Old Blind Dogs Fit? (2001) [repost, New Rip & Scans]

Tony Bennett - Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues (2001) Repost / New Rip

Tony Bennett - Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 326 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 138 Mb
Full Scans (PNG, 400 dpi) ~ 163 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Vocal Jazz, Blues | RPM Records / Columbia #CK 85833

Tony Bennett's latter-day albums tend to have themes, and this one has two, as indicated by its double-barreled title: It is both a duets album and a blues album. The duet partners include ten singers who range from his recent touring partners Diana Krall and k.d. lang to fellow veterans Ray Charles, B.B. King, and Kay Starr, and younger, but still mature pop stars Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, and Billy Joel. All sound happy to be sharing a mic with Bennett. Not surprisingly, the singer's conception of the blues does not extend to the Mississippi Delta or the South Side of Chicago; rather, he is interested in the blues as filtered through the sound of the Swing Era, particularly from around Kansas City, and as interpreted by Tin Pan Alley and show tunes…

Candy Dulfer - Live In Amsterdam (2001) Repost / New Rip  Music

Posted by popsakov at April 6, 2018
Candy Dulfer - Live In Amsterdam (2001) Repost / New Rip

Candy Dulfer - Live In Amsterdam (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 509 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 174 Mb
Full Scans (JPG, 600 dpi) | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz, Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz | Ariola / BMG #74321 826082

Live in Amsterdam is the first live album by Candy Dulfer and contains prior hits such as "Sax-a-go-go," "Lily Was Here" and "Dance 'till You Bop," and new songs such as "Synchrodestiny." The album features David A. Stewart, Hans Dulfer and Angie Stone as special guests. The album peaked at #27 in the Dutch album charts.

Koko Taylor - Old School (2007) Repost / New Rip  Music

Posted by popsakov at Nov. 15, 2021
Koko Taylor - Old School (2007) Repost / New Rip

Koko Taylor - Old School (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 469 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 152 Mb
Full Scans ~ 60 Mb | 01:03:03 | RAR 5% Recovery
Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues | Alligator Records #ALCD 4915

Old School is Koko Taylor's first new album in seven years, and after a series of health issues that sidelined her for a while, it could be viewed as a comeback of sorts, but if so, there aren't any signs of rust here. She still belts out her trademark Chicago blues like she always has, sidestepping any 21st century recording tricks for a straightforward set that wouldn't sound out of place next to her classic Chess sides from the early '60s. It's also encouraging that she wrote nearly half the tunes here, while turning in solid covers of a pair of Willie Dixon songs ("Don't Go No Further" and "Young Fashioned Ways"), one by Magic Sam ("All Your Love") and a scorching performance of Lizzie Lawler's classic "Black Rat" that rivals Big Mama Thornton's version.

Marty Friedman - Introduction (1994) Repost / New Rip  Music

Posted by popsakov at Sept. 1, 2021
Marty Friedman - Introduction (1994) Repost / New Rip

Marty Friedman - Introduction (1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 265 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 127 Mb
Full Scans | 00:42:08 | RAR 5% Recovery
Instrumental Rock, Guitar Virtuoso | Roadrunner Records #RR-8950-2

Guitarist Marty Friedman surprised the metal and guitar community with the release of his fine new age-influenced Scenes. On that release, he proved that he wasn't just another shredder, but rather an intelligent and sensitive player with strong compositional skills. With Introduction, Friedman continues to build on this formula, but with more maturity and musical diversity. Themes are not just introduced and abandoned in favor of gratuitous technical noodling, rather the compositions are thoughtfully explored and brought to a natural conclusion. Tracks such as "Arrival" and "Bittersweet" both contain beautiful melodies that would fit perfectly on a movie soundtrack. In fact, the compositions on this session are so good that Mr. Friedman could easily put down his guitar in favor of a pen, as it is his gift of composition that differentiates him from his peers. An unexpected masterpiece in a genre that could use more releases such as this.

Robin Gibb - Magnet (2003) Repost / New Rip  Music

Posted by popsakov at June 20, 2022
Robin Gibb - Magnet (2003) Repost / New Rip

Robin Gibb - Magnet (2003)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 351 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 139 Mb
Full Scans | 00:43:39 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop, Pop Rock | SPV Recordings #SPV 085-71472 CD

Robin has a very simple reason for his new solo record, after 17 years there is so much material that inspired and excited him, he thought it was about time to release at least a small amount of it. All who love his unmistakable voice are yearning to finally hear the new album. The new longplay 'Magnet' has been produced in Los Angeles and London. Robin chose Deacon to produce (well known for his success with K-Ci & JoJo, Mary J. Blige, Keith Sweat and Hinda Hicks). The record contains tracks written by Robin, Barry and Maurice, as well as other songwriters favored by Robin. Influenced by soul music, Robin decided to combine this with the magnificent lyrics and lush melodies which are his trademark. On the new album you will find all these elements in abundance plus some old tracks, which have been updated.
John Mellencamp - Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits (2004) Repost / New Rip

John Mellencamp - Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits (2004)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,12 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 373 Mb
Full Scans | 02:27:54 | RAR 5% Recovery
Roots Rock / Heartland Rock / Folk Rock / Country Rock / Pop Rock / Hard Rock / Arena Rock
Island / UTV Records #9864810

John Mellencamp has been in need of a thorough, career-spanning compilation for a while, and Island/UTV's 2004 release Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits finally fills that gap. His previous hits collection, 1997's The Best That I Could Do, was too short, since he had more hits than could fit on a brief 14-track disc. Words & Music doesn't have the problem of brevity. Spanning 37 songs over two discs, this has nearly all of his charting hits. Radio hits like "Justice and Independence '85" and "Rooty Toot Toot" may be absent, but they're not missed, since all the big hits are here, including "Pink Houses," "Lonely Ol' Night," "Paper in Fire," "Authority Song," "Crumblin' Down," "Small Town," "Hurts So Good," and "Jack & Diane," among many others (including two solid new songs).
Jacintha - Here's To Ben: A Vocal Tribute To Ben Webster (1998) {2005, Japanese XRCD, Remastered} Repost / New Rip

Jacintha - Here's To Ben: A Vocal Tribute To Ben Webster (1998) {2005, Japanese XRCD, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 336 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 157 Mb
Full Scans | 00:55:04 | RAR 5% Recovery
First Impression Music / JVC Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd. #FIM XRCD 020
Vocal Jazz / Standards

Jacintha is a Singaporean jazz singer/torch singer and stage actress who has been well-known in parts of the Asia-Pacific region since the '80s and has been increasing her exposure in North America since the late '90s. Jacintha has never been the type of jazz artist who goes out of her way to be abstract, difficult, or complicated; her work has been quite accessible and easy to absorb, drawing on direct or indirect influences that have included Julie London and Shirley Horn as well as Brazilian star Astrud Gilberto. Jacintha has long been fluent in English. Her visibility in the United States and Canada started to increase in the late '90s, when she began working with producer Ying Tan and started recording for the Los Angeles-based Groove Note label. Jacintha's first Groove Note release, Here's to Ben: A Vocal Tribute to Ben Webster, was recorded in 1999 – and that album marked the first time that a Jacintha album was widely distributed in North America.

John Pizzarelli - P.S. Mr. Cole (1999) Repost / New Rip  Music

Posted by popsakov at April 15, 2021
John Pizzarelli - P.S. Mr. Cole (1999) Repost / New Rip

John Pizzarelli - P.S. Mr. Cole (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 319 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 176 Mb
Full Scans | 01:07:00 | RAR 5% Recovery
RCA Victor / BMG Classics #09026 63563 2
Jazz / Vocal Jazz / Swing / Standards

Nat "King" Cole's piano trio has been an inspiration for many of today's young lions: from Diana Krall to this talented vocalist-guitarist, John Pizzarelli. Taking his cue from the fleet-fingered dexterity of Cole's guitar ace Oscar Moore, Pizzarelli combines economical licks with wispy, Chet Baker-like vocalism's on this candlelight tribute consisting of Cole-associated songs, accompanied by bassist brother Martin Pizzarelli and pianist Ray Kennedy. The tunes are sung and swung with reverence and rhythm: the easygoing "Walkin' My Baby Back Home," the furious, foot-stomping standard "Indiana," the plaintive ballad "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons," and the devilish and demure, "Don't Let It Go to Your Head." With the toe-tapping original composition "That's Nat," cowritten by Pizzarelli and Kennedy, Nat King Cole's intimate ballads and pre-bebop instrumentals are brought to a new generation with the leader's own tender and terrific talents.

3 Cohens - Tightrope (2013) Repost / New Rip  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 24, 2022
3 Cohens - Tightrope (2013) Repost / New Rip

3 Cohens - Tightrope (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 304 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 168 Mb
Full Scans | 00:57:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Mainstream Jazz, Post Bop | Anzic Records #ANZ-0043

The best jazz groups are made up of kindred spirits, but the rare family band has something more – an intuitive feel for each other that goes beyond words and gestures to a kind of bred-in-the-bone telepathy. The 3 Cohens are that sort of uncommon collective, a trio of siblings – tenor saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Avishai Cohen and soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohen – whose sense of improvisational interplay is both uncannily fluent and wonderfully, infectiously warm. In Tightrope the group digs deep to explore this connection in an unaccompanied setting. Stellar guests Fred Hersch, Christian McBride and Jonathan Blake individually add their voices to the conversation.

Babe Ruth - First Base (1972) {1995, Reissue} Repost / New Rip  Music

Posted by popsakov at April 4, 2022
Babe Ruth - First Base (1972) {1995, Reissue} Repost / New Rip

Babe Ruth - First Base (1972) {1995, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 354 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 133 Mb
Full Scans | 00:48:02 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Classic Rock | Repertoire Records #REP 4554-WP

First Base was British hard rock group Babe Ruth's biggest success, both in terms of popular and critical acclaim. This LP defined an interesting junction between hard rock and progressive rock. The two driving forces behind this album were guitarist Alan Shackloc, who wrote most of the material, and vocalist Janita Haan, who came out as the perfect balance between Janis Joplin and Robert Plant. The album contained "The Mexican," the band's classic song which also includes a theme by western soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone ("Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu"). Other highlights include the powerful rock number "Wells Fargo," the sweet-and-sour "Black Dog" (with nice piano work by Dave Punshon), and a surprising rendition of Frank Zappa's "King Kong."