Harry Allen - The Harry Allen Quartet

Size: 160,9 MB
Time: 69:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Ev'rything I've Got (6:34)
02. I've Heard That Song Before (6:31)
03. The Note (4:27)
04. Idaho (5:48)
05. It Never Entered My Mind (4:57)
06. Paper Doll (6:22)
07. Doodle Oodie (5:04)
08. Chuck's Lament (5:08)
09. Autumn Nochturne (5:15)
10. You'n Me (7:07)
11. The Best Is Yet To Come (6:13)
12. Mr. George (5:30)

Gene Lees writes, "Stan Getz was once asked his idea of the perfect tenor saxophone soloist. His answer was, 'My technique, Al Cohn's ideas, and Zoot's time.' The fulfillment of that ideal may well be embodied in thirty-year-old Harry Allen."

Swing Bros. recording artist Harry Allen has over thirty recordings to his name. Three of Harry's CDs have won Gold Disc Awards from Japan's Swing Journal Magazine, and his CD Tenors Anyone? won both the Gold Disc Award and the New Star Award. His recordings have made the top ten list for favorite new releases in Swing Journal Magazine's reader's poll and Jazz Journal International's critic's poll for 1997, and Eu Nao Quero Dancar (I Won't Dance), the third Gold Disc Award winner, was voted second for album of the year for 1998 by Swing Journal Magazine’s reader’s poll. The Harry Allen - Joe Cohn Quartet won the New York Nightlife Award for Outstanding Jazz Combo Performance of 2006 and was nominated for Best Jazz Combo by the Jazz Journalists Association for the same year.

Harry has performed at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide, frequently touring the United States, Europe and Asia. He has performed with Rosemary Clooney, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Flip Phillips, Scott Hamilton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Kenny Burrell, Herb Ellis, John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Gus Johnson, Jeff Hamilton, Terry Gibbs, Warren Vache, and has recorded with Tony Bennett, Johnny Mandel, Ray Brown, Tommy Flanagan, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Kenny Barron, Dave McKenna, Dori Caymmi, Larry Goldings, George Mraz, Jake Hanna, and Al Foster, among others.

Harry is featured on many of John Pizzarelli's recordings including the soundtrack and an on-screen cameo in the feature film The Out of Towners starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. He has also done a series of commercials for ESPN starring Robert Goulet.

Harry was born in Washington D.C. in 1966, and was raised in Los Angeles, CA and Burrillville, RI. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music in 1988 from Rutgers University in New Jersey, and currently resides in New York City.

The Harry Allen Quartet

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The Pasadena Roof Orchestra - A Talking Picture + Night Out

Size: 169,8 MB
Time: 72:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Big Band, Swing, Vocals
Art: Front

01. If I Had A Talking Picture Of You (3:06)
02. 42nd Street (2:35)
03. Pennies From Heaven (3:11)
04. Panama Rag (3:35)
05. I Like A Little Girl Like That (3:10)
06. On Her Doorstep (2:09)
07. You're Driving Me Crazy (3:20)
08. Back In Your Own Backyard (2:57)
09. It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time (2:43)
10. Broken Record (2:56)
11. Please (3:24)
12. Looney Tunes (3:24)
13. Young & Healthy (2:30)
14. I've Found A New Baby (2:44)
15. Mean To Me (2:58)
16. There's A Rainbow 'round My Shoulder (3:08)
17. You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile (2:21)
18. Am Sonntag Will Mein Susser Mit Mir Segeln Gehn (4:03)
19. Going Hollywood/Hoorah Hollywood (2:46)
20. Isn't This A Lovely Day (2:56)
21. Puttin' On The Ritz (2:44)
22. Keep Young & Beautiful (2:43)
23. Little Orphan Annie (3:08)
24. Yes Sir, That's My Baby (3:27)

Two original albums by the Pasadena Roof Orchestra on one set, 'A Talking Picture' and 'Night Out', both of which were already recognised as inspirational works when they appeared in the late 1970s. Originating from the vinyl era, neither album has been issued on CD until now.

Founded in 1969, the The Pasadena Roof Orchestra has remained a permanent fixture on the music scene since then. They perform their own music - the kind of music America was dancing to from the 1920s to the 1940s, the original 'popular music'. The old standards are still popular to this day and the timeless quality of swing is something that has not eluded superstars like Robbie Williams or Michael Bublé.

What the musical director Duncan Galloway says: "Here are some classic Pasadena Roof Orchestra tracks which we have managed to secure from the archives. They are taken from early recordings, and include several tracks that have been 'resting' in the Orchestras library. It is slightly impractical for the current line-up to travel with over 2000 arrangements, so many of these tunes have not been played live for quite a while."

A Talking Picture + Night Out

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Tina May & Enrico Pieranunzi - Home Is Where The Heart Is

Size: 104,6 MB
Time: 40:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. I Took Your Hand In Mine (Fellini's Waltz) (4:05)
02. Don't Forget The Poet, Please (4:19)
03. A Nameless Gate (4:57)
04. The Night Bird (5:02)
05. With Every Smile Of Yours (O! Le Feu Dans Les Yeux) (2:43)
06. Within The Hush Of Night (Within The House Of Night) (4:42)
07. Day Dream (7:05)
08. Home Is Where The Heart Is (Distance From Departure) (5:29)

Personnel:
Tina May - Vocals
Enrico Pieranunzi - Piano
Tony Coe - Saxophone

Tina's long association with '33' continues with this long awaited collaboration between Tina and one of Europe's greatest pianists, the incomparable Enrico Pieranunzi.
The album features several well-known Pieranunzi compositions that are given lyrics by Tina – including to Chet Baker's original solo on Pieranunzi's 'Night Bird', that the pianist recorded with Baker in the 1970's.
On two numbers, 'Night Bird' and Ellington's 'Day Dream', the Duo are joined by the wonderful Tony Coe on soprano saxophone.
"'Home Is Where The Heart Is' plays with the concept of mother tongue…..it ventures out into new territory and experience. So precise is the writing and so intuitive the performance that every song finds its way home, in the deepest way." Brian Morton

Home Is Where The Heart Is

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Paul Kogut - Know It, I Wrote It!

Size: 148,2 MB
Time: 63:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Know It I Wrote It! (6:38)
02. Jay Walk (5:39)
03. Small Doses (4:46)
04. Especially When It Rains (5:08)
05. Stella By Starlight (6:56)
06. Ballad (7:37)
07. Fat Cat (7:42)
08. Now You've Done It (5:43)
09. In Your Own Sweet Way (8:11)
10. Can't Buy Me Love (5:14)

Cadence Magazine says the music of Paul Kogut "might just be the prescription needed." A recent addition to the Chicago scene, guitarist Paul Kogut has appeared extensively in New York City and Boston. Paul has worked with artists Charles Earland, J.R. Monterose, and Clark Terry; current Chicago appearances put him in the company of Kelly Sill, Steve Million and Tim Davis. In addition he has led his own trio at numerous venues, including Manhattan’s renowned 55 Bar, the Zinc Bar, and the Jazz in the Valley festival. He holds a Master’s Degree from Manhattan School of Music and has served on the jazz faculty of Hamilton College.

Speaking of Paul, John Abercrombie says, “His musical approach to guitar playing, and his compositional skills, are first rate,” and Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers calls Paul “a great guitar player.” James Keepnews describes his current Blujazz release, “Know It? I Wrote It!” as “a memorable first date, one that will appeal to the taciturn jazzbo and the festival twirler alike.”

Know It, I Wrote It!

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Jocelyn B. Smith - My Way (Anniversary Edition)

Size: 176,3 MB
Time: 75:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. My Way (2:03)
02. If I Never Sing Another Song (6:38)
03. Matla A Ka Ho Nna (The Power Is In Me) (3:28)
04. Heut & Hier (Remix) (3:28)
05. Ein Stuck Vom Himmel (4:52)
06. Somalia Song (5:09)
07. Jo-Jo (5:34)
08. Aioniou Theou (Remix) (5:46)
09. How Much I Love You (5:22)
10. Adagio - Praise Jah (7:20)
11. When I Need You (6:32)
12. Sometimes (5:32)
13. The Look Of Love (4:42)
14. What Are We Doing Here (5:16)
15. Things We Can't Fix (3:55)

Jocelyn B. Smith was born 1960 in New York. Music was always an intense companion in her life. When she was 5 years old, Jocelyn started classical piano lessons, which she then pursued, with a lot of discipline, for another twelve years. Jocelyn only discovered later, when she was 11 years old, that her voice was a further form of musical expression. As a child, Jocelyn was not yet aware that music would be her profession. Though she could not imagine working as a doctor, Jocelyn was certain that she wanted to help people. Therefore, she found her own path, with the help of her musical talent.With her album “My Way” released 2015 Jocelyn is celebrating her 30th anniversary: 30 years in Germany and more than 3000 concerts.

My Way

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Milt Jackson - Jazz 'n' Samba

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:11
Size: 76.0 MB
Styles: Hard bop
Year: 1964/2006
Art: Front

[5:41] 1. Blues For Juanita
[2:40] 2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
[4:45] 3. Big George
[3:43] 4. Gingerbread Boy
[2:11] 5. Jazz 'n' Samba
[3:06] 6. The Oo-Oo Bossa Nova
[4:36] 7. I Love You
[3:24] 8. Kiss And Run
[3:00] 9. Jazz Bossa Nova

This is an odd LP. The first session is a conventional one with vibraphonist Milt Jackson, tenor-saxophonist Jimmy Heath, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Connie Kay performing Heath's recent "Gingerbread Boy," Duke Ellington's "I Got It Bad" and a pair of Jackson originals. The flip side substitutes two guitars for Flanagan's piano and uses bossa nova rhythms in hopes of getting a hit. Milt does play well on "I Love You" and Lillian Clark's vocal on "Jazz 'N' Samba" is fine but "The Oo-Oo Bossa Noova" is strictly for those listeners who are nostalgic for Car 54, Where Are You. ~Scott Yanow

Jazz 'n' Samba

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Tom Harrell - Labyrinth

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:36
Size: 150.2 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[4:19] 1. Samba Mate
[5:54] 2. Marimba Song
[9:16] 3. Cheetah
[8:16] 4. Blue In One
[7:26] 5. Hot Licks On The Sidewalk
[7:59] 6. Majesty
[3:09] 7. Sun Cycle
[6:47] 8. Darn That Dream
[8:00] 9. Bear That In Mind
[4:25] 10. Labyrinth

Tom Harrell has been gradually gaining recognition as one of the most consistently creative brassmen in jazz. Although his soft tone can sometimes be a little reminiscent of Chet Baker, Harrell's technique is on a higher level and he is a more advanced player. Harrell is heard in fine form throughout this CD which is split between appearances with his impressive quintet and with a nonet/tentet. The trumpeter, who contributed nine of the ten selections, is quite generous in allocating solo space and in keeping his improvisations relatively brief and to the point. The selections display variety within the hard bop/post bop idiom, ranging from rhythmic pieces such as "Marimba Song" and "Samba Mate" to the tongue twister "Cheetah" and several numbers which make the augmented group sound like a big band.

Of the sidemen, tenor saxophonist Don Braden and pianist Kenny Werner have several good spots, Gary Smulyan's deep-toned baritone (the personnel listing mistakenly has him down as playing bass clarinet) is a highlight of "Blue in One" and Rob Botti's oboe is an important voice on "Majesty." Harrell, who plays both piano and overdubbed flugelhorn on a solo interpretation of "Darn That Dream," continues to grow as an original improviser. ~Scott Yanow

Labyrinth

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James Booker - Let's Make A Better World: Live In Leipzig

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 65:46

Size: 150.6 MB

Styles: Jazz-funk-soul

Year: 1991

Art: Front

[4:59] 1. Life

[3:11] 2. Sunny Side Of The Street

[5:50] 3. Junco Partner

[4:12] 4. Tico Tico

[6:32] 5. One Helluva Nerve

[0:56] 6. Booker's Original

[2:40] 7. Baby Face

[4:32] 8. So Swell When You're Well

[6:20] 9. Since I Fell For You

[2:34] 10. Black Night Is Falling

[4:06] 11. Come On In This House

[4:47] 12. Let's Make A Better World

[4:46] 13. People Get Ready

[3:00] 14. Chopin's One Minute Waltz

[4:10] 15. Little Tune For Lefty

[3:03] 16. Malaguena A La Louisiana

This record will never win a prize, will never go gold, will never be a hit. At least, a competent music magazine wrote about the concert, from which this recording is drawn: „James Booker toured London, Germany and Switzerland Oct 18 – Dec 9. His concert in Leipzig (German Democratic Repuplic) was one of the best he gave.“

This is now 17 years past and much has changed. Booker is dead – he died on November 8 1983 at the Charity Hospital in his hometown of New Orleans – and this German Democratic Republic, with all its strange institutions and facilities, doesn’t exist anymore. It survived this great piano player by 6 years, almost on the day. Taking account of the psychological-sociological aspect, there is a lot to be added, before this record fulfills its claim to be a audio document with a historical background. ~Lily

Let's Make A Better World: Live In Leipzig

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Deborah Latz - Lifeline

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:33
Size: 218,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:04)  1. Les Feuilles Mortes
(3:50)  2. I Get Along Without You Very Well
(4:25)  3. Witchcraft
(2:41)  4. Tea For Two/Day In - Day Out
(5:12)  5. Make Someone Happy
(3:36)  6. Jump In
(3:13)  7. Waltz For Debby
(7:00)  8. My Favorite Things
(4:40)  9. Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours
(5:52) 10. Don’t Explain
(4:19) 11. The Sweetest Sounds
(3:57) 12. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
(2:55) 13. How Deep Is The Ocean
(2:41) 14. La Vie En Rose

Deborah Latz is a bold singer with a strong sense of her own musical identity. So sure-footed is she that it's hard to imagine her needing a lifeline she's more the type to throw one to the sinking. Lifeline does just that the 14 tunes pull the listener into Latz's fast-moving ship as it skims across her repertoire of standards to safety on the opposite shore. Latz kicked off the CD at New York's The Kitano on October 1, 2008, and for the most part the show and the CD paralleled each other. Latz's opener, "Les Fueilles Mortes," which features guest saxophonist Joel Frahm during the contemplative, improvised intro, shows off her effortless technique: her free vocal line is clear and perfectly centered. Her technical facility is most evident, however, when she sustains a pitch at a pianissimo for several measures as at the end of the second tune, "I Get Along Without You Very Well." Despite the softness of the sound this trick requires a vocal strength and melodic sensitivity to make it work. On both the CD and in performance Latz uses an ample amount of vocal improvisation and her ideas seem to hail from a variety of sources. In one moment she'll invoke a standard jazz lick and a minute later she'll let loose in an open-throated caterwaul; these devices turn "My Favorite Things," the tune that Latz calls the "nucleus" of the album, into something that Rodgers and Hammerstein had not imagined, perhaps. Around this revolve other tunes that surprise for their innovation or delight for their inspiration a medley of "Tea For Two" and "Day In/Day Out"; "Waltz For Debbie"; "Don't Explain and Latz's closing number, a sweetly romantic rendition of "La Vie En Rose." Behind all of Latz's innovation and inspiration lies a strong rapport with her band. She records and performs with the same group of musicians: Frahm, Daniela Schachter (piano), Bob Bowen (bass) and Elisabeth Keledjian (drums). The band is a tight and unobtrusive bunch, leaving most the spotlight for Latz, stepping into it only long enough to distinguish themselves as soloists. In short, each is a first-rate accompanist, a job that is often much harder to execute than a well-phrased solo. ~ Suzanne Lorge  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/lifeline-deborah-latz-june-moon-productions-review-by-suzanne-lorge.php

Lifeline

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Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra - A Big Band Style! Disc 1 And Disc 2

The two disc set presented here provides a comprehensive overview of the Don McMillion Jazz Orchestra in the late 1960's and early 1970's, mixing the standards he often played in the early years peppered with the hits of the modern era including big band arrangements of the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" and Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park." All selections newly remastered. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Big-Band-Style-Digitally-Remastered/dp/B007WVJX1M

Disc 1
Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:25
Size: 143,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:32)  1. How High the Moon
(4:30)  2. I Remember Clifford
(4:13)  3. Night In Tunisia
(3:08)  4. Take the "a" Train
(2:56)  5. Perdido
(4:57)  6. Birdland
(4:31)  7. Milestones
(5:42)  8. Watermelon Man
(4:36)  9. Lady Bird
(3:10) 10. Four
(5:39) 11. On Green Dolphin Street
(2:58) 12. Manteca
(4:18) 13. Round Midnight
(2:32) 14. Hey There
(3:32) 15. Danny Boy
(3:02) 16. Maria

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Disc 2
Time: 67:14
Size: 154,8 MB

(4:04)  1. Hot House
(3:13)  2. People
(4:28)  3. Gonna Fly Now
(3:08)  4. Norwegian Wood
(4:39)  5. Just Friends
(3:57)  6. Bridge Over Troubled Water
(9:09)  7. So In Love
(4:47)  8. Brazil
(4:37)  9. MacArthur Park
(3:57) 10. My Funny Valentine
(4:16) 11. It Don't Mean A Thing
(4:25) 12. What's New
(3:25) 13. You Go to My Head
(4:49) 14. It's A Wonderful World
(4:14) 15. Can't Buy Me Love

A Big Band Style!  Disc 1

A Big Band Style!  Disc 2

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Deep Blue Organ Trio - Folk Music

Styles: Jazz, Straight-ahead/Mainstream
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:13
Size: 150,4 MB
Art: Front

(7:33)  1. A Deeper Blue
(5:27)  2. This I Dig Of You
(9:20)  3. I Thought About You
(6:21)  4. The Chant
(6:39)  5. She's Leaving Home
(9:45)  6. Never Knew Love Like This Before
(8:27)  7. Ceora
(4:52)  8. Short Story
(6:44)  9. Sweet Sticky Thing

Since 1992, Deep Blue Organ Trio has been working tirelessly to keep the flames of classic organ jazz burning. They've held down a weekly gig at Chicago's Green Mill and have released two highly acclaimed discs for Delmark Records: Deep Blue Bruise (2004) and Goin' to Town: Live at the Green Mill (2006). On Folk Music, the trio's first release for Origin Records, guitarist Bobby Broom, drummer Greg Rockingham and organist Chris Foreman dig deep into the well of organ trio grease. Throughout the disc's nine tracks, the spirit of past B3 pioneers is strongly felt. The styles of Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, etc. are fused together seamlessly to create an electrifying, vibrant release.

The no-nonsense swinging session, a mixture of hard-bop staples, standards and R&B hits, is highlighted by "A Deeper Blue, with feel-good blues to get things warmed up; Foreman's soulful rendering of "I Thought About You, the Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Mercer standard; the relentless swing of the 1980 Stephanie Mills hit "Never Knew Love Like This Before, and the Lee Morgan classic "Ceora. Broom is playing at the top of his game. The blistering guitarist turns in one soulful solo after another, managing to stretch the boundaries of tradition without ever losing sight of it. Rockingham, who spent a decade with organist Charles Earland, proves himself the consummate organ trio drummer. His rock-solid playing emphasizes impeccable groove and hip solo fills. Foreman, a true artisan of the Hammond B3 style, manipulates the full range of his instrument. His slow burn on Victor Feldman's "The Chant is appropriately down and dirty. There isn't an ounce of pretension on Folk Music. Quite simply, it's a soulful good time. Keep it coming fellas. ~ John Barron  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/folk-music-deep-blue-organ-trio-origin-records-review-by-john-barron.php 

Personnel: Bobby Broom: guitar; Greg Rockingham: drums; Chris Foreman: Hammond B3 organ.

Folk Music

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Joanie Pallatto & Marshall Vente - Two Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:25
Size: 179.5 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[4:11] 1. Help
[6:07] 2. People Make The World Go Round
[4:45] 3. Straighten Up And Fly Right
[3:35] 4. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
[5:55] 5. Desafinado
[5:35] 6. My Funny Valentine
[4:28] 7. Vacation
[4:26] 8. You May Laugh
[7:53] 9. Berimbau
[4:40] 10. Walk On By
[4:29] 11. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
[4:36] 12. Snowfall
[5:49] 13. No Moon At All
[4:54] 14. Don't Misunderstand
[6:55] 15. Charade

“YOU’RE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE some very special musical moments – piano by Marshall Vente, Chicago’s Dutch master, blended with Joanie Pallatto’s palette – classic Italian passion and contemporary street smarts. It is a perfect pairing. Captured fresh and aged in a decade of musical friendship.” ~Bruce Bendinger

On “Two Again”, Chicago pianist/arranger Marshall Vente joins forces with Chicago vocalist/producer Joanie Pallatto in a new collection of 15 songs. Pallatto’s exquisite vocals are wrapped in the lush and creative arrangements of pianist Vente as he strokes the keys of the Baldwin SD-10 9′ concert grand creating his own personal orchestra.

Two Again

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Eddie Higgins Trio - Amor

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:29
Size: 122.4 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[5:02] 1. Begin The Beguine
[3:49] 2. Moon Was Yellow
[4:45] 3. Tristeza De Amor
[6:25] 4. Pensativa
[4:07] 5. Historia De Un Amor
[5:05] 6. Jalousie
[3:51] 7. Carinhoso
[5:19] 8. Amor
[4:43] 9. Perfidia
[5:35] 10. Morning
[4:39] 11. Copacabana Night

A solid bop-based pianist, Eddie Higgins has never become a major name, but he has been well-respected by his fellow musicians for decades. After growing up in New England, he moved to Chicago, where he played in all types of situations before settling in to a long stint as the leader of the house trio at the London House (1957-1969). Higgins moved back to Massachusetts in 1970 and went on to freelance, often accompanying his wife, vocalist Meredith D'Ambrosio, and appearing at jazz parties and festivals. Eddie Higgins has led sessions of his own for Replica (1958), Vee-Jay (1960), Atlantic, and Sunnyside; back in 1960, he recorded as a sideman for Vee-Jay with Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter.

Amor

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Lee Morgan - Cornbread

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 38:52

Size: 89.0 MB

Styles: Hard bop, Trumpet jazz

Year: 1965/1990

Art: Front

[8:57] 1. Cornbread

[8:50] 2. Our Man Higgins

[6:20] 3. Ceora

[7:55] 4. Ill Wind

[6:47] 5. Most Like Lee

This session (reissued on CD by Blue Note) is best known for introducing Lee Morgan's beautiful ballad "Ceora," but actually all five selections (which include Morgan's "Cornbread," "Our Man Higgins," "Most Like Lee," and the standard "Ill Wind") are quite memorable. The trumpeter/leader performs with a perfectly complementary group of open-minded and talented hard bop stylists (altoist Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley on tenor, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Larry Ridley, and drummer Billy Higgins) and creates a Blue Note classic that is heartily recommended. ~Scott Yanow

Cornbread   

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John Pizzarelli - Naturally

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:04
Size: 116.9 MB
Styles: Guitar, vocal jazz
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. Splendid Splinter
[3:59] 2. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
[3:56] 3. Oh, Lady Be Good
[3:32] 4. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
[5:20] 5. Baby Medley Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You Baby, Baby, All The Time
[3:21] 6. Seven On Charlie
[3:37] 7. Slappin' The Cakes On Me
[4:47] 8. Nuages
[4:03] 9. I Cried For You
[2:52] 10. Naturally
[3:05] 11. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[2:30] 12. Headed Out To Vera's
[5:56] 13. Your Song Is With Me

John Pizzarelli's second Novus CD features the singer/guitarist with his regular trio (which also has pianist Ken Levinsky and brother Martin Pizzarelli on bass), an expanded rhythm section (including father Bucky Pizzarelli on rhythm guitar) and as many as 15 horns. Among the other soloists are tenors Scott Robinson, Harry Allen and Frank Wess, clarinetist Walt Levinsky and trumpeters Clark Terry and Tony Kadleck. Pizzarelli, who sings about half the songs, takes plenty of fine, melodic guitar solos. Most of the repertoire is comprised of swing standards -- including "I'm Confessin'," "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" and "I Cried for You" -- but the highlights also include a four-song "Baby" medley, "Seven on Charlie" (based on "Solo Flight"), and Dave Frishberg's clever "Slappin' the Cakes on Me." ~Scott Yanow

Naturally

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Nannie Porres - All The Things You Are

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:15
Size: 99,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:28)  1. Black Jack
(4:57)  2. I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him
(3:46)  3. Lover Come Back To Me
(3:57)  4. Quiet Nights
(4:17)  5. All The Things You Are
(5:46)  6. Willow Weep For Me
(4:31)  7. Don't Explain
(4:49)  8. Blue Monk
(4:15)  9. Your Love Is So Doggone Good
(2:23) 10. That's All There Is

Sweden has been a fertile breeding ground for outstanding jazz players. Many Swedish jazz musicians have attracted attention well beyond the country's borders. But there is at least one well-kept secret in the Swedish jazz conclave, vocalist Nannie Porres. Porres first gained recognition in the 1950s as an 18-year-old working with a group called Jazz 57, which included, among others, the then-youngish tenor saxman Bernt Rosengren. He and other members of that group are present on this 1986 LP released by the Dragon label. The long Porres/Rosengren association is felt immediately on "Don't Explain," when the tenor man ruminates at the edges of Porres' vocalizing, before breaking out in a doleful solo. 

The record's varied play list is structured so that Porres has the freedom to show her complete mastery of her profession. Kicking off with a bluesy, down-in-the-gutter rendition of Ray Charles' "Black Jack," she conquers a program of well-known ballads, jazz classics, and some not-so-familiar material. One mannerism that is present in all of the cuts is her special way of addressing the lyrics so that their meaning is conveyed to whoever is listening, including the other musicians. Her years of singing this material have made her very precise in what she wants to do with the music. Porres wears this music like a pair of comfortable slippers. Although not well-known in the U.S., she has influenced the younger generation of singers in her own country, including Lina Nyberg. Dragon would do well to reissue this LP on CD, to allow many more to experience and enjoy the special talent of Nannie Porres. ~ Dave Nathan  http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-things-you-are-mw0001022782

All The Things You Are

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The Harry Allen Quartet - Blue Skies

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:57
Size: 153,7 MB
Art: Front

(7:00)  1. Linger Awhile
(6:20)  2. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(5:35)  3. What Are you Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
(5:45)  4. Hummin' Along
(9:11)  5. How Insensitive
(6:00)  6. Nobody Else But Me
(4:40)  7. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
(6:40)  8. Shine
(5:17)  9. Why Must You Go?
(6:47) 10. Carolyn's Kitchen/Blue Skies
(3:36) 11. The September Of My Years

11 cuts over 67 minutes in which Allen (tenor sax) and company (John Bunch, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Duffy Jackson, drums) lay out gently on a collection of ballads, including a couple from Allen himself. The recording is live to two-track analog tape, and sounds beautiful indeed  producer/engineer John Marks even recommends using a sound pressure meter to properly set playback volumes to match the original performance. This is an old-fashioned album, very much a clubland toe-tapper Allen is pictured on the front cover against a city skyline, dressed in an outfit that wouldn't have been out of place in 1958. It's a lot of cheerful fun, with some actual humorous playing on a couple of tracks Allen's soloing on "Nobody Else But Me" is genuinely funny, almost a send-up of the upside-down-and-backwards school of virtuoso playing. Good stuff, overall. Yes, there are the standard drum and bass solos, and the usual equal time for the piano, but this is kept relatively polite, leaving the main field for Allen's smoky tenor sax. ~ Steven McDonald  http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-skies-mw0000615642

The Harry Allen Quartet: Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); John Bunch (piano); Dennis Irwin (bass); Duffy Jackson (drums).

Blue Skies

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Kai Winding, Curtis Fuller - Bone Appétit

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1980
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:58
Size: 151,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:55)  1. Niçoise (Take 2)
(6:05)  2. Bone Appetit (Take 2)
(6:02)  3. Baja Iberia (Take 2)
(4:02)  4. Entonces
(7:29)  5. Bone Appetit
(6:57)  6. La Valse Bonita
(6:09)  7. A Minor Doodle (Take 1)
(6:04)  8. Niçoise (Take 1)
(6:03)  9. Baja Iberia (Take 1)
(6:17) 10. A Minor Doodle (Take 2)
(4:51) 11. Bone Appetit (Take 1)

One of the finest trombonists to emerge from the bebop era, Kai Winding was always to an extent overshadowed by J.J. Johnson, although they co-led one of the most popular jazz groups of the mid-'50s. Born in Denmark, Winding emigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 12. He had short stints with the orchestras of Alvino Rey and Sonny Dunham, and played in a service band in the Coast Guard for three years. Winding's first burst of fame occurred during his year with Stan Kenton's Orchestra (1946-1947), during which his phrasing influenced and was adopted by the other trombonists, leading to a permanent change in the Kenton sound. He also participated in some early bop sessions, played with Tadd Dameron (1948-1949), and was on one of the Miles Davis' nonet's famous recording sessions.

After playing with the big bands of Charlie Ventura and Benny Goodman, he formed a quintet with J.J. Johnson (1954-1956); the two trombonists (who sounded nearly identical at the time) had occasional reunions after going their separate ways. Winding led a four-trombone septet off and on through the latter half of the 1950s and into the '60s, was music director for the Playboy clubs in New York, and during 1971-1972 worked with the Giants of Jazz (an all-star group with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, and Thelonious Monk). Although he recorded frequently both as a leader and a sideman throughout his career, most of Winding's sessions are not currently available on CD. 

~ Bio  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kai-winding/id72717#fullText

Personnel: Kai Winding (trombone); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Hank Jones (piano); Jimmy Cobb (drums)

Bone Appétit

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Bill Watrous - The Tiger of San Pedro

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:09
Size: 98,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:44)  1. Dirty Dan
(5:12)  2. Quiet Lady
(4:47)  3. Tiger of San Pedro
(4:28)  4. Somewhere Along the Way
(7:56)  5. T.S., T.S.
(8:21)  6. Passion at Three O
(5:36)  7. Sweet Georgia Upside Down (Swe

Trombonist Bill Watrous' second and final big-band album for Columbia is the equal of his first. With such soloists as Watrous, trumpeter Danny Stiles, and either Tom Garvin or Derek Smith on keyboards, this well-rounded set (which includes ballads, Latin pieces, the rockish "T.S. T.S.," and some heated workouts) was finally reissued on CD in July 2007, along with the earlier Manhattan Wildlife Refuge. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-tiger-of-san-pedro-mw0000490492

Personnel: Bill Watrous (trombone); Ed Xiques (flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Paul Eisler (flute, alto saxophone); Frank Perowsky (flute, tenor saxophone); George Triffon, Danny Stiles, Dean Pratt (trumpet, flugelhorn); Sam Burtis (trombone); Derek Smith , Tom Garvin (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, organ); Frank Malabé (congas).

The Tiger of San Pedro

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David Newton - Halfway To Dawn

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:37
Size: 139,1 MB
Art: Front

(7:16)  1. Dreamsville
(5:45)  2. I Wish
(6:48)  3. Halfway To Dawn
(5:24)  4. Tricotism
(4:16)  5. Scotch Blues
(7:13)  6. Bright New Day
(6:26)  7. Last Night When We Were Young
(7:43)  8. You Do Something to Me
(9:42)  9. Kiss and Tell

Born 2 February 1958, Glasgow, Scotland. As a child Newton took lessons on piano, clarinet and bassoon, but while studying at the Leeds College of Music he decided to concentrate on piano. After playing in various bands as a semi-pro, he secured his first professional engagement leading a trio at a restaurant in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1978. Around this time Newton also played in numerous other bands, ranging musically from traditional jazz to funk, from strict-tempo dance bands to classical. In the early 80s he worked extensively in the theatre, especially with Scarborough-based playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Newton then returned to Scotland, and from a base in Edinburgh quickly established himself as a rising star of the jazz world. He played in backing groups for many visiting jazzmen, including Art Farmer, Bud Shank, Shorty Rogers and Nat Adderley. He also recorded with Buddy De Franco. 

By the late 80s he had settled in London, recording with Alan Barnes, the Jazz Renegades, Martin Taylor, with whom he toured India, and also playing club dates with Andy Cleyndert, Don Weller, Spike Robinson and others. At the end of the decade he became accompanist and musical director to Carol Kidd, recording with her and making numerous concert appearances. During the 90s, Newton worked to great effect with Clark Tracey and Tina May. An outstanding talent, Newton’s wide-ranging experience has ensured that he is at home in most musical settings. Despite his eclecticism he has developed a distinctive and distinguished personal style. ~ Bio  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-newton-mn0000810716/biography

Personnel: David Newton (piano), Matt Miles (bass), Steve Brown (drums)

Halfway To Dawn

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