HALIE LOREN — They Oughta Write A Song ... (2008-2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    They Oughta Write A Song 3:04
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry W. Clarke
2    A Whiter Shade Of Pale 4:21

Lyrics By – Gary Brooker
Music By – Keith Reid
3    Blue Skies 3:34
Written-By – Irving Berlin
4    Autumn Leaves 3:48
Written-By – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
5    Fever 4:05
Lyrics By – Otis Blackwell
Music By – Eddie Cooley
6    God Bless The Child 6:11
Lyrics By – Billie Holiday
Music By – Arthur Herzog, Jr.
7    My Rainbow Race 3:24
Written-By – Pete Seeger
8    Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps 2:19
Lyrics By – Osvaldo Farrés
Music By – Joe Davis
9    How Should I Know 3:56
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry W. Clarke
10    Summertime 5:05
Lyrics By – DuBose Heyward
Music By – George & Ira Gershwin
11    I Don't Miss It That Much 2:47

Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Janis Carnes, Rick Carnes
12    The Dock Of The Bay 4:49
Lyrics By – Otis Redding
Music By – Steve Cropper
13    As Time Goes By 4:34
Written-By – Herman Hupfeld
- Bonus Live Tracks From "Stages" -   
14        Free To Be Loved By Me 3:27
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Rick Chundacoff
15    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 5:44
Written-By – Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Victor Reina
16    Danger In Loving You 3:19
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry Wayne Clark
17    Sunny Afternoon 3:27
Written-By – Raymond Davis
Credits :
Bass – Mark Schneider
Drums – Brian West
Piano – Matt Treder
Trumpet – Tim McLaughlan
Vocals – Halie Loren 

FOURPLAY — Let's Touch The Sky (2010) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

It would be incorrect to say that not much has changed Fourplay's sound since they began recording together in 1991. That said, while these musicians -- who were all successful artists individually -- have continued to evolve, as a group they've stayed remarkably focused on what they do best: play elegant, seamless, contemporary jazz with a light sexy groove. Keyboardist Bob James, drummer/percussionist Harvey Mason, and bassist Nathan East have remained constants but guitarists have come and gone: Chuck Loeb replaces Larry Carlton (who originally replaced founding member Lee Ritenour) for Let's Touch the Sky, Fourplay's 11th recording. James' title track composition kicks things off with a breezy Brazilian groove before strings paint an airy, almost cinematic backdrop. Loeb's "3rd Degree" ups the funk quotient with some hard-grooving guitar, ever-present rolling breaks by Mason, and some knotty synth work. His "Above and Beyond" provides the kind of guitar-led group interactive euphoria usually associated with Pat Metheny. Mason's "Pineapple Getaway" has irresistible synth and Rhodes work by James, but it's Loeb's stellar guitar work that makes this Caribbean-flavored groover one of the set's finest moments. "Gentle Giant," written by James in memory of Hank Jones, features a stellar upright bass solo from East. There are three vocal tracks on the set as well. East takes one on his "I'll Still Be Lovin' You," and Anita Baker lays down a fine one on her reading of "You're My Thrill." The most remarkable one is the deeply soulful, warmly expressive take of Cecil and Linda Womack's "Love TKO" by Ruben Studdard, with some excellent atmospherics provided by James and Mason. Fourplay's formulaic approach is firmly intact on Let's Touch the Sky and the band is firing on all cylinder, making this a fine entry in 2010's contemporary jazz oeuvre. 
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Tracklist :
1.    Let's Touch The Sky 5:23
Written-By – Bob James
2.    3rd Degree 5:07
Written-By – Chuck Loeb
3.    More Than A Dream 5:03
Written-By – Harvey Mason
4.    Pineapple Getaway 5:53
Written-By – Harvey Mason
5.    I'll Still Be Lovin' You 5:18
Featuring – Nathan East
Written-By – N. East
6.    Gentle Giant (For Hank) 6:00
Written-By – Bob James
7.    A Night In Rio 5:57
Written-By – N. East, T. Keane
8.    Love TKO 4:31
Featuring – Ruben Studdard
Written-By – C. Womack, E. Noble, L. Womack
9.    Above And Beyond 6:31
Written-By – Chuck Loeb
10.    Golden Faders 7:08
Written-By – Bob James
11.    You're My Thrill 4:47
Featuring – Anita Baker
Written-By – J. Gorney, S. Clare
Credits :
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Drums, Percussion – Harvey Mason
Guitar – Chuck Loeb
Keyboards – Bob James 

JEFF LORBER FUSION — Impact (2018) Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1.    Sport Coat Makes Good    4:39
2.    Pasadena City    4:26
3.    Citizenship    4:44
4.    Highline    4:33
5.    Opt In     4:45
6.    Quest    5:22
7.    Sunny Sounds    4:24
8.    Companion    4:51
9.    Arda    4:02
10.    Valinor    4:25
Credits
Andy Snitzer - Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Gary Novak - Drums
Jeff Lorber - Composer, Engineer, Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Hammond B3, Mini Moog, Mixing, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer Bass
Jimmy Haslip - Composer, Guitar (Bass)
Lil' John Roberts - Drums
Adam Hawley, Michael Thompson, Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
Notas.
Some versions have a sticker on front. Print on sticker:
"Brilliant, compelling, innovative, and unique." -- All About Jazz
The best yet from the winner of 2018 Grammy for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album!
Featuring 3 time Grammy winner Jimmy Haslip, Andy Snitzer, with Paul Jackson, Jr. and others!!
Contains the hits "Sport Coat Makes Good," "Arda." 5462

BRIAN ENO — Here Come the Warm Jets (1974-2004) RM | Original Masters Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Eno's solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets, is a spirited, experimental collection of unabashed pop songs on which Eno mostly reprises his Roxy Music role as "sound manipulator," taking the lead vocals but leaving much of the instrumental work to various studio cohorts (including ex-Roxy mates Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay, plus Robert Fripp and others). Eno's compositions are quirky, whimsical, and catchy, his lyrics bizarre and often free-associative, with a decidedly dark bent in their humor ("Baby's on Fire," "Dead Finks Don't Talk"). Yet the album wouldn't sound nearly as manic as it does without Eno's wildly unpredictable sound processing; he coaxes otherworldly noises and textures from the treated guitars and keyboards, layering them in complex arrangements or bouncing them off one another in a weird cacophony. Avant-garde yet very accessible, Here Come the Warm Jets still sounds exciting, forward-looking, and densely detailed, revealing more intricacies with every play. Steve Huey
Tracklist :
1.     Needles in the Camel's Eye 3:11
Brian Eno / Phil Manzanera
Bass Guitar – Bill MacCormick
Guitar – Chris 'Ace' Spedding, Phil Manzanera
Percussion – Simon King
2.     The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch 3:04
Brian Eno
Bass [Extra Bass] – Chris Thomas
Bass Guitar – Busta Cherry Jones
Guitar – Chris 'Ace' Spedding, Phil Manzanera
Percussion – Marty Simon
3.     Baby's on Fire 5:19
Brian Eno
Bass Guitar – John Wetton, Paul Rudolph
Guitar – Paul Rudolph, Robert Fripp
Percussion – Marty Simon, Simon King
4.     Cindy Tells Me 3:25
Brian Eno / Phil Manzanera
Bass Guitar – Busta Cherry Jones
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Keyboards – Nick Judd
Percussion – Marty Simon
5.     Driving Me Backwards 5:12
Brian Eno
Bass Guitar – John Wetton, Paul Rudolph
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Percussion – Simon King
6.     On Some Faraway Beach 4:36
Brian Eno
Backing Vocals – Sweetfeed
Bass Guitar – Busta Cherry Jones
Keyboards – Andy Mackay
Percussion – Simon King
7.     Blank Frank
Brian Eno / Robert Fripp
Backing Vocals – Sweetfeed
Bass Guitar – Bill MacCormick
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Keyboards – Nick Kool And The Koolaids
Percussion – Simon King
8.     Dead Finks Don't Talk 4:19
Brian Eno
Arranged By – Eno, Jones, Judd, Thompson
Bass Guitar – Busta Cherry Jones
Keyboards – Nick Judd
Percussion – Paul Thompson 
9.     Some of Them Are Old 5:11
Brian Eno
Keyboards, Saxophone [Septet] – Andy Mackay
Slide Guitar – Lloyd Watson
10.     Here Come the Warm Jets 4:04
Brian Eno
Bass Guitar – Paul Rudolph
Guitar – Paul Rudolph
Percussion – Simon King 

DZYAN – Mandala (2010) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Better late than never, I suppose, but this live-in-the-studio novelty was too long overdue, released almost forty years after it was recorded. Dzyan never achieved anything more than cult stardom, at best. But to fans this belated addition to their slim discography will provide a fascinating slice of audio anthropology: the missing link between the band's jazzy 1972 debut and the blossoming Krautrock of their "Time Machine" and "Electric Silence" albums (the latter title currently the Number Ten rated Krautrock album on this site).

The prevailing style was still the Canterbury Fusion of that first LP, with Gerd Ehrmann's frenetic saxophone the primary instrument on most tracks, and percussionist Jochen Leuschner providing the bluesy lead vocals. But the ace up their collective sleeve was new guitarist Eddy Marron, recently enlisted but already making an impact, even in a relative supporting role.

Under his galvanizing influence the music was beginning to show a harder edge, in tracks like "Steel's Electric": an obvious signpost toward the MAHAVISHNU intensity of the "Time Machine" sessions. Listening to Marron's absolutely torrid solo at the end of "Dragonsong" (a holdover song from the first album) it's easy to imagine the jaws of his bandmates falling to the studio floor in flabbergasted awe, as the guitarist shredded his fretboard into ragged tatters.

In this track and elsewhere you can hear the later, psychedelicized Dzyan trying to break free of its Jazz Rock shell, especially when Marron begins strumming his beloved Turkish saz, in the song of the same name. The more exploratory instrumental jams show their age best, and the band itself no doubt felt the same. After this rehearsal 'concert' the way ahead must have seemed clear: ditch the singer and the sax, and continue as a trio (but with a more sympathetic drummer).

The title track is an odd droning entr'acte from bassist Reinhard Karwatky (recording date unknown), and the incomplete "Celestial City" is the only selection actually performed on stage. It was included here as a bonus track, but really the entire album is a welcome bonus, 38-years late but worth the wait. progarchives.con
Tracklist :
1.    Resurrection 9:49
Written-By – Karwatky
2.    Dragonsong 11:33
Written-By – Leuschner, Karwatky
3.    Mandala - Transmigration 2:08
Producer [Produced By], Recorded By, Mixed By – Reinhard Karwatky
Written-By – Karwatky
4.    Steel's Electric 6:30
Written-By – Marron
5.    Daddy Groove 8:43
Written-By – Leuschner, Karwatky
6.    Saz 8:08
Written-By – Marron, Leuschner, Karwatky
7.    Celestial City 4:23
Producer [Produced By] – Reinhard Karwatky
Written-By – Karwatky
Credits :
Cover [Cover Painting], Painting [Cover Painting] – Helmut Wenske
Drums, Percussion, Timpani – Lothar Scharf
Electric Bass, Contrabass, Percussion, Arranged By [Arrangements By], Technician [Sonus FX Designed By] – Reinhard Karwatky
Electric Guitar, Baglama [Saz] – Eddy Marron
Tenor Saxophone – Gerd "Bock" Ehrmann
Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Jochen Leuschner