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Raphael Imbert Project - Heavens - Amadeus & the Duke (2013) {Jazz Village JV 570011}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 338 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 160 Mb
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© 2013 Jazz Village / Harmonia Mundi | JV 570011
Jazz / Classical / Contemporary Jazz / Saxophone / Bass Clarinet

This project creates an exciting new bridge between Western classical music and African-American music. With his band of virtuosos, Raphael Imbert weaves together the common themes in the worlds of Ellington and Mozart. Heavens is an immense modern jam session, drawing on eclectic multicultural sources: blues, chamber music, secular song, German lied, sacred music, stomp, gospel opera and more. Inspired by both written and oral traditions, driven by improvisation and a swinging momentum, the saxophonist reveals the genius of these two great Masters.

Lucky Peterson - Live In Marciac July 28th 2014 (2015) {CD+DVD5 Set Jazz Village JV 570076.77}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 527 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 188 Mb
DVD5 -> 3.89 Gb | All Regions | PAL 16:9 | Dolby AC3, 2 ch | ~ 76 min | ISO Image
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 140 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2015 Jazz Village | JV 570076.77
Blues / Modern Electric Blues / Contemporary Blues

Lucky Peterson live in full effect on CD and DVD at last summer's Marciac festival in France, featuring Joe Satriani as special guest on the final track. Born in Buffalo close to New York, Lucky Peterson - a singer, guitarist and organist - is one of the most authentic agents of blues music; he s familiar with its oral tradition and history and can also play and sing it like no other. Mixing his own compositions and inspired covers (of tracks by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Wilson Pickett and even Johnny Nash), he has decided to treat our eyes and ears to a live recording on which he blends blues music and an unstoppable sense of groove.

JV's Boogaloo Squad's exceptional debut album Going To Market showcases the group’s soulful sound that is simultaneously lost in the thrill of the moment while evoking a timeless musical nostalgia. At the centre of the album are Visentin's massive Hammond B3 organ skills, and wholly inspired performances from the band's superb solos to their signature flashy endings.

Ahmad Jamal - Saturday Morning (2013) {Jazz Village JV 570027}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 371 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 149 Mb
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© 2013 Jazz Village | JV 570027
Jazz / Cool / Post Bop / Piano

Following on from the worldwide success of his album Blue Moon, the great Ahmad Jamal and his dream team are back with Saturday Morning - another instant classic made up of the kinds of ballads to which only Jamal holds the key. Every track is a moment of grace, shining like a star in the sky of American Classical Music. The album features a wonderful Duke Ellington cover and a tribute to Horace Silver. With his light-fingered but rhythmic style, Jamal sends US into a sensuous trance and leads US to a musical climax: A sound that is 100% pure groove.

Mulatu Astatke - Sketches of Ethiopia (2013) {Jazz Village JV 570015}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 341 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 126 Mb
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© 2013 Jazz Village / Harmonia Mundi | JV 570015
Jazz / Ethno Jazz / World Fusion / Modern Arrangement / Afro-Cuban Jazz / Vibes / Piano

On Sketches of Ethiopia, Mulatu Astatke's first international release, the father of Ethio-Jazz's remarkably rich music reveals influences ranging from jazz and Latin American music to the traditional music of his homeland. Astatke has collaborated with numerous jazz legends such as Duke Ellington, and in 2005 was featured on the soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch's film Broken Flowers. Conductor, arranger, master of the vibraphone and conga drums, Astatke now plays with his England-based group Step Ahead. On his new album, Astatke's uniquely rhythmic and colorful music weaves a modern groove into age-old melodies, and blends western classical music with Latin and Afro funk rhythms into a heady musical brew.