Artist: Stanley Clarke
     Album: Standards
     Label: Kind Of Blue
     Release: Aug 15, 2006; Recording Date: 2001
     Genre: Jazz
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kBit/s
     Size: 140 MB

     Великолепный альбом, еще раз доказывающий, что Стенли Кларк силен не только во фьюжн-, слэп- и грув-музыке, но и во вдумчивом классическом джазе. Интересно участие Патрис Рошен, соул-звезды 70х.

Artist: Tony Perkins
Album: Tony Perkins
Label: Collectors'Choice Music (Sony)
Year: 1957 (re-issue with bonus tracks 2003)
Quality: mp3, 320 kb/s
Total time: 52:20
Size: 103 mb
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Tony Perkins will undoubtedly be best remembered for his considerable cinematic contributions rather than musical ones. However during the late '50s, Perkins demonstrated remarkable versatility as a sensitive vocalist on a series of pop recordings. By the time the entertainer issued this platter in 1957, he had already become an Academy Award nominee for his role in the Civil War era drama Friendly Persuasion (1956). Under the orchestration and scoring of arranger/conductor Marty Paich, Perkins reveals a real flair for the cool and easygoing approach of the West Coast post-bop jazz movement. In fact the song selection as well as darker vocal inflections recall a striking similarity to that of Chet Baker. Paich's contributions are tasteful and never overpower Perkins' warm and supple tones and are highlighted by an equally engaging choice of material. Among the more notable performances are "Just Friends," "This Time The Dream's On Me" and the hipster's lullaby "Hit The Road To Dreamland"." These sides, although his first to be released, were not Perkins' initial foray as a vocalist. At his suggestion, "A Little Love Can Go A Long, Long Way" was incorporated into the Goodyear Playhouse television adaptation of the screenplay Joey. The success and enthusiasm generated by the telecast led to an offer by Epic Records. Even before this album, Perkins had recorded half-a-dozen sides that eventually filled out the respective A and B sides of three 7" singles. Chief among these was his reading of the afore mentioned "A Little Love Can Go A Long, Long Way" as well as the title song from his concurrent motion picture Friendly Persuasion which was also known by its parenthetical title "Thee I Love." In 2003 Collectors' Choice Music issued Tony Perkins on CD and included not only these 45's, but also a previously unreleased reading of "If You Were The Only Girl" among the supplementary materials. Although Paich was not involved with the singles, Perkins' was in the respective company of Buddy Cole, jazz arranger Obie Masingill and Buddy Bergman. Jazz vocal enthusiasts might find themselves pleasantly surprised at the emotive range and style of Tony Perkins. Followers of the West Coast cool scene are highly encouraged to investigate this title as well. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide

Artist: Dexter Gordon
Album:Master Takes - The Savoy Recordings
Label:Savoy
Years:1945-1947
Quality:MP3, 320 kb/s
Size:100 MB

This single album contains 15 of Dexter Gordon's significant Savoy sides from the prime years of the bop era. Gordon was (along with Wardell Gray and Teddy Edwards) the top young tenor of the period and his fame and influence would soon dwarf his two competitors. These quartet and quintet performances (featuring such top players as pianist Bud Powell, baritonist Leo Parker and trumpeter Fats Navarro) are concise, swinging and advanced for the time. This set is really more for general collectors since all of this music (plus the alternate takes, an additional session and one jam-session number) were included on the two-fer Long Tall Dexter. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Artist: Wayne Shorter, Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach,
Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette
Title: Tribute to John Coltrane: Select Live Under the Red Sky
DVD Rip to MKV
Release Date: 1987
Label: Image Entertainment
Video: Format: MKV (DivX 5.1) o FPS: 24 o Resolution: 608 x 480
Audio: MP3 o Stereo o 48.000 khz
Language: English
Run Time: 56:18
Size: 314.4 Mb

Filmed in Japan in 1987, this tribute to the late jazz genius John Coltrane is outstanding. The musicians, sax players Wayne Shorter and Dave Liebman, pianist Richie Beirach, bassist Eddie Gomez, and drummer Jack DeJohnette--all great in their own right--keep the eulogizing minimal and instead focus on interpreting a small handful of Coltrane's important works. Interpreting is key here, as the band often uses Coltrane's material as a jumping-off point before spiraling into inspired, freeform improvisation. Their best playing is showcased during two tunes of Coltrane's seminal album, Giant Steps: "Mr. PC" is upbeat, dizzying, and comes very close to rockin', while "Naima" (one of Coltrane's most lyrical, gorgeous pieces) is full of atmosphere and somber emotion. The band lets it all hang out (and nearly falls apart) during "Impressions," but somehow manages to stay balanced enough to pull it off. The sound is perfect here, and while the visuals don't offer much to look at, all you really need to do is listen. Coltrane would be pleased. ~ Dave McCoy , New York Times

Artist: Ben Webster & Gene Ammons
Album: Tenor Giants
Label: Enja Horst Weber
Year: 1995 [Orig. Date-1957, Digital Remastered]
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop
Format, bitrate: ape/cue+art
Time: 73:26
Size: 100.4x3 + 79.6 Mb

Ремастерированный и выпущенный в 1995 году альбом сделан, как "Two LPs on One CDs" и включает в себя два альбома, выходивших на виниле.

This CD actually reissues two former live LPs, one featuring Ben Webster and the other a later session from Gene Ammons. Webster is heard at a Providence, RI, gig playing five standards and one original (his medium-tempo blues "Cookin' for T") less than a year before he moved permanently to Europe. Assisted by a top-notch rhythm section (pianist Junior Mance, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Mickey Roker), the great tenor is in fine form throughout the set so the familiar repertoire and merely adequate recording quality should not scare anyone away. Gene Ammons's performance with a trio headed by pianist Horace Parlan (and including bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Ed Jones) was performed in Sweden just 13 months before Jug's death but there is no obvious decline in his playing. Ammons (like Art Pepper) was a more intense and freer improviser after serving a long prison sentence than he had been earlier, while remaining quite recognizable. The music is purely straightahead, unlike some of Ammons's studio albums of the era, with three hard-swingers and a two-song ballad medley (Parlan is showcased on "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"). It is particularly nice to hear Gene Ammons verbally introducing the songs and his performance overall makes for a fine complement to the otherwise unrelated Webster date. ~ Scott Yanow, AMG

Восходящая звезда американского джаза Рави Колтрейн родился в Нью-Йорке в 1965 году. Он - сын легендарного титана джаза XX столетия Джона Колтрейна и, как и отец, играет на тенор-саксофоне. Однако влияние Колтрейна-старшего в игре Рави заметно на удивление мало - впрочем, ведь ему было всего два года, когда Джон Колтрейн ушел из жизни. Рави Колтрейн ближе к более земной, эмоциональной стилистике таких саксофонистов, как Джо Хендерсон или Брэнфорд Марсалис, однако у него есть и свой голос, в свою очередь, уже оказывающий влияние на более молодых музыкантов. Рави Колтрейн играет сложную, богатую идеями музыку на грани современного пост-бопа и модного стиля темнокожих саксофонистов - так называемого M-Base. ~ jazz.ru

     Artists:Mozdzer Danielsson Fresco
     Album:The Time
     Label: Outside Music
     Year:2005
     Quality: mp3, 256 kb/s
     Size: 80mb

     Artist: Jeff Healey
     Album:See The Light
     Label: Arista ARCD-8553
     Year: 1988
     Genre: Blues
     Format, bitrate: MP3 256 Kb/s
     Time: 48:53
     Size: 89,5 Mb

     Artist: Chet Baker
     Album: Live in Montmarte, Vol. 2: This Is Always
     Year: 1979
     Label: Steeplechase
     Time: 48:49
     Quality: MP3 @320kbps
     Size: 112mb (RS.com) with 5% file recovery

     Artists:Dirty Dozen Brass Band
     Album:Funeral For A Friend
     Label: Ropeadope
     Year:2003, release:2004
     Quality: mp3 VBR
     Size:60 mb

     Artists: Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron, Kenny Wheeler
     Album: As Never Before
     Label:CAM Jazz
     Year:2004, release:2008
     Quality: MP3, 256 kb/s
     Size: 86 mb
     Total Time: 58:32

     Artist - Andre Previn
     Album - The Light Fantastic - A Tribute To Fred Astaire
     Label - Columbia
     Year - 1963
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps (LP-rip)
     Size - 88mb
     Total time - 38:54

     Artist: Woody Allen
     Album: More Movie Music
     Label: Soundtrack Factory
     Audio CD (April 5, 2004)
     Format MP3 320 Kbps / Flac
     Size: 100431 KB ~ Size: 22511 KB


     Remastered compilation features music from his most celebrated movies, Alice (1990), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) & Mighty Aphrodite (1995). Artists include Count Basie, Django Reinhardt, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke, Erroll Garner, Coleman Hawkins, Bunny Berigan & Glenn Miller. Slipcase. 2002. ~ Editorial Reviews

     Artist: Spike Jones
     Album: Strictly For Music Lovers
     Audio CD (Dec 20 2007)
     Years: 1941, release: Feb 8 2000
     Label: Proper UK Boxed Sets
     Format: Mp3 320 Kbps / Flac

     The genius of Spike Jones--as a songwriter, bandleader, and musician--is often overshadowed by his comedic schtick. But make no mistake, Jones was a musician and a damn fine one at that; on a set of drums, singing into a microphone or with a car horn. This bargain-priced, four-CD set goes a long way towards setting Jones' record straight. In the 1930s and 1940s, while American dance and jazz orchestras were just finding their mature footing and popularity, Jones was there to sabotage their efforts with great playing, parody tunes ("I Dream of Brownie With the Light Blue Jeans", "I'm Forever Blowing Bubble Gum"), and, oh yes, gunfire. As novelty artists go, Jones was one of the best. He hired great musicians for his Cityslickers, he wrote memorable songs, and he was a snappy dresser, too. This set features more of the musician than you'll ever need, but its super-cheap price, nice liner notes, and great music (that still sounds hilarious after all these years) make it a steal. ~ Jason Verlinde, Amazon.co.uk

   Artist: John Hollenbeck
   Album: The Claudia Quintet
   Year: 2001
   Label: Blueshift CRI
   Quality: mp3@320 kbps + all covers (w. autographs)
   Time: 01:07:55

   Known for his work as the leader of the Claudia Quintet and his contributions to veteran trombonist Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra, John Hollenbeck has shown himself to a very intuitive and far-reaching drummer, percussionist and composer who can handle a variety of jazz situations — some of them avant-garde and left-of-center, some of them more mainstream (by jazz standards). Hollenbeck, who is a native and resident of New York City and is associated with the experimental Downtown Manhattan music scene, brings an inside/outside perspective to the table. Hollenbeck is comfortable with outside expression and has been influenced by free jazz, but he has also been affected by ECM Records' catalog and is equally comfortable playing more accessible post-bop. The long list of people Hollenbeck has played with in the '90s or 2000s underscores his versatility and broad-mindedness; that list ranges from pianist Fred Hersch (who has a strong Bill Evans influence) to Vietnamese trumpeter Cuong Vu and singer/pianist Theo Bleckmann.

    Artist: Stephane Grappelli
    Album: MAY FOOLS - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING
    Year: 1989
    Release: 1990
    Label: CBS
    Format, bitrate: MP3, 320 kbps
    Time: 49:52
    Size: 110 MB

   Little-known Malle's film is accompanied by marvelous Stephane Grappelli's music. The soundtrack is likely more significant then the film itself. And as it always is, timeless Grappelli's music never dissapoints a listener, whichever captious he/she is...
   Малоизвестный фильм Malle сопровождается великолепной музыкой Stephane Grappelli. Сопровождение это является скорее более значимым чем сам фильм. И как всегда, музыка Grappelli никогда не разочаровывает слушателя, каким бы он придирчивым ни был...

   An obscure soundtrack from a little-known film by Louis Malle, Stephane Grappelli nevertheless rewards the listener with a strong cast and a number of original compositions on this CD. Guitarists Marc Fossett and Martin Taylor, bassist Jack Sewing, pianist Maurice Vander, clarinetist/soprano saxophonist Pierre Gossez and accordion player Marcel Azzola join him. The version of "Tiger Rag" is more like traditional Dixieland than Grappelli has typically approached the piece, though it swings marvelously. Of the originals, Grappelli's swinging opener "Milou" and Fosset's lively "Pic-nic" particularly stand out. Not a necessity, but this release will reward Grappelli fans.
   Ken Dryden, AMG