Sunday, June 11, 2017

Frank Sinatra: Moonlight Sinatra (FLAC)














Frank Sinatra: Moonlight Sinatra






01. Moonlight Becomes You (2:46)

02. Moon Song (3:03)

03. Moonlight Serenade (3:27)

04. Reaching For The Moon (3:05)

05. I Wished On The Moon (2:53)

06. Oh, You Crazy Moon (3:12)

07. The Moon Got In My Eyes (2:52)

08. Moonlight Mood (3:08)

09. Moon Love (4:14)

10. The Moon Was Yellow (And The Night Was Young) (3:09)



Frank Sinatra - vocals
Nelson Riddle - conductor, arranger
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra





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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Billie Holiday: Solitude -1952- (FLAC)














Billie Holiday: Solitude -1952-







1 East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) 2:56

2 Blue Moon 3:30

3 You Go To My Head 2:56

4 You Turned The Tables On Me 3:28

5 Easy To Love 3:01

6 These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) 3:35

7 I Only Have Eyes For You 2:54

8 Solitude 3:31

9 Everything I Have Is Yours 3:45

10 Love For Sale 2:58

11 Moonglow 3:00

12 Tenderly 3:25

13 If The Moon Turns Green 2:46

14 Remember 2:36

15 Autumn In New York - LP Take 3:42

16 Autumn In New York - 78 RPM Take 3:51



    Art Direction [Reissue Art Designed And Directed By] – Izzy (4)
    Coordinator [Reissue Design Coordinated By] – Adam Palter
    Drums – Alvin Stoller
    Guitar – Barney Kessel
    Liner Notes [Reissue Notes Edited By] – Peter Pullman
    Mastered By [Reissue] – Suha Gur
    Photography By [Reissue Photograph] – Bob Parent
    Piano – Oscar Peterson
    Producer [Original Recordings Produced By] – Norman Granz
    Reissue Producer [Reissue Additional Production Assistance By] – Aric Lach Morrison, Jon    
    Schapiro, Matt Brown (6)
    Reissue Producer [Reissue Supervised By] – Michael Lang (2)
    Remastered By [Reissue], Research, Technician [Restored By] – Phil Schaap
    Saxophone – Flip Phillips
    Trumpet – Charlie Shavers
    Vocals – Holiday*


    Originally recorded in 1952. 




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Friday, May 26, 2017

Thelonious Monk: Plays Duke Ellington -1955- (FLAC)













Thelonious Monk: Plays Duke Ellington -1955-







1 It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing 4:42

2 Sophisticated Lady 4:31

3 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 5:56

4 Black And Tan Fantasy 3:28

5 Mood Indigo 3:16

6 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 5:43

7 Solitude 3:45

8 Caravan 5:56



Art Direction – Larissa Collins
Bass – Oscar Pettiford
Design [Cover] – Paul Bacon (2)
Drums – Kenny Clarke
Painting – Henri Rousseau
Piano – Thelonious Monk
Producer [Original] – Bill Grauer, Orrin Keepnews
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Reissue Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
Remastered By [24-Bit Remastering] – Joe Tarantino
Supervised By – Nick Phillips (2)
Written-By – Duke Ellington

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ; July 21 and 27, 1955



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Monday, May 22, 2017

John Coltrane: Sun Ship - The Complete Session -1965- (2 CD) (FLAC)














John Coltrane: Sun Ship - The Complete Session -1965-







Disc 1

1-1 Dearly Beloved (Takes 1 & 2, False Start And Alternate Version) 6:36

1-2 Dearly Beloved (Take 3, Breakdown) 1:24

1-3 Dearly Beloved (Take 4, Complete Version) 6:17

1-4 Attaining (Take 1, Alternate Version) 13:38

1-5 Attaining (Take 2, Breakdown) 1:02

1-6 Attaining (Take 3, Complete Version) 10:27

1-7 Attaining (Take 4, Insert 1) 4:41

1-8 Sun Ship (Take 1, Breakdown) 0:58

1-9 Sun Ship (Take 2, Complete Alternate Version) 6:32

1-10 Sun Ship (Take 3, Insert 1) 2:32

1-11 Sun Ship (Take 4, Complete Version) 6:33




Disc 2


2-1 Studio Conversation 0:43

2-2 Ascent (Take 1, Complete Version) 11:36

2-3 Ascent (Take 2, Incomplete Version) 4:49

2-4 Ascent (Take 3, False Starts And Incomplete Version) 3:51

2-5 Ascent (Takes 4 - 6, Inserts / False Starts) 1:39

2-6 Ascent (Take 7, Complete Insert 4) 4:03

2-7 Ascent (Take 8, Complete Insert 5) 4:05

2-8 Amen (Take 1, Alternate Version) 7:46

2-9 Amen (Take 2, Released Version) 8:17





    Bass – Jimmy Garrison
    Composed By – John Coltrane
    Drums – Elvin Jones
    Engineer [Original Recordings] – Bob Simpson
    Liner Notes – David Wild
    Mastered By – Kevin Reeves
    Mixed By – Kevin Reeves
    Piano – McCoy Tyner
    Producer [Original Recordings] – Bob Thiele, John Coltrane
    Supervised By – Harry Weinger, Michael Cuscuna, Richard Seidel
    Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane


    Recorded August 26, 1965. 




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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Ella And Louis Again -1957- (2 CD) (FLAC)














Disc 1


1-1     Don't Be That Way
Written-By – Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish      4:59

1-2     Makin' Whoopee
Written-By – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson      3:56

1-3     They All Laughed
Written-By – George Gershwin–Ira Gershwin      3:46

1-4     Comes Love
Written-By – Charles Tobias, Lew Brown, Sam Stept       2:25

1-5     Autumn In New York
Written-By – Vernon Duke      5:56

1-6     Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Written-By – Cole Porter       8:41

1-7     Stompin' At The Savoy
Written-By – Andy Razaf, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson      5:12

1-8     I Won't Dance
Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach      4:43

1-9     Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
Written-By – Andy Razaf, Don Redman      4:11















Disc 2

2-1     Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Written-By – George Gershwin–Ira Gershwin       4:15

2-2     These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
Written-By – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey      7:40

2-3     I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Written-By – Irving Berlin      3:12

2-4     Willow Weep For Me
Written-By – Ann Ronell      4:21

2-5     I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket
Written-By – Irving Berlin      3:28

2-6     A Fine Romance
Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern      3:56

2-7     Ill Wind
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler       3:45

2-8     Love Is Here To Stay
Written-By – George Gershwin–Ira Gershwin      4:01

2-9     I Get A Kick Out Of You
Written-By – Cole Porter       4:21

2-10     Learnin' The Blues
Written-By – Dolores Silvers      7:11



    Art Direction – Hollis King
    Artwork [Art Production Managed By] – Mark Smith (45), Sherniece Smith
    Bass – Ray Brown
    Design – Tamaye Perry
    Drums – Louie Bellson
    Executive-Producer – Ken Druker
    Guitar – Herb Ellis
    Liner Notes – John Sinclair (2)
    Liner Notes [Notes Edited By] – Stephanie Stein Crease
    Mastered By – Suha Gur
    Piano – Oscar Peterson
    Producer, Liner Notes [Original] – Norman Granz
    Reissue Producer – Bryan Koniarz
    Trumpet – Louis Armstrong (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, 1-9 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-9)
    Vocals – Ella Fitzgerald (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-5, 1-7 to 2-2, 2-4, 2-7 to 2-10), Louis Armstrong (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 2-1, 2-3 to 2-6, 2-8 to 2-10)


    Tracks 1-1, 2-4, and 2-9 are stereo recordings; the rest are mono.



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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Lalo Schifrin: Latin Jazz Suite -1999- (FLAC)














Lalo Schifrin: Latin Jazz Suite -1999- 






1 Montuno 7:35

2 Martinique 7:48

3 Pampas   12:41

4 Fiesta   12:44

5 Ritual   15:20

6 Manaos   8:49


    Art Direction, Design, Painting [Cover] – Theresa Eastman
    Bass – John Goldsby
    Bass Trombone – Lucas Schmid
    Composed By, Conductor – Lalo Schifrin
    Edited By [Digital] – Ruth Witt
    Engineer [Tonemaster] – Christian Cluxen
    Ensemble – WDR Big Band
    Executive-Producer – Donna Schifrin
    Guest, Drums – Ignacio Berroa
    Guest, Percussion – Alex Acuña, Alphonso Garrido, Marcio Doctor
    Guest, Piano – Lalo Schifrin
    Guest, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – David Sanchez (3)
    Guest, Trumpet – Jon Faddis
    Guitar – Paul Shigihara
    Liner Notes – Lalo Schifrin
    Mastered By – Bobby Bee
    Photography By – Donna Schifrin, Ines Kaiser
    Piano, Organ – Frank Chastenier
    Producer – Lalo Schifrin, Wolfgang Hirschmann
    Recorded By, Mixed By – Reinhold Nickel, Wolfgang Hirschmann
    Reeds – Harald Rosenstein, Heiner Wiberny, Jens Neufang, Olivier Peters, Rolf Römer
    Trombone – Bernt Laukamp, Dave Horler, Ludwig Nuß
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Andy Haderer, John Marshall (7), Klaus Osterloh, Rick Kiefer, Rob    
    Bruynen

    Recorded live at Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal on June 18 & 19, 1999.






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Saturday, May 6, 2017

Piazzolla: Tangazo / Charles Dutoit / L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal / Daniel Binelli / Eduardo Isaac (FLAC)














Piazzolla: Tangazo / Charles Dutoit / L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal / Daniel Binelli / Eduardo Isaac 









1 - Adiós Nonino, tango      8:53

2 - Milonga del ángel, tango (from Ángel series)      7:46



Concerto for bandoneón, guitar & string orchestra ("Hommage à Liege")

3 - Introducción      4:36

4 - Milonga      5:46

5 - Tango      6:37



6 - Oblivion, tango      4:45



Tres movimientos tanguísticos porteños, for orchestra

7 - Allegretto       8:13

8 - Moderato      7:58

9 - Vivace      4:32



10- Danza criolla, for chamber orchestra (from Suite No. 2)      2:26



11- Tangazo, for orchestra      14:10 





Daniel Binelli Bandoneon 
Mark Buecker Editing, Recording Editor
Nicky Claydon Production Coordination
Andrew Cornall Executive Producer, Producer
John Dunkerley Balance Engineer
Charles Dutoit Conductor 
Cliff Eisen Liner Notes
Eduardo Isaac Guitar 
Graham Kirkby Engineer
Marc Marnie Photography
Orchestre Symphonique de Buenos Aires  
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Orchestra
Louise Pellerin Oboe, Performer 
Astor Piazzolla Composer  
Claudia Pohl Editing
Roger de Schot Engineer
Michael Thresh Art Direction
Fabian Watkinson Booklet Editor
Nick White Photography 





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