Maria Kim - With Strings: Dream of You

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2021
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:31
Size: 100,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:05) 1. Dream Of You
(5:23) 2. Dancing In The Dark
(3:31) 3. Almost Like Being In Love
(5:47) 4. You Don't Know What Love Is
(4:39) 5. Embraceable You
(2:45) 6. Give Me The Simple Life
(6:00) 7. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
(4:20) 8. It's All Right With Me
(4:03) 9. 'S Wonderful
(3:54) 10. What's New

An original, lyrical soloist and a demanding group leader, Maria Kim is a dynamic singer, pianist and composer. Maria Kim grew up in South Korea, and took up the piano at the age of 3; 12 years later she was singing and playing the piano professionally throughout South Korea as the youngest jazz vocalist and pianist.

When she was 18yrs old, Maria Kim won 1st Place in Vocals and a scholarship from the Berklee College of Music World Scholarship Tour held in South Korea. She moved to Boston in 2006, and there she performed weekly gigs with the Berklee professors as well as attending school there.

After Berklee, Maria Kim enrolled in the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied under Ken Schaphorst, Ran Blake and Dominique Eade. She performed with Irene Aebi, Dave Holland, Ran Blake, and Steve Swallow, and started to develop her own unique style combined with free jazz.

Free jazz pianist and legend, Ran Blake, noted "Maria Kim is very special and one of the greatest singers I've played with."

Based on her career throughout South Korea and the United States, she set her musical direction to, "Not a single note wasted". Her music is a battle of two different egos within herself; Calm, dispassionate contemplation of her piano playing and the fearless vocalist exploring promptly to reach the perfect note, harmony and rhythm.

In 2013, Maria Kim became the first person to win two sections of Jazz People Magazine's "Rising Star" award for piano and vocal. She released her album which she directed, composed, wrote lyrics, played piano and sang. She was also selected as the "2016 New Face of Korean Jazz" by EBS Gonggam.

In 2017, accompanied by Yoonseung Cho, the first Korean Monk Institute graduate, Maria Kim released her new album "I'm Old Fashioned". Jazz critics had this to say about the new album:

"Whenever, wherever, with whoever you listen to this album, it gives that thrilling heart warming moment. This is something we call the jazz magic" ~ Jiho Choi

"Why is the dense reinterpretation so important in Jazz field? [I'm Old Fashioned] contains one possibility." ~ Kyoungjun Lee

In 2018 She release the first jazz vocal duet album in Korea with the male vocalist Sung Huh through Sony Music Korea. This album "I Want to Be Happy" was selected as one of the Jazz People magazine’s 2018 top 10 jazz album.

With Strings: Dream of You

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Irene Reid - The Queen of the Party

Styles: Vocal, Jazz Soul
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:51
Size: 139,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:22)  1. Million Dollar Secret
(4:50)  2. I'm Gettin' Tired
(4:01)  3. If I Never Get To Heaven
(4:41)  4. I'm Walkin'
(5:11)  5. Aiming At Nothing
(6:19)  6. Once There Lived a Fool
(4:29)  7. Long John Blues
(4:51)  8. One Eyed Man
(5:50)  9. I Took the Backdoor Out
(5:07) 10. I Ain't Doing Too Bad
(5:18) 11. I'll Take You Back
(5:47) 12. Big Fat Daddy

From her days singing with the Count Basie band as a replacement for Joe Williams, to her Indian summer of renewed popularity, Irene Reid always lived up to her moniker, The Queen of Uptown Blues. Like Dinah Washington & Esther Phillips, Irene had a church background and never lost that divine intensity or power to convey the emotions in a lyric. Her most notable post-Basie gig was playing the wicked witch on Broadway in "The Whiz." Here is a program featuring Irene, the Charles "Mighty Burner" Earland, Eric Alexander and the rest of the crew doing what Irene did best: the Uptown Blues. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Party-Irene-Reid/dp/B008645ZFM

The Queen of the Party

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Jaana Narsipur - Better Than Anything

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:30
Size: 44,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:33) 1. Better Than Anything
(4:12) 2. The Jody Grind
(5:49) 3. Small Day Tomorrow
(5:27) 4. Nica's Dream
(4:31) 5. But for Now
(4:44) 6. Comin' Home Baby
(5:00) 7. Lonely Woman
(4:43) 8. Senor Blues
(4:43) 9. Devil May Care
(3:44) 10. Peace

Vocalist Jaana Narsipur's album, Better Than Anything, is a tribute to the bebop and hard bop masters Horace Silver and Bob Dorough. Featuring all original arrangements by Jaana, the album contains her interpretations of vocalese swing tunes, grooving hard bop, and lush ballads. Better Than Anything has a stellar cast of New York based musicians playing in unique settings like a string quartet plus rhythm section on the Bob Dorough ballad "But For Now" and a quintet with tenor sax and trumpet on the Horace Silver classic "Senor Blues."
https://jaananarsipur.bandcamp.com/album/better-than-anything

Personnel: Jaana Narsipur: vocals/arrangements; Cary Brown: piano/Rhodes electric piano/Hammond C-3; Thomson Kneeland: drums; Sean Nowell: tenor saxophone; Eli Asher: trumpet; Ludovica Burtone: violin, viola; Reenat Pinchas: cello

Better Than Anything

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Cyrus Chestnut - Soul Brother Cool

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:29
Size: 136,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:44) 1. Spicy Honey
(5:52) 2. Soul Brother Cool
(6:32) 3. The Happiness Man
(6:03) 4. Piscean Thought
(6:56) 5. In Search of a Quiet Place
(5:47) 6. The Raven
(5:31) 7. Dawn of the Sunset
(6:27) 8. Intimacy
(4:59) 9. Every Which Way
(6:34) 10. Stripes

Graced with the robust technique of a premier concert hall pianist, Cyrus Chestnut is totally absorbed in exploring and celebrating the seemingly unlimited sonic potential of his grand instrument, using its keyboard and pedals to generate resonant, thickly-textured, amazingly agile, nuanced orchestral effects.By Chicago Tribune
https://cyruschestnutwj3.bandcamp.com/

Credits: Cyrus Chestnut Composer, Piano, Primary Artist; Dezron Douglas Bass; Freddie Hendrix Trumpet; Willie Jones III Drums, Producer

Soul Brother Cool

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Mike LeDonne - Heavy Hitters

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:19
Size: 141,1 MB
Art: Front

(8:19) 1. Hub
(6:39) 2. A New Day
(7:30) 3. Silverdust
(5:25) 4. Un Dia Es Un Dia
(5:37) 5. Big Richard
(7:57) 6. Chainsaw
(6:14) 7. This Is Something New
(6:07) 8. Cedar Land
(7:27) 9. Bluesit

The self-titled debut from the Heavy Hitters, pianist Mike LeDonne's latest sextet, has the feel of a tribute album. However, unlike most recordings of that nature, there is no classic repertoire present, as all nine tracks are penned either by LeDonne or his colleague, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. Instead, it is a tribute to a sound that LeDonne and partners are aiming for: in this case, that of the iconic Blue Note label's 1950s-60s period, when artists such as Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and many others effectively placed their stamp on midcentury jazz. From the bold yet straightforward design of the album's cover, to the choice of recording venue in fabled Blue Note producer Rudy Van Gelder's former studio, Heavy Hitters evokes that golden era of jazz with panache and top-quality musicianship.

The musicians do not disguise their musical debts. The crackling opener, "Hub," will have Hubbard fans going back to revisit classic gems such as Hub-Tones (Blue Note, 1963) or Breaking Point (Blue Note, 1964), and the Horace Silver vibes run deep on "Silverdust," with a hard-bop head that sails along effortlessly and with an undeniable groove. Elsewhere other jazz legends are acknowledged, as "Cedar Land" is built over a chord progression from pianist Cedar Walton's "Holy Land," while "This is Something New" is adapted from an unfinished tune by saxophonist George Coleman.

Projects of this sort invariably take the risk of becoming mere exercises in nostalgia, reminding us of the unsurpassed greatness of the titans of old. While there are moments here in which that can happen, as a listener temporarily forgets that they are hearing something recorded not in 1965 but in 2022, the abundance of strong playing throughout the disc is more than enough to maintain interest.

LeDonne's solos are terrific, but perhaps even more impressive is his comping, which is consistently inventive and rhythmically tenacious: check out his work underneath the soloists on the Latin-hued "Un Dia es un Dia" as evidence, where he digs in with zest to keep the music moving. The horns, which include not only Alexander but also alto saxophonist Vincent Herring and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, bring plenty of fireworks to the proceedings; but they are also able to carve out more pensive ruminations as well.

Alexander's heartfelt statement on the lovely ballad "Big Richard" is a case in point. And the bass-drums tandem of Peter Washington and Kenny Washington is tough to beat, with impeccable instincts for swing and groove. All in all, this is a satisfying release that extracts a lot of fine contributions from musicians who are indeed among the "heavy hitters" of their generation. Fans of classic jazz will very much appreciate the spirit and dedication on display here. By Troy Dostert
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/heavy-hitters-heavy-hitters-cellar-music-group

Personnel: Mike LeDonne: organ, Hammond B3; Eric Alexander: saxophone, tenor; Jeremy Pelt: trumpet; Vincent Herring: saxophone; Peter Washington: bass; Kenny Washington: drums; Rale Micic: guitar.

Heavy Hitters

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Kathy Lyon - A Song for You

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:12
Size: 169,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:12) 1. How Dare You
(4:45) 2. My Foolish Heart
(4:45) 3. Perfidia
(4:32) 4. (I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone
(3:59) 5. Hit the Road to Dreamland
(5:41) 6. Here's to Life
(3:24) 7. Close Your Eyes
(5:40) 8. Still Got the Blues
(4:16) 9. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
(6:49) 10. The Nearness of You
(4:20) 11. He's Not There
(3:10) 12. The Best Is yet to Come
(7:13) 13. This Masquerade
(5:29) 14. When I Fall in Love
(4:51) 15. A Song for You

Some time back Kathy toured with the USO entertaining American troops abroad. At that time the money was slim and you had to pay for your own hotel. However the money was not the motivating factor for Ms. Lyon. She wanted to deliver the American sound personally to our troops serving in other lands. The first person experience in and of itself was pay enough. As she performed on those stages she could feel the welcomed reception of the songs.

Kathy Lyon would go on to become an experienced jazz festival performer and graced the stages at such notable events as the Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival, Roswell Jazz Festival, Jazz By The Bay Festival, and closer to home the Pensacola Jazz Festival. Her professional abilities also extend beyond her performances as she creates original songs as well. To date Kathy has released four albums with the latest being available now, Nothin’ But Love.
https://www.pumpitupmagazine.com/jazz-vocalist-kathy-lyon-releases

A Song for You

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Jeremy Pelt - The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2: His Muse

Styles: Vocal, Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:52
Size: 116,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:30) 1. …For Whom I Love So Much
(5:19) 2. Slow Hot Wind
(3:04) 3. If I Ruled the World
(4:38) 4. I Can't Escape from You
(6:08) 5. There'll Be Other Times
(4:57) 6. Don't Love Me
(6:40) 7. Blues in Sophistication
(4:33) 8. Two Different Worlds
(4:25) 9. When She Makes Music
(4:34) 10. Two for the Road

Playing jazz is a lot like love itself, it is as much about poignancy as it is about joy, whether we listen to a torch song or read a love poem by Shelley, we experience their creator's pain or we share in their euphoria.

And it is Jeremy Pelt's understanding of this dichotomy of passion and restraint that makes this album so compelling. The set list is as all-encompassing as a love affair - from the straight-ahead feeling of "I Can't Escape from You" to the breathless stillness of his muted trumpet on "There'll Be Other Times." His sly, half-valve effects on "Blues in Sophistication" show an impish delight while Henry Mancini's "Slow Hot Wind" throbs with an ever so discreet Latin feel.

This may be considered a "with strings" record but Pelt does not allow it to descend into a vibrato-laden string sound. There is an unusually classical feel to this album with the string quartet supporting, reinforcing and commenting on Pelt's playing rather than sugar-coating it. Buddy Rich once said, "Jazz should be treated the same as classical music." He was right. He "got it" and, as evidenced herein, so does Jeremy Pelt.

Personnel: Jeremy Pelt: trumpet, vocal; Victor Gould: piano; Buster Williams: bass; Billy Hart: drums; Chico Pinheiro: guitar (track 10 only), String Ensemble arranged & conducted by David O'Rourke

The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2: His Muse

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Eric Reed - Black, Brown, and Blue

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:44
Size: 156,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:17) 1. Black, Brown, and Blue
(4:02) 2. Lean on Me
(3:15) 3. I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
(4:57) 4. Peace
(6:36) 5. Search for Peace
(9:29) 6. Christina
(5:03) 7. Infant Eyes
(5:40) 8. Cheryl Ann
(5:22) 9. Along Came Betty
(7:59) 10. Variation Twenty-Four
(5:42) 11. One for E
(3:58) 12. Pastime Paradise
(3:18) 13. Ugly Beauty

2023 release. Think of the songwriters whose work comprises the canon of jazz standards, and names like George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter immediately come to mind. On his new album, Black, Brown, and Blue, pianist/composer Eric Reed argues for a revision of that canon to focus on Black and Brown composers, songwriters whose work originates within the jazz realm rather than on the Broadway stage.

Black, Brown, and Blue features music written by jazz masters like Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Benny Golson, Horace Silver, Buddy Collette, and Buster Williams, along with jazz-conversant pop/R&B songwriters Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers. In addition, Reed and his bandmates on this thrilling session - bassist Luca Alemanno and drummer Reggie Quinerly - each contribute a new piece of their own.By Editorial Reviews
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Brown-Blue-Eric-Reed/dp/B0BRVL686B

Personnel: Eric Reed - piano; Luca Alemanno - bass; Reggie Quinerly drums; Calvin B. Rhone - vocals on “Lean on Me”; David Dautghtry - vocals on “Pastime Paradise”

Black, Brown, and Blue

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Lafayette Harris, Jr. - Swingin' Up in Harlem

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:12
Size: 115,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:52) 1. Swingin' Up in Harlem
(4:49) 2. Living for the City
(4:15) 3. Teach Me Tonight
(6:31) 4. The Nearness of You
(6:08) 5. Stardust
(3:40) 6. St. Thomas
(5:41) 7. Over the Rainbow
(4:49) 8. It's All in the Game
(5:36) 9. Solitude
(4:46) 10. Nat's Blues

In the grand tradition of jazz piano trio records, Lafayette Harris returns to the Van Gelder studios for 'Swingin' Up In Harlem', covering a wide spectrum of tunes by composers ranging from Hoagy Carmichael to Stevie Wonder.

Harris' sympathies have always been wide-ranging, as one would imagine from his stints with Max Roach, Donald Byrd, Ernestine Anderson and others. His style of playing keeps one foot rooted in the rich history of jazz piano and the other is knee-deep in contemporary and modern jazz resulting in an album of personal, memorable renditions with subtle colours and elegant nuances.

You need a first-rate rhythm section for a trio recording and bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash bring the insight that only their decades of experience can give. The album also boasts the participation of saxophonist Houston Person, this time in the producer's chair. If tasteful, effortless piano playing is to your liking, then you will certainly find great pleasure in the joy, humour and exuberance of Lafayette Harris Jr
https://www.propermusic.com/scd2203-swingin-up-in-harlem.html

Personnel: Lafayette Harris Jr: piano; Peter Washington: bass; Lewis Nash: drums

Swingin' Up in Harlem

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Manhattan Trinity - Sunflower

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:23
Size: 141,7 MB
Art: Front

(7:09) 1. The Pink Panther
(5:35) 2. Sunflower
(6:31) 3. Mr. Lucky
(6:08) 4. Whisling Away The Dark
(7:04) 5. Dreamsville
(5:32) 6. Moment To Moment
(5:37) 7. Days Of Wine And Roses
(4:38) 8. Two For The Road
(5:43) 9. Moon River
(7:22) 10. Autumn Kisses

This all-star ensemble featuring Cyrus Chestnut, Lewis Nash, and George Mraz has been performing and recording off and on since the mid-90s. The musical inspiration for the band is "The Great Trio" from the 70s featuring Hank Jones, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. This ensemble has such a tight connection, that the performances can only be described as sublime. Eric Alexander sometimes joins the group as a special guest.https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/manhattan-trinity

Personnel: Cyrus Chestnut (piano); George Mraz (bass); Lewis Nash (drums)

Sunflower

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Sant Andreu Jazz Band - Jazzing 12 Vol 2

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 94:19
Size: 217,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:48) 1. Easy Money
(5:12) 2. Wave
(6:24) 3. What's New
(4:55) 4. Baby, You've Got What It Takes
(2:56) 5. 'S Wonderlul
(8:08) 6. Recado Bossa Nova
(4:04) 7. Just You , Just Me
(5:12) 8. My One and Only Love
(5:08) 9. Stéphane
(2:46) 10. I Like Yo Hear It Sometimes
(3:36) 11. That's a Plenty
(6:25) 12. My Blue Heaven
(4:22) 13. Since You've Been Gone
(3:56) 14. Night and Day
(6:02) 15. From This Moment On
(4:41) 16. Feeling Good
(7:26) 17. Moanin'
(6:08) 18. Pyramid

A great party, yes, that is what the concert at the Palau de la Música was on December 10, 2021 as part of the Barcelona Jazz Festival. This concert is the one you have in your hands, on two CDs, because it was a musically generous concert, where we managed to bring together practically all the musicians who had gone through the project plus those who were part of it at that time.

In total, 64 musicians, plus regular guests: Ignasi Terraza, Josep Traver and Esteve Pi. It was really wonderful to be able to come together and make music again and recreate some of the most popular songs from all these years (plus 3 new songs that we had never recorded before). A jazz party in style, where it was exciting to hear the evolution of many of the musicians I hadn't heard for years. Many of them have their own projects and play an important role in the current jazz scene.

This recording is really very special, both emotionally and musically. In some of the songs we can practically hear two big bands playing at the same time, with two drummers, two bassists, two guitars, 10 saxophones, 6 or 7 trombones, 6 or 7 trumpets, choirs of more than 10 people, etc. It wasn't easy, but we made it possible. Because, as I already said back in 2009, in the first JAZZING: the Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a dream come true. And we are in 2022 (the year in which this 2021 recording appears) and we continue dreaming.
Translate By Google https://santandreujazzband.bandcamp.com/album/jazzing-12-vol-2

Jazzing 12

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Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 79:49
Size: 184.8 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1961/2012
Art: Front

[4:22] 1. Red Sails In The Sunset
[5:13] 2. My Foolish Heart
[6:34] 3. Autumn Leaves
[6:31] 4. There Is No Greater Love
[3:19] 5. A Mess
[8:48] 6. Blues Up And Down
[2:37] 7. Headin' West
[4:38] 8. A Pair Of Red Pants
[4:17] 9. But Not For Me
[3:56] 10. New Blues Up And Down
[7:12] 11. The One Before This
[4:33] 12. We'll Be Together Again
[9:39] 13. Counter Clockwise
[3:54] 14. Time On My Hands
[4:11] 15. Autumn Leaves (Alternate Take)

This encounter between tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt (who doubles on tenor and alto) is a true classic. Ammons and Stitt teamed together many times over a three-decade period, including co-leading a band during 1950-1952, but Boss Tenors is arguably their finest recording. Backed by pianist John Houston, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer George Brown, Ammons and Stitt battle it out on "There Is No Greater Love," Ammons' "The One Before This," "Autumn Leaves," "Blues Up and Down," and Stitt's "Counter Clockwise." This is competitive bebop at its best, with Stitt and Ammons proving to be equal matches. Essential music for all jazz collections. ~Scott Yanow

Boss Tenors

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Shirley Jones - Richard Rodgers Songbook With Love

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:01
Size: 76,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:08) 1. Wish I Were In Love Again
(3:18) 2. It Never Entered My Mind
(3:00) 3. Isnt It Romantic
(4:29) 4. Spring Is Here
(3:14) 5. Where Or When
(2:47) 6. I Have Dreamed
(3:28) 7. Blue Moon
(4:15) 8. It Might As Well Be Spring
(2:05) 9. Falling In Love With Love
(4:14) 10. Bewitched

Named after child star Shirley Temple, Shirley Jones started singing at the age of six. She started formal training at the age of 12 and would dream of singing with her idol, Gordon MacRae. Upon graduating from high school, Shirley went to New York to audition for the casting director of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Taken by Shirley's beautifully trained voice, Shirley was signed as a nurse in the Broadway production of "South Pacific". Within a year, she would be in Hollywood to appear in her first film Oklahoma! (1955) as Laurey, the farm girl in love with cowboy Gordon MacRae. Oklahoma! (1955) would be filmed in CinemaScope and Todd-AO wide-screen and would take a year to shoot.

After that, Shirley returned to Broadway for the stage production of "Oklahoma!" before returning to Hollywood for Carousel (1956). But by this time, musicals were a dying art and she would have a few lean years. She would work on television in programs like Playhouse 90 (1956). With a screen image comparable to peaches-n-cream, Shirley wanted a darker role to change her image. In 1960, she would be cast as the vengeful prostitute in the Richard Brooks dramatic film Elmer Gantry (1960). With a brilliant performance against an equally brilliant Burt Lancaster, Shirley would win the Oscar for Supporting Actress. But the public wanted the good Shirley so she was cast as "Marion", the librarian, in the successful musical The Music Man (1962). Robert Preston had played the role on Broadway and his performance along with Shirley was magic.

Shirley would again work with little Ron Howard in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963). But the movies changed in the 60's and Shirley's image did not fit so she would see her movie career stop in 1965. There were always nightclubs, but Shirley would be remembered by another generation as "Shirley Partridge" in the television series The Partridge Family (1970). While the success of the show would do more for her stepson, teen idol David Cassidy, it would keep her name and face in the public view for the four years that the series ran. The show still plays in reruns. After the show ended, Shirley would spend the rest of the 70's in the land of television movies.

The television movie The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975) would be made as a pilot for a series that was not picked up. In 1979, Shirley appeared in a comedy show called Shirley (1979), but the show lasted only one season. Shirley would appear infrequently in the 80's and in video's extolling fitness and beauty at the end of the decade.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429250/bio?ref_=nm_ql_1#mini_bio

The Richard Rodgers Songbook With Love

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Carol Sloane - Midnight Sun

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1983
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:22
Size: 132,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:06) 1. I'm Glad There Is You
(3:41) 2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(4:32) 3. 'S Wonderful
(4:12) 4. But Not For Me
(3:51) 5. Honeysuckle Rose
(5:46) 6. Spring Is Here
(4:24) 7. Our Love Is Here To Say
(3:06) 8. Just In Time
(6:20) 9. Midnight Sun
(3:01) 10. It's All Right With Me
(4:39) 11. Lover Man
(3:54) 12. Teach Me Tonight
(2:19) 13. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(4:26) 14. When I Fall In Love / Body And Soul

A fine, underrated jazz vocalist who got her start with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Carol Sloane started singing professionally when she was 14, and at 18, she toured Germany in a musical comedy. She was with the Les and Larry Elgart orchestra from 1958 to 1960, and, after appearing at a jazz festival in 1960, she was heard by Jon Hendricks, who later sent for her to sub for Annie Ross with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Sloane made a big impression at the 1961 Newport Jazz Festival and soon cut two records for Columbia. Unfortunately, her career never got going, and, except for a live set from 1964 released on Honey Dew, Sloane would not record again until 1977, instead working as a secretary in North Carolina and singing just now and then locally.

However,in the mid-'70s, she became more active again, caught on in Japan (where she began to record frequently), and her career finally got on more solid footing. Sloane's releases for Audiophile, Choice, Progressive, Contemporary, and, later, Concord feature a mature, bop-based singer with a sound of her own. Carol Sloane died on January 23, 2023 at a senior care facility in Stoneham, MA due to complications from a stoke she'd suffered two years earlier. She was 85 years of age.
https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/carol-sloane

Personnel: Carol Sloane / vocals; Roland Hanna / piano; Ken'ichi Yoshida / piano; George Mraz / bass

Midnight Sun

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Dave Scott & Rich Perry - Nice Treatment

Styles: Trumpet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:47
Size: 151,1 MB
Art: Front

(7:40) 1. Lotus Blossom
(9:11) 2. 50-21
(9:02) 3. Hangover Triangle
(6:23) 4. My Funny Valentine
(6:36) 5. Grooveyard
(9:25) 6. The Interloper
(8:35) 7. Never Let Me Go
(8:51) 8. Step Tempest

Brooklyn-based trumpeter/composer Dave Scott, has been one of the most consistently creative bandleaders recording on the SteepleChase jazz label in recent years. Here he teams up with pianist Jacob Sacks’ working trio with bassist Dave Ambrosio and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza. Rounding out the quintet is saxophonist Rich Perry, who will be a familiar name to anyone who has followed Dave Scott’s previous releases, or anyone who is very familiar with the New York jazz scene of the last 30 years.

Somewhat unusually for this team of heavyweight jazz composer/players, they chose to focus this release on jazz standards (some fairly obscure) rather than their original compositions. Some, like “My Funny Valentine,” or “Never Let Me Go” will be familiar even to those who don’t know many standards. Somewhat more obscure are tunes like Kenny Dorham’s “Lotus Blossom” or two Thad Jones tunes “50-21” and “The Interloper,” while two seldom-covered Herbie Nichols tunes are even more obscure.

The tunes are read fairly straight ahead with little in the way of arrangement and mostly serve as a jumping off point for the soloists who stick generally to the form of the tunes and the medium swing tempi of the tunes. Dave Scott’s signature jagged style of crosshatch playing gives interesting harmonic shading to the tunes, though he proves he can also be exceptionally lyrical on “Never Let Me Go” with an intensely intimate reading of the melody and a surprisingly straightforward melodic solo.

Rich Perry contrasts Dave Scott’s angular playing with a highly melodic style that is never too concerned with sticking closely to the harmony. Rather, he develops his ideas in interesting ways that manage to stick to the form of the tunes while giving the rhythm section plenty of fun melodic material to chew on.

Probably the most interesting soloist is Jacob Sacks. He seems to have absorbed the best aspects of Perry’s and Scott’s styles as he manages to both create strong, simple melodic ideas but expand on them with furious flurries of notes and rich, close harmony. “Crafty” is probably the best word to describe his playing as he manages to derive his playing from the jazz tradition, yet constantly surprise you with the directions he takes in his solos. His signature “clustered” harmonic concept also carries through in his excellent comping for the solos.

Ambrosio and Sperrazza are left largely to keep the form and the time, but they do so in an energetic and creative manner, responding to the soloists here and there. It’s certainly interesting to hear what these five exceptionally creative musicians can do within the confines of changes and mid-tempo swing, but as one might expect, the result is not as rewarding as hearing these musicians play their own music. A bit of time spent giving these tunes thoughtful or original arrangements would probably have yielded better results as well. Still, it’s worthwhile to hear what these sometimes “out” players can do when they stick to mostly “in.”
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Personnel: Dave Scott - trumpet; Rich Perry - tenor saxophone; Jacob Sacks - piano; David Ambrosio - bass; Vinnie Sperrazza - drums

Nice Treatment

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Rosario Giuliani - Miserere

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:58
Size: 135,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:26) 1. Ut Queant Laxis
(6:09) 2. Magdalena degna da laudare
(5:11) 3. Canzon seconda a quattro
(4:16) 4. Agnus Dei
(5:11) 5. Miserere
(8:01) 6. Toccata e Prologo da Orfeo
(5:46) 7. Adagio
(6:18) 8. Inverno
(5:49) 9. Una furtiva lagrima
(6:45) 10. Il barbiere di Siviglia

"Miserere" is a sophisticated crossover project that has its roots in the most noble Italian musical heritage, in which the art of improvisation typical of the jazz language marries with the stylistic features of the past. A millennium of masterpieces drawn from the ancient Gregorian antiphonaries and medieval laudari, from the Renaissance counterpoint of the Roman and Venetian schools to the melodrama; a journey through time and in the Italian sound entirely interpreted by artists who have distinguished themselves for their ability to renew tradition.

The songs all have unpublished arrangements, specially prepared by Maestro Mario Corvini to enhance both the refined phrasing of Rosario Giuliani and the enveloping research timbres of the MAC Saxophone Quartet, one of the most appreciated quartets for their work of protection and innovation of the Italian school.Translate by Google https://www-ibs-it.translate.goog/miserere-cd-rosario-giuliani .

Miserere

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Gene Ammons - Makes It Happen

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:34
Size: 65.4 MB
Styles: Soul jazz
Year: 1950/1967/2005
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. My Foolish Heart
[2:57] 2. Prelude To A Kiss
[2:41] 3. Goodbye
[2:50] 4. Can Anyone Explain
[3:06] 5. It's You Or No One
[2:33] 6. Pennies From Heaven
[2:45] 7. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
[2:56] 8. You Go To My Head
[3:08] 9. Once In A While
[2:48] 10. It's The Talk Of The Town

This 1967 Cadet release repackages the 1958 Chess date Soulful Saxophone, itself a session originally recorded in 1950 in the months prior to Gene Ammons' landmark stint with the Prestige label--and while the provocative cover suggests a collection of lush romantic ballads, Gene Ammons Makes It Happen is instead deep and dark, underscored by the tenorist's potently soulful sound. A melancholy reading of "My Foolish Heart" was Ammons' first hit and sets the tone for the remainder of the material, which boasts an affecting, late-night atmosphere--the music absolutely marinates in echo, transcending the waking world into the dreamscape. ~Jason Ankeny

Makes It Happen

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Tim Hagans Quintet - Eternal Forge

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:14
Size: 147,9 MB
Art: Front

( 6:52) 1. Adam's Calendar
(14:12) 2. Not Yet
( 9:54) 3. Concord
(10:48) 4. Deva Uma
( 7:26) 5. Space Dozen
( 9:37) 6. That Is What Happens When You Leave The Door Open
( 5:22) 7. Stella By Starlight

Eternal Forge is a new digital release from Tim Hagans' European Quintet. It is available on Amazon in June 2019.

The Tim Hagans Quintet has performed extensively in Europe at jazz festivals, concert venues and jazz clubs. Tim Hagans writes: "Anders Mogensen, Carl Winther and Johnny Åman create a supremely burning and churning, swinging pulse. Their astounding ability to play the entire spectrum of dynamics keeps listeners in suspenseful anticipation.”

The music on this recording is intended to conjure for the listener the wondrous palette of human emotion, from jubilation of the life's joyous moments to the deep hope of the blues.

Space Dozen, Not Yet and That’s What Happens When You Leave The Door Open by Tim Hagans offer cosmic swing, contemplative groove and relentless action. Deva Uma and Adam’s Calendar by Carl Winther take us from introspective beauty to rhapsodic swing. Concord by the great trumpeter Jens Winther, imbues an adventurous forward motion which embodies the idea behind the release's title: Eternal Forge. These five musicians channel their collective energy and breath to propel them ever forward on the journey of creating exciting new music.
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Personnel: Tim Hagans - trumpet; Anders Mogensen - drums; Johnny Aman - bass; Carl Winther - piano; Marek Konarski tenor saxophone

Eternal Forge

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Sant Andreu Jazz Band - Jazzing 12 vol 1

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 93:39
Size: 217,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:51) 1. Stardust
(5:06) 2. I Can’t Get Started
(4:27) 3. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
(5:18) 4. Willow Weep For Me
(3:03) 5. From This Moment On
(4:52) 6. All The Things You Are
(4:38) 7. Muskrat Ramble
(7:38) 8. Green Dolphin Street
(3:10) 9. It’s All Right With Me
(5:17) 10. Wave
(6:42) 11. Nobody Else But Me
(3:19) 12. Blue Skiesv (6:29) 13. Taking a Chance in Love
(3:58) 14. Georgia On My Mind
(2:59) 15. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
(5:32) 16. Na Baixa do Sapateiro
(5:08) 17. I’m Confessin'
(6:50) 18. Every Time We Say Goodbye
(4:12) 19. Lotus Blossom

Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a youth jazz band from Barcelona, featuring 7- to 20-year-olds. The bandleader is Joan Chamorro.

The band was founded in 2006 at Escola Municipal de Música de Sant Andreu. The band has performed at numerous concerts and festivals in Catalonia, and other regions of Spain as well as in neighbouring countries. They released their first live CD/DVD Jazzing: Live at Casa Fuster in 2009, featuring alongside established jazz musicians, the precocious 14-year-old, Andrea Motis among other young talents.

2010 was a breakthrough year for the band, with appearances at more than 20 festivals including Valls, Terrassa, Girona, Barcelona, Platja d'Aro, and venues like el Jamboree, Palau de la Música Catalana, JazzSi, Hotel Casa Fuster, featuring international performers like Dick Oatts, Ken Peplowski, Bobby Gordon, Perico Sambeat, Ignasi Terraza, Matthew Simon, and Esteve Pi. The band also released their second recording Jazzing vol.2.

In 2012 the film director Ramón Tort made the documentary A film about kids and music based on the band's work and efforts. The film was awarded best feature film at the Lights. Camera. Help. festival in Austin, Texas, US in 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Andreu_Jazz_Band

Jazzing 12 vol 1

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Wycliffe Gordon - Dig This!!

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:14
Size: 156,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:02) 1. Dig This!!
(7:58) 2. Mahajual
(8:21) 3. Old Man Blooz Take 2
(7:24) 4. Limehouse Blues
(4:20) 5. The Beautiful Souls
(5:07) 6. Jookin' The Blooz
(7:32) 7. Lonnie's Lament
(5:23) 8. I can't Get Started
(5:22) 9. Cone's Tune
(2:52) 10. Blues Etude #2
(7:47) 11. Old Man Blooz Take 1

Wycliffe Gordon is a trombone player who knows his instrument from the primordial playing of Kid Ory and Honore Dutrey through giants like Jack Teagarden and J.J. Johnson up to and including today's best like Steve Turre. This ability is nowhere better illustrated than on this new CD covering music as classic as "Limehouse Blues" and "I Can't Get Started" and as new as the originals composed for this late 2002 recording date.

As a jazz historian/antiquarian, I admit that my taste runs to the familiarity of the standard chestnuts that greet me like an old friend even when dressed up in the latest style, yet there are still contemporary composer/arranger/players such as Wycliffe Gordon whose modern masterpieces could well qualify as tomorrow's classic staples. "Dig This" and "Old Man Blooz" (which appears here in two takes) are prime examples of the best of 21st century jazz standards in the making.

Again, given my taste for the early giants of this music, it's no surprise that leader/trombonist Gordon and guitarist Peter Bernstein are familiar names. Maybe this also accounts for the fact that I find the Hammond B-3 organist Sam Yahel a fascinating revelation. While too many of the "jazz electric organ" players I hear today are leaning on the bassist and/or drummer for rhythmic impetus, Yahel makes proper use of the Hammond's pedal board to underlay the bass line. Other players, tenor sax man Seamus Blake and drummer Bell Stewart, while not as startling on first listening as Yahel, fulfill their function in the ensemble.

Certain to cause comment and interest is Gordon's unaccompanied trombone solo, "Blues Etude #2." Gordon, like Anthony Braxton before him and Johann Sebastian Bach before him, has shown the power of an unaccompanied line supplying its own melody, harmony and rhythm.

Yet the track I'll keep returning to is Wycliffe Gordon's statement of "Limehouse Blues," which alternates between single and double time. In his distinctive arrangement of this hit tune of 1924 imported from the United Kingdom and defined in recordings by the Benny Goodman Sextet and by the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Gordon has given new life to a classic which now becomes part of the contemporary repertoire.By Joe Klee. ttps://www.allaboutjazz.com/dig-this-wycliffe-gordon-criss-cross-review-by-joe-klee

Personnel: Wycliffe Gordon - Trombone; Peter Bernstein - Guitar; Seamus Blake - Tenor Sax; Bill Stewart - Drums; Sam Yahel - Hammond Organ.

Dig This!!

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