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2006: Jeff Massanari - Goovework |
Music » Soul » Funk-Jazz |
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 Artist: Jeff Massanari Album: Groovework Release Date: Apr 4, 2006 Label: Jazzdog Genre: Funk-Jazz, Groove Size: 90,2 MB Format: MP3 @ 256 kbps Time: 1:01:50 In 1990 Jeff formed his own independent label called JazzDog Records. Jeff's first two recordings, "Dancing on Thin Ice" and "Hip Flip," received excellent reviews and earned him recognition as the "Spotlite on New Talent" in Guitar Player magazine, and praise from guitar monsters Mike Stern and Eric Johnson.
Influenced by artists such as Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans and Pat Martino, Jeff pays tribute to his straight ahead roots with his release, "For the Music"© 2000. Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, this session features Wally Schnalle on drums and Jeff Chambers on acoustic bass. The trio performs seven standards and two of Jeff's original compositions. "For the Music" has received rave reviews along with local and national airplay.
Massanari's newest release, "Groovework" explores the combination of funk and jazz through11 of Jeff's original compositions. ~ Jeffmassanari.com |
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2008: The Jeff Gauthier Goatette - House of Return |
Music » Jazz » Modern Jazz |
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 Artist: The Jeff Gauthier Goatette Album: House of Return Label: Cryptogramophone Year: 2008 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 Size: 124 mb AMG Rating:  Jeff Gauthier was voted a "Rising Star" as violinist and producer in the 2007 Downbeat Critics Poll Violinist Jeff Gauthier must be the most underappreciated jazz violinist in the Western world. A wonderfully literate and skilled technician with chops and soul to burn, Gauthier always delivers a smorgasbord of creative improvised sounds that vary from the traditional to the progressive, with many stops in between. Perhaps it is because he is somewhat isolated from the national and international scene by living in California and plays with a group of musicians with different career paths. No matter the criteria, Gauthier is a musician who should be paid attention to, and this excellent project will launch his star further onward and outward. Featuring more than able help from electric guitarist Nels Cline and Nels' brother, drummer Alex Cline, as well as unsung pianist David Witham and bassist Joel Hamilton, the Jeff Gauthier Goatette have a giant launching pad to spring forth into action. The CD starts innocently enough with the pretty waltz "Biko's Blues," shaded by Witham's piano buoying a reverent violin/guitar line, and ends with the wary, deconstructed "Dissolution," both compositions of former bandmate and bassist Eric Von Essen. But the recording gets edgy from there on as the untamed, zoological "Friends of the Animals" takes on unscripted multiple scattered and brittle voices from Gauthier, Witham's Fender Rhodes piano, and hard contrasts in a funky, soupy marinade. The title track has Nels Cline at his best, scraping and raking up gold leaves of discontent or playing tiny fragile notes informing free bop to 6/8 swing, with solos from Gauthier and Hamilton that sing. There's a definite feeling, as cued by the instrumentation, of the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, where telepathic rhythm changes occur frequently, made contemporary by noise and a jazzier order of things. Alex Cline's 12-and-a-half-minute composition "Dizang" lives up to the name of his publishing company, Singing Feather Music. Even-keeled no-time ruminations lead to heavy, louder, intense, and calmed jamming without bar lines. There is also an overall feeling of shared goals, as everyone writes and performs this music with equal balance. Other highlights include the epic, steely, space rock/British prog rock cut "Satellites and Sideburns" and the plod-funk "I.O.A.," again featuring electric instruments. The artwork depicts paintings of flash cards representing a goat, a house, an iguana, a duck, an octopus, a rhinoceros, a fiddle, and the key component — jam. While Gauthier's previous recordings bear certain notice, this one, with such a united front of spectacular creative improvisers, deserves to be touted as it is — one of the best CDs of 2008. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide |
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1948: A Song Is Born (movie) |
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 Movie: A Song Is Born RKO Radio Pictures, 1948, Technicolor Director: Howard Hawks File size: 697 mb Video Codec: XviD Width: 528 pixels Height: 384 pixels Audio: 1 ch (Eng) mp3@74kb/s A Song is Born is a musical remake of the 1941 comedy Ball of Fire, with the same producer (Sam Goldwyn) and director (Howard Hawks) at the helm. It will be recalled that the original film, co-scripted by Billy Wilder, was an amusing spin on "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," wherein seven pedantic professors, working on a dictionary of slang, "adopted" an authority on the subject, breezy burlesque dancer Sugarpuss O'Shea. In the remake, the septet of scholars are working on an encyclopedia of music, but they're held up on the subject of "swing." When nightclub singer Honey Swanson (Virginia Mayo), escaping from her gangster suitor Tony Crow (Steve Cochran), takes refuge in the professors' home, she offers to introduce them to the world of popular music. This proves to be quite a tuneful undertaking, since two of the professors are played by Danny Kaye and Benny Goodman! The tang and zest of original plotline has been muted to the point of harmlessness, but the film is saved by the presence of Goodman, his fellow bandleaders Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey and Mel Powell, and specialty performers Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton and Buck & Bubbles. A Song is Born was Danny Kaye's final starring vehicle for Sam Goldwyn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide |
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2005: Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones • You Are There |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artists: Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones Album: You Are There Label: Emarcy Year: 2005, release: 2007 Format: MP3@320 kbps Time: 53:17 Size: 132 MB AMG Rating   Repost with a new link Roberta Gambarini is a breath of fresh air among female jazz vocalists. Gifted with superb clear diction, a warm engaging voice, and an uncanny ability to bring out the best in each song, Gambarini shines throughout this one-afternoon session, recorded without isolation booths, splicing, or overdubs. Her sole accompanist is the masterful pianist Hank Jones, a veteran who knows something about inspiring great vocalists with his inventive piano playing, having recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Anita O'Day, and Helen Merrill during a career that began over six decades prior to this session. The duo chose a wide-ranging mix of standards, show tunes, and jazz compositions (both familiar and lesser-known), along with some forgotten chestnuts of yesteryear. It is not surprising to learn that Gambarini and Jones entered the studio without a rehearsal or any arrangements, yet completed most of the 14 songs in a single take. "Stardust" is one of the most recorded works of all time, yet Gambarini recognizes the nuances within it and takes her time exploring each chorus, while Jones' elegant backing and delicious solo are flawless. Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life" is one of the most demanding jazz compositions, a melancholy ballad with an unusual structure that trips up many vocalists, but Gambarini takes her time with a deliberate interpretation that ranks with any previous vocal recording of it. Their magical rendition of the sentimental ballad "You Are There" (music by Johnny Mandel, lyrics by Dave Frishberg) seems like it would be a natural choice for a film soundtrack. "Deep Purple" may have fallen out of favor in modern jazz, but Gambarini and Jones reveal its timeless quality with a sparkling performance. She's in a playful mood in "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me." This exceptional vocal/piano duo recording is clearly one for the ages. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide |
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1980: Clark Terry Five - Memories of Duke |
Music » Jazz » Mainstream |
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 Artist: Clark Terry Album: Memories of Duke Label: OJC/Pablo Year: 1980; release: 1990 Format, bitrate: lossless Time: 44:00 Size: 215 MB AMG rating Flugelhornist Clark Terry and a strong quartet (pianist Jack Wilson, guitarist Joe Pass, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Frank Severino) perform nine songs associated with Duke Ellington, including seven of Ellington's compositions, plus a tune apiece from Billy Strayhorn ("Passion Flower") and Mercer Ellington ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be"). Terry knows these songs, which include "Cottontail," "Come Sunday" and "Sophisticated Lady," backwards, but he infuses each of his renditions with enthusiasm and melodic creativity. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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2008: Veronika Harcsa - Red Baggage |
Music » Jazz » Fusion » Contemporary Jazz |
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 Artist: Veronika Harcsa Album: Red Baggage Format: FLAC (log, cue, scans) Size: 372 MB Label: Smart Music Total time: 54:57 Veronika Harcsa was born in Budapest. During her school years she went to several music schools learning to play the piano, the saxophone, classical and jazz singing. She is graduating from the vocal jazz faculty of the Ferenc Liszt College of Music Budapest in June 2008. She formed her own jazz quartet in 2005, featuring leading young Hungarian jazz musicians. She produced and released their debut jazz standard album Speak Low in Hungary in 2005. Speak Low was released in Japan in July 2007 by the independent Tokyo based label Nature Bliss. Speak Low became No.1 on the vocal jazz sales ranking of Tower Records Japan. In the year 2006 she began to compose and play her own songs. In June 2007 she recorded her second album You Don’t Know It’s You, consisting of thirteen original songs. Besides her jazz career she has tried herself in great many genres. She is the singer of the Erik Sumo Band, contributed as a guest to several Hungarian electro music projects, and also performed in two of the Off Company’s contemporary dance pieces as a singer. She has performed at numerous festivals in Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Slovakia and Romania. At the Budapest Fringe Festival 2007 she won the Fringe’s Best Voice Award. ~ from Songs.hu |
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1960: Julian Priester - Keep Swingin' |
Jazz, Hard-bop |
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 Artists: Julian Priester Album: Keep Swingin' Label: Riverside/Original Jazz Classics Year: 1960 (CD 1995) Format, bitrate: MP3, 320 Kbps Time: 36:23 Size: 82,4 MB AMG rating Repost with new link Trombonist Julian Priester sounds very much under the influence of J.J. Johnson during his debut as a leader, a Riverside date reissued on CD in the Original Jazz Classics series. The repertoire is comprised of four Priester originals, one apiece by Jimmy Heath (whose tenor makes the group a quintet on five of the eight songs) and baritonist Charles Davis, and two standards. Priester is heard in his early prime on a warm version of "Once in a While" and plays solid hard bop with pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Sam Jones, drummer Elvin Jones, and sometimes Heath on this swinging, modern, mainstream session. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1955-1957: Enrique "Mono" Villegas - Complete New York Sessions 1955-1957 |
Music » Jazz » Latin |
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 Artist: Enrique "Mono" Villegas Album: Complete New York Sessions 1955-1957 Label: Fresh Sounds Bitrate: mp3 @320 Years: 1955-1957, release: 2006 Size: 182 MB (with complete scans) Time: 79:27 The playing of Argentinian pianist Enrique Villegas (1913-1986) was unique, exciting and continuously interesting, with a special character of its own founded on his classical training and jazz inclinations. He moved to the United States in 1955, when he was already well-known in his country, with the intention of establishing himself in North America as a Jazz pianist. His nightclub debut at the Cafe Bohemia was an instant success, and his performances were acclaimed by both critics and public. His career was already on its way, but two years after his arrival in New York, he drastically decided, due to artistic discrepancies with his record label, to return to Buenos Aires. This CD contains the two historic trio albums Villegas recorded during his stint in New York City. |
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