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Ratko Zjaca - Archtop Avenue (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 22, 2023
Ratko Zjaca - Archtop Avenue (2023)

Ratko Zjaca - Archtop Avenue (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 178 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 133 Mb | 00:57:45
Guitar Jazz | Label: IN+OUT Records

A mix of reverence and adventure. An intimate and demanding solo guitar outing by Ratko Zjaca. 8 standard 2 originals. Each song played on a different legendary instrument.
Sunny and Her Joy Boys - Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys (2009)

Sunny and Her Joy Boys - Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 309 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 135 Mb | Scans ~ 50 Mb
Vocal Jazz, Swing | Label: Stony Plain | # SPCD1341 | 00:58:18 | Extras (video) ~ 106 Mb

Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys is the debut CD from singer Sunny Crownover, backed by a band led by acclaimed guitarist/producer Duke Robillard. Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys is the brainchild of award-winning guitarist and producer Duke Robillard, and debuts the stunning voice of Sunny Crownover, whose beautiful interpretations of these tunes from the Great American Songbook are nothing less than a revelation. Sunny spent a large part of her life in the Dallas/Fort Worth/Austin area and is now based in New England. Robillard heard her sing for the first time in late 2007 at a Harvard University concert and knew he'd found the voice he was looking for to bring a project to life he'd been wanting to do for over 35 years. That project became Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys, a CD that salutes the golden era of women vocalists of the '20s through the '50s, where big bands and small combos alike created classic American pop, swing and blues songs of the day.

Bob Margolin - Thanks (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 26, 2023
Bob Margolin - Thanks (2023)

Bob Margolin - Thanks (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 149 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 81 Mb | 00:34:57
Modern Electric Blues | Label: VizzTone

Bob Margolin gives THANKS to celebrate 50 years since he joined Muddy Waters Band. He plays the same Gibson archtop electric guitar that he played next to Muddy and The Band in The Last Waltz on every song here. He recorded one song by Muddy from 1952 and one that he and Muddy wrote together in 1977. He sings The Shape I’m In by The Band as a Blues with 4-part harmony.”

David Braid - David Braid: Songs, Solos & Duos (2017)  Music

Posted by SERTiL at Nov. 8, 2017
David Braid - David Braid: Songs, Solos & Duos (2017)

David Braid - David Braid: Songs, Solos & Duos
Classical, Vocal | WEB FLAC (tracks) & d. booklet | 76:24 min | 260 MB
Label: Metier | Tracks: 22 | Rls.date: 2017

In the world of new music where anything goes it is a very special composer who can create a sound and style so individual that it stands out as exceptional; such a composer is David Braid, whose writing is truly art-music but has resonances with gentle jazz and other genres which make its appeal almost universal. The key to his sound is first a choice of awesomely good performers, including the most perfect mezzo-soprano voice of today, owned by Emily Gray; and also to Braids use of the gentle and resonant archtop (electric) guitar which is a perfect accompaniment to the vocal tracks and a nicely matched partner for the piano.

Chris Standring - Ten (2016)  Music

Posted by Designol at Nov. 29, 2021
Chris Standring - Ten (2016)

Chris Standring - Ten (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 296 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 130 Mb | Scans included
Smooth Jazz, Guitar Jazz | Label: Ultimate Vibe Recordings | # UVR-007 | Time: 00:47:19

Chris Standring offers his tenth solo recording with a dazzling soul infused groove-laden jazz set. Digging even deeper into creative territory, Standring continues to stand out from the herd and blaze new trails in the contemporary jazz world. Celebrating the remarkable milestone of album number Ten, an ever evolving catalog that includes the 2011 re-issue of his 1989 first indie recording Main Course (The Early Tapes) - he's still got the cool, trippy sonics happening via a colorful fusing of live instrument and DJ sounds. But this time, while keeping his melodies, rhythms and arrangements as infectious as ever, the British born, L.A. based hit maker fashions them as the vehicle for him to unleash his deeper chops as a powerhouse jazz player and improviser. Soloing with a wild abandon he's been holding back way too long, the longtime Benedetto endorsee introduces us to the latest love of his musical life, his new, gorgeous white Bambino archtop jazz guitar. Perfect combination? Sounds like a perfect Ten.

Cuong Vu 4-Tet - Change in the Air (2018)  Music

Posted by aasana at Oct. 2, 2018
Cuong Vu 4-Tet - Change in the Air (2018)

Cuong Vu 4-Tet - Change in the Air (2018)
Jazz | 00:52:30 | WEB FLAC (tracks) | 305 MB
Label: RareNoiseRecords

Trumpeter Cuong Vu likes the sound of guitar. Not just the tasteful purr of an under-amplified archtop; Vu also relishes the snarl and bite of the guitar’s most electric aspects. For many jazz fans, that became clear with 2016’s Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny (Nonesuch), but it’s Vu’s work with Bill Frisell in his current 4tet that truly drives the point home.

Ferris & Sylvester - Superhuman (2022)  Music

Posted by Fizzpop at March 10, 2022
Ferris & Sylvester - Superhuman (2022)

Ferris & Sylvester - Superhuman (2022)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) | Cover | 49:35 | 300 MB
Blues | Label: Archtop Records

Ferris and Sylvester release their debut album Superhuman, a body of work highlighting the very best of the duo’s timeless songwriting. The twelve track album holds ten never before heard songs and takes the listener on a journey through the duo’s world where genres intertwine and emotions are stripped down to the core.

Perry Smith - Peace (2021)  Music

Posted by varrock at April 26, 2021
Perry Smith - Peace (2021)

Perry Smith - Peace (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 236 MB | Tracks: 9 | 44:43
Style: Jazz | Label: Smith Tone Records

For guitarist/composer/bandleader/educator Perry Smith, standards are an integral part of his life as a musician, accompanying him on the ups and downs of life, providing a landscape for him to explore, and improvise on, from his heart. Smith elaborates, “I had been interested in recording a trio album of standards to really draw the listener in through classic melodies, dynamics and the natural sound of my Gibson ES-175. Using a traditional archtop hollow body, my style of jazz guitar can really work with a sensitive and swinging rhythm section like Schnelle and Minaie. I chose to record a variety of standards that have meant a lot to me over the years, and what I discovered is that as my own life experiences have unfolded, my connection to these songs, and what I have to offer musically has only gotten deeper. It leaves me with an immense amount of gratitude for these standards.”
Pokey Lafarge and the South City Three - Riverboat Soul (2010) {Free Dirt Records DIRT-CD-0060}

Pokey Lafarge and the South City Three - Riverboat Soul (2010) {Free Dirt Records DIRT-CD-0060}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 265 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 98 Mb | Artwork | 5% repair rar
© 2010 Free Dirt Records | DIRT-CD-0060
Jazz / Blues / Americana / Country / Folk / Ragtime / Country Blues

Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose well rounded arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. Over the last decade, Pokey has won the hearts of music lovers across the globe with his creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime, country blues and western swing, all while writing songs that ring true and fine in both spirit and sound. His music transcends the confines of genre, continually challenging the notion that tradition-bearers fail to push musical boundaries. Cleverly striding between numerous forms of traditional American music, Pokey has crafted a genre all his own, marked in its accessible ingenuity.

Paul Glasse - One More Night (2CD) (1995)  Music

Posted by Domestos at July 10, 2019
Paul Glasse - One More Night (2CD) (1995)

Paul Glasse - One More Night (2CD) (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 225.42 Mb + 315.05 Mb | 01:39:51 | Cover
Swing, Gypsy, Mandolin | Label: Dos Records - dos 7502

“Paul Glasse is one of the finest instrumentalists I have played with in a long time. Having known him since he was very young, he always impressed all of us with his musicality and creative approach, finding a way of his own and making his stringed instruments be an extension of his voice This is what all great players strive for. I always look forward to playing with him and every time I do he is doing something new!” — David Amram, composer, conductor, musician and writer