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VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at May 10, 2022
VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)

VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)
FLAC (tracks) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 715 MB
5:09:31 | Jazz, Bop, Fusion, Modal, Post Bop, Dixieland, Ragtime, Swing | Label: Columbia

This expansive four-disc anthology essentially covers the recorded history of the guitar in the 20th century, beginning with the ragtime banjo that set the table for the role of the guitar in a jazz setting in the early 1900s, and then touching all the bases clear through to the post-postmodern possibilities of the instrument in the 21st century. Don't let the subtitle throw you, though, because Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar interprets jazz guitar in the broadest of strokes, as it includes not only pantheon jazz players like Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, and John McLaughlin but also provides an uncommon sweep by featuring Hawaiian stylists Roy Smeck and Sol Hoopii; Western swing aces Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin; country jazzman Hank Garland; rock virtuosos Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Jeff Beck; fusion funksters Larry Carlton, Al DiMeola, and Mike Stein; and hard to classify avant-garde players like Derek Bailey, Sonny Sharrock, James Blood Ulmer, and Marc Ribot.

Derek Sherinian - Black Utopia (2003)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Sept. 17, 2020
Derek Sherinian - Black Utopia (2003)

Derek Sherinian - Black Utopia (2003)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Inside Out Music, IOMCD 124 | RU | ~ 308 or 106 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 18 Mb
Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Fusion

Back with his fourth solo album in as many years, erstwhile Dream Theater keyboard player Derek Sherinian is once again pushing the prog metal/hard rock agenda with his ever intense, always impressive chops…
Stomu Yamashta • Steve Winwood • • Michael Shrieve - Go (Remastered) (1976/2008)

Stomu Yamashta • Steve Winwood • • Michael Shrieve - Go (Remastered) (1976/2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 256 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 114 MB
41:19 | Pop Rock, Prog Rock, Ambient | Label: Esoteric

Go (1976) is a concept album in the truest sense of the term, fusing pop/rock with tinges of jazz and elements of classical all connected by a central motif of space travel. More specifically, according to Robin Denselow's liner essay, the theme deals with "change and polarity-fantasy and reality, death and re-birth, things changing to their opposites." Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood and Michael Shrieve lead an impressive ensemble through soundscapes, unveiled in a variety of perspectives. Perhaps it is the international cast of performers that allows for such an unfettered consortium of ideas that brought together former Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith member Steve Winwood, as well as Santana co-founder Michael Shrieve and mid-'70s era Santana percussionist Yamashta – the latter of whom were key benefactors to the criminally underrated Santana long-player Borboletta (1974).

Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) {Strectch}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 17, 2024
Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) {Strectch}

Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982) {Strectch}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 319MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 105MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Flamenco

Chick Corea was involved in a wide variety of projects during the early 1980s, some acoustic, others electric, and everything from solos and duets to orchestral projects. Touchstone really displays quite a bit of diversity with features for flamenco guitarist Paco DeLucia, a one-song ("Compadres") reunion of Return to Forever (with guitarist Al DiMeola, bassist Stanley Clarke, and drummer Lenny White), a spot for alto-great Lee Konitz ("Duende"), and a conventional sextet outing on "Dance of Chance." A bit uneven but with its interesting moments, Touchstone is worth checking out.
Stomu Yamashta • Steve Winwood • • Michael Shrieve - Go (Remastered) (1976/2008)

Stomu Yamashta • Steve Winwood • • Michael Shrieve - Go (Remastered) (1976/2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 256 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 114 MB
41:19 | Pop Rock, Prog Rock, Ambient | Label: Esoteric

Go (1976) is a concept album in the truest sense of the term, fusing pop/rock with tinges of jazz and elements of classical all connected by a central motif of space travel. More specifically, according to Robin Denselow's liner essay, the theme deals with "change and polarity-fantasy and reality, death and re-birth, things changing to their opposites." Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood and Michael Shrieve lead an impressive ensemble through soundscapes, unveiled in a variety of perspectives. Perhaps it is the international cast of performers that allows for such an unfettered consortium of ideas that brought together former Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith member Steve Winwood, as well as Santana co-founder Michael Shrieve and mid-'70s era Santana percussionist Yamashta – the latter of whom were key benefactors to the criminally underrated Santana long-player Borboletta (1974).

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Dance Of Fire (1995) {Columbia}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 27, 2018
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Dance Of Fire (1995) {Columbia}

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Dance Of Fire (1995) {Columbia}
EAC 1.0b2 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 408MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 170MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Ethnic Fusion

The Azerbaijan pianist Aziza's Dance of Fire – her second American record – combines be-bop-derived jazz with elements Russian folk music. Supported by Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, and Bill Evans, Aziza's playing is graceful and fluid, eclipsing her super-star backup musicians.

Phil Collins - Plays Well With Others (2018)  Music

Posted by Rtax at July 16, 2024
Phil Collins - Plays Well With Others (2018)

Phil Collins - Plays Well With Others (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 697 MB
4:45:52 | Jazz, Rock, Funk, Soul, Blues, Pop, Folk | Label: Atlantic

4CD set. Career-spanning, 59-track collection of his studio and live guest-work from 1969 to 2011! Features Brian Eno, Frida, Paul McCartney, Band Aid, Tears For Fears, The Bee Gees, Annie Lennox, John Cale, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Philip Bailey and more. Four CD set. 2018 collection containing tracks that Phil Collins recorded with other artists. Includes tracks by the Bee Gees, Philip Bailey, Paul McCartney, Brand X, Brian Eno, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel and many others. Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and actor. He gained fame as both the drummer and lead singer for the rock band Genesis, and he also gained worldwide fame as a solo artist. Collins is one of the most successful songwriters and performers of all time, singing the lead vocals on dozens of hit albums and singles in the UK and the US between 1976 and 2010, either as a solo artist or with Genesis.

Phil Collins - Plays Well With Others (2018)  Music

Posted by Rtax at July 16, 2024
Phil Collins - Plays Well With Others (2018)

Phil Collins - Plays Well With Others (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 697 MB
4:45:52 | Jazz, Rock, Funk, Soul, Blues, Pop, Folk | Label: Atlantic

4CD set. Career-spanning, 59-track collection of his studio and live guest-work from 1969 to 2011! Features Brian Eno, Frida, Paul McCartney, Band Aid, Tears For Fears, The Bee Gees, Annie Lennox, John Cale, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Philip Bailey and more. Four CD set. 2018 collection containing tracks that Phil Collins recorded with other artists. Includes tracks by the Bee Gees, Philip Bailey, Paul McCartney, Brand X, Brian Eno, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel and many others. Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and actor. He gained fame as both the drummer and lead singer for the rock band Genesis, and he also gained worldwide fame as a solo artist. Collins is one of the most successful songwriters and performers of all time, singing the lead vocals on dozens of hit albums and singles in the UK and the US between 1976 and 2010, either as a solo artist or with Genesis.
Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea - Where Have I Known You Before (1974) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD]

Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea - Where Have I Known You Before (1974)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 232 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 99 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 2.81 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.47 Gb
Polydor, PD 6509 | Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Rock

This Return to Forever set finds guitarist Al DiMeola debuting with the pacesetting fusion quartet, an influential unit that also featured keyboardist Chick Corea, electric bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White. On this high energy set, short interludes separate the main pieces: "Vulcan Worlds," "The Shadow of Lo," "Beyond the Seventh Galaxy," "Earth Juice" and the lengthy "Song to the Pharoah Kings."…

Kazumi Watanabe - Lonesome Cat (1982) {Denon}  Music

Posted by tiburon at March 13, 2017
Kazumi Watanabe - Lonesome Cat (1982) {Denon}

Kazumi Watanabe - Lonesome Cat (1982) {Denon}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U+MD5 | Full Scans 600dpi | 257MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion

Kazumi Watanabe has for the past 20 years been one of the top guitarists in fusion, a rock-oriented player whose furious power does not mask a creative imagination. Watanabe studied guitar at Tokyo's Yamaha Music School and he was a recording artist while still a teenager. In 1979, he formed the group Kylyn and, in 1983, he put together the Mobo band. Several of his recordings have been made available by Gramavision and they show that he ranks up with Al DiMeola (when he is electrified) and Scott Henderson among the pacesetters in the idiom.