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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Review Scott Yanow, AMG:
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
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
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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