Artist: Kenny Drew Trio
     Album: Dream
     Label: BMG
     Release date: 1987
     Time: 0:57:38
     Format: mp3/APE(Image, Cue, Log, Scans )
     Bitrate: 320 kB/s / lossless
     Size: APE: 277 Mb; mp3: 133 Mb

     Artists: Mal Waldron, Thad Jones, Kenny Burrell
     Album: After Hours
     Year: 1957
     Label: Prestige/Original Jazz Classics
     Time: 41:07
     Format: MP3 @320kbps
     Size: 104mb (RS.com, with 5% file recovery)
     Includes Covers + Scans
     AMG Rating: 4 stars

     Although Thad Jones' name appears first on this CD reissue, pianist Mal Waldron is actually the session's main force. Waldron contributed all four selections (all of which are worthwhile, even if none caught on) and is a key soloist with the sextet, which also includes trumpeter Jones, Frank Wess on tenor and flute, guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor. Fine straight-ahead music, very much in the modern mainstream of 1957. -- AMG

REPOST! Mal Waldron - an American jazz and world music pianist and composer was born today, 83 years ago!
His jazz work was chiefly in the hard bop, post-bop and free jazz genres. He is known for his distinctive chord voicings and adaptable style, which was originally inspired by the playing of Thelonious Monk.

Artist - Tommy Castro
Album - Can't Keep a Good Man Down
Label - Blind Pig
Genre - Blues Rock,Contemporary Blues
Quality - mp3@ 256 kb/s, stereo
Size - 94,36 mb

The charismatic Tommy Castro is the fastest-rising star on the blues horizon. This new CD features Tommy's masterful guitar work, soulful vocals, and the tightest band around.
"...Castro upgrades his blues status from promising talent to fully developed master....Castro can burn with the best..." - Down Beat - 4 stars (out of 5)

В 1997 году Tommy Castro выпустил свой второй альбом Can't Keep A Good Man Down для Blind Pig Records. Победитель премии Гремми Jim Gaines (продюсировавший Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, Huey Lewis и многих других) в буквальном смысле преподнес слушателям передовую смесь дикой гитары Tommy Castro вместе со своим изумительным вокалом. Радиопередача Album Network заявила, что эти «песни сочетают в себе смесь блюза, ритмичность и палитру блюза и рока вместе взятых».
Tommy Castro, по мнению критиков, стал настоящим профессионалом своего дела. Его диск долгое время ставили в эфир более 400 радиостанций, часто – по заказу радиослушателей. Издание Blues Access написало: «Если вы ищете сводящую с ума смесь блюза и рока вместе с душевным вокалом и южным акцентом, то ваши поиски окончены».

Artist: Wes Montgomery
Album: The Wes Montgomery Trio
Label: OJC/Riverside
Year: 1959
Genre: jazz
Format, bitrate: mp3,Lame-VBR320
Time: 48:33
Size: 104mB

While even label executive Orrin Keepnews admits that The Wes Montgomery Trio may have fallen short of representing Montgomery's talent, he still felt that this debut captured a large portion of it. Recorded on October 5 and 6 in 1959, guitarist Montgomery is joined by organist Melvin Rhyne and drummer Paul Parker. Montgomery's style, block chords and octaves, is already firmly in place, and he delivers lovely solos on "'Round Midnight," "Whisper Not," and "Satin Doll." The choice of material, in fact, from classics like "Yesterdays" to originals like Montgomery's "Jingles," never falters. The only drawback is that the accompaniment, which though solid, doesn't seem to perfectly match his guitar style. One gets the impression that Montgomery's forceful, deliberate style would be better-served by beefier arrangements. Having said this, Montgomery's performance -- coming at the end of a decade represented by guitarists like Tal Farlow and Barney Kessel -- was a revolution in technique and execution. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a 36-year-old guitarist re-imagines the jazz guitar solo. There are two bonus tracks on The Wes Montgomery Trio: extra takes of "Satin Doll" and "Missile Blues." Although later Riverside recordings of Montgomery are more fully realized, fans will enjoy returning to the moment when he first burst upon the jazz scene. [The album appeared again in 2004, newly remastered and with bonus tracks intact.] ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide

     Artist: Houston Person
     Album: The Talk of the Town
     Year: 1987
     Label: 32. Jazz Records
     Genre: Jazz
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kb/s
     Time: 0:35:28
     Size: 81,1 MB

     This Muse recording differs from many of tenor saxophonist Houston Person's previous ones in that Person is backed by a piano rather than an organ; he sounds inspired by the "new" setting. Person heads a sextet also including trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater, pianist Stan Hope, bassist Buster Williams, drummer Grady Tate and percussionist Ralph Dorsey. They perform the tenor's "Just for You" and five standards, with the highlights including Benny Carter's "Only Trust Your Heart," "Almost Like Being in Love" and a blues-drenched version of "It's the Talk of the Town." A particularly strong effort by the very consistent tenor great. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     Artists: Bill Evans
     Album: Loose Blues
     Label: Milestone
     Release: 1992, Recording Date: Aug 21, 1962,Aug 22, 1962
     Format: MP3, Bitrate: 320 kbps
     Time: 45:46
     Size: 120Mb (Rapidshare.com)

REPOST! Bill Evans was born today - 16 August, 1929

Artist - Larry Young
Album - Contrasts
Label - Blue Note
Год/Year: 1967
Качество/Quality: MP3 216kbit (VBR)
Размер/Size: 59,2 MB



For this interesting set, organist Larry Young (the first musician on his instrument to really move beyond Jimmy Smith's soul-jazz into the avant-garde) mostly utilized lesser-known musicians from the Newark, NJ, area: Tyrone Washington and Herbert Morgan on tenors, flugelhornist Hank White, guitarist Eddie Wright, drummer Eddie Gladden, and Stacey Edwards on congas. "Major Affair" is an organ-drums duet and Larry's wife Althea Young does a haunting version of "Wild Is the Wind," while the other four selections use all of the horns. The adventurous music is sometimes quite intense but also grooves in its own eccentric way, offering listeners a very fresh sound on organ. ~ Scott Yanow, AMG

Artist - Trilok Gurtu
Album - The Glimpse
Label - Silva Dom Records
Year - 1997
Quality - MP3@320 kbps
Size - 119 mb
Total time - 52:50

Easily the best album to date by talented jazz/world music percussionist Trilok Gurtu, The Glimpse is a brilliant blend of musical styles paying tribute to the Indian drummer's dearly departed friend, jazz legend Don Cherry. Like Cherry, Gurtu's multicultural influences are often central to his compositions, and with guest musicians like Morocco's Jaya Deva (a member of Cherry's band), India's Geetha Ramanathan Bennett, and Bulgaria's Teodosii Spassov, this is his most ethnically diverse album to date. Nearly every track here is a standout, from the Moroccan groove of "Cherry Town" and the dazzling spoken percussion of "1-2 Beaucoup" to the melancholy balladry of Ornette Coleman's "Law Years." A must-have for fans of world-jazz fusion. ~ Bret Love, All Music Guide

       Artist - Al Hibbler
       Album - Starring Al Hibbler
       Label - Decca
       Year - 1956
       Quality - MP3@256kb/s, rip. of LP
       Soze - 66,8 mb
       Total time - 41:00

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     Artist:Roy Buchanan
     Album: Messiah on Guitar
     Year: rel.2007
     Label: Music Avenue
     Format:MP3 @ 320 Kb/s
     Time:52:17
     Size:71.5+47.1 Mb

     Artist:James Blood Ulmer
     Album:Bad Blood In the City: The Piety Street Sessions
     Year: 2007
     Label:Hyena Records
     Format: MP3 @320 Kb/s
     Time: 48:52
     Size:71.5+34.9 Mb

   Artist: Rita Lee
   Album: Acustico MTV
   Label: Universal/Polygram
   Year: 1998
   Genre: Bossa Nova
   Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kpbs
   Size: 170 MB

   In this acoustic production for MTV Brasil, Rita Lee competently revisits her old successes with important guests: Cássia Eller, Osvaldinho do Acordeon, Armandinho, Paula Toller, Milton Nascimento, Titãs, and her old guitarist (from the Tutti-Frutti band) Lee Marcucci. Rogério Duprat is still a vigorous and dissonant orchestral rock arranger, as shown by the strings and brasses in "O Gosto Do Azedo." The album focuses on tight acoustic rock/ballad performances for her old hits, like "Agora Só Falta Você," "Mania de Você," "Jardins Da Babilônia," "Doce Vampiro," "Luz Del Fuego," the Raul Seixas classic "Gitâ," and 12 other songs.
AMG

   Artist: Wynton Kelly
   Album: Wynton Kelly!
   Label: Vee Jay
   Quality: FLAC & MP3@320
   Size: 191 MB & 77 MB
   Time: 34:30

   A key session player and bandmember with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, J.J. Johnson, and Wes Montgomery, to single out just a handful, pianist Wynton Kelly also led several sessions of his own during his short life. This Collectables reissue of a 1961 Vee-Jay release is a fine example of Kelly relaxed and swinging. Working a similar niche to some of the piano trio work of Red Garland and Ahmad Jamal — two pianists with their own associations with Miles Davis — Kelly takes a selection of well-known standards and energizes them with tasteful, sophisticated, snappy performances, blending in a group of original tunes along the way. "Surrey With the Fringe on Top," "Gone With the Wind," and "Autumn Leaves" are all given fresh, up-tempo treatments. The ballads "Love I've Found You" and Kelly's own "Make the Man Love Me" showcase thoughtful interplay among the trio members. Sam Jones and Paul Chambers share bass duties on the set. Jimmy Cobb is the drummer. While Jones' trademark, sonorous whump comes through nicely in the mix, overall, the performances of the sidemen are more self-effacing than is typical for them. But, then again, this date is about putting a much-deserved spotlight on the pianist's talents. It's a short turn in the limelight, though. The CD clocks in at a brief 34:27.

     Format : DX50
     Video : 556x432, 29fps, 2021 Kb/s
     Audio : MP3 56 Kb/s, 2CH
     Time : 0:45:36
     Size : 681 MB

     Artist: Oscar Peterson
     Album: If You Could See Me Now
     Label: Pablo Records
     Orig Year: 1984
     Street Date: Feb 27, 1987
     Studio/Live: Studio
     Mono/Stereo: Stereo
     Producer: Norman Granz
     Recording Time: 41 minutes
     Format/Bitrate: MP3/320

     Eще один прелестный альбом от Oscar Peterson
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     Artist: Георгий Гаранян, Ансамбль "Мелодия"
     Album: Проверено временем
     Year: release 2004
     Label: Boheme Music
     Genre: Джаз
     Format, bitrate: MP3, 256 kbps
     Time: 39м. 87с.
     Size: ~75
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     Пластинку с новыми версиями советских песен Гаранян записывал с недавно возрожденным ансамблем «Мелодия». В его составе знаменитые трубачи, заслуженные артисты Виктор Гусейнов и Анатолий Васин, пианист Михаил Иванов и контрабасист Андрей Иванов (братья Ивановы еще и продюсеры проекта) - в общей сложности 12 человек. Столько же, сколько было в старой «Мелодии». Почти все прежние «мелодийцы» живут сейчас за границей и работают в хороших оркестрах. Этим обстоятельством Гаранян особенно гордится.