Benny Carter Quartet - Sax A La Carter

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:22
Size: 106.2 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. And The Angels Sing
[3:34] 2. Everything I Have Is Yours
[3:04] 3. I Understand
[3:15] 4. All Or Nothing At All
[2:21] 5. I'll Never Smile Again
[3:43] 6. If I Loved You
[3:22] 7. Far Away Places
[3:57] 8. I Should Care
[2:59] 9. For All We Know
[2:47] 10. (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance With You
[3:04] 11. The One I Love (Belongs To Someone Else)
[2:42] 12. Moon Of Manakoora
[2:19] 13. Ennui
[3:01] 14. Friendly Islands
[3:10] 15. Friendly Islands

Benny Carter - sax, Jimmy Rowles - piano, Leroy Vinnegar - bass, Mel Lewis - drums. Recorded at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles on February 5, 1960.

This is the great American alto saxist and composer Benny Carter, who died last year (2004) at 95, breezing along with a fine quartet in LA in 1960 - with that genius of piano accompaniment, Jimmy Rowles. Carter's sound seems to embody the pragmatically sensual, life-embracing ease that characterises the jazz of the pre-bop era - though as an immensely sophisticated musician, Carter's improvising was full of modern audacities.

This is a conventional and easy-swinging set - but the pleading romantic tremor in the ballad playing, the suggestively swivelling slurs and the almost Bird-like brittleness on For All We Know all testify to a master in his prime. ~John Fordham

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Akiko - Simply Blue

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:10
Size: 105.7 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. Let's Face The Music And Dance
[4:19] 2. Speak Low
[5:49] 3. Same Ol' Gloomy Song
[3:45] 4. Old Devil Moon
[4:32] 5. Blues No. 8
[4:49] 6. Whisper Not
[4:54] 7. Do You Know
[4:25] 8. Night And Day
[4:30] 9. Not Lovers, Always Friends
[5:24] 10. Wish You Were Here

Drums – Tommy Campbell; Piano – Tadataka Unno; Bass – Yoshio “Chin” Suzuki; Vocals – Akiko.

Born in Tokyo, Akiko began playing piano at age 4. She began listening to rock and punk music when she was a junior high school and then began to take their interest in different types of music including 70's Disco Music 60's Oldies, 50's Rock and Country & Western In particular, they like music, she was particularly inspired by old black music Jump & Jive and Doo Wop. At age 18, she happened to listen to Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald and met with Jazz Afterwards she began to sing like a pro at Jazz Club Tokyo when she was a student.

Akiko in 2001 signed with Universal Jazz. In June 2005, Akiko released his first live album "Simply Blue "which was recorded at the Jazz Club Motion Blue Yokohama.

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The Black Market Trust - Just One Of Those Things

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:13
Size: 87.5 MB
Styles: Vocal harmony group, Swing
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[2:00] 1. Almost Like Being In Love
[2:58] 2. All Of Me
[3:19] 3. It's Only A Paper Moon
[1:48] 4. Just One Of Those Things
[2:37] 5. TAin't That A Kick In The Head
[4:02] 6. That's All
[2:21] 7. Dream Of You
[2:08] 8. Pretty Trix
[4:08] 9. Please Stay
[3:33] 10. The Way You Look Tonight
[3:36] 11. God Only Knows
[2:41] 12. Young At Heart
[2:57] 13. Tonight You Belong To Me

The Black Market Trust's musical roots run deep, and their new album "Just One of Those Things" reflects that. Artists as diverse as Django Reinhardt, Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, are among the talents that influenced the creation of the album. As true artists, the members of the group channelled their inspiration into a sound all their own.

The five members of The Black Market Trust, Jeffrey Scott Radaich, Chris Irwin, Brian Netzley, Brandon Laws and Nick Coventry imbue the album with an obvious love of music and contagious, upbeat, toe tapping joy. The title track, the much performed Cole Porter classic "Just One of Those Things", feels fresh and optimistic as performed by the group. "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys is especially poignant sung in Radaich's tender baritone. "Please Stay", a Black Market Trust original in the style of Jamaican Rocksteady, showcases the group's lyric writing ability and wide range. The rapport The Black Market Trust has built from their many live performances together is evident when listening to "Just One of Those Things". The cohesion and communication that developed through their many performances together shines through, and makes for a compelling listening experience. The live performances are a hallmark of the group and they continue to perform live as much as possible to get a chance to interact with their fans.

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Marty Grosz - Left To His Own Devices

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 64:27

Size: 147.6 MB

Styles: New Orleans jazz

Year: 2000

Art: Front

[4:18] 1. The New Yorker

[4:33] 2. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

[4:26] 3. Dream Sweetheart

[3:52] 4. Mood Hollywood

[2:59] 5. The Night Was Made For Swing

[4:37] 6. Then I'll Be Tired Of You

[3:13] 7. You're Gonna Lose Your Gal

[3:53] 8. Street Of Dreams

[4:12] 9. Blue Echoes

[4:24] 10. Dream Man

[5:39] 11. I've Had My Moments

[2:46] 12. Never Had A Reason To Believe In You

[4:31] 13. Concentratin' (On You)

[3:18] 14. Take Me To That Land Of Jazz

[3:38] 15. Jubilee

[4:02] 16. Lonesome Me

All of guitarist-singer Marty Grosz's recordings are easily recommended to fans of small group swing and hot jazz. On this set Grosz is often heard in a smaller unit than usual. While five songs utilize a quintet with cornetist Randy Reinhart, the reeds of Scott Robinson, guitarist Mike Peters, and bassist Greg Cohen, and five other numbers have the same group except without Reinhart and with Dan Block adding his reeds, there are also three duets by Grosz and Reinhart, and three duets for the guitarists. No matter what the setting, Grosz is in a typically droll and witty mood, reviving obscurities (including two Fats Waller songs), contributing two originals, taking cheerful vocals, and contributing chordal guitar solos. Fun music. ~Scott Yanow

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Ellen Andersson Quartet - I'll Be Seeing You

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:59
Size: 116.7 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:47] 1. 's Wonderful
[6:42] 2. You've Changed
[6:44] 3. A Day In The Life Of A Fool
[5:14] 4. Au Privave
[6:05] 5. I'll Be Seeing You
[6:43] 6. Gloomy Sunday
[5:36] 7. Everything I Love
[7:52] 8. Smile
[3:12] 9. I Cried For You

Ellen Andersson: vocals; Peter Asplund: trumpet; Oilly Wallace: saxophone; Anton Forsberg: guitar; Hannes Jonsson: bass; Sebastian Brydniak: drums.

Swedish vocalist Ellen Andersson sings in a strangely forced way, trying to imitate Billie Holiday but sounding more like someone in dire need of a laxative. This is most apparent on "You've Changed," which Holiday recorded on her 1958 Columbia album Lady In Satin when past her prime.

In 2013 another Swedish singer, Isabella Lundgren refashioned history, singing the song as Lady Day might have done when young, on another Prophone album, Ela, by guitarist Anders Färdal and harmonica player Luciano Mosetti. Lundgren's version knocks Andersson's stiff, self-conscious interpretation into a cocked hat, despite heroic efforts by guest trumpeter Peter Asplund and bassist Hannes Jonsson to rescue the number. "Gloomy Sunday," another number associated with Lady Day, while equally painful on occasion shows an adventurous spirit and features an interesting solo by another guest, Danish alto saxophonist Oilly Wallace. He is featured too on "I Cried For You," otherwise notable for Andersson's bizarre phrasing.

But it's her first album so let's not be too harsh on the poor girl. She has a good voice and shows considerable ability on her wordless forays, where she no longer attempts to sound like Lady Day and is relieved too of the responsibility of reinterpreting lyrics from the Great American Songbook, which have all been sung countless times before. Her work with Asplund on Charlie Parker's "Au Privave" sees her at her most relaxed and confident and she also goes in for some admirably adventurous scatting on the title track, "I'll Be Seeing You." Of the members of her quartet, guitarist Anton Forsberg displays considerable ability, notably on Charlie Chaplin's "Smile." ~Chris Mosey

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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        

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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

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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).

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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).

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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)    

Generalissimo/Live Date !

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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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