CHET BAKER & PAUL DESMOND - TOGETHER (THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS 1973-1977)

Another one cool session by 2 cool guys:)

Chet Baker & Paul Desmond "Together"

Cool session from 1987 - Chet Baker & Wolfgang Lackerschmid "Welcome Back!"

1987

Chet Baker
&
Wolfgang Lackerschmid
"Welcome Back"

Cool session by 2 cool guys:)

Chet Baker & Wolfgang Lackerschmid "Welcome Back" 1987

Martin Taylor - 1996 - Years Apart

Year: 1996
Genre: Crossover Jazz
Codec: MP3 320kBpS 44.1kHz

Review by Ken Dryden

This 1996 Scottish release predates the CD Celebrating Grappelli (released under Stephane Grappelli's name shortly after his death on Dec. 1, 1997 but with Taylor, in fact, as the leader) by over a year, yet it overlaps considerably with that album. Several tracks that were dropped to make room for additional material with Grappelli are found on this disc: the easygoing ballad "Going Home Again," the Gypsy-flavored "Monti," and an additional vocal by Claire Martin on the well-crafted "Hi Lily, Hi Lo," a piece rarely heard in a jazz setting. Years Apart should be acquired instead of Celebrating Grappelli because most fans will already have the Grappelli-Taylor duets heard on the latter album, which were repeated from their earlier Linn CD, Reunion.

Tracks:
Selected Tracks:
01. Sweet Sue Just You [4:18]
02. Going Home Again [4:10]
03. Undecided [3:29]
04. Musette for a Magpie [4:18]
05. I can't give you anything but Love [4:54]
06. Czardas [2:45]
07. Hi lily, hi lo [4:33]
08. Dinah [4:37]
09. Years Apart [4:23]
10. The Gypsy [3:23]
11. Chicago [4:37]
12. Manoir de mes reves [4:06]

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - 1957 - Sing a Song of Basie

Sing a Song of Basie

1 Everyday Chatman 5:18

2 It's Sand, Man! Hendricks, Lambert, Lewis 2:27

3 Two for the Blues Hefti, Hendricks 2:42

4 One O'Clock Jump Basie, Durham 3:00

5 Little Pony Hefti, Hendricks 2:28

6 Down for Double Green, Hendricks, Lambert 2:11

7 Fiesta in Blue Goodman, Hendricks, Lambert ... 3:14

8 Down for the Count Foster, Ritter 2:58

9 Blues Backstage Foster 2:58

10 Avenue C Clayton, Hendricks, Lambert 2:52

Review by Scott Yanow
The premiere vocal jazz group, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross made their recording debut on this classic album, which has been reissued on CD by GRP. After unsuccessfully searching for a dozen singers in 1957 who could sing vocalese in a re-creation of some famous records by the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross decided to overdub their voices several times instead. Utilizing just a rhythm section, the vocalists sing the witty and inventive lyrics of Hendricks in note-for-note reproductions of ten Basie records. Highlights include "It's Sand, Man!," "One O'Clock Jump," the up-tempo "Little Pony," and "Avenue C." This record was a sensation when it was released and it is still quite enjoyable and unique.

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - The Hottest New Group in Jazz

Disc 1
Disc 2

Tracks
1 Charleston Alley Henderson, Hendricks ... 3:21
2 Moanin' Timmons 2:37
3 Twisted Gray, Ross 2:19
4 Bijou Burns, Hendricks 3:19
5 Cloudburst Harris, Kirkland 2:18
6 Centerpiece Edison, Hendricks 2:29
7 Gimme That Wine Hendricks 3:00
8 Sermonette Adderley, Hendricks 3:50
9 Summertime Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward 1:46
10 Everybody's Boppin' Hendricks 4:13
11 Cotton Tail Ellington 2:58
12 All Too Soon Ellington, Sigman 3:29
13 Happy Anatomy Ellington 1:20
14 Rocks in My Bed Ellington 3:11
15 Main Stem Ellington 2:56
16 I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got Ellington 3:31
17 Things Ain't What They Used to Be Ellington, Persons 2:50
18 Midnight Indigo Ellington 2:35
19 What Am I Here For? Ellington, Laine 3:01
20 In a Mellow Tone Ellington, Gabler 3:31
21 Caravan Ellington, Mills, Tizol 2:34
22 Come on Home Silver 5:30
23 The New ABC Lambert 3:08
24 Farmer's Market Farmer, Ross 2:34
25 Cookin' at the Continental Hendricks, Silver 3:08
26 With Malice Toward None Hendricks, McIntosh 2:51
27 Hi-Fly Weston 3:47
28 Home Cookin' Silver 4:27
29 Halloween Spooks Lambert 2:19
30 Popity Pop Gaillard 4:49
31 Blue Mahones 3:51
32 Mr. P.C. Coltrane 3:20
33 Walkin' [#] Carpenter 2:17
34 This Here [*] Hendricks, Timmons 4:10
35 Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home [*] Pettiford 5:22
36 Twist City [#] Gee 2:25
37 Just a Little Bit of Twist [#] Covay 2:24
38 A Night in Tunisia [*] Gillespie, Paparelli 2:45
39 A Night in Tunisia [#] Gillespie, Paparelli 2:44

Review by Scott Yanow
The immortal vocal jazz group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross recorded five albums during its career: one apiece for Impulse! and World Pacific and three for Columbia. This two-CD set has all of the music from LH&R's Columbia dates (The Hottest Group in Jazz, Sing Ellington, and High Flying), plus four previously unissued and three very obscure selections. Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross were all very talented jazz singers as individuals, and were masters of vocalese. Virtually every one of their performances was special and, in the long run, influential. With assistance from the Gildo Mahones Trio, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison (on the earliest album), and altoist Pony Poindexter (during the seven bonus tracks), the vocal group is heard in memorable form throughout the two-fer. Among the many highlights are "Twisted," "Cloudburst," Hendricks' hilarious "Gimme That Wine," "Everybody's Boppin'," "Cotton Tail," "All Too Soon," "Main Stem," "Farmer's Market," "Cookin' at the Continental," "Halloween Spooks," and "Popity Pop." Essential music for all serious jazz collections.

P.S. This is a Small Tribute to My Best Friend in Whole SPb - Kira M.! Hold on My Friend! :)