MP3@320 - 139 MB

Long considered one of the finest singers in the jazz world, Cassandra Wilson's new album is a tour de force of emotion, technique, interpretation and style as she brings her considerable powers to this collection of classic songs. Once again she has gathered a band of shining talent, featuring the brilliant Jason Moran on Piano with guitarist Marvin Sewell and Lonnie Plaxico on bass - a band that is so good together that Cassandra was happy to sit in the producer's chair and let the songs speak for themselves. Featuring incredible interpretations of the classics like Black Orpheus, Caravan, and The Very Thought of You, Cassandra is one of the few singers that can genuinely re-invent a song that we all think we know, such as Wouldn't It Be Loverly and turn it breathe new emotional life into it.

01. Lover Come Back to Me
02. Black Orpheus
03. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly
04. Gone with the Wind
05. Caravan
06. Till There Was You
07. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
08. Arere
09. St. James Infirmary
10. Dust My Broom
11. The Very Thought of You
12. A Sleepin’ Bee

MP3@128 - 40 MB

Respected and honored by her peers, cabaret singer Mabel Mercer was one of the strongest song interpreters in traditional pop, a large influence on singers including Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, as well as a ready rediscoverer of once-forgotten nuggets like "Fly Me to the Moon." Born in Birmingam, England, Mercer was the child of American jazz singer Warren Mercer, Sr. (who died before Mabel's birth) and British music-hall actress Gertrude Doak. Though she was classically trained in voice, her professional debut came as a dancer, while she was still in her teens. Mercer was back to vocals by the '20s, and during the decade she appeared in clubs throughout Europe as well as the Middle East. By the end of the Roaring Twenties, she had settled in Paris and gained fame on the city's cabaret scene, populated and made famous by American expatriates from Cole Porter to Ernest Hemingway.

Mabel Mercer made her New York debut in 1938, and soon began a club residency that eventually lasted twenty years. Her notable influence on Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, and Nat King Cole gained her additional fans; after signing to Atlantic in the early '50s, Mercer recorded several LPs during the decade. During the '60s, she recorded two live LPs with Bobby Short. The following decade saw her appearing at Carnegie Hall and on her own British television special. Despite a brief retirement, she returned in the early '80s and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

- John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks
01 - Merely Marvelous
02 - Let's Begin
03 - All In Fun
04 - The Fifth Of July
05 - Don't Dream Of Anybody But Me
06 - Round House Nellie
07 - Sell Me
08 - Love Wise
09 - Nobody Else But Me
10 - You're Nearer
11 - I Walk A Little Faster
12 - You Fascinate Me So

Personnel
Mabel Mercer - Vocals
Jimmy Lyon - Piano
Jimmy Raney - Guitar
Joe Puma - Guitar
Beverly Peer - Bass
Tim Kennedy - Drums

MP3@320 - 87 MB

This is the second album by keyboard wizard Jeff Lorber, released in 1978 on Inner City Records and featuring special guest artists Joe Farrell on saxophone and Chick Corea on keyboards, along with his band consisting of Terry Layne, Lester McFarland, Dennis Bradford and Ron Young.

1. Samba, The
2. Katherine
3. Black Ice
4. Curtains
5. Proteus
6. Soft Space
7. Swing Funk

The Jeff Lorber Fusion: Terry Layne (flute, saxophone)
Jeff Lorber (keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer)
Lester McFarland (bass guitar)
Dennis Bradford (drums)
Ron Young (congas, percussion).

Additional personnel
Joe Farrell (saxophone)
Chick Corea (mini-Moog synthesizer).

MP3@256 - 59,6 MB

This album is a monster and one of my all-time favorites of the whole CTI catalog. Released in 1973, saxophonist Joe Farrell teams up with Herbie Hancock, Steve Gadd, Herb Bushler, Joe Beck and Don Alias to deliver a superlative slice of funky jazz giving all players ample room to stretch out.

1. Penny Arcade
2. Too High
3. Hurricane Jane
4. Cloud Cream
5. Geo Blue

FLAC - 235 MB

Joe Farrell's Moon Germs was recorded in a single session in 1972, and was the third of six albums Farrell cut for CTI. Farrell had already played with Chick Corea's original Return To Forever group, contributing to the first two albums by what became one of fusion's seminal groups. Interestingly, Farrell plays no tenor at all on this album, opting instead for soprano sax on three tracks and flute on the remaining one.

Farrell is backed by an incredible rhythm section on Moon Germs. Herbie Hancock plays electric piano, an instrument he had already mastered from playing it on Miles Davis' early electric work including Filles de Kilimanjaro and Bitches Brew. A 21-year old Stanley Clarke mans the bass chair. Clarke was something of a bass phenom and was also working with Return To Forever. CTI house drummer Jack DeJohnette completes the quartet, providing kicking bop and post-bop drumming that drives the sometimes-modal explorations forward.

"Moon Germs" is a swinging post-bop workout that features Farrell's Coltranish soprano work. Like the best of Coltrane's modal workouts it has plenty of rhythmic drive and inventiveness to keep the listener interested. "Great Gorge" is a funky fusion workout that wouldn't have sounded out of place on Miles' Filles de Kilimanjaro or Miles in the Sky. Farrell and Hancock are both playing at the top of their game here, providing interesting solos that develop fully even while maintaining a sense of playfulness. The Chick Corea composition "Time's Lie" is given a reading that ventures into Latin jazz territory, with DeJohnette providing propulsive commentary. "Bass Folk Song" is a Stanley Clarke composed samba that highlights the bassist and gives Farrell a chance to demonstrate his flute chops. Overall, Moon Germs is one of Joe Farrell's best recordings, providing a chance to hear him stretch out on soprano and flute with a first-rate rhythm section.

Personnel includes:
Joe Farrell (soprano saxophone, flute)
Herbie Hancock (Electric Piano)
Stanley Clarke (Bass)
Hubert Laws (flute)
Walter Kane, Jane Taylor, Wally Kane (bassoon)
Ron Carter (cello, bass)
David Friedman (vibraphone, percussion)
Bob James (piano, electric piano, harpsichord)
Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf (guitar)
Jack DeJohnette (drums)
Airto Moreira (percussion)
Producer: Creed Taylor. Reissue producer: Jerry Rappaport. Recorded on November 21, 1972. Originally released on CTI Records.

Track List:
1. Great Gorge
2. Moon Germs
3. Times Lie
4. Bass Folk Song

MP3@256 - 77,5 MB

El tercer disco de Carla Bruni “Comme si de rien n’était”, producido por Dominique Blanc-Francard, incluye 14 canciones, 11 de ellas escritas y compuestas por Carla Bruni.
“La possibilité d’une île” (basada en textos de un poema de Michel Houelebecq) y “Déranger les pierres” (con música de Julien Clerq y letra de Carla), completan el programa, junto a una adaptacion de una canción interpretada anteriormente por Bob Dylan (en inglés, “You belong to me”) y una versión del clásico italiano “Il vecchio e il bambino”.
A petición de Carla Bruni, los beneficios generados en royalties por ventas de este disco irán destinados a la “Foundation de France” (Fundación de Francia).


Ma Jeunesse
La Possibilité D´une Île
L´amoureuse
Tu Es Ma Came
Salut Marin
Ta Tienne
Péché D´envie
You Belong To Me
Le Temps Perdu
Déranger Les Pierres
Je Suis Une Enfant
L´antilope
Notre Grand Amour Est Mort
Il Vecchio E Il Bambino[/center]

Keith Jarrett - Piano Solo Live Tokyo Metropolitan Fesival Hall 30/10/2002
Imagen : 512x288
Duracion 1 h 17 min
MP3@192
Tamaño. 388 MB

Keith Jarrett presenta este DVD grabado en el "Metropolitan Festival Hall de Tokio” perteneciente a su gira por Japón del 2002. Un excelente documento sonoro dirigido por el realizador Kaname Kawachi en donde Jarrett, interpreta una nueva visión de su aclamado disco "Radiance". Contiene además, más de una hora de repertorio inédito junto a tres versiones. El himno tradicional Irlandés “Danny Boy”, y dos estándar de jazz “Old Man River” y “Don’t Worry �?Bout Me”.

WMA@128 - 50 MB

La gran pianista Mary Lou Williams es una de las más completas intérpretes y compositoras de jazz, aunque siempre fue colocada en un poco justo segundo lugar. Aqui está acompañada por un trío al que se le suman, según los temas, trompetista o saxofonista. El disco es una excelente demostración del valor de esta artista, que cruzó del swing al be bop sin traumas y su silenciosa influencia sobre tantos otros jazzmen.

1 Avalon
2 Scratchin' in the gravel
3 Rock me
4 I made you love Paris
5 Nancy is in love with the Colonel
6 Swingin' for the guys
7 Club Français blues
8 Freight train blues
9 Memories of you
10 Leg'n Lou
11 Mary Lou blues
12 Between the Devil and the deep blue sea
13 There's a small hotel
14 En ce temps-là
15 Lover
16 Carioca
17 Nicole
18 Tire tire l´aiguille
19 Autumn in New York