Tuesday, February 9, 2010

JOHN DANKWORTH -THE ROULETTE YEARS























1. Curtain Up
2. Winter Wail
3. Esso Blues (S. O. Blues?)
4. International
5. Desperate Dan
6. Blue Furs
7. Tribute To Chauncy
8. Slo Twain
9. Dauphine Blues
10. Honey Dew Melon
11. Joe And Lol s Blues
12. Caribe
13. Kool Kate
14. New Forest
15. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
16. The Avengers Theme
17. Cannonball
18. Sack O Woe

JOHN DANKWORTH - WHAT THE DICKENS !























1) Prologue
2) Weller Never Did
3) Little Nell
4) The Infant Phenomenon
5) Demdest Little Fascinator
6) Dotheboys Hall
7) Ghosts
8) David And The Bloaters
9) Please Sir I Want Some More
10) The Artful Dodger
11) Waiting For Something To Turn Up
12) Dodson And Fogg
13) The Pickwick Club
14) Serjeant Buzfuz
15) Finale

Monday, February 8, 2010

JOHN DANKWORTH - MODESTY BLAISE (1966)

RIP

1. Modesty Blaise (Main Theme)
2. Moods Of Modesty
3. Canal Trip (Modesty In Amsterdam)
4. Going Upstairs
5. Nightclub Dance
6. Haarlemstraat 74 Apt C
7. At The Dolls House (Hurdy Gurdy)
8. Modesty Chased Modesty Unchaste
9. Modesty Willie And An Ice Cream
10. Modesty And Willie Car Chase
11. Modesty On The Andronicus
12. Modesty Blaise Theme (Instrumental)
13. The Frogman
14. Modesty In And Out Of Trouble
15. Modesty And Willie Escape
16. The Sheik To The Rescue
17. Ice Is Nice
18. Modesty (End Title)

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was the husband of jazz singer Cleo Laine.

Sad news from London that Johnny Dankworth --Sir John Dankworth-- has died at 82. The alto saxophonist, composer and band leader and his wife, the singer Cleo Laine, have been pillars of jazz in England since the early 1950s.

BARNEY BIGARD & THE PELICAN TRIO (1976)

Another great album shared by Dario. Thank you.

Clarinet Gumbo
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Just You, Just Me
Making Whoopee
My Funny Lookin' Baby
Rosetta
Stardust
S'Wonderful
The Man I Love
Undecided
Wampum
World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

Review by Scott Yanow
Clarinetist Barney Bigard's final recording (cut four years before his death) is perhaps more notable for the name of his group and the cover drawing (of three pelicans playing jazz) than it is for the music. The performances of mostly swing standards (along with three standards) is fine, but the group (consisting of Bigard, pianist Duke Burrell and drummer Barry Martyn) would have certainly benefited from the inclusion of a bassist, while the three vocals (two by Burrell and one by Martyn) do not help much. In general, Bigard is in good form and, despite the lack of any real adventure, the music is pleasing and swinging.

THE SUPREMES - SING RODGERS & HART (1967)

1. The Lady Is a Tramp
2. Mountain Greenery
3. This Can't Be Love
4. Where or When
5. Lover
6. My Funny Valentine
7. My Romance
8. My Heart Stood Still
9. Falling In Love With Love
10. Thou Swell
11. Dancing On The Ceiling
12. Blue Moon

The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart is a 1967 album recorded by The Supremes for Motown. The album is wholly composed of covers of show tunes written by the songwriting duo of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The album was the final album released before The Supremes' name was changed to "Diana Ross & the Supremes", and member Florence Ballard replaced by Cindy Birdsong.

Originally intended as a double album, The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart was halved before Motown issued it in May 1967. In 1986, two unreleased tracks from the Rodgers & Hart sessions were included in the Diana Ross & the Supremes' 25th Anniversary collection. Several more were included alongside the original twelve LP tracks on The Rodgers & Hart Collection, an expanded compact disc collection released by Motown in 1987. All of the sessions, including a bonus live recording, were included on the 2002 Motown/Universal release The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart: The Complete Recordings.

THE FOUR FRESHMEN - STILL FRESH (1999)

1. My Shining Hour
2. Moonlight In Vermont
3. Get Out Of Town
4. Where Do You Start
5. Straighten Up And Fly Right
6. Unforgettable
7. More Love
8. Close Enough For Love
9. Once In A While
10. Meaning Of The Blues
11. Walkin' My Baby Back Home

The Four Freshmen celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1998, but there was a catch — all of the group's original members (Bob Flanigan, Hal Kratzsch, and brothers Don and Ross Barbour) were long gone. Flanigan, however, directed and managed the group in the '90s, although he was no longer an actual member. The Freshmen went through their share of personnel changes over the years, and when they recorded Still Fresh for Pat Boone's Gold Label Entertainment in 1999, the lineup consisted of Greg Stegeman, Bob Ferreira, Kevin Stout, and Brian Eichenberger. Not fantastic or essential, but generally decent, Still Fresh breaks no new ground for the quartet. But then, it isn't supposed to — the idea was to be faithful to the spirit of the original group, and the Freshmen of 1999 accomplish that on likable versions of the Nat King Cole classics "Unforgettable," "Straighten Up and Fly Right," and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" as well as famous standards like "Moonlight in Vermont" and "My Shining Hour." This isn't to say that Still Fresh is in a class with the Freshmen's influential Capitol output of the '50s — those who don't own any Freshmen records would be much better off starting out with a collection of recordings from that period. This competent, if unremarkable, effort is strictly for the group's most die-hard fans.

NINA SIMONE - JAZZ AS PLAYED IN AN ESCLUSIVE SIDE STREET CLUB (1958)

1. Mood Indigo
2. Don't Smoke In Bed
3. He Needs Me
4. Little Girl Blue
5. Love Me Or Leave Me
6. My Baby Just Cares For Me
7. Good Bait
8. Plain Gold Ring
9. You'll Never Walk Alone
10. I Loves You Porgy
11. Central Park Blues
12. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
13. For All We Know
14. African Mailman
15. My Baby Just Cares For Me

Nina Simone's first official album, 1958's Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club, is pure perfection, an amazing accomplishment for a 24-year-old pianist arranging and singing studio renditions of songs from her live set. Captured here are moments of intrigue, as Simone magically takes the listener through musical caverns that want to be explored again with repeated spins. The rendition of "Plain Gold Ring" is exotic and draws the listener back, just as the Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart classic "Little Girl Blue" (the alternate title of the album stamped on the label of the vinyl as well as on the back cover) is a gorgeous work of art, Simone adding the melody from the traditional "Good King Wenceslas" to the standard Janis Joplin would bring to rock audiences a decade later. The cover photograph of the artist on a park bench in Central Park is a play on her only songwriting contribution, "Central Park Blues," which concludes the LP. In her autobiography, Simone gives insight into the recording of this masterpiece, an album that sets different tones with each melodic adventure. The uptempo blues of "Mood Indigo" drops quietly into "Don't Smoke in Bed" and the even deeper blues of "He Needs Me." One can hear Billie Holiday's influence pushing Simone on her own musical path. While Roger Williams was tearing up the popular charts with his middle-of-the-road magic, Simone elegantly plays her jazz with adult contemporary leanings, cracking the Top 20 herself with "I Loves You, Porgy" in 1959. Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club (aka Little Girl Blue) is a superb fusion of jazz, blues, and pop that reveals something new each time it is played. ~ Joe Viglione

JEANETTE LINDSTROM - WALK (2003)

1. Intro
2. This Time
3. Walk
4. Reasons
5. Trains and Boats and Planes
6. Turning Pages
7. Interlude 1; Waiting
8. The Two Lonely People
9. I Run
10. Turning Pages
11. Where Is Wolfgang?
12. What Remains
13. Closer
14. That Sorry School
15. Keeping Things Whole

“Lindstrom sings in such a way as to invite the listener into her own world. Like waking up on a warm summer day, welcomed by birds singing. It’s a world full of depth, dimension and beauty. Production and sound are first rate. A refreshing work of art, listening to Walk not only invites repeated listening but may well become a classic for years to come. Lindstrom’s silky smooth delivery, as well as insightful arranging make this one of the top recordings of 2003.”

—Jazzreview.com

Jeanette Lindström – vocals
Staffan Svensson – trumpet
Peter Nylander – guitar
Daniel Karlsson – piano, keyboards
Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone
Christian Spering – double bass
Peter Danemo – drums, percussion
Ale Möller – lute, hammered dulcimer

ESTHER MARROW - NEWPORT NEWS (1969)

A1.He Don’t Appreciate It
A2.No Answer Came
A3.Hello Brother
A4.Money Honey
A5.Peaceful Man
B1.Mama
B2.Satisfied
B3.What A Wonderful World
B4.Walk Tall
B5.It’s Been A Long Night
B6.Chains Of Love

A real landmark of bad-walking soul -- one of 2 rare albums cut by vocalist Esther Marrow, easily one of the hardest singing sisters of her generation! Esther's got roots in gospel, but she's singing here in a righteous mode that features plenty of funky undercurrents in the backings -- a style that hits harder than work by Aretha Franklin or any of the better-known female singers of the time -- and which holds up beautifully over the years! Many tracks here are obscure ones, arranged tightly by Artie Butler and Gene Page, both of whom do a great job of blending fuller orchestrations with tighter drums on the bottom -- giving the record a good kick on most tracks, but still shading in the tunes with enough sophistication to match Esther's interpretation of the work.

BILL CHARLAP & SANDY STEWART - LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (2005)

1. Love Is Here To Stay
2. After You
3. The Boy Next Door
4. Happiness Is Just AThing Called Joe/A Sleepin' Bee
5. Always
6. Here I Am In Love Again
7. I've Got A Crush On You/Do It Again
8. Where Is Me
9. Dancing On The Ceiling
10. It Might As Well Be Spring
11. I'll Never Go There Anymore

Bill Charlap is one of the strongest mainstream jazz pianists on the scene and one of the most gifted interpreters of standards. He grew up in a musical household, as the son of Broadway songwriter Moose Charlap and singer Sandy Stewart. Taking to the piano at a young age, he went on to study at New York's High School of Performing Arts. He then entered college, but rather than finishing, opted to practice and gig on his own. Pianist Bill Mays soon took up Charlap's cause, recommending the young man as his replacement in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. During this time, Charlap also worked with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, and Frank Wess, and was sought after as an accompanist for singers such as Tony Bennett, Carol Sloane, and Sheila Jordan. In 1995, he secured one of the most coveted piano chairs in jazz, with the Phil Woods Quintet.
All the while, Charlap showed steady development as a leader. His debut came in 1994 with Along with Me, followed by Souvenir in 1995 and Distant Star in 1996. His 1997 release, All Through the Night, was the first to feature his current trio, with the redoubtable (and unrelated) Washingtons, Peter and Kenny, on bass and drums respectively. In 2000, this lineup had its major-label breakthrough with the highly acclaimed Blue Note disc Written in the Stars. Two albums appeared in 2001: 2Gether with Warren Vaché and Contrasts with Jon Gordon. S Wonderful hit the shelves in 2002, as did Stardust, which began a series of albums that focused on a single composer. Stardust featured the music of Hoagy Carmichael, 2004's Somewhere was an all-Leonard Bernstein affair, while 2005's Plays George Gershwin featured ten songs by the man Charlap considers "the American soul." 2005 saw the release of an album with Sandy Stewart, Love Is Here to Stay. Two years later, Charlap released Live at the Village Vanguard. ~ David R. Adler, All Music Guide

THE DEFINITIVE JAZZ SCENE VOL III (1965)

1. John Coltrane Quartet - "Vilia"
John Coltrane: Soprano Saxophone
Jimmy Garrison: Bass
Elvin Jones: Drums
McCoy Tyner: Piano

2. Archie Shepp Trio - "The Chased"
David Izenzon: Bass
J.C. Moses: Drums
Archie Shepp: Tenor Saxophone

3. Oliver Nelson's Septet - "One for Phil"
Pepper Adams: Baritone Saxophone
Phil Bodner: Tenor Saxophone/English Horn
Richard Davis: Bass
Thad Jones: Trumpet
Roger Kellaway: Piano
Oliver Nelson: Arranger/Conductor
Grady Tate: Drums
Phil Woods: Alto Saxophone

4. McCoy Tyner Trio - "Five Spot After Dark"
Jimmy Garrison: Bass
Albert "Tootie" Heath: Drums
McCoy Tyner: Piano

5. Chico Hamilton Trio - "Big Noise from Winnetka"
Willie Bo Bo: Drums
Chico Hamilton: Drums
Al Stinson: Bass

6. Russian Jazz Quartet - "March for Igor"
Igor Berukshtis: Bass
Roger Kellaway: Piano
Boris Midney: Clarinet/Alto Saxophone
Grady Tate: Drums

7. Shirley Scott Quartet - "Time After Time"
Bob Cranshaw: Bass
Otis Finch: Drums
Shirley Scott: Organ
Stanley Turrentine: Tenor Saxophone

8. Elvin Jones Quartet - "That Four-Five Bag"
Richard Davis: Bass
Roland Hanna: Piano
Elvin Jones: Drums
Charlie Mariano: Alto Saxophone

Sunday, February 7, 2010

FOOD AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC























It's true, food and music go hand in hand. Jazz and samba were born so near the kitchen.
Our Feijoada, a stew of turtle black beans with a variety of salted pork and beef products such as salted pork trimmings (ears, tail, feet), bacon, smoked pork ribs, at least two types of smoked sausage and jerked beef (loin and tongue), our most famous typical dish have inspired many songs.
Here is a compilation I made on some songs about food found in brazilian music.

1. Feijoada Completa - Chico Buarque ( a song about a husband taking some starving friends home for a feijoada)
2 . Vatapá - Gal Costa ( A song by Dorival Caymmi about a bahianese dish made with black-eyed peas, bread, shrimp, coconut milk, finely ground peanuts and palm oil mashed into a creamy paste ).
3. Banana - Joyce ( she sings not only the banana but almost all brazilian fruits ).
4. No Tabuleiro da Baiana - Carmen Miranda ( all there is on the Baiana's tray, the woman who sells food at the streets )
5. Peba na pimenta - João do Vale ( 5 armadilos stew with hot peppers )
6. Cravo e Canela - Milton Nascimento ( A song on spices, Cinnamon and Cloves )
7. No Pagode do Vavá - Paulinho da Viola ( Pagode originally means a celebration with lots of food, music, dance and party. Here he tastes the famous black beans made by Vicentina and a drink caled Sweet Illusions. )
8. Peixeiro Grafino - Dona Ivone Lara ( all about different types of fish. )
9. Camarão com Xuxu - Jovelina Pérola Negra ( Shrimp with chayote )
10. Rancho da Goiabada - João Bosco ( itinerant farm labourers dreaming with a meal of a steak, eggs, fried potatoes and as desert guavas sweet )
11. Arroz de Cuxá - ( typical from Maranhão, Cuxá is made with the leaves of the "vinagreira" bush (of the hibiscus family), manioc flour, sesame seeds and dried shrimp served with white rice and shrimp pie (which is really a shrimp frittata, flavored with fresh cilantro).
12. Pamonha - ( It is a paste made from corn and milk, boiled wrapped in corn husks.Variations may include coconut milk. Pamonhas can be salty or sweet, the latter being the norm in northeastern Brazil. They can be filled with cheese, sausage, peppers or be natural ).

Saturday, February 6, 2010

CAT'S COMPILATION

Nope,you didn't enter the wrong blog. LOL
These are songs and artists that I also like besides Jazz. I know most of you will hate the compilation, but maybe a few will enjoy it. I could post hundreds more, but I don't want to give you an heart attack. LOL
Hugs.


File #1

1- Santana & Tina Turner/The Game of Love
2- Rod Stewart/Tonight's the Night
3- Stills & Young Band/Make Love to You
4- Stevie Wonder/Signed, Sealed, Delivered
5- James Brown/Say I'm Black and I''m Proud
6- Funkadelic/I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody Got A Thing
7- Peter Frampton/I'm in You
8- Blood Sweat and Tears/You've Made Me So Very Happy
9- Al Green/Let's Stay Together
10-The Mamas and the Papas/California Dreamin'
11- Bread/Baby I'm a Want You
12- The Carpenters/Breaking up is Hard to Do


File #2

13- Chris Montez/Call Me
14- Donovan/Melow Yellow
15- The Doobie Brothers/Black Water
16- Eagles/Desperado
17- Earth Wind and Fire/Fantasy
18- ELO/Livin' Thing
19- Fleetwood Mac/You Make Loving Fun
20- George Thorogood/Who do You Love?
21- Joe Cocker/You Are So Beautiful
22- Marvin Gaye/Sexual Healing
23- Matt Bianco/More Than I Can Bear


File#3

24- Renaissance/Let It Grow
25- Queen/Bohemian Rhapsody
26- The Rolling Stones/You Can't Always Get What You Want
27- Sam Cooke/Bring it On Home To Me
28- Seal/Crazy
29- Simply Red/For Your Babies
30- Sly and The Family Stone/Everyday People
31- 10CC/I'm Not in Love
32- Barry White/Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
33- The Style Council/My Ever Changing Moods
34- Paul McCartney/Tomorrow
35- Billy Preston/My Sweet lord


File #4

36- Bob Dylan/Isis
37- Boston/More Than a Feeling
38- The Beatles/You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
39- Cat Stevens/Father and Son
40- John Lennon/Jealous Guy
41- Janis Joplin/Maybe
42- King Crimson/I Talk to The Wind
43- Rick Wakeman/Guinevere
44- Supertramp/Oh Darling
45- Elton John/Tiny Dancer

Friday, February 5, 2010

ANN-MARGRET - BACHELOR'S PARADISE (1963)

1. Bachelor In Paradise
2. I Wanna Be Loved
3. Something To Remember
4. Paradise
5. Lovin' Spree
6. You Took Advantage Of Me
7. Let Me Entertain You
8. Never On Sunday
9. Romance In The Dark
10. Call Me Darling
11. Hold Me
12. Mr. Wonderful

On April 9, 1962, 20-year-old Ann-Margret earned a standing ovation for her performance of the Oscar-nominated title song to the Bob Hope comedy Bachelor in Paradise at the annual Academy Awards ceremony, another stepping stone on her way to stardom. Perhaps because it was still promoting her as a pop/rock singer, RCA Victor Records, her record label, which was just releasing its second Ann-Margret LP, On the Way Up, took a while to retool her image as more of a middle-of-the-road traditional pop singer, and it wasn't until her fourth album, released the year following the Oscar show, that a recording intended to capitalize on the "Bachelor in Paradise" triumph appeared. The Ann-Margret of Bachelors' Paradise was very different from the one who had hit the Top 20 with the bluesy "I Just Don't Understand" less than two years earlier. This was no distaff Elvis Presley, with Chet Atkins behind the glass and the Jordanaires on background vocals; this was a nightclub chanteuse working with an orchestra and performing a bunch of pop standards written by the likes of Rodgers & Hart ("You Took Advantage of Me" from the 1928 musical Present Arms) and Styne and Sondheim ("Let Me Entertain You" from the 1959 musical +Gypsy and its just-released film version). The point of consistency between the younger Ann-Margret and the mature 21-year-old who made Bachelors' Paradise was her kittenish sexuality, which was even more accentuated by this lush ballad approach. One of the LP's songs was "Lovin' Spree," a 1954 hit for Eartha Kitt, and Ann-Margret displayed Kitt's strong influence, though without the older singer's predatory bite. This new direction might have led to recording success if Ann-Margret had pursued it; instead, she continued to focus on movies, in particular her latest vehicle, the film adaptation of Bye Bye Birdie. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

MILLI VERNON - INTRODUCING MILLI VERNON (1956)

1,Weep For The Boy
2,Moments Like This
3,Spring Is Here
4,St. James Infirmary
5,My Ship
6,This Years Kisses
7,Moon Ray
8,Everything But You
9,Every Time
10,Blue Rain
11,I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got
12,I Guess I'll Have To Hang My Tears Out To Dry

With its intimate, closing-time atmosphere and thoughtful performances, Introducing Millie Vernon boasts a maturity and honesty that cut surprisingly deep--despite Vernon's relative anonymity, she's a compelling vocalist with a genuine sense of style and drama. Of course, it's the names below the title--trumpeter Ruby Braff, guitarist Jimmy Raney and pianist Dave McKenna among them--that many jazz buffs will find most appealing, and while their contributions are firmly within the Storyville label's signature style, the session's overall emphasis and atmosphere and mood means their contributions are largely subordinate to Vernon's voice. That said, this is a solid album, even if some of the material is a bit too slight--given the right song, like "I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I've Got," Vernon excels. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

SHANE - A TRIBUTE TO VICTOR YOUNG (1996)

1. Suite : Prelude
2. Suite : The Tree Stump
3. Suite : Rodeo Music
4. Suite : Wyoming Sketches
5. Suite : Cemetery Hill
6. For Whom the Bell Tolls Suite
7. Suite : Prelude
8. Suite : Miriam
9. Suite : Dance to Dagon
10. Suite : Hebrew Lament
11. Suite : Feather Dance
12. Suite : The Fall of Samson
13. Suite : Exit Music
14. Quiet Man Suite: St. Patrick's Day
15. Quiet Man Suite: Kathleen
16. Quiet Man Suite: Innesfree
17. Tribute to Victor Young
18. Around the World (In Eighty Days) (Epilogue)

Henry Mancini - Arranger- Orchestration

CAROL DUBOC - SONGS FOR LOVERS (2008)

1. My Valentine
2. Sexual Healing (Album)
3. Baby Talk
4. A Longing
5. Around You
6. Night Moods
7. Feel Like Making Love
8. Brownies and Wine
9. Songs For Lovers
10. Passion
11. My Valentine (Jazz Version)

Carol's fourth album is a must for anyone who loves and has a deep passion for beautiful, soulful jazzy ballads.
She is a new sultry, sassy young lady who sings and writes jazz for lovers - and lovers lost - with a penchant for Latin grooves.
Carol has a superb writing ability: she has writtens the songs "Precious" by Chanté Moore, "I Would Never Do You Wrong" by Stephanie Mills and "Slow And Gentle" by Ricky Lawson & Friends amongst many others.
The songs in this album - she contributed eight of the ten songs with "My Valentine" - hit you where it hurts, in the heart.
She delivers these songs in a way very few jazz stars could.
She has a unique style and quality that make her a one of a kind diva.
"Laidback and emotionally-charged, Carol Duboc sings of love and all of the sentiments that accompany it..." The Jazz Nations.
"In the zone where jazz meets R&B singer and composer Carol Duboc is already a behind-the-scenes fixture.."Kansas City Star
"I was first astounded by Carol's very unusual profoundly yet satisfying composing ability. This motivated me to attend one of her live performances where I witnessed her live charismatic vocal performance. I then began to wonder why she has not been recognized by the world as she deserves. She is truly an unsung heroine". Hubert Laws

BETTY JOPLIN - VISIONS OF THE MOMENT (2005)

1.You Don't Know What Love Is
2.That's My Desire
3.Cottage For Sale, A
4.I Thought About You
5.What a Difference a Day Made
6.But Never One Like You
7.Sunny
8.Seems So Long
9.Fly Me to the Moon
10.And I Love Him
11.But Beautiful
12.Use Me
13.How Do You Keep the Music Playing
14.Stormy Monday Blues
15.Through It All

Musicians: Betty Joplin (vocals & piano on tracks 8 & 15), Larry Fuller (piano except tracks 8 & 15), Larry Gray? (bass),?Leon Joyce, Jr. (drums & percussion),?Rick Hicks (guitar)

LULU REINHARDT & DODI SCHUMACHER ENSEMBLE - GYPSY SWING (1982)

1. Noto Swing (L. Reinhardt)
2. Double scotch (D. Reinhardt)
3. Whatch what’s happens (M. Legrand)
4. September song (M. Anderson/K. Weill)
5. Valse à Kigelo (L. Reinhardt)
6. Sweet Georgia Brown (Pinkard/Casey) 3
7. just one of those things (C. Porter)
8. The girl from Ipanema (A.C. Jobim)
9. My melancholy baby (E. Burnett)
10. We meet again (D. Schumacher)
11. Gali Jaga (trad.)
12. Swing valse (G. Viseur/B. Ferret)

Lulu Reinhardt : guitare solo
Dodi Schumacher : sax tenor
Hercule Reinhardt : guitare
Kigelo Reinhardt : guitare
Mike-Reinhardt : guitare solo (11)
Gino Todesco : piano
Marco Raoult : contrebasse

STEVIE HOLLAND - RESTLESS WILLOW (2004)

1.It Might as Well Be Spring
2.Love Is Stronger Far Than We
3.Summertime
4.How Long Has This Been Going On?
5.One Touch
6.Sunny Skies
7.Lush Life
8.Jeg Klsker Dig
9.Here's That Rainy Day
10.Zoot Walks In
11.Stardust

David "Fathead" Newman - saxophone
Steve Kroon - percussion
Kenny Washington - drums
Sean Harkness - guitar
Stevie Holland - vocals

THE FOUR TROMBONES (THE DEBUT RECORDINGS, 1953)

1. Wee Dot
2. Stardust
3. Move
4. I'll Remember April
5. Now's the Time
6. Trombosphere
7. Ow!
8. Chazzanova

W/ Kai Winding (tb), Bennie Green (tb). Outstanding 1990 reissue of superb 1953 four-trombone summit. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide







CECILE VERNY QUARTET - THE BITTER AND THE SWEET (2007)

1.Bitter and the Sweet, The
2.I Am Broken
3.Motherland
4.Face a Face
5.Soft Snow
6.Memory, Hither Come
7.Two Ghosts
8.Quand il Pleut
9.Nomades
10.Mad Song
11.I Will Give My Love an Apple
12.You, Here and Now
13.Cradle Song, A

Andreas Erchinger - piano
Bernd Heitzler - acoustic bass
Torsten Krill - drums
Cecile Verny - vocals


RAY CHARLES - IN BERLIN (1962)

1. Band Intro
2. Strike up the Band
3. One Mint Julep
4. I Got a Woman
5. Georgia on My Mind
6. Margie
7. Danger Zone
8. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
9. Come Rain or Come Shine
10. Hide nor Hair
11. Alexander's Ragtime Band
12. I Believe to My Soul
13. Hit the Road Jack
14. Night Time Is the Right Time
15. Bye Bye Love
16. Unchain My Heart
17. What'd I Say

An hour of previously unreleased live music from Ray Charles in his prime. During this era he was touring with a big band including saxophonists David "Fathead" Newman and Hank Crawford, as well as background singers the Raelettes. The fidelity is excellent, and the set includes Charles standards like "One Mint Julep," "I Got a Woman," "Georgia on My Mind," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "I Believe to My Soul," "Hit the Road, Jack," "Unchain My Heart," and "What'd I Say." Yet most fans will probably much prefer the more compact, small-combo arrangements of the studio versions. The horn charts offer an interesting contrast, but these live performances may be a little too stagey for optimum results, with some detours from hard R&B into popular standards. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

RACHELLE FERRELL - SOMETHING ELSE (1990)

1. You Send Me - Rachelle Ferrell, Cooke, Sam
2. You Don't Know What Love Is - Rachelle Ferrell, DePaul, Gene
3. Bye Bye Blackbird - Rachelle Ferrell, Dixon, Mort
4. Prayer Dance - Rachelle Ferrell, Green, Eddie
5. Inchworm - Rachelle Ferrell, Loesser, Frank
6. With Every Breath I Take - Rachelle Ferrell, Coleman, Cy
7. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Rachelle Ferrell, Porter, Cole
8. My Funny Valentine - Rachelle Ferrell, Rodgers, Richard
9. Don't Waste Your Time - Rachelle Ferrell, Ferrell, Rachelle
10. Extensions - Rachelle Ferrell, Ferrell, Rachelle
11. Autumn Leaves - Rachelle Ferrell, Kosma, Joseph

The first album by Pennsylvania's Rachelle Ferrell was a jazz project released only in Japan. This pop-soul followup curbs most of her jazz moves, but you can sense Ferrell's background in the way she slides gracefully through harmonies and in the way she brings a strong adult sensibility to the love songs. Like fellow jazz/R&B crossover artists Anita Baker and Oleta Adams, Ferrell is at her best on the smoldering ballads, where her smoky voice epitomizes sensuality. All the same, her Minnie Riperton-like wailing on the uptempo "It Only Took a Minute" will raise the hairs on the back of your neck. --Geoffrey Himes

BENNY GOODMAN - HELLO, BENNY! (1964)

Ol' Nic's contribution. Thanks, my friend.

01. Great Day (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose)
02. La Boheme (Giacomo Puccini, Tommy Newsom)
03. Call Me Irresponsible (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen)
04. People (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill)
05. Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman)
06. The Girl from Ipanema (Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel)
07. The Pink Panther Theme (Henry Mancini)
08. The Lamp Is Low (Maurice Ravel, Peter de Rose, Mitchell Parish, Bert Shefter)
09. Hallelujah, I Love Her So (Ray Charles)
10. Them There Eyes (Sandy Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey)

Benny Goodman and his Orchestra:

Tony Terran, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, trumpets
Bob Edmondson, Vern Friley, trombones
Benny Goodman, clarinet, conductor
Skeets Herfurt, Herbie Stewart, alto saxes
Teddy Edwards, Bob Hardaway, tenor saxes
Pete Jolly, piano
Benny Garcia, guitar
Monty Budwig, bass
Colin Bailey, drums

Fletcher Henderson 1 8 10, Bill Holman 3, Joe Lippman 7, Tommy Newsom 2 4-6, Gerald Wilson 9, arrangers

TONY MOTTOLA WITH THE GROOVIES - WARM, WILD & WONDERFUL (1968)

This Guy's in Love With You
Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Dream a Little Dream of Me
With a Little Help
Scarborough Fair
Watch What Happens
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Kites Are Fun
Cry Me a River
Goin' Out of My Head
Love in Every Room
I Found Love

Personnel:
Tony Mottola: Guitar, Sitar (Electric)
Dick Hyman: Organ, Harpsichord
Bucky Pizzarelli, Don Arnone: Guitar
Phil Bodner: Flute, Sax (Soprano)
Ed Shaughnessy: Bongos
Ross Tompkins: Organ
Bernie Glow, Mel Davis: Trumpet
Joe Palmer: Bassoon
Christopher Dedrick: Arranger

JUDY GARLAND - BEST OF JUDY GARLAND FROM MGM CLASSIC FILMS























1. Get Happy
2. Dear Mr. Gable/You Made Me Love You
3. Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
4. The Trolley Song
5. Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland
6. Who?
7. On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
8. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
9. Johnny One Note
10. Over The Rainbow


JUDY GARLAND - THE HITS OF JUDY GARLAND























01-Medley
02- Over The Rainbow
03- Swanee
04- Come Rain Or Come Shine
05- The Man That Got Away
06- Chicago
07- I Can't Give You Anything But Love
08- Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
09- April Showers
10- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby
11- When You're Smiling

CARMEN MCRAE - WHEN YOU'RE AWAY (1960)

Shared by Phil. That's a wonderful album, thank you vey much.

With the Luther Henderson orchestra.

01. When You're Away
02. The More I See You
03. I Only Have Eyes For You
04. Willingly (Melodie Perdue)
05. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
06. I'll Be Seeing You
07. I Concentrate On You
08. Ain't Misbehavin'
09. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
10. When Your Lover Has Gone
11. I'm Glad There Is You
12. Two Faces In The Dark

LENY ANDRADE - A ARTE MAIOR (1963)

1 - Samba do Avião (Tom Jobim)
2 - A Morte de Um Deus de Sal (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
3 - Baiãozinho (Eumir Deodato)
4 - Amor de Nada (Paulo Sergio Valle / Marcos Valle)
5 - Embalo (Tenório Júnior)
6 - Vai de Vez (Roberto Menescal / Luis Fernando Freire)
7 - O Mar e o Amor (Odilon Olyntho / Jorge Omar)
8 - Vivo Sonhando (Tom Jobim)
9 - Consolação (Vinicius de Moraes / Baden Powell)
10 - Moça Flor (Durval Ferreira / Luis Fernando Freire)
11 - There Will Never Be Another You (M. Gordon / H. Warren)
12 - Influência do Jazz (Carlos Lyra)

Leny Andrade is one of Brazil's most committed jazz singers, with a career spanning back to the early 1960s. Although she never achieved the same level of recognition as Tania Maria or Flora Purim, it was not for lack of talent or musical depth. Her career has been uneven, though -- in the early '70s, after establishing herself as a samba-jazz singer, she left Brazil and spent several years exploring avant-garde music, returning to straight jazz (and Brazil) only at the decade's end.