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Mike Mainieri - An American Diary (1995)

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Mike Mainieri - An American Diary (1995)

Mike Mainieri - An American Diary (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 393 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 176 Mb | Scans included
Fusion, Post-Bop, Vibraphone Jazz | Label: NYC Records | # NYC 6015-2 | 01:07:04

In addition to a few group originals, vibraphonist Mike Mainieri performs some unusual pieces with his quartet (Joe Lovano on tenor, soprano, and alto clarinet; bassist Eddie Gomez; and drummer Peter Erskine) on this CD, including two folk songs and selections by Leonard Bernstein ("Somewhere"), Frank Zappa ("King Kong"), Aaron Copland ("Piano Sonata"), Roger Sessions ("Piano Sonata No. 1"), and Samuel Barber ("Overture to the School for Scandal"). The pianoless quartet (which displays a lot of versatility by Joe Lovano) turns all of the music into creative jazz. The most interesting aspect to this thought-provoking disc is how difficult it is to tell which compositions are taken from classical music and which are new. There is a surprising unity to the potentially difficult material; the performances on the rather moody outing reward repeated listenings.

Marc Johnson - Bass Desires (1985)

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Marc Johnson - Bass Desires (1985)

Marc Johnson - Bass Desires (1985)
feat. Bill Frisell, John Scofield and Peter Erskine

EAC | APE | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 263 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 137 Mb | Scans included | 00:53:54
Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Guitar Jazz | Label: ECM | # ECM 1299, 827 743-2

The pairing of electric guitarists Bill Frisell and John Scofield had to be one of the most auspicious since John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana. Acoustic bassist Marc Johnson's stroke of genius in bringing the two together on Bass Desires resulted in a sound that demonstrated both compatibility between the guitarists and the distinctiveness of the two when heard in combination. Add drummer Peter Erskine and you had a bona fide supergroup, albeit in retrospect a short-lived one, before Frisell and Scofield would establish their own substantial careers as leaders. The guitarists revealed symmetry, spaciousness, and a soaring stance, buoyed by the simplicity of their rhythm mates. This is immediately achieved on the introductory track, "Samurai Hee-Haw," as hummable, head-swimming, and memorable a melody as there ever has been, and a definite signature sound.

Lyle Mays - Street Dreams (1988) {Warner}

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Lyle Mays - Street Dreams (1988) {Warner}

Lyle Mays - Street Dreams (1988) {Warner}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 274MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 125MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Lyle Mays' second solo album ventures even further afield than his acclaimed first record, into areas not associated with Mays nor his employer Pat Metheny. This time, the personnel list is far more varied, with several guest luminaries from the world of jazz-rock, as well as a big band and full chamber orchestra on some selections. Again, the main thrust of the album is bound up in a lengthy suite with new age atmospheric elements, juxtaposing fleet Brazilian grooves with a chamber orchestra, voluble Mays piano solos, and electronic interpolations by Mays and Frisell reminiscent of early classical electronic music.

Franco Ambrosetti feat. John Scofield - Nora (2022)

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Franco Ambrosetti feat. John Scofield - Nora (2022)

Franco Ambrosetti feat. John Scofield - Nora (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 293 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 124 Mb | 00:54:02
Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Yellowbird Records

In a career spanning six decades and nearly 40 albums as a leader or co-leader, revered Swiss trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti has finally realized his dream project. Anchored by a core of world-class musicians (guitarist John Scofield, bassist Scott Colley, pianist Uri Caine, drummer Peter Erskine) and featuring a 22-piece string orchestra conducted by Grammy-winning pianist-arranger Alan Broadbent, Ambrosetti's Nora is his answer to Charlie Parker with Strings and Clifford Brown with Strings, both cherished albums from his youth.

Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine & Darek Oles - Live in Italy (2022)

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Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine & Darek Oles - Live in Italy (2022)

Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine & Darek Oles - Live in Italy (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 349 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 158 Mb | 01:09:03
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Fuzzy Music

Recorded "live" in concert at the culmination of the trio's first tour since the lockdown began, this set reflects the exhilaration found in playing before a hungry audience in a beautiful concert hall. Featuring eight originals and 2 standards, this audiophile-quality album is destined to become a go-to in your music library. Good pasta, great acoustics, a wonderful piano with equally-great drums and bass to play on. "Live In Italy," the Erskine Trio at it's best.

Michel Colombier - Michel Colombier (1979) Reissue 1999

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Michel Colombier - Michel Colombier (1979) Reissue 1999

Michel Colombier - Michel Colombier (1979) Reissue 1999
featuring Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Airto Moreira
Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Ray Parker Jr, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine…

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 257 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 105 Mb | Scans included
Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock | Label: Anthology's | # ANT990808 | Time: 00:43:45

For several years, decades in fact, a lost gem issued originally not just in the US but in the UK as well (and our vinyl pressings were always much better than their US counterparts), on Chrysalis records who, for a while, had some very good material in this genre, for example the two Auracle albums (and wouldn't lots of us like to get those on CD). But finally it's now reappeared on CD and how very nice it is to be reacquainted with it in that format. Anyway, this album ~ his second, as far as I know ~ features a host of jazz luminaries of the day (Hancock, Erskine, Pastorius, Carlton, Ritenour, Gadd, etc.) and its only failing is its mildly raw upper registers, though thankfully there are no vocals to pollute the proceedings and Jaco Pastorius' electric bass work is of truly sterling calibre. On this album, if anywhere, you can hear why he was held in such very high esteem by his contemporaries.

Peter Erskine Trio - As It Was: Old and New Masters Series (1993-1999) [4CD Box Set] (2016)

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Peter Erskine Trio - As It Was: Old and New Masters Series (1993-1999) [4CD Box Set] (2016)

Peter Erskine Trio - As It Was: Old and New Masters Series (1993-1999) [4CD Box Set] (2016)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 1,11 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 565 MB | Covers - 131 MB
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ECM Records (ECM 2490-93)

When the British pianist and composer John Taylor died suddenly in 2015, his 1990s work in a trio with the former Weather Report drummer Peter Erskine and bassist Palle Danielsson was treated as something of an afterthought in such a rich career. But the Erskine-led group had a unique sound and repertoire (Taylor’s chemistry of romantic pastoralisms and jazz drive was a key influence), and a rare collaborative alertness. This box packages all four of their ECM recordings between 1992 and 1997. Taylor’s darting, jig-like Clapperclowe sounds wonderful here with Erskine’s warm-toned pattering behind it; the drummer’s faintly Jarrettish On the Lake is a ballad highlight; Taylor’s devotion to Bill Evans’ ambiguously romantic harmonies surfaces frequently…

Kenny Wheeler Quintet - The Widow In The Window (1990) {ECM 1417}

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Kenny Wheeler Quintet - The Widow In The Window (1990) {ECM 1417}

Kenny Wheeler Quintet - The Widow In The Window (1990) {ECM 1417}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC Image level 6 | Cue+Log | Full Scans 300dpi | 289MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 155MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop

Trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and his sidemen on this quintet CD (guitarist John Abercrombie, pianist John Taylor, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Peter Erskine) had all worked together previously in different settings. Their familiarity with each other's playing came in handy for the frequently intuitive session which consists of explorations of six of Wheeler's complex but often-melodic originals (including "The Widow in the Window," "Hotel Le Hot" and the lengthy "Ana"). Kenny Wheeler's music occupies its own unique area between post bop and free jazz and virtually all of his recordings are recommended to adventurous listeners, including this one.

Abercrombie / Erskine / Mintzer / Patitucci - The Hudson Project (2000)

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Abercrombie / Erskine / Mintzer / Patitucci - The Hudson Project (2000)

Abercrombie / Erskine / Mintzer / Patitucci - The Hudson Project (2000)
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 446MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 173MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Post-Bop, Fusion

Recorded live at The Manhattan Center in New York on October 17, 1998 and produced by Rob Walls & Paul Siegel for Hudson Music, Ltd., under exclusive license to Stretch Records, Inc., this innovative quartet comes together with a wallop. Each of the foursome is an experienced leader, and each artist meets the criteria of Chick Corea’s Stretch label. The session is adventuresome, modern, and of high quality.

Eliane Elias ‎– So Far So Close (1989) {Blue Note}

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Eliane Elias ‎– So Far So Close (1989) {Blue Note}

Eliane Elias ‎– So Far So Close (1989) {Blue Note}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 200dpi | 251MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 96MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Post-Bop, Fusion, Brazilian Jazz

So Far So Close is the fourth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. This album is great. It is mainly straight ahead jazz with touches of fusion due to the use of synthesizers along with her fantastic piano playing. Like most of her earlier albums her signing is minimal and mainly adds another musical sound more than anything else. Surprisingly, this album has barely a hint of Latin or Brazilian flavor.

Steps Ahead - Holding Together: Live in Europe 1999 (2002) 2CDs

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Steps Ahead - Holding Together: Live in Europe 1999 (2002) 2CDs

Steps Ahead - Holding Together: Live in Europe 1999 (2002) 2CDs
Mike Mainieri - Bob Berg - Eliane Elias - Marc Johnson - Peter Erskine

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 733 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 291 Mb | Scans included
Fusion, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz | Label: NYC Music | # NYC 6033-2 | Time: 02:03:21

In the summer of 1999, Steps Ahead founder/vibraphonist Mike Mainieri joined Eliane Elias, Bob Berg, Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine for a reunion tour of Europe. They recorded several of those shows but Mainieri didn’t listen to the tapes for two years. He eventually did, and the result is the two-CD set Holding Together (N.Y.C.). The musicians perform the tunes with great sensitivity to one another, both as an ensemble and in solo spotlights. “Uncle Bob” just swings along, while Mainieri’s gliding vibes impart an almost magical quality to a lovely version of Ellington’s “In a Sentimental Mood,” and “The Time Is Now” is a 22-minute-plus opus that gives everyone a chance to shine. There are too many high points on this solid set to mention, but it should be noted that Berg’s playing is vigorous and inventive throughout and provides a poignant reminder of the profound loss the jazz world suffered when he was killed in a car accident.

Paolo Di Sabatino / Janek Gwizdala / Peter Erskine - Trace Elements (2014) {Musica Jazz}

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Paolo Di Sabatino / Janek Gwizdala / Peter Erskine - Trace Elements (2014) {Musica Jazz}

Paolo Di Sabatino / Janek Gwizdala / Peter Erskine - Trace Elements (2014) {Musica Jazz}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 424MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 151MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop

Paolo Di Sabatinoè uno di quei musicisti che richiamano all’ascolto l’immagine di antichi artigiani, di quelli capaci, con pochi sapienti gesti, apparentemente semplici, di modellare la materia, di crearequalcosa di bello che fino a pochi attimi prima non esisteva. Paolo Di Sabatino è uno dei pianisti italiani musicalmente più preparati e solidi, la cui maturità emerge in tutte le note non suonate, che sono quelle che danno respiro e senso al resto, nella robusta architettura sonora che sostiene le sue composizioni, piccoli gioielli capaci di imprimersi in maniera indelebile nella mente dell’ascoltatore.Una musica che si rivela vero nutrimento dell’anima, giusto per riprendere il senso dell’ultima sua fatica discografica.“Trace Elements”, importante punto di arrivo (e di partenza) nella carriera del pianista, summa della sua concezione della musica e della vita in generale, richiama nel titolo quei micronutrienti necessari allo sviluppo di un organismo.

Wolfgang Muthspiel - The Promise (1990) {Antilles/Island}

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Wolfgang Muthspiel - The Promise (1990) {Antilles/Island}

Wolfgang Muthspiel - The Promise (1990) {Antilles/Island}
EAC Rip | FLAC with LOG | scans | 314 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 140 mb
Genre: jazz, contemporary jazz

The Promise is the 1990 album by Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel. Some of the people joining him include John Patitucci, Peter Erskine and Bob Berg along with producer Gary Burton. This was released by Antilles in association with Island.