Les Clandestines (1954)

Les Baxter - Thinking Of You (1954/2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Les Baxter - Thinking Of You (1954/2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 22:59 minutes | 266 MB
Jazz, Lounge | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Capitol Records has lovingly transferred Les Baxter's Thinking Of You from it's original analog sources to high fidelity digital formats for this 2022 re-release! Leslie Thompson "Les" Baxter was an American musician and composer. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica.
Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (1954/2016) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (1954/2016) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 54:30 minutes | 1,63 GB
Vocal Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

This recording was not only Louis Armstrong's finest record of the 1950s but one of the truly classic jazz sets. Armstrong and his All-Stars (trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Billy Kyle, bassist Arvell Shaw, drummer Barrett Deems, and singer Velma Middleton) were clearly inspired by the fresh repertoire, 11 songs written by W.C. Handy.

Igor Markevitch - An Evening of Ballet (1954/2021)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Nov. 14, 2021
Igor Markevitch - An Evening of Ballet (1954/2021)

Igor Markevitch - An Evening of Ballet (1954/2021)
FLAC (tracks) - 333 MB
1:15:28 | Classical | Label: Parlophone Records

Igor Markevitch and Serge Diaghilev shared a passionate love story, interrupted by the impresario’s sudden death in 1929. Years later, having become an accomplished conductor, Markevitch paid homage to his mentor with a triple LP Homage to Diaghilev including highlights of stage works performed by the Ballets russes. We release here an abridged version, including some of the best pages of the ballet literature (Swan Lake, Les sylphides…) and the uncommon Good-Humoured Ladies, a lovely pasticcio by Tommasini after Scarlatti’s sonatas.
Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (1954/2016) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (1954/2016) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 54:30 minutes | 1,63 GB
Vocal Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

This recording was not only Louis Armstrong's finest record of the 1950s but one of the truly classic jazz sets. Armstrong and his All-Stars (trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Billy Kyle, bassist Arvell Shaw, drummer Barrett Deems, and singer Velma Middleton) were clearly inspired by the fresh repertoire, 11 songs written by W.C. Handy.
Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir & Christophe Rousset - Spontini: La vestale (2023)

Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir & Christophe Rousset - Spontini: La vestale (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 625 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 307 Mb | Digital booklet | 02:12:00
Classical, Opera | Label: Bru Zane

Guilty of allowing the sacred fire to go out while declaring her love to the general Licinius, the Vestal Virgin Julia is sentenced to be buried alive. But her execution is averted by a divine intervention, which rekindles the altar flame and absolves the victim. The simple plot of Gaspare Spontini’s La Vestale achieved resounding success in 1807 thanks to the highly skilled treatment of the characters’ psychology and the transparency of the political allusions – Licinius is an allegory of Napoleon Bonaparte himself. Yet the work is more than a mere piece of propaganda: it represents one of the links between the tragédie lyrique of the Ancien Régime and the future grand opéra à la française, even anticipating Bellinian bel canto.
Maria Callas - Bellini: Norma by Maria Callas (2023 Remastered, Milan 1954) (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Maria Callas - Bellini: Norma by Maria Callas (2023 Remastered, Milan 1954) (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 02:40:27 minutes | 2,62 GB
Classical, Opera | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

A recording of Bellini's Norma is essential for every Callas collection.

Noir Archive Volume 2: 9-Film Collection (1954-1956)  Movies

Posted by Without at April 22, 2020
Noir Archive Volume 2: 9-Film Collection (1954-1956)

Noir Archive Volume 2: 9-Film Collection (1954-1956)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 907 min | 9 x ~ 6 GB | 1920x1040 | AVC@ ~ 9300 kb/s
English DTS@768 kb/s, 1 ch
Subs: English
Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller | Film-Noir

It's time once again for film noir fans rejoice with 9 additional major studio film noirs, this time from the period 1954-1956: "Bait" (1954), "The Crooked Web" (1955), "The Night Holds Terror" (1955), "Footsteps in the Fog" (1955), "Cell 2455, Death Row" (1955), "5 Against the House" (1955), "New Orleans Uncensored"(1955), "Spin a Dark Web" (1955), "Rumble on the Docks" (1956)
Mary Lou Williams - I Made You Love Paris [Recorded 1954] (2000)

Mary Lou Williams - I Made You Love Paris [Recorded 1954] (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 299 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 133 MB | Covers - 29 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (013 141-2)

Mary Lou Williams spent a fair amount of time in Europe in the early '50s, prior to a temporary hiatus from jazz. This CD from Verve's Jazz in Paris series compiles two separate sessions from 1954; one features a trio, a quintet, and a pair of vocals by blues singer Beryl Bryden, and the other is purely a trio. All of the selections are fairly brief, with only one running over three-and-a-half minutes. The first 11 songs are a bit of a mixed bag. The strongest tracks feature Williams alone ("I Made You Love Paris" and her "Club Francais Blues") or with her trio ("Avalon," "Swingin' for the Guys," and "Memories of You"). Weaker are the four tracks with trumpeter Nelson Williams and tenor saxophonist Ray Lawrence, who aren't up to the playing level of horn players who typically worked with the pianist, though bassist Buddy Banks somewhat makes up for their shortcomings by contributing an enjoyable original ("Leg'n Lou") and a strong solo…
Mary Lou Williams - I Made You Love Paris [Recorded 1954] (2000)

Mary Lou Williams - I Made You Love Paris [Recorded 1954] (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 299 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 133 MB | Covers - 29 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (013 141-2)

Mary Lou Williams spent a fair amount of time in Europe in the early '50s, prior to a temporary hiatus from jazz. This CD from Verve's Jazz in Paris series compiles two separate sessions from 1954; one features a trio, a quintet, and a pair of vocals by blues singer Beryl Bryden, and the other is purely a trio. All of the selections are fairly brief, with only one running over three-and-a-half minutes. The first 11 songs are a bit of a mixed bag. The strongest tracks feature Williams alone ("I Made You Love Paris" and her "Club Francais Blues") or with her trio ("Avalon," "Swingin' for the Guys," and "Memories of You"). Weaker are the four tracks with trumpeter Nelson Williams and tenor saxophonist Ray Lawrence, who aren't up to the playing level of horn players who typically worked with the pianist, though bassist Buddy Banks somewhat makes up for their shortcomings by contributing an enjoyable original ("Leg'n Lou") and a strong solo…
Mary Lou Williams - I Made You Love Paris [Recorded 1954] (2000)

Mary Lou Williams - I Made You Love Paris [Recorded 1954] (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 299 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 133 MB | Covers - 29 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (013 141-2)

Mary Lou Williams spent a fair amount of time in Europe in the early '50s, prior to a temporary hiatus from jazz. This CD from Verve's Jazz in Paris series compiles two separate sessions from 1954; one features a trio, a quintet, and a pair of vocals by blues singer Beryl Bryden, and the other is purely a trio. All of the selections are fairly brief, with only one running over three-and-a-half minutes. The first 11 songs are a bit of a mixed bag. The strongest tracks feature Williams alone ("I Made You Love Paris" and her "Club Francais Blues") or with her trio ("Avalon," "Swingin' for the Guys," and "Memories of You"). Weaker are the four tracks with trumpeter Nelson Williams and tenor saxophonist Ray Lawrence, who aren't up to the playing level of horn players who typically worked with the pianist, though bassist Buddy Banks somewhat makes up for their shortcomings by contributing an enjoyable original ("Leg'n Lou") and a strong solo…