Ternyata Oh Ternyata - Ra and Roedy

Lisa Stansfield Never, Never Gonna Give You Up

Lisa Stansfield All Around The World Official HQ Promo Video

Joss Stone L O V E

Joss Stone Put Your Hands On Me

CASIOPEA - Mondo Grosso - doing Casiopea Cover "Dazzling"

Mondo Grosso - doing Casiopea Cover "Dazzling"

From their 1993 album, "Mondo Grosso"

The Soul Rebels

The Soul Rebels

http://www.thesoulrebels.com/

The Soul Rebels formed when Lumar LeBlanc and Derrick Moss, originally members of New Orleans’ iconic Dejean’s Young Olympia Brass Band, decided they wanted to play the new, exciting music they were hearing on the radio while respecting the tradition they loved.

Both New Orleans natives, the pair was steeped in the fundamentals of New Orleans jazz, but inevitably, contemporary styles of music began to seep into their psyches. While LeBlanc attended the famed St. Augustine High School, Moss went to Lil’ Wayne’s alma mater McMain High School, and paraded alongside soon‐to‐be Cash Money Records CEO Ronald “Slim” Williams in the school’s marching band. New sounds were all around and they found them as exciting as the horn‐combo style featured in jazz funerals since the turn of the Twentieth Century.

“We wanted to make our own sound without disrespecting the brass tradition,” LeBlanc recalls, “so we knew we had to break away.” They found a stylistic middle ground when they spun off and formed a band of young, like‐minded local players from all over New Orleans.

Graduates of university music programs throughout the South, the band took the marching band format they had learned in school and incorporated influences from outside the city as well as late‐breaking local styles – R&B, funk and hip‐hop – especially through half‐sung, half‐rapped lyrics. “Most of our originals have vocals,” says LeBlanc. “You wouldn’t have done that in a traditional brass band.”

Soon, The Soul Rebels’ contagious originals and updated takes on standards won them a loyal local audience. They began rocking some of New Orleans’ most beloved live music venues. A chance gig opening for the Neville Brothers got them a real start—and an official name. It was youngest brother Cyril Neville who first called them “Soul Rebels,” a good name for a band that strived to incite positive change in its treasured musical heritage.

Since those days, the band has settled on an eight‐piece lineup, building a career around an eclectic live show that harnesses the power of horns and drums in the party‐like atmosphere of a dance club. Their weekly show at Uptown New Orleans spot Le Bon Temps Roulé has been known to descend into a sweaty shout‐along as the band mixes up songs from its five studio albums with hits by Jay‐Z and OutKast.

While touring the U.S., The Soul Rebels have collaborated or shared the stage with notable artists from many corners of the rock, pop and jazz worlds, including Metallica, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Cee Lo Green, Arcade Fire, The Roots, Bootsy Collins, Seal, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Counting Crows, Green Day, Drive By Truckers, James Brown, Roy Hargrove, Allen Toussaint, Galactic, Slick Rick, Chuck Brown, Terence Blanchard, The Gap Band, Better than Ezra and many more.

Averaging around 250 shows per year, the Soul Rebels have brought the party to stages as far away as South Africa and Europe, playing some of the world’s best‐known music events, including, Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Umbria Jazz Fest, Antibes Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz festival, the Wanee Festival and, of course, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Asian Jazz All-Stars Budokan 92

Jazz Aid Charity Extravaganza in Tokyo in 1992 at Budokan Hall

Terumasa Hino - leader/Trumpet, Motohiko Hino - Drums, Benny Sakurai - Bass, Embong Raharjo - Alto Sax, Eugene Pao - Guitar, Jeremy Monteiro - Piano. J








Courtesy of Jeremy Monteiro & Jeramzee

Notturno

About Notturno
As a result of almost three years friendship, three individuals with different visions but same mission, finally agree to form a kind of unifiying ideas in the form of trio ensemble.

Joshua, Cak Hend, and Masmo played together for the first time as sidemen of Beben Jazz's ensemble called Beben Quartet (BQ) in 2005 (they still in this band now). The three also active in Komunitas Jazz Kemayoran/KJK (Kemayoran Jazz Community), one of the biggest jazz communities in Indonesia. After two years playing music together in many gigs, occassionals, events (they've performed in Java Jazz Festival 2005-2006, Jakarta International Jazz Festival 2006-2007, played as host band in the socio-political talk show at the local tv station in Jakarta, KJK's special event), finally they decided to form an ensemble in February, 2007.

They agree to experience some fun and exclaim adventure in immeasurable world of music. They agree to look for new harmony of music, taking root from various musical colours which they have wrestled during the time. They shall agree flying to the mysterious realm of ideas but preoccupy. Then they agree to state themself as Notturno.

After releasing their first indie mini album '4.25 AM', Notturno is back with a singel called Jiro - It takes Him 3 Steps Forward featuring a young tenor saxophonist, Yudha Gautama. This song's included in a soundtrack album Pintu Terlarang [release January 2009]. In April this year, Cak Hend and friends also released their 2nd record (now in full album) called Volume 1 - Akoustica Adventure, a first of their trilogy album which each album will be tittled by word 'Volume' [after volume 1, they will release 'Volume 2' and 'Volume 3']. Now, beside have a busy promo schedule for their album, this trio will present some songs for another soundtrack album for a thriller horror movie called Macabre, hopefully release in August 2009.

For them, Notturno is an adventure, a journey, an odyssey, to fuse their motley visions of music. Do you want to join in their musical journey? So, welcome to the adventure world of Notturno.







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Olive - Fantasy (2007)

Indonesian jazz singer Olive Latuputty's second album titled "Fantasy" is amazing.Olive has performed at such jazz events as the International Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta and performed with legendary singers like Harvey Malaihollo, Ruth Sahanaya, Glenn Fredly and Shakila. Olive is also lead singer for the well known Indonesian jazz group Park Drive

Vocals Olivia Latuputty

Music Arrangement & Piano Glen Dauna
Bass Jeffrey Tahalele
Saxophone Arief Setiadi
Drums Rayendra Sunito
Percussion Philippe Ciminato


courtesy of http://blakslair.blogspot.com/2008/07/olive.html

Park Drive - Park Drive

Parkdrive, made up of two Berklee College of Music graduates, Rayendra Sunito and Juno Adhi, teamed with Mikuni’s unique vocals, continues to make various appearances and interviews in press formats, radio and television.

Their fresh and new sound in the Indonesian music industry led them to collaborate with well known local musicians of the same genre, such as Rieka Roeslan and Ali Akbar from “The Groove”, Philipe from “The Sixth Element”, and Glen Fredly, both in the studio and in their live shows. One of their works with Glen “Selalu Tersenyum” can be found in the soundtrack of the movie “Cinta Silver”. parkdrive’s subtle mix of pop and jazz has allowed their music to be accepted in a wide range of music listeners.


courtesy of http://blakslair.blogspot.com/2008/04/parkdrive.html

Park Drive ~ Ku Coba




Park Drive ~ Biarkan

Kenny G - Rhythm & Romance

Rhythm and Romance is a unique combination of rich Samba, Salsa and Bossa Nova love songs anchored by Kenny’s intoxicating and signature saxophone melodies. From the classic ballad “Sabor a Mi” to the romantic “Besame Mucho,” Kenny has created a tantalizing album unlike any other in his catalogue. On this seductive album, Kenny performs with some of the best Latin musicians including Alex Acuña of Weather Report (drums), Ramon Stagnaro (guitar), John Pena (bass), Michito Sanchez (percussion) Enrique Martinez (accordion), Nathan East (bass), Paulino Da Costa (percussion) and producer Walter Afanasieff (piano) to create a truly infectious rhythmic style. The album also features guest vocals by rising Chilean star Barbara Munoz and Spanish-speaking pop/rock sensation, Camila.

Songs

1. Sax-O-Loco

2. Ritmo y Romance [Rhythm & Romance]

3. Sabor a Mi

4. Tango

5. Mirame Bailar

6. Peruvian Nights

7. Brasilia

8. Besame Mucho

9. Fiesta Loca

10. Es Hora de Decir

11. Copa de Amor

12. Salsa Kenny

Sergio Mendes - Encanto

With Encanto, his follow-up to the highly acclaimed Timeless, the man who has become virtually synonymous with Brazilian music takes us even deeper into Brazil with all the basic tracks recorded in Rio and Bahia featuring an incredible Brazilian percussion section. Sergio also gives Encanto a more global focus, bringing in international guest stars such as Latin superstar Juanes from Colombia, multi-talented Carlinhos Brown and Vanessa da Mata from Brazil, the foremost Japanese pop group, Dreams Come True, Belgium’s Zap Mama and Italian rapper Jovanotti, as well as American stars like Fergie, Natalie Cole, Herb Alpert and his wife, original Brasil ’66 singer, Lani Hall.

Songs

1. The Look of Love, featuring Fergie

2. Funky Bahia, featuring Will.i.am

3. Waters of March, featuring Ledisi

4. Odo-Ya, featuring Carlinhos Brown

5. Somewhere in the Hills (O Morro Nao Tem Vez) , featuring Natalie Cole

6. Lugar Comum, featuring Jovanotti

7. Dreamer, featuring Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

8. Morning in Rio

9. Y Vamos Ya (…Let's Go) , featuring Juanes

10. Catavento (Catavento e Girassol) , featuring Gracinha Leporace

11. Acode, featuring Vanessa da Mata

12. Agua de Beber, featuring Will.i.am

13. Les Eaux de Mars (Waters of March - French Version), featuring Zap Mama

14. E Vamos La

Sergio Mendes | Making Encanto from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.







Funky Bahia (Music Video) from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

First Course - 1976, Epic The 1st Album - Lee Ritenour

First Course - 1976, Epic The 1st Album - Lee Ritenour

Songs

• A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That mp3 | Windows Media
• Sweet Syncopation
• Theme From 'Three Days Of The Condor'
• Fatback
• Memories Past
• Caterpiller
• Canticle For The Universe
• Wild Rice
• Ohla Maria (amparo)

Musicians

Lee Ritenour — synthesizer, electric guitar, vocals, classical guitar

Bill Dickinson, Louis Johnson, Chuck Rainey — bass

Chuck Findley — trumpet

Dave Green, Ian Underwood — synthesizer

Ed Greene, Harvey Mason, Sr. — drums

Dave Grusin — organ, synthesizer, piano, clavinet

Larry Nash, Michael Omartian, Jerry Peters, Patrice Rushen — keyboards, clavinet

Jerome Richardson — saxophone (baritone)

Frank Rosolino — trombone

Tom Scott — saxophone (tenor), lyricon

Jerry Steinholtz — percussion, conga

Ernie Watts — saxophone (tenor)

Release Year - 1976 Label - Epic Catalog# - EK 46114 Recorded @ The Sound Labs Produced by Skip Drinkwater for Zembu Productions, Inc.

First Course is the first studio album released by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. The album was released in 1976 on LP by the label Epic Records. It was re-released on CD by Sony Records in 1990.

The album was made at the time that Ritenour was still a session musician, perhaps considered the best of the time in Los Angeles, California next to Larry Carlton. He drafted friends and peers from Dante's and the Baked Potato club in Studio City, Los Angeles, California to record this "artifact of the early L.A. jazz/funk sound" Ritenour was worried about creating the album, as he has stated "I was still thinking as a "studio musician", and I was very worried about having my own identity on the guitar, because up until that time my job as a studio musician had been to be a "chameleon" ... it wasn’t until several years later that I felt more comfortable with who I was stylistically."

Financially, there were issues with the album, since the "sound perplexed studio executives" who were mainly looking for the next Bitches Brew or Return to Forever. This was melodic rhythm and blues-based jazz that didn't find a home until new wave-type radio stations became mainstream over a decade later.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Course

Smoke N' Mirrors - 2006, Peak Records

Smoke N' Mirrors - 2006, Peak Records


Songs

• Smoke N Mirrors mp3 | Windows Media
• Capetown
• Southwest Passage mp3 | Windows Media
• Waters Edge
• Blue Days mp3 | Windows Media
• Spellbinder mp3 | Windows Media
• Memeza
• Povo
• Lovely Day
• Township
• Forget Me Not
• Stone Cool
• Motherland
• Storms
• Wes Nile

Musicians

• Abraham Laboriel
• Alex Acuna
• Alberto Lopez
• Brian Bromberg
• Daniel Jobim
• Danilo Caymmi
• Dave Grusin
• Erik Pilani
• John Patitucci
• Joyce
• Mea Noite
• Melvin Davis3
• Oscar Seaton
• Patrice Rushen
• Paulinho Da Costa
• Richard Bona
• Satnam Ramgotra
• Sheila E.
• Steve Tavaliogne
• Tita Lima
• Vinnie Colaiuta
• Wesley Ritenour
• Zamajobe

Release Year - 2006 Label - Peak Records Catalog# - PKD-30018-2 Recorded @ Sunset Sound and Starlight Studios

The Very Best Of Lee Ritenour

The Very Best Of Lee Ritenour


Songs

• A Little Bumpin
• Water To Drink
• Get Up Stand Up
• Harlequin
• Wes Bound
• 4 on 6 mp3 | Windows Media
• Night Rhythms
• Latin Lovers
• Ooh Yeah mp3 | Windows Media
• Runaway
• Bahia Funk
• Etude mp3 | Windows Media
• Rio Funk mp3 | Windows Media

Musicians Release Year - 2003
Label - GRP
Catalog# - 314-589-281-2
Recorded @ Various
Produced by Various

Reza Saleh - outstanding BASS player

Reza Saleh is an outstanding bass player and a multi-instrumentalist from Jakarta Indonesia, with a great passion for music. He was the winner of best New Solo Smooth Jazz Artist at the 2006 Long Beach Jazz Festival (video). He has been hired to open for the likes of Peter White, Jeff Gollub, Richard Elliot, Gerald Albright, and The Brand New Heavies. (video). He has been artist of the month from many pod-cast shows around the world. Sponsored by GHS strings, he has been a demonstrator at the NAMM show for the last two years for such products as DeMars Guitars and Accugroove bass amplifiers. Reza was raised in a very musical family. His extreme interest in music has existed since witnessing a piano jam session between Emir Saleh (brother) and the late Usmawi Saleh (father). Usmawi always stressed to Reza the importance of music being a complete language within itself, and that while jamming, communication is a key focus and goal. Next, Reza was blown away when he saw an Earth Wind and Fire concert video because of how many people playing different instruments could hold that communication while onstage together. It was then that he committed himself to perfecting his voice in the phenomenal language of music. Reza has lived and breathed through his BB 3000S bass since the age of twelve, there were times that he could barely reach all the frets, and at times he experienced arm and shoulder pain due to a frenetic practice routine. He has remained loyal to his Yamaha bass to this day.

Peppi Kamadhatu - You Don't Know Me

One of the finest Indonesia Jazz Female Vocalist performing her album "You Don't Know Me" With Bonus Track - Careless Whisper

Tracks
You Don't Know Me
Wave
Just The Two of Us
That's What Friend are For
Blue Moon
Antonio's Song
Nature Boy
Misty
Route 66
Careless Whisper (bonus track)

Personnel
Vocals PEPPI KAMADHATU
Piano GLEN DAUNA
Acoustic Bass CHRISTY SMITH
Guitar & Music Arrangement OELE PATTISELANNO
Saxophone & Flute BUDI WINARTO
Drums EDDIE LAYMAN
Recording Engineer JOHN HERBERT

Recorded : March, 2003 - LION STUDIOS, Singapore
Mastered : March, 2003 - SANGAJI STUDIO, Jakarta

Syaharani - Careless Whisper

SM 018

Careless Whisper whispering directly to the heart by Syaharani..

When thru The Vacuum Tube Electronic Processing, Syaharani's Voices just breath romantically, with the warm musicality surrounding.

Tracks
A Whiter Shade of Pale
Autumn Leaves
Careless Whisper
Kesan
Fragile
I Can See Clearly Now
You Light Up My Life
Make It with You
Your Eyes
Lately


Personnel

Vocals SYAHARANI
Piano Mei Sheum
Bass Christy Smith
Guitar, Music Arrangement OELE PATTISELANNO
Saxophone Budi Winarto, Stephen (track 3)
Drums Eddie Layman
Recording Engineer JOHN HERBERT

Recorded : October, 1999 - LION STUDIOS, Singapore
Mastered : October, 2002 - SANGAJI STUDIO, Jakarta

Ireng Maulana All Stars Featuring : Ermy Kullit

SM 021

Tracks
Blueberry Hill
Mimpi
Hello Dolly
Tak Ingin Sendiri
How Insensitive
Chewin The Rag
As Time Goes By
Cherokee
Bassin Street Blues
Red River Valley
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
The Entertainer


Personnel
Vocals Ermy Kullit
Guitar, Banjo Ireng Maulana
Saxophone, Clarinet Trisno
Trombone, Flute Benny Likumahuwa
Trumpet Marwan
Piano Hendra Wijaya
Bass Jeffrey Tahalele
Drums Benny Mustafa

Recording Engineer JOHN HERBERT
Recorded : - 2,3,4 February, 2005 - LION STUDIOS, Singapore
Mastered : - SANGAJI STUDIO, Jakarta