Jimmy Smith "Six Views of the Blues", Ray Brown "Monty Alexander", Carmen Mcrae "The Great American Songbook"

JIMMY SMITH - SIX VIEWS OF THE BLUES

Year: 1958

1.St. Louis Blues [8:42]12.5 Mb

2.The Swingin Shepard Blues [3:59]5.7 Mb

3.Blues No. 1 [6:31]9.3 Mb

4.Blues No. 3 [7:12]10.4 Mb

5.Blues No. 4 [10:52]15.6 Mb

6.Blues No. 2 [9:06]13.1 Mb

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Jimmy Smith "Six Views of the Blues" Album Review

Blues Were Meant for the B-3...
...and there's nobody better to play them than the undisputed master of this great instrument, "The Incredible" Jimmy Smith.

Amen to what a lot of others have said here. This is a great addition for jazz and/or blues fans. Both camps will dig this album. Wonderful work by the sidemen, too.

This CD is good to play at any time of day, but I prefer "'round midnight." I don't know why, but this music seems to be at its best at that hour.

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RAY BROWN - MONTY ALEXANDER

Year: 2002

1.Django [4:51]6.9 Mb

2.Fly Me to the Moon [8:06]11.6 Mb

3.Blues for Junior [6:10]8.9 Mb

4.Honeysuckle Rose [5:18]7.6 Mb

5.Compassion [5:07]7.3 Mb

6.Dexters Dex [3:54]5.6 Mb

7.I Just Can't See for Looking [7:46]11.1 Mb

8.One for Hamp [3:38]5.2 Mb

9.Don't Go [5:02]7.2 Mb

10.Look Who's Here [3:57]5.7 Mb

11.You Can't See [5:24]7.7 Mb

12.Tin Tin Deo [10:33]15.2 Mb

13.Crs-Craft [8:08]11.6 Mb

14.Tanga [4:18]6.2 Mb

15.En Estate [7:31]10.8 Mb

16.Bye Bye Blackbird [10:34]15.2 Mb

17.Blue Monk [7:57]11.4 Mb

18.St. Louis Blues [7:10]10.3 Mb

19.Lament [8:17]11.8 Mb

20.Get Happy [4:02]5.8 Mb

21.Mysterioso [8:13]11.7 Mb

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Ray Brown "Monty Alexander" Album Review

a gem
This remains one of my enduring favorite albums. Have invested in several albums by the three artists involved over the years, with generally more disappointing results (- still think Russell Malone can come up with a similar calibre CD some year!) What a beautifully synthesized, mellow and thoughtful piece of work - just love it.

Video Monty Alexander Trio "Jamento + Jamaican Song"

Monty Alexander : Piano Ray Brown : Contrebasse Herb Ellis : Guitare

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CARMEN MCRAE - THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

Year: 1972

1.Satin Doll [4:34]6.5 Mb

2.At Long Last Love [2:26]3.5 Mb

3.If the Moon Turns Green [4:22]6.3 Mb

4.Day by Day [2:22]3.4 Mb

5.What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life [4:14]6.1 Mb

6.I Only Have Eyes for You [4:11]6 Mb

7.Medley A) Easy Living B) the Days of Wine and Roses C) It's Impossible [9:13]13.2 Mb

8.Sunday [4:10]6 Mb

9.Song for You [4:45]6.8 Mb

10.I Cried for You [2:20]3.4 Mb

11.Behind the Face [2:43]3.9 Mb

12.The Ballad of Thelonius Monk [3:29]4.9 Mb

13.Theres No Such Thing as Love [5:00]7.1 Mb

14.They Long to Be Close to You [4:37]6.6 Mb

15.Three Little Words [1:58]2.8 Mb

16.Mr. Ugly [3:59]5.7 Mb

17.It's Like Reaching for the Moon [2:52]4.1 Mb

18.I Thought About You [3:53]5.6 Mb

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Carmen Mcrae "The Great American Songbook" Album Review

Magic
This woman used magic to sing. Nothing else can describe the unbelievable way Carmen McRae interprets this music. All of her recordings are a trip down memory lane. This one puts you in a chair next to the stage in the club.

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