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Marian McPartland - Contrasts: Plays the Music of Alec Wilder (1974) & A Sentimental Journey (1994) [Reissue 2003]

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Marian McPartland - Contrasts: Plays the Music of Alec Wilder (1974) & A Sentimental Journey (1994) [Reissue 2003]

Marian McPartland - Contrasts: Plays the Music of Alec Wilder (1974) & A Sentimental Journey (1994) [Reissue 2003]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 608 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 248 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz, New Orleans Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: The Jazz Alliance (TJA2-12044-2)

Contrasts is a two-fer collection of work by pianist Marian McPartland featuring the albums Plays the Music of Alec Wilder and Marian and Jimmy McPartland: A Sentimental Journey. Showcasing the exquisite playing of the NPR jazz host, both albums are worth checking out. Disc one should appeal to longtime McPartland fans with the pianist working through the compositions of Alec Wilder in a straight-ahead trio style. Disc two, though, is the real revelation, with McPartland joining her cornetist/vocalist husband, Jimmy, and his New Orleans trad-style band for a live date. The music is much hotter than McPartland's solo work - she "comps" beautifully behind soloists - and it's a treat to hear her in this more bluesy, extroverted context.

The Hoodoo Loungers - Hoodoo Lounge (2013)

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The Hoodoo Loungers - Hoodoo Lounge (2013)

The Hoodoo Loungers - Hoodoo Lounge (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 470 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 178 Mb
Full Scans | 01:01:19 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues, New Orleans Jazz | The Hoodoo Loungers #884501959124

Dr. John's Voodoo-inspired Gri Gri sounds meet Fats Domino! American Roots music at it's uptown best! A blend of New Orleans-inspired original R&B, trad jazz and gospel performed by one of the East Coast's hardest-working bands.

Sidney Bechet - 1923-1936 (1991)

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Sidney Bechet - 1923-1936 (1991)

Sidney Bechet - 1923-1936 (1991)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 241 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 173 MB | Covers - 3 MB
Genre: Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Classics Records (CLASSICS 583)

The first in a series of Classics CDs focusing on the recordings of Sidney Bechet, this disc features the clarinetist/soprano-saxophonist on two early titles with blues singer Rosetta Crawford, his torrid 1932 session with The New Orleans Feetwarmers (which also features trumpeter Tommy Ladnier and is highlighted by "Shag" and "Maple Leaf Rag") and sides from Noble Sissle's somewhat commercial orchestra. Fortunately Sissle was wise enough to give Bechet plenty of solo space on some of his selections, most notably "Polka Dot Rag." Even with a few indifferent vocals, this CD is recommended to those not already owning this music.

V.A. - Louis Armstrong And Friends [Recorded 1933-1939] (2001)

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V.A. - Louis Armstrong And Friends [Recorded 1933-1939] (2001)

V.A. - Louis Armstrong And Friends [Recorded 1933-1939] (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 320 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 150 MB | Covers - 43 MB
Genre: Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland, Swing, Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (013 979-2)

The title of this compilation is a bit misleading, as Louis Armstrong only appears on seven of the CD's 20 tracks. All of them were recorded during a visit by the trumpeter to France in 1934 and were made on the sly, since he was under an exclusive contract to another label. The all-stars were primarily European musicians assembled for the session, though pianist Herman Chittison, a fellow American, makes his mark in "Super Tiger Rag," along with the leader's crisp, high-note solo. They compare favorably with some of Armstrong's later work back home with larger orchestras, but for the most part, the music is of minimal interest aside from his contributions. The other selections are a mixed bag…

Louis Armstrong and The All Stars - Satchmo At Pasadena (1951) [Reissue 2009]

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Louis Armstrong and The All Stars - Satchmo At Pasadena (1951) [Reissue 2009]

Louis Armstrong and The All Stars - Satchmo At Pasadena (1951) [Reissue 2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 276 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 113 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Jazz, New Orleans Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (0602517910485)

Satchmo at Pasadena provides an enjoyable but incomplete presentation of Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars recorded live on January 1, 1951. The Pasadena Civic Auditorium concert found Armstrong fronting an edition of the All-Stars with trombonist Jack Teagarden, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Earl Hines, bassist Arvell Shaw, Cozy Cole on drums, and vocalist Velma Middleton on two tracks. At the time of this concert, musicians began to take advantage of the new LP format that allowed them to bypass the usual three-minute time constraints of 78 rpm and stretch out a bit. Armstrong was no exception, and even though Satchmo is more of the ringleader/vocalist/showman on this set, the All-Stars provide some heated improvising, especially Hines on "Honeysuckle Rose" and Bigard's clarinet solo on the otherwise knockabout version of "Just You, Just Me"…

Sidney Bechet - 1938-1940 (1991)

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Sidney Bechet - 1938-1940 (1991)

Sidney Bechet - 1938-1940 (1991)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 310 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Early Jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Classics Records (CLASSICS 608)

This entry in Classics' chronological reissue of the master takes of Bechet's early recordings finds the soprano great playing with trumpeter Tommy Ladnier and Mezz Mezzrow on the famous "Really the Blues" session, performing a hit version of "Summertime," overshadowing the other members of the all-star Port of Harlem Seven and recording "Indian Summer" and a hot version of "One O'Clock Jump" in a 1940 session for Victor. However, half of this CD is taken up by an odd and surprisingly restrained marathon date with pianist Willie The Lion Smith in which they perform Haitian folk songs.

Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny - Let's Get Happy Together (2021)

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Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny - Let's Get Happy Together (2021)

Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny - Let's Get Happy Together (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 00:40:12 | 221 Mb
Jazz, Swing, Dixieland | Label: Story Plain Records

When Maria Muldaur discovered the music of Tuba Skinny she learned that just like herself, these musicians study, play and immerse themselves in early blues, jazz and jug-band music of the 20s and 30s. Listening to their albums, Maria came to the conclusion that “they were not just playing a marvelous repertoire of cool tunes with great skill and authenticity, but somehow channeling the very atmosphere and vibration of that bygone era.”

Ruby Braff & George Barnes Quartet - Salutes Rodgers and Hart (1974) Japanese Reissue 2014

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Ruby Braff & George Barnes Quartet - Salutes Rodgers and Hart (1974) Japanese Reissue 2014

Ruby Braff & George Barnes Quartet - Salutes Rodgers and Hart (1974)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 153 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 98 Mb | Scans included
Label: Concord Jazz/Universal | # UCCO-90303 | Time: 00:30:55
Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans Jazz

For the fourth of five recordings made by the classic Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet, ten songs by Rodgers and Hart are given melodic, swinging, creative treatment. Cornetist Braff and guitarist Barnes fed off of each other and worked very well together, while rhythm guitarist Wayne Wright and bassist Michael Moore always gave them impeccable support. Highlights of this enjoyable set include "Isn't It Romantic," "Blue Room," "You Took Advantage of Me" and "The Lady Is a Tramp".

Albert Nicholas - Albert's Blues & the 44 Gerard Street Session (2021)

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Albert Nicholas - Albert's Blues & the 44 Gerard Street Session (2021)

Albert Nicholas - Albert's Blues & the 44 Gerard Street Session (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 355 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 177 Mb | 01:16:42
New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland | Label: Cadillac Records

This is a reissue of an original album on Doug Dobell's legendary 77 label, based at the famous Charing Cross Road record shop. Albert Nicholas was a favourite of Doug and John Jack, Cadillac founder, and one of the great jazz originators - he played with Jelly Roll Morton and others before settling in Europe.

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - 1925-1926 (1991)

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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - 1925-1926 (1991)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - 1925-1926 (1991)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 263 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 176 MB | Covers included
Genre: Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Classics Records (CLASSICS 600)

If one CD compilation could represent a body of work that defined the art of jazz during the mid-'20s, this might be it: cornetist Louis Armstrong's first recordings as leader of his own band, beginning in November of 1925 and covering almost exactly one year of vigorously creative activity as the OKeh record label's hottest act. In addition to Lil Hardin's skills as composer, pianist, arranger, and professional advisor, Armstrong was fortunate to have in his little group rock-solid trombonist Kid Ory and clarinetist Johnny Dodds, who can be heard playing alto sax on "Come Back Sweet Papa" and "Don't Forget to Mess Around"…

Nicholas Payton, Wessell Anderson, Peter Martin, Christopher Thomas, Brian Blade - New Orleans Collective (1992) [Reissue 1995]

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Nicholas Payton, Wessell Anderson, Peter Martin, Christopher Thomas, Brian Blade - New Orleans Collective (1992) [Reissue 1995]

Nicholas Payton, Wessell Anderson, Peter Martin, Christopher Thomas, Brian Blade - New Orleans Collective (1992) [Reissue 1995]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 322 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 137 MB | Covers - 27 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, New Orleans Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Evidence Music (ECD 22105-2)

Trumpeter Nicholas Payton is teamed up with Wessell Anderson (who doubles on sopranino and alto), pianist Peter Martin, bassist Christopher Thomas and drummer Brian Blade for an unusual set of music that shifts between hard bop and New Orleans jazz. While "Rhonda Mile" (which uses the chord changes to "Indiana") is pure bop, other selections combine the two idioms and "Four or Five Times" (listed as an Anderson original but actually a standard from the 1920s) is strictly Dixieland. A highpoint is the 16-minute "He Was a Good Man, Oh Yes He Was" which musically depicts a New Orleans funeral. Throughout, Anderson (particularly on the sopranino which he plays like a clarinet) and Payton work together quite well in the exciting ensembles and show impressive knowlege of earlier forms of jazz while carving out their own individual voices.

Herb Hall - Old Tyme Modern (1969) [Reissue 1993]

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Herb Hall - Old Tyme Modern (1969) [Reissue 1993]

Herb Hall - Old Tyme Modern (1969) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 218 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 95 MB | Covers included
Genre: New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sackville (SKCD2-3003)

Overshadowed throughout his life by his older brother, Edmond Hall, Herb Hall had a softer and smoother tone on the clarinet and was talented in his own right. The son of a clarinetist (Edward Hall) and one of five musical brothers, Herb started out playing banjo with the Niles Jazz Band during 1923-25 before switching to clarinet and alto. He played with Kid Augustin Victor's band in Baton Rouge in 1926 and in 1927 moved to New Orleans. After performing with Sidney Desvigne, Hall had a longterm association with Don Albert (1929-37 and 1938-40) including a relocation to San Antonio that lasted until 1945. Hall freelanced in Philadelphia (with Herman Autrey) and New York, was with Doc Cheatham in 1955 and toured Europe with Sammy Price (1955-56)…