Al Hirt - Trumpet & Strings

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:32
Size: 113.4 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 1962/2017
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Stranger In Paradise
[2:26] 2. Poor Butterfly
[2:33] 3. Fools Rush In
[2:50] 4. Sleepy Lagoon
[2:47] 5. As Time Goes By
[2:58] 6. East Of The Sun
[2:42] 7. Sleepless Hours
[2:56] 8. True Love
[2:55] 9. I'll Never Smile Again
[2:13] 10. I Cried For You
[2:48] 11. How Deep Is The Ocean
[2:46] 12. Easy To Love
[2:19] 13. Out Of Nowhere
[2:31] 14. Georgia On My Mind
[2:58] 15. Stella By Starlight
[2:45] 16. Willow Weep For Me
[2:51] 17. What's New
[3:22] 18. To Ava

A new side of Al Hirt s amazing artistry was revealed in this album. The big, broad, brass tone that readily identifiable mark of the mightiest horn turns subtle and subdued. Hirt threads his finely honed trumpet against a silken tapestry of strings masterfully arranged and conducted by Marty Paich. For the last six tracks, Henri René surrounds Hirt the master of sharp, bright, powerful bursts of color with a string orchestra including rhythm, four trombones, and one baritone sax. Hirt s horn is occasionally muted, but more often it is heard in restrained full voice as it clearly defines the varying shades of mood. The album s program of well-known selections takes on a new dimension of meaning in Hirt s hands. His horn can be haunting or tender, wistful or wailing, or quietly chuckling in retrospect.

Trumpet & Strings

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Teodora Enache, Guido Manusardi Trio - On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:33
Size: 88.2 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:05] 1. My Favourite Things
[6:49] 2. You Go To My Head
[4:57] 3. In A Mellow Tone
[2:22] 4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
[2:44] 5. Shiny Stockings
[6:14] 6. Round About Midnight
[4:08] 7. All Of Me
[3:15] 8. Route 66
[5:55] 9. My Funny Valentine

Teodora Enache (born September 30, 1967 in Oneşti) is considered one of the most important Jazz musicians in Romania.

She graduated with Honors the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iaşi, with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics. Then, she managed to switch to a successful career in Jazz, graduating the Canto section of Academy of Music in Iaşi and studying canto, improvisation and harmony with Johnny Răducanu and Edmond Deda and rhythm & bongos with Maurice de Martin.

Teodora won the Award for Best Debut at Sibiu International Jazz Festival in 1993. Between 1993 and 2004, she participated in numerous Jazz concerts and festivals in Romania, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Russia and the USA. She performed with internationally acclaimed stars such as Curtis Feller, Les Paul, Stanley Jordan, Johnny Griffin, Rick Condit, Johnny Răducanu, Guido Manusardi, Al Copley and Philippe Duchemin. In 2004 Teodora Enache won The Excellence Prize for the Most Important Contribution in Jazz. She recorded her first disk in 1997, followed by other eight in Romania and the USA. Hers latest project is Rădăcini - Shorashim (English: Roots), Romanian and Jewish songs in Jazz Rhythms.

On The Sunny Side Of The Stree

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John Swanson - Let's Keep In Touch

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:40
Size: 95.4 MB
Styles: Swing, Jazz vocals
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:32] 1. 10,000 Miles Away
[2:49] 2. Mr. Big
[2:36] 3. Let's Keep In Touch
[4:28] 4. Remember Being In Love
[4:52] 5. Don't Tell Me How To Drive
[3:16] 6. We Make A Pretty Good Team
[4:11] 7. Throw Some Bacon On It
[3:13] 8. The Laughing Buddha Knows
[4:18] 9. I Don't Like Pictures
[5:26] 10. Some People Swear By It
[2:54] 11. Green Grass

Colorful singer-songwriter story-telling offered up in a funky, jazzy style. Swinging big band and small ensemble arrangements punctuate the bluesy crooner vocals. Witty, romantic, and fun!

Somewhere out on New Route 66, about 50 miles west of Sinatra, Swanson is swingin' and singin'. He loves Dave Frishberg songs and other stuff, like tumbler drinks. Lonnie Johnson is God.

John's quirky-cool jazz, blues, and pop music has been licensed for The Night Before (Seth Rogen feature film), ABC (Blood and Oil, Secrets and Lies), CBS (Scorpion), Showtime (The Affair), NBC (Last Call with Carson Daly), Hallmark Channel (Once Upon a Holiday), AMC (Freakshow), Bravo (Southern Charm), ABC Family (The Fosters, Switched at Birth), El Rey Network (From Dusk Till Dawn), MTV, and VH1 . International film, television, and retail radio credits include England, Germany, Finland, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Turkey, and Sweden.

Let's Keep In Touch

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Zoot Sims - Hawthorne Nights

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:18
Size: 94.6 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1976/2007
Art: Front

[4:42] 1. Hawthorne Nights
[5:04] 2. Main Stem
[6:01] 3. More Than You Know
[5:07] 4. Only A Rose
[4:11] 5. The Girl From Ipanema
[6:20] 6. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
[5:26] 7. Fillings
[4:24] 8. Dark Cloud

Unlike most of his Pablo sessions, this Zoot Sims CD is not a quartet outing but an opportunity for his tenor to be showcased while joined by a nine-piece group that includes six horns (three reeds among them). Bill Holman's inventive arrangements are a large part as to why the date is successful but Sims's playing on the five standards, two Holman pieces and his own "Dark Cloud" should not be overlooked. Fortunately there is also some solo space saved for the talented sidemen (which include Oscar Brashear and Snooky Young on trumpets, trombonist Frank Rosolino and the woodwinds and reeds of Jerome Richardson, Richie Kamuca and Bill Hood). A well-rounded set of swinging jazz. ~Scott Yanow

Hawthorne Nights

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Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:54
Size: 135,6 MB
Art: Front

(9:32)  1. Black Codes
(9:08)  2. For Wee Folks
(6:47)  3. Delfeayo's Dilemma
(6:45)  4. Phryzzinian Man
(5:36)  5. Aural Oasis
(7:40)  6. Chambers of Tain
(5:23)  7. Blues

This is probably the best Wynton Marsalis recording from his Miles Davis period. With his brother Branford (who doubles here on tenor and soprano) often closely emulating Wayne Shorter and the rhythm section (pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Charnett Moffett, and drummer Jeff Watts) sounding a bit like the famous Herbie Hancock-Ron Carter-Tony Williams trio, Wynton is heard at the head of what was essentially an updated version of the mid- to late-'60s Miles Davis Quintet (despite Stanley Crouch's pronouncements in his typically absurd liner notes about Marsalis' individuality). The music is brilliantly played and displays what the "Young Lions" movement was really about: young musicians choosing to explore acoustic jazz and to extend the innovations of the pre-fusion modern mainstream style. Marsalis would develop his own sound a few years later, but even at age 23 he had few close competitors. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/black-codes-from-the-underground-mw0000188478

Personnel : Wynton Marsalis (trumpet);  Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone);  Kenny Kirkland (piano);  Ron Carter, Charnett Moffett (bass);  Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums).

Black Codes

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Natasha Miller - Don't Move

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:30
Size: 109,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. Don't Move
(4:45)  2. You Don't Have To Learn (How To Sing The Blues)
(4:07)  3. Stolen Love (On Highway 99)
(5:10)  4. Snow Covers The Valley
(6:33)  5. Once More
(4:40)  6. Prisoner Of The Blues
(3:46)  7. Don't Set Me Free
(4:41)  8. Bye Bye Bayou
(5:19)  9. At Midnight
(2:48) 10. As The Years Come And Go
(2:14) 11. Doin' The Impossible

Once again, spunky vocalist Natasha Miller teams up with 81-year-old songwriter Bobby Sharp (Unchain My Heart, Don't Set Me Free), and this time, she’s got an album of destined-to-be jazz standards that outdoes everything she's produced to date. The new CD Don't Move (scheduled for a March 28, 2006 release) features 11 songs written by Sharp, most of which have never been recorded before. That makes this album something of an historic event in its own right. What makes it a musical event of the first order is Sharp’s songwriting, Natasha’s gift for flawless phrasing, and stunning arrangements penned by a group of musicians whose roots go deep and whose talents run to the top of their class pianists Bill Bell (Duke Ellington, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson), Larry Dunlap (Cleo Lane, Mark Murphy), Ellen Hoffman (Oakland East Bay Symphony, Linda Ronstadt), and Josh Nelson (Peter Erskine, Ernie Watts). Some of the arrangements call for a 3-piece horn section and a string ensemble to augment Natasha’s jazz trio. “It’s only a 9-piece band, Miller says, “but the arrangements are so full and the band so tight, I sometimes think I’ve got The Stan Kenton Orchestra or Nelson Riddle and his strings behind me.”  Sharp’s songwriting, as always, demonstrates his impeccable talent. He possesses an uncanny ability to unify the elements of his songs so they tell moving stories with a profound simplicity always with style and grace (and sometimes, with a good bit of humor). Those elements, along with the energy Natasha brings to each song, make music you just can’t get enough of. In fact, the title of the album Don’t Move is not just lifted from one of the tracks; you’ll find it personally compelling. When you listen to it, you simply won’t want to move, that is. “Bobby’s a genius, a one-man Mercer-and-Arlen team,” Natasha says. “His work will go down in the songbook of great American classics.”

As she has in all her previous work, both live and recorded, Miller again demonstrates she can sing anything put in front of her (possibly even the phone book). Her voice harbors a rich palette of colors, sometimes sassy and insistent (“Don’t Set Me Free,” “Don’t Move”), sometimes sultry and ironic (”At Midnight,” “You Don’t Have to Learn How to Sing the Blues”), and sometimes wistful and longing, as in the haunting “Snow Covers the Valley,” with its hint of the tragic realities found in old Irish ballads. But even when she’s “A Prisoner of the Blues,” there’s no crying in her beer here. These are songs for grown-ups rendered by a 34-year-old artist who knows that even though fate may often deprive us from what we want, we keep on going anyway. What Natasha does is to bring these qualities together with finesse and power, delivering each song to the listener’s doorstep, where they don’t beg for entry, they come as familiar guests. Put all this together vocal color, a tone that runs from hushed to fills-up-your-heart, a touch of attitude, range and power with Natasha’s natural gift for just the right lyrical timing and you wonder how these songs could be sung any other way.  As if that’s not enough, there’s the remarkable “sound” of the recording itself, due in large measure to the fact the album was produced at Skywalker Studios (George Lucas) in Northern California and engineered by the highly-respected Leslie Ann Jones. When you get that much talent under one roof, both in front of the mikes and behind the board, wonderful things happen. The group recorded all 11 tracks in a day and a half. Most were “down” on the first take. Natasha produced this her fourth album and is funding it through her independent record label Poignant Records based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Her previous release I Had a Feelin' (also a collection of Bobby Sharp tunes) was well received by jazz radio (charting in JazzWeek), and played by jazz programmers around the world. I Had a Feelin' has garnered local and national media attention and has sparked a movie production deal about Natasha and Mr. Sharp, as well.

And the band? It includes all the West-Coast musical heavies Los-Angeles-based pianist Josh Nelson, and from the Bay Area, John Shifflet/upright bass, Tim Bulkley/drums, Rob Roth/saxophone, Jeff Lewis/trumpet and flugelhorn, Adam Theis/trombone, Liz Prior Runnicles/viola, Emil Miland/cello, and Natasha/violin. Don't Move is a CD with a rich array of color and emotion, bringing another segment of Bobby Sharp's songbook to life. There’s music here for everyone a little bit of the blue and the noir and a whole lot of up-tempo, foot-stompin’ surprises. There’s also the touching duet, “As the Years Come and Go,” sung by Miller and Sharp, a love song written by Sharp in younger years, now a testament by these two friends to their remarkable personal and musical partnership. Natasha is one of the Bay Area’s busiest performers and regularly sells out Yoshi's jazz club in Oakland. She made her Monterey Jazz Festival debut on Sept 18, 2005 with her 9-piece band to a standing-room- only audience who honored her with 2 standing ovations. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/nmiller4

Don't Move

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Weather Report - Black Market

Styles: Jazz Fusion
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:34
Size: 88,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:32)  1. Black Market
(4:41)  2. Cannon Ball
(7:53)  3. Gibraltar
(5:08)  4. Elegant People
(3:27)  5. Three Clowns
(3:14)  6. Barbary Coast
(6:37)  7. Herandnu

The shifts in Weather Report's personnel come fast and furious now, with Narada Michael Walden and Chester Thompson as the drummers, Alex Acuna and Don Alias at the percussion table, and Alphonso Johnson giving way to the mighty, martyred Jaco Pastorius. It is interesting to hear Pastorius expanding the bass role only incrementally over what the more funk-oriented Johnson was doing at this early point that is, until "Barbary Coast," where suddenly Jaco leaps athletically forward into the spotlight. 

Joe Zawinul or just Zawinul, as he preferred to be billed contributed all of side one's compositions, mostly Third World-flavored workouts except for "Cannon Ball," a touching tribute to his ex-boss Cannonball Adderley (who had died the year before). Shorter, Pastorius, and Johnson split the remainder of the tracks, with Shorter now set in a long-limbed compositional mode for electric bands that would serve him into the 1990s. While it goes without saying that most Weather Report albums are transition albums, this diverse record is even more transient than most, paving the way for WR's most popular period while retaining the old sense of adventure. ~ Richard S.Ginell http://www.allmusic.com/album/black-market-mw0000192680

Personnel: Joe Zawinul (vocals, guitar, melodica, piano, grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Oberheim synthesizer, tabla); Jaco Pastorius (vocals, mandocello, electric bass, drums, steel drum); Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lyricon); Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (drums, congas, tom tom, percussion); Chester Thompson , Narada Michael Walden (drums); Manolo Badrena (congas, tambourine, timbales, percussion); Don Alias (percussion).

Black Market

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Frank Kimbrough - Rumors

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:33
Size: 123,0 MB
Art: Front

(8:22)  1. Six
(5:31)  2. TMI
(7:06)  3. Hope
(5:41)  4. Rumors
(7:52)  5. Sure As We're Here
(6:35)  6. Forsythia
(6:23)  7. Over
(6:00)  8. For Andrew

Timing is everything, whether discussing music, sports or life in general, and this certainly proves to be the case with the recording of Rumors. In September of 2009, jazz photographer and occasional producer Jimmy Katz made a last minute offer to record pianist Frank Kimbrough in a setting of his choice. Kimbrough, having just played with bassist Masa Kamaguchi and drummer Jeff Hirshfield at the Kitano in New York City, yearned to connect with these musicians again before Kamaguchi returned to his home in Barcelona. The timing proved to be perfect and the chemistry between these three musicians is on full display across these eight tracks. While seven of these pieces come from Kimbrough's pen, the album starts off with "Six," written by Catalan composer Federico Mompou and unfolding with Hirshfield's slow cymbal dance. Kimbrough's delivery shows an uncluttered sense of melodic brilliance, making this an engaging performance. "TMI," no doubt referencing the popular abbreviation for "Too Much Information," betrays Kimbrough's fondness for piano visionaries like Thelonious Monk, Andrew Hill and Herbie Nichols. Quirky, sea-sawing melodic snippets collide as the trio shows off its elastic sense of time. While performing as one interactive entity on this song, "Hope" begins as a showcase for Kimbrough. Kamaguchi and Hirshfield enter this performance with a fragile sense of being, and support Kimbrough during his comforting and consonant travels. Eventually, bass and piano converse and create some touching musical moments. 

The title track begins with some slight hints of the Far East. As the music grows, Hirshfield's ride cymbal work becomes more furious and he rains down on the group with a percussive storm. Kamaguchi's pulsing, insistent bass presence helps to provide a sense of consistency in these stormy moments. Kimbrough creates a two-handed dance on "Sure As We're Here," with Hirshfield providing some skittering brushwork. "Forsythia" a plant that often signals the arrival of spring shows deep, beautiful, organic musical growth. An expansive and open feeling pervades this piece, with Kamaguchi blending well with Kimbrough, and the clear ring of the bass and piano seeming to linger in the air. "Over," with its spiky, jagged beginning, starts off like a three-way boxing match. Each man jabs and prods with his instrument, but things change when Hirshfield takes over, owning the music until Kamaguchi gets his turn. A shower of notes seems to descend from all places as the piece tumbles toward its conclusion. "For Andrew" is six minutes of solemn, absorbing sound. Sensitivity and reverence travel through this piece, as each musician adds to the emotional impact and flow. This recording session might have been coordinated at the last minute, but it's hard to imagine finer musical conversations being crafted with all the planning time in the world. ~ Dan Bilawsky https://www.allaboutjazz.com/rumors-frank-kimbrough-palmetto-records-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php
 

Personnel: Frank Kimbrough: piano; Masa Kamaguchi: bass; Jeff Hirshfield: drums.

Rumors

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Naoko Terai - Jazz Waltz

Styles: Violin Jazz 
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:55
Size: 116,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:18)  1. Jazz Waltz
(5:24)  2. Appassionata
(4:59)  3. Danny Boy
(3:52)  4. In the Mood for Rag
(3:14)  5. Fascination
(5:25)  6. Lady's Tango
(4:04)  7. Flying in the Wind
(4:36)  8. Memories in the Sand
(4:19)  9. Hit and Away
(4:56) 10. I Me Mine
(4:41) 11. Children

· Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Began playing the violin at the age of 4 and appearing at the age of 6 at NHK Educational TV "Keiko no Violin".
· When I was 12 years old, I received an encouragement prize at "Student Music Competition East Japan Convention" sponsored by the Mainichi Newspaper Company. Received again at the age of 14.
· In 1988, he debuted professionally as a jazz / violinist.
· Since being co-starred with Kenny · Baron who came to Japan in 1995, he was invited to guests of his album "Things unseen" and recorded for the first time in NY.
· In 1998, the first leader work "Thinking of You" was announced. In the blink of an eye he gets a lot of attention as a heroine of the jazz world.
· In January 2001, he won the Jazz Disc Grand Prize "New Star Award" sponsored by Swing Journal magazine.
· In August 2002, I participated in my 1st "Tokyo Jazz 2002" in my band. The overwhelming performance of is a topic. Herbie Hancock invited me to join his session.
· In February 2003, EMI (now Universal Music) released the first "Anthem" release. Became a big best seller and received the Japan Gold Award Grand Prize .
· December, announced the second transfer "Jazz · Waltz" announcement. Received the "Japan Jazz Award" Jazz Disc Awards sponsored by Swing Journal magazine.
· In April 2004, in the swing journal magazine reader popularity vote, he won three divisions , . Become a top artist in the jazz world with both name and reality.
· From this year onwards until 2009, serve Kincho mosquito coil TVCM character. (I will be in charge of music continuously after that)
· In January 2008, received the 33rd Nanri's Fumio Award.
· In March 2010, the Agency for Cultural Affairs received "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Education Minister's Award for Grand Prix (Grand Prize Division)".
· From May, serve as the first regular personality in the BS - TBS program "Cinemagic Café" (~ 2012).
· In September 11th, "Tokyo Jazz" celebrating the 10th anniversary, she appeared on the stage entitled "Astor Piazzolla Project" with world accordionist Richard Galliano and again performing and others. The stage live record "Libertango in Tokyo" is also reputed.
- In January 15, the regular band was renewed for the first time in 12 years, and the latest work "Hot Jazz" was announced. https://translate.google.com.br/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/terai-naoko/biography/&prev=search

Personnel: Violin – Naoko Terai;  Double Bass – Jumbo Ono;  Drums – Go Nakazawa;  Guitar – Yoshihiko Hosono;  Piano, Organ – Naoki Kitajima

Jazz Waltz

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Don Ellis - Live At Montreux

Styles: Trumpet Jazz

Year: 1977

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 73:55

Size: 173,6 MB

Art: Front

( 9:41)  1. Open Wide

( 5:54)  2. Loneliness

( 7:18)  3. Future Feature

( 5:10)  4. Go-No-Go

( 8:45)  5. Sporting Dance

(11:59)  6. Niner Two

( 8:32)  7. Lyra

( 5:39)  8. Eros

(10:51)  9. Arcturus

Recorded 27 years ago, this album from the Don Ellis library contains all the rhythmic and polyphonic excitement that you’d expect from such a pioneer in modern big band jazz. With this CD release, the original LP has been augmented by the addition of three previously unreleased tracks that came from the same Montreux performance. With his trumpet in hand, and an instrumentation that exceeds the norm, Ellis gave the world a remarkable sound. His compositions and arrangements left their mark. Performances such as this one have provided inspiration for all. Bass clarinet, French horn, oboe, tuba, congas and a string quartet combined to give his orchestra a unique collective timbre. Add to that his fascination with meter. “Future Feature,” for example, is in traditional 4/4, but its complex subdivision gives you that old Don Ellis magic: 223, 32, 223, 32, 3232, 223, 223, 3232, 33. ”Lyra,” “Eros,” and “Arcturus” appeared on another album for Atlantic, Music From Other Galaxies And Planets Featuring The Theme From Star Wars, which was created in a studio. Therefore, the inclusion here of live performances of these three pieces at Montreux was never considered. They make a sizable addition to the concert, however, and these arrangements fit in well. “Arcturus” was the concert’s encore. This was Ellis’ final recording. He passed away the following year at age 44 from complications of an earlier heart attack. His farewell trumpet solo on “Niner Two” leaves a lasting impression. Featuring stellar solo work from Ellis (on several instruments), Ted Nash, Jimbo Ross, Ann Patterson, Chino Valdes, Jim Snodgrass, and Alan Kaplan, the album has a significant place in the history of jazz. Ellis influenced many. His legacy continues to inspire. ~ Jim Santella https://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-at-montreux-don-ellis-koch-international-jazz-review-by-jim-santella.php

Personnel: Don Ellis- leader, quartertone trumpet, Firebird trumpet, flugelhorn, superbone;  Ann Patterson- alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, oboe, piccolo;  Ted Nash- alto saxophone, flute, clarinet;  James Coile- tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet;  Jim Snodgrass- baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, piccolo, flute, oboe;  Glenn Stuart, Gil Rathel, Jack Coan- trumpet;  Sidney Muldrow- French horn;  Alan Kaplan- trombone;  Richard Bullock- bass trombone;  Jim Self- tuba;  Randy Kerber- keyboards;  Darrell Clayton- acoustic bass;  Leon Gaer- synth bass, electric bass;  Dave Crigger- drums; Mike Englander- drums, mallets, percussion;  Ruth Ritchie- percussion, tympani;  Chino Valdes- congas, bongos;  Pam Tompkins, Lori Badessa- violin;  Jimbo Ross- viola;  Paula Hochhalter- cello.

Live At Montreux

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China Moses And Raphaël Lemonnier - Crazy Blues

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:43
Size: 139,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:27)  1. Resolution Blues
(4:55)  2. Why Don't You Do Right
(4:15)  3. Closing Time
(4:48)  4. You're Crying
(4:21)  5. The Mailman The Butcher And Me
(5:56)  6. Crazy Blues
(3:53)  7. Cherry Wine
(5:01)  8. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
(6:59)  9. Work Song
(3:57) 10. Hot Stuff
(6:39) 11. Just Say I Love Him
(4:26) 12. Move Over

Pouring old wine into new bottles has become a specialty of vocalist China Moses and Pianist/Arranger Raphael Lemonnier. Rejuvenating classics with a pint of spirited innovation is a landmark of the duet, who, for their first encounter revisited the best of Dinah Washington, This One's for Dinah. For their second collaboration they pay tribute to great dames of blues and soul, and reexamine how 'blues' can be so jazzy. As such, Crazy Blues is unchained and blurs the dividing line between blues and jazz. The powerful presence of Moses, as well as her vocal flexibility, combined with Lemmonier's exploratory vision confers verve to the takes. Comparison with the original songs is useless, as Moses and Lemonnier do not borrow. Rather, they capture a song's essence. Ranging from Mamie Smith, Lilian Smith, Dinah Washington, Little Esther and Nina Simone, to Etta James, the remakes trace roots of female blues singing, passing the pop and rock of Janis Joplin and Donna Summer along the way. The entire variety is worth rediscovering, and sheds light on the songs' jazz possibilities. The album opens with a slow, rhythmic yet funny ballad, "Resolution Blues," where Moses cries out in longing. 'Why don't You do Right" follows, to raise the beat and display each musician's talent and flexibility as they turn a tender song into bebop. In call and response style, "Closing Time" is a gentle ballad featuring Hugh Coltman. Similarly, "Crying" is contemplative and touching. The fifth song, "The Mailman, the Butcher, and Me'' is an original where Lemonnier and bassist Cedric Caillaud navigate through drive and rhythm while Moses punctuates pauses to pave the ground for impulsive starts. Sixth on the album, "Crazy Blues," sounds similar to Dixieland, with a horn section orchestrated with finesse.

By far, one of the album's most cheerful songs is "Cherry Wine," a second duet featuring vocalist Sly Johnson. The song recounts a couple's fight over a bottle of cherry wine and abounds with saxophone solos. The lustful "I Just Want To make Love To You" is played with a pint of suspense. The refrain is slowed and repeated several times until Moses improvises, and pushes for an ascending climax. Simone's "Work Song" is a wonderful percussion exercise, and an opportunity for the saxophone players to display their talent. Trumpet player Renaud Gensane blows his top at the end of the tune. On the other hand, "Hot Stuff" is one of the familiar hits that displays the band's creativity to twist disco with rock influences into masterfully arranged, orchestral blues in Chicago colors. In Simone's "Just Say I Love Him," Moses unleashes dramatic contralto singing, infused with Bastien Ballaz's trombone to reinforce the poignant lyrics. To liven up the album, the last song is a groovy version of Janis Joplin's "Move Over." 

With an ostinato on piano and rolling drums, Moses smooths out Joplin's original ascending rhythm to make it sound warmer. These covers by Moses and Lemonnier have all been re- imagined to sound fresh with creativity. They shine, intense and loud! ~ Mehdi El Mouden https://www.allaboutjazz.com/china-moses-crazy-blues-by-mehdi-el-mouden.php

Personnel: China Moses: vocals; Raphael Lemonnier : piano; Jean-Pierre Derouard: drums; Fabien Marcoz : bass; Guests Luigi Grasso: alto & tenor sax #1,2,4,6,7,8,10; Anne Paceo: drums #2; Pierrick Pedron: alto sax #2,10; Cedric Caillaud: bass #5; Hugh Coltman: vocals #3; Daniel Huck: alto sax #6,7; Sly Johnson: vocals #7; François Biensan: trumpet #6,7,8; Renaud Gensane: trumpet #2,9,10; Bastien Ballaz: trombone #2,10,11; Frédéric Couderc: baritone & tenor sax, clarinet #2,6,7,8,10; Jean-Claude Onesta: trombone #2,6,7,8,10; Claude Egea: trumpet #2,10; Nicolas Dary: tenor sax #2,10; Jean-Claude Tartour: violin; Camille Verhoeven: violin; Nicolas Galière: viola; Vincent Catulescu: cello.

Crazy Blues

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Chico Freeman - Spoken into Existence

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:37
Size: 162,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:34)  1. Seven Steps to Heaven
(5:43)  2. Free Man
(8:33)  3. India Blue
(5:53)  4. Black Inside
(5:35)  5. Dance of Light for Luani
(4:33)  6. Nia's Quest
(8:15)  7. N'tiana's Dream
(2:51)  8. Lara's Lullaby
(6:28)  9. Erika's Reverie
(9:21) 10. Soft Pedal Blues
(4:59) 11. Niskayuna
(1:23) 12. The Crossing
(3:22) 13. Ballad for Hakima

Jive Music Austria is honored to present the third album in a row of the great Chico Freeman! He’s a legend, but is at the same time not laying back and resting on the laurels of his history. Far from it: He’s always on the move, making new projects with new and interesting musicians and with the newest recording tools and technics as well! For this CD he brought some of the finest musicians together that work and live in Europe; with them he can also tour Europe more easily, without so much time lost on long overseas flights. These guys each are splendid on their instruments and well known with their groups and projects, together they are tight and sound as a unit with Mr. Freeman as the crown jewel on this royal swingin’ and groovin’ group! The repertoire is mainly original pieces of Chico’s and some of the other members of the quartet. The cd is completed with some special versions of great and special standards like “Seven Steps to Heaven” and “Soft Pedal Blues”. The Bandleader is also very proud to present an anthology of songs, each dedicated to, and inspired by his daughters: Erika, Luani, N’tiana, Nia and Lara! These songs are very special and with the others that are composed and played with warm-hearted sensitivity you feel the positive, expressive power of this unique artist! https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/chicofreeman3

Personnel:  Chico Freeman - saxophones, Antonio Faraò - Piano, Heiri Känzig - bass, Michael Baker - drums

Spoken into Existence

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Stephane Wrembel Trio - Gypsy Rumble

Styles: Guitar Jazz 
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:04
Size: 140,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:40)  1. Jimmy's Bar
(3:24)  2. Les Deux Guitares
(3:17)  3. China Boy
(4:48)  4. Swing Gitane
(3:00)  5. Swing de Bellevue
(3:33)  6. Buster Swing
(4:14)  7. Swing 48
(4:49)  8. Supplique
(3:20)  9. Mabel
(5:08) 10. Big Brother
(4:15) 11. Blue Drag
(3:41) 12. Milko
(4:41) 13. David
(4:23) 14. Belleville Rendezvous
(4:44) 15. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

French guitarist Stephane Wrembel clearly emulates fellow countryman and musician Django Reinhardt. Yet Wrembel’s Reinhardt-influenced playing doesn’t lose charm for its easy-to-spot inspiration. Instead, GYPSY RUMBLE, recorded with Wrembel’s trio and special guest David Grisman on mandolin, fuses the gypsy jazz of Reinhardt with various world music influences and postmodern flourishes in fresh and exciting ways. 

The album comes highly recommended to fans of Reinhardt, gypsy music, or acoustic classical guitar. ~ Anthony Tognazzini http://www.allmusic.com/album/gypsy-rumble-mw0000801646

Personnel:  Stephane Wrembel (guitar); Eric Rodgers (guitar); Jared Engel (bass instrument, bass guitar).

Gypsy Rumble

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Eddie Harris - I Need Some Money

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:03
Size: 103,6 MB
Art: Front

( 3:12)  1. I Need Some Money
( 9:49)  2. Get On Down
( 6:11)  3. Time To Do Your Thing
( 4:15)  4. Carnival
(11:56)  5. I Don't Want Nobody
( 4:07)  6. Bumpin
( 5:30)  7. That's It

No longer content to hide his voice behind a horn and an amp, Eddie Harris finally steps out as a singer in the first of a series of humorous hard-luck songs that would be the flagships of his next few LPs (one reason for this move, perhaps, was the title of this album, but his vocals didn't produce any hits). Harris also fools with an electronic rhythm machine and electronic horn attachments that practically turn his sax into a synthesizer. In any case, the thing he still does best here is ride a groove, the best of which is the extremely danceable "Get on Down," complete with Leon Thomas-like yodeling and a percussive vocal from the erstwhile sax master. "Carnival" also develops a head of steam when it starts to evoke a street celebration. There are indications, though, that Harris' repertoire of funk sax licks is beginning to run a bit thin. ~ Richard S.Ginell http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-need-some-money-mw0000944796

Personnel: Eddie Harris (vocals, saxophone, tenor saxophone, electric saxophone, piano, electric piano, organ); Derf Reklaw-Raheem (vocals, congas, talking drum, tabla); Durf Frederick Walker (vocals, congas, tabla, timbales); Bradley Bobo (guitar, 6-string bass); Ronald Muldrow (guitar); Rufus Reid (upright bass, 6-string bass); Calvin Barnes (drums, percussion).

I Need Some Money

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Natalie Douglas - Human Heart

Styles: Vocal, Cabaret
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:42
Size: 112,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:00)  1. Wholly Earth
(3:50)  2. Sleepy Man
(3:56)  3. I Must Have That Man
(3:31)  4. The Best Is yet to Come
(3:37)  5. Can't Help Loving That Man
(6:38)  6. Mr Bojangles
(2:33)  7. I Hold No Grudge
(4:39)  8. It Never Was You
(3:19)  9. Strange Fruit
(4:01) 10. Mississippi Goddam
(4:05) 11. Throw It Away
(3:28) 12. The Human Heart

Natalie Douglas the acclaimed vocalist hailed as a true, true star by BBC London, sensational by Time Out New York and stirring by The New York Daily News has released her new long-awaited third album Human Heart on Friday, March 18. Human Heart is produced by Brian J. Nash. Human Heart weaves a tapestry of the Great American Songbook delivered with the captivating force of Natalie s incomparable vocal style. The album features her tributes to major jazz divas Abbey Lincoln (Throw It Away and Wholly Earth), Nina Simone (Mississippi Goddam) and Billie Holliday (Strange Fruit), in addition to her unique spin on classic standards like The Best Is Yet to Come and I Must Have That Man. She also performs singular standouts from the musical theater including The Human Heart from Ahrens & Flaherty's Once on This Island and Sleepy Man from The Robber Bridegroom, currently running Off-Broadway. The collection of highlights from her concert repertoire and fan requests is unified by a thread of essential emotional truth, be it love, anger, jealousy, rage, sorrow, or joy. Natalie s trademark storytelling and vocal power are matched by the sophisticated arrangements of longtime musical director Mark Hartman at the piano, and feature Jim Cammack on bass and Charles Ruggiero on drums, as well as Patience Higgins on saxophones and a full string section. Each tune in some way expresses my desire to honor The Ancestors, says Natalie. Some of these songs have been favorites since I first heard them as a child. The stories behind each selection inform a piece of what they mean to me. All of these songs flow from the love of music my parents instilled in me and connect me to the courage, passion, and fire of the artists that went before me. Natalie Douglas the seven-time MAC Award, Backstage Bistro Award and Nightlife Award Winner has garnered rave reviews for her unique mix of jazz, blues, standards, pop, folk and country music. She received the 2014 Margaret Whiting Award at Carnegie Hall from the Mabel Mercer Foundation and her portrait has been added to the Birdland Jazz Club Wall of Fame.

Her recent performances include concerts throughout the U.S. (Carnegie Hall, Café Carlyle, The Appel Room at Lincoln Center, the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, and Thalian Hall in North Carolina) and across three continents (Montenegro, Greece, Corsica, Puerto Vallarta, London, Buenos Aires, Cancun and Germany.) In a Greenwich Village tradition, she performs an annual New Year s Eve collaboration with Mark Hartman at the Duplex. Her solo recordings include her debut CD, Not That Different which was nominated for a 2000 MAC Award for Outstanding Recording and the Nina Simone tribute To Nina...Live At Birdland, praised by JazzReview.com for its great music and personal insight. Her CDs, available at iTunes and other outlets, continue to be featured on NPR and Sirius XM Radio. She also appears on Fine and Dandy for PS Classics and Broadway By The Year: 1940 on Bayview Records.  Natalie is also an actor who has appeared in the feature film The Camera s Eye and ABC-TV s Cupid. Her many theatrical productions include The People vs. Mona, Thalia Follies, theATrainplays (series 5-22) with The Neighborhood Playhouse, Hillside in Hell with 13th Street Rep. Natalie was a featured soloist at the York Theatre Company s benefit production of Children Of Eden at Riverside Church. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Human-Heart-Natalie-Douglas/dp/B01CNE1WU2 

Human Heart

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Allan Vaché - Look To The Sky

Styles: Clarinet Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:04
Size: 154,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:24)  1. For Once In My Life
(4:26)  2. Didn't We
(5:01)  3. Samba De Orfeu
(4:33)  4. Long Ago And Far Away
(5:18)  5. My Shining Hour
(4:44)  6. Moanin' Low
(4:22)  7. So Many Stars
(4:46)  8. Bye, Bye, Blues
(5:43)  9. Blues For Kenny
(4:54) 10. Someone To Light Up My Life
(3:32) 11. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(4:05) 12. Alfie
(5:41) 13. Comes Love
(4:30) 14. Look To The Sky

Since leaving the Jim Cullum Jazz Band, Allan Vaché has thrived in his solo career, leading a number of record dates. These sessions are a bit of a change, in that the clarinetist doesn't stick exclusively to standards and jazz compositions, while several tracks add an orchestra (combining a horn quintet with a string quartet). The core band includes pianist Jeff Phillips, guitarist Bob Leary, bassist Charlie Silva, and drummer Ed Metz. Vaché leads the band through breezy arrangements of "For Once in My Life" and "Bye, Bye, Blues," with the musicians displaying an energy that gives it the feeling of a performance at a jazz party instead of in the studio. Vaché's "Blues for Kenny," a tribute to the late clarinetist Kenny Davern, is an infectious New Orleans-flavored number with the leader's wife Vanessa adding harmony on bass clarinet, along with a delicious understated solo. 

The orchestra is included on six selections, among them a dreamy take of the 1960s pop song "Didn't We" and a richly textured rendition of "Alfie" (long a favorite of jazz musicians). There are also several Brazilian songs, including the brisk, infectious interpretation of "Someone to Light Up My Life" and the lush "So Many Stars." Vocalist Tammy Georgine is added for a sensitive treatment of "Moanin' Low" and a gently swinging "Our Love Is Here to Stay." This diverse outing is among Allan Vaché's finest efforts. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/look-to-the-sky-mw0002040959

Personnel: Allan Vaché (clarinet); Tammy Georgine (vocals); Bob Leary (guitar); Laura Leary, Lisa Ferrigno (violin); Shelley Mathews (viola); Norma Huff (cello); Nicole Scott (flute); Vanessa Vaché (clarinet, bass clarinet); Joanne Pherigo (oboe); Lisa Waite (bassoon); David Atchison (French horn); Jeff Phillips (piano); Ed Metz, Jr. (drums).

Look To The Sky

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Cozy Cole - Cozy Cole Hits!

Styles: Jazz, Swing 
Year: 2005
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 64:24
Size: 104,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. Topsy I (Original Version)
(2:29)  2. Bad
(2:24)  3. Turvy I
(4:58)  4. Afro-Caravan
(2:36)  5. Topsy-Turvy I
(3:30)  6. Topsy II (Original Version)
(2:09)  7. Charleston
(2:31)  8. Turvy II
(2:16)  9. Late & Crazy
(2:24) 10. Topsy-Turvy II
(2:44) 11. Crescendo
(3:16) 12. Topsy (Part I)*
(3:29) 13. Topsy (Part II)*
(2:19) 14. North Beach
(2:13) 15. Let There Be Drums
(2:45) 16. Ol' Man Mose
(2:08) 17. Sing! Sing! Sing! (With A Swing)
(2:27) 18. Big Noise From Winnetka (PartI)
(2:40) 19. Big Noise From Winnetka (PartII)
(2:20) 20. Christopher Columbus
(2:16) 21. A Cozy Beat
(2:10) 22. Rockin' Drummer
(2:23) 23. Indian Love Call (Part I)
(2:24) 24. Big Noise from Winnetka 2

William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981) was an American jazz drummer who had hits with the songs "Topsy I" and "Topsy II". "Topsy II" peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at No. 1 on the R&B chart. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The track peaked at No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart in 1958.The recording contained a long drum solo and was one of the few drum solo recordings to make the charts at Billboard magazine. The single was issued by Love Records, a small record label in Brooklyn, New York. Cole's song "Turvy II" reached No. 36 in 1959. William Randolph Cole was born in 1909 in East Orange, New Jersey. His first music job was with Wilbur Sweatman in 1928. In 1930 he played for Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, recording an early drum solo on "Load of Cole". He spent 1931–33 with Blanche Calloway, 1933–34 with Benny Carter, 1935–36 with Willie Bryant, 1936–38 with Stuff Smith's small combo, and 1938–42 with Cab Calloway. In 1942, he was hired by CBS Radio music director Raymond Scott as part of network radio's first mixed-race orchestra. After that he played with Louis Armstrong's All Stars. Cole appeared in music-related films, including a brief cameo in Don't Knock the Rock. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s he continued to perform in a variety of settings. Cole and Gene Krupa often played drum duets at the Metropole in New York City during the 1950s and 1960s. Cole is cited as an influence by many contemporary rock drummers, including Cozy Powell, who took his nickname "Cozy" from Cole. In 1981, he died of cancer in Columbus, Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_Cole

Cozy Cole Hits album for sale by Cozy Cole was released Jun 07, 2005 on the Love label. Lyrical is a word sometimes used to describe Cozy Cole's drumming style because his melodious technique goes far beyond mere beat-keeping. Cozy Cole Hits buy CD music The recordings that appeared under his name in the late '50s and '60s are mostly big-band jazz instrumentals that emphasize the drums. "Topsy II," a remake of an old Benny Goodman tune, became a left-field hit on the pop and R&B charts in 1958, introducing the veteran Cole to a new generation of listeners and presaging the rise of rock & roll drummers such as Sandy Nelson and Preston Epps.

Cozy Cole Hits assembles 24 of Cole's recordings for the Love and Coral labels from 1958-1965, including all of his chart hits from the period. In addition to "Topsy II" and its many sequels, Cole steps behind the microphone to sing "Ol' Man Mose," covers Sandy Nelson's "Let There Be Drums," and is joined by a girl group that sings the praises of the "Rockin' Drummer." Most of the music follows in the big-band style of "Topsy II," but several of Cole's later recordings are clearly aimed at the rock & roll audience. Love Records is still in operation and owns Cole's masters, so Cozy Cole Hits is a legitimate release created from the original tapes. However, because it was produced in small quantities, it is available only as a CD-R with poor-quality inserts. The cheap appearance may lead some buyers to assume that their copy of Cozy Cole Hits is a counterfeit or a bootleg, when actually it is the official product as sold through major retailers and directly from Love Records. ~ Greg Adams.http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6878006/a/cozy+cole+hits.htm

Cozy Cole Hits!

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Charles Lloyd New Quartet - Passin' Thru

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:50
Size: 171,6 MB
Art: Front

(17:45)  1. Dream Weaver
(11:54)  2. Part 5, Ruminations
(11:51)  3. Nu Blues
( 9:46)  4. How Can I Tell You
( 7:45)  5. Tagore On The Delta
( 7:22)  6. Passin' Thru
( 8:25)  7. Shiva Prayer

On the threshold of eighty Charles Lloyd continues to show the vibrancy and energy of a thirty year old. We just finished to appreciate the collaboration with Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz and others in The Marvels Project ( I Long to See You Blue Note 2016) that the historic label announces the publication of Passin 'Thru , third his New Quartet disk with Jason Moran on piano, Reuben Rogers on bass and Eric Harland on drums. The disc comes in the tenth year of training, which released two albums for ECM - Rabo de Nube in 2008 and Mirror in 2010-and has given several concerts recently. Passin 'Thru collects seven long pieces from the summer tour 2016: six are drawn from the performance of July 29 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and one ( "Dream Weaver") from Montreux concert on June 30. The photographer recording the quartet in the prime of his understanding, with a different repertoire than in previous albums although not all songs are new: the ecumenical logic of concerts, readings of past successes -like "Dream Weaver" and "Passin 'Thru "-you alternate with original themes and ballad. The executions were the medium-long with a peak of almost 18 minutes in the initial "Dream Weaver."

We listened to the disc preview and things that strike are many. First long solos fervent and vibrant Lloyd, animated by an intense groove and exalted by its magnetic postcoltraniano sound. The great form of the leader is supported by the teaching of the partners, which in 2007 were little more than first-timers and are now leading figures in contemporary jazz. Some new songs-especially "Part 5, Ruminations" -are inventive examples of contemporary jazz, where free improvisation takes over, in line with the Lloyd's artistic identity. The attention the formal balance and melody are in fact the central sections of his style, since he debuted with Chico Hamilton in California of the sixties. At other times (exemplary "Nu Blues") the rhythmic tension becomes palpable thanks to a gripping drumming Harland and collective power that flows from it.  More traditional but not at all self-celebrative are the performances of the historical parts. "Dream Weaver" is characterized by an ecstatic introduction of coltranian footprint than six minutes particularly compelling. More colorful is "Passin 'Thru," characterized by a tight rhythmic and frantic individual interventions. The conclusion is entrusted to dilated and meditative "Shiva Prayer."~ Angelo Leonardi https://www.allaboutjazz.com/passin-thru-charles-lloyd-new-quartet-review-by-angelo-leonardi.php

Personnel: Charles Lloyd: tenor saxophone, alto flute; Jason  Moran: piano; Reuben Rogers: bass; Eric Harland: drums.

Passin' Thru

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Skip Martin - The Music From Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer"

Styles: Soundtrack
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:28
Size: 86,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:28)  1. Riff Blues (Theme)
(2:25)  2. Corn Pone Woman
(2:21)  3. Coffee House
(3:41)  4. Bad Guys
(3:22)  5. Black Night
(2:53)  6. Back Home
(2:26)  7. Night Crowd
(3:49)  8. Summer Mood
(1:45)  9. Like Mike
(1:56) 10. Morning After
(3:28) 11. Lenox Avenue Strut
(2:48) 12. Hammer Blow

"Officially titled Music From Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, this album was one of the jewels of television's brief flirtation with jazz, in the wake of Peter Gunn. In this case, the arranger/conductor is Skip Martin, and the composers are Dave Kahn and Melvyn Lenard; the players include Ted Nash (alto sax, flute), Cappy Lewis (trumpet), Don Fagerquist (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Richie Komuca (tenor sax), Bud Shank (alto), Pete Jolly (piano), Joe Howard (trombone), and Alvin Stoller (drums). The music stands on its own separate from the series, with lots of striking flourishes and solos that normally wouldn't be allowed in soundtrack music (the basic purpose of soundtrack music being to support the action without calling attention to itself). The fact was that the television series was so "hot" visually, amid Darren McGavin's over-the-top portrayal of Hammer, that the composers not only knew they could get away with writing stuff this out in front, but had to in order to fit the action on the screen. The beauty of Pete Candoli's trumpet playing on "Coffee House," Ted Nash's hot flute solo on the same track, Joe Howard's moody, mournful trombone solo on "Black Night," Richie Kamuca's jaunty tenor sax solo on "Back Home," or the overall jauntiness of "Lenox Avenue Strut" all come through amid a wealth of rewarding moments and passages throughout this disc. Originally issued as part of RCA's Living Stereo series, the reissue captures the same vivid, detailed sound textures."~ Bruce Eder http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/skip-martin-albums/1699-the-music-from-mickey-spillane-s-mike-hammer.html

The Music From Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer"

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Weather Report - Weather Report

Styles: Jazz Fusion
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:14
Size: 97,2 MB
Art: Front

( 5:26)  1. Volcano For Hire
( 5:55)  2. Current Affairs
(10:11)  3. N.Y.C.: 41st Parallel / The Dance / Crazy About Jazz
( 5:27)  4. Dara Factor One
( 4:47)  5. When It Was Now
( 5:58)  6. Speechless
( 4:27)  7. Dara Factor Two

For some crafty reason, Weather Report gave its 11th Columbia album the same eponymous title as its first, which no doubt led to massive retail confusion. It is the last WR album for Peter Erskine, Jaco Pastorius, and Robert Thomas, Jr.; Thomas left the band soon afterwards. And with Pastorius receding a bit into the background, the creative balance tilts heavily toward Joe Zawinul, who contributes all but one of the seven compositions. "Volcano for Hire" and "Dara Factors One and Two" are the requisite Zawinul groove-athons, and his deepening awareness of the rapidly improving synthesizer's harmonic and timbral possibilities color such tracks as "Current Affairs" and the three-part "N.Y.C." suite. Though the creativity level seems to be on medium-tank here, the band could still startle the ear with surprising new sounds, a supremely pithy Wayne Shorter statement, or fresh Third World spices. Their ability to swing is never in doubt. ~ Richard S.Ginell http://www.allmusic.com/album/weather-report-1982-mw0000192682

Personnel:  Josef Zawinul – Electric keyboards, piano, Wayne Shorter – Tenor and soprano saxophones,  Jaco Pastorius – Bass guitar, percussion, voice,  Peter Erskine – Drums, drum computer, claves,  Robert Thomas Jr. – Percussion

Weather Report

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