Wes Montgomery - Tequila (1966)

Artist: Wes Montgomery
Album: Tequila
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Mar 17, 1966-May 18, 1966
Label: Verve
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Hard Bop, Jazz-Pop, Soul-Jazz
Time: 46:57
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 120+120+60 Mb

Tracklisting:
01. Tequila
02. Little Child (Daddy Dear)
03. What the World Needs Now Is Love
04. The Big Hurt
05. Bumpin' on Sunset
06. Insensatez (How Insensitive)
07. The Thumb
08. Midnight Mood
09. Wives and Lovers*
10. Tequila (alternative take)*
11. The Big Hurt (alternative take)*
12. Bumpin' on Sunset (alternative take)*

Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Claus Ogerman (arranger); Bernard Eichenm Arnold Eidus, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff (violin); Abe Kessler, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Harvey Shapiro (cello); George Devens (vibraphone); Ron Carter (bass); Grady Tate (drums); Ray Barretto (congas).

Producer: Creed Taylor.

Продолжение текста / More textOn two of the songs included on Tequila, "Tequila" and "The Thumb," Wes Montgomery had an opportunity to jam a bit while backed just by bassist Ron Carter, drummer Grady Tate and the congas of Ray Barretto. The other six selections utilize a string section arranged by Claus Ogerman but, even with a throwaway version of "What the World Needs Now Is Love," there are memorable renditions of "Bumpin' on Sunset" and "Insensatez" that uplift this album quite a bit beyond the guitarist's later A&M recordings. Scott Yanow, AMG.


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Sarah Vaughan - Vaughan and Violins

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Vaughan and Violins
Recording Date: Jul 7, 1958-Jul 12, 1958
Release Date: Feb 4, 2003
Label: Emarcy
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Ballads, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
Format/Bitrate - ape (Rapidshare)
Size: 100+87 Mb

Tracks:
1. Please be kind
2. The midnight
3. Live for love
4. Misty
5. I’m lost
6. Love me
7. That’s all
8. Day by day
9. Gone with the wind
10.I’ll close is gone
11.The thrill is gone

Personnel: Sarah Vaughan - Vocals, Ronnell Bright - Piano, Kenny Clarke - Drums, Pierre Cullaz - Guitar, Richard Davis - Double Bass, Kansas Fields - Drums, Michael A. Hauser - Vibraphone, Jo Hrasko - Sax (Baritone), Marcel Hrasko - Sax (Alto), Quincy Jones - Arranger, Conductor, Zoot Sims - Sax (Tenor), Maurice Vander - Piano.
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During the 1950s, Sarah Vaughan wowed the public with her lush, rich vocals, especially in ballad settings. She is backed by a string section for most of this collection of ballads recorded in Paris with conductor/arranger Quincy Jones. This 1958 recording is notable as it is one of the first albums to feature Erroll Garner's mega-hit "Misty" with Johnny Burke's brand new lyrics; this version is notable for its simplicity and lack of gimmicky vocal effects. Many of the tracks add a rhythm section (usually pianist Ronnell Bright, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Kenny Clarke, though other drummers also took part), along with a saxophone quartet for backgrounds, with tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims providing occasional brief solos or counterpoint, though the saxophone credits in the booklet don't match up very well with the music. Vaughan is in top form throughout the disc; only the use of excessive reverb on the closing to "Gone with the Wind" dates these magical sessions. Ken Dryden, AMG

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Sarah Vaughan - The Rogers and Hart Songbook

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: The Rogers and Hart Songbook
Release Date: 1954-1958
Label: Emarcy
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Ballads, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
Time: 37:33
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 100+80 Mb

Personnel: Sarah Vaughan, Richard Hayman Arranger, Conductor, Hal Mooney Arranger, Conductor, Don Costa Arranger, Conductor, Ronnell Bright Piano, Richard Davis Bass, Roy Haynes Drums, Jimmy Jones Piano, Turk Van Lake Guitar.

Tracks:
My Funny Valentine
Little Girl Blue
A Tree In The Park
It's Got To Be Love
A Ship Without A Sail
Bewitched
Thou Swell
It Never Entered My Mind
It's Easy To Remember
Why Cant't I
My Romance
My Heart Stood Still

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Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train

Artist: Oscar Peterson
Album: Night Train
Recording Date: Dec 15, 1962, Dec 16, 1962
Label: Verve
Time: 44:08
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps (Rapidshare)
Size: 107 Mb

Tracklist:
1. Night Train (Forrest, Simpkins ...) 3:23
2. C Jam Blues (Bigard, Ellington) 4:50
3. Georgia on My Mind (Carmichael, Gorrell) 3:42
4. Bags' Groove (Jackson) 5:12
5. Moten Swing (Moten) 2:52
6. Easy Does It (Basie, Russell) 2:45
7. Honeydripper (Liggins) 2:23
8. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Ellington, Persons) 4:35
9. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Ellington, Webster) 5:05
10. Band Call (Ellington) 3:51
11. Hymn to Freedom (Peterson) 5:30

Продолжение текста / More textRecorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California on December 16, 1962.

Oscar Peterson Trio: Oscar Peterson (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums).

Down Beat (9/97, p.54) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...[Peterson's] speed and flow are spotlit and the trio fits together with unparalleled grace..."

Although the repertoire on this CD reissue by the Oscar Peterson Trio (with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen) is fairly typical (with such veteran standards as "C Jam Blues," "Bags' Groove," "Easy Does It" and "I Got It Bad"), Peterson and his sidemen sound fairly inspired. Actually the highpoints are the final two selections: Duke Ellington's "Band Call" and the original version of O.P.'s "Hymn to Freedom." This CD gives one a definitive look at the 1960s Oscar Peterson Trio. Scott Yanow, AMG


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Oscar Peterson - Fly Me To The Moon (2006)

Artist: Oscar Peterson
Album: Fly Me To The Moon
Release Date: Jul 17, 2006
Label: Universal/Verve
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps (Rapidshare)
Size: 100 + 62 Mb

Tracklist:
01 At Long Last Love
02 I Love You, Porgy
03 Greensleeves
04 Fly Me to the Moon
05 If I Should Lose You
06 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
07 When I Fall in Love
08 A Time for Love
09 Smile
10 Once Upon a Summertime
11 All the Things You Are
12 Someday My Prince Will Come
13 It Never Entered My Mind


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The new JAZZ CLUB series is an attractive addition to the Verve catalogue. With its modern design and popular choice of repertoire, the JAZZ CLUB is not only opened for Jazz fans, but for everyone that loves good music. This collection by the outrageous Oscar Peterson features 13 tracks including 'Someday My Prince Will Come', 'When I Fall In Love', 'I Loves You Porgy', 'Fly Me To The Moon' and more. 2006.


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George Shearing - Blues Alley Jazz (1979)

Artist: George Shearing
Album: Blues Alley Jazz
Rating AMG: 4 1/2
Release Date: Oct 1979
Label: Concord Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Bop, Cool
Time: 42:48
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 120 + 87 Mb

[u]Titles[/u]:
1. One for the Woofer (Taylor) 8:04
2. Autumn in New York (Duke) 4:42
3. The Masquerade Is Over (Magidson, Wrubel) 6:18
4. That's What She Says (Fest 3:45
5. Soon It's Gonna Rain (Jones, Schmidt) 4:34
6. High and Inside (Torff) 3:28
7. For Every Man There's a Woman (Arlen, Robin) 3:41
8. This Couldn't Be the Real Thing (Mulligan, Torme) 3:17

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Pianist George Shearing started a productive ten-year association with the Concord label with this live set, a duo outing matching him with the brilliant bassist Brian Torff. Their performances are virtuosic, intuitive, full of sly wit and always swinging; it is surprising that Torff did not become more famous. The close interaction between the two masterful musicians on such numbers as Billy Taylor's "One for the Woofer," "The Masquerade Is Over" and a humorous "Lazy River" are quite impressive as is Shearing's surprisingly effective vocal on "This Couldn't Be the Real Thing." This CD is recommended. Scott Yanow, AMG.


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Nat King Cole - 1936-1940 (Chronological 757)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: 1936-19406
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Jul 28, 1936-Feb 1940
Release Date: 1994
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Jump Blues, Traditional Pop
Time: 53:40
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 100+81 Mb

Titles:
1. Honey Hush (Cole) 2:57
2. Stomping at the Panama (Skoller's Shuffle) (Cole) 3:03
3. Bedtime (Sleep Baby Sleep) (Cole) 2:57
4. Thunder (Cole) 2:50
5. There's No Anesthetic for Love (Cole) 3:12
6. Dixie Jamboree (Cole) 3:02
7. Ta-De-Ah 2:38
8. Riffin' at the Bar-B-Q (Cole) 2:04
9. Harlem Swing 2:30
10. I Lost Control of Myself 3:14
11. The Land of Make Believe 2:49
12. That Please Be Mineable Feeling 2:15
13. Dancing in the Street (Norris) 3:04
14. You're So Different (Fain, Parish) 2:59
15. I Wouldn't Have Known It (Bryant, Cole) 2:31
16. Let's Get Happy 2:17
17. I Like to Riff (Cole) 2:49
18. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Fields, McHugh) 2:55
19. Black Spider Stomp (Cole) 2:37
20. By the River Sainte Marie (Leslie, Warren) 2:22

Nat King Cole (Piano, Vocals), King Cole's Swingsters (Vocals), Juanelda Carter (Vocals), Eddie Cole (Sax (Baritone), Vocals, Standup Bass), Bonnie Lake (Vocals),
Oscar Moore (Guitar, Vocals), Wesley Prince (Sax (Baritone), Vocals, Standup Bass).

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Here's a parcel of rarities that chronicle the rise of Nathaniel Adams Cole, from his very first appearances on record as a pianist in his brother's swing sextet through a series of attempts to establish a distinctive style as vocalist and leader of his own trio. On July 28, 1936, Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers made four sides for Decca Records in Chicago. These are valuable not only on account of Nat King Cole, but also as fine examples of small-band swing from the mid-'30s. "Thunder" and "Stomping at the Panama" are energetic stomps. Nat's brother Eddie -- a proficient bassist -- sings his own composition, the bouncing "Honey Hush." There is a gorgeous tenor sax solo during the easygoing "Bedtime." Nat the 19-year-old pianist sounds at times like Earl "Fatha" Hines. It's a pity this band didn't wax another 20 sides. In 1937 Cole formed his first trio and began "rehearsing on the job at the public's expense," as Fats Waller would have said. Made in Hollywood on January 14, 1939, 12 recordings almost painfully illustrate the trio's search for a cohesive and possibly even dignified style. The first four numbers have lots of collective scat singing, and it is clear that this sort of group coordination would take a long time to perfect. "There's No Anesthetic for Love" is silly and surely would have turned into something more substantial if only Fats Waller had gotten his hands on it. "Let's Get Happy" is tight enough, but six other tracks feature whiny female vocalists. In a premonition of the act as it would sound by 1950, Cole sings "That Please Be Mineable Feeling" without anyone else's vocal backing. By February of 1940 this group had finally found its footing. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" -- or, as they sing it, "On the Side of the Street That's Sunny" -- is the first example on record of the mature, precise Nat King Cole Trio, augmented here with Lester Young's brother Lee at the drum kit. All of this would lead to Nat King Cole becoming a famous pop vocalist and nightclub personality. Although his amazing abilities earned him a place in the evolution of jazz piano somewhere between Earl Hines and Bud Powell, Cole would gradually sing more and play less until the point where most of his fans thought of him simply as a honey-voiced guy in a nice suit. Years later the great percussionist J.C. Heard would reflect upon the horror that jazz musicians felt when Cole all but abandoned the instrument. "Listen," said Heard, "when Nat Cole gave up playing piano, everybody got sick!"



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Nat King Cole - 1946 (Chronological 938)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: 1946
Rating AMG: 2 1/2
Recording Date: Feb 16, 1946-Jun 14, 1946
Release Date: Aug 19, 1997
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Jump Blues, Traditional Pop
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 100+55 Mb

Titles:
1. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (Gaskill, McHugh) 3:02
2. The Way You Look Tonight (Fields, Kern) 3:05
3. Airiness á la Nat (Lim) 2:34
4. My Old Flame (Coslow, Johnston) 2:59
5. I'm in the Mood for Love (Fields, McHugh) 3:09
6. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) (Ahlert, Turk) 3:09
7. Route 66 Kicks (Troup) 2:59
8. Everyone Is Saying Hello Again (Malone, Segal) 2:37
9. Route 66 Kicks (Troup) 2:59
10. (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? (Donaldson, Lyman) 3:00
11. To a Wild Rose (MacDowell) 3:12
12. Baby, Baby All the Time (Troup) 3:11
13. Could Ja (Carey, Fischer) 3:00
14. Baby, Baby All the Time (Troup) 2:59
15. Oh, But I Do! (Fitzgerald, Watts) 2:37
16. Rex Rhumba (Cole) 3:15
17. But She's My Buddy's Chick (Atkinson, Oliver) 3:05
18. You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) (Columbo, Conrad, Dubois) 3:02
19. Homeward Bound (Feather) 2:57
20. Chant of the Blues (Dog-Gone Unlucky Blues) (Cole) 3:09
21. The Christmas Song (Torme, Wells) 3:10

Personel: Red Callender (Bass), Nat King Cole (Piano, Vocals), Johnny Miller (Bass), Jackie Mills (Drums), Oscar Moore (Guitar), Keynoters - Performer.
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Frankie Trumbauer - 1929-1931

Artist: Frankie Trumbauer
Album: 1929-1931
Rating AMG: 4
Recording Date: Sep 18, 1929-Jun 24, 1931
Release Date: Oct 2, 2002
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Dixieland
Time: 72:25
Format/Bitrate - flac (rapidshare)
Size: 100+74 Mb

Tracks:

01. Love Ain't Nothin' But The Blues
02. How Am I To Know?
03. Turn On The Heat
04. Manhattan Rag
05. Sunny Side Up
06. My Sweeter Than Sweet
07. What Wouldn't I Do For That Man
08. Happy Feet
09. I Like To Do Things For You
10. Get Happy
11. Deep Harlem
12. What's The Use?
13. Hittin' The Bottle
14. Bye Bye Blues
15. Choo Choo
16. Bass Drum Dan
17. Honeysuckle Rose
18. In the Merry Month Of Maybe [Singing]
19. In the Merry Month Of Maybe [Humming]
20. Crazy Quilt [Singing]
21. Crazy Quilt [Humming]
22. Georgia On My Mind
23. Honeysuckle Rose

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Credits:
Hoagy Carmichael (Piano), Hoagy Carmichael (Cello), Hoagy Carmichael (Vocal Effect), Eddie Lang (Guitar), Joe Venuti (Violin), Joe Venuti (Vocal Effect), Frankie Trumbauer (Clarinet (Contrabass)), Frankie Trumbauer (Director), Frankie Trumbauer (Sax (Alto)), Frankie Trumbauer (Sax (C-Melody)), Frankie Trumbauer (Vocals), Rosy McHargue (Clarinet), Rosy McHargue (Sax (Alto)), Kurt Dieterle (Violin), Lennie Hayton (Piano), Lennie Hayton (Cello), Fud Livingston (Clarinet), Fud Livingston (Sax (Tenor)), George Marsh (Drums), Bill Rank (Trombone), Mischa Russell (Violin), Roy Bargy (Piano), Bob Conselman (Drums), Jack Fulton (Trombone), Harry Goldfield (Trumpet), Min Leibrook (Sax (Bass)), Matty Malneck (Violin), Andy Secrest (Trumpet), Andy Secrest (Cornet), Charles Strickfaden (Oboe), Charles Strickfaden (Sax (Alto)), Smith Ballew (Vocals), Art Jarrett (Vocals), Nat Natoli (Trumpet), Charlie Margulis (Trumpet), Izzy Friedman (Clarinet), Izzy Friedman (Sax (Tenor)), Anatol Schenker (Liner Notes), Dave Rose (Piano), Jennifer Lang (Vocals), John Tobin (Banjo)

C-melody saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer will always be most famous for the recordings that he made with cornetist Bix Beiderbecke but he also led a series of fine sessions after Bix had departed the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. This CD features Trumbauer leading a large combo filled with Paul Whiteman sidemen during 1929-30 and a nonet in 1931. While some of the numbers are a bit commercial and there are vocals by Smith Ballew, Art Jarrett and Trumbauer himself, there are also some fine jazz solos from the leader, cornetist Andy Secrest, violinist Joe Venuti and trombonist Bill Rank. Among the better tracks are "Manhattan Rag" (which has Hoagy Carmichael on piano), "Happy Feet," "Get Happy" and "Honeysuckle Rose." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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Rosemary Clooney - Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle

Artist: Rosemary Clooney
Album: Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle!
Rating AMG: 4
Recording Date: May 25, 1960-Jun 2, 1960
Release Date: 1961
Label: Koch
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Show Tunes, Ballads, Swing, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
Time: 30:08
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 72 Mb

Хочу предложить вашему вниманию небольшой альбом Rosemary Clooney "Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle". Замечу, что существует переиздание этого альбома с двумя бонусными треками (всего их получается 14), но это не тот случай :(.

Titles:
01. Get Me to the Church on Time
02. Angry
03. I Get Along Without You Very Well
04. How Am I to Know
05. You Took Advantage of Me
06. April in Paris
07. I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me)
08. Some of These Days
09. By Myself
10. Shine on Harvest Moon
11. Cabin in the Sky
12. Limehouse Blues

Personel: Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Al Hendrickson (guitar); Abe Most, Plas Johnson (saxophone); Don Fagerquist, Pete Condoli (trumpet); George Roberts, Tommy Pederson (trombone); Bill Miller (piano); Joe Comfort (bass guitar); Alvin Stoller, Frank Lynn (drums).

Liner Note Author: Peter Levinson.

Recording information: RCA Studio, Hollywood, California (1960 - 1961).

Arranger: Nelson Riddle.

Продолжение текста / More textWithout doubt, vocalist Rosemary Clooney was one of the best interpreters of the Great American Songbook. On this 1960 meeting with legendary bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle, Clooney is heard in fine form. Recorded during a period when she and Riddle were entangled in a steamy extramarital affair, this album is predictably quite romantic and carefree. Clooney later confessed that this was one of the most inspired periods of her life, due to her personal relationship with Riddle. Many standards are heard on this release, including an assertive "I Get Along Without You Very Well," an upbeat "April in Paris," and a swinging "Some of These Days." The little-known songs "Shine on Harvest Moon" and "Angry" round out this set of otherwise familiar Broadway tunes quite well. Riddle's orchestra swings hard on all 14 tracks, and a real simpatico is created between Clooney and the accompanying musicians.

Review John Bush, AMG:
Although Rosemary Clooney worked with Nelson Riddle nearly every week for her '50s radio show, they were together for full LPs much less often -- only this record from 1961 and a 1963 follow-up titled Love. The pair made the most of their first collaboration, devising a program of 12 standards that combined Riddle's pugnacious yet intricate arrangements with Clooney's warm, grand vocals to create a swing record with feeling. Riddle's orchestra roars through his breakneck arrangements for "April in Paris" and "Cabin in the Sky," but Clooney weathers the storm with an elegance that borders on the untroubled. Vocalist fits together with orchestra like hand in glove, since nearly all of the musicians were veterans of her show. [A Bluebird reissue from 2004 added two bonus tracks, "Without Love" and "The Wonderful Season of Love" (the latter was the theme from Return to Peyton Place, directed by her husband, José Ferrer).


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J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding - Jay And Kai

Artist: J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding
Album: Jay And Kai
Label: Savoy
Time: 44:15
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 100+89 Mb

Titles:
1. Bernie's Tune
2. Lament
3. Blues For Trombones
4. The Major
5. Yesterdays
6. Co-Op
7. Reflections
8. Blues In Tows
9. What Is This Thing Called Love
10. The Boy Next Door
11. I Could Wright A Book
12. Carioca

Personel:

1, 6-8
Wally Cirillo (piano) replaces Bauer
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 26, 1954

2-4, 9,
J.J. Johnson (trombone)
Kai Winding (trombone)
Billy Bauer (guitar)
Charles Mingus (bass)
Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 24, 1954

5
J.J. Johnson (trombone)
Leo Parker (baritone sax)
Hank Jones (piano)
Al Lucas (bass)
Shadow Wilson (drums)
NYC, December 24, 1947

10,12
Kai Winding (trombone)
Lou Stein (piano)
Eddie Safranski (bass)
Tiny Kahn (drums)
Al Young (bongo, timbales)
NYC, March 4, 1952

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The music on this Savoy CD is excellent, but the packaging is rather dumb. Rather than reissue all 12 selections from a pair of 1954 sessions that led to the birth of the J.J. Johnson-Kai Winding two-trombone quintet (renditions that also include either pianist Wally Cirillo or guitarist Billy Bauer along with bassist Charles Mingus and drummer Kenny Clarke), there are just eight on this CD along with a Johnson track from 1947 ("Yesterdays") and three of the four Winding performances (in a quintet with pianist Lou Stein) from 1952. Sure to frustrate completists, this reissue is still worth picking up if found at a budget price, for the music contains plenty of worthy trombone solos. ~ Scott Yanow


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Johnny Hodges - The Complete Johnny Hodges Sessions 1951-1955

Artist: Johnny Hodges
Album: The Complete Johnny Hodges Sessions 1951-1955
Rating AMG: 5
Recording Date: Jan 15, 1951-Sep 8, 1955
Release Date: Jul 1989
Label: Mosaic
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Ballads, Swing
Time: 4:36:54
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Size: 1.31 Gb

As is true of most Mosaic box sets, it would be very difficult to improve upon this reissue. After 22 years, altoist Johnny Hodges left Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1950 to try to make it on his own as a bandleader. Five years later, he returned to Ellington for the final 15 years of his life after having recorded the music heard on this six-LP set. Hodges's small group, a unit that emphasized blues, ballads, and riff-filled romps, was an extension of the Ellington band. Hodges had a big hit with "Castle Rock" (ironically a feature for tenor saxophonist Al Sears), but otherwise had trouble at the end making ends meet. Other notable sidemen on these enjoyable performances include trumpeters Emmett Berry and Harold "Shorty" Baker, trombonist Lawrence Brown, and tenors Flip Phillips, Ben Webster, and John Coltrane on one session (during which he unfortunately does not solo); the final session, from Sept. 8, 1955 (after Hodges had already returned to Ellington), also has trumpeter Clark Terry and pianist Billy Strayhorn. Most of this music had been long out of print at the time this 1989 box was released. A highly recommended gem of swinging jazz. ~ Scott Yanow AMG

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Rec.Jan 15, 1951-Sep 8, 1955

Personel: Al Hibbler (Vocals), Louie Bellson (Drums), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Alto)), Flip Phillips (Sax (Tenor)), Ben Webster (Sax (Tenor)), Rudy Williams (Sax (Tenor)), Harold Baker (Trumpet), Emmett Berry (Trumpet), Teddy Brannon (Piano), Ray Brown (Bass), Red Callender (Bass), Call Cobbs (Piano), John Coltrane (Sax (Tenor)), J.C. Heard (Drums), Osie Johnson (Drums), Leroy Lovett (Piano), Lloyd Trotman (Bass), John Williams (Bass), Al Walker (Drums), Anatol Schenker (Liner Notes), Barney Richmond (Bass), Lawrence D. Brown (Trombone)

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Оркестр под управлением Олега Лундстрема - Не грусти! С чего начинался Лундстрем

Artist: Оркестр под управлением Олега Лундстрема
Album: Не грусти! С чего начинался Лундстрем
Записи 1958-59 годов
Label: Мелодия
Time: 73:26
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps (Rapidshare)
Size: 100+70 Mb

Хотелось бы предложить вашему вниманию записи раннего Оркестра под управлением Олега Лундстрема.

Titles:
1. Новоселы (Марш фокстрот) - О.Лундстрем - Эстрадный оркестр п/у Олега Лундстрема - 2.38
2. Весенняя песня - А.Ключарев – Оркестр - 4.05
3. Не грусти - Г.Ротт – А.Писманник - И.Алексеева - 4.30
4. Мечты - А.Манасыпов – Оркестр - 3.17
5. Прости, я сам виноват - А.Бабаджанян – Г.Регистан - Аскольд Беседин - 4.15
6. О тебе - А.Эшпай – Г.Регистан - А.Беседин - 3.15
7. Романсеро Пабло из оперетты «Поцелуй Чаниты» - Ю.Милютин – Е.Шатуновский - А.Беседин - 4.15
8. Весел я - Ц.Биксио – Г.Регистан - А.Беседин
9. Расцвел мангустан - Индонезийская народная, обр.О.Лундстрема - Е.Гвоздев - М.Кристалинская - 4.23
10. Песенка почтальона - А.Колкер – Л.Норкин - М.Кристалинская - 2.35
11. Юмореска - О.Лундстрем – Инструментал - 5.30
12. Нет, скажешь ты - А.Эшпай – Г.Регистан - Галина Казакова - 3.08
13. Тише - А.Островский – З.Петрова - Г.Казакова - 5.50
14. В двадцать лет - А.Эшпай, Ю.Саульский – Г.Регистан - Г.Казакова - 2.29
15. Белая береза - И.Шамсутдинов – Оркестр - 3.11
16. Захра - Иракская народная, обр. О.Лундстрема - Ара Арсенян - 4.30
17. Песня радости - Л.Лядова – Б.Брянский - Гюли Чохели - 2.43
18. На отдыхе - А.Бабаджанян – инструментал - 3.12
19. Пойми меня, друг - А.Аджемян – Б.Брянский - Т.Осокина - 3.42
20. Фантазия на темы песен о Москве - О.Лундстрем – оркестр - 6.20

К сожалению информация на диске об исполнителях отсутствует. Есть только информация о вокалистах, которая указана последней позицией в каждой песне. Это - И.Алексеева, М.Кристалинская, А.Беседин и др.

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Jimmy Forrest - Forrest Fire (1960)

Artist: Jimmy Forrest
Album: Forrest Fire
Rating AMG: 4
Recording Date: Aug 9, 1960
Label: New Jazz/OJC
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
Time: 39:39
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 2х100+70 Mb

Titles:
1. Remember (Berlin) - 5:27
2. Dexter's Deck (Gordon) - 6:37
3. Jim's Jam (Forrest) - 8:54
4. Bags' Groove (Jackson) - 8:25
5. When Your Lover Has Gone (Swan) - 5:27
6. Help! (Watkins) - 4:49

Personel: Jimmy Forrest - Sax (Tenor), Thornel Schwartz - Guitar, Jimmie Smith - Drums, Larry Young - Organ.

Продолжение текста / More textReview Scott Yanow, AMG:
During 1961, Jimmy Forrest recorded four albums for Prestige and its subsidiary New Jazz, all of which have been reissued on CD in the Original Jazz Classics series. The appealing tenor is matched up with 20-year-old organist Larry Young, guitarist Thornel Schwartz and drummer Jimmie Smith. They perform two jump tunes ("Dexter's Deck" and Doug Watkins' "Help"), a pair of blues, a swinging version of Irving Berlin's "Remember," and a lone ballad ("When Your Lover Has Gone"). Excellent music that is also quite accessible.


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Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra - The Original Tuxedo Junction

Artist: Erskine Hawkins
Album: The Original Tuxedo Junction
Rating AMG: 5
Recording Date: Sep 12, 1938-Jan 10, 1945
Label: Bluebird/RCA
Genre: Jazz, Styles: New York Blues, Swing
Time: 68:00
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 2х100+77 Mb

Titles:
01. Tuxedo Junction.flac
02. After Hours.flac
03. Tippin' In.flac
04. Rockin' Rollers' Jubilee.flac
05. Weary Blues.flac
06. Easy Rider.flac
07. Swing Out.flac
08. Big-Wig In The Wigwam.flac
09. Swingin' On Lennox Avenue.flac
10. Gin Mill Special.flac
11. Cherry.flac
12. Dolimite.flac
13. Song Of The Wanderer.flac
14. Junction Blues.flac
15. Sweet Georgia Brown.flac
16. Five O'clock Whistle.flac
17. Soft Winds.flac
18. Nona.flac
19. Blackout.flac
20. Don't Cry Baby.flac
21. Bear Mash Blues.flac

Personel: Erskine Hawkins - Trumpet.

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Review Scott Yanow, AMG:
This is an excellent one-CD sampler of the music of Erskine Hawkins' Orchestra. Although serious collectors will want to get the comprehensive Classics releases, this is a perfect place for more general listeners to begin.
Hawkins' three biggest hits("Tuxedo Junction," "After Hours," and "Tippin'In") lead off the set which otherwise has highlights from 1938-42. With the exception of 1945's "Tippin' In" (which features some memorable lead alto by Bobby Smith), all of Hawkins' key soloists are here, including the leader and Dud Bascomb on trumpets, either Paul Bascomb or Julian Dash on tenor, baritonist Haywood Henry, and pianist Avery Parrish (who made "After Hours" famous). Timeless swing.


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Ike Quebec - Blue & Sentimental (1961)

Artist: Ike Quebec
Album: Blue & Sentimental
Rating AMG:5
Recording Date: Dec 16, 1961,Dec 23, 1961
Label: Blue Note
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Soul-Jazz, Jump Blues, Hard Bop
Time: 50:16
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 70+45 Mb

Хочу предложить Вашему вниманию "Blue & Sentimental" - один из лучших в творчестве музыканта.

Titles:
1. Blue And Sentimental
2. Minor Impulse
3. Don't Take Your Love From Me
4. Blues For Charlie
5. Like
6. That Old Black Magic - (bonus track)
7. It's Alright With Me - (bonus track)
8. Count Every Star

Personel: Ike Quebec (tenor saxophone, piano); Grant Green (guitar); Paul Chambers (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums).

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Although not as well known as other big tenor men like John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, or Benny Golson, Ike Quebec was a major contributor to the classic era of jazz and this 1961 Blue Note date captures him in his prime. BLUE & SENTIMENTAL is indeed one of but a few discs that Quebec recorded for Blue Note, although he was involved with the legendary label as an A&R man and performed on many sessions by other artists. His huge, velvety tone and bluesy swagger are Quebec's signature as he lopes and swings through several classic tunes like Count Basie's lazy title track, the bouncing "That Old Black Magic," and Cole Porter's hauntingly melodic "It's Alright With Me." Filling out the quartet are no less than Grant Green, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, Blue Note regulars all, who shine brightly as always. Other choice moments on this disc include Quebec and Green's tight interaction on Quebec's catchy "Minor Impulse," the smoky ballad "Don't Take Your Love From Me," and the easy-going closer "Count Every Star."

Review Scott Yanow, AMG:
Ike Quebec's 1961-1962 comeback albums for Blue Note were all pretty rewarding, but Blue and Sentimental is his signature statement of the bunch, a superbly sensuous blend of lusty blues swagger and achingly romantic ballads. True, there's no shortage of that on Quebec's other Blue Note dates, but Blue and Sentimental is the most exquisitely perfected. Quebec was a master of mood and atmosphere, and the well-paced program here sustains his smoky, late-night magic with the greatest consistency of tone. Part of the reason is that Quebec's caressing tenor sound is given a sparer backing than usual, with no pianist among the quartet of guitarist Grant Green, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. It's no surprise that Green solos with tremendous taste and elegance (the two also teamed up on Green's similarly excellent Born to Be Blue), and there are plenty of open spaces in the ensemble for Quebec to shine through. His rendition of the Count Basie-associated title cut is a classic, and the other standard on the original LP, "Don't Take Your Love From Me," is in a similarly melancholy vein. Green contributes a classic-style blues in "Blues for Charlie," and Quebec's two originals, "Minor Impulse" and "Like," have more complex chord changes but swing low and easy. Through it all, Quebec remains the quintessential seducer, striking just the right balance between sophistication and earthiness, confidence and vulnerability, joy and longing. It's enough to make Blue and Sentimental a quiet, sorely underrated masterpiece. (The CD reissue adds three bonus cuts, all standards, which fit the program very nicely indeed.)


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Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors In Orbit

Artist: Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt
Album: Boss Tenors in Orbit!
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Feb 18, 1962
Release Date: Jun 4, 2002
Label: Verve
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 2x100+71 Mb

Titles:
1. Long Ago and Far Away
2. Walkin'
3. Why Was I Born
4. John Brown's Body
5. Bye Bye Blackbird

Personel: Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Sonny Stitt (alto & tenor saxophones); Don Patterson (organ); Paul Weeden (guitar); Billy James (drums).

Producer: Creed Taylor.

Recorded at Van Gelder Recording Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 18, 1962. Originally released on Verve (8468). Includes liner notes by Bill Kirchner.
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Jelly Roll Morton - 1926-1928

Artist - Jelly Roll Morton
Album - 1926-1928
Label - Classics
Years: December 16, 1926, release November 19, 1996
Quality - MP3, 192
Size: 100mb
Total time: 1:10:42

Tracklist:
01. Doctor Jazz (3:29)
02. Cannon Ball Blues (3:36)
03. Hyena Stomp (3:13)
04. Billy Goat Stomp (3:32)
05. Wild Man Blues (3:08)
06. Jungle Blues (3:31)
07. Beale Street Blues (3:18)
08. The Pearls (3:29)
09. Wolverine Blues (2:56)
10. Mr. Jelly Lord (2:48)
11. Midnight Mama (2:46)
12. Mr. Jelly Lord (2:59)
13. Sergent Dunn's Bugle Call Blues (3:04)
14. Ham and Eggs (3:04)
15. Buffalo Blues (3:08)
16. You Need Some Loving (3:12)
17. Georgia Swing (2:32)
18. Kansas City Stomps (2:56)
19. Shoe Shiner's Drag (3:20)
20. Boogaboo (3:20)
21. Shreveport (3:19)
22. Mournful Serenade (3:26)

Total Time: 70:42

Personal:
Recorded at 1926-1928. Hayes Alvis - Tuba; Bill Benford - Tuba; Tommy Benford - Drums; Wallace Bishop - Drums; Lee Blair - Banjo; Garvin Bushell - Clarinet, Sax (Alto); Leslie Corley - Banjo; Baby Dodds - Drums; Johnny Dodds - Clarinet; Johnny Dunn - Cornet; Stump Evans - Sax (Alto); Geechie Fields - Trombone; Herb Fleming - Trombone; Andrew Hilaire - Drums; Harry Hull - Tuba; George Mitchell - Cornet; John Mitchell - Banjo; Jelly Roll Morton - Piano, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Vocals; Kid Ory - Trombone; Mort Perry - Drums; Ward Pinkett - Trumpet; Gerald Reeves - Trombone; Johnny St. Cyr - Banjo; Bud Scott - Guitar; Omer Simeon - Clarinet; Edwin Swayzee - Trumpet; Louis Taylor - Trombone; Walter Thomas - Clarinet, Sax (Bass), Sax (Soprano); Quinn Wilson - Tuba.

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Ben Webster - 1944-1946 (Chronological 1017)

Artist: Ben Webster
Album: 1944-1946
Rating AMG: 4
Recording Date: Feb 8, 1944-Jan 24, 1946
Release Date: Jan 12, 1999
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Traditional Pop, Ballads
Time: 76:01
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 85+77 Mb

Вашему вниманию предлагается альбом Ben Webster вышедший на лейбле Classics. Записи 1944-1946 годов.

Titles:
1. Woke Up Clipped
2. Teezol
3. 'Nuff Said
4. The Horn (I Got Rhythm)
5. Dirty Deal
6. Don't Blame Me
7. I Surrender Dear
8. Tea For Two
9. Perdido
10. I Surrender Dear
11. Broke But Happy
12. Blues On The Bayou
13. Jumpin' With Judy
14. Blues On The Delta
15. Honeysuckle Rose
16. I Surrender Dear
17. Blue Skies
18. Kat's Fur
19. Blues In My Heart
20. Emaline
21. Am I Blue
22. Rose Of The Rio Grande

Personel: Ben Webster (tenor sax), Budd Johnson (tenor sax), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Cozy Cole (drums), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Denzil Best (drums), Big Sid Catlett (drums), Clyde Hart (piano), Hot Lips Page (trumpet) и др.

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Review arwulf arwulf, AMG:
Most Ben Webster albums on the market today seem to be reissues from his magnificent autumnal years, majestically lush or bearishly brusque. It's good to have a chronological sampling of Webster's work from the mid-'40s, in order to appreciate exactly how he developed into the Ben Webster of 1959 and 1969. After popping up on early big band swing records by Bennie Moten and Willie Bryant, Webster came into his own as the first really exceptional tenor saxophonist to be featured with Duke Ellington's Orchestra. What we have here is the post-Ellington Ben Webster. His tone has gotten bigger and wider, grittily sensuous and invariably warm like a pulse in the jugular. The first eight tracks were made for radio broadcast purposes in February of 1944. The combination of Hot Lips Page and Ben Webster is a bitch. There are strolling romps with titles like "Woke Up Clipped," "Dirty Deal" and "'Nuff Said," lively stomps built on to the changes of "Tea for Two" and "I Got Rhythm," and two choice examples of Webster developing his ballad chops. "Perdido," from a quartet session recorded near the end of March 1944, is positively stunning. Webster has definitely tapped into something primal, and no one can hear him without being at least partially transformed by the sounds of his saxophone. April Fool's day, 1944 found Webster in the company of tenors Budd Johnson and Walter "Foots" Thomas, with trumpeter Emmett Berry and a modern rhythm section. "Broke but Happy" is a sweet jaunt, real solid, especially when the saxes take over in unison. But the main reason to get your own copy of Classics 1017 is to have the Savoy session of April 17th, 1944. Gracefully accompanied by Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford and David Booth, Webster blows four of the greatest three-minute recordings of his entire career. "Kat's Fur" is a goosed up, improved version of "'Nuff Said." "I Surrender Dear" runs even deeper than the two other versions included on this disc. "Honeysuckle Rose" and especially "Blue Skies" each represent Ben Webster at his toughest and truest. This is a rare blend of musk, and it's not synthetic. It's the real thing.


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Ben Webster - 1946-1951 (Chronological 1253)

Artist: Ben Webster
Album: 1946-1951
Rating AMG: 3 1/2
Recording Date: May 3, 1946-Dec 27, 1951
Release Date: Oct 2, 2002
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Hard Bop, Bop, Swing
Time: 56:17
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 85+66 Mb

Вашему вниманию предлагается альбом Ben Webster вышедший на лейбле Classics. Записи 1946-1951 годов.

Titles:
1. Jeep Is Jumpin'
2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
3. Dark Corners
4. Mister Brim
5. Frog and Mule - Ben Webster Quartet
6. Spang - Ben Webster Quartet
7. Doctor Keets - Ben Webster Quartet
8. Park and Tilford Blues - Ben Webster Quartet
9. As Long As I Live
10. All Alone
11. Blue Belles of Harlem
12. Turn It Over
13. That Dit It
14. Best Friend Blues
15. Baby You Messed Up
16. Randle's Island
17. Old Folks
18. King's Riff
19. You're My Thrill

Personel: Ben Webster (tenor sax), Tony Scott (clarinet), Bill Coleman (trumpet), Maynard Ferguson (trumpet), Idries Suleiman (trumpet), Al Haig (piano), John Kirby (bass), Bill DeArango (guitar), Benny Carter (alto sax), Denzil Best (drums), Big Sid Catlett (drums), Gerry Wiggins (piano), other.

Продолжение текста / More textReview Thom Jurek, AMG:
This volume in the Chronological Classics Ben Webster series is a fascinating slice during a wildly transitional period for the saxophonist. In the years between 1946-1951, Webster made numerous jumps as evidenced by these tracks, from the glorious jumping big swing of "The Jeep Is Jumpin'" while he was with Bill De Arango to the searing bebop of "Dark Corners" (with some blazing guitar work by De Arango) to the small-combo hard bop of "Randle's Island" to the bluesy, near soul-jazz balladry of "You're My Thrill." In Webster's company are some masters to be sure, including Maynard Ferguson, Al Haig, Big Sid Catlett, Bill Coleman, Benny Carter, Tony Scott, Buster Moten, and Gerald Wiggins, to name a few. This is varied set in terms of style, but these performances (and sound) are consistently fine.


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Cootie Williams And His Orchestra - 1941-1944

Artist: Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
Album: 1941-1944 [Classics]
Rating AMG: 4 1/2
Recording Date: May 7, 1941-Aug 22, 1944
Release Date: 1995
Label: Classics (Chronological 827)
Type: Compilation
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Big Band, Bop, Standards, Jive
Time: 72:46
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 100+86 Mb

Вашему вниманию предлагается запись Cootie Williams And His Orchestra.

Titles:
1. West End Blues
2. Ain't Misbehavin'
3. Blues in My Condition
4. G-Men
5. Sleepy Valley
6. Marcheta
7. When My Baby Left Me
8. Fly Right (Epistrophy)
9. You Talk a Little Trash
10. Floogie Boo
11. I Don't Know
12. Do Some War Work, Baby
13. My Old Flame
14. Sweet Lorraine
15. Echoes of Harlem
16. Honeysuckle Rose
17. Now I Know
18. Tess's Torch Song (I Had a Man)
19. Cherry Red Blues
20. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
21. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
22. Somebody's Gotta Go
23. 'Round Midnight
24. Blue Garden Blues (Royal Garden Blues)

Personel: Cootie Williams (trumpet). Bud Powell (piano), Pearl Bailey (vocal), Joe Guy (trumpet), Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (alto sax), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor sax), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Jo Jones (drums), other.

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Review arwulf arwulf, AMG:
In addition to serving as a primal ingredient in the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Charles "Cootie" Williams led a series of outstanding small groups and big bands during the 1940s, employing and encouraging young, innovative musicians at a time when other bandleaders resisted the inevitable evolution of swing to bop. This collection assembles eight sessions' worth of rare recordings made over a relatively short period of time. Vocalists are Pearl Bailey, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and Williams himself. Four superb septet sides from May 1941 feature the trumpeter bolstered by a well-oiled front line of trombone and alto and baritone saxophones driven by drummer Jo Jones, pianist Johnny Guarnieri, and bassist Artie Bernstein. "West End Blues" and "Blues in My Condition" are without question two of Williams' greatest achievements on record. Two recordings dating from April 1942 are emblematic of major stylistic movements that were evolving rapidly among Afro-American musicians. Cleanhead Vinson established himself as a modern blues vocalist with "When My Baby Left Me" and the Cootie Williams Orchestra served up what was without question the most advanced piece of music on the scene at that time: "Fly Right," also known as "Epistrophy," is credited to Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke, and Cootie Williams. What the senior members of this band -- Louis Bacon, Charlie Holmes, and John Williams, musicians whose careers reached back to the 1920s -- thought of this futuristic opus is food for thought. Beginning with "Floogie Boo," the remaining 19 tracks all date from the year 1944, and illustrate Cootie Williams' position near the eye of the hurricane of modern jazz. For now he had begun to employ remarkably imaginative musicians, taking the young Bud Powell under his wing and welcoming into the pack such fiery personalities as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Charlie Parker. The most exciting record of all is saved for the last track, as Cootie Williams demonstrates his uncanny ability to talk through his trumpet using the mute in a mysterious manner with a facility equaled only by Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton. This rare recording of "Blue Garden Blues," a gloriously modern big-band treatment of the old "Royal Garden Blues," is an astonishing, startling, mind-blowing treat, one of the greatest accomplishments in all of recorded jazz.


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Erroll Garner - 1944 Vol.2

Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: 1944, Vol. 2
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Dec 14, 1944-Dec 20, 1944
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Bop, Swing
Time: 71:07
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 85+85+60 Mb

Titles:
1. I Hear A Rhapsody (Parts 1 & 2)
2. Erroll's Reverie
3. You Were Born To Be Kissed
4. Perdido
5. Soft And Warm
6. Everything Happens To Me
7. I'm In The Mood For Love
8. All The Things You Are
9. Blue Room
10. I Get A Kick Out Of You
11. Blues I Can't Forget
12. Boogie Woogie Boogie
13. Gliss In The Dark
14. The Fighting Cocks
15. A Lick And A Promise
16. Opus 1
17. Gaslight
18. Twistin' The Cat's Tail

Personel: Erroll Garner Trio, Erroll Garner - Piano, John Simmons - Bass, Harold "Doc" West - Drums.

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Review Scott Yanow, AMG:
The second in the Classics label's Erroll Garner series has nine unusual piano solos recorded privately at Baron Timme Rosenkrantz's apartment (ranging from the 2-1/2 minute novelty "Twisting the Cat's Tail" to an extensive eight-minute exploration of "I Hear a Rhapsody"), along with the ten songs that comprised Garner's first officially recorded session. The latter were originally cut as piano solos for the Rex label (later put out by Atlantic), but had bass (John Simmons) and drums (Doc West) overdubbed, which explains why they are better recorded than the piano. Overall, this is an interesting but not overly essential release.


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Django Reinhardt - In Solitaire: Complete Recordings For Solo Guitar 1937-1950

Album: In Solitaire: Complete Recordings For Solo Guitar 1937-1950
Rating AMG: 5
Recording Date: Apr 1937-Jul 1950
Release Date: 2005
Label: Definitive (UK)
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Continental Jazz, Gypsy
Format/Bitrate - flac + scan
Size: 96 Mb

Вашему вниманию сольный альбом Django Reinhardt'а. Записи сделаны в период с 1937 по 1950 годы.

Titles:

1. Improvisation No.1
2. Perfum
3. Improvisation No.2 (Master)
4. Improvisation No.2 (Alternate)
5. Echoes Of Spain
6. Naguine
7. Improvisation No.3 Part 1
8. Improvisation No.3 Part 2
9. Improvisation No.6
10. Improvisation No.7 (Aka No.2)
11. Improvisation 47 (Improvisation No.5)
12. Improvisation No.4
13. Belleville
14. Nuages
15. Two Improvised Guitar Choruses (Bonus Track)

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Review arwulf arwulf, AMG:
Poetically speaking, an entire album of unaccompanied guitar solos by Django Reinhardt seems roughly commensurate with the earth's magnetic field, its inner and outer atmosphere, the atomic weight of the sun and all of the elements in the periodic table, in addition to a few more that haven't yet divulged themselves. This is elemental stuff. It borders on the cosmic. Django Reinhardt's solo guitar recordings pop up here and there like will-o-the-wisps or Red Dwarves across the sky chart of his panoramically extended discography. Gathered together in one album for the very first time are 15 solos recorded between 1937 and 1950 in Paris, London, Chicago, and Rome. Some were waxed as warm-ups in recording studios, others were committed to acetates for radio broadcast purposes; one "Improvisation" was recorded live at Chicago's Civic Opera House while two extended pieces ("Belleville" and "Nuages") were intended for use as the soundtrack to a film that was never completed. For the closing track the producers stepped away from the otherwise immaculate chronology (or looped back to track one like a Möbius Strip) to include a three-and-one-half minute sequence entitled "Two Improvised Guitar Choruses," culled from a rare and terrifically scratchy broadcast acetate cut in 1937. None of these performances sound anything like the familiar, rhythmically pulsing proceeds of the Quintet of the Hot Club de France. "Echoes of Spain" recalls the landscape of Andalusia and the verses of Federico Garcia Lorca. "Naguine" is an intimate portrait of the guitarist's wife. "Perfum" (Also known as "Parfum") conveys something like the bouquet from a vial of essential oil, rose absolute, perhaps, or a carnation-scented love potion from a little shop on Royal Street in New Orleans. Django Reinhardt's complete recordings for solo guitar are subtle and potent, sanguine and ethereal, magical and down to earth.


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Ten Years After - The Best Of (1991)

Artist: Ten Years After
Album: The Best Of
Rating AMG: 4 1/2
Release Date: Jan 01, 2004
Label: EMI
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Blues-Rock, British Blues, Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
Time: 67:01
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 100+59 Mb

Titles:
1. Rock N Roll Music To The World
2. I'd Love To Change The World
3. I'm Going Home
4. Choo Choo Mama
5. Tomorrow I'll Be Out Of Town
6. I Woke Up This Morning
7. Me & My Baby
8. Good Morning Little School Girl
9. Going Back To Birminham
10. 50,000 Miles
11. Sweet Little Sixteen
12. I'm Coming On
13. Love Like A Man
14. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock N Roll You

Personel:
Alvin Lee - guitar, vocals, harp
Leo Lyons - bass
Chick Churchill - keyboard
Ric Lee - drums

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While it doesn't include all of their prime material, Essential features enough of their best songs to make it a fine introduction.


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Pete La Roca Sims - Turkish Women at the Bath

Artist: Pete La Roca
Album: Turkish Women at the Bath
Rating AMG: 4
Release Date: 1967
Label: 32 Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Latin Jazz, Hard Bop
Time: 34:49
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 150+85 Mb

Titles:
1 Turkish Women at the Bath (La Roca) 5:45
2 Dancing Girls (La Roca) 6:07
3 Love Planet (La Roca) 5:40
4 Marjoun (La Roca) 3:40
5 Bliss (La Roca) 4:58
6 Sin Street (La Roca) 7:15
7 And So I (La Roca) 1:24

Personel: John Gilmore (ts), Chick Corea (p), Walter Booker (b), Pete La Roca Sims (d).

Impact Sound Studios, NYC, May 25, 1967.

Продолжение текста / More textA "lost" classic of spiritual free jazz, Turkish Women is a charming session inspired by the decadent Ingres painting of the same name. This late 1960s session brought together the fiery, refined tenor sax of John Gilmore; the ruminative acoustic piano of (pre-fusion) Chick Corea; the heavy, hefty-duty bass of Walter Booker; and leader Pete LaRoca. LaRoca, who left music shortly after this 1967 session to devote his time to the art of law, is a contrapuntal percussionist who's even credited in The Rough Guide to Jazz as "the first person to record a totally free-tempo drum solo." It's an ensemble effort, but longtime Sun Ra sideman Gilmore delivers a rare non-Arkestra performance that demonstrates why Coltrane was so clearly influenced by Gilmore's tightly-controlled, sonic whirlwinds. ~ Mike McGonigal, Amazon.com


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Roy Eldridge - 1943-1944 (Chronological 920)

Artist: Roy Eldridge
Album: 1943-1944
Rating AMG: 3 1/2
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Big Band, Ballads
Time: 59:37
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 150+96 Mb
Total time - 59:37

Titles:

01.After You've Gone Henry Creamer, Turner Layton (2:46)
02.The Gasser Roy Eldridge (2:53)
03.Jump Through the Window (2:40)
04.Minor Jive Roy Eldridge (2:41)
05.Stardust ... Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish (2:26)
06.Oh, Lady Be Good [Incomplete Take] ... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (1:33)
07.I Surrender, Dear ... Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford (2:44)
08.Tea for Two ... Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar (3:33)
09.Flyin' on a V-Disc, Pt. 1 (Flying Home) ... Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton (4:55)
10.Flyin' on a V-Disc, Pt. 2 (Flying Home) ... Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton (3:57)
11.Don't Be That Way Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish (3:12)
12.I Want to Be Happy Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar (2:55)
13.Fiesta in Brass Cab Calloway (2:53)
14.St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy (2:35)
15.I Can't Get Started Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin (3:16)
16.After You've Gone Henry Creamer, Turner Layton (3:00)
18.Body and Soul Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton Roy Eldridge (3:16)
19.Fish Market Roy Eldridge (3:10)
20.Twilight Time Buck Ram, Alan Dunn, Al Nevins (2:51)
21.St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy (2:21)

Total time - 59:37

Recording Date: Nov 16, 1943-Oct 13, 1944

Personel: Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Ike Quebec (tenor sax), Art Tatum (piano), Lionel Hampton (vibes), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Cozy Cole (drums),
Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Hal Singer (tenor sax), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Big Sid Catlett (drums), Joe Thomas (trumpet) и др.

Продолжение текста / More textRoy Eldridge worked with Gene Krupa for a couple of years, then made a series of hot sides with a great seven-piece band, featuring tenor saxophonists Ike Quebec and Tom Archia. "After You've Gone" begins with a funny false-start introduction that Eldridge seems to have developed while working with Krupa. "The Gasser," a hot-to-trot walking blues, was based on the chord changes of "Sweet Georgia Brown." Also included here are two lovely, passionate ballads and an incomplete take of "Oh, Lady Be Good." The Esquire Metropolitan Opera House V-Disc Jam Session turned into a real all-star blowout on "Tea for Two," the conglomerated ensemble sounding pretty crowded by the time it works up to the out chorus. Eldridge's next adventure occurred with Lionel Hampton's V-Disc All-Stars. "Flyin' on a V-Disc" is, of course, Hamp's big hit "Flyin' Home." He hammers the vibes while saying "heyyy!' and keeps on saying it, clapping his hands and braying like a goat throughout all subsequent solos by the horn players, eventually leading the pack into an inevitable grandstand conclusion. The Little Jazz Trumpet Ensemble is heard on one of the earliest of all Keynote sessions, and the very first of producer Harry Lim's instrument-oriented dates, setting a precedent for the Coleman Hawkins Sax Ensemble and the Benny Morton Trombone Choir. Emmett Berry's inspiration was Roy Eldridge himself, while Joe Thomas patterned himself after Louis Armstrong. "St. Louis Blues" in particular is amazing. They work it up to a fine finish. Eldridge's working relationship with Decca Records bore fruit briefly in June of 1944 with another big-band date. This particular group included former Fats Waller trumpeter John "Bugs" Hamilton, ace trombonist Sandy Williams, and a pair of strong tenor players -- Franz Jackson and Hal Singer. Two dramatic ballads resulted, along with yet another patented stampede version of "After You've Gone." The orchestra assembled on October 13, 1944, had a formidable trombone section, as Williams found himself flanked by noteworthy slip horn agents Wilbur DeParis and Vic Dickenson. This band was also fortified with the presence of trumpeter Sidney DeParis, drummer Cozy Cole, and flashy amplified guitarist Napoleon "Snags" Allen, who is heavily featured on "Fish Market," a rocking blues that sounds a bit like "Tuxedo Junction." After Eldridge savors a pretty air called "Twilight Time," he leads a charge through "St. Louis Blues." Running the changes as fast as he can through a muted horn, Eldridge fires off a rapid stream of lyrics, turns Franz Jackson loose for a scorching hot tenor solo, and heads up an explosive hot finale. ~ arwulf arwulf, AMG


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Hank Mobley - Dippin' (1965)

Artist: Hank Mobley
Album: Dippin'
Rating AMG: 4 1/2
Recording Date: Jun 18, 1965
Label: Blue Note
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Hard Bop
Time: 42:18
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 100 Mb

Titles:
1 The Dip 7:57
2 Recado Bossa Nova 8:11
3 The Break Through 5:52
4 The Vamp 8:21
5 I See Your Face Before Me 5:29
6 Ballin' 6:51

Personel: Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Harold Mabern (piano); Larry Ridley (bass); Billy Higgins (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 18, 1965. Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler. Liner Note Author: Bob Blumenthal. Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1965).

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With DIPPIN', Hank Mobley is clearly entrenched in his "hard" period, as his more muscular, yet still round, tone and his penchant for funky grooves dominate the session. As on many other Mobley sides, Lee Morgan and Billy Higgins return to lend their respective touches, which once started the flame burning with Morgan's "The Sidewinder." Pianist Harold Mabern and bassist Larry Ridley round out the group. It is Mobley, however, who blows strongest here, strengthened by a long string of powerful dates like this one.

Like most post-"Sidewinder" Blue Note dates, DIPPIN' kicks off with a near-rip-off of the popular Morgan hit from 1963. Here, "The Dip" satisfies the requisite funkiness with a spirited quasi-Latin beat from Higgins and a Horace Silver-esque melody. The following "Recado Bossa Nova," one of the session's most memorable cuts, captures the Brazilian style that caused such a stir with equal amounts of taste and bluesy grunge. Later, the date's only ballad, the classic "I See Your Face Before Me," offers a respite with one of Mobley's smokiest performances on record. Finally, the closer "Ballin'" is a joyous waltz that ends the session on a swinging blast.

Review Thom Jurek, AMG:
Dippin' is one of Hank Mobley's finer moments, even considering that his entire Blue Note catalog is masterful, particularly his 1960s dates that reveal the depth and dimension of his understanding of harmonic invention -- all in the name of groove and swing, of course. This date, recorded on a single day in June of 1965, netted four Mobley originals as well as two covers. The band included trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Larry Ridley, and drummer Billy Higgins. The two-horn front line always served Mobley well. Here, with Morgan, the groove commences from the first notes of the title cut that opens the set. The short bluesy lines burst from the horns, and are turned inside out with elegant yet knotty lines that move the tune almost into pop territory but never venture far from the blues. The sprightly "Recado Bossa Nova," written by Djalma Ferreira, moves the band outside its comfort zone rhythmically, but Mobley's horn chart is brilliant. Higgins and Ridley keep the bossa groove natural and steaming as the soloists begin taking the tune apart and putting it back together. There is one ballad on the set, "I See Your Face Before Me" composed by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. On it, Mobley does his best Ben Webster, blowing low and smoky and sweet, but the truth is that it doesn't belong on a program with so many hard bop swingers. The rest of the session is a pure joy and a fine document of Mobley's abilities as a bandleader and composer. The 2006 Rudy Van Gelder Edition on CD features spectacular sound, but contains no bonus material.


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Jazz in Paris - Clarinettes a Saint-Germain des Pres

Artist: Hubert Rostaing / Maurice Meunier
Album: Clarinettes a Saint-Germain des Pres
Recording Date: Jan 11, 1956-May 1957
Release Date: Jul 16, 2002
Label: Sunnyside
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing
Time: 67:37
Format/Bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 100+81 Mb

На этом диске записаны сразу два ансамбля: оркестр Hubert Rostaing'а (1-12) и квартет/квинтет Maurice Meunier'а (13-24).

Titles:
1. Bonjour Benny (Rostaing) 2:26
2. Autour de la Femme (Rostaing) 2:22
3. Champs Elysées Club (Rostaing) 2:59
4. Trop Tôt (Rostaing) 2:08
5. Sweet Renée (Rostaing) 3:08
6. L' Heure Tourne (Solal) 2:54
7. J'En Suis Saisie (Rostaing) 2:37
8. Say When? (Rostaing) 2:54
9. Ça Va Bouillir (Rostaing) 2:24
10. Oh, Lady Be Good (Gershwin, Gershwin) 2:15
11. Remember (Rostaing) 3:07
12. Cherokee (Noble) 3:11
13. Too Marvelous for Words (Mercer, Whiting) 4:32
14. Samakoutra (Meunier) 4:13
15. Somebody Loves Me (DeSylva, Gershwin, MacDonald) 3:37
16. Sweet Mau-Mau (Meunier) 4:21
17. Dig (Davis) 3:06
18. Crazy Rhythm (Caesar, Kahn, Meyer) 3:02
19. Blues for the Reverend (Matthews) 3:02
20. Don't Blame Me (Fields, McHugh) 4:22
21. With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair (Edwards, Lawrence) 3:33
22. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (Hanley, MacDonald) 3:45
23. I Know, Don't Know How (Mulligan) 4:32
24. Tangerine (Mercer, Schertzinger) 3:44

Personnel:
William Boucaya Sax (Baritone)
Raymond Fol Piano
Christian Garros Drums
Michael A. Hauser Vibraphone
Maurice Meunier Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Pierre Michelot Double Bass
Nat Peck Trombone
Hubert Rostaing Clarinet
Martial Solal Piano
René Urtreger Piano
Benny Vasseur Trombone
Charles Verstraete Trombone
Fernand Verstraete Trumpet

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Ted Curson - Plenty of Horn (1961)

Artist: Ted Curson
Album: Plenty of Horn
Rating AMG: 4
Release Date: Apr 1961
Label: Old Town
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Avant-Garde, Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Time: 40:06
Format/Bitrate: flac
Size: 100+100+37 Mb

Вашему вниманию предлагается дебютный альбом трубача Ted Curson.


Titles:
1. Caravan
2. Nosruc
3. Things We Did Last Summer
4. Dem's Blues
5. Ahma (See Ya)
6. Flatted Fifth
7. Bali-H'ai
8. Antibes
9. Mr. Teddy

Personnel:
Ted Curson (trumpet);
Eric Dolphy (flute);
Kenny Drew (piano);
Jimmy Garrison (bass);
Roy Haynes (drums);
Bill Barron.

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Biography Scott Yanow, AMG
An excellent and flexible trumpeter, Ted Curson will always be best-known for his work with Charles Mingus' 1960 quartet (which also included Eric Dolphy and Dannie Richmond). He studied at Granoff Musical Conservatory; moved to New York in 1956; played in New York with Mal Waldron, Red Garland, and Philly Joe Jones; and recorded with Cecil Taylor (1961). After the 1959-1960 Mingus association (which resulted in some classic recordings), Curson co-led a quintet with Bill Barron (1960-1965), played with Max Roach, and led his own groups. He spent time from the late '60s on in Europe (particularly Denmark) but has had a lower profile than one would expect since his return to the U.S. in 1976. Ted Curson has led sessions for Old Town (1961), Prestige, Fontana, Atlantic, Arista, Inner City, Interplay, Chiaroscuro, and several European labels, but has barely been on records at all since 1980.


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Coleman Hawkins - 1934-1937 (Chronological 602)

Artist: Coleman Hawkins
Album: 1934-1937
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Nov 18, 1934-1937
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Classic Jazz
Time: 63:50
Format/Bitrate - flac(+ scans)
Size: 100+100+92 Mb

Titles:
1. Lullaby
2. Oh, Lady Be Good
3. Lost In A Fog
4. Honeysuckle Rose
5. Some Of These Days
6. After You've Gone
7. I Only Have Eyes For You
8. I Wish I Were Twins
9. Hands Across The Table
10. Blue Moon
11. Avalon
12. What a Difference A Day Made
13. Stardust
14. Chicago
15. Meditation
16. What Harlem Is To Me
17. Netcha's Dream
18. Love Cries
19. Sorrow
20. Tiger Rag
21. It May Not Be True
22. I'm in the Mood For Love

Personel: Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax, vocal), Stephane Grappelli (piano), Django Reinhardt (guitar), The Ramblers (Ensemble), Omer de Cock (tenor sax), Alix Combelle (tenor sax), others

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Coleman Hawkins was already well on his way to becoming the first master of the tenor saxophone when these sides were recorded. With his ten-year incubation with the heralded Fletcher Henderson band in the past (not to mention fine stints with McKinney's Cotton Pickers and various session outfits), Hawkins moved to Europe in 1934 and proceeded to hone his tough yet romantic sound with a variety of overseas groups. This Classics disc covers the first half of his eventual five-year sojourn. In addition to the four sides with pianist Stanley Black that kick things off, the 22 cuts find Hawkins in the adequate, yet somewhat stiff, company of continental contingents from The Hague, Paris, and various other locales. Hawkins is impressive throughout, though, in spite of the less than swinging environs; thankfully, the ensemble playing heats up quite nicely on the cuts with Django Reinhardt. A few reservations having been aired, this disc's good overall sound and sufficient enough supply of quality solos and cuts make it a title Hawkins fans should seek out.


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Buddy Rich & Harry ''Sweets'' Edison - Buddy And Sweets

Artists: Buddy Rich and Harry "Sweets" Edison
Album: Buddy and Sweets
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Sep 1, 1955
Label: Norgran, Verve
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 75+50 Mb

Titles:
1. Yellow Rose Of Brooklyn
2. Easy Does It
3. All Sweets
4. Nice Work If You Can Get It
5. Barney's Bugle
6. Now's The Time
7. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me

Personnel: Buddy Rich (drums); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Barney Kessel (guitar); John Simmons (bass).

Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California on Sepetmber 1, 1955. Producer - Norman Granz.

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...In 1955, Buddy and Harry came together for one truly memorable session. Buddy Rich and Harry ”Sweets” Edison was originally recorded on Norgran Records but the label was later acquired by Verve. The two had recorded earlier when they were with the JATP but this was their first project where together they are the headliners. It’s swing at its best and is a venue for two of the master craftsman to showcase their talents.
The other members of the band are Jimmy Rowles on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, and John Simmons on bass. With this impressive roster of background musicians the talent just doesn’t seem to stop. Jimmy Rowles started playing professionally at the age of 17 and over the years played with Lester Young and Billie Holiday. He’s received numerous Grammy nominations and is recognized as a master jazz pianist. John Simmons on bass picked up valuable experience when he played with Nat King Cole and also played briefly with Duke Ellington. He performed with many great jazz artists during the fifties but had to stop playing in the early sixties because of deteriorating health. A bit of trivia for my New York friends, Sue Simmons co-anchor of WNBC News at Five is his daughter. Barney Kessel, known as ”The Innovator,” legitimized the use of the guitar within the jazz spectrum.


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Benny Carter - 1946-1948 (Chronological 1043)

Artist: Benny Carter
Album: 1946-1948
Rating AMG: 4
Recording Date: Apr 1946-Dec 12, 1948
Release Date: May 4, 1999
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Jump Blues, East Coast Blues
Time: 75:38
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 100+86 Mb

Вашему вниманию предлагается еще один альбом Бенни Картера (Benny Carter). На лейбле Classics их вышло девять.

Titles:
1 Melodrama in a V-Disc Record Room (Jump Call) (Brenner) 3:30
2 I Can't Get Started (Duke, Gershwin) 2:54
3 He's Funny That Way (Moret, Whiting) 2:43
4 Moonglow (DeLange, Hudson, Mills) 2:51
5 Give Me Something to Remember You By (Dietz, Schwartz) 2:48
6 Oh, Lady Be Good (Gershwin, Gershwin) 2:38
7 Deep Purple (DeRose, Parish) 3:11
8 Back Bay Boogie (Carter) 5:17
9 Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) 3:05
10 Rebop Boogie (Carter) 3:00
11 Twelve O'Clock Jump (Carter) 2:54
12 Your Conscience Tells You So (Carter, Raye) 2:37
13 Mexican Hat Dance (Traditional) 2:53
14 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) 2:36
15 Out of My Way (Catlett, Grimes) 3:01
16 What'll It Be (Webster) 3:16
17 Cadillac Slim (Webster) 3:03
18 Baby You're Mine for Keeps (Atwood, Herscher) 2:40
19 You'll Never Break My Heart Again (Atwood, Herscher) 2:53
20 Chilpanicingo (Atwood, Herscher) 2:54
21 An Old Love Story (Atwood, Herscher) 2:59
22 Reina (My Lovely Queen) (Atwood, Herscher) 2:58
23 Let Us Drink a Toast Together (Atwood, Herscher) 2:42
24 June Comes Around Every Year (Arlen, Mercer) 3:07
25 Forever Blue (Carter) 3:08

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Benny Carter, like Coleman Hawkins, spent the '40s rubbing shoulders with bebop's young Turks, while mostly maintaining the style he forged during the early jazz and swing years. Possibly, like Hawkins again, Carter's '30s stay in Europe opened him up to the progressive nature of jazz and the necessity of always taking advantage of the music's complexities and malleability. And while Carter didn't ape Charlie Parker's alto flights or become a fixture at Minton's Playhouse, he did head up some fine big bands that featured the likes of Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, J.J. Johnson, Max Roach, and Howard McGhee, to name a few bebop figures. This Classics discs takes in some of Carter's adventurous big band sides from 1946-1948, including a California outfit with Davis and Gerald Wilson. On the more traditional end, Carter is also heard with swing contemporaries like Buck Clayton and Ben Webster. A fine document of the fertile transition from swing to bebop.


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