Though in step with its time, this release suffers from excessive reliance on ambient synthesizers, which litter much of the recording, rendering it only slightly more interesting than many of the Windham Hill new age recordings of the same era. Unfortunate, because the disc opens with strength and gradually peters out by the end. The disc opens with "He Came From the North," which features a melody based on a traditional Lapp joik from the artist's native Norway and progresses into a longer section with an interplay that is both sparse and rhythmic. The sax line here is astonishingly beautiful. The second piece, "Alchuri, the Song Man," a sax and percussion piece, is energetic and lively as well. And from here the energy gradually diminishes. Much can be attributed to popular styles of the time, but this release simply does not stand up to other music of its genre that came later. by Mark Allender
Tracklist:
1 He Comes From The North 13:34
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion, Voice – Vasconcelos
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
2 Aichuri, The Song Man 5:03
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Garbarek
3 Tongue Of Secrets 8:07
Bass – Weber
Flute – Garbarek
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion – Vasconcelos
4 Brother Wind 8:03
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion – Vasconcelos
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
5 It's Name Is Secret Road 1:43
Flute – Garbarek
6 Send Word 7:12
Bass – Weber
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion – Vasconcelos
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
7 Voy Cantando 6:48
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion – Vasconcelos
Tenor Saxophone – Garbarek
8 Mirror Stone I 1:11
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
9 Mirror Stone II 2:29
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
Credits:
Composed By [Compositions By] – Jan Garbarek
Design – Barbara Wojirsch
Musician – Eberhard Weber, Jan Garbarek, Naná Vasconcelos, Rainer Brüninghaus
11.8.20
JAN GARBAREK - Legend of the Seven Dreams (1988) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
JAN GARBAREK - I Took Up the Runes (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Tracklist:
1 Gula Gula 5:55
Arranged By – Jan Garbarek
Composed By – Mari Boine Persen
Molde Canticle 6:04
2 Part 1 5:13
3 Part 2 5:43
4 Part 3 9:54
5 Part 4 5:10
6 Part 5 6:06
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
7 His Eyes Were Suns
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Composed By [Áilu Gaup Joiking "Biera, Biera"] – Traditional
8 I Took Up The Runes 5:24
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
9 Buena Hora, Buenos Vientos 8:51
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
10 Rahkki Sruvvis 2:26
Arranged By – Jan Garbarek
Composed By – Ingor Ántte Áilu Gaup
Credits:
Bass – Eberhard Weber
Design [Cover Design] – Barbara Wojirsch
Drums – Manu Katché
Percussion – Naná Vasconcelos
Piano – Rainer Brüninghaus
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Jan Garbarek
Synthesizer – Bugge Wesseltoft
Voice – Ingor Ántte Áilu Gaup

JAN GARBAREK GROUP - Twelve Moons (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
10.8.20
JAN GARBAREK - Visible World (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Apart from David Sanborn, probably no living saxophonist has a more instantly recognizable voice than Jan Garbarek; actually, given the fact that Sanborn's sound is so widely copied, Garbarek's may be easier to identify in a blindfold test. This album in particular puts that sound front and center. Garbarek's the show; he composed all of the music, and is essentially the only soloist. The music (much of which was composed as soundtrack material for film or video) is quintessential Garbarek, full of the world music influences that have characterized his work since the 1970s. Garbarek's resonant, carefully articulated tenor and soprano tone suits the spacious, minor/modal themes. He's as much a singer as instrumentalist. Garbarek also plays digital synthesizers, mostly as string or flute pads underneath the folkish melodies. The record's most notable secondary player is Garbarek's ECM labelmate, the bassist Eberhard Weber, whose lyric sensibility is a virtual mirror of Garbarek's. This is quiet, contemplative music for the most part -- attractive, but not superficially pretty. Its grooves are less celebratory than melancholic. There's an intensity here borne of deep concentration and commitment to beauty. Garbarek has come a long way since his early days as a quasi-free jazz experimentalist. This music is not jazz, nor is it experimental. But it is compelling in its way, representative of a first-rate creative musician, beyond category. by Chris Kelsey
Tracklist:
1 Red Wind 3:53
Jan Garbarek
Shaker – Marilyn Mazur
2 The Creek 4:33
Jan Garbarek
3 The Survivor 4:46
Jan Garbarek
4 The Healing Smoke 7:16
Jan Garbarek
5 Visible World, Chiaro - 4:09
Jan Garbarek
6 Desolate Mountains I 6:47
Jan Garbarek
7 Desolate Mountains II 6:02
Jan Garbarek
8 Visible World, - Scuro 4:34
Jan Garbarek
9 Giulietta 3:46
Jan Garbarek
10 Desolate Mountains III 1:33
Jan Garbarek
11 Pygmy Lullaby 6:14
Arranged By – Jan Garbarek
Music By [Melody] – African traditional
12 The Quest 3:00
Jan Garbarek
Synthesizer – Rainer Brüninghaus
13 The Arrow 4:23
Jan Garbarek
Tabla, Performer [Spiral] – Trilok Gurtu
14 The Scythe 1:50
Jan Garbarek
15 Evening Land 12:29
Jan Garbarek
Vocals, Composed By – Mari Boine
Credits:
Bass – Eberhard Weber (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Composed By – Jan Garbarek (tracks: 1 to 10, 12 to 15)
Design [Cover] – Barbara Wojirsch
Drums – Manu Katché (tracks: 2, 3, 11, 13), Marilyn Mazur (tracks: 6, 7, 9)
Percussion – Marilyn Mazur (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 to 13, 15)
Piano – Rainer Brüninghaus (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Keyboards [Electronic], Percussion [Additional], Clarinet [Meraaker] – Jan Garbarek
Note
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 12 and 13 are parts of a "Mangas Coloradas Suite" involving descendants of the Chiricahua Apache Chief Mangas Coloradas.
Tracks 3 and 4 were made for the feature film "Trollsyn".
Tracks 5 and 8 were made for the TV ballet "Bønn".
Track 15 was done for a music-video production entitled "Aftenlandet".
JAN GARBAREK - Rites (1998) 2xCD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Since the late '70s, Jan Garbarek has been carving out a place within jazz for the folk and spiritual traditions of the indigenous peoples of Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and finally of those people all over the world. Rites, a double CD, is his attempt at forging a synthesis that takes improvisation into the heart of ritual music and creates a new form of spiritual from them both. Using a strategy for each of the discs, the first one digs deep into the spiritual and mystical side of his language. Garbarek plays soprano and tenor as well as synthesizers, drum machines, and samples -- always understated, always elegant -- and utilizes the talents of some of his running mates as well as new ones. Rainer Bruninghaus appears sporadically throughout, as does bassist Eberhard Weber, and drummer/percussion wizard Marilyn Mazur is ubiquitous. The music is slow, tenuous, and repetitive. It hardly matters -- on disc one, anyway -- which of the pieces are being played. All of them have spare, chant-like melodies that are lifted by myriad percussion instruments and keyboards, which provide a spacious ambience in which to enfold them both. Even Garbarek's trademark icy saxophone -- usually made more so by Manfred Eicher's production -- is warm, watery, and deeply entrenched in this warm mix that falls over listeners like a fine meditation blanket; like that blanket, it begins to stir emotions from deep within the heart of the listener. While these songs all segue into one another, it is worth noting that Garbarek recut "It's OK to Listen to the Grey Voice" for this collection, where it's performed with deeper conviction and fits better than it did on the album it was named for. Disc two of Rites is a bit of a different story. While the music is indeed intended for ritual, it comes from the celebratory side of the aisle rather than the contemplative one. Here are dances, Garbarek's versions of gospel shouts, processionals, festival waltzes, and all manner of joyful ceremonies completing the circle. On one collection, listeners get music for prayer, contemplation, and grief, as well as a funky European read of indigenous music for moving to and celebrating. Clearly this is what sets Rites above Garbarek's other recordings, him taking that balance he possessed so early in his career back again and putting it to work in a near-sacred setting. (This comment is posted on allmusic by Thom Jurek, follower of our blog O Púbis da Rosa)
Tracklist 1 :
1 Rites 8:27
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizer], Effects [Electronic Effects] – Bugge Wesseltoft
2 Where The Rivers Meet 7:01
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Cymbal [Additional Cymbals], Tom Tom [Additional Toms] – Marilyn Mazur
3 Vast Plain, Clouds 5:53
Bass – Eberhard Weber
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Drums – Marilyn Mazur
Keyboards [Keyboard] – Rainer Brüninghaus
4 So Mild The Wind, So Meek The Water 6:09
Bass – Eberhard Weber
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Drums – Marilyn Mazur
Piano – Rainer Brüninghaus
5 Song, Tread Lightly 7:40
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Slit Drum, Cymbal [Additional Cymbals], Tom Tom [Additional Toms] – Marilyn Mazur
6 It's OK To Listen To The Gray Voice 6:43
Bass – Eberhard Weber
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Drums – Marilyn Mazur
Keyboards [Keyboard], Piano – Rainer Brüninghaus
7 Her Wild Ways 6:44
Bass – Eberhard Weber
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Composed By [Including Fragments Of] – Trad. Halling-Joron
Drums – Marilyn Mazur
Piano – Rainer Brüninghaus
Tracklist 2 :
1 It's High Time 3:31
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Composed By [Including Fragments Of A] – Sami Trad. Joik
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizer], Effects [Electronic Effects] – Bugge Wesseltoft
2 One Ying For Every Yang 6:32
Bass – Eberhard Weber
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Drums – Marilyn Mazur
Keyboards [Keyboard] – Rainer Brüninghaus
3 Pan 6:11
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
4 We Are The Stars 5:00
Choir – Boys From The Choir "Sølvguttene"
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Conductor – Torstein Grythe
5 The Moon Over Mtatsminda 3:57
Composed By – Jansug Kakhidze
Orchestra – Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Vocals [Singer], Conductor – Jansug Kakhidze
6 Malinye 6:19
Accordion – Bugge Wesseltoft
Composed By – Don Cherry
Drums – Marilyn Mazur
7 The White Clown 3:44
Bass – Eberhard Weber
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Drums – Marilyn Mazur
Keyboards [Keyboard] – Rainer Brüninghaus
8 Evenly They Danced 5:14
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizer], Effects [Electronic Effects] – Bugge Wesseltoft
9 Last Rite 8:24
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizer], Effects [Electronic Effects] – Bugge Wesseltoft
Credits :
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Sampler [Samplers], Percussion – Jan Garbarek
9.8.20
BRANFORD MARSALIS - Renaissance (1987) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
The high point of Branford Marsalis' third Columbia release as a leader is a 15-minute version of Jimmy Rowles' "The Peacocks" played in a trio with pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Buster Williams. The remainder of the program matches Marsalis with pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Bob Hurst, and drummer Tony Williams on a pair of standards ("Just One of Those Things" and a live version of "St. Thomas"), J.J. Johnson's "Lament," and originals by Marsalis and Williams. Although he did not have an immediately recognizable sound on tenor and soprano at this point, it was obvious from nearly the start that Branford Marsalis would have a very significant career. This is one of his better early efforts. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Just One Of Those Things 7:46
Written-By – C. Porter
2 Lament 5:58
Written-By – J.J. Johnson
3 The Peacocks 15:00
Written-By – J. Rowles
4 Love Stone 6:24
Written-By – T. Williams
5 Citadel 10:42
Written-By – T. Williams
6 The Wrath (Structured Burnout) 6:29
Written-By – B. Marsalis
7 St. Thomas 4:50
Written-By – S. Rollins
Credits:
Bass – Buster Williams (tracks: 3), Bob Hurst (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7)
Drums – Tony Williams
Piano – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 3), Kenny Kirkland (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Branford Marsalis
8.8.20
BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET - Eternal (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
1 The Ruby And The Pearl 8:53
Written-By – Livingston & Evans
2 Reika's Loss 7:51
Written-By – Jeff "Tain" Watts
3 Gloomy Sunday 12:43
Lyrics By – Sam Lewis
Written-By – Laszlo Javor, Rezső Seress
4 The Lonely Swan 9:04
Written-By – Joey Calderazzo
5 Dinner For One Please, James 8:00
Written-By – Michael Carr
6 Muldoon 4:13
Written-By – Eric Revis
7 Eternal 17:41
Written-By – Branford Marsalis
8 Body And Soul ( Bonus Track) 5:09
Credits:
Bass – Eric Revis
Drums – Jeff "Tain" Watts
Piano – Joey Calderazzo
Recorded By, Mixed By – Rob "Wacko" Hunter
Saxophone, Producer – Branford Marsalis

BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET - Four MFs Playin' Tunes (2012) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
There was no doubt that when Jeff "Tain" Watts left the Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2009, they would take some time to regroup. They recruited then 18-year-old drummer Justin Faulkner, confusing many fans. But Marsalis knew what he was doing. Faulkner makes his BMQ debut on the no-nonsense Four MFs Playin' Tunes. The program features seven originals and two covers, recorded over a couple of days in 2011. There isn't any conceptual bent to what's here; the definition is in the humorous title -- four jazzmen investing themselves fully in a set of diverse compositions, focusing on the details of collective conversation, interplay, harmony, and improvisation. Faulkner has a fine balance of skills: he's physical, he possesses a forcefulness that drives this group, but he can also dance with real finesse. Joey Calderazzo's sprightly "The Mighty Sword," which has a slightly tropical Latin tinge, features excellent dialogue between Marsalis' soprano and the pianist in the high register. Faulkner pushes from the outside with frenetic snare, cymbal, and tom-tom work as bassist Eric Revis swings like mad underneath. Another highlight is the bassist's nearly mystical ballad "Maestra," which moves from speculative to an outright flow of elegance and emotion without ever losing its restraint. The cover of Monk's "Teo" is more about rhythmic dialogue than anything else. There is little harmonic revelation here, but the joy the group displays in playing its changes and the slippery series of extra and syncopated beats Faulkner slides in make it delightful. Marsalis' "Whiplash" is exactly what it claims to be: a driving, knotty hard bop tune with excellent tenor, piano, and drum solos. There's also a longer reprise of Calderazzo's "Endymion" from his and Marsalis' 2011 duet album, Songs of Mirth and Melancholy. With labyrinthine lyric exchanges by the pianist and Marsalis' tenor, the rhythm section -- in a dazzling intricate display of its own -- moves it beyond its classical leanings and into more adventurous terrain. Revis' bass here is so illustrative that Calderazzo could have gone off in any direction from the wide-angled melody. The saxophonist's "Treat It Gentle" is given gorgeous, straight-ahead blues ballad treatment with tasteful, lightly swinging solos; it stretches to over nine minutes. Four MFs Playin' Tunes is a solid return by the BMQ. Rather than offer anything new, they instead focus on re-introducing the band as a creative unit whose capacity for musical excellence is undiminished. (This comment is posted on allmusic by Thom Jurek, follower our blog O Púbis da Rosa)
Tracklist:
1 The Mighty Sword 7:08
Composed By – Joey Calderazzo
2 Brews 5:12
Composed By – Eric Revis
3 Maestra 5:27
Composed By – Eric Revis
4 Teo 8:28
Composed By – Thelonious Monk
5 Whiplash 7:30
Composed By – Branford Marsalis
6 As Summer Into Autumn Slips 9:52
Composed By – Joey Calderazzo
7 Endymion 9:18
Composed By – Branford Marsalis
8 My Ideal 9:35
Composed By – Leo Robin, Newell Chase, Richard A. Whiting
9 Treat It Gentle 4:16
Composed By – Branford Marsalis
Credits:
Bass – Eric Revis
Drums – Justin Faulkner
Piano – Joey Calderazzo
Producer – Branford Marsalis
Recorded By, Mixed By – Rob "Wacko!" Hunter
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Branford Marsalis
BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET - The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (2019) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Since the mid-'80s, Branford Marsalis has led various incarnations of his quartet, issuing a bevy of highly inventive and playful albums like Random Abstract, Crazy People Music, and Braggtown, all of which showcase his love of swinging acoustic jazz and dynamic group interplay. 2019's The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul is no exception and finds the saxophonist balancing an expressive maturity with a continued sense of fun. Following up 2012's Four MFs Playin' Tunes, as well their 2016 Kurt Elling collaboration Upward Spiral, this iteration of the quartet features pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner (who replaced Jeff "Tain" Watts in 2009). Together, they play with a deft abandon that often borders on focused chaos. The best example of this here is the Revis-penned "Dance of the Evil Toys," a kinetic snowplow of free group improv that brings to mind Ornette Coleman. Interestingly, most of the other extroverted moments are cover songs. Marsalis dives into Keith Jarrett's "The Windup," accenting the pianist's already exuberant song with a roiling second line-meets-gospel groove that sounds like Dave Brubeck on thick caffeine. Similarly, they tackle Andrew Hill's "Snake Hip Waltz," playing gleefully within the track's off-kilter, 3/4 buoyancy and bluesy, Parisian sophistication. While post-bop dynamism is certainly one of Marsalis' fortes, he's also a deeply emotive and lyrical performer, something that colors much of his work here. "Conversation Among the Ruins" is a deeply elegiac ballad by Calderazzo that's rife with classical intonations and ends in double time swing. Marsalis even pays tribute to his late mother, Dolores Marsalis, who passed away in 2017, dedicating his song "Life Filtering from the Water Flowers" to her. It starts out as a ruminative tone poem as Marsalis' sax emerges from a silent fog, only to be joined by his bandmates in a spiral of joyful purpose. Equally mutative is Revis' "Nilaste," a harmonically nuanced minor noir in which the band investigate the song's dark shadows before exploding into the light. It's that dynamic balance, so organic to Marsalis' group, that illuminates all of The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul. by Matt Collar
Tracklist:
1 Dance Of The Evil Toys 8:23
Written-By – Eric Revis
2 Conversation Among The Ruins 8:46
Written-By – Joey Calderazzo
3 Snake Hip Waltz 5:51
Written-By – Andrew Hill
4 Cianna 7:32
Written-By – Joey Calderazzo
5 Nilaste 10:15
Written-By – Eric Revis
6 Life Filtering From The Water Flowers 9:00
Written-By – Branford Marsalis
7 The Windup 12:30
Written-By – Keith Jarrett
Credits:
Bass – Eric Revis
Drums – Justin Faulkner
Piano – Joey Calderazzo
Producer – Branford Marsalis
Saxophone – Branford Marsalis
7.8.20
BILL EVANS - Escape (1996) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Tracklist:
1 Swing Hop 5:34
Drums – Billy Kilson
Guitar – Jon Herington
Keyboards, Bass, Drum Programming – Jim Beard
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bill Evans
Trombone – Ken Meccia
Trumpet – Wallace Roney
Vocals – Loni Groves, Mark Ledford, Robin Beck
Words By, Rap – Ahmed Best
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
2 Escape 5:59
Guitar – Jon Herington
Keyboards, Bass, Drum Programming – Jim Beard
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Scratches – Max Risenhoover
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bill Evans
Trumpet – Wallace Roney
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
3 Reality 6:19
Backing Vocals – Mark Ledford
Drums – Billy Kilson
Electric Bass – Ron Jenkins
Guitar – Gary Poulson
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Jim Beard
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Manolo Badrena
Soprano Saxophone – Bill Evans
Words By, Rap – Ahmed Best
Written-By – Bill Evans
4 The Sunday After 6:00
Backing Vocals – Mark Ledford
Electric Bass – Mark Egan
Guitar – Jon Herington
Keyboards, Bass, Drum Programming – Jim Beard
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Soprano Saxophone – Bill Evans
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
5 Rattletrap 4:36
Bass – Ron Jenkins
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Guitar – Gary Poulson
Organ [Hammond B-3] – Jim Beard
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Bill Evans
Trumpet – Wallace Roney
Written-By – Bill Evans
6 Flash In Dreamland 5:17
Backing Vocals – Loni Groves, Mark Ledford, Robin Beck
Guitar – Jon Herington
Keyboards, Bass, Drum Programming – Jim Beard
Soprano Saxophone – Bill Evans
Vocals – M.C. 900 Ft Jesus
Words By – Mark Griffin
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
7 Coravilas 7:39
Backing Vocals – Loni Groves, Mark Ledford, Robin Beck
Guitar – Jon Herington
Keyboards, Bass, Drum Programming – Jim Beard
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Soprano Saxophone – Bill Evans
Strings – Chelsea Orchestra
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
8 Easilee 4:55
Bass – Victor Bailey
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Guitar [Lead] – Lee Ritenour
Keyboards – Jim Beard
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Rhythm Guitar – Jon Herington
Soprano Saxophone – Bill Evans
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
9 Undercover 5:26
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Electric Bass – Marcus Miller, Ron Jenkins
Guitar – Gary Poulson
Guitar [Solo] – Nick Moroch
Organ [Hammond B-3], Loops [Drum] – Jim Beard
Other [Party Vibe] – Bill Evans, Jim Beard, Mark Ledford, Loni Groves, Robin Beck, Nalini
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Bill Evans
Written-By – Bill Evans
10 La Di Da 5:55
Backing Vocals – Mark Ledford
Bass – Victor Bailey
Drums – Jim Beard, Max Risenhoover
Guitar – Jon Herington
Keyboards – Jim Beard
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Soprano Saxophone – Bill Evans
Strings – Chelsea Orchestra
Words By, Rap – Ahmed Best
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
11 Armsakimbo 4:38
Bass – Victor Bailey
Drums [Additional] – Max Risenhoover
Guitar – Jon Herington
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Jim Beard
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Soprano Saxophone – Bill Evans
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
12 Aftermath 6:15
Backing Vocals – Mark Ledford
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Electric Bass – Marcus Miller
Guitar – Jon Herington
Keyboards, Programmed By [Bass] – Jim Beard
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Evans
Trumpet – Wallace Roney
Written-By – Bill Evans, Jim Beard
13 Undercover (Remix - Marcus' Mad Flav) 5:30
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Electric Bass – Marcus Miller
Guitar – Gary Poulson
Guitar [Solo] – Nick Moroch
Mixed By – Jim Beard
Organ [Hammond B-3], Loops [Drum] – Jim Beard
Other [Party Vibe] – Bill Evans, Jim Beard, Mark Ledford, Loni Groves, Robin Beck, Nalini
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Remix – Marcus' Mad Flav
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Written-By – Bill Evans
BILL EVANS - Touch (1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Mixing laid-back melodies with go-for-broke jams with some of the greatest names in modern instrumental music, saxophonist Bill Evans lives in the middle ground between smooth jazz and what could easily be termed of as contemporary jazz fusion. On his Zebra Records debut, Touch, the distinction is based on each song's sense of adventure. "In Your Heart," for instance, is the kind of right in the pocket, sweet little slice of passion that radio drools over, made unique (as Evans does on all tunes) by switching off from the high tones of the soprano with the darker shades of tenor to better discuss the emotional complexities of love. Likewise there's the cool, urban-flavored "Remember," which features subtle vocal chanting floating off in the distance. But then there's the edgier side of Evans intertwining his soprano with Lew Soloff's staccato trumpet energy on the brisk blues of "Dixie Hop," and kicking up all sorts of dust on the last two tunes, "Back to the Walls" and the ten-minute "Country Mile." "Back to the Walls" blends both of Evans's axes with Soloff's trumpet, an African vocal chant, the insistent wah-wah guitar of Adam Rogers, and a jamming Memphis soul-inspired horn section featuring Soloff and trombonist Conrad Herving as the Voodoo Horns. by Jonathan Widran
Tracklist:
1 Wild Ride 3:41
2 In Your Heart 4:46
3 Remembering 4:30
4 Dixie Hop 4:54
5 Girl By The Sea 5:20
6 Nashville Cowboys 4:01
7 Touch 5:00
8 Little Hands 4:44
9 Skippin' 4:46
10 BackTo The Walls 5:30
11 Country Mile 10:32
Credits:
Acoustic Bass – Chris Minh Doky
Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Tim Lefebvre
Bass – Mark Egan, Victor Bailey
Drum Programming – Michael Colina, Zach Danziger
Drums – Lionel Cordew, Vinnie Colaiuta
Grand Piano – Jim Beard
Grand Piano, Keyboards [Additional] – Henry Hey
Guitar – Adam Rogers, Chuck Loeb, Dean Brown, Lee Ritenour
Percussion – Manolo Badrena
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Bill Evans
Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Keyboards – Bill Evans
Trombone – Conrad Herwig
Trumpet – Lew Soloff, Wallace Roney
Vocals – Lani Groves, Philip Hamilton
5.8.20
JOSHUA REDMAN - Wish (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
JOSHUA REDMAN - Joshua Redman (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
JOSHUA REDMAN - Back East (2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
JOSHUA REDMAN - Trios Live (2014) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
3.8.20
BOB MINTZER - Spectrum (1988) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Tracklist
1 Like A Child 4:47
2 Spectrum 4:48
3 My Romance 6:20
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
4 Hanky-Panky 3:18
5 Mr. Funk 6:00
6 Mine Is Yours 5:03
7 Frankie's Tune 7:04
8 The Reunion 5:11
9 Heart Of The Matter 8:45
10 I Hear A Rhapsody 5:46
11 Solo Saxophone 1:34
12 Cowboys And Indians 5:45
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Lawrence Feldman, Peter Yellin
Arranged By, Producer, Edited By, Tenor Saxophone – Bob Mintzer
Baritone Saxophone – Roger Rosenberg
Bass – Lincoln Goines
Congas – Frankie Malabe
Drums – John Riley (tracks: 1, 6), Peter Erskine
Piano – Don Grolnick, Phil Markowitz (tracks: 8, 10)
Tenor Saxophone – Bob Malach
Trombone – Bob Smith, Dave Bargeron, Dave Taylor, Keith O'Quinn
Trumpet – Laurie Frink, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Bob Millikan
Written-By – Bob Mintzer (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 12)
BOB MINTZER - One Music (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Tracklist
1 One People 4:07
Composed By – Mintzer
2 One Music 6:37
Composed By – Mintzer
3 City Of Hope 5:44
Composed By – Mintzer
4 Navajo 5:45
Composed By – Haslip, Ferrante, Kennedy
5 Old Friends 6:05
Composed By – Ferrante
6 Rich & Poor 5:18
Composed By – Mintzer
7 Look Inside 5:07
Composed By – Mintzer
8 The Big Show 4:12
Composed By – Mintzer
9 The Song Is You 5:30
Composed By – Kern, Hammerstein
10 The Challenge 5:55
Composed By – Mintzer
Credits
Bass – Jimmy Haslip
Congas – Don Alias
Drums – William Kennedy
Keyboards – Russell Ferrante
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Electronic Wind Instrument, Producer – Bob Mintzer
BOB MINTZER BIG BAND - Swing Out (2008) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Tracklist:
1 Swing Out 6:53
Composed By – Bob Mintzer
2 Each Day 5:42
Composed By – Bob Mintzer
3 Something Else 5:14
Composed By – Bob Mintzer
4 Swangalang 9:30
Composed By – Bob Mintzer
5 Beyond The Limit 5:30
Composed By – Bob Mintzer
6 Minuano 7:46
Composed By – Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny
Featuring, Composed By – Kurt Elling
7 My Shining Hour 7:16
Composed By – Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
8 Freedom Song 7:35
Composed By – Bob Mintzer
9 Someday My Prince Will Come 8:14
Composed By – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
Credits
Alto Saxophone [Lead], Flute – Lawrence Feldman
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Peter Yellin
Arranged By, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Bob Mintzer
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Roger Rosenberg
Bass – Jay Anderson
Bass Trombone – David Taylor
Drums – John Riley
Piano – Phil Markowitz
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Bob Malach
Trombone – Keith O'Quinn, Larry Farrell, Michael Davis
Trumpet – Frank Greene, Jim Rotondi
Trumpet [Lead] – Bob Millikan
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Scott Wendholt

BRAD MEHLDAU - Elegiac Cycle (1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
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BRAD MEHLDAU - PLACES (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
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GEORGE BENSON & AL JARREAU — Givin' It Up (2006) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Givin' It Up finds crossover jazz icons guitarist George Benson and vocalist Al Jarreau teaming up for a breezy, enjoyably melodic sess...
