Lisa Maxwell - Return to Jazz Standards (2010)

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Lisa Maxwell - Return to Jazz Standards (2010)

Lisa Maxwell - Return to Jazz Standards (2010)
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+Front COVER> 236Mb | MP3 320 > 94Mb | 37 min
Jazz, Vocal Jazz | Self Produced

Singing jazz standards will never go out of style; the songbook is too fertile, the audience too willing, and the erstwhile jazz vocalists (at least women) too plentiful. The result is a market clotted with a legion of releases where the signal-to-noise ratio is not favorable for the independent artists.

Bembeya Jazz - African Classics (2006)

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Bembeya Jazz - African Classics (2006)

Bembeya Jazz - African Classics (2006)
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 508Mb | MP3 320 > 175Mb | 71:38 min
African Jazz, World Music, Ethnic | Sheer Sound

The Cantos Collection of World Music Legends. By spearheading the renewal of Guinean music, this legendary orchestra became the great forerunners of the Mandingue rock exposition.

Tommy Flanagan - Eclypso (1992)

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Tommy Flanagan - Eclypso (1992)

Tommy Flanagan - Eclypso (1992)
EAC | FLAC(image)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 259Mb | MP3 320 > 107Mb | 42:57 min
Jazz | Enja Records

Exceptional late '70s trio date, with pianist Tommy Flanagan displaying the hard bop proficiency that's been taken for granted because he earned a reputation as a great accompanist backing Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald. His lines, phrasing, and creative solos, plus his interaction with bassist George Mraz and drummer Elvin Jones, won the album rave reviews.

The Clayton Brothers - Expressions (1997)

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The Clayton Brothers - Expressions (1997)

The Clayton Brothers - Expressions (1997)
EAC | FLAC(image)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 375Mb | MP3 320 > 168Mb | 66:26 min
Jazz / Bop, Swing | Warner Bros

Although released under the name of "The Clayton Brothers" and featuring John Clayton on bass and as producer, the main star throughout this quartet outing (with pianist Bill Cunliffe and drummer Herlin Riley) is Jeff Clayton.

Jimmy Smith & the Trio - Pleyel Nov 20 1968 & Dec 1 1969 (2002)

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Jimmy Smith & the Trio - Pleyel Nov 20 1968 & Dec 1 1969 (2002)

Jimmy Smith & the Trio - Pleyel Nov 20 1968 & Dec 1 1969 (2002)
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+COVERS> 842Mb | MP3 320 > 304Mb | CD-1 00:55:21, CD-2 00:71:08
Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk | LaserLight

Jimmy Smith was a jazz musician whose performances on the Hammond B-3 electric organ helped to popularize this instrument. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians.

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio - Supernova (2001)

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio - Supernova (2001)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio - Supernova (2001)
MP3 320 > 147Mb | 00:57:03 min | 9 tracks
Jazz / Cuban Jazz, Post-Bop | Blue Note

For those who prefer their Latin jazz to lean a bit more heavily to the jazz side, Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba ranks among the best of the modern composer/arrangers, with a style that pays tribute to the African, Caribbean, and European influences of his native country while updating them for today’s jazz audience.

Diana Krall - Only Trust Your Heart (1995)

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Diana Krall - Only Trust Your Heart (1995)

Diana Krall - Only Trust Your Heart (1995)
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 334Mb | MP3 320 > 161Mb | 00:46:49 min
Jazz, Vocal Jazz | GRP | Catalog #: 9810

Diana Krall, here with her first GRP album, expands on the delights that populated her 1992 debut, Stepping Out. Again, her talents are simply remarkable: she sings with feeling, emotion, and nuance–she invests a lyric with believability–and plays marvelous piano, no matter the tempo.

Joe Zawinul - Syndicate In Tbilisi (2000) Limited Edition

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Joe Zawinul - Syndicate In Tbilisi (2000) Limited Edition

Joe Zawinul - Syndicate In Tbilisi (2000) Limited Edition
EAC | FLAC(image)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 625Mb | MP3 320 > 254Mb | 2CD | 100:09 min
Jazz, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz

Charlie Byrd - Byrd & Brazil (2004) 2CD

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Charlie Byrd - Byrd & Brazil (2004) 2CD

Charlie Byrd - Byrd & Brazil (2004) 2CD
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 507Mb | MP3 320 > 234Mb | 78:06 min
Catalog #: CDD-4114-2 & CDD-4173-2
Jazz, Bossa Nova | Concord Records

The name Byrd and the word Brazil are practically synonymous. After all, it was guitarist Charlie Byrd who first brought Brazil’s mesmerizing, breezy fusion of jazz and Brazilian music to North American audiences, launching the bossa nova craze in the U.S. in the early ’60s.

Bill Charlap Trio - Souvenir (1995)

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Bill Charlap Trio - Souvenir (1995)

Bill Charlap Trio - Souvenir (1995)
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 382Mb | MP3 320 > 148Mb | 62:31 min
Jazz | Criss Cross

The first of several trio dates by Bill Charlap for the Dutch label Criss Cross finds the pianist concentrating on a wide range of compositions by fellow jazz musicians, accompanied by bassist Scott Colley and drummer Dennis Mackrel.

VA - Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition, Volume 1: Ancient to Baroque (2003)

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VA - Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition, Volume 1: Ancient to Baroque (2003)

VA - Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition, Volume 1: Ancient to Baroque (2003)
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+COVERS> 2.12Gb | MP3 320 > 1.1Gb
Classical

I Wish I Knew (2010)

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I Wish I Knew (2010)

I Wish I Knew (2010)
DVDRip | AVI | 624x272 | Xvid 1758 Kbps | 23.98fps | AC3 448 Kbps 6Ch 48KHz | 115 min | 1.36GB
Chinese | Subtitle: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Genre: Documentary, Drama

VA - 10 Años De Historia De La Música Chillout (2010)

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VA - 10 Años De Historia De La Música Chillout (2010)

VA - 10 Años De Historia De La Música Chillout (2010)
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+FRONT COVER> 967Mb | MP3 320 > 356Mb
Chillout, Lounge, Trip Hop, Downtempo

Rodney Jones - Dreams And Stories (2005)

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Rodney Jones - Dreams And Stories (2005)

Rodney Jones - Dreams And Stories (2005)
EAC | FLAC(image)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 329Mb | MP3 320 > 140Mb | 55:24 min
Jazz | Savant Records

This excellent set, which features guitarist Rodney Jones on his melodic originals, blues, ballads, and a few standards, sounds as if it were recorded in 2005 except for one fact. Pianist Kenny Kirkland, who passed away prematurely in 1998, is in the quartet.

Oscar Peterson Trio - The Complete Cole Porter Songbooks (2010)

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Oscar Peterson Trio - The Complete Cole Porter Songbooks (2010)

Oscar Peterson Trio - The Complete Cole Porter Songbooks (2010)
EAC | FLAC(tracks)+CUE+LOG+SCANS> 318Mb | MP3 320 > 203Mb | 73:50 min
Jazzl | Essential Jazz Classics Recordings

The complete original album "Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook" by the Trio (Ray Brown (b) & Ed Thigpen (d), plus addational Porter songs by Peterson on various occasions, including all of the recordings made in 1952 by the Oscar Peterson trio with Ray Brown (b) and Barney Kessel (g). Tracks include: Love for Sale, I Love Paris, Night & Day, Anything Goes, I Love You, Easy To Love, Just One Of Those Things.