AvaxHome RSS:/music/jazz /music/jazz/rss.xml Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:37:09 GMT Feed Description Irakere – Exuberancia (1989) http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/fusion/Irakere_Exuberancia_1989.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, 80s, Fusion, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English
Irakere – Exuberancia (1989)
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 5 | Cue+Log+M3U | Covers 300dpi | 400MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 151MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Latin Jazz

“Afro-Cuban jazz act Irakere presents EXUBERANCIA, featuring eight infectious tracks including "Chango" and "Guan Tan Amera." Nine tracks recorded live at Ronnie Scott's in June 1988. Top notch, up-tempo, impeccably recorded Afro-Cuban jazz.”
]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:37:09 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/fusion/Irakere_Exuberancia_1989.html tiburon Louis Jordan - Jivin' With Jordan (2002) [4CD Set] re-up http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/big_band_swing/louis_jordan__jiving_with_jordan.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, 2000s, 50s and older, + Blues, Big Band | Swing, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English, Box Sets
Louis Jordan - Jivin' With Jordan (2002) [4CD Set]
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUEs+LOGs - 713 MB | Scans - 114 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 641 MB
Swing / Jump Blues / Rhythm & Blues | TT - 298:07 minutes | Label: Proper Records Ltd. / Cat. # Properbox 47

"Jivin' With Jordan" brings you over 100 songs from the late, great Louis Jordan's years at Decca Records, roughly the late 1930s to the very early 1950s. The music ranges from big band swing to jump blues and beyond. Jordan was one of the most influential musicians of the era and is considered an early progenitor of R&B and Rock & Roll.]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:47:19 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/big_band_swing/louis_jordan__jiving_with_jordan.html JustIn Andy Cooper's Euro Top 8 - Hot Jazz Festival Europa-Park (2004) (DVD5) http://avaxhome.ws/music/music_video/concerts/Andy_Coopers_Euro_Top_8_Hot_Jazz_Festival_Europa_Park_2004_DVD5.html Music, Concerts, +Jazz, 2000s, +Music videos, English
Andy Cooper's Euro Top 8 - Hot Jazz Festival Europa-Park (2004) (DVD5)
Video: NTSC 720x480 (4:3) | Audio: DD 5.1, PCM Stereo | 4.40 GB (RAR 5% Rec.) | Time: 75 mins | Covers
Genre: Jazz | Label: in-akustik GmbH & Co. KG | Catalog #: INAK 6402

“Jazz virtuoso Andy Cooper is a master of many styles. In this disc, Cooper, backed by a tight band, performs to an enthusiastic crowd in a 2002 concert. The band's jamming is clearly infectious as Cooper and his mates perform playful renditions of songs including the legendary "C.C. Rider" and many others.”
]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:48:35 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/music_video/concerts/Andy_Coopers_Euro_Top_8_Hot_Jazz_Festival_Europa_Park_2004_DVD5.html Andi_Deris Don Byron - Love, Peace And Soul (2012) http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/donbyronlovepeaceandsoul12.html +Jazz, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English, YEAR 2012
Don Byron - Love, Peace And Soul (2012)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 73:45 min | 166 MB
Genre: Jazz, Gospel | Label: Savoy Jazz

Celebrated Jazz Saxophonist, Don Byron, makes his gospel debut with an album inspired by gospel legends, Thomas A. Dorsey and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Acclaimed as much for his restless creativity as for his unsurpassed virtuosity as a player, Byron has presented a multitude of projects at major music festivals around the world, most recently in Vienna, San Francisco, Hong Kong, London, New York, and Monterey. Love, Peace, And Soul includes vocals from a host of guest artists including D.K. Dyson & Dean Bowman, and features guitar from Living Colour's Vernon Reid.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:47:20 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/donbyronlovepeaceandsoul12.html mark70 Jens Thomas & Verneri Pohjola - Speed of Grace (2012) [A Tribute to ACDC] http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/jensthomasverneripohjola12.html Music, +Jazz, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English, YEAR 2012
Jens Thomas & Verneri Pohjola - Speed of Grace (2012) [A Tribute to ACDC]
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 52:52 min | 117 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: ACT Music

After eight years, pianist Jens Thomas is presenting a new album on ACT, and a very unusual one at that: Speed of Grace a tribute to the music of Australian hard rockers AC/DC, featuring not their typical loud rock, but rather music which is more reminiscent of intimate ballads. That the name Jens Thomas needs to be explained to young jazz fans also shows how short lived the jazz industry can be, as it was only a decade ago that this same Jens Thomas had one of the most rapid career ascents in German jazz history. 2000 s ACT release You Can´t Keep A Good Cowboy Down , was a resounding success.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:35:41 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/jensthomasverneripohjola12.html mark70 Stomu Yamashta - Raindog (1975) [Reissue 2008] http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/fusion/Stomu_Yamashta_Raindog.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, 70s, Fusion, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English
Stomu Yamashta - Raindog (1975) [Reissue 2008]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 340 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 169 MB | Covers includes
Genre: Jazz Fusion | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Esoteric Recordings (ECLEC 2085)

“Perhaps most widely known for his contributions to the atmospheric score of Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth, Japanese composer/percussionist Stomu Yasmashta made a number of albums in the 1970s that trounced the boundaries of jazz fusion, new age music, and old fashioned experimentation. This 2008 release, mastered directly from the original recordings, is the first CD edition of Yamashta's '75 opus, Raindog, a compelling work that includes one track later used in Earth. Fans of Brian Eno will find a kindred (but wholly original) spirit here.”
]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:08 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/fusion/Stomu_Yamashta_Raindog.html gribovar Various - Boogie Woogie Piano, Chicago-New York 1924-1945 (1995) [2CDs set] re-up http://avaxhome.ws/music/blues/boogie_woogie_piano_2445.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, +Other Styles, 50s and older, + Blues, +R&B, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English
VA - Boogie Woogie Piano, Chicago-New York 1924-1945 (1995) [2CDs set]
2x EAC-FLAC(tracks) with CUE & LOG - 354 MB | Full Scans | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 256 MB
Piano Jazz/Blues / Boogie Woogie | 113:27 mins | Label: Frémeaux & Associés | Cat. # FA 036-2

Boogie Woogie was created on the piano, the instrument that provided its character and its masterpieces. Here, in the first anthology of its kind, is the story of how it all happened.]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:46:58 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/blues/boogie_woogie_piano_2445.html JustIn Chick Corea, Paul Motia, Eddie Gomez - Further Explorations 2CD (2012) [Bill Evans Tribute] http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/furtheexplorations12.html +Jazz, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), YEAR 2012
Chick Corea, Paul Motia, Eddie Gomez - Further Explorations 2CD (2012) [Bill Evans Tribute]
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 136:52 min | 311 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Concord Jazz

The contributions of pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Bill Evans to the language and appreciation of jazz continue to have a profound influence on musicians. Join master pianist Chick Corea as he leads original Evans alumni - bassist Eddie Gomez and the late drummer Paul Motian - on Further Explorations, a two-CD live set of 19 tracks. The spirit of Evans comes alive thanks to the vibrant simpatico shared by these three master musicians.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:32:10 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/furtheexplorations12.html mark70 Hank Jones & Charlie Haden - Come Sunday (2012) http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/hankjonescharliehaden12.html +Jazz, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), YEAR 2012
Hank Jones & Charlie Haden - Come Sunday (2012)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 42:22 min | 107 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: EmArcy

Two jazz legends team up for an unforgettable and moving album of classic spirituals. Bassist Charlie Haden and the late pianist Hank Jones, follow up their 1995 classic duet recording Steal Away, with this album of great songs of power, including Duke Ellington s famous Come Sunday. Come Sunday was a last collaboration between these two longtime friends and colleagues. Hank Jones died in 2010 at the age of 91, shortly after completing this album. Jones is considered the consummate jazz pianist and renowned as a soloist, accompanist, composer and arranger. In a career spanning over 70 years, Hank Jones worked with nearly every major jazz musician from Benny Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald to Diana Krall.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:37:20 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/hankjonescharliehaden12.html mark70 Najee - The Smooth Side Of Soul (2012) http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/jazz-funk/Najee_The_Smooth_Side_Of_Soul_2012.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, +R&B, Smooth Jazz, English, Jazz-Funk, YEAR 2012
Najee - The Smooth Side Of Soul (2012)
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 281MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz Funk, Smooth Jazz

“Najee's 2012 release The Smooth Side of Soul features more of the saxophonist and flute player's laid-back, romantic, and funky contemporary jazz. Included are such stand-out cuts as Najee's collaboration with R&B vocalist Phil Perry on the club-ready "Just to Fall in Love," as well as the quiet storm track "First Kiss," featuring keyboardist Jeff Lorber.”
]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:52:45 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/jazz-funk/Najee_The_Smooth_Side_Of_Soul_2012.html tiburon Bill Evans Trio - Consecration. The Last Complete Collection (1980) [8CD BoxSet] {1989 Alfa Records Japan} [Repost] http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/bill_evans_consecration_8cd_1989_jp_flac_re.html Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, 80s, Classic Jazz, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), Box Sets

Bill Evans Trio - Consecration. The Last Complete Collection (1980) [8CD BoxSet] {1989 Alfa Records Japan}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG -> 2.1 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 1.08 Gb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi -> 10 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1989 Alfa Records Japan | OOR2-61~68
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano
“I had assumed that these recordings fit into the category of “he plays well under the circumstances.” Forget the qualifiers. Listening to this set and the previously released The Last Waltz is a bit like sharing the experience of the wild-eyed poet who has returned from feasting on the milk of paradise in Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan.” After tasting such nectar, nothing henceforward can satisfy the palette. So if the two sets (16 discs) comprising Evans’ last stand seem extravagant in quantity and price, consider the possibility that they represent the musical equivalent of Keats’ Grecian Urn, offering “all ye know and need to know.””
]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:56:30 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/bill_evans_consecration_8cd_1989_jp_flac_re.html ruskaval Najee - The Smooth Side of Soul (2012) http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/smooth_jazz/najeethesmoothsideofsoul12.html +Jazz, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), Smooth Jazz, English, YEAR 2012
Najee - The Smooth Side of Soul (2012)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 43:04 min | 100 MB
Genre: Smooth Jazz | Label: Shanachie

Najee is set to release his latest album, The Smooth Side of Soul, on Shanachie Records on January 31. The New York based multi-instrumentalist has enjoyed a long and successful solo career in addition to his work with artists like Chaka Khan, George Duke, Herbie Hancock and Prince. For this project, he enlisted the help of Phil Perry, Jeff Lorber, Darren Rahn, Chris "Big Dog" Davis and James Floyd of Pieces Of A Dream. He says, "It is my hope that my audience will enjoy listening and experiencing this record as much as I enjoyed recording it. I had a lot of fun recording this project and I hope the audience will have just as much fun listening."]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:04:38 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/smooth_jazz/najeethesmoothsideofsoul12.html mark70 Freddie Hubbard - One of a Kind (2009) http://avaxhome.ws/music/music_video/concerts/freddie_hubbard_one_of_a_kind_2009.html Music, Concerts, +Jazz, 2000s, +Music videos, English, Jazz-Funk
Freddie Hubbard - One of a Kind (2009)
Video: NTSC, MPEG2 Video at 7.045 Kbps, 720 x 480 (1.333) at 29.970 fps | Audio: AC-3 2 channels at 192 Kbps, 48.0 KHz
Genre: Jazz, Jazz-Funk | Label: Arkadia DVD | Copy: Untouched | Runtime: 60 min. | 3,80 Gb (DVD-5)

“One of the great jazz trumpeters of all time, Freddie Hubbard formed his sound out of the Clifford Brown/Lee Morgan tradition, and by the early '70s was immediately distinctive and the pacesetter in jazz. However, a string of blatantly commercial albums later in the decade damaged his reputation and, just when Hubbard, in the early '90s (with the deaths of Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis), seemed perfectly suited for the role of veteran master, his chops started causing him serious troubles.”
]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:53:17 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/music_video/concerts/freddie_hubbard_one_of_a_kind_2009.html Melaron Chucho Valdés - Jazz Bata (2007) {Egrem} [Repost] http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/Chucho_Valdes_Jazz_Bata_2007_repost.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, 2000s, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English
Chucho Valdés - Jazz Bata (2007) {Egrem}
EAC 0.95pb3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Artwork (pdf) | 386MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 194MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Latin Jazz

“With the exception of one song left off due to lack of space, this single CD reissues the music from two LPs featuring Chucho Valdes in Cuba. 1972's Jazz Bata, the first five selections, features the great pianist in a rhythm section with bassist Carlos del Puerto and Oscar Valdes on congas. The originals, which are straight-ahead jazz that utilizes Cuban polyrhythms, show off Valdes' wondrous technique well, and include one song named after Valdes' famous group "Irakere." While "Laureen" is an emotional out-of-tempo ballad, some of the other songs find the pianist making a great deal out of very little including the lengthy vamp piece "Son No. 2." He never seems to run out of ideas. The final five selections are from 1982 and have Valdйs leading a five-piece rhythm section plus guest German Velasco.”
]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:48:13 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/Chucho_Valdes_Jazz_Bata_2007_repost.html tiburon Blossom Dearie - Blossom Dearie (1989) http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/smooth_jazz/blossom_dearie_blossom_dearie.html Music, +Jazz, 90s, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), Smooth Jazz, English
Blossom Dearie - Blossom Dearie
Jazz | mp3 320 Kbps | 109 MB
PolyGram 1989
]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:30:15 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/smooth_jazz/blossom_dearie_blossom_dearie.html Ibiza All Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater (2011) http://avaxhome.ws/music/music_video/concerts/all_star_jazz_show_live_from_the_ed_sullivan_theater_2011.html Music, Concerts, +Jazz, 2000s, Big Band | Swing, Classic Jazz, +Music videos, English
All Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater (2011)
Video: NTSC, MPEG2 Video at 6.150 Kbps, 720 x 480 (1.333) at 29.970 fps | Audio: AC-3 2 channels at 192 Kbps, 48.0 KHz
Genre: Jazz | Label: MVD Visual | Copy: Untouched | Runtime: 47 min. | 2,11 Gb (DVD-5)
Release Date: 31 Oct 2011

“Originally broadcast on CBS April 11, 1976, under the title The Original Rompin' Stompin' Hot and Heavy, Cool and Groove All-Star Jazz Show, this concert ran as part of its parent network's Lively Arts for Young People series. As staged at the Ed Sullivan Theater and directed by Gary Keys, it features performances by a who's-who of jazz legends who were still active at the time, including Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz.”
]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:29:16 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/music_video/concerts/all_star_jazz_show_live_from_the_ed_sullivan_theater_2011.html Melaron Chucho Valdés - Fantasia Cubana (2002) http://avaxhome.ws/music/classical/Chucho_Valdes_Fantasia_Cubana_2002.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, +Classical, 2000s, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English
Chucho Valdés - Fantasia Cubana (2002)
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 203MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 133MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Classical

“As one of Cuba's greatest Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz pianists and long an important bandleader, Jesus Chucho Valdes has earned international renown and a devoted audience of jazz fans. However, the imaginative composer and virtuosic improviser does not waiver from his ability to interpret acknowledged classics. Fantasia Cubana: Variations on Classical Themes demonstrates this attribute and reveals Chucho Valdes in peak form. He pays homage to Ernesto Lecuona, the concert pianist and founder of the Havana Symphony who is generally recognized as the most important Cuban musician of the first half of the 20th century.”
]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:28:09 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/classical/Chucho_Valdes_Fantasia_Cubana_2002.html tiburon Indigo Swing - All Aboard! (1998) http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/big_band_swing/Indigo_Swing_All_Aboard_1998.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, 90s, Big Band | Swing, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR), English
Indigo Swing - All Aboard! (1998)
EAC Rip | WavPack Image + Cue + Log | 284 MB | Complete Scans, 300 dpi PNG | 49.2 MB
MP3 CBR @320 kbps (LAME 3.98) | Joint Stereo | 110 MB
Time Bomb Recordings | 70930-43517-2 | Jazz, Swing | RAR 3% Recovery

“A bit more of a purist album than the usual collection of retro-swingers, All Aboard includes several jump blues (the best of which are "The Indigo Swing" and "Regular Joe") plus a good downtempo swinger, "(Today's the Day) I'm Glad I'm Not Dead," and an intriguing cover of Willie Dixon's "Violent Love" (previously done by bands ranging from Dr. Feelgood to Skankin' Pickle).”
]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:49:41 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/big_band_swing/Indigo_Swing_All_Aboard_1998.html jclane Max Kaminsky & Pee Wee Russell - At The Copley Terrace, 1945 (1996) http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/big_band_swing/Max_Kaminsky_And_Pee_Wee_Russell_At_The_Copley_Terrace_1945.html Music, Lossless (wav, ape, flac ...), +Jazz, 90s, Big Band | Swing, Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR)
Max Kaminsky & Pee Wee Russell - At The Copley Terrace, 1945 (1996)
EAC Rip | APE Image + Cue + Log | 180 MB | Complete Scans | 16.5 MB
MP3 CBR @320 kbps (LAME 3.98) | Joint Stereo | 154 MB
Jazzology Records | JCD-15 | Genre: Dixieland, Swing | RAR 3% Recovery

“This previously unreleased Dixieland set (put out by Jazzology on a 1996 CD) teams trumpeter Max Kaminsky with clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, valve trombonist Brad Gowans, pianist Teddy Roy, bassist John Field and drummer Buzzy Drootin. Taken from radio broadcasts emanating from Boston's Copley Terrace...”
]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:41:48 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/big_band_swing/Max_Kaminsky_And_Pee_Wee_Russell_At_The_Copley_Terrace_1945.html jclane Norman Granz Presents: Duke Ellington - At The Cote D'Azur & The Last Jam Session (2007) http://avaxhome.ws/music/music_video/concerts/norman_granz_presents_duke_ellington_at_the_cote_dazur_and_the_last_jam_session_2007.html Music, Concerts, +Jazz, 2000s, Big Band | Swing, +Music videos, English
Norman Granz Presents: Duke Ellington - At The Cote D'Azur & The Last Jam Session (2007)
Video: PAL, MPEG2 Video at 6.170 Kbps, 720 x 576 (1.333) at 25.000 fps | Audio: AC-3 6ch. at 448 Kbps, DTS at 1 510 Kbps, PCM 2ch. at 1 536 Kbps
Genre: Jazz, Swing | Label: Eagle Rock Ent | Copy: Untouched | Runtime: 180 min. | 5,28 + 7,26 Gb (2xDVD-9)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

“This two-DVD set includes several rare films featuring Duke Ellington in several different settings. Disc one documents his first appearance in the French Riviera at the Côte d'Azur in July 1966, with the pianist making intermittent commentary via voice-over between some selections. While the leader is stuck with an obviously substandard piano (with a horrid muddy bass range) and an outdoor setup that is not conducive to getting ideal sound, Ellington, being an old pro, does his best to make do with the conditions.”
]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:55:09 GMT http://avaxhome.ws/music/music_video/concerts/norman_granz_presents_duke_ellington_at_the_cote_dazur_and_the_last_jam_session_2007.html Melaron