Dennis Gonzalez & Joao Paulo Da Silva: So Soft Yet

Dennis Gonzalez (trumpet; cornet)

Joao Paulo Esteves Da Silva (piano; accordion)

So Soft Yet (Clean Feed; 2011)

So Soft Yet (Clean Feed) is an album of beauty and depth. For me this latest collaboration between Gonzalez and Da Silva has even more resonance than their first stellar partnership on 2009's Scrape Grace (Clean Feed). This might be due to the longer relationship together and the new material that feels both more unified and diverse.

"Como a Noite" opens the session in a delightful and romantic fashion. Filling the void with lush poetic tones both musicians are taking you on journey that will include some extraordinary exaltation as well as moments of deep reflection. "Broken Harp" has the feeling of Chick Corea and Miles Davis playing solo. Da Silva switches to electric piano and deploys some terrific and spellbinding notes. It has deep psychedelic grooves with some nice improvising from both men. Gonzalez travels up and down with a crisp and reverberating tone that along with Da Silva becomes hypnotic towards the closing passages.

So Soft Yet is deeply rooted in a more interpersonal manner that allows the listener to sink deeper and deeper into music. "Thirst" sees Da Silva on accordion and the conversation the two musicians have is playful and jubilant. The Portuguese elements are well present on this piece as it feels like you're traveling blindfolded down the town street just listening to all the sounds and creating your journey. Lovely stuff.

"Sobre Mi Mi Koracon Doloryozo" is my personal favourite. It's a celebratory piece that is both buoyant and joyous. Gonzalez and Da Silva have a unison that feels like two classical musicians who have performed together for decades. "Augurio" closes the session with dark parameters intertwined past fusion eras with modern eclecticism with beautiful harmonies.

A partnership that started essentially out of nowhere, these two renowned and revered musicians have made two astounding records in just under three years. So Soft Yet is a cool document that expands the floats with high spiritual moments that spread delicately across space and time. Emotional material and highly recommended listening.

Best Albums of 2011: The Complete

JazzWrap revisits a great year of discoveries in 2011.


It was another great year of music and new discoveries for us here in the JazzWrap office. So much so that I didn't get a chance to write about all of them over the last week. So I at least wanted to make sure I listed them as much as I could.


None of these are any particular order. I really only decide on my top two absolute favourites and then let the rest lay where they may. (yeah, I know it's kind of pretentious; but so what! :-)


So here's the list of our favourites and frequently spun albums during 2011.


Jakob Bro: Time
Kris Davis: Aeriol Piano
Lars Fiil Kvartet: Reconsideration
Alog: Unemployed
Kevin Brow: Dolls & Guns
A Giraffe: Under A Table
ASA Trio: Plays The Music Of Thelonious Monk
Daniel Levin: Inner Landscape
Licak & Tuznik Quintet
Sunna Gunnlaugs: Long Pair Bond
Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece Quintet: Duotone
Equilibrium: Walking Voices
Nicole Mitchell: Awakening
Hugo Carvalhais: Nebulosa
John Escreet
Travis Reuter: Rotational Templates
Anne Mette Iversen: Milo Songs
Klang: Other Doors
Michael Dessen: Forget The Pixel
Kit Downes Trio: Quiet Tiger
Julio Resende: You Taste Like A Song
Jachna/Buhl: Unfinished Books
The Necks: Mindset
Otso Lahdeoja: Yonder
Danny Fox Trio: The One Constant
1982 Trio: Pintura
Tonbruket: Dig It To The End

Best Album of 2011: Jakob Bro

JazzWrap revisits a great year of discoveries in 2011.

Jakob Bro (guitar)

Time (Loveland Records; 2011)

Thomas Morgan (bass)

Lee Konitz (sax)

Bill Frisell (guitar)

Jakob Bro's presence has been raising in recent years. His last release Balladeering, gained critical acclaim along with prior recordings with Tomasz Stanko. Balladeering was a masterful work that featured Konitz, Frisell and the late Paul Motian. That recording was a monumental step in Bro's career as leader. On his latest, Time (Loveland Records), Bro keeps the quartet setting but sans a drummer. This makes for an even more intimate affair.

With Time, Jakob Bro has written material that is even more deep and personal than the excellent predecessor. Here Konitz and Morgan mingle and create some magnificent colours. The paring of two guitar is just as intriguing as it was on Balladeering. Bro shapes the harmonics and soundscapes while Frisell adds the linear passages to pieces. "Cirkler" is a beautiful number in which Konitz and Morgan provide a calming tone surrounded by mood setting atmospherics from Bro and gentle Americana acoustics of Frisell.

Bro's writing has matured and become rich with various textures and sonic layers than even Balladeering displayed. "Swimmer" is a lonely journey down the motorway. It's a quiet and deeply melodic tone that Bro sets forth but not in a depressing way. It's more a matter of being at piece with ones self.

You can sense there's more intimacy on Time. The musicians feel more affected by each other. They have all played together in various forms over the years so they is great chemistry. "Fiordlands" is another bright moment where Bro's writing is uplifting like a Sunday morning church call. It's bluesy but with close sense of joy that quickly takes hold a few minutes in. Konitz and Bro both wrap this piece like chocolate and caramel.

The closing number "Smaa Dyr" is more of a trio (without Konitz) and it's a beautiful way to close out the album. Just as "Fiordlands" its somber in tone but you can feel the uplifting tone that rising as the piece moves further along.

I fell in love with Time minutes after it finished. Jakob Bro has circled himself with great musicians who effortless craft his material into something special. With Time, Jakob Bro should be on the radar of many jazz fans in 2012. He has grown as a leader, composer and performer. The pieces on this session has stuck with in short time of its release in November. That's why I have named Time as my album of year. Highly Recommended.

JazzWrap was honoured to have another opportunity to discuss recording Time with Jakob Bro recently. Here's a bit of that discussion.

1) Since the acclaim of Balladeering how has your recording process changed?

Time is done pretty much the same way as Balladeering…I composed the songs in August - went to a small cottage by the sea in Denmark and just wrote music for one week straight. Two weeks later I went to New York and met up with Lee, Bill and Thomas at Avatar Studio A…we started playing the songs around 11AM and played pretty much without stopping for two hours…most of the songs are first takes (as with Balladeering)…it was a beautiful experience for which I feel very grateful. 

2) There's more intimacy with Time without a drummer. Was that on purpose?

Yes! I love Balladeering so much and it didn't feel right to me to go in and do the exact same thing again…so I changed the line up. I love Thomas' playing - On "Balladeering" Lee is featured a lot - on "Time" I wanted to feature both Lee and Thomas at the same time and I thought it would be really cool to do so in a very transparent setting without drums. We also recorded "Time" in a different way than Balladeering. All in the same room - sitting in a closed circle without headphones. That in itself is very intimate , you can't change a note once you've played it and you can hear even the slightest sound coming from each other. It was truly a great way to record and James Farber is so incredibly masterful at capturing the moment like that sound wise. 

3) Working with Bill Frisell and Lee Konitz again must have made the recording feel like home?

Well, working with Bill, Lee and Thomas makes me feel honored and very very humble. They all play absolutely incredible on this record and I can't even describe in words how happy I am that they all agreed to join this session and pl`y my songs. 

4) Will you be touring for this record?

I'm touring more and more with my own music. Both in a trio setting and sometimes trio with a soloist…also I have been working with my nonet a bit. I do the same songs as on my recordings but of course they sound different depending on the line up. I'm not going to tour with the original line up from Time. I might do one or two shows if logistics happen to match but nothing is scheduled at the moment. I have some trio gigs lined up for my Danish trio next year, 5 gigs with Jeff Ballard on drums also and in the fall I have a 2 week tour with Thomas Morgan and a drummer.

Best Albums of 2011: Kris Davis

JazzWrap revisits a great year of discoveries in 2011.

Kris Davis (piano)

Aeriol Piano (Clean Feed; 2011)

A solo performance from Kris Davis is something not to be missed. On Aeriol Piano, Davis deploys various themes and imagery that are both spellbinding and invigorating. She improvises and moves with dense angles that lead you on a complicated journey but its one that will surprise you.

The complexity of Davis' compositions are sometimes reminiscent of Keith Jarrett or Friedrich Gulda. High praise but Kris Davis is the real deal. Just as John Escreet is creating modern ideas that are moving jazz forward; Kris Davis is moving the idea of free-jazz and minimalism is can go either further.

Check out our original piece on Aeriol Piano.

Best Albums of 2011: Kevin Brow

JazzWarp revisit a great year of discoveries in 2011.

Kevin Brow (drums)

Dolls & Guns (Blackout Music;2011)

With various collaborators

Drummer, composer, Kevin Brow released his third album, Dolls & Guns (his first two were with his group Koptor) this year and it didn't disappoint.

A unique mixture of improvisation, minimalism and classic themes, Dolls & Guns is an album that demands repeated listens. Featuring 13 collaborators, Brow has managed to make each piece highly rewarding and different. You get the feeling that each piece could be developed into its own full length album.

Kevin Brow's main outfit, Koptor, is more a modern jazz quartet. As a solo artist, Brow has presented a beautiful work in Dolls & Guns that demonstrates his stature as leader and composer are growing rapidly. Definitely an artist to look out for in 2012. Check out our extended piece on Dolls & Guns.

Best Albums of 2011: A Giraffe

JazzWrap revisits a great year of discoveries in 2011.


A Giraffe (group)

Under A Table (self produced; 2011)

Joe Santa Maria (sax)

Mike Lockwood (drums)

Steve Blum (piano)

Emilio Terranova (bass)

Hailing from California, A Giraffe was a pleasant surprise when I first gave it a spin. They are contemporary but with just enough young bite that it standouts from a crowded field. The band's debut, Under A Table features some fine performances circling around some complex structures. Tracks like "You Shouldn'tven't" and "Crucial Present" demonstrate the quartet's flare for excitement. But at its heart, A Giraffe are a modern group with some fascinating ideas rolled into the mindset of four excellent musicians.

The opening track "A Ranger" has multiple counterpoints and is driven by some great improvising by Blum and Santa Maria.  Lockwoods drums cut across the plan is crisp, sharp fashion; along with Terranova's pounding drone-like bassline. Check out our full discussion of Under A Table as well as the interview we conducted a few months ago.

Best Albums of 2011: ASA Trio

JazzWrap revisits a great year of discoveries in 2011.

ASA Trio (group)

Plays the music of Thelonious Monk (self produced; 2011)

Scott McLemore (drums)

Anders Thor (guitar)

Agnar Mar Magnusson (organ)

When I first heard ASA Trio I was blown away. Now almost 12 months later, I'm still stunned by the unity and excitement this trio can generate. Their debut full length, Plays The Music Of Thelonious Monk is fueled by leader, Agnar Mar Magnusson's driving organ. A challenging mixture of John Patton and Larry Young, Magnusson knows when to swing and when to pull back. Both McLemore and Thor add the colourful force around that help the trio's drastically different selections on Plays Monk. The trio move from bluesy rhythms of "Raise Four" to the resounding version of "Straight No Chaser."

ASA Trio was a refreshing discovery earlier this year and I've been trying to spread the news to as many friends as possible. You don't get trios like this very often. Especially a trio led by the organ. Plays The Music Of Thelonious Monk is and album that let's everyone know ASA Trio is a group that must be heard!

Linger: Jen Chapin

Label: Hybrid Recordings
Tota time:  0:58:20
Format: FLAC

Track List
01. Little Hours (3:31)
02. Good at Love (5:05)
03. Me Be Me (5:14)
04. Manchild (3:44)
05. 'Til I Get There (5:15)
06. City (5:34)
07. Numbers (4:39)
08. Hurry Up Sky (4:00)
09. Passive People (4:24)
10. Regular Life (3:45)
11. Gold (6:10)
12. I Could Fall (in Love with You) (7:01)

http://ul.to/7kub6r3a/Jen Chapin - Linger (2004).part2.rar
http://ul.to/vt7zrogz/Jen Chapin - Linger (2004).part1.rar

Melody Gardot - Bye Bye Blackbird

Total time: 11:19
Format: FLAC
Label: Universal Music

TrackList
1. Get Out Of Town 3:02
2. Someday My Prince Will Come 1:11
3. Bye Bye Blackbird 3:11
4. Summertime 3:55

http://ul.to/lq7w8myy/Melody Gardot - Bye Bye Blackbird EP.rar

Johnny Frigo with Bucky & John Pizzarelli - Live from studio A in New York City (1989)

Label: Chesky Records

Recorded: 1989

Format: FLAC

Total time: 55:38

1. Pick Yourself Up and Start All Over Again - 3:00 (Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern)
2. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me - 6:43 (Duke Ellington and Sidney Keith Russell)
3. Detour Ahead - 4:16 (John Frigo, Lou Carter, Herb Ellis)
4. Just Friends - 3:17 (John Klenner and Samuel M. Lewis)
5. Estrellita - 2:29 (Manuel L. Ponce)
6. Stompin' At The Savoy - 4:01 (Andy Razaf, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson)
7. Early Autumn - 4:58 (Ralph Burns, Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer)
8. You Stepped Out Of A Dream - 3:15 (Gus Kahn and Nacio Herb Brown)
9. In A Sentimental Mood - 5:11 (Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington)
10. The Song Is You - 4:02 (Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern)
11. I'm Through With Love - 4:01 (Gus Kahn, Matt Malneck, Fud Livingston)
12. Summer Me, Winter Me - 2:32 (Michel LeGrande)
13. Tangerine - 3:15 (Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger)
14. I'll Never Be The Same - 3:28 (Gus Kahn, Frank Signorelli, Matt Malneck)
Johnny Frigo - Violin
Bucky Pizzarelli - Guitar (right side)
John Pizzarelli - Guitar (left side)
Ron Carter - Bass (tracks 1,2,3,4,7,8)
Michael Moore - Bass (tracks 9-13)
Butch Miles - Drums
Produced by David Chesky
Executive Producer: Norman Chesky

http://ul.to/iafb5xiy/Johnny Frigo with Bucky.rar

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Baron Browne and Joel Rosenblatt/feat.Tom Coster/ / Double B Double V

Label: Cliffsound Productions
Total time: 00:41:21
Gene: Jazz-Rock,Fusion

1.You Don't Say
2.I Like The Way You Think.....Sometimes
3.Don't Count On Me
4.A Night In Amalfi
5.Remember The Time
6.Alter Ego
7.No Strings Attached
8.Give Me The Night
9.Shake Me

http://ul.to/d3yndmm4/Baron Browne.zip

Great Ladies of Jazz (5CD, 2011)

Great Ladies of Jazz (5CD, 2011)
5CD EAC Rips | FLAC (image & cue & log) & mp3 @ 320 kbps | tracks: 79 | Scans | 3:55:00 | ~ 1.12 Gb & 693 Mb
Label: Bestend AE | 5% recovery record | Original recordings | Genre: Vocal, jazz, latin jazz

Superb collection with 79 original songs interpreted by 5 female legends of the 20th century. Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Carmen Miranda and Nina Simone, all lived for their music and served the art of singing with passion and devotion. Five unparalleled female voices in one precious collection, will guide you in a 4 hours' delightful musical journey. Enjoy five shining idols of vocal jazz, in lossless.



Billie Holiday (tracks: 12 | 35:38 | ~ 154 Mb & 113 Mb)

TRACKLIST
01. That Old Devil Called Love
02. Strange Fruit
03. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
04. Easy Living
05. They Cant Take That Away From Me
06. Swing, Brother, Swing
07. Your Mother's Son In Law
08. Did I Remember?
09. Miss Brown To You
10. My Last Affair
11. You Go To My Head
12. Back In Your Own Back Yard

320
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FLAC
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Peggy Lee (tracks: 12 | 33:16 | ~ 230 Mb & 110 Mb)

TRACKLIST
01. You Let My Love Get Cold
02. Love You Didn't Do Right By Me
03. Oh! No! (Please Don't Go)
04. The Tavern
05. Wrong Wrong Wrong
06. The Gypsy With Fire In His Shoes
07. Do I Love You
08. Wrong Joe
09. Me
10. Johnny Guitar
11. I Belong To You
12. Autumn In Rome

320
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Flac
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Judy Garland (tracks: 28 | 1:14:07 | ~ 281 Mb & 198 Mb)

TRACKLIST
01. This is the time of the evening
02. While we're young
03. You made me love you
04. For me and my gal
05. The boy next door
06. The trolley song
07. A pretty girl milking her cow
08. Rock-A-Bye your baby with a Dixie Melody
09. Happiness is a thing called Joe
10. Shine on harvest moon
11. Some of these days
12. My man
13. I don't care
14. Carolina in the morning
15. Danny boy
16. After you're gone
17. Over the rainbow
18. Come rain or come shine
19. Just imagine
20. I feel a song coming on
21. Last night when we were young
22. Life is just a bowl of cherries
23. April showers
24. Maybe I'll come back
25. Dirty hands, dirty face
26. Lucky day
27. Memories of you
28. Any place I hang my hat is home

320
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Flac
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Carmen Miranda (tracks: 12 | 30:58 | ~ 141 Mb & 102 Mb)

TRACKLIST
01. Mama eu quero
02. South American way
03. Touradas em Madrid
04. Bambu bambu
05. Diz que tem
06. I yi yi yi yi
07. Chatanooga choo choo
08. Tico tico
09. O que e que a bahiana tem
10. Tic tic tac do meu Coracao
11. Upa upa
12. Co co co co co co ro

320
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FLAC
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Nina Simone (tracks: 15 | 1:01:01 | ~ 342 Mb & 171 Mb)

TRACKLIST
01. Mood Indigo
02. Don't Smoke in Bed
03. He Needs Me
04. Little Girl Blue
05. Love Me or Leave Me
06. My Baby Just Cares for Me
07. Good Bait
08. Plain Gold Ring
09. You'll Never Walk Alone
10. I Loves You Porgy
11. Central Park Blues
12. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
13. For All We Know
14. African Mailman
15. My Baby Just Cares for Me (extended version)

320
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FLAC
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George Benson - Guitar Man

Audio CD (October 4, 2011)
Original Release Date: 2011
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Concord Jazz
Format : FLAC

01. Tenderly (2:01)
02. I Want to Hold Your Hand (5:10)
03. My Cherie Amour (4:08)
04. Naima (3:41)
05. Tequila (4:301)
06. Don't Know Why (2:45)
07. The Lady in My Life (4:30)
08. My One and Only Love (3:24)
09. Paper Moon (2:44)
10. Danny Boy (3:26)
11. Since I Fell For You (2:58)
12. Fingerlero (3:40)

http://ul.to/ks0curyh/George Benson - Guitar Man(2011)(flac).rar

Yellowjackets - Politics

I can remember like it was yesterday. The year was late 1989, maybe even a fresh 1990, and I was just a kid; about 22-23 years old. I went to a music store on payday to buy my wife an album; just because (it was Bobby Brown's Don't Be Cruel). As I was looking around for something different, yet cool I stumbled onto the Politics album. I was still living in the "smooth jazz" world which had recently errupted with the likes of Kenny G, David Sanborn, Dave Koz.etc. Thinking I would get a jazz album with a groove like those mentioned above, I eagerly purchased both albums and went home to surprize my wife.

Needless to say, my wife was very happy with my gift to her. As I listnened to my gift to myself, I scratched my head in confusion. I didn't know what to think of it. I put it away and forgot about it for about a month. Then I decided to pull it out again and listen and this time, I was totally blown away by such musicianship and I have been a Yellowjackets fan ever since.

Politics is one of the best jazz releases in my opinion; simply because it is interesting from beginning to end. At times it's playful in a "jam"
sense yet very structured. You can hear all their influences like Miles, Coltrane and Monk just to name a few, and there is also some groove without becoming too groovy like smooth jazz. The standout track on the album is one called Downtown; Talk about all over the place! This is drummer William Kennedy's shining moment. What a magnificent drummer!

To thouroughly describe Politics would be like trying to explain the secret of life, its impossible! If you are a fan of great jazz without becoming too sappy, this is the disc for you. If you are looking for Kenny G, stay clear of this.

It's a hard release to find. I played my album copy for years until last year I found a cd version and of course I snagged it quick! But just for old times sake, I still play my vinyl version and think back on that cold winter's day of the late 80's and thank myself for taking a chance on this gem.
AMAZON.COM

Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Mca
Format: FLAC

1. Oz {Ferrante/Haslip/Russo/Kennedy} [4:44]
2. Tortoise & The Hare {Ferrante/Haslip/Russo} [5:32]
3. Local Hero {Russo/Ferrante/Haslip} [4:38]
4. Galileo (For Jaco) {Haslip} [5:05]
5. Foreign Correspondent {Ferrante/Haslip/Russo/Kennedy} [5:43]
6. Downtown {Ferrante} [4:02]
7. Helix {Ferrante/Kennedy} [4:57]
8. AvancГ©{Ferrante} [5:17]
9. One Voice {Ferrante} [3:58]
10. Evening Dance {Ferrante} [5:10]

http://ul.to/fe0gzzps/Yellowjackets - Politics.rar

Blood, Sweat & Tears / Child Is Father To The Man (remastered)

Total time: 1:04:00
Gene: Jazz- Rock
Format: FLAC

01. Overture
02. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
03. Morning Glory
04. My Days Are Numbered
05. Without Her
06. Just One Smile
07. I Can't Quit Her
08. Meagan's Gypsy Eyes
09. Somethin' Goin' On
10. House In The Country
11. The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud
12. So Much Love/Underture
13. Refugee From Yuhupitz (Instrumental)
14. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
15. The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud

http://ul.to/3qtpmket/Blood.rar

Joe Lovano - Bird Songs (2011)

Audio CD (January 11, 2011)

Original Release Date: 2011

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Blue Note Records

ASIN: B004EE30G4

Tracklist:

01 – Passport

02 – Donna Lee

03 – Barbados

04 – Moose The Mooche

05 – Lover Man

06 – Birdyard

07 – Ko Ko

08 – Blues Collage

09 – Dexterity

10 – Dewey Square

11 – Yardbird Suite

http://ul.to/2vjdfonr

Karen Mantler - Farewell

After two albums with a band, this work was created just by Mantler and percussionist Michael Evans, and the smaller scale approach suits the subject. The two players' inventiveness is compelling. "Help Me" is a mournful tune centered on the harmonium with evocative percussion underscoring the mood. Mantler sings, with some input from Evans, who adds counterpoint to the character-driven narratives. The mood throughout is not unlike that created on many of the works by her mother, the composer Carla Bley.
After an absence of half a decade, Karen Mantler returned with this somber song cycle in 1996. Where her first two albums (MY CAT ARNOLD, and KAREN MANTLER AND HER CAT ARNOLD GET THE FLUE) chronicled aspects of her life as well as her attachment to her cat, FAREWELL looks at the death of Arnold and her life without him.
...
JazzTimes (3/97, p.83) - "...Karen Mantler has a keen sense of song structure, and a dark affinity for minor keys..."
Option (1-2/97, p.95) - "...Maudlin and hilarious....she plays an excellent piano and harmonica, has a crisp, quirky voice that recalls Suzanne Vega...and writes wonderful tunes that recall the angular melodies of Kurt Weill..."

TrackList
01. Farewell
02. Mister E
03. Brain Dead
04. Arnold's Dead
05. I'm His Boss
06. My Life Is Hell
07. Help Me
08. The Bill
09. Con Edison
10. I Hate Money
11. Beware
Recorded and mixed by Tom Mark / Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, December 1995

Personnel:
Karen Mantler - Vocals, Harmonica, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Harmonium and Glockenspiel
Michael Evans - Drums, Alto Saxophone, Vibraphone, Tabla, Whistiling and "Electrical" Sounds, Vocal on "Arnold's Dead", Percussion (Frying Pan, Oven Rack, Whisk, Refrigerator Pan, Ankle Bells, Bean Pod, Indian Bell, Snake Charmer, Glasses, Chains, Sheet Metal)
Special Guests:
Carla Bley - C Melody Saxophone on "The Bill" and "Con Edison"
Scott Williams - Vocal on "The Bill"

Label: ECM Records / Watt Works
Format: FLAC
Total time: 00:44:42
Gene: Vocal Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Post-Bop

http://uploaded.to/file/p2334zyg

Stanley Jordan Friends

01. Capital J (6:41)
02. Walkin' the Dog (6:13)
03. Lil' Darlin' (5:43)
04. Giant Steps (4:34)
05. I Kissed a Girl (5:46)
06. Samba Delight (5:31)
07. Seven Come Eleven (5:33)
08. Bathed in Light (7:50)
09. Romantic Intermezzo from Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra (8:33)
10. Reverie (3:59)
11. One for Milton (4:09)

Format: FLAC
Total time: 1:04:32
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Gene: Jazz Fusion

http://ul.to/fgbd46ug/Stanley Jordan - Friends (2011).rar

Hiram Bullock - Too Funky 2 Ignore

Artist: Hiram Bullock
Title Of Album: Too Funky 2 Ignore
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: GbmH
Genre: Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Total Time: 63:06
Total Size: 511 MB

Tracklist:
1. Give 'em The Rock
2. Everything U Do
3. Mr.Brown
4. You're Not What U Seem
5. If You Don't Mean It, Don't Say It
6. Too Funky 2 Ignore
7. Shine The Light
8. Get In That Kitchen (And Make Me Some Chicken)
9. Had All Night
10. Gimme The Night
11. Quiero El Sol Y La Playa
12. Missin' U Tonight

http://ul.to/dl8f1ohk/Hiram Bullock - Too Funky 2 Ignore.zip