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Art Blakey - The Big Beat (1960) |
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 Artist: Art Blakey Album: The Big Beat Year: rec. Mar 6, 1960 Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 298 MB & 98 MB Time: 43:50 Perhaps the best known and most loved of Art Blakey's works, The Big Beat is a testament to the creative progress of one of the best jazz drummers of all time. Now over 40 years old, The Big Beat is as thunderous as ever. Here, Blakey combines his rhythm with tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter's brilliant composing to make what could only be termed a "structurally raw" album. Each track rips through bebop as quickly as Blakey ripped through drum heads. "Dat Dere" and "Lester Left Town" stand out as part of the true canons for hot jazz. Two alternate versions of "It's Only a Paper Moon" round out the album, both brimming with the fluid integrity of the song and the drive only Blakey could provide. As one of the few drummers to step out and lead, not just play backup, Blakey created a true jazz treasure in The Big Beat. Christopher Fielder, AMG |
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Lou Donaldson - Sunny Side Up (1960) |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 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. |
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Zoot Sims - Waiting Game |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Post-bop |
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 Artist: Zoot Sims Album: Waiting Game Label: Impulse Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 260 MB & 98 MB Time: 43:28 REPOST with new links That quality of Zoot - a rare simplicity in a guarded time - is what makes this so personal a ballad collection. Instead of filigree work and overelaborate chord-conjugating, Zoot tried simply to let these songs become extensions of him - his memories, desires, regrets, anticipation. He is, as Gary McFarland says, a romantic. But it is not a Sturm und Drang kind of romanticism. His is more serene. Not entirely serene, because there is a sense of loss as well as of love in these performances. But basically Zoot is a romanticist who takes life pretty much as it is, not brooding too long over what's gone and being rather sanguine about what's ahead. ~ Nat Hentoff, AMG |
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Art Pepper - Surf Ride (1952-53) |
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 Artist: Art Pepper Album: Surf Ride Label: Savoy Year: rec.Feb 7, 1952-Dec 24, 1953/rel. 2005 Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 183 MB & 80 MB Time: 37:16 Review by Scott Yanow
The music on this Savoy CD (put out by Nippon Columbia) is quite brilliant, but the packaging leaves a lot to be desired. The recording dates are all incorrect, there are only 12 performances included (around 37 minutes) and none of the sessions are reissued in complete form. Two of the dates, quartet outings with either Russ Freeman or Hampton Hawes on piano, have just three of their four numbers reissued while only six of the eight songs from the altoist's classic session with tenor saxophonist Jack Montrose are here. Even if the four missing selections had been included, the program would have totaled around 49 minutes. The somewhat random nature of this set is unfortunate, for Pepper is in superior form throughout with highlights including "Tickle Toe," "The Way You Look Tonight" and his earliest recordings of such originals as "Susie the Poodle," "Straight Life" and "Surf Ride." Get the more definitive LP sets instead. |
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Ella Fitzgerald with Count Basie - Ella & Basie (1963) |
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 Artist: Ella Fitzgerald with Count Basie Album: Ella & Basie Label: Verve Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 259 MB & 95 MB Time: 32:09 Review by Scott Yanow Surprisingly enough this 1963 LP was the first time (other than a couple songs) that Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie recorded together. The match-up was so logical that it would be repeated many times over the next 20 years. Fitzgerald sounds fine and, even if Quincy Jones' arrangements did not give the Basie musicians much space for solos (two songs do feature a bit of trumpeter Joe Newman, trombonist Urbie Green and Frank Foster on tenor), this is an enjoyable effort. High points include "Honeysuckle Rose," "Them There Eyes" and "Shiny Stockings." [Originally released in 1963, Ella and Basie! was reissued on CD in 2004.] |
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Art Blakey - The Freedom Rider |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Art Blakey Album: The Freedom Rider Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 242 MB & 77 MB Time: 33:59 The final recording by this edition of The Jazz Messengers (featuring trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Jymie Merritt and drummer/leader Art Blakey) finds the group consolidating their year-and-a-half of experience into yet another exciting document. Blakey's unaccompanied drum feature on "The Freedom Rider" is full of drama while the rest of the program (two compositions apiece by Morgan and Shorter) makes this last chapter for this particular band quite memorable. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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Jackie McLean - Capuchin Swing (1960) |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Jackie McLean Album: Capuchin Swing Label: Blue Note Year: Recorded: Apr. 17, 1960 Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 286 MB & 91 MB Time: 40:38  One of McLean's more underrated albums from a plethora of Blue Note releases, 1960's Capuchin Swing finds the bebop alto saxophonist in fine form on a mix of covers and originals. While McLean's future fascination with Ornette Coleman's free-form innovations can be sensed in some solos here, the majority of the album is in a classic hard bop vein. Like contemporaries Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark, and Lee Morgan, though, McLean doesn't just churn out pat jam-session fare, but comes up with consistently provocative charts and solos. Eschewing any ballad cuts, McLean focuses on mid- to fast-tempo swingers and blues. Standouts include originals like "Francisco" and "Condition Blue" and choice renditions of "Just for Now" and "Don't Blame Me." McLean enlists a sparkling lineup of hard bop stars, including trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Taylor. Mitchell particularly impresses, matching many of McLean's own inspired flights with his supple and progressive playing. Along with other fine Blue Note titles like Jackie's Bag and Bluesnik, Capuchin Swing makes for a great introduction to McLean's extensive catalog, Review by Stephen Cook. AMG |
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Makoto Deguchi Trio - Will |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Post-bop |
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 Artist: Makoto Deguchi Album: Will Label: A. E. Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 297 MB & 121 MB Time: 54:09 |
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Art Blakey - A Jazz Message |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Art Blakey Album: A Jazz Message Label: Impulse Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 231 MB & 79 MB Time: 35:08 Drummer Art Blakey took time off from his busy schedule as leader of The Jazz Messengers to participate in this quartet session with saxophonist Sonny Stitt, pianist McCoy Tyner and bassist Art Davis. Although this session was under Blakey's leadership, Stitt (on both tenor and alto) emerges as the main soloist, playing his trademark bebop lines with creativity and typical enthusiasm. [A 20-bit remaster of Jazz Message was released in the fall of 1999.] ~ Scott Yanow, AMG |
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Jack Wilson - Easterly Winds |
Music » Jazz » Soul Jazz |
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 Artist: Jack Wilson Album: Easterly Winds Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 242 MB & 85 MB Time: 38:15 Easterly Winds provides an excellent contrast to Jack Wilson's first Blue Note album, Somethin' Personal. Where his label debut was cool and romantic, Easterly Winds is a brassy, funky collection of soul-jazz and hard bop with instant appealing. Wilson keeps the tone fairly diverse, both in his originals and covers. After hitting hard with the funky opening pair "Do It" and "On Children" (both of which illustrate that he was familiar with contemporary soul), he quiets the mood with a nice version of Johnny Mandel's "A Time for Love." On the second half, he turns in soul-jazz ("Easterly Winds"), straight hard bop ("Frank's Tune") and the charmingly lyrical "Nirvanna." Throughout it all, Wilson is subtle and tasteful, allowing trumpeter Lee Morgan and alto saxophonist Jackie McLean their time in the spotlight; trombonist Garnett Brown has a couple of nice moments as well, while bassist Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins lend solid rhythmic support. It's another impressive, enjoyable effort from one of the most underrated pianists on Blue Note's '60s roster. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Serge Chaloff - Boston Blow-Up! |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Serge Chaloff Album: Boston Blow-Up! Label: Capitol Year: 1955 Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 194 MB & 76 MB Time: 34:03 Baritonist Serge Chaloff, best known as a member of Woody Herman's Second Herd, made a comeback in the mid-'50s after years of drug abuse. Having kicked the habit in his native Boston, he recorded The Fable of Mable in 1954 and this excellent session the following year. Chaloff is heard on a variety of obscure originals plus a couple of standards (including a near-classic "Body and Soul") in a sextet with trumpeter Herb Pomeroy and altoist Boots Mussulli. The ironic part is that, once Chaloff cleaned up his act, he contracted spinal paralysis and died in 1957. However, the baritonist is very much in prime form on this set, which was once only available on CD as part of Mosaic's Serge Chaloff limited-edition box but was reissued by Capitol Jazz in 2006 with three extra tracks. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMGREPOST! Serge Chaloff - the premier baritone saxophonist of the bop era, was born today, 24 November! |
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Sonny Criss - Up, Up and Away |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Sonny Criss Album: Up, Up and Away Label: Prestige Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 240 MB & 83 MB Time: 37:18 Altoist Sonny Criss' Prestige recordings of the late 1960s generally included a current pop tune or two along with some stronger jazz pieces. This 1998 CD reissue is of particular interest because the intense altoist is teamed with guitarist Tal Farlow (who had recently come out of retirement before slipping back into obscurity for a few more years), pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Lenny McBrowne. "Up, Up and Away" (the Fifth Dimension hit) has more challenging chord changes than one would think and, although "Sunny" is lightweight, Criss really digs in and uplifts it. In addition, the leader overflows "Willow Weep for Me" with soul, plays a strong solo on Horace Tapscott's "This Is for Benny" and displays his blues roots on "Paris Blues." However the highpoint is a burning rendition of "Scrapple from the Apple" that finds Criss and Farlow engaged in torrid trade-offs. So overall this CD is more rewarding than it might appear at first glance. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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Art Blakey - At the Jazz Corner of the World Vol. 1 (1959) |
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 Artist: Art Blakey Album: At the Jazz Corner of the World Vol. 1 Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 279 MB & 89 MB Time: 38:34 Review by Scott Yanow
This first of two LPs features a transitional version of The Jazz Messengers with longtime members drummer Art Blakey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt being joined by tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley who was with the group briefly between Benny Golson and Wayne Shorter. This live set is highlighted by Mobley's "Just Coolin'" and Thelonious Monk's "Justice," although the other selections (including Mobley's funky "Hipsippy Blues") are all quite enjoyable. When will this swinging music be reissued on CD? |
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Art Blakey - At the Jazz Corner of the World Vol. 2 (1959) |
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 Artist: Art Blakey Album: At the Jazz Corner of the World Vol. 2 Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 279 MB & 89 MB Time: 39:34 Review by Scott YanowThe second of two LP volumes documenting a night in the life of The Jazz Messengers features trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenorman Hank Mobley, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Jymie Merritt and drummer/leader Art Blakey in fine form on such material as Randy Weston's "Hi-Fly" and Ray Bryant's "Chicken An' Dumplins." The music is funky hard bop at its best and, although this particular edition of The Jazz Messengers was not the most acclaimed, it was certainly a strong group. |
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Roy Haynes - Out of the Afternoon |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Roy Haynes Album: Out of the Afternoon Label: Impulse Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 249 MB & 84 MB Time: 37:41 This splendid-sounding CD reissues a 1962 set from the Roy Haynes Quartet -- which, at the time, consisted of Haynes, Henry Grimes on bass, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Roland Kirk on saxes, manzello, stritch, and flutes. The album is a delightful mix of techniques in arrangement and performance, with all of the musicians delivering terrific work -- Haynes' drumming is absolutely wonderful here, lightly dancing around the other instruments, Flanagan's piano playing is equally light and delicate, Grimes' bass work is outstanding (during "Raoul" you have a chance to hear one of the few bowed bass solos on records of that era), and there's not much that can be said about Kirk's sax and flute work that hasn't already been said a hundred times, apart from the fact that the flute solos on "Snap Crackle" help this cut emerge as particularly outstanding. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide |
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Claude Williamson - 'Round Midnight (1956) |
Music » Jazz » Mainstream |
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 Artist: Claude Williamson Album: 'Round Midnight Label: Bethlehem Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 168 MB & 85 MB Time: 38:21 REPOST with additional Sharebee link from Mr Lex Claude Williamson was one of the better bebop-oriented pianists to be active during the 1950s. This trio set with bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Mel Lewis has been reissued on CD. With the exception of four-minute renditions of "Stella by Starlight" and Horace Silver's "Hippy," all of the numbers clock in around the three-minute mark. The repertoire (which includes such tunes as "Somebody Loves Me," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "Just One of Those Things" and "The Song Is You") is typical for the time period and Williamson brings to the music his own approach to playing bop. The set is quite enjoyable and, even if the program (which is around 39 minute) is a bit brief, it should appeal to straightahead jazz fans. ~ Review by Scott Yanow, AMG. |
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Yutaka Shiina - Hittin' the Spirit (1994) |
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 Artist: Yutaka Shiina Album: Hittin' the Spirit Label: NovusJ Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 298 MB & 110 MB Time: 49:06 Shiina was born in 1964 and, influenced by his father, began learning the piano at age 3. He began his professional career while a college student and, after a number of performances in Japan and abroad, he released in 1994 his solo debut album, Movin' Forces.
He was thrown into the limelight with his "Hittin' the Spirit" recording which won him the Rookie of the Year prize at the Jazz Disk Awards '95. That year he also released the album At the Moment. In Spetember of 1996, Shiina became a member of the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine and joined their European tour. |
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Eden Atwood - There Again (1994) |
Music » Jazz » Jazz vocal |
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 Eden Atwood - There Again Artist: Eden Atwood Album: There Again Label: Concord Jazz Year: 1994 Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 283 MB & 128 MB Time: 56:30 Eden Atwood has a lovely voice but this CD (which is dominated by ballads) features little improvising and much of the material has been overdone through the years. Her versions of "It Never Entered My Mind" (a song she is too young to sing) and "The Nearness of You" are far from definitive, Atwood interprets "Sonny Boy" with such seriousness that one wonders if she ever heard Al Jolson's version, and by speeding up "You're My Thrill" she drains that song of all its sensuality. Her rhythm section (pianist Dave Berkman, bassist Michael Moore and drummer Ron Vincent) is supportive without making an impression while the guest appearances of pianist Marian McPartland and tenorman Chris Potter are not enough to uplift this set. Eden Atwood, 26 at the time of this recording (her third Concord CD) is fine as a middle-of-the-road pop singer but she will have to work on her improvising abilities before she can be taken all that seriously by the jazz world./by Scott Yanow/AMG
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Fred Jackson - Hootin' 'n Tootin' (1962) |
Music » Jazz » Soul Jazz |
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Artist: Fred Jackson Album: Hootin' 'n Tootin' Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 250 MB & 85 MB Time: 74:35 Unjustly ignored at the time of its release, Fred Jackson's lone album, Hootin' 'N Tootin', is a thoroughly enjoyable set of funky soul-jazz with hard bop overtones. It is true that Jackson doesn't try anything new on the set, but he proves to be a capable leader, coaxing hot, infectious performances out of guitarist Willie Jones, organist Earl Vandyke and drummer Wilbert Hogan, all of whom were collegues of Jackson in the Lloyd Price band. All of the songs on the album are Jackson originals, and while there are no substantial, memorable melodies, they provide an excellent foundation for the group's smoking interplay. Both the uptempo R&B numbers and the slower blues give the musicians plenty of opportunity to flaunt their chops while working the groove, and the result is a modest but highly entertaining set of earthy, bluesy soul-jazz that should have been heard by a wider audience. -- Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG.
REPOST with new tracks list Mr 2006vila
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