David Basse - Strike When Your Iron Is Hot

Styles: Vocal

Year: 2000

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 42:19

Size: 97,4 MB

Art: Front

(2:28)  1. Strike When Your Iron Is Hot

(2:50)  2. The Best Thing

(2:53)  3. I'm Just a Lucky So and So

(6:10)  4. Invitation To The Blues

(3:09)  5. The Eagle Flies On Friday

(4:05)  6. House Of Should'a. Could'a, Would'a A Been

(3:39)  7. New York State Of Mind

(3:10)  8. Sugar

(3:03)  9. The Light of Our Love

(4:12) 10. Gauloise Blue (Smokin' the Night Away)

(2:57) 11. Soft And Furry

(3:38) 12. The Big Comeback

Singer David Basse has a gruff voice a little reminiscent of Dr. John. He sings in a similar jazz-influenced style, performing five of Mike Melvoin's originals, a couple standards ("I'm Just a Lucky So and So" and "Sugar"), and a few offbeat choices including Tom Waits' "Invitation to the Blues," Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind," and Eddie Jefferson's "Soft and Furry." Basse is joined by a rhythm section led by pianist Mike Melvoin with three guest appearances apiece by vibraphonist Larry Bunker and tenor-saxophonist Herman Riley. However, the main focus is on Basse's voice and his interpretations of the lyrics. Fans of Dr. John and Waits in particular should be interested in this well-done project. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/strike-when-your-iron-is-hot-mw0000109817

Personnel: David Basse (vocals); Herman Riley (tenor saxophone); Larry Bunker (vibraphone); Mike Melvoin (piano); John Heard (bass); John Guerin (drums).

Strike When Your Iron Is Hot

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Jack Teagarden - Mis'ry & The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 39:24

Size: 90.2 MB

Styles: Dixieland, Trombone jazz

Year: 1961/2003

Art: Front

[2:53] 1. Don't Tell A Man About His Woman

[5:07] 2. Basin Street Blues

[2:51] 3. Froggie Moore Blues

[4:14] 4. I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi

[4:31] 5. It's All In Your Mind

[5:18] 6. Mis'ry And The Blues

[4:56] 7. Original Dixieland One Step

[3:22] 8. Love Lies

[3:22] 9. Afternoon In August

[2:43] 10. Peaceful Valley

Recording Date; June 18, 1961 - June 22, 1961.

Trombonist Jack Teagarden's Verve recordings, his last batch of studio sides, have tended to be underrated. Teagarden was actually still in prime form up until the time of his unexpected death in early 1964. For this set, his sextet (which also includes trumpeter Don Goldie, clarinetist Henry Cuesta, pianist Don Ewell, bassist Stan Puls, and drummer Barrett Deems) mostly performs obscurities. Teagarden sings a couple of charming Willard Robison songs ("Don't Tell a Man About His Woman" and "Peaceful Valley"), Ewell is featured on "Froggie Moore Blues," organist Shay Torrent sits in on an unusual version of "Love Lies," and Goldie is showcased on "Afternoon in August." Other songs include "I Don't Want to Miss Mississippi," "It's All in Your Mind," and "Mis'ry and the Blues." The only Dixieland standards performed are "Basin Street Blues" and "Original Dixieland One-Step." Whether taking trombone solos or singing, Teagarden sounds inspired by the fresh material throughout. ~Scott Yanow

Mis'ry & The Blues

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Helen Humes - Sneakin' Around

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:59
Size: 153.4 MB
Styles: Jazz-blues vocals
Year: 1974/2008
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Exactly Like You
[5:06] 2. St. Louis Blues
[5:45] 3. Every Now And Then
[3:41] 4. Sometimes I'm Happy
[4:46] 5. One Hundred Years From Today
[2:54] 6. Sneaking Around With You
[3:07] 7. You're Driving Me Crazy
[6:13] 8. Confessin'
[9:13] 9. Tribute To Jimmy Rushing
[3:50] 10. Everyday I Have The Blues
[4:59] 11. St. Louis Blues
[3:48] 12. Sometimes I'm Happy
[2:51] 13. Sneaking Around With You
[3:09] 14. You're Driving Me Crazy
[3:42] 15. Everyday I Have The Blues

Helen Humes did both bawdy, double entendre-laden blues and R&B and more sophisticated jazz-tinged numbers during her career. This set, done with Gerald Badini, Gerry Wiggins, Major Holley, and Ed Thigpen, had a little of both, and was spiced up by Humes, singing with equal parts sass and grace. It was originally done for the Black & Blue label. ~Ron Wynn

Sneakin' Around

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Tina Turner - All The Best (2 disc set)

She walked away from her husband and a successful musical career with some loose pocket change, a gasoline credit card, and little else. It was early July 1976, just after the 4th. For a time, she relied on friends and food stamps to survive. But Tina Turner never lost her moxie or her grove. She rose from the ashes of her earlier troubles, having endured years of physical abuse and indignities in a marriage and professional music relationship with her partner and husband, the late Ike Turner (charges which he disputed). Picking up the pieces and taking control of her career,

Tina Turner worked her way back into the entertainment world she loved. By the mid-1980s, she began one of rock ‘n roll’s greatest second acts ever, gaining the respect of the music community and beyond with her stunning comeback. Her story has been chronicled in both the best-selling 1986 book, I, Tina, and the Oscar-nominated 1993 film, What’s Love Got To Do With It.

By 2005, Tina Turner had become one of the most successful female rock artists of all time, with record and CD sales in excess of 180 million copies. Her live performances from the mid-1980s through 2001 set audience attendance records from London to Rio. In fact, she sold more concert tickets in that period worldwide than any other solo performer in history. During those years, Tina Turner became the economic equivalent a modest-size corporation, generating revenues well north of $500 million. She didn’t do it alone, of course, but her personal odyssey and successful comeback resonated with millions of fans, friends, and admirers. As Oprah Winfrey put it at the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors celebrating Turner’s achievements: “Tina Turner didn’t just survive, she triumphed.”

Album: All The Best (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:56
Size: 162.4 MB
Styles: R&B, Pop-rock-soul
Year: 2004

[4:00] 1. Open Arms
[2:57] 2. Nutbush City Limits
[4:28] 3. What You Get Is What You See
[4:39] 4. Missing You
[5:29] 5. The Best
[3:37] 6. River Deep, Mountain High
[3:43] 7. When The Heartache Is Over
[5:16] 8. Let's Stay Together
[4:26] 9. I Don't Wanna Fight
[8:28] 10. Whatever You Need
[4:43] 11. Goldeneye, Song (For The Film Goldeneye)
[4:20] 12. I Don't Wanna Lose You
[3:56] 13. Great Spirits
[5:27] 14. Proud Mary
[5:21] 15. Addicted To Love

All The Best (Disc 1)

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Album: All The Best (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:41
Size: 168.7 MB
Styles: R&B, Pop-rock-soul
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[5:33] 1. In Your Wildest Dreams
[4:03] 2. Private Dancer
[4:27] 3. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight
[4:16] 4. Typical Male
[3:46] 5. Tonight
[3:41] 6. Complicated Disaster
[4:19] 7. On Silent Wings
[4:36] 8. Something Special
[4:17] 9. We Don't Need Another Hero
[3:15] 10. It's Only Love
[4:50] 11. Cose Della Vita
[4:03] 12. Steamy Windows
[5:00] 13. Paradise Is Here
[3:49] 14. What's Love Got To Do With It
[5:08] 15. Better Be Good To Me
[4:11] 16. Two People
[4:21] 17. Something Beautiful Remains

All The Best (Disc 2)

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Lollo Meier Quartet - Rosas

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:47
Size: 127.7 MB
Styles: Gypsy jazz, Jazz guitar
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:04] 1. I Love You
[4:27] 2. Step Swing
[3:45] 3. Blue Skies
[3:27] 4. Rosas
[3:12] 5. Crazy Rhythm
[5:54] 6. I Surrender Dear
[2:26] 7. Lady Be Good
[4:44] 8. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You & Vous Et Moi
[3:43] 9. Brazil
[2:55] 10. Valse À Lollo
[2:51] 11. Some Of These Days
[3:17] 12. La Route De Paris
[6:01] 13. What Is This Thing Called Love
[4:08] 14. Dinette
[1:48] 15. Pepe`s Dream

Among the gypsy jazz musicians that play guitar in the style of Django Reinhardt, there are a few that really stand out. Lollo a Dutch gypsy was raised on gypsy Jazz and started playing at the age of 12 with members of his family. He is truly a legacy of the old master and certainly belongs to an elite group. Gipsy blood runs through the veins of this absolute top guitar player who made his goal in life to carry on the music of Django Reinhardt. His technique and suppleness are amazing, his music refreshing, not the standard tunes that are often heard in this genre. His unique style of playing has resulted in his performance today which is an extraordinary talent, simply because he makes music he loves. In addition he is an accomplished composer of new tunes which have that genuine Django flavour. After playing in a Belgium band called "Swing 42" he started his own band called The LOLLO MEIER QUARTET this gave him the opportunity to express his own style and ideas. .Lollo and his quartet have performed all over Europe at various well known jazz festivals. He spends much of his time giving workshops and sharing his artistry with anyone who is interested in his music.

One could talk about his music for hours until you hear him, then silence sets in and the only thing left is sheer pleasure. A remarkable man with remarkable style of playing!.

Rosas

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Jimmy Witherspoon - Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:47
Size: 77.4 MB
Styles: Urban blues, Jazz-blues vocals
Year: 1964/1994
Art: Front

[2:54] 1. Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues
[2:38] 2. Everytime I Think About You
[2:46] 3. I Never Will Marry
[3:26] 4. I Wanna Be Around
[2:58] 5. Teardrops From My Eyes
[2:54] 6. And The Angels Sing
[3:36] 7. Who's Sorry Now
[2:22] 8. I'm Comin Down With The Blues
[2:15] 9. You're Next
[2:12] 10. Happy Blues
[2:30] 11. That's Why I'm Leaving
[3:11] 12. One Last Chance

Jimmy Witherspoon is accompanied by a large orchestra arranged by Benny Golson for a set emphasizing slow tempos (even on "And the Angels Sing" and "Who's Sorry Now"), ballads and blues. Nothing all that memorable occurs, but the singer is in strong voice, and his fans will want to pick up this interesting CD reissue. ~Scott Yanow

Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues

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Tal Farlow & Lenny Breau - Chance Meeting: Music From The Soundtrack Of Talmadge Farlow

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:36
Size: 129.6 MB
Styles: Post bop, Guitar jazz, Soundtrack
Year: 1997/2014
Art: Front

[ 5:22] 1. I Love You
[ 7:00] 2. Satin Doll
[ 8:37] 3. My Funny Valentine
[11:29] 4. All The Things You Are
[ 2:33] 5. Conversation (Tal And Lenny)
[ 4:28] 6. Cherokee
[ 4:15] 7. What Is This Thing Called Love
[ 5:50] 8. Broadway
[ 6:58] 9. My Foolish Heart

The one-time meeting between guitarists Tal Farlow and Lenny Breau came about because Lorenzo DeStefano, who was making a PBS documentary (Talmage Farlow) in 1980, wanted a meeting between the veteran and a rising star. Farlow suggested Breau, and an invitation was extended and immediately accepted by the younger man. After the musicians spent time conversing in Farlow's New Jersey home, they moved to The Sign of the Times, a small nightclub in the tiny town of Rumson, to weave their musical magic. Although this was their first and only performance together, they complement one another's playing as if they had worked as a regular duo. Breau, on his seven-string guitar, is a bundle of energy most of the time, with flurries of notes accompanied by his flawless rhythm. Of course, the senior player is no slouch as a soloist on any of the eight standards heard on this CD, which include "I Love You," "My Funny Valentine," and "What Is This Thing Called Love?" Bassist Lynn Christie and drummer Nat Garrantano are added for the smoking interpretations of "All the Things You Are" and "Cherokee." There's also a brief excerpt of a conversation between Breau and Farlow in the middle of the disc, during which Breau explains a bit about his technique and his familiarity with Farlow's recordings. It's too bad that this enjoyable session was only a one-time affair. ~Ken Dryden

Chance Meeting: Music From The Soundtrack Of Talmadge Farlow

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Anders Christensen Trio - Dear Someone

Styles: Hard Bop, Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:03
Size: 108,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. Dear Someone
(3:15)  2. Split Decision
(5:38)  3. Arabesque
(5:43)  4. Conception
(6:24)  5. Spend All The Money
(4:21)  6. Once Around the Park
(4:06)  7. Stompin at the Savoy
(4:23)  8. The Wedding
(5:47)  9. I'll Be Seeing You
(4:00) 10. Little One

Throughout the years, Danish jazz has been blessed with a host of talented bassists such as Bo Stief, Jesper Lundgaard and Jesper Bodilsen, but one name, in particular, has reached across the country's borders and become synonymous with virtuosity and melodic invention. The late Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen was most famous, perhaps, for playing with Oscar Peterson and Ed Thigpen in what has to be one of the legendary pianist's most successful formations. The shadow of the great Dane has, however, loomed largely over the aesthetic landscape of Danish jazz and no one has really been able to take his place in terms of stylistic innovation until now. 

If anything, the 2009 Copenhagen Jazz Festival proved that a shift in paradigm has taken place in Danish jazz. This change in aesthetic can, in many ways, be seen as embodied in the playing of the young bassist Anders Christensen. Whereas the strength of Ørsted Pedersen was his lightning fast figures and impeccably tight swing, Christensen makes a virtue out of playing slower and with fewer notes. Unlike Ørsted Pedersen, he doesn't fill the empty space; he plays around it, giving his sound a loose, almost floating feeling that still manages to groove. The reference to tradition is also different. If Ørsted Pedersen was a traditionalist whose pillars were Danish folksong and the standards, Christensen is much more eclectic in his choice of repertoire. This is evident on his long-awaited debut, Dear Someone, which finds him enlisting iconoclastic drummer Paul Motianand one of the most talked-about pianists of the moment, Aaron Parks.

The cover, with its allusion to iconic singer/songwriter Bob Dylan's The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Columbia, 1963), speaks clearly of the post-modern nature of an album whose title track isn't a standard but a country-waltz by folksinger Gillian Welch. But Christensen doesn't shun classics; in fact, the trio plays a pretty, swinging version of "Stompin' at the Savoy." The highlights of the album are three Motian compositions: "Split Decision," "Arabesque" and "Once Around the Park" which all display the drummer's uncanny knack for combining abstract swing and impressionistic lyricism. Parks, like Christensen, is an eminent interpreter of Motian's music, and his reading of "Arabesque" is one of the most beautiful versions of this melancholy ballad committed to record. There is a variety of genres and moods on Dear Someone, and Christensen gently guides his trio through them all. More than anything, his talent lies in the way he elegantly puts himself aside and lets the musical voices of the past and present speak in a musical language of joy and sorrow. ~ Jakob Baekgaard  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/dear-someone-anders-christensen-stunt-records-sundance-music-review-by-jakob-baekgaard.php

Personnel: Anders Christensen: bass; Aaron Parks: Piano; Paul Motian: drums.

Dear Someone

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Anna Sise - But Beautiful

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:44
Size: 102,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:11)  1. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
(4:27)  2. But Beautiful
(3:20)  3. It Ain't Me Babe
(4:45)  4. Bye Bye Blackbird
(2:44)  5. All The Things You Are
(4:05)  6. Visan Om Mina Vanner
(3:20)  7. It's Alright With Me
(6:23)  8. Suzanne
(3:44)  9. That Old Feeling
(4:03) 10. Second Time Around
(3:38) 11. I'll Never Be the Same

One of Sweden's best jazz singers have now released CD with jazz standards. The album also participating musicians: Jan Lundgren, Patrik Boman, Max Schultz and another 20 musicians. The album has been a great success in Japan where it was released back in 2007. https://shop.klicktrack.com/417647

Anna Sise grew up in Malmö and Värnamo. She trained at the Theatre Academy in Stockholm 1996-2000.  She freelances worked at Uppsala City Theatre and the Stockholm City Theatre , the Royal Dramatic Theatre , the Göta Lejon , Stockholm Music Drama Ensemble and the Playhouse Theatre. She played one of the main characters in the drama series Skeppsholmen , which appeared in Swedish Television between 2002 and 2004. Anna Sise debuted in 2006 with the album Beppe shoebox containing music with previously unreleased texts by Beppe Wolgers . It was followed up years after the But Beautiful released in Japan (Spice of Life). Anna Sise has sung in various configurations, on stages, clubs, concert halls and festivals around Sweden, but also Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Malaysia and Thailand. 

She has made a summer tour with Jerry Williams , Rip It Up-Jerry Williams and Friends, and starred in Jerry Williams julföreställning at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm winter of 2011. She also appeared as a performer and actor Jerry Williams farewell performance Jerry Williams-The Farewell Show which premiered in spring 2013 at Cirkus in Stockholm. Anna Sise has also toured with concert performance Fine and Mellow is a tribute to the singer Billie Holiday . 

Anna Sise has received some Louis Armstrong Scholarship (2004) and awarded the scholarship for "The Most promising artist" of the Society Stallbröderna (2005). ~ Bio  http://translate.google.com.br/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Sise&prev=search

But Beautiful

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Charlie Haden - Nocturne

Styles: Jazz, Straight-ahead/Mainstream
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:43
Size: 154,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:14)  1. En la Orilla del Mundo  (At The Edge Of The World)
(5:44)  2. Noche de Ronda (Night Of Wandering)
(6:55)  3. Nocturnal
(5:37)  4. Claro de Luna (Moonlight)
(6:01)  5. Yo sin Ti (Me Without You)
(5:30)  6. No Te Empenes Mas (Don't Try Anymore)
(6:12)  7. Transparence
(5:57)  8. El Ciego (The Blind)
(6:39)  9. Nightfall
(6:18) 10. Tres Palabras (Three Words)
(6:32) 11. Contigo en la Distancia/En Nosotros (With You In The Distance / In Us)

Bassist Charlie Haden has been a masterful contributor to everything from Ornette Coleman's pioneering outside ensembles and Keith Jarrett's slashing groups to his own freewheeling, nearly anarchic Liberation Music Orchestra. Haden's also proven the ideal duet partner, having teamed with pianist Hampton Hawes, Coleman, guitarist Pat Metheny and the flamboyant Cuban keyboardist Gonzalo Rubalcaba on previous releases. On Nocturne, Haden and Rubalcaba aren't joining forces on some fierce encounter or groundbreaking project. Instead, they are exploring another of Haden's passions, the bolero, in both its Cuban and Mexican variations. These are 11 lush, gorgeous, highly sensual pieces featuring, in addition to Haden's prodigious bass and Rubalcaba's disciplined yet spicy piano, excellent rhythmic touches from Ignacio Berroa and sensitive guest contributions from four major players.

Guitarist Pat Metheny displays a soft, beguiling side on "Noche de Ronda," while David Sanchez and Joe Lovano show they can play breezy tenor-sax solos as well as boisterous ones on their tunes. The ringer proves to be violinist Federico Britos Ruiz, however. His light playing almost lulls the listener to sleep at times, yet he has a rich, vivid sound on his three numbers. Rubalcaba on many occasions has been more flash than invention, but there are no wasted notes or empty rhythmic barrages on Nocturne. He is careful never to clash with Haden, who guides the band through these pieces with grace and care. Haden doesn't try to dominate any song, yet is very much at the center of each number, either aiding the soloist or interacting with Berroa to ably punctuate or conclude the composition. There is absolutely nothing to dislike about this date, although it arguably might have been even better if a first-class vocalist like Compay Segundo had been on board. Still, Nocturne remains a great introduction to the bolero for those who aren't familiar with it, and an excellent addition to the library of fans who already love it. ~ Ron Wynn  http://jazztimes.com/articles/12491-nocturne-charlie-haden-featuring-gonzalo-rubalcaba

Personnel: Charlie Haden- bass; Gonzalo Rubalcaba- piano; Ignacio Berroa- drums, percussion; Joe Lovano, David Sanchez- tenor saxophone; Federico Britos Ruiz- violin; Pat Metheny- acoustic guitar on "Noche de Ronda."

Nocturne

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Jack Jones - Sings Michel Legrand

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1971
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:00
Size: 78,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:30)  1. The Years Of My Youth
(3:06)  2. Pieces Of Dreams
(4:19)  3. The Windmills Of Your Mind
(3:41)  4. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
(3:30)  5. One Day
(3:45)  6. One At A Time
(4:24)  7. Blue, Green, Grey And Gone
(2:14)  8. I Will Say Goodbye
(2:47)  9. Nobody Knows
(2:39) 10. Sweet Gingerbread Man

The match-up of neo-pop crooner Jack Jones with composer Michel Legrand is a felicitous one, especially given that this album was recorded in Paris with Legrand arranging and conducting. The result is that the treatment of familiar songs such as "The Windmills Of Your Mind" and "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" is less gimmicky than usual: Jones and Legrand slow "Windmills" down, and treat "What Are You Doing" in a more melancholy-than-usual manner. Elsewhere, Legrand's blues and jazz influences are on display, notably on "Blue, Green, Gray And Gone." 

Marilyn and Alan Bergman's lugubrious lyrics sometimes overstate the wistful tone of Legrand' s melodies, but Jones, by keeping his emotions in check, brings the two into harmony. The liner notes claim this is the singer's favorite of his own albums, and it is certainly one of his least compromised. So often, he has tried on record to balance his pop roots with the commercial demands of contemporary pop-rock; here, he is going all out in one particular style, and the approach works for him. (The album is a budget-priced release.) ~ William Ruhlmann  http://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-michel-legrand-mw0000122295

Sings Michel Legrand

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Dave Stryker Trio - Stardust

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:53
Size: 153.1 MB
Styles: Post bop, Guitar jazz
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[8:24] 1. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
[7:51] 2. You Go To My Head
[7:54] 3. I'll Take Romance
[6:48] 4. Stardust
[9:58] 5. Eastern Standard Time
[6:57] 6. Blues On 45th
[6:34] 7. You And The Night And The Music
[6:30] 8. Nancy With The Laughing Face
[5:53] 9. Cotton Tail

This SteepleChase set from the Dave Stryker (and virtually everything recorded by organist Joey DeFrancesco), is very much a throwback to the 1960s. Stryker and DeFrancesco had never played together before, but the repertoire, which includes the "So What"-based "Eastern Standard Time," an original blues tune familiar to just about everyone, along with seven standards. The organist's constant riffing and enthusiastic soloing (which at this time was starting to develop more of a distinctive personality beyond Jimmy Smith) constantly inspire Stryker to come up with fiery statements of his own; it is to his credit that he never sounds like a sideman in his own group. With drummer Adam Nussbaum offering solid support, this set will be enjoyed by bop and straight-ahead jazz organ fans. ~Scott Yanow

Stardust

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Booker Little - Save Your Love For Me

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:08
Size: 181.1 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[5:40] 1. Moonlight Becomes You
[4:13] 2. Sweet And Lovely
[5:36] 3. Calling Softly
[4:27] 4. Dungeon Waltz
[5:51] 5. Matilde
[6:42] 6. We Speak
[5:09] 7. If I Should Lose You
[8:07] 8. Quiet Please
[4:47] 9. Man Of Words
[4:53] 10. Grand Valse
[6:13] 11. Strength And Sanity
[6:48] 12. Life's A Little Blue
[5:13] 13. Booker's Blues
[5:23] 14. Who Can I Turn To

The first trumpeter emerging after Clifford Brown's death to gain his own sound, Booker Little had a tremendous amount of potential before his premature death. He began on trumpet when he was 12 and played with Johnny Griffin and the MJT + 3 while attending the Chicago Conservatory. Little was with Max Roach (1958-1959) and then freelanced in New York. He recorded with Roach and Abbey Lincoln, was on John Coltrane's Africa/Brass album, and was well-documented during a July 1961 gig at the Five Spot with Eric Dolphy. Little had a memorable melancholy sound and his interval jumps looked toward the avant-garde, but he also swung like a hard bopper. Booker Little led four sessions (one album apiece for United Artists, Time, Candid, and Bethlehem), but died of uremia at the age of 23, a particularly tragic loss. ~bio by Scott Yanow

Save Your Love For Me

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Stevie Wonder - Eivets Rednow

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 31:40

Size: 72.5 MB

Styles: R&B, Motown, Soul

Year: 1968/2004

Art: Front

[3:12] 1. Alfie

[3:45] 2. More Than I Dream

[3:28] 3. A House Is Not A Home

[3:04] 4. How Can You Believe

[2:24] 5. Never My Love Ask The Lonely

[6:46] 6. Ruby

[2:43] 7. Which Way The Wind

[3:19] 8. Bye Bye World

[2:54] 9. Grazing In The Grass

By 1968, Motown had Wonder pegged as a soul-pop shouter, so his harmonica instrumental of "Alfie," and the movie theme that had been a Top 15 hit for Dionne Warwick in 1967 was released under another name -- his own spelled backwards and on a different record label. This album, issued after that single made number 66 on the pop chart, consists of more harmonica instrumentals, everything from "A House Is Not a Home" to "Grazing in the Grass," and is enough to convince you that Wonder, who, after all, broke through playing harmonica, is a tuneful player of the instrument, more a Larry Adler than a Bob Dylan. Nevertheless, this is a minor item in the Wonder catalog. ~William Ruhlmann

Eivets Rednow 

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Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:12
Size: 78.3 MB
Styles: Standards, Vocal jazz
Year: 1974
Art: Front

[4:58] 1. Folks Who Live On The Hill
[7:58] 2. That Face
[4:38] 3. That Sunday
[5:20] 4. A House Is Not A Home
[4:26] 5. Frasier (The Sensous Lion)
[6:48] 6. Morning Star

Sarah Vaughan's sole small-group recording with pianist Jimmy Rowles (aside from a pair of tribute albums to Duke Ellington in 1979) was recorded live at an unlisted location in 1974 for Mainstream. Although Rowles proves himself to be a consummate accompanist, and Vaughan is in her usual outstanding form, excessive reverb is used on several of the tracks, giving the album a somewhat cavernous sound. The singer's interest in a variety of material is evident, including chestnuts like "The Folks Who Live on the Hill," and W.C. Handy's "Morning Star," along with the then-current pop hit "A House is Not a Home" (which is strangely credited to a another pair rather than its actual composers, Burt Bacharach and Hal David), and Jimmy Rowles' campy collaboration with Johnny Mercer, "Frasier (The Sensuous Lion)." Tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards and trumpeter Al Aarons join Vaughan and her quartet on three selections. This LP, which has only been reissued in Japan, is worth picking up, in spite of the questionable production.

Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet

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Bobby Hackett - Dream Awhile

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 37:31

Size: 85.9 MB

Styles: Easy Listening

Year: 2012

Art: Front

[3:04] 1. Stairway To The Stars

[3:38] 2. Stardust

[2:53] 3. Misty

[2:25] 4. The Boy Next Door

[3:14] 5. These Foolish Things

[3:36] 6. Fools Rush In

[3:03] 7. Sweet And Lovely

[2:51] 8. Bewitched

[2:59] 9. I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night

[3:30] 10. Dream

[2:41] 11. It's Been A Long, Long Time

[3:32] 12. That Old Feeling

Bobby Hackett was one of the true class acts in space age pop. His wistful trumpet solos added a unique and essential touch to music by everyone from Glenn Miller to Jackie Gleason to Dizzy Gillespie. Before he died of a heart attack just short of collecting Social Security, he joked that "I've been working steady since I was 14."

Hackett actually started out playing guitar as much as trumpet, and when working for Glenn Miller in the early 1940s, he only occasionally got to bring out his horn. Despite this fact, he got the spotlight solo on "String of Pearls" when MGM made The Glenn Miller Story, starring James Stewart (and Henry Mancini arrangements). Hackett worked swing, Dixieland, and bebop, depending on the gig, and earned a peerless reputation regardless of the setting. Jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote that Hackett had "a consistent habit of unceremoniously putting all the notes in the right place at the right time."

That reputation led Jackie Gleason to ask for Hackett by name when he was putting his first easy listening album together. He gave Hackett free rein to improvise over the melody, and a distant and fading coda of Hackett's playing closed out many a Gleason number. Hackett was for several years the only performer to be mentioned by name on Gleason's album. Hackett later returned the compliment, commenting only half-jokingly, "I got my music lessons from Jackie Gleason." After Hackett moved on to other things, Gleason enlisted Harry "Sweets" Edison (and later, Don Goldie) to reproduce Hackett's sound.

Hackett put out a number of albums under his own name on a variety of labels. For the most part, these are imitation Gleason albums, only with Hackett featured a little more prominently. He also did an occasional straight jazz album, but not as often as most of his fans would have liked.

He shifted away from easy listening toward the end of his career, when he moved from New York City to Cape Cod. He became a regular at the legendary Colorado Jazz Parties and appearing with small combos in New York Boston. If Hackett tended to be pretty undiscriminating in his choice of what he played on, the same can't be said of his performances. Bobby Hackett was one of the few performers who truly shaped the sound of easy listening and space age pop.

Dream Awhile

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Monique Kessous - Liverpool Bossa

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:04
Size: 71.1 MB
Styles: Latin jazz-pop
Year: 2007/2013
Art: Front

[2:53] 1. The Fool On The Hill
[3:10] 2. Michelle
[2:36] 3. A Hard Day's Night
[3:31] 4. Hey Jude
[2:32] 5. Here There And Everywhere
[2:17] 6. If I Fell
[3:07] 7. In My Life
[3:46] 8. She Loves You
[2:09] 9. With A Little Help From My Friends
[2:41] 10. Till There Was You
[2:18] 11. Yesterday

Aos 9 anos, Monique fez sua primeira apresentação, quando participou de um Festival de Música representando o seu colégio, à frente de um coral de 40 crianças. Na adolescência estudou canto lírico e popular, piano, aprendeu a tocar violão com seu irmão Denny Kessous, e começou a compor. Decidida a seguir carreira musical, fez seu primeiro show em 2001 no Teatro Ipanema aonde pela primeira vez mostrou suas composições.

Em seguida, começou a cantar em algumas bandas e formou o grupo Entretantos, com Denny no violão, o guitarrista João Arruda e a percussionista Jadna Zimmerman, passando a se apresentar em bares e casas noturnas, cantando música brasileira. Elogiada pelo produtor musical Alberto Rosenblit, após um show seu, foi convidada por ele a gravar uma demo. Ao ouvir sua voz, Roberto Menescal fez uma música para ela cantar, chamada Comunique-se, que mais tarde ganhou letra de Monique.

Em 2005, foi chamada por Menescal para gravar o projeto “Liverpool Bossa”(Albatroz), lançado em julho de 2007 no Brasil, Taiwan, Colômbia e Argentina.

Liverpool Bossa

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The James Moody & Hank Jones Quartet - Our Delight

Styles: Saxophone And Piano Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:57
Size: 176,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:26)  1. Our Delight
(6:54)  2. Birk's Works
(5:28)  3. Con Alma
(6:44)  4. Lady Bird
(5:14)  5. Eternal Triangle
(7:31)  6. Body and Soul
(6:51)  7. Good Bait
(6:05)  8. Darben the Red Foxx
(9:23)  9. Soul Trane
(5:15) 10. Woody 'N You
(6:37) 11. Old Folks
(5:24) 12. Moody's Groove

Marking the very first pairing of these two giants of Jazz, Our Delight brings together two legends, saxophonist James Moody and pianist Hank Jones in a performance with one purpose, to delight jazz audiences with the music of Tadd Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie. The late great trumpeter took Moody under his wing and became his mentor, providing a jazz education that gives the saxophonist a unique perspective of Gillespie's music. Jones traveled a different path, gaining an enrichment of jazz by performing with a virtual "Who's Who" of musicians from Detroit to New York, from the '40s to the present. Both men are indeed masters of their craft as is evident from the music contained in this historic recording. Rounding out The James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet are bassist Todd Coolman and drummer Adam Nussbaum, who both felt fortunate, as Coolman writes "to have perhaps absorbed at least an ounce of Moody's and Jones' expertise" on this remarkable session. Remarkable because the music swings in true bop fashion, with Moody leading the way with sharp tenor solos throughout. 

However, Jones and the rest of the band are not far behind in claiming their own portion of the music. While the majority of the twelve tunes are from Dameron and Gillespie, there are a select few charts from others, including the familiar Heyman/Green standard "Body & Soul," Moody's own "Darben the Red Foxx" and Jimmy Heath's "Moody's Groove," which provides a bonus vocal performance by Roberta Gambarini. But the music kicks off with Moody's brisk read of Dameron's title tune, leading to Gillespie's minor blues "Birk's Works" where both masters display their ample chops. The duo deliver a memorable performance on the beautifully haunting ballad "Soul Trane" as Moody blows softly to Nussbaum's delicate brush strokes, in turn giving way to Jones, who comes through with delicious piano lines. The program comes to a close with "Moody's Groove," but not before the band runs through a quick rendition of "Woody N' You," and a laid back read of "Old Folks" which captures Moody on the flute. James Moody and Hank Jones combine here to make, as the liner notes state, "a cohesive, solid and deep musical statement" that seems to convey a message: that this historic recording was in many ways Our Delight to perform. With this album, Moody and Jones mark a milestone in music and have thankfully, and finally filled a void in jazz that has existed for far too long. ~ Edward Blanco  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/our-delight-james-moody-ipo-recordings-review-by-edward-blanco.php
 

Personnel: James Moody: tenor saxophone and flute (11); Hank Jones: piano; Todd Coolman: bass; Adam Nussbaum: drums.

Our Delight

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Barbara Lusch - Rock Me Sweet

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:57
Size: 104,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:19)  1. Dancing In the Dark
(3:28)  2. Hot Blooded
(2:55)  3. I Want You To Want Me
(3:44)  4. Living On a Prayer
(3:33)  5. Sweet Child O' Mine
(5:04)  6. Owner of a Lonely Heart
(4:04)  7. Hungry Like the Wolf
(4:50)  8. Cat People
(4:26)  9. Where the Streets Have No Name
(3:52) 10. Dancing With Myself
(4:37) 11. Running On Empty

Barbara Lusch has a unique and compelling way with a song that goes straight to your heart. Her 2014 recording, Rock Me Sweet (Slim Style Records), is a surprising and magnetic reinterpretation of some of the best loved rock anthems of the 80's. Well-known hits of male rock icons such as Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Bono have been transformed by Barbara into sophisticated, sexy, and soulful songs. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Me-Sweet-Barbara-Lusch/dp/B00MP5UR2O

Rock Me Sweet

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The Dave Weckl Acoustic Band - Of The Same Mind

Styles: Jazz Funk, Fusion
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:02
Size: 161,2 MB
Art: Front

(8:10)  1. What Happened To My Good Shoes
(6:16)  2. Something's Happening
(9:40)  3. Songo Mikele
(8:48)  4. Stay Out
(7:11)  5. Koolz
(6:29)  6. Stella On The Stairs
(7:23)  7. Pacific Grove Fog
(6:16)  8. Agua De La Musica
(9:44)  9. All Blues

The Dave Weckl Acoustic Band represents the realization of a dream. In 2013, while touring with Mike Stern, Dave was reintroduced to playing with the amazing Makoto Ozone. Dave met Makoto in the '80s, and Makoto blew Dave away during this tour! Each night, Mike would give some space for Dave, Makoto, and Tom Kennedy to improvise a song. The guys would take this opportunity to really stretch out! The chemistry was amazing. At some point, Mike would start to noodle on his guitar; to come back in and continue the show. But the trio was having so much fun! So, one night, Dave yelled "stay out!" to Mike while the trio was jamming. That little jam became a song on this record - and it is aptly titled "Stay Out." :) This record is loaded with straight ahead jazz, a little funk, a little Latin, and more. Check out the video, below, for a taste.  http://www.daveweckl.com/otsm.htm

Of The Same Mind

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