VERONICA MORTENSEN – Happiness ... Is Not Included (2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1.    Beyond The Rainbow    3:42
 Veronica Mortensen 
2.    Waiting For The Daylight    4:17
 Veronica Mortensen 
3.    Broken Bycicles    4:33
 Tom Waits 
4.    Too Late    3:23
 Veronica Mortensen 
5.    In My Life    3:06
 John Lennon / Paul McCartney 
6.    Happiness Is Not Included    2:58
 Veronica Mortensen 
7.    Lovely Is She    5:04
 Veronica Mortensen 
8.    Valentine's Day    3:26
 Veronica Mortensen 
9.    Think Twice    4:14
 Helle Hansen / Veronica Mortensen 
10.    I Do It For Your Love    5:25
 Paul Simon 
11.    Let The Sandman Come    5:00
 Veronica Mortensen 
Credits :
Double Bass – Lennard Ginman
Drums – Jeppe Gram
Keyboards, Programmed By – Morten Eriksen 
Percussion – Peter Dombernowsky
Piano – Mads Bærentzen
Trumpet – Jesper Riis
Vocals – Veronica Mortensen

BARB JUNGR — Shelter from the Storm : Songs of Hope for Troubled Times (2016) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Barb Jungr's profoundly original arrangements of contemporary American songs have seen her recognised as one of the most important interpreters of the works of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. This brand new album includes Dylan, Cohen and a host of songs by other acclaimed contemporary writers. Shelter From The Storm also includes three brand new songs written by Jungr and pianist Laurence Hobgood, well-known for his GRAMMY Award-winning hard-core jazz and partnership with Kurt Elling.
Of his first major collaboration since Elling, Hobgood stated 'I'm not just thrilled to be collaborating with Barb Jungr; I'm energized, inspired, and downright giddy at having matched with a "musician's singer" - a superb vocalist whose musical intelligence is its own formidable, evolved force with which to reckon.' Together Jungr and Hobgood are an exciting tour de force, skilfully supported by Michael Olatuja (bass) and Wilson Torres (percussion).
These 'songs of hope' are a much-needed antidote to today's 'troubled times'; an uplifting message superbly realised by a superb singer. Linn Records 

Tracklist :
1    Bali Hai 5:35
Written-By – Rodgers & Hammerstein
2    Stars Lazy But Shining 6:11
Written-By – Barb Jungr, Laurence Hobgood
3    Shelter From The Storm 5:23
Written-By – Bob Dylan
4    Sisters Of Mercy 5:18
Written-By – Leonard Cohen
5    Venus Rising 5:30
Written-By – Barb Jungr, Laurence Hobgood
6    Something's Coming 4:29
Written-By – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
7    Woodstock 6:10
Written-By – Joni Mitchell
8    Hymn To Nina 5:25
Written-By – Barb Jungr, Laurence Hobgood
9.1        All Along The Watchtower 6:07
Written-By – Bob Dylan
9.2    In Your Eyes
Written-By – Peter Gabriel
10    Life On Mars? / Space Oddity 5:01
Written-By – David Bowie
Credits :
Bass – Michael Olatuja
Percussion – Wilson Torres
Piano, Arranged By – Laurence Hobgood
Vocals – Barb Jungr

REBEKKA BAKKEN – September (2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

September, the fifth album by Norwegian singer Rebekka Bakken, picks up where its Americana-influenced predecessor Morning Hours left off: co-produced by Malcolm Burn (Bakken's husband, who has worked with Emmylou Harris and Bob Dylan, among others), the record incorporates numerous folk and country elements while retaining Bakken's quiet and pensive songcraft. Bakken's band includes bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, guitarist Bill Dillon, and drummer Bill Dobrow, and apart from her original songs, September also features covers of Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler," Alphaville's "Forever Young," and Jane Siberry's "Love Is Everything." Christian Genzel   
Tracklist :
1.    September 4:41
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
2.    Strange Evening 2:56
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
3.    Love Is Everything 5:28
Written-By – Jane Siberry
4.    Forever Young 5:43
Written-By – Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens, Marian Gold
5.    Same Kind 4:02
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
6.    Never Been To Paris 3:43
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
7.    Driving 4:46
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
8.    The Wrestler 3:34
Written-By – Bruce Springsteen
9.    Mina's Dream 5:21
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
10.    After All 4:57
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
11.    Girl Next Door 3:18
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
12.    Innocent Thief 4:12
Written-By – Rebekka Bakken
Credits :
Bass, Backing Vocals – Gail Ann Dorsey
Drums, Percussion – Bill Dobrow
Guitar, Guitar [Organ] – Bill Dillon
Piano, Vocals [Uncredited] – Rebekka Bakken

ANNE BISSON — Portraits & Perfumes (2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:

1.    Us And Them 6:47

Written-By – Richard Wright, Roger Waters
2    How Insensitive 5:22
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim
3    Spinning Wheel 3:25
Written-By – David Clayton-Thomas
4    The Nearness Of You 4:16
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
5    With A Little Help From My Friends 4:12
Written-By – John Lennon/Paul McCartney
6    Better Than Anything 4:24
Written-By – Bill Loughborough, David Wheat
7    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 4:56
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
8    Call Me/You've Got A Friend 3:28
Written-By – Carole King, Hatch Anthony Peter
9    Ripples 4:22
Written-By – Anne Bisson
10    I Like You Too 4:23
Written-By – Guy St-Onge, Julie LeBon
11    What's Wrong With Me? 3:27
Written-By – Anne Bisson
12    My Little Boy 5:43
Written-By – Anne Bisson
Crédits :

Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By – Guy St-Onge

Vocals –Anne Bisson

 

ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY — After Hours (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Ann Hampton Callaway is one of the top cabaret singers of the past decade. She has always been influenced a bit by jazz, and this 1997 release was her first full jazz recording. Callaway has a haunting voice and, as with most cabaret singers, a great respect for the lyrics she interprets; her singing on "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a bit eerie. Pianist Kenny Barron, Bob Mintzer on tenor and soprano, and trumpeter Randy Brecker all get a generous amount of solo space, while bassist Jay Leonhart and percussionist George Jinda are fine in support; considering the high quality of her sidemen, it is a major compliment to the singer to say that her vocals do not cause the set to sag or the listener to lose his interest. On "All Blues" and "Old Devil Moon" in particular, she shows the potential of becoming a significant jazz singer in the future if she sticks to this path. Strangely enough, an intriguing original blues (clocking in around four-and-a-half minutes) is included at the end of the program, but not mentioned on the back cover or in the liners. Recommended. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.    Time After Time 5:13
Written-By – Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman
2.    Teach Me Tonight 3:24
Written-By – Gene DePaul, Sammy Cahn
3.    My Funny Valentine 6:40
Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
4.    Old Devil Moon 4:07
Written-By – Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg
5.    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 4:44
Written-By – Ewan MacColl
6.    All Blues 4:57
Written-By – Miles Davis
7.    They Can't Take That Away From Me 4:30
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
8.    The Music You Leave Inside My Mind 6:03
Written-By – Ann Hampton Callaway
9.    You Are My Sunshine 4:53
Written-By – Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis
10.    It Never Entered My Mind 6:57
Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
11.    Falling In Love Again 3:33
Written-By – Fredrick Hollander, Sammuel Lerner
Credits :
Acoustic Bass – Jay Leonhart
Cymbal, Shaker, Udu, Rattle [Bushman Rattles] – George Jinda
Piano – Kenny Barron
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Bob Mintzer
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker
Vocals – Ann Hampton Callaway