VIC DICKENSON — Nice Work (1999) RM | Vanguard Jazz Showcase Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

As part of the John Hammond Masters series, this combines two dates that Hammond produced for the label in the 1950s. The first is a septet date in 1953, which yielded nice versions of "Jeepers Creepers" and "Russian Lullaby" to close the disc. The rest of the collection comes from an album entitled Vic Dickenson Showcase, Volume 2, recorded in 1954 in the company of Edmond Hall on clarinet, Sir Charles Thompson on piano, Walter Page on bass, Steve Jordan on guitar, Jo Jones on drums, and Shad Collins and Ruby Braff sharing the trumpet honors. Solid, no-nonsense versions of "Running Wild," "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," and "Everybody Loves My Baby" are the high spots here. Dickenson had a broad, almost brassy and declamatory style on trombone, but no one's mastery of melody was any better. A classic that deserves to be reissued. Cub Koda
Tracklist :
1    When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues    4:51
 James Austin Butterfield / George Washington Johnson
2    Everybody Loves My Baby     9:32
 Jack Palmer / Spencer Williams
3    Old Fashioned Love    9:34
 James P. Johnson / Cecil Mack
4    Nice Work If You Can Get It    4:42
 George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
5    Suspension Blues    8:38
 Vic Dickenson
6    Runnin' Wild    5:31
 Arthur Gibbs / Joe Grey / Leo Wood
7    You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me    5:17
 Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal / Peter Norman
8    Jeepers Creepers    12:05
 Johnny Mercer / Harry Warren
9    Russian Lullaby    9:21
 Irving Berlin
Credits :
Bass – Walter Page
Clarinet – Edmond Hall
Drums – Jo Jones (tracks: 1 to 7), Les Erskine (tracks: 8, 9)
Guitar – Steve Jordan
Piano – Sir Charles Thompson
Trombone – Vic Dickenson
Trumpet – Ruby Braff, Shad Collins (tracks: 1 to 7)
Notes :
Tracks 1-7, from Vic Dickenson Showcase Vol. 2, recorded November 29, 1954
Tracks 8 & 9, from Vic Dickenson Septet - Vic Dickenson Septet, Vol. I, recorded December 29, 1953

MILLI VERNON - Introducing Milli Vernon (1956-2007) Mp3

With its intimate, closing-time atmosphere and thoughtful performances, Introducing Milli Vernon boasts a maturity and honesty that cut surprisingly deep -- despite Vernon's relative anonymity, she's a compelling vocalist with a genuine sense of style and drama. Of course, it's the names below the title -- trumpeter Ruby Braff, guitarist Jimmy Raney, and pianist Dave McKenna among them -- that many jazz buffs will find most appealing, and while their contributions are firmly within the Storyville label's signature style, the session's overall emphasis and atmosphere and mood means their contributions are largely subordinate to Vernon's voice. That said, this is a solid album, even if some of the material is a bit too slight; given the right song, like "I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I've Got," Vernon excels. by Jason Ankeny
Tracklist:
1 Weep For The Boy 2:27
2 Moments Like This 2:17
3 Spring Is Here 3:04
4 St. James Infirmary 2:54
5 My Ship 3:21
6 This Year's Kisses 2:11
7 Moon Ray 3:09
8 Everything But You 2:43
9 Every Time 3:10
10 Blue Rain 2:59
11 I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got 2:46
12 I Guess I'll Have To Hang My Tears Out To Dry 3:38
Credits:
Bass – Wyatt Reuther
Drums – Jo Jones
Guitar – Jimmy Raney
Piano – Dave McKenna
Trumpet – Ruby Braff
Vocals – Milli Vernon

TERESA BREWER & FRIENDS - Memories of Louis (1992) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

 The singing of Teresa Brewer was always producer Bob Thiele's blind spot. Although equipped with a voice quite suitable for pop and country music, Brewer always sounded overly cute and out of place when performing jazz, despite her husband's successful attempts to team her with the who's who of jazz. This CD is quite remarkable, for there are few singers who sound less like Louis Armstrong than Brewer, yet here she is singing a dozen of Satch's standards. What's more, she is joined by a different trumpeter on each track: Clark Terry, Nicholas Payton, Ruby Braff, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Lew Soloff, Terence Blanchard, Yank Lawson, Red Rodney and Dizzy Gillespie. (Where was Miles Davis?) Fortunately, each of the brassmen gets a worthwhile amount of solo space, only two songs are under 4½ minutes, and Brewer generally takes just two choruses. None of the boppish renditions sound at all close to New Orleans jazz, nor do any of the trumpeters show off much of a Louis Armstrong influence. A strange but very intriguing record. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist  :
1 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 5:51
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
2   What a Wonderful World 7:01
George Douglas / Bob Thiele / George David Weiss
3   Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) 5:38
Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll
4  Basin Street Blues 5:40
Spencer Williams
5  I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 7:21
Doc Daugherty / Al J. Neiburg / Ellis Reynolds
6  Ain't Misbehavin' 4:14
Harry Brooks / Andy Razaf / Fats Waller
7  Hello, Dolly! 5:44
Jerry Herman
8  I've Got the World on a String 6:17
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
 9 St. Louis Blues 4:43
W.C. Handy
10   When It's Sleepy Time Down South 6:26
Clarence Muse / Otis Rene / Leon René
11     Stardust 3:52
Hoagy Carmichael / Mitchell Parish
12  Blueberry Hill 4:43
Al Lewis / Vincent Rose / Larry Stock

 Credits :
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard, Roy Hargrove, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis
Vocals - Teresa Brewer

MEL POWELL - Four Classic Albums Plus : Borderline / Thigamagig / Mel Powell Out on a Limb / The Mel Powell Bandstand (2012) 2xCD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist 1:

Album: Mel Powell Trio ‎– Borderline (1954)
1. Borderline 3.28
2. Makin' Whoopie 4.45
3. What's New 8.36
4. Quin And Sonic 3.41
5. If Dreams Come True 3.37
6. Cross Your Heart 2.15
7. Avalon 3.33

Album: Mel Powell Trio ‎– Thigamagig (1954)
8. Thigamagig 2.29
9. You're My Thrill 5.20
10. Button Up Your Overcoat 3.15
11. Don-Que-Dee 3.29
12. Bouquet 4.53
13. Ain't She Sweet 4.10
14. Take Me In Your Arms 4.05
15. California, Here I Come 3.07

Album: Mel Powell ‎– Out On A Limb (1955)
16. Gone With The Wind 2.54
17. Bunny Hug 4.00
18. Pennies From Heaven 3.57
19. Stomping At The Savoy 3.42
20. When Your Lover Has Gone 3.52

Tracklist 2:

Album: Mel Powell ‎– Out On A Limb (1955)
1. Cooch 3.00
2. Beale St. Blues 3.36
3. Three Little Words 3.12
4. You're Lucky To Me 3.45
5. Liza 3.44
6. The Best Thing For You Would Be Me 2.43
7. Rosetta 2.54

Album: Mel Powell And His Orchestra ‎– The Mel Powell Bandstand (1954)
8. Ezz-May 4.32
9. My Last Millionaire 3.25
10. Everything I've Got 3.08
11. Firebug 1.47
12. Easy Swing 4.43
13. Soon 3.24
14. When Did You Leave Heaven 3.41

Album: Mel Powell Septet ‎– Mel Powell Septet (1953)
15. 'S Wonderful 4.17
16. It's Been So Long 3.47
17. I Must Have That Man 7.07
18. You're Lucky To Me 4.58

EP: Mel Powell - Classics In Jazz (1947)
19. Anything Goes 2.40
20. Hallelujah 2.06
21. There's A Small Hotel 2.54
22. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2.10

Total playing time:
CD One 79.58
CD Two 78.58
Compilation & remastering: Dave Bennett
Noise processing & final masters: Ted Kendall

CD ONE

Mel Powell Trio ‎– Borderline (1954)
New York, 17 August 1954
Tracks 1 to 7
Mel Powel TRIO
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax
Bobby Donaldson, drums
Mel Powel, piano

Mel Powell Trio ‎– Thigamagig (1954)
New York, 24 August 1954
Tracks 8 to 15
Mel Powel TRIO
Ruby Braff, trumpet
Bobby Donaldson, drums
Mel Powel, piano

Mel Powell ‎– Out On A Limb (1955)
New York. 19 October 1955
Tracks 16 to 20
Mel Powel, piano
Al Mattaliano, trumpet
Michael "Peanuts" Hucko, clarinet
Nick Caiazza, tenor sax
Tommy Kay, guitar
Arnold Fishkin, bass
Bobby Donaldson, drums

CD TWO

Mel Powell ‎– Out On A Limb (1955)
New York. 19 October 1955
Tracks 1 to 7
Mel Powel, piano
Ruby Braff, trumpet
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Skeeter Best, guitar
Bobby Donaldson, drums

Mel Powell And His Orchestra ‎– The Mel Powell Bandstand (1954)
New York, 1 December 1954
Tracks 8 to 14
John Glasel, trumpet
Chuck Russo, clarinet, alto and baritone sax
Mel Powel, piano
Joe Kay, bass
Jimmy Buffington, French horn
Boomie Richman, Tenor sax
Mundell Lowe, guitar
Eddie Phyfe, drums
Joan Wile, vocalist

Mel Powell Septet ‎– Mel Powell Septet (1953)
New York, 30 December 1953
Tracks 15 to 18
Edmond Hall, clarinet
Buck Clayton, trumpet
Henderson Chambers, trombone
Steve Jordan, guitar
Walter Page, bass
Mel Powel, piano
Jimmy Crawford, drums

Mel Powell - Classics In Jazz (1947)
December 10, 1947, Hollywood, California
Tracks 19 to 22
Piano Mel Powell
Sax Bumps Myers
Trumpet Jake Porter
Drums lee Young
Bass Red Collender