Hank Crawford - Cajun Sunrise

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 36:11
Size: 82.8 MB
Styles: Soul jazz, Hard bop
Year: 1980/2013
Art: Front

[5:01] 1. What A Difference You've Made In My Life
[3:53] 2. I Don't Want No Happy Songs
[6:10] 3. New York's One Soulful City
[3:26] 4. Take This Job And Shove It
[4:11] 5. Just The Way You Are
[3:29] 6. Daytime Friends
[4:03] 7. Evergreen
[5:54] 8. Cajun Sunrise

Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (Dec. 21, 1934 – Jan. 29, 2009) was an American R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, soul jazz alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charles before embarking on a solo career, during which he released many well-regarded albums for jazz record labels CTI Records and Milestone Records.

Randy Brecker (tp); Fred Wesley (tb); Hank Crawford (as); Ronnie Cuber (bs); Cliff Carter, Steve Robbins (key); Hiram Bullock, Joe Caro (g); Cliff Morris (banjo); Will Lee (el-b); Steve Gadd (d); Sue Evans (perc)

Cajun Sunrise

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Amy Yassinger - Sometimes I'm Happy

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 42:55
Size: 98.3 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:53] 1. Sometimes I'm Happy
[3:58] 2. One Fine Day
[3:44] 3. On A Slow Boat To China
[3:08] 4. Get Happy
[4:51] 5. Rainbow Connection
[3:18] 6. I've Never Been In Love Before
[3:12] 7. Where Do You Start
[4:58] 8. Love For Sale
[4:27] 9. In My Life
[3:00] 10. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
[4:20] 11. Make Someone Happy

Fresh-faced, poised and professional Jazz vocalist Amy Yassinger (nicknamed the “jazz singer”) has been building her singing career for a decade. As a bandleader and recording artist, her music has been heard in festivals, events and cruises both in America and overseas. What sets Amy apart from other Jazz vocalists in her age group, is her versatility and ability to dissect a song and make it her own. In addition to singing the classics of the Great American Songbook, Amy can nail contemporary songs effortlessly. Not only can she improvise over a melody, but she can take any ballad and rip your heart out. Her first album, “Sometimes I’m Happy”, features the unparallelled talents of Jeremy Kahn on piano, George Fludas on drums, John Tate on bass, Doug Rosenberg on Saxophone, and Chris Siebold on guitar. It has received rave reviews and radio play in the Chicagoland area. Her Jazz album, “Sometimes I’m Happy” has sold internationally and is now being distributed by Warrior Records.

Born and raised in Chicago, Amy discovered her passion for Jazz as a teenager after having spent a summer at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her studies in Jazz continued at the University of Miami in Florida, followed by a Master’s Degree from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Amy branches out into other genres of music as more opportunities have come her way, but always holds onto her love for Jazz. She has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as a backup vocalist for Charice Pompengco and Usher. She is regularly seen performing with her own ensemble or as the lead vocalist for The Shout Section Big Band. Her Jazz album, “Sometimes I’m Happy”, appeared on a television show entitled “Taped with Rabbi Doug”. When she is not performing or recording in Chicago, she is working as an educator, teaching a variety of private voice students.

Sometimes I'm Happy

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John McNeil Quintet - Things We Did Last Summer

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 74:26

Size: 170.4 MB

Styles: Trumpet jazz, Straight ahead jazz

Year: 1983/1995

Art: Front

[ 9:29] 1. C.J

[ 8:48] 2. Where's Rialto

[ 8:35] 3. Jigsaw

[ 9:26] 4. Alone Together

[10:26] 5. Things We Did Last Summer

[ 7:03] 6. They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful

[ 9:06] 7. Shadow Falls

[11:30] 8. Scorpitarius

This is the fifth recording by John McNeil (b. March 23, 1948 in Eureka, CA) on SteepleChase. During the summer of 1983 John toured Europe as a member of the staff of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz School.

McNeil led this exciting group consisting of the fellow “teachers” of the school at the graduation concert.

Things We Did Last Summer

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Tony Monaco - Furry Slippers

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 55:57
Size: 128.1 MB
Styles: B3 Organ jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:52] 1. Furry Slippers
[8:13] 2. Boogie Blue
[4:04] 3. Chillin'
[6:00] 4. Unresolved
[6:13] 5. Magenta Moon
[9:41] 6. Speak Low
[6:34] 7. Round Midnight
[4:42] 8. I'll Drink To That
[5:34] 9. But Beautiful

The monster of the B3 is back with his ninth recording! Heralded as one of the best B3 players in the world, the incredible Tony Monaco presents a recording of all-new music, this time joined by critically acclaimed guitarist Fareed Haque!

First studio recording in over two years. Features the great Fareed Haque on guitar. Also features the mesmerizing piano of Asako Itoh. Voted Best World Guitarist by readers of Guitar Player magazine, Fareed helps establish this as the most unique Tony Monaco recording yet.

Furry Slippers

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Erin McKeown - Distillation

Styles: Guitar, Folk
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:51
Size: 94,0 MB
Art: Front

(1:48)  1. Queen Of Quiet
(4:25)  2. Blackbirds
(2:16)  3. Didn't They?
(3:01)  4. La Petite Mort
(4:04)  5. The Little Cowboy
(4:53)  6. Daisy And Prudence
(4:46)  7. Fast As I Can
(2:19)  8. You Mustn't Kick It Around
(5:55)  9. How To Open My Heart In 4 Easy Steps
(3:36) 10. Dirt Gardener
(3:44) 11. Love In 2 Parts

Distillation is an excellent name for this album. Rather than being of derivative of roots music, bluegrass, country blues, and folk, McKeown distills these genres. She melted down these styles, incorporated the spirit of them, and came up with her own voice. All but one track here is original. They reach back into remote, rustic regions for sounds and ideas. McKeown is a mirror that reflects it all in new form. The Virginia native comes up with a sound that is part gypsy jazz, part blues, part folk-pop. The one cover is an excellent rendition of a Tin Pin Alley classic, "Mustn't Kick It Around." ~ Tom Schulte  http://www.allmusic.com/album/distillation-mw0000099202

Personnel: Erin McKeown (acoustic guitar); Dave Chalfant (acoustic guitar); Lorne Entress, Dave Hower (drums); Ed Mckeown, Katryna Nields, Ben Demerath, Beth Amsel (background vocals).

Distillation

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Charles Rutherford's Jazz Pacific Orchestra - Note Walker

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:08
Size: 166,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. Tenor Time
(8:04)  2. Rebel Rouser
(5:55)  3. Songs For Pepper
(3:14)  4. My Funny Valentine
(4:18)  5. Ornithology
(7:10)  6. Who Asked
(2:51)  7. All Of Me
(7:43)  8. Where Did Summer Go
(9:36)  9. Note Walker
(5:43) 10. Concord Blues For Blue
(4:09) 11. I Thought About You
(8:43) 12. Sambiana

Liner Note Author: Charles Rutherford.
Personnel includes: Christine Rosander (vocals); Jeff Jorgenson, Jerry Pinter (tenor saxophone); Brian Williams (baritone saxophone); Ron Stout, Bob Bennett, Kai Palmer (trumpet).
Personnel: Christine Rosander (vocals); Paul Bastin, Jeff Jorgenson, Brian Williams , Everett Carroll, Jerry Pinter (flute, saxophone); Bob Bennett, Kai Palmer, Don Clark, Ron Stout, Matt Fronke (trumpet, flugelhorn); Benjamin Olariu, Francisco Torres, Mike Zelazo, Corey Wicks, Len Wicks, Jim Boltinghouse (trombone); Bob Swaaely, Sy Eubank (piano); Eric Stiller (electric bass); Ray Price (drums).

JazzTimes (5/96, p.116) - "...Section work has that precision `pop!,' and when these guys HIT! it can be, almost, thrill enough to wake the dead."
Jazziz (10/95, p.38) - "...Rutherford's band is awesomely tight..."  http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1462325&style=music

Notewalker

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Natalie Jean - Natalie Jean

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:42
Size: 115,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:09)  1. You Are My Everything
(3:51)  2. Guitar
(4:24)  3. I Found You
(4:37)  4. Whiskey
(3:27)  5. My Man
(4:56)  6. In The Mood
(4:30)  7. Falling Again
(3:59)  8. Through With You
(3:44)  9. Misbehaving
(4:28) 10. I Surrender
(3:15) 11. Boxed
(4:16) 12. I'm Not Ready

Natalie Jean is excited to announce the much-anticipated release of her second album, titled simply, ‘Natalie Jean.’ Natalie Jean is a dynamic artist who grew up loving music.  She enjoyed singing with her Haitian father - who was also an artist himself - and her love for music further blossomed when she began to write her own poetry. Natalie takes inspiration from her daily life and hopes to touch the lives of others through her music. She is currently based in Kensington, MD. This year, Natalie Jean’s songs have received over 20 nominations, including the Artists in Music Awards, LA Music Awards, The Indie Music Channel Awards, The Indees, American Songwriting Awards, Hollywood Music and Media Awards, and the Akademia Music Awards.  She was named one of the Top Five Vocalists in the Singer Universe Vocalist of the Month for June 2014. Her album ‘Natalie Jean’ features a fiery collection of jazz and blues songs filled with passion such as ‘You Are My Everything’ and ‘My Man.’ Inspired by Lena Horne, Celine Dion, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald, her beautiful voice and melodies will surely leave you wanting for more! Be sure to check her out live in upcoming shows near you.  http://www.natalie-jean.com/

Natalie Jean

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Sammy Davis, Jr. - Lonely Is The Name

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1968
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 29:21
Size: 54,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:15)  1. Lonely Is The Name
(3:28)  2. Up Up And Away
(2:43)  3. The Good Life
(3:02)  4. Shake Shake Shake
(2:50)  5. We'll Be Together Again
(2:38)  6. Don't Take Your Time
(3:26)  7. Children, Children
(3:05)  8. Medley: Uptight / You've Got Your Troubles
(2:16)  9. All That Jazz
(2:34) 10. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

For Lonely Is the Name (1968), Sammy Davis, Jr. once again blended his interminable hipness with a batch of popular standards and fresh interpretations of selections that he had previously delivered in a distinctly different style. Although Davis' emphasis remained ensconced within orchestral and big band-backed melodies for a decidedly adult-oriented audience, his take on "Up, Up and Away" and the medley pairing Stevie Wonder's "Uptight" with "You've Got Your Troubles" is evidence that he was trying to broaden his appeal. Driving that point home is the sassy and swinging "Shake, Shake, Shake," which is arguably over the top when considering modern pop and soul music in 1968. The uptempo and soaring arrangement isn't unified when juxtaposed against the comparatively syrupy title track "Lonely Is the Name" or the cool and refined balladry of the noir-tinged "Children, Children." Those incongruities aside, this collection has a few bright moments, particularly on "We'll Be Together Again" and Cole Porter's ageless "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" both of which had been recorded by Davis and Laurindo Almeida (guitar) on their 1966 collaboration Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays. Another revisitation is an unquestionable return to form on the Benny Carter composition "All That Jazz" from the motion picture A Man Called Adam (1966). Of course, Davis had starred in the film, but it was Mel Tormé's (vocal) be-boppin' that gave the number a boost in the context of the movie. Here, Davis gets his chance, taking the tune to a new and similarly jazzy place, giving the Velvet Fog a run for his money with his own deliciously improvised scat vocal. [In 2004 Collectors' Choice Music included Lonely Is the Name as one of their entries in the restoration of Davis' classic 1960s Reprise Records catalog.] ~ Lindsay Planer  http://www.allmusic.com/album/lonely-is-the-name-mw0000672032

Lonely Is The Name

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Freddie Cole - Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 32:04

Size: 73.4 MB

Styles: Blues-jazz vocals

Year: 1964/2004

Art: Front

[2:18] 1. Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues

[2:35] 2. Black Night

[2:34] 3. Rain Is Such A Lonesome Sound

[2:38] 4. Bye Bye Baby

[3:24] 5. Just A Dream

[2:16] 6. Muddy Water Blues

[2:39] 7. Black Coffee

[2:28] 8. The Joke Is On Me

[2:44] 9. I Wonder

[2:21] 10. This Life I'm Living

[3:41] 11. Blues Before Sunrise

[2:21] 12. I'm All Alone

Originally released either in 1956, according to Freddy Cole's official website, or 1964, per the reissue's information, Waiter Ask The Man to Play the Blues: Freddie Cole Sings & Plays Some Lonely Ballads isn't as the title might tempt one to think an exercise in despondent blues and wrist slashing. Actually, it has plenty of tight, low, sizzling bluesy swing.

Cab Calloway alumni Milt Hinton and Sam "The Man Taylor (the latter being the instrumental star of the session) are the most notable musicians in the quintet. Cole sings and plays the piano in fine form, Osie Johnson offers smartly played drumming, and Barry Galbraith and Wally Richardson split the guitar duties. The New York recording is a product of its time, with assured long-lasting worth nonetheless. All of the cuts are short and to the point. They do, however, generate interest and radiate musicality.

"Muddy Water Blues is a cool, yet engaging percussive piece with a characteristic blues march. Taylor seems eager to jump in until he does exactly that about halfway through with energetic aplomb and swing. This one is a jumping jive that would make an audience clap with abandon.

On "I Wonder, Cole sweetens the pot with his tasteful piano playing on a mellow blues, Hinton lays back ever so strong, Taylor seduces with his classic jazzy saxophone tone, and Johnson eats this romantic cooker up. "Black Night and "Rain is Such A Lonesome Sound are similar in scope, extension, and sonic character. On both of these numbers, particularly the second, you'll find yourself marking time with your feet or snapping your fingers to the steady beat.

This release is a superb example of urban settled and cosmopolitan blues arousing affection through sheer straightforwardness even when as expected of the blues many of the lyrics are thematically inclined to the loneliest travails of love and life. ~Javier AQ Ortiz

Bass: Milt Hinton. Drums: Osie Johnson. Guitar: Barry Galbraith & Wally Richardson. Piano & vocal: Freddy Cole. Tenor sax: Sam "The Man" Taylor.

Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues

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Carte Blanche - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 52:01
Size: 119.1 MB
Styles: Standards, Jazz/pop
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. After You've Gone
[3:22] 2. Loca
[3:37] 3. Raphael
[3:39] 4. Corcovado
[3:29] 5. Milord
[4:25] 6. Chan Chan
[7:09] 7. God Bless The Child
[3:19] 8. Cucurrucucu
[2:40] 9. Cette Nuit La
[4:26] 10. As Time Goes By
[2:55] 11. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
[2:27] 12. On A Slow Boat To China
[4:09] 13. Preciso Me Encontrar
[2:58] 14. Padam Padam

NYC based 6-piece jazz ensemble Carte Blanche breathes new life into jazz classics from around the world. Effortlessly transitioning from 20’s and 30’s American jazz standards to 40’s Parisian swing, bossa nova, cumbia, Russian, Yiddish, and Italian selections, the band’s dynamic and engaging act is a time capsule filled with vintage international musical gems- many of them rarely heard live. The group also incorporates original compositions, offering a modern twist on the tried and true styles of the 20’s 30’s and 40’s. The band features Spanish born, Mexican/American raised vocalist Cristina Kaminis whose unusual and sultry vocal quality captures the essence of the era, and enchants audiences with her impressive knack for languages and musical styles; easily flowing from Edith Piaf to Buena Vista Social Club renditions. The ensemble’s versatile instrumentation featuring accordion and violin has a rich and captivating sound that is powered by a tight rhythm section. With their stunning white vintage accoutrements, they have developed a large group of devoted fans around the globe who love them as much for their look as for their commitment to preserving the music of a by-gone era.

Carte Blanche

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Bob Wilber - Bean: Bob Wilber's Tribute To Coleman Hawkins

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:57
Size: 137.2 MB
Styles: Mainstream jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:21] 1. The Man I Love
[3:03] 2. Netcha's Dream
[4:03] 3. Crazy Rhythm
[2:45] 4. Buh-De-Daht
[4:28] 5. Low Flame
[3:24] 6. Avalon
[2:56] 7. Stuffy
[3:10] 8. Romanza
[3:35] 9. Spotlite
[2:35] 10. Just A Gigolo
[4:02] 11. Tenderly
[3:09] 12. Pick-Up Boys
[4:34] 13. Bean N' Soul
[2:52] 14. Stumpy
[3:23] 15. When Day Is Done
[3:14] 16. Feedin' The Bean
[4:16] 17. Flight Of The Hawk

Bob Wilber, Harry Allen, Antti Sarpila, Tommy Whittle, tenor saxophones ; Mick Pyne, piano ; Dave Cliff, guitar ; Dave Green, bass ; Clark Tracey, drums.

Throughout his long career, Bob Wilber has done a lot to keep classic jazz alive. A bit misplaced (most jazz players of his generation were much more interested in bop and hard bop), Wilber (along with Kenny Davern, Ralph Sutton, and Dick Wellstood) was one of the few in his age group to stick to pre-bop music. In high school he formed a band that included Wellstood, and as a teenager he sat in at Jimmy Ryan's club in New York. Early on he became Sidney Bechet's protégé and led his own young group, the Wildcats (with whom he made his recording debut). The close association with the dominant Bechet led to a bit of a personality crisis in the 1950s as Wilber sought to find his own voice. He studied with Lennie Tristano and formed the Six, a group that tried to modernize early jazz. When that ended, he played Dixieland with Eddie Condon, and in 1957 joined Bobby Hackett's band for a year. Wilber freelanced throughout the 1960s, in 1968 became a founding member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band, and in 1973 he formed Soprano Summit with Kenny Davern, one of the top swing-oriented groups of the decade. A few years later the band broke up and Wilber teamed up with his wife, singer Pug Horton, in Bechet Legacy (which also featured either Glenn Zottola or Randy Sandke on trumpet).

In addition, Bob Wilber has worked with the New York Jazz Repertory Company, released music on his own Bodeswell label, wrote the authentic soundtrack to the movie The Cotton Club (1984), in 1988 led a band at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's famous concert, and authored his frank memoirs, Music Was Not Enough. Influenced on soprano, clarinet, and alto by respectively Bechet, Goodman, and Johnny Hodges, Wilber has long had his own sound on each of his instruments. He recorded frequently through the years for many labels, including Arbors in the '90s and 2000s. ~ bio by Scott Yanow

Bean: Bob Wilber's Tribute To Coleman Hawkins

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Richie Beirach & Laurie Antonioli - The Duo Session

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:42
Size: 120,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:08)  1. Flamenco Sketches
(4:39)  2. You And The Night And The Music
(6:22)  3. Blue in Green
(4:48)  4. Green Dolphin Street
(4:37)  5. New Souls
(3:59)  6. The Island
(5:02)  7. Moonlake (Nightlake)
(4:36)  8. You Don't Know What Love Is
(5:01)  9. Sounds From Your Heart (Elm)
(7:25) 10. Memories, Dreams & Reflections

Recorded in 1992 in San Francisco, this session of piano/vocal duets features a silky-smooth singer in performance with an expressive pianist. Their warm, endearing approach brings you into their circle with open arms and a heartfelt embrace. Together, the two artists interpret moody standards, hip reflections, and searing originals with candor. Laurie Antonioli's clear alto voice and extensive vocal range allow her to express ideas and emotions freely and accurately. What she's thinking is what comes out naturally. Partnering with Beirach, she's confident and convincing. Richie Beirach's consonant harmonies and lush undercurrents provide a kind of acoustic depth that fills the room. His shadows cast far and wide. Each piece finds the pianist as musical partner to the vocalist, sharing in the experience with a lot to say. They give "Green Dolphin Street" a moody texture and "Flamenco Sketches" a dreamy whirl. Miles Davis had passed away the year before this date, and he was surely looking down from above with a smile. 

The session runs solemn and moody, befitting the legacy that the trumpeter left behind. Beirach and Antonioli collaborated on several original numbers, pouring the same heartfelt emotion into each one. They prefer slower pieces that allow ample room for patient expression. Their "Memories, Dreams & Reflections" summarizes the performance through its creative infusion and unique duet interaction. Today, Antonioli is head of the Vocal Jazz Department at KUG University in Graz, Austria and Beirach is head of the Jazz Piano Department at Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in Leipzig, Germany. They're working together again in live performance. It's time they recorded a few more duo albums to let a worldwide audience enjoy the spirit of their work. Surely any followup to this highly recommended album would feature the same wholesome music. ~ Jim Santella  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-duo-session-richie-beirach-nabel-review-by-jim-santella.php#.VFKxVslZi5g

Personnel: Richie Beirach: piano; Laurie Antonioli: vocals.

The Duo Session

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Oscar Pettiford - Hit That Jive

Styles: Jazz, Bop
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:21
Size: 143,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:00)  1. But Not for Me
(5:41)  2. Indiana
(4:54)  3. Summertime
(4:52)  4. Stuffy
(5:51)  5. Low Idea
(7:03)  6. This Side Up
(4:47)  7. Poor Butterfly
(5:35)  8. Sophisticated Lady
(5:23)  9. O.P.
(3:35) 10. Hit That Jive
(5:33) 11. Blues in the Closet
(2:31) 12. Treffpunkt Blues
(3:30) 13. A Smooth One

Oscar Pettiford was (along with Charles Mingus) the top bassist of the 1945-1960 period, and the successor to the late Jimmy Blanton. In addition, he was the first major jazz soloist on the cello. A bop pioneer, it would have been very interesting to hear what Pettiford would have done during the avant-garde '60s if he had not died unexpectedly in 1960. After starting on piano, Pettiford switched to bass when he was 14 and played in a family band. He played with Charlie Barnet's band in 1942 as one of two bassists (the other was Chubby Jackson) and then hit the big time in 1943, participating on Coleman Hawkins' famous "The Man I Love" session; he also recorded with Earl Hines and Ben Webster during this period. Pettiford co-led an early bop group with Dizzy Gillespie in 1944, and in 1945 went with Coleman Hawkins to the West Coast, appearing on one song in the film The Crimson Canary with Hawkins and Howard McGhee. Pettiford was part of Duke Ellington's orchestra during much of 1945-1948 (fulfilling his role as the next step beyond Jimmy Blanton), and worked with Woody Herman in 1949. Throughout the 1950s, he mostly worked as a leader (on bass and occasional cello), although he appeared on many records both as a sideman and a leader, including with Thelonious Monk in 1955-1956. After going to Europe in 1958, he settled in Copenhagen where he worked with local musicians, plus Stan Getz, Bud Powell, and Kenny Clarke. Among Pettiford's better-known compositions are "Tricotism," "Laverne Walk," "Bohemia After Dark," and "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home." Bio ~ https://itunes.apple.com/br/artist/oscar-pettiford/id2625844#fullText

Hit That Jive

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Oscar Peterson & Roy Eldridge - Oscar Peterson Mets Roy Eldridge

Styles: Piano and Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1975
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:00
Size: 98,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:44)  1. Little Jazz
(7:34)  2. She's Funny That Way
(6:21)  3. The Way You Look Tonight
(5:44)  4. Sunday
(7:32)  5. Bad Hat Blues
(5:16)  6. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
(5:45)  7. Blues For Chu

Part of his five sessions that featured duets with different trumpeters, pianist Oscar Peterson's matchup with trumpeter Roy Eldridge (reissued on CD) has its strong moments. Eldridge did not quite have the range of his earlier years, but his competitive streak had not mellowed with age. Peterson pushes Eldridge to his limit and the music is generally quite exciting. Highlights include "Little Jazz," "Sunday," and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/oscar-peterson-roy-eldridge-mw0000087839

Oscar Peterson Mets Roy Eldridge

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Reuben Wilson - The Godfathers Of Groove

Styles: Soul Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:08
Size: 142,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:14)  1. The Okiedokie
(6:46)  2. Flipity Flop
(7:21)  3. Sweet Home Chicago
(8:19)  4. My Father's Song
(6:47)  5. Long Live New Orleans
(4:51)  6. Everday I Have The Blues
(7:59)  7. Summer Sun
(6:09)  8. People Get Ready
(8:37)  9. Just My Imagination

The godfathers of groove are an All-Star group comprised of Reuben Wilson on the Hammond B3, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums, and Grant Green Jr. on guitar. In the late 60s, organist Reuben Wilson began ascending to his current status as a "godfather" of acid-jazz with "On Broadway", the first in a string of albums for Blue Note Records. With these recordings Wilson revealed a command of funk that helped redefine the soul jazz movement created by the likes of Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff and Richard "Groove" Holmes. Bernard Purdie was born June 11, 1939 in Elkton, Maryland as the eleventh of fifteen children.  At 14 years of age he purchased his first real drum set and became the most important provider for the family - earning his pay with country and carnival bands.   Purdie moved to New York in 1960 and played with (among others), Lonnie Youngblood before landing his first hit with King Curtis. This led to his engagement with Aretha Franklin in 1970 - the beginning of an unparalleled career.

Since then, Purdie has been a regular guest in the studios of the stars of Jazz, Soul, and Rock, working together with Paul Butterfield, Larry Coryell, Miles Davis, Hall & Oates, Al Kooper, Herbie Mann, Todd Rundgren and Cat Stevens, Steely Dan's "Aja", Isaac Hayes, Donny Hathaway, B.B. King, "Sweet" Lou Donaldson, Joe Cocker and Hank Crawford to name a just a few.  No other drummer in the last three decades has seen the interior of a recording studio as often as Bernard "Pretty" Purdie. Purdie has laid down the beat on over 3000 albums to date. As the son of legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green (1931-1979), Grant Green Jr. was exposed to exceptional musicianship and superb guitar playing right from the start. Growing up in the Palmer Woods section of Detroit, Grant enjoyed a constant parade of jazz greats streaming through his living room and at the tender age of five, with his hands barely big enough to grasp the guitar, Grant Jr. played his first chords.  Grant eventually settled in New York City where he fine-tuned his craft in the many blues and jazz clubs throughout Manhattan. His ability to blend funky grooves with the melodic soul-jazz and blues made him a popular session player and musician's musician.  http://www.jwpjazz.com/masters.html

The Godfathers Of Groove

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Yuko Ito - Mania De Voce

Size: 106,4 MB
Time: 45:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: Brazilian Rhythms
Art: Front

01. Berimbau (4:16)
02. Corcovado (4:48)
03. Ela E Carioca Smile (4:44)
04. Garota De Ipanema (3:37)
05. Magamalabares (3:41)
06. Mania De Voce (4:52)
07. Dindi (5:00)
08. Qui Nem Jilo (4:27)
09. Flor De Lis (4:29)
10. Agua De Beber (5:40)

Yuko Ito's new CD Mania De Você represents her profound respect and love for Brazilian music with renditions of classic works by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Djavan, Luiz Gonzaga, Rita Lee, Carlinhos Brown and Baden Powell. Mania De Você represents how a little hard work, determination, and passion can make one capable of turning a dream into a reality.
Yuko grew with her rebellious rock attitude into a mature songstress and it shows on her recent release. Yuko Ito, originally from Japan, has evolved into a born again Brazilian New Yorker.

Mania De Voce

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Joey DeFrancesco - Home For The Holidays

Size: 138,4+100,6 MB
Time: 59:08+40:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz, Holiday
Art: Front

CD 1: The Party
01. Mistletoe And Holly (3:01)
02. Home For The Holidays (4:36)
03. Baby It's Cold Outside (4:03)
04. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (4:23)
05. The Twelve Days Of Christmas (6:42)
06. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Backup (4:16)
07. Christmas At 3 A.M (4:45)
08. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (4:48)
09. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (3:36)
10. The Christmas Song (5:15)
11. Merry Christmas Baby (4:21)
12. I'll Be Home For Christmas (4:50)
13. Blue Christmas (4:26)

CD 2: The Tradition
01. Joy To The World (2:21)
02. O Little Town Of Bethlehem (4:09)
03. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (4:01)
04. We Three Kings (4:46)
05. O Come All Ye Faithful (2:45)
06. Silent Night (5:12)
07. What Child Is This (5:24)
08. Away In A Manger (3:15)
09. The First Noel (3:58)
10. O Holy Night (4:05)

Keyboardist Joey DeFrancesco will release his first Christmas album, Home for the Holidays, Oct. 28 on JD Music on October 28. The recording, jointly produced by Joey and his wife Gloria DeFrancesco, is a double album featuring traditional Christmas songs such as “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer,” “Merry Christmas Baby,” “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” and “Blue Christmas” plus new, original DeFrancesco compositions: the title track, “Home for the Holidays,” and “Christmas at 3 a.m.”

On various tracks DeFrancesco performs solo, with his trio, quartet and quintet. The core Trio comprises guitarist Jeff Parker, drummer George Fludas and DeFrancesco on Hammond organ, with guest musicians in other configurations including John Webber on bass, Jerry Weldon and George Coleman Sr. on tenor saxophones, and George Coleman Jr. on drums. Two songs recorded in California, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” feature Roman Banda (drums), Jose ‘Papo’ Rodriguez (percussion), Steve Wilkerson (flute) and Tony Banda (bass). DeFrancesco also plays piano and trumpet, and sings on “Blue Christmas” and “Merry Christmas Baby.”

Home For The Holidays CD 1
Home For The Holidays CD 2

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Carmen McRae - Classics

Size: 113,8 MB
Time: 48:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Blue Moon (2:33)
02. Yardbird Suite (1:56)
03. How Long Has This Been Going On (4:03)
04. Invitation (2:51)
05. Bye Bye Blackbird (3:24)
06. Baltimore Oriole (3:50)
07. Summertime (2:57)
08. My Funny Valentine (4:19)
09. I Was Doing All Right (2:46)
10. Bob White (2:54)
11. Isn't It Romantic (3:01)
12. Skylark (3:00)
13. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (4:57)
14. Body And Soul (3:34)
15. You Took Advantage Of Me (2:36)

Carmen McRae always had a nice voice (if not on the impossible level of an Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan) but it was her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretations of lyrics that made her most memorable. She studied piano early on and had her first important job singing with Benny Carter's big band (1944), but it would be another decade before her career had really gained much momentum. McRae married and divorced Kenny Clarke in the '40s, worked with Count Basie (briefly) and Mercer Ellington (1946-1947), and became the intermission singer and pianist at several New York clubs. In 1954 she began to record as a leader' and by then she had absorbed the influences of Billie Holiday and bebop into her own style. McRae would record pretty steadily up to 1989 and, although her voice was higher in the '50s and her phrasing would be even more laid-back in later years, her general style and approach did not change much through the decades. Championed in the '50s by Ralph Gleason, McRae was fairly popular throughout her career. Among her most interesting recording projects were participating in Dave Brubeck's the Real Ambassadors with Louis Armstrong, cutting an album of live duets with Betty Carter, being accompanied by Dave Brubeck and George Shearing, and closing her career with brilliant tributes to Thelonious Monk and Sarah Vaughan. Carmen McRae, who refused to quit smoking, was forced to retire in 1991 due to emphysema. She recorded for many labels including Bethlehem, Decca (1954-1958), Kapp, Columbia, Mainstream, Focus, Atlantic (1967-1970), Black Lion, Groove Merchant, Catalyst, Blue Note, Buddah, Concord, and Novus. ~Biography by Scott Yanow

Classics

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Charlie Rouse - Yeah!

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:12
Size: 131.0 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 1961/2010
Art: Front

[6:26] 1. You Don't Know What Love Is
[5:59] 2. Lil Rousin'
[6:14] 3. Stella By Starlight
[8:39] 4. Billy's Blues
[4:41] 5. Rouse's Point
[6:21] 6. (There Is) No Greater Love
[5:48] 7. When Sunny Gets Blue
[5:49] 8. Quarter Moon
[7:11] 9. I Should Care

Tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse is best known for his work with Thelonious Monk, playing with the enigmatic pianist and composer during Monk's Columbia years from 1959 until 1970. Rouse's sound with Monk was so fluid and smooth that's it's easy to forget how many eccentric, jagged turns he had to navigate night after night, and that Rouse did it with quiet, steady grace is a testament both to his sax playing and to the space Monk built into his puzzle box compositions. Rouse headed up few sessions on his own as a bandleader, but as this calm, workmanlike set, recorded in 1960 and originally released in 1961 on Epic Records, clearly shows, he could rise to the occasion. Working with a rhythm section of Dave Bailey on drums, Peck Morrison on bass, and Billy Gardner on piano (this was actually Gardner's debut in a recording studio), Rouse's sax lines seem to float effortlessly over the top of things, feeling less urgent and angular than his work with Monk. Highlights include the opener, "You Don't Know What Love Is," the Gardner composition "Billy's Blues," and the pretty ballad, "(There Is No) Greater Love," that closes things out. It's all very pleasant, falling to the easy side of the hard bop spectrum with very few rough edges or surprises. Rouse arguably was at his best as a solid supporting player, but this session has its moments, and it shows a more romantic, gliding side to Rouse than was usually on display with Monk. Everything here on this Japanese reissue was included in Epic's Unsung Hero release, which also added three additional tracks, making it a marginally better purchase than this one. ~Steve Leggett

Yeah!

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Judy Carmichael - I Love Being Here With You

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 54:07
Size: 123.9 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:47] 1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[3:17] 2. If Dreams Come True
[4:32] 3. I Don't Know Enough About You
[5:58] 4. Say It Isn't So
[8:48] 5. Why Can't You Behave
[2:44] 6. This Can't Be Love
[6:19] 7. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
[3:43] 8. I Love Being Here With You
[5:26] 9. The Lamp Is Low
[2:53] 10. Somebody Loves Me
[4:35] 11. Talk To Me

Judy’s first all-vocal CD and her first time giving the piano duties to someone else, in this case the great Mike Renzi, who played for Mel Tormé, Peggy Lee, Liza and all those wonderful Muppets, as Musical Director for Sesame Street.

As Judy says in the liner notes: “People who know my music, think of me as the gal who plays upbeat, energetic, stride piano. A few of my close pals know I’m also a fan of juicy ballads, early musicals, cheeky lyrics and swinging’ standards. This recording gave me a chance to connect with these other areas of my musical passions.”

Judy Carmichael: Vocals; Mike Renzi: Piano; Harry Allen: Tenor Sax; Jay Leonhart: Bass.

I Love Being Here With You

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