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Lee Wiley - As Time Goes By (1991)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 1, 2023
Lee Wiley - As Time Goes By (1991)

Lee Wiley - As Time Goes By (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 332 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 147 Mb | Scans ~ 46 Mb
Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop | Label: Bluebird/RCA/BMG | # ND83138 | Time: 01:04:16

Shortly before she slipped completely into obscurity, singer Lee Wiley recorded two albums for Victor. This Bluebird CD has ten of the 12 songs from West of the Moon, nine of the 12 originally on A Touch of the Blues, and a rendition of "Stars Fell on Alabama" taken from a sampler album. Wiley, only 41 at the time of these last recordings, was essentially through with her career despite still being in prime form. Other than "Stars," Wiley is backed by big bands led by either arranger Ralph Burns or trumpeter Billy Butterfield and mostly performs swing standards, including "You're a Sweetheart," "Can't Get out of This Mood," "Ace in the Hole," "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," and her signature song, "A Hundred Years From Today." An excellent introduction to the work of this unusual and greatly underrated singer.
VA - The Jazz Singers: A Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Vocals from 1919-1994 (1998)

VA - The Jazz Singers: A Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Vocals from 1919-1994 (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 921 MB
6:05:45 | Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop | Label: Smithsonian Collection

The compilers of this five-CD/cassette box set anthology, which contains 104 tracks and runs over six hours, have taken an inclusive, open-ended approach to both their selections and their sequencing. Unconventionally, the album is organized not chronologically, but thematically, in eight categories – "Steeped in the Blues," Straight out of Church," "Let's Have a Party," "Swinging the Songbook," "After Hours: Slow-Dancing and Torching the Songbook," "Jazz Compositions," and "Novelties and Take-Offs" (in other words, blues, gospel, dance, standards, slow standards, scatting and vocalese, and other). Annotator Robert G. O'Meally is quick to acknowledge that the categories are slippery, however, and to invite the listener to re-arrange the sequencing as he sees fit, a suggestion some may not appreciate.
VA - The Jazz Singers: A Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Vocals from 1919-1994 (1998)

VA - The Jazz Singers: A Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Vocals from 1919-1994 (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 921 MB
6:05:45 | Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop | Label: Smithsonian Collection

The compilers of this five-CD/cassette box set anthology, which contains 104 tracks and runs over six hours, have taken an inclusive, open-ended approach to both their selections and their sequencing. Unconventionally, the album is organized not chronologically, but thematically, in eight categories – "Steeped in the Blues," Straight out of Church," "Let's Have a Party," "Swinging the Songbook," "After Hours: Slow-Dancing and Torching the Songbook," "Jazz Compositions," and "Novelties and Take-Offs" (in other words, blues, gospel, dance, standards, slow standards, scatting and vocalese, and other). Annotator Robert G. O'Meally is quick to acknowledge that the categories are slippery, however, and to invite the listener to re-arrange the sequencing as he sees fit, a suggestion some may not appreciate.

Marty Elkins - Fat Daddy (2018)  Music

Posted by Pisulik at July 5, 2018
Marty Elkins - Fat Daddy (2018)

Marty Elkins - Fat Daddy (2018)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 304 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 128 MB | 00:55:16
Vocal Jazz | Label: Nagel heyer records

Another singer, another wowser! Tuesday it was Allegra Levy, today it's Marty Elkins. Two girls successfully mining the GASbook, both able to convey the emotions expressed by the lyricists without over-emoting. Unlike Levy, Elkins doesn't stray into more contemporary waters but stays well within the 'golden era' that stretched from the 1920s to the mid-1950s. This isn't a criticism of either. Both do what they do do, well. lkins got hooked on jazz when at college in Boston. She discovered a copy of Billie's Lady in Satin in a Woolworth's bargain bin. The gal was hooked!

VA - 100 Hits Summer 2019 (2019)  Music

Posted by El Misha at June 23, 2019
VA - 100 Hits Summer 2019 (2019)

VA - 100 Hits Summer 2019 (2019)
Pop, Rock, Dance | FLAC (tracks) | Cover | 05:34:56 | 2.19 GB + 5% Recovery
Label: Wagram Music | Tracks: 100 | Rls.date: 2019

This summer, a wave of hits sweeps over the waves … Find the 100 hits of the summer 2019! With: Daddy Yankee, Slimane, Vitaa, Gims, Angele …
VA - We Were First - 180 Hits in Their Original Versions (2015)

VA - We Were First - 180 Hits in Their Original Versions (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.08 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.08 GB
7:52:50 | Doo Wop, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues | Label: The Intense Media / Documents

This 10 CD box set features 180 original songs that would later be covered and become hits for the likes of Elvis Pressley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley & His Comets, Pat Boone, Johnny Cash and others. It includes classic tracks such as Chan Romero - "Hippy Hippy Shake", Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - "The Twist", Barbie Gaye - "My Boy Lollipop", Chuck Berry - "Bye Bye Johnny", Chuck Berry - "Sweet Little Sixteen", Pete Seeger - "If I Had A Hammer", Sonny Dae & His Knights - "Rock Around The Clock ", Bo Diddley - "Mona", Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys - "Blue Moon of Kentucky", Carl Perkins - "Blue Suede Shoes", Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - "Hound Dog" and many others.
VA - The Complete History Of The Blues 1920-1962 (2015) {4CD Box Set}

VA - The Complete History Of The Blues 1920-1962 (2015) {4CD Box Set}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,22 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 797 Mb
Full Scans | 05:04:02 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues, Early R&B | Proper Records #PROPERBOX 191

EU-only four CD set that features 100 songs by the blues' biggest names from the genre's golden period of 1920-1962. This set contains the artists and songs that changed the musical landscape forever and influenced almost everything that followed. This set comes with a 28 page illustrated booklet including discographical information and an essay about this fascinating subject. The perfect snapshot for anyone interested in the genre or those wanting to know how modern rock music was formulated.

VA - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (2CD) (2006) {Yazoo}  Music

Posted by TestTickles at Oct. 19, 2021
VA - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (2CD) (2006) {Yazoo}

VA - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (2CD) (2006) {Yazoo}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 774 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 388 mb
Genre: country blues, Delta blues, Piedmont blues, hillbilly

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of is a 2CD compilation of rural blues music, put together by Yazoo in 2006. This features some of the primal nature of the blues, done in many ways by varied peoples.

VA - 100 Hits Summer 2019 (5CD, 2019)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at June 19, 2019
VA - 100 Hits Summer 2019 (5CD, 2019)

VA - 100 Hits Summer 2019 (5CD, 2019)
MP3 320 kbps | 05:36:14 | 765 Mb
Genre: Pop, Rock, Dance / Label: Wagram Music

Cet été, une vague de hits déferle sur les ondes… Retrouvez les 100 hits incontournables du summer 2019! Avec: Daddy Yankee, Slimane, Vitaa, Gims, Angèle…