Happy New Year 2012

Toshiko Akiyoshi - Remembering Bud - Cleopatra's Dream

FLAC Tracks. Scans


Personnel:

Toshiko Akiyoshi (piano)
George Mraz, Ray Drummond (bass)
Lewis Nash, Al Harewood (drums)


1 Cleopatra's Dream See All 2
2 Remembering Bud See All 3
3 Un Poco Loco
4 Obliviation
5 Celia See All 2
6 I'll Keep Loving You See All 2
7 Parisian Thoroughfare See All 2
8 Budo See All 2
9 Tempus Furgit
10 Dance of the Infields


Recorded on July 31 & August 1, 1990 at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Paul Chambers - Mosaic Select

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans


DISC ONE
1. Dexterity (A) 6:44
(Charlie Parker)
2. Stablemates (A) 5:52
(Benny Golson)
3. Easy To Love (A) 3:50
(Cole Porter)
4. Visitation (A) 4:53
(Paul Chambers)
5. Trane?s Blues (aka John Paul Jones) (A) 6:54
(John Coltrane)
6. Eastbound (A) 4:21
(Kenny Drew)
7. Omicron (C) 7:15
(Donald Byrd)
8. Whims Of Chambers (C) 4:03
(Paul Chambers)
9. Nita (C) 6:03
(John Coltrane)
10. We Six (C) 7:39
(Donald Byrd)
11. Dear Ann (C) 4:18
(Paul Chambers)
12. Tale Of The Fingers (C) 4:41
(Paul Chambers)
13. Just For The Love (C) 3:41
(John Coltrane)
DISC TWO
1. Trane?s Strain (B) 11:00
(improvisation)
2. High Step (B) 8:09
(Barry Harris)
3. Nixon, Dixon And Yates Blues (B) 8:26
(improvisation)
4. Minor Run-Down (D) 7:36
(Benny Golson)
5. The Hand Of Love (D) 6:22
(Paul Chambers)
6. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (D) 3:06
(S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein)
7. Four Strings (D) 5:26
(Benny Golson)
8. What?s New (D) 5:38
(B. Haggart-J. Burke)
9. Beauteous (D) 8:05
(Paul Chambers)
10. Four Strings (alternate take) (D) 5:11
(Benny Golson)

DISC THREE
1. Yesterdays (E) 5:50
(J. Kern-O. Harbach)
2. You?d Be So Nice To Come Home To (E) 7:15
(Cole Porter)
3. Chasin? The Bird (E) 5:45
(Charlie Parker)
4. Dear Old Stockholm (E) 6:40
(traditional)
5. The Theme (E) 6:10
(Miles Davis)
6. Confessin? (I?m Confessin? That I Love You) (E) 4:15
(Daugherty-Reynolds-Neiburg)
7. Chamber Mates (E) 5:00
(Chambers-Burrell)
8. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (F) 7:07
(Irving Berlin)
9. What Is This Thing Called Love (F) 5:42
(Cole Porter)

(A) John Coltrane, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano, Paul Chambers, bass, Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Coltrane does not appear on ?Easy To Love? and ?Visitation?.
Recorded at Western Recorders, Hollywood, California on March 2, 1956.
Originally issued as CHAMBERS? MUSIC (Jazz West LP 7)

(B) John Coltrane, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Roland Alexander, piano (on ?Trane?s Strain? only); Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 20, 1956.
#1 originally issued JAZZ IN TRANSITION (Transition TRLP 30). #2 & 3 originally issued on HIGH STEP (Blue Note BNLA 451-2)

(C) Donald Byrd, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Horace Silver, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums
Originally issued as WHIMS OF CHAMBERS (Blue Note BLP 1534)
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on September 21, 1956.

(D) Donald Byrd, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophone, Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Elvin Jones, drums
Originally issued on PAUL CHAMBERS QUINTET (Blue Note BLP 1564), except alternate take of ?Four Strings? and the stereo masters, which were issued on the first CD release of this album (CD 8-52441-2).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on May 19, 1957.

(E) Kenny Burrell, guitar; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Originally issued on BASS ON TOP (Blue Note BST 81569), except ?Chamber Mates?, which was issued on the first CD release of this album (CD 7-46533-2). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on July 14, 1957

(F) Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on March 29, 1959
?I?ve Got My Love To Keep Me? was originally issued on the compilation BLUE BERLIN (CD 7-99095-2). Both selections were issued on Art Blakey?s DRUMS AROUND THE CORNER (CD 5-21455-2).

Original sessions produced by Herbert Kimmel (A), Tom Wilson (B) and Alfred Lion (all others).
Recording engineers: Don Blake (A), unknown (B), Rudy Van Gelder (all others)

Eldar - Live at the Blue Note (2006)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans


1. What Is This Thing Called Love
2. Someday
3. You Don't Know What Love Is (featuring Chris Botti)
4. Daily Living
5. Dat Dere
6. Besame Mucho
7. Straight, No Chaser (featuring Roy Hargrove)
8. Sincerely
9. Chronicle
10. Take The A Train


Personnel:

Eldar Djangirov (piano, synthesizer)
Marco Panascia (bass instrument)
Todd Strait (drums)

With Guest Artist
Roy Hargrove  (trumpet)
Chris Botti   (trumpet)

David Benoit - Here's To You, Charlie Brown 50 Great Years!

Mp3, 320 kbps.


01.Linus And Lucy
02.Chrlie Brown Theme
03.Pebble Beach
04.Linus Tells Charlie
05.Freda
06.Christmas Time Is Here
07.Getting Ready
08.Blue Charlie Brown
09.Red Baron
10.Happiness


David Benoit(pf)
Christian McBride(b)
Peter Erskine(ds)
Vince Guaraldi(pf)
Marc Antoine(g)
Russell Malone(g)
Chris Botti(tp)
Michael Brecker(ts)
Take 6(vo)
Al Jarreau(vo)

Hakuei Kim - Trisonique

Mp3, 192 kbps.


1 Trisonique
2 Kuala Lumpur
3 White Forest
4 You Must Believe In Spring
5 Bird Food
6 Delayed Resolution
7 Hidden Land
8 Take Five
9 The Archeologist



Bass – Tomokazu Sugimoto
Drums – Hidenobu "Kalta" Otsuki*
Piano – Hakuei Kim

Kaori Kobayashi - Kaori's Collection

Mp3, vbr. Covers.




01. What's Going On (Sax Version) ---- Kaori Kobayashi
02. STORMIN' ------------------------ NORMAN BROWN
03. WORK TO DO --------------------- AVERAGE WHITE BAND
04. WHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE -- BOBBY CALDWELL
05. LOWDOWN£¨LIVE£©---------------- BOZ SCAGGS
06. SE.LE.NE. ------------------------ DIMENSION
07. WILD CARD ----------------------- THE RIPPINGTONS
08. LOVE ISLAND --------------------- DEODATO
09. AZURE ---------------------------  KIYOTSUGU AMANO
10. FREE ----------------------------- DENIECE WILLIAMS
11. WHOSE IS IT? --------------------- grooveline
12. ALWAYS THERE ------------------- SIDE EFFECT
13. BE MY LOVE (K-Drama OST ) ------  Kaori Kobayashi
14. KIRA-KIRA  ------------------------  Kaori Kobayashi

+Plus
Kaori Kobayashi - What's Going On (from FINE)
Clazziquai - Be My Love (Original mix-bonus track)

Joe Chambers & Yishiaki Masuo - New York Concerto (1981)

FLAC Tracks. Scans


1. Irina (Chambers) - 6:26
2. Two Hearts (Chambers) - 3:28
3. Like Sonny (Coltrane) - 4:40
4. Visions (Chambers) - 5:48
5. A Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Weisman-Garrett-Wayne) - 5:03
6. Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo) - 15:14
7. Dhabihu (Chambers) - 2:53
8. Autumn in New York (Duke) - 6:29

Joe Chambers, drums and vibraphone
Yishiaki Masuo, guitar
Sonny Fortune, alto sax and flute
Kenny Barron, piano
Eddie Gomez, bass
Ray Mantilla, pecussion

Aldo Romano - Inner Smile (2011)

Mp3, 320 kbps. scans


Aldo Romano - drums.
Enrico Rava - trumpet.
Baptiste Trotignon - piano.
Thomas Bramerie - double bass.

tracklist:
01. Positano 04:09 (Aldo Romano)
02. More 05:11 (Marcello Cirociolini / Nino Oliviero / Riziero Ortolani)
03. Kind Of Autumn04:09 (Aldo Romano / Baptiste Trotignon / Enrico Rava?Thomas Bramerie)
04. Anny's Lullaby 03:32 (Aldo Romano)
05. Il Piacere 03:38 (Aldo Romano)
06. Old Devil Moon 05:34 (E.Y Harburg - Burton Lane)
07. Inner Smile 04:01 (Aldo Romano)
08. My Funny Valentine 08:52 (Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers)
09. Where Is Aldo 02:06 (Baptiste Trotignon)
10. E Si Sogna 02:56 (Aldo Romano)
11. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 04:21 (Ned Washington - George Bassman)

Bix Beiderbecke - Jazz Masters

Mp3, vbr. Covers


Tracklist:

1. Jazz Me Blues
2. Somebody Stole My Gal
3. Ol' Man River (Showboat)
4. Wringin' And Twistin'
5. Clarinet Marmalade
6. Ostrich Walk
7. Mississippi Mud
8. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
9. Goose Pimples
10. Margie
11. Louisiana
12. Rhythm King
13. Three Blind Mice
14. Krazy Kat (Tone Poem In Slow Rhythm)
15. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
16. Thou Swell Bix Beiderbecke
17. Dusky Stevedore
18. The Japanese Sandman
19. Louise
20. Wa Da Da (Everybody's Doin' It Now)

Richard Wyands - Get Out Of Town

FLAC Tracks. Scans


Richard Wyands, piano
Peter Washington, bass
Kenny Washington, drums

Tracklisting:

1 Get Out of Town
2 Love Dance
3 Yardbird Suite
4 Angelica
5 I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
6 Serenata
7 Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
8 Mean What You Say
9 Why Did I Choose You
10 Jitterburg Waltz

Miroslav Vitous Group - Remembering Weather Report (2009)

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


1. Variations On W. Shorter
2. Variations On Lonely Woman
3. Semina (in 3 parts)
4. Surfing With Michel
5. When Dvorák Meets Miles
6. Blues Report


Personel

Miroslav Vitous: double-bass
Franco Ambrosetti: trumpet
Gary Campbell: tenor saxophone
Gerald Cleaver: drums
Michel Portal: bass clarinet

Eliane Elias - Light My Fire

FLAC Tracks. Scans.


Tracklist:

01. Rosa Morena (4:37)
02. Stay Cool (4:02)
03. Aquele Abraco (5:18)
04. Light My Fire (5:38)
05. Isto Aqui O Que E [Silver Sandal] (4:00)
06. My Cherie Amour (4:30)
07. Toda Menina Baiana (4:22)
08. Bananeira (3:27)
09. Made In Moonlight (5:12)
10. Turn To Me (Samba Maracatu) (3:39)
11. Take Five (5:12)
12. What About The Heart [Bate Bate] (4:46)

Natsuki Morikawa - & Jazz

Mp3, vbr.


Tracklist :

01. Lullaby of Birdland
02. All of me
03. It's a sin to tell a lie
04. Lover come back to me
05. Stardust
06. Love me or leave me
07. Antonio's song (The Rainbow)
08. Why don't you do right
09. A taste of honey
10. It's too late
11. Your Song

The Essential Tony Bennett

Mp3, 320 kbps.

DISC 1:

1. Because of You - (mono)

2. Cold, Cold Heart - (mono)

3. Blue Velvet - (mono)

4. Rags to Riches - (mono)

5. Stranger in Paradise - (mono)

6. Sing You Sinners - (mono)

7. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - (mono)

8. Just in Time - (mono)

9. It Amazes Me

10. Love Look Away

11. Firefly

12. Put on a Happy Face

13. The Best Is Yet to Come

14. Tender Is the Night

15. Once Upon a Time

16. I Left My Heart in San Francisco

17. I Wanna Be Around

18. For the Good Life

19. This Is All I Ask

20. When Joanna Loved Me

21. The Rules of the Road - (previously unreleased)

DISC 2:

1. Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)

2. If I Ruled the World - (from "Pickwick")

3. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)

4. The Shadow of Your Smile - (from "The Sandpiper")

5. Smile

6. The Very Thought of You

7. For Once in My Life

8. Yesterday I Heard the Rain

9. My Favorite Things

10. I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You

11. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?

12. When Do the Bells Ring For Me?

13. Night and Day

14. Last Night When We Were Young

15. Steppin' Out With My Baby

16. It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing - (live)

17. Mood Indigo

18. Keep the Faith, Baby - (with k.d lang)

Frank Sinatra - Sinatra - Best Of The Best (2011)

Mp3, 320 kbps.


Disc 1


1. I’ve Got The World On A String
2. My Funny Valentine
3. Young At Heart
4. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
5. Love And Marriage
6. You Make Me Feel So Young
7. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
8. The Lady Is A Tramp
9. Witchcraft
10. All The Way
11. Come Fly With Me
12. Angel Eyes
13. Nice ‘N’ Easy
14. Night And Day
15. The Way You Look Tonight
16. My Kind Of Town
17. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
18. It Was A Very Good Year
19. Strangers In The Night
20. Summer Wind
21. That’s Life
22. My Way
23. Theme From New York, New York


Disc 2 – IN CONCERT Live In Seattle (out-of-print)


1. Introduction/You Make Me Feel So Young
2. It Happened In Monterey
3. At Long Last Love
4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
5. Just One Of Those Things
6. A Foggy Day
7. The Lady Is A Tramp
8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
9. I Won't Dance
10. Sinatra Dialogue
11. When Your Lover Has Gone
12. Violets For Your Furs
13. My Funny Valentine
14. Glad To Be Unhappy
15. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
16. (Love Is) The Tender Trap
17. Hey! Jealous Lover
18. I've Got You Under My Skin
19. Oh! Look At Me Now

Disney Jazz Volume 1 Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (2011)

Mp3, 320 kbps.



01. Roy Hargrove – Ev’rybody Wants To Be A Cat – 05:02
02. Esperanza Spalding – Chim Chim Cher-ee – 03:51
03. Dave Brubeck – Some Day My Prince Will Come – 04:03
04. Regina Carter – Find Yourself – 05:16
05. Joshua Redman – You’ve Got A Friend In Me – 03:57
06. Dianne Reeves – He’s A Tramp – 04:53
07. Kurt Rosenwinkel – Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) – 5:40
08. The Bad Plus – Gaston – 04:28
09. Roberta Gambarini – Alice In Wonderland – 06:00 (with The Dave Brubeck Trio)
10. Alfredo Rodriguez – The Bare Necessities – 07:14
11. Nikki Yanofsky – It’s A Small World – 03:12
12. Gilad Hekselman – Belle – 06:24
13. Mark Rapp – Circle Of Life – 05:19

Diana Krall - Christmas Songs

FLAC Tracks. Scans


01. Jingle Bells (3:25)
02. Let It Snow (4:01)
03. The Christmas Song (4:24)
04. Winter Wonderland (3:15)
05. I?ll Be Home for Christmas (3:07)
06. Christmas Time Is Here (3:35)
07. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (2:53)
08. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (4:19)
09. White Christmas (4:32)
10. What Are You Doing New Year?s Eve (4:10)
11. Sleigh Ride (3:27)
12. Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep (3:41)

Ahmad Jamal - All of You (1961)

Mp3, 320 kbps.


1. Time on my Hands (6:08)
2. Angel Eyes (4:05)
3. You Go To My Head (10:47)
4. Star Eyes (5:47)
5. All of You (4:52)
6. You're Blase (3:22)
7. What is this thing called Love (6:03)

Eddie Higgins Quartet - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (2001)

FLAC Tracks. Scans


01. Melancholy Rhapsody - 5:32
02. It's A Lonesome Old Town - 7:29
03. You Don't Know What Love Is - 6:31
04. By Myself - 6:16
05. Smoke Gets In Yours Eyes - 7:26
06. Lullaby Of The Leaves - 6:25
07. When The Sun Comes Out - 5:29
08. Love Letters - 6:21
09. When You Wish Upon A Star - 4:55
10. All This And Heaven Too - 4:57
11. You're My Everything - 5:15

Eddie Higgins, piano
Scott Hamilton, tenor sax
Steve Gilmore, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums

Teddy Wilson - The Complete Verve Recordings Of The Teddy Wilson Trio

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans


Disc 1

01. The One I Love (Belongs To Someone Else)
02. Darn That Dream
03. Tea For Two
04. Lady Be Good
05. Emaline
06. Tenderly
07. Everything That Happens To Me
08. Liza
09. Nice Work If You Can Get It
10. Air Mail Special
11. Night And Day
12. Cheek To Cheek
13. East Of The Sun
14. Autumn In New York
15. Isn't It Romantic?
16. You Go To My Head
17. Unforgettable
18. Almost Like Being In Love
19. Lover
20. If Dreams Come True
21. Don't Be That Way
22. Stompin' At The Savoy
23. Love Is Here To Stay
24. Sweet And Lovely

Disc 2

01. Blues For The Oldest Profession
02. It Had To Be You
03. You Took Advantage Of Me
04. Three Little Words
05. If I Had You
06. Who's Sorry Now
07. The Birth Of The Blues
08. When Your Lover Has Gone
09. Moonlight On The Ganges
10. April In Paris
11. Hallelujah
12. Get Out Of Town
13. Stompin' At The Savoy
14. Say It Ain't So
15. All Of Me
16. Stars Fell On Alabama
17. I Got Rhythm
18. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
19. Sweet Georgia Brown
20. As Time Goes By
21. Smiles
22. When Your Lover Has Gone

Disc 3

01. Limehouse Blues
02. Blues For Daryl
03. You're Driving Me Crazy
04. I Want To Be Happy
05. Ain't Misbeshavin'
06. Honeysuckle Rose
07. Fine And Dandy
08. Sweet Lorraine
09. I Found A New Baby
10. It's The Talk Of The Town
11. Laura
12. Undecided
13. Time On My Hands
14. Who Cares?
15. Love Is Here To Stay
16. When You're Smiling
17. Imagination
18. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
19. I've Got The World On A String
20. Whispering

Disc 4

01. Poor Butterfly
02. Rosetta
03. Basin Street Blues
04. How Deep Is The Ocean
05. Just One Of Those Things
06. Have You Met Miss Jones
07. It Don't Mean A Thing
08. Avalon
09. The Little Things That Mean So Much
10. 'S Wonderful
11. Someone To Watch Over Me
12. Jeepers Creepers
13. If You Are But A Dream
14. Bye Bye Blues
15. Sunny Morning
16. Talking To The Moon
17. Dream House
18. Sometimes I'm Happy
19. That Old Feeling

Disc 5

01. Stompin' At The Savoy
02. Air Mail Special
03. Basin Street Blues
04. I Got Rhythm
05. Sweet Georgia Brown
06. Stompin' At The Savoy Stratford, Ontario Jazz Festival)
07. Tea For Two
08. Medley - Body And Soul - Sweet Lorraine - I've Got The World On A String
09. Runnin' Wild
10. How High The Moon
11. Air Mail Special (Stratford, Ontario Jazz Festival)



Mitchell ParishComposer
Vincent RoseComposer
John SchoenbergerComposer
Arvell ShawBass
John SimmonsBass
Francis WolffPhotography
Scott WenzelProduction Assistant
Al LucasBass
Chauncey GrayComposer
Richard MantelDesign, Design Direction
Arthur GibbsComposer
Bert LownComposer
Teddy Wilson TrioPerformer
Chris HerlesTape Transfer
Duncan P. SchiedtPhotography
Paul J. HoefflerPhotography
Bob ParentPhotography
Duncan StanburyMastering
Charlie LourieExecutive Producer
Kay SwiftComposer
Tom AdairComposer
Brooks BowmanComposer
Clifford GreyComposer
Morgan LewisComposer
Larry ShayComposer
Leo WoodComposer
Arvell HintonBass
Frederick HammComposer
Joe GreyComposer
Vincent YoumansComposer
Gene RameyBass
Malcolm AddeyMastering
David BennettComposer
Denzil BestDrums
Norman GranzProducer, Original Session Producer
Roy BurnessDrums
Irving CaesarComposer
Richard H. CoburnComposer
Michael CuscunaProducer, Liner Notes
Sticks EvansDrums
Mark FisherComposer
Joe GoodwinComposer
Nancy HamiltonComposer
J.C. HeardDrums
Milt HintonBass
Benny GoodmanComposer
Jo JonesDrums
Gerry MulliganSax (Baritone)
Specs PowellDrums
Buddy RichDrums
Loren SchoenbergLiner Notes
Teddy WilsonPiano
Aaron BellBass
Bert DahlanderDrums
Matt DennisComposer
Irving MillsComposer
Edgar SampsonComposer