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	1977: Teddy Wilson & Lionel Hampton - One O'clock Jump	Music » Jazz » Swing
	Artsts: Teddy Wilson & Lionel Hampton Label: UNIVERSE/Comet Records Year: 1977, release - 2004 Quality: MP3@320kbps Size: 83,0mb Total time: 36:59 AMG rating: REPOST by request Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton reunited for the last time for this 1977 studio session, which was initially issued by Who's Who in Jazz and later was re-released by Legends of Music, Aurophon and Cleo. Half of the session features the veteran pianist with bassist George Duvivier, drummer Teddy Wilson, Jr. (making his only recorded appearance with his famous father) and conga player Sam Turner added on some of the tracks. The addition of the conga gives a different sound to Wilson's typically blazing "One O'Clock Jump," which is unfortunately prematurely faded out by the engineer. The leader opens "I Can't Get Started" unaccompanied and offers a polished performance as the bass and drums are added. Hampton joins Wilson on the remaining four tracks, with clarinetist Jerry Fuller also added on "Dizzy Spells" and "Liza." Two takes of "Sweet Sue" were recorded that day, with the longer interpretation appearing on this CD and the shorter one on Lionel Hampton's Rare Recordings, Vol. 1 anthology released by Telarc. While Wilson's elegant swing is still going strong late in his career, Hampton plays with a bit more energy. In any case, this is an enjoyable, if not quite essential, session. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

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	1954/55, 1963: Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea [Bonus Tracks]	Music » Jazz » Mainstream
	Artist: Erroll Garner Album: Concert by the Sea [Bonus Tracks] Label: JBR (Jazz Beat Recordings) Years: 1954/55, 1963, release - 2007 Quality:MP3@320kbps Size: 165 mb Total time: 76:50 REPOST by request Concert by the Sea was arguably the finest record pianist Erroll Garner ever made, and he made many -- a few outstanding -- good recordings. But this live recording (September 19, 1955) with his trio (Eddie Calhoun, bass; Denzil Best, drums) presented a typical Garner program; it was a mixture of originals, show biz, and pop standards delivered with his unique delivery and enthusiasm. The rhythms and brilliant use of tension and release were perfectly captured. And while for many jazz listeners, Garner's deliberate structures were too orchestrated, there was an equal spontaneity in the propulsion of these orchestrations that swung as well as anything. [The 2007 Jazz Beat reissue included bonus tracks.] ~ Bob Rusch, All Music Guide

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	1971: Paul Desmond & The Modern Jazz Quartet	Music » Jazz » BeBop » Cool
	Artists: Paul Desmond & The Modern Jazz Quartet Album: Paul Desmond & The Modern Jazz Quartet Label: Sony Year: 1971, release 1993 Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s Time: 0.39:48 Size: 91 MB Прекрасная Рождественская встреча выдающегося саксофониста с знаменитым квартетом. Удовольствие от прослушивания гарантирую! REPOST by request with a new link from lex The MJQ made their annual Christmas gig at New York's Town Hall one year, and who should show up after intermission but Paul Desmond, who would hardly bring himself to play with anyone in those days, save a Creed Taylor record date or two. The cool classical modernists and the dry-martini altoist are not unexpectedly a close fit -- after all, Percy Heath and especially Connie Kay had been fixtures on Desmond's solo sessions -- and they do some relaxed swinging turns on some congenial standards, adaptations of P.D. tunes ("La Paloma," "Greensleeves"), one current hit ("Jesus Christ Superstar" in a cute John Lewis arrangement), and the inevitable "Bags' Groove" (here entitled "Bags' New Groove"). Again, Desmond softly intones perhaps his favorite standard in the repertoire (he recorded it countless times), "You Go to My Head," tumbling contrapuntally around Milt Jackson in the tune, while "East of the Sun" has a fine chase sequence between the two down the stretch. Though they had been friends since the 1950s, this was apparently the only time the MJQ and Desmond ever performed in public, making this one-off album (issued well after Desmond's death through Lewis's efforts) a thing to savor for fans of all five musicians. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

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	2011: Marcelo Monteiro - Marcelo Monteiro	Music » Jazz » Modern Jazz » Avantgarde
	Artist: Marcelo Monteiro Album: Marcelo Monteiro Label: Independent Year: 2011 Format, bitrate: Mp3 320kbps Time: 45:17 Size: 112,3 MB The saxophonist Marcelo Monteiro from Sгo Paulo – Brazil, has just released his first album. The base of his work is a trio (tenor sax, double bass and drum), this trio is playing in the new jazz scene from Sгo Paulo. The trio is composed by Marcelo Monteiro – sax, Daniel Amorin – double bass and Maurнcio Caetano on drums. There are special guests, Amнlcar Rodrigues on the trumpet, Didi Machado on the trombone and Lucas Vargas on the keyboard in only one song that has a harmonic intrument. Arrangements, compositions and production by Marcelo Monteiro. His songs can be classified as modern jazz, a little influence of brazilian rhythms and groovy, but with a unique sound.

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	2011: The Thirteenth Assembly - Station Direct	Music » Jazz » Modern Jazz » Avantgarde
	Artist: The Thirteenth Assembly Album: Station Direct Label: Important Records Year: 2011 Format, bitrate: Mp3, 320 Kbps Time: 44:43 Size: 108 Mb "Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, guitarist Mary Halvorson, violist Jessica Pavone and drummer Tomas Fujiwara are among the most exciting new jazz musicians to emerge on the New York scene, and it is hard to talk about any one of these players without mentioning the others." ~ Wall Street Journal

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	1971: Eugene McDaniels – Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse	Jazz-Rock, Soul, Funk-Jazz
	Artist: Eugene McDaniels Album: Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse Label: Atlantic Year: 1971 Format, bitrate: MP3@320Kbps Time: 37 min Size: 84.8 MB AMG rating: When Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse was first released in 1971, so the legend goes, Spiro Agnew himself called Atlantic Records to complain about the album's incendiary lyrics. Promotional efforts dried up, and since then, the album has become one of the great rare gems of the funk era. With this first-ever CD release from Label M, it is available again in all its strange, eclectic glory. McDaniels had earned his living as a producer and songwriter for artists like Roberta Flack and Gladys Knight, and was in all honesty not much of a singer, but somehow his clumsy lyrics and dry delivery combined to carry his message across. In an unthreatening manner that hardly warranted a call from the White House, McDaniels warns that man's struggles against each other are pointless, as some dark sinister force controls us all ("Headless Heroes"), and that protest without action is futile ("no amount of dancing is going to make us free," he sings in "Freedom Death Dance"). With a dry wit he recounts an episode of everyday racist brutality in "Supermarket Blues," and finds simple carnal pleasures in the acoustic folk-flavored "Susan Jane." It all gets wrapped up in an appealing stew that draws from rock, funk, folk, soul, and even free jazz. Considering the number of times McDaniels' sinewy beats and chunky guitar riffs have been sampled over the years, it's about time a proper re-release allowed listeners to hear the whole picture. ~ John Duffy, All Music Guide

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