Quadro Nuevo - Impala (Parts 1 & 2)

Mulo Francel: Saxophone, Klarinetten; D.D. Lowka: Kontrabass, Perkussion; Andreas Hinterseher: Akkordeon, Vibrandoneon, Bandoneon; Evelyn Huber: Harfe, Salterio; Chris Gall: Piano.

Quadro Nuevo is the European answer to the Argentine Tango. Arabesques, Balkan swing, ballads, daring improvisations, melodies from the old Europe and Mediterranean lightness are condensed into fairytale sound fables. These tell of the vagabond life, the experiences and encounters on the great journey of life, the small coincidences and the great moments, delicacy and wild temperament, always driven between easterly and westerly winds, between consuming desire and enjoyable fulfillment - between the bitter and the sweet.


Quadro Nuevo has been touring the countries of the world since 1996, giving over 3000 concerts: Sydney, Montreal, Ottawa, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, New York, New Orleans, Mexico City, Beijing, Seoul, Singapore, Tunis, Tel Aviv. From contemplative Upper Bavaria over the Alps to Porto, from Denmark via the Balkans to Ukraine across Europe. Always on the road, the instrumental quartet has developed a very special language of sound poetry, apart from the usual genre-drawers. It is characterized by the passionate love for the instrument and the greatest joy of playing. The secret is dedication: Rarely has it been experienced that music is presented to foreign cultures with so much excitement, verve and empathy. The venues of the four musicians are as diverse as the roots of their music: Quadro Nuevo is not only a guest in concert halls and at festivals. The playful virtuosos also travel as street musicians through southern cities and demand dance as a nocturnal tango band, performing in jazz clubs and New York's Carnegie Hall. (Translated from German.)

Album: Impala Pt. 1
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:58
Size: 176.2 MB
Styles: Swing
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. Luna Rossa
[2:09] 2. Nature Boy
[3:08] 3. Kommissar Maigret
[4:03] 4. Te Reto A Ser Mi Amante
[4:50] 5. Für Pauline
[4:10] 6. Our Spanish Love Song
[4:22] 7. Tango
[3:27] 8. Valse Lento
[1:57] 9. Valse Vivace
[3:11] 10. Bonsoir Juliette
[3:54] 11. Bei Dir War Es Immer So Schön
[3:58] 12. Il Sorriso D'amor
[4:04] 13. Flor De La Noche
[2:33] 14. El Paño Moruno
[1:54] 15. Susannata
[3:11] 16. Gracias A La Vida
[3:35] 17. Allez, Glissez !
[3:11] 18. Roma Nun Fà La Stupida Stasera
[3:55] 19. Tu Vuo' Fa' L'americano
[4:29] 20. La Luna Si Veste D'argento
[4:11] 21. Chitarra Romana
[3:26] 22. Serenata Celeste

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Album: Impala Pt. 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 100:11
Size: 229.4 MB
Styles: Swing
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:39] 1. Canzone Della Strada
[4:56] 2. Valzer Dottore
[3:46] 3. Tango Del Mare
[3:48] 4. Firenze Sogna
[4:26] 5. Arrivederci Roma
[4:47] 6. Tarantella
[4:23] 7. Per Il Mio Amore
[3:03] 8. Arriverderci
[4:41] 9. Miserlou
[4:08] 10. O Sarracino
[4:30] 11. El Choclo
[4:21] 12. Sultana
[5:15] 13. Mocca Swing
[5:45] 14. Giovanni Tranquillo
[4:06] 15. Penta
[4:48] 16. Quiereme
[5:58] 17. Bei Mir Bist Du Scheen
[4:44] 18. Jakob Elija
[5:29] 19. Tango Gosselin
[4:26] 20. Fiera Triste
[4:12] 21. Café Europa
[3:51] 22. El Sospiro Del Moro


Impala Part 1,Part 2

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Clea Bradford - ...Now

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:09
Size: 75.9 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1965/2018
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Row, Row, Row
[3:20] 2. Don't Let It Rain On My Parade
[2:35] 3. Hey Look Me Over
[3:43] 4. Once Upon A Time
[2:51] 5. The Other Half Of Me
[2:52] 6. All Around The World
[2:12] 7. I Had A Ball
[3:02] 8. Ol' Man River
[2:25] 9. Come Rain Or Shine
[2:16] 10. After You
[2:49] 11. What's A Poor Fool To Do
[2:12] 12. Little Boy Bad

Bass – George Duvivier, Milt Hinton; Cello – Alla Goldberg, Tony Sophos, Pete Makas; Drums – Osie Johnson; Flute, Clarinet – Joe Soldo, Leon Cohen; Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Bob Tricarico, Romeo Penque, Sid Cooper, Stan Webb, Walter Levinsky; Trombone – Eddie Bert, John Messner, Tony Studd, Urbie Green; Viola – Alfred Brown, David Mankovitz, Emanuel Vardi; Violin – Anthony Zungolo, Ariana Bronne, Bernard Eichen, Fred Buldrini, Jack Zayde, Joe Cali, Norman Carr, Pete Buonconsiglio, Walter Legawiec; Vocals – Clea Bradford.

Exuberant jazz and blues vocalist who had series of good albums released in '60s, enjoyed some success with Cadet in late '60s, though these were more soul-oriented records arranged by Richard Evans. She had more straight jazz sessions with Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson and others on Mainstream, Tru-Sound. ~Ron Wynn

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Stuff Smith Quartet, Svend Asmussen - Hot Stuff

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:15
Size: 170.0 MB
Styles: Violin jazz
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[4:27] 1. Skip It
[4:26] 2. The Girl From Ipanema
[7:06] 3. Tenderly
[6:18] 4. Take The A Train
[4:35] 5. Bugle Blues
[4:53] 6. I Can't Get Started
[6:11] 7. Mack The Knife
[6:44] 8. Blues For Timme
[4:39] 9. Old Stinkin' Blues
[6:01] 10. The C Jam Blues
[8:55] 11. Caravan
[5:38] 12. Time's Blues
[4:15] 13. Oh, Lady Be Good

Violinist Stuff Smith's recording career was a bit erratic, so every new release is greeted with much anticipation by fans of the swinging violinist. But Hot Stuff is actually a compilation of two earlier, out of print Storyville CDs, containing all nine tracks from Smith's Live at the Montmartre and four duets with violinist Svend Asmussen taken from Hot Violins. Smith is joined by expatriate pianist Kenny Drew, the young virtuoso bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and drummer Alex Riel at the Montmatre. Highlights include a blazing rendition of "Take the 'A' Train" and his own "Timme's Blues" (saluting the gadfly producer Baron Timme Rosenkrantz), the latter of which features the hottest solos of the evening. The songs from a year later feature violinist Svend Asmussen joining Smith in a live recording made for Danish radio, along with pianist Jorgen Borch, bassist Erik Molback, and drummer Bjarne Rostvold. There's quite a bit of vocal banter in "C Jam Blues," with Smith toying with the lyrics to "Duke's Place" and clearly taking his own path as Asmussen plays a pizzicato line behind him. "Caravan" is especially exotic, as Asmussen switches to a tenor violin, while their unusually slow introduction establishes a catchy vamp before they revert to a swinging mode. Asmussen is thrown by Smith's ad-libbed vocal introduction to "Oh, Lady Be Good," though he recovers quickly to trade scatted choruses with the American and even scats in unison with his violin. This CD should be considered essential for anyone who enjoys jazz violin. ~Ken Dryden

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Joe Ascione Octet - My Buddy (A Tribute To Buddy Rich)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:20
Size: 170.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Mainstream jazz
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[ 6:01] 1. Cottontail
[ 5:35] 2. My Buddy
[ 4:57] 3. J & B's Bag
[ 5:06] 4. Here's That Rainy Day
[ 4:59] 5. Limehouse Blues
[ 6:29] 6. Hi Fly
[ 4:12] 7. Nica's Dream
[ 5:01] 8. Straight No Chaser
[ 5:54] 9. Soft Winds
[ 4:16] 10. I Want To Be Happy
[ 7:20] 11. Love For Sale
[14:24] 12. Blues No. 5 (Sad Songs Say So Much)

Drummer Joe Ascione's love for drummer Buddy Rich is no secret as he goes to town with the 12 tracks on this CD. He fronts an octet through these standards like a hot knife through butter, and the group could not be more en fuego. Veterans Randy Sandke, trumpet, Dan Barrett, trombone, the legendary tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell, Bob Haggart, bass (since passed on) join multi-instrumentalist Brian Ogilvie, pianist Mark Shane, and guitarist James Chirillo for a hard driving, soulfully swinging tribute to Rich. Throughout the date, Ascione, 35 at the time of this recording, acquits himself well. He's not as brash as Rich (who could be?) but pushes the band without being pushy. Everyone in the combo contributes arrangements, most noticeable is Barrett's bouncy, sprightly "Limehouse Blues," ultra cool "Soft Winds," and Ogilvie's uppity chart on "I Want to Be Happy" where he takes an extroverted alto sax lead. Sandke's duet with Ascione on "Nica's Dream" is quite stripped down and daring, and the 14:19 "Blues #5 (Blues for Kurtchen)" is a downtrodden finale where everyone in the band gets blue for Rich. Mitchell's feature on "J & B's Bag" is the CD's highlight, and it's great to hear this icon still very much in the game, his original, bluesy legato sound intact and vibrant. Rich was short and snappy, and so are these tunes for the most part. At times you think their lamps are trimmed and burning, as if there's a prescribed cut-off point. There's a variance in tempo from up to down and back up, an interesting contrast in a tribute to a person who was generally pretty fiery. Kudos to Ascione and crew for a fine offering of pure, authentic, professional, mainstream jazz. Highly recommended for lovers of traditional, classic sounds. ~Michael G. Nastos

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Oscar Peterson - In A Romantic Mood

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:24
Size: 90.2 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 1998/2008
Art: Front

[3:11] 1. Ruby
[3:38] 2. Stars Fell On Alabama
[2:16] 3. Black Coffee
[6:27] 4. Laura
[2:17] 5. The Boy Next Door
[2:51] 6. Our Waltz
[3:52] 7. Tenderly
[2:19] 8. I Thought About You
[2:44] 9. I Only Have Eyes For You
[3:27] 10. Stella By Starlight
[2:33] 11. A Sunday Kind Of Love
[3:44] 12. It Could Happen To You

Oscar Peterson is one of the most recorded jazz artists in history. His brilliance at the keyboard has been an inspiration for countless pianists who heard him in their formative as well as later years. His abilities as both a band leader and an accompanist helped in creating his momentous recorded legacy but it is genius for getting inside a sing that makes his piano playing so special. If you listen to no other jazz pianist then listen to O.P.

Oscar Peterson truly was a jazz giant whose star is sometimes unjustly eclipsed by some players who have led shorter or more chaotic lives. His recorded legacy would take weeks to listen to if played continuously back-to-back, and among it you will be hard pressed to find anything that is not exemplary; most of it is brilliant. ~ Richard Havers

In A Romantic Mood 

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Hampton Hawes - Playin' In The Yard

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1973
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:07
Size: 96,4 MB
Art: Front

(10:56)  1. Playin' in the Yard
( 8:53)  2. Double Trouble
( 5:06)  3. Pink Peaches
( 8:35)  4. De De
( 7:36)  5. Stella by Starlight

This live LP (which has not yet been reissued on CD) mostly features Hampton Hawes on electric piano, performing at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival in a trio with electric bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Kenny Clarke. Hawes interprets three of his originals, Sonny Rollins' catchy "Playin' in the Yard," and "Stella by Starlight." 

Although well-played, little memorable occurs, and Hawes never did sound as distinctive on keyboards as he did on acoustic piano. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/playin-in-the-yard-mw0001882935     

Personnel:  Hampton Hawes - piano, electric piano;  Bob Cranshaw - electric bass;  Kenny Clarke - drums

Playin' In The Yard

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Mary Kaye - Too much

Styles: Vocal, Guitar
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 29:42
Size: 68,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:08)  1. Can't get out of this mood
(3:01)  2. Lazy river
(3:00)  3. Don't blame me
(2:19)  4. Just one of those things
(2:34)  5. Lazy afternoon
(2:00)  6. Baby knows best
(2:20)  7. Hawaiian wedding song
(2:07)  8. In the still of the night
(2:46)  9. You are so beautiful
(2:52) 10. My heart belongs to daddy
(2:27) 11. Summertime
(2:03) 12. Invitation

Is a descendant of Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch. She was the first person to ever have a guitar named after her the Fender Mary Kaye Stratocaster. Jazz singer/musician. Grandniece of Queen Liliuokalani. Children: Jeffrey, Donna, Jaye. She was a Hawaiian guitarist and singer who had her own trio; the other musicians were her older brother Norman Kaye and Frank Ross. They began playing at Las Vegas' Frontier casino-hotel in the 1950s. They recorded 13 albums, and played on four movie soundtracks. She and her brother originally played in their father's band. He was known as Johnny Ukulele. Musical differences split her from the group and she formed her first trio which included husband and bass player Jules Pursley. Mother died when she was 3. Released a dozen albums before the group broke up in 1966. Mary continued solo. Mary played guitar; brother Norman was on bass; and Frank Ross was the group's comedian and sometime accordionist. Vegas' first "lounge act", she introduced the word "lounge" into the lexicon of Las Vegas shows with her all-night, dusk-to-dawn performances on the strip's secondary stages. The trio worked an average 36 weeks a year, often at the Sahara and Tropicana hotels. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443355/bio

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Red Garland - Red Alone

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:03
Size: 98,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:45)  1. When Your Lover Has Gone
(5:08)  2. These Foolish Things
(3:39)  3. My Last Affair
(4:45)  4. You Are Too Beautiful
(7:09)  5. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
(5:04)  6. The Nearness of You
(5:25)  7. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
(5:06)  8. When I Fall in Love

Red Garland recorded 16 ballads during this single 1960 session for Prestige's Moodsville subsidiary. Although these selections were intended as mood music for lovers, Garland's imaginative arrangements keep things interesting. The pianist's strolling tempo of "When Your Lover Has Gone" suggests nostalgic reflection rather than melancholy from the typically slow performances by singers. His playful side comes out in "These Foolish Things," while the graceful runs in the upper keyboard are complemented by his rich block chords in "My Last Affair." The subtlety of his interpretation of "You Are Too Beautiful" and the delicate rendition of "The Nearness of You" are also memorable. But the obvious high point of this release is his stunning exploration of Duke Ellington's "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)," which succeeds in conveying the powerful emotions of this ballad without a singer. This remarkable collection of standards should appeal to any fan of jazz piano.~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-alone-mw0000220452        

Personnel: Red Garland (piano).

Red Alone

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Ronnie Cuber - Ronnie's Trio

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:43
Size: 167,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:49)  1. Silver's Serenade
(4:17)  2. What Is This Thing Called Love
(5:22)  3. St. Thomas
(7:09)  4. Jean-Marie
(5:21)  5. Body and Soul
(6:32)  6. The Jody Grind
(7:45)  7. Just Squeeze Me
(4:52)  8. Bernie's Tune
(5:17)  9. So Danço Samba
(7:44) 10. Honeysuckle Rose
(7:57) 11. All the Things You Are
(4:30) 12. Lover Come Back to Me

Ronnie Cuber (b. Dec. 25, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York), recognized as one of the most important baritone saxophonists in jazz today, has been composing, arranging and leading his own groups since 1959. His powerful command of the instrument led him to perform and record with amazing array of influential artists in almost all thinkable range of musical spectrum. Yet, this is the very first of basic jazz trio album by Ronnie Cuber, which should have a special place in his discography. "There is not one of his records that contains any half-hearted playing or musical skating. When he plays, it's serious creative business and he tells a story. If you pick up anything under Cuber's name, you're guaranteed a winner...This recording is one of the most vivid and personal saxophone playing ever done on a baritone saxophone...a shining example of Cuber's big, beefy baritone sax tone and a fluent technique that is a one of a kind match between the gritty, down-home feeling of R&B and the advanced harmonies of bebop." ~ JazzTimes on 'Ronnie' (SCCD31680)

Personnel:  Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone);  Jay Anderson (bass);  Adam Nussbaum (drums)

Ronnie's Trio

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Cedar Walton - Manhattan Afternoon

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:30
Size: 127.1 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[8:58] 1. There Is No Greater Love
[7:29] 2. St. Thomas
[7:55] 3. Skylark
[7:47] 4. The Newest Blues
[6:57] 5. When Love Is New
[5:36] 6. I Mean You
[6:58] 7. Afternoon In Paris
[3:46] 8. The Theme

Cedar Walton (P); David Williams (B); Billy Higgins (D). Recorded December 26, 1992 in New York City, NY, USA by Max Bolleman.

One of the most valued of all hard bop accompanists, Cedar Walton was a versatile pianist whose funky touch and cogent melodic sense graced the recordings of many of jazz's greatest players. He was also one of the music's more underrated composers; although he was always a first-rate interpreter of standards, Walton wrote a number of excellent tunes ("Mosaic," "Ugetsu," and "Bolivia," to name a few) that found their way into Art Blakey's book during the pianist's early-'60s stint with the Jazz Messengers. In addition to his many quantifiable accomplishments, Walton is less well known as the first pianist to record, in April 1959 with John Coltrane, the tenorist's daunting "Giant Steps" — unlike the unfortunate Tommy Flanagan a month later, Walton wasn't required to solo, though he does comp magnificently.

Walton was first taught piano by his mother. After attending the University of Denver, he moved to New York in 1955, ostensibly to play music. Instead, he was drafted into the Army. Stationed in Germany, Walton played with American musicians Leo Wright, Don Ellis, and Eddie Harris. After his discharge, Walton moved back to New York, where he began his career in earnest. From 1958-1961, Walton played with Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, and Art Farmer's Jazztet, among others. Walton joined Blakey in 1961, with whom he remained until 1964. This was perhaps Blakey's most influential group, with Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter. Walton served time as Abbey Lincoln's accompanist from 1965-1966 and made records with Lee Morgan from 1966-1968; from 1967-1969, Walton served as a sideman on many Prestige albums as well. Walton played in a band with Hank Mobley in the early '70s and returned to Blakey for a 1973 tour of Japan.

Walton's own band of the period was called Eastern Rebellion, and was comprised of a rotating cast that included saxophonists Clifford Jordan, George Coleman, and Bob Berg; bassist Sam Jones; and drummer Billy Higgins. From the '80s onward, Walton continued to lead his own fine bands, releasing numerous albums including The Maestro in 1980, Cedar Walton Plays in 1986, and Composer in 1996, followed a year later by Roots, featuring trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Joshua Redman. In 2001 Walton released The Promise Land, his debut for Highnote, which was followed by Latin Tinge in 2002, Underground Memoirs in 2005, and Seasoned Wood with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt in 2008. Walton was joined by saxophonist Vincent Herring on Voices Deep Within in 2009. Herring was also featured along with trombonist Steve Turre on The Bouncer in 2011. Cedar Walton died at his home in Brooklyn on August 19, 2013; he was 79 years old.

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John Mellencamp - The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:29
Size: 133.9 MB
Styles: Heartland rock
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[5:37] 1. I Need A Lover
[4:35] 2. Ain't Even Done With The Night
[3:38] 3. Hurts So Good
[4:13] 4. Jack & Diane
[3:33] 5. Crumblin' Down
[4:43] 6. Pink Houses
[3:47] 7. Authority Song
[3:44] 8. Lonely Ol' Night
[3:40] 9. Small Town
[2:53] 10. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)
[3:50] 11. Paper In Fire
[4:47] 12. Cherry Bomb
[4:18] 13. Check It Out
[5:04] 14. Without Expression

The Best That I Could Do is an appropriately self-deprecating title for John Mellencamp's greatest-hits collection, considering that the heartland rocker never seemed too convinced of his own worth. Of course, he had to struggle to get any respect after he was saddled with the stage name Johnny Cougar early in his career, but this 14-track collection proves that he was one of the best, unabashed straight-ahead rockers of the '80s. The 14 tracks here actually turn out to be a little too short to contain all of his great singles -- songs like "Rain on the Scarecrow," "Rumbleseat," "Pop Singer," "Again Tonight," and "What If I Came Knocking" are left off the collection (there's nothing from 1988's Big Daddy at all) -- but it's hard to argue with what's here. Over the course of the collection, such classic rock hits as "I Need a Lover," "Hurts So Good," "Jack and Diane," "Crumblin' Down," "Pink Houses," "Lonely Ol' Night," "Small Town," "Paper in Fire," "Cherry Bomb," and "Check It Out" are chronicled, with a new cover of Terry Reid's "Without Expression" added for good measure. It may fall short of being definitive, but only by a small margin, and it remains an excellent overview and introduction to Mellencamp's remarkably consistent body of work. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Sophie Wegener, Zona Sul - Tem Mais Samba

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:14
Size: 110.4 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:28] 1. Le Tourbillon
[4:26] 2. Saudade Da Bahia/Samba Da Minha Terra/Rosa Morena A Falsa Baiana
[4:04] 3. Tem Mais Samba
[3:43] 4. Michelle
[4:55] 5. La Vie En Rose
[5:39] 6. Chanson Pour L'auvergnat
[1:44] 7. Interlude
[4:05] 8. Berimbau
[4:04] 9. Clareou
[4:23] 10. A Rã
[3:35] 11. Un Homme Et Une Femme
[3:00] 12. Canto Da Liberdade

Founded in 1999 by Sophie Wegener, ZONA SUL is a band dedicated to playing bossa nova, the music “invented” in the late 1950s by Brazilians João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Inspired by the legendary Zimbo Trio and singer Elis Regina, the band ZONA SUL stays true to the Brazilian tradition, while having developed an original style by opening up their repertoire to French chansons and pop songs that have been arranged with a distinctly Brazilian flavor.

In 2003 the band recorded their critically acclaimed first CD: PURE LOVE – um amor tão puro. With “Dans mon île“ by Henri Salvador they made it onto the compilation “The finest in female vocal jazz“ alongside Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson and Sade. The song was also played nationwide in Germany on Klassik Radio. Upon its release in Germany in May 2006, ZONA SUL’s second album BEIRA made it to the top 20 in the German jazz charts. ZONA SUL’s music has received airplay on various radio stations in Europe and the band has given TV performances on German television. In October 2013, their third CD, TEM MAIS SAMBA, was released.

ZONA SUL is enjoying a large fan base in their hometown of Munich and their concerts at the local jazz club, the Unterfahrt, are always sold out. (Unterfahrt was voted one of the 10 best jazz clubs worldwide by Down Beat magazine). So far, the band has given performances in Germany, Italy, Poland and South Korea. Now the band members would like to go further, broaden their horizons and bring the joy of their music to many other places.

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Chico Freeman, The Elvin Jones Project - Elvin

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:56
Size: 134.9 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[5:31] 1. Elvin (Feat. Joe Lovano)
[7:07] 2. Inner Urge
[5:16] 3. E.J.'s Blues
[5:59] 4. The Pied Piper
[5:40] 5. After The Rain
[7:05] 6. Night Dreamer
[7:13] 7. Think On Me (Feat. Joe Lovano)
[7:27] 8. Lonnie's Lament
[7:35] 9. Mahjong

Chico Freeman - Tenor and Soprano Saxes; George Cables - Piano; Lonnie Plaxico - Bass; Winard Harper - Drums; Special guest: Joe Lovano - Tenor Sax.

The idea for this project is to pay tribute to one of the world’s greatest drummers, Elvin Ray Jones. All of the songs on this recording were compositions that Elvin Jones actually played on, wrote and/or were written for him by some of the most influential musicians of our time. Additionally, all of the musicians playing on this CD have either played with and/or recorded with Mr. Jones.

My personal relationship with Elvin also plays an important role here as well. It was my years with his band “The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine”, the fact that my first record date as a leader was given to me by Elvin and my first tours of Europe and the USA were with him. I had the great fortune of playing some of the most well known and historical jazz clubs in the world with him, The Keystone Korner in San Francisco, The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, The Village Vanguard in New York, The Jazz Workshop in Boston and Ronnie Scott’s in London to name a few. Not to mention the fact that I was having the opportunity to play with the drummer of the historical “John Coltrane Quartet”, a dream of quantum proportions and a great blessing received.

When Elvin passed away a great gap was left for us to ponder. He is and will always be missed. Every musician, let alone every drummer, owes him a great debt. I will ever be grateful for my time spent touring and recording with him, a great master and a beautiful, warm and giving person.

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The Lao Tizer Band - Songs From The Swinghouse

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 94:19
Size: 215.9 MB
Styles: Fusion, Funk/Jazz
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[ 8:02] 1. The Source
[ 8:17] 2. 16th Heaven
[ 8:14] 3. Forever Searching
[ 7:33] 4. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
[ 8:55] 5. A Prayer For Unity
[ 9:42] 6. Metropolis
[ 8:21] 7. Ramble On
[11:42] 8. To Touch The Sky
[ 6:40] 9. Sad Lisa
[ 8:14] 10. Codes
[ 8:35] 11. Forever Searchomg-Duet

Karen Briggs – violin (Yanni, Diana Ross); Eric Marienthal – sax (Grammy winner, Chick Corea, Rippingtons); Chieli Minucci – guitar (Grammy nominee & Emmy winner, Special EFX); Munyungo Jackson – percussion (Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis); Ric Fierabracci – bass (Grammy nominee, Bill Cobham, Blood Sweat & Tears); Tita Hutchison – vocals (Foreigner, Rick Rubin); Jeff Marshall – guitar (Bo Bice); Gene Coye – drums (Grammy nominee, Larry Carlton, Terrence Blanchard);Steve Nieves – sax (Loggins & Messina, Olivia Newton John); Cheikh N’Doye – bass (Mike Stern, Baaba Maal); Lao Tizer – piano & keys, bandleader-composer, producer (former “Best New Jazz Artist” nominee, Down To The Bone).

This has been an EPIC undertaking as we recorded the entire album LIVE at famed Conway Studios (Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys) in Hollywood while simultaneously filming the entire recording in a LIVE 7-camera video shoot, directed by acclaimed music-film director, Andy LaViolette (Snarky Puppy, David Crosby).

I am honored to lead a band that features an cast of all-star musicians on the forthcoming album & film. The project was recorded and mixed by Grammy-nominated engineer, Paul Wickliffe (Kevin Eubanks, Branford Marsalis) and includes 8 new, original instrumentals and, for the first time, 3 carefully selected vocal cover arrangements. Let’s just say we’ve injected a bit of rock n’ roll into our jazz fusion ensemble.

Songs From The Swinghouse mc
Songs From The Swinghouse zippy

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Kevin Mahogany - The Vienna Affair

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:36
Size: 104.4 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[4:16] 1. Beautiful Fight
[5:18] 2. Sneak Thief
[3:44] 3. Michael Buble (My New Friend)
[3:55] 4. Pretty Blue
[3:49] 5. It's Too Late
[7:18] 6. Old Men Sing The Blues
[4:59] 7. Tilly's Waltz
[2:54] 8. Steamin Greens
[4:10] 9. Joanne Julia
[5:09] 10. The Nearness Of You

Kevin Mahogany: voce; Erwin Schmidt: pianoforte; Martin Spitzer: chitarra; Joschi Schneeberger: contrabbasso; Mario Gonzi: batteria.

The US baritone crooner scores for decades as an interpreter of standards, for example with a particularly successful Johnny Hartman - Tribute. Here he is on his own songs that come over directly, humorous and sympathetic for the first time. Even the scat trips are great. Vienna Location and address of the patents backing band. There is room for a waltz, but generally prevails American classic ago. A small legend in great shape.

The Vienna Affair mc
The Vienna Affair zippy

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Andy Laverne - Three's Not A Crowd

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:03
Size: 174,3 MB
Art: Front

( 9:48)  1. Fourth Right
( 9:56)  2. Three's Not A Crowd
( 9:11)  3. Bird Song
( 7:56)  4. As Always
(10:48)  5. Flashback
( 8:00)  6. Embrace
(10:52)  7. Leave The Blues Behind
( 9:30)  8. Destiny

The "Three" of "The Three Is Not A Crowd" goes way back to 1977 when Andy LaVerne, Mike Richmond and Billy Hart comprised the rhythm section for the great Stan Getz quartet. Andy LaVerne cut his debut album with Richmond and Hart that year in Copenhagen which was released as "Another World" on SteepleChase. 35 years later the "Three" convened in a NJ studio to record. The result here is not just a reunion but a new world of creative outpouring by the three mature artists. Recorded December 2011.  https://www.propermusic.com/product-details/Andy-LaVerne-Threes-Not-a-Crowd-146948

Personnel: Andy Laverne (piano), Mike Richmond (bass), Billy Hart (drums)

Three's Not A Crowd

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David Murray Quartet - Black & Black

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:14
Size: 128,9 MB
Art: Front

(10:12)  1. Anti - Calypso
(11:16)  2. Duke's Place
(11:13)  3. Cool
(10:47)  4. Black And Black
(12:45)  5. Head Out

In general, tenor saxophonist David Murray's Red Baron recordings are not on the same level of his Black Saints albums; the settings tended to be more conservative and the material not as strong. This outing with pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Santi Debriano, drummer Roy Haynes and trumpeter Marcus Belgrave is better than most of his Red Baron releases. The material is fairly basic (including "Duke's Place" and the two-note "C Jam Blues" theme, which is listed as being composed by four people), Murray tends to play fairly freely despite the boppish rhythm section, and the closing "Head Out" (the longest of the five lengthy jams) has plenty of fiery intensity. Not essential but worth picking up by David Murray fans. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-and-black-mw0000073349 

Personnel:  David Murray - tenor saxophone;  Marcus Belgrave - trumpet;  Kirk Lightsey - piano;  Santi Debriano - bass;  Roy Haynes - drums.

Black & Black

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Bobby Previte's Latin For Travellers - My Man in Sydney

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:12
Size: 134,4 MB
Art: Front

( 9:09)  1. Albuquerque Bar Band
(12:16)  2. My Man in Sydney
( 8:10)  3. London Duty Free
( 5:33)  4. Bear Right at Burma
( 8:52)  5. Deep Dish Chicago
( 8:08)  6. Love Cry New York

Drummer Bobby Previte's Latin for Travelers quartet burns up the track on this compilation of live dates done at the Basement Club in Sydney, Australia. Their endless summer, rockish sound is tempered by jazz improvisation and taken to lofty heights by the raw power of the participants, including double-plus keyboardist Jamie Saft, electric guitarist Marc Ducret, and electric bass guitarist Jerome Harris. All six of these extended jams are composed by Previte, where the identity and sound of the band are quickly established in the hip 6/8 funk with organ from Saft and "Telstar"-type guitar via Ducret on "Albuquerque Bar Band." Floating guitar and bass hand off to Previte's drum solo, free rock running into an R&B shuffle, with a grooving bridge during the title cut. Twangy and galloping introductory guitars by both Harris and Ducret develop into more driven organ-fired funk as "London Duty Free" shows a bundle of intensity and purpose, while an indirect ethnocentric core lurks under distinct African tom-tom beats in the process of "Bear Right at Burma." The coolest track is the urgent, hip swing of the neo-boppish head-nodding "Deep Dish Chicago," using a thin but not flimsy, bluesy guitar melody with insistent two-note organ incursions whose combined themes cement this total out-and-out jam. The closer starts as a choogling, very long drum solo in repeated rhythms, bordering on tedium, before Saft's Fender Rhodes improv breaks Previte out into rockish, raucous swing. A one-note guitar riff, another drum solo, and a small bass insert leads back to Saft's pungent organ for one final swoop. This is the first of two volumes planned from these performances, and where these set excerpts are plenty potent, subsequent issues may or may not be better, but one would expect consistency between this and the next CD. Thing is, this band has a sound all its own, best heard live and well documented on this surface-scratching effort. ~ Michael G.Nastos https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-man-in-sydney-mw0000030995

Personnel:  Bobby Previte :: drums, voice;  Marc Ducret :: electric guitar; Jerome Harris :: electric guitar, electric bass, voice;  Jamie Saft :: organ, fender rhodes electric piano, mini moog

My Man in Sydney

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Gil Evans - Out of the Cool

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:29
Size: 89,1 MB
Art: Front

(15:38)  1. La Nevada
( 5:15)  2. Where Flamingos Fly
( 4:13)  3. Bilbao Song
( 8:04)  4. Stratusphunk
( 4:17)  5. Sunken Treasure

Out of the Cool, released in 1960, was the first recording Gil Evans issued after three straight albums with Miles Davis Sketches of Spain being the final one before this. Evans had learned much from Davis about improvisation, instinct, and space (the trumpeter learned plenty, too, especially about color, texture, and dynamic tension). Evans orchestrates less here, instead concentrating on the rhythm section built around Elvin Jones, Charlie Persip, bassist Ron Carter, and guitarist Ray Crawford. The maestro in the piano chair also assembled a crack horn section for this date, with Ray Beckinstein, Budd Johnson, and Eddie Caine on saxophones, trombonists Jimmy Knepper, Keg Johnson, and bass trombonist Tony Studd, with Johnny Coles and Phil Sunkel on trumpet, Bill Barber on tuba, and Bob Tricarico on flute, bassoon, and piccolo. The music here is of a wondrous variety, bookended by two stellar Evans compositions in "La Nevada," and "Sunken Treasure." The middle of the record is filled out by the lovely standard "Where Flamingos Fly," Kurt Weill-Bertolt Brecht's "Bilbao Song," and George Russell's classic "Stratusphunk." The sonics are alternately warm, breezy, and nocturnal, especially on the 15-plus-minute opener which captures the laid-back West Coast cool jazz feel juxtaposed by the percolating, even bubbling hot rhythmic pulse of the tough streets of Las Vegas. The horns are held back for long periods in the mix and the drums pop right up front, Crawford's solo drenched in funky blues is smoking. When the trombones re-enter, they are slow and moaning, and the piccolo digs in for an in the pocket, pulsing break. Whoa.

Things are brought back to the lyrical impressionism Evans is most well known for at the beginning of "Where Flamingos Fly." Following a four-note theme on guitar, flute, tuba, and trombone, it comes out dramatic and blue, but utterly spacious and warm. The melancholy feels like the tune "Summertime" in the trombone melody, but shifts toward something less impressionistic and more expressionist entirely by the use of gentle dissonance by the second verse as the horns begin to ratchet things up just a bit, allowing Persip and Jones to play in the middle on a variety of percussion instruments before the tune takes on a New Orleans feel, and indeed traces much of orchestral jazz history over the course of its five minutes without breaking a sweat. "Stratusphunk" is the most angular tune here, but Evans and company lend such an element of swing to the tune that its edges are barely experienced by the listener. For all his seriousness, there was a great deal of warmth and humor in Evans' approach to arranging. His use of the bassoon as a sound effects instrument at the beginning is one such moment emerging right out of the bass trombone. At first, the walking bassline played by Carter feels at odds with the lithe and limber horn lines which begin to assert themselves in full finger popping swing etiquette, but Carter seamlessly blends in. Again, Crawford's guitar solo in the midst of all that brass is the voice of song itself, but it's funky before Johnny Coles' fine trumpet solo ushers in an entirely new chart for the brass. The final cut, "Sunken Treasure," is a moody piece of noir that keeps its pulse inside the role of bass trombone and tuba. Percussion here, with maracas, is more of a coloration device, and the blues emerge from the trumpets and from Carter. It's an odd way to close a record, but its deep-night feel is something that may echo the "cool" yet looks toward something deeper and hotter which is exactly what followed later with Into the Hot. This set is not only brilliant, it's fun. ~ Thom Jurek https://www.allmusic.com/album/out-of-the-cool-mw0000649500

Gil Evans Orchestra: Gil Evans (arranger, conductor, piano); Budd Johnson (soprano & tenor saxophones); Eddie Caine, Ray Beckenstein (alto saxophone, flute, piccolo); Johnny Coles, Phil Sunkel (trumpet); Keg Johnson, Jimmy Knepper (trombone); Tony Studd (bass trombone); Bill Barber (tuba); Bob Tricarico (flute, piccolo, bassoon); Ray Crawford (guitar); Ron Carter (bass); Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones (drums, percussion).

Out of the Cool

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Ligia Piro - Baby!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:46
Size: 107.1 MB
Styles: Latin jazz vocals
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:24] 1. Love Me Or Leave Me
[4:26] 2. You Don´t Know What Love Is
[4:41] 3. Pra Machucar Meu Coracao
[2:47] 4. Call Me Irresponsible
[6:03] 5. P. S. I Love You
[3:05] 6. About A Girl
[5:06] 7. Round Midnight
[4:10] 8. At Last
[6:26] 9. Put Your Head On My Shoulder
[3:45] 10. The Man I Love
[3:48] 11. Samba De Orly

Ligia Piro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied at the national music conservatory López Buchardo. As an actress, she trained at the theater school of Agustín Alezzo. She worked in different plays and musicals such as "Vino de Ciruela" (directed by Rubén Pires) "Nine" (directed by David Leveaux), "Gotán" and "The Romance of Romeo and Juliet" (directed by Manuel Gonzáles Gil) among others, those that earned her the nominations for the ACE award in 1996, -revelation- for Gotán and in 2003, -better actress- for Vino de Plum.

Avocado to jazz and bossa nova in its beginnings, Piro today is considered one of the best artists of popular music and the voices of Argentina. Under her own label GatoPop, she edits his albums "LP", "Baby!" And "Trece canciones de amor", also released in Japan and the album "Strange Fruit", recorded with Juan Cruz de Urquiza and orchestra. With a presentation in 2010/11, the show "As Passing Years" at the Maipo theater, gives rise to a new live album that goes to the bateas together with its first Latin American music label "Las Flores Buenas".

Ligia Piro, Konex 2005 merit award, has an immense versatility when it comes to tackling different genres and continues her artistic career with her performances in the great theaters of Buenos Aires, Argentina and abroad. (Translated from Spanish.)

Baby! mc
Baby! zippy

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