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In some ways, A Swingin’ Affair! is “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!, Pt. 2,” following the same formula of Sinatra’s hit album of the previous year. Beneath the surface, there are enough variations on A Swingin’ Affair! to make it a distinctive, and equally enjoyable listen. The most noticeable difference between the two records is their basic approach. Where Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! swung hard but managed to stay rather light, A Swingin’ Affair! is a forceful, brassy album — it exudes a self-assured, confident aura. It is a hard, jazzy album. However, the attack is more brash.

Tracklist:
01. Night And Day
02. I Wish I Were In Love Again
03. I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’
04. I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan
05. Nice Work If You Can Get It
06. Stars Fell On Alabama
07. No One Ever Tells You
08. I Won’t Dance
09. The Lonesome Road
10. At Long Last Love
11. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
12. I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good
13. From This Moment On
14. If I Had You
15. Oh! Look At Me Now

Mastered for this SACD by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA.

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At the time he recorded his final Capitol album, Point of No Return, Frank Sinatra was no longer interested in giving his record label first-rate material, preferring to save that for his new label, Reprise. However, someone persuaded the singer to make the album a special occasion by reuniting with Axel Stordahl, the arranger/conductor who helped Sinatra rise to stardom in the ’40s; he also arranged the vocalist’s first Capitol session, so his presence gave a nice sense of closure to the Capitol era. Even though the Voice gave a more heartfelt, dedicated performance than expected, the project was rushed along, necessitating the use of a ghost-arranger, Heine Beau, for several tracks. Point of No Return remains a touching farewell, consisting of moving renditions of standards like “September Song,” “There Will Never Be Another You,” “I’ll Remember April,” and “These Foolish Things,” with only three charts being replications of their previous work (“I’ll Be Seeing You,” “September Song,” “These Foolish Things”). Sinatra would never sing these standards with such detailed, ornate orchestrations, and, as such, the album has a feeling of an elegy.

Tracklist:
01. When The World Was Young
02. I’ll Remember April
03. September Song
04. A Million Dreams Ago
05. I’ll See You Again
06. There Will Never Be Another You
07. Somewhere Along The Way
08. It’s A Blue World
09. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
10. As Time Goes By
11. I’ll Be Seeing You
12. Memories Of You

Mastered by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA.

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Following the hard-driving A Swingin’ Affair, Frank Sinatra released another all-ballads record, Where Are You? The album was the first he recorded at Capitol without Nelson Riddle, as well as the first he recorded in stereo. Where Riddle’s down beat albums are stately and sullen, Jenkins favors lush, melancholy arrangements played by large, string-dominated orchestras. Jenkins’ arrangements suggested classical textures, although the tempos alluded to Billie Holiday’s ballad style. Where Are You? primarily consists of torch songs, including “The Night We Called It a Day,” “I Cover the Waterfront,” and “Lonely Town.” Throughout the record, Sinatra blends with Jenkins’ sumptuous strings, making his voice sound rich, relaxed and regretful. It doesn’t have the stark despair of In the Wee Small Hours, but its luxurious sadness makes Where Are You? a majestic experience of its own.

Tracklist:
01. Where Are You?
02. The Night We Called It A Day
03. I Cover The Waterfront
04. Maybe You’ll Be There
05. Laura
06. Lonely Town
07. Autumn Leaves
08. I’m A Fool To Want You
09. I Think Of You
10. Where Is The One
11. There’s No You
12. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home

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Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! And More is a fast, driving album, the speediest and hardest swing collection Frank Sinatra ever recorded. The majority of the album is a re-recording of six of the eight songs from his first LP, Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra, as rearranged by Nelson Riddle. Sinatra performed the songs twice as fast as was expected; consequently, it’s one of his jazziest swing sets, with the musicians spitting out energetic, forceful solos and providing tough, gutsy support. Not only do the uptempo numbers speed by, the ballads are sprightly. It doesn’t have the brassy verve of A Swingin’ Affair, but Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! does have a confident, swaggering flavor of its own that makes it nearly as enjoyable.

Tracklist:
01. When You’re Smiling
02. Blue Moon
03. S’Posin
04. It All Depends on You
05. It’s Only a Paper Moon
06. My Blue Heaven
07. Should I?
08. September in the Rain
09. Always
10. I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me
11. I Concentrate on You
12. You Do Something to Me

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

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Frank Sinatra’s second set of torch songs recorded with Gordon Jenkins, No One Cares was nearly as good as its predecessor, Where Are You? Expanding the melancholy tone of the duo’s previous collaboration, No One Cares consists of nothing but brooding, lonely songs. Jenkins gives the songs a subtley tragic treatment, and Sinatra responds with a wrenching performance. It lacks the grandiose melancholy of Only the Lonely, nor is it as lsuh as Where Are You?, but in its slow, bluesly tempos and heartbreaking little flourishes, it is every bit moving.

Tracklist:
01. When No One Cares
02. A Cottage For Sale
03. Stormy Weather
04. Where Do You Go?
05. I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
06. Here’s That Rainy Day
07. I Can’t Get Started
08. Why Try To Change Me Now?
09. Just Friends
10. I’ll Never Smile Again
11. None But The Lonely Heart

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Sometimes memories distort or inflate the quality of recordings deemed legendary, but in the case of Dusty in Memphis, the years have only strengthened its reputation. The idea of taking England’s reigning female soul queen to the home of the music she had mastered was an inspired one. The Jerry Wexler/Tom Dowd/Arif Mardin production and engineering team picked mostly perfect songs, and those that weren’t so great were salvaged by Springfield’s marvelous delivery and technique. This set has definitive numbers in “So Much Love,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” “Breakfast in Bed,” “Just One Smile,” “I Don’t Want to Hear About It Anymore,” and “Just a Little Lovin’” and three bonus tracks: an unreleased version of “What Do You Do When Love Dies,” “Willie & Laura Mae Jones” and “That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho).” It’s truly a disc deserving of its classic status.

Tracklist:
01. Just a Little Lovin’
02. So Much Love
03. Son of a Preacher Man
04. I Don’t Want to Hear It Anymore
05. Don’t Forget About Me
06. Breakfast in Bed
07. Just One Smile
08. The Windmills of Your Mind
09. In the Land of Make Believe
10. No Easy Way Down
11. I Can’t Make It Alone
12. Willie and Laura Mae Jones
13. Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)
14. What Do You Do When Love Dies

Mastered for this SACD by Kevin Grey at Cohearent Audio.

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Ken Peplowski has long shown interest in a number of different jazz styles, but this album is his first strictly Gypsy swing session. Recruiting two of the most versatile guitarists for the date, Bucky Pizzarelli and Howard Alden, veterans Frank Tate on bass and Chuck Redd on drums, and the promising young violinist Aaron Weinstein (on selected tracks), Peplowski alternates between tenor sax and clarinet, covering a set list that is mostly drawn from the Quintet of the Hot Club of France and postwar Django Reinhardt records. The reed player showcases both instruments in his delightful take of “Please,” overlapping them in spots via overdubbing. Peplowski takes a back seat to the two guitarists in “Nuages,” with Pizzarelli taking the opening solo (easily identified by anyone who has heard him play this standard in person) and Alden following the leader’s feature. Weinstein takes part in the chugging “Minor Swing,” sounding very mature for his tender years. “Anouman” is one of Reinhardt’s gems from near the end of his life; surprisingly, it is infrequently performed. Peplowski’s lyrical, spacious clarinet is a highlight of this moving rendition.

Tracklist:
01. Topsy
02. Anouman
03. Crepuscule
04. Tears
05. I’m Confessin’
06. Minor Swing
07. Solitude
08. Nympheus
09. Please
10. Nuages
11. I’ve Had My Moments
12. Time On My Hands

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Katherine Miller.
Recorded at The Studio in New York on November 23 and 24, 2007.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-100.

Personnel
Ken Peplowski – tenor sax, clarinet
Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
Howard Alden – guitar
Arron Weinstein – violin
Frank Tate – bass
Chuck Redd – drums

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While well known amongst serious jazz fans in the U.S., the talented Ken Peplowski had been relatively unknown in Japan, until Tetsuo Hara of Venus Records introduced him with the smash hit “Memories of You” in 2006. It received not only the Gold Disc recognition, but was also awarded the Best Engineered Album in 2006 by Swing Journal. Its audiophile credentials were further enhanced when Jazz Critique Magazine chose it as the Third Best Sounding Jazz Disc of 2006.

Ken Peplowski has recorded approximately 50 CDs as a soloist, and close to 400 as a sideman – some of the artists he’s performed/recorded with include Charlie Byrd, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops, Hank Jones, Peggy Lee, Bill Charlap, Woody Allen, Benny Goodman, and Madonna. He travels at least half of every year, playing clubs, concert halls, colleges, and pops concerts. He has headlined the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, the Blue Note, and Dizzy’s Club amongst many other venues. In 2014, Ken was the recipient of the Sarasota Jazz Festival’s “Satchmo” award, given to him for his “unique and enduring contribution to the living history of jazz”; in March, Ken was also given a “Highlights In Jazz” concert in NYC honoring him for “his matchless musical achievements”.

Ken Peplowski is among the top clarinetists and tenor saxophonists of his generation. After a long, fruitful period recording as a leader for Concord, Peplowski started getting a number of offers to record for overseas labels. He alternates between the two instruments during these 2006 sessions, well accompanied by pianist Ted Rosenthal, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi (long Marian McPartland’s bassist of choice), and drummer Jeff Brillinger, all veterans like the leader. Peplowski’s lush tenor in the first interpretation of “Memories of You” recalls Ben Webster with his soft, breathy vibrato and lyrical style. He also caresses Roland Kirk’s infrequently heard ballad “Bright Moments” and renders an elegant “Dream Dancing” as well. On clarinet, Peplowski’s magical treatment of “In a Sentimental Mood” (backed solely by bass at first) suggests a bird’s song.

Tracklist:
01. Memories Of You
02. I’ll Be Seeing You
03. Bright Moments
04. In A Sentimental Mood
05. Dream Dancing
06. It Might As Well Be Spring
07. Last Night When We Were Young

Produced by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Katherine Miller.
Recorded on November 17 & 18, 2005 at The Studio in New York.
Mixed & Mastered by Shuji Kitamura & Tetsuo Hara.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-23.

Personnel
Ken Peplowski – tenor sax, clarinet
Ted Rosenthal – piano
Gary Mazzaroppi – bass
Jeff Brillinger – drums

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He was a great actor, but the Ken Peplows Quartet thought Charlie Chaplin made a pretty decent song composer too, making Track 3 on Memories Of You Vol. 2 a rendition of “Smile,” of which the lyrics tell the listener to cheer up and that there is always a bright tomorrow, just as long as they smile. Chaplin isn’t the only musician honored on Vol. 2. George Gershwin, Michel Legrend, Eubie Blake and Raymond Hubbell are too recognized, hand-picked by the Quartet to pay tribute to in the remainder of the album’s tracks. The cream of the crop is his warm interpretation of Billy Strayhorn’s “Lotus Blossom”. This set is perfect for late-night listening.

Tracklist:
01. Foggy Day
02. You Must Believe In Spring
03. Smile
04. Lotus Blossom
05. Memories Of You
06. But Not For Me
07. Poor Butterfly

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Katherine Miller.
Recorded on November 17 & 18, 2005 at The Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-161.

Personnel
Ken Peplowski – tenor sax, clarinet
Ted Rosenthal – piano
Gary Mazzaroppi – bass
Jeff Brillinger – drums

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Jazz pianist Kenny Werner has consistently delivered outstanding results on his many record dates as a leader, yet he often seems like he is still a talent deserving of wider recognition after decades on the jazz scene. This trio session for the Japanese label Venus features the pianist with bassist Johannes Weidenmüller and drummer Ari Hoenig, two outstanding players who are a good bit younger than the leader. It is hard not to detect the influence of Bill Evans upon Werner in spots, especially in his lyrical touch, though he is far more than an Evans clone. On this album Werner is joined by Johannes Weidenmueller and Ari Hoenig. Selections include Werner’s original scores “Beauty Secrets” and “Balloons”.

Tracklist:
01. With A Song In My Heart
02. Nardis
03. Autumn Leaves
04. If I Should Lose You
05. Beauty Secrets
06. All The Things You Are
07. Balloons
08. 26-2
09. Blue In Green

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Katherine Miller.
Recorded on September 6-7, 2007 at The Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-179.

Personnel
Kenny Werner – piano
Johannes Weidenmueller – bass
Ari Hoenig – drums

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Born in Western Australia to immigrant parents who had fled the communist regime in Poland, Konrad’s musical affinity and passion for jazz piano revealed itself early on. On this album, Konrad Paszkudzki and his piano join together with Dylan Shamat, bass, and Dag Markhus, drums, to compile a 13-track SACD full of jazz’s favorite staples from George Gershwin, Vernon Duke and many more!

Tracklist:
01. I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan
02. A Gal In Calico
03. Cabin In The Sky
04. You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me
05. I Could Have Told You
06. What Is There To Say?
07. I Had The Craziest Dream
08. Taking A Chance On Love
09. They All Laughed
10. September In The Rain
11. Then I’ll Be Tired Of You
12. Nice Work If You Can Get It
13. Love Walked In

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Chris Sulit.
Recorded on May 30-31 & June 1, 2016 at Trading 8s Recording Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-194.

Personnel
Konrad Paszkudzki – piano
Dylan Shamat – bass
Dag Markhus – drums

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“Everything Must Change” is the second album of female vocalist, who got a reputation as a rebirth of Billy Holiday. While getting hot attention, the second album appeared as soon as possible. Sweet singing voice with transparent feeling, candy melts. Moist and gentle voices like wrapping around with velvet. Elements that fascinated the people with the first one can spread further. Unlike the previous full-length standard song, popular songs such as Benard Aigner’s masterpiece “Everything Mast Change”, also a title song, “A Song Song For You” famous for Carpenters, are also included. For interpretation of standard songs, especially ballads, fans of previous work will also be glad to shake the major players.

Tracklist:
01. Everything Must Change
02. Why Don’t You Do Right
03. I Loves You Porgy
04. How High The Moon
05. Tell Me More And More (And Then Some)
06. Love For Sale
07. The Nearness Of You
08. Girl From Ipanema
09. A Song For You
10. Summertime
11. Looking Back

Recorded on August 4-5 and October 1 & 3, 2004 at Sony Music Studios, Tokyo, Japan.

Personnel
Lady Kim – vocals
Hidefume Toki – soprano & alto saxophone
Manabu Ohishi – piano, Fender-Rhodes, Hammond B3 Organ, pianica
Shinpei Inoue – flute
Benisuke Sakai – bass
Tommy Campbell – drums

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Debut work of Lady Kim, released in Japan via Eighty-Eight’s, sublabel of Village Records. A whispering ballad with a voice that seems to have a deep sadness reminiscent of Billy Holiday. Up-tempo songs filled with coquettish charm are just overflowing. Originality-rich vocal style makes the most of her charm. This album is mainly made up of songs that Billy Holiday did not take up (the only exception is bonus track “Strange Fruit” only recorded as homage).

Tracklist:
01. Left Alone
02. Afro Blue
03. When Sunny Gets Blue
04. Since I Fell for You
05. I’m Glad There Is You
06. If I Were a Bell
07. Misty
08. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
09. Angel Eyes
10. On a Clear Day
11. Bird Alone
12. Strange Fruit

Recorded on September 27-28, 2003 at Sony Music Studios, Tokyo, Japan.

Personnel
Lady Kim – vocal
Lloyd Mayers – piano
Paul Brown – bass
Clarence “Tootsie” Bean – drums

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Known for her personalized renditions of pop and jazz standards, jazz chanteuse Laird Jackson has also written her own music on top of her renowned covers. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Jackson grew up near Detroit and stayed in Michigan until she graduated from college. After that, she moved to New York City and started working on the club scene. Developing a reputation in the area for her fiery live shows, she recorded Quiet Flame in 1994 and released it the same year. Blending covers of 30’s and 40’s jazz standards with her own compositions, Jackson drew attention to herself with the record and hit the European jazz scene for a short period while promoting it. After that, she took the next eight years to put together another album, continuing to play live while taking care of personal projects at home. Ready to record again in the spring of 2002, the singer put together Touched out of several self-penned tracks as well as covers of Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, and many others.

Tracklist:
01. How Long Has This Been Going On?
02. Save Your Love For Me
03. Love W’ont Let Me Wait
04. My Foolish Heart
05. Traveling Light
06. Mood Indigo
07. Ill Wind
08. My One And Only Love
09. Speak Low
10. Blame It On The Sun

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Mike Krowiak.
Recorded on May 15-16, 1994 at Sound on Sound Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-174.

Personnel
Laird Jackson – vocals
Cyrus Chestnut – piano
Donald Harrison – soprano & alto sax
Steve Nelson – vibraphone
Chris Thomas – bass
Clarence Penn – drums

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Lee Konitz has long been a versatile jazz musician, adaptable to many different styles. This Brazilian-flavored session is one of two that the alto saxophonist recorded during the mid-’90s for Venus; his session partners include trumpeter Tom Harrell, guitarist Romero Lubambo, pianist David Kikoski (who mostly sticks to electric piano), bassist David Fink, drummer Duduka Da Fonseca, and percussionist Waltinho Anastácio. As expected, Konitz’s light sound works well with the Brazilian favorites they perform, with Harrell being a particularly inspired foil for the leader. The works of Antonio Carlos Jobim are well represented, including breezy takes of “Favela” and “Wave.” Harrell’s lyrical “September” (featuring him in a fine muted solo) and Konitz’s “Brazilian Serenade” also fit the mood of this relaxing album very well. This rewarding release is well worth investigating.

Tracklist:
01. Favela
02. Once I Loved
03. Recado Bossa Nova
04. September
05. Dindi
06. Wave
07. Meditation
08. Blazilian Serenade

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara.
Recorded on on March 20-22, 1996 at Sear Sound Recording Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-209.

Personnel
Lee Konitz – alto sax
Tom Harrell – trumpet
Romero Lubambo – guitar
David Kikoski – piano
David Finck – bass
Duduka Dafonseca – drums
Waltinho Anastácio – percussion

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Lee Konitz has so frequently avoided “ordinary” jazz situations that it’s actually a rare treat to hear him do an album like this, with a roster of jazz standards performed by a straightahead American rhythm section–the great Kenny Barron on piano, James Genus on bass & Kenny Washington on drums.

Although never a poll winner, altoist Lee Konitz has had a more productive and consistently stimulating career than most of his contemporaries, never afraid to improvise fairly freely in his relaxed style. For this Evidence CD, Konitz digs into seven standards with an impressive rhythm section (pianist Kenny Barron, bassist James Genus and drummer Kenny Washington) and constantly comes up with interesting ideas and new twists. There are no phony disguises of familiar tunes with new titles on this date; just creative blowing. Konitz uplifts such often-overplayed material as “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To,” “Misty,” “Alone Together,” “Body and Soul” and “My Funny Valentine” without ever becoming predictable; Kenny Barron is in excellent form, too. This album is recommended as a strong example of Lee Konitz’s playing in the ’90s.

Tracklist:
01. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
02. Everything Happens To Me
03. Alone Together
04. Misty
05. Body And Soul
06. My Funny Valentine
07. In A Sentimental Mood

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Peter Beckerman.
Recorded on October 5, 1992 at Sound On Sound Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-102.
Pioneer BDP-80FD Rip to ISO.

Personnel
Lee Konitz – alto sax
Kenny Barron – piano
James Genus – bass
Kenny Washington – drums

ISO

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Marlena Shaw – Live In Tokyo (2002) [Japan]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 61:45 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 3,97 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,27 GB
Features Stereo & Multichannel Surround Sound / Eighty-Eight’s / Village Records # VRGL-8807
Genre: Jazz

Marlena Shaw is a jazz singer who just never gets her commercial rewards. Her delivery is musically unique, emotionally engaging and quite oftne humorous. She’s a true jazz singer and this live set captures most of it.

There are vocalists who can sing well, and swing too; and then there are seasoned professionals who master any material, making each song sound like a fresh thought and an intimate conversation. Marlena Shaw, who began with Count Basie and still works steadily and internationally all through the year, has each of these elements, plus a stage presence that manages to be both electrifying and endearing. This live release, recorded at Tokyo’s B Flat club in June 2002, and reissued about a year later by 441 Records, supplies a taste of Shaw’s warm, easy rapport with her audience, and their delighted response. What is fully documented is her splendid voice and range, and her relaxed, personal delivery of the material. Here it moves from her own, finger-snapping “Ooh Wee – You’re the One for Me,” to a slow-burning rendition of “What a Difference a Day Makes.” Shaw recalls her Basie days with “Until I Met You,” aka “Corner Pocket,” and heats up both “Round Midnight” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” which was a hit for Roberta Flack in a more subdued version. Whether interpreting jazz classics or pop tunes, Shaw puts her signature on each track, inviting the listener in with her direct, earthy approach, and her unique lyrical improvisations that enhance the meaning of each song. This CD is strong, honest, tuneful, and recommended.

Tracklist:
01. Ooh Wee / Baby You’re the One for Me
02. Don’t Ask to Stay Until Tomorrow (Theme from “Looking for Mr. Goodbar”)
03. Feel Like Makin’ Love
04. What a Difference a Day Made
05. Rose Marie (Mon Cherie)
06. Until I Met You
07. ‘Round Midnight
08. My Foolish Heart
09. Loving You Was Like a Party

Produced by Yasohachi Itoh.
Recorded on June 28, 2002 at B Flat, Tokyo.

Personnel
Marlena Shaw – vocals
Rickey Woodard – tenor sax
Clarence McDonald – piano
Jeff Chambers – bass
Ron Otis – drums

ISO

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Singer Mel Tormé and pianist George Shearing make a perfect team, bringing out the best in each other. With the assistance of bassist John Leitham and drummer Donny Osborne, the swinging, witty duo performs a variety of standards, including Noël Coward’s “Someday I’ll Find You”, “The Way You Look Tonight”, and “Anyone Can Whistle”, and a couple of medleys highlighted by a humorous six-song “New York, New York Medley”. All of the Tormé/Shearing collaborations are quite enjoyable and highly recommended as some of their best work of the 1980s.

Velvet-toned vocalist Mel Tormé and elegantly swinging pianist George Shearing were, quite simply, an unrivaled pairing of talents. And 1987—the year in which this timeless, Grammy®-Award nominated recording was made—was indeed A Vintage Year for this dynamic duo, finding both gentlemen at the peak of their creative and artistic powers. Consummate entertainers, Mel Torme and George Shearing possessed a collective wit and sense of humor that perfectly matched their peerless musical virtuosity and artistry. Their humorous, now-famous “New York, New York Medley” is a classic example of their signature melding of talents—one of many highlights in this masterful Torme/Shearing outing. Now on Hybrid SACD, you’re invited to pull up a front row seat at the Paul Masson Winery, and witness first-hand the undeniable fact that, like a fine bottle of wine, this vintage recording only gets better with age.

Tracklist:
01. Whisper Not / Love Me Or Leave Me
02. Out of this World
03. Some Day I’ll Find You
04. The Midnight Sun
05. New York, New York (Medley: 1. For Me And My Gal/ 2. Mack The Knife/ 3. Birth Of The Blues/ 4. Send A Little Love My Way/ 5. How High The Moon/ 6. New York, New York)
06. Folks Who Live on the Hill
07. Bittersweet
08. Since I Fell for You
09. The Way You Look Tonight
10. Anyone Can Whistle/ A Tune For Humming
11. When Sunny Gets Blue
12. Little Man You’ve Had A Busy Day

Recorded live at Paul Masson Mountain Winery, Saratoga CA, August 1987.

Personnel
Mel Tormé – vocals
George Shearing – piano
John Leitman – bass
Donny Osborne – drums

ISO

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Veteran pianist Monty Alexander left Jamaica and came to the United States at age 17. This recording for Venus Records celebrates his 50 years in the land of jazz. Known for his straight ahead sensibilities and sometimes considered a successor of Oscar Peterson, his long career has widened his musical spectrum and brought maturity to his playing. For this recording, Monty is accompanied by bassist Hassan Shakur and drummer Willie Jones III on original songs like “Can’t You See”, “Got To Go” and “Sweet Lady”, as well as popular tunes such as “Come Fly With Me”, “I’ve Never Been In Love Before”, You Call It Madness” and “We’ve Only Just Begun”, plus the title song.

Soulful, swinging, funky and decidedly straight ahead, Alexander’s maturity brought a certain richness and relaxed elegance to his playing. With his trusted rhythm section, he plays standards and a couple of his originals, plus a few of Ray Brown’s (his mentor and early collaborator) repertory. This is one of his strongest albums in recent years!

Tracklist:
01. A Beautiful Friendship
02. Can’t You See
03. Come Fly With Me
04. Got To Go
05. I’ve Never Been In Love Before
06. Love Me Tender / A House Is Not A Home
07. Ruby
08. Sweet Lady
09. Used To Be Jackson
10. You Call It Madness
11. We’ve Only Just Begun

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara. Engineered by Katherine Miller.
Recorded on September 12 and 13, 2010 at Avatar Studio in New York.
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix. VENUS Japan # VHGD-238.

Personnel
Monty Alexander – piano
Hassan Shakur – bass
Willie Jones III – drums

ISO

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Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque – J. S. Bach: Double & Triple Concertos (2013)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 01:05:23 minutes | 2,58 GB | Genre: Classical
Source: ISO SACD | © Channel Classics Records
Recorded: October 2012, St John’s the Evangelist Church, Upper Norwood, London

For two soloists chose themselves – so-called ‘Bach Double’ (a.k.a. the famous Concerto for TwoViolins in D minor) and the work for violin and oboe. Of course, the universal appeal of the former is unsurpassed with its timelessly beautiful middle movement of exquisite conversations between the two violins, framed by vigorous outer movements. In fact, this piece is a concerto for6 parts, as he himself stated on the manuscript title page ‘Concerto a Sei’ – all parts playing a crucial part in the colour and richness of the ensemble.
Performing these pieces with just single players on each part rather than an orchestra makes the roles of each particularly pronounced and clear, all of us ‘concerto-ing’, not just the conventional ‘soloists’.The other double concerto on this recording has a darker, broader and more dramatic landscape. The contemplative slow movement is the best answer to the question ‘what can I listen to after such a long day’s work?’, its gentle swing and beautiful mellifluous lines soothing any aches and pains. The last movement feels like a gutsy earth-bound ‘clog dance’ full of reels and japes.
The Triple Concerto in A minor is in a world of its own: it’s really a harpsichord concerto to which the colours of the flute and violin are sprinkled – the same scoring as in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no 5. Written about fifteen years after the Brandenburg, Bach adapted the outer movements of the Triple from his Prelude and Fugue, bwv 894, and the slow movement comes from the Organ Trio Sonata, bwv 527. It’s a brilliantly written piece for the harpsichord showing off many novel keyboard tricks with rapid figurations and interesting and engaging ripeno parts.
As we know, recycling his own works and adapting them for different purposes and contexts was a common practice for Bach, and it is widely known that his harpsichord concertos all found their musical voice, initially, in versions for other instruments, especially the violin. Such is the case with both these double concertos; for the violin and oboe concerto the only extant source is the two-harpsichord score from the composer’s Collegium Musicum concert series in the 1730s.The scoring of violin and oboe is speculative, albeit rather more than a guess.The Concerto for Three Harpsichords in C major is also believed to have been conceived originally as a Triple Violin Concerto in D major. It’s a treat to play: the richly interweaving lines of the solo instruments providing intensity and exhilaration, whether in conversation or competition. The solo passages take your breath away within the realms of virtuosic writing.Knowing Bach’s writing for violin we can understand his fondness for the instrument,not least the care in exceptional craftsmanship of idiomatic writing for it. It goes well beyond any other baroque composer.

Tracklist:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV 1043
1. I. Vivace 3.45
2. II. Largo ma non tanto 5.57
3. III. Allegro 4.23
Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute and Violin in A minor BWV 1044
4. I. Allegro 8.31
5. II. Adagio, ma non tanto, e dolce 6.01
6. III. Alla Breve 6.43
Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor BWV 1060R
7. I. Allegro 4.46
8. II. Adagio 4.28
9. III. Allegro 3.18
Concerto for Three Violins in D major BWV 1064R
10. I. Allegro 6.26
11. II. Adagio 5.40
12. III. Allegro 4.26

Personnel:
Rachel Podger, violin, director
Katy Bircher, flute
Alexandra Bellamy, oboe
Bojan Čičić, violin
Johannes Pramsohler, violin
Sabine Stoffer, violin
Anna Nowak-Pokrzywinska, violin
Jane Rogers, viola
Jan Spencer, violone
Marcin Świątkiewicz, harpsichord

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Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957) [MFSL 2014] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Frank Sinatra – Point Of No Return (1962) [MFSL 2013] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957) [MFSL 2013] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Frank Sinatra – Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! (1961) [MFSL 2013] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Frank Sinatra – No One Cares (1959) [MFSL 2013] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Dusty Springfield – Dusty In Memphis (1969) [Analogue Productions Remaster 2013] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band – Gypsy Lament (2008) [Japan 2015] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Ken Peplowski Quartet – Memories Of You, Vol.1 (2006) [Japan 2014] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Ken Peplowski Quartet – Memories Of You, Vol.2 (2006) [Japan 2016] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Kenny Werner Trio – With A Song In My Heart (2008) [Japan 2016] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Konrad Paszkudzki Trio – Taking A Chance On Love (2017) [Japan] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Lady Kim – Everything Must Change (2005) [Japan] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Lady Kim – Left Alone (2004) [Japan] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Laird Jackson – Quiet Flame (1994) [Japan 2016] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band – Brazilian Serenade (1996) [Japan 2017] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Lee Konitz Quartet – Jazz Nocturne (1994) [Japan 2015] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Marlena Shaw – Live In Tokyo (2002) [Japan] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Mel Torme and George Shearing – A Vintage Year (1988) [Reissue 2003] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Monty Alexander Trio – Love Me Tender (2011) [Japan 2017] {SACD ISO + FLAC}

Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque – J. S. Bach: Double & Triple Concertos (2013) [DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz]