Benny Carter - All Of Me

Styles: Saxophone, Clarinet And Trumpet Jazz 
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:16
Size: 147,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. All Of Me
(2:46)  2. Cuddle Up
(3:16)  3. Ev'ry Goodbye Ain't Gone
(3:09)  4. Babalu
(3:20)  5. Midnight
(3:08)  6. My Favorite Blues
(3:10)  7. Lullaby To A Dream
(3:04)  8. What A Difference A Day Made
(2:47)  9. Sunday
(3:05) 10. Ill Wind [alt. take]
(2:56) 11. Back Bay Boogie
(2:51) 12. Tree Of Hope
(2:52) 13. 35th And Calumet
(2:56) 14. The Sheik Of Araby
(2:46) 15. Push Out
(3:22) 16. Confessin'
(3:17) 17. Boulevard Bounce
(3:40) 18. The Lonely Beat
(2:05) 19. The Mugger
(2:28) 20. The Jukebox
(2:46) 21. Phantom Raiders

A strong sampling of Benny Carter's music is heard in this hodgepodge CD reissue. Twelve of the altoist's 16 Bluebird big-band recordings of 1940-41 (including a previously unissued version of "Ill Wind") precede nine titles gathered from a wide variety of sessions with one song apiece taken from dates led by Mezz Mezzrow, Willie Bryant, Ethel Waters, Artie Shaw and Lucky Thompson and four performances reissued from Carter's soundtrack album of his score for the M Squad in 1959. Obviously not a set recommended to completists (the European Classics series is much preferred), the high quality of the music ("All of Me" has a classic Carter arrangement) makes this a worthwhile purchase for more casual collectors. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-of-me-mw0000674400

Personnel: Benny Carter (alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet), Ethel Waters (vocals), Bud Freeman, Ben Webster, Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone), Doc Cheatham, Henry "Red" Allen (trumpet), Teddy Wilson (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Red Callender, Milt Hinton (bass), Chick Webb (drums).

All Of Me

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Marian Montgomery - Lovin' Is Livin'.... And Livin' Is Lovin

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 25:48
Size: 68,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:17)  1. Teach Me Tonight
(3:07)  2. Just A Dream
(1:53)  3. There! I've Said It Again
(2:01)  4. The Moment Of Truth
(1:50)  5. Lovin' Is Livin'
(2:00)  6. I Still Get Jealous
(2:00)  7. Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey
(2:18)  8. I Wanna Be Loved
(2:27)  9. I'm Falling For You
(2:10) 10. Please Do It Again
(3:40) 11. Love Is An Old Maid's Dream

Born Maude Runnels, 17 November 1934, Natchez, Mississippi, USA, d. 22 July 2002, Bray, Berkshire, England. Montgomery quit school to sing on television in Atlanta, Georgia. After working in advertising and publishing, performing in plays and singing in strip joints and jazz clubs, she became an established cabaret performer. Montgomery was signed to Capitol Records after Peggy Lee heard her demo tape, and she recorded three albums for the label. She moved to the UK in 1965 to sing at a new London club, the Cool Elephant, with John Dankworth’s band. That same year she married composer and musical director Laurie Holloway and began to establish herself on the London club scene, equally at home at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club as she was on the less demanding cabaret circuit.

Possessing a voice that was once likened to ‘having a long, cool glass of mint julep on a Savannah balcony’, she expanded her career with a starring role in the 1969 West End revival of Anything Goes, and frequent appearances on radio and television, as well as concerts and cabaret in the UK and abroad. Her one-woman show was televised by the BBC in 1975. Besides her musical association with Holloway, she successfully collaborated with classical composer/pianist Richard Rodney Bennett on several projects, including Puttin’ On The Ritz, Surprise Surprise andTown And Country. With an instantly recognizable, relaxed and intimate style, Montgomery became one of a handful of American artists to take up permanent residence in the UK. She lost her long battle against cancer contracted from passive smoking in July 2002. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marian-montgomery-mn0000233883

Lovin' Is Livin'.... And Livin' Is Lovin

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Christian Winther - The Only Plan

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:09
Size: 142,0 MB
Art: Front

(7:39)  1. New York Strut
(7:25)  2. Back It Up
(6:56)  3. Misty Thursday
(8:52)  4. Bright Light
(7:04)  5. There It Is
(7:03)  6. High Ground
(7:28)  7. The Only Plan
(8:39)  8. Dahomey Dance

Winther emigrated from his native Denmark, studied jazz at the University of New Orleans and now resides in the Crescent City. This album reflects his adoption of and adaptation to the local musical culture. It marks his rise as another promising tenor saxophonist among the ranks of well-schooled young jazz musicians. The feeling of this album is bright and sunny. (It was recorded before Hurricane Katrina.) Rhythms indigenous to New Orleans abound, as pianist Richard Doron Johnson, bassist Neal Caine and drummer Ali Jackson Jr. dish out the infectious grooves. The ensemble sound of the horns (Winther and trumpeter Marcus Printup) recall the Blue Note era. You might call this a hard-bop-meets-New Orleans scene. Winther originals dominate the program, beginning with the second-line-tinged “New York Strut.” His jaunty, stride-piano-introduced “There It Is” and Monkish “High Ground” are also worthy of note. Winther’s tenor is warm and fluid, with traces of Eric Alexander and perhaps the late New Orleans tenorman Red Tyler. On “High Ground,” he hints at Charlie Rouse. Printup, who increasingly impresses with each new album he appears on, is in admirable form, with boldness and exuberance that suggest a young Freddie Hubbard. ~ Owen Cordle https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/christian-winther-the-only-plan/ 

The Only Plan

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Adonis Rose - On The Verge

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:03
Size: 144,8 MB
Art: Front

(8:04)  1. Robin In Pink I
(9:18)  2. Liyah's Blues
(9:20)  3. Lies In Beauty
(6:39)  4. Shed
(7:28)  5. Gingerbread Boy
(8:57)  6. Robin In Pink II
(7:40)  7. On The Verge
(5:33)  8. Shades Of Light

While rhythm is as fundamental to mainstream jazz as changes and melody, to denizens of New Orleans it's even more elemental. Drummer Adonis Rose may have left the Crescent City in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but it hasn't changed the approach he's honed on two previous releases as a leader Song for Donise (Criss Cross, 1998) and The Unity (Criss Cross, 1999). On the Verge brings back three collaborators from these earlier releases trumpeter Nicholas Payton, saxophonist Tim Warfield and bassist Reuben Rogers but Rose changes pianists this time, enlisting the increasingly ubiquitous pianist Aaron Goldberg and a relative newcomer, vibraphonist Warren Wolf (last hear on trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's Identity (MaxJazz, 2005)). The result, while never short on groove, covers considerable dynamic territory rather than being as consistently hard-hitting as one might expect from a drummer-led session. That's not to say there isn't some bodacious energy to be found on this largely original set of eight tunes, featuring four from Rose and one each from Goldberg and Warfield. The fiery 9/8 theme of Rose's modal title track is urgently propelled by Rogers and Rose, who light a serious fire under Goldberg's Tyner-esque solo, Warfield's potent tenor and a vibrant solo from Wolf that suggests, if there's any justice, that he'll be heard more from and soon. Rose takes his most visceral solo of the set over Goldberg and Rogers' ostinato before curiously ending, seemingly in mid-sentence. 

Rose's "Liyah's Blues swings hard, with a straightforward stop/start melody that opens up for strong solos from everyone, but especially Payton, whose tradition-centricity is equally expanded by his forward-reaching ideas, supported and urged on by Rose, Goldberg and Rogers. The shifting tempos and cued sections of an imaginative take on Jimmy Heath's "Gingerbread Boy make it fit within the context of the originals, and breathes new life into this enduring classic. Elsewhere the material ranges from the deceptive simplicity of Warfield's late-night ballad, "Lies in Beauty, to the organic and relaxed 5/4 pulse of Goldberg's "Shed. Two extended versions of Rose's soft but nevertheless rhythmically insistent "Robin in Pink blend the cerebral with passionate understatement, while the set closes with flautist Hubert Laws' "Shades of Light, its gentle Latin vibe acting like a cool-down from the workout of the preceding title track. On the Verge is a down-the-middle set of contemporary straight-ahead jazz that's not likely to shake any foundations or introduce any significant innovations. But with a set of engagingly diverse material and committed performances by Rose's sextet, it's an album that makes a case for the continued validity and modernity of the mainstream tradition. ~ John Kelman https://www.allaboutjazz.com/on-the-verge-adonis-rose-criss-cross-review-by-john-kelman.php

Personnel: Adonis Rose: drums; Nicholas Payton: trumpet; Tim Warfield: tenor and soprano saxophones; Warren Wolf: vibraphone; Aaron Goldberg: piano; Reuben Rogers: bass.

On The Verge

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Makoto Ozone - Pandora

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:46
Size: 154,0 MB
Art: Front

( 5:15)  1. You Never Tell Me Anything!
( 5:24)  2. Lullaby for Rabbit
( 5:47)  3. Reunion
( 5:10)  4. Sofi
( 6:13)  5. If I Had Known...
( 6:50)  6. Brazilian Sketch
( 6:34)  7. Pennillium
( 6:41)  8. Blessing the World
(10:17)  9. Pandora
( 4:06) 10. Tiffany's Waltz
( 4:24) 11. Around the Corner

Makoto Ozone and the Trio is joined by the award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis on Pandora. His trio Clarence Penn on drums and James Genus on bass who has replaced Kiyoshi Kitagawa plays 11 original compositions written by either Ozone or Penn. Of particular interest is Ozone's performance on "Pennillium," which displays his strong musical personality with excellent piano artistry: arpeggios, authentic cadences, and chord stylings. While Penn's expertise and sensitive brushwork highlights the harmony of "Sofi," Genus still has some work to do as far as applying his bass colors to Ozone's piano stylings with the right contrast. However, this can certainly be attributed to his newness with the group. Overall, Pandora is very good due to Marsalis' excellence on "Reunion" and the title track, as well as the songwriting skills of both Penn and Ozone. ~ Paula Edelstein http://www.allmusic.com/album/pandora-mw0000587251

Personnel:  Makoto Ozone (piano);  Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone);  Clarence Penn (drums).

Pandora

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Betty Johnson, Elisabeth Gray & Lydia Gray - Three Shades Of Gray

Size: 99,3 MB
Time: 31:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Mood Indigo (Betty Johnson, Elisabeth Gray & Lydia Gray) (2:41)
02. It Had To Be You (Betty Johnson) (2:14)
03. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face (Betty Johnson) (1:57)
04. Our Love Is Here To Stay (Betty Johnson & Elisabeth Gray) (2:40)
05. Someone To Watch Over Me (Lydia Gray) (3:28)
06. Little Girl Blue (Elisabeth Gray) (4:02)
07. Why Did I Choose You (Betty Johnson) (2:21)
08. Moon Glow (Betty Johnson, Elisabeth Gray & Lydia Gray) (2:57)
09. He Was Too Good To Me (Betty Johnson) (2:21)
10. I'll Be Seeing You (Lydia Gray) (2:30)
11. Time After Time (Betty Johnson & Elisabeth Gray) (2:16)
12. Danny Boy (Betty Johnson, Elisabeth Gray & Lydia Gray) (2:13)

So many people have such fond memories of Betty Johnson’s angelic voice; whether it was listening to her sweet solos as a young girl with her gospel singing family, The Johnson Family Singers, or following her solo career in the 1950’s with catchy hits like “The Little Blue Man” and “I Dreamed.”

Betty’s daughters, Lydia and Elisabeth Gray, are also singers in their own right. Both have recorded several cds and enjoy active singing schedules: Lydia in The USA and Elisabeth in Europe. While Lydia and Elisabeth record and perform both modern songs as well as standards, they agree that singing the oldies with their mother is the greatest of privileges and pleasures; her total control of harmony and interpretation, as well as her now rich, mellow voice, make her the ideal singing partner. They feel so blessed to have a mother who is not only the most talented singer they know, but the best mother they could have imagined. Their songs are infused with the kind of love and connection unique to a close-knit family. The three hope to continue making memories for people of all generations, all over the world.

Three Shades Of Gray

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Larry Coryell's 11th House - Seven Secrets

Size: 146,8 MB
Time: 63:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Alabama Rhap Corollary (4:57)
02. Mr. Miyake (5:00)
03. Dragon's Way (7:59)
04. Philly Flash (5:04)
05. Molten Grace (5:14)
06. Seven Secrets (6:43)
07. The Dip (5:08)
08. Having Second Thoughts (6:40)
09. Some Funky Stuff (5:55)
10. Mudhen Blues (5:46)
11. Zodiac (4:55)

The final recording by legendary jazz fusion pioneers Larry Coryell and Alphonse Mouton in the reformed the Eleventh House in their all new album Seven Secrets which will be released on June 2nd. The late guitarist Coryell assembled founding members Randy Brecker (trumpet), long-timer John Lee (bass), the addition of son Julian (guitar) and the late Alphonse Mouzon (drums) to bring the rock and funk back to jazz again with a batch of eleven powerhouse tracks. The album is truly a group effort with Coryell relying on each member to contribute compositions to the new album (much like he did back in the 70 s).

In January, he went into a studio in St. Augustine, Florida, and recorded a new Eleventh House project titled Seven Secrets (Savoy/429 Records) with charter members from 1973: Randy Brecker on trumpet and Alphonse Mouzon (1948 2016) on drums, along with John Lee (bassist on the group s 1975 album Level One and 1976 follow-up, Aspects) and Coryell s son Julian, a six-string shredder in his own right, on second guitar.

The results, which will be released in June, are electrifying. Fueled by Mouzon s big-as-a-house back-beats and power-precision fills, Daddy Coryell cuts loose with sheer abandon on several cuts, like his Mr. Miyake and Mouzon s kinetic 7/4 title track. Coryell deals in audacious string-bending on the blues-rocker The Dip and the earthy Mudhen Blues, and delivers some Wes Montgomery-style octaves on the mellow Having Second Thoughts.

But the real killer on Seven Secrets is Lee s Dragon s Way, a 6/8 romp that will whet the appetites of true fusion fans. Sparked by Mouzon s slamming groove and Lee s slippery, singing tones on his resounding Rob Allen fretless bass (with ebony fingerboard and nylon strings), this catchy number also showcases the young Julian s mondo chops, which are coming directly out of the Steve Vai Joe Satriani school. Papa Coryell follows those mind-blowing fusillades with something simple, lyrical, tasty and blue a typically Zen response from the guitar master. --Downbeat

Seven Secrets

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Erica Papillion-Posey - From The Deep

Size: 120,3 MB
Time: 51:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. War Of Art (5:50)
02. Softly (Feat. Eric Jordan) (6:25)
03. Estate (5:09)
04. Summertime (Feat. Eric Wheeler) (6:03)
05. Chemistry (Feat. Tenia Nelson) (7:21)
06. Juju (Feat. Al Chesis) (4:59)
07. Tell Me (6:01)
08. S'wild (Feat. Zay Alejandro Rios) (4:33)
09. Habanera (Feat. Natalia Perez Del Villar) (5:29)

In this, much anticipated, 2017 sophomore release, From the DEEP boasts 5 original compositions, 3 new arrangements of familiar standards and 1 complete reimagining of a celebrated opera aria, there is something for every jazz aficionado! With joined co-writer and pianist, Tenia Nelson, executive producer and songstress, Erica Papillion-Posey has fashioned original lyrics from the text of her 2015 book of poetry and prose, "Musings from the Mind of a Mezzo", creating a global, international sound that speaks to the masses through percussive rhythms, words and sounds summoned from bottomless expression of self.

From The Deep

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Latimore - A Taste Of Me: Great American Songs

Size: 121,7 MB
Time: 52:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues, Soul, R&B, Jazz
Art: Front

01. A Taste Of Me (Sabor A Mi) (5:30)
02. At Last (4:42)
03. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (6:38)
04. Since I Fell For You (4:55)
05. You Are So Beautiful (5:44)
06. What A Difference A Day Makes (4:02)
07. Dig A Little Deeper (4:50)
08. Let's Straighten It Out (4:40)
09. The Very Thought Of You (4:28)
10. Cry Me A River (3:27)
11. Smile (3:23)

For his latest release, A Taste Of Me: Great American Songs, Latimore has truly come full circle. He has reunited with producers Ish Ledesma and Steve Alaimo, not to recreate the past - but to create something modern that still remains relevant to who Latimore is as an artist. Nothing reveals a great songwriter's soul than the music that influences them the most. Choosing material from the Great American Songbook, Latimore asserts his own unique take on some timeless songs, including two of his own, and manages to make them all sound brand new. Much of the credit must go to producer Ish Ledesma, who has assembled a top-notch, compact studio band that absolutely nails every track, allowing Latimore the latitude (pun intended) to navigate the tunes to the best of his ability. Adding to this mix are the Albert Brothers, two of the best mixing engineers/producers on the planet. Ron and Howard Albert, best known for their awesome body of work on recordings at the famed Criteria Studios in Miami, have recorded or produced classic albums from such artists as The Eagles, The Bee Gees, the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Aretha Franklin, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Derek and the Dominoes, the Allman Brothers Band, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles, Joe Cocker, and many others. One of the revolutionary achievements the brothers are best known for is their creation of the "Fat Albert" drum sound, by individually adding a separate microphone to each part of a drum kit. Because of the compact band and the sparse arrangements on the new album, Latimore's voice is front and center - and by making that aspect the main focus is perhaps why this record sounds so intimate, so warm and so real. Couple that with the fact that Latimore's rich matured voice sounds wiser than ever. It is especially poignant that the album contains the classic tune "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know," written by Al Kooper - for Al was the one who produced and wrote the very first single from the first full-length Latimore album way back when. And so, with this new album, one can say that the circle is now complete. Let's hope there's many more like this one to follow.

A Taste Of Me

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Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Barber In Detroit

Size: 178,1 MB
Time: 75:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz: Big Band
Art: Front

01. Bourbon Street Parade (Live) (1:48)
02. Bobby Shaftoe (Live) (2:41)
03. My Old Kentucky Home (Live) (5:56)
04. Majorca (Live) (3:17)
05. The Old Rugged Cross (Live) (2:12)
06. Chimes Blues (Live) (6:31)
07. Saratoga Swing (Live) (8:55)
08. The Martinique (Live) (2:39)
09. Sweet Sue (Live) (4:10)
10. Savoy Blues (Live) (3:26)
11. Panama (Live) (6:23)
12. Didn't He Ramble (Live) (2:52)
13. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (Live) (3:35)
14. Too Many Drivers (Live) (3:25)
15. Lowland Blues (Live) (5:47)
16. It's Got Me Going (Live) (2:45)
17. Jeep's Blues (Live) (4:39)
18. High Society (Live) (4:46)

Since the 1930s the Musicians' Union had a ban preventing American musicians touring the UK. By the late 1950s this was relaxed as long as a UK band was 'swapped' for an American band. Chris Barber's band was not the first to go, but was the first to be allowed to tour rather than play a single residency in one venue. In 1959 when it did its first US tour the Barber band was the leading Trad Jazz band in the UK. The tour was an outstanding success and the band toured again in the Autumn of that year.

Not recorded officially a recording was made surreptitiously of one of the concerts in Detroit. Lake Records acquired the tapes of this historic concert and present them here for the first time. It shows the band on fine form and wowing American audiences. The full concert was not available and so bonus tracks from other concerts around the time of the Detroit one have been added.

Barber In Detroit

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Nazneen Rahman - Answers No Questions

Size: 100,6 MB
Time: 37:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label: Nazneen Rahman
Art: Front

01. Everything Must Change (3:53)
02. Crazy Kind Of Life (4:04)
03. Love Is A Losing Game (3:11)
04. Not So Invincible (5:32)
05. We Gave Up Our Rights (4:03)
06. Keep It Close (3:36)
07. Fly Little Bird (5:13)
08. Smile (4:43)
09. Answers No Questions (3:19)

London based singer-songwriter and internationally renowned scientist Nazneen Rahman is releasing her new album Answers No Questions next month. Ahead of its debut, she has shared the album's lead single, ‘Everything Must Change’, with Hot Press.

Nazneen Rahman is a world-leader in the field of Cancer Genetics, having recently been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s 2016 Birthday Honours for her services to Medical Sciences. Alongside this successful career in the sciences, Nazneen Rahman has passion for songwriting.

Hailed as somewhat of a role model by the media already, Nazneen was featured in BBC Woman’s Hour "Power List of Game Changers 2014", The Evening Standard’s list of London’s 1000 Most Influential People and, with many radio,TV and interview appearances, Nazneen Rahman has seen her fair share of the spotlight. Now, after the success of her first album, Can’t Clip My Wings, Nazneen Rahman is set to release her follow-up, Answers No Questions.

‘Everything Must Change’, the leading single from that album, channels the jazz and trip-hop influences of her youth, as Nazneen sings empowering words of acceptance and resolution, of pasts lost but futures gained.

Answers No Questions

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Maddy Winer, Vince Lewis - Crossroads

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:19
Size: 131.2 MB
Styles: Jazz/Blues vocals
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:22] 1. Give Me The Simple Life
[5:17] 2. A Child Is Born
[3:39] 3. Blue Bossa
[4:39] 4. Summertime Moondance
[5:42] 5. Both Sides Now
[4:45] 6. I'll Remember April
[5:43] 7. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
[5:09] 8. Look To The Sky
[5:13] 9. Alice In Wonderland
[3:26] 10. I Thought About You
[4:49] 11. Someone To Light Up My Life
[3:31] 12. Nobody Home

Maddy Winer – vocals; Vince Lewis – guitar; Rick Simerly – trombone; Todd Wright – saxophones; Tom Hildreth – bass; River Guerguerian – percussion.

Crossroads is the latest CD release from Maddy Winer and Vince Lewis. The CD combines the creative talents of Vince Lewis – guitar, Rick Simerly – trombone, Todd Wright – saxophones, Tom Hildreth – bass, Bill Covington – piano, River Guerguerian – percussion and Maddy Winer – vocals. The free-flowing musical interaction translates into the energy and excitement of a live performance, as opposed to just another recording session.

Maddy Winer has great musical instincts, a wonderful sound and best of all she knows how to read a lyric,” says legendary guitarist Mundell. “I love the way Maddy and Vince work together on this CD; I feel as if musically they were thinking as one. Crossroads takes the listener on a musical journey of timeless standards representing the heart and soul of the Great American Songbook,” says Maddy. “I have always had a passion for the works of Antonio Carlos Jobim and included two of his classics that I love to sing. I also pay tribute to the contemporary works of Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison.

The 12 tracks are some of Maddy and Vince’s favorites from their concert performances. Collectively, these standard and contemporary jazz tunes take the listener through a 66 minute journey of contemplation and emotion. While listening to the CD you truly get the sense that each performer was cueing in and responding to each other in the moment.

Crossroads

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Willie Nelson - God's Problem Child

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 44:13

Size: 101.3 MB

Styles: Country

Year: 2017

Art: Front

[3:00] 1. Little House On The Hill

[3:34] 2. Old Timer

[3:00] 3. True Love

[3:23] 4. Delete And Fast Forward

[3:21] 5. A Woman's Love

[3:27] 6. Your Memory Has A Mind Of Its Own

[3:49] 7. Butterfly

[4:55] 8. God's Problem Child

[2:31] 9. Still Not Dead

[3:06] 10. It Gets Easier

[3:30] 11. Lady Luck

[3:16] 12. I Made A Mistake

[3:15] 13. He Won't Ever Be Gone

"I woke up still not dead again today," Willie Nelson sings on his new album, "the internet said I had passed away." Addressing recent rumors of declining health, Nelson plays the idea for laughs, but it's no joke. On his new album, the 83-year-old singer probes his own mortality and wrestles with death head-on for the first time on record.

The main pitfall for an artist as prolific as Nelson is maintaining a sense of coherent urgency with each release. But old age has sharpened Nelson's focus as a songwriter, providing him with renewed purpose as a lyricist and heightened vulnerability as a vocalist. So unlike 2014's retrospective smorgasbord Band of Brothers, 2015's loving collaboration with Merle Haggard Django & Jimmie, or his recent collections of reverent tributes to Ray Price and Gershwin, God's Problem Child is a tightly-woven, poignant collection of ruminations on aging and fading faculties that amounts to Nelson's most moving album in decades.

Set to longtime producer Buddy Cannon's sparse, elegant country arrangements, these songs are brimming with bleak prophecy and spiritual acceptance, as Nelson ponders his eternal home ("Little House on the Hill"), everlasting compassion ("True Love"), and his fallen comrade Merle Haggard ("He Won't Ever Be Gone"). On songs like "Your Memory Has a Mind of Its Own" and "Old Timer," Nelson addresses his devastating second-person meditations about physical deterioration to himself, a clever narrative device that packs a heavy punch: "You think that you're still a young bull rider/Till you look in the mirror and see/An old timer," Nelson sings with impeccable phrasing in the latter, delivering the title phrase in a quivering melody that lays bare the song's heavy emotion.

Gods Problem Child 

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Tony Monaco, Yosuke Onuma, Gene Jackson - At One

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:18
Size: 131.2 MB
Styles: B3 organ jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[8:13] 1. Boogie Blue
[4:25] 2. At One
[6:33] 3. Can't Hide Love
[4:30] 4. Boogie On Reggae Woman
[4:00] 5. Justin Steps
[4:36] 6. Chillin'
[5:11] 7. Before Then
[6:01] 8. The Prayer
[7:00] 9. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
[6:45] 10. Unresolved

Tony Monaco is a leader in a modest revival of the Hammond B3 organ in jazz. As he has been with so many fledgling jazz organists, Jimmy Smith played a significant role in attracting Monaco to jazz and retaining his interest in the music. Monaco was 12 years old when he first heard Smith and, as a 16th birthday present, got a phone call from the organ giant. The culmination of this association came when Smith invited the young performer to join him at Smith's club. Monaco has also been fortunate to spend time with other jazz organ masters, including Hank Marr and Dr. Lonnie Smith. He started subbing for players, like Marr, in and around Columbus, OH, when he was just 16. Monaco has also been helped along by one of his peers, Joey DeFrancesco, who produced Monaco's first album, Burnin' Grooves, and joined the session on piano. Monaco added horns to his second album, Master Chops T, released in 2002, giving the Hammond organ player much more flexibility to the arrangements. It also allowed him to take full advantage of the rhythmic invention the electric organ allows its players to engage in. A live follow-up, Intimately Live, followed later that year. In addition to his albums as leader, Monaco has recorded with Eric Neymeyer and neo-bop guitarist Mark Elf. Monaco doesn't rely entirely on his jazz work to support his family. He and his brother run and own a concrete construction business. When not performing or building, Monaco listens to other masters of the organ, including Smith, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Larry Goldings. ~bio by Dave Nathan

At One

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June Bennett - Recipe For Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 27:18

Size: 62.5 MB

Styles: Easy Listening

Year: 1999

Art: Front

[2:24] 1. Day In Day Out

[1:37] 2. Right Here Where We Are

[3:33] 3. You're The One For Me

[4:08] 4. So Tender

[2:03] 5. Recipe For Love

[4:19] 6. That Sunday That Summer

[1:49] 7. June

[2:10] 8. Almost Like Being In Love

[2:52] 9. Our Love Is Here To Stay

[2:19] 10. Hippity Hoppity

 

Recipe For Love

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Dani Nel-Lo & Barcelona Big Blues Band - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:05
Size: 100.9 MB
Styles: Big band, Saxophone jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:57] 1. Marshall Plan
[3:48] 2. Please Mr.Plas
[3:59] 3. Pomez Stone
[3:02] 4. Jump For George
[2:56] 5. Sax Attack
[3:44] 6. Smooth
[3:25] 7. Bajo El Puente
[3:15] 8. Dey-Lo
[3:17] 9. Wine-O
[3:30] 10. Hot Rod
[2:54] 11. Rhumambo
[3:49] 12. Saltos Y Meneos
[3:22] 13. Zip

Traditionally, Barcelona has good jazz Big Band and swing bands Since the early seventies to the present, there have been many musicians and arrangers of the city that have been seduced by the power and versatility characteristics of this type of line up. But so far, none of them had done it with the will to point to blues and rhythm and blues. The Barcelona Big Blues Band, under the direction of bassist Ivan Kovacevic, combines a group of good musicians that create an energetic sound as well as wild and sophisticated. Through his arrangements, Kovacevic applies to the Big Band all the experience and knowledge he has acquired playing in small combos. The resulting is a stream of sound in the tradition of bands like T-Bone Walker's and Johnny Otis'.

The Barcelona Big Blues Band at every concert has the support of a national and international guest artist making of the show this way in an unique proposal. Sharing the stage with names like Dani Nel.lo, Myriam Swanson, Agusti Burriel, Pere Puertas, Big Dani Perez, Blas Picon, Ray Gelato, Mike Sanchez, Steve Lucky, Marc Tortorici, Carmen Gettit etc. they big band has ensured that the crowd enjoys the same way they do when playing .... with all their heart!

Dani Nel-Lo & Barcelona Big Blues Band

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Bruce Gertz Quintet - Eepin' and Beepin'

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:24
Size: 118,1 MB
Art: Front

(8:31)  1. Eepin' and Beepin'
(3:53)  2. Rub At First Sight
(5:07)  3. People from the Past
(8:30)  4. Lunch
(6:28)  5. Shod
(6:43)  6. Open Up Please
(5:54)  7. Hogsly
(6:16)  8. Discovery Zone Again (Feat.Conley Del Ray)

A top bassist based in the Boston area, Gertz is also an impressive composer as shown on his own recordings. He began playing guitar when he was ten, switching to the electric bass (and later acoustic) when he was 14, performing rock, blues and finally jazz. He attended the Berklee College of Music and was soon freelancing in the Boston area. Gertz eventually became an educator himself, joining the faculty of Berklee. As a bassist, Gertz has worked regularly with Mick Goodrick, Mike Stern and George Garzone and has guested with many top artists including Gil Evans, Bob Berg, Charles McPherson, Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz and many others. He also toured with Billy Eckstine, Maynard Ferguson, Gary Burton, Dave Brubeck and Jerry Bergonzi. Bruce Gertz has led record sessions for the Freelance and Ram labels. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bruce-gertz-mn0000628948/biography

Eepin' and Beepin'

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Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartets - In a World of Mallets

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:13
Size: 138,3 MB
Art: Front

(1:44)  1. Discipline Discovers a World of Mallets
(4:28)  2. Blues Can be Abstract, too
(4:52)  3. Ballet Class
(5:10)  4. Characters
(5:41)  5. Blues for the 29 percenter's
(2:10)  6. My Joy
(3:36)  7. Ill Bill
(4:09)  8. Louisiana Gold
(4:49)  9. Big Ear's Last Ride
(8:52) 10. The Nice Mailman's Happy Song to Ann
(1:38) 11. Nenhum Talvez
(6:45) 12. Closing Credits
(4:10) 13. Whistle for Willie
(2:01) 14. Discipline Gets Lost in a World of Mallets

On a drum kit, Jason Marsalis often goes several directions (meters, not Meters) at once. On vibraphone, as he demonstrates on In A World Of Mallets, it's more a matter of smoothing out many segments into a continuous whole. Over the course of the album he invokes bells, chimes and the signature tunes of cozy wall clocks grown familiar from decades of old Hollywood, not to mention the Indonesian gamelan and, for good measure near the end, some whistling. The whistling is charming, and brings further context and layers worked by the vibes that after a long stretch of Marsalis on many notes at once provide a refreshing look at his virtuosity with single-note melodies. Against their boss letting it all hang out with such impeccable swing logic, the other three players stay calm and collected, but don't wallflower themselves. Bassist Will Goble, drummer Dave Potter and pianist Austin Johnson delicately pull apart the beat like starfish arms working on an oyster dinner, leaving splendid gaps within which to stumble. Potter's cymbals sometimes echo the leader's mallet work; everything spreads just slightly apart, and then works enticingly to reinvent itself as a new whole. "Blues Can Be Abstract, Too" bring a completely new jazz take on the blues undertones. "Whistle For Willie" evokes images of street corner New Orleans, and is as glassy and smooth as a sazerac. Marsalis is the mostly "unknown" part of one of jazz music's first families, but is spot-on with his artistry on In A World Of Mallets. ~ Chuck Schultz https://www.allaboutjazz.com/in-a-world-of-mallets-jason-marsalis-basin-street-records-review-by-chuck-schultz.php

Personnel: Jason Marsalis: marimba, glockenspiel, tubular bells, vibraphone, xylophone; Will Goble: bass; David Potter: drums; Austin Johnson: piano.

In a World of Mallets

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George Garzone - One Two Three Four

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:17
Size: 113,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:38)  1. Ballad for Trane
(3:20)  2. Head Now
(5:02)  3. I Remember You
(6:06)  4. Central Park West
(5:50)  5. Hey, Open Up
(4:24)  6. Falling Grace
(4:02)  7. Stablemates
(2:07)  8. Fox in the Woods
(2:13)  9. The Melody of Ayn, Piece One
(6:19) 10. Giant Steps
(3:04) 11. Tribute to Trane
(2:07) 12. Melody of Ayn, Piece Two

A powerful tenor saxophonist whose adventurous flights with his longtime band the Fringe have made him a legend in the Boston area, George Garzone has spent most of his life as a jazz educator. He began on the tenor when he was six, played in a family band, and attended music school in Boston. Garzone first formed his trio the Fringe (a group that in the mid-'90s also included founding member Bob Gullotti on drums and bassist John Lockwood) back in 1972. In addition, Garzone has guested in many situations, touring Europe with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and gigging with Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Jack DeJohnette, Rachel Z, and John Patitucci, among others. In 1995, he recorded a fine tribute to Stan Getz on NYC called Alone; Four's and Two's followed a year later and in 1999, Garzone returned with Moodiology. Fringe in New York was released in summer 2000. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/george-garzone/id6049910#fullText

Personnel: George Garzone (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Chris Crocco (guitar); Pete Zimmer (drums).

One Two Three Four

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Christian Winther - Blue Function

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 68:40
Size: 125,8 MB
Art: Front

( 5:55)  1. High Ground
( 9:02)  2. Jitterbug Waltz
( 6:17)  3. Reflections
( 9:31)  4. Redeemer
( 6:05)  5. Limehouse Blues
(10:26)  6. Train Song
( 6:04)  7. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
( 7:19)  8. Worry Later
( 7:56)  9. Word Of The Deacon

Since moving to New Orleans in 1997 Danish born saxophonist and composer Christian Winther has established himself as a in-demand saxophonist on the jazz scene through his soulful versatile sound. His four recordings on the Steeplechase label have earned him critical acclaim from many national and international jazz publications. Winther has toured the US and europe as the leader of the Christian Winther Quartet and performed as a sideman with many New Orleans jazz groups.Some of the musicians Winther has performed and/or recorded with include: Ali Jackson, Vincent Gardner, Shannon Powell, Herlin Riley, Billy Drummond, Marcus Printup, Richard D. Johnson, Rodney Green, Reuben Rogers, Fredrick Sanders, Germaine Bazzle, Preservation Hall among others. Winther’s latest recording “Refuge In Sound” (2016) features all original compositions by the leader and a all-star group comprised of Allyn Johnson-piano, Mike Moreno-guitar, Reuben Rogers-bass and Billy Williams Jr.-drums.

Winther’s playing is strongly rooted in the jazz tradition, but he exerts a versatility that allows him to apply his sound to many varied musical situations.  Winther notes: “being a musician in New Orleans, you are privileged to experience so much different music as part of everyday life, and you start to realize how you can draw from all those sources”. Offbeat magazine says of Winther “While swinging is often at the forefront, a refreshing element is the ease of how Winther moves both to more free ranging realms, while he glances back to the musics tradition”.Born In Denmark, saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Christian Winther was introduced to jazz by his fathers albums of jazz masters such as Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. At the age of 11 Winther began playing the clarinet; Louis Armstrong was among his first influences. Then Winther heard the music of Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and the saxophone seemed the logical next step. He studied with saxophonist Darryl Barber and attended the Skidmore Jazz Institute and was encouraged to continue his studies in jazz by the late legend Milt Hinton. Winther studied at the University of New Orleans with Ellis Marsalis, Ed Petersen, Victor Goines, Steve Masakowski and Harold Battiste. While attending the University of New Orleans he performed with notable jazz names such as Frank Morgan, Ellis Marsalis, Alvin “Red” Tyler and Harold Battiste. Christian Winther released his debut CD “Perspectives” in 2001. Following his debut Winther has recorded 4 CD’s on the SteepleChase label  “Blue Function” (2004), “The Only Plan” January (2006),  “Soul House” (2008) “From The Sound Up” (2011) and his latest release “Refuge In Sound” (2016) on his own imprint, Sound Perspective Music. http://christianwinther.com/bio/

Personnel:  Christian Winther – Saxophone;  Vincent Gardner – Trombone;  Fredrick Sanders – Piano;  Roland Guerin – Bass;  Herlin Riley – Drums

Blue Function

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