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Howlin' Wolf - Cadillac Daddy: Memphis Recordings, 1952 (1989)

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Howlin' Wolf - Cadillac Daddy: Memphis Recordings, 1952 (1989)

Howlin' Wolf - Cadillac Daddy: Memphis Recordings, 1952 (1989)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 204 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 83 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Electric Blues, Memphis Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rounder Records (CD SS-28)

These are the recordings that prompted Sun Records chief Sam Phillips's oft-repeated assertion: "This is where the soul of a man dies." Phillips oversaw sessions by the likes of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and B.B. King, but the guttural electric blues of Howlin' Wolf captured his fancy like nothing else–and it's not hard to see why. The Wolf of these '52 sessions was just a few years off the farm, having begun to play West Memphis, Arkansas, juke joints, and cat houses following World War II. Working with a small but feral band highlighted by lead guitarist Willie Johnson (called by some the Jimi Hendrix of his day), the already middle-aged singer and harmonica player created a sound in the early '50s that bridged the Mississippi blues that were his roots with the amped Chicago blues that were his destiny…

VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)

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VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)

VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 227 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 170 MB
1:13:50 | Folk, Sea Shanties | Label: Rounder Select

American Sea Shanties and Songs is part of Rounder's extensive Library of Congress compact disc reissue series. Originally released as part of the Folk Music of the United States series in 1952, it features 21 unaccompanied tracks sung by Richard Maitland, "Sailor Dad" Hunt, Noble B. Brown, and Capt. Leighton Robinson. These are shanties for purists, sung slowly – a sailor's work was never done in haste – and surely by the men who incorporated them into their everyday nautical routines. The tracks themselves are typical of the Lomax era, recorded in the field to capture all of the atmosphere and emotion generated by the physical workplace. All of the original illustrations, extensive research notes, and in-depth discussions of the genre and its colorful terms and characters are intact, and these, more so than the fascinating – but poorly recorded – songs, are reason enough to pick up this invaluable maritime resource.

Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays The George Gershwin Song Book [Recorded 1952-1959] (1996)

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Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays The George Gershwin Song Book [Recorded 1952-1959] (1996)

Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays The George Gershwin Song Book [Recorded 1952-1959] (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 310 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 169 MB | Covers - 22 MB
Genre: Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (529 698-2)

In what was a giant undertaking (even for producer Norman Granz), pianist Oscar Peterson recorded ten Songbook albums during 1952-1954 and when his trio changed, nine more in 1959. Both of his George Gershwin projects (one from 1952 and the other from 1959) have been reissued in full on this single CD. The earlier date matches the brilliant Peterson with guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Ray Brown, while the 1959 session has Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen. The Songbook series found Peterson playing concise (around three-minute) versions of tunes, and he always kept the melody in the forefront. The results are not innovative or unique, but they are tasteful and reasonably enjoyable. Since five of the songs are played by both groups, a comparison between the two units is interesting.

Charlie Parker - South Of The Border (Remastered) (1952/2020)

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Charlie Parker - South Of The Border (Remastered) (1952/2020)

Charlie Parker - South Of The Border (Remastered) (1952/2020) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) - 301 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 132 MB
57:50 | Jazz, Bop | Label: Bird's Nest

Collector's limited edition. Deluxe 6-sided Digipak presentation with comprehensive booklet. With Charlie Parker under contract, producer Norman Granz recorded him in a variety of contexts, among them putting Bird's sax in front of a Latin rhythm section. A couple of sessions, from which eight tunes ended up on the 10" LP South of the Border (Mercury MGC-513), featured Bird with small groups including veteran jazz players with the addition of José Mangual on bongos and Luis Miranda on congas. All of the master takes from those dates, along with Bird's studio recordings with Machito's big band, have been included on this CD, which also contains several alternate takes from the sessions.

Flip Phillips - Swinging With Flip (1952) [Reissue 2007]

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Flip Phillips - Swinging With Flip (1952) [Reissue 2007]

Flip Phillips - Swinging With Flip (1952) [Reissue 2007]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 174 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 90 MB | Covers - 78 MB
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Original Long Play/Membran (OLP #32, 223996-203)

Flip Phillips and his Orchestra, featuring: Charlie Shavers, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, Buddy Rich, Max Roach.
It is interesting that one of the selections in this “Swinging With Flip” album is entitled “Salute to Pres”. Although Flip Phillips is not at all similar to Lester “Pres” Young in style or concept he certainly is aware of the debt all modern saxophonists owe to “Pres” - hence the title; it’s an original, of course, by Flip himself, one of two in this collection.
The other Phillips original is “Blues for the Midgets” (and just where this title came from no one is quite sure). There is in the playing of Flip Phillips a genuine puckishess which might well be expressed in writing a blues for midgets (whose blues are no different than anyone else’s)…

Mantovani - An Album of Favourite Tangos (1953) & An Album of Favourite Waltzes (1952) [Reissue 2011]

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Mantovani - An Album of Favourite Tangos (1953) & An Album of Favourite Waltzes (1952) [Reissue 2011]

Mantovani - An Album of Favourite Tangos (1953) & An Album of Favourite Waltzes (1952) [Reissue 2011]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 276 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 161 MB | Covers - 22 MB
Genre: Easy Listening, Instrumental Pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Vocalion (CDVS 1967)

Conductor, composer, violinist, and pianist Mantovani was one of the most popular and prolific easy listening artists of all time. His trademark "cascading strings" (or "tumbling strings") effect gave him an instantly recognizable sound, and his heavy reliance on the string section in general helped map out the blueprint for much of the light orchestral music that followed in his wake. His repertoire did feature original compositions, but was built chiefly on lush adaptations of familiar melodies: TV and movie themes, show tunes, pop hits (chiefly of the MOR variety), classical material, and the like…

Billie Holiday - Solitude (1952) [Reissue 1993] (Re-up)

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Billie Holiday - Solitude (1952) [Reissue 1993] (Re-up)

Billie Holiday - Solitude (1952) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 183 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 122 MB | Covers - 60 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (519 810-2)

Billie Holiday's first recordings for Norman Granz' Clef Records present a vocalist truly at the top of her craft, although she would begin a rapid decline soon thereafter. This 1952 recording (originally issued as a 10" LP, Billie Holiday Sings) places Holiday in front of small piano and tenor saxophone-led groups including jazz luminaries such as Oscar Peterson and Charlie Shavers, where her gentle phrasing sets the tone for the sessions, evoking lazy evenings and dreamy afternoons. The alcoholism and heroin use that would be her downfall by the end of this decade seems to be almost unfathomable during these recordings since Holiday is in as fine a voice as her work in the '30s, and the musical environment seems ideal for these slow torch songs…

Yma Sumac - Legend Of The Sun Virgin (1952) {2021 Ellas Rugen}

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Yma Sumac - Legend Of The Sun Virgin (1952) {2021 Ellas Rugen}

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WEB Rip | FLAC (no CUE or log) | scans | 176 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 83 mb
Genre: Latin jazz, exotica

Legend Of The Sun Virgin is a 1952 album by Yma Sumac, with additional tracks on the 1955 pressing that was simulated here. This is the 2021 remaster put out by Ellas Rugen.

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ellington Uptown (1952) {2004 Columbia Legacy} **[RE-UP]**

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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ellington Uptown (1952) {2004 Columbia Legacy} **[RE-UP]**

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ellington Uptown (1952) {2004 Columbia Legacy}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 273 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 170 mb
Genre: jazz

Ellington Uptown is the 1952 album by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, originally released in the 10" format. This is taken from the 2004 Columbia Legacy Edition, featuring bonus material.

Stan Getz Quintet - Birdland Sessions 1952 (1990)

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Stan Getz Quintet - Birdland Sessions 1952 (1990)

Stan Getz Quintet - Birdland Sessions 1952 (1990)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 337 MB | Covers - 20 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Cool Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Fresh Sound Records (FSR-CD 149)

On this splendid live recording from Birdland from the spring and summer of 1952 we find Getz in sparkling form. The mixture is typical of his repertoire of that period - bop originals, bebop variations on well-known tunes ('Long Island Sound' is based on 'Zing Went the Strings of my Heart', for instance), and ballads. His sound and general approach seem anything but cool, on joyful romps through the extended up-tempo tracks; moreover between Getz and guitarist Jimmy Raney there existed an excellent rapport, and the two men and their instruments blended well together. It is not surprising therefore that Raney, with his own quiet and unhurried approach, was the longest- serving member of the Stan Getz groups of this period. More than an hour of Stan Getz is always welcome. For it to be a live recording from Birdland is an extra bonus.