JENS THOMAS | VERNERI POHJOLA — Speed of Grace 'A tribute to AC/DC (2012) FLAC (tracks), lossless

A homage to the music of AC/DC - not loud and rocking, but balladic and intimate. Hard rock becomes lyrical chamber music, totally dimmed, impressionistic ballads, completely improvised except for the basic framework. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Highway To Hell 5:48
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
2    Live Wire 5:12
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
3    T.N.T. 4:19
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
4    It's A Long Way To The Top 3:55
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
5    The Jack 5:17
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
6    Night Prowler 4:00
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
7    Hells Bells 2:51
Composed By – Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
8    Connected 3:58
Composed By – Jens Thomas
9    If You Want Blood 5:31
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
10    Rock 'N' Roll Singer 2:04
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
11    Keep It Down Boy 2:53
Composed By – Jens Thomas
12    You Shook Me All Night Long 1:57
Composed By – Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
Credits:
Jens Thomas - Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Harmonium, Shaman Drum
Verneri Pohjola - Trumpet
Cover Art: © 2009 Gregor Gaida „E“, Acrylic resin, sprayed lacquer, cloth.

TONBRUKET – Forevergreens (2016) FLAC (tracks), lossless

The fourth album by Tonbruket, "Forevergreens," represents a complete new beginning. Some tracks are extremely quiet, romantic, and acoustically jazzed, while others use prog-rock as a springboard to position themselves close to heavy metal. It's all about contrasts. Despite the differences in the tracks, they don't just focus on a specific aspect but rather on the band as a whole. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Intro    0:33
2    Mano Sinistra    7:07
3    Sinkadus    6:24
4    Tarantella    6:22
5    Music For The Sun King    5:43
6    The Missing    4:47
7    Frösön    4:22
8    Linton    5:51
9    First Flight Of A Newbird    4:48
10    Passage Europa    1:13
11    Polka Oblivion    5:18
Tonbruket are :
Dan Berglund - Double Bass
Johan Lindström - Guitar, Pedal Steel, Keyboards
Martin Hederos - Piano, Synthesizers, Violin
Andreas Werliin - Drums
Guests:
Ane Brun - Spoken Words (1), Voice (3)
Per Texas Johansson - Bass Clarinet
Anna Högberg - Baritone Saxophone
Martin Holm - Tenor Saxophone (11)

RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA — Bird Calls (2015) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Inspired by his love of the music of legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker, Rudresh Mahanthappa pays homage to the late bebop innovator on 2015's Bird Calls. It was purportedly while breaking down Parker's performance on "Donna Lee" to help a student learn the infamously difficult song that saxophonist Mahanthappa came up with the concept of a different way to interpret Parker's music. Taken in small, easily digestible bites, Mahanthappa began to hear Parker's architectural bop motifs less as swinging, blues-based jazz and more as modern classical or even avant-garde music. Combining his own creative approach to jazz with Indian raga, funk, post-bop, and other eclectic stylistic elements, Mahanthappa wrote pieces loosely based on Parker's songs or parts of solos. For example, "Both Hands" reworks Parker's "Dexterity" into a roiling, machine-gun stream of sound, and "Talin Is Thinking" turns Parker's classic bluesy ballad "Parker's Mood" into a frenetic spiritual jazz workout. Furthermore, just as Parker was often backed by a quintet featuring a trumpeter like the great Dizzy Gillespie, Mahanthappa takes the same approach, bringing with him 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition third-place winner Adam O'Farrill along with pianist Matt Mitchell, bassist François Moutin, and drummer Rudy Royston. Only 20 years old at the time of recording, O'Farrill (the son of pianist Arturo O'Farrill and the grandson of legendary Cuban percussionist, and Parker associate, Chico O'Farrill) is an immensely gifted trumpeter with a robust, rounded tone and lithe improvisational style. Joining with the other members of Mahanthappa's quintet, he brings an intensity and buoyant creativity to Bird Calls that effectively updates the classic Parker/Gillespie partnership. For his end, Mahanthappa, a brilliantly capable improviser blessed with a fluid, harmonically engaging approach to jazz, blazes his way through these songs, which are at once accessible yet boundlessly inventive. Ultimately, with Bird Calls, Mahanthappa has crafted an exuberant, expressive album that's as fresh and surprising as the music Parker originally recorded. Matt Collar

A contemporary perspective on one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Charlie "Bird" Parker. In an intelligent and multifaceted way, Mahanthappa uses influences from Parker's work as a foundation for his compositions and improvisations. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Bird Calls #1    2:50
2    On The DL    8:01
3    Bird Calls #2    1:09
4    Chillin'    8:03
5    Bird Calls #3    2:14
6    Talin Is Thinking    6:53
7    Both Hands    4:47
8    Bird Calls #4    2:12
9    Gopuram    7:37
10    Maybe Later    7:02
11    Bird Calls #5    1:39
12    Sure Why Not?    7:49
13    Man, Thanks For Coming    1:38
Credits:
Rudresh Mahanthappa - Alto Saxophone
Adam O'Farrill - Trumpet
Matt Mitchell - Piano
François Moutin - Acoustic Bass
Rudy Royston - Drums

LESZEK MOŻDŻER — Komeda (2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A Polish music icon pays tribute to another: with his solo debut for ACT, Poland's most popular jazz musician offers a respectful but independent perspective on the music of the legendary pianist and film composer Krzysztof Komeda, who gained worldwide recognition for his soundtracks for Roman Polanski: "A phenomenon." (Süddeutsche Zeitung) ACT
Tracklist :
1    Svantetic    3:31
Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda
2    Sleep Safe And Warm    6:21
Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda
3    Ballad For Bernt    4:12
Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda
4    The Law And The Fist    10:52
Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda
5    Nighttime, Daytime Requiem    13:36
Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda
6    Cherry    3:52
Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda
7    Crazy Girl    5:48
Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda
8    Moja Ballada    2:53
Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda
Credits:
Piano – Leszek Możdżer

ALBORAN TRIO — Meltemi (2006) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"The Alboran Trio stands for rhythm, pulse, melody, vibration, flow, desert dust, cigarette smoke, and soul. A source of global creativity." - JAZZTHING ACT
Tracklist :
1    Nic's Road    6:23
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
2    Balkan Air    5:44
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
3    Pianissimo    7:28
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
4    Cinque Lunghissimi Minuti    9:18
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
5    Duende    6:08
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
6    ¿Hoy Es Mañana?    3:55
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
7    Ho Sognato Che Mi Amavi    6:16
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
8    Meltemi    4:05
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
9    Ninna Nanna Nic    4:50
Composed By – Paolo Paliaga
10    Theme From The Movie "Pinocchio"    5:31
Composed By – Fiorenzo Carpi
Credits:
Cover – Martin Noël
Double Bass – Dino Contenti
Drums – Gigi Biolcati
Piano – Paolo Paliaga
Producer – Alboran Trio