Artist: Aretha Franklin
     Album: Aretha Sings the Blues
     Label: Columbia
     Year: 1985
     Genre: Blues
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 Kbps
     Time: 47:38
     Size: 111 MB

     Although not a blues singer in the strictest sense, Aretha Franklin's glorious voice could never make anything dull, especially not blues classics. These songs didn't attract a lot of attention when they came out in the '60s, with a couple of exceptions.
     These records were made between 1960 and 1965.

     Artist: Larry Garner
     Album: Once Upon The Blues
     Total Time: 54:08
     Recording Date: 2000
     Label: Ruf
     Format: MP3 (256 Kb/s)
     File Size: 99.4 MB
     Style: Swamp Blues


     Garner's mellifluous lead guitar chops are akin to B.B. King's and are relatively free from rock influences ...Standing Room Only is an extremely musical and imminently listenable blues disc that should bring the name Larry Garner to a large audience. (Blues Revue, Dec.'98)

   Artist: Sergey Manoukyan
   Album: Good News From Moscow
   Year: 2002
   Label: Manoukyan Music
   Genre: Jazz
   Format, bitrate: MP3@320 (+covers + 5%rec);
                         FLAC (+ covers + 5%rec)
   Size: 113 MB (MP3)
           329 MB (FLAC)
   Time: 44:17

Игорь Бойко, Paul Bollenback, Игорь Бутман, Yoel Honsales, Валерий Гроховский, Арам Зурабян, Андрей Кондак, Rhodes piano, Hammond, Сергей Манукян, Сергей Остроумов, Антон Ревнюк, Павел Чекмаковский...

     Artist: Elvin Jones
     Album: Putting It Together
     Year: 1963
     Label: Blue Note
     Time: 40:45
     Format: MP3 @320 kbps
     Size: 105 mb (RS.com, with 5% file recovery)
     Includes Covers + Scans
     AMG Rating: 4 Stars

     "There can be no doubt the Elvin Jones is one of the greatest drummers in the history of jazz. And, he and Max Roach are certainly the Finest jazz drummers living today. One of the best quotes I’ve heard to describe his playing (in a humorous yet accurate kind of way) is that Jones is ”like a cross between an octopus and the percussion section of the Fifth Army Band.” I’d credit the writer if I could remember who wrote it some 30 or so years ago. But I’ll never forget that quote!

     Jones propelled the John Coltrane Quartet ( the classic unit with McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Garrison) to unparalleled heights during the early to mid sixties before leaving that band in 1965 to pursue a solo career. While he had recorded some sides for Atlantic while still with Coltrane, and for Impulse just after, it was his Blue Note albums beginning in April of 1968 with the recording of Puttin’ It Together, followed five months later with The Ultimate which really defined him as a leader in his own right."

     Artist: Ray Charles
     Album: Early Years
     Label: Zeta
     Year: 1988
     Genre: Blues
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 Kbps
     Time: 51:10
     Size: 117 MB

     This CD contains songs recorded between 1947 and 1951. In 1947 Ray was a seventeen years old boy.

     A Ray Charles biography.

     Artist: Joey Calderazzo
     Album: Secrets
     Quality: mp3@320 Kbps
     Size: 107 MB (covers)
     Year: 1995
     Label: AudioQuest

     Joey Calderazzo may not have achieved the acclaim of some of the pianists of his generation like Benny Green and Bill Charlap, but he has consistently created CDs that stand the test of time. These 1995 sessions for Audio Quest feature him leading a variety of different ensembles ranging from trios to octets with potent arrangements by Bob Belden. Six of the eight tracks are Calderazzo's compositions, highlighted by the infectious horn lines in his rhythmic "Echoes" and the wistful air of "Last Visit Home." His trio with bassist James Genus and drummer Clarence Penn are afire in his driving "No One Knows Why I'm Here" and the explosive "ATM." Belden's setting of Miles Davis' "Filles de Kilimenjaro" has an exotic air with the addition of guitarist Fareed Haque and Charles Pillow's English horn. This is a rewarding disc that deserves to be more widely known. ~ by Ken Dryden, AMG

   Artist: Ray Charles
   Album: The Great Ray Charles
   Label: Atlantic
   Year: 1987 - LP Rec. 1956
   Genre: Jazz/Blues
   Format, bitrate: MP3@320 Kbps
   Time: 65:47
   Size: 150 MB

   You all know Ray Charles, the blues singer. With 26, and something of a legendary figure, Ray might very well moan that there are no new worlds left to conquer. In this LP he strikes out into new territory — with very promising results. This is an instrumental album, and while it is going to disappoint many that there are no Ray Charles vocals in it, the thrill of discovering Ray Charles, the jazz musician, is going to compensate more than adequately for the non-appearance of Ray Charles, the blues singer.

     Artist: Ray Charles
     Album: At Newport
     Label: Atlantic (1998)
     Year: 1958
     Quality: MP3@320 Kbps
     Total time: 40:15
     Size: 94 MB (covers)

     If one is interested in the early Ray Charles jazz years this is a wonderful example. The album abounds with demonstrations of his virtuosity on piano, and that of other musicians in his large band. Check out Blues Waltz!! A good listen! We won't see his like again. - by Diane Ekins, amazon.com

     Artist: Kenny Barron
     Album: The Traveler
     Year of Release: July 8, 2008
     Label: Emarcy Records
     Genre: Jazz, Piano
     Bitrate: 320 kbps
     Time: 68:46 min
     Size: 151 Mb

     Kenny Barron замечательный джазовый музыкант, прославившийся как своими сольными работами, так и как сессионный музыкант на множестве замечательных джазовых дисков других исполнителей. И то и другое, здесь уже хорошо было представлено. Это последняя работа замечательного пианиста.

     Artist: Zoot Sims
     Album: Plays Alto, Tenor and Baritone
     Label: Paramount / Fresh Sound
     Year: 1956, Release 2007
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 1.14:19
     Size: 170 MB

     Мы привыкли называть Зута Симса тенор-саксофонистом. А на этом альбоме он ещё играет на альте, баритоне, на всех трёх сразу (используя технику студийного наложения) и даже поёт!
     Послушайте, друзья...

     Artist: Dexter Gordon
     Album: Our Man In Paris
     Label: Blue Note 80914
     Year:rec. May 23, 1963/rel. 2003
     Format: MP3@320 Kbps & FLAC
     Time: 50:05 (MP3) & 38:11 (Flac)
     Size: 57.22 + 53. 33 Mb (MP3) & 250 Mb (Flac)
     AMG Rating:


     Великолепный альбом Dexter Gordon - Our Man In Paris со звездным составом.
     Украшение любой коллекции. Приятного прослушивания. С глубоким почтением моему другу lex!

     Composer: J. S. Bach
     Album: Morimur
     Artists: Christoph Poppen & The Hilliard Ensemble
     Label: ECM Records
     Year: 2000, release: 2001
     Format: APE
     Size: 262 MB

     Amazon.com's Best of 2001
     In 1994, explains the booklet that accompanies Morimur, Professor Helga Thoene made the surprising discovery that the monumental "Ciaccona" from Bach's Partita in D minor for solo violin was built around various chorale themes hidden in the music. From the texts of these "secret" chorales and other symbolic musical devices, she deduced that the "Ciaccona" was an epitaph for Bach's wife, Maria Barbara. The revelation might have remained an intriguing (and touching) footnote to Bach scholarship if baroque violinist Christoph Poppen hadn't had the bright idea of taking Professor Thoene's discovery off the library shelves and placing it triumphantly in the concert hall. On this disc, his performance of all five movements of the whole Partita (BWV 1004) is interspersed with the various chorales hidden inside the "Ciaccona," sung with breathtaking precision by the Hilliard Ensemble. The double whammy comes at the end when the "Ciaccona" is performed again, this time with the singers bringing out the secret melodies. Poppen's playing is excellent, both sweet-toned and vibrant, while the Hilliards have never sounded better: the combination of the two is spine-tingling. It is as if Maria Barbara's proper epitaph has finally been realized, and a moving and wonderfully stimulating recording created in the process. --Warwick Thompson

   Artist: Joe Farrell
   Album: Moon Germs
   Year: 1972
   Release: 2002
   Label: Sony
   Format, bitrate: Flac
   Size: 235 MB
  AMG Rating:

   Joe Farrell's Moon Germs was recorded in a single session in 1972, and was the third of six albums Farrell cut for CTI. Farrell had already played with Chick Corea's original Return To Forever group, contributing to the first two albums by what became one of fusion's seminal groups. Interestingly, Farrell plays no tenor at all on this album, opting instead for soprano sax on three tracks and flute on the remaining one.

     Artist: Cassandra Wilson
     Album: Live
     Label: Polygram
     Year: 1991
     Format: FLAC (tracks)
     Time: 0.69:06
     Size: 397 MB

     Amazon.com review:
     This live 1990 set makes clear that Cassandra Wilson had fully arrived. In the live setting, she calls on greater reserves of vim than mark her predominantly lolling, brooding studio dates. All to great effect. One senses Betty Carter-like showmanship, Peggy Lee-like swagger, and, of course, Nina Simone's otherworldly drone. Just as formative was Wilson's Joni Mitchell-inspired apprenticeship in the coffeehouses of Jackson, Mississippi, and other southern cities. She breathes fresh life into standards like "'Round Midnight." Her anthem of black resilience, "Don't Look Back," receives driving treatment. A telling selection is Wilson's own composition, "My Corner of the Sky," because its lyrics and delivery transport her to a distinctly personal space of the kind she was coming to inhabit so regally. -- Peter Monaghan

     Artist: Don Byas
     Album: All the Things You Are
     Label: A Jazz Hour With - Dist. Movieplay
     Year: 1990 - Rec. Jan.,1963
     Genre: Jazz
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 Kbps
     Time: 61:39
     Size: 141 MB

     One of the greatest of all tenor players, Don Byas' decision to move permanently to Europe in 1946 resulted in him being vastly underrated in jazz history books. His knowledge of chords rivalled Coleman Hawkins, and, due to their similarity in tones, Byas can be considered an extension of the elder tenor. He played with many top swing bands, including those of Lionel Hampton (1935), Buck Clayton (1936), Don Redman, Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk (1939-1940), and most importantly Count Basie (1941-1943). An advanced swing stylist, Byas' playing looked toward bop.

     Artist: William Clarke
     Album: The Early Years Vol. 1 (1978-85)
     Label:Watch Dog Records WD 1008
     Year: rec. 1978-85/rel.2006
     Format: MP 3 @ 320 Kb/s
     Time: 54:36
     Size: 71.5 + 46.5 Mb

     Artist: William Clarke
     Album: The Early Years Vol. 1 (1985-91)
     Label:Watch Dog Records WD 1009
     Year: rec. 1985-91/rel.2006
     Format: MP 3 @ 320 Kb/s
     Time: 64:25
     Size: 71.5 + 68.1 Mb

   Artist: Los Swing Timer
   Album: Tributo a Cortazar
   Label: El Pie
   Year: 2004
   Genre: Jazz
   Format, bitrate: MP3@320
   Time: 1:00:00
   Size: 128 MB

   El líder de los Swing Timers cuenta cómo decidieron editar un disco con las canciones preferidas del escritor de "Rayuela".

    Artist: Cabernet
    Album: SudRealismo
    Label: Epsa Music
    Year: 2008
    Genre: Jazz
    Format, bitrate: MP3@192 Kbps
    Size: 61,6 MB

   Cabernet es un sexteto vocal formado a principios de 2002 en Argentina. Recorre diferentes estilos de la música popular contemporánea -gospel, jazz, pop, tango, música latinoamericana y folklore- siempre desde la armonía del jazz. SudRealismo es el segundo disco de este grupo que reconoce la significativa influencia del conjunto estadounidense Take 6. Participan Liliana Herrero, Juan "Pollo" Raffo y Marcela Morelo entre otros invitados.