GERALD ALBRIGHT - Sax for Stax (2008) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

THE CRUSADERS - Free as the Wind (1976) Mp3

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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BOBBY McFERRIN - The Voice [1984] APE (image+.cue), lossless

The Voice was a milestone in jazz history; it was the first time a jazz singer had recorded an entire album solo, without accompaniment or overdubbing, for a major label. Bobby McFerrin's amazing ability to switch back and forth between bass notes and falsetto, along with his talent for jumping octaves, made this record quite a virtuoso showcase. For those interested in the potential of the human voices and in an important jazz talent, The Voice is recommended without reservations.  by Scott Yanow 
Tracklist 
1 Blackbird 2:49
John Lennon / Paul McCartney 
2 The Jump 4:49
Bobby McFerrin 
3 El Brujo 4:11
Bobby McFerrin 
4 I Feel Good 3:02
James Brown 
5 I'm My Own Walkman 3:58
Bobby McFerrin 
6 Music Box 3:40
Bobby McFerrin 
7 Medley: Donna Lee/Big Top/We're in the Money 7:01
Al Dubin / Bobby McFerrin / Charlie Parker / Harry Warren 
8 I'm Alone 4:37
Bobby McFerrin 
9 T.J. 3:47
Bobby McFerrin 
10 Take the "A" Train 3:40
Billy Strayhorn 
Credits:
Vocals [Live Acapella], Bobby McFerrin

BOBBY McFERRIN - The Voice

 [1984] Elektra / APE (image+.cue), lossless

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LYLE MAYS - Lyle Mays (1986) Lp [24-96] FLAC (tracks)

Lyle Mays waited a long, long time before straying from the Pat Metheny Group to issue his first solo album, but when he did, the results were at once removed but not totally untethered to the Metheny sound and feeling. On his own, Mays' synthesizer solos and textures are close in sound to what he was doing in the Metheny group, but the turns of phrases in his acoustic piano solos reflect the heavy shadow of Keith Jarrett. "Highland Aire" naturally has a buoyant, wistful Scottish flavor; "Teiko" begins with a wash of synths and then offers a mechanical rhythm that is vaguely Asian in feeling; and "Slink" is the closest the album comes to the floating Metheny groove. Although the 14-minute "Alaskan Suite" forms the centerpiece of the LP's side two, the entire side could be considered a suite as a whole, with a ruminative piano solo "Mirror of the Heart" preceding "Alaskan Suite," and "Close to Home" reprising the twinkling, burbling shafts of synthesizer of "Alaskan Suite"'s opening. Bill Frisell gives Mays a different yet no less musical and enterprising guitar foil; drummer Alex Acuna and Metheny group percussionist Nana Vasconcelos are as flexible a team as Mays could want. Marc Johnson is on bass and Billy Drewes is on alto and soprano sax. A very pleasing, thoroughly musical solo debut.    by Richard S. Ginell  
Tracklist  
A1 Highland Aire  7:02
Bagpipes [Uilleann] – Patrick Sky
A2 Teiko 7:21
A3 Slink 8:17
B1 Mirror Of The Heart 4:58
Alaskan Suite (14:12)
B2a Northern Lights
B2b Invocation
B2c Ascent
B3 Close To Home 6:10
Credits
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Billy Drewes
Composed By, Piano, Synthesizer, Autoharp, Producer – Lyle Mays
Double Bass – Marc Johnson
Drums – Alejandro N, Acuña
Guitar – Bill Frisell
Percussion – Nana Vasconcelos

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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