Charlie Haden Quartet West - Sophisticated Ladies (2010)

Obra prima de pura classe onde se reunem instrumentistas e vozes de excepção: Cassandra Wilson,Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Norah Jones, Renee Fleming e Ruth Cameron.

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Diana Krall - Quiet Nights

temas para noites alentejanas, onde a brisa é cálida e o som do mar nos chega entremeado no dedilhar negro e branco de um piano

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Elena Suchankova - You Go To My Head

RE-UP for a friend in Bosnia

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Keith Jarrett - Testament (2009)

No dia dos anos do "mufana", aqui fica a prenda dele...
Caixa com 3 CD com o registo de dois concertos a solo realizados em Paris e em Londres (2008)

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TCP - Jazzy Instrumental Beatles 06

TCP = The Covers Project
Sexto volume da série jazzistica sobre temas dos Beatles

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VA - EAST-WEST INSPIRATION (1998)

Klezmer Jazz "onde o Este se encontra com o Oeste
Um registo diferente ...

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Count Basie - BASIE IS BACK (2005)

Mais música de um dos mestres do jazz swing desta vez num registo ao vivo no Japão.

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Manhattan Transfer - ANTHOLOGY (1992)

Uma compilação de 39 temas com o melhor que este grupo fez no período de 1975 a 1987.

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Count Basie - APRIL IN PARIS (2005

O MAESTRO do swing. Ccondutor de Big Bands de 1935 até meados da década de oitenta sempre com um som swing bem ligeiro que ele liderava a aprtir do seu piano. Este disco gravado em 1955\56 é prova desse imenso talento.

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Rufus Reid Trio - SEVEN MINDS (1984)

Rufus's pure and powerful sound rings out in this trio. This CD starts off with one of the finest solo bass expositions to be heard on any record, heading into the title track by the late, great bassist Sam Jones. Jim McNeely shines at the piano and Terri Lyne Carrington shows why she is the young star of the trap set.

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Reggie Workman - CEREBRAL CAVERNS (1995)

Interprete multi facetado é considerado um dos melhores "baixos" de sempre. Este é o seu 4º trabalho após ter colaborado n'outros grupos ao lado de nomes como os de John Coltrane, Archie Shep, Art Blekey, Hervbie Mann etc.

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Benny Carter - THE VERVE SMALL GROUP SESSION (1955)

The indomitable Benny Carter is, arguably, best known for leading and writing for large ensembles. As a result, Carter's stature as an alto saxophonist has often been overlooked. Thanks to Verve Records founder Norman Granz, however, we can hear Carter in the studio as a straight-ahead player with a series of outstanding smaller ensembles. Compiled from three different dates, some of which remained unissued domestically until this 1991 collection, 3,4, 5 - THE VERVE SMALL GROUP SESSIONS finds Carter playing in a trio, quartet, and quintet, respectively. The sessions are quite different in feel. The quartet numbers (tracks 9-16), originally released as a "pop" album by Verve, with hopes of crossover commercial success, has a somewhat mainstream feel, centering on lush ballads that parade Carter's sumptuous, romantic alto tone. The quintet tracks (17-19) feature a fuller--but equally mellow--sound, with help from pianist Oscar Peterson and the smoothly swinging guitar of Herb Ellis. But it is the all-star summit meeting of Carter with pianist Teddy Wilson and drummer Jo Jones that is the real treasure here (tracks 1-8). The spare, almost chamber-like feel of this recording does nothing to inhibit the energy or swing of these superior instrumentalists. This is a true jazz gem.

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Thad Jones -THE MAGNIFICENT THAD JONES (1956)

This CD reissue has one of trumpeter Thad Jones' finest small-group sessions of the 1950s; the music has also been reissued in full as part of a large Mosaic box set. Jones, who is matched with tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Max Roach, performs a couple of his lesser-known but superior originals, two obscurities, and duets with guitarist Kenny Burrell on "Something to Remember You By," "I've Got a Crush on You" (which was not on the original LP), and "April In Paris." The latter in spots purposely recalls the Count Basie hit recording, in which Jones had played a major part. The music throughout is unpredictable and harmonically sophisticated bop. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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Billie Holiday - LOVE SONGS (2000)

Compilação com 19 temas de uma das divas dos Blues\Jazz.

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Ella Fitzgerald - Royal Roost Sessions (2004)

Ella Fitzgerald e Ray Brown trio & Quintet em 1948-49
These rare sessions capture Ella at the transition point between her previous professional incarnation as teen swing ingenue and her new incarnation as First Lady of American Popular Song and jazz virtuosa extraordinaire. The famous "Lady Be Good" comes from this period and we can see the extent to which Ella was embracing bebop and the expanded improvisational opportunities it provided all performers in jazz who were up to it's demands.

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Stan Kenton - PLAYS HOLMAN LIVE (1954)

Figura controversa no mundo do Jazz, atacado por puristas e idolatrado pelos que sempre apostaram nas rupturas, podemos ouvi-lo neste trabalho em que interpreta trabalhos de Bill Holman, acompanhado por Carl Fontana, Mel Lewis, Lennie Niebaus e Bill Perkins tendo como convidados Charlie Parker e Lee Konitz.
Gravado no Sweets Clubs, Oakland, California 1956 e no Festival of Modern American Jazz Concert Tour, Portland, Oregon 1954.

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B.Holman & M.Lewis Quintet - JIVE FOR FIVE (1954)

Compositor de renome, compôs para interpretes tais como Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, e Natalie Cole no cd de homenagem ao pai, Unforgettable.
Neste trabalho, Bill Holman (tenor saxofone) e Mel Lewis (bateria) sãoa companhados por Lee Katzman (trompete), Jimmy Rowles (piano) e Wilford Middlebrook (baixo) num registo gravado nos Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California em 06 de Junho de 1958.

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Nat Adderley Big Sax Section - THAT’S RIGHT (1960)

Nat Adderley has seldom played with more fire, verve and distinction than he did on That's Right! It placed him in the company of an expanded sax section that included his brother Cannonball on alto, Yusef Lateef on tenor, flute and oboe, Jimmy Heath and Charlie Rouse on tenor and baritone saxophonist Tate Houston. Solos crackled, the backing was tasty and stimulating, and the eight songs ranged from brisk standards to delightful originals. This CD reissue, despite lacking any new or alternate material, is most welcome due to the full, striking sound that the big reed section provided. recording date ; New York City; Aug. 9 and Sept.15.

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Miles Davis - STEAMIN' (1956)

De novo Miles Davis (trumpet), Red Garland (piano), John Coltrane (tenor sax), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) actuando em studio como se estivessem em palco. Solo após de solo ao género de uma jam-session.

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Bill Evans Trio - “LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES” (1973)

Bill Evans Trio com o próprio, Eddie Gomez e Marty Morrel numa noite inesquecivel para quem os viu em Buenos Aires em 1973.

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