JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN - John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963-2008) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

John Coltrane's matchup with singer Johnny Hartman, although quite unexpected, works extremely well. Hartman was in prime form on the six ballads, and his versions of "Lush Life" and "My One and Only Love" have never been topped. Coltrane's playing throughout the session is beautiful, sympathetic, and still exploratory; he sticks exclusively to tenor on the date. At only half an hour, one wishes there were twice as much music, but what is here is classic, essential for all jazz collections. by Scott Yanow

Tracklist:

1 They Say It's Wonderful 5:20
Irving Berlin
2 Dedicated to You 5:32
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin / Hy Zaret
3 My One and Only Love 4:55
Robert Mellin / Guy Wood
4 Lush Life 5:29
Billy Strayhorn
5 You Are Too Beautiful 5:36
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
6 Autumn Serenade 4:19
Peter DeRose / Sammy Gallop
Credits:
Bass – Jimmy Garrison
Drums – Elvin Jones
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – McCoy Tyner
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Vocals – Johnny Hartman

WESLA WHITFIELD - September Songs : The Music of Wilder, Weill and Warren (2003) Mp3

MONICA ZETTERLUND / BILL EVANS - Waltz for Debby (1964-2001) FLAC (tracks), lossless

An oddity in Bill Evans' catalog, this 1964 date places the Swedish jazz vocalist Monica Zetterlund alongside the Evans Trio (with Chuck Israels on bass and Larry Bunker on drums). Still, the match is seemingly perfect. Evans' lyricism is well suited to a breezy, sophisticated songstress like Zetterlund. There is an iciness on this recording, but it is difficult to decipher if it is in the performance or in the engineering where she seems to be way out in front of the band, when she was really in the middle of all the musicians in the studio. This is a minor complaint, however, as the tune selection and decorum of these sessions are quite lovely. From the opener "Come Rain or Come Shine" through the Swedish ballad "A Beautiful Rose" and the achingly gorgeous delivery of "Once Upon a Summertime," it's as if Zetterlund were destined to sing with Evans for a career instead of an album. For his part, Evans is very relaxed, allowing the lyrics to feed his musing on the simple, yet elegant harmonics. The Swedish version of "Waltz for Debbie" is a true delight because Zetterlund's voice becomes another instrument, soloing over the top of Evans' stunning selection of comping chords. In all this is an odd but special item, one that is necessary -- for at least one listen -- by any serious fan of the pianist and composer.  by Thom Jurek  
Tracklist:
1 Come Rain or Come Shine 4:41
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
2 A Beautiful Rose (Jag Vet en Dejlig Rosa) 2:53
Bill Evans / Monica Zetterlund
3 Once Upon a Summertime 3:03
Eddie Barclay / Michel Legrand / Johnny Mercer
4 So Long Big Time 3:49
Harold Arlen / Dory Previn
5 Waltz for Debby (Monica Vals) 2:47
Bill Evans / Gene Lees
6 Lucky to Be Me 3:36
Leonard Bernstein
7 Sorrow Wind (Vindarna Sucka) 3:03
8 It Could Happen to You 3:00
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
9 Some Other Time 5:35
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
10 In the Night (Om Natten) 1:40
Olle Adolphson
Credits:
Bass – Chuck Israels
Drums – Larry Bunker
Piano – Bill Evans
Vocals – Monica Zetterlund

DORIS DAY - Complete Recordings with Les Brown [2001] JF / 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Reissuing the identical material compiled elsewhere several times (most notably on Columbia's The Complete Doris Day With Les Brown), Jazz Factory won't win any points for originality, but the material itself is golden. Day's recordings with Les Brown blazed at such a high candle power that even an energetic combo like the Andrews Sisters could hardly compare (no less with their three voices to her one). Whether she turned her eye to a ballad like the era-defining "Sentimental Journey" or decided to swing an ebullient number like "Come to Baby, Do!," Day was not only one of the most likeable band singer in the business, she was also one of the most talented. Despite a few pieces of absurd novelty material ("Alexander the Swoose (Half Swan-Half Goose)," "The Deevil, Devil, Divil") occasionally threatening to drag it into the depths, The Complete Recordings With Les Brown is an excellent collection. by John Bush
Track Listing - Disc 1
1 Dig It  3:19
Hal Borne / Johnny Mercer
2 Let's Be Buddies 3:05
Cole Porter
3 While the Music Plays On 3:06
Lupin Fein / Eddie Heim / Irving Mills
4 Three at a Table for Two 2:49
Archie Gottler / Arthur Johnston
5 Between Friends 3:06
Alan Jay Lerner / Ted Straeter
6 Broomstreet 3:08

Josef Myrow / Buck Ram

7 Barbara Allen 2:53
Traditional
8 Celery Stalks at Midnight 3:01
Will Bradley / George Harris / Carl Sigman
9 Amapola 3:12
Albert Gamse / Joseph M. Lacalle
10 Easy as Pie 3:15
Les Brown / Kim Gannon
11 Booglie Wooglie Piggy 3:02
Roy Jacobs
12 Beau Night in Hotchkiss Corners 3:24
Herbert Magidson / Ben Oakland
13 Alexander the Swoose (Half Swan-Half Goose) 3:07
14 Made up My Mind 3:08
Herschel Evans / Barry Mann
15 Keep Cool, Fool 2:55
J.P. Johnson / Josef Myrow
16 Sentimental Journey 3:11
Les Brown / Bud Green / Ben Homer
17 My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time 3:19
Manny Curtis / Victor Mizzy
18 He's Home for a Little While 3:12
Rob Goellner / Ted Shapiro
19 'Tain't Me 3:17
Lanier Davis / Jack Palmer
20 I'll Always Be With You 3:06
Marjorie Goetschius / Edna Osser
21 A Red Kiss on a Blue Letter 3:07
Ray Evans
Track Listing - Disc 2
1 Till the End of Time 2:58
Buddy Kaye / Ted Mossman
2 He'll Have to Cross the Atlantic (To Get to the Pacific) 3:03
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
3 I'd Rather Be With You 3:13
Roy Alfred / Frank Comstock
4 Come to Baby, Do! 3:05
Inez James / Sid Miller
5 Aren't You Glad You're You 3:04
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
6 The Last Time I Saw You 3:27
Marjorie Goetschius / Edna Osser
7 We'll Be Together Again 3:19
Carl Fischer / Frankie Laine
8 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) 3:05
Harry James / Larry Stock
9 In the Moon Mist 3:09
Jack Lawrence
10 Day by Day 3:07
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston
11 (Ah Yes) There's Good Blues Tonight 3:08
Abe Osser / Edna Osser
12 All Through the Day 3:17
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
13 The Deevil, Devil, Divil 3:11
Bob Russell / Carl Sigman
14 I Got the Sun in the Morning 2:34
Irving Berlin
15 My Number One Dream Come True 2:58
Lew Brown / Johnny Green
16 The Whole World Is Singing My Song 3:16
Manny Curtis / Victor Mizzy
17 Are You Still in Love With Me 3:17
Les Brown / Edna Osser
18 Sooner or Later 3:04
Ray Gilbert / Charles Wolcott
19 You Should Have Told Me 3:13
Irving Berlin / Redd Evans / Edna Osser
20 The Christmas Song 3:04
Mel Tormé / Robert Wells
21 It Could Happen to You 3:18
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen

DORIS DAY - Complete Recordings with Les Brown 

[2001] JF / 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless 

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