Artist: Duke Ellington
    Album: Live in '58
    Label: Reelin' In The Years Productions & Naxos
    Year: 1958
    Release: 2007
    Format: Online-video
    Sound: mono
    Time: 80 min




    Duke Ellington features the earliest-known filmed full-length concert by one of the 20th Century's greatest songwriters and bandleaders. Filmed at Amsterdam's famed Concertgebouw, this 80-minute concert features the 16-piece Duke Ellington Orchestra two years after their stunning performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival,which Duke considered his second birth. This epic performance includes legendary players Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Quentin Jackson and Ray Nance performing some of the most beloved American music ever written.

    ~ www.JazzIcons.com

    Artist: Various Artists
    Album: Verve Story 1944-1994 (4cd box set)
    Label: Polygram Records
    Year: 1944 - 1991
    Release: 1994
    Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kb/s
    Time: 1:15:01 + 1:12:59 + 1:15:05 + 1:15:07
    Size: 172 + 167 + 172 + 172 + 11,8 Mb (full covers)
    AMG Rating:

          EVERY DAY IS AN OSCAR PETERSON DAY !

   For his tireless, effective, and classy promotion of first-rate musicians, Norma Granz must surely be one of the great cultural influences of our century, even if no one but jazz types know of him. More admirable (because courageous and selfless)is that he absolutely forbade racial segregation in his audiences and for his musicians. Granz was famous for making sure that ALL his musicians received first-class treatment, without distinction. And what first-class music his people made! From the "Jazz at the Philharmonic" series to his long tenure with Verve (which he founded), Granz brought together the very, very best jazz musicians, under the best conditions, and let them play what moved them. This collection is a fine, fine introduction to what Granz accomplished--and extraordinarily fun to hear.
   Bob Fancher (United States), Amazon.com

   Artist: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
   Album: The Original Soul Sister (4 CD Set)
   Label: Proper Box UK
   Release: 2002
   Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 kb/s
   Size: 321 mb (69mb+75mb+81mb+96mb))

   На самом деле я планировала запостить записи этой грандиозной певицы совсем не сегодня. Но неожиданно сегодня произошло не менее грандиозное событие для нашего Клуба и именно поэтому я бросилась терзать рапидшару... А теперь все вместе:

Nobody seems to love or understand you
and all the hard luck stories they keep on handing you
where somebody shines the light
You're coming on home tonight
Welcome Back, BlackBird!

     Сестра Розетта Тарп - певица, композитор, первая музыкант-новатор, которая сумела соединить в своем творчестве городской блюз 30-х с золотым веком госпела 40-х-50-х. Несмотря на то, что многие пуристы госпела обвиняли её в том, что, стараясь угодить вкусам публики, её стиль скатывается в поп-музыку, на самом деле её музыка - это уникальная смесь духовных текстов и рок-аккомпанемента.

      Artists - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
      Album - Sing A Song Of Basie
      Label - Impulse/GRP
      Year - 1957, release - 1989
      Quality - MP3@320kbps
      Size - 63,9mb
      Total time - 30:08


      В середине 50х годов прошлого века возникло непревзойденное до сих пор трио Ламберт-Хендрикс-Росс, специальностью которого были вокальные интерпретации инструментальных импровизаций известных джазменов (с присочиненными словами).

The premiere vocal jazz group, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross made their recording debut on this classic album, which has been reissued on CD by GRP. After unsuccessfully searching for a dozen singers in 1957 who could sing vocalese in a re-creation of some famous records by the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross decided to overdub their voices several times instead. Utilizing just a rhythm section, the vocalists sing the witty and inventive lyrics of Hendricks in note-for-note reproductions of ten Basie records. Highlights include "It's Sand, Man!," "One O'Clock Jump," the up-tempo "Little Pony," and "Avenue C." This record was a sensation when it was released and it is still quite enjoyable and unique.

    Artist: Mike Stern
    Album: Standards (And Other Songs)
    Label: Atlantic / Wea
    Release: 1992
    Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 kb/s
    Time: 1:01:33
    Size: 93,8 Mb
   

   Guitarist Mike Stern, best-known for playing rock-oriented fusion and in more commercial settings, surprised many listeners by recording an album dominated by standards. Actually, there are three originals included among the 11 pieces, but Stern also digs into such songs as "Like Someone in Love," "Moment's Notice," Chick Corea's "Windows," and "Straight No Chaser." Among Stern's sidemen on this fairly straight-ahead but adventurous set are trumpeter Randy Brecker, Bob Berg on tenor, and keyboardist Gil Goldstein. This little-known release is well-worth acquiring.
    Scott Yanow, AMG

    Artist: Mike Stern
    Album: Is What It Is
    Label: Atlantic / Wea
    Release: 1994
    Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 kb/s
    Time: 56:17
    Size: 93,4 Mb (full covers)
    AMG Rating:

   Mike Stern is one of the more creative fusion guitarists, playing with the power of rock but often taking sophisticated improvisations. On this passionate set (which consists of nine of his originals), Stern is joined by the keyboards of Jim Beard, bassist Will Lee, Dennis Chambers or Ben Perowsky on drums and (on three songs apiece) the tenors of Michael Brecker and Bob Malach. Overall this is one of Mike Stern's better recordings.
   - Scott Yanow, AMG

   Artist: CRUZDELSUR
   Album: La Ruta Del Camaleón
   Label: Puengo
   Year: 2004
   Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 Kbps
   Size: 118 mb

   CRUZDELSUR is one of projects that lately have been formed in Ecuador. He/she is born of the idea of Lenin Estrella (Guitar and Voice) that this developing a project in their head that then he would carry out it and CRUZDELSUR would call himself, joining with Fernando Avendaño (Tecladista) and Patricio Lopez (Baterista and Percucionista). to carry out this disk, the disk it tries to fuse Ecuadorian rhythms with different goods like: jazz, rock, prog, Latin, avant.
   With many Ecuadorian rhythms and Ecuadorian instruments, being given a coalition with different shades, a guitar well rockera, a very progressive keyboard, a battery with autochthonous rhythms, pleasant sounds for the lovers of the avant. a brilliant disk, with variety of sounds, for all pleasure.
   This project after this disk didn't give any concert, neither sack another disk, you disintegrates, since there was not the support that they waited, in Ecuador is not anything well-known, except for a certain group of melomaniacs, in Germany they occurred good you criticize, on the disk and the band. they have been carried out conversations but without results!!!
   So this it is a jewel for collectors, a disk of Ecuadorian vanguard!!! This disk one could
   To say that it is those but good that has left these last years, made in Ecuador!!! I hope they like!!!

   This work dedicated to the towns that quietly build the history