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Artist: The Blues Preachers Albums: Dry Long So Released: 2009 Label: Soap Box Records Genre: Harp Blues Format, bitrate: mp3, CBR 320 kbps Size: 166 MB
Блюзовый дуэт из Австралии - Brother John и Captain Bluetongue. Казалось бы, проще инструментария не придумать - гитара, вокал да губная гармошка, но как искусно погружают они слушателя в блюзовую атмосферу! The Blues Preachers will take you to another place and time, somewhere between 1920 and 1940. Their music paints a landscape of pre-war struggle and determination with sounds reminiscent of the Deep South. The Blues Preachers perform a fusion of good old blues, rags, gospel and hillbilly folk. The powerful simplicity of driving finger-style and slide-guitar combined with the sounds of tasteful harmonica and old-school vocal harmonies create a traditional and untarnished sound that will have you on the edge of your seats. The Blues Preachers will make you want to get up and dance with their joyful country and ragtime blues, and send a shiver down your spine with their atmospheric feels, echoing and paying homage to the sacred sounds of early artists such as Blind Willie Johnson. Their 2008 album ‘Next Stop Beulah Land’ and their highly regarded 2009 release ‘Dry Long So’ showcase the talents of the Preachers :- Brother John on guitar, banjo and vocals, and Captain Bluetongue on harmonica, mountain dulcimer and vocals.
Artist: The Blues Preachers Album: Next Stop Beulah Land Year: 2008 Label: Soap Box Records Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 155 MB
"Next Stop Beulah Land is a Beautiful example of acoustic blues with tasteful harmonica, classic slide playing & sweet harmonies".~ Scott Levi, ABC Central Coast
Artist: Patty Waters Albums: College Tour Label: ESP-Disk Released: 1966 Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 89 MB
Одна из странных и малоизвестных джазовых певиц, которую сейчас, по прошествии сорока с лишним лет после ее первых записей, называют «новатором» в искусстве вокала. Начав петь еще в школе, в начале 60-х она перебралась в Нью-Йорк, где в конце концов обратила на себя внимание таких мэтров джаза, как Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock и Albert Ayler. Последний познакомил ее с владельцем лэйбла ESP-Disk, специализировавшегося на экспериментальном джазе. В 1965 году был записан дебютный альбом ”Patty Waters Sings”, первая сторона которого состояла из коротких, полных меланхолии тихих композиций, в которых певица аккомпанировала себе на рояле. Вторая же сторона была полностью занята 14-минутной версией народной песни "Black is the colour of my true love's hair", по мере развития которой вокал переходил в неистовые крики, стоны и вообще трудноописуемые звуки, словно певица испытывала свой голос на прочность. Недаром в числе ее почитателей такие вокалистки, как Diamanda Galas и Lydia Lynch. В том же году был записан концертный альбом ”College Tour”, вышедший в 1966 году. Через пару лет певица удалилась от музыки и посвятила себя воспитанию сына. Лишь спустя почти 30 лет она вернулась к музыкальной деятельности, но это – уже другая история...
Patty Waters herself seems almost as mysterious as her debut record. Her birthplace and date do not usually appear in any articles written about her. All that is known is she moved to Denver, then to LA, where she came to the attention of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. She began voice lessons and Davis helped annotate her compositions. After doing her time through the ranks, she landed in New York. Albert Ayler spotted her at a gig, was impressed, and brought her to the attention of ESP. She recorded Sings and a few months later the live College Tour. Waters recorded with the Marzette Watts Ensemble, then by the end of the '60s had relocated to the west coast and raised a son, only sporadically doing shows until 1996's Love Songs. Despite her lack of output—two records in '65 and '66—she managed to leave an impact on the future of vocal jazz.
Artist: The Pete Jolly Trio Albums: Yeah! Released: 1996 Label: VSOP Quality: lossless (FLAC+Cue) Size: 397 MB
Pete Jolly and his sidemen (bassist Chuck Berghofer and drummer Nick Martinis) celebrated their 21st year as a regularly working trio with this fine V.S.O.P. CD. The musicians sound quite enthusiastic and creative within the boundaries of straight-ahead jazz, showing that they had not run out of ideas yet. Jolly alternates hot pieces with ballads, standards with obscurities. It is a particular pleasure to hear the powerful pianist interpret such rarely performed songs as George Wallington's "Variations," "Crazeology," Al Cohn's brooding ballad "Ah-Moore" and Shorty Rogers' "Diablo's Dance." Other highlights of the enjoyable set include Horace Silver's "Yeah," "Lullaby of the Leaves" and Zoot Sims' "The Red Door." All those years of playing together have definitely paid off.
Artist: Iron Horse Albums: Fade To Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute To Metallica Vol. I & Vol. II Released: 2003 / 2006 Label: CMH Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 123 / 112 MB Любители стилей bluegrass и thrash-metal, трепещите. В южном штате Алабама, на отрогах Аппалачских гор обитают страшные люди, объединившие эти два стиля в одно. Квартет “Iron Horse”, состоящий из немолодых, но весьма веселых людей, перепел и переиграл в стиле bluegrass таких монстров тяжелой музыки, как Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, попутно зацепив Guns & Roses, Hank Williams и не только. Вниманию вашему предлагается двухтомник, посвященный творчеству лос-анджелесской четверки. Что самое главное, “Iron Horse” - реальные монстры своего стиля. Иногда при прослушивании появляется ощущение, что не они сделали каверы на «Металлику», а наоборот, трэшеры прониклись блюграссом и забацали свои версии американских народных мелодий. =))
“It’s a truism that the best covers must shed some new light on their originals, a mission at which most fail miserably. Not so here, where Alabama bluegrass band Iron Horse’s irony-free (and drum-free) versions of “Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters” and “Enter Sandman” lay bare the sturdy songcraft lurking, often unheard, beneath Metallica’s amped-up sturm and drang.” “That said, “Fade to Bluegrass”…is a match made in hell – and that’s a compliment.”
Artist: Collard Greens & Gravy Album: Devil In The Woodpile Label: Black Market Music Released: 2007 Quality: mp3, CBR 320 Size: 110 MB Time: 43.40
Acclaimed for their gritty, driving, down home-home sound, Collard Greens and Gravy play a mostly original repertoire of foot stomping country blues that would sound right at home in a Mississippi Juke Joint. Ian Collard (Vocals ,Harmonica and Guitar) James Bridges ( Guitar and Fiddle), Anthony Shortte (Drums) have been together since 1995. The trio have received many awards including second place at 2001ʼs International Blues challenge in Memphis, the same year the bands second C.D ”More Gravy”, won the Aria award for ”Best Blues and Roots Album”. Their third C.D ”Silver Bird” won the ”Best Self-Produced CD” award at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in February 2005. Their latest C.D ”Devil In The Woodpile” has won numerous awards including best C.D and best band at both the Australian and Vic/Tas blues awards in 2008/ 2009. They have won the Melbourne blues appreciation society "Blues Performer of the Year" award twice, once in 2000 and again last year in 2008. ~ band web site info
Artist: Cherkasy Jazz Quintet Album: Remembering The Beatles Released: 2009 Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 126 MB (with scans)
"Should we once again repeat that the twentieth century that has passed (as well as yesterday has) is reflected in us today. One of the brightest events of the "century of yesterday" was and still is the fantastic flash of creativity by "The Beatles" that still continues agitating us. Their music genius was reflected in all music genres of today – academic and variety art ones, but not that much in improvisation music. The number of jazz albums devoted to "The Beatles"'s art is just a little bit more than a dozen (and this is during 50 years!). The new album of the great (and creative) team Cherkasy Jazz Quintet of Sergiy Krasheninnikov is our modest contribution into the treasure-box of jazz versions of songs by the Liverpulian four. Thus – thirteen LP albums by "The Beatles" (in the chronological order), one song from each. Something is closer to the original, something is farther: jazz is music that is free in its creative search and discoveries. Let us hope that this new CD by Cherkasy Jazz Quintet will turn to be a nice present both for fans of "The Beatles", and for fans of jazz (which is far not always the same). The task is not easy (but feasible?)."
"The album is devoted to work by Freddie Hubbard – maybe, the most skillful and multi-style trumpeter in the history of jazz. Having come to New York at the end of the 1950s, the twenty-year old Hubbard joined the competition with thousands of trumpeters of the jazz capital, having decided to try his abilities almost in all style directions existing at that time. He started at "Blue Note" as the leader of hard-bop teams and as a participant of the legendary project Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, he was a permanent sideman on all first solo discs by the young Herbie Hancock, participated in free jazz experiments by Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane. Having passed to "Atlantic", he recorded soul-jazz, fashionable in the 1960s. At the beginning of the 1970s he became the star of modal jazz-rock. Later, already for "Columbia", he produced a series of wide-scale recordings with large orchestras. For two decades, Hubbard, according to data of a questionnaire poll by "DownBeat" magazine competed for the title of the leading jazz trumpeter with Miles Davis. Freddy Hubbard died on December, 29 2008 at the age of seventy. Musicians of Cherkasy Jazz Quintet release their album as a tribute to this great jazzman."
Nina Simone's singing and piano playing remain timeless beyond fads, trends, and what the mass media deem worthy. This two-CD, 38-track collection (including two remixed cuts) is a solid representation of what Simone meant to all women who are repressed, confined, suffocated, or mistreated. With expertly expressed ballads, blues, protest, and breakup songs, much of her finest material is here, including some less familiar tunes from her repertoire, à la "Work Song." "My Baby Just Cares for Me," "Mississippi Goddam," "I Put a Spell on You," "I Loves You, Porgy," "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair," "Little Girl Blue," and a few interpretations of poignant Billie Holiday numbers are also here, as expected. This is an excellent collection for the novice or fan, and comes easily recommended. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Artists: Various Album: Lady Sings The Blues: 100 Hits [5 CD] Released: 2006 Label: Weton Wesgram Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 141+129+137+134+127 MB
Lady Sings The Blues is a celebration of women’s relationship to music.
100 блюзовых композиций в исполнении известных и не очень певиц. Большинство треков – в моно режиме, что только усиливает чувство прикосновения к прошлому… Любителям женского вокала в блюзе – must have.
Artist: Joe Hill Louis Album: The One Man Band [vinyl rip] Released: 1971 Label: Muskadine Quality: mp3, CBR 320 Size:100 MB
Первую свою запись этот блюзмен сделал в 1949 году, и в течение 50-х записывался и как самостоятельный исполнитель, и в качестве сессионного музыканта. Его мать умерла, когда ему был год....
Artist: Astor Piazzolla Album: The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado) Label: Nonesuch Records (USA) Year: 1991 (reissued 2000) Format: mp3 CBR 320 Time 36:88 Size: 95 MB
Переизданный замечательный альбом великого мастера tango nuevo Astor Piazzolla. Очень красивая музыка.
Неповторимая Nina Simone. Альбом - первый из серии, записанной на Colpix Records. В 2005 переиздан на EMI с добавлением 4-х бонус-треков.
Amazing is right -- as the album features Nina caught at a great early point in her career, delivering a mix of ballads and folkish tunes -- all with the kind of emotion that has kept us listening to her over the years. The approach is simple, but legendary, and filled with righteous power even at this early stage in her recorded career! Arrangements are by Bob Mersey, and titles include "Blue Prelude", "You've Been Gone Too Long", "Chilly Winds Don't Blow", "Can't Get Out Of This Mood", and "That's Him Over There".
Takehiro sounds a little bit like Oscar Peterson, with spliced with Erroll Garner, with a pinch of Ray Bryant. His playing style isn't exactly the most unique, but it's still infused with a heavy dose of energetic bop.
Знаменитый японский пианист Такехиро Хонда родился 21 августа 1945 года в городе Мияко, префектура Иватэ. С раннего детства обучался игре на фортепиано. С 12 лет изучал классическую музыку в музыкальном колледже Kunitachi, у известного педагога г-жи Нагамине Вако.Позднее он обратился к джазу и в 21 год стал уже достаточно знаменитым джазовым музыкантом. С 1973 по 1978 годы работал в оркестре знаменитого банд-лидера Садао Ватанабэ, совмещая эту работу с работой в составе собственного трио.С 1993 года у Такехиро Хонда начались серьёзные проблемы со здоровьем, а 12 января 2006 года музыкант умирает от сердечного приступа.
The famous Japanese pianist Takehiro Honda was born on August 21, 1945 in the city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. From early childhood, learned to play the piano. With 12 years of studying classical music in the College of Music, Kunitachi, a famous teacher, Ms. Nagamine Vako. He turned to jazz, and at 21 years was already a famous jazz musician. From 1973 to 1978 worked in the orchestra of the famous gang leader Sadao Watanabe, combining this work with that of his own trio.At 1993 by Takehiro Honda began serious health problems, and January 12, 2006 musician dies of heart attack. (c)lex
Artist: Kenny Dorham Albums: Kenny Dorham Sings And Plays: This Is The Moment! Recorded: 1958 Released: 1994 Label: Riverside Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 88 MB
The release of this recording must have surprised most jazz listeners at the time, for trumpeter Kenny Dorham sings on all ten selections. He had never hinted at any desire to sing previously (although he had sung a blues regularly with Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra in the 1940s) and, as it turned out, this was his one and only vocal album; the sales were probably quite a bit less than Chet Baker's records of the period. Dorham had an OK voice, musical if not memorable, but the arrangements for these selections (which utilize his trumpet and Curtis Fuller's trombone, both of which are muted all the time) are inventive and pleasing. The supportive rhythm section is also an asset; pianist Cedar Walton made his recording debut on this album (released on CD via the Original Jazz Classics imprint), which is a historical curiosity.
In lieu of picking up one of the trumpeter's fine Blue Note releases (Una Mas, Whistle Stop), listeners new to the work of Kenny Dorham should definitely consider this somewhat overlooked Riverside date from 1959. The set features plenty of Dorham's varied and sophisticated horn work and four of his top-drawer originals. The theme is spring, and Dorham responds with his soon to be jazz standard "Spring Is Here" and three other fine seasonal tributes: the title track, "Poetic Spring," and "Spring Cannon." This last cut is also a tribute to Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, who guests in fine style here with a bevy of fleet and highly melodic solos. Rounding out the group, baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne, French horn player David Amram, and pianist Cedar Walton add very nicely to the album's breezy yet provocative air. Essential listening for Dorham fans.
Artist: Lorraine Feather Album: Such Sweet Thunder: Music Of The Duke Ellington Orchestra Year: 2004 Label: Sanctuary Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 103 MB AMG rating
It's a shame that Lorraine Feather wasn't able to contribute lyrics to the music of Duke Ellington prior to his death in 1974, as she's a natural storyteller. Ellington composed or co-wrote most of the 11 songs on this CD, though Feather chose lesser-known and especially challenging material to embellish with her gifts. She is also a superb singer who gets the most out of every track, joined by a large cast of talented musicians who sound as if they've played every chart together night after night for years. It's hard to beat her hilarious "Imaginary Guy" (based upon "Dancers in Love"), a terrific ditty about a girl so fed up with the opposite sex that she dreamed up the ideal man in her mind. The obscure bossa nova "The Ricitic," written by Ellington for his small group session with Coleman Hawkins, is transformed to the sidesplitting "Antarctica" (sample lyrics: "I cried all night/That's half a year"), a song that is guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of the sourest curmudgeon. The dark-tinged "Lovely Creatures" (based upon the second movement to "Night Creature") is not without its humorous moments ("You've got looks and bucks and yet these blues/Seem to stick to you like gum to shoes"). She wrote the words to "September Rain" (adapted from Billy Strayhorn's gorgeous ballad "Chelsea Bridge") a number of years earlier and recorded it with her group In Full Swing. This chart, with the rhythm section arranged by pianist Mike Lang and the vocal group by Morgan Ames, is every bit as lush as the original instrumental, showcasing Feather's upper range and Terry Harrington's mellow tenor sax. "The 101" is a hard-charging reworking of "Suburbanite" that tells of a dash down a highway to catch up with her lover. The finale, "Mighty Like the Blues," features words and music by the late Leonard Feather, Lorraine's father. Ellington recorded it in 1938 and again in 1960, though her version, jointly arranged by Russell Ferrante and Bill Elliott, will likely eclipse the maestro's own recordings.
After years of working and writing for the studios and for commercial groups, Lorraine Feather has found her niche in jazz as an inventive lyricist. Previous albums featured her very successful and witty words to Fats Waller and Duke Ellington piano pieces. Dooji Wooji, which has four Ellington tunes in the repertoire plus collaborations with Shelly Berg, Bill Elliott, Russell Ferrante, and Eddie Arkin, continues in the same vein even if most of the tunes are much more obscure. This time around, Feather, who is usually backed by five or six horns and a rhythm section, is particularly effective on the more bluesy material such as "A Ramble Through the Park," although she also does a fine job on the opening cooker "Calistoga Bay" and the uptempo "Indiana Lana" ("Jubilee Stomp"). The dozen selections are concise and the total time of the CD is under 42 minutes but what is here is excellent, almost coming to the high level of her classic Fats Waller set, New York City Drag.
Last time around, Feather shaped superb lyrics to fit 12 Waller classics. With Cafe Society, she does the same on a broader scale, refitting tunes from an even dozen composers-Charlie Barnet, Duke Ellington and Johnny Mandel among them-with sassy new lyrics. Her previous album New York City Drag was fun and inventive in a mellow, understated way. Here, Feather is decidedly more boisterous, swinging like an Andrews Sister through Ellington and Harry Carney's "Rockin' in Rhythm" and going wildly native on both the deliciously overblown "Big Fun" and the tropically syncopated "Jungle Rhythm" (featured in Disney's latest animated epic, The Jungle Book 2). She also has a whale of a time breezing through Barnet and Skippy Martin's "The Right Idea," a playfully romantic adventure reminiscent of "Let's Get Lost." Her spirited high jinks are, however, gorgeously offset by such velvety additions as Mandel's "Speed of Light" (sort of a gently heated Afro-Cuban version of "You've Got a Friend") and a sultry "Love Call" (from Ellington's "Creole Love Call") that recalls the sexy insouciance of Lee Wiley. Most remarkable, though, is "The Way We Say Goodbye," a soaring salute to torchiness that underscores the melancholic Sturm und Drang of "Black Coffee" with the philosophic mistiness of Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye."
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