Bud Shank - New Gold!

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:43
Size: 142,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:45)  1. Port Townsend
(4:52)  2. Alternate Root
(5:56)  3. Let Me Tell You Why
(5:41)  4. Straight No Chaser
(6:25)  5. Perkolater
(6:15)  6. Grizzly
(5:13)  7. Finger Therapy For Sherman
(6:35)  8. Linda
(4:58)  9. Killer Joe
(4:59) 10. Funcused Blues
(5:00) 11. Little Rootie Tootie

Bud Shank assembled a pianoless sextet made up of West Coast musicians for this 1993 studio date, including a front line consisting of the alto saxophonist and leader with trumpeter Conte Candoli, tenor and soprano saxophonist Bill Perkins, baritone saxophonist Jack Nimitz, and a rhythm section that includes bassist and composer John Clayton and drummer Sherman Ferguson. The playing is crisp, the ensembles are a joy to hear, and the solos are consistently adventurous. "Port Townsend" is a lively post-bop vehicle that opens the session, featuring a strong solo by Candoli. The leader contributed the somewhat exotic "Perkolator" (a feature for Perkins' soprano sax) and the pretty ballad "Linda." But it is Clayton's charts that threaten to steal the show, including the strutting "Alternate Root," the bittersweet "Let Me Tell You Why," which has some almost mournful solos by Shank, and the funky blues "Funcused Blues." There are also impressive performances of jazz standards by Thelonious Monk and Benny Golson. Unfortunately, this CD was deleted with the demise of the initial revival of the Candid label. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/new-gold-mw0000177457

Personnel:  Bud Shank (alto saxophone);  Conte Candoli (trumpet);  Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone);  Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone);  John Clayton (bass);  Sherman Ferguson (drums)

New Gold!

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Tatiana Eva-Marie, Avalon Jazz Band - I Wish You Love

Styles: Vocal, Jazz Band
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 24:53
Size: 57,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:45) 1. Ménilmontant
(2:51) 2. I Love Paris
(2:09) 3. Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux?
(2:22) 4. Zou Bisou Bisou
(2:44) 5. Runnin' Wild
(3:47) 6. Que reste-t-il de nos amours?
(2:05) 7. Ah, dis! Ah, bonjour!
(2:42) 8. Bonjour sourire
(2:24) 9. Fit as a Fiddle

Beautiful things happen in Paris. The musicians in Avalon jazz band met somewhere between music schools and bohemian cafés, and decided to bring back French and American Swing Jazz. They are currently in New York, rewinding the musical clock in some of the hottest spots in the city. https://www.reverbnation.com/avalonjazzband?popup_bio=true

Avalon Jazz Band is a French - American vintage jazz band - orchestra , based in Paris and originally from New York . It was formed in 2012 by jazzmen Tatiana Eva-Marie and Adrien Chevalier. His favorite repertoire of compositions and covers is inspired by vintage standards of French chanson and American jazz standards ( Great American Songbook ) from the Jazz Age , New Orleans Jazz , hot jazz , French- swing - Parisian zazou , or emblematic gypsy jazz of the 1930s and 1940s , with covers, among others, of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli (founders of the Hot Club de France ), Charles Trenet and Johnny Hess, Yves Montand, Henri Salvador, Ray Ventura, Jean Sablon, Juliette Gréco, Lucienne Delyle, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Fats Waller, or Cole Porter.https://fr-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Avalon_Jazz_Band

Members: Tatiana Eva-Marie — vocals; Adrien Chevalier — violin; Vinny Raniolo, Agan Koran, Duved Dunayevski — guitar; Roberto Gervasi, Kate Dunphy — accordion; Oran Etkin — clarinet; Stéphane Séva — keyboard; Julian Smith, Eduardo Belo, Leigh Barker — double bass

I Wish You Love

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Gene Krupa - Big Noise from Winnetka

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:39
Size: 112,2 MB
Art: Front

( 4:24)  1. Big Noise from Winnetka
( 5:32)  2. Take the "a" Train
( 5:48)  3. Some of These Days
( 5:46)  4. Sweet Georgia Brown
( 3:01)  5. Petite Fleur
( 4:08)  6. Lonesome Road
( 8:33)  7. Don't Be That Way
(11:25)  8. Drum Boogie

The first drummer to be a superstar, Gene Krupa may not have been the most advanced drummer of the 1930s but he was in some ways the most significant. Prior to Krupa, drum solos were a real rarity and the drums were thought of as a merely supportive instrument. With his good looks and colorful playing, he became a matinee idol and changed the image of drummers forever. Gene Krupa made history with his first record. For a session in 1927 with the McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans, he became the first musician to use a full drum set on records. He was part of the Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s before moving to New York and worked in the studios during the early years of the Depression. In December 1934 he joined Benny Goodman's new orchestra and for the next three years he was an important part of Goodman's pacesetting big band. Krupa, whose use of the bass drum was never too subtle, starred with the Goodman Trio and Quartet, and his lengthy drum feature "Sing, Sing, Sing" in 1937 was historic.

After he nearly stole the show at Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert, Krupa and Goodman had a personality conflict and the former soon departed to form his own orchestra. It took the drummer a while to realize with his band that drum solos were not required on every song! Such fine players as Vido Musso, Milt Raskin, Floyd O'Brien, Sam Donahue, Shorty Sherock, and the excellent singer Irene Daye were assets to the Krupa Orchestra and "Drum Boogie" was a popular number but it was not until 1941 when he had Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge that Krupa's big band really took off. Among his hits from 1941-1942 were "Let Me Off Uptown," "After You've Gone," "Rockin' Chair" and "Thanks for the Boogie Ride." Krupa made several film appearances during this period, including a very prominent featured spot in the opening half-hour of the Howard Hawks comedy Ball of Fire, performing an extended version of "Drum Boogie" (with Roy Eldridge also featured), and William Dieterle's faux jazz history, Syncopation. Unfortunately, Krupa was arrested on a trumped-up drug charge in 1943, resulting in bad publicity, a short jail sentence, and the breakup of his orchestra. In September 1943 he had an emotional reunion with Benny Goodman (who happily welcomed him back to the music world). Krupa also worked briefly with Tommy Dorsey before putting together another big band in them middle of 1944, this one with a string section. 

The strings only lasted a short time but he was able to keep the group working into 1951. Tenor saxophonist Charlie Ventura and pianist Teddy Napoleon had a trio hit in "Dark Eyes" (1945), Anita O'Day returned for a time in 1945 (scoring with "Opus No. 1") and, although his own style was unchanged (being a Dixieland drummer at heart), Krupa was one of the first swing big bandleaders to welcome the influence of bebop into his group's arrangements, some of which were written by Gerry Mulligan (most notably "Disc Jockey Jump"). Among the soloists in the second Krupa Orchestra were Don Fagerquist, Red Rodney, Ventura, altoist Charlie Kennedy, tenorman Buddy Wise, and in 1949 Roy Eldridge. After breaking up his band in 1951, Krupa generally worked with trios or quartets (including such sidemen as Ventura, Napoleon, Eddie Shu, Bobby Scott, Dave McKenna, Eddie Wasserman, Ronnie Ball, Dave Frishberg, and John Bunch), toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic, ran a drum school with Cozy Cole and had occasional reunions with Benny Goodman. In 1959, Columbia Pictures released The Gene Krupa Story, a biographical drama based on Krupa's life starring Sal Mineo in the title role and Red Nichols in a supporting part. Gradually worsening health in the '60s resulted in him becoming semi-retired but Krupa remained a major name up until his death. Ironically his final recording was led by the same person who headed his first appearance on records, Eddie Condon. Gene Krupa's pre-war big-band records are gradually being released by the Classics label. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/big-noise-from-winnetka/id376420584

Personnel:  Leader, Drums – Gene Krupa;  Bass – Jimmy Gannon;  Piano – Ronnie Ball; Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Eddie Wasserman

Big Noise from Winnetka

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Orquestra Jazz De Matosinhos/Rebecca Martin/Larry Grenadier - After Midnight

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2022
Time: 52:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 120,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:00) 1. The Space in a Song to Think
(5:48) 2. In the Nick of Time (state of the Union)
(4:02) 3. Brother Can You Spare a Dime
(3:47) 4. Kentucky Babe
(4:50) 5. After Midnight
(4:20) 6. Portrait
(4:47) 7. Don’t Mean a Thing at All
(6:15) 8. Willow Weep for Me
(4:20) 9. All Day Long She Wrote
(3:37) 10. Lush Life
(5:16) 11. Joey

Portugal’s Orquestra Jazz De Matosinhos was created in 1997 as a non-profit institution, and through the years it has worked with such American artists as Carla Bley, Lee Konitz, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Maria Schneider, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Fred Hersch. For After Midnight, which was recorded right before the pandemic, they are joined by singer/songwriter Rebecca Martin and her husband, bassist Larry Grenadier.

While Martin is a skilled songwriter and lyricist, her pitchy voice is an acquired taste, as is her bland delivery. One should concentrate on the messages of her lyrics rather than her tone. On After Midnight, she makes that a little easier by having her 11 songs with the big band followed by bonus cuts: solo readings of the lyrics by 11 different women. The big band performs arrangements by their director Pedro Guedes, Carlos Azevedo and two from Guillermo Klein.

There are occasional solos such as by an altoist on “The Space In A Song To Think,” drum breaks from Marcus Cavaleiro on “In The Nick Of Time,” guitarist Andre Fernandes during “After Midnight” and Grenadier on several pieces. But the orchestra is mostly in a subsidiary role, and the lack of mood and tempo variations is unfortunate. There are some who enjoy Bob Dylan’s singing while others find him difficult to sit through. For me, the latter is true of this Rebecca Martin showcase.
By Scott Yanow https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/after-midnight

After Midnight

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Hank Mobley - Messages (Reissue)

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:15
Size: 175,5 MB
Art: Front

( 6:57)  1. Bouncing With Bud
( 5:41)  2. 52nd Street Theme
( 6:15)  3. Minor Disturbance
( 7:32)  4. Au Privave
( 8:42)  5. Little Girl Blue
( 6:37)  6. These Are The Things I Love
( 6:04)  7. Message From The Border
( 5:37)  8. Xlento
( 5:49)  9. The Latest
(10:01) 10. I Should Care
( 6:56) 11. Crazeology

With the exception of Hank Mobley's original "Alternating Current," which was left out due to lack of space, this single CD has all of the music from the two Prestige LPs Mobley's Message and Hank Mobley's Second Message; a two-LP set from 1976 which had the same Messages title and catalog number, but also the complete program, is actually the preferred acquisition, but will be difficult to locate. The first session mostly features the fine tenor Hank Mobley jamming on four superior bop standards, including "Bouncing with Bud," "52nd Street Theme" and "Au Privavem" and his own "Minor Disturbance" in a quintet with trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor; altoist Jackie McLean has a strong cameo on "Au Privave." The second set, recorded a week later, is less of a jam session, with Mobley, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist Walter Bishop, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor essaying three of Mobley's now-obscure compositions, Benny Harris's "Crazeology" and the standards "These Are the Things I Love" and "I Should Care." The two dates give one a good example of Hank Mobley's playing prior to becoming a regular Blue Note artist, where he would create his greatest work. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/messages-mw0000201086

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley; Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean; Bass – Doug Watkins; Drums – Art Taylor; Piano – Barry Harris, Walter Bishop; Trumpet – Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham 

Messages (Reissue)

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Jack Wilkins - Until It's Time

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2009
Time: 69:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 159,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:02) 1. Arthur's Theme
(5:50) 2. Show Me
(6:02) 3. Blossom
(4:58) 4. Walk Don't Run
(6:30) 5. These Foolish Things
(4:32) 6. Lauro's Waltz
(7:23) 7. Two for the Road
(5:30) 8. Fur Elise
(5:04) 9. Tico-Tico
(5:35) 10. Airegin
(4:24) 11. Until It's Time for You to Go
(7:39) 12. Blossom (extended version)

A guitarist with the kind of dexterity that Jack Wilkins shares is bound to find success in many fields, especially when based in New York, where he's surrounded by great musicians all the time. As Until It's Time features piano, bass and drums in support of Wilkins' sensual fret board articulation, much of the album relies on familiar songs and a conservative love affair with melody.

Wilkins works in unison with piano, stretches out frequently, and turns his musical partners loose often in order to invite adventures of their own. Most of the session features up-tempo romps where rhythm grabs a collar-full of surprise and propels the unit forcefully. Others, such as "These Foolish Things," slow the mood down considerably in order to allow soulful ballad feelings their share of the moment.

A blazing-fast arrangement of "Tico Tico" finds Wilkins burning up the fret board with fingers that accelerate like a machine gun. While his articulation rides fast in sixth gear, the guitarist delivers a crystal attack where every note finds clarity. Similarly, "Airegin" and "Show Me" allow the ensemble to romp hard and fast with a characteristic bop attack.

Wilkins, 65, has remained an integral part of the New York jazz scene for close to 50 years. From Buddy Rich's small ensembles of the 1970s to a modern-day NEA grant and a striking relationship with the Smithsonian Institution, he's covered all the jazz bases and continues to create great jazz. By Jim Santella
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/until-it-jack-wilkins-maxjazz-review-by-jim-santella

Personnel: Jack Wilkins: amplified guitar; Jon Cowherd: piano, piano & organ (3, 12), organ (11); Steve LaSpina: double bass; Mark Ferber: drums; Samuel Torres: percussion (1); Jeff Barone: acoustic guitar (3, 12).

Until It's Time

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Hank Mobley - Jazz Message #2

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:14
Size: 74,5 MB
Art: Front

(9:51)  1. Thad's Blues
(6:40)  2. Doug's Mino B' Ok
(6:31)  3. B. For B.B.
(4:58)  4. Blues Number Two
(4:11)  5. Space Flight

Impressive lineups, both in the front line and the rhythm section, fuel the two 1956 sessions on this Savoy reissue. The players are committed, the writing is good, and the performances reward repeated listening. The result is a worthwhile precursor to the industry standard hard bop Mobley would later record for Blue Note.Lee Morgan, then 18, joins Mobley on two tracks that have pianist Hank Jones, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor in the rhythm section. Even if Morgan at this time was audibly still growing as a trumpet player, his poise, execution, and resourceful imagination were already the tools of a master. Donald Byrd, on form and playing with crispness and authority, moves into the trumpet chair for the three remaining tracks. This time it's Barry Harris on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, and Watkins (again) on bass. The influence on Mobley of swing era tenors, from Lester Young to Illinois Jacquet, can be clearly heard on these tracks. Mobley's respect for and understanding of the pre-bebop style serve him well in his contribution to the development of the predominant jazz style that followed bebop. In addition to three Mobley originals, there is a blues by Thad Jones and another from Watkins. The standout track is Mobley's "Space Flight," a bright, up-tempo bop number that has memorable solos from Mobley, Byrd, Harris, and Clarke. The recording on this CD is very good but, as is common on Savoy reissues, the running time isn't long 32 minutes in the case of this jazz message. ~ Jim Todd https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-jazz-message-of-hank-mobley-vol-2-mw0000098294

Personnel: Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone; Donald Byrd - trumpet; Barry Harris - piano; Doug Watkins - bass; Kenny Clarke - drums

Jazz Message #2

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Syd Lawrence Orchestra - Salute To Glenn Miller

Styles: Big Band
Year: 2009
Time: 68:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 159,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:25) 1. A String of Pearls
(2:50) 2. Sun Valley Jump
(2:59) 3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(4:34) 4. The St Louis Blues March
(4:58) 5. Stardust
(2:03) 6. Cherokee
(4:40) 7. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
(3:12) 8. Adios
(6:18) 9. Holiday for Strings
(3:55) 10. American Patrol
(3:27) 11. If I Had You
(2:43) 12. Caribbean Clipper
(2:19) 13. Embraceable You
(3:52) 14. Jeep Jockey Jump
(3:59) 15. Tuxedo Junction
(3:01) 16. Three Coins in the Fountain
(2:13) 17. Anchors Aweigh
(3:51) 18. Moonlight Serenade
(3:55) 19. In The Mood

The Syd Lawrence Orchestra brings you 19 essential Glenn Miller instrumental classics. As well as stunning re-recordings of the staples of the Miller repertoire such as In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Tuxedo Junction and A String of Pearls, there are recreations of some of the rarely heard repertoire of Major Miller's AEF Orchestra.

The AEF Orchestra was Glenn's wartime services orchestra and therefore never recorded commercially. Here for the first time, lovingly transcribed from scratchy V disc recordings, and recreated in the studio by the Syd Lawrence Orchestra we have the AEF versions of Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Cherokee and Holiday for Strings.

Salute to Glenn Miller' brings the monochrome memories of the war years back to life in glorious digital stereo, revitalising the classics of Glenn s repertoire and reintroducing some of the AEF's lost gems! A 'Must Have' for any lover of the music of Glenn Miller.By Editorial Reviews
https://www.amazon.com/Salute-Glenn-Miller-Syd-Lawrence/dp/B002RXK79W

Salute To Glenn Miller

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Sant Andreu Abraça Brasil (Live) Disc 1 And Disc 2

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2023
Time: 60:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 140,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:40) 1. Esmeraldas (Live)
(5:28) 2. Açaí (Live)
(4:57) 3. É Com Esse Que Eu Vou (Live)
(4:48) 4. Dindi (Live)
(4:37) 5. Palhaçada (Live)
(4:05) 6. Frevo (Live)
(4:47) 7. Vivo Sonhando (Live)
(4:56) 8. Maria das Mercedes (Live)
(5:54) 9. Deusa do Amor (Live)
(3:51) 10. Você já Foi à Bahia? (Live)
(4:17) 11. Estate (Live)
(3:56) 12. Brazil (Live)
(3:09) 13. Feitiço da Vila (Live)

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Sant Andreu Abraça Brasil (Live) Disc 2
Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2023
Time: 51:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 119,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:20) 1. Samba da Minha Terra (Live)
(3:32) 2. Onde Anda Você (Live)
(4:42) 3. Morena Boca de Ouro (Live)
(5:32) 4. É Luxo Só (Live)
(3:19) 5. Samba de Verão (Live)
(3:34) 6. Dunas (Live)
(4:16) 7. Vestido de Bolero (Live)
(5:24) 8. Curacao Doloroso (Live)
(3:40) 9. Tico Tico (Live)
(4:15) 10. Corcovado (Live)
(4:23) 11. Chega de Saudade (Live)
(5:20) 12. Bossa Nueva (Live)

It is the result of many years of loving the music of this marvellous country. In the context of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band we have performed and recorded more than 50 songs by authors such as Tom Jobim, Djavan, Pixinguinha, Ary Barroso, Joao Gilberto, Chico Buarque, Roberto Menescal, Dorival Caymmi, Dona Ivone Lara...

Voices such as Andrea Motis, Rita Payés, Èlia Bastida, Alba Armengou and Koldo Munné have been inspired by great Brazilian performers and, through them, have managed to have their own voice in interpreting this rich, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic music. Our interpretations always leave room for improvisation, taking advantage of the fact that jazz music is our greatest source of inspiration.

SANT ANDREU ABRAÇA BRAZIL is not only music, it is also a gesture, a way of bridging the gap between both cultures. To give a giant embrace that crosses the ocean.

This is what happened during the Jazzing Festival, where the 25 songs that make up this double CD were recorded live, featuring the voices of Vanessa Moreno and Analu Sampaio, who came from Brazil especially to sing with us, as well as voices from the Sant Andreu Jazz Band such as Andrea Motis, Rita Payés, Èlia Bastida, Alba Armengou, Koldo Munné and Edu Ferrer. We can also enjoy the voices of guests such as Carme Canela, Jurandir dã Silva, Enrique González and Maria Zerpa.

The diversity of the voices that make up this CD make it unique. 25 songs to enjoy listening to Music invites us to dream. Let's close our eyes and cross the Atlantic. Let's let ourselves be carried away by the bossa nova, the samba, the baião, the choro, the frevo.
https://discmedi.com/en/disco_new/14937/sant-andreu-abraa-brasil

Sant Andreu Abraça Brasil (Live) Disc 1, Disc 2

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Sant Andreu Abraça Brasil Vol. 2 (Live)

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2024
Time: 46:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 108,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:41) 1. Choro das Aguas (Live)
(4:07) 2. Só Tinha de Ser com Você (Live)
(5:08) 3. Senhorinha (Live)
(2:55) 4. Na Carreira (Live)
(4:05) 5. Maçã do Rosto (Live)
(3:37) 6. Valsinha (Live)
(4:36) 7. Azul (Live)
(4:02) 8. Fato Consumado (Live)
(5:17) 9. Dindi (Live)
(4:02) 10. Por Causa de Você (Live)
(5:05) 11. Tudo é Ilusão (Live)

Joan Chamorro (1962) studied saxophone in the Barcelona Conservatory under the mentorship of profesor Adolf Ventas. Parallel to his cassical studies he got a superior grade at the Barcelona’s Taller de Músics. Took part of the Big Band del Taller de músics, the Big Band de Bellaterra, John Dubuclet’s Big Band, the Big Band Jazz Terrassa, and Eladio Reinón-Tete Montoliu’s Supercombo, touring Europe at different venues and festivals, and appearing in the most renowned Spanish jazz festivals (Barcelona, Terrassa, Sant Sebastiàn, Madrid...). Chamorro has been also part of the Orquestra de Radio Televisión Española, where he had the opportunity to back big names in the scene as Manhattan Transfer and Stevie Wonder.

Apart from these early projects, Chamorro has worked as part of the Orquestra del Teatre Lliure, and the well-known theatre group the Comediants, having shows in great venues as New York, Santiago de Xile, Paris, and Venice.

Chamorro has played with such jazz legends like Slide Hampton, Tete Montoliu, Frank Foster, Teddy Edwards, Frank Wess, Bebo Valdés, Randy Brecker, Gary Smulyan, Dick Oatts, Ralf Lalama, Jessie Davis, Dennis Rowland, Carmen Lundy, Mike Mossman, John Mosca, Bart Van Lier, David Allen, Bobby Shew, Judy Niemack, along with important local names like Josep Maria Farràs, Perico Sambeat, Lluis Vidal, David Mengual, David Xirgu and many more.

Multiinstrumentalist (he’s able to play all different kind of reeds and upright bass); nowadays he’s popularly known as the founder and director of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, and specially to lead the internationally acclaimed Andrea Motis & Joan Chamorro Quintet.
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/12863-joan-chamorro-albums

Sant Andreu Abraça Brasil Vol. 2 (Live)

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Ron Carter Quartet - Live at Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival 2023

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2023
Time: 81:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 186,2 MB
Art: Front

(36:04) 1. 595/ Mr. Bow Tie / Joshua / Little Waltz
(12:23) 2. Saguaro
( 9:37) 3. My Funny Valentine
( 6:05) 4. Seven Steps to Heaven
( 7:15) 5. You are my Sunshine
( 9:52) 6. You and the Night and the Music

Ron Carter is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. With more than 2,000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many of music's greats: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons.

Ron Graduated the Eastman School in 1959 and packed up his belongings and moved to New York City with his wife, Janet. Later that year, Downbeat magazine listed Ron as #15 of 23 in their bass player poll. A great start.

In the early 1960s he performed throughout the United States in concert halls and nightclubs with Jaki Byard and Eric Dolphy. He later toured Europe with Cannonball Adderley. From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the classic and acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet. He was named Outstanding Bassist of the Decade by the Detroit News, Jazz Bassist of the Year by Downbeat magazine, and Most Valuable Player by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

In 1993 Ron Carter earned a Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Group, the Miles Davis Tribute Band and another Grammy in 1998 for Call 'Sheet Blues', an instrumental composition from the film 'Round Midnight. In addition to scoring and arranging music for many films, including some projects for Public Broadcasting System, Carter has composed music for A Gathering of Old Men, starring Lou Gosset Jr., The Passion of Beatrice directed by Bertrand Tavernier, and Blind Faith starring Courtney B. Vance. Carter shares his expertise in the series of books he authored, among which are Building Jazz Bass Lines and The Music of Ron Carter; the latter contains 130 of his published and recorded compositions.

Carter earned a bachelor of music degree from the Eastman School in Rochester and a master's degree in double bass from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. He has also received two honorary doctorates, from the New England Conservatory of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, and was the 2002 recipient of the prestigious Hutchinson Award from the Eastman School at the University of Rochester. Carter has lectured, conducted, and performed at clinics and master classes, instructing jazz ensembles and teaching the business of music at numerous universities. He was Artistic Director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Studies while it was located in Boston and, after 18 years on the faculty of the Music Department of The City College of New York, he is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus.

Ron remains as active as ever. 2022 is another big year for him. At the 64th Grammy Awards he won Best Jazz Instrumental Album award along with Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba for their album "Skyline". In May, Ron celebrates his 85th birthday and is hosting a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 10th. He then starts a full tour including trio, big band and quartet performances.https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/ron-carter/

Personnel: Ron Carter: bass; Renee Rosnes: piano; Jimmy Greene: sax; Payton Crossley: drums

Live at Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival 2023

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Eboni Fondren - Eboni Fondren With Laurent Marode Orchestra

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2024
Time: 29:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 67,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:58) 1. How Deep Is The Ocean
(4:01) 2. Solitude
(2:52) 3. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(4:07) 4. Get Out of Town
(6:14) 5. Ain't Nobody Like My Baby
(3:25) 6. My Baby Just Cares For Me
(4:38) 7. Can't Help Lovin Dat Man

Dynamic vocalist and entertainer Eboni Fondren, brings passion and excitement whenever she takes the stage. Her precise readings of jazz standards, which she seasons with a dash of R&B, fill a room with energy and delight. With a smooth and sultry finish, audiences will be enchanted by her lyrical interpretation and ability to draw an audience in leaving them wanting more.

Graduating from the Everette DeVan School of Groove in 2012, Eboni has become one of the most highly sought after and premiere jazz vocalists in Kansas City. In addition to her own musical projects which include Eboni and the Ivories, and a member of the Lost Wax Band, Eboni collaborates with some of Kansas City's top musicians and can be heard swinging all over the local jazz scene.

She was selected as the 2021 and 2022 Favorite Jazz Vocalist by the KC Jazz Ambassadors, nominated as a Woman to Watch by Her Life Magazine, represents Kansas City Jazz with the VisitKC Bureau and recently had the honor and amazing opportunity to represent the United States at the 2023 G20 Summit in Varanasi, India. https://www.ebonifondrenmusic.com/epk-1

Eboni Fondren With Laurent Marode Orchestra

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The Crusaders - The Vocal Album

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:57
Size: 135.0 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals, Crossover jazz
Year: 1987/2012
Art: Front

[7:31] 1. Street Life
[5:24] 2. This Old World's Too Funky For Me
[5:42] 3. Better Not Look Down
[3:55] 4. Inherit The Wind
[4:10] 5. Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)
[4:31] 6. Help (I Need Somebody)
[6:24] 7. Soul Shadows
[4:47] 8. The Way It Goes
[5:01] 9. I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
[4:12] 10. (No Matter How High I Get) I'll Still Be Looking Up To You
[7:16] 11. Burnin' Up The Carnival

Track 1 taken from 'Street Life' album by The Crusaders; Tracks 2 & 9 taken from 'Standing Tall' album by The Crusaders; Track 3 taken from 'Royal Jam' album by The Crusaders; Track 4 taken from 'Inherit The Wind' album by Wilton Felder; Track 5 taken from 'Midnight Believer' album by B.B. King; Track 6 taken from 'Private Dancer' by Tina Turner; Track 7 taken from 'Rhapsody & Blues' by The Crusaders; Track 8 taken from 'The Good And The Bad Times' by The Crusaders; Track 10 taken from 'Secrets' by Wilton Felder; Track 11 taken from 'Voices In The Rain' by Joe Sample.

Funny, we can't remember this many singers turning up on the Crusaders' albums, but look a little closer at the liner. For this 1987 compilation -- designed, perhaps, to fill the gap between albums by a group that no longer was a full-time act -- MCA reached for records by B.B. King, Tina Turner, Joe Sample and Wilton Felder that various Crusaders played on, as well as the band's output from Street Life through The Good and Bad Times. B.B. takes the prize for his fabulous, humorously funky, live-in-London turn on "Better Not Look Down" -- he plays guitar so sparingly, and every note is right in the pocket -- but Joe Cocker comes close, riding on a classic bumpy Crusaders groove on "This Old World's Too Funky for Me." Of course, Randy Crawford's career-making "Street Life" leads off the set, and Tina Turner (in a lugubrious dissection of the Beatles' "Help"), Bobby Womack, Alltrinna Grayson, Bill Withers, Flora Purim and Josie James also contribute with various degrees of effectiveness. Despite a few weak moments, the album works amazingly well, partly as an alternative highlights collection and partly as a sober reminder to the remaining Crusaders and their fans as to how essential drummer Stix Hooper was to their sound. ~Ruchard S.Ginell

The Vocal Album

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Sullivan Fortner - Solo Game Cd1, Cd2

Sullivan Fortner - Solo Game Cd1

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
Time: 46:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 107,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:50) 1. Don't You Worry About a Thing
(9:24) 2. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(4:39) 3. Congolese Children
(4:29) 4. I'm All Smiles
(4:45) 5. Invitation
(6:31) 6. Once I loved
(3:17) 7. Cute
(5:01) 8. This Is New
(4:37) 9. Come Sunday

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Sullivan Fortner - Solo Game Cd2

Time: 32:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 75,4 MB
Art: Front

(0:15) 1. Power Mode
(5:07) 2. It's a Game
(5:28) 3. Snakes And Ladders
(1:25) 4. Hounds and Jackal
(2:04) 5. King's Table
(1:07) 6. Stag
(2:54) 7. Cross and Circle
(4:51) 8. Space Walk
(3:20) 9. Valse du petit chien
(1:56) 10. Fred Hersch, notes on Solo
(3:58) 11. Jason Moran, notes on Game

Mentored by Fred Hersch and Jason Moran, and produced by Hersch, Solo Game puts pianist Sullivan Fortner in a really good place. That is before the music even starts. Then it does start with a sly and subdued solo on Stevie Wonder's buoyant 1973 top tenner, "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing," while dropping subtle hints to the trip ahead, forged by Fortner's quixotic self.

Fortner, who has steadily grown a discography which includes his own quartet recording Aria (Impulse!, 2015), a seven year stint with Roy Hargrove, and choice sessions with Paul Simon, Cecile McLorin Salvant (who adds her ethereal magic to the "Tubular Bells" like "Snakes and Ladders"), and Melissa Aldana just to name a few. With his perfect pitch and classic stride approach, the pianist has a long and illustrious career ahead of him.

An autumnally seasoned approach to Richard Rodgers' "I Didn't Know What Time it Was" belies Fortner's age. There is a clear sense of yearning yet knowing the years reveal as they will. Hersch's production is pristine, throwing light on Fortner's clearly articulated vision a new and most assured take on things of beauty over convenience, things with eternal presence.

The pianist does what all great artists, innovators, and true creators (not Tik Tok spin offs) do; they challenge themselves and rise well above said challenge. So, Randy Weston's "Congolese Children" sounds fully conceived and of a piece, as does Antonio Carlos Jobim's luscious "Once I Loved." Fortner is so aware of those who have mastered the keys before him that, by the time we get to singularly malleable romps through Neil Hefti's bouncing "Cute" and Kurt Weill's neo-ragtime "This Is New," visions of Art Tatum and Bud Powell are dancing in our heads.

These solo ventures can get over-wrought at times think of young Keith Jarrett's one man Restoration Ruin (Vortex, 1968) but Solo Game for the greater part avoids those youthful pratfalls. Though it does have its wrought moments, such as "It's A Game" the second track on Disc Two it runs a bit too long, predictably. Here the pianist takes on a host of instruments including vibes, celeste, chime tree, Moog, Vocoder, Rain Maker, Hammond B3, and egg shaker.

Fully composed by Fortner, the brooding Shaft-like undertow "Snakes and Ladders" falls victim to, once again, its length. "Hounds and Jackals" on the other hand, is too short. "Space Walk " is. well, the new generation watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. But, given the gravity and the gravitas of Solo Game, this is really nitpicking. These two discs are beyond question worth the time it takes to get pulled into their gracious and sustainable orbit. By Mike Jurkovic Sullivan Fortner: Solo Game album review @ All About Jazz

Personnel: Sullivan Fortner: Piano (Steinway B), Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3 Organ, Vibes, Celeste, Chime Tree, Moog, Vocoder, Rain Maker, Hand Percussion, Egg Shaker, Triangle, Vocals, Hand Claps, Shakers, Canopus Bass Drum, Mongolian Gong (2); Kyle Pool: hand claps on (2-2); Cecile McLorin Salvant: vocals on (2-3).

Solo Game Cd 1, Cd 2

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Bill Doggett And His Combo - The Band With The Beat!

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop

Year: 1961

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 31:24

Size: 75,4 MB

Art: Front

(2:15)  1. Swivel

(3:02)  2. Anniversary Song

(2:44)  3. Open the Door,Richard!

(2:50)  4. Mr.Lucky

(2:52)  5. Lets Do The Continental

(2:15)  6. Pony Walk

(2:39)  7. The Waltz You Saved Me

(2:32)  8. Petite Fleur

(2:35)  9. Later Baby Later

(2:06) 10. Po'Boy

(2:37) 11. Lucy

(2:51) 12. Blues For Joe

With his instrumental hit "Honky Tonk" in February 1956, Bill Doggett (born William Ballard Doggett) created one of rock's greatest instrumental tracks. Although it generated scores of offers to perform in rock & roll clubs throughout the United States, Doggett remained tied to the jazz and organ-based R&B that he had performed since the 1930s. Continuing to record for the Cincinnati-based King label until 1960, he went on to record for Warner Brothers, Columbia, ABC-Paramount and Sue. His last session came as a member and producer of an all-star jazz/R&B group, Bluesiana Hurricane in 1995. Born on the north side of Philadelphia, Doggett struggled with poverty as a youngster. Although he initially dreamed of playing the trumpet, his family was unable to afford lessons. Persuaded by his mother (a church pianist), to try keyboards instead, he quickly mastered the instrument. Hailed as a child prodigy by his 13th birthday, he formed his first band, the Five Majors, at the age of 15. Performing with the Jimmy Gorman Band, the pit orchestra at the Nixon Grand Theater, while still in high school, Doggett assumed leadership of the group in 1938. The experience was brief, however, as Doggett sold the orchestra to Lucky Millinder, with whom he continued to work off and on for the next four years.

He made his recording debut on Millinder's tracks, "Little Old Lady From Baltimore" and "All Aboard" in 1939. Although he formed a short-lived orchestra with Benny Goodman's arranger, Jimmy Mundy, in late 1939, Doggett continued to work primarily as a sideman. Playing piano and arranging for the Ink Spots from 1942 until 1944, he went on to arrange tunes for Count Basie's band and tour and/or record with Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Ella Fitzgerald and Lionel Hampton. Replacing Wild Bill Davis in Louis Jordan's band, in 1947, he appeared on the influential tunes, "Saturday Night Fish Fry" and "Blue Light Boogie." He made his debut as an organist during June 1951 recording sessions with Ella Fitzgerald. Debuting his own organ-led combo at New York nightclub, the Baby Grand, in June 1952, Doggett recorded more than a dozen singles before striking gold with "Honky Tonk" four years later. A longtime resident of Long Island, New York, Doggett died on November 13, 1996, three days after suffering a heart attack.By Craig Harris http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-doggett-mn0000763554/biography

The Band With Thw Beat!

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Sabine Kühlich, Laia Genc - In Your Own Sweet Way

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2016
Time: 67:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 155,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:11) 1. When You Wish Upon a Star
(4:18) 2. It´s a Raggy Waltz
(3:31) 3. Three to Get Ready
(5:19) 4. Strange Meadow-Lark
(3:38) 5. Those Clouds Are Heavy, You Dig
(3:52) 6. Take Five
(6:05) 7. In Your Own Sweet Way
(3:14) 8. Koto Song
(3:03) 9. Sweet Slumber
(5:42) 10. Blue Rondo a La Turk
(5:30) 11. Emily
(2:04) 12. Unsquare Dance
(6:31) 13. Blessed Are the Poor
(5:18) 14. For Mara
(3:46) 15. The Message

Dave Brubeck loved crooked rhythms on the black and white keys, which are not necessarily to everyone's taste. The fact that the vocalist and saxophonist Sabine Kühlich from Aachen and the pianist Laia Genç from Cologne now dare to present a bunch of top-class songs of the maestro to the public on their CD "In Your Own Sweet Way" is due perhaps to the exceedingly charming challenge to let the seemingly complicated sound easy, simple and comprehensible. The keyboard great, who passed away at the end of 2012, represents something like an aesthetic lighthouse for the two women.

As a result, the two musicians were finally able realize their personal dream project. Stefan Hentz wrote in his liner notes that it is like a balancing on a slackline: "Child's play, totally effortless and perfectly natural, at least as it looks in the event of success." The courage to take risks, the tendency to complex puzzles and curiosity for ever new discoveries: "Brubeck had that ability, and he never failed with it. Genç and Kühlich have to be judged by that and make it clear at the same time that Brubeck's music is suitable as a springboard to intensity derived unmistakably from the present. Respect is in demand as well as transgression, feeling and understanding, convention and originality. Balance? What else?"

Sabine Kühlich studied Jazz in Amsterdam and New York, is a passioned composer, and swinging interpret of the Great American Songbook. Brazilian and Cuban music influence her work as much as touring and CD-productions with the Jazz-legend Sheila Jordan born 1928! Since 2006 Sabine is teacher of the Jazz Department at the Conservatory Maastricht, she lives in Germany. The „singer with a tempting voice“ won the Montreux Jazz Voice Competition in 2008, she played concerts in Europe, North and South America and Asia. Her „perfect timing“ (Barry Harris) and „brilliant music with wonderful lyrics“ (Sheila Jordan) can be found in several CD-productions as guest and front-woman.

Laia Genc is living and working in Germany, she is part of the indeed very rich Cologne music scene and plays concerts all around Europe and in the world, wether with her own projects or as a sidewoman.

To a lot of projects she adds a special colour as a sensitive soundpainteress, improviser, composer and arranger in her own particular way of mixing Jazz, free improvisation and lots of musical charme to an unmistakable sound. Her extended piano techniques give Laia the freedom to fully explore the border between composed structures and improvisational freedom.
Laia graduated her studies in jazzpiano at the conservatory in Cologne/Germany with some brave teachers, among them John Taylor. During her studies Laia lived in Paris for one year and studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. This year in France for her became one of the most inspriring and onleading periods of her studies.

Since she has started playing extensively she has been travelling and working musicwise in Luxemburg, Italy, France, Norway, Lithuania, Haiti, Belgium, The Netherlands and Australia. In Australia she toured in 2009 with her LiaisonTonique and Adam Simmons as special guest on thesaxophone.https://www.challengerecords.com/products/14557966683247/In%20Your%20Own%20Sweet%20Way?tab=2

In Your Own Sweet Way

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Bill Cantos - Sensibility

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
Time: 49:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 115,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:53) 1. Sensibility
(2:57) 2. This Can’t Be Love
(5:48) 3. Bull In A China Shop
(4:19) 4. I’m A Believer
(4:56) 5. Love, To Me
(4:17) 6. Kiss On My List
(5:04) 7. I May Be Wrong
(4:46) 8. Things We Said Today
(3:12) 9. That Sunday That Summer
(3:29) 10. No Halfway
(2:56) 11. Fly Me To The Moon
(3:15) 12. I’ve Always Been Here

Renowned pianist, vocalist and songwriter Bill Cantos is thrilled to announce the release of his highly anticipated album, "Sensibility," set to launch on July 21, 2023. With a captivating blend of original compositions and imaginative covers, Cantos takes listeners on a dynamic musical adventure that showcases his unique style and extraordinary talent.

"Sensibility" is a heartfelt reflection of Cantos' musical identity, encompassing both his current artistic expression and his rich musical heritage. The album features a delightful mix of originals inspired by recent years, along with captivating renditions of diverse songs that are both cool and unexpected. Cantos has always been drawn to artists who skillfully incorporate different influences into their music while imprinting it with their distinct voice, and he achieves precisely that on this remarkable record.

Co-produced and co-arranged with musical partner Mari Falcone, "Sensibility" represents Cantos' musical evolution. The album's arrangements were honed during his dynamic live performances; in LA, Bill is a regular performer at Vibrato, the world-renowned club owned by Alpert. Bill's compositions have been covered by such artists as Ramsey Lewis, Lea Salonga, and Patti Austin. With a rich background touring and recording with luminaries like Herb Alpert & Lani Hall, Burt Bacharach and Phil Collins, Cantos has established himself as a respected figure in the music industry. His deep love for Brazilian music is evident in his collaborations with notable Brazilian artists, and his contributions to film soundtracks have garnered widespread acclaim.

Come along on this musical journey as Bill Cantos invites listeners to experience a combination of classic jazz, pop, and Brazilian influences that transcend genres but all come together to paint a portrait of Bill’s unmistakeable....”Sensibility".
https://www.thepunkhead.com/music/bill-cantos-releases-sensibility

Sensibility

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The Crusaders - Gold (2-Disc Set)

For listeners willing to overlook the fact that this Crusaders retrospective begins the story in 1970 nine years after the combo began recording excellent hard bop and soul-jazz  the two-disc set Gold is just as good and nearly as thorough as the 1996 four-disc box Way Back Home. (Since the running time is only 17 seconds shy of 160 minutes, it's truly jam-packed.) Focusing on the '70s allows the set to dwell considerably on each record the group released during the decade that produced its most popular (although not most rewarding) music. After grabbing a pair of tracks from the Crusaders' two Chisa LPs of 1970-1971, the set moves on to the Blue Thumb years with multiple selections from every main album of the '70s 1, The 2nd Crusade, Scratch, Chain Reaction, Free as the Wind. The material is primarily fusion and jazz-funk, moving into crossover jazz by the second disc, and while the group never quite matched great themes with great grooves, this is the easiest way to get to the heart of their discography. (Rare groove fanatics may agree or disagree with the inclusion of the shortened 12" version of "Street Life," although it still clocks in north of five minutes.) ~John Bush

Album: Gold (Disc 1)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 79:14

Size: 181.4 MB

Styles: Jazz-funk, Crossover jazz

Year: 2007

[1:43] 1. Freedom Sound

[4:50] 2. Young Rabbits

[3:58] 3. Way Back Home

[5:25] 4. Put It Where You Want It

[3:43] 5. So Far Away

[6:03] 6. Tough Talk

[3:03] 7. Don't Let It Get You Down

[6:02] 8. Scratch

[7:30] 9. Hard Times

[5:47] 10. Funk Funk

[9:29] 11. Lilies Of The Nile

[2:42] 12. Double Bubble

[7:27] 13. Ballad For Joe (Louis)

[2:27] 14. I Felt The Love

[3:26] 15. Creole

[5:33] 16. Chain Reaction

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Album: Gold (Disc 2)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 79:04

Size: 181.0 MB

Styles: Jazz-funk, Crossover jazz

Year: 2007

Art: Front

[6:12] 1. Spiral

[5:35] 2. Keep That Same Old Feeling

[6:14] 3. Free As The Wind

[4:42] 4. Night Crawler

[8:53] 5. Sweet 'n' Sour

[5:36] 6. It Happens Everyday

[4:14] 7. Feel It

[4:52] 8. Snowflake

[4:40] 9. Fairy Tales

[5:27] 10. Street Life

[6:21] 11. Soul Shadows

[6:37] 12. Last Call

[5:00] 13. I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

[4:33] 14. Hold On

Gold (Disc 1)(Disc 2)

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Fay Claassen & David Linx & Wdr Big Band - And Still We Sing

Styles: Vocal, Big Band
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:01
Size: 129,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:32) 1. Sum It up (Disturbing the Peace)
(5:17) 2. Along Goes Betty
(5:48) 3. Waterfalls
(5:19) 4. Good Times
(5:55) 5. Tackle and Dabble
(6:30) 6. In a Sentimental Mood
(5:04) 7. Feel the Beat
(6:35) 8. J’me Prépare
(6:12) 9. I Will Build Myself a Nation (Biding My Time)
(3:43) 10. Rebirth

The Dutch vocalist Fay Claassen and her Belgian colleague David Linx sing some passages in unison, in others their voices cross or shine on their own. A congenial duo that harmonizes almost perfectly with each other, without a doubt, two all-round complementary timbres that already made for exclamation marks on the album “One Heart, Three Voices” with Diederik Wissels in 2005. But Claassen and Linx only experience the fine finishing touches through the dynamism of the WDR Big Band, which Magnus Lindgren navigates through ten songs. You never tire of singing the Song of Songs to this brilliantly nuanced body of sound, which is once again able to fully serve the two protagonists,without directing the spotlight on his famous soloists such as trombonist Andy Hunter or tenor saxophonist Paul Heller (Claassen's husband) at the right moments. Exciting: In the opener “Sum It Up (Disturbing The Peace)” the vocalists build a stable bridge from scat to rap in the form of spoken recitations. I would love to have more of it! Translate By Google https://www.jazzthing.de/review/fay-claassen-david-linx-and-still-we-sing/

And Still We Sing

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Chuck Sagle & Neal Hefti Orchestras - Splendor In The Brass + Jazz Pops

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 65:27

Size: 149.8 MB

Styles: Contemporary jazz

Year: 2013

Art: Front

[3:57] 1. When Sunny Gets Blue

[3:22] 2. A Taste Of Honey

[2:49] 3. Bernie's Tune

[3:16] 4. Man With A Horn

[4:05] 5. Playboy's Theme

[2:54] 6. On Green Dolphin Street

[2:50] 7. Love For Sale

[1:55] 8. A Night In Tunisia

[2:51] 9. Easy Living

[2:03] 10. The Moon Was Yellow

[2:54] 11. Brassanctified

[2:56] 12. Coral Reef

[2:12] 13. Take Five

[2:50] 14. Exodus

[3:24] 15. Like Young

[4:56] 16. One & Two O'clock Jump

[3:14] 17. Cute

[4:34] 18. Moanin'

[3:10] 19. Petite Fleur

[5:07] 20. Li'l Darlin'

Tracks #1-11, from the Reprise album "Splendor in the Brass" (RS 6047). Tracks #12-20, from the Reprise album "Jazz Pops" (RS 6039). Both sessions recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, in 1962.

Chuck Sagle was a widely experienced arranger and conductor when, in 1962, he joined the a&r department at Reprise Records in Los Angeles. Among the first projects he produced for the label was his own album “Splendor in the Brass.” His tasteful arrangements skillfully juxtaposed various small instrumental combinations with each other and with the full orchestra, with deftly voiced French horns and saxophones revealing his fertile imagination and versatility. Garnishing these well-conceived performances are solos by such luminaries as Lou Levy, Shorty Sherock, Cappy Lewis, Buddy Collette, Bill Perkins and Emil Richards.

The second album on this set, “Jazz Pops,” also a Reprise release, is by another big band, this time under the direction of arranger, composer, trumpeter and bandleader Neal Hefti. While his arrangements here are of a different order to his early work for Woody Herman and Count Basie, they still bear the mark of his considerable talent. His writing is economical and unpretentious. The soloists, moreover, include Joe Maini, Jack Sheldon, Ted Nash, Larry Bunker and Conte Candoli.

In all, two highly satisfying big band albums of similar approach and spectacular sound, solidly heavily conceived and arranged—and brilliantly performed.

CHUCK SAGLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Collective personnel includes: Conrad Gozzo, Mickey Mangano, Shorty Sherock, John Best, Ray Triscari, Bud Brisbois (tp); Cappy Lewis (tp, flh); Dave Wells (b-tp); Milt Bernhart, Tommy Pederson, William Schaefer, Lew McCreary, Lloyd Ulyate, Lew McCreary, Tommy Shepard, Dave Wells (tb); Ed Kusby, George Roberts (b-tb); Sinclair Lott, James Decker, George Hyde, Gale Robinson, Vince DeRosa, John Cave, Alan Robinson (frh); Ted Nash, Harry Klee, Bill Calkins (as, fl); Jules Jacob (as, cl); Buddy Collette (ts, fl); Wilbur Schwartz, Gene Cipriano, Bill Perkins (ts); Chuck Gentry, Dick Nash (bs); Sam Rice, Red Callender (tuba); Louis Singer, Emil Richards (vib); Ray Sherman, Lou Levy (p); Al Hendrickson, Bob Gibbons (g); Joe Mondragon (b); Alvin Stoller, Milt Holland, Earl Palmer (d); Norman Jeffries, Larry Bunker (bongos); plus string section.

NEAL HEFTI AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Collective personnel includes: Al Porcino, Conte Candoli, Gerald Wilson, Don Fagerquist, Jack Sheldon, Pete Candoli (tp); Dick Nash, Tommy Pederson, Lew McCreary, Tommy Shepard, Dick Noel (tb); George Roberts, Kenny Shroyer (b-tb); Vince DeRosa, Bill Hinshaw, Dick Perissi, Gale Robinson, Alan Robinson (frh); Joe Maini, Charlie Kennedy (as); Med Flory, Lou Ciotti (ts); Bill Hood (bar); Harry Klee, Plas Johnson, Bill Calkins, Justin Gordon, Buddy Collette, Ted Nash, Willie Schwartz (fl); Emil Richards (vib); Larry Bunker (vib, bongos); Bob Gibbons (g); Al McKibbon (b); Shelly Manne, Earl Palmer (d); Milt Holland (conga); Francisco Aquabella (bongos).

Splendor In The Brass + Jazz Pops

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