Toots Thielemans - The Soul of Toots Thielemans

Styles: Swing, Bop
Year: 2010
Time: 41:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 95,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:19) 1. You Are My Sunshine
(5:24) 2. Nuages
(4:37) 3. Five O'Clock Whistle
(4:59) 4. Soul
(4:23) 5. Lonesome Road
(2:59) 6. Misty
(6:34) 7. Confirmation
(4:55) 8. Les Enfants S'ennuient Le Dimanche
(2:12) 9. Brother John

Not many European-born musicians have been admitted to the select inner circle of jazz innovators. One of them, of course, is the Belgian Jean Toots Thielemans. His amazing capacity to coax real music from a harmonica made of him a true virtuoso. And, as a guitarist, Toots also proved to be more than proficient at playing simple and eloquent, as we can appreciate in this charming program of nice music carried forth with taste, creativity and restrain.

This is by far the best album Jean Toots Thielemans has ever made. Nat Hentoff started his liner notes for the original Signature release in 1960 with this categorical statement. As for Thielemans, he regarded this album as a sort of graduate degree as the result of my assimilation of American life and the American jazz scene. Especially, my assimilation of the people who play, live and sing the blues. Thats why I wanted soul in the title of this album.

A cohesive rhythm section joined him for the date, with pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and Oliver Jackson on drums. A superb trio, with Bryant delivering some bright piano solos in addition to his background duties. By and large, the feel of this set is pleasant, relaxed and swinging. Lets all rejoice in the fact that they went to the studio and did it.

Personnel: Toots Thielemans (harmonica, guitar); Ray Bryant (piano); Tommy Bryant (bass); Oliver Jackson (drums). Recorded in New York City, October 1959

The Soul Of Toots Thielemans

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Harold Corbin - Soul Brother - The Driving New Jazz Piano of Harold Corbin + Bonus Tracks

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2014
Time: 37:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 86,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:02) 1. Soul Sister (LP Version)
(2:30) 2. Don't Blame Me
(3:06) 3. Rene
(3:02) 4. The Gypsy
(3:33) 5. Caroline
(3:40) 6. Jamf's
(2:47) 7. I've Never Been in Love Before
(3:17) 8. The Girl in the Window
(3:21) 9. Soul Brother
(3:27) 10. Tunga
(2:47) 11. Our Love Is Here to Stay
(2:41) 12. Soul Sister

Pianist Edwin Harold Corbin (1933-1962) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he began classical piano study when he was seven. At 20 he switched from classical to popular music and formed his own trio, working daytime as a city inspector and supplementing his income by playing as house pianist in several Philadelphia jazz spots until 1961. That year, he composed and recorded Soul Sister, which became a local hit single on the 20th Century label (tracks 11 & 12) and led to a contract with the Roulette Recording Company and top booking engagements.

In his debut album for Roulette, he revealed an eclectic style influenced by some of the greatest on the instrument, such as Garner and Jamal. He had the ability to write pieces redolent of his era, at times allied to a certain flair for fashionable funkmanship. His touch is percussive, spicing his lines with emphatic chord voicings, but he soloes with honest, unflashy guts. The effortlessly swinging support by Spanky DeBrest and Eddie Campbell is sensitive and restrained throughout, lending this set the easy, unforced quality. This was a persuasively driving and unaffected trio. Unfortunately, Corbins career ended in tragedy when he died of an overdose on April 1st, 1962, less than five months after the release of this album.

Personnel: Harold Corbin (p), Spanky DeBrest (b), Eddie Campbell (d) Sources: Tracks #1-10, from the album Soul Brother The Driving New Jazz Piano of Harold Corbin (Roulette SR 52079) Tracks #11 & 12, from the 45 rpm Twentieth Century 1215 Personnel in all tracks: Harold Corbin, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; and Eddie Campbell, drums. Recorded in New York City, June 1961 [#1-10], Philadelphia, early 1961 [#11-12] Roulette recordings produced by Henry Glover 20th Century single produced & engineered by Irvin Ballen (Gotham Records)

The Driving New Jazz Piano of Harold Corbin. Soul Brother

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Kenny Wheeler - Double, Double You

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1984
Time: 48:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 112,3 MB
Art: Front

(14:03) 1. Foxy Trot
( 3:49) 2. Ma Bel
( 7:46) 3. W. W.
(23:10) 4. Three For D'reen / Blue For Lou / Mark Time

Kenny Wheeler's string of ECM recordings are all quite rewarding, generally avoiding the ECM stereotype of introspective long tones and silence. A fiery but thoughtful trumpeter whose style can range from advanced swinging to sound explorations,

Wheeler is joined on this excellent set by tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, pianist John Taylor, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette. They perform a set of Wheeler's originals and each of the world class musicians has an opportunity to be featured. A generally memorable outing. By Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/album/double-double-you-mw0000208011#review

Personnel: Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn; Mike Brecker – tenor saxophone; John Taylor – piano; Dave Holland – bass; Jack DeJohnette – drums

Double, Double You

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Sammy Davis Jr. - Now

Styles: Jazz, Soul, Swing, Easy Listening
Year: 1972
Time: 40:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 94,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:13) 1. 01 The Candy Man
(3:35) 2. 02 This Is My Life
(3:02) 3. 03 I Am Over 25 - But You Can Trust Me
(3:26) 4. 04 Have A Little Talk With Myself
(3:58) 5. 05 Willoughby Grove
(4:29) 6. 06 Take My Hand
(2:33) 7. 07 I'll Begin Again
(2:48) 8. 08 I Want To Be Happy
(7:20) 9. 09 MacArthur Park
(2:27) 10. 10 Time To Ride
(4:02) 11. 11 John Shaft

Sammy Davis Jr. Now is a 1972 album by Sammy Davis Jr. The album features the number one hit "The Candy Man", a Grammy-nominated song. The rest of the album is made up of standards, big ballads and soul tracks.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr._Now

Now

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JaLaLa - That Old Mercer Magic!

Styles: Vocal Jazz 
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:16
Size: 120,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:00)  1. Spring, Spring, Spring
(5:30)  2. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
(3:35)  3. Jeepers Creepers
(4:22)  4. My Shining Hour
(4:24)  5. Accentuate The Positive
(3:34)  6. Dream
(3:29)  7. I'm Old Fashioned
(3:56)  8. Riding On The Moon
(7:29)  9. Moon River / Moon Country
(4:34) 10. Have You Got Any Castles Baby?
(2:18) 11. Too Marvelous For Words
(5:58) 12. The Dance Of Life

Janis Siegel has done a fair amount of recording away from the Manhattan Transfer during her decades-long tenure with the vocal group, but this a rare opportunity to hear her with other vocalists outside of it. JaLaLa, featured on four selections, includes Laurel Massé and Lauren Kinhan on vocals, with each singer leading individual selections.; the core group of musicians includes pianist Yaron Gershovsky, bassist David Finck, guitarist Frank Vignola, and drummer Matt Wilson, with guests added or substituted on some pieces. The songs selected from Johnny Mercer's vast output include both still-popular standards and obscurities, with the supporting cast varying from one track to the next. All three vocalists join forces for a fun-filled romp through "Ac-Cent-U-Ate the Positive" and the neglected "Spring Spring Spring," both of which add pedal steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar. Siegel handles both "Jeepers Creepers" and "Too Marvelous for Words" effortlessly. Kinhan shines in the breezy bossa nova setting of "My Shining Hour," while Massé delivers a warm "Moon River" which is joined in a medley with the less familiar "Moon Country," a sauntering chart that features JaLaLa. Only the lame setting of "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," saddled with the inane antics of DJ Sugarkone and a bland groove, proves disappointing.By Ken Dryden
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-old-mercer-magic%21-mw0000820178

Personnel: Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé (vocals); David Finck (guitar, acoustic bass); Frank Vignola (guitar); Aaron Weinstein (mandolin, violin); Sara Caswell (violin); Margot Leverett (clarinet); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Yaron Gershovsky (piano); Matt Wilson (drums); Rich "Dusty Chopmeat" Zukor (djembe); Eric Elterman (hand claps).

That Old Mercer Magic!

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Tamuz Nissim - While Birds Fly

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2023
Time: 41:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 96,7 MB
Art: Front

(1:34) 1. Prelude
(4:52) 2. Lonely River
(7:22) 3. While Birds Fly
(3:48) 4. Dream Bigger
(3:53) 5. Breathe
(1:57) 6. What Should This Song Be About
(3:10) 7. Here We Go Again
(5:00) 8. Touch Me
(4:53) 9. Poets
(5:16) 10. A Voice

Award-winning Israeli vocalist Tamuz Nissim has been living and performing in NYC for the last four years. She performs alongside with some of the city's most acclaimed musicians in clubs like the Blue Note, Jazz Forum, The Bar 55, Deer Head Inn, Cornelia Street and many more, gaining the love of music lovers and Jazz aficionados alike.

Born in Tel Aviv ,Tamuz grew up in an artistic family; her mother is a dancer and a choreographer and her father is a writer. Both of them play an instrument and have a great love for classical and jazz music.

She started playing classical piano at the age of 6 and started to sing when she was 14 and was accepted to the Jazz music department of the Ironi Alef High School of the Arts. Her high school band appeared twice at an open stage at the Tel Aviv Jazz Festival. At this time she was a recipient of the America-Israel Coltural Foundation Grant for young talents in the arts. By the age of 16 she was performing around the city regularly with some of Israel's best jazz players to accompany her. In 2005 she sang in the soundtrack of Ilan Heitner’s movie ‘Bruno in Love’

She moved to the Netherlands in 2007 to study at the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Den Haag; from there she received a Bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts, voice and side subject piano. In Holland besides many performances at the local Jazz clubs she also performed at the Amsterdam Israeli film Festival “Filmisreal” 2011 and her composition 'Shir' was featured in the Record “Love, Live ,Listen 2 - The Hague playlist” . In 2013 she performed at Holon Women's Festival in Israel, a common project with singer Martha Mavroidi. In 2015 was chosen as a finalist at "Riga Jazz Stage international vocal competition" and won to performed at "Riga Ritmis" International Jazz Festival in 2016. In 2015 Tamuz moved to New York City where she performs as a band leader and a guest singer for live shows and studio recordings.https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/tamuz-nissim/

The Tel Aviv vocalist Tamuz Nissim returns with 10 new tracks, where George Nazos (guitar), Trifon Dimitrov (bass) and Joe Abba (drums) help create much diversity and warmth.

Nissim’s warm keys start the listen with the pretty and soft “Prelude”, and “Lonely River” follows with Nissim’s expressive pipes amid Abba’s agile drumming for the timeless jazz climate.

“Breathe” arrives at the halfway point, and is a rich delivery of gorgeous singing that suits the atmospheric bass and Nazos’ fluid guitar, while “Here We Go Again” benefits much from the meticulous drumming and graceful piano.

“Poets” and “A Voice” exit the listen, where the former is an intimate exploration into rich and poetic song craft, and the latter finishes with a dreamy, mesmerizing delivery that builds into firm scatting and playful rhythm.

Nissim has been living and performing New York City for the last 5 years, and that experience certainly resonates across these heartfelt and gripping jazz songs that will be globally appreciated. https://takeeffectreviews.com/october-2024-2/2024/10/21/tamuz-nissim

Recorded live at Trading 8s Studios in NJ March 7 2023. 

While Birds Fly

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Lee Morgan - Here's Lee Morgan (Disc 1) And (Disc 2)

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:17 (Disc 1)
Size: 86,1 MB (Disc 1)
Time: 65:35 (Disc 2)
Size: 151,4 MB (Disc 2)
Art: Front

Disc 1

(5:17)  1. Terrible ''T''
(7:42)  2. Mogie
(5:36)  3. I'm A Fool To Want You
(6:03)  4. Running Brook
(6:13)  5. Off Spring
(6:23)  6. Bess

This CD reissue has its original six songs expanded to 11 with the inclusion of five alternate takes. The music is good solid hard bop that finds Lee Morgan (already a veteran at age 21) coming out of the Clifford Brown tradition to display his own rapidly developing style. Matched with Clifford Jordan on tenor, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Blakey, Morgan's album could pass for a Jazz Messengers set. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/heres-lee-morgan-mw0000188579

Personnel: Lee Morgan (trumpet, flugelhorn); Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Art Blakey (drums).

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Disc 2

(5:42)  1. Terrible ''T'' (take 7)
(6:53)  2. Terrible ''T'' (take 6)
(7:25)  3. Mogie (take 2)
(7:31)  4. Mogie (take 1 mono)
(5:54)  5. I'm A Fool To Want You (take 1)
(5:43)  6. I'm A Fool To Want You (take 2)
(6:16)  7. Running Brook (take 9)
(6:50)  8. Running Brook (take 4)
(6:39)  9. Off Spring (take 7)
(6:38) 10. Bess (take 3)

Here's Lee Morgan (Disc 1) (disc 2)

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Clark Terry - Daylight Express

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:52
Size: 146.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[2:00] 1. Caravan
[2:20] 2. Candy
[2:28] 3. Clark's Expedition
[4:04] 4. Trumpet Mouthpiece Blues
[3:01] 5. Phalanges
[4:31] 6. Blues For Daddy-O's Jazz Patio Blues
[2:43] 7. Basin Street Blues
[2:15] 8. Daylight Express
[2:18] 9. Taking A Chance On Love
[6:52] 10. Festival
[3:36] 11. Clark's Bars
[2:14] 12. Daddy-O's Patrio
[4:58] 13. Blues
[4:18] 14. Impeccable
[2:46] 15. Paul's Idea
[3:16] 16. Phat Bach
[2:31] 17. Milli Terry
[4:00] 18. Funky
[3:31] 19. The Girl I Call Baby

Bass – Jimmy Woode; Drums – Sam Woodyard; Flute, Saxophone – Mike Simpson (5) (tracks: 1 to 9); Guitar – Remo Biondi (tracks: 1 to 9); Piano – Willie Jones (7); Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves (tracks: 10 to 19); Trumpet – Clark Terry.

Two obscure but very enjoyable and complementary former Lps are reissued in full on this generous CD. The first half of the disc is primarily a showcase for trumpeter Clark Terry who is joined by Mike Simpson (on tenor and flute) in a sextet. C.T. sounds a bit more influenced by Dizzy Gillespie at this time than he would but he was already quite distinctive on such numbers as "Candy," "Blues For Daddy O's Jazz Patio Blues" and "Basin Street Blues." "Phalanges" is a hot bop line (by Louie Bellson) that deserves to be revived while "Trumpet Mouthpiece Blues" sounds like an ancestor of "Mumbles." The second half of the album matches Terry with tenor-saxophonist Paul Gonsalves (who is actually the leader) and a rhythm section that features some surprisingly advanced piano from Willie Jones that sometimes hints strongly at both Cecil Taylor and Sun Ra! Terry and Gonsalves (who were both with Duke Ellington at the time) always made for a good team. The tenor revisits the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival with his long solo on "Festival" and other tunes (all originals by one of the horn players) are basic and swinging; a previously unissued ballad, "The Girl I Call Baby" closes the rewarding and memorable set. Highly recommended. ~Scott Yanow

Daylight Express

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Antonio Zambrini & Rita Marcotulli - La Conversazione

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:17
Size: 98,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:40) 1. Beatriz
(3:15) 2. Natale a Riminni
(2:26) 3. Garrincha
(5:49) 4. Small Ballad
(6:11) 5. La Strada
(5:39) 6. Melamp
(2:25) 7. Passato di Vedura
(3:35) 8. Giant Steps
(3:18) 9. Antonia
(2:35) 10. Canto Triste
(3:19) 11. Here's That Rainy Day

Born 1959, Rome, Italy. Playing piano from early childhood, Marcotulli studied classical music at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory before being drawn to Brazilian music. She also began moving onto the fringes of jazz and established a local reputation at first, before becoming well known among contemporary jazz audiences both at home and abroad. This was largely due to playing with musicians such as Chet Baker, Richard Galliano, Jon Christensen, Palle Danielsson, Peter Erskine, Steve Grossman, Joe Henderson, Hélène La Barrière, Joe Lovano, Tony Oxley, Michel Portal, Enrico Rava, Michel Bénita, Aldo Romano and Kenny Wheeler. In 1987 she was nominated for the Best Young Talent award in the Music Jazz Poll and the following year she was a member of Billy Cobham’s band, touring Europe and the USA and appearing on 1989’s Incoming. She spent some time in Sweden, before returning to Italy in the early 90s. In the late 90s, she played the San Remo festival in duo with Pat Metheny and also appeared as a member of a piano trio, with Paul Bley and John Taylor, at the Olympic Theatre of Vicenza.

Among other musicians with whom Marcotulli has worked and sometimes recorded are Sal Nistico, Pino Daniele, Andy Sheppard, Charlie Mariano, Marilyn Mazur, Roberto Gatto, Bob Moses, and she has had a long-term musical relationship with Dewey Redman. Marcotulli has claimed the influence of musicians such as Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and John Coltrane. A highly skilled performer, she chooses to play in a style that derives as much from pop and folk as jazz. In addition to playing in jazz circles, Marcotulli has also composed music for the dance theatre and for films. By AllMusic
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rita-marcotulli-mn0000808191/biography

La Conversazione

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Riccardo Arrighini, Paolo Benedetti, Michela Lombardi - La Donna Cannone

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:21
Size: 186,3 MB
Art: Front

( 8:20) 1. E Lucean le Stelle
( 9:31) 2. La Donna Cannone
( 7:23) 3. Anatolia
(11:31) 4. Sous le Ciel de Paris
(10:00) 5. E Dimmi Che Non Vuoi Morire
( 7:27) 6. Giu' la Testa
( 5:51) 7. Nel Respiro
( 6:00) 8. Last Tango in Paris
( 8:30) 9. On the Trail
( 4:43) 10. Dream Youfr Fears Away

Riccardo Arrighini is the pianist who fused Classical music with Jazz. With its arrangements, it aims to bring a breath of fresh air to the works of the great composers, passing through the culture and thirty years of experience of studied, played and taught music. Two enormous heritages such as classical and jazz, two basic cultures such as European and American blend in him in a pianism that is finally free from schemes and barriers. He was born in Viareggio on August 28, 1967. He began studying classical piano at the age of seven and after a few months he won the national competition for young pianists in Osimo. After graduating from the 5th year of studies, he obtained admission as an intern at the Conservatory â € œL.Boccheriniâ € in Lucca, where he graduated with full marks in 1986, under the guidance of Prof. Clara Cesa Luporini. After a few years in which he toured all over Italy with pop or dance music orchestras, and as an accompanist for opera singers, he began studying jazz in 1990 at the â € œSiena jazzâ € seminars held by maestro Enrico Pieranunzi and at the summer courses â € œUmbria jazz Clinicsâ € in Perugia, where he won a scholarship to travel to the USA.

In 1991 he enrolled at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA - USA, where he attended a semester and where he had the opportunity to take his first professional steps in the world of jazz. After two years of stopover, during which he plays in the best Tuscan clubs, he returns to Boston and studies privately with masters Jerry Bergonzi and Hal Crook for another semester (1993). Between 1995 and â € ™ 97 he attended the Siena Jazz â € œHigh Professional Qualificationâ € courses, held by Mo Stefano Battaglia and where he graduated in 1997.

In 1996 he participated in the television program â € œMedicine a comparisonâ € by Daniela Rosati, broadcast on Retequattro and â € œBaciami Versiliaâ € by Gianni MinÃ, broadcast on Raidue. In the same period he won the â € œBarga jazz 1996â € competition with his trio for the section dedicated to new talents. He then begins to propose himself, as well as an improviser, also as a composer performing a repertoire of only original pieces that will lead to the first recordings of him in his name. In 1999 and 2000 he was called by maestro Bruno Tommaso to be part of the Barga Jazz orchestra, where he had the opportunity to meet and play with some of the most important names in the Italian jazz scene.

In 2003 the meeting with the 14 year old Sicilian, and extraordinary sax talent, Francesco Cafiso, personally invited by Maurizio Costanzo to the Canale 5 studios, for the transmission â € œfriendsâ € by Maria de Filippi and â € œBuona Domenicaâ €. An excellent human and musical partnership was born immediately between the two. In 2004 he plays with Cafiso at the summer edition of Umbria Jazz and the official quartet of the saxophonist is formed with Arrighini on the piano, Aldo Zunino on the bass and Stefano Bagnoli on the drums. The quartet, from 2004 to 2007, will play in the most important Italian and world jazz festivals. The collaboration with Cafiso ends in early 2008. Since 2006 he has had a trio in his name, with Riccardo Fioravanti on bass and Stefano Bagnoli on drums, with whom he recorded the cd â € œCambio di Marciaâ € presented at â € œUmbria jazz â € ˜07â €.

In 2007 he elaborates a double project on the figure of Giacomo Puccini, solo piano and orchestra, which obtains the support of Umbria Jazz and the Pucciniano Festival Foundation with which in 2008 he participates in important international concerts in the IICs of Tokyo, Kyoto, London, Amsterdam, Stockholm Ankara and Izmir and recorded two discs, "Puccini jazz. Recondite harmonie" (piano solo) and "Puccini jazz: E lucevan le stelle" (trio plus Orchestra dei Solisti di Perugia). With the aforementioned orchestra he participates in events of great media importance such as the "International Music Festival" (21.6.'08) in Perugia, where for the occasion the church of San Francesco al Prato is reopened - formerly the temple of UJ for concerts historians such as Sting & Gil Evans of '87 - and Umbria jazz '08 at the Morlacchi theater.

In August '08 he took part in the important "Ischia Piano Jazz" festival, sponsored by UJ, a solo piano festival alongside Danilo Rea, Enrico Pieranunzi and Stefano Bollani. In 2008 he comes out with a new reworking of great classics, â € œVivaldi Jazz: Le 4 Stagioniâ €, in piano solo and trio, whose tour starts in June â € ™ 09 and will touch all of Italy. For many years he has been successfully dedicated to teaching classical and jazz with students who come from all over Italy. He has reworked all the techniques of jazz harmony and improvisation, learned in the seminars and schools mentioned above, merging and reworking them in his own very personal method. For about 3 years he has been holding workshops and seminars in the Conservatories and in the Italian and foreign Music Study Centers based on the fusion between Jazz and Classical. Of note is the one held in 2006 in San Paolo (Brazil) at the Antonio Carlos Jobim Study Center. https://www-amicidellamusicamilano-it.translate.goog/artisti/a/RiccardoArrighini.html

La Donna Cannone

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Anita O'Day - Hot & Cool Heat - Anita O'Day Sings Buddy Bregman & Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements

Styles: Big Band, Swing, Jazz Vocal
Year: 2011
Time: 60:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 141,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:26) 1. You're The Top
(3:15) 2. Honeysuckle Rose
(2:30) 3. No Moon At All
(2:51) 4. I'll See You In My Dreams
(4:24) 5. I Never Had A Chance
(3:20) 6. Stompin' At The Savoy
(4:14) 7. Sweet Georgia Brown
(3:27) 8. I Won't Dance
(2:22) 9. Let's Begin
(2:16) 10. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(2:33) 11. You're A Clown
(3:13) 12. Easy Come Easy Go
(3:03) 13. A Lover Is Blue
(3:09) 14. Mack The Knife
(2:26) 15. Gone With The Wind
(2:08) 16. Hershey Bar
(2:54) 17. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
(2:03) 18. Orphan Annie
(2:12) 19. The Way You Look Tonight
(3:14) 20. It Had To Be You
(2:22) 21. Hooray For Hollywood

Hot and Cool Heat

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Anita O'Day shows in this set why her over-all feeling and delivery mark her as one of the few women in the field who could ever accurately be called a jazz singer. She was a more imaginative singer than her imitators, not merely because she was original, but also because she was much more inventive. Two talented and utterly dissimilar arrangers contributed the imaginatively varied scores for these sessions, the first two by Buddy Bregman, the last three by Jimmy Giuffre.

Reveling in the settings the difference between hot and cool Anita O'Day has a great time, not only on the swinging tunes, to which she contributes some trademark, zestful, inventive scatting, but also in singing ballads with a sure touch. Backing her, Bregman and Giuffre used some of the finest Hollywood jazzmen, with Stan Getz particularly warm and lyrical on I Never Had a Chance.

These are probably the best jazz sides recorded by Anita O'Day in the Fifties, and if you enjoy vocal records in the slightest bit, do yourself a favor and get this one.

https://www.amazon.com/Anita-Sings-Bregman-Giuffre-Arrangements/dp/B003JZEVIK

Personnel:

Anita O'Day (vcl), Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Jack Sheldon, Tom Reeves (tp), Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino, Lloyd Ulyate, Joe Howard, Si Zentner (tb), Bud Shank, Art Pepper, Alan Harding, Les Robinson (as), Stan Getz, Richie Kamuca (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (bs), Paul Smith, André Previn (p), Barney Kessel, Jim Hall (g), Joe Mondragon, George Morrow (b), Alvin Stoller, Mel Lewis (d) 

Tracks #1-4, from the album "Anita" (Verve MGV-2000)

Tracks #5-9, from the album "Pick Yourself Up" (Verve MGV-2043)

Tracks #10-21, from the album "Cool Heat" (Verve MGV-8312)

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Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition

 Sketches of Spain 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition CD 1

Styles: Modal
Year: 2009
Time: 44:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 102,7 MB
Art: Front

(16:20) 1. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)
( 3:48) 2. Will o' the Wisp
( 3:54) 3. The Pan Piper
( 4:58) 4. Saeta
(12:15) 5. Solea
( 3:22) 6. Song of Our Country

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Sketches of Spain 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition CD 2

Styles: Modal
Year: 2009
Time: 69:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 160,7 MB
Art: Front

( 3:46) 1. The Maids of Cadiz
( 7:21) 2. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Rehearsal Take)
(12:05) 3. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Alternate Take, Part One)
( 3:33) 4. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Alternate Take, Part Two)
( 1:02) 5. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Alternate Ending)
( 3:11) 6. The Pan Piper (Take 1)
( 2:59) 7. Song of Our Country (Take 9)
( 3:10) 8. Song of Our Country (Take 14)
( 6:02) 9. Saeta (Full Version Master)
(17:06) 10. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Live)
( 9:33) 11. Teo

Sketches of Spain 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition CD 1 & 2

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SKETCHES OF SPAIN by Miles Davis: Each of Miles' four orchestral album collabo­ra­tions with arranger-composer Gil Evans - Miles Ahead (1957), Porgy And Bess (1958), Sketches Of Spain (1959), and Quiet Nights (1962) - was a masterwork in its own right. Sketches was Miles' first post-Kind Of Blue project, and retains that LP's modal feel on the 16-minute version of Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez,' the inspira­tion for Davis and Evans. Liner notes for the 2009 edition of SKETCHES are written by composer academician Gunther Schuller, whose hundreds of accomplishments in jazz include playing French horn for Miles on the 1949-50 Birth Of The Cool sessions. SKETCHES was recorded in 1959 and released in 1960.

This historic edition presents the original album augmented by alternate and extra tracks, illustrating how this synergy developed. "The Maids of Cádiz" (from the 1957 album Miles Ahead) is the first example of Gil Evans adapting a composition of Spanish origin for an orchestral collaboration with Miles. The live performance of "Concierto de Aranjuez," the only such ever given, took place in Carnegie Hall in 1961, offering a rare, heightened performance of this centerpiece. "Teo," (from the 1961 album Someday My Prince Will Come) a small group piece dedicated to Producer Teo Macero, is simpatico with "Solea"--the other jewel from the original album, with its orchestral palette that is, in a word, sublime.

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René Urtreger & Agnès Desarthe - Premier rendez-vous

Styles: Jazz Vocal
Year: 2017
Time: 55:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 129,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:52) 1. The Man I love
(6:05) 2. Le premier rendez-vous
(3:36) 3. Thème pour un ami
(2:28) 4. La géante
(6:16) 5. Lady Amanda
(5:24) 6. Everything Happens to Me
(2:32) 7. La douche en plein air
(4:43) 8. Just One of Those Things
(6:08) 9. Body and Soul
(3:56) 10. Valsajane
(2:51) 11. Le foin
(3:55) 12. You Go to My Head
(1:05) 13. Bouncing with Bud

Premier rendez-vous

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René Urtreger invites Agnès Desarthe in front of the microphone. Jazz musicians join them. The result is an album full of freshness, “Premier Rendez-Vous”. To be savored with relish. In 2016 Agnès Desarthe collected and reproduced in words the words of René Urtreger throughout the pages of the book Mise en page 1 “Le Roi René”. In 2017, a good exchange, the notes of René Urtreger accompany the voice of Agnès Desarthe on “Premier-Rendez-Vous” which transports the writer into the world of professional singing.

For the occasion, René Urtreger invites several very talented musicians to join them. This is how alto saxophonist Géraldine Laurent, double bassist Pierre Boussaguet, drummer Simon Goubert and violinist Alexis Lograda appear on the album.

Recorded in May and June 2017 by Vincent Mahey at Studio Sextan-La Fonderie de Malakoff, the album “Premier Rendez-Vous” (Naïve-Believe/Musicast) is announced for October 27, 2017.

Between René Urtreger and Agnès Desarthe the story is written in several chapters. First their first meeting followed by regular interviews which allowed the writer to gather the pianist’s confidences. From these elements she wrote a superb biography entitled “Le Roi René”.

During the numerous meetings which preceded the writing of the book, the pianist discovered Agnès Desarthe's interest in the music she learned and practiced in her youth. From there, events continue. During a literary festival (in Nevers) and presentations of the work (in Paris to the Duke of Lombards) the two accomplices have the opportunity to come together in music around the piano and microphone.

There is only one step to take to go from the stage to the studio for the recording of an album and today it is done. René Urtreger invites Agnès Desarthe to join him for a studio recording. “Premier Rendez-vous” is therefore the last chapter (…to date) of the collaboration between René Urtreger and Agnès Desarthe.

On “Premier Rendez-Vous” Agnès Desarthe says three texts. Perfect diction of texts of his own which move or make you smile. La Géante accompanied by the violin, Le Foin in duet with the drums and La Douche En Plein Air with the piano. Having moved from the world of letters to the world of notes, Agnès Desarthe reconnects with the vocabulary and syntax of music even if her participation as a jazz singer is modest.

She sings in English, The Man I Love accompanied by the piano-saxophone-drums trio and Body and Soul and You Go To My Head in duet with the piano. In French, she covers with all the musicians Premier-Rendez-Vous, the title immortalized by the late Danielle Darieux. With intelligence, she does not allow herself to be trapped in the role of the jazz singer “who thinks she is…”.

Agnès Desarthe simply takes the risk of being herself. Careful and sensitive interpretation. Fair and well placed, the voice is more spoken than sung. She delicately positions herself on the time with which she plays to better outwit it.

The pianist performs on the thirteen tracks of the album. His return to the record news has everything to delight those who recently listened to René Urtreger in concert in the provinces or in the capital. We find him solo on two magnificent ballads, Valsajane and Everything Happens To Me, which he also enjoys playing in concert. He also honors bop with Bouncing with Bud and a disheveled version of Just One Of Those Things by Cole Porter where Géraldine Laurent gives it her all.

René Urtreger has lost none of his splendor and although he has completely mastered the art of simplicity, the fact remains that he still takes great pleasure in phrasing bop and does not let himself be fooled.

From the meeting between the jazz pianist René Urtreger and the woman of letters Agnès Desarthe, two magnificent artistic objects were born. In 2016, the book “Le Roi René” published by Éditions Jacob. In October 2017 the album “Premier Rendez-Vous” (Naïve-Believe/Musicast). Time will tell whether other chapters should be added to their story.

https://www.latins-de-jazz.com/premier-rendez-vous-rene-urtreger-agnes-desarthe/

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Carmell Jones Quartet - Previously Unreleased Los Angeles Session

Styles: Cool Jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 2015
Time: 65:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 151,7 MB
Art: Front

(7:27) 1. Willow Weep For Me
(6:01) 2. If I Love Again
(6:26) 3. Ruby
(5:14) 4. For Every Man There's A Woman
(4:44) 5. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
(9:06) 6. Airegin
(9:29) 7. Willow Weep For Me (Alternate Take)
(7:07) 8. If I Love Again (Alternate Take)
(5:52) 9. Ruby (Alternate Take)
(4:15) 10. For Every Man There's A Woman (Alternate Take)

In August 1960, 24-year old trumpet player Carmell Jones left his Kansas City home-town and hopped a bus to Los Angeles, intent on hitting the West Coast jazz scene. There, his impact was immediate and would prove to be memorable. He was quickly part of a quartet with pianist Forrest Westbrook, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Bill Schwemmer.

They rehearsed at Westbrooks apartment at 2021 Sta. Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, where this unreleased material was recorded at the end of that month. It was an amazing session, in which Carmell, oozing confidence and assertiveness, demonstrated a fresh, virile and imaginative style, with a warm ballad tone and an authoritatively implacable swing at up tempo. The highly responsive rhythm section locked right on him all the way, and also revealed Forrest Westbrook as a highly talented and sensitive pianist, with an advanced concept of improvisation, and a built-in propensity for swinging hard. Along with the pungently powerful Peacock and the driving Schwemmer, they provided an ideally vigorous support for Carmell Jones, who, unbelievably soon, would come to be regarded as among the finest trumpeters on the West Coast. These never before released recordings, his first on the Coast, show why.

(https://www.amazon.com/Carmell-Quartet-Previously-Unreleased-Angeles/dp/B00XUONS98)

Personnel: Carmell Jones (tp), Forrest Westbrook (p), Gary Peacock (b), Bill Schwemmer (d)

Carmell Jones Quartet. Previously Unreleased Los Angeles Session

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Big Miller - Did You Ever Hear The Blues? + Revelations And The Blues (2 LP on 1 CD)

Styles: Rhythm & Blues
Year: 2012
Time: 71:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 166,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:03) 1. Five O'Clock Blues
(3:48) 2. Lament
(2:49) 3. Did You Ever Hear the Blues?
(2:47) 4. Tired As I Can Be
(4:19) 5. Good Old Guy
(2:55) 6. Mr. Blues Child
(5:05) 7. Red Sun Blues
(2:25) 8. Mojo Blues
(3:09) 9. Cool Saturday Night
(3:05) 10. Got to Live
(3:41) 11. Wee Small Hours
(4:51) 12. About My Baby
(3:18) 13. I Know
(2:23) 14. Lament to Love
(2:42) 15. The Monterey Story
(4:20) 16. I Never Had a Woman
(3:43) 17. Wanna See My Baby
(2:52) 18. When You're not Around
(3:13) 19. It's a Hard Life
(3:40) 20. Sweet Slumber
(3:59) 21. If You Don't Love Me

Did You Ever Hear the Blues? / Revelations and the Blues

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Clarence H. Miller, known to his friends as Big, was one of the most impressive new blues singers on the late Fifties scene. With a childhood background of church singing and piano and trombone studies, he became a professional musician in 1946 after Army service, when he led a band touring with a repertoire largely based on Louis Jordan jump numbers, before switching to bass and joining Jay McShanns earthy, Kansas City based outfit. Influenced by Walter Brown and Joe Turner, he started singing blues with the band and moved to Chicago and Cincinatti, forming a group with trombonist Al Grey which went to Texas. A year touring the small Texas towns honed his gift for blues singing and a move to New York led to his big breakthrough.

He made a debut LP, Did you ever hear the blues?, for United Artists, went with Nat Pierces band into Birdland and then, through singer Jon Hendricks, was invited to the 1960 Monterey Jazz Festival. That led to Hollywood. Stints at Shelly Mannes celebrated club and an album, Revelation and the Blues, with Ben Webster confirmed his status as a front-rank blues singer with a unique style which was influenced by bop.

Tracks #1-11 from the 12" LP "Did You Ever Hear The Blues" (United Artists UAS 6047)

Tracks #12-21 from the 12" LP

"Revelations And The Blues" (Columbia CS 8411)

Personnel on "Did You Ever Hear The Blues": "Big" Miller (vcl), with orchestra arranged and

conducted by Budd Johnson. Associate arranger: Jimmy Jones

Tracks #1,5,7 & 9: Pat Brooks (tp), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Phil Woods (as), Zoot Sims (ts), Al Cohn (bs), Jimmy Jones (p), Chuck Wayne, Turk Van Lake (g), Chet Amsterdam (b) and Elvin Jones (d).

Tracks #2-4,8 & 10: Pat Brooks (tp), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Phil Woods (as), Zoot Sims (ts), Sol Schlinger (bs), Jimmy Jones (p), Everett Barksdale, Kenny Burrell (g), Chet Amsterdam (b) and Jo Jones (d).

Tracks #6 & 11: Pat Brooks (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), Phil Woods (as), Zoot Sims (ts), Jimmy Jones (p), Billy Bauer, Barry Galbraith (g), Chet Amsterdam (b) and Gus Johnson (d).

Recorded in New York City, May, 1959.

Personnel on "Revelations And The Blues"

"Big" Miller (vcl), accompanied by

Tracks #16,19,20 & 21: Ben Webster (ts), Gildo Mahones (p), Bobby Gibbons (g), Ike Isaacs (b) and Jimmy Wormworth (d).

Tracks #12-15,17 & 18: Plas Johnson (ts), Ernie Freeman (p), Jim Hall (g), Red Mitchell (b) and Frank Butler (d).

Recorded in Los Angeles, on October 18 (#16,19,20 & 21), and November 8 (#12-15,17 & 18), 1960.

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Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - The Hottest New Group In Jazz Disc 1 And Disc 2

Album: The Hottest New Group In Jazz Disc 1

Styles: Vocal 

Year: 1996

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 60:22

Size: 140,8 MB

Art: Front

(3:18)  1. Charleston Alley

(2:33)  2. Moanin'

(2:17)  3. Twisted

(3:15)  4. Bijou

(2:15)  5. Cloudburst

(2:26)  6. Centerpiece

(2:57)  7. Gimme That Wine

(3:48)  8. Sermonette

(1:43)  9. Summertime

(4:10) 10. Everybody's Boppin'

(2:55) 11. Cottontail

(3:27) 12. All Too Soon

(1:18) 13. Happy Anatomy

(3:09) 14. Rocks In My Bed

(2:53) 15. Main Stem

(3:29) 16. I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got

(2:48) 17. Things Ain't What They Used To Be

(2:32) 18. Midnight Indigo

(2:59) 19. What Am I Here For?

(3:28) 20. In A Mellow Tone - Vocal Version

(2:33) 21. Caravan

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Album: The Hottest New Group In Jazz Disc 2

Time: 61:18

Size: 142,6 MB

(5:26)  1. Come On Home

(3:05)  2. The New A B C

(2:32)  3. Farmer's Market

(3:07)  4. Cookin' At The Continental

(2:48)  5. With Malice Toward None

(3:44)  6. Hi-Fly

(4:26)  7. Home Cookin'

(2:18)  8. Halloween Spooks

(4:48)  9. Popity Pop

(3:50) 10. Blue

(3:17) 11. Mr. P. C.

(2:14) 12. Walkin'

(4:06) 13. This Here (Dis Hyunh)

(5:19) 14. Swingin' Till The Girls Come Home

(2:22) 15. Twist City

(2:22) 16. Just A little Bit of Twist

(2:43) 17. A Night In Tunisia

(2:43) 18. A Night In Tunisia - Alternate Version

The immortal vocal jazz group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross recorded five albums during its career: one apiece for Impulse! and World Pacific and three for Columbia. This two-CD set has all of the music from LH&R's Columbia dates (The Hottest Group in Jazz, Sing Ellington, and High Flying), plus four previously unissued and three very obscure selections. Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross were all very talented jazz singers as individuals, and were masters of vocalese. Virtually every one of their performances was special and, in the long run, influential. With assistance from the Gildo Mahones Trio, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison (on the earliest album), and altoist Pony Poindexter (during the seven bonus tracks), the vocal group is heard in memorable form throughout the two-fer. Among the many highlights are "Twisted," "Cloudburst," Hendricks' hilarious "Gimme That Wine," "Everybody's Boppin'," "Cotton Tail," "All Too Soon," "Main Stem," "Farmer's Market," "Cookin' at the Continental," "Halloween Spooks," and "Popity Pop." Essential music for all serious jazz collections. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hottest-new-group-in-jazz-compilation-mw0000079757

The Hottest New Group In Jazz Disc 1, Disc 2

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Booker Ervin - Booker And Brass

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:58
Size: 115,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:40)  1. East Dallas Special
(4:29)  2. I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City
(4:31)  3. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
(5:06)  4. L.A. After Dark - Master Take-6
(3:22)  5. Kansas City
(4:39)  6. Baltimore Oriole
(4:21)  7. Harlem Nocturne
(4:16)  8. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
(4:13)  9. St. Louis Blues
(5:12) 10. L.A. After Dark - Alt. Take-3
(5:04) 11. L.A. After Dark - Alt. Take-7

To hear Booker Ervin as the leading solo voice on a recording with a larger ensemble is a treat, not only for his fans, but for those interested in modern big-band sounds grown from the bop era that are flavored with urban blues. A trio of different sessions done at Webster Hall in New York City features groups ranging from ten to eleven pieces, with personnel switched up, and no supplemental saxophonists. Freddie Hubbard is the only other soloist besides Ervin, the trombone section features top-rate players Bennie Green, Britt Woodman, and Garnett Brown, and the rhythm section of pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Reggie Johnson, and drummer Lenny McBrowne is as solid as can be. The session is based entirely on themes dedicated to major cities in the U.S. ~ Michael G.Nastos https://www.allmusic.com/album/booker-n-brass-mw0000041557

Personnel: Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone; Martin Banks (tracks 1-3, 5, 7 & 8), Johnny Coles (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Ray Copeland, Freddie Hubbard (tracks 3, 4 & 6-11), Charles Tolliver (tracks 4, 6 & 9-11), Richard Williams - trumpet; Garnett Brown (tracks 3, 4 & 6-11), Bennie Green, Britt Woodman (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - trombone; Benny Powell (tracks 1-3, 5, 7 & 8) - bass trombone; Kenny Barron - piano; Reggie Johnson - bass; Lenny McBrowne - drums; Teddy Edwards - arranger, conductor

Booker And Brass

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The Dave Glasser/Clark Terry/Barry Harris Project - Uh! Oh!

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1999
Time: 66:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 152,9 MB
Art: Front

(7:12) 1. Uh! Oh!
(4:45) 2. Bye-Yard
(6:15) 3. A Touch Of Kin
(6:06) 4. Intimacy Of The Blues
(5:07) 5. Blue Rose
(4:23) 6. Charise
(3:54) 7. 52nd Street Theme
(5:15) 8. Fuh
(4:36) 9. The Nearness Of You
(5:29) 10. Et
(5:11) 11. Tranquillity
(5:15) 12. Powell's Prance
(3:03) 13. Jumpin' At The Woodside

Uh! Oh! joins Wycliffe Gordon's Slidin' Home (N-H 2001) and Byron Stripling's StriplingNow! as the third in the Nagel-Heyer 2000 series of contemporary mainstream jazz. Known principally for documenting the traditional mainstream of Louis Armstrong, the Hamburg-based Nagel-Heyer spreads its considerable wings with this series. Uh! Oh! is the most fully realized contemporary offering to date from the label, showcasing the considerable composition talents of altoist Dave Glasser. Adding old timers Clark Terry and Barry Harris elevate these sides into a superstar stratosphere.

The results are purely empathic, the principals all interacting at the same high level that provides the listener a truly pleasurable experience, particularly on the ballads. But don't think the slow stuff will slow you down, Glass and company can play Bebop ("52nd Street Theme) and can otherwise swing (title track, "the Nearness of You"). Roy Hargrove is beautiful on the Glasser-penned ballad "Charise" (obviously gearing up for his own Verve ballad offering). All in all, a most interesting recording with plenty of swing and romance. By C. Michael Bailey
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/uh-oh-david-glasser-review-by-c-michael-bailey

Personnel: Dave Glasser: Alto Saxophone; Clark Terry Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Harry Harris: Piano; Benny Powell: Trombone; Frank Wes: Tenor Saxophone; Peter Washington: Bass; Curtis Boyd: Drums; Roy Hargrove: Trumpet, Flugelhorn.

Uh!Oh!

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Caterina Valente & Chet Baker - I'll Remember April + Bonus Track

Styles: Lounge, Vocal
Year: 2014
Time: 77:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 179,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:53) 1. I'll Remember April
(3:19) 2. I Get a Kick out of You
(2:14) 3. Baker '56
(3:10) 4. Good Morning Blues
(3:29) 5. Marilyn
(3:10) 6. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
(3:08) 7. Isn't It Romantic?
(2:31) 8. All of Me
(3:07) 9. Lullaby in Rhythm
(2:48) 10. Them There Eyes
(2:39) 11. I Should Care
(3:14) 12. Stairway to the Stars
(2:26) 13. Secret Love
(3:39) 14. Autumn in New York
(3:12) 15. Every Time We Say Goodbye
(3:21) 16. It Never Entered My Mind
(3:44) 17. C'est Si Bon
(4:05) 18. Everything Happens to Me
(2:47) 19. Stormy Weather
(3:55) 20. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
(2:22) 21. Pennies from Heaven
(2:30) 22. They Can't Take That Away from Me
(3:06) 23. Bockhanal
(2:26) 24. You Better Go Now
(4:16) 25. Arrivederci

I'll Remember April

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Combined here is the remarkable voice and singing style of Caterina Valente and the lyrical and intimate trumpet of Chet Baker, in a collection of swinging and romantic performances recorded in Germany during the 50s.

Caterina Valente was a singer who belonged among musicians, and she was enough of a musician herself to understand the nuances of harmonic changes that played a large role in jazz. She played guitar, worked with jazz combos, and liked to indulge occasionally in a spot of vocalese, three aspects of her talent that made her the most popular girl singer in Europe.

Chet Baker was the new American trumpet sensation when he visited Germany for the first time in September 1955 with his quartet. A month later, Valente joined his quartet for a concert in Stuttgart, and their musical feeling generated quite a stir among German jazz fans. They even were offered to make a film together, which unfortunately never happened. The only documented meeting of both artists was resumed on a recording session in March 1956, when they joined-in for two lovely and rewarding duet songsIll Remember April and Every Time We Say Goodbyethat came out on a single on the German Brunswick label, both included in this set.

The other exciting performances here display Caterina Valente in her widest, most colorful range. Her performances, and most of those featuring Chet Baker, are further distinguished by the masterful accompaniment of Kurt Edelhagen and his orchestra and, in the case of Chet Baker, also by the studio orchestra of Rolf-Hans Müller.

The music, both emotionally and melodically interesting, is well served by all concerned.

Tracks #1 & 15: Caterina Valente, vocals & guitar & Chet Baker, trumpet. Recorded in Baden-Baden, March 26, 1956

Tracks #2,4,6,8,10,12,13,17,19,21,22: Caterina Valente, vocals, with Kurt Edelhagens Orchestra. Recorded in Köln and Baden-Baden, 1954-1958

Tracks #3,9,16,18: Chet Baker, trumpet, with Kurt Edelhagens Orchestra. Recorded in Baden-Baden, 1956

Tracks #5,7,11,14,20: Chet Baker with orchestra conducted by Rolf-Hans Müller. Recorded in Baden-Baden, 1959

Track #23: Chet Baker Quartet, with Kurt Edelhagens Orchestra. Recorded at Jazztime Mainz, Kurfürstliches Schloss, September 20, 1955

Track #24: Caterina Valente, vocals, accompanied by Francis Coppieters, piano. Recorded in Köln, May, 1958

Track #25: Chet Baker with orchestra conducted by Piero Umiliani (From the Italian movie Urlatori alla sbarra1960)

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Bud Shank & Rein de Graaf - Alone Together

Styles: West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2000
Time: 68:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 157,7 MB
Art: Front

(10:20) 1. Alone Together
(13:23) 2. I Can't Get Started
(12:21) 3. On the Trail
(11:39) 4. My Funny Valentine
(10:24) 5. What's New
(10:31) 6. Stella By Starlight

Alone Together

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The six tracks on this record give a quiet, masterful demonstration of how to sing without a rhythm section. Almost of the tunes are ballads,originally. But Rein and Bud decided to change the tempos. This music was recorded before a small, select audience in a living room-like studio with no room for more musicians. When Rein told Bud that the bassist and the drummer had a day off, he was a bit sceptical at first. A duo would that work? But weeks later, while listening to the tapes, he reacted enthusiastically. This is a great stuff, man!-Jeroen de Walk (from the liner-notes)

Personnel:

Bud Shank (as), Rein de Graaf (p)

Recorded at Pinehill Studio, Leersum, Holand, December 12, 2000. 

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