Jimmy Greene - Beautiful Life

Styles: Saxophone And Flute Jazz

Year: 2014

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 49:11

Size: 113,4 MB

Art: Front

(5:12)  1. Saludos / Come Thou Almighty King

(6:38)  2. Last Summer

(3:22)  3. When I Come Home

(7:14)  4. Ana's Way

(5:21)  5. Your Great Name

(4:35)  6. Where Is The Love?

(6:16)  7. Seventh Candle

(3:06)  8. Maybe

(4:03)  9. Prayer

(3:23) 10. Little Voices

Two years after the death of his six-year-old daughter, Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, in the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, saxophonist Jimmy Greene returns with 2014's Beautiful Life. Both a direct response to Ana's death and a celebration of her life, Beautiful Life is a gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting album. Backed by a stellar rhythm section featuring pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Lewis Nash, as well as a handful of guests and many close friends, including NBC's The Voice season one winner (and fellow Hartt School graduate) Javier Colon, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, and singer Kurt Elling, Greene has crafted an album of deep spiritual grace, imbued throughout with Ana's exuberant personality and wide-eyed joy in life. With his warm, burnished saxophone tone and swinging improvisational lines, one might expect Greene to stick to a straight-ahead jazz approach here. Certainly, while his concept is grounded in soulful post-bop jazz, he displays an open-hearted, cross-genre love of music, reworking a contemporary Christian worship song into a small-group jazz number, as he does on "Your Great Name," and setting "The Lord's Prayer" to music, as he does on the orchestral "Prayer" with vocalist Latanya Farrell. Whether it's his lyrical duet with pianist Kenny Barron on "Where Is Love?" from the musical Annie or the spoken word soliloquy set against a children's choir in "Little Voices," delivered here by The Princess and the Frog actress Anika Noni Rose, Greene incorporates songs and artists Ana loved. And it's not just Ana's spirit that's present on all of Beautiful Life; working with guitarist Pat Metheny, Greene begins the album in poignant fashion, weaving together recordings he made of Ana singing both the traditional Puerto Rican holiday song "Saludos" and the hymn "Come Thou Almighty King." Although born out of tragedy, Beautiful Life is surprisingly never sad or, as one might understand, angry. On the contrary, by celebrating his daughter's unconditional love for her family, music, and life, Greene transforms his personal anguish into something that's as inspirational to the soul as it is beautiful to the ears. ~ Matt Collar http://www.allmusic.com/album/beautiful-life-mw0002757119

Personnel:  Jimmy Greene - tenor and soprano sax, flute;  Lewis Nash – drums;  Renee Rosnes - piano (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10);  Isaiah Marquez-Greene - piano (track 1);  Kenny Barron - piano (tracks 6 and 8);  Cyrus Chestnut - piano (track 9);  Pat Metheny - acoustic guitar (track 1);  Jonathan DuBose - guitar (track 10); Christian McBride – bass;  Jeffrey Krieger and Peter Zay - cello (tracks 3 and 9);  Michael Wheeler and Sharon Dennison - viola (tracks 3 and 9);  Leonid Sigal, Cyrus Stevens, Karin Fagerburg, Millie Piekos, Yuri Kharenko-Golduber, Candace Lammers, Krzysztof Gadawski, Lu Sun Friedman, Michael Pollard - violins (tracks 3 and 9);  Javier Colon - vocals (track 3);  Kurt Elling - vocals (track 4);  Latanya Farrell - vocals (track 9);  Ana Marquez-Greene - vocals (track 1);  Anika Noni Rose - spoken word (track 10)

Beautiful Life

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Anne Chris - Just Kissed the Sun

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:22
Size: 109,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:44)  1. Mirrorman
(4:13)  2. In This Green Field
(3:45)  3. Love Is a Battlefield
(5:22)  4. Keep On Walking
(3:10)  5. Everlasting Springtime
(3:46)  6. Still
(4:34)  7. Natural
(4:15)  8. Naked
(3:18)  9. Stepping Out
(4:34) 10. Rise and Fall
(3:58) 11. Alphabet of You
(3:38) 12. Just Kissed the Sun

Anne Chris is a Dutch vocalist and composer currently living in Amsterdam. To date, Anne Chris has released three albums, ‘Tomorrow is Today’ (2004), ‘Play for Now’ (2010), and ‘Just Kissed the Sun’ (2014). She has performed at world-renowned venues such as Bimhuis, North Sea Jazz Festival and Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. http://annechris.com/bio/

Just Kissed the Sun

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Stan Kenton - Live From The Las Vegas Tropicana

Styles: Piano Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:21
Size: 170,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:33)  1. Artistry In Rhythm
(3:41)  2. Bernie's Tune
(3:25)  3. Tuxedo Junction
(4:31)  4. Street Scene
(3:44)  5. Puck's Blues
(5:25)  6. This Is Always
(3:23)  7. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(4:49)  8. Design For Blue
(4:24)  9. Home Journey
(3:32) 10. A String Of Pearls
(4:32) 11. It's All Right With Me
(6:00) 12. Intermission Riff
(3:36) 13. I Concentrate On You
(5:47) 14. The End Of A Love Affair
(1:21) 15. You And I And George
(4:43) 16. Sentimental Riff
(3:47) 17. Random Riff

The 1959 Stan Kenton Orchestra, which boasted such soloists as trumpeter Jack Sheldon, altoist Lennie Niehaus, Richie Kamuca and Bill Trujillo on tenors and trombonist Ken Larsen, is heard in spirited form on this live LP. Performing arrangements mostly by Gene Roland along with one apiece by Johnny Richards, Niehaus and Kenton, the band plays some surprising material (such as "Tuxedo Junction" and "Street Scene") but mostly comes up with creative, fresh and concise statements. This is admittedly not one of the classic Stan Kenton recordings but is generally superior to his studio recordings of the period. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/kenton-live-from-the-las-vegas-tropicana-mw0000879812

Personnel: Stan Kenton (arranger, piano); Lennie Niehaus (arranger, alto saxophone); Gene Roland, Bill Mathieu, Johnny Richards (arranger); Bill Trujillo, Richie Kamuca (tenor saxophone); Billy Root, Sture Swenson (baritone saxophone); Frank Huggins, Bud Brisbois, Jack Sheldon, Joe Burnett, Roger Middleton (trumpet); Archie Lecoque, Kent Larsen, Jim Amolette (trombone); Bob Olson, Bill Smiley (bass trombone); Red Kelly (bass); Jerry McKenzie (drums)

Live From The Las Vegas Tropicana

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Phoebe Snow - Never Letting Go

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:22
Size: 77,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:23)  1. Love Makes A Woman
(3:37)  2. Majesty Of Life
(3:55)  3. Ride The Elevator
(4:05)  4. Something So Right
(3:15)  5. Never Letting Go
(3:02)  6. We're Children
(3:33)  7. The Middle Of The Night
(3:55)  8. Electra
(4:33)  9. Garden Of Joy Blues

Phoebe Snow made it onto the soul charts with her version of Barbara Acklin's 1968 hit "Love Makes a Woman" (#87), which served as the leadoff track of her fourth album. But the record marked a fall-off in both her commercial success and her artistic accomplishment. The tasty studio musicians and Phil Ramone's pop-jazz production were still in place, and Snow remained a remarkable singer, but her synthesis of styles was beginning to seem not so much inspired as muddled. ~ William Ruhlmann http://www.allmusic.com/album/never-letting-go-mw0000308963

Personnel:  Phoebe Snow - vocals, acoustic guitar;  Hugh McCracken, Steve Burgh, Steve Khan – guitar;  Will Lee, Tony Levin – bass;  Ken Ascher, Richard Tee, Bob James – keyboards;  Chris Parker, Grady Tate, Steve Gadd – drums;  Ralph MacDonald – percussion;  Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone;  Phil Woods - alto saxophone;  Hubert Laws – flute;  Eddie Daniels – clarinet;  Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Patti Austin - background vocals;  Kenny Loggins - vocals on "We're Children"

Never Letting Go

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Alphonso Johnson - Yesterdays Dreams

Styles: Jazz Funk
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:55
Size: 82,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:45)  1. Love's The Way I Feel 'Bout Cha
(3:24)  2. As Little As You
(5:12)  3. Scapegoat
(5:17)  4. Show Us The Way
(5:01)  5. Balls To The Wall
(2:16)  6. Tales Of Barcelona
(5:57)  7. Flight To Hampstead Heath
(4:00)  8. One To One

Alphonso Johnson is regarded as one of the foremost Jazz bassists in the business. His stint with Weather Report really put him on the map. In the 70's, he recorded three outstanding albums for Columbia Records. Yesterday's Dreams was issued in 1976 and features Grover Washington Jr., Lee Ritenour, Ernie Watts, Patrice Rushen, Philip Bailey, Diane Reeves & Sheila E. Wounded Bird. 2006. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Yesterdays-Dreams-Alphonso-Johnson/dp/B000GPIFJW

Personnel:  Vocals, Bass, Guitar [Acoustic] - Alphonso Johnson;  Vocals - Diane Reeves , Jon Lucien , Phillip Bailey Bells [Orchestra], Marimba, Vibraphone - Ruth Underwood;  Congas, Percussion - Sheila Escovedo;  Drums - Chester Thompson , Mike Clark;  Guitar [Acoustic, Electric] - Lee Ritenour;  Guitar [Electric] - Ray Gomez;  Keyboards - Patrice Rushen;  Organ - David Foster , Mark Jordan;  Saxophone [Baritone], Flute - Ernie Fields;  Saxophone [Tenor] - Ernie Watts , Grover Washington, Jr.;  Synthesizer - Ian Underwood;  Trombone - Garnett Brown , George Bohannon;  Trumpet - Chuck Findley;  Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Gary Grant

Yesterdays Dreams

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Traveling Wilburys - 2 albums: The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 / The Traveling Wilburys Vol 3

Reversing the usual process by which groups break up and give way to solo careers, the Traveling Wilburys are a group made up of solo stars. The group was organized by former Beatle George Harrison, former Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison, thus representing three generations of rock stars. In 1988, the five (who had known each other for years) came together to record a Harrison B-side single and ended up writing and recording an album on which they shared lead vocals. It turned out to be a way to transcend the high expectations made of any of them as individuals, and a delighted public sent the album to number three, with two singles, "Handle With Care" and "End of the Line" hitting the charts. Unfortunately, Orbison died of a heart attack only a few weeks after the album's release.

Two years later, the remaining quartet released a second album, inexplicably titled Vol. 3. Although it didn't match the success of the first Wilburys album, it was another million-selling hit. Throughout the '90s, there were rumors of another Traveling Wilburys record in the works, but no new albums from the group surfaced. Harrison and Lynne did re-team in 1995, when Lynne produced and reworked two John Lennon demos with the Beatles for their Anthology rarities collection.

The Traveling Wilburys albums drifted out of print in the late '90s, making the 2007 release of The Traveling Wilburys Collection -- a double-disc set containing both albums, plus a bonus DVD -- a noteworthy affair. It debuted at number one in the U.K. and nine in the U.S., eventually earning platinum and gold certifications in the respective countries. In 2016, the collection saw a re-release on Concord. ~William Ruhlmann

Album: The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:14
Size: 82.9 MB
Styles: Roots, Rock
Year: 1988
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Handle With Care
[3:28] 2. Dirty World
[2:58] 3. Rattled
[3:50] 4. Last Night
[3:23] 5. Not Alone Anymore
[3:30] 6. Congratulations
[3:35] 7. Heading For The Light
[3:16] 8. Margarita
[5:27] 9. Tweeter And The Monkey Man
[3:26] 10. End Of The Line

The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

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Album: The Traveling Wilburys Vol 3
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:02
Size: 82.5 MB
Styles: Roots, Rock
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[3:13] 1. She's My Baby
[3:34] 2. Inside Out
[3:12] 3. If You Belonged To Me
[3:18] 4. The Devil's Been Busy
[3:18] 5. T7 Deadly Sins
[3:14] 6. Poor House
[3:04] 7. Where Were You Last Night
[3:33] 8. Cool Dry Place
[3:16] 9. New Blue Moon
[3:19] 10. You Took My Breath Away
[2:55] 11. Wilbury Twist

The Traveling Wilburys Vol 3

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Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Grey - Jazz At The Philharmonic (Remastered)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:44
Size: 111.6 MB
Styles: Bop, Soul-jazz
Year: 1983/1995
Art: Front

[10:15] 1. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
[ 5:16] 2. I May Be Wrong
[ 4:16] 3. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
[ 4:35] 4. Stompin' At The Savoy
[ 3:58] 5. EdTime After Time
[ 5:56] 6. Secret Love
[ 4:05] 7. It Could Happen To You
[10:19] 8. Slow Drag

Despite its title, this Pablo album is not a reunion of Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic although it does seek to recreate some of the original spirit of the 1950s organized jam sessions. Tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis heads the swinging sextet which also includes trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, trombonist Al Grey, Art Hillery on piano and organ, bassist John Heard and drummer Roy McCurdy. "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" and "Slow Drag" are given lengthy interpretations (both are around ten minutes apiece) while six other familiar standards are more concise. Nothing all that unusual occurs but there are some fiery moments from the classic swing stylists. ~Scott Yanow

Jazz At The Philharmonic (Remastered)

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Kathy Sanborn - Recollecting You

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:57
Size: 98.3 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[4:03] 1. Another Sultry Night
[4:37] 2. Falling
[4:08] 3. Kissed (Shoobop Shoobop)
[4:22] 4. Recollecting You
[4:11] 5. Heart Don't Tell
[4:29] 6. Reflections In The Rain
[3:59] 7. The Boys Are Back Again
[4:29] 8. Always You
[4:12] 9. Guiding Light
[4:22] 10. Recollecting You (Snowfall Version)

Kathy Sanborn is an American award-winning jazz vocalist, composer, and recording artist. Known for her velvet voice, Sanborn takes jazz music into the modern era with her sultry, contemporary sound. Sanborn won a 2015 American Songwriting Award for her world single, "Fantasy," produced by 2015 GRAMMY® winner Ricky Kej. The year 2016 brought a ZMR Award nomination and a One World Music Award nomination for her seventh album, Lights of Laniakea. In addition, Sanborn was a 2014 Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominee.

The sultry songstress is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY Awards®) and the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Latin GRAMMYs). Sanborn's biography has been displayed in the celebrated Who's Who in America for ten consecutive years. As a composer and songwriter, Sanborn is a member of BMI.

Recollecting You

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Lou Donaldson - Blue Breakbeats

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:32
Size: 101.9 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[7:53] 1. Turtle Walk
[8:16] 2. Brother Soul
[6:14] 3. Minor Bash
[8:07] 4. Pot Belly
[6:43] 5. One Cylinder
[7:15] 6. Caracas

Back in 1998, Blue Note came out with a series of little 35- to 45-minute "Breakbeats" samplers taken from the thick, rich catalogs of Bobbi Humphrey, Grant Green, Reuben Wilson, Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd, and Lou Donaldson. What you get on this particular volume are six very enjoyable examples of Lou Donaldson's best jazz-funk grooves harvested from the golden formative years of this well-loved style (1963-1970). The collective personnel is pretty wicked, and includes Blue Mitchell, Melvin Sparks, Grant Green, Charles Earland, and Idris Muhammad. As usual, the background for the music is way bigger and runs much deeper than many folks realize. Anyone who has gone back and assessed Donaldson's entire career knows that he was one of the few alto players who didn't switch to tenor in the shadow of Charlie Parker during the 1950s. Donaldson's chops were always as formidable as Bird's or Earl Bostic's, James Moody's or Cannonball Adderley's. His recorded legacy is a lot more diverse than you would imagine if all you went by were the funky tracks that have since been lucratively "legitimated" by the recording industry in response to the sampling habits of a whole generation of DJ mixologists. Not to complain -- it's very cool that Lou Donaldson's funk-jazz is getting reissued and is being enjoyed by people young enough to be his great-grandchildren. It's just that it would be awfully nice if more people were aware of the considerable stylistic range of his music. The root system of these "Breakbeats" exists in the amazing and to some extent overlooked records that Lou Donaldson made between 1952 and 1963. For maximum enjoyment and fulfillment, get some context for the funk and you'll enjoy it like never before. ~arwulf arwulf

Blue Breakbeats

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Kenny Drew Trio - Dark Beauty

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1974
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:23
Size: 152,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:18)  1. Run Away
(5:37)  2. Dark Beauty
(4:11)  3. Summer Night
(6:27)  4. All Blues
(6:02)  5. A Felicidade
(7:01)  6. It Could Happen to You
(5:16)  7. Love Letters
(5:07)  8. Silk Bossa
(4:56)  9. Blues Inn
(7:16) 10. In Your Own Sweet Way
(8:06) 11. A Stranger in Paradise

A talented bop-based pianist (whose son has been one of the brightest pianists of the 1990s), Kenny Drew was somewhat underrated due to his decision to permanently move to Copenhagen in 1964. He made his recording debut in 1949 with Howard McGhee and in the 1950s was featured on sessions with a who's who of jazz, including Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Milt Jackson, Buddy DeFranco's quartet, Dinah Washington, and Buddy Rich (1958). Drew led sessions for Blue Note, Norgran, Pacific Jazz, Riverside, and the obscure Judson label during 1953-1960; most of the sessions are available on CD. He moved to Paris in 1961 and relocated to Copenhagen in 1964 where he was co-owner of the Matrix label. He formed a duo with Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson and worked regularly at the Montmartre. Drew recorded many dates for SteepleChase in the 1970s and remained active up until his death. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-beauty/id160608966

Personnel:  Kenny Drew – piano;  Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen – bass;  Albert Heath - drums

Dark Beauty

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Lovisa Lindkvist - That Girl From Ipanema

Styles: Vocal, Bossa Nova
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:53
Size: 131,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:41)  1. Desafinado
(4:01)  2. So Many Stars
(3:25)  3. Triste
(5:48)  4. Someone To Watch Over Me
(4:40)  5. Two Kites
(3:08)  6. Blue In Green
(3:09)  7. Dreamer
(3:02)  8. The Girl From Ipanema
(3:43)  9. Estate
(3:53) 10. Call Me
(3:11) 11. Meditation
(3:36) 12. Water Of March
(3:00) 13. How Insensitive
(3:54) 14. Once I Loved
(3:35) 15. Like A Lover

Dedicated to 50th anniversary of Bossa Nova, this Japan-only album of young jazz sing Lovisa has spirit of Scandinavian elegance, subtle eroticism and beauty.

Lovisa Lindkvist. There is no doubt that music has always played a vital role in Lovisa's life, already from early years. Even as a little baby, Lovisa mimicked her mother as she practiced her singing. And so, it became natural from early on to express herself through her voice. With a voice far more mature than her 27 years of age, she belongs to the group of Swedish jazz vocalists that bridge the gap of the famous Swedish singer, Monica Zetterlund. At 10 years of age, she was accepted at the music education of Adolf Fredrik Elementary School, where choir singing is mostly taught. However, she soon realized that she wanted to pursue a career as a solo singer. In 2006, she released her debut album, "That Girl", which was mainly recorded live with only first-take recordings. It contains famous songs from "The American Songbook", but also some originals, and was highly praised by critics all over Sweden, described as a "fantastic debut", and Lovisa was named as Sweden's next great jazz vocalist. At the same time, the album was released in Japan, and in the same year, she became the first-time receiver of the Monica Zetterlund scholarship. In 2007, she contributed with two songs on an album with the best ballads of Bo Nilsson, which also featured songs by Tommy Korberg, Monica Zetterlund, and Sylvia Wrethammar. Lovisa has performed at TV 4 Nyhetsmorgon, at various jazz clubs all over Sweden, as well as on national radio. She has been the opening act for Dionne Warwick, and performed at the Eliasson Award Dinner in Los Angeles. http://www.mymusicbase.ru/PPB/ppb33/Bio_3388.htm

Personnel:  Lovisa Lindkvist (Vocal);  Bengt Lindkvist (Grand piano, keyboards);  Fredrik Jonsson (Bass);  Erik Soderlind (Guitar);  Chriser Sjostrom (Drums, percussion);  Johsn Setterlind (Trumpet, flugelhorn);  Mats Sundstorm (Alto and tenor saxophones);  Strings: Students from small academy of Stockholm

That Girl From Ipanema

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Awa Ly - Paris Jazz, Chantons!

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:56
Size: 122,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:36)  1. La vie en rose
(4:26)  2. La boheme
(3:14)  3. Couleur café
(3:57)  4. C'est si bon
(2:56)  5. J'ai deux amours
(4:07)  6. Tout le monde veut devenir un cat
(2:41)  7. Comment te dire adieu
(3:44)  8. L'amour qui va
(3:38)  9. Toi tu n'es pas là
(3:43) 10. Les jeux ouverts
(6:42) 11. Senor
(4:23) 12. Je ne joue plus
(3:43) 13. Hymne à l'amour

Awa Ly knows how to wear chameleon cloths. His music moves between a thousand rivets ranging from Blues to Pop - Rock, caressing the elegant songwriter and keeping his hands strong in his particular love for Jazz, which underlines the Chantons project ! Awa Ly has crossed the world for various reasons, even artistic, and his music is the result of such nomadism. But he has never put aside his native and his mother tongue. Paris Jazz is the sum of two passions of the Franco-Senegalese singer: jazz and French chansonniers . Chantons! took shape in 2003 with the experienced pianist Teramano Arturo Valiante and the multifaceted contrabbassist Valerio Serangeli . The trio already has two discs: Amour , 2008 and J'ai deux amours , 2009, both destined for the Asian market only. Paris Jazz , fired for Alfa Music, is therefore their first European record label and also sees the participation of a group of renowned Italian musicians (particularly the stamps and colors drawn by Aldo Bassi's trumpet) that contributed to give body to a job more than pleasing, well-set and crossing the history of some French music. Indeed, given the nourished track-list (fourteen songs for just over fifty minutes of good music), these are songs that have marked a few generations in the time span since the mid-forties ( La Vie en Rose , C'est bon , both interpreted with the right palm and natural freshness) to reach the contemporaneity with two songs signed by the trio ( L'amour here goes , Toi you n'es pas there ) that mirror the air moderately which pleasantly draws on the work. There is a great interplay in clear letters, the three musicians play with notes with surprising ease, even in the new Je ne joue plus , all of us figured out as one of Mina's great achievements: I do not play anymore. http://www.jazzitalia.net/recensioni/parisjazz.asp

Personnel:  Awa Ly – voice;  Arturo Valiante – painter;  Valerio Serangeli - double fretless double bass (8)

Guests: Aldo Bass - Trumpet (1,6,7,8,10,13);  Michele De Vito - flute (6), sax tenor (8.13);  Valerio Guaraldi - guitar (6);  Antonio Iasevoli - guitar (5.12);  Pasquale Lancuba - accordion (14);  Marco Monaco - battery (1,2,7,8,10,11,12,13), percussion (5,6);  Paolo Recchia - high sax (8,11,13), soprano sax (13);  Mauro Verrone - high sax (2,7)

Paris Jazz

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Jimmy Greene - Introducing Jimmy Greene

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 57:44
Size: 106,1 MB
Art: Front

(7:12)  1. No Doubt
(7:47)  2. Con Alma
(6:47)  3. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
(6:06)  4. Nelba's Struggle
(6:26)  5. Re-Affirmation
(8:16)  6. I Love You
(8:47)  7. My Flower
(6:20)  8. Fly Little Bird Fly

Over the years, Criss Cross can be proud of its track record when it comes to fostering new talent and launching new artists. Some of the names who got their start while on the label and who now enjoy active careers include Eric Alexander, Benny Green, Peter Leitch, Kenny Garrett, John Swana, and Jim Rotondi. Now add to that list the name of Jimmy Greene. This graduate of Jackie McLean’s program at the Hartt School and current member of Horace Silver’s quintet actually has the double advantage of having two debut recordings currently on the new release docket, one for RCA and this Criss Cross title that was actually recorded in 1997.  Introducing Jimmy Greene has all the earmarks to suggest that Greene is a new voice that demands our attention, yet I’m sure that he’d freely admit he’s made strides since this set. His bold tone and broad range leads to an almost liquid-like conception that comes through with deceptive ease. He’s not a bad writer to boot and his arrangements here are workmanlike, if not downright catchy. “Con Alma” gets a sprightly treatment not unlike a classic version from Wes Montgomery’s Bumpin’. The standard “I Love You” also gets a new facade via its rich three-horn voicings, although one would have hoped to hear both Swana and Davis utilized more throughout. Greene’s one ballad statement, “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most,” is a real beauty, complete with extended cadenza at the close. As for the rest of Greene’s cohorts, Swana and Davis are already well- known, while pianist Aaron Goldberg and bassist Darrell Hall are two up-and-comers. Rounding out the group, Eric McPherson is a fellow Hartt grad that has been tearing things up as of late. Keep an eye and ear out for Greene and these guys, we’re sure to hear a lot from them in the future.~ C.Andrew Hovan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/introducing-jimmy-greene-jimmy-greene-criss-cross-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php

Personnel: Jimmy Greene- tenor sax, John Swana- trumpet & flugelhorn, Steve Davis- trombone, Aaron Goldberg- piano, Darrell Hall- bass, Eric McPherson- drums

Introducing Jimmy Greene

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Kaori Kobayashi - Melody

Styles: Saxophone And Flute Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:06
Size: 126,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:09)  1. Shake It Off
(4:36)  2. Runaway
(5:32)  3. We're All Alone
(4:13)  4. Saturday In The Park
(5:21)  5. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
(5:22)  6. Got To Be Real
(5:15)  7. If I Ain't Got You
(4:37)  8. How Crazy Are You?
(4:33)  9. I Can't Go For That
(4:50) 10. Joyful Joyful
(4:33) 11. Tears In Heaven

The saxophonist and flutist Kaori Kobayashi is one of the most active and prolific artists of the music scene Smooth Jazz in Japan. Since launching his first work in 2005, he has been releasing one album a year, highlighting titles such as Glow (2007), Precious (2011) and Spirit (2014). Melody is their new album, entirely of versions on well-known artists like Eric Clapton, Hall & Oates, Boz Scaggs or Chicago. One of the best moments of the album is Runaway , a 1978 issue of The Salsoul Orchestra, which years later was versioned by Kenny Gonzalez and Louie Vega in their Nuyorican Soul project. Kaori Kobayashi recreates it with his sax and his flute. We release the new album released recently by Japanese saxophonist Kaori Kobayashi , along with new releases by artists such as Reza Khan, Kay-Ta, Ashleigh Smith, Bob Baldwin and Till Brönner. In the souvenir block, music recorded live by the Japanese Jun Fukamachi surrounded by great and well-known artists. http://www.cloud-jazz.com/kaori-kobayashi-melody

Melody

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Sarah Vaughan - Viva! Vaughan

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 36:00

Size: 82.4 MB

Styles: Jazz vocals, Standards

Year: 1965/2005

Art: Front

[2:27] 1. The Boy From Ipanema

[2:34] 2. Fascinating Rhythm

[3:15] 3. Night Song

[2:26] 4. Mr. Lucky

[2:45] 5. Fever

[3:28] 6. Shiny Stockings

[1:49] 7. Avalon

[2:45] 8. Tea For Two

[3:24] 9. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars

[2:41] 10. Stompin At The Savoy

[2:40] 11. Moment Of Truth

[2:49] 12. Jive Samba

[2:50] 13. A Taste Of Honey

Sarah Vaughan's Viva! Vaughan is a curious blend of jazz and pop with Latin percussion, with arrangements by ex-Basie sideman Frank Foster, recorded in the midst of the mid-'60s bossa nova craze. Vaughan is in great voice throughout the date and the material is generally first-rate, except for the bland "Night Song." The orchestra is an unusual blend, with seven trombones, flute, violins, piano, bass, and drums, plus Latin percussion, but no trumpets or saxophones. Foster's best arrangements omit the string section: there's a swinging take of Henry Mancini's "Mr. Lucky," a wild if brief "Avalon," a campy "Tea for Two," and Foster's own "Shiny Stockings." Unfortunately, the bossa nova selections ("The Boy from Ipanema" and "Quiet Nights") are burdened with pedestrian string arrangements that date the music as much as the generally uninspired Latin percussion. It's likely that this lack of focus confused the record-buying public as to what type of music this was and caused it to be overlooked. The brevity of the tracks and the lack of solo opportunities for the strong supporting cast (which includes Kai Winding, Jerome Richardson, Barry Galbraith, and George Duvivier, among others) make it seem like receiving airplay was a major goal of this release. However, the golden voice of Sarah Vaughan is this LP's most dominant factor, and it is worth acquiring. ~Ken Dryden

Viva! Vaughan  

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Gypsy Jazz Caravan - Gypsy Jazz Caravan III

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:44
Size: 134.5 MB
Styles: Gypsy jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. I Love Paris
[3:43] 2. This Ain't No Hot Club
[3:49] 3. La Vie En Rose
[3:50] 4. Bossa Morticia
[2:56] 5. Djangology
[3:45] 6. Fool's Tango
[4:24] 7. Crazy
[3:08] 8. Le Musette de l'Arrogance
[4:13] 9. Cheap Needs
[4:43] 10. Gypsy Apparition
[4:24] 11. Beyond the Sea (La Mer)
[3:05] 12. Take 5
[3:41] 13. Life of the Party
[3:58] 14. Nuages
[2:20] 15. Giant Steps
[3:07] 16. Tragic Beauty

Gypsy Jazz Caravan is a swing band that pays tribute to the music started by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli in the 1930's. Because of its Parisian origins it is also called Jazz Manouche. Welcome to our website! Have a look and a listen and drop us a note letting us know what you think.

"This is one of the newest and freshest Django style bands to emerge in the last few years and from Brooklyn, of all places. New tunes, new solos and great violin playing by the wonderful Rob Thomas. Glenn Tosto's rhythm guitar playing is just superb on this recording and Marc Daine's lead swings throughout."

Gypsy Jazz Caravan III

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Erroll Garner - Ready Take One

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:48
Size: 150.6 MB
Styles: Swing, Piano jazz
Year: 1967/2016
Art: Front

[3:47] 1. High Wire
[2:57] 2. I Want To Be Happy
[5:03] 3. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
[3:18] 4. Sunny
[5:06] 5. Wild Music
[6:23] 6. Caravan
[5:23] 7. Back To You
[4:23] 8. Night And Day
[2:54] 9. Chase Me
[5:51] 10. Satin Doll
[5:27] 11. Latin Digs
[4:48] 12. Stella By Starlight
[5:29] 13. Down Wylie Avenue
[4:52] 14. Misty

Unheard Erroll Garner recordings are a rarity, so the existence of Legacy's 2016 collection Ready Take One is remarkable in and of itself. To have it be excellent is something else, and to have it be a bit of a swinging revelation is another thing entirely. Consisting of sessions recorded in 1967, 1969, and 1971 but only recently discovered, Ready Take One finds Garner working in a trio setting sometimes augmented by a percussionist -- a standard setting for him, but the difference here is that he's often swinging with a soulful touch. Usually known as an elegant pianist, there is a rhythmic kick -- partially derived from soul, partially from Latin rhythms -- that gives this a feel that's distinctive from the rest of his work. Some of this can be chalked up to the era -- Garner's riding the trends, covering Bobby Hebb's AM pop hit "Sunny" and getting lightly funky on "High Wire," one of several Garner originals here. One of nicest things about Ready Take One is that there are several unheard originals, sitting alongside the loungey love song "Back to You" and the exuberant "Wild Music." A couple other originals accentuate the sly funkiness in his playing -- he rides the beat hard on "Latin Digs" and "Chase Me" is giddy with its uptempo bounce -- but that can also be heard with takes on such classics as "Caravan," "Stella by Starlight," and "Misty." Through it all, Garner's inventive, classy playing remains thoroughly recognizable -- this is still the same pianist who crossed over easily with Concert by the Sea -- but Ready Take One illustrates that he continued to stretch and push his playing and, for that, it's more than a welcome vault excavation, it's a joy to hear. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Ready Take One

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Gary Smith - Jazz With A Side Of Salsa

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:52
Size: 98.2 MB
Styles: Jazz guitar
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:16] 1. Nice When You're With Me
[3:13] 2. A Beautiful Song For You
[3:14] 3. Afternoon In Rio
[5:12] 4. Moments Together
[6:35] 5. She's Like A Samba In The Night
[4:40] 6. Love In The Rain
[3:24] 7. Aftereffect
[6:16] 8. One Of These Days
[4:19] 9. The Girl From Copacabana
[2:38] 10. A Strange Bossa

Gary Smith has more than 40 years of experience in the music business and has worked with some of America’s leading entertainers which include: Bernadette Peters, Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Barbi Benton, The Coasters, The Platters, Vickie Carr, Kaye Starre, Riders in the Sky, Sheckie Greene, Anna Marie Alberghetti, Danny and The Juniors Barry Williams and many more.

As a Producer, Gary Smith has produced over 90 Albums in most genres of music. Some Artists Gary has recorded or recorded with include three time GRAMMY winner Ernie Watts, Lloyd Mabrey, Jeannie Walla, Paul Severson, Warren Kime, Jeff Pine, Ed Stabler, Susan Rowland, Krystyn Hartman, Gary McCallister, Carlos and Andrea Elias, Connie Pyle, Jack Gaby, Swing City Express and many more. Gary Smith has also produced music for Film and Video, including the award winning documentary “Glovers Reef”, "Undiscovered Destinations - Colorado", " John Otto and the Colorado National Monuments"(RMPBS). In addition, Gary has produced music for the Nickelodeon Television Network; including the National Promo’s for Jonah a Veggie Tail Movie and Monster House.

As a recording artist Gary Smith has released over 12 Jazz Guitar Albums, released on the GRS WEST MUSIC label.

Jazz With A Side Of Salsa

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Joe Venuti And Dave McKenna - Alone At The Palace

Styles: Violin And Piano Jazz
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:46
Size: 156,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. At The Jazz Band Ball
(4:25)  2. More Than You Know
(3:03)  3. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
(3:02)  4. Runnin' Ragged
(4:15)  5. Speak Low
(3:33)  6. Oh, Lady Be Good
(3:55)  7. Take The ''A'' Train
(3:06)  8. A Cottage For Sale
(6:29)  9. Satin And Velvet
(2:52) 10. That's A'Plenty
(3:03) 11. Send In The Clowns
(2:53) 12. The Other Side Of The Walk
(2:55) 13. At The Jazz Band Ball #2
(2:38) 14. At The Jazz Band Ball #3
(2:11) 15. Runnin' Ragged #2
(2:52) 16. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(4:06) 17. Esterllita
(4:38) 18. Variations On Tea For Three
(3:21) 19. Ain't Doin' Bad Doin' Nothin'

For one of violinist Joe Venuti's final recording sessions, he engages in a set of duets with the talented swing pianist Dave McKenna. The original LP had a dozen performances and the reissue CD adds seven more. In addition to the usual standards, there are several Dixieland tunes (including three versions of "At the Jazz Band Ball") and four Venuti originals. McKenna (with his rolling basslines) was a perfect partner for the violinist, making this set one of the best of Venuti's later years. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/alone-at-the-palace-mw0000077616

Personnel: Joe Venuti (violin), Dave McKenna (piano).

Alone At The Palace

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Ella Fitzgerald - The Intimate Ella

Styles: Vocal Jazz

Year: 1990

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 42:39

Size: 98,3 MB

Art: Front

(3:30)  1. Black Coffee

(3:30)  2. Angel Eyes

(3:29)  3. I Cried For You

(3:31)  4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

(3:13)  5. Then You've Never Been Blue

(2:51)  6. I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You

(3:00)  7. My Melancholy Baby

(2:54)  8. Misty

(3:43)  9. September Song

(4:20) 10. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

(3:29) 11. Who's Sorry Now

(2:38) 12. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

(2:24) 13. Reach For Tomorrow

This is a most unusual Ella Fitzgerald recording. Recorded around the time when she performed some of these songs for the film Let No Man Write My Epitaph, the masterful singer is heard in duets with pianist Paul Smith interpreting 13 songs (even "I Cried for You," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," and "Who's Sorry Now?") at slow expressive tempos. Listeners who feel that Ella Fitzgerald was mostly a scat singer who had trouble giving the proper emotional intensity to lyrics will be surprised by this sensitive and often-haunting set. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-intimate-ella-mw0000689903

Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Paul Smith (piano).

The Intimate Ella

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