Sunny Side of the Street

Andrew Hill - Black Fire

2012-02-21T08:17:00.002-08:00

Andrew's.

All compositons by Andrew Hill

"Pumpkin'" – 5:24
"Subterfuge" – 8:04
"Black Fire" – 6:56
"Cantarnos" – 5:42
"Tired Trade" – 5:51
"McNeil Island" – 2:58
"Land of Nod" – 5:48

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

"Pumpkin'" [Alternate Take] - 5:16
"Black Fire" [Alternate Take] - 5:48

Andrew Hill – piano
Joe Henderson – saxophone
Richard Davis – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

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Freddie Hubbard, "First Light"

2012-02-20T18:03:00.001-08:00

Of the seminal recordings Hubbard made at Van Gelder studios for CTI in the early '70s, FIRST LIGHT was the trumpet player's favorite. Here it is, digitally re-mastered and re-released on CBS Associated. All the earmarks of Creed Taylor's production style are immediately apparent-the expanded instrumentation (including French horn, strings, and even harp), the jazz-fusion charged rhythm section, and the beautifully clean sound he achieved in the studio. FIRST LIGHT won a Grammy in '71 and solidified Hubbard's already formidable status among the greats of jazz trumpeting. ~ Release
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey from September 14-16, 1971.

Personel
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn); George Benson (guitar); Margaret Ross (harp); Tosha Samaroff, Harold Kohon, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi, Gene Orloff, Irving Spice, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Joe Malin (violin); Alfred Brown , Emanuel Vardi (viola); Charles McCracken , George Ricci (cello); Romeo Penque (flute, clarinet, oboe, English horn); George Marge (flute, clarinet); Wally Kane (flute, bassoon); Hubert Laws (flute); Jane Taylor (bassoon); James Buffington, Ray Alonge (French horn); Richard Wyands (piano); Jack DeJohnette (drums); Airto Moreira (percussion)

Tracks
1. First Light (Freddie Hubbard) 11:08
2. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (Paul McCartney/Linda McCartney) 8:19
3. Moment to Moment (Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer) 5:45
4. Yesterday's Dreams (Don Sebesky/Norman Martin) 3:58
5. Lonely Town (From 'On The Town') (Leonard Bernstein/Betty Comden/Adolph Green) 7:02
6. Fantasy In D (Cedar Walton) 6:55

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 8

2012-02-16T07:09:00.000-08:00

This is the eighty album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1989 Paul Motian - On Broadway, Vol. 1

"The quartet of tenorman Joe Lovano, guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian digs into nine show tunes from the 1930s and 40s, reinventing them in colorful fashion. The key to the rewarding project is Frisell, whose versatility and wide range of highly original sounds make the overall results sound quite unique. Among the highlights of the memorable set are unusual versions of "Liza," "They Didn't Believe Me" and "Last Night When We Were Young." ~ Scott Yanow / Wikipedia
Recorded at RPM Studios, New York, New York in November 1988.

Personnel
Paul Motian (drums); Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone); Bill Frisell (electric guitar); Charlie Haden (bass).

Track listing
1. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Kahn) - 4:31
2. "Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, Harburg) - 3:14
3. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Kern, Reynolds, Rourke) - 4:20
4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Porter) - 4:55.
5. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Porter) - 4:54
6. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Arlen, Harburg) - 5:20
7. "I Concentrate on You" (Porter) - 3:14
8. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 9:20
9. "So in Love" (Porter) - 4:05

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Django Reinhardt, "All Star Sessions"

2012-02-15T18:00:00.001-08:00

With the noted exception of Stephane Grappelli, Django was such a guitar marvel that he usually left his fellow musicians in the dust. Here, the Gypsy jazz giant is joined by an incredible roster of American talent who can keep up with him: Coleman Hawkins, Rex Stewart, and a ream of Ellington sidemen are on board to frame Django beautifully. ~Release

Personnel
Django Reinhart (guitar); Benny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet); Andre Ekyan, Fletcher Allen, Charles Lisee (alto saxophone); Bertie King (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Coleman Hawkins, Alix Combelle (tenor saxophone); Arthur Briggs, Noel Chiboust, Pierre Allier (trumpet); Rex Stewart (cornet); Guy Pacquinet (trombone); Barney Bigard (clarinet, drums); Stephane Grappelli, Yorke De Souza (piano); Billy Taylor, Eugene S'Hellemmes (bass); Tommy Benford, Maurice Chailloux (drums).

Track List
1. Montmartre (django's Jump) - 05 Apr 1935, w/ Rex Stewart and His Feetwarmers
2. Low Cotton -05 Apr 1935, w/ Rex Stewart and His Feetwarmers
3. Finesse - 05 Apr 1935, w/ Rex Stewart and His Feetwarmers
4. I Know That You Know - 05 Apr 1935, w/ Rex Stewart and His Feetwarmers
5. Solid Old Man - 05 Apr 1935, w/ Rex Stewart and His Feetwarmers
6. Honeysuckle Rose - 28 Apr 1937, w/ Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Ja 6. m Band
7. Crazy Rhythm - 28 Apr 1937, w/ Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Ja 6. m Band
8. Out Of Nowhere - 28 Apr 1937, w/ Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Ja 6. m Band
9. Sweet Georgia Brown - 28 Apr 1937, w/ Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Ja 6. m Band
10. I'm Coming, Virginia - 07 Mar 1938, Benny Carter and His Orchestra
11. Farewell Blues - 07 Mar 1938, Benny Carter and His Orchestra
12. Blue Light Blues 07 Mar 1938, Benny Carter and His Orchestra
13. Blue Moon - 02 mar 1935, Coleman Hawkins w/ Michel Warlop and 13. His Orchestra
14. Avalon - 02 mar 1935, Coleman Hawkins w/ Michel Warlop and 13. His Orchestra
15. What A Difference A Day Makes - 02 mar 1935, Coleman Hawkins w/ Michel Warlop and 13. His Orchestra
16. Star Dust - 02 mar 1935, Coleman Hawkins w/ Michel Warlop and 13. His Orchestra

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 7

2012-02-13T14:09:00.000-08:00

This is the seventh album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1986 Paul Motian - Misterioso

Misterioso is the third album by Paul Motian on the Italian Soul Note label. It was released in 1987 and features performances by Motian with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano, along with Ed Schuller and Jim Pepper.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Although often overlooked, drummer Paul Motian led one of the most inventive jazz bands of the mid-1980s. His quintet, which featured the tenors of Joe Lovano and Jim Pepper, guitarist Bill Frisell and bassist Ed Schuller, could play anything from swinging advanced hard bop and Ornette Coleman-type free bop to spacier improvising. An underrated composer, Motian contributed seven of the nine numbers for this date; the quintet also performs Thelonious Monk's "Misterioso" and "Pannonica." Frisell is featured on "Byablue" (which had earlier been recorded by Keith Jarrett); the two tenors (Pepper doubled on soprano) work together quite well, and the band definitely had its own sound. Of its three recordings, this is a strong one to start with. ~ Wikipedia

Personel
Paul Motian - drums; Bill Frisell - electric guitar; Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone; Jim Pepper - tenor and soprano saxophones; Ed Schuller - bass

Track listing
1."Misterioso" (Monk) - 6:50
2."Abacus" - 3:30
3."Once Around the Park" - 6:48
4."Gang of Five" - 4:28
5."Pannonica" (Monk) - 3:45
6."Folk Song for Rosie" - 5:08
7."Byablue" - 2:20
8."Dance" - 10:14
9."Johnny Broken Wing" - 2:12
All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

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Paul Chambers, "Bass on Top", 1957

2012-02-13T12:45:00.000-08:00

Paul Chambers cut this little known album for Blue Note in 1957. Those familiar with Chambers's bass work on straight bop recordings, especially those done with Miles Davis in the 1950s, might be surprised at the range and variety here. Chambers plays the bass as a lead instrument (as the album's title indicates), and leads a crack ensemble--which includes Kenny Burrell on guitar, Hank Jones on piano, and Art Taylor on drums--through a rousing session of exploratory post-bop. This one comes recommended to collectors, not least for the Rudy Van Gelder remastering. - Release

Personel
Paul Chambers (bass guitar); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Hank Jones (piano); Art Taylor (drums)

Tracks
1. Yesterdays - Jerome Kern, West Arkeen, Otto Harbach, J.J. Johnson, Axl Rose, Del James
2. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Cole Porter
3. Chasin' the Bird - Charlie Parker
4. Dear Old Stockholm - Traditional
5. The Theme - Miles Davis
6. Confessin' - Al J. Neiburg/Doc Daugherty/Ellis Reynolds/Jay McShann/Walter Brown
7. Chamber Mate - Kenny Burrell/Paul Chambers

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 6

2012-02-09T20:16:00.000-08:00

This is the sixty album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1982 Paul Motian - Psalm

Psalm is the fifth album by Paul Motian to be released on the ECM label. It was released in 1982 and features the first recordings by Motian with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano, along with Ed Schuller and Billy Drewes.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The eight compositions by drummer Paul Motian on this ECM release (which is available on CD) are rather dry and none caught on as future standards. But the playing by Motian's sidemen (tenors Joe Lovano and Billy Drewes, bassist Ed Schuller and especially the remarkable guitarist Bill Frisell) uplifted the music and gave this group a strong personality of its own. Although the results are not all that memorable, the music should please adventurous listeners. "

Personal
Paul Motian – drums; Bill Frisell – guitar; Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone; Billy Drewes – tenor and alto saxophones; Ed Schuller – bass

Tracks
1."Psalm" - 6:57
2."White Magic" - 3:00
3."Boomerang" - 5:43
4."Fantasm" - 6:07
5."Mandeville" - 5:03
6."Second Hand" - 9:16
7."Etude" - 4:16
8."Yahllah" - 7:39
All compositions by Paul Motian

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Bobby Hutcherson, "For Sentimental Reasons", 2007

2012-02-08T15:02:00.000-08:00

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, who successfully translated John Coltrane’s "sheets of sound" approach to the vibes, became the acknowledged master of that instrument when Milt Jackson died in 1999. A veteran of many historic Blue Note dates, a bit player in the movie Round Midnight, and founding member of the SF Jazz Collective, Hutcherson calls this mostly ballads CD, with pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Al Foster, his "love record." All of his powers are evident here: his melodic fluency, vast harmonic imagination, and his incredible ability to make the vibes sing. Like Lester Young, Hutcherson knows how to melodically tell a story, as evidenced by his shimmering takes on the Latin-tinged "Ode to Angela," and "I Wish I Knew," his sumptuous piano duet on the Bernstein/Sondheim classic "Somewhere," and his heartbreaking, solo number "I’ll Be Seeing You," Hopefully we’ll be seeing and hearing from this genius more often. ~ Eugene Holley, Jr.

As the "Penguin Guide to Modern Jazz" notes vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson is "an undervalued genius" where "few have developed such a consistently challenging language for the instrument".

Personnel
Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Dwayne Burno (bass instrument), Renee Rosnes (piano), Al Foster (drums)

Track listings
1. (I love you) For sentimental reasons (deek watson/william best)
2. Ode to angela (harold land)
3. Embraceable you (george gershwin/ira gershwin)
4. Along came betty (benny golson)
5. Somewhere (leonard bernstein/stephen sondheim)
6. Jitterbug waltz (fats waller)
7. What are you doing the rest of your life (marilyn bergman/alan bergman/michel legrand)
8. Don't blame me (jimmy mchugh/dorothy fields)
9. Spring is here (lorenz hart/richard rodgers)
10. I wish i knew (harry warren/mack gordon)
11. I'll be seeing you (irving kahal/sammy fain)

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 5

2012-02-07T18:58:00.000-08:00

This is the fifth album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1977 Keith Jarret - Silence (with Paul Motian, Charlie Haden & Dewey Redman)

The 1992 CD reissue of the Keith Jarrett "American" Quartet's last recording session combines most of the contents of the LPs Byablue and Bop-Be, omitting "Yahllah" and "Konya" from the former and "Pyramids Moving" from the latter. (Tellingly, in keeping with conservative '90s tastes -- never mind the time-limit excuse -- the deleted tracks are the ones which have an experimental Middle Eastern flavor.) Still, this partial sampling of the session indicates that the quartet went out on a high note, still exciting and inventive, the old interplay very much in action, unrepentantly acoustic in an electric era. Like the LP of the same name, "Byablue" brackets the CD with a group version at the beginning and a solo piano benediction at the close, which under these conditions becomes an emotional elegy for the soon-to-be defunct quartet by its leader. ~ Richard S. Ginell
Live Recording. Recorded at Generation Sound, New York, New York on September 9, 1977. Originally issued on Impulse (AS-9331) and (IA-9334). Includes liner notes by Michael Cuscuna.

Personnel
Keith Jarrett (soprano saxophone, piano); Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone); Charlie Haden (bass); Paul Motian (drums)

Tracks
1 Byablue 7:23 Motian
2 Rainbow 8:37 Margot Jarrett
3 Trieste 9:42 Motian
4 Fantasm 1:14 Paul Motian
5 Mushi Mushi 6:02 Dewey Redman
6 Silence 3:14 Charlie Haden
7 Bop-Be 7:00 K. Jarrett
8 Gotta Get Some Sleep 10:39 Dewey Redman
9 Blackberry Winter 3:40 Alec Wilder-Loomis McGlohon
10 Pocket Full of Cherry 8:59 Charlie Haden
11 Byablue (solo piano version) 3:39 Paul Motian

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Oliver Nelson, "The Blues and the Abstract Truth"

2012-02-06T14:35:00.000-08:00

"The Blues and the Abstract Truth!" is a jazz album by Oliver Nelson recorded in February 1961. It remains Nelson's most acclaimed album. It features a lineup of notable musicians: Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy (his last appearance on a Nelson album following a series of collaborations recorded for Prestige), Bill Evans (his only appearance with Nelson), Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes. Baritone saxophonist George Barrow does not take a solo but is a key feature of the subtle voicings of Nelson's arrangements.
The album is an exploration of the mood and structure of the blues, though only some of the tracks are in conventional 12-bar blues form. In this regard, though it is not modal jazz, it may be seen as a continuation of the trend towards greater harmonic simplicity and subtlety via reimagined versions of the blues that was instigated by Miles Davis's Kind of Blue in 1959 (Evans and Chambers played on both albums). Of the pieces on Nelson's album, "Stolen Moments" is the most famous; it is a sixteen-bar piece (in an eight-six-two pattern), though the solos are on a conventional 12-bar minor-key blues structure in C minor. "Hoe-Down" is built on a forty-four-bar structure (with thirty-two-bar solos based on "rhythm changes"). "Cascades" modifies the traditional 32-bar AABA form by using a 16-bar minor blues for the A section, stretching the form to a total of 56 bars. The B-side of the album contains three tracks that hew closer to 12-bar form: "Yearnin'", "Butch and Butch" and "Teenie's Blues" (which begins with an essential 12-bar solo Bass intro by Chambers). ~ Wikipedia

Performers
Oliver Nelson — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, Eric Dolphy — flute, alto saxophone, George Barrow — baritone saxophone, Freddie Hubbard — trumpet, Bill Evans — piano, Paul Chambers — bass, Roy Haynes — drums

Track listing
"Stolen Moments"
"Hoe-Down"
"Cascades"
"Yearnin'"
"Butch and Butch"
"Teenie's Blues"
All tracks composed by Oliver Nelson

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 4

2012-02-05T17:54:00.000-08:00

This is the fourth album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1972 Paul Motian - Conception Vessel

Conception Vessel is the debut album by Paul Motian and was released on the ECM label. It was released in 1972 and features performances by Motian with Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Leroy Jenkins, Sam Brown and Becky Friend. The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is Motian's debut as a leader. It includes ambitious cuts with guitarist Sam Brown and also features pianist Keith Jarrett. ~ Ron Wynn

Personnel
Paul Motian - drums, percussion; Keith Jarrett - piano, flute; Sam Brown - guitar; Leroy Jenkins - violin; Becky Friend - flute; Charlie Haden - bass

Tracks
"Georgian Bay" - 7:31
"Ch'i Energy" - 2:37
"Rebica" - 11:14
"Conception Vessel" - 7:46
"American Indian: Song of Sitting Bull" - 2:45
"Inspiration from a Vietnamese Lullaby" - 9:41
All compositions by Paul Motian

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Modern Jazz Quartet & Laurindo Almeida, Collaboration

2012-02-04T19:21:00.000-08:00

"This important 1964 Atlantic recording pairs the world-renowned Modern Jazz Quartet -- drummer Connie Kay, bassist Percy Heath, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and the late pianist and music director John Lewis -- with the Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida. Together, they present an intelligent program showcasing the acoustic guitar in the group's trademarked combo sound. On "Silver," Lewis's shifting tempos are excellent foils for Milt Jackson's virtuosity. "Valeria" from Lewis's soundtrack A Milanese Story retains its Adriatic air. Lewis's arrangement of J.S. Bach's "Fugue in A Minor" is the perfect blend of counterpoint and swing. Connie Kay's driving and delicate drumming and Almeida's fleet-finger guitar solos drive Antonio Carlos Jobim's "One Note Samba." Almeida and the Quartet turn in their best performance on their moving rendition of Joaquin Rodrigro's "Concierto de Aranjuez." Lewis's ingenious treatment of the Spanish classical masterwork is rivaled only by the big band adaptation Miles Davis and Gil Evans created in 1959. With Almeida's brilliant understanding of Afro-Brazilian and Afro-American folk and improvisational forms, and the Modern Jazz Quartet's telepathic interplay and dignified musicality, this recording effortlessly combines 18th-century Germany, Moorish Spain, and modern-day New York." Eugene Holley Jr.

Personel
Modern Jazz Quartet: Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums) + Laurindo de Almeida (guitar)

Track listing
1 Silver (John Lewis)
2 Trieste (John Lewis)
3 Valeria (John Lewis)
4 Fugue in A minor (J. S. Bach)
5 Samba de uma nota só (Newton Mendonça, Tom Jobim)
6 Foi a saudade (Djalma Ferreira)
7 Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquim Rodrigo)

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 3

2012-02-03T06:41:00.000-08:00

This is the third album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1969 Keith Jarrett - Somewhere Before (with Paul Motian & Charlie Haden)

"Somewhere Before is a live album by pianist Keith Jarrett recorded on August 30 & 31, 1968 at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California. It features a live performance by Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian.
"The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating. As an example of early, unfocused Jarrett, this is fascinating material." Wikipedia

Track listing
"My Back Pages" (Dylan) - 5:24
"Pretty Ballad" - 3:30
"Moving Soon" - 4:24
"Somewhere Before" - 6:50
"New Rag" - 5:40
"A Moment for Tears" - 3:07
"Pouts' Over (And the Day's Not Through)" - 4:35
"Dedicated to You" (Cahn, Chaplin, Zaret) - 5:00
"Old Rag" - 2:37
All compositions by Keith Jarrett except as indicated

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 2

2012-02-02T09:20:00.000-08:00

This is the second album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1967 Keith Jarrett - Life between the exit signs (with Paul Motian & Charlie Haden)

"Life Between the Exit Signs is a jazz album by pianist Keith Jarrett. It was recorded on May 4, 1967 at Atlantic Recording Studios, in New York City. It was released April 1, 1968, under the record label Vortex, a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. It is a collaboration of esteemed pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Charlie Haden and established drummer Paul Motian.

"Although this was his debut leading album, Keith Jarrett's playing had a profound effect upon the world of jazz. His unique playing style, first truly exhibited here, was to make him one of the most famous jazz pianists of all time, influencing much of the experimental jazz of the 80s and 90s. It was also the beginning of a long lasting relationship with Paul Motian.

"The tracks on the album are heavily influenced by Ornette Coleman and Bill Evans, Jarrett having long been an admirer of both, Haden having played with Coleman and Motian having played with Evans." Wikipedia

All songs written by Keith Jarrett, unless otherwise noted:

"Lisbon Stomp" - 6:06

"Love No. 1" - 6:17

"Love No. 2" - 4:32

"Everything I Love" (Cole Porter) - 4:33

"Margot" - 3:45

"Long Time Gone (But Not Withdrawn)" - 4:55

"Life Between the Exit Signs" - 6:53

"Church Dreams" - 6:17

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 1

2012-02-02T07:28:00.000-08:00

This is the first album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz.

1961 Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby (with Paul Motian & Scott LaFaro)

Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, New York, New York on June 25, 1961. Originally released on Riverside (9399). Includes liner notes by Joe Goldberg. "This was Bill Evans' first trio. The album was the fourth and final effort from the unit — LaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after the live date at the Village Vanguard from which Waltz for Debby and its predecessor, Sunday at the Village Vanguard were taken. The loss of LaFaro hit Evans hard, and he went into a brief seclusion. When Evans returned to the trio format later in 1962, it was with Motian and noted bassist Chuck Israels." Wikipedia

Track listing:

"My Foolish Heart" 4:56

"Waltz for Debby" [Take 2] 7:00

"Waltz for Debby" [Take 1] 6:46

"Detour Ahead" [Take 2] 7:37

"Detour Ahead" [Take 1] 7:13

"My Romance" [Take 1] 7:12

"My Romance" [Take 2] 7:15

"Some Other Time" 5:11

"Milestones" 6:30

"Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy)" 5:58

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Guinga

2012-01-30T13:48:00.000-08:00

This is not an usual post here at the sunny side, but Guinga is arguably one of the most prominent composers alive in Brazil. Indeed a very fine acoustic guitar player - and dentist -, but moreover, brilliant in connecting dots and putting great minds to work on his compositions; usually accompanied by lyrics from Aldir Blanc, which, aside from Chico Buarque - who is beyond any dispute, cannot be beat.

So here we have two albums, one called Cheio de Dedos (roughly translated as Full of Fingers), and the other called Suite Leopoldina (Leopoldinean Suite).

Allow me to add a very good review from all music about Suite Leopoldina:

Review

by Alex Henderson

Comparable to New York's Penn Station or Philadelphia's 30th Street Station, Leopoldina Station is a major train station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Just as a New Yorker would venture to Penn Station to take a train to the suburbs of Long Island or Northern New Jersey, Leopoldina Station is where a carioca would catch a train to Rio's suburbs. By calling this CD Suite Leopoldina, Brazilian guitarist Guinga is celebrating his Rio background. All of the tunes that Guinga wrote or co-wrote for this album, recorded in late 1998 and early 1999, have a strong Rio orientation. Whether he is playing samba or choro, whether he is embracing instrumental Brazilian jazz or jazz-influenced Brazilian pop, the guitarist is consistently Rio-minded on Suite Leopoldina. And it's important to emphasize the Rio connection because carioca music is distinctive; Guinga might admire the Brazilian pop and jazz sounds coming out of Salvador or São Paulo, but this ultra-melodic CD is distinctly Rio. That is true of the album's instrumentals as well as the tracks that feature vocalists, who include Alceu Valenca, Ed Motta, and the influential Ivan Lins. Guinga's love of jazz is strong; he features harmonica player Toots Thielemans on two instrumentals ("Constance" and "Dos Anjos") and pays tribute to Charles Mingus on "Mingus Samba" (which features vocalist Lenine). Excellent from start to finish, Suite Leopoldina is enthusiastically recommended to anyone who treasures the Rio school of Brazilian jazz and pop.

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And one, also worth reading, about Cheio de Dedos:

Review

by Alvaro Neder

This is the third CD of Carioca dentist Guinga (Carlos Althier de Souza, 46) in his belated discography, which was awarded with three Sharp prizes. Intended to be a cultural chronicle of Rio de Janeiro, it has the genre choro as a glue for all the whole. Respecting the tradition and modernizing it at the same time, it brings a inventively crafted harmony together with angular melody lines directly descended from classical achievements of the 20th century. The sophisticated arrangements never compromise, offering a real obstacle for the average listener, harassed by easy listening these days. Paying tribute to distinguished musicians (who had always made the choro an important part of their lives),Jacob do Bandolim, Rafael Rabelo, and Villa-Lobos, from the 15 recorded tracks only two are sung: "Ária de Opereta," interpreted by funk singer Ed Motta in an expressive and heartfelt rendition, and "Impressionados," a choro that makes reference to the impressionist movement, delivered by Chico Buarque. The overall result is at the same time perfectionism and spontaneity: Guinga doesn't edit his songs after written. "Me Gusta A Lagosta" enriches the musical landscape with an Afro-Cuban rendition delivered by pianistChano Dominguez, string section Diapason, and percussionist Eladio Amat. Modern Brazilian popular music at it's best.

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Get'em both. You won't be sorry.

Beijos

Freddie Hubbard - New Colors

2012-01-29T07:43:00.000-08:00

Maybe this is a repost, but who cares.

Just get it.

And if you have it, play it.

Beijos

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Track Listing: 1) One of Another Kind- 7:58 2) Blue Spirits- 9:05 3) Blues For Miles- 6:31 4) Dizzy's Connotations- 8:42 5) True Colors- 5:05 6) Red Clay- 8:19 7) Osie Mae- 6:08 8) Inner Space- 7:45

Personnel: Freddie Hubbard- Fluegelhorn, David Weiss- Trumpet, Craig Handy- Tenor and Soprano Saxophone, Javon Jackson- Tenor (Track 4), Myron Walden- Alto Saxophone (Tracks 1,2,5,8); Ted Nash- Alto Saxophone (tracks 3,4,6,7) Kenny Garrett- Alto Saxophone (Track 3), Luis Bonilla- Trombone (tracks 1-7), Steve Davis- Trombone (track 8), Chris Karlic- Baritone Saxophone, Xavier Davis- Piano, Dwayne Burno- Bass, Joe Chambers- Drums (tracks 1, 2, 5,8) Idris Muhammad- Drums (tracks 3,4,6,7)

Special Edition with Jack DeJohnette

2012-01-28T14:36:00.000-08:00

Jack DeJohnette drums, piano, melodica; David Murray tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Arthur Blythe alto saxophone; Peter Warren bass, cello. Recorded March 1979 at Generation Sound Studios, New York. "There could hardly be a more apt title for the inaugural effort of drummer Jack DeJohnette’s most influential project. As with his formidable Jarrett/Peacock collaborations, DeJohnette kneaded enough preservatives into this single album to keep it as fresh as it was when first baked." ECM Reviews

Enjoy!

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Andrew Hill - Grass Roots

2012-01-28T09:40:00.000-08:00

Andrew Hill is about as deep, as complex, as high spirited as music can be.

As life can be.

I strongly recommend you not to miss a single album of his discography, that we shall post here in its totality throughout the next few weeks.

Just get it, bro.

Just get it, sister.

And live a happy life afterwards.

Thank me later.

Beijos

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Back to business

2012-01-27T23:23:00.000-08:00

So, it's back to business here at the sunny side of the street. It's always sunny out here, you know?

Bright as it goes... Brad Mehldau's Highway Rider.

Just get it.

Beijos

Disc

Tracks: CD1: John Boy; Don't Be Sad; At the Tollbooth; Highway Rider; The Falcon Will Fly Again; Now You Must Climb Alone; Walking the Peak. CD2: We'll Cross the River Together; Capriccio; Sky Turning Grey (For Elliott Smith); Into the City; Old West; Come With Me; Always Departing; Always Returning.

Personnel: Brad Mehldau: piano (CD1#1-5, CD1#7, CD2#1-6, CD2#8), pump organ (CD1#2, CD2#3), Yamaha CS-80 (CD1#4), orchestral bells (CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#8), handclaps (CD2#2), la la la vocals (CD1#5); Jeff Ballard: percussion (CD1#1, CD1#5, CD2#2), snare brush (CD1#2), drums (CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#4, CD2#6, CD2#8), la la la vocals (CD1#5); handclaps (CD2#2); nJoshua Redma: soprano saxophone (CD1#1, CD1#5, CD2#2, CD2#8), tenor saxophone (CD1#2, CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#3, CD2#5), handclaps (CD2#2), la la la vocals (CD1#5), ; Larry Grenadier: bass (CD1#2, CD1#4, CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#3, CD2#4, CD2#6, CD2#8); handclaps (CD2#2); Matt Chamberlain: drums (CD1#2, CD1#4, CD1#5, CD1#7, CD1#8, CD2#2, CD2#3), handclaps (CD2#2), la la la vocals (CD1#5); Orchestra, Dan Coleman, conductor (CD1#1, CD1#2, CD1#6, CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#7, CD2#8), la la la vocals (CD1#5); The Fleurettes: la la la vocals (CD1#5).

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - In San Francisco

2012-01-27T09:15:00.000-08:00

Another great preciosity by Cannonball Adderley Quintet, the 1959 record that launched the opening track that bacame a huge hit: "This Here". With cornetist Nat Adderley, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Louis Hayes.

Set List:

1 This Here Timmons 12:29

2 Spontaneous Combustion Adderley 11:54

3 Hi-Fly Weston 11:10

4 You Got It! Adderley 5:09

5 Bohemia After Dark Pettiford 8:06

6 Straight, No Chaser Monk 11:41

LINK

Tell your friends, tell you mama and your papa. We're back!

2012-01-26T05:31:00.000-08:00

Due to recent events involving DotCom, Megaupload and whole SOPA thing, we decided that it was time to spread the jazz again! That's why we're back with something really good for you guys, the complete pacific recordings of Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Backer!

The pianoless quartet of baritonist Gerry Mulligan was: Bob Whitlock on bass, Chico Hamilton on drums and of course Chet Baker on trumpet. Although it's a pianoless quartet, Mulligan himself assumes the instrument in a couple of songs.

Set List

DISC 1

Name, Composer, Time

1 Get Happy Arlen, Koehler 2:30

2 'S Wonderful Gershwin, Gershwin 3:32 3

Godchild, Wallington 2:49

4 Dinah Akst, Lewis, Young 2:55

5 She Didn't Say Yes, She Didn't Say No Harbach, Kern 2:33

6 Bernie's Tune Leiber, Miller, Stoller 2:51

7 Lullaby of the Leaves Petkere, Young 3:09

8 Utter Chaos No. 1, Mulligan 0:32

9 Aren't You Glad You're You Burke, VanHeusen 3:58

10 Frenesi Dominguez, Whitcup 3:05

11 Nights at the Turntable, Mulligan 2:52

12 Freeway, Baker 2:42

13 Soft Shoe, Mulligan 2:36

14 Walking Shoes, Mulligan 3:10

15 Aren't You Glad You're You Burke, VanHeusen 3:36

16 Get Happy Arlen, Koehler 5:50

17 Poinciana Bernier, Simon 3:49

18 Godchild, Wallington 3:55

19 Makin' Whoopee Donaldson, Kahn 3:26

20 Cherry Daniels, Gillespie 2:55

21 Motel, Mulligan 2:33

22 Carson City Stage, Smith 2:30

DISC 2

1 My Old Flame Coslow, Johnston 3:11

2 All the Things You Are, Hammerstein, Kern 5:06

3 Love Me or Leave Me, Donaldson, Kahn 2:47

4 Love Me or Leave Me, Donaldson, Kahn 2:41

5 Swinghouse [10" LP Take], Mulligan 2:53

6 Swinghouse [12" LP Take], Mulligan 2:52

7 Jeru, Mulligan 2:30

8 Utter Chaos, No .2 Mulligan 0:30

9 Darn That Dream DeLange, VanHeusen 3:49

10 Darn That Dream DeLange, VanHeusen 3:20

11 I May Be Wrong [12" LP Take], Ruskin, Sullivan 2:37

12 I May Be Wrong [10" LP Take], Ruskin, Sullivan 2:50

13 I'm Beginning to See the Light [10" LP Take], Ellington, George, Hodges, James 3:35

14 I'm Beginning to See the Light [12" LP Take], Ellington, George, Hodges, James 3:06

15 The Nearness of You Carmichael, Washington 2:50

16 Tea for Two Caesar, Youmans 2:46

17 Five Brothers, Mulligan 2:57

18 I Can't Get Started Duke, Gershwin 4:00

19 Ide's Side, Mulligan 4:21

20 Funhouse, Mulligan 3:26

21 My Funny Valentine Hart, Rodgers 5:16

DISC3

1 People Will Say We're in Love Hammerstein, Rodgers 3:40

2 Reunion, Mulligan 4:03

3 When Your Lover Has Gone Swan 5:06

4 Stardust Carmichael, Parish 4:42

5 My Heart Belongs to Daddy Porter 4:12

6 Jersey Bounde Bradshaw, Feyne, Johnson, Plater… 4:27

7 The Surrey With the Fringe on Top Hammerstein, Rodgers 4:42

8 Ornithology Harris, Parker 5:09

9 Trav'lin' Light Mercer, Mundy, Young 3:39

10 Trav'lin' Light Mercer, Mundy, Young 4:32

11 The Song Is You Hammerstein, Kern 3:21

12 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You Razaf, Redman 3:35

13 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You Razaf, Redman 3:31

14 I Got Rhythm Gershwin, Gershwin 5:59

15 All the Things You Are Hammerstein, Kern 6:45

16 Festive Minor, Mulligan 4:08

DISC4

1 Too Marvelous for Words Mercer, Whiting 3:36

2 Lover Man Davis, Ramirez, Sherman 3:01

3 I'll Remember April DePaul, Johnston, Raye 4:11

4 These Foolish Things Link, Marvell, Strachey 3:20

5 All the Things You Are, Hammerstein, Kern 3:55

6 Bernie's Tune Leiber, Miller, Stoller 3:32

7 Almost Like Being in Love Lerner, Loewe 2:55

8 Sextet, Mulligan 2:59

9 Broadway Bird, McRae, Wood 2:53

10 I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me Gaskill, McHugh 3:06

11 Oh, Lady Be Good Gershwin, Gershwin 2:29

12 Oh, Lady Be Good Gershwin, Gershwin 1:52

13 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Arlen, Koehler 3:38

14 This Time the Dream's on Me Arlen, Mercer 3:22

15 Let There Be Love Grant, Rand 3:41

16 How About You? Freed, Lane 2:50

17 I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans Dietz, Schwartz 2:23

18 This Is Always [Alternate Version] Gordon, Warren 3:58

19 My Old Flame Coslow, Johnston 3:47

20 It Don't Mean a Thing (If ItAin't Got That Swing) Ellington, Mills 2:08

21 The Lady's in Love With You Lane, Loesser 2:24

22 I've Grown Accustomed to HerFace [Alternate Version] Lerner, Loewe 3:03

23 You Turned the Tables on Me Alter, Mitchell 3:23

LINKS

Pat Metheny Trio 80/81

2010-07-31T18:23:00.000-07:00

I believe I have also posted the 99/00 Trio somewhere, someday, in this blog. I'll repost it too, but, meanwhile, enjoy this great, great, album.

For the 80/81 vintage: RP 96, WS 93.

Michael Brecker (ts -1,3,5/7)

Dewey Redman (ts -2,3,5,6)

Pat Metheny (g, el-g)

Charlie Haden (b -1/7)

Jack DeJohnette (d -1/7)

(Praised be Michael Brecker, who left this world so young...)

Oslo, Norway, May 26-29, 1980

1.	Two Folk Songs
2.	80/81
3.	The Bat
4.	Turnaround
5.	Open
6.	Pretty Scattered
7.	Every Day (I Thank You)
8.	Goin' Ahead

DISC

Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Friedrich Gulda

2010-07-31T01:27:00.001-07:00

Discs 1 - 3. Sonatas #1 - #10.

Just get it.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Friedrich Gulda

2010-07-30T09:34:00.000-07:00

I will post the complete piano sonatas by Beethoven with Friedrich Gulda, but it's 9 albums. This is part 1/9 - Disc 4.

Why I started with disc 4? Knock it off grandpa. Just get the album.

Enjoy!

Beethoven Piano Sonatas - Disc 4 ( #11 - #14 "Moonlight Sonata") - Friedrich Gulda

Russel Malone - Black Butterfly

2010-07-30T09:04:00.000-07:00

Is the blog back? YEAH!

I promise to fix all the broken links and to post tons of stuff more. Also, I am going to start posting some classic goodies as well. If you don't like classic, I also promise that you will start to love in a matter of weeks with us.

OK. Enough talking, let's listen. Russel Malone. This is album is triple hot. One hot because Russel is soooo cute. Oh god, NO. He's just an amazing guitarist that has played with Ray Brown, Lewis Nash, Bobby Hutcherson, Jimmy Smith and many others, and is cranking all up in this album. Second hot because Steve Nelson is on it, incredible as always. Third hot because the songs are fucking awesome: Jingles, Say a Little Prayer for You (!), All Through the Night, Dee's Song and others.

But hey, don't take my word for it. GET IT!

Russel Malone (Guitar)

Steve Nelson (Vibraphone)

Paul Keller (Bass)

Gary Motley (Piano)

Pete Siers (Drums)

Steven Berkowitz (Executive Producer), Tracey Freeman (Producer), Vladimir Meller (Mastering), Gregg Rubin (Engineer), Gregg Rubin (Mastering), Gregg Rubin (Mixing), Andy Smith (Assistant Engineer), Vic Anesini (Assistant Engineer), Vic Anesini (Mixing Assistant), Warren Weberg (Assistant Engineer), Warren Weberg (Mixing Assistant), Vanessa Evelyn (Grooming)

Special attention to Vanessa's haircut!

Enjoy!

Russel Malone - Black Butterfly

Hank Mobley - Soul Station (Blue Note) FIXED!

2009-10-08T21:55:00.000-07:00

FIXED LINK

This album, in my opinion, shows Hank Mobley at his best. Mostly because of its great formation: Art Blakey on drums, Paul Chambers on bass and Wynton Kelly on piano. My guess is that this is one of the best hard-bob quartet ever.

Set List:

1.Remember?

2.Split Feelin's

3.Dig Dis

4.This I Dig Of You

5.Soul Station

6.If I Should Lose You

LINK: Hank_Mobley_-_Soul_Station.zip

Avishai Cohen - Continuo

2009-09-23T16:10:00.000-07:00

Ok, I liked very much this album. Avishai Cohen is a hell of a musician and got a pretty damn technique on the bass. I went to a concert of him, I think last year, with him playing this album and was very impressed by it. But I think is one of those things that when live much more meaningful.

Track listing: Nu Nu; Elli; One For Mark; Ani Maamin; Samuel; Emotional Storm; Calm; Arava; Smash; Continuo.

Personnel: Avishai Cohen: acoustic and electric bass; Sam Barsh: piano (1-9), electric keyboard (#9); Mark Guiliana: drums, percussion; Amos Hoffman: oud (1,3,6,9-10).

LINK: Continuo.zip

Hank Mobley - Soul Station (Blue Note)

2009-09-10T13:37:00.000-07:00

1.Remember?

2.Split Feelin's

3.Dig Dis

4.This I Dig Of You

5.Soul Station

6.If I Should Lose You

LINK: Hank_Mobley_-_Soul_Station.zip

Bill Frisell - Best of folk songs vol 1. (2009)

2009-03-26T12:11:00.000-07:00

The Best of Bill Frisell: Vol. 1 - Folk Songs it's a compilation of songs recorded between 1990 and 2002 from Nonesuch. Only six of the tracks are versions of existing country and folk songs, the others were written by Frisell. Among the great songs in there is "Shenandoah" wich is dedicated to the guitarist Johnny Smith, creator of Moonlight in Vermont, a collection of singles made with saxophonist Stan Getz in 1952. This is a great album to chill and enjoy some country over jazz.

Personnel: Bill Frisell: electric and acoustic guitars, loop (5); Danny Barnes: banjo (3, 14); Jerry Douglas: dobro (4, 11); Greg Leisz: dobro (13), pedal steel guitar (5, 15); Ry Cooder: electric and Ripley guitar (8); Wayne Horvitz: organ (5, 15); Viktor Krauss: bass (2, 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 15); Keith Lowe: bass (3, 14 ); Kermit Driscoll: bass (10); David Pitch: bass (13); Jim Keltner: drums (2, 5, 8, 9), percussion (7, 15); Joey Baron: drums (10); Kenny Wollesen: drums (13).

Set List:
1. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
2. Raccoon Cat
3. Sugar Baby
4. We're Not From Around Here
5. The Pioneers
6. Rag
7. Verona
8. Shenandoah
9. Ballroom
10. Have A Little Faith In Me
11. Mr Memory
12. Wildwood Flower
13. Slow Dance
14. Sittin' On Top Of The World
15. Poem For Eva

LINK: Bill_Frisell-The_Best_of_Vol_1_Folk_Songs-2009-ONe.zip

The Bad Plus - Prog (2007)

2009-03-20T14:59:00.000-07:00

As I was talking about covers, here it goes a album from The Bad Plus that contain great covers of pop-rock music in true jazz form.

The Bad Plus are: Reid Anderson (bass), David King (drums) and Ethan Iverson (piano)

Set List:
1. Everybody Wants to Rule the World
2. Physical Cities
3. Life on Mars
4. Mint
5. Giant
6. Thriftstore Jewelry
7. Tom Sawyer
8. This Guy's in Love with You
9. The World Is the Same
10. 1980 World Champion

LINK: Prog.zip

John Scofield - This Meets That (2007)

2009-03-19T20:26:00.000-07:00

Again one of my favorites guitar player, in this record a more pop but still great Scofield, with very impressive covers, extra point for House of the Rising Sun. Note that in track 6 Bill Frisell step in with a tremolo guitar. Very beautiful line of brass.

Personnel: John Scofield: guitar; Steve Swallow: bass; Bill Stewart: drums; Roger Rosenberg: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Lawrence Feldman: tenor saxophone, flutes; Jim Pugh: trombone; John Swana: trumpet, flugelhorn; Bill Frisell: tremolo guitar (6).

Set List:
1. The Low Road
2. Down D
3. Strangeness in the Night;
4. Heck of a Job
5. Behind Closed Doors
6. House of the Rising Sun
7. Shoe Dog
8. Memorette
9. Trio Blues
10. Pretty Out
11. I Can't Get No Satisfaction

LINK:This_Meets_That.zip

Bill Frisell - History, Mystery

2009-03-19T15:12:00.000-07:00

Bill Frisell, one (if not the one) of my favorites guitar player, showing that modern jazz is not all about fusion... but a lot of folk as well!

Personnel: Bill Frisell: guitars; Jenny Scheinman: violin; Eyvind Kang: viola; Hank Roberts: cello; Greg Tardy: tenor saxophone and clarinet; Ron Miles: cornet; Tony Scherr: bass; Kenny Wollesen: drums.

Set List:
Disc 1:
1. Imagination
2. Probability Cloud
3. Probability Cloud Part 2
4. Out Of Body;
5. Struggle
6. A Momentary Suspension Of Doubt
7. Onward
8. Baba Drame
9. What We Need;
10. A Change Is Gonna Come
11. Jacky-ing
12. Show Me
13. Boo And Shout
14. Struggle Part 2
15. Heal
16. Another Momentary Suspension Of Doubt
17 Probability Cloud (Reprise)

Disc 2
1. Monroe
2. Lazy Robinson
3. Question #1
4. Answer #1
5.Faces
6. Sub-Conscious Lee
7. Monroe Part 2
8. Question #2
9. Lazy Robinson Part 2
10. What We Need Part 2
11. Waltz For Baltimore
12. Answer #2
13. Monroe Part 3.

LINK disc 1: History__Mystery_Disc_1.zip
LINK disc 2: History__Mystery_Disc_2.zip

Cannonball Adderley - Money in the Pocket

2009-03-06T19:01:00.000-08:00

I have only 10 words for this record:

Incredible!

Fantastic!

Awesome!

From another planet, a planet called JAZZ!

Cannonball Adderley (as), Nat Adderley (cornet), Josef Zawinul (piano),Herbie Lewis (bass),Roy Mc Curdy (drums)

Set List:

1. MONEY IN THE POCKET 10:14
2. STARDUST 9:05
3. INTRODUCTION TO A SAMBA 7:13
4. HEAR ME TALKIN' TO YA 7:18
5. REQUIEM FOR A JAZZ MUSICIAN 10:24
6. CANNONS THEME (aka UNIT 7) 2:14
7. THE STICKS 3:43
8. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 10:22

LINK: Money_In_The_Pocket.zip

Bill Frisell, Paul Motian and Ron Carter

2008-09-11T13:01:00.000-07:00

It's hard to imagine that Bill Frisell at 55 is the youngster of this group. But he is by a long shot. Not that it matters in terms of musicality; rather, it's that younger modernism and its involvement with different musical genres that make Frisell such a welcome foil for the likes of two heavyweights like Paul Motian and Ron Carter. To say that this album is all over the place is an understatement. Just look at the tunes: from the slippery little grooving blues of "Eighty-One" by Carter and his former boss Miles Davis to the ditty "You Are My Sunshine" by Jimmie Davis, Thelonious Monk's "Raise Four" and "Misterioso," and traditional tunes like "Pretty Polly" and Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." These are just a few, but what they prove is everything. These three musicians sound so comfortable, it's like they've been playing together for years. There is great humor in the approach on some of these tunes, such as Carter taking a boogie break near the end of "Eighty-One," or the tight little counterpoint between Motian and Frisell on "Raise Four." The question as to whether the record swings or not is moot -- it does but in a very different and gentle manner. Those who have decried Frisell's move toward country music in the last decade or so needn't be worried; no matter how songs are played (and they are played as songs), this is fully a jazz date with plenty of improvisation and strange asides. Motian's musicality is one more element of the great edge this band has. He's always pushing, however gently, always singing on his kit. The rapport between Motian and Carter is wonderful on Lerner & Loewe's "On the Street Where You Live," and he and Frisell are nearly symbiotic -- check Frisell's "Monroe," or the Williams tune, or better yet the angles and corners on "Misterioso," where they paint themselves into such a tight corner it seems they'll never get out. With Carter's solid time, they weave a tapestry that's as rich and humorous as Monk's, and he's snapping his fingers wherever he is now. This is a solid and unexpected surprise from a brilliantly conceived collaboration. (allmusic)

Set List:

1. Eighty One
2. You Are My Sunshine
3. Worse and Worse
4. Raise Four
5. Pretty Polly
6. On The Street Were You Live
7. Monroe
8. Introduction
9. Misterioso
10. I'm so Lonely I could Cry

LINK: http://rapidshare.com/files/144459812/Bill_Frisell__Ron_Carter___Paul_Motian.zip

Bill Frisell - Nashville

2008-09-08T13:55:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody!

Just bought that nice 1997 record of the great Bill Frisell, the old country style is evidently and very well arranged with Frisell's unique guitar... Great version of Neil Young's "One of These Days" it's a great record for chilling...

Set List:

1. Gimme a Holler
2. Go Jake
3. One of These Days
4. Mr. Memory
5. Brother
6. Will Jesus Wash the Bloodstained From Your Hands
7. Keep Your Eyes Open
8. Pipe Down
9. Family
10. We're Not From Around Here
11. Dogwood Acres
12. Shucks
13. The End of the world
14. Gone

LINK: http://rapidshare.com/files/143705419/Nashville.zip

Lee Konitz - Inside Hi-Fi

2008-04-07T13:46:00.000-07:00

A great album provided by our friend Nhonhão Paranah.

This excellent recording (part of their 1987 Jazzlore series) features altoist Lee Konitz with two separate quartets during 1956. Either guitarist Billy Bauer or pianist Sal Mosca are the main supporting voices in groups also including either Arnold Fishkind or Peter Ind on bass and Dick Scott on drums. The most unusual aspect to the set is that on the four selections with Mosca, Konitz switches to tenor, playing quite effectively in a recognizable cool style. The overall highlights of this enjoyable album are "Everything Happens to Me," "All of Me," and "Star Eyes," but all eight performances are well played and swinging. (allmusic)

Tracks

1. Kary's trance

2. Everything happens to me

3. Sweet and Lovely

4. Cork 'n' Bib

5. All of Me

6. Star Eyes

7. Nesushi's Instant

8. (back home again In) Indiana

LINK: Inside_Hi-Fi.rar

Tell your friends, We're back on Track! - Keith Jarrett Tokyo '96

2008-03-31T15:57:00.000-07:00

To re-inaugurate this blog I present to you one of my favorites albuns. Recorded in 1996 in Tokyo, Keith Jarret (piano), Gary Peacock (bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums) really demonstrate a unusuall and singular way of playing in trio. No more words, enjoy.

tracks:

1. It could happen to you

2. Never let me go

3. Billie's bounce

4. Summer Night

5. I'll remember April

6. Mona Lisa

7. Autumm Leaves

8. Last Nght When We were young/Caribbean Sky

9. John's Abbey

10. My funny valentine/Song

LINK: Keith_Jarrett-Gary_Peacock-Jack_DeJohnette.rar

De-activation

2008-03-02T14:01:00.000-08:00

Ok, it was a long year, nice albums and great jazz.
I am not posting anything else, enjoy what is here...
The links are going to become dead because of copyright laws...

Thank you all.

Best

Charlie Haden - Nocturne

2008-01-27T02:29:00.000-08:00

For the lovers out there.

Charlie Haden - Nocutrne (with gonzalo rubacalba and friends..)

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1

2008-01-10T15:14:00.000-08:00

By Scott Yanow / Allmusic

Considered by many to be the finest jazz trombonist of all time, J.J. Johnson somehow transferred the innovations of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to his more awkward instrument, playing with such speed and deceptive ease that at one time some listeners assumed he was playing valve (rather than slide) trombone. Johnson toured with the territory bands of Clarence Love and Snookum Russell during 1941-1942, and then spent 1942-1945 with Benny Carter's big band. He made his recording debut with Carter (taking a solo on "Love for Sale" in 1943), and played at the first JATP concert (1944). Johnson also had plenty of solo space during his stay with Count Basie's Orchestra (1945-1946). During 1946-1950, he played with all of the top bop musicians, including Charlie Parker (with whom he recorded in 1947), the Dizzy Gillespie big band, Illinois Jacquet (1947-1949), and the Miles Davis Birth of the Cool Nonet. His own recordings from the era included such sidemen as Bud Powell and a young Sonny Rollins. Johnson, who also recorded with the Metronome All-Stars, played with Oscar Pettiford (1951) and Miles Davis (1952), but then was outside of music, working as a blueprint inspector for two years (1952-1954). His fortunes changed when, in August 1954, he formed a two-trombone quintet with Kai Winding that became known as Jay and Kai and was quite popular during its two years.
After Johnson and Winding went their separate ways (they would later have a few reunions), Johnson led a quintet that often included Bobby Jaspar. He began to compose ambitious works, starting with 1956's "Poem for Brass," and including "El Camino Real" and a feature for Dizzy Gillespie, "Perceptions"; his "Lament" became a standard. Johnson worked with Miles Davis during part of 1961-1962, led some more small groups of his own, and by the late '60s was kept busy writing television and film scores. J.J. Johnson was so famous in the jazz world that he kept on winning Downbeat polls in the 1970s, even though he was not playing at all. However, starting with a Japanese tour in 1977, Johnson gradually returned to a busy performance schedule, leading a quintet in the 1980s that often featured Ralph Moore. In the mid-'90s, he remained at the top of his field, but by the late '90s and early into the 2000s, the legendary musician fell ill with prostate cancer, and sadly took his own life on February 4, 2001.

http://wm04.allmusic.com/

Capri / Gigi Gryce / 3:40
Lover Man / Davis-Ramirez-Sherman / 3:54
Turnpike / J. J. Johnson / 4:18
Sketch / John Lewis / 4:25
It Could Happen To You / J. van Heusen – J. Burke / 4:46
Get Happy / H. Arlen – T. Koehler / 4:51
Capri / Alternate take / 3:51
Turnpike / Alternate Take / 4:13
Get Happy / Alternate Take

Link: Jay Jay Johnson - The Eminent

Ornette Coleman - Sound Grammar

2008-01-10T13:59:00.000-08:00

GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2007 PULITZER PRIZE IN MUSIC
GRAMMY NOMINEE 2007 “BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM”

Fifty years after he astonished the musical world with his initial recorded forays into free jazz, Ornette Coleman remains astounding. Sound Grammar introduces his so-called two-bass band, a quartet featuring son Denardo on percussion and Tony Falanga and Greg Cohen on acoustic bass. The unusual combination works spectacularly well, as displayed on this fervent live album. Now in his 70s, Coleman has lost little in terms of instrumental prowess on his customary alto saxophone (his occasional trumpet and violin remain as attractively flinty as ever); his utterly distinctive writing still stands heads above both his peers and even the most inventive of jazz's younger generations. Coleman's ace in the hole has always been his combustible mixture of the aggressive and the lyrical. Where, say, "Jordan," and "Song X" roil and slash, the gorgeous ballad "Sleep Talking" and the easy-grooving blues "Turnaround" speak in poetic tongues. If Coleman naturally dominates the proceedings with his riveting horn, his compatriots provide proactive interplay whose fascinating tonal qualities (Falanga's bowed bass against Cohen's pizzicato) add layers of bracing texture. Coleman has been shaking things up since he first made himself known, and Sound Grammar sends the message that he doesn't intend to quit stirring up action anytime soon. -- Steve Futterman
http://www.ornettecoleman.com/

When so much jazz is recycled or reissued, a new Ornette Coleman album is cause for celebration. But Sound Grammar, the free-jazz legend's first release in a decade, is special even by his lofty standards. Coleman was 75 when this live-in-Italy set was recorded in 2005. But he sounds pluckier than he has in years. Pared down to its eloquent basics, the music has a rare combination of beauty, power, lift, and melodic immediacy. With two bassists providing contrasting textures and internal drama--Greg Cohen plucks his acoustic instrument while Tony Falanga bows his--Ornette plays with his usual songful brilliance on alto saxophone and also sounds great on trumpet, a secondary instrument on which he usually demonstrates yeoman skills. (He also dabbles on violin.) Sound Grammar could be better engineered--the astute catchall drumming of Ornette's son Denardo Coleman is too far back in the mix and the basses frequently don't have enough presence. But this album stands with Ornette's best. Two of the songs, "Turnaround" and "Song X," are remakes; the rest of the material is just as good. --Lloyd Sachs
http://www.amazon.com/

Ornette Coleman: sax, violin and trumpet
Denardo Coleman: drums and percussion
Gregory CVohen: bass
Tony Falanga: bass

1. Jordan (after introducing the band members)
2. Sleep Talking
3. Turnaround
4. Matador
5. Waiting for You
6. Call to Duty
7. Once Only
8. SONGX

All songs composed and arranged by Ornette Coleman

Link: Ornette Coleman - Sound Grammar

Oscar Peterson - Exclusively for My Friends

2007-12-26T16:12:00.000-08:00

In 1995, this CD came out with a dozen previously unheard titles by pianist Oscar Peterson from his famed "Exclusively for My Friends" private party performances made for MPS in the 1960s. Peterson is heard on four songs with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, while on the remaining eight, he heads a trio also including bassist Sam Jones and drummer Bob Durham. The emphasis throughout is on O.P.'s virtuosity and melodic improvisations. Although the release does not add anything surprising to Peterson's legacy, his playing is up to the level of his other sets of the period; highlights include "Gravy Waltz," "Three O'Clock In the Morning," an 11-minute exploration of "Tenderly" and even "Put On a Happy Face."

by Scott Yanow / All Music

Link: Exclusively for My Friends

Oscar Peterson, Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 82

2007-12-26T14:43:00.000-08:00

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 24, 2007

TORONTO (AP) -- Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, died at age 82.
His death was confirmed by Neweduk Funeral Home in Mississauga, the Toronto suburb where Peterson lived. The city's mayor, Hazel McCallion, told The Associated Press that he died of kidney failure but that she did not know when. The hospital and police refused to comment. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported that he died on Sunday.
''He's been going downhill in the last few months, slowing up,'' McCallion said, calling Peterson a ''very close friend.''
During an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Peterson played with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie. He is also remembered for touring in a trio with Ray Brown on bass and Herb Ellis on guitar in the 1950s.
Peterson's impressive collection of awards include all of Canada's highest honors, such as the Order of Canada, as well as a Lifetime Grammy (1997) and a spot in the International Jazz Hall of Fame.
His growing stature was reflected in the admiration of his peers. Duke Ellington referred to him as ''Maharajah of the keyboard,'' while Count Basie once said ''Oscar Peterson plays the best ivory box I've ever heard.''
In a statement, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said ''one of the bright lights of jazz has gone out.''
''He was a regular on the French stage, where the public adored his luminous style,'' Sarkozy said. ''It is a great loss for us.''
Jazz pianist Marian McPartland called Peterson ''the finest technician that I have seen.''
McPartland said she first met Peterson when she and her husband, jazz cornetist Jimmy McPartland, opened for him at the Colonial Tavern in Toronto in the 1940s.
''From that point on we became such goods friends, and he was always wonderful to me and I have always felt very close to him,'' she said. ''I played at his tribute concert at Carnegie Hall earlier this year and performed `Tenderly,' which was always my favorite piece of his.''
The American jazz pianist Billy Taylor called Peterson one of the finest jazz pianists of his time.
''He set the pace for just about everybody that followed him. He really was just a special player,'' Taylor said.
Born on Aug. 15, 1925, in a poor neighborhood southwest of Montreal, Peterson obtained a passion for music from his father. Daniel Peterson, a railway porter and self-taught musician, bestowed his love of music to his five children, offering them a means to escape from poverty.
Oscar Peterson learned to play trumpet and piano at a young age, but after a bout with tuberculosis had to concentrate on the latter.
He became a teen sensation in his native Canada, playing in dance bands and recording in the late 1930s and early 1940s. But he got his real break as a surprise guest at Carnegie Hall in 1949, after which he began touring the United States and Europe.
He quickly made a name for himself as a jazz virtuoso, often compared to piano great Art Tatum, his childhood idol, for his speed and technical skill.
He was also influenced by Nat King Cole, whose Nat King Cole Trio album he considered ''a complete musical thesaurus for any aspiring Jazz pianist.''
Peterson never stopped calling Canada home despite his growing international reputation. But at times he felt slighted here, where he was occasionally mistaken for a football player, standing at 6 foot 3 and more than 250 pounds.
In 2005 he became the first living person other than a reigning monarch to obtain a commemorative stamp in Canada, where he is jazz royalty, with streets, squares, concert halls and schools named after him.
Peterson suffered a stroke in 1993 that weakened his left hand, but not his passion or drive for music. Within a year he was back on tour, recording ''Side By Side'' with Itzhak Perlman.
As he grew older, Peterson kept playing and touring, despite worsening arthritis and difficulties walking.
''A jazz player is an instant composer,'' Peterson once said in a CBC interview, while conceding jazz did not have the mass appeal of other musical genres. ''You have to think about it, it's an intellectual form,'' he said.

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AP reporter Lily Hindy in New York contributed to this story.
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Oscar Peterson home page: www.oscarpeterson.com
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Listen also in this blog: “Skol”, with Stephane Grapelli; “Night Train”, with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen; “Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings, Jousts”, with Clark Terry, Roy Eldridge, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jon Fadis and Dizzy Gillespie; “The trumpet summit”, with Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie, plus Ray Brown and Bobby Durham; “The Pablo All-Stars”, with Milt Jackson, Clark Terry, Ronnie Scott, Joe Pass, Niels Pedersen and Booby Durham.

Gerry Mulligan - Lonesome Boulevard

2007-12-09T18:41:00.000-08:00

This album is amazing. The tunes gives me such a joy, such a happiness... This is a real spiritual, human album.
This album is out of catalog, don't ask me why...
Well, get this.

Bill Charlap - Piano
Dean Johnson - Bass
Richie De Rosa - Drums

1. Rico Apollo
2. I Heard The Shadows Dancing
3. Lonesome Boulevard notes
4. Curtains
5. Ring Around A Bright Star
6. Splendor In The Grass
7. Good Neighbor Thelonious
8. Wallflower
9. The Flying Scotsman
10. Etude For Franca

Lonesome Boulevard

Essential

2007-12-07T18:19:00.001-08:00

Documentary about Django Reinhardt

Charlie Haden and Christian Escoudé - Gitane

2007-12-02T12:47:00.000-08:00

Charlie Haden and Escoudé plays Django Reinhardt. Curious is that they are not gypsy, but ratter cool and smooth. A beautifully conceived and unforgettable album.
Get it!

Django - Lewis
Bolero - Reinhardt
Manoir de Mes Reves - Reinhardt
Gitane - Haden
Nuages - Reinhardt
Dinette - Reinhardt
Improvisation - Reinhardt

Christian Escoude - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Performer
Charlie Haden - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Alain Boucanus - Producer
Jean-Pierre Pelissier - Engineer

Link: Gitane

Gerry Mulligan Sings!

2007-11-30T15:57:00.003-08:00

Miles Davis – Birth of the cool

2007-11-30T08:10:00.000-08:00

Birth of the Cool is an album which collects twelve songs recorded by the Miles Davis nonet for Capitol Records in 1949 and 1950. Featuring unusual instrumentation and several notable musicians, the music featured innovative arrangements strongly inspired by classical music, and mark a major development in post-bebop jazz. As the title implies, these recordings are considered seminal in the history of cool ."

Track listing
Arrangements by the composer unless otherwise noted.
1. "Move" (Denzil Best, arranged by John Lewis) – 2:32
2. "Jeru" (Gerry Mulligan) – 3:10
3. "Moon Dreams" (Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer, arranged by Gil Evans) – 3:17
4. "Venus de Milo" (Mulligan) – 3:10
5. "Budo" (Miles Davis, Bud Powell, arranged by Lewis) – 2:32
6. "Deception" (Davis, arranged by Mulligan) – 2:45
7. "Godchild" (George Wallington, arranged by Mulligan) – 3:07
8. "Boplicity" (Cleo Henry, i.e. Davis and Gil Evans, arranged by Evans) – 2:59
9. "Rocker" (Mulligan) – 3:03
10. "Israel" (Johnny Carisi) – 2:15
11. "Rouge" (John Lewis) – 3:13
12. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen, arranged by Mulligan) – 3:26

Recording dates
• Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7 – 21 January 1949
• Tracks 4, 8, 10, 11 – 22 April 1949
• Tracks 3, 6, 9, 12 – 9 March 1950
Recordings exist of radio shows broadcast from the Royal Roost in 1948: "Birth of the Cool Theme" (Gil Evans), "Move", "Why Do I Love You?" (DeSylva, Gershwin and Gershwin, vocals by Hagood), "Godchild", "S'il Vous Plait" (John Lewis), "Moon Dreams" and "Budo", recorded on 4 September; and "Darn That Dream" (vocals by Hagood), "Move", "Moon Dreams" and "Budo" recorded on 18 September.

Personnel
• Miles Davis – trumpet (all)
• Kai Winding – trombone (January 1949)
• J. J. Johnson – trombone (April 1949, March 1950)
• Junior Collins – French horn (January 1949)
• Sandy Siegelstein – French horn (April 1949)
• Gunther Schuller – French horn (March 1950)
• Bill Barber – tuba (all)
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone (all)
• Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone (all)
• Al Haig – piano (January 1949)
• John Lewis – piano (April 1949, March 1950)
• Joe Shulman – bass (January 1949)
• Nelson Boyd – bass (April 1949)
• Al McKibbon – bass (March 1950)
• Max Roach – drums (January 1949, March 1950)
• Kenny Clarke – drums (April 1949)
• Kenny Hagood – vocal ("Darn That Dream" only)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_the_Cool"

Link: Birth of the cool

Night and The City

2007-11-29T14:43:00.000-08:00

Kenny Barron and Charlie Haden plays together at Iridium in New York City.
Take a look at the cover and the title, it explains a lot about this intimate and touching recording. It really resembles the atmosphere of NYC jazz clubs, the city at night and everything. This city has a incredible magic around it; to bad there are so many many idiots at loose....

1 Twilight Song Barron
2 For Heaven's Sake Bretton, Edwards, Meyer
3 Spring Is Here Hart, Rodgers
4 Body and Soul Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour
5 You Don't Know What Love Is DePaul, Raye
6 Waltz for Ruth Haden
7 The Very Thought of You Noble

Kenny Barron Piano
Charlie Haden Bass, Producer, Bass (Acoustic)
Ruth Cameron Producer
Jay Newland Engineer, Mixing
Doug McKean Assistant Engineer
Don C. Tyler Mastering
Georgia O'Keeffe Artwork

Link: Night and The City

Bill Evans - My Foolish Heart

2007-11-17T14:14:00.001-08:00

...

Charlie Parker - Jam Sessions

2007-11-17T13:53:00.000-08:00

It´s party time!

Charlie Parker´s class A Team will knock you down!
Recorded in 1952 with the legendary producer Norman Granz and, well,
take a look at the players, click on the link, and jazz up!

Tracks
1. Jam Blues (14:42)
2. What Is This Thing Called Love? (15:51)
3. Ballad Medley (17:23)
4. Funky Blues (13:27)

Players
Charlie “Bird” Parker: Alto Sax
Johnny Hodges: Alto Sax
Benny Carter: Alto Sax
Ben Webster: Tenor Sax
Flip Phillips: Tenor sax
Charlie Shavers: Trumpet
Barney Kessel: Guitar
Oscar Peterson: Piano
Ray Brown: Bass
J.C. Heard: Drums

link: Jam Sessions

Freddie Hubbard - New Colors

2007-11-11T19:08:00.000-08:00

One rapid link before I go to sleep.
"Freddie Hubbard is heard exclusively on flügelhorn on this impressive release, accompanied by the New Jazz Composers Octet; although none of the octet members contributed any compositions to the session, trumpeter David Weiss did most of the arrangements, sometimes collaborating with Hubbard. Gone are the lip problems that plagued Hubbard somewhat during the 1990s, as he launches into his richly textured post-bop "One of Another Kind," which also has strong solos by tenor saxophonist Craig Handy and alto saxophonist Myron Walden. The leader's funky "Blues for Miles" is reminiscent of a street parade, while the Latin flavor of "Dizzy's Connotations" obviously salutes Dizzy Gillespie, and Hubbard also revisits his classic "Red Clay." The only song not from Hubbard's pen is Chick Corea's "Inner Space," a fine arrangement by Weiss that oddly features no trumpet or flügelhorn solos. The supporting cast on this topnotch CD also includes Kenny Garrett, Xavier Davis, Javon Jackson, and Dwayne Burno."From allmusic.com

Link: Freddie Hubbard - New Colors

Cedar Walton - Blue Monk

2007-11-07T20:15:00.001-08:00

Look at that show! I really wish I was there...

McCoy Tyner - Land Of Giants

2007-11-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

Land of Giants is a perfect name for this album. It is a giant album in all senses. McCoy Tyner on piano, Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Charnett Moffett on bass, Eric Harland on drums. Pure mastery. Recorded in DSD, a new technology for recording, this album is sounding amazing.
No need to say more...
Just get it!

Tracks:
1. Serra Do Marr
2. December
3. Steppin'
4. If I Were A Bell
5. Manalyuca
6. Back Bay Blues
7. For All We Know
8. The Search
9. Contemplation
10. In a Mellow Tone

Credits:
McCoy Tyner Piano
Bobby Hutcherson Vibes
Charnett Moffett Bass
Eric Harland Drums

link: Land of giants
Wait for the file info to load, then click download. Thank you

Scolohofo - Oh!

2007-11-07T16:56:00.000-08:00

Ok. This is a really, really good album from Scofield and his troupe, and what a troupe! Al Foster on drums, Joe Lovano on sax and Dave Holland on bass. The compositions are superb, it really sets new standards for modern jazz; this is a good description, modern standards.
I hate to say this again, but... You have to get this album!
Enjoy!

Credits:
Greg Calbi Mastering
James Farber Engineer
Steve Mazur Assistant
Gordon Jee Creative Director
Eli Wolf Producer, Art Direction
Al Foster Drums, Producer
Dave Holland Bass, Producer
Joe Lovano Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Producer, Sax (Curved Soprano)
John Scofield Guitar, Producer

Tracks:
Oh! Lovano
Right About Now Scofield
The Winding Way Holland
Bittersweet Foster
Shorter Form Scofield
New Amsterdam Lovano
In Your Arms Holland
The Dawn of Time Lovano
Brandyn Foster
Faces Holland
Oh I See Scofield

Links: Part1
Part2

Dave Holland Quintet - Points of View

2007-11-06T22:02:00.000-08:00

This album has followed me for some years now, and has really set me a new way to see the world. No wonder why the name is Points of View; the atmosphere of the album resembles me that hour of the night, around 3-4am, that you can just sit, look trough a window - that is, if you are not outdoor or just relaxing in your chair -, light a cigar and enjoy the world passing at a slow, magic rate. A refill for mind and soul.
Enjoy this extraordinary album but be alert, this is not ear candy, it is a heavy album. The recording is superb, thanks again to James Farber and Avatar Studios; all the players are at it's best and, well...
Enjoy!!

Tracks:
The Balance Holland
Mister B. Holland
Bedouin Trail Holland
Metamorphose Eubanks
Ario Holland
Herbaceous Holland
The Benevolet One Wilson
Serenade Nelson

Credits:
James Farber Engineer
Sascha Kleis Design, Cover Design
Jim Bengston Photography, Cover Photo
Manfred Eicher Executive Producer
Robin Eubanks Trombone
Dave Holland Producer, Double Bass
Billy Kilson Drums, Drums (Snare)
Steve Nelson Marimba, Vibraphone
Steve Wilson Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)

Link: Dave Holland Quintet - Points of View

Dave Holland Big Band

2007-11-06T16:44:00.001-08:00

Not For Nothin'

John Coltrane live - Naima

2007-11-06T16:39:00.001-08:00

...

Sound of Surprise

2007-11-06T16:06:00.000-08:00

Lee konitz on sax alto, John Abercrombie on drums, Ted Brown on sax tenor, Marc Johnson on Bass recorded by David Baker at Avatar... really need to say more? Really need to say that this is a must have? Need to say that Sunny Side is the best?
I didn't think so..
Enjoy!!

ps: I'll post the details later. Thank you. All compositions by Konitz.

Link: Sound of surprise

Gong With Wind Suite

2007-11-03T12:36:00.000-07:00

My internet was off a few weeks. I came here to the U.S imagining that everything worked here, but this is just bullshit. If somebody works at Time Warner here, I am very pissed off, and you are forbidden to download this a-m-a-z-i-n-g album from Lee Konitz and Matt Willson. Yes, that's right, Lee Konitz and Matt Wilson, only the two. GET THIS!

Credits:

Lee Konitz Sax (Alto)
Matt Wilson Drums
Nils Winther Producer, Photography
Poul Jupont Cover Art
Jon Rosenberg Engineer

Link: Gong With Wind Suite

Heart and Soul

2007-10-13T12:17:00.000-07:00

Cedar Walton and Ron Carter togheter. One of the best jazz albums ever.
Link: Heart and Soul

Andrew...

2007-09-30T23:46:00.001-07:00

Boy, I sure miss this old man!

McCoy Tyner - Infinity

2007-09-29T18:29:00.000-07:00

A really good album from McCoy Tyner featuring Michael Brecker.
For jazz lovers, this is a must have. Really fun album, very uplifting, amazingly well done.
Enjoy!

I am feeling lazy, so here's the link to Infinity album details at allmusic.com

Link: McCoy Tyner - Infinity Part 1
Part 2

Divine Revelation

2007-09-29T16:44:00.000-07:00

Hi there, this post is just to fix a problem on track #1 of Divine Revelation by Andrew Hill.
Here's the link for track #1
And here is the complete album. Please substitute the first track with the given link.

Thank you

Pat Metheny Trio 99/00

2007-09-29T13:41:00.000-07:00

This album is one of my favorite. No kidding, it has accompanied me on the most significant moments in my life.
I find this description from amazon.com quite good: "Trio 99-00 is the popular guitarist-composer's most straight-ahead, no-muss, no-fuss recording yet. Recorded over two days with the remarkable team of drummer Bill Stewart and bassist Larry Grenadier, Trio 99-00 covers much compositional and stylistic ground but is essentially a hard-bop-tinged blowing session. Metheny's Sonny Rollins-ish originals include "(Go) Get It," "Soul Cowboy" (featuring amazing chordal guitar), "What Do You Want?" and a blazing trio variation on "Lone Jack," which appeared on the first Pat Metheny Group album. Unusual choices are made throughout: a sensually swinging "Giant Steps," an elegant "A Lot of Livin' to Do," and inclusion of Wayne Shorter's queasy gem, "Capricorn." And as always, Pat can't help but get sentimental on acoustic guitar, culminating in the first studio rendition of "Travels." This isn't for the faint-hearted, nor those waiting for another PMG travelogue like We Live Here or Letter from Home. This is pure jazz slam, a trio showdown with the gloves off."
This is it. Get it!

Credits:
Larry Grenadier - Bass
Pat Metheny - Producer, Guitar (Baritone)
Bill Stewart - Drums

Tracks:

(Go) Get It - Metheny
Giant Steps - Coltrane
Just Like the Day - Metheny
Soul Cowboy - Metheny
The Sun in Montreal - Metheny
Capricorn - Shorter
We Had a Sister - Metheny
What Do You Want? - Metheny
A Lot of Livin' to Do - Adams, Strouse
Lone Jack - Mays, Metheny
Travels - Mays, Metheny

Link: Pat Metheny Trio 99/00

Pat Metheny - Rejoicing

2007-09-28T11:12:00.000-07:00

This is album has such a mood, such a defying simplicity that it's hard to explain with words. Can you picture Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins and Pat playing together? Well, this is it.
This is not a easy album to listen to, it requires some experience because it is made from small details and nuances, plus it ranges from various styles of jazz and different ambience's; I would not be surprised if some people would not find it quite that good.
The first song, Lonely Woman is one of my all time favorite. Pay attention when Pat plays his steel guitar trough the album...
There is one song that is one of the most beautiful pieces ever produced by man, Story of a Stranger. The harmony layers created by Pat are to die for, and the song goes up , up, up, up.... well I always cry on that one.
Really, you have to have this album
Enjoy!

Credits:
Pat Metheny Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Performer
Charlie Haden Bass, Double Bass, Performer
Billy Higgins Drums, Drums (Snare), Performer
Manfred Eicher Producer
Jan Erik Kongshaug Engineer

Tracks:
Lonely Woman
Tears inside
Humpty Dumpty
Blues for Pat
Rejoicing
Story of a stranger
The Calling
Waiting for an answer

Link: Pat Metheny - Rejoicing

Undercurrent

2007-09-27T10:03:00.000-07:00

Bill Evans and Jim Hall - How good can it be? This is one of the most elegant, warm, delicate, sexy, extraordinary piece of art ever produced by humanity. No kidding. Listen to it with sharp ears, but take a time to sit down and focus.
I am leaving for school now, when I get back I'll post the details.
Enjoy!

Undercurrent - Bill Evans and Jim Hall
ps: I don't know why the cover has changed; it used to be in Sepia, but now it's in this shitty blue. I am going to get the original one.

Jacky Terrason

2007-09-27T09:18:00.000-07:00

This is certainly not a major jazz album, but it's really enjoyable, certainly above most of jazz albums out there. Jacky Terrason is a very talented piano player, he really knows the instrument, and in this album plays really well known standards. His band is also good.
Hey, just get it, good to leave playing with some friends, while cooking or doing something else.

Credits:
Stefano di Battista Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Minino Gara Percussion
Minino Garay Percussion
Terreon Gully Drums
Stefon Harris Marimba, Vibraphone
Bireli Lagrene Guitar
Gregoire Maret Harmonica
Rémi Vignolo Bass
Ugonna Okegwo Bass
Leon Parker Drums
Jacky Terrasson Piano, Producer, Fender Rhodes
Philippe Gaillot Engineer
Renaud Van Welden Assistant Engineer

Tracks:
Plaisir d'Amour
Les Chemins de l'Amour
Jeux Interdits
A Paris
I Love Paris in the Springtime
Que Reste-T'il de Nos Amours?
Ne Me Quitte Pas
La Vie en Rose
Nantes Barbara
La Marseillaise
Rue des Lombards
L' Aigle Noir
I Love You More
Métro Terrasson

Link: Jacky Terrason - A Paris

Norman McLaren Begone Dull Care 49

2007-09-19T07:05:00.000-07:00

Works For Me - John Scofield

2007-09-13T23:08:00.000-07:00

This is a major work from John Scofield; a must have. Full of big themes, well developed arrangements, awesome interpretation and technical excellence. This album is really a modern jazz benchmark for me.
With John Scofield, guitar; Kenny Garrett, alto sax; Brad Mehldau, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Billy Higgins, drums (what a team!)
Everybody will enjoy it, I bet.

Tracks:
I'll Catch You
Not You Again
Big J
Loose Canon
Love You Long Time
Hive
Heel to Toe
Do I Crazy?
Mrs. Scofield�s
Six and Eight
Freepie

Link: Works For Me

Quiet - John Scofield

2007-09-13T23:03:00.000-07:00

I simply love this album from John Scofield; this is probably one of the most memorable and singular jazz albums. The arrangements are big, the sound of the bass is big, the drums are awesome, Scofield in playing a nylon string guitar and... just get it.

Link: Quiet

Morre o pianista Joe Zawinul!!

2007-09-11T08:06:00.000-07:00

11/09/2007 - 08h47
Morreu o pianista de jazz Joe Zawinul, fundador do Weather Report

Divulgação

VIENA, 11 Set 2007 (AFP) - O pianista de jazz austríaco Joe Zawinul, fundador do conjunto Weather Report nos anos 1970 e que gravou vários discos com Miles Davis nos anos 1960, faleceu nesta terça-feira, em Viena, aos 75 anos de idade, informou a família.

Joe Zawinul, que nasceu em 7 de julho de 1932, estava hospitalizado desde 5 de agosto em uma clínica de Viena. Segundo a imprensa austríaca, sofria de câncer.

Desde 2004 era proprietário de um clube de jazz em Viena e realizava freqüentes turnêds com seu novo conjunto, Zawinul Syndicate.

The complete Columbia Studio Recordings Alternate and Rehearsal Takes

2007-09-05T00:15:00.000-07:00

Ok, esse é último disco da caixa Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, Miles Davis e Gil Evans. Não consegui achar a imagem da capa do disco... Espero que gostem.

Set List:
1.Studio Discussion
2.Sprigsville [take 8 without overdubs]
3.Studio Discussion
4.Miles Ahead [Take 1 without overdubs]
5.Idon't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you) [take 3 without overdubs]
6.Sprigsville [overdub take1]
7.Sprigsville [overdubed Solos 4-5]
8.Sprigsville [overdubed solos 6-9]
9.Sprigsville [issued overdubed solo]
10.Miles Ahead [issued overdubed solo]
11.Miles Ahead [overdubed solo]
12.Idon't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you) [overdubes solo 1]
13.Idon't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you) [overdubes solo 2]
14.Idon't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you) [overdubes solo 4]
15.Idon't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you) [overdubes solo 8]
16.Idon't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you) [overdubes solo 19&19c]
17.Miles Ahead [Mond Master]
18.Gone [Rehearsal Sequence]
19.Gone, Gone, Gone [Rehearsal Sequence]
20.Studio Discussio
21.Bess, you is my woman now [rehearsal take]
22.It ann't necessarily so [take1]
23.Oh bess, oh where my bess [take 3]
24.I loves you Porgy [Rehearsal Sequence]
25.There's a Boat thats leaving soon for new york [remake]
26.My man's gone now [remake take]
27.Songs of our country [take 9]
28.Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) [rehearsal]
29.Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) [alternate ending]
30.Pause track

LINK:Miles_Davis___Gil_Evans-_The_Complete_Columbia_Studio_Recordings_Disc_6.rar

2007-09-02T15:23:00.000-07:00

Dando continuidade ao Complete Columbia Studio Recording Miles Davis e Gil Evans, Vem o quinto disco, nele temos os ensaios, alguns takes alternativos e diferentes versões de músicas do Miles Ahead Miles Davis +19, que está postado no dia 31/07 .

Set List:
1.Springsville (Rehearsal sequence)
2.Springsville (rehearsal with piano)
3.The Maids of cadiz (take 9)
4.The Maids of cadiz (take 10)
5.The Maids of cadiz (rehearsal sequence)
6.Count off for Duke (take3)
7.The Duke (take 8)
8.The Duke (Piano Take 3 )
9.My Ship (take 6)
10.Miles Ahead (rehearsalsequence)
11. Miles Ahead (take12)
12.Miles Ahead (take 15)
13.Studio Discussion
14.My ship
15.MIles Ahead (piano insert-mono)
16.Blues for Pablo
17.New Rhumba
18.Lament (take 1)
19.I Don't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you( (rehearsa)
20.I Don't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you( (take 5)
21.Studio Discussion
22.I Don't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you) (piano take 5)
23.Pause track

LINK: Miles_Davis___Gil_Evans-_The_Complete_Columbia_Studio_Recordings_Disc_5.rar

2007-08-25T21:36:00.000-07:00

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Sunny Side of The Street - Herejazz.blogspot.com

2007-08-25T17:16:00.000-07:00

For does who doesn't know Dave Holland, shame on you! For does who know Dave Holland, this is a must have. For does who know Dave Holland Quintet, this is a must have. For does who know Dave Holland Big Band, this is a must have. For does who, whatever! This is a must have.
Featuring an exceptional group of musicians, an incredible recording (thank you again James Farber) and solid compositions - not to keep listing more -, this 2005 album is a heavy-weight, K.O!
If you need to read more about it: Allaboutjazz.com
Enjoy!

Credits:
Antonio Hart - Alto and soprano saxophones, flute
Mark Gross - Alto saxophone
Chris Potter - Tenor saxophone
Gary Smulyan - Baritone Saxophone
Robin Eubanks - Trombone
Jonathan Arons - Troombone
Josh Roseman - Trombone (3!)
Taylor Haskins - Trumpet, flugelhorn
Alex “Sasha�? Sipiagin - Trumpet, flugelhorn
Duane Eubanks - Trumpet, flugelhorn
Steve Nelson - Vibes, marimba
Dave Holland - Double-bass
Billy Kilson - Drums

Tracks:

Bring It On
Free For All
A Time Remembered
Happy Jammy
Ario
Mental Images
Last Minute Man

Link: Dave Holland - Overtime

Bill Frisell - Is that you?

2007-08-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

Recorded in 1989. Bill Frisell usually makes his albums with a certain all the same style tracks. This one, however, goes from hard-funky overdriven eat-this tracks to classical guitar solos and cool brasswinds (sometimes in the same track). Don't be scared by the first two songs, they are pretty heavy. The rest of the album is more, well, I was going to say calm but...
Listen the album, specially the first two tracks (plus Yuba city) LOUD; the engineer had probably expend a lot of hours working with the compression for you to listen like a mosquito.
Enjoy!

Credits:
Joey Baron Drums
Bill Frisell Banjo, Bass, Clarinet, Guitar, Ukulele
Dave Hofstra Bass, Tuba
Wayne Horvitz Bass, Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming
Jay Follette Engineer
Jon Goldberger Assistant Engineer
Roger Moutenot Mixing
Robert Hurwitz Executive Producer

Tracks:
No Man's Land
Someone in My Backyard
Rag
Is That You?
The Way Home
Twenty Years
Chain of Fools
Hello Nellie
Days of Wine and Roses
Yuba City
Half a Million
Hope and Fear

Link: Is that you?

Milt Jackson - Bag's Bag

2007-08-22T08:33:00.000-07:00

Pablo Records, 79.

Milt Jackson, vibes

Ray Brown, bass

Cedar Walton, piano

John Collins, guitar*

Vaughn Andre, guitar**

Billy Higgins, drums+

Frank Severino, drums++

1.Blues For Roberta+

2.Groovin'++*

3.How Are You+

4.Slow Boat to China

5.I Cover the Waterfront

6.The Rev+

7.Tour Angel+**

8.Blues For Tomi-Oka+

Link: http://sharebee.com/73630521

Miles Davis and Gil Evans - Quiet Nights

2007-08-21T22:06:00.000-07:00

Dando continuidade ao Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Miles Davis and Gil Evans, aqui vai o quarto disco deles: Quiet Nights...

Enjoy!

Set List:

1.Song No 2
2.Once upon a Summertime
3.Aos pés da cruz
4.Song No 1
5.Wait till you see her
6.Corcovado
7.Blue Xmas
8.Nothing like you
9.Devil may care
10.the time of the barracudas
11.Falling water k(take 4)
12.Falling water (take 6)
13.Falling water (take 8)
14.Falling water (take 9)
15.Springsville (take5)
16.The maids of cadiz (take11)
17.The maids if cadiz (take 11, insert1)
18.Lament (medley: take2)
19.The duke (take 1)
20.I don't wanna be kissed (by anyone but you) (53225 Issued Version)

LINK:Miles_Davis___Gil_Evans-_The_Complete_Columbia_Studio_Recordings_Disc_4.rar

Ella Fitzgerald - Cole Porter Song Book

2007-08-21T12:08:00.000-07:00

There is no need to introduce Ella. Unmatchable.
Recorded and released in 1956 by Verve, this album is probably one of her best. It's a MUST HAVE. The orchestra is HOT, the recording is HOT, she is HOT and, let's not forget, this album is all about love. And what a HOT love!
Enjoy.

Credits:
Unbelievable! Allmusic did it; they managed to post a review that makes me wonder if they really want to stay in business. I honestly would want to see them shutdown after this.
Miraculously, according to Allmusic.com, not only Ella Fitzgerald sings but, also, Fred Asteire, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Benny Goodman (!), Peggy Lee, Cole Porter and others!
Allmusic: give us a break, ok?
I'll post the credits later.

Tracks:

1. All Through the Night
2. Anything Goes
3. Miss Otis Regrets
4. Too Darn Hot Porter
5. In the Still of the Night
6. I Get a Kick Out of You
7. Do I Love You?
8. Always True to You in My Fashion
9. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
10. Just One of Those Things
11. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
12. All of You
13. Begin the Beguine
14. Get Out of Town
15. I Am in Love
16. From This Moment
17. I Love Paris
18. You Do Something to Me
19. Ridin' High
20. Easy to Love
21. It's All Right With Me
22. Why Can't You Behave?
23. What Is This Thing Called Love?
24. You're the Top
25. Love for Sale
26. It's De-Lovely
27. Night and Day
28. Ace in the Hole
29. So in Love
30. I've Got You Under My Skin Porter
31. I Concentrate on You Porter
32. Don't Fence Me In
33. You're the Top [#]
34. I Concentrate on You [alternate take/#]
35. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [alternate take/#]

Links: Disc 1
Disc 2

John Abercrombie

2007-08-21T10:49:00.000-07:00

This one is different.
Guitar, drum, bass and violin. I usually tend to dislike jazz with violin (of course there's Stephane Grappelli with Django Reinhard) flute (exception: Eric Dolphy) or other crossovers, but, this time, Mark Feldman did it extremely well.
This is an album with rare beauty, it is involving, somehow cozy (Hm... cozy?) and, well, they do go real crazy some times, watch out with the volume.
Well,
Sunny Side of the Street proudly presents - while I try to find my Max Roach album (Hold on Frank!) - Cat 'N'Mouse

Credits:

John Abercrombie Guitar
Joey Baron Drums
Mark Feldman Violin
Marc Johnson Double Bass
Manfred Eicher Producer

Tracks:

A Nice Idea
Convolution
String Thing
Soundtrack
Third Stream Samba
On the Loose
Stop and Go
Show of Hands

Link: Cat 'N' Mouse

LIft every voice - Andrew Hill

2007-08-18T12:44:00.000-07:00

Andrew + Quintet + 9 voices. Fun, isn't it? You bet.
As usual, Andrew had problem finding listeners for this disc back when it reached the streets in 1969, so it had two releases, with different musicians and approach; In this edition we find a kind of compilation of these previous releases.
In a more funky style, featuring Lee Morgan, Ron Carter, Ben Riley and Woody Shaw, this uplifting album may seem easy, but it's rather complex and substantial. The voices are pretty aggressive and unique, the Tenor Sax is surprisingly wild and, well, I always tend to get lost with adjectives... so make up your own.
Enjoy!

Credits:

Ron Carter Bass
Richard Davis Bass
Carlos Garnett Sax (Tenor)
Andrew Hill Piano
Bennie Maupin Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor)
Lee Morgan Trumpet
Woody Shaw Trumpet
Freddie Waits Drums
Ben Riley Drums
Lawrence Marshall Voice
LaReine LaMar Voice
Gail Nelson Voice
Joan Johnson Voice
Lillian Williams Voice
Benjamin Franklin Carter Voice
Hugh Harnell Voice
Milt Grayson Voice
Ron Steward Voice
Michael Cuscuna Reissue Producer
Ron McMaster Mastering
Rudy Van Gelder Engineer
Francis Wolff Producer, Tray Photo

Tracks:
1 Hey Hey
2 Lift Every Voice
3 Two Lullabies Love Chant
4 Love Chant
5 Ghetto Lights
6 Blue Spark
7 A Tender Tale
8 Drew's Tune
9 Mother Mercy
10 Natural Spirit
11 Such It Is

Link: Lift Every Voice

What We Do - John Scofield

2007-08-17T11:03:00.000-07:00

What we do?
What,
We do?
We do,
what?

I have no idea what we do, but they've done it extremely well.

Credits:

Dennis Irwin Bass
Joe Lovano Saxophone
John Scofield Guitar, Producer, Performer
Bill Stewart Drums
Susan Scofield Producer, Art Direction, Concept
Victor Deyglio Assistant Engineer
James Farber Engineer, Mixing
Bob Ludwig Mastering

Tracks:

1 - Little Walk
2 - Camp Out
3 - Big Sky
4 - Easy for You
5 - Call 911
6 - Imaginary Time
7 - Say the Word
8 - Why Nogales?
9 - What They Did

Link: What we do

Divine Revelation - Andrew Hill

2007-08-17T09:50:00.000-07:00

From Andrew, more approachable then usual... could say, introductory. I'd better remind you guys that we are talking about Andrew, so it is never, NEVER, easy to listen to.
Some people come to me and show some "up-to-date crazy" jazz artists with their already much explored music, their unforgivable laziness for development, an annoying easy listening approach and a crowd of dumb deft applauding a superfluous approach to jazz; it seems that these artists either don't have a minimum sense of history and research or that they are, in fact, pretty much comfortable; I honestly don't know what is worse.
Andrew Hill had an incredible sensitivity. He was already doing music that, 40+ years after, would still remain cutting edge, pretty complex, fine, always fresh and delicious - like opening a good old vintage Sauternes.
Well, without further talking, get the album. I am not going to describe it, nor point the best parts, the album itself will do this for me.
Enjoy.

Credits:
Andrew Hill - Piano
Jimmy Vass - Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
Chris White - Bass
Leroy Williams - Drums
Chuck "Fingers" Irwin - Engineer
Nils Winther - Producer

Tracks:
1 Snake Hip Waltz
2 Here's That Rainy Day
3 East 9th Street
4 July 10th
5 Divine Revelation
6 July 10th

Link: Divine Revelation
Please change the track #1 with this link. Thank you.

THE BATTLE!!!

2007-08-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

Dizzy's Party

2007-08-16T08:26:00.001-07:00

Dizzy tocando funk em 77! Acompanhado por Ray Pizzi, flauta, sax soprano e tenor, Rodney Jones, guitarra, Benjamin Franklin Brown, baixo eletrico, Mickey Rocker, bateria, e o brasileiro Paulinho da Costa na percussão com direito a tamborim e cuica. Produzido por Norman Granz e, óbvio, lançado pela Pablo. A gravação foi feita de um LP, desculpe os possíveis ruídos.

Set List:

1.Dizzy's Party
2.Shim-Sham Shimmy on the Saint Louis Blues
3.Harlem Samba
4.Land Of Milk and Honey

Link: http://sharebee.com/c1208a8e

Miles Davis and Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain

2007-08-09T19:43:00.000-07:00

Dando continuidade ao Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, Miles Davis e Gil Evans trago para vós o disco 3, Sketches of Spain... Muita gente tem preconceito contra esse disco, eu acho du caralho!

Set List

1.Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio)
2.Will O' the Wisp
3.The Pan Piper
4.Saeta
5.Solea
6.Song of our Country (issued take)
7.Saeta (full version of master)
8.The Pan Piper (take 1)
9.Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (Part one, alternate take)
10.Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio) (part two, alternate take)
11.Song of our Country (take14)
12.Pause Track

LINK:Miles_Davis___Gil_Evans-_The_Complete_Columbia_Studio_Recordings_Disc_3.rar

Old Duke

2007-08-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

Esse disco é um absurdo. Old School + New School = Duke Ellington + Max Roach + Charlie Mingus = Money Jungle. Mais uma vez Duke mostrando que sabe dialogar e absolver outros tipos de música. Excelente álbum.

Link: http://sharebee.com/c921f74d

1 - Money Jungle
2 - Fleurettr Africaine
3 - Very Spacial
4 - Warm Valley
5 - Wig Wise
6 - Caravan
7 - Solitude
8 - Switch Blade
9 - A Little Max
10 - Ram Blues
11 - Backward Country Boy Blues
12 - Solitude(Alt.Take)
13 - Switch Blade(Alt.Take)
14 - A Little Max(Alt.Take)
15 - Ram Blues(Alt.Take)

Made in Coltrane

2007-08-06T18:34:00.000-07:00

Not released for the first time until 1974 but now available in expanded form as a CD, this set of duets by tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and drummer Rashied Ali are full of fire, emotion and constant abstract invention. The original four pieces ("Mars," "Venus," "Jupiter" and "Saturn") are joined by "Leo" and "Jupiter Variation." Coltrane alternates quiet moments with sections of great intensity, showing off his phenominal technique and ability to improvise without the need for chordal instruments. Rousing if somewhat inaccessible music.
Scott Yanow
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gzfwxqtgldte

1 Mars 10:43
2 Venus 8:36
3 Jupiter 5:25
4 Saturn 11:43
5 Leo 10:56
6 Jupiter Variation 8:43

Interstellar Space - Part I
Interstellar Space - Part II

Quadrant Toasts - All Too Soon

2007-08-03T07:11:00.000-07:00

Quarteto formado por Milt Jackson, vibra, Ray Brown, baixo, Mickey Roker, bateria e Joe Pass, guitarra. Disco gravado em 80 com musicas de Ellington.

Set List:

1.Caravan

2.Sophisticated Lady

3.All Too Soon

4.I'm Beginning To See The Ligth

5.Mood Indigo

6.Solitude

7.Take the A Train

8.Main Stem

9.In a Sentimental Mood

10.Just a Sittin' and Rockin'

11.Rocks in My Bed

Link:All_Too_Soon_3.rar

Miles Davis and Gil Evans - Porgy and Bess

2007-08-02T21:12:00.000-07:00

mais um disco de MIles com Gil Evans e sua orquestra...

Set List:

1.Buzzard Song
2.Bess, you is my woman now
3.Gone
4.Gone, Gone, Gone
5.Summertime
6.Oh bess, oh where's my bess
7.Prayer (oh doctor jesus)
8.Fisherman, strawberry and devil crab
9.my man's gone
10.it ain't necessarily so
11.here come the honey man
12.I love you, porgy
13.There's a boat that's leaving soon for New York
14.Gone (take 5
15.Summertime (take 2)
16.Prayer (oh doctor jesus) (take 2)
17.I loves you porgy (take 1 second version)
18.There's a boat that's leaving soon for New York (take2)
19.Oh bess, oh were my Bess (take5)
20.Gone ( take 5)
21.Pause Track

LINK: miles_davis_-_porgy_and_bess.rar

The Pablo All-Stars

2007-08-01T15:11:00.000-07:00

Yes, we're back! Voltando com The Pablo All-Stars Jam em Montreux 77, eles são: Oscar Petrson, piano, M. Jackson, vibra, Clark Terry, trompete e flugel, Ronnie Scott, tenor, Joe Pass, guitarra, Neils Pedersen, baixo, Bobby Durham, bateria.

1.Cote d'Azur

2.Pennies From Heaven

3.Samba de Orfeu

4.God Bless The Child

5.Sweethearts on Parade

Link:http://sharebee.com/0d6dc588

We're back on track!!!

2007-07-31T22:32:00.000-07:00

Depois de um mês sem nada, voltamos. Para esse começo de semestre temos DOIS grandes discos: o primeiro deles é um disco muito conhecido de Miles Davis tocando arranjos de Gil Evans, junto com uma orquestra comanda pelo mesmo, de 1957 (esse disco ainda contém mais alguns extras takes, pois é da caixa que eu acabei de comprar: the complete columbia studio recordings do MIles e Gil Evans). O segundo é um disco que ficou muito popular na década de 70, que é o encontro do sax barítono de Mulligan e o tango de Astor Piazzola (cortesia de Buenos Aires)

Enjoy...

Miles Ahead Miles Davis +19

Set List:
1.Springsville
2.The maids of cadiz
3.The Duke
4.My Ship
5.Miles ahead
6.Blues for Pablo
7.New Rumba
8.The Meaning of the blues
9.Lament
10. I don't wanna be kissed (by any one than you)
11.Springsville (remake Take 7)
12.The maids of cadiz (take 1)
13.The Duke (take 11)
14.My ship (take 1)
15.Miles ahead (take 4)
16. Blues for Pablo (take 1)
17.New rhumba (take 5)
18.The meaning of the blues (rehearsal take)
19.Lament(rehearsal take)
20.I don't wanna be kissed (by any one than you) (take 8)
21.Pause track

LINK: Miles_Davis___Gil_Evans-_The_Complete_Columbia_Studio_Recordings_Disc_1.rar

Astor Piazzola & Gerry Mulligan - Summit

Set List:
1. Hace 20 años
2.Cierra tus ojos y escucha
3.Años de Soledad
4.Deus Xango
5.Veinte años después
6.Aire de Buenos Aires
7.Reminiscencia
8.Reunión Cumbre

LINK:Gerry_Mulligan_e_Astor_PiazzollaSummit_-_Reunion_Cumbre.rar

Hollidays

2007-07-05T20:00:00.000-07:00

Imagino que tenham percebido que as postagens estão cada vez mais lentas. O que acontece é que estamos de férias e muitos de nós está viajando. Portanto, durante o mês de julho estaremos bem devagar... Mas não se preocuopem! Em Agosto voltaremos à tona.
Por falar nisso, estarei em Buenos Aires, portanto qualquer dica de um bom jazz lá é super bem-vinda.

As you can see, our posts are quite slow these days... What is happening is that a lot of us are on vacantion, wich means that most of the staff is travelling. But don't worry! On August we'll be back in bussines, full power!
By the way, I'm going to Argentina, so any tips to a good jazz in Buenos Aires is very welcome.

Obrigado,
P.K e equipe

V.S.O.P. - The Quintet 1977

2007-07-02T23:00:00.000-07:00

Tony Williams, Bateria; Herbbie Hancock, Piano; Freddie Hubbard, Trompete; Wayne Shorter, Sax e Ron Carter no Baixo. Precisa dizer mais?

Set List:
1.One of a Kind
2.Third Plane
3.Jessica
4.Lawra
5.Introduction of Players-Dart
6. Dolores
7.Little Waltz
8.Birdlike

LINK: http://sharebee.com/2c4dd9c3

Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Funeral For A Friend

2007-06-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

O disco é simplesmente um estouro, prato cheio pra quem curte grandiosos arranjos de sopro. Os caras são de New Orleans e, pra quem não conhece, já existem ha um bom tempo. Esse é o décimo disco da banda e foi lançado em 2004. Baixem porque vale!

Set List:

1.Just A Closer Walk Whit Thee

2.I Shall Not Be Moved

3.Please, Let Me Stay A Little Longer

4.What A Frind We Have In Jesus

5.Jesus On The Mainline

6.John The Revelator

7.I'll Fly Away

8.Is There Any Body Here That Love My Jesus?

9.Donw By The Riverside

10.Amazing Grace

Link: http://sharebee.com/110eefed

Freddie Hubbard - Backlash

2007-06-23T12:34:00.001-07:00

Gravado em 66 com Freddie Hubbard no trompete, Albert Dailey no piano, Otis Ray Appleton na bateria, James Spaulding na flauta e sax alto, Ray Barretto na percussão.
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Set List:
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1.Backlash
2.The Return Of The Prodigal Son
3.Little Sunflower
4.Om The Que-tee
5.Up Jumped Spring
6.Echos Of Blues
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Link:http://sharebee.com/53adbe17

George Benson - Bad Benson

2007-06-22T03:27:00.000-07:00

Apesar de eu muito relutar em relação a esse disco, fui aconselhado a postá-lo, e aqui está. Apesar também do nome cretino que leva esse disco, vou colocá-lo. Gostaria só de dizer que esse disco coloca George Benson em um outro patamar, não é nada parecido com muita coisa ruim que ele fez. E tem uma trupe de cair o queixo...

George Benson - Guitar, Vocals; Ron Carter - Bass; Phil Upchurch - Bass, Guitar, Percussion; Kenny Barron - Piano; Don Sebesky - Arranger; Steve Gadd - Drums.

Set List:

1.Take Five
2.Summer Wisher/Winter Dreams
3.My Latin Brother
4.No Sooner Said Than Done
5.Full Compass
6.The Changing World
7.Take the "A" Train

Link: Bad_Benson__Bonus_Tracks_.zip
8.Serbian Blue

Skol - Strephane Grappelli e Oscar Peterson

2007-06-22T03:10:00.000-07:00

Esse é um disco que um amigo meu colocou num blog e que estou revivendo aqui. Segue o formato original de seu post:

"Motivado por um blog de certos amigos subirei um disco que prometi há muito tempo para o Pk ai vai.Gravado em 6 de julho de 1979 em Copenhagen foi uma das minhas maiores descobertas do ano passado quando eu herdei a coleção de vinis do meu pai. Skol é um disco inquestionavelmente lindo. Olha o time:Oscar Peterson - Piano Stephane Grappelli – Violino; Joe Pass – Guitarra; Mickey Roker – Bateria; Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen – Baixo. Definitivamente não é leve. E sim, é da Pablo records"

Link: Skol - Oscar Peterson and Stephane Grappelli