Lonnie Plaxico - Emergence

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:33
Size: 147,9 MB
Art: Front

(0:31)  1. The Mahayana (Great Vehicle) - Interlude
(4:58)  2. Transformation
(4:05)  3. Delusion
(4:12)  4. Emergence
(1:00)  5. Paramita (To Arrive at the Other Side) - Interlude
(7:34)  6. Libertarian
(3:51)  7. Changing Line
(5:37)  8. Emancipation
(7:34)  9. Red Light District
(2:29) 10. Sokoni (From the Sea) - Interlude
(5:39) 11. Equilibrium
(1:02) 12. 2 Bass - Interlude
(4:44) 13. Inner Voice
(2:39) 14. Kalomo (The Unexpeced) - Interlude
(6:30) 15. Matrix
(1:00) 16. Oji (The Gift Bearer) - Interlude

Emergence begins with a bang but then goes gradually downhill. Plaxico alternates between acoustic and electric bass, and mightily tries to reconcile the jazz and funk elements of his vision. Although most tracks feature driving rhythms, incredibly intricate horn writing, and compelling solos, the album grows numbingly repetitive as it proceeds. On the jazz side, "Transformation" begins the record with riveting post-bop fire, while "Libertarian" and "Red Light District" provide new perspectives on the standards "Dear Old Stockholm" and "Love for Sale," respectively. On the funk side, "Delusion" and "Emancipation" stand out, recalling the dissonant colors heard on Sam Rivers' acclaimed 1999 album Inspiration. But Plaxico seems to run low on ideas by the time he gets to "Equilibrium," "Inner Voice," and Chick Corea's "Matrix." Six brief interludes featuring bass and/or percussion are interspersed throughout the program, yielding mixed results the most effective being "Paramita (to arrive at the other side)." Monster players abound, including the wonderful Don Braden on saxophones, Ralph Alessi on trumpet, and Jason Moran on piano. Emergence is also distinguished by several lesser known but highly capable musicians: Larry Lunetta on trumpet, Tim Hegarty on sax, Eric Lewis on piano and organ, Lionel Cordew on drums, and Jeffrey Haynes on percussion. Haynes produced the interludes, and noted vocalist Cassandra Wilson, for whom Plaxico has served as musical director, produced the main tracks. ~ David R.Adler https://www.allmusic.com/album/emergence-mw0000055907

Personnel:  Lonnie Plaxico (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar); Tim Hegarty (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Don Braden (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Ralph Alessi, Larry Lunetta (trumpet); Eric Lewis (piano, electric piano, organ); Jason Moran (piano); Lionel Cordew (drums, percussion); Jeff Haynes (percussion)

Emergence

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Cecilia Sanchietti - Circle Time

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:55
Size: 117,5 MB
Art: Front

(1:01)  1. Intro the Groove
(5:11)  2. Dance for G
(6:23)  3. Et-No
(5:20)  4. Witchi Tai To
(6:05)  5. Fotogramma
(4:13)  6. Circle Time
(7:19)  7. Cecilia e i misteri dell'armonia
(6:27)  8. Dance of the Elephants
(2:52)  9. Rosa
(5:59) 10. Stolen Sleep

Humanity in odd time signature, as well as saying music and society. When this combination is apart, it reveals the universal unease of our planet perpetually hanging in the balance. This is a superb artistic intuition, because it has a project underneath and, even more important, it is expression of a genuine sensitivity and humanity: the freedom in jazz improvisation creates a center of attention for social connections and welcomes different identities. It makes use of a storytelling device, by hinting to a tribal jazz, which is actually virtuous, transgressive and therefore civilized strongly contemporary, it goes beyond its origins, when music was expression of pain and oppression. The theme is circular as the time of the history, and the time is here developed by the rhythm, which allows all musicians to perform solos in a circular way, showing the perfect match with the name of this artistic project, which mixes colors, moments and atmospheres in an harmonic and universal language, such as music is (and always should be). “Circle Time” is permeated of an anthropological jazz, that dreams of a new and culturally diverse humanism which, through the music, is here ideally integrated. http://www.ijm.it/albums/display/493

Personnel:  Cecilia Sanchietti: drums; Davide Grottelli: saxophones; Gaia Possenti: piano; Stefano Napoli: double bass; Special guest: David Boato: trumpet and flugelhon

Circle Time

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Oscar Pettiford - The Manhattan Jazz Septette

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:13
Size: 167,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:46)  1. King Porter Stomp
(2:59)  2. Never Never Land
(2:51)  3. Like Listen
(2:54)  4. Since When
(2:25)  5. Love of My Live
(2:34)  6. Rapid Transit
(3:23)  7. Flute Cocktail
(3:41)  8. At Bat for K.C.
(3:15)  9. Do You Know What It Means to Miss new orleans ?
(3:10) 10. My Shining Hour
(3:17) 11. Thou Svelt
(2:13) 12. There'll Never Be Another You
(2:47) 13. Bull Market
(3:12) 14. Portrait of Jennie
(2:32) 15. Judy's Jaunt
(2:51) 16. Nina Never Knew
(3:15) 17. Walking Down
(3:13) 18. Gal in Calico
(2:59) 19. I Like to Recognise the Tune
(3:10) 20. Any Place I Hang My Hat
(2:51) 21. Love Is for the Very Young
(2:54) 22. Holiday
(3:14) 23. Ya' Gotta Have Rhythm
(2:37) 24. What Am I Here For

An impressive album presented here for the first time on CD, which combines great soloists with sophisticated arrangements by Manny Albam. As a bonus, we present another complete album, Guitar and the Wind, including many of the same musicians as our primary recording (Urbie Green, Eddie Costa, Osie Johnson and Barry Galbraith, who was the leader), and bearing a similar musical concept. This album was recorded exactly two years after the Manhattan Jazz Septette session and also includes brilliant saxophonist Bobby Jaspar and bassist Milt Hinton instead of Pettiford. 24 tracks total. Lonehill Jazz. 2006. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Jazz-Septette-Oscar-Pettiford/dp/B000HIVPK4

Personnel: Oscar Pettiford (b), Urbie Green (tb), Hal McKusick (as), Herbie Mann (fl, ts), Eddie Costa (p, vib), Barry Galbraith (g), Osie Johnson (d), Manny Albam (arr).

The Manhattan Jazz Septette

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Andrea Lindsay - La Belle Étoile

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:51
Size: 94,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:16)  1. Les yeux de Marie
(3:30)  2. Printemps noir
(2:51)  3. Bonne année
(4:04)  4. Le dernier des cosmonautes
(3:07)  5. La belle étoile
(3:26)  6. Porque te vas
(3:11)  7. Une série d'accidents
(3:42)  8. Près de toi
(1:44)  9. Drôle de chanson
(3:21) 10. Insensatez
(8:33) 11. Demain, dès l'aube

Andrea Lindsay is from Guelph, Ontario. Anglophone by birth, it is during a stay in France at the age of 18 that she discovers the French and falls literally in love. At first, Andréa meets Éric Graveline, a musician who becomes his accomplice and with whom she composes and produces, with the help of the most simple means, her first French-language album entitled La belle étoile. The Belle Étoile was launched in May 2006. This is the revelation for Andrea with this first French-language solo album. It is at this moment that she discovers her style, her path, the praise and recognition that accompanies the job well done. What do we think of the first time we see Andrea Lindsay: First, it looks a bit like Michelle Phillips, the blonde group "The Mamas & the Papas", the same ethereal and slender body; then, as soon as she sings, her little English accent captivates you from the first notes. In addition to being a technically sound singer with a background in classical singing, the lyrics of her songs are original and the compositions fantastic. You will fall under the musical charm of its alluring pop. Hard to resist. Translate by Google https://palmaresadisq.ca/fr/artiste/andrea-lindsay/album/la-belle-etoile/

La belle étoile

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Bill Cunliffe - Playground Swing

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:48
Size: 113,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:00)  1. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
(3:00)  2. The Wheels On the Bus
(3:22)  3. Meet the Flintstones
(3:19)  4. Chim Chim Chir-Ee
(4:09)  5. Over the Rainbow
(2:05)  6. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
(4:02)  7. This Old Man
(2:24)  8. Lullaby
(3:32)  9. Old McDonald / Mulberry Bush / Skip to My Lou / Farmer in the Dell / Three Blind Mice
(3:19) 10. Whistle While You Work
(2:55) 11. Frere Jacques
(3:16) 12. I've Been Working On the Railroad
(3:19) 13. It's a Small World
(2:55) 14. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
(4:04) 15. Happy

These tunes take me back to Mrs. Doyle’s kindergarten class at Shawsheen Elementary School in Andover, Mass. I first heard “Over the Rainbow” in “The Wizard of Oz,” which aired once a year on the NBC-TV affiliate in Boston. “Meet the Flintstones” we all knew, of course, from the television show. Come to think of it, most of the songs I learned as a kid were from TV. The first movie I ever saw in a theater was “Mary Poppins” in 1964, and I was thrilled by the tunes in that wonderful Sherman Brothers score. Later that year, at the World’s Fair in New York, my dad and I took the “It's a Small World” ride and were serenaded by animatronic Disney figures singing that earworm of a song (also written by the Shermans). The other tunes are things we sang in school. I would sometimes accompany the children’s choirs at the piano, which I began learning at 8. I would say that every tune on this recording I knew by heart and played on the piano before I was 10! I had the chance to do a children’s album for the Yamaha Disklavier series which are MIDI products a few years ago, and I’m glad I had the foresight to ask my friend , co prodocer and engineer Dave Kreisberg to record it at the pianos in the David Abell store in Los Angeles. Abell, who sold me my Yamaha C7 a number of years ago, was a wonderful man. He represented to me the ideal piano retailer: warm, elegant, artistically and charitably inclined, yet always able to make good use of a sales opportunity. The track Happy was an afterthought on my part. In 2014, I arranged this tune for the Cal State Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, and thought it would be fun to recreate it in a more electronic vein, getting my old friends, drummer/producer Curt Bisquera and vocalist Daniela Spagnolo in on the action. I dedicate this project to my brother John (Frere Jacques!), 1959-1985. Miss him every day. I hope you enjoy this project as much as I had fun doing it. ~ Bill Cunliffe September 2015 https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/billcunliffe2

Playground Swing

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Claude Tissendier Tentet - Hampton Vibrations

Styles: Saxophone, Clarinet Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:54
Size: 143,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:50)  1. Till Tom Special
(4:12)  2. Jivin' The vibes
(3:55)  3. One sweet Letter from you
(4:39)  4. I'm in the Mood for Swing
(3:28)  5. Shoe Shiner's Drag
(3:32)  6. Four or Five Times
(4:53)  7. Star Dust
(4:25)  8. Memories of Hamp
(5:00)  9. Anytime at All
(4:24) 10. Air Mail Special
(3:39) 11. Midnight Sun
(4:03) 12. The Mood that I'm in
(4:39) 13. Tiss Boogie
(6:10) 14. Flying Home

Born France. While studying classical clarinet and alto saxophone at Toulouse Conservatory, Tissendier began playing jazz. His interests followed a chronological path, starting with New Orleans music, passing through the mainstream into bop. In 1977 he joined the big band led by Claude Bolling and also worked with Gerard Badini and others. In the early 80s he taught at the Paris School of Jazz and in 1983 formed a sextet especially to recreate the music of John Kirby. In demand for club and festival dates, the band won many awards for both live performances and records. In 1987 Tissendier formed Saxomania, a seven-piece band featuring two alto saxophones, two tenors and three rhythm. Once again he won honours and gained invaluable experience and exposure accompanying visiting American jazzmen including Benny Carter, Buddy Tate, Jimmy Witherspoon and Spike Robinson, with some of whom he also recorded. Tissendier’s alto playing is striking for its intensity and driving swing and the high musical standards displayed by the Saxomania band ably demonstrate that his is a major talent. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/claude-tissendier-quintet-mn0000391438/biography

Hampton Vibrations

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Ivo Perelman - Tenorhood

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:51
Size: 107,7 MB
Art: Front

( 7:50)  1. For Mobley
( 9:04)  2. For Webster
( 5:29)  3. For Coltrane
( 3:31)  4. Tenorhood
( 8:06)  5. For Ayler
(12:48)  6. For Rollins

For this meditation session, we ask you not to think about the legends of the tenor saxophone. Just listen to the interplay between Ivo Perelman and drummer Whit Dickey. Press play, and ignore the track titles dedicated to Hank Mobley, Ben Webster, John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, and Sonny Rollins  Why? Because, the saxophonist did just that when he created Tenorhood, a totally improvised collection of pieces the pair recorded in 2014. The Brazilian-born, New York resident has released music on a scale not seen since David Murray's campaigns of the 1990s, producing more than 20 albums in the last four years. Dickey has been a part of five of the sessions. As with all his later work, this music is improvised. A switch is flipped and the magic happens. With Tenorhood, he created these titles after playback  Perelman hearing the gestures and fragments of his tenor saxophone heroes within his own creations.

The pleasure here is finding those gestures in this music. The easiest to recognize is "For Ayler," a sound Perelman has conjured from his earliest days. Listen again to Soccer Land (Ibeji, 1994) and Albert Ayler's spirit is ever present in the wail and yowl of the master. Then there's "For Coltrane," and certainly no modern player has escaped feeling the weight of John Coltrane's music in life. Perelman and Dickey exercise the music of Intersteller Space (Impulse!, 1967), Dickey is a dynamo here, but more importantly, he is as much an accompanist to Perelman as pianist Matthew Shipp. He can color his sound, support, or challenge the saxophonist. He is even given all of the title track to solo with mallets and cymbals. There is spirit here, and life. The beauty of Ben Webster and the swing of Hank Mobley, both laid out in only barely recognizable signals. The pair end with Sonny Rollins. Perelman works that upper altissimo register that both he and Rollins are famous four. If you listen to Tenorhood with the openness of a meditator's mind, you are certain to hear all the spirits that inhabit the person that is Ivo Perelman. ~ Mark Corroto https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tenorhood-ivo-perelman-whit-dickey-leo-records-review-by-mark-corroto.php

Personnel: Ivo Perelman: tenor saxophone; Whit Dickey: drums.

Tenorhood

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Ann-Margret - Bachelors' Paradise

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:31
Size: 80,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:33)  1. Bachelor In Paradise
(2:47)  2. I Wanna Be Loved
(2:30)  3. Something to Remember
(2:09)  4. Paradise
(2:56)  5. Lovin' Spree
(3:02)  6. You Took Advantage of Me
(2:26)  7. Let Me Entertain You - From the Warner Brothers Movie "Gypsy"
(2:45)  8. Never on Sunday - (From the Jules Dassins Motion Picture "Never on Sunday")
(2:36)  9. Romance in the Dark
(2:59) 10. Call Me Darling
(3:14) 11. Hold Me
(4:29) 12. Mr. Wonderful - From "Mr. Wonderful"

On April 9, 1962, 20-year-old Ann-Margret earned a standing ovation for her performance of the Oscar-nominated title song to the Bob Hope comedy Bachelor in Paradise at the annual Academy Awards ceremony, another stepping stone on her way to stardom. Perhaps because it was still promoting her as a pop/rock singer, RCA Victor Records, her record label, which was just releasing its second Ann-Margret LP, On the Way Up, took a while to retool her image as more of a middle-of-the-road traditional pop singer, and it wasn't until her fourth album, released the year following the Oscar show, that a recording intended to capitalize on the "Bachelor in Paradise" triumph appeared. The Ann-Margret of Bachelors' Paradise was very different from the one who had hit the Top 20 with the bluesy "I Just Don't Understand" less than two years earlier. This was no distaff Elvis Presley, with Chet Atkins behind the glass and the Jordanaires on background vocals; this was a nightclub chanteuse working with an orchestra and performing a bunch of pop standards written by the likes of Rodgers & Hart ("You Took Advantage of Me" from the 1928 musical Present Arms) and Styne and Sondheim ("Let Me Entertain You" from the 1959 musical Gypsy and its just-released film version). The point of consistency between the younger Ann-Margret and the mature 21-year-old who made Bachelors' Paradise was her kittenish sexuality, which was even more accentuated by this lush ballad approach. One of the LP's songs was "Lovin' Spree," a 1954 hit for Eartha Kitt, and Ann-Margret displayed Kitt's strong influence, though without the older singer's predatory bite. This new direction might have led to recording success if Ann-Margret had pursued it; instead, she continued to focus on movies, in particular her latest vehicle, the film adaptation of Bye Bye Birdie. ~ William Ruhlmann https://www.allmusic.com/album/bachelors-paradise-mw0000468962

Bachelors'Paradise

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Rick Margitza - Hands Of Time

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:39
Size: 116,7 MB
Art: Front

(7:31)  1. Hands Of Time
(5:47)  2. Hip Bop
(6:54)  3. Embraceable You
(7:06)  4. How Things Are At Home
(8:33)  5. Forty Five Pound Hound
(6:56)  6. At Long Last
(7:49)  7. Cultural Elite

For this modern straight-ahead set, Rick Margitza (heard on both tenor and soprano) performs six of his challenging originals plus "Embraceable You." The latter, whose melody is given some altered notes that do not help and make things sound sour, is a low point. However, Margitza sounds much stronger on his originals, particularly the boogaloo "Hip Bop," the medium-tempo blues "Forty Five Pound Hound," and the joyful "At Long Last." His rhythm section is excellent (bassist George Mraz is particularly responsive to the saxophonist's playing), and Margitza sounds in prime form, showing individuality on both of his horns. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/hands-of-time-mw0000645101

Personnel: Saxophone – Rick Margitza;  Double Bass – George Mraz; Drums – Al Foster; Piano – Kevin Hays

Hands Of Time

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Dave Frishberg - Do You Miss New York? Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Styles: Vocal, Piano Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:04
Size: 137,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:57)  1. Quality Time
(3:07)  2. I Was Ready
(1:00)  3. Jaws, Introduction
(2:35)  4. Jaws
(0:16)  5. Do You Miss New York' Introduction
(3:56)  6. Do You Miss New York'
(1:46)  7. Oklahoma Toad, Introduction
(3:57)  8. Oklahoma Toad
(2:47)  9. Little Did I Dream
(6:32) 10. Swinging The Classics Medley
(4:15) 11. The Hopi Way
(0:10) 12. The Difficult Season, Introduction
(3:56) 13. The Difficult Season
(3:26) 14. Zanzibar
(1:39) 15. Eastwood Lane, Introduction
(3:53) 16. Eastwood Lane
(0:39) 17. Eastwood Lane, Parody
(3:18) 18. My Country Used To Be
(3:00) 19. I Want To Be A Sideman
(0:35) 20. Heart's Desire, Introduction
(3:08) 21. Heart's Desire

With his fun, freewheeling approach to puns and sophisticated word play, Dave Frishberg never seems to take himself too seriously. There may be tender moments in his songs, as with "Little Did I Dream," but the punchline is never far behind. Do You Miss New York? is a lovely set performed before an appreciative audience at the Lincoln Center in 2002. There are stylish cuts, like "Quality Time," that turn tired clichés inside out and upside down, and more traditionally minded pieces, like "I Was Ready," are about falling in love. Frishberg shows his endless imagination on oddities like "Jaws," an unlikely theme song for the movie of the same name, and "Oklahoma Toad," a Western-styled jazz song about a toad and a bug. Frishberg accompanies himself with piano and even shows he's a sensitive player on the six-minute "Swinging the Classics." Since these songs were recorded in December, he also offers his version of a holiday song with "The Difficult Season," a song that aptly captures the melancholy mood that descends on many at that time of year. Fans of Frishberg's innovative lyrics will be happy to have a new live disc, while Do You Miss New York? will also work as a fine intro to those unfamiliar with his smart and deft lyrical constructions. ~ Ronnie D.Lankford Jr. https://www.allmusic.com/album/do-you-miss-new-york-live-at-jazz-at-lincoln-center-mw0000041437

Personnel: Dave Frishberg - Piano,Vocals, Producer

Do You Miss New York? Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center

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Tim Warfield - Jazzland

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:48
Size: 158,7 MB
Art: Front

( 6:00)  1. Lenny's Lens
( 6:24)  2. Theme for Malcolm
( 6:13)  3. Sleeping Dancer, Sleep On
(10:36)  4. Ode to Billie Joe
( 6:42)  5. He Knows How Much I Can Bear
(10:52)  6. Tenderly
( 6:31)  7. Shake It for Me
( 8:23)  8. Wade in the Water
( 7:04)  9. Hipty Hop

You'll know you're in Jazzland from the very first note of this excellent set from saxophonist Tim Warfield as the music has this wonderfully-wrapped sound that comes from his work on tenor and soprano sax, the trumpet of Terrell Stafford, and the Hammond of Pat Bianchi! The three musicians in the frontline all have this key contemporary vibe so that they're not just working through older shades of soul jazz, and instead use the setting to really open up some great colors and moods all with a quality that's as warmly soulful as Warfield's other records, and which definitely lives up to Stafford's legacy too! 

The group also features Byron Landham on drums and Daniel Sadownick on percussion and titles include "Shake It For Me", "Hippity Hop", "Lenny's Lens", "Theme For Malcolm", "Sleeping Dancer Sleep On", and "Ode To Billie Joe".  © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/877589/Tim-Warfield:Jazzland

Personnel:  Tim Warfield - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, composer; Terell Stafford - trumpet, flugelhorn;  Pat Bianchi - Hammond organ; Byron Landham - drums

Jazzland

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Andrew Hill Trio - Shades

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:49
Size: 101,4 MB
Art: Front

( 4:42)  1. Monk's Glimpse
( 6:36)  2. Tripping
( 5:33)  3. Chilly Mac
( 5:37)  4. Ball Square
( 7:35)  5. Domani
(13:44)  6. La Verne

Pianist Andrew Hill's first recording as a leader in six years was particularly notable for co-starring (and challenging) the underrated tenor Clifford Jordan. The quartet set (with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Ben Riley) has six of Hill's typically challenging and complex inside/outside originals, a perfect outlet for Jordan and the pianist to interact. Stimulating and unusual music that is difficult to classify as anything but "modern jazz." ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/shades-mw0000193340

Personnel: Andrew Hill - piano; Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6); Rufus Reid - bass; Ben Riley - drums

Shades

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Adrienne West - The View

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:01
Size: 145,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:19)  1. I'm Alright Now
(6:50)  2. Make Me Rainbows
(3:41)  3. It Could Happen To You
(5:15)  4. Here's That Rainy Day
(4:31)  5. That's All
(7:10)  6. Inside A Silent Tear
(7:23)  7. Broadway
(4:17)  8. The View
(4:50)  9. What Is This Thing Called Love
(8:15) 10. Darn That Dream
(6:24) 11. Deep In The Night

Adrienne West, was born in Brooklyn, NY, and at age 9 began studing classical voice and piano. During her teenage years, she felt the need to combine some of the jazz variations she had loved listening to on records with her classical background. As a member of the Alvin Queen Sextet, Adrienne travelled widely throughout Africa performing both in concerts and directing masterclass workshops in voice. Adrienne has performed with some of the world’s most prominent musicians including: Johnny Griffin, Buddy Tate, Scott Hamilton, Al Cohn, Clark Terry, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Billy Cobham and Leonardo Amuedo to name just a few. She has also performed and recorded with the WDR Radio Big Band Koln, the Hessischer Rundfunk Big Band Frankfurt, the NDR Radio Big Band Hamburg, among others. After five years of appearing on Broadway and in European and World touring companies of the Tony Award winning “Ain’t Misbehavin'”, Adrienne decided to make Amsterdam her home where she lives with her husband. She completed a two year European musical theatre tour entitled “George Gershwin: The Musical Gala” as a featured soloist. She also performed the role of Bessie Smith in “Mahalia” (a musical theatre tribute to Mahalia Jackson). She was a member for many years of the “Four Ladies Of Swing”, a concert jazz program. In October 2000, she was invited to perform at the first “Davidoff International Vocal Jazz Festival” in Cape Town, South Africa. Adrienne presently lives in Amsterdam the Netherlands with her husband American born David Cameron, singer/actor and choreographer/director in musical theater. https://www.dottimerecords.com/artists/adrienne-west/

The View

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Cindy Blackman - Music For The New Millenium Disc 1 And Disc 2

Album: Music For The New Millenium Disc 1

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:16
Size: 111,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:25)  1. Abracadabra
(5:26)  2. Seven
(4:52)  3. Insight (Past Wisdom)
(6:27)  4. Letter to Theo
(8:29)  5. Black Town (For Harlem)
(2:50)  6. Insight (Right Now)
(6:36)  7. For Wayne (Shorter That Is)
(4:12)  8. The Infinite (For My Grandmother)
(4:55)  9. The ONE (for God)

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Album: Music For The New Millenium Disc 2

Time: 44:55

Size: 104,1 MB

(4:27)  1. Sam Pei

(2:00)  2. The Drums and Me

(7:57)  3. Stars in Eyes

(2:32)  4. Insight (From My Father)

(8:44)  5. Theme To Ginger's Rise

(4:45)  6. All I Want

(5:47)  7. Insight (From My Mother)

(7:23)  8. Insight (The Future)

(1:16)  9. I Come To The Garden Alone (As played by Martha Blackman-Higby)

Drummer Cindy Blackman's solo output has been sporadic since touring and recording with retro-rocker Lenny Kravitz for the past fifteen years. Recorded in 2005 with her regular working quartet, Music For The New Millennium is a double disc collection of inspired post-bop that heralds her return as a session leader. A persuasive reminder of her technical prowess, it reveals a stylistic allegiance to past masters while keeping an eye to the future. Blackman is heavily influenced by the enigmatic writing of saxophonist Wayne Shorter, which fueled Miles Davis' classic second quintet. Like Davis, she shares an affinity for Shorter's dark, impressionistic streak. Embodying the key instrumental elements of Davis' classic electro-acoustic line-up, keyboardist Carlton Holmes plays percolating Fender Rhodes and tastefully subtle synth alongside stalwart bassist George Mitchell. Tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen delivers soulful phrases with a leisurely cadence and dark timbre, reminiscent of Shorter's esoteric approach. Propelling harmonically sophisticated melodic patterns worthy of Art Blakey and Max Roach with a kinetic momentum equal to Tony Williams' legendary fusillades, Blackman launches an endless salvo of tuneful volleys. Like her forefathers, she keeps rhythm, tempo, dynamics and color in constant flux, never merely playing straight time. The album encapsulates a wide variety of moods, from the dreamily understated "Stars In Eyes" and "Sam Pei" to the simmering boil of the brooding "Black Town." Five assorted variations of "Insight" are scattered across the two discs, serving as recurrent thematic motifs, veering from the brisk, hard-boppish "(From My Father)" to the unassuming, meditative "(From My Mother)." The thunderous "Abracadabra," offers a dynamic, incisive performance, updating a roiling M-Base styled groove with a shadowy Milesian chiaroscuro. "Seven" delves further into metrically intricate rhythms, shifting through fractured tempos with a funky, cubist sensibility Transcending typical notions of accompaniment, "All I Want", finds Blackman furiously modulating rhythmic combinations on the theme while Holmes unfurls waves of shimmering Fender Rhodes arpeggios over an ominous synth-bass ostinato. The brief, punchy "The Drums and Me" is Blackman's only unaccompanied solo feature; she magnanimously offers the final word to Holmes, who closes the album with a touching solo piano rendition of the hymn "Come To The Garden Alone."  welcome return to her jazz roots, Music For The New Millennium is a powerful and passionate effort from one of the finest drummers on the scene. It's good to have her back. ~ Troy Collins https://www.allaboutjazz.com/music-for-the-new-millennium-cindy-blackman-sacred-sound-records-review-by-troy-collins.php

Personnel: Cindy Blackman: drums; J.D. Allen: tenor saxophone; Carlton Holmes: Fender Rhodes, synthesizers; George Mitchell: bass.

Music For The New Millenium Disc 1, Disc 2

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Lou Rawls - Black and Blue,Tobacco Road (Digital Remastered)

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:43
Size: 176,6 MB
Art: Front

(1:52)  1. Roll 'Em Pete
(3:35)  2. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
(4:22)  3. How Long, How Long Blues
(2:32)  4. Every Day, I Have The Blues
(4:42)  5. St. James Infirmary
(3:30)  6. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue
(3:07)  7. Gloomy Sunday
(2:12)  8. Kansas City
(2:53)  9. Goin' To Chicago Blues
(3:52) 10. Trouble In Mind
(3:11) 11. World Of Trouble
(3:02) 12. Six Cold Feet Of Ground
(3:28) 13. Strange Fruit
(4:01) 14. Tobacco Road
(2:10) 15. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)
(1:57) 16. Rockin' Chair
(3:02) 17. Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time)
(3:50) 18. Old Man River
(3:30) 19. Blues For A Four String Guitar
(2:28) 20. St. Louis Blues
(3:19) 21. Georgia On My Mind
(3:20) 22. Sentimental Journey
(3:34) 23. Summertime
(3:05) 24. When It's Sleepy Time Down South

Black and Blue and Tobacco Road were Lou Rawls' third and fourth records for Capitol cut in 1962 and 1963, respectively. The powers that be at the label made the decision to send Rawls into the studio with a swinging big band under the direction of Onzy Matthews and featuring some real heavyweights like saxophonists Curtis Amy, Teddy Edwards, and Sonny Criss; organist Groove Holmes; and bassist Curtis Counce. The choice didn't pan out commercially, but artistically it is a triumph. The band is perfect, the arrangements are tight and interesting, and Rawls sounds completely in his element as he belts out jazz standards like "Summertime" and "Gloomy Sunday." Most of the records are devoted to blues standards like "Trouble in Mind," "Stormy Weather," "St. James Infirmary," and "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water," and while on paper they may look like the same old songs everyone does, Rawls brings them to life and even sets a few ablaze with his rich, rough, and powerful vocals. The best moment is his sparse and exhilarating version of "Tobacco Road," a tune that has come to be associated with him, mostly due to his live version cut a couple of years later on Lou Rawls Live! This version is a touch less exciting but just as impressive, and it is a treat to hear. In fact, both albums are a treat. Rawls may just be starting his long career, but he sounds fully formed, relaxed, and at home with the big band behind him. It makes for some of the most enjoyable Lou Rawls you'll hear, and fans of Rawls and great jazz and blues vocals should rejoice that Capitol has finally made the records available on CD. ~ Tim Sendra https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-and-blue-tobacco-road-mw0000442588

Personnel:  Lou Rawls, vocal, accompanied by: Bud Brisbois, Bob Rolfe, James Dalton Smith, Freddie Hill (tp); Horace Tapscott, Lou Blackburn, Dick "Slyde" Hyde, Ron Smith (tb); Joe Maini (as) Curtis Amy (sop,ts) Clifford Solomon (ts); Clifford Scott, Jay Migliori (ts,fl) Sidney Miller (bar); Onzy Matthews (p,arr,ldr) Richard "Groove" Holmes (org) ; Gene Edwards (g) Leroy Johnson (d)

Black and Blue,Tobacco Road

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Aldo Romano Quartet - Canzoni

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:24
Size: 126,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:38)  1. T'ho voluto bene
(5:23)  2. Roma nun fa la stupida stasera
(4:48)  3. Munasterio a Santa Chiara
(6:57)  4. Sapore di sale
(5:55)  5. Torna a Surriento
(6:14)  6. O sole mio
(5:21)  7. Anima e core
(5:26)  8. Reginella
(4:54)  9. Come Prima
(4:43) 10. Senza Fine

On this disc, drummer Aldo Romano leads an Italian supergroup to revisit some of the Italian folk repertoire. It is also the companion CD to Non Dimenticar, which is based on the same concept. Some songs such as "O Sole Mio" and "Come Prima" will be overly familiar to the noninitiated, but listeners also get the opportunity to discover some obscurities from the Italian countryside. The music displays a good share of romanticism and the mood is rather subdued. Only toward the end does the band switch to a higher gear, as on the uplifting closer "Senza Fine." The musicians surrounding Romano are no strangers to the success of this enterprise. Trumpeter Paolo Fresu's playing obviously recalls Miles Davis' muted trumpet, but he is not merely mimicking the master and he brings out the intrinsic quality of the tunes. Pianist Franco D'Andrea and bassist Furio Di Castri's taste and elegance are perfectly suited to the project. After listening to this set, many will be surprised to realize that it was conducted under the leadership of a drummer. Although Romano does leave all the solo spaces to his cohorts, his presence is definitely felt, as he provides the necessary direction. An enjoyable set that proves that Italian songs just like show tunes can become jazz standards in their own right. 

~ Alain Drouot https://www.allmusic.com/album/canzoni-mw0000057987

Personnel:  Drums – Aldo Romano; Bass – Furio Di Castri; Piano – Franco D'Andrea; Trumpet – Paolo Fresu

Canzoni

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Jacqui Naylor - Sunshine and Rain

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:01
Size: 159,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:32)  1. Angel Eyes
(3:26)  2. Moon River
(4:28)  3. Sunshine and Rain
(2:53)  4. I Promise
(4:55)  5. Skylark
(3:18)  6. Back to Black
(5:47)  7. Black Coffee
(3:26)  8. Celebrate Early and Often
(5:07)  9. Losing My Religion
(5:27) 10. Ain't No Sunshine
(3:38) 11. Love for Sale
(3:42) 12. Blue Moon
(3:38) 13. Easy Ride From Here
(4:52) 14. Miss You
(4:25) 15. Once in a Lifetime
(4:20) 16. My Funny Valentine

Jacqui Naylor is not an easy artist to categorize. There are times when she performs straight-ahead vocal jazz, but at other times she favors more of a folk-rock/adult alternative approach. Depending on the mood she is in at a given moment, the northern Californian can bring to mind anyone from Cassandra Wilson or British jazz vocalist Claire Martin to Sarah McLachlan or Shawn Colvin she is as comfortable among jazz improvisers as she is in the singer/songwriter world.

During one of her live performances, Naylor has no problem singing smoky jazz one minute and folk-rock or adult alternative the next and there are times when she blurs the line between the two. Naylor, who is very jazz-friendly but far from a rigid jazz purist, brings a long list of influences to her introspective work influences ranging from Billie Holiday, June Christy, and Nina Simone to Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant, Carole King, and Sheryl Crow. That is an unlikely combination of influences, certainly, but it is one that works well for Naylor (who has used all of them to fashion a personal, recognizable style of her own). Naylor has a highly diverse repertoire; on-stage, she is likely to perform a Tin Pan Alley standard right after something by the Rolling Stones or Talking Heads (in addition to performing songs of her own). Naylor is not an overly aggressive or forceful type of singer; she favors subtlety, restraint, and understatement, which are things that Holiday and Christy (one of the goddesses of jazz's cool school) were both masters of. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Sunshine-Rain-JACQUI-NAYLOR/dp/B00WL8VTL8

Sunshine and Rain

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Alessandro Pitoni - Le Cose Che Vedi

Styles: Vocal, Easy Listening
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:41
Size: 98,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:02)  1. Salta
(3:02)  2. Le cose che vedi
(4:28)  3. Piovono
(4:13)  4. Prima di andar via
(3:37)  5. Lupo astuto
(4:25)  6. Colpo di coda
(3:47)  7. Monsieur Miracoli
(2:53)  8. Miracoli Madame
(3:32)  9. Quando l'angelo vola
(3:39) 10. Je t'aime, la vie
(4:01) 11. O maremoto
(1:57) 12. Le parole tue

The music kicks her even before being born to a concert by The Rokes. "It's the rain that goes ... and the calm returns". He then meets her at the age of nine in the hands of Paolo Lucci: Choir of white voices of ARCUM. Wonderful years for a kid. Then the voice changes and the music becomes LIFE. Left the studies, part volunteer in the paratroopers.After so much flying, he decides to land on a stage, steals a microphone and with guitarist Daniele Bazzani puts on one of the luckiest bands of those years: BESTAFF (1990). Live live and still live, with a fantastic group of musicians. Pure fun.Pure Rock blues. With them, in 1993 he took part in Sanremo in the youth category with the song "Camminando" and later the first and only album of the group. "As long as we go" (BMG).  In 1997 the solo path saw him write his second album "From the other side of the world" (I Piloti / Ricordi) and with the song "Ora è tempo" he passed the selections of Sanremo Giovani of the same year. With "Tell me where the road to paradise is" participates in the 1998 Sanremo Festival. No paradise but many satisfactions: Tour with friend Alex Baroni, personal tour around the clubs of Italy. In 2001 with Ruggero Brunetti, Saverio Capo and Alessandro Pinnelli was born "Lanegra", a cover band of Italian songs from the 50s. A series of concerts consolidate the band. "La Volata del Ciclista", "Revival" and "Pescatori di telline" tell the story.  

The association brings to light his third work "Le Cose che Vedi" (2008), produced by "FM Records".  The song "Colpo di coda" extracted from the album will end up in the Putumayo world music compilation, touring the world. In 2011 he took part in the 90 + 1 album by Marco Rinalduzzi and later in the tribute to Alex Baroni "Il Senso ... di Alex" (2012) with the song "Have I told you lately that I love you". Fiorella Mannoia, in his new work "SUD" (2012), reinterprets the song "When the angel flies" excerpt from the album "The Things you See". Collaborate with advertising. His is the voice of the characters in the new animation "Acqua Lete" (2010 - 2013).  He lends his voice to two animated films: "Tiffany and the three brigands" (Germany 2007) and "Titeuf" (France 2011).  Participate in the Italian choral versions of the film "The Hobbit - an unexpected journey" (USA 2012). Its the main voice in the theater shows "The diaries of rock" (2006 - 2008) and in the two musical tributes to Fabrizio De Andrè, "Stracci e feather - Il Faber non Faber" and "Creuza de ma". In 2013 he participated in the compilation "Vintage lounge orchestra (chapter two)". Producer: Mario Puccioni Energy with the song "I've been waiting for a girl like you". In March 2015 Alessandro Pitoni & stereo 8 comes out - "Le sere di semper", produced by Nerio Poggi and Francesco Bosco (FM Records). The album of original songs (V. Fontana - F. Bosco - N. Poggi) sees him at the signing in the lyrics of two songs: "Tex Willer" and "The last Saturday of September". 2016 is the year of "Vivo", the author's fourth album (Lyrics and music). Produced by Fm records. In the autumn Ciro De caro's film "Acqua di marzo" will see him as vocal interpreter in the last scenes. Coming soon "Good night". Alessandro Pitoni interprets the piece by M. Puccioni and A. Zammit. He is currently participating in the album - tribute to Lucio Battisti, produced by Nerio Poggi and to be released next fall 2016. Translate By Google http://www.alessandropitoni.it/biografia/

Le Cose Che Vedi

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Lonnie Plaxico - Melange

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:54
Size: 140,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:44)  1. Squib Cakes
(4:57)  2. Melange
(5:09)  3. Darkness
(7:22)  4. Short Take
(5:28)  5. Miles II
(5:43)  6. Paella
(5:31)  7. Sunday Morning
(5:34)  8. Beloved
(6:37)  9. T.O.P.
(4:59) 10. Patois
(4:45) 11. Windy City

Lonnie Plaxico’s Blue Note debut is similar in thrust to last year’s Emergence (Savant). The emphasis is on funk, yet the frequent complexity of Plaxico’s writing harks back to his M-Base roots, especially on tunes like "Short Takes," "T.O.P.," "Patois," and the title track. Apparently the disc grew out of two different sessions the first with Tim Ries on sax and Lew Soloff on trumpet, the second with regular band members Marcus Strickland and Jeremy Pelt in their stead. George Colligan handles the main piano and keyboard duties, with Helen Sung contributing a couple of stunning solos along the way. Lionel Cordew and Jeffrey Haynes play drums and percussion, respectively, as they did on the previous record. As was the case with Emergence, Plaxico begins to repeat himself as the record wears on. And the opening cover of "Squib Cakes," by Tower of Power, seems insubstantial next to the original material. That said, the improvisation is often hair-raising, and the ballads, "Darkness" and "Beloved," are effective changes of pace. On the flip side, the speed-funk finale, "Windy City," is a blast. ~ David Adler https://www.allaboutjazz.com/melange-lonnie-plaxico-blue-note-records-review-by-david-adler.php

Personnel: Lonnie Plaxico- Bass, Lew Soloff- Trumpet (tracks 1-5), Jeremy Pelt- trumpet (tracks 6-11). Tim Ries- Saxophone (tracks 1-5), Marcus Strickland- Saxophone (tracks 6-11) George Colligan- piano, keyboards (except #5), Helen Sung- piano, keyboards (#2, 5, 6), Lionel Cordew- drums, Jeffrey Haynes- percussion.

Melange

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Ferit Odman - Autumn in New York

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:12
Size: 104,2 MB
Art: Front

(7:09)  1. Step Lightly
(6:21)  2. Alter Ego
(5:22)  3. Autumn in New York
(7:43)  4. The Soulful Mr. Timmons
(4:52)  5. Hindsight
(6:41)  6. My Ideal
(7:01)  7. Changing of the Guard

Autumn in New York comes via Turkish drummer Ferit Odman who leads this session featuring an all-American band playing straight-ahead tunes but this is a far cry from a "drummer's date." Both members of the frontline trumpeter Terell Stafford and alto saxophonist Vincent Herring were referred to as "young lions" early in their careers, and sound very much at home throughout the set, their ensemble playing a testament that, by this point, they are clear mainstays of the scene. Stafford's tone is warm and personal, and his reading of the title tune is delivered with tender familiarity. The lyrics of the song are included in the liner notes, and the trumpeter's feature evokes a feeling of that special time in that special place. Herring still blows a hot, energetic, post-bop horn. Lyrics are also included for "My Ideal," a feature for the altoist, with Odman admitting he is still looking for that special someone. What he has found, however, is the best partner in a rhythm section that a drummer could hope for. Peter Washington has been holding down the anchor for well over 20 years now, and is certainly one of the most dependable timekeepers in the business, possessing a combination of full, round tone and a bouncy agility that has made him much sought after and highly regarded. When he does get a chance to blow, as he does on "My Ideal," he shows what a musical force he is, and his solo is a high point of the recording. 

Jazz has a long tradition of Americans going abroad, some for longer periods than others. Whether it is to live, work or play festivals, jazz remains largely an American art form, and an export which is still well-received in far-off places. Turkish musicians have been playing jazz for quite some time, with schools and conservatories for jazz studies popping up in the country. The best place to learn, however, will always be the bandstand. Odman has the vocabulary, is well-versed in the idiom and does a nice job of accompanying his band mates throughout. His main contribution as leader on this date, however, is in assembling the band and picking the tunes. He's done that well, and his visitors do their job wonderfully also. More sessions like this and perhaps there will be some "young lions" emerging amongst the young Turks.~ William Carey https://www.allaboutjazz.com/autumn-in-new-york-ferit-odman-equinox-music-and-entertainment-review-by-william-carey.php?width=1920

Personnel: Ferit Odman: drums; Terell Stafford: trumpet; Vincent Herring: alto saxophone; Anthony Wonsey: piano; Peter Washington: bass

Autumn in New York

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