Sherri Roberts - Dreamsville

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:47
Size: 128,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:56)  1. Zoot Walks In
(5:13)  2. With A Song In My Heart
(4:58)  3. Social Call
(6:06)  4. Two Kites
(3:52)  5. Middle Of The Night
(4:03)  6. Dreamsville
(4:11)  7. People Will Say We're In Love
(4:06)  8. How Little We Know
(4:23)  9. Strange Meadowlark
(5:00) 10. I've Got Just About Everything
(5:08) 11. It Never Entered My Mind
(4:45) 12. Dream Dancing

Singer Sherri Roberts has a pleasant, expressive alto voice, scat-sings and interprets lyrics, uses a vibrato somewhat wider than most, and fades from the limelight at will. The singer, who grew up in Atlanta, earned a degree in theater, and moved to San Francisco, names influences such as Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, and Helen Merrill. Roberts fares best when she projects firmly with a strong will and with her desired expressions, such as on "It Never Entered My Mind." While working with Chris Potter on "Zoot Walks In," there are spots where she allows the laid-back mood of the tune to take control and wavers with indecision as to the amount of strength to apply in phrasing or just how crisp to make the articulation. On Bob Dorough’s "I’ve Got Just About Everything," the singer minimizes projection and rolls through the lyrics with rounded breathy edges that seem to cry out for more pronounced articulation. 

Similarly, "People Will Say We’re In Love" finds the vocalist competing with the band to be heard, and losing the battle as the words melt one into the other. Elsewhere, the choice of material has made a difference, as most of the album finds Sherri Roberts in a comfortable setting, relaxed, but painting the picture one would expect for each song. Johnny Mercer’s lyrics to "How Little We Know" com! e across in the foreground and blend perfectly with Soskin’s piano harmony, Swartz’s compatible bass counterpoint, and Gottlieb’s tasteful drum accompaniment. Swartz, Potter, and cellist Friedlander each have opportunities to solo, and demonstrate a unique affinity with the singer. In a rolling 5/4 meter, Henry Mancini’s "Dreamsville" presents Roberts in a setting suited to her relaxed approach and drifting columns of melody. Highlights of the album include a flirtatious "Social Call," an expressive ballad rendering of Dave Brubeck’s "Strange Meadowlark," and Jobim’s light & happy "Two Kites." ~ Jim Santella   http://www.allaboutjazz.com/dreamsville-sherri-roberts-brownstone-review-by-jim-santella.php#.U4E-yCioqdk 
 

Personnel: Sherri Roberts- vocals; Mark Soskin- piano; Harvie Swartz- acoustic bass; Danny Gottlieb- drums; Chris Potter- tenor saxophone on "Zoot Walks In", "People Will Say We

Dreamsville

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Patrice Jégou - Speak Low

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:30
Size: 158,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:58)  1. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
(3:19)  2. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
(2:35)  3. From This Moment On
(4:54)  4. Everyday (I Have the Blues)
(4:04)  5. I've Got the Sun in the Morning
(4:41)  6. What a Difference a Day Made
(6:28)  7. Lullaby of the Leaves
(5:06)  8. Down By the Salley Gardens
(4:49)  9. Speak Low
(5:38) 10. This Little Light of Mine
(4:06) 11. Nino Precioso
(4:07) 12. The Summer Knows
(3:53) 13. Walking After Midnight
(4:02) 14. Til There Was You
(4:41) 15. The Summer Knows (Bonus Track)

Remember the first time you heard Streisand or Renée Fleming, Celine Dion or Adele? Yes, the voice was arrestingly beautiful, but there was more: a distinctiveness that made that moment of discovery uniquely thrilling. Each is blessed with “that little something extra,” as James Mason so aptly described it to Judy Garland in A Star Is Born, that signifies true star quality.  Hit “play” on track one of Speak Low, the debut release from classically-trained mezzo-soprano Patrice Jégou, and you immediately feel that same effect; that ineffable je ne sais quoi that separates the great from the merely good. Across 15 wide-ranging tracks, spanning Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, Nashville and beyond, and blurring jazz, pop, classical, country and gospel, Jégou is assisted by an all-star assortment of musicians, including 10-time Grammy winning vocal jazz group Take 6, gospel superstar Andraé Crouch and the Andraé Crouch Singers, saxophonist extraordinaire Kirk Whalum, bass legend Victor Wooten, guitar luminary Paul Jackson Jr., Grammy-winning trombonist Conrad Herwig, and a host of others. 

Production credits include Mark Kibble of Take 6 and Cheryl Bentyne from The Manhattan Transfer. The story of Jégou’s serpentine career path, including the evolution of Speak Low, is as compelling as the album itself. Born in Canada, Jégou grew up in a house filled with music her mother was an accomplished guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist. At her parents’ insistence, she begrudgingly took piano lessons, but was much more interested in sports. A natural athlete, she excelled at baseball, volleyball and particularly figure skating. Eager to expand her horizons, Jégou began skating professionally, coaching in New Zealand, Canada, and the United States, and touring Mexico with an ice show. But at age 23 she decided to hang up her skates. The show she was appearing in had reached Monterrey, Mexico and there was a cast change. Among the newcomers was a fellow from Vancouver with an impressive background in musical theater. One day, while the cast was fooling around during intermission, singing various tunes, he took special note of Jégou’s beautiful voice and urged her to take singing lessons. Intrigued, Jégou returned to Canada and sought out a prominent local voice teacher and also enrolled at Red Deer College, where she joined the jazz choir. 

From there, she progressed to the music program at the University of Calgary. Perhaps the first confirmation of Jégou’s extraordinary vocal talent came two years into her studies, when she auditioned for a soloist role with the Calgary Philharmonic under the direction of Maestro Hans Graf. Midway through her audition, Graf stood up, dashed down the aisle, ran up on stage and said, “You’re so good! Sing it again!” A short time later Jégou moved to Nashville for graduate studies at Belmont University, acquiring her Master of Music degree in classical vocal performance. She continued her studies at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where, in 2011, she obtained her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in classical vocal performance. In the summer of 2005, prior to relocating to New Jersey to attend Rutgers University, Jégou entered and won a prestigious international singing competition in Peru. Settled in New Jersey, now studying for her doctorate, she met and married Yinka Oyelese, an accomplished physician, whose own musical background includes membership in an immensely popular a cappella vocal group in his native Nigeria. 

The spark for what would eventually become Speak Low, executive produced by Oyelese, was ignited not long after their wedding, when, in 2008, Jégou returned to the Peru competition to serve as an adjudicator. While there, she was asked to give a master class and a recital. Working alongside a Costa Rican pianist, she remembers singing “a Schubert set, a Debussy set and a Swedish song. But I thought I should also include something a little more popular, so I prepared ‘Till There Was You’ from The Music Man, and did it as an encore. Well, the audience applause was so enthusiastic that the pianist leaned over and whispered to me, ‘Do you have another song?’ I whispered back, ‘no,” and he said, ‘well you’ll have to sing it again,’ which I did!”

A short while later, a retirement party was being planned for Jégou and Oyelese’s church minister and she was asked to sing. Again she chose “Till There Was You,” and again the reaction was extraordinary. “People were cheering and crying and were so excited by the song,” she recalls, “that Yinka turned to me and said, ‘you know, honey, I think you should record a non-classical album.’” And so, Speak Low was conceptualized. With nostalgic arrangements reminiscent of a bygone era, Speak Low features lush orchestral accompaniments, a sizzling Big Band, the harmonic virtuosity of Take 6, latin guitar, and an amazing gospel choir. Jégou is one of a very few that can masterfully handle jazz, blues, gospel, folk songs, and classical music with equal skill and virtuosity. Her epic vocals, outstanding musicianship, and stylish song interpretations have been compared to great vocalists like Diana Krall, kd lang, Barbra Streisand, and Dianne Schuur.  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/patricejegou3

Speak Low

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Antonio de Lorenzo - Angels

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:14
Size: 99,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:48)  1. Angels
(3:37)  2. More Fire
(4:53)  3. My Gospel
(5:51)  4. Woodstock Mud
(6:37)  5. I Remember Godfather
(5:04)  6. Arrivederci
(4:41)  7. Norwegian Wood
(7:40)  8. Sad Country

After 10 years from his album with Steve Lacy, Antonio Di Lorenzo, one of the most respected drummers and percussionists of the Italian scene, comes back with great musicians, among which Marc Ribot on guitar and Bruno Tommaso as arranger. A concept album, thought until the last note, "theological summa" of the modern jazz after hard bop, with lyrical songs and great solos. The maturity recording of a great artist, after many years as a luxury sideman of the greatest artists in the jazz and pop world.   http://www.thebumps.net/rec/angels-e.html

Personnel: 
Antonio Di Lorenzo - drums, percussions
Davide Penta - bass
Vince Abbracciante - accordion, rhodes, piano
Vito Di Modugno - Hammond organ
Michael Marrano - french horn
Claudio Chiarelli - alto sax
Fabrizio Scarafile - soprano & tenor sax
Michele Marzella - baritone sax
Giorgio Distante - trumpet
Marc Ribot - guitar
Paolo Montaruli - bass
Mirko Signorile - rhodes
Vincenzo Deluci - trumpet
Bruno Tommaso - arrangements

Angels

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Bucky And John Pizzarelli - At The Vineyard Theatre

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:37
Size: 141,5 MB
Art: Front

( 2:51)  1. Three Little Words
( 4:31)  2. Jitterbug Waltz
( 4:59)  3. Medley: I'm Through With Love; I'll Never Be The Same; All This And Heaven Too
( 3:19)  4. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
( 3:46)  5. This Will Make You Laugh
( 3:32)  6. Honeysuckle Rose
( 5:13)  7. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
( 5:24)  8. Medley: Concierto de Aranjuez; Spain
( 3:02)  9. Pick Yourself Up
( 4:02) 10. Medley: Romanza; In The Dark
( 2:17) 11. Straighten Up And Fly Right
( 4:49) 12. Triste
( 2:39) 13. Send In The Clowns
(11:08) 14. Benny Goodman Medley: Sompin' At The Savoy; Memories Of You; Sing, Sing, Sing

This 1987 concert at New York's Vineyard Theatre pairs two fine guitarists, Bucky Pizzarelli and his equally talented son, John Pizzarelli. The two players fit effortlessly hand in glove, no matter who is soloing at a given time, as they work their way through classic standards ("Three Little Words"), jazz classics ("Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me"), pop favorites ("Route 66"), and creative medleys (such as the combination of the famous movement from Rodrigo's "Guitar Concerto" with Chick Corea's "Spain"). John Pizzarelli also adds warm vocals to several tracks. Concert and recording producer Richard Sudhalter also contributed the enlightening liner notes, most of which is a transcript of a compilation of interviews done with both musicians at the time of the performance and some eight years later. With the CD cover declaring it to be a limited edition, it is well worth making a high-priority purchase. ~ Ken Dryden   http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-vineyard-theatre-mw0000184873.

Personnel:  John Pizzarelli (vocals, guitar); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar).

At The Vineyard Theatre

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Jennifer Scott & Brasileira - Sonho Meu

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 66:16
Size: 151.7 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz vocals
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. Corrida De Jangada
[4:19] 2. Sonho Meu
[5:36] 3. Agua De Beber
[6:31] 4. Voce Es Com Deus
[4:32] 5. Aguas De Marco
[5:01] 6. Lua Soberana
[4:31] 7. Romaria
[7:31] 8. Loro
[5:54] 9. Meu Pais
[6:18] 10. Gema
[5:42] 11. Once I Loved
[6:43] 12. A Felicidade

I’ve got to admit that I have a deep and abiding lack of interest in Brazilian jazz, especially when it’s played by non-Brazilians. So I thought I’d start with Sonho Meu by judging its cover—which is wonderful. Local painter and jazz maven Eric Metcalfe is a musician himself, and his jungle-toned cover image manages to be both lushly tropical and stimulatingly abstract. No mean feat.

In fact, Metcalfe’s untitled graphic must have put me in such a good mood that I ended up liking long stretches of Sonho Meu, contrary to whatever expectations I might have had. It helps that the band here, anchored by singer and pianist Jennifer Scott’s husband, René Worst, on bass, is so stellar that it’s not worth singling out individual contributions; everyone plays brilliantly. And as the bandleader, Scott has chosen her material well: too many Braz-jazz efforts never escape comfortable mediocrity, but Scott operates on the assumption that diversity is as desirable as ease. The fierce intimacy evident on a voice-and-bass version of Egberto Gismonti’s “Loro” embodies the love that has carried Scott and Worst through some recent health scares; meanwhile, the singer’s vocal duet with percussionist Pepe Danza on “Romaria” draws on the lonesome tones of country music, albeit with a side of feijoada rather than chuckwagon beans.

There are moments here that come too close to the middle of the road for my left-field tastes, but on the whole Sonho Meu is carefully crafted, engagingly performed, and beautifully recorded. Given the calibre of the participants, I shouldn’t be surprised—but I am, and delightfully so. ~Alexander Varty

Jennifer Scott: Vocals, Piano & Ukulele / Bill Coon: Guitars, Cavaquinho / Cory Weeds: Tenor Saxophone / Rene Worst: Acoustic & Electric Bass / Nino DiPasquale: Drums & Percussion / Pepe Danza: Percussion & Vocals

Sonho Meu

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Joshua Breakstone - With The Wind And The Rain

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 65:05

Size: 149.0 MB

Styles: Guitar jazz

Year: 2014

Art: Front

[6:59] 1. Some Kinda Mean

[6:17] 2. I Told You So

[9:11] 3. Short Story

[7:37] 4. Be Anything

[6:51] 5. La Verne Walk

[6:15] 6. La Villa

[8:21] 7. The Very Thought Of You

[7:53] 8. Visitation

[5:37] 9. With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair

Prolific recording artist Joshua Breakstone delivers his twentieth album as leader tipping his hat to a major influence in his professional life, the late Japanese promoter and bassist Mitsuru Nishiyama, to whom With the Wind and the Rain, is dedicated. A guitarist of note with at least fifty tours of Japan under his belt, his experience performing in a format where the late bassist played the cello in an essentially expanded rhythm section, left Breakstone with a desire to document the sound and this effort is the result. To accomplish this, the leader performs with a standard guitar-trio and adds veteran bassist/cellist Mike Richmond to the mix making for a 14-string (cello, bass, and guitar) rhythm section and quartet on four of the nine-repertoire set. ~Edward Blanco

With The Wind And The Rain    

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Ruth Brown - Miss Rhythm

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 29:56
Size: 68.5 MB
Styles: R&B
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[1:45] 1. This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
[2:30] 2. Just Too Much
[2:44] 3. I Hope We Meet (On The Road Some Day)
[2:25] 4. Why Me
[2:27] 5. Somebody Touched Me
[2:07] 6. When I Get You Baby
[2:33] 7. Jack O'diamonds
[2:31] 8. I Can't Hear A Word You Say
[2:40] 9. One More Time
[2:33] 10. Book Of Lies
[2:58] 11. I Can See Everybody's Baby
[2:35] 12. Show Me

Ruth Brown's second LP is a minor masterpiece, built around a handful of hit singles and B-sides from the prior year ("Book of Lies," "Just Too Much," "When I Get You Baby," "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'," "Why Me") and containing a pair of current single sides, "Jack O' Diamonds" and "I Can't Hear a Word You Say." Brown is amazing in her range, from the upbeat, romantic "I Hope We Meet (On the Road Someday)" to the jaunty shouter "Why Me" -- her timbre ranges from sweetly romantic to hard and raspy, and listening to the transformations, between the smooth, quick tempo "Just Too Much" to the hard, lusty "Somebody Touched Me," one thinks of a distaff Sam Cooke. Brown's accompaniments may have lacked the polish of Cooke's sides, and she wasn't really shooting for pop-crossover success (though she saw some). Her singing even overcomes excessively pop-oriented arrangements on "When I Get You Baby." At various times, in her upper register, Brown recalls Clyde McPhatter's falsetto singing, while in her middle and lower registers, as on "I Can't Hear a Word You Say," she comes up with a power that could melt a microphone stand. ~Bruce Eder

Miss Rhythm

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The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra (With Sammy Nestico) - Swingin' Together

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 61:29
Size: 140.7 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[2:24] 1. Dimensions In Blue
[7:09] 2. Who's Sorry Now
[5:59] 3. The Blues Machine
[6:38] 4. 88 Basie Street
[3:38] 5. Fascinatin' Rhythm
[3:35] 6. Ya Gotta Try
[3:24] 7. Sweet Georgia Brown
[5:41] 8. It's A Wonderful World
[6:59] 9. Smack Dab In The Middle
[6:54] 10. A Warm Breeze
[3:58] 11. The Wind Machine
[5:05] 12. Some Musings By Sammy

Recorded live in Beachwood Ohio, this was a great night performing the compositions of one of the greatest big band composers, Sammy Nestico.

For almost 30 years, The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra has been Northeast Ohio’s premier jazz voice. Led by Sean Jones, the CJO promotes jazz in its historical and contemporary forms, through concerts with gifted jazz musicians, arrangers, composers and educators in northeast Ohio. The CJO aims for worldwide recognition in cooperation with guest artists, and looks to shepherd young musicians toward the future of jazz. This season exemplifies this mission and vision through a variety of new music, new compositions and arrangements, and a stellar line-up of well-known guest artists and young up-and-coming talent! Enjoy—Hear It! See It! Feel It! -

Swingin' Together

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Footprints Feat. Joan Carroll - The Island

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:20
Size: 120,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:52)  1. Morning
(3:10)  2. Giant Steps
(5:04)  3. Blackberry Winter
(3:17)  4. Haven't We Met
(3:51)  5. Rio de Janeiro In Blue
(4:59)  6. Save Your Love For Me
(5:51)  7. Lush Life
(4:26)  8. Sugar
(2:47)  9. Time After Time
(4:38) 10. My One And Only Love
(2:32) 11. Four
(6:49) 12. The Island

Footprints first started playing together in 1999 and recorded their CD, The Island, that same year. Individually, they are all working musicians involved in many different musical projects. Steve Glaeser plays drums, Jim Kalson plays electric bass, Andrew Langham plays piano, Morgan King plays tenor saxophone and Joan Carroll is the vocalist. They just finished recording a new CD that will be available in Spring 2004. Steve Glaeser is the founder of Footprints and a veteran of the San Antonio jazz scene. He is an accomplished musician and can easily play any style from Dixieland to rock 'n' roll. Steve is happiest playing jazz and is comfortable working with combos and big bands. He has performed with such jazz notables as Clark Terry, Monty Alexander and Jackie King and has played jazz festivals all over the U.S.

Joan Carroll is an accomplished jazz vocalist and has been singing professionally for 19 years. Joan has studied voice and jazz improvisation and is well known for her sensitive phrasing and excellent intonation. She is comfortable working in groups ranging from a duo to a big band. She performed in the Musical Offerings Jazz Meets Classical XIII Concert in San Antonio in 2000. Joan also hosts "The Jazz Voice" weekly radio program on KRTU. Morgan King is active as a freelance musician and has performed with entertainers such as Mel Torme, Bob Hope, Johnny Mathis, Sarah Vaughan and many others. He has toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the direction of Buddy Morrow and made European and Far East tours with Eartha Kitt. Morgan has a BM from Berklee College of Music and an MM from Southwest Texas State University. Morgan is active as a clinician, adjudicator and solist. Andy started playing the piano at the age of 8 and eventually studied at the University of North Texas and Southwest Texas State University. Since then, Andy has performed with a diverse group of artists in many genres, that includes performances with jazz superstars such as Randy Brecker, Ravi Coltrane, Dewey Redman, Tom Harrell, Gary Bartz, Jason Marsalis, Larry Coryell, John Abercrombie, Sam Rivers and Mike Stern. His credits also include performances with Willie Nelson, Robert Earl Keen, Johnny Bush, Larry Gatlin, Charo, The Drifters, and The Platters. Andy is also the former pianist and Musical Director for Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Price. As a studio musician, Andy has played on over 50 albums and appeared on several jingles for clients that include Burger King, Toyota, and Coors Light. 

His theater credits include performances with the touring Broadway musical Aida.  Jim Kalson started playing the bass at the age of 10 and was soon touring the country with his family band. In those early years they shared the stage with artists like George Jones and Tammy Wynette, The Statler Brothers, Bobby Goldsboro and Ronnie Milsap. Jim branched out on his own when he turned 18 and has since played mostly jazz and contemporary pop music. Some of the jazz artists he's performed with extensively include Paul English, Joe Locascio and David Caceres. Jim has been featured with jazz legends such as Jon Faddis, Ndugu Chancler and Paquito D' Rivera. He has many studio credits. Some of the jingles he's played on include Taco Cabana, Bud Light, Red Lobster, Coca Cola and Call Notes. Jim has done albums with Little Joe y La Familia, Rick Cavender, Jazz PR and Ron Wilkins to name a few. Some of his theater credits include the touring Broadway musicals Grease and A Chorus Line. Jim is currently Professor of Electric Bass at UTSA and St. Mary's University.   http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/footprints2

The Island

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Janet Planet - Of Thee I Sing

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:52
Size: 117,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:08)  1. Rhode Island Is Famous For You
(3:48)  2. Manhattan
(5:18)  3. Old Cape Cod
(3:36)  4. Moonlight In Vermont
(3:46)  5. Love On A Greyhound Bus
(3:44)  6. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
(3:52)  7. My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is)
(1:58)  8. Gary, Indiana
(4:08)  9. Song Of Wyoming
(2:40) 10. Chattanooga Choo Choo
(3:31) 11. Home On The Range
(2:10) 12. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
(3:42) 13. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
(4:24) 14. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)

Jazz singer, Janet Planet, prepared to record a collection of songs that celebrates the sites, cities, and landscape across the United States. Her forth concept album, Of Thee I Sing reminds us of the industrious spirit and natural beauty that made our country great. The song selection takes the listener on a journey  through the quaint little villages of Cape Cod to the canyons of Wyoming; New York to New Orleans; copper mining in Arizona, whiskey distillation in Kentucky, lobstering in Maine; a stroll along Chicago’s lakefront, through the Bronx Zoo, and across San Francisco’s Golden Gate. It is to be an American story in quintessential American form…jazz.

Drawing from varied resources (the Great American Song Book, folklore, the 1920’s, the 1960’s, and today), these are songs about places and people…songs about coming home and falling in love…songs about change. “Whenever our country has faced challenge or adversity, music has always been the great communicator,” says Ms. Planet. “This is an important time in our nation’s history, politically and financially. My hope is to take listeners to a place where we remember the goodness in people, our commitment to community, the beauty of our land, and a love for the place we call home.” ~ Allen/James Design   http://news.allaboutjazz.com/jazz-singer-janet-planet-to-record-album-celebrating-america.php#.U36Tsyioqdk

Musicians: Janet Planet (vocals), John Harmon (piano), Tom Theabo (guitar), John Gibson (bass), Tom Washatka (saxophone), Danny Lueck (drums).

Of Thee I Sing

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David Hazeltine - Inversions

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:10
Size: 148,8 MB
Art: Front

( 6:53)  1. Aki's Blues
( 7:00)  2. For Cedar
( 7:19)  3. A Lil' Bit
( 7:18)  4. Inversions
( 8:33)  5. Loverman
( 7:13)  6. Dave's System
(10:08)  7. Everything I Love
( 9:43)  8. Tin Tin Deo

David Hazeltine seems to get lost in the shuffle of so many modern jazz pianists on the scene. In demand as a sideman, and prominent in his role with the group One for All, Hazeltine's own quintet consistently offers well-defined, mainstream modern jazz. Perhaps Inversions will be the breakthrough, due to the usual high-caliber musicianship, the repertoire he has chosen to interpret, and the unique sound of the band. With vibraphonist Steve Nelson present, the sound is brighter, fuller, and deeper. One for All mate Eric Alexander plays a thickly cut tenor that never seems to dissipate, making Hazeltine's piano all the more supportive and substantive.

Hazeltine's tribute to Cedar Walton, "For Cedar," shows his love for modern post-bop, while the hot Latin-infused title track has the band truly turning up the wick. Always mindful of the tradition, Hazeltine includes two tasteful standards, but the majority of the music is based in easy swing to hard bop. At the center is his clever, centered, never overwhelming piano playing, distinctive for those who choose to listen closely. Never a poll winner or critics' darling, David Hazeltine simply makes a brand of straight-ahead jazz that is interesting and original within accessible, comfortable parameters. ~ Michael G.Nastos   http://www.allmusic.com/album/inversions-mw0001987886.

Personnel: David Hazeltine (piano); Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone); Steve Nelson (vibraphone); Joe Farnsworth (drums).

Inversions

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Bob Wilber - New Clarinet In Town

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:18
Size: 87.7 MB
Styles: Dixieland, Swing
Year: 1960/2006
Art: Front

[3:26] 1. Swing 39
[5:40] 2. The Duke
[2:53] 3. Blame It On My Youth
[6:53] 4. Benny Rides Again
[5:27] 5. Django
[2:39] 6. All Too Soon
[3:07] 7. Clarinade
[3:17] 8. Lonely Town
[4:51] 9. Upper Manhattan Medical Group

Bob Wilber - clarinetist, saxophonist, and bandleader - has done it again. He is featured here with a quintet consisting of Charlie Byrd (guitar), Dave McKenna (piano), George Duvivier (bass) and Bobby Donaldson (drums), as well as a string section conducted by Dean Kincaide. On this rare Classic Jazz release, originally released in 1960, the group swings through nine tracks including "The Duke," "Benny Rides Again" and "Upper Manhattan Medical Group."

Bob Wilber (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Charlie Byrd (guitar); Peter Dimitriades, Jesse Tryon (violin); George Brown (viola); Sidney Edwards (cello); Tony Miranda (French horn); Dave McKenna (piano); Bobby Donaldson (drums).

New Clarinet In Town

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Søs Fenger - On Holiday

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 35:48
Size: 82.0 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Jazz vocals
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[3:03] 1. You Better Go Now
[4:19] 2. I'll Be Seeing You
[3:21] 3. You Let Me Down
[3:27] 4. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
[3:57] 5. Maybe You'll Be There
[4:43] 6. The Man I Love
[3:44] 7. I'm Pulling Through
[5:50] 8. I Cover The Waterfront
[3:22] 9. Gloomy Sunday

Fenger, Danish singer, was a member of various rock bands in the 1980s, including Love Construction and News. She made her debut as soloist with the lp Winter Days (1989), among others contained the song Watching you, which achieved great commercial success as a single. Fenger moved stylistically and effortlessly to jazz vocal music on the CD On Holiday (1991), which spotlighted Billie Holiday songs to soft, swinging pop.

On Holiday

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Kenny Dorham - Mack The Knife

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 41:52
Size: 95.9 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 1961/2013
Art: Front

[3:00] 1. Mack The Knife
[3:08] 2. Alone Together
[7:35] 3. Blue Spring Shuffle
[4:37] 4. I Had The Craziest Dream
[4:35] 5. Lotus Blossom
[5:08] 6. Old Folks
[5:03] 7. My Ideal
[8:44] 8. Blue Friday

Note: This album was originally released in 1961 as "Quiet Kenny". It has been remastered, renamed and the track sequence changed but this is essentially the same album. The following review is for "Quiet Kenny".

In the liner notes of Quiet Kenny, former Downbeat magazine publisher Jack Maher states that trumpeter Kenny Dorham's music is not necessarily the demure, balladic, rapturous jazz one might associate as romantic or tranquil. Cool and understated might be better watchwords for what the ultra-melodic Dorham achieves on this undeniably well crafted set of standards and originals that is close to containing his best work overall during a far too brief career. Surrounded by an excellent rhythm team of the equally sensitive pianist Tommy Flanagan, emerging bassist Paul Chambers, and the always-beneficial drummer Art Taylor, Dorham and his mates are not prone to missteps or overt exaggerations. One of Dorham's all-time best tunes "Lotus Blossom" kicks off the set with its bop to Latin hummable melody, fluid dynamics, and Dorham's immaculate, unpretentious tone. "Old Folks," a classic ballad, is done mid-tempo, while the true "quiet" factor comes into play on interesting version of "My Ideal" where Dorham gingerly squeezes out the slippery wet notes, and on the sad ballad "Alone Together." The rest of the material is done in easygoing, unforced fashion, especially the originals "Blue Friday" and the simple swinger "Blue Spring Shuffle" which is not really a shuffle. Never known as a boisterous or brash player, but also not a troubadour of romanticism -- until he started singing -- Dorham's music is also far from complacent, and this recording established him as a Top Five performer in jazz on his instrument. It comes recommended to all. ~Michael G. Nastos

Mack The Knife

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Bastien Mayras - Salaam Bossa

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 65:39
Size: 150.3 MB
Styles: Flute jazz, Latin jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:44] 1. Les Roses De Beauvais
[4:58] 2. En Paix
[1:08] 3. Flutucada Do Sol
[7:38] 4. La Pluie
[7:17] 5. La Maison Grande
[7:40] 6. Nos Anciens
[6:55] 7. Salaam Bossa
[1:05] 8. Nuages
[6:13] 9. Sauveterre
[7:46] 10. Le Voyage D'aicha
[3:27] 11. Koan
[6:44] 12. Salaam Bossa Ghost

"Bastien Mayras, french musician, plays flute since the age of 6. Self tought musician, he plays also bass and saxophones in different projects.

He fell in love with jazz and brasilian music many years ago. After being playing with all the brasilian musicians of Paris for several years, he planned to record an album in tribute to the brasilian music and culture. He composed and arranged all the songs and playes flute, alto flute and piccolo on this album.

Salaam bossa is a jazz/brasilian album offering either strong tracks with great arrangements and solos or very quiet tracks played with deep feeling and musicality. This project is a colored and spicy album, filled with samba, bossa nova, but also some bahian rythms, giving swing and energy to the tunes, with virtuosity and delicacy. It's been recorded during a live session, as a meeting between friends coming from different backgrounds and cultures playing together in a grateful tribute to the brasilian and the jazz music.

This is the kind of album you can listen very carrefully or leave it spreading around peaceful vibes when you want to relax and chill out."

Salaam Bossa

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Katrine Madsen Swing Quintet - I'm Old Fashioned

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:48
Size: 125,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:08)  1. Bye Bye Blackbird
(6:23)  2. Somewhere over the Rainbow
(7:24)  3. A Time for Love
(4:17)  4. I'm Old Fashioned
(3:15)  5. I Get Along Without You Very Well
(4:17)  6. The More I See You
(5:40)  7. All of Me
(4:54)  8. Smile
(3:14)  9. Katrine's Blues
(5:55) 10. I've Got the World on a String
(4:15) 11. It Don't Mean a Thing

Katrine Madsen (born 7 March 1972 in Århus ) is a Danish jazz singer, composer and teacher. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. In 1994 she formed the group Swing Quintet which debuted with I'm Old Fashioned in 1996, which was followed by Dream Dancing in 1997. She has also appeared in Ed Thigpens Ed Thigpen Rhythm Features, has toured with Lars Moller on saxophone, Jan Lundgren piano, Jesper Bodilsen on bass and Morten Lund on drums in different contexts. In spring 2000, she starred in DR 's television series The spider as nightclub singer, in which she also starred on the soundtrack. In the same year came the album My Secret which got good reviews. On her tour in the My Secret, she was accompanied by guitarist Jacob Fischer and bassist and her husband Jesper Bodilsen. Katrine Madsen has repeatedly worked with Swedish musicians. On the release of Magic Night 2001 allied herself with the Stockholm orchestra Bohuslän Big Band, which also led to a tour in Scandinavia. She has also sung with Claes Crona Trio and Svante Thuresson. About Katrine Madsen wrote Dagbladet Information in April 2003: She has style, [...]. No doubt about it. A singer since the mid-90s preferably have felt called into the classic American jazz tradition with romantic ballads as a specialty. In suited her dark, airy voice and gentle, easy-going style itself, reminiscent in the direction of Shirley Horn, Ruth Cameron and Anita O'Day. And as the great jazz vocal tradition offers, she has arrogated a fragile vibrato that makes her sound older and more old lady-like; an effete quality [...]. The debut album of 1996 was also a manifesto titled I'm Old Fashioned.

At the sixth album Close to You was turned down for the big bigbandlyd in favor of a more intimate musical space. The record total again Madsen's usual rhythm section with Jesper Bodilsen and Morten Lund. This time they were supplemented by Bodil's and Lund's regular trio pianist Stefano Bollani partner and saxophonist Hans Ulrik and Swedish trumpeter Mårten Lundgren. Here binds Madsen way with old standards like Ellington's In a sentimental mood, Burt Bacharach Close to you, and Lennon / McCartney And I love her. The album was nominated for a Danish Music Award Jazz Year vocal release 2005. On release Box of Pearls 2005 Allied Katrine Madsen again with Claes Crona Trio and Svante Thuresson to a collection vocal duets. This studio album was nominated for this year's vocal release for Danish Music Award Jazz in 2006. http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrine_Madsen   (Translate by Google)

Players: Katrine Madsen(vo), Finn Odderskov(ts), Hans Esbjerg(p), Jesper Bodilsen(b), Hans Brockstedt(dr)

I'm Old Fashioned

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Cæcilie Norby - Silent Ways

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:52
Size: 114,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:27)  1. Stepping Stone
(3:53)  2. Winter Lady
(3:20)  3. In My Secret Life
(4:39)  4. Papa Was a Rolling Stone
(3:55)  5. Diamonds and Gold
(3:52)  6. Like a Rolling Stone
(4:46)  7. Hurt
(5:08)  8. Hearts and Bones
(3:28)  9. Silent Ways
(4:08) 10. Have You Ever Seen the Rain
(5:03) 11. Black Hole Sun
(4:09) 12. Hymnen

From a classical upbringing, to pop, jazz funk and jazz, Norby listens solely to her heart and evaluates the musical quality of melodies fully free of genre restrictions. It is a path between worlds that her ACT debut 'Arabesque' (9723-2) defined two years ago: She wrote her own lyrics to classical works, from Rimski-Korsakov and Ravel to Michel Legrand, and transported them to jazz with the aid of her husband Lars Danielsson and their band. Now, with her second ACT album 'Silent Ways' she goes back in the other direction to some extent.

She selected a dozen of her favourite singer/songwriter melodies including 'Hymnen' by herself and her husband, and charged them up with classical and jazz influences. A powerful, thrilling, convincing mix, on the classics like Bob Dylan's 'Like A Rolling Stone', John Fogerty's 'Have You Ever Seen The Rain' and Paul Simon's 'Hearts And Bones', on the earthly tracks like Barrett Strong's 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone', the originally bulky works like Tom Waits' "Diamonds And Gold", the Indie-rock anthem "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails genius Trent Reznor or on the loungey title track 'Silent Ways' composed by Wolfgang Haffner, to which Norby contributes her wonderful lyrics. It is 'the sound of the new, European jazz' that vocalist Caecilie Norby stands for like no other, the way she best defines it.  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Ways-Caecilie-Norby/dp/B00C1GBPIM.

Personnel: Cæcilie Norby / vocals; Lars Danielsson / cello, bass, acoustic guitars, tambourine; Leszek Mozdzer / piano; Nguyên Lê / electric guitars, electronics; Robert Mehmet Ikiz / drums & percussion

Silent Ways

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Ray Charles - Forever

Styles: R&B
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:28
Size: 113,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:14)  1. A Song For You
(3:42)  2. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
(3:10)  3. Ring Of Fire
(3:42)  4. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(4:14)  5. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(4:09)  6. Till There Was You
(4:07)  7. Isn’t It Wonderful
(5:04)  8. None Of Us Are Free
(4:29)  9. Imagine
(4:57) 10. If 1 Could
(4:02) 11. So Help Me God
(3:35) 12. America The Beautiful

Commemorating Ray Charles' deserved appearance on a U.S. postal stamp, Concord's 2013 CD/DVD set Ray Charles Forever rounds up various highlights from the entirety of Charles' career. This is true for both the CD and the DVD, with the latter containing live clips that loosely correspond to the music on the CD, but the emphasis here is on the CD which spotlights not Ray's hits, but Ray singing standards of all kinds. Everything from Leon Russell's "A Song for You," Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire," and John Lennon's "Imagine" to "America the Beautiful," "They Can't Take That Away from Me," and "Till There Was You" are here, and they're familiar enough to compensate for the curious selections from late in Charles' career, such as the lite-funk of "Isn't It Wonderful." 

Generally, there is an overabundance of latter-day tracks over half of the cuts date from 1993 or later; his '50s and '60s prime is represented by a mere two tracks ("I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" and "Come Rain or Come Shine," respectively)  which does mean this not only lacks big hits (no "I Got a Woman," "Hit the Road Jack," "Georgia on My Mind") but it also isn't quite representative of Charles' peerless musical synthesis, where he blurred boundaries between R&B, gospel, jazz, blues, and country. What shines through is Ray's versatility as a vocalist, as he still sounds powerful and compelling even when his surroundings are synthetic, and that forceful, distinctive vocal style is not a bad way to remember Charles at all. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine   http://www.allmusic.com/album/ray-charles-forever-mw0002570341

Forever

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Ron Carter - It's The Time

Styles: Jazz, Bop
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:17
Size: 122,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:52)  1. It's The Time
(4:55)  2. Eddie's Theme
(5:42)  3. Mack The Knife
(5:17)  4. Candle Light
(5:36)  5. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
(8:17)  6. I Can't Get Started
(4:23)  7. Super Strings
(7:52)  8. My Ship
(5:59)  9. Laverne Walk
(2:20) 10. It's The Time (TVCM Version)

It's the Time is a Japan-only solo album by legendary American jazz bassist Ron Carter. With the appearance of the title track as well as Carter himself in a coffee commercial, there was a resurgence in his popularity in Japan, with this album of new recordings the result. ~ Ian Martin   http://www.allmusic.com/album/its-the-time-mw0001630634

Personnel:  Ron Carter-bass;  Mulgrew Miller-piano;  Russell Malone-guitar

It's The Time

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Eva Sur Seine - Eva Sur Seine EP / Singin' Django EP

Album: Eva Sur Seine EP
Size: 48,1 MB
Time: 20:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Gipsy Swing
Label: ESS Music
Art: Front

01. Bernies Tune (2:56)
02. Une Belle Histoire (5:06)
03. Stompin' At The Savoy (2:37)
04. Je Me Voyais Déjà (3:22)
05. Flambée Montalbanaise (2:42)
06. Dream Of You (3:46)

Eva sur Seine is a collaboration between the young and talented jazz singer Eva Scholten (‘86) and the Thomas Baggerman Trio consisting of Thomas Baggerman (‘88), Max Baggerman (‘90) and Machiel Willemsen (‘70).

The combination of Eva’s refined voice and the gentlemen’s virtuoso gypsy jazz creates a very unique and personal sound, which is often compared to musical greats such as The Rosenberg Trio and Ella Fitzgerald. Their repertoire comprises contemporary songs, reworked pieces by Django Reinhardt, French Chansons and Jazz standards.

This young band is currently regarded as one of the most promising talents in the Netherlands.

Eva Sur Seine EP

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Album: Singin' Django EP
Size: 48,1 MB
Time: 20:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Gipsy Swing
Art: Front

01. Bernies Tune (2:56)
02. Une Belle Histoire (5:06)
03. Stompin' At The Savoy (2:37)
04. Je Me Voyais Déjà (3:22)
05. Flambée Montalbanaise (2:42)
06. Dream Of You (3:46)

Singin' Django EP

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