Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - The Complete Liberty Singles (2009) {2CD Set, EMI Music CCM-2013 rec 1966-1970}

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - The Complete Liberty Singles (2009) {2CD Set, EMI Music CCM-2013 rec 1966-1970}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 408 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 246 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 39 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1966-70, 2009 Collectors' Choice Music / EMI Music Special Markets | CCM-2013 / 509996-96951-2-4
Pop / Rock / AM Pop / Oldies / Soft Rock / Pop Rock

Although they weren't particularly innovative, and nothing they recorded ever changed the course of rock or pop music one iota, Gary Lewis & the Playboys don't really deserve the marginalization they've gotten to the footnote side of rock & roll history. They were a 1960s singles band, pure and simple, and the perfect example of a "summer band," one that plays fun songs full of bright harmonies, specializing in melodic singalongs that made up for what they lacked in depth by being infectious and persistent. Yeah, drummer and singer Gary Lewis was the son of comedian and star Jerry Lewis, but that's just the footnote to a footnote. Lewis could sing, and he was skilled enough at it to do it while he was playing drums, so forget any notions that his recording career was due entirely to privilege.
Gary Karr, Harmon Lewis - Basso Cantante (1980) [Japan 2014] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Gary Karr, Harmon Lewis - Basso Cantante (1980) [Japan 2014]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 45:10 minutes | Scans included | 1,47 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,39 GB
or FLAC(carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1002 MB

Gary Karr, acclaimed as "the world's leading solo bassist", is, in fact, the first solo doublebassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. This release features Gary Karr performing with Harmon Lewis on piano for a group of classical pieces, folk songs, and carols by Schubert, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, and more.
John Lewis - Essence: John Lewis Plays the Compositions & Arrangements of Gary McFarland (1962) [Japanese Edition 2012] (Re-up)

John Lewis - Essence: John Lewis Plays the Compositions & Arrangements of Gary McFarland (1962) [Japanese Edition 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 197 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 78 MB | Covers - 26 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-27119)

Essence, released in 1962, allows space for improvising around the charts provided by vibraphonist Gary McFarland. Arranged by Lewis, it featuring an array of jazz greats including Eric Dolphy, Phil Woods, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, Jimmy Giuffre, and Jim Hall.

Gary Bartz - Shadows (1992)  Music

Posted by Designol at Nov. 11, 2022
Gary Bartz - Shadows (1992)

Gary Bartz - Shadows (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 400 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 163 Mb | Scans included
Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz | Label: Timeless | # CD SJP 379 | Time: 01:09:25

Veteran alto and soprano saxophonist Gary Bartz's debut recording for the Dutch Timeless label is one of his finest efforts as he enlisted the services of pianist Benny Green, bassist Christian McBride, drummer Victor Lewis, and tenor saxophonist Willie Williams on three selections to perform an unusual program of one Bartz composition, three jazz classics, two movie themes, and one radio theme. Bartz's strong tone, sense of swing, and improvisational imagination place him within the ranks of jazz's finest saxophonists, and he proves it throughout this recording. Favorites include the title track, which is actually two Bartz compositions, one medium, one up, joined by an excellent McBride bass solo; John Coltrane's "Song of the Underground Railroad," performed up-tempo, in the spirit of Coltrane all the way down to a blistering sax-drums duet; McCoy Tyner's "Peresina," a medium Afro-Latin number with the melody played by the not-heard-enough combination of tenor and alto sax; and Wayne Shorter's "Children of the Night" where the melody is played over a hip groove by McBride and Lewis and features one of the best Bartz solos on record.
Gary Karr - Adagio D'Albinoni (1982) [Japan 2014] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Gary Karr - Adagio D'Albinoni (1982) [Japan 2014]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 36:14 minutes | Scans included | 1,25 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,17 GB
or FLAC(carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 874 MB

Gary Karr, acclaimed as "the world's leading solo bassist", is, in fact, the first solo doublebassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. It is a career that adds new lustre to his already lustrous 1611 Amati doublebass which was given to him by the widow of Serge Koussevitzky. Since his debut with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1962, Karr has performed as soloist on six continents. Gary Karr performs on this release with Harmon Lewis on pipe organ for a group of classical pieces by Beethoven, Bach, and more.

Gary Moore - Live At Monsters Of Rock (2003) {Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 12, 2023
Gary Moore - Live At Monsters Of Rock (2003) {Japan 1st Press}

Gary Moore - Live At Monsters Of Rock (2003) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 468 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 156 Mb
Covers Included | 01:02:48 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock | Victor #VICP-62557

Power guitarist Gary Moore's Live at Monsters of Rock is a dream come true for every guitar freak out there. Teamed with his trio of Cass Lewis and Darrin Mooney, Moore turns it up to 14 and powers his way through razored, crunching covers of the Yardbirds' "Shapes of Things" and Free's "Wishing Well" before delving into his own rather voluminous catalog. Performances of the riff-laden "Rectify," the bluesed-out "Stand Up," and the completely adrenaline-fueled metal of "Out in the Fields" take this over the top. But the final track, a deeply moving version of "Pariesienne Walkways," is a fitting tribute to the tune's original vocalist and former Thin Lizzy bandmate Phil Lynott. There is nothing but pure power here – no restraint, no mixing, no overdubs, nothing but pure Monsters of Rock power. This is the guitar record Moore had been promising his entire career.
Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra - Compositions Of Herbie Hancock: Live In Montreux (1982/2015) [Official Digital Download]

Mel Lewis with The Jazz Orchestra - Compositions Of Herbie Hancock: Live In Montreux (1982/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 49:12 minutes | 552 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Mel Lewis first teamed up with renowned trumpeter Thad Jones to form the band that later became the legendary Mel Lewis Orchestra. Brimming with some of the best players in the Big Apple, the band quickly found success. They also became the Monday night band at the world’s most famous jazz club, New York’s The Village Vanguard. With Jones’ departure in ’78, Mel took over as leader, shaping the band into “one of the most exciting and innovative big bands ever to grace the jazz scene”.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Looking Glass: A Collection (1992)

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Looking Glass: A Collection (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 354 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 129 Mb | Scans ~ 147 Mb
Pop Rock, Pop | Label: Columbia/Legacy | # CK 48959 | Time: 00:56:35

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (initially credited as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett) was an American pop rock group active in the late 1960s. The group, formed by Gary Puckett, Gary 'Mutha' Withem, Dwight Bement, Kerry Chater and Paul Wheatbread, who eventually named it The Union Gap, had its biggest hits with "Woman, Woman", "Young Girl", "Lady Willpower", "Over You", "Don't Give In to Him, and "This Girl Is a Woman Now". The members featured costumes that were based on the Union Army uniforms worn during the American Civil War. Jerry Fuller gave the act a recording contract with Columbia Records. The group eventually grew unhappy with doing material written and produced by others, leading them to stop working with Fuller. The band eventually disbanded, and Puckett went on to do both solo work and collaborations.
Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson - The Two Of Us (1984) [1985, Japan, 1st Press]

Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson - The Two Of Us (1984) [1985, Japan, 1st Press]
Jazz, Soul, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Pop, Vocal | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 40:13 | 388,75 Mb
Label: CBS/Sony Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# 32DP 184 | Released: 1985-02-25 (1984)

Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson - two key soulful talents from the 60s, working together beautifully here in a mid 80s set! The album's almost more Randy's than it is Nancy's given that Lewis takes a few tunes instrumentally, working in a blend of acoustic and electric instrumentation that's very much in his best early 80s Columbia Records mode. But things really come together when Nancy joins in - bringing her mature, soulful approach to the tunes - and really tying them together wonderfully with her vocals! Stanley Clarke produced, and there's definitely some echoes here of his own music of the time - and titles include "Ram", "Quiet Storm", "Never Wanna Say Goodnight", "Closer Than Close", and "Breaker Beat".

Gary Moore - Dark Days In Paradise (1997)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Sept. 29, 2020
Gary Moore - Dark Days In Paradise (1997)

Gary Moore - Dark Days In Paradise (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 480 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 163 Mb
Full Scans ~ 91 Mb | 01:07:30 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock | Virgin Records #CDV 2826 / 7243 8 44165 2 2

By the late '90s, guitarist Gary Moore was at a career crossroads. Should he continue on the path that brought him his biggest stateside success (Still Got the Blues), or try something a bit contemporary? The ex-Thin Lizzy member decided on the latter, issuing Dark Days in Paradise, an album that saw Moore utilize electronic beats and, of course, his trademark soaring guitar work, rather than blues-rockers. And you have to give the guitarist credit – he does venture outside of what you'd usually expect from a new Moore album, whether it be the Beatlesque "One Fine Day" (which contains a bassline quite similar to the Fab Four's "Rain") or the keyboard-heavy ballad "Like Angels" (which sounds like it's straight from 1987). While fans of Victims of the Future may be left wondering where the hard rock went, Dark Days in Paradise will be an interesting listen for fans curious to hear Moore trying new approaches.