MARC JOHNSON — Right Brain Patrol (1992-2004) RM | Serie JMT Edition – VOLUME #51/81 | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Right Brain Patrol features Marc Johnson in a trio setting with guitarist Ben Monder (among his first recordings) and percussionist Arto Tunçboyaciyan. Johnson is a fabulous bass player with a rich tone. Monder's playing contains shades of Bill Frisell's tone and harmonic sensibility. Tunçboyaciyan is a fine percussionist, but listeners will either love or hate the vocalizing he does on a handful of cuts. "Batuki Burundi" is a solo bass vehicle, and Johnson and Tunçboyaciyan basically divide the rest of the composing duties, with Monder contributing one piece and sharing credits on two more. The bass and guitar playing are stellar throughout, even if Monder sounds a bit derivative in this early session ("Netcong on My Mind" and "Whispers" wouldn't sound out of place on a Bill Frisell album). The title cut has Monder and Johnson trading off leads and support in a lively conversation. "Heru Nazel" has some nice arco bass work and great guitar, but also has some of the aforementioned vocals. "After You" has Johnson playing some great lead over a queasy guitar figure. Few of these tunes will really stick in your head, but they are well played and quite beautiful at times. Sean Westergaard
Tracklist :
1.        They Love Me Fifteen Feet Away 4:54
Composed By – Tunçboyaciyan
2.        Batuki Burundi 3:49
Composed By – Johnson
3.        Netcong On My Mind 4:16
Composed By – Monder
4.        Right Brain Patrol 5:30
Composed By – Johnson
5.        Heru Nazel 5:03
Composed By – Tunçboyaciyan
6.        Inside Four Walls 3:46
Composed By – Johnson
7.        You 0:58
Composed By – Tunçboyaciyan
8.        After You 4:38
Composed By – Johnson
9.        Whispers 4:29
Composed By – Monder, Johnson
10.        Log O' Rhythm 3:26
Composed By – Johnson
11.        Light In Your Eye 2:23
Composed By – Tunçboyaciyan
12.        The Call 4:13
Composed By – Tunçboyaciyan, Monder, Johnson
Credits :
Artwork [Back Cover Art], Cover [Back Cover Art] – Colin George 
Bass – Marc Johnson 
Design, Cover [Cover Painting], Painting [Cover Painting] – Stephen Byram
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Ben Monder
Percussion, Voice – Arto Tunçboyaciyan

THEO BLECKMANN & KNEEBODY - Twelve Songs By Charles Ives (2008) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Charles Ives (1874-1954)
1    Songs My Mother Taught Me 7:12
Lyrics By – Adolf Heyduk
Translated By – Natalie Macfarren
2    Feldeinsamkeit / In Summer Fields 4:43
Lyrics By – Hermann Allmers
Translated By – Henry Grafton Chapman
3    At The River 6:07
Lyrics By – Robert Lowry
4    The Cage 2:44
Lyrics By – Charles Ives
5    Weil' Auf Mir / Eyes So Dark 3:45
Lyrics By – Nikolaus Lenau
Translated By – William Joseph Westbrook
6    Serenity 5:14
Lyrics By – John Greenleaf Whittier
7    In The Mornin' 4:30
Arranged By – C. Ives
Lyrics By – Trad. Spiritual
8    The Housatonic At Stockbridge 8:44
Lyrics By – Robert Underwood Johnson
9    The See'r 4:26
Lyrics By – Charles Ives
10    The New River 2:45
Lyrics By – Charles Ives
11    Like A Sick Eagle 4:42
Lyrics By – John Keats
12    Waltz 3:14
Lyrics By – Charles Ives
Credits :
Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass, Effects – Kaveh Rastegar
Arranged By – Adam Benjamin (pistas: 8), Kaveh Rastegar (pistas: 5), Nate Wood (pistas: 7), Theo Bleckmann (pistas: 6, 10 to 12)
Arranged By [Arrangements By] – Kneebody, Theo Bleckmann
Arranged By [Except Intro On 3] – Ben Wendel (pistas: 1 to 4)
Arranged By [Intro Only On 3] – Shane Endsley (pistas: 3, 9)
Band – Kneebody
Drums – Nate Wood
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Effects – Adam Benjamin
Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon, Melodica, Effects – Ben Wendel
Trumpet, Percussion, Effects – Shane Endsley
Voice, Electronics [Live Electronic Processing] – Theo Bleckmann