32 of the greatest jazz musicians who recorded on the Blue Note jazz label. Among the big names are Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
Fletcher Henderson - Chronogical Classics 1923 - 1938 [16 CD]
Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 – December 28, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was often known as "Smack" Henderson (apparently named due to his college baseball hitting skills).
Philip Catherine discography [1971-2015]
The Belgian guitarist Philip Catherine is a European jazz legend. The 1942 born Catherine started playing professionally when he was only 17 and toured with artists such as Lou Bennett, Dexter Gordon, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker (with whom he recorded 6 albums), Tom Harrell and many others. Charles Mingus gave him the nickname “Young Django”, and the South German Newspaper in Munich just recently wrote about him that he “plays things that cannot be heard by any other guitarist in the world today.” This is also a result of his impeccable time feel, which allows him to sound relaxed and loose even while playing the most breathtaking up-tempo passages. But it is not mainly his technique and dexterity that sets him apart; furthermore what made him so unique is his acoustic guitar sound, as well as an improvisational style, which is based not on other guitarists, but on some of the great horn players in jazz history.
1971. Philip Catherine - Stream
1974. Philip Catherine - September Man
1974. Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine - Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine & Friends
1975. Philip Catherine - Guitars
1976. Philip Catherine - Nairam
1977. Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine - Twin House
1978. Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine - Splendid
1979. Philip Catherine, Charlie Mariano, Jasper Van't Hof - Sleep My Love
1980. Philip Catherine - Babel
1983. Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, Chet Baker, Philip Catherine - Crystal Bells
1983. Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Philip Catherine - The Viking
1983. Philip Catherine, Christian Escoude, Didier Lockwood - Trio
1985. Chet Baker & Philip Catherine - There'll Never Be Another You
1986. Philip Catherine - Transparence
1988. Philip Catherine - Oscar
1988. Philip Catherine Trio - September Sky
1989. Philip Catherine & Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen - Spanish Nights
1990. Philip Catherine Trio - I Remember You
1991. Barney Wilen, Philip Catherine & Palle Danielson - Sanctuary
1991. Niels Pedersen & Philip Catherine - Art Of The Duo
1992. Philip Catherine Trio - Moods Vol. 1
1992. Philip Catherine Trio - Moods Vol. 2
1997. Philip Catherine Quartet - Live
1998. Philip Catherine - Guitar Groove
2000. Philip Catherine - Blue Prince
2002. Philip Catherine - Summer Night
2005. Philip Catherine, Bert Joris & Brussels Jazz orchestra - Meeting Colours
2007. Philip Catherine - Guitars Two
2010. Philip Catherine - Concert In Capbreton
2011. Philip Catherine - Plays Cole Porter
2012. Philip Catherine - Cote Jardin
2014. Philip Catherine & Martin Wind - New Folks
2015. Philip Catherine - The String Project - Live in Brussels
Oscar Peterson - Exclusively for my Friends Vol.1-6 (2006/FLAC)
Exclusively for My Friends is a series of originally six albums for the MPS label by Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. The album tracks were recorded live by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer for MPS on the occasion of private concerts with a small audience in his home studio. The albums have been collected in different box sets over the years.
Recording took place in six separate sessions between 1963 and 1968 in different trio settings as well as with Peterson playing solo. The recordings include performances with his most well-known trio consisting of double bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen and also teams him with bassist Sam Jones and drummers Louis Hayes or Bobby Durham. While around 60 tracks were recorded, only 37 were initially released in five trio albums and one solo album, the first in Peterson's career. The titles on each album were often selected from different recording sessions. Peterson was personally involved in selecting and editing the tapes. Due to contractual reasons, the albums were not released before 1968.
Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings (2 CD, 2001/FLAC)
Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings is a collection of every single recording that Freda Payne had made for Invictus Records, including single versions of her hits "You Brought the Joy" and "Deeper and Deeper" and an alternate version of her biggest hit "Band of Gold." Like its predecessor Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne, it was released by a British distributor and then released in the US as an import. Inside the album cover is an essay on Payne's life and career by Peter Doggett, along with a transcript from a phoned interview of Payne by David Nathan (done in October 2001).
CD 1:
01. Unhooked Generation 2:30
02. The Easiest Way To Fall 2:35
03. Band Of Gold 2:55
04. I Left Some Dreams Back There 3:17
05. Deeper And Deeper 3:01
06. Rock Me In The Cradle (Of Your Lovin' Arms) 3:04
07. Love On Borrowed Time 2:58
08. Through The Memories Of My Mind 2:39
09. This Girl Is A Woman Now 2:58
10. The World Don't Owe You A Thing 2:57
11. Now Is The Time To Say Goodbye 3:08
12. Happy Heart 2:49
13. Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It's Near To You) 3:55
14. I Shall Not Be Moved 2:44
15. I'm Not Getting Any Better 6:14
16. Suddenly It's Yesterday 4:57
17. You Brought The Joy 2:56
18. He's In My Life 3:47
19. You've Got To Love Somebody (Let It Be Me) 3:03
CD 2:
01. Instrumental Prelude 0:55
02. The Road We Didn't Take 4:18
03. Bring The Boys Home 3:30
04. Odds And Ends 3:45
05. Mama's Gone 3:26
06. How Can I Live Without My Love 2:56
07. Just A Woman 2:34
08. Come Back 2:51
09. You're The Only Bargain I've Got 3:42
10. We've Gotta Find A Way Back To Love 3:06
11. Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right 3:21
12. Rainy Days And Mondays 4:42
13. If You Go Away 6:33
14. Right Back Where We Started From 3:49
15. Mood For Love 3:07
16. Reaching Out 3:19
17. For No Reason 2:37
18. The Man Of My Dreams 4:14
19. Mother Misery's Favourite Child 5:08
20. You Brought The Joy 2:56
21. Band Of Gold (Alternative Version) 3:41
22. Deeper And Deeper (Single Version) 3:18
Duke Ellington - Original Album Series (5 CD, 2009/FLAC)
DISC 1 WILL BIG BANDS EVER COME BACK?
DISC 2 JAZZ VIOLIN SESSION
DISC 3 WALT DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS
DISC 4 ELLINGTON '65
DISC 5 ELLINGTON '66
Art Pepper - Unreleased Art, Vol.8: Live at the Winery September 6, 1976 (2013/FLAC)
Live At The Winery, September 6, 1976 is made up of six songs inner-dispersed with Pepper's grateful and sincere stage banter. The disc opens with possibly Pepper's most passionate reading of the Juan Tizol classic "Caravan." Written for the Duke Ellington orchestra, "Caravan" was composed with a Middle Eastern flavor in mind, but in the hands of Pepper and local pianist Smith Dobson, it is a samba bullet shot from a Latin jazz gun. Pepper gives a long introduction before steering into the familiar theme, fighting a guerrilla war for the next ten minutes of exhilarating performance.
Blue Note Works 1500 series Vol.1581-1590
Many great jazz musicians recorded for Blue Note, but the man responsible for the quality of label’s recordings – their high dynamic and tonal range and lifelike presence – was sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. It was his recording equipment, choice and placement of microphones, the work at the mixing desk, the selection and rejection of takes, and the active supervision of the whole recording process from monitoring the dials through to cutting of the master lacquer, that created the “Blue Note sound”.
Van Gelder always sought to be at the forefront of recording technology – the Scully lathe he used for cutting lacquer masters was the first to feature variable pitch/depth control to optimise groove-width and loudness. He deployed the newest Neumann/ Telefunken U-47 condenser microphone, which he had specially modified for use very close to instruments. His recordings were made on the latest Ampex tape recorders.
Blue Note made the switch to 12" LPs late in 1955. The Modern Jazz Series continued with the following 12" LPs. Many of these were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 81500 series), sometimes in electronically rechanneled stereo. In certain cases, the stereo versions of recordings from 1957 onwards only appeared many years later. Beginning in 1956 with BLP 1509, Reid Miles designed most of the Blue Note LP covers. The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 1500" series, 20-bit 88.2 kHz CDs); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-1501, etc.
BN.1581- Sonny Rollins- 1957- A Night at the Village Vanguard {RVG Remaster}
BN.1582- Clifford Jordan- 1957- Cliff Craft
BN.1583- Curtis Fuller- 1957- Curtis Fuller Vol.3
BN.1584- Louis Smith- 1957- Here Comes Louis Smith {RVG Remaster}
BN.1585- Jimmy Smith- 1957- Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise vol.1 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1586- Jimmy Smith- 1957- Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise vol.2 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1587- Bennie Green- 1958- Back On The Scene
BN.1588- Sonny Clark- 1958- Cool Struttin' {RVG Remaster}
BN.1589- Horace Silver- 1958- Further Explorations {RVG Remaster}
BN.1590- Lee Morgan- 1958- Candy {RVG Remaster}
BN.1582- Clifford Jordan- 1957- Cliff Craft
BN.1583- Curtis Fuller- 1957- Curtis Fuller Vol.3
BN.1584- Louis Smith- 1957- Here Comes Louis Smith {RVG Remaster}
BN.1585- Jimmy Smith- 1957- Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise vol.1 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1586- Jimmy Smith- 1957- Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise vol.2 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1587- Bennie Green- 1958- Back On The Scene
BN.1588- Sonny Clark- 1958- Cool Struttin' {RVG Remaster}
BN.1589- Horace Silver- 1958- Further Explorations {RVG Remaster}
BN.1590- Lee Morgan- 1958- Candy {RVG Remaster}
Yusef Lateef with Art Farmer - Autophysiopsychic (1997/2017/FLAC-HD)
In 1977, the genius Latif, who developed a unique musicality that transcended genres by fusing jazz, blues, R & B, world music, etc., and made full use of all lead instruments such as saxophone and flute, was at CTI. With a funky fusion touch sound arranged by David Matthews, saxophone, flute, shakuhachi, vocals, and Art Farmer's flugelhorn are also featured, a danceable but unique world view.
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City on October 19, 20 & 21, 1977
- Yusef Lateef - flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, shahnai, vocals
- Art Farmer - flugelhorn
- Clifford Carter - keyboards
- Eric Gale - electric guitar
- Gary King - electric bass
- Jim Madison - drums
- Sue Evans - percussion
- Frank Floyd, Babi Floyd, Milt Grayson, Norberto Jones - backing vocals
01 - Robot Man 06:39
02 - Look on the Right Side 05:10
03 - Yl 07:58
04 - Communication 09:23
05 - Sister Mamie 10:06
Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Chronogical Classics 1931-1937 (5 CD)
This fine big band was originally formed by drummer Willie Lynch as the Blue Rhythm Band in 1930 and as the Coconut Grove Orchestra, provided backup to Louis Armstrong on some records. In 1931, Irving Mills became their manager and the group was renamed the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. Lynch's departure later that year resulted in Baron Lee fronting the band until Lucky Millinder took over in 1934. The big band recorded frequently during 1931-1937 (all of the recordings have been reissued on five Classics CDs) and, although the orchestra never really caught on or developed its own personality, its recordings did document many fine performances. Among the sidemen were pianist Edgar Hayes, altoist Charlie Holmes, Joe Garland on tenor, drummer O'Neil Spencer, and by 1934, trumpeter Red Allen, trombonist J.C. Higginbotham, and clarinetist Benny Bailey. Later editions included altoist Tab Smith, pianist Billy Kyle, and trumpeters Charlie Shavers and Harry "Sweets" Edison. When the group broke up in 1938, Lucky Millinder formed his own big band.
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