Artist:Thelonius Monk
          Album: Straight, No Chaser
          Label: Columbia/Legacy
          Year: Rec.Nov 14, 1966-Jan 10, 1967/rel.Aug 27, 1996
          Format: MP3 @320 Kb/s
          Time: 76:05
          Size: 95.4+71.5 Mb

          

     Artist: Marian McPartland
     Album: Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast [With Special Guest Dave Brubeck]
     Label: UMG
     Year: 1984
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbps
     Time: 63:58
     Size: 145.4 Mb

     Dave Brubeck and Marian McPartland became good friends back in the 1950s, so it was no surprise that he was one of her guests in the early years of her long running radio program. Unlike many of her guests, Brubeck doesn't keep the solo spotlight on himself in the early part of the show, preferring to have his hostess join him for delightful duets of standards like "St. Louis Blues" (a long time favorite concert opener for Brubeck) and often recorded Brubeck masterpieces such as "The Duke" and "In Your Own Sweet Way"; Brubeck's Chopin-influenced "Thank You (Dziekuje)" deserves to be as well known. Marian solos on another lovely Brubeck ballad, "Summer Song." Brubeck was joking about a lack of confidence in playing alone when the tapes weren't rolling, so it is hilarious to hear McPartland comment to Brubeck at the end of their rousing finale of "Take Five," "What do you mean no chops?" to her guest's laughter. Needless to say, they complement one another's playing very well on all of their duets, including the adventurous improvised "Free Piece." Although a total of 32 editions of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz were issued on compact disc between 1993 and 1996, this is the only release that features a track not included in the original broadcast on National Public Radio. At Brubeck's insistence, the original session tapes were located and a brief version of his "Polytonal Blues," which was originally recorded for a Concord LP as "Polly," was added; this wild performance is typical Brubeck, who picked up the pace of recording solo tracks in the years following this taping. This is one of the most enjoyable editions of Piano Jazz made commercially available so far, and unless Concord is willing to resume releasing additional great programs from this series (which began airing in 1979), collectors will have to make due taping and trading copies of the broadcasts. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

     Artists - VA
     Album - Charlie Parker And The Stars Of Modern Jazz -
Of Carnegie Hall Christmas 1949
     Label - Jass Records
     Year - 1949, release - 1993
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 136 mb
     Total time - 74:46
     

This Carnegie Hall concert can be considered the height of the bebop era. Among the top young modernists heard near their early peaks are pianist Bud Powell, trumpeter Miles Davis, baritonist Serge Chaloff, altoist Sonny Stitt, trombonist Kai Winding, tenor-saxophonists Stan Getz and Warne Marsh, pianist Lennie Tristano, altoist Lee Konitz and Sarah Vaughan. But while their performances are consistently outsanding, Charlie Parker and his quintet (which includes trumpeter Red Rodney, pianist Al Haig, bassist Tommy Potter and drummer Roy Haynes) steals the show. Bird and Rodney rarely sounded more fiery than on their five songs and Parker's incredible solo on this version of "Ko Ko" might very well be his best. This CD is highly recommended for all collections. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     Artist: Royal Crown Revue
     Album: Mugzy's Move
     Label: Warner Bros. Records
     Year: , release 1996, 1998
     Genre: Gangster bop
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps
     Time: 50 min, 17 sec
     Size: 120 mb.

Ну что, друзья мои, продолжим знакомство с творчеством "основателей нео-свинга"? Как и обещал, сегодня выкладываю второй альбом, тот который мне очень понравился. Итак...

MUGZY'S MOVE is the second release from noted swingsters Royal Crown Revue. The album features some prime examples of this seven-piece ensemble's own brand of gangster-culture-laced-swing. There's the finger-snapping, bullet-flying groove of ... Full Description"Zip Gun Bop," complete with singer Eddie Nichols' between-verse, Joe-Pesci-like vocal chiding. Sinatraesque numbers like "Beyond the Sea" show the band's knack for catchy orchestration. They also provide opportunities for Nichols to show himself off as a serious crooner.

Most of the songs on MUGZY'S MOVE are arranged to allow these very talented instrumentalists to strut their individual chops at any turn. When the ensemble turns up the tempo on "Park's Place," they maintain a seamless cohesion that's held down by the dance of Veikko Lepisto's fingers across the bass strings. Trumpeter Scott Steen gives a standout performance on the track. The band doesn't shy away from humor either. "Datin' with no Dough" explores the throes of being a "cat trying to court with no scratch." Fans of the neo-swing movement shouldn't miss MUGZY'S MOVE.

          Artist: Miles Davis / Tadd Dameron Quintet
          Album: In Paris Festival International De Jazz May 1949
          Label: Columbia
          Year: 1949
          Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s (vinil rip)
          Time: 0.41:44
          Size: 71. MB

     

     Artist: Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron
     Album: Complete Blue Note & Capitol Session (1947-49)
     Label: Definitive Records/Spain
     Year: rec. 1947-49/rel.2001
     Format: MP3 @320
     Time: CD 1 (64:25), CD 2(50:37)
     Size: CD 1(90.6+36.8)Mb, CD 2 (99.8)Mb

          Artist: Hank Mobley
          Album:The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions
          Label: Mosaic
          Year: 1998
          Genre: Jazz
          Format, bitrate: FLAC@320 kbps
          Size: 2.87 GB
          Booklet scans included

     Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
     Album: Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
     Label: Verve
     Release: 1960
     Format/Bitrate: MP3/320
     Size: 77.5MB





     The First Lady of Song recorded these tunes in 1960, at the peak of her interpretive powers. As such, she puts her singular stamp on everything from a sultry vamp like "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" to the sweet and cozy "The Christmas Song." Even potentially shopworn standards like "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" sound fresher when they're coming from Ella Fitzgerald...