Nat Adderley Good Company

Nat Adderley Quintet - Good Company (1994)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Aug. 16, 2019
Nat Adderley Quintet - Good Company (1994)

Nat Adderley Quintet - Good Company (1994)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 296 MB | Covers (13 MB) included
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Challenge Records (JAZZ CHR 70009)

Considering how late this was recorded in Nat Adderley's career, the cornetist sounds in surprisingly fine form throughout the sessions. There are individual features for altoist Antonio Hart (who ranges from Tranish on "Rwanda" to playing in a more Cannonball Adderley-oriented style on the older tunes) and the McCoy Tyner-inspired pianist Rob Bargad, so Adderley (who is showcased on "You Don't Know What Love Is") has opportunities to rest his chops. Among the other highlights are "Sermonette," "My Romance," and "Unit Seven."

Nat Adderley Quintet - Blue Autumn (1986) [Reissue 1992]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 25, 2019
Nat Adderley Quintet - Blue Autumn (1986) [Reissue 1992]

Nat Adderley Quintet - Blue Autumn (1986) [Reissue 1992]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 281 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 115 MB | Covers (19 MB) included
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Evidence Music (ECD 22035-2)

This '83 live set at the Keystone Korner was certainly an uneven, sometimes curious event. The opening number is a solo alto workout for Sonny Fortune, who seems to amble through midway before he becomes recharged by the end. The last track, "Tallahassee Kid," fades out early and Adderley provides a run-down of band personnel until the disc ends. There are some fine cuts with punchy, snappy melodies, taut solos, and nice rhythm section interaction between pianist Larry Willis, drummer Jimmy Cobb and bassist Walter Booker.
VA - Great Jazz Selection (2018) [Esoteric Japan Box Set] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

VA - Great Jazz Selection (2018) [Esoteric Japan Box Set]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 247:31 minutes | Some Scans included | 7,23 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Some Scans included | 6,42 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Some Scans included | 5,82 GB

ESOTERIC Company proudly introduces a new series of Re-mastered Jazz Masterpiece Collection. The reissue of historical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using SACD technology to improve sound quality. This Box Set of "Great Jazz Selection" features iconic releases of Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Bud Powell, Lee Morgan & Oscar Peterson. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials.

Tony Bennett - Timeless Classic Albums (2019)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Feb. 28, 2023
Tony Bennett - Timeless Classic Albums (2019)

Tony Bennett - Timeless Classic Albums (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.06 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 472 MB
2:48:16 | Full scans included | Jazz, Pop, Big Band, Vocal, Swing | Label: DOL

Sadly it's not often we get to feature a musician who is still alive and performing and recording today and who actually fought in the second world war 'a front row seat in hell' as he would later describe it. Born in 1926, Anthony Benedetto, would later become Tony Bennett, courtesy of a name change instigated by Bob Hope while Bennett was touring with him following a performance by Bennett that Bob had witnessed with Pearl Bailey who 'discovered' him in 1949 and asked him to open for her in Greenwich Village. By age 10, Tony was already performing in public and he would go on to become somewhat of a pop star of his generation alongside another crooner of the era Frank Sinatra. We are focusing on the later years of the 1950s when Tony Bennett who had been signed as a pop singer to Columbia Records in 1950 by legendary producer and A&R man Mitch Miller, decided to make a musical adjustment towards a more jazz influenced style.
Enrico Rava - The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (2010) {5CD Set CAM Jazz BXS1002 rec 1972-1994}

Enrico Rava - The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (2010) {5CD Set CAM Jazz BXS1002 rec 1972-1994}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 1.35 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 511 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 130 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1972-94, 2010 CAM Jazz / Black Saint / Soul Note | BXS 1002
Jazz / Post Bop / Modern Creative / Trumpet

Good news! Five of Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava's Black Saint and Soul Note recordings have been reissued by CAM Jazz in one of those pretty white box sets with each LP reproduced as a separate CD tucked into a miniature record jacket. Born at Trieste in 1939, Rava later attributed his lifelong pursuit of modern jazz to the influence of Miles Davis. One might add Don Cherry and Freddie Hubbard to that equation, along with maybe Richard Williams and Lee Morgan. In order to fully comprehend what he was up to from the '70s onward, it is important to consider the artistic company that Rava kept during the ‘60s. Take a moment, for example, to ponder the blended influences of Chet Baker and Gato Barbieri.