Oscar Brown Jr - Live Every Minute

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:19
Size: 108.3 MB
Styles: Bop, Vocal jazz
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[4:47] 1. Long As You're Living
[3:19] 2. Dat Dere
[3:17] 3. The Snake
[5:40] 4. It's October
[2:47] 5. Mr. Kicks
[3:53] 6. World Full Of Grey
[7:41] 7. Haven't I Loved You Somewhere
[3:56] 8. A Column Of Birds
[3:50] 9. Hazel's Hips
[3:13] 10. Billie's Bounce
[4:50] 11. Old Lovers Song

Oscar Brown, Jr. was 71 when, in June 1998, the veteran jazz vocalist traveled to Hamburg, Germany and recorded Live Every Minute for Minor Music, a German label. By that age, some singers will lose a lot of their vocal power -- Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, and Ella Fitzgerald are three examples of once-great singers whose voices had deteriorated considerably by the time they reached their late sixties or early seventies. On the other hand, Carmen McRae and Jimmy Scott still sounded great at 70; so it varies from singer to singer. Thankfully, Brown's voice is holding up nicely on Live Every Minute, which finds him revisiting the lyrics that he wrote for Bobby Timmons' "Dat Dere," Stanley Turrentine's "Long As You're Living, " and Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce" in his younger days. These 1998 versions aren't definitive, but they're enjoyably swinging -- and they demonstrate that Brown still had a lot of soul at 71. Although the Chicago native is famous for writing lyrics to familiar bop tunes that started out as instrumentals, most of the melodies that he embraces on this CD are his own -- melodies that range from playfully funky ("Mr. Kicks") to reflective ("It's October") to melancholy ("World Full of Gray"). The latter is about growing older and coming to the realization that the world usually isn't black and white but rather, a shade of gray. So why is the song melancholy? Because seeing two sides of the story (political, romantic, or whatever) when you're 35 or 40 is tougher, harder, and more challenging than seeing things in black and white when you're 19 and mindlessly idealistic; ignorance is bliss, after all. Live Every Minute isn't among Brown's essential releases, but it's a solid, pleasing effort that the singer's diehard fans will appreciate. ~Alex Henderson

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Marianne Faithfull - Come My Way

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:44
Size: 110,2 MB
Art: Vocal

(2:05)  1. Come My Way
(2:34)  2. Jaberwoc
(3:00)  3. Portland Town
(2:28)  4. House Of The Rising Sun
(2:43)  5. Spanish Is A Loving Tongue
(2:52)  6. Fare Thee Well
(2:03)  7. Lonesome Travellers
(2:05)  8. Down In The Salley Garden
(1:45)  9. Mary Ann
(1:26) 10. Full Fathom Five
(2:59) 11. Four Strong Winds
(2:29) 12. Black Girl
(2:08) 13. Once I Had A Sweetheart
(2:03) 14. Bells Of Freedom
(3:08) 15. Blowin' In The Wind
(3:28) 16. Et Maintenant
(2:49) 17. That's Right Baby
(5:31) 18. Sister Morphine

When Marianne Faithfull released her first two albums for the U.K. market in the spring of 1965, she took the unusual step of issuing them simultaneously. One, simply titled Marianne Faithfull, was the pop-oriented collection that listeners of her hit singles would have expected. The other, Come My Way, by contrast was comprised solely of folk tunes, most of them traditional, the acoustic settings arranged by guitarist Jon Mark. Faithfull at this very early stage in her career still had the tremulous soprano common to many woman folk singers of the era. While her singing here is pleasant and competent, it's rather average when stacked against the emotional commitment and personality the best interpreters of such tunes brought to the material at the time. Indeed, Faithfull herself would do the same kind of repertoire, with considerably greater vocal imagination and more forceful musical backing, on her underrated third U.K. album, 1966's North Country Maid. Still, it's an OK record, Faithfull putting her pipes to reverent use on folk revival staples like "Portland Town," "House of the Rising Sun," "Once I Had a Sweetheart," and "Black Girl," taking on a contemporary writer with Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds." 

Her reading of "Lonesome Traveller" stands out for the propulsive backing, with hasty 12-string guitar strums and what sound like bongos. The CD reissue, available briefly in Britain in the early '90s and then in Japan in the early 2000s, adds four bonus tracks: the 1964 B-side "Blowin' in the Wind"; "Et Maintenant," from a 1965 EP; the poppy and bluesy 1966 B-side "That's Right Baby"; and her classic 1969 single "Sister Morphine," which predated the Rolling Stones' version by a couple of years. ~ Richie Unterberg https://www.allmusic.com/album/come-my-way-mw0000369699        

Come My Way

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Herbie Mann - Live At The Whiskey A Go Go (1969) / Mississippi Gambler (1972)

Styles: Flute Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:34
Size: 158,3 MB
Art: Front

(15:07)  1. Ooh Baby
(14:06)  2. Philly Dog
( 5:28)  3. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
( 6:51)  4. Mississippi Gambler
( 8:52)  5. Dippermouth
( 5:26)  6. Respect Yourself
( 5:49)  7. I've Been Loving You Too Long
( 6:50)  8. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Flutist Herbie Mann had a particularly strong group in the late '60s, a sextet also including vibraphonist Roy Ayers, Steve Marcus on tenor, guitarist Sonny Sharrock, bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Bruno Carr. Although this LP is long out-of-print and its total length is under a half-hour, the group's sidelong jams on "Ooh Baby" and "Philly Dog" are danceable, funky and spontaneous, making this one of Herbie Mann's better sets of the era. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-whisky-a-go-go-mw0000882547               

In 2001, Collectables released Live at the Whisky A Go Go/Mississippi Gambler, which combined a pair of original Atlantic LPs  Live at the Whisky A Go Go (1968) and Mississippi Gambler (1972) by Herbie Mann on one compact disc. ~ John Bush https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-whisky-a-go-go-mississippi-gambler-mw0000591148

Live At The Whiskey A Go Go (1969) / Mississippi Gambler (1972)

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Vincent Herring - Folklore: Live At The Village Vanguard

Styles: Saxophone Jazz 
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:35
Size: 131,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:37)  1. Folklore
(6:20)  2. Theme For Delores
(8:07)  3. The Girl Next Door
(8:13)  4. Romantic Journey
(8:14)  5. Fountainhead
(8:43)  6. Window Of Opportunity
(8:52)  7. This I Dig Of You
(2:26)  8. Mo's Theme

Known mainly for his session playing, Vincent Herring has released Folklore under his own name, recorded live at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York City. Herring has played with Art Blakey, Horace Silver and Dizzy Gillespie among many historical giants. On Folklore, he puts together an impressive band, including some of the new, major talents in jazz: Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Ira Coleman (bass), Carl Allen (drums) and promising Scott Wendholt (trumpet). 

The band is tight, and plays with soulfulness and swing. The music is enjoyable and makes for a pleasant listen, yet doesn't break any new ground. Highlights from the set include the thoughtful "Theme for Delores," the fine Wendholt composition, "Window of Opportunity" and the fast-paced cover of Hank Mobley's "This I Dig of You." Of the players, Chestnut continues to impress as one of today's best pianists and provides the most interesting material on this set. Folklore is a solid effort. It will please many fans of live, bop-oriented jazz and not offend any. ~ Brian Bartolini https://www.allmusic.com/album/folklore-live-at-the-village-vanguard-mw0000112270

Personnel: Vincent Herring (alto & soprano saxophones); Scott Wendholt (trumpet); Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Ira Coleman (bass); Carl Allen (drums).

Folklore: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Walt Dickerson - How Deep Is The Ocean

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:28
Size: 161.3 MB
Styles: Vibraphone jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[ 7:00] 1. The Cry
[ 6:30] 2. Time
[ 5:07] 3. Elizabeth
[ 7:02] 4. Infinite You
[ 6:05] 5. Death And Taxes
[ 6:14] 6. Evelyn
[17:32] 7. To My Queen
[ 3:53] 8. God Bless The Child
[11:01] 9. How Deep Is The Ocean

Walt Dickerson made an impact when he first emerged in the early '60s -- he won the Down Beat Critic's Poll as New Star in 1962 -- but as the years passed he became much less visible. Dickerson graduated from Morgan State College in 1953. After serving in the Army from 1953-1955, he settled in California, where he led a band that included Andrew Cyrille and Andrew Hill. In his early-'60s heyday, Dickerson played the clubs on the New York scene. He worked with Sun Ra, recording Impressions of a Patch of Blue in 1965. Shortly thereafter, Dickerson retired from performing for nearly a decade and returning in 1975. In the years 1977-1978, he made the bulk of his recordings for the Steeplechase label, which included duos with Sun Ra, guitarist Pierre Dørge, and bassist Richard Davis. Also in 1978, Dickerson recorded in a quartet with pianist Albert Dailey. Dickerson was one of the few vibists to exhibit an awareness of free jazz techniques, though he was manifestly conversant in the language of post-bop. Although not heard as a leader on disc after 1982, Dickerson subsequently performed around his native Philadelphia; he died in Willow Grove, PA, of cardiac arrest in May 2008. ~ Chris Kelsey

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Kino Haitsma - My Touch

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:58
Size: 121.3 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[5:44] 1. Brussels Boogie
[3:48] 2. Over Easy
[9:59] 3. Dear George
[4:26] 4. Patterns
[5:56] 5. Show, Don't Tell
[5:20] 6. Clear Mud
[5:10] 7. Lekker
[4:56] 8. Mindprint
[7:34] 9. My Touch

My Touch features nine original compositions by Dutch pianist Kino Haitsma, performed by some of Holland's most outstanding musicians, i.e. Jeroen Vierdag (bass), Hans van Oosterhout (drums), Michel van Schie (bass) and Hans Eijkenaar (drums). All songs were recorded live and have a fresh approach to the traditional piano trio. Intentionally avoiding (seemingly) endless displays of improvised virtuosity, Kino chooses to put the piano in a different perspective, using compact, tight ensemble-work (highlighting his rhythm section) and often catchy themes, while at the same time showing a profound and emotional, thoughtful quality. Stylistically the songs range from danceable jazz-house to odd-measure experiments while remaining very listenable. Something for the mind ánd the soul...

"What I really like about Kino's playing is he doesn't overplay, he's not concerned with how fast he can play a scale or displaying how technically proficient he is. This is refreshing in todays marketplace of pianists, many who seem to be only interested in the technical aspects of a performance. It's obvious that Kino feels the groove is important and that technique is merely a means to an end and not the end in itself. This album is a nice mix of piano and rhodes led tunes that are very well played. The material is well suited for his musical vision and I commend him in this effort." ~GEORGE DUKE

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Diahann Carroll - Nobody Sees Me Cry

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:34
Size: 76.9 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1967/2001
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. I Wonder What Became Of Me
[3:13] 2. Little Girl Blue
[2:35] 3. Goin' Out Of My Head
[3:20] 4. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
[2:08] 5. Gradually
[3:55] 6. Hidden Meaning
[3:16] 7. I'll Be Around
[3:00] 8. Nobody But Me
[2:49] 9. Don't Answer Me (Ti Vedo Uscire)
[2:31] 10. Runnin' Out Of Fools
[3:32] 11. Good-Bye Young Dreams

With a stunning voice and regal beauty, Diahann Carroll made her Broadway debut in the Arlen/Capote musical, "House of Flowers", and won a Tony Award for the Richard Rodgers musical, "No Strings". The singer/actress has also left a considerable mark on television ("Julia", "Dynasty") and in the movies ("Claudine"). Her extraordinary gifts as a singer are showcased here on songs such as "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry", "I'll Be Around", and "Little Girl Blue". ~R. Thompson

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Jools Holland - Sex & Jazz & Rock & Roll

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:04
Size: 114.6 MB
Styles: Pop/Rock/Jazz
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[0:14] 1. Jubal's Discovery
[2:48] 2. Hamsters Wheel
[4:12] 3. Waiting Game
[3:32] 4. Able Mabel
[0:51] 5. U.J
[3:46] 6. I, Is All I Ever Hear
[2:48] 7. Instrumental Love
[5:48] 8. Atom Bomb
[0:22] 9. Rab Elpmet
[4:10] 10. Scorpio Rising
[3:09] 11. Well Alright
[4:08] 12. Count To Ten
[0:54] 13. Escaped Stripe
[3:34] 14. I Love A Train
[4:05] 15. Wang Dang Doodle
[0:16] 16. Martians Playing Boogie Woogie
[4:51] 17. Lonesome Joe
[0:27] 18. Absit Invidia

Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra (also known as Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra) is a rhythm and blues band led by boogie-woogie pianist Jools Holland. The current 20-piece Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra consists of pianist, organist, drummer, three female vocals, guitar, bass guitar, two tenor saxophones, two alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, three trumpets, and four trombones. They play to audiences in excess of 500,000 each year, touring all over the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, France, Holland, and Belgium. ~Rick Ransom

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Sylvia Herold & The Rhythm Bugs - The Spider And The Fly

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:51
Size: 100.4 MB
Styles: Swing, Vocal jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. All The Cats Join In
[3:12] 2. Bubble-Loo, Bubble-Loo
[2:26] 3. Ain't Nobody Home
[3:26] 4. Betcha I Getcha
[2:17] 5. Fine And Dandy
[3:21] 6. Come To Baby, Do
[2:51] 7. Barrelhouse Bessie From Basin Street
[2:14] 8. The Fella Who Couldn't Be Kissed
[3:40] 9. The Spider And The Fly
[3:15] 10. San Fernando Valley
[2:59] 11. Mohair Sam
[4:30] 12. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
[3:42] 13. The Continental
[3:07] 14. Happy Feet

Sylvia Herold: vocals, guitar; Jennifer Scott: voice, piano; Jason Lewis: drums, percussion; Ed Johnson: voice, guitar; Cary Black: bass; Christian Tamburr: vibraphone.

The Spider and the Fly is a novelty jazz disc in the best sense of the word. Guitarist Sylvia Herold and her Rhythm Bugs prove intent on archiving Swing era vocal harmonies using the songs of the period. This disc may readily be categorized in the same genre as Karen Johns & Company's Peach (Self Produced, 2012). These are the harmonies that can be found on those Saturday reruns of The Lawrence Welk Show, circa 1972. This is seriously nostalgic.

The title tune was composed by Fats Waller in 1938, derived from the nursery rhyme of the same name. Herold and her group sing this song straight with ever the slightest hint of WEestern Swing à la Bob Wills, with Christian Tamburr's vibraphone, dampened almost to a marimba sound, replaces the steel guitar. This is soundtrack music to the American experience, easily understood and projected. ~C. Michael Bailey

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Charlie Haden Quartet West - Haunted Heart

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:44
Size: 150.5 MB
Styles: Neo bop, Standards
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[0:38] 1. Introduction
[6:47] 2. Hello My Lovely
[9:14] 3. Haunted Heart
[3:53] 4. Dance Of The Infidels
[6:04] 5. The Long Goodbye
[9:11] 6. Moonlight Serenade
[5:16] 7. Lennie's Pennies
[4:18] 8. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
[6:11] 9. Lady In The Lake
[5:32] 10. Segment
[2:27] 11. The Bad And The Beautiful
[6:07] 12. Deep Song

Charlie Haden loves film as much as music, combining both loves on the critically acclaimed Haunted Heart. Haden led his tremendous group Quartet West through 12 numbers, several, like Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye," and Alan Broadbent's "Lady In The Lake," Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz's "Haunted Heart," and even the short introduction, with film ties and/or links. Haden transferred vocals on some numbers from Jeri Southern, Billie Holiday and Jo Stafford into the mix without disrupting or disturbing the group framework. Quartet West has emerged as a premier small combo, and Haden nicely paid tribute to the past without being held hostage to it. ~Ron Wynn

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Bobby Jaspar - Memory Of Dick

Styles: Flute And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:52
Size: 94,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:45)  1. Bag's Groove
(5:37)  2. Memory Of Dick
(5:54)  3. Milestones
(5:03)  4. Minor Drop
(5:45)  5. I'll Remember April
(3:38)  6. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
(6:05)  7. I Can't Get Started
(4:05)  8. A Night In Tunisia

One of two Bobby Jaspar LPs put out on 1988 CDs, this set finds Jaspar playing in France shortly before he moved to the United States. Teamed with guitarist Sacha Distel, pianist Rene Urtreger, bassist Benoit Quersin and drummer Jean-Louis Viale, Jasper (who plays flute on two songs) swings his way through six jazz standards, an obscurity and his own "Memory of Dick" (for the recently deceased pianist Dick Twardzik). The music is essentially straight-ahead bebop, the modern mainstream of the period.

Personnel: Bobby Jaspar (flute, tenor saxophone).

Memory Of Dick

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Julienne Taylor - A Time For Love

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:05
Size: 156,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:31)  1. I Don't Wanna Talk About It
(5:06)  2. Unbreakable
(4:20)  3. One Of Us
(3:10)  4. Love Hurts
(3:46)  5. It's In The Way You Are
(4:21)  6. Too Much Heaven
(3:41)  7. Ever Fallen In Love
(2:43)  8. Here There And Everywhere
(4:16)  9. Need To Be Next To You
(4:08) 10. Toybox
(3:38) 11. Why
(4:11) 12. Only When I Sleep
(3:45) 13. All Out Of Love
(4:37) 14. Real
(4:15) 15. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
(4:29) 16. Your Song

If you've not yet heard of Scotland's Julienne Taylor, you likely will very soon as her latest album seems set to become a classic. Julienne's sweet, pure and simple vocals together with the beautiful ethereal arrangements of songs of love, lost love and heartbreak, make this album immensely listenable from start to finish. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Time-Love-Julienne-Taylor/dp/B002Q4TKRM

A Time For Love

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Buddy De Franco - Generalissimo/Live Date !

Styles: Clarinet Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:22
Size: 173,8 MB
Art: Front

( 5:45)  1. Sunday
( 9:21)  2. Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea
( 4:57)  3. Tea for Two
( 4:30)  4. Blue Lou
( 9:04)  5. Funky's Uncle
(11:24)  6. Ballad Medley - 'Round Midnght
( 4:06)  7. Oh, Lady Be Good !
( 6:11)  8. Satin Doll
( 3:05)  9. My Funny Valentine
( 4:49) 10. Blues for Space Travellers
( 5:27) 11. Crazy Rhythm
( 6:37) 12. Ballad Medley - I'm Glad there is You

In 2007, the Lone Hill Jazz label reissued two Verve albums by clarinetist Buddy DeFranco: Generalissimo and Live Date!, which despite the title was a studio recording. In a producer's note, Morton James verbally winces at the pun on the name of the notoriously genocidal Spanish dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco, and speculates that this grossly insensitive gimmick, thought up by some clueless A&R director or advertising agent, might actually have delayed the album's appearance on CD until 2007. Boniface Ferdinand Leonardo de Franco was born in Camden, NJ, in 1923. The son of a piano tuner, he excelled on several instruments before settling into his role as one of the premier clarinetists in early modern jazz. Recorded on Wednesday, April 2, 1958, Generalissimo turns out to be a solid little blowing session involving trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and Milwaukee-born tenor saxophonist Bob Hardaway, with an awesome rhythm section in Jimmy Rowles, Curtis Counce, Barney Kessel, and Alvin Stoller. On Friday, April 4, 1958, DeFranco brought Kessel and Hardaway back to the studio, this time with drummer Stan Levey, bassist Scott LaFaro, pianist/accordionist Pete Jolly, vibraphonist Victor Feldman, and multi-instrumentalist Herbie Mann, who played flute, tenor sax, and (on "These Foolish Things") bass clarinet. This double reissue is composed mainly of jazz standards with a couple of originals and two sumptuous ballad medleys. Unfortunately, the combined running time for both albums exceeded the 80-minute mark by about 120 seconds. For this reason, "Tin Reed Blues" from the Live Date! album was omitted, but may be enjoyed on the equally excellent double CD I Hear Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw [Lone Hill Jazz 10281]. ~ arwulf arwulf https://www.allmusic.com/album/generalissmo-live-date%21-mw0001907306

Personnel:  Buddy DeFranco (cl), Harry Edison (tp), Bob Hardaway (ts), Herbie Mann (fl), Jimmy Rowles, Pete Jolly (p), Victor Feldman (vib), Barney Kessel (g), Curtis Counce, Scott LaFaro (b), Alvin Stoller, Stan Levey (d)    

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Dave Valentin - Mind Time

Styles: Flute Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:42
Size: 107,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:58)  1. Feel Like Jazz
(4:38)  2. Twine & Tangle
(5:19)  3. Show Business
(3:39)  4. Passion Flower
(6:06)  5. Coconuts
(5:30)  6. Chago
(3:11)  7. China
(4:49)  8. Sonlight
(6:28)  9. It Might As Weel Be Spring

Dave Valentin, who recorded over 15 albums for GRP, combined together the influence of pop, R&B, and Brazilian music with Latin jazz to create a slick and accessible form of crossover jazz. At age nine, Valentin enjoyed playing bongos and congas. He gigged at Latin clubs in New York from age 12 and it was not until he was 18 that he seriously started studying flute. Valentin's teacher, Hubert Laws, suggested that he not double on saxophone because of his attractive sound on the flute. In 1977, he made his recording debut with Ricardo Marrero's group, and he was also on a Noel Pointer album. Discovered by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen, Valentin was the first artist signed to GRP and he was a popular attraction for years to follow. After the mid-2000s, Valentin was signed to Highnote Records, releasing World on a String in 2005, Come Fly with Me in 2006, and Pure Imagination in 2011. Valentin suffered a debilitating stroke in 2012 and a second stroke three years later; he died in 2017 at the age of 64. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-valentin-mn0000625994/biography

Personnel: Dave Valentin (flute, piccolo, panpipes); Earl Klugh (acoustic guitar); Oscar Hernandez (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Bill O'Connell (piano); Richard Martinez (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Ted Lo (keyboards, synthesizer); Lincoln Goines (electric bass, fretless bass); Robert Gonzales, Robby Ameen (drums); Giovanni Hidalgo (congas, percussion).

Mind Time

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Dave Pell Octet - Love Story

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:00
Size: 99,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:31)  1. Can't We Be Friends
(2:15)  2. I've Got A Crush On You
(3:34)  3. I've Got A Geeling I'm Falling
(3:31)  4. Love The Sweetest Thing
(3:31)  5. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
(3:07)  6. Let's Do It
(3:14)  7. You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes
(4:56)  8. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered
(3:03)  9. Just One More Chance
(4:20) 10. Who Walks In When I Walk Out
(4:33) 11. Solitude
(3:19) 12. I've Found A New Baby

?Dave Pell started out touring with the Tony Pastor, Bob Astor, and Bobby Sherwood bands as a teenager, before moving to California in the mid-'40s. He found work with Bob Crosby on the latter's Ford radio show in 1946, then played with the Les Brown band from 1947 to 1955. Drawing from the ranks of the Brown band, he began leading his own groups in 1953, usually in an octet format, augmented by guests like Pepper Adams, Benny Carter, Mel Lewis, Red Mitchell, Marty Paich, and Art Pepper. He also played as a sideman on records by Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Benny Goodman, and Gene Krupa in the 1950s, while recording under his own name for Atlantic, Kapp, Coral, Capitol, and RCA Victor. 

His primary focus of activity in the 1950s and '60s was in the record business, working as a producer for the budget Tops label in the '50s, and Liberty (where he supervised a few hit pop/rock records for Gary Lewis & the Playboys) and briefly Uni in the '60s. He formed a group in the late '70s called Prez Conference, a variation on the theme of Supersax, as a tribute to Lester Young, recording two albums for GNP/Crescendo. In the '80s and '90s, Pell revived his octet for recordings on the Fresh Sound (1984) and Headfirst (1988) labels, and sporadic live dates in the Los Angeles area, including an appearance at the Jazz West Coast festival in 1994. ~ Richard S.Ginell https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-pell-mn0000690700/biography

Personnel: Dave Pell (saxophone, tenor saxophone);  Maury Berman (baritone saxophone);  Don Fagerquist (trumpet);  Ray Sims (trombone);  Tony Rizzi (guitar);  Mel Pollan (bass);  Irv Kluger (drums).

Love Story

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Lils Mackintosh - 40 Years On Stage

Size: 101,9 MB
Time: 43:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Wild Is The Wind (3:32)
02. You've Changed (3:00)
03. Mr. Paganini (2:34)
04. You're Driving Me Crazy (2:54)
05. Nature Boy (3:00)
06. Blue Skies (3:16)
07. Round Midnight (6:07)
08. House Of The Rising Sun (3:04)
09. Swing It Brother Swing (2:09)
10. We Three (2:42)
11. You Don't Know What Love Is (4:48)
12. Stand By Me (3:25)
13. Perfect Day (2:57)

Lils Mackintosh (born June 11, 1955) is an award-winning jazz and blues singer and is considered one of the most distinguished artists in the Dutch jazz scene. Mackintosh has worked with the likes of Oscar Peterson, B.B. King, Scott Hamilton, Rita Reys, het Rosenberg Trio, Cor Bakker, Madeline Bell, Hans Dulfer, Candy Dulfer, Louis van Dijk, The Beets Brothers, Georgie Fame and the Dutch Swing College Band.

40 Years On Stage

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Chet Baker - Chet Baker's Last Recording As Quartet

Size: 169,6 MB
Time: 73:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Funk In Deep Freeze (Live) (17:05)
02. I'm A Fool To Want You (Live) (12:07)
03. Portrait In Black And White (Live) ( 7:10)
04. In A Sentimental Mood (Live) ( 6:08)
05. If I Should Lose You (Live) (15:54)
06. Arborway (15:03)

Personnel:
Chet Baker: trumpet, piano
Nicola Stilo: flute, guitar
Luca Flores: piano
Marc Abrams: bass

Recorded live at Rosenheim Jazz festival 17 April 1988.

Chet Baker was a primary exponent of the West Coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid-'50s. As a trumpeter, he had a generally restrained, intimate playing style and he attracted attention beyond jazz for his photogenic looks and singing. But his career was marred by drug addiction.

Chet Baker's Last Recording As Quartet

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Lena Nymark - Trapped In The Silence

Size: 105,9 MB
Time: 45:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Niece In Paris (2:26)
02. Beast In The Dark (3:59)
03. Flying Tuna (4:04)
04. Good Times (3:38)
05. Trapped In The Silence (4:16)
06. Black Hole (3:52)
07. Sad Ocean (3:52)
08. Western Australian Coral Pearl (4:17)
09. The Mirror (4:26)
10. No Soul Syndrome (4:54)
11. Sukkerspinn Av Glass (5:36)

Norwegian pop-jazz, singer-songwriter-flutist-clarinetist Lena Nymark sophomore solo album «Trapped In The Silence» brings again the issue of silence of our lives, as on one of her previous albums, «Beautiful Silence» (Grappa, 2014). It may be the quiet, peaceful surroundings of the Sula island where she lives or the long terms of silence that she needs to write her music. Nymark work in the last decade focused mainly on collaborations with percussionist Terje Isungset’s ice project and with fellow-Sula resident, clarinetist Jens Arne Molvær (father of trumpeter Nils Petter).

«Trapped In The Silence» was recorded at the pastoral studio of Ocean Sound Recordings in Giske, the same place that Nymark recorded «Beautiful Silence», and radiates similar innocent, disarming atmosphere, dipped in reserved melancholy. Nymark delivery – as a vocalist and flutist and clarinetist – is warm and clear, leaving enough space for pianist Dag-Filip Roaldsnes, bass player Jo Fougner Skaansar and drummer Stig Harald Rennestraum. Still, Nymark vocal delivery sound more natural and nuanced when she sings in Norwegian, with a playful Sula accent, on the last song «Sukkerspinn av glass», the only song that is sung in Norwegian.

Nymark suggests a series of touching, emotional environments in her songs, but careful not to surrender fully to these emotions. Even when she visualizes the winter darkness as the darkness inside her in «Beast in the Dark», a darkness that turns her «into a beast», she knows that she will turn this darkness into love. In the title song the gory images of a a deserted, angry lover do not match the restrained emotional envelope of the song. And on «No Soul Syndrome» she reaffirms her trust in love despite the realization that our world is filled with many «people with no soul».

Nymark most beautiful song on this album is «The Mirror», where she balances images of yearning, sea and aging with a delicate, poetic playing of all.

Trapped In The Silence

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Camane - Canta Marceneiro

Size: 146,7 MB
Time: 63:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Traditional Fado, World
Art: Front & Back

01. Cabare (2:48)
02. Quadras Soltas (3:23)
03. Bebado Pintor (5:35)
04. Olhos Fatais (4:40)
05. Senhora Do Monte (4:11)
06. Ironia (3:08)
07. O Louco (4:10)
08. A Lucinda Camareira (With Carlos Do Carmo) (4:44)
09. Mocita Dos Caracois (4:11)
10. Empate Dois A Dois (3:19)
11. O Remorso (5:58)
12. Despedida (5:09)
13. A Casa Da Mariquinhas (4:02)
14. Lembro-me De Ti (4:53)
15. O Pagem (3:11)

Personnel:
José Manuel Neto - Guitarra Portuguesa
Carlos Manuel Proença - Viola
Paulo Paz - Contrabaixo

Camané (born in Oeiras, 20 December 1966) as Carlos Manuel Moutinho Paiva dos Santos Duarte, is a male vocalist, and a forerunner of the new generation of fado male singers. "The greatest fadista since Amália Rodrigues and Maria da Fé," is how British biographer David Bret, describes him.

He started gaining recognition in Portugal in 1979 after winning the 'Grande Noite do Fado' (Great Fado Night). After this first step, he continued to consistently work toward commercial success with critically well-received albums and a concert tour that touched upon both large and small venues, including 'Casas de Fado' (fado clubs) in Lisbon. He toured outside Portugal to sold-out audiences throughout his European tour.

He has released six million-selling albums: Uma Noite de Fados (1995), Na Linha da Vida (1998) marking the beginning of three records produced by José Mário Branco, Esta Coisa da Alma (2000), Pelo Dia Dentro (2001), Como sempre... Como dantes (live in 2003), and Sempre De Mim (2008). These have been released in several European and Asian countries. He has been distinguished with several awards for his voice and talent.

Canta Marceneiro

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Simon Mulligan - American Songbook

Size: 143,9 MB
Time: 61:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz: Piano Jazz
Art: Front

01. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (2:43)
02. All Of Me (2:41)
03. Georgia On My Mind (5:06)
04. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (4:20)
05. Misty (5:40)
06. Lazy River (3:43)
07. Desafinado (5:53)
08. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (3:10)
09. Two Sleepy People (2:42)
10. Stardust (6:32)
11. It Had To Be You (2:27)
12. I Should Care (6:41)
13. As Time Goes By (4:20)
14. One For My Baby (5:29)

British pianist Simon Mulligan has been described by The Times of London as ‘the most abundantly gifted of pianists’, by Yehudi Menuhin as ‘one of the finest pianists I have ever had the pleasure of performing with’ and by Herbie Hancock as ‘phenomenal’. Following his début with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon has performed and recorded with the BBC Symphony, Detroit Symphony (under Slatkin), English Symphony Orchestra (Boughton), Warsaw Sinfonia (Menuhin), Hong Kong Philharmonic (Atherton), Malaysian Philharmonic, and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra (Serebrier) to name a few.

Simon made his first compact disc under the direction of Yehudi Menuhin, which led to a seven-year collaboration and friendship, culminating in what was to be Lord Menuhin's final concert in Düsseldorf. Since then, recording highlights include Piano for Sony Classical, featuring his own arrangements, compositions, and adaptations for piano and orchestra. Simon has also made compact discs for Universal, Decca, Nimbus and Naxos. His recording The Piano Music of Alexis Weissenberg for Nimbus, includes spontaneous improvisations recorded in the presence of the composer.

As a chamber musician, Simon collaborates with many notable artists. Simon was just nineteen when he began worldwide tours with ‘cellist Lynn Harrell. He soon began recital tours with violinist Joshua Bell, performing at every major international venue as well as a live broadcasts for Lincoln Center and the Grammy Awards. Simon has performed for President Barack Obama, Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family, and has collaborated with Dame Shirley Bassey, Branford Marsalis, Liza Minnelli, Van Morrison, and Sting.

Alongside an extensive solo repertoire and almost sixty concertos, Simon’s focus on contemporary music has led to first performances of works by Hans Werner Henze, James MacMillan, Paul Moravec, Tobias Picker, Mark Anthony Turnage and Alexis Weissenberg. Simon’s passion for improvisation has featured in numerous publications including Downbeat, JazzTimes, International Pianist, and Gramophone. He enjoyed a close friendship with film composer Michael Kamen, and is soloist on Kamen’s album The New Moon in the Old Moon’s Arms (for Decca), with the BBC Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin. He also collaborated with Kamen and is featured on the soundtrack to the HBO television series Band of Brothers, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. As a jazz pianist, he gives concerts with his London quartet and New York trio.

Last season saw a Beethoven album release on Arkiv, performances at Colombia’s Mozart Festival and concerto appearances with Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Simon is a Steinway Artist and has recorded over forty hours of music for the Steinway Spirio, a new high-resolution playback piano.

A Music Scholar of St Paul’s School in London, Simon began his studies with Andrew Pledge, before winning a scholarship to study with Alexander Kelly at the Royal Academy of Music and Jacques Rouvier in Paris. He also studied Beethoven at the personal invitation of Alfred Brendel. Simon won a further scholarship to the International Piano Academy at Italy’s Lake Como where he began his studies under Alexis Weissenberg. Simon is one of the youngest recipients to be awarded the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Music for his musical achievements. He additionally counts among his mentors Charles Rosen and Murray Perahia.

American Songbook

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