Sunday, 18 April 2010

Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J.J. Johnson (1949-1950)

01.All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
02.Sonny Side
03.Bud's Blues
04.Sunset
05.Fine and Dandy - (take 1)
06.Fine and Dandy - (take 2)
07.Strike up the Band
08.I Want to Be Happy
09.Taking a Chance on Love
10.Afternoon in Paris - (take 1, bonus track)
11.Afternoon in Paris - (take 2)
12.Elora - (take 1, bonus track)
13.Elora - (take 2)
14.Teapot - (take 1, bonus track)
15.Teapot - (take 2)
16.Blue Mode - (take 1)
17.Blue Mode - (take 2).

Sonny Stitt (tenor saxophone)
Bud Powell (piano)
J.J. Johnson (trombone)
John Lewis (piano)
Nelson Boyd, Curly Russell (bass)
Max Roach (drums).
Tracks 1-4 recorded on December 11, 1949. Tracks 5-9 recorded on January 26, 1950. Tracks 10-17 recorded on October 17, 1949.
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Saturday, 17 April 2010

Charles Mingus - Mingus Moves (1973)



CANON
OPUS 4
MOVES
WEE
FLOWERS FOR A LADY
NEWCOMER
OPUS 3.



Charles Mingus, bass
Ronald Hampton, trumpet
George Adams, tenor sax & flute
Don Pullen, piano
Dannie Richmond, drums
Honey Gordon, Doug Hammond, vocals.
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Thursday, 15 April 2010

Bob Mintzer - Spectrum (1988)

01.Like a Child
02.Spectrum
03.My Romance
04.Hanky Panky
05.Mr. Funk
06.Mine is Yours
07.Frankie's Tune
08.The Reunion
09.Heart of the Matter
10.I Hear A Rhapsody
11.Solo Saxophone
12.Cowboys and Indians.

Bob Mintzer - Arranger, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Producer, Liner Notes, Editing
Peter Erskine - Drums
Don Grolnick - Piano
Bob Malach - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Phil Markowitz - Piano
Bob Smith - Trombone
Marvin Stamm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Pete Yellin - Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
David Taylor - Trombone (Bass)
Dave Bargeron - Trombone
Randy Brecker - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Lawrence Feldman - Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
Laurie Frink - Trumpet
Lincoln Goines - Bass
Frank Malabé - Conga
Bob Millikan - Trumpet
Keith O'Quinn - Trombone
John Riley - Drums
Roger Rosenberg - Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
Dave Taylor - Trombone.
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Baden Powell - Tristeza On Guitar (1966)


01.Tristeza
02.Canto de Xango
03.Round about Midnight
04.Sarava
05.Canto de Ossanha
06.Manha de Carnaval
07.Invencao Em 7 ½
08.Das Rosas
09.Som do Carnaval
10.O Astronauta.


Baden Powell (git, agogo, surdo)
Copinha (fl)
Sergio Barroso (b)
Alfredo Bessa (atabaque, guica)
Amauri Coelho (pandeiro, atabaque)
Milton Banana (dr).
1,2 July 1966, Rio de Janeiro.


Jim Beard - Advocate (1999)


01.Fever
02.Princess
03.Hope
04.Mirrors
05.At the Glee Club
06.Relief
07.Jazz
08.Jambolay
09.Trip.


Jim Beard on keys, and vocals
Jon Herington, guitar, banjo
Bob Malach, bassett horn, clarinet, flute
Arto Tuncboyaciyan, percussion, vocals
Tim Lefebvre, Matt Garrison, bass
Gene Lake, Zach Danziger, drums
Pete Davenport, wood flute, vocals.
"You know, there is so little really creative thinking going on out there - hearing (this) record was like a breath of fresh air.” Pat Metheny.
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Sunday, 11 April 2010

Claudio Roditi - Milestones (1992)



01.Milestones
02.I'll Remember April
03.But Not For Me
04.Pent-up House
05.Brussels in the Rain
06.Mr. P.C.




Claudio Roditi (trumpet)
Paquito D'Rivera (tenor saxophone, clarinet)
Kenny Barron (piano)
Ray Drummond (bass)
Ben Riley (drums).
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Tribute To John Coltrane (1987) Video

SELECT LIVE UNDER THE SKY '87,JAPAN.
(540 MiB,56mn 18s,DivX 5,720 x 480,128 Kbps)

01.Mr.P.C.
02.After The Rain / Naima
03.India / Impressions.
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Wayne Shorter - soprano saxophone
Dave Liebman - soprano saxophone
Richie Beirach - piano
Eddie Gomez - bass
Jack DeJohnette - drums.

Friday, 9 April 2010

Billy Hart - Quartet (2005)


01.Mellow B
02.Moment's Notice
03.Charvez
04.Confirmation
05.Lorca
06.Irah
07.Lullaby for Imke
08.Iverson's Odyssey
09.Neon.


Billy Hart - drums
Mark Turner - tenor sax
Ethan Iverson - piano
Ben Street - bass.
Ambient Recording Studio, Stamford, CT (10/14/2005/10/15/2005).
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Alphonso Johnson - Collection (2000)

01.Scapegoat (5:11) [A.Johnson]
from "Yesterday's Dreams"
02.Balls to the Wall (5:03) [A.Johnson]
from "Yesterday's Dreams"
03.On the Case (6:20) [A.Johnson]
from "Moonshadows"
04.Involuntary Bliss (6:12) [A.Johnson]
from "Moonshadows"
05.Stump (4:20) [A.Johnson]
from "Moonshadows"
06.Cosomba Place (6:03) [A.Johnson]
from "Moonshadows"
07.One to One (3:56) [R.Gomez, A.Johnson, M.Jackson, C.Thompson, S.Escovedo, P.Ruchen]
from "Yesterday's Dreams"
08.Flight to Hampstead Heath (5:58) [A.Johnson]
from "Yesterday's Dreams"
09.Amarteifio (4:50) [A.Johnson, F.Purim]
from "Moonshadows"
10.Up from the Cellar (5:45) [A.Johnson]
from "Moonshadows"
11.Bahama Mama (4:08) [A.Johnson]
from "Spellbound"
12.As Little as You (3:26) [A.Johnson]
from "Yesterday's Dreams"
13.Face Blaster (4:15) [A.Johnson]
from "Spellbound"
14.Unto Thine Own Self Be True (5:15) [N.M.Walden]
from "Moonshadows".

Alphonso Johnson
Airto Moreira
George Duke
Sheila Escovedo
Alphonse Mouzon
Flora Purim
Lee Ritenor
Patrice Ruchen
Narada Michael Walden
Grover Washington, Jr.
and others.
Recorded: 1976, 1977.
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Thursday, 8 April 2010

Steps Ahead - Tokyo (1986) Video

DivX 5,1h 31mn,780 Kbps,640 x 480,128 Kbps.
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Rufus Reid - Live At The Kennedy Center (2007)


01.Introduction
02.Come Out and Play
03.Ode to Angela
04.Celebration
05.Heroes
06.When She Smiles Upon Your Face
07.Forever on My Mind
08.Sophisticated Lady
09.Dreamgliding
10.Meddler, The.

Rufus Reid - bass instrument
Rich Perry - tenor saxophone
Freddie Hendrix - flugelhorn
Sumi Tonooka - piano
Tim Horner - drums.
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Michel Colombier - Michel Colombier (1979)

01.Sunday
02.Take Me Down
03.Dreamland
04.Queens Road
05.Overture
06.Bird Song
07.Layas
08.Do It
09.Spring
10.Dancing Bull
11.Autumn Land.

Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
Michael Brecker - Sax (Tenor)
Larry Carlton - Guitar
Michel Colombier - Synthesizer, Piano, Composer, Conductor, Piano (Electric)
Peter Erskine - Drums
Steve Gadd - Drums
Herbie Hancock - Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
Jerry Knight - Bass
London Symphony Orchestra - Strings, Woodwind
Airto Moreira - Percussion
Ray Parker, Jr. - Guitar
Jaco Pastorius - Bass
Lee Ritenour - Guitar
Tom Scott - Lyricon.
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Joe Zawinul - Weather Update (1986) Video

XviD ,610MiB ,59mn 20s ,224 Kbps ,640 x 480.
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Thursday, 1 April 2010

Marciac Memories - Musical Documentary (2007) (video)

Ray Barretto, Wynton Marsalis, Mal Waldron, Abbey Lincoln, Dianne Reeves, Buddy Guy, Betty Carter,Elvin Jones,Paquito D'Rivera,McCoy Tyner..others.
818 MiB
1h 13mn
XVID
768 X 576
256 Kbps.
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Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Carla Bley,Mike Mantler,Steve Lacy - Jazz Realities (1966)



01.doctor
02.oni puladi
03.j.s.
04.walking batteriewoman
05.closer
06.communications no. 7.





Carla Bley - piano
Kent Carter - bass
Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
Mike Mantler - trumpet
Aldo Romano - drums.
Recorded in Holland on january 11, 1966.

Attila Zoller - When It's Time (1994)



01.Joy For Joy (Attila Zoller) 6:58
02.LU And Shu (Lee Konitz) 7:16
03.After The Morning (John Hicks) 6:40
04.The Song Is You (Jerome Kern) 4:48
05.When It 's Time (Attila Zoller) 7:49
06.Homage To O P (Attila Zoller) 6:49
07.Meant To Be (Attila Zoller) 5:32
08.Voyage (Kenny Barron) 8:03.



Attila Zoller - guitar
Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
Larry Willis - piano
Santi Debriano - bass
Yoron Israel - drums.
Recorded December 12 and 13, 1994 Hillside Sound Studio, Englewood, NJ, US.

Attila Zoller - Katz und Maus (1966)



01.Mahike (AZoller, 7:42)
02.Conradinum (AZoller, 6:28)
03.Pilenz (AZoller, 9:42)
04.Catnip (AZoller, 8:32)
05.A.B.J. (AZoller/BPhillips/JOwens, 5:40)
06.Seascape (AZoller, 7:45).





Bobby Thomas (drm #1-3)
Ron Carter (ab #1-3)
Albert Dailey (ap #1-3)
Attila Zoller (eg) Jimmy Owens (tr #4-6)
Barre Phillips (ab #4-6).

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Larry Carlton & Sapphire Blues Band - The Paris Concert (video)

01.Friday Night Shuffle
02.Night Sweats
03.Josie
04.Sapphire Blue
05.Minute by Minute
06.Smiles & Smiles To Go
07.Just An Excuse
08.7 For You
09.Tenor Madness
10.Slightly Dirty
11.Deep Into It
12.Room 335
13.Sleepwalk.

LARRY CARLTON — guitar
RICK JACKSON — keyboards
TRAVIS CARLTON — bass
MOYES LUCAS — drums
MARK DOUTHIT — tenor sax
DOUG MOFFET — baritone sax
MIKE HAYNES — trumpet
BARRY GREEN — trombone.

MPEG-4 Visual
DivX 5
1h 30mn
128 Kbps
870 MiB

Monday, 29 March 2010

Esperanza Spalding Quartet - Jazz Sous Les Pommiers 2008 (video)

01.I Adore You
02.Winter Sun
03.I Know You Know
04.Sunlight
05.Ponta De Areira
06.Samba Em Preludio
07.Cuerpo Y Aima (Body And Soul).

ESPERANZA SPALDING - bass, vocals
LEO GENOVEZE - piano
RICARDO VOGT - guitar
OTIS BROWN - drums.

Format: AVI
File size: 551 MiB
Duration: 57mn 24s
Codec ID/Hint: DivX 5
Width: 720 pixels
Height: 576 pixels
Format: MPEG Audio
Bit rate: 128 Kbps.

Sunday, 28 March 2010

Elvin Jones - Jazz Machine (video)

01. Is There A Jackson In The House?
02. Ray El
03. Doll Of The Bride.

ELVIN JONES — drums
SONNY FORTUNE — tenor sax, flute
RAVI COLTRANE – tenor sax, soprano sax
WILLIE PICKENS — piano
CHIP JACKSON — bass.
Format: AVI
Length: 566 MiB
Video #0 : MPEG-4 Visual at 1 201 Kbps
Aspect : 720 x 480 (1.500) at 29.970 fps
Audio #0 : MPEG Audio at 128 Kbps
Infos : 2 channels, 44.1 KHz.