Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:21
Size: 87.8 MB
Styles: Violin jazz
Year: 1959/2004
Art: Front

[2:36] 1. Undecided
[3:42] 2. The Man I Love
[2:17] 3. Oh Lady Be Good
[4:01] 4. Nice Work If You Can Get It
[4:09] 5. Take The A Train
[3:02] 6. Blue Violin
[5:05] 7. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[3:38] 8. Somebody Loves Me
[3:41] 9. 's Wonderful
[3:13] 10. Nice And Warm
[2:52] 11. Strike Up The Band

Bass – Lewis Powers (tracks: 2 to 4, 7 to 9, 11), Red Mitchell (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 10); Drums – Harry Saunders (tracks: 2 to 4, 7 to 9, 11), Sid Bulkin (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 10); Piano – Paul Smith (5) (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 10), Shirley Horn (tracks: 2 to 4, 7 to 9, 11); Violin – Stuff Smith; Vocals – Stuff Smith (tracks: 3, 8). Tracks 1, 5, 6, 10 recorded October 22, 1959 at United Recorders, Hollywood. Tracks 2 to 4, 7 to 9, 11 recorded August 7, 1959 at Edgewood Recording Studios, Washington, DC.

Recorded on two dates in 1959, this full-length by Stuff Smith features a pair of rhythm sections. One contains the great Red Mitchell on bass, the other the magnificent Shirley Horn on piano. In 1959, Smith had been on the scene for over two decades. And while he was well-known by the public at large for his novelty persona and his singing -- as evidenced by his 1936 smash hit "I'se A-Muggin'," this long-player aptly displays his stunning virtuosity as a jazz violinist, from standard jazz repertoire such as Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me" to "Strike Up the Band." His bowing is dizzying and the band pushed hard to keep up with him. On "Nice Work if You Can Get It," the tempo middles along but Smith swings hard in his tasty way. And Smith's vocal skills are showcased on the classics "Oh, Lady Be Good" and "Somebody Loves Me," offering a well-rounded portrait of a man who many thought was past his prime. Not so. This date smokes and is a welcome addition to the jazz violin canon. ~Thom Jurek

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Eddy Louiss, Richard Galliano - Face To Face

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:45
Size: 136.8 MB
Styles: Accordion & Hammond Organ jazz
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[5:06] 1. Sang Mêlé
[4:26] 2. Face To Face
[4:21] 3. Tribute To Joe Diorio
[4:40] 4. Beija-Flor
[6:21] 5. I Remember Clifford
[5:17] 6. Enlacés
[2:59] 7. Laurita
[5:13] 8. Berimbau Sermao
[4:30] 9. Amandine
[4:22] 10. Framboise
[5:06] 11. Sous Le Ciel De Paris
[4:34] 12. Azul Tango
[2:43] 13. Avec Le Temps

Richard Galliano – Victoria Accordion & Alfred Arnold Bandoneon; Eddy Louiss – Hammond Organ. The two legendary French jazz musicians unite for the first ever recorded collaboration. Louiss' B-3 and Galliano's accordion blend together in a sound that is unique and captivating.

Accordion player Richard Galliano and organist Eddy Louiss have created a stirring set of duets. Both have impressive pedigrees as players and composers, and this set, recorded over three days at a Paris studio in the spring of 2001, is a brilliant pairing. The sympathetically matched tones of their two instruments create beautifully interwoven lines that at times sound like a single complex and pulsing instrument. The classic Hammond sound of Louiss anchors the bottom end, with Galliano's melodies swooping in and around the organ's mid and upper registers. Besides a commonality in American jazz, they also embrace elements of musette, tango, waltz, and blues. The duo segues perfectly between the disc's 13 pieces. Benny Golson's classic "I Remember Clifford" intermingles naturally with a couple French songs, a Brazilian medley by Baden Powell, and a few other choice covers. Originals by both men straddle tradition and invention with subtle grace. Since the death of Astor Piazzolla, Galliano has become one of the primary composers for the accordion. His "Framboise" evokes his multinational background (he's a Frenchman of Italian descent), while "Azul Tango" would have made the late master proud. ~David Greenberger

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Dip Ferrell & The Truetones - Dip In The Road

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:36
Size: 93.0 MB
Styles: Urban, R&B
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Where You Tryin' To Go
[4:17] 2. Lonely Girl
[3:08] 3. Dip In The Road
[4:42] 4. Where Do I Go From Here
[3:06] 5. Since Emptiness Filled My Heart
[3:42] 6. Must've Been A Fool
[4:34] 7. Some Say Hey
[3:20] 8. One True Truth
[2:43] 9. Love Is Gone
[3:41] 10. Way Of The Dinosaur
[3:32] 11. Devil In Your Soul

FLORENCE, S.C. -- Brothers Billy and Jackie Jeffords, longtime Florence businessmen, have been involved with music all their lives. Their passion for music and songwriting has brought accolades their way since their early teenage years. Together they have written more than 400 songs, more than 100 of which have been published. In 2005 Dip Ferrell (Billy) and the Truetones was formed primarily to record Billy and Jackie’s original songs. However, the brothers seemed to “stumble into beach music” as someone mentioned to Billy that one of their songs was getting a lot of air time and they didn’t know it until that song was nominated for song of the year.

“We never really considered ourselves to be beach music players -- we initially wrote James Taylor-like songs and rhythm and blues.” Billy Jeffords said. “We were trying to write and produce songs and hope that a big name would pick up a song or two. Most of our success, if you want to call it that, has been though the rhythm and blues section of beach music.”

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Art Hodes Quintet, Don Ewell Quartette - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:14
Size: 163.1 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. After You've Gone
[3:22] 2. Apex Blues
[4:42] 3. Ain't She Sweet
[3:12] 4. Libert Inn Drag
[2:50] 5. I've Found A New Baby
[4:07] 6. Dardanella
[3:52] 7. B-Flat Blues
[4:40] 8. Chimes Blues
[2:36] 9. Angry
[4:32] 10. Michigan Water Blues
[5:42] 11. Atanta Blues
[5:10] 12. Tishomingo Blues
[4:47] 13. Georgia Bo Bo
[4:08] 14. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
[4:11] 15. Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me)
[4:42] 16. Ole Miss
[4:57] 17. Yellow Dog Blues

This CD features two small group sessions recorded in the late 1950s featuring two of the finest traditional jazz pianists - Art Hodes and Don Ewell. (Tracks 1-9 - Art Hodes Quintet. Tracks 10-17 - Don Ewell Quartette.)

"The Hodes session is 'Some Legendary Art' and was recorded in Chicago on December 8, 1957. Musicians are Hodes on piano, Eddie Burleton on clarinet, Marty Grosz on guitar, Truck Parham on bass and Freddie Kohlman on drums. A beautiful session. The Ewell session may even be better. Also recorded in Chicago this session is from May 21, 1959 and has Ewell on piano, Nappy Trottier on trumpet, Marty Grosz again on guitar and Earl Murphy on bass.

The music on both of these sessions is very well recorded (by Ewing D. Nunn) and swings wonderfully. It's classic traditional jazz at its best. Anybody familiar with Art Hodes and Don Ewell will know exactly what to expect from this disc. This is legendary stuff and thanks must go to the wonderful folks at Jazzology/GHB Records for making this music available to all." ~Jazzman

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John Hicks - Beyond Expectations

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:03
Size: 164.9 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[ 6:32] 1. Expectations
[ 8:05] 2. Once I Loved
[ 8:18] 3. Every Time We Say Boodbye
[ 8:44] 4. There Is No Greater Love
[10:08] 5. Up Jumped Spring
[ 6:03] 6. Peace
[ 8:21] 7. Stella By Starlight
[ 5:23] 8. Au Privave
[ 5:32] 9. Turn Out The Stars
[ 4:53] 10. Bouncing With Bud

Bass – Ray Drummond; Drums – Marvin "Smitty" Smith; Piano – John Hicks.

John Hicks was 51 when, in 1993, he recorded Beyond Expectations for the independent Reservoir label, and at that age no one was demanding that the veteran pianist reinvent the jazz wheel. However, it wasn't unreasonable to ask that he show some imagination when it came to choosing material. Some of Hicks' '90s albums placed too much emphasis on overdone warhorses, and that is true of Beyond Expectations. Leading an acoustic piano trio that employs Ray Drummond on bass and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on drums, Hicks doesn't offer a lot of surprises. Most of the songs that he embraces (which range from Horace Silver's "Peace" to "There Is No Greater Love" and "Every Time We Say Goodbye") have been recorded time and time again over the years. But while this CD isn't very adventurous, it is still solid and enjoyable. Yes, Hicks is too reliant on warhorses, and instead of yet another version of "Stella by Starlight," how about surprising listeners with some less-obvious choices? How about finding the hard bop/post-bop possibilities in Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye or unearthing some of Duke Ellington and Antonio Carlos Jobim's lesser-known jewels? No one is demanding that Hicks be a trendsetting innovator -- he should stick to hard bop and post-bop because that's what he does best -- but it would be nice to hear him make less-obvious choices when it comes to picking material. Nonetheless, Hicks is still a warm, soulful, expressive improviser and he certainly has a great sound -- one that is greatly influenced by McCoy Tyner yet is recognizably John Hicks. Contrary to what its title suggests, Beyond Expectations isn't the Hicks album to end all Hicks albums. But it's a pleasing, if conventional, document of the pianist at 51. ~Alex Henderson

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David Murray, Gwo Ka Masters - The Devil Tried To Kill Me (Feat. Taj Mahal)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:21
Size: 147.3 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz, African rhythms
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[10:35] 1. Kiama For Obama
[ 8:06] 2. Africa
[ 8:17] 3. Southern Skies (Radio Edit) 2
[ 9:43] 4. The Devil Tried To Kill Me
[ 7:34] 5. Congo
[10:32] 6. Canto Oneguine
[ 4:44] 7. Southern Skies (Radio Edit)
[ 4:47] 8. Africa (Radio Edit)

David Murray: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Taj Mahal: vocals (2, 3); Sista Kee: vocals (3, 4); Jaribu Shahid: electric bass; Renzel Merrit: drums; Klod Kiavue: ka drums, vocals; Francois Ladrezeau: ka drums, vocals; Rasul Siddik: trumpet; Christian Laviso: guitar; Herve Samb: guitar.

This global block party, by saxophonist David Murray, blends ebullient African- rhythms with funk and jazz, brought by a fiery band that integrates two Gwo ka masters (Guadalupean drummers/vocalists), some sassy urban soul from pianist/vocalist Sista Kee, and the world renowned blues voice of Taj Mahal. The Devil Tried To Kill Me is Murray's third release with the Gwo ka Masters, following 2004's well received Gwotet (Justin Time), a recording that also featured avant-garde icon, saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.

Recorded in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadalupe's largest city, the recording is an emphatic celebration of the island's proud past and compelling present—reminding of its history of slavery, struggle, and independence before integration into France (circa 1794). The music is fueled by the indigenous beats of Gwo ka drums, stirring vocals and lyrics that speak life—as Murray states in the CD's liner notes, ..."music that is aimed towards the future."

The heartbeat of the Gwo ka is undeniable, starting with "Kiama For Obama," its pulse growing feverishly by the drumming and voices of Klod Kiavue and Francois Ladrezeau as the other band members improvise over the contagious theme. The cadence slows on "Africa" as Taj Mahal sings poignant lyrics of love and healing to the beautiful continent and its people, with Murray echoing the sentiment via a warm baritone solo. The funk comes hard in the super-bad "Southern Skies," treated with a double-dose of bluesy lyrics by Taj Mahal and sassy spoken word from the multi-talented San Franciscan, Sista Kee. The band burns white hot; Murray's tenor flying free, followed by Christian Laviso and Herve Samb's super-heated guitars. The title track is another free funk jazz killer, with Sista Kee spinning a humorous tale (lyrics by Ishmael Reed) of an escape from American cyberspace. "Congo" and "Canto Oneguine" are Afropop-influenced tracks that continue the recording's upbeat spirit, as the Gwo ka masters provide fervent call and response verses to the band's incessant playing. Radio-edits of "Southern Skies" and "Africa" are thrown in for those who want shortened versions but are otherwise redundant. It would have been better to have more tunes, especially with Sista Kee and Taj Mahal. Regardless, David Murray and the Gwo ka masters have created another stupendous release that makes the trip to Guadalupe an extraordinary journey. ~Mark F. Turner

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Jane Bunnett & The Spirits Of Havana - Ritmo + Soul

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:52
Size: 162.2 MB
Styles: Afro-Cuban rhythms
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[ 6:32] 1. Santos Saurez
[ 8:40] 2. Joyful Noise
[10:28] 3. El Rio
[ 3:55] 4. Osain
[10:02] 5. Drume Negrita
[ 5:59] 6. Journey Back
[ 5:21] 7. 3 Voices One Spirit
[ 7:00] 8. Hebioso
[12:52] 9. Fransisco's Dream

Merging a traditional Afro-Cuban spirit with the sound of acoustic mainstream jazz, Jane Bunnett and her Spirits of Havana have topped their previous projects. Since her 1992 Spirits Of Havana album on the Denon label, the saxophonist/flutist has brought more than 40 Cuban musicians on tour with her in Canada and in the United States. In addition, she and trumpeter Larry Cramer have established the Spirits of Music project to raise money for the repair of broken musical instruments in Cuba’s conservatories. They’ve produced a documentary film about Cuban music that will be presented this fall and winter at various film festivals around the world. In the film, Bunnett and Cramer perform with contemporary groups from all over Cuba, from son montuno groups, a 38-piece conga band, and even a 10-piece a cappella choir that sings in Creole.

With Ritmo + Soul, trumpet and soprano saxophone work together on "Santos Suárez," as two interwoven voices playing in harmony. Bunnett’s lively C flute and Cramer’s muted trumpet make "Joyful Noise" with a laid-back mood supported by the band. Composed by the husband-wife pair, these two songs and "Francisco’s Dream" offer a mellow adventure through consonant scenes, applying unisons and octaves liberally. Equal parts traditional Afro-Cuban and mainstream jazz, the band’s sound gets a big boost from pianist Hilario Duran and bassist Roberto Occhipinti. Their solo work stands out as both complex and comfortable. Recommended, the 71-minute program has an appeal across genre boundaries. ~Jim Santella

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Jeff Richman - Like That

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:27
Size: 129.2 MB
Styles: Jazz-rock guitar
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[5:38] 1. Like That
[5:28] 2. In Spirited
[5:41] 3. Small Kid Time
[6:27] 4. Awful Pretty
[5:47] 5. The Endless Inbetween
[5:24] 6. Rock Tall
[4:45] 7. Tsuyako
[5:09] 8. Touch And Go
[6:45] 9. In Flux
[5:19] 10. Truffaz

Jeff Richman’s 15th solo release delivers ten hard-hitting, playful compositions with catchy melodies and a refreshingly modern sound. Richman continues to shine in his ability to write music with creative intricacy and sophistication, articulating his individual point of view. This time around, his guitar tone is deeper, more resonant, robust and alive. Richman’s style of playing complex changes fluidly over these infectious grooves will satisfy over many listenings.

Like a musical alchemist, Richman’s purposeful selection of accompanying musicians creates a unique magic and delivers pleasing surprises along the way. A Vinnie Colaiuta solo highlights the expansive, wild adventure on “In Spirited” and Will Kennedy puts his signature on title track “Like That” with a funky backbeat. Larry Golding’s solo on “Tsuyako” adds to its romantic flair, Mitchel Forman lays an all-out solo on “Rock Tall”, and Deron Johnson’s hypnotic acoustic piano on “Endless Inbetween” gives it depth and dimension. Alex Acuna’s vibrant percussion adds just the right amount of muscial spice.

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The Three Suns - A Swingin' Thing

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:03
Size: 78.0 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Lounge
Year: 1964/1989
Art: Front

[3:19] 1. Sweet Georgia Brown
[2:39] 2. Mean To Me
[2:16] 3. African Waltz
[2:47] 4. Georgia On My Mind
[3:14] 5. Honeysuckle Rose
[3:17] 6. A Taste Of Honey
[3:07] 7. Ain't Misbehavin'
[3:06] 8. Sleepy Time Gal
[2:52] 9. Nite Trix
[2:50] 10. Ja-Da (Jada, Jada, Jing, Jing Jing)
[2:14] 11. Painted Desert
[2:17] 12. Lazy River

Most of this record is cheesy and fun. The jacket blurb "tasteful music for every musical taste" and the album title in this case apply to jazz (if you can imagine The Three Suns doing jazz). Nowhere is their new style better demonstrated than on the two originals, "Nite Trix" and "Painted Desert." "Sleepy Time Gal" features amazing staccato organ. Old Three Suns chestnuts "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Ain't Misbehavin'" receive new treatments. ~Tony Wilds

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Eric Dolphy - The Illinois Concert

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:06
Size: 158.2 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1963/1999
Art: Front

[20:16] 1. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
[ 1:29] 2. Something Sweet, Something Tender
[ 8:45] 3. God Bless The Child
[ 7:29] 4. South Street Exit
[10:58] 5. Iron Man
[12:26] 6. Red Planet
[ 7:40] 7. G.W.

Bass – Eddie Khan; Drums – J.C. Moses; Flute, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Eric Dolphy; Piano – Herbie Hancock. Recorded live at the University of Illinois in Champaign, IL on March 10, 1963. The band is augmented by the University of Illinois Brass Ensemble (6 French horns, 2 baritone horns and 1 tuba) on track 6 and by the University of Illinois Big Band (6 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 reed instruments) on track 7.

The 1999 discovery of a previously unknown 1963 concert by Eric Dolphy makes it one of the finds of the decade. Taped for broadcast at the University of Illinois at Champaign, it was mentioned in an Eric Dolphy Internet chat room and eventually relayed to producer Michael Cuscuna. The sound is very good, except for overly prominent drums throughout the concert and an under-miked flute on "South Street Exit." Dolphy's playing is consistently rewarding, including a lengthy workout of "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise," a miniature of "Something Sweet, Something Tender," and his always superb solo feature of "God Bless the Child." He switches to alto sax for an adventurous new work, "Iron Man" (which he would record a few months later for Douglas International), also inserting a hilarious quote of "Comin' Through the Rye." A 23-year-old Herbie Hancock on piano, Eddie Locke on bass, and drummer J. C. Moses make up the solid rhythm section. The last two tracks, "Red Planet" and Dolphy's "G.W.," add the support of the University of Illinois Brass Ensemble, which included a young Cecil Bridgewater on trumpet. Highly recommended! ~Ken Dryden

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Eileen Howard - All Kinds Of Weather

Size: 100,6 MB
Time: 40:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Come Rain Or Come Shine (4:39)
02. Summer Me, Winter Me (5:07)
03. It's Easy To Remember (5:08)
04. Orange Colored Sky (3:04)
05. How Deep Is The Ocean (3:35)
06. When The Sun Comes Out (5:17)
07. 'Round Midnight (5:13)
08. Blue Skies (4:15)
09. That's All (3:47)

Eileen Howard, a popular Columbus, Ohio actor and singer, debuts her first CD of jazz standards, recorded with the Erik Augis Trio, solidifying her 15-year reputation as an outstanding singer.

Howard recorded nine jazz standards on her CD "All Kinds of Weather" with Erik Augis on keys, Derek DiCenzo on bass and Matt Wagner on drums. Arrangements by Augis and Howard give the songs a fresh and unique feel.

Howard's sultry, smooth jazz vocals shine on laid-back ballads like 'Summer Me, Winter Me' and positively glow on the tune 'How Deep is the Ocean', arranged with deceptive simplicity for solo piano and voice. She swings with upbeat fun on 'Orange Colored Sky' and 'Come Rain or Come Shine'. Her passionate renditions of ''Round Midnight', 'It's Easy to Remember', and 'When the Sun Comes Out' evoke the memory of lost love. In short, an outstanding first release.

Fritz the Night Owl, Deejay on WJZA-WJZK Smooth Jazz Radio, featured the CD in March and April. He had this to say about "All Kinds of Weather":
"Backed by the always-swingin' Eric Augis Trio, Eileen breezes her way thru a varied selection of standards with ease. A terrific voice, fresh interpretations of well-known lyrics, and solid jazz sensibilites all contribute to this superb collection."

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Denis Solee & The Beegie Adair Trio - Gershwin On Sax

Size: 120,7 MB
Time: 51:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. But Not For Me (3:37)
02. They Can't Take That Away From Me (4:27)
03. Embraceable You (5:07)
04. Love Is Here To Stay (3:08)
05. Summertime (4:55)
06. 's Wonderful (3:31)
07. The Man I Love (4:19)
08. How Long Has This Been Going On (5:06)
09. Fascinating Rhythm (3:03)
10. It Ain't Necessarily So (4:46)
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It (4:36)
12. Someone To Watch Over Me (4:35)

Multi-reed player/saxophonist Denis Solee has lived in Nashville since 1974. Interested and skilled in all types of music, he has played in military bands, symphony orchestras, Broadway shows, big bands, and small groups. He has appeared on radio, TV, films, and recordings for artists from Ray Stevens to Ray Charles; Mel Tillis to Mel Torme; Louis Bellson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Sarah Vaughn, Amy Grant, Liberace, Aretha Franklin…. and the list goes on. While he makes a living playing virtually all types of music, Denis in the last few years has focused more on his major interest: big bands and small jazz ensembles. Denis has 4 of his own albums on the Green Hills Music label and just recently released his newest CD - "Sinatra on Sax" for Village Square Music. Denis teaches ensembles at The Nashville Jazz Workshop, and is responsible for the transcriptions and arrangements performed by these ensembles.

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Jan Marie & The Mean Reds - Released

Size: 100,2 MB
Time: 39:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014/2017
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. Polly Wolly Doodle All The Day (3:10)
02. Ain't Nobody's Business (3:35)
03. Mama Goose Cut Loose (3:19)
04. Down By The Riverside (4:02)
05. Wade In The Water (3:00)
06. I've Been Workin' On The Railroad (4:58)
07. Everybody Loves My Baby (4:30)
08. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (4:38)
09. St. James Infirmary (3:25)
10. Amazing Grace (4:35)

Personnel:
Jan Marie: vocals
Scott Aruda: trumpet
Rusty Scott: piano, Hammond B3 organ
Phil McGowan: drums
Justin Meyer: bass

Since her induction to the jazz world seven short years ago, Jan Marie has made a name for herself as a regular crowd-seducing chanteuse. Jan Marie has been compared to late, great jazz pioneers such as Anita O'Day, Nina Simone, Etta James, and even modern jazz marvels as Eva Cassidy and Amy Winehouse.

The Mean Reds is a 5-piece band playing a variety of vintage and "new vintage" music, including swing, blues, jazz, gospel, r&b, and soul. Comprised of highly skilled long-time jazz/blues musicians, and led by powerhouse frontwoman Jan Marie on lead vocals, The Mean Reds mix genres with plentiful ease, coaxing even the most left-footed of folks to take the dancefloor.

The Mean Reds sound is unique. Combining growling trumpet, upright bass, drums/washboard, piano and sometimes even Hammond B3 organ with Jan Marie's black coffee voice makes for a uniquely gritty yet saccharine tincture.

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Alma Swing - Rythme Futur: French-American Swing & Gypsy Jazz

Size: 113,5 MB
Time: 48:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz: Gipsy Jazz
Art: Front

01. Bossa Dorado (5:35)
02. Je Ne Sais Pas (3:18)
03. Minor Swing (3:14)
04. Nuits De Saint Germain Des Pres (2:52)
05. Manoir De Mes Reves (4:50)
06. Rythme Futur (2:40)
07. Tango Saffico (4:17)
08. Nuages (4:43)
09. Douce Ambiance (3:28)
10. It Don't Mean A Thing (3:23)
11. Limehouse Blues (Old Feeling Version) (3:22)
12. Bossa Dorado (Live) (6:13)

Personnel:
Lino Brotto - Lead Guitar
Mattia Martorano - Violin
Diego Rossato - Rhythm Guitar
Beppe Pilotto - Double Bass

Remarkable experience of musical research, Alma Swing follows a typical european tradition, which was (between the Thirties and the Forties, as still today) hot jazz. This genre was contaminated by the manouche culture of the North Europe gypsies, as well as by the parisian popular fashion and the afro-american swing craze. Apart from the US events, Alma Swing holds in the aesthetic bases of a string jazz with direct reference to Django Reinhardt's guitar style and Stéphane Grappelli's finesse. Those were certainly among the main heroes of french jazz. Thanks to a variety of program and show proposals, Alma Swing opens to the current time the most peculiar contents of this music, from the repertory and the executive procedures, carried out by means of the typical set of instruments and the melting pot of jazz and gypsy idioms. According to a rétro orchestra silhouette and to an acoustic line up, where the typical manouche guitars and the fiddle are protagonists, Alma Swing plays with personality the suggestions of an age impressed in the vinyl and in the grammophons voices, remarking the contemporary wide success of music.

Alma Swing - Rythme Futur 

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Ray Anthony - The New Ray Anthony Show

Size: 181,1 MB
Time: 76:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1960/2017
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals, Big Band
Art: Front & Back

01. Peter Gunn Opening Theme (Live) (0:25)
02. Just In Time (Live) (2:34)
03. Night Train (Live) (2:16)
04. Almost Like Being In Love (Feat. Diane Hall) (Live) (2:15)
05. Tres Chic (Live) (2:33)
06. Come Back To Sorrento (Live) (3:04)
07. Baby You've Got What It Takes (Feat. Annita Ray) (Live) (2:38)
08. Mr. Anthony's Boogie (Live) (1:23)
09. One O'clock Jump (Live) (2:10)
10. Too Marvelous For Words (Live) (2:47)
11. Why Don't You Do Right (Feat. Annita Ray) (Live) (2:14)
12. Alright, Okay, You Win (Live) (2:31)
13. TV Themes Medley Dragnet - The Man With The Golden Arm - M Squad Theme - Colonel Bogie March - Peter Gunn Theme (Live) (4:36)
14. Mack The Knife (Live) (3:02)
15. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (Feat. Diane Hall) (Live) (2:30)
16. When The Saints Go Marching In (Live) (2:19)
17. Peter Gunn Closing Credits (Live) (0:16)
18. Haul Off And Rock (Live) (2:03)
19. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Live) (2:11)
20. Be-Bop Baby (Live) (2:03)
21. Jailhouse Rock (Live) (2:16)
22. Rock Around The Rock Pile (Feat. Med Flory) (Live) (1:55)
23. Big Band Boogie (Live) (2:21)
24. Ev'rytime (Feat. Sue Raney) (Live) (2:45)
25. The Girl Can't Help It (Feat. Med Flory) (Live) (1:58)
26. Pete Kelly's Blues (Live) (2:49)
27. Sound Off (Live) (2:33)
28. Dragnet (Live) (2:49)
29. Gunsmoke (Live) (2:20)
30. Peter Gunn (Live) (1:49)
31. Fallout (Live) (2:07)
32. Walkin' To Mother's (Live) (2:12)
33. Dreamsville (Live) (2:22)

Recorded live in Las Vegas, Ray Anthony has dropped his big band and come up with a small instrumental group featuring Anthony as both trumpet player and singer, plus thrushes Diane Hall and Annita Ray. It's an exciting combination, and the result makes for an exciting disk. Anthony and ensemble comes through solidly on Night Train, Peter Gunn Theme, Just in Time and other familiar songs. Bonus tracks include a plethora of tracks from Ray Anthony's EP output including the original Peter Gunn, Walkin' to Mother's, Pete Kelly's Blues and songs from the film The Girl Can't Help It.

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Nat King Cole - St. Louis Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:35
Size: 74.6 MB
Styles: Jazz-blues vocals
Year: 1958/2011
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Overture (Medley) A) Love Theme B) Hesitating Blues
[1:49] 2. Harlem Blues
[2:34] 3. Chantez Les Bas
[3:14] 4. Friendless Blues
[2:36] 5. Stay
[2:39] 6. Joe Turner Blues
[2:55] 7. Beale Street Blues
[2:43] 8. Careless Love
[2:10] 9. Morning Star
[3:04] 10. Memphis Blues
[3:15] 11. Yellow Dog Blues
[2:25] 12. St. Louis Blues

Hall of Fame innovative singer & jazz pianist Nat King Cole was a distinctive vocalist whose smooth baritone stylings generated his big-selling career popular music success for Capitol records: the distinctive Capitols records building in Hollywood is know as the ‘building Nat Cole built’ through his many hits. But it was as a jazz and soul song stylist that Cole created his early success with songs such as “Get Your Kicks on Route 66”. On Cole’s acting debut as legendary blues man W. C. Handy in the movie “St Louis Blues”, he also joins forces with arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle and his orchestra to produce these winsome tunes based on the music from the soundtrack.

The 'best of the best' begins with a lovely, soaring “Overture (Medley) Love Theme” which is a beautiful brass & reed-driven, string-laden theme that gives way to Cole singing the lovely, “Hesitating Blues” with great lyrics, all wrapped within the same track. Songs from St Louis Blues contains some marvelous blues and popular music that could have been lost in time, but have made the jump to MP3 as a tribute to W. C. Handy based on the musical prowess of Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle, and a bevy of talented musicians in the orchestra with strings. Cole’s persuasive, gentle “Stay” pleads for someone who is leaving. “Memphis Blues”, the awesome 'song within a song' “Yellow Dog Blues”, and the famous “St. Louis Blues” are outstanding examples of Cole’s smooth blues 'with an edge' delivery. My Highest Recommendation. ~RBSProds.

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Elza Soares, Marku Ribas, Banda Luar De Prata - Chega De Saudade OST

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:47
Size: 107.1 MB
Styles: Soundtrack
Year: 2008/2016
Art: Front

[4:46] 1. Não Deixe O Samba Morrer
[3:26] 2. De Noite Na Cama
[2:30] 3. Um Calo De Estimação
[3:43] 4. Você Não Vale Nada
[3:01] 5. Tequila
[2:27] 6. Bebete Vãobora
[4:26] 7. Lama
[3:56] 8. Sonata Ao Luar
[3:38] 9. Mulheres
[3:22] 10. Bambino
[3:07] 11. Cha Cha Cha
[3:14] 12. Como Uma Onda (Zen Surfismo)
[2:37] 13. Mon Amour, Meu Bem, Ma Femme
[2:27] 14. Chega De Saudade

Elza Soares was born on June 23, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Elza da Conceição Soares. The Brazilian response to Sarah Vaughn. She is considered the gretest singer of samba alive.

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Dick Meldonian, Sonny Igoa - The Jersey Swing Concerts 1980-1982

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:00
Size: 116.8 MB
Styles: Classic big band, Swing
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[4:36] 1. Jump The Blues Away
[3:39] 2. You Gotta Try Harder
[5:45] 3. In A Mellow Tone
[4:26] 4. Love For Sale
[2:52] 5. Close As Pages In A Book
[3:44] 6. Road Stop
[4:15] 7. No Sweat
[2:32] 8. It Had To Be You
[3:31] 9. When You Done Went
[3:17] 10. Three Little Words
[3:28] 11. Jeep's Blues
[2:38] 12. I'll Never Say Never Again Again
[3:26] 13. Spring Is Here
[2:45] 14. Chicago

Dick Meldonian is a fine swing-based soloist who has never gained that much fame but has always impressed his fellow musicians. He started playing clarinet when he was eight and tenor at 11. Meldonian led his first group in 1944 and officially became a professional in 1949. Early associations included tours with Freddie Slack, Charlie Barnet (1950-1951), and Stan Kenton (1952). He also worked with Shorty Rogers, Nat Pierce, Elliot Lawrence, and Bill Russo, among others. Meldonian became a New York studio and session musician and has appeared in many settings, including with Erroll Garner (1957) and Gerry Mulligan (1960). He is best known for his work as the leader of the Jersey Swingers quartet in the late '70s and for the big band that he co-led with drummer Sonny Igoe starting in the early '80s. Meldonian recorded as a leader (both with combos and with big bands) for Progressive and Statiras. ~bio by Scott Yanow

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Howard Paul, Jody Espina - The Presidents

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:45
Size: 141.3 MB
Styles: Straight ahead jazz
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[6:08] 1. Mercy Mercy Mercy
[8:30] 2. If You Never Come To Me
[6:39] 3. When Sonny Gets Blue
[6:16] 4. All The Things You Are
[6:26] 5. In Your Own Sweet Way
[7:07] 6. Girl From Ipanema
[5:16] 7. Comin' Home Baby
[5:03] 8. The Americanization Of Emily
[4:02] 9. The Foolish Things
[6:13] 10. Softly, As In The Morning Sunrise

The Presidents is a collaboration bringing Paul and Espina together on stage and incorporating top players they’ve both worked with in the past. Mark Peterson (bass), Karl Latham (drums) and special guest Andres Forero (percussion) bring their own world class sensibility to the quartet. Straight ahead and American Songbook standards performed on the finest instruments by the hardest working guys in jazz!

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Coleman Hawkins All Stars - Swingville

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:19
Size: 96.9 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1960/1997
Art: Front

[ 5:56] 1. You Blew Out The Flame
[ 8:59] 2. More Bounce To The Vonce
[ 6:54] 3. I'm Beginning To See The Light
[ 8:08] 4. Cool Blue
[12:19] 5. Some Stretching

Ostensibly a jam session with ABA head-solos-tail formatting, Hawkins proves again and again why his sound is not only the epitome of jazz, but forever timeless. Trumpeter Joe Thomas and trombonist Vic Dickenson are by no means showboats, and they cannot steal the spotlight from Bean. But Tommy Flanagan threatens to on occasion, as he asserts himself on solos with a fervor that goes beyond Hawkins. Bubbling under all this virtuosity, bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Osie Johnson do their swinging thing with open ears and instruments always at the ready to fire. They start with "You Blew Out the Flame In My Heart," and it seems a bit of a breeze for these jazz experts. Hawkins plays the melody by himself the first time through, then Thomas and Dickenson join in on invitation. The deep blue, slightly vibratoed, soulful resonance of the leader is unmistakable as always, and Flanagan is his usual tasteful and precise self. They switch up on the end melody, with the brass fronting the line while Hawkins improvises, then takes back the tuneful departing chorus. Johnson wrote "More Bounce to the Vonce," a peppy gospel-soul tune reminiscent of "Travel On." Flanagan is featured with no horns, then they join with phrases similar to "Lil' Liza Jane." All save bass and drums get a solo over nine minutes. Hawkins leads the melody of "I'm Beginning to See the Light" with staccato brass punctuations of harmony, and Dickenson's solo displaying that he not only plays notes, but also embodies pure rhythmic swing. The easy swing of "Cool Blue" has growling trombone, squeaky-clean trumpet and moaning tenor. Thomas and the underappreciated Emmett Berry are good case studies for comparison; here Thomas exemplifes the virtue of unrushed construction of a solo. Hawkins and Johnson claim co-writing credit on the 12-minute-plus "Some Stretching," a good old soulfully swinging jam over just a couple of tonal notes. The trio uses double stops for Hawkins' leadoff solo, and then he digs in for an elongated full count extended by numerous not-so-foul tips. Hanging with every pitch and waiting in the wings is Flanagan, whose masterful pianistics are worth the wait while the others hit singles. It's Flanagan who delivers the grand salami. The demonstrative yet subtle Hawkins is in full flight here, with the equally elegant Thomas and naturally subdued Dickenson in lock step. What a joy they must have been to hear together at a club or concert date, if in fact it happened in this small-group setting. ~Michael G. Nastos

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