Artists: Modern Jazz Quartet + Milt Jackson Quintet
     Album: MJQ
     Year: 1954
     Label: Prestige/Original Jazz Classics
     Format: MP3 @320kbps
     Size: 67 mb (RS.com, w/ 5% file recovery)
     Front and Tray Covers



     A 1984 German issue of the 8-track LP featuring four tracks by the Quartet recorded on 22nd December 1952 & four by the Quintet recorded on June 16th 1954.

     Artist: McCoy Tyner
     Album: Echoes Of A Friend
     Label: Milestone / OJC
     Year: Nov 11, 1972
     Genre: Jazz
     Format, bitrate: Mp3 256 kbps
     Time: 46:26
     Size: 68642 KB
     


     

     Artist: Ted Curson
     Album: Featuring Eric Dolphy
     Year: 1961
     Label: Jazz View
     Format/Bitrate: mp3@320kbps + scans
     Size: 93mb
     AMG rating:



     After leaving Charles Mingus, trumpeter Ted Curson freelanced in New York. The three sessions on this CD reissue find Curson in his early prime. Eric Dolphy, who practically receives co-billing, is actually only on two of the nine songs ("Bali Ha'i" and an exquisite version of "The Things We Did Last Summer"), sticking to flute and mostly heard in ensembles. Most of the other selections feature Bill Barron on tenor, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and
either Pete LaRoca, Roy Haynes, or Dannie Richmond on drums. Other than the two Dolphy pieces and a colorful rendition of "Caravan," all of the music was composed by the trumpeter, falling between advanced hard bop and free styles.

     Artist: Sonny Stitt
     Album: 12!
     Label:Muse Records
     Year: 1972
     Genre: Jazz
     Format/Rate: MP3@320
     Size: 90 MB    
     AMG Rating:

     

     Artist: Wallace Roney
     Album: Mystikal
     Year: 2005
     Label: Highnote Records, Inc.
     Format/Bitrate: mp3@320kbps
     Size: 136MB
     AMG Rate:



     Upon first listen to trumpeter Wallace Roney's Mystikal one might be inclined to marginalize it as yet another attempt to re-create '70s-era Miles Davis. This would be a mistake. While Roney has always owed a large debt to the iconic jazz innovator — he even played with Davis on a concert released as Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux — Mystikal is a modern album made up of vintage parts. Which is to say that while Roney has deep affection for the sounds of '60s jazz and '70s funk and fusion, he is a resolutely forward-thinking musician who borrows from a variety of sources and time periods even when the overall sound is funky. Featuring his longtime working band including pianist Geri Allen, brother saxophonist Antoine Roney, keyboardist Adam Holzman, bassist Matt Garrison, drummer Eric Allen, percussionist Bobby Thomas, Jr., and turntablist Val Jeanty, Roney has largely crafted a sister album to 2004's similarly minded Prototype. Like that album, Mystikal is in many ways a standard jazz album with some original compositions, a cover of a standard, and a lesser known piece by a well-known artist. This time around that artist is Wayne Shorter, whose "Atlantis" kicks off the album.

     Artist: Stephane Grappelli
     Album: Les Valseuses/Calmos (soundtrack)
     Label: Musicdisc/Emarcy Import
     Year: 1974, release 2008
     Genre: Continental Jazz
     Format Mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s
     Time: 50:25
     Size: 116 Mb

     French compilation combines the soundtracks for two of Bertrand Blier's classic films, Les Valseuses aka Going Places (1974) & Calmos aka Cool, Calm and Collected (1976), both composed by George Delerue. Featuring Stephane Grapelli, Slam Stewart & Philippe Catherine. Attractive digipak includes 15 page booklet featuring color photo stills and detailed liner notes. Amazon.com

     Artist: David Grisman Quintet & Stephane Grappelli
     Album: Live in San Francisco
     Label: bootleg
     Year: 1977, release 2009
     Genre: jazz - bluegrass
     Format Mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s
     Time: 1:53:55
     Size: 261 Mb

     The origin of this collaboration is the motionpicture soundtrack of Frank Pierson "King of Gypsies", where Stephane Grappelli was invited by Grisman in order to infuse an authentic Hungarian Gypsy feeling and mastery. This album is a live bootleg from a transmition of the legendary KJAZ Radioin San Francisco. The Concert took place in San Francisco at The Great American Music Hall on the 19th of August 1977 and it has two parts.
In the first part The David Grisman Quintet are playing their usual bluegrass jazz influenced show. Highlights are "Swing 42" and "Spain".
On the second part of the show, David Grisman Quintet is joined by the great Grappelli (They did the same thing on Grappelli's show on the same date which
is on DVD now) and they go through some great standards. What is very rare is the fact that we can listen for the first time, the great maestro playing live together with an american bluegrass band and we can hear him actually making presentations with his so lovely French accent. After this Grappelli's collaboraion with mandolin Grisman went on for decades. A wonderful musthave show. - Bubu Hans

     Artist: Valery Ponomarev
     Album: Beyond The Obvious
     Year: 2006
     Label: Reservoir (City Hall)
     Format/Bitrate: mp3@ 320kbps.
     Size: 117mb
     AMG Rating :

     Russian expatriate Valery Ponomarev has been an impressive trumpeter from the time he arrived in the U.S. after fleeing his homeland. This 2005 session pairs him with several younger musicians, including seasoned tenor saxophonist Don Braden, bassist Martin Zenker, and Juilliard student Jerome Jennings, who the leader compares favorably with veteran drummers. With Braden stuck in traffic, Ponomarev improvised a blues to warm up with the others and ended up with the peppy opener "You Dig, I Hear You, You Know What I Mean, Etc." The trumpeter makes use of the full range of his instrument in his expressive solo, also trading licks with Jennings. The blend of trumpet and tenor sax in Lee Morgan's slinky "Party Time" gives the piece a bit of an eerie flavor. His arrangement of "Chelsea Bridge" has more of a mournful air than the typical bittersweet setting of this landmark Billy Strayhorn composition. Ornette Coleman's "The Blessing" proves very accessible and features some great interplay and a bit of arco bass by Zenker. Ponomarev's Latin-tinged "Sale on Love," a barely disguised reworking of Cole Porter's "Love for Sale," is a harmonically rich extended performance. The lack of a pianist is never a problem, as the musicians filled in the missing chords in their heads as they played their hearts out throughout this rewarding studio date. ~ Ken Dryden , AMG

   Artist: Valery Ponomarev
   Album: A Star For You
   Year: 1997
   Label: Reservoir (City Hall)
   Format/Bitrate: mp3, 320kbps
   Size: 126MB
   AMG rating:




   Valery Ponomarev, one of the most underrated trumpeters in jazz, has a style based in the hard bop tradition of Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard, yet he keeps an open mind toward newer developments. On this CD, he is teamed with tenor saxophonist Bob Berg (whose soulful post-bop style has long been influenced by Michael Brecker), the little-known but talented Philadelphia-based pianist Sid Simmons, bassist Ken Walker, and drummer Billy Hart. The quintet performs six of the trumpeter's tricky yet swinging originals and a reharmonized rendition of "We'll Be Together Again." Ponomarev's very impressive range (hitting high notes with little difficulty), full sound and inventive ideas clearly inspire his sidemen. Berg puts plenty of passion into his solos, and Simmons makes one wish that he were recorded more extensively. Easily recommended to modern straight-ahead jazz collectors.