Artist: Rosa Passos
     Album: Romance
     Label: Telarc
     Release Date: May 20, 2008
     Genre/Styles: Latin / Bossa Nova / Vocal Pop / Samba
     Format, bitrate: MP3@ 320 Kbps
     Size: 98,3 MB
     AMG Rating:

     In her native Brazil, Rosa Passos is known and loved as "a feminine João Gilberto." For a singer/songwriter who carries the soulful cool of bossa nova into a new age, there can be no higher compliment. Mingling the classics of Gilberto, Jobim, Barroso and other masters of Brazilian song with her own enchanting works, Passos sings in a sweet, warm, totally-in-tune voice that the Los Angeles Times has hailed as "sounding a bit like the legendary Elis Regina but with the rhythmic articulation of Ella Fitzgerald." -- Editorial Reviews Product Description By Amazon.com

     Artist: Various
     Album: Essential Blues Harmonica
     Label: House Of Blues
     Year: 1997
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 14 + 17
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ CBR 320
     Size: 60 MB + 62 MB + 60 MB + 61 MB

     A lot of times when one purchases a blues recording, the tunes are all in the same style and sound the same. This is a great CD that mixes it up a bit, with harmonica greats from Little Walter to Rod Piazza. It is a great way to sample a lot of different artists and then buy more CDs once you know who you like. I hope House of Blues puts out another collection similar to this. Very enjoyable.

     Artist: Carla Bley
     Album: The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu
     Label: ECM
     Year: 2007
     Format: mp3@320 Kbps
     Size: 96 Mb + 26 Mb
     AMG Rating:

     Pianist/Composer Carla Bley continues to be one of the most consistently satisfying and intriguing musicians on the scene.

     Artist: George Benson
     Album: Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All
     Year: June 15, 2004
     Label: Rhino/Wea UK
     Format, bitrate: MP3 ~320 kb/s
     Time: 78:56
     Size: 100 Mb + 22 Mb

     Замечательный срез творчества музыканта. Замечателен тем, что может доставить удовольствие и почитателям таланта певца, и случайным слушателям.

     Artist: Enrico Pieranunzi
     Album: Live In Paris
     Original Release Date: January 10, 2006
     Label: Challenge
     Quality: mp3 CBR 320
     Size: 75+92+94 MB

     It is a tremendous challenge to find a fresh approach to standards and frequently performed jazz compositions. But pianist Enrico Pieranunzi is up to the task in this collection of live trio performances from 2001 in Paris. He is accompanied by two of Europe's finest musicians, bassist Hein Van de Geyn and drummer André Ceccarelli (who worked together in singer Dee Dee Bridgewater's band). The leader's take of "Body and Soul" includes a fluttering introduction and some dazzling Tatum-like runs. "I Hear a Rhapsody" is transformed into a daredevil post-bop anthem, while Van de Geyn introduces "I Fall in Love Too Easily" with a heartfelt solo. But the big surprise is their playful take of "Someday My Prince Will Come," which sounds more like a nightmare than a dream! Pieranunzi's off-centered arrangement of Wayne Shorter's modal masterpiece "Footprints" is full of tension, though his approach to Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz" is fairly restrained. The leader contributed several originals, including the moody ballad "One Lone Star" and the more upbeat "Una Piccola Chiave Dorata." The support of the rhythm section is an essential ingredient throughout this highly recommended two-CD set. -- Review by Ken Dryden, AMG.