Bonnie Lee Galea - Since I Fell For You

Size: 84,7 MB
Time: 36:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Label: Bonnie Lee Galea
Art: Front

01. Miss Celie's Blues (2:20)
02. Mean To Me (4:04)
03. Erev Kachol Amok [Deep Blue Evening] (4:12)
04. How Come (2:43)
05. Since I Fell For You (3:34)
06. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (3:28)
07. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (2:34)
08. Black Coffee (3:29)
09. All Of Me (2:38)
10. Les Etoiles (3:10)
11. Sunday Morning (3:58)

Bonnie Lee Galea ….. Sultry, Sophisticated & Stylish! Bonnie has performed, managed & marketed her own band’s professionally since 2000 throughout Northern Territory, Queensland & South Australia. With her Mediterranean background, this songstress has a vast repertoire extending from early classics to current contemporary numbers & occasionally her original compositions, marketed under her own name.

With an eclectic selection of music from Masters such as Billie Holiday, Ruth Brown & Janis Joplin to Bob Marley, Melody Gardot, Alanis Morrissette & Amy Winehouse incorporating a collection of romantic songs sung in Mediterranean, European & South American languages adopted from her travels from artists such as Sergio Mendes, Astor Pezola, Gypsy Kings etc!

Since I Fell For You
Track 7

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Herb Ellis - Three Guitars In Bossa Nova Time

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 35:16
Size: 80.7 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz, Bop
Year: 1963/2009
Art: Front

[4:16] 1. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[4:20] 2. Bossa Nova #2
[2:50] 3. But Beautiful
[3:09] 4. Bossa Nova Samba
[3:10] 5. Leave It To Me
[4:30] 6. I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out!
[4:17] 7. Sweet Dreams
[3:06] 8. Low Society Blues
[2:11] 9. Gravy Waltz
[3:21] 10. Detour Ahead

The title Three Guitars in Bossa Nova Time is misleading in that only two guitars in any instance play the material, while tenor saxophonist Bob Enevoldsen is more important to the overall sound of the music than any other performer. In the main, Herb Ellis and Laurindo Almeida take charge on most of the songs, certainly all bossa novas and light sambas, accompanied by the pianist Donn Trenner (who worked on television with Steve Allen), bassist Bob Bertaux, lesser-known percussionists Bob Neel or Chico Guerrero, the more famous Milt Holland, and guitarist Johnny Gray on three tracks in place of Almeida. All of these selections are familiar, whether as Brazilian songs or Latinized mainstream jazz, while Ellis is upfront in the mix and definitely the leader. While one guitar is initially off the beat on "You Stepped Out of a Dream," Ellis and Almeida are merged together with Enevoldsen in fuller proportions during the fine take of "But Beautiful" with some good solo step-outs, and play in harmonically inventive tones for the very nice "Bossa Nova Samba." Enevoldsen, a multi-instrumentalist known more for playing the trombone, is as cool and smooth as Stan Getz on the melody of the Carnival beat-driven "Leave It to Me," and the spare, careful "Bossa Nova #2." Gray joins Ellis for the more jazz-oriented pieces, including the simple, laid-back "Sweet Dreams," the more commanding "Low Society Blues," where things with the entire combo really come together, and the famous Ray Brown evergreen "Gravy Waltz," made richly harmonic and memorable unto itself. "Detour Ahead" is turned into a bossa and is well done here, but the swinging version might be preferable to those who know this classic song well. On the other hand, the outstanding "I Told Ya' I Love Ya', Now Get Out" is a better adaptation with call and response squawking between Enevoldsen and Ellis perfectly depicting a couple's spat. This interesting 1963 prelude session from Ellis and Almeida together marked the beginnings of a tuneful and spicy partnership, and is a worthwhile addition and longstanding buried treasure in the discography of all participants. ~Michael G. Nastos

Three Guitars In Bossa Nova Time

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Kalapana - Kalapana I

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 37:26
Size: 85.7 MB
Styles: Folk, Soft rock
Year: 1975/1995
Art: Front

[3:01] 1. Going Going Gone
[3:33] 2. The Hurt
[2:41] 3. Nightbird
[2:57] 4. What Do I Do
[2:47] 5. To Be True
[3:00] 6. When The Morning Comes
[4:24] 7. Naturally
[4:27] 8. All I Want
[3:01] 9. Kona Daze
[3:08] 10. You Make It Hard
[4:23] 11. Everything Is Love

Kalapana is a Hawaiian group that performs pop and soft rock music. They are known for their songs "Naturally" and "The Hurt".

In 1973, childhood friends David John (DJ) Pratt and Carl James Malani Bilyeu auditioned at the Rainbow Villa for Cecilio & Kapono. Malani was soloing at the Oar House in Hawaii Kai and DJ was downstairs at Chuck's in Sunlight with Kirk Thompson. They got together in DJ's grandfather's garage with Bryant Mackey Feary, another solo act, playing at the Oar House. They wrote songs, rehearsed, and at one point discussed the meaning of Kalapana. The literal translation of the word "Kalapana" is "sprouting money". Kirk said the meaning was "beat of the music", but he wanted "Dove" anyway. DJ thought it meant "Black Sand". Regardless, they named themselves Kalapana, playing their first gig at Chuck's in Hawaii Kai.

They became a regular band at a club called "The Toppe Ada Shoppe". They opened concerts for Earth, Wind & Fire, Batdorf & Rodney, The Moody Blues, Sly & The Family Stone, and Cecilio & Kapono. They released their first, self-titled album, Kalapana, which included Jackie Kelso on sax and flute, Bill Perry on bass and Larry Brown on drums.

Kalapana I

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Emerald City Jazz Orchestra - Come Rain Or Come Shine

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 78:30
Size: 179.7 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[9:35] 1. Speak No Evil
[8:16] 2. Blues #3
[4:17] 3. Come Rain Or Come Shine
[6:08] 4. Infant Eyes
[5:51] 5. Call It Whatchawanna
[5:33] 6. Stella By Starlight
[4:15] 7. Manteca
[7:58] 8. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
[4:24] 9. In A Mellotone
[7:44] 10. Body And Soul
[7:36] 11. Amazing Grace
[6:48] 12. Jumpin' At The Woodside

A rule of thumb for any artistic endeavor is that a sequel is seldom as good as the original. The qualifier "seldom must be used because there are occasional exceptions to the rule. As luck would have it, here comes one now—the Emerald City Jazz Orchestra's remarkable followup to its debut album, Alive and Swingin'! (SMP 0004). In reviewing that earlier enterprise, I noted that "section work is immaculate, soloists are superb, and the rhythm section simply kicks ass. I happy to report that nothing has changed.

Well, that's not entirely true; there have been a couple of changes, but for the better. Baritone saxophonist Matso Limtiaco, who authored nine of the thirteen exemplary charts on Swingin'!, has written all of them this time, while the ECJO has picked up another stellar soloist, veteran trumpeter Vern Sielert. Besides being a superb arranger, Limtiaco is a capable improviser too, as he shows on Wayne Shorter's "Infant Eyes and Duke Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone.

Shorter is represented as well by "Speak No Evil and "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, Count Basie by "Jumpin' at the Woodside, Dizzy Gillespie by "Manteca, tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin by "Call It Whatchawanna (showcasing one of the band's stylish tenors, Travis Ranney). Limtiaco also arranged the standards "Stella by Starlight, "Body and Soul (another feature for Ranney) and "Come Rain or Come Shine, plus the traditional hymn "Amazing Grace, which he dedicated to those who lost their lives in NYC on September 11, 2001.

The album's only recent composition, "Blues #3, was written by Limtiaco to spotlight the rhythm section (with crisp solos by bassist Steve Messick, drummer Ken French and pianist Reuel Lubag). While each of Limtiaco's charts is enticing, I was especially charmed by the quicker tempo on "Mellow Tone, which is here more assertive than mellow (as is Matso's solo), and the funky framework on "Body and Soul, which handsomely complements Ranney's evocative tenor. "Woodside doesn't sound a whole lot like Basie's classic theme but is nonetheless sharp and swinging on its own terms. Limtiaco says he tried to choose songs with great blowing opportunities for the soloists, and so he has. Besides those already mentioned, the resourceful ad-libbers include trombonists Nathan Vetter, Dan Marcus and Vic Anderson; altos Ben Roseth and Mark Taylor; and tenor Cliff Colon, who burns rubber on "Manteca, "Fee-Fi and "Woodside. The ensemble, as noted, is consistently trim and poised, vanquishing Limtiaco's strenuous charts with unflappable assurance.

The group's leader (and lead trumpeter), Kevin Seeley, writes in the liners that during the two recording sessions "no tune was played more than twice, and half of these tunes we caught on the first take! What a band! I'll second that. The studio sound is generally acceptable, the 78:55 playing time exemplary. Another slam dunk by the well-endowed ECJO, and one of the more impressive big band albums of the year. ~Jack Bowers

Kevin Seeley, leader, trumpet; Greg Lyons, Peter Green (6), Vern Sielert, Randy Burgeson, John Fricke, trumpet; Ben Roseth, Mark Taylor (1,4,5,8-10), Vanessa Sielert, Cliff Colon, Travis Ranney (1,4,5,8-10), Andrew Glynn, Steve Reincke (6), Matso Limtiaco, reeds; Vic Anderson, Greg Koehler (6), Nathan Vetter, Dan Marcus, Stuart Hambley (6), Bud Parker, trombone; Reuel Lubag, piano; Steve Messick, bass; Ken French, drums.

Come Rain Or Come Shine

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Stacy Sullivan - Its A Good Day: A Tribute To Miss Peggy Lee

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:26
Size: 115,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:09)  1. I Love Being Here With You
(3:17)  2. I Got Rhythm / My Romance / One Kiss
(4:14)  3. The Folks Back Home
(2:20)  4. You Was Right Baby
(2:45)  5. He's A Tramp
(3:13)  6. Till There Was You
(2:45)  7. I Don't Know Enough About You
(3:03)  8. I Love The Way You're Breaking My Heart
(3:21)  9. Cheek To Cheek
(4:19) 10. Nobody's Heart Belongs To Me
(3:55) 11. That Old Black Magic / Lover
(4:32) 12. Where Did They Go
(4:05) 13. Johnny Guitar
(2:25) 14. It's A Good Day
(2:57) 15. Angeles On Your Pillow

An intimately swinging project, fresh with courageous takes on Peggy Lee’s famous canon. Joining forces with Jon Weber, Steve Doyle, and Bucky Pizzarelli, Miss Sullivan evokes Lee, but deftly applies her own stamp to each and every song. To complete the picture, the album introduces “The Folks Back Home,” (a previously unreleased song by Lee and Paul Horner,) and Stacy Sullivan possesses the musicianship and vocal chops to do both Peggy Lee and the material justice.

“Sly and subtle, Stacy Sullivan, like Peggy Lee, is a master of suggestion. There's a wink in her voice, and when you hear her on this gorgeous, intimately swinging album, you know that wink is meant only for you.”~ David Hajdu, Music Critic - The New Republic

“With her blond long hair caressing her shoulders, Stacy Sullivan, the seventh sibling in the multi- talented Sullivan family, has never been better than she is in her ‘A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee.’ Sullivan is a revelation. Watch for a repeat engagement of this show! It will be a contender for every award this year.”~ Joe Regan, Jr. - Times Square Chronicles.   More....http://www.lmlmusic.com/album/itsagoodday/

Personnel: Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Jon Weber (piano).

Its A Good Day: A Tribute To Miss Peggy Lee

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Betty Carter - The Complete: 1948 - 1961

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:24 (Disc 1)
Size: 175,5 MB (Disc 1)
Time: 75:19 (Disc 2)
Size: 173,0 MB (Disc 2)
Art: Front + Back

Disc 1

(3:27)  1. Moonlight In Vermont
(1:43)  2. Thou Swell
(2:41)  3. I Could Write A Book
(4:14)  4. Gone With The Wind
(2:44)  5. The Way You Look Tonight
(2:29)  6. Can't We Be Friends
(2:36)  7. Tell Him I Said Hello
(2:41)  8. Social Call
(2:32)  9. Runaway
(2:34) 10. Frenesi
(2:01) 11. Let's Fall In Love
(1:48) 12. You're Driving Me Crazy
(2:49) 13. I Can't Help It
(2:11) 14. By The Bend Of The River
(2:52) 15. Bab's Blues
(2:25) 16. Foul Play
(2:34) 17. You're Getting To Be A Habit
(2:07) 18. On The Isle Of May
(4:03) 19. But Beautiful
(2:19) 20. All I've Got
(4:33) 21. Make It Last
(1:34) 22. Bluebird Of Happiness
(3:41) 23. Something Wonderful
(3:18) 24. Red Top
(3:20) 25. Benson's Boogie
(3:07) 26. The Hucklebuck
(3:48) 27. Jay Bird

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Disc 2

(2:06)  1. What A little Moonlight Can Do
(3:13)  2. There's No You
(2:26)  3. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
(2:26)  4. Remember
(2:52)  5. My Reverie
(2:07)  6. Mean To Me
(3:04)  7. Don't Weep For The Lady
(2:00)  8. Jazz
(2:23)  9. For You
(3:27) 10. Stormy Weather
(2:47) 11. At Sundown
(1:59) 12. On The Alamo
(4:43) 13. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
(3:29) 14. You And I
(3:22) 15. Goodbye / We'll Be Together Again
(2:53) 16. People Will Say We're In Love
(3:17) 17. Cocktails For Two
(2:25) 18. Side By Side
(4:12) 19. Baby, It's Cold Outside
(1:37) 20. Together
(3:45) 21. For All We Know
(3:24) 22. Takes Two To Tango
(4:47) 23. Alone Together
(1:59) 24. Just You, Just Me
(1:58) 25. Frenesi
(2:21) 26. Rock-A-Bye Baby

The Precious And Rare series presents beautifully remastered recordings by some of the very finest jazz artists. Betty Carter brought a new vocal style to jazz, rich in improvisation, passionate scat singing and fighting spirit. She sang with jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Wes Montgomery and Ray Charles and created her own jazz label, achieving prominence in the music business. Songs include 'The Way You Look Tonight', 'Let's Fall In Love', 'Something Wonderful', 'Stormy Weather', 'Baby It's Cold Outside', and many more. 'The finest jazz singer heard in Australia in the past 20 years remains Betty Carter on her two tours in the 1990s. Anyone who witnessed her performances then will never forget the spell she cast as she swept audiences into a theatrical as well as musical world of her own...This comprehensive collection of recordings - from the initial dates with Lionel Hampton through to 12 songs with [Ray] Charles reveals an artist with flawless musical instincts from the outset.' ~ Sydney Morning Herald  https://www.musicdirect.net.au/audio/the-complete-betty-carter-1948-1961.do

The Complete: 1948 - 1961 (CD1)

The Complete: 1948 - 1961 (CD2)

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Tab Smith - Vintage Dance Orchestra No. 262 - Ep Sax For Dance

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1952
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 21:00
Size: 49,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:20)  1. Ace High
(2:32)  2. Sunny Side Of The Street
(3:08)  3. Under A Blanket Of Blues
(2:41)  4. You Belong To Me
(2:39)  5. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
(2:38)  6. Red, Hot And Blue
(2:21)  7. Hands Across The Table
(2:37)  8. Can't We Take A Chance

Tab Smith's career can easily be divided into two. One of the finest altoists to emerge during the swing era, Smith became a popular attraction in the R&B world of the 1950s due to his record "Because of You." After early experience playing in territory bands during the 1930s, Tab Smith played and recorded with Lucky Millinder's Orchestra (1936-1938) and then freelanced with various swing all-stars in New York. He had opportunities to solo with Count Basie's band (1940-1942) before returning to Millinder (1942-1944), and took honors on a recording of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" with a stunning cadenza that followed statements by Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, and Harry Carney. After leaving Millinder, Smith led his own sessions which became increasingly R&B-oriented (he never became involved with bop). His string of recordings for United in the 1950s (which have been reissued by Delmark on CD) made him a fairly major name for a time even though he had a relatively mellow sound and avoided honking. In the early '60s Tab Smith retired to St. Louis and later became involved in selling real estate. Bio ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tab-smith-mn0000013954/biography

Vintage Dance Orchestra No. 262 - Ep Sax For Dance

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Paul Kuhn - I Wish You Love

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:41
Size: 138,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:52)  1. Sister Sadie
(7:48)  2. Take The A-Train
(4:55)  3. I Wish You Love
(6:40)  4. Stitt's Tune
(8:12)  5. Polka Dots & Moonbeams
(7:38)  6. Broadway
(5:27)  7. Soon
(5:42)  8. With A Song In My Heart
(8:23)  9. Flying Home

Paul Kuhn (12 March 1928 – 23 September 2013) was a German jazz musician, band leader, singer and pianist. He was the band leader of the SFB Big Band, the orchestra of the Sender Freies Berlin, the TV-Station of West Berlin, part of ARD. He was the conductor of the German entry in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest. Kuhn was born a the son of a croupier in Wiesbaden. In 1936, at the age of 8, he had a public gig at the 'Funkausstellung' in Berlin, playing the accordion. Some years later, he discovered jazz music (which was frowned upon during the nazi time (1933-1945)). In 1944, he was in Paris and had some gigs to entertain soldiers of the Wehrmacht, who still occupied Paris. After V-Day (8 May 1945), the USA formed an occupation zone in parts of Germany, amongst them the region around Frankfurt. Kuhn was hired by AFN (American Forces Network), he was live on radio almost every day, alone or with his band. 

He adopted the style and sound of Glenn Miller (1904-1944). In the 1950s, he arranged and composed entertainment music. Around 1955, he increasingly launched pop songs, sung and played by himself. During the sixties, more and more west German households bought a TV; music shows, big bands and singers were very successful. In 1968, Kuhn was named head of the entertainment orchestra of Sender Freies Berlin. In 1980, this band was dissolved and Kuhn moved to Cologne and founded his own orchestra. Starting in 2000, he toured with Max Greger, Hugo Strasser and the Big Band of SWR (Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk). At the end of 2011, Kuhn travelled to San Francisco to record a CD (The L.A. Session, with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton). The album was released in 2013. His most known hits were Der Mann am Klavier (1954), Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii (1963) and Die Farbe der Liebe (1958 in the charts).Bio ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kuhn_%28band_leader%29

Personnel:  Bass – Paul G. Ulrich; Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Georg Mayr; Drums – Willy Ketzer; Piano – Paul Kuhn;  Trombone – Ludwig Nuss; Trumpet – Till Brönner

I Wish You Love

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New City Swing Quartet - Jazz Standards And Torch Songs

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 89:29
Size: 206,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:50)  1. All Of Me
(2:04)  2. A Tisket A Tasket
(2:25)  3. On A Slow Boat To China
(4:29)  4. Summertime (And The Living Is Easy)
(3:08)  5. Since I Met You Baby
(3:08)  6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(3:41)  7. Just A Gigolo
(3:35)  8. Crazy (For Loving You)
(4:22)  9. Georgia ( On My Mind)
(2:38) 10. Knobbby
(2:48) 11. Simply
(2:41) 12. Is Your Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
(3:06) 13. Phanton Blues Bar
(3:24) 14. Walking With Christopher
(2:25) 15. Come On Home
(4:23) 16. Linus And Lucy (The Peanuts Theme Song)
(4:54) 17. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
(4:37) 18. Steamroller Blues
(3:48) 19. Stars Fell On Alabama
(2:32) 20. She May Be Your Girl
(2:16) 21. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
(2:22) 22. Ain't Misbehavin'
(6:01) 23. My Funny Valentine
(3:19) 24. Annie Had A Baby
(5:34) 25. Tenderly
(2:49) 26. The Gypsy Song

Jazz Standards And Torch Songs

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Rodney Whitaker - Ballads And Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 69:45
Size: 159.7 MB
Styles: Post bop
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[ 7:26] 1. Whims Of Chambers
[ 7:29] 2. Alone With Just My Dreams
[ 9:02] 3. Ease It
[ 4:57] 4. The Way They Always Said It Should Be
[ 7:14] 5. The Hand Of Love
[ 5:37] 6. Wise Young Man
[10:32] 7. Centerpiece
[10:00] 8. For Rockelle
[ 7:25] 9. Big Foot

In this, his third release as a leader, Detroit-born bassist and member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Rodney Whitaker sides with his Big Apple buds on a program of mainstream jazz standards and one pop tune. Tenor saxophonist Ron Blake plays lines everywhere between Coleman Hawkins and King Curtis, vibist Stephon Harris continues on the rise, pianist Eric Reed approaches monstrous levels, and drummer Carl Allen is solid as a rock. Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon joins on two of the nine selections. Whitaker takes charge on these cuts up front. A bass lead with Reed on "Whims of Chambers," a short unison line with Blake on "Ease It" before multiple solos (especially from the fantastic Reed), and the hot bossa-to-bop "The Hand of Love" all display his esteemed reverence for Paul Chambers. Whitaker's thick, syrupy, swing-laden sound, like Mr. P.C., is ever-present on his numerous solos and in his stance-aside-melody approach. "Whims" is particularly invigorating during the bridge, as playing from Whitaker and Reed seems to scamper, and Harris' vibes chase this; together with Blake, the four then incorporate a stair-step stop/start figure that sets the vibes on fire and puts the tenor sax in a soulful groove. Blake really sounds good on this date; Coleman Hawkins can be heard in his measured phrases during George Duvivier's excavated loping ballad "Alone With Just My Dreams," and on soprano sax, eschewing waves of love and happiness in "For Rockelle"'s steady, 120 beats-per-second fashion. Gordon's cameo roosts on the red hot "Big Foot" (informed by Harris on a patiently devoloped solo), and on the famous, easy, blues treatment of Harry Edison's classic "Centerpiece." Gordon plays trombone with the dexterity of J.J. Johnson on "Big Foot" and quotes "Chicago" on "Centerpiece." He seems in his element. With the musicians at their tenderest for Reed's "Wise Young Man," Harris is, again, the surrogate leader and delivers a cropped but substantial solo. Here is a jazz musician who doesn't need to play a flurry of notes to tell a story. On Carly Simon's "The Way They Always Said It Should Be," Whitaker's arco bass plays informant on a nicely rendered version of a soft rock tune. After the previous, more progressive jazz efforts, Whitaker has felt a need to play music "that doesn't have to be threatening or complex, some things that can help people relax." While not a collection of cool ballads and blues á la Chet Baker or George Shearing et al., as the title might suggest, the album is substantial, well-prepped, and nicely turned out. Recommended. ~Michael G. Nastos

Ballads And Blues

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Donna Hightower - Take One!

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:12
Size: 135.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:26] 1. Perfidia
[2:47] 2. Maybe You'll Be There
[1:56] 3. Lover Come Back To Me
[2:14] 4. There, I've Said It Again
[2:29] 5. Because Of You
[2:52] 6. Please Don't Take Your Love Away From Me
[2:33] 7. C'est La Vie
[2:31] 8. Too Young
[2:38] 9. Baby, Get Lost
[2:26] 10. I Get A Kick Out Of You
[2:31] 11. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
[2:33] 12. Trouble In Mind
[2:46] 13. Every Day I Have The Blues
[3:06] 14. Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You
[1:45] 15. All Or Nothing At All
[2:20] 16. I Laughed To Keep From Crying
[1:37] 17. Lonesome And Sorry
[2:31] 18. The First To Know
[2:54] 19. The Blues Don't Care
[2:04] 20. Can't Help It
[2:25] 21. Born To Be Blue
[2:03] 22. I'll Be Around
[3:04] 23. A Cottage For Sale
[2:30] 24. I'm Alone Because I Love You

2 LPs in 1 CD: Tracks #1-12 from "Take One!" (Capitol T 1133). Tracks #13-24 from "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?" (Capitol ST 1273).

One of the highest tributes to any musician in a recording session is that he or she is a “Take One” artist. Donna Hightower is just that, a singer who delivers perfectly the first time she steps to the mike. In these late Fifties sides she demonstrated the phrasing, taste and skill which marked her as one the brightest new vocalist stars of the time. Backing her are two all-star groups conducted by Sid Feller and featuring some of the greatest soloists of the New York jazz scene, including Joe Wilder, Ben Webster, Hank Jones, Georgie Auld, Mundell Lowe, George Duvivier and Don Lamond.

Donna Hightower (vcl), Joe Wilder (tp), Ben Webster (ts), Mundell Lowe (g), Hank Jones (p), George Duvivier (b), Don Lamond (d), Sid Feller (cond).

Take One!

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Antônio Carlos Jobim - Collection

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:41
Size: 111.5 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:40] 1. The Girl From Ipanema
[2:48] 2. Agua De Beber
[2:52] 3. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
[3:31] 4. Águas De Março
[4:09] 5. Desafinado
[5:03] 6. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao
[2:45] 7. How Insensitive
[3:15] 8. Meditation
[2:14] 9. Samba De Uma Nota Só (One Note Samba)
[2:45] 10. Felicidade
[4:17] 11. Chega De Saudade
[3:49] 12. Quiet Nights Of Quit Stars
[2:19] 13. So Danco Samba (Jazz Samba)
[3:19] 14. O Morro Nao Tem Vez
[2:49] 15. Wave

It has been said that Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim was the George Gershwin of Brazil, and there is a solid ring of truth in that, for both contributed large bodies of songs to the jazz repertoire, both expanded their reach into the concert hall, and both tend to symbolize their countries in the eyes of the rest of the world. With their gracefully urbane, sensuously aching melodies and harmonies, Jobim's songs gave jazz musicians in the 1960s a quiet, strikingly original alternative to their traditional Tin Pan Alley source.

Jobim's roots were always planted firmly in jazz; the records of Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Barney Kessel, and other West Coast jazz musicians made an enormous impact upon him in the 1950s. But he also claimed that the French impressionist composer Claude Debussy had a decisive influence upon his harmonies, and the Brazilian samba gave his music a uniquely exotic rhythmic underpinning. As a pianist, he usually kept things simple and melodically to the point with a touch that reminds some of Claude Thornhill, but some of his records show that he could also stretch out when given room. His guitar was limited mostly to gentle strumming of the syncopated rhythms, and he sang in a modest, slightly hoarse yet often hauntingly emotional manner. ~partial bio by Richard S. Ginnell

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Sheila Cooper - While The World Is In Slumber

Styles: Vocal And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:55
Size: 131,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:51)  1. It's All Right With Me
(3:46)  2. Tulip Or Turnip
(6:52)  3. Warm Valley
(6:19)  4. Cry Me A River
(4:55)  5. An Occasional Man
(5:28)  6. Brookliner Boogaloo
(3:28)  7. Too Close For Comfort
(5:59)  8. In The Still Of The Night
(4:20)  9. 100 Easy Ways To Lose A Man
(5:08) 10. Love's Echo (For Calli)
(4:44) 11. Stardust

Alto saxophonist and singer Sheila Cooper combines a sense of jazz cool with humor and passion to bring new life to old treasures from the American songbook.

Canadian-born, New York-based singer, alto saxophonist, composer and arranger, Sheila Cooper is as saxophone legend Lee Konitz has noted "a singer on her horn and with her voice, and that's the best playing for me." Ever since she moved to New York, she has been wowing audiences at the city's top venues, including the Blue Note, Birdland, The Knitting Factory and Five-Spot.

And her European tours in support of her acclaimed first CD "Since You Were Mine" which featured world-class rhythm section Renee Rosnes, Scott Colley and Billy Drummond were triumphantly successful, playing to enthusiastic audiences in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia. "It was so thrilling to have people lining up in the break to have me autograph CDs," says Cooper. "I was quite overwhelmed by how excited they were."

Her follow-up CD, "While the World is in Slumber" featuring her trademark quirky, yet elegant renderings of popular standards, also includes two original compositions (one vocal, one instrumental). Her clever additional lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's little-known "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" wittily personalize and update a 50's gem. And her fresh, sexy voice is beautifully showcased by her imaginative and seductive arrangements of the songs, "In the Still of the Night" a line from which inspired the CD's title "Cry Me a River" and "It's All Right With Me." Also heard on the CD are the wonderful musicians John Hart on guitar, Chris Berger on acoustic bass and Marcello Pellitteri. More.. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sheilacooper2

Personnel:  Sheila Cooper: vocals, alto saxophone; John Hart: guitar; Chris Berger: acoustic bass; Marcello Pellitteri: drums

While The World Is In Slumber

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Phil Woods - American Songbook II

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:24
Size: 150,2 MB
Art: Front

(7:52)  1. Suddenly It's Spring
(6:54)  2. Careless
(5:40)  3. Last Night When We Were Young
(5:39)  4. I Remember You
(6:50)  5. I'll Take Romance
(5:21)  6. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
(6:43)  7. Yesterdays
(6:07)  8. Come Rain or Come Shine
(6:53)  9. Watch What Happens
(8:27) 10. Night and Day

The Phil Woods Quintet has long been famous for being the perfect outlet for the veteran altoist. In addition to bebop standards, the group usually includes inventive originals and lots of interplay between the five notable musicians, which in recent times has included trumpeter Brian Lynch and pianist Bill Charlap in addition to original members bassist Steve Gilmore and drummer Bill Goodwin. The American's Songbook II, like its predecessor, is a bit different in that all ten songs are standards from American popular music and usually shows rather than originating in the jazz world. Only "Careless" is a little obscure. 

The arrangements, often by Lynch, modernize the songs a bit while retaining their melodies and feel. There is some particularly beautiful playing along the way from Woods and, although this is not the most heated or intense recording by his group, it is quite pleasing, respectful and full of subtle adventures. ~ Scott Yanow  

http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-american-songbook-vol-2-mw0000481747

Personnel: Phil Woods: alto saxophone & clarinet; Bill Charlap: piano; Steve Gilmore: bass; Bill Goodwin: drums; Brian Lynch: trumpet.

American Songbook II

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John Swana - John Swana & Friends

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:40
Size: 141,6 MB
Art: Front

( 9:40)  1. Oleo
( 7:49)  2. Before You
( 7:15)  3. Darn That Dream
( 6:18)  4. Out Of My Dreams
( 6:18)  5. You Don't Know What Love Is
( 8:42)  6. Straight, No Chaser
( 5:27)  7. I Didn't Know What Time It  Was
(10:07)  8. Pendulum At Falcon's Lair

John Swana is one of the most exciting trumpeters to arrive for a decade,” declares Mark Gardner, co-author of Blackwell's Guide to Recorded Jazz. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Swana took up Trumpet at the age of 11. He was drawn to jazz at the age of 17 after hearing Dizzy Gillespie, and the interest developed into a passion while he was in college. There he began transcribing the solos of Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, and Tom Harrell. Swana has performed and toured with the Mingus Big Band. He has also played with well known jazz names such as Don Patterson, Shirley Scott, Mickey Roker, Stanley Turrentine, Harold Mabern, Cecil Payne, Johnny Coles, Ralph Peterson, Charles Fambrough, Bobby Watson, Trudy Pitts, Bootsie Barnes, Craig Handy, Chris Potter, Stephen Scott, Tim Warfield, Eric Alexander, Sam Newsome, Brad Mehldau,Vincent Herring, Uri Caine, Tim Armacost, Peter Leitch, Peter Bernstein, Ravi Coltrane, Ralph Bowen, Terrel Stafford, Seamus Blake, and Robin Eubanks. 

He has also been heard with Freddie Hubbard, Phil Woods, Ronnie Cuber, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Clark Terry, Frank Foster, John Faddis, Slide Hampton, J.J. Johnson, Bob Minzer, and Charlie Persip. John Swana can be heard on recordings with: Benny Golson, Grover Washington Jr., Charles Fambrough, Craig Handy, Tito Puente, Bill O'Connell, Lenny White, Ricky Sabastian, Marlon Simon, Ed Simon, Dave Valentin, Cafe', Art Webb, Adam Holtzman, Ralph Bowen, Ron Blake, Peter Bernstein, Carl Allen, Mulgrew Miller, Benny Green, Kenny Barron, Tim Warfield, Lewis Nash, Clarence Penn, Kevin Hays, Chris McBride, Uri Caine, Peter Leitch, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Ralph Peterson, Bobby Zankel, and Tom Harrell. http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/johnswana

Personnel: John Swana (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Pierce (tenor saxophone); Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Mulgrew Miller (piano); Billy Drummond (drums).

John Swana & Friends

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Lionel Hampton - Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings Disc 1 And Disc 2

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:41 (Disc 1)
Size: 153,7 MB (Disc 1)
Time: 66:04 (Disc 2)
Size: 152,7 MB (Disc 2)
Art: Front

Disc 1

( 3:11)  1. Flying Home
( 3:23)  2. Hamp's Boogie Woogie
( 3:07)  3. Million Dollar Smile
( 3:45)  4. Red Cross
( 3:31)  5. Hamp's Blues
( 3:17)  6. Evil Gal Blues
( 7:24)  7. Flying Home
(15:15)  8. Stardust
( 2:29)  9. Ribs And Hot Sauce
( 3:20) 10. Blow Top Blues
( 3:21) 11. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
( 5:55) 12. Rockin' In Rhythm, Parts 1 And 2
( 2:54) 13. Limehouse Blues
( 2:49) 14. Tempo's Birthday
( 2:55) 15. Jack The Fox Boogie

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Disc 2

(3:34)  1. How High The Moon
(3:13)  2. Three Minutes On 52nd Street
(3:06)  3. Red Top
(3:08)  4. Mingus Fingers
(3:20)  5. Midnight Sun
(3:16)  6. Chicken Shack Boogie
(3:09)  7. Central Avenue Breakdown
(3:23)  8. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee
(3:18)  9. Moonglow
(3:07) 10. The Hucklebuck (Vocal Version)
(2:47) 11. Lavender Coffin
(2:51) 12. Rag Mop
(3:05) 13. I Wish I Knew
(2:31) 14. There Will Never Be Another You
(3:16) 15. Pink Champagne
(2:48) 16. Memories Of You
(3:13) 17. Time On My Hands
(2:34) 18. Easy To Love
(2:50) 19. Twentieth Century Boogie
(4:12) 20. Dancing On The Ceiling
(3:16) 21. How High The Moon

A very nice two-disc set indeed, with a wonderful cross section of Hampton's career, with the focus rightfully on the pre-1950 stage, with the final few cuts taking Hampton as far as a 1963 club date with trumpeter Charlie Teagarden. The music here is often delicate, spun from silver, and it's doubtful you'll find a better compilation of jazz vibraphone work. One fascinating highlight: Hampton's 15-minute version of "Stardust." 

~ Steven McDonald 

http://www.allmusic.com/album/hamp-the-legendary-decca-recordings-mw0000184511

Personnel: Lionel Hampton (vocals, piano, vibraphone); Dinah Washington, Joe James, Little Jimmy Scott, Sonny Parker (vocals); Eric Miller , Irving Ashby, Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, Billy Mackel (guitar); Ray Perry (violin, alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson (flute, alto saxophone); Herbie Fields (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto saxophone); Jack Kelson, Jr. (clarinet); Earl Bostic, Gus Evans, Johnny Board, Willie Smith, Ben Kynard, George Dorsey, Bobby Plater (alto saxophone); John Sparrow, Corky Corcoran, Gene Morris, Eddie Barefield, Curtis Lowe, Jay Peters, Gil Bernal, Illinois Jacquet, Fred Simon , Johnny Griffin, Al Sears, Arnett Cobb, Bill Williams , Morris Lane (tenor saxophone); Lonnie Shaw, Jack McVea, Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Manny Klein, Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal, Roy McCoy, Jack Trainor, Ed Mullens, Leo Shepherd, Duke Garrette, Walter Williams , Lammar Wright, Jr., David Page , Joe Morris , Joe Wilder, Kenny Dorham, Al Killian, Snooky Young, Teddy Buckner, Benny Bailey, Wendell Culley, Jimmy Nottingham, Cat Anderson, Charlie Shavers, Charlie Teagarden (trumpet); John Morris, Paul Lee , Al Hayes , Harry Sloan, Fred Beckett, Andrew Penn, Jimmy Wormick, James Robinson , Sonny Craven, Chips Outcalt, Abdul Hamid, Jake "Vernon" Porter, Allen Durham, Lester Bass, Jimmy Cleveland, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Booty Wood (trombone); Dan Burley, Doug Duke, John Mehegan, Leonard Feather, Albert Ammons, Milt Buckner, Tommy Todd (piano); Buddy Cole (organ); Curley Hamner, Fats Heard, Fred Radcliffe, Ellis Bartee, George Jones, Earl Fox Walker, George Jenkins, Tom Montgomery, Lee Young (drums).

Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings Disc 1

Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings Disc 2

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Lester Young Trio - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 59:53

Size: 137.1 MB

Styles: Swing, Mainstream jazz, Saxophone jazz

Year: 1951/1994

Art: Front

[3:51] 1. Back To The Land

[3:52] 2. I Cover The Waterfront (12 Version)

[4:01] 3. I Cover The Waterfront (Take Two)

[3:51] 4. Somebody Loves Me

[4:03] 5. I've Found A New Baby

[4:47] 6. The Man I Love

[4:02] 7. Peg O' My Heart

[3:56] 8. I Want To Be Happy

[4:10] 9. Mean To Me

[3:59] 10. Back To The Land

[4:37] 11. I've Found A New Baby

[5:05] 12. Rosetta

[4:51] 13. Sweet Lorraine

[4:41] 14. Blowed And Gone

One of Lester Young's most memorable post-World War II dates came in 1946, when he entered a Los Angeles studio and formed a trio that employed Nat King Cole on piano and Buddy Rich on drums. In 1994, the results of that classic encounter, which Norman Granz produced for his Clef label, were reissued on the CD Lester Young Trio. Unfortunately, the sound is pretty scratchy, and one wishes that Verve had used digital remastering to reduce the noise. But the performances themselves are outstanding. From the blues "Back to the Land" to the soulful ballad statements of "The Man I Love" and "I Cover the Waterfront," Lester Young Trio explodes the absurd myth that Young's postwar output is of little or no value -- a myth that many jazz critics have been all too happy to promote. The CD's four bonus tracks which include "Sweet Lorraine," "Rosetta" and "I've Found a New Baby") come from a 1943 or 1944 session that didn't employ Young at all, but rather, was led by tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon and features trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and Cole, among others. Listeners might ask what that session, which was Gordon's first as a leader, has to do with Young, and the answer is that it illustrates Young's tremendous influence on Gordon. At that point, Gordon still sounded a lot like Young, was still playing swing rather than bebop and had yet to develop a recognizable sound of his own, although by 1945, Gordon would become quite distinctive and influential himself. Highly recommended. ~Alex Henderson

Lester Young Trio                 

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Dirindi (Feat Marzieh Reyhani) - Esse Samba

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:39
Size: 109.1 MB
Styles: Latin jazz
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:59] 1. Brasileirinho
[3:54] 2. Minha Abelha Abelha Aripuá
[4:55] 3. Tim Dom Dom
[4:44] 4. Teco Teco
[3:37] 5. Chora Tua Tristeza
[5:37] 6. Caprichos Do Destino
[4:56] 7. Errei...Erramos
[3:26] 8. Valsinha
[5:35] 9. Tintim Por Tintim
[5:52] 10. Cansado De Sambar

Marzieh Reyhani: vocals; Friederike Darius: flutes; Sjoerd Dijkhuizen: tenor sax, bass clarinet; Maarten van der Grinten: guitars; Jurandir Gomes: bass guitar, vocal; Enrique Firpi: drums, percussion; Alaor Soares: percussion.

The last CD by Dirindi ‘Cantar do Jobim’ was a homage to Antonio Carlos Jobim and consisted mainly of his lesser-known compositions. For this new Jazz-Samba project, the group has once again not opted for the most obvious pieces. But it’s not only this that makes it an exceptional project. The international make-up of Dirindi, which includes Brazilians as well as three other nationalities, ensures a dynamically played, sparkling samba repertoire, mainly arranged by guitarist Maarten van der Grinten.

Dominating this musical combo is singer Marzieh Reyhani, whose beautiful, fluid voice of bell-like clarity will sometimes produce more than 500 words or syllables a minute. Even more than with other Brazilian projects, jazz-lovers will be thrilled with this album, as each piece presents us with individual solo contributions of a high artistic standard. (Bob Hagen

Esse Samba

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Jeni Fleming - Things I Meant To Say

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 48:38

Size: 111.4 MB

Styles: Folk, Acoustical jazz

Year: 2003

Art: Front

[4:07] 1. Mr. Bojangles

[4:20] 2. Stars And The Moon

[3:58] 3. Garota De Ipanema

[3:18] 4. O Pato

[8:10] 5. Ode To Billie Joe

[2:22] 6. If I Loved You

[3:01] 7. Old Man With A New Twist

[3:58] 8. Twisted

[5:34] 9. Almost A Rainy Day

[4:48] 10. Nature Boy

[4:57] 11. Time After Time

They may perform folksy acoustic renditions of Jerry Jeff Walker, or gracefully deliver a pop cover from Cyndi Lauper...but in the end, the jazz comes out in every tune.

The trio is lead by Jeni Fleming's powerful and honest voice capable of effortlessly delivering complex Classical and modern jazz dichotomies in one breath, breezy folk tunes with a modern twist and vibrant original pop, in another. Her lush ballads simply drip with so much emotion and strength that her audiences routinely require tissue boxes on every chair. Rounding out the Trio's full-bodied melodies are Jake Fleming , Jeni's husband, on guitar and saxophone, and Chad Langford on bass. Each accomplished musicians in their own right, both Fleming and Langford add depth to the music while perfectly and intuitively knowing exactly how and when to enhance Jeni's soulful sound.

"Things I Meant To Say" is the first studio effort from the Trio. Again you can enjoy a well chosen blend of standards and originals while experiencing more layers of the Trio than their first album, "The Trinity Tour".

Things I Meant To Say

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Walter Bishop, Jr. - Midnight Blue

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 67:22
Size: 154.2 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1991/2010
Art: Front

[6:25] 1. Sweet And Lovely
[5:19] 2. Never Let Me Go
[4:57] 3. You Don't Know What Love It Was
[4:31] 4. Lady Barbara
[6:09] 5. I Should Care
[4:43] 6. More I See You
[5:11] 7. The Christmas Song
[4:45] 8. Farmer's Delight
[8:19] 9. Up Jumped Spring
[6:10] 10. Autumn In New York
[4:49] 11. What Is This Thing Called Love
[6:00] 12. Midnight Blue

This 1991 session is one of Walter Bishop, Jr.'s final dates as a leader prior to his death in 1998 and it is well worth acquiring. With bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer Doug Sides on hand, the bop pianist is in top form. A jaunty "Sweet and Lovely" starts the CD with gusto, followed by an intense, rather brisk samba treatment of "Never Let Me Go." His approach to Mel Tormé's timeless holiday favorite, "The Christmas Song," is a bit more strident than one would expect, but his version won't be confused with anyone else's. Freddie Hubbard's waltz "Up Jumped Spring" finds him skating around the theme in a sometimes discordant manner reminiscent of Monk, while his quotes of "Greensleeves," "Willow Weep for Me," and even "Blue Monk" add a touch of humor. Bishop wrote three of the 12 songs, including the very bluesy "Midnight Blue," the tricky bop piece "Lady Barbara," and "Farmer's Delight," a delightful hard bop vehicle. Recommended. ~Ken Dryden

Midnight Blue

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