Jun 282020
 

time for something a little lighthearted jazz theatre.  dr. pinch himself is a bit over the top, layering on his character a bit thick, but what can you expect from “a minor character from the comedy of errors“?  and the pinchtones are marvelous.  they’d be a fun band to have at a garden party, if you lived in los angeles and had lots of money.  or at a wedding, except the doctor would no doubt try to steal the show…


dr pinch and the pinchtones
union station 75th anniversary
union station, south patio stage
los angeles, ca
3 may 2014

lineup – unknown but possibly:
mary goodchild as hilda (percussions & vocals)
ashley dewitt as ida (vocals))
jim lang as herr lang (piano)
garret lang as giert (bass)
david melville as dr pinch (vocals & announcer)

01 stirred by a spoon 1:48
02 winter in my heart 3:38
03 your secret is safe with me 2:47
04 better than dreams 1:57
05 swing on a vine 2:58
06 ut 3:36
07 i lose my concentration 2:30
08 ut 2:02
09 i am still in love with you 2:36
10 every little raindrop 2:53
11 ut 2:19
12 snow in georgia 3:57
13 i’ll see you in my dreams 3:26
14 bei mir bist du schön 4:38

41:04

dsm6 -> pac6lc3b -> r-09hr -> soundforge -> flac

https://www.facebook.com/pinchtones/
http://drpinch.com/
http://www.iscla.org/


samples: t05 swing on a vine.mp3t07 i lose my concentration.mp3
download: DrPinch_2014-05-03_UnionStation_LosAngelesCA.zip

May 152020
 

i was looking for nice covers of la vie en rose today, and ran across a number of nice shows, including this one that nolataper shared a some point.  this is a lot of fun (i must get back to new orleans some day…), and nicely edited (thanks, nolataper, for editing out station ids, and so well!) ms. ketchens seems to be described just as a clarinetist, which is true, but it turns out she’s also a fine singer!  a nice surprise, not having heard this show since i first downloaded it (as is so often the case).  in fairness, this is not my favorite version of the song from the shows i’ve been listening to, but the concert really hit it for me.  there you are, eh?  perhaps we’ll get a few more versions of la vie en rose before this weekend is out…


doreen ketchens
new orleans jazz & heritage festival
new orleans fair grounds
new orleans, la.
may 5, 2017

1 radio intro 0:36
2 lord, lord, lord intro 0:13
3 lord, lord, lord 2:31
4 this train 8:35
5 it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing 6:27
6 lil liza jane 5:52
7 la vie en rose 4:57
8 bill bailey won’t you come home 7:49
9 house of the rising sun 7:01
10 sweet georgia brown 3:35
47:40

source: wwoz-fm > radioshark fm-receiver hardware > usb > sony vaio vpcs131fm (running ubuntu linux) > shark v1.0 (linux command line) > sox v.v14.4.0 > flac (level 8 compression) > copy 1 large flac file > macbook pro (2.3ghz, intel core i7, osx 10.11.6) > sox v14.4.0 > transcoded losslessly from flac to wav > dsp-quattro 4.4 (trimmed, repaired – see below, normalized by 5.1 db, split into songs) > x audio compression toolkit 2.39 (sector boundaries repaired; level 8 compression) > flac

some additional editing was done with bias peak pro 6.2.0.

editing notes:
* a 65-second station id was removed at 2:32 into track 3.
* a 17-second station id was removed at 8:03 into track 4.
* a 17-second station id was removed at 3:43 into track 7.
* a 4-second id was removed at 6:19 into track 9.

note: this performance was not broadcast live but was delayed two days until may 7, 2017.


sample: t08 bill bailey won’t you come home.mp3
download: DoreenKetchens_2017-05-05_NOJazzfest_NewOrleansLA.zip

Apr 102020
 

a beautiful friday afternoon here in dublin, time to kick back and listen to some super jazz by china moses.  enjoy!


china moses & band
evers-werft
niendorf, germany
4 july 2015

china moses voc
luigi grasso sax
pierre bauzerand keys
alexander davis b
shaney forbes dr

01 put it on the line
02 disconnected
03 blame jerry
04 lobby call
05 dinah’s blues
06 nicotene
07 breaking point
08 watch out
09 running
10 whatever

min 63:18

fm (analog cable) – audacity – xact

deutschlandradio
in concert 2015-09-19


sample: 07 breaking point.mp3
download: ChinaMoses_2015-07-04_NiendorfGermany.zip


Mar 282020
 

norma winstone uses her voice like an instrument in this concert, very pure singing that just seems to float on and on.  everytime i listen to her, i ask myself why i don’t listen to her more.  music like this always seems very contemplative to me, and the danger listening to it is that your mind will wander & you’ll end up missing it, floating away, which is not such a bad thing, and if you drift off… well, that’s the finest sleep available.


jazztrack & norma winstone
lila eule
bremen, germany
8 june 1977

wolfgang engstfeld (soprano & tenor saxophones)
christoph spendel (electric piano)
sigi busch (bass)
heinrich hock (drums)
norma winstone (vocals )

01: radio intro – 0:53
02: plattermann – 17:55
03: mother lou – 11:22
04: rugby – 16:41
05: backwood song (not complete) – 7:56

lineage: nordwestradio broadcast –> cd –> hard disc –> audacity –> tlh (flac 8)
recorded by radio bremen @ lila eule, bremen (germany), june 8, 1977 –

very good sound quality


sample: t02 plattermann.mp3
download: Jazztrack_NormaWinstone_1977-06-08_BremenGermany.zip


Jan 162020
 

i recently went to a super show at arthur’s here in dublin, take me to the alley – a night of gregory porter, by bobby mc.  it was a long show — two good sets, and bobby mc and the crowd were in great form.  as he said himself, he wasn’t trying to do a gregory porter tribute, or do gregory porter like gregory porter — which was wise.  but his own style was also well suited to the material.  so, a fun evening & definitely someone to keep an eye out for around here.  anyway, it’d been a while since i’d listened to anything by gregory porter, and it’s time to dust off this excellent show by the man himself and share it here.

(the original seeder on dime must be using some sort of actual database…. no doubt a far cry from my pokey little spreadsheet, and definitely much more detailed)


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gregory porter – 2015-10-10 – paradiso – amsterdam
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album…………….: 2015-10-10 – paradiso – amsterdam
genre…………….: jazz
source……………: tascam dr-2d
year……………..: 2015
ripper……………: &
codec…………….: free lossless audio codec (flac)
version…………..: reference libflac 1.2.1 20070917
quality…………..: lossless, (avg. compression: 66 %)
channels………….: stereo / 48000 hz / 24 bit
tags……………..: vorbiscomment
information……….:

ripped by…………: on 2015-10-11
posted by…………: on 2015-10-11
news server……….:
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included………….: nfo, md5

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tracklisting
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1. gregory porter – [intro] [00:37]
2. gregory porter – when did you learn [06:43]
3. gregory porter – on my way to harlem [09:08]
4. gregory porter – no love dying [06:32]
5. gregory porter – liquid spirit [06:22]
6. gregory porter – hey laura [04:32]
7. gregory porter – papa was a rolling stone (the temptations)[04:26]
8. gregory porter – musical genocide [09:53]
9. gregory porter – water under bridges [04:27]
10. gregory porter – work song (oscar brown jr) [11:09]
11. gregory porter – our love [08:17]
12. gregory porter – [banter] [01:58]
13. gregory porter – take me to the alley [07:57]
14. gregory porter – 1960 what [10:41]
15. gregory porter – [encore break] [01:17]
16. gregory porter – [new song] [05:50]
17. gregory porter – free [14:08]

playing time………: 01:54:05
total size………..: 1259,66 mb

nfo generated on…..: 2015-10-11 17:21:11

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lineage:
tascam dr-2d ->
wavelab v6.11 build 353 ->
cd wave editor v1.98
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sample: t02 on my way to harlem.mp3
download: GregoryPorter_2015-10-10_Paradiso_AmsterdamNL.zip


Jan 012020
 

happy new year!  i was spending a bit of time booking tickets for shows over the next few months, and listening to a concert by melanie de biasio.  and then one from a year later.  and it was still working very well for me, so what the heck?  one from the next year.  super.   so here you go:  shows from mid 2014, 2015 and 2016.  not such very long shows, these only add up to 2 hours, or less, if you skip the interviews 🙂


comments below are from whoever originally recorded & shared the show.  on dime, comments established that this was ‘part of ebu recording at studio 105, paris france 2014-02-06, broadcast on bbc radio 3 “jazz line up” 2015-01-31’.  not sure that is reflected in the info file…

melanie de biasio and her band
part of ebu recording
studio 105
paris france
6 feb 2014

broadcast on bbc radio 3 “jazz line up” 2015-01-31 hd stream master

01 intro/conversation with mélanie de biasio
02 sweet darling pain
03 applause
04 no deal
05 applause
06 the flow
07 applause
08 i’m gonna leave you
09 outro

tt 31:03

bbc 320k aac > i-stream recorder (44.1k wav)/adobe audition<tracks>phase correction>fades>flac
checksum files done in traders little helper

claire martin presents part of a a concert set by belgian vocalist/flautist melanie de biasio and her band recorded in paris at studio 105, radio france. de biasio is a graduate of the conservatoire royal de bruxelles and with her group creates a stripped down sound, almost haunting at times, making dramatic use of space and dynamics.

dubbed by the press as ‘the belgian billie holiday’ 2014 was a breakthrough year for the artist.
she performed at jamie lavelle’s meltdown festival at london’s southbank centre, was the first belgian artist to appear on the jools holland tv show and was announced the winner for belgium at the 2015 european border breakers awards (ebba). one of her greatest champions is dj gilles peterson, who has recently compiled an album ‘no deal – remixed’ due for release in february 2015.

featured on today session are dre pallemaerts (drums), pascal paulus (clavinet, analogue synths), pascal mohy (piano) and melanie de biasio (vocals, flute). this session has been made available courtesy of the european broadcasting union.


i demuxed this from a video.  i listen to jazz while i work, so i end up listening to most videos, not watching them.  no tracking or setlist, sorry!

mélanie de biasio
the montréal jazz festival
club soda
montréal, québec, canada
june 29, 2015

mélanie de biasio (vcl, flute)
pascal paulus (synth)
pascal mohy (p),
samuel gerstmans (b).

no setlist

duration: 53 min

source: live webstream
demux source:
video .mp4, as above > mediacoder x64 0.8.32.5660 (audio only, format: copy audio,
encoder: auto select; source: auto select) > .m4a audio file

per mediainfo 0.7.74:
original .mp4 audio details: aac-lc, vbr 125 kbps (270 kbps max), 2 channels, sampling rate 48.0 khz
demux .m4a audio details: aac-lc, vbr 125 kbps (133 kbps max), 2 channesl, sampling rate 48.0 khz

original details
video: h264-mpeg-4 avc – 1280×720
audio: mpeg aac (mp4a) – stereo – 48 khz


this is how i got it: one long track.

melanie de biasio
maison de la radio, studio 105
paris, france
19 may 2016

line up :

mélanie de biasio, flute, vocals
pascal moly, piano
pascal paulus, keyboards
dre pallemaerts, drums

one only (long track)

tt : 43 minutes

source : fip, fm / naim uniti / rh-09r / audacity / xact


samples: (2014 show) t08 i’m gonna leave you.mp3
download: MelaniedeBiasio_2014-2015-2016_Paris&Montreal.zip


Dec 252019
 

there are always a bunch of christmas jazz concerts floating around on dime, but this one by the incomparable clare teal is my favorite of the ones that i’ve downloaded.  it’s obvious:  she’s great, and just look at the tunes — a pantheon of christmas classics (her xmas cd is great too! and without the chatter!).  now, if we could just get her to pop over here to dublin… .. .

so, a quick break from basting a turkey… merry christmas, feliz navidad, and so on.


clare teal with the bbc scottish symphony orchestra
city halls
glasgow, scotland, uk
21 dec 2018

jazz superstar clare teal sings and presents a swingin’ christmas concert from city halls glasgow with the bbc scottish symphony orchestra.

01 intro/orchestra medley
02 banter
03 most wonderful time of the year
04 banter
05 have yourself a merry little christmas
06 banter
07 winter wonderland
08 audience
09
10 audience
11 fairytale sleighride
12 banter
13 merry christmas to you
14 audience
15 swinging christmas overture
16 banter
17 12 days of christmas
18 orchestra
19 banter
20 let it snow
21 banter
22 it’s magic
23 oh holy night
24 banter
25
26 banter
27
28 all i want for christmas is you
29 banter
30 christmas singalong
31 orchestra medley
32 outro

320kb/s hls stream ts transfer
bbc 320/48 mpeg-ts/ffmpeg – ts file/audition cc – convert to 44.1/16, tracks, fades, flac – as recommended by mod gazdarf
sbe fix / checksum files done in traders little helper
broadcast on bbc radio scotland 2018-12-24
recorded for bbc radio scotland, bbc

get into the seasonal spirit as jazz singer and bbc radio 2 presenter clare teal joins the orchestra for a festive friday night of classic christmas songs, all performed with her inimitable panache and humour. expect a sparkling mix of old chestnuts, unearthed treasures and yuletide originals in some finger-snapping, toe-tapping arrangements, with the sound of the bbc sso radiating a musical warmth that’s guaranteed to melt the frostiest of hearts.

a few gaps in the set list to be filled.


sample: Clare Teal 2018-12-21 t07 winter wonderland
download: ClareTeal_2018-12-21__CityHalls_GlasgowUK.zip


Nov 302019
 

this isn’t very long, but i’ve quite enjoyed listening to it.  it’s made it onto the thumb drives in the car and my travel usb hdd.  as peterw (no relation) said “better than nothing”.


shirley scott / david fathead newman trio
copenhagen jazz festival
copenhagen jazzhouse
copenhagen, denmark
july 11, 1996

shirley scott (hammond b3 organ)
david “fathead” newman (ts, fl)
bobby durham (d, voc)

1. intro by radio announcer 0:49
2. it’s you or no one (sammy cahn/jule styne) 9:29
3. delilah (victor young) 8:38
4. teach me tonight (sammy cahn) 5:26

tt 24:23

fm broadcast > cassette > philips cdr765 > adobe audition 2.0 > dbpoweramp music converter 11.5
*taped & transferred by peterw

*here’s a little part from the scott/newman concert in copenhagen jazzhouse july 1996. (better than nothing) 😉

enjoy!


sample: t02 it’s you or no one.mp3
download: ShirleyScot_DavidFatheadNewman_Trio_1996-07-11_ Copenhagen.zip


Nov 212019
 

this was actually just uploaded on dime on sunday (thanks, ‘cosmicchucky’), and i just listened to it and absolutely looooved it & just had to share it here (and around time!  been a busy november for me).  then i read the notes:  john hicks and junior cook?  not to mention the vocals.  and tex allen himself (with whom i was unfamiliar  wow!).  now we’re cooking with gas, yeah


tex allen quintet
bushnell park
hartford, ct
15 aug 1988

tex allen – trumpet
junior cook – tenor sax
john hicks – piano
mike acedda (sp?) – bass
eddie gladden – drums
pia robertson – vocals (t04,t05, t09,t10)

set 1
01
02
03 such and such
04 our love is here to stay voc.
05 lover man voc.

set 2
06 song introduction
07 there is something about you that i don’t know
08
09 the man i love voc.
10 the girl from ipanema voc.
11

tt 1:32:44

source: 2 nak 300 w/cp1>tc d5m nr-out> (2) nak sx-c90 . chuck & bob.
transfer: dragon nr-out>ayre qa9>24-96>audacity>16-44.1>tlh>flac16. taperchuck3 feb/aug 2019.

comments
outdoor in the park, some wind noise.


sample: t07 there is something about you that i don’t know.mp3
download: TexAllen_1988-08-15_BushnellPark_HartfordCT.zip


Oct 082019
 

this is from one of my favorite venues, the nch right here in dublin.  there don’t seem to be as many of these broadcasts as there once were, which is really too bad, but the programming at the nch is still very good.  anyway, it was around time for some more singing around here, and this and the next one might fit the bill.


matthew ford & rté national concert orchestra
celebrating the words and music of mr frank sinatra
national concert hall
dublin, ireland
friday 23 april 2010.

conductor and arranger john wilson,
big band singer matthew ford
and the rté concert orchestra

01 face the music and dance
02 it all depends on you
03 nice and easy
04 you make me feel so young
05 music break
06 come fly with me
07 from this moment on
08 luck be a lady
09 when your love has gone
10 ive got you under my skin
11 my kind of town (chicago)
12 new york (new york)
13 so i face the final curtain

received direct from air on f.m. using an analog receiver.
transfer infomation direct to hard drive via fly lead ,ear out panasonic unit to mic in (mono input) to audigy
souncard as wavs at 44 khz.traders little helper flac front end compression * to internet.

present an evening of hits made famous by ol’ blue eyes himself.
all songs are performed in the original orchestrations created for sinatra,
by such master arrangers as nelson riddle, billy may and don costa.
songs on the night include let’s face the music, come fly with me, i’ve got you under my skin,
my kind of town and more.


sample: t01 face the music (and dance).mp3
download: Matthew Ford 2010-04-23 (Celebrating Sinatra) NCH, Dublin Ireland.zip