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2009: Patricia Talem - Patricia Talem |
Music, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Fusion, Latin |
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 Artist: Patricia Talem Album: Patricia Talem Label: Nu Groove / Points South Year: 2009 Quality: APE (image+.cue) Total Time: 52:20 Total Size: 308 mb Patricia Talem was produced by Marco da Costa (2004 Latin Grammy Winning Producer) and Sandro Albert with Patricia Talem as Executive Producer. For her debut self-title release Patricia she selected tracks that as she stated "portrayed this moment of my current life and the state of my soul." The release displays her love of music as she crosses genres, generations, styles, and languages selecting songs from Brazilian legends such as Chico Buarque, Rita Lee, and Renato Motha, from more current Brazilian writers such as Elder Costa, Sandro Albert, and Keco Brandão, as well as Canadian Ron Sexsmith.
Being introduced to new and exciting music, many times covers a serendipitous route as I heard about Patricia Talem from Jimmy Haslip of the Yellowjackets whom I caught up with at the Blue Note in New York. Jimmy and Russell Ferrante, also of the Yellowjackets, both love Latin music and contributed their talents on the release. So, based off their recommendation I gave Patricia Talem a listen, and then another listen, as Patricia has that type of voice that is enchanting and haunting; she has that ability to capture the body and the mind. Along with Jimmy Haslip and Russell Ferrante of the Yellowjackets, Patricia is accompanied by an all-star cast of Brazilian musicians who lend their creative energy to make this a memorable release and stellar debut.
I have a fairly extensive selection of Brazilian music and what I like the most about all the different genres and styles that I have is the feel of the music. On Patricia's release, I could feel each song as she has that ability to convey and project meaning through her timing and how she accents certain words and phrases, as well as through her tone and pace. ~ EzineArticles.com |
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1950-1964: Sarah Vaughan - The Great American Song (2CD)book |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Sarah Vaughan Album: The Great American Songbook 2CD Years: 1950-1964; release: 2008 Label: Not Now Music Quality: mp3; 320 kbps Total Time: 146:18 Min Total Size: 345 Mb Gershwin, Ellington, Rodgers & Hart, Porter, Arlen, Carmichael Sassy sang 'em all so beautifully, and does so here as you hear 47 exquisite interpretations. Includes Body and Soul; Come Rain or Come Shine; Summertime; Perdido; Tenderly; September Song; April in Paris; My Funny Valentine; Prelude to a Kiss; Deep Purple; Black Coffee; It's Magic; Embraceable You; Ain't Misbehavin' , and more! |
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1931 - 1933: Don Redman And His Orchestra 1931 - 1933 |
Swing, Mainstream, Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Don Redman And His Orchestra Album: Don Redman And His Orchestra 1931 - 1933 Label: Classics Years: 1931-1933; release: 1990 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 117 mb Total time: 72:03 AMG Rating:   Âåëèêîëåïíûé äæàç èç Çîëîòîé Ýðû Ñâèíãà! The first of three Don Redman Classics CDs consists of his orchestra's earliest sessions. Although Redman's big band never hit it as big as his former employers' (Fletcher Henderson and McKinney's Cotton Pickers), it was an impressive outfit, thanks to the leader's advanced arrangements. Among the key sidemen on these performances are trumpeters Red Allen (who is on the first two sessions) and Sidney DeParis, tenor saxophonist Robert Carroll, and pianist Horace Henderson. Highlights include "Chant of the Weed" (Redman's atmospheric theme song), "I Heard," "How'm I Doin'," and "Hot and Anxious." The main Don Redman CD to get. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1985: Mark Murphy - Beauty and the Beast |
Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Post-bop |
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 Artist: Mark Murphy Album: Beauty and the Beast Label: Muse Years: 1985; release: 1987 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320kb/s Size: 121 MB AMG Rating: Mark Murphy takes plenty of chances on this date. He recites the words he wrote to Wayne Shorter's "Beauty and the Beast" before singing the song, also finding something new to say on "I Can't Get Started" and interpreting such numbers as McCoy Tyner's "Effendi," "Along Came Betty" and "Vocalise"; the latter is based on a melody by Rachmaninoff. Murphy is assisted by a quintet that includes keyboardist Bill Mays, trumpeter Brian Lynch and violinist Lou Lausche. A very interesting and colorful set. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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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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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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1999: Stacey Kent - Let Yourself Go - Celebrating Fred Astaire |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Stacey Kent Album: Let Yourself Go - Celebrating Fred Astaire Label: Candid Records Year: 1999; release: 2000 Format: lossless: (eac-flac, cue, log) Size: 281 MB (with scans) Total time: 54:41 Let Yourself Go is an exceptional collection of 13 tunes written by the cream of popular song writers -- Berlin, Gershwin Brothers, and others -- honoring Fred Astaire's contributions to the vocal art. With his low key, narrow ranged voice, Astaire probably introduced and/or made popular more songs that were destined to become standard entries in the Great American Songbook than any other artist. Kent delivers this selective play list with one of three musical combinations, just piano, with piano plus rhythm, and with a larger aggregation which includes sax and guitar. Irrespective of the instrumental context, all of the tunes are delivered with Stacey's pleasant nasal twang to help her create the impression that the lyrics she's singing are part of an intimate one on one conversation with each listener. There's nothing over dramatic on this album. No gimmicks, just a voice as engaging as any on the scene conveying the meaning of a melody in the tradition of the person she is honoring, the inestimable Astaire.
Kent's pianist, David Newton, is one of the premiere accompanists in the U.K., having worked with such top flight singers as Tina May. He and Kent display their musical attraction to each other on a relaxed, suave rendition of "Isn't This a Lovely Day" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me," where Kent and Newton gently joust as they deliver an elegant rendition of this tune. "Relaxed" is as good a word as any to describe the atmosphere for this session. There's nothing frenetic here. "S'Wonderful," usually performed at a fast pace, gets a languid, medium tempo treatment with Newton's piano, an effortlessly lilting Colin Oxley guitar and Jim Tomlinson's tenor sharing the mike with Kent. "A Fine Romance" is about as upbeat as it gets, with Oxley's cleaned line guitar setting the pace. Newton engages in a bit of Erroll Garner-like humming during his solo on this tune. Tomlinson's romantic tenor is featured on "Let Yourself Go" and "They All Laughed." On "One for My Baby," he brings out his clarinet, using the middle register to help create the proper melancholy mood for this definitive "drowning my sorrows in booze" tune.
In addition to providing more than 50 minutes of musical entertainment, the liner notes set out the lyrics for each tune. This is another excellent album by American born, U.K.-based singer Stacey Kent, and is happily recommended. ~ Dave Nathan, All Music Guide |
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2010: £elena Àna Milcetic (Íålån Ìårrill) - The Brazilian Side Of Íålån Ìårrill |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: £elena Àna Milcetic (Íålån Ìårrill) Album: The Brazilian Side Of Íålån Ìårrill Year: 2010 Format, bitrate: Mp3, 320 kbps CBR Time: 00:51:00 min Size: 111.08 Ìb Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic on July 21, 1930 in New York City) is an internationally known jazz vocalist.
Merrill's recording career has spanned six decades and she is popular with fans of jazz in Japan and Italy (where she lived for many years) as well as in her native United States. She has recorded and performed with some of the most notable figures in the American jazz scene ~ wikipedia.org |
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1973: Ethel Ennis - 10 Sides Of Ethel Ennis |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Ethel Ennis Album: 10 Sides Of Ethel Ennis Label: BASF BB-25121S Year: 1973 Format, bitrate: mp3 320 kbps CBR (LP-rip) Time: 30:15 min Size: 68.36 Ìb Titles include "Clown Town", "Sing Me A Tune", "Call Me Young", "I Can't Talk To A Wall", "The Show's On Me Tonight", "Over The Phone I Got The Message", and "I Wonder Who My Daddy Is". © 1996-2012, Dusty Groove America, Inc. Ennis began performing as a pianist in high school, her LP debut was 1955's Lullabies for Losers, released on Jubilee Records. The follow-up, Change of Scenery, was released in 1957 on Capitol Records. After touring Europe for a time with Benny Goodman, Ennis returned to Baltimore, her hometown, and played outside that area only a few times in the next several decades. In 1969, Ethel sang the title song for the feature film Mad Monster Party. She soon took a six-year hiatus from recording, then released three LPs through RCA Records, then another eight-year hiatus, before releasing 10 Sides of Ethel Ennis in 1973. Later that year, she sang at the re-inauguration of Richard Nixon. In 1980, she released a live album, then didn't record again until If Women Ruled the World in 1998. ~ soundunwound.com |
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1997: Paula West - Temptation |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Paula West Album: Temptation Label: Original Cast Year: 1997 Format: FLAC 'separate files) Time: 1:16:07 Size: 400 Mb (with artworks) Debut album from vocalist features standards from the great American songbook, made into her own unique style - she resembles the sound of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn & Peggy LeeVillage Voice (1/16/95, p.58) - "...Of the new wingers who turned up, the one I most anticipate hearing next year is Paula West...TEMPTATION takes risks with repertoire..." ~ cduniverse.com |
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1957-1958: Ethel Ennis - Change Of Scenery/ Have You Forgotten |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Ethel Ennis Album: Change Of Scenery/ Have You Forgotten (1CD / 2LP) Label: EMI Records Ltd. Years: 1957-1958; release: December, 14, 1999 Format, bitrate: mp3 320 kbps CBR Time: 01:08:44 min Size: 150.9 Mb Ethel Ennis is one of the great Jazz singers that stayed regional, preferring to stay near her family and home town scene in Baltimore instead of going really big time. I saw her sing many times at the King of France Tavern in Annapolis in the 1970s and 1980s. To me she really represents some of the very best of classic, female vocalist Jazz; and without the feeling you've heard her a thousand times already. This is the main reason you should buy this record. ~ J.Thompson, Amazon.com |
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1998: Ethel Ennis - If Women Ruled the World |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Ethel Ennis Album: If Women Ruled the World Label: Savoy Jazz Year: 1998; release: July 28, 2010 Format, bitrate:[/b] mp3 320 kbps CBR Time: 59:47 min Size: 132.09 Ìb AMG rating  This is a historic release on two levels. It was one of the first recordings of new jazz for Savoy in a couple decades (unfortunately the label's venture into recording new music did not last long) and it was singer Ethel Ennis' first recording in quite some time. For this project, she interprets a dozen songs written by women, ranging from "God Bless the Child" and "Willow Weep for Me" to more recent songs by Joan Osborne, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman, Carole King, and herself ("Hey You"). The performances range from swinging pieces to folk music with Ennis assisted by pianist Marc Copland, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, guitarist John Abercrombie, soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, and a couple different rhythm sections. This is a fine effort, making one wish that Ethel Ennis would record much more often. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1955: Peggy Lee & Ella Fitzgerald - Songs from "Pete Kelly's Blues" |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artists: Peggy Lee & Ella Fitzgerald Album: Songs from "Pete Kelly's Blues" Label: Decca Year: 1955 Quality: MP3@320 kbps (LP-rip) Size: 82,5 mb Total time: 37:28 REPOST by request Peggy Lee received strong reviews for her portrayal of a troubled singer in Jack Webb's Jazz Age crime drama Pete Kelly's Blues. This isn't the movie's official soundtrack (which comes with musical contributions from Ella Fitzgerald and a crack jazz ensemble, as well as many of the songs found here), but re-recordings of tunes that Lee performed in the movie. Since Pete Kelly's Blues takes place during the 1920s, Harold Mooney's orchestrations combine elements of old-style Dixieland with a 1950s swing style. Lee is perfectly in sync with this approach, and sounds strong throughout, even on her appropriately freaky interpretation of "Sing a Rainbow," which her character performs from the confines of a mental institution after suffering a complete breakdown. Lee was rewarded for her performance with a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination but surprisingly, this didn't result in the movie career that she'd always wanted. It is widely believed that this was due to Hollywood considering Peggy Lee's portrayal of a singer plagued by alcohol and mental health problems as (rightly or wrongly) too close to the vocalist's own life. ~ Nick Dedina, All Music Guide |
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1945-1950: Nat "King" Cole - Jazz Encounters |
Swing, Mainstream, Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Nat "King" Cole Album: Jazz Encounters Label: Capitol Jazz Years: 1945-1950; release: 1992 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 124 mb Total time: 59:53 AMG Rating:   Repost by request This CD has many of Cole's most interesting Capitol dates away from his trio. The great jazz pianist is heard with the 1947 Metronome All-Stars, jamming with the all-star Capitol International Jazzmen, backing the straight vocals of Jo Stafford, and collaborating with Nellie Lutcher, Woody Herman (on a remarkable version of "Mule Train"), and Johnny Mercer (highlighted by the joyful "Save the Bones for Henry Jones"). This colorful set is highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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1958-1961: Mel Torme - Torme ( bonus tracks) |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Mel Torme Album: Torme ( bonus tracks) Label: Verve Years: 1958-1961; release: 2005 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 113 mb Total time: 53:00 By request Most of Mel Torme's albums for Verve and Bethlehem during the 1950s concentrated on material either carefree (usually up-tempo) or reflective (mostly down-tempo), but 1958's Torme blended the two. For every bouncy single like "That Old Feeling" or "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out of My Life," Torme sinks into the depths with "Gloomy Sunday," "The House Is Haunted (By the Echo of Your Last Goodbye)," or his dramatic eight-minute reading of "Blues in the Night." All this makes for a bit of emotional confusion while listening to Torme, but the LP pulls together for the most part. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide |
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1958: Ethel Ennis - Have You Forgotten |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Ethel Ennis Album: Have You Forgotten Label: Capitol Year: 1958 Format, bitrate: mp3? 320kb/s Size: 74 mb Ethel Ennis has been underated in her career. Beginning her vocal career while a pianist in a high school jazz group, she quickly went on to sing with everyone from Louis Armstrong to Duke Ellington to Count Basie. She is one of the great Jazz singers that stayed regional, preferring to stay near her family and home town scene in Baltimore instead of going really big time. She toured Europe with Benny Goodman, but finding the grind of the road too intense, she returned home to Baltimore.
For sure she represents some of the very best of classic, female vocalist Jazz. Her voice is beautifl and marvellous, her manner is cool, ligth, and pleasant.
So enjoy this perfect album! |
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1973: Count Basie & Joe Turner - The Bosses |
Swing, Mainstream, Vocal Jazz |
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 Artists: Count Basie & Joe Turner Album: The Bosses Label: OJC/Pablo Year: 1973, release: 1995 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 106 mb Total time: 44:23 AMG rating REPOST with a new link from Mr.pal47 Count Basie and an all-star band (including trumpeter Harry Edison, trombonist J.J. Johnson and the tenors of Eddie Davis and Zoot Sims) back up veteran Kansas City blues singer Big Joe Turner on one of his better later albums. The many fine solos inspire Turner, who is in top form on such tunes as "Night Time Is the Right Time," "Wee Baby Blues" and "Roll 'Em Pete." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1963: Nancy Wilson - Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Nancy Wilson Album: Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues Label: Capitol Years: 1963-1964; release: 1991 Format, bitrate: MP3 - 320kbp/s Time: 42:58 Size: 85MB Originally released in December of 1963, Yesterday's Love Songs/Today's Blues was the eighth in a long series of albums Nancy Wilson was to make for Capitol Records over a period of 20 years. During that time, she became one of the label's most artistically and commercially successful artists. The album was also made during the time when major recording companies were turning out sessions featuring black female singers with a gospel and/or blues background, singing standards and pop hits backed by a large orchestra, usually with strings. Columbia Records had Aretha Franklin, Everest used Gloria Lynne, and Capitol, Nancy Wilson. Here, teamed with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra and his arrangements, Wilson wends her way through 17 standards and traditional pop songs with a good balance between ballads and up-tempo numbers. Wilson's aggregation is loaded with many of the day's top West Coast players. Trumpeters Al Porcino and Carmell Jones are especially prominent, with Jones soloing on "The Song Is You." Harold Land's tenor provides the backdrop for "Satin Doll." On the last four tracks, Wilson is accompanied by just a rhythm section featuring Wild Bill Davis on organ and Joe Pass on guitar. Wilson and Davis combine to do a swinging R&B-tinged "West Coast Blues" and "My Sweet Thing," the album's highlights. In between these two cuts is the cloying "Tell Me the Truth," originally issued on a 45 EP and aimed at the female teenaged market of the time. ~ Dave Nathan, All Music Guide |
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1944-1951: Louis Armstrong - Duets With Louis Armstrong & Friends |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Louis Armstrong Album: Duets With Louis Armstrong And Friends Label: Blue Moon Imports Years: 1944 - 1951; release : 2004 Quality: mp3/320 kbps Size: 168 Mb Time: 1:08:47 Ñ Íîâûì Ãîäîì è Ðîæäåñòâîì âñåõ êîëëåã ïî JBC ! There is something about a duet that gives it a special quality, a certain intangible something, for special quality, a certain intangible something, for In many cases neither one of the two artists is singing the kind of song he or she is normally associated with. Hence they tend to be kind of jokey or humorous numbers, wit" a lot of kidding around going on, and sometimes with plenty of very hip dialogue. (It has to be said that they are usually hugely enjoyable too!) Another ingredient is that of mutual respect, professional admiration, even love, which often shines through a particular performance - and the pairings of Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and Louis Armstrong all immediately spring to mind .- the great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong significantly being the common denominator in each duo just mentioned. ~ Multiwaves. 2006 |
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1950tn-1960th: Various Artists - Disney's Jazz Album – Big Band & Swing |
Swing, Mainstream, Vocal Jazz |
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 Artists: VA Album: Disney's Jazz Album – Big Band & Swing Label: Walt Disney Year: 2007 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 118 mb Total time: 60:01
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Disney's Jazz Album: Big Band & Swing is the least interesting of the three, but that's mostly because so much of it is drawn from common issues like Disney Songs the Satchmo Way and original soundtrack recordings of tracks like Peggy Lee's smoky He's a Tramp. But this disc does have some standout rarities that were new to me, like the cover of Heigh Ho from Mary Martin and Tutti Camarata and His Orchestra, as well as their cover of Bibbidi Bobbidy Boo.2 1 songs including Louis Armsrong, Louis Prima, Mary Martin, Peggy Lee and so on. |
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