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

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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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