PEGGY LEE — Black Coffee & Dream Street : The Complete Sessions (2009) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Black Coffee (1956)
1. Black Coffee (3:09)
Written-By – Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke
2. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:32)
Written-By – Cole Porter
3. Easy Living (2:47)
Written-By – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
4. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (2:12)
Written-By – Cole Porter
5. It Ain't Necessarily So (3:26)
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You? (3:26)
Written-By – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
7. A Woman Alone with the Blues (3:17)
Written-By – Willard Robison
8. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (2:21)
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart
9. (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young (3:21)
Written-By – Angele Uannier, Johnny Mercer, M. Philippe Gerard
10. Love Me or Leave Me (2:11)
Written-By – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
11. You're My Thrill (3:26)
Written-By – Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare
12. There's a Small Hotel (2:48)
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart
13. Do I Love You? (1:37)
Written-By – Cole Porter
14. Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer) (3:19)
Written-By – Ray Mayer, Willard Robison
Dream Street (1956)
15. Street of Dreams (3:23)
Written-By – Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young
16. What's New (3:00)
Written-By – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
17. You're Blase (2:50)
Written-By – Bruce Sievier, Ord Hamilton
18. It's All Right with Me (2:24)
Written-By – Cole Porter
19. My Old Flame (2:39)
Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
20. Dancing on the Ceiling (3:41)
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart
21. It Never Entered My Mind (3:02)
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart
22. Too Late Now (3:49)
Written-By – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
23. I've Grown Accustomed to His Face (2:47)
Written-By – Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe
24. Something I Dreamed Last Night (2:30)
Written-By – Herbert Magidson, Jack Yellen, Sammy Fain
25. Last Night When We Were Young (2:57)
Written-By – Yip Harburg, Harold Arlen
26. So Blue (2:14)
Written-By – Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
27. I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You) (2:21)
Written-By – Benny Davis, J. Fred Coots
Credits :
Arranged By – Shorty Rogers (tracks: 15 to 27), Sy Oliver (tracks: 15 to 27)
Bass – Buddy Clark (tracks: 5, 6, 11 to 14), Max Wayne (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 10)
Drums – Ed Shaughnessy (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 10), Nick Fatool (tracks: 15 to 27)
Drums, Vibraphone – Larry Bunker (tracks: 5, 6, 11 to 14)
Flute, Saxophone – Bud Shank (tracks: 15 to 27)
Guitar – Bill Pitman (tracks: 5, 6, 11 to 27)
Harp – Stella Castellucci (tracks: 5, 6, 11 to 27)
Piano – Jimmy Rowles (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 10), Lou Levy (tracks: 5, 6, 11 to 14)
Saxophone – Bob Cooper (tracks: 15 to 27)
Trumpet – Pete Candoli (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 10)
Vibraphone, Percussion – Larry Bunker (tracks: 15 to 27)
Vocals – Peggy Lee
This cd contains the complete sessions from Peggy Lee's two celebrated albums "Black Coffee" and "Dream Street", marking the first time ever that either of these LPs is released with all of the tracks from its studio dates.

Black Coffee :
1-4 & 7-10: New York, April 30, May 1 & May 4, 1953
5-6 & 11-14: LOs Angeles, April 3, 1956

Dream Street :
15-27: Los Angeles, June 5 & 7, 1956
Bass on these sessions was either played by Max Bennett or Buddy Clark.

Tracks 13, 14, 27: from the same sessions but not issued on the original LPs.

RAY BROWN — Bass Hit! (1958-1998) RM | Serie Verve Elite Edition | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Ray Brown's earliest date as a leader features him prominently in the solo spotlight with arrangements by Marty Paich. They collaborated on a swinging original blues, "Blues for Sylvia," and the snappy "Blues for Lorraine." The rest of the release concentrates on familiar standards, with the addition to the reissue of several complete and incomplete takes of "After You've Gone," which didn't appear on the original release. The supporting cast includes the cream of the crop of musicians living on the West Coast at the time: Jimmy Rowles, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Jimmy Giuffre among them. Out-of-print for a long time, this record was reissued in 1999, though as a limited-edition title in the Verve Elite series, so it will not remain available for long. Ken Dryden
Tracklist & Credits :

ART PEPPER — Art Pepper + Eleven (1959-1986) APE (image+.cue), lossless

This is a true classic. Altoist Art Pepper is joined by an 11-piece band playing Marty Paich arrangements of a dozen jazz standards from the bop and cool jazz era. Trumpeter Jack Sheldon has a few solos, but the focus is very much on the altoist who is in peak form for this period. Throughout, Pepper sounds quite inspired by Paich's charts which feature the band as an active part of the music rather than just in the background. Highlights of this highly enjoyable set include "Move," "Four Brothers," "Shaw Nuff," "Anthropology," and "Donna Lee," but there is not a single throwaway track to be heard. Essential music for all serious jazz collections. [Some reissues add two additional versions of "Walkin'" and one of "Donna Lee" to the original program.] Scott Yanow    Tracklist & Credits :

VICKY LANE - I Swing For You (1959-2010) Mp3

This RCA Victor LP marked the recording debut of Vicky Lane, a native of Ireland who was also an actress. Although gifted with an attractive voice in the alto range, Lane evidently didn't make much of an impression with record buyers, as this also seems to be the only recording under her name. This doesn't mean this is a bad record; in fact, she shows a lot of promise for a first time recording artist, assisted by Pete Candoli's swinging arrangements and a supporting cast that also includes Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Alvin Stoller, and Joe Mondragon, along with a host of additional percussionists.  by Ken Dryden
Tracklist:
1 The Trolley Son 2:21
Ralph Blaine / Hugh Martin
2 Our Very Own 3:15
Jack Elliott / Victor Young
3 My Romance 2:50
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
4 You Hit the Spot 2:03
Mack Gordon / Harry Revel
 5 Love Isn't Born (It's Made) 3:52
Frank Loesser / Arthur Schwartz
 6 My Heart Stood Still 2:51
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
 7 They Say It's Wonderful 2:40
Irving Berlin
8 The Song Is You 2:35
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
9 Long Ago (And Far Away) 2:22
Ira Gershwin / Jerome Kern
10 I Love You 1:58
Cole Porter
11 Right as the Rain 2:18
Harold Arlen
12 This Heart of Mine 1:44
Vicky Lane
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor, Trumpet – Pete Candoli
Bass – Joe Mondragon
Drum – Alvin Stoller, Larry Bunker
Guitar – Barney Kessel
Percussion – Gene Estes, John Cyr, Lou Singer, Milt Holland, Ralph Hansell
Piano – Jimmy Rowles, Johnny Williams
Vocals – Vicky Lane

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

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

KEELY SMITH - Swing, Swing, Swings (2000) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Nearing the age of 70, without a recording session in more than 15 years, Keely Smith returned on the heels of the '90s rejuvenation of swing music. Recorded for the Concord label, Swing, Swing, Swing does just what the title promises. Smith rips through 16 songs with barely a pause for breath, including plenty of swing standards ("Kansas City," "Jump, Jive 'An Wail," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah," and the title track) as well as a few obscure songs and at least one new one ("Keely's Boogie"). The backing -- by the Frank Capp Orchestra with arrangements by Dennis Michaels and Don Menza -- is big, brassy, and more than enough to contend with Smith's surprisingly strong voice. Walking a very fine line between nostalgia and real innovation, Swing, Swing, Swing throws enough chestnuts to the younger audience to qualify as generational crossover, but never compromises the high-class swing that Keely Smith has always championed. by John Bush
Tracklist :
1     When Your're Smiling/The Sheik of Araby 1:41
Mark Fisher / Joe Goodwin / Larry Shay
2     Let the Good Times Roll 2:53
Shirley Goodman / Leonard Lee
3     Oh Louie 2:26
Eduardo di Capua
4     Kansas City 3:17
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
5     Jump, Jive, An' Wail 3:00
Louis Prima
6     Keely's Boogie 2:36
Keely Smith
7     Yeah, Yeah, Yeah 2:18
Louis Prima / Keely Smith
8     Swing, Swing, Swing (Sing, Sing, Sing) 3:01
Louis Prima
9     Yata Hei 3:52
Unknown
Arranged Dennis Michaels
10     I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me 2:49
Clarence Gaskill / Jimmy McHugh
11     Palm Springs Jump 2:31
Slim Gaillard
12     House Party Tonight 2:47
Don Hill / Claude Trenier
13     On the Sunny Side of the Street 3:10
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
14     Giddy up Ding Dong 2:09
Freddie Bell / Joey Lattanzi
15     Robin Hood/Oh Babe 3:45
Bob Miketta / Louis Prima
16     Swing, Swing, Swing (Sing, Sing, Sing) 4:12
Louis Prima
Credits :
Piano / Conductor – Dennis Michaels
Vocals By – Keely Smith
Drums – Frankie Capp
Trumpets – Frank Szabo, Rick Baptist, Carl Saunders, Pete Candoli
Bass (Acoustic) – Chuck Berghofer, Richard Simon  
Bass (Electric) – Ken Wild
Sax (Tenor) – Pete Christlieb, Joel Peskin  
Sax (Alto) – Danny House, Sal Lozano
Sax (Baritone) – Jack Nimitz
Trombone – Andrew Martin, Jim Self,  Charlie Morillas,  
Arranger, Clarinet – Don Menza
Percussion  – Don Williams  

KELLY SMITH - Keely Swings Basie-Style With Strings (2002) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The swing revival was custom made for singers like Keely Smith. Keely Swings Basie Style...With Strings follows 2000's Swing, Swing, Swing and 2001's Grammy-nominated Keely Sings Sinatra, capping off a trilogy of lovingly performed classic jazz. Smith's backward glance, however, isn't just pure nostalgia. Keely Swings Basie Style, for instance, begins with Count Basie-style arrangements and then applies them to a number of songs not necessarily associated with the bandleader. The addition of strings provides another distinctive layer. Smith begins with "April in Paris" and brings her warm vocals to bear on a number of other classics, including "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" and "How High the Moon." There's a particularly lovely take on "Mood Indigo" and a bouncy version of "Cherokee (Indian Love Song)." Smith balances these standards with spry contemporary fare like "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and "Can't Take My Eyes off of You." The closing number offers something of a surprise, beginning with "The House I Live In" and then flowing into "Star Spangled Banner," ending the album on a patriotic note. The combination of tasteful arrangements, good song choices, and Smith's pleasing vocals guarantees that fans will warmly embrace Keely Swings Basie Style. by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Tracklist :
1.Intro-Voice Over: April in Paris 0:32
[Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg]
2.April in Paris 3:04
[Duke, Harburg]
3.You Go to My Head 5:36
[Gillespie / Coots]
4.How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 4:04
[Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland]
5.Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 4:17
[Holland / Lamont]
6.Lover 3:42
[Arlen / Harburg]
7.How High the Moon 4:43
[Hamilton / Lewis]
8.I Can't Stop Loving You 4:39
[Gibson]
9.Cherokee (Indian Love Song) 2:52
[Noble]
10.Mood Indigo 5:02
[Bigard / Ellington / Mills]
11.Some of These Days 3:00
[Brooks]
12.Love For Sale 5:23
[Porter]
13.One For My Baby (And One More For the Road) 4:09
[Arlen / Mercer]
14.Can't Take My Eyes Off of You 3:27
[Crewe / Gaudio]
15.St. Louis Blues 3:23
[W.C. Handy]
16.Take the 'A' Train 5:01
[Billy Strayhorn]
17.The House I Live In / Star Spangled Banner
[Lewis Allan / Earl Robinson / Francis Scott Key / John Stafford Smith]
18.Tag-Voice Over: April in Paris 0:35
[Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg]
Personnel:
Keely Smith - Vocals
Pete Christlieb - Tenor Saxophone
Wayne Bergeron, Andy Martin, Lanny Morgan - Alto Saxophone
Jim Self - Tuba
Pete Candoli - Trumpet
Don Menza - Arranger, Tenor Saxophone
Sal Lozano, Carl Saunders, Chauncey Welsch - Trombone
Frank Szabo, Kirk Smith - Bass
Bob Efford - Baritone Saxophone
Dennis Michaels - Leader, Arranger, Piano
Frank Collet - Arranger, Piano
Bryant Beyers - Bass Trombone
Steve Barnes - Drums

PEGGY LEE - Black Coffee With Peggy Lee (1956-1999) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Peggy Lee left Capitol in 1952 for, among several other reasons, the label's refusal to let her record and release an exotic, tumultuous version of "Lover." Lee was certainly no Mitch Miller songbird, content to loosen her gorgeous pipes on any piece of tripe foisted upon her; she was a superb songwriter with a knowledge of production and arrangement gained from work in big bands and from her husband, Dave Barbour (although the two weren't together at the time). The more open-minded Decca acquiesced to her demand, and watched its investment pay off quickly when the single became her biggest hit in years. Black Coffee was Lee's next major project. Encouraged by longtime Decca A&R Milt Gabler, she hired a small group including trumpeter Pete Candoli and pianist Jimmy Rowles (two of her favorite sidemen) to record an after-hours jazz project similar in intent and execution to Lee Wiley's "Manhattan project" of 1950, Night in Manhattan. While the title-track opener of Black Coffee soon separated itself from the LP -- to be taught forever after during the first period of any Torch Song 101 class -- the album doesn't keep to its concept very long; Lee is soon enough in a bouncy mood for "I've Got You Under My Skin" and very affectionate on "Easy Living." (If there's a concept at work here, it's the vagaries of love.) Listeners should look instead to "It Ain't Necessarily So" or "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You?" for more examples of Lee's quintessentially slow-burn sultriness. Aside from occasionally straying off-concept, however, Black Coffee is an excellent record, spotlighting Lee's ability to shine with every type of group and in any context. [When originally recorded and released in 1953, Black Coffee was an eight-song catalog of 78s. Three years later, Decca commissioned an LP expansion of the record, for which Lee recorded several more songs. The 2004 Verve edition is therefore a reissue of the 1956 12-song LP.] by John Bush  

Tracklist :

1 Black Coffee 3:09
Sonny Burke / Paul Francis Webster
2 I've Got You Under My Skin 2:31
Cole Porter
3 Easy Living 2:47
Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin
4 My Heart Belongs to Daddy  2:11
Cole Porter
5 It Ain't Necessarily So 3:26
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
6 Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You? 3:26
Andy Razaf / Don Redman
7 A Woman Alone With the Blues 3:16
Willard Robison
8 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2:21
Richard Rodgers
9 (Ah, The Apple Trees) When the World Was Young 3:21
Johnny Mercer
10 Love Me or Leave Me 2:10
Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn
11 You're My Thrill 3:26
Sidney Clare / Jay Gorney
12 There's a Small Hotel 2:48
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
Credits :
Bass – Max Wayne
Drums – Ed Shaughnessy
Piano – Jimmy Rowles
Trumpet – Pete Candori
Vocals – Peggy Lee

JON HENDRICKS - ¡Salud! João Gilberto [1963] FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

 Jon Hendricks idolizes João Gilberto -- he has spoken fondly of their first meeting where they scatted to each other before ever speaking a word -- and he wasted little time putting together a tribute album at the height of the first bossa nova wave. It ought to come as no surprise that he would display total sympathy with the bossa nova manner here, singing softly and smoothly -- and Hendricks' English wordplay is quite faithful to the original tunes and meanings of the Portuguese lyrics, in contrast to his usual whimsical work with jazz improvisations. Hendricks is particularly winning, and irresistibly swinging on the rare occasions ("Voce E Eu," "Samba Da Minha Terra") when he scats to the Brazilian rhythm; he should have done more of that here. But then, his versions of Gilberto's repertoire are carefully based on Gilberto's early EMI/Odeon recordings (now available on The Legendary João Gilberto); even Antonio Carlos Jobim's string and wind charts for the originals are preserved by adapter Johnny Mandel. Alas, the only Hendricks lyric that has become a universal standard is Jobim's "Chega de Saudade" ("No More Blues"). As Hendricks' only album-length encounter with bossa nova, Salud! João Gilberto Originator of the Bossa Nova is essential. by Richard S. Ginell   
Tracklist:
1     The Duck (O Pato)    1:55
Jon Hendricks / Jayme Silva / Neuza Teixeira
2     Quiet Nights (Corcovado)    2:06
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees
3     You and I (Voce E Eu)    3:06
Jon Hendricks / Carlos Lyra
4     Love in Peace (O Amor Em Paz)    2:34
Jon Hendricks / Antônio Carlos Jobim
5     Little Paper Ball    1:16
Jon Hendricks
6     Longing for Bahia    2:26
Dorival Caymmi / Jon Hendricks
7     Little Train of Iron (Trem de Ferro)        1:55
Jon Hendricks
8     No More Blues (Chega de Saudade)    2:06
Jesse Cavanaugh / Jon Hendricks / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
9     Rosa Morena    2:11
Dorival Caymmi / Jon Hendricks
10     The Most Beautiful Thing (Coisa Mais Linda)    3:06
Jon Hendricks / Carlos Lyra / Jimmy Eat World
11     Samba of My Land (Samba da Minha Terra)    2:29
Dorival Caymmi / Jon Hendricks
12     Once Again (Outra Vez)    1:57
Jon Hendricks / Antônio Carlos Jobim
13    Jive Samba      2:18
Nat Adderley / Jon Hendricks
 Credits:
Milt Bernhart     Trombone
Pete Candoli     Trumpet
Buddy Collette     Flute
Conte     Trumpet
Jon Hendricks     Vocals
Antônio Carlos Jobim     String Arrangements
Gildo Mahones     Piano
Frank Messina     Accordion
Ray Sherman     Organ
Jimmie Smith     Drums  

JON HENDRICKS - ¡Salud! João Gilberto [1963] 

[2002] Collectables / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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VICKY LANE - I Swing For You (1959-2010) Mp3

This RCA Victor LP marked the recording debut of Vicky Lane, a native of Ireland who was also an actress. Although gifted with an attractive voice in the alto range, Lane evidently didn't make much of an impression with record buyers, as this also seems to be the only recording under her name. This doesn't mean this is a bad record; in fact, she shows a lot of promise for a first time recording artist, assisted by Pete Candoli's swinging arrangements and a supporting cast that also includes Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Alvin Stoller, and Joe Mondragon, along with a host of additional percussionists.
Track Listing
1 The Trolley Son 2:21
Ralph Blaine / Hugh Martin
2 Our Very Own 3:15
Jack Elliott / Victor Young
3 My Romance 2:50
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
4 You Hit the Spot 2:03
Mack Gordon / Harry Revel
 5 Love Isn't Born (It's Made) 3:52
Frank Loesser / Arthur Schwartz
 6 My Heart Stood Still 2:51
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
 7 They Say It's Wonderful 2:40
Irving Berlin
8 The Song Is You 2:35
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
9 Long Ago (And Far Away) 2:22
Ira Gershwin / Jerome Kern
10 I Love You 1:58
Cole Porter
11 Right as the Rain 2:18
Harold Arlen
12 This Heart of Mine 1:44
Vicky Lane
Personnel: 
Pete Candoli, Barney Kessel, Johnny Williams, Joe Mondragon, Alvin Stoller, Larry Bunker, Milt Holland, Lou Singer, Ralph Hansell, Johnny Cyr, Gene Estes