Sarang You - My Way

Size: 101,6 MB
Time: 38:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. My Way (5:08)
02. Tonight (3:39)
03. Mean To Me (5:24)
04. Amazing Grace (3:51)
05. Simba (3:15)
06. I Miss (5:04)
07. Saranghari (2:53)
08. The Way It Goes (5:00)
09. Change Your Mind (4:32)

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My Way

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Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson - Two Of The Few

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:31
Size: 104.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1983/2000
Art: Front

[7:53] 1. Oh, Lady Be Good
[4:27] 2. If I Had You
[4:27] 3. Limehouse Blues
[5:52] 4. Mister Basie
[5:12] 5. Reunion Blues
[6:34] 6. More Than You Know
[5:06] 7. Just You, Just Me
[5:57] 8. Here's Two Of The Few

This CD reissue brings back a unique duet recording featuring pianist Oscar Peterson and vibraphonist Milt Jackson. One would expect the instrumentation to feature mostly ballads, but the opposite is true as O.P. and Bags romp through quite a few uptempo pieces. Highlights include "Oh, Lady Be Good," "Limehouse Blues," "Reunion Blues," and "Just You, Just Me." This is a successful and highly enjoyable outing. ~Scott Yanow

Two Of The Few

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Jane Monheit - Home

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:21
Size: 119.9 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[2:33] 1. A Shine On Your Shoes
[4:17] 2. There's A Small Hotel
[4:01] 3. This Is Always
[2:26] 4. Tonight You Belong To Me
[3:45] 5. Look For The Silver Lining
[3:58] 6. I'll Be Around
[3:04] 7. Everything I've Got Belongs To You
[4:37] 8. It's Only Smoke
[4:37] 9. The Eagle And Me
[5:42] 10. I Didn't Know About You All Too Soon
[4:42] 11. Isn't It A Lovely Day
[4:21] 12. While We're Young
[4:12] 13. My One And Only

"I wanted to return "Home" to doing what I love best," says Jane, "Getting back to my roots. For me, there's nothing like singing a jazz standard and giving it new life through one's own interpretation; bringing it to a new audience in a whole new and different light." ~Jane Monheit

In this outing Jane re-affirms that she is, primarily, a jazz singer; and does so in a setting that allows her to fully display her skills. Accompanied by no more than five instrumentalists on any track, in fact 2 of the 12 tracks are duets while 4 feature Monheit backed by just her regular working trio (piano,bass,drums). The content? All, save for one contribution from pianist/composer Larry Goldings, are fine selections from the Great American Songbook. The result is a recording that closely reflects what one would hear at one Jane's live shows. I might add that since giving birth to her son, Jane's voice has actually improved, gaining a couple of notes at the lower end of her range and maturing a bit. I like! ~SoCal fan

Home

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Grant Green - Live At The Club Mozambique

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:00
Size: 171.7 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz, Soul jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[ 9:30] 1. Jan Jan
[11:39] 2. Farid
[ 9:37] 3. Bottom Of The Barrel
[ 7:07] 4. Walk On By
[12:20] 5. More Today Than Yesterday
[ 6:07] 6. One More Chance
[ 9:27] 7. Patches
[ 9:08] 8. I Am Somebody

Live at Club Mozambique was, according to Bob Belden's liner notes, rumored to exist for decades in Blue Note's Grant Green discography, but was never released. His explanation as to why is satisfactory -- Green's star had waned considerably -- and makes some sense, but the label had 15 unissued albums by the guitarist by 1971. This date recorded at the famed Detroit jazz club (Green was living in the city at the time) is the second such set of grooves to be issued from the club floor -- Lonnie Smith's was the first. The band consists of Idris Muhammad, Ronnie Foster, Houston Person, and the all but unknown Clarence Thomas, and the two tenor saxophonists (Thomas also played soprano here) laid out heavy, deep funk on the tunes that were chosen. Foster and Muhammad were symbiotic as a rhythm section. Foster's grooving under-the-cover basslines matched the soul groove style of Muhammad. They locked onto Green and couldn't be shaken loose. Obviously created for an inner-city audience and the jukebox crowd, this set was recorded a scant five months after Alive!, but bites a lot harder. The tunes include a simmering read of the Clarence Carter vehicle "Patches" with Green stretching the melody to the breaking point, and the horn section fills egg him on. "One More Chance" was written by the Corporation (the Mizell Brothers) and recorded by the Jackson 5. It's got that soulful ballad sweetness just over the top of some sparkling chops -- Thomas' soprano here is a perfect foil to both Green and Person. Green's reliance on those low strings for his melody is special; it's meaty and stays in the pocket, allowing for more ensemble interplay -- though his solo is a thing to behold, all knotty yet still full of warmth and vigor. When he starts twinning with Foster near its end, the joy just bleeds from the speakers. The read of "Walk on By" is soulful without being overly ornate. Thomas' "Farid" and the opener, "Jan Jan," written by M. Davis (not Miles), are for the hard jazz fans here. The horn charts are tight and elaborate in their fashion, and Green pulls out the stops layering blues, jazz, and soulful funkiness into each of his lines. And to hear this rhythm section simmer and pop is glorious. Highly recommended. ~Thom Jurek

Live At The Club Mozambique

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The Jeff Hamilton Trio - Red Sparkle

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:20
Size: 131.2 MB
Styles: Straight-ahead jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[6:08] 1. Ain't That A Peach
[4:41] 2. Bye Ya
[7:05] 3. On And On
[4:26] 4. Hat's Dance
[5:13] 5. Too Marvelous For Words
[5:35] 6. Laura
[5:10] 7. A Sleepin' Bee
[5:11] 8. Red Sparkle
[6:03] 9. I Know You Oh So Well
[7:43] 10. In An Ellingtone

Jeff Hamilton: drums; Tamir Hendelman: piano; Christopher Luty: bass.

When it comes to touch, taste, and a deep understanding of what makes a band swing, drummer Jeff Hamilton has no peers. Hamilton's recordings with everybody from Diana Krall and Rosemary Clooney to his own co-led Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra have marked him as a paragon of class and groove, and his place as the defining brush player of his generation was cemented long ago, but his legacy in jazz may ultimately be related to his trio work.

Hamilton, along with best buddy/bassist John Clayton, turned heads early in his career as part of pianist Monty Alexander's trio, and his long stint with bassist Ray Brown's group helped to create some of the finest trio documents put down on record in the late '80s and early '90s. Hamilton ultimately left Brown's employ to focus on building a magical trio of his own, and his current outfit fits the bill. Pianist Tamir Hendelman and bassist Christoph Luty have been working with Hamilton for the past decade, and such earlier recordings as The Best Things Happen (Azica, 2004) and Symbiosis (Capri, 2009) serve as evidence of their compatibility. Red Sparkle, the trio's sophomore effort for the Capri label, speaks further of the connection these three musicians have forged, as their ensemble artistry seems to deepen over time and age like fine wine.

While Hamilton references Brown—directly through a performance of the bassist's "I Know You So Well" that has Luty brandishing a bow, and indirectly through jubilant or bluesy originals like the drummer's nod to the dearly departed trumpeter Snooky Young on "Ain't That A Peach" and Luty's tribute to Duke Ellington, "In An Ellingtone"—this trio moves beyond the musical scope of the late bassist's band. Hamilton re-imagines Thelonious Monk's "Bye Ya" as a tropically tinged Brazilian number, brings all kinds of hits, stops and solo breaks into "Too Marvelous For Words," highlights Hendelman's lush piano work and deft touch on "Laura," and burns on the up-tempo title track, which ends with an excitable snare drum solo and shows off a harder-hitting Hamilton than usual.

While it's too early to tell if this group will serve as a template for threesomes of the future, they're making beautiful music in the here-and-now that swings, soothes and leads to plenty of toe-tapping and head-nodding of the enthusiastic approval variety. ~Dan Bilawsky

Red Sparkle

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Cecilia Coleman Big Band - Oh Boy!

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:08
Size: 135,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:19)  1. Liar, Liar
(5:25)  2. Dance
(5:09)  3. Pearl
(6:44)  4. Magpie
(4:08)  5. Walk Away
(9:52)  6. Lonesome Journey
(5:22)  7. Oh Boy!
(3:19)  8. Until Then
(4:44)  9. Princess
(4:03) 10. #1
(4:58) 11. Because

The phrase "Oh boy," can be a statement of excitement, an expression of an event that grabs your attention or, in this case, an appropriate reaction to the swinging orchestrations from the Cecilia Coleman Big Band. Oh Boy! is a powerful draw and the debut album from pianist/composer Coleman's new group, presenting thundering big band music of a contemporary nature. Best known for her various working quintet's that have produced five albums since 1992, Coleman formed the group in January 2010 after writing several big band charts for others which in turn, inspired a rehearsal band of her own. No novice to the large ensemble setting, the pianist previously recorded with the Mark Masters Ensemble of the American Jazz Institute. Though a longtime resident of New York City, Coleman is actually a native of Long Beach, CA, where she commutes regularly to teach at California State University at Long Beach. The Coleman band consists of friends and other musicians she has worked with since 1999, and boasts some of the finest players from the New York area. With renowned saxophonists Peter Brainin and Bobby Porcelli among the mix of musicians that also includes tenorist Stan Killian trombonists Matt McDonald, Sam Burtis and Broadway trumpeter Jeff Wilfore.

Playing a few simple bars and disguising what's to come, Coleman introduces "Liar, Liar," a truthfully explosive piece featuring Frank Basile' s blistering baritone saxophone solo, to brassy accompaniment. The enthralling "Dance" follows with the same electricity, delivering another forceful statement and readily affirming the album's muscular sound. "Magpie" is a sprawling, melody-rich sweet tune, with pronounced voices from the reeds and horns in a more mid-tempo arrangement. "Lonesome Journey" is the project's most sophisticated and ambitious piece, containing its share of twists and turns throughout the almost ten-minute duration. The title track reveals the swinging upbeat and lively texture that made it the disc's natural title choice. All is not swing however, as the balladic "Until Then" and the lightly-structured "Because" offer a departure from the main thrust of the album, as well as featuring brief but sparkling solo work from the pianist. Cecilia Coleman never set out to become a big band leader, stating that it was "never a dream of mine to have a big band," but the Cecilia Coleman Big Band is her new reality and Oh Boy!, what a swinging affair, this very first recording effort turns out to be. This is classic big band music infused with a bolt of raw energy and mounds of excitement. ~ Edward Blanco  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/oh-boy-cecilia-coleman-self-produced-review-by-edward-blanco.php

Personnel: Cecilia Coleman: piano; Tim Givens: bass; Jeff Brillinger: drums; Peter Brainin: soprano saxophone; Bobby Porcelli: alto saxophone, flute; Stephan Kammerer: alto saxophone, flute; Geoff Vidal: tenor saxophone; Stan Killian: tenor saxophone; Frank Basile: baritone saxophone; Jeff Wilfore: trumpet; Hardin Butcher: trumpet; Kerry Mackillop: trumpet; John Eckert: trumpet; Don Sickler: trumpet (4); Matt McDonald: trombone; Mike Fahn: trombone; Sam Burtis: trombone; Joe Randazzo: trombone.

Oh Boy!

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Charmaine Clamor - Something Good

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:04
Size: 125,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:49)  1. Every Single Moment
(3:58)  2. Doodlin' In Taglish
(4:25)  3. Something Good
(4:06)  4. Feelin' Stevie
(6:19)  5. Motherless Ili-Ili
(3:15)  6. Let's Take A Trip
(4:14)  7. Flow
(3:41)  8. Maalaala Mo Kaya
(3:24)  9. Ikaw
(4:03) 10. Sweet Spot
(2:52) 11. The Farther You Go
(4:38) 12. Believe In Love
(4:14) 13. Breakfast With Bubba

"One of the important and original new jazz singers of the decade," Filipino-American vocal queen Charmaine Clamor delivers her most eclectic and surprising album to date. Featuring the international clean water anthem "Flow"!

From Charmaine Clamor, the queen of jazzipino: I believe there are two kinds of music: the Good Stuff and everything else. Good can be jazz, or world, or blues. Good can be classical, or opera, or hip-hop. Or funk or soul or even pop. The labels don’t matter; the sound matters. It’s true, I’m a Filipino-American. It’s true, I’m a jazz singer. I do this musical blending called jazzipino, and it comes straight from my heart. But it’s also true that I’m a citizen of Earth, and I’m a world-blues-funk-soul-pop vocalistwho won’t be, can’t be, categorized. I’m me, and this is my music.

You’ll hear my passion for the groove, for swing, for beautiful words and inspiring sounds. You’ll also discover my passion for the blessed planet we inhabit, and which we honor with our Mother Nature Suite. How strongly do I feel about taking care of our environment? The tray your CD sits in is made of potatoes. If you don’t dig this album, you can bury the whole package in your compost heap. It’s 100% recycleable! We like to think, however, that our music doesn’t qualify for the dreaded “everything else” genre. We’re delighted to share with you Something Good. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cclamor4

Personnel: Zaxariades, Mon David, Our Lady of Refuge Children's Choir, Linda Hopkins, Mark Winkler, Michael Konik (vocals); Bo Razon (guitar, tres, congas, percussion); Richard Ickard (guitar); Robby Marshall (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Mike Stever (trumpet); Vikram Devasthali (trombone); Eli Brueggemann (piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ); Dominic Thiroux (acoustic bass, electric bass); Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums).

Something Good

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Sir Roland Hanna - Apres Un Reve

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:10
Size: 112,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:44)  1. Serenade
(4:04)  2. Apres Un Reve
(3:20)  3. This Is My Beloved-Nocturne String Quartet No. 2
(5:03)  4. Prelude-Op.28, No. 2
(6:02)  5. Like Grains Of Sand
(4:49)  6. Melody In F
(6:06)  7. Elvira Madigan-Piano Concerto No. 21 C Major K467
(6:19)  8. Going Home - From "New World Symphony"
(6:40)  9. Based On Gustav-Synphony No. 5 , 2nd Movement

Over a crisp calypso beat from collaborators Ron Carter and Grady Tate, Hanna opens Apres Un Reve,  with a composition by pianist Arthur Rubinstein. With a minimum of fuss and affect, he proceeds to ruminate upon the beautiful melodies of Mahler, Dvorak, Borodin, Mozart, Faure, Schubert and Chopin with enviable lucidity and control of touch at tempos swinging and rubato, propelled by Carter's perfect note choices. The touch is light, the content isn't. It's Hanna's final work, capping a career devoted to the rejection of cant and to the principle of deploying all 88 notes on the piano in the process of self expression. ~ Ted Panken (Downbeat)  http://www.rahannamusic.com/cds_new.html

Personnel:  Sir Roland Hanna – Piano;  Grady Tate – Drums;  Ron Carter – Bass 

Apres Un Reve

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Vincent Herring - Night and Day

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:29
Size: 143,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:53)  1. Grind Hog's Day
(5:22)  2. Night and Day
(4:44)  3. The Adventures of Hyun Joo Lee
(6:23)  4. Walton
(7:22)  5. The Gypsy
(5:02)  6. Fly, Little Bird, Fly
(5:10)  7. Wabash
(7:08)  8. Theme for Jobim
(8:53)  9. There Is Something About You (I Don't Know)
(5:28) 10. Smoking Paul's Stash

The alto saxophonist Vincent Herring projects his sound in a strong, centered beam, and even his most intense moments suggest a controlled combustion. You could chalk that up to experience Mr. Herring, 50, has been playing seriously since his teens but it probably has as much to do with disposition. There’s footage of him with Horace Silver’s band in the 1980s, sounding like he does now, slashing but calm. So maybe it’s the suggestion of something held in reserve that has kept Mr. Herring from an A-list solo career. Or maybe it’s the idea that he has followed in the wake of Cannonball Adderley, an alto saxophone hall of famer whose style he can willfully evoke (not least in the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band). Whatever the case, Mr. Herring should have a higher profile, as he confirms with a smart new album, “Night and Day.”

As with Mr. Herring’s 2013 album “The Uptown Shuffle,” recorded live at Smoke Jazz Club and released on the Smoke Sessions label the music here puts a contemporary spin on hard-bop, with a rhythm team of Brandi Disterheft on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums. But whereas that album featured a quartet, this one involves a quintet with the pianist Mike LeDonne and an excellent trumpeter, Jeremy Pelt, out front. Mr. Herring and Mr. Pelt have a crisp and jostling rapport, and in moments like a headlong dash through Donald Byrd’s “Fly, Little Bird, Fly,” each elevates the other’s game. The meat-and-potatoes repertory  some “I Got Rhythm” changes, some blues, the Cole Porter tune that lends the album its title doesn’t pose a limitation for them.

And when Mr. Herring tips his hat, as on an original, “The Adventures of Hyun Joo Lee,” named for one of his students and built over a chord sequence by John Coltrane, he sounds unburdened by expectations. Still, there’s no doubting his sincerity on “Theme for Jobim,” composed by a dearly missed former mentor, Cedar Walton or on “Walton,” a swinging homage by Mr. LeDonne, which elicits one of the album’s juiciest alto solos. 

~ Nate Chinen http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/arts/music/review-night-and-day-vincent-herrings-new-album.html?_r=0

Personnel: Vincent Herring (alto saxophone); Mike LeDonne (piano); Joe Farnsworth (drums); Jeremy Pelt: trumpet; Brandi Disterheft: bass

Night and Day

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Woody Shaw - United

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:15
Size: 92.2 MB
Styles: Post bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1981/2011
Art: Front

[5:17] 1. United
[5:26] 2. The Greene Street Caper
[9:37] 3. What Is This Thing Called Love
[7:01] 4. Pressing The Issue
[5:36] 5. Katrina Ballerina
[7:16] 6. Blues For Wood

Of Woody Shaw's five Columbia albums, United is the one that sounds most like a blowing session. The trumpeter and his regular band of the period (with trombonist Steve Turre, pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Stafford James, and drummer Tony Reedus) welcome guest altoist Gary Bartz to two of the six selections. In addition to selections by Shaw, Miller, and Wayne Shorter, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" and "The Greene Street Caper" (the latter an "original" closely based on "On Green Dolphin Street") are performed on this fairly straight-ahead and accessible yet adventurous date. Worth searching for. ~Scott Yanow

United

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The Lennon Sisters - Yesterday And Today

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:34
Size: 106.6 MB
Styles: Vocal pop
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[2:25] 1. Sentimental Journey
[2:50] 2. Anniversary Song
[2:21] 3. You Made Me Love You
[2:46] 4. Scarlet Ribbons
[2:51] 5. Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)
[2:18] 6. When I Fall In Love
[2:19] 7. There! I've Said It Again
[2:48] 8. Greensleeves
[2:33] 9. Now Is The Hour
[2:38] 10. Melody Of Love
[2:18] 11. This Is My Song
[2:26] 12. Fascination
[2:04] 13. Theme From A Summer Place
[2:37] 14. You Are So Beautiful
[2:19] 15. Can't Help Falling In Love
[2:59] 16. Scarborough Fair
[2:13] 17. Autumn Leaves
[3:41] 18. You'll Never Walk Alone

The sparkling vocal quartet which graced Lawrence Welk's weekly television music show from 1955 to 1967, the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Janet, Peggy and Kathy) grew up in Venice, California, and earned a contract with Coral Records, thanks in large part to Welk. Their first hit, "Tonight You Belong to Me," reached number 15 in the 1956 charts, followed by the moderate success of "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" almost five years later. After leaving Welk, the Lennon Sisters performed infrequently. ~bio by John Bush

Yesterday And Today

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Freddie Hubbard - Almost Here

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:18
Size: 179.3 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz, Hard bop
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[ 4:26] 1. Happy Times
[ 9:20] 2. Mohawk
[ 6:25] 3. Alone And I
[ 3:35] 4. Little Karin
[ 6:32] 5. Watermelon Man
[ 7:24] 6. Shutterbug
[ 5:30] 7. Three Bags Full
[10:02] 8. Summertime
[ 6:07] 9. I Want More
[ 5:10] 10. In Walked Horace
[ 9:17] 11. Dolphin Dance
[ 4:25] 12. Swing It

n the pantheon of jazz trumpeters, Freddie Hubbard stands as one of the boldest and most inventive artists of the bop, hard-bop and post-bop eras. Although influenced by titans like Miles Davis and Clifford Brown, Hubbard ultimately forged his own unique sound – a careful balance of bravado and subtlety that fueled more than fifty solo recordings and countless collaborations with some of the most prominent jazz artists of his era. Shortly after his death at the end of 2008, Down Beat called him “the most powerful and prolific trumpeter in jazz.” Embedded in his massive body of recorded work is a legacy that will continue to influence trumpeters and other jazz artists for generations to come.

He achieved his greatest popular success in the 1970s with a series of crossover albums on Atlantic and CTI Records. His early ‘70s jazz albums for CTI – Red Clay (1970), Straight Life (1970) and First Light (1971) – were particularly well received (First Light won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance). Later in the decade, he returned to the acoustic, hard-bop idiom with the V.S.O.P. quintet, which teamed him with members of the 1960s Miles Davis Quintet: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and Ron Carter. Hubbard also stepped briefly into the pop arena when he played a solo on “Zanzibar,” a track from Billy Joel’s Grammy-winning 1978 album, 52nd Street.

As the ‘80s got under way, Hubbard was once again leading his own group, playing at concerts and festivals in the U.S. and Europe. He frequently collaborated with Joe Henderson, playing a repertory of hard-bop and modal-jazz pieces. Other associations throughout the decade included Monterey Jazz Festival dates with Bobby Hutcherson; studio projects with Woody Shaw and Benny Golson; and a live recording in Holland (Feel the Wind) with Blakey in 1988.

Almost Here

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Don Lanphere & Pete Christlieb - Get Happy

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:06
Size: 152,0 MB
Art: Front

(7:47)  1. Indian Blues
(8:52)  2. Remember Why
(3:56)  3. Assurance
(6:13)  4. An Interrupted Walk
(5:21)  5. Old Folks
(6:18)  6. Dance Suite
(7:25)  7. After Letting Go
(5:45)  8. Free Indeed
(5:50)  9. Peace
(8:32) 10. Get Happy

Don Lanphere, a veteran tenor great from the bop era, and Pete Christlieb, the hard-driving tenor from Los Angeles, make for a very complementary and mutually inspiring team. Lanphere, who recorded with Fats Navarro and had an up-and-down career, returned to full-time activity in the early 1980s, and has been heard in prime form ever since; not only is he heard here on tenor, but also on soprano and a bit of alto. Christlieb, who was formerly underrecorded, made up for it with a series of rewarding appearances in the '90s. He played alto for the first time on records during the intriguing stop-start piece "An Interrupted Walk." The two masterful saxophonists are joined by Lanphere's regular rhythm section (pianist Marc Seales, bassist Doug Miller, and John Bishop). 

In addition, cornetist Jonathan Pugh sits in on his "Free Indeed," and there is a wordless vocal trio on "Assurance"; the laughter of one of Lanphere's students is expertly utilized on the closing "Get Happy." Plus, there is a bit of overdubbing by saxophonist Dewey Marler during ensembles for which it was felt that four horns would be more exciting than two. Although all but "Old Folks," Horace Silver's "Peace," and the title cut are originals by the musicians, the music is very much in the straight-ahead bebop tradition, often utilizing common chord changes or cooking blues. Christlieb is showcased on "Old Folks," and Lanphere has "Peace" as his feature. Otherwise, this joyous CD is most notable for the interplay and the sparks that fly between the co-leaders, who obviously have great respect for each other. Well worth searching for. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/get-happy-mw0000211703

Personnel: Don Lanphere (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Roger Treece, Sandy Anderson (vocals); Pete Christlieb (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Marc Seales (piano); John Bishop (drums).

Get Happy

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Lorez Alexandria - My One And Only Love

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:56
Size: 98,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:05)  1. Nature Boy
(6:03)  2. It Might As Well Be Spring
(2:50)  3. Almost Like Being In Love
(4:47)  4. But Beautiful
(4:47)  5. All Or Nothing At All
(3:53)  6. Ain't Misbehavin'
(4:56)  7. My One And Only Love
(4:58)  8. Dancing On The Ceiling
(2:37)  9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
(4:55) 10. I'm Through With Love

A solid singer who is superior at interpreting lyrics, gives a soulful feeling to each song, and improvises with subtlety, Lorez Alexandria was a popular attraction for several decades. She sang gospel music with her family at churches starting in the mid-'40s and worked in Chicago nightclubs in the 1950s. With the release of several albums for King during 1957-1959, Alexandria became popular beyond her hometown, and by the early '60s she was living and working in Los Angeles. In addition to the King label, her earlier recording sessions were for Argo and Impulse, while her later albums were for Discovery and Muse. Despite a long period off records (only a few private recordings during the 1965-1976 period), Alexandria survived through the many changes in musical styles and could be heard in excellent form up until she retired in the mid-'90s. Not long after retiring, Alexandria suffered a stroke, and her health declined until her death in May 2001. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lorez-alexandria-mn0000282731/biography

My One And Only Love

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The Al Di Meola Project - Kiss My Axe

Styles: Guitar Jazz

Year: 1991

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 66:24

Size: 153,7 MB

Art: Front

(5:22)  1. South Bound Traveler

(5:49)  2. The Embrace

(5:04)  3. Kiss My Axe

(7:40)  4. Morocco

(2:35)  5. Gigi's Playtime Rhyme (Interlude #1)

(8:20)  6. One Night Last June

(7:53)  7. Phantom

(2:32)  8. Erotic Interlude (Interlude #2)

(5:42)  9. Global safari

(2:00) 10. Interlude #3

(6:45) 11. Purple Orchids

(1:18) 12. The Prophet (Interlude #4)

(5:19) 13. Oriana (September 24, 1988)

Despite the aggression its title implies, Kiss My Axe is the work of a softer, more reflective Al di Meola, who had become greatly influenced by Pat Metheny's subtle lyricism, but still had a very recognizable and distinctive sound. Di Meola's new approach was perfectly summarized when, in 1991, he told Jazz Times he wanted to be "enchanted" by the music instead of dazzling listeners with his considerable chops. Di Meola still has fine technique, but avoids overwhelming us with it, and shows more restraint than before. One thing that remains is the guitarist's strong interest in world music this imaginative session liberally incorporates Latin influences (Brazilian, Spanish, Peruvian and Afro-Cuban) as well as Middle Eastern and African elements. In that Jazz Times interview, Di Meola explained that this CD's title resulted in part from his frustration over the fact that many labels and commercial radio stations were choosing bloodless "elevator muzak" over more adventurous fusion. Consistently rewarding, Axe makes it clear that Di Meola did the right thing by refusing to compromise. ~ Alex Henderson  http://www.allmusic.com/album/kiss-my-axe-mw0000270627

Personnel:  Al Di Meola – electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, percussion;  Barry Miles – piano and keyboards;  Anthony Jackson – electric six string contrabass guitar;  Rachel Z – synthesizers;  Gumbi Ortiz – congas, bata, percussion;  Omar Hakim – drums (tracks 3 & 9);  Richie Morales – drums (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 11);  Tony Scherr – electric and acoustic basses;  Arto Tunçboyaciyan – bongos, percussion, voice.

Kiss My Axe

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Julie Newsome - Julie Newsome

Size: 122,7 MB
Time: 52:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Lullaby Of The Leaves (4:09)
02. Beyond The Sea (3:58)
03. Astrud (3:44)
04. Hush (4:01)
05. Alright, Ok, You Win (3:44)
06. I've Got A Crush On You (3:17)
07. I Never Meant To Hurt You (4:23)
08. You Took Advantage Of Me (3:04)
09. If You Love Me (Really Love Me) (4:11)
10. Promises (3:02)
11. You Belong To Me (3:12)
12. Please Send Me Someone To Love (4:13)
13. When He Shines (3:40)
14. Shenandoah (3:48)

Orchestra:
Conducted by Stu Goldberg

Rhythm Section:
Stu Goldberg: Piano, Keyboards, & Percussion
Jeff Faulkner: Bass
Mitch Holder: Mandolin, Electric & Acoustic Guitars,
Dave Renick: Drums

Featured Woodwind Soloist:
Dan Higgins: Flute, Alto & Tenor Saxes

Brass Section:
Rick Baptist: Trumpet
Dan Higgins: Tenor & Baritone Sax
Alan Kaplan: Tenor & Bass Trombone
Dan Higgins: Flute, Clarinet

Strings:
Conejo Strings

Julie has taken the time to develop her voice into an expressive instrument, weighted with the emotions of her lifetime.
She does justice to the lyrics that she interprets while adding subtle creativity. Recorded or live, whether joined by a quiet rhythm section or a full orchestra, she excels in each setting with her voice distinctive, rich and vibrant and articulation supreme.

Julie Newsome

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Seth MacFarlane - No One Ever Tells You

Size: 151,9 MB
Time: 64:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. No One Ever Tells You (3:59)
02. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (4:13)
03. A Ship Without A Sail (4:15)
04. The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) (3:22)
05. It's All Right With Me (5:25)
06. This Nearly Was Mine (3:24)
07. Make This A Slow Goodbye (3:23)
08. Don't Call It Love (3:29)
09. I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her (3:11)
10. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (3:22)
11. Before I Gaze At You Again (4:06)
12. Only The Lonely (4:47)
13. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (3:39)
14. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (3:38)
15. Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye (3:48)
16. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year (2:59)
17. Loss Of Love (3:24)

Grammy Award®-nominated singer, writer, actor, producer and director Seth MacFarlane has just released his third full-length album, No One Ever Tells You!

The seventeen tracks see the singer take on standards such as “The One I Love (Belongs To Someone Else)” and “I Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her,” as well the Rodgers and Hart classic “A Ship Without A Sail.” The record also includes some lesser-known but equally magnetic songs like “Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye” by Cole Porter and Henry Mancini’s “Don’t Call It Love”.

“There was a time during the mid-1950’s and early 1960’s when popular song was stretching its creative boundaries, and experimenting with more ambitious structures and tones.” says MacFarlane “During this period, a song set out to really tell a story: not just with the lyric and the vocal, but with the arrangements and orchestral interpretations. The songs on this record attempt to do just that.”

Once again, MacFarlane teams up with Grammy Award®-nominated producer, composer and arranger Joel McNeely for the project. Of the project, McNeely states “The instrumentation on this record is unusual. It is a very small string section, only a few brass and woodwinds. But we chose the musicians very carefully. These players have an understanding of the long lost style of playing from that era and their understanding of the required extra vibrato, copious dramatic slides and bends brings a stylistic realism to the orchestra almost impossible to achieve these days.”

Expanding his musical discography yet again, No One Ever Tells You follows up last year’s Holiday For Swing, which saw MacFarlane and McNeely tackle a bevy of holiday gems. His 2011 debut, Music Is Better Than Words, received Grammy Award nominations in the categories of “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” and “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.”

No One Ever Tells You

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Paolo Amulfi - Fifty Five: Jazz & Blues Nuances

Size: 103,4 MB
Time: 44:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Smooth Jazz, Jazz Blues
Art: Front

01. Dudadaduva (5:46)
02. Boom Boom (5:59)
03. Cool Stomp (5:16)
04. Put It Where You Want (4:22)
05. Passing In The Street (6:36)
06. Cold Duck Time (3:59)
07. Cissy Strut (5:02)
08. Late Night (3:48)
09. The Caress Of A Mother's Hand (3:39)

FIFTY FIVE was born from my old passion for smooth jazz dating back to the 80s, an album unusual comparated to what my style is, that is more inclined to blues rock. I really enjoyed it and, despite the stylistic diversity, I found myself perfectly at easy without stifling my expressive personality and style.

An incredibly talented guitarist, Paolo Amulfi has been, and still is, the grey eminence of the Italian music scene. He is a powerful musician who released albums, film soundtracks and performed live in many major Italian acts tours, including: Anna Oxa; Gianni Morandi; Marco Masini; Aleandro Baldi to name a few. He also performed with internationally acclaimed musicians, such as Mark Lambert; David Joyce; Trinie L. Massie; Gosia Andrzejewicz and many more.

Fifty Five: Jazz & Blues Nuances

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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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