LES BAXTER - Four Classic Albums : South Pacific / African Jazz / Jungle Jazz / Wild Guitars (2010) 2xCD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

  Tracklist 1 :
    Les Baxter And His Orchestra - South Pacific (1958)
1    There's Nothin' Like A Dame    2:42
2    Some Enchanted Evening    3:14
3    Happy Talk    2:20
4    A Cock-Eyed Optimist    2:38
5    I'm Gonna Was That Man Right Outta My Hair    1:48
6    Younger Than Springtime    2:20
7    A Wonderful Guy    2:07
8    Bali Hai    3:30
9    This Nearly Was Mine    2:35
10    Dites-Moi (Tell Me Why)    1:42
11    Honey Bun    2:04
12    Bloody Mary    3:24
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor – Les Baxter
Artwork – Paul Gauguin
Written-By – Rodgers & Hammerstein
Les Baxter - African Jazz (1959)
13    Congo Train    2:41
14    Elephant Trail    3:09
15    Banana Boy    2:32
16    Safari    2:29
17    Mombassa After Midnight    2:08
18    Rain    2:36
19    Lost City    3:06
20    Walkin' Watusi    2:29
21    Ostritch Hunt    1:48
22    Cairo Bazaar    1:21
23    Junglelero    3:24
24    Balinese Bongos    1:59
Créditos
Composed By – Les Baxter
Orchestra – Les Baxter And His Orchestra
Producer – Voyle Gilmore
Tracklist 2 :
Les Baxter And His Orchestra ‎–  Jungle Jazz (1959)
1    Brazilia    2:04
2    Rain Forest    2:27
3    Papagayo    2:54
4    Amazon Falls    2:53
5    Coco    3:25
6    Carnival Merengue    2:54
7    Isle Of Cuba    3:19
8    Blue Jungle    3:15
9    Voodoo Dreams    3:01
10    One Thousand Cockatoos    2:30
11    Go Chango    3:15
12    Jungle Brava    2:29
Créditos
Composed By, Orchestrated By – Les Baxter
Producer – Voyle Gilmore
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute – Plas Johnson
Les Baxter And His Orchestra ‎– Wild Guitars (1959)
13    Sabre Dance    2:40
Arranged By – Les Baxter
Written-By – Aram Khatchaturian
14    Maracangalha    1:51
Dorival Caymmi
15    Desilusao    1:47
16    Cabayo    2:08
Written-By – Les Baxter, Riz Ortolani
17    Piccolissima Serenata    2:29
Written-By – Amurri, Ferrio, Hourdeaux
18    My Buddy    2:34
Written-By – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
19    Ritual Fire Dance    2:03
Written-By – Manuel De Falla
20    Brazilian Slave Song    1:59
Written-By – Lamartine Babo
21    Tell Me, Margarita    3:03
Written-By – Mariano Merceron
22    Mandolino    1:53
Written-By – Les Baxter, Riz Ortolani
23    Cubana Mulatta    2:33
Written-By – Les Baxter, Pepé Gamboa
24    Tico Tico    1:49
Written-By – Zequinha Abreu
Créditos
Guitar – Joe Carioca, Nestor Amaral
Guitar, Tres, Cavaquinho – Pepé Gamboa
Producer – Voyle Gilmore

PAUL DESMOND - Skylark (1973-2003) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Moving over to the CTI label with Creed Taylor, Paul Desmond injects a bit of the 1970s into his sound, obtaining agreeable if not totally simpatico results. Here, the cool altoist is teamed with the progressive-slanted drumming of Jack DeJohnette (who might have been too busy a drummer for his taste), and Bob James' electric and acoustic pianos, with Ron Carter as the bass anchor, Gene Bertoncini on rhythm guitar, and, most interestingly, another individualist, Gabor Szabo, on solo electric guitar. For the first and only time, even taking into account the most inspired moments of Jim Hall, Desmond is not the most interesting soloist on his own record, for it is Szabo who most consistently draws you in with his mesmerizing incantations over vamps from the rhythm section. For those who missed it the first time, Desmond remakes "Take Ten" -- without the Middle Eastern elements -- "Romance de Amor" is eventually dominated by Szabo, and the inclusion of "Was a Sunny Day" proves that Desmond's involvement with the music of Paul Simon in 1970 was not a passing infatuation. Don Sebesky is credited with the "arrangements" but his orchestrating hand is not felt except for a single solo cello (George Ricci) in an adaptation of Purcell ("Music for a While"). It's a cautious change of pace for Desmond, although the fiercer context into which he was placed doesn't really fire his imagination. by Richard S. Ginell  
Tracklist:
1 Take Ten 6:08
Paul Desmond
2 Romance de Amor 9:40
Traditional
3 Was a Sunny Day 4:52
Paul Simon
4 Music for a While 6:45
Henry Purcell
5 Skylark 5:21
Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer
6 Indian Summer 4:00
Al Dubin / Victor Herbert
7 Music for a While 5:56
Henry Purcell
8 Skylark 5:39
Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer
9 Indian Summer 5:27
Al Dubin / Victor Herbert
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Arranged By, Supervised By – Don Sebesky
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – George Ricci
Drums – Jack DeJohnette
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Guitar – Gene Bertoncini
Guitar, Soloist [All Solos] – Gabor Szabo
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Piano, Electric Piano – Bob James
Producer – Creed Taylor

ANNETTE WARREN - There's a Man in My Life! (plus Selected Rarities) 2015 / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Of all the secret singing stars of Hollywood -that is, those unheralded but talented vocalists who helped make so many actors appear to shine in movie musicals one of the most versatile and vivacious was undoubtedly Annette Warren, an accomplished pianist and song stylist, born in Cleveland in 1922, who is best remembered today for her vocal performances of Bill and Cant Help Lovin That Man in the 1951 film version of Show Boat with Ava Gardner.
This extensive compilation of her early work (1945-1957) includes all of her early Brick Fleagle and Phil Moore recordings, rare soundtrack and broadcast performances and several singles including the infamous Starland sessions, historically interesting because of the jazz artists involved, but even more importantly because they brought Annette together for the first time with pianist Paul Smith, who would later become the most important figure in her life.
Also featured is Annette's complete critically-acclaimed 1957 album, There's a Man in My Life!, a jewel that has been newly polished in digital sound and showcases Annette Warrens vocal artistry at its very best. "As a singer, Annette Warren can do no wrong, said Steve Allen. She has a full, rich, womanly tone which brings warmth and clarity to anything she sings." web
Tracklist 1:
1. Shufflin' Shoes
2. Night Wind
3. Frost on the Moon
4. Swamp Mist
5. Am I Blue?
6. Lots of Luck to You
7. How High the Moon
8. Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It)
9. Oh, Won't You Please Come Back to Poor Me
10. Good for Nothing
11. What'll I Do
12. I Never Knew
13. Call Me Darling
14. Down by the O-Hi-O
15. Honda Hula
16. A Guitar Has Played Its Last Love Song
17. Could They Be Teardrops
18. When Maple Leaves Are Red
19. Let's Go Out to the Movies
20. Gone
21. Mister Kemp Say
22. In My Heart
23. Why Don't You Act Like a Caveman
24. Beside the Hondo
25. Tell Me You're Glad That I'm Sorry
26. I Found the Old Wishing Well
27. Sunrise Darling
28. When It's Nighttime, It's Lovetime
29. Sweetheart of the Hills
30. It Was Wonderful
Tracklist 2:
1. Tame Me
2. Circle
3. I'm a Puppet on the Strings of Love
4. My Boy
5. Take His Hand
6. The Right Kind of Love
7. There's a Man in My Life
8. A Little at a Time
9. If You Go (Si Tu Partais)
10. More Than You Know
11. Year After Year
12. Warm All Over
13. Suddenly It's Spring
14. What Does It Matter?
15. Dearly Beloved
16. Wrong Joe
17. When I'm with You
18. Out of this World
Bonus Tracks:
19. Empty Arms
20. Having a Wonderful Dream
21. Meetcha Round the Corner 1:35
22. Cant Help Lovin That Man
23. Bill
24. My Buddy
25. Stormy Weather 3:20
26. Old Fashioned Love 2:04
27. Fatima from Argentina
28. The Honda Hula
29. Am I Blue / Interview / I Concentrate On You

THE FOUR FRESHMEN - The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions (2000) 9CD / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Who better than the connoisseurs at Mosaic records to properly document the legacy of pop vocal pioneers the Four Freshmen? Superior sound as well as booklets that are equally as informative as they are visually striking herald the label's long-standing commitment to quality. This nine-disc retrospective contains all 14 Four Freshmen long-players cut for Capitol records during the '50s, as well as the quartet's contributions to Stan Kenton's Popular Favorites and Road Show albums. The set commences with a five-song demo cut in New York City at the behest of Capitol in April of 1950. The remainder of discs one through three compile the singles and EPs that would eventually be reconfigured and re-released as Voices in Modern and Freshman Favorites, Vols. 1 & 2. Scattered chronologically throughout these three discs are five tracks issued only on 45, with another 17 that remained previously unissued altogether. Discs four through eight contain the concept albums that ultimately became one of the Four Freshmen's most distinctive trademarks. Each featured the quartet with an eclectic variety of musical soundscapes and accompaniments. Included are: ... And Five Trombones, ... And Five Trumpets (featuring four additional bonus tracks), ... And Five Saxes, Voices in Latin (with one additional bonus track), Voices in Love, Love Lost, ... And Five Guitars, Voices and Brass, First Affair, and The Freshman Year. The final disc showcases the Four Freshmen in two different performance environments. The first was originally issued as In Person and includes four bonus tracks. The second is the quartet's sizable contributions to Stan Kenton's Road Show album. A particular highlight is Kenton's orchestral accompaniment on "Day In, Day Out," "Angel Eyes," and "September Song." The latter is also a bonus track featuring vocalist June Christy, who shared the bill with Kenton and the Four Freshmen. The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions box set is limited to an edition of 3,500 copies and available mostly at independent CD dealers or online at www.mosaicrecords.com. by Lindsay Planer  

LEONTYNE PRICE / ANDRÉ PREVIN - Right as the Rain (1967-1989) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

ERIC GALE - Forecast (1973) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Eric Gale's 1973 Forecast album on the Kudu label is one of his most varied texturally. Produced by Kudu label boss Creed Taylor, the rhythm tracks were arranged by Gale, and the horns and strings by Bob James. Taylor surrounded Gale with the cream-of-the-crop of the current session players: jazz's most soulful drummer, Idris Muhammad, was in the house for most of the album, and Rick Marotta filled out the rest. Saxophonists included Joe Farrell, Pepper Adams, and Jerry Dodgion (an underrated ace who made his name with Curtis Amy on his Pacific jazz sides in the early '60s), and trumpeters included Randy Brecker and Jon Faddis. Hubert Laws and George Marge sat in the flute chairs, and James played piano and synths. Gale, for his part, was blended into a meticulously arranged and gorgeously orchestrated set of mixed tempo originals, and a pair of carefully chosen covers: "Killing Me Softly," by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel, and Antonio Carlos Jobim's and Aloysio de Oliviera's deeply moving "Dindi." Gale's single string lines bite harder than some of the Brazilian counterparts, but because his blues inflection is so pronounced against the lush strings, keyboards, and horns, it works wonderfully. Gale's own grooved out "Cleopatra," and the otherworldly funk and blues feel of "White Moth," are just off-kilter enough to add a labyrinthine dimension to the album. Gale was a tear when he was on Kudu, and this album is the first example of his particular brand of street tough yet bedroom romantic soul-jazz for the label. by Thom Jurek 
Tracklist:
1 Killing Me Softly with His Song 3:37
Charles Fox / Norman Gimbel
2 Cleopatra 4:50
Eric Gale
3 Dindi 7:21
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira
4 White Moth 5:57
Eric Gale
5 Tonsue Corte 4:18
Eric Gale
6 Forecast 7:48
Eric Gale
Credits:
Arranged By [Rhythm Section], Guitar – Eric Gale
Arranged By [Stings & Horns], Piano, Organ, Percussion [Bass Marimba], Synthesizer – Bob James
Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
Cello – George Ricci, Seymour Barab
Congas, Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Congas, Tambourine – Arthur Jenkins
Drums – Idris Muhammad, Rick Marotta
Electric Bass – Gordon Edwards
Electric Bass – Bill Salter
Flute, Piccolo Flute – Hubert Laws
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – George Marge
Trombone – Alan Ralph, Garnett Brown, Tony Studd
Trumpet – John Frosk, Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Victor Paz

HERB ALPERT'S TIJUANA BRASS - Whipped Cream & Other Delights [1965] A&M / LP [24-96] FLAC

Building upon South of the Border's (1964) Top Ten success, Herb Alpert dismissed the contingency of Los Angeles-based studio instrumental all-stars, which he had christened the Tijuana Brass. Because there was enough demand for live dates, just like a musical Gepetto, Alpert formed a real Tijuana Brass. The bandleader/trumpeter was joined by Tonni Kalash (trumpet), Robert Edmondson (trombone), Pat Senatore (bass), John Pisano (guitars), Lou Pagani (piano), and Nick Ceroli (drums). Ostensibly, the personnel wasn't a primary consideration as Alpert and company had already begun making serious inroads on the pop music scene. Not bad, considering the market was being heavily infiltrated, if not practically dominated by the British Invasion. With Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965), they would take that momentum to new heights -- including three Grammy Awards alone for the update of the Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow-penned theme to Shelagh Delaney's play of the same name, "A Taste of Honey." The remainder of the material on the dozen-song album was chosen with food as the underlying thematic motif. Sol Lake -- who provided Alpert "The Lonely Bull" and "Mexican Shuffle" returns, and this time he has custom-made the upbeat and, above all, catchy trio of "Green Peppers," "Bittersweet Samba," and "El Garbanzo." Allen Toussaint's title composition "Whipped Cream" garnered significant attention, but not as a chart hit. Rather, it could be heard as bachelorettes were being introduced on ABC-TV's The Dating Game. Early in the series run, additional Alpert offerings were also incorporated as incidental music: "Spanish Flea," as the bachelors were being announced, "Lollipops and Roses," when the lucky winners were being told where they would be spending their date, and both "Ladyfingers" and "Lemon Tree" were in rotation as contestants mulled over their answers. [After several poor analog-to-CD transfers in the '80s and '90s, Whipped Cream & Other Delights was reissued as part of Shout! Factory's Herb Alpert Signature Series and boasts remarkably improved sound.] by Lindsay Planer  
Tracklist:  
A1 A Taste Of Honey 2:43
Written-By – Scott, Marlow
A2 Green Peppers 1:31
Written-By – Sol Lake
A3 Tangerine 2:46
Written-By – Mercer, Shertinzer
A4 Bittersweet Samba 1:46
Written-By – Sol Lake
A5 Lemon Tree 2:23
Written-By – Will Holt
A6 Whipped Cream 2:33
Written-By – Naomi Neville
B1 Love Potion No. 9 3:02
Written-By – Leiber-Stoller
B2 El Garbanzo 2:13
Written-By – Sol Lake
B3 Ladyfingers 2:43
Written-By – Toots Thielmans
B4 Butterball 2:12
Written-By – MikeHenderson
B5 Peanuts 2:09
Written-By – Luis Guerrero 
B6 Lollipops And Roses 2:27
Written-By – Tony Velona

Personnel:

– Herb Alpert - trumpet & arranged

And The Tijuana Brass:

– Tonni Kalash - trumpet

– Bob Edmondson - trombone

– John Pisano - guitar

– Lou Pagani - piano

– Pat Senatore - bass

– Nick Ceroli - drums

HERB ALPERT'S TIJUANA BRASS - Whipped Cream & Other Delights 

[1965] A&M / LP US MONO [24-96] FLAC

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ERIC GALE - Touch of Silk [1980] SICP / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In 1980, guitarist and composer Eric Gale came off the commercial success of 1979's Part of You (produced by Ralph MacDonald) and didn't do the obvious thing. Rather than make another record that swung for the smooth jazz fences, he made a darker, deeper, funkier, and bluesier album with legendary New Orleans producer Allen Toussaint. The sessions included the cream of the Crescent City's jazz-funk crop as well as mates Charlie Earland, Grover Washington, Jr., and Idris Muhammad, three of soul-jazz's greatest lights -- with special guest Arthur Blythe on the Charlie Parker nugget "Au Privave" as a curve ball. Toussaint wrote four of the album's seven tracks, and they range from the murky blue soul-jazz of "You Got My Life in Your Hands" to the sweet, boudoir-perfect urban-styled title track. Gale is a consummate soloist, full of lilting and biting grooves, with stunning phrasing that maximizes the rhythmic effect of his high strings (such as on "War Paint"), and he never plays an extra note. The beautiful ballad "With You I'm Born Again" has Washington playing some of his most haunting soprano, and the wildly funked-up "Au Privave," a holdover from the bop generation that keeps its original flavor despite the three-instrument front line of Earland's B-3, Blythe's alto, and Gale's chunky bottom strings (which are accented in his comping through the changes), is nothing short of astonishing. This is one of the great versions of the tune, especially in this modern context, and offers solid proof of Gale's bebop roots. This is an even better side available in the U.S., but only as an expensive Japanese import. by Thom Jurek  

Tracklist:
1 You Got My Life in Your Hands 4:47
Allen Toussaint
2 Touch of Silk 5:08
Allen Toussaint
3 War Paint 4:24
Allen Toussaint
4 Once in a Smile 4:38
Allen Toussaint
5 With You I'm Born Again 6:35
David Shire
6 Au Privave 8:44
Charlie Parker
7 Live to Love 4:46
Allen Toussaint
Credits
Bass – David Barard
Drums – Idris Muhammad (tracks: 5, 6), James Black
Guitar – Eric Gale
Keyboards – Allen R. Toussaint, Robert Dabon (tracks: 4)
Organ – Charles Earland (tracks: 5, 6)
Percussion – Kenneth Williams
Saxophone – Arthur Blythe (tracks: 6), Gary Brown (tracks: 1), Grover Washington, Jr. (tracks: 5), Harold Vick (tracks: 6)

 ERIC GALE - Touch of Silk [1980] 

RE  Blu-spec [2009] SICP / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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YMA SUMAC - Mambo! [1954] APE (image+.cue)

Capitol got on top of two '50s fads at once by issuing an album of Sumac tackling mambo. Yma (characteristically) held nothing back, and the result was one of her more enjoyable LPs, with respectably swinging mambo grooves crafted by Billy May. "Five Bottles Mambo" is one of her most astonishing vocal workouts, dropping into guttural growls that are downright bestial, and making one wonder how exactly they got away with that in the conservative milieu of the 1950s.  by Richie Unterberger

Tracklist:
1 Bo Mambo 3:17
Moisés Vivanco
2 Taki Rari 1:47
Moisés Vivanco
3 Gopher 2:14
Moisés Vivanco
4 Chicken Talk 3:03
Moisés Vivanco
5 Goomba Boomba 4:12
Moisés Vivanco
6 Malambo No. 1 2:53
Moisés Vivanco
7 Five Bottles of Mambo 2:49
Moisés Vivanco
8 Indian Carnival 2:04
Moisés Vivanco
9 Cha Cha Gitano 3:48
Moisés Vivanco
10 Jungla 2:25
Moisés Vivanco
11 Carnavalito Boliviano 2:05
Moisés Vivanco
Credits 
Composed By – Moises Vivanco
Conductor, Arranged By – Billy May
Orchestra – Rico Mambo Orchestra
Voice – Yma Sumac

 YMA SUMAC - Mambo [1954] 

RM [1996] EMI / APE (image+.cue)

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HERB ALPERT PRESENTS SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66 [1966]

After bouncing around Philips, Atlantic, and Capitol playing Brazilian jazz or searching for an ideal blend of Brazilian and American pop, Sergio Mendes struck gold on his first try at A&M (then not much more than the home of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and the Baja Marimba Band). He came up with a marvelously sleek, sexy formula: dual American female voices singing in English and Portuguese over a nifty three-man bossa nova rhythm/vocal section and Mendes' distinctly jazz-oriented piano, performing tight, infectious arrangements of carefully chosen tunes from Brazil, the U.S., and the U.K. The hit was Jorge Ben's "Mas Que Nada," given a catchy, tight bossa nova arrangement with the voice of Lani Hall soaring above the swinging rhythm section. But other tracks leap out as well; the obvious rouser is the Brazilian go-go treatment of the Beatles' "Day Tripper," but the sultry treatment of Henry Mancini's "Slow Hot Wind" and the rapid-fire "Tim Dom Dom" also deserve mention.  by Richard S. Ginell 
Tracklist 
1 Mas Que Nada 2:41
Jorge Ben 
2 One Note Samba/Spanish Flea 1:49
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Julius Wechter 
3 The Joker 2:42
Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley 
4 Going out of My Head 3:07
Teddy Randazzo / Bob Weinstein 
5 Tim Dom Dom 1:56
João Mello 
6 Day Tripper 3:07
John Lennon / Paul McCartney 
7 Agua de Beber (Water to Drink) 2:32
Norman Gimbel / Antônio Carlos Jobim 
8 Slow Hot Wind 2:34

Norman Gimbel / Henry Mancini 

9 O Pato (The Duck) 2:00
Jayme Silva / Neuza Teixeira 
10 Berimbau 3:16
Ray Gilbert / Baden Powell 
Credits 
Bass, Vocals – Bob Matthews
Drums – João Palma
Percussion, Vocals – José Soares
Producer – Herb Alpert
Vocals – Janis Hansen, Lani Hall
Vocals, Keyboards, Arranged By – Sérgio Mendes

HERB ALPERT PRESENTS SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66 [1966]

RM [2006] Verve / CBR320 / scans

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BOOTS RANDOLPH - The Fantastic Boots Randolph [1966] LP [24-192] FLAC

Tracklist
A1  These Boots Are Made For Walking  2:41
Written-By – Hazlewood
A2  Windy And Warm  2:08
Written-By – J. Loudermilk
A3  His Latest Flame  2:00
Written-By – Shuman-Pomus
A4  King Of The Road  2:24
Written-By – R. Miller
A5  Lost Sinner  2:07
Written-By – R. Stevens
A6  Bordertown  2:30
Written-By – M. Garson
B1  Miss You  2:10
Written-By – Charles Tobias, Harry Tobias, Henry Tobias
B2  Baby Go To Sleep  2:15
Written-By – B. Empson
B3  Theme From A Dream  2:14
Written-By – B. Bryant
B4  I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen  2:29
Arranged By – B. Randolph
B5  Honey In Your Heart  2:12
Written-By – C. Walker
B6  Gone 2:36
Written-By – S. Rogers
Credits 
Saxophone – Boots Randolph

BOOTS RANDOLPH - The Fantastic Boots Randolph

[1966] Monument / LP [24bit-192khz] FLAC / scans

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GUITARS UNLIMITED - Quiet Nights and Brazilian Guitars [1966] Capitol-Japan / FLAC

Yet another record of instrumental hits meant to cash in on the bossa nova craze, or L.A. session musicians at the top of their game? Certainly fans of Howard Roberts, once a recording artist for Verve, will not want to miss this one, as the cool guitarist lends solos to all but one of the tracks here, a usual assortment of Jobim and Gilberto tunes and soundalikes. No strings anywhere on the album, and arranger Jack Marshall keeps things light and lively. Easy to find in cut-out bins and certainly worth the dollar or two price.  by Ted Mills

Tracklist:

1. The Girl from Ipanema (Jobim) - 2:44
2. Manha de Carnival (Theme from "Black Orpheus") (Bonfa) - 2:42
3. Meditation (Meditacao) (Jobim) - 3:06
4. Here Lies Love (Marshall-Mosher) - 2:26
5. Ho-Ba-La-La (Gilberto) - 2:18
6. Bim-Bom (Gilberto) - 2:23
7. Desafinado (Jobim) - 2:41
8. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) (Jobim) - 2:03
9. One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota So) (Jobim) - 2:34
10. These Are the Ways of Love (Marshall-Mosher) - 2:37
11. O Barquinho (Little Boat) (Menescal-Boscoli) - 2:32

Credits:
Jack Marshall - conductor, arranger, guitar (2,5,7,11)
Howard Roberts, Bob Bain, Tony Rizzo, Al Hendrikson, Tommy Tedesco, Laurindo Almeida (1,3,4,6,8-10) alternating with Rosinha de Valenca - guitar
Shelly Manne, Milton Holland - drums, percussion
Frank Flynn - bells (1,3,4,6,8-10)
Joe Mondragon - bass
Produced by Jack Marshall and David Cavanaugh.
Recorded in 1966.

GUITARS UNLIMITED - Quiet Nights and Brazilian Guitars

 [1966] Capitol-Japan / FLAC / scans

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APRIL STEVENS - Teach Me Tiger! [1959] FLAC

April Stevens (born Carol LoTempio, April 29, 1936, Niagara Falls, New York) is an American singer.

She has recorded since she was 16 years old. Her most popular solo recording was her RCA Victor recording of "I'm in Love Again" (music and lyrics by Cole Porter). Accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Henri René, Stevens' recording peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1951.

Stevens returned to the U.S. chart in 1959 with the song "Teach Me Tiger", which caused a minor uproar for its sexual suggestiveness and consequently did not receive airplay on many radio stations. The song peaked at No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. Stevens' recording of this song often erroneously accredited to Marilyn Monroe.

She is perhaps best known for her 1963 Atco Records recording of "Deep Purple" (music by Peter DeRose and lyrics by Mitchell Parish) with her brother Antonino LoTempio (singing under the stage name Nino Tempo). A standard song that Larry Clinton and His Orchestra and band vocalist Bea Wain had popularized in 1939, the Stevens and Tempo version reached No.1 on the Billboard chart in November 1963. The song won the 1964 Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

They also enjoyed a 1964 follow-up hit in the U.S. with the standard song "Whispering" (music by Vincent Rose and lyrics by Richard Coburn and John Schonberger). The recording, which had an arrangement similar to their recording of "Deep Purple", reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. They also had chart success with "All Strung Out", which reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.  by Jason Ankeny 
Tracklist
A1 Do It Again  2:36
DeSylva, Gershwin
A2 Teach Me Tiger  2:25
 Tempo
A3 I Want A Lip  2:30
Written-By – Tempo
A4 In Other Words  2:24
 Howard
A5 I Get Ideas  2:29
Cochran, Sanders
A6 Talk To Me  2:15
 Snyder, Vallee, Kahan
B1 I'm In Love Again  2:17
 Porter
B2 That's My Name  1:59
Lampert, Loring
B3 I'm Making Believe  2:14
 Monaco, Gordon
B4 I'll Wait For Your Love  2:36
Hooven, Hooven, Hooven
B5 It Can't Be Wrong  2:07
Gannon, Steiner
B6 When My Baby Smiles At Me  2:14
 Sterling, Munro, Von Tilzer, Lewis

April Stevens - Teach Me Tiger [1959]

 Imperial 12055 / LP /  2012 / TOCJ-9745 / FLAC / scans

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ANN-MARGRET - On the Way Up [1962] RCA / FLAC

Ann-Margret's RCA Victor debut album, And Here She Is..., didn't get much attention in 1961, but she did better with her bluesy single "I Just Don't Understand," which peaked in the Top 20 in September. That set up this, her second solo LP, which featured "I Just Don't Understand," and like it was recorded partially in Nashville under the aegis of Chet Atkins and Dick Pierce. The two naturally brought a slight country feel to some of the tracks, notably the remakes of Don Gibson's 1958 hit "Oh, Lonesome Me" and the 1960-1961 hit "My Last Date (With You)" (aka "Last Date"). But the closest approximation of the sound was the kind of country-inflected pop/rock being pursued by Elvis Presley around the same time, which made a rendition of Presley's first major hit, "Heartbreak Hotel," an appropriate choice. At 20, Ann-Margret was an effective singer, if something of a chameleon, seeming to adopt a different persona for each number. She was at her most seductive singing Otis Blackwell's "Slowly," and she came on like a Latin fireball on "Fever," but was demure on the singles-chart entry "What Am I Supposed to Do" and ingenuously winning on "Moon River." RCA Victor appears to have been hoping it had found a distaff Presley, and it's possible Ann-Margret might have justified such a hope if her film acting career hadn't quickly outpaced her recording career; by the time this album was released, her movie debut, Pocketful of Miracles, had been out for several months and State Fair, which would establish her as a redheaded bombshell, was just getting into theaters. (She was still a mousy brunette on the album cover.) On the Way Up was an appropriate title, but records would soon take a back seat to other career goals.  by William Ruhlmann 
Track Listing
 1 Oh, Lonesome Me 2:37
Don Gibson
2 Slowly 2:07
Otis Blackwell
 3 Fever 2:52
Eddie Cooley / John Davenport
 4 What Do You Want From Me 2:32
Mike Cain
 5 Heartbreak Hotel 2:28
Mae Boren Axton / Tommy Durden / Elvis Presley
 6 I Just Don't Understand 2:40
Kent Westberry / Marijohn Wilkin
 7 His Ring 2:23
William Katz / Ruth Roberts
 8 Could It Be?  2:13
Patti Ferguson / Barry De Vorzon
9 What Am I Supposed to Do 2:48  
Helen Carter
 10 Let Me Go, Lover! 3:00
Jenny Carson / Al Hill
 11 Moon River 2:30
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer
 12 My Last Date (with You) 2:37
Boudleaux Bryant / Floyd Cramer / Skeeter Davis
 Credits
Producer – Chet Atkins, Dick Pierce

ANN-MARGRET - On the Way Up

[1962] BMG / FLAC / scans

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CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA & SHARON ISBIN - Brazil, with Love [1992]

Up until 1986, Carlos Barbosa-Lima recorded for the Concord Concerto subsidiary of Concord, however this release was put out by Concord Picante. The set of guitar duets teams Barbosa-Lima with the equally talented Sharon Isbin on six lesser-known Antonio Carlos Jobim songs, four by Alfredo Vianna (including "Carinhoso") and four from Ernesto Nazareth. The Brazilian music is difficult to dislike and the enthusiastic (and technically skilled) guitar work is a constant joy.  by Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1 Luiza 4:24
Antônio Carlos Jobim
2 Felicidade 4:12
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes / André Salvet
3 Chovendo Na Roseira 3:17
Antônio Carlos Jobim
4 Garoto 1:57
Antônio Carlos Jobim
5 Estrada Do Sol 3:00
Dolores Durán / Antônio Carlos Jobim
6 Gabriella 4:27
Antônio Carlos Jobim
7 Passatempo 2:53
Alfredo Vianna
8 Vou Vivendo 3:07
Alfredo Vianna
9 Pretencioso 2:54
Alfredo Vianna
10 Carinhoso 3:24
Pixinguinha / Alfredo Vianna
11 Brejeiro 2:34
Ernesto Nazareth
12 Apanehi-Te, Cavaquinho 1:29
Ernesto Nazareth
13 Bambino 3:33
Ernesto Nazareth
14 Odeon 2:07
Ernesto Nazareth
Credits
Guitar – Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Sharon Isbin

CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA & SHARON ISBIN 

 Brazil, with Love

 [1992] CONCORD / CBR320 / scans

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SADAO WATANABE - Birds of Passage [1987]

Altoist Sadao Watanabe is considered one of Japan's top jazzmen. Some of his recordings are quite commercial but this particular one finds him paying tribute to Charlie Parker with what was called "the great jazz trio:" pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. The seven selections (four Bird compositions and three standards often played by Parker) are all given strong treatment by the quartet. Watanabe's true love is bebop and his solos here are very much in that tradition yet displaying a personality of his own.  by Scott Yanow
Tracklist  
1 Round Trip 5:51
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar – Dan Huff
Keyboards, Arranged By – Russell Ferrante
Percussion – Alex Acuna
Saxophone – Sadao Watanabe
2 Pastral 6:05
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – Dan Huff
Keyboards, Arranged By – Russell Ferrante
Percussion – Alex Acuna
Saxophone – Sadao Watanabe
3 Salvador 5:03
Backing Vocals – Alexandria Brown, Carl Carwell, Lynn Davis, Maria Leporace
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – Carlos Vega
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Russell Ferrante
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone, Backing Vocals – Sadao Watanabe
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – George Duke
4 Just A Touch 4:36
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – Carlos Vega
Flute – Hubert Laws
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Russell Ferrante
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone – Sadao Watanabe
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – George Duke
5 Burung Burung "Birds" 5:39
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – Carlos Vega
Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Russell Ferrante
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone – Sadao Watanabe
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – George Duke
6 Birds Of Passage 5:24
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – Carlos Vega
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Russell Ferrante
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone – Sadao Watanabe
7 Chaser 5:31
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – John Robinson 
Keyboards, Arranged By – Russell Ferrante
Percussion – Alex Acuna
Saxophone – Sadao Watanabe
8 Tanza Night 5:05
Backing Vocals – Daniel Acuna, Diana Acuna, Jimmy Haslip, Petsye Powell, Regina Acuna
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – John Robinson 
Keyboards, Arranged By – Russell Ferrante
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Alex Acuna
Saxophone, Backing Vocals – Sadao Watanabe

 SADAO WATANABE - Birds of Passage 

[1987] Elektra / CBR320 / scans

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ROSEMARY CLOONEY / PÉREZ PRADO A Touch of Tabasco [1960] RCA

On paper, this unlikely pairing of American popular vocalist Rosemary Clooney (who nearly defined the 1950s as a stylist) and Cuban percussionist and bandleader Pérez Prado seemed to be a disaster in the making. The end result is quite the opposite. Recorded during two sessions in July and August of 1959, this is simply one of the loveliest albums in either artist's catalog. The music is lively and colorful but retains Clooney's smooth and mellow character, and Prado's trademark arrangements and experiments with percussion, texture, and harmony. Apparently, Clooney had some trouble with pronunciation initially, but was coached by her husband, Puerto Rican actor Jose Ferrer (who wrote the original album's liner notes) and became a quick study. This merging of Latin and American standards is a tour de force that features some of the hottest session players in the biz including drummers Leo Acosta and Earl Palmer, as well as horn players Paul Horn and Ollie Mitchell. Highlights of the set include "Mack the Knife," "Sway," a pair of Cole Porter tunes -- "Bali Hai," and "You Do Something to Me" -- as well as highly original readings of "Corazon de Melon," "Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma," and "Adios."  by Thom Jurek  
Tracklist
1 Corazón De Melón (Watermelon Heart) 2:03
2 Like A Woman 2:03
3 I Only Have Eyes For You 2:08
4 Magic Is The Moonlight 2:36
5 In A Little Spanish Town 2:05
6 Sway 2:39
7 Mack The Knife 2:00
8 Bali Ha'i 2:27
9 You Do Something To Me 1:33
10 Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma 2:33
11 I Got Plenty Of Nuttin' 2:12
12 Adiós 2:14
13 In A Little Spanish Town 2:34

ROSEMARY CLOONEY / PÉREZ PRADO - A Touch of Tabasco 

[1960] RCA / CBR320 / scans

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DONATO E SEU CONJUNTO - Chá Dançante [1956] Remastered / 2008

 From the cover it appears this is one of those albums to be filed under "for dancers only," but Chá Dançante is a delightful collection of breezy instrumentals. And as one of the earliest albums recorded by influential and talented Brazilian pianist João Donato, it has quite a pedigree as well. With leads coming from clarinet most often, it's not an album for Brazilian fans only. Donato's piano obviously plays a large role, as does accordion (which often doubles the lead instrument) and percussion. The instrumentation rarely rises above ten voices, making it a full-fledged small-group date. As befits a Latin dance LP from the '50s, Esquivel is the closest comparison, especially on "Baiao."   by John Bush
Tracklist 
1 Comigo É Assim 2:21
Written-By – Jose Menezes, Luiz Bittencourt
2 No Rancho Fundo 2:24
Written-By – Ary Barroso, Lamartine Babo
3 Se Acaso Você Chegasse 2:57
Written-By – Felisberto Martins, Lupicínio Rodrigues
4 Carinhoso 2:57
Written-By – João De Barro, Pixiguinha
5 Baião 2:42
Written-By – Humberto Teixeira, Luiz Gonzaga
6 Peguei Um Ita No Norte 2:53
Written-By – Dorival Caymmi
7 Farinhada 2:42
Written-By – Zé Dantas
8 Baião Da Garoa 3:08
Written-By – Hervé Cordovil, Luiz Gonzaga

DONATO E SEU CONJUNTO - Chá Dançante [1956]

EMI ‎– Series: Celebrate 50 Years Bossa Nova –  Remastered / 2008

 CBR320 / scan

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CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA - Plays The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim & George Gershwin [1982] CONCORD

Carlos Barbosa-Lima is a superb Brazilian classical guitarist who has a beautiful tone. On his debut for Concord Concerto (the first of many releases), Barbosa-Lima performs six pieces by Antonio Carlos Jobim and eight by George Gershwin. The guitarist mixes together hits with some lesser-known tunes. Highlights include "Desafinado," "Corcovado," two of Gershwin's Preludes," "'S Wonderful" and "The Man I Love." Not an improviser, Barbosa-Lima worked out inventive and melodic renditions of these classic melodies, some of which are quite concise; "'S Wonderful" is only five seconds over a minute long. A strong example of the beautiful music of Carlos Barbosa-Lima. by Scott Yanow
Track Listing
1 Caminho De Pedra
2 Desafinado
3 Estrada Branca
4 Stone Flower
5 Corcovado
6 Amparo
7 One Note Samba
8 Modinha
9 Canta Mais
10 Prelude#2
11 Prelude#1
12 Promenade
13 Summertime
14 Swanee
15 'S Wonderful
16 Merry Andrew
17 The Man I Love

CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA 

Plays The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim & George Gershwin 

Concord [1982] CBR320 / scan

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