Various - Louisiana Piano Rhythms

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:56
Size: 116.6 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues piano, R&B
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:28] 1. Jelly Roll Morton - Deep Creek Blues
[2:00] 2. Professor Longhair - Rum And Coca-Cola
[6:45] 3. Fats Domino - So Long
[2:26] 4. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - You Always Hurt The One You Love
[2:12] 5. Allen Toussaint - Ain't Misbehavin'
[2:16] 6. Ray Charles - Rockin' Chair Blues
[4:15] 7. Jerry Lee Lewis - Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano
[2:25] 8. Little Richard - Lucille
[2:12] 9. Huey Piano Smith - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu, Pt. 1
[2:44] 10. Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise
[3:11] 11. Dr. John - Make Your Own
[2:23] 12. Little Richard - Send Me Some Lovin'
[2:24] 13. Ray Charles - If I Give You My Love
[2:15] 14. Allen Toussaint - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
[3:50] 15. Professor Longhair - Big Chief
[3:11] 16. Jerry Lee Lewis - What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
[2:50] 17. Fats Domino - I'm Walkin'

Billed as "a musical celebration of Louisiana's contribution to the world of music," this narrows the framework down to just spotlighting the myriad strains of piano playing that has infused that state.

Rounding up tracks from Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Little Richard (he's from Georgia, therefore somewhat of a ringer in this set), Ray Charles (not from Louisiana and neither are these tracks -- curious), Jerry Lee Lewis, Huey "Piano" Smith, Allen Toussaint, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, and Dr. John, the rocking quotient stays pretty high throughout, and the set jells nicely. ~Cub Koda

Louisiana Piano Rhythms

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Dennis De Young - One Hundred Years From Now

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:47
Size: 127.7 MB
Styles: Adult Contemporary
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[5:03] 1. One Hundred Years From Now
[3:45] 2. This Time Next Year
[4:34] 3. Rain
[5:58] 4. Crossing The Rubicon
[5:26] 5. Save Me
[4:06] 6. I Don't Believe In Anything
[4:25] 7. Private Jones
[4:59] 8. I Believe In You
[4:47] 9. There Was A Time
[5:11] 10. Breathe Again
[4:22] 11. Forgiveness
[3:05] 12. Turn Off Cnn

Dennis DeYoung spent a fair chunk of his solo career denying the very sound of Styx (not quite the same thing as denying their songs, which he would continue to sing), going as far as Broadway to distinguish himself from the band and writing concept albums. One Hundred Years from Now, initially released in Canada in 2007 and appearing two years later in the States, retains some dramatic elements, but despite some heavy themes, it's more notable for its sound. It hits hard, sometimes bordering on heavy, fueled by arena hooks and power ballads, sounding more like Styx than any of his other albums, but One Hundred Years from Now isn't necessarily a throwback, thanks in part to DeYoung actively pondering the fate of the modern world, ranting against CNN, sneering about "who needs reality when you've got gigabytes" and singing a song about keeping hope alive. He might wonder what everything will look like in a century, but this is rooted in the 20th century, right down to the bleating synth sounds and thundering guitar that color these outsized rockers, but there's conviction in DeYoung's delivery and he simply sounds at home belting out power rockers and, especially, power ballads, both of which are in abundance here. It's that familiarity factor that works wonders for One Hundred Years from Now -- he's waited long enough to pursue this sound that he now approaches it with fresh ears, not necessarily reinventing it but reinvigorating it, resulting in his best solo album yet. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

One Hundred Years From Now

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Zoe Chilco - Warm In A Cool Place

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:10
Size: 119.4 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:04] 1. On My Way
[4:00] 2. Hijack Heart Attack
[4:01] 3. Mr. Alone
[4:38] 4. Gypsy Blood
[4:42] 5. Mr. Honeyman
[4:57] 6. Warm In A Cool Place
[5:37] 7. Brand New Lover
[3:37] 8. Hi F-Eye
[4:28] 9. The Pink Room
[4:46] 10. On The Beach
[4:44] 11. Flower Lover
[3:31] 12. Waitin' For Your Smile

Zoe Chilco, songwriter and vocalist in jazz and blues. All original compositions. Finalist in the 2002 UK Songwriting Competition. (Jazz category). Voted one of the top ten listeners' choice for Blues Radio Germany. “Zoe has a velvety romantic voice, but at the same time, full of power...” Zoe writes and sings about love lost, found (however temporarily) and love needed.

Warm In A Cool Place

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Hot Club Quartette - Hot Club Quartette Vol 2

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:15
Size: 92.2 MB
Styles: Gypsy jazz, Swing
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:32] 1. Ravello
[4:10] 2. Out Of Nowhere
[3:12] 3. Viper's Dream
[3:21] 4. Josette
[2:13] 5. Blues En Mineur
[3:32] 6. Don't Worry About Me
[2:15] 7. Someday
[2:31] 8. Rio Margarita
[2:42] 9. El Zopilote Mojado
[2:22] 10. Douce Ambiance
[2:12] 11. Woodinville
[3:11] 12. Some Of These Days
[2:47] 13. Sweet Chorus
[2:09] 14. Travel On

This is the second CD of The Hot Club Quartette following their acclaimed first volume. Rare and popular tunes performed in the old days by legend Django Reinhardt and HCOF. Guest artists include vocalist Marie McGilles and Corey Gemme on cornet.

Hot Club Quartette Vol 2

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The Bud Shank Quartet - That Old Feeling

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:54
Size: 106,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:20)  1. Whisper Not
(5:54)  2. Dream Dancing
(7:41)  3. Caqbin In The Sky
(4:13)  4. El Wacko
(5:29)  5. No Moe
(5:10)  6. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
(5:12)  7. As Time Goes By
(5:51)  8. That Old Feeling

After many years of studio work and a period co-leading The L.A. Four, Bud Shank permanently put away his flute and started concentrating exclusively on alto. This modern bop set with pianist George Cables, bassist John Heard and drummer Tootie Heath finds Shank at his most passionate and creative, stretching out on jazz standards and an eccentric blues. 

He shows listeners just how much he has grown as an improviser since gaining his initial fame in the 1950s. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/that-old-feeling-mw0000263757

Personnel:  Bud Shank - alto saxophone;  George Cables – piano;  John Heard – bass;  Albert Heath - drums

That Old Feeling

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Anette Von Eichel - Golightly

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:21
Size: 122,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:27)  1. Beyonde the sea
(5:34)  2. Speak low
(4:57)  3. Sing sing
(6:05)  4. Moonlight in Vermont
(5:09)  5. Traveling
(8:33)  6. Mean red
(5:33)  7. Cages
(3:52)  8. Tiffany Epiphany
(4:04)  9. Moon river
(5:02) 10. It Might As Well Be Spring

Anette von Eichel s voice is mature, well-rounded, expressive, and full of emotion. On Golightly, she creates a fantastic blend of nostalgic, dreamy sounds and sassy, rebellious gems while paying homage to Truman Capote s legendary literary character Holly Golightly. ~ Editorial Reviews http://www.amazon.com/Golightly-Anette-Von-Eichel/dp/B008YDLOHS/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1

Personnel: Anette Von Eichel (vocals); Jesse Van Ruller (guitar); Jasper Blom (clarinet, saxophone); Florian Ross (organ); John Hollenbeck (drums).

Golightly

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Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:32
Size: 146,1 MB
Art: Front

( 4:09)  1. Whistle Stop
( 5:47)  2. Hawk
( 6:32)  3. Canto Nostálgico
( 2:27)  4. Why Not Dance?
( 6:05)  5. João
( 4:29)  6. Seseragi
( 4:17)  7. All the Things You Are
( 2:38)  8. Miro
( 3:05)  9. Monet
(12:48) 10. Bluesography
( 4:41) 11. In A Sentimental Mood
( 1:40) 12. Matisse
( 4:47) 13. Street Dance

Guitarist Jim Hall accompanies himself on this collection of original compositions. Written and performed with various people in mind, including Coleman Hawkins, João Gilberto, and others, the music flows from straight-ahead jazz to Latin styles. 

Dedications & Inspirations is a virtuoso performance that every jazz guitar aficionado should check out. ~ Matt Collar http://www.allmusic.com/album/dedications-inspirations-mw0000182355

Solo performer: Jim Hall (guitar, sound effects).

Dedications & Inspirations

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Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra - Herb's Book Feat. Herb Harrison

Styles: Jazz, Post-Bop, Big Band
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:20
Size: 127,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:24)  1. Flying Home
(3:43)  2. Memories of You
(2:52)  3. Chip Off the Old Block
(3:08)  4. When You Wish Upon a Star
(2:59)  5. Give Me the Simple Life
(3:59)  6. The Touch of Your Lips
(2:50)  7. All of Me
(3:32)  8. Third Set Sarah
(3:56)  9. It's a Blue World
(3:18) 10. For You
(4:14) 11. The Cat's Meow
(4:34) 12. Like Someone in Love
(5:11) 13. Honeysuckle Rose
(7:36) 14. Bus to Nowhere

When Herb Harrison, director emeritus of Jazz Studies at Cal State University-Sacramento, retired a number of years ago and moved to his wife, Mary's, hometown of Columbus, Ohio, he never envisioned a "second career" writing for and conducting a ready-made big band. That was before he met Vaughn Wiester, whose Famous Jazz Orchestra holds forth each Monday evening at the Columbus Music Hall, and who wasn't about to let talent like Harrison's go to seed. To make a long story short, Harrison, now 82 years young, was soon contributing charts for the orchestra, many of which were recorded over a period of several years by engineer Don Loose. Herb's Book, the FJO's third album since it was formed eight years ago, is devoted entirely to Harrison's arrangements, as sight-read during those Monday evening sessions (that's right, the orchestra doesn't rehearse, usually seeing the music for the first time when the lights go down and the performance begins). 

To pull that off, a leader must have sidemen who know what they're about, and Wiester has some of the Columbus area's best, several of whom have spent time on the road with various bands, as Wiester once did with Woody Herman and others. Drummer John Von Ohlen, a mainstay with Cincinnati's celebrated Blue Wisp Big Band, sits in on the last number, "Bus to Nowhere" (based on Stan Kenton's "Artistry in Rhythm"), one of Harrison's three original compositions (the others are "Third Set Sarah" and "The Cat's Meow"). There's one more, Al Young's "Chip Off the Old Block," to complement ten jazz standards and evergreens from the Great American Songbook. Loose has sought to preserve the informal atmosphere of a live concert, recording the ensemble without amplification through a single pair of microphones located front row center in the audience, which occupies half of the room, while using minimal signal processing and no dynamic compression. The result is quite similar to what one would hear on a given Monday evening at the Columbus Music Hall.

The orchestra sight-reads Herb's Book admirably, while the various soloists do their utmost to keep things bright and interesting. Trombonist Linda Landis is featured on "When You Wish Upon a Star," tenor Brian Olsheski on "Give Me the Simple Life," trombonist Matt Ellis on "All of Me," baritone Bob LeBeau on "For You," Von Ohlen and horn player Sarah Brown on "Bus to Nowhere." A splendid introduction to Herb's Book ; we hope there are many more chapters yet to come. ~ Jack Bowers http://www.allaboutjazz.com/herbs-book-vaughn-wiester-review-by-jack-bowers.php

Personnel: (Collective) Vaughn Wiester, music director;  Herb Harrison, conductor, arranger;  John Vermeulen, Tom Ryan, Bryan Olsheski, Bob LeBeau, Michael Cox, Michael Wyatt, Meilana Gillard, Art Silva, reeds;  Erik Gimbel, Larry Everhart, Jim Powell, Bob Larson, Phil Winnard, Ansyn Banks, Brian West, Ben Huntoon, Tim Perdue, trumpet; Linda Landis, Matt Ellis, John Hall, Bill England, Kie Watkins, Ryan Hamilton, Jessica Leach, Matt Benson, trombone; Jim Luellen, piano; Tisha Simeral, Terry Douds, Larry Cook, Chris Michaelides, bass; Steve Schaar, John von Ohlen (14), drums.

Herb's Book Feat. Herb Harrison

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Torsten Goods - Irish Heart

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:20
Size: 122,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:41)  1. Sweet North
(5:17)  2. No Religion
(5:27)  3. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
(4:20)  4. Moondance
(4:20)  5. She Moved Through the Fair
(3:54)  6. The End Of The Line
(7:03)  7. Carrickfergus
(4:15)  8. What Makes The Irish Heart Beat
(6:40)  9. Riverdance
(2:51) 10. I'm Gonna Go Out Fishing
(4:27) 11. The Londonerry Air

25 year-old guitar-wunderkind Torsten Goods and his new release Irish Heart call out an enthusiastic yes to these questions. Friends of Irish folk music and infectious reels are in for a surprise, and so are fans of Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt or Harry Connick Jr. There is more repertoire out there than the Great American Songbook and Goods’ choices give his twenty-something-quartet a chance to shine.

“On Irish Heart I do what I am”, says the Nuremburg-based son of a Northern Irish mother and German father. This sounds self-evident, but there is a longer story. Sure, Torsten was raised on Irish music. The parents held regular living room sessions featuring passionate renditions of ballads and folk songs from the mother’s home. But this didn’t do much for her son. He steered clear of the Dubliners and Chieftains in the parental record collection, and went straight for Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington. At age 16 he had made up his mind: Jazz it was to be, come what may.

Beauty often lies so close to home. In Torsten Goods case right where his “Irish Heart” beats. It was his mother who taught him to listen to its voice. She is regularly moved to tears by his solo instrumental rendition of the old traditional “The Londonderry Air” that he often played as an encore. Irish Heart is his way of answering the call of his heritage. He does it in style: sensitive, swinging and with a lightning touch, yet perceptive to Northern Ireland’s own troubled history. In the album’s opener Goods’ original “Sweet North” (one of three finger snapping Goods-originals on the album) he admits to being alarmed by the situation in his mother’s country. But he loves this country all the same. http://www.metisse-music.com/en/artists/Torsten%20Goods

Irish Heart

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The Real Group - Three Decades Of Vocal Music

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:08
Size: 174.3 MB
Styles: Vocal harmony group
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[3:00] 1. Scandinavian Shuffle
[3:24] 2. Chili Con Carne
[3:51] 3. Mister Father
[4:03] 4. Bad
[3:48] 5. Commonly Unique
[3:59] 6. A Minute On Your Lips
[3:08] 7. Thousand Things
[3:36] 8. Lucky Luke
[3:20] 9. I Tried
[5:00] 10. Count Basie Medley
[3:51] 11. Nostalgia World
[2:44] 12. En Vanlig Gronskas Rika Drakt
[3:27] 13. Bumble Bee
[4:18] 14. Anna's Song
[3:58] 15. Three Poems
[2:52] 16. Eyes Of A Child
[4:40] 17. Friendship
[3:08] 18. A Child Is Born
[1:40] 19. Mu Ruokto Lea Mu Vaimmus
[4:09] 20. Christmas Oratorio
[4:03] 21. Via Tenor

The Real Group is an a cappella quintet from Stockholm, Sweden, consisting of three men and two women. Inspired by Bobby McFerrin, the unit brilliantly performed bop, vocalese, and a few originals on their Town Crier debut, leading Jon Hendricks himself to say, "I wish I was in this group." ~Scott Yanow

Three Decades Of Vocal Music

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Bill Doggett - Gon' Doggett

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:19
Size: 92.3 MB
Styles: Blues-Jazz-R&B
Year: 1985/2011
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. Honky Tonk Pt. 1
[2:31] 2. Honky Tonk Pt 2
[3:03] 3. Big Boy
[2:04] 4. Slidin'
[2:40] 5. Buttered Popcorn
[6:39] 6. Backwoods
[2:28] 7. Slow Walk
[2:38] 8. Quaker City
[3:18] 9. Night Train
[2:25] 10. Ram-Bunk-Shush
[2:32] 11. Peacock Alley
[2:26] 12. Hold It
[4:31] 13. Rainbow Riot

With his instrumental hit "Honky Tonk" in February 1956, Bill Doggett (born William Ballard Doggett) created one of rock's greatest instrumental tracks. Although it generated scores of offers to perform in rock & roll clubs throughout the United States, Doggett remained tied to the jazz and organ-based R&B that he had performed since the 1930s. Continuing to record for the Cincinnati-based King label until 1960, he went on to record for Warner Brothers, Columbia, ABC-Paramount and Sue. His last session came as a member and producer of an all-star jazz/R&B group, Bluesiana Hurricane in 1995.

Born on the north side of Philadelphia, Doggett struggled with poverty as a youngster. Although he initially dreamed of playing the trumpet, his family was unable to afford lessons. Persuaded by his mother (a church pianist), to try keyboards instead, he quickly mastered the instrument. Hailed as a child prodigy by his 13th birthday, he formed his first band, the Five Majors, at the age of 15. Performing with the Jimmy Gorman Band, the pit orchestra at the Nixon Grand Theater, while still in high school, Doggett assumed leadership of the group in 1938. The experience was brief, however, as Doggett sold the orchestra to Lucky Millinder, with whom he continued to work off and on for the next four years. He made his recording debut on Millinder's tracks, "Little Old Lady From Baltimore" and "All Aboard" in 1939. Although he formed a short-lived orchestra with Benny Goodman's arranger, Jimmy Mundy, in late 1939, Doggett continued to work primarily as a sideman. Playing piano and arranging for the Ink Spots from 1942 until 1944, he went on to arrange tunes for Count Basie's band and tour and/or record with Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Ella Fitzgerald and Lionel Hampton. Replacing Wild Bill Davis in Louis Jordan's band, in 1947, he appeared on the influential tunes, "Saturday Night Fish Fry" and "Blue Light Boogie." He made his debut as an organist during June 1951 recording sessions with Ella Fitzgerald. Debuting his own organ-led combo at New York nightclub, the Baby Grand, in June 1952, Doggett recorded more than a dozen singles before striking gold with "Honky Tonk" four years later. A longtime resident of Long Island, New York, Doggett died on November 13, 1996, three days after suffering a heart attack. ~bio by Craig Harris

Gon' Doggett

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The Chiffons - Absolutely The Best

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:34
Size: 70.0 MB
Styles: R&B, AM pop
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[1:50] 1. He's So Fine
[2:06] 2. One Fine Day
[2:24] 3. Sweet Talking Guy
[2:22] 4. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
[2:04] 5. My Boyfriend's Back
[2:19] 6. Did You Ever Go Steady
[2:54] 7. Sailor Boy
[2:03] 8. I Have A Boyfriend
[1:53] 9. A Love So Fine
[2:10] 10. I Wonder Why
[2:12] 11. When The Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too)
[2:39] 12. Just For Tonight
[1:41] 13. Tonight I Met An Angel
[1:50] 14. Keep The Boy Happy

The Chiffons scored three of the biggest hits of the girl group era. "He's So Fine," "One Fine Day," and "Sweet Talkin' Guy" pop up on girl group collections regularly and their soulful but light vocals over peppy musical backing can be seen as a template for the girl group sound. Those three songs lead off Fuel 2000's Absolutely the Best!, a budget-priced 14-track collection of the group's work, in stunning fashion. While The Chiffons never did anything to top that holy trio, they did come up with some fine songs, many of which are included here. Sweet ballads like "Did You Ever Go Steady," "I Have a Boyfriend," and "Just for Tonight" were their strong suit, but they could also tear things up politely as "A Love So Fine," the Northern soul-flavored "When the Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too)," and their cover of Dion & the Belmonts' "I Wonder Why" show. Absolutely the Best! is an OK collection, but it does leave off a couple of key songs -- namely the band's ironic cover of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" (recorded after the writer of "He's So Fine" sued Harrison for cribbing the melody for his tune) and the moody and strange "Nobody Knows What's Going On in My Mind But Me," written and produced by the eccentric Brute Force. Unless you are on a tight budget, you should probably spring for One Fine Day on Remember, which features the latter song plus 12 more songs than Absolutely the Best! Or you could try to hunt down a copy of the out of print Best of the Chiffons on Laurie, which has both "My Sweet Lord" and "Nobody Knows." Better still would be a collection that actually had all their best songs on it. Hmm, maybe the next label to attempt it will get it right. Until then, you need to get "He's So Fine," "One Fine Day," and "Sweet Talkin' Guy" into your collection one way or another, and at least Absolutely the Best! does that. ~Tim Sendra

Absolutely The Best

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Herb Geller Quartet - You're Looking At Me

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:19
Size: 150,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:02)  1. Summer Night
(5:10)  2. Detour Ahead
(4:11)  3. Changes
(4:43)  4. You're Looking At Me
(5:32)  5. Lullaby In Rhythm
(4:09)  6. Orson
(3:42)  7. 9:20 Special
(5:10)  8. Restless
(4:55)  9. Ill Wind
(4:07) 10. All Through the Night
(4:44) 11. The Josephine Baker Suite: The Legend
(4:39) 12. The Josephine Baker Suite: A Bitter Dream
(5:45) 13. The Josephine Baker Suite: Too Little Time
(4:25) 14. The Josephine Baker Suite: I'll Be Back!

For this 1997 recording, the underrated but great altoist Herb Geller doubles on soprano quite effectively and is joined by pianist Jan Lundgren, bassist Dave Carpenter and drummer Joe Labarbera. While Carpenter and Labarbera are fairly well-known players who are rated highly for their versatility and ability to sound tasteful and swinging no matter what the setting, Lundgren may be a new name to some. A virtuosic pianist from Sweden who appeared with increasing regularity in Los Angeles in the late 1990s, Lundgren can play in several styles, although here he mostly sticks to modern bop. 

His alert accompaniment behind Geller's solos and his own fresh improvisations uplift the music. The altoist interprets ten veteran songs, some of which (including "Summer Night," and the 1920s "Changes," Billy Strayhorn's "Orson," and "Restless," which is taken as a duet with Lundgren) are not performed that often. The final four numbers on the set are taken from Geller's musical depicting the life of Josephine Baker. The music on the latter cuts, which contains several strong melodies, easily fits into the 1950s/'60s bop style that is prevalent throughout this set. Highly recommended, and just one of several very rewarding Herb Geller dates from the 1990s. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/youre-looking-at-me-mw0000046297

Personnel:  Herb Geller – alto sax / soprano;  Jan Lundgren – piano;  Dave Carpenter – bass;  Joe Labarbera - drums

You're Looking At Me

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Patricia Dean - Equinox

Styles: Jazz, Vocal

Year: 2007

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 40:34

Size: 93,1 MB

Art: Front

(5:40)  1. Timeless Stories/Footprints

(3:46)  2. Close Your Eyes

(4:47)  3. Tenderly

(5:43)  4. I Got Rhythm

(4:22)  5. I Fall In Love Too Easily

(3:28)  6. In A Mellow Tone

(5:14)  7. For All We Know

(7:31)  8. Awake Our Souls/Equinox

This limited release Cd now available was actually recorded before "Moments Like This" and features original lyrics to Jazz classics "Footprints" and "Equinox". Recorded live, with no overdubbing, this album demonstrates Patricia’s unique ability to sing and play the drums at the same time. The album opens with Wayne Shorter's classic "Footprints" re-titled "Timeless Stories" and expounds on the concept of reflection on the past with respect to our ancestry.

"Close Your Eyes is a sultry Bossa Nova, also included on "Moments Like This" that Patricia enjoys doing in live performances. "Tenderly" pays tribute to one of Patricia’s earliest vocal influences,the unforgettable Miss Sarah Vaughan. It also makes reference to Oscar Peterson's arrangement with a swinging solo by pianist Nat Lee. "I Got Rhythm" is the album's only instrumental and features Patricia’s father, the late Don Dean, Sr. on the clarinet.

"I started working with my Dad when I was 14. Most people knew him as a pianist, but he was also accomplished on the clarinet and alto saxophone. I wanted to record something with him on the clarinet because he never got to play it that much. We had worked together many years and I wanted to do something with him because he had been such a great influence on my career." Pianist David Moore plays some outstanding bebop piano with Patricia taking some impressive 4's on this up-tempo Gershwin standard.

"I Fall In Love Too Easily" and "For All We Know" display Patricia's seasoned approach to ballads, for which her voice is so well suited. Jon Kougher gives us a driving bass intro on "In A Mellow Tone" setting up the tune nicely for Patricia with a swinging solo by Lee that also shows off Patricia's tasteful drumming, ala Ed Thigpen.

The album closes with Patricia's lyrics to John Coltrane's "Equinox" renamed "Awake Our Souls". Patricia's lyrics reflect on the ever changing seasons that perhaps inspired Coltrane's title to this haunting melody. Lee's solo gives reference to his influences of McCoy Tyner and George Duke, building to a dramatic double-time chorus with Patricia making a smooth transition back to the original time-feel, setting up the lyrical bass solo by Kougher taking us back to the opening vamp. Patricia has successfully crafted this album to showcase her talents as a musician, vocalist and lyricist. She has performed with Harry Allen, Kenny Drew, Jr., as well as Jazz legends Nat Adderley, John LaPorta and Ira Sullivan. Patricia is currently performing regularly in the Naples area with trumpeter Bob Zottola and pianist Stu Shelton. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/patriciadean2

Equinox

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Sofia Talvik - Blue Moon

Styles: Folk, Vocal
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:17
Size: 88,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:05)  1. Blue Moon
(2:54)  2. Ghosts
(3:14)  3. Stop
(2:48)  4. Tonight
(3:00)  5. Blue Highway
(3:20)  6. Cars
(3:16)  7. When Winter Comes
(2:55)  8. Beautiful Naked
(2:25)  9. Borderlines
(2:50) 10. Odyssey
(4:20) 11. Untradeable
(4:05) 12. She's Leaving

Sofia Talvik was born on an island just off the west coast of Sweden. Her debut album Blue Moon took forty intense hours to record and the end result is a collection of songs presented virtually intact from the original live studio sessions. Having earnt a reputation as a great live performer, frequently playing at clubs in and around Stockholm and throughout Sweden, this is naturally the only way of bringing Sofias gentle, almost fragile voice to you and gives the album a unique sound, making it almost timeless in the sense that it could have been recorded twenty years ago as well as twenty years from now. Blue Moon was released in May 2005, and got rave reviews from press all over Sweden. http://music.sofiatalvik.com/track/blue-moon

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GRP All-Star Big Band - GRP All-Star Big Band

Styles: Big Band
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:45
Size: 164,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:10)  1. Airegin
(4:35)  2. Blue Train
(4:13)  3. Donne Lee
(6:34)  4. Maiden Voyage
(6:48)  5. Sister Sadie
(6:39)  6. The Sidewinder
(5:59)  7. Seven Steps To Heaven
(5:33)  8. I Remember Clifford
(6:54)  9. Footprints
(6:55) 10. Manteca
(7:01) 11. 'Round Midnight
(5:18) 12. Spain

When this CD was released, it was a major surprise. GRP is a label whose initial reputation was made on pop-ish jazz. However, co-founders Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen always had a love for the sound of big bands and for hard bop. For this set, they gathered together some of the most notable players on their label to play 12 jazz standards dating from the mid-'40s ("Donna Lee") up to the early '70s ("Spain"). The lineup of musicians is quite impressive, comprised of trumpeters Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, and Sal Marquez; trombonist George Bohanon (who had to be imported since GRP did not have any trombonists); a reed section of Eric Marienthal, Nelson Rangell, Bob Mintzer, Ernie Watts and Tom Scott; bassist John Patitucci; drummer Dave Weckl; and several alternating pianists (Grusin, Russell Ferrante, Kenny Kirkland, and David Benoit), plus such guests as guitarist Lee Ritenour, flutist Dave Valentine, vibraphonist Gary Burton, clarinetist Eddie Daniels, and percussionist Alex Acuna. 

On the strictly straight-ahead set, which has such tunes as "Blue Train," "Sister Sadie," "The Sidewinder," and "Manteca," all of the musicians are featured adequately. It is a particular revelation hearing Marienthal and Rangell sound passable in this setting. Easily recommended to hard bop and big band collectors. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/grp-all-star-big-band-mw0000612127

GRP All-Star Big Band: Lee Ritenour (guitar), Tom Scott, Eric Marienthal, Nelson Rangell, Ernie Watts, Bob Mintzer (saxophone), Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Sal Marquez (trumpet), George Bohanon (trombone), Dave Valentine (flute), Eddie Daniels (clarinet), Gary Burton (vibraphone), Dave Grusin, David Benoit, Kenny Kirkland, Russell Ferrante (piano, keyboards), John Patitucci (bass), Dave Weckl (drums), Alex Acuna (percussion).

GRP All-Star Big Band

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Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - That's How We Roll

Styles: Big Band
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:12
Size: 154,1 MB
Art: Front

(7:05)  1. That's How We Roll
(7:09)  2. Howdiz Songo?
(6:58)  3. Rippin' n Runnin'
(7:56)  4. Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)
(5:40)  5. Everlasting
(5:32)  6. Gaining on You
(5:45)  7. Never Enough
(7:54)  8. It's Not Polite to Point
(6:11)  9. Race to the Bridge
(6:56) 10. Rhapsody In Blue

Upon seeing the title That's How We Roll, people who don't know anything about the history of pianist/tenor saxophonist Gordon Goodwin and his Big Phat Band might assume that this is a hip-hop recording. "That's how we roll" is a popular expression in hip-hop circles (at least as of 2011), but like a lot of the bebop and hipster slang of the '40s and '50s, hip-hop slang often reaches people who aren't necessarily part of hip-hop's core audience, and that includes a jazz instrumentalist like Goodwin, who is jazz-oriented on this 67-minute CD but doesn't conduct himself like a jazz purist from start to finish. 

Goodwin has his traditional big-band influences (Count Basie, Buddy Rich), but it's obvious that he also has a taste for soul and funk; in fact, some of the horn arrangements on That's How We Roll successfully find the link between Basie's funkiness and the funkiness of '70s funk/soul bands such as Parliament/Funkadelic, Tower of Power and Earth, Wind & Fire. That's How We Roll has its share of tracks that could easily be described as big-band soul-jazz, including "Rippin' n Runnin'," "Howdiz Songo?," and the title tune. 

But "Race to the Bridge" and "Gaining on You" have boppish melodies, and Goodwin's hard-swinging arrangement of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" (which is the only song on this 2011 release he didn't compose) is quite Basie-minded. Meanwhile, the least jazz-friendly track is "Never Enough," which features Take 6 and is the only vocal offering on a predominantly instrumental CD; "Never Enough" is the only time the album ventures into outright funk (as opposed to jazz-funk or soul-jazz). That's How We Roll is not an album that was recorded with jazz purists in mind, and at the same time, there is way too much improvisation for the smooth jazz crowd. But this is an enjoyable outing if one is seriously into big-band jazz and also has a strong appreciation of soul and funk. ~ Alex Henderson http://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-how-we-roll-mw0002104103

Personnel: Andrew Synowiec (guitar); Sal Lozano (flute, alto flute, piccolo, alto saxophone); Jeff Driskill, Brian Scanlon (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jay Mason (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Eric Marienthal (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Gordon Goodwin (tenor saxophone, piano); Dan Savant, Wayne Bergeron, Bob Summers (trumpet); Charlie Morillas, Francisco Torres, Andy Martin (trombone); Rick Shaw (acoustic bass, electric bass); Bernie Dresel (drums); Brad Dutz (percussion).

That's How We Roll

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Torsten Goods - 1980

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:03
Size: 121,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:13)  1. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
(5:30)  2. Don't Let It Get to You
(4:33)  3. 99
(3:33)  4. So Are You
(3:13)  5. It's Still Rock'n'Roll to Me
(5:07)  6. (I Need You) So Bad
(5:32)  7. 1980
(4:04)  8. Winter's Night
(3:42)  9. I Can Hardly See You
(6:06) 10. Love Dance
(3:01) 11. Too Much Guitar
(4:24) 12. Shout It Out

Goods, son of an Irish mother and a German father, began his musical career at the age of 14 in Erlangen. Among his greatest role models include George Benson, Biréli Lagrène, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, Stevie Wonder, Kenny Loggins and Freddie Mercury, who musically influenced him mostly.

In 1998, Goods, aged 17 to jazz: he was inspired by guitarist Peter O'Mara. First workshops followed in the summer of 1999 and 2000 with Jim Hall and John Scofield in New York City, USA. In 2000 he became a member of the of Peter Herbolzheimer led National Youth Jazz Orchestra. From 2001 to 2003 he received a scholarship given to him the study of jazz guitar at the New School University, New York City at Vic Juris and Jack Wilkins allowed. During his stay in the USA he played with Reverend Run (Run DMC), Seleno Clarke, a close friend of George Benson, the Goods and Benson made ??known to each other, as well as Les Paul, which eventually the stage name Goods gave him. Jam sessions with Mike Stern, Biréli Lagrèneand Jack Wilkins were among his New York life.

2005 Goods was one of the 10 global semi-finalists in the "Thelonious Monk Jazz Guitar Competition", to which he was the only Europeans to Washington, DC was invited. His debut album Manhattan Walls played a Goods before graduating from high school: Tony Lakatos, Davide Petrocca, Guido May, Dejan Terzic, and Rick Kellersupported him at the 2001 recording of "Manhattan Walls" (Jardis). His second work Steppin was in 2004 for the quarterly leaderboard for Award of the German Record Critics' Award nomination. 2006 produced his first album for Goods ACT: Irish Heart, a tribute to the (Northern Ireland) home his mother about the Evening Standard wrote "Goods (...) has Breakthrough Talent galore. Inspired by George Benson, he sings winningly and plays the guitar superbly. "(Jack Massarik, Evening Standard, January 2, 2007). Goods entered, inter alia 2007 to the Leverkusen Jazz Festival and in 2008 at the Burghausen Jazz Week on. He is also on record by Helen Schneider to hear and Andi Kissenbeck. Translate by google https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsten_Goods

1980

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Mose Allison - I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 29:15
Size: 67.0 MB
Styles: Jazz blues vocals, Piano blues
Year: 1968/2005
Art: Front

[1:44] 1. Just Like Livin'
[3:38] 2. City Home
[2:47] 3. If You're Goin' To The City
[2:28] 4. Now You See It
[2:07] 5. You Are My Sunshine
[2:07] 6. Your Molecular Structure
[2:32] 7. Look What You Made Me Do
[2:14] 8. If You Really Loved Me
[2:40] 9. Everybody's Cryin' Mercy
[2:50] 10. Feel So Good
[1:57] 11. Let It Come Down
[2:05] 12. Back On The Corner

Three years had gone by between this release and the previous Mose Allison outing on Atlantic, perhaps giving the artist time to concoct some of the really tasty lyrics he came up with. The opening track, "Just Like Livin'," alternates between absurd satire and to-the-point cynicism in a way that is completely unique to Allison, although many other artists have tried to imitate it. How many songwriters can sum up life in less than two minutes, after all? There are many other highlights as well, including the memorable structure of "City Home" and a rococo reworking of "You Are My Sunshine" that might cause a riot at a wedding if played as a request. A peak perhaps not only of this album but the entire Allison career is the ballad "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy," as powerful an indictment of hypocrisy as has ever been recorded. Bassist Red Mitchell is on hand with his fat but easy to digest sound, and he seems to prompt Allison to play aggressively. Some of the piano solos sound like they were rendered with various martial arts techniques. ~Eugene Chadbourne

I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin'

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Ana Gasteyer - I'm Hip

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:20
Size: 83.2 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:34] 1. One Mint Julep
[3:12] 2. I'm Hip
[2:17] 3. Cheek To Cheek
[2:34] 4. Sister Kate
[3:22] 5. The Book Of Love
[2:47] 6. Crazy People
[2:58] 7. Shopping Around
[3:15] 8. A Proper Cup Of Coffee
[3:38] 9. (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls
[3:49] 10. Before He Cheats
[2:17] 11. I Wantcha Around
[3:32] 12. Defying Gravity

Broadway and television star Ana Gasteyer released her new solo album "I'm Hip" Sept. 30, 2014 following a celebrated in concert album celebration at Joe's Pub Sept. 29.

Gasteyer is a series regular on the ABC Family show "Suburgatory" and has performed on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked, in The Rocky Horror Show, Threepenny Opera and Royal Family. Comedienne, SNL alum and Broadway belter, Gasteyer's new album blends comedy and sensational vocals in 12 tracks.

Here's how Joe's Pub billed the album release concert, "From songs like "One Mint Julep" and "Proper Cup of Coffee" to a surprisingly smooth rendition of Carrie Underwood’s "Before He Cheats," Gasteyer’s saucy selections tell stories with humor, heartbreak...and just a little splash of soda. Her vibe recalls that of a time when entertainers truly entertained, an era when a broad could bring home the bacon, swing a set of sultry standards and still be a gracious hostess. Ana’s heroes are those fun-loving dames who downed a cocktail, donned a dress and fronted a band of dapper gents in sharp suits wielding shiny horns—think Barbara Stanwyck in 'Ball of Fire' as she captures Gary Cooper’s heart. And then breaks it."
- See more at: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ana-gasteyer-says-im-hip-with-new-album-332211#sthash.GBaebhMQ.dpuf

I'm Hip

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