Archie Shepp, Chet Baker Quintet - In Memory Of: First and Last Meeting in Frankfurt and Paris 1988

Styles: Saxophone, Trumpet And Piano Jazz 
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:47
Size: 160,5 MB
Art: Front

(11:58)  1. Dedication to Bessie Smiths Blues
( 9:14)  2. My Foolish Heart
(11:06)  3. Confirmation
( 9:28)  4. When Lights Are Low
( 9:44)  5. How Deep Is the Ocean
(10:54)  6. Old Devil Moon
( 7:19)  7. My Ideal

This is one of the odder releases of the 1980s. For the first and only times, trumpeter Chet Baker and tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp teamed up for a pair of concerts in a quintet which also included pianist Horace Parlan, bassist Herman Wright and drummer Clifford Jarvis. The fact that Shepp is an emotional avant-gardist and Baker a cool-toned lyrical trumpeter and that both have radically different singing styles (they take a vocal apiece) results in the obvious: these two individualists do not blend together very well. Other than Shepp's "Dedication to Bessie Smith's Blues," the repertoire is all standards. Baker plays pretty, while Shepp sounds sloppy and heavy. This CD is definitely a historical curiosity, but does not need to be listened to more than once.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-memory-of-mw0000654787

Personnel: Trumpet, Vocals – Chet Baker; Saxophone [Tenor], Vocals – Archie Shepp; Piano – Horace Parlan; Bass – Herman Wright; Drums – Clifford Jarvis

In Memory Of: First and Last Meeting in Frankfurt and Paris 1988

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Peter & Will Anderson - Peter and Will Anderson: Featuring Jimmy Cobb

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:44
Size: 149,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:43)  1. Two For One
(5:17)  2. Hot and Cold
(7:37)  3. Blues for You
(7:10)  4. Rhythm in F
(7:08)  5. Autumn in New York
(5:13)  6. Pick Your Spot
(8:08)  7. Someday My Prince Will Come
(6:09)  8. Jeannine
(7:28)  9. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
(4:45) 10. I'll Tell You Later

Grammy Award-winning saxophonists and identical twins, Peter and Will Anderson document another burner of a recording on their Featuring Jimmy Cobb album, released within days of the passing of the legendary drummer in May 2020. The last surviving member of the Miles Davis band that recorded the ground-breaking jazz album Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959), Jimmy Cobb passed away at age 91. While not originally designed as a tribute project, this album may well be one of the last recordings featuring Cobb, as his last album as leader, This I Dig of You (Smoke Sessions Records, 2019), was released in 2019. The Anderson brothers craft an exciting session of music, mixing six new originals and four standards in which each piece is a keeper. Accompanying Will, on alto saxophone, and brother Peter, on tenor sax, are Jeb Patton on the piano, David Wong on bass and, of course, Jimmy Cobb. The band opens in blistering fashion, cooking through the first four originals: "Two for One," "Hot and Cold," "Blues for You," and "Rhythm In F," where the bebop and hard bop sounds paint this canvas red hot.

There are two relative soft spots on this album with the first belonging to the Anderson treatment of the Vernon Duke classic "Autumn In New York." On "Someday My Prince Will Come," and the time-honored standard from Duke Pearson, "Jeanine," the boys are wild with phenomenal call and response performances. The Jimmy Van Heusen standard "Polka Dots & Moonbeams," occupies the other mellow piece of the set with Will teeing off on the alto, marking this rendition of the piece as one of the finest. The brothers play in unison on the final track, "I'll Tell You Later," capping off an incredible session of hard-core bebop the way it was intended to be performed. The rhythm section, and especially Cobb, provide an amazing performance. As for the twins, we've heard the phrase "brothers in arms." Well, in this case it's "brothers in bebop," for Will and Peter Anderson Featuring Jimmy Cobb is one outstanding recording and remembrance of a legend.~ Edward Blanco https://www.allaboutjazz.com/featuring-jimmy-cobb-peter-and-will-anderson-outside-in-music

Personnel: Peter Anderson: saxophone, tenor; Will Anderson: saxophone, alto; Jimmy Cobb: drums; Jeb Patton: piano; David Wong: bass.

Peter and Will Anderson: Featuring Jimmy Cobb

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Bola Sete - Live At Grace Cathedral

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:16
Size: 134,2 MB
Art: Front

( 2:23)  1. Jongo
( 5:52)  2. Gaucho / Meu Ogum
( 4:01)  3. Carnival Nights
(15:37)  4. Flamenco Fantasy
( 7:11)  5. Ocean Waves (O Mar)
( 5:33)  6. Jongada
( 2:52)  7. O Astronauto
( 5:23)  8. Vira Mundo Penba
( 4:32)  9. Guitar Lamento
( 4:47) 10. Tio George

This live solo guitar concert took place on May 21, 1976 in the acoustically lush Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. It is an enhanced CD which includes sheet music, photos and the original concert program of this memorable evening of music performed by. Samba Moon.2005 ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Live-Grace-Cathedral-1976-Francisco/dp/B0007VF1R4

Live At Grace Cathedral

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Tricycle - King Size

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:29
Size: 134,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:40)  1. 4 & 3 + 4
(3:31)  2. Belly Button
(5:07)  3. Silvana's Dream
(5:32)  4. Epilogue
(5:30)  5. 3 Pinguins on a Sunday Afternoon
(3:44)  6. Tupyzinho
(6:13)  7. Tribute to Vissotsky
(4:52)  8. Pas Ce Soir, Je Suis Crevé
(5:35)  9. Le Mystère du Petit Sac Noir
(6:25) 10. Ode à Lydie
(6:15) 11. Rustic

The cat which illustrates the cover of the disc is probably not there by chance. Tricycle takes us on a journey with the agility and finesse of a feline. With this group, we travel through different countries, different atmospheres of jazz tinged with Slavic, Latin or imaginary folklore music. Throughout this journey, while fragile and sometimes unspoken, the breath of the accordion by Tuur Florizoone is rightly mixed with that of the viola or soprano by Philippe Laloy . And as if to stay the course, the warm and enveloping bass from Vincent Noiret is the third essential wheel of this tricycle. For this second album, the trio this time took on a few traveling companions (hence the title King Size ) who are not one to slow down the cart: Laurent Blondiau (Mäâk's Spirit, Octurn, Rackham…) at the trumpet and flugelhorn, Stephan Pougin (Phinc, Rêve d'Eléphant Orchestra…) with volatile percussion and Brazilian-born guitarist Victor Da Costa . We pass from light and joyful moments, which promise a carefree perspective ("4 & 3 + 4"), to clearly darker moments. "Epilogue" for example, with a heavy and desolate atmosphere, suggests the delicate marriage of the sax and the trumpet in a song of extreme restraint. 

From this meditation escape piano notes which fall like tears that cannot be held back. Between nonchalance and lively slowness, Tricycle has a sense of simple happiness and flexible rhythm. The slow and melancholic waltz of "Belly Button", which evokes a tired fun fair inspired by an Italian neo-realistic film, echoes the malicious "Not tonight, I'm exhausted" ... Here, it is the double bass that has the hangover. The theme hesitates between going dancing or resigning itself to staying in bed. Da Costa's guitar, with slightly South American accents, and the accordion are trying to get this little world out of a soft torpor. 

Our little band then pays a beautiful tribute to Trovesi and Coscia by taking "Tribute To Vissotsky" where the twirling soprano by Laloy exchanges winks with an accordion with a deep voice. Detour also on the side of Central America with "Tupyzinho" who races like a sarabande, this time taken by a flute and Pougin's percussions. Of course, dreaming is part of the journey with "3 Pinguins On A Sunday Afternoon" and especially "Sylvana's Dream" where a light, sensual and lunar saxophone resounds. All these melodies advance in hushed steps, between perpetual folklore and jazz which does not say its name. Tricycle is not cluttered with labels and only takes emotion with it as luggage. And it's already a lot. https://www.citizenjazz.com/Tricycle.html

Personnel: Yuur Florizoone (acc, p), Philippe Laloy (ss, as, fl), Vincent Noiret (b), Laurent Blondiau (tp, bugle), Victor Da Costa (g), Stephan Pougin (perc, dm)

King Size

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Dave Stryker Quintet - Passage

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:21
Size: 131,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:27)  1. In The Now
(6:23)  2. Kalahari
(6:48)  3. Passage
(7:27)  4. It's You Or No One
(7:06)  5. Jungle
(5:16)  6. Violation
(3:02)  7. I Fall In Love Too Easily
(5:58)  8. Minor Jones
(7:49)  9. Pursuit

An adept jazz guitarist with a strong blues- and soul-influenced sound, Dave Stryker has worked as both a sideman and bandleader. Born in 1957 in Omaha, Nebraska, Stryker first began playing guitar at age 10. He initially learned to play from listening to records by the Beatles, Cream, and Johnny Winter. Soon, however, he was investigating the music of influential blues artists like Freddie King, as well as more heady jazz improvisers like Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, and Miles Davis. By his teens, he was gigging regularly around Omaha, and in 1978, he moved to Los Angeles where he studied for a time with guitarist Billy Rogers and first befriended Hammond B-3 organist Brother Jack McDuff. After moving to New York City in the '80s, he toured for several years with McDuff's soul-jazz outfit. In 1986, he met Stanley Turrentine, and spent the next decade touring with the saxophonist, during which time he developed significantly, coming into his own as a guitarist. As a solo artist, Stryker debuted in 1991 with Passages on SteepleChase, which also featured Joey Calderazzo, Adam Nussbaum, and others. From there, he delivered a steady stream of well-regarded albums for SteepleChase, including 1993's Full Moon, 1994's Nomad, and 1996's Big Room.

More albums followed in the 2000s, like 2001's Changing Times and 2005's Big City, which showcased his eclectic brand of guitar-based blues, swing, New Orleans funk, soul-jazz, and rock. During this period, he also made appearances on albums by Kevin Mahogany, James Williams, and Royce Campbell, and co-led several dates with saxophonist Steve Slagle. In 2010, he paid homage to longtime bandmate, drummer Tony Reedus (who died from a pulmonary embolism in 2008) with the organ-steeped One for Reedus. Another organ quintet session, Blue Strike, followed a year later.  In 2014, Stryker launched his own Strykezone Records imprint, kicking things off with Eight Track, featuring Stefon Harris, Jared Gold, and McClenty Hunter. Messin' with Mister T followed a year later, and included guest spots from Eric Alexander, Jimmy Heath, Chris Potter, and many more. After a follow-up to his first Eight Track effort (Eight Track, Vol. 2), he released the 2017 quartet session Strykin' Ahead. ~ Matt Collar https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-stryker-mn0000575988/biography

Personnel: Dave Stryker - guitar, composer; Steve Slagle - alto saxophone, composer;  Joey Calderazzo - piano; Jay Anderson - bass;  Adam Nussbaum - drums

Passage

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Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra - Living It Up

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:41
Size: 88,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:15)  1. Living It Up
(2:44)  2. In The Mood
(3:41)  3. Cherokee
(3:12)  4. Candlelight Cafe (Danke Schoen)
(2:24)  5. Easy Going
(2:09)  6. Tricky Trombone
(2:27)  7. Give And Take
(2:50)  8. Two On A Tune
(2:43)  9. Whispering
(2:15) 10. Dutch Treat
(2:43) 11. Fluter's Holiday
(2:42) 12. Don't Talk To Me
(2:37) 13. Gentleman Jim
(2:54) 14. Pony Violins

It's a shame, in a way, that Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Jimmy Dorsey didn't live long enough to witness Bert Kaempfert in his heyday they either would have admired what he'd done, or been terribly jealous, and likely no more so than on hearing this album. Living It Up! is one of the spriteliest albums to come from Bert Kaempfert and his orchestra, a big band-flavored collection of generally upbeat instrumentals that lend themselves to repeated listening, if only for the obvious love that went into it all, especially the cover of "In the Mood." Only the final cut, "Tricky Trombone," sort of breaks the spell, being too cute for words and not interesting enough to sustain its length, but the rest is a veritable celebration of what life was like (or seemed like) for a lot of middle-class listeners in the years before the 1960s turned sour.~ Bruce Eder https://www.allmusic.com/album/living-it-up-mw0000855752

Living It Up

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Rue Protzer - One Note Story

Styles: Jazz Funk
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:51
Size: 126,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:42)  1. Funky Funky
(6:41)  2. Action Scene
(5:12)  3. The Beauty of the South
(5:31)  4. Footprints in the Down
(4:16)  5. The Higgs Boson
(4:41)  6. Between Light and Shade
(4:24)  7. Moondance Seven
(5:23)  8. April
(5:00)  9. My Way to Street No. 15
(6:55) 10. One Note Story

Sound, aesthetics and musical versatility make Rue Protzer a sought-after musician within the German and international music landscape "an exceptional phenomenon" (Jazzzeitung) / "a highly sensitive guitar poet" (Jazzpodium). It's hard to put Rue Protzer in a single drawer. He works as a guitarist, bandleader, composer, producer, writer and songwriter. "Music knows no boundaries. Whether it's a simple pop song or a complex instrumental work, there are many ways to create good music. It's exciting for me to always go for new musical ways. " Born in Stuttgart, Rue Protzer gets in contact with music very early: "My parents listened to Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson and Stan Getz, but also Mozart, Beethoven and Bach. Somehow, music always ran with us. " He gets his first guitar lessons at the age of nine and wins his first composing competition at 15. During this time, he gained experience in various bands in the funk / rock area. The recording at the Conservatory (today’s University of Music) in Nuremberg follows this. There he studies both major subject classical guitar as well as major subject composition simultaneously. After completing his studies in public examinations, he mainly works as a studio musician in the field of pop music / advertising and has appeared on numerous national and international publications (including Dollhouse, Funk You, Fancy, Peggy March, Denise, Chris Wolf ...).

Gradually, jazz and thus improvisation become the center of his work. He takes private lessons and attends workshops in New York and London while he deepens his knowledge of jazz and improvisation among others with Pat Metheny, Joe Beck and Gene Bertoncini. Three albums known by the name Rue de Paris follow this. Tours, concerts and radio recordings accompany the international project. With Adam Nussbaum, John Goldsby and Ack van Rooyen he wins jazz greats for the debut "album" Quiet Motion "and signs an exclusive contract with the label SONY Classical. Critics celebrate the album released in 2005 as a masterpiece. The second ‘Rue de Paris' album is produced by Rue Protzer 2007 in New York. The recordings take place in the famous Avatar Studios.

The album is titled "New York Slow" and includes five original compositions as well as arrangements of pieces by Steve Swallow, Keith Jarrett and John Coltrane. With the "Who's Who" of the American jazz scene: Randy Brecker, Lee Konitz, Jay Anderson, and Adam Nussbaum. The third album "Trois" will be released in 2009 in The Hague. The album features Marc Johnson, Adam Nussbaum, Thomas Rückert, Julian Wasserfuhr and Cecile Verny. The renowned specialist magazine Stereoplay chooses "Trois" in third place of the ten best jazz CDs of the year. As bandleader, Rue Protzer leads the Band 4 at the club. The live band is one of the most booked bands in Germany and performs at top-class events all over Europe. In the following years, he created the compositions "Xanivia" and "The Pirt Trip" for orchestra, which Rue Protzer premieres with the Metropolorchester in Nuremberg. In 2013, "One Note Story" is the first album under his own name. At the recordings in Munich Patrick Scales, Sebastian Studnitzky, Jesse Milliner, Christian Lettner and Lutz Häfner act as musicians. With "Jimmy! The guitar boss" Rue Protzer develops a series of e-guitar textbooks for children. Edition Dux will publish the first three volumes of the series in 2017. A new project is currently in preparation: "It will be something new and different again", Rue Protzer reveals as a teaser. http://www.rueprotzer.com/en/biography/

One Note Story

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Steve Slagle, Bill O'Connell - The Power of Two

Styles: Saxophone, Flute And Piano Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:29
Size: 126,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:12)  1. Good News
(6:09)  2. One Life
(3:46)  3. Peri's Scope
(3:58)  4. I'll Wait and Pray
(5:09)  5. A New Day
(7:07)  6. KD, Jr. (In Memory of Kenny Drew, Jr.)
(4:28)  7. The Power of Two
(5:20)  8. The Duke
(6:51)  9. Circle
(5:27) 10. Into Your Grace
(0:56) 11. Whistling Spirits

The initial impetus behind the creation of this recording was the passing of Kenny Drew Jr., an exceptional and underappreciated pianist who saxophonist Steve Slagle worked with, both in the Mingus Big Band and on one of his own leader dates Reincarnation (SteepleChase, 1994). On the day his friend passed, Slagle penned "KD JR.," later sending it to Bill O'Connell, another of his piano-playing colleagues. That got the ball rolling for this, the first duo date in Slagle's discography. Slagle and O'Connell have worked together on a number of O'Connell recordings in recent years Rhapsody In Blue (Challenge Records, 2010), Zocalo (Savant, 2013), and Imagine (Savant, 2014) but those recordings were all Latin Jazz-based. Here, while operating as a twosome, they avoid that area. Instead, they engage in dialogue that's grounded in earthy exhibitions, soulful moods, and implied if not outright stated swing of the low key variety. There's a breezy take on a Dave Brubeck classic ("The Duke"), an angular and slightly Monk-ish jaunt ("The Power Of Two"), an odd and unnerving miniature ("Whistling Spirits"), a pleasant stroll through an infrequently covered Miles Davis number ("Circle"), and, of course, Slagle's tribute to his dearly departed friend ("KD JR."). 

While less experienced musicians often try to overcompensate and fill every space when working in exposed settings like this, Slagle and O'Connell don't have this problem. There's an extremely relaxed quality to this music, and it's that easygoing vibe that makes this such an attractive date. These two manage to create music that's uplifting ("A New Day"), reflective ("Into Your Grace"), and wholly inviting. While there are no displays of sheer strength to be found here, there's no denying the power of this pair.~ Dan Bilawsky https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-power-of-two-steve-slagle-panorama-records-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php

Personnel: Steve Slagle: alto saxophone, flute (3, 8, 11); Bill O'Connell: piano.

Thank you my friend!

The Power of Two

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Mark Morganelli, The Jazz Forum All-Stars - Brasil! Disc 1, Disc 2

Album: Brasil! Disc 1

Styles: Trumpet Jazz, Big Band

Year: 2019

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 55:44

Size: 130,0 MB

Art: Front

(3:48)  1. Amor en Paz

(4:52)  2. Deixa

(5:57)  3. Desafinado

(5:46)  4. Chovendo Na Roseira

(3:27)  5. Velas Icadas

(2:40)  6. Rua Dona Margarida

(4:06)  7. Inutil Paisagem

(3:00)  8. So Danco Samba

(3:24)  9. Anos Dourados

(3:15) 10. A Ra

(2:22) 11. Estrada do Sol

(3:34) 12. Vivo Sonhando

(5:16) 13. Caminos Cruzados

(4:11) 14. Falsa Baiana

Trumpeter and flugelhornist Mark Morganelli has led his own groups since high school days on Long Island. He has performed at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival, the 1992 & 1994 Syracuse Jazz Festivals, the Du Maurier Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival, JVC/NY and Saratoga Jazz Festivals, New Orleans' French Quarter Fest, and several tours of Italy, including in 2018. He's also played many concerts and festivals in Europe, Japan, Brazil and the Caribbean, and hosted nightly jam sessions aboard the QE2 to the Newport Jazz Festival from 1996-99. His first record Live On Broadway was recorded in 1982 at his 2nd Jazz Forum loft in NYC and featured James Spaulding, John Hicks, Billy Hart and others. In 1987, he recorded Five Is Bliss in the studio, featuring six originals and five standards including a couple of Brazilian tunes by Jobim. Morganelli has produced forty CDs for Candid Records, including his own Speak Low at Birdland in 1990 with Kenny Barron, Ron Carter & Jimmy Cobb. 

His fourth recording as a leader, “My Romance" was issued from live summer concert performances and featured Houston Person, Richie Hart, Rick Petrone & Joe Corsello. Morganelli has also recorded with Paquito D'Rivera, James Moody, Clark Terry, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Roland Hanna, Milt Hinton, Bucky Pizzarelli and others. He continues to perform with his Jazz Forum All-Stars and Brazil project around the region and Brasil! is his fifth CD as leader. Morganelli and his wife, Ellen Prior opened their new Jazz Forum club venue in Tarrytown, NY in June, 2017. https://news.allaboutjazz.com/trumpeter-and-flugelhornist-mark-morganelli-and-the-jazz-forum-all-stars-new-2-cd-release-brasil-drops-february-24.php

“Mark, congratulations on a beautiful tribute to your other favorite country- on all counts- repertoire, performances, and art work by your son Jaren." ~ Claudio Roditi

“As a master musician, Mark Morganelli has used his gifts as a soloist, band leader and tour guide to bring you to Brasil and Brasil to you, with this classic new album of musical gems. Each song is a treasure. Listen to it over and over (I have done so five times already) Your kids will love it too!" ~ David Amran

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Album: Brasil! Disc 2

Time: 51:54
Size: 121,1 MB

(4:40)  1. A Felicidade
(2:16)  2. O Morro Nao Tem Vez
(3:21)  3. Este Seu Olhar
(3:33)  4. Outra Vez
(5:08)  5. Corcovado
(3:40)  6. Samba de Verao
(3:37)  7. Fotografia
(2:41)  8. Brigas Nunca Mais
(5:03)  9. Dindi
(1:53) 10. Luiza
(3:30) 11. Mas Que Nada
(7:15) 12. Manha da Carnaval / Samba de Orfeu
(5:12) 13. Aquarela do Brasil

Brasil!

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The Stryker, Slagle Band - The Scene

Styles: Guitar, Saxophone And Flute Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:22
Size: 127,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:38)  1. Skee
(6:18)  2. The Scene
(7:08)  3. Six For Teo
(6:55)  4. Two Sense
(5:25)  5. Kindred Spirits
(5:43)  6. Hopewell's Last
(7:48)  7. Brighter Days
(3:43)  8. Fingers In The Wind
(5:42)  9. Strikology

Consummate professionals, guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist Steve Slagle continue to raise the bar of instrumental interplay with The Scene. This pair eschews gimmickry for chops and produces some of the best post-bop anywhere. Joe Lovano, himself one of the busiest and best tenor saxophonists around, joins them again, as he did on their previous release, Latest Outlook (Zoho, 2007).  Along with this powerful frontline, a rhythm section of bassist Jay Anderson and Victor Lewis on drums and the music's compositional strength turns what would otherwise be a good collaboration into a great one. Take, for example, the opening "Skee" dedicated to the late bassist Dennis Irwin on which Lovano and Slagle blend beautifully against a hypnotic rhythm, or Slagle's tribute to his late brother, "Hopewell's Last," a gorgeous soprano (Slagle)/tenor (Lovano) showcase.  The aptly titled "Kindred Spirits" finds Stryker breaking out his acoustic to dovetail with Slagle's alto and Lewis' superb cymbal work, while Roland Kirk's "Fingers In The Wind" pairs an understated acoustic guitar with flute for an arrestingly melodic interlude. "Strikology," with bop chops emerging fore and aft, closes out another strong effort from the Stryker/Slagle Band.~ Elliott Simon https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-scene-stryker-slagle-band-zoho-music-review-by-elliott-simon.php

Personnel: Dave Stryker: guitar; Steve Slagle: alto and soprano sax, flute; Jay Anderson: bass; Victor Lewis: drums; Joe Lovano: tenor sax (1, 3, 6, 7).

The Scene

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Marquis Hill - Modern Flows, Vol. 2

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:32
Size: 159,9 MB
Art: Front

(1:53)  1. Modern Flows II Intro
(6:00)  2. Twin Flame
(8:13)  3. Ego vs. Spirit
(5:52)  4. The Watcher
(2:16)  5. It Takes a Village
(6:05)  6. Prayer for the People
(6:02)  7. Moments of Flow
(1:55)  8. Smoke Break
(4:51)  9. Kiss and Tell
(3:33) 10. It's All Beautiful
(6:03) 11. As I Am
(2:57) 12. Herstory
(4:38) 13. Stellar
(5:34) 14. Law of Vibrations
(2:32) 15. Legend's Outro III

In the interim between trumpeter/composer Marquis Hill's Modern Flows EP in 2014 and this full-length sequel, he issued The Way We Play for Concord. It offered his genre blurring style in a program of (mostly) jazz standards. A year later he released the killer Meditation Tape, a recording that serves as a proper introduction to the music found here. The trumpeter is sporting an entirely new Blacktet for this date with drummer Jonathan Pinson, vibraphone and marimba ace Joel Ross, bassist Junius Paul, and alto saxophonist Josh Johnson, and guest vocalists. Hill relentlessly pursues the seams between post-bop jazz, fusion, hip hop, and 21st century soul, erasing their lines of demarcation as he pursues a holistic, insightful vision. In "Twin Flame," Hill's labyrinthine compositional style reveals itself with circular vibraphone pulses and snare breaks under a winding head from the frontline players and Paul's Jaco-esque electric bassline. First single "Ego vs. Spirit" commences with a breezy bass vamp and skittering drums amid martial vibes. The unified head is pastoral at least until it directly quotes Ellington's "Caravan" with loping harmonies over a chorus of wordless backing vocals and Ross' vibes, which wed Ruth Underwood's to Bobby Hutcherson's playing styles in provocative rhythmic flourishes before they give way to a fine solo from Johnson. 

Hill's harmonic conceptions are wholly interactive: "The Watcher" and "Moments of Flow" offer examples where knotty solo transitions meet the horns' elegant lyric passages. The interplay of the rhythm section is remarkable in its complexity and rumbling, funky charm. Second single "Kiss and Tell" is a glorious soul tune with vocals by Braxton Cook and Rachel Robinson entwining like Peaches & Herb or Billy Paul and Marilyn McCoo. While "As I Am" is a flat-out bop sprint, "Herstory" (featuring M'Reld Green) is an in-the-pocket, laid-back funk jam courtesy of the rhythm section. "Law of Vibrations" offers a frontline lyric passage worthy of the Jazz Messengers before Paul and Ross take it outside, complemented by frenetic sticks on wood syncopation from Pinson. The horns enter midway, just in time for wonderful (i.e., not overplayed) solos from Ross, Johnson, and Hill. Modern Flows, Vol. II is a much more unified statement than its predecessor. This is the sound of a band intimately communicating, not just fine players articulating someone's tunes. The juxtapositions of genres here create a true fusion sound; Hill doesn’t discriminate: for him these are incarnations of the same music. That said, unlike many of his peers, he has the compositional skill and requisite taste to communicate just exactly how he hears that.~ Thom Jurek https://www.allmusic.com/album/modern-flows-vol-ii-mw0003210186

Personnel: Marquis Hill (tr.), Josh Johnson (alto), Joel Ross (vib.), Junius Paul (cb.), Jonathan Pinson (batt.), M’Reld Green, King Legend, Braxton Cook, Rachel Robinson.

Modern Flows, Vol. 2

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Doug Ferony - You Will Be My Music

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:57
Size: 74,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:17)  1. Fly Me to the Moon
(3:17)  2. Do You Wanna Dance
(3:18)  3. I Love You More Today Than Yesterday
(4:38)  4. You Will Be My Music
(2:32)  5. We've Only Just Begun
(2:59)  6. Come Fly With Me
(3:46)  7. How Do You Keep the Music Playing
(3:37)  8. I Can't Stop Loving You
(2:22)  9. Oh Look At Me Now
(3:08) 10. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

In his career, Doug Ferony has proven to be one of the more enjoyable and musical crooners of the 21st century. As was evident on his first eight CDs, he loves performing high-quality standards, has a warm voice, swings easily and enthusiastically and, while fond of the singing of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and other top-notch vocalists, has a sound of his own. You Will Be My Music showcases Doug’s singing while accompanied by an excellent and supportive big band arranged by Khadafy Khan, Clark Gault and Paul Swain. The repertoire is comprised of vintage songs along with a few more contemporary tunes that fit the singer’s style and musical interests quite comfortably. The opening “Fly Me To The Moon” utilizes a classic arrangement by Quincy Jones and features Doug swinging hard, making each note count. 

The infectious “Do You Wanna Dance” is quite catchy while “I Love You More Today Than Yesterday” is a bit obscure but well worth reviving. “You Will Be My Music” utilizes a string orchestra. Doug’s version is quite dramatic and heartfelt. “We’ve Only Just Begun,” one of the biggest hits for the Carpenters, is taken faster than usual and benefits from this infectious treatment. “Come Fly With Me” features Doug doing his own twist on the Frank Sinatra hit. An emotional “How Do You Keep The Music Playing” precedes Doug’s version of “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” a song identified with both Ray Charles and Count Basie. You Will Be My Music concludes with a pair of swingers. “Oh Look At Me Now,” easily pianist Joe Bushkin’s best known song, was a hit for Tommy Dorsey in the 1940s while Irving Berlin’s “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” was a big seller for Les Brown. Doug Ferony’s versions sound unlike anyone else’s and make the two vintage songs sound fresh and lively. Enjoy swinging crooners who put a lot of heart into their singing? Then You Will Be My Music is for you. Scott Yanow, author of ten books including Swing, Trumpet Kings, Jazz On Film and Jazz On Record 1917-76
~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/You-Will-Be-My-Music/dp/B006IG0C58

You Will Be My Music

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Ben Webster - At The Renaissance

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:51
Size: 156,1 MB
Art: Front

( 9:30)  1. Gone With The Wind
(11:22)  2. Stardust
(10:16)  3. Caravan
( 6:59)  4. Georgia On My Mind
( 7:14)  5. Ole Miss Blues
( 8:24)  6. Mop Mop
( 7:47)  7. What Is This Thing Called Love
( 6:15)  8. Renaissance Blues

This live set features tenor great Ben Webster playing with pianist Jimmy Rowles, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummer Frank Butler in a club, and the music is consistently wonderful. Whether showing warmth and sentimentality on "Georgia on My Mind" and "Stardust" or growling and roaring on "Caravan" and "Ole Miss Blues," Webster (who was then somewhat taken for granted) is in superior and creative form. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/at-the-renaissance-mw0000006477

Personnel: Ben Webster - tenor saxophone; Jim Hall - guitar; Jimmy Rowles - piano; Red Mitchell - bass; Frank Butler - drums

At The Renaissance

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Bob Mintzer, Gil Goldstein - Longing

Styles: Saxophone And Piano Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:10
Size: 129,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:22)  1. Overlap
(5:29)  2. Jaco
(5:42)  3. Angelique & Ellen
(5:49)  4. Comotion
(6:14)  5. Longing
(5:44)  6. Your Story
(4:26)  7. What's The Word
(4:03)  8. Two To Tango
(5:58)  9. Three Little Initials
(7:20) 10. Everything Happens To Me

The pairing of Bob Mintzer and Gil Goldstein as a duo is an inspired affair. With Mintzer playing tenor sax and Goldstein on piano, they each contributed a number of strong originals to the date. Mintzer's moody ballad "Longing" and intricate bop vehicle "Where's the Word" are among his finest compositions on CD. Goldstein's "Three Little Initials" is a subtle variation of the well known "Body and Soul." Mintzer switches to bass clarinet for Goldstein's lush ballad "Angelique & Ellen" (written for the film Radio Inside), a haunting treatment of the late Bill Evans' "Your Story," along with a fascinating rendition of the standard "Everything Happens to Me" that begins with an unaccompanied Eric Dolphy-inspired solo by the reed player. Goldstein's "Two to Tango" is a delightful upbeat duet for bass clarinet and accordion. Highly recommended!

 ~ https://www.allmusic.com/album/longing-mw0000480211

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Bob Mintzer; Piano, Piano Accordion, Producer – Gil Goldstein  

Longing

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Steve Slagle Quartet - Our Sound

Styles: Saxophone Jazz 
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:24
Size: 144,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:42)  1. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(6:15)  2. Eve
(6:20)  3. Little Rootie Tootie
(6:01)  4. Theme For Ernie
(8:13)  5. Crazy She Calls Me
(6:55)  6. Haitian Fight Song
(4:45)  7. Lush Life
(8:45)  8. All Or Nothing At All
(8:24)  9. Beautiful Friendship

Steve Slagle is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and composer. Slagle was born in Los Angeles and grew up in suburban Philadelphia. He received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music and received a master's degree in Music From Manhattan School of Music.. He came to New York in 1976, first working with Machito and his Afro-Cuban orchestra, and then toured and recorded with Ray Barretto, Steve Kuhn, Lionel Hampton, Brother Jack McDuff, and Carla Bley. He also performed and traveled with Woody Herman and Cab Calloway. In the mid-1980s, he began leading his own combos, first with Mike Stern and then with Dave Stryker; the combo is currently the main focus of Slagle's music. He has also played frequently with Joe Lovano and has featured on several of Lovano's albums, including the Grammy-winning 52nd Street Themes.

In the mid-1980s, global and especially Latin influences began to inflect Slagle's work, and he appeared on albums by Milton Nascimento and recorded Rio Highlife in Brazil. He toured frequently worldwide during the 1990s and 2000s, especially in Western Europe, Japan, South America and, latterly, Russia and Bulgaria. During the 1990s, he was a leading figure in the Charles Mingus Big Band. Ever since the late 1990s, Slagle has co-led a band with guitarist Dave Stryker. New New York, his 2000 release, has been seen as an evocation of the city's mood on the verge of 9/11 and an expression of Slagle's love for the city he has made his home. He has played with such diverse artists as Milton Nascimento, St. Vincent, Elvis Costello, the Beastie Boys, and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John). Slagle has taught at the Manhattan School of Music, Rutgers, The New School, NYU, and clinics through the Thelonious Monk Institute as well as the Mingus Jazz Workshop and master classes and clinics worldwide.

In 2015, his duo recording with pianist Bill O'Connell, a tribute album to Kenny Drew Jr. was released as The Power of Two. In February 2016, Routes (by the Stryker/Slagle Band-Expanded) was released. It was produced by Rick Simpson, with 4-horn arrangements by Steve Slagle. With much critical acclaim, Routes reached #2 on the national radio charts. Slagle plays and endorses Yanagisawa saxophones  the WO-10 alto saxophone and S9930 soprano saxophone. Steve has also been a long time player of Haynes flutes. On tenor sax, Steve plays a mid-60's Selmer Mark VI, and on baritone sax, a 1947 Silver Conn. In 2011, Slagle published a composition and improvisation workbook for the creative musician, and stories about his life in "Scenes, Songs and Solos" (Schaffner Press). His many original compositions are published with Slagle Music, BMI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Slagle

Our Sound

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Scott Hamilton & Bucky Pizzarelli - The Red Door...Remember Zoot Sims

Styles: Saxophone And Guitar Jazz 
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:21
Size: 132,9 MB
Art: Front

(7:38)  1. It Had To Be You
(5:55)  2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
(4:59)  3. Red Door
(5:25)  4. Dream Of You
(5:46)  5. The Jitterbug Waltz
(5:23)  6. Two Funky People
(5:05)  7. Just You, Just Me
(5:30)  8. In The Middle Of A Kiss
(4:19)  9. Morning Fun
(7:19) 10. It's Alright With Me

As of 1998, when this CD was released, Scott Hamilton had recorded over 30 albums as a leader for Concord. Although all are quite worthwhile, the swing tenor's consistency and unchanged style since the 1970s have resulted in a certain sameness and predictability to his recordings. This release, however, definitely stands apart from the crowd, for it is a set of tenor/guitar duets that Hamilton performs with Bucky Pizzarelli. A tribute to Zoot Sims (one of Hamilton's early influences), this is a very successful outing. Pizzarelli's mastery of the seven-string guitar allows him to play basslines behind solos, so one never misses the other instruments. Although the duo performs a variety of standards, there are also some lesser-known pieces among the highlights including the title cut, Al Cohn's "Two Funky People," the Sims/Cohn collaboration "Morning Fun," and the obscure "In the Middle of a Kiss." 

Both Hamilton and Pizzarelli sound inspired in this format, stretching themselves while always swinging. Pizz had recorded a duo album with Sims back in 1973, and Zoot also cut a full set with guitarist Joe Pass a couple years later. This excellent, slightly offbeat outing is on the same level as those two and is highly recommended to fans of swinging mainstream jazz. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-door-remember-zoot-sims-mw0000042967

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Scott Hamilton; Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli

The Red Door - Scott Hamilton & Bucky Pizzarelli Remember Zoot Sims

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Duke Ellington - At Fargo 1940 Special 60th Anniversary Edition Disc1, Disc2

Album: At Fargo 1940 Special 60th Anniversary Edition Disc 1

Styles: Big Band

Year: 2000

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 77:31

Size: 179,3 MB

Art: Front

(0:47)  1. It's Glory

(5:24)  2. The Mooche

(2:55)  3. The Sheik Of Araby

(1:15)  4. Sepia Panorama

(2:22)  5. Ko Ko

(3:09)  6. There Shall Be No Night

(4:34)  7. Pussy Willow

(3:22)  8. Chatterbox

(4:15)  9. Mood Indigo

(3:43) 10. Harlem Airshaft

(1:33) 11. Ferryboat Serenade

(3:36) 12. Warm Valley

(2:42) 13. Stompy Jones

(4:03) 14. Chloe

(4:02) 15. Bojangles

(5:08) 16. On The Air

(2:36) 17. Rumpus In Richmond

(0:15) 18. Chaser

(5:07) 19. The Sidewalks Of New York

(4:59) 20. The Flaming Sword

(4:21) 21. Never No Lament

(3:44) 22. Caravan

(3:28) 23. Clarinet Lament

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Album: At Fargo 1940 Special 60th Anniversary Edition Disc 2

Time: 76:54

Size: 177,8 MB

(3:24)  1. Slap Happy

(5:11)  2. Sepia Panorama

(5:36)  3. Boy Meets Horn

(1:27)  4. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

(2:17)  5. Oh Babe, Maybe Someday

(2:00)  6. Five O'Clock Whistle

(0:32)  7. Fanfare

(1:33)  8. Call Of The Canyon

(4:54)  9. Rockin' In Rhythm

(5:11) 10. Sophisticated Lady

(3:06) 11. Cotton Tail

(2:30) 12. Whispering Grass

(4:07) 13. Conga Brava

(5:29) 14. I Never Felt This Way Before

(6:44) 15. Across The Track Blue

(5:08) 16. Honeysuckle Rose

(2:49) 17. Wham

(4:15) 18. Star Dust

(3:33) 19. Rose Of The Rio Grande

(5:39) 20. St. Louis Blues

(0:50) 21. Warm Valley

(0:28) 22. God Bless America

This two-disc set is a true historical treasure. An amateur recording of a Duke Ellington dance engagement at the Crystal Ballroom in Fargo, North Dakota made by two dedicated fans, one a high-school senior at the time, and the other a college student, coupled with a remote radio broadcast complete with a KVOX announcer, it makes a fascinating document of an era long gone. Ellington's famed orchestra at the time consisted of Rex Stewart, Wallace Jones, Ray Nance, Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Fred Guy, Jimmy Blanton, Sonny Greer, and vocalists Ivie Anderson and Herb Jeffries, and having played the night before in Winnipeg, Canada and traveling by train, they still delivered a fine set. This is not a professional recording, however, with occasional missed openings and several ongoing microphone adjustments throughout, but that adds to the immediacy and intimacy of it all, really, and as an archival document of one of jazz's greatest bands in full dress at a typical gig, this set is simply a blessing to have and to hear. ~ Steve Leggett https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-duke-at-fargo-1940-special-60th-anniversary-edition-mw0000678707

Personnel: piano and conducting: Duke Ellington.; trumpet : Wallace Jones, Ray Nance; cornet : Rex Stewart; trombone : Tricky Sam Nanton , Lawrence Brown; valve trombone : Juan Tizol; clarinet : Barney Bigard; alto saxophone : Johnny Hodges; tenor saxophone : Ben Webster , Otto Hardwick; baritone saxophone : Harry Carney; guitar : Fred Guy; double bass : Jimmy Blanton; percussion instruments : Sonny Greer; singing : Ivie Anderson, Herb Jeffries

At Fargo 1940 Special 60th Anniversary Edition

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Tierney Sutton - Desire

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:35
Size: 132,5 MB
Art: Front

(7:15)  1. It's Only A Paper Moon
(4:52)  2. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
(5:45)  3. Long Daddy Green
(4:58)  4. Fever
(4:37)  5. It's All Right With Me
(4:23)  6. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
(5:22)  7. Cry Me A River
(4:54)  8. Love Me Or Leave Me
(3:54)  9. Heart's Desire
(5:38) 10. Whatever Lola Wants
(5:50) 11. Slylark

Dark chocolate is a beautifully nefarious romantic ideal. Rather than possessing the youthful sweetness of milk chocolate, it instead offers a libertine bitterness, a taste that must be acquired to appreciate but once acquired, no other taste can sate. Having to learn to like something so that knowledge will bring added pleasure is an adult concept, perhaps a hedonistic one, that Paul obviously meant to express when he divinely penned to those salacious Corinthians, "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." Dark chocolate has the added decadence of danger. That thing denied that is so coveted because it is denied. It is this dark romance that Tierney Sutton began investigating on her previous effort, On The Other Side (Telarc, 2007), and has continued to cultivate on Desire. 

Where On The Other Side rubbed together the innocent lyrics of "Get Happy" and "You Are My Sunshine" with sensual too-close-for-comfort support, Desire further strips down this tact to the bare essentials. Drummer Ray Brinker and bassists Trey Henry and Kevin Axt provide Sutton tactile terrain over which the vocalist redevelops these standards anew. "It's Only a Paper Moon" has Brinker quietly brushing double time, just a low hum of anxiety beneath Sutton and pianist Christian Jacob, who rendezvous darkly. Against Kevin Axt's complex bass line and Jacob's piano seasoning, Sutton stretches like Eliot's cat on "My Heart Belongs to Daddy." . Sutton gives a superbly sardonic kiss-off on "Cry Me a River" and "Love Me or Leave Me." Her unique ability to sing words while conveying their exact opposite is the key to what has made these last two albums so artistically successful. Again, it is Henry's bass figure, ascending and descending, that provides the jagged terrain Sutton must travel to thumb her nose at an ex-lover. "Whatever Lola Wants" is delivered with a languid and spoiled attitude. Jacob's solo shards are delivered over a brilliantly off time left hand figure, so menacing that this ballad may best be reserved for Halloween (in the best possible way). The closing "Skylark" is as spooky as they come. With Desire, Sutton tempers her signature sound: edgy, intelligent, and beautiful. ~C. Michael Bailey https://www.allaboutjazz.com/desire-tierney-sutton-telarc-records-review-by-c-michael-bailey.php

Personnel: Tierney Sutton: vocals; Christian Jacob: piano; Trey Henry and Kevin Axt: bass: Ray Brinker: drums.

Desire

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Jan Lundgren, Peter Asplund Quartet - California Connection

Styles: Piano And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:35
Size: 147,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:24)  1. Au Privave - Studio
(4:28)  2. Att Angöra En Brygga
(5:48)  3. Swedish Pastry
(6:51)  4. What is This Thing Called Love
(5:08)  5. Södermalm
(3:22)  6. I Hear a Rhapsody
(5:08)  7. How Deep is the Ocean
(6:44)  8. Stockholm Sweetnin'
(6:34)  9. Indian Summer
(6:13) 10. There Will Never Be Another You
(4:33) 11. When It's Sleepy Time Down Sout
(4:20) 12. Cottontail

The “California connection” on this colorful studio date, recorded in January ’96, is scrupulously forged between two marvelous young Swedish musicians, Asplund and Lundgren, and a duo of long–time West Coast stalwarts, Carpenter and Kreibich. Although Asplund was only 27 at the time and Lundgren 29, they play with an awareness and maturity far beyond their years, while Carpenter (37) and Kreibich (40) balance the scales with the bright eyed energy and enthusiasm of callow apprentices. Asplund and Lundgren met and became friends in ’93 when Jan received Sweden’s prestigious Thore Swanerud Award for young swing/bop musicians (Asplund had earned the award in 1990). After Lundgren was named Sweden’s Jazz Musician of the Year in ’94, he and Asplund decided to record an album of standards. 

The result is California Connection, whose cast was assembled on behalf of Four Leaf Clover by veteran Los Angeles producer Dick Bank. The quartet connects at every conceivable level on eight of the twelve selections, and for variety Lundgren and Asplund play without the rhythm section on Swanerud’s best known composition, “Södermalm,” Lundgren and Carpenter alone interpret Irving Berlin’s “How Deep Is the Ocean,” Lundgren plays with Carpenter/Kreibich on the late Stan Hasselgaard’s “Swedish Pastry,” and Asplund does likewise on “I Hear a Rhapsody.” Asplund’s horn is muted on “Rhapsody,” “Cottontail” and “Stockholm Sweetnin’,” open the rest of the way (and sounds at times like a flugelhorn, even though there’s no mention of that in the notes). In any case, he displays uncommon resourcefulness and superior chops, as does Lundgren, who is beyond any doubt one of the most accomplished young post–bop pianists not only in Sweden, but anywhere in the world. Good as Asplund and Lundgren are, Carpenter and Kreibich have no trouble keeping pace with them, and this is about as commendable a session of modern mainstream Jazz as any quartet is likely to fashion.~ Jack Bowers https://www.allaboutjazz.com/california-connection-jan-lundgren-four-leaf-clover-records-review-by-jack-bowers.php

Personnel: Peter Asplund, trumpet; Jan Lundgren, piano; Dave Carpenter, bass; Paul Kreibich, drums.

California Connection

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David Hobson - Endless Days

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:30
Size: 105,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:38)  1. Ae Fond Kiss
(2:53)  2. The Mountains Of Mourne
(4:46)  3. Carrickfergus
(3:05)  4. Wild Mountain Thyme
(2:45)  5. Spanish Lady
(3:45)  6. My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose
(2:58)  7. The Maid Of Culmore
(3:44)  8. Shenandoah
(2:23)  9. Suo Gân (Lullaby)
(5:30) 10. Blood Of Eden
(3:04) 11. The Dark Island
(2:35) 12. Show Me The Place
(3:18) 13. 500 Miles

Renowned Australian composer and opera singer David Hobson had his sights set on a career as an economist or lawyer, but the Ballarat native's plans were thwarted by the intervention of the Victoria State Opera. Hobson made his operatic debut as Rodolfo in La Bohéme in 1987, became a company member of the Australian Opera, and was awarded the Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship the following year. He has since starred in numerous productions; composed for television, film, and theater; and received a myriad of awards.~ James Christopher Monger https://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-hobson-mn0002223090/biography

Endless Days

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