NDR BIGBAND — Ellingtonia (1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Take The A-Train 4:22
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
2    It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing 4:30
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Ellingtonia-Medley    (12:05)
3.1        Carnegie Blues
Composed By – Duke Ellington
3.2        Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Composed By – Mercer Ellington
3.3        Koko
Composed By – Duke Ellington
4    In A Sentimental Mood 4:55
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mann Kurtz
5    Sophisticated Lady 5:17
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
6    Caravan 8:10
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
7    Chelsea Brigde 7:05
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
8    Day Dream 8:18
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
9    Diminuendo, Crescendo And Crescendissimo In Blue 16:46
Composed By – Duke Ellington
Credits:
NDR Bigband conducted by Dieter Glawischnig, Steve Gray, Arif Mardin
featuring Tomasz Stanko / Heinz Sauer / Slide Hampton / Nils Landgren / Christof Lauer

MANU KATCHÉ - Touchstone for Manu (2014) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A specially-price limited edition compilation of the best of Manu Katché on ECM. Here the French drummer is joined in performances of his tunes by an outstanding cast of soloists including Jan Garbarek, Tomasz Stanko, Nils Petter Molvӕr, Trygve Seim, Mathias Eick, Marcin Wasilewski, Tore Brunborg, and Jacob Young. Recorded 2004 -2012 in Oslo, New York and Pernes-les-Fontaines, and drawn from his widely acclaimed albums “Neighbourhood”, “Playground”, “Third Round” and “Manu Katché”. ecm
Tracklist :
1    Song For Her 6'31
(Manu Katché)
2    Number One 6'13
(Manu Katché)
3    Take Off And Land 4'02
(Manu Katché)
4    So Groovy 5'52
(Manu Katché)
5    Morning Joy 5'29
(Manu Katché)
6    Keep On Trippin' 5'32
(Manu Katché)
7    Senses 4'12
(Manu Katché)
8    Swing Piece 4'50
(Manu Katché)
9    Running After Years 6'16
(Manu Katché)
10    Slowing The Tides 5'35
(Manu Katché)
11    Bliss 4'20
(Manu Katché)
Credits :
Manu Katché - Drums
Jan Garbarek - Tenor Saxophone
Tomasz Stanko - Trumpet
Marcin Wasilewski - Piano
Slawomir Kurkiewicz - Double Bass
Trygve Seim - Tenor Saxophone
Mathias Eick - Trumpet
Jacob Young - Guitar
Pino Palladino - Bass
Jason Rebello - Piano
Jim Watson - Piano, Hammond B3 Organ
Tore Brunborg - Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone
Nils Petter Molvaer - Trumpet, Loops    

MANU KATCHÉ - Neighbourhood (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Manu Katché’s first leader date for ECM finds him fronting a remarkable band, assembled by producer Manfred Eicher, which brings the French-African drummer together with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek and Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. Two of Stanko’s gifted young associates, pianist Marcin Wasilewski and bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz, complete an ensemble which plays Manu’s music with enormous assurance, as if they’ve been playing together for years. Which, indeed, some of them have. As so often with this record label, a “first encounter” trails a network of associations and interwoven histories.... ecm
Tracklist :
1    November 99 5'58
(Manu Katché)
2     Number One 6'10
(Manu Katché)
3    Lullaby 6'08
(Manu Katché)
4    Good Influence 4'56
(Manu Katché)
5    February Sun 4'42
(Manu Katché)
6    No Rush 5'49
(Manu Katché)
7    Lovely Walk 6'14
(Manu Katché)
8    Take Off And Land 3'59
(Manu Katché)
9    Miles Away 4'07
(Manu Katché)
10    Rose 6'11
(Manu Katché)
Credits :
Manu Katché - Drums
Tomasz Stanko - Trumpet
Jan Garbarek - Tenor Saxophone
Marcin Wasilewski - Piano
Slawomir Kurkiewicz - Double-Bass   

TOMASZ STANKO - Bosonossa and Other Ballads [1993] FLAC

Polish trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Tomasz Stanko has created a ballads album worthy of the hearty approval of his former employer, Kryzsztof Pendereki. With the aid of pianist Bobo Stenson, bassist Anders Jormin, and drummer Tony Oxley, Stanko has composed and recorded a series of vanguard ballads that make full use of his tonal palette and chromatic invention. Stanko composes a great deal for film and here it shows with the lush textures, rich timbres, and angular sonances. The set opens with the glorious "Sunia," which features Stenson in an unusually aggressive mode, attacking the upper middle register with 16-note runs and turnarounds in the key signature before Stanko brings it back to earth, very slowly with a mournful wail with a hearty echo put on his trumpet. On "Morning Heavy Song," it feels like all the funerals in the world have been times to begin at once. With the difficult, angular trumpet lines criss-crossing the middle registers of Stenson's piano with large, dense chords, it could have been entitled "Morning Suicide Song." The title track is a sweet relief in the contrapuntal lyricism between Stanko and Stenson and the point-on-point drumming of Oxley, who shifts his allegiances from tune to soloist with amazing alacrity. In all, pretty much a stunner from Stanko, and every bit the equal, if not the superior, of any of his ECM titles.  by Thom Jurek 
Tracklist
1 Sunia 13:14
2 White Ballad 9:52
3 Maldoror's War Song 9:06
4 Morning Heavy Song 8:16
5 Bosonossa 8:19
6 Die Weisheit Von Isidore Ducasse 9:39
Credits
Bass – Anders Jormin
Composed By, Producer – Tomasz Stańko
Drums – Tony Oxley
Piano – Bobo Stenson
Trumpet – Tomasz Stańko

TOMASZ STANKO - Bosonossa and Other Ballads

1993 GOWI Records / FLAC / scans

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