Secret Story is an album by Pat Metheny released in 1992 that won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1993. All of the music is composed by Metheny (shared credit on one track), and it is one of his most ambitious studio ventures, integrating elements of jazz, rock, and world music. On […]
Surrender is the sixth solo album from Jane Monheit, released in 2007 on Concord. It reached #3 in the US Jazz Charts and #1 in the Traditional Jazz Albums Charts. Tracks 1 If You Went Away (Marcos Valle; Paulo Sergio Valle; Ray Gilbert) 03:54 2 Surrender (Peter Eldridge) 04:10 3 Rio De Maio (Celso Viáfora; […]
Ella Abraça Jobim or Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook is a 1981 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, devoted to the songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim. It was reissued on CD in 1991, although the CD version does not include the songs “Don’t Ever Go Away” and “Song of the Jet”. Though it […]
Illusions is the first album featuring Brazilian jazz pianist and singer Eliane Elias as a leader. The record was released in 1986 on the Denon label. Tracks 1 Choro (Amilton Godoy; Zimbo Edicoes) 04:42 2 Through The Fire (David Foster; Tom Keane) 06:11 3 Illusions (Eliane Elias) 07:14 4 Moments (Eliane Elias) 05:54 5 Falling […]
An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel’s adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of different and popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s, most […]
“Leave A Tender Moment Alone” is a song performed by Billy Joel and the fifth single from his album An Innocent Man. Toots Thielemans makes a guest appearance on harmonica. The song reached number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts and spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. “Leave […]
Mellow Madness is a 1975 studio album by Quincy Jones. It was Jones’s first album recorded since treatment for a cerebral aneurysm. The album introduced the R&B public to The Brothers Johnson, which they co-wrote four of the album tracks. Tracks 1 Is It Love That We’re Missin’ (Debbie Smith; George Johnson) 03:52 2 Paranoid […]
Gula Matari is an album by Quincy Jones, released in 1970 on A&M. Tracks 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Art Garfunkel; Paul Simon) 05:06 2 Gula Matari (Quincy Jones) 06:58 3 Walkin’ (Richard Carpenter) 07:59 4 Hummin’ (Nat Adderley Jr) 08:00 Musicians Bass Major Holley Bass Ray Brown Drums Grady Tate Guitar Eric Gale Guitar […]
You’ve Got It Bad Girl is a 1973 album by the American jazz musician/producer Quincy Jones. The title track is a song written by Yvonne Wright and was originally released on Stevie Wonder’s 1972 album Talking Book. Here Jones himself is performing the lead vocals. The album features another Stevie Wonder song: “Superstition”, featuring vocals […]
The Path is the second album by percussionist Ralph MacDonald, released in 1978 on Marlin Tracks 1 The Path (Pt. 1) (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter; William Eaton) 05:29 2 The Path (Pt. 2) (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter; William Eaton) 05:21 3 The Path (Pt. 3) (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter; William Eaton) 06:22 4 Smoke Rings […]