Count Basie - Kansas City Shout

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 42:02

Size: 96.2 MB

Styles: Swing, Piano blues

Year: 1980/1995

Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Just A Dream On My Mind

[5:57] 2. Blues For Joe Turner

[4:05] 3. Blues For Joel

[4:02] 4. Everyday I Have The Blues

[2:56] 5. Blues Au Four

[3:27] 6. My Jug And I

[4:08] 7. Cherry Red

[3:49] 8. Apollo Daze

[3:19] 9. Standing On The Corner

[3:34] 10. Stormy Monday

[3:00] 11. Signifying

Bass – Duffy Jackson; Guitar – Freddie Green; Piano – Count Basie; Saxophone – Bobby Plater, Danny Turner, Eric Dixon, Johnny Williams, Kenny Hing; Trombone – Bill Hughes, Mitchell 'Bootie' Wood, Dennis Rowland, Dennis Wilson, Grover Mitchell; Trumpet – Dale Carley, David Stahl, Pete Minger, Sonny Cohn; Vocals – Joe Turner (tracks: 2, 4, 10); Vocals, Alto Saxophone – Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (tracks: 1, 6, 7). Recorded in Hollywood, CA, April 7, 1980.

This session from 1980 helps to recreate the atmosphere of '30s Kansas City. Featured are the great blues singer Joe Turner and the strong singer and altoist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, along with the Count Basie Orchestra. "Just a Dream," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Cherry Red" and "Stormy Monday" receive very spirited renditions, as do some newer blues. Since all of the principals are no longer with us, Norman Granz deserves special thanks for organizing this special session. ~Scott Yanow

Kansas City Shout

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Toni Harper - Toni Harper With The Oscar Peterson Quartet

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 64:52

Size: 148.5 MB

Styles: Jazz vocals

Year: 2012

Art: Front

[3:30] 1. Can't We Be Friends

[2:39] 2. I Could Write A Book

[2:24] 3. Gone With The Wind

[2:54] 4. Singin' In The Rain

[5:37] 5. Love For Sale

[3:26] 6. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'

[3:05] 7. A Foggy Day

[2:38] 8. You Don't Know What Love Is

[4:23] 9. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered

[3:28] 10. Little Girl Blue

[2:42] 11. You Took Advantage Of Me

[4:26] 12. Like Someone In Love

[2:13] 13. Taking A Chance On Love

[2:56] 14. Play Me The Blues

[2:47] 15. Love Is A Wonderful Thing

[2:46] 16. I Telephoned, I Telegraphed

[2:46] 17. We've Got To Live, Got To Grow

[3:01] 18. My Memory Book

[1:44] 19. Them There Eyes

[2:19] 20. Bewitched (Bothered And Bewildered)

[2:57] 21. Petals On The Pond

Toni harper (vcl), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d) / Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Edison (tp), Melba Liston (tb), Willie Smith (as),Curtis Amy (ts), Clyde Dunn (bar), Eddie Beal (p), George Bledsoe (b), Albert Bartee (d).

In 1956, when Toni Harper was just eighteen years old, she made her first album for Norman Granzs Verve, the label he had started earlier that year. For her debut Harper, who had already made an impact as an almostbaby singer, was backed by none other than Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Alvin Stoller. On display were all the traits that had made her a success: a good voice, a knack for swing, and brilliant intonation. She had traces of Sarah Vaughan in her singing, without ever becoming derivative or getting stuck in any one style. All I want now, she said, is to become a good, versatile singer. To underline that, this fine release also includes two recordings she did with Dizzy Gillespie, four tunes issued on two singles with an orchestra under the direction of Buddy Bregman; two tracks from her appearance on the TV show Stars of Jazz, and one last song arranged and conducted by Marty Paich - a handful of great performances by an outstanding singer.

Toni Harper With The Oscar Peterson Quartet

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Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank - Brazilliance Complete Sessions

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:54
Size: 176.1 MB
Styles: Latin jazz
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[2:47] 1. Atãbaque
[3:41] 2. Rio Rhapsody
[2:57] 3. Simpatico
[4:06] 4. Mood Antigua
[3:17] 5. Blue Baião
[3:32] 6. Nocturno
[3:00] 7. Stairway To The Stars
[3:10] 8. Terra Sêca
[2:19] 9. Speak Low
[3:01] 10. Acertate Mas
[3:01] 11. Nonô
[3:09] 12. Carioca Hills
[4:44] 13. Tocata
[2:55] 14. Amor Flamengo
[2:41] 15. Little Girl Blue
[3:33] 16. Carinhoso
[2:51] 17. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
[4:37] 18. Noctambulism
[3:00] 19. Baa-Too-Kee
[2:33] 20. Choro In A
[2:47] 21. Hazardous
[2:02] 22. The Color Of Her Hair
[3:55] 23. Lonely
[3:02] 24. Inquietaçao

Alto Saxophone – Bud Shank; Bass – Harry Babasin; Drums – Roy Harte; Guitar – Laurindo Almeida.

Laurindo Almeida (born September 2, 1917, São Paulo, Brazil–died July 26, 1995, Van Nuys, California) was a Brazilian classical guitarist. Prior to being invited to the United States in 1947 by Stan Kenton, Laurindo Almeida played guitar in Rio De Janeiro where he was known for his classical Spanish guitar playing. He joined Kenton's band during the height of its success in the 1940s, then was employed as a studio musician. In 1953 he recorded, with Bud Shank, two albums called Brazilliance for the World Pacific label. He also recorded with Stan Getz and Herbie Mann, among others, and recorded for film and television.

Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank, Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. He spent the 1960s as a first-call studio musician in Hollywood. In the 1970s and 1980s he performed regularly with the L. A. Four. Shank ultimately abandoned the flute to focus exclusively on playing jazz on the alto saxophone. He also recorded on tenor and baritone sax. He is also well known for the alto flute solo on the song "California Dreamin'" recorded by The Mamas & the Papas in 1965.

Brazilliance Complete Sessions

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Wayne Wilkinson - Full Circle

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:07
Size: 119.3 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:34] 1. Swingin'
[4:36] 2. Martino's Waltz
[5:34] 3. Lament
[4:56] 4. Change The World
[6:49] 5. The Heritage
[4:26] 6. Full Circle
[4:18] 7. Speak Low
[6:22] 8. Here We Go Again
[5:23] 9. So Many Stars
[6:03] 10. Sleepwalk

Wayne Wilkinson, a Benedetto guitar artist, has performed and toured across the country and internationally for over four decades. Throughout his career, Wayne has been fortunate to share the stage with iconic jazz musicians and world class performers. As the guitarist for the premieier Air Force Jazz Ensembles "The Airmen of Note" in Washington, jD.C. and the "Falconaires" in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wayne performed for Presidents and other dignitaires at venues including the White House and Carnegie Hall as well as major jazz and music festivals.

Wayne is a headliner guitarist playing high octane stratight ahead jazz, traditional classics from the great American songbook, innovative bebop jazz and original compositions. His Texas roots are recognizable with a hint of western swing infused in his performances.

Full Circle

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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - The Brass Are Comin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:58
Size: 75.5 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Jazz-pop
Year: 1969/2016
Art: Front

[2:06] 1. The Brass Are Comin' (The Little Train Of Caipira)
[2:37] 2. Good Morning, Mr. Sunshine
[2:57] 3. Country Lake
[3:16] 4. I'll Be Back
[2:54] 5. Moon River
[2:15] 6. The Maltese Melody
[3:09] 7. Sunny
[2:38] 8. I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)
[2:38] 9. Anna
[2:15] 10. Robbers And Cops
[2:44] 11. Moments
[3:24] 12. You Are My Life

The Western motif on the double-fold album jacket -- with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass in costume -- signals this as another companion album to a TV special. But there is a deeper significance to this LP, for shortly after its release, a burned-out, personally troubled Alpert disbanded the Brass and retired from music for awhile. Indeed, stretches of this record reveal a tired group and a leader whose trumpet has lost much of its old zip. Even so, as on all TJB albums, there are several gems -- the stunning shifts in texture and tempo that enliven the worn-out "Moon River," the chugging bluegrass-tinged arrangement of Villa-Lobos' "The Little Train of the Caipira" that masquerades under the name of the title track, a haunting rendition of the Beatles' "I'll Be Back," the fast samba treatment of "Anna." Dave Grusin and Shorty Rogers contribute an occasional orchestration, and Alpert does a modest vocal turn on the lush "You Are My Life." But this time, the old sales magic was gone; the Tijuana Brass had suddenly become unhip in polarized 1969. ~Richard S. Ginnell

The Brass Are Comin'

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The Wynton Kelly Trio - Full View

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:30
Size: 83.6 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1967/1996
Art: Front

[4:43] 1. I Want A Little Girl
[4:53] 2. I Thought
[4:49] 3. What A Diff'rence A Day Made
[3:53] 4. Autumn Leaves
[4:27] 5. Dontcha Hear Me Callin To Ya
[3:14] 6. On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
[3:03] 7. Scufflin'
[4:08] 8. Born To Be Blue
[3:16] 9. Walk On By

Bass – Ron McClure; Drums – Jimmy Cobb; Piano – Wynton Kelly. Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios (New York City), Sept., 1966.

Pianist Wynton Kelly's next-to-last set as a leader (he would record a slightly later date for Delmark) featured him at a time when his influence was waning and he was overshadowed by more advanced players. However, Kelly's impact would begin to grow again after his death, when the Young Lions movement began in the early '80s; certainly pianist Benny Green was greatly touched by Kelly's conception. This Milestone trio set, reissued on CD, matches Kelly with bassist Ron McClure and drummer Jimmy Cobb on a fine program mostly filled with standards but also including the then-recent Burt Bacharach hit "Walk on By" and Kelly's original "Scufflin'." ~Scott Yanow

Full View

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Cynthia Crane - Blue Rendezvous

Styles: Vocal  
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:17
Size: 152,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:08)  1. Blue Rendezvous
(4:45)  2. The Night We Called It a Day
(4:24)  3. If You Could See Me Now
(4:53)  4. Music Maestro Please
(6:07)  5. You Don't Know What Love Is
(3:21)  6. Azure-té
(5:05)  7. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life
(5:21)  8. Born to Be Blue
(4:30)  9. You Would Rather Have the Blues
(5:37) 10. Ill Wind
(4:19) 11. New Shade of Blues
(4:22) 12. I Don't Want to Cry Anymore
(5:27) 13. Serenade in Blue
(2:52) 14. Hey Look, No Cryin'

Originally on Lookout and then reissued in 2000 on the Original Cast label, this session discloses Cynthia Crane's affinity for songs associated with smoky bistros; those blues dripping songs which are the stock in trade of a tried and true chantuese. Crane is a female counterpart of Frank Sinatra's image of a saloon singer, bursting with those qualities essential for singers who enter this musical arena. First and foremost, she (or he) has to be well tuned in to the story and events described by the lyrics to transport them to the listener. The voice also has to have the drama these songs demand. Dashes of nostalgia and regret always help. Crane has these qualities and touches all these bases on this CD. With her deep voice, on the mark diction, an excellent feel for timing, and the ability to pause for effect, she displays these qualities with perfection. Helping to pull off this emotional adventure are some of the best session musicians New York City has to offer. First and foremost is her regular piano player, Mike Renzi. Others helping out include the Leonharts on such cuts as "If You Could See Me Now," Jay on bass and Michael on trumpet. Bill Easley adds his soulful sax on four cuts, and is especially telling on "Blue Champagne." This CD is more than an hour of music that one would expect to hear in a darkly lit bar at 2:00 in the morning, or maybe in one of those all-night dance emporiums of yore by musicians with cigarettes dangling from their lips and half-filled glasses at the ready. No matter, Crane is a fine performer and her album of melancholy music is recommended. ~ Dave Nathan http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-rendezvous-mw0000174646

Personnel: Cynthia Crane (vocals); Jay Berliner (guitar); Bill Easley (woodwinds); Michael Leonhart (trumpet); Wayne Andre (trombone); Mike Renzi (piano); Warren Chiasson (vibraphone); Ronald Zito (drums).

Blue Rendezvous

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Horace Parlan - The Maestro

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1979
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 50:03
Size: 91,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:40)  1. Ruby, My Dear
(6:31)  2. Spring Is Here
(6:02)  3. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
(5:15)  4. Peace
(8:17)  5. The Maestro
(5:13)  6. Nardis
(6:20)  7. Alone Together
(6:42)  8. Ill Wind

This is the second volume of Parlan’s solo recording (earlier release Sccd 31141 “Musically Yours ”). Horace Parlan (b. January 19, 1931 in Pittsburgh) after suffering from polio as child learned to play piano as a therapeutic means and developed a strong left hand technique which became his trade-mark as professional musician.  “… Horace Parlan performs here 8 titles each one of which is a grand moment of jazz history …” (Midi-Libre)

Personnel:  Horace Parlan – Piano Solo.

The Maestro

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Kidd Jordan - On Fire

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:10
Size: 115,9 MB
Art: Front

(13:55)  1. Officer, that Big Knife Cuts My Sax Reeds
(17:03)  2. The Evil Eye
(13:52)  3. We Are All Indebted to Each Other
( 5:18)  4. Harrison Carries the Coffin Out

Incendiary similes have always proven popular as descriptors of free jazz. Indeed, "Fire Music," has been used as a label for the whole genre. New Orleans-based saxophonist Kidd Jordan's 2006 outing, the superb Palm of Soul (AUM Fidelity), essayed a meditative calm, music which couldn't be more different from the accurately named 50-minute studio session On Fire. While bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Rocker Warren Smith would be eminently suited to a contemplative, even melodically inclined date, here they too pursue more rough-hewn ends. As customary for Jordan, each cut is spontaneously created, relying on the participants' quick wits and instincts honed over 55 plus years of activity in not only avant jazz, but also, as in the case of Jordan, stints backing R&B royalty like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. Jordan's signature falsetto wail an uncompromising but deeply felt sound permeates each track although the resultant blowing is more than one- dimensional. He spikes his unbridled expression with insistent riffs or reflective codas, around which his colleagues rally and create emphatic conclusions. On "We Are All Indebted To Each Other," the combination of both approaches, with a beautiful luminous tone, makes for a strikingly affecting conclusion. Smith's artistry is orchestral in scope, demonstrating mastery of timbre and rhythm. He effects an inspiring change of pace when he switches to shimmering vibes. Bankhead deploys a deep buzzing thrum, like a hive of bees, best heard in an extended flickering feature towards the end of "The Evil Eye," when he evokes flamenco stylings. He gets a name check all his own on the soulful "Harrison Carries Out the Coffin" where he accompanies another fleet-fingered solo with a melodic hum, leading to a richly bluesy Second Line finale. Jordan and his band burn brightly, their blend of joyous abandon and searing intensity prove hard to beat. ~ John Sharpe https://www.allaboutjazz.com/on-fire-kidd-jordan-engine-review-by-john-sharpe.php

Personnel: Kidd Jordan: tenor saxophone; Harrison Bankhead: bass; Warren Smith: drums, vibraphone.

On Fire

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Don Menza & Pete Magadini - Live At Claudio's

Size: 130,8 MB
Time: 56:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Confirmation (8:43)
02. Rose Tattoo (7:55)
03. I Mean You (7:35)
04. These Foolish Things (8:40)
05. Pete's Blues (7:45)
06. On A Misty Night (9:13)
07. 2080 Blues (6:33)

The fiery tenor saxophonist Don Menza has had too few opportunities to record as a leader through the years. This rare quartet date with pianist Wray Downes, bassist Dave Young, and drummer Pete Magadini ranks with Menza's best. He takes hard-driving solos on four jazz standards (including "Confirmation" and Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You"), a couple of blues by drummer Magadini, and his own "Rose Tattoo." This live session finds Menza in top form, showing both humor and versatility in his swinging solos. Recommended. ~by Scott Yanow

Live At Claudio's

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Misha - Dreaming With Eyes Wide Awake

Size: 132,9 MB
Time: 56:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Here Comes Autumn Again (4:53)
02. No Cure (4:54)
03. Where Do I Belong (7:49)
04. Hello, How Are You Doing (5:50)
05. She Wonders Why (4:59)
06. Family Games (4:25)
07. Day And Night (3:29)
08. The House Is Quiet (4:57)
09. Dreaming With Eyes Wide Awake (6:29)
10. Yet Another Love Song (4:27)
11. Time (4:18)

Michaela Steinhauer is a German-born, New York based singer and this self-produced album features eleven of her own compositions and arrangements. These dreamy, romantic numbers benefit from her choice of accomplished musicians, not least Hendrik Meurkens who contributes elegant harmonica featured on five of the songs and vibraphone on another five.

Despite having spent much of her life in Germany and ten years in Moscow, she delivers the songs in perfect English with scarcely a trace of a Continental European accent. Songs such as the wistful "Where I Do Belong?" are evinced with moving poignancy, her voice subtly interlaced with the harmonica.

Not all are ballads, the relatively more strident "Hello, How Are You Doing?" plays well against the vibes and piano. Lyrically, Steinhauer is clearly capable of writing and singing affecting lyrics, as evidenced by numbers like the gentle "She Wonders Why" and the ironically titled "Yet Another Love Song." The lively "Family Games," underpinned by Michal Jaros's walking bass is genuinely foot-tapping and enhanced by Steinhauer's scat singing. The pace quickens with "Day And Night" but is slowed with the elegiac "The House Is Quiet." Meurkens is heard on harmonica again interwoven with Steinhauer's dulcet vocals on the title track.

This is Steinhauer's seventh CD to date and aptly demonstrates her considerable songwriting and singing talents. There's nothing dislikeable here and plenty to like. ~Roger Farbey

Personnel: Misha (Michaela Steinhauer): vocals; Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica, vibraphone; Glauco Lima: piano; Michal Jaros: bass; Samuel Martinelle: drums.

Dreaming With Eyes Wide Awake

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Massimo Farao' Trio - Swingin'

Size: 166,9 MB
Time: 71:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Moanin' (8:09)
02. On A Clear Day (6:22)
03. Almost Like Being In Love (9:21)
04. Yours Is My Heart Alone (7:23)
05. I Hear A Rhapsody (4:41)
06. Just You Just Me (6:27)
07. Falling In Love With Love (8:01)
08. Azule Serape (6:37)
09. A Beautiful Friendship (8:58)
10. Harlem Blues (5:50)

Massimo Farao (16th March 1965 in Genoa) is an Italian jazz - pianist. Massimo Farao studied with Flavio Crivelli and worked with local formations; In 1983 he visited the United States, where he among other things, with the first Red Holloway and Albert 'Tootie' Heath played. In the 1990s he worked with Tony Scott, Adrian Mears, John Enders, Jesse Davis, Franco Ambrosetti, at its Enja -albumsGrazie Italia and Light Breeze he participated. He also played in the Nat Adderley Quintet at a European tour. In 1993 he took for Splasc (h) his debut album For Meon; his teammates included the trumpeter Flavio Boltro and bassist Dado Moroni. In 1995 the album Ciao Baby (on Monad).

In Trio with Ira Coleman and Jeff Tain Watts played Farao 1998 Brooklyn for Enja album Black Inside a; 2000 followed (also on Enja) the recorded in trio and quartet album Thorn on which Drew Gress, Jack DeJohnette and saxophonist Chris Potter participated. In 2001, he was (with Wayne Dockery and Bobby Durham)member of the quartet of Archie Shepp; 2001-2005 was the artistic director of the jazz department Farao the label Azzrra Music. In 2003, he stepped on the Jazz Piano Festival in Lucerne. In 2006 he recorded an album with compositions by Ennio Morricone on; In 2007 he toured in a trio with Joey DeFrancesco through Europe and the USA.

Swingin'

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Simone Honijk - From This Moment On

Size: 113,3 MB
Time: 48:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Astronaut (3:24)
02. Slap That Bass (3:18)
03. The Healing (5:24)
04. From This Moment On (3:26)
05. Prepared For Midwinter (4:30)
06. Pensativa (5:02)
07. Fascinating Rhythm (4:01)
08. Dance For The Old People (3:35)
09. Dream Dancing (5:14)
10. A Drug Called Love (4:15)
11. Dienda (6:18)

At the age of ten Simone Honijk started with classical piano lessons and continued these lessons for nine years. However, over time, singing became her real passion! From the age of 20 she took vocal lessons with professional teachers (pop and jazz styles) and attended many vocal improvisational and interpretaional workshops with various professionals. (i.e. Mathilde Santing, Carmen Gomes, Joris Teepe, Sheila Jordan, Jody Gilbert).

Simone later started performing and singing in an a capella vo cal group, a small jazz choir and as a backing vocalist of a soul/funk band. Then, wanting to try her wings as a soloist, she started a duo with professional guitarist Cees Swart, performing a repertoire of jazz and pop songs, as well as his own compositio ns. In the years following, she felt her heart pull more towards the jazz idiom, because of her love for improvisation and freedom of interpretation. She then dove deeper into more modern and mainstream jazz styles with various Dutch jazz groups (i.e. conc ert in Cristofori, Amsterdam with Rob van Bavel, Jasper van Hulten en Rene van Beeck in sept. 2005). In addition, Simone sang with various bigband ensembles; along with guest performers, such as Frits Landesbergen. In 1999 she attended the Vocal Jazz Works hop at Stanford (Palo Alto, California, USA). There, she studied with Madeline Eastman, Judy Niemack and Dena De Rose as well as the guest teacher Kenny Barron.

In 2005, Simone completed her studies at the Vocal Jazz Department at the Amsterdam Conservatory and obtained her degree. In the Conservatory she actively attended clinics given by Deborah Brown, Mark Murphy, Nancy Marano, Rhiannon, Edwin Rutten and Ronald Douglas: as well as masterclasses by Bobby Mc Ferrin, Dianne Reeves and Dee Daniels. Upon co mpletion of her degree,she studied acting and singing at the A m- sterdam Theatreschool. Since 2003 she has been performing with her own jazz group, "The Simone Honijk Quartet" and as a guest vocalist of different professional jazz ensembles. Since 2008 Sim one has been working in projects in which they are certain composers or jazz musicians Central (D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn, Bill Evans, 2012 Stephen Sondheim and in 201 3 project about Tadd Dameron with also her own lyrics ). In 2012 she also organized (together with the jazz singer Karen Vrijburg) 10 special concerts for piano trio 's called "To The Full".

From This Moment On

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George Anderson - Body And Soul (Deluxe Edition)

Size: 167,8 MB
Time: 71:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Smooth Jazz, R&B, Soul, Funk
Art: Front

01. Intro (0:14)
02. G Funk (5:54)
03. Joys Of Life (3:21)
04. Don't Waste My Time (3:56)
05. Interlude, Pt. 1 (0:16)
06. Miller Time (4:02)
07. Beautiful (5:06)
08. Miracle (4:00)
09. Interlude, Pt. 2 (0:12)
10. Festival De La Vida (4:51)
11. All Or Nothing (3:32)
12. Promised Land (3:16)
13. It's Our World (5:37)
14. Cape Town 2017 (4:42)
15. Can't Hide Love (5:05)
16. G Funk (Funk Party Mix) (3:24)
17. G Funk (Funk Party Extended Mix) (3:58)
18. G Funk (Old School DJ Extended Mix) (6:18)
19. G Funk (Old School DJ Radio Mix) (3:50)

Celebrated British bassist GEORGE ANDERSON leads an unusual dual musical life. He is, of course, best known for his work with smooth jazz icons Shakatak. He's a key member of the band – on the road and in the studio. George was also instrumental in co-writing many of Shakatak's best tunes ....most famously 'Day by Day' featuring Grammy award winner Al Jarreau. George was responsible too for co-writing the song 'Perfect Smile' which was a smooth-jazz radio play hit in the US for Shakatak in the 90's.

George, though, also fronts his own band and under his own name he's released three solo albums... 'Positivity', 'Expressions' and 'George Anderson Band... From Cape Town To London'. On that latter, our man was brave enough to tackle George Duke's 'Brazilian Love Affair' and Luther Vandross' 'Never Too Much' while his own 'Back In the Day' (from 'Expressions' and featuring vocals from Debby Bracknell) won George loadsa friends in the modern soul community.

Mr Anderson is now all set to release a fourth solo set... 'Body and Soul'. The lead single pairs a smooth but tough in places 'Don't Waste' with a grittier 'Gfunk'. The title of that kinda says it all! Both feature a feisty femme vocal (Mary Pearce) and blistering bass lines. Both auger well for the long player!

Body And Soul

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McCoy Tyner - Nights Of Ballads And Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:32
Size: 88.2 MB
Styles: Soul jazz
Year: 1963/2016
Art: Front

[5:36] 1. Satin Doll
[3:36] 2. We'll Be Together Again
[6:18] 3. 'Round Midnight
[3:49] 4. For Heaven's Sake
[5:00] 5. Star Eyes
[5:18] 6. Blue Monk
[5:31] 7. Groove Waltz
[3:20] 8. Days Of Wine And Roses

Lex Humphries/Drums; Steve Davis/Bass; McCoy Tyner/Piano.

As the title implies, this McCoy Tyner release is a low-key, after-hours affair. Far removed from the intensity of work with then-boss John Coltrane, Tyner stretches out on a fine mix of standards and bebop classics. The pianist, of course, always had his own fleet and rich way with ballads, in spite of the galvanizing marathon solos he became known for on live dates and his later experimental recordings with Coltrane. His ballad style is even touched with a bit of sentimentality, which thankfully is kept in check by a bevy of tasteful lines. Backed by the topnotch rhythm tandem of bassist Steve Davis and drummer Lex Humphries, Tyner finds the room to develop classic statements on highlights like Monk's "'Round Midnight," Ellington and Strayhorn's "Satin Doll," and Parker's "Star Eyes." On more easeful tracks like "For Heaven's Sake," Tyner utilizes his block chord approach to meditative and romantic effect. Rounded out by solid blues sides like "Blue Monk" and Tyner's own "Groove Waltz," Nights of Ballads & Blues qualifies as one of the pianist's most enjoyable early discs. ~Stephen Cook

Nights Of Ballads And Blues

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Jamil Sheriff Big Band - Ichthyology

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:36
Size: 147.9 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[5:32] 1. Future Car
[9:00] 2. Ichthyology
[6:39] 3. T.T.F
[9:07] 4. Ewiz
[5:51] 5. Blues Through The Night
[8:18] 6. Themes
[6:38] 7. On The Wall
[6:54] 8. Tick Tock
[6:32] 9. Calmforth

Pianist/composer Jamil Sheriff, a pivotal figure in the influential jazz programme at Leeds College of Music, has made a real difference to the vitality of the jazz scene in the north. Ichthyology was commissioned in 2010 by the PRS for Music Foundation – and Sheriff's affection for 1960s hard-bop gives the soloists in a fine northern orchestra (including saxophonists Joel Purnell and Tori Freestone) their cues. A classic late-50s modal-jazz hook launches the intricate Future Car; the title track swaps sumptuous brass and sax phrases expanded on by Sheriff and the trumpets; Jamie Taylor's edgy fusion guitar burns through TTF; and Purnell's electronic EWI sax adds unusual pungency. Sheriff's inventiveness can tempt him into piling everything he knows into a song, and the band sometimes swaps themes so restlessly that daydreams of minimally eventful ECM sessions can distract the mind. But the leader is often inspired at updating the straight-ahead, and the stomping Blues Through the Night, a traditional hard-groover that would blow the roof off in a live show, is an exuberant episode to savour from this accomplished session. ~John Fordham

Ichthyology

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Ingrid James, Alexis Tcholakian Trio - Trajectoire

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:37
Size: 129.6 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[6:29] 1. A Timeless Place-The Peacocks
[4:08] 2. Trajectoire
[5:06] 3. An Angel Touched Me
[6:50] 4. Blue Confluence
[4:49] 5. Jagged Thorn
[4:22] 6. Midsummer Flower
[5:18] 7. A Page Has Turned
[5:18] 8. Night Reflection
[4:40] 9. Circle Of Love
[4:08] 10. Dance With Me
[5:24] 11. It's Not Over

Ingrid James: vocals; Alexis Tcholakian: piano; Simon Teboul: bass; Thierry Tardieu: drums; Simon Spang-Hanssen: saxophone; Miroslav Bukovsky: flugelhorn; Mariane Bitran: flute; Guillaume Muschalle: guitar; Todd Harrison: drums.

Trajectoire is a collaboration between the French pianist composer Alexis Tcholakian and the Queensland based vocalist Ingrid James. Their paths crossed in France when she was performing in a Paris jazz club when he approached her to write lyrics to some of his melodies as part of a vocal project with other singers in France. After completion of several songs together it felt right for them to do an album and in June 2014 Trajectorie was recorded in Paris.

Consisting mostly of their original compositions (the one exception being a comely version of the Jimmy Rowles standard "The Peacocks" with lyrics by Norma Winstone) this vocally outstanding album is now available through Newmarket Music in Australia. Throughout the recording Tcholakian's pianoforte is flawless on every track. His world class trio accompanies him dextrously on every move, slipping and gliding through the various stories of love, disillusion, hope and hip jazz life like a Maserati manoeuvring the climbs and gradients of a curving mountainous path. There are highs and lows at every turn and Ms James is always in command vocally at the wheel of this transcendently impressive outing with her flawless technique and gilded timbre. Adding to this are some magical improvisational moments from the wind section especially Simon Span—Hanssen's tenor on several tracks and Mariane Bitran's flute on the title track. Miroslav Bukovsky's sympathetic flugelhorn on "Night Reflection" mourns wistfully on a soulful ode to the brevity of life. May their paths continue to cross in many harmonious musical journeys in the future. ~Barry O'Sullivan

Trajectoire

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Stefano Bollani - Ma L'amore No

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:43
Size: 118.4 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[5:53] 1. Here's To Life
[4:49] 2. Se Non Avessi Piu Te
[5:46] 3. Ma L'amore No
[4:25] 4. Arrivederci
[4:32] 5. Una Lacrima Sul Viso
[4:57] 6. De Conversa Em Conversa
[6:27] 7. Sono Cotento
[6:11] 8. Non Ho L'eta Per Amarti
[1:55] 9. Boccuccia Di Rosa
[6:45] 10. I'm Beginning To See The Light

Bass – Ares Tavolazzi; Drums – Walter Paoli; Piano – Stefano Bollani; Vocals – Stefano Bollani. Recorded at The House Recording Studio in Rome on January, 27 and 28 2004.

Jazz pianist Stefano Bollani was born in Milan, Italy, on December 5, 1972. He began playing piano as a child in order to accompany his singing, but soon concentrated solely on the instrument, enrolling in a conservatory in Florence when he was 11. There, he studied both jazz and pop music, and after graduating in 1993, added his keyboard skills to albums for many of Italy's top pop stars, including Laura Pausini, Irene Grandi, and Jovanotti. When working with the latter in 1996 he met avant-garde jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava, who invited the young pianist to play with him in Paris, an opportunity Bollani quickly accepted. He then began to release more jazz albums, first with his trio (completed by bassist Ares Tavolazzi and drummer Walter Paoli) but also as a solo artist (like on 2003's Småt Småt and 2006's Piano Solo) as well as with other trios (2002's Fleurs Bleues drew from the talents of bassist Scott Colley and drummer Clarence Penn, while 2005's Gleda: Songs from Scandinavia used his trio with bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Morten Lund) and even a quintet (2006's I Visionari). Bollani has also appeared on stages at the Umbria and Montreal Jazz Festivals, among others, and has performed with musicians like Gato Barbieri, Lee Konitz, Pat Metheny, Paolo Fresu, and Phil Woods. ~ Marisa Brown & Thom Jurek

Ma L'amore No

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Barbara Lea - Lea In Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 36:00

Size: 82.4 MB

Styles: Vocal jazz

Year: 1956/1990

Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Will I Find My Love Today

[2:03] 2. We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together

[3:21] 3. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

[2:02] 4. Am I In Love

[3:08] 5. The Very Thought Of You

[2:14] 6. I've Got My Eyes On You

[2:57] 7. True Love

[2:20] 8. Mountain Greenery

[4:40] 9. More Than You Know

[2:42] 10. Ain't Misbehavin'

[3:19] 11. Autumn Leaves

[3:21] 12. Sleep Peaceful, Mr. Used-To-Be

Bass – Al Hall; Drums – Osie Johnson; Guitar – Al Casamenti; Horn [Alto Horn] – Dick Cary; Piano – Dick Cary, Jimmy Lyons; Trumpet, Leader – Johnny Windhurst; Vocals – Barbara Lea.

Singer Barbara Lea often recalls her idol and friend Lee Wiley on this set of love songs. The backup is uniformly tasteful but changes from song to song with such impressive stylists as trumpeter Johnny Windhurst, baritonist Ernie Caceres, Garvin Bushell (on oboe and bassoon), Dick Cary (the arranger on piano and alto horn), guitarist Jimmy Raney and (on a beautiful version of "True Love") harpist Adele Girard making memorable appearances. Lea's straightforward and heartfelt delivery is heard at its best on such songs as "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," "Mountain Greenery," "More than You Know" and "Autumn Leaves" (which is partly taken in French). These interpretations are often touching. ~Scott Yanow

Lea in Love

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Lenny Breau - Cabin Fever

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:31
Size: 120.2 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 1997/2014
Art: Front

[ 7:03] 1. Lenny's Warm Up And Improvisation Of Autumn Leaves
[ 2:14] 2. Lenny's Mood
[ 1:34] 3. East Side
[ 4:29] 4. You Came To Me Out Of Nowhere
[ 7:48] 5. What Is This Thing Called Love
[10:33] 6. Days Of Wine And Roses
[ 6:56] 7. Lenny's Mode
[ 6:30] 8. Here's That Rainy Day
[ 5:19] 9. Celtic Dream Stream

Almost any jazz fan who has become very familiar with recordings by the late guitarist Lenny Breau is likely very aware of his tremendous battles with drug addiction, which both hampered his career and shortened his life considerably. This undated studio session came about after a friend, Glen McDonald, bailed Breau out of jail and isolated him in his remote cabin -- which lacked electricity, heat, running water, or plumbing -- in an effort to straighten him out. So how was this session recorded? Breau, who plays acoustic guitar throughout this CD, was taped because a generator was available to power the tape machine and two microphones; the results are simply amazing. This is a talented artist heard woodshedding for his audience of one, mixing standards such as "Out of Nowhere" and "What Is This Thing Called Love?" with captivating originals like "Lenny's Mode" and the soft improvisation "Celtic Dream Stream." The lack of formal studio post-production adds to the appeal of this disc because the listener gets the feeling of being Breau's sole audience, so an occasional warmup passage or bit of conversation don't prove to be distracting. A brief interview with McDonald (which isn't listed in the CD packaging) concludes the disc. Released following Breau's death in 1984 by Guitarchives, a label founded to share his music on a wider scale, this CD is an excellent place to start an exploration of his brilliant musicianship. ~Ken Dryden

Cabin Fever

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