Artists - Saxophone Summit
     Album - Gathering of Spirits
     Label - Telarc
     Year - 2004
     Quality - mp3@192Kp
     Size - 87 MB
     Total time-65Min.

Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano came together in 2004 as "Saxophone Summit" to pay tribute to John Coltrane's late music, made in the last two years of his life (1965 – 1967). The resulting album "Gathering of Spirits" was a critical success which showed that the innovations being pioneered by John Coltrane were accessible and could continue to enrich the language of jazz.

Michael Brecker died in early 2007 but a second album exploring this approach was made possible by the inclusion of Ravi Coltrane. The resulting album, "Seraphic Light", is dedicated to Michael Brecker.

As Dave Liebman has commented: "The original idea was to follow up where "Gathering of Spirits" left off……. The Coltrane compositions we chose for "Seraphic Light" reflect those directions… On the other hand, we wanted everyone in the group to have a compositional voice represented. So in essence we have two albums in one. The original tunes are, to my ears, quite accessible and compact in their performances, offering a needed contrast to the weightier Coltrane material.”

The John Coltrane compositions on the album are: "Expression" (from the 1967 album of the same name), "Seraphic Light" (aka "Creation") (from the 1967 album 'Interstellar Regions") and "Cosmos" (from the 1965 album "Live In Seattle").
The music is wide ranging and inspirational with enough to satisfy those that want to stay "inside" the bop / postbop tradition while taking on the innovations signposted by John Coltrane's most challenging period. ~ 100greatestjazzalbums.blogspot.com

    Artist: McCoy Tyner
    Album: Song Of The New World
    Label: Milestone/OJC
    Release: 1973
    Style: Post-Bop
    Format mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s
    Time: 41:24
    Size: 94,9 Mb
    AMG Rating:

This set gave pianist McCoy Tyner his first opportunity to write music for a larger group that included brass, flutes, and — on two of the five songs — a string section. The powerful pianist is in fine form and the main soloist throughout (although there are spots for trumpeter Virgil Jones and the flute of Sonny Fortune). Most memorable is the title cut and a reworking of "Afro Blue." - Scott Yanow at AMG

    Artist: McCoy Tyner
    Album: Atlantis
    Label: Milestone
    Release: 1974
    Style: Post-Bop
    Format mp3, bitrate: 224 kb/s
    Time: 1:06:20
    Size: 106 Mb
    AMG Rating:

This is the single-CD reissue of all of the music from a former two-LP set. Pianist McCoy Tyner's 1974 quintet consisted of the talented youngster Azar Lawrence on tenor and soprano, bassist Joony Booth, drummer Wilby Fletcher and percussionist Guilherme Franco. As is accurately stated in the new liner notes by Neil Tesser, Atlantis was the final recording from Tyner's last band to be based on the music of his former boss, John Coltrane. While Lawrence (who was only 20 at the time) derived his style partly from aspects of Coltrane and the rhythm section is fiery, Tyner creates some very powerful and highly original solos, really tearing into some of the more extended pieces. Recorded live at San Francisco's legendary Keystone Korner, this set has four of Tyner's modal originals played by the full group, a rendition of "My One and Only Love" performed by the leader, Lawrence and Franco as a trio, and a solo piano version of "In a Sentimental Mood." Essential music that still sounds fresh and adventurous. - Scott Yanow at AMG

     Artist: Horace Silver
     Album: Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 1: Spotlight on Drums
     Label: Blue Note (RVG Edition)
     Years: 1952-1953, release: 2003
     Style: Hard Bop, Funky Jazz
     Quality: mp3@320 kbps
     Time: 52:49
     Size: 71,1 mb + 46,75 mb + 20,71 mb (scans)
     AMG rating

Еще нет ни "Ночи в Бёрдлэнде", ни канонического альбома Хораса Сильвера с "Посланцами Джаза", но уже в этом альбоме великий пианист вместе с великим барабанщиком начинают закладывать фундамент стиля, столь любимого сотнями тысяч любителей джаза и фактически определившего джазовый мэйнстрим на следующее десятилетие - Хард-Бопа.

After getting his start with Stan Getz in 1950, Horace Silver began recording his own sides for Blue Note in 1952-1953. Horace Silver Trio represents the best pieces from those two years. Pianist Silver is joined by drummer Art Blakey and bassists Gene Ramey, Curly Russell, and Percy Heath for 16 cuts, including the propulsive "Message From Kenya" and the high-octane "Opus De Funk." As with all good trio work, the strength of the group rests on the intricate interaction of the players, and Silver's trio sounds tight no matter who's playing bass. There are a number of funky originals by the leader, including a bouncy "Buhaina" and the intriguingly structured "Silverware." Blakey, likewise, shines as a writer on "Message From Kenya" and "Nothing But the Soul," two pieces featuring the congas of Sabú Martínez. There are also nice renditions of Duke Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss" and Mercer/Bloom's "Day in, Day Out." Horace Silver Trio offers a solid portrait of the pianist before the Jazz Messengers, and shows that his style rhythmic, spunky, and filled with clever flourishes was intact before the birth of his famous band. This hard-bopping album serves as a fine introduction to Silver and Blakey. ~ Ronnie Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide

     Artist: Larry Coryell
     Album: Moonlight Whispers
     Genre: world fusion
     Format: FLAC (cue, log) + MP3 (320k/s)
     Size: 324 + 140 MB (artwork inc.)
     Label: TIM AG
     Total time: 58:12




Considered by many as a worthy successor to Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, bansoori exponent Pandit Ronu Majumdar has over the years recorded some of the most defining Indo-fusion music. The album “Moonlight Whispers” which features Majumdar alongside guitarist Larry Coryell is one that helped define the sound of Indo fusion music. Larry Coryell pushes his acoustic guitar into Hindustani music in Moonlight Whispers,his CD with Indian musicians, flutist Ronu Majumdar, tabla player Abhjit Bannerjee and Persian percussionist Keyvan Chemirani. ~ from Abstractlogix.com

     Artist: Abbey Lincoln
     Album: That's Him
     Label: OJC
     Release: 1957
     Format, bitrate: MP3, 192 kbps
     Time: 49:49
     Size: 69 MB




     This CD reissue brings back singer Abbey Lincoln's second recording and first for Riverside, adding alternate takes of "I Must Have That Man!" and "Porgy" to the original LP program. Lincoln is accompanied by quite an all-star roster (tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Max Roach) and, even this early, she was already a major jazz singer with a style of her own. Lincoln was careful from this point on to only interpret lyrics that she believed in. Her repertoire has a few superior standards (including several songs such as "I Must Have That Man!" and "Don't Explain" that are closely associated with Billie Holiday) plus Oscar Brown, Jr.'s "Strong Man" and Phil Moore's "Tender as a Rose"; she takes the latter unaccompanied. "Don't Explain" is slightly unusual in that Paul Chambers is absent and Wynton Kelly makes an extremely rare appearance on bass. All three of Abbey Lincoln's Riverside albums (each of which have been reissued through the OJC imprint) are well worth several listens. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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Composer: Francesco Canova da Milano
Artist: Hopkinson Smith
Album: Il Divino
Label: Naive
Year: 2008
Genre: classical music
Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps
Time: 1h, 8 min.
Size: 159 mb.

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     Artist: Bud Powell
     Album: Bud Powell / Holidays In Edenville, 64 volume 8
     Label: Mythic Sound MS 6001-2
     Year: 1964
     Format, bitrate: mp3@320 kb/s covers front/retro 300dpi
     Time: 64 min
     Size: 144,22 MB


This tribute to the great Bud Powell took 24 years to be completed, after his premature death. The well informed Jazzfans in the world are going to discover this original music. A music very often create outsider od the usuale professionale constraints. This project was able to be carried out thanks the association and complicity of several people conscious the importance of Bud Powell's genius. First Cecilia Barnes Powell, his daughter and heiress, to whom Francis Paudras gave as a legacy all the archives and personal recordings partly released here. Giacomo Battistella, passionate jazzfan, creator of Black Saint label and owner of Black Saint shop. Vittorio Castelli, another ardent jazzfan, musician journalist and partner in CD Team. Gigi de Leo, a well-informed jazz collector, documentalist, radio broadcast producer and also partner in CD Team. And lastly, Francis Paudras, who protected those precious archives over 30 years, a film maker and jazz producer. This work in an expression of their love and faithfulness to the probably most creative, the purest and the most underrated musician of our time. This is volume eight of ten. ~ Paolo

     Artist: Bud Powell
     Album: Bud Powell / Tribute To Thelonious, 64 volume 7
     Label: Mythic Sound MS 6001-2
     Year: 1964
     Format, bitrate: mp3@320 kb/s covers front/retro 300dpi
     Time: 60 min
     Size: 134,49 MB


This tribute to the great Bud Powell took 24 years to be completed, after his premature death. The well informed Jazzfans in the world are going to discover this original music. A music very often create outsider od the usuale professionale constraints. This project was able to be carried out thanks the association and complicity of several people conscious the importance of Bud Powell's genius. First Cecilia Barnes Powell, his daughter and heiress, to whom Francis Paudras gave as a legacy all the archives and personal recordings partly released here. Giacomo Battistella, passionate jazzfan, creator of Black Saint label and owner of Black Saint shop. Vittorio Castelli, another ardent jazzfan, musician journalist and partner in CD Team. Gigi de Leo, a well-informed jazz collector, documentalist, radio broadcast producer and also partner in CD Team. And lastly, Francis Paudras, who protected those precious archives over 30 years, a film maker and jazz producer. This work in an expression of their love and faithfulness to the probably most creative, the purest and the most underrated musician of our time. This is volume seven of ten. ~ Paolo

     Artists: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian
     Album: At the Deer Head Inn
     Label: ECM
     Year: 1992, release: 2000
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps
     Time: 66:27
     Size: 152 MB
     AMG rating



Keith Jarrett returns to his roots, both musically and physically, on this CD. His first significant jazz gig was at the Deer Head Inn in Allentown, PA (his hometown) and 30 years later Jarrett agreed to perform at the venue again. With the assistance of bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Paul Motian, Jarrett plays six jazz standards (several of which were associated with Miles Davis) plus Jaki Byard's medium-tempo blues, "Chandra." The inventive interpretations give listeners plenty of surprises and variety, making this a very enjoyable outing. ~ Scott Yanow, AMG