Mnnqns The Great Scheme of Things

28th December 2012 marks the 75th Anniversary of the death of Maurice Ravel, the great French composer, best-known for his beautiful melodies, orchestral & instrumental textures and mesmeric compositional effects.

Simon Bolzinger’s pianistic voyage of discovery derived from his encounters with the South American Tambor y Canto company at the Cité de la Musique in his native Marseille. A jazz pianist, Bolzinger worked on the indigenous rhythms of South America he discovered until he felt ready to bring in his colleagues – Willy Quiko on (double) bass and Luca Scalambrino on drums – and record the nine different numbers that constitute these Ritmos Queridas. He chose them as being emblematic of “a region, a country, a people or a music”: a waltz and a joropo from Venezuela, a huayno from Peru, a zamba from Argentina, a Cuban danzón, a Mexican bolero, a Uruguyan candombe, a Brazilian ijexá and a côco con salsa. Among them are a rather lovely mash-up of Debussy’s “Beau Soir” and Jobim’s “Dindi”, and a fiery self-composed “Montuno en Olinda”, which shows just what Bolzinger is capable of on the “eighty-eights”. Played by turns with delicacy and brio, they add up to a fine straight-ahead piano-trio jazz, with an engaging theme and a nice new rhythmic twist.

Aptly titled, 'The Great Vocalists Of Jazz & Entertainment', culls 748 of the absolute finest recordings by top singers of the pre-rock era of the '30s, '40s & '50s.

Bill Evans - The Paris Concert (1976) {Fantasy Japan VDJ-25035 rel 1989}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 309 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 133 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 19 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1976, 1989 Fantasy / Victor Japan | VDJ-25035
Jazz / Modal Music / Post Bop / Cool / Piano

Vintage Evans recorded in pristine sound and preserved in all its brilliance by one of the most important figures in Modern Jazz from the late 1950s until his death in 1980 – his work serves as a blueprint for modern interpretation and impressionistic playing ever since. That we’re given evidence of this artistry in a live and unrestricted setting is a dramatic bonus and one that only affirms the importance of Evans in the grand scheme of things.