1954

Jimmy Raney & Sonny Clark - Together! [Recorded 1954] (1986) [Reissue 1994] Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 12, 2024

Iconic guitarist Jimmy Raney and legendary pianist Sonny Clark’s paths crossed only during a European tour promoted by Leonard Feather in 1954, which included concerts in several countries and also allowed Feather time to organize a few studio dates here and there.
Jimmy Raney (guitar) and Sonny Clark (piano) are featured with Costa Theselius (tenor sax), Red Mitchell/Simon Brehm (bass) and Bobby White/Elaine Leighton (drums).

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Big Walter Horton and Alfred "Blues King" Harris - Harmonica Blues Kings [Recorded 1954] (2000) Music

Posted by gribovar at June 10, 2022

Big Walter Horton and Alfred Blues King Harris - Harmonica Blues Kings [Recorded 1954] (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 282 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 24 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Delmark Records (DD-712)

This is very early amplified Walter, recorded in the fall of 1954 for the Black-owned United/States labels. On four of the cuts, Big Walter is playing backup harp and solos for singer Tommy Brown; the other two cuts represent Big Walter's first Chicago record under his own name. Includes the definitive recording of the classic Walter tune "Hard Hearted Woman." Reissued on compact disc by Delmark in 2000.

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Jimmy Raney & Sonny Clark - Together! [Recorded 1954] (1986) [Reissue 1994] Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 12, 2024

Iconic guitarist Jimmy Raney and legendary pianist Sonny Clark’s paths crossed only during a European tour promoted by Leonard Feather in 1954, which included concerts in several countries and also allowed Feather time to organize a few studio dates here and there.
Jimmy Raney (guitar) and Sonny Clark (piano) are featured with Costa Theselius (tenor sax), Red Mitchell/Simon Brehm (bass) and Bobby White/Elaine Leighton (drums).

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Miles Davis - Volume 3 (1954/2014) [Official Digital Download 24/192] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at May 17, 2023

Miles Davis - Volume 3 (1954/2014) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192Hz | Front Cover | Time - 26:20 minutes | 915 MB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Originally released in 1954 on 10-inch vinyl, this Miles Davis session for Blue Note features pianist Horace Silver. Davis also recruited Percy Heath on bass and Art Blakey on drums, musicians he would use again on his next recording.

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Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (1954/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Feb. 24, 2024

Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (1954/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 44:22 minutes | 475 MB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Chet Baker Sings is the debut vocal album by jazz musician Chet Baker, released in 1954 by Pacific Jazz Records. In 2001, the album received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

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After the Curfew / Lewat Djam Malam (1954) [Criterion Collection] Movies

Posted by RSU75 at Dec. 26, 2020

Giving voice to the anguish of a nation fighting for its soul, Usmar Ismail’s After the Curfew follows the descent into disillusionment of a former freedom fighter who is unable to readjust to civilian life following the revolution that gave Indonesia its independence from the Netherlands. Steeped in moody atmospherics and psychological tension, the film struck its national cinema like a bolt of lightning, illuminating on-screen, for the first time and with unflinching realism, the emotional toll of Indonesian society’s postcolonial struggles.

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Frank Sinatra - Swing Easy! (1954/2015) [Official Digital Download 24/192] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Jan. 20, 2025

Frank Sinatra - Swing Easy! (1954/2015) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 19:17 minutes | 536 MB
Vocal Jazz, Pop | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

"… captures Sinatra at the height of his musical powers in the mid-50s … (evokes) the innocent sentimentality and tenderness of young love."

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Ella Fitzgerald - Songs In A Mellow Mood (1954/2020) [Official Digital Download] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Dec. 4, 2023

Ella Fitzgerald - Songs In A Mellow Mood (1954/2020) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 37:44 minutes | 333 MB
Vocal Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Songs in a Mellow Mood Songs in a Leisurely Mood is the second studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded with pianist Ellis Larkins. The album was released on March 29, 1954 on Decca Records.

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Shorty Rogers - Shorty Rogers Courts The Count (1954/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Aug. 22, 2021

Shorty Rogers - Shorty Rogers Courts The Count (1954/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 39:21 minutes | 626 MB
Jazz | Label: RevOla, Official Digital Download

Shorty Rogers Courts the Count is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the RCA Victor label in 1954.

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Art Blakey Quintet - A Night in Birdland, Volume 1 (1954/2021) [Official Digital Download] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Sept. 7, 2021

Art Blakey Quintet - A Night in Birdland, Volume 1 (1954/2021) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 37:23 minutes | 344 MB
Jazz | Label: Music Manager, Official Digital Download

A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 is a 1954 release by jazz artist Art Blakey, and a quintet which featured Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver and Curly Russell.

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