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Carl Allen - Testimonial (1995)

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Carl Allen - Testimonial (1995)

Carl Allen - Testimonial (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 416 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 153 Mb | Scans included
Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz | Label: Atlantic Jazz | # 82755-2 | Time: 01:06:43

Allen's a decent though hardly extraordinary mainstream drummer who here leads an all-star neo-bop contingent in a set of standards and originals. Nothing surprising about the general conservatism of the date, given the personnel – Vincent Herring on alto sax, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, and Cyrus Chestnut on organ, to name a few. There's also nothing in particular wrong with the music, which is heartily played and deeply felt. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that it's covering ground that's been pretty much trampled into dust. It's a pleasant-enough listen, however, and since Cannonball Adderley isn't around to make albums like this anymore, maybe it's a good thing that musicians like these are. On the other hand, as long as guys like Johnny Griffin, Joe Henderson, and Phil Woods still walk the planet, the need is somewhat diminished.

Dr. John with The Donald Harrison Band - Funky New Orleans (2000) Recorded in 1991

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Dr. John with The Donald Harrison Band - Funky New Orleans (2000) Recorded in 1991

Dr. John with The Donald Harrison Band - Funky New Orleans (2000) Recorded in 1991
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 365 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 145 Mb | Scans included
New Orleans R&B, Jazz, Blues, Bayou Funk | Label: Metro | # METRCD002 | 00:57:06

Playing in front of an invited studio audience, Dr. John is featured with a full-scale jazz ensemble on this 1991 session Funky New Orleans. Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. is the leader of the date, which allows Dr. John to concentrate not only on piano and vocals but also his guitar playing. A hand full of Mac Rebennack and Harrison originals are mixed with the dirty blues of "Shave em Dry" and a nod to Professor Longhair and Earl King on "Big Chief." Also, two instrumental straight-ahead jazz pieces are explored on "Hu-Ta-Nay" and "Walkin Home." This really isn't a Dr. John recording as much as an honest portrayal of these (mainly) New Orleans musicians in an extremely loose and funky setting. Recommended and available on the budget Metro label.

Bobby Watson - Back Home In Kansas City (2022)

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Bobby Watson - Back Home In Kansas City (2022)

Bobby Watson - Back Home In Kansas City (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 400 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 151 Mb | 01:05:48
Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop | Label: Smoke Sessions Records

SAXOPHONIST/COMPOSER BOBBY WATSON DRAWS INSPIRATION from the rich jazz heritage of his Kansas City hometown on his spirited album Back Home in Kansas City. It features an all-star quintet with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Jones, with a guest appearance by singer Carmen Lundy.

Cyrus Chestnut, Peter Washington & Lewis Nash - My Father's Hands (2022)

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Cyrus Chestnut, Peter Washington & Lewis Nash - My Father's Hands (2022)

Cyrus Chestnut, Peter Washington & Lewis Nash - My Father's Hands (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 270 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 122 Mb | 00:49:27
Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: HighNote Records

There have been a number of famous jazz artists whose offspring have followed their father's footsteps into music, think only of Ellis Marsalis and his sons, Dewey and Joshua Redman, Papa John and Joey DeFrancesco, Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Walter and Nicholas Payton and Harry Connick Senior & Junior.

Cyrus Chestnut - Natural Essence (2016)

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Cyrus Chestnut - Natural Essence (2016)

Cyrus Chestnut - Natural Essence (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 384 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 152 Mb | Scans ~ 58 Mb
Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz | Label: HighNote | # HCD 7283 | Time: 01:03:14

From his emergence in the mid-Eighties to the present, pianist Cyrus Chestnut has declared himself a committed stylist completely infatuated with his instrument and the art he’s sworn allegiance to, jazz. Chestnut has consistently shown himself an improviser of rare ingenuity and grace, yet what most distinguishes him from other gifted pianists of our era may be the sheer pleasure that radiates from all that he plays. While the characteristic cheer that Chestnut displays on "Natural Essence" can be attributed to his undiminished vigor and attentiveness, the presence of his notable cohorts also contributes to the leader’s focus. With the dynamic Lenny White on drums and the redoubtable Buster Williams on bass Cyrus & company breathe new life and vitality into that most venerable of jazz ensemble formats, the piano trio.

VA - Kansas City - A Robert Altman Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996)

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VA - Kansas City - A Robert Altman Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996)

VA - Kansas City - A Robert Altman Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 397 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 162 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Soundtrack, Jazz | Label: Verve/Polydor K.K. | # POCJ-1321 | 01:03:07

For Robert Altman's Kansas City film, since the story was centered in 1934 Kansas City, Altman wanted to have younger musicians depict top jazz artists of the era playing at one of the legendary jam sessions. He recruited many of today's top modernists and, although they used arrangements based on older recordings, they did not have to necessarily improvise in the style of the time. Actually, it is surprising how close the musicians often come, recapturing not just the music of the period but the adventurous spirit of such immortals as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Lester Young. A dozen songs from the film are on this very enjoyable and unique CD, which features such players as trumpeter Nicholas Payton, clarinetist Don Byron, guitarists Russell Malone and Mark Whitfield, pianists Geri Allen and Cyrus Chestnut, altoists Jesse Davis and David "Fathead" Newman, and four of today's great tenors: James Carter, Craig Handy, David Murray, and Joshua Redman. In addition, Kevin Mahogany sings "I Left My Baby." Although there are some audience shouts on a couple of the pieces, this is one soundtrack album that very much stands up on its own.

Cyrus Chestnut - Blessed Quietness: A Collection Of Hymns, Spirituals And Carols (1996)

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Cyrus Chestnut - Blessed Quietness: A Collection Of Hymns, Spirituals And Carols (1996)

Cyrus Chestnut - Blessed Quietness: A Collection Of Hymns, Spirituals And Carols (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 157 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 121 Mb | Covers included
Bop, Post-Bop, Piano Jazz | Label: Atlantic Jazz | # 82948-2 | Time: 00:51:29

Cyrus Chestnut covers a wide range of hymns, carols and spirituals on this outstanding solo piano CD. A very dramatic "Holy, Holy, Holy" would inspire any congregation, while the rich voicings in "We Three Kings" are subtle yet moving. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is the most compelling track, with a thought-provoking arrangement that makes great use of space.

Cyrus Chestnut - The Dark Before The Dawn (1995) {Atlantic Jazz} **[RE-UP]**

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Cyrus Chestnut - The Dark Before The Dawn (1995) {Atlantic Jazz} **[RE-UP]**

Cyrus Chestnut - The Dark Before The Dawn (1995) {Atlantic Jazz}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 295 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 143 mb
Genre: jazz

The Dark Before The Dawn is the 1995 CD by jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Joined by Steve Kirby (bass) and Clarence Penn (drums), this was released by Atlantic Jazz on 14 February, 1995.