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Jazz Blues Club http://jazzbluesclub.com/ ru Jazz Blues Club DataLife Engine Bill Evans - Symbiosis (1974) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/bill_evans__symbiosis_1974.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/bill_evans__symbiosis_1974.html

Artist: Bill Evans & Claus Ogerman Orchestra
Album: Symbiosis
Recorded: New York, January 11-14, 1974
Format: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 100 MB

Вниманию Клуба предлагается выдающаяся работа Билла Эванса и Клауса Огермана.
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Bill Evans was working in familiar territory on most of his 1970s recordings, playing standards and his own compositions with his trio. But many of his fans looked back with fondness at his works from the 1950s when he had been challenged by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, George Russell, Cannonball Adderley, Charles Mingus and other great musical minds in settings not of Evans's own choosing. Symbiosis, a long orchestral composition by Claus Ogerman from 1974, is a throwback to that earlier period. Evans has his familiar friends, bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morrell, in tow, but the music is adventurous and a radical departure from what the pianist normally played in concert. The result is one of the neglected masterpieces of the decade, and a high point in Evans's discography. Ogerman contributes one of the most interesting extended works in the jazz repertoire, and Evans plays at top form. Yet for all its virtues, Symbiosis quickly disappeared from the record stores after its initial release, and it has been years since I have seen a copy anywhere. But thanks to the world of Internet shopping and digital downloads it is now accessible again—and is a must-have for jazz fans who are not familiar with this stellar work. (Jazz.com)]]> bonfa Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:54:52 +0300 WDR Big Band - Blues & Beyond (2008) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/wdr_big_band__blues__beyond_2008.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/wdr_big_band__blues__beyond_2008.html

Artist: WDR Big Band
Album: Blues & Beyond
Year: 2008 (Recording Date Sep 14, 1991-Oct 20, 1995)
Label: BHM
Genre: Jazz Blues
Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kb/s
Time: 01:10:04
Size: 160 MB(+5% recovery)

Ещё один альбом коллектива под руководством John Clayton с участием Milt Jackson, Cedar Walton, Joe Williams

They really don't have to be introduced, since their musical performances have been so rewarded at the 2006 and 2007 Grammys.

]]> kesbyt Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:51:11 +0300 John Pizzarelli, Rosemary Clooney, Diana Krall - Brazil http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/john_pizzarelli_rosemary_clooney_diana_krall__brazil.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/john_pizzarelli_rosemary_clooney_diana_krall__brazil.html

Artist: John Pizzarelli, Rosemary Clooney, Diana Krall
Album: Brazil
Label: Concord Records
Year: June 6, 2000
Format, bitrate: MP3 192 kbs
Time: 61:05
Size: 86,2 MB

"One summer morning in 1968 - I looked out of the window of my hotel and saw the mountains and the sea bathed in a lavender light I had never seen before. The feeling I had that morning comes again when I hear the music from Brazil. This album is dedicated to three men who let me re-capture that feeling when I play their music. Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle...." ~ Rosemary Clooney]]> winne2 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:28:22 +0300 Don Byas - Walkin' http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/don_byas__walkin.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/don_byas__walkin.html

     Artist - Don Byas
     Album - Walkin'
     Label - Black Lion
     Year - 1963, release - 1992
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 121 mb
     Total time - 53:30
     AMG Raiting: Don Byas - Walkin'

Очередная встреча с выдающимся музыкантом.

The second of two CDs taken from the same appearances at the Montmartre in Copenhagen as A Night in Tunisia, this release showcases the masterful (if underrated) tenor Don Byas in a quartet with pianist Ben Axen, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer William Schiopffe. Byas was always a powerful player and he digs into such songs as "There'll Never Be Another You," "Billie's Bounce" and "All the Things You Are," coming up with exciting and consistently inventive ideas. All jazz collections should have at least a couple of Don Byas albums. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide ]]> lex Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:23:36 +0300 Freddie Hubbard - Sky Dive (1972) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/freddie_hubbard__sky_dive_1972.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/freddie_hubbard__sky_dive_1972.html

     Artist: Freddie Hubbard
     Album: Sky Dive
     Year: 1972
     Label: CTI
     Genre: Jazz / post-bop, jazz funk
     Quality: MP3 @320kbps
     Size: 106mb (RS.com) with Cover
     Time: 47:36

     Freddie Hubbard's fourth CTI recording (and the second one with Don Sebesky arrangements) certainly has a diverse repertoire. In addition to his originals "Povo" and "Sky Dive" (both of which are superior jam tunes), the trumpeter stretches out on the theme from The Godfather and Bix Beiderbecke's "In a Mist." The charts for the brass and woodwinds are colorful; there is a fine supporting cast that includes guitarist George Benson, Keith Jarrett on keyboards, and flutist Hubert Laws; and Hubbard takes several outstanding trumpet solos. - AMG]]> mister eman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:33 +0300 Marlene Dietrich - Live At The Café De Paris, London ( 1954) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/marlene_dietrich__live_at_the_caf233_de_paris_london_1954_1991.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/marlene_dietrich__live_at_the_caf233_de_paris_london_1954_1991.html

     Artist: Marlene Dietrich
     Title Of Album: Live At The Café De Paris, London' 1954
     Release date: 25-9-1991
     Label: SONY
     Styles: Vocal, Traditional Pop, Cabaret, Torch Songs
     Quality: FLAC (Tracks+Log+Cue+Scans+Info)
     Bitrate: Lossless
     Total Size: Flac 204+142 Mb/MP3 320 130 Mb/Scans 23 Mb (5% recovery)
     Total Time: 61:25

The most exotic actress of the 1930s and '40s, Marlene Dietrich performed her cabaret act around the world and recorded for Decca, Columbia and Capitol in the post-war period, after her film career had slowed. A thick German accent and her odd sung-spoken vocal style proved no barrier to international popular success and adoration. Born near Berlin in 1901, she began studying acting as a teenager, and auditioned with director Max Reinhardt several times before entering his drama school. She worked in the German theater and film world during the 1920s, gradually assuming star status until her international breakout at the end of the decade, when she appeared in The Blue Angel, directed by American Josef von Sternberg.

]]> bagava Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:53:29 +0300 Grencso Kollektiva - Seven Songs To The Last Mohicans (2000) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/grencso_kollektiva__seven_songs_to_the_last_mohicans_2000.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/grencso_kollektiva__seven_songs_to_the_last_mohicans_2000.html

     Artist: Grencsó Kollektíva Plusz
     Album: Seven Songs to the Last Mohicans
     Format: FLAC & mp3 (320k/s)
     Size: 266 & 112 MB (scans)
     Label: Bahia
     Total time: 46:02

István Grencso (soprano and alto saxophone, flute and other wind instruments) was born in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary, in 1956. After his early Masina Jazz Group (1979) he played in Budapest with various formations of Mihaly Dresch and Gyorgy Szabados. In 1985 he formed Grencso Kollektiva, which is still his main activity, based on a regular rotation of musicians. His music is always strongly attached to the culture and traditions of Eastern-Middle-Europe, from these inspirations he developed his own style. In Hungary he is generally considered one of the strongest personalities of the "local school", that stream of Hungarian jazz and improvised music, which instead of imitating the Western mainstream, is dedicated to the creation of local values.- from myspace.com/grencsokollektiv

]]> hungaropitecus Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:46:45 +0300 Sonny Stitt - Autumn In New York (1967) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/sonny_stitt__autumn_in_new_york_1967.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/sonny_stitt__autumn_in_new_york_1967.html

     Artist: Sonny Stitt
     Album:Autumn In New York
     Year:rec.1962,October 18,1967
     Label:1201 Music
     Format: Mp3@320 Kb/s
     Time: 47:20
     Size:97 Mb

Еще один альбом Sonny Stitt в Вашу коллекцию. Приятного прослушивания.

This Black Lion CD combines together four selections from a quintet session featuring altoist Sonny Stitt, trumpeter Howard McGhee, pianist Walter Bishop, bassist Tommy Potter and drummer Kenny Clarke (three boppish blues and a Stitt feature on "Lover Man") with four selections showcasing Stitt with unknown accompaniment from a 1962 date at Birdland. The saxophonist recorded so many sessions that it is not necesssary to acquire them all to get a good sampling of his playing (particularly since his style was virtually unchanged after the mid-'50s), but the CD has its heated moments. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide ]]> Teds Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:46:55 +0300 Elmore James - Blues After Hours (1961) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/elmore_james__blues_after_hours_1961.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/elmore_james__blues_after_hours_1961.html

     Artist: Elmore James
     Album: Blues After Hours
     Label: Crown
     Year: Recording Date 1955-1970 , release Jun 1961
     Genre: blues
     Format mp3, bitrate: 256 kb/s
     Time: 53:00
     Size: 63,7 + 44,8 Mb

Blues After Hours, originally released on LP by Crown in 1960, was Elmore James' first long-playing record. Made up of singles released on the Modern imprints Meteor and Flair, for many it was their first introduction to the fiery slide guitarist, and the crunchy garage
sound of James' arrangements (backed variously by the Broomdusters in Chicago, the Maxwell Davis Orchestra in Los Angeles, and the J&M Studio house band in New Orleans), coupled with his passionate edgy vocals, quickly made him one of the most influential blues artists of his time. Mastered from the original LP tapes and augmented with eight bonus tracks (which include three additional singles relevant to the LP and five tracks from the Chicago sessions)

]]> Trayr Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:45:15 +0300 Little Milton - We´re Gonna Make It (1965) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/little_milton__we180re_gonna_make_it_1965.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/little_milton__we180re_gonna_make_it_1965.html

     Artist: Little Milton
     Album: We´re Gonna Make It
     Label: Chess
     Year: 1965
     Genre: blues
     Format mp 3, bitrate: 256 kb/s
     Time: 43:00
     Size: 68 mb]]> Trayr Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:41:39 +0300 Benny Carter - Benny Carter 4: Montreux 1977 http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/benny_carter__benny_carter_4_montreux_1977.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/benny_carter__benny_carter_4_montreux_1977.html

     Artist:Benny Carter
     Album:Benny Carter 4: Montreux 1977
     Release: 1977
     Label:Pablo
     Format/Bitrate:mp3/320
     Size:44.5MB

     For this concert at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival, Benny Carter was in his musical prime, a condition he has thus far stayed at for over 65 years. Joined by the Ray Bryant Trio, the altoist romps through seven standards and plays some tasteful trumpet on "Body and Soul," proving once again that he is really is ageless... (AMG)

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]]> zuziki Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:35:09 +0300 Jimmy Reed - Rockin' With Reed (1959) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/jimmy_reed__rockin_with_reed_1959.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/jimmy_reed__rockin_with_reed_1959.html

     Artist: Jimmy Reed
     Album: Rockin' With Reed
     Label: Collectables
     Year: Dec 30, 1953-Mar 1959 , release 1959
     Genre: blues
     Format mp 3, bitrate: 256
     Time: 44:00
     Size: 60,4 Mb

     Jimmy Reed's second album was a little bit different from his first, but not in a way that detracted from its value. Oh, as with most blues albums of the period, it consisted mostly of previously released single sides, in this case that he'd recorded and released over the prior seven years; but three of the dozen songs here were new to isteners when they showed up on Rockin' with Reed
.]]> Trayr Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:31:31 +0300 Jimmy Reed - Sings The Best Of The Blues (1963) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/jimmy_reed__sings_the_best_of_the_blues_1963.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/jimmy_reed__sings_the_best_of_the_blues_1963.html

     Artist: Jimmy Reed
     Album: Sings The Best Of The Blues
     Label: Pony Canyon
     Year: 1963, release Feb 13, 2006
     Genre: blues
     Format mp m3, bitrate: 256 kb/s
     Time: 42:00
     Size: 61,7 mb]]> Trayr Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:27:45 +0300 Jimmy Reed - Now Appearing (1966) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/jimmy_reed__now_appearing_1966.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/jimmy_reed__now_appearing_1966.html

     Artist: Jimmy Reed
     Album: Now Appearing
     Label: Collectables
     Year: 1966
     Genre: blues
     Format mp 3, bitrate: 256 kb/s
     Time: 31:00
     Size: 57,6 mb

This short 11-track set doesn't include any of Reed's most beloved hits but does
highlight material that could have been. Reed's patented swamp blues guitar and harmonica lines mixed with his uniquely lazy vocal style are in the forefront of tunes like "Got Me Chasing You," "You Know You're Looking Good," "In the Morning," and "Tell the World I Do." Any of the Jimmy Reed Vee Jay reissues are recommended.

]]> Trayr Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:21:10 +0300 Alison Ruble - This Is A Bird (2008) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/alison_ruble__2008__this_is_a_bird.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/alison_ruble__2008__this_is_a_bird.html

     Artist: Alison Ruble
     Album: This Is A Bird
     Label: Origin 82508
     Year: 2008
     Genre: Jazz
     Format, bitrate: 224vrb
     Time: 49:26
     Size: 68,1 MB

Alison Ruble is a sublime vocalist with an adventurous spirit on her debut CD. Gifted with a rich alto and precise articulation, she blends elements of pop and folk into her infectious arrangement of Cole Porter's "So in Love," while her sublime, deliberate, and funky setting of "If I Had You" casts another chestnut in a very new light. Guitarist John McLean and Jim Gailloreto's playful alto flute provide sublime accompaniment for her warm vocals in "Skylark." Ruble also takes the standard "Lazy Afternoon" into new territory, blending McLean's folky guitar with Gailloreto's spirited soprano sax as the group gradually builds the tension to a soft climax. Ruble especially excels in duo settings, including a hip "It's Magic" with bassist Larry Kohut and a superb "This Nearly Was Mine" with pianist Jo Ann Daugherty. Only Burt Bacharach's monotonous "Always Something There to Remind Me" is a disappointment, as it pales when compared to the rest of the material on Alison Ruble's exciting debut as a leader. AMG

]]> Bubu Hans Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:17:56 +0300 Jimmy Reed - Just Jimmy Reed (1962) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/jimmy_reed__just_jimmy_reed_1962.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/jimmy_reed__just_jimmy_reed_1962.html

     Artist: Jimmy Reed
     Album: Just Jimmy Reed
     Label: Collectables
     Year: 1962
     Genre: blues
     Format mp 3, bitrate: 256 kb/s
     Time: 32:00
     Size:60,9 mb

     This short ten-track set doesn't include any of Reed's most beloved hits ("Oh John" being the closest), but it does highlight material that could have been. Reed's
patented swamp blues guitar and harmonica lines mixed with his uniquely lazy vocal style are in the forefront of tunes like "Let's Get Together," "Kansas City Baby," "In the Morning," and "Good Lover."]]> Trayr Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:08:33 +0300 Dakota Staton - The Late, Late Show (1957) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/dakota_staton__the_late_late_show.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/dakota_staton__the_late_late_show.html

Dakota Staton - The Late, Late Show (1957)

     Artist: Dakota Staton
     Album: The Late, Late Show
     Label: Collectables
     Year: February 28, 1957
     Format, bitrate: MP3@192 kbit/s
     Time: 0.30:57
     Size: 95 MB

Singer Dakota Staton's first full-length album was one of her best. She had a hit with "The Late, Late Show" and performed memorable versions of "Broadway," "A Foggy Day," "What Do You See in Her," "My Funny Valentine" and "Mooney." Backed by a largely unidentified orchestra arranged by Van Alexander (with Hank Jones on piano), Staton sounds both youthful and mature, displaying a highly appealing voice on a near-classic set. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

]]> akiplus Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:04:29 +0300 Dinah Washington - For Those In Love (1955) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/dinah_washington__for_those_in_love_1955.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/dinah_washington__for_those_in_love_1955.html

     Artist: Dinah Washington
     Album: For Those In Love
     Orig Year: 1955
     Audio CD: November 17, 1992
     Label: Polygram Records
     Quality: MP3/VBR & MP3/320 kbit/s CBR
     Size: 75 MB & 112 MB
     Time: 49:00

     Конечно понятно, что это не всеми горячо любимая Ella Fitzgerald, но все-таки она тоже заслуживает нашего внимания, и представить стоит. Забыли мы оказывается совсем про нее... А ведь есть такая певица - классная, джазово-блюзовая, под именем: Dinah Washington!

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]]> faoc Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:05:51 +0300 Lou Donaldson - Sunny Side Up (1960) http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/lou_donaldson__sunny_side_up.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/lou_donaldson__sunny_side_up.html

     Artist: Lou Donaldson
     Album: Sunny Side Up
     Label: Blue Note
     Year: 1960
     Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 kbit/s
     Size: 246 MB & 87 MB
     Time: 38:44

     Sunny Side Up is closer to hard bop than the straight-ahead bop that characterized Lou Donaldson's '50s Blue Note records. There's a bit more soul to the songs here, which pianist Horace Parlan helps emphasize with his lightly swinging grooves. The pair help lead the group — which also features trumpeter Bill Hardman, drummer Al Harewood and bassist Sam Jones (Laymon Jackson plays bass on two of the eight songs) — through a mellow set of standards and bluesy originals from Donaldson and Parlan. Even the uptempo numbers sound relaxed, never fiery. Despite the general smoothness of the session, Donaldson stumbles a little — the quotation of "Flight of the Bumblebee" on "Blues for J.P." is awkward, as is the snippet of "Pop Goes the Weasel" on "Politely," and "Way Down Upon the Swanee River" sounds lazy — but there's enough solid material to make Sunny Side Up a worthwhile listen for fans of Donaldson and early-'60s hard bop. ~ Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG.]]> con1 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:50:46 +0300 Nina Simone - At the Village Gate http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/nina_simone__at_the_village_gate.html http://jazzbluesclub.com/2009/01/08/nina_simone__at_the_village_gate.html

     Artist: Nina Simone
     Album: Nina Simone at the Village Gate (live)
     Label: Roulette / Blue Note Records
     Year: 1961, release July 16, 1991
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 0.44:59
     Size: 95 MB
     AMG rating: Nina Simone - At the Village Gate

Nina Simone has the rare ability of really being able to dig into material and bring out unexpected meaning in familiar lyrics. On "Just in Time" from this CD reissue, she gives one the impression that if she had not been found "Just in Time," she would have committed suicide. During "He Was Too Good to Me," Simone sounds absolutely stunned about the end of a love affair. "Brown Baby" is both hopeful and defiant in its call for freedom, while "Zungo" is an African work song. Also from her 1961 trio performance at the Village Gate, Simone performs the overly serious "If He Changed My Name," the good-time gospel piece "Children Go Where I Send You," a regretful rendition of "House of the Rising Sun," and an unpredictable instrumental version of "Bye Bye Blackbird." Nina Simone, who was always in a category by herself, is heard throughout in her early prime. ~ Review by Scott Yanow, AMG.]]> gd2u Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:55:44 +0300