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Antonio Vivaldi: La Senna Festeggiante/Gloria e Imeneo |
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 ÔÈÀËÊÈ ïî ÑÐÅÄÀÌ (âûïóñê 59)  Composer: Antonio Vivaldi Artist: The King's Consort Album: La Senna Festeggiante/Gloria e Imeneo Label: Hyperion records Year: 2002; release: November 2002 Genre: classical music Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbps Time: 146 min. 31 sec. Size: 343 mb. È âîò, î÷åðåäíàÿ ñðåäà çàñòàâëÿåò ìåíÿ â î÷åðåäíîé ðàç ïîðûòüñÿ â êëàññè÷åñêèõ çàêðîìàõ ìîåé ôîíîòåêè è ïðåäîñòàâèòü íà âàø ñóä ÷òî-íèáóäü èíòåðåñíîå è íåîæèäàííîå. Êîíå÷íî, êðèòåðèè îòáîðà ìîè è òîëüêî ìîè, òàê ÷òî ÿ ìîãó è îøèáèòüñÿ, íî ïîñòàðàþñü ýòîãî íå ñäåëàòü. À ñëóøàòü ìû ñåãîäíÿ áóäåì, êàê Âû óæå äîãàäàëèñü ïî çàãîëîâêó íîâîñòè Àíòîíèî "Ðûæåãî ïîïà" Âèâàëüäè. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, äî íàñ íå äîøëè ôîíîãðàììû àâòîðñêèõ èñïîëíåíèé, ëèøü íîòíûå çàïèñè, íî â ìèðå ñóùåñòâóåò âåëèêîå ìíîæåñòâî âîêàëüíî-èíñòðóìåíòàëüíûõ àíñàìáëåé, èñïîëíÿþùèõ ýòè ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ ïî íîòàì. Ñ ïîìîùüþ îäíîãî èç ýòèõ àíñàìáëåé ìû è ïðîäîëæèì íàøå çíàêîìñòâî ñ òâîð÷åñòâîì Àíòîíèî Äæîâàííèåâè÷à Âèâàëüäè.
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2009: Brad Mehldau - Highway Rider |
Music » Jazz » Fusion » Crossover Jazz |
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 Artist: Brad Mehldau Album: Highway Rider Year: 2009; release: March 16, 2010 Label: Nonesuch Quality: mp3; 256 kb/s Total Size: 195.2 mb AMG Rating:  The Highway Rider is pianist and composer Brad Mehldau's second collaboration with enigmatic pop producer Jon Brion. The first was 2002's ambitious but tentative Largo. As a collaboration, The Highway Rider is much more confident by contrast. Mehldau's most ambitious work to date, its 15 compositions are spread over two discs and 100 minutes. His trio --bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard -- is augmented by saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and a chamber orchestra conducted by Dan Coleman. The album is a narrative jazz suite, orchestrated and arranged by Mehldau, though it has much in common with classical and pop music, as well.
The group settings range from solo to quintet, with and without strings, all of it recorded live in studio. Redman's addition is welcome. "Don't Be Sad" features his consoling tenor, Mehldau (on pump organ and piano), Grenadier, and both drummers with orchestra. It begins as a piano solo, languidly establishing a pace that begins to swing with gospel overtones. Later, Redman's lower-register blowing, strings, and winds carry it out joyfully. Brion adds drum`n'bass overtones to the trio on the title track. The electronics are a narrative device designating motion; they accompany the gradually assertive knottiness in the post-bop lyric. Mehldau begins "The Falcon Will Fly Again" with a complex solo that touches on Latin grooves, even as Chamberlain and Ballard create an organic loop effect with hand percussion. Redman's soprano creates a contrapuntal melody extending the harmonic dialogue. Disc two's lengthy "We'll Cross the River Together" has quintet and orchestra engaging in a beautiful study of texture, color, and expansive harmonics with wildly divergent dynamics. It showcases Mehldau's trademark pianistic elegance in counterpoint. Redman's deep blues tenor nearly weeps on "Sky Turning Grey (For Elliot Smith)." "Capriccio"s Latin rhythms contrast ideally: Mehldau's classical, gently dissonant motifs create an exploratory harmonic palette as Redman's magnetic soprano playing joins Mehldau's in the last third, anchoring the complex melody. The closer, "Always Returning," builds to a climax that incorporates themes from the cycle. Redman and Mehldau soar with the orchestra before they all close it in a whispering tone poem. By combining sophisticated -- yet accessible -- forms with jazz improvisation, The Highway Rider exceeds all expectations, giving jazz-classical crossover a good name for a change. It is Mehldau's most ambitious, creatively unfettered, and deeply emotional work to date, and will stand as a high-water mark in his catalog. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide |
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2001: Tomasz Stanko Quartet - Soul of Things |
Music » Jazz » Modern Jazz |
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 Artist: Tomasz Stanko Quartet Album: Soul of Things Label: ECM Records Year: 2001; release: 2002 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 Size: 159 mb AMG rating:  "The Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko has been busy making music for many years. He began his career on the forefront of the European free jazz movement in the ‘60s. While he has made many fine albums since then, most of his notoriety has come in the past few years. Since joining ECM, Stanko has produced many fine albums. Soul of Things is the latest in his string of albums (Litania, Leosia, and From the Green Hill) and continues the level of excellency he has established for himself.
Proclaimed the ”Polish Miles Davis” in nearly every article I have read about him, Stanko continues to make beautifully searching music. While I agree with this comparison, it has never seemed more appropriate than after I listened to his new album Soul of Things. A thirteen song suite performed by Stanko’s outstanding young quartet would have made my list of the best of 2002 had I been able to get my hands on it before the year ended. I am thankful, however, that I have started 2003 off with a bang!
From the first song a mood of tranquility is set. The band opens with a beautiful melody and Stanko comes in with his hauntingly familiar horn. The interplay amongst the musicians is breathtaking. While Stanko has been playing with this quartet for seven years, this is their first album together. You can tell they know each other well. There is a dream-like rhapsody to the album that is heightened by the fact that Stanko loves to use tonal coloration and shadings in his music. He is much like an impressionistic artist: He sees what we see he just expresses it differently.
Stanko’s albums remain continually impressive, and I look forward to the next album from this fine quartet. While he may be the equivalent of the ”Polish Miles Davis” don’t let that fool you into believing he has not found his own voice. Highly recommended.~ Geoff Barber, All About Jazz |
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2006: Donna Hightower - Jazz En Espana |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Donna Hightower Album: Jazz En Espana Label: RTVE Musica Year: 5/6/2006 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320kb/s Size: 102MB "Little" Donna Hightower had a dynamic, big voice and made some fine shouting records for Decca and RPM in the '50s. Unfortunately, she never landed any hits, but that wasn't due to any lack of skill. She not only had range and power, but was equally compelling doing sentimental, soft ballads. She was backed by the orchestras of Horace Henderson and Maxwell Davis on the Decca and RPM material, respectively. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide |
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1938-1939: John Kirby And His Orchestra 1938 - 1939 |
Music » Jazz » Swing |
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 Artist: John Kirby And His Orchestra Album: John Kirby And His Orchestra 1938 - 1939 Label: Classics Years: 1938-1939, release: 1994 Quality: MP3@320 kbps Size: 132 mb (sharebee) Total time: 62:48 AMG Rating:  The first of three Classics CDs reissuing all of the John Kirby Sextet's recordings during its prime years (1938-1943) has the group's earliest 22 recordings. Although the first five numbers were originally issued under the name "John Kirby & His Onyx Club Boys," the famous personnel were already in place: bassist Kirby, trumpeter Charlie Shavers (then only 21), altoist Russell Procope, clarinetist Buster Bailey, pianist Billy Kyle, and drummer O'Neil Spencer (who took an occasional vocal). The group's unique cool-toned sound, tricky ensembles, and often atmospheric music definitely stood out during an era dominated by loud big bands. There are quite a few classics on this CD, including "Rehearsin' for a Nervous Breakdown," the original version of Shavers' "Undecided," "Dawn on the Desert," "Royal Garden Blues," and "Nocturne." Highly recommended, as are the two other Classics Kirby discs. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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1996: The Buddaheads - Play Hard |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: The Buddaheads Album: Play Hard Label: Kiagan Records Year: 1996 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 48:51 Size: 127,59 Mb (+3%)
“PLAY HARD”, the third full length album, was released in Japan by Kiagan Records. The fourth studio offering was, “GO FOR BROKE”, a breathtaking collection of Rockin’ Blues and power packed ballads. More great Buddaheads music can be found on their last 3 studio releases, “REAL”, the classic, “MUMBO JUMBO” and "RAW". ~ wilshirepark.com
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1980: Monty Alexander Ray Brown Herb Ellis - Trio |
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 Artist: Monty Alexander, Ray Brown & Herb Ellis Album: Trio Label: Concord Jazz Genre: Jazz/Hard Bop Format mp3, bitrate: 320 kb/s Time: 40:08 Size: 92,7 Mb "It would be an over-simplification to characterize the group you are about to hear (or are perhaps now hearing) simply as the old Oscar Peterson Trio with Monty Alexander replacing the leader," writes Leonard Feather in his liner notes to this album, after acknowledging that both bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis used to be part of the Peterson group. He's right, of course, but it also would be incorrect to say there isn't at least a feel of that earlier drum-less ensemble in this one. The chief difference, of course, is that the Jamaica-born Alexander is not Peterson; although less of his rhythmic flair is on display here than on other dates, he has his own personality, and it is far showier than Peterson's. A second major difference is that Peterson was the leader of his trio and, as Feather also points out, "this is essentially a three-way partnership" in which each member gets to contribute more or less equally. The selections are a mixture of standards, most of them typical jazz springboards (though the 1940s pop hit "To Each His Own" seems to be new to the medium) with a Brown original and showcase, "Blues for Junior," and another original, "Captain Bill," that contains associations with Count Basie. Whether playing fast or slow, the three musicians interact well together, the younger Alexander holding his own with his veteran partners. - William Ruhlmann at All Music Guide |
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1951-1952: Duke Ellington - Ellington Uptown |
Music » Jazz » Traditional Jazz |
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 Artist: Duke Ellington Album: Ellington Uptown Label: Columbia Year: Dec 7, 1951-Aug 12, 1952 Release: 1987 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320kb/s Time: 53:41 Size: 114MB AMG Rating:  Even back in the early '50s, Columbia Records took Duke Ellington seriously enough to place this album on its prestigious Masterworks label, heretofore reserved mostly for highbrow classical music and Broadway shows (later in the decade, though, it was retitled Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown and reissued on the pop series with an additional piece, "The Controversial Suite"). Also, this LP explodes the critical line that the early '50s was a relatively fallow period for the Duke; any of these smoking, concert-length tracks will torpedo that notion. The young Louis Bellson was powering the Ellington band at that time, and his revolutionary double-bass drum technique and rare ability to build coherent drum solos are put to astounding use on his self-penned leadoff track, "Skin Deep," which was quite a demonstration piece for audiophiles at the time. Old favorites from the Ellington hit parade are given extended treatments, with singer Betty Roche taking the A-train for a bebop-flavored ride, "The Mooche" spotlighting clarinetists Jimmy Hamilton and Russell Procope, and Ellington's boogie-woogie piano kicking off a super-charged "Perdido" for trumpeter Clark Terry. The centerpiece of the disc is a sharply drawn, idiomatically swinging, probably unbeatable performance of "A Tone Parallel to Harlem" that lays waste to any of the "symphonic" versions that turn up frequently at pop concerts. Another feature of this record is the great sound quality, a benefit of being entrusted to Columbia's best engineers. If you can locate an original Masterworks pressing, grab it and run, for the first-generation sound is astonishing for its age (the reissues in the 1980s on CD and LP had to rely upon later masterings and do not sound nearly as powerful as the original). ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide |
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