Artists - VA
     Album - Gold Hits Russian Romans
     Label - M-Classic Records
     Year - 1994
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 154 mb
     Total time - 69:02

     Artists: VA
     Album: Pioneers Of The Jazz Guitar
     Label: Yazoo /Shanachie
     Years: 1928 - 1937, release - 1992
     Quality: MP3@192 kbps
     Size: 54,4 mb
     Total time: 37:00

     Other than Django Reinhardt, the who's who of jazz guitar (all acoustic players) are heard on this sampler album from Yazoo. There are guitar duets by Lonnie Johnson and Eddie Lang, Lang and Carl Kress (the memorable "Feeling My Way"), Kress and Dick McDonough, and the team of John Cali and Tony Guttuso.In addition there are solo performances by McDonough and Nick Lucas. Although it would have been preferable to have this music with the complete sessions and in chronological order (the recording dates are unfortunately not included on the LP), this album has more than its share of classic performances and is worth a search. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     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:



     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

     Artist - John Lewis
     Album - Midnight In Paris
     Label - EmArCy
     Year - 1988, release - 1989
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 127 mb (with booklet's scans)
     Total time - 54:43
          


     Recorded at the Church of the Ascension in NYC (incredible acoustics) this is Lewis at his most sensative. Just beautiful.

     Artist - Bob Scobey's Frisco Band
     Album - New Orleans Jazz
     Label - OJS
     Year - 1955, release - 2006
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 83,1 mb
     Total time - 38:55
     AMG Raiting:

     Trumpeter Bob Scobey and singer/banjoist Clancy Hayes always made for a delightful team. Clancy takes seven vocals on this CD reissue, and Scobey's fiery trumpet gets plenty of solo space. The latter's band (which also features trombonist Jack Buck and clarinetist Bill Napier) is quite musical and Dixieland-ish without playing cliches. The interesting repertoire (which includes such numbers as "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam," "At the Devil's Ball" and "I Want to Go Back to Michigan," along with some more familiar standards) is also an added plus on this enjoyable set. ~ Scott Yanow, AMG

     Artists - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins.
     Album - Sonny Side Up
     Label - Verve
     Year - 1957, release - 1986
     Quality - MP3@320kb/s
     Size - 65,7mb
     Total time - 37:57

Dizzy Gillespie brings together tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins for four extended cuts, and in the process comes up with one of the most exciting "jam session" records in the jazz catalog. While the rhythm section of pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Charlie Persip provides solid rhythmic support, Stitt and Rollins get down to business trading fours and reeling off solo fireworks. Apparently, Gillespie had stoked the competitive fires before the session with phone calls and some gossip, the fallout of which becomes palpable as the album progresses. On "The Eternal Triangle," in particular, Stitt and Rollins impress in their roles as tenor titans, with Stitt going in for sheer muscle as that most stout of bebop cutters and Rollins opting for some pacing as a more thematic player. In the midst of the rivalry (certainly some torch was being passed, since Rollins was soon to become the top tenor saxophonist in jazz), an embarrassment of solo riches comes tumbling out of both these men's horns. Gillespie adds his own split commentary on the proceedings with a casual solo on "After Hours" and a competitively blistering statement on "I Know That You Know." With an at ease rendition of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" rounding things out, Sonny Side Up comes off as both a highly enjoyable jazz set and something of an approximation of the music's once-revered live cutting session. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

     Year: release 1989
     Genre: jazz, bop
     Tracks: 5
     Total time: 52:55
     File: 74,2 Mb + 34,6 Mb
     Format: MP3, bitrate: 320Kb/s

     Диззи Гиллеспи - трубач и бандлидер. "Король 52-ой улицы" был известен своим сумасбродным поведением и дикими проделками. В сессии участвуют знаменитые музыканты!



This has plenty of great players and lots of amazing music. Getz, Dizzy Gillespie (tpt), and Sonny Stitt (as) are great, as are John Lewis (p) and Herb Ellis (g). ~ Ron Wynn, AMG

     Artist - Dizzy Gillespie and his Sextets and Orchestra
     Album - Shaw 'Nuff
     Label - Musicraft
     Years - 1945/46, release - 1992
     Quality - MP3@192kb/s
     Size - 77,9mb (sharebee)
     Total time - 58:18

     

     This CD has Dizzy Gillespie's classic Musicraft sides (all except "A Handfulla Gimme"), some of the most famous recordings of his long career. These influential performances
(which set the standard for bebop) include "Blue 'N' Boogie" (with tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon), seven gems with Charlie Parker (highlighted by "Groovin' High," "Hot House," and "Salt Peanuts"), a few numbers with Sonny Stitt, and nine big-band recordings, including "Our Delight," "Ray's Idea," and the futuristic "Things to Come." If Dizzy Gillespie's career had ended after these recordings, he would still be famous in the jazz world. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
     Альбом звёздный во всех отношениях, как представленными на нём музыкантами, так и исполняемыми композициями. Это - квинтэссенция периода be-bop!

     Artist - Don Byas
     Album - Autumn Leaves
     Label - Ronnie Scott's Jazz House
     Year - 1965, release - 1996
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 154 mb
     Total time - 74:08


Don Byas, believing he was never going to get the recognition he deserved in the United States because of racial bias, left the U.S. for Europe and
never looked back. Virtually all of his good work was done on the Continent. Usually cited as one of the first tenor sax players to take up the "new
music" that had exploded on the scene through Charlie Parker's alto, Byas never let go of his romantic and swinging roots.

     Artist - Buck Clayton
     Album - Live from Greenwich Village
     Label - Nagel - Heyer Records
     Year - 1969, release - 1997
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 164mb
     Total time - 72:46


     During the last few years of his life, when he could no longer play trumpet, Buck Clayton became a full-time arranger and wrote for an enthusiastic mainstream big band. The 16-piece orchestra (which is filled with such notables as altoist Jerry Dodgion, tenor saxophonist Frank Wess, pianist Dick Katz and a trumpet section comprised of John Eckert, Jordan Sandke, Byron Stripling and Warren Vache) is heard on this 1997 CD performing a dozen of Buck's originals, most of which were newly composed. The concise solos perfectly fit the swinging charts, and although Clayton does not play a note, his personality can be felt throughout the rewarding date, one of his final recordings. ~ Scott Yanow., All Music Guide

     Artist - VA
     Album - Черный кот. В стиле ретро
     Песни на слова Михаила Танича
     Label - RCD
     Years:1970-1982, release - 1994
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 121 mb
     Total time - 54:02

     Artist - Count Basie
     Album - High Voltage
     Label - MPS
     Year - 1970
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 76,2 mb
     Total time - 34: 29




     A dozen generally excellent standards are given overly brief interpretations by the Count Basie Orchestra. Chico O'Farrill was responsible for the arrangements and he should have given the band more space in which to explore these tunes. Since only one number exceeds four minutes in length, none get much beyond the melody. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     Artist - Count Basie
     Album - Basic Basie
     Label - MPS
     Year - 1969
     Quality - MP3@320kb/s
     Size - 78,2mb



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     Artists - VA
     Album - The Roots Of Modern Jazz: 1948 Sensation Sessions
     Label - Boplicity
     Year - 1948, release - 1995
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 92, 7mb
     Total time - 64:58

     Bernie Besman's Detroit based Sensation records is better known for its blues recordings. But in three months mid 1948 the label cut five sessions that go right to the roots of modern jazz. Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt, Russell Jacquet and Sir Charles Thompson led these groundbreaking sessions.
     The 1948 Sensation sessions w. Sonny Stitt, Milt Jackson, Sir Charles Thompson, Russell Jacquet, Leo Parker, Max Roach, J.J. Johnson, Kenny Clarke, John Lewis, Ray Brown. Detroit's Sensation Records material belonged to either the blues or R&B fields, but in three months in mid 1948 Sensation recorded five sessions that go right to the roots of modern jazz.
     The music the musicans played wa at the heart of the organic changes happening in jazz, as it progressed from swing to both bop and the R&B flavoured modernism.

     Artist - Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
     Album - Continental
     Label - Hindsight
     Year - 1935, release - 1995
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 70,85 mb
     Total time - 42:25
     


This 1995 Hindsight CD has a previously unreleased set of radio transcriptions by the 1935 Casa Loma Orchestra. At the time, the band's key members included clarinetist Clarence Hutchenrider, trumpeters Sonny Dunham and Grady Watts and Bill Rausch, and Pee Wee Hunt on trombones. Although Gene Gifford had recently departed, all 16 arrangements are his, including reworkings of such numbers as "Who's Sorry Now," "Should I," "Blue Room" and "Chinatown, My Chinatown." There are only two vocals on the set (one apiece by Kenny Sargent and Pee Wee Hunt) so the emphasis is very much on the jazz side of this important, if underrated, early swing band. A good sampling of the Casa Loma's music from the period even if the CD (at just 43 minutes) is rather brief. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

     Artist - Andre Previn
     Album - Andre Previn Plays Music
of the Young Hollywood Composers
     Label - RCA Victor
     Year - 1962
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps (LP-rip)
     Size - 62,62 mb
     Total time - 30:50

Artist - Oscar Peterson
Album - The Complete Tokyo Concert 1964
Label - Jazz Lips
Years - 1964, 1965. Release - 2008
Quality - MP3@320 kbps
Size - 306,64 mb
Total time:73:04+67:59



This is the classic version of the trio, with Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums. Peterson was at the very peak of his powers and his live recordings from the period have a special edge. This one has not appeared on CD before. In among the swinging standards and stomping blues there's a lovely, reflective account of 'I Remember Clifford', a triumphant rendition of his own 'Hymn to Freedom' and an account of 'Yours is My Heart Alone' that is positively operatic. The mastery on display here is simply overwhelming. ~ Dave Gelly, The Observer, Sunday 21 December 2008