Hal Smith's Roadrunners - Absolutely! Vol.3

Styles: Post Bop, Vocal
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:58
Size: 170,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:09) 1. The Song Is Ended
(2:46) 2. All Dressed up with a Broken Heart
(4:10) 3. Louisiana Fairy Tale
(2:45) 4. Limehouse Blues
(3:43) 5. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
(4:10) 6. Take It from Me
(5:03) 7. I Want To Be Happy
(3:47) 8. Absolutely
(3:54) 9. Strut, Miss Lizzie
(4:08) 10. Apex Blues
(2:54) 11. Don't Leave Me, Daddy
(1:46) 12. Hallelujah!
(2:58) 13. Barrelhouse
(3:23) 14. Some Sweet Day
(3:41) 15. Four or Five Times
(3:32) 16. Sweet and Lowdown
(3:30) 17. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else
(4:29) 18. My Buddy
(5:25) 19. Memories Of You
(2:35) 20. I'll See You in My Dreams

A drummer with strong inclinations toward traditional jazz performance, Hal Smith was born in Indianapolis, IN, on July 30, 1953. Taking up drums at the age of ten among his teachers was the great Jake Hanna he made his professional debut in 1978, and in the years to follow served with the likes of the Dukes of Dixieland and the Grand Dominion Jazz Band. Smith also led groups including the Frisco Syncopaters and the Down Home Jazz Band, and regularly collaborated with Butch Thompson and Bobby Gordon. Among his recording dates are 1994's California Here I Come, 1995's Swing, Brother, Swing, and 1996's Bourbon Street Memories. Smith was also a respected jazz journalist, contributing countless articles to publications including Jazz Rambler, Mississippi Rag, and West Coast Rag.~ Jason Ankeny https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hal-smith-mn0000660509/biography

Personnel: Rebecca Kilgore – Guitar, Vocals; Bobby Gordon – Clarinet, Vocals; Ray Skjelbred – Piano; Mike Duffy – Bass, Vocals; Hal Smith – Drums, Leader

Absolutely!

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Sherri Roberts - Twilight World

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:43
Size: 121,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:28) 1. Twilight World
(3:00) 2. I Remember You
(4:26) 3. Very Early
(5:51) 4. Roundabout
(4:19) 5. This Happy Madness
(5:25) 6. This Is New
(4:19) 7. Memphis In June
(4:49) 8. Suddenly It'S Spring
(5:53) 9. Emily
(4:55) 10. Take A Chance On Spring
(5:13) 11. Song Of Summer

Sherri Roberts' debut recording finds the haunting vocalist showing her versatility on a variety of fairly complex and atmospheric arrangements. Joined by pianist Mark Soskin, bassist Harvie Swartz and drummer Jeff Williams, with occasional contributions made by flutist Keith Underwood, Lenny Hochman on bass clarinet, cellist Annabelle Hoffman and guitarist Bob Ward, Roberts displays a warm voice and a full understanding of the lyrics that she chooses to interpret. Most of the material (other than "I Remember You" and "Emily") is fairly obscure, including Roberts' words to Dave Brubeck's "Summer Song" (here retitled "Song of Summer"). Other highlights include Bill Evans' "Very Early," "Roundabout," Hoagy Carmichael's "Memphis In June," and "This Is New." A very impressive outing that will stay in one's mind long after the CD ends.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/twilight-world-mw0000909015

Personnel: Sherri Roberts - Vocals; Mark Soskin - Piano; Harvie Swartz - Bass, Harvie's Web Site; Jeff Williams - Drums; Keith Underwood - Flutes; Lenny Hochman - Bass clarinet; Annabelle Hoffman - Cello; Bob Ward - Guitar.

Twilight World

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Bob Wilber, Antti Sarpila - Moments Like This

Styles: Clarinet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:24
Size: 175,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:14) 1. Rent Party Blues
(5:13) 2. Naughty Phideaux
(3:38) 3. Moonsongs
(4:25) 4. See See Rider
(3:03) 5. Alligator Flop
(3:30) 6. Estrellita
(3:43) 7. It's a sin to tell a lie
(4:11) 8. Magic Nights
(4:13) 9. Limehouse Blues
(4:12) 10. Lester's Bounce
(3:09) 11. Fascinating Rhythm
(3:34) 12. Reverie
(3:18) 13. The Snake Charmer
(3:56) 14. These Foolish Things
(4:55) 15. I Want A Little Girl
(3:49) 16. Tango à la Bechet
(3:30) 17. Baby ain't I good to you
(3:41) 18. Moments Like This
(4:59) 19. Vampin' Miss Georgia

Throughout his long career, saxophonist Bob Wilber has done a lot to keep classic jazz alive. A bit misplaced (most jazz players of his generation were much more interested in bop and hard bop), Wilber (along with Kenny Davern, Ralph Sutton, and Dick Wellstood) was one of the few in his age group to stick to pre-bop music. Influenced on soprano, clarinet, and alto by Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, and Johnny Hodges, respectively, Wilber has long had his own sound on each of his instruments. In high school he formed a band that included Wellstood, and as a teenager he sat in at Jimmy Ryan's club in New York. Early on he became Sidney Bechet's protégé and led his own young group, the Wildcats, with whom he released several early albums, including 1949's Bob Wilbur and His Jazz Band and 1951's Young Men with Horns.

The close association with the dominant Bechet led to a bit of a personality crisis in the 1950s as Wilber sought to find his own voice. He studied with Lennie Tristano and formed the Six, a group that tried to modernize early jazz, a sound heard on 1955's The Six. When that ended, he played Dixieland with Eddie Condon, and in 1957 joined Bobby Hackett's band for a year. Wilber freelanced throughout the 1960s, working with Ralph Sutton and releasing such albums as Blowin' the Blues Away (with trumpeter Clark Terry) and New Clarinet in Town. In 1968 he became a founding member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band alongside Bob Haggart and Yank Lawson. A year later he paid tribute to one of his idols with The Music of Hoagy Carmichael.

Along with his continued work with the World's Greatest Jazz Band, in 1973 he formed Soprano Summit with clarinetist Kenny Davern. One of the top swing-oriented groups of the decade, Soprano Summit released a handful of well-regarded efforts, including 1974's Soprano Summit I, and played numerous live concerts. Also during the '70s, Wilber teamed up with his wife, singer Pug Horton, in Bechet Legacy (which also featured either Glenn Zottola or Randy Sandke on trumpet). The '80s were a fruitful decade for Wilber, who performed often with a bevy of traditional and repertory ensembles, releasing such albums as 1981's Music of King Oliver, 1982's Ode to Bechet, and 1983's Reflections. He also suppled the soundtrack to Francis Ford Coppola's 1920s Harlem-based drama The Cotton Club, and in 1987 authored his frank memoirs, Music Was Not Enough. The following year, he led a band at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's famous concert.

In 1990, Wilber paired again with Davern for Summit Reunion, and subsequently followed up with several of his own efforts, including 1994's Dancing on a Rainbow, 1995's Bean: Bob Wilber's Tribute to Coleman Hawkins, and 1996's Nostalgia on the Arbors label. He then honored legendary arranger Fletcher Henderson with 2000's Fletcher Henderson's Unrecorded Arrangements for Benny Goodman, and joined vibraphonist Dany Doritz for 2002's Memories of You: Lionel and Benny. He continued to tour and record over the next several years, appearing with Soprano Summit and releasing 2010's Bob Wilber Is Here! with Bucky Pizzarelli, Antti Sarpila, Nikki Parrott, and others. He then joined fellow reed players Sarpila and Pieter Meijers for 2012's The Three Amigos, and the following year joined pianist Bill Charlap's trio and clarinetist Anat Cohen at the Newport Jazz Festival.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-wilber-mn0000074476/biography

Antti Sarpila (clarinet and saxophones - composing and arranging) is one of the few internationally known jazz musicians from Finland. Although based in Helsinki, he performs extensively as a solo artist all over the world.

Personnel: Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Bob Wilber; Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Antti Sarpila; Piano – Ulf Johansson; Bass – Sture Åkerberg; Drums – Ronnie Gardiner; Vocals, Trombone – Ulf Johansson (tracks: 17)

Moments Like This

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Sinne Eeg, Thomas Fonnesbæk - Staying in Touch

Styles: Vocal, Post Bop
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:43
Size: 114,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:26) 1. Spring Waltz
(4:14) 2. Too Close for Comfort
(5:54) 3. Orphans
(3:46) 4. Take Five
(4:49) 5. The Streets of Berlin
(4:14) 6. The Long and Winding Road
(4:54) 7. How Deep is the Ocean?
(1:38) 8. Just One of Those Things
(7:45) 9. Round Midnight
(6:15) 10. Those Who Were
(2:43) 11. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines

Born in Lemvig, Denmark, jazz singer Sinne Eeg graduated from the Music Conservatory of West Jutland in 2003, and subsequently studied with American jazz singers Janet Lawson and Jay Clayton in New York City. “I learned a lot from studying music intensively at the music conservatory,” she explained. “But I think a lot of my musicality comes from my childhood and teenage years where I was exposed to so much music and great music teachers. Jazz was a big part of my upbringing. I played in several local big bands (alto saxophone) when I was a teenager, and I learned a lot about the structures and phrasing of the music.”

During her musical upbringing, Eeg gravitated toward singers with lower, richer voices, like Julie London, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Cassandra Wilson and Dianne Reeves. “Of course I studied all the great traditional jazz singers like Billie, Ella, Carmen, Anita and Sarah at the conservatory,” she said. “But it was also nice to have someone contemporary to look up to like Cassandra and Dianne, who respected the tradition of jazz singing but also had a fresh approach to it.” She recalled a seminal gig as a professional singer that helped launch her career. “It was a three-month engagement in Shanghai. They flew the whole band over from Denmark to play at The House Of Blues And Jazz six nights a week. During those three months I learned so much about performing in front of an audience and working with a band.”

After putting in her time for years on the road, performing at small clubs and cafes, Sinne won her first Danish Music Award for her album “Waiting For Dawn” in 2007. Her dark vocals and modern interpretation of Nordic jazz touched audiences all over Europe and Asia. Since then, Sinne has released several prize-winning albums, including her solo album “Dreams” from 2018, recorded in New York City with Scott Colley, Joey Baron, Larry Koonse and Jacob Christoffersen.

In early 2020 Sinne released one of her biggest projects ever: “We’ve Just Begun”, a winning collaboration with the 19-piece Danish Radio Big Band and her 9th album overall. The record was produced by André Fischer (Diane Schuur, Nina Simone, Natalie Cole) and mixed at the acclaimed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles by the legendary Al Schmitt (Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Ray Charles). The album has received countless international rave reviews, hovered high for many weeks on the American JazzWeek Top 50 chart, and continues to enjoy frequent airplay in all radio markets.

Sinne has many loyal fans in the US, Scandinavia and Asia, especially China and Japan. She is poised for a major breakthrough in the US, where she regularly tours. She has performed with American jazz icons including Larry Goldings, Peter Erskine and Ken Peplowski; and at storied jazz clubs including Green Mill in Chicago and Birdland in New York. The Danish songstress is versatile, equally comfortable fronting big orchestras in concert halls as well as smaller ensembles in intimate jazz clubs. Everywhere she sings Tokyo, Copenhagen, Los Angeles or Madrid audiences are mesmerized by her incandescent phrasing and scatting, all with natural, perfect pitch.

Sinne Eeg is not only a brilliant vocalist; she is also a great songwriter. Her talent for writing and composing won the prestigious Danish Carl Prize 2018 for Song Of The Year, “Aleppo”, included on her album “Dreams”. Sinne has received numerous accolades, including four Danish Music Awards, the Danish Radio P2 Jazz Prize, the Ben Webster Prize, the French Prix Du Jazz and Queen Ingrid’s Honorary Grant, personally awarded by Queen Margrethe of Denmark. https://www.highresaudio.com/de/artist/view/35462fa1-ee13-4058-a5a2-d7a156f161a4/sinne-eeg-thomas-fonnesbaek

Personnel: Sinne Eeg (vocals), Thomas Fonnesbæk (bass) + Live Strings #3, 5 & 10: Andrea Gyarfas Brahe, Karen Johanne Pedersen (violin), Deanna Said (viola), Live Johansson (cello); Jesper Riis (string arrangements)

Staying in Touch

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Joao Y Astrud Gilberto With Antonio Carlos Jobim & Stan Getz - Samba E Bossa Nova

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:47
Size: 118.6 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[6:26] 1. Garota De Ipanema
[5:25] 2. Corcovado
[2:21] 3. O Pato
[3:17] 4. Samba De Uma Nota So
[3:05] 5. Samba De Minha Terra
[4:00] 6. Meditaçao
[4:19] 7. It Might As Well Be Spring
[2:51] 8. Um Abraço No Bonfa
[2:03] 9. Bim Bom
[2:43] 10. A Felicidade Adieu Tristesse
[1:58] 11. The Telephone Song
[4:23] 12. Only Trust Your Heart
[3:22] 13. Eu E Voce
[4:04] 14. Rosa Moreno
[1:24] 15. Doralice

I was on a luckless search looking for a review of this album when a friend called and asked what I was doing. So I told him and asked him if he knew where somebody might have written a relevant review of this album. He said there was only one word I needed to write - WOW!

Samba E Bossa Nova

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Dexter Gordon Quartet - Manhattan Symphonie

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 69:58
Size: 160.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1978/2005
Art: Front

[ 8:56] 1. As Time Goes By
[ 8:22] 2. Moment's Notice
[ 7:26] 3. Tanya
[ 6:15] 4. I Told You So
[12:52] 5. Body And Soul
[ 6:39] 6. Ltd
[ 8:42] 7. Ruby, My Dear
[10:43] 8. Secret Love

Manhattan Symphonie was recorded just two days after Dexter Gordon's legendary gigs at the Village Vanguard with his working band of pianist George Cables, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Eddie Gladden. Produced by Michael, this set captures the true mastery of Gordon at his melodic peak. Some of the fire of the earlier bebop years has mellowed but, as evidenced by the opening ballad "As Time Goes By," none of his ability to reimagine melody, his trademark phrasing, and his sheer ability to transfer emotion is missing. Cables provides a solid foil for Gordon just as he did for Art Pepper. His large chord voicings are simultaneously insistent and utterly subtle, shading the harmony with enough depth to give Gordon room to really dig into them and blow. Other standouts here include a fine read of "Body and Soul," "LTD," and the beautiful "Tanya." The 2005 Legacy CD reissue includes a previously unreleased version of "Secret Love," and a read of Thelonious Monk's "Ruby My Dear," from the Great Encounters album. Pete Hammill's fine original notes are reproduced here, and there is a short, moving essay by Cables. The sound is warm, full, and utterly true. ~Thom Jurek

Manhattan Symphonie

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Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra (Marvin `Hannibal` Peterson) - Hannibal

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1975
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:25
Size: 88,3 MB
Art: Front

( 2:36) 1. The Rabbit
( 7:35) 2. Revelation
( 7:53) 3. Misty
( 6:34) 4. The Voyage
(13:46) 5. Soul Brother

An exciting, serpentine solo maker in the mold of Don Cherry Peterson has chops but leaves precision to the wind in favor of spontaneous eruptions of melody. Peterson has a more well-rounded technique than Cherry, however, and plays with greater force. Unlike many contemporary free jazz players, Peterson is adept at older styles; he's played under such adventurous yet tradition-bound bandleaders as Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Gil Evans, and Elvin Jones, and with such dyed-in-the-wool avant-gardists as Roswell Rudd, Ken McIntyre, and Deidre Murray.

As a youth, Peterson learned drums and cornet. He attended North Texas State University from 1967-1969 before moving to New York in 1970. That year, he toured the East Coast with Kirk; the next, he joined Evans' orchestra, with which he would continue to play into the '80s. In the early '70s he performed and recorded with a variety of big-name leaders, including Pharoah Sanders, Roy Haynes, and the aforementioned Jones. He also led and played trumpet and koto with the Sunrise Orchestra, a group that included the cellist Murray. Tenor saxophonist George Adams was a frequent collaborator. Peterson has led recording sessions infrequently; his first album was called Children of the Fire, for the defunct Sunrise label (1974). He recorded subsequently for Enja, MPS, and Inner City.

Though as a performer he's kept something of a low profile over the years, Peterson now known simply as Hannibal emerged in the mid-'90s having composed the monumental African Portraits, an orchestral piece that incorporated a jazz quartet, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (conducted by the eminent composer/conductor Daniel Barenboim), the Morgan State University Choir, the Kennedy-King College Community Chorus, the Doris Ward Workshop Chorale, four operatic singers, various traditional African musicians, and a handful of African-American vocalists. The meticulously composed (and critically hailed) piece differed greatly form the small jazz ensemble contexts with which he had made his professional name. A recorded version was issued by the Teldec label.~ Chris Kelsey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marvin-hannibal-peterson-mn0000374683/biography

Personnel: Hannibal Marvin Peterson - trumpet, koto, vocals; Michael Cochrane - piano; Diedre Murray - cello; Stafford James - bass; Thabo Michael Carvin - drums, percussion, vocals, whistle, timpani; Chris Hart - bells, percussion

Hannibal

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Deacon John's Jump Blues Featuring Henry Butler - Deacon John's Jump Blues (Music From The Film)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:11
Size: 87.4 MB
Styles: New Orleans jazz, Guitar jazz
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[3:52] 1. Jumpin' In The Morning
[3:33] 2. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
[2:37] 3. I Didn't Want To Do It
[2:35] 4. Jesus Is On The Main Line
[2:26] 5. Someday
[4:06] 6. Hook, Line And Sinker Go On Fool
[3:18] 7. Losing Battle
[4:38] 8. Let The Good Times Roll Feel So Good
[3:35] 9. Piece Of My Heart
[1:45] 10. Tipitina
[2:43] 11. Going Back To New Orleans
[2:59] 12. Nobody Knows You (Reprise)

Deacon John's Jump Blues features New Orleans legends Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Wardell Quezergue and The Zion Harmonizers backed by a 20-piece orchestra of sizzling musicians along with up-and-coming stars Teedy Boutte', Henry Butler, Amadee Castenell, Davell Crawford and Herlin Riley. Starring Deacon John Moore, a professional musician in the Big Easy for more than 40 years, the project is a tribute to the musical giants who have made New Orleans music so recognizable and influential around the world.

Having played guitar on virtually every New Orleans session of note during the sixties, local Big Easy legend Deacon John is a natural to pay homage to artists, writers and producers such as Cosimo Matassa, Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Earl King and Professor Longhair. Deacon played on many New Orleans classics--Irma Thomas' "Ruler of My Heart," Ernie K-Doe's "Mother-In-Law," Lee Dorsey's "Working in the Coal Mine," Aaron Neville's "Tell It Like It Is" and Chris Kenner's "Land of 1,000 Dances" among others.

Using contemporary recording techniques combined with vintage gear and microphones in the studio and cutting edge high tech equipment for the concert, the producers have captured the spirit and the sound of New Orleans music. Deacon John's Jump Blues has been called "the most important New Orleans CD released so far in the new millennium," and the live concert DVD filmed in HDTV at the historic Orpheum Theater in New Orleans "the most electricfying document of that city's music yet."

"A big plus of life in the Big Easy, especially if you are a musician or a fan of music, is the presence of music everywhere," says producer Cyril Vetter. "This studio CD, concert DVD, DVD-A and the forthcoming documentary feature film represent our attempt to craft a preservation document of music as a ubiquitous fact of life in New Orleans."

Deacon John's Jump Blues (Music From The Film)

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Various - Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends (3 Parts)

Brazilian songwriter and vocalist Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994) was one of the creators of the subtle, whispery, jazz-influenced popular song style known as bossa nova. He has been widely acclaimed as one of Brazil's greatest and most innovative musicians of the twentieth century.

Jobim's place in the annals of popular music was secured by a single hit song, "The Girl from Ipanema" (1964), which he co-wrote with lyricist Vinícius de Moraes. His creative contributions to jazz, however, went much deeper; many of his songs became jazz standards, and, in the words of Richard S. Ginell of the All Music Guide , "Every other set" performed in jazz clubs "seems to contain at least one bossa nova." Jobim was sometimes called the George Gershwin of Brazil, not so much because of any musical or lyric similarity Jobim's songs tended to have oblique, often poetic lyrics quite unlike the clever romantic rhymes of George Gershwin's brother Ira but because his music became the bedrock for the work of jazz musicians for decades after its creation.

Album: Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends (Part 1)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 58:22

Size: 133.6 MB

Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz

Year: 2015

[2:40] 1. Antônio Carlos Jobim - The Girl From Ipanema

[2:28] 2. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Agua De Beber

[5:15] 3. Dizzy Gillespie - One Note Samba

[3:36] 4. João Gilberto - Só Danço Samba

[4:17] 5. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Corcovado

[2:48] 6. Astrud Gilberto - How Insensitive

[4:13] 7. Stan Getz - Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)

[3:31] 8. Elis Regina - Águas De Março

[2:15] 9. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Wave

[2:27] 10. Caetano Veloso - Meditação

[4:55] 11. Gal Costa - A Felicidade

[4:26] 12. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Captain Bacardi

[2:40] 13. Astrud Gilberto - Dindi

[4:41] 14. Stan Getz - O Grande Amor

[3:09] 15. Elis Regina - Inútil Paisagem

[2:40] 16. Walter Wanderley - Song Of The Jet

[2:13] 17. Ella Fitzgerald - Desafinado

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Album: Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends (Part 2)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 66:35

Size: 152.4 MB

Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz

Year: 2015

[4:44] 1. Wes Montgomery - O Morro Nao Tem Vez

[2:10] 2. Astrud Gilberto - Amor Em Paz

[3:50] 3. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Brasil Nativo

[5:03] 4. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Para Machuchar Meu Coracao

[6:21] 5. Herbie Hancock - Ela E Carioca

[3:09] 6. Elis Regina - Retrato Em Branco E Preto

[5:48] 7. Ella Fitzgerald - Jazz Samba

[2:45] 8. Astrud Gilberto - Felicidade

[2:51] 9. João Gilberto - Vivo Sohando

[5:27] 10. Joe Henderson - Dreamer

[2:06] 11. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Triste

[2:32] 12. Astrud Gilberto - Eu E Voco

[2:39] 13. Elis Regina - Bonita

[5:18] 14. Joe Henderson - Portrait In Black And White

[4:34] 15. João Gilberto - Este Seu Olhar

[1:44] 16. Elis Regina - O Que Tinha De Ser

[5:26] 17. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Ana Luiza

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Album: Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends (Part 3)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 64:12

Size: 147.0 MB

Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz

Year: 2015

Art: Front

[6:36] 1. Joe Henderson - Boto

[3:29] 2. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Luiza

[3:59] 3. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Remember

[5:03] 4. Gal Costa - Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voce

[3:18] 5. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Chansong

[8:46] 6. Lee Ritenour - Stone Flower

[2:19] 7. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Mojave

[6:39] 8. Stan Getz - Once Again (Outra Vez)

[3:09] 9. Elis Regina - Chovendo Na Roseira

[2:07] 10. Nelson Riddle - Por Toda Minha Vida

[2:27] 11. Astrud Gilberto - She's A Carioca

[2:17] 12. Astrud Gilberto - Water To Drink

[3:44] 13. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Looks Like December

[3:16] 14. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Nuvens Douradas (Golden Clouds)

[3:11] 15. Joe Henderson - Happy Madness

[3:44] 16. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Anos Dourados

Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends (Part 1)(Part 2)(Part 3) 

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Paolo Tomelleri Big Band - The Overwhelming Love

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 111:27
Size: 260,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:11) 1. Intro America West Side Story
(5:08) 2. Moonglow
(3:16) 3. L'uomo dal Braccio D'oro
(4:56) 4. Them There Eyes
(5:59) 5. Acque Amare
(4:25) 6. Le Strade di Notte
(4:00) 7. Fever
(3:51) 8. I Wish I Were Twins
(6:25) 9. After You've Gone
(5:26) 10. What's Good for Me
(4:06) 11. Woodchopper's Ball
(5:20) 12. Maria
(4:57) 13. Dark Eyes
(5:23) 14. Just a Gigolo
(8:52) 15. I've Found a New Baby
(4:22) 16. I've Got You Under My Skin
(2:02) 17. Typewriter
(4:17) 18. Almost in Your Arms
(5:48) 19. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
(3:16) 20. Whirlybird
(3:34) 21. Luna indiscreta
(3:04) 22. I Wish I Knew
(3:57) 23. Rockin' in Rhythm
(6:41) 24. C Jam Blues

After the great success of the 2012 and 2013 editions of “International Live Swing” and after “Jazz Broadway 2011”, the great gala dedicated to swing music and dance returns to Milan. The best performers on the international scene will "tell us", with music and dance, how Jazz was born from the contamination of a large number of musical and entertainment genres: from Broadway musicals to Hollywood music, up to the jazz reinterpretation of famous classical music pieces.

Special Guests: Dan Barrett (trombone, US), Rebecca Kilgore (vocal, US), Frank Roberscheuten (clarinet, US), Martin Breinschmid (vibraphone and drums, US) With the participation of: Rossano Sportiello (jazz piano, US), Paolo Alderighi (jazz piano, IT), Stephanie Trick (jazz piano, US) And with the extraordinary participation of: Karima Ballerini Swing: Vincenzo Fesi (dancer and choreographer of the stage area of the theater, IT), Marco Larosa and Sonia Salsedo (dancers and choreographers of the stalls areas, IT) and a dance group of international importance: Isabella Gregorio (IT), Katja Hrastar (Slovenia), Moe Sakan (Japan), Remy Kuoaku Kouame (France) and Pontus Persson (Swiden).

"Jazz Side Story" refers to the great "West Side Story", but it is also a metaphor for how Jazz interprets the theme of our life and other forms of musical expression. West Side Story is the famous musical adaptation of the great Leonard Bernstein of Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare 1594).

The theme of the two lovers opposed by circumstances is much older and recalls dramas and legends of ancient Greece and the Celtic world, such as Troilus and Cressida, Tristan and Isolde, of course.

The theme is that of "overwhelming love", which through West Side Story, brings us to the role that Jazz has had in the world of music.

Overwhelming love is the "fil rouge" of the show: a narration of music and dance set in the America of the '30s and' 40s, through a path that intertwines the history of music, costume and vintage style, swing dances and by composers who in their time were great innovators.

On the stage of the Dal Verme the Big Band by Paolo Tomelleri, 20 brass to which is added a section of 12 strings, 2 opposing pianos, 2 drums and other instruments constitute a unique formation of its kind, which po jazz is transformed into a big band, until it becomes one of the largest symphonic rhythm orchestras in Italy.

The protagonists of the evening are jazz music and swing dance, the challenges between soloists on the international scene, which retrace Broadway musicals and certain themes of classical music.

It is known that that era was also linked to the world of dance. The orchestras addressed an audience of dancers, especially in New York. The Roseland, the Alhambra, the Savoy Ballroom were the places where most of the young people went to hear their idols. Ballrooms for 2000 people. Dancing also played a fundamental role in Broadway plays, vaudeville shows, the Cotton Club. There was no successful show that did not feature a group of dancers. It was precisely the dance, despite racial discrimination, that brought black and white boys and girls together. Swing dance became a kind of fever of the time and, subsequently, it was considered by historians to be an important element of social aggregation. At Dal Verme, as in the great shows of the time, a phenomenal dance troupe will be staged to revive the atmosphere of the great ballrooms in the America of the 1930s and 1940s. The dancers invited to the gala come from all over Europe. The choreographies are curated by Vincenzo Fesi, an internationally renowned artist and dancer.Translate By Google https://www.ipomeriggi.it/eventi/jazz-side-story-the-overwhelming-love/

The Overwhelming Love

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Marlene VerPlanck - Loves Johnny Mercer

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1979
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:56
Size: 123,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:03) 1. I Remember You
(2:12) 2. That Old Black Magic
(2:19) 3. Early Autumn
(2:12) 4. Hit the Road to Dreamland
(2:33) 5. Skylark
(3:31) 6. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
(2:16) 7. Fools Rush In
(2:09) 8. Day In - Day Out
(1:58) 9. Lets Take the Long Way Home
(2:19) 10. I'm Old Fashioned
(2:05) 11. Jeepers Creepers
(3:36) 12. Midnight Sun
(2:58) 13. Something's Gotta Give
(3:03) 14. I Thought About You
(1:44) 15. Out of This World
(2:27) 16. P.S. I Love You
(2:09) 17. My Shining Hour
(2:57) 18. How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehn
(2:39) 19. Summer Wind
(2:57) 20. Charade
(2:40) 21. Love's Got Me in a Lazy Mood

Marlene Ver Planck is a perfect person to interpret the lyrics of Johnny Mercer because she has both a beautiful voice and a straightforward approach. The original LP had 16 selections and found the singer accompanied by pianist Tony Monte, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Butch Miles in 1978. Ten years later to fill out the CD reissue, the same cast returned to record five additional songs. The performances are quite concise (only four of the 21 pieces are over three minutes) but each is long enough to get its point across. Highlights include "I Remember You," "Early Autumn," "Skylark," "Something's Gotta Give," "I Thought About You" and "Love's Got Me in a Lazy Mood." Recommended.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/loves-johnny-mercer-mw0000200393

Personnel: Marlene Ver Planck; Tony Monte: piano; Bucky Pizzarelli: guitar; Milt Hinton: bass; Butch Miles: drums

Loves Johnny Mercer

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Gary Burton & The Hum Trio - Live at Midem 1981

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:23
Size: 111,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:36) 1. Didi's Bounce
(8:58) 2. Theme for a Friend
(5:29) 3. Alregia
(1:09) 4. Introduction for Gary Burton
(6:08) 5. My Foolish Heart
(5:24) 6. Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
(8:59) 7. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
(5:36) 8. Little African Flower

Born in 1943 and raised in Indiana, Gary Burton taught himself to play the vibraphone and, at the age of 17, made his recording debut in Nashville, Tennessee, with guitarists Hank Garland and Chet Atkins. Two years later, Burton left his studies at Berklee College of Music to join George Shearing and subsequently Stan Getz, with whom he worked from 1964-1966.

As a member of Getz's quartet, Burton won Down Beat magazine's Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition award in 1965. By the time he left Getz to form his own quartet in 1967, Burton had also recorded three albums under his name for RCA. Borrowing rhythms and sonorities from rock music, while maintaining jazz's emphasis on improvisation and harmonic complexity, Burton's first quartet attracted large audiences from both sides of the jazz-rock spectrum. Such albums as Duster and Lofty Fake Anagram established Burton and his band as progenitors of the jazz fusion phenomenon. Burton's burgeoning popularity was quickly validated by Down Beat magazine, which awarded him its Jazzman of the Year award in 1968. During his subsequent association with the label (1973-1988) the Burton Quartet expanded to include the young Pat Metheny on guitar, and the band began to explore a repertoire of modern compositions. In the '70s, Burton also began to focus on more intimate contexts for his music. His 1971 album Alone at Last, a solo vibraphone concert recorded at the 1971 Montreux Jazz Festival, was honored with a Grammy Award. Burton also turned to the rarely heard duo format, recording with bassist Steve Swallow, guitarist Ralph Towner, and most notably with pianist Chick Corea, thus cementing a long personal and professional relationship that has garnered an additional two Grammy Awards.

lso in the '70s, Burton began his career with Berklee College of Music in Boston. Burton began as a teacher of percussion and improvisation classes at Berklee in 1971. In 1985 he was named Dean of Curriculum. In 1989, he received an honorary doctorate of music from the college, and in 1996, he was appointed Executive Vice President. Burton began recording for GRP records in the '80s and '90s. In 1990, he paired up again with his former protege Metheny for Reunion, which landed him the top spot on Billboard magazine's jazz chart. Burton is now recording for Concord Records. Departure (Gary Burton & Friends) was released in 1997 by Concord Records as well as Native Sense, a new duet collaboration with Chick Corea, which garnered a Grammy Award in 1998. Also in 1997, Burton recorded his second collection of tango music, Astor Piazzolla Reunion, featuring the top tango musicians of Argentina, followed by Libertango in 2000, another collection of Piazzolla music. His 1998 Concord release, Like Minds, an all-star hit featuring his frequent collaborators Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, and Dave Holland, was honored with a Grammy win, Burton's fifth. Gary's vibraphone tribute CD, For Hamp, Red, Bags and Cal, was released in March 2001 on Concord and garnered Gary's 12th Grammy nomination. His most recent release in 2002 is a unique project with Makoto Ozone, his pianist collaborator of the past twenty years. In Virtuosi the pair explore the improvisational possibilities of classical themes including works by Brahms, Scarlatti, Ravel, Barber and others. In an unusual move, the Recording Academy nominated Virtuosi in the classical category of the Grammy awards, a unique honor for Gary. For the immediate future, Gary is going to be concentrating on performing with the NEXT GENERATIONS band. His most recent recording NEXT GENERATIONS was released in March of 2005 on Concord. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/garyburton

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Naomi & Her Handsome Devils - Live at the Uptown Swingout

Styles: Vocal, Swing
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:50
Size: 131,4 MB
Art: Front

(0:10) 1. Intro
(2:49) 2. Gone so Long
(5:10) 3. Sweet Sue
(3:18) 4. Let Yourself Go
(4:39) 5. Mood Indigo
(4:50) 6. Love
(3:04) 7. I Hear Music
(4:39) 8. Blues in My Heart
(3:27) 9. Heartaches
(3:00) 10. Boot Heel Drag
(3:52) 11. Am I Blue
(2:48) 12. I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby
(3:41) 13. I'll Never Be Free
(3:10) 14. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
(2:56) 15. Wishing and Crying for You
(4:25) 16. Dinah
(0:44) 17. Outro

The long awaited third album from what can only be called a swing revival supergroup is finally here. Recorded last summer at the Minneapolis Uptown Swing Out, this live take on Naomi and Her Handsome Devils is already being played at DJ'd events and dance classes all over the world. An instant hit, but how could it miss. The front line is Jonathan Doyle from Seattle, Gordon Au from New York City, and Charlie Halloran from New Orleans. The rhythm section is Jake Sanders from Chicago, Jared Engel out of Brooklyn, Dalton Ridenhour from Missouri but now in New York, and Josh Collazo from LA. If you've been reading this paper awhile those are all names you've heard before, either as leaders or members of the best traditional jazz and swing groups going. Past albums have included Mike Davis and Adrian Cunningham. This is what is called on the festival circuit a reunion band but the Handsome Devils reunite a number of times a year at major swing events on at least three continents. The Devils are led by Naomi Uyama a vocalist easily their match in musicality. She's also an international swing dance champion and an instructor with a great sense of what dancing crowds want.By Joe Bebco https://syncopatedtimes.com/naomi-her-handsome-devils-live/

Personnel: Naomi Uyama - vocals; Jake Sanders - guitar; Jonathan Doyle - tenor sax and clarinet; Gordon Au - trumpet; Charlie Halloran - trombone; Jared Engel - bass; Dalton Ridenhour - piano; Josh Collazo - drums

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The Syd Lawrence Orchestra - Live In Dublin

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:55
Size: 148,6 MB
Art: Front

(1:47) 1. Evening Serenade
(3:48) 2. Strike Up the Band
(4:19) 3. Splanky
(3:21) 4. My Kind of Town
(3:57) 5. You're Driving Me Crazy
(2:31) 6. Bye Bye Blues
(2:57) 7. Holiday for Trombones
(4:29) 8. On the Sunny Side of the Street
(5:14) 9. Sing, Sing, Sing
(3:17) 10. Skyliner
(6:14) 11. Phil the Fluter's Ball / Molly Malone / Galway Bay / The Rose of Tralee / The Rakes of Mallow (Piper's Patrol) / When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
(3:52) 12. Elmer's Tune
(6:35) 13. Too Little Time
(3:06) 14. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile
(4:42) 15. Moonlight Serenade
(1:49) 16. In the Mood
(1:48) 17. Irish National Anthem

Born 26 June 1923, Shotton, Flintshire, Wales, died 5 May 1998, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. As a child Lawrence studied violin but began playing cornet with a brass band. In 1941, he became a professional musician, playing dance music but then entered the Royal Air Force. During his military service he became a member of the RAF Middle East Command Dance Orchestra. After the war, he played with, among others, Ken Mackintosh and Geraldo. In 1953, he joined the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra, where he remained for 15 years. Towards the end of his stint with the orchestra Lawrence formed a rehearsal band, playing the kind of dance music and swing popularized in the late 30s and 40s by American bands, especially that led by Glenn Miller. Over the next few months Lawrence found that his rehearsal band was attracting a growing audience which was especially appreciative of the Miller music he had transcribed from records. In 1969, he made the decision to form a full-time professional band. Although in its original concept the band played highly derivative music, it was done with such spirit and enthusiasm that he successfully retained an audience for concerts and records. https://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Syd-Lawrence.html

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Laura Benanti - Laura Benanti

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:12
Size: 102,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:15) 1. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
(3:46) 2. Someone You Loved
(4:13) 3. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
(3:08) 4. Sucker
(3:48) 5. The Boy From...
(4:24) 6. Go Slow
(3:35) 7. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
(3:51) 8. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
(4:00) 9. Lose You to Love Me
(3:56) 10. Wives and Lovers
(5:10) 11. The Party's Over

LAURA BENANTI, the Tony® Award-winning actress and singer from Broadway, film and television, and best-selling author, will release Laura Benanti, her debut studio album for Sony Music Masterworks, on October 23, 2020. Comprised of contemporary covers (Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi and Lose You to Love Me by Selena Gomez), jazz influenced torch songs (What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? by Michel Legrand and The Party's Over by Jule Styne and Betty Comden) and comedic takes on songs such Burt Bacharach's Wives and Lovers and Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk by Rufus Wainwright the Laura Benanti album features a selection of memorable tracks that fans of Laura s previous releases from stage and screen will surely enjoy.~ Opiniones Editoriales https://www.amazon.com/Laura-Benanti/dp/B0863TFXT7

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Professor Cunningham And His Old School - The Lockdown Blues

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:48
Size: 87,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:28) 1. Lockdown Blues
(3:40) 2. A Quarantine Love Song
(5:03) 3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(2:21) 4. It's Alright
(3:52) 5. Sittin' at Home, Drinkin' Alone
(3:53) 6. Over in the Gloryland
(3:46) 7. Six Feet is Too Far From You
(3:41) 8. I'm Broke and She's Gone
(3:19) 9. Lindy Hopper's Lament
(4:41) 10. Gimme a Sheet of that Sweet TP

Given the uncommon position in which the world found itself owing to the global coronavirus pandemic, it was only a matter of time before "socially distanced" albums such as this one, recorded by Australian-born "Professor" Adrian Cunningham's septet "in bedrooms around the world," in April 2020, were bound to emerge. More specifically, in bedrooms in NY state, Vitoria and Girona, Spain, which loosely qualifies as "around the world." The idea came to Cunningham during a socially-distanced stroll through New York's Central Park, when the tune "It's Alright" popped into his head, an anthem of positivity during uncertain times. After recording that song with the band, it was suggested to Rachel Domber at Arbors Records that perhaps a full album might be recorded that way. Once Domber gave the green light, plans for The Lockdown Blues were set in motion.

There were some obstacles to sidestep. For example, pianist Alberto Pibiri lives near a train station on Long Island, and needed to schedule his recordings around the train schedule, while in Manhattan, trumpeter Jon Challoner had to deal with the sounds of ambulance sirens passing by his apartment. Meanwhile, in Spain, drummer Marti Elias had to record virtually in secret to circumvent that country's strict lockdown policy. After that, much of the work of collating the various tracks and sending them to recording engineer Bill Moss for mixing and mastering was in the hands of Cunningham who says he "worked like a mad scientist into the wee hours of the morning" for many weeks.

Cunningham's hard work paid off. Lockdown Blues sounds like it could have been recorded in one bedroom, not many, with all hands on deck. That is as true for the vocal tracks (four) as it is for the instrumentals (six), even including spirited background vocals on "Over in the Gloryland." Professor Cunningham's "Old School" is engaging from the outset, as "Lockdown Blues" summons memories of swing sessions from well over half a century ago, up to and including impressive solos by Cunningham (tenor sax), trombonist Dani Alonso and guitarist John Merrill. Cunningham handles the vocals, starting with the groovy "Quarantine Love Song" and including "It's Alright," "Gloryland" and "I'm Broke and She's Gone." His style is informal and unmannered, the results generally agreeable.

It is the instrumentals, however, that summon the most ardent applause. Besides "Old School," they include four more of Cunningham's original compositions "Sittin' at Home, Drinkin' Alone," "Six Feet Is Too Far from You," "Lindy Hopper's Lament," "Gimme a Sheet of That Sweet Sweet T.P."and the Duke Ellington staple, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore." Even with their echoes of an earlier era, they are consistently bright and pleasing, as are the solos by Alonso, Merrill, Challoner, bassist Jim Robertson and Cunningham himself (tenor on most numbers, clarinet on the ballad "Six Feet" and the bluesy closer, "Gimme a Sheet"). This is tasteful and happy jazz played as it should be by seven able craftsmen whose interplay is far more cozy than the liner notes suggest.~ Jack Bowers https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-lockdown-blues-professor-cunningham-and-his-old-school-arbors-records

Personnel: Adrian Cunningham: saxophone; Jon Challoner: trumpet; Dani Alonso: trombone; John Merrill: guitar; Alberto Pibiri: piano; Jim Robertson: bass; Marti Elias: drums; Kevin Congleton: percussion.

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Hal Smith's Roadrunners, Rebecca Kilgore - Waiting at the End of the Road

Styles: Post Bop, Vocal
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:15
Size: 166,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:21) 1. I Need Lovin'
(5:28) 2. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
(5:13) 3. Wolverine Blues
(4:13) 4. You're Luck to Me
(3:18) 5. San Antonio Rose
(5:38) 6. Creole Love Call
(4:20) 7. Once or Twice
(3:45) 8. Someday You'll Want Me to Want You
(4:05) 9. Who Walks in When I Walk Out?
(4:42) 10. When I Dream Of You
(4:18) 11. Mutiny in the Parlor
(3:44) 12. True Blue Lou
(3:45) 13. It Must Be True
(3:01) 14. Texas and Pacific
(4:11) 15. Sorry
(4:48) 16. Waiting at the End of the Road
(3:16) 17. Your Mother's Son in Law

A drummer with strong inclinations toward traditional jazz performance, Hal Smith was born in Indianapolis, IN, on July 30, 1953. Taking up drums at the age of ten among his teachers was the great Jake Hanna he made his professional debut in 1978, and in the years to follow served with the likes of the Dukes of Dixieland and the Grand Dominion Jazz Band. Smith also led groups including the Frisco Syncopaters and the Down Home Jazz Band, and regularly collaborated with Butch Thompson and Bobby Gordon. Among his recording dates are 1994's California Here I Come, 1995's Swing, Brother, Swing, and 1996's Bourbon Street Memories. Smith was also a respected jazz journalist, contributing countless articles to publications including Jazz Rambler, Mississippi Rag, and West Coast Rag.~ Jason Ankeny https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hal-smith-mn0000660509/biography

Personnel: Rebecca Kilgore - vocals, Hal Smith - drums, Bobby Gordon - clarinet, Ray Skjelbred - piano, Mike Duffy - bass.

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Jessie Gordon - A Work of Friction

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:39
Size: 93,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:41) 1. Dissolve Me
(4:42) 2. Boredom and Ire
(3:14) 3. Precious
(6:01) 4. Slow Burn
(2:54) 5. So Long
(2:43) 6. Fill Me Up With Words
(3:45) 7. Light Up
(5:11) 8. Breathing City
(4:02) 9. Poisoned Darts
(4:21) 10. Leaving No Trace

Jessie is a very sun-shy Perth red-headed jazz singer who enjoys swing music, dancing in her kitchen to Otis Redding, eating cheese at any given opportunity and singing in the shower and every other (shaded) venue. Her main musical passions are jazz, blues and roots music. She started singing professionally at the age of 15 and has fronted big bands, jazz duos and every sized band in-between. She has toured Australia, America, South East Asia, Germany, France, Spain, Poland and the UK. She is also a 20 time Fringe World Music and Cabaret Award winner.

She has also recorded nine albums, including one with Mark Turner (Best Friends 2019), an original album (A Work of Friction 2018), two intercontinental albums entitled Berlin Nights (2017) and Unknowable Journey (2020) with Berlin band Ginger Blues, the latter of which won the German Blues Award for 2020, and most recently the eponymous Sassafras (2021). http://www.jessiegordon.com.au/bio

A Work of Friction

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Joe Locke - Slander (And Other Love Songs)

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:36
Size: 127,9 MB
Art: Front

(8:08) 1. Song For Cables
(7:35) 2. Saturn's Child
(5:27) 3. Tuesday Heartbreak
(5:01) 4. Mission Impossible
(3:55) 5. Blue
(4:49) 6. Cecil B. DeBop
(9:03) 7. Slander
(6:36) 8. Can't Help Falling In Love
(4:58) 9. Second Story Man

This superb quintet session is the third, and undoubtedly best Milestone disc 39-year-old vibraphonist Joe Locke has released to date. Locke, a veteran of the Mingus Big Band and former Pepper Adams, Eddie Henderson, Dianne Reeve and Hiram Bullock sideman, has made his strongest personal statement with Slander (And Other Love Songs).

The influence of Bobby Hutcherson is overwhelming here especially as evidenced by the strong boppish originals Locke has crafted (the exceptional "Song for Cables," "Saturn's Child," "Cecil B. DeBop," "Second Story Man" and "Slander"). But Locke is a more aggressive, and at times, more interesting "inside" player.

The vibraphonist, whose inspiration comes from such horn players as Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane and Steve Grossman, is aided by some exceptional folks here too. Pianist Billy Childs, who has walked this ground before with Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Hutcherson, is muscular and consistently interesting as he alternates between acoustic and electric pianos. Bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Jackson round out the rhythm section. But it is undersung guitarist Vic Juris - appearing on five of the nine tracks here, a sort of cross between early Pat Metheny and jazzier John Scofield - who is the second star here. His commentary is really something special, providing an edgy counterpoint to the mellifluous strength of Locke's melodic vibe work.

A nice surprise is Locke's improving take on strong source material. In the past he's taken well-known works - like film themes or Henry Mancini's music - and found more than his share of sap to squeeze. But on Slander, he reworks, rethinks and reinvents Lalo Schifrin's "Mission: Impossible," refashions Joni Mitchell's "Blue" into a lovely piano/vibe duet and manages to restructure the pop hit, "Can't Help Falling In Love," transcending each into something truly personal. Nice touch.

Slander (And Other Love Songs), the tenth of Joe Locke's solo discs since his 1983 debut, is a memorable representation of what good contemporary mainstream jazz can accomplish. And, if things are right in the world, it should help Joe Locke ascend to become one of the more important figures in contemporary jazz. Recommended.~ Douglas Payne https://www.allaboutjazz.com/slander-and-other-love-songs-joe-locke-fantasy-jazz-review-by-douglas-payne.php

Personnel: Joe Locke Vibes; Billy Childs; Piano: Vic Juris; Guitar: Rufus Reid; Bass: Gene Jackson; Drums.

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Dave Pell - A Pell Of A Time

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:41
Size: 103,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:31)  1. Jazz Goes To Siwash
(3:07)  2. Suze Blues
(6:41)  3. Grey Flannel
(5:38)  4. Angel Eyes
(2:42)  5. G Tune
(5:18)  6. Sandy Shoes
(4:11)  7. Cameo
(7:14)  8. Love Me Or Leave Me
(5:19)  9. Them There Eyes

The Dave Pell Octet was one of the great cool jazz bands of the mid- to late '50s. This fairly rare LP found Pell altering the personnel greatly, with Pell and pianist/arranger Marty Paich being the only holdovers. In addition, the arrangements of Paich, Bill Holman, Paul Moer (who, like trombonist Ray Sims, is a substitute on three songs), and Jack Montrose are opened up, and the musicians take much longer solos than on Pell's earlier albums. With trumpeter Jack Sheldon often starring and there being some excellent spots for baritonist Pepper Adams, this is a rather different album by the Dave Pell Octet, a bit harder-charging and more hard bop-oriented while still retaining the identity of the original group. Worth searching for. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-pell-of-a-time-mw0000314352

Personnel:  Tenor Saxophone, Leader – Dave Pell;   Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams;  Bass – Tom Kelly;  Drums – Mel Lewis;  Guitar – Tommy Tedesco;  Piano – Marty Paich, Paul Moer;  Trombone – Bobby Burgess, Ray Sims;  Trumpet – Jack Sheldon

R.I.P.
Born: February 26, 1925
Died:  May 8, 2017

A Pell Of A Time

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