VINCE MENDOZA – Sketches (1994) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The world premiere of 'Sketches' was the highlight of the JazzFest Berlin 1993. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Pavane (Pour Une Infante Défunte) 9:06
Composed By – Maurice Ravel
Sketches
Composed By – Vince Mendoza
2    Part 1    2:04
3    Part 2    8:12
4    Part 3    10:21
5    Part 4    7:05
6    Part 5    9:27
7    Part 6    5:22
8    Part 7    5:47
9    Part 8    4:43
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Arranged By, Remix – Vince Mendoza
Artwork [Front Cover] – Georg Baselitz
Bass – Dieter Ilg
Drums – Peter Erskine
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Orchestra – The WDR Big Band
Soprano Saxophone – Dave Liebman

ELVIN JONES — Dear John C. (1965) Two Version (1990, RM | Serie Impulse! CD Collection II) + (2011, SACD Hybrid | Serie Impulse! Reissues) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The second album by Elvin Jones as sole title rights leader (excluding the co-op ensemble that recorded the stunning and essential progressive jazz icon Illumination!) has the drummer sounding more like a backup musician, as he claims no compositional duties or noticeable solo space. In fact, this is one of the very best albums in the career of alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, who occupies the bulk of lead lines and improvising responsibilities. He's so up-front, and on an instrument that is not John Coltrane's main instrument -- the tenor sax -- that the title is also a bit of a misnomer. The value of Jones as a bandleader lies in his concept of using fellow Detroiter Sir Roland Hanna or brother Hank Jones on selected tracks, or in the case of three tracks, no pianist. Bassist Richard Davis rounds out this truly brilliant ensemble of burgeoning mid-'60s jazz stars, who play an enticing collection of standards, bop, compositions of Bob Hammer, and originals from several modern sources. A stone cold bebopper and Charlie Parker devotee at the time of this recording. Mariano is the standout performer. He swings easily but mightily on the title track paralleling Coltrane's "Milestones," stretches the Charles Mingus evergreen "Reincarnation of a Lovebird" (titled here as "Love Bird"), and pulls out all the stops with Hank Jones during an only slightly flawed (they miss two notes) version of the tricky "Anthropology." They tack a calypso beat onto Duke Ellington's "Fantazm" in a playful, modern dress, and stroll on the quirky Hammer composition "That Five-Four Bag" as an offshoot retort to Dave Brubeck's "Take Five." The three tracks sans piano include a walking version of "Everything Happens to Me"; the ballad "Smoke Rings," where the band excepting Mariano is relaxed; and Frank Sinatra's "This Love of Mine," where the emotive saxophonist dips into humor, even a bit ribald. The variety from cut to cut is engaging, and there's nothing over the top, even the drumming of Elvin Jones. With the musicality at a high level, Dear John C. needs revisiting by drumming students and jazz fans to note how teamwork, shared values, and held-in-check dynamics benefit the overall quality of music. It seems this recording is underrated when over time it should never be. Dear John C. is deserving of an excellent rating. Michael G. Nastos
Tracklist :
1    Dear John C. 3:54
Composed By – Bob Hammer, Bob Thiele
2    Smoke Rings 3:39
Composed By – H. Eugene Gifford, Ned Washington
3    Love Bird 3:46
Composed By – Charles Mingus
4    Feeling Good 4:04
Composed By – Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
5    Anthropology 4:10
Composed By – Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie
6    This Love Of Mine 4:20
Composed By – Frank Sinatra, Hank Sanicola, Sol Parker
7    Fantazm 3:55
Composed By – Duke Ellington
8    Ballade 5:17
Composed By – Bob Hammer
9    Everything Happens To Me 5:48
Composed By – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Elvin Jones
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Hank Jones, Roland Hanna

PHILIP CATHERINE — September Man (1974-2017) RM | Vinyl, LP | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Credit where credit is due: Palle Mikkelborg - trumpet, piano, Jasper van't Hoff - keyboards, Charlie Mariano - saxes + flute, John Lee - bass and Gerry Brown - drums. Catherine mostly on electric guitar but also occasional acoustic moments. It is never loud but still very intense, rarely fast but far from lame. While there are great solos throughout, the other players are not pushed to the background by the one in the spotlight but instead respond and challenge. This is more of a band album than a guitarist's showcase. Roxanne Walsh
Tracklist :
A1     Nairam    4:30
    Composed By – Ph. Catherine
A2     Nineteen Seventy Fourths    9:44
    Composed By – J. Lee
A3     T.P.C.    4:30
    Composed By – P. Mikkelborg
A4     September Man    0:30
    Composed By – Ph. Catherine, Instruments [All Instruments] – Philip Catherine
    When It Is
    Composed By – P. Mikkelborg
B1a     The Beginning     5:59
B1b     The Middle     10:00
B1c     The End    2:43
    Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Palle Mikkelborg
B2     Monday 13    2:05
    Composed By – Ph. Catherine, Instruments [All Instruments] – Philip Catherine
Credits :
Bass [Basses] – John Lee
Drums – Gerry Brown
Guitar [Guitars] – Philip Catherine
Piano, Organ – Jasper Van't Hoff
Saxophone [Saxophones], Flute [Flutes] – Charlie Mariano
Trumpet – Palle Mikkelborg

PHILIP CATHERINE — Guitars (1975-2017) RM | Vinyl, LP, 180 gr. | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
A1    We'll Find A Way 5:04
Written-By – Gerry Brown, John Lee, Philip Catherine, Rob Franken
A2    Five Thousand Policemen 1:58
Written-By – Charlie Mariano, Jasper Van't Hof, Philip Catherine
A3    Sneezing Bull 7:05
Written-By – Philip Catherine
A4    Rene Thomas 4:43
Written-By – Charlie Mariano, Gerry Brown, John Lee, Philip Catherine
A5    Moss And Weeds 1:15
Written-By – Philip Catherine
B1    Homecomings 5:43
Written-By – Gerry Brown, Philip Catherine
B2    Charlotte 3:52
Written-By – Charlie Mariano, Philip Catherine
B3    Noburl 8:05
Written-By – Gerry Brown, John Lee, Philip Catherine
B4    Isabelle 1:45
Written-By – Philip Catherine
Credits
Bass – John Lee
Drums – Gerry Brown
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar, Banjo, Electric Bass, Piano, Bulbul Tarang, 12-String Acoustic Guitar – Philip Catherine
Piano – Jasper Van't Hof
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Synth [String Ensemble] – Rob Franken

PHILIP CATHERINE | CHARLIE MARIANO | JASPER VAN'T HOF — Sleep My Love (1979) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Sleep My Love 4:00
Composed By – C. Mariano
2    5 Pages 6:24
Composed By – J. Van't Hof
3    Le Sept Boules De Christal 5:52
Composed By – P. Catherine
4    Scrabble 2:42
Composed By – J. Van't Hof
5    Janet 7:45
Composed By – P. Catherine
6    Smell Of Madras 5:27
Composed By – C. Mariano
7    Improvisation On A Theme Of Schoenbergs "Verklärte Nacht" 6:57
Arranged By – P. Catherine
Composed By – A. Schoenberg
Credits
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Philip Catherine
Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Kalimba – Jasper Van't Hof
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Nadaswaram – Charlie Mariano

PHILIP CATHERINE — End of August (1982) Vinyl, LP | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Petit Nicolas    5:10
Philip Catherine
2    Grand Nicolas 5:08
Philip Catherine
Chorus – Nicolas Fiszman
3    Janet 9:28
Philip Catherine
Chorus – Nicolas Fiszman, Trilok Gurtu
4    September Start    6:17
Philip Catherine
5    Goodbye 5:07
Harmonica, Chorus – Toots Thielemans
Written-By – Gordon Jenkins
6    Birth Of August    2:54
Philip Catherine
7    End Of August 3:13
Philip Catherine
Chorus – Philip Catherine
8    Presque 0:49
Chorus – Philip Catherine
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
Credits
Electric Bass, Guitar – Nicolas Fiszman
Flute [Soprano & Bamboo] – Charlie Mariano
Guitar, Chorus – Philip Catherine
Percussion, Cimbalom, Tabla – Trilok Gurtu

CHARLIE MARIANO | JASPER VAN'T HOF | PHILIP CATHERINE ft. DON ALIAS — PORK PIE : Operanoia (1996) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1 Arthur Rainbow 5:07
Written-By – Philip Catherine
2 Hippie 4:56
Written-By – Jasper Van't Hof
3 Merci Afrique 7:37
Written-By – Philip Catherine
4 Candy Lip 6:03
Bass Guitar [Acoustic] – Nicolas Fiszman
Written-By – Charlie Mariano
5 Get Down 6:16
Written-By – Jasper Van't Hof
6 Ballade 4:59
Written-By – Charlie Mariano
7 Lazy Day 7:31
Written-By – Charlie Mariano
8 Operanoia 6:17
Written-By – Philip Catherine
9 Zulu Stomp 4:51
Written-By – Don Alias
10 The Quiet American 2:42
Written-By – Jasper Van't Hof
Credits
Choir [African] – Aline Bosuma (tracks: 3), Barli Baruti (tracks: 3), Sylvie Nawagadio (tracks: 3), Tanga Rema (tracks: 3), Viktor Kabwe (tracks: 3)
Guitar – Philip Catherine
Percussion, Drums – Don Alias
Piano, Keyboards – Jasper Van't Hof
Saxophone – Charlie Mariano

BOBBY SCOTT — The Compositions Of Bobby Scott (1955-2014) RM | Serie Bethlehem Album Collection 1000 – 126 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :

1    Dot    3:38
2    Kwan Youen    2:57
3    Moon Tan    3:49
4    Betty    4:16
5    Aunt Sarah    4:10
6    Cerebellum    4:09
7    Wigwam    2:19
8    The Creed    4:03
9    Table Cloth Stomp    2:58
10    A Parable    2:59
11    The Wig    2:35
12    Count Bill    2:45
– BONUS TRACK –
13    Makin' Whoopee    4:36
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano (tracks: 2, 7 to 12), Hal McKusick (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Baritone Saxophone – Al Epstein (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks: 2, 7 to 12)
Bass – Max Bennett (tracks: 2, 7 to 12), Milt Hinton (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Conductor – Bobby Scott (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Drums – Osie Johnson (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6), Stan Levey (tracks: 2, 7 to 12)
Piano – Bobby Scott (tracks: 2, 7 to 12)
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman (tracks: 2, 7 to 12)
Trombone – Eddie Bert (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6), Frank Rosolino (tracks: 2, 7 to 12)
Trumpet – Conte Candoli (tracks: 2, 7 to 12), Ronnie Woellmer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)

JACKIE McLEAN | LEE KONITZ | GARY BARTZ | CHARLIE MARIANO - Altissimo (1973-1996) FLAC (tracks), lossless

This is a great summit meeting with McLean and fellow horn players Lee Konitz, Gary Bartz, and Charlie Mariano, plus a piano trio. Ron Wynn
Tracklist :
1     Another Hair-Do 3:47
Charlie Parker
2     Mode for Jay Mac 9:44
William Gault
3     Love Choral 7:32
Lee Konitz
4     Fanfare 6:09
Lee Konitz
5     Du Rain 3:34
Gary Bartz
6     Hymn 3:09
Lee Konitz
7     Telieledu Rama Tyagaraja 7:30
Traditional
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano, Gary Bartz, Jackie McLean, Lee Konitz
Bass – Palle Danielsson
Drums – Han Bennink
Piano – Joachim Kühn

SHELLY MANNE QUINTET | STAN GETZ QUARTET | ZOOT SIMS QUARTET - Live 1956 & 1957 (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Stan Getz Quartet–    Introduction    0:34
2    Stan Getz Quartet–    Some Blues (Bronx Blues)    5:09
3    Stan Getz Quartet–    Polka Dots & Moonbeams    3:32
4    Stan Getz Quartet–    Introduction    0:36
5    Stan Getz Quartet–    Jordu    3:57
6    Stan Getz Quartet–    Lover Man    4:45
7    Stan Getz Quartet–    Ain't You A Mess    2:40
Stan Getz Quartet :
Bass – Willie Stump Junior (1-3), Jug Taylor
Drums – Frank Isola (1 to 3), Paul Motian (4 to 7)
Piano – Mose Allison
Tenor Saxophone – Stan Getz
8    Shelly Manne Quintet–    Introduction    0:40
9    Shelly Manne Quintet–    The Dart Game    4:47
10    Shelly Manne Quintet–    Pathenia    4:36
11    Shelly Manne Quintet–    Bea's Flat    4:10
12    Shelly Manne Quintet–    A Gem From Tiffany    3:09
Shelly Manne Quintet :
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Leroy Vinnegar
Drums –  Shelly Manne
Piano – Russ Freeman
Trumpet – Stu Williamson
13    Stan Getz Quartet–    Little Girl Blue    3:49
14    Stan Getz Quartet–    Lover Come Back To Me    4:57
15    Stan Getz Quartet–    Closing    0:21
Stan Getz Quartet :
Bass – Oscar Pettiford
Drums –  Shelly Manne
Piano – Dick Katz
Tenor Saxophone – Stan Getz
16    Zoot Sims Quartet–    Introduction    0:35
17    Zoot Sims Quartet–    There'll Never Be Another You    4:17
18    Zoot Sims Quartet–    You Go To My Head    5:25
19    Zoot Sims Quartet–    Bohemia After Dark / Closing    1:40
Zoot Sims Quartet :
Tenor, Alto Saxophone – Zoot Sims
Bass – Nelson Boyd
Drums – Charlie Blackwell
Piano – Bill Triglia

RABIH ABOU-KHALIL - Blue Camel (1992) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Blue Camel is the pinnacle to date of Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil's achievement as a jazzman. In both mood and scope, it can almost be characterized as a new Kind of Blue. Both tense and reflective, it is perfect for listening after midnight. Abou-Khalil brings back Charlie Mariano on alto sax and Kenny Wheeler on flügelhorn and trumpet, and they generally alternate solos with Abou-Khalil himself. Rounding out the roster is Steve Swallow on bass, Milton Cardona on congos, Nabil Khaiat on frame drums, and Ramesh Shotham on South Indian drums and percussion. They form a tight ensemble and play comfortably with each other. The album opens with "Sahara," which contains both one of Abou-Khalil's tunes, a mesmerizing melody that could be either Arabic or jazz, and one of Abou-Khalil's best solos, a well-defined interlude that delightfully features the unique timbre of the oud. "Tsarka" begins with a fast break on the oud that turns out to be one of the two motifs on which everything is built. After it is elaborated for a few bars, the oud comes back with another building block. Then we get some stunning improvisations, especially from Abou-Khalil. "Ziriab" opens with a trumpet solo in which Kenny Wheeler tests the compass of his instrument, backed up with some atmospheric sounds from the udu drum; then Abou-Khalil enters with another great tune for everyone to build on. The title track is nothing but fun. Seductive percussion ushers in Wheeler and Mariano playing in unison for a tune that is somewhere between Duke Ellington and the court of Baghdad. As the percussion bubbles along, Milton Cardona's congos adding a Latin flavor to the proceedings, Abou-Khalil steps up with a very fast and rhythmic, if not very tuneful, solo. Midway through the track, Mariano blisters the paint with a screeching sax workout that bridges the Arabic and the Latin, while remaining all the while pure jazz. Even Steve Swallow gets a chance to feature his bass after which the ensemble brings it together and takes it home. Some of the other tracks are not as good as the ones mentioned above, but they are all listenable and very atmospheric. The aptly named "A Night in the Mountains" is a slow, thoughtful walk, perfect for silent contemplation. The album ends with "Beirut," named for the Lebanese city torn by civil war from which Abou-Khalil had to flee many years ago. The track begins with a quiet oud solo and then builds to something more chaotic and striving. Blue Camel may not be a perfect album, but it demonstrates better than any other that a fusion between jazz and a musical form from another culture is possible and can work to the advantage of both. Plus, it's just great listening. by Kurt Keefner  
Tracklist :
1    Sahara    8:18
Rabih Abou-Khalil
2    Tsarka    6:45
Rabih Abou-Khalil
3    Ziriab    6:49
Rabih Abou-Khalil
4    Blue Camel    8:20
Rabih Abou-Khalil
5    On Time    6:19
Rabih Abou-Khalil
6    A Night In The Mountains    8:37
Rabih Abou-Khalil
7    Rabou-Abou-Kabou    4:47
Rabih Abou-Khalil
8    Beirut    10:52
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone – Charlie "Sir Charles" Mariano
Artwork [Cover Art], Calligraphy – Georges Ghantous
Bass – Steve "Dr. Zvalov" Swallow*
Congas – Milton Cardona
Drums [South Indian], Percussion – Ramesh Shotham
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Kenny Wheeler
Frame Drum – Nabil Khaiat
Oud, Producer, Design [Cover Design] – Rabih Abou-Khalil

RABIH ABOU-KHALIL - Between Dusk and Dawn (1993) APE (image+.cue), lossless

One of Rabih Abou-Khalil's earlier albums, Between Dusk and Dawn features stellar sidemen such as master percussionist Glen Velez and jazz saxophonist Charlie Mariano. In places it exhibits that ecstatic melding of jazz and Arabic music that was later perfected on Blue Camel. But in other places it gives us long patches of noodling and less-then-engaging playfulness. An example of the former would be the first track, "Dusk." At just over 14 minutes, more than half of this piece is devoted to a shapeless and tiresome prelude for percussion and oud (Arabic lute). An example of the latter is the aptly named "The Thing That Came Out of the Swamp," which features everything but the kitchen sink, including Glen Velez's overtone singing, in a fantasy that sounds like Stravinsky crossed with Steve Reich. Yet there are solid, jazzy tracks like "Chess with Mal" which opens with a long but well-formed solo by Charlie Mariano before sax and oud synchronize for one of Abou-Khalil's gloriously rhythmic tunes. Or "Dawn," where Abou-Khalil plays one of his favorite tricks of making it sound as if the melody of the piece grows out of his initial improvisation. Despite the album's lack of overall focus, it does offer a bounty for the ear, especially in the percussion. A disc for fans of one or more of the musicians involved. by Kurt Keefner  
Tracklist:
1    Dusk    14:15
Rabih Abou-Khalil
2    Bat Dance    5:32
Rabih Abou-Khalil
3    Nightfall 6:38
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Flute – Rabih Abou-Khalil
4    Ugo In Love    3:46
Rabih Abou-Khalil
5    Chess With Mal    7:32
Rabih Abou-Khalil
6    The Thing That Came Out Of The Swamp 4:10
Composed By – Armann, Abou-Khalil
Flute – Rabih Abou-Khalil
Marimba – Christian Burchard
Overtone Voice [Overtone Singing] – Glen Velez
Piano – Michael Armann
7    Dawn    5:51
Rabih Abou-Khalil
8    And Finally ... The Oasis    6:53
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Credits:
Bass, Arranged By – Glen Moore
Frame Drum [Middle Eastern Frame Drums], Bodhrán [Bodhran (Irish Frame Drum)], Goblet Drum [Darbukka], Percussion, Arranged By – Glen Velez
Oud, Composed By, Arranged By, Producer, Photography [Cover And Layout] – Rabih Abou-Khalil
Percussion [South Indian Percussion], Thavil [Tavil], Ghatam, Jew's Harp [Mouth Harp], Dholak, Kanjira, Percussion, Arranged By – Ramesh Shotham
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Arranged By – Charlie Mariano

RABIH ABOU-KHALIL - Sultan's Picnic (1994) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Composer and oudist Rabih Abou-Khalil generates variety and interest by bringing aboard different guest musicians for each album. The personnel on Sultan's Picnic is so similar to that of Blue Camel that one might expect them to sound similar. But there's a key difference in the presence of Howard Levy on Sultan's Picnic. Levy is a talented harmonica player who has done a lot of offbeat work, including a stint with Béla Fleck & the Flecktones. Despite the power of Charlie Mariano on alto sax and Kenny Wheeler on trumpet, this album is dominated by the idioms of the harmonica, specifically the jazzy, quirky, lackadaisical idiom popularized by Levy's work with the Flecktones. This domination is noticeable from the beginning, on "Sunrise in Montreal." Occasionally, the harmonica recedes to the background and allows other instruments to shine through. On "Solitude," Levy provides only the occasional raspy sound effect, while Abou-Khalil steps forward with an instrument he had custom-built: the bass oud. Other novel instruments put in an appearance here as well. Michel Godard huffs and toots away on the tuba and its archaic predecessor, the serpent. (This is in addition to Steve Swallow on bass.) Whether because of the multitude of instruments -- all the aforementioned, plus three percussionists and an uncredited electric guitar -- or just too much influence from Levy, the album lacks focus, except when it sounds like the Flecktones. There are exceptions, like "The Happy Sheik" and "Snake Soup," where Abou-Khalil sounds like his dramatic self again. But on these tracks, Levy is used mostly as punctuation. by Kurt Keefner  
Tracklist:
1    Sunrise In Montreal    8:14
Rabih Abou-Khalil
2    Solitude    6:32
Rabih Abou-Khalil
3    Dog River    4:25
Rabih Abou-Khalil
4    Moments    6:17
Rabih Abou-Khalil
5    Lamentation    8:59
Rabih Abou-Khalil
6    Nocturne Au Villaret    6:33
Rabih Abou-Khalil
7    The Happy Sheik    6:02
Rabih Abou-Khalil
8    Snake Soup    4:28
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Artwork [Cover Art], Calligraphy – Georges Ghantous
Bass – Steve Swallow
Congas – Milton Cardona
Drums – Mark Nauseef
Frame Drum – Nabil Khaiat
Harmonica – Howard Levy
Oud – Rabih Abou-Khalil
Oud [Bass] – Rabih Abou-Khalil (pistas: 2)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler
Tuba, Serpent – Michel Godard

EMBRYO - We Keep On (1972-1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 We Keep On is the German art/jazz rock band Embryo's most successful recording. It's also one of their best. In late 1972, saxophonist Charlie Mariano joined Embryo along with guitarist Roman Bunka. Mariano's already encyclopedic knowledge of world music forms was a welcome addition to the band; they sought to fuse jazz and space rock -- à la their countrymen Can -- with the various rhythms and harmonic sensibilities of folk musics across the globe. Bunka also played the Turkish saz and was a great, if unconventional, vocalist. Embryo's leader, Christian Burchard, took up everything from drums to marimba to Mellotron on this set to complement pianist Dieter Miekautsch's Rhodes and clavinet work. And Mariano played not only sax and flute but nagasuram and bamboo flutes as well. Here, on "Ehna, Ehna, Abu Lele," West African rhythms danced with jazz rock and wove something entirely new from the roots of both. On "Hackbrett-Dance," saz, marimba, and percussion became something out of time and space that might have come from any North African nation, but found a place in the tripped-out world of psychedelic space music as well -- check the recordings of Angus MacLise for a frame of reference here. But it is on the Miles-influenced jazz-funk of "No Place to Go," which used the Jack Johnson groove to achieve new rock ecstasies, that the album really comes into view for its revolutionary contribution to the language of assimilation. The CD version also contains two welcome bonus tracks from the session, a nearly 16-minute "Ticket to India" and an eight-and-a-half-minute extended improv called "Flute, Saz and Marimba" that could have come from one of Don Cherry's early-'70s recordings. Highly recommended.
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Tracklist :
1    Abdul Malek    3:15
Written-By – C.Burchart, R.Bunka
2    Don't Come Tomorrow 3:48
Written-By – C.Burchart
Electric Bass – Roman Bunka
3    Ehna, Ehna, Abu Lele    8:43
Written-By – C.Burchart, R.Bunka
4    Hackbrett-Dance    3:54
Written-By – C.Mariano, C.Burchart
5    No Place To Go    12:32
Written-By – C.Burchart
6    Flute And Saz    5:57
Written-By – C.Mariano, C.Burchart, R.Bunka
7    Ticket To India    15:42
Written-By – C.Burchart
8    Flute, Saz And Marimba    8:40
Written-By – C.Burchart
Credits
Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Marimba, Vibraphone [Vibes], Dulcimer [Hackbrett], Mellotron [Mellotrone] – Christian Burchard
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes Piano], Piano, Clavinet [Bass-piano On Hohner Clavinet] – Dieter Miekautsch
Guitar, Baglama [Saz], Vocals, Percussion – Roman Bunka
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Nadaswaram [Nagasuram], Flute [Bamboo Flute] – Charlie Mariano

EMBRYO - Surfin' (1975-1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    You Can Turn Me On    5:11
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
2    Music Of Today    4:12
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
3    Secret    6:23
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
4    Surfin'    3:22
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
5    New Ridin'    3:44
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
6    In My Luna Matic    1:28
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
7    Dance Of Some Broken Glasses    9:01
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
8    Side Track    6:03
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
Credits :
Bass – Uwe Müllrich (faixas: 2 to 7)
Drums, Vocals, Marimba, Clavinet, Electric Piano [Fender-Rhodes], Mellotron, Organ, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion, Piano – Christian Burchard
Guest, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Nadaswaram [Nagasuram] – Charlie Mariano (faixas: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
Guest, Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Violin [Violins] – Edgar Hofmann (faixas: 2, 3, 7, 8)
Guitar, Bass, Clavinet, Vocals, Effects [Ring Modulator], Percussion, Sitar, Baglama [Saz] – Roman Bunka

EMBRYO - Bad Heads and Bad Cats (1975-1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Layed Back    5:39
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
2    Nina Kupenda    12:08
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
3    Bad Heads    4:08
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
4    Road Song    6:14
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
5    After The Rain    6:15
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
6    Klondyke Netti    6:28
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
7    Tag X    1:39
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
8    Human Contact    16:53
Roman Bunka / Christian Burchard
Credits ::
Alto Saxophone [Alto], Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Flute – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Uve Müllrich
Drums, Marimba, Vibraphone [Vibes], Vocals [Vocal] – Christian Burchard
Keyboards – Dieter Miekautsch
Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Flute – Edgar Hofmann
Vocals, Guitar – Roman Bunka
Vocals, Percussion – Maria Archer

EMBRYO | CHARLIE MARIANO | KARNATAKA COLLEGE OF PERCUSSION - Life (1980-2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Christian Burchard's world music fusion band Embryo has long been a running project of nearly inconceivable depth and breadth. This 1979 live album brings together recordings from an Asian and Indian tour featuring the Embryo sextet with saxophonist Edgar Hofmann, guitarist Jay Zier, bassist Uwe Mullrich, Friedemann Josch on flutes, Michael Wehemeyer on harmonium, and Burchard on marimbas, along with special guest and Embryo alumnus Charlie Mariano on soprano saxophone. What made this tour special was the addition of the Karnataka College of Percussion, a 12-piece Indian percussion ensemble, to the proceedings led by T.A.S. Mani. The result is nothing less than the total synthesis of Embryo's otherworldly sound, crashing, loping, and improvising around set rhythmic and harmonic patters, augmented by the sophistication of this brilliant percussion ensemble who never, ever, overplays. There are four pieces here, the most satisfying of which is the opener, "Cello, Cello" -- and that could be because it is just such a surprise, as everything here rocks! The level of improvisation here is so intimate, so symbiotic as to be literally almost scary that this kind of communication can take place between musicians -- many of whom have never played together before. Literally, these four selections will astonish you at the very least, and perhaps even take your breath away.
(This comment is posted on Allmusic by Thom Jurek, follower of our blog 'O Púbis da Rosa')
Tracklist :
1    Cello Cello    15:27
2    Telisirama    7:16
Traditional
3    Tala Tarangini    14:44
Traditional
Arranged By – Burchard
4    Moroccan Pirates    11:35
Traditional
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar – Jay Zier (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Dholak – R.A. Rajagopal, T.N. Shashikumar
Dholak [Dholki] – N.N. Dinesh
Drum [Pakwaj] – M.R. Mohankumar
Electric Bass [El. Bass] – Uwe Müllrich (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Flute – Friedo Josch (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Ghatam – T.N. Ramesh
Harmonium – Michi Wehmeyer (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Jew's Harp [Morsing] – M. Gururaja
Kanjira – B.N. Chandramouli
Mridangam – Principle T.A.S. Mani
Mridangam [Khol] – V.R. Chandrasekhar
Mridangam [Mridangam Top Pitch] – S. Srishyla
Soprano Saxophone – Charlie Mariano (faixas: 1, 4), Edgar Hofmann (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Vibraphone [El. Vibraphon], Marimba [Marimbaphon] – Christian Burchard (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Vocals [Vocal] – M. Raghavendra, T.N. Ashok

PEGGY CONNELLY - That Old Black Magic (1956-2014) [24bits-96khz] RM / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1     That Old Black Magic 3:15
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
2     Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 3:19
Cole Porter
3     Trav'lin' Light 2:30
Johnny Mercer
4     Ev'ry Time 2:11
Blane, Martin   
5     It Never Entered My Mind 4:27
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
6     Why Shouldn't I 3:00
Cole Porter
7     Gentlemen Friend 2:47
Horwitt, Lewine
8     What is There to Say 2:55
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
9     He Was Too Good to Me 2:43
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
10     I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' 2:41
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
11     Fools Rush in 2:25
Johnny Mercer
12     Alone Together 3:17
Schwartz-Dietz
Credits :
Accompanied By – Russ Garcia "Wigville" Band
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Baritone Saxophone – Jimmy Giuffre
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Stan Levey
Guitar – Al Hendrickson
Leader – Russ Garcia
Soprano Saxophone – Russ Cheever
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman
Trumpet – Pete Candoli, Stu Williamson

HELEN CARR - The Complete Bethlehem Collection (1993) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

With the exception of one song cut with Charles Mingus in 1946 and two with King Curtis later in the 1950s, this single CD (which consists of Helen Carr's two Bethlehem albums) has the complete output of the talented but short-lived singer who died in 1960 at age 36. Carr's interpretations fall between jazz and middle-of-the-road pop, yet her treatments of the standards consistently swing and uplift the material. On one occasion she is joined by a quintet with husband/pianist Donn Trenner, trumpeter Don Fagerquist and altoist Charlie Mariano, while the other session finds Carr interacting quite winningly with a trio consisting of guitarist Howard Roberts, bassist Red Mitchell and the muted (but fiery) trumpet of Cappy Lewis. Recommended. by Scott Yanow
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett, Red Mitchell
Drums – Stan Levey
Guitar – Howard Roberts
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Cappy Lewis, Don Fagerquist
Vocals – Helen Carr

HELEN CARR - ... Down in the Depths on the 90th Floor (1955-2013) 24bits-96hz / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist 
1  Not Mine
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Stan Levy
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
Written By – Mercer-Schertzinger
2  I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Stan Levy
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
Written By – Schertzinger
3  Tulip Or Turnip
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Stan Levy
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
Written By – George-Ellington
4  Memory Of The Rain
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Stan Levy
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
Written By – Carr-Trenner
5  Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Stan Levy
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
Written By – Porter
6  You're Driving Me Crazy
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Stan Levy
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
Written-By – Donaldson
7  I'm Glad There Is You
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Stan Levy
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
Written By – Madeira-Dorsey
8  Moments Like This
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – Max Bennett
Piano – Donn Trenner
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
Written By – Loesser-Lne
Credits :
Max Bennett  -  Bass
Helen Carr  -  Vocals
Don Fagerquist  -  Trumpet
Stan Levey  -  Drums
Charlie Mariano  -  Sax (Alto)
Donn Trenner  -  Piano