Various Artists - Capitol Records From The Vaults: Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:09
Size: 153.7 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Pop
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[2:26] 1. Nat King Cole Trio - Straighten Up And Fly Right
[2:58] 2. Martha Tilton - (Ah Yes) There's Good Blues Tonight
[2:51] 3. Freddie Slack - The House Of Blue Lights
[2:55] 4. Alvino Rey - Guitar Boogie
[2:42] 5. Geechie Smith & His Orchestra - Let The Good Times Roll
[2:37] 6. T-Bone Walker - Bobby Sox Blues
[2:53] 7. The Pied Pipers - Open The Door, Richard
[2:49] 8. Jo Stafford - A Sunday Kind Of Love
[2:50] 9. Jesse Price - Blue Book Boogie
[2:51] 10. Tex Williams - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
[2:59] 11. Nellie Lutcher - He's A Real Gone Guy
[2:27] 12. Ella Mae Morse - Down The Road A Piece
[2:42] 13. Crown Prince Waterford - Coal Black Baby
[2:13] 14. Cliffie Stone - He's A Real Gone Oakie
[3:01] 15. Marvin Johnson - Hey Lawdy Mama
[3:26] 16. Benny Goodman - The Huckle-Buck
[2:55] 17. Big Sis Andrews And Her Huckle-Busters - The Huckle-Buck
[2:12] 18. The Selah Singers - I'll Be Satisfied
[2:52] 19. The Selah Singers - He's My Rock, Sword And Shield
[2:56] 20. Lee Young - Seeing Double
[1:53] 21. Dean Martin - I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
[2:34] 22. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Shot-Gun Boogie
[2:34] 23. Jimmie Dolan - Hot Rod Race
[2:04] 24. Les Paul - How High The Moon
[2:18] 25. Merrill Moore - The House Of Blue Lights

Much of the earliest mass-market rock 'n' roll sounded like a mix of country and rhythm and blues. Consequently, most rock journalists/historians assume that rock must have evolved from both of these forms. In fact, Billy Vera, in the liner notes to this CD, asserts that rock 'n' roll "had many sources," and we are offered 25 selections, consisting primarily of hillbilly-boogie sides and the tamest possible rhythm and blues, that allegedly prove as much. They don't even come close. With the exception of one or two tracks, nothing here sounds much like rock 'n' roll or the roots of same. None of the country tracks (all pre-Elvis) sound anything like rockabilly, and none of the r&b sides rock in the manner of Johnny Otis, Paul Williams, Hal Singer, or any number of other black artists of the period covered. Have the compilers deliberately misrepresented the black popular music of this period in an attempt to play it down, historically? Probably. Why, is anybody's guess. At any rate, the listener's willingness to accept this CD as a credible rock-roots document will depend on how easily he or she can accept people like Dean Martin, Tex Williams ("Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!"), ex-Tommy-Dorsey vocalist Jo Stafford, and Mary Ford as rock pioneers. The music itself is great, and the sound restoration is superb. But the folks behind this curiosity seem to have overestimated their audience's credulity. ~ Lee Hartsfeld

Capitol Records From The Vaults: Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll

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Indigo Swing - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:05
Size: 114.7 MB
Styles: Retro Swing
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[2:19] 1. Pink Cadillac
[4:26] 2. Reet, Petite & Gone
[4:14] 3. Please Tell 'em
[3:32] 4. I Can't Stop It
[4:04] 5. My Baby Just Cares For Me
[3:29] 6. I Love Paris
[3:08] 7. Swing Lover
[4:01] 8. Flip, Flop & Fly
[2:57] 9. My Baby Comes 'round At 8
[2:40] 10. Red Door Blues
[3:47] 11. Baby Baby
[3:49] 12. Choo Choo Ch'boogie
[4:33] 13. She Dreams Of Me
[2:59] 14. Rollin' With Roland

The retro-swing unit Indigo Swing were formed in San Francisco around the sextet of vocalist Johnny Boyd, guitarist Josh Workman, bassist Vance Ehlers, drummer "Big Jim" Overton, pianist William Beatty and saxophone player Baron Shul. After kick-starting northern California's new school of swing, the group began touring around America and signed to Time Bomb Recordings in 1997. The group's debut All Aboard was released in July 1998. They followed with Red Light in 1999. ~bio by John Bush

Indigo Swing

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Grant Green - Retrospective 1961-66 (4-Disc Set)

Simply put, this is a very decent four-disc collection of the work of guitarist Grant Green. It features tracks from his many albums as a leader and some as a sideman with others, such as Lee Morgan, John Patton, Baby Face Willette, and Sonny Clark. His early-'60s sides are here along with most of his defining cuts from the '60s, from hard bop to soul-jazz to ballads to gospel -- everything most fans would ever want is here, including his late blues sides recorded in the bars of Detroit in 1970. While Green's own albums can never be replaced, this is a solid portrait of one of the most influential jazz guitarists in history. ~Thom Jurek

Album: Retrospective 1961-66 (Disc 1)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 73:01

Size: 167.2 MB

Styles: Guitar jazz

Year: 2002

[6:34] 1. A Foggy Day

[7:04] 2. Blues For Willareen

[7:13] 3. Baby's Minor Lope

[6:31] 4. Swingin' At Sugar Ray's

[4:10] 5. Old Folks

[6:07] 6. Ain't No Use

[9:05] 7. Funky Mama, Pt. 1

[5:38] 8. The Silver Meter

[7:28] 9. Our Miss Brooks

[6:20] 10. Boop Bop Bing Bash

[6:45] 11. Let 'em Roll

Retrospective 1961-66 (Disc 1)

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Album: Retrospective 1961-66 (Disc 2)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 77:12

Size: 176.7 MB

Styles: Guitar jazz

Year: 2002

[ 8:14] 1. The Yodel

[ 7:39] 2. Soul Woman

[11:40] 3. Talkin' About J.C

[ 7:35] 4. You Don't Know What Love Is

[ 9:35] 5. Plaza De Toros

[ 9:36] 6. Tyrone

[ 7:59] 7. Somewhere In The Night

[ 7:41] 8. Lazy Afternoon

[ 7:10] 9. Speak Low

Retrospective 1961-66 (Disc 2)

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Album: Retrospective 1961-66 (Disc 3)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 75:36

Size: 173.1 MB

Styles: Guitar jazz

Year: 2002

[ 7:01] 1. 'round Midnight

[ 9:46] 2. So What

[ 5:49] 3. What Is This Thing Called Love

[10:18] 4. It Ain't Necessarily So

[ 6:21] 5. My Little Suede Shoes

[ 7:09] 6. Besame Mucho

[ 3:24] 7. I Can't Stop Loving You

[ 8:00] 8. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho

[ 7:25] 9. Go Down Moses

[10:19] 10. My Favorite Things

Retrospective 1961-66 (Disc 3)

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Album: Retrospective 1961-66 (Disc 4)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 71:31

Size: 163.7 MB

Styles: Guitar jazz

Year: 2002

Art: Front

[10:45] 1. Uh Huh

[11:36] 2. The Other Part Of Town

[ 6:03] 3. The Lamp Is Low

[ 6:44] 4. Blues For Charlie

[ 8:00] 5. Back In Your Own Backyard

[ 6:06] 6. A Tune For Richard

[ 8:42] 7. Django

[ 6:29] 8. Morgan The Pirate

[ 7:03] 9. Minor League

Retrospective 1961-66 (Disc 4)

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Jan Allan, Eric Nordstrom - Software

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:20
Size: 135.8 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[4:29] 1. Software
[5:19] 2. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
[3:42] 3. Edshult
[2:25] 4. Twogether
[4:37] 5. Hang In
[4:09] 6. Four Together
[3:15] 7. Three For You
[5:09] 8. Blues For Al
[2:26] 9. Two More
[4:41] 10. Jo-Jo's Time
[2:31] 11. One More
[4:53] 12. A Little Tune
[4:38] 13. Mean To Me
[4:47] 14. Erudition
[2:14] 15. Line For Lions

Jan Allan - trumpet; Erik Norström - tenor sax; Rune Gustafsson - guitar; Yasuhito Mori - bass.

Although most of the songs on this CD are listed as originals by tenor saxophonist Erik Norstrom, the great majority utilize chord changes from swinging originals. This very intimate quartet is a bit reminiscent of the Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker Quartet and other cool jazz units of the 1950s. Trumpeter Jan Allan's soft tone and quick musical reflexes blend very well with Norstrom's mellow tenor, guitarist Rune Gustafsson is quite effective both as a soloist and an accompanist, and bassist Yasuhito Mori is fine in support. West Coast-style cool jazz may have been out of fashion in the United States since the early '60s, but it is apparently still doing well in Sweden. Highly recommended to fans of the idiom. ~Scott Yanow

Software

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Royal Crown Revue - Caught In The Act

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:41
Size: 125.2 MB
Styles: Retro Swing, Big band
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[0:46] 1. Intro
[3:01] 2. Barflies At The Beach
[4:51] 3. Boogie After Midnight
[2:44] 4. Something's Gotta Give
[3:49] 5. Honey Child
[3:18] 6. Park's Place
[3:48] 7. The Mooch
[8:29] 8. Hey Pachuco!
[3:11] 9. Who Dat
[2:38] 10. Mousetrap
[2:28] 11. Datin' With No Dough
[8:31] 12. Hot Rod
[6:59] 13. Poppity Pop Goes The Motorcycle

The Royal Crown Revue is one hot little band. Here the sextet roars through a set of originals and jump swing standards in a live performance. The band is all swagger and attitude. But while the vocals can tend toward a sing-song sameness of spoken-word rapping, the horns and rhythm section constantly rev things up. On tracks like "Park's Place" and "The Mooch," the band really cuts loose, especially the horns. Other highlights include "Barflies at the Beach" and the band's signature tune, "Hey Pachuco!" which the group performed in the film The Mask. Not as solid as the band's major-label debut, but enjoyable. ~Ross Boissoneau

Caught In The Act

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Rex Stewart - Rex Meets Horn

Styles: Cornet Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:07
Size: 94,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:20)  1. Boy Meets Horn
(3:04)  2. Mood Indigo
(3:12)  3. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
(2:47)  4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(3:26)  5. Solitude
(2:52)  6. Take The "A" Train
(3:42)  7. Sweethearts On Parade
(3:03)  8. My Blue Heaven
(4:42)  9. Perdido
(3:37) 10. Honeysuckle Rose
(3:09) 11. Organ Grinder's Swing
(4:07) 12. Caravan

Rex Stewart achieved his greatest glory in a subsidiary role, playing cornet 11 years in the Duke Ellington Orchestra. His famous "talking" style and half-valve effects were exploited brilliantly by countless Ellington pieces containing perfect passages tailored to showcase Stewart's sound. He played in a forceful, gripping manner that reflected the influences of Louis Armstrong, Bubber Miley, and Bix Beiderbecke, whose solos he once reproduced on record. Stewart played on Potomac riverboats before moving to Philadelphia. He went to New York in 1921. Stewart worked with Elmer Snowden in 1925, then joined Fletcher Henderson a year later. But he felt his talents were not at the necessary level, and departed Henderson's band, joining his brother Horace's band at Wilberforce College. Stewart returned in 1928. He remained five years and contributed many memorable solos. There was also a brief period in McKinney's Cotton Pickers in 1931, a stint heading his own band, and another short stay with Luis Russell before Stewart joined the Ellington Orchestra in 1934.

He was a star throughout his tenure, co-writing classics "Boy Meets Horn" and "Morning Glory." He also supervised many outside recording sessions using Ellingtonians. After leaving, Stewart led various combos and performed throughout Europe and Australia on an extensive Jazz at the Philharmonic tour from 1947-1951. He lectured at the Paris Conservatory in 1948. Stewart settled in New Jersey to run a farm in the early '50s. He was semi-retired, but found new success in the media. He worked in local radio and television, while leading a band part-time in Boston. Stewart led the Fletcher Henderson reunion band in 1957 and 1958, and recorded with them. He played at Eddie Condon's club in 1958 and 1959, then moved to the West Coast. Stewart again worked as a disc jockey and became a critic. While he published many excellent pieces, a collection containing many of his best reviews, Jazz Masters of the Thirties, came out posthumously. There's also a Stewart autobiography available. ~ Ron Wynn http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rex-stewart-mn0000888838/biography

Personnel:  Alto Saxophone – Hilton Jefferson (tracks: 1 to 6);  Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank (tracks: 1 to 6);  Cello – Claude Hopkins (tracks: 11);  Clarinet – Danny Bank (tracks: 1 to 6);  Cornet – Rex Stewart;  Double Bass – Arvell Shaw (tracks: 7 to 12), Milt Hinton (tracks: 1 to 6);  Drums – Cozy Cole (tracks: 7 to 12), Osie Johnson (tracks: 1 to 6);  Guitar – Billy Bauer (tracks: 7 to 12);  Piano – Claude Hopkins (tracks: 7 to 12), Hank Jones (tracks: 1 to 6);  Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins (tracks: 7 to 12);  Trombone – Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1 to 6), Tyree Glenn (tracks: 7 to 12)

Rex Meets Horn

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Cynthia Holiday - I Like What I See (Recorded Live at Birdland in New York City)

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:00
Size: 108,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. I Love Being Here With You / Getting to Know You (Medley) [Live]
(5:47)  2. Beneath the Surface (Live)
(5:47)  3. I Wish I'd Met You (Live)
(3:49)  4. Shulie a Bop (Live)
(5:01)  5. I Like What I See (Live)
(5:17)  6. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Live)
(6:12)  7. All Because of You (Live)
(6:55)  8. I Believe I Can Fly (Live)
(4:48)  9. That's All (Live)

You will hear the soul of Ernestine Anderson, the warm timbre of Nancy Wilson and the story telling of Marlena Shaw but make no mistake, what you hear is pure Cynthia Holiday, jazz song stylist. International drummer Winard Harper is a guest artist. The “I Like What I See” Show at Birdland Jazz Club and her tune is a familiar scenario. “Girls night out looking for Mr. Right. I see the finest man I ever saw then thinking to myself, I don’t know him but . . . . ” You’ll love her story with Lyric by Cynthia Holiday Music, ASCAP. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cynthiaholiday

I Like What I See (Recorded Live at Birdland in New York City)

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Jason Palmer - Nothing To Hide

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 69:04
Size: 127,2 MB
Art: Front

( 7:57)  1. Fly Little Bird Fly
(12:37)  2. Nothing To Hide
( 6:55)  3. LaRue
(11:41)  4. The Gigolo
( 7:12)  5. Strength And Sanity
( 6:20)  6. Here And Now
( 7:47)  7. Luana
( 8:31)  8. Half Nelson

Jazz trumpeter Jason Palmer is a forward-thinking musician with a bent toward adventurous and cerebral post-bop. A native of High Point, North Carolina, Palmer studied his craft at the New England Conservatory in Boston. While there, Palmer was also a regular at the highly regarded Boston club Wally's Cafe, where he first sat in on jam sessions and later joined the house band. Since graduating from college, Palmer has performed with a variety of name musicians including drummer Roy Haynes; saxophonists Benny Golson, Greg Osby, and Ravi Coltrane; guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel; and many others. In 2007 Down Beat magazine named him one of the Top 25 Trumpeters of the Future. A year later, Palmer released his debut solo album, Songbook, on Ayva Music. In 2009 Palmer won first prize in the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition. That same year, he starred in the independent musical film Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, in which he played a jazz trumpeter. In 2010 he released his sophomore effort, Nothing to Hide, on SteepleChase Records. A year later, he returned with the album Here Today, featuring saxophonist Mark Turner. In 2012 Palmer delivered his fourth studio album, Take a Little Trip, featuring reworkings of songs by legendary soul singer Minnie Riperton. ~ Matt Collar https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jason-palmer/id274301941#fullText

Personnel:  Jason Palmer trumpet;  Mike Thomas alto saxophone;  Greg Duncan guitar;  Lim Yang bass;  Lee Fish drums

Nothing To Hide

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Jonah Jones – Muted Jazz

Styles: Vocal And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30.43
Size: 72.90MB
Art: Front

(2:28)  1. 01. Rose Room.mp3
(3:02)  2. 02. Mack The Knife.mp3
(2:42)  3. 03. I Can't Get Started.mp3
(2:39)  4. 04. On The Street Where You Live.mp3
(4:39)  5. 05. Undecided.mp3
(4:52)  6. 06. St James Infirmary.mp3
(2:40)  7. 07. Too Confort For Comfort.mp3
(2:48)  8. 08. The Man With The Golden Arm.mp3
(2:42)  9. 09. My Blue Heaven.mp3
(3:11) 10. 10. Royal Garden Blues.mp3

In 1957, trumpeter Jonah Jones hit it big with his version of "On the Street Where You Live," twhich is included on this LP. Jones' "muted jazz" featured melodic but swinging versions of standards played with a shuffle beat by his quartet nightly at the Embers, and he would keep the attractive  if eventually predictable  formula alive into the late 1960s. In addition to "On the Street Where You Live," this best-selling record has such numbers as "Rose Room," "Undecided," "Too Close for Comfort" and "Royal Garden Blues" played in delightful fashion. 

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/muted-jazz/id529474590

Personnel:  Jonah Jones (Trumpet, Vocal)

muted jazz

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Dickie Wells - Trombone Four-In-Hand

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:04
Size: 89,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:39)  1. Blue Moon
(6:32)  2. Airlift
(3:56)  3. It’s All Over Now
(5:30)  4. Wine-o Junction
(6:35)  5. Heavy Duty
(6:25)  6. Short, Tall, Fat And Small
(6:24)  7. Girl Hunt

Dickie Wells is one of the most important swing trombonists, though he is better known for his work as a sideman than as a leader. But when he got the occasional opportunity to lead a record date, which was all too infrequent, he made the most of it. Wells' second LP for the English label Felsted, which was reissued by the American label Master Jazz during the 1970s, was produced by Stanley Dance and also features three additional trombonists: Vic Dickenson, Benny Morton, and George Matthews. The rhythm section is just as strong, with pianist/organist 

Skip Hall, either Kenny Burrell or Everett Barksdale on guitar (the latter is also heard on electric bass), bassist Major Holley, and drummer Herbie Lovelle. Following a bluesy arrangement of "Blue Moon," the only standard of the date, the band really begins to loosen up. Spirited solos and tight horn ensembles are common features throughout most of the session, with the leader's lively "Wine-o Junction" and his saucy blues "Heavy Duty," which features a terrific guitar solo by Barksdale which especially standing out. Wells and Dickenson share the vocals in the hilarious "Short, Tall, Fat and Small." This first-rate record is long overdue to be reissued on CD, though the Master Jazz edition of the LP is far easier to acquire than the original version. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/trombone-four-in-hand-mw0000879115

Personnel:  Vic Dickenson, George Matthews, Benny Morton, Dickie Wells (trombone) Skip Hall (piano, organ) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Everett Barksdale (bass) Herbie Lovelle (drums)

Trombone Four-In-Hand

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Wynton Kelly - Comin' In The Back Door

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 27:42
Size: 63.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1963/2011
Art: Front

[2:36] 1. If That's The Way You Want It
[2:23] 2. Comin' In The Back Door
[2:09] 3. Don't Wait Too Long
[2:42] 4. Nocturne
[2:06] 5. The Bitter End
[2:09] 6. Burke's Law Theme
[3:11] 7. Quiet Village
[3:00] 8. Caesar And Cleopatra Theme
[2:29] 9. Signing Off
[2:38] 10. Little Tracy
[2:14] 11. To Kill A Mockingbird

Wynton Kelly - piano; Kenny Burrell - guitar (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8-11); Paul Chambers - bass; Jimmy Cobb - drums; Claus Ogerman - string arrangement, conductor (tracks 1-3, 6-9 & 11).

Comin' in the Back Door is an album by jazz pianist Wynton Kelly released on the Verve label featuring performances by Kelly with Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb with guitarist Kenny Burrell and an orchestra recorded in 1963.

Comin' In The Back Door

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Sylvia Vrethammar & Rune Gustafsson - Something My Heart Might Say

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:27
Size: 117.8 MB
Styles: Vocal & guitar jazz
Year: 1999/2014
Art: Front

[4:21] 1. Something My Heart Might Say
[1:38] 2. Just In Time
[2:37] 3. I'll Never Get Myself Another Face
[2:28] 4. You Must Be Crazy
[3:10] 5. How High The Moon
[3:55] 6. Teach Me Tonight
[1:09] 7. Nice Work If You Can Get It
[3:06] 8. Smile
[1:38] 9. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
[2:51] 10. Sweet Georgie Fame
[2:34] 11. Daydream
[4:05] 12. The Nearness Of You/You Are Thw Sunshine Of My Life
[3:29] 13. A Fine Romance
[2:21] 14. If You Should Ever Leave Me
[2:16] 15. Oho-Aha
[2:37] 16. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
[1:32] 17. Strangers In The Night/-L-O-V-E
[3:50] 18. Isn't It Romantic
[1:42] 19. Aquarela Do Brasil

There was something very special with the voice of this female singer when I first heard a couple songs from this album without knowing who she was. The swell honest phrasing, superb vocal control, not to mention the charm of execution in unison with a playful chic jazz guitarist. Surprising as it turned out that my unknown musicians are two famous Swedish artists; Sylvia Vrethammar and Rune Gustafsson. For international jazz enthusiasts who do not know these two excellent musicians, a little introduction; Sylvia Vrethammar is a singer of popular music, standards and jazz. She is best known for the 1974 song, "Y Viva España". It reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1974. Rune Gustafsson is a well-known jazz guitarist and composer, known for numerous recordings and concerts with the likes of Ed Thigpen, Putte Wickman, Arne Domnérus, Jon Christensen, Kjell Øhman, Zoot Sims and Toots Thielemans.

"Something My Heart Might Say" gives you the best of harmony vocals and guitar only, never gets boring even when the two are without any support from other instruments throughout the album and finally by a fine collection of musical gems from 'The Great American Songbook'. All the tunes you've heard before, but maybe not so naked and vulnerable as here when the nuances come out more clearly in a challenging format for the two musicians. All the 17 tunes running on the album are highlights; my personal picks for listening over-and-over again are the album title tune "Something My Heart Might Say", the seldom played "I'll Never Get Myself Another Face", Blossom Dearie's lovely "Sweet Georgie Fame" and finally Billy Joel's immortal "Just the Way You Are". Rune Gustafsson is the perfect partner for Sylvia Vrethammar on this album, an excellent accompanist and playful soloist in this challenging format. As always from Four Leaf Clover Records, sound quality is excellent and particularly the vocal recorded are of the highest audible quality. Highly recommended album! ~Terje Biringvad

Something My Heart Might Say

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Roberto Menescal - The Classics: Guitarra

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:19
Size: 94.6 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz, Bossa Nova
Year: 1997/2013
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. Love Letters
[4:26] 2. Smile
[4:32] 3. All The Things You Are
[3:15] 4. Makin' Whoopee
[3:34] 5. My Romance
[3:32] 6. How High The Moon
[3:05] 7. Manhattan
[3:22] 8. Take Five
[4:03] 9. Sophisticated Lady
[3:53] 10. Moon River
[3:55] 11. Night In Tunisia

The Classics Guitarra . Um jazz suave e elegante. É a trilha sonora ideal para relaxar e entrar na viagem de melodias inesquecíveis como Moon River, Smile, All The Things You Are e etc. Sem longos improvisos, e com a formação de um quarteto de músicos virtuosos (com Roberto Menescal), podemos dizer que o The Classics vai agradar a todos, inclusive aqueles que não estão familiarizados com o Jazz, pois as músicas são inesquecíveis!

The Classics: Guitarra

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Susan Marshall - Firefly

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:16
Size: 85.3 MB
Styles: Adult alternative, Easy Listening
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[4:03] 1. Hard To Get Along With
[2:25] 2. Undecided
[4:49] 3. How The Mighty Have Fallen
[3:34] 4. Dirty Work
[4:05] 5. Cry Me A River
[3:16] 6. Everything You Had
[4:20] 7. God Bless The Child
[3:47] 8. Crazy Love
[3:16] 9. What'll I Do
[3:36] 10. When It Glows

In a city of singing legends, from Elvis Presley and Otis Redding to Al Green and Aretha Franklin, Memphis vocalist Susan Marshall proudly holds her own, an award-winning paragon of hometown talent. While she might not be a household name yet, anyone who has listened to Lenny Kravitz, the Afghan Whigs or Lynyrd Skynyrd has heard Marshall's impressive singing chops, a gift that never fails to stop people in their tracks.

Marshall grew up in East Memphis where she studied art, theater and voice at Germantown High School's prestigious Fine Arts Department, earning Fine Art Student of the Year as a senior. A six-year stint with the Off-Broadway Rep Company's Light Opera of Manhattan followed. Hired as a lyric soprano, she perfected mezzo roles in such productions as the operettas Rose-Marie and The Desert Song. Marshall's resume now boasts studio and/or stage time with the likes of Lenny Kravitz, Norah Jones, Keith Richards, Primal Scream, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mavis Staples, Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs, Mya, The Memphis Horns, The Doobie Brothers, Dionne Warwick, Jerry Butler, the North Mississippi Allstars, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Steve Earle, Ann Peebles, Jay Farrar, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Adam Levy, Jim Lauderdale, Todd Snider, John Doe, Emerson Hart of Tonic, and many others. She's also worked with such legendary engineer/producers as Tom Dowd, Chips Moman, Jim Dickinson, John Hampton, Joe Hardy, Dusty Wakeman and Jeff Powell. Whether it's rock, blues, soul, country or jazz, Marshall -- who won Best Female Vocalist in 2003 from the Grammy organization's Memphis chapter -- gets the call for a reason. And with her latest album, Susan Marshall Is Honey Mouth, earning raves across the country, including the Philadelphia Weekly's summation of the CD as a "stunning showcase of some truly standout Tennessee pipes," Marshall the performer and songwriter is also a woman ready to lead Memphis with a breakout musical vision.

Firefly

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The Ventures - 2 albums: Twist With The Ventures / The Ventures' Twist Party Vol. 2

Like many Ventures albums, these records are quite uneven, filled with competent covers of familiar rock and pop hits of the era. Everything is given the familiar, reverb-heavy Ventures treatment, but some choices don't work nearly as well as others and the twist theme wears thin by the end of each record. In other words, it's a set that's primarily of interest to collectors and hardcore fans.~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album: Twist With The Ventures
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 25:02
Size: 57.3 MB
Styles: Instrumental rock
Year: 1961/1995
Art: Front

[1:53] 1. Driving Guitars (Ventures' Twist)
[1:41] 2. The Twist
[2:24] 3. Road Runner
[2:29] 4. Gringo
[2:18] 5. Moon Dawg
[2:17] 6. Guitar Twist
[1:45] 7. Opus Twist
[2:01] 8. Movin' & Groovin'
[2:05] 9. Sunny River
[2:12] 10. Let's Twist Again
[1:35] 11. Shanghied
[2:15] 12. Bumble Bee Twist (The Wasp)

Twist With The Ventures

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Album: The Ventures' Twist Party Vol 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 24:56
Size: 57.1 MB
Styles: Instrumental rock
Year: 1962/1995
Art: Front

[1:45] 1. My Bonnie Lies
[2:14] 2. Twisted
[2:17] 3. The Twomp
[2:06] 4. Besame Mucho
[1:49] 5. Blue Tail Fly
[1:57] 6. Swanee River Twist
[1:52] 7. Instant Guitars
[2:16] 8. Dark Eyes Twist
[2:13] 9. Counterpoint
[2:02] 10. Kicking Around
[2:18] 11. Bluebird
[2:02] 12. Red Wing Twist

The Ventures' Twist Party Vol 2

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Zoot Sims - Suddenly It's Spring

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:46
Size: 100.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1983/1992
Art: Front

[4:18] 1. Brahms...I Think
[7:09] 2. I Can't Get Started
[4:13] 3. Macguffie's Blues
[6:12] 4. In The Middle Of A Kiss
[5:27] 5. So Long
[4:57] 6. Never Let Me Go
[5:38] 7. Suddenly It's Spring
[5:49] 8. Emaline

Bass – George Mraz; Drums – Akira Tana; Piano – Jimmy Rowles; Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims. Recorded May 26, 1983, at the RCA Studios, New York City

This CD reissue of one of tenor-saxophonist Zoot Sims's final recordings adds a version of "Emaline" to the original program. Pianist Jimmy Rowles often co-stars on the date (with bassist George Mraz and drummer Akira Tana offering solid support). The lyrical repertoire emphasizes ballads and pretty melodies with the highpoints including such offbeat material as Woody Guthrie's "So Long," Sims's "Brahms...I Think," "In the Middle of a Kiss" and the more familiar "Never Let Me Go" and "Suddenly It's Spring." The melodic performances are quite warm, romantic and enjoyable, fine examples of subtle creativity. ~Scott Yanow

Suddenly It's Spring

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Kenny Wheeler - Dream Sequence

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:33
Size: 152,4 MB
Art: Front

(13:45)  1. Unti
( 6:29)  2. Drum Sequence
( 5:11)  3. Dream Sequence
( 9:35)  4. Cousin Mary
( 7:06)  5. Nonetheless
( 7:46)  6. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
( 4:52)  7. Hearken
(11:47)  8. Kind Folks

The latest edition to trumpeter/flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler's discography commences with variable pulses and emphatic horn charts on "Unti." But while this production launches with an up-tempo groove, the majority of this set simply corresponds to the wistful implications set forth by the album title. 

Recorded during several visits to London's Gateway Studio spanning 1995 to 2003, Wheeler performs solely on flugelhorn, along with a core sextet separating into duo, trio, and quintet consortiums. Simply stated, the great flugelhornist is a weaver of dreams! Featuring alto saxophonists Ray Warleigh, Stan Sulzmann, guitarist John Parricelli and others, the group delves into ethereally executed blues motifs and airy dreamscapes. Warleigh's misty flute work and Parricelli's mid-toned electric guitar voicings on "Nonetheless" propose a vibe that might suggest a trouble-free world. The dreaminess continues with a sublime quartet rendition of Billy Strayhorn's ballad "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing." Here, Wheeler's yearning lines bespeak a sense of solitude, marked by wraithlike overtones. Wheeler and his musical associates project a dirge-like momentum on "Kind Folks." However, they equalize the rhythmic aspects via positive intimations by quietly soaring skyward. In sum, the musicians project a velvety soundscape supplanted by warmly stated choruses and keenly articulated soloing spots. (Highly recommended...) ~ Glenn Astarita https://www.allaboutjazz.com/dream-sequence-kenny-wheeler-psi-review-by-glenn-astarita.php

Personnel: Ray Warleigh, alto saxophone & flute; Stan Sulzmann, tenor saxophone; Tony Levin, drums; Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn; John Parricelli, guitar; Chris Laurence

Dream Sequence

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Julie London - For the Night People

Styles: Vocal Jazz

Year: 1966

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 33:46

Size: 78,6 MB

Art: Front

(2:27)  1. Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey

(4:00)  2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

(2:30)  3. Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)

(3:18)  4. God Bless The Child

(3:32)  5. Am I Blue

(2:28)  6. Dream

(3:15)  7. Here's That Rainy Day

(3:13)  8. When The Sun Comes Out

(3:22)  9. Can't Get Out Of This Mood

(2:51) 10. I Hadn't Anyone Till You

(2:44) 11. I'll Never Smile Again

After 1959's excellent Julie...at Home, a small-group West Coast session cut in her own living room, Julie London's albums became increasingly orchestral and less jazzy during the first half of the '60s. While many of these albums are excellent (particularly Around Midnight), most weren't up to her best recordings from the 1950s. Then, in 1965 something changed, and stripped-down jazz backings reappeared on her albums until her notorious final disc went soft rock with a vengeance in 1969. For this album, the West Coast arranger and bass player Don Bagley combines an excellent jazz trio with subtle string charts that never swamp the intimate feeling of the disc. London came to fame by recording stripped-down sessions with just guitar and bass, so it makes sense that on For the Night People, an unidentified jazz guitarist gets to solo throughout the album. A typically low-key and melancholy session, standout tracks include a languid reading of the usually manic "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey" and two songs made famous by Frank Sinatra "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week)" and "I'll Never Smile Again." This album is a must-have for Julie London fans and thankfully she worked with Bagley again on the more upbeat but no-less-languid Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast, which keeps the guitar heard here, but after the title track replaces the strings with a jazz organ and horn. ~ Nick Dedina http://www.allmusic.com/album/for-the-night-people-mw0000848778

For the Night People

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Ralph Sutton Trio - Home Again

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:25
Size: 149,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:07)  1. St. Louis Blues
(5:57)  2. Mean To Me
(4:54)  3. Crazy Rhythm
(4:32)  4. Fine And Dandy
(3:34)  5. I Want A Little Girl
(4:10)  6. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(4:23)  7. Farewell Blues
(3:31)  8. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
(6:42)  9. Georgia On My Mind
(5:40) 10. Ain't Misbehavin'
(3:52) 11. S'posin'
(3:32) 12. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
(5:15) 13. Basin Street Blues
(3:10) 14. Honky Tonk Train

This CD may very well contain the final recordings by Ralph Sutton, who died just over a year after these concerts in St. Louis, which included a rare opportunity to record with his sister, Barbara Sutton Curtis. Eight of the numbers feature the twin pianists, fueled by bassist Keter Betts and drummer Frank Capp. Appropriately enough, a hard-driving "St. Louis Blues" is the potent introduction. The quartet also glides through a lightly swinging "On the Sunny Side of the Street," a very playful "Ain't Misbehavin'" (complete with the all too often omitted verse), and a take-no-prisoners up-tempo romp through Meade Lux Lewis' boogie-woogie classic "Honky Tonk Train." 

Barbara, who is nowhere near as well known as her famous brother, is clearly no slouch at the piano; her features include a poignant "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" and a well-crafted solo take of "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'." Ralph glides effortlessly through "Fine and Dandy," "Farewell Blues," and "S'posin." Fans of stride piano and classic jazz will definitely want to snap up this thoroughly delightful live CD. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/home-again-mw0000658296

Personnel: Ralph Sutton (piano); Barbara Sutton-Curtis (piano); Frank Capp (drums).

Home Again

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Dickie Wells & Rex Stewart - Chatter Jazz

Styles: Trombone And Cornet Jazz
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:25
Size: 72,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:34)  1. Little Sir Echo
(2:13)  2. Together
(2:23)  3. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
(2:17)  4. Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?
(3:07)  5. Show Me The Way To Go Home
(2:28)  6. Frankie And Johnny
(2:53)  7. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
(3:12)  8. I May Be Wrong ( But I Think You're Wonderful)
(2:06)  9. Thou Swell
(2:45) 10. Side By Side
(2:52) 11. Ain't We Got Fun ?
(2:30) 12. Jeepers Creepers

These 1959 sessions paired two potent soloists, trumpeter Rex Stewart (an alum of Duke Ellington's band) and trombonist Dickie Wells (a veteran of Count Basie's orchestra). Backed by pianist John Bunch, bassist Leonard Gaskin, and drummer Charlie Masterpaolo, the two horn players exchange ideas through a series of "conversations" utilizing various mutes, never going for very long without giving time to the other. These friendly studio dates are somewhat low-key but consistently swinging; the only drawback is that the tracks are rather brief, with only two of the 12 songs exceeding three minutes. Highlights include their humorous exchanges in "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" and "Show Me the Way to Go Home" (featuring some fine stride piano by Bunch). This long unavailable RCA Victor LP is extremely hard to find. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/chatter-jazz-mw0000901126

Personnel:  Bass – Leonard Gaskin;  Cornet – Rex Stewart;  Drums – Charlie Masterpaolo;  Piano – John Bunch;  Trombone – Dickie Wells

Chatter Jazz

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