martes, 30 de agosto de 2011

GEORGE WILLIAMS & HIS ORCHESTRA / 1996 / Rhythm Was His Business

>>> Rhythm Was His Business. (1996) <<<

Personnel on tracks 2,3,4 & 5:
Conte Candoli, Charlie Chavers, Bernie Glow, Joe Ferrante, Nick Travis, Ernie Royal (trumpets).
Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Divito, Phil Giacobbi, Tommy Mitchell (trombones).
Joe Parks (tuba).
Hal Mckusick, Ed Scalzi (alto sax).
Al Cohn, Ed Wasserman (tenor sax).
Sol Schlinger (baritone sax).
Hank Jones (piano).
Barry Galbraith (guitar).
Milt Hinton (bass).
Jimmy Crawford (drums).
(Recorded in New York City, April 23, 1956).

Tracks 6,8,9 & 11:
(Recorded in Hollywood, California, April 24, 1956).

Personnel on tracks 1,7,10 & 12:
without Ernie Royal.
(Recorded in Hollywood, California, April 25, 1956).

Tracks:
1. I Wanna Hear Swing Songs
2. For Dancers Only
3. Lunceford Special
4. I'll Take the South
5. Margie
6. Yard Dog Mazurka
7. Rhythm is Our Business
8. Swingin' On C
9. Uptown Blues
10. White Heat
11. 'Tain't Whatcha Do
12. Harlem Express.

(Covers included)



sábado, 27 de agosto de 2011

STAN GETZ / 2006 / Body and Soul (Compilation)

>>> Body and Soul. (2006) <<<

Tracks:
1. The Look of Love
2. I'm Glad There is You
3. Insensatez (How insensitive)
4. If Ever I Would Leave You
5. Little Girl Blue
6. Thanks for the Memory
7. But Beautiful
8. I Remember When
9. Body and Soul
10. Serenade in Blue
11. It Never Entered My Mind
12. Here's That Rainy Day
13. Alfie
14. Summertime
15. Early Autumn
16. O Grande Amor.

(Covers included)



STAN GETZ / Video


miércoles, 24 de agosto de 2011

CHARLIE BYRD / 1961 / Blues Sonata

>>> Blues Sonata. (1961) <<<

Recorded in New York; Oct. 23 & 24, 1961.

Charlie Byrd: guitar (unamplified guitar on 1-3)
Barry Harris: piano (only 4-7)
Keter Betts: bass
Buddy Deppenschmidt: drums.

Tracks:
1. Polonaise Pour Pietro
2. Ballad in B Minor
3. Scherzo for an Old Shoe
4. Alexander's Ragtime Band
5. Jordu
6. That Old Devil Called Love
7. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart.

(Covers included)


CHARLIE BYRD / Video


martes, 23 de agosto de 2011

JOHN COLTRANE / 1964 / A Love Supreme

>>> A Love Supreme. (1964) <<<

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 9, 1964.

John Coltrane: tenor sax
McCoy Tyner: piano
Jimmy Garrison: bass
Elvin Jones: drums.

Tracks:
1. Part 1 - Acknowledgement
2. Part 2 - Resolution
3. Part 3 - Pursuance / Part 4 - Psalm.

(Covers included)



JOHN COLTRANE / Videos


viernes, 19 de agosto de 2011

THE CITY (CAROLE KING) / 1968 / Now That Everything's Been Said

>>> Now That Everything's Been Said. (1968) <<<

Carole King: vocals & keyboard
Daniel "Kootch" Kortchmar: guitars & vocals
Charles Larkey: bass & lights
+
Jimmy Gordon: guest drummer.

Tracks:
1. Snow Queen
2. I Wasn't Born to Follow
3. Now That Everything's Been Said
4. Paradise Alley
5. Man Without a Dream
6. Victim of Circunstance
7. Why are You Leaving
8. Lady
9. My Sweet Home
10. I Don't Believe it
11. That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)
12. All My Time.

(Covers included)



THE CITY (CAROLE KING) / Video


martes, 16 de agosto de 2011

viernes, 12 de agosto de 2011

HANK MOBLEY / 1961 / Another Workout

>>> Another Workout. (1961) <<<

Hank Mobley: tenor sax
Wynton Kelly: piano
Paul Chambers: bass
Philly Joe Jones: drums.

Tracks:
1. Out of Joe's Bag
2. I Should Care
3. Gettin' and Jettin'
4. Hank's Other Soul
5. Hello Young Lovers.

(Covers included)



HANK MOBLEY / Video


miércoles, 10 de agosto de 2011

MILES DAVIS / 1959 / Kind of Blue

>>> Kind of Blue. (1959) <<<

Miles Davis: trumpet
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley: alto saxophone (except #3)
John Coltrane: tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly: piano (#2)
Bill Evans: piano (all others)
Paul Chambers: bass
Jimmy Cobb: drums.

Tracks:
1. So What
2. Freddie Freeloader
3. Blue in Green
4. All Blues
5. Flamenco Sketches
6. Flamenco Sketches (alt. take).

(Covers included)



MILES DAVIS / Video


lunes, 8 de agosto de 2011

ALBERT AYLER / 2006 / The Impulse Story

>>> The Impulse Story. (2006) <<<

Tracks:
1. Holy Ghost
2. Truth is Marching in
3. Angels
4. Love Cry
5. Bells
6. New Grass/Message from Albert
7. Free at Last!
8. Music is the Healing Force of the Universe
9. Water Music
10. Untitled Duet.

(Covers included)


ALBERT AYLER / Video


jueves, 4 de agosto de 2011

FRED HERSCH / 2001 / Songs Without Words (3 CDs)

Songs Without Words. (2001)
>>> CD1 / CD2 / CD3 <<<

Volume One:
Songs Without Words
1. Aria
2. Ballad
3. Tango
4. Duet
5. The Moon's Lullaby
6. Waltz
7. Child's Song
8. Up in the Air
9. Heartsong
10. Sarabande.

Fred Hersch: piano
+
Jamey Haddad: percussion (7)
Ralph Alessi: flugelhorn (8).


Volume Two:
Jazz Tunes
1. Work (T. Monk)
2. Caravan (D. Ellington/J. Tizol/I. Mills)
3. The Wind (R. Freeman)
4. Con Alma (D. Gillespie)
5. Fall (W. Shorter)
6. Winter Sweet (K. Wheeler)
7. Whisper Not (B. Golson)
8. Miyako (W. Shorter)
9. Duke Ellington's Sound of Love / Jump Monk (C. Mingus)
10. Mood Indigo (D. Ellington/B. Bigard/I. Mills).

Fred Hersch: piano
+
(on 5)
Ralph Alessi: trumpet
Rich Perry: tenor saxophone
Reid Anderson: bass
Nasheet Waits: drums

Volume Three:
Cole Porter
1. Get Out of Town
2. So in Love
3. From This Moment On
4. Don't Fence Me in
5. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
6. All of You
7. Easy to Love
8. I Concentrate On You
9. You're the Top
10. Let's do it.

Fred Hersch: piano
+
(on 5)
Ralph Alessi: trumpet
Rich Perry: tenor saxophone
Reid Anderson: bass
Nasheet Waits: drums
&
Drew Cress: bass (7)
Tom Rainey: drums (7 & 10).

(Complete covers included)

martes, 2 de agosto de 2011

J.A.M. TRIO - JOSÉ ALBERTO MEDINA / 2004 / First Portrait

>>> First Portrait. (2004) <<<

José Alberto Medina: piano
Juan Pablo Balcazar: bass
Francisco Frieri: drums.

Tracks:
1. Mico in Green (for Maria) (Juan Pablo Balcazar)
2. Flor de Queralt (José Alberto Medina)
3. Lisboa (J.P. Balcazar)
4. De Patanel (Alejandro Mingot)
5. Los Sueños y el Tiempo (Guillermo McGuill)
6. Arrorró (Popular)
7. Al Azar (J.A. Medina)
8. Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock)
9. De Patanel (alt. take) (Alejandro Mingot)

(Covers included)


J.A.M. TRIO / Video

lunes, 1 de agosto de 2011

JOEL FRAHM with BRAD MEHLDAU / 2004 / Don't Explain

>>> Don't Explain. (2004) <<<

Recorded at Maggie's Farm on December 8th, 2001.

Joel Frahm: tenor & soprano saxophone
Brad Mehldau: piano.

Tracks:
1. Don't Explain
2. Get Happy
3. Oleo
4. Round Midnight #3
5. Mother Nature's Son
6. East of Sun
7. Turnaround
8. Away from Home
9. Smile
10. Round Midnight #1.

(Covers included)