Duke Jordan - Beauty Of Scandinavia

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:41
Size: 127.5 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 2004/2011
Art: Front

[6:30] 1. Dear Old Stockholm
[6:50] 2. Midnight Sun
[6:40] 3. Night Train From Snekkersten
[4:23] 4. Chateau Ed Suede
[5:02] 5. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
[3:43] 6. When You Wish Upon A Star
[2:33] 7. Gule Blomster (Yellow Flower)
[4:17] 8. Misty Thursday
[5:59] 9. What Is Wrong
[5:30] 10. Sweet Meat
[4:08] 11. Sultry Eve

Duke Jordan (piano); Jesper Lundgaard (bass,electric bass); Ed Thigpen (drums). Recorded at Eazy Sound Recording, Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 25 & 26, 1995.

Beauty of Scandinavia is Duke Jordan's musical love letter to the region he called home for the latter part of his life. A long-time resident of Copenhagen, Denmark, he recorded many beatutiful albums for European and Japanese labels such as SteepleChase, Marshmallow and Videoarts.

The program consists of famous Scandinavian traditionals ("Dear Old Stockholm"), songs inspired by the region ("Midnight Sun," "Midnight Sun Will Never Set") and Jordan's attractive originals. His fellow American expat living in Denmark, the great drummer Ed Thigpen contributed one original ("Yellow Flower") as well. With the strong support from Thigpen and the great bassist Jesper Lundgaard, this album became an instant classic. Recommended!

Beauty Of Scandinavia  

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Alex Bugnon - Soul Purpose

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:28
Size: 127.0 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Contemporary jazz
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[4:15] 1. Around 12:15 Am
[3:53] 2. Walking In Rhythm
[4:07] 3. Rio.Com
[4:24] 4. Night Groove
[4:08] 5. Sunset Over Manhattan
[4:07] 6. Faraway
[0:58] 7. Giant Steps
[4:03] 8. Love Song # 2
[4:29] 9. Soul Purpose
[4:17] 10. Strollin'
[3:49] 11. Ewf
[4:05] 12. Changes
[4:06] 13. Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
[4:43] 14. In A Sentimental Mood

Alex Bugnon displays a variety of influences on Soul Purpose, his second album to be marketed as a contemporary jazz release. The title track, as its name suggests, borrows from '60s Memphis soul, even if much of it is played on synthesizers. In his sleeve note for "EWF," he writes, "Learning every Earth, Wind & Fire song was a big part of my musical education." Actually, that tune doesn't sound much like Earth, Wind & Fire, but "Rio.com" (nominally a Brazilian number) and "Changes" certainly do, though Bugnon smoothes out the band's familiar funk rhythms. He attempts to show off his jazz chops on a cover of John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" that sounds more like a studio goof, lasting only a minute, but his version of Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood" actually shows reverence. These differing genre exercises are the most notable aspects of the album, but they really just provide variety to what is otherwise a fairly pedestrian set of contemporary jazz pieces. As is de rigueur for the genre, a steady, smooth-but-slightly-funky rhythm track underlies a couple of repetitive melodic patterns on each song, over which Bugnon solos on acoustic piano, sometimes adding a Hammond B-3 organ or Fender Rhodes track. His improvisations have narrow limits, and the pieces simply roll along for about four minutes each before fading out. A couple ("Around 12:15 AM," "Can't Get You out of My Mind") have rudimentary vocals consisting of a line or two. It's a formula designed to appeal to smooth jazz radio and is as anonymous as most of what is played on such stations. The Ellington track indicates Bugnon is capable of more, but the blander stuff no doubt pays the bills. ~William Ruhlmann

Soul Purpose

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Sergio Mendes & The New Brasil 77 - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:52
Size: 73.0 MB
Styles: Latin jazz, Jazz-Funk
Year: 1977
Art: Front

[3:25] 1. Love Me Tomorrow
[3:31] 2. Love City
[3:00] 3. Mozambique
[3:43] 4. If You Leave Me Now
[2:12] 5. Penninsula
[3:30] 6. Why
[4:43] 7. The Real Thing
[3:55] 8. P-Ka-Boo
[3:50] 9. Life

A great, funky album from Sergio, featuring some standout tunes, notably his Stevie Wonder-penned minor hit "The Real Thing," which got a lot of airplay in some markets but which sadly failed to crack the Top 40. There are also great reworkings of Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now" and the gorgeous "Why" co-written by Michael Sembello, both of which introduce some Quarteto em Cy harmonies into the Mendes vocal palette, something he would continue to exploit for the rest of his 70s Elektra output. This was Sergio's group with two drummers, on top of his usual battery of percussion, and the rhythm arrangements positively crackle with energy. Highly recommended. ~JMK

Sergio Mendes & The New Brasil 77

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Red Garland - I Left My Heart...

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:09
Size: 87.3 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1999/2003
Art: Front

[5:48] 1. Will You Still Be Mine
[6:09] 2. Please Send Me Someone To Love
[6:26] 3. Bye Bye Blackbird
[5:52] 4. Body And Soul
[8:22] 5. Bags' Groove
[5:29] 6. I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Alto Saxophone – Leo Wright; Bass – Chris Amberger; Drums – Eddie Moore; Piano – Red Garland. Recorded live at Keystone Korner, San Francisco, May 1978; originally released on Muse 5311.

Recorded during pianist Red Garland's final period, this enjoyable outing (a Muse LP) has three trio numbers by Garland with bassist Chris Amberger and drummer Eddie Moore plus three selections that add altoist Leo Wright to make the group a quartet. Garland's style was unchanged from the '50s, as he shows on "Will You Still Be Mine" and "Bye Bye Blackbird." Wright's portion of the date finds him playing lyrically on two ballads (including a surprise version of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco") and swinging on "Bag's Groove." The set was recorded live at San Francisco's Keystone Korner and was clearly a happy occasion. ~Scott Yanow

I Left My Heart...

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Mal Waldron - Breaking New Ground

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:49
Size: 107,4 MB
Art: Front

(7:02)  1. Dans La Cuisine D'Alibi
(6:51)  2. Suicide Is Painless
(6:48)  3. After the Love Has Gone
(2:49)  4. Beat It
(4:49)  5. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
(6:55)  6. Gymnopedie #2
(5:15)  7. Everything Must Change
(6:17)  8. Thy Freedom Come

Mal Waldron's Breaking New Ground is an abrupt departure for the pianist. Normally focusing on his own compositions, these 1983 trio sessions with Reggie Workman and Ed Blackwell find him mining current pop songs, including a novel approach to "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," and a rather tedious rendition of "Beat It." The moody setting of "Everything Must Change" benefits from Waldron's typically dark chords, while French Impressionist Erik Satie's "Gympnopedie #2" is initially interpreted as a very deliberate solo, with Workman gradually working in some sporadic fills. Johnny Mandel's "Suicide Is Painless" (also known as "Theme from M*A*S*H") was a favorite of pianist Bill Evans, but Waldron opts to approach this darkly comic ballad as an intense post-bop cooker instead. The leader's sole original is the loping opener "Dans La Cuisine d'Alibi," which ends up sounding like a closing theme from a detective film. This CD may startle Waldron's fans a bit, but it proves that he was open to new ideas. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/breaking-new-ground-mw0000188874

Personnel:  Mal Waldron — piano;  Reggie Workman — bass;  Ed Blackwell — drums

Breaking New Ground

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Laverne Butler - Day Dreamin'

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:30
Size: 106,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:41)  1. Friday Afternoon
(3:24)  2. Love Me
(2:49)  3. The Happy Song
(4:19)  4. Little Girl Blue
(4:21)  5. When Your Lover Has Gone
(5:08)  6. Let Your Tears Hang Out
(4:14)  7. Gonna Give Lovin' A Try
(5:37)  8. For the Love of You
(3:41)  9. Day Dreaming
(4:59) 10. Photograph
(3:10) 11. Two Different Worlds

With LaVerne Butler having provided so much passionate, intense hard bop on her debut album, No Looking Back, it came as quite a surprise when the singer took a more mellow and laidback approach on her second album, Day Dreamin', which was devoid of loud horn solos and found her joined by an intimate piano trio. Not thrilled to hear Butler interpreting songs by the Isley Brothers and Aretha Franklin, some jazz purists dismissed the CD as lightweight quiet storm music and argued that Butler should have stuck with standards and hard bop. But in fact, Day Dreamin' has a lot going for it. By choosing less obvious material, Butler was taking chances, and they pay off handsomely. The Isleys' "For the Love of You" and Franklin's "Day Dreamin'" work well in an acoustic jazz setting, as does Brazilian singer Dori Caymmi's "Photograph." This CD can function as mood music, but it's personal, heartfelt mood music that is as rewarding as it is thoughtful. ~ Alex Henderson http://www.allmusic.com/album/day-dreamin-mw0000119633

Personnel: LaVerne Butler (vocals); Peter Bernstein (guitar); Rob Bargad (piano); Mark Sherman (vibraphone); Gregory Hutchinson (drums); Daniel Sadownick (percussion).

Day Dreamin'

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John Mcneil - Embarkation

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 47:35
Size: 76,3 MB
Art: Front

( 9:41)  1. Greenwich
(10:36)  2. Out
( 7:55)  3. Blue Samba
( 6:35)  4. But Now...
( 6:33)  5. Sea Breeze
( 6:14)  6. Everything I Love

John McNeil grew up in Yreka, CA. The little town off of I-5 wasn't exactly brimming with musical knowledge, but the tenacious McNeil still taught himself trumpet and learned to read music on his own. By his late teens the young trumpeter was playing in combos throughout Northern California; by the mid-'70s he was freelancing in New York City and gaining a reputation as an innovative, lyrical player. He performed with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra at the Village Vanguard, and led his own groups at various area clubs. By the latter part of the decade, McNeil had joined the Horace Silver Quartet and secured a solo contract with SteepleChase. The label issued a flurry of McNeil releases, including 1978's Embarkation and The Glass Room, Faun, and (with Tom Harrell) Look to the Sky in 1979. In the 1980s, the trumpeter continued to work as both a sideman and leader. He appeared as a soloist with Gerry Mulligan's band, and formed the John McNeil Trio/Quartet for 1983's I've Got the World on a String. He toured internationally, and was recognized by the contemporary jazz community as a go-to writer, arranger, and producer. McNeil went on to issue a series of critically acclaimed albums, including the Kenny Burger collaborations Hip Deep (1996, Brownstone) and Brooklyn Ritual (1998, Synergy). Released in 2001, Fortuity featured a few pop-inspired numbers, like a Latin-flavored interpretation of the Beatles' "I Will." The Latin influence continued with 2003's This Way Out (Omnitone), which McNeil recorded in Barcelona with tenor saxophonist Gorka Benitez and bassist Giulia Valle. The record was breezy, bold, and curious, and proved that McNeil's hunger for music hadn't diminished an iota from those days learning trumpet in the fields of Yreka. Since then, McNeil has kept busy releasing Sleep Won't Come in 2004, East Coast Cool in 2006, and Rediscovery in 2008. ~ Johnny Loftus https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/john-mcneil/id23880907#fullText

Personnel:  Bass – Rufus Reid;  Drums – Billy Hart;  Piano – Joanne Brackeen;  Tenor Saxophone – Bob Berg;  Trumpet, Flugelhorn – John McNeil

Embarkation

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Kim Bock - Secrets

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 65:22
Size: 120,2 MB
Art: Front

( 8:17)  1. Secrets
(10:22)  2. 65 Miles
( 6:01)  3. Pink
(12:05)  4. Cat in box
( 5:46)  5. One Out Of Nine
( 6:51)  6. I Never Knew
( 9:34)  7. Pivot Points
( 6:22)  8. Sepone

The angular compositions on Kim Bock’s second CD give his chordless quartet a broad, malleable space to play in. In a running dialogue, the Danish saxophonist and trumpeter David Smith sketch out structures in long arcs and then combine for piercing echoes or delicate counterpoint. The uptempo numbers gush, with drummer Peter Retzlaff agitating the rhythm into choppy waves while bassist Adam Armstrong creates swirls and eddies around him. On slower pieces, the band’s relaxed interplay gives the music a gentle, thoughtful pulse.~ Forrest Dylan Bryant  http://jazztimes.com/articles/18904-secrets-kim-bock-quartet

Personnel:  Bass – Adam Armstrong;  Drums – Peter Retzlaff;   Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet,  Composed By – Kim Bock;   Trumpet, Flugelhorn – David Smith

Secrets

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Ross McHenry - Child Of Somebody

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:59
Size: 119,4 MB
Art: Front

(7:31)  1. Opening / Despair
(4:39)  2. Stateless
(4:59)  3. Sketch
(2:16)  4. Interlude 1
(6:20)  5. 3-Month Vortex
(1:04)  6. Child of Somebody Intro
(5:48)  7. Child of Somebody
(0:41)  8. Interlude 2
(9:24)  9. Circles in a Circle
(1:09) 10. Interlude 3
(4:10) 11. Clean Break (For Ornette)
(3:54) 12. Little One

Child of Somebody is the new album from multi-award winning composer, producer and bass player Ross McHenry. Known for his work as bandleader of The Shaolin Afronauts as well as his 2013 First Word release ‘Distant Oceans’, Ross has been described as “The Future of Australian Jazz” (PBS FM)  The album was recorded at Red Bull Studios in New York in mid-2015 alongside regular collaborators Mark de Clive Lowe, Myele Manzanza and Dylan Marshall as well as seasoned NYC players Marcus Strickland, Corey King, Tivon Pennicott and Duane Eubanks. The resulting album represents the arrival of a unique antipodean voice in modern jazz; one that sits comfortably alongside artists like Kamasi Washington and The Robert Glasper Experiment at the vanguard of contemporary improvised music.  Child of Somebody is more than just a collection of compositions; it is an album in the truest sense. Thematically inspired by the world events that have dominated our headlines over the last 12 months this new body of work clearly represents an artistic and compositional progression since the release of Distant Oceans in 2013.  “I wanted to create an album that drew on sonically on the template of Distant Oceans but that was harmonically and melodically more ambitious. The album captures my thoughts and feelings at a time where our world is rapidly transitioning towards a future that we are unable to fully envisage but that we are a part of whether we like it or not. It’s an album about the choices we make as individuals and as communities and the intensely personal way we experience the world around us. I feel that as artists we have a responsibility to reflect honestly on the way we see the world.”  Having recently completed an Australian national tour that included supporting Robert Glasper at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Ross will be touring the world in the second half of 2016 in support of this album release look out for dates in the coming weeks. https://rossmchenry.bandcamp.com/album/child-of-somebody

Brilliant work from bassist Ross McHenry, a musician who's chosen to surround himself with some top-shelf talent here including Mark De Clive-Lowe on keyboards, Marcus Strickland on reeds, and Duane Eubanks on trumpet and flugelhorn! These all-star players are a real tribute to the musical vision that Ross has for the set kind of an expanded suite of tracks that works together beautifully in these cascading rhythmic flows and bursts of color not just sounds from the stars, but also contributions from Dylan Marshall on guitar, Tivon Pennicott on tenor and flute, and Corey King on trombone plus beautifully snapping drums from Myele Manzanza, a musician who seems especially well-suited to the electric interplay between McHenry and Clive-Lowe. 

Titles include "Circles In A Circle", "3 Month Vortex", "Opening/Despair", "Stateless", "Clean Break", and "Child Of Somebody".©1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/810589

Child Of Somebody

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Mary Mayo - Time Remembered

Size: 110,9 MB
Time: 46:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Ages Ago (2:31)
02. I Like The Likes Of You (2:49)
03. By The Way (2:00)
04. Good Little Girls (2:49)
05. The Love I Long For (2:37)
06. The Bad And The Beautiful (3:03)
07. If Someday Comes Ever Again (2:32)
08. Just A-Wearying For You (2:51)
09. Mah Lindy Lou (2:17)
10. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair (3:12)
11. Taking A Chance On Love (2:07)
12. What Is There To Say (3:56)
13. The April Age (3:11)
14. Autumn In New York (3:18)
15. London In July (2:30)
16. April In Paris (3:29)
17. Time Remembered (1:38)

Mary Mayo was the co-creator of one of the most unique and compelling records to emerge from the space age pop era, 1963's Moon Gas -- a collaboration with keyboardist/arranger Dick Hyman and guitarist Vinnie Bell, the album is highlighted by Mayo's ethereal and enchanting wordless vocals, a performance suggesting that of a human Theremin in both its alien approach and its otherworldly beauty. According to the spaceagepop.com website, Mayo was born July 20, 1924, in Statesville, NC, making her professional debut on Charlotte station WWBT soon after World War II. She was soon hired by saxophonist Tex Beneke, then leading the postwar version of the Glenn Miller Orchestra -- while on tour with the group, Mayo met bassist and arranger Al Ham, who later became her husband. The couple settled in New York City, and while Ham worked as a producer for Columbia Records, Mayo raised their daughter Lorri while also contributing uncredited vocals to her husband's studio sessions. At various points during the 1950s she also fronted a vocal jazz group called the Manhattanaires alongside a pre-Nutty Squirrels Don Elliott and recorded a handful of solo singles for Columbia.

Dubbed "a glimpse at the possible sounds of the 22nd century" in the liner notes, Moon Gas was by far Mayo's most notable effort and remains much-prized by collectors of exotica and early electronic recordings, although she enjoyed her greatest commercial success thanks to Coca-Cola: when the advertising agency McCann Erickson hired Ham to assemble a wholesome folk group to record their jingle "I'd Like to Give the World a Coke," he tapped Mayo and their daughter Lorri to lead the studio chorus, and when the commercial proved a cultural phenomenon, the song was re-recorded under the title "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing," credited to the Hillside Singers. The Metromedia label subsequently released two full-length Hillside Singers LPs, including a Christmas recording, both featuring Mayo. In 1986 the label also issued Time Remembered, a collection of songs she cut for the NPR radio series American Popular Song nine years earlier. Unfortunately, Mayo did not live to see the album's release -- she died of cancer in December of 1985. ~by Jason Ankeny

Time Remembered

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Chet Baker - Live In London

Size: 147,1+133,7 MB
Time: 63:43+57:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Have You Met Miss Jones (Live) (13:11)
02. Beatrice (Live) (15:01)
03. For Minors Only (Live) (13:25)
04. The Touch Of Your Lips (Live) (13:58)
05. Margarine (Live) ( 8:06)

CD 2:
01. With A Song In My Heart (Live) ( 9:54)
02. Leaving (Live) (12:16)
03. I Remember You (Live) (10:42)
04. My Funny Valentine (Live) (12:25)
05. I'll Remember April (Live) (12:32)

A lifelong heroin habit might have wrecked the doomed-youth charisma of Chet Baker’s poster-boy looks, but his Miles Davis-inspired trumpet playing and eerily sepulchral crooning survived remarkably well until his death in 1988 at 58. These moving live takes are impressively cleaned up from a cassette recording made at Covent Garden’s Canteen five years earlier, with Baker accompanied by a supple and sensitive local trio led by elegant John Dankworth pianist John Horler. Baker’s flicked-off trumpet trills and whoops constantly stretch and squeeze the beat between his graceful long lines, his softly strangulated vocal pleas are haunting on The Touch of Your Lips, and his mix of dawdles and sprints over Tony Mann’s cymbal beatlight up With a Song in My Heart. My Funny Valentine, always a Baker showstopper, is full of unexpected melodic choices while the tune always feels implied within the spaces. The odd cassette pitch-quivers surface here and there, but Live in London remains a compelling tribute to a flawed but inimitable jazz one-off. ~by John Fordham

Live In London CD 1
Live In London CD 2

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Inga Soder - Stream Carries

Size: 100,6 MB
Time: 41:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Stream Carries (4:38)
02. Trust Yourself (4:47)
03. Heal Me (4:13)
04. I Just Feel That You Love Me (5:28)
05. Home Is Near You (5:00)
06. Silence Of Soul (3:54)
07. Too Much Of My Heart (4:03)
08. Don't Want You To Go (4:06)
09. Falling In Love It Isn't Hard (5:14)

Personnel:
Bass, Guitar [Additional], Keyboards, Percussion – Ape Anttila
Cello – Juhana Ritakorpi
Drums – Ville Pynssi
Guitar – Matti Oja
Piano, Piano [Wurlitzer], Keyboards – Joonas Haavisto
Trumpet – Jukka Eskola
Viola – Susanna Nietula
Violin – Anne Somero, Lasse Joamets
Vocals – Inga Söder

Singer, songwriter and voice teacher, Inga Söder is from Rovaniemi, Finland. She is remembered, among other things, Tartu Mikkiin and 2013. The Voice of Finland programs. Inga has performed with a number of prominent artists and renowned orchestras.

Stream Carries

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Florence K - Buena Vida En Concert

Size: 156,5 MB
Time: 66:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. All Apologies (3:20)
02. Mon Amour (4:07)
03. L'appuntamento (4:38)
04. De Profil (5:03)
05. Je Donnerais Tout (4:46)
06. Rideau De Fer (4:25)
07. La Mentira (4:38)
08. Carnaval (4:04)
09. Au Bal Des Excuses (4:12)
10. L'amour Au Noir (4:35)
11. Mon Dieu (4:42)
12. La Gueule Du Loup (4:46)
13. Love Me Or Leave Me (4:08)
14. Mi Buena Vida (4:42)
15. Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir (4:42)

French jazz-pop chanteuse Florence K was born in Montreal in 1983 to guitarist/composer Hany Khoriaty and opera singer Natalie Choquette. After making her television debut at six, at 16 she toured behind her mother as a pianist, a year later playing her first solo gig. Florence K spent the next several years as the house pianist at Montreal's Stash Café, amassing an extensive repertoire of songs sung in French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish via infrequent leaves of absence to play limited residencies everywhere from Atlantic City to Casablanca to Hanoi. In 2005, Florence K issued her debut LP, Live au Lion d'Or, on her own Red Blues label. Bossa Blue followed in mid-2006. ~by Jason Ankeny

Buena Vida En Concert

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Chris Hazelton's Boogaloo Seven - Soul Jazz Fridays

Size: 100,5 MB
Time: 40:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Soul, Hammond Organ
Art: Front

01. Hip Shaker (Live) (5:30)
02. Onsaya Joy (Live) (7:16)
03. Theme For Theo (Live) (6:35)
04. The Grand Avenue Get-Down (Live) (6:17)
05. Retlemecaf (Live) (7:00)
06. Suit & Tie (Live) (7:42)

Personnel:
Chris Hazelton - Hammond B-3 Organ
Nick Howell - Trumpet & Tambourine
Nick Rowland - Alto & Tenor Sax
Brett Jackson - Baritone Sax
Matt Hopper - Guitar
Danny Rojas - Drums
Pat Conway - Congas & Percussion

Hammond organist Chris Hazelton and his large-group Boogaloo 7 pay homage to greats such as Lonnie Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Grant Green, and Lou Donaldson with their groove-centered brand of jazz, all the while pushing the genre forward with exciting new and original music.

Soul Jazz Fridays

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Lee Konitz - Jazz A Juan

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:07
Size: 117.0 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1974/1996
Art: Front

[ 9:13] 1. Antibes
[10:58] 2. What Is This Thing Called Love
[10:21] 3. 'Round About Midnight
[ 8:51] 4. A Weaver Of Dreams
[ 8:08] 5. The Song Is You
[ 3:33] 6. Autumn Leaves

The always open-minded altoist Lee Konitz teams up with the advanced pianist Martial Solal, bassist Niels Pedersen, and drummer Daniel Humair for this adventurous set, recorded live at the 1974 Antibes Jazz Festival. The quartet performs unpredictable and sometimes eccentric versions of five standards and a previously unissued rendition of Konitz's "Antibes." Solal, whose chord voicings and use of space are quite original, acts as an equal partner with Konitz and the music is often magical and never overly safe. Worth investigating. ~Scott Yanow

Jazz A Juan

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Various - Capitol Sings Around The World: Far Away Places

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:01
Size: 132.8 MB
Styles: Vocal pop
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[2:31] 1. Nat King Cole - Around The World
[3:18] 2. Lena Horne - I Love Paris
[3:08] 3. The Andrews Sisters - Tulip Time
[2:18] 4. Vic Damone - The Moon Of Manakoora
[2:16] 5. Dakota Staton - A Foggy Day
[3:16] 6. Dean Martin - Canadian Sunset
[3:24] 7. Bing Crosby - New Vienna Woods
[2:39] 8. The Dinning Sisters - Brazil
[2:30] 9. Bobby Darin - Sunday In New York
[1:54] 10. Kay Starr - On A Slow Boat To China
[2:11] 11. Nancy Wilson - The Boy From Ipanema
[3:07] 12. Peggy Lee - Bali Ha'i
[2:47] 13. The Four Freshmen - Frenesi
[2:54] 14. Dinah Shore - April In Paris
[3:12] 15. The Andrews Sisters - The Japanese Sandman
[4:45] 16. Nat King Cole - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
[2:49] 17. June Christy - A Night In Tunisia
[2:39] 18. Dean Martin - Arrivederci Roma
[3:13] 19. Margaret Whiting - Far Away Places
[3:01] 20. The King Sisters - Aloha Oe (Hawaiian Farewell Song)

Capitol Sings Around The World: Far Away Places

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Esther Phillips - And I Love Him

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:33
Size: 76.8 MB
Styles: R&B, Soul, Jazz vocals
Year: 1965/2005
Art: Front

[2:35] 1. And I Love Him
[2:23] 2. 'tis Autumn
[2:40] 3. Shangri-La
[2:48] 4. Moonglow Theme From Picnic
[2:46] 5. Out Of The Blue
[2:22] 6. People
[2:43] 7. Makin' Whoopee
[2:42] 8. The Girl From Ipanema
[2:55] 9. I Wish You Love
[3:27] 10. If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
[2:57] 11. It's Too Soon To Know
[3:09] 12. Make Believe Dreams

A collection of "great love songs," And I Love Him! leads with the title track, a Beatles cover and an R&B hit, featuring a soft yet tremendously effective performance from the great Esther Phillips. Elsewhere Phillips wears her Dinah Washington influences well, stretching out her voice and exercising it with a sly, nuanced delivery while tackling a few excellent choices for material: "Shangri-La," "Out of the Blue," and "I Wish You Love." Surprisingly, she also exhibits a sure hand with some odd crossovers like "Moonglow & Theme From Picnic," "People," and "Girl From Ipanema." The arrangements, by Ralph Ellis, are definitely geared toward adult pop, but fortunately they're never so ostentatious that they get in the way of Phillips' idiosyncratic voice and gorgeous performances. ~John Bush

And I Love Him

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Pee Wee Hunt, Joe 'Fingers' Carr - Pee Wee Hunt Vs. Joe 'fingers' Carr

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:38
Size: 122.8 MB
Styles: Ragtime, Dixieland
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:07] 1. Somebody Stole My Gal
[2:02] 2. Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue Has Anybody Seen My Girl
[1:59] 3. Meet Me Tonight At Milton's
[2:16] 4. Too Much Mustard
[1:49] 5. Peg O' My Heart
[3:17] 6. St. Louis Blues
[2:05] 7. Chicago
[2:20] 8. Entertainer's Rag
[1:58] 9. Easy Melody
[2:14] 10. Goofus Rag
[1:55] 11. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
[1:53] 12. Nobody's Sweetheart
[2:18] 13. Lassus Trombone
[2:57] 14. I Ain't Got Nobody
[2:04] 15. Red Hot Mama
[2:18] 16. How Come You Do Me Like You Do
[2:17] 17. Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider
[2:43] 18. Under The Double Eagle
[1:56] 19. The Varsity Drag
[2:11] 20. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
[2:17] 21. Spain
[2:39] 22. Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old 'tucky Home
[2:03] 23. Swingin' Around
[1:49] 24. When You're Smiling

In 1948, trombonist Pee Wee Hunt and his band were fooling around at a Capitol recording session. They performed a satirical version of "Twelfth Street Rag" that found them playing like amateur Dixielanders and renegades of 1921-style jazz. The Capitol executives were delighted, the performance was released, and to everyone's surprise, it became a major hit! Prior to that spontaneous performance, Hunt had been best-known for his long period with the Casa Loma Orchestra. His father had been a violinist and his mother a guitarist, so music was a natural part of his life. Hunt was actually a banjoist originally; he started playing when he was 17. Soon he was doubling on trombone and playing in local bands on both instruments before eventually dropping the banjo. He was with Jean Goldkette's Orchestra for a period in Kansas City (1927-1928 after the Bix Beiderbecke period), worked with the Hollywood Theatre Orchestra in Detroit, and then in 1929 became one of the founders of the Casa Loma Orchestra, which would eventually be taken over by Glen Gray. Hunt had occasional trombone solos and was probably most notable for his good-humored (and sometimes comedic) vocals. He remained with the Casa Loma Orchestra for 14 years until departing in May 1943 to settle in Los Angeles. Hunt was a disc jockey for a time in Hollywood, served with the U.S. Merchant Marine, and in 1946, formed his own Dixieland group. The success of "Twelfth Street Rag" resulted in the trombonist recording many more dates for Capitol (up until 1962) although no further hits resulted. Pee Wee Hunt remained active into the '70s.

While heavily influenced by Art Tatum, this performer was hardly considered a heavyweight pianist during his career. Born Louis F. Bush, or Busch depending on the source, the keyboard maestro who would also make heavy use of the stage name of Joe "Fingers" Carr managed to make it into Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz, but with the following disclaimer: "A novelty performer rather than a jazz artist." The novelty itself was a kind of heavily sexed-up ragtime piano style that caught on in the very dawn of the hi-fi era. The invention was in sharp contrast to lounge music and would most likely have the opposite effect than a seduction if played in a bachelor pad. Carr began driving his piano this way while working as an A&R man for Capitol. In a brainstorm based on a sharp analysis of current trends, he decided to sign himself up as the mysterious "Fingers."

Dipping his fingers into a recording session from time to time, Carr was particularly effective providing an authentic instrumental ambience on the 1949 single entitled "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" by the duo of Jo Stafford and Paul Weston. The fact that this side became a big hit didn't help Carr's chances to convince his bosses of the commercial potential for an all-piano album in the same style. "Ivory Rag," the first single released from Carr's new series of recordings, turned into an international hit.

Pee Wee Hunt Vs. Joe 'fingers' Carr

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Ted Brown - Shades of Brown

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:04
Size: 151,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:54)  1. After You've Gone
(5:48)  2. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
(6:19)  3. Almost Like Being in Love
(6:31)  4. She's Funny That Way
(5:29)  5. Limehouse Blues
(5:00)  6. How Deep is the ocean
(4:36)  7. This can't be Love
(6:28)  8. Cherokee
(4:39)  9. Embraceable You
(5:31) 10. The Song is You
(4:46) 11. You go to my Head
(5:58) 12. I Found a new baby

Although nearing his 80th birthday by the time this early-2007 session was issued near the end of the same year, tenor saxophonist Ted Brown hasn't recorded extensively as a leader. A onetime student of Lennie Tristano, he mastered the pianist's intricate reworkings of standards, though he eventually returned to a more straight-ahead approach to his instrument, becoming a descendant of Lester Young's playing style. With support from guitarist Steve Lamattina (making one of his first appearances on a widely distributed jazz CD) and veteran bassist Dennis Irwin, Brown possesses a light tone and consistently swings in these cool performances, with the rhythm section also playing at a low volume level, making for a relaxing date. Yet, Brown is very much his own man and not a "repeating pencil" trying to re-create Young's work, much like Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, and other cool-toned saxophonists who paid their dues during the 1950s. There isn't a piece on the session that's less than a half-century old, but Brown and his mates make each of them sound fresh. "Cherokee," "This Can't Be Love," and "You Go to My Head" are just a few of the highlights of this rewarding CD. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/shades-of-brown-mw0000585361

Personnel:  Ted Brown (tenor sax);  Dennis Irwin (bass);  Steve Lamattina (guitar)

Shades of Brown

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Malene Kjaergard- Happy Feet

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:57
Size: 90,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:36)  1. Temporary Love Affair
(3:38)  2. Give Me the Simple Life
(5:13)  3. Happy Feet
(3:57)  4. I'm Hip
(4:07)  5. After You've Gone
(2:52)  6. Skylark
(3:18)  7. Rhode Island Is Famous for You
(5:30)  8. There Should Be
(3:43)  9. Undecided

Jazz vocalist Malene Kjærgård was born in Copenhagen, but raised in the suburb of Kolding. Malene's childhood was filled with music, theater and arts of all kinds. In 2007 Malene moved back to Copenhagnen where she performs as a singer in many different collaborations. In november 2012 Malene got the 2. place in DPA's competition "Young Jazz Composer of the Year" with her composition "Temporary Love Affair". 

In april 2013 Malene's debut album "Happy Feet" was released at Calibrated Music. Songs from her CD are being played at the Danish National Radio Jazz Channel P8, and she was the 3rd most played artist in october 2013 with the song "Undecided" from her debut album. Malene is educated as Singer and Vocal Coach from Complete Vocal Institute in Copenhagen, she has studied acapella vocal improvisation in NY, Hawaii, Italy, Holland and Denmark and she teaches singing students on a daily basis. http://www.malenekjaergaard.com/biografi

Happy Feet

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