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Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - God Bless Jug and Sonny [Recorded 1973] (2001)

Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - God Bless Jug and Sonny [Recorded 1973] (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 407 MB | Covers (5 MB) included
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Presige/Fantasy (00025218311922)

The focus of this exciting, if imperfect, CD is a 1973 reunion of Gene "Jug" Ammons and Sonny Stitt, who were responsible for some of the most famous tenor saxophone battles of the 1940s and early '50s. When the two locked horns, it was musical sportsmanship at its finest. Jug and Stitt had a mutual respect for one another, and their battles were the essence of friendly competition. Some die-hard beboppers might be disappointed to learn that God Bless Jug and Sonny (which was recorded live in Baltimore in 1973 but went unreleased until 2001) isn't all that competitive - the saxmen don't try to relive their legendary cutting contests of the 1940s and early '50s…

Sonny Rollins - The Solo Album (1985)  Music

Posted by phineas at Nov. 12, 2007
Sonny Rollins - The Solo Album (1985)

Sonny Rollins - The Solo Album (1985)
Jazz | Lossless APE | 270MB
Sonny Rollins - tenor sax

This recording is a dream come true for Sonny Rollins fans, as Rollins presents an entire program without accompaniment in what must have been the ideal setting of the Museum of Modern Art Sculpture Garden. As expected, Rollins drops allusions all over the place and spins core melodic ideas into extended variations. The real fun, though, is simply getting caught up in the inspired whirl of the Rollins imagination as it darts here and there, managing to be both coherent and unpredictable in a manner that has earned him recognition as the music's supreme improviser. The enthusiastic audience, delighted to be along for the ride, even gets into the act at the close of this colossal solo session.

Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin'  Music

Posted by bartel75 at Jan. 3, 2009
Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin'

Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin' [1961 - RVG Reissue 2008]
APE | Eac (secure mode) + CUE + LOG | Covers + booklet | 351mb
Genre: Jazz

Sonny Clark's fifth Blue Note recording as a leader is generally regarded as his best, especially considering he composed four of the seven tracks, and they all bear his stamp of originality.

Sonny Terry - Working Man Blues (2021)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 6, 2021
Sonny Terry - Working Man Blues (2021)

Sonny Terry - Working Man Blues (2021)
FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 146:51 | 348 / 899 MB
Genre: Blues / Label: Sunset Blvd Records

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were performing together since 1939 -probably longer than any working blues or folk duo or group. The brand of blues that Mr. Terry and Mr. McGhee learned to play has been called Piedmont blues after the region in the Southeast. Unlike the blues performers of Mississippi and Texas, many of whom grew up in rigidly segregated societies and played exclusively for blacks, Piedmont bluesmen often lived near whites and learned to play a variety of tunes - ragtime, gospel, ballads, old minstrel show songs, even white hoedown music in addition to blues.
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Working Man Blues (2021) [Official Digital Download]

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Working Man Blues (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 147:07 minutes | 1,58 GB
Blues | Label: Sunset Blvd Records, Official Digital Download

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were performing together since 1939 - probably longer than any working blues or folk duo or group. The brand of blues that Mr. Terry and Mr. McGhee learned to play has been called Piedmont blues after the region in the Southeast. Unlike the blues performers of Mississippi and Texas, many of whom grew up in rigidly segregated societies and played exclusively for blacks, Piedmont bluesmen often lived near whites and learned to play a variety of tunes - ragtime, gospel, ballads, old minstrel show songs, even white hoedown music in addition to blues.
Sonny Stitt - Boppin' In Baltimore: Live At The Left Bank (2023) (Hi-Res)

Sonny Stitt - Boppin' In Baltimore: Live At The Left Bank (2023) (Hi-Res)
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz - 2.9 GB
1:24:44 | Jazz, Bop | Label: Jazz Detective

Recorded at the Famous Ballroom, Baltimore, Maryland on November 11, 1973. Limited-edition, 180-gram 2-LP set with audio transferred from the original tape reels and mastered by Bernie Grundman. The back of the jacket states Limited-Edition Pressing of 2500. US RSD site identifies this as a 'RSD First' Release with Quantity: 1800.

Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim (2015)  Music

Posted by Pisulik at Sept. 10, 2015
Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim (2015)

Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim (2015)
Blues Rock | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:53:37 | 123 MB
Label: Warner Bros. | Release Year: 2015

Gary Clark Jr.'s list of fans and collaborators read like a who's who of music: The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Alicia Keys, Dave Grohl, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, B.B, King and Buddy Guy. After 500,000 sales and a Grammy Award for his Warner Bros. Records debut 'Blak and Blu', Clark will build on his burgeoning reputation with the September 11th release of 'The Story of Sonny Boy Slim'.
Eric Wyatt - The Golden Rule For Sonny (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Eric Wyatt - The Golden Rule For Sonny (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time - 78:57 minutes | 965 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front Cover

Through his six recordings as a bandleader, tenor talent Eric Wyatt has basically been performing unspoken tributes to Sonny Rollins. Wyatt calls Rollins his actual/musical godfather and has a way of injecting his passion for bebop and affection for geniuses like Rollins, Charlie Parker, and Pharaoh Sanders, into virtually every note he plays. Wyatt’s latest, The Golden Rule: for Sonny, is his inimitable way of paying tribute to those strong boppers of the past, joined by talents that have been contributing valiantly to the vibrancy of today’s jazz scene—guitarist Russell Malone, pianist Benito Gonzalez, trombonist Clifton Anderson, tenor JD Allen, and emerging youth like Giveton Gelin on trumpet and pianist Sullivan Fortner. Together, the posse exudes both class and bold promise as well as dashes of melodic invention. It is in this alchemy—blending experience with youth, merging tradition with progress—that Wyatt does his greatest service to jazz.

Eric Wyatt - The Golden Rule For Sonny (2019)  Music

Posted by Pisulik at Sept. 5, 2019
Eric Wyatt - The Golden Rule For Sonny (2019)

Eric Wyatt - The Golden Rule For Sonny (2019)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 505 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 182 MB | 01:18:57
Jazz | Label: Whaling City Sound

Through his six recordings as a bandleader, tenor talent Eric Wyatt has basically been performing unspoken tributes to Sonny Rollins. Wyatt calls Rollins his actual/musical godfather and has a way of injecting his passion for bebop and affection for geniuses like Rollins, Charlie Parker, and Pharaoh Sanders, into virtually every note he plays. Wyatt’s latest, The Golden Rule: for Sonny, is his inimitable way of paying tribute to those strong boppers of the past, joined by talents that have been contributing valiantly to the vibrancy of today’s jazz scene guitarist Russell Malone, pianist Benito Gonzalez, trombonist Clifton Anderson, tenor JD Allen, and emerging youth like Giveton Gelin on trumpet and pianist Sullivan Fortner. Together, the posse exudes both class and bold promise as well as dashes of melodic invention. It is in this alchemy blending experience with youth, merging tradition with progress that Wyatt does his greatest service to jazz.

Sonny Simmons & Billy Higgins - Backwoods Suite (1982)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 28, 2024
Sonny Simmons & Billy Higgins - Backwoods Suite (1982)

Sonny Simmons & Billy Higgins - Backwoods Suite (1982)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 321 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 122 Mb | Scans included
Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop | Label: West Wind | # WW 2074 | Time: 00:50:39

This 1982 recording features saxophonist Sonny Simmons and drummer Billy Higgins and a smokin' pickup band that included bassist Herbie Lewis and pianist Joe Bonner, and a horn section that added Michael Marcus on baritone, Al Thomas on trombone, and Joe Hardin on trumpet. The opener is "Sparrow's Last Jump," a stomping hard bop workout that features Simmons in top lyrical form and Lewis bowing the entire tune, despite the fact that it's based on hard bop – hell, post-hard bop – changes and is played in 6/8 Mingus tempo! Of course, Higgins is dancing all over the kit and it's obvious that, in his solo, Simmons is reading that frenetic yet seamless dance because he goes over the time signature with his legato phrasing and cascades his arpeggios right through the middle of the intervals. It settles a bit on the title track, where the horns are left out so Simmons is sitting in only the rhythm section. Here, Higgins plays out a double-time rhythm on the ride cymbal before slowing it to four.