Artist - Louis Armstrong
     Album - The All-Stars Collection 1950-1956
     Label - Giants Of Jazz
     Years: 1950-1956
     Quality - MP3@320kbps
     Size - 161mb
     Total time - 72:29

     Personnel changes in Louis Armstrong's small combos in the '50s inevitably resulted in the group's musical decline, because his earlier edition contained his best lineup. This anthology shows how Armstrong gradually began to move into cliche and stock routines, mainly because he wasn't getting regular challenges, or in some instances, even adequate support. It's a tribute to his genius that most of what he plays not only is worth hearing, but elevates
everything else behind and underneath him. ~ Ron Wynn, AMG

     Artist - Chris Connor
     Album - Witch Craft
     Label - Arlantic
     Year - 1959
     Quality - MP3@256 kbps
     Size - 73,9 mb

     Singer Chris Connor is joined by a big band (plus strings on four of the dozen songs) arranged and conducted by Richard Wess on this out-of-print but quite worthy LP. Connor swings her way through such songs as "Witchcraft," Alec Wilder's "The Lady Sings the Blues," "How Little We Know," "Baltimore Oriole" and "Skyscraper Blues." She is particularly strong on the ballads, and this little-known gem includes plenty of mood and tempo variation. A strong effort, Witchcraft was reissued on CD in 2001 as part of the two-fer I Miss You So/Witchcraft. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     Artist: Igor Butman Big Band
     Album: The Eternal Triangle
     Year: 2003
     Genre: Jazz
     Format, bitrate, size: mp3/320 kbps 178Mb, FLAC 510Mb

     On December 20, 2004 at Le Club, The new album ”The Eternal Triangle” with a special guest Randy Brecker was finally released. The album with a brilliant interweaving of Igor Butman melodies and Vitaly Dolgov arrangements was recorded at Mosfilm Tonstudio in Moscow in July 2003. The recording was mixed by the most famous sound engineer James Farber at Chung King Studios in New York in August and October 2003 and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. You can buy this album at Le Club, Moscow, Russia.

   Artist: Ibrahim Electric/Ray Anderson
   Album: Ibrahim Electric - Meets Ray Anderson
   Label: Stunt
   Release: 2005
   Genre: Jazz
   Size: 116мб
   Time: 50:18
   Format/Bitrate: MP3;320kb/s

   Концерт (Live) лидера сегодняшнего джазового авангарда тромбониста Ray Anderson с молодыми европейскими музыкантами.
   Играют в блюзовых ритмах. Блюз играют все джазисты, Андерсон же играет такое, что в блюзе кажется невозможным, но только не для него.
   Ray Anderson – trombon, Jeppe Tuxen - organ, Niclas Knudsen - guitar, Stefan Pasborg – drums.

     Artist: Dexter Gordon
     Album: Getting' Around
     Label: Blue Note
     Year: 1965
     Quality: FLAC
     Size: 244 MB
     Time: 41:41


     Dexter Gordon meets up with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Billy Higgins on this excellent hard bop date. Recorded during one of the great tenor's infrequent U.S. visits (he had moved to Europe in 1962), Gordon is in excellent form on six diverse selections that range from "Manha de Carnaval" and "Shiny Stockings" to "Heartaches" and Gordon's original "Le Coiffeur." Although underrated during this era due to his residence in Europe, Gordon was at the peak of his powers throughout this period; all of his Blue Note releases are easily recommended. -- Review by Scott Yanow, AMG.

     Artist:David Sanborn I
     Album: Timeagain
     Label: Verve
     Release 2003
     Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 51 min
     Size: 111 Mb



     Дэвид Санборн первый. Когда этот диск попал ко мне в руки, я для себя молча решил, что послушав его, с чистой совестью верну его назад, как не очень-то и интересующий меня. Каково же было мое удивление, когда музыка которая на нем звучала, чем-то, все-таки цепляет, не оставляет равнодушным. Все замечательно хорошо сыграно. Красиво. Гармонично. Замечательные музыканты приняли участие в записи. Все очень добротно и хорошо. Санборн молодец! Можно, конечно же, обойтись и без его дисков в коллекции, но и лишним он тоже не будет. Хотя одного его диска в коллекции вполне достаточно. Рассказывать о самом музыканте здесь уже нет никакого смысла, так как в одном из постов с его участием все уже очень хорошо и подробно рассказано.

   Artists: Chet Baker, Russ Freeman
   Album: Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman
   Year: 1953
   Label: Blue Note
   Time: 41:41
   Format: MP3 @320kbps
   Size: 182mb (RS.com, with 5% file recovery + covers + scans)
   All Music Guide Rating:

   Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman (1998) is a perfect studio companion to the Mosaic Records set Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings of Chet Baker With Russ Freeman (1988). As was the custom for jazz platters of the time, both Baker and Freeman are joined by a different combo on each date. The luminaries include Bobby Whitlock (bass), Joe Mondragon (bass), Bobby White (bass), Larry Bunker (drums) and Shelly Manne (drums) from sessions held circa July and October of 1953. The 25 selections here provide copious evidence of Baker's uncanny artistry as he develops a dark, yet lyrical, interpretive approach. Immediately evident is the thoughtful synergy between Baker and the comparatively understated Freeman, whose comps help link the respective solos. In several notable instances, such as the nonchalant "Isn't It Romantic" or the limber syncopation of "Maid in Mexico," Freeman establishes the melody, rather than simply being relegated to the rhythm section. Additional diverse examples can be heard ranging from a sublime reading of "Imagination" to the upbeat and agile "All the Things You Are" — which commences in progress. These tunes would seed Baker's back catalog of material, becoming staples during his 30-plus-year repertoire. One facet to Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman that will be of considerable interest to collectors and hardcore enthusiasts are both the 10" EP and the 12" LP takes of "Long Ago and Far Away," "No Ties," "The Thrill Is Gone," "Moon Love" and the 78 rpm and long-player version(s) of "Winter Wonderland."While these renderings have been previously issued, this CD marks the first time that they are presented on a single volume. Among other stellar (if not definitive) inclusions are Freeman's "Russ Job," "Bea's Flat" and the sole Baker vocal on "I Fall in Love Too Easily." -- AMG

     Artist: Benny Carter
     Album: Cosmopolite:
               The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions 1952-1954
     Label: Verve
     Years: 1952-1954, release 1994
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 1.18:20
     Size: 180 MB
     AMG Rating:

     These timeless Benny Carter performances match the great altoist with pianist Oscar Peterson, bassist Ray Brown, either Barney Kessel or Herb Ellis on guitar, Buddy Rich, J.C. Heard or Bobby White on drums, and, on four numbers, trombonist Bill Harris. The 17 standards (four of which are also heard in alternate versions) are treated with respect, taste, and swing. Carter always sounds flawless and is in excellent form throughout this enjoyable set. -- Review by Scott Yanow, AMG.

     Album: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6
     Artists: Bruggen, Kuijkens, Bylsma, van Asperen; Leonhardt Ensemble
     Label: Sony Seon SB2K 62946.
     Year: 1997
     Format: APE
     Size: CD1 234 MB - CD2 277 MB

     This was one of the first Brandenburgs to use period instruments, and as its roster of performers demonstrates, it utilized the talents of some of the foremost names in the period-instruments movement. Recorded in Europe in 1976 for the early-music Seon label, the set first appeared in the U.S. in 1977 under the Philips banner and several years later on ABC Seon. Then when CDs came out, the set was issued in America by Pro Arte and in Europe by German RCA.