Gaucho - Thinking Of You

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:57
Size: 102.9 MB
Styles: Gypsy jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:06] 1. Thinking Of You
[4:03] 2. Save It For The Next Guy
[3:10] 3. Sugarspoon Blues
[3:30] 4. Mariposa Waltz
[3:21] 5. The I'm In Trouble Blues
[4:41] 6. Song For Wong
[3:13] 7. The Sometimes I'm Still Blue Blues
[3:33] 8. I Think I'm In Love
[3:10] 9. The Aaron Lackman Blues
[3:50] 10. The Tricycle Waltz
[3:50] 11. San Francisco Song
[4:24] 12. Little Boo

Gaucho has been together and working 4-7 days a week in their home base of San Francisco for over 10 years and tours regularly. Winner's of the SFweekly's reader's poll in 2009 for "Best Jazz and Blues Band," in the time they have been together they have played tons of gigs, made 6 albums, licensed songs for commercials and films, their 2 biggest being Pixar and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan

While Gaucho is a gypsy jazz band, they also are deeply inspired by the music of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Bix Beiderbecke, Hoagy Carmichael, James P. Johnson and much of the early American Jazz and Blues musics. Due to the fact that all the band members were born in the later part of the 20th century, they are also all influenced by the music they grew up with. Gaucho feels that while they love the music of the 1920's-1940's and that those sounds are their focus, they are also still alive today and strive for a fresh and living take on these older styles!

The band centers around the trio of Dave Ricketts (guitarist, composer and bandleader for Gaucho) Rob Reich, Accordionist extraordinaire and the wonderful bassist, Ari Munkres. Craig Ventresco and Victor Wong do some sweet guitar playing in the band as well as Ralph Carney on Saxophone and Steve Apple on drums! Also, as the band has grown over the years, it has earned the respect of other great musicians and some have graciously recorded with the band. It is a deep honor to list the following names: Leon Oakley, the cornetist of SF's Turk Murphy Band, Clint Baker, Marty Eggers, NYC's Tamar Korn co-wrote songs with Ricketts for the Gaucho CD,"Pearl" and star vocalist of "Part-Time Sweetheart," Georgia English.

Gaucho plays many Bay Area gigs but the band is best known for it's now 12+ year residency at Amnesia on Wednesday nights from 8:00-10:00 PM at 853 Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District.

Thinking Of You

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Beverly Kenney - Sings With Jimmy Jones

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:20
Size: 78.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1956/2013
Art: Front

[2:54] 1. A Fine Romance
[2:35] 2. Who Cares What People Say
[3:05] 3. Isn't It A Lovely Day
[2:48] 4. Mairzy Doats
[3:19] 5. Nobody Else But Me
[3:05] 6. The More I See
[2:45] 7. Old Buttermilk Sky
[3:52] 8. I Never Has Seen Snow
[2:04] 9. Makin' Whoopee
[2:32] 10. The Charm Of You
[2:26] 11. My Kind Of Love
[2:47] 12. Can't Get Out Of This Mood

Beverly Kenney, one of the most interesting jazz singers of the mid-'50s, led just three albums in her brief career. This set, reissued by the Spanish Fresh Sound label, teams Kenney with pianist Jimmy Jones, four then-current members of Count Basie's band (trumpeter Joe Newman, Frank Wess on tenor and flute, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, and bassist Eddie Jones), plus former Basie-ite Jo Jones on drums. The light but swinging backing is perfect for Kenney, who excels on such songs as "Nobody Else But Me," "A Fine Romance," "Isn't This a Lovely Day," and "Can't Get Out of This Mood." She deserves to be remembered. ~Scott Yanow

Sings With Jimmy Jones

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Kenny Barron & Buster Williams - Two as One

Styles: Piano Jazz, Bop
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:05
Size: 117,1 MB
Art: Front

(11:08) 1. All of You
(11:31) 2. This Time the Dream's on Me
( 3:58) 3. Someday My Prince Will Come
(15:53) 4. I Love You
( 8:35) 5. My Funny Valentine

Kenny Barron is joined by Buster Williams for this live set from the 1986 Umbria Jazz Festival. Since the two had worked together on a number of recording sessions previously, they were very familiar with each other's skills and they mesh very well on all five of the standards on this date. Williams is not a mere accompanist but a musical equal who finds interesting paths when the pianist is in the lead. Barron's inventive approach to these chestnuts is always inventive, especially in the extended takes of "All of You," "This Time the Dream's on Me," and "I Love You." "Someday My Prince Will Come" is rather brief by comparison to the remaining performances, but the novel treatment includes repeating several of the phrases within its structure before moving on, as well as Williams' pulsing repeated bassline. "My Funny Valentine" especially benefits from Barron's bittersweet arrangement. This rewarding date should be considered essential.~Ken Drydenhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/two-as-one-mw0000652219

Personnel: Kenny Barron – piano; Buster Williams – bass

Two as One

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Connie Francis - Songs To A Swinging Band

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:51
Size: 75.2 MB
Styles: Standards
Year: 1961/2007
Art: Front

[2:31] 1. You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You
[3:02] 2. Ol' Man Mose
[2:57] 3. How Long Has This Been Going On
[2:42] 4. My Love, My Love
[4:12] 5. It Might As Well Be Spring
[2:15] 6. Taboo
[2:14] 7. Love Is Where You Find It
[2:47] 8. I Got Lost In His Arms
[2:03] 9. Dat's Love
[3:05] 10. Angel Eyes
[2:38] 11. Gone With The Wind
[2:22] 12. Swanee

Connie Francis pays tribute to the songs and styles of the 1920s and '30s on this album of standards arranged and conducted by Richard Wess. Francis effectively belts out songs like "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" and "Swanee" and also handles ballads like "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "Angel Eyes" well.~William Ruhlmann

Songs To A Swinging Band

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Dave Stryker - As We Are

Styles: Guitar Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:55
Size: 130,1 MB
Art: Front

(1:10) 1. Overture
(6:13) 2. Lanes (feat. Brian Blade)
(8:58) 3. River Man (feat. Sara Caswell)
(6:28) 4. Hope (feat. John Patitucci)
(5:52) 5. Saudade (feat. Julian Shore)
(7:17) 6. One Thing at a Time (feat. Julian Shore)
(5:45) 7. As We Were (feat. John Patitucci)
(7:17) 8. Dreams Are Real
(6:52) 9. Soul Friend (feat. Sara Caswell)

Pat Metheny has a section of his website entitled "Pat Recommends," where he discusses jazz guitarists whom he believes are "making the best music of their careers" on their recent recordings. Dave Stryker is one of the musicians Metheny mentions, and this is certainly an accurate assessment. Dave Stryker has established himself as one of the foremost guitarists in jazz, and with As We Are, he adds another important contribution to his discography. Stryker has a phenomenal work ethic. He's been playing professionally since the seventies, and has worked with an impressive list of artists, including Jack McDuff, Stanley Turrentine, Eliane Elias, and many others.

He's also had a successful solo career, including his popular Eight Track (2016) series, Blue Soul (2020) with Bob Mintzer and the WDR Big Band, and Baker's Circle (2021), all on Strikezone Records. Along with these accomplishments, he is an Adjunct Professor of Jazz guitar at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. He is also actively involved in providing online jazz guitar tutorials. As We Are marks Stryker's 34th album as a leader, and it proves that he is a continuously evolving artist whose music just seems to get better with each release. Here he teams up with bassist John Patitucci, pianist Julian Shore, and drummer Brian Blade. Along with these musicians, Stryker has added a string quartet, featuring Sara Caswell and Monica K. Davis on violin, Benni von Gutzeit on viola, and Marika Hughes on cello.

Although primarily recognized as a guitarist, As We Are highlights Stryker's talents in composition as well. Almost all of the selections included are Stryker originals, and they show a slightly different side of his music. While many of his past recordings feature a groove-oriented small group setting, the instrumentation here relies heavily on string arrangements. Obviously, incorporating strings into jazz is nothing new, but Stryker's approach is somewhat different from many traditional string arrangements. As he explains, "I always wanted to do something where strings would really be integrated into the music, not a coloring or sweetening that comes later." The interaction of the string quartet with the traditional group format helps give the album a slight film soundtrack feel, and the artwork seems to reflect its musical narrative. The cover shows what appears to be a series of windows, drawing the eye from one room to another. Each song seems to tell its own story, but they are all connected through a central thread.

The compositions featured on As We Are show a wide range of jazz influences. From the Brazilian flavors of "Hope" or "Saudade" to "One Thing At A Time," with its 60s classic Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter undertones, the album has many effective nuances. Along with these influences, Stryker also includes a beautiful cover of Nick Drake's "River Man." Throughout the album, the level of musicianship is impressive. Each of the players here is in top form. Stryker's guitar technique is excellent as always, and even though the musical style might be a bit different from what some might expect from him, this album is among his finest achievements. As Stryker points out, "it's my dream project," and As We Are is a deeply satisfying album on many levels. This is definitely one of the most thought-provoking and beautifully-crafted albums to come along in recent times.~KYLE SIMPLER https://www.allaboutjazz.com/as-we-are-dave-stryker-strikezone-records

Personnel: Dave Stryker: guitar; John Patitucci: bass, acoustic; Julian Shore: piano; Brian Blade: drums; Sara Caswell: violin; Monica K. Davis: violin; Benni von Gutzeit: viola; Marika Hughes: cello.

As We Are

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Beegie Adair - Grover's Hat Project

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:49
Size: 135,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:46) 1. Darkness on the Delta
(3:39) 2. King Size Papa
(4:02) 3. Tomorrow Night
(4:03) 4. San Antonio Rose
(3:33) 5. Anytime
(4:56) 6. That’s My Desire
(3:31) 7. Honey Come and Dance with Me
(3:26) 8. Among My Souvenirs
(3:45) 9. If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)
(3:04) 10. Someday Soon, Sweetheart
(4:28) 11. The Gypsy
(2:53) 12. Twelfth Street Rag
(2:53) 13. You Made Me Love You
(5:19) 14. Just a Little Lovin’
(4:25) 15. That’s My Desire (Bonus Track)

Produced by Adair Music Group, LLC, GROVER'S HAT PROJECT is a new musical experience for fans of The Beegie Adair Trio! Recorded at the legendary RCA Studio A, it is a look back at the Blues, Western Swing, Honky Tonk and the Forties' Standards. Featuring legendary instrumentalists and vocalists like Vince Gill, Delbert McClinton, Connie Smith, Ray Stevens, Ranger Doug, Charlie McCoy and many more, GROVER'S HAT PROJECT will make you want to try a little two-step with your favorite dance partner! Accepting pre-orders. Scheduled release date is December 11th. CDs will be mailed, via USPS first class or media mail. Dates subject to change. While supplies last. https://beegieadair.com/album/925194/grover-s-hat-project

R.I.P.

Born: December 11, 1937

Died: January 23, 2022

Grover's Hat Project

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Beverly Kenney - Like Yesterday

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 26:12
Size: 67,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:15)  1. Undecided
(2:09)  2. Sentimental Journey
(2:24)  3. I Had The Craziest Dream
(1:47)  4. And The Angels Sing
(2:41)  5. More Than You Know
(1:48)  6. The Dipsy Doodle
(2:20)  7. What A Difference A Day Made
(2:05)  8. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
(2:34)  9. A Sunday Kind Of Love
(1:38) 10. Any Old Time
(2:22) 11. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
(2:02) 12. Tampico

With Like Yesterday, Beverly Kenney updates a series of pop standards with a formula rooted in the archly modern sound of Eisenhower-era jazz. Experienced decades after the fact, the album boasts a timelessness that renders its basic conceits of time and place moot, especially given that the fierce intelligence of Kenney's phrasing and the sultry depth of her vocals contrast so sharply with the Doris Day stereotypes associated with the period in question. Backed by a small but exemplary supporting cast including guitarist Chuck Wayne and reedist Jerome Richardson, Kenney eschews embellishment and excess in favor of lean, taut arrangements that emphasize emotional context, Her readings of familiar songs like "More Than You Know" and "A Sunday Kind of Love" possess a startling intimacy.~Jason Ankeny http://www.allmusic.com/album/like-yesterday-mw0000529647

Like Yesterday

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Steve Slagle - Plays Monk

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:42
Size: 139,6 MB
Art: Front

( 6:45)  1. Think Of One
(11:20)  2. Worry Later
( 7:12)  3. Ugly Beauty
( 5:23)  4. Criss Cross
( 7:58)  5. Jackie-Ing
( 4:52)  6. Monk
( 4:33)  7. Light Blue
( 6:02)  8. Bemsha Swing
( 6:33)  9. Epistophy

Well, let's admit it; the whole idea of doing tribute albums has really gotten out of hand recently. But if you're going to do this type of thing, then saxophonist Steve Slagle and his talented crew have the right idea. For starters, a piano is nowhere to be heard from, with the chameleon-like guitar of Dave Stryker taking on the chordal functions. Right there we avoid any inclinations to produce a mere clone of the original. And instead of delivering the umpteenth version of "Round Midnight" or "Straight, No Chaser," Slagle has opted for a more intelligent selection of Monk charts while including one original of his own (this simply-titled affair, "Monk," also happens to be one of the highlights of the entire disc).  While it would have seemed logical for Slagle to pursue perhaps a tribute to Mingus, owing to his time currently spent with the Mingus big band, the Monk concept actually fits him quite well. His pungent alto, along with Stryker's biting tone, gives this music a contemporary edge that offers a new stance without sacrificing integrity. As an added bonus, Slagle pulls out his alto clarinet on "Jackie-ing" to great effect, at times suggesting the collective attack of Don Byron's work with Bill Frisell. Throughout, bassist Anderson and drummer Nussbaum are supportive and interactive, with Stryker's voicings often suggesting a larger front line than what we have in reality. In the final analysis, what a breath of fresh air it is to find a tribute album that manages to tip a hat to its honoree while also maintaining an identity and integrity of its own. And for anyone out there still ill at ease regarding the future survival of jazz, the sounds of Slagle and Stryker, both as a pair and separately, are just a few of the many coming from committed players who are proving you don't have to reject tradition in order to innovate. ~ C.Andrew Hovan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/steve-slagle-plays-monk-steve-slagle-steeplechase-records-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php

Personnel: Steve Slagle- alto saxophone & alto clarinet (track 5 only), Dave Stryker- guitar, Jay Anderson- bass, Adam Nussbaum- drums

Plays Monk

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Misha Tsiganov Quintet - Misha's Wishes

Styles: Piano Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:46
Size: 154,9 MB
Art: Front

(7:13) 1. Fire Horse
(8:32) 2. Strike up the Band
(5:34) 3. Misha's Wishes
(6:09) 4. There Was a Birch Tree in the Field, So What
(2:18) 5. Lost in Her Eyes
(6:08) 6. Just a Scale
(8:20) 7. Give Me Five
(7:15) 8. Hope and Despair
(7:21) 9. Comrade Conrad
(7:51) 10. Are You with Me

Misha Tsiganov, who lived in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union until he emigrated to the U.S. in 1991, has never shied away from a challenge. That's apparent from the level's of complexity that Tsiganov embeds in the 18 arrangements and 9 originals on his three prior Criss Cross Albums.

As written in the liner notes for the album Spring Feelings, Tsiganov has established a signature blend of mixed meters, shifting tempos, changing keys and re-harmonization that he deploys in order to insure 'that something is happening’, so the listener doesn't fall asleep.

Tsiganov's latest, Misha's Wishes, doesn't eschew technical complexity. But the feel of this sophisticated, emotionally nuanced program - performed by old friends Alex Sipiagin, Seamus Blake, Boris Kozlov and Donald Edwards, with whom Misha Tsiganov feels such simpatico is different than its predecessors. https://www.challengerecords.com/products/16385399148366

Personnel: Misha Tsiganov: piano, Fender Rhodes; Alex Sipiagin: trumpet, flugelhorn; Seamus Blake: tenor saxophone; Boris Kozlov: bass; Donald Edwards: drums

Misha's Wishes

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Sylvia Bennett - Sonrie

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:18
Size: 90,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:28) 1. Mirada De Amor
(3:12) 2. Besame Mucho
(3:22) 3. Por Ti
(3:56) 4. Sonrie
(2:38) 5. Quien Sera
(3:04) 6. Somos Novios
(2:40) 7. Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado
(3:44) 8. Tanto Vivir
(3:54) 9. Perfidia
(3:43) 10. La Sombra De Tu Amor
(2:39) 11. El Reloj
(2:53) 12. Sabor A Mi

Inspired by her passion for Latin music and culture, Sonríe realizes one of Sylvia Bennett’s most cherished dreams: a Spanish language recording of timeless classics. Lose yourself in the Grammy nominated artist’s sultry voice a voice first discovered by jazz legend, Lionel Hampton, and lauded by U.S. Presidents and critics alike. Sonríe is an irresistible Latin seduction, a tropical concoction as intoxicating as a first kiss.

“Grammy award winning vocalist Sylvia Bennett releases Sonríe, a jazz standards release with a new twist, well a Latin tinged one at least. In an era where a high percentage of jazz vocalists focus on the technique and articulation of the notes, it is refreshing to hear a master of song stylings put her spin on classic jazz standards completely sung in Spanish. So what about the authenticity you ask? Italian born, Bennett an always striving for perfection and reaching new heights (no wonder Lionel Hampton hired her permanently) artist procured a language coach (Juan Angelogianopulos) to make sure her journey would be flawless, and I must say that it is. Bennett shines; she lures the listener in with her luxurious voice and golden pipes, then sets the mood and delivers just the right atmosphere no matter the language for the listener.” http://www.sylviabennett.com/music_sonrie.html

Sonrie

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Herb Ellis - Late Date

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 102:38
Size: 234.9 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[4:03] 1. Detour Ahead
[4:51] 2. Somebody Loves Me
[4:50] 3. Blues For Junior
[4:49] 4. Royal Garden Blues
[7:16] 5. Late Date
[3:20] 6. Clo's Blues
[6:04] 7. Patti Cake
[7:16] 8. Blues For Janet
[3:31] 9. Sweet Lorraine
[6:18] 10. Have You Met Miss Jones
[3:44] 11. It Could Happen To You
[6:01] 12. Soft Winds
[4:29] 13. Makin' Whoopee
[4:09] 14. A Simple Tune
[2:59] 15. Tin Roof Blues
[5:38] 16. Big Red's Boogie Woogie
[7:05] 17. Pap's Blues
[4:41] 18. Sweetheart Blues
[4:20] 19. Phil's Tune
[3:49] 20. Ellis In Wonderland
[3:15] 21. Les Tricheurs

An excellent bop-based guitarist with a slight country twang to his sound, Herb Ellis became famous playing with the Oscar Peterson Trio during 1953-1958. Prior to that, he had attended North Texas State University and played with the Casa Loma Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey (1945-1947), and the sadly under-recorded trio Soft Winds. While with Peterson, Ellis was on some Jazz at the Philharmonic tours and had a few opportunities to lead his own dates for Verve, including his personal favorite, Nothing But the Blues (1957). After leaving Peterson, Ellis toured a bit with Ella Fitzgerald; became a studio musician on the West Coast; made sessions with the Dukes of Dixieland, Stuff Smith, and Charlie Byrd; and in the 1970s became much more active in the jazz world. He can be heard on the first three releases issued by the Concord label, interacting with Joe Pass on the initial two, and he toured with the Great Guitars (along with Byrd and Barney Kessel) through much of the 1970s into the '80s. After a long series of Concord albums, Ellis cut a couple of excellent sessions in the 1990s for Justice, as well as 1999's Burnin' on Acoustic Music. After battling Alzheimer's disease, Herb Ellis died at the age of 88 at his home in Los Angeles on March 28, 2010. ~ Scott Yanow

Late Date

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Beverly Kenney - Snuggled On Your Shoulder

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1954
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:50
Size: 80,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:54)  1. Tea For Two
(1:43)  2. There Will Never Be Another You
(2:44)  3. The Things We Did Last Summer
(1:54)  4. Moe's Blues
(2:48)  5. Can't Get Out Of This Mood
(1:57)  6. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
(2:15)  7. Snuggled On Your Shoulder
(2:46)  8. That's All
(2:13)  9. Ball And Chain (Sweet Lorraine)
(2:02) 10. A Foggy Day
(2:14) 11. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
(2:26) 12. Violets For Your Furs
(1:57) 13. Mountain Greenery
(4:53) 14. Almost Like Being In Love

Notes for original 2006 Japanese issue.
Beverly Kenney was born in Harrison, New Jersey on January 29,1932, and began her professional singing career in Miami Beach in 1953. The following year she joined the Dorsey Brothers band, but only remained with them for a few months before going solo again. In 1955 alone she recorded three albums, accompanied by the likes of groups led by Ralph Burns, Johnny Smith and a small contingent from Basie band for the small but prestigious Roost label. And there were appearances in a number of top clubs, like Chicago's Mister Kelly's, and on major national TV shows such as Steve Allen's. In 1957 she signed with a major label, Decca. But by 1960, it was all over. Beset by changing mass tastes in music (Kenny once wrote a song entitled "I Hate Rock and Roll"), suffering money woes, and complicated by undiagnosed manic depression, on April 16th of that year she committed suicide It is somehow fitting that issue of this previously unreleased vocal-piano set, the first "new" material by Beverly Kenney in nearly half-a-century should occur in Japan where critics and fans have long continued to revere and appreciate her.~Bill Reed

Notes for 2010 re-issue:

Whether there is a connection or not, in the ensuing years following the release of "Snuggled" and of two subsequent SSJ Records (Japan) issues of unreleased Kenney, there continues an ever-increasing interest in the singer. More surprisingly, in the West she is also starting to become something of a known musical quantity. But there is little doubt about the impact on public awareness regarding Kenney that resulted from the article by New York broadcaster Jonathan Schwartz in the November '92 issue of GQ magazine. The five songs listed as "alternate versions" appeared on Kenney's first and third (of three) Roost label recordings. These albums were followed by three more albums and a handful of singles on Decca. According to those who were around the singer at the time, the making of her third release for that outfit, Like Yesterday, was an especially trying time. She was only able to complete the sessions with the help and guidance of a psychotherapist. Shortly afterward, she took her own life.~B.R. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/BeverlyKenney

Note: Two of these tracks, Violets for Your Furs and Mountain Greenery were never performed by the Kenney on any other recording.

Snuggled On Your Shoulder

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Matt Dusk - JetSetJazz

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:33
Size: 72,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:20) 1. Let’s Hop On A Plane!
(2:42) 2. Lo Siento
(2:24) 3. Kicks In The 6ix
(4:01) 4. Nothing On You
(2:50) 5. Lovers Lane
(3:27) 6. Four Seasons
(2:28) 7. My Paris Is You
(2:55) 8. Rich In Love
(2:47) 9. I’ll Find You
(3:35) 10. All Because Of You

Multi-award-winning, Platinum-selling artist Matt Dusk has been enthralling audiences around the world for years, leaving in his wake a series of radio hits, acclaimed albums, and a loyal fan base that continues to grow with every passing year. He has had three number one radio hits: All About Me, Back in Town and Good News, is an alumnus of the St. Michael’s Choir School and studied under jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson at York University. Dusk has been awarded three GOLD albums: Two Shots, Good News and JetSetJazz and three PLATINUM albums: My Funny Valentine, Just The Two of Us and Old School Yule! Notable award nominations include, five JUNO awards, one ADISQ, one Róze Gali: Muzyka and a Dimond from Trójka PR3 in Poland. https://www.mattdusk.com/#Discography

Crooners like Toronto’s Matt Dusk has taken what he has learned from the greats and molded it for a modern audience.~ LA Times

Blending distinctly Sinatra-esque swagger, Dusk is waist deep in grandiose arrangements that are dripping with Sin City excess and turns the clock back some four decades with excellence Jazz Times
Matt Dusk impressively brings Las Vegas back to the glory days as the standards singer sounds remarkably like Rat Packer Frank Sinatra.~ Billboard

JetSetJazz

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Joe Venuti - S' Wonderful - 4 Giants Of Swing

Styles: Crossover Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@VBR ~256K/s
Time: 38:34
Size: 87,2 MB
Art: Front

(12:04)  1. Medley-'A' Train, Satin Doll, Soph Lady, 'C' Jam Blues
( 3:24)  2. There Will Never Be Another You
( 3:43)  3. Lime House Blues
( 2:44)  4. S' Wonderful
( 5:15)  5. Summertime
( 3:20)  6. Lady Be Good
( 4:05)  7. Rhapsody In Blue/I Got Rhythm
( 3:55)  8. Caravan

For this session, the veteran jazz violinist Joe Venuti is teamed with a top-notch group of country players including mandolinist Jethro Burns, Curley Chalker on steel guitar and guitarist Eldon Shamblin. The repertoire is strictly jazz and these diverse players (who are backed by a conventional rhythm section) find plenty of common ground on the veteran standards, most of them from the pens of Ellington or Gershwin. Venuti sounds inspired by the unusual setting. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/s-wonderful-4-giants-of-swing-mw0000675636

Personnel: Joe Venuti (violin); Eldon Shamblin (guitar); Curly Chalker (steel guitar); Jethro Burns (mandolin); Robert Hoban (piano); Angelo Varias (drums).

S' Wonderful - 4 Giants Of Swing

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Dan Nimmer - All the Things You Are

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:02
Size: 125,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:50)  1. Alone Together
(4:12)  2. It's a Sin To Tell a Lie
(4:27)  3. Moon River
(3:41)  4. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(5:11)  5. Misty
(5:59)  6. Night And Day
(5:17)  7. So In Love
(5:09)  8. Lullaby of Birdland
(5:56)  9. Fly Me To the Moon
(4:59) 10. The Shadow of Your Smile
(4:17) 11. All the Things You Are

Dan Nimmer was born in 1982 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An old soul in a young body, Mr. Nimmer plays with the spirit, the passion and the soul of someone who has been on the planet much longer. With prodigious technique and innate sense of swing, his playing often recalls that of his own heroes, specifically Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Erroll Garner and Art Tatum. As a young man, Mr. Nimmer's family inherited a piano and he started playing by ear; he was, if you will, “called” by the instrument. Soon, he asked his parents for some piano lessons. He then began to study classical music with pianist Barbara Bunge. It wasn't long before he was studying with jazz pianist Mark Davis at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. At the same time, he began playing gigs in Milwaukee with renowned saxophonist Berkley Fudge. Upon graduation from high school, Mr. Nimmer left Milwaukee to study music at Northern Illinois University. It didn't take him long to become one of Chicago's busiest piano players. He was making his mark on the scene playing with all of the Chicago heavyweights. It was because of this that Mr. Nimmer decided to leave school following his second year and make the big move to New York City where he immediately emerged into the New York scene. After being in New York for about a year, playing with many different musicians, Mr. Nimmer got a recommendation to play in Wynton Marsalis' band. In 2005, Wynton heard him and hired him to become a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, both in which he has been member ever since.. In addition to Wynton Marsalis, Mr. Nimmer has performed and or recorded with Jimmy Cobb, Norah Jones, Dianne Reeves, George Benson, Frank Wess, Clark Terry, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Heath, Jon Faddis, Cassandra Wilson, Benny Golson, Lewis Nash, Peter Washington, Ed Thigpen, Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Fareed Haque and many more. Nimmer has appeared numerous times on television including the The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, The Late Show w/ David Letterman, The View, Good Morning America, The Early Show, The Kennedy Center Honors, Live From Abbey Road, Live From Lincoln Center-PBS. You can also catch him in Apple's video I-pod commercial “Sparks”. He has released four of his own albums on the Venus label. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/dannimmer

Personnel:  Dan Nimmer (piano);  David Wong (bass);  Pete Van Nostrand (drums)

All the Things You Are

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Boris Kozlov - First Things First

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:30
Size: 153,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:18) 1. Page One
(4:01) 2. Flow
(5:35) 3. The More Things Change
(6:51) 4. I.S. Adventure
(7:53) 5. Aftermath
(5:49) 6. Second Line Sally
(5:45) 7. Viscous
(7:13) 8. Mind Palace
(6:49) 9. Warm Sand
(7:39) 10. Once A Fog In Babylon
(2:32) 11. Eclipse

Two-time Grammy Award winning acoustic and electric bassist, composer and arranger, Boris Kozlov has been on New York and international jazz scene for the past 20 years. Currently serving as a Bassist, Arranger and Musical Director for Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty and The Orchestra, as well as leading his own projects, he has also been a first-call bassist for such important jazz acts as Michael Brecker, John Blake, Ray Barretto's New World Spirit, Lew Tabackin, David Kikoski, Alex Sipiagin, Jean-Michel Pilc and many others.

Boris Kozlov was born in Moscow ,USSR on December 5, 1967 . Having a chance to go to Children's Music School to study piano for 7 years, he fell in love with the bass and won Gnesin Music Academy competition to enter college at the age of 15 on electric bass guitar. While being influenced by rock and classical music, he took interest in jazz at 17 and went on to study acoustic bass with a notable bassist Anatoly Sobolev. Upon graduation in 1987 with Diploma of Honor at the age of 19, he served mandatory 2 years in the Soviet Army, where he had to play tuba and other brass instruments besides basses in the military band.

Once out of the Army, he was hired by the State owned 'Melodia' Studio Ensemble in 1989 and proceeded to record more than 40 albums with them as well as many other Soviet jazz artists. At the same time he continued his studies at The State Academy of Music. At the First USSR Competition of Jazz Soloists in 1990 he won The Grand Prix as well as a special prize for his original composition. After winning the first spot in Young Musician category in USSR Jazz Journal in 1991 he moved to New York.

The self-study continued in a specific NY jazz environment ,where he was eventually hired by Hassan Williams and Terry Gibbs/Buddy De Franco Band and later by saxophonists Bobby Watson, Bob Berg , Benny Golson, James Moody, Ronnie Cuber, John Stubblefield, Ravi Coltrane, Seamus Blake, Donny McCaslin; trumpeters Dizzy Reese, Phillip Harper, Brian Lynch ( Grammy 2007), Alex Sipiagin,Ray Vega pianists Eddie Palmieri, Walter Bishop Jr., Michel Petrucciani, Arturo O'Farrill, Michel Legrand, Stanley Cowell, Jon Ballantyne, George Colligan, Orrin Evans, Edward Simon, Helen Sung, Joey Calderazzo; vibraphonists Joe Locke, Bill Ware; guitarists Mark Whitfield, David Gilmore, Adam Rogers, Jack Wilkins, Ximo Tebar drummers Tommy Campbell, Victor Jones, Marlon Simon, Victor Lewis, Jonathan Blake, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Ali Jackson, Antonio Sanches; vocalists Jay Mc Govern, Urszula Dudziak, Monday Michiru; trombonists Conrad Herwig, Robin Eubanks, Andy Hunter; trombonist/vocalist Frank Lacy’s Experience and the funk-jazz band NewHypeJazz .

After sharing a stage with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Cobb, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Smith, Henry Butler, Toots Thielemans & Clark Terry on multiple occasions and playing on 9 Grammy nominated albums plus the Grammy winning 'Simpatico' -in addition to the other 160 albums, having few of his Scores published, Boris continues to serve as an MD for all of the Mingus Dynasty projects( winning his 2nd Grammy with them in 2010) ,touring and recording extensively with multitude of different other bands ,as well as doing international work with his own “Malfunction Alibi”. He also performs solo bass and teaches master classes around the world following the release of his acoustic solo album “ Double Standard”. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/boris-kozlov

First Things First

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Earl Hines, Jonah Jones - Back on the Street

Styles: Piano And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:03
Size: 138,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:04) 1. I'm in the Market for You
(4:59) 2. Back on the Street
(3:11) 3. You Can Depend on Me
(7:28) 4. A Very Slow Blues
(5:30) 5. Rose Room
(6:25) 6. Sleepy Time Gal
(8:22) 7. Pennies from Heaven
(5:42) 8. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
(8:05) 9. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
(5:11) 10. Wailing With Jonah

By the time trumpeter Jonah Jones teamed up with pianist Earl Hines and tenor-saxophonist Buddy Tate for this straightforward sextet date, Jones had been a star with his quartet for 15 years. On what would be one of Jones's last recording sessions from his prime, this Chiaroscuro reissue CD has a bit of slickness associated with the trumpeter's more commercial dates but also some very good jazz playing. Three previously unrelesed numbers have been added to the original seven-song program and the music falls between Dixieland and swing with an emphasis on familiar standards. A fine effort. ~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-on-the-street-mw0000074124

Personnel: Trumpet – Jonah Jones; Piano – Earl Hines; Bass – John Brown; Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate; Drums – Cozy Cole; Guitar – Jerome Darr

Back on the Street

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Jack McDuff - Legends of Acid Jazz

Styles: Jazz,Funk,Soul
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:40
Size: 159,7 MB
Art: Front

( 4:53) 1. Scufflin'
( 3:16) 2. Au Privave
( 3:49) 3. Hallelujah Time
( 6:59) 4. Misconstrued
( 8:18) 5. Lew's Piece
( 6:57) 6. Opus de Funk
(10:26) 7. Our Miss Brooks
( 5:13) 8. East Of The Sun
( 8:33) 9. I Got A Woman
( 4:02) 10. Hey Lawdy Mama
( 3:44) 11. From The Bottom Up
( 3:26) 12. Lexington Avenue Line

While these 12 selections were originally released on six different albums between 1965 and 1969, all of them were cut during July 1964: nine at a New York studio session, and three (embellished by Benny Golson big-band arrangements) live at Stockholm. Thus it makes for a thematically coherent compilation, every track featuring a young George Benson on guitar and Joe Dukes on drums; Red Holloway plays tenor sax on all but two songs. It's top-drawer soul-jazz, recommended to those who might find some of McDuff's other releases too homogenous, as his B-3 travels through diverse moods here: the uptempo blues of "Scufflin'," the slow-burning funk of "Our Miss Brooks," R&B/soul in the cover of "I Got a Woman." The closing "Lexington Avenue Line" is the oddest track, though quite a good one, sounding like a movie soundtrack theme with its dramatic strings.~ Richie Unterberger https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-legends-of-acid-jazz-mw0000025212

Personnel: Organ – Jack McDuff; Drums – Joe Dukes; Guitar – George Benson; Tenor Saxophone – Red Holloway

Legends of Acid Jazz

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Clifford Jordan - Cliff Jordan

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:20
Size: 93,4 MB
Art: Front

(11:41) 1. Not Guilty
( 8:14) 2. St. John
( 9:35) 3. Blue Shoes
( 6:56) 4. Beyond the Blue Horizon
( 3:53) 5. Ju-Ba

Cliff Jordan is an album by American jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Jordan_(album)

Personnel: Cliff Jordan - tenor saxophone; Lee Morgan - trumpet; Curtis Fuller - trombone; John Jenkins - alto saxophone; Ray Bryant - piano; Paul Chambers - bass; Art Taylor – drums

Cliff Jordan

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Mark Murphy & Benny Green - Dim The Lights

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:29
Size: 156,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:44)  1. Your Red Wagon
(4:39)  2. Rules Of The Road
(7:53)  3. Street Of Dreams
(3:26)  4. Beautiful Love
(3:48)  5. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
(4:26)  6. A Quiet Place
(5:09)  7. See You Later
(6:53)  8. Two Lonely People
(5:48)  9. It Amazes Me
(3:13) 10. North Sea Night
(5:02) 11. Time All Gone
(6:19) 12. I Never Know When To Say When
(6:16) 13. Ravel Concerto / How Insensitive / Corcovado
(0:45) 14. The Man On The Other Side

"You live and you learn the rules of the road." So go Carolyn Leigh’s lyrics to Cy Coleman’s classic song. His experience gives Mark Murphy, 67, the insight to perform a romantic album his way with each song’s meaning clearly at the forefront. Make no mistake about it, this highly recommended album – a combination of slow ballads and up-tempo romps brings out the goosebumps and leaves lingering thoughts that last for days. But Murphy also injects his fresh manner of scat-singing a tune alongside those tender moments. Long known as "a hipster’s hipster," the singer was first "discovered" by Sammy Davis, Jr. in 1953 at a jam session in Syracuse, New York - Murphy’s hometown - when the veteran singer invited the 21-year-old bopster to join him on stage. Since then Mark Murphy has never been what you’d call predictable. His dozens of recordings borrow from the beat poetry of Jack Kerouac, the soulful vocalese of Eddie Jefferson, the pretty ballads of Nat King Cole, and more. A loping blues highlighting Benny Green’s strengths starts the session with an uplifting mood. It goes directly downhill from there into the stark realities of romance, requiring a box of tissue, a soft pillow, and a quiet moment. The title track, "Dim the Lights," sets the mood correctly with Murphy’s lyrics about looking back at memories of what could have been. Bill Evans’ "Two Lonely People" offers deep dramatic insight, while Hein Van De Geyn’s "North Sea Night" paints a picture of lasting desire, and Peggy Lee’s lyrics from "I’m In Love Again" remind us that we’ve seen all that before and look forward to better days. 

They’re sad songs with a lot to think about. A trilogy of "Beautiful Love," "Lullaby of the Leaves" and "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" is performed by multi-tracking the three tunes on top of each other, blending them proportionately with lyrics and scat singing. The trilogy adds a light touch to the album and serves to represent the mixed feelings we sometimes get from relationships. As the session nears the end, "Corcovado" bounces a little to brighten up the day with Gene Lees’ lyrics about being happy together again. Murphy and Green stir the emotions and provide an opportunity to just sit back and let yourself go. ~ Jim Santella  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/dim-the-lights-mark-murphy-millennium-recordings-review-by-jim-santella.php#.U_aYi2MfLP8

Personnel: Mark Murphy- vocals; Benny Green- piano.