Kenny Clarke - The Complete Albums Collection (4 CD, 2022) [FLAC]

 This four-disc set compiles much of Kenny Clarke’s finest work, including as it does all albums on which he performed as leader or co-leader. While only covering the period during which he performed under his own name, the collection serves as a fine starting point to the work of this maverick jazz pioneer and a delightful reminder of the great man’s most accomplished music.

Lester Young - In Washington D.C., 1956 Vol. 1 - 5 (5 CD, 1998/FLAC)

 On the 3rd. December 1956 Lester Young started a six night residency at Olivia Davis`s Patio Lounge in Washington DC, accompanied by the Bill Potts Trio. Fortunately, Potts recorded the proceedings, which were released in 1980 by Norman Grantz`s Pablo label. 

Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958/2013, FLAC-HD)

 Lady In Satin is Billie Holiday’s penultimate masterpiece. The 1958 gem is one of her finest achievements and a full display of her immortal vocal abilities. Joined by the Ray Ellis Orchestra, Holiday dazzles on tunes including “For Heaven's Sake,” “You Don't Know What Love Is” and “I'm A Fool To Want You.” The album is one of Holiday’s personal favorites and an emotional listen from start to finish. It is one of jazz’s bestselling albums and was inducted into the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame.

• Mel Davis - trumpet
• Ray Ellis - conductor, arranger
• Ray Ellis Orchestra
• Barry Galbraith - guitar
• Urbie Green - trombone
• Milt Hinton - bass
• J.J. Johnson - trombone
• Osie Johnson - drums
• Phil Kraus - Percussion
• Tommy Mitchell - trombone
• George Ockner - violin
• Dave Sawyer - cello
• Mal Waldron - piano
• Miriam Workman - soprano

1 I'm A Fool To Want You 3:25
2 For Heaven's Sake 3:28
3 You Don't Know What Love Is 3:51
4 I Get Along Without You Very Well 3:02
5 For All We Know 2:56
6 Violets For Your Furs 3:26
7 You've Changed 3:19
8 It's Easy To Remember 4:04
9 But Beautiful 4:31
10 Glad To Be Unhappy 4:09
11 I'll Be Around 3:25

Sun Ra - The Early Albums Collection 1957-1963 (4 CD, 2018/FLAC)

 

A true maverick in every sense of the word, Sun Ra remains one of the most influential, innovative and controversial figures in jazz. An exceptional composer, pianist and bandleader, Ra and his amorphous Arkestra embraced a vast array of styles from the entire jazz spectrum, from swing to bebop, free jazz to fusion and avant-garde to space music, while often adopting extravagant personas and costumes, and giving performances that pioneered the Afrofuturism movement. Never a great commercial success, Sun Ra boasts one of the largest discographies of any recording artist, having released over 100 LPs and numerous compositions. Of notable interest is the early part of Sun Ra s career, when his experimental nature was first developing. Sun Ra s career would remain as eclectic and exciting as ever it was throughout the rest of his life, as he continued to push boundaries and influence countless musicians within the world of jazz and beyond. He passed away on 30th May 1993 at the age of 79, but after death, his legacy lived on, as the Arkestra continued to operate in his honour, playing the great man s compositions to this very day. This collection brings together seven full albums, and many early singles, featuring more than five hours of music from the early part of his career as bandleader. Documenting the development of his music from 1955 to 1963, this set goes some way to unraveling the depths of this master musician and wholly unique individual s music.

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)