Piano Jazz Standards

Andre Previn - Alone: Ballads For Solo Piano (2007)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 28, 2023
Andre Previn - Alone: Ballads For Solo Piano (2007)

André Previn - Alone: Ballads For Solo Piano (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 159 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 111 Mb | Scans included
Piano Jazz, Standards | Label: EmArcy/Decca/Universal | # B0009092-02 | Time: 00:45:44

From the start of his intermittent side career as a jazz pianist, esteemed conductor and composer Andre Previn has shown more feeling for the form than most classical artists who cross over. Going beyond a recreational involvement in improvised music, he has deepened his playing since skimming stylistic surfaces on his bestselling My Fair Lady album of nearly 50 years ago. Now 78, he gives us what may be his most satisfying jazz recording in Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano. The solo format allows him to reflect his debt to piano masters including Art Tatum, Erroll Garner, and Bud Powell in ways his work with trios and combos hasn't, while showing off his super-refined lyrical touch with its sophisticated sense of color.
Beegie Adair - The Frank Sinatra Collection (1997) {2012, Japanese Reissue}

Beegie Adair - The Frank Sinatra Collection (1997) {2012, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 300 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 162 Mb
Full Scans | 00:42:21 | RAR 5% Recovery
Post-Bop, Piano Jazz, Standards | Green Hill / EMI Music Japan Inc. #TOCP-71409

The classic hits of Frank Sinatra are presented with style and grace in an intimate jazz trio setting. A variety of tempos are showcased. Awarded the "Jazz Album of the Year" by the Nashville Music Awards. Beegie Adair say: "The only hard part of doing this album was limiting it to twelve tunes out of a lifetime of wonderful songs with which Frank Sinatra has informed my life and the lives of all those who truly love his music. This was truly a labor of love and I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed doing it."

The Alan Broadbent Trio - Personal Standards (1997)  Music

Posted by Designol at Oct. 11, 2024
The Alan Broadbent Trio - Personal Standards (1997)

The Alan Broadbent Trio - Personal Standards (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 321 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 154 Mb | Scans included
Post-Bop, Piano Jazz | Label: Concord Jazz | # CCD-4757-2 | Time: 01:02:00

Since gaining fame as a member of Charlie Haden's excellent Quartet West, Alan Broadbent has seen his own catalog rise in stature. A welcome development, since a wider audience should check out the many fine recordings this unique pianist/composer/arranger has made. And in spite of the admission that his highly lyrical bent and soft touch come out of the work of Bill Evans, Red Garland, and Nat "King" Cole, among others, Broadbent is able to produce fresh solo conceptions and plenty of original material of his own. In fact, as the title implies, Personal Standards consists almost entirely of self-penned cuts, save for one by bassist Putter Smith. (This seamless piano trio is rounded out by drummer Joe LaBarbera.) Along with material also heard on various Quartet West recordings like "The Long Goodbye" and "Song of Home," the disc features a nice mix of ballads ("Ballad Impromptu"), mid- to up-tempo swingers ("Consolation"), as well as some blues ("Uncertain Terms").
Beegie Adair - The Good Life: A Jazz Tribute to Tony Bennett (2014) featuring The Jeff Steinberg Orchestra

Beegie Adair - The Good Life: A Jazz Tribute to Tony Bennett (2014)
featuring The Jeff Steinberg Orchestra

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 232 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 108 Mb | Scans ~ 54 Mb
Piano Jazz, Lounge, Standards | Label: Green Hill Productions | # GHD5965 | 00:47:04

RIP Tony Bennett (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023)

Another gem from the creative Beegie Adair and her trio. This time, she is accompanied by Jeff Steinberg and his orchestra. A loving tribute to Tony Bennett and his illustrious career. As usual, Beegie includes one selection on the album where she plays solo piano and she picked 'I Left My Heart In San Francisco'. A beautiful rendition. This is a great album tinged with jazz overtones without losing the melodic memories of Tony's original sound. The orchestra is perfectly balanced and adds just the right touch while still allowing the familiar Beegie Adair Trio sound to shine through. If you are new to Beegie's music, this album will make you a convert to her impeccable sound and those like myself, have added it as another gem to her large catalog of great music.

Masaru Imada Trio - Standards (1976) [Japanese Edition 2020]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Jan. 27, 2021
Masaru Imada Trio - Standards (1976) [Japanese Edition 2020]

Masaru Imada Trio - Standards (1976) [Japanese Edition 2020]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 229 MB | Covers - 39 MB
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Three Blind Mice/Craftman Records (CMRS-0082)

The tunes are standards, but they're played with a great sense of personality by Japanese pianist Masaru Imada - ringing out with great sound and a strong focus, and recorded in that beautiful mode that was used heavily with Japanese trios in the 70s. The style is often fluid, but measured by a nice pulse on the keys - a bit in an Oscar Peterson mode, but far less heavy with cliche - and often snapping out with a fresh sense of rediscovery in some of these tunes. Members of the trio include Ken Suzuki on bass and Hironobu Fujisawa on drums.

Freddy Cole - Merry Go Round (2000)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 10, 2023
Freddy Cole - Merry Go Round (2000)

Freddy Cole - Merry Go Round (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 255 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 130 Mb | Scans ~ 36 Mb
Vocal Jazz, Piano Jazz | Label: Telarc | # CD-83493 | Time: 00:56:32

The colorful liner notes to this sensuous recording by the veteran vocalist and pianist make no bones about Cole's soothing, relaxing approach to standards that range from the obscure (Bill Withers' "Watching You, Watching Me") to the way too often recorded (a pleasant, smoky version of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"). Cole's voice is soft like Mel Tormé's, a bit rough like Tony Bennett, but altogether listenable. The real joy comes from the arrangements by Cole and pianist Cedar Walton. One of the liveliest of these is the final track, a swinging, soulful version of "You're Sensational," but there are imaginative touches of a subtle big-band sound on many other tracks that bring the production up a notch. Walton, trumpeter Lew Soloff, and Wes Montgomery-styled guitarist Jerry Byrd are all given ample solo space as well. Similar-styled performers like Tony Bennett have long garnered more glory for their works, but this is as solid as old-style vocal and trio jazz gets.
Brad Mehldau - Marian Mcpartland's Piano Jazz (2007) {Concord}

Brad Mehldau - Marian Mcpartland's Piano Jazz (2007) {Concord}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 200 dpi | 233MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 128MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz

Taken from the National Public Radio program, Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz (Radio Broadcast) features the jazz pianist McPartland in conversation and performing with pianist Brad Mehldau in September of 1996. Together they discuss Mehldau's career as well as his views on jazz and playing piano. Mehldau is a thoughtful and cerebral musician and the intimate nature of McPartland's show is a good match for bringing out the best in both his demeanor and piano chops. Included are performances of such jazz standards as "From This Moment On," "Stella by Starlight," "I See Your Face Before Me" and others.

V.A. - Piano Works [5CD Box Set] (2005)  Music

Posted by gribovar at May 16, 2021
V.A. - Piano Works [5CD Box Set] (2005)

V.A. - Piano Works [5CD Box Set] (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 1,11 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 704 MB | Covers - 65 MB
Genre: Piano Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ACT Music (ACT 7000-2)

Joachim Kühn - Allegro Vivace: Piano Works I (2005). Just judged by its repertoire, this is certainly an impressive solo piano date. Joachim Kühn performs works by François Couperin (a mass from 1690), Bach, Mozart, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman in addition to three of his own originals. Although the mixture of classical and jazz pieces might seem illogical, Kühn's subtle improvising on the classical compositions and his ability to create melodies in his improvising on the jazz tunes give this date an evolution that somehow works. Kühn has always had impressive technique and a healthy musical curiosity. Both serve him well, along with his imagination, on this intriguing and successful outing…
Mal Waldron - Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (2022)

Mal Waldron - Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 501 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 243 MB | Covers - 27 MB
Genre: Jazz, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Tompkins Square (TSQ 5906)

When Mal Waldron died in 2002, he was known to most jazz fans as Billie Holiday's final accompanist, and the composer of the standards "Soul Eyes," "Left Alone," and "Straight Ahead," the latter with Abbey Lincoln. His most significant leader date was 1961's The Quest, with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin on Prestige, where he served as house pianist. After suffering a total breakdown following a near-fatal heroin overdose in 1963, he was forced to relearn the piano. He left for Europe in early 1966, and his "second life" began. Waldron's many solo recordings, beginning with 1966's All Alone, are tantamount to the creation of a different jazz language. Its traits were angular, quizzical repetitive left-hand vamps and chords, underscored and appended by inquisitive harmonic inquiries on the right, drawn chiefly from the blues but also the jazz tradition and classical music from Chopin to Schoenberg…

Mike Garson - Mike Garson's Jazz Hat (2008)  Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 24, 2023
Mike Garson - Mike Garson's Jazz Hat (2008)

Mike Garson - Mike Garson's Jazz Hat (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 364 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 177 Mb | Scans included
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop, Piano Jazz | Label: Reference | # RR-114 | 01:14:47

What do Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Elvin Jones, Lee Konitz, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Daniels, Joe Farrell, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, Gwen Stefani, Seal, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Martha Reeves (to name a few) have in common? The answer is, Mike Garson has played with them all!. These have been called “The fastest fingers in jazz.” David Bowie, for whom Garson has long been music director, says, “He’s the best rock & roll pianist I know.” Recording group Free Flight took advantage of his classical training, and Hollywood calls when it needs a virtuoso assoluto. In short, Mike Garson is a phenomenon, able to mimic Bill Evans or Liberace on command, or to soothe an audience with New Age hypnotics. But he’s at his very best wearing his “jazz hat.” Supported by a stellar cast of Brian Bromberg (acoustic bass), Ralph Humphries (drums) and Eric Marienthal (alto saxophone), Garson turns in a memorable set of originals and imaginative arrangements of standards.