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2005: But Beautiful: The Best Of Shirley Horn |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Shirley Horn Album: But Beautiful: The Best Of Shirley Horn Label: Verve Year: 2005 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320kb/s Size: 133MB AMG rating:   When vocalist/pianist Shirley Horn resurfaced after a long spell away from the recording studio and signed with Verve Records in 1987, the jazz world at large discovered what many of Horn's devoted followers already knew: that she is a huge talent and one of the great jazz singers to follow in the footsteps of legends like Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday. On her records for Verve, Horn never dazzles with flawless technique or stunning vocal tricks. Instead, she enthralls the listener with her intimate delivery and her understated yet almost visceral emotional power. Since that first record in 1987, she has released a string of good-to-excellent records, and But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn on Verve compiles some of the finest moments from them, including the lovely "You Won't Forget About Me," which features Miles Davis on trumpet, maybe the best take on "Fever" since Peggy Lee's, the achingly slow and torchy "But Beautiful," and the lightly swinging "Come and Dance with Me," a track that shows that while Horn's main strength is ballads she also can swing like nobody's biz. The disc also gives a tiny taste of Horn's '60s sound with the inclusion of "The Great City" from 1963's Shirley Horn with Horns and has three bonus tracks recorded live in 2005 with a tight combo that show Horn has a surplus of style and class. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide |
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1982: Al Cohn With Zoot Sims – Zoot Case |
BeBop, Cool |
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 Artists: Al Cohn , Zoot Sims Album: Zoot Case Label: Gazel Year: 1982, release: 1993 Format, rate: mp3, 320kbs Size: 123 MB Time: 57:30 AMG Rating:  During a 30-year period the very complementary tenors Zoot Sims and Al Cohn teamed up on an irregular but always consistently satisfying basis. This club date from Stockholm, one of their final joint recordings, features the pair backed by pianist Claes Croona, bassist Palle Danielsson and drummer Petur Ostlund. Both Zoot and Cohn sound quite inspired and they really push each other on "Exactly like You," "After You've Gone" (which features Sims on soprano) and even a surprisingly heated version of "The Girl from Ipanema." Al Cohn's tone had deepened during the years and, although they sounded nearly identical in the 1950s, it is quite easy to tell the two tenors apart during this encounter. The CD (available through the Swedish Sonet label) is highly recommended for fans of the saxophonists and for bop collectors in general. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1960: Muddy Waters - Sings Big Bill Broonzy |
Music » Blues » Acoustic blues |
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 Artist: Muddy Waters Album: Sings Big Bill Broonzy Year: 1960 Label: Chess Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kb/s Time: 27:59 Size: 71,22 MB (+5% recovery) AMG Rating  Waters's tribute album to the man who gave him his start on the Chicago circuit, this stuff doesn't sound much like Broonzy so much as a virtual recasting of his songs into Muddy's electric Chicago style. Evidently the first time Waters and his band were recorded in stereo, the highlights include high voltage takes on "When I Get to Drinkin'" and "The Mopper's Blues," with some really great harp from James Cotton as an added bonus. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide |
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1961: Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Plus |
Hard-bop, Adderley Cannonball |
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 Artist: Cannonball Adderley Quintet Album: Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus Year: 1961 Label: Riverside Quality: FLAC + MP3@320 Kbps Size: 365 + 124 MB (covers) AMG rating REPOST with new links For this CD reissue of a Riverside date, altoist Cannonball Adderley's 1961 Quintet (which includes cornetist Nat Adderley, pianist Victor Feldman, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes) is joined by guest pianist Wynton Kelly on five of the eight selections, during which Feldman switches quite effectively to vibes. The music falls between funky soul-jazz and hard bop, and each of the performances (particularly "Star Eyes" and "Well You Needn't") is enjoyable. The CD adds a new alternate take of "Lisa" and the previously unissued "O.P." to the original program. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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2005 : Joe Lovano - Stream of Expression |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Post-bop |
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 Artist: Joe Lovano Album: Stream of Expression Label: Blue Note Records Year: 2005, release:2006 Format, bitrate: MP3, 320Kbps Time: 78 Min Size: 180 MB AMG rating Joe Lovano can always be relied upon to switch gears from one project to another, constantly exploring new music and fresh variations of older pieces. On Streams of Expression, he contributes the five-part "Streams of Expression Suite," a three-part "Birth of the Cool Suite" (conducted by Gunther Schuller) that uses themes from Miles Davis' 1948-1950 Nonet, and three briefer works. Lovano utilizes several groups along the way, and there are spots for the other horn players (including tenors George Garzone and Ralph Lalama, baritonist Gary Smulyan, and especially trumpeter Tim Hagans) to be heard. Lovano is in prime form, the Miles Davis melodies are expertly updated, and although none of the new individual themes were destined to be future standards, the playing by Lovano and his sidemen is consistently creative. Another highly recommended Joe Lovano outing. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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2003: Terence Blanchard - Bounce |
Post-bop, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Brazilian Jazz |
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 Artist: Terence Blanchard Album: Bounce Label: Blue Note Year: 2003 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 Size: 148 mb AMG Rating:  Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard has come further in a sense than any of the 1980s Art Blakey alumni. While Wynton and Branford Marsalis may have higher profiles, Blanchard is the player who has most improved as both a soloist and an ensemble player. He is an excellent bandleader whose great taste in arrangements and sidemen are reflected on nearly all of his recordings. But most of all, Mr. Blanchard has become one of jazz's most sophisticated and erudite composers. Combining elegance; sleek, shimmering surfaces; and lopping, limpid ambiences with wonderful harmonic and melodic invention — not to mention a great cast of soloists — there's no wonder why Mr. Blanchard is Spike Lee's chosen soundtrack composer. On Bounce, Mr. Blanchard and his septet (which includes the brilliant pianist Aaron Parks, saxophonist Brice Winston, drummer Eric Harland, B3 and Fender Rhodes maestro Robert Glasper, guitarist Lionel Loueke, and bassist Brandon Owens) explore various sides of the Latin music experience while not making a "Latin" record per se. Blanchard seems to be interested in the colorations of rhythm on his own modern creative and post-bop experiments in texture, structure, and musical elasticity. And these tunes do stretch into melodic arenas he's never explored before. >>> |
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1992: Various - Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus |
Modern Jazz, Freejazz |
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 Artist: Various artists Album: Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus Label: Columbia Year: 1992 Genre: progressive / post moden / fusion Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 Time: 74:14 Size: 156.2 MB AMG rating  Producer Hal Willner had created a reputation as a fascinating instigator, organizing homages to composers as diverse as Nino Rota and Thelonious Monk wherein he conscripted the services of musicians from all over the stylistic map, allowing them to bring their unique interpretations and approaches to bear on the subjects. For his Charles Mingus project, his central idea was as inspired as it was loony: to incorporate the amazing instruments invented and designed by another equally maverick composer, Harry Partch, into reinterpretations of Mingus' work. By and large, it works, making Weird Nightmare a strange and wonderful one-off event. There's a central band at work based around bassist Greg Cohen and guitarist Bill Frisell, with guest stars, mostly from the rock world, including Robbie Robertson, Dr. John, Keith Richards, and Chuck D Highlights abound; when Partch's Marimba Eroica is struck during "Pithecanthropus Erectus," the floors of the listener's dwelling may buckle. Elvis Costello's reading of the title song is, well, eerily weird. One special high point is the version of "Gunslinging Bird" where text from Mingus' autobiographical Beneath the Underdog is angrily and righteously declaimed by Chuck D.; it's arguably as pure and forceful as anything he ever accomplished with Public Enemy and makes one wonder why he never pursued this seemingly rewarding path. There are several missteps as well, to be sure. Most egregiously, Keith Richards' sneering condescension on "Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me," as though he had better things to do, is embarrassing. But eventually, it's simply the gorgeous music of Charles Mingus that carries the day, showing itself more than capable of shouldering the ghost of Harry Partch and the wayward inclinations of its interpreters. Most of the pieces glow in these unusual treatments, and make Weird Nightmare a must for any serious Mingus fan. ~ Brian Olewnick, All Music Guide |
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1958: Julie Wilson - At The St. Regis |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Julie Wilson Album: At The St. Regis Label: VIK Year: 1958 Format, bitrate: 320 Kbp/s (LP-rip) Time: 38:01 Size: 87MB AMG rating Recorded live at the midtown Manhattan hotel where she long held court, Julie Wilson at the St. Regis captures the singer in her natural environment, perfectly evoking the smoky, after-hours sophistication of the postwar cabaret circuit. Paired here with the Marshall Grant Trio, Wilson clearly relishes the live setting: the songs forgo subtlety and restraint in favor of crowd-pleasing theatrics, shifting easily from torch song melancholy to tongue in cheek vamps. Wilson's sly, husky vocals have never sounded better than on songs like "Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love," "Married I Can Always Get," and "I Refuse to Rock and Roll." ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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1959: Eric Dolphy - Truth |
Jazz, BeBop |
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 Artist: Eric Dolphy Album: Truth Label: Rockin Chair Records Year: 1959 Format: mp3@320 kb/s Size: 82MB w/scans Time: 31:33 AMG Rating:  The music on this European import CD features Eric Dolphy while he was a member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet; the music originally appeared on a SESAC Repertory LP. The group includes either Ralph Pena or Wyatt Ruther on bass, guitarist Dennis Budmir, cellist Nathan Gershman, Dolphy (alto sax, flute, and bass clarinet), and the leader on drums. Like other Chico Hamilton recordings with Dolphy present, the material often has the feeling of chamber music, though the occasional pyrotechnics of Dolphy's alto sax can jar the listener. None of the individual numbers is particularly memorable, although Dolphy's flute is consistently a highlight during "Theme for a Starlet" and "Lullaby for Dreamers." "Frou Frou" is a lively calypso somewhat reminiscent of the writings of Charles Mingus, featuring Dolphy's rapid fire vocal-like alto sax. Unfortunately, Dolphy doesn't solo on every piece, only uses the bass clarinet in some ensemble passages, and is omitted entirely from one track, "Pretty Little Theme." Because of the typos in several of the song listings in this reissue of questionable origin, (all of which have been corrected for the accompanying All Music Guide list of individual tracks), the composers shown may very well also be incorrect. This somewhat hard to find CD may be of interest to serious fans of Eric Dolphy, but will be of little interest to most jazz fans. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
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2008: Los Dorados & Cuong Vu-Incendio |
Fusion, Avantgarde |
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 Artist: Los Dorados & Cuong Vu Album: Incendio Label: Intolerancia Year: ; release: 2008 Format, bitrate: MP3 256 kbps Time: 41.58 Size: 74.89 MB Listening to Los Dorados costs the reason. The band was born with the XXI century; its members initially gathered together by a common interest in musical exploration where improvisation plays a leading role and musical spontaneity is the main creative engine, where the edges of genres and styles are so stretched out that they become blurred and give way to an electrifying energy that permeates their live performances. The inevitable vitality of such a statement is behind Los Dorados organic and evolutionary proposal. The resulting sonido dorado (dorados sound) can only become framed by the listener..s imagination. www.cdbaby.com |
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1955: Bobby Jaspar - Featuring Dave Amram |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Bobby Jaspar Album: Bobby Jaspar Featuring Dave Amram Label: Vogue Jazz (BMG France) Year: 1955, release: 1998 Quality: mp3 @320 kbps Size: 148 mb Total time: 66:10 Bobby Jaspar is all but forgotten today. Back in the late 1950s, the Belgian tenor saxophonist recorded with Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie Costa, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Mann and many other notable New York jazz artists of the period. Married to singer Blossom Dearie, Jaspar's best-known recordings are probably Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors (1957), for which he was teamed with John Coltrane, and Chet Is Back (1962), recorded with Chet Baker after the trumpeter's release from an Italian prison.
And then Jaspar died. In 1963, at age 37, the saxophonist and flutist suffered a fatal heart attack just as he was gaining recognition.
Back in the early 1950s, before Jaspar came to the U.S., French hornist and composer-arranger David Amram knew Jaspar well in Paris and recorded with him there in 1955. David's sessions with Jaspar remain crafty, exuberant and difficult to find. ~ Marc Myers, JazzWax |
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2010: Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project |
Fusion, Jazz-Rock |
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 Artist: Herbie Hancock Album: The Imagine Project Year:2010 Genre: Vocal Jazz, Piano Label: Herbie Hancock Records Quality: 320 kbps Total Size: 139 MB (Rapidshare links from Mr. jazzamba) "It's been a magical ride working with such a multitude of amazing artists. We ended up recording the album in seven countries, each of which added a unique flavor to the album. The Imagine Project artists include Dave Matthews, Anoushka Shankar, Jeff Beck, The Chieftains, John Legend, India Arie, Seal, Pink, Juanes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Chaka Khan, K'Naan, Wayne Shorter, James Morrison, and Lisa Hannigan."
Herbie Hancock's Imagine Project is an unprecedented international recording and film project featuring collaborations between music legend Herbie Hancock and a dozen superstars from every region of the planet. It utilizes the universal language of music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility. The album combines Herbie's genre defying musical vision with the local musical identities of cultures from around the world. ~ herbiehancock.com |
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