Bud Powell - The Complete Blue Note And Roost Recordings (4 CD, 1994/FLAC)

 The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings is a four-disc box set, released on October 4, 1994, containing the bulk of jazz pianist Bud Powell's recordings as leader for Blue Note Records, plus two early sessions for Roost Records.

Although pianist Bud Powell recorded some great albums elsewhere (most notably his first couple of sessions for Verve), on the whole his Blue Note records were his most significant and definitive. This four-CD set has all of the music from his five Blue Note albums, his two sessions for the Roost label, and all known alternate takes. Powell literally changed the way that the piano is played in jazz, and this magnificent set has more than its share of classics. In addition to the many trio performances, trombonist Curtis Fuller sits in on three numbers, there are a few solo cuts, and one date features Powell at the head of a quintet with trumpeter Fats Navarro and the young tenor Sonny Rollins. Although there are a few faltering moments in the later dates, this essential release (unlike the similar Verve reissue) is quite consistent. 

 

 

Blue Note Works 1500 series Vol.1591-1599

 

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label, owned by Universal Music Group and currently operates in conjunction with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. While the original company did not itself record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

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.1591- Lou Donaldson- 1958- Lou Takes Off {RVG Remaster}
BN.1592- Sonny Clark- 1957- Sonny Clark Quintet (not released)
BN.1593- Lou Donaldson- 1958- Blues Walk
BN.1594- Louis Smith- 1958- Smithville
BN.1595- Cannonball Adderley- 1958- Somethin' Else {RVG Remaster}
BN.1596- Kenny Burrell- 1958- Blue Lights, Vol.1
BN.1597- Kenny Burrell- 1958- Blue Lights, Vol.2
BN.1598- Bud Powell- 1958- Time Waits. The Amazing Bud Powell (vol.4) {RVG Remaster}
BN.1599- Bennie Green- 1958- Soul Stirrin'

Kenny Dorham discography [1953-1966]

 McKinley Howard (Kenny) Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did or public recognition. For this reason, writer Gary Giddins said that Dorham's name has become "virtually synonymous with underrated." He also composed the jazz standard "Blue Bossa," which first appeared on Joe Henderson's album Page One.

 

 

VA - The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best (4 CD, 1997/FLAC)

 

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.