beat Goes On (5:37)
11. Blame It On My Youth (4:33)

Dubbed "Canada's incomparable vocal-jazz jewel," Emilie-Claire Barlow has thrilled fans from Tokyo to London (Ontario) with her exquisite recordings and effervescent live performances in the company of la crème de la crème of Toronto-area musicians.

Wherever she appears, Emilie-Claire endears herself to critics, peers and audiences alike with her polished yet relaxed demeanor, her charming humor, and a voice of unforgettable beauty.

Born in Toronto to parents who were both professional musicians, Emilie-Claire was encouraged to sing and study several instruments, including piano, cello, clarinet and violin. Emilie-Claire names Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder amongst her greatest musical influences.

Since 1998 Emilie-Claire has released nine discs. Known for her masterful interpretations of 1930s and ‘40s gems from the Great American Songbook, as well as a jazzy take on 1960s pop with the release of her 2010 CD The Beat Goes On, Emilie-Claire won a 2013 JUNO in the Vocal Jazz category for Seul ce soir (Alone Tonight). Her ninth album – the first one solely ‘en français’– contains new arrangements of songs she's recorded previously, and six completely new covers, including "Petit matin" by Sylvain Lelièvre, "Croissants de soleil" by Ginette Reno and "La belle dame sans regret" by Sting. Emilie-Claire says that an all-French album gave her “an opportunity to immerse myself a little deeper in the music and the [beauty of the] language…regardless of the language, the tone of many of these songs really reflected where I am in my life right now, so it seemed very natural” (CBC Music blog post).

ECB’s tenth album, “Live in Tokyo,” will be available this April. It was recorded at the elegant Cotton Club in the city’s Marunouchi business district.

Live In Tokyo

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Clare Teal - Hey Ho

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:47
Size: 130.0 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. If Love Were All
[3:36] 2. One More - Baby Be Good To Me
[5:17] 3. Why
[3:36] 4. It's Not Unusual
[3:40] 5. The Sally Gardens
[2:43] 6. Love Is The Sweetest Thing
[3:40] 7. Whole - It Isn't Like Me
[4:01] 8. Care Of Cell 44
[4:22] 9. Try A Little Tenderness
[4:50] 10. Chasing Cars
[4:26] 11. Sing It Back
[4:09] 12. He Was Beautiful
[5:16] 13. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
[3:01] 14. We'll Gather Lilacs

It's not really a jazz album, although there's jazz in it, and it's certainly not a "nostalgia" album, even though it opens with a song by Noël Coward and closes with one by Ivor Novello. In fact, this amounts to an imaginative and sometimes quite radical revisiting of 14 British songs, from the early 20th century ("Down by the Sally Gardens") to 2005 (Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars"). Even the sacrosanct "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" comes in for some daring reharmonisation. It's all very unexpected, and only a singer as bright and adventurous as Clare Teal could bring it off - which she does, flawlessly. ~Dave Gelly

Hey Ho

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The Drifters - Up On The Roof: The Best Of The Drifters

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 35:11
Size: 80.5 MB
Styles: R&B, Soul
Year: 1963/2014
Art: Front

[2:35] 1. Up On The Roof
[2:08] 2. There Goes My Baby
[2:24] 3. Sweets For My Sweet
[2:27] 4. This Magic Moment
[2:30] 5. Mexican Divorce
[2:37] 6. Stranger On The Shore
[2:52] 7. What To Do
[2:24] 8. Save The Last Dance For Me
[2:30] 9. Loneliness Or Happiness
[2:48] 10. Another Night With The Boys
[2:15] 11. (If You Cry) True Love, True Love
[2:41] 12. Room Full Of Tears
[2:31] 13. When My Little Girl Is Smiling
[2:21] 14. Ruby Baby

This is a definitive anthology of the Drifters' most fertile and commercially successful period (1959-63), after their initial early '50s rock hits with lead vocalist Clyde McPhatter. During this period, the group was essentially the mouthpiece for the boundless imagination of the greatest of the Brill Building songwriters. As a result, what you'll find here are such classics as " Up on the Roof", Gerry Goffin and Carole King's gorgeously romantic ode to working class escape and freedom, along with a virtual embarrassment of riches.

Up On The Roof: The Best Of The Drifters

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Dusko Goykovich - Samba Tzigane

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:27
Size: 129.2 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Gypsy jazz
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[6:54] 1. Samba Tzigane
[5:00] 2. Melodia Sentimental
[7:07] 3. Menina Moca
[6:18] 4. O Grande Amor
[3:43] 5. A Descoberta De Lentidao
[3:04] 6. Trio Loco
[4:16] 7. Samba Triste
[3:32] 8. Coracao Do Sul
[5:16] 9. Five O'clock In The Morning
[3:43] 10. Este Seu Olhar
[7:29] 11. Every Day And Every Night I Dream Of You

Born in 1931 in Jajce (Bosnia), Dusko Goykovich studied at the Music Academy in Belgrade from 1948 to 1953. As a youth he played with several jazz and dixie bands, mostly for dancing audiences and eventually on parties at the embassies of the capital. When the 18-year-old joined the Radio Big Band of Belgrade, he was considered a talented young jazz man who also can read music. When he left the band five years later, he had grown into a fine big band player and featured soloist. Dusko went to Germany where he quickly became an integral part of its uprising young jazz scene. In 1956 he made his first record as a member of the Frankfurt All-Stars.

After a short stint in the big band of Munich's Max Greger, Dusko stayed for four and a half years with Kurt Edelhagen's band, then Europe's leading jazz orchestra. Francy Boland, Claus Ogermann, Jerry van Rooyen and Rob Pronk were among the arrangers who worked for Edelhagen. In addition to being the band's premier trumpet soloist, Dusko performed with such as Stan Getz and Chet Baker. It came as no surprise when in 1958 he was invited to play with the Newport International Youth Band at the Newport Jazz Festival. Other members of the Newport band included Albert Mangelsdorff, Ronnie Ross, George Gruntz, and Gábor Szábo.

Following the performance at Newport, Dusko's trumpet became very popular in Europe. In 1961 the Berklee School of Music offered the 29-year-old a grant for studying composition and arrangement in Boston where Herb Pomeroy was to become one of his teachers. Looking forward to writing his own arrangements for his great love, the big band, Dusko concentrated on his studies at Berklee so exclusively that he regrettingly turned down offers by Count Basie, Stan Kenton and Benny Goodman to join their bands. While at Berklee Dusko (now also on flugelhorn) recorded with the Berklee School Quintet and Orchestra including fellow students such as Gary Burton, Mike Gibbs, Sadao Watanabe, Steve Marcus, Mike Nock, and Dave Young.

Bass – Martin Gjakonovski; Drums, Percussion – Jarrod Cagwin; Flute – Márcio Tubino; Guitar – Ferenc Snétberger; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Dusko Goykovich; Vocals – Céline Rudolph (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 8).

Samba Tzigane

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Various - Jazz In New York (The Monash Sessions)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 74:43
Size: 171.1 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[6:29] 1. Andy Gravish Ensemble - Swingin' At The Haven
[8:32] 2. Michael Wolff Ensemble - Portraiture
[9:08] 3. Michael Wolff Ensemble - Hummin'
[5:43] 4. Sy Johnson Ensemble - Goodbye Porkpie Hat
[7:35] 5. Sy Johnson Ensemble - Blues Suite #4
[4:14] 6. Andy Gravish Ensemble - Night Dreamer
[5:08] 7. Jean-Michel Pilc Ensemble - Dirge
[6:31] 8. Dave Pietro Ensemble - Darn That Dream
[6:53] 9. Dave Pietro Ensemble - Sweet Time Suite
[6:58] 10. Ben Allison Ensemble - East Of The Sun
[7:27] 11. Dave Pietro Ensemble - Adams Apple

Jazz In New York signifies the international collaboration between Monash University’s Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music Jazz and Popular Studies program, and New York University's Steinhardt campus, which is located in the heart of Greenwich Village.

Three weeks at the NYU Summer Jazz Improv Workshop is where Melbourne’s leading jazz students were treated to cutting-edge jazz education. Involving mentoring, master classes, workshops, and numerous performances with some of the finest jazz musicians in New York City.

This CD captures the new sounds of the future of jazz as represented in these Monash University small group ensembles. Masterfully recorded in the newly built and state of the art NYU James L. Dolan Music Recording Studio.

Jazz In New York (The Monash Sessions)

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Malene Mortensen - Still in Love With You

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:23
Size: 144,1 MB
Art: Front + Back

(4:49)  1. Take Me to Your Heart
(3:17)  2. Que Sera Sera
(4:51)  3. Still in Love With You
(4:03)  4. Eternal Flame
(3:19)  5. Reflection
(3:54)  6. When We Make a Home (feat. Koh Mr. Saxman)
(4:23)  7. Just the Way You Are
(4:05)  8. Best of My Love
(3:29)  9. A Lovers Concerto
(3:54) 10. Lovers Moon
(4:46) 11. Perhaps Love
(5:03) 12. You and I
(4:09) 13. My Love
(3:31) 14. Price Tag
(4:42) 15. Still In Love With You (Rhodes) [feat. Neung Jakawal]

Malene Winter Mortensen (born May 23, 1982) is a Danish singer. She made her entrance into the Danish music scene in 2001, during the first season of "Stjerne for en aften", the Danish edition of Star for a Night. She made it to the finals, with her rendition of Moloko's "Sing it back". The following year, she entered the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the Danish national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Although her song "Vis mig hvem du er" performed strongly in the national final, receiving top marks from all televoting regions, it was a full-scale failure at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, in its English version, "Tell Me Who You Are". Her song received a mere seven points, placing her last amongst the 24 participating countries.The unforeseen Eurovision outcome was a blow to her previous achievements, but it did not make her give up her musical career. In 2003 she released her debut album called "Paradise". This album, revolving around modern jazz, was supported by three of Denmark's best known jazz musicians: Niels Lan Doky (piano), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass) and Alex Riel (drums). ~ Bio  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malene_Mortensen

Still in Love With You

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Harry Allen - Love Songs Only!

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:52
Size: 179,1 MB
Art: Front

( 6:44)  1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
( 4:41)  2. Where Are You
( 4:34)  3. I Can't Get Started
( 6:36)  4. Quiet Nights
( 6:59)  5. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
(11:59)  6. Comes Love
( 4:30)  7. Here Are My Arms
( 5:24)  8. Cloudy
( 6:31)  9. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
( 6:25) 10. In Love in Vain
( 3:26) 11. Sophisticated Swing
( 6:27) 12. My Foolish Heart
( 3:30) 13. Straighten Up and Fly Right

Fathers serious about seeing their sons one day becoming famous athletes begin developing their offspring's skills at a very young age. In the case of Harry Allen's father, who was a big-band drummer, he played jazz records each day for Harry before he went off to kindergarten. Starting off with accordion lessons, there was a fortuitous switch to saxophone later. Attending Rutgers University, Allen studied saxophone with Sahib Shihab, Bob Mintzer, and John Purcell. In 1989, he graduated from Rutgers with a degree in jazz tenor saxophone. While at Rutgers, Allen got his first gig with the help of master bass player Major Holley, where he replaced Zoot Sims at a studio recording with John Bunch, George Masso, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Ruby Braff. During the session, Dizzy Gillespie dropped by. Quite heady company for a young tenor player doing his first recording. Wholley also led Allen to Oliver Jackson, who Allen subsequently accompanied on several tours to Europe. A 1986 session with Kenny Barron was Allen's first recording date. 

After that, Allen had 19 recordings to his name for such labels as Progressive, Audiophile, and Nagel-Heyer. Later, his recordings were with major label RCA-Victor. Three of his discs have been awarded a Gold Disc by Swing Journal Magazine and his CD Tenors Anyone won both the Gold Disc and New Star awards. He has recorded as a sideman with Bucky Pizzarelli (with whom he performs quite frequently), Warren Vache, and Jeff Hamilton. Allen's musical inspiration and interpretive approach come from the giants and innovators of mainstream saxophone, including Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Illinois Jacquet, and Lester Young. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Allen has pretty much eschewed the modern, avant-garde, and impressionist schools of jazz of John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, and Ornette Coleman. Allen continues to record extensively and makes frequent appearances at jazz festivals and concerts. ~ Bio   https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/harry-allen/id296978#fullText

Personnel: Harry Allen: tenor sax; Randy Sandke: trumpet; John Bunch: piano; Brian Dee: piano; Dave McKenna: piano; Dennis Irwin: bass; Len Skeat: bass; Frank Tate: bass; Duffy Jackson: drums;  Butch Miles: drums; Oliver Jackson: drums; Howard Alden: guitar

Love Songs Only!

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James Carter Organ Trio - At The Crossroads

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:44
Size: 171,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:49)  1. Oh Gee
(3:19)  2. JC Off The Set
(5:26)  3. Aged Pain
(5:21)  4. The Walking Blues
(7:04)  5. My Whole Life Through
(7:23)  6. Walking The Dog
(7:00)  7. Lettuce Toss Yo' Salad
(5:09)  8. Misterio
(4:19)  9. Ramblin' Blues
(7:34) 10. Come Sunday
(5:21) 11. Tis The Old Ship of Zion
(9:52) 12. The Hard Blues

Jazz has many faces. Some are searching and expansive, like those of alto saxophonists Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane, seeking the outer edges of the music. Some are reverent and deferential, like the Modern Jazz Quartet and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, trying to lend respectability to the music borne in the whore houses of New Orleans' Storyville district. But like every family, there are the black sheep, the ones that want to stay out all night long, drinking and smoking pursuing all manner of pleasures of the flesh. That is what the soul jazz genre of the organ trio is. Conceived in an alley behind a delta juke joint on the Southern chitlin circuit, the jazz organ trio reminds jazz of its gravid, earthy origins, reminding alto saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie know that Kansas City and New York City are not that far from Memphis, Tennessee, as the crow flies. But organ jazz cleans up pretty well and, midnight Faustian bargains made on delta roads notwithstanding, saxophonist James Carter and his organ trio (augmented by horns on some tracks) evidence this on At The Crossroads, illustrating what happens when the blues put on a new suit and move uptown to the ritzy place where everyone drinks champagne rather than beer. But the blues can never shed, nor should want to, its humble beginnings, always acknowledging its origins in the rural cotton field, clapboard church and roadhouse. It is here that Carter takes advantage of the music, exploring all of its facets in his exceptional organ trio format. 

No stone is left unturned, no influence unaknowledged. Taking nothing for granted, Carter opens with an modern up-tempo jump blues, trombonist Matthew Gee's "Oh Gee," complemented by Bruce Edwards on guitar. Carter's core trio, which has been in existence since 2005 and the release of Out of Nowhere (Halfnote Records), contains organist Gerard Gibbs and drummer Leonard King, Jr., who round out the performance. The opening piece is tightly displayed with effortless swing. Carter reveals amply that he is both a student and master of reeds, bar blowing and wailing in the same breath. Carter is most potent as a blues player on those pieces that he doubles on tenor and baritone saxophones. "The Walking Blues" features vocalist Miche Braden and is a Louis Jordan-juke blues with a dense bottom and broad baritone solo-vamp that promotes Carter as a leading baritone player. Braden's scatting is bright and assertive over Gibbs' choppy organ. Braden returns on Maybelle Smith's "Ramblin Blues" (loosely based on Big Bill Broonzy's "Key to the Highway"), and Carter and guitarist Brandon Ross bring the blues way low-down. Trumpeter Kenyon Harold solos gutbucket, hitting every flatted fifth, followed by trombonist Vincent Chandler channelling Al Grey. Ronald Shannon Jackson's "Aged Pain" is all rhythm and blues made real with Edward's soulful guitar filigree. But it is Carter, singularly on baritone, who proves best since Gerry Mulligan that the big saxophone can serve as a dandy solo instrument. His solo is probing and inquisitive, well-balanced dramatically. Carter pulls out the alto saxophone on a couple of selections. The Leonard King original "Lettuce Toss Yo Salad" is a contemporary chitlin circuit bar-walker. Carter's facility on the alto is equal to that on the other reeds: he is very much the full service reedist. 

Carter provides the same vibe on Jack McDuff's "Walkin' the Dog." Gibbs is churchy in his organ introduction, flavoring the cooker with gospel notes. The disc ends on two superb alto saxophone driven pieces: the traditional "Tis This Old Ship of Zion" and the progressive Julius Hemphill composition "The Hard Blues." On "Tis This Old Ship of Zion" Braden sings her best on the disc, the same way all involved play, all summoning the Holy Spirit. Gibbs is 100% beside the pulpit with Carter centrally positioned to show the gospel power in his playing. It is easy to forget that this is a jazz organ trio playing, amen. Hemphill's "The Hard Blues" is the most provocative piece on the disc. A summation composition that weaves various blues styles together, Carter uses his performance as an integrating survey of the music in all of its hues. It is a filthy grinding groove laid down by Gibbs and King for Carter and Ross to probe and poke. And probe they do. Alternating through a bluesman John Lee Hooker dirge through an outer- space Coltrane romp, Carter and Ross spar and dance, summoning all of the spirits at bay. It is a Shakespearean ending to a hugely satisfying recording. ~ C.Michael Bailey   http://www.allaboutjazz.com/james-carter-organ-trio-at-the-crossroads-by-c-michael-bailey.php#.U3lZiCi9a5w

Personnel: James Carter: saxophones; Leonard King Jr.: drums, vocals (10); Gerard Gibbs: organ; Miche Braden: vocals (4, 11); Brandon Ross: guitar (4, 12); Bruce Edwards: guitar (1, 3, 6) Keyon Harrold: trumpet (4, 10); Vincent Chandler: trombone (4, 10); Eli Fountain: tambourines (10).

At The Crossroads

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Breggett Rideau - More

Size: 135,9 MB
Time: 58:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Soul, R&B
Art: Front

01. More (4:57)
02. Tell Me All About It (Live) (4:34)
03. Baby I Love You (4:44)
04. Here's To Life (6:33)
05. Time After Time (4:05)
06. Been Here Before (6:48)
07. Always (Live) (4:23)
08. The Very Thought Of You (Live) (4:59)
09. Go Away Lil' Boy (6:44)
10. Guess Who I Saw Today (4:09)
11. You've Got To Hurt Before You Heal (Live) (6:21)

For New Orleans native, Breggett Rideau, her first CD Release “the opportune time…” afforded her the chance to do something she loves to do, which is sing and tell the story of her life through her extraordinary voice to appease the appetite of jazz enthusiasts and lovers of real, live music. This critically acclaimed songstress has defined an amazing legacy and has been a trailblazer throughout the DFW metroplex when it comes to preserving the rich, cultural heritage of traditional jazz music. According to The Dallas Morning News, “Ms. Rideau is one artist who’s worth searching out. With her deep, resonant voice and her total command of jazz and soul, she’s one of the area’s most promising singers.”
With her first CD release, “the opportune time…,” back in 2003, Breggett Rideau has garnered critical acclaim not only from local publications and internet sources, but also from international institutions. By the invitation of Dr. Gene Cho, Ph.D Regents Professor, University of North Texas and Hang Zhou Conservatory, Breggett has performed and lectured at Shanghai Conservatory, Shanghai, China in the spring of 2005. She has made history as the first woman of color/jazz artist from the United States to attend. Breggett is one artist who has accepted her true gift and is committed to releasing the power of music to live audiences all over the world and even back here in the great state of Texas. Her resume has continued to be filled with onstage opportunities coupled with dynamic collaborations from as far off as Paris, France to the forever thriving stage of Dallas, TX.
As a vocalist, her music stints have encompassed sharing the stage with Wynton Marsalis and Marcus Miller; headlining a night of elegance tribute to Gordon Parks at The Dallas Museum of Art; earning her right as a distinguished Grammy voter, an honor that recognizes the ‘best of the best’ in the world of music; and even continuing her legendary circuit right next door at The Ritz Carlton, The Crescent Club, and Sandaga Jazz; Breggett Rideau is primed and poised to take this city by storm by building a following, a self sustaining legacy, of jazz enthusiasts and music phenoms that just can’t get enough of the entertainment value she brings to every stage she takes command of and rightfully owns. Then on July 31, 2008, Breggett Rideau graced the stage and performed live at The House of Blues for the release of the next chapter of her life, the debut of ‘More’. With a standing room only electrifying performance, that left people begging for more, Breggett has set her sight on bringing just that...”MORE”. “More” received a 1st round Grammy Award Nomination of “BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM” and has placed a thankful smile in Breggett’s heart.

More

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Joey DeFrancesco - The Best Of Joey DeFrancesco

Size: 126,3+121,0 MB
Time: 54:45+52:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Hammond Organ
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. How Little We Know (3:08)
02. Twisted Blues (3:41)
03. Incognito (6:07)
04. Stop Leading Me On (3:18)
05. Black Nile (6:30)
06. The Street Of Dreams (3:49)
07. Puttin' On The Ritz (6:01)
08. Moanin' (5:41)
09. I Wish You Love (3:57)
10. A Real Goodun' (7:02)
11. What's New (5:26)

CD 2:
01. All Or Nothing At All (6:48)
02. I Concentrate On You (5:46)
03. Just Squeeze Me (6:28)
04. Yes Or No (5:12)
05. Young Love (8:36)
06. On The Street Where You Live (7:54)
07. I'm Confessin' (5:29)
08. Cobalt Blue (6:17)

Joey DeFrancesco comes from a musical family. His grandfather, Joseph DeFrancesco (his name sake), was a reed man who played with the Dorsey Brothers. And of course his father "Papa" John DeFrancesco is a fine jazz organist in his own right. At the age of 4 Joey began taking a strong interest in the organ. By the time he was five, he was playing Jimmy Smith solos verbatim. As the years went on his interest and love for the organ and music grew stronger. During his pre-teen years, his father would bring him to his own gigs and let him sit in. At 10 years of age he began to play in a band in Philadelphia, which featured legendary players Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, and "Philly" Joe Jones on the drums. By the time Joey was16 he signed an exclusive recording contract with Columbia Records, releasing his first record "All Of Me" the following year. This record was single-handedly responsible for the great resurgence of the Hammond sound in popular music. At that time he was called on by Miles Davis to join his band, and toured all over Europe. From his stint with Miles, Joey began touring with his own quartet. By the time Joey was barely into his 20s, John McLaughlin called him along with drummer Dennis Chambers, to form the group the "Free Spirits". This band toured extensively for 4 years.

The Best Of Joey DeFrancesco

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Joe Mancuso - Cut To The Chase

Size: 142,6 MB
Time: 61:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Love Is Here To Stay (3:42)
02. All Or Nothing At All (6:14)
03. Cry Me A River (5:13)
04. On Green Dolphin Street (6:01)
05. How Deep Is The Ocean (4:18)
06. Angel Eyes (4:57)
07. Only Trust Your Heart (5:25)
08. I Thought About You (4:26)
09. How Insensitive (5:56)
10. Just In Time (3:41)
11. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (4:22)
12. Autumn Leaves (3:07)
13. You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You (4:05)

"Cut To The Chase" features a collection of 12 tunes that Joe and his group have performed at live performances around St. Louis, but especially at The Chase Park Plaza Hotel inside of Cafe' EAU during the summer of 2013.

Joe Mancuso is a classically trained vocalist turned jazz singer. He studied classical voice, audio production and jazz studies (theory, improvisation, history, ear training, composition, piano, guitar etc.) at Webster University from 1986 through 1989; earning a bachelor's degree in music. He sings with an abundance of passion and intensity; whether singing a ballad, bossa nova, blues or swing tune, Joe takes his audience on a dynamic, emotional ride every time.

Cut To The Chase

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Anna Danes - Longing

Size: 102,1 MB
Time: 43:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Pop/Rock
Art: Front

01. Splendor In The Grass (3:51)
02. Meditation (3:22)
03. Something (3:29)
04. Sweet Valentine (4:04)
05. Killing Me Softly (3:54)
06. The Sun Won't Shine Today (3:58)
07. The Very Thought Of You (2:56)
08. La Vie En Rose (3:40)
09. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars Corcovado (3:15)
10. It's All Right With Me (4:07)
11. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (2:43)
12. I Wish You Love (3:56)

Anna Danes has the talent and tenacity to move effortlessly between the jazz and adult contemporary genres. ~Brent Black

Anna's bio reads like the American dream as she escaped Communist Poland and an unhappy marriage only to move forward attending law school and now on the precipice of a promising singing career. I don't consider Anna Danes a jazz singer and I mean that in the best possible way. Danes has such a solid set of technical skills that her vocal ability is incredibly adaptable and with tunes such as "Something" and "Killing Me Softly" there is an undeniable crossover potential that radio programmers should hopefully catch on to.

There are the standards such as "The Very Thought of You" and "Dream a Little Dream" of me that have an intimate connectivity and are presented with the authenticity of an artist. In short, Anna does not just sing the words but she makes the music. While Anna may still be considered a relative new comer, all the skills are there. Longing is a showcase of diversity and lyrical range all delivered with spot on precision. This release should start turning some heads in her direction and very soon! 4 Stars. ~Brent Black

Personnel: Anna Danes: Vocals; Larry B. White: Piano, Background Vocals; Mark Chosak: Guitar; Bob Magnusson: Upright Bass; Rob Thorsen: Upright Bass; Kevin Koch: Drums; Monette Marino: Percussion; John Rekevics: Tenor Saxophone, Flutes, Clarinet; Scott Hecker: Trumpet; Heart String Quartet: Violins, Viola, Cello.

Longing

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Teddy Edwards & Houston Person - Horn To Horn

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 56:19

Size: 128.9 MB

Styles: Hard bop, Saxophone jazz

Year: 1994/2009

Art: Front

[7:57] 1. Equinox

[6:25] 2. That's All

[5:13] 3. Lester Leaps In

[6:59] 4. The Girl From Ipanema

[7:20] 5. Body And Soul

[7:43] 6. Red Top

[6:58] 7. Talk Of The Town

[7:40] 8. Out Of Nowhere

This is a logical and very successful collaboration featuring the East Coast tenor Houston Person and L.A.'s legendary Teddy Edwards. Although one can generally tell the two veterans apart (Person has a heavier sound than the comparatively light-toned Edwards), the co-leaders are quite complementary and work together well in the tradition of Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons. With fine backup from pianist Richard Wyands, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Kenny Washington, Edwards and Person pay tribute to eight great tenors of the past (John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) through their renditions of eight standards. Highlights include a romp on "Lester Leaps In," a surprisingly successful version of "The Girl From Ipanema" and a spirited "Red Top." Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood, New Jersey (12/27/1994).

Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophone); Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Richard Wyands (piano); Kenny Washington (drums).

Horn To Horn

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Bria Skonberg - Into Your Own

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:41
Size: 118.3 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:13] 1. Come Into Your Own
[3:58] 2. Three Little Words/Sir Duke
[3:27] 3. Little Girl
[4:12] 4. Share The Wealth
[6:10] 5. Break My Fall
[5:12] 6. Let's Go All In
[4:47] 7. Julia
[4:37] 8. Six More Weeks
[4:21] 9. Winin' Boy Blues
[4:43] 10. All My Life
[2:38] 11. Why Do You Do
[3:16] 12. Go Tell It

“I love problem solving, getting a bunch of different variables and finding a way to make them fit,” reflects Bria Skonberg. “I want to appeal to people who like to be a bit challenged, but still want to bop around to good music.” The singer, trumpeter, and composer comes up with the perfect solution to this equation and dives headfirst into a very personal, highly catchy set of songs with bravado and confidence on her new CD, Into Your Own.

Her affability on-stage, coupled with her husky singing voice and furious trumpet chops, have made her a darling of trad-jazz audiences. Her talents have caught the attention of the mainstream jazz press, garnering Bria a “Rising Star” spot in DownBeat Magazine’s 2013 Critics Poll, an “Up and Coming Star” nod from the Jazz Journalists’ Association, and accolades from far and wide. The gigs are steady, with Bria appearing at nearly 100 shows at clubs, festivals, schools and concert halls all over the U.S. last year.

Into Your Own

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Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:41
Size: 106.9 MB
Styles: R&B
Year: 1962/1990
Art: Front

[2:08] 1. Bye Bye Love
[3:12] 2. You Don't Know Me
[3:23] 3. Half As Much
[3:31] 4. I Love You So Much It Hurts
[3:27] 5. Just A Little Lovin'
[3:13] 6. Born To Lose
[2:52] 7. Worried Mind
[3:30] 8. It Makes No Difference Now
[3:27] 9. You Win Again
[3:56] 10. Careless Love
[4:11] 11. I Can't Stop Loving You
[2:10] 12. Hey Good Lookin'
[3:14] 13. Here We Go Again
[4:20] 14. That Lucky Old Sun

Ray broke barriers. In the '50s he invented soul by mixing the sacred and profane of black music: R & B and gospel. In 1962 he went completely crazy, interpreting classic country. It was one of his finest moments. From the start the record is an oddity. A big band pumps, female background singers rip through a chorus of "Bye Bye Love," and Ray brings high energy to the Everly Bros. teeny-bop lyrics. Some songs suffer from syrupy choir and string arrangements, but Ray is always there to set things straight. He gives country some funk, and erases, for a day, all questions of black and white. ~Steve Tignor

Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music

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Yana Purim & Heraldo do Monte - Brasilyanas (Vol 1)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 61:29
Size: 140.7 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz
Year: 1994/2008
Art: Front

[7:06] 1. Luiza
[5:48] 2. Atraz Da Porta
[3:57] 3. Romance De Amor
[4:30] 4. Isto Aqui O Que É
[4:25] 5. Prá Vocé
[6:35] 6. Eu E A Brisa
[4:02] 7. Canção Do Amanhecer
[4:13] 8. My Foolish Heart
[4:55] 9. O Que Tinha De Sêr
[4:24] 10. Amor, Amigo
[3:59] 11. Samba Da Pergunta
[7:30] 12. Retrado Em Branco E Prêto

Will appreciate any info on the artist/album, in comments.

Brasilyanas

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Monica Borrfors & Sweet Jazz Trio - Remembering Billie

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:39
Size: 125,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:57)  1. My Man
(2:12)  2. Them There Eyes
(3:10)  3. It's Easy To Remember
(3:36)  4. I Cover The Waterfront
(3:59)  5. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(4:49)  6. But Beautiful
(5:29)  7. God Bless The Child
(4:55)  8. I Should Care
(4:56)  9. Good Morning Heartache
(3:50) 10. The End Of A Loveaffair
(4:52) 11. You Don't Know What Love Is
(3:32) 12. Lover Come Back To Me
(4:15) 13. You Go To My Head

Monica and the trio continues on the path of success layed down with their first album together "A Certain Sadness". On this second time around they have refined their collaboration and they leave you breathless as they pay tribute to one of the "legends of jazz", Billie Holiday.  http://www.pluggedrecords.com/cd/jazz/monica-borrfors-sweet-jazz-trio-remembering-billie.html

Personnel:  Monica Borrfors vocal. Sweet Jazz Trio - Lasse Törnqvist cornet, Mats Larsson guitar and Hans Backenroth double bass.

Remembering Billie

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Kim Nalley - Alta Plaza Live!

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 71:12
Size: 118,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:16)  1. Summertime
(3:53)  2. Love Me Or Leave Me
(2:35)  3. I Got A Right To Sing The Blues
(4:48)  4. I Wanna Be Around
(4:01)  5. When You're Smiling
(4:24)  6. Dentist Song
(5:16)  7. Stormy Weather
(5:34)  8. St. Louis Blues
(4:17)  9. Miz Celie's Blues (Sister)
(3:09) 10. Presentation
(5:03) 11. We'll Be Together Again
(5:43) 12. Over Rainbow
(5:03) 13. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
(4:47) 14. Route 66
(8:07) 15. That's All
(0:09) 16. Kim Chant Applause

Michael Tilson Thomas produced this rare live recording May 25, 1999, featuring an acoustic band including Kim, singing WITHOUT AMPLIFICATION. This no easy task because Kim routinely ended her show singing on top of the bar. Mark Leno presents an award.  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/KimNalley1

Kim Nalley is an award-winning vocalist, bandleader and producer residing in San Francisco. With a formal background in classical music and theater, Kim Nalley's star ascended upon switching to Jazz. Her resume includes several CDs, numerous rave reviews, yearly concerts at some of the most prestigious jazz festivals and jazz-clubs throughout Europe, Canada, Japan & the USA, performing with everyone from Michael Tilson Thomas & the San Francisco Symphony to David “Fathead” Newman. Her acting credits include leading roles in “Swing!” and Madame Zinzanni in Teatro Zinzanni. She is the producer of several successful musical-historio-graphical shows in various venues including “Ladies Sing the Blues,” “She Put a Spell on Me: Tribute to Nina Simone” and the multimedia presentation of jazz “Black History Month Concert Series.” She also is the resuscitator and owner of the famous jazz club “Jazz at Pearl's.”  http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/kimnalley#.U3ejFii9a5w

Alta Plaza Live!

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Andre Previn, Mundell Lowe, Ray Brown - Old Friends

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:52
Size: 153,7 MB
Art: Front

(6:06)  1. But Not For Me
(5:31)  2. Stars Fell on Alabama
(6:18)  3. Stompin' at the Savoy
(8:55)  4. Medley  Darn That Dream   Here's That Rainy Day   Polka Dots and Moonbeams
(6:05)  5. One O'Clock Jump
(4:48)  6. Topsy
(5:26)  7. Medley  The Bad and the Beautiful   Laura
(8:24)  8. Moonsweeper Blues
(5:01)  9. Over The Rainbow
(6:08) 10. Satin Doll
(4:06) 11. Sweet Georgia Brown

Andre Previn's "jazz comeback" has been a welcome event even though he clearly regards his jazz playing as an occasional affair. It is to Previn's great credit that when he plays improvised music he sounds like a fulltime jazz pianist. This trio outing with guitarist Mundell Lowe and bassist Ray Brown was his third jazz date of the period and features the veteran players swinging standards lightly but with passion. A medley has unaccompanied solos by each of the musicians; other highlights include cooking versions of "Stompin' at the Savoy," "One O'Clock Jump," "Topsy" and "Sweet Georgia Brown" in addition to some heartfelt ballad renditions. ~ Scott Yanow   http://www.allmusic.com/album/old-friends-mw0000278460

Personnel: André Previn (piano); Mundell Lowe (guitar); Ray Brown (Bass).

Old Friends

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Benny Goodman - The Very Best of Benny Goodman

Styles: Big Band, Clarinet Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:58
Size: 155,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:01)  1. Bugle Call Rag
(3:23)  2. St. Louis Blues [Take 1]
(3:12)  3. Swingtime in the Rockies
(3:15)  4. One O'Clock Jump
(3:19)  5. Exactly Like You
(3:07)  6. Sweet Gerogia Brown
(2:06)  7. I Know That You Know
(3:14)  8. And the Angels Sing
(3:17)  9. Stompin' at the Savoy
(2:48) 10. After You've Gone [Take 2]
(2:47) 11. Avalon [Take 2]
(3:41) 12. In a Sentimental Mood
(2:40) 13. The Glory of Love
(2:31) 14. Goody Goody
(3:26) 15. Bei Mir Bist du Schön, Pt. 1 [Take 1]
(3:26) 16. Bei Mir Bist du Schön, Pt. 2 [Take 2]
(3:23) 17. I Cried for You [Take 2]
(3:25) 18. Moonglow [Take 1]
(3:11) 19. King Porter Stomp
(8:38) 20. Sing, Sing, Sing, Pt. 1 & 2

The Benny Goodman library hasn't been well treated by RCA-BMG, especially in the area of mid-priced compilations there were too many reissues done in the late '80s and early '90s, before the advent of 20-bit and 24-bit mastering and other high-resolution digital formats, that really make a difference on those old analog masters. The result is a lot of Goodman out there on CD (from Sony Music as well as BMG, the former label hardly being guiltless in this matter, either) that sounds tinny and thin. That is most decidedly not a problem with this 20-song CD, which offers the kind of sound that CDs originally promised (but generally didn't deliver) on music of this vintage, all dating between 1935 and 1938 Goodman's solo on "St. Louis Blues" does, indeed, sound as though the clarinetist is suddenly in the room with you, and the entire rhythm section right down to the guitar comes through just as clearly as the featured soloists. What's more, you even get the experience of room ambience on these nearly 70-year-old masters. 

It's worth buying just to hear the studio rendition of "One O'Clock Jump," a piece better known from its concert incarnation at the legendary Carnegie Hall performance most of what's here is instrumental, though the producers have included the Martha Tilton-sung "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" (in two-parts), "And the Angels Sing," "Goodie Goodie" with Helen Ward's vocals, and, most important, "Exactly Like You," featuring the Goodman Quartet with Lionel Hampton singing Hampton's vibraphone is so much in the fore that it sounds as fresh as if it had been recorded yesterday, on "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Moonglow." Loren Schoenberg's annotation is as good as the remastering, and the disc is a bargain by any measure, as well as a pleasure. ~ Bruce Eder   http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-benny-goodman-mw0000620788

Personnel: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vocals, vibraphone); Helen Ward, Martha Tilton (vocals); Toots Mondello, Hymie Schertzer, Bill DePew, Noni Bernardi, George Koenig (alto saxophone); Arthur Rollini, Dick Clark, Vido Musso, Jerry Jerome, Babe Russin (tenor saxophone); Harry James, Ziggy Ellman, Nate Kazebier, Bunny Berigan, Pee Wee Erwin, Sterling Bose, Harry Geller, Murray McEachern, Ralph Muzillo (trumpet); Red Ballard, Jack Lacey, Joe Harris, Vernon Brown (trombone); Frank Froeba, Teddy Wilson, Jess Stacy (piano); Allan Reuss, George Van Eps, Ben Heller (guitar); Harry Goodman, John Kirby (bass); Gene Krupa, Dave Tough, Buddy Schutz (drums).

Recording information: Chicago, IL.Hampton, Lionel; Hollywood, CA; New York, NY.

The Very Best of Benny Goodman

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