Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova All Stars - Bossa Nova

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:19
Size: 96.9 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Jazz guitar
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:18] 1. Naked City Theme
[2:11] 2. Ramblin' Rose
[2:22] 3. Maria
[2:34] 4. Lollipops And Roses
[2:02] 5. Moon River
[3:11] 6. Desafinado
[1:51] 7. Mr. Lucky
[2:13] 8. One Note Samba
[2:01] 9. Theme From Route 66
[2:53] 10. Recado Bossa Nova
[2:26] 11. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
[2:16] 12. O Barquinho (Little Boat)
[2:32] 13. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
[2:18] 14. Satin Doll
[2:04] 15. The Alley Cat Song
[2:32] 16. Meditation (Meditação)
[2:24] 17. Walk Right In
[2:04] 18. Days Of Wine And Roses

b. 2 September 1917, Prainha, São Paulo, Brazil, d. 26 July 1995, Van Nuys, California, USA. A fluent and skilled musician, famous in his native country as a classical Spanish guitar player, Almeida went to the USA in the 40s to work in film and television studios. His jazz work was first widely exposed during a spell with Stan Kenton in the late 40s. Although continuing his film and television work, Almeida also took many opportunities to play jazz, joining forces with bass player Harry Babasin, altoist Bud Shank and drummer Roy Harte in 1953. The work of this group anticipated many of the hallmarks of the bossa nova craze that came a few years later. In 1974, Almeida gained further appreciation when he was teamed with bass player Ray Brown, drummer Chuck Flores and Shank to form the L.A. 4. Records by this group, with Flores replaced successively by Shelly Manne and Jeff Hamilton, and later teamings with Shank in duo performances and with fellow guitarists Larry Coryell and Charlie Byrd, showcased the distinctive style that set Almeida’s work apart from the mainstream of jazz guitar.

During his career Almeida won Grammy awards in 1959 for his performance on Danzas, and the following year for The Spanish Guitars Of Laurindo Almeida and Conversations With The Guitar. In 1961, he gained two more with Discantos and Reverie For Spanish Guitars, and in 1962 further honours with nominations for Viva Bossa Nova! in the Best Performance By An Orchestra For Dancing and Best Jazz Performance categories and a third nomination with The Intimate Bach (Best Classical performance). In 1964, the album Guitar From Ipanema won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, and in 1972 he was nominated for the Best Soloist award with The Art Of Laurindo Almeida. ~bio from AMG

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Stephanie Lottermoser - This Time

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:08
Size: 94.2 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[4:25] 1. This Time
[3:58] 2. Your Own Sweet Way
[4:51] 3. No Horizon
[3:46] 4. Colours
[3:16] 5. Flip It
[5:04] 6. Temptation's Fair
[3:52] 7. Who's That
[3:59] 8. Lullabye
[3:07] 9. Reflection Song
[4:46] 10. Everyday People Freedom Jazz Dance

Stephanie Lottermoser started taking classical piano lessons and vocal training at the age of 7, with 14 she started to play saxophone and took lessons with Karsten Gorzel, Johannes Enders, Don Menza and Axel Kühn. She studied jazz saxophone with Leszek Zadlo at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich. Her compositions are a mixture of Jazz, Soul, Pop and Funk and in combining the saxophone with her vocals she found her own and very personal musical expression.

In 2013/2014 she received a six month scholarship oft he bavarian gouvernment for a stay at the "Cité Internationale des Arts" in Paris. Since then various new projects and collaborations were built that will continue, especially her work with french pianist François Faure who also plays on her current album. Stephanie Lottermoser is a Yamaha Performing Artist and plays a silver Yamaha 82Z tenor saxophone.

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Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays The Irving Berlin Song Book

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:29
Size: 72.1 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 1959/2014
Art: Front

[2:35] 1. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
[3:10] 2. Supper Time
[1:59] 3. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
[2:23] 4. Change Partners
[2:56] 5. The Song Is Ended
[2:58] 6. How Deep Is The Ocean
[2:26] 7. Cheek To Cheek
[2:16] 8. I Used To Be Color Blind
[2:18] 9. You're Laughing At Me
[3:19] 10. Isn't This A Lovely Day
[2:14] 11. Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails
[2:49] 12. Remember

Oscar Peterson's Songbook have received mixed reviews through the years. The second time the pianist indulged in this project, he, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen recorded nine albums in a month. Obviously, not much planning went into the individual songs. Since the emphasis was on easy-listening jazz, the interpretations of the dozen Irving Berlin compositions included on this out-of-print LP are fairly melodic and safe, if swinging. Nothing unexpected occurs, but the music is reasonably pleasing, if lacking in emotional depth; certainly this is one of the happier versions of "Supper Time" (whose lyrics deal with a lynching) yet recorded. ~Scott Yanow

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Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best Of The Verve Years (3-Disc Set)

Many of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's recordings for the Verve label in the '50s and early '60s show him at the peak of his powers. This three-CD set is a sampler of his legacy, with the discs subtitled "Big Band," "Small Groups & Guests" and "In an Afro Cuban, Bossa Nova, Calypso Groove." The programming jumps all over the place and makes little sense but this set serves as a good excuse to acquire 40 performances by the great Gillespie and the many all-stars who recorded with him. Few but the most fanatical veteran Gillespie fans will have all of these selections. This collection filled a void until Verve got around to doing a much more comprehensive Dizzy Gillespie reissue program. ~Scott Yanow

Album: Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best Of The Verve Years (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:52
Size: 164.5 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 1992

[ 5:53] 1. Prelude
[ 6:45] 2. 'bout To Wail
[ 2:59] 3. Umbrella Man
[ 9:08] 4. The Chains
[ 4:54] 5. Birks' Works
[ 4:08] 6. Stella By Starlight
[ 3:39] 7. Dizzy's Business
[ 3:08] 8. Autumn Leaves
[11:47] 9. Dizzy's Blues
[ 3:52] 10. Flamingo
[ 4:11] 11. Jordu
[ 4:43] 12. Evening Sound
[ 6:38] 13. Take The A Train

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Album: Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best Of The Verve Years (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:36
Size: 168.5 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 1992

[11:48] 1. Blue 'n Boogie
[ 3:58] 2. Bonnie's Blues
[ 5:36] 3. Ool Ya Koo
[ 6:27] 4. Blues After Dark
[ 6:36] 5. The Heat's On
[ 2:28] 6. Leap Frog
[ 3:37] 7. Where's Adam
[ 3:27] 8. There's No Greater Love
[ 6:09] 9. Just One Of Those Things
[ 5:27] 10. I Know That You Know
[ 7:05] 11. Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
[10:54] 12. Dizzy Atmosphere

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Album: Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best Of The Verve Years (Disc 3)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:55
Size: 173.8 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[ 6:24] 1. Manteca
[ 3:53] 2. Fiesta Mojo
[ 4:14] 3. A Night In Tunisia
[ 3:21] 4. And Then She Stopped
[ 4:14] 5. Trin Tin Deo
[ 3:26] 6. Desafinado
[ 7:37] 7. Africana
[ 2:42] 8. Pergunte Ao Joao (Ask John)
[ 7:18] 9. Caravan
[ 3:01] 10. This Lovely Feeling
[ 3:19] 11. Ungawa
[ 4:51] 12. Begin The Beguine
[ 4:59] 13. Con Alma
[11:29] 14. Rio Pakistan
[ 5:01] 15. Jambo

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Karrin Allyson - Azure-Te

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:06
Size: 139.9 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[5:15] 1. How High The Moon / Ornithology
[4:34] 2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
[4:14] 3. Bernie's Tune
[5:23] 4. Night And Day
[6:58] 5. Blame It On My Youth
[4:06] 6. Yardbird Suite
[5:58] 7. Good Morning Heartache
[5:23] 8. Stompin' At The Savoy
[6:34] 9. Azure Te
[6:17] 10. Some Other Time
[6:19] 11. Samba '88

On piano: Paul Smith, Laura Caviani; on trumpet & flugelhorn: Stan Kessler, Mike Metheny; on bass: Bob Bowman, Gerlad Spaits; Todd Strait, drums: Rod Fleeman, acoustic guitar; Danny Embrey, electric guitar; Kim Park , alto & tenor saxaphones; Randy Weinstein, harmonica.

Karrin Allyson is one of the best jazz singers to emerge in the 1990s. She is a masterful scatter, as she shows on some of these selections (including "How High the Moon" and "Yardbird Suite"), but she is also quite expressive on ballads (including "Blame It on My Youth" and "Some Other Time"). The strong backup musicians (a variety of top Kansas City players with guest spots for violinist Claude Williams and flügelhornist Mike Metheny) keep the music swinging. Highly recommended. ~Scott Yanow

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Pius Baumgartner - Jazz-Q

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:06
Size: 165.1 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[2:39] 1. Conga Blues
[5:14] 2. In A Sentimental Mood
[5:16] 3. Boqueron
[4:35] 4. Waltzin'
[8:17] 5. Peruvian Nights
[6:16] 6. Coffee-Time
[7:46] 7. Darn That Dream
[4:57] 8. Poinciana
[6:03] 9. Estate
[5:26] 10. Gently
[5:02] 11. Bossa Al Dente
[3:18] 12. Good Monring Here's Your Wake Up Call
[7:11] 13. Watermelon Man

Pius Baumgartner (saxophone); Marcel Schefer (piano); Kalli Gerhards (double bass); Patrick Manzecchi (drums).

Pius Baumgartner, freelance musician and composer, born on December 25, 1967 in Lugano. Grew up in Samedan in the beautiful Engadine and since 2006 lives in Meierskappel (LU). At the age of eight, he received clarinet lessons from Dumeng Morell for the first time. 1990 - 95 Studied music at the Jazz-School St.Gallen and acquired the teaching diploma SMPV. This is followed by several stays abroad and engagements in Buenos Aires, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Los Angeles, Ankara and Prague.

1995-96 saxophone and flute lessons in New York with Tim Price. Member of the then newly formed Army Big Band under the direction of Pepe Lienhard. Culture Prize of the Canton of Grisons. Collaboration with a variety of musicians, bands and artists u.a. "Chapella Clavadatsch", the "Engadine Ländlerfründa" and the brothers Domenic and Curdin Janett (Fränzlis) from Tschlin. Hans Hassler, Frantiske Uhlir, Francis Coletta, Kalli Gerhards, Isla Eckinger, Bernita Bush, Alexia Gardner, Dani Felber u.v.m. Recent projects with the Grisons cabaret flurin Caviezel and "The four holy three kings" - the swinging witty saxophone quartet with Carlo Schöb, Mario Haltinner, Franco Mettler and Pius Baumgartner. The "Christoph Walter Orchestra" (ART ON ICE 2011 in Zurich with Donna Summer). The "Bodan ARTOrchestra" with contemporary big band sound and the "Swiss Ländler Gamblers".

His musical roots are in Pius Baumgartner's Graubünden folk music. As a multi-instrumentalist - saxophone / clarinet & flute - he is found in a variety of styles and occupations, e.g. Big bands, musicals, folk bands or various experimental projects. Above all as a jazz saxophonist with his own band "Baumgartner Jazz-Q." (Translated from German.)

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Gene Ludwig - Love Notes Of Cole Porter

Size: 136,9 MB
Time: 58:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Jazz: Hammond Organ
Art: Front

01. What Is This Thing Called Love (6:32)
02. Everything I Love (6:53)
03. I Love You (4:40)
04. Begin The Beguine (7:21)
05. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (4:23)
06. Every Time We Say Goodbye (6:01)
07. Rosalie (4:36)
08. Why Can't You Behave? (5:12)
09. Night And Day (5:23)
10. Dream Dancing (7:50)

The release of Gene Ludwig's Love Notes Of Cole Porter is a bittersweet event. While this collection of music shines a spotlight on one of the great, under-recognized organ talents in the world of jazz, it also marks the final recording from this mainstay of the Pittsburgh jazz scene. Ludwig passed away suddenly in the summer of 2010, leaving behind his loving wife Pattye, a rich legacy and solid reputation within the jazz community, and an unreleased collection of Cole Porter tunes from his final recording session, in the fall of 2008.

Now, thanks to Pattye Ludwig's devotion, this music has reached the marketplace, and though she notes that "this CD is a gift back to Gene," it's actually a gift to any true fan of the organ jazz tradition. Ludwig's last recording covers ten Porter tunes, ranging from the oft-covered "Night And Day" to the rarely noticed "Rosalie," and highlights his solid technique and exceptional taste.

The program is split evenly between trio and quartet performances, giving Ludwig an opportunity to shine in two different settings. On the quartet numbers, tenor saxophonist Lou Stellute is often tapped to dish out the melodies, delivering soulful lines on "Why Can't You Behave?" and nonchalant statements on "Everything I Love," but Ludwig is still the star here, delivering his most impressive performances in some unexpected places. Drifting songs, like the aforementioned "Why Can't You Behave?" and the album-closing "Dream Dancing," give Ludwig some space to to open up and deliver some fluid, yet elastic runs that somehow manage to fit perfectly within the mannered pace of these pieces. Ludwig impresses even more when he takes on "Begin The Beguine"—rarely covered anymore and seen as kitsch in some jazz circles—hitting a grand slam with his stellar solo work.

When the organist isn't at center stage, he has no problem supporting Stellute or guitarist Mark Strickland, who serves as Ludwig's traveling companion on all ten numbers, delivering soulful statements and swinging lines in a hip, understated fashion. Hints of Wes Montgomery and Grant Green can be found in Strickland's single note lines, but he takes these influences and fashions them in his own way.

While some may look back fondly and remember Ludwig for his stint with saxophonist Sonny Stitt as the '60s drew to a close, or for his albums on labels both big (Atlantic Records) and small (Blues Leaf), his legacy reaches beyond these mere footnotes in his life. Ludwig was a true gentleman of the jazz organ and a genuine artist to the very end. ~Dan Bilawsky

Personnel: Gene Ludwig: organ; Mark Strickland: guitar; Lou Stellute: tenor saxophone (1-3, 5, 8); Thomas Wendt: drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 9); Billy Kuhn: drums (2, 4, 6, 8, 10).

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Carmela Rappazzo - Howlin' At The Moon

Size: 101,3 MB
Time: 39:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Genie In A Bottle (3:56)
02. Keyhole (4:12)
03. Haunted (5:54)
04. Howlin' At The Moon (2:46)
05. Rush Of Heat (4:11)
06. State Of Grace (6:26)
07. Lullaby Of The Leaves (4:20)
08. Revenge (3:14)
09. Making My Way Back To You (4:33)

Music is everywhere in New Orleans. No matter what time of the day or night, someone is playing something. Wether it's a marching band practicing for Mardi Gras parades or a lone musician on a street corner or the sound of a kick ass band coming out of the doors of a club on Frenchman, there is a reason you want to move your feet or sing along.
The city's influence on me and my writing has been tremendous. I hope that I have done it justice.
This album was recorded with all the musicians in the same room at the same time. It was an amazing experience and also a difficult one. The musicianship was superb and inspiring. They brought their A game to the stage at The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music where we recorded. Great arrangements were made by Oscar Rossignoli and Jasen Weaver.
Most of these songs started out as stories about my friend Margaret Whitton who passed away last year. She was a great pal and supported my love of jazz like no other. As an artist herself she had achieved much in her lifetime and was generous in passing along support to other artists. I was so very fortunate to have known her. She was also a harsh task master, bring it or go home.
I hope you enjoy these songs, I've put a lot into making this album and it means a great deal to me.

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Ewan Svensson - Sometime Ago

Size: 105,3 MB
Time: 45:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz: Guitar Jazz
Art: Front

01. I’ll Remember April (2:47)
02. We’ll Be Together Again (4:29)
03. It’s You Or Noone (2:28)
04. If I Should Lose You (3:09)
05. Falling In Love With Love (3:15)
06. Here’s That Rainy Day (4:42)
07. Sometime Ago (3:49)
08. I Thougt About You (3:17)
09. When I Fall In Love (4:21)
10. I Remember You (3:25)
11. Skylark (3:36)
12. Autumn Leaves (2:56)
13. Blue In Green (2:56)

"Sometime Ago" lets us take part in Ewan Svensson entirely on his own. At home in his studio, without pretentious preparations and artistic arrangements, he played with a bunch of inexhaustible standards derived from the American songbook. And here and there he has, afterwards, carefully and with indifferent taste, added one and another extraordinary sentence, which means that he thus plays duet with himself. Among the 13 melodies Ewan has chosen as the basis for his most remarkable tone embroideries are Hoagy Carmichael's beautiful "Skylark", Jimmy van Heusens "I Thought About You" and "Here's That Rainy Day" and Robin Raingers "If I Should Lose You ". But the best is finally: Bill Evans and Miles Davis "Blue in Green", a classic that appeared for the first time on Miles immortal album "Kind of Blue". Ewan gives the very own and very personal interpretation.
So lucky I do not think I've been out of a guitar album since I purchased Joe Pass's first solo album on the Pablo label just over 40 years ago! Ewan Svensson, like Pass, is a virtuoso of the highest and most precious dignity. Most things seem to be so easy to play and everything is so rhythmic, harmonious and melodically refined that you get really happy.
"Sometime Ago" should be included in the standard equipment of every music school where they teach guitar play. And that all jazz guitarists should soon get the album is a matter of course!
2017 Best Swedish Jazz Album? ~Jan Olsson

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Tokunbo - The Swan

Size: 108,9 MB

Time: 45:18

File: MP3 @ 320K/s

Released: 2018

Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals

Art: Front & Back

01. New June (4:16)

02. Headlights (5:17)

03. Somersault (3:23)

04. Cast Away (4:28)

05. Outer Space (4:58)

06. Innocence (3:26)

07. Rebecca (3:54)

08. White Noise (3:13)

09. The Swan (4:12)

10. Words (3:55)

11. Play Me A Song (3:56)

TOKUNBO - her musical stages of development follow the dramaturgy of her life. After a successful career with acoustic soul band Tok Tok Tok, the convertible singer-songwriter has been enriching the music scene as a solo artist since 2014. On 2018, her new, second solo album will be released 'The Swan'.

Just a glance at the cover of 'The Swan' hints at TOKUNBO's latest transformation: The dark hues have given way to a lot of white space, which is painted over 11 songs in many facets of color design. While her solo debut celebrated even reduced arrangements in LoFi robe, her second work fills with graceful soundscapes and still ties naturally to the predecessor 'Queendom Come.

'The Swan is more complex, atmospherically denser and peppered with gossamer details. The understanding of space has an extraordinary significance here: the pieces live on a distinct expanse and at the same time - in the noble mix of Marc Ebermann - are formally tangible in the room. TOKUNBO is known to audiences and critics alike for its claim to sound quality, so that hi-fi connoisseurs will get their money's worth again. The tonal textures range from sensitive strings to a playful use of vibraphone and are meticulously reproduced in their extraordinary dynamics. TOKUNBO has stayed true to its tried and true companions: Ulrich Rode once again shines on the guitar, Christian Flohr spreads pleasant warmth in the low-frequency range, while Matthias 'Maze' Meusel creates a refreshingly unconventional approach to the percussions. OK then. Because it is clear that only a few musicians can portray such a complex palette without sounding obscure.

The result is a lyrical album, which was brought to the point on the symbol of the swan. Driven by the change in her own life, the birth of her first child can be seen in her second album. However, the beauty of 'The Swan' is by no means too obvious, marked by grace and love. TOKUNBO always keeps her very own, mysterious nature and remains - despite all the versatility - faithful to her dark, beautiful style mixture, which she herself gave the excellent name 'folk noir.

TOKUNBO was the voice of Tok Tok Tok from 1998 to 2013. During their active time, the band released 13 albums and won five German Jazz Awards and the SACEM Grand Prix. Their tours have led Tok Tok Tok around the globe, the band gave concerts with the NDR Pops Orchestra and the Babelsberg Film Orchestra and was on the German TV u.a. guest in the WDR talk show 'Zimmer frei'. In 2014 appeared TOKUNBO's highly acclaimed solo debut 'Queendom Come', which she presented live on an extensive tour of Germany, France and Portugal.

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Paula Atherton - Shake It

Size: 116,7 MB
Time: 50:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Smooth Jazz, Funky Jazz
Art: Front

01. Low Rider (4:28)
02. Long Tall Cool One (4:52)
03. Into The Night (4:52)
04. Good Love Gone Bad (4:54)
05. You Got It (4:04)
06. All About The One (4:21)
07. Say Goodbye (4:23)
08. Shake It (4:36)
09. My Song For You (4:38)
10. New Color (4:33)
11. Say Goodbye (Instrumental Version) (4:23)

A native of New York, jazz vocalist/musician Paula Atherton began studying voice and flute at the age of nine, becoming proficient on saxophone during her teenage years. She studied with a number of notable jazz artists including Lee Konitz and Bob Mintzer, performed at the New York Ball celebrating Bill Clinton's first inauguration, and led the house band for the cable comedy show Girls Night Out. Playing saxophone, Atherton and her band, Interplay, managed to attract a following in the New York City area and released Let Me Inside Your Love in 2001. Atherton returned in 2009 with the album, Groove with Me. In 2013, she released her third studio effort, Enjoy the Ride. ~Tom Demalon

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Banu Gibson, The New Orleans Hot Jazz Orchestra - Jazz Baby

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:40
Size: 109.2 MB
Styles: New Orleans jazz
Year: 1984/2016
Art: Front

[2:28] 1. Down In Honky Tonk Town
[3:17] 2. Wang Wang Blues
[2:51] 3. Copenhagen
[2:43] 4. Squeeze Me
[2:45] 5. Changes
[2:29] 6. Let's Misbehave
[1:48] 7. That's Georgia
[2:57] 8. Sweet Man
[3:07] 9. I Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away)
[3:20] 10. Milneburg Joys
[2:18] 11. Jazz Baby
[3:03] 12. The Chant
[3:37] 13. Louisiana
[2:29] 14. Cakewalking Babies From Home
[3:57] 15. Rose Of Washington Square
[4:24] 16. Heebie Jeebies

The great classic jazz singer Banu Gibson is heard for the first time with her regular group (the New Orleans Hot Jazz Orchestra), on this Stomp Off LP. Although the group would improve (and swing a lot harder) when eventually the tuba player was replaced by a string bassist, this is an excellent outing. Gibson brings a real understanding to the veteran standards and sounds quite spirited and creative within the idiom on such songs as "Down in Honky Tonk Town," "Changes," "Sweet Man" and "Rose of Washington Square." With fine solos contributed by cornetist Charles Fardella, trombonist Steve Yocum and pianist David Boeddinghaus (the group did not have a clarinetist yet), this was a major first step for Banu Gibson, who would soon be at the top of her field.

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Gary Scott - Blame It On My Youth

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:02
Size: 119.1 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:16] 1. The Very Thought Of You
[3:53] 2. When You Wish Upon A Star
[4:04] 3. How Are Things In Gloccamorra
[4:55] 4. For All We Know
[4:38] 5. My Foolish Heart
[4:56] 6. Blame It On My Youth
[5:08] 7. Stardust
[6:11] 8. Again
[4:29] 9. Polkadots And Moonbeams
[4:49] 10. Nancy
[4:39] 11. You'll Never Know

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Jimmy Durante - Jimmy Durante's Way Of Life

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 27:07
Size: 62.1 MB
Styles: EasyListening, Traditional pop
Year: 1965/1998
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. A Way Of Life
[2:28] 2. My Wish
[2:25] 3. As Time Goes By
[1:50] 4. Make Someone Happy
[3:10] 5. I'll Be Seeing You
[2:33] 6. When Day Is Done
[2:56] 7. When I Lost You
[2:43] 8. If I Had You
[2:52] 9. Once To Every Heart
[2:56] 10. I'll See You In My Dreams

If any performer can truly be said to have carved out his own comedic turf, made a huge success out of it lasting over several decades, while completely owning that piece of turf lock, stock, and barrel, then that performer would have to be Jimmy Durante. There never has been -- nor is there likely ever to be -- a stylistic school of Durante; the man and his character are of one piece and ingrained in the national consciousness to the extreme. Anyone foolish enough to start appropriating any part of his act would be immediately branded as a slavish imitator -- someone just merely "doing Durante" -- while always being doomed to comparison with the one and only real-deal "Schnozzola" and again, falling well short of the mark. On the surface, Durante's mega-success defied all commonly understood show business laws. No one with such a gravelly voice should have been able to put over a song as well as he did. No one as ugly as him should have made as much profitable hay as he did about being that ugly, and parlaying those looks into a movie career at that. No one wore rumpled suits and a beat-up fedora (covering what little hair he had left), smoked a cheap cigar, and mangled the English language with more charm and hilarity than he. No one won the hearts of his audience by simply being himself -- a comic Everyman from the poor side of town -- than did one Jimmy Durante. He didn't sing good, he didn't look good, and he had the audacity to keep bringing it up, he dressed like a bum, and couldn't say a complete sentence without screwing up some (or all) of the words. Not much of a show business résumé on the surface of it, but Durante's uncloneable charm gathered its main strength from being just that; an average guy who -- as one critic put it -- "acted like a heckler from an audience who had finally decided he could do a better job himself and, upsetting all conventional show business decorum, had snuck into the spotlight." There was not one subtle thing about Jimmy Durante; whether it was wrecking a piano and throwing the resultant debris at the audience, singing a song like "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway (But Can Broadway Do Without Me?)," or doing a complete about face and providing a brief glimpse of the wistful side of his character, he tapped the deepest of emotions every single time and did it at full bore. ~Cub Koda

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Martial Solal - Martial Solal Trio

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:36
Size: 131.9 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:43] 1. La Chaloupée
[2:59] 2. The Champ
[2:54] 3. Ramona
[3:00] 4. Dinah
[2:58] 5. Poinciana
[3:18] 6. Farniente
[2:38] 7. Pennies From Heaven
[2:38] 8. Once In A While
[2:55] 9. Signal
[2:49] 10. Midi 1 4
[2:29] 11. Just One Of Those Things
[2:48] 12. You're Not The Kind Of Boy
[2:52] 13. Only Have Eyes For You
[2:30] 14. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[3:30] 15. Darn That Dream
[2:51] 16. The Way You Look Tonight
[3:36] 17. My Funny Valentine
[2:26] 18. The Song Is You
[2:43] 19. Ridikool
[2:51] 20. You Go To My Head

Solal's concept can be associated with a deep understanding of the fact that music is a language and each performance is a conversation between the participants.

The pianist has a lot of ideas to share and each of them is delegated the appropriate amount of time so that the audience can only glimpse its depth. His sequences can easily be translated into sentences, as opposed to more classical approaches where ideas are explored through whole paragraphs or entire chapters. This makes the Solal experience an intense and lively listen which captures the attention thoroughly. One could go so far as to say that even the normal silences and pauses during a verbal "normal" conversation between people are interpreted as tension points in Solal's musical improvisation.

His skill with the instrument is astounding and he is quoted saying this regarding his technique: "The best you play you have to make people believe that it's very easy, even when it's very difficult. If you look to have trouble with the technique, it is no good. You must play the most difficult thing like this: " (Martial Solal interviewed by Larry Appelbaum just before his concert at the Library of Congress, April 11, 2011).

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Lalo Schifrin - Latin Jazz Suite

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:59
Size: 148.8 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[ 7:33] 1. Montuno
[ 7:48] 2. Martinique
[12:42] 3. Pampas
[12:44] 4. Fiesta
[15:21] 5. Ritual
[ 8:49] 6. Manaos

Bass – John Goldsby; Bass Trombone – Lucas Schmid; Ensemble – WDR Big Band ; Drums – Ignacio Berroa; Percussion – Alex Acuña, Alphonso Garrido, Marcio Doctor; Piano – Lalo Schifrin; Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – David Sanchez; Trumpet – Jon Faddis; Guitar – Paul Shigihara; Piano, Organ – Frank Chastenier; Reeds – Harald Rosenstein, Heiner Wiberny, Jens Neufang, Olivier Peters, Rolf Römer; Trombone – Bernt Laukamp, Dave Horler, Ludwig Nuß; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Andy Haderer, John Marshall, Klaus Osterloh, Rick Kiefer, Rob Bruynen. Recorded live at Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal on June 18 & 19, 1999.

Lalo Schifrin's Latin Jazz Suite is a masterful celebration of the diverse and colorful sounds and feelings that Latin forms add to the jazz vocabulary. It is also a reflection of the composer's successful contributions to the Latin musical language over the last four decades. This enthralling, consistently engaging six-piece suite - recorded live over two nights of its June 1999 premiere in Cologne, Germany — most recalls Schifrin's historic Gillespiana suite. But Latin Jazz Suite is a milestone of arguably greater proportion. As a composer, Schifrin here reveals a greater, more refined depth of maturity, a worldly mastery of musical forms and a perfected sensibility for the drama and adventure of long-form structures.

The suite scales Cuban ("Montuno"), Caribbean ("Martinique") and Argentinean ("Pampas") structures to those informed by Brazilian ("Manaos"), African (the superb "Ritual") and flamenco ("Fiesta") styles. Percussion flavors subtly throughout, but never dominates or overwhelms. Schifrin's no tourist. He uses his compositional prowess to suggest the different landscapes he traverses. He also divides the star roles most intriguingly. The orchestra — voiced here by the great WDR Big Band, which commissioned the work — carries the majority of the melodies and punctuates poetically with some of Schifrin's most Gil Evans-like scoring (perhaps acknowledging the influence of Sketches of Spain ). Solos are manned by an exciting triumvirate including Schifrin (marvelous) on piano, Jon Faddis (at his Dizzyest best) and young firebrand David Sanchez on tenor and soprano saxophones. A stronger triad is difficult to conceive.

The suite's highlight is the pulsating, chant-like "Ritual," a hypnotic and vibrant piece in 12/8 time that elicits especially commanding solos from Faddis, Sanchez and, most notably, Schifrin himself. Other highlights include the catchy "Martinique," a Caribbean polyglot of Sonny Rollins's "St. Thomas" and Schifrin's own "Roulette Rhumba," and the concerto-like beauty of "Pampas," Schifrin's visit back to a 1978 theme (from his underrated Gypsies LP) enlivened most imaginatively by "Street Tattoo," the composer's theme to the film, Boulevard Nights.

This 65-minute opus ultimately suggests a sort of jazz symphony. The invention of Schifrin's conception interacting with the wit and verve of the players protect against any kind of museum-quality stodginess too. As it unfurls, it reveals itself as a most entertaining work. When it's over, it lingers in the mind and the heart as a real work of art. Surely, Latin Jazz Suite is among the best, most memorable jazz recordings of the year and like Gillespiana, Jazz Mass and Marquis de Sade, one of the great jazz achievements in Lalo Schifrin's provocative career. ~Douglas Payne

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Dip Ferrell & The Truetones - Get Ready For The Truetones

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:37
Size: 86.1 MB
Styles: R&B, Carolina Shag
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. One Sure Way
[2:47] 2. Ooh Girl Don't Stop
[2:56] 3. Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore
[3:14] 4. No Doubt
[2:41] 5. People Get Ready
[3:05] 6. Everlasting Love
[3:27] 7. Life Ain't Easy
[4:50] 8. Fly Away
[2:59] 9. Don't Blame Me
[4:21] 10. Man Oh Man
[4:15] 11. South Carolina

Just good old southern beach rock. Get Ready For The Truetones was released in 2006 with a fresh new sound that included killer tracks such as Ooh Girl Don't Stop (also recorded by The Craig Woolard Band), Don't Blame Me (also recorded by Part Time Party Time Band), One Sure Way, Everlasting Love and the one I felt had the right groove to go high on the Beach charts, the highly shaggable No Doubt, which is still in my Internet radio station rotation. Nine of the eleven tunes on the album were originals written by Billy and Jack, but the two covers they chose to do were also truly outstanding – Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore and People Get Ready!

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Melissa Elliotte - Sunshine Moonlight

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:32
Size: 76.8 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:20] 1. You're The One
[4:04] 2. Romance Me For A Week
[3:06] 3. Darling
[3:06] 4. Baby Baby
[3:53] 5. I'll Have No One
[5:19] 6. Don't You Cry
[5:12] 7. Les Amants
[3:16] 8. Sunshine Moonlight
[3:12] 9. It Must Be Love

American singer-songwriter Melissa Elliotte's debut album "Sunshine Moonlight" produced by Irish guitarist David Keary (Jerry Lee Lewis, Andrew Strong, former musical director for Flatley's Lord of the Dance) and mixed by Nashville's 5-time Grammy winner Gary Paczosa (Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Nickel Creek) is NOW AVAILABLE. All songs are original and written/arranged by Melissa Elliotte and David Keary.

At age 12, Melissa began her first important step in music by finding a professional voice instructor in the renowned Grace Buckley of New York City. Though always involved in music, Melissa continued her education and received a Masters in French while studying in France for several years. She moved to Ireland to work for an international business but continued to write songs on the side. In Ireland's musical culture of pub singsongs, Melissa flourished as more people commented to her “you're in the wrong business, give up the day job.” With newly gained confidence, she took a week's holiday to record 6 of her songs in a studio in Galway. One of her songs, “No One Else,” went on to be covered by the popular Irish singer Frances Black for her album “How High the Moon.” After this recording experience, she was hooked and left her job 2 months later.

Since then, Melissa has been fortunate enough to work with drummer/percussionist Ray Feane (U2, Sinead O'Connor, Elvis Costello, Crowded House), keyboardist Paul Trudeau (Meredith Brooks, Mandy Moore, Lifeline), fiddler Nollaig Casey (Mary Black, River Dance) plus Chris Hillman from the legendary band, the Byrds. She has been successfully performing in Ireland including support to Frances Black, Lloyd Cole and Mercury Award winner John Spillane and was featured on the UK gold compilation album, “Songbird.” She also recently performed as a guest artist at the legendary Bohemian Caverns jazz club in Washington D.C. where the great Duke Ellington himself started!

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Gerardo Gandini - Postangos En Vivo

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:32
Size: 106.5 MB
Styles: Piano, World music
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[ 5:27] 1. Los Mareados
[ 3:54] 2. La Cumparsita
[ 5:23] 3. La Casita De Mis Viejos
[ 4:59] 4. Tema De La Nube
[ 4:14] 5. Chau Paris
[16:59] 6. Gardel X 4 (Soledad)
[ 3:13] 7. Improvisaciones I
[ 2:19] 8. Improvisaciones II

Composer and pianist, were born in Buenos Aires in 1936. He carried out composition studies with Alberto Ginastera and then in the Academy Santa Cecilia from Rome with Goffredo Petrassi. Their piano studies were carried out with the guide of Pious Sebastiani, Roberto Caamaño and Ivonne Loriod. As composer he has received numerous distinctions and scholarships. Among the last ones, that of the Institute of International Education (Young Artist Project"), in New york in 1964-1965, that of the Italian Government, in Rome, in 1966y the Guggenheim in 1982. He/she obtained the Municipal Prize of Composition (Buenos Aires, 1960), the first prize in the international competition organized by the Congress for the Freedom of the Culture (Rome, 1962), the first prize of music of camera of the Argentinean Mozarteum (1963), the Prize of the Musical Youths from Spain (1970), the prize Opera of Camera of the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires (1971); in 1974 it was selected as one of the Ten Young Sobresaliantes of the Aryan in the Argentina and in 1977, it was granted him the Premio Moliére of the government from France for music for theater. They have been commissioned him works for the Asociación Amigos of the Music of Buenos Aires, for the September Musical tucumano", the Paul Fromm music Foundation, Esso Argentina", the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires, etc.

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Bud Powell - Piano Solos

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 25:48
Size: 59.1 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 1949/2003
Art: Front

[3:14] 1. So Sorry, Please
[3:09] 2. April In Paris
[2:52] 3. Get Happy
[3:46] 4. Tea For Two
[2:48] 5. Sweet Georgia Brown
[3:21] 6. Body And Soul
[3:36] 7. Sometimes I'm Happy
[2:59] 8. Hallelujah

Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist. Though Thelonious Monk was a close friend and influence, his greatest piano influence was Art Tatum.

Along with Charlie Parker, Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of modern jazz, or bebop. His virtuosity led many to call him the Charlie Parker of the piano. Powell was also a composer, and many jazz critics credit his works and his playing as having "greatly extended the range of jazz harmony."

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