TOOTS THIELEMANS - One More for the Road (2006) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

These sessions by harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans are a mixed bag of vocal and instrumental interpretations of works by Harold Arlen. Unfortunately, the project comes across as more of a crossover date, featuring several vocalists who will be of little interest to many jazz fans, while conductor Jurre Haanstra's orchestrations are rather bland and sometimes a bit syrupy. Thielemans' own solos tend to be fairly short, while his regular pianist, Kenny Werner (switching to Fender Rhodes on a few tracks), isn't utilized enough as a soloist. The best selections include "This Time the Dream's on Me," which features Till Brönner on both trumpet and vocals in a warm and unpretentious setting, a campy treatment of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" by Madeleine Peyroux, along with Trijntje Oosterhuis' warm rendition of the nearly forgotten "I Wonder What Became of Me." But several tracks don't make the cut, including Jamie Cullum's pop-infused "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)," Beth Hart's dreadful "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues," and urban contemporary singer Oleta Adams' lackluster version of "Stormy Weather." This CD falls short of being an essential Toots Thielemans release. by Ken Dryden  
Tracklist:
1    Come Rain Or Come Shine 4:41
Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar – Bert Meulendijk
Trumpet – Ruud Breuls
Vocals – Lizz Wright
2    Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 2:40
Engineer [Protools] – Jay van den Berg
Vocals – Madeleine Peyroux
3    Last Night When We Were Young 5:14
Bass – Ruud Jacobs
Piano – Hans Vroomans
Vocals – Silje Nergaard
Written-By – E.Y. Harburg
4    Ill Wind    3:55
Written-By – Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
5    One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 5:09
Vocals – Jamie Cullum
6    I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues 3:05
Vocals – Beth Hart
7    I Wonder What Became Of Me 4:04
Bass – Ruud Jacobs
Piano – Hans Vroomans
Vocals – Trijntje Oosterhuis
8    That Old Black Magic    4:18
Written-By – Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
9    This Time The Dream's On Me 4:47
Electric Guitar – Bert Meulendijk
Electric Piano – Jurre Haanstra
Rhythm Guitar – Martijn van Iterson
Vocals, Trumpet – Till Brönner
10    Stormy Weather 5:33
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Bert Meulendijk
Electric Piano – Jurre Haanstra
Vocals – Oleta Adams
11    It's Only A Paper Moon 3:46
Vocals – Laura Fygi
12    Over The Rainbow 5:49
Bass – Stefan Lievestro
Drums – Hans Van Oosterhout
Keyboards, Piano – Mike del Ferro
Written-By – E.Y. Harburg
Credits:
Arranged By, Conductor – Jurre Haanstra
Bass – Aram Kersbergen (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 11)
Drums – Marcel Serierse (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 11)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Kenny Werner (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 11)
Guitar – Martijn van Iterson (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11)
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
Keyboards – Jurre Haanstra (tracks: 1, 4, 10)
Percussion – Eddy Conard (tracks: 4, 8, to 10)
Piano – Kenny Werner (tracks: 2, 5, 6)
Vibraphone – Frits Landesbergen (tracks: 1, 4, 11)
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer (tracks: 1, 5, 7 to 9, 11), Ted Koehler (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 10)

JAN GARBAREK - In Praise of Dreams (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

It has been six years since saxophonist/composer Jan Garbarek issued a new recording under his own name. For In Praise of Dreams Garbarek enlisted violist Kim Kashkashian and frequent collaborator Manu Katché on drums. Garbarek, who composed the album's 11 selections, plays saxophones as well as a host of keyboards and percussion, while Katché plays acoustic and electronic drums along with Kashkashian's viola. In many ways this is the most radical recording that Garbarek has ever issued, but not because it's outside -- quite the opposite. This is easily the warmest, most accessible outing Garbarek has ever issued because though there are no vocals, Garbarek has clearly written "songs" on this set, with identifiable structures that are followed almost throughout. Though he is no stranger to the form, having employed it almost continually for the last 20 years, he has never engaged it so thoroughly and completely. Previously, he has engaged improvisation to get song to the breaking point and move it somewhere else. Here it is always present; surprise happens inside the formal frameworks of these compositions. Beautiful, soulful lines underscore and recontextualize the saxophonist's trademark Nordic iciness of tone on the opener, "As Seen from Above," with its spiraling soprano, lush keyboards, and hypnotic loops. In its warmth, it comes very close to a distinctly European kind of groove/soul-jazz. The interplay between Kashkashian and Garbarek on the title track offers rounded, multidimensional sonorities winding through the intro before spilling into a call-and-response melody. The repetitive keyboard line and Katché's mantra-like drumming under the loops draw the listener inside the song's heart and extend the edge for the front line. The restrained romanticism shown by Kashkashian on her nocturnal solo intro to "One Goes There Alone" is nearly breathtaking. As it gives way to the tune itself, it's slow, reflective, and rooted deeply in the tension created between percussion and Garbarek's minimal backing response lines. When he solos later in the tune, he's clearly blowing blues into her elegiac line. The blues notion continues in his phrasing on "Knot of Place and Time," slipping through the landscape of Kashkashian's elegant, near heartbreakingly poetic soundscape. And so it goes. Things get more speculative on "Scene from Afar" and "Cloud of Unknowing," but it hardly matters since these song forms are nonetheless immediately recognizable, presenting the nether side of the equation. It emerges again with "Conversation With a Stone" and whispers to a close with "A Tale Begun," a mantra-like duet that closes this strong set that will undoubtedly, if it gets the opportunity to be heard, garner Jan Garbarek some new fans. Poetic, moving, and marvelous, In Praise of Dreams is a welcome return.
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Tracklist:
1    As Seen From Above    4:42
2    In Praise Of Dreams    5:21
3    One Goes There Alone    5:06
4    Knot Of Place And Time    6:22
5    If You Go Far Enough    0:39
6    Scene From Afar    5:14
7    Cloud Of Unknowing    5:22
8    Without Visible Sign    4:59
9    Iceburn    4:59
10    Conversation With A Stone    4:18
11    A Tale Begun    4:39
Credits:
Drums, Electronic Drums [Sampled Or Looped Electronic Drums] – Manu Katché (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10)
Producer – Jan Garbarek, Manfred Eicher
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Sampler [Samplers], Percussion, Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Viola – Kim Kashkashian (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 10)   

YELLOWJACKETS - Samurai Samba (1985) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

T he hive is alive with the sound of saxophones, but it’s still all about the groove on Samurai Samba. Keyboardist Russell Ferrante chooses soft keyboard textures, the rhythm section of Haslip and Lawson keep things funky, and Russo’s saxophone comments on the action but doesn’t drive it the way he would on Shades. Otherwise, there’s not much that separates this Samba from their other moves: you have the crossover pop song (“Lonely Weekend”), intoxicating grooves (“Homecoming,” “Deat Beat”) and soulful, smooth jazz (“Daddy’s Gonna Miss You,” “Silverlake”). Since I’m naturally distrustful of jazz, I tend to watch a band that will slip a “Sylvania” and “Silverlake” onto the same album with a raised eyebrow. 

My tastes tend to run more traditional, which is to say I favor the sly dissonance of bop and its related offspring. Yellowjackets do that too, on the closing “Samurai Samba” of all places, but making an album with a little something for everyone only makes everyone a little happy. Of course, as I’ve said before, I have a big blind spot when it comes to jazz, and the ‘80s saw a transitional period where jazz, funk and pop music got swirled together into a kind of supermarket samba that initially attracted new listeners to jazz. If you ask me, the new listeners were people in silly turtlenecks with unpronounceable audiophile components (“The D is silent...”) who were convinced that jazz was the audio equivalent of wheat germ, but I don’t know why you would ask me. It is interesting, however, that jazz critics who would pore over every note recorded by Miles Davis or John Coltrane and gush at the achievements of Weather Report and Pat Metheny would seldom devote a fraction of the energy to breaking down the work of Yellowjackets or Tom Scott. But then I tend to lump jazz into one big bucket, and clearly there’s a little jazz elf at work in the bucket rolling some of the jazz grapes to one side and some to another. And that’s how I started with a hive analogy and ended up with a grape-rolling elf in a bucket. web

Tracklist:

1. Homecoming 5:13

Russell Ferrante

2. Deat Beat 5:25

Russell Ferrante / Jimmy Haslip / Ricky Lawson / Marc Russo

3. Daddy's Gonna Miss You 4:33

Russell Ferrante / Jimmy Haslip / Ricky Lawson / Marc Russo

4. Sylvania 4:14

Russell Ferrante / Jimmy Haslip / Ricky Lawson

5. Silverlake 5:45

Russell Ferrante

6. Lonely Weekend 4:20

Bobby Caldwell / Joseph Curiale / Russell Ferrante / Ricky Lawson

7. Los Mambos 4:24

Paulinho Da Costa / Russell Ferrante / Marc Russo

8. Samurai Samba 5:18

Russell Ferrante

Credits:

Vocals – Bobby Caldwell, Carl Caldwell, Marilyn Scott, Paulinho Da Costa

Bass [5-string] – Jimmy Haslip

Drums, Drums [Electric] – Ricky Lawson

Guitar – Carlos Rios, Michael Landau

Keyboards – Russell Ferrante

Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa

Saxophone [Alto] – Marc Russo

BRAD MEHLDAU - PLACES (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Brad Mehldau is becoming a more interesting, more thought-provoking, more individualistic musician with each release -- breaking away from the same old models, finding new ones to integrate into his own personality. The 11 compositions on this CD were conceived on the road, and only midway through did Mehldau realize that they developed similar ideas. Which indeed they do, seizing upon repeated riffing and vamps that Keith Jarrett has explored and sending them in cogent directions. The designated theme is travel; each selection bears the name of a place or mood, and the catchy, contemplative "Los Angeles" serves as the album's bookends, as well as a solo pit stop in the center. Like Elegiac Cycle, Places works like a song cycle; a unified, beautifully proportioned conception, with lots of rambunctious, swinging outbreaks amidst the contemplation. The titles in themselves mean nothing as far as the content of the music is concerned -- or so he writes in another lengthy, provocative liner note. Rather, the album is about the constancy of his personality and musical language, taking all of your personal mental baggage with you wherever you travel. This is an important album, one that anyone interested in piano jazz ought to check out. by Richard S. Ginell  

Tracklist:

1 Los Angeles 5:21

Brad Mehldau

2 29 Palms 5:09

Brad Mehldau

3 Madrid 6:07

Brad Mehldau

4 Amsterdam 3:38

Brad Mehldau

5 Los Angels II 5:18

Brad Mehldau

6 West Hartford 5:39

Brad Mehldau

7 Airport Sadness 4:48

Brad Mehldau

8 Perugia 3:52

Brad Mehldau

9 A Walk In The Park 5:59

Brad Mehldau

10 Paris 6:30

Brad Mehldau

11 Schloss Elmau 6:32

Brad Mehldau

12 Am Zauberberg 7:07

Brad Mehldau

13 Los Angeles (Reprise) 3:28

Brad Mehldau

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jorge Rossy

Piano, Composed By, Producer – Brad Mehldau

BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO - Day Is Done (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Brad Mehldau did an exceptional job of keeping his stellar trio together for seven years, as proven by his fine Art of the Trio dates and 2004's Anything Goes. But Jorge Rossy, the group's drummer, began spending more and more time away from music and at his home in Spain. Mehldau, who is almost prolific in his recording process, recruited drummer Jeff Ballard to replace Rossy on Day Is Done. Ballard has worked off and on with bassist Larry Grenadier in the trio Fly with saxman Mark Turner, so he's not a total stranger to the process. Yet Ballard is a different kind of drummer, more diverse and certainly more kinetic in his approach, as evidenced by this disc. This is Mehldau's most energetic and rigorous recording to date. These ten cuts are comprised mainly of covers, though aside from "Alfie," there isn't anything here approaching a standard. There are tunes here by the Beatles ("She's Leaving Home" and a glorious solo version of "Martha My Dear" with a Scarlatti-esque study in counterpoint to usher it in), Paul Simon (a jaunty read of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"), Nick Drake (the title cut), and even Radiohead (in the crackling energy of "Knives Out"). There are two fine originals as well: the shimmering "Artis," with its striated right-hand work, and the Latin-tinged "Turtle Town," a somewhat breezy ballad that is nonetheless knotty and off-kilter enough in its melody and in Mehldau's solo to become complex and challenging. Day Is Done is another exceptional chapter in the Mehldau catalog, one that showcases a willingness to stretch itself to the breaking point and open up the band to a wider array of approaches.

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Tracklist:

1 Knives Out 8:29

Colin Greenwood

2 Alfie 3:46

Burt Bacharach

3 Martha My Dear 4:38

John Lennon / Paul McCartney

4 Day Is Done 9:26

Nick Drake

5 Artis 6:21

6 Turtle Town 6:18

7 She's Leaving Home 9:07

John Lennon / Paul McCartney

8 Granada 7:30

Chris Cheek

9 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 8:32

Paul Simon

10 No Moon at All 5:49

Redd Evans

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jeff Ballard

Piano – Brad Mehldau

BRAD MEHLDAU - Highway Rider (2010) 2CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The Highway Rider is pianist and composer Brad Mehldau's second collaboration with enigmatic pop producer Jon Brion. The first was 2002's ambitious but tentative Largo. As a collaboration, The Highway Rider is much more confident by contrast. Mehldau’s most ambitious work to date, its 15 compositions are spread over two discs and 100 minutes. His trio --bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard -- is augmented by saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and a chamber orchestra conducted by Dan Coleman. The album is a narrative jazz suite, orchestrated and arranged by Mehldau, though it has much in common with classical and pop music, as well. 

The group settings range from solo to quintet, with and without strings, all of it recorded live in studio. Redman's addition is welcome. “Don’t Be Sad” features his consoling tenor, Mehldau (on pump organ and piano), Grenadier, and both drummers with orchestra. It begins as a piano solo, languidly establishing a pace that begins to swing with gospel overtones. Later, Redman's lower-register blowing, strings, and winds carry it out joyfully. Brion adds drum‘n’bass overtones to the trio on the title track. The electronics are a narrative device designating motion; they accompany the gradually assertive knottiness in the post-bop lyric. Mehldau begins “The Falcon Will Fly Again” with a complex solo that touches on Latin grooves, even as Chamberlain and Ballard create an organic loop effect with hand percussion. Redman's soprano creates a contrapuntal melody extending the harmonic dialogue. Disc two’s lengthy “We’ll Cross the River Together” has quintet and orchestra engaging in a beautiful study of texture, color, and expansive harmonics with wildly divergent dynamics. It showcases Mehldau’s trademark pianistic elegance in counterpoint. Redman's deep blues tenor nearly weeps on “Sky Turning Grey (For Elliot Smith).” “Capriccio’'s Latin rhythms contrast ideally: Mehldau’s classical, gently dissonant motifs create an exploratory harmonic palette as Redman’s magnetic soprano playing joins Mehldau's in the last third, anchoring the complex melody. The closer, “Always Returning,” builds to a climax that incorporates themes from the cycle. Redman and Mehldau soar with the orchestra before they all close it in a whispering tone poem. By combining sophisticated -- yet accessible -- forms with jazz improvisation, The Highway Rider exceeds all expectations, giving jazz-classical crossover a good name for a change. It is Mehldau’s most ambitious, creatively unfettered, and deeply emotional work to date, and will stand as a high watermark in his catalog.

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Tracklist 1 :

1  John Boy 3:15
Brad Mehldau 
2  Don't Be Sad 8:40
Brad Mehldau 

3  At the Tollbooth 1:07 

Brad Mehldau 

4  Highway Rider 7:45 

Brad Mehldau 

5  The Falcon Will Fly Again 8:21 

Brad Mehldau 

6  Now You Must Climb Alone 4:05 

Brad Mehldau 

7  Walking the Peak 8:00 

Brad Mehldau 

Tracklist 2 :

1  We'll Cross the River Together 12:28
Brad Mehldau 

2  Capriccio 5:20 

Brad Mehldau 

3  Sky Turning Grey [For Elliot Smith] 6:24 

Brad Mehldau 

4  Into the City 7:36 

Brad Mehldau 

5  Old West 8:28 

Brad Mehldau 

6  Come with Me 6:19 

Brad Mehldau 

7  Always Departing 6:20 

Brad Mehldau 

8  Always Returning 9:52 

Brad Mehldau 
Credits:
Bassoon [Orchestra] – Andrew Radford (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Cello [Orchestra, Principal] – Timothy Landauer (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Cello [Orchestra] – Armen Ksajikian (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Cecilia Tsan (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Martha Lippi (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Rudolph Stein (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Stefanie Fife (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Trevor Handy (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7) 
Composed By, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Brad Mehldau
Conductor [Orchestra] – Dan Coleman (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Contrabassoon [Orchestra] – Allen Savedoff (tracks: 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Contractor [Orchestra] – Suzie Katayama
Double Bass [Bass, Orchestra, Principal] – Michael Valerio (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Sue Ranney (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Double Bass [Bass, Orchestra] – David Stone (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Ed Meares (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Oscar Hidalgo (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Timothy Eckert (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Double Bass [Bass] – Larry Grenadier (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8) 
Drums – Jeff Ballard (tracks: 1-7, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8), Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 2-3, 2-8) 
Horn [Orchestra, Principal] – Brian O'Connor (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Steven Becknell (tracks: 1-1, 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Horn [Orchestra] – Dan Kelley (tracks: 1-1, 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), John Reynolds (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Mark Adams (tracks: 1-1, 1-6, 1-7), Phillip Yao (tracks: 1-1, 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Leader [Orchestra] – Dan Coleman
Percussion – Jeff Ballard (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2), Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1-5, 2-1, 2-2) 
Piano – Brad Mehldau (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 2-6, 2-8) 
Soprano Saxophone – Joshua Redman (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-2, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8) 
Tenor Saxophone – Joshua Redman (tracks: 1-2, 1-7, 2-1, 2-3) 
Viola [Orchestra, Principal] – Bob Becker (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Roland Kato (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7) 
Viola [Orchestra] – Andrew Duckles (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Andrew Picken (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Carole Kleister-Castillo (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Denyse Buffum (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Qiang (John) Wang (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Matt Funes (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Victoria Miskolczy (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7) 
Violin [Orchestra] – Alyssa Park (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Robert Peterson (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Caroline Campbell (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Dorian Cheah (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Gerardo Hilera (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Jacqueline Brand (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Josefina Vergara (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Julian Hallmark (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Michele Richards (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Natalie Leggett (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Philip Vaiman (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Sara Parkins (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Tereza Stanislav (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Vladimir Polimatidi (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 
Violin [Orchestra], Concertmaster – Charlie Bisharat (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8) 

KEITH JARRETT TRIO - Tokyo '96 (1998) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Recorded in Tokyo's Orchard Hall before Japanese royalty and a packed house -- and released two years later while Keith Jarrett was out of action suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome -- the standards trio lives up to its formidable track record of consistency and then some. Jarrett and perennial cohorts Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette are, if anything, even sharper, swinging harder and more attuned to each other than ever. There was a stronger Latin subtext in Tokyo that night than usual; "I'll Remember April" opens with a long, spare drum solo and becomes a high-spirited calypso-flavored workout, and "Last Night When We Were Young" segues into a Jarrett boogaloo improv called "Caribbean Sky." Two bop standards touch off further electric sparks; there is a joyously funky "Billie's Bounce," and Jarrett really puts all of Bud Powell's imitators in the shade with his right-handed prowess on "John's Abbey." Even those who have assiduously collected all of the standards trio's voluminous output will find Jarrett, Peacock and DeJohnette speaking to them in fresh ways here. by Richard S. Ginell

Tracklist:

1 It Could Happen To You 11:39

Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke

2 Never Let Me Go 6:45

Written-By – Jay Livingston / Ray Evans

3 Billie's Bounce 8:07

Written-By – Charlie Parker

4 Summer Night 7:38

Written-By – Al Dubin, Harry Warren 

5 I'll Remember April 10:20

Written-By – Don Raye, Gene De Paul, Patricia Johnston

6 Mona Lisa 3:02

Written-By – Jay Livingston / Ray Evans

7 Autumn Leaves 7:44

Written-By – Jacques Prevert, Joseph Kosma

8 Last Night When We Were Young / Caribbean Sky 9:34

8.1 Last Night When We Were Young

Written-By – E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen

8.2 Caribbean Sky

Written-By – Keith Jarrett

9 John's Abbey 5:50

Written-By – Bud Powell

10 My Funny Valentine / Song 7:16

10.1 My Funny Valentine / Song 10.2 ­

Written-By – Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart

Written-By – Keith Jarrett

Credits:

Bass – Gary Peacock

Drums – Jack DeJohnette

Piano – Keith Jarrett

Producer [Album Produced By] – Manfred Eicher

ECM 1666

Recorded live March 30, 1996

at Orchard Hall, Tokyo

YELENA ECKEMOFF - Desert (2018) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist:
1 Bedouins 9:25
2 Mirages 7:39
3 Deserts Cry 5:58
4 Dance 8:26
5 Colors Of Nothingness 6:47
6 Condor 4:12
7 Oasis 4:59
8 Dust Storm 8:32
9 Desert Remained 5:29
10 Garden Of Eden 5:30
11 Sands 7:30
Credits:
Double Bass – Arild Andersen
Drums, Percussion – Peter Erskine
Oboe, English Horn, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Paul McCandless
Piano, Producer, Composed by – Yelena Eckemoff

STEFANO CANTINI / RITA MARCOTULLI - L'Amico del Vento (2005) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
1. L’ amico del vento 8:27
(S. Cantini)
2. Flores 6:03
(S. Cantini)
3. Come nei film 6:17
(R. Pareti)
4. Intermission 2:44
(M. Grossi)
5. Interludio 2:23
(R. Marcotulli)
6. Nanda (goes on) 2:26
(M. Grossi)
7. Waltz for Nana 6:52
(R. Pareti)
8. Rabo de Nube 3:22
(S. Rodriguezi)
9. La grande antenna 4:30
(M. Grossi)
10. In your own sweet away 5:38
(D. Brubeck)
Credits:
Stefano 'Cocco' Cantini - sassofoni
Rita Marcotulli - pianoforte
Raffaello Pareti - contrabbasso
Mauro Grossi - arrangiamenti
Arke String Project:
Carlo Cantini - violino
Valentino Corvino - violino
Sandro Di Paolo - viola
Piero Salvatori - violoncello

AZIMUTH - Azimuth / The Touchstone / Départ (1994) 3xCD Set / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
Azimuth - Azimuth
1 Sirens' Song 4:11
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
2 O 6:48
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
3 Azimuth 12:14
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
4 The Tunnel 9:14
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
5 Greek Triangle 2:04
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
6 Jacob 8:47
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
Azimuth - The Touchstone
1 Eulogy 10:22
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
2 Silver 6:26
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
3 Mayday 5:27
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
4 Jero 6:18
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
5 Prelude 5:33
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
6 See 10:46
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
Azimuth With Ralph Towner - Départ
1 The Longest Day 6:27
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
2 Autumn 11:06
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
3 Arrivée 7:48
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
Touching Points
4 From The Window 1:09
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
5 Windfall 4:32
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
6 The Rabbit 2:34
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
7 Charcoal Traces 4:32
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
8 Départ 10:25
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
9 The Longest Day (Reprise) 3:44
John Taylor / Norma Winstone
Credits:
Composed By – John Taylor
Lyrics By – Norma Winstone
Organ – John Taylor (tracks: 2-1 to 3-9)
Piano – John Taylor
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Synthesizer – John Taylor (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] – Kenny Wheeler
Twelve-String Guitar [12 String Guitar], Classical Guitar – Ralph Towner (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
Voice – Norma Winstone
Azimuth (1977-1980) ECM 1546-1548 [3CD-Set]

MILES DAVIS - You're Under Arrest (1985) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Miles Davis's final Columbia recording (other than Aura which was released several years later) includes his straightforward ballad interpretations of Cyndy Lauper's "Time After Time" and the Michael Jackson-associated "Human Nature," two songs he would play in most of his concerts for the remainder of his life. Other tunes (including "You're Under Arrest," "One Phone Call" and "Ms. Morrisine") were quickly discarded. In addition to Davis (who had regained his earlier chops) tenor-saxophonist Bob Berg, guitarist John Scofield and guest John McLaughlin get in a few decent solos on this competent but not overly memorable effort. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 One Phone Call / Street Scenes 4:36
Performer [Handcuffs] – James Prindiville
Voice [French Policeman] – Sting
Voice [Police Voices, Davis Voices] – Miles Davis
Voice [Polish] – Marek Olko
Voice [Spanish] – Steve Thornton
2 Human Nature 4:30
3 Intro: MD 1 / Something's On Your Mind / MD 2 7:18
4 Ms. Morrisine 4:56
5 Katia Prelude 0:42
Synthesizer [Obxa] – Miles Davis
6 Katia 7:39
Synthesizer [Obxa] – Miles Davis
7 Time After Time 3:39
8 You're Under Arrest 6:13
Organ, Clavinet – Robert Irving III
9 Medley: Jean Pierre / You're Under Arrest / Then There Were None 3:27
Celesta – Robert Irving III
Credits:
Bass – Darryl Jones
Drums – Al Foster (tracks: 1, 7 to 9), Vincent Wilburn, Jr. (tracks: 2 to 6)
Guitar – John McLaughlin (tracks: 4 to 6), John Scofield (tracks: 1 to 3, 7, 9)
Illustration – Miles Davis
Percussion – Steve Thornton
Producer – Miles Davis
Soprano Saxophone – Bob Berg (tracks: 1, 8, 9)
Synthesizer – Robert Irving III
Trumpet – Miles Davis

MILES DAVIS - Tutu (1986-2001) Deluxe Edition / 2CD / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The controversial but memorable Tutu is mostly a duet between Miles Davis and the many overdubbed instruments of producer Marcus Miller (although violinist Michal Urbaniak, percussionist Paulinho da Costa, and keyboardist George Duke are among the other musicians making brief apperaances). Certainly the results are not all that spontaneous, but Davis is in top form and some of the selections (most notably the title cut) are quite memorable. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:

1-1 –Miles Davis Tutu 5:15

Written-By – Marcus Miller
1-2 –Miles Davis Tomaas 5:32
Written-By – Marcus Miller, Miles Davis
1-3 –Miles Davis Portia 6:18
Written-By – Marcus Miller
1-4 –Miles Davis Splatch 4:45
Written-By – Marcus Miller
1-5 –Miles Davis Backyard Ritual 4:49
Written-By – George Duke
1-6 –Miles Davis Perfect Way 4:32
Written-By – Gamson, Strohmeyer
1-7 –Miles Davis Don't Lose Your Mind 5:49

Written-By – Marcus Miller

1-8 –Miles Davis Full Nelson 5:05
Written-By – Marcus Miller
Live Performance From Nice Festival, France, Previously Unreleased
2-1 –Miles Davis Octet Opening Medley 15:11
('Theme From Jack Johnson' / 'Speak' / 'That's What Happened')
Written-By – John Scofield, Miles Davis
2-2 –Miles Davis Octet New Blues 5:23
Written-By – Miles Davis
2-3 –Miles Davis Octet Maze 10:15
Written-By – Erin Davis
2-4 –Miles Davis Octet Human Nature 9:01
Written-By – Bettis, Porcaro
2-5 –Miles Davis Octet Portia 7:56
Written-By – Marcus Miller
2-6 –Miles Davis Octet Splatch 17:07
Written-By – Marcus Miller
2-7 –Miles Davis Octet Time After Time 7:26
Written-By – Lauper, Hyman
2-8 –Miles Davis Octet Carnival 4:17
Written-By – Neil Larsen
Credits:
Arranged By – George Duke (tracks: 1-5), Marcus Miller (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-8)
Bass Guitar – Marcus Miller (tracks: 1-5)
Design [Original] – Susan Welt
Drums – Vincent Wilburn, Jr. (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)
Drums, Percussion – Omar Hakim (tracks: 1-2)
Electric Bass – Felton Crews (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)
Electric Violin – Michal Urbaniak (tracks: 1-7)
Guitar – Robben Ford (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)
Instruments [All Other] – George Duke (tracks: 1-5), Marcus Miller
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-5), Steve Thornton (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)
Percussion [Additional] – Steve Reid (tracks: 1-4)
Programmed By [Synthesizer, Additional] – Adam Holzman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Marcus Miller (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Saxophone – Bob Berg (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)
Synthesizer – Adam Holzman (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8), Robert Irving III (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)
Synthesizer [Additional] – Bernard Wright (tracks: 1-2, 1-7)
Synthesizer [Solo] – Adam Holzman (tracks: 1-4)
Trumpet – Miles Davis (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Trumpet, Synthesizer – Miles Davis (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)

MILES DAVIS / MARCUS MILLER - Music from Siesta (1987-2013) Jazz Best Collection 1000 – 10 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This collaboration between Davis and producer Marcus Miller (who, except for some cameos, plays all of the other instruments) is quite successful and a bit of a surprise since it is essentially a soundtrack to an obscure film. Dedicated to arranger Gil Evans, the music is greatly influenced by his style with Miller creating an electrified but very warm orchestra to accompany Davis's melodic solos. This was the first of several instances in which Miles Davis, in the twilight of his life, returned to his roots. It's worth searching for. by Scott Yanow

Tracklist:

1 Lost In Madrid Part I 1:48

2 Siesta / Kitt's Kiss / Lost In Madrid Part II 6:54

Acoustic Guitar [On Siesta] – John Scofield

Drums [On Siesta] – Omar Hakim

3 Theme For Augustine / Wind / Seduction / Kiss 6:33

Composed By [Theme For Augustine] – Marcus Miller

4 Submission 2:32

5 Lost In Madrid Part III 0:49

6 Conchita / Lament 6:43

7 Lost In Madrid Part IV / Rat Dance / The Call 1:41

8 Claire / Lost In Madrid Part V 4:33

Classical Guitar [On Claire] – Earl Klugh

9 Afterglow 1:41

10 Los Feliz 4:35

Flute [Flutes] – James Walker

Credits:

Composed By – Marcus Miller

Instruments [Other Instruments Played By] – Marcus Miller

Producer – Marcus Miller

Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Jason Miles 

Trumpet – Miles Davis

MILES DAVIS - Amandla (1989) WV (image+.cue), lossless

A particularly strong set by late-period Miles Davis, this LP is highlighted by a surprisingly straight-ahead performance titled "Mr. Pastorius." In addition to Davis and his new altoist Kenny Garrett, various guests (including Marcus Miller, guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly, Joey DeFrancesco on keyboards, Rick Margitza on tenor, pianist Joe Sample, and bassist Foley) get their chances to play next to the great legend who is in top form. An excellent effort, it was really his last studio recording with his regular band. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Catembe 5:35
Percussion – Don Alias, Mino Cinelu
2 Cobra 5:15
Guitar – Michael Landau
Keyboards – Joey De Francesco
Keyboards, Synthesizer [Synclavier], Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – George Duke
Recorded By – Eric Zobler
3 Big Time 5:40
Drums – Ricky Wellman
Guitar – Foley, Jean-Paul Bourelly
Percussion – Don Alias
4 Hannibal 5:49
Drums – Omar Hakim
Guitar – Foley
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
5 Jo-Jo 4:51
Guitar – Jean-Paul Bourelly
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Tenor Saxophone – Rick Margitza
6 Amandla 5:20
Drums – Omar Hakim
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Don Alias
Piano – Joe Sample
7 Jilli 5:05
Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards, Co-producer, Arranged By, Written-By – John Bigham
Drums – Ricky Wellman
Guitar – Billy "Spaceman" Patterson, Foley
8 Mr. Pastorius 5:41
Drums – Al Foster
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Jason Miles 
Credits:
Arranged By – Marcus Miller (tracks: 1, 3 to 8)
Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Guitar, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone – Marcus Miller
Executive-Producer – Miles Davis
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Kenny Garrett (tracks: 1 to 7)
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Written-By – Marcus Miller (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8)

LARRY CORYELL - Barefoot Man : Sanpaku (2016) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
1 Sanpaku 10:41
2 Back To Russia 6:16
3 If Miles Were Here 7:02
4 Improv On 97 5:05
5 Penultimate 6:30
6 Manteca 8:22
Written-By [Uncredited] – Dizzy Gillespie
7 Blow Your Mind 8:26
Credits:
Arranged By, Composed By, Guitar, Producer – Larry Coryell
Bass – John Lee
Drums – Lee Pierson
Flute, Saxophone – Dan Jordan
Piano – Lynne Arriale

PAT METHENY - Bright Size Life (1976) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pat Metheny's debut studio album is a good one, a trio date that finds him already laying down the distinctively cottony, slightly withdrawn tone and asymmetrical phrasing that would serve him well through most of the swerves in direction ahead. His original material, all of it lovely, bears the bracing air of his Midwestern upbringing, with titles like "Missouri Uncompromised," "Midwestern Nights Dream," and "Omaha Celebration." There is also a sole harbinger of radical matters way down the road with the inclusion of a loose-jointed treatment of Ornette Coleman's "Round Trip/Broadway Blues," proving that Song X did not come from totally out of the blue. Besides being Metheny's debut, this LP also features one of the earliest recordings of Jaco Pastorius, a fully formed, well-matched contrapuntal force on electric bass, though content to leave the spotlight mostly to Metheny. Bob Moses, who like Metheny played in the Gary Burton Quintet at the time, is the drummer, and he can mix it up, too. by Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist:
1 Bright Size Life 4:43
2 Sirabhorn 5:25
3 Unity Village 3:38
4 Missouri Uncompromised 4:19
5 Midwestern Nights Dream 5:58
6 Unquity Road 3:33
7 Omaha Celebration 4:16
8 Round Trip/Broadway Blues 4:58
Credits:
Bass – Jaco Pastorius
Drums – Bob Moses
Guitar, Bass – Pat Metheny
Producer – Manfred Eicher

STANLEY CLARKE - The Toys of Men (2007) APE (image+.cue), lossless

It's unfortunate that it took the sad state of international political affairs of the early 21st century to lure Stanley Clarke back to the intense brand of jazz bass playing he pioneered with Return to Forever in the 1970s, but that's what The Toys of Men is all about. Clarke has spent much of the last couple of decades outside of the realm of jazz, scoring films and television programs, but he has said that his disdain for the very idea of war, and specifically the constant state of war in the Middle East, inspired him to put together a fired-up band and make an antiwar statement with this album. Whether he accomplishes that goal is debatable: only one track here, "The Opening of the Gates," contains a sung vocal, by Esperanza Spalding, and the only other voice heard on the recording is the spoken word of Clarke himself. But whether or not instruments can by themselves make the point that violence and destruction do not exactly offer much hope for the future, the music created here is easily Clarke's most dynamic and potent in a long, long time. The set opens with a six-part suite that also lends its name, "The Toys of Men," to the album itself. Those toys, Clarke has said, are weapons, and he disdains mankind's insistence on using them to kill one another. But the toys of choice for this ambitious, sweeping piece of music are musical instruments, and Clarke and his troops slash and burn in a way that often recalls the early fusion of Return to Forever. Working with a core band that includes drummer Ronald Brumer, Jr., guitarists Jef Lee Johnson and Tomer Shtein, keyboardist Ruslan Sirota, and violinist Mads Tolling, Clarke uses the opening collection of connected themes to take off from an earlier song called "Toys" that he recorded with drummer (and former RTF member) Lenny White in a project they called Vertú. The titles of the second and third sections, "Fear" and "Chaos," offer the most obvious clues as to what Clarke is trying to say, although, ironically, "Chaos" is one of the calmer and more luxuriant pieces on the record -- "Fear," meanwhile, lives up to its name, all blistering fusionoid jamming. Clarke takes plenty of opportunities throughout the record to exercise his trademark slapping bass chops, among them a minimal, bluesy solo on the two-minute "Hmm Hmm" and the rambling, adventurous, seven-plus-minute "El Bajo Negro." Other highlights include "Châteauvallon 1972," a steady-rolling slab o' funk dedicated to the late, great drummer Tony Williams, and "Jerusalem," an airy, swaying, acoustic-based epic whose peacefulness direct contrasts with the tension and restlessness that rock the region in which that historical city sits. by Jeff Tamarkin  
Tracklist:
The Toys Of Men (11:13)
Acoustic Guitar – Tomer Shtein
Electric Bass, Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Vocals [Spoken Words] – Stanley Clarke
Guitar – Jef Lee Johnson
Keyboards, Piano [Acoustic] – Ruslan Sirota
Violin – Mads Tolling
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
Part 1 Draconian
Part 2 Fear
Part 3 Chaos
Part 4 Cosmic Intervention
Part 5 The Opening Of The Gates
Vocals – Esperanza Spalding
Part 6 God Light
2 Come On 3:00
Bass – Stanley Clarke
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Guitar – Jef Lee Johnson
Keyboards – Ruslan Sirota
Violin – Mads Tolling
Written-By – Mads Tolling, Ronald Bruner Jr., Ruslan Sirota, Stanley Clarke
3 Jerusalem 6:14
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Michael Landau
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Keyboards, Programmed By [Programming] – Ruslan Sirota
Written-By – Ruslan Sirota, Stanley Clarke
4 Back In The Woods 1:25
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
5 All Over Again 5:02
Bass Guitar, Programmed By [Programming] – Stanley Clarke
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Keyboards – Ruslan Sirota
Lyrics By – Esperanza Spalding
Vocals – Esperanza Spalding
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
6 Hmm Hmm 1:52
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
7 Bad Asses 5:02
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Electric Bass [Tenor Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
8 Game 3:15
Bass – Stanley Clarke
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Guitar – Jef Lee Johnson
Keyboards – Phil Davis
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
9 La Cancion De Sofia 3:06
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Piano [Acoustic] – Ruslan Sirota
Violin – Mads Tolling
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
10 El Bajo Negro 7:42
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
11 Broski 1:58
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
12 Châteauvallon 1972 (Dedicated To Tony Williams) 5:22
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Piano [Acoustic] – Ruslan Sirota
Written-By – Stanley Clarke
13 Bass Folk Song No.6 2:51
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Written-By – Stanley Clarke

AZIZA MUSTAFA ZADEH (1991-2007) 10 Albums / APE / FLAC / lossless

Aziza was born in Baku to musical parents Vagif and Elza Mustafa Zadeh. Vagif was a pianist and composer, famous for creating the mugam-jazz fusion in which his daughter now plays. Elza is a classically trained singer from Georgia.
Aziza's parents first noticed their daughter's sensitivity to music when she was eight months old. Aziza recalls the story as her mother tells it:
“ Once, my father was improvising at the piano playing in the mugam mode known as 'Shur', which creates a mood that evokes very deep, sad emotions. As my father was playing, I started to cry. Everyone wondered what was happening to me. Why was I crying? And then mother realized the correlation between my feelings and the music. 'Vagif, please,' she told my father, 'change the scale. Go to Rast. Play Rast.' And he did. Now 'Rast' is characterized by its joyfulness and optimism. And sure enough, with tears still running down my cheeks, I started to make dance-like movements. And Mom pointed out, 'Look, look what she's doing! Change back to Shur!' And when he did, I started crying again louder than before. At least, that's what they tell me. Back to Rast, and I began dancing again. ”
Aziza enjoyed all forms of art, especially dancing, painting and singing. At the age of three, she made her stage debut with her father, improvising vocals. She began studying classical piano at an early age, showing special interest in the works of famous composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Frédéric Chopin. Soon thereafter, she showed a growing talent for improvisation.
On December 16, 1979, Aziza's father died of a severe heart attack in Tashkent at the age of 39. In order to help her daughter cope with this blow, Aziza's mother gave up her career as a singer to help nurture her daughter's own musical talents.
In 1988, at the age of 18, Aziza's mugam-influenced style helped her win third place together with American Matt Cooper in the Thelonious Monk piano competition in Washington, D.C. It was around this time that she moved to Germany with her mother.
Aziza released her debut album, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, in 1991. The album showed influence of Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, as well as Near Eastern music. Her second album, Always, won her the Phono Academy Prize, a prestigious German music award, and the Echo Prize from Sony. She has since performed in many countries with many jazz and traditional luminaries and released several more albums, the most recent being Contrasts II, released in 2007. wiki

♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪

 • Aziza Mustafa Zadeh [1991)

Tracklist:

1 Quiet Alone 3:37

Written-By – Vagif Mustafa Zadeh

2 Tea On The Carpet 4:04

3 Cemetery 6:49

4 Inspiration 4:39

5 Reflection 4:06

6 Oriental Fantasy 11:14

7 Blue Day 4:14

8 Character 5:18

9 Aziza's Dream 4:50

10 Chargah 5:08

11 My Ballad 4:17

12 I Cannot Sleep 6:48

13 Moment 0:46

Arranged By [Short Variation] – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Written-By – Michal Urbaniak 

14 Exprompt 2:03

15 Two Candles 5:59

Piano [Grand] – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Vocals – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (tracks: 4, 11, 13)

Written-By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 15)

FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

• Always (1993)

Tracklist:

1 Always 4:39

2 Heartbeat 7:37

3 Crying Earth 6:29

4 A.J.D. 6:19

5 Yandi Ganim Daha 7:30

6 I Don't Know 4:59

7 Vagif 6:02

Written-By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Vagif Mustafa Zadeh

8 Marriage Suite 5:49

9 Insult 4:07

10 Kaukas Mountains 4:53

11 Dangerous Piece 5:24

Credits:

Bass [Acoustic], Bass [6-string Electric] – John Patitucci

Drums – Dave Weckl

Piano, Vocals, Composed By, Arranged By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

 • Aziza (1993) 

Tracklist:

1 Chargah 5:07

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

2 My Ballad 4:17

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

3 Exprompt 2:02

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

4 Quiet Alone 3:36

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh / Vagif Zadeh

5 Inspiritation 4:38

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

6 I Cannot Sleep 6:47

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

7 Oriental Fantasy 11:14

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

8 Moment 0:45

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

9 Blue Day 4:14

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

10 Character 5:17

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

11 Tea on the Carpet 4:04

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

12 Cemetery 6:48

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

13 Reflection 4:06

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

14 Aziza's Dream 4:50

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

15 Two Candles 5:59

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 • Dance of Fire (1995)

Tracklist:

1 Boomerang 4:24

2 Dance Of Fire 6:03

3 Sheherezadeh 2:53

4 Aspiration 2:23

5 Bana Bana Gel (Bad Girl) 12:32

6 Shadow 5:55

7 Carnival 7:29

8 Passion 7:11

9 Spanish Picture 9:02

10 To Be Continued 5:59

11 Father 5:57

Credits:

Acoustic Guitar – Al Di Meola

Bass [5-string Electric] – Kai E. Karpeh De Camargo

Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Electric Bass – Stanley Clarke

Drums, Gong – Omar Hakim

Piano [Boesendorfer], Vocals, Composed By, Arranged By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bill Evans 

FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

 • Seventh Truth (1996)

Tracklist:

1 Ay Dilber 5:25

2 Lachin 3:43

3 Interlude I 2:06

4 Fly With Me 7:07

Lyrics By – Aliagha Vakhid

5 F# 4:18

6 Desperation 6:21

7 Daha... (Again) 4:53

8 I Am Sad 4:55

Music By [Based On Music By] – Vagif Mustafa Zadeh

9 Interlude II 0:27

Music By [Based On Music By] – Vagif Mustafa Zadeh

10 Wild Beauty 4:34

11 Seventh Truth 4:40

12 Sea Monster 8:12

Music By [Based On Music By] – Vagif Mustafa Zadeh

Credits:

Congas – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (tracks: 1, 4, 10, 11, 12)

Drums – Ramesh Shotam (tracks: 4)

Percussion [Indian] – Ramesh Shotam (tracks: 1, 4, 11)

Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Piano, Vocals, Mixed By, Mastered By, Lyrics By [English] – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

• Jazziza (1997)

Tracklist:

1 Lover Man 6:33

Written-By – Davis 

2 Sunny Rain 6:03

Written-By – Zadeh 

3 My Funny Valentine 7:40

Written-By – Rodgers & Hart

4 Scrapple From The Apple 1:45

Written-By – Parker 

5 Character 5:37

Written-By – Zadeh 

6 Nature Boy 5:52

Written-By – Ahbez 

7 You've Changed 5:46

Written-By – Carey, Fischer

8 Butterflies 1:28

Written-By – Zadeh

9 Black Orphaeus 8:15

Written-By – Tom Jobim

10 How Insensitive 5:35

Written-By – Tom Jobim

11 Take Five 6:52

Written-By – Desmond

12 I Can't Sleep 4:15

Written-By – Zadeh

Credits:

Guitar – Philip Catherine

Harmonica – Toots Thielemans

Percussion – Eduardo Contrera

Piano, Vocals, Producer, Arranged By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

• Inspiration (2000)

Tracklist:

1 Insomnia 8:04

2 Insult 4:04

3 Spanish Picture (Remix) 4:30

4 March (Vagif Month) 2:38

5 Öz Allahina Düsmän 6:19

6 Heartbeat (Upgraded Version) 7:39

7 I Am Blue 2:04

8 Waiting For Aziza 5:57

9 Vocalise 2:19

10 Inspiration 5:04

11 Vagif Prelude 3:38

12 Bana Bana Gel - Bad Girl (Radio Edit) 7:58

13 139 Colors Of Sea 7:12

14 Naje Sevim 8:22

15 Night Interlude 2:39

Credits:

Acoustic Guitar – Al Di Meola, Torsten De Winkel

Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Electric Bass – Stanley Clarke

Drums – Dave Weckl

Drums, Congas – Omar Hakim

Electric Bass [5-string], Fretless Bass – Kai Eckhardt De Camargo

Electric Bass [6-string] – John Patitucci

Grand Piano, Vocals – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bill Evans 

APE (image+.cue), lossless

 • Shamans (2001)

Tracklist:

1 Holiday Blessings 4:30

2 Ladies Of Azerbaijan 5:00

3 Uv (Unutma Vijdani) 5:48

4 Sweet Sadness 4:59

5 M25 2:58

6 Ayrilik 4:54

Lyrics By – Hodjaty Nariman

7 Fire Worship 4:34

8 Shamans 9:10

9 Strange Mood 5:26

10 Uzun Ince Bir Yoldayim 4:13

11 Endless Power 3:43

12 Melancholic Princess 4:20

13 Bach-Zadeh 2:56

14 Portrait Of Chopin 5:36

Piano [Steinway & Sons], Vocals, Composed By, Arranged By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 • Contrasts (2006)

Tracklist:

1. Singing Nature 5.09

2. Night Life In Georgien 3:28

3. Stars Dance 5:23

4. Dreaming Sheherezadeh 2:50

5. Bachuana1:45

6. Last Days Of Chopin - 3:38

7. Past Of Future 5:12

8. Contrasts 5:36

9. Egocentric Bumble-Bee 1:30

10. Jazzerei In Traumerei 4:30

11. Bolero 5:43

12. The Way To The Palace 1:38

13. The Mirror Of The Miracles 1:45

14. The Nightingale & The Rose 4:45

15. Cloudy Evening 3:26

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Yamaha grand piano and vocals

APE (image+.cue), lossless

 • Contrasts II (2007)

Tracklist:

1. Introduction 1:43

2. Mozarts Jazz Ballade 3:27

3. Guarding Dreams 2:24

4. The Queen Of The Night 2:54

5. Gothic Jazz 4:22

6. Red In Black 3:28

7. If You Love Me 3:52

8. Bachmania 2:34

9. Do Not Tell Me 3:33

10. One Day, Perhaps 1:52

11. Lonely Dolphine 8:36

12. Barabashka 2:01

13. Peace, Peace, My God 7:28

14. Two Brothers 4:54

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Yamaha grand piano, vocal

FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless