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Django Reinhardt - The Complete Django Reinhardt and Quintet of the Hot Club of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948 (1999)

Django Reinhardt - The Complete Django Reinhardt and Quintet of the Hot Club of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948 (1999) {6CD Mosaic MD6-190}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 1.08 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 837 Mb
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© 1936-1948, 1999 Mosaic Records / EMI-Capitol | MD6-190
Jazz / Continental Jazz / Swing / Gypsy / Guitar

This is the Reinhardt mother lode – a six-disc collection of the Gypsy legend's oeuvre stretching from just before to just after World War II. Disc one includes several infectious cuts with vocalist Freddy Taylor, beginning with Stuff Smith's "I'se a Muggin'." Disc six closes with one of Reinhardt and Grappelli's last recording sessions together, which included an unusually dark reading of "Oh Lady Be Good" and a revisitation of the obscure "Bricktop" (the first version appears on disc two). In between are well over 100 marvelous tracks, with sound quality up to Mosaic's (and Michael Cuscuna's) impeccable standards. The booklet contains a learned essay and annotation by Mike Peters, as well as an impressive gallery of photographs, concert posters, and news clippings. Extraordinary, and for Reinhardt's most devoted fans, entirely worth the investment.
Django Reinhardt - 100 Essentials of Django Reinhardt (Mono Version) (2014) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Django Reinhardt - 100 Essentials of Django Reinhardt (Mono Version) (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 297:12 minutes | 2,59 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Django Reinhardt was the first hugely influential jazz figure to emerge from Europe and he remains the most influential European to this day, with possible competition from Joe Zawinul, George Shearing, John McLaughlin, his old cohort Stephane Grappelli and a bare handful of others. A free-spirited gypsy, Reinhardt wasn't the most reliable person in the world, frequently wandering off into the countryside on a whim. Yet Reinhardt came up with a unique way of propelling the humble acoustic guitar into the front line of a jazz combo in the days before amplification became widespread.
Django Reinhardt - Django In Rome 1949-1950 (2003) {4CD Box Set JSP Records JSP919}

Django Reinhardt - Django In Rome 1949-1950 (2003) {4CD Box Set JSP Records JSP919}
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© 1949-50, 2003 JSP Records | JSP919
Jazz / Swing / Guitar Jazz / Gypsy

The postwar recording sessions included in this budget-priced boxed set are the last ones Django Reinhardt made with violinist Stephane Grappelli. The remaining original members of his acclaimed Quintette du Hot Club de France had departed already, and on the first three of these four discs the guitarist and violinist are accompanied by a trio of Italian musicians: pianist Gianni Safred, bassist Carlo Pecori, and drummer Aurelio de Carolis. (The recordings on the fourth disc, which date from 1950, are credited to the Quintette du Hot Club de France, but by that point Grappelli had been replaced by alto saxophonist and clarinetist Andre Ekyan and the remaining three musicians comprised a standard piano trio – an instrumental configuration far removed from that of the original quintet.)

Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - In Full Swing (2003)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 27, 2021
Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - In Full Swing (2003)

Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - In Full Swing (2003)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 311 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 135 MB | Covers - 25 MB
Genre: Gypsy Jazz, Swing | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music/Odyssey (SK 87880)

Mark O'Connor's second CD with his Hot Swing Trio is more than just a salute to the late, legendary jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli; it firmly establishes as him as a bona fide jazz violin virtuoso, thanks to being distributed by a major label this time around. The capable guitarist Frank Vignola plays gypsy swing à la Django Reinhardt without sounding like a clone; bassist Jon Burr, who spent a decade as a member of Grappelli's rhythm section in his last years, provides a perfect match for his two bandmates. Each member of the trio contributed originals to the session. O'Connor's "In Full Swing" is absolutely breathtaking, while it is fun imagining how Grappelli and Reinhardt might have interpreted his enticing "Stephane and Django"…

Janet Klein And Her Parlor Boys - 8 Albums (1998-2015)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Sept. 26, 2017
Janet Klein And Her Parlor Boys - 8 Albums (1998-2015)

Janet Klein And Her Parlor Boys - 8 Albums (1998-2015)
MP3 CBR 320kbps | 08:15:08 | 1.2 Gb | Covers
Vocal Jazz, Swing | Country: Los Angeles, California, United States

With her sleek bob haircut (usually with a flower placed just so), vintage fashion sense, strikingly beautiful looks and artfully customized ukulele, Janet Klein might seem at first to be a simple novelty act, a 21st-century hipster "ironically" recreating the subtly naughty looks of a fin-de-siecle French postcard. Then she opens her mouth to sing. There's no Betty Boop hiccups or Mae West-style brassiness in her charmingly original voice. And when she starts to play her ukulele, it's clear that this oft-ridiculed cousin of the guitar is neither prop nor gimmick, but a delightful and under-utilized musical instrument. Bearing an ever-expanding repertoire of, as she puts it, "obscure, lovely and naughty songs from the 1910's , 20's and 30's," Janet Klein is a musical archeologist hiding in the body of an F. Scott Fitzgerald heroine.

VA - The Woody Allen Experience (Limited Deluxe Edition) (2013)  Music

Posted by delpotro at April 9, 2018
VA - The Woody Allen Experience (Limited Deluxe Edition) (2013)

VA - The Woody Allen Experience (Limited Deluxe Edition) (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 04:30:02 | 1,01 Gb
Vocal Jazz, Pop, Oldies, Soul | Label: Music Brokers

In the path of the successful box sets dedicated to the music from the films of Tarantino, The Woody Allen Experience is an exquisite box containing 6 cd's with 84 of the best songs from the films of the great director. In The Woody Allen Experience we find songs from Manhattan, Husbands And Wives, Stardust Memories, Radio Days, The Purple Rose Of Cairo, Alice, Sweet And Lowdown, September and many others, in very elegant versions by absolute legends like Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, and Josephine Baker, among many others. The Woody Allen Experience can reproduce the authentic New York atmosphere, the musical roots of Woody and his favorite songs, which he has selected for his immortal films. An album to collect and enjoy.
John Pizzarelli - John Pizzarelli Trio: Live At Birdland (2x SACD, 2003) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

John Pizzarelli - John Pizzarelli Trio: Live At Birdland (2x SACD, 2003)
SACD Rip | 2x SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 131:41 minutes | Scans included | 7,94 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 131:32 minutes | Scans | 3,33 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | 131:32 minutes | Scans | 2,69 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Telarc # 2SACD-63577

This is a wonderful, warm-hearted, and effortlessly virtuosic live recording by one of the finest living exponents of pre-bop small-ensemble jazz. With pianist Ray Kennedy and bassist Martin Pizzarelli (and on two songs joined by vocalist Grover Kemble), singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli runs through a generally lightweight but thoroughly charming set of standards, homages, funny stories, and the occasional original tune; the fast tunes are light and frothy, the ballads smooth and gentle, and even the moments that are less than utterly inspired work together with the album's highlights to create a very satisfying whole.

John Pizzarelli Trio - Live At Birdland (2003)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 31, 2023
John Pizzarelli Trio - Live At Birdland (2003)

John Pizzarelli Trio - Live At Birdland (2003)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 617 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 357 Mb
Full Scans | 01:06:51 + 01:05:20 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz | Telarc Jazz #2CD-83577

This is a wonderful, warm-hearted, and effortlessly virtuosic live recording by one of the finest living exponents of pre-bop small-ensemble jazz. With pianist Ray Kennedy and bassist Martin Pizzarelli (and on two songs joined by vocalist Grover Kemble), singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli runs through a generally lightweight but thoroughly charming set of standards, homages, funny stories, and the occasional original tune; the fast tunes are light and frothy, the ballads smooth and gentle, and even the moments that are less than utterly inspired work together with the album's highlights to create a very satisfying whole.

Texas Gypsies - Retro Deco Baby (2013)  Music

Posted by popsakov at May 31, 2021
Texas Gypsies - Retro Deco Baby (2013)

Texas Gypsies - Retro Deco Baby (2013)
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Retro Swing, Gypsy Jazz | Steve Curry / Twig Records #822371149412

The Award winning Texas Gypsies compose and perform original and classic music influenced by the Vintage Jazzy Swingin cool hep cat sounds of the 20's-30's, along with a taste of it's sister sound, Western Swing, and a mix of Gypsy Jazz magic sprinkled over the top! The band mixes passionate violin, heartfelt vocals, a blazing horn section, rocking swingin guitars, slappin upright bass, virtuoso clarinet, and retro style drumming to harmoniously create their own unique, fun and artistic sound! This new CD's has many new and fresh sounding originals such as the Jump Blues/Rockabilly influence "Retro Deco Baby", the Vintage but almost pop like "Lights Up The Sun" and the Western style tribute to Bob Wills and Django Reinhardt track "DjangoBob"…

Henri Salvador - Homme Studio (2021) [Official Digital Download]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at March 27, 2023
Henri Salvador - Homme Studio (2021) [Official Digital Download]

Henri Salvador - Homme Studio (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 43:08 minutes | 506 MB
Pop, Chanson, Easy Listening, Jazz, Bossa Nova, Electronic | Label: Born Bad Records, Official Digital Download

A pop star who turned his back to show business to become an independent artist, steered by the revolutionary ideas of his wife Jacqueline in 1960’s France; these are the outlines of Henri Salvador’s unusual musical career. It made him into a star then led him to entirely dissociate from the record industry, preferring to make music in his living room with his guitars. At 50, Salvador starts experimenting with synths and drum machine, multi-track recorders and altered voice collages. He takes up editing and mixing, and solitarily makes songs for young and old from his home in Paris’ Place Vendôme.