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Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 19 Jul 2011 20:45:21 | Comments : 10

Louis Armstrong - Body and Soul (1930) + You Can Depend on Me (1931) [Parlophone UK 78 R1355]
78rpm shellack rip in 16bit-44.1khz | Flac (tracks) | No Cue, no Log (78rpm rip), m3u | Scans, historical info | ~92.3 MB
Hot jazz | Original 1931 Parlophone UK 78 R1355 Second New Rhythm Style Series No. 31 78rpm transfer

Beginning in about 1929 or 1930, Parlophone started a series of American jazz records on their "Rhythm Style Series". Edgar Jackson was the director of this series, which was issued within the existing R- series (the first issue was R-448). Culled from the American OKeh label, artists like Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer, Duke Ellington, Miff Mole, and other major artists who recorded for OKeh. They are treasured by collectors because they are pressed from the original stampers and usually sound much better than the worn and usually rare U.S. OKeh original records.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 19 Jul 2011 13:41:01 | Comments : 1

VA - Mojo Club - Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 6 - Summer In The City (1997)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC tracks +CUE+LOG ~482 Mb | Full artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg)
Jazz-Funk | 1997 Motor Music GmbH Hamburg/Polygram

Germany's Mojo club has defined dancefloor jazz in excellent fashion on their long-running series of compilations, culled from the tracks dancers have heard at one of the best places to experience groove music since the heyday of Northern soul. And volume number six is one of the best introductions to the form, jam-packed as it is with frenetically paced (and played) Brazilian pop, loose and easy soundtrack funk, amped-up jazz fusion, a few excellent covers of familiar material, and myriad experiments in sound -- all with the necessary groove to them.
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Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 18 Jul 2011 13:24:45 | Comments : 4

Hampton Hawes - The Challenge (1968)
Vinyl rip in 24bit-96kHz | FLAC (tracks) ~794 MB | CUE, m3u, m3u8 no log (vinyl) | Full LP Artwork
Classic Jazz | RCA JPL-1-1508 1976 ~ Very rare US pressing , never on CD

Hampton Hawes' super rare solo 1968 classic long out-of-print LP that inexplicably never made it to CD.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 18 Jul 2011 11:13:52 | Comments : 8

Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here + Live at the Shrine (1933, 1949) [Zenph Re-Performance SONY SACD 2008]
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC Image +CUE+LOG ~294 Mb | Full artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg)
2008 Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony's take of the Art Tatum 1933 and 1949 classic sets using Zenph's zany technology and using the same Los Angeles Shrine auditorium where these historic performances took place. If you want to hear how Art Tatum would be caught on tape using today's technology, that's the one to go for. For comparison I uploaded the real Tatum performances, you might want to check these out.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 18 Jul 2011 02:22:57 | Comments : 4

Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here (1933, 1949)
mp3 @320 kbps | front cover | ~70 Mb
Classic Jazz | CBS Jazz Masterpieces 1995

There are many Art Tatum records available, but this is the one to pull out to amaze friends, particularly with Tatum's wondrous version of "Tiger Rag," during which he sounds like three pianists jamming together. This CD consists of Tatum's first studio session as a leader in 1933 and a remarkable solo concert performance from the spring of 1949. This is an essential set of miraculous music that cannot be praised highly enough.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 13 Jul 2011 13:51:34 | Comments : 5

Glenn Miller - Tuxedo Junction + Danny Boy [HMV UK 78 BD5595 1940]
FLAC | Scans | ~ 54.8 Mb
Genre: Big Band Jazz | Original HMV UK BD5595 1940 78rpm transfer

The Glenn Miller Orchestra fronted by The Man himself in Tuxedo Junction, one of the coolest tunes ever to come out of the Big Band era and a smash hit (number one for nine weeks on Billboard's Juke Box chart in 1940) and the everlasting ballad Danny Boy aka Londonderry Air. This is the Glenn Miller Orchestra at its very best. 78rpm record transfer from my personal collection.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 11 Jul 2011 06:26:18 | Comments : 8

Nat King Cole - Song of Delilah (1950) + Here's to my Lady (1951) [Capitol UK 78 CL13670 1952]
Vocal jazz | Original Capitol UK 78 CL13670 1952 78rpm transfer | Flac | No Log (78rpm rip) | Scans | 57.1 Mb

Here's the one and only Nat "King" Cole with his trio consisting of Irving Ashby on guitar and Joe Comfort on bass backed by the Dave Barbour Orchestra covering the haunting Song of Delilah, the music theme heard on Cecil B. DeMille's 1949 epic Samson and Delilah starring Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature. Flip side is Johnny Mercer's Here's to my Lady. Nat sings backed by the Les Baxter Orchestra. 78rpm record transfer from my personal collection.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 01 Jul 2011 16:52:00 | Comments : 3

Perry Como - Wanted (1953) + Give Me Your Hand (1949) HMV UK B.10691 78rpm (1954)
Vocal jazz | Original HMV UK B.10691 1954 78rpm transfer | Flac | No Log (78rpm rip) | Scans | 67.8 Mb

Another gem from the 78 era, this time it's Perry Como with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra and Chorus on their December 29, 1953 recording of Wanted that made it to #1 of billboard Magazine's Singles Charts of 1954. Side B for this UK release is Dorothy Stewart's Give Me Your Hand recorded on May 3, 1949. Once one gets used to the sound of these, he realizes how much more natural they sound compared to CD remasterings that sound artificial. I even included the original raw file for the brave to experiment, enjoy.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 30 Jun 2011 14:21:43 | Comments : 8

Glenn Miller and his Orchestra - Melancholy Lullaby + Blue Moonlight (1939)
Big Band Jazz | Original HMV UK 5822 1939 78rpm transfer | Flac | No Log (78rpm rip) | Scans | 65.6 Mb

Another gem from the 78 era, this time it's Glenn Miller and his orchestra on the September 11, 1939 session issued in the UK under HMV 5822. Side A is Benny Carter's and Edward Heyman's Melancholy Lullaby, side B is Dana Suesse's beautiful Blue Moonlight. Both tracks feature Ray Eberle on vocals. Once one gets used to the sound of these, he realizes how much more natural they sound compared to CD remasterings that sound artificial. I even included the original raw file for the brave to experiment, enjoy.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 28 Jun 2011 06:08:00 | Comments : 18

Charlie Parker Quartet with Strings (the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra) 1949
Classic Jazz | Original Mercury C-101 3 X 78rpm Mercury record set (Mercury 11036-11038) | Flac | Scans | No Log (78rpm rip) | 94.2 Mb

This is the legendary November 30, 1949 session, painstakingly transferred to digital from my original Mercury 78rpm 3-record set. The Verve remastered CD always sounded too artificial to my ears, so there you go, enjoy a slice of recorded music history. Update: Given the community's overwhelming reaction, I uploaded an extra set of this session, this time without the bass boost for those who prefer their music as close to the source as possible
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 03 Jun 2011 23:08:04 | Comments : 2

Ray Bryant - Take a Bryant Step (1967)
mp3 320 kbps CBR | 85Mb | covers
Soul Jazz | Cadet LPS 801 LP rip

Ray Bryant's cover of Miriam Makeba's 1957 signature hit Pata Pata, released in the US in 1967. On this same year Cadet released the Take a Bryant Step LP consisting of covers and Bryant originals, a joyful affair, mostly targeted for airplay. Ray is backed by the Richard Evans Orchestra. This LP has never made it to CD to my knowledge.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 03 Jun 2011 08:13:06 | Comments : 2

Ray Bryant Trio - All Blues (Pablo 1978, Fantasy remasted1995)
mp3 320 kbps | 103 Mb | covers
Classic Jazz | Pablo 1978 | Fantasy remastered OJCCD 863-2 1995

This blog laments the loss of jazz piano giant Ray Bryant on June 2. This is Ray's blues opus from 1978. Magnificent playing from a Ray at the peak of his powers on compositions by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Percy Mayfield. Bryant includes a new version of his 1950s classic “Blues Changes” which created a subtle new shade of the blues - now a standard feature of the jazz canon. With Sam Jones on bass and Grady Tate on drums. RIP Ray.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 30 May 2011 12:53:59 | Comments : 6

Stan Getz - Anniversary + Serenity (1987) Live at the Cafe Montmartre in Copenhagen ft. Kenny Barron
EAC (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG => 403Mb+345Mb | Full Artwork
Classic Jazz | Live recording at the Cafe Montmartre Jazzhus, Copenhagen on July 6, 1987 | 1989,1991 Polygram/Emarcy

Stan Getz celebrated his 60th birthday -- as he had his 50th -- with a gig at the renown Cafe Montmartre Jazzhus in Copenhagen on July 6, 1987. Backed by a stellar rhythm session consisting of Kenny Barron on piano, Rufus Reid on bass and Victor Lewis on drums the delivery is nothing short of exemplary as one would expect. Sadly, Getz had only four more years to go before losing a long battle with cancer. This enhances the status of this magnificent session from essential to mandatory listening for any serious jazz aficionado.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 24 Jan 2011 22:33:00 | Comments : 8

Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery - Smokin' at the Half Note Vol. 2 (1965) [Verve Japan POCJ-2593 1998]
EAC (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG => 393 Mb | Full Artwork
Classic Jazz | [Verve - Polygram Japan-only edition POCJ-2593 1998

Japanese edition of the complete live date with bonus track.
Posted By : itsartolie | Date : 21 Jan 2011 15:43:19 | Comments : 1

Chico O'Farrill - Carambola [Fantasy / Milestone 2000]
EAC (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG => 427 Mb | Full Artwork
Afro-Cuban Jazz | 66:01 | Fantasy / Milestone MCD-9308-2 2000

Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill's (1921 - 2001) swan song Carambola was nominated for the 2001 Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album and deservedly so. This is what Down Beat (11/00, p.73) had to say : "...The third, and best, installment in a much deserved late career rediscovery. There is clarity, a sense of strength and a coherence in this album that is rare even for a master. It plays like a wise and joyous summation of a career, 5 stars out of 5..."