Ashley Pezzotti - We've Only Just Begun

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Year: 2019
Time: 59:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 137,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:34) 1. It Only Takes a Moment
(4:53) 2. We've Only Just Begun
(5:23) 3. Solo Tu
(4:40) 4. That Way
(3:30) 5. I Hope You Find Her
(6:03) 6. Nothing Good Happens After Midnight
(5:41) 7. September in the Rain
(4:35) 8. But Not for Me
(3:43) 9. Something I Dreamed Last Night
(5:13) 10. Drunk on Love
(3:45) 11. Just One of Those Things
(6:02) 12. Darn That Dream
(3:24) 13. Jackie

New York vocalist and composer Ashley Pezzotti discovered her love for music when her Dominican father would sing her classic Spanish songs to sleep. She began taking voice lessons at only 4 years old, and in 2018 she completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music with a full tuition scholarship. In the spring of 2019, Ashley participated in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program where she gained invaluable mentorship by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jason Moran and Marcus Printup. She is also a 2021 alumni of Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Woodshed Network program.

​At the young age of 26 years old, Ashley has performed with renowned artists such as Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, Arturo Sandoval, Joey Alexander, Dave Holland, Jon Secada, and country star Keith Urban. She has also performed as a leader at prestigious venues such as Birdland Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club, Blue Note Jazz Club, The Jazz Showcase, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall, Stockholm Concert Hall, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.

​Her 2019 encouragingly titled album “We’ve Only Just Begun” features an array of original compositions inspired by the Great American Songbook. She is accompanied by renowned musicians such as Emmet Cohen on piano, Alex Weitz on tenor sax, Kyle Poole on drums and Bob Bruya on bass. Ashley is featured on Wynton Marsalis’ 2020 album release on Blue Engine Records, The Ever Fonky Lowdown, along with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The album is a sweeping Marsalis suite that captures the artist’s insight on culture and society. https://theravenscroft.com/event/ashley-pezzotti/

Ashley Pezzotti on vocals

Alex Weitz on tenor saxophone

Emmet Cohen on piano

Bob Bruya on bass

Kyle Poole on drums

We've Only Just Begun (mp3 320)
We've Only Just Begun (FLAC)

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Jean John (feat. Emmet Cohen & Russell Hall) - A Love Lane Nocturne

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2019
Time: 58:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 134,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:46) 1. We Could Be so Happy
(4:14) 2. Down the Old Fulton
(4:06) 3. Hump the Swag
(4:14) 4. Aj's Footsteps
(6:49) 5. A Love Lane Nocturne (Live)
(4:36) 6. Suits Only
(3:03) 7. T'ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
(6:59) 8. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry
(4:47) 9. In More Ways Than One
(5:51) 10. Epistrophy / Crepuscule with Nellie
(6:49) 11. A Love Lane Nocturne (Trio)

The newly assembled “The New Standards Trio” behind the project “A Love Lane Nocturne”, which gave its debut performance at the world renowned John F. Kennedy Centre for Performing arts in Washington D.C. in March 2017, features prodigious American pianist and a Yamaha artist, Emmet Cohen (Christian Mcbride “Tip City Trio”, Billy Hart Quartet) and exuberant Jamaican bassist Russell Hall.  (Branford Marsalis Quartet). 

  

The New Standards Trio is returning jazz to people, to swing and to its roots, the blues. The trio’s freshness, joyfulness and mesmerizing dancing quality, is re-establishing jazz as popular music as the trio’s main mission is the irresistible good feeling and the divine sensation of liberty of each and every audience member. https://www.jean-john.com/a-love-lane-nocturne

A Love Lane Nocturne (mp3 320)
A Love Lane Nocturne (FLAC)

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The Four Freshmen Feat. Emmet Cohen. Russell Hall, & Kyle Poole - Vol. 1 & 2

Vol. 1 

Styles: Jazz & Harmony Vocals
Year: 2022
Time: 39:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 90,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:14) 1. From This Moment On (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(5:44) 2. All The Things You Are (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(3:48) 3. Have You Met Miss Jones? (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(4:19) 4. Blame it on My Youth (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(4:46) 5. No More Blues (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(4:32) 6. Waltz For Debby (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(4:29) 7. Easy Living (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(3:45) 8. Put on a Happy Face (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(3:33) 9. What a Wonderful World (feat. Emmet Cohen)

The Four Freshmen:

Ryan Howe - lead voice

Tommy Boynton - 2nd voice

Jake Baldwin - 3rd voice / trumpet / bass trumpet

Bob Ferreira - 4th voice

Featuring:

Emmet Cohen - piano

Russell Hall - bass

Kyle Poole - drums

IN THE BEGINNING

In 1948, four young men created a sound that forever changed the way vocal jazz harmony was heard and performed. Known as The Four Freshmen, the group started with two brothers, Don and Ross Barbour, their cousin Bob Flanigan, and friend Hal Kratzsch. With a soaring, true tenor in Bob Flanigan, the group created a sound that has endured for over 6 decades. Hal Kratzsch sang the bass part and played trumpet. He sang the bass part with a big sound, laying the foundation for the Barbour brothers to add their beautiful inner part stylings. Ross sang the 3rd part and played drums. Don sang the 2nd part and played guitar. Thus, the original Four Freshmen was born and began touring, playing bowling alleys and small clubs across the country.  

STAN KENTON

Early on in their career, the Freshmen met Stan Kenton. He had heard the rumors of a vocal group that sounded like his band. The Freshmen were all fans of Kenton and in many ways, modeled their sound after the Kenton trombone section. Once Kenton heard them, he was hooked. He loved the group and believed in them so much that he approached Capitol and essentially got the Freshmen signed in 1950. This led to a fruitful partnership between Capitol Records and the Freshmen for over 10 years. During the Capitol years, the Freshmen had some of their biggest hits, including their first hit with Capitol called "It's A Blue World." 

https://fourfreshmen.com/history

https://www.fourfreshmen.com/band

The Four Freshmen Featuring Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, & Kyle Poole, Vol. 1 (mp3 320)
The Four Freshmen Featuring Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, & Kyle Poole, Vol. 1 (FLAC)

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Vol. 2

Styles: Jazz & Harmony Vocals
Year: 2025
Time: 35:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 82,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:27) 1. When You're Smiling (Take 2)
(2:51) 2. You and the Night and the Music (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(4:21) 3. Some Other Spring (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(3:33) 4. You Do Something to Me (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(5:52) 5. The Sweetest Sounds (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(3:42) 6. It's a Blue World (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(5:05) 7. Besame Mucho (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(3:46) 8. Cry Me a River (feat. Emmet Cohen)
(3:15) 9. When You're Smiling (Take 1) (feat. Emmet Cohen)

Our new album is here!

The Four Freshmen featuring Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall & Kyle Poole – Volume 2 is out now, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you.

Recording with Emmet, Russell, and Kyle was every bit as joyful and effortless as it sounds. Their energy, spirit, and deep connection to the jazz tradition helped us create something that honors our 77-year legacy while celebrating the present. We’re deeply grateful—to everyone we love, and to all who’ve loved this music from 1948 to today. Give it a listen, share it around, and most of all… enjoy. With love,

The Four Freshmen — Ryan, Tommy, Jake & Bob

The Four Freshmen Featuring Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, & Kyle Poole, Vol. 2 (mp3 320)
The Four Freshmen Featuring Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, & Kyle Poole, Vol. 2 (FLAC)

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