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Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills 2  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by DZ123 at June 27, 2024
Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills 2

Akemi Yasui, Yuriko Ide, Tadashi Sakamoto, "Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills 2"
Japanese | 2020 | ISBN: 4789017451 | PDF | pages: 356 | 133.2 mb
Eric Alexander Quartet - Lazy Afternoon: Gentle Ballads IV (2009)

Eric Alexander Quartet - Lazy Afternoon: Gentle Ballads IV (2009)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Venus, VHCD-1027 | Japan | ~ 486 or 171 Mb | Scans Included
Jazz, Post Bop

Eric Alexander has had many opportunities to record as a leader for several different labels, though producer Tetsuo Hara, owner of the Japanese label Venus, has become a huge fan, recording him almost any time he travels to New York City. This 2008 session finds the tenor saxophonist with several musicians with whom he is very familiar, including pianist Mike LeDonne, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth (the latter two who play with Alexander in the co-op band One for All)…
The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Modern Jazz Quartet (1957) [Japanese Edition 2012] (New Rip)

The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Modern Jazz Quartet (1957) [Japanese Edition 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 266 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 95 MB | Covers - 22 MB
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Third Stream | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-27103)

One of the first Modern Jazz Quartet albums on Atlantic - a 1957 set that finds the crew in one of their freshest periods - laying down their soon-to-be trademark style in a fashion that warrants the self-titled tag! The set kicks off with a stellar medley of standards, all given the tight MJQ touch! The crew strolls through "They Say It's Wonderful", "How Deep Is The Ocean", "Body And Soul" and more in that 10 minute stretch. Other album highlights include the drum-heavy "La Ronde", a sweet reading of "Night In Tunisia", "Baden Baden", "Bag's Groove" and "Yesterdays".
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Lonely Woman (1962) [Japanese Edition 2012]

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Lonely Woman (1962) [Japanese Edition 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 265 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 103 MB | Covers - 24 MB
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop , Third Stream | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-27154)

Having sponsored Ornette Coleman at the School of Jazz near Lennox, MA, pianist and composer John Lewis helped launch the controversial career of one of the last great innovators in jazz. Lewis' support of the ragtag Texas native was somewhat unique in jazz circles at the time and even surprising, especially considering the gulf between the classical jazz formality of his group the Modern Jazz Quartet and Coleman's radical notions of free improvisation. Nevertheless, Lewis not only saw in Coleman the first jazz genius since bebop's Parker, Gillespie, and Monk, but put pay to the praise with the MJQ's 1962 rendition of one of Coleman's most famous numbers, "Lonely Woman." (Along with Art Pepper's 1960 version of "Tears Inside," this was one of the earliest of Coleman covers don.)…
The Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert Volume One (1960) [Japanese Edition 2013]

The Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert Volume One (1960) [Japanese Edition 2013]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 267 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 94 MB | Covers - 19 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Cool Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-27251)

Long considered one of, if not the classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity as well as a working band. MJQ presented jazz in the context of a formally structured environment, much like a chamber group in the classical context. Within the band, the groove of Milt "Bags" Jackson's vibes met the solid swing of Connie Kay's drums, the funky strut of Percy Heath's bass, and the elegant classicism of John Lewis's piano. The MJQ were able, in a context that pushed at jazz's boundaries from the outside, to create a music that swung without edges or fragmented harmonic structures. Instead - as this album perhaps more than any of their studio recordings exemplifies - they used concepts of time, space, meter, rhythm, and changes to weave together a seamless whole, where melody grounded the improvisation but never really restricted it…
The Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert Volume Two (1961) [Japanese Edition 2013]

The Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert Volume Two (1961) [Japanese Edition 2013]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 280 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 97 MB | Covers - 19 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Cool Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-27252)

Volume 2 of a double-length live set from the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet - recorded in Scandinavia in 1960, almost as a summation of the group's growing genius in the 50s! The tunes are a mix of John Lewis and Milt Jackson originals, plus other songs all given the wonderful MJQ twist - distilled into a sublime blend of piano, vibes, bass, and drums - all delivered with a sense of class, but never too much polish.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - The Last Set At Newport (1972) {2012, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - The Last Set At Newport (1972) {2012, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 250 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 102 Mb
Full Scans | 00:35:06 | RAR 5% Recovery
Bop, Hard Bop | Atlantic #8122-79641-6 / Warner Music Japan Inc. #WPCR-27105

The Last Set at Newport is a 1971 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet recorded at the 1971 Newport Jazz Festival, shortly before a riot ensued. The album peaked at 16 on the Billboard Top Jazz Charts. The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow at Allmusic who wrote that "The Dave Brubeck-Gerry Mulligan quartet is heard in a very inspired performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, just a short time before a riot by the audience closed the festival. These versions of "Take Five" and "Open the Gates" are memorable, but it is the extended "Blues for Newport" that is truly classic." Yanow wrote that the musicians "…constantly challenge each other during this exciting performance, making this set well-worth searching for."
Sonny Rollins Quartet - Tenor Madness (1956) [DCC 24 KT Gold CD, 1996]

Sonny Rollins Quartet - Tenor Madness (1956) [DCC 24 KT Gold CD, 1996]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 177 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 83 MB | Covers - 19 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: DCC Compact Classics (GZS-1087)

At a time when he was a member of the legendary Clifford Brown/Max Roach sextet, Sonny Rollins was still the apple fallen not too far from the tree of Miles Davis. Tenor Madness was the recording that, once and for all, established Newk as one of the premier tenor saxophonists, an accolade that in retrospect, has continued through six full decades and gives an indication why a young Rollins was so well liked, as his fluency, whimsical nature, and solid construct of melodies and solos gave him the title of the next Coleman Hawkins or Lester Young of mainstream jazz. With the team of pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones, staples of that era's Miles Davis combos, Rollins has all the rhythmic ammunition to cut loose, be free, and extrapolate on themes as only he could, and still can…

Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V (2011)  Music

Posted by v3122 at July 17, 2022
Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V (2011)

Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V (2011)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Venus, VHCD-1054 | Japan | ~ 387 or 143 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 36 Mb
Jazz, Post Bop

A fine straight-ahead jazz saxophonist, Eric Alexander grew up in the state of Washington. He initially attended Indiana University, studying classical music as an altoist. However, he soon discovered jazz, switched to the tenor, and transferred to William Paterson College in New Jersey. After graduating, he moved to Chicago and gained important experience touring with Charles Earland while also becoming a fixture in local clubs. In 1991, Alexander placed second at the Thelonious Monk Institute's saxophone competition, finishing just behind Joshua Redman…

Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads III (2007)  Music

Posted by v3122 at May 23, 2022
Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads III (2007)

Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads III (2007)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Venus, VHCD-1011 | Japan | ~ 387 or 135 Mb | Covers Included
Jazz, Post Bop

Since arriving on the jazz scene, Eric Alexander has turned into one of the busiest tenor saxophonists, recording prolifically for labels in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, in addition to his participation in the all-star band One for All. This third volume of ballads for Venus utilizes the same rhythm section as the earlier two editions: pianist Mike LeDonne, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth, three of the busiest jazz musicians in New York City…