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1989: Bill Frisell - Is That You? |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Post-bop |
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 Artist: Bill Frisell Album: Is That You? Label: Elektra Year: 1989, release: 1992 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kBit/s Time: 52:01 Size: 115 MB Recorded in 1989 while Frisell was still a member of Naked City, Is That You? finds the guitarist already trending away from that band's scattershot assault and toward the more pastoral leanings he would embrace in the upcoming decade. At its best, as on the title track, Frisell creates nostalgic but heartfelt melodies that have the sense of being a soundtrack to a bittersweet movie. Wayne Horvitz' "Yuba City" is also evocative and very much in keeping with his other work from around that time, all sumptuous melodic hooks overlaying somewhat clunky rhythms. There are other nice touches here and there (the charming "Rag," for instance), but too often the gauziness that is an inherent problem with much of Frisell's music comes to the fore. While his cover of "Chain of Fools" chugs along with some dopey panache, "The Days of Wine and Roses" threatens to evaporate into the mist altogether. Fans of his later work may welcome this approach and, indeed, consider it one of his most attractive attributes, but those listeners hoping to hear more of the bite and devil-may-care attitude shown in his work with Zorn may feel suffocated. ~ Brian Olewnick, All Music Guide |
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1996: Greg Vail - Sax By Moonlight |
Music » Jazz » Fusion » Jazz-Pop |
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 Artist: Greg Vail Album: Sax By Moonlight Label: Delta Distribution Year: 1996, release: 1997 Quality: mp3, 320kbps Size: 90 mb Greg Vail is a Saxophonist living in Southern California, playing a variety of music styles that include Jazz Saxophone, Smooth Jazz, Gospel Jazz, Pop, Rock, R&B, Contemporary Christian, Instrumental Pop and Christmas Music Genres. The Greg Vail Band consists of the finest musicians in the LA basin. The actual members are ever changing as the new CD - Smooth Jazz Classics is now done. |
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1945: Artie Shaw 1945 |
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 Artist: Artie Shaw Album: Artie Shaw 1945 Label: Classics Year: 1945, release: 2003 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 152 mb Total time: 65:15 This collector's CD contains three rare broadcasts from 1945 by Shaw's fifth big band, a unit featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge. Three performances by Shaw's Gramercy Five and two vocals from Imogene Lynn add variety to this fine set, recorded shortly before the clarinetist gave up the big-band business altogether. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1961: June Christy - Off Beat |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: June Christy Album: Off Beat Label: Capitol Records Year: 1961 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 (LP-rip) Size: 84 mb AMG rating  As its title states, on this album June Christy does indeed sing a lot of offbeat tunes, with the only standards being Harold Arlen's "Out of This World," his "A Sleepin' Bee," and "You Say You Care." Pete Rugolo's typically unusual and surprising arrangements inspire the singer and make this a fairly memorable (if not famous) outing. Christy's renditions of "The Bad and the Beautiful" and "Out of the Shadows" also stick in one's mind. She was still very much in her prime during this period and her collaborations with Pete Rugolo brought out the best in her voice and musical talents. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1959: The Gene Krupa Story: Soundtrack |
Swing, Mainstream |
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 Artists: VA Album: The Gene Krupa Story: Soundtrack Label: Verve records Year: 1959 Quality: MP3@256kbit/s CBR (LP-rip) Size: 58,32 mb (covers included)
In 1959, a movie about his life was made, The Gene Krupa Story, in which Krupa provided the drums on the soundtrack and actor Sal Mineo played Krupa. The resurgence of popularity got him out of teaching and back to performing, however, health problems, including a heart attack in 1960, forced him into early retirement. In 1959, actor Sal Mineo portrayed Gene in the motion picture "The Gene Krupa Story." The film was very loose in the facts of Gene's career but did feature an excellent soundtrack recorded by Krupa himself.
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1958-1959: Teddy Charles - Salute To Hamp |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Cool |
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 Artist: Teddy Charles Album: Salute To Hamp Label: Bethelehem Years: 1958/1959, release - 1994 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 105 mb Total time: 48:43 AMG rating REPOST by request All vibraphonists owe a debt of gratitude to Lionel Hampton for paving the way in traditional and modern jazz, pioneering the instrument as more than in an accompanist role or being heard only in lounges. In his heyday, Teddy Charles was a prime example of taking Hampton's approach to a different level, eventually in hard and post-bop, but here he takes swing era tunes of Hamp's, changing up or editing their melodic structures with a quartet featuring pianist Hank Jones, and a larger ensemble with horn complement. This album as reissued on CD is known as Salute to Hamp and subtitled "The Vibraphone Players of Bethlehem, Vol. 1" as issued originally on the Bethlehem label, reissued by Avenue Jazz. It showcases Charles, not so much in an evolutionary fashion, but as a complete performer and bandleader. He is a singularly unique jazzman who anyone can appreciate, and is quite able to hold interest of listeners beyond conventional wisdom of what well-worn standards can sound like with just a little inspiration and soul. Typical tunes like "Air Mail Special" and "Flying Home" from Hampton's book are given a minor twist or modified turn with the hot horns of trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims, and trumpeter Art Farmer included. The flugelhornist leads out on a heartfelt rendition of "Stardust" wit the other horns laying back in keen observance. A slimmed down duet between Charles and bassist Addison Farmer on the ballad "He's Gone Again" shows the ultimate restraint, while the classy four-piece combo fronted by Jones and Charles swing easily during "On the Sunny Side of the Street" as if it is second nature. A playful fourteenth run through of "Stompin' at the Savoy" is included as well as the main take, the former more true to the original melody line with the other straying off the path nicely. Charles wrote "Blue Hamp" as a 12-bar, vibes led, truly cool and nonchalant jam. There are also two versions of "Jack the Bellboy," also credited in other issues of this album as "Jake the Bellboy." Either way it's a furious bopper for the trio of vibes, bass, and drums, with Jones in late, and the alternate third take with a different approach to the bridge. Charles would leave the music business shortly after this date, to return briefly nearly three decades later. For jazz fans who may have missed a chance to hear a truly great musician in his prime, buy this recording and do some catching up. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide |
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