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Karin Krog - Joy (1968) [Reissue 2008] Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 4, 2018

Karin Krog - Joy (1968) [Reissue 2008]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 256 MB | Covers (8 MB) included
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Meantime Records (MR 15)

By 1968, Norwegian jazz singer Karin Krog was already an international star. She had already won her country's most prestigious jazz award, the Buddy, had performed in the U.S. with Claire Fischer and Don Ellis, and had won a Talent Deserving Wider Recognition award in the 1966 Down Beat poll. She had also recorded three albums under her own name by this time. The recording of Joy with then-young lions Arild Andersen on bass, Svein (Jon) Christensen on drums, saxophonist Jan Garbarek, pianist Terje Bjorklund and percussionist Espen Rud signified a change in direction, from her previously straight swing and bop performance method…

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Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow, Joey Baron - Wisteria (2012/2016) [Official Digital Download 24/88] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at April 6, 2024

Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow, Joey Baron - Wisteria (2012/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 67:35 minutes | 1,25 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

2012 release from the Jazz pianist joined by bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Joey Baron. "Wisteria" takes a fresh look at several pieces last heard on record in Kuhn's orchestral Promises Kept collection - "Promises Kept" itself, "Adagio", "Morning Dew" and "Pastorale". Kuhn's compositions, few in number but robust and adaptable, have often lent themselves to quite different interpretations. If anything, these small group versions emphasize the emotional core of the material.

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Steve Kuhn Trio - Baubles, Bangles And Beads (2008) [Japan 2016] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at July 18, 2023

One of the veteran American pianists who release new recordings from Venus Records regularly, Steve Kuhn has been admired and loved by jazz fans both in the U.S. and Japan. This trio session includes classical works and pieces adapted into pop songs decades ago. Bassist Dave Finck and Billy Drummond accompany Steve Kuhn.

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Steve Kuhn Trio - Sing Me Softly Of The Blues (1997) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at July 1, 2023

Throughout a career of a half-century and counting, Steve Kuhn has earned renown as one of the most lyrical and affecting pianists in jazz, with an unfailingly beautiful touch and a sophisticated sense of swing. This piano-trio release for Japanese Venus records, features George Mraz on bass and Pete LaRoca Sims on drums.

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Steve Kuhn Trio - I Will Wait For You (2010) [Japan 2014] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at July 12, 2023

One of the veteran American pianists who release new recordings from Venus Records regularly, Steve Kuhn has been admired and loved by jazz fans both in the U.S. and Japan. I Will Wait For You features recording of the music of Michel Legrand. The lyrical, romantic and memorable melodies written by the French composer — many of which have become part of the standard jazz repertoire — are brilliantly interpreted and performed by a superb trio that includes George Mraz on bass and Billy Drummond on drums. Kuhn and co. add a muscular, driving sense of swing to the faster tunes while digging deep emotionally on beautiful ballads. A wonderful piano trio release!

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Steve Kuhn Trio - Pavane For A Dead Princess (2006) [Japan 2014] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at Jan. 17, 2024

Pianist Steve Kuhn, accompanied by David Finck and Billy Drummond, explore classical works by a number of top composers from the 19th and 20th centuries on this Japanese release, though they are used as a launching pad for improvisation.

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Steve Kuhn Trio - Waltz: Blue Side (2002) [Japan 2016] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at June 27, 2023

Throughout a career of a half-century and counting, Steve Kuhn has earned renown as one of the most lyrical and affecting pianists in jazz, with an unfailingly beautiful touch and a sophisticated sense of swing. Recorded over the same three-day stretch in May 2002 as "Waltz: Red Side", Steve Kuhn features nine standards and originals with Gary Peacock on bass and Billy Drummond on drums.

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Steve Kuhn Trio - Waltz: Red Side (2002) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at June 27, 2023

Throughout a career of a half-century and counting, Steve Kuhn has earned renown as one of the most lyrical and affecting pianists in jazz, with an unfailingly beautiful touch and a sophisticated sense of swing. Recorded over the same three-day stretch in May 2002 as "Waltz: Blue Side", Steve Kuhn features nine standards and originals with Gary Peacock on bass and Billy Drummond on drums.

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Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon - Some Other Spring (1970) [Reissue 1989] Music

Posted by gribovar at Jan. 7, 2023

Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon - Some Other Spring (1970) [Reissue 1989]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 331 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Storyville Records (STCD 4045)

The talented Norwegian singer Karin Krog sings standards and her own "Blue Eyes" on this enjoyable collaboration with tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon. Krog, a versatile vocalist, sounds perfectly at home on such tunes as "Some Other Spring," "How Insensitive," "Jelly, Jelly," and "Shiny Stockings." Dexter is in excellent form (he had lived in Europe at that point for eight years) and the group is completed by pianist Kenny Drew (who switches to organ on "Blue Eyes"), bassist Niels Pedersen, and drummer Espen Rud. This is one of the most accessible Karin Krog releases around and is recommended.

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Steve Kuhn Trio - Watch What Happens (1968/2017) [Official Digital Download 24/88] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Dec. 11, 2023

Steve Kuhn Trio - Watch What Happens! (1968/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 35:49 minutes | 714 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Like many pianists, Steve Kuhn seems to put out one quality disc after another but doesn't ever seem to get the attention he deserves. This beautifully recorded studio date from 1968, with bassist Palle Danielsson and drummer Jon Christensen, is a good example. Eschewing the typical easygoing approaches to Michel Legrand's "Watch What Happens," he launches into a very brisk bossa nova arrangement. J.J. Johnson's gorgeous ballad "Lament" was never in better hands as Kuhn delivers a shimmering but poignant performance; the piece segues into Gary McFarland's unjustly neglected "Once We Loved." A mini-medley of Burt Bacharach songs, "Windows of the World" and "Here I Am," with its unusual chanting introduction, has also stood the test of time. Carla Bley's "Ad Infinitum" delves briefly into the avant-garde but quickly reverts to post-bop.

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