Andrea Superstein - What Goes On

Size: 101,7 MB
Time: 38:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. I Want To Be Evil (3:20)
02. After You're Gone (4:05)
03. Just One Time (4:07)
04. Venus (4:22)
05. What Goes On (3:16)
06. Somewhere Only We Know (3:22)
07. I Love Paris (5:08)
08. I Lost My Baby (3:46)
09. My Baby Loves Me (2:26)
10. Karma Police (4:13)

Montreal-born Vancouver-based artist Andrea Superstein teams up with Juno-winning producer Les Cooper to create a quirky, arty, pop-jazz tour de force. Her 2015 release What Goes On, released on Vancouver's esteemed Cellar Live imprint is a collection of standards, originals and unique pop songs, marked by nods to jazz, trip hop and modern indie. Super, as she is known has the technique and skill to impress vocal jazz aficionados and the heart and soul to reel in music loves abound. Think Amy Winehouse meets Portishead meets Sarah Vaughan. With Mary Ancheta piano, Noah Walker guitar, Wynston Minckler bass, Niko Friesen drums.

What Goes On

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Danilo Rea - Something In Our Way

Size: 159,5 MB
Time: 68:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Piano Jazz
Art: Front

01. Let It Be (4:23)
02. You Can't Always Get What You Want (5:34)
03. The Long And Winding Road (4:10)
04. Streets Of Love (4:28)
05. Here Comes The Sun (3:26)
06. Angie (4:13)
07. And I Love Her (3:26)
08. Jumpin' Jack Flash (4:46)
09. Yesterday (3:48)
10. Lady Jane (4:03)
11. You Never Give Me Your Money (4:18)
12. Wild Horses (4:51)
13. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (2:49)
14. Paint It Black (4:59)
15. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (5:09)
16. As Tears Go By (3:48)

Danilo Rea is an Italian jazz pianist. Born in Vicenza, Italy in 1957. He is a graduate of the Santa Cecilia music conservatory in Rome. He made his debut with Rome Trio (with Roberto Gatto and Enzo Pietropaoli) in 1975.

Rea has performed with, among others, Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Steve Grossman, Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller and Kenny Wheeler. He is widely sought after in pop music, and has performed with Domenico Modugno, Pino Daniele, and Gianni Morandi. He participated as a solo artist in 1989 in "Requiem for Pierpaolo Pasolini" by Roberto De Simone at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli. Starting from 1989, Mina's records have included Danilo Rea's backing keyboards.

His career began with the Italian ensemble Perigeo.

Something In Our Way

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Nat King Cole - Home For Christmas

Size: 127,9 MB
Time: 52:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. A Cradle In Bethlehem (3:22)
02. A House With Love In It (2:16)
03. Adeste Fidelis - O Come All Ye Faithful (2:24)
04. Away In A Manger (1:57)
05. Buon Natale - Means (1:32)
06. Caroling Caroling (1:59)
07. Deck The Halls (1:05)
08. Frosty The Snowman (2:16)
09. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (1:24)
10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1:45)
11. I Saw Three Ships (1:23)
12. Jingle Bells (2:12)
13. Joy To The World (1:21)
14. Mrs Santa Claus (2:05)
15. O Holy Night (2:53)
16. O Little Town Of Bethlehem (2:16)
17. O Tannenbaum (2:58)
18. Silent Night (2:06)
19. The Christmas Song (3:15)
20. The First Noel (1:55)
21. The Happiest Christmas Tree (1:49)
22. The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (2:30)
23. The Little Christmas Tree (3:12)
24. There's A Train Out For Dreamland - Remastered (2:37)

Born on March 17, 1919, in Montgomery, Alabama, Nat King Cole was an American musician who first came to prominence as a jazz pianist. He owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres. In 1956, Cole became the first African-American performer to host a variety television series, and for many white families, he was the first black man welcomed into their living rooms each night. He has maintained worldwide popularity since his death in 1965.

Home For Christmas

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Madeline Forster - Just You, Just Me

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:40
Size: 136.6 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[4:32] 1. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[2:25] 2. Just You, Just Me
[3:13] 3. Almost Like Being In Love
[6:08] 4. Stars Fell On Alabama
[4:19] 5. You Go To My Head
[4:06] 6. Desafinado
[4:45] 7. Willow Weep For Me
[4:13] 8. Love Is Here To Stay
[3:19] 9. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
[3:23] 10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[2:53] 11. East Of The Sun
[3:45] 12. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
[4:39] 13. No More Blues
[4:49] 14. It's All Right With Me
[3:04] 15. Let's Fall In Love

"Life seems to sashay with a little more splendor when a young lady like Madeline Forster opens up and sings. Her tone is beautifully fresh and sweet – we’re talking right out of the hive, here – and her phrasing is as casual as an afterthought. But Forster can make your sloe gin fizz, she will knock you out. You’re holding the proof right here. Go ahead, pop it in, take a sip.

The way Forster rides atop the subtle seduction of her band’s salacious swing or when she cozies up to the piano, makes these old tried “n” trues sound like lullabies for the waking hours. Familiar and classic, yes, but these songs didn’t write themselves after all, some one’s got to take the wheel. Forster makes room under her skin for these jazzy gems so she can in turn get under yours. And she does it with elegant reserve and sophisticated savvy. It’s enchanting and intoxicating. I’m reeling already. Join me, won’t you?" ~Frank deBlase

Just You, Just Me

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Benny Golson - Take A Number From 1 To 10

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:08
Size: 85.0 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1961/2007
Art: Front

[1:35] 1. You're My Thrill
[4:10] 2. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
[2:48] 3. The Best Thing For You Is Me
[3:02] 4. Impromtune
[3:36] 5. Little Karin
[4:26] 6. Swing It
[4:47] 7. I Fall In Love Too Easily
[3:50] 8. Out Of This World
[5:16] 9. The Touch
[3:34] 10. Time

A gimmick record that transcends its novelty trappings, Take a Number from 1 to 10 begins with Benny Golson's solo rendition of the evergreen "You're My Thrill" and from there adds a new musician (among them Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, and Curtis Fuller) with each successive track, climaxing with the full ten-piece group's rendition of the Golson original "Time." While the progressive sonic expansion is fascinating to behold, the small-group settings are no less impressive for their intimacy and nuance. In fact, a gorgeous duet rendition of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" pairing Golson with bassist Tommy Williams may be the most impressive performance here. ~Jason Ankeny

Take A Number From 1 To 10

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Roland Kirk - Here Comes The Whistleman

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:23
Size: 81.0 MB
Styles: Haerd bop, Avant garde jazz
Year: 1967/2006
Art: Front

[5:49] 1. Roots
[4:04] 2. Here Comes The Whistleman
[5:54] 3. I Wished On The Moon
[4:29] 4. Making Love After Hours
[4:04] 5. Yesterdays
[6:12] 6. Aluminum Baby
[4:47] 7. Step Right Up

Here Comes the Whistleman showcases Rahsaan Roland Kirk in 1967 with a fine band, live in front of a host of invited guests at Atlantic Studios in New York. His band for the occasion is stellar: Jacki Byard or Lonnie Smith on piano, Major Holley on bass, Lonnie Smith on piano, and Charles Crosby on drums. This is the hard, jump blues and deep R&B Roland Kirk band, and from the git, on "Roots," they show why. Kirk comes screaming out of the gate following a double time I-IV-V progression, with Holley punching the accents along the bottom and Byard shoving the hard tight chords up against Kirk's three-horn lead. The extended harmony Kirk plays -- though the melody line is a bar walking honk -- is extreme, full of piss and vinegar. On the title track, along with the artist's requisite, and genuinely good, humor, Kirk breaks out the whistles on top of the horn for a blues stomp with Smith taking over the piano chores. Smith plays a two chord vamp, changing the accent before he beings to break it open into a blues with skittering fills and turnarounds while Kirk blows circularly for 12 and 14 bars at a time. Byard returns for a tender and stirring duet rendition of "I Wished on the Moon," with his own glorious rich lyricism. And here is where Kirk displays the true measure of his ability as a saxophonist. Turning the ballad inside out, every which way without overstating the notes. Here, Ben Webster meets Coleman Hawkins in pure lyric ecstasy. The set officially ends with the wailing flute and sax jam "Aluminum Baby," (both courtesy of the irrepressible Kirk) and the bizarre ride of "Step Right Up" where Kirk sings scat in a dialect that sounds like Pop-eye. Now that's where the LP version ended, but the Label M CD reissue tags on, without credits anywhere two absolutely essential scorchers with what seems to be Byard on piano and an over-the-top bass blowout from Holley. Kirk plays saxophones on both, being his own horn section. This makes an already satisfying date an essential one. Given these additions, this might arguably be the place to start for an interested but underexposed listener who wants to experience how dazzlingly original Kirk was. ~Thom Jurek

Here Comes The Whistleman

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Ruby Braff / George Barnes Quartet - Salutes Rodgers And Hart

Styles: Trumpet And Guitar Jazz
Year: 1975
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:11
Size: 74,0 MB
Art: Front

(1:59)  1. Mountain Greenery
(2:18)  2. Isn't It Romantic
(2:50)  3. The Blue Room
(4:24)  4. There's A Small Hotel
(3:04)  5. Thou Swell
(2:12)  6. I Wish I Were In Love Again
(3:58)  7. Lover
(4:26)  8. You Took Advantage Of Me
(2:44)  9. Spring Is Here
(3:11) 10. The Lady Is A Tramp

For the fourth of five recordings made by the classic Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet, ten songs by Rodgers and Hart are given melodic, swinging, creative treatment. Cornetist Braff and guitarist Barnes fed off of each other and worked very well together, while rhythm guitarist Wayne Wright and bassist Michael Moore always gave them impeccable support. Highlights of this enjoyable set include "Isn't It Romantic," "Blue Room," "You Took Advantage of Me" and "The Lady Is a Tramp."~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/plays-rodgers-hart-mw0000201108

Personnel: Ruby Braff (trumpet, cornet); George Barnes, Wayne Wright (guitar).

Salutes Rodgers And Hart

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Jeanie Bryson - Some Cats Know: Jeanie Bryson Sings the Songs of Peggy Lee

Styles: Jazz, Vocal

Year: 1996

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 58:44

Size: 135,1 MB

Art: Front

(4:30)  1. I Don't Know Enough About You

(3:02)  2. 'Deed I Do

(5:56)  3. Some Cats Know

(3:44)  4. Why Don't You Do Right?

(4:58)  5. You're My Thrill

(3:45)  6. Fever

(4:00)  7. I'm In Love Again

(3:03)  8. Close Your Eyes

(3:16)  9. Lover

(5:21) 10. You Let My Love Get Cold

(3:08) 11. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'

(4:41) 12. You're Blasé

(3:51) 13. That Sugar Baby O' Mine

(5:26) 14. Where In The World Are You?

This is a very logical tribute. Jeanie Bryson has a small but coolly sensual voice, just as Peggy Lee did during her prime. Bryson performs three songs on which Lee wrote the lyrics (including "I Don't Know Enough About You" and "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'"), ten other songs that have been associated with Lee (such as "Some Cats Know," "Why Don't You Do Right" and the inevitable "Fever"), and a number ("Where in the World Are You") penned by Jeanie's mother Connie Bryson. The singer is supported by an intriguing group that includes a four-piece rhythm section with guitarist John Chiodini and pianist Terry Trotter, tenor saxophonist Red Holloway, Paquito D'Rivera (sticking to clarinet), and trumpeter Ronnie Buttacavoli. This is one of Jeanie Bryson's best efforts and should please both her fans and those of Peggy Lee. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/some-cats-know-songs-of-peggy-lee-mw0000183310

Personnel: Jeanie Bryson (vocals); Red Holloway (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Buttacavoli (flugelhorn, trumpet); Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet); Terry Trotter (piano); John Chiodini (electric & acoustic guitars); Jim Hughart (bass); Harold Jones (drums); Mayra Casales (percussion).

Some Cats Know: Jeanie Bryson Sings the Songs of Peggy Lee

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Clark Terry - Duke With A Difference

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:25
Size: 88,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:02)  1. C Jam Blues
(3:00)  2. In a Sentimental Mood
(6:54)  3. Cotton Tail
(6:14)  4. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
(6:55)  5. Mood Indigo
(3:29)  6. Take the A Train
(5:11)  7. In a Mellow Tone
(3:35)  8. Come Sunday

For this CD reissue of a Riverside set, trumpeter Clark Terry and some of the top Ellington sidemen of the period (trombonist Britt Woodman, altoist Johnny Hodges, tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, Tyree Glenn on vibes, bassist Jimmy Woode, and drummer Sam Woodyard) perform eight songs associated with Duke, but with fresh arrangements. There is plenty of solo space for Terry, Gonsalves, and Hodges, and the arrangements by Terry and Mercer Ellington cast a new light on some of the warhorses; highlights include "C Jam Blues," "Cotton Tail," "Mood Indigo," and "Come Sunday." 

~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/duke-with-a-difference-mw0000315033

Personnel: Clark Terry (trumpet); Marian Bruce (vocals); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson (trombone); Billy Strayhorn (piano); Tyree Glenn (vibraphone); Jimmy Woode (bass); Sam Woodyard (drums).

Duke With A Difference

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Joan Chamorro, Marc Martín - Joan Chamorro Presenta Marc Martín

Styles: Vocal, Trumpet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:10
Size: 149,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:51)  1. Lazy River
(5:28)  2. Solitude
(4:58)  3. Virgili's Blues
(6:15)  4. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
(4:11)  5. Body And Soul
(4:48)  6. Insensatez
(7:19)  7. Alone Together
(3:44)  8. East Of The Sun
(5:03)  9. An Emotional Dance
(5:30) 10. The Sheik Of Araby
(4:06) 11. Close Your Eyes
(5:52) 12. Did You Call Her Today

This work is a walk in the Jazz classic themes from the 20s, like one of the Dixieland's era: The Sheik Of Araby, to 60's, with a beautiful portuguese bossanova composed by the great Jobim: Insensatez. 

All the work inspired by authentic legends as Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald... where you can listen songs in several groups with the participation of excellent musicians like Scott Robinson, Dick Oatts, Jon-Erik Kellso, Esteve Pi, Josep Traver, Toni Belenguer, Eva Fernández, Andrea Motis and Joan Chamorro, promoter of this project and with whom I am very grateful for making possible this work that you have in your hands, which I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised. ~ Marc Martín  https://jazztojazz.bandcamp.com/album/joan-chamorro-presenta-marc-mart-n

Personnel:  Marc Martín - piano;  Joan Chamorro - contrabaix, saxo baríton;  Jon-Erik Kellso - trompeta;  Andrea Motis - saxo soprano, trompeta, veu;  Josep Traver - guitarra;  Esteve Pi - bateria; Scott Robinson - saxo tenor;  Dick Oatts - saxo soprano, saxo alt;  Toni Belenguer - trombó;  Eva Fernández - veu;  Alba Esteban - saxo alt;  Joan Martí - saxo tenor;  Marçal Perramon - saxo tenor;
Sant Andreu Jazz Band

Joan Chamorro Presenta Marc Martín

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Cootie Williams - They'll Never Take The Good Years

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:13
Size: 176.8 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:27] 1. On The Street Where You Live
[3:28] 2. Just In Time
[3:30] 3. Always
[3:42] 4. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
[3:17] 5. Summit Ridge Drive
[3:40] 6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[3:40] 7. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
[4:17] 8. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
[3:07] 9. Mack The Knife
[3:15] 10. When The Saints Go Marching In
[3:18] 11. I'll See You In My Dreams
[2:54] 12. Contrasts
[3:39] 13. Caravan
[3:56] 14. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
[2:37] 15. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
[3:12] 16. Air Mail Special
[3:21] 17. There's No You
[3:40] 18. My Old Flame
[2:36] 19. I Found A New Baby
[3:22] 20. Swingin' Down The Lane
[3:01] 21. New Concerto For Cootie
[3:15] 22. Drop Me Off In Harlem
[2:49] 23. Blue Skies

Cootie Williams was a jazz trumpeter best known for his longtime work and recorded legacy with composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.

"Cootie" Williams was born in July 24, 1908(?) in Mobile, Alabama. He was a self-taught trumpeter, and toured with several bands, including Lester Young's family band, before moving to New York in 1928. The next year he joined Duke Ellington's band and over the years participated in numerous classic jazz recordings. He died in 1985 in New York City.

They'll Never Take The Good Years

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Anna Wilson & Friends - Countrypolitan Duets

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:12
Size: 96.6 MB
Styles: Contemporary country, Vocal jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:49] 1. You Don't Know Me (With Matt Giraud)
[2:28] 2. Walkin' After Midnight (With Lady Antebellum)
[3:39] 3. Just For What I Am (With Connie Smith)
[5:33] 4. You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (With Rascal Flatts, Ray Price)
[3:34] 5. Night Life (With Larry Carlton)
[3:47] 6. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (With Keith Urban)
[2:48] 7. You Can Depend On Me (With Rick Braun)
[3:45] 8. Cherokee Maiden (With Billy Dean)
[4:28] 9. Welcome To My World (With Matt Dusk)
[3:20] 10. I Will Never Know (With Lloyd Green)
[3:57] 11. For The Good Times (With Kenny Rogers)

As top country songwriters, Anna Wilson and her husband, Monty Powell, carry considerable water in Nashville, and that allows them to indulge as a side project Wilson's career as a jazz singer, with Powell as her producer, on their own Transfer Records label. It also gives them access to some of the country artists they've written for, such as Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban, who are among her duet partners on this album, devoted to jazz arrangements of country standards. Others, such as veterans Connie Smith, Ray Price, Billy Dean, and Kenny Rogers, doubtless were only too happy to join in, along with noted jazz and country instrumentalists Larry Carlton, Rick Braun, and Lloyd Green. Wilson has a warm, bouncy voice well suited to these swing arrangements of, for instance, Patsy Cline's "Walkin' After Midnight" (with the members of Lady Antebellum providing jazzy backgrounds). With Smith and Price, Wilson joins in on remakes of their old hits "Just for What I Am" and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" (the latter with Rascal Flatts joining in on background vocals). It would be easy to envision the duet with Urban on Danny O'Keefe's "Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues" actually becoming a country hit, which the song never quite has done previously, despite several minor country chart placings. On the whole, however, the album is a pleasant throwback to earlier styles of pop, country, and jazz. ~William Ruhlmann

Countrypolitan Duets

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Bobby Caldwell - Baby It's Cold Outside

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 81:24
Size: 186.4 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. Stuck On You
[3:37] 2. Fools Rush In
[5:03] 3. Even Now
[3:54] 4. In The Name Of Love
[4:49] 5. Baby, It's Cold Outside
[4:09] 6. Good To Me
[3:43] 7. First Time
[4:03] 8. At Last
[4:10] 9. My Flame
[4:23] 10. Your Precious Love
[4:05] 11. Where Is Love
[3:21] 12. Angel Eyes
[3:39] 13. All The Way
[4:44] 14. Lovelite
[4:26] 15. Stay With Me
[3:37] 16. Next Time (I Fall In Love)
[3:46] 17. All Or Nothing At All
[4:29] 18. Extra Mile
[3:20] 19. Young At Heart
[3:52] 20. Let It Be Me

Contemporary jazz singer/guitarist Bobby Caldwell was born August 15, 1951, in Manhattan, NY; his parents, Bob and Carolyn, were the hosts of the television variety show Suppertime and exposed the child to a wide variety of musical influences. Caldwell began studying piano and guitar at age 12; he initially pursued a career in rock & roll but was equally adept at playing jazz and R&B and at 17 took his band on the road to play the Las Vegas circuit. From there the group moved on to Los Angeles, but despite recording an album titled Kathmandu, Caldwell enjoyed little success and eventually returned to his parents home in Miami. There he began work on his 1978 breakthrough album What You Won't Do for Love, scoring a hit single with the title cut. Efforts including a 1979 self-titled LP, The Cat in the Hat, and Carry On followed, and although Caldwell enjoyed a strong following at home, he became a superstar in Japan. He shifted creative gears with 1996's Blue Condition, a collection of big band-era standards; the similarly themed Come Rain or Come Shine followed three years later. ~bio by Jason Ankeny

Baby It's Cold Outside

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Al Cohn, Jimmy Rowles - Heavy Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:58
Size: 109.8 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1977/2006
Art: Front

[6:35] 1. Them There Eyes
[6:56] 2. Sweet And Lovely
[6:55] 3. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
[7:09] 4. Taking A Chance On Love
[8:08] 5. These Foolish Things
[5:53] 6. Bar Talk
[6:18] 7. For All W Know

This duet set by tenor saxophonist Al Cohn and pianist Jimmy Rowles is a classic and has fortunately been reissued on CD. From the start (with Cohn ripping through an unaccompanied chorus on "Them There Eyes") through the six standards (including a previously unissued version of "For All We Know") and the ad-lib blues "Bar Talk," the momentum and excitement of this encounter never slows down. Cohn and Rowles' swing-oriented styles, wit and ability to come up with fresh ideas on older songs are quite complementary; they continually bring out the best in each other. This highly recommended set is a real gem, a highpoint in both of the musicians' long careers. ~Scott Yanow

Heavy Love

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Danilo Rea And Matrux_m - Reminiscence

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:41
Size: 138,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:31)  1. Rothko
(7:20)  2. Falling Flowers
(7:13)  3. Silence
(4:40)  4. Where The Shadow Sings
(5:53)  5. Aurora
(4:15)  6. Terra E Acqua
(5:26)  7. The Land By The Sea
(4:00)  8. South Passage
(1:39)  9. Aurora (reprise 1)
(4:36) 10. Back To The North
(3:28) 11. Tramonto
(5:34) 12. Aurora (reprise 2)

"Reminiscence" is the result of the meeting of two extraordinary musicians, the pianist Danilo Rea and performer Maurice Martusciello, coming from different musical genres: jazz and electronics. Starting from free interpretations of some of the most famous songs of the composer Gustav Mahler and making use of the extraordinary voices of the soprano Silvia Colombini and baritone Gian Paolo Flakes, jazz pianist Danilo Rea and electronic artist Maurizio Martusciello aka Martux have created a disk unique, almost a concept - album where they can, starting from contamination between jazz, lyrical, and electronics, to create a music governed only by the lyricism and inspiration, an indefinable music, which transcends all boundaries between genres , over the ambient - jazz and contemporary classical.  Translate by Google  http://www.ibs.it/disco/8015948301166/%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd-align=-left--val/reminiscence.html

Personnel:  Danilo Rea – piano;  Martux_m - electronics, Virus Sinth, drums 6 objects;  Silvia Colombini - vocals (2, 4, 6, 10);  Gian Paolo Fiocchi - vocals (4, 7)

Reminiscence

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Brigitte Zarie - Make Room For Me

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:26
Size: 93,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. See You Again (feat.RandyBrecker)
(3:40)  2. What's Wrong With Me
(3:21)  3. Make Room For Me
(3:44)  4. Take It Easy (Featuring Jeff Golub)
(3:41)  5. Happiest Day Of My Life
(4:19)  6. The Story Of Love
(3:21)  7. Call On Love
(4:17)  8. Money,Money,Money,Money
(3:21)  9. Make Room For Me (French Vers.)
(3:37) 10. Dance With You
(3:21) 11. I Love Las Vegas

From the beginning, Brigitte Zarie has been as unforgettable as her music. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, she had the benefit of being raised in a home that thrummed with the rhythms and melodies that shaped her into the artist she would become. With parents originally from Casablanca, Morocco her father was a multi-instrumentalist while her mother was a singer she was exposed to the world of jazz at an early age, and developed a love for classic artists like Frank Sinatra and Stan Getz. “I used to go to sleep listening to ‘Strangers In The Night’ or break up with a boyfriend and cry myself to sleep with the music of Stan Getz in the background,” she says. And as one of ten children, there was no shortage of other people to play and sing with. “My brother Joe used to play guitar and make me sing and make up words to everything he would play,” says Brigitte. “So I was writing songs since day one.” 

A defining moment for Brigitte occurred when her family traveled to Buffalo, NY when she was a child. “My parents had a big van so we slept in it one night, and across the street was a jazz club. I remember hearing this be bop music, and loving it while my folks were asleep. I was really stunned by what I heard. I tried to stay up and listen to every note that was played. I can still hear and see that night as clear as day. I know I was supposed to be in that exact spot, listening to that music for a reason.” From that moment on, Brigitte answered her calling, knowing exactly what she wanted to do with her life: devote it to creating the music that she was so struck by as a young girl. She kept singing and crafting songs, many of which were recorded by other artists. 

She played in bands and was a featured vocalist in films and commercials. She even explored other musical genres. But throughout it all, jazz remained her utmost passion, and soon she chose to focus exclusively on her own material. “Douglas Cross wrote ‘I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” she states, unabashedly, “but it was his heart that he left, not mine.” Seeking to express the experiences of her own life, she penned the songs that would become her debut CD “Make Room For Me,” a searingly emotional collection that offers a freshness and originality uncommon in the world of jazz. Brigitte Zarie carries forth the classic jazz musical tradition in her own unique and distincive way. She brings bold determination, sassiness, originality, and unwavering insight to every song she writes. The result is a listening experience that is warm and uplifting. And a work of art that is timeless. Brigitte Zarie. A songwriter who moves the heart, stirs the soul, and is the voice of whole new generation of jazz. http://brigittezarie.com/bio/

Make Room For Me

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Don Lanphere Quintet - Don Loves Midge

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1984
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:14
Size: 142,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:11)  1. And The Angels Sing
(4:22)  2. Easy Living
(4:52)  3. I Remember Clifford
(2:51)  4. Try A Little Tenderness
(4:10)  5. Poor Butterfly
(3:00)  6. I'll Never Be The Same Again
(5:11)  7. Once In A While
(5:05)  8. Old Cape Cod
(3:02)  9. God Bless The Child
(3:37) 10. Gone With The Wind
(4:05) 11. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
(5:16) 12. Everything I Have Is Yours
(2:16) 13. Put Your Dreams Away
(5:34) 14. Soon
(3:08) 15. My Foolish Heart
(2:26) 16. There's A Sweet, Sweet Spirit In This Place

A native son of the Pacific Northwest, saxophonist Don Lanphere was one of the region's jazz icons. He learned to play at home on his father's alto sax. As a teenager he idolized Coleman Hawkins and gigged with name touring bands whenever they came to Washington. Lanphere began his music studies at Northwestern University in Illinois and played with local bandleader Johnny Bothwell. At the age of nineteen Lanphere and the band answered the Big Apple's beckon-call and headed for New York. 

After a short time in the city, Lanphere was fired for stealing Bothwell's girl, Chan Richardson. He secured a job with Fats Navarro and recorded some excellent sides, then explored the big-band and swing scene. He played Carnegie Hall with Woody Herman's Second Herd, moved on to Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five, and gigged with the bands of Claude Thornhill, Charlie Barnet and Billy May. Lanphere also made friends with Charlie Parker and recorded the altoist at home with some friends. Those legendary tapes became known as "The Basement Sessions"... and Lanphere's girl, Chan, later became Mrs. Charlie Parker.

Like so many of his contemporaries, Lanphere soon got hooked on narcotics and alcohol. Much of the 1950s was a haze of confusion and he eventually quit the business, returned to Wenatchee and worked in his father's store. In 1969, after he and his second wife, Midge, became born-again Christians, Lanphere dusted off his horn and began playing again. He slowly worked his way back into gigging, and in 1982 he landed a contract with the Scottish label Hep Records which resulted in some fine recordings (Don Loves Midge, 1984). In 1996 he moved to Origin Records, which issued five recordings up through 2003's Where Do You Start? He encouraged young Washingtonians like trumpeter Jon Pugh and pianist Marc Seales, and collaborated with singer Jay Clayton and guitarists Larry Coryell and Mimi Fox.

In his later years Lanphere became an educator, took up the soprano sax as a double, frequently guested at Bud Shank's Port Townsend Jazz Seminar, and held down a regular gig at Tula's in Seattle. He performed with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO Live, 2002, Origin), and co-hosted a radio show with his friend, Bud Young, until Lanphere fell ill with hepatitis C earlier this year. Lanphere's website and cadre of friends proclaimed him as "Seattle's Jazz Grandpop", a title he wore proudly and had more than earned over two decades of serving the Northwest jazz community. On October 9, 2003, Don Lanphere passed away at Group Health Eastside Hospital in Redmond, Washington at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Midge. ~ Todd S. Jenkins  http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=1066843510

Personnel: Don Lanphere (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Camille Peterson (harp); Jonathan Pugh (trumpet); Marc Seales (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Chuck Deardorf (upright bass, electric bass); Dean Hodges (drums).

Don Still Loves Midge

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George Cables - My Muse

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:16
Size: 133,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:04)  1. Lullaby
(5:10)  2. You're My Everything
(7:12)  3. You Taught My Heart to Sing
(8:28)  4. Helen's Song
(5:38)  5. My Muse
(7:03)  6. My One and Only Love
(5:40)  7. But He Knows
(5:47)  8. The Way We Were
(6:03)  9. My Old Flame
(5:07) 10. Hey It's Me You're Talkin' to

Pianist George Cables' relationship with the late Helen Wray must have been one joyous romance. Contrary to the expectations of an album dedicated to a departed loved one, My Muse is a collection of uplifting and, frankly, happy-sounding originals and standards. Take away the personal context and you'd swear Cables and company were just enjoying the gig.Cables is an elegant pianist. He has the rare capability to play with great drama, but without ever becoming hard or abrasive. And of course he can swing with impeccable pace and timing, employing his deft sophistication that makes even simple passages sound structured and perfect. When he's playing hard, as on "You're My Everything," the melody is at the forefront, never giving way to percussive, McCoy Tyner-like thunder. Cables is grace on eighty-eight keys.

But if their deliveries differ, Tyner is clearly on Cables' list of favored composers. "You Taught My Heart to Sing" is a perfect vehicle to showcase Cables' skill with a romantic ballad. His performance is finely wrought, sensitive and densely layered without ever becoming baroque. Cables packs a lot of playing into every song, but never overdoes it. The real meat of My Muse is Cables' originals. There are four, and they're all first-rate. "Lullaby" is just that: a short, softly stated and beautiful melody to open the record. "Helen's Song" opens with Cables playing a nuanced solo variation on the melody, but it quickly solidifies as bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Victor Lewis join in. The tune unfurls with a mid-tempo bounce quietly, at first, and then, following the first bridge and solo chorus, building into a happy (there's that word again) venture through collaborative musical charm. Then, when it seems as if the band couldn't get any happier, it dives right into the title track, with its vampy syncopated rhythm and Cabels' fat and lush ten-finger bridge chords. 

It's simply a fun tune. It might have been the long lost Vince Guaraldi masterpiece that never made it into a Charlie Brown special. The final original, "But He Knows," features a broken waltz brushed out by Lewis under the descending scale of the statement. Cables makes great use of the lower register, often overlaying Essiet's bass lines. The result is a full, opulent sound of fully realized music. The balance of the date covers a top-notch selection of jazz and popular music's finest composers, including Tyner, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and Marvin Hamlisch. Don't confuse "happy" with "light." There is a lot of great playing and terrific music on My Muse. Cables, Essiet and Lewis weave all of these sources into a seamless, well thought-out and, yes, happy-sounding album. ~ Greg Simmons  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/my-muse-george-cables-highnote-records-review-by-greg-simmons.php

Personnel: George Cables: piano; Essiet Essiet: bass; Victor Lewis: drums.

My Muse

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Bud Shank - California Dreamin'

Styles: Flute Jazz
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:03
Size: 75,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:31)  1. California Dreamin'
(2:58)  2. Imprevu
(2:28)  3. Listen People
(2:52)  4. What The World Needs Now Is Love
(3:03)  5. In Times Like These
(2:37)  6. Norwegian Wood (The Bird Has Flown)
(2:23)  7. Woman
(2:28)  8. Monday, Monday
(3:03)  9. Daydream
(2:41) 10. Gotta Go
(2:42) 11. The End Of The World
(2:12) 12. Husbands & Wives

Bud Shank has been an integral member of the international jazz scene for 60 years. A respected saxophonist, composer, and arranger, his soaring dynamic performances have enlivened countless concerts, festivals, nightclubs, and recording sessions. Shank first came to prominence in the big bands of Charlie Barnet and Stan Kenton during the late 1940s. In the 1950s the saxophonist began a long tenure with Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars, as well as work with his own quartet. A charter member of the "West Coast" jazz movement, Shank's cool but always strongly swinging sound has made him one of a handful of sax players with an instantly recognizable and always exciting sound. In addition to club and concert dates this period found the musician producing some 50 diverse albums.

During the next two decades Shank augmented his club, university, and festival appearances with a healthy amount of studio work. A first call alto sax and flute player, he was a four-time winner of the coveted Most Valuable Player award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). In the 1970s and 80s Shank joined with Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, and Laurindo Almeida to form the world-renowned LA Four, who recorded and toured extensively through the decade. Shank helped to popularize both Latin-flavored and chamber jazz music, and as a musician's musician also performed with orchestras as diverse as the Royal Philharmonic, the New American Orchestra, the Gerald Wilson Big Band, Stan Kenton's Neophonic Orchestra, and the legendary Duke Ellington.

In the 1990s Shank continued to grow and explore, creating the multi-media jazz performance, "The Lost Cathedral," expanding the Bud Shank Jazz Workshop and Jazz Southwest Festival in Albuquerque, and touring with his quartet and sextet. Both bands feature exemplary writing, tight and fiery playing, and a joyous sense of collaboration. Today, Bud Shank juggles a packed schedule of touring, festivals, and teaching combined with select major club performances and time set aside for composing and arranging. He is in demand as a clinician, and is available in a duo, as leader of his own quartet and sextet, and as a feature soloist with orchestra or big band, or with all star groups. With over 60 years as a professional jazz musician, Bud Shank has more than earned his status as a legend.  http://www.budshankalto.com/Bio.html

Personnel:  Bud Shank - Flute, Alto Saxophone Chet Baker - Trumpet.

California Dreamin'

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Don Lanphere Quintet - Stop

Styles: Saxophone Jazz

Year: 1986

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 55:13

Size: 127,3 MB

Art: Front

(4:24)  1. New U.S. Moon

(3:59)  2. Stop

(6:14)  3. Body And Soul

(8:16)  4. A.L.C.

(5:19)  5. I Heard You Cry Last Night

(5:01)  6. Avalon

(5:08)  7. There's No You

(4:18)  8. The Preacher

(4:38)  9. Laura

(7:52) 10. Still Will

An excellent all-around set by Don Lanphere (who doubles on tenor and soprano), this release from the Scottish Hep label features Lanphere in several settings. He performs four numbers, including "There's No You" and "The Preacher," in a quintet with trumpeter Jon Pugh, pianist Marc Seales, bassist Chuck Deardorf and drummer Dean Hodges; he explores "Body and Soul" with the same group (without Pugh); he takes "Laura" as a spontaneous duet with bassist Deardorf, and teams up with Pugh on two other straight-ahead originals in a different quintet with pianist Don Friedman. No matter what the setting, the underrated Don Lanphere is heard throughout in top form. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/stop-mw0000246725

Personnel: Don Lanphere (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Marc Seales (piano); Chuck Deardorf (acoustic bass, electric bass); Dean Hodges (drums); Jonathan Pugh (trumpet).

Stop

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