Album: Compilation
Label: Telefunken
Year: 1930th (?)
Genre: Retro
Format, bitrate: mp3@320 kb/s, shellac-rip
Time: 25:41
Size: 48 mB

Хочу предложить членам клуба несколько необычный материал.

В наследство от родителей мне досталась несколько коробок со старыми грампластинками. Среди них мое внимание привлекли несколько дисков фирмы "Telefunken". Не могу утверждать точно, но очевидно они были привезены родственниками моей бабушки из Чехии накануне Второй мировой войны. Пластинки не в идеальном состоянии, да и найти проигрыватель на 78 об./мин. нелегко. Поэтому запись с сильными шумами. Она может носить лишь иллюстративный характер, но может быть кому-то будет интересно.

В дополнение привожу найденный в интернете материал по истории фокстрота.

     Artist: Ленинградский ансамбль джазовой музыки п/у Давида Голощекина
     Album: 15 лет спустя
     Label: «Мелодия» С60 20507 007
     Year: 1983, release 1984
     Format, bitrate: mp3@320 kbit/s LP-rip
     Time: 37:14
     Size: 52 MB

Поздравляю всех с наступившим Новым годом!

     Предлагаю послушать замечательную, на мой взгляд, запись.
Заранее прошу прощения за качество записи - диск не в идеальном состоянии и опыта подготовки у меня нет

Давид Голощекин. Биография

     Artist: Aldo Rodriguez
     Album: Guitarra
     Label: Areito
     Year: 1980
     Genre: Classical
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kBit/s
     Time: 34:48
     Size: 62 MB

     Aldo Rodriguez was born in 1955 and studied the guitar with Isaac Nicola and Martha Cuervo. He also attended master-classes with Alirio Díaz, María Luisa Anido and Frank Fernandez. He has given master-classes in Poland, France, Colombia, Bulgaria and Chile, and teaches at the National School of Music in Havana, Cuba. He has received various honours from the Cuban Government, including the Medalla por la Cultura Nacional, and the Medalla Alejo Carpentier, awarded by the government in 2003.

     Artist: Various artists
     Album: Ragtime
     Label: Supraphon
     Year: 1977
     Genre: ragtime
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s (LP rip)
     Time: 33:02
     Size: 63 mB

Предлагаю Вам вернуться на 100 лет назад и окунуться в атмосферу столь популярной тогда музыки.
«…Потом Сью храбро вошла в комнату Джонси с чертежной доской, насвистывая рэгтайм» (О. Генри «Последний лист», 1907).

     Artist: Kurt Edelhagen & Wolfgang Sauer
     Album: Live
     Label: Amiga Jazz
     Year: 1965 release 1981
     Genre: Jazz
     Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbit/s (LP rip)
     Time: 35:51
     Size: 79 mb


A well-respected bandleader whose orchestras tended to emphasize swinging dance music but were open to boppish solos, Kurt Edelhagen was a major name in Germany for quite a few years. He studied piano and conducting and then in 1946 formed his first big band. Edelhagen was a natural bandleader and he headed ensembles for the radio station in Frankfurt, in Nuremberg (1949-52) and most notably the orchestra of Sudwestfunk (1952-57) which sometimes looked towards Stan Kenton. In 1957 he joined Westdeustcher Rundfunk in Cologne which in time included such players as trumpeters Dusko Goykovich and Jimmy Deuchar, altoist Derek Humble and trombonist Jiggs Whigham. He headed that band until it broke up in 1973 and remained semi-active up until near his death. Kurt Edelhagen recorded fairly often in Germany during 1949-72 although few of his records (other than one put out by Golden Era) have been made available in the U.S. ~ Biography by Scott Yanow

     Artist: Dizzy Gillespie & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
     Album: En Vivo. Havana Jazz Plaza’85 Festival
     Label: Areito
     Year: 1985
     Genre: Hard-bop
     Format, bitrate: mp3/256 kbit/s (LP rip)
     Time: 45:33
     Size: 78 MB

Artist: Jack McDuff
Album: Crash!
Label: Prestige
Year: 1963, release 1994, 1995
Genre: Hard Bop
Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kb/s
Time: 76:23
Size: 178 mB

Organist Jack McDuff has long had a powerful style and the two former LPs that are combined on this single CD offer some strong examples of his accessible playing. In both cases McDuff is joined by guitarist Kenny Burrell (in fact one of the two sets was originally under Burrell's name), drummer Joe Dukes and occasionally Ray Barretto on congas. In addition Harold Vick is on tenor for most selections and Eric Dixon guests on tenor and flute during three songs. Highlights include a driving "How High the Moon," "Love Walked In" and a pair of original blues: "Smut" and "Our Miss Brooks." McDuff and Burrell work together quite well. This 76-minute CD is easily recommended to fans of the jazz organ. ~ Scott Yanow, AMG

Artist: Johnny B. Moore
Album: Acoustic Blue Chicago
Label: Blue Chicago
Year: 1999
Genre: Blues
Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
Time: 52:32
Size: 127 MB

This home-styled live recording features Chicago veterans Johnny B. Moore and Willie Kent, plus guest spots for Lester Davenport and Bonnie Lee. ~ Earl Simmons, All Music Guide

Artist: Bob James
Album: Dancing on the Water
Year: 2001
Label: Warner Brothers
Genre: Fusion
Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
Time: 1:06:38
Size: 158 MB



Dancing on the Water features a collection of solo piano performances by Bob James plus duets by James with a diverse array of artists, including bassist Dave Holland, guitarist Chuck Loeb, and pianists Keiko Matsui and Joe Sample. James wrote nine songs on the CD - everything except "Alone Together" and "Last Night When We Were Young." Four songs ("The Green Hour," "Bogie's Boogie," "Hum Drum," and "Modesty") receive the benefit of James performing solo on acoustic piano. His duet with Keiko Matsui, "Altair and Vega," is an eight-minute masterpiece featuring exceptional interplay between the pianists. The sweet melodies along with fine, balanced technique and tremolo earn this duet high marks. Piano and bass duets by James and Dave Holland are featured on "Last Night When We Were Young" and "Autumn Nocture"; both songs strike an artful balance with rhythmic improvisations that reflect the duo's award-winning jazz styles in a complementary setting. Chuck Loeb expands his awareness of jazz guitar on the title track, "Dancing on the Water." His joyful interpretations and subtle surprises make the music of the acclaimed jazz pianist sound fresh and new. Two tracks with Joe Sample, "Alone Together" and "Tapawingo," exhibit the emotive and superbly inventive bebop-based compositions at the hands of two masters. Their crisp, flowing lines and intricate melodic voicings reflect the influence of such jazz icons as Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner. This is an excellent CD and Bob James continues his exceptional musical dialogues with more pronounced affection for traditional jazz styles than on previous releases. ~ Paula Edelstein, All Music Guide

   Artist: The Stan Getz quartet with Chet Baker
   Album: Quintessence, Vol. 2
   Year: 1983, release 2000
   Label: Concord Jazz
   Genre: Cool
   Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
   Time: 42:48
   Size: 102 MB



   It is my great pleasure to present volume two of "Quintessence," the classic recording of two jazz giants, Stan Getz and Chet Baker, from a concert per¬formed in Norway in 1983. It would be the last known recording of the two of them together; hence it is a jazz treasure of considerable measure. Stan Getz and Chet Baker epitomized cool, vivid storytelling, wit, romance and charm — they were masters of the sacred art of "less is more" in the notes they played and that gorgeous sound in which they played them! My favorite track is "It's You Or No One."

   Artist: Houston Person
   Album: In a Sentimental Mood
   Year: 2000
   Label: High Note
   Genre: Jazz Standards
   Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kb/s
   Time: 57:58
   Size: 135 MB



   Houston Person is an excellent, underrated tenor saxophonist with a full, rich tone and a knack for well-constructed, tasteful, but never boring solos. That said, he's occasionally guilty of giving the people what they want, releasing smooth and conservative albums that are perfectly enjoyable to listen to, but somewhat beneath what he's capable of. 2000's In a Sentimental Mood is exactly that; this collection of standards features some excellent performances of classic ballads, but it's all so polite that it's hard to see the set as anything more than better-than-average background music.

Artist: Ray Brown
Album: Live At Starbucks
Label: Telarc Jazz Zone
Year: 1999
Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 kbit/s
Time: 60:12
Size: 131Mb


Widely loved and hated, the Starbucks coffee chain has been playing host to some very good jazz groups. The first live recording from a Starbucks store came from bass legend Ray Brown and his trio, featuring Geoff Keezer on piano and Karriem Riggins on drums. The trio dealt in what used to be called the big beat — a deep-pocketed swing that rhythm sections of old would serve up as a matter of course. Riggins's lithe trap work and Brown's bass — beautifully recorded, with reverberating lows that shake the floor — provide a rock-solid foundation for the chopsy yet impeccably soulful piano inventions of Keezer, who remains one of the instrument's most thrilling technicians. Particularly effective is the mid-set Ellington trilogy, beginning with the rollicking "Mainstem" and ending with a furious "Caravan," with a poetic, swinging bass feature on "Love You Madly" sandwiched in between. (Check out Keezer's "My Favorite Things" reference at the end of "Caravan.") Other highlights include Tadd Dameron's "Our Delight," a subtle "I Should Care," and the bluesiest "When I Fall in Love" you're likely to hear. ~ David R. Adler, AMG