Artist: Yehudi Menuhin & Ravi Shankar
    Album: West Meets East
    Label: Angel
    Year: 1967
    Release: 1999
    Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 kb/s
    Time: 1:09:13
    Size: 93,0 (covers)
    AMG Rating:

          WOODSTOCK - 40 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
                DAY ONE

   West Meets East: The Historic Shankar/Menuhin Sessions collects the best from Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin's three West Meets East albums. This compilation features "Prabhati" and "Swara-Kakali" from the first album, "Raga Piloo" and "Dhun" from the second, and "Tenderness" and "Twilight Mood" from the third. All of the tracks feature the hypnotic interplay of Menuhin's violin and Shankar's sitar that made the individual albums critically and commercially popular when they were first released.
    - Heather Phares, AMG

    Artist: Ravi Shankar
    Album: Ravi Shankar at The Woodstock Festival
    Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
    Year: 1969
    Release: 1994
    Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 kb/s
    Time: 41:21
    Size: 60,5 Mb

          WOODSTOCK - 40 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
                DAY ONE

   Like pretty much every performer at any Woodstock, this is not Ravi's best work. From the original, he entertained a lot of muddy, naked humans who cheered for him probably because it was the "groovy thing to do." Similar things have happened throughout his history; on "The Concert For Bangla Desh" he and his players received applause following a minute of twanings caused by tuning the Indian instruments. In those days, people wanted pop whether they admitted it or not. Something wonderful happened since then, however: pop got old. These days we have acts like Silverchair and the Goo Goo Dolls and so many imitators that it's hard to keep track of them all. Now we want a true original, which is exactly what Ravi is and always was. He wasn't always very accessible, but he was unmistakable. This effort is often quite monotonous and droning. Ravi is best taken slowly and in moderation, a single disc of just sitar, tablas and such may be a bit too hard to take.
   - Amazon.com

Artist - Frank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and Orchestra
Album - L.A. Is My Lady
Label - Warner Bros.
Year - 1984, release - 1992
Quality - MP3@320 kbps
Size - 68,5 mb
Total time - 34:18


Frank Sinatra's final studio album of the '80s arguably the last true original album Sinatra recorded was an uneven but surprisingly enjoyable set that tried to adapt the singer's style to contemporary pop standards. Under the direction of arranger/producer Quincy Jones, the album incorporated more synthesizers and slick production techniques than any previous Sinatra album, but the result usually doesn't sound forced, especially on the hit title song. When the album does fail, it is because Jones' overly ambitious and commercial production such as the insistent dance beat of "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" prevents the song from taking root. Nevertheless, everyone involved, from Sinatra and Jones to the band themselves, sounds like they're having fun, and that sense of joy effortlessly translates to the listener.

     Artist: Kenny Drew
     Album: Moonlit Desert
     Label: BMG
     Year: 1982
     Format/Bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 38:18
     Size: 89 MB



     В этой весьма любопытной сессии известному трио Кенни Дрю аккомпанируют солисты Королевского Датского камерного оркестра...

     Artist: Kenny Drew
     Album: Swingin' Love (Plays Great Standards)
     Label: Baystate
     Year: 1983
     Format/Bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 48:45
     Size: 112 MB





     Подзаголовок этого альбома "Kenny Drew Plays Great Standards" говорит сам за себя и не требует дополнительных рецензий.
     Приятного прослушивания...

     Artist: Kenny Drew
     Album: Dark and Beautiful
     Label: SteepleChase
     Year: 1974, Release: 1995
     Format/Bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 1.06:06 + 1.03:01
     Size: 149 + 142 MB
     AMG Rating:

     В 1974 году компания SteepleChase выпустила два великолепных альбома трио Кенни Дрю: "Dark Beauty" и "If You Could See Me Now". В 1995 году эта же фирма повторно издаёт эти альбомы в составе двухдисковой компиляции, предлагая всем нам вновь насладиться игрой прекрасных музыкантов.
     PS. Альбом "If You Could See Me Now" уже публиковался в Клубе, но ссылки, увы, недолговечны... А "Dark Beauty" впервые представлен на страницах нашего Клуба.

     Artist: Erroll Garner
     Album: Play Piano Play
     Release: 1995
     Label: Giants of Jazz
     Format/Bitrate: mp3/320
     Size: 150mb




     This wonderful stash of vintage, mainstream piano jazz is guaranteed to soothe, energize, please and entertain...~AMG


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    Artists: Art Farmer with Frank Morgan
    Album: Central Avenue Reunion
    Label: Contemporary
    Year: 1989
    Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 kbps
    Time: 62:00
    Size: 55MB
    AMG Rating



    Three of the five musicians on this quintet date (flьgelhornist Art Farmer, altoist Frank Morgan, and pianist Lou Levy) had played on Central Avenue in Los Angeles of the late '40s. Not all of the eight songs that they perform with bassist Eric Von Essen and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath are from the era ("Blue Minor" and "Cool Struttin'" were written by Sonny Clark several years later), but the outing is very much in the bop style of the period. Their live set is highlighted by spirited versions of "Star Eyes," "Farmer's Market," "I Remember You," and "Donna Lee." This CD is filled with high-quality bebop that is easily recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans.
     ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     Artist: Kenny Drew Trio
     Album: Afternoon In Europe
     Label: RCA (LP) /Baystate
     Year: 1980, Release: 1981
     Format/Bitrate: MP3/320 kbit/s
     Size: 88 MB

     Еще один прелестный и довольно редкий альбом от Kenny Drew Trio

     Приятного прослушивания....

     Artist:The Three Sounds
     Album: Hey There!
     Label:Blue Note (LP)
     Release:1962
     Format/Bitrate: MP3/256
     Size:64MB





     Очередной альбом Gene Harris и The Three Sounds

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     Artists: Count Basie and Tony Bennett
     Album: Basie / Bennett
     Label: Roulette (LP)
     Release: 1958
     Format/Bitrate: MP3/320 kbit/s
     Size: 63 MB
     AMG Rating:




     Basie - свингует, Bennett - поет.
     А мы - слушаем!

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     Artist - Oscar Peterson
     Album - Live At CBC Studios
     Label - Just a Memory
     Year - 1960, release - 1997
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 83 mb
     Total time - 36:09
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     After recording a ton of music in 1959, the Oscar Peterson Trio only made one studio album in 1960 (The Music from Fiorello) and was not documented again until July 28, 1961. This 1997 CD has ten selections recorded for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation but not released commercially until decades later. Pianist Peterson, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, as usual, swing hard, with O.P. being the dominant force. Among the highlights of the predictably excellent program are Peterson's "Blues for Big Scotia," "My Heart Stood Still," "How About You," "Cookin' at the Continental" and "Dancing on the Ceiling." This tight trio was nothing if not consistent!

    Artist: Herbie Mann
    Album: Reggae
    Label: Atlantic/Wounded Bird
    Year: 1974
    Release: 1974 (LP); 2001 (CD)
    Format: Mpeg-4 224 kbps
    Time: 38:44
    Size: 73.0 MB



    Despite its title, most of the music on this album is not actually reggae but a mixture of jazz, R&B and pop. Flutist Herbie Mann, guitarists Mick Taylor and Albert Lee and keyboardist Pat Rebillot combine with the eight-piece Tommy McCook band to create some spirited and danceable (if a bit dated) music. Together they jam on The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," the traditional "Rivers of Babylon," Moe Koffman's old hit "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" and an 18-minute version of "My Girl." The results are fun if not all that substantial.
    ~ Scott Yanow, AMG

     Artist: Terri Lyne Carrington
     Album: More To Say
     Label: Koch Records
     Year: 2009
     Format, bitrate: Lame 3.97 V2 VBR Joint-Stereo
     Size: 81mb
     Time: 63:14


     Though Massachusetts-based drummer and composer Terri Lyne Carrington is best known for her work with Herbie Hancock, she has released several fine albums as a leader. MORE TO SAY is a smooth but not superficial collection of tunes touching on various jazz periods, R&B, pop, and Latin forms. Guests include George Duke and Patrice Rushen.
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   Artist: Billy Harper Quintet
   Album: Love On The Sudan
   Label: Denon Jazz YX-7568-ND
   Year: 1977
   Format, bitrate: mp3, 192 kbps
   Time: 35:39
   Size: 49.3MB

    Artist: Tim Hardin
    Album: Tim Hardin 1
    Label: Verve Records
    Release: 1966
    Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kb/s
    Time: 27:37
    Size: 66,5 Mb (cover)
    AMG Rating:

          WOODSTOCK - 40 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
                    DAY ONE

   Tim Hardin's debut album was something of a happy accident, a killer record at least a third of which was comprised of tracks intended as demos, while another half utilized a string orchestra that the artist knew nothing about. Whatever its origins, Tim Hardin 1 is one of the most powerful and compelling records of its era, encompassing deeply personal and compelling poetry, blues, rock, and folk in settings ranging from stripped-down Sun Records-style rock & roll to lightly orchestrated folk-rock. The beautiful, briskly paced "Don't Make Promises" — which, along with "Reason to Believe," became one of the two huge songwriting hits here — opens the album on an ambitious note, its sound mixing a small-band and string section behind a confessional lyric. . . .

     Artists: The Andrews Sisters
     Album: Capitol Collectors Series
     Label: Capitol
     Year: 1991
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kb/s
     Time: 01:08:23
     Size: 154,5 MB (+5% recovery)
     AMG Rating:


        Twenty-five Andrews Sisters tracks dating mostly from October 1956, after the trio reformed following Patty Andrews' attempt at a solo career. On signing them, Capitol Records got the trio to do new versions of their classic Decca hits for the LP The Andrews Sisters in Hi-Fi. The effort was a worthy one, as the trio still sang splendidly, and with all of the verve they'd displayed 20 years earlier, and Vic Schoen, who'd done all of their band arrangements back when, was present for these sessions as well. In view of the easy availability of their hits for Decca Records, the material on this CD may seem superfluous, but the performances have much of the same easy, swinging charm that their late-'30s and 1940s classics displayed, with better recording to go with it, and the trio's maturity -- the sisters were in their forties rather than their twenties -- works in their favor, allowing them to add a few fresh nuances and articulate the lyrics anew, giving listeners a pleasing look back at the old with just a smidgen of new thrown in. Additionally, at the time of its release, the sound on this disc was superior to that of any of MCA's CDs of the original hits, although they have since improved those masters.
   ~ Bruce Eder, AMG

    Artist: McCoy Tyner
    Album: Reaching Fourth
    Label: Impulse!
    Year: 1962
    Release: 1963 (LP); 1998 (CD)
    Time: 34:02
    Format: FLAC
    Size: 200MB
    AMG Rating:


    Pianist McCoy Tyner's second set as a leader has as of 1996 not been reissued on CD. Featured in a trio with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Roy Haynes, Tyner performs two of his originals ("Reaching Fourth" and "Blues Back") plus three standards and "Theme For Ernie." One of the two most original and influential pianists to fully emerge in the 1960s (along with Bill Evans), McCoy Tyner's unique chord voicings and ease at playing creatively over vamps pushed the evolution of jazz piano forward quite a bit. This outing, although not as intense as his work with the John Coltrane Quartet, is generally memorable and still sounds quite viable 35 years later.
    ~ Scott Yanow, AMG