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Wes Montgomery - Groove Yard (1961) MP3 ~ 320kbps ~ Cover ~ RS.com ~ 98mb ~ 5% File Recovery Genre: Jazz / hard bop, soul-jazz, post-bop Wes Montgomery was reunited with his brothers Monk and Buddy on this 1961 Riverside session, which also features drummer Bobby Thomas. The guitarist and his brothers are in great form throughout the session in spite of the less-than-ideal piano provided. According to producer Orrin Keepnews, Buddy Montgomery originally intended to split his time on the date between vibes and piano, but the failure of the motor on the former instrument caused him to spend most of his time at the keyboard. The highlight of the evening in the studio is a foot-tapping version of Carl Perkins' "Groove Yard," followed closely by a wild ride through Harold Land's "Delirium." The leader contributed the soulful hard bop work "Doujie." The pianist wrote the driving "Just for Now" and the easygoing blues "Back to Bock."
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Red Garland - Red In Blues-Ville (1959) MP3 ~ 320kbps ~ Covers ~ RS.com ~ 104mb ~ 5% File Recovery Genre: Jazz / mainstream, hard bop ~ Recording Date: April 17, 1959 Time: 41:49 ~ Label: Prestige/OJC Pianist Red Garland and his trio (with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Art Taylor) explore six veteran blues-based compositions ranging from Nellie Lutcher's "He's a Real Gone Guy" and "St. Louis Blues" to "Your Red Wagon" and Count Basie's "M Squad Theme." Throughout, Garland modernizes each of the selections with his distinctive chord voicings and he makes the songs sound fresh and new. A solid effort from this very consistent pianist who will always be best remembered for his playing with the classic Miles Davis Quintet.
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Miles Davis Quintet - At Peacock Alley (1956) MP3 ~ 320kbps ~ Covers & Scans ~ RS.com ~ 150mb ~ 5% File Recovery Genre: Jazz / bebop, hard bop Peacock Alley 1956 is a CD reissue of the original AM radio broadcast. Never heard of it? That’s due to ambiguous legal concerns. Miles signed exclusive contracts, making widespread marketing of such “bootlegs” impossible. Bottom line: few such treasures exist, here's your chance to own one. These rough live recordings document Miles' amazing first quintet (Red Garland, John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones, and Paul Chambers) on a formative tour. This new band hadn’t even recorded most of these songs yet (“Ah-leu-cha” and “All of You” would soon appear on the breakthrough Round About Midnight). Hear for yourself which elements remained and which were open to interpretation. Miles and his merry men were always on, and they never sounded the same twice. Though Peacock Alley 1956 could stand a quality re-mastering, it’s nonetheless a must-have for any Miles Davis (or John Coltrane, for that matter) completist.
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Miles Davis - Blue Haze (1954) MP3 ~ 320kbps ~ Covers & Scans ~ RS.com ~ 76mb Genre: Jazz / bop, hard bop, cool This CD reissue features trumpeter Miles Davis with three different pickup recording groups that are full of fellow all-stars. "Tune-Up," "Miles Ahead," "When Lights Are Low" (which uses slightly different chord changes than its composer Benny Carter originally intended), and "Smooch" find Davis joined by pianist John Lewis (Charles Mingus plays piano on "Smooch"), bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Max Roach. With pianist Horace Silver, bassist Heath, and drummer Art Blakey offering solid accompaniment, Davis introduces "Four" and performs "Old Devil Moon" and "Blue Haze." Finally, with altoist Dave Schildkraut, Silver, Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke, Miles jams through "I'll Remember April." Although not as essential as the trumpeter's classic Quintet records of 1955-1956, several of the performances (most notably "Tune-Up" and "Four") are quite memorable, and the straight-ahead playing is of consistently high quality. [b]
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