Artist - Jimmy Raney
     Album - Woody Herman's Cool Guitar Player
     Release Date - 2005
     Label - Membran Music
     Genre - Jazz
     Type - Compilation
     Source - APE
     Cue - Yes
     Cover - Yes
     Size - 95,3(6)+57,8+58,1+94,2+10,6Mb

     Данная компиляция из 4 дисков вобрала в себя музыкальный материал записанный между 1949-1955 годами. Кроме самого гитариста Джимми Рэйни (Jimmy Raney) в записях принимали участие саксофонист Фил Вудс (Phil Woods), вибрафонист и ксилофонист Рэд Норво (Red Norvo), пианист Сонни Кларк (Sonny Clark), саксофонист Стэн Гетц (Stan Getz), контрабасист и пианист Рэд Митчелл (Red Mitchell).

Repost, all links available/ все ссылки доступны!

     Artist: Arne Domnerus
     Album: Jazz at the Pawnshop - 30th Anniversary, Vol. 1
     Label: Proprius
     Released Year: 2007
     Genre: Jazz
     Format/Bitrate: Flac
     Size: 95MB + 95MB + 95MB + 59,71MB



On December 6 and 7, 1976, in a small jazz club called Stampen (The Pawn Shop) in Stockholm's Old Town, Swedish sound engineer Gert Palmcrantz recorded a group of leading Scandinavian jazzmen live, trying to get ”the tight, harmonious
sound of the records of my childhood.” Conditions were less than ideal. A full house, a great deal of background noise. No rehearsals. No sound checks. The musicians just started playing with no one knowing what would be next on the agenda until reedman Arne Domnerus called it...

     Artist :Ben Webster & Kenny Drew Trio      
     Album: My Romance / Live in Denmark
     Label: Vantage (LP)
     Release:1965
     Format/Bitrate: MP3/320
     Size:83.4MB



     Ben Webster live with the Kenny Drew Trio (the house band at the Jazzhus Montmartre)


     Enjoy...

     Artist: Jackie McLean Quintet
     Album: Dynasty
     Label: Triloka
     Year: 1988, release 1990
     Format: APE & MP3@320 Kbps
     Size: 451 & 159 MB (+ scans)
     Total playing: 70:16

     This is one of the great Jackie McLean albums. After nearly a decade away from recording, the veteran altoist teamed up with his son, Rene McLean (who triples on tenor, soprano, and flute), pianist Hotep Idris Galeta, bassist Nat Reeves, and drummer Carl Allen for a very passionate and high-powered live set. Whether it be originals by Rene (including "J. Mac's Dynasty") or Galeta, a very intense version of "A House Is Not a Home," or Jackie's "Bird Lives," this is dynamic and consistently exciting music. The go-for-broke solos (which transcend any easy categories) and Jackie's unique sharp tone make this an essential CD, one of the top recordings to be released in 1990. -- by Scott Yanow, AMG

     Artist: Herbie Hancock
     Album: Perfect Machine
     Label: Columbia
     Year: 1988
     Genre: Jazz; Styles: Funk, Fusion
     Format, bitrate: MP3@256 kbit/s
     Time: 0.50:29
     Size: 93 MB

     Опубликовано по заявке.
     На мой вкус - слишком много фанка, признаюсь, что сам не смог дослушать его до конца. Поэтому публикую полный альбом и отдельно первую титульную пьесу, которая достаточно полно характеризует весь альбом...

     Artist: Carmen Lundy
     Album: This is Carmen Lundy
     Label: Justin time
     Release: 2001
     Format/Bitrate: mp3/@320
     Size: 65+59 mb



     This is a wonderful, heartfelt, and creative record by the incomparable but as yet still unreknowned diva, the one-and-only Carmen Lundy.

    

Artist: Sonny Rollins
Album: Way Out West
Label: MFSL
Recording Date:1956
Genre: Jazz
Format: Flac
Cue:Yes
Cover:Yes
Size: 190+43,1Mb
AMG Rating:


Джазовый саксофонист Сонни Роллинс (Sonny Rollins) с альбомом "Way Out West".
В записи принимали участие барабанщик Шелли Манн (Shelly Manne) и басист Рей Браун (Ray Brown). Шеститрековый вариант вышедший на лейбле MFSL в 1984 году.

The timeless Way out West established Sonny Rollins as jazz's top tenor saxophonist (at least until John Coltrane surpassed him the following year). Joined by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, Rollins is heard at one of his peaks on such pieces as "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)," his own "Way out West," "There Is No Greater Love," and "Come, Gone" (a fast stomp based on "After You've Gone"). The William Claxton photo of Rollins wearing Western gear (and holding his tenor) in the desert is also a classic. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Artist: Cal Tjader
Album: Soul Sauce
Label: Verve Records
Original Release Date: November 19, 1964
Label: Polygram Records
Format: mp3 320 kbps
Size: 128 MB
Total time: 57:54

Soul Sauce is one of the highlights from Tjader's catalog with its appealing mixture of mambo, samba, bolero, and boogaloo styles. Tjader's core band -- long-time piano player Lonnie Hewitt, drummer Johnny Rae and percussionist's Willie Bobo and Armanda PerazaÑ -- starts things off with a cooled down version of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo's latin jazz classic "Guachi Guaro (Soul Sauce)". With the help of guitarist Kenny Burrell, trumpeter Donald Byrd, and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath they offer up a lively version of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue." Sticking to his music's "Mambo Without a Migraine" reputation, though, Tjader's musicians keep things fairly calm, especially on Latinized ballads such as Billy May's "Somewhere In the Night" and on midtempo swingers like "Tanya." On Soul Sauce Tjader had perfected a middle ground between the brisk, collegiate mambo of his early Fantasy records and the mood-heavy sound of Asian themed albums like Breeze From the East. In the process, he dodged the "Latin lounge" label with an album full of smart arrangements, subtly provocative vibe solos, and intricate percussion backing.

Artist: Cal Tjader & Mary Stallings
Album: Cal Tjader Plays Mary Stallings Sings
Label: OJC/Fantasy
Original Recording Year: 1961
Format: mp3 320 kbps
Size: 92 MB

Mary Stallings was just 22 at the time this album, her first, was cut in 1961. Fortunately, she was teamed up with a group of top professionals led by vibist Cal Tjader. She also sticks with mostly tried and true material, with Duke Ellington's songs getting a big play. Tjader is not a virtuoso on the vibes, but has made a name for himself because of his attachment to Latin rhythms. With no such music on this album, Tjader's playing seems somewhat stiff at times, particularly on ballads and slow blues. However, alternating pianists Lonnie Hewitt and Clare Fischer get with the program to give Stallings the backing she needs. The vibes player also loosens up on up-tempo tunes like "It Ain't Necessarily So." The singer has a powerful voice with a straight from the shoulder, no holds barred delivery. Her years singing in churches in San Francisco no doubt helped to develop her powerful style, and also give her some sympathy for such tunes as "God Bless the Child," which gets a particularly reverent reading. Paul Horn's flute helps make this a premier track. Stallings also makes good use of vibrato to emphasize a word or a phrase. This technique is used effectively on blues tunes such as "Mr. Blues." Stallings' dedication to pitch comes through on "Just Squeeze Me," where the bass is her only accompaniment. But some seasoning is needed. She sings everything with just about the same volume, paying no attention to dynamics. But all the equipment is there and, coupled with a natural affinity for the blues and swing, taking care of this matter should be no problem. ~ Dave Nathan, All Music Guide

Artist: Tito Puente
Album: Live at the 1977 Monterey Jazz Festival
Original Release Date: August 5, 2008
Label: MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL RECORDS
Format: mp3 320 kbps
Size: 150 MB

From the liner notes: "The legacy of Latin music great Tito Puente was built on his adherence to musical quality and innovation. As a bandleader and percussionist, he set a standard that uplifted his music with charisma and virtuosic skill on the timbales... As a result, he constructed a bridge between Afro-Caribbean music and American pop. Tito's performance [in Monterey] was a long-awaited first that showcased a 15-piece orchestra with a humongous sound. It also signaled Tito's entry into the jazz arena that would take him to the Concord Picante label, and would find him traveling the world playing Latin jazz throughout the Eighties and Nineties. It would also raise his profile into the American mainstream."-Jesse ‘Chuy' Varela

     Artist: Eddie Higgins
     Album: Secret Love, You Are Too Beautiful (2CD)
     Label:Venus Records/24k Gold disc
     Year: rel.2008
     Format: MP3+cover (320 kb/s), FLAC+cover
     Time: 61:07, 59:50
     Size: CD1 (95.4+36) Mb, CD2 (95.4+33.5)Mb, CD 1: 368 Mb, CD2: 355 Mb