OLIVER NELSON — Swiss Suite (1972-2014) RM | Flying Dutchman Jazz Classics Series | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Recorded at the 1971 Montreux Jazz Festival, this big-band outing features a mostly all-star band and altoist Oliver Nelson (who wrote all of the arrangements and compositions) and trumpeter Danny Moore on remakes of "Stolen Moments," "Black, Brown & Beautiful" and "Blues and the Abstract Truth." However it is the nearly 27-minute "Swiss Suite" that dominates this album and although tenorman Gato Barbieri has a couple of raging solos, it is a five-minute segment when guest altoist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson plays the blues that is most memorable. Vinson's classic spot alone is worth the price of this hard-to-find LP.  Scott Yanow   Tracklist & Credits :

CLARK TERRY - Portraits (1989-2004) 24bits-96hz | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Flugelhornist Clark Terry recorded quite frequently in the 1980s, and his consistency was very impressive. Terry's good humor, joyful and immediately distinctive sound, and creative, bop-oriented ideas combined to form a very accessible style. This Chesky CD finds C.T. joined by pianist Don Friedman, bassist Victor Gaskin and drummer Lewis Nash for a variety of superior standards and Terry's lone original "Finger Filibuster." The songs all pay tribute to various trumpeters, and some, such as "Pennies from Heaven," "Little Jazz" and "I Don't Wanna Be Kissed," were not performed by the flugelhornist all that often; the resulting music is fresher than usual and often quite inspired. Recommended. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Pennies from Heaven 6'04
Johnny Burke / Arthur Johnston
2     Sugar Blues 4'37
Clarence Williams
3     Autumn Leaves 4'44
Joseph Kosma / Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert
4     Finger Filibuster 3'52
Clark Terry
5     Little Jazz 5'46
Roy Eldridge / Buster Harding
6     When It's Sleepy Time Down South 5'14
Clarence Muse / Otis Rene / Leon René
7     Jive at Five 8'13
Count Basie / Harry "Sweets" Edison
8     Ciribiribin 3'50
Alberto Pestalozza / Traditional
9     Ow! 3'35
Dizzy Gillespie    
10     I Can't Get Started 4'31
Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin
11     I Don't Wanna Be Kissed 6'08
John Elliott / Harold Spina
Credits :
Bass – Victor Gaskin
Drums – Lewis Nash
Flugelhorn – Clark Terry
Piano – Don Friedman
Trumpet – Clark Terry