Artist: Ramiro Gallo Septet & Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble
     Album: Suite Borgeana
     Label: Sello Discogrбfico Universidad Nacional del Litoral
     Year: 2009
     Format, bitrate: mp3@320kbps
     Time: 26'25''
     Size: 54 Mb

     ”I met (Jorge Luis) Borges in 1982. He had come to Santa Fe for conference, and Norma Adrover, my dear professor of literature, arranged a meeting attended by some of his students.
Many years passed and I met again with Borges, but this time with his word. It absorbed me so much that I couldn't read another author for some years.
     Then I conceived the idea of composing a piece in his honor, or rather, as a sincere thanks. It was premiered in New York with ”El Arranque” Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis ”Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra”.
Time passed and we premiere the work in Argentina. It was in Santa Fe with the Jazz Ensemble, could not be otherwise, with the imposing frame of the UNL Auditorium during the Jazz Festival.
Almost ten years of design work we present this CD that contains the record of that concert. With it we celebrate the greatest writer of our land and one of the most transcendent of our language. And closing a labyrinth worthy of Borges, through which came genres and cultures, friendships were born, and toured the most beautiful human experiences. Through music. Thanks to Borges.”
     "Conocн a (Jorge Luis) Borges en el aсo 1982. Йl habнa llegado a Santa Fe para una conferencia, y Norma Adrover, mi querida y recordad profesora de literatura, arreglу un encuentro al que asistimos algunos de sus alumnos.
     Pasaron muchos aсos y me encontrй nuevamente con Borges, pero esta vez con su palabra. Me absorbiу de tal forma que no me fue posible leer otro autor por algunos aсos.
Concebн entonces la idea de componer una obra en su homenaje, o mejor dicho, como sincero agradecimiento. La misma fue estrenada en Nueva York junto a la Orquesta el Arranque y la Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra de Wynton Marsalis.
     Pasу el tiempo y pudimos estrenar la obra en Argentina. Y fue en Santa Fe junto a la Jazz Ensamble, como no podнa ser de otra manera, con el imponente marco del Paraninfo de la UNL, durante el Festival de Jazz.
     A casi diez aсos de concebir la obra presentamos este disco que contiene el registro de ese concierto. Con йl celebramos al mбs grande escritor de nuestra tierra y uno de los mбs trascendentes de nuestra lengua. Y tambiйn cerramos un laberinto borgeano, a travйs del cual se acercaron gйneros musicales y culturas, nacieron amistades, y recorrimos las mбs hermosas y humanas experiencias. A travйs de la mъsica. Gracias a Borges."

     Artist: Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble
     Album: En Concierto
     Label: SFR - LEF
     Year: 2007
     Format, bitrate: mp3@320kbps
     Time: 77'28''
     Size: 159 Mb

     La Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble, tal vez la big band con mayor historia en Argentina, se dispone a realizar un concierto para ser grabado en vivo. El “Teatro Municipal 1º de Mayo” de Santa Fe es el marco del encuentro de estos músicos con 25 años de historia compartida que celebran la vigencia de un proyecto colectivo que comenzó silenciosamente en una ciudad del interior para llegar a ser un referente nacional en la música de jazz de gran orquesta.

     Santa Fe Jazz Ensemble, perhaps the big band with the longest history in Argentina, prepares to perform a concert to be recorded live.The "Teatro Municipal 1 º de Mayo" in Santa Fe is the scenario for the meeting of these musicians with 25 years of shared history that celebrate the life of a collective project that started quietly in an inner city to become a national benchmark in large jazz orchestra.

     Artist: Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble
     Album: Indigo:A tribute to the music of Duke Ellington
     Label: Sello Discográfico Universidad Nacional del Litoral
     Year: 1999
     Format, bitrate: mp3@320kbps
     Time: 53'43''
     Size: 203Mb

     En este segundo disco Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble celebra el centenario del nacimiento del genial Duke Ellington, con versiones propias de temas de su repertorio. El registro fue realizado en vivo, durante un concierto llevado a cabo en el “Patio Cultural La Catedral Nueva” en la ciudad de Santa Fe, Argentina, y representa un buen documento del sonido de la orquesta en acción. Acompañan a estas grabaciones otras realizadas en estudio, en donde se ilustra el sonido de las “Ellington Units” (pequeñas formaciones instrumentales derivadas de la orquesta).
     Para esta grabación se eligieron algunos arreglos originales, tal como los tocaba la banda de Ellington, y otros escritos por magníficos orquestadores como Sammy Nestico, Rob Pronk y Barry Ross, entre otros. Además, en esta ocasión, cuentan con la presencia y sabiduría de uno de los mejores bateristas de Argentina: el maestro Roberto Césari Jr.
      Los archivos y las secuencias AVI contenidos en el CD tienen el objeto de establecer un vínculo más estrecho con la tarea de difusión que Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble viene realizando desde su formación.

     In this second album Santa Fe Jazz Ensemble celebrates the centenary of the birth of the great Duke Ellington, with their own versions of songs from his repertoire. The record was made live during a concert held in the "Patio Cultural La Catedral Nueva" in the city of Santa Fe, Argentina, and is a good document of the sound of the orchestra in action. These recordings accompany others made in the studio, which illustrates the sound of the "Ellington Units" (small instrumental ensembles derived from the orchestra).
     Some original arrangements were chosen, such as Ellington's band played, and other writings by great arrangers like Sammy Nestico, Rob Pronk and Barry Ross, among others. In addition, this time, they have the presence and wisdom of one of the best drummers in Argentina: the great Roberto Césari Jr.
     The AVI files and sequences on the CD are intended to establish a closer link with the task of dissemination Santa Fe Jazz Ensemble has been doing since its formation.

     Artist: Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble
     Album: Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble
     Label: Shagrada medra
     Year: 2007
     Format, bitrate: mp3@320kbps
     Time: 50' 20''
     Size: 104 Mb

     Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble es una big band creada en 1981, cuyo repertorio está constituido por arreglos originales de las grandes orquestas de jazz de todas las épocas, además de composiciones en estilo contemporáneo y trabajos comisionados para producciones especiales. Ha compartido escenarios con primeras figuras de la escena jazzística nacional e internacional, en conciertos realizados en localidades del interior del país (Argentina), la Capital Federal y países limítrofes.
Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble está dirigida por el trompetista Pedro Casis y entre su personal, se reclutan músicos profesionales de reconocida trayectoria y sólida formación. Además, la agrupación extiende su actividad de conciertos a través de la organización de seminarios, muestras, exposiciones plásticas relacionadas al género, congresos internacionales, clínicas instrumentales, talleres anuales de orquesta de jazz para estudiantes y festivales musicales.

     Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble is a big band formed in 1981, whose repertoire consists of original arrangements of the great jazz bands of all time, plus contemporary compositions and commissioned works for special productions. It has shared the stage with leading figures in national and international jazz scene in concerts held in the interior of the country (Argentina), the Federal Capital and neighboring countries.
     Santa Fe Jazz Ensamble is directed by trumpeter Pedro Casis and their staff are recruited renowned professional musicians and sound training. In addition, the group extends its concert activity through the organization of seminars, exhibitions, gender-related art exhibits, international conferences, instrumental workshops, annual workshops for students jazz orchestra and music festivals.

   Artist: Victor Wooten
   Album: What Did He Say?
   Label: Compass
   Year: 1997
   Format, bitrate: mp3, 192 kbps
   Time: 61:59
   Size: 80,5 MB


   A superb, varied, playfully crafted disc, and an absolutely stunning effort that surpasses expectations. The music varies from funk and rap to a fantastic version of John Coltrane's "Naima," to a beautiful, very different -- yet quite recognizable without being boring -- version of the Lennon/McCartney standard "Norwegian Wood." The shifts of stance, posture, and presentation are at times abrupt but never disconcerting; rather, they provoke thought and reflection. These shifts appear at times between the tracks and at times in the midst of the pieces themselves. The disc is never inaccessible; the combination of jazz and Irish music brings to mind the seemingly ridiculous combinations of Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains. The big departure from the first album is that this is not a solo bass album. He uses other instruments, and uses them well. Not to be missed.
    ~ Bob Gottlieb

   Artist: Pat Metheny & Michael Brecker
   Album: Live at Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany
   Label: Bootlegs
   Year: 2000
   Format, bitrate: Mp3 @ 320 kbps
   Time: 110 minutes
   Size: 251 Mb



   I couldn't find much information on this album, from my personal opinion, this album is fantastic!! I sincerely recomend it to all Michael Brecker's and Pat Metheny's fans. Also it's a very rare album, I was very lucky to find it.

     Artist: Tony Bennett, Bill Evans
     Album: Together Again
     Label: DRG
     Year: release 1976
     Genre: Vocal Jazz, Ballads
     Format, bitrate: Mp3 @ 192 Kbps
     Time: 35:29
     Size: 49 MB
     AMG Rating:


     Tony Bennett's second, and final, meeting with Bill Evans is a memorable session for several reasons. Bennett is very relaxed and inspired by Evans' imaginative yet reserved accompaniment, which allows the spotlight to stay focused on the singer. The program is a wide-ranging mix of standards ("You Don't Know What Love Is" and "Dream Dancing") and classic jazz compositions (including Evans' bittersweet "The Two Lonely People," and Thad Jones' moving "A Child is Born"). The two veterans blend so well, that it sounds as if getting together in the studio was a regular occurrence. Evans performs the subtle ballad "The Bad and the Beautiful" as a solo, the only song which Bennett sits out. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

     Artists: Mingus Big Band, Mingus Orchestra & Mingus Dynasty
     Album: I Am Three
     Label: Sunnyside
     Year: , release Jun 7, 2005
     Genre: Jazz, Experimental Big Band
     Format, bitrate: Mp3 @ 256 Kbps
     Time: 76 : 28
     Size: 131 MB
     AMG rating:

     As usual, the Mingus Big Band is in exuberant form throughout their performances on this CD, most notably on definitive versions of "Song with Orange" and "Orange Is Color of Her Dress," both of which were arranged by the late John Stubblefield. A bit different is that two songs apiece are played by Mingus Dynasty (a septet taken out of the big band) and the Mingus Orchestra. The latter, in addition to six bandmembers, adds French horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, and guitar. But although those two smaller groups have their moments, there is nothing that can match the Mingus Big Band at its finest. The key soloists include trumpeters Jeremy Pelt, Randy Brecker, and Jack Walrath, pianist George Colligan, trombonists Conrad Herwig and Ku umba Frank Lacy (who sings on "Paris in Blue"), tenor saxophonists Seamus Blake and Abraham Burton, baritonist Ronnie Cuber, and altoists Miguel Zenуn and Alex Foster although anyone in this band can solo with the best, including bassist Boris Kozlov. The Mingus Big Band has been one of the most exciting of all big bands since its formation and I Am Three is another dazzling effort. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     Artist: Leroy Jones
     Album: Props For Pops
     Label: Columbia
     Year: release 1996
     Genre: Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
     Format, bitrate: mp3 256kbps
     Time: 62:18
     Size: 105 MB


     Leroy Jones is a fine New Orleans trumpeter based in trad jazz but open to the influence of bop. His clipped phrases give him a distinctive sound, and his vocals are spirited. On this CD, he pays homage to Louis Armstrong by playing several songs associated with "Satch," along with a few of his own original tributes. Teamed up with trombonist Craig Klein and a couple of rhythm sections (including pianist Harry Connick Jr. on two tracks), Jones is in fine form on such numbers as "Struttin' With Some Barbecue," "Jeepers Creepers," and "Ain't Misbehavin'," sometimes re-creating Armstrong's solos and vocals note-for-note, and at other times putting in some of his own ideas. A good-humored and successful tribute. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide