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Anita O’Day – Anita Sings The Most (1957/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 34:23 minutes | 766 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Eudora Records
„Anita O’Day recorded many rewarding albums in the 1950s when her voice was at its strongest, and this collaboration with the Oscar Peterson Quartet (comprised of pianist Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer John Poole) may very well be her best. Not only is the backup swinging, giving a Jazz at the Philharmonic feel to some of the songs, but O’Day proves that she could keep up with Peterson. “Them There Eyes” is taken successfully at a ridiculously fast tempo, yet the singer displays a great deal of warmth on such ballads as “We’ll Be Together Again” and “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.” While Peterson and Ellis have some solos, O’Day is never overshadowed (which is saying a lot) and is clearly inspired by their presence. The very brief playing time (just 33 minutes) is unfortunate on this set, but the high quality definitely makes up for the lack of quantity. A gem.“ (Scott Yanow, AMG)
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André Previn – All Alone (1967/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:26 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Pop, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy
Prolific German jazz pianist André Previn may be best known as a conductor of symphony orchestras and as a film soundtrack composer, but he’s a well-established jazz pianist as well. Previn’s style is melodious and easygoing (influenced by piano masters Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson), but he can swing up a storm when he wants to. This a wonderful solo piano album from Andre Previn from 1967.
Just him. No one else. Beautiful music. You can’t ask for more than that. Andre at his solo best. If you like piano music then you must love Andre. He is one of the best. I wish someone would release this on cd though. It definitely needs to be. Pick it up. You won’t be disappointed.
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Amaury Faye Trio – Clearway (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:31 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazz Village
The award-winning Amaury Faye Trio present Clearway, a 9-track release of smooth, laid-back yet engagingly fresh original jazz numbers. Clearway includes original compositions and standards by Cy Coleman and Charlie Parker. This album is called Clearway, which is the name of the street where Amaury lived when he was in Boston.
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Alvin Queen Trio – Night Train to Copenhagen (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 52:25 minutes | 933 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Stunt Records
The Alvin Queen Trio’s new album “Night Train To Copenhagen” featuring new renditions of songs from the classic Oscar Peterson records “Night Train” and “We Get Requests” will officially be released by Stunt Records.
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Adam O’Farrill – Stranger Days (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:03:34 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sunnyside
Though he has only been at it for a short time, Adam O’Farrill has displayed maturity in his music beyond his 21 years. The young trumpeter/composer was introduced to the music world early on and quickly ascertained the importance of history, hard work and collaboration to realize his voice as an artist. On his debut recording as a leader, Stranger Days, O’Farrill introduces his fantastic and highly interactive quartet of the same name, showcasing distinctive and subtly programmatic original pieces.
The Brooklyn born and raised O’Farrill comes from a celebrated musical lineage: his grandfather, the Cuban composer/arranger Chico O’Farrill; his father, pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill; and his mother Alison Deane, a classical pianist. Growing up in a musically rich environment, his parents showing him everything from Oscar Peterson to Steely Dan to Olivier Messiaen, it was only natural that he fell into it, first with piano lessons and then to the trumpet when he was 8 years old.
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VA – Great Jazz Selection (2018) [Esoteric Japan Box Set]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 247:31 minutes | Some Scans included | 10 GB
or FLAC (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Some Scans included | 5,71 GB
ESOTERIC Company proudly introduces a new series of Re-mastered Jazz Masterpiece Collection. The reissue of historical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using SACD technology to improve sound quality. This Box Set of “Great Jazz Selection” features iconic releases of Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Bud Powell, Lee Morgan & Oscar Peterson. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials.
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VA – Verve 6 Great Jazz (2017) [Esoteric Japan Box Set]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 252:51 minutes | Box Scans included | 10,1 GB
or FLAC Mono/Stereo(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Box Scans included | 4,82 GB
ESOTERIC proudly introduces a series of re-master collection – A great Jazz collection. The reissue of historical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using SACD technology to improve sound quality. This Box Set of “Verve 6 Great Jazz” features masterpiece releases of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Lester Young & Teddy Wilson, Illinois Jacquet, Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Stitt/Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster & Art Tatum. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials.
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Monty Alexander – Cobilimbo (1978/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 45:28 minutes | 852 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: highresaudio.com | Front Cover | © MPS
Monty Alexander long ago combined together the influence of Oscar Peterson with the soul of Gene Harris and Nat “King” Cole to form his own appealing and personable style. Long a bit underrated (due to the shadow of Peterson), Alexander has recorded more than a score of excellent albums. Monty Alexander began piano lessons when he was six and he played professionally in Jamaican clubs while still a teenager; his band, Monty and the Cyclones, was quite popular locally during 1958-1960. He first played in the U.S. when he appeared in Las Vegas with Art Mooney’s Orchestra. Soon he was accompanying a variety of top singers, formed a friendship with vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and began gigging with bassist Ray Brown. With the recording of a pair of Pacific Jazz albums in 1965, an RCA date in 1967, and a Verve session in 1969, Alexander began to gain a strong reputation. His series of exciting albums for MPS during 1971-1977 found him in prime form, and his recordings in the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s found him building on his original style. Alexander, who often pays tribute to his Jamaican heritage, performs regularly with his own trio and swings hard in his own voice. ~~Artist Biography by Scott Yanow
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Gene Harris Quartet – Live in London (2008)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 1:02:31 minutes | 653 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Artwork: Front cover | © Resonance Records
Live in London is the exhilarating recording of previously unreleased tapes provided by Harris’ widow Janie Harris. The album is the only available album of Harris in action with his British quartet. The musicians rise to the standards set by Harris’ previous works. Many of the tracks have never been recorded by Harris and none have been recorded in a quartet setting.
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Monty Alexander, Ray Brown and Herb Ellis – Trio (1981)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:16 minutes | 781 MB
Source: ADVD, Reissue 2003 | Front/Rear cover
“It would be an over-simplification to characterize the group you are about to hear (or are perhaps now hearing) simply as the old Oscar Peterson Trio with Monty Alexander replacing the leader,” writes Leonard Feather in his liner notes to this album, after acknowledging that both bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis used to be part of the Peterson group. He’s right, of course, but it also would be incorrect to say there isn’t at least a feel of that earlier drum-less ensemble in this one. The chief difference, of course, is that the Jamaica-born Alexander is not Peterson; although less of his rhythmic flair is on display here than on other dates, he has his own personality, and it is far showier than Peterson’s. A second major difference is that Peterson was the leader of his trio and, as Feather also points out, “this is essentially a three-way partnership” in which each member gets to contribute more or less equally. The selections are a mixture of standards, most of them typical jazz springboards (though the 1940s pop hit “To Each His Own” seems to be new to the medium) with a Brown original and showcase, “Blues for Junior,” and another original, “Captain Bill,” that contains associations with Count Basie. Whether playing fast or slow, the three musicians interact well together, the younger Alexander holding his own with his veteran partners. (more…)
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Ella And Louis / Ella And Louis Again (1956/2013) [High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray Disc] | 15.58 GB
#1: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
#2: DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 3313 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 3.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
#3: Dolby TrueHD Audio / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 2446 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Embedded: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
Two of the most influential and popular voices in modern music, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong form a jazz dream team on Ella and Louis. A once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece, their distinctive vocals meld seamlessly together along with Armstrong’s exceptional trumpet playing and the first-rate accompaniment of pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Buddy Rich. This recording has become the touchstone and template for jazz vocal duets.
“There isn’t much one can say about an album whose title is Ella And Louis Again. The “again” obviously means they’ve already done one album together and beyond that, what can you say about two people like Ella and Louis? I doubt that there’s anyone today who loves music, who doesn’t know Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. About all that can be pointed out, I suppose, is that we’ve again selected some of the best product of some of the best songwriters of our age. The backing, with the Oscar Peterson Trio and Louis Bellson substituting for Buddy Rich, remains, as in the first album, quiet, discreet, swinging.” – Norman Granz from the original liner notes (more…)
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Album title: Living
Performer: Jan Gunnar Hoff, piano
Genre: Jazz, Piano
Label: 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Location: Sofienberg Church, Norway
Release date: April 2013
Recording date: August 2012
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 0:59:58 + 0:06:09 (bonus music video)
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 942 kbps 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12178 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
LIVING is Jan Gunnar Hoff’s first solo piano album. His personal blend of different styles and influences is presented in its purest form – simply music. Some of Hoff’s pieces are meditative and expressive, while others have a strong rhythmic nerve, creating contrast and variation in the programme.
Jan Gunnar Hoff has worked extensively as a bandleader and jazz artist since 1992, developing a distinctive musical style. His band with a.o. Audun Kleive and Bjørn Kjellemyr had its breakthrough at Vossa Jazz 1995 and later played at the London Jazzfestival, Molde Int. Jazzfestival and several major festivals and venues in Scandinavia.
Hoff’s jazzcompositions have been performed in collaborations with Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Alex Acuña, Maria João, Mathias Eick and many others. He has made a number of albums in his own name and has composed 180 works for different ensembles. Hoff is also teaching as a professor at the Universities of Tromsø and Kristiansand.
As a sideman Hoff has contributed to numerous recordings in different genres. He was the arranger and ensemble leader of Quiet Winter Night, Grammy-nominated for Best Surround Sound in 2013, an album where he successfully merges elements of jazz, folk and popular music.
Hoff’s collaboration with 2L and Morten Lindberg is continued on LIVING. This is a solo piano journey that carries Hoff’s artistic identity further into his own musical terrain, enhanced by the crystal clear recording from Sofienberg Church in Oslo.
“Hoff’s writing and playing possesses an almost pop-like clarity and concision, but with a far richer vernacular.” John Kelman, AllAboutJazz.com (more…)
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Louis Hayes – Return of the Jazz Communicators (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:15:26 minutes | 924 MB | Genre: Jazz
Official Digital Download – Source: ProStudioMasters | @ Smoke Sessions Records
Recorded live at Smoke Jazz Club, New York City, November 16, 2013
DRUMMER LOUIS HAYES, one of the chief architects of modern jazz drumming, was the rhythmic drive for historic recordings by Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Oscar Peterson, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, and McCoy Tyner. His playing has a rhythmic intensity that is as subtle as it is complex creating a musical feel and vibe on every track that is unmistakably Louis Hayes. When he reformed this band that he co-founded in the late ’60s with Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson—which Freddie dubbed the Jazz Communicators—Louis purposefully deviated from a conventional quintet lineup by featuring a vibraphone / tenor saxophone out front. It’s the esteemed pair of Steve Nelson and Abraham Burton, respectively, and their chemistry with Louis, pianist David Bryant and bassist Dezron Douglas makes The Return of the Jazz Communicators an inspired and rewarding set of music. The selections include a nice balance of standards and originals such as a ballad-feature for Nelson, Lush Life, and one for Burton, A Portrait of Jennie as well as the deep, loose groove of Mulgrew Miller’s Soul-Leo, which opens the record. Return of the Jazz Communicators captures this important jazz quintet in front of an enthusiastic and appreciative live audience. In the words of Louis Hayes, “I try to do what I do best and what makes me feel good…I guess I might as well keep on swinging. And, that’s basically what I’m going to do.” Return of the Jazz Communicators is available for purchase as a 8-panel CD-Deluxe Album complete with liner notes, interview and additional photos or as a high resolution download mastered for iTunes.
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Dizzy Gillespie 24 Bit Vinyl Pack
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Big Band, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Source: vinyl
Codec: FLAC
Bitrate: ~ 1,500 – 5,000 kbps
Bit Depth: 24
Sample Rate: 48 khz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz
*Note* Some of the tags are in Russian.
24.192
1988 Dizzy Gillespie – Melody (RU)
24.96
1957 Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith –
Verve 2332 081 (Reissue 1970s) (Germany)
1978 Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie – Melody Polydor GMBH (RU)
1978 Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie – Melody C60-10287-88 (RU)
24.48
1988 Arnett Cobb, Dizzy Gillespie, Jewel Brown – Show Time
Fantasy F-9659 (US)
Dizzy Gillespie’s contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the best), Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up copying Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis’ emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy’s style was successfully recreated. Somehow, Gillespie could make any “wrong” note fit, and harmonically he was ahead of everyone in the 1940s, including Charlie Parker. Unlike Bird, Dizzy was an enthusiastic teacher who wrote down his musical innovations and was eager to explain them to the next generation, thereby insuring that bebop would eventually become the foundation of jazz.
Ron Carter & Danny Simmons – The Brown Beatnik Tomes (Live At BRIC House) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 31:17 minutes | 321 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records
Blue Note has announced the 7 June release of The Brown Beatnik Tomes — Live at BRIC House by the great jazz bassist Ron Carter and novelist, poet and abstract expressionist painter Danny Simmons.The album was recorded at an autumn date at the Brooklyn location of the title by Carter — the veteran of Miles Davis’ band and more than 2,200 sessions — and the Tony Award-winning Simmons, the co-founder of Def Poetry Jam. The lead track from the project, ‘For A Pistol,’ is out now.
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