15 novembro 2011

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble 'A Tribute to Don Cherry' 2008




Ethnic Heritage Ensemble 'A Tribute to Don Cherry'

[ Sardinia Jazz Festival 2008 ]

RAI3, live broadcast from Sant'Anna Arresi, Piazza del Nuraghe, Sardinia, 5th September 2008

Kahil El'Zabar
drums, percussion, vocals

Corey Wilkes
trombone, flugelhorn, percussion

Ernest Dawkins
sax, percussion

Farred Haque
guitar



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Charles Brackeen : Rhythm X (1968)



Charles Brackeen, tenor saxophone

Don Cherry, trumpet

Charlie Haden, bass

Edward Blackwell, drums



1. Rhythm X - 07:57

2. Hour Glass - 11:31

3. Charles Concept - 06:41

4. C.B. Blues - 07:39



Recorded on January 26, 1968 at Upsurge Studio, New York City.



STRATA-EAST SECD 9026

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For all those who have longed for some real good Jazz...

One of the rare recordings from or with Charles Brackeen - here joined by Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell.

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11 novembro 2011

“Mingus On Mingus”

Kickstarter Campaign for "Mingus On Mingus": a project documentary

Orangethenblue starts a Campaign to raise funds for filming a Charles Mingus documentary directed by his grandson Kevin Ellington Mingus. For more information go to Kickstarter Campaign for "Mingus On Mingus" to contribute. They even are open for suggestions and any help is important to keep the project moving forward. The goal is to raise $45,000 in 40 days until 18 dec.
To find more info about the documentary go to www.orangethenblue.com


"A grandson’s journey through the lore and legends of jazz history to find his grandfather, Charles Mingus he never knew
... . ...
There are many perspectives of my grandfather that have not had a place in defining his legacy…
I am seeking them out to understand him beyond myth, fable or a singular vision of his work.
We have begun to create a platform where we can use the ideals of jazz in the art of making a film
"
~ Kevin Ellington Mingus


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07 novembro 2011

Kahil El'Zabar with Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors at Saalfelden 1987




photos by Helmut Klien, Rankweil, Austria

Kahil El'Zabar - percussion and voice
Lester Bowie - trumpet
Malachi Favors Maghostut - bass and percussion

Saalfelden Jazz Festival, Saalfelden, Austria
, Aug 28, 1987



01. part one 45:37

02. part two 14:57

03. encore 07:37

Mp3 file here


Thanks to inconstantsol

23 outubro 2011

Miles Davis - Nefertiti 1967



Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

Tracks:
01
. Nefertiti (Wayne Shorter) – 7:49
02. Fall (Wayne Shorter) – 6:33
03. Hand Jive (Tony Williams) – 8:51
04. Madness (Herbie Hancock) – 7:28
05. Riot (Herbie Hancock) – 3:01
06. Pinocchio (Wayne Shorter) – 5:04

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The Miles Davis Quintet 65-68



Miles Davis trumpet Wayne Shorter tenor saxophone Herbie Hancock piano Ron Carter bass Tony Williams drums


Miles Davis - E.S.P. 1965



Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

Tracks:
01. E.S.P. (Wayne Shorter) – 5:28
02. Eighty-One (Ron Carter, Miles Davis) – 6:13
03. Little One (Herbie Hancock) – 7:20
04. R.J. (Ron Carter) – 3:55
05. Agitation (Miles Davis) – 7:44
06. Iris (Wayne Shorter) – 8:30
07. Mood (Ron Carter, Miles Davis) – 8:47

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21 outubro 2011

Buck Clayton & Buddy Tate



Buck Clayton
Buck and Buddy

Tracks
1. High Life (Clayton) 5:25
2. When a Woman Loves a Man (Hanighen, Jenkins, Mercer) 5:34
3. Thou Swell (Hart, Rodgers) 5:14
4. Can't We Be Friends ? (James, Swift) 4:03
5. Birdland Betty (Clayton) 8:01
6. Kansas City Nights (Clayton) 5:42

Buck Clayton - tp - Buddy Tate - ts - Sir Charles Thompson - p - Gene Ramey - b - Mousey Alexander - dr

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ; December 20, 1960

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Count Basie veterans Buck Clayton and tenorman Buddy Tate teamed up during 1960-61 for a pair of Swingville recordings. This CD reissues the first one, a quintet outing with pianist Sir Charles Thompson, bassist Gene Ramey and drummer Mousie Alexander. The repertoire is split between three standards (including "When a Woman Loves a Man") and three Clayton originals. The melodic music consistently swings and practically defines "mainstream" jazz. Worth picking up.
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13 outubro 2011

Conte Candoli & Lee Morgan – Double Or Nothin’ (1957)

Liverty Records LRP 3045 - 1957
Fresh Sound Records (2003 release)

Lee Morgan & Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Bob Cooper (ts)
Dick Shreve (p) Red Mitchell (b) Stan Levey (d)
“Lighthouse Club”, Hermosa Beach, CA, February 14, 1957

Lee Morgan & Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Bob Cooper (ts)
Wynton Kelly (p) Wilfred Middlebrooks (b -1,7) Red Mitchell (b) Charlie Persip (d)
“Lighthouse Club”, Hermosa Beach, CA, February 27, 1957

1. Reggie of Chester (B. Golson)
2. Stablemates (B. Golson)
3. Celedia (B. Golson)
4. The Moto (Bob Cooper)
5. Champ (D. Gillespie)
6. Blues After Dark (B.Golson)
7. Wildwood (G. Gryce)
8. Quicksilver (H. Silver)
9. Bye Bye Blues (Lown)
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“Double or Nothin’” foi gravado em 1957 e lançado pela gravadora Liverty, pequeno selo da Califórnia. Originalmente creditado como “Howard Rumsey/Charlie Persip – Double Or Nothin’ (Liverty LRP 3045)”, teve nos anos 60 um relançamento em LP já em nome da dupla de trompetistas.
A cena da gravação: Músicos da costa leste que estavam em Hollywood acompanhando Dizzy Gillespie em apresentações e gravações pela Califórnia em Fevereiro de 1957, tocam nos fins de semana livres no famoso clube Lighthouse em Hermosa Beach, reduto dos músicos mais descolados da West Coast. O proprietário do Lighthouse era o contrabaixista Howard Rumsey, músico atuante no cenário local à época. Estão disponíveis para a sessão alguns músicos do hepteto que acompanha Dizzy Gillespie: o pupilo deste na ocasião, Lee Morgan, atuando em um trompete modelo Gillespie, com a famosa campana voltada pra o alto. O saxofonista Benny Golson, o pianista Wynton Kelly e o baterista Charlie Persip completam os Yankes. Os músicos locais de grande expressão, todos muito influenciados pelo som de NYC desde o bebop na metade dos anos 40, agora tinham sua atenção no hardbop que começava a ecoar da Big Apple. Alguns habituais das gravações no Lighthouse lá estavam: o especialíssimo trombonista Frank Rosolino, o saxofonista Bob Cooper, o pianista Dick Shrieve, o contrabaixista Red Mitchell e o baterista radicado na West Coast, Stan Levey. Estes gravaram ao lado de Candoli e Morgan no dia 14 de Fevereiro, temas: “Moto”, de Bob Cooper; “Stablemates”, de Benny Golson e “Quicksilver”, de Horace Silver. Os temas restantes foram gravados duas semanas depois com Wynton Kelly ao piano, Charlie Persip na bateria e o contrabaixista Wilfred Middlebrooks em dois temas. O repertório é todo de clássicos do hardbop, bebop e west-cost jazz. Benny Golson assina quatro maravilhas, Dizzy é lembrado em “The Champ”, o clássico hardbop “Quicksilver” de Horace Silver, “Wildwood” de Gigi Gryce, “Moto” de Bob Cooper e, ainda vale destacar, a bela balada “Celedia” de Golson.
“Double or Nothin’” é uma perfeita mistura de músicos de primeira qualidade, de concepções estéticas diversas, porém complementares, da sonoridade do leste e do oeste americano durante a efervescente cena musical da segunda metade dos criativos anos 50.

En Febrero de 1957, Dizzy Gillespie llegó a Los Angeles para dar una serie de conciertos. Entre los músicos que formaban su big-band de entonces se encontraba el baterista Charlie Persip y los integrantes de su combo partiucular, los "Charlie Persip's Jazz Statesmen": Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Wilfred Middlebrooks y Wynton Kelly.
Los fines de semana estaban libres de compromisos y lo dedicaron a frecuentar el Lighthouse de Howard Rumsey en el cual, obviamente, se sucedieron inevitables jams con ellos sobre el escenario. Entusiasmado con el resultado, Rumsey sugirió que ambos grupos sumaran esfuerzos para una grabación.
Así surgió Double or Nothin', uno de los más celebrados encuentros entre músicos del Este y del Oeste.
Complementados con Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Bob Cooper, Red Mitchell, Dick Shreve, Red Mitchell y Stan Levey, las grabaciones se realizaron el 14 y el 17 de Febrero de 1957 en la pequeña grabadora californiana Liberty Records.
Como acertadamente lo adjetiva Gordon en su libro, esta grabación es una de las joyas menos conocidas de la década de 1950.
Aunque reeditada en 2003 en forma de disco compacto por Fresh Sound Records bajo el nombre de Conte Candoli y Lee Morgan, el LP original está aquí gracias a Paolo!

Re-issue of all-star 1957 Hollywood studio gathering led by top trumpeters Conte Candoli and a youthful Lee Morgan with solid support from Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Frank Rosolino, Bob Cooper, Red Mitchell, Stan Levey, Charlie Persip, Dick Shrieve and Wilfred Middlebrooks.
The band were all regular performers at the famous Lighthouse Club and this session was organised and overseen by club owner and bass player Howard Rumsey. Benny Golson wrote 4 new pieces for the session, plus one from Bob Cooper, Dizzy’s “The Champ”, “Quicksilver” by Horace Silver, “Wildwood” by Gigi Gryce, and the perennial “Bye Bye Blues”.

Thanks to Hot Beat Jazz and Raz « Jazz Is My Life :-)

11 outubro 2011

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy - I only have eyes for you 1985

MP3@320 - 122 MB | Total time: 53:09

The debut by Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy (an octet consisting of four trumpets, both Craig Harris and Steve Turre on trombones, the French horn of Vincent Chancey, Bob Stewart on tuba and drummer Phillip Wilson) is one of their best recordings. Rather than playing their interpretations of pop tunes (which would be the direction Brass Fantasy would head in the future), this album finds the musicians performing originals by Bowie (including "When the Spirit Returns", Stewart, trumpeters Bruce Purse and Malachi Thompson and the standard title cut. The music is both whimsical and explorative, making for a colorful set.
– AMG

Lester Bowie (Trumpet) Stanton Davis (Trumpet and Flugelhorn) Malachi Thompson (Trumpet) Bruce Purse (Trumpet) Craig Harris (Trombone) Steve Turre (Trombone) Vincent Chancey (French Horn) Bob Stewart (Tuba) Phillip Wilson (Drums)

Tracks:

1. I Only Have Eyes For You (Al Dubin/Harry Warren) 10:27
2. Think (Bruce Purse) 1:31
3. Lament (Malachi Thompson) 13:47
4. Coming Back, Jamaica (Lester Bowie) 5:14
5. Nonet (Bob Stewart) 14:26
6. When The Spirit Returns (Lester Bowie) 7:44

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Lee Morgan






Edward Lee Morgan

Jul 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA : Feb 19, 1972 in New York, NY

Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Neo-Bop, Modal Bop


Lee Morgan - The Last Session [1971]

Lee Morgan - The Last Session

01. Capra Black (15:32) (Harper)
02. In What Direction Are You Headed? (16:20) (Mabern)
03. Angela (6:24) (Merritt)
04. Croquet Ballet (10:57) (Harper)
05. Inner Passions Out (17:34) (Waits)

Lee Morgan - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Grachan Moncur III - Trombone
Bobbi Humphrey - Flute
Billy Harper - Tenor Sax, Alto Flute
Harold Mabern - Piano, Elect. Piano
Jymie Merritt - Elect. Bass
Reggie Workman - Bass, Percussion
Freddie Waits - Drums, Recorder

Recorded September 17 & 18 1971 at Van Gelders Studio


A cornerstone of the Blue Note label roster prior to his tragic demise, Lee Morgan was one of hard bop's greatest trumpeters, and indeed one of the finest of the '60s.

The final recording by Lee Morgan, this double LP has its moments but is somewhat erratic with some modal-oriented selections that ramble on too long and a forgettable debut (on "Croquet Ballet") for the trumpeter's discovery, flutist Bobbi Humphrey. Morgan (who was still just 33) is in generally good form and his band (with Billy Harper on tenor, keyboardist Harold Mabern, Jymie Merritt or Reggie Workman on bass and drummer Freddie Waits) is quite stimulating but the music has an uncomfortable and incomplete feel to it. It does leave one wondering what Lee Morgan would have done next had he lived.

Thanks to yorubajazz

03 outubro 2011

The Duke Pearson Quintet - Hush! (1962)


Duke Pearson - Hush! (1962)
Label: Lonehill Jazz Spain | 1CD | | Release: 2008
MP3 | Joint Stereo | 44.1 Khz | 320 kbps | 182 MB

Tracklist
01. Hush!
02. Child's Play
03. Angel Eyes
04. Smoothie
05. Sudel
06. Friday's Child
07. Out of this World
08. Groovin' For Nat
09. Hush! (alternate)
10. Child's Play (alternate)
11. Sudel (alternate)
12. Little Johnny
13. Jano
on the original edition : Jazzline - www.jazzdisco.org
Johnny Coles  trumpet (1,2,4/6)
 Donald Byrd  trumpet (1,2,5,6)
Duke Pearson piano 
Bob Cranshaw bass 
Walter Perkins drums

NYC, January 12, 1962
1. Child's Play (take 2)
2. Sudel (take 4)
3. Angel Eyes (take 2)
4. Friday's Child (take 1)
5. Smoothie (take 4)
6. Hush! (take 2)
7. Out Of This World (take 1)

** also issued on Polydor (E) 423 224. Black Lion (E) BLCD 760134 entitled "Donald Byrd/Johnny Coles - Groovin' For Nat".

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Ray Brown - Some Of My Best Friends Are... The Trumpet Players

Ray Brown - Some Of My Best Friends Are... The Trumpet Players [Discover Jazz Series]
Telarc  83495 | CD | NEW | USA
Released 2000 | Recorded

Ray Brown - bass
Geoff Keezer - piano
Karriem Riggins - drums

1. Our Delight - (with Roy Hargrove)
2. Bag's Groove - (with Jon Faddis)
3. I Thought About You - (with James Morrison)
4. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - (with Terence Blanchard)
5. Violets For Your Furs - (with Nicholas Payton)
6. Itty Bitty Blues - (with Clark Terry)
7. Stairway To The Stars - (with Roy Hargrove)
8. Original Jones - (with Jon Faddis)
9. When You Go - (with James Morrison)
10. The Kicker - (with Nicholas Payton)
11. Clark's Tune (Legacy) - (with Clark Terry)
12. Goodbye - (with Terence Blanchard)

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David Murray Quartet Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club 1977

David Murray Quartet Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club Vol.1& 2

India Navigation IN 1032 and IN 1044 - CD reissue IN 1032 CD



Recorded live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, NYC December 31 1977

David Murray tenor sax, soprano sax on 2, Lester Bowie trumpet, Fred Hopkins bass, Phillip Wilson drums




vol 1

1. Nevada's Theme (David Murray) 11:23

2. Bechet's Bounce (David Murray) 7:32

3. Obe (Lawrence"Butch" Morris) 18:12

4. Let The Music Take You (David Murray) 3:36
vol2

1. For Walter Norris (Lawarence"Butch" Morris) 23:24

2. Santa Barbara And Crenshaw Follies (David Murray) 12:20


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This post is a rip of a CD reissue of two LPs collecting together the music performed by a Murray led quartet at a Manhattan club on New Year's eve in 1977. You can almost smell the seafood in the club's name! It re-unites the rhythm section of Hopkins and Wilson from Murray's earlier India Navigation recording from eighteen months before, and adds Lester Bowie.

Bowie is the link between the three most powerful groupings of musicians who came together in New York in the late 1970s to transform the established free jazz movement into the new music scene. Bowie had been active in both St Lois and Chicago in the collectives that became BAG and AACM respectively, and here in New York he is one of the earliest to play with musicians, who like Murray had come from LA. Inspired by the Black Arts movement and the idea of musical collectives they had nurtured these ideas in major black communities in the US, but ultimately moved to new York, often after sojourns in Europe.

Bob Cummins was one of those jazz lovers and small-scale entrepreneurs who captured much of the vibrant energy of the scene on his India Navigation label in the 1970s. He seemed to earn his living as a lawyer, and spent it on recording live performances in the lofts and small venues, and then releasing the recordings. He died in September 2000, but small bursts of CD reissues seem to appear from time to time. Not sure why and how, but I'm always glad of the opportunity to listen to more. This one seems to be out of print as far as I can tell. It was certainly hard to find a copy when it was first re-released.

I haven't got the original vinyl LPs, but the CD liner notes say there's nearly seven minutes taken off 'Santa Barbara And Crenshaw Follies', and by my calculations there's possibly over two minutes less on 'For Walter Norris' if the timings on LP and CD can be believed (they can't usually). The CD notes also talk about an unreleased track. many of these tracks were staples of Murray's repertoire, and you get the usual personal dedications, rich textures and sometimes inspired themes. I'm very fond of this recording. I hope you enjoy it too.

Chet Baker & Lee Konitz In Concert 1974

Chet Baker & Lee Konitz - In Concert

India Navigation IN 1052 - Released: 1974

Live Recording at "Ornette's Club", Woodstock, NY, April, 1974


Chet Baker
 Trumpet, Lee Konitz Alto Saxophone, 
Michael Moore Bass, 
Beaver Harris
 Drums

1. Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
2. Au Privave (Charlie Parker)

3. Body And Soul (Oscar Micheaux)

4. Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell)

5. Walkin'


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27 setembro 2011

Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy - When The Spirit Returns 1997

Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy - When The Spirit Returns
Rec. 1997 | Label: Dreyfus | CD 2003
Recording Date: Sep 27 and Oct 4, 1997
Release Date: Oct 7, 2003


Lester Bowie | Trumpet
Ravi Best | Trumpet
Gerald Brazel | Trumpet, Soloist
Joseph “Mac” Gollehon | Trumpet
Vincent Chancey | French Horn, Soloist
Bob Stewart | Tuba
Gary Valente | Trombone, Soloist
Luis Bonilla | Trombone, Arranger
Josh Roseman | Trombone
Vinnie Johnson | Drums
Victor See-Yuen | Percussion
Dean Bowman | Vocals, Soloist, Guest Appearance
Deborah Bowie | Photography


01 - Player Hater
02 - Waterfall
03 - Count on Me
04 - Solitude
05 - Biggie's Ride
06 - One Love
07 - Unchained Melody
08 - Naakkurat Na
09 - Save the Best for Last
10 - When the Spirit Returns

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Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy - The Fire This Time 1992

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy - The Fire This Time
Released: 1992 | Label: In & Out | CD 1995

Recorded live on 1 May 1992 at the Moonwalker Club, Aarburg, Switzerland

Lester Bowie, Tony Barrero, E.J. Allen, Gerald Braxel - Trumpet, Frank Lacy, Luis Bonilla - Trombone, Vincent Chancey - French Horn, Bob Stewart - Tuba, Famoudou Don Moye - Percussion, Vinnie Johnson - Drums

1. "Night Time (Is the Right Time)" (Herman) - 2:54
2. "For Louis" (Wilson) - 7:13
3. "Journey Towards Freedom" (Allen) - 10:55
4. "Remember the Time" (Jackson) - 8:32
5. "Strange Fruit" (Lewis) - 9:15
6. "Siesta for the Fiesta" (Lunceford) - 4:14
7. "Night Life" (Purse) - 10:29
8. "Black or White" (Jackson) - 7:19
9. "Three for the Festival" (Kirk) - 6:06
10. "The Great Pretender" (Ram) - 7:33

MP3 @320 kbps | 168.5 MB
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Thanks to Garina

15 setembro 2011

Arturo Sandoval - A Time For Love (2010)

Arturo Sandoval - A Time For Love (2010) {Concord}
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© 2010 Concord | CJA-31792-02

Personnel: Arturo Sandoval (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn); Monica Mancini (vocals); David Ewart, Songa Lee, Robin Olson, Searmi Park, Tiffany Yi Hu, Phillip Levy, Tamara Hatwan, Razdan Kuyumijian, Kevin Connolly, Natalie Leggett, Darius Campo, Liane Mautner, Charlie Bisharat (violin); Darren McCann, Keith Greene, Harry Shirinian, Alma Fernandez (viola); Trevor Handy, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Dennis Karmazin, Christine Ermacoff (cello); Chris Botti (trumpet); Kenny Barron, Shelly Berg (piano); Gregg Field (drums, percussion).

01. Apres un Reve (After the Dream)
02. Emily
03. Speak Low
04. Estate
05. A Time for Love
06. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess)
07. I Loves You Porgy
08. Oblivion (How to Say Goodbye)
09. Pavane
10. Smile
11. All the Way
12. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
13. Windmills of Your Mind
14. Every Time We Say Goodbye

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In what promises to be a breakthrough achievement in a long and celebrated career, jazz impresario Arturo Sandoval's collection A Time For Love will be released by Concord Jazz. The album features classical compositions for orchestra and jazz trio by Grammy-winning arranger Jorge Calandrelli along with a sprinkling of American jazz standards by composers including Gershwin and Chaplin.

The Havana-born Sandoval, a multiple Grammy-winning horn player, has been yearning to do this album for decades. "It's been twenty years since I came to live in the United States," he explains, "and practically every year, with every record label who's signed me, I've asked to make this style album. ‘Let me play softly,' I said. ‘Let me play ballads with big orchestration behind me. Let me hear the violins and violas, the oboes and the flutes. Let me be inspired by a symphonic setting."

However, record labels were reluctant to endorse this type of work by an artist known internationally for his own style of bebop-influenced Afro-Cuban jazz and for his technical precision. So, he took matters into his own hands by recording 20 tracks in his home studio that he described as speaking "the language of love." A superb keyboardist as well as trumpet player, Sandoval played all the instruments and suggested the strings through a synthesizer.

Just when Sandoval was convinced that he would have to release the album himself, a meeting was held with Concord executive Gregg Field, who immediately embraced the project concept and agreed to come aboard as the album's producer. "Over the next month, we discussed different ideas. As a foundation, Arturo had heard the Shelly Berg Trio album Blackbird and wanted that sound and sensitivity," said Field. "I suggested Jorge Calandrelli as the arranger for the orchestra and Arturo, who had worked with Jorge in the past, loved the idea. Jorge has tremendous experience with multiple genres including classical cross-over having produced and arranged among others, YoYo Ma's Soul of the Tango and Obrigato Brazil."

While the album features selections from the Great American Songbook of jazz standards, the focus is reinterpreting the works of classical composers including Ravel, Feure and Piazolla. Classically trained himself, Sandoval was influenced by such artists as Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Woody Herman, Charlie Parker and most importantly, his mentor Dizzy Gillespie.

The album reflects all of these diverse influences, but in particular Sandoval cites trumpet player Bobby Hackett, best known for his work with the multi-layered arrangements of the Jackie Gleason orchestra, and the album Clifford Brown with Strings, as the record's inspirational touchstones. "These were lush records that thrilled my imagination. They made me realize that the trumpet, for all its brash power, can be a romantic and intimate instrument of love, says Sandoval.

A highlight of the album is the track featuring Sandoval and guest trumpeter Chris Botti on Ravel's "Pavane for a Dead Princess." Says Field about the collaboration, "Having two of the most famous trumpet players on the planet in the same room playing together was an event unto itself!"

Another highlight features vocalist Monica Mancini singing on the Astor Piazolla composition "Oblivion," which debuts an English lyric written for her for the recording. Sandoval also sings on the album in both Italian and English ("Estate" and "Smile").
Truly a melding of classical repertoire with jazz, A Time For Love is a major departure for Sandoval, yet immediately familiar in its timeless ballads. "The song selection process was something that I'd begun when I was a kid back in Cuba," says the artist, referring to how while growing up he would surreptitiously listen to the officially banned Voice of America radio broadcasts. "This is a project of a lifetime, and no one could be more thrilled than me to have this precious opportunity.



Thanks to ruskaval

Jimmy Cleveland - Complete Recordings 1955-59

Jimmy Cleveland - Complete Recordings (2006) [2CD] {Lone Hill Jazz}
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Jimmy Cleveland in Septet/Octet settings acompanied by
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Lucky Thompson, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Hank Jones, Wynton Kelly, Junior Mance, Barry Galbraith, Paul Chambers, Oscar Pattiford, Max Roach, Art Taylor, among others

CD1
01. I Hadn’t Anyone ‘Till You
02. See Minor
03. Love Is Here to Stay
04. Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
05. You Don’t Know What Love Is
06. Little Beaver
07. My One and Only Love
08. Love Is Here to Stay
09. Vixen
10. Count ‘Em
11. Bone Brother
12. Out of This World
13. All This and Heaven Too
14. Goodbye Ebbets Field
15. Posterity

CD2
01. Jazz Ballad
02. Long Ago and Far Away
03. Jimmy’s Tune
04. Marie
05. Stardust
06. Best Things in Life Are Free
07. Hundred Years From Today
08. Jimmy’s Old Funky Blues
09. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
10. Jay Bird
11. Our Delight
12. Crazy Rhythm
13. Reminiscing
14. We Never Kissed
15. Old Reliable
16. Tricotism
17. Tom-Kattin’
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This two CD set features the complete recordings of Jimmy Cleveland as a leader. Trombonist Cleveland closely follows in the footsteps of the great J.J. Johnson. Fluid, dynamic solos over the great ensemble writing of Quincy Jones, Benny Golson and others. A must have for fans of trombone and mid-'50s post-Bop. One of the most exciting jazz trombonists of the 1950s, Jimmy Cleveland had a technique equal to that of Bill Watrous (who would not emerge until a decade later), an enthusiastic style that could hold its own with Frank Rosolino, and was the first important new voice on the trombone to emerge after J.J. Johnson.

He led four albums during 1955-1959 before disappearing into the world of studio work. With the exception of six isolated selections from the era (including four for Epic), the four records are all of his sessions as a leader and they are reissued in full on this two-CD set. The music on Complete Recordings is drawn from the EmArcy/Mercury catalog. Cleveland is featured with three overlapping octets arranged by Quincy Jones, on two brass-oriented sets that have a prominent role for Don Butterfield's tuba, and an album with trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson from 1959 that finds him at the peak of his powers. Other sidemen include trumpeter Ernie Royal, Jerome Richardson on various reeds, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson and drummer Max Roach, with arrangements by the likes of Ernie Wilkins, Benny Golson and Gigi Gryce. The music is in the hard bop vein but rarely predictable, with Cleveland getting several showcases that display his impressive virtuosity, along with pieces in which he interacts with his all-star sidemen. This is a highly recommended set that nearly comprises all of the musical legacy of the great Jimmy Cleveland.

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Ray Draper Quintet - Tuba Sounds (1957)


Ray Draper Quintet - Tuba Sounds (1957) {2000 Prestige Remaster}
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© 2000 Prestige / Fantasy | OJCCD-1936-2

Ray Draper (tuba); Webster Young (trumpet); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone);
Mal Waldron (piano); Spanky DeBrest (bass); Ben Dixon (drums).

01.Terry Anne
02.You're My Thrill
03.Pivot
04.Jackie's Dolly
05.Mimi's Interlude
06.House Of Davis

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One of the first tuba players to lead his own recording session in a bebop setting, Ray Draper was only 16 when he recorded the music on this CD reissue, his debut. Teamed in a sextet with trumpeter Webster Young (also making his recording debut), altoist Jackie McLean, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Spanky DeBrest, and drummer Ben Dixon, Draper fits in pretty well.

His solos are sometimes a touch awkward rhythmically and it takes one a little while to get used to his sound in this setting but, overall, this is a successful effort. The fairly modern sextet performs straight-ahead originals by Draper, Young, and Waldron in addition to the standard "You're My Thrill."

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13 setembro 2011

Miles Davis - Tutu (1986)


Miles Davis - Tutu (1986) [2CD] {2011 Warner Deluxe Edition}
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CD 1 Tutu Remastered Album
01. Tutu
02. Tomaas
03. Portia
04. Splatch
05. Backyard Ritual
06. Perfect Way
07. Don’t Lose Your Mind
08. Full Nelson

CD 2 Live At Nice Fest 1986
01. Opening Medley
02. New Blues
03. Maze
04. Human Nature
05. Portia
06. Splatch
07. Time After Time
08. Carnival

Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); Marcus Miller (various instruments, bass, programming); George Duke (various instruments); Michael Urbaniak (electric violin); Adam Holzman (synthesizer, programming); Bernard Wright (synthesizer); Omar Hakim (drums, percussion); Steve Reid, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Jason Miles (programming).
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This package contains the original, studio-concocted Miles Davis set that Miller mostly composed. There's also a previously unreleased gig from that year's Nice Jazz festival, delivered by a powerful octet including the late Bob Berg on tenor sax. As liner-note writer Ashley Kahn points out, I made an about-turn over this music in the 80s, from first doubting it as bland funk to reconsidering it as late-flowering Miles, creativity galvanised by Miller's input. But more importantly, Kahn's fine essay offers insights into Miller's assessment that producing finished studio tracks for Miles to blow on didn't work: you had to leave them as rougher sonic sketches and let his improvising bring them to life.

The original Tutu is essential for admirers of the trumpeter's late work who don't already own it, but the live show includes some anonymous non-Tutu material and too much down-the-line rock-blues guitar from Robben Ford, and despite robust tenor-blowing from Berg and an affecting (and startlingly early-jazzy) trumpet solo on New Blues, this isn't the kind of live Miles show that makes you wish you'd been there – unlike much of the music on his 1973-91 Montreux festival box set.

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12 setembro 2011

J. J. Johnson - Blue Trombone (1957)


J.J. Johnson - Blue Trombone (1957) {2009 AJC Remaster}
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© 2009 American Jazz Classics / Columbia | 99002


J.J. Johnson (trombone); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Max Roach (drums); Paul Chambers (bass)

01. Hello Young Lovers
02. Kev
03. What's New
04. Blue Trombone (Parts 1 & 2)
05. Gone With The Wind
06. 100 Proof
07. Our Love Is Here To Stay (bonus track)
08. Portrait Of Jenny (bonus track)
09. Pennies From Heaven (bonus track)
10. Viscosity (bonus track)
11. You're Mine, You (bonus track)
12. Daylie Double (bonus track)
13. Groovin' (bonus track)


Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1957 release from the Jazz trombonist, Johnson's second complete album ever in a quartet format. The sessions, with master accompaniment by Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers and Max Roach, went so well that material for two albums was gathered (the other album being First Class). As an added bonus, there are two quartet tracks taken from Johnson's previous quintet sessions, as well as five quintet tracks that complete all of the master takes from the latter of those sessions.

When you hear this remarkable quartet - led, but not overshadowed by, J.J.Johnson - it's clear that this is one of the absolute classic bop sessions. What a tragedy that it is not accorded the same level of attention that many of their peers (on sax, trumpet, piano, ...) receive. I can't remember the last time I heard a jazz station feature a trombonist. Some of the bonus tracks are included on other CD releases, and JJ had recorded a number of these tunes with other groups, but the interplay among JJ, Tommy, Paul, and Max make this recording a must-have.

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11 setembro 2011

Miles Bonny - Lumberjack Soul (2011)


MP3 : 320 kbps (Original CD Rip) : 136 Mb

01.
Lumberjack Soul
02. Still Miles
03. 5 O'Clock Suff
04. J.Birly
05. Clap, Clap
06. Nothin' But Chu
07. A Song From Miles
08. Learning To Fly
09. Same Dream Again (feat. Ahu)
10. Yes I Do
11. Breakfast (feat. Fleur Earth)
12. Desperado
13. Nests
14. Late Night Suff
15. Salmon Steaks
16. What's Life Like
Length: 00:57:57