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Eddie Higgins has been on the jazz scene for a long time, but he seems to be a best-kept secret by those able to track down his various releases for independent labels in the U.S. or Japanese titles, such as this one from Venus. This 2003 session features the veteran purely as a soloist, performing a dozen of his favorite ballads. While most of them are time-tested standards such as the elegant “My Funny Valentine,” the shimmering “Beautiful Love,” or “Skylark” (with an Asian-sounding introduction that suggests the humor of its composer), there are some lesser-known gems as well. The bittersweet ballad “Yellow Days” hardly pops up on many jazz CDs, though Higgins’ richly textured arrangement should attract other musicians to it. Even though one doesn’t hear the lyrics to “Again,” this seasoned pianist seems to get across the implied apology to a loved one for a senseless quarrel. “Dance Only with Me,” an overlooked jewel by the masterful songwriting team of Comden, Green, and Styne, is arranged as an elegant, deliberate waltz. Recorded and mixed in glorious 24-bit digital sound, this is easily one of Eddie Higgins’ best all-around recordings.

Tracklist:

01. When You Wish Upon A Star
02. My Funny Valentine
03. Detour Ahead
04. Beautiful Love
05. Dance Only With Me
06. Danny Boy
07. All This And Heaven Too
08. Yellow Days
09. Skylark
10. Again
11. You Don’t Know What Love Is
12. Over The Rainbow

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano

Produced Tetsuo Hara. Engineered & Mixed by Shuji Kitamura.
Recorded on July 4, 2003 at BST Studio in Tokyo, Japan.
Mastered by Shuji Kitamura & Tetsuo Hara.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # TKGV-1.

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A wonderful album by the pianist extraordinaire Eddie Higgins with tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton. These veterans make gorgeous, romantic and beautiful music together. A classic! They are also joined by Steve Gilmore on bass and Bill Goodwin on drums.

Listening to this SACD, which reached a number one chart position in Japan, is like slipping into a bubbly hot tub with a glass of champagne: relaxing and sparkling at the same time. The ever-classy Eddie Higgins Trio is joined throughout by the superb Scott Hamilton, a fluid tenorist in the romantic tradition of Lester Young and Ben Webster, with soul-touching low notes and never a squawk or squeal. Borrowing the perfect image from master critic Whitney Balliett, Hamilton’s sound is like “firelit mahogany.” All the playing here is elegant and swinging: classic material delivered lovingly and without cliché. Higgins’ gentle improvisations are often as beautiful as the original melodies (see, for example, his introduction and solos on the title track). He’s also unique in his use of Bach-inspired counterlines to add depth and interest to the harmony; this is particularly evident on the faster tunes like “It’s a Lonesome Old Town” and “Lullaby of the Leaves,” where these left-hand figures supply extra propulsion and support for Hamilton’s solos. Another distinction is the group’s approach to “You Don’t Know What Love Is” and “When the Sun Comes Out,” timeless torch songs that are traditionally angst-ridden features for vocalists; in these hands, the flow of melody transcends any despair associated with the lyrics. Even the opening ballad, “Melancholy Rhapsody,” is lightened by the tenderness of the playing. While the liners are in Japanese, the superb quality of the music needs no translation. Recommended.

Tracklist:

01. Melancholy Rhapsody
02. It’s A Lonesome Old Town
03. You Don’t Know What Love Is
04. By Myself
05. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
06. Lullaby Of The Leaves
07. When The Sun Comes Out
08. Love Letters
09. When You Wish Upon A Star
10. All This And Heaven Too
11. You’re My Everything

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
Scott Hamilton – tenor sax
Steve Gilmore – bass
Bill Goodwin – drums

Produced Tetsuo Hara & Todd Barkan. Engineered by Ketherine Miller.
Recorded on October 2-3, 2001 at “The Studio” in New York.
Mixed * Mastered by Shuji Kitamura & Tetsuo Hara.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # TKGV-9.

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Eddie Higgins’s delicate tone and conception were often compared to those of Bill Evans, one of the most influential and successful jazz pianists. He mostly played bop and mainstream jazz music throughout his career. Higgins was at home playing melodies with groove and swing-like feeling without being too superfluous. “When Your Lover Has Gone”, originally issued in France as “Zoot’s Hymns”, the Eddie Higgins Quartet performs favorite jazz standards and originals on this consistently swinging set.

“Zoot’s Hymns” is a Higgins original that sets the tone for the album (of which many but not all of the songs were formerly performed by Zoot Sims); other highlights include “The Red Door”, “In Your Own Sweet Way”, “Hi Fly”, and “‘Tis Autumn”.

Tracklist:

01. The Red Door
02. In Your Own Sweet Way
03. Zoot’s Hymns
04. Gabriela
05. Come Rain Or Come Shine
06. Waltz For Allison
07. Image
08. Hi Fly
09. ‘Tis Autumn
10. The Red Blouse
11. When Your Lover Has Gone

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
John Doughten – tenor saxophone
Phil Flannigan – bass
Danny Burger – drums

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Michael MacDonald.
Recorded on February 3-4, 1994 at New River Studios, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-237.

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Through his numerous albums released from Venus Records, Eddie Higgins has firmly established his position as one of the most celebrated jazz pianists in Japan. For this album, which was released in 2007 in its original form, Higgins was paired with two veteran horn players who share his mature, straight-ahead sensibilities: Scott Hamilton and Ken Peplowski.

Eddie Higgins has been an active jazz musician since the late ’50s, though he has developed an especially strong following in Japan, resulting in numerous opportunities to record for Japanese jazz labels. This single-disc set features the bandleader with tenor saxophonists Scott Hamilton and Ken Peplowski, along with bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Ben Riley. The primary focus is on slow, lush interpretations of ballads, with Hamilton having more of a straight-ahead approach when compared to Peplowski’s more personal, conversational style. Exceptions include the snappy, swinging take of “I Never Knew,” a breezy arrangement with Peplowski’s gritty solo taking top honors, and the driving explorations of “Autumn Leaves.” Peplowski switches to clarinet for part of the session, especially the gorgeous take of “Mood Indigo.” Throughout the date, Higgins’ engaging piano seems effortless, as the songs have likely long been a part of his repertoire.

Tracklist:

01. It’s Magic
02. Ghost Of A Chance
03. I Got It Bad
04. Mood Indigo
05. I Never Knew
06. Autumn Leaves I
07. Suddenly
08. A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square
09. I’ll Never Be The Same
10. The Touch Of Your Lips
11. Autumn Leaves II
12. Round Midnight
13. I’ll Close My Eyes

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
Scott Hamilton – tenor sax
Ken Peplowski – tenor sax & clarinet
Jay leohart – bass
Ben Riley – drums

Produced Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Katherine Miller.
Recorded on October 18, 2006 at “The Studio” in New York.
Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-51.

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Although it’s missing a few important (not to mention big) hits, Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 is an excellent retrospective of the first half of Billy Joel’s career. Beginning with “Piano Man,” the first disc runs through a number of early songs before arriving at the hit-making days of the late ’70s; some of these songs, including “Captain Jack” and “New York State of Mind,” weren’t strictly hits, but were popular numbers within his stage show and became radio hits. Once the songs from The Stranger arrive halfway through the first disc, there’s no stopping the hits (although “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” an album track from The Stranger, manages its way onto the collection). In fact, over the next disc and a half, there’s so many hits, it’s inevitable that some are left off – to be specific, “Honesty,” “Sometimes a Fantasy,” “An Innocent Man,” “Leave a Tender Moment,” and “Keeping the Faith” aren’t included. But all the other hits – including “Just the Way You Are,” “Only the Good Die Young,” “My Life,” “You May Be Right,” “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” “Don’t Ask Me Why,” “Allentown,” “Tell Her About It” and “Uptown Girl,” among many others – are present and accounted for, as are two new songs (“You’re Only Human (Second Wind),” “The Night Is Still Young”) that became hits as well. In short, Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 does its job perfectly, encapsulating exactly why Billy Joel was one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the late ’70s and early ’80s.

Tracklist

Disc 1 – Volume I: 1973-1977
01. Piano Man
02. Captain Jack
03. The Entertainer
04. Say Goodbye To Hollywood
05. New York State Of Mind
06. The Stranger
07. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
08. Just The Way You Are
09. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
10. Only The Good Die Young
11. She’s Always A Woman

Disc 2 – Volume II: 1978-1985
01. My Life
02. Big Shot
03. Honesty
04. You May Be Right
05. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
06. Don’t Ask Me Why
07. She’s Got A Way
08. Pressure
09. Allentown
10. Goodnight Saigon
11. Tell Her About It
12. Uptown Girl
13. The Longest Time
14. You’re Only Human (Second Wind)
15. The Night Is Still Young

Mastered by Shawn R. Britton, Assisted by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA.

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Turnstiles is Billy Joel’s fourth studio album, originally released in May of 1976. The platinum album was written for Joel’s return to New York City after residing in California. Originally recorded under producer James William Guercio with individuals playing from Elton John’s band, the record did not satisfy Joel and he took it upon himself to produce his own alternative version. He rerecorded the album in New York with his own touring band, marking the first time they appeared in one of his albums. Turnstiles features hits “New York State of Mind”, “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”, and “James”.

There’s a reason Turnstiles begins with the Spector-esque epic “Say Goodbye to Hollywood.” Shortly after Streetlife Serenade, Joel ditched California – and, by implication, sensitive Californian soft rock from sensitive singer/songwriters – for his hometown of New York. “Say Goodbye to Hollywood” was a celebration of his move, a repudiation of his past, a fanfare for a new beginning, which is exactly what Turnstiles was. He still was a singer/songwriter – indeed, “Summer, Highland Falls” was his best ballad to date, possibly his best ever – but he decided to run with his musical talents, turning the record into a whirlwind tour of pop styles, from Sinatra to Springsteen. There’s little question that the cinematic sprawl of Born to Run had an effect on Turnstiles, since it has a similar widescreen feel, even if it clocks in at only eight songs. The key to the record’s success is variety, the way the album whips from the bouncy, McCartney-esque “All You Wanna Do Is Dance” to the saloon song “New York State of Mind”; the way the bitterly cynical “Angry Young Man” gives way to the beautiful “I’ve Loved These Days” and the surrealistic apocalyptic fantasy “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway).” No matter how much stylistic ground Joel covers, he’s kept on track by his backing group. He fought to have his touring band support him on Turnstiles, going to the lengths of firing his original producer, and it was clearly the right move, since they lend the album a cohesive feel. Turnstiles may not have been a hit, but it remains one of his most accomplished and satisfying records, clearly paving the way to his twin peaks of the late ’70s, The Stranger and 52nd Street.

Tracklist:

01. Say Goodbye To Hollywood
02. Summer, Highland Falls
03. All You Wanna Do Is Dance
04. New York State Of Mind
05. James
06. Prelude/Angry Young Man
07. I’ve Loved These Days
08. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)

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Renowned jazz pianist Eddie Higgins is joined here by bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Joe Ascione for a set of standards including “You Must Believe In Spring”, “Bewitched, Botherd, And Bewildered” and “Autumn Leaves”.

Tracklist:

01. What A Diff’rence A Day Made
02. Detour Ahead
03. Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
04. You Must Believe In Spring
05. Beautiful Love
06. Alice In Wonderland
07. Angel Eyes
08. The Philanthropist
09. Estate
10. Blue Prelude
11. I Hear A Phapsody
12. As Time Goes By
13. Autumn Leaves

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
Jay Leonhart – bass
Joe Ascione – drums

Produced Tetsuo Hara & Todd Barkan. Engineered by Ketherine Miller.
Recorded on January 30-31, 2001 at “The Studio” in New York.
Mastered by Shuji Kitamura & Tetsuo Hara.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # TKGV-8.

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By the time this, veteran pianist Eddie Higgins had become one of the most popular pianists in Japan, thanks in no small part to the independent label Venus Records. To commemorate its 10th anniversary with Venus, the label asked its fans which songs they would like to hear the Eddie Higgins Trio perform in their new album. Higgins chose 12 songs out of the top 25 and added two of his own choosing. It might be interesting for you to learn what songs are preferred by Japanese jazz fans.

With a lot of ballads, this is in most part a mellow, relaxing album. Supported by the deep, tuneful bass of Jay Leonhart and sensitive drums of Joe Ascione, Higgins plays these popular songs with elegance and restrained passion. His musical ideas are always flowing and harmonies beautiful. Highlights include “Nardis” where the trio picks up the tempo and intensity, “Dear Old Stockholm” (the No. 1 choice of fans) and “Witchcraft” (swinging Sinatra number, anyone?). Great songs, wonderfully played. And as always the case with Venus Records, great sound.

Tracklist:

01. Moonlight Becomes You
02. More Than You Know
03. Nardis
04. Over The Rainbow
05. Dear Old Stockholm
06. I Remember Clifford
07. You And The Night And The Music
08. If You Could See Me Now
09. Again
10. We Will Be Together Again
11. Witchcraft
12. It Never Entered My Mind
13. Stella By Starlight
14. Blame It On My Youth

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
Jay Leonhart – bass
Joe Ascione – drums

Produced Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan. Engineered by Jim Anderson.
Recorded on September 24-25, 2002 at Avatar Studio in New York.
Mastered by Shuji Kitamura & Tetsuo Hara.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # TKGV-6.

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Veteran pianist Eddie Higgins’ celebrated trio album from 2000 features songs made famous by female jazz vocalists. In this drum-less trio, Higgins impresses with tasty and swinging interplay with guitarist John Pizzarelli and bassist Jay Leonhart.

Eddie Higgins has long been a part of the American jazz scene, though he has tended to be overlooked by critics and to a certain extent, record labels in his homeland. But the cagey veteran knows his way around the piano and makes swinging seem effortless, as on these 2000 sessions. Fortunately, the Japanese Venus label has found a steady market for Higgins’ CDs in Japan, where he has had many opportunities to record as a leader. This disc is a trio affair with guitarist John Pizzarelli and bassist Jay Leonhart, both accomplished musicians as well. Beginning with a strutting take of “Close Your Eyes,” which brings a fresh sound to this old chestnut, it is clear right away that the chemistry among the players is just right. Duke Ellington’s lush ballad “I Didn’t Know About You” seemed like it was destined to be overlooked, but Higgins is one of many who have offered shimmering treatments of this lyrical gem. The pianist contributed one original, “Brown-Eyed Beauty,” which has a George Shearing-like flavor; one can almost imagine Shearing’s quintet playing this lovely piece back in the 1960s. This album is full of standards and forgotten gems that are equally appealing.

Tracklist:

01. Close Your Eyes
02. That Old Feeling
03. I Didn’t Know About You
04. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
05. Something Cool
06. Where Or When
07. Day-Dream
08. Brown-Eyed Beauty
09. Black Coffee
10. Golden Earrings
11. Don’t Smoke In Bed
12. Too Marvelous For Words

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Jay Leonhart – bass

Produced Tetsuo Hara & Todd Barkan. Engineered by Ketherine Miller.
Recorded on February 18-19, 2000 at Current Sound in New York.
Mastered & Mastered by Shuji Kitamura & Tetsuo Hara.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # TKGV-3.

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This is a haunted, introspective album of piano-trio jazz very much indebted to Bill Evans and, to a lesser extent, George Shearing. Veteran Eddie Higgins mostly serves up standards from the Great American Songbook in a tasteful, unshowy, often gently swinging way, harmonically locked into the mainstream, occasionally throwing in a gentle quote for humor’s sake.

Tracklist:

01. My Funny Valentine
02. Haunted Heart
03. Stolen Moments / Israel
04. Lush Life
05. How My Heart Sings
06. Someone To Watch Over Me
07. I Should Care
08. Lover Come Back To Me
09. Isn’t It Romantic?

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
Ray Drummond – bass
Ben Riley – drums

Produced Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Troy Halderson.
Recorded on June 28, 1997 at Clinton Studio “A” in New York.
Mastered by Shuji Kitamura & Tetsuo Hara.
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Through his numerous releases from Venus Records, Eddie Higgins has firmly established his position as one of the most celebrated jazz pianists in Japan. On If Dreams Come True, Eddie Higgins performs with his trio consisting of Jay Leonhart on bass and Joe Ascione on drums.

Tracklist:

01. If Dreams Come True
02. Summertime
03. It’s All Right With Me
04. Moon And Sand
05. Minor Swing
06. I Will Wait For You
07. A Weekend In Havana
08. Into The Memory
09. St Louis Blues
10. Shinjuku Twilight
11. Frenesi
12. Nightingale
13. Caravan
14. The Days Of Wine And Roses

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
Jay Leonhart – bass
Joe Ascione – drums

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by David Darlington.
Recorded on July 6-8, 2004 at Avatar Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-32.

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This disc reflects Eddie Higgins’s musical interest, a range including standards, Brazilian compositions, folk music, and the classics. Drummer James Martin nicely covers the variety of rhythms in the program. Bassist Don Wilmer, of Miami, is one of the rare symphony musicians capable of first rate jazz. Much of the program has a Blanton – Ellington feel, rather than the usual piano-with-rhythm.

Eddie Higgins is a quiet musician. His playing is never flamboyant and never exceeds the boundaries of good taste. The music coming out of his piano is reflective, exuding a feeling of relaxation, contemplation, and intimate beauty. This is not to say that his playing is so spare as to lack emotion. It’s there, not thrown in the face of the listener. Like the playing, the listener must be attentive. This pianistic attitude is the artistic basis for his third album for the Sunnyside label. Filled with songs that are a steady part of the Higgins repertoire, the play list has representatives from the book of classic popular standards, Brazilian, and short classical pieces. That this serious stuff is seen by the fact that bass player Don Wilner spends a significant amount of time using the bow. This creates a chamber jazz atmosphere on such tunes as “Danny Boy.” Wilner’s importance to this session is set right at the outset with his sparkling plucked solo on “Lullaby of the Leaves.” An album highlight is a rapturous Higgins piano on a lightly Brazilian rhythm medley of “The Dolphin” and “Someone to Light up My Life.” Even on this tempo, Higgins does not go overboard with a heavy percussive presence assuring that the melody, not the rhythm, stays in the limelight. Higgins accompanies his wife, singer Meredith D’Ambrosio. Thus he is familiar with the lyrics which gives him a much better feel for the meaning of the music. His right hand on “What Is This Thing Called Love” is akin to a singer’s scatting on this up-tempo arrangement. For creative subtlety applied to an agenda of interesting music, this album will be a smart addition to any jazz library. Recommended.

Tracklist:

01. Lullaby Of The Leaves
02. Danny Boy
03. What Is This Thing Called Love
04. Liebeslied
05. Retrato Em Branco E Preto
06. Siciliano
07. Just In Time
08. Pavane
09. The Dolphin / Someone To Light Up My Life
10. Dance Only With Me
11. Vocalise

Personnel
Eddie Higgins – piano
Don Wilner – bass
James Martin – drums

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Michael MacDonald.
Recorded on March 25-26, 1996 at New River Studios, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-210.

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Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Round-Up (feat. Frankie Laine) (1986) [Reissue 2006]
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Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound (New Surround Mix!) | Telarc # SACD-60141

The Cincinnati Pops is one of America’s favorite orchestras, playing classical hits, orchestral versions of pop and jazz, movie themes and show tunes…

This rootin’-tootin’ salute to Westerns on TV and movie screens was the most popular demonstration disc at the 1987 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — and it’s easy to hear why. Before you can say Hopalong Cassidy, the disc opens with the stunningly reproduced stereophonic hooting of horses on the range, followed of course by a leisurely trot through the “Hi-O-Silver” section of Rossini’s “William Tell” Overture. Excerpts from Elmer Bernstein’s score for The Magnificent Seven — which contains probably his most memorable theme, along with a Copland pastiche — are given a spectacular arrangement by Christopher Palmer. The usual big-time Hollywood composers of the past, Alfred Newman (How the West Was Won), Dimitri Tiomkin (Gunfight at the OK Corral, High Noon), Franz Waxman (The Furies), and Jerome Moross (Big Country) show up — and collectively they prove that Westerns invariably brought out the best in their craft. A Palmer/Boston Pops-style medley of TV themes with gunfire punctuation turns up, as does a taste of the genuine article, Richard Hayman’s “Pops Hoedown” — complete with whoops from some hired hands on the recording stage. Why, even Frankie Laine, then 73, was lassoed out of semi-retirement in order to authentically resurrect “OK Corral,” “Rawhide,” and his big hit “High Noon.” Laine sounds pretty good, hamming it up in “Rawhide” and delivering “High Noon” in clipped phrases. The weight of Kunzel’s Cincinnati Pops enhances the stature of this music to no end — and Telarc’s pickup of the sound is as broad as a big screen and deep as a desert canyon. This is one of the best of Kunzel’s many discs, and it sounds as if he and the Pops are having a ball recording it.

Tracklist:
01. Sounds of the West (SFX)
02. William Tell Overture: Finale (Lone Ranger Theme)
03. The Magnificent Seven
04. The Furies Suite
05. Round-Up: Anthology of TV Western Themes: Bonanza
06. Round-Up: Anthology of TV Western Themes: Rawhide
07. Round-Up: Anthology of TV Western Themes: Wagon Train
08. Round-Up: Anthology of TV Western Themes: The Rifleman
09. How The West Was Won
10. Gunfight at the OK Corral
11. Pops Hoedown
12. Big Country
13. High Noon
14. Coyote and Crackling Campfire (SFX)
15. Western Medley: Ti Yi Yippee Ay
16. Western Medley: Shenandoah
17. Western Medley: Red River Valley
18. Western Medley: Home On The Range
19. Western Medley: Streets of Laredo
20. Themes From Silverado

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Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Got Swing! (2003) [2.0 & 5.1]
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Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound | Telarc # SACD-60592
with special guests: The Manhattan Transfer, Janis Siegel and John Pizzarelli

The Cincinnati Pops is one of America’s favorite orchestras, playing classical hits, orchestral versions of pop and jazz, movie themes and show tunes…

This is a good, solid pops recording; a disc that’s fun to hear. It’s not necessarily for hardcore jazzheads or swing dancers, but might be just the thing to introduce some of these classic tunes to folks who think they don’t like jazz. Most of these tracks don’t swing hard, but there are a few that even a dedicated dancer would want to try out.

Some real standards of the original swing era are presented here, hot and sweet. “Swingin’ at the Savoy” (this referring to the great Savoy Ballroom of Harlem), “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “Avalon,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” and “Flying Home” (Lionel Hampton’s most famous creation) are just a few examples. Many of these songs have great stories behind their creation or earliest recordings. If you don’t love swing already, they’ll start you on your way.

A few have been arranged until their original character is somewhat obscured (“Blues in the Night” now sounds like something from a Rodgers & Hammerstein musical); but the mix is excellent, and the musicians even better, whether the prevailing sound is pops-oriented or swinging.

John Pizzarelli gives particularly standout performances on guitar and vocally. His clever manipulations of music and words mark some of the really swinging tracks. “Avalon” is a great hot take. Pizzarelli, son of jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, is in good company. Other guest artists include the vocalise group the Manhattan Transfer in various guises, from the ensemble to solo voice and rhythm section.

Got Swing! is an excellent example of why pops orchestras continue to flourish (they’re just fun) and it’s liable to make the listener want to go out one night and see Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops live.

Tracklist:
01. String of Pearls
02. Stompinn’ at the Savoy
03. Choo Choo Ch’Boogie
04. Straighten Up and Fly Right
05. Sugar
06. Skyliner
07. Blues in the Night
08. Avalon
09. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
10. Clouds
11. Jumpin’ at the Woodside
12. Flying Home
13. I’ll Be Seeing You
14. Sweet Georgia Brown

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From the moment Arthur Fiedler lifted his baton in 1964 to lead the Boston Pops in a wild, surprisingly effective arrangement of “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” symphony orchestras have tried to include Beatles music in their “pops” song bags. The trouble is, the Beatles’ brilliant original recordings are so indelibly embedded in our collective mental hard drives that they are a tough act to follow — despite the high quality of the songs on their own merits, despite the good intentions of those who pay them homage. So it is with Erich Kunzel, the Cincinnati Pops and the British early music/classical/pop vocal sextet The King’s Singers — an undoubtedly sincere labor that gets it all wrong. From this album, a visitor from Saturn would get the idea that the Beatles’ music was all about pretty tunes and satin-smooth harmonies. Yes, but … The orchestral arrangements — some of which are actually credited to Beatles producer and catalyst George Martin, others to in-house arranger Steven Reineke, Paul Hart and Andrew Pryce Jackman — may inflate the sound, yet they reduce the colossal impact and free-thinking guiding spirit of these songs to hum-along background music. The King’s Singers’ approach is, unfortunately, too prissy, too deliberately cute, too sentimental, or too impeccably smooth to do justice to any of them. There are two takes of “Eleanor Rigby that sum things up — an overweight one for orchestra that opens the album, the other an a cappella treatment by the King’s Singers — both of which miss the terse, emotional fervor of Martin’s string octet backing on the original Beatles record. Not even the sumptuous, deep, DSD-derived sound can save it.

Tracklist:
01. Eleanor Rigby (orchestral version)
02. All You Need Is Love
03. When I’m Sixty-Four
04. Michelle
05. Octopus’s Garden
06. Across the Universe
07. Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
08. Penny Lane
09. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
10. Eleanor Rigby
11. Because
12. Yesterday
13. Here, There, and Everywhere
14. The Long and Winding Road
15. Hey Jude
16. Let It Be

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The second Concord album was recorded the day after the first with the same lineup: guitarists Herb Ellis and Joe Pass, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jake Hanna. Pass would sign with Pablo but Ellis would be a fixture on the Concord label throughout the 1970s. If anything, the guitarists’ rematch was a bit stronger than their first due to material better suited for jamming including “In a Mellotone,” a speedy “Seven Come Eleven,” “Perdido” and “Concord Blues”.

Tracklist:
01. In A Mellow Tone
02. Seven, Come Eleven
03. Prelude To A Kiss
04. Perdido
05. I Am Confessin’ (That I Love You)
06. Easy Living
07. Concord Blues

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This recording features 2 musical giants, the late Ray Brown & the late Gene Harris. Ray Brown leaves us in no doubt why he was always regarded as the jazz world’s No.1 bass player. Gene Harris demonstrates his ability to bring the ‘blues’ feel that is the very essence of jazz, to his performance of any tune on the album. Groove Note Records owner Ying Tan produced the SACD edition of the album with the SACD mastering credits going to David Glasser at Airshow Mastering in Boulder, Colorado.

Bassist Ray Brown’s 1985 trio (featuring pianist Gene Harris and drummer Mickey Roker) is heard in fine form throughout this swinging set. In addition to five standards and Brown’s own blues “Captain Bill,” there are a couple of unlikely but successful selections: Tyree Glenn’s “How Could You Do a Thing Like This to Me” and “Love Me Tender.” Although there is actually only one blues among the eight numbers, Gene Harris infuses all of the selections with the feeling of the blues and consistently steals the show.

Tracklist:
01. Have You Met Miss Jones?
02. Meditation
03. Street Of Dreams
04. Lady Be Good
05. That’s All
06. Love Me Tender
07. How Could You Do A Thing Like This To Me?
08. Captain Bill

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Oscar Peterson’s landmark meeting with Milt Jackson in the mid-’60s produced the very successful studio date Very Tall. They’ve played and recorded together on a number of occasions since then, joined by Ray Brown more often than not, but these live tracks recorded at the Blue Note are among their most satisfying sessions. Peterson continues his strong comeback from the serious stroke that he suffered in 1993, replacing his once ferocious tempos with an uncanny lyricism. Brown’s introduction to “Blues for JR” and his bass solo medley are superb, while Jackson remains a master of the blues. The finale of “Caravan” features drummer Karriem Riggins and brings the session to a thunderous climax. Highly recommended.

Tracklist:
01. Ja-da
02. SKJ
03. I Remember Clifford
04. When Summer Comes
05. Blues for JR
06. Nature Boy
07. Sometimes I’m Happy
08. Bass Solo Medley: Full Moon and Empty Arms / The Very Thought of You / The Work Song
09. Caravan

Recorded Live at the Blue Note,
November 24-26, 1998.

Oscar Peterson – piano
Ray Brown – bass
Milt Jackson – vibes
Karriem Riggins – drums

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On their own, bassists Ray Brown, John Clayton, and Christian McBride are three of the most talented musicians in jazz today. But, performing together as Superbass, the trio becomes a sublime ensemble, capable of inventive, virtuosic playing with no accompaniment needed or wanted from horns or percussion. Recorded live at the Blue Note club in New York over the course of a couple of sets in December 2000, this disc joyously defies logic–who knew that the upright bass was capable of singing solos from Porgy and Bess?–and standard musical conventions. Together, these guys produce a tender take “My Funny Valentine,” an upbeat version of “Get Happy,” and a funky Latin jazz number (“Taco with a Pork Chop”) that would do Willie Bobo proud. All the while, the threesome is having a great time and taking plenty of solo turns. They’ve done this routine before–on the first live Superbass disc–but this one takes the cake; the playing is incredible.

In the liner notes to the initial CD Super Bass (recorded for Capri), Ray Brown assured that the next Super Bass release would be twice as good. He lives up to the promise, as he and John Clayton are joined by the young bass sensation Christian McBride this time. Although Brown is the senior statesman of the trio and hatched the conception of Super Bass, all three men equally share the solos, as well as the arranging and choosing of songs. Brown’s contributions include a trio of imaginatively arranged, time-tested standards from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess as well as the group’s lively signature theme and the campy “Taco With a Pork Chop” (which adds percussionists George Gludas and Larry Fuller). McBride’s chart of “Get Happy” is a delightful swinger, while his pulsating rendition of the Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” is a definite crowd pleaser that inspires the audience to sing along. Clayton’s very effective treatment of “Mysterioso” has the trio alternating between plucked and arco bass; his funky “Three by Four” also proves very infectious upon its first hearing. Brown’s comments in the midst of many of these performances gives the listener the feeling he or she is witnessing a private jam session between three old friends.

Tracklist:
01. Super Bass Theme
02. Get Happy
03. Mysterioso
04. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
05. Summertime
06. I Loves You Porgy
07. It Ain’t Necessarily So
08. Birk’s Works
09. My Funny Valentine
10. Three By Four
11. Taco With A Pork Chop
12. Super Bass Theme

Recorded live at the Blue Note, New York City.
On this recording Ray Brown is heard in the center, John Clayton is heard on the left, and Christian McBride is heard on the right.

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Reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players) and the 2010 DSD remastering.

Whereas most great live rock albums are about energy, At Fillmore East is like a great live jazz session, where the pleasure comes from the musicians’ interaction and playing. The great thing about that is, the original album that brought the Allmans so much acclaim is as notable for its clever studio editing as it is for its performances. Producer Tom Dowd skillfully trimmed some of the performances down to relatively concise running time (edits later restored on the double-disc set The Fillmore Concerts), at times condensing several performances into one track. Far from being a sacrilege, this tactic helps present the Allmans in their best light, since even if the music isn’t necessarily concise (three tracks run over ten minutes, with two in the 20-minute range), it does showcase the group’s terrific instrumental interplay, letting each member (but particularly guitarist Duane and keyboardist/vocalist Gregg) shine. Even after the release of the unedited concerts, this original double album (single CD) remains the pinnacle of the Allmans and Southern rock at its most elastic, bluesy, and jazzy.

Tracklist:
01. Statesboro Blues
02. Done Somebody Wrong
03. Stormy Monday
04. You Don’t Love Me
05. Hot ‘Lanta
06. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
07. Whipping Post

ISO

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FLAC

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Eddie Higgins – You Don’t Know What Love Is (2003) [Venus Japan] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Quartet – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (2002) [Japan 2003] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Quartet – When Your Lover Has Gone (1994) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Quintet – It’s Magic (2007) [Japan 2015] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Billy Joel – Greatest Hits: Volume I & Volume II (1985) [MFSL 2017] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Billy Joel – Turnstiles (1976) [MFSL 2010] PS3 ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Trio – Bewitched (2001) [Japan 2003] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Trio – Dear Old Stockholm (2003) [Venus Japan] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Trio – Don’t Smoke In Bed (2000) [Venus Japan] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Trio – Haunted Heart (1997) [Japan 2000] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Trio – If Dreams Come True (2004) [Japan 2014] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Eddie Higgins Trio – Portrait In Black And White (1996) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Round-Up (features Frankie Laine) (1986) [Reissue 2006] {2.0 & 5.1} PS3 ISO+FLAC

Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Got Swing! (2003) [2.0 & 5.1] PS3 ISO + FLAC

Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra perform Music of The Beatles, feat. King’ Singers (2011) [2.0 & 5.1] PS3 ISO + FLAC

Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Jake Hanna and Ray Brown – Seven, Come Eleven (1973) [Reissue 2003] {2.0 & 5.1} PS3 ISO + FLAC

Ray Brown – The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (1987) [Reissue 2005] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson – The Very Tall Band: Live at the Blue Note (1999) [Telarc] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Ray Brown, John Clayton, Christian Mcbride – SuperBass 2 (2001) {2.0 & 5.1} PS3 ISO + FLAC

The Allman Brothers Band – At Fillmore East (1971) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2010 # UIGY-9029] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}