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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:
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).
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.
LINK: Continuo.zip
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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.
Just noticed that this is a re-activation of the link, this one is working perfectly!
Set List:
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
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
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, 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
I have only 10 words for this record:
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
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
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
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
For the lovers out there.
Charlie Haden - Nocutrne (with gonzalo rubacalba and friends..)
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
Cedar Walton and Ron Carter togheter. One of the best jazz albums ever.
Link: Heart and Soul
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
11/09/2007 - 08h47
Morreu o pianista de jazz Joe Zawinul, fundador do Weather Report
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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
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
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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
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?
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
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
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
