Carrie Wicks - Reverie

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:09
Size: 125,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. A Love for Just Part
(4:44)  2. Paginas En Blanco
(3:51)  3. Wide Open
(5:07)  4. Shadow Play
(5:08)  5. Some Other Spring
(5:34)  6. Spider Rain
(4:00)  7. Elephant in the Room
(3:44)  8. Remember
(5:48)  9. Safe in This World
(4:07) 10. Late June
(3:51) 11. A Secret Place
(4:33) 12. Meet Me at No Special Place

Seattle-based vocalist Carrie Wicks is back with her fourth effort on the Origin label, and while there are many similarities stylistically with her previous efforts, Reverie more draws from the original compositions of Wicks and her partners Ken Nottingham and Nick Allison.  One of the commonalities between the recordings is Wicks' insight into putting together a top shelf unit on her behalf. Even more so, including pianist Bill Anschell in the mix is a particularly astute move, considering Anschell's stellar reputation with vocalists earned from his time as pianist/musical director for Nneena Freelon. The band rounds out with trailblazing bassist Jeff Johnson, uber talented drummer D’Vonne Lewis, and perhaps the perfect foil for Wick's dark narrative vocal style, saxophonist Brent Jensen.  "Wide Open" encapsulates the vibe of the album, with Wicks swaying through a melodic drift in her signature dark, poetic, conversational delivery. As with all of the lyrical content, the storyline is personal, observational, and an essential part of the listening experience. "Spider Rain" begins with Lewis' mood setting opening, unfolding into Wicks' introspective presence.

As is true throughout the album, the harmonic framework provided by the aforementioned cast is exquisite. The reflective vibe of the record continues with "Paginas en Blanco," musing on stories never told in both English and Spanish. Jensen and Anschell offer brief solos, both rich in melodic lyricism. "Safe in the World" typifies the compositional approach for the ten originals included staying well within Wicks' strengths as a vocalist while stressing an open ended melody allowing free verse expressionism, with less emphasis on dynamic range. There is a real cafe style vibe, that feels like late night in a hipster setting. Reverie requires the listener to connect with the poetry of the narrative, or the experience is lost. The exquisite playing of the band, both in support and in soloing, is what allows the listener to connect the dots verse to verse. The qualities that are original and unique in Wick's vocal style are as well what tends to draw the listener away into a circular continuum. While the writing is smart, and intimately soul reflective, the vibe of the record seldom strays from that allure. The album lacks a fuller spectrum of musical and emotional colors that would create a broader audience experience. While this gathering of superb west coast musicians provides a formidable foundation for this collection of poetically nuanced tunes, they are seldom given the opportunity to stretch out and fully display their collective talents as they often do in Wicks' live performances. Wicks' music exposes her literary roots, and abilities as a storyteller. Reverie was created in that spirit.~Paul Rauch https://www.allaboutjazz.com/reverie-carrie-wicks-oa2-records

Personnel: Carrie Wicks: vocals; Bill Anschell: piano; Jeff Johnson: bass; D'Vonne Lewis: drums; Brent Jensen: soprano & alto saxophones.

Reverie

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Joel Paterson - Let It Be Guitar! Joel Paterson Plays the Beatles

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:29
Size: 101,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:11)  1. All My Loving
(1:53)  2. From Me to You
(2:35)  3. And I Love Her
(2:39)  4. This Boy
(2:23)  5. If I Fell
(2:56)  6. Michelle
(2:54)  7. Girl
(2:49)  8. Things We Said Today
(3:12)  9. Honey Pie
(2:47) 10. I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
(2:43) 11. No Reply
(3:45) 12. Can't Buy Me Love
(4:17) 13. Drive My Car
(2:53) 14. Because
(3:02) 15. Something
(0:23) 16. Her Majesty

As a follow up to his well-revered holiday album Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar, Joel Paterson will release a collection of vintage instrumental, guitar-centric covers of songs from the Beatles' catalog, entitled Let It Be Guitar! Joel Paterson Plays The Beatles. The album - out on September 20th - features the guitarist's signature blend of vintage jazz, exotica, blues, rockabilly, western swing and country, and uses classic Beatles songs as a sonic template for the mid-century musical journey. The album's pre-order link is live on both Joel Paterson's and Bloodshot Records' sites. In addition to the announcement, a sneak-peak stream of the song "Michelle" was launched today via the label's site. Let It Be Guitar! Showcases fresh new arrangements of these familiar tunes, employing a wide variety of musical styles and guitar sounds, paying tribute to Paterson's biggest influences including Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Jorgen Ingmann, James Burton, Buddy Emmons, Ernest Ranglin and many more. Of the inspiration for the album, Paterson says, "This is the guitar record I've always wanted to make. 

I love the Beatles and their artistry and attention to detail in the recording studio-and I love all-things-guitar. So, I had a great time diving into these amazing songs, coming up with my own arrangements, and at the same time paying tribute to some of my favorite guitarists and vintage recording techniques of yesteryear." The album's liner notes were written by singer/songwriter and fellow vintage appreciator J.D. McPherson and give further explanation of the project, "Each of Joel's interpretations of these songs are concise, genre-bending, stylish tone poems, mixing both Joel's and the Beatles' own century-spanning inspirations into one zesty musical stew. Contained within certain tracks, you may even find nods to OTHER instrumentalists who have delved into the Beatles' body of work... It's almost the meta-sonic equivalent of a Liverpudlian Rube Goldberg drawing." Recorded in Chicago at Reliable Recorders and at Paterson's home studio, Let It Be Guitar! #features Joel on guitar, pedal steel, and lap steel; Beau Sample (Devil in a Woodpile, The Modern Sounds, The Fat Babies) on bass; Alex Hall (The Flat Five, The Western Elstons, The Fat Babies) on drums; and Chris Foreman on Hammond B3 organ. One of the busiest musicians on the roots music scene today, Paterson can be heard playing with The Modern Sounds, The Joel Paterson Organ Trio featuring Chris Foreman, Devil in a Woodpile, The Western Elstons, and many other Chicago-based projects. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Joel-Paterson-Plays-Beatles/dp/B07WHMQ9CX

Let It Be Guitar! Joel Paterson Plays the Beatles

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Althea Rene - Flawsome

Styles: Flute Jazz 
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:10
Size: 86,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:30)  1. Inner Circle
(4:10)  2. Rock with You
(3:47)  3. Passion
(4:02)  4. Barbara Mae
(3:46)  5. Jump to It
(3:53)  6. Flawsome
(4:22)  7. We Are One
(3:58)  8. Let Me Love You
(5:19)  9. Life on Mars

Flutist Althea René hails originally from the heart of Detroit, Michigan. She started her exploration of music at the fledgling age of four.  Her formal studies included classical music while attending Howard University in Washington D.C. as most musicians do, her continued exploration of music led her to gain  further inspiration from the accomplishments of Yusef Lateef, Ian Anderson, and her father (one of Motown’s original Funk Brothers) Dezie McCullers. Her endeavors have not always been that of music.  For more than 10 years she was employed as a Wayne County Deputy Sheriff (Detroit, Michigan). Music was always in her soul and proudly, she is a full-time performing/recording artist. René’s discography includes nine vivacious albums that have brought forth chart sightings on the Billboard Chart and the Smooth Jazz Chart. In fact, René made history by becoming the first flute player in the history of the Billboard Chart to reach the number one spot.  René is also an entrepreneur launching her first book in June 2018 entitled “Becoming Chocolate Barbie a guide for professional women in the music business.”  Her latest album Flawsome continues her solid discography of soulful stylings.  The album features Demetrius Nabors: keyboards; Robert Skinner: bass; Gary Johnson, Andrew Freeman and Jas Miller: guitar; Nate Winn, Eric Valentine: drums; Chris “Big Dog” Davis, Lew Laing: drum programming, keyboard bass, keyboards, rhythm arrangements; Euge Groove, Jeanette Harris: sax; Andrew Dorsett: keyboard and programming and Dwight Adams: trumpet.

“Rock with You” is René at her best. Set to a rich groove that allows René to push and pull the Michael Jackson melody with finesse and style. René’s flute tone is round, and she has a slight vibrato to the majority of her long notes. The arrangement does justice to the original, with some harmonic and orchestrative surprises. René’s solo is centered around the melody and she never tries to over complicate things. Rene is all about the feel of each phrase.  The relaxed nature of the playing is perfect for Rene’s style of musical expression and also shows the versatility of Jackson’s appeal and musical works. David Bowie’s “Life On Mars” is given the a funky treatment.  Trumpeter Dwight Adams adds a warm tone and muted trumpet sounds. Rene’s arrangement is excellent as the tune has nice feel changes and different instrumental colors. This a tremendous solo by Rene. The solo has energy, harmonics, humming while playing, growls and trills. This is feel good music, both here and on Mars! Althea René has certainly put together a worthy listen, though she touts Flawsome as having imperfections, its is those human elements that make the album that more accessible for its human beauties. Make no mistake this is as close to human perfection as one would desire, the performances are top-shelf and René sounds better than ever. ~Ferrel Aubre https://thejazzword.com/2019/07/althea-rene-flawsome/

Flawsome

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Simone Kopmajer - My Favorite Songs Disc 1, Disc 2

Album: My Favorite Songs Disc 1

Styles: Vocal

Year: 2019

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 51:18

Size: 118,5 MB

Art: Front

(4:07)  1. Didn't You Say

(4:30)  2. Come Fly with Me

(4:29)  3. I've Never Been in Love Before

(3:39)  4. How Do You Keep the Music Playing

(3:26)  5. You Don't Call Me

(4:15)  6. Mighty Tender Love

(4:40)  7. Exactly Like You

(3:27)  8. I Dream of You

(4:38)  9. Shoes

(4:20) 10. The Morning Sun

(3:37) 11. Jeepers Creepers

(6:06) 12. Time

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Album: My Favorite Songs Disc 2

Time: 62:49

Size: 145,0 MB

(3:22)  1. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You

(4:25)  2. Can't Take My Eyes off You

(5:19)  3. Just the Way You Are

(3:35)  4. How Sweet It Is

(4:13)  5. Blue Bayou

(4:35)  6. The Best in You

(6:05)  7. Wichita Lineman

(3:20)  8. That's Why You Go Away

(5:00)  9. Kiss

(4:40) 10. What's Going On

(5:04) 11. Have You Ever Seen the Rain

(2:58) 12. Whatever Happens (Reprise)

(5:36) 13. Lately

(4:33) 14. Rolling in the Deep

''My Favorite Songs'' is Simone Kopmajer´s first "Best Of" album, a collection of songs from her last 12 recordings. The Double-LP features artists such as George Mraz, Victor Lewis, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Houston Person and many more on a 32-song set that presents songs from ''The Great American Songbook'', originals and exquisite covers of songs made popular by Frank Sinatra, Ray Orbison and Bill Withers. She has soul and a particular charismatic tone in her voice that gives each song that special something. Born in Austria, Simone Kopmajer already achieved at a young age what many musicians, bands and ensembles dream of - the launch of a successful international career. In the United States, Japan and Southeast Asia, the singer is a household name for lovers of demanding and refined jazz music. She fills large concert halls, performs as the headliner of major international festivals and has sold thousands of CDs worldwide."~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/My-Favorite-Songs-SIMONE-KOPMAJER/dp/B07YMF29CS

My Favorite Songs

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Lindsey Camara - Speak Low

Styles: Brazilian Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:23
Size: 127,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:52)  1. My Favorite Things
(3:45)  2. Corcovado
(4:24)  3. Autumn Leaves
(3:46)  4. Piel Canela
(4:39)  5. At Last
(4:04)  6. Manhã De Carnaval
(3:48)  7. Speak Low
(3:28)  8. Chega De Saudade
(3:08)  9. Dream a Little Dream
(3:45) 10. Jura
(3:38) 11. Roxanne
(4:58) 12. Under My Skin
(3:36) 13. Smile
(5:26) 14. Dindi

With her roots in Jazz and Brazilian music, the same can be said for Lindsey Câmara’s new debut album Speak Low, which features a well-produced collection of standards with an original Latin-infused/Bossa Nova sound. The album is already generating buzz with its impressive tracklist that promises to take you on an emotional and musical journey into the heart and soul. Musical guests include Michael Massaro, Frank Fogetti, Bob Miski, and other surprise talents… The songs on "Speak Low" were composed by some of the finest Jazz and Bossa Nova writers and performers in music history. To quote Joey Santiago, “I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossa Nova. It’s very warm-sounding to me lush and simple. I like that.” https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/lindseycamara

Speak Low

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Joyce Cooling - Living Out Loud

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 23:16
Size: 54,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. It's So Amazing
(4:17)  2. Marina's Dream
(6:11)  3. Living Out Loud
(4:44)  4. Got To Find My Own Way
(4:24)  5. Carry On

Living Out Loud is the first Joyce Cooling album in 10 years. Exquisitely produced by Jay Wagner, this original 5-song EP is Cooling, Wagner, and friends at their best. San Francisco-based guitarist, singer, songwriter, Joyce Cooling, has recorded seven previous albums - five charting albums on Billboard; two #1 radio singles; six top 10 singles; and thirteen charting singles in all. Cooling received the "Gibson Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year" Award and "Best New Talent" in the Jazziz Reader’s Poll.  With a nod to where they’ve been, coupled with a full-on embrace of the now, Living Out Loud is an innovative twist on their signature sound. Joyce’s musicianship shines with a unique, soulful energy and the entire album makes a passionate statement. From the uplifting 1st single, “It’s So Amazing,” to the sultry, “Marina’s Dream,” Living Out Loud takes the listener on a colorful, compelling journey. 

The exciting title track boasts superb playing from Joyce and the band, and the R&B-tinged “Got To Find My Own Way” is downright crazy funky. The EP ends with “Carry On,” a gorgeous vocal ballad with a whole lot of heart. The trip is rich and powerful and one worth taking.https://joycecooling.bandcamp.com/album/living-out-loud

Personnel: Joyce Cooling - guitars & vocals; Jay Wagner - keyboards; Danny Montgomery - drums track 1; Billy Johnson - drums track 3; David Garibaldi - drums track 4; Celso Alberti - drums track 5; Bill Ortiz - trumpet & flugelhorn; Peter Michael Escovedo - percussion; Roberto Quintana - additional percussion track 1; Mixes by Jay Wagner and Ray Obiedo; Mastered by Brian Gardner. 

Living Out Loud

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Thisbe Vos - Sophistication

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:40
Size: 97,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:30)  1. House of Make Believe
(2:48)  2. The Frim Fram Sauce
(4:07)  3. After You've Gone
(2:58)  4. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(5:27)  5. My Favorite Things
(2:39)  6. When I Come To You
(3:08)  7. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
(2:39)  8. Sophistication
(4:49)  9. A Foggy Day (In London Town)
(2:02) 10. Pordenone
(4:45) 11. I Am All Right
(2:43) 12. Our Love Is Here To Stay

Original jazz in a traditional style is what defines jazz singer/songwriter Thisbe Vos.  Born in The Netherlands, the Dutch singer began her musical adventure as a teenager, when she joined the UK's No 1 Swing Band The Jives Aces for several tours of Europe and North America. Visiting over 30 cities in 20+ countries before the age of 21, it was during those tours that she decided to start writing original songs in the styles of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Looking to record a classic yet contemporary-sounding album featuring a mix of jazz standards and her own jazz originals, she set out for Los Angeles in 2008 in search of musicians who would complement her vocals on this project in both fast and slow- swinging tempos. She found a musical mentor in veteran bassist Henry Franklin, who provided her first introductions into the Los Angeles jazz scene. Six years later, she has released two albums on her personal record label, Prime Productions, and has built a respectable following of jazz lovers worldwide.

Her sophomore album “Under Your Spell”, released in 2013, received airplay on over 230 jazz radio stations in the US and Canada, and spent over 15 weeks on top of the US Cable TV Jazz Chart. It was also licensed for commercial use in restaurants and hotels in the US and abroad. In August 2014, she was one of 20 finalists selected out of 2500 bands as part of an artist competition organized by WeDemand.com, a website that allows fans to ”demand“ concerts by their favorite artists in their city. She placed second. In the same month, she was nominated by the International Music & Entertainment Association as Jazz Artist of the Year, and her original jazz song “Shanghai Blues“ was nominated as Jazz Song of the Year. At the awards ceremony in October 2014, her song “Shanghai Blues“ won Jazz Song of the YearIn October 2014, she crowdfunded a Christmas album which was released to fans in December of that year, and will be officially released in November 2015. Thisbe states that her inspiration comes from classic jazz singers, among whom most importantly Ella Fitzgerald, and from her extensive travels. As a songwriter, she is influenced by the Gershwin brothers, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin. Through her writing of jazz originals, she hopes to make a meaningful contribution to the future repertoire of the vocal jazz genre. She makes live appearances in the greater Los Angeles area, including at the Cicada Club in downtown and the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, and she can be found performing every Saturday at the Marriott hotel in Woodland Hills. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/thisbevos

Sophistication

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Bria Skonberg - Nothing Never Happens

Styles: Vocal And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:30
Size: 96,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:25)  1. Blackout
(6:11)  2. So Is the Day
(4:37)  3. Blackbird Fantasy
(4:08)  4. Square One
(4:42)  5. Villain Vanguard
(4:40)  6. Bang Bang
(4:37)  7. What Now
(7:07)  8. I Want to Break Free

In what can only be considered a wide, darker turn from her five previous recordings which swayed and swung in more traditional, pre-bop, jazz settings, award-winning trumpeter-vocalist-composer Bria Skonberg takes us through the dark night of her heart and the national soul on the fraught, yet impossible-not-to-listen-to Nothing Never Happens. Swamped as we all are by the twenty-four-hour news cycle which brings the apocalypse to our very doorsteps, and the myriad emotions that all too often empower us or paralyze us, Skonberg urges grittily, soulfully, with a shadowy, mid-career-Lucinda-Williams swagger and growling horn to "get off the grid" in the insistent opening track, "Blackout." Pulled and pulsed by bassist Devin Starks and drummer Darrian drums, the track opens into light and plunges again into the shadows, with Skonberg's warm, edgy vocal leading the way. Now on the verge of utter frustration, Skonberg revisits the lighter tinged "So Is The Day," the title track from her 2012 release on Random Act Records, with a slow-burning, shattering vocal vengeance which rips your heart out while pianist Mathis Picard and guests Jon Cowherd on Hammond B3 and Doug Wamble on guitar clear the field with a rock and roll force for the lady to take one last plunging solo.

The utterly unique and unexpected "Blackbird Fantasy" crash melds Duke Ellington and his long time trumpeter Bubber Miley (whose influence is heard all over Skonberg's own distinctive instrumental voicing) 1927 composition "Black and Tan Fantasy" with Paul McCartney's perennial "Blackbird" for a performance which would be a highlight on any other recording, if not for the two tracks that preceded it. Just as Duke brought his many players to the fore, Skonberg does the same, taking the tune into bandstand territory with Picard, Cowherd and Douglas swinging away while she solos à la Miley. The wishful and ruminative "Square One" breaks the tension with dreamy guitar, and a lyric which includes "Day is over/Work is done/Hear the echoed praises sung/Still hanging on that bottom rung/Here I am at square one." But wait, there is more. Fully aware she has your attention and is in full control, the jazz-rocking instrumental "Villain Vanguard" features alto saxophonist Patrick Bartley Jr blowing in breakneck tandem with Skonberg. In her current frame of mind, "Bang Bang" originally a breezy, Sonny Bono-written solo hit single for Cher in 1966 becomes a tangle of male/female relationships and the dire violence which all too often results in bloodshed and politicians offering thoughts and prayers. The concluding track, Queen's playful "I Want to Break Free" from 1984, (known far and wide for its then genre/gender-smashing cross-dressing music video) offers up a full gleam of hope as the band power grooves throughout the track's exuberant seven minutes. Skonberg has been on track to break through in a big way for over a decade now and Nothing Never Happens is deservedly her moment. ~ Mike Jurkovic https://www.allaboutjazz.com/nothing-never-happens-bria-skonberg-self-produced

Personnel:  Bria Skonberg: trumpet, vocals; Mathis Picard: piano; Devin Starks: bass; Darrian Douglas: drums; Doug Wamble: guitar; Jon Cowherd: Hammond B3; Patrick Bartley: saxophone (3, 5, 8).

Nothing Never Happens

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George Colligan - The Endless Mysteries

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:40
Size: 160,9 MB
Art: Front

(7:48)  1. Waiting for Solitude
(6:50)  2. Song for the Tarahumera
(8:25)  3. Her Majesty
(9:08)  4. Liam's Lament
(7:32)  5. It's Hard Work!
(3:14)  6. Thoughts of Ana
(3:34)  7. Outrage
(7:57)  8. The Endless Mysteries
(6:28)  9. When the Moon Is in the Sky
(8:38) 10. If the Mountain Was Smooth, You Couldn't Climb It

Not all piano trios are democracies-all too often, the bassist and drummer play second-fiddle roles. That’s not the case with The Endless Mysteries, released last fall. Although the pianist and nominal leader, George Colligan, wrote all 10 tracks on this, his 24th album as leader, The Endless Mysteries reflects an equal partnership between himself, bassist Larry Grenadier and the drummer, the irrepressible Jack DeJohnette. This even split of responsibilities isn’t exactly a surprise, as DeJohnette (whose touring band includes Colligan) has put in three decades as part of Keith Jarrett’s trio while Grenadier is a longstanding member of Brad Mehldau’s. With Colligan, though, even more than with their other employers, the rhythm section is intent on forging directions. 

This is evident on the title track, a gentle ballad that finds Colligan laying out the theme and then, in no time, handing the reins over to DeJohnette and then to Grenadier. The bassist’s richly melodic solo early on gives Colligan a gentle nudge: He leaves the chordal pattern he’s been restating since the beginning and, for the remainder of the piece, continues to investigate new routes that the composition might follow. On the sprightly “Her Majesty,” DeJohnette’s frisky bossa-nova rhythm fragments into something wholly disordered midway through, cueing an explosive Grenadier solo and, eventually, a chattering flurry from Colligan that brings it to a decisive finish. “Outrage” is outright chaos, a three-and-a-half-minute free-for-all, while “Song for the Tarahumera” is a swingfest. 

It’s not all teamwork though. “Thoughts of Ana,” inspired by the Newtown shootings whose victims included Ana Márquez-Greene, the daughter of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Greene, is the recording’s most moving statement: Colligan alone, solemn and ruminative. It’s a reminder, perhaps, that amid the daily noise sometimes we need to slow down, take a moment to reflect and simply speak to ourselves. Inspirational and exhilarating all-around. ~  By Jeff Tamarkin https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/george-colligan-the-endless-mysteries/

Personnel: Piano, Melodica, Composed By, Producer – George Colligan; Acoustic Bass – Larry Grenadier; Drums – Jack DeJohnette

The Endless Mysteries

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Mette Juul - Change

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:49
Size: 112,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. Beautiful Love
(3:09)  2. At Home (There Is A Song)
(3:24)  3. Get Out Of Town
(3:27)  4. It Might Be Time To Say Goodbye
(4:49)  5. Double Rainbow
(2:48)  6. Just Friends
(2:35)  7. I'm Moving On
(3:03)  8. Dindi
(3:30)  9. Young Song
(4:18) 10. Without A Song
(3:27) 11. Northern Woods
(5:18) 12. The Peacocks (A Timeless Place)
(5:35) 13. Evening Song

Change is an inevitable part of life and music. The very essence of being a jazz musician involves catching a musical moment that never comes back again, but occasionally, a record shows up that is both a document of change and the sum of a lifetime. With Change, Danish jazz singer, guitarist and songwriter, Mette Juul, has released such an album. Since her debut, Coming in from the Dark (Cowbell Music, 2010), Juul has played with the very best musicians on the Danish jazz scene, including drummers Alex Riel and Morten Lund and pianists Nikolaj Hess and Heine Hansen, but she has also collaborated closely with trendsetting trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and the distinguished Swedish bassist Lars Danielsson. Danielsson also shows up on Change in the role of bassist and co-producer, but instrumentally, the bass plays a minor, if important part, as does the autumnal touch of pianist Heine Hansen. Instead, the album centres around the intimate sound of nylon and steel string guitar with Juul getting first class assistance from Ulf Wakenius, Per Møllehøj and Gilad Hekselman. Hekselman already showed his symbiotic understanding of the sparse pairing between vocal and acoustic guitar on Lilly's album Tenderly (Gateway Music, 2017) and once again his playing shimmers on Juul's own "Northern Woods" and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Dindi." There is also another song on the album by Jobim, "Double Rainbow." The wonder is how Juul makes the familiar music fresh and fleshes out all the colors of the musical rainbow, bringing out the breathing poetry of Jobim's diction and the striking lyrical images of Gene Lees' lyrics.

Juul is not only a lucid interpreter of songs, she also knows how to put them together. Coming in from the Dark included one of Frank Sinatra's signature songs, "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning," and like Sinatra, she masters the art of the concept album. Every song on the album reflects processes of change from day to night, loving to leaving and youth to adulthood. However, while the songs reflect change inherently, they also represent it in dialog with each other and previous albums. Thus, "Double Rainbow" has previously been covered on Juul's There Is a Song (Universal, 2015) and the title track is renamed "At Home," a song dedicated to Juul's childhood home and her mother where the physical room of the home and emotional space of a song melts together: "I remember the place / where I heard my mother sing and felt at home / this was her favorite place to be free / song to song, smile to smile / my mother's song lives with me." The connection between a place and an emotional state is also highlighted in Juul's "Northern Woods," where the forest provides a natural space of musical reflection that goes beyond the bustle of urban modernity: "Hear how a whisper of trees / sing melodies of a time long gone / music that will never change / voices that won't forget your name." The way Juul naturally moves from trees to melodies in the soft transition of a rhyme subtly underlines the point that words, nature and music can become one, just as a voice can become a horn. Chet Baker could play his trumpet like the whisper of a voice, but on the opening track, "Beautiful Love," Juul sings with a voice like a horn.

Thematically, the songs also enlighten each other. If "Young Song" says that "true love is not for lazy lovers / who seek oblivion and ecstasy," the song "It Might Be Time to Say Goodbye" tells the story of someone who is seduced by the constant romantic craving of sensory oblivion and ecstasy: "There are things I long to try / life I must explore alone." As a consequence, a true love might be lost as the lyric realizes in the end: "This might be the dumbest thing I'll ever do / might never find someone / sweet as you." The song is a highlight among a string of uniformly great songs penned by Juul that don't need to blush in the company of Jobim and Cole Porter, whose many-sided emotional depth is uncovered in "Get Out of Town." In the end, the album suggests that change can come in many ways. Through it all, music remains the prism "Where you can listen to the things your heart is saying," as it says in the cover of Jimmy Rowles and Norma Winstone's "The Peacocks (A Timeless Place)." Indeed, this album is an affair of the heart, but it is also a musical space for contemplation and solace. Everything comes together here, even the art inside the cover by acclaimed Danish painter Michael Kvium underlines the ambiguous beauty of change and captures several shades of the seasons. 

It is a strong argument for getting the physical edition of the album that also includes lyrics in the booklet. It is an important point that music is never finished, and Mette Juul is certainly on the path to new discoveries and stories with an EP of other songs from the sessions already scheduled for release. Right now, Change is nothing short of a major musical accomplishment from Juul that hopefully will expand her circle of listeners. ~ Jakob Baekgaard https://www.allaboutjazz.com/change-mette-juul-universal-music-group-review-by-jakob-baekgaard.php

Personnel: Mette Juul: vocals, guitar; Ulf Wakenius: guitar; Lars Danielsson: bass, cello, cymbals, guitar; Heine Hansen: piano, Rhodes, celeste, harmonica; Gilad Hekselman: guitar; Per Møllehøj: guitar

Change

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Keith Jarrett - Facing You

Styles: Piano Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:10
Size: 108,4 MB
Art: Front

(10:05)  1. In Front
( 5:55)  2. Ritooria
( 8:29)  3. Lalene
( 7:17)  4. My Lady, My Child
( 3:30)  5. Landscape For Future Earth
( 5:01)  6. Starbright
( 3:51)  7. Vapallia
( 3:00)  8. Semblence

Facing You is one of the most important recordings in contemporary jazz for several reasons, aside from being beautifully conceived and executed by pianist Keith Jarrett. It is a hallmark recording of solo piano in any discipline, a signature piece in the early ECM label discography, a distinct departure from mainstream jazz, a breakthrough for Jarrett, and a studio prelude for his most famous solo project to follow, The Köln Concert. Often meditative, richly melodic, inventive, and introspective beyond compare, Jarrett expresses his soul in tailored tones that set standards for not only this kind of jazz, but music that would serve him and his fans in good stead onward. In this program of all originals, which sound spontaneously improvised with certain pretexts and motifs as springboards, the rhapsodic "Ritooria," 4/4 love/spirit song "Lalene," and song for family and life "My Lady; My Child" firmly establish Jarrett's heartfelt and thoughtful approach. "Vapallia" cements the thematic, seemingly effortless, lighter but never tame aesthetic. "Starbright" is an easy-paced two-step tune signifying fully Jarrett's personalized stance. 

Straddling a more jagged, angular, and free edge, the pianist evokes the influence of Paul Bley during "Semblence" (sic). But it is the opening selection, an extended ten-minute opus titled "In Front," that truly showcases Jarrett at his playful best a timeless, modal, direct, and bright delight. A remarkable effort that reveals more and more with each listen, this recording has stood the test of time, and is unquestionably a Top Three recording in Keith Jarrett's long and storied career. ~ Michael G.Nastos https://www.allmusic.com/album/facing-you-mw0000192031

Facing You

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Don Lusher Big Band - The Very Best Of The Don Lusher Big Band

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:54
Size: 122,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. Peanut Vendor
(3:16)  2. Take The A Train
(3:09)  3. Opus 1
(2:35)  4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
(3:14)  5. Pennsylvania 65000
(3:17)  6. That's Right
(2:17)  7. D.L. Blues
(2:47)  8. Don't Get Around Anymore
(4:33)  9. Love For Sale
(3:20) 10. Carnival
(3:07) 11. Woodchoppers Ball
(2:52) 12. Tea For Two Cha Cha
(3:17) 13. Pinetops Boogie Woogie
(3:09) 14. Mission To Moscow
(4:05) 15. Shiny Stockings
(4:11) 16. One O'Clock Jump

Lusher grew up in a musical family, his grandfather, father and mother playing and singing in Salvation Army bands. Lusher learned to play trombone and pursued his musical interests at school. At the age of 18, he went into the army but contrived to keep up his playing by joining Salvation Army bands in any town he happened to be near. A visit to a camp he was at by Geraldo And His Orchestra, in whose trombone section was Ted Heath, convinced Lusher that once the war was over that was how he would make his career. In 1947, he left the army, bought a second-hand trombone, and joined a band led by an army friend in Tenby, Wales. He then joined Joe Daniels And His Hot Shots, but only a few weeks later the band folded. Lusher’s next professional engagement was with Lou Preager at London’s leading dancehall, the Hammersmith Palais. He then worked in a band led by Maurice Winnick at Ciro’s Club, following this with important and career-moulding engagements with th e Squadr onaires and the Ted Heath band, with which he visited the USA.

By the 60s Lusher was one of the UK’s best-known trombonists, touring extensively with prominent artists, such as Frank Sinatra. Subsequently, Lusher led big bands for special television and radio appearances and for limited concert work, activities which continued into the early 90s. He also established a reputation as an educator, working in this capacity in the USA, Japan and Australia as well as in the UK. Despite his international fame, Lusher never lost contact with his musical origins and regularly performed and recorded with brass bands.

An outstanding technician, Lusher’s flowing, precisely articulated playing style remained an object lesson to fellow trombonists in all areas of music. Throughout the 90s, he led the Ted Heath tribute band for numerous popular reunion concerts. In 2003, Lusher was awarded the OBE for Services To The Music Industry.

The Very Best Of The Don Lusher Big Band

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Thisbe Vos - Walking in the Sunshine

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:12
Size: 100,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. Walking in the Sunshine
(3:22)  2. In Love with You
(4:50)  3. I Don't Really Miss Him at All
(3:51)  4. Route 66
(4:16)  5. Love Me Tender
(3:18)  6. You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
(3:55)  7. What a Wonderful World
(3:46)  8. Dream a Little Dream of Me
(2:11)  9. A Warm, Fuzzy Feeling
(4:37) 10. The Man I Love
(2:55) 11. Midnight Reverie
(2:44) 12. Accentuate the Positive

Jazz singer/songwriter Thisbe Vos is known for her Doris-Day-like voice and her love of traditional jazz. Her music has been played on over 230 jazz radio stations in the US & Canada  including the Sirius XM Real Jazz Channel and has made it into TV shows and movies on ABC, CBS and The Hallmark Channel. Her fourth album "Walking in the Sunshine," a happy summer jazz album, was inspired by the recordings of Ella Fitzgerald with guitarist Joe Pass and made possible with the support of her worldwide, loyal fanbase. As well as standards such as "Dream A Little Dream Of Me," "What A Wonderful World," and "Route 66," this album contains five new original songs penned by Thisbe and her collaborators. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thisbevos4

Personnel:  Thisbe Vos - producer, songwriter, vocals;  Nolan Shaheed; producer, cornet, fluegelhorn;  Henry Franklin - upright bass; Steve Cotter - guitar;  Rickey Woodard - tenor saxophone.

Walking in the Sunshine

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Nancy Kelly - Remembering Mark Murphy

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:06
Size: 117,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:39)  1. Empty Faces (Vera Cruz)
(5:09)  2. Song for the Geese
(5:03)  3. Again
(5:57)  4. I'm Glad There Is You
(4:18)  5. On the Red Clay
(4:45)  6. Night Mood (Lembra)
(4:50)  7. Stolen Moments
(6:38)  8. Body and Soul
(3:52)  9. Sunday in New York
(4:51) 10. This Could Be the Start of Something Big

"People often ask me who my favorite singer is, and my answer is always, without hesitation, Mark Murphy. He was “the real deal.” With Mark’s passing, I was moved to honor him musically with this recording.

I joined musical forces with pianist John DiMartino on this project. He too is a huge Mark Murphy fan and we are very excited to see this endeavor take on its own life. You certainly won't need to be a Mark fan to be moved by the music I’ve chosen for this recording.

Mark’s music went through many changes as he grew and matured. I've recorded the songs that most affected me over the years as an artist. These compositions nourished me and gave birth to my jazz soul.

Mark grew up in Fulton, NY, not far from Fair Haven NY, where I’ve been living for many years. After getting to know him on and off the bandstand, I was thrilled to find out he spent many summers with his family in Fair Haven and he adored Little Sodus Bay, which inspired him to write the lyrics to “Song for the Geese.” The song has a profound place in my heart. As I worked on developing this recording, I gazed out my window on the bay and drew love and inspiration.

Some cuts we chose are Mark Murphy classics. Randy Brecker joined us for Body and Soul, Red Clay and Vera Cruz, and as he did on Mark's original recordings of these tracks.

When John and I developed the material, we agreed to keep the integrity of some of these numbers while I joyfully took liberties with some of the others." (by Nancy Kelly)

Randy Brecker: "Nancy Kelly's tribute to Mark Murphy is wonderful remembrance and dedication to one of the jazz world's greatest vocalists. Each track brings something new to the table though...a heartfelt effort that I was proud to be a part of, having known/toured with Mark, and played on a couple of his albums."

Eric Cohen, Former WAER Music director and 2-time award winning programmer of the year says: " The CD is a Masterpiece "

Frank Wilner,  WNHN FM 94.7 Concord, NH: " You have a winner here, very classy recording"

Peter Jones, author of the 2018  Biography, This Is Hip: The Life of Mark Murphy had this to say about the CD.: "This hip and mellow album is far more than a tribute to the great Mark Murphy; it’s an outstanding contribution to vocal jazz in its own right. With her warm, sensuous voice, Nancy Kelly has recorded sleek contemporary interpretations of the songs that formed such an integral part of the Mark Murphy repertoire."

Scott Elias, Freelance Film Producer and President  at Random Acts Entertainment: " The charts are all cool, and your PHRASING just slays me!  It's like listening to Mark Murphy's hip kid sister, who is now a woman who shares his sensibilities, but has her OWN impeccable virtuosity and unique experiences to share."

Personnel:
Nancy Kelly, Vocals, Executive Producer
John DiMartino, Piano, Arranger and Producer
Randy Brecker, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, 1,5,8
Bobby Militello, Soprano, Alto, Flute, 1,4,5,6,7,8,9
Paul Bollenback,  Electric Guitar 3,6,9
Paul Meyers, Acoustic Guitar 1,2,
Ed Howard, Electric and Acoustic bass
Carmen Intorre Jr, Drums and Percussion
Peter Mack,  Co-Executive Producer. bass 10
Steve Brown guitar, conga.10

Remembering Mark Murphy

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Beverly Kenney - Beverly Sings, Vol. 1

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 29:03
Size: 67,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:19)  1. Nobody Else But Me
(3:05)  2. The More I See You
(2:44)  3. Old Buttermilk Sky
(3:52)  4. I Never Has Seen Snow
(2:54)  5. A Fine Romance
(2:35)  6. Who Cares What People Say
(2:04)  7. Makin' Whoopee
(2:32)  8. The Charm of You
(3:05)  9. Isn't This a Lovely Day
(2:47) 10. Mairzy Doats

Singer Beverly Kenney remains one of jazz's great tragedies  an exquisitely nuanced stylist whose sophisticated phrasing perfectly complemented the cool jazz sensibilities of the late '50s, she committed suicide at the peak of her career and awaits rediscovery by the vast majority of the listening public. Born in Harrison, NJ, on January 29, 1932, Kenney began her career singing birthday greetings via telephone for Western Union. Ultimately she relocated to New York City, and in 1954 cut her first demo session with pianist Tony Tamburello (finally issued in 2006 under the title Snuggled on Your Shoulder). By year's end Kenney relocated to Miami, soon securing an agent and appearing at the Black Magic Room. There she was discovered by the Dorsey Brothers, spending several months on tour with their orchestra before creative differences prompted her exit. From there Kenney returned to New York, working clubs in the company of George Shearing, Don Elliott, and Kai Winding in addition to briefly touring the Midwest with the Larry Sonn Band before signing to the Roost label, which in early 1956 issued her debut LP, Beverly Kenny Sings for Johnny Smith. Come Swing with Me, a pairing with arranger Ralph Burns, followed later that same year, and in the spring of 1957 she teamed with Jimmy Jones & the Basie-Ites for her final effort for the label. Kenney resurfaced on Decca in 1958 with Sings for Playboys  her masterpiece, Born to Be Blue, soon followed, and a year later she issued her swan song, Like Yesterday. 

Critics and fellow artists were virtually unanimous in their praise of Kenney's artistry, but the emergence of rock & roll virtually guaranteed she would remain anonymous to the public at large. Tellingly, during a May 18, 1958, appearance on NBC's The Steve Allen Show, she performed an original composition titled "I Hate Rock and Roll." Friends and colleagues generally cite Kenney as a melancholy, distant figure in the final months of her life, but her suicide at age 28 on April 13, 1960, still raises myriad questions: by most accounts, she spent her last hours writing each of her parents long, heartbreaking letters at the desk in her Greenwich Village flat before consuming a lethal overdose of alcohol and Seconal, but her motivations are unknown. A 1992 GQ magazine profile by Jonathan Schwartz suggests Kenney was despondent over the dissolution of her romance with Beat Generation guru Milton Klonsky, but a subsequent investigation by fan and journalist Bill Reed casts serious doubt on this theory. While a virtual footnote in her native U.S., Kenney boasts an ever-growing cult following in Japan, where all six of her LPs have remained in print. ~ Jason Ankeny https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beverly-kenney-mn0000866783/biography

This album gathers the songs of Beverly's 1956 album "Sings With Jimmy Jones".

Beverly Sings, Vol. 1

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Scott Hamilton & Bernhard Pichl Trio - How About You

Styles: Mainstream Jazz, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:46
Size: 132,9 MB

(9:39)  1. Taking a Chance On Love
(6:16)  2. Three Little Words
(5:42)  3. You've Changed
(8:03)  4. The Plain But Simple Truth
(8:32)  5. How Abou You
(6:40)  6. Emily
(4:51)  7. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
(7:59)  8. Love Letters

The American tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton is undoubtedly one of the great protagonists of swinging jazz. The Who´s Who in Jazz even calls him the mainstream Messiah. Hamilton confidently plays with the vocabulary of his ancestors Lester Young, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins and Don Byas and has long since found his own weighty voice. His superior flow of ideas and his tremendous creative power make him the most important mainstream saxophonist of our day.

Scott Hamilton was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1954. Through recordings by alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges he finally came to the saxophone. Swing legend Roy Eldridge brought the exceptional talent to New York for a six-week guest performance in 1976 and paved the way for subsequent engagements with Hank Jones and Anita O'Day. From then on he belonged to the first ranks of the New York scene and worked alternately with Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, Gerry Mulligan, Woody Herman, Dave McKenna, Mel Lewis, Zoot Sims, Ray Brown, Gene Harris, Clark Terry.

With the trio of the Würzburg pianist Bernhard Pichl, Scott Hamilton has found ingenious partners for his music. This is also confirmed by the CD of the Bernhard Pichl Trio with Scott Hamilton, How About You, just released. Jazz cellar: "Scott Hamilton & the" Bernhard Pichl Trio "play that you will believe in the really swinging jazz again."

Bass – Rudi Engel
Drums – Michael Keul
Piano – Bernhard Pichl
Tenor Saxophone – Scott Hamilton

How About You

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Ron McClure - Lucky Sunday

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:06
Size: 145,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:20)  1. What's Due
(5:59)  2. The Shining Sea
(7:17)  3. Lucky Sunday
(3:59)  4. Deep Sea Urban Planning
(6:40)  5. Stay Where You Are
(5:17)  6. The Waves
(8:32)  7. You and the Salt
(6:06)  8. Quiet Life
(4:49)  9. Mending Ties
(7:03) 10. To Begin

Bassist Ron McClure's a might generous leader as he sets the sound up with a really rich vibe right from the start, but also lets his other quartet members really get some time to shine in the spotlight! The album's awash in great tones from Anthony Ferrara on tenor, and Rob Block on piano and guitar the latter of whom shifts instruments on different tracks, which adds a further level of color palette to the album! Ferrara's especially great bold, thoughtful, and very creative when he's in the lead and the group's completed by work from Pete Zimmer on drums. Block, McClure, and Ferrara all contributed a fair bit of original material to the set and titles include "Deep Sea Urban Planning", "Lucky Sunday", "What's Due", "To Begin", "Mending Ties", "Quiet Life", and "You & The Salt".  © 1996-2020, Dusty Groove, In https://www.dustygroove.com/item/934084/Ron-McClure:Lucky-Sunday

Personnel:  Ron McClure - bass;  Anthony Ferrara - tenor saxophone;  Rob Block - piano;  Pete Zimmer - drums

Lucky Sunday

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The Diva Jazz Orchestra - Diva + the Boys

Styles: Jazz, Big Band 
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:42
Size: 119,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:41)  1. Slipped Disc
(6:43)  2. A Felicidade
(6:17)  3. Deference to Diz
(5:54)  4. Noturna
(5:53)  5. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
(7:02)  6. Piccolo Blues
(8:30)  7. Estate
(5:40)  8. Bucket O’ Blues

Hard-charging. Powerful. Immersed in the history of their craft and in total command of their instruments. That’s DIVA an ensemble of 15 extremely talented and versatile musicians who just happen to be women. They can’t help it they were born that way. Headed by swinging drummer Sherrie Maricle, DIVA exudes the excitement and force found in the tradition of the historic big bands but with an eye towards today’s progressive sound of originality and verve. With New York as their home base, DIVA performs all over the world playing contemporary, mainstream big band jazz composed and arranged to fit the individual personalities and styles of the musicians themselves. Audiences can expect to hear high-energy performances packed with unique improvisation, spontaneity, and fun. The inspiration for DIVA came from Stanley Kay, one-time manager and relief drummer for Buddy Rich. In 1990, Kay was conducting a band in which Sherrie Maricle was playing the drums. Stanley immediately picked up on her extraordinary talent and began to wonder if there were other women players who could perform at the same level. In 1992 the search was on, and through nationwide auditions the foundation for DIVA was poured. What emerged is the dynamic musical force that holds forth to the present day. https://divajazz.com/about/diva/

Diva + the Boys

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Audrey Silver - Let Me Know Your Heart (New Link)

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:15
Size: 134,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:58)  1. When I Look in Your Eyes
(3:29)  2. Comes Love
(5:06)  3. Solsbury Hill
(3:35)  4. Plus Je T'embrasse
(4:02)  5. I Knew He Was There
(3:44)  6. Ever Since the World Ended
(5:14)  7. How Deep Is the Ocean
(4:05)  8. Giraffe Song
(4:53)  9. You Knew
(4:54) 10. Up Jumped Spring
(4:33) 11. Small Day Tomorrow
(3:09) 12. New Year's Eve
(3:41) 13. Let Me Know Your Heart
(3:44) 14. Can't We Be Friends

With a growing catalog of recordings and a warm, swinging performing style, Audrey Silver is one of the most elegantly creative singers in jazz today. Known for what Hot House Jazz has called “a velvet-laden timbre with impeccable phrasing,” Audrey has become renowned for her compelling takes on classic pop tunes as well as her own poignant originals.   Audrey’s composition style mines her vast musical experiences. She says “Songwriting comes from improvising if you can improvise in a melodic way, you can write a song.” Today, the New York City native releases her fourth album, Let Me Know Your Heart, which features her returning cast of players;  Bruce Barth on piano, trumpeter Marcus Printup, upright bassist Paul Beaudry, drummer Anthony Pinciotti, Tom Beckham on vibes and guitarist Marc Ciprut. The album’s collection of fourteen songs is centered artistically and emotionally on Audrey’s six newly-penned originals. Crediting musical luminaries as diverse as Bill Evans, Annie Lennox and Arnold Schoenberg as influences on her artistry, Audrey has found new challenges and satisfaction in becoming a songwriter. Receiving high praise for her vocal stylings, Jazz critics have reinforced a comparison she has heard her entire performing life, “Not since Karen Carpenter have I heard such a strong alto voice that is so pure and so convincing.”Audrey and her band will be celebrating the release of Let Me Know Your Heart with two sets of performance on Wednesday,  September 11th at The Zinc Bar in New York City. Tickets may be purchased here. https://don411.com/award-winning-vocalist-audrey-silver-releases-new-album-let-me-know-your-heart/#.XmTdTvRCeUk

Personnel: Bruce Barth on piano, trumpeter Marcus Printup, upright bassist Paul Beaudry, drummer Anthony Pinciotti, Tom Beckham on vibes and guitarist Marc Ciprut.

Let Me Know Your Heart

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McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:09
Size: 85,6 MB
Art: Front

(8:47)  1. Passion Dance
(9:12)  2. Contemplation
(6:37)  3. Four By Five
(6:32)  4. Search For Peace
(6:00)  5. Blues On The Corner

It is to McCoy Tyner's great credit that his career after John Coltrane has been far from anti-climatic. Along with Bill Evans, Tyner has been the most influential pianist in jazz of the past 50 years, with his chord voicings being adopted and utilized by virtually every younger pianist. A powerful virtuoso and a true original (compare his playing in the early '60s with anyone else from the time), Tyner (like Thelonious Monk) has not altered his style all that much from his early days but he has continued to grow and become even stronger. Tyner grew up in Philadelphia, where Bud Powell and Richie Powell were neighbors. As a teenager he gigged locally and met John Coltrane. He made his recording debut with the Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet, but after six months left the group to join Coltrane in what (with bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones) would become the classic quartet. Few other pianists of the period had both the power and the complementary open-minded style to inspire Coltrane, but Tyner was never overshadowed by the innovative saxophonist. During the Coltrane years (1960-1965), the pianist also led his own record dates for Impulse.

After leaving Coltrane, Tyner struggled for a period, working as a sideman (with Ike and Tina Turner, amazingly) and leading his own small groups; his recordings were consistently stimulating even during the lean years. After he signed with Milestone in 1972, Tyner began to finally be recognized as one of the greats, and he has never been short of work since. Although there have been occasional departures (such as a 1978 all-star quartet tour with Sonny Rollins and duo recordings with Stephane Grappelli), Tyner has mostly played with his own groups since the '70s, which have ranged from a quartet with Azar Lawrence and a big band to his trio. In the '80s and '90s, Tyner did the rounds of labels (his old homes Blue Note and Impulse! as well as Verve, Enja, and Milestone) before settling in with Telarc in the late '90s and releasing a fine series of albums including 2000's Jazz Roots: McCoy Tyner Honors Jazz Piano Legends of the 20th Century and 2004's Illuminations. In 2007, Tyner returned with the studio album McCoy Tyner Quartet featuring saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mccoy-tyner-mn0000868092/biography

Personnel: McCoy Tyner (piano); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Ron Carter (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).

R.I.P.
Born: December 11, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: March 6, 2020

The Real McCoy (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

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