Charles McPherson - Siku Ya Bibi (Day Of The Lady)

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:46
Size: 107,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:21)  1. Don't Explain
(4:53)  2. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)
(4:24)  3. God Bless The Child
(4:39)  4. Miss Brown To You
(4:13)  5. Good Morning Heartache
(4:58)  6. For Heaven's Sake
(4:39)  7. I'm A Fool To Want You
(6:56)  8. Lover Come Back To Me
(7:39)  9. My Funny Valentine

For the second of his three Mainstream sessions (one that has been reissued on CD), the bebop altoist Charles McPherson pays tribute to Billie Holiday; in fact, "Siku Ya Bibi" means "Day of the Lady" in Swahili. The emphasis is mostly on ballads, with "Miss Brown to You" and "Lover Come Back to Me" being exceptions. Four of the eight selections find McPherson backed by ten strings arranged by Ernie Wilkins, while the remainder of the date has the altoist joined by a rhythm section that includes pianist Barry Harris. Although not quite up to the level of his upcoming, more freewheeling Xanadu sessions, this is a fine outing. Highlights include the two aforementioned cooking pieces, "Lover Man," "Good Morning Heartache," and "I'm a Fool to Want You." ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/siku-ya-bibi-mw0000275027

Siku Ya Bibi (Day Of The Lady)

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Jonny Cooper Orchestra - Legends Of Swing

Styles: Swing, Big Band
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:35
Size: 105,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:24)  1. Opus One
(4:12)  2. Sing, Sing, Sing
(3:14)  3. Harlem Nocturne
(3:03)  4. A String Of Pearls
(3:16)  5. In The Mood
(3:18)  6. The Kid From Redbank
(3:41)  7. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(3:57)  8. That Old Black Magic
(2:56)  9. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
(4:26) 10. My Funny Valentine
(4:45) 11. Li'l Darlin'
(3:29) 12. You Made Me Love You
(2:47) 13. Mack The Knife

The Jonny Cooper Orchestra is an American–style dance band from South Africa, of all places, and a fairly decent one at that. On Legends of Swing, which we presume is the orchestra’s recorded debut, trumpeter Cooper and his comrades pay tribute to bandleaders Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Harry James, Jazz pathfinder Louis Armstrong, vocalist Ella Fitzgerald and composer Earle Hagen. Even though the charts are unremarkable and the orchestra unassuming, the music is beyond reproach and always a pleasure to hear no matter how unsteady the framework on which it rests. The album begins with a salute to Dorsey, Sy Oliver’s “Opus One,” which includes the first of several bright solos by guest trumpeter Jan Johansson. Basie is next up with Neal Hefti’s “The Kid from Red Bank,” on which pianist Gavin Fullard sits in for the Count, then Ellington (“I’m Beginning to See the Light,” solos by Johansson and tenor Ron Franchitti). 

The JCO employs two vocalists, Kate Normington and Donald Tshomela. Normington is heard on two songs associated with Ella, “That Old Black Magic” and “My Funny Valentine,” while Tshomela presides over the band’s homage to Armstrong, “Mack the Knife.” Drummer McGill Anderson and clarinetist Stuart Goodwin are featured on Louis Prima’s “Sing Sing Sing” (dedicated to Goodman), Johansson on “You Made Me Love You” (ditto to James), Goodwin (alto) on Hagen’s “Harlem Nocturne,” trombonist Clive Sharrock on Dorsey’s familiar theme, “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You.” The JCO saves Miller for last, bowing respectfully to the undisputed monarch of the big–band era with “A String of Pearls” (solos by Franchitti, trumpeter Julian Ford, alto Simon Bates) and Joe Garland’s evergreen, “In the Mood” (Blake, trumpet; Goodwin, alto; Franchitti, tenor). Smooth, pleasant dance music with a touch of Jazz, on the order of that produced by the giants to whom the album is dedicated. ~ Jack Bowers  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/legends-of-swing-jonny-cooper-jc-review-by-jack-bowers.php#.VBBl2xZZjKc

Personnel: Jonny Cooper, leader, trumpet; Mike Blake, Julian Ford, David Abrahams, Lee Thomson, trumpet; Clive Sharrock, Mike Nixon, Sym Yarrow, Lawrence Jacobs, trombone; Stuart Goodwin, alto, tenor sax, clarinet; Simon Bates, alto sax; Ron Franchitti, tenor sax, clarinet; John McBeath, tenor sax; Llewelyn Arnold, baritone sax, clarinet; Gavin Fullard, piano; Martin Nosworthy, guitar; Don Williams, bass; McGill Anderson, drums; Donald Tshomela, Kate Normington, vocals. Guest artist

Legends Of Swing

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Richard Galliano - Ruby My Dear (Live)

Size: 126,3 MB
Time: 54:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2005
Styles: Jazz, Post Bop, World Fusion
Art: Front

01. Ruby My Dear (4:51)
02. L'insidieuse (5:10)
03. Historia De Un Amor (5:16)
04. Bohemia After Dark (5:58)
05. Gnossienne No. 1 (5:46)
06. Teulada (4:31)
07. Naïa (6:18)
08. Spleen (8:33)
09. Waltz For Nicky (7:51)

There are two types of accordionists in jazz: Richard Galliano and everyone else. Galliano plays his instrument with the fluidity and looseness of a saxophonist, the technique of a classical pianist, and the individuality of a singer. Few are close to being on his level. The Ruby, My Dear sessions find Galliano in New York, interacting with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Clarence Penn. While the intriguing repertoire includes a tango, a couple of jazz standards ("Ruby, My Dear" and Oscar Pettiford's "Bohemia After Dark"), and a piece by Erik Satie, Galliano's five originals really showcase his playing the best, letting him stretch out over intriguing chord changes. Richard Galliano has made quite a few excellent recordings for Dreyfus; Ruby, My Dear is an excellent place for one to start in discovering his musical talents. ~ Scott Yanow

Personnel: Richard Galliano (accordion); Larry Grenadier (bass instrument); Clarence Penn (drums).

Ruby My Dear

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Audrey Martin - Living Room

Size: 155,7 MB
Time: 67:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Living Room (5:18)
02. Wild Is The Wind (4:51)
03. Summer Me, Winter Me (5:00)
04. Meaning Of The Blues (6:24)
05. Blue (4:00)
06. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (5:00)
07. Lazy Afternoon (5:33)
08. I Never Meant To Hurt You (6:24)
09. Calling You (Theme From Baghdad Cafe) (3:59)
10. The Touch Of Your Lips (3:53)
11. My Favorite Things (4:23)
12. I Like You, You're Nice (2:46)
13. April In Paris (4:14)
14. Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp (5:31)

Music and therapy aren't so different. In fact, many view music as therapy; it provides an outlet for expression for those who create, it helps those on the receiving end to find meaning in life, and it provides the means for people on both sides to look inside and beyond themselves. Countless individuals understand the nexus between these two worlds, as it's what draws them toward music in the first place, but vocalist Audrey Martin has actually lived it.

Martin's passion for the arts was evident early on. She studied theater, voice, and dance in college, but she ended up on a different path when she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and an MA in clinical psychology. Once done with schooling, Martin began her career as a marriage and family therapist, but the draw of the arts pulled her back in. When Martin turned forty, she realized that their was something of a hole in her life; she decided to fill it with music.

At that point, Martin made her way to the Jazzschool in Berkeley, California, connected with vocalist-teacher Stephanie Bruce, and got down to the business of making music. Subsequent years found her working hard to further her art. She studied with Laurie Antonioli in the advanced vocal program at Jazz Camp West, soaked up the wisdom of vocalists Madeline Eastman and Dena DeRose at the Stanford Summer Jazz Program, and, in 2010, completed the Jazzschool's vocal mentorship program with Maye Cavallaro. Now, More than fifteen years after Martin's jazz journey began, she arrives with her debut album, a collection of finely shaped and beautifully rendered performances.

Martin says a lot in subtle ways. Her delivery is gentle and emotive, measured and meaningful, and wholly connected to the spirit of each song. There's something naturally bright about her voice, yet small shadows and more complex hues come out at various times. Martin gravitates toward songs that let her ruminate and chew on her thoughts, but she doesn't dwell on any subject or idea for too long. Pianist Larry Dunlap—Martin's chief collaborator on this project—ably assists her, helping to mold each piece to fit her sensibilities. His arrangements—most notably a swinging "Wild Is The Wind" and a dainty, wistful-meets-lighthearted "April In Paris"—shed new light on old chestnuts. Together, Martin, Dunlap and the rest of the crew work their way through infrequently covered Leonard Cohen ("Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye") and Laura Nyro ("Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp"), a Joni Mitchell classic ("Blue"), a jazz warhorse or two ("My Favorite Things"), and a variety of other choice songs. Through it all, Martin manages to charm without fireworks or deliberate vocal offensives.

It took Audrey Martin an awfully long time to make the leap into jazz and recording, but it was worth the wait. Living Room is a promising debut, a helpful and welcome dose of therapy for the mind and heart. ~Dan Bilawsky

Personnel: Audrey Martin: vocals; Larry Dunlap: piano, synthesizer; John Shifflett: bass (1-4, 6-11, 13, 14); Jason Lewis: drums (1-4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14); Michaelle Goerlitz: percussion (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 14); Mary Fettig: tenor saxophone (2), soprano saxophone (11), clarinet (13), flute (14); Jeff Buenz: guitar (1, 6, 7, 9).

Living Room

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Clare Fischer Big Band - Pacific Jazz

Size: 172,4 MB
Time: 74:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Big Band
Art: Front

01. Cherokee (Feat. Andy Martin & Alex Budman) (7:40)
02. Jumping Jacks (Feat. Brent Fischer & Steve Huffsteter) (6:37)
03. Cotton Tail (Feat. Brent Fischer Orchestra) (7:21)
04. New Thing (Feat. Quinn Johnson, Alex Budman & Ron Stout) (5:50)
05. Passion (Feat. Scott Whitfield) (3:18)
06. Sad About Nothing Blues (Feat. Scott Whitfield & Carl Saunders) (6:03)
07. Mood Indigo (7:47)
08. Eleanor Rigby (Feat. Brent Fischer, Rob Verdi & Alex Budman) (3:37)
09. Blues Parisien (Feat. Steve Huffsteter) (5:19)
10. Son Of A Dad (Feat. Don Shelton, Francisco Torres, Ron Stout & Rob Verdiis) (3:42)
11. I Loves You Porgy (7:38)
12. All Out (Feat. Scott Whitfield & Quinn Johnson) (5:28)
13. Ornithardy (Feat. Bob Sheppard) (3:48)

Douglas Clare Fischer was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from whom, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorate), he became the pianist and arranger for the vocal group The Hi-Lo’s in the late 1950s. Fischer went on to work with Donald Byrd and Dizzy Gillespie, and became known for his Latin and bossa nova recordings in the 1960s. He composed the salsa standard, "Morning", and the jazz standard, "Pensativa". Fischer was nominated for eleven Grammy Awards during his lifetime, winning for his landmark album, Clare Fischer & Salsa Picante Present "2 + 2" (1981), the first of Fischer's records to incorporate the vocal ensemble writing developed during his Hi-Lo's days into his already sizable Latin jazz discography; it was also the first recorded installment in Fischer's three-decade-long collaboration with his son Brent). Dr. FIscher was also a posthumous Grammy winner for ¡Ritmo! (2012).

Pacific Jazz  

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Anjani - I Came To Love

Size: 100,5 MB
Time: 43:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz/Folk Vocals
Art: Front

01. Standing On The Stairs (5:40)
02. Love In Between (3:47)
03. Holy Ground (4:00)
04. Song To Make Me Still (3:07)
05. I Came To Love (4:34)
06. The Goal (3:45)
07. Clean Slate (4:27)
08. Love Be A River (4:13)
09. I'd Still Have You (2:55)
10. Weather A Storm With You (6:35)

I Came To Love is the new album by Hawaiian-born singer Anjani Thomas who has strong family connections with Okinawa. Several years ago she made the album Okinawa Time which featured some of her own re-written versions of Okinawan songs by Rinken Teruya. Since that time she has found fame for her collaborations with Leonard Cohen and her last solo album Blue Alert was entirely co-written with Cohen and produced by him.

It’s already eight years since the excellent Blue Alert and a lot has happened since then, though Anjani’s fans must have begun to wonder whether this long promised new album was ever going to materialise. Well, the extended wait has been worth it and I Came To Love stands up very well alongside its predecessor. The album includes three songs co-written with Cohen (one of these an adaptation of an early poem). The other seven compositions are entirely the work of Anjani who plays piano and keyboards with a select band of handpicked musicians including country music giant Larry Campbell, renowned flamenco guitarist Pavlo, and co-producer Jerry Marotta on bass and percussion.

Anjani has obviously absorbed much of the songwriting and recording process from Cohen but at the same time she seems to have grasped a new freedom in following a somewhat different path of her own here and the results are more varied and more interesting than ever. ‘Standing on the Stairs’ begins the album in almost identical fashion to Blue Alert with its minimalist but sophisticated jazzy arrangement complementing her clear and precisely enunciated vocals. But just when we think we know exactly where this is going we get the countrified ‘Love in Between’ and then the folk-bluesy ‘Holy Ground’.

The title track which is the centrepiece of the album expertly contrasts light and shade and almost rocks out in parts as does the following ‘The Goal’. One of the most compelling songs is ‘Clean Slate’ which seems to sum up a theme of rebirth and regeneration which runs through much of an album concerned with love and reflections on life’s twists and turns. In a twist of her own, ‘Love Be a River’ is positively European with its guitar, bouzouki and accordion rising and falling along with the vocal.

I Came To Love was recorded in a variety of locations over a period of six years. It has no obvious standout tracks. Instead the album hangs together as a single statement and the initial impressions get better with every listen.

I Came To Love

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Jake Koffman - The Jake Koffman Quartet

Size: 88,2 MB
Time: 38:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Saxophone, Bebop
Art: Front

01. Danse Encore (6:56)
02. Turkey Grease (6:21)
03. Drake Lake (5:59)
04. Simmer Low (5:20)
05. For Jezz (4:17)
06. Quicksilver (3:32)
07. Laura (5:37)

Toronto saxophonist Jake Koffman's debut album features a mix of originals and standards in the straight-ahead jazz vein. The all-star rhythm section that accompanies Koffman includes two members who recorded with his grandfather, jazz legend Moe Koffman.

The Album was recorded on May 20th, 2013 at Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Ontario. The all-star band includes two members of the rhythm section who worked with Jake's grandfather and legendary jazz musician, Moe Koffman. The musicians on the album are:

Jake Koffman (saxophone, flute)
Bernie Senensky (piano)
Neil Swainson (bass)
Morgan Childs (drums)

The music consists of original music by Koffman, Senensky, and Childs, as well as great standards. With tunes ranging from burning bebop to gorgeous ballads, and from boogaloo to soulful blues, this album contains all the ingredients for great listening!

The Jake Koffman Quartet

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Susie Arioli Band - Pennies From Heaven

Styles: Jazz, Swing, Vocal
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:59
Size: 103,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:57)  1. Pennies From Heaven
(2:23)  2. Honeysuckle Rose
(4:55)  3. Night And Day
(3:17)  4. Foolin' Myself
(2:57)  5. Jordan's Boogie
(5:19)  6. Don't Explain
(2:57)  7. I'll Never Smile Again
(3:26)  8. Having Fun
(3:31)  9. Sit Down, Baby
(3:02) 10. Walter's Flat
(3:19) 11. He Needs Me
(3:48) 12. Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me
(2:02) 13. No Regrets

For her second album, Montreal-based singer Susie Arioli has graduated from a smaller label to a major Canadian one, Justin Time. And why not. Arioli has one of the more personable and refreshing vocal styles on today's scene. With impeccable phrasing and timing, an incredible feel for the lyrics all expressed in an engaging vocal fashion, she revives a musical agenda of mostly classic standards peppered with some contemporary material. Jordan Officer once again is with the singer and plays an integral part in the relaxed but vibrant way the music is presented. Moving back and forth between acoustic and electric, Officer has the ability to adjust his guitar styling to the musical concept established for each tune. He opens a plaintive "Pennies from Heaven" with chords straight out of Django Reinhardt. His axe rakes on a Chicago blues timbre for Otis Rush's "Sit Down Baby". Pianist Ralph Sutton shows up for one cut, probably the last time he was in a recording studio prior to his death. He and Officer go at it on a strictly instrumental "Walter's Flat", with the accommodating Officer guitar taking on a Les Paul mien while Sutton does stride. The other members of the Swing Band, Michael Jerome Browne, Solon McDade, Jeff Healey and Colin Bray, perform admirably. But it's Arioli that sells this album. Listen to her subtle, charming musical locution on "He Needs Me" over Officer's guitar making this track another album highlight. Arioli also raps on the snare drum while singing. Asked why, her answer is that she had to find something for her hands to do when she was singing.~ Dave Nathan http://www.allaboutjazz.com/pennies-from-heaven-susie-arioli-review-by-dave-nathan.php#.VA-V2hZZjKc

Personnel: Susie Arioli: vocals, snare drum; Jordan Officer: guitar; Michael Jerome Browne: guitar; Jeff Healey: guitar; Solon McDade: bass; Colin Bray: bass; Ralph Sutton: piano (10).

Pennies From Heaven

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Bobby Watson - Love Remains

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:14
Size: 103,9 MB
Art: Front

(9:06)  1. The Mystery Of Ebop
(9:20)  2. Love Remains
(6:05)  3. Blues For Alto
(3:35)  4. Ode For Aaron
(6:21)  5. Dark Days (For Nelson Mandela)
(4:47)  6. Sho Thang
(5:56)  7. The Love We Had Yesterday

Altoist Bobby Watson has always been a consistent improviser whose roots are in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers but who is open to freer innovations. For this Red album, Watson is joined by pianist John Hicks, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith for five of his originals, one by his wife Pamela Watson and Curtis Lundy's "Sho Thang." With such titles as "The Mistery of Ebop," "Blues for Alto" and the title cut, the high-quality music is essentially advanced hard bop and gives Watson a good opportunity to stretch out on some challenging structures. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-remains-mw0000196231

Personnel: Bobby Watson (alto saxophone); John Hicks (piano); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums).

Love Remains

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John Basile - It Was A Very Good Year

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:52
Size: 135,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:18)  1. It Was A Very Good Year
(4:23)  2. Takin The Coltrane
(7:21)  3. Zingaro
(6:58)  4. Ralph's Piano Waltz
(6:37)  5. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
(4:51)  6. Countenance
(5:33)  7. Never Will Marry
(4:35)  8. One Long String
(3:40)  9. First Row
(3:42) 10. Catch Me
(4:48) 11. That Old Feeling

Guitarist John Basile has been cruising the sideman circuit for the past twenty years, in addition to releasing a handful of respected projects as leader. It Was a Very Good Year finds Mr. Basile with a new label boasting the same sumptuous tone listeners to his earlier recordings have come to expect. Basile achieves a wonderful blend of sound, mood, timber and time with his guitar-organ quartet. The title track is a perfect example of this point. Basile's band takes the Sinatra staple at a quiet pace, with Jason Devlin using brushes most effectively. Jerry Z’s accompaniment sounds like Basile dubbed himself into the mix, until the organist begins his cool, understated solo. Cool and warm—warm and cool—this music is a dichotomy, a beautiful enigma.

Basile’s recital choices indicate a well-studied guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music and graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music. He went on to become an educator himself, developing the Jazz Guitar Curriculum at the New School in New York City. Mr. Basile’s brains and talent illuminate his informed treatments of John Abercrombie’s "Ralph’s Piano Waltz," Red Mitchell’s "One Long String," Joe Pass’ "Catch Me," and Antonio Carlos Jobim’s "Zingaro." He allows his band ample solo space and they all take advantage of this generosity. This is not greasy roadhouse organ jazz. It's ultra-cool music that oddly can warm a room. Rarely does the volume rise above brushes and the gentle purr of the B-3. Bassist Nick Misch provides the low-tone under pinning of the band, rather than the organist’s feet. Misch’s tone is full and round and slightly behind the beat, all contributing to the very cool exterior of this warm music. The result is much much greater than the sum of its parts, making this release one of the finest of this year. ~ C.Michael Bailey http://www.allaboutjazz.com/it-was-a-very-good-year-john-basile-underhill-jazz-review-by-c-michael-bailey.php#.VA-hsRZZjKc

It Was A Very Good Year

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Andrea Celeste & Andrea Pozza - Enter Eyes

Size: 132,9 MB
Time: 57:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals, Swing
Art: Front

01. Blackbird (3:16)
02. Taking A Chance On Love (3:41)
03. I'll Be There For You (3:54)
04. Gull's Flight (5:24)
05. This Masquerade (3:51)
06. Dancing Fog (4:05)
07. Love Is The Way (3:29)
08. Black And Blue (3:42)
09. Dinah (3:10)
10. Blue Skies (3:14)
11. All In Love Is Fair (5:37)
12. Pure Immagination (3:22)
13. Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:26)
14. You Don't Know What Love Is (4:59)

Andrea Celeste was born on August 31st 1986 in Pontedera, a small town in the Tuscan countryside close to Pisa. Since her childhood she’s always been keen on music – she spent hours playing her sisters’ keyboard and singing on the stairs outside her home, fascinated by the acoustics of that place. She played with notes and, without being fully aware of it, she started composing her first melodies. Music started as a game and soon became passion and commitment. Celeste was just eleven years old when she started studying piano and classical singing with Vittorio Scali. The encounter with this awesome teacher marked her musical life for good: he taught her the foundations of vocal technique and the strategies to ‘find her own voice’. His personal and technical advice has been fundamental for Celeste.

Her talent is undeniable – still a young girl, she started performing in public, and in her teenage years she started collaborating with important gospel artists like the Massimo Bracci’s St. Jacob’s Gospel Choir. Only a 14-year-old girl, Celeste made her debut in the world of gospel music with this choir and had the chance of meeting American singer Cheryl Porter. Cheryl had been invited to sing with the St. Jacob’s Choir – as luck would have it, one of the choir soloists got ill and Andrea Celeste was picked to replace her. Cheryl Porter had a chance to listen to her singing and was deeply struck by her gorgeous voice. So she invited Celeste to sing at the international workshop Gospel in Castel Brando (2002), where she was awarded a scholarship. Celeste shared the opening stage with Cheryl Porter, with Italian jazz singer Mario Biondi and with several young artists. Performing at the Castel Brando workshop was a chance to meet top artists like Terron Brooks, Ashley Davis, Huntley Brown, Michael and Regina Winans. She carried on studying and improving her vocal technique and she took part to several in-depth courses.

Enter Eyes

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Dan Moretti & The Hammond Boys - Live At Chan's

Size: 148,7 MB
Time: 64:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Soul Jazz
Art: Front

01. Moanin' (Live) (6:29)
02. Shuffle Twist (Live) (5:40)
03. Da Du Dah (Live) (6:17)
04. Free For All (Live) (5:43)
05. Soul Underneath (Live) (5:56)
06. No. 1 Green Street (Live) (6:40)
07. Twistin' The Jug (Live) (6:27)
08. Ronnie's Bonnies (Live) (7:29)
09. Low Down (Live) (6:30)
10. Soul Shouting (Live) (6:51)

Dan Moretti and the Hammond boys are alive and cookin with their deep Soul-Jazz performance on this welcome live release.

Veteran Saxophonist Dan Moretti has put together a smokin’ live set of vibrant Soul-Jazz on Dan Moretti and The Hammond Boys “Live at Chan’s”. With fellow musicians Duke Robillard-Guitar, Dave Limina-Hammond Organ, Lorne Entress-Drums and Jessse Williams-Acoustic and Electric Basses the band is alive and cookin in their deep groove and down-home energy.

This recording represents a tribute to the live spirit of the vibrant Soul-Jazz era of the 60’s. Many of the grooves of that era are covered like the double shuffle of “Shuffle Twist”, the flat-tire of “Soul Shouting”, and the boogaloo of “Ronnies Bonnies”, combined with new arrangements like the funk version of “Moanin” by Bobby Timmons, to the slow blues of “Low Down” by King Curtis, and a special tribute to Roland Kirk with a great blues flute performance by Moretti on “Soul Underneath”. These song selections combined with the feel and soulful performances of these jazz and blues veterans makes this Soul-Jazz session a down home and exciting listen.

Saxophonist Dan Moretti’s rich and diverse performing and recording career has spanned over 30 years with just last year a world tour with legendary guitarist-producer Nile Rodgers in support of his 4 Grammys with Daft Punk. Now he has launched a new label “Roots Grooves Records”, with this his 16th new release. Moretti’s recordings have spanned many jazz based styles from straight-jazz to latin-jazz, to Italian roots music and contemporary jazz. Dan Moretti and the Hammond Boys is his long awaited soul-jazz outing. Dan was once asked what kinds of music does he like and his reply was “music that sounds good and communicates” I have to “get it” from an artist. It’s that communal feeling that make this new recording a must play.

Live At Chan's

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Narin Gylman - Back To Base

Size: 114,1 MB
Time: 48:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. I Wish You Love (4:16)
02. Back To Base (3:45)
03. Blue Velvet (4:37)
04. Let It Go (2:55)
05. Perpetual Motion (5:00)
06. Spring (4:06)
07. Every Day Lives (2:19)
08. Dance Of Love (2:43)
09. Eternity (4:11)
10. Caught Up In Your Love (3:51)
11. Rockabye You (2:19)
12. True To Myself (4:43)
13. Tomorrow Is Another Day (4:03)

Her album ‘Songs Without Words’ 2001 reached Number 1 on The MP3 charts and a number of tracks remained in the Top 40 for several weeks.

I’m Narin Gylman and I’ve been a pianist, singer/songwriter professional musician, all my life. “A Journey In Time” is my latest live concert programme.

I have played in wonderful venues in many countries throughout Europe, Scandinavia and the UAE including the UK South Bank, Wigmore Hall and for Royal Command at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. I have also performed as accompanist/musical director to international stars and recording artists.

Surrounded with music in the family, my parents fostered and encouraged me when I began piano lessons age six. During my teenage years I studied music with some of the finest musicians and teachers in the UK before becoming professional.

Since the early 1990’s the concerts have evolved through a diversity of my own compositions and my piano/vocal arrangements of Gershwin and many other writers.

My dream was to create a rich, modern, entertaining, sophisticated singer/songwriter programme that was meaningful to my audiences at every concert.

Eventually my dream came true by taking a home in the South of France where I was able to compose, write lyrics and arrange music that marries the unique qualities of both piano and voice. I have now returned to the UK and have made my home in London.

For a performance, all I need is a fine, highly maintained grand piano with quality sound and lighting systems and the music will speak for itself.

Today we are bombarded with synthetic sound, computer/auto adjusted voice pitching and endless pre-recorded tracks spliced together: we crave to hear an authentic, live spontaneous and inspired performance incorporating improvisation and genuine craftsmanship.

Back To Base

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Rory Partin - Rory Partin

Size: 83,0 MB
Time: 35:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Big Band, Swing
Art: Front

01. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (3:25)
02. Tender Trap (Love Is The) (2:45)
03. I've Got You Under My Skin (3:17)
04. Everybody's Got Somebody But Me (2:46)
05. Fly Me To The Moon (2:33)
06. Orange Colored Sky (2:21)
07. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Feat. Alexa James) (3:24)
08. Night And Day (3:19)
09. Georgia On My Mind (3:24)
10. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (3:35)
11. What A Wonderful World (4:23)

Accompanied by a 21-piece band, Rory Partin is nothing short of sensational. “The Best!” said Billboard; “If you enjoy Harry Connick Jr., and Michael Buble, [Rory Partin] is up to that standard…one of the best!” said British music critic Ian Hayter. Audiences worldwide line up to see Rory Partin and The Rory Partin Band live in action. Rory explains, “I love to connect with an audience, and to see the way they’re moved by a song. I’m a heartfelt singer. I don’t just want to sing, I want to communicate what I’m feeling. And I want the audience to come with me on the journey.”
Rory’s soulful emotion and pure love for music and performing, is immediately evident in both his recording and his live shows. Critics and clients alike have been wowed by Rory, and can’t help but to ask for him back. JazzReview.com said, “This crooner has everything…a breathtaking journey…absolutely stunning,” and the Ritz Carlton stated, “He brings a magical ambiance to any event.” Rory is also currently recording his second, due to be self-titled, studio album, which is expected to release in April 2014.
Originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana, and then on to Nashville, Tennessee, Rory’s music has been influenced by some of the all time greats such as: Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and The Doobie Brothers. Having later swapped one ocean for the other, Rory made the move to Los Angeles, where his career has taken off in ways he never imagined. His highly entertaining live show, his superb repertoire, and his mere love and gift for music and performing, have taken Rory around the world performing for sold out concerts, Presidential Inaugural Balls, multiple casinos and exclusive hotels like the Waldorf Astoria & the Ritz Carlton, corporate & charitable events, as well as countless private parties and weddings for some of the worlds elite.
Rory Partin is bringing back genuine passion for entertaining and making great music people can enjoy and relate to. Having traveled to and performed in places such as Brussels, Paris, Prague, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Helsinki, and many more, the anticipation for Rory’s new album is worldwide. Anywhere he performs, audiences beg for his swift return. “People don’t want to just sit and listen to music for music’s sake. They want to experience something. They want to laugh, sing, reminisce…they might dance or they might shed a tear. I bring my heart to my music, and I believe that’s what people are wanting.” Nobody is bringing the Big Band back as hard as Rory is, and whoever is attempting to, is definitely going to be doing so in his shadow.

Rory Partin

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The Calvin Owens Show - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 64:35
Size: 147.9 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:49] 1. Hucklebuck
[5:05] 2. Gotcha Hootchie Mama
[4:37] 3. If The Blues Come Roun'
[4:48] 4. Mistreat A Good Man
[5:01] 5. Big Sweet Woman
[4:51] 6. Love On A Silver Platter
[4:37] 7. Come On Home Baby
[4:43] 8. Lover Man
[4:19] 9. This Little Light Of Mine
[5:23] 10. Why Can't I
[3:14] 11. H-Town French Town Git Down
[5:03] 12. So Blue And All Alone
[4:02] 13. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
[4:56] 14. Stop The Clock

Calvin Owens has been leading big bands for decades, touring in support of B.B. King until forming his own group in the mid-'80s. But the trumpeter's music draws from a number of styles. Owens shines with his heartfelt trumpet in "Mistreat a Good Man." "I Gotcha Hootchie Mama," a vocal feature for Gloria Edwards (which she co-wrote with arranger Nelson Mills), has a Cajun flavor with the presence of accordion player Robert Ludd, Jr. Trombonist Aubrey Tucker wrote and arranged the loping "So Blue and All Alone," a bluesy ballad with fine solos by the composer and the bandleader. The band shows off its gospel roots with a spirited take of "This Little Light of Mine," with an understated vocal by Owens, who is backed by a group of enthusiastic backup singers and Kyle Turner's fiery sermon on tenor sax. They also have a bit of fun with standards, with a boisterous party-like atmosphere in a swinging treatment of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," though their treatment of "Lover Man" suffers from an overblown introduction. It is safe to say that anyone catching Calvin Owens & His Blues Orchestra will not remain seated for long. ~Ken Dryden

The Calvin Owens Show

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Charmaine Neville Band - Before The Storm

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 76:28
Size: 175.1 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[ 7:36] 1. Tell Me Something Good
[ 4:45] 2. Incognito
[ 5:56] 3. My Funk
[ 4:13] 4. Fever
[ 2:37] 5. Da Rhythm (Intro)
[ 4:49] 6. Da Rhythm
[ 6:40] 7. It Doesn't Hurt
[ 8:51] 8. Yellow Submarine
[ 7:37] 9. Night In Tunisia
[ 8:49] 10. Love Jam
[ 2:39] 11. Over The Rainbow
[11:50] 12. Indian Medley: Shoo Fly/Fire Water/Iko Iko/Indian Red

In May 2005, the Charmaine Neville Band undertook what was to be a six-month recording project: to record her weekly performances at Snug Harbor, where Neville had performed on Monday nights since the 1980s. It was to be a window for the listener into what a jazz band can do and how it can evolve, given the security and freedom that come with a long-running residency. That plan was altered halfway through, along with the rest of the city’s history, when Hurricane Katrina shut Snug Harbor down in August. Before the Storm, taken from the project’s first three months of performance, is what Neville produced instead.

Before the Storm is structured like Neville’s Snug Harbor sets, moving comfortably through original compositions and a wide range of cover songs, from “Tell Me Something Good” to “Yellow Submarine” to “Night in Tunisia.” Her long-time band assimilates that diverse material to its own laidback groove. It’s comparatively rare, in New Orleans, for a jazz vocalist to have three months’ worth of recordings and credit only one keyboardist (Amasa Miller, who plays accordion in addition to his performances on piano and synthesizer), one bassist (Zak Cardarelli), one guitarist (Detroit Brooks), and one drummer (Gerald French). Their familiarity with one another comes through on Before the Storm, and the interplay between Miller and French, in particular, is evidence of the supreme confidence that years of collaboration have built. The band is tight.

Before the Storm sounds like Snug Harbor, too, in the recording’s crisp quality. It brings out the way that room delivers every note to the listener. At times, what comes across in the club can get repetitious on the recording; as the tracks clock in at longer than six minutes, we can start to want more variation in the instrumentation or style. As a document of what we nearly lost on Monday nights at Snug, though, Before the Storm shows the Charmaine Neville Band swinging, just as it always has. ~Jacob Leland

Before The Storm

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Bobby Hackett Quartet - Butterfly Airs

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 62:07
Size: 142.2 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[4:31] 1. The Good Life
[8:01] 2. Take The A Train
[6:35] 3. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[4:22] 4. Satin Doll
[6:51] 5. How High The Moon
[3:14] 6. Poinciana
[5:42] 7. Sweet Georgia Brown
[3:23] 8. You Do Something To Me
[3:38] 9. As Long As He Needs Me
[3:10] 10. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
[5:55] 11. Exactly Like You
[6:38] 12. Perdido

The always subtle and creative cornetist Bobby Hackett is teamed with pianist Sir Charles Thompson's trio on this live reissue. The dozen songs were originally issued, along with two others ("Poor Butterfly" and a second version of "How High the Moon"), on a pair of LPs put out by the obscure Honeydew label. It is a pity that all 14 performances were not reissued on this CD, since the 12 songs only total 62 minutes. The recording quality is decent but not impeccable; however, it is improved from the LPs. Thompson's boppish solos and accompaniment work surprisingly well with Hackett, and the cornetist plays melodically, showing that he was much more than a Dixieland player. Few surprises occur on this relaxed and sometimes sleepy outing (things do not pick up much until the final two songs), but the overall results are pleasing and lightly swinging. ~Scott Yanow

Butterfly Airs

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Swiss Jazz Orchestra - Live At Jazzfestival Bern

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 68:52
Size: 157.7 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[0:45] 1. Welcome At Marians Jazzroom
[7:30] 2. A Felicidade (Feat. Paquito D'rivera, Claudio Roditi & Michael Zisman)
[7:15] 3. Preludio No. 3 (Feat. Paquito D'rivera & Michael Zisman)
[5:46] 4. Cidade Nova (Feat. Claudio Roditi)
[5:57] 5. Song For Hamp (Feat. Paquito D'rivera & Claudio Roditi)
[9:28] 6. Libertango (Feat. Paquito D'rivera, Claudio Roditi & Michael Zisman)
[8:15] 7. Connections (Feat. Michael Zisman)
[5:02] 8. Samba For Jimmy (Feat. Paquito D'rivera & Claudio Roditi)
[8:53] 9. Bandoneon (Feat. Paquito D'rivera & Michael Zisman)
[9:58] 10. Andalucia (Feat. Paquito D'rivera & Michael Zisman)

Some big-band albums are heated and brassy, others cool and understated, while a precious few simply cast a mesmerizing spell. "Live at Jazzfestival Bern," recorded in May 2013 by the unerring Swiss Jazz Orchestra, drops anchor squarely in the last of those realms, thanks in part to the ensemble's perceptive choice of material and even more so to the conclusive brilliance of guest artists Paquito D'Rivera, Claudio Roditi and Michael Zisman.

Needless to say, any solo by trumpeter Rodito or alto saxophonist D'Rivera is worth hearing and savoring more than once, and they are showcased throughout this superlative album. As for Zisman, he is not a bandoneon player who is partial to jazz but a jazz musician who happens to play the bandoneon. In other words, the cat can swing, as he does on half a dozen tracks including Bert Joris' radiant "Connections," on which he is the lone soloist. D'Rivera composed another theme, the well-knit "Bandoneon," especially for Zisman's accordion-like instrument, and solos therein with Zisman and pianist Philip Henzi. Good as that tune is, D'Rivera's buoyant "Samba for Jimmy" (incendiary solos courtesy of Paquito and Roditi) is even better. Roditi has also mapped out a pair of winners, "Cidade Nova" and "Song for Hamp," which dwell in fast company alongside Antonio Carlos Jobim's lyrical "A Felicidade," Roberto Panzera's debonair "Preludio No. 3," Astor Piazzolla's sensuous "Libertango" and Ernesto Lecuona's graceful "Andalucia" (a.k.a. "The Breeze and I"), which ends the concert on an exhilarating note.

As touched on earlier, the SJO is an impressive ensemble in every respect, blowing with abandon or self-control as needed while making its guests feel at ease and indispensable (as they surely are). Besides Henzi, the orchestra's soloists here are flutist Reto Suhner ("Cidade Nova"), guitarist Nick Perrin ("Song for Hamp"), drummer Tobias Friedli ("Libertango"), trombonist Andreas Tschopp and percussionist Roland Wager ("Andalucia"). This was a jazz concert worthy of the name, one that clearly merits a wider audience than was present that evening in Bern. Listen and applaud. ~Jack Bowers

Dave Blaser: trumpet; Johannes “J.W.” Walter: trumpet; Lukas Thoni: trumpet; Thomas Knuchel: trumpet; Adrian Pflugshlaupt, Reto Suhner, Till Grunewald, Jurg Bucher, Marc Schodler: reeds; Vincent Lachat: trombone; Stefan Schlegel: trombone; Andreas Tschopp: trombone; Reto Zumstein: trombone; Lucas Wirz: trombone; Philip Henzi: piano; Nicolas Perrin: guitar; Antonio Schiavano: bass; Tobias Friedli: drums; Roland Wager: percussion. Special Guest Artists — Paquito D’Rivera: alto sax, clarinet; Claudio Roditi: trumpet, flugelhorn; Michael Zisman: bandoneon.

Live At Jazzfestival Bern

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Anne Murray - I'll Be Seeing You Again

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:19
Size: 115,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:57)  1. All of Me
(3:07)  2. As Time Goes By
(3:02)  3. Dream a Little Dream of Me
(3:10)  4. I Wonder Who's Kissing Him Now
(2:55)  5. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and W
(3:19)  6. Over the Rainbow
(3:37)  7. Twilight Time
(4:12)  8. My Buddy
(3:01)  9. After You've Gone
(3:22) 10. What'll I Do
(2:40) 11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(3:44) 12. Smile
(3:17) 13. You Made Me Love You
(4:05) 14. I'll Be Seeing You
(3:43) 15. We'll Meet Again

Anne Murray's vocals are like a fine scotch: they just keep getting better as the years go by. This smooth collection of standards is what you would expect from her, with well-arranged orchestrations that complement her already nearly pitch-perfect voice. It's a wonderful set of selections, but not without a bit of melancholy found in each song. I'll Be Seeing You was thematically chosen as a somber but moving tribute to the loss of her close friend Cynthia McReynolds. ~ Rob Theakston  http://www.allmusic.com/album/ill-be-seeing-you-mw0000470986

I'll Be Seeing You Again

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Diana Jones - Better Times Will Come

Styles: Folk
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:30
Size: 86,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:53)  1. Better Times Will Come
(3:44)  2. All God's Children
(4:25)  3. Henry Russell's Last Words
(3:41)  4. If I Had a Gun
(3:00)  5. Soldier Girl
(3:17)  6. Cracked and Broken
(2:34)  7. Ballad of the Poor Child
(3:45)  8. Appalachia
(3:11)  9. Evangelina
(4:00) 10. Something Crossed Over
(2:55) 11. The Day I Die

Diana Jones had released two finely crafted albums in the 1990s, but it wasn't until she released "My Remembrance of You" in 2006 that she found her own voice and broke out of the singer-songwriter pack to emerge as a major figure in Americana music. She had discovered a connection, both biological and artistic, to the sounds of old-time Appalachia, unleashing her private muse and creating a record that landed on best-of-the-year lists in the Chicago Tribune and the Nashville Scene. The three years since that breakthrough have been a whirlwind. Diana has landed the opening slot on high-profile European tours with Richard Thompson and Mary Gauthier and has been the featured invitee at folk festivals in Ireland, England, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. One of her songs, "Henry Russell's Last Words," has been recorded by Joan Baez, while another, "If I Had a Gun," has been recorded by Gretchen Peters. Diana's own versions of those songs can be heard on her new album, "Better Times Will Come," an ambitious effort that consolidates and extends the leap forward of the preceding record. Diana's fellow singer-songwriters certainly recognize the quality of her new work. Gauthier, Nanci Griffith and Betty Elders add vocals to the project, and the Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor adds fiddle. The acoustic string-band arrangements, anchored by fiddler Alicia Jo Rabins,A voice as earthy,pure and clear as a newly discovered Appalachian spring, and songs so strong Joan Baez is moved to cover them ... sitting somewhere between Gillian Welch and a mellow Lucinda Williams, this is an absolute gem of a record, both warm and wonderful. ***** 5 Stars ~ The Scotsman,February 22nd,2009

Jones engenders great respect amongst her peers. Additional vocals are suplied by Mary Gauthier, Nancy Griffith and Betty Elders while Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor provides fiddle ... I am struggling to find any kind of flaw in an album that is just about perfect in every way
~ Country Music People, February 27th,2009

Whether telling her own or anothers story, Jones's poetic eye for detail draws listeners close within her narrative allowing them to identify with and share the emotions of her protagonists ***** 5 Stars ~  Rock N Reel,February 22nd,2009  bassist Paul Kochanski and multi-instrumentalist Duke Levine, are deceptively simple, for their restraint reveals the haunting originality of the melodies and the understated skill of the performances. This reflects the deceptive simplicity of the lyrics, which tell their stories with the hypnotic repetition and plain speech of old mountain song.  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Times-Will-Diana-Jones/dp/B001MYZ2OW

Better Times Will Come

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