Lisa Ono - Ono Lisa Best 1989-1996 (2008)

 

Artist: Lisa Ono
Title: Ono Lisa Best 1989-1996
Year: ℗ 2008 Sony BMG
Genre: Latin Jazz / Bossa Nova
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Ono Lisa was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lisa Ono spent her childhood in Brazil until she became 10 years old. She started singing and playing the guitar when she was 15 years old, and her debut as a professional Bossa Nova singer was in 1989. Her natural voice, rhythmic guitar playing, and her charming smile led her to a huge success and helped Bossa Nova to be popular in Japan. She has performed with many top musicians such as the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim, the Jazz Samba giant Joao Donato, and has been performing enthusiastically in New York, Brazil and Asian countries. The album “Dream”, which was released in 1999, sold more than 2 hundred thousand copies in Japan, and since than she has established a determined position in the Japanese Bossa Nova community. ~ onolisa.com >>>>>> After moving to Japan, Lisa's father opened a new venue called Saci-Pererê, a Brazilian restaurant where she started performing mainly bossa nova and samba. Besides singing, Lisa Ono plays the guitar and is a songwriter. Her first album, Catupiry, was released in 1989. She has not stopped recording since then, releasing one disc a year, mostly in Portuguese. She soon became famous in Japan after appearing in several TV commercials. In 1991 her album Nanã won the "Grand Prix Gold Disk Award for Jazz" in Japan. Her third album Menina was recorded in Rio de Janeiro, and won the same Grand Prix award. In 1992, Ono released her second album on the BMG label called Serenata Carioca, and she also released her first book Felicidade. In 1994 she released Esperança, with guest appearances by Tom Jobim, Sivuca, Paulo Moura, Danilo Caymmi and Meerio Adnet. In 1993, she made Minha Saudade, dedicated to works by João Donato, who also wrote the arrangements. In 1996, Antonio Adolfo co-produced her CD Rio Bossa. In 1998, Ono released the album Bossa Carioca, produced by Paulo and Daniel Jobim. She also started a label, Nanã, aimed at promoting Brazilian music in Japan. In 1999, Oscar Castro-Neves co-produced her CD Dream, which sold over 200,000 copies. This album was made in America, and contains classic American songs and film music from the 1940s–50s done with bossa nova arrangements. In July 2000, Ono continued her exploration of songs in English with the release of Pretty World, co-produced by Eumir Deodato. In the fall of 2000 she released Boas Festas, a "winter bossa" album to celebrate the Christmas season. The album includes original tunes as well as fresh bossa arrangements of classic American Christmas carols. Continuing her exploration of new material, in the summer of 2001, Lisa released Bossa Hula Nova, which as the title name implies, includes some new and classic Hawaiian songs done in a bossa nova style. This album includes arrangements by Meerio Adnet, who appears on many of her recordings. In March 2002, Lisa released Lisa Ono Best 1997–2001. This album also includes two wonderful new live songs recorded on Lisa's "winter bossa" tour in December 2001. In July 2002, Lisa released Questa Bossa Mia (This Is My Bossa Nova). This CD features a new musical destination – Italy! Meerio Adnet is once again involved. In 2003 she released the album Dans Mon Île (French for "In my island"), themed around a voyage to France and based on famous French songs. Joining her once again is the Brazilian composer and arranger Meerio Adnet. Guest musicians include Pierre Barouh, Richard Galliano, and Henri Salvador, who also performs a duet with Lisa on "J'ai Vu". In the summer of 2004, Lisa released NAIMA-meu anjo, a collection of African and Arabic songs done in a bossa nova style. In November 2004, Lisa released her newest CD Boas Festas 2 – Feliz Natal. On this album Lisa returns to Brazil with a new "winter bossa" collection of Christmas songs in English and Portuguese recorded with three of Brazil's top guitarists – Toninho Horta, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Romero Lubambo. Lisa announced the birth of her second child, a boy, on 7 October 2004. Lisa has performed with Tom Jobim and with João Donato in Brazil, in addition to other performances around the world. Appearances in Japan include concerts at the Blue Note Tokyo with Paulo and Daniel Jobim, Toninho Horta, and Emílio Santiago. In addition to making guest appearances on other recordings, Lisa has also created music for television commercials in Japan. As of November 2007, she has released 22 albums. In 2009, from January to April, Ono held her Asian tour from Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, to Bangkok. On 4 March 2009, her two new albums, Cheek To Cheek – Jazz Standards from RIO – and Look To The Rainbow – Jazz Standards from L.A. – were released at the same time. The theme of both albums is jazz music, and features producers/arrangers from Brazil (Meerio Adnet) and Los Angeles (Bill Cantos). In May 2009, Lisa started Lisa Ono Concert Tour 2009 – Jazz Standards -, a tour to celebrate her two new albums. In August 2012, Ono served on the judging panel of a Chinese singing-survival show Asian Wave which was broadcast on Dragon Television from 5 September. In March 2019, her song Sway It, Hula Girl from the album Bossa Hula Nova was sampled on Freddie Dredd's song Cha Cha, which subsequently became popular on the short form video app TikTok. ~ wikipedia.org

7th SENSE - Light In Chaos (2022)

 

Artist: 7th SENSE
Title: Light In Chaos
Year: ℗ 2022 7th SENSE
Genre: Contemporary Jazz / Modern Jazz
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Sergiu Bivol - Trumpet; Lucas Contreras - Guitar; Adi Stoenescu - Fender Rhodes, Piano; Laura Benedek - Bass; Gabi Matei - Drums; Alex Arcuș – Tenor Saxophone, Liam Shortall – Trombone & Horn arrangements; Ioana Șelaru – Violin I, II, Ilinca Aurora Goța – Viola, Victor Sandu – Cello; Will Fry – Percussion; Luiza Zan – Vocals & Lyrics, Miruna Maria – Vocals & Lyrics; Christian Weber – Spoken Word; Andra Ștefan – String arrangement; Laura Benedek – Words >>>>>>> 'Light in Chaos' is a work consisting of nine original tunes, which feature notable musicians from the UK, such as Glasgow based trombonist - Liam Shortall and Peckham based percussionist – Will Fry, as well as from Romania, like jazz singer – Luiza Zan and saxophonist – Alexandru Arcuș. >>>>>>> The album explores the journey, experiences and challenges the band has been through and faced together, but equally as individual artists too. Despite these, the five musicians have always found the strength and courage to keep on going and pursuing their dreams. The journey they’ve been on has thought them that no matter how hard times can get, there is always a light we can cling onto in the chaos that is surrounding us. The wish to bring a ray of hope and convey this message with the audience has become thus an important part of their music and identity as a band. >>>>>>> 'Light in Chaos' is dedicated to Voicu Rădescu. >>>>>>> “This album should’ve been released in 2021 but it didn’t because I put an end to it on the 16th of June. I can’t even describe what I’ve been through those few months and I won’t even try. But what I can tell is that I was extremely close to giving up and also lost it a few times. I shut myself away from absolutely everybody and I needed almost a year to process everything that happened to me. But what I learned is that it was ok to feel miserable because deep down I knew that at some point light will shine through all this chaos. And it sure did. Brighter than I could’ve ever imagined. I’ve learned that we often forget about the big picture and zoom in too much on the little pieces. I couldn’t have imagined a better release day and it is for sure a full circle moment. Last year on the 16th of June I put an end to the album, this year on the 16th of June the album is released. I thought I lost the war…but I only lost a battle. The war has been just won because light always prevails!”. ~ Laura Benedek

Björn Thoroddsen - Jazz Guitar (1997)

 

Artist: Björn Thoroddsen
Title: Jazz Guitar
Year: ℗ 1997 Jazzís
Genre: Jazz
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1. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
2. Impressions
3. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
4. Straight, No Chaser
5. Afternoon In Paris
6. Chryl
7. Völuspá
8. December 26th
9. My Roommate

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Guitar: Björn Thoroddsen, Philip Catherine, Jakob Fisher, Doug Raney, Paul Weeden & Leivur Tómasson >>>>>>> Björn Thoroddsen (born 16 February 1958) is an Icelandic guitarist. Originally a rock musician, he later focused on jazz. In his youth, Thoroddsen studied guitar in Iceland. He later attended the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California, graduating in 1982. Thoroddsen has released a number of albums. He has also won several awards in Iceland including being the Jazz performer of the year at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2003, Jazz composer of the year 2005, the city artist of the year in Reykjavik (with the band Guitar Islancio) in 2000 and the city artist of Gardabaer in 2002. Björn's band Guitar Islancio was also the first band in Iceland to receive a gold record for a jazz record in 2003. Björn has collaborated with many musicians during his career such as Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Kazumi Watanabe,[4] Tommy Emmanuel, Robin Nolan, Philip Catherine, Didier Lockwood, Jørgen Svare and others. Today Björn plays mostly as a solo guitarist but has performed with numerous bands. In 2007 Björn founded the Icelandic Guitar Festival, an annual event which has been televised in Iceland. In 2013, Björn organized a similar festival dedicated to guitarists, Guitarama, in Canada and again in 2014. ~ wikipedia

Kevin Eubanks & Bill Pierce - Genesis (2008)

 

Artist: Kevin Eubanks & Bill Pierce
Title: Genesis
Year: ℗ 2008 InSoul Music
Genre: Jazz
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1. Wayward Soul
2. Watson
3. Sparrow In The Wind
4. Hagness
5. Quiet Days
6. Children Of The Tree
7. Sky
8. The Remnant
9. Prayer
10. By The Grace
11. Journeys End

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Bill Pierce - saxophon; Kevin Eubanks - guitar >>>>>>> Pierce, William (Watson), saxophonist and educator; b. Hampton, Va, September 25, 1948. Bill was raised in Jacksonville and Miami, Fl. His parents, Frances and William, Sr. were educators. Bill began saxophone lessons in public school. In his senior year he took oboe lessons at the university of Miami. He attended Tennessee State University for two years. He transferred to Berklee College of Music in 1968, graduating in 1972. Bill began performing in the early 70's in Boston while a student, appearing with artists such as Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. In 1980, he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, serving as musical director and sharing the bandstand with other young talents including Bobby Watson, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and Donald Harrison. After three years of recording and touring with Blakey, Bill returned to Berklee, where he became an Associate Professor in the Woodwind Department. During this time he was active in both the Boston and New York scenes and regularly performed with the Freddie Hubbard quintet. In 1985 Bill joined the Tony Williams Quintet. He made five recordings with Mr. Williams and toured Europe, Asia, and America. Since 1986 he has divided his time between academia, performing, and recording under his own name for the Sunnyside label: William the Conqueror , Give and Take, Equilateral , One For Chuck and Rio. More recently, he has recorded Epistrophy (Evidence Records), Froggin' Around (CIMP), and Burnin''(Criss Cross). Bill is also featured on Tony Williams' last quintet release, Tokyo Live (Blue Note Records). In 1997 Bill was appointed chairman of the woodwind department at Berklee College. Bill has been a member of the Kevin Eubanks quartet since 1999. The group has released five recordings including, "Soweto Sun", “Live”, “Genesis”,“Shrine” (Insoul Music) and "Zen Food" (Mack Avenue Music). Bill Pierce has performed and recorded with numerous jazz legends including Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Art Farmer, Hank Jones, Billy Higgins, and Art Blakey. Bill has released recordings of his own group and has been featured at many major American, Japanese, and European jazz festivals. Bill Pierce is an internationally recognized educator who has presented clinics in Europe, Asia, and South America as well as throughout the United States.

Ziggy Marley - Wild And Free (2011)

 

Artist: Ziggy Marley
Title: Wild And Free
Year: ℗© 2011 Tuff Gong Worldwide
Genre: Reggae
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1. Wild And Free
2. Forward To Love
3. It
4. Changes
5. Personal Revolution
6. Get Out Of Town
7. Roads Less Traveled
8. Mmmm Mmmm
9. Welcome To The World
10. A Sign
11. Reggae In My Head
12. Elizabeth

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Bass – Daryl Jones; drum – Santa Davis; guitar – Takeshi Akimoto (2), Ziggy Marley; keyboards – James Poyser, Ziggy Marley; percussion – Rock Deadrick, Ziggy Marley >>>>>>> Wild and Free Review by David Jeffries After playing it positive and safe with his children’s album Family Time, Ziggy Marley returns to more adult-oriented fare with Wild and Free, a pro-cannabis album that’s suitably laid-back, militant, and organic. Helping with the organic is producer Don Was, who surrounds Ziggy with warm tones and good vibes and nothing feeling showy or cold. This enhances the freely developing numbers like “Roads Less Traveled” (a slowly chugging track that sounds inspired by Dad’s classic Wailers’ cut “Exodus”) and “A Sign” (one of those light, bright songs that reminds you Ziggy’s Melody Makers often shared the same new hippie spirit as hip-hop’s Arrested Development). Freedom and marijuana fuel the album as pro-pot advocate Woody Harrelson offers narration on the excellent title track, while “Changes” lead to a “Personal Revolution” and on to enlightenment. A big swerve comes at the end with the eulogy for a prostitute called “Elizabeth,” but there’s little doubt that it’s a songwriting high point for Ziggy, tugging at the heartstrings with a minimal amount of words. Stoned to the bone with Was at the controls means this is one of the more humble and cool offerings in the Ziggy Marley catalog, but those are the same reasons it’s an album to return to, delivering that satisfying Rastaman vibration whenever listeners crave a mellow mood.

Follow The River - Gone For A Walk (2010)

 

Artist: Follow The River
Title: Gone For A Walk
Year: ℗ 2010 Homerecords.be
Genre: Jazz / Fusion
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Michel Marissiaux - Bass; Nicolas Dechêne - Guitars; Etienne Plumer - Drums >>>>>>> A suite of songs composed over a period of several years in the mood of the first album « Wishes » of Michel Marissiaux. Compositions that illustrate an open and original world where improvisations replace words, a writing full of serenity. The members of this trio are active on both belgian and foreign jazz scenes with The Garett List Ensemble, Animus Anima, Deep in the Deep, Tomassenko, Rêve d'éléphant, The Riffing Society, Pierre Verloesem, Turlu Tursu ...