Candy Dulfer discography 1990-2017 (FLAC)

Candy Dulfer (born 19 September 1969) is a Dutch jazz and pop saxophonist. She is the daughter of jazz saxophonist Hans Dulfer. She began playing at age six and founded her band Funky Stuff when she was fourteen. Her debut album Saxuality (1990) received a Grammy nomination. She has performed and recorded with Hans Dulfer, Prince, Dave Stewart, Van Morrison, Angie Stone, Maceo Parker and Rick Braun and has performed live with Alan Parsons (1995), Pink Floyd (1990), and Tower of Power (2014). 

1990. Candy Dulfer - SAXuality (Ariola 260.696, Germany)

1991. Candy Dulfer - SAXuality (Arista ARCD-8674, USA)

1993. Candy Dulfer - Sax-A-Go-Go (BMG-Ariola 74321 111812, Germany)

1993. Candy Dulfer - Sax-A-Go-Go (RCA-BMG 07863 66248-2, USA)

1995. Candy Dulfer - Big Girl (BMG-Ariola 74321 315132, EU)

1997. Candy Dulfer - For The Love Of You (BMG 74321 468622, EU)

1999. Candy Dulfer - Girls Night Out (BMG-Ariola 74321 686002, EU)

1999. Candy Dulfer - What Does It Take (N-Coded NC-4204-2, USA, Promo)

2001. Candy Dulfer - Live In Amsterdam (BMG 74321 826 082, EU)

2002. Hans & Candy Dulfer - Dulfer Dulfer (Eagle WK24345, USA)

2003. Candy Dulfer - Right In My Soul (Eagles EAGCD208, EU)

2005. Candy Dulfer - Live At Montreux (Eagle ER 20076-2, USA)

2007. Candy Dulfer - Candy Store (Heads Up HUCD3131, EU)

2009. Candy Dulfer - Funked Up & Chilled Out (Heads Up HUCD3152E, EU)

2011. Candy Dulfer - Crazy (Razor & Tie 7930183323-2, USA)

2017. Candy Dulfer - Together (CTM CTM2017333, EU)

Brian Lynch & Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra - Bolero Nights (for Billie Holiday) [2011/FLAC-HD]

As one of the more exuberant trumpeters in Latin jazz via his stint with Eddie Palmieri, Brian Lynch might surprise his fans with this seductive and sensual album directing his Afro-Cuban-oriented orchestra. With five horns and on occasional the legendary alto saxophonist Phil Woods, Lynch and his band weave some magical and lower-key threads, not so much dedicated to Billie Holiday's music as inspired by her romantic spirit. Split between some well-chosen standards and original compositions, the band struts and sways along on the famous "Delilah," Lynch's easy cha-cha "Afinique," and the beautiful "La Sitiera." Only during the midtempo montuno version of the Charles Mingus evergreen "Celia" or the 6/8 arrangement of Mal Waldron's "Fire Dance" does the band really simmer or even moderately cook. Pianist Zaccai Curtis (of the Curtis Brothers Quartet) and Woods via counterpoint are outstanding in spots, while Lynch himself takes it down a notch throughout, setting the tone, and generously adding a sensitive but regretful feeling to the great take of "I'm a Fool to Want You." From luminous mambos or in serene, pensive underpinnings, this group really hits the mark for subtle yet clearly delineated music that Lady Day surely would have shed a tear or two over, as might we all.

• Brian Lynch - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Phil Woods (#3,6,7), Ivan Renta - alto saxophone
• Alan Hoffman - tenor saxophone
• Marshall Gilkes - trombone
• Ron Blake - baritone saxophone
• Zaccai Curtis - piano
• Boris Kozlov - bass
• Little Johnny Rivero - conga, bongo, percussion
• Marvin Diz - timbales, drums

Recorded at The Clinton Studio "A", New York on November 8-10, 2008.

01. Afinque (Lynch) - 7:51
02. La Sitiera (Lopez) - 6:32
03. Celia (Mingus) - 9:25
04. Fire Waltz (Waldron) - 6:38
05. Delilah (Young) - 9:43
06. I'm a Fool to Want You (Sinatra-Herron-Wolf) - 6:53
07. You've Changed (Fischer) - 7:15 

Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous, Jack DeJohnette – To Be Continued (1981/FLAC)

 

Essentially a continuation of Rypdal Vitous DeJohnette, this album somewhat lacks the atmospheric keyboards of its predecessor. It is nonetheless quite compelling, particularly in DeJohnette's propulsive drumming on the title track, and his phantasmic piano and voice on "Uncomposed Appendix." This album also features one of Rypdal's best-loved works, the gorgeously stark and stately "Topplue, Votter & Skjerf" -- Norwegian for "Hat, gloves, and scarf," an idiomatic phrase implying the onset of their long and cold winter. 

•     Terje Rypdal — electric guitars, flute
•     Miroslav Vitous — acoustic bass, electric bass, piano
•     Jack DeJohnette — drums, voice

    All compositions by Terje Rypdal except as indicated

1.     "Maya" - 10:18
2.     "Mountain in the Clouds" (Miroslav Vitous) - 4:57
3.     "Morning Lake" (Vitous) - 7:28
4.     "To Be Continued" (Jack DeJohnette) - 9:12
5.     "This Morning" (DeJohnette, Vitous, Rypdal) - 5:24
6.     "Topplue, Votter & Skjerf" - 3:48
7.     "Uncomposed Appendix" - 1:52

        Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in January 1981

Miles Davis - Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 [20 CD, 2002]

 

The Complete Miles Davis Live at Montreux 1973-1991 compiles 20 CDs documenting every performance by the trumpeter at the famed Swiss jazz festival in its entirety. What's more, 19 of these volumes have never before been issued in any form.

 

The Brecker Brothers discography [1975-2020] (FLAC)

 In the '70s, brothers Michael and Randy Brecker co-led a band of New York session big shots that included, at various times, David Sanborn, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, and George Duke, among others. When they chose to, the Brecker Brothers Band could be one of the most intelligent and creative fusion outfits. Chief composer/trumpeter Randy's best tunes were structurally unpredictable, melodically intricate, and harmonically complex, inside/out bop heads played in an impossibly precise manner over a bed of funk rhythms. Unlike the bulk of jazz-funk, the Breckers -- on their first record, at least -- kept the pandering to a minimum. Though it had a certain commercial appeal, 1975's Back to Back was an artistic success as well. The Brothers' music was a smart combination of extended pop forms, top-notch jazz improvisation, and sophisticated compositional techniques. On later albums, the temptation to sell records apparently became too great to resist. Still, virtually every record had something of substance to recommend it. In the early '90s, RCA issued a pair of compilation CDs that combined the best of the band's purely instrumental, jazz-based work. By 1982, the brothers had ceased working together, but they did reunite occasionally for touring and the recording of two albums for GRP: Return of the Brecker Brothers in 1992 and Out of the Loop in 1994. 

1975 - The Brecker Brothers (2016)

1976 - Back To Back (2016)

1977 - Don't Stop The Music (2016)

1978 - Heavy Metal Be-Bop (2017)

1980 - Detente (2017)

1981 - Straphangin' (2017)

1991 - Score (1991)

1992 - Return Of The Brecker Brothers (2017)

1994 - Out Of The Loop (2017)

2015 - The Bottom Line Archive (2015)

2020 - Live And Unreleased

Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday at Newport (1958/2015) [FLAC-HD]

 Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday at Newport presents the naturally intriguing results when Verve paired two sets recorded two days apart (over the 4th of July weekend, 1957) by the two best female singers of the 20th century. 

Recorded: July 4-6, 1957, Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport

Personnel:

Tracks 01-07 (July 4, 1957)

• Ella Fitzgerald (vocals)
• Don Abney (piano)
• Wendell Marshall (double bass)
• Jo Jones (drums)

Tracks 08-13 (July 6, 1957)

• Billie Holiday (vocals)
• Mal Waldron (piano)
• Joe Benjamin (double bass)
• Jo Jones (drums)

01. This Can't Be Love ((1:45)

02. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (4:29)

03. Body And Soul (4:28)

04. April In Paris (4:02)

05. I've Got A Crush On You (2:30)

06. Airmail Special (4:35)

07. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (5:08)

08. Nice Work If You Can Get It (2:38)

09. Willow Weep For Me (3:08)

10. My Man (3:29)

11. Lover, Come Back To Me (2:05)

12. Lady Sings The Blues (2:59)

13. What A Little Moonlight Can Do (3:11)

Art Farmer, Benny Golson, The Jazztet - The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions [5 CD, 2004]

 

The Jazztet was one of the best small groups playing hard bop during the early '60s, jointly led by Art Farmer and Benny Golson. This boxed set not only includes all six albums that they recorded for Argo and Mercury, but also features three sessions apiece led separately by Farmer and Golson. Farmer was in the process of making a switch from trumpet to flügelhorn during this time frame, while Golson's solid tenor sax was overshadowed somewhat by his impressive contributions as a composer and arranger, a primary reason the group is remembered. Their first session alone featured three of Golson's most lasting compositions, "I Remember Clifford" (showcasing Farmer's heartfelt solo), the exciting hard bop anthem "Blues March," and the funky, sauntering "Killer Joe." The Jazztet struggled financially and had quite a turnover among its sidemen during its two years in existence.

 

The Alex Skolnick Trio discography [2002-2016]

 

The Alex Skolnick Trio is an American jazz music trio comprising the guitarist Alex Skolnick, Matt Zebroski on drums, and Nathan Peck on bass. Previously, John Davis played bass for the group. The Trio is known for its inventive jazz take on hard rock and heavy metal "standards". Alex Skolnick himself is a member of thrash metal band Testament. He is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time as well as one of the fastest guitarists in the world.

The Trio is known for performing songs written by bands of the Classic rock and Heavy metal variety - what they call "modern standards". They have covered portions of, or the entirety of the following songs, in concert or on record: Tom Sawyer, The Trooper, Highway Star, Practica lo que predicas (Testament's Practice What You Preach), Goodbye to Romance, Detroit Rock City, Still Loving You, Don't Talk to Strangers, Dream On, No One Like You (which appears twice on the UK version of their debut album, once as a studio recording, and as a bonus last track from a live show), War Pigs, Electric Eye, Money, Blackout, Fade to Black, and Pinball Wizard.

Since their first album, the Trio has shifted to a direction that includes more original material, as half the songs on their second album are original compositions, and only three are covers on their third album. Their fourth album, Veritas, contains only one cover song.

The Trio has covered 3 Scorpions songs to date, and bandleader Alex has called them "our Rodgers and Hammerstein".

Alex Skolnick Trio.2002-Goodbye To Romance (Standards For A New Generation)

Alex Skolnick Trio.2004-Transformation

Alex Skolnick Trio.2007-Last Day in Paradise

Alex Skolnick Trio.2011-Veritas

Alex Skolnick Trio.2016-Live Unbound

Alex Skolnick Trio.2018-Conundrum

Joe Henderson featuring Alice Coltrane - The Elements [1974/2017/FLAC]

 

The Elements is a Joe Henderson classic, part of a decade of spirituality and psych-jazz experimentation that saw the eminent saxophone player break free from post-bop instrumentation and repertoire. Playing through Fire, Air, Water and Earth, Henderson leads his all-star ensemble—which included Alice Coltrane, Charlie Haden and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler—in an open-ended setting of heat and mercurial invention.

This is one of the odder Joe Henderson recordings. The four lengthy selections not only feature the great tenor-saxophonist but the piano and harp of Alice Coltrane (during one of her rare appearances as a sideman), violinist Michael White, bassist Charlie Haden, percussionist Kenneth Nash and Baba Duru Oshun on tablas. The somewhat spiritual nature of the music (Henderson's compositions are titled "Fire," "Air," "Water" and "Earth") and the presence of Alice Coltrane makes these Eastern-flavored performances rather unique if not all that essential: an early example of world music in jazz.

• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute, piano
• Alice Coltrane - harp, piano, harmonium, tamboura
• Michael White - violin
• Charlie Haden - bass
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums (1, 4)
• Baba Daru Oshun - tabla, percussion
• Kenneth Nash - narrator (4), flute (3), congas, sakara drum, bells, gongs, percussion

Rec.: at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, October 15-17, 1973.

01. Fire (11:08)

02. Air (9:58)

03. Water (7:33)

04. Earth (13:14)

Billie Holiday - At Jazz At The Philharmonic (1954/2015/FLAC)

 

Billie Holiday's At Jazz At The Philharmonic was originally recorded live February 12th, 19454 and October 3rd, 1946 at the Shrine Auditorium in LA, California. The performance was part of the touring jazz series At Jazz At The Philharmonic installed by American jazz producer Norman Granz. The album features popular song titles "Body and Soul", "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" and "All of Me".

There is a noticible difference in vocal timbre in the Newport recordings-- thicker, darker and more bluesy. While not as techinically proficient as her earlier work, there is an appeal to this style as well-- since the sweet, sexy embellishments in 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' and the sustained notes in 'My Man' suggest new approaches to time and phrasing. Jazz At The Philharmonic is a memorable collection and, at moments, manages to capture Holiday at her finest."

• Billie Holiday - vocals
• Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
• George Auld - alto saxophone
• Buck Clayton, trumpet
• Trummy Young - trombone
• Ken Kersey - piano
• Tiny Grimes, Barney Kessel - guitar
• Al McKibbon, Charlie Drayton - bass
• JC Heard, Jack Mills - drums

Live At The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1945

01. Body And Soul (3:27)

02. Strange Fruit (2:55)

03. Trav'lin' Light (3:26)

04. He's Funny That Way (2:52)

Live At Carnegie Hall, 1946

05. The Man I Love (3:04)

06. Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? (2:20)

07. All Of Me (2:02)

08. Billie's Blues (3:33)