Macrolibrarsi, sottocategoria musica di Musica Jazz

Ocean Of Light - CD

“Ocean of Light” è un’armoniosa miscela di libertà ed immaginazione, ideale per evadere ed intraprendere un viaggio sonoro alla scoperta della luce che illumina il cuore.

“Ocean of Light” è un bel mix di melodie rilassanti, sonorità elettroniche e jazz, capace di portare l’ascoltatore direttamente tra le braccia di Morfeo. L’armonia delle musiche create ed interpretate da musicisti come Bekki Williams, Robert Wright, Robert Fox, Callisto e molti altri ancora, trasmettono serenità ed aiutano chi ascolta a sgombrare la mente dalle tante preoccupazioni quotidiane.

Ma che Musica - Vol. 3 - CD

Dopo il successo editoriale di Ma che musica! Voll. 1 e 2, finalmente disponibile il terzo volume di Ma che musica!, il progetto che invita genitori ed educatori a proporre all’ascolto dei bambini da 0 a 6 anni brani del grande repertorio classico e jazz.

«Ma che musica! vol. 3 è un libro splendido. Eccelle nella ricchezza degli stili, nella differenziazione dei generi musicali affrontati e, al tempo stesso, nella godibilità e fruibilità degli ascolti proposti»

(dall’Introduzione al libro di Edwin E. Gordon)

BRANI DEL CD:

Carlo Cittadini, Girotondo
Andrea Apostoli, Lula
Francesco Storino, Il Rosso
Andrea Apostoli, Pensieri Leggeri
Modest P. Mussorsgky, Tuileries dai Quadri di una esposizione
Johann Sebastian Bach, Allegro dalla sonata in Sol minore Bwv 1020
Ivano Fortuna, Ne vedime ne sentime
Gabriel Fauré, Sicilienne da Pelléas et Melisande op. 80
Edwin E. Gordon, Happy and sad
Andrea Apostoli, Kashmir
Andrea Apostoli, Dormi piccolo eroe
Andrea Apostoli, La corsa dei cammelli
Fritz Kreisler, Liebesleid
Andrea Apostoli, Partendo
Jacques Ibert, Le petit âne blanc da Histoires
Arnolfo Borsacchi, Formiche Balcaniche

I solisti

Andrea Apostoli, flauto traverso (autore, presidente AIGAM): tracce 1, 6, 11.
Simona Buccheri, voce (cantante, insegnante associata AIGAM): tracce 7, 10.
Carlo Cittadini, pianoforte (pianista jazz): tracce 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 14.
Ivano Fortuna, voce e percussioni (compositore, musicista): traccia 7.
Gabin Dabiré, voce (cantante, musicista): traccia 7.
Claudia Gori, pianoforte (collaboratore settore Education - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia e AIGAM): traccia 3.
Alberto Mina, violino (Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia): traccia 6.
Tommaso Moretti, percussioni (batterista, insegnante associato AIGAM): traccia 10.
Titta Nesti, voce (vocalist Jazz, insegnante associata AIGAM): tracce 2, 9.
Francesco Storino, violoncello (Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia): tracce 3, 6.

I gruppi musicali

Gordon Ensemble (composto da insegnati associati AIGAM): tracce 7,10. Voci: Andrea Apostoli, Simona Buccheri, Alessandro Biscetti, Leonardo De Michele, Cristina Fabarro, Alessandra Maria Ferrari, Nora Iosia, Alessia La Cava, Riccardo Nardozzi, Lorenzo Tarducci, Barbara Wisniewska. Percussioni: Tommaso Moretti.
Carlo Cittadini Trio: tracce 2, 4, 9, 14. Carlo Cittadini, pianoforte; Danilo Bigioni, contrabbasso; Ivo Mannu, batteria.
I Maskalzones: traccia 12. Angelo Capozzi (insegnante associato AIGAM), fisarmonica; Claudio Giusti, sax contralto e soprano; Pierfrancesco Cacace, sax tenore; Danilo Bughetti, tromba; Giorgio Tebaldi, trombone; Matteo Vagnarelli, trombone basso; Fabio Accurso, basso; Gaetano de Carli, percussioni.
Trittico Trio: traccia 16. Arnolfo Borsacchi (insegnante associato AIGAM), sax alto; Andrea Coppini, sax soprano; Giacomo Dowie, sax baritono.

Glocalizm vol. 1 - CD

Un cd tutto da ballare ,attraverso la danza la possibilità di espimersi e conoscere noi e gli altri. Una collezione di brani tradizionali dal sud Italia, rivisitai dal dj Stefano Miele assieme ad un team di musicisti tra cui: Lino Cannavacciuolo, Marcello Colasurdo, Arakne Mediterranea, Rosapaeda, Auvleddha, Daniele Durante, Brunella Selo, Auli Kokko, Ghetonìa.
Una deliziosa e originale mistura tra dub, elettronica, jazz e naturalmente folk!

The Chase - CD

The Chase è stato scritto in Francia, paese dove questo artista vive, ma è stato registrato negli Stati Uniti, paese dal quale proviene insieme a Nick Zinner degli Yeah Yeah Yeahs e al produttore del ben più celebre Lenny Kravitz.

Sono diciannove i gioiellini che alludono parecchio all'America anni sessanta di Mamas & Papas e Jefferson Airplane ( questi ultimi evocati in brani come Warned oppure in parte anche in Billionarie ) e alla Francia decisamente colta di Francoise Hardy o Keren Ann.

Il pezzo migliore è forse "Airplane" caratterizzato da una sapiente dose di archi e di chitarre. La prova vocale migliore del disco è la magnifica "Warned", forse il momento più "impegnativo" dell'intero lavoro per alcuni cedimenti si possono riscontrare nella seconda parte del cd.

Il tutto con nella voce i toni jazz di una artista sicuramente in forma smagliante. Il brano di apertura Airplane, la dolce Luxury e la rockeggiante Coco sono a mio avviso i momenti più convincenti di un album che trova in certe soluzioni solari la sua espressione migliore e il segno che il futuro di Brisa è senza ombra di dubbio pieno di belle, bellissime speranze.

Ecco la tracklist:

1.: Airplane

2.: Mystery Man

3.: Dial Me Up

4.: Billionaire

5.: Warned

6.: Little Robot

7.: Intermission (part 1)

8.: Torchlight

9.: Luxury

10.: Baby Shut Your Eyes

11.: Intermission (part 2)

12.: Coco

13.: Ride 600

14.: Flying Too High

15.: Sugarfight

16.: At The Shore

17.: Intermission (part 3)

18.: Helmet Ray

19.: Now That It's Long Over

Gerry Mulligan - 2 CD

CD 1 WALKING SHOES 77:50

CD 2 SWING HOUSE 77:20

Jay Jay Johnson - 4CD (222449)

Musica Jazz

Fats Waller - 4CD (222491) - Ain'T Misbehavin'

Musica Jazz

T-Bone Walker - 4CD (222490) - Goodbye Blues

Musica Jazz

Jack Teagarden - 4CD (222484) - Basin Street Blues

Musica Jazz

Tommy Dorsey - 4CD (222424) - Well Git It

Musica Jazz

Woody Herman - The Woody Herman Band! (222973)

Woody Herman was deemed to be a musical prodigy and handled his clarinet masterfully. But his function as a bandleader of several very successful big bands, which he called ‘herds‘, is ascribed amuch bigger importance to. This CD series features the first jazz productions to be released in "Long Play" format. Classics and long-lost rarities re-released on CD in outstanding quality.

Hot Vs. Cool - Cats Vs. Chicks (222976)

A ‘blowing contest‘ is a music competition to show the audience and the opponents who is the better musician. Such competitions amuse both, musicians and audience, because the counterparties incite each other to peak performance. Leonard Feather pit ‘Hot Jazz‘ against ‘Cool Jazz‘ and ‘Cats‘ against ‘Chicks‘, represented by outstanding blowers and bands:
Jimmy Mc Partland Dixieland All Stars vs. Dizzy Gillespie And The Cool Jazz Stars
Clark Terry And His Septet vs. Terry Pollard And Her Septet

Bobby Hackett - Coast Concert (222977)

His perfect intonation and the flowing, almost lyric melody streams made Bobby Hacket one of the most important representatives of the white mainstream jazz. Beside the cornett he played the guitar, banjo and violin. Later he recorded a couple of dreamy ballads for the Entertainer Jackie Gleason, that made him popular beyond the jazz community.

George Shearing - A Jazz Date With George Shearing (222982)

George Shearing enjoys an international reputation as a pianist, arranger and composer. Equally at home on the concert stage as in jazz clubs, Shearing is recognized for inventive jazz. He has written over 300 compositions - including the classic "Lullaby of Birdland," which has become a jazz standard - and has had multiple albums on the Billboard magazine charts throughout the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘80s and ‘90s.

Herb Geller Quartet - The Gellers (222984)

Herb Geller became one of the most important alto saxophonists of West Coast Jazz in the 1950s, beside Bud Shank and Lennie Niehaus. He always had his own, precise definition of jazz. For him, improvisations have to be melodic. ‘If you play,‘ he said, ‘it‘s like composing, just more difficult because it is impossible to erase faults‘. In 1965 Geller moved to Hamburg. Later he was a member of the NDR Big Band for several years and teached at the conservatory.

Jimmy Giuffre (222970)

Jimmy Giuffre is a multi talent. He handles the tenor- as well as the baritone sax. He is a good improviser and also a composer. But it‘s the clarinet in the modern jazz during the last four decades, that people associate with him. This CD series features the first jazz productions to be released in "Long Play" format. Classics and long-lost rarities re-released on CD in outstanding quality.

Jack Teagarden - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (222981)

When Jack Teagarden started his musical career, the trombone in jazz had already gained more importance. Now it was not only an accompanying, but also a melody instrument. Teagarden established it also in the swing, and thereby effected a similar evolution like Louis Armstrong did for the trumpet. Teagardens flowing, playful improvisations made him an admired and demanded soloist.

Jimmy Giuffre - Tangents In Jazz (222971)


Jimmy Giuffre is a multi talent. He is renowned as a clarinetist, whose style had a great influence on modern jazz during the last four decades. In addition he is a tenor- and baritone saxophonist, a composer and a great improvisor. This CD series features the first jazz productions to be released in "Long Play" format. Classics and long-lost rarities re-released on CD in outstanding quality.

Oscar Peterson - Keyboard (222979)

Count Basie made the sentence: "I do not only fear Peterson, I am frightened of him." The speed of Oscar Peterson, running over the keys, is in fact vertiginous. Surely Basies jokey comment did not only concern the speed, presumably he wanted to express his personal admiration. Due to his apparent unbounded virtuosity Oscar Peterson had often been compared with Art Tatum.

Woody Herman - Road Band! (222972)

Woody Herman was an outstanding virtuoso on the clarinet. But his function as the leader of a huge amount of successful big bands was even more important for the jazz. This CD series features the first jazz productions to be released in "Long Play" format. Classics and long-lost rarities re-released on CD in outstanding quality.

Buddy DeFranco And The Oscar Peterson Quartet (222969)

At the age of fourteen Buddy de Franco won the Tommy Dorsey Swing contest. Since 1939 he performed with several renowned ensembles, for example the bands of Charlie Barnet, Count Basie and Sonny Clark. He recorded over one houndred and fifty albums. For the record ‘You must believe in Swing‘ he was even grammy-nominated as the best jazz-instrumental-soloist. Buddy de Franco joined the Hall of Fame in 2004.

Eddie Condon - Jam Session Coast-To-Coast (222968)

Eddie Condon is one of the important musicians of the chicago jazz scene of the 1920s. He worked with a couple of well-known instrumentalists and singers. In addition he owned a popular jazz club in chicago for more than 20 years.

Erst als Anfang der fünfziger Jahre des vergangenen Jahrhunderts die Langspielplatte den Markt eroberte, konnten auch Jam Sessions, also ausgedehnte Stücke mit längeren Soli ‘konserviert‘ werden. Für die diese Aufnahmen hatte Condon seine All Stars mitgenommen, die regelmäßig in seinem Club in Greenwich Village, New York, spielten. Wild Bill Davison (Kornett) war dabei, Cutty Cutshall (Posaune) und Edmond Hall (Klarinette), sowie der schwarze Bassist Walter Page, den der erfahrene Jazzfan aus der Basie-Band kennt.

In the beginning of the 1950s, when the longplay album captured the market, it was possible for the first time to

Eddie Condon - Bixieland (222967)

Everyone loved Bix Beiderbecke and his cornetand so it was easy for Condon to find the right men for a ‘commemorative session‘ 24 years after Beiderbeckes death. They played some of the tunes, that would have fitted nicely into Beiderbeckes style. A ‘suitably subdued atmosphere‘, Condon wrote in the liner notes, ‘was provided by a communicant named Chivas Regal, who was carried in‘ - guarantee for a happy affair.

Buck Clayton Jam Session - How Hi The Fi (222966)

The record "How Hi The Fi" , which had already been counted for lost, was the first release of the famous Buck Clayton Jam Sessions, that were recorded in 1954 at the Columbia studios in New York. These sessions belong to the first recordings at all, who took advantage of the new longplay-technologie. Exceptional soloists, like Woody Herman, Buck Clayton and Trummy Young made this record an exceptional pleasure.

Maynard Ferguson - Hollywood Party/Jam Session (222983)

Maynard Ferguson? Sure, he is well known. Isn‘t he the obsessed trumpeter from Stan Kenton‘s band, who tried to beat all records? A critic wrote, Ferguson‘s music was like bing knocked down by a truck. But suddenly one comes across a record by another Ferguson: a clear trumpet, beautiful, swinging solo parts and outstanding accompanying musicians. And one is amazed that Ferguson is more than only the mad man with the trumpet.

Wilbur DeParis - Marchin' And Swingin' (222980)

The trombonist Wilbur de Paris tied in with the traditions of New Orlean Jazz, but he attached importance to the fact, that he did not - like many others did to reanimate the wit of past eras - tried to copy the old style. His band was traditional New Orleans style casted, but they also took elements from the swing of the 1930s. The long lasting success of his band - they were active until the middle of the 1960s - concedes a point to him.

Wardell Gray & Dexter Gordon - The Chase And The Steeplechase (222978)

The tenor saxophonist Wardell Gray is one of many young musicians, who were affected by the melodic style of Lester Young. Under the influence of Charlie Parker, Gray‘s style evolved more and more into bebop. Dexter Gordon participated considerably in the development of bebop. Already in the 1940s his hard, voluminous sound made him one of the most demanded tenors. The famoust sax-battle of the entire history of jazz!

The Herb Geller Sextette (222985)

In the 1950s Herb Geller became one of the most considerable alto saxophonists in West Coast Jazz. In 1948 he Herb Geller wurde in den fünfziger Jahren zu einem der wichtigsten Altsaxophonisten des Westcoast-Stils. 1948 he married the pianist Lorraine Walsh, who also became an important musical partner. Together they played in several small ensembles, among others the Herb Geller Sextet, until Lorraine died suddenly in 1958.

Lightnin' Hopkins - 2CD (222072)

Jazz blues can either refer to a blues artist who uses more advanced harmonies and rhythms than the straightforward blues patterns - or a jazz artist who keeps his harmonies and rhythms relatively simple, making the music more emotional than intellectual - the results are to be found in the R & B of Ray Charles and Lightnin‘ Hopkins. Blues and jazz were rooted in the same African-American musical traditions in the first place.

Ma Rainey - 2CD (222058)

This vital ingredient ‘feeling moved the masses and the blues became a vital musical force to be reckoned with. A continual development of the blues over the decades has produced a powerful contemporary music form and the blues is as relevant today as it was in the early days of the pioneering artists. The blues has its roots in a number of song forms, ranging from early work and game songs to religous songs....

John Lee Hooker - 2CD (222061)

The delta blues style came from southern Mississippi and towards the end of the 1920s, this blues form became the first African-American music to be recorded. Although many of the earliest delta bluesmen worked in a string band line-up for live appearances, there were few recordings of these line-ups. The delta blues recordings from the late 1920s through the mid 1930s were usually of solo bluesmen such as John Lee Hooker and their powerful delta blues.

T-Bone Walker - 2CD (222062)

The delta blues form featured fierce slide guitar playing and passionate vocals, the music living from the strength of these emotions. Delta blues lyrics are also highly emotional and their writers are considered by many to be the purest of American folk poets. The Mississippi delta area reacted quickly when electric guitars started sweeping the country and the blues soon adapted to this innovative raw sound. A new form of the blues was born...

Johnny Otis And Friends - 2CD (222075)

Whether listening to the delta blues of Robert Johnson, the powerful Chicago blues of Muddy Waters, B. B. King‘s world of the blues guitar, the driving blues of John Lee Hooker or the soulful blues of Ray Charles this music is very much alive and kicking at the beginning of the new millennium - and as long as people seek comfort from their suffering, or just need a soundtrack for that wild saturday night party, the blues is here to stay...

Memphis Slim - 2CD (222063)

Musica Jazz

Muddy Waters - 2CD (222071)

The classic blues was performed by powerful female artists such as ‘Ma‘ Rainey and Bessie Smith and these blues performers were pioneers in a vocal style whose musicality capured the essential spirit not only of secular music but also of religious music. This style of blues was a mixture of the long-established rural southern music associated with bluesmen. Combined with the style of vaudeville-trained female artists who came from the north. These northern performers tended towards gospel and religious music...

Dizzy Gillespie - 2CD (221941)

No doubt that Dizzy Gillespie was one of the most respected figures of jazz. He created a brand-new trumpet style, that redefined the trumpet‘s technical possibilities. He also participated the development of bebop importantly. This set contains many of his famoust compositions, for example A Night In Tunesia, Salt Peanuts and ´Round About Midnight and also includes a booklet with information and lots of interesting details.

Clifford Brown - 2CD (221943)

Clifford Brown was an outstanding jazz trumpeter in the 1950s, who had a wide influence on hard bop. His vital, expressive style indicated a promising career, that ended abruptly with his accidental death in 1956. Clifford Brown played together with renowned bebop musikians, for example Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie and J. J. Johnson

Oscar Peterson - 2CD (221947)

He is counted among the most influencial jazz musicians ever, namely for good reasons: Oscar Peterson‘s musical activate on the evolution of the ‘swingbopping‘ mainstream piano was immense. One of his trademarks were the racy runs in unison of both hands. His work had been honoured with several Grammys, courtesy titles and other awards. This 2 cd set contains
Prelude To A Kiss - ‘S Wonderful - You Go To My Head - Tea For Two a. m. o.

Stan Getz - 2CD (221944)

Musica Jazz

Sonny Rollins - 2CD (221955)

The career of Sonny Rollins, whom many have called the jazz world’s greatest living improviser, began in the bebop era of the 1940s, and stretches into the 21. century. As a leader, he has made close to 50 (?) albums. In contrast to his lofty standing in the world of jazz, he prefers a humble lifestyle, the core of which is a demanding practice regime. As he chooses his creative venues prudently, every Rollins live appearance and new recording is like a rare gem, to be admired and studied.

Battle Of Clarinets - 4CD (223196)

Musica Jazz

Lee Konitz - 2CD (221950)

Beside Lennie Tristano, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz was one of the essential creators of cool jazz in 1950. That‘s why he belongs to the most influential instrumentalists of the 2nd half of the 20th century. Over his impressing career Konitz worked together with some of the greats of jazz: Stan Kenton, Charles Mingus, Jimmy Giuffre, Bill Evans, Albert Mangelsdorff and Miles Davis, just to name some of them.

Woody Herman - 2CD (222007)

Although Woody Herman‘s spectrum of musical talents ranged from him being a good alto and soprano saxophonist, an excellent swing clarinetist to inspired blues singer, his main contribution to the story of jazz was as bandleader of a large number of pioneering big bands. He always made sure that his bands boasted the strongest of the new talent developing on the jazz scene and his ability to integrate new musical developments, such as bop and even rock, kept his sound contemporary and relevant.

Tommy Dorsey - 2CD (222002)

Over the years, Dorsey‘s line-ups included the cream of the jazz instrumentalists and vocalists, including the likes of Buddy Rich, Bunny Berigan and Bob Crosby to name only a few, but it was also the steppingstone for a singer who was to become the very first of the teen idols, Frank Sinatra. Tommy Dorsey‘s Music brought together a whole range of jazz and swing elements - from ‘sweet‘ to ‘hot‘ on a vast number of recordings that covered sentimental ballads to novelty songs.

Benny Carter - 2CD (222013)

Multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter‘s genius stretched over almost all of the eight decades of his active career - a career unprecedented in terms of length - and whether he was performing on alto or tenor saxophone, clarinet, piano or trumpet his musicality shone through, even at the high old age of ninety. Benny Carter was a guiding light for generations of jazz players, both past and present - and will be for generations to come.

Cab Calloway - 2CD (221997)

Cab Calloway was one of the finest, and one of the most popular and most successful, entertainers of the 20th century. Few people can fail to recognise ‘Minnie The Moocher‘ or Calloway‘s trademark ‘Hi-De-Ho‘ phrase. Calloway was a talented singer and bandleader; he was also a showman, a master of the magical traditions of vaudeville, one of the very roots of jazz music.

Dave Brubeck - 2CD (221951)

Musica Jazz

Art Blakey - 2CD (221961)

The legendary drummer Art Blakey went on in the course of his almost fifty year long career, to become not only renowned as a percussionist, but also as one of the most important leaders of the hard bop movement. Blakey was the starting point and mentor for scores of young musicians over a period stretching across four decades. As a player and as a bandleader he forced himself to the limits of his capacity and possibilities, with heart, soul and talent he played until the end of his life.

Bix Beiderbecke - 2CD (221989)

Bix Beiderbecke possessed a unique voice on the cornet, variously described as ‘like the sound of a girl saying ‘yes‘‘ (by guitar player Eddie Condon), ‘like shooting bullets at a bell‘ and ‘like waking up to the first day of spring‘ (Nat Hentoff). His independent spirit created some of the greatest sounds of the classic jazz era and had an enormous influence on his contemporaries - more than a hundred years after his birth he is still a legend.

McCoy Tyner & Ahmad Jamal - 2CD (221969)

Musica Jazz

Lester 'Prez' Young - 2CD (221986)

Lester Young burst onto the recording scene in 1936 and at that point in time his sound was the only alternative to that of the other tenor saxophone great, Coleman Hawkins. Youngs sound was light, relaxed and he could be outgoing, amusing and witty. His solos, especially on the pieces he shared with Billie Holiday, showed emotions that could not have been expressed on a different instrument and exposed his character - highly emotional and sensitive: the highs and lows of his life came out in his music.

Fats Waller - 2CD (221992)

On the one hand Fats Waller was one of the most virtuoso jazz greats ever to have graced the stage, on the other he was a comical figure that seemed to be just a genial clown. There are very few photos of this magnificent musician where he is not posing with a huge grin stretching from ear-to-ear. But he was certainly more than that. One only had to watch his hands - and to look beyond those twinkling mischievous eyes to discover the intelligence of an extremely talented musician and songwriter.

Ben Webster - 2CD (221987)

Three names stand out amongst the tenor saxophone players of the early hazz era: Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Ben Webster. Hawkins gave the instrument credibility in the first place, raising its status from that of a novelty instrument to that of a recognisably jazz instrument. Young provided the first alternative to Hawkins‘ ‘large‘ sound with a ‘lighter‘ tone, especially on ballads. Ben Webster was master of both; he could bring a tough tone to a forceful song, but could also play a ballad with gentle beauty.

Glenn Miller - 2CD (222012)

The American Midwest seems a very unlikely area from which to build a breathtaking career in jazz music but whatever took him to the top, Glenn Miller certainly did things right. To many music enthusiasts, both young and old, Miller personifies the instantly recognisable sound of big band music and at the height of his success his fans filled theatres throughout America and Europe.

Charles Mingus - 2CD (221953)

The bands of the fabulous Charles Mingus consisted continuously of excellent musicians.
Mingus‘ style and his strongheaded compositions prepared the ground for the modern jazz, that is played up to date. In doing so he often reverted to classic jazz, and thereby he brought the collective improvisation, which was a tradition from the old New Orleans jazz, a comeback.

Harry James - 2CD (222003)

By the end of the 1930s trumpeter Harry James belonged to the small illustrious circle of white musicians beginning to make their influence felt on the future course of jazz and swing music. He was one of the most outstanding jazz instrumentalists of his day, using a style of playing that made his trumpet work instantly recognisable - and his impressive accuracy in the upper ranges was a serious challenge for the leading black stars of the day.

Freddie Hubbard & Wynton Marsalis - 2CD (221968)

Musica Jazz

Benny 'Small Group' Goodman - 2CD (222004)

One of the reasons for Benny Goodman being acclaimed the true ‘King of Swing‘ was that he took his music from being a valid but minority interest music form to enjoying huge international commercial success - but there is of course more than just being in the right place at the right time to gaining that kind of acclaim. He was a prodigiously talented musician and he was determined to play the music that he wanted to play - and last, but not least, he broke down more divisive barriers, those of class and race.

Bud Powel - 2CD (221946)

After his second mental breakdown, at the age of 25, Bud Powell moved over to Paris to escape from the racism in the USA. There he found new friends and recovered visibly and audibly. His music blossomed out again, because the time in paris made Powell more open for sentimental influences. Six years later he returned to the USA for sanitary reasons, where he died only a few months later.

Shorty Rogers - 2CD (221959)

Shorty Rogers was a very good trumpet player and an even better arranger and composer. He played for the bands of Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. He also composed and arranged music for them as well as for many other jazz greats like Charlie Barnet. Rogers was very busy recording in various outfits including his own bands, usually all called Shorty Rogers and His Giants. In the 1950s, Rogers also began to perform on the flugelhorn from time to time and became one of the most influential artists in the West Coast jazz scene.

Art Tatum - 2CD (221994)

There is no single musical category to put Art Tatum in - he created something completely new. He did not play swing, bebop or Dixieland - Art Tatum played Art Tatum. Listening to his recordings is like taking a jouney through the greatest music of the first half of the 20th century: blues, ragtime, early big band music, compositions of the likes of the Gershwin brothers and even classical pieces. Only a musical genius could cover such a varied range of styles - and give each one his own unique and unmistakable mark.

Jack Teagarden - 2CD (221982)

Teagarden‘s style was mainly self-tought, that‘s why he developed some unusual, very masterful playing technics. In general he is said to be one of the most innovative trombonists of the pre-bop-era and he contributed to the deployment of the trombone beyond the tailgate style of the New Orleans brass bands.

Gerry Mulligan - 2CD (221948)

He was the inventor of the pianoless-quartet, and revolutioner of the baritone saxophone: Gerry Mulligan. His inspired arrangements embossed the cool jazz notably. Later, Mulligan founded his quartet, that quickly became famous, because of its striking sound. Although he used to perform together with famous musicians, the main reason for being recognized was his arranging function for Stan Kenton and Kai Winding.

Stan Kenton - 2CD (222014)

Bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton was one of a select handful of jazz icons who managed to nurture controversy during all decades of their active careers, dividing jazz lovers and purists into two camps - ‘love him‘ or ‘hate him‘. Stan Kenton is regarded by renowned classical musicians to be ‘the most important link between jazz and the classics‘ - and even the most vociferous of Stan Kenton‘s critics had to admit that he was a brilliant composer and arranger.

Phil Woods - 2CD (221960)

Alto saxophonist and clarinetist Phil Woods is still one of the true masters of his art - and that after some fifty years of active career working with some of the greatest names in jazz and pop. He led a multitude of outfits with his own individual hard bop style. Woods had developed his own sound by the mid-1950s and has stayed true to this souund and his own creativity throughout the decades.

Donald Harrison - 2CD (221967)

Musica Jazz

Manu Dibango Joue Sidney Bechet - Hommage a la Nouvelle-Orléans - CD

Simbolo della World Music poiché ha viaggiato interamente intorno
al mondo, sia per la sua musica che per quanto riguarda le sue azioni
umanitarie, Manu Dibango, 50 anni dopo gli esordi musicali, ritorna al suo primo amore ,la musica di jazz, producendo un tributo a Sidney Bechet.

Tracklist

1. Dans les rues d'Antibes (S. Bechet)
2. Si tu vois ma mère (S. Bechet)
3. les oignons (S. Bechet)
4. in a georgia cabin (S. Bechet)
5. Strutting with some barbecue (L. Amstrong/D. Raye)
6. Halle Hallelujah (S. Bechet)
7. Petite fleur (S. Bechet/F. Bonifay)
8. As-tu le cafard ? (S. Bechet)
9. Mahogany hall stomp (S. Williams)
10. Royal garden blues (S. Williams - C. Williams)
11. Careless love (M. E. Koenig/S. Williams)
12. Cousin Bechet blues (M. Dibango)
13. Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans (E. De Lange - L. Alter)
14. Dans les rues d'Antibes - bonus track avec Daniel Bechet (S. Bechet)

Musicisti

Manu Dibango : Saxophone alto, chant
Dany Doriz : vibraphone
Nicolas Peslier : guitare, banjo
Patrice Galas : piano
Didier Havet : tuba
Jean-Pierre Derouard : batterie

Quiet Moments - Jazz Serenité - CD

Il benessere assoluto è una ricerca costante di ciascuno di noi. Al suono del piano di Nico Morelli e del sax di David El Malek, immergetevi in un'oasi di felicità, dove pace interna e stato di rilassamento regnano da padroni assoluti.
Un momento morbido in cui più nulla ha importanza, ad eccezione del vostro benessere...

Close Your Eyes - Jazz Sensualité - CD

Lontano da tutti i clichés consumati sulla sensualità, questa compilation permette di apprezzare, su un sottofondo di piano deliziosamente funky, belle voci calde e morbide.

Touch Me - Jazz Massage - CD

Lasciatevi cullare con questi temi originali offerti da pianisti di talento: un dosaggio sottile tra Bill Evans ed Eric Satie, o tromboni malinconici dalle sonorità dolcissime.
Entrate senza riserva in quest'universo dalle virtù riposanti e rigeneratrici.

Celestial Voices - CD

Agli inizi degli anni '40 appaiono nelle città industriali del Nord degli Stati Uniti quelle voci che daranno al jazz nuove sonorità, le cantanti.
Tutta la storia di questo jazz vocale è derivata dai canti degli schiavi neri, che daranno più tardi nascita ai canti religiosi del gospel e dello spiritual.
Nonostante un'evoluzione indipendente da quella del jazz strumentale, le voci di Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey ed Ella Fittzgerald, grande diva del jazz, sapranno imporsi come strumenti inevitabili.

Jazz méditerranée - Sunny Notes - CD(001165)

Dalla sua capacità di essere la più ricercata delle musiche, il jazz si esporta ovunque nel mondo. Così alcune audaci collegarono il swing del jazz americano alla musica mediterranea per dare nascita al "jazz mediterraneo".

Jazz ambiant - Relax Vibes - CD(001174)

È negli anni 50 che apparirà la lounge music, quando Louis Prima assocerà il suo genio virtuoso alle sonorità morbide del sax di Sam Butera. Lasciatevi coinvolgere da queste vibrazioni e dalle virtù che liberano le musiche di questo cd.

La Compilation - Jazz Zen - CD(001175)

Découverte Jazz Zen è una raccolta di vari brani tratti dagli album della serie Jazz Zen

Jazz opium - Golden Triangle - CD(001172)

Lasciatevi ipnotizzare da una musica calma e che allevia. Le evocazioni aeree del piano di Staïcu o di Alfio Origlio vi invitano ad immergervi con delizia in un coinvolgimento al quale sarebbe inutile tentare di resistere.

Jazz latino - Margarita Flavour - CD(001168)

Se il jazz trova le sue origini in New Orleans all'inizio del XX secolo, si esporta facilmente attraverso il mondo a volte per fondersi con altri ritmi. Così, nel 1944, il trombettista Mario Bauza assocerà con audacia i ritmi jazz dell'America settentrionale ai ritmi afro-cubani dell'America latina. Questo miscuglio audace darà allora nascita al "" jazz latino "".

Jazz café - Café Montmartre - CD(001169)

È arrivando liberare la Francia delle truppe ostili che i soldati americani introducono nel territorio francese il fenomeno musicale più radicale dello XX secolo: il jazz, con i suoi ritmi e le sue danze.

Jazz des îles - Caribbean Spirit - CD(001167)

Se il XIX secolo è segnato dalla colonizzazione, il XX secolo dalla nascita del jazz. Della simbiosi perfetta di questi due secoli deriva allora una musica di allegria infinita venuta dai popoli delle isole colonizzate come i Caraibi, Trinidad, Haiti e tanto di altri. Così, New Orleans del XIX secolo, si apre verso il swing del jazz americano senza peraltro disconoscere le sue origini della musica Latina

Jazz broadway - Timesquare - CD(001164)

È negli anni 20, in pieno divieto americano, che si sviluppa l'era dello swing, che offre un nuovo ritmo al jazz con le sue misure a quattro tempi, molto più fluidi dei ritmi tradizionali. Tutto sommato, questa cultura della Big Band e la sua nascita rimangono indissociabili dalle origini del jazz.

Infatti, è l'insieme The Original Dixieland jazz Band che, nel 1917, aprì il mercato alle registrazioni di musiche jazz, e permise così di democratizzare questo nuovo tipo musicale.

Nonostante un clima ostile, quest'ultimo dura nel tempo. Gli anni 30 segnano allora il massimo della grande Big Band, con l'arrivo dei due leader: Duke Ellington e Fletcher Henderson, che sviluppano questa filosofia jazz.

Jazz urbain - City Breath - CD(001161)

Dalla sua nascita, all'inizio del XX secolo, il jazz attinge la sua ispirazione nei rumori della vita quotidiana, e resta legato al cosmopolitismo urbano. Così, in mezzo agli anni 80, l'espressione urbana della musica si rivela nell'hip bop.

Sul modello del jazz urbano originale di Erik Truffaz, Alex Jacquemin, David El Malek ed altri vi invitiamo attraverso questa compilation ad un viaggio immaginario, tinto d'esuberanza e di luci che ricordano la scena sconosciuta della città.

Jazz electro - Lollypop - CD(001160)

Un equilibrio tra l'energia della "Dance music" degli anni 80 ed il calore del groove proprio del jazz, David El Malek, Stéphane Bertrand e altri ci offrono un ambiente elettricamente sensuale. Come allora non soccombere all'incanto risolutamente jazz di questo nuovo approccio musicale?

Jazz 7e art - Holywood Souls - CD(001159)

Se la musica è un aspetto essenziale della settima arte, dalle prime proiezioni dei fratelli Lumières nel 1895 fino agli spettacoli multimediali d'oggi, non esiste simbiosi più perfetta della fusione tra il jazz ed il cinema.

Questa perfezione conosce l'apice negli anni 50 con la prestazione indimenticabile di Sinatra nell'uomo alle braccia d'oro.

È tuttavia fin dagli anni 20, con i figli del jazz di Fitzgerald ed il cantante di jazz di Al Jolson, che jazz e cinema iniziano a vivere in armonia perfetta, che rende alcune musiche indissociabili della magia del grande schermo.

Così, il jazz ha attraversato il secolo desiderando il cinema, ed il cinema idealizzando il jazz...

Jazz de nuit - Midnight Dreams - CD(001163)

È nella zona mitica di Harlem che il jazz si affermò in primo luogo, innanzitutto nella via quindi nei bar ed i club. A partire dal 1932, con l'arrivo di Roosevelt alla casa bianca, si assiste, grazie all'ottimismo che riappare, alla moltiplicazione di club ed altre sale di spettacolo.

Chiudete gli occhi e sognate ai suoni di David El Malek ed Mina Agossi che, con il loro virtuosismo, vi faranno vivere notti magiche dove il piacere si esprime con piacere e passione.

But Beautiful - CD

Suono il piano dall'età di otto anni, ho sviluppato un interesse grande per il jazz, che amo suonare regolarmente. Ho suonato in molti gruppi di jazz ed attualmente suono nell'Hertfordshire Youth Jazz Ensemble.
Grant Martin

Day Dreaming - CD

La musica degli anni '20, dei '30 e dei '40, una delle ere più importanti di creatività musicale che il mondo ha conosciuto e che ci ha regalato delle canzoni che sono ancora oggi attuali.

Residence 2 - CD

Nuova Compilation dei migliori artisti dell'etichetta Le Maquis, specializzata nella musica lounge, Electro-jazz e Cool-House. Attraverso la seconda edizione di "Residence", scoprite titoli e remix inediti di David Chong, Cyril K, K'nR, SpaceSheep...

Earl 'Fatha' Hines - 2CD (221995)

One name is to be written large in the annals of stride-style mastery - that of Earl Hines. He took the stride style, tamed it completely and then wrenched it into the modern era with a range of innovative techniques - producing clear high notes from the right hand and complex syncopated rhythms from the left. He performed and recorded with most of the greatest artists of the century, and was equally at home on stage and in the studio, playing solo, in small ensembles and with large orchestras.