Sarah Montes - Sassy

Size: 100,0 MB
Time: 31:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Oodles (2:17)
02. Sassy (2:48)
03. Why I Oughta (4:22)
04. Play (2:53)
05. Just Enough (4:14)
06. Bumpin' On The Rug (2:44)
07. Did Love Finally Find Me (3:29)
08. You Shake Me (4:20)
09. A Whole Lotta Love To Spend (2:17)
10. Sunny Day (2:28)

Personnel: Sarah Montes; Vocals; Bob Mater: Drums; Mark Burchfield: Bass; Stephen Kummer; Piano; Pat Bergeson: Guitar; Mark Douthit: Saxophone; Jim Williamson: Trumpet; Kenny Anderson: Saxophone. Doug Moffet: Saxophone; Chris Dunn: Trombone; Aziz Bucater: Percussion; Dave Dubuc: Guitar; Wally Hanson: Trumpet.

Not only is Sarah dynamic and simply adorable on stage; Sarah is a singer- songwriter to love. And just when you think you know her, she magically transforms… revealing colorfully, captivating insight that compels the listener and viewer with the desire for more.

Childhood drama and psychological trauma; there was none. Unless you consider the fact that my childhood was molded by fairy tales, show tunes and a warped version of the catechism; which only served to engage my highly spirited and overly zealous imagination! Go figure….

I grew up with an array of musical influences. My mother, a professional ballet dancer; had the family record player spinning Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and various Broadway musicals. When the records did stop; my father played flamenco guitar with really cool syncopated Latin rhythms. And my older sister would listen to the local am radio station introducing me to a plethora of musical genres so between them all; they formed the inspiration and foundation for my musical dreams and the obligatory nightmares

After performing in 52 cities around the world and over 2,800 performances to her credit, (which she proudly thanks Las Vegas for that astonishing number) Sarah is truly at home on stage. Her sassy and playful attitude combined with her natural ease and sincere passion creates an emotionally charged and captivating experience with the audience. Sarah has toured with a variety of show bands including her own band throughout the United States; performing at corporate engagements, U. S. Military events and the show rooms of Las Vegas. She has performed live with numerous well known artists such as the Jordanaires, the Guy Lombardo Orchestra, The Letterman, Debbie Reynolds, Jerry Lewis, Wayne Newton, and Porter Wagner.

When Sarah accidentally met Producer Keith Olsen; under the guise of him being a salesman for Dolby, a bonding friendship was formed. Later Keith produced her CD, self entitled “Sarah” which received nationally syndicated airplay.

Sassy

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Mercer Ellington & The Duke Ellington Orchestra - Harlem Throwbacks

Size: 69,3 MB
Time: 29:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Hot And Bothered (2:58)
02. The Mooche (5:27)
03. Creole Love Call (3:49)
04. Daybreak Express (2:58)
05. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (3:05)
06. Caravan (2:30)
07. Echoes Of Harlem (3:20)
08. Ring Dem Bells (2:38)
09. Harlem Speaks (2:40)

Personnel:
Trumpets: Rick Baptist, Barrie Lee Hall, Will Miller, Ron Tooley
Trombones: Art Baron, Chuck Connors, Herman Green, Ed Nuemeister
Reeds: Harold Minerve, Gary Bias, Bill Green, Charlie Owens, Herman Riley
Piano: Lloyd Mayers
Guitar & Banjo: Kenny Burrell
Bass: J.J. Wiggins
Drums: Rocky White
Percussion: Rudy Bird
Clarinet: Jackie Kelso (tracks 1,6,&9)
Vocals: Anita Moore (track 1)
Trumpet: Dick Hurwitz (track 7)

In the mid 1980s Mercer Ellington, the son of legendary American Composer/Bandleader Duke Ellington made several attempts to get his father’s posthumous big band in the studio to record albums in order to stay relevant. While recording in L.A., he employed both East Coast and West Coast nuclei, which were utilized for Mercer’s touring band. On Harlem Throwbacks, the focus was to do modern recreations of records made in the Cotton Club days of the late 1920s up to the early 1940s. Several Duke Ellington alumni were present for this outing, such as Harold Minerve, Art Baron, Rocky White, Anita Moore, Barrie Lee Hall, and Chuck Connors. It is quite interesting to hear these classic arrangements re-recorded in digital stereo in 1984.

Harlem Throwbacks

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Urs Wiesendanger & Friends - A Tribute To The King

Size: 100,3 MB
Time: 37:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. That's Alright, Mama (Feat. Thierry Condor) (2:48)
02. Heartbreak Hotel (Feat. Jessy Howe) (2:28)
03. Are You Lonesome Tonight (Feat. Thierry Condor & Charley) (4:07)
04. Fever (Feat. Eve Gallagher) (3:27)
05. Can't Help Falling In Love (Feat. Thierry Condor) (4:00)
06. Always On My Mind (Feat. Viola Tamy) (3:47)
07. Suspicious Minds (Feat. Thierry Condor & Janet Dawkins) (3:46)
08. Hurt (Feat. Thierry Condor) (4:55)
09. In The Ghetto (Feat. Yasmine Meguide) (3:40)
10. The King (Feat. Thierry Condor & Ricardo Sanz) (4:21)

At the age of three Urs started playing little melodies on the piano. Later he developed a great passion for playing drums. With his teacher Pierre Favre he began to target a career as a jazz drummer. At the young age of 12 he was already touring with the Big Band of Fernsehen DRS, the national TV station, and was soon regarded as one of the greatest young talents of the Swiss music scene. What followed were several years of gigs in the best reputated jazz clubs in Switzerland where he played with his older brother, the jazz pianist Chris Wiesendanger.

When Urs turned 15 he began to write his first pop songs and also started producing. He definitely gave his career a new direction. Only a short while later he began producing full time.

Since then Urs has worked with a lot of the best known Swiss artists like DJ Bobo, Nubya and the Swiss Idol show winner Carmen Fenk. He produced half of the album of Carmen Fenk in early 2004 and wrote one song for her. Urs, without exaggeration, can be titled as one of the most skillful arrangers and producers in Europe. He’s worked many times in Los Angeles with some of the greatest musicians there like Jeff Lorber, sax players Dave Koz and Warren Hill, producer Mickey Petralia, drummer John Robinson, guitarists Chris Camozzi, Michael Landau and Dean Parks, vocalist Warren Wiebe and and countless others.

A Tribute To The King

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Larry Goldings - Music From The Front Room

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:06
Size: 64.3 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:54] 1. Solidity
[4:14] 2. Shelly My Love
[3:51] 3. Roach
[3:51] 4. Blueberry Hill
[3:19] 5. Le Cortège
[4:37] 6. Road Song
[4:17] 7. Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me

One of the top organists to emerge since Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Goldings began piano lessons when he was nine. Goldings, who graduated from the New School for Social Research in the late '80s, was Jon Hendricks' accompanist during 1987-1989, worked with Jim Hall for three years, and (inspired by Jimmy Smith) led a trio that gave him an opportunity to play organ. He worked on the Hammond B-3 with Maceo Parker, and in 1990 recorded his first set for Minor Music. Since then, Goldings has toured and recorded with John Scofield and signed with Warner Bros., releasing a series of albums, including 1995's Whatever It Takes, 1996's Awareness, and 1999's Moonbird. Voodoo Dogs was issued a year later, with As One following in early 2001. In 2002, Goldings issued the science fiction-themed Sweet Science. Quartet showcased Goldings' piano chops in 2003. He returned in 2007 with Long Story Short and paired up with saxophonist Harry Allen for 2010's When Larry Met Harry. Larry's most recent recording, Music From The Front Room, is a freshly untraditional piano trio outing, with Larry playing Steinway upright piano, and features David Piltch on bass, and Jay Bellerose on drums.

Music From The Front Room

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Takako Afuso - My Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:57
Size: 102.9 MB
Styles: Jazz-Blues vocals
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:52] 1. Yokohama Honky Tonk Blues (Feat. Suzuki Hisatsugu)
[4:07] 2. Okinawa Bay Blues (Feat. Suzuki Hisatsugu)
[4:32] 3. Koukotsu No Blues
[3:00] 4. Come On A My House (Feat. Suzuki Hisatsugu)
[3:33] 5. Wakare No Blues
[3:29] 6. Morning Blues (Feat. Baba Takayoshi)
[4:33] 7. Sikisai No Blues (Feat. Osumi Takuya)
[3:15] 8. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Feat. Baba Takayoshi)
[4:07] 9. West Coast Blues (Feat. Baba Takayoshi)
[5:25] 10. My Foolish Heart
[3:59] 11. Bye Bye Blues (Feat. Osumi Takuya)

Born in Iino, Kinuta cho, Okinawa Prefecture. Began to learn classical piano from 4 years old. After graduating from high school in Tokyo, he studied classical expertly at Naomi Gakuen Music College · Department of Music Department of Piano Studies. After graduation, I returned to Okinawa and belonged to the Music Academy to serve as a lecturer for piano, and started playing songwriting performances at the resort hotel lounge in the prefecture. In December 2000, joined the keyboard, back vocalist at Okinawa No. 1 Latin · Rock Band "Diamantes". In addition to numerous live performances, I participate in three works "CD Libre" "Adelante" "Bientos". While starting solo music activities again in January 2004, as a regular in the lounge of one of the prefecture resort hotels "Busena Terrace", he joined the jazz standard with a guitarist who had studied jazz in the United States and came back to Japan, Kazuyoshi Chinen Start playing. In March 2005, from the singing ability, the flazing to the way as a jazz vocalist. Impacted by Nina Simone's "Baltimore" and the Billy Holiday's "Lady in Satin" listened to at the time. And buddy guitarist Chinen was encouraged to meet Yosuke Inoue just after returning home from New York where he was studying pursuit, and aiming for a new type of jazz vocalist with the charm of R & B vocal that he cultivated as a dream, swear. In March 2006, the first album "Soul / Kon" was released. From the singing voice it is said that one huge jazz vocal is a masterpiece in 50 years, despite his debut work, he gained the swing journal selection gold disc. And in 2006 "Jazz Disc Grand Prize" selected by the magazine, "Production Planning Award" , ADLIB magazine "Ad Lib Award" "2006 domestic news award" and honored the award. In February 2007, 2nd album "Mabu no Uta" was released. This work was awarded ADLIB magazine "Ad Rib Award" "'07 Domestic R & B / Hip Hop Award". In June 2008, we released the long-awaited 3rd album "Hallelujah ~ summer of '86 ~" which performed recordings in New York, received the ADLIB magazine "Ad Rib Award" '08 Domestic R & B / Hip Hop Award ' did. On October 24, 2012, we released 6th album "My Blues". (Translated from Japanese.)

My Blues

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Stephen Bennett - In-A-Gadda-Da-Stephen

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:12
Size: 126.4 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[4:07] 1. Light My Fire
[2:41] 2. Incense And Peppermints
[2:26] 3. The Wind Cries Mary
[3:59] 4. A Whiter Shade Of Pale
[2:49] 5. Born To Be Wild
[3:31] 6. White Room
[3:26] 7. Honky Tonk Women
[3:34] 8. Can't Find My Way Home
[4:56] 9. The Court Of The Crimson King
[3:54] 10. Teacher
[3:06] 11. Behind Blue Eyes
[4:19] 12. Theme For An Imaginary Western
[4:54] 13. Time Breathe
[4:56] 14. Soon
[2:26] 15. You Really Got Me

Stephen’s latest CD is a guest release on the Harp Guitar Music label, and an amazing, unprecedented work in every way. It’s one of the coolest “concept albums” one could imagine – Classic Rock tunes on harp guitar! Most are covered here for the first time ever as solo instrumental acoustic fingerstyle arrangements. This is the CD that Stephen Bennett was born to make and that Baby Boomers (and their children) everywhere will fall in love with!

Stephen cut his teeth in various rock bands, and these tunes are in his blood. But they’re more than nostalgia; they are great, classic tunes. And so he’s arranged 15 memorable songs by many of his favorite rock bands and performers. And not just his – a lot of us grew up on these songs, and they play them to this day on “Classic Rock” stations for new fans the world over.

It was high time to revisit them (no pun intended). Amazingly, the acoustic Dyer harp guitar proved itself the perfect instrument to capture and distill all the guitars, bass, drums, organs and vocals of the original classics. But of course, only master Bennett could pull it all off!

In-A-Gadda-Da-Stephen

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Janet Seidel - Moon Of Manakoora

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 46:06

Size: 105.6 MB

Styles: Jazz vocals, Easy Listening

Year: 2010

Art: Front

[2:37] 1. When Lights Are Low

[3:41] 2. No Moon At All

[3:25] 3. Twilight Time

[2:51] 4. Delicado

[3:28] 5. Breeze

[2:58] 6. Till There Was You

[3:10] 7. The Moon Of Manakoora

[2:21] 8. Don't Be That Way

[4:41] 9. Tres Palabras

[2:38] 10. Deep Purple

[2:15] 11. Linger Awhile

[2:36] 12. Dream A Little Dream Of Me

[3:24] 13. April In Portugal

[3:19] 14. Falling In Love Again

[2:33] 15. Whispering

"Moon Of Manakoora" was originally produced for a Japanese record label and released there in July 2005, where it reached Number 1 on the prestigious jazz vocal chart of Japan's Swing Journal. It features Janet Seidel's warmest ever vocals in a dreamy jazz repertoire, with the amazing Chuck Morgan on ukulele and guitars, David Seidel on bass, with Billy Ross and Laurie Bennett sharing duties on drums and percussion.

Moon Of Manakoora  

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Lee Konitz, Matt Wilson - Gong With Wind Suite

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:25
Size: 138.3 MB
Styles: Free jazz, Bop
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[6:09] 1. Gong With Wind
[3:31] 2. Song With Wind
[5:13] 3. Winding Up
[3:01] 4. Brush Wind
[3:48] 5. No Ill Wind
[5:15] 6. Brush Thing
[2:14] 7. Rhythmic Wind
[7:08] 8. Stickin'
[5:57] 9. Snare Rattle
[3:50] 10. Rapids
[5:05] 11. Foxtrot
[5:29] 12. Tommin'
[3:39] 13. Winding Down

Altoist Lee Konitz and drummer Matt Wilson perform 13 mostly concise free improvisations on this likable but not particularly memorable outing. Konitz has long been a melodic and mellow-toned improviser, even at his freest. His playing always sounds logical and purposeful, even in this sparse setting. Wilson is very much in the background most of the time, offering quiet and occasionally inaudible support. The music is fine but would have benefited from closer interaction between the two players and a lot more heat and fire. ~Scott Yanow

Gong With Wind Suite

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Willie Nelson & Friends - Live And Kickin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:59
Size: 132.7 MB
Styles: Country, Assorted styles
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[3:12] 1. I Didn't Come Here (And I Ain't Leavin')
[4:32] 2. Night Life (With Eric Clapton)
[2:56] 3. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (With Shania Twain)
[3:58] 4. Homeward Bound (With Paul Simon)
[3:34] 5. Beer For My Horses (With Toby Keith)
[4:35] 6. Crazy (With Diana Krall, Elvis Costello)
[4:26] 7. To All The Girls I've Loved Before (With Wyclef Jean)
[2:31] 8. Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To Get Over You) (With Norah Jones)
[2:41] 9. She Loves My Automobile (With Zz Top)
[4:38] 10. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground ( With Shelby Lynne)
[5:22] 11. A Song For You (With Leon Russell, Ray Charles)
[2:54] 12. I Couldn't Believe It Was True (With John Mellencamp)
[4:33] 13. Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning (With Kenny Chesney)
[2:34] 14. Run That By Me One More Time (With Ray Price)
[5:26] 15. One Time Too Many (With Steven Tyler)

For his 70th birthday gala, Willie Nelson decided to celebrate by inviting a cast of musical stars to join him in duets on a televised concert. In keeping with Nelson's eclecticism, only a few of the famous participants are country artists (Shania Twain, Toby Keith, and old pal Ray Price). How much is added to his classic "Crazy" by guests Diana Krall and Elvis Costello (then-hot celebrity couple of the moment) is an open question; what's really important is the well-deserved recognition Nelson receives from the musical world's biggest names. If you're a hardcore Willie fan, you've probably already got a couple of earlier live versions of, for example, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," but part of Live and Kickin's purpose is to expose fans of Nelson's duet partners to the magic they've been missing out on for many decades. In that, it's a success. ~John Bush

Live And Kickin'

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Charlie Palmieri - Easy Does It

Styles: Piano Jazz, Latin Jazz
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:00
Size: 101,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:03)  1. Cuban Love Song
(5:21)  2. Take Me in Your Arms
(3:11)  3. Jeepers Creepers
(3:38)  4. Pavanne
(4:57)  5. I'll Never Be the Same
(5:45)  6. I'll Be Around
(3:47)  7. Perfidia
(3:47)  8. Thou Swell
(4:47)  9. You and the Night and the Music
(3:38) 10. Ponce

Before his Charanga Duboney, the pianist Charlie Palmieri formed his jazz quartet in 1954. They played in Chicago, Washington, Boston and New York, and recorded this interesting latin jazz album. Here appears a young Johnny Pacheco as a percussionist. He will later be known as one of the best latin flutist in New York. http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/charlie-palmieri-albums/3777-easy-does-it.html

Personnel:  Piano – Charlie Palmieri;  Bass – Al "Guito" Gonzalez;  Congas, Bongos – Johnny Pacheco;  Drums – Joe Rodriguez (7)

Easy Does It

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Art Taylor - A.T.'s Delight

Styles: Bop, Hard Bop
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:54
Size: 86,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:34)  1. Syeeda's Song Flute
(6:51)  2. Epistrophy
(5:47)  3. Move
(6:47)  4. High Seas
(5:31)  5. Cookoo And Fungi
(5:20)  6. Blue Interlude

Although Art Taylor was one of the busiest modern second-generation jazz drummers, working in the studio with Coleman Hawkins, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane and many others, he only released five albums under his own name, of which A.T.'s Delight was the third. And a delight it is indeed, bright and percussive, and when conga player Carlos "Patato" Valdes joins Taylor and pianist Wynton Kelly and bassist Paul Chambers on three cuts (Thelonious Monk's "Epistrophy," "Move" and a Taylor calypso-inflected original called "Cookoo and Fungi"), the rhythm pocket opens into a deep blue sea for the horn men (Stanley Turrentine on tenor sax and Dave Burns on trumpet). "Move" does exactly that, it moves, and at a blistering pace. Monk's "Epistrophy," thanks in part to Valdes, reveals its rumba roots, and has never sounded brighter. 

The seldom-covered Coltrane composition "Syeeda's Song Flute" seems likewise refreshed and revived. The lone Taylor original, the driving "Cookoo and Fungi," is as sharp and alert is a kitten waking from a nap in the spring sun, and Taylor's drum solo is crisp, efficient and slides seamlessly into the calypso-informed main theme. A.T.'s Delight is a solid outing, with a wonderfully nervous but completely focused energy. ~ Steve Leggett http://www.allmusic.com/album/ats-delight-mw0000201263

Personnel:  Bass – Paul Chambers;  Congas – Carlos Valdes;  Drums – Art Taylor;  Piano – Wynton Kelly;  Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine;  Trumpet – Dave Burns.

A.T.'s Delight

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Jesper Bodilsen - Short Stories For Dreamers

Styles: Contemporary Jazz 
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:08
Size: 135,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:47)  1. Caetano
(6:56)  2. One Of A Kind
(6:50)  3. Song For Her Being Here
(5:36)  4. Barcelona
(4:20)  5. Moon River
(6:45)  6. Marie
(7:58)  7. Estate
(5:25)  8. Pigen Der Floj (The Girl That Used To Fly)
(6:26)  9. A New Day

One of the major musical events of 2009 was the international breakthrough of Italian pianist Stefano Bollani's Danish trio with bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Morten Lund. The release of Stone in the Water (ECM, 2009) underlined Bodilsen's unlimited potential, who not only played meticulously, but also contributed two of the album's most beautiful compositions, "Orvieto" and "Edith." On Short Stories For Dreamers, released on the Danish Stunt label, Bodilsen is on the top of the bill, but the album is far from a shallow display of instrumental virtuosity. Instead, it carefully constructs melodic motives that evolve into aural stories that captivate the ear with their sense of poetry and space. Part of the success of the album is due to its unusual lineup, featuring guitarist Ulf Wakenius, trumpeter Peter Asplund and vibraphonist Severi Pyysalo. Without the rhythmic pulse of the drums, they weave a finely textured carpet of sound where each melodic detail comes out with clarity. "Caetano," named after Brazilian guitarist Caetano Veloso, immediately sets the mild melancholic tone for the album, with Bodilsen and Wakenius playing a duet, recalling both the open landscapes of the Nordic countries and an empty beach in Brazil. In fact, each composition is given its own pictorial interpretation through the inclusion of the stunning photographs of Tove Kurtzweil. While Bodilsen contributes five of the album's nine compositions, there is also room for compositions by Wakenius, Henry Mancini and Bruno Martino. Martino's epic "Estate" is especially a revelation, wrapped as it is in Asplund's hushed brass sounds and in the warm wood of Bodilsen's bass. Talking of the intention of record, Bodilsen writes in the liner notes: "The keywords were simplicity and space: An opportunity for each musician to create a musical story in his own personal voice." Short Stories For Dreamers brings the personal narratives of the participants into a greater whole, creating a unique work of art. It is to be hoped that the success of Bollani's Danish trio will create an effect of synergy and thus lead listeners to this gem of a record. ~ Jakob Baekgaard https://www.allaboutjazz.com/short-stories-for-dreamers-jesper-bodilsen-stunt-records-sundance-music-review-by-jakob-baekgaard.php

Personnel: Jesper Bodilsen: bass; Ulf Wakenius: guitars; Peter Asplund: trumpet, flugelhorn; Severi Pyysalo: vibraphone, melodica.

Short Stories For Dreamers

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The Tango Project - The Tango Project

Styles: Tango, Latin
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:05
Size: 92,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:04)  1. La Cumprarsita
(2:18)  2. Por Una Cabeza
(2:25)  3. Yira Yira
(3:37)  4. La Violetera
(2:17)  5. Caminito
(2:59)  6. Retintín
(3:14)  7. Chalita
(3:02)  8. El Choclo
(2:47)  9. Vida Mia
(2:16) 10. A Media Luz
(2:30) 11. El Esquinazo
(2:27) 12. Adiós Muchachos
(5:02) 13. Jalousie

Do you remember the scene in Scent of a Woman where Al Pacino's character, though blind, dances the tango with the character played by Gabrielle Anwar? Well, the delightful music they danced to was from the eponymous album by the Tango Project. It's a classic piece called "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel. Dramatic, even for a tango, it's heartbreakingly brief. It also may be the high point of this collection, which consists of music written in the heyday of the tango, mostly in the first third of the 20th century, and mostly by Argentines, of course, along with a few by Europeans. On five of the album's 13 numbers, only the core trio of accordion, piano, and violin appear. On the rest, a second violin and an acoustic bass are added to create a small orquestra tipica. The performances are competent but lack a crucial margin of passion. The album is thus best appreciated intellectually with heavy reference to the liner notes, as when listening to the two tangos from the earliest days of the form: "Retintín" sounds a bit like American ragtime, while "El Esquinazo" resembles a 19th century Viennese "champagne" polka, complete with sound effects. The album is good, moderately stimulating tango music served up with love and care by the musicians. Recommended for both fans of the style and ballroom dancers. ~ Kurt Keefner http://www.allmusic.com/album/tango-project-tango-collection-mw0000650743

Personnel: Stan Kurtis (violin); William Schimmel (accordion); Michael Sahl (piano).

The Tango Project

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Baby Face Willette - Mo-Roc

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:15
Size: 87.6 MB
Styles: Bop, Soul-jazz
Year: 1964/2004
Art: Front

[4:46] 1. Mo-Roc
[5:15] 2. Bantu Penda
[5:25] 3. Dad's Theme
[4:08] 4. But Not For Me
[3:55] 5. Misty
[4:16] 6. Unseen And Unknown
[5:17] 7. Zip Five
[5:08] 8. Sight In Darkness

After recording a handful of sessions for Blue Note in the early '60s (including two albums as a leader), organist Baby Face Willette abruptly left the label and soon resurfaced on Argo. Mo-Roc (titled Mo' Rock on the front cover only) is the first of Willette's two 1964 albums for Argo, and it's further proof that if Willette hadn't been so underexposed, he certainly wouldn't be quite so underrated. Mo-Roc is recorded in a trio format with guitarist Ben White and drummer Eugene Bass, who may not be up to the caliber of Blue Note players like Grant Green and Ben Dixon, but are competent and swinging nonetheless. Willette shines brightest on the hard-driving up-tempo cuts, swinging like a madman and displaying more melodic imagination on his instrument than straight blues players. Highlights in this vein include the charging title cut -- dedicated to Chicago's Moroccan Village neighborhood, where Willette played frequently -- and "Zip Five," where the busy melody lines produce some explosive displays of chops from both Willette and White. Not all of the compositions make much of an impression -- some are basically just swinging, mid-tempo grooves -- but it's hard to miss the mysterious, atmospheric "Unseen and Unknown," Willette's tribute to an African witch doctor, which is punctuated by comically manic screams and dissonant, horror-film chords. Overall, Mo' Rock isn't quite up to the level of Willette's Blue Note sessions, but it's still a very respectable outing, and given the unfortunate skimpiness of his discography, his fans should find it rewarding enough to seek out the Japanese CD reissue. ~Steve Huey

Mo-Roc

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Steve Howell & Jason Weinheimer - A Hundred Years From Today

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:18
Size: 80.8 MB
Styles: Blues-jazz guitar
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[2:39] 1. Lulu's Back In Town
[3:05] 2. Kansas City Blues
[3:43] 3. Going Back To Florida
[3:17] 4. Louis Collins
[4:23] 5. A Hundred Years From Today
[3:09] 6. I've Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied
[3:27] 7. Basin Street Blues
[2:53] 8. Limehouse Blues – After You've Gone
[4:02] 9. Who's Been Here
[4:35] 10. Rocking Chair

A few years ago, in 2015, Steve Howell pushed out an excellent acoustic blues release, ‘Friend Like Me’, which merely hinted at just how talented he truly is, an album that had a sparkling immediacy and gained plaudits across the blues and roots music world. With this ten-track follow-up, Howell again shows just how well he understands the music and its significance.

Originally from Texas, Howell has moved around a fair bit with spells in Loiusiana, Pennsylvania and the UK all adding to his background and back-history. Here, joined by veteran, bad-ass bassist Jason Weinheimer, Howell has again produced the blues-goods with a masterful album that includes covers of his own major influence, Mississippi John Hurt, and additions from Bo Carter, before moving effortlessly through some mighty fine jazz standards from the likes of Jack Teagarden’s title track, and smoky hints of Wes Montgomery, classic Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington all drifting through the mix.

Try his delightful take on the old classic Fats Waller signature tune, Lulu’s Back In Town for starters, a perfectly pitched display of raw ability and tasteful picking. Overall, this is an album of top-quality, sensitively styled and delivered acoustic blues and southern jazz music. A wonderful addition to Howell’s growing body of work. ~Iain Patience

A Hundred Years From Today

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Terrie Richards Alden, Howard Alden - Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:11
Size: 114.9 MB
Styles: Swing, Vocal jazz
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. The Lady Is In Love With You
[5:17] 2. Gone With The Wind
[2:58] 3. Miss Otis Regrets
[3:44] 4. Skylark
[3:54] 5. Just In Time
[4:24] 6. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
[4:17] 7. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[4:13] 8. What A Little Moonlight Can Do
[4:16] 9. How Deep Is The Ocean
[2:45] 10. Trav'lin' Light
[3:26] 11. Everything I Have Is Yours
[4:10] 12. Almost Like Being In Love
[3:42] 13. Love Is The Thing

The lightly swinging singer Terrie Richards Alden's second CD is a series of intimate duets with her husband, the phenomenal guitarist Howard Alden. She savors each lyric with clear intonation, and has a knack for emphasizing the essence of each melody. Howard Alden, one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, tends to play the precise accompaniment to back his wife without trying to steal the spotlight for himself on most tracks, though he does allow himself a flashy chorus on "What a Little Moonlight Can Do." The singer restores the amusing but often omitted verse to "Just in Time" and takes her time with the sentimental "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby." This enjoyable duo date should be considered an essential purchase by swing fans. ~Ken Dryden

Love

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Bobby Short - Heebie Jeebies (2 parts)

Nightclub entertainer Bobby Short performed from the 1930s to the 2000s, primarily singing the songs of the masters of pre-rock popular song, especially Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Noël Coward, and Rodgers & Hart, while accompanying himself on piano. The quintessential cabaret artist, the dapper Short, who often made best-dressed lists, perfectly articulated the lyrics in a husky baritone, delighting his well-heeled customers, particularly at the ritzy Cafe Carlyle of the Carlyle Hotel on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where he was in residence from 1968 to 2004. Live performance was his métier, but he also made a series of recordings for Atlantic Records, Telarc, and other labels, along with occasional forays into film and television acting as well as the musical theater.

The ninth of ten children born to Rodman Jacob Short, a coal miner, and Myrtle (Render) Short, a domestic, in Danville, IL, Robert Waltrip Short, nicknamed Bobby, took an early interest in the family piano and, despite a few lessons, was essentially self-taught. He began playing professionally in local roadhouses at the age of eight or nine. Soon, he was performing at society parties in a white tuxedo. In July 1936, when he was 11, he attracted the attention of booking agents who, with his mother's permission, took him to Chicago to perform in vaudeville and on radio. In June 1937, after finishing grade school, he traveled to dates in Cleveland and Toledo, then moved to New York City, where he appeared at the Frolics Cafe in October and at La Grande Pomme, as well as at other clubs and theaters around the country. He returned to Danville in the summer of 1938 to attend to high school and performed only in local venues over the next several years. But after graduating in 1942 he went back to show business permanently, opening at the Capitol Lounge in Chicago that July, followed by engagements in Cleveland, Omaha, and Los Angeles, where he settled in 1943. By the following year, however, he was working in Milwaukee and St. Louis, and in the spring of 1945 he was an opening act at the Blue Angel in New York City for four weeks. He then returned to California, by way of an appearance in Phoenix, where he performed at the Haig and the Café Gala over the next few years. While he was at the Haig, in the late '40s or early '50s, he made a record that was sold at the club. He also appeared without credit in the film musical Call Me Mister, released in January 1951, singing "Going Home Train."

Over the years, Short came to represent the elegance and sophistication of New York with his tuxedoed appearance and repertoire of standards. As a result, he became attractive to advertisers, who frequently featured him in television commercials and print ads for such products as perfume and designer jeans. He also got other opportunities to perform. In February 1979, he acted in the ABC television mini-series Roots: The Next Generations, and in May 1980 he was a producer and participant in the Broadway revue Black Broadway, which had a brief run at Town Hall. His other TV guest appearances included the series The Love Boat, Tattingers, In the Heat of the Night, Central Park West, Frasier, and 7th Heaven. There were also films. He was seen and heard as himself, performing Cole Porter's "I'm in Love Again" at the Cafe Carlyle in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters in 1989, and his recording of Porter's "I Happen to Like New York" was heard over the titles of Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery in 1993. (Other soundtrack-only appearances included Savages [1972] and Love Affair [1994].) He also appeared in the films For Love or Money (1993) and Man of the Century (1999), and in the TV movies Hardhat and Legs (1980), A Night on the Town (1983), and Blue Ice (1992). He published a second memoir, Bobby Short: The Life and Times of a Saloon Singer, written with Robert Mackintosh, in 1995. He died of leukemia at the age of 80 on March 21, 2005. ~bio by William Ruhlmann

Album: Heebie Jeebies Part 1
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:27
Size: 122.4 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2016

[3:23] 1. You've Got That Thing
[2:40] 2. Heebie Jeebies
[2:24] 3. I'm In Love Again
[1:41] 4. The Younger Generation
[2:26] 5. Nagasaki
[2:53] 6. Don't Bring Lulu
[3:02] 7. Changes
[2:07] 8. At The Animals Ball
[3:05] 9. I've Got You On My Mind
[2:19] 10. I Love You Samantha
[2:44] 11. Hooray For Love
[2:12] 12. Down In Mexico
[2:47] 13. This Is What I Call Love
[2:22] 14. Be My Host
[3:45] 15. Delia's Gone
[2:51] 16. Bojangles Of Harlem
[3:37] 17. Something To Live For
[1:33] 18. Losing My Mind
[2:41] 19. Love Is Here To Stay
[2:46] 20. I Like The Likes Of You

Heebie Jeebies Part 1

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Album: Heebie Jeebies Part 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:40
Size: 134.3 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:50] 1. Now
[2:26] 2. Island In The West Indies
[2:02] 3. You Are Not My First Love
[2:33] 4. Over And Over Again
[3:01] 5. Sweet Bye And Bye
[2:39] 6. From Now On
[3:44] 7. Dinah
[1:50] 8. You Make Me Feel So Young
[4:19] 9. Manhattan
[2:27] 10. I Can't Get Started
[3:34] 11. Autumn In New York
[2:10] 12. Gimme A Pigfoot
[3:44] 13. The Best Is Yet To Come
[2:23] 14. Witchcraft
[4:00] 15. I've Got Your Number
[2:30] 16. It Amazes Me
[2:38] 17. On The Other Side Of The Tracks
[2:51] 18. My Personal Property
[3:43] 19. Hey Look Me Over
[2:05] 20. I Walk A Little Faster

Heebie Jeebies Part 2

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George Benson - Songs And Stories

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:11
Size: 142.4 MB
Styles: Guitar & Vocal jazz
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
[4:18] 2. Family Reunion
[4:17] 3. Show Me The Love
[5:54] 4. A Telephone Call Away
[6:20] 5. Someday We’ll All Be Free
[5:29] 6. Nuthin’ But A Party
[4:30] 7. Come In From The Cold
[5:28] 8. Exotica
[4:50] 9. Rainy Night In Georgia
[4:41] 10. One Like You
[7:14] 11. Living In High Definition
[5:16] 12. Sailing

George Benson is truly a legend; a guitarist of unparalleled chops and a vocalist with great emotional range and sophistication, and this 2009 release finds him at his very best! Songs and Stories is a collection of tunes penned by some of the most prolific and enduring songwriters of the last half-century. The combined talents of these writers and musicians make for a series of unforgettable tales, and Benson himself is the narrator who weaves it all together. Many of the songs were written specifically for this new recording, while others were hand-picked by Benson for their ability to convey simple but universal truths about the human experience. Features new material from songwriting legends Bill Withers, Lamont Dozier and Smokey Robinson and includes performances by special guests David Paich, Gerald Albright, Lalah Hathaway, Lee Ritenour, Norman Brown, Patti Austiin, Steve Lukather, Tom Scott and many others.

Songs And Stories

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Charles McPherson - From This Moment On!

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1968
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:46
Size: 84,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:18)  1. Little Sugar Baby
(5:14)  2. Once in a Lifetime
(6:44)  3. The Good Life
(3:22)  4. Like the Way You Shake That Thing
(3:35)  5. From This Moment On
(7:13)  6. Without You
(6:16)  7. You've Changed

Some of the songs on this set by bop-influenced altoist Charles McPherson (reissued on CD in 1997) use boogaloo and pop rhythms. The repertoire ranges from a couple of OK originals ("Little Sugar Baby" and "Like the Way You Shake That Thing") to a recent show tune ("Once in a Lifetime") and a few standards. Pianist Cedar Walton, the young guitarist Pat Martino, bassist Peck Morrison and drummer Lennie McBrowne form the strong supporting cast. Not one of McPherson's most essential releases, as the material and arrangements are just not that strong; nevertheless, the altoist still plays well, and his fans will want to pick up this reissue. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/from-this-moment-on%21-mw0000031617

Personnel: Charles McPherson (alto saxophone); Cedar Walton (piano); Pat Martino (guitar); Peck Morrison (bass); Lenny McBrowne (drums).

From This Moment On!

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Rondi Charleston - Love Is The Thing

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:16
Size: 111,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:08)  1. If I Were A Bell
(4:49)  2. You Fascinate Me So
(5:22)  3. Wouldn't It Be Loverly
(3:30)  4. I've Got Just About Everything
(5:17)  5. It Might As Well Be Spring
(3:32)  6. Talk To Me Baby
(3:41)  7. This Is Always
(4:01)  8. Love Is The Thing
(3:15)  9. Easy To Love
(5:28) 10. Something To Live For
(2:01) 11. Nobody Else But Me
(4:07) 12. A Time For Love

Love Is The Thing is a superlative collection of jazz and American popular standards, all united by an emerging musical star. Rondi Charleston proves herself as a jazz singer - she can swing in any tempo and puts a glorious sense of space, soul and simplicity in her ballads. Love Is The Thing features an all-star lineup of some of the world's finest jazzmen. https://www.amazon.com/Love-Thing-Rondi-Charleston/dp/B0002IQNCO

"A magnificent album...we haven't heard anything like this in years. Rondi Charleston is dynamite!" ~ WRTI (NPR)

"Even though Rondi Charleston has the pipes of an angel, she never shows off...utterly honest..." ~ New York Voices

"One of the most romantic albums in recent memory...one rich delicacy after another." ~ Cabaret Scenes

"Utterly delightful...she works her way into her listener's hearts...a joy to hear." ~ New York Times

Personnel: Rondi Charleston (vocals); Rondi Charleston; David Finck (bass instrument); Adam Rogers (guitar); Joel Frahm (alto saxophone); Glenn Drewes (trumpet); Peter Eldridge, Tedd Firth (piano); Erik Charleston (vibraphone); Lewis Nash (drums)

Love Is The Thing

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