Jay Leonhart

Jay Leonhart - Salamander Pie (1983) [Reissue 1999] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at Feb. 12, 2024

Named Most Valuable Bassist in the recording industry three times by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences between 1975 and 1995, Jay Leonhart is a well-rounded musician comfortable in almost any idiom. However he also "belongs to a breed of serious comic songwriter whose marquee names include Tom Lehrer, Dave Frishberg and Loudon Wainwright III". Like Frishberg, Leonhart's voice doesn't sound "serious", but the arrangements, chord structures, and musicianship indicate there is more to this music than first meets the ear. This album is a bit of classic now. Salamander Pie features 17 of Leonhart's crazy songs with the expert accompaniment of Mike Renzi on piano. This release is also notable as it is one of the earliest all-digital recordings, recorded live to two track in 1983 by Tom Jung, who had begun converting the output of every microphone to digital back in 1977 in an effort to alleviate all of the noise associated with analog recordings.

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Jay Leonhart, Gary Burton, Joe Beck, Terry Clarke - Four Duke (1995) Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 18, 2020

This swinging session focuses on a dozen standards from the vast Duke Ellington songbook. Bassist Jay Leonhart sings along with his bass a la Slam Stewart to open "In a Mellotone" and "C Jam Blues." A loping "Azure" features Joe Beck's brash guitar contrasting with Gary Burton's bluesy vibes. Burton and Leonhart's smoking duo version of "Take the 'A' Train" and a soft pretty take of "Isfahan" (omitting Beck) are the top tracks of the date. A pleasant, if not essential CD.

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Roger Kellaway, Jay Leonhart, Dennis Mackrel & Roni Ben-Hur - Live At Mezzrow (2024) Music

Posted by delpotro at May 16, 2024

Roger Kellaway, Jay Leonhart, Dennis Mackrel & Roni Ben-Hur - Live At Mezzrow (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 408 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 166 Mb | 01:11:55
Mainstream Jazz, Bop | Label: Cellar Live

When my Producer and long-time friend Pat Philips Stratta called to tell me that I had received the 2023 Living Masters award from the SmallsLIVE Foundation, I felt so honored! I was particularly pleased because it also gave me the opportunity to play at Mezzrow for two nights and record a CD in the afternoon of day three. For the first time in many years, I chose to change my Trio format and go back to Piano, Bass and Drums. For the last 20 years, my trio was piano, bass and guitar inspired by the great trios of Nat King Cole and Oscar Peterson. That requires everything to be arranged and lots of rehearsals, and I’ve been living in Ojai, California for the last 30 years, so rehearsals are not easy. This occasion gave me the opportunity to come East, and just kick back and play with my long-time colleague, Jay Leonhart on bass, and a musician I deeply admire (new to my trio) Dennis Mackrel on drums. For repertoire, I decided to choose mostly historical jazz standards that I’ve always loved, but I couldn’t stay away from arranging or guitar totally, so I invited Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur to be my special guest.

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Jay Leonhart Trio - Fly Me To The Moon (2004) [Japan 2018] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at April 9, 2024

On this tribute to Ray Brown, this stellar trio plays its way through 11 standards in nearly 66 minutes, and the result is as fresh and tasty as you could ever wish. The trio's instrumentation begs comparison with the great Oscar Peterson Trio, of whom Brown was such an important member, but this threesome plays with confidence and gusto, as if to scoff at the folly of such futile mind play. Joy and good fun exude from the disc as if from pores, writes reviewer J. Robert Bragonier.

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Jay Leonhart - Joy (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by Pisulik at Nov. 15, 2019

Jay Leonhart - Joy (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 51:43 minutes | 957 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

The great Jay Leonhart has always shown a deft touch on his instrument, the double bass. It would be fair to say that he is equally skilled at turning a phrase. Leonhart’s storytelling in word and low tones is sure to delight on his new recording, Joy, a wonderful collection of jazz-inflected art songs. Beginning his musical explorations as a teenage trad jazz player in Baltimore, Leonhart was immediately attracted to the music and the upright bass soon after. He attended The Peabody Institute, The Berklee School of Music and The Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto before turning professional and settling in New York at 21 years old.

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New York Trio - The Things We Did Last Summer (2002/2010) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Jan. 25, 2023

New York Trio - The Things We Did Last Summer (2002/2010)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 59:56 minutes | 1,34 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Also known as the New York Jazz Trio, this combo is a studio-only group who specialize in recording classic standards in a straightforward, post-bop style. The New York Trio features three gifted musicians who are firmly established on the East Coast jazz scene. Pianist Bill Charlap is a member of the Phil Woods Quintet, has accompanied the likes of Tony Bennett, Benny Carter, and Gerry Mulligan, and has recorded a handful of well-received albums for Blue Note as a bandleader. Bassist Jay Leonhart has recorded as a headliner since 1983, while also making a name for himself as a vocalist and songwriter as well as backing up Marian McPartland, Louie Bellson, Lee Konitz, and many others. And drummer Bill Stewart had handled demanding gigs with a variety of musicians, including jazz guitarist John Scofield, funky sax man Maceo Parker and R&B legend James Brown. They make this record for the Japanese market.

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New York Trio - Always (2008) [Japan 2016] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at Aug. 22, 2024

The New York Trio, consisting of pianist Bill Charlap, bassist Jay Leonhart, and drummer Bill Stewart, have put together a spectacular jazz lineup for this audiophile SACD. Also known as the New York Jazz Trio, the group is known for recording classic standards in a straightforward, post-bop style. Together, they are a successful force, having marked their spot in East Coast jazz scene. But separately, they have also each reached their individual levels of success. In his career, pianist Bill Charlap has played alongside jazz icons Tony Bennett, Benny Carter, and Gerry Mulligan, and has recorded a handful of well-received albums as a bandleader. Jay Leonhart, a bassist for the Trio, has also dabbled in vocals and songwriting and has performed with Marian McPartland, Louie Bellson, Lee Konitz, and many others. And drummer Bill Stewart has rubbed musical elbows on stage with jazz guitarist John Scofield, sax player Maceo Parker and R&B legend James Brown.

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Eddie Higgins With Strings - Moonlight Becomes You (2003) [Japan] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at Oct. 18, 2021

Moonlight Becomes You finds jazz pianist Eddie Higgins leading a quintet featuring Joe Cohn (guitar), Jay Leonhart (bass), Joe Locke (vibraphone) and Joe Ascione (drums) in a sophisticated set of standards with string arrangements by Dick Lieb.

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Roger Kellaway, Jay Leonhart and Peter Erskine - New Jazz Standards Vol 3 (2018) Music

Posted by Pisulik at March 12, 2018

Roger Kellaway, Jay Leonhart and Peter Erskine - New Jazz Standards Vol 3 (2018)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 447 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 171 MB | 01:14:28
Jazz | Label: Summit Records

Roger Kellaway Jay Leonhart Peter Erskine Incredible trio. Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominated Pianist/Composer, Roger Kellaway, has recorded more than two hundred and fifty albums. He's worked with everyone from Ellington to Elvis, Carmen McCrae to Barbra Streisand, and Quincy Jones to Yo-Yo Ma. Kellaway has done it all…In the '60s arranging and conducting Bobby Darin's album of songs for Dr. Doolittle to his most prized television credit of writing Remembering You, the closing theme for the groundbreaking All in the Family, to 29 film scores including A Star is Born - to the 2000s as Tony Bennett's musical director…

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Super Trio - Super Standard (2004) [Japan 2015] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at June 10, 2024

Super Standard is an album by pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Al Foster (billed for contractual reasons as the Super Trio) recorded in New York in 2004 and released on the Japanese Venus label.

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