07 March 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Swinging The Big Band
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer.
During 50 years in the entertainment industry Jones’ work has earned him more than 70 Grammy Award nominations, more than 25 Grammy Awards, and a Grammy Legends Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of two of the top-selling records of all time: the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, and the charity song “We Are the World”. Also known for work with Frank Sinatra....
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big band, bossa nova, Funk, Jazz, Quincy Jones, Soul, swing, Swinging The Big Band
06 March 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Dripping Indigo
CHANTAL CHAMBERLAND NOMINATED -FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – CANADIAN SMOOTH JAZZ AWARDSElegance and sensuality mingle in the music of smoky-voiced chanteuse Chantal Chamberland. Smooth as a dry martini and equally intoxicating, Chamberland’s third album DRIPING INDIGO cements her role as one of the best interpreters of classic songbook favorites. Two factors set Chamberland’s music apart from the pack. First, the arrangements are slow and sexy relying on a small jazz ensemble for backing (piano, sax, bass, light rhythm). Secondly is her luscious voice, which caresses the listener with a breathy purr throughout the album. With a repertoire that features “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” and ” How Deep Is Your Love,” the album slowly seduces with its corner jazz club ambience and torch singer grace....
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Blues, Chantal Chamberland, Dripping Indigo, female jazz contemporary, female vocalists, Jazz, smooth jazz
05 March 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Simply Bossa
Adriana Rios was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the age of eight, she moved to the United States and divided her time between the two countries. She began her classical music studies at the age of eleven, playing the flute, and continued until she entered university. She graduated with honors from The College of William and Mary, (Va. USA) with a degree in Latin American Studies and left the US for Europe. There, she returned to her musical inclinations, singing, playing the flute and percussion with different Brazilian music groups in numerous jazz clubs in various cities of Greece, Italy, and France....
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Adriana Rios, Bossa, Female Vocal, Jazz, Simply Bossa
04 March 2010
By Lyov
In Blues, Jazz
Grip Of The Blues
One of Finland’s brightest musical talents, this is Lyytinen’s boldest, freshest and most varied effort yet. She features a wider range of song styles than ever before. To do this, she enlisted the help of the musicians who know her best – here she is accompanied by her own road band after a pair of CDs she recorded with session players. She mixes hard-edged blues with modern R&B and also showcases her knack for delicate, poppy melodies....
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Blues, blues rock, Erja Lyytinen, female vocalists, finnish, Grip Of The Blues, guitar
02 March 2010
By Lyov
In Blues, Jazz
The Genius Sings The Blues
The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records. The album was his last release for Atlantic, but one of his most memorable, compiling twelve blues songs from various sessions during his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles’s stylistic development with a combination of piano blues, jazz, and southern R&B. The photo for the album cover was taken by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. The Genius Sings the Blues was reissued in 2003 by Rhino Entertainment with liner notes by Billy Taylor....
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Blues, Jazz, piano, Ray Charles, rhythm and blues, Soul, The Genius Sings The Blues
01 March 2010
By Lyov
In Blues, Jazz
Deuces Wild
You can’t move an inch without tripping over a superstar on this album of celebrity duets. On DEUCES WILD, B. B. looks beyond the blues world to collaborate with such unlikely folks as Willie Nelson, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, and even rapper Heavy D. On newly recorded versions of classic B.B. numbers such as “The Thrill Is Gone” (with Tracy Chapman) and “Paying The Cost To Be The Boss” (with the Rolling Stones), the legendary blues guitarslinger reinvents his own material to accommodate his famous pals, whose respect for King and enthusiasm for this project are apparent on each track. Most effective are the tunes that find B.B. paired up with veteran blues belters like Joe Cocker (“Dangerous Mood”) and Van Morrison (“If You Love Me”)....
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B.B. King, Blues, blues rock, classic rock, Deuces Wild, guitar, Jazz
23 February 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Over and Over
The St. Louis-based jazz vocalist Erin Bode’s second album builds on the American Songbook interpretations of her first release with a collection of self-penned originals, as well as covers of Paul Simon’s “Graceland,” Simply Red’s “Holding Back the Years,” and the standard “Alone Together.” Her accompanying trio provides a supple, subtle accompaniment on this down-tempo set of ballads....
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Erin Bode, female vocalists, Jazz, Over and Over, smooth jazz, Vocal, vocal jazz
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