Robben Ford - "Blues Connotation" (1996) @ 320kb W/Scans

Robben is known for playing a wide range of styles including blues and jazz, but this disc is strictly for those who enjoy improvisational jazz. There is no similarity between this recording and any of the typical blues recordings from Robben's early years or later with the Blue Line. If you enjoy Robben's more typical blues style - or even if you merely expect music to have a melody - you will likely be disappointed with this recording.- By Ray.




Tracks


01. City Life
02. One Day At A Time
03. I Could See Forever
04. Wanderlust
05. Billi's Bounce
06. I Put Spell On You (Screamin Jay Hawkins)
07. Blues Connotation
08. Blues Connotation Reprise


Featuring


Robben Ford: Guitar
Ralph Towner: Keyboards
Anthony Cox: Bass
Jerry Granelli: Drums
Bill Frisell: Guitar
Charlie Haden: Bass
Kenny Garret: Saxophone
Julian Priester: Trombone



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Xtreme Measures - Xtreme Measures [2004] Progressive fusion -NMR-

The self-titled debut album is the long- awaited studio recording from Xtreme Measures, a collaborative writing effort combining the thunderous and methodical drumming talents of Daniel Luttick, the meticulous bass playing that is Dean Gaudoin, the soaring and untouchable guitar skills of Nick Carr and simply amazing and awe-inspiring talents that is Gianni D'Ambra on keyboards; all professional Melbourne musicians.

Xtreme Measures focuses on combining elements of contemporary rock music with the complexities of jazz, while also incorporating progressive and fusion styles alike.

The entire album was recorded and produced in Melbourne, Australia. This music is not for the faint- hearted, carving a new pathway for Australian musical talent. This album promises to bring national and international recognition to the members of Xtreme Measures

LineUp;
Nick Carr - guitar
Dean Gaudoin - bass
Daniel Luttick - drums
Gianni d'Ambra - keyboards

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Steve Kimock Band - "Eudemonic" (2005) @ 320kb

The debut album from the Steve Kimock Band, offers nine flawlessly produced original compositions that highlight Kimock's dynamic playing, technical ingenuity, and impeccable sonic expression. The album features Kimock on guitar, Hawaiian lap guitar and other stringed instruments; Holmes on traps, percussion and synthesizer; Alphonso Johnson (Santana, Jazz is Dead) on bass; Mitch Stein (David Sanborn, Chaka Chan, George Benson) on rhythm guitar and Jim Kost (Philly Joe Jones, Woody Shaw, Branford Marsalis) on keyboards.



Tracks


01. Eudemon
02. Ice Cream
03. The Bronx Experiment
04. Bouncer
05. In Reply
06. One For Brother Mike
07. Elmer’s Revenge
08. Moon People
09. Tongue n’ Groove


Featuring


Steve Kimock: Guitar
Rodney Holmes: Drums
Alphonso Johnson: Bass
Mitch Stein: Rhythm Guitar
Jim Kost: Keyboards


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Tunnels - "Painted Rock" (1999) @ 320kb W/Scans

Mike Haid at Fuse Magazine writes about Painted Rock, "Right away there is an open, airy, jazzy fusion vibe that dominates this release. Speaking of vibes, Marc Wagnon once again headlines this instrumental quartet playing "MIDI vibes" and guiding the music. The mellow toned Van Manakas on guitar shares the improvisation with Wagnon as the inventive rhythm section of Frank Katz (drums) and Brand X bass legend Percy Jones explore the grooves. There is excellent variety on this release from the intense drum driven "Neuro- Transmitter" to the floating "Quai Des Brumes." The rhythm section of Jones and Katz is very inspirational as they perform with a deeply agressive emotion that carries much of the material. "Neuro-Transmitter" is an epic fusion piece that allows all members to explore their instrument from a sensitive, as well as spastic, point of veiw. Lots of interesting rhythms, melodies, sounds and time feels are what make this release an exceptional instrumental collection that serious fusion lovers will certainly enjoy. This music moves in a fresh, new direction."



Tracks


01. Painted Rock
02. Land Of The Hazmats
03. House Of Marc
04. Quai Des Brumes
05. Neuro-Transmitter
06. Boyz In The Ud
07. Black Light
08. Bad American Dream 2001
09. Lilly's Dolphin
10. Unity Gain


Featuring


Van Manakas: Guitar
Percy Jones: Bass
Frank Katz: Drums
Sarah Pillow: Voice


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Request: Steps Ahead - "N.Y.C." (1989) @ 320kb

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In 1989, Steps Ahead consisted of Mike Mainieri on MIDI vibraharp, synclavier and acoustic piano, the young saxophonist Bendik doubling on keyboards, guitarist Steve Kahn, Tony Levin on electric bass and Chapman stick, and drummer Steve Smith. The powerful band did not have a great deal of subtlety by this era, but it helped to keep the much-maligned genre of fusion alive, mixing the sound of rock with jazz improvising. The 11 selections on this obscure effort were all written or co-composed by Mainieri and Bendik and make up in intensity for their lack of dynamics. Rock listeners will most enjoy this decent, if not too substantial release. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.



Tracks


01. Well in That Case
02. Lust for Life
03. Senegal Calling
04. Red Neon, Go or Give
05. Charanga
06. Get It
07. N.Y.C.
08. Stick Jam
09. Absolutely Maybe
10. Festival
11. Paradiso


Featuring


Mike Mainieri: Vibraharp,Percussion,Piano,Synclavier
Bendik: Keyboards
Ray Gomez: Guitar
Tony Levin: Bass
Steve Khan: Guitar
Rique Pantoja: Piano
Steve Smith: Drums
Bruce Martin: Keyboards,Synclavier


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Jackpot - Jackpot (Japanese fusion)[2007](VBR) -NMR-

I can't find any good info in English but it's a very nice album.

Tracks;
01. Jazz Tsunagi
02. Fantail Forest
03. JL 723
04. Jackpot
05. Jazuka ?
06. Groove K
07. Fantail Forest (solos)
08. Funky Funk
09. Endless Daylight
10. Jakuzure
11. Tri Tetra Tones
12. Hip Jive

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Solis Lacus - Solis Lacus [1975](192kb) -NMR-

Supple and subtly devastating jazz rock that seems to float a few feet off the ground from this offshoot of Placebo, who were effectively Belgium's answer to Nucleus, something that could equally be said about Solis Lacus as well. Thats the sort of factoid guaranteed to assure pricked ears and plastered grins in my social orbit and these cats make it all just sound so bloody effortless; their liquidly expanding and contracting rhythmic sense, elegiac Ian Carr-like trumpet phrasing and overall aerated Rhodes-washed atmospherics causing this at different times to glance off of both Transit Express and Hal Galper as well. Monster caliber.

LineUp:
Richard Rousselet - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
Robert Jeanne - tenor & soprano saxophone
Michel Herr - piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
Nick Kletchkovsky -electric bass
Bruno Castellucci - drums, percussion
or
Félix Simtaine - drums (in Peace Please & Remake)

The Solis Lacus album was recorded in April 1974 ("Remake" only) and May 1975 at Madeleine studio, Brussels.
The Perspective album was recorded on January 28, 29, 1978 at Morgan Studio, Brussels.
CD (B Sharp CDS 082 : reissue on CD of B Sharp LPs 1001+1003)

Tracks;
01. Utopic Cities 7:02
02. Peace Please 6:15
03. Open Air 5:40
04. Little Green Man 4:42
05. Sea Of Tranquility 8:45
06. Remake 5:10

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

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Bob Mintzer & Michael Brecker - "Twin Tenors" (2004) @ 320kb

Bob Mintzer and Michael Brecker appear together and individually on this date for Novus from the early 1990s, joined by a fine rhythm section consisting of pianist Don Grolnick, bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Peter Erskine. Mintzer is the dominant voice on the CD, playing without Brecker on six of the nine tracks and contributing five originals. His moving ballad "Tenorman's Lament" is a warm tribute to Wayne Shorter, while the driving blues "The Saxophone" is bursting with energy. Brecker is on hand for a joint romp through John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" (a second version features only Mintzer), Mintzer's intricate blues"Two T's" and on his own for a lush interpretation of "Body and Soul," the latter which is combined in a medley with Mintzer's setting of "Everything Happens to Me." While the CD title is a bit misleading, the performances are consistently at a high level. With the demise of the label, this out of print release has turned into a sought-after collectable. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide.



Tracks


01.The Saxophone
02.Giant Steps (version 1)
03.Three Pieces
04.Tenorman's Lament
05.Two T's
06.Body and Soul/Everything Happens to Me
07.Three Little Words
08.Giant Steps (version 2)


Featuring


Bob Mintzer: Saxophone
Michael Brecker: Saxophone
Don Grolnick: Piano
Michael Formanek: Bass
Peter Erskine: Drums


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Herbie Hancock - "The New Standard" (1996) @ 320kb W/Scans

THE NEW STANDARD is a collection of reinterpretations of modern pop songs by Nirvana, Prince, The Beatles, Sade and others."Manhattan (Island Of Lights And Love)" won a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.The voices are instantly recognizable. Jack DeJohnette's percussive timekeeping has an unmistakable feel to it--full, tight, busy. John Scofield's bright and warm guitar always slides right into the groove. And Herbie Hancock's mastery of the piano--exquisite voicings, inventive lines and precise time--combines with his and Bob Belden's insightful arrangements. The songs are standards, but not like you've ever heard them before.Herbie Hancock has truly created THE NEW STANDARD, and it makes perfect sense. One wonders why, in an age of incestuous contemporary jazz, no one has successfully mined the wealth of recent American popular music. After all, one of the foundations of jazz itself has been the recycling and reinterpreting of "standards" taken from the great American songbook--tunes by Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers & Hart, Johnny Mercer, et al. These icons were responsible for much of the popularity of jazz in the past. Yet one of the problems with jazz today is that most of its listeners weren't even alive when these masters were in bloom.Hancock does exactly what the old giants of jazz did: apply his keen ear to the songs and sounds of contemporary popular music, and he plays what he hears. Thus we have a frenetic version of Don Henley's "New York Minute," a grooving "Mercy Street" that benefits from Don Alias' percussion, a swinging "Scarborough Fair," and equally creative takes on Prince, Stevie Wonder, Nirvana and The Beatles. Throughout, Hancock, DeJohnette, Scofield, Dave Holland and Michael Brecker blow like the stunning dream team that they are.



Tracks


01. New York Minute
02. Mercy Street
03. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
04. When Can I See You
05. You Got It Bad Girl
06. Love Is Stronger Than Pride
07. Scarborough Fair
08. Thieves in the Temple
09. All Apologies
10. Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)


Featuring


Herbie Hancock: Piano
Michael Brecker: Saxophones
Lester Lovitt: Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Oscar Brashear: Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Suzette Moriarty: French Horn
Maurice Spears: Bass Trombone
Sam Riney: Flute
William E. Green: Flute
Gary Herbig: Flute,Bass Clarinet
Gene Cipriano: Oboe,English Horn
Lili R. Haydn: Vilin
Margaret R. Wootn: Violin
Richard S. Greene: Violin
Cameron L. Stone: Cello
John Scofield: Guitar
Dave Holland: Bass
Jack DeJohnette: Drums,Electronic Percussion
Don Alias: Percussion


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Robby Ameen - "Days In The Life" (2009) @ 320kb

What a week for great music this has been, it’s an honor to present to you on today the Afro-Latin Jazz and modern-funk flavors of drummer Robby Ameen.
This is new burning creative jazz which has afro-Cuban, straight-ahead, and post- modern funk influences played by musicians with a lifetime rapport.
During the time that Robby Ameen has spent living in New York City since the early eighties he has compiled a recording career stretching from Dizzy Gillespie to Paul Simon, while maintaining a more than twenty year relationship with Latin icon Ruben Blades as a member of Seis del Solar. Although he is of Lebanese origin, Robby is best known for the unique and powerful Afro-Cuban jazz style he has developed. Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, Robby was able to take advantage of his proximity to New York City by going to clubs and hearing many of the great jazz masters at a very young age. At the same time, he was involved in the local jazz and latin scene, as well as later attending Yale University, where he received a BA in literature. His jazz roots were strongly influenced by his studies with the great Ed Blackwell in high school, while in college he studied classical percussion with the renowned Fred Hinger.



Tracks


01. Swiftboating
02. Baakline
03. Sound Down
04. 2's & 3's
05. Una Muy Anita
06. Skateboard Intifada
07. Ceora
08. Stagger
09. RR


Featuring


Robby Ameen: Drums
John Beasley: Piano,Organ
Wayne Krantz: Guitar
Lincoln Goines: Bass
Brian Lynch: Tumpet
Conrad Herwig: Trombone
Richie Flores: Congas


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Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Paseo" (2004) @ 320kb W/Scans

One of the most visible figures on the Afro-Cuban jazz scene, Gonzalo Rubalcaba is anything but a straightforward revivalist. PASEO, the pianist's 2004 release, takes the listener on a journey ("paseo" translates as "journey" or "walk") that obliquely references Afro-Cuban forms through the filters of hard bop, fusion, and elements of modal and free jazz. There is a driving, fragmentary funk backdrop to much of PASEO, with electric bassist Jose Armando Gola and drummer Ignacio Berroa creating a fantastic, push-pull interplay that lends a pulsing, contemporary feel.In Rubalcaba's compositions one can hear Cuban forms ("El Guerrillero" is rooted in the son) and nods to North American jazz (one recognizes the influence of Miles Davis's early electric period, especially when--as on "Paseo Con Fula" Rubalcaba plays the electric keyboards). Luis Felipe Lamoglia's saxophone work is mercurial, and perfectly integrated into the framework (on the atmospheric "Santo Canto" he seems to play only for tension and texture). The Latin elements are here in skeletal form, with such an array of complex textures and influences mixed in that the result is something entirely new. PASEO is testament to the fact that Rubalcaba is responsible for some of the best jazz of the early 2000's.



Tracks


01. El Guerrillero
02. Prelude In Conga / Homage To Hilario
03. Bottoms Up
04. Sea Change
05. Paseo con Fula
06. Meanwhile
07. Santo Canto
08. Quasar
09. Los Buyes


Featuring


Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Piano,Keyboards,Percussion
Luis Felipe Lamgolia: Saxophone
Jose Armando Gola: Bass
Ignacio Berroa: Drums


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Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Giraldilla" (1990) @ 320kb W/Scans

A descendant of various generations of Cuban musicians, Gonzalo Rubalcaba has become known as one of the top pianists of Jazz around the world. Giraldilla is an excellent example of his work.
Rubalcaba's follow-up to Mi Gran Pasion couldn't have been more unlike its predecessor. Musicians from a country where the phones don't work are set down in a high-tech German studio. It's strident, sprawling, and brilliant. World music? This is it. Dissonant counterpoint worthy of an Austrian, percussion that only a Cuban could play and the excitement of a young world-class pianist still learning to control his power.



Tracks


01. Rumbero
02. Proyecto Latino, Pts. 1 - 4
03. Encuentro
04. Giraldilla
05. Presidente
06. Campo Finda
07. Comienzo


Featuring


Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Piano,Keyboards
Mario Garcia: Guitar,Keyboards
Felipe Cabrera: Bass
Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez: Drums
Roberto Vizcaino: Percussion
Reynaldo Metían: Trumpet


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Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Live In Havana" (1986) @ 320kb

LIVE IN HAVANA was originally released on vinyl as REGRESO FELIZ, VOL. 1 & 2, with its availability limited by political circumstances. An incomplete version was subsequently released on CD by Messidor (15960). This newly re-mastered version presents the entire concert with a much clearer sound.



Tracks


01. Green Dolphin in the Street
02. Nueva Cubana
03. Concatenacion Heroica
04. Pluma
05. Pisando el Cesped
06. Regreso Feliz


Featuring


Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Piano,Keyboards
Manuel Varela: Saxophone
Lazaro Cruz: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Roberto Vizcaino: Percussion
Rafael carrasco: Saxophoen,Flute
Felipe Cabrera: Bass
Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez: Drums


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Thomas Blug - "Electric Gallery" (1997) @ 320kb W/Scans

Electric Gallery, the outstanding second disc from German stratmaster supreme Thomas Blug, features 11 tracks of mega-awesome, brilliant, top-shelf, stellar instrumental, total guitar music of the highest order. Blug is an amazingly gifted guitarist who combines incredible technique with tons of soulful bluesy feel, complete with an array of classic strat tones and brilliant compositions full of depth, power and melody to back up his awesome fretwork; it all adds up to make him one of the finest exponents of outstanding total guitar music in the world. His melodic dexterity and sense of groove are beyond compare. Having recently won the Fender Strat Player of the Year (2004) award in Europe, Blug is an accomplished axemaster who has achieved true greatness on the guitar, and whose playing is impressive and inspirational on many levels. Blug gives 'bright new hope' to real guitar music and he absolutely 'shines' throughout the Electric Gallery disc.



Tracks


01. Still Alive
02. Longing
03. The Witching Hour
04. Electric Gallery
05. Who's Who
06. Love Crimes
07. Treasure Island
08. Roots
09. Have You Ever Been To Strawberry Fields
10. Rock N' Roll
11. Missin' You Already


Featuring


Thomas Blug: Guitar
Paul Harriman: Bass
Wolf Simon: Drums
Gerhard Ziligen: Piano,B3
Miles Bould: Percussion
Piet Eifel: Harp
Fred Kunzel: Saxophone


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Steps Ahead - "Live in Spain at 29º Festival de Jazz Vitoria Gasteiz" (2005) DVD-IMAGE -MR-

Fantastic concert of the legendary band. A new all star musicians line up makes it one of the most enjoyable bands to be watched at the moment. Top class music and performances.
Unfortunately, Michael Brecker could not join the band in this tour due to serious health problems. The saxophonist Bill Evans fills in his place in the group for the moment.



Tracks


01.Beirut
02.Oops
03.Pools
04.Wishing Well
05.The Gift
06.Unknown Title


Featuring


Mike Mainieri: Vibraphone
Mike Stern: Guitar
Richard Bona: Bass
Bill Evans: Saxophone
Steve Smith: Drums


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Bunny Brunel - "Touch" (1979) @ 320kb

Formerly of the Chick Corea band, bassist Bunny Brunel went on to play with a Who's Who of the jazz-fusion world. This CD by Bunny Brunel features special guest Chick Corea. Bunny Brunel's solo debut shows his tremendous fretless bass playing together with a superb group of musicians.
Fusion, jazz-rock and large ensemble sessions have featured Brunel on electric bass. He's been leader for two dates on Inner City. in late '70s, early '80s.



Tracks


01. You
02. Everywhere
03. Sandy Lake
04. Little Green Girl
05. Touch "1"
06. Nova
07. Little Wife
08. Surprise
09. Listen Now
10. Touch "2"


Featuring


Daniel Goyone: Piano,Fender Rhodes Piano
Bunny Brunel: Bass
Bernard Torelli: Guitar
Chick Corea: Synthesizer
Andre Ceccarelli: Drums,Percussion
Paul Nicola: Saxophone,Flute
Nicol Brunel: Vocal


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Hiram Bullock & Billy Cobham, WDR Big Band - Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix

Recorded May 27, 2004 at the University Cologne, the late great Hiram Bullock performing classic Hendrix with the incredible Billy Cobham playing drums. Tracks include: "Crosstown Traffic"/"Little Miss Lover", "Red House", "Foxy Lady", "Little Wing", "Voodoo Chile", "Gypsy Eyes" & "Manic Depression"(with Cobham solo). Personnel: Hiram Bullock, guitar vocals; Billy Cobham, drums; Stefan Rademacher, electric bass & Christopher Dell, vibraphone, backed by the 15 piece WDR BIG BAND KOLN.

Trax:
1.Crosstown Traffic/Little Miss Lover
2.Red House
3.Foxy Lady
4.Little Wing
5.Voodoo Child
6.Gipsy Eyes
7.Manic Depression

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Tommy Denander - "Skeleton" (1995) @ 320kb W/Scans

"Skeleton", meanwhile, is actually an instrumental concept album complete with a mini-novel from Tommy in the booklet which is a rather ambitious approach on a project with no vocals. It's quite different from "Less is More" and is much more full tilt and technical. Tommy really lets go with some outrageous licks on some of the tracks, overall its like a wild fusion of Saga (around their "Head and Tales" period) and Steve Morse, with an outstanding, killer guitar sound the majority of European guitarist can only dream about.



Tracks


01. Interlude - Hope'R'Us
02. Category A – 1963
03. Category B - Skeleton
04. Category C - All Alone
05. Category D - MC Maniacs
06. Category E - Child Of Raven
07. Category F - Sister Jane
08. Category G - Woke Up Dead


Featuring


Tommy Denander: Guitars,Keyboards,Programming


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Jan Garbarek - "Visible World" (1996) @ 192kb W/Scans

Once again thanks Brad for your contribution.

Apart from David Sanborn, probably no living saxophonist has a more instantly recognizable voice than Jan Garbarek; actually, given the fact that Sanborn's sound is so widely copied, Garbarek's may be easier to identify in a blindfold test. This album in particular puts that sound front and center. Garbarek's the show; he composed all of the music, and is essentially the only soloist. The music (much of which was composed as soundtrack material for film or video) is quintessential Garbarek, full of the world music influences that have characterized his work since the 1970s. Garbarek's resonant, carefully articulated tenor and soprano tone suits the spacious, minor/modal themes. He's as much a singer as instrumentalist. Garbarek also plays digital synthesizers, mostly as string or flute pads underneath the folkish melodies. The record's most notable secondary player is Garbarek's ECM labelmate, the bassist Eberhard Weber, whose lyric sensibility is a virtual mirror of Garbarek's. This is quiet, contemplative music for the most part -- attractive, but not superficially pretty. Its grooves are less celebratory than melancholic. There's an intensity here borne of deep concentration and commitment to beauty. Garbarek has come a long way since his early days as a quasi-free jazz experimentalist. This music is not jazz, nor is it experimental. But it is compelling in its way, representative of a first-rate creative musician, beyond category. ~ Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide.



Tracks


01. Red Wind
02. The Creek
03. The Survivor
04. The Healing Smoke
05. Visible World - (chiaro)
06. Desolate Mountains I
07. Desolate Mountains II
08. Visible World - (scuro)
09. Giulietta
10. Desolate Mountains III
11. Pygmy Lullaby
12. The Quest
13. The Arrow
14. The Scythe
15. Evening Land


Featuring


Jan Garbarek: Saxophones,Clarinet,Keyboards,Percussion
Mari Boine: Vocals
Rainer Bruninghaus: Piano,Synthesizer
Eberhard Weber: Bass
Marilyn Mazur: Drums,Shaker,Percussion
Manu Katche: Drums
Trilok Gurtu: Tablas,Spiral


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Jan Garbarek - "Twelve Moons" (1994) @ 192kb W/Scans

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TWELVE MOONS was nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.Recorded in 1992, this album emphasizes production value and slick performances. Largely a feature for Jan Garbarek's soprano sax (he only plays tenor on three tracks), each song is dreamy and quite mystical. Compositionally, TWELVE MOONS is a curious blend of light jazz and Norwegian folk melodies. This is especially apparent on "Psalm" and "Darvanan," both of which feature female vocalists, while "Huhai" borrows from a traditional folk tune.Fans of Garbarek's penetrating, English horn-like soprano sax sound are treated to some inspired playing throughout, and drummer Manu Katche, best known for his work with Peter Gabriel and Sting, shines on every track. Additionally, there is nice interplay between Garbarek and the band on "Witchi-Tai-To," a remake of a tune first recorded by the saxophonist on a '74 album of the same name.



Tracks


01. Twelve Moons: Part One: Winter-Summer / Part Two: Summer-Winter
02. Psalm
03. Brother Wind March
04. There Were Swallows...
05. The Tall Tear Trees
06. Arietta
07. Gautes-Margjit
08. Darvanan
09. Huhai
10. Witchi-Tai-To


Featuring


Jan Garbarek: Saxophones,Synthesizer
Agnes Buen Garnas: Vocals
Mari Boine: Vocals
Rainer Bruninghaus: Piano,Synthesizer
Eberhard Weber: Bass
Manu Katche: Drums
Marilyn Mazur: Percussion


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Jan Garbarek - "I Took Up The Runes" (1991) @ 192kb W/Scans

Our Friend TestForEcho78's sent to me a pack of files and I'm posting one of them. Thanks so much Brad for your big contribution.

An introspective album, I TOOK UP THE RUNES, combines jazz with Norwegian folk music. This is nothing new for Jan Garbarek, who has long been interested in combining the traditional music of his homeland with modern jazz. Also typical of the Scandinavian saxophonist's work is an emphasis on ethereal tapestries of sound. Long tones are stressed throughout, and the rhythm section constructs contagious, hypnotic grooves on many of the album's 10 tracks.The centerpiece for I TOOK UP THE RUNES is a five-part work called "Molde Canticle," but the highlight of the album is clearly the lush "Buena Hora, Buenos Vientos," a piece that features the vibrant yet sensitive piano playing of Rainer Bruninghaus. An explorative set of compositions that are smartly produced and finely wrought, I TOOK UP THE RUNES is an album that takes the listener on a journey to a far-off mystical place.



Tracks


01. Gula Gula
02. Molde Canticle-Part 1
03. Molde Canticle-Part 2
04. Molde Canticle-Part3
05. Molde Canticle-Part 4
06. Molde Canticle-Part 5
07. His Eyes Were Suns
0 8. I Took up the Runes
0 9. Bueno Hora, Buenos Vientos
10. Rahkki Sruvvis


Featuring


Jan Garbarek: Saxophones
Ingor Antte Ailu Gaup: Vocals
Rainer Bruninghaus: Piano
Bugge Wesseltoft: Synthesizer
Eberhard Weber: Bass
Manu Katche: Drums
Nana Vasconcelos: Percussion


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Carl Filipiak - "Blue Entrance" (1990) @ 320kb W/Scans

Mike Joyce, writer for Jazz Times and the Washington Post gushed over Carl Filipiak's 1990 fusion offering, "Blue Entrance is a jazz, blues and fusion spree... Filipiak knows guitar. He's fast, fluid and colorful, but he's more than just another guitarslinger." The CD features all universe drummer Dennis Chambers, as well as a number of other fine musicians. For a buffet of electrifying funk, blues and jazz, have a listen to the eight superb instrumentals comprising Blue Entrance - virtually guaranteed to turn you into a lifelong Filipiak fan.



Tracks


01. Blue Entrance
02. Fonk
03. Say You Were
04. Anachia
05. Tiny Town
06. Mariko
07. Just My Wish
08. Perry's Tune


Featuring


Carl Filipiak: Guitar
Jimmy Charlsen: Bass
Paul Soroka: Keyboards,Lyricon
Dennis Chambers: Drums
Greg Grainger: Percussion,Drums (8)
Larry Bright: Drums (2,4)
Paul Hannah: Saxophone (2)


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Metro - "Grapevine" (2001) @ 320kb W/Scans

Grapevine delivers the exciting fusion of Chuck Loeb's unrestrained guitar prowess and Mitchel Forman's phenomenal keyboards. Coupled with the German rising star, Wolfgang Haffner on drums and newcomer Mel Brown on bass, Metro's latest release charts new jazz territory. Chris Mann of Smooth & Soul enthuses, "All I can say is, if you think you knew what any of the players on this CD could do, think again." Grapevine features eleven instrumentals, one vocal number ("The Shine"), and their jazzy spin on a song made popular by the Temptations ("I Heard It Through The Grapevine"), with brief, talkbox vocalisms.



Tracks


01. Trance
02. The Third Law
03. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
04. Can You Hear Me Now?
05. Yikes!
06. Cream
07. Mr. Fruity
08. Where She Was
09. Lagoon
10. The Shine
11. Azul
12. One Of Many
13. Patriot


Featuring


Chuck Loeb: Guitar
Mitchel Forman: Keyboards,Vocals
Wolfgang Haffner: Drums
Mel Brown: Bass
Nina Forman: Vocals (10)
Ellis Forman: Keyboards (1),Percussion (11)


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'Igginbottom's - "'Igginbottom's Wrench" (1969) @ 320kb

This is one weird-ass album, and one that will probably become better known as time goes on and more people discover that it's a very early musical document of Allan Holdsworth -- he was part of 'Igginbottom's Wrench along with David Freeman on drums, Steve Robinson on the other guitar, and Mick Skelly on bass. 'Igginbottom's Wrench, their one and only album, bears about the same relationship to Holdsworth's later work that The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp does to Robert Fripp's work, and it's curious that both albums are on the same label. 'Igginbottom's Wrench also sounds a lot like GG&F, kind of arty, theatrical psychedelia with some prominent jazz influences weaving in and out, but none of it taken seriously enough to be played or sung especially well, and it's easy to see how this recording got overlooked in 1969. It's mostly notable for the presence of "Golden Lakes," which evolved into "Velvet Darkness" and loomed ever larger in the decades to come. This shows Holdsworth at his least precise and pretentious, not in great form instrumentally or vocally (but not bad, either), noodling around in a less-than-formal setting and calling it an album. It's great fun and it will probably delight Holdsworth's fans, and anyone into late-'60s progressive rock or jazz/rock fusion. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide.



Tracks


01.The Castle
02.Out of Confusion
03.The Witch
04.Sweet Dry Biscuits
05.California Dreamin'
06.Golden Lakes
07.Not So Sweet Dreams
08.Is She Just a Dream?
09.Blind Girl
10.The Donkey


Featuring


Allan Holdsworth: Guitar,Vocals
Steven Robinson : Vocals,Guitar
Mick Skelly: Bass
Dave Freeman: Drums


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