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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - Swipe Right For Vintage (2015)

August 5, 2015, 12:59 am
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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - Swipe Right For Vintage (2015)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 45:11 min | 106 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Swing | Label: Multidigital

Bradlee was born in Long Island, New York, where he first fell in love with jazz at the age of 12 after hearing George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" for the first time. Bradlee became a successful performer, working in the New York jazz scene. Bradlee also served as music director for an interactive, off-Broadway theater experience called Sleep No More.
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Various Artists - Cafe Del Mar: Jazz 3 (2015)

August 5, 2015, 3:17 am
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V. A. - Cafe Del Mar: Jazz 3 (2015)
Label: Cafe del Mar Music | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 62:31 min | 145 mb
Downtempo, Lounge, Chillout, Nu Jazz

Cafe Del Mar: Jazz 3 maintains the reputation the Cafe Del Mar series has as a leader in chilled out, late evening, cocktails at sunset-type music. Here we have a jazzy twist on the theme. The vibe stays generally mellow but still throws in plenty of beat and percussion along with some gentle funk here and there, an occasional 50's feel, Enigma-type whisperings and quirky voiceovers - in other words plenty of variation and mood without straying too far from the dreamy feel-good laidback vibe Cafe del Mar is known.
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VA - Goin' Home: A Tribute To Duke Ellington (2001)

August 5, 2015, 3:43 am
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VA - Goin' Home: A Tribute To Duke Ellington (2001)
Jazz, Vocal Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | Scans | 61 min | 152 MB
Label: Lightyear | Rel: 2001

At its best, Goin' Home...Duke Ellington is an amazing, pitch-perfect tribute, with an all-star cast offering explosive big-band efforts and shiver-inducing vocal interpretations. However, this somewhat lengthy album (with proceeds benefiting the Duke Ellington Foundation) also includes a number of interesting experiments, some of which succeed with eloquent insight, and others of which merely puzzle. The high-points here are extremely high, with a riotous big-band tribute "Goin' Home" leading the way in classic Duke style: big swinging horns, train noises and incomparable vocalese from Jon Hendricks, Al Jarreau and Take 6. An "Ellington Medley" likewise brings a dream trio of interpreters together: Jonathan Butler lends a beautiful yearning to a softly gliding "Day Dream," Dianne Reeves gives a heart-rending read to "I Didn't Know About You" and Jeffrey Osborne embraces a lightly Brazil-beat take on "Prelude to a Kiss."
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Sidsel Storm - Sidsel Storm (2008)

August 5, 2015, 3:55 am
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Sidsel Storm - Sidsel Storm (2008)
Vocal Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 55 min | 131 MB
Label: Calibrated | Rel: 2008

Here we have a CD debut with a singer who definitely will attract attention! In the series of fabulous young Danish jazz singer who Sinne Eeg and Malene Mortensen ends Sidsel Storm to the group can and will himself! The CD offers that-for a whole seven original compositions, including 4 from Sidsel's own, which is finest way to further develop the genre so as to not only dwelt millennium American songbook. The musicians on the record constitutes nothing less than an impressive team of up and coming Scandinavian talents consisting of Jacob Karlzon (piano), Jesper Thorn (bass / cello), Gunnar Halle (trumpet) Alexander Kraglund (violin) and otherwise.
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Jeff Beck - Emotion & Commotion (2010)

August 5, 2015, 5:39 am
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Jeff Beck - Emotion & Commotion (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 252 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 101 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans ~ 256 Mb | Time: 00:40:24
Genre: Instrumental Rock, Guitar Virtuoso, Fusion | Label: ATCO/Deuce Music | # R2 523695

“Emotion & Commotion is the tenth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in April 2010 on ATCO Records. In addition to featuring vocal performances by Joss Stone, Imelda May, and Olivia Safe, the album showcases a 64-piece orchestra on several tracks, and includes covers of well-known songs such as "Over the Rainbow", "Corpus Christi Carol", "Lilac Wine", and other rock and classical works.”
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Keith Jarrett - Backhand (1974) {2013 Japan Jazz The Best Series 24-bit Remaster}

August 5, 2015, 7:37 am
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Keith Jarrett - Backhand (1974) {2013 Japan Jazz The Best Series 24-bit Remaster}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 258 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 95 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 152 Mb | 5% repair rar | 24-bit remaster
© 2013 Impulse! / Verve / Universal Japan | UCCU-9987
Jazz / Post Bop / Modern Creative / Piano

“Prime Keith Jarrett on Impulse Records – and a still-wonderful session that features work by Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian! The sound here is a bit more focused than on some of Jarrett's earlier Impulse sides – but still has that rich and organic sound overall – blending instruments from all players with a sound that's spontaneous and flowing. Jarrett himself plays a bit of percussion and wood flute – and Redman also plays maracas and musette! Tracks are long, and include "Kuum", "Inflight", "Vapallia", and "Backhand".”
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Gino Vannelli - Inconsolable Man (1990) {Romantique}

August 5, 2015, 8:57 am
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Gino Vannelli - Inconsolable Man (1990) {Romantique}
X Lossless Decoder | FLAC tracks | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 600dpi | 445MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 125MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz-Pop, Fusion

“The stories that Gino tells in this work, his 14th album, seem to be clearly reflective of life experiences of an "inconsolable". Gino looks deeply into the mirror at his own reflection, and that of the culture he lives in, critically relfects on what he sees, and lyrically and musically expresses his insights.”
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Melody Gardot - Currency Of Man (2015)

August 5, 2015, 9:32 am
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Melody Gardot - Currency Of Man (2015)
XLD Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 293 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 122 Mb
Scans Included (JPG, 300 dpi) | RAR 5% Recovery
R&B, Jazz | Decca #4724682

“The highly-anticipated ‘Currency of Man’ is an intensely creative milestone, transcending musical distinctions of jazz, blues and R&B, to offer a stirring social and musical statement. On the new album, Melody joins forces again with Grammy Award-winning producer Larry Klein. This striking musical partnership saw their last collaboration, 2009’s ‘My One and Only Thrill’, sell over 1.5 million copies, and produce songs that have become modern classics...”
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Sonny Stitt - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2015)

August 5, 2015, 9:57 am
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Sonny Stitt - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2015)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 78:00 min | 182 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Nagel Heyer Records

Charlie Parker has had many admirers and his influence can be detected in numerous styles, but few have been as avid a disciple as Sonny Stitt. There was almost note-for-note imitation in several early Stitt solos, and the closeness remained until Stitt began de-emphasizing the alto in favor of the tenor, on which he artfully combined the influences of Parker and Lester Young.
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Charlie Mingus - Statement (1969) {2014 Japan Studio Songs Remaster YZSO Series}

August 5, 2015, 7:31 pm
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Charlie Mingus - Statement (1969) {2014 Japan Studio Songs Remaster YZSO Series}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 124 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 95 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 144 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2014 Studio Songs Japan | YZSO-10046 | Mono
Jazz / Post Bop / Bass

“Bassist Charles Mingus was largely inactive in music during 1966-69. This CD finds Mingus leading a new sextet comprised of veteran alumni (altoist Charles McPherson, pianist Jaki Byard and drummer Dannie Richmond) and two newcomers (trumpeter Eddie Preston and Bobby Jones on tenor). The music, two new songs ("The Man Who Never Sleeps" and "O.P.") and a remake of "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress," is enjoyable although not particularly innovative; it does have some exciting moments.”
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Peggy Lee & June Christy - The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions 1945-49 (1998) [5CD Box Set] {Mosaic MD5-184)

August 5, 2015, 10:18 pm
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Peggy Lee & June Christy - The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions 1945-49 (1998) [5CD Box Set] {Mosaic MD5-184)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 760 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 648 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 51 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1998 Mosaic Records / Capitol / EMI | MD5-184
Jazz / Vocal Jazz / Swing / Straight-ahead Jazz / Mainstream Jazz

“Mosaic, the Rolls-Royce of record companies, has produced another of its limited-edition gems (5,000 copies and no more). This five-CD boxed set highlights the early work of two of the more famous vocal graduates of the swing era -- Peggy Lee and June Christy. Recently signed by Capitol, they were the company's attempt to break into the transcription business. Transcriptions were records provided to radio stations to fill a constant need for music that regular commercial releases were unable to meet. Most of the songs on this album, cuts from 1945 through 1949, were never before or since recorded by Lee and Christy, so they are a nice addition to their respective discographies.”
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Bill Evans Trio - Sunday At The Village Vanguard (1961) {2008 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #23)

August 6, 2015, 3:44 am
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Bill Evans Trio - Sunday At The Village Vanguard (1961) {2008 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #23)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 461 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 164 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 299 Mb | 5% repair rar | 24-bit remastering
© 2008 Concord / Riverside | 0888072305090
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano

“Conventional wisdom, which in this case may be right, holds that Bill Evans' storied career peaked on June 25, 1961, a date that yielded two live records, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby, the final two documents of Evans' first, and best, trio, with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. In the two years he'd been playing with Evans, LaFaro had opened up new possibilities for the jazz bass, playing with a harmonically oblique, melodically flexible style that was, at the time, unprecedented. Ten days after this record was made he died, just 25 years old.”
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Yellowjackets - Dreamland (1995) {Warner} [Re-Up]

October 20, 2010, 9:53 am
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Yellowjackets - Dreamland (1995) {Warner}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 349MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 156MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion

“Perhaps the finest recording of this quartet's illustrious career, Dreamland captures the Yellowjackets at the peak of their compositional and performing craft. This band has moved far beyond its peers with this release. The music here is simply intoxicating, full of gorgeous melodies, deceptively intricate changes, subtle rhythmic and harmonic nuances, and flawless playing.”
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Ramsey Lewis - Don't It Feel Good (1975) {Wounded Bird} [Re-Up]

May 27, 2011, 1:51 am
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Ramsey Lewis - Don't It Feel Good (1975) {Wounded Bird Records}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 600dpi | 257MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 93MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz Funk, Smooth Jazz

“Lewis' influential 1974 effort Sun Goddess set the standard for the soulful and commercial music that was to define his subsequent CBS work. This 1975 effort is the follow-up and features a charismatic, strong band featuring drummer Morris Jennings, bassist Tiaz Palmer, and album co-producer Charles Stephney on ARP and Moog. Unlike other pianists who switched to electric and synthesizer keyboards, Lewis sounds like he had fun, quickly attained another signature sound, and was so adept that he was often beyond censure.”
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Big Charlie Thomas & VA - Big Charlie Thomas 1925-1927 (1996)

August 6, 2015, 5:39 am
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Big Charlie Thomas & VA - Big Charlie Thomas 1925-1927 (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 324 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 181 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans included
Genre: Early Jazz, Dixieland | Label: Timeless Records B.V. | # CBC 1-030 Jazz | Time: 01:13:08

“Big Charlie Thomas was one of many cornetists who recorded as sideman and accompanist during the 1920s, and have since drifted to the margins of jazz history. Like Ed Allen, he worked in groups that often had something or other to do with pianist and music publisher Clarence Williams. If Thomas' brief recording career is mapped out in discographical relief, the details are sketchy but fascinating. During the years 1925-1926 he is believed to have recorded with vocalists Rosa Henderson, Bessie Brown, Sara Martin, Mandy Lee, and Clarence Williams' wife Eva Taylor. In addition to various backing units, he blew his horn with the Dixie Washboard Band, the OKeh Melody Stars, Thomas Morris & His Seven Hot Babies, Buddy Christian's Jazz Rippers, and of course Clarence Williams' Blue Five. His involvement with this last ensemble places Thomas in the same circle as Morris, Sidney Bechet, and Louis Armstrong. So elusive are the recordings of Big Charlie Thomas that were it not for an album of rarities assembled and released during the '90s by the Timeless label, it would be difficult to access his legacy at all.”
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Juanita Williams - Introducing Juanita Williams (1994)

August 6, 2015, 5:59 am
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Juanita Williams - Introducing Juanita Williams (1994)
Blues, Contemporary Blues, Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | Covers | 44 min | 106 MB
Label: Big Mo Records | Rel: 1994

The comparisons to Aretha Franklin are inevitable, but Juanita Williams' voice and passion are her own. Her debut, Introducing Juanita Williams, features a wide-ranging sample of modern and classic blues tunes, everything from Ike and Tina Turner's "Crazy About You Baby" to Freddie King's "That Will Never Do" and Bobby Bland's "Two Steps from the Blues." Anybody who has doubts about the future of women blues vocalists should pick up Williams' impressive debut.
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Jon Hassell - Magic Realism, Vol. 2: Maarifa Street (2005)

August 6, 2015, 7:11 am
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Jon Hassell - Magic Realism, Vol. 2: Maarifa Street (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 364 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 185 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans included
Genre: Future Jazz, Experimental, Ethnic Fusion | Label: NYEN | # nyen 2201 | Time: 01:01:57

“This is a unique blend of free jazz and electronica. Beginning with three live concerts, each recorded in four instrumental layers, some performances (notably the trumpet) were left intact, other layers were either re-performed or invented anew. Some layers migrated from one performance to another. Other completely new layers were made by canibalizing parts from previous works and reshaping them. This collection is an interesting blend of live concert recordings and studio mixes which makes for a haunting and ethereal soundscape.”
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Gil Scott-Heron - Live At The Town & Country 1988 (2008) [2CD] {Acadia-Evangeline}

August 6, 2015, 8:05 am
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Gil Scott-Heron - Live At The Town & Country 1988 (2008) [2CD] {Acadia-Evangeline}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 578 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 267 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 167 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2008 Acadia / Evangeline Records / One Media | ACAD 8198
Jazz / Neo Soul / Spoken Word / Spiritual Jazz / Jazz Funk / Poetry

“A previously unreleased live set recorded at London’s legendary Town and Country club and available for the first time on this two CD set. By the late 80s years of substance abuse had left Gil Scott-Heron rotten-toothed and out of it a lot of the time. In 1987 he missed a gig at London's Town & Country Club completely, turning up long after the venue had shut. The T&CC stuck with him though, booking him again in 1988 and hoping for the best. By then he'd gained a new manager, Freddie Cousaert, who had been responsible for turning the career of Marvin Gaye round in the early 80s, getting him off cocaine and back into the studio.”
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Miles Davis - Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (1956) {2006 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}

August 6, 2015, 9:07 pm
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Miles Davis - Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (1956) {2006 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 238 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 88 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 160 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2006 Concord / Prestige | 002518810425 | Prestige RVG Remasters Series | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Trumpet

“"I was the engineer on the recording sessions and I also made the masters for the original LP issues of these albums. Since the advent of the CD, other people have been making the masters. Mastering is the final step in the process of creating the sound of the finished product. Now, thanks to the folks at the Concord Music Group who have given me the opportunity to remaster these albums, I can present my versions of the music on CD using modern technology. I remember the sessions well, I remember how the musicians wanted to sound, and I remember their reactions to the playbacks. Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger.” —Rudy Van Gelder”
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Judy Garland - Over The Rainbow (2005) 4 CD Set [Quadromania Series]

August 7, 2015, 12:38 am
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Judy Garland - Over The Rainbow (2005) 4 CD Set [Quadromania Series]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 921 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 538 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans included
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Show/Musical | Label: Membran | # 222430-444 | Time: 03:38:04

“This is an essential package! Whoever put this together obviously knew what they were doing, and all is placed in chronological order. Discs 1-3 are a terrific compilation of material from the MGM years, consisting of commercial recordings of soundtrack materal. If no recording was commercially released, the original soundtrack is used-great for such numbers as "Hoe Down" with Mickey Rooney! But the last disc makes this package essential-here is a pristine soundboard recording of Judy's final performance at the Palace Theater, MYC-2/24/52! She was concluding a 19-week engagement, and the atmosphere is electric. Fantastic stuff!”
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