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1944 - 1947: Mary Lou Williams - The Asch Recordings 2LP |
Music » Jazz » BeBop |
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 Artist: Mary Lou Williams Album: The Asch Recordings 2LP Label: Smithsonian Folkways Years: 1944-1947, release: 1977 Quality: MP3@320 kbps (LP-rip) Size: 113 mb; 106 mb Total time: 52:34; 50:58 AMG Rating:  By request Mary Lou Williams recorded exclusively for Asch during this period, and most of her performances are included on this two-LP boxed set. Williams's style was in a state of transition as she was gradually discarding stride piano and developing a much more boppish approach. She is heard here in a wide variety of settings ranging from piano solos to small groups and even a big band. Among her sidemen are trumpeters Frankie Newton, Dick Vance, Bill Coleman (who is well-featured), and Kenny Dorham, clarinetist Edmund Hall, trombonist Vic Dickenson, and tenors Don Byas and Coleman Hawkins. This very valuable set is well-worth an extensive search. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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2010: Adriana Evans - Walking WIth The Night |
Music » Soul |
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 Artist: Adriana Evans Album: Walking WIth The Night Label: Expansion Year: 2010 Format, bitrate: MP3; 192 kb/s Size: 78 MB You may not know the name or the voice of singer Adriana Evans but, she’s been around doing things her own way since the mid ’90s when she debuted her self titled album, “Adriana Evans”. Evans never fell into the trap of producing mainstream typical tracks or worse yet, being a one-hit wonder. Four albums under her belt including, “Nomad” and “El Camino”, Adriana has just released her new project, “Walking With The Night”. Unfortunately, due to distribution matters, the album is only available overseas currently but, can be purchased on Amazon for the import price. It’s rumored to be released later this Spring but, I wouldn’t wait! “Walking With The Night” as with her past projects incorporate harmonious lush vocals with real instruments including plenty of well balanced horn arrangements and an overall sound that recounts the Motown era but, never resides too long to feel dated. Evans clearly embraces the music of our soulful past but, it’s her rich vocals and groovy melodies that bring a refreshing layer to today’s musical arena.
As an entire project, “Walking With The Night” is a splendid experience to listen to from beginning to end. All 14 tracks flow like a sunny uplifting Summer day which you never want to end. If her first album paralleled the Acid Jazz movement of the time, “Nomad” flirted with rock and electric soul, “El Camino” fleshed out a Latin tinged sensibility and now the latest harkens back to past with songs like “Weatherman” and “Waiting” but, it’s the sensual songs like “Midnight” and “Never Thought” that shine plus favorite groove, “Surrender” that will have you pressing repeat over and over again. It was a brilliant move to recreate a former song of Evans repertoire, “In The Sun” from the first album and transform it into “El Sol”. The latter version takes on a more live and Latin vibe leaving behind the Acid Jazz sounds of the past. Both are brilliant and worth having in your library.
I really do hope Adriana Evan’s music hits a wider audience. However, Asia has really propelled her career nicely! It’s uplifting to know there are artists out there that play by their own rules yet continue to offer real music that isn’t cookie cutter crap. Keep doing your thang Ms. Evans – We’re listening! ~ progressivepulse.com |
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1965: Chet Baker - Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet |
Cool, West Coast Jazz |
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 Artist: Chet Baker Album: Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet Year: 1965 Quality: MP3 @320kbps Size: 82mb (RS.com) with cover Recording Date: Aug 23, 1965-Aug 25, 1965 Label: Prestige REPOST with a new link from Mr.hevercosta In 1964, trumpeter Chet Baker returned to the United States after five sometimes-traumatic years spent overseas (which included a long stay in an Italian jail for drug abuse). Baker recorded prolifically during his first 14 months back in the States, including a set for Colpix, two records for Limelight, and, in a busy three-day period, five albums for Prestige titled Groovin' , Comin' On, Cool Burnin', Smokin', and Boppin' With the Chet Baker Quintet.... |
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1974: Willis Jackson - Headed And Gutted |
Music » Soul » Soul-Jazz |
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 Artist: Willis "Gator" Jackson Album: Headed And Gutted Label: Muse Records (Catalog#: MR 5048) Format, Bitrate: FLAC (LP-Rip) Year:1974 Size: 169.34MB Time:38:44 AMG rating  Willis "Gator" Jackson's series of albums for Muse during the 1970s helped keep alive the soulful, tough tenor tradition of Illinois Jacquet, Gene Ammons, and (later on) Houston Person. For this particular set, the participation of guitarist Pat Martino made the date more notable than it might have been. With Mickey Tucker on keyboards, electric bassist Bob Cranshaw, drummer Freddie Waits, and Richard Landrum and Sonny Morgan on percussion, Jackson still sounds very much in his prime, particularly on the exciting "Gator Whale." The other selections tend to emphasize ballads ("My One and Only Love" is fairly memorable) and funky jazz, although "The Way We Were" did not really need to be recorded again. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide Headed And Gutted is basically a one-tracker. That comes in the form of the title track that is a real nice, mid-tempo funky Jazz piece. It has a driving rhythm and Jackson’s soloing over the top. The rest of the album is more straight-ahead Jazz splitting between the slow and mellow Blue Velvet and The Way We Were, and the more upbeat Miss Ann and Gator Whale. ~ soulstrut.com |
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1961: Doris Day & Andre Previn - Duet |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artists: Doris Day With Andre Previn Trio Album: Duet Label: Columbia Year: 1961; release: 1999 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 91,4 mb Total time: 41:18 AMG Rating: REPOST with a new mp3 link from lex Recorded late in 1961, this album is a milestone in Doris Day's career -- despite having generated no hits -- as her best long-player (and, by extension, her best CD), and her purest jazz solo album. Cut as a duet with André Previn (with Previn Trio bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Frank Capp providing occasional support), the album presents Day in the most intimate musical setting of her career. Her trademark style of singing works twice as well here as it did on her swing-era and early solo recordings. The repertory includes "Fools Rush In," and Alec Wilder's "Give Me Time," "Falling in Love Again," and a few Previn-authored pieces that hold up magnificently in this company. The CD reissue includes three previously unreleased outtakes, among them even more upbeat renditions of "Fools Rush In" and "Close Your Eyes." And the notes by Will Friedwald are also a treat. Worth tracking down; if you own only one Doris Day non-hits/non-swing-era CD, this is the one. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide |
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2008: Clark Terry Sextet Featuring Ben Webster - More / Tread Ye Lightly |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Clark Terry Sextet Featuring Ben Webster Album: More / Tread Ye Lightly Label: Lone Hill Jazz Year: 1963; release: 2008 Format: mp3, bitrate: 320@kbps Time: 69:28 Size: 140 MB REPOST with a new link This edition presents two rare consecutive 1963 albums by the great Clark Terry (the first on wich features Ben Webster), appearing here on CD complete and in the correct track order for the first time ever. Three tracks, "More", "Meditation" and "Sweet Juke", have never been previously issued on CD. More is one out of seven collaborations between Clark Terry and Ben Webster. More was the third studio encounter and the first in a small group format. ~ Album's Notes This is one of Clark Terry's finest records of the 1960s, but has yet to be reissued on CD. Possessor of the happiest sound in jazz, the flugelhornist is particularly exuberant on "Georgia on My Mind," "Misty" and "Lilies of the Field." The colorful supporting cast includes Seldon Powell on tenor, baritone and flute, Buddy Lucas doubling on harmonica and tenor, bassist Major Holley (who sings along with some of his solos) and the mysterious "Homer Fields" on piano, who is actually Ray Bryant. Well worth searching for. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1982: Cleo Laine and Dudley Moore - Smilin Through |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artists: Cleo Laine and Dudley Moore Album: Smilin' Through Label: RCA Victor Year: 1982; release: 1992 Format, bitrate: MP3: 320 kb/s Time: 39:00 Size: 94 MB REPOST with a new link from Mr.Dementio This album is the result of two giant entertainers from the British Isles getting together in London in 1982 for a session of ballads and traditional pop. Dudley Moore was more famous, at least in the United States, for his comedic roles in a number of films. But he was a pianist and composer of no mean skills. Cleo Laine had been a singing talent of the first order since the 1950s and often performed and recorded with husband and sax player John Dankworth. Dankworth is present on one cut on this album. While Moore dashes off some nice solo work on such cuts as "When I Take My Sugar to Tea" and an Erroll Garner-like "I Can't Give You Anything but Love," it's Laine's wide-ranged, full-throated, expressive, and clear-as-a-mountain-lake voice that dominates the session. She sets the table for "I Don't Know Why I Just Do," recalling a few lines from "Love Me or Leave Me," and squeezes every ounce of feeling from "I'll Be Around." Then there's a fun, hip, overdubbed, scatting 1960 girl-singer rendition of "Before Love Went out of Style." The album's highlight track is a bluesy "Soft Shoe," where Dankworth chips in with his soprano sax and Laine and Moore engage in congenial patter. Moore's fellow rhythm section players are the inestimable Ray Brown and Nick Ceroli, which is the icing on a tasty musical cake that this album serves up. ~ Dave Nathan, All Music Guide |
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1960: Dave Brubeck Quartet with Carmen Mcrae - Tonight Only! (with bonus tracks) |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Cool |
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 Artists: Dave Brubeck Quartet with Carmen McRae Album: Tonight Only! (with bonus tracks) Label: American Jazz Classics Year: 1960; release : 2011 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps Time: 57:45 Size: 129 MB One of the more obscure Dave Brubeck albums is really a showcase for the young singer Carmen McRae who performs nine numbers: six composed by the pianist/leader, one song apiece by altoist Paul Desmond and bassist Eugene Wright and the lesser-known standard "Paradiddle Joe." McRae is in fine voice but strangely enough all of the songs (except for "Strange Meadowlark") have been long forgotten. Stronger material would have resulted in a more memorable session. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide The first out of there collaborations between Dave Brubeck and singer Carmen McRae. Five extra songs presenting McRae backed by the Dave Brubeck Trio have been added here as a bonus, including a rare reading of "There'll Be No Tomorrow" that also appears here on CD for the first time ever. ~ cduniverse.com |
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1925-1956: Dave Tarras - Yiddish-American Klezmer Music - 1925-1956 |
Music » Country & Folk |
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 Artist: Dave Tarras Album: Yiddish-American Klezmer Music 1925-1956 Label: Yazoo/Shanachie Entertainment Years: 1925-1956; release: 1992 Style: Klezmer music, pop-swing Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 140 mb Total time: 71:28 AMG Rating:  This much-welcome CD provides a capsule history of one of the most important American klezmer artists via a 36-page biography keyed to 78-rpm sides, radio transcriptions, and theatrical performances that zoom from cartoon soundtrack joy to delicate waltzes. Klezmer clarinetist Dave Tarras may not have taught Benny Goodman to swing, but his breakthrough style had a profound effect on American pop. Bandmate Ziggy Elman brought the Yiddish influence on jazz out into the open via Goodman's "And the Angels Sing," and where would the Andrew Sisters be without "Bay mir bistu sheyn?" Highly recommended. ~ Bob Tarte, All Music Guide |
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2000: Don Byron - A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Post-bop |
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 Artist: Don Byron Album: A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder Label: Blue Note Year: 2000 Format: FLAC(CUE/LOG) Size: 279 mb (with scans) AMG rating Repost with a new link Arias and lieder are forms strongly associated with classical music, yet clarinetist Don Byron defines them in a newly expansive way for this remarkable project. To Byron, arias and lieder belong not only to classical figures, but also to writers as diverse as Ornette Coleman, Roy Orbison, Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini, and Stephen Sondheim.
Byron's right-hand man in this endeavor is pianist Uri Caine. The two play a series of duets throughout the program: "Zwielecht (Twilight)" by Robert Schumann, "Basquiat" by Byron himself, "Nessun Dorma" by Puccini, and "Reach Out (I'll Be There)," the 1966 Holland/Dozier/Holland hit sung by the Four Tops. Byron concludes the album with a solo clarinet rendition of the "Larghetto" from Chopin's second piano concerto.
These duo and solo vignettes frame the full ensemble pieces, on which Byron and Caine are joined by Jerome Harris, Paulo Braga, and a number of very effective guest vocalists. Former Pat Metheny Group vocalist Mark Ledford is wispy and ethereal on Ornette Coleman's "Check Up," deep-toned and far more dramatic on Roy Orbison's "It's Over." Patricia O'Callaghan takes a turn on Leonard Bernstein's "Glitter and Be Gay," an epic piece which Byron infuses with a strong dose of calypso. Both vocalists are joined by Dean Bowman and Harris to form a four-voice choir on Henry Mancini's "Soldier in the Rain." And finally, the great Cassandra Wilson turns in a spellbinding performance on Stephen Sondheim's "The Ladies Who Lunch."
The juxtapositions are unusual, and almost certain to be rejected by purists of any stripe. But at a time when more and more creative artists are bringing together classical, jazz, and pop influences, Byron's attempt surely ranks as one of the most personal and least calculating. ~ David R. Adler, All Music Guide |
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