Buddy Greco - Let's Love / I Like It Swinging
On this CD release jazz and pop singer Buddy Greco is heard
in his early 1960s prime with ''two complete stereo LPs'', Let's Love, and I
Like It Swinging. As a bonus, four tracks from singles are included, all on CD
for the first time. 28 ''Great Songs'' in all! /// Review: Anyone that would remember Greco
coming up as a swinging jazz singer under Benny Goodman is probably dead. Now,
he's remembered by boomers as a jive ass Vegas finger popping daddio that
symbolized everything wrong with the establishment. These two albums produced
by Al Cohn with the era's top jazzbos in tow (including Zoot Sims) finds Greco
shaking off the last of his jazz vocal days looking to fill a nook between
Sinatra, Prima and Davis before letting those fingers really pop. These tracks
could live on their own without the vocals since the players are so strong but
the song choices are faultless. A nice addition to any jazz vocal collection. ~
Chris Spector --Midwest Record review 09/20/19
Simone Kopmajer – My Favorite Songs
My Favorite Songs is Simone Kopmajer´s first Best Of album,
a collection of songs from her last 12 recordings. The Double-CD features
artists such as George Mraz, Victor Lewis, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Houston Person
and many more on a 32-songset that presents songs from The Great American
Songbook, originals and exquisite covers of songs made popular by Frank
Sinatra, Ray Orbison and Bill Withers. She has soul and a particular
charismatic tone in her voice that gives each song that special something. Born
in Austria, Simone Kopmajer already achieved at a young age what many
musicians, bands and ensembles dream of - the launch of a successful
international career. In the United States, Japan and Southeast Asia, the
singer is a household name for lovers of demanding and refined jazz music. She
fills large concert halls, performs as the headliner of major international
festivals and has sold thousands of CDs worldwide.
Snorre Kirk with Stephen Riley - Tangerine Rhapsody
Drummer Snorre Kirk has a great musical partner here –
tenorist Stephen Riley, who blows with this warm, raspy tone that takes us back
to classic Ben Webster in the postwar years! The pace of most tunes is nicely
laidback, but never in a way that's too sloppy or loose – as Kirk's combo
provides these rhythms that are more than interesting enough on their own, and
which really expand once Riley's magic comes into the mix! Also, all tunes are
originals by Kirk, which makes for an even fresher set than the usual outing
with a classic-styled tenorist – and the group features Magnus Hjorth on piano
and Anders Fjelsted on bass – plus guest tenor from Jan Harbeck on two tracks
too. Tiles include "Tangerine Rhapsody", "Blues Jump",
"West Indian Fever", "Festival Grease", and "Uptown
Swing Theme".~ Dusty Groove
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