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2002: Various Artists - Paris Lounge Volume 2 |
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 Artists : Various Artists Album : Paris Lounge volume 2 (Paris by Day & Night) Label : Wagram Records Year : 2002 Genre : Electronic House, Downbeat Format : MP3 Bitrate : 320 kbps This two-CD collection is largely a summation of the Paris electronic scene -- one volume the sunnier by day, the other a more down-tempo midnight volume. In many ways, it's the former which is more successful and textured, whether it's the electro-pop of Etienne de Crecy or the rainy feel of Variety Lab's "London in the Rain." "Paris by Night" is, as you'd expect, louder and busier, and at times just plain annoying, like "Police Funk," which offers a great idea that never really develops, or Temple of Sound's "Dojo Hun," which has some great grooves to it, but again, seems unfinished. Pride of place on the entire compilation, though, has to go to Brady's version of the traditional spiritual "Motherless Child," which captures the real feel of the song while pushing it into a new place, and Zimpala's infectious "Sugar." But overall, this is a good collection, with enough to cover all moods and feelings. - Chris Nickson |
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1940-1954: Ben Webster - Stompin' At The Savoy/4 CD |
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 Artist: Ben Webster Album: Stompin' At The Savoy/4 CD Label: Membran, Germany Years: 1940-1954; release:2006 Quality: Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans. REPOST with new links from Mr.jasapaal
CD1 features Ben's work with the "Blanton-Webster Band", regarded by many as the finest of Duke Ellington's orchestras. Only 4 of the 15 tracks are repeats of the ones on the Duke Ellington Quadromania disks. CD2 features 8 tracks with "Ben And The Boys" featuring Hot Lips Page on trumpet and Clyde Hart on piano. Then 4 tracks with "James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen" septet, 5 tracks with the Cozy Cole All Stars featuring the oft overlooked piano master Johnny Guarnieri, and (whew) 3 tracks with the Sid Catlett Quartet. CD3 continues with seldom heard sides from the mid-40's with great small groups featuring Buck Clayton, Benny Morton, Barney Bigard, and Walter "Foots" Thomas, just to pick some of the better known "stars". CD4 features early 50's groups including Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Louie Belson, Teddy Wilson, and Jo Jones, to pick out some highlights. "Danny Boy" is one of the most stunningly beautiful things I've ever heard from Ben. There is a nice mix of tempos throughout the disks, with ballads comprising maybe a third of the mix.
Sound quality seems better than most of the Quadromaia series. A few of the sets have some fuzziness, and the usual heavy hand on the noise reduction is evident. This distinctly curtails the snap of the massed horns on the Duke Ellington tracks. Somehow, it still seems like Ben's tone is captured well, unlike the Quadromania Coleman Hawkins offering.
The otherwise well-designed 4 disk jewel box fails because the teeth that should hold the CDs in place let go and/or break during transport and handling. The documentation is limited to musicians and recording dates, but contains no autobiographical, solo, or any other useful info. ~ amazon.com |
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1998: Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy - The Odyssey of Funk |
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 Artist: Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy Album: The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music Label: Atlantic Format: FLAC Year: 1998 Total time: 55:29 Size: 381 MB (inc. artwork) Songbook albums were considered cool and trendy in the late '90s, and that seemed to fit into Lester Bowie's pop-tune agenda with the Brass Fantasy. But he wouldn't be bound to the usual worshipful homages on bended knee to a single composer, directing his Brass Fantasy (brass ensemble plus drums/percussion) toward a mind-boggling assortment of sources that are often thoroughly contemporary. Hence a record that pits Cole Porter back-to-back with Marilyn Manson, Andrew Lloyd Webber with the Spice Girls, or how about Notorious B.I.G. with Giacomo Puccini! Bowie's Brass Fantasy is at the ensemble's best when they swagger irreverently through "The Birth of the Blues" or a doo wop "In the Still of the Night" -- and the Manson track, "Beautiful People," is savage, even raucous fun. Other songs are taken quite seriously; the Spice Girls' "Two Become One" becomes a sophisticated ballad chart. However, the Bowie band cannot relieve the tedium of Lloyd Webber's quasi-tango "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by doing it relatively straight, and they seem a bit intimidated by Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" -- which is probably beyond the reach of a jazz treatment anyway. At the very least, the brasses sound fresh and interested in what they're doing, so there is pleasure to be had here. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide |
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2005: Attila Zoller Trio - Common Cause |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Post-bop |
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 Artist: Attila Zoller Trio Album: Common Cause Label: Enja (enja 3043) Year: 1979; release: 2005 Format, bitrate: FLAC Time: 54:56 Size: 265 MB (2 files) AMG rating:  Most of Hungarian guitarist Attila Zoller's early recordings have not been made available in the United States, but fortunately his two 1979 Enja releases were leased domestically by Inner City, allowing Americans an opportunity to hear Zoller's unique sound. Like his countrymate Gabor Szabo, Zoller (who has a much more introverted style) uses aspects of his Hungarian folk heritage in his music while playing creative jazz. This quiet trio date with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Joe Chambers (which is comprised of four Zoller originals plus a tune from tenorman Bobby Jones) is a good example of Zoller's subtle improvising style. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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2009: James Brown with the Louie Bellson Orchestra - Soul On Top |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: James Brown with the Louie Bellson Orchestra , Oliver Nelson Conducting Album: Soul On Top Label: Verve Year: 1970 Release: 2009 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320kb/s Size: 108MB AMG rating: If Count Basie had hired James Brown to replace Joe Williams as his featured male vocalist, what would the results have sounded like? Brown offers some suggestions on Soul on Top, which finds the Godfather of Soul making an intriguing detour into jazz-minded big-band territory. Recorded in 1969 and reissued on CD in 2004, Soul on Top unites Brown with the Basie-influenced orchestra of jazz drummer Louie Bellson -- and stylistically, the results are somewhere between soul-funk and the funkier side of big-band jazz. This Brown/Bellson collaboration isn't straight-ahead jazz; nor is it typical of Brown's late-'60s output. But if recording a big-band project with Bellson was a surprising and unexpected thing for the Godfather of Soul to do in 1969, it was hardly illogical or bizarre -- Brown, after all, grew up listening to jazz (as well as blues and gospel) and was well aware of the legacies of Basie, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, and others. Besides, jazz and R&B are closely related. While some jazz snobs would have listeners believe that jazz and R&B have little if anything in common, the fact is that they're close relatives that get much of their energy and feeling from the blues. So it makes perfect sense for Brown to combine soul, funk, and jazz on this album, which finds him revisiting some major hits (including "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") in addition to embracing "September Song," "That's My Desire," and other standards that one typically associates with jazz and traditional pop. Although not among the Godfather's better-known efforts, this fine album is happily recommended to anyone who holds R&B and jazz in equally high regard. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide |
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1991: Eric Clapton - 24 Nights |
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 Artist: Eric Clapton Album: 24 Nights 2cd Label: Reprise Genre: Blues-Rock Format mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s Time: 1:45:10 Size: 263 Mb (full covers)
Eric Clapton, who had not released a live album since 1980, had several good reasons to release one in the early '90s. For one thing, his spare backup band of keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, bassist Nathan East, and drummer Steve Ferrone was his best live unit ever, and its powerful live versions of Cream classics like "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love" deserved to be documented. For another, since 1987 Clapton had been playing an annual series of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London, putting together various special shows (blues nights, orchestral nights, etc.). 24 Nights, a double album, was culled from two years of such shows, 1990 and 1991, and it demonstrated the breadth of Clapton's work, from his hot regular band to assemblages of bluesmen like Buddy Guy and Robert Cray to examples of his soundtrack work with an orchestra led by Michael Kamen. The result was an album that came across as a lavishly constructed retrospective and a testament to Clapton's musical stature. But it made little impact upon release (though it quickly went gold), perhaps because events overcame it — three months later, Clapton's elegy for his baby son, "Tears in Heaven," was all over the radio, and a few months after that he was redefining himself on MTV Unplugged — a live show as austere as 24 Nights was grand. Still, it would be hard to find a more thorough demonstration of Clapton's abilities than the one presented here. - William Ruhlmann at All Music Guide |
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1963: Sarah Vaughan - Sassy Swings The Tivoli |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Sarah Vaughan Album: Sassy Swings The Tivoli Label: EmArCy Year:1963, release: 1990 Size:1CD 123 mb; 2CD 131 mb (sharebee) Total time: 57:03+61:00 Quality: MP3@320kb/s AMG Rating  REPOST with new links by request After four years on Roulette, Sarah Vaughan returned to Mercury (her main label of the 1950s) with this wonderful live session, one of her very best of the 1960s. Joined by her rhythm section of the period (pianist Kirk Stuart, bassist Charles Williams and drummer Georges Hughes), Vaughan is quite expressive on such signature tunes as "Misty," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Tenderly" and "I Cried For You." A gem. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1957: Elliot Lawrence - The Music Of Elliot Lawrence |
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 Artist: Elliot Lawrence Album: The Music Of Elliot Lawrence Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Year: rec.1957-58 / rel.1995 Format: MP3 @ 320 Kb/s Time: 52:35 Size: 80 Mb To my friends in JBC! Please enjoy.
This Audiophile CD release is comprised of 22 brief performances (generally 2-2 1/2 minutes apiece) that were originally recorded as radio transcriptions (rather than commercial records). Altoist Gene Quill and tenorman Al Cohn (one of the main arrangers) are the main soloists on the big-band selections while Lawrence (on piano) is also featured in a sextet with guitarist Mary Osborne and Tyree Glenn (who doubles on trombone and vibes). The music ranges from middle-of-the-road instrumental pop and swing to hints of bop and dixieland. Although not a major release, this CD does have enjoyable performances and is one of the few Elliot Lawrence recordings currently available. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.
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2001: John Lee Hooker - Real Blues: Live In Houston 1979 |
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 Artist: John Lee Hooker Album: The Real Blues: Live in Houston 1979 Label: JSP Year: 1979 Release: 2001 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320kb/s Size: 75MB The late '70s were not a particularly creative period for John Lee Hooker. This live album contains several notable cuts, in particular long, mesmerizing versions of "Dead Wagon Blues" and "Never Get out of These Blues Alive," but it's really only an album that Hooker fanatics will find essential, even though it emerges as one of the best records of this period of his career. ~ Thomas Ward, All Music Guide |
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1990: Gene Harris With Scott Hamilton - At Last |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Post-bop |
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 Artists: Scott Hamilton, Gene Harris Album: At Last Label: Concord Records Year: Release Date: May 1990 Format: MP3 320kbps Time: 58:01 Size: 81.2 MB Buying it - I promise! One of my 10 all-time favorite CDs! This matchup by pianist Gene Harris and tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, in a quintet that also includes guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Harold Jones, is fun although it does not reach the excitement level one might expect. The ballads work best, while the stomps never really catch fire or explode. Harris and Hamilton always play at a high level, but their collaboration falls short of being the expected classic despite some good moments. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1978: Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band - Vol. 1 |
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 Artist: Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Album: Vol. 1 Label: Original Jazz Classics Year: 1978; release: 1992 Genre: Jazz/Hard Bop Format mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s Time: 41:26 Size: 103 Mb (covers) AMG Rating: 
Producer Norman Granz conceived the pairing of Milt Jackson with Count Basie, first on stage at Montreux in a small group, then in the studio with the pianist's full band for this 1978 session, which produced two albums' worth of music. Although Basie had never before used a vibraphonist with his band, Jackson proves to be an excellent fit. In fact, the two men are the only soloists on this release, aside from tenor saxophonist Eric Dixon's contribution to "The Comeback." Except for the jointly composed "Blues for Joe Turner," all of the music comes from the Basie bandbook. Jackson romps through Ernie Wilkins' "Basie," yet manages to restrain himself from too many rapid runs in Neal Hefti's signature tune "Li'l' Darlin'." The only oddity about this remarkable CD, which adds an alternate take of "Corner Pocket" left off of the LP, is the choice of cover photo, featuring a blurry Basie and Jackson, the latter with a somewhat bemused expression. - Ken Dryden at All Music Guide |
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1956: Miles Davis - European Tour '56 with The MJQ & Lester Young |
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 Artist; Miles Davis Album; European Tour '56 with The MJQ & Lester Young Label; Definitive Records Year; 1956, release: 2004 Format; MP3 320kbps Time; 74:50 Size; 148 MB This fascinating release comprises live recordings made at the end of 1956, when Miles accepted an offer to tour Europe with a formation called the "Birdland All Stars", which also included Lester Young and the Modern Jazz Quartet, along with European musicians such as pianist Rene Urtreger, bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Christian Garros. We have here the one and only existing evidence of Miles playing with Lester Young and with the MJQ. It also presents a rare occasion to find Miles playing as the sole horn in a quartet format. As a complement, we offer the complete 1955 Newport Jazz Festival performance, in which Miles played a famous version of "Around Midnight" backed by Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan. The two bonus tracks come from a rare Birdland broadcast featuring Miles with tenor saxophonist Bobby Jaspar. Tunes include jazz standards and Miles Davis' compositions: How High the Moon, Lester Leaps In, Tune Up, What's New, Indiana, Four, Walkin', Lady Be Good, Hackensack, Around Midnight, Now's the Time, All of You and a second version of Four. And then George Wein had an All-Star band that had Zoot Sims, Gerry Mulligan, Monk, Percy Heath, Connie Kay; he later added me. They played a couple of tunes without me and then I joined them on Now's the Time, which was a tribute to Bird's memo. And then we played Round Midnight, Monk s tune. I played it with a mute and everybody went crazy. It was something. I got a standing ovation. When I got off the bandstand, everybody was looking at me, offering me record deals. All the musicians there were treating me like I was a God, and all for a solo that I had trouble learning a long time ago. It was something else, man, looking up and applauding for what I had done." ~ Miles Davis (From the liner notes). |
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1976: Harry 'Sweets' Edison & Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - In Copenhagen |
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 Artist: Harry 'Sweets' Edison & Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Album: In Copenhagen Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Year:rec.July 6, 1976 / rel.1997 Format:MP3 @ 320 Kb/s Time: 75:39 Size: 160,9 Mb AMG rating:  To my friends in JBC! Please enjoy.
Contains 2 LPs on 1 CD; JOHN DARVILLE'S QUARTET WITH KENNY DREW (1978) and OPUS FUNK (1982).
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1992: Eric Clapton - Unplugged |
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 Artist: Eric Clapton Album: Unplugged Label: Reprise / Wea Genre: Blues-Rock Format mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s Time: 1:01:40 Size: 144 Mb (full covers) AMG Rating:  Eric Clapton's Unplugged was responsible for making acoustic-based music, and Unplugged albums in particular, a hot trend in the early '90s. Clapton's concert was not only one of the finest Unplugged episodes, but was also some of the finest music he had recorded in years. Instead of the slick productions that tainted his '80s albums, the music was straightforward and direct, alternating between his pop numbers and traditional blues songs. The result was some of the most genuine, heartfelt music the guitarist has ever committed to tape. And some of his most popular — the album sold over seven million copies in the U.S. and won six Grammies. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
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2009: The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings |
Music » Jazz » Standards |
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 Artist: Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Album: The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings Label: Concord Records Year: Jun 10, 1975-Sep 30, 1976 Release: Apr 14, 2009 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320kb/s Size: CD1-161MB, CD2-156MB The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings is a two-CD box set
released in 2009 compiling the two recording sessions by Tony Bennet and Bill Evans
which produced The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album in 1975 and Together Again in 1976
including twenty alternate takes and two bonus tracks not released on the original albums. |
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1970: Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: Eric Clapton Album: Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton Year Of Release: 1970 Label: Polygram Records Genre: Blues-Rock Format, bitrate: mp3/320kbps Size: 147.14 MB Rating AMG:  The album that launched Clapton's solo career takes most of its cues from his then-recent collaboration with Delaney and Bonnie. In fact, Delaney produced the album, which explains its loose, jam-session feel that sometimes finds Clapton battling against a cast that includes guest stars Stephen Stills, Sonny Curtis, Rita Coolidge, Leon Russell, and Delaney and Bonnie. Yet this is the album on which Clapton established himself as a forceful singer, and it also produced some of his most enduring classics, including "Blues Power," "After Midnight," and "Let It Rain." -- Daniel Durchholz |
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1975: Eric Clapton - E.C. Was Here |
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 Artist: Eric Clapton Album: E.C. Was Here Year Of Release: 1975 Label: Polydor / Umgd Genre: British Blues Format, bitrate: mp3/320kbps Time:44:18 Size: 112.19 MB A 1975 live album that found Clapton at--if you'll pardon the expression--a crossroads, E.C. Was Here marks the line of demarcation between the guitar hero of the past and more song-oriented player he'd become for the second half of the '70s. Clapton breaks out on a couple of old Blind Faith numbers--"Presence of the Lord" and "Can't Find My Way Home"--that reflect his soulful, spiritual side, while "Further On Up the Road" rocks out and Charles Brown's "Drifting Blues," restored to its full eleven-and-a-half-minute length on the CD's newly remastered version, presents another instrumental showcase. There are only six tunes here, but E.C. leaves his indelible mark on each of them. -- Daniel Durchholz |
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