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


Dec 202019
 

this is a fun show!  and bound to pick you up if you’re feeling a bit blue.  this reminded me of the great spike jones & the city slickers, but  in a small way — after all, a piano trio ain’t an orchestra.  on the other hand, i might put on a recording by hildegard pohl over dinner, but i never would do that with spike jones.  so, and i do mean it… enjoy!


hildegard pohl trio
kellerbuehne, e-werk
erlangen, germany
11 january 2015
“swinging mona lisa”

hildegard pohl – piano, talk
norbert meyer-venus – double bass
yogo pausch – drums

set 1

01. sister sadie (4:55)
02. hildegard spricht (1:36)
03. swan princess (7:35)
04. someday my chopin will come (3:45)
05. wedding song (5:22)
06. hildegard spricht (1:24)
07. tango fuer elise (4:33)
08. hildegard spricht (0:58)
09. satin doll (4:02)
10. hildegard spricht (1:06)
11. miles and more (8:23)
12. wunschlied abstimmung (4:19) *
13. caro mio ben (4:20)

set 2

14. intro -> mona lisa (5:51)
15. jazz waltz (6:48)
16. … (5:45)
17. hildegard spricht (4:18)
18. wunschlied-medley (11:19) *
19. hildegard spricht (1:07)
20. swing in the kitchen (4:41)
21. hildegard spricht -> wilde hilde (5:33)
22. … (6:30) **

1:04:22

* kind of “contest” where only the female members of the audience could write down their “wish-song”
to be played in the second set. during track #17 the votes were picked from a basket by the female
members again and 8 of those were played in the following song as a medley.

** from the upcoming program of next year, a composition from johann sebastian bach.

aiwa cm30 mic -> olympus ls11 (at wav 16/44) -> we transfer-> my hd -> audacity (edit, volume balance + boost only) -> wav 16/44 -> tlh8 -> flac -> dime -> your ears and mind…
recorded at first seated row a bit right of center. excellent recording with one minor disturbance: due to the accidental low volume setting, this has a bit of hiss on the interludes.
a few nice pics are included as well. all thanks straight to nuernberg to the fuzzman for taping.

www.hildegardpohl.de
www.yogopausch.de

from seethefuzz7 collection # 190
uploaded to dime by spacebandit 2015/01/15
i’m not familiar with this kind of music, but i had a few smiles on the variations of these master musicians on themes of both classic music and jazz. hope you’ll enjoy it, too. sb.


sample: t15 jazz waltz.mp3
download: HildegardPohl_2014-01-11_Kellerbuehne_ErlangenGermany.zip


Dec 082019
 

i was listening to something else which was very good, but i got tired of it.  looking for something to cheer myself up, i noticed this show, or rather i noticed “albany, ny” and thought to myself ah, that must be one of those fantastic shows from upstate new york that csatennis has shared!  be just the thing!  and indeed it was.  csatennis had shared this in two parts, which i’ve combined into one folder (with combined info, ffp and md5 files also).  from his comments (not to mention the line ups on other recordings he’s shared), there must have been a whole busload of italian-american hard boppers in the general new york area.


charles mcpherson
albany, ny, usa
october 26, 1975

charles mcpherson – alto
frank stagnitta – piano
mike bochichio – bass
ron davis – drums

part 1
01. billie’s bounce 15:49
02. on the trail 14:04
03. blues i 15:46
04. blues ii 1:16
05. desafinado 11:38
58:40

part 2
01. cherokee 16:55
02. body and soul 10:58
03. stella by starlight 14:02
04. closer 6:29
48:27

tt 1:47:07

comments from csatennis:
if you are a mcpherson fan, this is indispensible. i have a lot of his commercially produced cds, and this
easily ranks with the best of them and better than most. the sound quality is exceptionally good.

if you think the piano player’s name is a pseudonym, it isn’t. this guy is for real, and you’ve probably
never heard of him. stagnitta could really play in those days. a resident of syracuse and graduate of
craine school of music, he was a brilliant player and student of both jazz and classical music. he obviously
had chops to spare. unfortunately, he had some emotional issues in his life and a year or so later he disappeared
from the albany area and moved to new york. he played a lot with his friend, tenor player sal nistico. according to others who have posted on dime to volume 1 of this recording, he has returned to his hometown of syracuse.

bocchicio was a well liked bass player from the nyc area and ron davis played regularly with arnie lawrence, bill watrous
and other well known nyc boppers.

the rhythm section simply kicks butt.

as for mcpherson, he is simply on fire. i think that he realized that he was playing with a group of talented
strangers and he had every intention of keeping them in line and showing them who was boss. watching this group, it was
obvious the sidemen loved the ride. so will you.


sample: p1 t02 on the trail.mp3
download: CharlesMcPherson_1975-10-26_AlbanyNY.zip


Dec 062019
 

accordion & piano or violin are both such lovely combinations.  this show is mostly compositions by either peirani or wollny, leavened with a bit of other stuff, including an old favorite oh shenandoah, which a close friend of mine sang a cappella for us recently, at a huge thanksgiving dinner he was hosting (a whole story in itself, that).  i think he keeps it in his (amateur) repertoire just for us.  anyway, the accordion always reminds me of my father, who played accordion a bit.  the family story goes that my grandparents tried to give his older brother (my late uncle) music lessons, but with no success, and they decided there was no point in giving music lessons to children.  my grandfather being tone-deaf might have played a small role, if you ask me.  so my father bought an accordion and learned how to play on his own.


vincent peirani & michael wollny
stadtkirche
darmstadt, germany
13 oct 2013

vincent peirani – accordion, vocals
michael wollny – piano

101 waltz for jb (mehldau) 7:18
102 intro peirani 0:32
103 i mean you (monk) 7:51
104 lilac wine (shelton) 11:10
105 intro peirani-wollny 1:26
106 nacht (alban berg; arr. wollny) 5:15
107 b & h (peirani 9:34
108 intro peirani 0:18
109 shenandoah (trad.) 7:02

201 air song (peirani) 4:30
202 intro peirani 0:17
203 hypnotic (peirani) 5:29
204 intro peirani 0:18
205 lonely dancer (wollny) 6:20
206 throw it away (lincoln) 9:22
207 intro peirani 0:37
208 3 temps pour michel p (peirani) 5:03
209 intro wollny 1:15
210 dancers in love (ellington) 6:12
211 intro wollny 0:41
212 spring dance (wollny) 5:23

total time: 1:35:53

lineage: sound professionals cmc-25 > sony pc-d50 >
(wave: recording 44.1khz-16bit) > audacity (editing > flac) > hdd
recording & editing: jaype
seeded on dime 2013-10-15


sample:  t109 oh shenandoah (trad).mp3
download: VincentPeirani_MichaelWollny_2013-10-12_Stadtkirche_DarmstadtGermany.zip