Charles Cochran, Bill Mays - Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:15
Size: 119.6 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[3:43] 1. Wonder Why
[3:59] 2. Oh! But I Do!
[4:30] 3. I Thought About You
[2:26] 4. Miss Johnson Phoned Again Today
[4:33] 5. For You, For Me, For Evermore
[4:05] 6. Ev'rything I Love
[3:24] 7. This Is New
[3:10] 8. After You
[5:37] 9. That Old Feeling
[5:10] 10. My Old Flame
[3:43] 11. Dream Dancing
[3:16] 12. I Wish I Knew
[4:31] 13. Do You Miss New York

Album brings the long overdue return of a singer/pianist who, from the late 1950s through the mid-'80s, delighted saloon audiences with his easy-going voice, his eye for quality songs, and his total lack of pretense. Here, he's joined by fellow pianist/vocalist Bill Mays, plus bassist Phil Flanagan on a selection of jazz & pop standards.

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Milt Jackson - Night Mist

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1980
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:06
Size: 110,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:36)  1. Blues In My Heart
(5:45)  2. Double B
(5:26)  3. Blues For Clyde
(7:13)  4. A Matter Of Adjustment
(9:17)  5. Night Mist Blues
(7:53)  6. Other Bag Blues
(5:53)  7. D.B. Blues

Most of vibraphonist Milt Jackson's recordings as a leader have been at the head of a quartet or quintet. This spirited set has a variety of "near blues" material being interpreted by an all-star septet featuring such unique voices as trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, the tenor of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and altoist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson in addition to Jackson, pianist Art Hillery, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Larance Marable. There are plenty of magical moments created on this set by these classic jazzmen. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/night-mist-mw0000192023   

Personnel: Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (alto saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Art Hillery (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Larance Marable (drums)

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Patti Drew - I've Been Here All The Time

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1969
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:49
Size: 73,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:43)  1. I've Been Here All the Time
(2:39)  2. Fever
(2:26)  3. Just Can't Forget About You
(2:51)  4. A Guy Like You
(3:09)  5. Welcome Back
(2:25)  6. Hard to Handle
(2:27)  7. Save the Last Dance for Me
(2:34)  8. I, Who Have Nothing
(2:39)  9. Midnight Confession
(2:43) 10. The Love That a Woman Should Give to a Man
(2:08) 11. What the World Needs Now

Tall, striking Patti Drew's sensuous alto is always a pleasure to listen to even when the material and arrangements are lacking. This LP consists of two minor hits, "I've Been Here All the Time" and "Hard to Handle"; the many remakes include "Fever," "Save the Last Dance For Me," "I Who Have Nothing," "Midnight Confessions," and "What the World Needs Now Is Love." Manager/producer Peter Wright was obviously priming the Evanston, IL, native for the lucrative Vegas/Reno/Tahoe casino clubs, as the album lacks an edge and disappointed her fan base. ~ Andrew Hamilton https://www.allmusic.com/album/ive-been-here-all-the-time-mw0000888954

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Ornette Coleman - Change Of The Century

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:35
Size: 95,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:39)  1. Ramblin'
(6:24)  2. Free
(6:59)  3. The Face Of The Bass
(5:16)  4. Forerunner
(5:31)  5. Bird Food
(6:02)  6. Una Muy Bonita
(4:41)  7. Change Of The Century

Change Of The Century was an audacious album title, to say the least. On his second Atlantic release and second with his most like-minded ensemble (trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins) alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman pushed the freedom principal farther. At the same time, he looked backward too for inspiration. Having eliminated the piano on his Contemporary release, Tomorrow Is The Question! (1959), Coleman opened up wide improvisational opportunities. On that recording, he and his "freedom principle" remained partially inhibited by the presence of traditionalist bassist Percy Heath and drummer Shelly Manne, who resisted coloring outside of the lines as Coleman was attempting to do. But that was not so on The Shape Of Jazz To Come (Atlantic, 1959) and Change Of The Century. While the rhythm section continued to provide enough cohesive swing to propel matters, Coleman and Cherry stretched the melodic boundaries without the previous harmonic anchors. Change of the Century is compelling in its embrace of contrasts. "Ramblin'" is funky organic, almost early rock and roll. Haden plucks and strums his way through a fractured 12-bar format that never fully resolves itself into the comfort of the anticipated. Coleman's solo over Haden's support is bar-walking rhythm and blues, lowdown and dirty, smelling of beer and Lucky Strikes. Cherry plays his famous pocket trumpet, sounding closer to Lee Morgan than anyone else, squeezing out hard bop lines like sparks from a metal lathe. Haden solos using the figures he has supported the whole piece with. His intonation is middle-of-the-note, relaxed and slightly wooden. "Ramblin'" retains an erstwhile harmonic structure, albeit only barely. The head of "Free" is an odd premonition for composer/saxophonist Oliver Nelson's "Hoedown" from The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse!, 1961), passing through an ascending and descending blues figure. Haden is rock solid throughout, even when the solo-going gets ragged and frayed. Higgins' accents are as potent as pepper, shoring up the edges of chaos on the briskly-timed piece. "The Face Of Bass" gives prominence to Haden while at the same time sounding strangely traditional for an album entitled Change of the Century. But it is a facade. Coleman encourages a careful abandon in the piece's overall structure and arrangement. Cherry pops on his solo, sometimes sounding like Freddie Hubbard, sometimes, Art Farmer.

"Forerunner" pretends that it is bebop, with a serpentine head and a deft drum break by Higgins. Coleman's solo is inspired, quenched in gospel and the blues. His tonal expanse is as big as his native Texas, informed by the many great tenor saxophone players from that state. Cherry emerges assertive, playing with swagger and attitude. So well constructed and delivered is his solo that it is easy to forget that a move toward a freer musical system is in the works. Haden remains stalwart in time-keeping, shepherding everything between the rhythmic ditches. The same can be said for the Charlie Parker-inspired "Bird Food," which is surveyed at a fast clip over a complex note pattern.  "Una Muy Bonita" is only passing Latin, with pianist Thelonious Monk phrasing and side- winding playing. Haden sets up a familiar clave beat with strummed chords. Coleman stages the piece to more insinuate a Latin vibe than to actually play one. After a lengthy introduction, Cherry solos muted, allowing himself a broad swath over which to play. The disc's closer, the title tune, was the most fully-realized "free jazz" at that point from Coleman. It is a wild phantasm of notes that are to "free jazz" what trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's "Bebop" was for that virtuosic genre. It is a clarion call played on impulse. Yes, finally things are really beginning to come apart at the seams, properly foreshadowing Free Jazz: A Group Improvisation (Atlantic, 1961). Coleman has fully gained his traction and is now read. ~C.Michael Bailey https://www.allaboutjazz.com/ornette-coleman-change-of-the-century-ornette-coleman-by-c-michael-bailey.php

Personnel: Ornette Coleman: alto saxophone; Don Cherry: pocket trumpet; Charlie Haden: bass; Billy Higgins: drums.

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Billy Taylor Trio - Sleeping Bee

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1969
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:43
Size: 98,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:46)  1. La Petite Mambo
(5:37)  2. Theodora
(4:19)  3. Pharaphrase
(5:12)  4. Bye Y'All
(3:27)  5. Don't Go Down South
(5:33)  6. Brother Where Are You
(8:23)  7. There Will Never Be Another You
(5:23)  8. Sleeping Bee

Billy Taylor and his 1969 trio (which includes bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Grady Tate) perform four of Taylor's originals, Errol Garner's "La Petite Mambo," Oscar Brown, Jr.'s "Brother Where Are You" and two standards on this MPS set which was last available as a Pausa LP. The enjoyable music swings and fits perfectly into the jazz mainstream of the era. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-sleeping-bee-mw0000875940

Personnel:  Billy Taylor - piano;  Ben Tucker - bass;  Grady Tate - drums

Sleeping Bee

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Peggy Lee - Echo Painting

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:41
Size: 117,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:22)  1. Incantation
(4:27)  2. Out On a Limb
(3:45)  3. A Strange Visit
(3:44)  4. Nice Collection
(5:10)  5. Snappy
(5:23)  6. Painting Echoes
(2:11)  7. Foreground
(1:51)  8. The Hidden Piece
(6:02)  9. Hymn
(2:41) 10. WB Intro
(3:30) 11. Weather Building
(1:42) 12. End Piece
(4:45) 13. The Unfaithful Servant

The Echo Painting project was conceived with the help of Rainbow Robert of Coastal Jazz and Blues in Vancouver. Our intent was to create a new large ensemble including some of the most active and interesting improvisors on the Vancouver scene today. It was a great gift to find ourselves in a situation in which this group, comprised of some of the older 'veterans' and some younger 'emerging' players, all highly accomplished artists and leaders of their own projects, could spend a number of days together over a period of several months. During this time we workshopped material, improvised together and finally performed a full set of music at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2016. http://www.peggylee.net/echo-painting.html

Peggy Lee, cello;  Meredith Bates, violin;  Brad Turner, trumpet;  Jon Bentley, tenor and soprano sax;  John Paton, tenor sax;  Rod Murray, trombone;  Cole Schmidt, guitar;  Bradshaw Pack, pedal steel guitar;  James Meger, electric bass;  Dylan van der Schyff, drums

Echo Painting

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Doug Raney Sextet - Meeting The Tenors

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:57
Size: 109.8 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz, Mainstream jazz
Year: 1984/1994
Art: Front

[7:45] 1. Up In Quincy's Room
[8:57] 2. Blues For Bart
[6:54] 3. Waltz Number One
[7:36] 4. Arrival
[7:23] 5. Lover Man
[9:19] 6. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Bass – Jesper Lundgaard; Drums – Ole Jacob Hansen; Flute – Bernt Rosengren; Guitar – Doug Raney; Piano – Horace Parlan; Tenor Saxophone – Bernt Rosengren, Ferdinand Povel. Recorded April 29, 1983 in Monster, The Netherlands by Max Bolleman.

This marvellous Bebop record is musical reference for any listener. The piano solo and comping are instructive, the tenors are didactic and the guitar edificatory , all extraordinary !!! ~Alvaro Da Silva

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Julie Lyon - Moonflower

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:49
Size: 109.5 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[5:24] 1. Having Found
[5:13] 2. It's Raining Again
[4:13] 3. Pramantha
[4:25] 4. Hey There Baby
[5:01] 5. You Are The One
[2:54] 6. Nuvyu
[5:51] 7. Moonflower
[2:45] 8. Chasing A Dream
[4:44] 9. Eternity
[2:18] 10. Prelude
[4:56] 11. Soul Dance

JULIE LYON, vocals; Matt Lavelle, trumpet, alto clarinet; Jack DeSalvo, guitar. mandola; Todd Urban, double bass; Tom Cabrera, drums, cymbals, percussion.

JULIE LYON‘s new album MOONFLOWER, her follow-up to the critically acclaimed JULIE, features original songs and compositions and is in many ways her first solo album. Though accompanied by her band, the focus is not only on Ms. Lyon’s considerable vocal talents but also on her role as lyricist and songwriter. The seeds of MOONFLOWER were sown when Julie began to write lyrics to some of composer Jack DeSalvo’s music. It became obvious that recording this music would be the vocalist’s next project and music by Julie Lyon along with additional collaborations with Tom Cabrera and Betsy Serafin create a tapestry of sophisticated listening experiences with music touching new jazz, folk and world music but always rooted in Julie’s sense of swing and the blues. The title song MOONFLOWER is written by multi-instrumentalist/composer Matt Lavelle.

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James Moody, Al Cohn - Too Heavy For Words

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:55
Size: 102.9 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1973/2017
Art: Front

[ 6:25] 1. East Of The Sun
[ 8:55] 2. Vezzioso
[ 7:00] 3. Good Bait
[10:30] 4. Wee Dot
[ 4:53] 5. The Underdog
[ 7:09] 6. Mr. George

Drums – Roy Brooks; Piano – Barry Harris; Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn, James Moody. Recorded: August 12th, 1971.

Tenor sax battles have been an indelible part of jazz, as witnessed by the legendary Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young battles, the classic Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray albums, and the Rollins/Coltrane "Tenor Madness". Add this 1971 skirmish between James Moody and Al Cohn to the list. A mainstay in Gillespie's big band and quintet, Moody worked with many of the music's greats. His solo on I'm in the Mood for Love is a jazz classic. Cohn is recognized for his part in Woody Herman's famous Four Brothers tenor sax section, as well as his quintet with fellow tenor great Zoot Sims.

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Bong Peñera - Samba Ritmo: The Best Of Bong Peñera

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:19
Size: 167.9 MB
Styles: Samba, Latin jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:46] 1. Beat Contemplation
[7:04] 2. Samba For Luisa
[3:21] 3. Two Themed Samba
[2:56] 4. Batucada Sa Calesa
[4:11] 5. Amanda's Theme
[4:08] 6. Gonna Make Your Day Tonight
[4:31] 7. Tell Me
[3:30] 8. Valse Nova
[5:40] 9. Sa Nova Pa Roon
[7:39] 10. Ode
[5:08] 11. Sinta
[7:22] 12. Rhapsody
[3:47] 13. Melancholy Dreams
[4:32] 14. Love Notes
[4:35] 15. Watery Eyes

Ultra-rare!! Straight out of the Philippines and coming across like a funky Bong Penera meets a LeRoy Hutson production, with smooth, grinding soulful funk and large slabs of flute layered with Brazilian rhythms & Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog, Arp String Ensemble, Clavinet. Killer stuff!

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Jazz Organizer - Internos

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:51
Size: 150.8 MB
Styles: Organ jazz
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:53] 1. Drilly
[7:34] 2. Pra Voce
[5:55] 3. Un Di De Vale
[7:24] 4. Internos
[4:15] 5. Generale Cluster
[5:22] 6. Old Old Old
[5:26] 7. My Romance
[4:52] 8. Love For Sale
[5:32] 9. The Christmas Song
[6:47] 10. Ten
[7:45] 11. Macelò

Carlo Alberto Canevali - Drums; Gisella Ferrarin - Vocals (tracks 7,8); Roberto Gorgazzini - Organ; Gigi Grata - Trombone; Luciano Poli - Guitar; Fiorenzo Zeni - Tenor sax, Soprano sax.

Roberto Gorganizzini is the founder of the Jazz Organizer. He studied piano in the Academy of Music of Trento and he attended, for three years, to seminars on jazz guitar, by Tommaso Lama in Bologna, and about jazz piano, by Franco d'Andrea. In 2003/2004 he attended to piano lessons by Renato Chicco. He conduced a TV show, on Rai Tre, about playing standard jazz. He established several bands with regional musicians, and from 1984 to 1987 he has been pianist in the Big Swing Orchestra, directed by Attilio Donadio, and they recorded an album in 1987. In the meantime, he performed several concerts with, among others, Gianni Basso, Carla Marcotulli, Emilio Spana, Rudy Migliardi, Tony Scott, Larry Nocella, Fulvio Sisti, and Lilian Terry. He was also playing with fusion and funky bands like the Naphtaline. In 1995 a concert of the Chorus Jazz Orchestra, whose Gorgazzini was the founder, was transmitted on Rai channels. He played with the Can Cun (salsa and latin jazz), with the Brazilian singer Dilene Ferraz (samba, boss nova and Brazilian funk), and with many others. He participated to several editions of Bolzano Jazz Fesival, Fiemme Sky Jazz, and Veneto Jazz among others. He collaborates with the Tiger Dixie Band as pianist and banjoist. In the last years he showed interest in playing Hammond, and he played with the singer Elisa Rovida, with Luciano Poli, Oreste Soldano, Enrico Tommasini and with the Soul Shiver quartet. In 2007 he founded the band "Jazz Organizer", with Fiorenzo Zeni (tenor sax, soprano), Gigi Grata (trombone, tr.), Luciano Poli (guitar), Carlo Alberto Canevali (drums), and Gisella Ferrarin (voice). The group recorded "Internos", a realization of original songs. In the meantime he is collaborating to the the project "Cole porter songbook", with the Cole for Sale, dedicated to the famous American author.

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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Great Love Themes

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:14
Size: 69.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Soul-jazz
Year: 1966/2011
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. Somewhere
[3:15] 2. The Song Is You
[3:29] 3. Autumn Leaves
[3:35] 4. I Concentrate On You
[2:35] 5. This Can't Be Love
[3:05] 6. Stella By Starlight
[3:29] 7. Morning Of The Carnival
[4:29] 8. The End Of A Love Affair
[3:22] 9. So In Love

Bass – Herbie Lewis; Conductor – Ray Ellis; Drums – Roy McCurdy; Piano – Joe Zawinul; Saxophone [Alto] – Cannonball Adderley; Trumpet – Nat Adderley.

Cannonball Adderley and his men are out in full bodied force today: modern, inventive and totally exciting. How about the strings? They're present and handsomely accounted for as a great new-style accompaniment to the soaring sounds of the Adderleys. (Note the brilliant blend of strings with soprano voices, harp, woodwind plus percussion). They temper the high-flying moments with smooth punctuation, they sharpen the mellow phrasings with straight-forward statements. They're an asset on the credit side of the session report. And that takes care of "With Strings." As one sage puts it, music like love is a feeling. When the feeling's real in either case, the whole world knows it. Once you hear the obvious and stunning reality of these great renderings you're bound to predict-that's precisely what's going to happen here. Each of the tunes chosen by the Quintet for this outing expresses the very essence of romance: the sun, the moon, the stars of it reflect in each richly melodic line. Each is, in a word, unforgettable.

Like the true musicians that they are, the Cannonball Adderley Quintet take it from there. What they come up with is unforgettable in its own right. There's the lush, Latin-textured charm of Morning Of The Carnival with the Adderley brothers - Cannonball on alto sax and Nat on trumpet - sharing the lead in warm, free-flowing camaraderie. Somewhere and Stella By Starlight glow with the alto sax magic of Cannonball in a romantic mood while So In Love swings with a buoyantly up-tempo sound that features a particularly outstanding chorus by Nat above the lyrical;'strings. Autumn Leaves stands brightly burnished by the Quintet's multicolored lines and the golden presence of the strings. A special brand of jazz it is from first chorus to last the quintessence of all that is Adderley underscored, this time, by the tantalizing string formations of Ray Ellis.

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Wycliffe Gordon - The Search

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:22
Size: 150,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:37)  1. Cheeky
(5:52)  2. What Is This Thing Called Love
(3:25)  3. He Looked Beyond My Fault (Danny Boy)
(5:29)  4. Frantic Flight
(7:16)  5. The Search (Part I and II)
(5:42)  6. Touch It Lightly
(4:31)  7. Georgia on My Mind
(2:49)  8. Sweet Georgia Brown
(5:14)  9. Blues for Deac'n Cone
(5:43) 10. Sign Me Up
(5:05) 11. Stardust
(5:22) 12. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues
(2:12) 13. Rhythm-A-Ning

Nagel Heyer knows a good thing when it sees or rather, hears it. It has brought trombonist Wycliffe Gordon to the studio or captured him at live performances several times during the year, either, as here, as a leader or as a sideman with other Nagel Heyer jazz artists. Judging from the play list expand Gordon's recorded output. Consequently, the CD's agenda includes not only some classic standards, but modern music by Thelonious Monk, a couple of blues things and five originals by Gordon. Gordon and his colleagues clearly enjoy the diverse list they have been asked to perform. There's musical testifyin' on the traditional Sign Me Up where Gordon displays his agility on the Tuba. Then comes the dripping corn pone, chicken gravy Southern blues on "Blues for Deac'n Cone" with the piano of Eric Reed and the bass trombone of Roger Floreska getting important air time. We also hear Gordon on the didgeridoo. So what's a didgeridoo? This long, straight instrument has been used for many years in the playing of traditional aboriginal music. It's a big thing in Australia to the point of being the subject of several of its own web sites. It is the main instrument on Gordon's "The Search" and variously sounds like a mouth organ, drum, a tightly strung fiddle and some others I can't quite place. But it is unique and when used in combination with other instruments like Winard Harper's drum, it is important to the statement Gordon wants to make through this composition.  Other to note include a beautiful haunting rendition of "Stardust" by Gordon and Reed with their contrasting styles giving some new life to this classic tune and a swinging Gordon composed "Cheeky". Confident in his expertise as a trombonist, Gordon is not averse to inviting other significant players of that instrument to join him on this CD. All these trombones recall those J. J. Johnson/Kai Winding Octet recordings from the 1960's. The trombone choir approach is used effectively on "Danny Boy". This is a top flight album of excellent music skillfully arranged and played with imagination and verve. Highly recommended. ~ Dave Nathan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-search-wycliffe-gordon-review-by-dave-nathan.php?width=1536

Personnel: Wycliffe Gordon : trombone, tuba, didgeridoo; Marcus Printup: trumpet; Ron Westray: trombone; Delfeayo Marsalis: trombone; Jen Krupa: trombone; Dave Gibson: trombone; Roger Floreska : bass trombone; Victor Goines: tenor saxophone; Walter Blanding, Jr.: tenor saxophone; Ted Nash: alto saxophone, flute; Eric Reed: piano; Rodney Whitaker: bass; Winard Harper: drums, percussion; Herlin Riley: drums, percussion.

The Search

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Kenny Drew - Moonlit Desert

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:27
Size: 88,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:46)  1.Moonlit Desert
(4:35)  2 Solveig's Song
(4:15)  3 Kay-Dee
(4:41)  4 Stardust
(4:03)  5 Roselil
(4:24)  6 Prelude To A Kiss
(6:11)  7 Blues Wail
(4:29)  8 Star Crossed Lovers

Kenny Drew is joined by bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Ed Thigpen, along with members of the Royal Danish Chamber Orchestra on this 1982 recording made originally for the Japanese label Baystate. Drew's playing is surprising laid-back and someone introspective for the most part. His arrangement of classical composer Edvard Grieg's "Solveig's Song" is masterful, with the addition of strings and a solo flute. Ernie Wilkins, who wrote the arrangements for the remaining tracks, also composed the boisterous "Kay-Dee," which adds a brass section to augment the trio. Alto flute plays a prominent role in the scoring of the standard "Stardust," showcasing Drew's ability to interpret ballads. Pedersen's prominent bass is a key component of the string-laden scoring of "Prelude to a Kiss," while another piece from the Duke Ellington songbook, "The Star-Crossed Lovers," is at first nearly overcome by overly sweet strings, but Pedersen's marvelous solo helps overcome this liability. While this CD may not appeal to fans of Drew's typical trio recordings in a hard bop setting, those with open minds will enjoy it.~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/moonlit-desert-mw0000346012 

Personnel:  Kenny Drew  piano;  Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen  bass;  Ed Thigpen  drums;  Ernie Wilkins  conductor, arranger

Moonlit Desert

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Slam Stewart - Fish Scales

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:05
Size: 142,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:27)  1. I Want To Be Happy
(5:34)  2. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
(3:34)  3. Fish Scales
(5:12)  4. At Sundown
(5:35)  5. Memories Of You
(3:53)  6. Bye Bye Blackbird
(4:59)  7. Undecided
(4:49)  8. Sleep
(3:01)  9. Runnin' Wild
(4:47) 10. St.James Infirmary
(4:26) 11. I'm Just Wild About Harry
(3:36) 12. Fish Scales (Take 1)
(5:07) 13. Undecided (Take 1)
(3:57) 14. Bye Bye Blackbird (Take 1)

The late bassist Slam Stewart had relatively few opportunities to record as a leader, and most of them took place in the last 15 years of his life. Noted for playing bass while simultaneously scat singing an octave above it, he is, of course, the primary soloist on nearly every track of Fish Scales. This CD compiles portions of three studio dates which originally appeared on two Black & Blue LPs, adding a pair of previously unreleased tracks. Most the music comes from a quartet date with pianist Johnny Guarnieri, guitarist Jimmy Shirley, and drummer Jackie Williams, all of whom acquit themselves during their brief solos. Unfortunately, the tempos for many of the songs are rather turgid compared to other versions recorded elsewhere by Stewart, whether as a leader or sideman. A turbocharged duet with drummer Jo Jones, "Foolin' Around" eventually adds pianist Gene Rodgers to its swinging conclusion, while "Indiana" pales in comparison to Stewart's famous 1945 Town Hall performance with tenor saxophonist Don Byas. A rather subdued but extended "Willow Weep for Me" features Al Casey's bluesy guitar along with Wild Bill Davis (on piano rather than his customary organ) and drummer Joe Marshall; this track feels more like a warm-up to a session or something that would have normally been rejected by most producers. Overall, this is an enjoyable but hardly essential CD for fans of Slam Stewart. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/fish-scales-mw0000267708

Personnel includes: Slam Stewart (bass), Jo Jones (drums) Johnny Guarnieri, Wild Bill Davis, Al Casey.

Fish Scales

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Grace Kelly - Go Time Brooklyn

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:27
Size: 76,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:46)  1. It Don't Mean a Thing
(5:08)  2. Count on Me
(6:14)  3. Trying to Figure It Out
(6:07)  4. Green Chimneys (SaxDrum Duet)
(4:53)  5. By the Grave
(5:16)  6. Billie Jean

Not to be confused with the famous Philadelphia-born actress who became Princess Grace of Monaco and died in 1982, the Grace Kelly profiled in this bio is a straight-ahead jazz saxophonist/singer who had several albums in her catalog before she was 17. The precocious New England native has made the alto sax her primarily instrument, but she also plays the tenor and soprano saxes and Kelly can play clarinet, flute, acoustic piano, and drums, as well. At times, Kelly will put down her saxophone and sing, although she is an instrumentalist first and foremost. Kelly has included original compositions in her repertoire along with jazz and Tin Pan Alley standards, but unlike a lot of straight-ahead jazz artists, she does not shy away from rock or R&B songs. Kelly has recorded her share of Beatles classics, and she has also provided jazz interpretations of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours." Charlie Parker, Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, and Cannonball Adderley are among the saxophonist/singer's prominent influences on alto, whereas on tenor and soprano, one hears elements of Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, and Stan Getz in her playing. In fact, Kelly has been quoted as saying that hearing Getz (who her mother listened to frequently at home) was the thing that inspired her to take up the sax when she was a child. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/go-time-brooklyn/1384252597

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Fred Wesley, Leonard Corradi, Tony Match - Generations

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:21
Size: 131.3 MB
Styles: Soul/Jazz/Funk
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Eight Counts For Rita
[7:29] 2. Road Songs
[6:11] 3. The Old Man
[5:32] 4. Back At The Chicken Shack
[5:45] 5. Slide Man
[5:27] 6. Midnight Special
[5:44] 7. The Sidewinder
[5:43] 8. Got My Mojo Working
[7:15] 9. House Party
[5:24] 10. Caravan

Drums – Tony Match; Organ [Hammond B3] – Leonardo Corradi; Trombone, Vocals – Fred Wesley. Live performance recorded during June 2014.

It was supposed to be a one night affair. A French promoter had assembled international top musicians to pay homage to the late great organist Jimmy Smith. In one combination the elder statesman of the Funk trombone Fred Wesley met two young musicians who could be his son and grandson: British drummer Tony Match and the new Hammond star Leonardo Corradi from Italy. The chemistry was just right and the three of them decided to keep on performing as a unit. After several succesful tours which took them throughout Europe they finally release a live-CD and with Generations they have found a very fitting band name. The repertoir features besides tunes from Jimmy Smith classics from the Blue Note mid -sixties era by the likes of Lee Morgan. Fred Wesley´s most famous tune House Party finds a jazy new setting. Relaxed, spirited and extremely groovy and if you want to test your friends: most likely they will think is is a very good live recording from the sixties.

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Tony Bennett - Viva Duets

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:52
Size: 111.9 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:36] 1. The Best Is Yet To Come (with Chayanne)
[4:02] 2. The Way You Look Tonight (with Thalia)
[2:01] 3. Steppin' Out With My Baby (with Christina Aguilera)
[3:06] 4. For Once In My Life (with Marc Anthony)
[2:42] 5. Are You Havin' Any Fun (with Dani Martin)
[4:34] 6. Blue Velvet (with Maria Gadu)
[3:20] 7. The Good Life (with Franco de Vita)
[3:00] 8. I Wanna Be Around (with Ricardo Arjona)
[3:51] 9. Who Can I Turn To (with Gloria Estefan)
[2:38] 10. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (with Michael Bose)
[4:00] 11. The Very Thought Of You (with Ana Carolina)
[2:16] 12. Just In Time (with Juan Luis Guerra)
[3:15] 13. Cold, Cold Heart (with Vicenteco)
[2:37] 14. Rags To Riches (with Romeo Santos)
[3:47] 15. Return To Me (Regresa A Mí) (with Vicente Fernandez)

VIVA DUETS is the third duets-themed project from 17-time Grammy winner Tony Bennett, following the platinum selling and critically praised DUETS and DUETS II CDs. Featuring many top names in the Latin recording industry, VIVA DUETS finds Bennett performing his greatest hits with a celebrated roster of artists including Marc Anthony, Christina Aguilera, Ricardo Arjona, Chayanne, Franco De Vita, Gloria Estefan, Vicente Fernández, Juan Luis Guerra, Dani Martín, Romeo Santos, Thalía and Vicentico. A truly international endeavor, VIVA DUETS, features performances in English and Spanish, with artists representing nine countries and three continents.

Tony Bennett is known for recording duets live and VIVA DUETS was no exception, with sessions recorded in Ft. Lauderdale, New York, and in the case of famed Mexican performer Vicente Fernández, on his 400 acre ranch in Guadalajara. All of the tracks are from Bennett’s extensive hit catalog, with the exception of the duet with Vicente Fernández, which features an English/Spanish version of the song, "Return To Me," originally recorded by Dean Martin. VIVA DUETS presents Bennett's classic songs with an international flavor that will generate widespread appeal for this unique multi-lingual presentation. Working with this unprecedented list of Latin artist, many of whom he met for the first time in the recording studio, Bennett commented, “Each of these artists were so warm and welcoming that there was an instant rapport. Latin music has always been about melody and harmony and a lot of soul, so there was a very close artistic connection with each duet guest. I am absolutely thrilled about the record.”

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The Bill Holman-Mel Lewis Quintet - Jive For Five

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:00
Size: 98.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1959/1985
Art: Front

[7:47] 1. Out Of This World
[6:55] 2. Mah Lindy Lou
[6:24] 3. Liza
[6:28] 4. The Beat Generation
[6:44] 5. 502 Blues Theme
[8:39] 6. Jive For Five

Bass – Wilford Middlebrook; Drums – Mel Lewis; Piano – Jimmy Rowles; Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman; Trumpet – Lee Katzman.

For a brief time, tenor saxophonist Bill Holman and drummer Mel Lewis led a hard-swinging quintet based in Los Angeles. Trumpeter Lee Katzman, pianist Jimmy Rowles and bassist Wilford Middlebrook complete the group, a band that benefits greatly from the arrangements of Holman. Rowles contributed "502 Blues Theme," Holman brought in two songs, and the unit also performs the obscure "Mah Lindy Lou" and two originals. This album (originally on the Andex label) serves as proof that not all jazz recordings from Los Angeles in the 1950s are quiet and cool. ~Scott Yanow

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Dick Katz - In High Profile

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:35
Size: 88.3 MB
Styles: Bop, Swing
Year: 1984/2016
Art: Front

[4:08] 1. Laverne Walk
[4:43] 2. Crazy She Calls Me
[4:49] 3. A Few Bars For Basie
[4:26] 4. But Not For Me
[5:56] 5. Cousin Mar
[4:48] 6. Friday The 13th
[5:16] 7. Lament
[4:25] 8. No Matter What

Bass – Marc Johnson; Drums – Al Harewood; Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess; Piano – Dick Katz; Trombone – Jimmy Knepper.

Through the years, pianist Dick Katz through played an important role behind the scenes on many recording dates, including notable sets by Helen Merrill and Lee Konitz. He has led relatively few sessions of his own, making this quintet outing with Frank Wess (mostly on flute but taking "A Few Bars for Basie" on tenor), trombonist Jimmy Knepper, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Al Harewood a special occasion. Actually, the horns sit out on four of the eight selections, which are more spontaneous trio features, while the full band tracks sport Katz's colorful arrangements. Highlights of the now out-of-print set include Oscar Pettiford's "Laverne Walk," "Crazy She Calls Me," John Coltrane's "Cousin Mary," and Thelonious Monk's "Friday the 13th." ~Scott Yanow

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