65 Roses

The Buster Williams Trio Live

Buster Williams (bass)
Kenny Barron (piano)
Lenny White (drums)

1. We See
2. Concierto de Aranjuez
3. Song for Abdullah
4. Related to One
5. Nikara's Song
6. Surrey With the Fringe on Top

Introduction is not necessary for these three jazz giants. Any jazz fan would anticipate great things happen when you put three musicians of this caliber together, and he or she would be right. Their exceptional musicianship and creativity spark in this inspired set.

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BluePort Jazz

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1 Estaté Smith, Allen Quartet
2 Medley: Never Let Me Go/Goodbye Nancy Marano, Mike Melvoin
3 Body and Soul Jewkes, Noel Quartet
4 I Concentrate on You Jackie Ryan ...
5 Insensatez (How Insensitive) Jaime Valle
6 Diane Fielder, Dave Quartet
7 Medley: Emily/Moon River Steve Situm
8 Time Remembered Chris Colangelo
9 in the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Chris Colangelo, Jane Getz
10 Laura Jewkes, Noel Quartet
11 The Man I Love Nancy Marano

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Noel Jewkes

Quartet

Noel Jewkes (sax)
John Opferkuch (piano)
Rob Thorsen (bass)
Duncan Moore (drums)

1. Laura
2. The Letter 'E' MP3 Sample
3. If and When the Stars
4. Woody 'n You
5. Lover
6. Body and Soul

"Noel Jewkes has been a smile on the fog of San Francisco's slopes for decades... a barely kept secret only to those outside the inner jazz circle. For those who know how deep his playing is each time he addresses any piece of his musical arsenal, the name NOEL JEWKES elicits instant cheer."

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Gene Bertoncini

2+2=1

Gene Bertoncini (guitar)
Mundell Lowe (guitar)
Bob Magnusson (bass)

1. Theme from Cinema Paradiso
2. Last Night When We Were Young / Youg and Foolish
3. Zingaro / Luiza
4. The Winter of My Discontent
5. Snowfall
6. Sophisticated Lady
7. I've Never Been in Love Before
8. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
9. Laura
10. All the Things You Are
11. The Shadow of Your Smile
12. Pensativa / Chega de Saudade

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Joe Wilder Marshal Royal Quintet

MOSTLY ELLINGTON

Joe Wilder (trumpet)
Marshall Royal (alto sax)
Mike Wofford (piano)
Bob Magnusson (bass)
Roy McCurdy (drums)

1. It Don't Mean A Thing
2. Mood Indigo
3. Jitterbug Waltz
4. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
5. Daydream
6. Something To Live For
7. Perdido

"Sonics are exceptionally natural. The horns are ultra-present, and as richly addictive as whipped-cream, while the rhythm section is beautifully scaled in size, tone, and balance. Speakers disappear, leaving a wide-open soundstage. The dynamic range is likewise very natural."
-Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound

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Dale Fielder Quarter

Romance Serenade

Dale Fielder (sax)
Jane Getz (piano)
Trevor Ware (bass)
Thomas White (drums)

1. Swingin' with C
2. Speak Like a Child
3. Gloria's Step
4. Romance Serenade
5. All My Tomorrows
6. I Love You
7. Diane
8. Lady in the White Print Dress
9. How High the Moon
10. Sensuous Universe

Dale Fielder has earned a position in the front ranks of saxophonists on the West Coast over the span of the last ten-plus years. His quartets and large ensembles have played virtually every important and medium-scale jazz venue on the coast.

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Chris Colangelo

2Trios+1

Chris Colangelo (bass)
Jane Getz (piano)
Chuck Manning (tenor sax)
David Hocker (drums)

1. Beautiful Love
2. Just in Time
3. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
4. Pannonica
5. Alone Together
6. Isfahan
7. Solar
8. Summer Night
9. Time Remembered
10. If I Were a Bell

When you listen to this special CD, what you immediately notice is the full, rich, deeply resonant tone of Colangelo's bass. He is an old-school bassist who does not use electronic pickups. When amplification is necessary in a live venue, he prefers to put a microphone in front of his bass and let it pick up what's coming out of the entire instrument.

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The Carl Saunders Sextet

Live in San Francisco

Carl Saunders (trumpet)
Jerry Pinter (sax)
Bill Reichenbach (trombone)
Christian Jacob (piano)
Dave Stone (bass)
Santo Savino (drums)

1. Calming Notion
2. Recorda-Me
3. Muddy Sky
4. Rush to Judgement
5. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
6. Blues for Buddy
7. Flim Flam / Blues on the Side
8. Grappelli's Waltz

Carl Saunders is a brilliant trumpeter who is well known on the West Coast. Technical genius who can play amazingly fast, soft, hot or cool as the occasion demands, Saunders has been featured in big bands led by Bob Florence and Bill Holman. Now the leader of his own Be Bop Big Band and other small groups.

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Nancy Marano

Sure Thing

Nancy Marano (arranger,piano,vocal)
Michael Abene (arranger,piano)
Mike Melvoin (piano)
John Mosca (trombone)
Michael Moore (bass)
Chuck Berghofer (bass)
Grady Tate (drums)
John Guerin (drums)

1. Very Close to Love
2. My One and Only Love
3. So in Love
4. Sure Thing
5. Thanks a Million
6. The Bad and the Beautiful
7. The Night We Called It a Day
8. Heart's Desire
9. The Man I Love
10. In April MP3 Sample
11. Easier to Say Goodbye
12. April in Paris
13. Never Let Me Go / Goodbye

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Joe Diorio Trio

Live

Joe Diorio (guitar)
Bob Magnusson (bass)
Jim Plank (drums)

1. Lover Man
2. Corcovado
3. Green Dolphin Street
4. A Child Is Born
5. Yesterdays
6. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

You will be impressed with how the three respond to each other, develop musical ideas and build up their solos to boiling points. They took their time exploring each tune: They are more than 10 minutes long. This is music that deserves serious attention. You should make sure that you won't be disturbed for the next hour, sit back, close your eyes and really listen. From beginning to end. The reward will be huge.

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Jaime Valle

Vital Signs

Mainstrean Brazilian, Latin Jazz Guitar; mellow, relaxing and romantic.

Recado Bossa
Nova Mambo
Inn Favela
Tres Palabras
Serenade For A Cuckoo
You Are Too Beautiful
Sun Sun Babae
Obsesion
Mi Descarga

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Jackie Ryan

For Heaven's Sake

Jackie Ryan (vocal)
Mike Wofford (piano)
Rob Thorsen (bass)
Duncan Moore (drums)

1. Someone To Light Up My Life
2. Comes Love
3. I Concentrate On You
4. Caminhos Cruzados
5. Nice Work If You Can Get It
6. For Heaven's Sake
7. Cuando Vuelva Tu Lado
8. You Better Know It
9. Black Coffee
10. Samba De Rei
11. Words Can't Describe
12. What A Little Moonlight Can Do

Jackie Ryan's rich voice has been compared to Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter and Morgana King. She sings fluently in several languages and has performed all over the world to critical acclaim. On this, her first live recording, she is joined by The Mike Wofford Trio. A fitting choice, Mike Wofford was Sarah Vaughan's and Ella Fitzgerald's accompanist for over ten years.

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John Hicks Trio

Sunshower

Joe Diorio (guitar)
Bob Magnusson (bass)
Jim Plank (drums)

1. My Foolish Heart
2. Melody in C
3. Laura
4. Sunshower
5. Say It / My Funny Valentine
6. Little Princess
7. Strayhorn Medley

As Jim Merod writes in his liner notes, the essential voice of this album is "romance." Hicks' treatment and rendering of ballads are beautiful and elegant. He also shows his appreciation for pianists he admires: Bill Evans ("My Foolish Heart"), Sonny Clark ("Melody in C"), Kenny Barron ("Sunshower") and Billy Strayhorn ("Strayhorn Medley").

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Allen Smith Quartet

Cornucopia

Allen Smith (flugelhorn,trumpet)
Larry Vuckovich (piano)
Jeff Chambers (bass)
Omar Clay (drums)

1. Stella by Starlight
2. Freddie The Freeloader
3. The Folks Who Live on the Hill
4. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
5. James and Jellies
6. If You Could See Me Now
7. Alone Together
8. It Never Entered My Mind
9. Lullabye of the Leaves
10. It Could Happen to You
11. Our Love Is Here to Stay
12. Estate

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Steve Situm

Live at the Plush Room

Steve Situm (vocal)
Allen Smith (trumpet)
Larry Vuckovich (piano)
Bootsa Necak (bass)
Omar Clay (drums)

1. Day by Day
2. Like Someone in Love
3. Mam'selle
4. The Lamp Is Low
5. Emily / Moon River
6. Cry Me a River
7. Speak Low
8. Sweet Lorraine
9. Moments Like This
10. Ghost Waltz
11. Stay as Sweet as You Are
12. Our Love Is Here to Stay / It Had to Be You
13. Long Ago and Far Away
14. Little Girl
15. Secret Love
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