Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Rebecca Kilgore & Lyle Ritz - Becky & Lyle Bossa Style

Styles: Easy Listening
Year: 2009
Time: 41:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 96,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:34) 1. A Moment Later
(2:40) 2. Take Me to Aruanda
(2:20) 3. Abobora
(4:54) 4. Love Me or Leave Me
(4:30) 5. Easy Come, Easy Go
(4:07) 6. Happy Talk
(3:16) 7. I Will
(2:33) 8. I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover
(4:52) 9. Once I Loved
(3:36) 10. What the World Needs Now
(3:29) 11. Triste
(2:48) 12. Old in New Mexico

Jazz vocalist Rebecca Kilgore and jazz ukulele player Lyle Ritz are excited about their second recording collaboration, "Becky & Lyle • Bossa Style." Previously they addressed gems from their vast collective repertoire of jazz standards, but here they turn their attention to the musical genre imported from Brazil and popularized in the 1960s, the bossa nova. The beat took the jazz world by storm at that time, as introduced by it's leading American proponents tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and nylon-string guitarist Charlie Byrd. Ritz adapts the style fluently and seamlessly to his nylon-string ukulele, along with the help of John Stowell on nylon-string rhythm guitar, Dave Captein on acoustic bass, and Piper Heisig on percussion. Kilgore is known for her relaxed vocals, so it was easy to chose songs which would fit the mellow, swaying style - some from Brazil, some from American composers like Lennon & McCartney and Burt Bacharach, plus four original songs from Ritz himself. The result is a perfect fit. This project was produced by Marianne Brogan of the Portland Ukulele Association.
https://www.amazon.in/Becky-Bossa-Style-Rebecca-Kilgore/dp/B002GNOOME

Becky & Lyle Bossa Style (Mp3 320)
Becky & Lyle Bossa Style (FLAC)

John Sheridan's Dream Band: Easy As It Gets (Feat. Rebecca Kilgore)

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2005
Time: 64:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 148,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:12) 1. Devil May Care
(6:12) 2. Easy As It Gets
(3:35) 3. Spring Cleaning
(4:47) 4. Morning Glory
(3:19) 5. You Leave Me Breathless
(3:18) 6. Cherry
(5:05) 7. It's So Peaceful In The Country
(3:22) 8. You Lucky People You
(4:32) 9. The Gypsy
(4:27) 10. Someone Like You
(3:51) 11. When We're Alone (Penthouse Serenade)
(2:48) 12. You Do Something To Me
(4:05) 13. Me, Myself And I
(4:57) 14. Dedicated To You
(5:27) 15. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World

This is the fourth CD by the Dream Band and, the finest so far. On every track, they create lovely jazz and dance music laden with inspiring hot solos, subtle arranged passages, exuberant collective improvisation, and tender ballads. But the Dream Band isn't self-consciously historical, copying riffs from Vocalion 78s: these musicians love the tradition, but their playing is inventive, the result is timeless. 
https://arborsrecords.com/products/john-sheridans-dream-band-easy-as-it-gets-featuring-rebecca-kilgore

Personnel:
John Sheridan, piano
Rebecca Kilgore, vocals
Randy Reinhart, cornet
Russ Phillips, trombone
Ron Hockett, clarinet
Scott Robinson, tenor saxophone
Phil Flanigan, bass
Bob Leary, guitar
Joe Ascione, drums


Easy As It Gets