Happy New Year all Jazzsi friends.

Bill Charlap - Somewhere (2004)

FLAC Tracks. Scans


1.Cool
2.Lucky to Be Me
3.It’s Love
4.Lonely Town
5.Jump
6.Some Other Time
7.Glitter and Be Gay
8.Quiet Girl, A
9.Big Stuff
10.America
11.Ohio
12.Somewhere


Personnel:

Bill Charlap (piano)
Peter Washington (bass)
Kenny Washington (drums)

Doctor 3 - Live at Casa del Jazz (2007)

FLAc Tracks. Scans.

01. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
02. With a little help from my friends
03. Lucy in the sky with diamonds
04. Getting better
05. Fixing a hole
06. She's leaving home
07. Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite
08. Within you without you
09. When I'm sixty-four
10. Lovely Rita
11. Good morning good morning
12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
13. A day in the life


Danilo Rea, piano
Enzo Pietropaoli, bass
Fabrizio Sferra, drums

Joachim Kuhn - Situations (1988)

Mp3, 320 kbps.


Joachim Kühn piano solo

Tracks List

1 Situations 06:00
2 Delicate Pain 08:38
3 Sensitive Detail 03:44
4 Lunch In The Rain 08:16
5 Hauswomen Song 06:36
6 Refuge 05:58

Billy Taylor - It's a Matter of Pride

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


Musicians:

Billy Taylor - piano
Christian McBride - bass
Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums
Stanley Turrentine - tenor sax. on "His Name was Martin", "Back Home", and "At La Carousel"
Grady Tate - vocals on "If You Really are Concerned", and "It's a Matter of Pride"
Ray Mantilla - congas on "Titoro", "Paraphrase", "Picture This", and "I'm a Lover".


Tracklist:

01. At La Carousel
02. Picture This
03. It's a Matter of Pride
04. His Name was Martin
05. Titoro
06. Back Home
07. Lookin' Up
08. Paraphrase
09. I'm a Lover
10. If You Really are Concerned
11. Mood for Mendes

Billy Taylor - My Fair Lady Loves Jazz

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.



1. Show Me  4:49
2. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face  3:45
3. With a Little Bit Of Luck  4:35
4. The Rain In Spain  3:06
5. Get Me To The Church On Time  4:19
6. Wouldn't It Be Loverly?  5:04
7. I Could Have Danced All Night  4:04
8. On The Street Where You Live  3:42

Ernie Royal (tp), Don Elliott (tp, mell, vib, bngos), Jimmy Cleveland (trb), James Buffington (frh), Jay McAllister (tuba), Don Butterfield (tuba), Anthony Ortega (as, ts), Gerry Mulligan (bs), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Billy Taylor (p), Al Casamenti (g), Earl May (b), Ed Thigpen (dr), Quincy Jones (arr)


NYC, January 8/February 5, 1957

Billy Taylor - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (1967)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers


1 Pensativa
2 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
3 Morning
4 T.N.T.
5 Hard to Find
6 Lonesome Lover
7 Sunny
8 Cag

Billy Taylor, piano
Ben Tucker, bass
Grady Tate, drums

Billy Taylor - Cross Section

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.


01.Eddie's Theme (Newman) 2:45
02.Mood for Mendes (Taylor) 3:06
03.Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing, Weiss) 2:52
04.Goodbye (Jenkins) 3:21
05.Tune for Tex (Taylor) 2:56
06.Moonlight in Vermont (Blackburn, Suessdorf) 3:44
07.Biddy's Beat (Taylor) 3:09
08.I'll Be Around (Wilder) 2:48
09.I Love to Mambo (Taylor) 2:53
10.Candido Mambo (Taylor) 3:08
11.Early Morning Mambo (Taylor) 2:53
12.Mambo Azul (Taylor) 2:16

Personnel:
#1-8
Billy Taylor - piano
Earl May - bass
Percy Brice - drums

Recorded in Hackensack, NJ, July 30, 1954

#9-12
Billy Taylor - piano
Earl May - bass
Charlie Smith - conga
Joe Mangual - bongos
Uba Nieto - timbales
Machito - maracas

Recorded in New York, May 7, 1953

Jazz legend Billy Taylor dies

Official Website of Billy Taylor


Billy Taylor - Wikipedia


Jazzsi

Herbie Nichols Trio - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1958)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.


Tracks:

01. Too Close for Comfort
02. Every Cloud
03. Argumentative
04. Love, Gloom, Cash, Love
05. Portrait of Ucha
06. Beyond Recall
07. All the Way
08. 45 Degree Angle
09. Infatuation Eyes
10. S'crazy Pad


Personnel:

Herbie Nichols (piano)
George Duvivier (bass)
Dannie Richmond (drums)

Herbie Nichols - The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol.1

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.


Tracklist

1 The Third World 4:11
2 Step Tempest        5:11
3 Dance Line        4:25
4 Blue Chopsticks 4:21
5 Double Exposure 3:23
6 Cro-Magnon Nights 4:41




Bass - Al McKibbon
Drums - Art Blakey
Piano - Herbie Nichols

Herbie Nichols - The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol.2

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.


Tracklist

Brass Rings
Crisp Day
2300 Skiddoo
Amoeba's Dance
It Didn't Happen
Shuffle Montgomery

Bass - Al McKibbon
Drums - Art Blakey
Piano - Herbie Nichols

Marian Petrescu Quartet - Thrivin' (2010)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans


Tracklist:

01. Cakewalk
02. My Romance
03. Blue In Green
04. Blues Etude
05. On The Trail
06. Yours Is My Heart Alone
07. Indiana


Marian Petrescu - Piano
Andreas Oberg - Guitar
David Flinck - Bass
Mark McLean - Drums

Dorothy Dandridge - Smooth Operator

FLAC Tracks. Scans.




Go to Cd

Brian Bromberg - In The Spirit of Jobim (2007)

FLAC Tracks, covers.


Track List

01. ONE NOTE SAMBA (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
02. WAVE (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
03. COASTLINE DRIVE (Brian Bromberg)
04. LITTLE TUNE (Brian Bromberg)
05. TRISTE_ DESAFINADO (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
06. CORCOVADO (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
07. ONCE I LOVED (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
08. ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL? (Brian Bromberg)
09. RAY OF SUNSHINE (Brian Bromberg)
10. TALIA (FOR MY NIECE) (Brian Bromberg)
11. ELLEN (FOR ELLEN COHN) (Brian Bromberg)
12. THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA (Antonio Carlos Jobim)


Personnel

Brian Bromberg - Piano, Arranger, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Piccolo Bass, Bass (Upright), Mixing, Orchestral Arrangements, Soloist
Otmaro Ruiz - Piano
Ramon Stagnaro - Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Nylon String)
Joel Taylor - Drums
Al Forman - Piano
Tony Guererro - Flugelhorn
Airto - Percussion, Soloist, Vocals
Gary Meek - Flute, Sax (Tenor)
Alex Acuna - Percussion, Drums
Corey Allen - Piano, Fills, Orchestral Arrangements, Conductor
Oscar Castro-Neves - Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Nylon String)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Composer

Ahmad Jamal - The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings (2005)

Mp3, 320 kbps.


Personnel:

Ahmad Jamal (piano)
Eddie Calhoun, Israel Crosby (acoustic bass)
Ray Crawford (guitar)


1. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
2. Will You Still Be Mine
3. Ahmad's Blues
4. A Gal In Calico
5. Aki And Ukthay
6. Billy Boy
7. Black Beauty
8. Love For Sale
9. Something To Remember You By
10. Poinciana
11. Don't Blame Me
12. Autumn Leaves
13. They Can't Take That Away From Me
14. Old Devil Moon
15. It's Easy To Remember
16. Squeeze Me
17. Crazy He Calls Me
18. Pavanne
19. Perfidia
20. Rica Pulpa
21. The Donkey Serenade

Pink Martini - Joy To The World (2010)

FLAC Tracks.


1. White Christmas
2. White Christmas (part II)
feauring Saori Yuki
3. Shchedryk (Ukrainian Bell Carol)
4. Santa Baby
5. Elohai, N’tzor
6. Little Drummer Boy
7. Congratulations – A Happy New Year Song
8. Do You Hear What I Hear?
9. La Vergine Degli Angeli
10. We Three Kings
11. A Snowglobe Christmas
12. Ocho Kandelikas (Eight Little Candles)
13. Silent Night
14. Auld Lang Syne

Harry James and his Orchestra - How High the Moon

FLAC Tracks. Scans.

Stefano Bollani - Live At Casa Del Jazz (2006)

FLAC Tracks. Scans.

01. Eravamo un manipolo di eroi
02. Elena e il suo violino
03. Morph the cat
04. La puerta
05. Logorio della vita moderna
06. All the things you are
07. Moonlight serenade
08. Puttin' on the ritz
09. Copacabana


Stefano Bollani, piano
Ares Tavolazzi, bass
Walter Paoli, drums

Yaron Herman - Variations (2006)

Mp3, 320 kbps.


Personnel:

Yaron Herman - piano

Tracklist

01. Summertime 1:46
02. Blossom (var.1) 5:53
03. Facing him (var.2) 4:01
04. Jerusalem of gold (var.3) 6:26
05. Libera me 3:29
06. Fugue 4:27
07. Eli Eli (var.2) 7:35
08. Pie Jesu (var.3) 4:13
09. Ose Shalom 4:06
10. Drops (var.1) 0:31
11. Le temps du Conteur (var.2) 5:15
12. Fragile 3:46
13. Hommage à Francis Paudras 8:28

John Barry - The Cotton Club

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.


1. The Mooche (03:29)
2. Cotton Club Stomp #2 (02:40)
3. Drop me off in Harlem (03:03)
4. Creole Love Call (03:01)
5. Ring Dem Bells (02:46)
6. East St. Louis Toodle-O (03:20)
7. Truckin' (02:00)
8. Ill Wind (02:17)
9. Cotton Club Stomp #1 (02:49)
10. Mood Indigo (03:34)
11. Minnie The Moocher (03:07)
12. Copper Colored Gal (01:15)
13. Dixie Kidnaps Vera (02:37)
14. The Depression Hits / Best Beats Sandman (02:42)
15. Daybreak Express Medley (03:43)

David Maxwell & Otis Spann - Conversations In Blue

Mp3, 320 kbps.


01. Marie
02. Otis In The Dark
03. Transition #1
04. Off The Cuff
05. Walking The Blues
06. Transition #2
07. Cow Cow Boogie
08. David In The Dark
09. Otis's Great Northern Stomp
10. Get Your Hands Out Of My Pockets
11. Twisted Tendons
12. Walk The Walk
13. Spann And Bob (Feat. Robert Jr. Lockwood)
14. Transition #3
15. Take Me On Home
16. Thank You, Otis

Unidad Orquestal Mínima

Mp3, 320 kbps.

Federico Balliarain: Batería
Federico Kersner:    Saxos alto y tenor
Pablo Sekine:        Bajo y efectos

01 - Tenebroso bailable
02 - Canción de amor
03 - Midori
04 - Lo que esconde el silencio
05 - Columna Durruti

Grabado, mezclado y masterizado por Javier Larrea en Estudios Artemix durante 06/10/10


BLOG:    lauom.blogspot.com
MYSPACE: myspace.com/unidadorquestalminima
MAIL:    lauomlauom@gmail.com
Estudio: arte-mix.com.ar

Joe Fingers Webster & The Swing Fever Big Band - Hooked On Big Bands

FLAC Tracks. Scans.

Giorgio Gaslini - Live at Casa del Jazz (2007)

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


01. Africa libera (6:02)
02. Addis (6:04)
03. Homo mechanicus (7:42)
04. Batterie (4:16)
05. Sicilienne (7:00)
06. Light my fire (7:53)
07. Latin genetics (5:45)
08. La fabbrica della musica (16:08)


Roberto Bonati, bass
Roberto Dani, drums
Giorgio Gaslini, piano

Ahmad Jamal Trio - Ahmad's Blues (1957)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.


Personnel:

Ahmad Jamal (Piano)
Israel Crosby (Double Bass)
Vernel Fournier (Drums)

Tracks:

01  Ahmad's Blues (Ahmad Jamal) 4:06
02  It Could Happen To You (Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen) 4:15
03  I Wish I Knew (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren) 3:45
04  Autumn Leaves (Jacques Prevert/Johnny Mercer/Joseph Kosma) 7:40
05  Stompin' At The Savoy (Benny Goodman/Chick Webb/Edgar Sampson) 4:15
06  Cheek To Cheek (Irving Berlin) 4:47
07  The Girl Next Door (Ralph Blane/Hugh Martin) 3:26
08  Secret Love (Paul Francis Webster/Sammy Fain) 3:51
09  Squatty Roo (Johnny Hodges) 2:18
10  Taboo (S.K. Russel/Margarita Lecuona) 4:01
11  Autumn In New York (Vernon Duke) 3:18
12  A Gal In Calico (Leo Robin/Arthur Schwartz) 4:44
13  That's All (Allen Brandt/Bob Haynes) 2:38
14  Should I? (Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown) 3:39
15  Seleritus (Ahmad Jamal) 3:12
16  Let's Fall In Love (Ted Koehler/Harold Arlen) 5:06

Eric Kloss & The Rhythm Section (1993)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.


Tracks:

01. To Hear Is to See
02. The Kingdom Within
03. Stone Groove
04. Children of the Morning
05. Cynara
06. Sunshine Superman
07. Kay
08. Outward Wisdom
09. Song to Aging Children
10. Consciousness

Personnel:

Eric Kloss (as,ts)
Chick Corea (p)
Dave Holland (b)
Pat Martino (g-#6-10)
Jack DeJohnette (d)

Tracks #1-5 recorded on 22 July, 1969 and tracks #-6-10 recorded on 06 January, 1970 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood, NJ

Merry Christmas from Jazzsi

Oscar Peterson - An Oscar Peterson Christmas

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


Oscar Peterson - piano
David Young - bass
Rick Wilkins - conductor
Jerry Fuller - drums
Lorne Lofsky - guitar
Jack Schantz - flugelhorn

Also: Dave Samuels

Tracklist:

01 - Oscar Peterson - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

02 - Oscar Peterson - Let it Snow

03 - Oscar Peterson - White Christmas

04 - Oscar Peterson - Jingle Bells

05 - Oscar Peterson - I'll Be Home For Christmas

06 - Oscar Peterson - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

07 - Oscar Peterson - O Little Town of Bethlehem

08 - Oscar Peterson - Christmas Waltz

09 - Oscar Peterson - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

10 - Oscar Peterson - Silent Night

11 - Oscar Peterson - Winter Wonderland

12 - Oscar Peterson - Away in a Manger

13 - Oscar Peterson - O Christmas Tree

VA - Jazzin' Christmas (2000)

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


01. Benny Goodman - Jingle Bells
02. Frank Sinatra - Santa Claus Is Cominng To Town
03. Louis Armstrong - Christmas In New Orleans
04. Ella Fitzgerald - Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney
05. Fats Waller - Swingin' Them Jingle Bells
06. Frank Sinatra - White Christmas
07. Benny Goodman - And The Angels Sing
08. Louis Armstrong - Zat You Santa Claus
09. Duke Ellington & Ozie Ware - Santa Claus Bring Back My Man
10. Frank Sinatra - Silent Night Holy Night
11. Louis Armstrong - White Christmas
12. Bing Crosby - Oh! Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
13. Frank Sinatra - Jesus Is A Rock In the Weary Land
14. Frank Sinatra - Christmas Dreaming
15. Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Don Friedman - Waltz for Marilyn (2007)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.


Personnel:

Don Friedman (piano)
Peter Bernstein (guitar)
Tony Jefferson (drums)
Martin Wind (b)


1. Theme for Cee Tee
2. What Is This Thing Called Love?
3. Summer's End
4. Autumn Colors
5. Waltz for Marilyn
6. Voce e Eu (You And I)
7. Early Morning Blues
8. Never Let Me Go
9. Two for the Road
10. Delayed Gratification

Marian Petrescu - Body and Soul

Mp3, 320 kbps.


Marian Petrescu (p)
Andreas Öberg (g)
Mihai Petrescu (b)
Håkon Mjåset Johansen (dr)

1.Beautiful love (Victor Young)
2.Corcovado (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
3.Funk 2000 (Marian, Mihai & Nellu Petrescu)
4.Body and soul (Heyman)
5.Mr PC (John Coltrane)
6.Here's that rainy day (Van Heusen)
7.Marylebone Roas (Andreas Öberg)
8.Lover man (Ramirez)
9.If I should loose you (Robin)
10.There's no greater love (Jones)
11.Indiana (Hanley)

Recorded live in the Cookie Factory Studio, Oslo, 1/2006

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Autumn In Seattle

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


Tracklist:

1. The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlisch)
2. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Burt Bacharach)
3. Autumn In Seattle
4. Misty (Erroll Garner)
5. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (Sammy Fain)
6. Theme From Spartacus (Khachaturian)
7. No Problem (Duke Jordan)
8. As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfeld)
9. Sound Of Music Medley (Richard Rodgers)
10. A Time For Us (Nino Rota)


Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, piano
Ken Kaneko, bass
Toshio Osumi, drums

Harold Mabern - Maya with Love

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


Harold Mabern (p)
Christian McBride (b)
Tony Reedus (d)

1. To Maya Glenne With Love
2. You Are Too Beautiful
3. Hymn of the Orient
4. Song for Connie
5. Lament
6. Boogie for Al McShann
7. Speak Low
8. Little Girl Blue
9. Blue Bossa
10. Maybe September
11. Begin the Beguine

Peter Beets - Chopin Meets The Blues

Mp3, 320 kbps.



Peter Beets (P)
Joe Cohn (G)
Reuben Rogers (B)
Greg Hutchinson (D)

01. Nocturne in Eb Major, Opus 9 #2 (Frederic Chopin)
02. Nocture in F Minor, Opus 55 #1 (1) (Frederic Chopin)
03. Mazurka in A Minor, Opus 17 #4 (Frederic Chopin)
04. Prelude in B Minor, Opus 28 #6 (Frederic Chopin)
05. Prelude in E Minor, Opus 28 #4 (Frederic Chopin)
06. Nocturne in B Major, Opus 9 #3 (Frederic Chopin)
07. Waltz in C# Minor, Opus 64 #2 (Frederic Chopin)
08. Nocturne in F Minor, Opus 55 #1 (2) (Frederic Chopin)


Recorded November 9, 2009 in Brooklyn, NY, USA by Michael Marciano

Zoot Sims - Passion Flower (Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington) (1980)

Thanks to Politru

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


1. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Ellington, Mills (5:02)
2. In a Mellow Tone - Ellington, Gabler (2:58)
3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Ellington, Webster (4:47)
4. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Ellington, Mills, Nemo (2:58)
5. Black Butterfly - Ellington, Mills (3:51)

     Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Bobby Bryant, Earl Gardner (tp)
     J.J. Johnson, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Britt Woodman (tb)
     Marshall Royal (as)
     Frank Wess (as, fl)
     Buddy Collette, Plas Johnson, Zoot Sims (ts)
     Jimmy Rowles (p)
     John Collins (g)
     Andy Simpkins (b)
     Grady Tate (d)
     Benny Carter (arr, cond)

     Hollywood, CA, August 14, 1979

6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me - Ellington, Russell (6:46)

     Zoot Sims (ts)
     Jimmy Rowles (p)
     Michael Moore (b)
     John Clay (d)

     NYC, May 13, 1980

7. Your Love Has Faded - Ellington, Strayhorn (4:45)
8. Bojangles - Ellington, Kern (4:46)

     Zoot Sims (ts)
     Jimmy Rowles (p)
     John Heard (b)
     Shelly Manne (d)

     Hollywood, CA, December 10 & 11, 1979

9. Passion Flower - Raskin, Strayhorn (4:11)

     Zoot Sims (ts)
     Jimmy Rowles (p)
     Michael Moore (b)
     John Clay (d)

     NYC, May 13, 1980



J.J. Johnson, Britt Woodman, Oscar Brashear, Plas Johnson, Buddy Collette, Frank Wess, Jimmy Rowles, Andy Simpkins, John Heard, Michael Moore, Grady Tate, Shelly Manne

Oscar Peterson - A tribute to Oscar Peterson - Live at The Town Hall

Go to Cd

The Great Jazz Trio - Direct From LA

Mp3, 320 kbps.


Tracks:

1 A Night in Tunisia Gillespie, Paparelli 8:06
2 'Round About Midnight Hanighen, Monk, Williams 6:17
3 Satin Doll Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn 8:29
4 My Funny Valentine Hart, Rodgers 6:24

      

Ron Carter - Bass
Hank Jones - Piano, Performer
Tony Williams - Drums

Eva Cassidy - Method Actor

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers


Personnel:

Eva Cassidy (vocals); Bob Fiester (guitar); David Christophere (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards); Jimmy Campbell (drums)


1. Getting Out
2. Look in to My Eyes
3. When It's Too Late
4. Laugh With Me
5. Stay
6. Little Children
7. Forever
8. End the Rain
9. How Will It End?
10. Waiting Is Over, The

The Great Jazz Trio + - The Memorial of Hank Jones. Unpublished Anthology

Thanks to politru

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


01. The Very Thought Of You - 3:57
02. Don't Explain - 5:51
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine - 5:54
04. The Breeze And I - 5:19
05. What A Difference A Day Made - 5:08
06. Budo - 4:43
07. But Beautiful - 5:11
08. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 4:23
09. Someone To Watch Over Me - 4:23
10. Embraceable You - 3:47


Hank Jones - Piano
Joe Wilder - Trumpet
Erena Terakubo - Alto Saxophone
Raymond McMorrin - Tenor Saxophone
John Patitucci - Bass
George Mraz - Bass
Benisuke Sakai - Bass
David Wong - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
Billy Kilson - Drums
Omar Hakim - Drums
Lee Pearson - Drums
Keiko Lee - Vocals
Tiffany - Vocals
TOKU - Vocals, Flugelhorn

Al Haig - Invitation (1974)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.


Al Haig (p)
Gilbert "Bibi" Rovere (b)
Kenny Clarke (d)

London, England, January 7, 1974

1. Holyland
2. Invitation
3. Enigma
4. Sawbo City Blues
5. If you could see me now
6. Sambalhasa
7. Daydream
8. Linear Motion