Vincent Ingala - Coast to Coast

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:54
Size: 91,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:26)  1. Coast to Coast
(3:52)  2. Nasty
(4:38)  3. Making the Journey
(3:51)  4. Baby I'm Hooked (Right Into Your Love)
(3:50)  5. When I'm With You
(3:47)  6. Love On Hold
(3:58)  7. You Fooled Me
(3:55)  8. In Deep
(3:57)  9. Gimme Some
(3:36) 10. T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care)

Connecticut-born saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Vincent Ingala makes warm, soulful, smooth jazz and R&B. A musical prodigy, Ingala started out on drums at age four and was teaching himself Elvis Presley songs on the guitar by the third grade. However, it was the tenor saxophone, an instrument Ingala gravitated toward while also studying piano in the fifth grade, that became his passion.

Growing up in a large Italian family in Prospect, Connecticut, Ingala was exposed to his family's love of soul, jazz, and R&B. Inspired to play, Ingala began performing locally and eventually drew the attention of professional players, including smooth jazz star Dave Koz, who invited the then-16-year-old Ingala to join him on-stage. A year later, he recorded his first album, 2010's North End Soul. Ingala toured extensively behind the album and quickly built a loyal fan base. 

Two years later, he returned with his sophomore release, Can't Stop Now, which became two Billboard Top Five singles, and in 2015, Ingala returned with his third studio effort, Coast to Coast, inspired by his move to California. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/vincent-ingala/id379521698#fullText

Coast to Coast

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Rickie Lee Jones - The Other Side Of Desire

Styles: Pop/Rock
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:15
Size: 106,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:57)  1. Jimmy Choo
(4:35)  2. Valtz de Mon Pere
(3:28)  3. J'ai Connais Pas
(3:25)  4. Blinded By The Hunt
(5:29)  5. Infinity
(4:06)  6. I Wasn't Here
(4:48)  7. Christmas In New Orleans
(5:22)  8. Haunted
(6:29)  9. Feet On The Ground
(1:26) 10. Juliette
(3:04) 11. Finale (A Spider in the Circus of the Falling Star)

'Rickie Lee Jones has been pushing down musical boundaries for over four decades with her hauntingly beautiful voice and fearless experimentation' ~ NPR

'a blend of bravado and vulnerability [that] wavers on indefinable borders' ~ Rolling Stone

Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the pop scene with her groundbreaking self-titled debut and has fearlessly experimented with her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed albums. Her latest, The Other Side of Desire was written, recorded and rooted in the city of New Orleans, where Jones lives on the opposite side of the street made famous by Tennessee Williams. Produced by John Porter (of Roxy Music) and Mark Howard, this is the first new music Jones has written in over a decade. 'This work is inspired by many years of sitting with all the events of my life until I had something to paint with,' says Rickie. 'I came to New Orleans to write and to live a different way than what I have known on the west coast...

Here is another record then, made of my imagination, and whatever else that has no words, using the clay of this place and the shapes of my eyes to form some kind of picture of my life, or my heart, that I alone can understand, and hopefully that others can enjoy.' ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Desire-Rickie-Jones/dp/B00WIB1ZX0

The Other Side Of Desire

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Dick Hyman - Plays Duke Ellington

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:24
Size: 149,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:26)  1. Jubilee Stomp
(4:13)  2. Drop Me Off At Harlem
(3:11)  3. The Clothed Woman
(6:53)  4. Sophisticated Lady
(3:19)  5. Doin' The Voom Voom
(3:26)  6. On A Turquoise Cloud
(3:56)  7. All Too Soon
(5:49)  8. Tonk
(4:24)  9. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
(4:48) 10. Echoes Of Harlem
(5:51) 11. Prelude To A Kiss
(4:05) 12. The Gal From Joe's
(5:40) 13. Day Dream
(3:14) 14. Come Sunday

Performed (as was Dick Hyman's previous Fats Waller project) on a Bosendorfer Reproducing Piano and actually recorded from the piano at a later date (one really cannot tell the difference), this outing finds the great Hyman interpreting 14 of Duke Ellington's compositions. Most intriguing are Ellington's nearly atonal "The Clothed Woman" and "Tonk" in which Hyman somehow duplicates an Ellington-Billy Strayhorn piano duet! Other highlights include the joyous "Drop Me Off In Harlem," "Doin' the Voom Voom," "Echoes of Harlem" and "The Gal from Joe's." The recording is as rewarding as one would expect. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/dick-hyman-plays-duke-ellington-mw0000618650

Personnel: Dick Hyman (piano).

Plays Duke Ellington

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Sidsel Storm - Sidsel Storm

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:29
Size: 131,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:24)  1. Let's Move On
(4:52)  2. Where the River Bends
(5:57)  3. Washing Away
(4:37)  4. Angel Eyes
(4:55)  5. Fall in NYC
(6:01)  6. Butterflies and Lovers
(5:11)  7. Just a Step
(4:21)  8. Solen Er Så Rød, Mor
(5:04)  9. Blame It On My Youth
(3:44) 10. My Favourite Things
(5:17) 11. Glimt

New Danish jazz diva is born !!! Here we have a CD debut with a singer who definitely will attract attention! In the series of fabulous young Danish jazz singer who Sinne Eeg and Malene Mortensen ends Sidsel Storm to the group can and will himself! CD offers that-for a whole seven original compositions, including 4 from Sidsel own, which helps to neatly to further develop the genre so as to not only dwelt in the previous millennium American songbook.

The musicians on the record constitutes nothing less than an impressive team of up and coming Scandinavian talents consisting of Jacob Karlzon (piano), Jesper Thorn (bass / cello), Gunnar Halle (trumpet) Alexander Kraglund (violin) and otherwise drum icon Morten Lund - as usual guarantor for a highly velsvingende plate!Translate by google  http://en.imusic.dk/cd/5706725100722/sidsel-storm-2012-sidsel-storm-compact-disc_ga=1.30674492.2047816991.1438468675

Sidsel Storm

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John Stein Quartet - Bing Bang Boom!

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:04
Size: 124,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:39)  1. Sugar
(4:24)  2. Menina
(5:01)  3. Unraveled Plans
(5:03)  4. Bing Bang Boom!
(7:42) 5. Duke Ellington's Sound of Love/Chelsea Bridge
(4:39)  6. Belo Horizonte
(6:44)  7. Love Me Tonight: Lover
(5:19)  8. Delilah
(5:26)  9. Waiting for Woody
(4:02) 10. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To

A signal achievement at any time in jazz history, ensemble longevity is particularly rare at present; yet the John Stein Quartet, a multi--generational and intercontinental enterprise from the outset survives. And as the present and three previous Whaling City discs have documented, it thrives. Stein provides a lot to work with, including five strong originals . . . well chosen standards . . . and a lyrical solo concept. Best of all, Stein's vision of music as "a conversation among friends, not an excuse for impressing people with chops," sets a tone that is upheld and magnified by his partners. (Bob Blumenthal, from the liner notes) http://www.johnstein.com/Albums/BingBangBoom/

Personnel:  John Stein, guitar;  Jake Sherman, piano and Hammond organ;  John Lockwood, acoustic bass;  Zé Eduardo Nazario, drums.

Bing Bang Boom!

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Norm Drubner - It Could Happen To You

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:03
Size: 83,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:03)  1. Just Friends
(2:41)  2. It Happened Once Before
(2:25)  3. I've Never Been in Love Before
(2:47)  4. I'm Through With Love
(2:38)  5. My Heart Stood Still
(3:52)  6. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
(3:40)  7. It Could Happen to You
(3:02)  8. Here's That Rainy Day
(3:20)  9. I Have Dreamed
(4:27) 10. You Go to My Head
(2:08) 11. I'll Take Romance
(2:55) 12. I See Your Face Before Me

Norm Drubner was born in Connecticut and has practiced law along with operating real estate related businesses there for many years. Recently, he has turned his attention to his lifelong passion for music  especially the standards from The Great American Songbook. The results have been a series of vocal CDs performed with a smooth, light jazz touch with an emphasis on songs with great lyrics that make the melodies special. Norm is a lawyer-turned-singer who now inspires all of us would-be singers to follow our dreams while there is still time. Enjoy Norm’s interview (at right) with radio show host Don Wolff who loves jazz. http://www.normdrubner.com/

It Could Happen To You

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Ben Besiakov Trio - You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:53
Size: 165,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:48)  1. Four
(8:31)  2. What's New
(8:39)  3. Sippin' At Bells
(5:48)  4. Tune Up
(6:31)  5. I Hear a Rhapsody
(9:07)  6. Cheese Cake
(7:11)  7. You Stepped Out of a Dream
(5:54)  8. Bud's Bubble
(7:12)  9. Stella By Starlight
(6:07) 10. What Is This Thing Called Love

Ben Besiakov (born 27 October 1956 in the Bellahøj ) is a Danish pianist and keyboardist. Ben Besiakov is a self-taught musician. Besiakov got music lessons at Bernadotteskolen of the musician and educator Adrian Bentzon. Begins as 10-year playing trumpet , flute and then piano . Besiakov contact with the American saxophonist Ben Webster in Copenhagen and Besiakov get an insight into the jazz universe. Besiakov has his first professional job as a pianist in Jazzhus Montmartre in 1971st. Besiakov has played in many contexts including in the Danish groups Buki Yamaz , Crème Fraiche , also with some international musicians. Translate by Google  http://translate.google.com.br/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Besiakov&prev=search

Personnel:  Ben Besiakov(p);  Keith Copeland(ds);  Ron Mcclure(b)

You Stepped Out Of A Dream

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Simone - Essential Best

Size: 165,3 MB
Time: 71:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front & Back

01. Moonlight Serenade (6:03)
02. Stompin' At The Savoy (3:26)
03. This Can't Be Love (3:28)
04. The Way You Look Tonight (4:21)
05. Emily (3:51)
06. We Kiss In A Shadow (4:04)
07. Taking A Chance On Love (2:58)
08. If (3:52)
09. Imagine (7:04)
10. Everything Must Change (7:18)
11. Let's Fall In Love (5:17)
12. Moon Glow (5:24)
13. The Waters Of March (4:08)
14. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (4:32)
15. I'm Confessin' (5:25)

Japanese compilation includes 9 unreleased tracks recorded for previous albums, "Romance", "Taking A Chance On Love", and "Let's Fall In Love".

It was Simone’s idea to take the great songs of different generations and put all together in what could be considered a level playing field. «I love to sing the great jazz standards,» the 20-something Austrian native tells me, «but, great as they are, I don’t want to sing them exclusively.» Thus she mixes it up–going seamlessly from the music of Prince and Motown to that of the Gershwins and Rodgers & Hart. She varies between the old and new, which is entirely logical considering that virtually all of them are considerably older than she is. She also includes music from both Broadway and Nashville–also a logical choice considering that New York and Tennessee are roughly equidistant from Vienna.

Simone takes an evocative country-folk song associated with Alison Kraus, and, with her stunning voice and the combined musicality of herself and co-producer/pianist John di Martino, makes it into something even more special. «I was driving from one show to another in the States, when I heard it on the car radio.» she reports, «I couldn’t get all the details, but I eventually figured out what the song was. Before I could find the sheet music, I wrote out the chords myself.» It’s a beautifully sung and even haunting performance–in more ways than one.

The new CD also includes three excellent original songs, my favorite of which is «Didn’t You Say.» «It’s about these men that promise you all kinds of things, and then in the end, they don’t deliver anything.» She tells me it’s inspired by real relationships, and I tell her she’s too young to be so cynical. However, the Count Basie-style beat provided by the combination of di Martino and ace rhythm guitarist helps negate any possible ill will, and «Didn’t You Say» turns out to be a real romper after all.

Meet a fresh, young singer from Austria, whose US debut in the year 2000 was hailed as "captivating“. Jazz legend Ira Sullivan calls her “a great young talent” with a big future in Jazz.

Simone, now 25 years old, grew up in a family of musicians and started to sing, in her father's band when she was 12. At the same time she studied piano, though singing remained her first love. Early on, she entered and won various talent contests and even made appearances on television in her native land, Austria. As a young performer, she twice toured the Netherlands with the “Euro Big Band” and later appeared in several International Jazz Festivals.

Influenced by some of the great American vocalists, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jon Hendricks, Simone has developed into a true Jazzsinger, a singer who uses a wide variety of rhythms and excels in her very individual style of scatting. Laurie Antonioli says that “Simone is an excellent musician, with soulful and hip improvising. She digs in and isn't afraid to take risks with the music”.

Simone received her Masters Degree from the University for Music and dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria where she had the opportunity to work with such Jazz luminaries as Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan, Michele Hendricks, Jay Clayton and the New York Voices.

Essential Best

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Jerry Lee Lewis - Jerry Lee Lewis

Size: 92,3 MB
Time: 35:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1979
Styles: Rockabilly Blues/Country
Art: Front & Back

01. Don't Let Go (3:09)
02. Rita May (2:45)
03. Every Day I Have To Cry (3:54)
04. I Like It Like That (2:35)
05. Number One Lovin' Man (3:53)
06. Rockin' My Life Away (3:29)
07. Who Will The Next Fool Be (5:58)
08. (You've Got) Personality (3:26)
09. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again (3:45)
10. Rocking Little Angel (2:02)

After 15 years with Mercury, Lewis made the switch to Elektra in 1978, and the move seemed to rejuvenate him. He had grown tired with the formulaic overproduction that his recent albums on Mercury had been layered with and began recording new material with producer Bones Howe in January 1979 in Los Angeles. Howe, who had worked on Elvis Presley's celebrated 1968 comeback special and had produced albums by Tom Waits and Juice Newton, assembled a more stripped-down band (including Elvis's former guitarist James Burton) that resembled what Lewis used on the road. The resulting album was the best Lewis had made in years. The single "Rockin' My Life Away," would only make it to number 18 on the country charts but would become a live favorite and another in a growing list of songs that were written specifically to celebrate Jerry Lee's uncompromising rock and roll attitude. Another impressive track was "Who Will The Next Fool Be," a gin-soaked Charlie Rich tune that Lewis confidently makes his own ("Pick it, James," he oozes to Burton on the instrumental break, before rasping, "Play your fiddle, Mr. Lovelace," to long-time band member Ken Lovelace). Sonny Throckmorton, who had written Lewis's last big hit "Middle Age Crazy," mines similar territory on "I Wish I was Eighteen Again," and Lewis also gives spirited performances on Arthur Alexander's "Every Day I Have To Cry" and "Rita Mae," marking the first time he'd ever recorded a song written by Bob Dylan.

This was a tumultuous time for Lewis, whose father Elmo was ailing and would die later that year. Lewis himself had been hospitalized several times for stomach ailments brought about by his pills and carousing, and in the spring of 1979 he was countersued for divorce by his wife Jaren Pate, who accused him of years of cruelty and drunkenness. The IRS was also after him for unpaid taxes.

Jerry Lee Lewis was acclaimed critically but was not a commercial success, peaking at number 23 on the Billboard country albums chart and limping to number 186 on the Top 200. Writing in the liner notes to the 2006 career retrospective A Half Century of Hits, country music historian Colin Escott calls the album "an astonishing return to form," likening Lewis's performance on "Who Will The Next Fool Be" to "a poisoned dart hurled at every woman who had done him wrong." In his authorized biography Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story, Rick Bragg also praises the album: "While his voice was showing its scars and the words were frequently obscure, Jerry Lee delivered them with commitment, and the beat was pure Louisiana boogie-woogie."

Jerry Lee Lewis

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Gabriel Staznik - One By One

Size: 103,9 MB
Time: 44:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Contemporary Jazz
Art: Front

01. Have You Met Miss Jones (3:41)
02. Cherokee (1:38)
03. Bluesette (3:44)
04. Wave (5:56)
05. Nutville (4:21)
06. Body And Soul (5:02)
07. One By One (4:44)
08. Joy Spring (4:48)
09. Manteca (4:31)
10. Some Skunk Funk (6:26)

Gabriel Staznik is a freelance performer, educator, and arranger residing in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area. He performs regularly at the prestigious American Music Theatre (Lancaster, PA) and is currently performing on stage in American Music Theatre's newest Original Production. Gabriel is on the music faculty at Lancaster Bible College, Music Director and the Arranger for Windish Music and Productions, and Director of the Total Percussion Seminar music camps.

Gabriel has performed and recorded with Grammy, Emmy, and Tony award-winning artists. He recently toured with the legendary Chubby Checker (The Twist!) and has performed on-stage with artists including Kristen Chenoweth (Broadway/Film), and James Wolpert and Cole Vosbury (from NBC's The Voice). Gabe has been the house drummer/percussionist at American Music Theatre since 2009 and has performed with the PRiMA Theatre Co., Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Allenberry Playhouse, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, Allan Albert Productions' Internationally Award-Winning (IAAPA) production of Trash Time, and for SRO Associate's production of Lightning Strike. Locally you can find Gabe performing regularly with Steely Jam and Andy Mowatt, the Alley Kat House Band, and with other area orchestras, jazz ensembles, and theater companies.

As an arranger/composer you can hear his works being performed by Junk Rock at Canobie Lake Park (Salem, NH), by the IAAPA Award-Winning Cocoa Rhythm Factory at Hershey Park (Hershey, PA), and by scholastic percussion ensembles across the county. His works have been published by HoneyRock Publishing and STRAJK Publications.

Gabriel has recently released his holiday CD, The Nutcracker Suite: A Percussion Performance and has recorded for NFL Films, Def Jam Records’ Platinum and Grammy artist LL Cool J, Sports Music Emmy Awarded Hedden Music, and for American Music Theatre's Cast Album Recordings.

Gabriel holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education with a focus in percussion from West Chester University. He is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, National Association of Rudimental Drummers, and endorses Vic Firth Sticks & Mallets, Remo Drumheads, and Beato Bags.

One By One

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Lynda Reed - Our Tree

Size: 155,8 MB
Time: 67:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Loving You (7:25)
02. Fiesta Lynda (4:56)
03. Remembering (3:42)
04. Our Tree (5:56)
05. Stormy Monday (3:41)
06. Life With You (4:16)
07. Zoe's Lullaby (3:36)
08. You're Everything (3:53)
09. Vignette In The Studio (0:26)
10. Blackbird (5:27)
11. Another Star (6:31)
12. Masterpiece (4:07)
13. Being Loved (3:25)
14. Vignette - DJ Theory (0:20)
15. In Walked Bud (4:41)
16. Way Low (4:32)

"Our Tree" is a collection of original songs as well as music from some of the world's most popular and talented composers. Appearing on the album are some incredible musicians including Abraham Laboriel Sr. and Abe Laboriel Jr., Frank Zottoli, Roberto Montero, Enzo Todesco, Justo Almario, Rique Pantoja, Leo Costa, Munyungo Jackson, Dave Compton, Edgar Sandavol, Joe Fabio, and DJ Theory.The original songs on "Our Tree" were co-written by the band members and Lynda Reed who wrote the lyrics for these beautiful and vibrant compositions. The foundation and motivation behind this album is the long term firendships and personal connections among the artists, each having their own successful career but then coming together to create this collection of songs and loving memories. These sentiments are radiantly reflected in the music. We truly hope you enjoy this offering and that it gives you some pleasure and joy. Thank you for listening! Lynda

Our Tree

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Bill Keis - Smile

Size: 137,6 MB
Time: 59:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Piano Jazz
Art: Front

01. Smile (5:22)
02. Snow! (3:49)
03. Girl From Ipanema (4:54)
04. Billy's Blues (4:59)
05. Where Do We Go From Here (3:26)
06. Rita's Smile (5:40)
07. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (4:58)
08. The Right Time (5:09)
09. One Of Us (4:56)
10. Once Again (4:42)
11. Bulgarian Sunset (5:00)
12. Blue Skies (6:05)

A jazz solo piano performance that features both originals and familiar standards.

Smile

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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - Swipe Right For Vintage

Size: 106,1 MB
Time: 45:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Pop Vocals, Swing
Art: Front

01. Bad Blood (3:12)
02. My Heart Will Go On (3:22)
03. Lovefool (4:00)
04. I Kissed A Girl (2:51)
05. Criminal (4:04)
06. Lean On (2:53)
07. Radioactive (4:45)
08. Seven Nation Army (4:06)
09. I Don't Mind (3:52)
10. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (4:31)
11. Oops!... I Did It Again (3:31)
12. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (4:05)

Bradlee was born in Long Island, New York, where he first fell in love with jazz at the age of 12 after hearing George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" for the first time. Bradlee became a successful performer, working in the New York jazz scene. Bradlee also served as music director for an interactive, off-Broadway theater experience called Sleep No More.
In looking for creative inspiration, Bradlee began reworking popular music as an exercise. In 2009, he released "Hello My Ragtime '80s," in which he incorporated popular music from the '80s with ragtime-style piano. After playing and experimenting on stage at his regular gig at Robert Restaurant, Bradlee released the compilation Mashups by Candlelight. He would finally begin to gain popularity with his release of A Motown Tribute to Nickleback in 2012, a collaboration with local musicians which arranged Nickleback's songs in the style of '60s style R&B music.
In 2013, Bradlee began to work more seriously on forming Postmodern Jukebox, a rotating group of musicians producing covers of pop songs in the styles of jazz, ragtime, and swing. The group broke out onto the public radar with their doo-wop cover of Miley Cyrus's "We Can't Stop". Several artists have publicly noted their appreciation for the group's work. As the viral surge grew, Bradlee was interviewed by news outlets such as NPR and also performed live on Good Morning America and Fuse. The group capped off their meteoric year with a visit to Cosmopolitan Magazine's New York office for a year end review of their work and popular songs from the year. The group's most prominent guest musician is Dave Koz, who collaborated with them in a 1930s jazz version of "Careless Whisper".
In 2013, Bradlee also found interest from the video game industry, gaining a composer credit for 2K Games' BioShock Infinite. The soundtrack features three of the artist's stylized arrangements.

Swipe Right For Vintage

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Steve Lacy - Soprano Sax & Reflections

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:00
Size: 160,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:22)  1. Day Dream
(6:44)  2. Alone Together
(5:23)  3. Work
(4:05)  4. Rockin’ In Rhythm
(8:23)  5. Easy To Love
(4:31)  6. Little Girl, Your Daddy Is Calling You
(5:14)  7. Hornin’ In
(4:19)  8. Skippy
(4:06)  9. Reflections
(6:05) 10. Four In One
(4:38) 11. Bye-ya
(4:53) 12. Ask Me Now
(7:13) 13. Let’s Call This

The initial impact of hearing modern blowing on a soprano sax was somewhat like that of discovering an unfamiliar instrument in contemporary jazz. With Steve Lacy, the Bechet vibrato was smoothed to a sound more in keeping with the new trends in jazz. It was his own conception. He stood alone as a developing voice on a somewhat limited instrument.

On these early quartet recordings, he is backed by two first-rate rhythm sections, featuring the great Wynton Kelly on Soprano Sax, and the succinct, punching Mal Waldron on Reflections, an enthusiastic tribute to Thelonious Monk’s compositions. Lacy, who was fascinated by the pianist's music, said, “Monk’s harmony comes from the melody. If you just play from the harmony, you're missing something. Monk has got his own poetry and you’ve got to get the fragrance of it.” These sides showed that, besides Monk, he had also been listening to Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis. http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/soprano_sax_&_reflections_2_lp_on_1_cd-cd-5246.html

Featuring: Steve Lacy (ss), Wynton Kelly, Mal Waldron (p), Buell Neidlinger (b), Dennis Charles, Elvin Jones (d)

Soprano Sax & Reflections

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Jessica Young - Jump In

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:38
Size: 82,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:40)  1. Jump In
(3:26)  2. I'll Do What I Want To
(3:34)  3. Why Can't I Say
(3:33)  4. Where I Became Me
(3:31)  5. She Played the Fool
(3:19)  6. Reason to Stay
(2:19)  7. Sometimes That Happens
(2:58)  8. I Don't Need You
(2:36)  9. Passenger Side
(3:19) 10. Lemondrops & Kegstands
(4:19) 11. Angel of 343

Jessica Young is a 26 year-old from Denver, NC. She started playing the piano at the age of 3; and later, earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a concentration in Piano Performance from Queens University of Charlotte. After attending college, she learned how to play guitar, and starting writing songs. She has been to Nashville to record her first album, but returned to her roots in North Carolina to record her second album with an independent label. Her music can make you want to dance, cry, or feel great. ~ Bio http://www.sonicbids.com/band/jessicayoung/

Jump In

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Toots Thielemans - Harmonica Jazz

Styles: Harmonica Jazz
Year: 1984
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:28
Size: 84,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:44)  1. Scotch on the Rocks
(2:58)  2. Sophisticated Lady
(2:12)  3. Cocktails For Two
(4:36)  4. Don't Be That Way
(3:11)  5. Stars Fell on Alabama
(2:23)  6. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
(2:22)  7. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
(2:00)  8. Skylark
(4:30)  9. Diga Diga Doo
(2:44) 10. So Rare
(2:17) 11. On the Alamo
(4:25) 12. Sonny Boy

Jean 'Toots' Thielemans is widely regarded by most people as the most accomplished harmonica player in the world. Of course, that's not all he does and it would be a great injustice to label him as just a good harmonica player. If you are not into Jazz, you may not have heard of his name but you have probably heard his music many times and I suspect you liked it. He is equally good at playing guitar, the accordeon and many other instruments. For instance, you will never hear anyone whistle jazz better than Toots. Born on 29 April 1922 in Brussels, he quickly got interested in music and was playing the accordeon at age 3. Later he started playing the harmonica and the guitar. He got seriously hooked on jazz in earnest during the German occupation and has been influenced predominantly by Django Reinhardt, another Belgian who invented a particular way of playing the guitar, and the legendary Charlie Parker. Other influences were Toots Mondello and Toots Camarata, resulting in Jean Thielemans being nicknamed 'Toots' early on in his career.

In an interview in 1983 with a Belgian radio station, he said : “My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician. One of the clients said “that kid wants to play accordion”. My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine. (plays a little bit, accompanied by the barking of his little dog called Duke Yorkshire Ellington Thielemans)”. He made his big breakthrough when he went on European tour with Benny Goodman in 1950. He moved to America in 1952 (and became a US citizen the same year) where he is extremely well-known, especially among the jazz community. Quincy Jones said this about him in 1995 : “I can say without hesitation that Toots is one of the greatest musicians of our time. On his instrument he ranks with the best that jazz has ever produced. He goes for the heart and makes you cry. We have worked together more times than I can count and he always keeps me coming back for more”. Toots hates his favourite instrument, the harmonica, being called a 'miscellaneous instrument'. Indeed, the late Clifford Brown said : “Toots, the way you play the harmonica they should not call it a miscellaneous instrument”.

His successes include harmonica solo contributions to film scores for Midnight Cowboy, The Getaway, Sugarland Express, Cinderella Liberty, Turks Fruit (Turkish Fruit), Jean de Florette and others. In 1962 he had a massive hit with 'Bluesette'. He also did many concerts and recordings with legends such as George Shearing, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, Bill Evans, Jaco Pastorius, Natalie Cole, Pat Metheny, Paul Simon and Billy Joel. Many people also will remember him from the music used for the 'Old Spice' TV commercial. Toots succeeded in doing something that is very difficult for Jazz musicians: being well-known by the general public and still practice high-class Jazz. Receiving the high appreciation of his peers and connoisseurs is no mean feat and Toots is regularly voted first in his category in the famous Down Beat Jazz Magazine in the USA by critics and public. In 1981, Toots suffered from a major stroke that left part of his body with little feeling. Today he has pretty much recovered from the stroke and admits that while he may not be able to play as many notes as he used to, he can still “play the good ones”. He has always suffered from asthma which makes his success even more remarkable. http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/tootsthielemans

Harmonica Jazz

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Denise Perrier - Live At Yoshi's : Blue Monday Party

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:18
Size: 154,7 MB
Art: Front

(11:18) 1. Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Any More/Do Nothing Til ..
( 5:13)  2. All Of Me
( 5:51)  3. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
( 6:25)  4. Ain't Misbehavin'/I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself a Letter
( 6:19)  5. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
( 6:18)  6. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
( 4:01)  7. I'll Take Romance
( 7:57)  8. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
( 5:47)  9. More Today Than Yesterday
( 8:06) 10. Big Long Slidin' Thing

Denise Perrier has spent most of her thirty-year career performing in the San Francisco Bay  Area and touring    Europe,  Latin America and Asia. With her latest CD, "Denise Perrier and the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra," she has moved to  a higher level of artistry and popularity.  Harkening back to the time when a singer told the story and left the rest to the instrumentalists, Denise has a very  welcoming straight-ahead style, concentrating on the standards and adding blues and Latin for variety. Her  musical configuration, Denise connects with audiences - that’s her forte.  She is known as  “the voice with a  heart.”  Blessed with a rich contralto voice and the ability to sing ballads and blues with equal artistry, Denise has performed in the theatrical revue "In the House of the Blues,"  portraying Bessie Smith; and the vaudeville “One Mo’  Time.”

She was featured in the Grammy-nominated CD, "Color Me Blue," with Brother Jack McDuff and, in addition to the latest one,  has produced four CDs: "The Second Time Around" (2008),  "I Wanna Be Loved" (1997), also with Houston Person, and  "East Meets  West" (2001) which includes sides performed in Russia.  In 2004, she came out with "Live at Yoshi's; Blue Monday Party," which received much critical acclaim and reached high on the jazz charts.   Denise was born in Louisiana but moved to the East Bay Area with her family at the age of five.  Denise didn't sing extensively in church, but her family had a jukebox, and she heard records by Billie Holiday and the other great early jazz singers.  Denise started singing in public when she was in a Haitian and Afro-Cuban dance group, obtaining her first professional engagement with a vocal ensemble called the Intervals.  Louis Armstrong saw the group and put them in his entourage for a performance in Las Vegas.  Shortly afterwards, Denise was recruited for a three-month gig in Australia, which turned into an extended stay in the Far East. 

She performed in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan,    Formosa, Japan, Guam, and other Asian cities, staying for    almost five years with Hong Kong as her home base. She also spent a year and a half in Vietnam during the war touring military bases. Denise returned to the United States, lived in New York for five years, and then settled in San Francisco, where she became one of its most popular performers. She performs extensively in the San Francisco Bay Area's most prestigious venues as well as touring Latin America and Europe.  http://www.deniseperrier.com/BIO.htm

Personnel: Denise Perrier (vocals); Ray Loeckle (saxophone); Steve Campos (trumpet); Bryan Gould (trombone); Al Plank (piano); Harold Jones (drums).

Live At Yoshi's : Blue Monday Party

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Tim Hegarty - Tribute

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:00
Size: 160,6 MB
Art: Front

( 7:34)  1. A New Blue
( 6:55)  2. Amsterdam After Dark
(10:05)  3. Simone
( 8:35)  4. Ineffable
( 7:21)  5. New Picture
( 7:03)  6. Not To Worry
( 6:48)  7. Low Profile
( 4:25)  8. Gingerbread Boy
( 7:14)  9. Pannonica
( 3:55) 10. Inner Urge

Tim Hegarty's Tribute is an audible panegyric on the great saxophonist-composers. It's a well-crafted, straightforward date that highlights Hegarty's love for those who've come before and the work that they've done on paper and on record. The list of saxophonists that Hegarty has studied includes George Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, Joe Henderson, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, and Michael Brecker; the first four on that list are represented on the composition side during this program and the rest come out in various ways as Hegarty winds his way through the music. Sonically speaking, Hegarty's tenor comes off like a more lustrous Joe Henderson with a dash of Dexter Gordon thrown into the mix. His soprano is broader sounding and less shrill than most. He sounds phenomenal on both horns, riding atop the to-die-for rhythm section of pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Carl Allen.

This quartet, augmented by vibraphonist Mark Sherman on five tracks, doesn't try to reinvent the wheel by deconstructing or wildly reconstructing anything. This is more of an old school outfit, content to simply take a song and run with it. They play out-and-out classics (Henderson's "Inner Urge" and Foster's "Simone") deliver a few lesser known Heath tunes along with his most famous composition ("Gingerbread Boy"), and tackle a pair of Hegarty originals with class and assuredness. Thought was clearly put into the way the songs would be arranged or structured, but nothing was thought-to-death. Many outings of a similar nature tend to be underwhelming or overcooked, but this one came out just right. ~ Dan Bilawsky  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/tribute-tim-hegarty-miles-high-records-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php

Personnel: Tim Hegarty: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone;  Mark Sherman: vibraphone (2-6);  Kenny Barron: piano;  Rufus Reid: bass;  Carl Allen: drums.

Tribute

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The Colorifics - Where There's Smoke

Styles: Vocal, Jazz Pop
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:43
Size: 107,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:45)  1. Walking In The Shade
(2:35)  2. Never You Mind
(4:23)  3. Hocus Pocus
(3:37)  4. Venezuela
(4:15)  5. Chit Chat
(3:13)  6. Sweet Talk
(2:31)  7. Oh Ah
(4:14)  8. Playing The Fool
(3:52)  9. Night Of The Coloured Lanterns
(4:13) 10. Come Sin With Me
(5:03) 11. Where There's Smoke
(4:56) 12. Hastings and Main

Always entertaining, often riveting, the Colorifics combine the best elements of strong catchy song writing, flawless musicianship and energetic stage presence to deliver engaging performances unparalleled by an other band. Mixing a dazzling array of genres into a cohesive blend of unique musical stylings, the Colorifics take the stage like they were born to it. Formed in 1995, the band has toured internationally, across Canada, released 4 full length albums to critical aclaim, played shows everywhere from smoky alternative venues to some of the city’s biggest soft seater theaters and has been the proving grounds for some of Vancouver’s finest Jazz and Pop musicians. Having recently aquired new singer Melissa Bandura, the band is exploring some new melodic heights. With the addition of Mel’s perfect pitch, smoky sweet sound, sultry stage presence and occasional tasty violin forays, the Colorifics are infused with new energy and vitality. The live show is a constant stream of colour, different genres and rythyms woven in a tapestry of sweet melodies, now slow and sweet, now fast and intricate. 

Casual and confident on stage, the Colorifics keep it coming at a delightful pace. With unique original songs rivalling jazz standards of the past and pop hits of today, one can’t help but sing along and dance. It’s hard to believe a four piece (drums, bass, guitar and vocals) can produce this much sound and variety of feeling. Often incorporating 4 part harmony and featuring many duets, the Colorifics’ highly arranged songs manage to retain a catchy simplicity that excites the average listener whilst still engaging even the more experienced members of the music community. Executed with poise, class, professionalism, and a lot of sass, the music of the Colorifics is a welcome refreshment for the musical soul. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thecolorifics

Where There's Smoke

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Roy Hargrove Big Band - Emergence

Styles: Trumpet Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:03
Size: 160,5 MB
Art: Front

( 4:15)  1. Velera
( 5:33)  2. Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
( 6:00)  3. My Funny Valentine
( 6:37)  4. Mambo For Roy
(13:36)  5. Requiem
( 6:59)  6. September In The Rain
( 5:56)  7. Everytime We Say Goodbye
( 3:29)  8. La Puerta
( 5:51)  9. Roy Allan
( 7:17) 10. Tschpiso
( 4:26) 11. Trust

As a trumpeter, composer, and an arranger, Roy Hargrove has been a mainstay of the contemporary music scene in a variety of formats for nearly two decades. Nevertheless, his big band experience has been limited mostly to his appearances with the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, with which he has most ably proved himself an heir to the late trumpet legend's mantle. Hargrove has been steadily accumulating big band experience in his own right since 1995, however, and Emergence is therefore most aptly titled, for it represents Hargrove's full-fledged emergence into the large ensemble idiom. While the tone poem "Requiem," by composer and trombonist Frank Lacy, was probably intended as the CD's tour de force, it's a major disappointment. After a most promising brass fanfare, with an arpeggiated woodwind countermelody reminiscent of Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloe," "Requiem" lapses into an eight-minute ostinato vamp under self-indulgent alto and trombone solos, accompanied only by the rhythm section. Eight minutes is an unusually long time for the full band to lay out, and Hargrove's own contribution is limited to a few brief exchanges with the trumpet section. The saving grace is the recapitulation of the opening tutti. 

On the other hand, the remainder of Emergence exhibits Hargrove in full flight as captain of his 19-piece ensemble. Arrangements have been furnished by baritone saxophonist Jason Marshall (the hard-bopping "Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey"), bass trombonist Max Siegel (a Stan Kenton esque interpretation of the Rodgers and Hart classic "My Funny Valentine"), the iconic Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes ("Mambo for Roy"), and Hargrove himself. "September In the Rain," which features Hargrove on both Harmon-muted trumpet and a mellow vocal, appears to have been arranged in a Count Basie -inspired vein by pianist Gerald Clayton. Clayton, in fact, is the son of composer, arranger, bassist, and co-leader John Clayton of Los Angeles' Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, a major inspiration for Hargrove's aggregation. Vocalist Roberta Gambarini, Hargrove's erstwhile colleague with both the Gillespie band and jam sessions at NYC's Jazz Gallery, adds her velvet voice to Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye" and the Spanish-language "La Puerta." On the latter track, she is reminiscent of Linda Ronstadt on her early-1990s Latino-jazz romp Frenesi (Elektra, 1992). Hargrove also seems to have absorbed influences ranging from McCoy Tyner ("Tschipiso") to Gerald Wilson ("Roy Allan") and Billy Strayhorn ("Trust") in the band's full-voiced sonorities. Emergence definitely proves that Hargrove, 39 years old at the time of this recording, is ready to add his name to the list of large ensemble leaders. ~ Robert J.Robbins  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/emergence-roy-hargrove-emarcy-review-by-robert-j-robbins.php

Personnel: Roy Hargrove: leader, composer, arranger, trumpet, fluegelhorn, vocal; Frank Greene: trumpet and flugelhorn; Greg Gisbert, : trumpet and flugelhorn; Darren Barrett: trumpet and flugelhorn; Ambrose Akinmisure: trumpet and flugelhorn; Jason Jackson: trombone; Vincent Chandler: trombone; Saunders Sermons: trombone; Max Siegel: bass trombone, arranger; Bruce Williams: alto saxophone, flute; Justin Robinson: alto saxophone, flute; Norbert Stachel: tenor saxophone, flute; Keith Loftis: tenor saxophone, flute; Jason Marshall: baritone saxophone, flute, reeds; Gerald Clayton: piano, arranger; Saul Rubin: guitar; Danton Boller: bass; Montez Coleman: drums; Roberta Gambarini: vocals.

Emergence

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