Artist:Sadao Watanabe
     Album:Fill Up The Night
     Label: Warner Pioneer/Elektra, Japan
     Year:rec.Mar 1983 / rel.1984
     Format:MP3 @ 320 Kb/s
     Time:37:30
     Size: 81,6 Mb

     Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
     Album: All My Tomorrows
     Label: Columbia
     Year: 1994
     Format, bitrate: MP3@ 320 KBit/s
     Time: 73:45
     Size: 172 MB



Eddie Henderson's lovely flugelhorn colors the opening track, "E Preciso Perdoar (One Must Forgive)," setting the mood for a very mellow set. Washington, accompanied by six pieces, plays the standards straighter than Johnny Mathis sings them; everything is ratcheted down '40s-ish/'50s-ish cozy nightclub style. Freddy Cole resembles his brother, Nat King Cole, on "Overjoyed," while "Happenstance" showcases Henderson's absolute trumpeting skills. But if you expected to exercise your fingers with a few impromptu snaps, these tracks won't take you there. Washington's Winelight album, one of his best, was laid-back also but Washington's M.O. was stamped all over it; here you need credits and liner notes for verification, and only the opening tune emits any sparks. An attempt to silence the die-hard jazz critics who considered him a lightweight, but a disappointment for his Mister Magic fans.

     Artist: Various Artists
     Album: Black and White Box of Jazz [BOX SET]
     Label: Castle/Pulse
     Release: 2000
     Fofmat: Flac
     Size: 397 mb



Two of Castle Music's best selling boxed sets brought together to create a wonderful 8 CD collection at a fantastic price! Artists include, Lionel Hampton, Joe Williams, Buddy Rich, Dexter Gordon, Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Griffin, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, Wynton Marsalis, Charles Mingus and Gary Burton. Eight smooth cardboard sleeves housed in a hinged cardboard box that measures approx. 5x5x1(inches). 2000 release.

     Artist: Warne Marsh
     Album: Back Home
     Label: CrissCross 1023
     Year: 1986
     Format, bitrate: mp3@320kb/s
     Time: ~ 67 min
     Size: 11,59MB
     AMG Rating

Recorded and originally released on vinyl in 1986 (a year and a half prior to Marsh's death), Back Home was reissued on CD by Criss Cross in 2001, with three alternate takes and a previously unheard version of Clifford Brown's "Joy Spring." Together with pianist Barry Harris, bassist David Williams, and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath, the tenor master and Tristano disciple works through a set of tunes that, in true Tristano fashion, are built entirely upon the harmonic foundations of popular standards. The sole exceptions are "Joy Spring" and Tadd Dameron's "Good Bait." Mark Gardner's liner notes wrongly identify "I Got Rhythm" as the source for "Rhythmically Speaking"; the latter is actually derived, oddly enough, from "Little Willie Leaps." On four tracks Marsh is joined by fellow tenorist and Tristano student Jimmy Halperin, age 27 at the time of the recording -- over 30 years Marsh's junior. The two-tenor pairing recalls Marsh's '50s collaborations with Ted Brown. Marsh's peculiar linear logic and behind-the-beat phrasing are the aural equivalent of well-aged scotch, and his rapport with Barry Harris represents a felicitous union of straight bebop and one of its most enigmatic tributaries, the Tristano school.

     Artist: Ahmad Jamal
     Album: Crystal
     Label: Collectables
     Year: 1987, release: 2006
     Format: MP3, 320 kbps
     Time: 44:30
     Size: 102 MB




There are some magical moments on this quartet set featuring pianist Ahmad Jamal, bassist James Cammack, drummer David Bowles and percussionist Willie White. Jamal's control of dynamics and inventive use of space proved to be as effective as it had been when he first made his mark in the 1950s, although his chord voicings and general style had evolved. Jamal and his group perform ten of his originals with taste, swing and subtle surprises.

     Artist: Sam Myers
     Album: Mississippi Delta Blues
     Styles: Delta Blues, Harmonica Blues
     Year: 1978, release: 1980
     Label: TJ Records
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 320Kb/s (from vinyl)
     Size: 87.9 MB
     Time: 38:24


Sam Myers got a second chance at the brass ring, and he happily made the most of it. As frontman for Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets, the legally blind Myers's booming voice and succinct harp work have enjoyed a higher profile recently than ever before.
Although he was born and mostly raised in Mississippi, Myers got into the habit of coming up to visit Chicago as early as 1949 (where he learned from hearing Little Walter and James Cotton). Myers joined a band, King Mose & the Royal Rockers, after settling in Jackson, MS, in 1956. Myers's 1957 debut 45 for Johnny Vincent's Ace logo, "Sleeping in the Ground"/"My Love Is Here to Stay," featured backing by the Royal Rockers.
Myers played both drums and harp behind slide guitar great Elmore James at a 1961 session for Bobby Robinson's Fire label in New Orleans. Myers cut a standout single of his own for Robinson's other logo, Fury Records, the year before that coupled his appealing remake of Jimmy Reed's "You Don't Have to Go" with "Sad, Sad Lonesome Day."
Myers made some albums with a loosely knit group called the Mississippi Delta Blues Band for TJ during the early '80s before teaming up with young Texas guitar slinger Funderburgh, whose insistence on swinging grooves presents the perfect backdrop for Myers. Their first collaboration for New Orleans-based Black Top Records, 1985's My Love Is Here to Stay, was followed by several more albums -- Sins, Rack 'Em Up, Tell Me What I Want to Hear, 1995's Live at the Grand Emporium -- each one confirming that this was one of the most enduring blues partnerships of the 1990s. In 2004, Myers released his first solo album, Coming from the Old School, just two years before he died, on July 17, 2006.

     Artist: Benny Carter
     Album: Live And Well In Japan
     Label: Pablo Live, Japan
     Year:rec.Apr 29, 1977
     Format:MP3 @ 320 Kb/s
     Time: 44:22
     Size: 96, 5 Mb
     AMG rating:

     Artist: Terry Gibbs
     Album: Terry Gibbs Plays The Duke
     Label: EmArCy/Mercury
     Year: 1957
     Quality: MP3@320 kbps (LP-rip)
     Size: 77,9 mb (sharebee)
     Total time: 34:01



Mid 50s magic from vibist Terry Gibbs a set that has Gibbs working through some material from Duke Ellington but often with instrumentation that's quite unusual! The combo's a quartet with Gibbs himself on vibes, marimba, and xylophone alongside Pete Jolly on accordion, Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and Gary Frommer on drums all grooving in some nicely remade versions of Ellington standards. The mix of vibes and accordion is quite striking, and really provides a fresh take on numbers that include "Caravan", "Rockin' In Rhythm", "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart", "Sophisticated Lady", and "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me".

    Artist: B.B. King
    Album: The Best Of The Early Years
    Label: Ace
    Year: ; release: 2007
    Genre: Blues
    Format mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s
    Time: 1:15:30
    Size: 173 Mb
    AMG Rating:

        EVERY DAY IS A B.B. DAY !

There have been numerous compilations of the best of B.B. King's recordings for the Modern label in the 1950s and early '60s, and if you've already picked up one of them, there isn't an urgent reason to replace or upgrade it with this CD. If not, however, this certainly makes a good bid to be considered as the best single-disc anthology of this era. The 25 tracks include many of his biggest hits and most famous classics from the period, among them "3 O'Clock Blues," "Woke Up This Morning," "Every Day I Have the Blues," "Sweet Little Angel," "Sweet Sixteen," "How Blue Can You Get?," and "Rock Me Baby," and the lesser-known tunes are of equal or near-equal quality. It's true that if you have a bit more cash and time, you might be better off with the two-CD, 40-track Original Greatest Hits, which might be a little easier to find in the U.S. than this U.K. import as well. It's also true that if you want a whole lotta Modern sides by King, you could plumb for Ace's four-CD The Vintage Years box, as well as the same label's extensive series of individual B.B. King CDs of Modern material. If you're not a completist, however, it'll come as something of a revelation as to how much better early King sounds when that mammoth body of work is whittled down to his best and, for the most part, most accessible stuff. To those more used to his later recordings, too, it will come as a surprise to hear how raw and raucous some of these performances sound in comparison to his more urbane soul-blues of later years; a few of them are even a bit influenced by early rock & roll. Note that the one previously unreleased track, by the way, is a "previously unissued intercut version of takes 2, 3, 4" of "Why I Sing the Blues" that even many completists could probably live without. - Richie Unterberger at All Music Guide

    
      Artist: Al Di Meola
     Album: Scenario
     Label: Columbia
     Year: 1983
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps
     Time: 32:41
     Size: 89.7 Mb




With this recording, Al di Meola thankfully left behind the pop-fusion sound that he had perfected with Jan Hammer. This was his first venture using the Roland guitar synthesizer and a drum machine. The technology used on this recording sounds dated, but the intent seems genuine. Jan Hammer's Miami Vice sound can be heard throughout, especially on "Sequencer"; di Meola places more emphasis on composition and production than on his famous technique. This turns out to be a refreshing change, but it would have been nice to hear him jam with Phil Collins on "Island Dreamer" rather than lying back on what turns out to be a disappointing collaboration. "Calliope" finds di Meola aligned with Bill Bruford and Tony Levin, although this too turns out to be a disappointment. Certainly a turning point in di Meola's career, but hardly at the level of his later output.

     Artist: Scott Hamilton
     Album:Tenorshoes
     Label:Concord Jazz
     Year:rec.Dec 1979 / rel.1993
     Format:MP3 @ 320 Kb/s
     Time: 41:35
     Size: 91,5 Mb
     AMG rating:

    Artist: Mike Oldfield
    Album: Tubular Bells [Deluxe Edition]
    Label: Virgin/Mercury UK
    Year: 1973; release: 2009
    Genre: Progressive
    Format mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s
    Time: 1:44:42
    Size: 256 Mb (full covers + booklet + original covers)
    AMG Rating:

Mike Oldfield is an artist like no other. Over the last 37 years he has produced timeless, unique and inspirational music that has enthralled listeners the world over. Fans old and new can celebrate the great man's work with a special release of his classic, multiplatinum selling album Tubular Bells. It is 35 years since the opening passage was used in the film The Exorcist, making the album a global phenomenon. This exciting new "Deluxe Edition" version of his 1973 groundbreaking album is not only repackaged, but Mike himself has also remastered the tracks from his home in the Bahamas.. - Amazon.com

     Artist:Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
     Album: Chronogical Classics
     Label:Chronological Classics 1087
     Year: Aug 27, 1939-May 13, 1940 / rel.Mar 14, 2000
     Format: MP3 @ 320 Kb/s
     Time: 74:02
     Size: 122 Mb
     AMG rating:

     Artist: Earl 'Fatha" Hines
     Album: The Indispensable Earl Hines, Vol. 5-6: The Bob Thiele Sessions
     Label: RCA Records
     Genre: Swing, Piano Jazz
     Release Date: 25 October, 1994
     Recording Date: Feb 26, 1944-Jan 17, 1966
     Format: FLAC with. cue
     Time: 77:15
     Size: 96 + 82 MB

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