Artist: The Dudley Moore Trio
     Album: The Theme from Beyond the Fringe and All That Jazz
     Label : Atlantic
     Year: 1962
     Quality: mp3 @ 256 (own LP-rip)
     Size: 69.9MB (with cover)

     Moore first came to prominence as one of the four writer-performers in the ground-breaking comedy revue Beyond the Fringe in the early 1960s, and then became famous as half of the highly popular television double-act he formed with Peter Cook.

     His fame as a comedy film actor was later heightened by success in hit Hollywood films such as 10 with Bo Derek and Arthur in the late 1970s and early 1980s, respectively. He received an Oscar nomination for the latter role. He was frequently referred to in the media as "Cuddly Dudley" or "The Sex Thimble", a reference to his short stature and reputation as a "ladies' man".

     In August 1962 Atlantic records released an LP entitled "Dudley Moore Plays The Theme From 'Beyond The Fringe' And All That Jazz".

     This album consists of eight tracks of some of the best of what I term "soft jazz" to come from the wonderful talent that was Dudley Moore.

     Artist: The Vintage Trio
     Album: Standards (Live)
     Label: Self Recorded/Released online
     Year: Recorded 2011, Released Jan 2012
     Format: flac & mp3 (320)
     Time: 31:30
     Size: 168 MB; 77.2MB

     It's such a treat for all of us when Artists officially release their new material online.

     The Vintage Trio, a jazz trio based in Uralsk, West Kazakhstan, have released on 4 Jan 2012 their new 2001 album "Standards" recorded live in Duet Studio, Uralsk, in just such a way, online, both in flac & mp3 formats, with the announcement:
     ... Exclusive release for www.AvaxHome.ru with the official permission from the band ...

     The Line-up is Alexey Polubabkin on Guitar, Sergey Kolesnichenko on Bass, and Evgeny Malimanov on Drums

     The band have requested that "It would be great if those who love Jazz music will write a full review or just some words about album."

     Do take a listen and put in a few words to give feedback to the musicians and the jazz community!
You will find the official release site HERE.

     Artist: Shining
     Album: Blackjazz
     Label: Indie Recordings
     Year: 2010
     Genre: Fusion jazz, black metal/jazz
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 266kbps
     Time: 57:19
     Size: 104mb

     An astonishing blend of industrial, metal, free jazz, and raw electronic noise, Shining's Blackjazz represents more than a leap forward for the band; it's the kind of album artists will be striving to equal for years to come. Comparable to Ministry's The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, Blackjazz mixes scorched-earth synth-guitar riffs and concussive drumming with the unholy shrieks and post-Coltrane saxophone of group leader Jørgen Munkeby. The production by Sean Beavan, who's worked with Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, among others, gives this a pummeling edge -- the drums sound sampled from NIN's "March of the Pigs," while the synths and guitars have a fullness and warmth that are crushingly heavy without being mere noise for its own sake. Munkeby's vocals are a death metal roar, his lyrics the usual metallic litany of rage and despair. All this would be impressive enough, but it's even more so considering how mild, relatively speaking, Shining's last two discs, 2005's In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster and 2007's Grindstone, were. The electronics and general loudness of those two albums were significantly reined-in compared with the howling chaos of songs like "Healter Skelter," "The Madness and the Damage Done," and "Exit Sun," not to mention the positively apocalyptic, nearly nine-minute cover of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man," sung by Enslaved vocalist Grutle Kjellson, that closes the disc. This is one of the most assaultive, addictive albums around, a rip-roaring journey through sonic violence that will leave most quivering in the corner and others (a special few) totally enraptured.

     Artist: Buddy Rich
     Album: Live On King Street, SanFransisco
     Label: Cafe Records
     Year: 1985
     Format: DVD-audio Iso - MLP,DTS,DD
     Time: 102:26
     Size: 3.84Gb (9 files)
     AMG Rating:

     Drummer Buddy Rich's final recording (he would pass away exactly two years from the day before this recording took place) does a superb job of summing up the career of his big band. This three-LP set, all recorded during a gig in San Francisco, serves as a fine retrospective, with the highlights including remakes of "One O'Clock Jump," "Love for Sale," "Mexicali Nose," "Cotton Tail," "New Blues," Channel One Suite" and the famous "West Side Story Medley." Steve Marcus (on tenor and soprano) is the main soloist, although there are also significant spots for pianist Bill Cunliffe, trombonist Scott Bliege, trumpeter Paul Phillips and the still-incredible drummer. This out-of-print three-fer (put out by the audiophile Mobile Fidelity label) is definitely worth searching for and is a perfect ending to Buddy Rich's remarkable career. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     Artist: Joe ''Fingers'' Carr
     Album: Joe ''Fingers'' Carr and his Ragtime Band
     Label: Capitol Records T443
     Year: 1950
     Format, bitrate: mp3 320 kbps CBR
     Time: 25:40 min
     Size: 57,59 Mb

     Although Lou Busch (not Bush, he changed the spelling) is best known for his honky-tonk piano recordings under his stage name, Joe "Fingers" Carr, his contributions to space age pop go well beyond that. He got his start early, leading his own band by the age of 12 and leaving home at 16 to work as a professional musician. He played with a number of sweet big bands--Clyde McCoy, Henry Busse, and George Olson--then took a short break to study at the Cincinnati Conservatory.

     Joe 'Fingers' CarrAfter that, he went back to the sweet bands, this time joining one of the most successful of them, Hal Kemp's. Bush stayed with Kemp for most of the 1930s and married the first of his several wives, the band's girl singer, Janet Blair. After the band's lead arranger, John Scott Trotter, departed in early 1936, Bush and fellow band member Hal Mooney split most of the arranging duties. When Kemp died in from a car crash 1940, they moved to Los Angeles and started working as studio musicians, but World War Two came along and pulled Bush into the Army for a three-year stint.

     When he returned to L.A. in 1945, he hooked up with Johnny Mercer's fledgling Capitol Records label and ended up working as an A&R executive. He continued to do occasional session work as a pianist, though, and provided the key ingredient in the 1949 Jo Stafford-Paul Weston hit, "Ragtime Cowboy Joe." In 1950, he sold the label on the idea of recording his ragtime playing, and he made up the name, Joe "Fingers" Carr, during his initial studio session. His first single, featuring his original tune, "Ivory Rag," became an international hit.

     Although Capitol played up the nostalgic cariacature of Carr the honky tonk pianist, wearing derby hat, bowtie, vest, and suspenders, Bush tried not to let his recordings slip into mere novelty.

     Carr's success spurred a revival of ragtime in the form of camped-up honky tonk. ~ discogs.com

     Artists: Red Rodney with Ira Sullivan
     Album: Night And Day
     Label: Muse Records (Catalog#: MR 5274)
     Year: 1981
     Format: FLAC (LP-Rip)
     Size: 165MB
     Time: 33:14
     AMG Rating:

     The Red Rodney-Ira Sullivan Quintet was one of the finest groups of the early 1980s. Rodney had an opportunity to play fresh material; Sullivan gained more exposure than he ever had in his career; and pianist Garry Dial was given high-profile and challenging writing assignments; bassist Barry Smith and drummer Steve Bagby completed the band in mid-1981. On this Muse LP (their fourth of six recordings), the musicians perform fresh versions of two standards ("Night and Day" and "You Leave Me Breathless"), plus four challenging originals. Sullivan plays trumpet on three of the six pieces, alto on two, and soprano on one. The exciting "Dial-A-Brew" is a highlight of this recommended (but sadly out of print) set. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     This studio date was the final Muse session for this band and it is truly a monster! Ira plays trumpet along with Red on three of the tunes, alto on a couple and one on soprano. It is kind of a rare sound with two trumpets fronting a quintet but Ira's versatility gives this band a lot of sounds to work with; as a result none of these albums sounds quite like the last. Ira's alto solo on Muck and Meyer is so strong you have to wonder why he didn't use that horn more. Do yourself a favour and grab a listen from a clean vinyl rip.

   Artist: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
   Album: Act Your Age
   Label: Immergent Records
   Year: 2008
   Quality: MP3@320 kbps
   Size: 154 mb
   Total time: 67:34

   Act Your Age, the fourth album by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band (not counting its soundtrack for the film Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas), is of a piece with the group’s first three releases, another relentlessly eclectic collection that is, at least for most of the first half of its running time, less interested in developing the modern possibilities of the big band than in merging the big-band sound to other styles. Goodwin has always brought in seemingly unlikely guest stars to create pop and rock hybrids, whether it was Johnny Mathis singing ”Let the Good Times Roll” (on 2003’s XXL) or David Sanborn leading the group on ”Play That Funky Music” (on 2006’s The Phat Pack). He has been rewarded with unusually strong sales for jazz, in the range of 14-20,000 copies per release. >>>

     Artists: Tito Puente & India With Special Guest Count Basie Orchestra
     Album: Jazzin'
     Label: RMM
     Year: 1996
     Quality: MP3@320 kbps
     Size: 81 mb
     Total time: 42:12

     Although the great Latin bandleader Tito Puente gets first billing and the Count Basie Orchestra "guests" on three of the ten selections, the obvious star of this set is singer India. Her emotional delivery borders sometimes on going over the top, but India is quite skilled as an interpreter of lyrics (both in English and in Spanish), as a scat and Latin jazz singer. She alternates standards with newer tunes and is assisted by such soloist as Puente (on vibes, marimbas and timbales), pianist Hilton Ruiz, altoist Bobby Porcelli, Mario Rivera on tenor and flutist Dave Valentin. This CD is a fine effort with plenty of spirit and exciting moments.

     Artists: Various Artists
     Album: Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz, Vol. 8: Love The One You're With
     Label: Universal Records
     Year: 1997
     Format, bitrate: Mp3, vbr-extreme
     Size: 105 Mb with covers

     An amazing dip into the widest reaches of the Universal Music vaults – an incredibly groovy set of dancefloor numbers in a variety of genre – rare soul, deep funk, modal jazz, bossa nova, French pop, and more! The set's every bit as great as other Mojo Club entries – beautifully chosen tunes that include loads of under-reissued gems – all put together as a massive 18 track package that gives you plenty of great music for the money. Titles include "Day By Day" by Greetje Kauffeld, "Descarrego" by Emilio Santiago, "Big Mama Cass" by Don Sebesky, "Noir C'est Noir" by Johnny Hallyday, "Sir Henry The Dancer" by Casey & His Group, "I Likes To Do It" by People's Choice, "I Love Every Little Thing About You" by Syreeta, "Dona Flor" by Tania Maria, "Sophisticated Wheels" by Gabor Szabo, "I Believe In Miracles" by The Jackson Sisters, and "O Orvalho Vem Caindo" by Meirelles.

    Artist: Red Mitchell
    Album: Presenting Red Mitchell
    Label: Contemporary/ OJC
    Year: 1957, CD 1992
    Format: mp3@320 / flac
    Size: 100 MB / 244 MB w/scans
    Time: 42:51
    AMG Rating:

     Bassist Red Mitchell, who had led two fairly obscure sessions for Bethlehem in 1955, came up with a gem on his lone Contemporary set as a leader (which has been reissued as this CD). Based in Los Angeles at the time, Mitchell utilized pianist Lorraine Geller and two up-and-coming players: James Clay (who splits his time between tenor and flute) and, in one of his first recording sessions, drummer Billy Higgins. The quartet performs then-recent tunes by Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown ("Sandu"), a pair of Mitchell originals, "Scrapple From the Apple" and "Cheek to Cheek." Despite Higgins' and (to a lesser extent) Clay's connections with Ornette Coleman, the music is strictly high-quality modern mainstream bop of the era. Easily recommended to collectors of straight-ahead jazz.

     Artists: Warne Marsh (with Bill Evans, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian)
     Album: Live At The Half Note 2CD
     Label: Disconforme
     Year: 1959; release: 2008
     Format, bitrate: FLAC
     Size: 709 mb + covers


     This 2 CD set contains all known complete tunes by the the all-star quintet at New York's Half Note club on Feburary 24 & March 3. 1959. A bonus album has been added feautering both Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz in a quartet setting with Peter Ind and Al Levitt. It was recorded live in London March 15. 1976. This import version of Live at the Half Note with Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, and Bill Evans has not only all the tunes of the domestic version, but a whole other wonderful album, the Konitz/Marsh London Concert, included as well!

      Artist: Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
      Album: Super Saxes
      Label: Jazz & Tzaz
      Year: 1955-1958
      Format, bitrate: MP3 320kbps
      Size: 128MB

      Artist: The Dudley Moore Trio
      Album: Today
      Label: Atlantic
      Year: 1972
      Format: Flac (Lp-rip)
      Size: 948 MB (Full Artwork)

      During his university years, Dudley Moore took a great interest in jazz and soon became an accomplished jazz pianist and composer. He began working with such leading musicians as John Dankworth and Cleo Laine. In 1960, he left Dankworth's band to work on Beyond the Fringe. During the 1960s he formed the "Dudley Moore Trio" (with drummer Chris Karan and bassists Pete McGurk and later Peter Morgan). Moore's admitted principal musical influences were Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner. In an interview he recalled the day he finally mastered Garner's unique left hand strum and was so excited that he walked around for several days with his left hand constantly playing that cadence. The trio performed regularly on British television, made numerous recordings and had a long-running residency at Peter Cook's London nightclub, The Establishment.

~ Wikipedia.org

      Many people are completely unaware of the fact that, in addition to being an accomplished actor, Dudley Moore was also an extremely talented jazz pianist and composer. ‘Today’ released in 1972 is the last studio album by The Dudley Moore Trio. It features both original compositions and cover versions, including a sublime version of ‘The Look of Love’. It has never been released on CD.

     Artist: The Dudley Moore Trio
     Album: The Dudley Moore Trio
     Label: Decca
     Year: 1969
     Format, bitrate: mp3; 320 kb/s
     Size: 86,14 mb (with front cover)

     This 1969 self-titled album consists of all-Dudley Moore compositions and was the first album by the Trio that did not feature any cover versions. It is a lovely album and deserves to be heard by a bigger audience. There was an outstanding album "Jazz Jubilee" released in 2004 which featured concerts by The Dudley Moore Trio recorded in Australia and England during the seventies. The revenue from this record's sale was, at the time, going to charities supported by Dudley Moore. I don't know if the album is still available, but if you see it, check that the charity rules still apply, and if so, think about buying the album. ~ allthat.blogspot.com