Joshua Redman - 1993 - Wish

Joshua Redman's sophomore effort found him leading a piano-less quartet that also included guitar great Pat Metheny and half of Ornette Coleman's trailblazing late-'50s/early-'60s quartet: acoustic bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins. One of the nice things about Redman is his ability to provide jazz interpretations of rock and R&B songs.

TRACKS

1. "Turnaround" (Ornette Coleman) - 6:24
2. "Soul Dance" (Joshua Redman) - 6:33
3. "Make Sure You're Sure" (Stevie Wonder) - 5:26
4. "The Deserving Many" (Joshua Redman) - 5:40
5. "We Had a Sister" (Pat Metheny) - 5:47
6. "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 3:32
7. "Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton) - 3:24
8. "Whittlin'" (Pat Metheny) - 5:23
9. "Wish" (Joshua Redman) - 7:25
10. "Blues for Pat" (Charlie Haden) - 12:07

PERSONNEL

• Joshua Redman – Saxophone
• Pat Metheny - Guitar
• Charlie Haden – Bass
• Billy Higgins – Drums

LINKS
FLAC
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZLXDPII9
MP3 - 320kbps cbr
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JSYPEF73

Aaron Parks - 2008 - Invisible Cinema

For an artist not yet 25, Invisible Cinema is refreshingly fully formed—amongst the year's best releases, it represents one possible future of jazz. With plenty to appeal to long-term, open-minded jazz fans, Parks' incorporation of familiar reference points also makes it a good bet to attract younger listeners.

TRACKS

1. Travelers

2. Peaceful Warrior

3. Nemesis

4. Riddle me This

5. Into the Labyrinth

6. Karma

7. Roadside Attraction

8. Harvesting Dance

9. Praise

10. Afterglow

PERSONNEL

Aaron Parks - Piano

Mike Moreno - Guitar

Matt Penman - Bass

Eric Harland - Drums

LINKS

MP3

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GS9IFUZ3

Mike Moreno - 2011 - First in Mind

First in Mind  boasts a sterling rhythm section and many high level performances, yet its success owes more to the overall sound, one both melodic and easy to digest—a quality that can, by now, be expected from any Moreno project. 

TRACKS

1. First In Mind (Mike Moreno)

2. Soul Dance (Joshua Redman)

3. Airegin (Sonny Rollins)

4. By Myself (Josh Mease)

5. But Beautiful (Jimmy Van Heusen)

6. Milagre Dos Peixes (Milton Nascimento)

7. A Flor E O Espinho (Nelson Cavaquinho)

8. In A Silent Way (Joe Zawinul)

9. Mantra #5 (Joshua Redman)

PERSONNEL

Mike Moreno - Guitar

Aaron Parks - Piano

Matt Brewer - Bass

Kendrick Scott - Drums

LINKS

MP3

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KZDBQBT2

Mike Moreno - 2008 - Third Wish

Third Wish is the sophomore release by guitarist Mike Moreno, yet it sounds more like the umpteenth recording of a veteran who's been in the trenches for many years—cool, calm, and collected, with nothing to prove but the music itself. It encapsulates Moreno's persona: fluid precision, lyricism, distinct tonality, and modernistic playing.

TRACKS
1.  I Have A Dream (Herbie Hancock)
2.  Children Of The Night (Wayne Shorter)
3.  Isotope (Joe Henderson)
4.  Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)
5.  Third Wish (Mike Moreno)
6.  Another Way (Mike Moreno)
7.  Street Lights (Mike Moreno)
8.  A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Billy Strayhorn)

PERSONNEL
Mike Moreno - Guitar
Kevin Hays - Piano
Doug Weiss - Bass
Kendrick Scott - Drums

LINKS
MP3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JRMRN5T7

Joshua Redman - 2011 - James Farm

 

James Farm is an acoustic jazz quartet consisting of saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland. These four free-thinking musicians all individually hold a stake in the future of jazz, and together form a group with a new take on song-based improvisation, a group that invites you to share in the navigation of their own musical future.

TRACKS

1. Coax

2. Polliwog

3. Bijou

4. Chronos

5. Star Crossed

6. 1981

7. I-10

8. Unravel

9. If By Air

10. Low Fives

PERSONNEL
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Aaron Parks – piano
Matt Penman – bass
Eric Harland – drums

LINKS
FLAC
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SIG4M5LD
MP3 - 320kbps cbr
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HBWM05LS

Avishai Cohen - 2007 - As Is... (live at Blue Note)

"Smash," "Feediop," the ballad "Remembering" and an overlong "Caravan" (the one non-original) are featured in both formats while three songs are different. Cohen takes many solos and is always a prominent force in the ensembles. Pianist-keyboardist Sam Barsh and drummer Mark Guiliana communicate very well with Cohen while trumpeter Diego Urcola and tenor soprano saxophonist Jimmy Greene add plenty of fire during their guest appearances. The camera work is excellent for the DVD so one can equally enjoy hearing and seeing these skilled musicians at their best.

TRACKS

CD
1. Smash

2. Elli

3. Etude

4. Bass Suite #

5. Feediop

6. Remembering

7. Caravan

DVD :

1. Feediop

2. Samuel

3. One For Mark

4. Nu Nu

5. Smash

6. Remembering

7. Caravan

 
PERSONNEL
Avishai Cohen : acoustic bass
Jimmy Greene : saxophone
Diego Urcola : trumpet
Sam Barsh : keyboards
Mark Guilliana : drums
 
LINKS
CD - FLAC (364Mo)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OA7OLZ14 
DVD - H.264, MP3.1962kbps.cbr (700Mo)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U20NNL79

John Coltrane - 1964 - A Love Supreme

"A Love Supreme" is generally considered to be among Coltrane's greatest works, as it melded the hard bop sensibilities of his early career with the free jazz style he adopted later.

TRACKS

1 - Part I: Acknowledgement - 7:42
2 - Part II - Resolution - 7:19
3 - Part III: Pursuance - 10:42
4 - Part IV: Psalm - 7:02
 
PERSONNEL
John Coltrane – bandleader, liner notes, vocals and tenor saxophone
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Elvin Jones – drums
McCoy Tyner – piano

LINKS
FLAC
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WC9F4KHD