PERICO SAMBEAT — Friendship (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue) lossless

Tracklist :
1    Memoria De Un Sueño    8:00
2    Orbis    7:25
3    Bioy    7:36
4    Eterna    4:54
5    Icaro    7:34
6    Mirall    5:36
7    Crazy She Calls Me    5:44
8    Actors    5:03
9    Matilda 7:34
Vocals – Carmen Canela
10    Iris    2:08
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Producer – Perico Sambeat
Bass – Ben Street
Drums – Jeff Ballard
Guitar – Kurt Rosenwinkel
Piano – Brad Mehldau

SAM RIVERS | BEN STREET | KRESTEN OSGOOD - Violet Violets (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Recorded during the same sessions as Purple Violets, Violet Violets features veteran reed player Sam Rivers, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Kresten Osgood, though vibraphonist Bryan Carrott is omitted from these tracks. The lack of a keyboard makes little difference as the trio explores its adventurous music, an aggressive form of post-bop intertwined with avant-garde twists at times. The octogenarian Rivers is still a potent force, dominating Ornette Coleman's "Invisible" with his explosive, expressive tenor sax, fueled by the potent rhythm section. He switches to soprano sax for the tense, abstract "Fast Response" and the even wilder "Lace" (likely a studio improvisation). Rivers' dancing flute is the centerpiece of the exotic "Nature Calls, Pt. 1," while "Nature Calls, Pt. 2" is a tenor sax vehicle bearing little resemblance to its namesake. The most familiar tunes of the sessions include the jaunty "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" (backed by Osgood's fine brushwork) and a loping treatment of Lucky Thompson's mournful "I Forgot to Remember," both featuring Rivers' tenor. The musicians obviously enjoyed their studio collaboration, so future projects will be of considerable interest. Ken Dryden  
Tracklist :
1     Nature Calls, Pt. 1 3'16
Sam Rivers    
2     Horatio (One for Herbie Nichols) 4'52    
Kresten Osgood    
3     Invisible 4'09
Ornette Coleman    
4     Fast Response 2'08
Kresten Osgood / Sam Rivers    
5     I Forgot to Remember 5'35
Lucky Thompson    
6     No Time Toulouse 4'10
Kresten Osgood / Sam Rivers / Ben Street    
7     What a Diff'rence a Day Made 5'14
Stanley Adams    
8     Lace 4'07
Kresten Osgood / Sam Rivers / Ben Street
9     Chianti Blues 3'27
Sam Rivers    
10     Nature Calls, Pt. 2 6'49
Kresten Osgood
Credits :
Bass – Ben Street
Drums, Mixed By, Producer [Produced By] – Kresten Osgood
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Sam Rivers

AARON PARKS | BEN STREET | BILLY HART - Find the Way (2017) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Arborescence, pianist Aaron Parks' 2013 debut for ECM, was a solo record showcasing 11 improvised pieces recorded at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. Find the Way, his trio debut for the label, is its opposite, a collection of eight originals and one cover (the title track) that all rely heavily on assonant harmonic exchanges and intimate but dynamic interplay with drummer Billy Hart and bassist Ben Street; they open these compositions up with an uncommon breathability. The rhythm section is well acquainted, having worked together on three albums by the drummer, including his two ECM outings All Our Reasons (2012) and One Is the Other (2014). This set was cut over three days in 2015 in a studio in the south of France. Since his mid-twenties, Parks has revealed a canny sense of melodic, spatial, and tonal inventions, but the most remarkable aspect of this date is how Hart is the hub in the wheel of each tune. Amid wide chordal statements and elliptical lyric sentiments that open the field in first track "Adrift," Hart's double-times snare, hi-hat, and cymbal work add considerable drama and weight as Street holds the middle ground between the poles. "Hold Music" spends its first minute as a drum solo, with circular patterns on tom-toms before Street's pulsing line and Parks' dark chords enter the frame. Hart dances around his kit, allowing cymbal flourishes to underscore the modal melody. Street's moment comes during "The Storyteller" as he equates the pianist's romantic post-bop lyricism with Hart's syncopations by playing on both. His woody tone and melodic richness offer an expanded sense of dimensionality. The tune "Alice" was composed after the influence of Alice Coltrane's "Ptah, the El Daoud." The modal sequence is based on crossing rhythmic principles, which in turn create new lyric possibilities. They flirt with the outside but never quite arrive there, instead maintaining a mysterious but defined sense of spiritual swing. The closing title track is a cover by Ian Brennan that resonated with the pianist after hearing it on an LP by Rosemary Clooney and Nelson Riddle. The melody's bittersweet tenderness is made all the more poignant by Hart's brushwork highlighting Parks' and Street's spectral yet pervasive romanticism. On Find the Way, this piano trio offers subtle and innovative shifts between the interconnected relationships of its members, but delivers what is ultimately a songlike collection.
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Tracklist :
1    Adrift 5'46
(Aaron Parks)
2    Song For Sashou 6'22
(Aaron Parks)
3    Unravel 4'43
(Aaron Parks)
4    Hold Music 4'19
(Aaron Parks)
5    The Storyteller 4'52
(Aaron Parks)
6    Alice 7'09
(Aaron Parks)
7    First Glance 5'41
(Aaron Parks)
8    Melquíades 5'27
(Aaron Parks)
9    Find The Way 5'58
(Ian Bernard)
Credits :
Aaron Parks   Piano
Ben Street   Double Bass
Billy Hart   Drums

ANAT COHEN - Place and Time (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A talented saxophonist and clarinetist originally from Israel, Anat Cohen has strong tones on tenor, soprano and clarinet and is a creative improviser within the modern mainstream of jazz. She contributed six excellent originals to her debut recording including a few wistful ballads and the somewhat heated "87 North." Her clarinet playing on "Veinte Anso," an immediately recognizable Cuban melody taken here as a tango, is charming. Her quartet, which teams her with the versatile and supportive pianist Jason Lindner, is expanded on four numbers that add her brother Avishai Cohen (no relationship to the famous bassist) who contributes some effective trumpet. With the Cohens sharing the front line and Lindner dropping out, they re-create the sound of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet on "As Catch Can" (even if tenor is substituted for Mulligan's baritone). The other songs are generally more exotic, displaying Anat Cohen's interest in Latin music and her Israeli heritage. All in all, this is a very impressive debut. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Place & Time 5:40
Anat Cohen
2 The 7th of March 6:07
Anat Cohen
3 Veinte Anos 4:59
Maria Teresa Vera
4 87 North 8:04
Anat Cohen
5 Say It 8:38
Frank Loesser / Jimmy McHugh
6 Homeland 6:39
Anat Cohen
7 As Catch Can 3:22
Gerry Mulligan
8 Pour Toi 4:39
Anat Cohen
9 Bat-El 8:21
Anat Cohen
Credits:
Acoustic Bass, Double Bass – Ben Street
Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Anat Cohen
Drums – Jeff Ballard
Percussion – Jeff Ballard (tracks: 2)
Piano – Jason Lindner
Trumpet – Avishai Cohen (tracks: 4, 6, 7, 9)