Artists: The Hoodoo Kings
     Album: The Hoodoo Kings
     Label: Telarc
     Year: 2001
     Genre: Blues, Rock'n Roll
     Format: mp3/ CBR 320 kbps, 44.1kHz, Stereo
     Size: 103 Mb


     Surprisingly enough, this is not the by-the-numbers, let's-get-this-over-with album most expect when confronted by the idea of yet another blues supergroup. These grand old men of the modern blues push themselves and each other, stretching their chops and voices to the limit. ~ Rob Ferrier

ФИАЛКИ ПО СРЕДАМ (выпуск пятый)

Composer: Isaac Albeniz
Artist: Alica de Larrocha (piano)
Album: Iberia (piano suite) + Suite Espanola & Navarra
Label: Decca
Year, release: 1987
Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps
Time: 1h, 23 min, 40 sec + 41 min, 15 sec.
Size: 199 + 98 mb.

Итак, друзья мои, возвращаясь к одной из моих ранних публикаций, сегодня хочу продолжить Ваше знакомство с творческим наследием испанского композитора и пианиста Исаака Альбениса.
Насладившись фрагментами из его знаменитой "Иберии" в исполнении гитаристов-виртуозов, пожалуй, многие задались вопросом - а как же должно звучать в оригинале, на фортепиано?
Сегодня настало время получить ответ. Итак...

     Artist: Ron Carter
     Album: Ron Carter Plays Bach
     Label: Universal Records / Philips
     Year: 1991
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 0.46:06
     Size: 105 MB

     Down Beat (6/93, p.42) - 3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "...Aided only by multi-tracking, Carter confronts the old master directly with transcriptions for bass and piccolo bass...worth hearing for Carter's display of virtuosity and interpretive skills..."

     В Клубе зародилась хорошая традиция - по средам слушать классику. Поскольку долгожданных "фиалок" пока нет, предлагаю вашему вниманию произведения И.С. Баха в исполнении известного джазового басиста Рона Картера. Соло контрабас (даже без смычка) и никого более.
     Не скажу, что это очень хорошо, но весьма любопытно...

     Artist:Jimmy Smith
     Album:Sit on It!
     Release Date:1976
     Label:Mercury (LP)
     Availability:out of print - extremely rare
     Format/Bitrate: MP3/320
     Time:38:44

     Artist: Ray Bryant
     Album: Ray Bryant Trio
     Year:rec. Apr 5, 1957/rel.1993
     Label: Prestige 7098, japan
     Format: MP3@320 Kb/s
     Time: 35:28
     Size: 65.97 Mb

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     Artist: Steve Kuhn Trio
     Album: Pavane for a Dead Princess
     Label: Venus
     Quality: FLAC & MP3@320
     Size: 425 MB & 157 MB
     Time: 70:38

     Anything that pianist Steve Kuhn does is likely to be beautifully executed and tasteful, and Pavane for a Dead Princess is no exception. Here, he and his empathic collaborators David Finck (bass) and Billy Drummond (drums) address themselves to the stock classical repertoire, jazzing up eleven popular pieces from Debussy, Rachmaninov, Tchaikowsky, Grieg, Brahms and Chopin. (There are actually two ”Pavane”s—the title track, by Ravel, and Faure's version.)
     The result is nothing less than terrific. These are not classical melodies sitting stiffly on a jazz beat; instead, the trio digs deep into the structure of these well-worn compositions and thoroughly explores and expands them. Who knew ”Swan Lake” or ”Fantasy Impromptu” could swing like that? Or that Brahms's treacly ”Lullaby” would make such a moving ballad?
     Listeners familiar with this music in its original form will get the biggest kick out of this release, and those who've been intimate with Chopin's piano scores will especially appreciate the brilliance of Kuhn's improvisations. But any listener can enjoy what happens to strong, beautiful melodies in expert hands like these.
     The recording is clear and warm, the pacing ideal. The musicians are in peak form, sounding positively inspired, and they swing like mad. What a delight! ~ Dr. Judith Schlesinger

     Artist: Clifford Jordan
     Album: Down Through The Years: Live At Condon's, New York
     Year: rec.October 7, 1991 /rel.1992
     Label: Milestone records
     Format: MP3@320 Kb/s + APE, cue
     Time: 59:00
     Size: 135 Mb, 430 Mb

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     Artists: VA
     Album: Putumayo Presents: Women of Jazz
     Year: 2008
     Label: Putumayo World Music
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Size: 90 MB
     Web Site: www.putumayo.com


     Putumayo Celebrates the Rich Tradition of Women in Jazz with a Collection of Extraordinary Female Vocalists including Cassandra Wilson, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Stacy Kent and more.