Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Ketil Bjornstad - A Passion for John Donne (2014)





Artist: Ketil Bjornstad
Title Of Album: A Passion for John Donne
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: ECM
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 320
Total Time: 72:42 min
Total Size: 166 MB 


Tracklist:

01. Introitus – a passion for John Donne
02. Thou hast made me
03. A fever
04. Death, be not proud
05. Interlude no.1
06. The legacy
07. Batter my heart, three personed God
08. A nocturnal upon St.Lucy’s day
09. Farewell to love
10. Interlude no.2
11. Since she whom I loved hath paid her last debt
12. A valediction, forbidden mourn
13. Oh, to vex me, contraries meet in
14. Interlude no.3
15. There we leave you

Personnel: 
Ketil Bjørnstad (piano), 
Håkon Kornstad (saxophone, flute, voice), 
Birger Mistereggen (percussion), 
Oslo Chamber Choir, 
Håkon Daniel Nystedt (conductor).



The Origin of Captain Hammond 2007






Genre: Acid Jazz, Jazz Funk, Soul & R&B


Tracks: 
01 Captain Hammond Theme
02 Fired Up
03 Into Orbit
04 Universal Milk
05 Cosmic Candy!
06 Constellation Station
07 Half Man Half Organ
08 Mechanaut
09 Louder Than Sound
10 Origin
11 Full Steam Ahead
12 Don't Burst My Bubble

Personnel: 
Bryn Barklam, Hammond C3 Organ, Nord Electro 2 Keyboards, 
Pete Collison, Electric Guitar, 
Greg Boraman, Drums, Percussion.
Recorded on 4th & 5th August 2007 at Rogue Studios, London
Label: cdbaby/Hammondbeat [826556001021], [HBR-010] CD 2007
Producer Captain Hammond

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Big Bad Family 1994





Tracklist:
01 The Magic Mirror
02 Trouble at the Bar-Mitz-Wah
03 Les Adventures De Tintin
04 Let Me Be Your Saxophone
05 Let Me In (I'm Freezing)
06 Fortuneteller (Janita's Chrystal Ball)
07 Let's Be Friends, Let's Be Lovers
08 Seppo's Piano Solo
09 Modern People's Blues
10 From the Jungle to the Zoo

Personnel:
Mikael Långbacka - trombone, bass trombone
Matti Lappalainen - trombone
Janne Murto - tenor sax, baritone sax, sproano sax, flute, piccolo
Pekka Pylkkänen - soprano sax, alto sax, flute
Rasmus Korsström - tenor sax
Tapani Rinne - clarinet, bass clarinet
Sami Pyhönen - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
Mika Terho - trombone, cover layout
Simo Salminen, Tero Saarti, Pemo Ojala, Antero Priha - trumpet, flugelhorn
Iiro Rantala - Leader, piano, keyboards
Seppo Kantonen - piano, keyboards
Ana Murto - keyboards, sound programming, special effects
Arttu Takalo - marimba, vibes
Markku Kanerva - guitar
Unski Salmi - bass
Rami Eskelinen - drums
Jartsa Karvonen - timbales, latin percussion
Ville Forss - congas, latin percussion, timbales

Label: Final Mix Records [FMCD 105] CD Finland 1994

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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Al Grey - Wild Bill Davis Al Grey Et Wild Bill Davis 1972







Tracks: 
01 Over and Under (Al Grey) 3:17
02 Alex Hardt (Al Grey) 6:12
03 Right And Mellow (Al Grey) 3:49
04 Al Rado (Wild Bill Davis) 2:36
05 Al's Mist (Al Grey) 3:26
06 Person To Person (Eddie Cleanhead Vinson) 2:55
07 Alimony Blues (Eddie Cleanhead Vinson) 5:43
08 Open Wider Please (Al Grey) 4:51
09 Seed A Little (Al Grey) 5:09
Personnel: 
Al Grey trombone, 
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, alto sax and vocal, 
Wild Bill Davis, Hammond B-3 organ, 
Floyd Smith, guitar, 
Chris Columbus, drums.

Recorded: at Studio Seed in Vaillauris, France on July 27th and 28th 1972
Label: Black And Blue [33.041] LP 1972; Black & Blue [33041] (RE) CD as "Keybone" 
Genre: Soul Jazz, Funk-Jazz 
aka "Al Grey - Wild Bill Davis - Keybone 1972"

Trombonist Al Grey's first session as a leader in seven years, this European date was last available domestically as a Classic Jazz LP. Grey matches wits and swing with altoist/singer Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, organist Wild Bill Davis, Floyd Smith (a pioneering electric guitarist who worked with Andy Kirk), and drummer Chris Columbus. The repertoire is comprised exclusively of basic originals by Grey, Davis and Vinson, including "Person to Person," and finds the trombonist in prime form. ~ Scott Yanow, AMG.


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Monday, December 8, 2014

Frank Rosolino Kenton Presents Frank Rosolino 1954





Tracks
01 Ragamuffin (Holman) 5:05
02 Embraceable You (Gershwin, Gershwin) 3:03
03 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Ahlert, Young) 2:49
04 Freckles (Holman) 2:44
05 Boo Boo Be Doop (Holman) 2:26
06 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) (Velazquez) 2:48
07 Linda (Lawrence) 3:08
08 Frank 'n Earnest (Holman) 6:14
09 Carioca (Youmans) 2:35
10 Yo Yo (Holman) 3:02

Personnel [# 1-3, 6-8]

Frank Rosolino, trombone
Charlie Mariano, alto sax
Sam Noto, trumpet
Pete Jolly, piano
Max Bennett, bass
Mel Lewis, drums. 
Recorded in NYC on November 6th 1954
Personnel [# 4, 5, 9 & 10]

Frank Rosolino, trombone
Charlie Mariano, alto sax
Sam Noto, trumpet
Claude Williamson, piano
Curtis Counce, bass
Stan Levey, drums. 

Recorded in Hollywood, CA. on March 12th & 16th 1954

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Terry Gibbs Bopstacle Course 1974





Tracks
01 Bopstacle Course (Gibbs) 4:39
02 Body and Soul (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) 7:06
03 Waltz for My Children (Gibbs) 4:42
04 Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise (Hammerstein, Romberg) 6:04
05 Manha de Carnaval (Bonfa, Maria) 4:48
06 Do You Mind? (Gibbs) 5:03
07 Kathleen (Alvin, Gibbs, Van Zandt) 4:08
08 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Bassman, Washington) 6:41

Personnel: 

Terry Gibbs, vibraphone; 
Barry Harris, piano; 
Sam Jones, bass guitar; 
Alan Dawson, drums.

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Friday, October 3, 2014

James Morton & Andy Sheppard - Watermill Club Surrey, UK 2014





Tracks: 

01 Sack O'Woe 17:02
02 Footprints 15:30
03 Stars Fell on Alabama 11:08
04 You Don't Know What Love Is 10:42
05 Little Sunflower 17:20
06 The Shadow of Your Smile 12:55

Personnel: 
James Morton, tenor & alto and soprano sax, 
Andy Sheppard, tenor & soprano sax, 
David Newton, piano, 
Chris Dodd, bass, 
Andy Tween, drums.

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