C.& e European Legal Mater. Sup.2 Rel.4

Bill Evans & Toots Thielemans - Affinity (1978) {Warner 7599-27387-2 rel 1989}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 273 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 115 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 103 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1978, 1989 Warner Bros. Records | 7599-27387-2
Jazz / Modal Music / Post-Bop / Piano

A beautiful pairing – the keyboards of Bill Evans and harmonica of Toots Thielemans – presented here in a space that marks the record as one of the best from both players in the 70s! Some tunes are sad and blue, and very spare – others a bit more upbeat and lyrical, almost taking us back to Bill's more sprightly modes of the early 60s – and the clear, clean sound offers up the best tones from both players in a perfect space. Other musicians include Marc Johnson on bass, Eliot Zigmund on drums, and Larry Schneider on flute, tenor, and soprano sax – and Evans plays a bit of electric piano in addition to acoustic, something we always love!

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (1959) {4CD Box Set Verve 539 759-2 rel 1998}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 1.40 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 604 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 325 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1959, 1998 Verve / PolyGram | 539 759-2 | Verve Master Edition | 20bit remaster
Jazz / Vocal Jazz / Standards

During the late '50s, Ella Fitzgerald continued her Song Book records with Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, releasing a series of albums featuring 59 songs written by George and Ira Gershwin. Those songs, plus alternate takes, were combined on a four-disc box set, Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, in 1998. These performances are easily among Fitzgerald's very best, and for any serious fan, this is the ideal place to acquire the recordings, since the sound and presentation are equally classy and impressive.

Willie Colon - The Big Break (1970) {Fania 4639509019-2 rel 2010}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 225 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 83 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 20 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1970, 2010 Fania Records / Codigo Music | 463 950 9019-2
Jazz / Boogaloo / Salsa / Latin Jazz / Tropical / Trombone / Vocals

This rhythemic album would make ya sing and dance!!Hector Lavoe's lead singing parts touch up the album.With hits such as Abuelita,Barrunto,Panamena,Ghana'e,Sigue Feliz,and Pa'Colombia;you'll never get tired of dancing!!Willie Colon's band *SiZzLeS* throuhout the record that keeps this album going! If you love Salsa and it Latin rhythemical traits, you'll LOVE this album!!

Mary Lou Williams & Cecil Taylor - Embraced (1977) {Pablo PACD 2620-108-2 rel 1995}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 446 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 183 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 85 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1977, 1995 Pablo Records / Fantasy | PACD 2620-108-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Stride / Piano

A masterful meeting of two important piano modernists – Mary Lou Williams and Cecil Taylor – sounding incredibly wonderful here in each other's company! The set features a core rhythmic pulse from Mickey Roker on drums and Bob Cranshaw on bass – and Williams and Taylor really take off on their twin pianos – with Cecil almost leading Mary Lou more into territory of his own, although she also brings an undercurrent of soul to the set that makes the record unlike any other that Taylor ever recorded! The approach shouldn't work, but it's captivatingly brilliant from the start.

John Coltrane - The Complete Graz Concert (1962) {2CD Set, Charly Records CPCD 8262-2 rel 1996}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 336 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 286 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 24 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1962, 1996 Charly Records | CPCD 8262-2
Jazz / Modal Music / Post Bop / Saxophone

John Coltrane was frequently recorded without authorization as he toured Europe during the 1960s; this two-CD set seems to come from a fairly decent audience tape of a 1962 concert in Graz, Austria; all songs are complete, unlike many earlier LP and CD issues, although the volume of the bass causes some distortion, and the piano is not as well recorded as one would like. Coltrane is, of course, accompanied by his classic quartet consisting of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones.

Jimmy Smith - Any Number Can Win (1963) {Verve 557 447-2 rel 1998}
XLD rip | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 239 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 88 Mb | Full Artwork | 5% repair rar
© 1963, 1998 Verve / PolyGram | 557 447-2
Jazz / Hard Bop / Big Band / Organ Hammond B3

Sessions like this are proof that Jimmy was one of the most fantastic organ players ever – as his work with large arrangements (supplied here by Claus Ogerman) always seems to groove better than his work with small combos. His sound is impeccable, and he soars ahead of the rest of the orchestra with hard biting soulful solos that are just amazing. Titles include "The Ape Woman", "Any Number Can Win", "G'Won Train", "Tubs", and "Ruby". Packaged in a nice groovy gatefold, too!

The "JFK" Quintet - New Jazz Frontiers From Washington (1961) {Prestige OJCCD-1924-2 rel 1999}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 280 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 101 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 20 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1961, 1999 Prestige / Fantasy | OJCCD-1924-2
Jazz / Cool / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Straight-Ahead Jazz

The young men who comprised the JFK Quintet were looking for greater freedom of expression while never forgetting the elemental black music of their Southern upbringings. The result was a blues-inflected music under the spell of developments put forward by Ornette Coleman and by Miles Davis and Bill Evans in the Davis band that included John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. It was Adderley who discovered the band in Washington, D.C. and brought them to public attention by way of this recording.