Artists - VA
     Album - На даче...
     Label - AANB
     Years: 1946 - 1954, release - 1996
     Quality - MP3@256 kbps
     Size - 61,5 mb
     Total time - 34:30

     Artist: Jay McShann
     Album: Hootie Blues
     Label: Stony Plain records
     Year: rec. February 2nd, 2001/rel.2006
     Format: MP3@320 Kb/s
     Time:63:52
     Size: 95.4+37.8 Mb


If there is just the slightest occasional hesitation in Jay McShann's singing on these tracks, which were recorded live at Toronto's Montreal Bistro on February 2, 2001 for CBC Radio One's Saturday Night Blues show, and if he occasionally doesn't really lock into the groove until the rest of the band (Jim Galloway on saxophones, Rosemary Galloway on bass, and Don Vickery on drums) jumps in, the real miracle is that McShann, at 90-years-old, can do this at all. But do it he does, and he delivers a wonderfully charming set of jazzy blues pieces that brim with an unsaid joy. Few players have so effectively bridged blues and jazz in their careers, and this autumnal set continues the fusion, including gentle yet sturdy versions of McShann classics like his signature "Confessin' the Blues" and the delightful title track, "Hootie Blues," as well as extended takes on "Deed I Do" and "Yes Sir, That's My Baby." Everything has an easy, joyful groove to it, and suggests that McShann will still be doing this with the same gentle flair when he reaches the century mark. The album closes with a 20-minute-plus interview with McShann that was recorded in 2003 at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland. In all, Hootie Blues makes a great capstone for a phenomenal 70- going on 80-year career at the piano. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

     Artist: Royal Crown Revue
     Album: The Contender
     Label: Warner Bros. Records
     Year: , release 1998
     Genre: Gangster bop
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps
     Time: 43 min. 24 sec.
     Size: 102 mb.

Ну что, друзья, продолжим знакомство с творчеством королей гангста-бопа?
Предлагаемый Вашему вниманию альбом музыканты считают лучшим в своём творчестве. Предлагаю Вам вынести свой вердикт по данному вопросу. Итак...

Zoot suits? Black & white Brando movies? Las Vegas show bands? Sounds like something your parents would dig, right? Wrong. Royal Crown Revue is the coolest of a small crop of bands that struck gold with their own niche in post-alternative pop THE CONTENDER is not a collection of grunge guitar and gloomy, unintelligible lyrics; this is hot jumpin' swing with razor sharp horns, big, fat grooves and the hippest lounge-style vocals this side of the casino circuit.

Make no mistake; this is no gimmick. These cats blow the roof off the joint with enough swagger and swing to make Frank, Sammy and Dino proud. The whole clambake starts with a bang as the title cut comes on like gangbusters. Check out the ace tremolo pickin' on the hard swinging "Zip Gun Bop (Reloaded)" and the Krupa-esque hide-beatin' on "Big Boss Lee" and you'll know these cats aren't just frisking the whiskers. Other hip licks include a jumpin' "Stormy Weather" and the hottest "Salt Peanuts" since Dizzy himself. Get your mitts on this killer-diller, put on your best threads, grab your main squeeze and get ready to cut a rug until early bright. It's a gasser.

     Artist: Ray Conniff
     Album: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
     Label: Columbia/Sony BMG Music Entertainment
     Year: 1973/2005
     Genre: Easy Listening
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbps
     Size: 83,0 Mb
     Total time: 36-10



The kitsch enthusiast or novelty seeker will get a lot of pleasure from Ray Conniff's You Are the Sunshine of My Life. Known primarily for orchestral versions of contemporary songs, his recordings during the late '60s and early '70s as the Ray Conniff Singers included many straightforward recordings of current pop hits. This 1973 collection contains some of Conniff's most jaw-dropping covers, including "Dueling Voices (Dueling Banjos)" which most will remember from the soundtrack to the film Deliverance. If you "get" Ray Conniff and if you are adamant about the difference between him and Lawrence Welk then this track will be your latest musical addiction. The title track is from Stevie Wonder's 1972 album Talking Book, and other tracks include "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" popularized by Tony Orlando, Helen Reddy's "Peaceful," Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly," and Gladys Knight's "Neither One of Us." Another standout track is "Bah Bah Conniff Sprach (Zarathustra)"! This is a great easy listening disc to pick up. The versions are slightly watered down and "safer," but more true to the originals than you'd expect. A cheerful artifact of the early '70s. If you are going to revisit the Ray Conniff catalog, note that Collectables reissued this album on CD in 2005 as a two-fer with Laughter in the Rain. ~ JT Griffith, AMG

               Artist: Teddy Edwards
               Album: Tango in Harlem
               Year: 1995
               Label: Gitanes Jazz/Verve
               Quality: mp3@320Kbps + flac
               Size: 158 MB (covers) + (340 MB, covers)
               Total time: 69:58



     

     Artist: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
     Album: At Sugar Hill
     Format: FLAC & mp3 (320k/s)
     Label: Fantasy (Digital Remastered, 1991)
     Total time: 44:27



Sonny & Brownie at Sugar Hill is a live album recorded at the famous San Francisco nightclub. The two musicians were in fine form, with both getting chances to sing some of their standards, including "Sweet Woman Blues," "Born to Live the Blues," "Baby, I Knocked on Your Door," and "I Got a Little Girl." Their interplay is always a joy to hear, and while there are some better live shows available, this is thoroughly entertaining and worth the time of any of their fans. ~ Thom Owens, AMG

     Artist: Yusef Lateef
     Album: The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef
     Year: 1960
     Label: Riverside/OJC
     Format: MP3 @320kbps
     Size: 104 mb (RS.com w/ 5% File Recovery)
     AMG Rating: 4Ѕ stars

     On The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef, Riverside seems eager to present Yusef Lateef, technical virtuoso, on a series of songs that step closer to jazz tradition than any of his work in the recent past. Largely absent are Lateef's experiments with Eastern modes, rhythms, and instrumentation, and in their place is a collection of largely upbeat, accessible songs, with a balanced mix of standards and originals. Much of the introspective, personal quality of his previous albums seems lost in the effort, but Lateef's playing still remains stellar, especially on oboe. That instrument, which is by nature soft and muted, is given enough power by Lateef to lead on several songs, most beautifully on "Salt Water Blues," where its naturally melancholy sound seems perfectly matched with the low, rounded tones of Lateef's rhythm section, especially Ron Carter's bowed cello. The quintet also shines on the following track, Joe Zawinul's "Lateef Minor 7th," where they provide a gentle counterpoint to Lateef's sweet flute line. Not quite as expansive or daring as much of Lateef's other recordings, The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef still documents a fine musician at work during the peak of his career. - Allmusic.com

REPOST! Yusef Lateef - an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and educatorm, known for his innovative blending of "Eastern" music with American jazz, was born today - October 9, 1920.
Happy Birthday, mr. Lateef!

     Artist: Royal Crown Revue
     Album: Caught in the Act (LIVE)
     Year: 1997
     Genre: neo-swing
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps
     Size: 129 Mb




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     Artist: Little Charlie & the Night Cats
     Album: Straight Up!
     Year: 1995
     Genre: Blues
     Label: Alligator Records
     Format: mp3 @ 320kbps
     Size: 61.9MB + 59.3MB

Экстраординарный синтез традиционного блюза, кантри, свинга, джазового ритм-н-блюза, популярной музыки 40-х годов, оригинально «разрисованный» в яркие, сочные тона духовой гармоникой. Мало кто может сделать это лучше, чем «Маленький Чарли и Ночные коты».

Мощно, шокирующе, великолепно.... Мгновенно узнаваемая гитара Чарли Бейти и уникальные юмористически-лирические песни Рика Эстрина делают группу одним из самых удачных проектов, синтезирующих блюз, свинг, джаз, рокабилли, и обеспечивают ей все возрастающую популярность.

     Artist: Chet Baker.
     Album: At Capolinea [Live]
     Genre: Jazz / cool, West Coast
     Quality: MP3 @320kbps
     Size: 105mb (RS.com)
     Includes covers and scans
     Recorded: October 1983, Milano, Italy
     Time: 43:36
     Label: Red Records 123206-2

From the title, you would assume that this was a live session. In fact, it is a a studio recording of the highest quality. Chet fronts a sextet that includes Nicola Stilo and Michel Grailler. Members of the group contributed 4 of the 6 tracks. This is a superb issue and should be marked down in the "must have" category.