Amanda Brecker - Blossom

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:28
Size: 92.7 MB
Styles: Jazz-pop vocals
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:25] 1. Blossom
[4:27] 2. So Far Away
[2:33] 3. You Can Close Your Eyes
[2:58] 4. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
[3:09] 5. Sweet Baby James
[3:56] 6. It's Too Late
[2:56] 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
[3:08] 8. Long Ago And Far Away
[3:45] 9. Something In The Way He Moves
[3:20] 10. (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman
[4:51] 11. You've Got A Friend
[2:54] 12. You Were Mine

Over a decade ago, Brit boy wonder Jamie Cullum chose to call his breakthrough album Pointless Nostalgic, a title that would be ideal for this sincere but rather senseless exercise in backward glancing from Amanda Brecker. A 27-year-old vocalist of impressive jazz lineage-she is the daughter of Randy Brecker and Eliane Elias-her intent, at least in part, was to mark the 40th anniversary of Carole King’s landmark Tapestry. Eagle-eyed King fans might note a mathematical discrepancy-Tapestry was released in 1971-but Brecker’s album actually debuted two years ago in Japan, where she has a sizeable following, and is only now surfacing Stateside.

Actually, just five of Blossom‘s dozen tracks are culled from Tapestry. Others, including the title tune, derive from various James Taylor albums of roughly the same vintage. Backing Brecker are drummer Russ Kunkel, from the original King sessions; bassist Lee Sklar, who accompanied King and Taylor on their Troubadour Reunion Tour; and keyboardist Larry Goldings, whose rich history includes work alongside Taylor. Their support is understatedly lovely.

Though the slight-voiced Brecker, whose leanings are decidedly more pop than jazz, does echo Taylor’s fragility and hints at King’s earthiness, she lacks the emotional depth of either. Producer Jesse Harris, who steered Norah Jones to platinum success, fails to generate the same frisson here. Apart from Taylor’s “Long Ago and Far Away,” which perfectly suits Brecker’s gossamer style, these remain pale replicas-tepid reminiscences of an era that predates her birth by some two decades. This is her parents’ nostalgia, not hers, and its second-hand nature shows too clearly. ~Christopher Loudon

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Brian Bromberg - It's About Time: The Acoustic Project

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:48
Size: 132.3 MB
Styles: Bop, Fusion
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[4:58] 1. Dear John
[6:09] 2. Echoes
[4:58] 3. One For The Woofer
[5:50] 4. Waltz For Daphne
[7:12] 5. Yes Or No
[5:55] 6. If I Should Lose You
[7:47] 7. From Dust To Dessert
[5:40] 8. The Gnocchi
[9:15] 9. Buddha Belly

Drums – David Bromberg (2) (tracks: 1 to 7, 9); Piano – Mike Garson (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 9); Producer, Bass – Brian Bromberg; Saxophone – Ernie Watts (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 9). Recorded live on May 21-22 1991 and mixed at: Garden Rake Studios Sherman Oaks CA.

After a few electric projects, bassist Brian Bromberg decided to record a purely acoustic project. With such sidemen as pianists Mike Garson and Mitch Forman, brother Dave Bromberg on drums, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard (on three songs), and tenors Ernie Watts (on five) and Doug Webb (on two), Bromberg holds his own with the fast company. Some of the selections on this CD are quite memorable, particularly Hubbard's "Dear John," Watts' interpretation of Wayne Shorter's "Yes or No," and the trumpeter's feature on "If I Should Lose You." Although the Nova label has since gone belly-up, this excellent CD might still be found and is certainly worth a search. ~Scott Yanow

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King Curtis - Night Train

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:54
Size: 147,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:45)  1. Fever
(4:53)  2. Honky Tonk
(2:36)  3. So Rare
(2:33)  4. Tippin' In
(2:23)  5. You Came a Long Way from St. Louis
(3:00)  6. Tuxedo Junction
(2:48)  7. The Hucklebuck
(3:00)  8. Lean Baby
(3:57)  9. Harlem Nocturne
(3:00) 10. Night Train
(2:54) 11. Soft
(4:11) 12. Free for All
(3:53) 13. Easy Like
(2:17) 14. Hot Saxes
(2:18) 15. I'll Wait for You
(2:22) 16. The Party Time Twist
(2:36) 17. Low Down
(2:09) 18. Keep Movin'
(2:13) 19. (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist
(2:59) 20. Slow Motion
(2:31) 21. Firefly
(2:25) 22. Something Frantic

King Curtis, R&B's great tenor sax player, rides grooves like a cowboy does unruly steeds. Curtis blows ferociously but is always in control, unlike Junior Walker, whose sax seems to be cussing you out at times (which is Walker's charm). Accompanied by several noted jazz artists Jack McDuff (organ), Eric Gale (guitar), Willie Rodriguez (bongos, conga), and Ray Lucas (drums) Curtis serenades and balms on "Harlem Nocturne," bops-u-silly on "Honky Tonk," and boogies on "The Hucklebuck" and "(Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist." But those are only a small part of the 22 tracks, all of which emphasize Curtis' patented groove and powerful exhortations. 

Engineer Rudy Van Gelder keeps the sound squeaky clean and the levels balanced. Excellent party or card game music. ~ Andrew Hamilton https://www.allmusic.com/album/night-train-mw0000644718  

Personnel: King Curtis (alto & tenor saxophones); Billy Butler, Eric Gale (guitar); Jack McDuff (organ); Bob Bushnell (bass); Ray Lucas (drums); Willie Rodriguez (bongoes, congas).

Night Train

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Deborah Cox - Ultimate

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:55
Size: 170,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:26)  1. Sentimental
(4:21)  2. Who Do U Love
(4:15)  3. It Could've Been You (Mass Ave Hip Hop Remix)
(4:16)  4. Where Do We Go From Here
(5:47)  5. Just Be Good To Me
(4:11)  6. Things Just Ain't The Same (Dance Mix)
(4:08)  7. September (Radio Edit)
(4:41)  8. We Can't Be Friends (Duet With R.L.)
(3:42)  9. Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (Special Slow-To-Fast Version)
(4:04) 10. I Never Knew (Hani Remix)
(3:34) 11. Absolutely Not
(4:49) 12. Up & Down (In & Out) (Godson Mix)
(4:25) 13. The Morning After
(4:00) 14. Play Your Part (Leading Role Radio Mix)
(4:04) 15. Mr. Lonely (Hex/Mac Mix)
(4:10) 16. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven (Valentin Mix Radio Edit)
(4:55) 17. Same Script, Different Cast (Duet Whitney Houston)

Released in 2003, Remixed was already a greatest-hits collection of sorts for Deborah Cox, even if it was more of a gift for fans of her dance diva persona. This makes the rapid 2004 appearance of Ultimate Deborah Cox a little weird. Still, the latter is a bit richer retrospectively, touching on all the facets of the Canadian vocalist, from her initial success in the contemporary R&B genre through the pop crossovers and her emergence as a dancefloor icon. It's remastered for sonic continuity, and is arranged more or less chronologically. The liners also provide extensive production and chart information. As it sticks almost exclusively to singles the ones helmed by powerhouse producers like Dallas Austin, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Hex Hector Ultimate Deborah Cox is a strong set. This makes it a good pickup for the casual radio listener, who might be more interested in Cox's vocals than the club beats of Remixed. However, there's still the attempt to flash Ultimate up with remixes of its own, making it awkward and only half-rewarding. The same modern stylization of soul that permeated the Maxwell classic Urban Hang Suite guides "Sentimental" here, and "Who Do U Love" still holds up, even if its grooves have dulled a bit in the warm glow of lite FM. "It Could've Been You"'s spare hip-hop mix, too, is enjoyable, but the "Hani Remix" of "I Never Knew" is pretty darn close to the version on Remixed, and Morning After's "Play Your Part" needlessly becomes twittering club/dance generica. Likewise, "Things Just Ain't the Same" and Cox's club version of Phil Collins' "Something Happened On the Way to Heaven" seem to have been lifted whole from Remixed. Despite these missteps, the underrated title track from 2002's Morning After is left in duskily untouched, and Ultimate's "Up & Down (In & Out)" jettisons the Jadakiss contributions of After's original in favor of a breathy, more sharply cutting mix. The rub here is that Ultimate Deborah Cox tries to please everyone, as its name would suggest, and gets spread too thin in the process. It might content all the camps of Cox's audience for a little while, but it's problematic the morning after.~ Johnny Loftus https://www.allmusic.com/album/ultimate-deborah-cox-mw0000331242

Ultimate

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Esbjörn Svensson Trio - e.s.t. live in london

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 2018

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 105:55

Size: 244,8 MB

Art: Front

( 9:50)  1. Tide of Trepidation

(10:17)  2. Eighty-Eight Days in My Veins

( 6:55)  3. Viaticum

(14:22)  4. Mingle in the Mincing-Machine

( 7:13)  5. In the Tail of Her Eye

(12:55)  6. The Unstable Table & the Infamous Fable

( 8:53)  7. When God Created the Coffeebreak

(17:32)  8. Behind the Yashmak

( 7:24)  9. Believe, Beleft, Below

(10:30) 10. Spunky Sprawl

In the ten years since the Esbjörn Svensson Trio came to a tragic end, a handful of piano trios have shown a trace of promise in becoming successors to the eclectic pianist's group. Capturing the raw energy that coalesced jazz, classical, rock, and technique in their unique way has been elusive. Since Svensson's accidental death in 2008 ACT Music has released Leucocyte (2008) and 301 (2012). The latter of the two consists of tracks that were recorded during the Leucocyte sessions but did not make the final cut. They were hardly throwaways however, as both recordings indicated that e.s.t.'s improvisational revolution was still a work in progress. Both of those albums represented the most powerful and open music they had recorded to that point. ACT also released E.S.T. Symphony (2017), a fine tribute-recording with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and various artists including e.s.t. bassist Dan Berglund and drummer Magnus Ostrom. Now the label has issued e.s.t. live in london. e.s.t. live in london was recorded at the Barbican Centre in 2005.

The double CD set also available as a two-LP vinyl release updates pieces from Strange Place for Snow (2002), Seven Days of Falling (2003) and Viaticum (2005). From the latter of those three albums, Disc 1 seamlessly segues across "Tide of Trepidation," "Eighty-Eight Days in My Veins" and the title track, all patiently building in tension. Svensson's crystalline piano moves in and out of focus and then with the help of Berglund's arco and plucked bass brings this particular portion of the program to a beautifully-rendered conclusion. The live versions of "Mingle in the Mincing-Machine" from Strange Place for Snow and "The Unstable Table & the Infamous Fable" ( Viaticum ) are indicators of where the group would end up musically. With a rock-sensibility woven around Berglund's classic bass line, Svensson's tight choreography and Öström's highly analytical improvisations, these pieces would be at home on Leucocyte. If there is a "classic" e.s.t. track, it is "Behind The Yashmak" and here, at nearly half the length of the second disc, it is a true masterpiece of modern jazz. e.s.t. live in london asks that we once again consider the magnitude of this trio. Their body of work has helped to broaden the definition of jazz, as it has not been redefined again in the passing ten years. As a composer and improviser, Svensson ranks among the finest of a generation; Öström employs hard-hitting undulation and intriguing embellishments as he intertwines the rumble of progressive rock with the spray of nuanced inflections; Berglund's bottomless, woody tone and brilliant bowed bass-work both drive and color the music. It is a trio that, a decade on, seems to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. e.s.t. live in london is highly recommended and an essential for collectors who believe that jazz is meant to be a fluid, shifting genre.~ Karl Ackermann https://www.allaboutjazz.com/est-live-in-london-esbjorn-svensson-act-music-review-by-karl-ackermann.php

Personnel: Esbjörn Svensson: piano; Dan Berglund: bass; Magnus Öström: drums.

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Larry Coryell - The Restful Mind

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1975
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:26
Size: 83,7 MB
Art: Front

(8:14)  1. Improvisation On Robert De Visee's Menuet II
(5:01)  2. Ann Arbor
(5:39)  3. Pavane For A Dead Princess
(5:20)  4. Improvisation On Robert De Visee's Sarabande
(3:15)  5. Song For Jim Webb
(5:46)  6. Julie La Belle
(3:09)  7. The Restful Mind

Guitarist Larry Coryell recorded several sessions for the Vanguard label during the '70s with varying results. He did manage two classics, Spaces, and this one, The Restful Mind. It is no small coincidence that the better the personnel he surrounded himself with, the better he played. On Spaces, the presence of John McLaughlin and Chick Corea raised his playing to another level. Here, with the backing of the group Oregon (with the exception of Paul McCandless), who were also signed to Vanguard at this time), bring out a more reflective and relaxed Coryell. His tendency to fall back on his chops was always a weak spot in his playing, but it is thankfully absent here. Both of the "Improvisation" pieces are highlights in Coryell's career, which along with the other beaufitul selections, make this one of his best, and certainly most overlooked, recordings.~ Robert Taylor https://www.allmusic.com/album/restful-mind-mw0000215215 

Personnel: Larry Coryell (acoustic & electric guitars); Ralph Towner (guitar); Glen Moore (acoustic bass); Colin Walcott (congas, tabla).

The Restful Mind

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Clare Teal - Paradisi Carousel

Size: 98,4 MB
Time: 42:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Baby, I'm Coming Home (3:52)
02. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (3:14)
03. Paradisi Carousel (3:31)
04. Missing You (3:45)
05. Reach Out (I'll Be There) (3:48)
06. Light Flight (4:12)
07. Breakout (3:23)
08. Stay With Me (4:20)
09. What Love Knows (4:36)
10. Magic Day (3:29)
11. Alone With You (3:58)

With a clutch of 'best vocalist' awards to her name plus plaudits aplenty, Clare Teal is surely now established. Paradisi Carousel is her seventh album, the second since her Sony contract garnered publicity as the most lucrative ever for a British jazz singer. In light of that, it may be no surprise that the music here is as much pop as it is jazz; indeed, Teal herself cites Burt Bacharach, Dusty Springfield and The Carpenters as points of comparison. And rightly so; on the opener, “Baby, I’m Coming Home”, Teal’s phrasing and intonations sound uncannily like Karen Carpenter.

On this evidence, Teal’s voice is heard to best effect on ballads and songs laden with emotion, being perfect to express a sense of loss and yearning as on “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying”. While she easily handles a more bombastic brass-driven arrangement like “Breakout” – which doubtless goes down a storm in concert - its relative lack of emotion does not play to her strengths. The four Teal originals included here demonstrate her growing prowess as a songwriter, and suggest that she writes material ideally suited to those strengths, with the title track and “Stay With Me” being particularly strong.

Teal is renowned for cover versions that reinvent the original – witness her earlier radical rethinking of The Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreaming”. Here, she does something similar with The Four Tops classic “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)”, slowing it down dramatically and changing the mood from one of joyous celebration to hopeful longing. By comparison, her version of Pentangle’s “Light Flight” stays very close to the original; with its complex rhythms, it allows Teal to demonstrate her vocal technique, but this version doesn’t establish its own identity.

Existing fans of Teal are likely to be more than satisfied with this album. It may also appeal to the burgeoning audience for pop-jazz singers such as Norah Jones and Corinne Bailey Rae. ~John Eyles

Paradisi Carousel

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Paul Bley Trio - Paul Plays Carla

Size: 154,4 MB
Time: 66:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Jazz: Piano Jazz
Art: Front & Back

01. Vashkar (6:04)
02. Floater (4:42)
03. Seven (6:46)
04. Around Again (7:02)
05. Ida Lupino (7:27)
06. Turns (4:52)
07. And Now The Queen (6:24)
08. Ictus (7:26)
09. Olhos De Gato (7:42)
10. Donkey (8:06)

Most of Carla Bley's earliest compositions were first recorded by her then-husband, pianist Paul Bley, during the first half of the 1960s. For this 1991 trio date with bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Jeff Williams, Bley revisits ten of his former wife's songs, most of which date from the early era. While "Ida Lupino" has been explored in more definitive fashion by Bley elsewhere, his versions of such songs as "Vashkar," "Seven," "Turns" and "Ictus" work quite well. The music falls somewhere between advanced bop and the avant-garde, often swinging but with surprising turns and twists and often-unusual chord sequences. An intriguing set. ~by Scott Yanow

Paul Plays Carla

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Giulia Galliani MAG Collective - Song For Joni

Size: 135,1 MB
Time: 58:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Blue (3:17)
02. Woodstock (5:33)
03. The Jungle Line (5:55)
04. Song To A Seagull (6:48)
05. A Case Of You (7:35)
06. Black Crow (7:12)
07. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (6:46)
08. Shadows And Light (6:10)
09. My Old Man (3:45)
10. All I Want (4:57)

Personnel:
Giulia Galliani (Voce)
Giovanni Benvenuti (Sax tenore)
Matteo Addabbo (Organo Hammond)
Marco Benedetti (Contrabbasso)
Andrea Beninati (Batteria, Violoncello)

Born from an idea of Giulia Galliani, singer and songwriter, whose purpose is to retrace and develop the proximity of Joni Mitchell to Jazz through a rereading that emphasizes the intrinsic meaning of the texts, through the freedom of jazz language.

Song For Joni

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The Brian England Groove Prescription - Hammond Hash Browns (Feat. Matt Wallace)

Size: 180,2 MB
Time: 77:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz, Blues, Funk, Hammond Organ
Art: Front

01. Mushroom Popcorn (5:10)
02. Garlic Powder (5:12)
03. Sunset Tequila (9:33)
04. Biscuits & Sausage Gravy (5:22)
05. La Mesa Del Comedor (7:45)
06. Champagne On Tap (5:27)
07. Coma Alimentos (5:50)
08. Baker's Dozen (6:04)
09. Hammond Hash Browns (4:43)
10. Beef, Chicken Or Fish (5:32)
11. Pollo Triste (8:29)
12. Sweet Hot Buttered Corn (8:23)

Exciting organ-driven blues-based funk, jazz and latin originals!

Personnel:
Brian England: Composer, Hammond Organ, Electric Piano, Clavinet
Matt Wallace: Tenor Sax, EWI, Flute, Shaker
Joey Gulizia: Drums, Clave, Cowbell, Pandeiro, Triangle, Shaker, Surdo
Ron Cooley: Electric and Nylon String Guitar
Craig Balderston: Electric Bass
Michael Pujado: Congas, Bongos, Cajon, Tambourine, Bells

Hammond Hash Browns

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Dalia Faitelson - Powered By Life

Size: 88,8 MB
Time: 38:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. My Inner Storage Room (5:18)
02. Out Of The Black (4:46)
03. Covered Up In Bed (3:39)
04. I Believe (5:16)
05. Cut Ourselves Some Slack (3:42)
06. Make A Wish (6:42)
07. Eye Of The Dawn (4:08)
08. Destiny Made A Mistake (4:25)

Composer, guitarist and singer Dalia Faitelson has 11 solo albums to her credit. She recorded and toured with international icons as Randy Brecker, Adam Nussbaum, Jerry Bergonzi, Manolo Badrena, Chris Cheek, Jay Anderson among others... Her latest album was nominated by the Danish Music Award 2014, for Best Vocal Jazz Album. She received the Danish Grammy for Jazz in 2000 and the 2005 Composer Of The Year Award given by DJBFA - the Danish Composer Association. Nominated 3 times for a The Danish World Music Award with her bands PILPEL and Global Sound. Powered By Life - New Release For the first time, Dalia Faitelson is joining forces with the great Danish piano player and Composer Thomas Clausen (collaborated with Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Johnny Griffin, Gary Burton, Dexter Gorden, Ben Webster, Palle Mikkelborg, Celso Mendes among others.) Joining them on cello is Soma Allpass, on drums Anders Provis, on bass Federik Damsgård and on percussion Ayi Solomon. POWERED BY LIFE is the meeting point between chamber music and jazz. An original mix providing powerful, naked and playful voices. Where Joni Mitchell meets Tom Waits & kinky jazz greets Marlene Dietrich. This album celebrates our circle of life - an endless journey to comprehend the balance between birth and death, light and darkness, circumstance and destiny.

Powered By Life

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Jerry Granelli - Dance Hall (Feat. Robben Ford, Bill Frisell, And J. Anthony Granelli)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:10
Size: 101.1 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[5:42] 1. Meet Me In The Morning
[6:06] 2. The Great Pretender
[8:41] 3. Boogie Stop Shuffle
[4:29] 4. Ain't That A Shame
[4:42] 5. Driva Man
[5:34] 6. This Bitter Earth
[5:19] 7. Never Gonna Break My Faith
[3:34] 8. Caldonia

Featuring guitar greats Robben Ford and Bill Frisell, the material on "Dance Hall" reflects Jerry Granelli’s deep gratitude to the artists who originally wrote and recorded these great songs, and at this point in his life the sheer joy of playing the drums. “The key was not doing covers, but finding songs that were personal to my journey. We kept it as open and spontaneous as possible; it’s about the joy of finding the freedom in the form.”

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Bob McHugh - Summer Stride

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:48
Size: 125.5 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:42] 1. You Took Advantage Of Me
[4:35] 2. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
[4:31] 3. Summer Stride
[3:43] 4. I'm Through With Love/The Object Of My Affection
[3:39] 5. Autumn Nocturne
[3:19] 6. Honeysuckle Rose
[4:06] 7. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
[3:10] 8. Ain't Misbehavin'
[3:42] 9. The Things We Did Last Summer
[3:57] 10. Stars Fell On Alabama
[3:06] 11. Hold My Hand
[5:16] 12. Easy Living
[4:14] 13. Jitterbug Waltz
[3:42] 14. Ballad For A Rainy Night

Bob Mchugh has been playing, composing, and teaching jazz in the New York, New Jersey area for over forty years. Be it solo, duo, trio or big band Bob has done it. His styles include, but are not limited to jazz, rock, and fusion. Bob has recorded for Outstanding Records, Alliance, Perception, and Lunge Music. Some of the people he has recorded with are Ray Mantilla, Ron Naspo, Rich Austin, Vinnie Cutro and many more. A few of the musicians Bob has performed live with are Joe Morello, Bill Crow, Eliot Zigmond, Max Weinberg, Andrew Cyrille, and Lisle Atkinson.

Bob has been a commisioned composer for the NJMTA, The National Federation of Music Clubs and has piano pieces published by Manduca Music Publications, The Piano Teachers Press, and The Voice of the Rockies. He has been voted favorite artist on Sky Jazz.com, Anima Jazz in Italy and has been a guest on Around New York on WNYC, Mozart To Motorhead, and Anything Goes radio shows. His bio is published in Marquis Who's Who in America, and his composition El Gato Rojo is featured in ASCAP jazz podcast #4. You can hear Bob McHugh on jazz radio around the world.

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Renate Reich - Home

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:12
Size: 114.9 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:58] 1. Doo Dn Do Do
[4:24] 2. Home
[5:46] 3. So Full Of Life
[4:08] 4. Venice
[4:06] 5. Playground
[3:46] 6. For A While
[3:33] 7. Disappear
[3:47] 8. Time For A Change
[3:58] 9. Sing Me A Lullaby
[3:57] 10. Swimming
[3:51] 11. Colours Of My Life
[4:53] 12. Roxanne

Renate Reich was born in a different world: in Kabul, Afghanistan, and was raised under the chants of the Muezzins, and hearing Orient-Pop and Evergreens sounding out of the Radio. At the age of four she already knew that she wanted to be a singer!

Now in fact she lives in Vienna as a singer, actor, cabaret actor, speaker, songwriter and vocal teacher! She worked a.o. with Richard Österreicher, George Farmer, Main Street, Die Echten, Willy Astor, V.S.O.P.- Christian Kolonovits, Gary Lux, Andy Baum, Peter Havlicek, Roger Whittaker, Johnny Logan, Roberto Blanco, Barock & Co., Andreas Lukas, Charlie Mc Light, Gunkl, Misfit, Misfitting Hats, Dirty Art Abuse, Nelson Kept Cool, Rich & Famous, Thomas Kramer, Palmina Waters, Thomas Palme, Bertl Mayer.

Home mc
Home zippy

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Larry Porter Trio - Don't Fence Me In

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:29
Size: 140.8 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[4:47] 1. Don't Fence Me In
[4:14] 2. A Certain Smile
[5:35] 3. The Heather On The Hill
[6:21] 4. The Sweetest Sounds
[5:34] 5. Give Me The Simple Life
[5:04] 6. I'm In The Mood For Love
[4:48] 7. Embraceable You
[6:33] 8. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
[5:03] 9. Crazy He Calls Me
[5:07] 10. Yesterdays
[3:41] 11. Chim Chim Cher-Ee
[4:36] 12. Don't Go To Strangers

Larry Porter - piano; Andreas Lang - bass; Joe Smith - drums. Recorded by Bengt Skogvall, Peacewater Studios, Berlin, June 25, 2017.

Larry Porter, Andreas Lang and Joe Smith have been working together for five years now and have covered a lot of ground during this time. Interpreting standards is one area they've particularly developed. Many of the performances on this CD feature a more collective approach. Instead of one solo after another, the three musicians enter into a dialogue where each can contribute and respond as he wishes. While this idea may not be new, its realization has remained fairly elusive. Therefore the band is excited about being able to present the results of its efforts to you!

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The Three Sounds - Blue Genes

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:06
Size: 80.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Soul-jazz, Piano jazz
Year: 1962/2006
Art: Front

[5:28] 1. Mr. Wonderful
[5:44] 2. Autumn In New York
[4:09] 3. Love Somebody
[4:08] 4. Blue Genes
[3:40] 5. Red Sails In The Sunset
[4:55] 6. In A Mellow Tone
[3:03] 7. Gina, My Love
[3:55] 8. Whims Of Chamberland

Bass – Bill Dowdy; Drums – Andrew Simpkins; Piano – Gene Harris. Recorded Oct. 13, 1962.

Although the 3 Sounds initially recorded for Riverside, then switching to Blue Note for a solid run of recordings, this one is their first album for Verve. It was recorded in Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs, NJ studio over a four day period (12 through 15 October 1962.) I have no idea why this album took so long, but it's interesting to note that Blue Gene was recorded in two parts, and one track during that session - Let Me Off Uptown - never made it into the album.

It was also their fifteenth album in four years, which shows how prolific and popular they were. They were also popular on the jazz club circuit and the tracks on this album reflect what they were playing to those audiences. Like their other albums, this one is a swinging, blues-infused collection of jazz piano trio tracks that have this group's distinctive sound. If you are a fan you are sure to love it. ~Moke Tarrano

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Chet Baker & Philip Catherine - There'll Never Be Another You

Styles: Trumpet And Guitar Jazz
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:54
Size: 136,0 MB
Art: Front

(14:58)  1. Beatrice
(10:19)  2. There'll Never Be Another You
(17:26)  3. Leaving
(16:10)  4. My Foolish Heart

There may never be another Chet Baker, but on this particular night in Zagreb, poor Baker was not playing his best: His chops are weak, and his voice is strained and shallow. Still, these four duos, with longtime collaborator, guitarist Philip Catherine, have their rewards, such as the lengthy, substantial, and melodic solos by the guitarist. There is also the opportunity to hear Baker's piano playing at length. On piano, Chet Baker was even sparser than on trumpet, perhaps due to his weaker technique on the former. As with the trumpet, though, his choice of notes was always immaculate, and Baker fans will want this disc for the novelty of his piano playing. As far as his trumpet playing goes, there are much better examples of these tunes elsewhere, particularly of "My Foolish Heart" and "There'll Never Be Another You." ~ Steve Loewy https://www.allmusic.com/album/therell-never-be-another-you-mw0000240895     

Personnel:  Chet Baker – trumpet, piano, vocals;  Philip Catherine – guitar

There'll Never Be Another You

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Ran Blake & Dominique Eade - Whirlpool

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:10
Size: 103,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:39)  1. My Foolish Heart
(3:24)  2. Dearly Beloved
(5:44)  3. The Wind
(4:49)  4. Go Gently to the Water
(3:44)  5. Old Devil Moon
(2:57)  6. Pinky
(3:13)  7. Falling
(2:38)  8. Where Are You
(2:49)  9. Out of This World
(2:15) 10. The Pawnbroker
(3:33) 11. Dearly Beloved
(3:53) 12. The Thrill Is Gone
(2:24) 13. After the Ball

Already a student of Ran Blake at the New England Conservatory, Dominique Eade comes to this incision after two decades of professional careers, in which he has widely proved his skills, collaborating and recording with prestigious musicians. His first album dates back to 1990 (The Ruby And The Pearl) and he saw it together with the drummer Alan Dawson and the pianist Stanley Cowell. Since then he has released four more CDs (My Resistance Is Low, Long Way Home and Open) accompanied by musicians like Bruce Barth, George Mraz, Lewis Nash, Fred Hersch, Dave Holland, Victor Lewis. This incision in duo with Ran Blake implies a clear responsibility, for the immediate reference with the legendary work (The Newest Sound Around) that the pianist recorded in 1961 with the singer Jeanne Lee. Eade's vocal characteristics are those of the white tradition close to the (however revised) models of June Christy and Sheila Jordan. A comparison with that incision would therefore not be appropriate but the underlying syntax, unadorned and hallucinated, returns. The aesthetic is obviously that of Ran Blake, which Dominique Eade makes his own and proposes again with intensity and participation: the meeting ground are often famous ballads, dashed by the voice in a languid and bleeding way, that the dissonant harmonies and the timbric contrasts of the piano they illuminate a sinister and disturbing light. These are the most engaging episodes in a path that can sometimes be unfriendly. It is Monk's great lesson, transfigured in the light of the Third Current, which finds a new and fascinating definition of it. ~ AAJ Italy Staff https://www.allaboutjazz.com/whirlpool-ran-blake-jazz-project-review-by-aaji-staff.php

Personnel: Ran Blake (piano); Dominique Eade (vocal).

Whirlpool

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Hampton Hawes Quartet - All Night Session, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3.

Originally issued on three LPs, the music resulting from Hampton Hawes' All Night Session! was stereophonically recorded for the Contemporary label in Los Angeles on the night of November 12 and into the morning of November 13, 1956. This session transcended the conventions of studio production by moving steadily from one tune to the next like a live gig with no alternate takes. Here is West Coast bop at its most spontaneous and exciting. Prior to this highly successful quartet experiment, Hawes had recorded mainly with his trio. He said that the addition of guitarist Jim Hall opened up more rhythmic possibilities. The currents passing between Hawes and bassist Red Mitchell were the metabolic pulse of this group; drummer Eldridge "Bruz" Freeman was a replacement for Chuck Thompson, whose heroin habit had forced him out of the band earlier that year. On this night Hawes chose to reinterpret no less than four Dizzy Gillespie compositions, along with themes by Duke Ellington and Duke Jordan as well as six chestnuts from the standard jazz repertoire. But there's nothing "standardized" about this music. Like his main influence, Charlie Parker, Hampton Hawes was a strikingly inventive blues-based improviser; this element is strongly present throughout, particularly during five spontaneously composed Hawes originals that materialized during this monumentally creative All Night Session! Now, 50 years after this music was first made available to the public, the Definitive label's beautifully remastered edition should enable this to be acknowledged and appreciated as one of the truly essential jazz recordings of all time. ~ arwulf arwulf https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-night-session%21-vols-1-3-mw0000364190 

Personnel: Hampton Hawes (piano); Jim Hall (guitar); Bruz Freeman (drums).

Album: All Night Session, Vol. 1

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:14
Size: 90,5 MB
Art: Front

( 7:07)  1. Jordu
( 5:48)  2. Groovin' High
( 8:09)  3. Takin' Care
( 6:54)  4. Broadway
(11:14)  5. Hampton's Pulpit

Album: All Night Session, Vol. 2

Time: 42:59
Size: 99,4 MB

(7:05)  1. I'll Remember April
(4:28)  2. I Should Care
(5:45)  3. Woody'n You
(2:54)  4. Two Bass Hit
(6:59)  5. Will You Still Be Mine
(7:35)  6. April In Paris
(8:10)  7. Blue 'N' Boogie

Album: All Night Session, Vol. 3

Time: 41:37
Size: 95,9 MB

(11:03)  1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
( 7:38)  2. Blues #3
(11:00)  3. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
( 6:17)  4. Blues #4
( 5:37)  5. Blues Of A Sort

All Night Session, Vol. 1, Vol.2, Vol. 3

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Steve Laspina - Eclipse

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:13
Size: 147,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:20)  1. Inside out
(8:31)  2. New life
(6:17)  3. What?
(3:27)  4. Eclipse
(9:22)  5. Just so you know
(5:47)  6. And now I know
(8:58)  7. When I return
(7:01)  8. Just a phase
(7:26)  9. In search of Peace

Bassist Steve LaSpina (b. March 24, 1954 in Texas) is one of the leading figures of New York’s jazz scene today. Following his first leader album on SteepleChase, LaSpina surrounds himself with the same empathic sidemen as the previous album and continues to concentrate on his own compositions which “ focus on nuance and subtlety ” (JazzTimes).

Besides leading his own group presented here, Steve works regularly with Richie Beirach, Bob Brookmeyer, Tommy Flamagan, Dave Liebmann among others.

Personnel: Steve LaSpina (bass); Billy Drewes (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet);  Marc Copland (piano);  Jeff Hirshfield (drums).

Eclipse

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