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Chris Connor - Chris Craft (1958) [Japanese Edition 2013]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 23, 2024
Chris Connor - Chris Craft (1958) [Japanese Edition 2013]

Chris Connor - Chris Craft (1958) [Japanese Edition 2013]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 234 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 87 MB | Covers - 23 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-27298)

Chris Craft is a great one here - beautifully simple and straightforward jazz vocals, served up at a level that few other singers can match! The album's one of our favorites from Connor's classic years with Atlantic - as it's got a mellow, moody approach that's filled with the darker tones that first caught our ears on Chris' earliest recordings for Bethlehem. Instrumentation here is mostly small combo - arranged by Stan Free, and featuring Free on piano, Bobby Jaspar on flute, Mundell Lowe on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, and Ed Shaughnessy on drums.
Chris Connor - A Portrait Of Chris (1960) [Japanese Edition 2012]

Chris Connor - A Portrait Of Chris (1960) [Japanese Edition 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 217 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 83 MB | Covers - 22 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-27199)

Contemporary singers like Diana Krall have the sleek cocktail-diva act down pat: one part slinky dress; one part slow, sexy songs; and one part deep, smoky voice. Krall, though, learned from a number of women, like Chris Connor, who wrote the book on torch singing back in the '50s. Recorded in 1960, A Portrait of Chris finds the singer accompanied by a lively band and strings as she interprets a dozen standards. Conner's calling card is her lovely, deep voice. It reaches down and delivers ballads like "Here's That Rainy Day" and "All Too Soon" in rich, full colors. Like Julie London, Conner's cool and calm approach always gives the impression that it's three a.m. and only a handful of people remain in the bar. She infuses "Sweet William" and "If I Should Lose You" with sad longing, leaving one to imagine her the loneliest person on the planet…

Chris Connor - Chris Craft (1958) [Japanese Edition 2013]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 23, 2024
Chris Connor - Chris Craft (1958) [Japanese Edition 2013]

Chris Connor - Chris Craft (1958) [Japanese Edition 2013]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 234 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 87 MB | Covers - 23 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-27298)

Chris Craft is a great one here - beautifully simple and straightforward jazz vocals, served up at a level that few other singers can match! The album's one of our favorites from Connor's classic years with Atlantic - as it's got a mellow, moody approach that's filled with the darker tones that first caught our ears on Chris' earliest recordings for Bethlehem. Instrumentation here is mostly small combo - arranged by Stan Free, and featuring Free on piano, Bobby Jaspar on flute, Mundell Lowe on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, and Ed Shaughnessy on drums.

Chris Rea - Water Sign (1983) {1987, Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Dec. 17, 2023
Chris Rea - Water Sign (1983) {1987, Japan 1st Press}

Chris Rea - Water Sign (1983) {1987, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 252 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 100 Mb
Scans Included | 00:40:33 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock, Pop Rock | Magnet / Victor Musical Industries #VDP-1235

Water Sign is the fifth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1983. The album reached #64 position on the UK album charts. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" was released as a single, initially peaking on the UK singles chart at #60 in 1983, while the re-recorded new version for his New Light Through Old Windows compilation album, reached #74 in 1988.
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile & Aoife O’Donovan - Not Our First Goat Rodeo (2020)

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile & Aoife O’Donovan - Not Our First Goat Rodeo (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 235 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 193 Mb | 00:44:53
Classical, Chamber Jazz, Bluegrass | Label: Sony Classical

Following the success of the Grammy award-winning album ‘The Goat Rodeo Sessions’, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile return with their sensational new album ‘Not Our First Goat Rodeo’. ‘Not Our First Goat Rodeo’ combines the talents of the four solo artists, each a Grammy Award- winning talent in his own right, to create a singular sound that’s part composed, part improvised, and uniquely American. The music featured in this stunning album is so complex to pull off that the group likens it to a goat rodeo — an aviation term for a situation in which 100 things need to go right to avoid disaster. Both the first album and the new recording also feature the voice and artistry of singer-songwriter and fellow Grammy Award-winner Aoife O’Donovan, who joins the group as a guest on ‘Not Our First Goat Rodeo’.

Chris De Burgh - Into The Light (1986) {Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Feb. 3, 2021
Chris De Burgh - Into The Light (1986) {Japan 1st Press}

Chris De Burgh - Into The Light (1986) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 356 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 153 Mb
Full Scans | 00:50:27 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock, Pop Rock | A&M Records / Canyon Records Inc. #D32Y3021

Into the Light contains Chris de Burgh's highest-charting single with the ballroom elegance of "Lady in Red," peaking at number three in 1987 and remaining on the Billboard charts for 14 weeks. This song, with its sweeping romantic tempo and classy feel, is reminiscent of Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" as de Burgh's sincere flattery for his lover is exquisitely sung. Even his voice seems more pronounced, as it resonates and then lowers into a softer tone. Besides the hit single, much of the album remains lush and mellow in the style of de Burgh's usual ballads. On songs like "Last Night" and "Spirit of Man," his seriousness and honesty break through to showcase his passion for his work.
Chris De Burgh - Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974) {1989, Japan 1st Press}

Chris De Burgh - Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974) {1989, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 280 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 139 Mb
Full Scans | 00:44:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, Soft Rock | A&M Records / Pony Canyon Inc. #D18Y4129

On Chris de Burgh's debut album, his gentle, beguiling vocal style is introduced, which instantly trademarks him as a genuine master of the soft ballad. de Burgh's engaging dominance of words and lyrics carries both his love songs and his simple light rock tunes to a higher level, thanks to the attention and care given to each of his pieces. As an inaugural album, the songs hold well as they are delicately cushioned by his voice, but are substantially thin where melody or appealing choruses are concerned. Both "Windy Night" and "Watching the World" draw the most attention, bringing de Burgh's silkiness to the focal point.
Chris Norman - Rock Away Your Teardrops (1982) {2016, Extended Version}

Chris Norman - Rock Away Your Teardrops (1982) {2016, Extended Version}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 425 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 174 Mb
Full Scans | 00:53:32 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock | Sony Music #88875129602

Known for his solo hits in the 1980s as well as his hits with the band Smokie in the '70s, Chris Norman is a British soft rock singer with an international following whose career spans several decades. As Smokie's popularity trailed off around the turn of the decade, Norman split from the band and made his solo album debut in 1982 with Rock Away Your Teardrops. While his debut album was fairly unsuccessful, his second full-length effort, Some Hearts Are Diamonds (1986), was another story, spawning the international Top Ten smash hit single "Midnight Lady." Norman's popularity was greatest in Germany, where he racked up several additional hits during the late '80s, among them "No Arms Can Ever Hold You," "Sarah (You Take My Breath Away)," and "Broken Heroes."
Alexander Fiterstein, English Chamber Orchestra & Chris Hopkins - A Clarinet in America (2021)

Alexander Fiterstein, English Chamber Orchestra & Chris Hopkins - A Clarinet in America (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 196 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 131 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:56:42
Classical | Label: Orchid Classics

The clarinet has long been embraced by American composers for its jauntiness and jazzy flexibility (think of that slide opening Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue), qualities heard in abundance on this album. We hear Leonard Bernstein's Cuban-influenced Sonata, and the Sonatina by Budapest-born Miklós Rózsa, who made his name as a Hollywood movie composer. These pieces are bookended by two Aaron Copland works, his Concerto, for American jazz clarinettist and King of Swing, Benny Goodman, and his Sonata. Fiterstein's playing with the Tesla Quartet was praised by The Arts Desk as impressive and heart-stopping. The Washington Post described his playing as dazzling in its spectrum of colours, agility, and range. Every sound he makes is finely measured without inhibiting expressiveness and The New York Times described him as a clarinettist with a warm tone and powerful technique.

Chris Rea - Road Songs For Lovers (2017) *PROPER*  Music

Posted by popsakov at Nov. 18, 2022
Chris Rea - Road Songs For Lovers (2017) *PROPER*

Chris Rea - Road Songs For Lovers (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 409 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 165 Mb
Full Scans | 00:58:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock, Blues Rock | BMG #538290832

Chris Rea is not alone in the company of musicians who found fame later in life – think Jarvis Cocker, Leonard Cohen – and indeed it is interesting to note that he didn’t achieve UK Top Ten single status until the release of The Road To Hell (pt2), a record that was actually his eighteenth chart entry. Artist and painter, blues aficionado and self-confessed motoring nut, filmmaker and Italian-influenced classical music composer, eclectic and maverick are two terms that hardly come close to describing a man who has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide for just being himself. Road Songs For Lovers is beautifully nuanced and a record that regularly tugs at the heartstrings and is arguably Rea’s best album to date. The album, Road Songs For Lovers, continues Rea’s obsession with travel and motion and includes songs with titles such as Happy On The Road, The Road Ahead, The Last Train as well as Road Songs For Lovers itself.