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1965: Ray Charles - Live in Concert |
Rhythm-n-Blues, Soul-Jazz |
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 Artist: Ray Charles Album: Live in Concert Label: Concord Year: ; release: 1965 (2011 Reissue) Format, bitrate: mp3, VBR Time: 75:17 Size: 103 MB This classic 1964 recording by Ray Charles includes 12 vintage tracks performed to perfection. His voice is in great shape, and the recording by Wally Heider is a marvel for its day; all the instruments are placed nicely with Charles' voice out front where it belongs. There's a slinky version of "Hallelujah I Love Her So," the musicians creating nice little changes behind Charles' soulful nuances. The singer tells us Miss Lillian Ford of the Raelets "helps out" on "Don't Set Me Free"; it's a duet and a nice change of pace. Rick Ward's tacky liner notes fail to say who is backing up the singer at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, except for David "Fathead" Newman credited with the tenor solo on "Swing a Little Taste," the opening track. Not to be confused with the 1973 re-release Ray Charles Live, which is comprised of 1958 and 1959 concerts, this album is called Live in Concert, and is Charles in Los Angeles after a Japanese tour in 1964. "What I'd Say" and a nice version of "Margie" are here, along with a six-minute take on "I Gotta Woman." For the finale he has the Ray Charles Choir come out to help close the show with a marching-band version of "Pop Goes the Weasel." The 12 tracks are priceless Ray Charles, especially the reinvention of "You Don't Know Me," stirringly different from his timeless hit version but just as impressive. Excellent photos by Ray Hearne, especially the cover profile.~ Joe Viglione, All Music Guide |
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2005: Lucien Dubuis Trio - Tovorak |
Crossover Jazz, Avantgarde, Funk-Jazz |
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 Artist: Lucien Dubuis Trio Album: Tovorak Label: Tovorak Records Year: 2005 Format, bitrate: Flac and Mp3@320 Time: 59:41 Size: Flac: 360.98 MB; Mp3: 138.95 MB Lucien Dubuis answers the musical question which Miles Davis' later bands always sought to resolve. Why can't jazz bands be entertaining like rock bands? Dubuis tackles that one on Tovorak while shaking you, sometimes violently.
Sure sure, jazzbos have injected punk attitude and funk into their music for some time. Think of early Ken Vandermark with Big Head Eddie, John Zorn and Marc Ribot's 1980s Knitting Factory work, and the Lounge Lizards. All shared rock sensibilities, their real musical heritage and upbringing.
Enter Swiss-born saxophonist Lucien Dubuis, who has enough attitude to hold his own with punks, neo-cons and George Clinton! Tovorak is a followup to his trio's 2001 disc Sumo. Powered by the well-placed heavy bass licks of Roman Nowka, Dubuis powers through this disc, alternating between the squawking alto saxophone and the deep notes of his bass and contrabass clarinets. Yes, he fires up sounds from the deep darkness of bass clarinet-ville.
The deep tones raise the reggae beat of “Bal les masques!, making it an especially interesting composition played against the Hammond organ. When he's not mixing unusual combinations, Dubuis brings the funk, as on “Non pas and the P-Funk/blues thriller “Mammouth. The group gets to a Blue Oyster Cult sound on “Insomnia before breaking up somewhere (hopefully) over an open ocean. Boom!
This band isn't just rocking in the free world here; on “Boubouille and “La goutte au nez, the trio pieces together some slow-paced and adventurous sound explorations.
These blues children fashion their basic premise from the blues. Combining heavy beats and an exceptional feel for the deep notes of Dubuis' clarinets, this is a special recording. ~ Mark Corroto allaboutjazz.com |
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2010: Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series, Season 1 |
Jazz, Traditional Jazz, New Orleans Jazz |
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 Artist: Various Artists Album: Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series, Season 1 Label: Geffen Records Year: 2010 Genre: Jazz, Soundtrack Format, bitrate: mo3, 320 Time: 1:01:51 Size: 141 MB
Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series, Season 1 was released by Geffen Records on September 28, 2010. The soundtrack includes 19 songs featured in the first season by several jazz artists who appeared on the show, as well as songs performed by cast members. The soundtrack received two Grammy nominations, for "Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" and "This City" by Steve Earle for "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media".
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Charles Mingus - Thirteen Pictures: The Charles Mingus Anthology |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Post-bop |
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 Artist: Charles Mingus Album: Thirteen Pictures: The Charles Mingus Anthology Label: Rhino / Wea Release: 1993 Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbps Time: cd 1 - 1:07:45; cd 2 - 1:01:10 Size: 250 MB It is a thankless and impossible task to sum up the career of Charles Mingus on only two CDs; everyone knows that. But Rhino does have the advantage of being a licensing company, and they did roam far afield for material from most of the important sources, to Atlantic, Debut, Impulse!, United Artists, EmArcy, Mingus' custom Jazz Workshop label, even into the hard-to-crack vaults of Columbia. Instead of a sensible chronological approach, though, Rhino scrambles the sequencing into something incomprehensible. Nevertheless the newcomer to Mingus will get a colorful, varied, even powerful portrait of the irascible composer/bandleader/bassist. In addition to famous signature numbers like "Haitian Fight Song," "Better Get It in Your Soul," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," and "Pithecanthropus Erectus," there are a pair of extended works, and odd side trips like a trio date with Duke Ellington and Max Roach. It might have been an indulgence on co-producer Hal Willner's part to devote more than two-fifths of the space in what was supposed to be a Mingus primer to the huge 28-minute "Cumbia and Jazz Fusion" and a 25-minute live rendition of "Meditations on Integration." But it was a courageous indulgence, for "Cumbia"'s kaleidoscope of Colombian rhythms, big-band flourishes, extended improvisation, and weird vocal humor makes for a bold entryway into Mingus' world, and "Meditations," despite the poor sound, receives a provocative performance. Oddly, for a label that distributes Atlantic's archival material, Rhino only includes four Atlantic cuts, but with the complete Mingus Atlantic sessions from 1956-1961 now available in another Rhino box, perhaps that was the plan all along. As such, this is about as useful a relatively affordable Mingus sampler as there is on CD, which isn't saying much, actually. - Richard S. Ginell allmusic.com |
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1938-1954: Louis Jordan Let The Good Times Roll: The Complete Decca Recordings Box set |
Music » Jazz » Swing |
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 Artist: Louis Jordan Album: Let The Good Times Roll: The Complete Decca Recordings 1938-1954 9CD Label: Bear Family Year: 1938-1954; release: 1999 Styles: Jump Blues; R&B; Swing Format, bitrate: MP3, VBR Time: 10:12:36 Size: 479 MB AMG Rating:  Ðóññêîÿçû÷íûì ñëóøàòåëÿì íàñòîÿòåëüíî ðåêîìåíäóåòñÿ ïðî÷èòàòü ÝÒÓ èíòåðåñíåéøóþ ñòàòüþ! This box set contains 200 tracks including a 7-track vinyl LP featuring duets with Ella Fitzgerald. It also includes a 12x12 book with photos and notes by Peter Grendysa. A typically exhaustive collection from the German reissue specialists Bear Family, LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL is nine full discs' worth of prime Louis Jordan. Featuring both sides of every record Jordan released on Decca Records from 1938 to 1954, this is a remarkable collection. It's astounding to see how completely Jordan's jump blues aesthetic was already formed by the time the singer--and killer alto saxophonist, let's not forget--left Chick Webb's orchestra in 1938 to record his own small group sessions with the Tympany Five. These recordings, a largely under-appreciated but nonetheless huge influence on early rock and roll--there could be no Little Richard or Chuck Berry without Louis Jordan--are the definitive jump blues experience. It's a massive set, but well worth the hours it takes to listen. ~ cduniverse.com |
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